<h1>Suspected insurgent killed in police encounter during operation tracing militants behind railway IED; weapons and IDs recovered</h1> A suspected Maoist was killed in a police encounter in Kokrajhar district during an operation to trace militants allegedly responsible for a recent IED blast on a railway track. Authorities say officers came under fire, pursued fleeing suspects, found an injured militant who died after being taken to hospital, and recovered a pistol, two grenades and identity documents. Officials allege the deceased had links to insurgent activity across Assam and Jharkhand, including a previous train blast, and that a joint operation with another state's police is continuing to apprehend associates and dismantle the network.