IED blasts conspiracy in Assam: NIA charge sheets ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah, two others
'Baruah, also known as Paresh Asom, Kamruj Zaman Khan, Nur-uz-Zaman, Zaman Bhai, Pradip, Paban Baruah is the chairman and self styled commander-in-chief of the proscribed terrorist group United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I),' they said.
Assam police forms special investigation teams after suspected IEDs found on Independence Day
'Baruah, along with Abhijit Gogoi alias Abhijeet Gogoi and Jahnu Boruah alias Arnob Asom alias Huntu, has been charged under various Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and the Explosive Substances Act in a court in Guwahati on Friday,' the NIA said in a statement.
'The three were found to be linked to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by the outfit at Dispur Last Gate in Guwahati as part of a broader ULFA (I) conspiracy to trigger multiple blasts across Assam to disrupt Independence Day celebrations in 2023,' the agency said.
The NIA, which took over the probe in September 2024, found that the IEDs were planted with the intent to cause death or injury, destroy property and threaten the unity, integrity, and sovereignty of India and to spread terror among the people.
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