Last Updated on November 11, 2021 8: 42pm
In a setback to the ULFA (Independent) as many as six cadres of the banned militant outfit surrendered before the police in Tinsukia district on Thursday.
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The surrendered ultras were identified as self-styled sergeant Pranab Gogoi alias Suklang Asom, 35, of Ghilagurigaon of Namrup in Dibrugarh, self-styled lance corporal Apurba Moran alias Mridul Asom, 24, of Pithaguti gaon in Philobari in Tinsukia, self-styled seargant Satyajit Moran alias Manab Asom, 30, of Borali gaon in Kakopathar in Tinsukia district, self-styled seargant major Jishu Doley alias Syang Asom, 28, of Amarpur in Sadiya, Tinsukia, self-styled lance corporal Rituraj Moran alias Durlov Asom, 31, of Hatigarh in Tongona, Tinsukia and self-styled seargant major Abhijit Gohain alias Anuj Asom, 27, from Rajabari gaon in Dibrugarh.
The surrendered ultras deposited a large quantity of arms and ammunitions including an AK-56 rifle, one MQ-81 assault rifle and one HK-33 rifle.
The ULFA (I) has hit hard after demonatization and facing problem for their daily needs and geared up in the extortion activities in upper Assam area.
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Recently, the outfit kidnapped Dinanath Upadhaya, a supervisor of tea estate owned by Radha Chetia. The ULFA (I) has demand Rs 3 crore for his release.
Meanwhile, the Facebook authorities have blocked Ulfa (Independent)’s account after Assam police requested the US-based Facebook authorities to block the account of the rebel outfit.
The request comes as the banned outfit opened a new account hours after the first one was blocked by the police.
The outfit had announced on Friday that it had created a Facebook account to make social media a part of its “revolutionary journey as an experiment”.