The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against four accused in the attack on a military station in Assam in December last year, which was later claimed by the Paresh Baruah-led United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I).
Two motorcycle-bome cadres of the proscribed outfit lobbed grenades at the military station in Lichubari in Jorhat district on December 14 last year. The next day, ULFA (I) issued a press release claiming responsibility for the attack.
The act is considered to be a part of a bigger conspiracy to target Army establishments across the Northeastern state. It took place less than a month after a similar attack at an Army camp in Kakopathar in Tinsukia district of Assam.
In a press statement, NIA said, “The entire conspiracy, encompassing both the attacks, had been masterminded from across the international border in Myanmar by ULFA (I) self-styled Captain, identified as Abhyeet Gogoi alias Kanak Gogoi alias Rumel Asom alias Aicheng Asom alias Aishang Asom, along with ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah alias Paresh Asom. Another key conspirator behind these attacks was identified as the outfit’s self-styled Brigadier, Arunudoy Dohutia alias Arunodoi Asom”.
The NIA investigations in the Jorhat case led to the arrest of three accused in the case. They were identified as Biplab Baruah, Biray Kachari and Achyut Gogoi.
“All three have been chargesheeted today, along with self-styled Captain Aicheng Asom, who is still absconding. The four have been chargesheeted under relevant sections of IPC, UA(P) A and Explosives Substance Act,” the NIA statement reads.
NIA, which had taken over the Jorhat case from Assam Police as a connected offence with the Kakopathar Army camp attack, earlier filed a chargesheet against six accused in connection with the latter.
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