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Time of India
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Three senior members killed in Indian strikes: Ulfa; Army denies Op
New Delhi | Guwahati: Precision strikes were carried out on United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) camps in Myanmar , targeting the terrorist outfit's senior leadership sheltering across the border to stay out of the reach of Indian armed forces. Sources said pinpointed attacks were carried out and loitering munitions and drones were used to take down high-value targets. They added the attacks were carried out from a standoff distance. In a statement, Ulfa(I) claimed that three of its senior leadership were killed and 19 others injured after the Indian Army launched an operation across the border. However, the Army said that it hasn't carried out any such operation. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Villas in Dubai | Search Ads Get Info Undo Operations on the India-Myanmar border have taken place in the past, with forces at times operating under secrecy. While the Army is deployed extensively in the northeast, anti-terror operations are also carried out by Assam Rifles that is tasked with the Myanmar border as well. In a statement, Ulfa(I) claimed that three of its senior leadership were killed and 19 others injured after the Indian Army launched an operation across the border. However, the Army said that it hasn't carried out any such operation. Live Events The precision attacks took place early Sunday, with locations across the border in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland targeted with loitering munitions. These precision weapons can be launched from a range of over 100 km, with several Indian manufacturers supplying them to the forces in the past few years. Similar loitering drones were also used during Operation Sindoor. Ulfa(I), the anti-talk faction, said the attack led to the death of self-styled Lt Gen Nayan Asom. The outfit is led by Paresh Barua, who has remained elusive for years, while Asom was believed to be the second in hierarchy and was tasked with training cadres. He was known as a Barua confidant. In a statement, Ulfa (I) said, "Indian Army had launched drone attacks between Longwa on Indo-Myanmar border near Nagaland and Pangsau Pass along the international border near Arunachal Pradesh... Attack took place between 2 am and 4 am on Sunday." The outfit claimed that there was another attack later in the day on Sunday. It also said that mobile camps of the banned outfit have been severely affected as Indian forces dropped about 150 bombs in the area. In a second statement, the Ulfa (I) said another attack was launched as they were cremating Asom's body, leading to death of two other senior cadres, identified as Ganesh Asom and Pradip Asom. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asserted that the state police was not involved in the drone attack carried out at Ulfa(I) camps.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
Ulfa-I commander nabbed in Assam
1 2 3 4 5 6 Dibrugarh: In a breakthrough, Tinsukia police arrested Rupam Asom, the operational commander of the banned militant outfit Ulfa (Independent), from Lekhapani forest in Tinsukia district along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border early on Saturday. Asom, a self-styled brigadier of the insurgent group, was a key figure behind multiple violent attacks, including the killing of Bordumsa Police Station OC Bhaskar Kalita in May 2018. In 2020, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had filed a chargesheet against Asom and six other Ulfa (I) operatives in the Bhaskar Kalita murder case. Security forces had been pursuing Asom for years. He was known for leading attacks, kidnappings and gunfights against security personnel. His capture marks a significant victory for the police, who had intensified regional operations over the past few months. Speaking to media persons, Tinsukia SP Abhijit Gurav termed his capture as a "big achievement" for security forces. "Asom's capture is a major success for us. He was involved in numerous criminal activities, including the killing of OC Bhaskar Kalita in 2018. He led multiple attacks on security forces, engaged in gunfights, and carried out abductions," the SP said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 40대 이상이고 PC가 있으세요? 그럼 이 게임을 정말 좋아하실 거예요! Sea of Conquest 플레이하기 Undo Gurav revealed that for the past four to five months, security agencies were tracking Asom's movements across Arunachal's Namsai and Lohit, as well as border areas of Tinsukia. "With the help of Arunachal Police, the Army, and the CRPF, we have been conducting continuous operations based on intelligence inputs. Today, our efforts have paid off, and we have finally apprehended him from the Lekhapani forest," he added. The SP said a firearm and other incriminating materials were recovered from Asom, and search operations are ongoing in the area. "We expect more recoveries and are working to nab other members of his group," Gurav added. The operation was led by Tinsukia Additional SP (headquarters) Mrinmoy Das, Margherita SDPO and Lekhapani Police Station OC, with support from security forces.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
BJP misusing power to win panchayat polls: Asom
Guwahati: BJP achieved a unilateral win in panchayat polls by holding democratic values hostage, alleged Asom Sanmilita Morcha (Asom) on Monday. ASOM is an umbrella platform of opposition parties, except alliance president Ajit Kumar Bhuyan and general secretary Lurinjyoti Gogoi alleged that BJP misused govt machinery to ensure victory in many panchayat bodies across the state. They added that BJP used police to weaken opposition candidates and even blackmailed voters by threatening to withhold welfare schemes if votes were not cast in BJP's favour. This, they said, marked a new low in Assam's electoral also accused some BJP leaders and candidates, without taking any names, of importing unethical political practices from states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, using money and muscle power to influence the outcome. "By holding the democratic system hostage, BJP has falsely projected an image of widespread popularity in Assam," they stated in the further emphasised that to defeat the anti-democratic, anti-people BJP, there is no alternative but for all BJP and AIUDF-opposing parties in Assam to unite. They argued that whenever BJP secured a sweeping victory in the past, it was due to the fragmentation of opposition votes. Similarly, in this Panchayat election, BJP capitalised on the divided opposition. They stressed that if an environment is to be created for defeating BJP in assembly elections next year, then it is imperative for all secular democratic political parties to come together, a realisation the opposition leadership must come BJP achieved a unilateral win in panchayat polls by holding democratic values hostage, alleged Asom Sanmilita Morcha (Asom) on Monday. ASOM is an umbrella platform of opposition parties, except alliance president Ajit Kumar Bhuyan and general secretary Lurinjyoti Gogoi alleged that BJP misused govt machinery to ensure victory in many panchayat bodies across the state. They added that BJP used police to weaken opposition candidates and even blackmailed voters by threatening to withhold welfare schemes if votes were not cast in BJP's favour. This, they said, marked a new low in Assam's electoral also accused some BJP leaders and candidates, without taking any names, of importing unethical political practices from states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, using money and muscle power to influence the outcome. "By holding the democratic system hostage, BJP has falsely projected an image of widespread popularity in Assam," they stated in the further emphasised that to defeat the anti-democratic, anti-people BJP, there is no alternative but for all BJP and AIUDF-opposing parties in Assam to unite. They argued that whenever BJP secured a sweeping victory in the past, it was due to the fragmentation of opposition votes. Similarly, in this Panchayat election, BJP capitalised on the divided opposition. They stressed that if an environment is to be created for defeating BJP in assembly elections next year, then it is imperative for all secular democratic political parties to come together, a realisation the opposition leadership must come to.
