NIA files 2 fresh cases against ULFA-I chief Paresh Baruah, others for ‘planting bombs at 19 places in Assam on I-Day’ | India News - The Indian Express

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) last month registered two fresh FIRs against three people, including ULFA-I chief Paresh Baruah for allegedly planting bombs in 19 different places across Assam to mark their protest on Independence Day.

On August 15 this year, the Paresh Baruah faction of the insurgent group United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) said it had planted bombs at 19 places to register armed protest.

The statement signed by Ishan Asom, assistant publicity secretary of the rebel group, reads, “This to inform the indigenous people of Assam that on behalf of the organization ‘United Liberation Front of Assam [Independent]’ the military protest which was scheduled to be carried out from 6 am to 12 noon on August 15, 2024, could not be carried out due to technical glitches. Therefore, the locations of the protests have been made public in view of public safety.”

In the FIR, the NIA states, “On August 14, Paresh Baruah, C-in-C of banned terrorist organization ULFA (Independent), released a video announcing that the outfit will conduct armed protest across Assam against celebrations of Independence Day in Assam and appealed to people of Assam to refrain themselves from participating in any functions related to Independence Day celebrations and remain confined to their houses from 6 am to 12 pm of August 15 to avoid any harm.”

In another FIR, it has been mentioned that “Baruah declared that people should boycott the Independence Day celebration and claimed that if people disobey the instructions of ULFA (Independent) then they would not be responsible for the consequences.”

The FIR further states, “…Moreover, on August 15, a cadre named Ishan Asom, Second Lieutenant cum Assistant Publicity Secretary of ULFA (Independent), announced through a press release that 19 IEDs were planted across various parts of Assam, including three locations of Lakhimpur District and during the search operation one suspected IED was recovered at Bantow Bangali, Khelmati under North Lakhimpur police station, Assam.”

The FIR has been registered after the Union Home Ministry directed the NIA on September 13 to take over the probe from the Assam Police to unearth the larger conspiracy. The FIR named Paresh Baruah, Ishan Asom, and ULFA (I) unknown cadre as accused.

Earlier this year, the NIA filed a charge sheet against Baruah and five others for conspiring to target Army camps as part of an anti-India agenda. In its charge sheet filed before the NIA special court, Guwahati, the agency has named Baruah, the self-styled chief of the banned organisation, along with brigadier Arunudoy Dohutia, 2nd Lt Saurav Asom, captain Abhijit Gogoi alias Aisheng Asom, and two others, identified as Parag Borah and Bijoy Moran, as the key conspirators and executors of the attack.

“Myanmar-based United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I), a banned terrorist outfit, had hatched the conspiracy and planned the execution of the attack, in which two motorcycle-borne youth had lobbed two grenades at the Army camp in Kakopathar in Tinsukia district of Assam on the evening of November 22, 2023,” the NIA said.

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security.Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat.During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More

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