Assam Rifles jawan killed, 4 injured in suspected militant attack along Arunachal Pradesh’s Myanmar border

Personnel of the 21 Assam Rifles were patrolling an area where border fencing work was underway when militants attacked the team, said officials.

Representational image | Security forces intensified operations in the area following the attack | Karishma Hasnat | ThePrint

New Delhi: An Assam Rifles jawan was killed and four others were injured on Tuesday in a suspected militant attack on a patrol team along the India-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, officials said.

A senior Changlang police officer told ThePrint that the incident took place around 6:30 am near Nampong Nallah under Nampong circle, when personnel of the 21 Assam Rifles were patrolling an area where border fencing work was underway. Preliminary reports suggested the involvement of militants belonging to the NSCN (K-YA), the officer said.

However, there was no official confirmation about the attackers’ identity.

Assam Rifles paid tribute to the jawan, identified as Havildar Jangkhokai Kuki, in a post on X, saying, “DG Assam Rifles & All Ranks of Assam Rifles stand firmly with the bereaved family.”

TRIBUTE TO OUR BRAVEHEART

Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera, AVSM, SM, Director General Assam Rifles & All Ranks of Assam Rifles pay solemn tribute to Hav Jangkhokai Kuki who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty at Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh on 29 Sep 2026 and offer deep… pic.twitter.com/tcNVm7p7H4

— The Assam Rifles (@official_dgar) September 29, 2026

Another senior police officer told ThePrint that Assam Rifles personnel were providing security around the border fencing construction area. “The security check happens all round the clock, and it is a continuous process. On Tuesday morning, a team of Assam Rifles personnel went to conduct security checks around an under-construction area near border pillar number 172, when they were attacked by militants,” the officer said.

“The injured personnel were evacuated for medical treatment, while details regarding their condition were awaited,” he said, adding that security forces had intensified operations in the area following the attack.

Changlang SP Kirli Padu said he had directed the officer-in-charge of Changlang police station to gather details after police received information about the incident.
The India-Myanmar border in Changlang district has remained sensitive because of the movement of insurgent groups operating in the region and across the international boundary.

Earlier in July, an Assam Rifles jawan was killed and four others injured in a suspected IED blast in neighbouring Nagaland’s Chumoukedima district. Sources in the defence and security establishment had alleged that the eastern flank of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) (Isak-Muivah) was behind the attack. The NSCN/GPRN, however, issued a statement condemning the “cowardly terrorist act”.

(Edited by Chingkheinganbi Mayengbam)