Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma offer condolences to family of brave police officer Bhaskar Kalita who died in an encounter with militants in Tinsukia on Friday night.
In a tweet Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, “Deeply anguished by the death of Assam Police officer Bhaskar Kalita who was martyred while leading anti-insurgency operations in Bordumsa. My condolences to the bereaved family.
We will be steadfast in our fight against insurgency and not allow this sacrifice to go in vain.”
Deeply anguished by the death of Assam Police officer Bhaskar Kalita who was martyred while leading anti-insurgency operations in Bordumsa. My condolences to the bereaved family.
We will be steadfast in our fight against insurgency and not allow this sacrifice to go in vain. pic.twitter.com/j7lvMhRoiA
— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) May 5, 2018
On the other hand, Assam Finance Minister tweeted, “My deepest condolences to family of brave police officer Sri Bhaskar Kalita who died in an encounter with militants in Tinsukia. We shall not let the sacrifice of Kalita in line of duty go in vain. We shall hunt down perpetrators of the crime.”
My deepest condolences to family of brave police officer Sri Bhaskar Kalita who died in an encounter with militants in Tinsukia. We shall not let the sacrifice of Kalita in line of duty go in vain. We shall hunt down perpetrators of the crime.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 5, 2018
Bhaskar Kalita, the OC of Bordumsa Police Station in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district, martyred during a fierce gun battle between ULFA-(I) cadres and the security forces at Kujupathar in Tinsukia’s Bordumsa on Friday night. He is survived by his parents, wife and twin child.
