India, Jan. 27 -- Armed insurgents attacked an Assam Rifles camp near the India-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district on Monday morning, triggering a gunfight with security forces, people aware of the matter said, adding that cadres of ULFA(I) and NSCN(K-YA) are suspected to have orchestrated the attack.

According to officers familiar with the matter, the exchange of fire lasted approximately 15 minutes between 8.45 am and 9,00 am, following which the insurgents fled into the jungle. A search operation was underway at the time of filing this report, an officer added.

"No one was injured in the gunfight. The Assam Rifles personnel of 4 AR were patrolling near the company operating base(COB) of Ranglum. This is near the...