Four cases filed against ULFA men
Monday, 19 July 2010
KISHOREGANJ, July 18 (bdnews24.com): Four cases have been filed against the arrested leaders of the Indian separatist group, United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), Ranjan Chowdhury and Prodip Marak at Bhairab police station.
Deputy assistant director of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-9 Karim Ullah filed the cases under the weapons, explosives, illegal immigration and anti-terrorism acts Saturday night.
Bhairab police sub-inspector Delwar Hossain confirmed the cases to the news agency Sunday morning.
He also said that Ranjan and his associate would be produced before Kishoreganj Judicial Magistrate's Court Sunday.
Earlier Saturday, the RAB arrested Ranjan and his assistant Prodip Marak from Lakkhipur area of the upazila around 4.30am.
The RAB recovered a foreign pistol, a revolver, four rounds of ammunition and four hand grenades in their possession.
Ranjan is referred to as maj Ranjan as he specialises in military training and had been working for ULFA since 1990, commander Md Sohael Ahmed, Director of Legal and Media Wing of RAB said in a press conference at their headquarters Saturday noon.
"Ranjan received special training to use firearms and grenades. He escaped to Bangladesh in 1995 after serving a year in prison in India. However, he maintained constant contact with ULFA leaders in Bhutan and Nepal including its military wing chief Paresh Barua."
Ranjan came from Dhubrir Gouripur's Madhu Shoulmari area of Assam.
He lived at Gazni under Jhenaigati Upazila in Sherpur and married a Bangladeshi woman Sabitri Dum in 2001.
Last December, Indian authorities arrested ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa with a number of members of the separatist group including his personal bodyguard Raja Bora, the deputy commander-in-chief of the ULFA's military wing Raju Barua.
Despite various media reports claiming that the ULFA chief was arrested by Bangladesh and handed over to his home country, authorities in both the countries declined to comment on the matter.
However, it was proved that Rajkhowa had long been staying in Bangladesh under the name of Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury and even had a Bangladeshi passport citing him to be a citizen by birth.
ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia is currently in a Bangladeshi prison.
Deputy assistant director of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-9 Karim Ullah filed the cases under the weapons, explosives, illegal immigration and anti-terrorism acts Saturday night.
Bhairab police sub-inspector Delwar Hossain confirmed the cases to the news agency Sunday morning.
He also said that Ranjan and his associate would be produced before Kishoreganj Judicial Magistrate's Court Sunday.
Earlier Saturday, the RAB arrested Ranjan and his assistant Prodip Marak from Lakkhipur area of the upazila around 4.30am.
The RAB recovered a foreign pistol, a revolver, four rounds of ammunition and four hand grenades in their possession.
Ranjan is referred to as maj Ranjan as he specialises in military training and had been working for ULFA since 1990, commander Md Sohael Ahmed, Director of Legal and Media Wing of RAB said in a press conference at their headquarters Saturday noon.
"Ranjan received special training to use firearms and grenades. He escaped to Bangladesh in 1995 after serving a year in prison in India. However, he maintained constant contact with ULFA leaders in Bhutan and Nepal including its military wing chief Paresh Barua."
Ranjan came from Dhubrir Gouripur's Madhu Shoulmari area of Assam.
He lived at Gazni under Jhenaigati Upazila in Sherpur and married a Bangladeshi woman Sabitri Dum in 2001.
Last December, Indian authorities arrested ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa with a number of members of the separatist group including his personal bodyguard Raja Bora, the deputy commander-in-chief of the ULFA's military wing Raju Barua.
Despite various media reports claiming that the ULFA chief was arrested by Bangladesh and handed over to his home country, authorities in both the countries declined to comment on the matter.
However, it was proved that Rajkhowa had long been staying in Bangladesh under the name of Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury and even had a Bangladeshi passport citing him to be a citizen by birth.
ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia is currently in a Bangladeshi prison.