Guwahati, Jul 13 (PTI): The proscribed ULFA(I) on Sunday claimed drone and missile attacks on its camps along the Myanmar border by the Indian Army, though there was no confirmation about the development from the armed forces.

The ULFA(I), in a press statement, said the attacks were carried out with drones in the early hours at several mobile camps.

Nayan Asom alias Nayan Medhi, who was the ‘chairman’ of its ‘lower council’, was killed in the attacks, while around 19 others were injured, the outlawed outfit claimed.

When contacted, a defence spokesperson here told PTI that there was no information of any such incident.

“There are no inputs with the Indian Army of such an operation,” Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said.

The ULFA(I), in another statement, later claimed that missiles were launched at its camp when the last rites of its slain leader were being performed.

The outfit said two other senior leaders, ‘brigadier’ Ganesh Asom and ‘colonel’ Pradip Asom, were killed in the second round of attacks, while several other members as well as civilians were injured.

Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma denied involvement of the state police or any attack from its soil, stating that “things will be clearer towards the evening”.

“The Assam Police is not involved in it and no attack has been carried out from our soil,” he told reporters on the sidelines of an official visit to Golaghat district.

He said in case of such operations, the army comes out with a statement, but nothing has been issued so far.

“More information is required on the matter… I think it will be clearer by evening,” Sarma, who is also the state’s home minister, added.

Haridwar (PTI): Six people died and at least two dozen were injured in a stampede at Haridwar's Mansa Devi temple on Sunday, a police officer said.

Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police Pramendra Singh Dobal told PTI Videos that 35 people had been rushed to a hospital, of whom six died.

The officer said a rumour of an electric current ahead of the spot where the steps to the temple begin sent the devotees panicking, leading to a stampede.

According to officials, the incident took place at around 9.30 am. The State Disaster Response Force and the fire brigade are at the spot, he said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said he was saddened by the incident and asserted that the situation was being monitored.

"Very sad news has been received about a stampede on the way to the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar. SDRF, local police and other rescue teams have reached the spot and are engaged in relief and rescue operations," Dhami said in a post on Facebook.

"I am constantly in touch with the local administration in this regard, and the situation is being constantly monitored. I pray to Mata Rani for the safety of all the devotees," he added.