India, Oct. 25 -- A Maoist-linked militant, reportedly involved in multiple railway bombings, was killed in a police encounter in Nadanguri in Assam's Kokrajhar district, on October 25.

The deceased has been identified as Apil Murmu, also known as Rohit Murmu (40) from Jharkhand.

According to Kokrajhar Police, he was one of the main suspects in a recent railway track explosion in Kokrajhar and had previously been involved in a similar incident in Jharkhand.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kokrajhar stated that Murmu carried out a railway track blast in Jharkhand in October last year before moving to Assam.

While he was known as Rohit Murmu in Jharkhand, he assumed the name Apil Murmu in Assam and claimed to reside in Grahampur v...