Rajkhowa handed over to Indian authorities in Meghalaya

Dawki/Guwahati, Dec 4 (PTI) United Liberation Front of
Asom's (ULFA) top leaders Arabinda Rajkhowa and Raju Barua
surrendered to the Indian authorities early this morning
raising hopes of a dialogue for peace in Assam in east India
but differences erupted in the banned militant outfit.

Two days after he was reportedly detained in Bangladesh,
ULFA Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa (53), and Deputy Chief of its
military operations Raju Barua (43) were taken into custody by
the Border Security Force after they were "seen" near Dawki
outpost on the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya in
eastern India.
They were spotted around 1.15 am and when "challenged"
by the Border Security Force (BSF) they offered to surrender,
BSF Inspector General Prithviraj said.
In New Delhi, Indian Home Secretary G K Pillai said the
ULFA leaders will have to face judicial process for cases
pending against them while it is understood that heinous
charges may not be pressed against them.
The arrival of ULFA leadership in India raised hopes of
initiation of a peace talks with the outlawed group whose
leadership had taken shelter in Bangladesh and directed
violence mostly in Assam from there for the last 30 years.
However, reflecting the differences in top ULFA
leadership the elusive commander-in-chief Paresh Barua asked
Rajkhowa not to fall into the "trap" of Indian government by
holding a peace dialogue. More PTI RTJ
MYR


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