In Assam, an extremist belonging to National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and who was involved in timber smuggling in Chariduar reserve forest, was killed in an encounter with the army at Abhoi centre near Batasipur in Sonitpur district on Friday night. Two army jawans were injured in the encounter which took place along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.<br/> <br/>According to Defence sources, a group of extremists who were collecting tax from timber smugglers were accosted by the army jawans on Friday evening. <br/> <br/>The extremists hurled a grenade at the army team, resulting in splinter injuries to two jawans. <br/> <br/>In the ensuing gun battle, one extremist was killed. His body was found on Saturday morning.