Agartala, Jan. 16: Police yesterday found two bodies in a jungle under Birganj police station in South Tripura.

Police sources said the two victims, identified as Alam Mia and Sohrab Mia of Dalak village, had left for the neighbouring Chishtipara village under Gandacherra police station on Wednesday morning to purchase bulls from the market there. They did not return.

Tribals of Kalajhari village, situated between Dalak and Chistipara yesterday spotted their beheaded bodies lying in the jungles and reported the matter to the police.

A large group of police and Tripura State Rifles (TSR) jawans reached the spot and found the bodies, which were identified by their relatives.

The villagers claimed that a group of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants had killed the two men and taken away their bulls.

The families of the victims, originally residents of Paharpur village, had shifted to Dalak village to escape militant depredations.

In a separate incident, a listed NLFT militant laid down arms at the Purba Karbook camp of the special police officers yesterday.

Police sources said Champrai Reang, former resident of Khuripara village under Natun Bazar police station, had joined the NLFT in 1998. He had taken part in a number of strikes on security forces as well as civilians.

He deposited a countrymade gun to the police.