From The Telegraph - Pranati Deka released from custody | ||
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Shillong/Guwahati, Dec. 1: Detained Ulfa general secretary Anup Chetia is likely to be handed over to India by Bangladesh before talks with the banned outfit commences in January. Inspector-general of BSF (Assam and Meghalaya frontier), R.C. Saxena, said this while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function to mark the 45th raising day of the Border Security Force in Shillong today. Saxena said efforts are still on to get Chetia handed over to India before commencement of the tripartite talks, adding that a team from the ministry of home affairs had gone to Dhaka to discuss the modalities of the hand-over with the Bangladesh government. “There are chances of getting him before the commencement of the talks in January,” he said. Chetia was arrested by Dhaka under the Foreigners Act and the Passports Act for illegally carrying foreign currency and a satellite phone in December 1997 and is still under detention. Ulfa chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa had agreed to peace talks on the condition that it should include Chetia. However, the Centre had pointed out to the Ulfa leaders in jail that Chetia would have to spend time in jail even if he is handed over to India, which would further delay the talks. Ulfa leaders are insisting that the talks commence only after all jailed leaders are released. The BSF official’s revelation came on the day Pranati Deka walked out of jail in Guwahati. Talking to reporters outside the jail, Deka said the outfit’s central committee would take a decision on talks and strongly insisted that there was no division in the Ulfa. Saluting Ulfa’s commander-in-chief Paresh Barua, she said he had never opposed talks. The government, both at the Centre and in the state, has been maintaining that Barua was welcome to the talks, but he could not keep everyone waiting forever. Meanwhile, two militants, one from the Ulfa and the other from the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF anti-talks) surrendered before Saxena today along with arms and ammunition. Self-styled Ulfa corporal Doleshwar Gogoi alias Surjit Gogoi from Golaghat district, Assam surrendered before the BSF IG along with a .32 pistol and six rounds of ammunition. He underwent training in Myanmar in 2003, was active in Golaghat and Majuli areas, and was wanted by the Assam police in various cases. Kemson Phangcho alias Wozaru Tokbi was the self-styled sergeant major of the KLNLF (anti-talk group). He underwent training in Singhasan Pahar, Karbi Anglong in 2005 and was active in Dolamara, Choukihola and Ronbongbey of Karbi Anglong district. He was allegedly involved in various kidnapping and extortion cases. He surrendered along with a 9mm pistol, a magazine and ammunition. |
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