Anup Chetia repatriation after Nur Hossain\\\'s return

ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia could finally be heading home from 'protective custody' in Bangladesh immediately after the extradition of Nur Hossain, a wanted Bangladeshi criminal now imprisoned in Kolkata, according to The Times of India Wednesday, reports UNB.

An accused in seven murder cases at Narayanganj, Hossain fled to India and was arrested by Kolkata police in June last for illegally entering the country.

Quoting a source, the report said India has confirmed Bangladesh that it would hand over Hossain within this month under the newly signed extradition treaty between the two countries.

"This is not an exchange (Chetia for Hossain). Hossain is an under-trial prisoner in Kolkata and will be sent to Bangladesh for trial. Chetia has completed his sentence for illegally entering Bangladesh and possessing foreign currencies. He is in protective custody offered by the Bangladesh judiciary after he expressed a threat to his life," the source said.

The source also said India wants Chetia and technically he will be repatriated.

Chetia is wanted in several cases of terrorism, including the killing of a superintendent of police. Chetia, whose real name is Golap Baruah, is the brain behind the birth of Ulfa in 1979 and is Paresh Baruah's cousin brother.