Guwahati: A hardcore ULFA cadre was on Tuesday arrested from Jinjia, under Behali police station, in northern Assam’s Sonitpur district.
Though initially the militant was suspected to be the hardliner faction’s ‘publicity secretary’ Arunudoy Dohotia, it was later revealed that he was a different person.
Police said Hrithik Hazarika was arrested from a house during a raid carried out on the basis of specific information. A 9 mm pistol, two magazine and some incriminating documents were recovered from him.
Initial reports had suggested that Hazarika was the ‘publicity secretary’ of the anti-talks ULFA faction, led by Paresh Barua. Police was also non-committal on the identity of the arrested cadre.
However, an email from the hardliner faction to local media later claimed that Hazarika and Dohotia were two persons. The email, purportedly sent by Dohotia himself, confirmed that Hazarika is a hardcore cadre of the outfit.
The hardliner faction was also critical of the pro-talks group, led by its ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, and said Rajkhowa and his associates will get back the positions held in the outfit once they forsake the talks path and return to armed struggle. (UNI)