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The Paresh Baruah faction of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom oregon ULFA (Independent) suffered a setback erstwhile 1 of its apical leaders surrendered earlier troops of the paramilitary Assam Rifles connected the Myanmar borderline connected Sunday.
The self-styled ‘major general’ Arunodoi Dohutia alias Bijit Gogoi, 1 of the past extremists from the northeastern portion to person been trained successful Afghanistan and Pakistan by the Afghan Mujahideen and Inter Services Intelligence astir 5 decades ago, has been a adjacent adjutant of ULFA(I) main Paresh Baruah.
Officials said helium and his PSO, Francis Axom, surrendered astatine Pangsau Pass successful Arunachal Pradesh. The 2 are apt to beryllium brought to Guwahati.
Confirming Dohutia’s surrender, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dismissed the speculation that the extremist person would beryllium taken to New Delhi for the ongoing bid process.
“What I cognize is that they are not going to Delhi. They volition enactment successful Tinsukia and whitethorn travel to Guwahati to conscionable the Director General of Police. The Assam authorities has nary plans to instrumentality them to Delhi,” the Chief Minister told journalists.
He said immoderate treatment with the ULFA would beryllium held with Baruah, stating that determination was nary constituent successful talking to others. He noted that Baruah was not keen connected engaging successful talks connected the Indian government’s terms.
The Assam authorities has been reaching retired to Baruah since 2005 to “mainstream” the ULFA(I). The outfit’s main has been insisting that Assam’s sovereignty should beryllium connected the docket for immoderate bid negotiations.
Intensified operations
Dohutia’s surrender followed intensified operations on the Myanmar borderline to curb the question of extremists, peculiarly successful susceptible sections successful Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. Members of the ULFA(I) and different extremist groups successful the northeast run retired of the bases of the Khaplang-Yung Aung faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland crossed the borderline successful Myanmar’s Sagaing Division.
These camps had been bombarded with drones astatine slightest doubly this year, sidesplitting respective members of the ULFA(I) and different equipped groups. The ULFA(I) blamed these attacks connected the Indian information forces.
Dohutia, reportedly progressive successful respective subversive activities, including attacks connected Army camps successful eastbound Assam successful 2023 and 2024, was a high-value people for the Assam constabulary and Central information agencies. Apart from strategising operations, helium was handling the outfit’s communications.
“We are preparing to question Dohutia and his adjutant to extract captious accusation astir the ULFA(I)’s existent strength, hideouts, and backing networks,” an serviceman of a information bureau said.
