[Assam] Ulfa chairman

[Manoj Das]

     Arabinda Rajkhowa arrested in Bangladesh GUWAHATI, Dec 2 (IANS):
Arabinda Rajkhowa, founder and chairman of the outlawed United
Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), has been arrested in Bangladesh,
dealing a crippling a blow to the outfit, informed sources said
Wednesday.Apurba Baruah, the outfit's publicity secretary, has also
been arrested. Both are expected to be handed over to India soon, the
sources told IANS.The two leaders are believed to have been arrested
by the Special Branch of the Bangladesh Police from downtown Dhaka.The
arrests come ahead of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit
to India from Dec 19.Rajkhowa, 56, was in Bangladesh for close to two
decades, operating out of bases in that country and ordering
hit-and-run strikes in Assam.He founded the ULFA in 1979 along with
five other leaders, including the outfit's commander-in-chief Paresh
Baruah, who is believed to have escaped Bangladesh and is reportedly
hiding in China.Last month, Bangladesh reportedly handed over two ULFA
leaders, self-styled foreign secretary Sasha Choudhury and finance
secretary Chitrabon Hazarika, to Indian authorities.Indian officials
say they were arrested on the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura while
trying to sneak into India.

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