HT Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, Nov 24: Security forces have detained three youths in Kharsang, Arunachal Pradesh, for allegedly preparing to join the banned ULFA (Independent).
Officials said the trio had been in contact with self-styled ULFA(I) leader Arunodoy Dohotia before their detention.
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The three have been identified as Nabutam Baolary, Jayanta Konwar and Monjit Neog, all residents of Maithong village under Kakopathar in Assam’s Tinsukia district.
Sources said the youths had been hiding in Kharsang for the past five days, awaiting instructions to formally join the outfit.
“We have detained them and are interrogating the trio to trace their communication links and identify the network involved in attempting to recruit them,” an official said.
Security forces have stepped up operations along the Assam–Arunachal border following the incident.
In a related development, ULFA(I) self-styled Major General Arunoday Dohotia and his PSO Franchis Axom surrendered before security forces on Sunday morning at Pangsau Pass along the Indo-Myanmar border.
The surrender is being seen as a major setback for the outfit and a significant boost to ongoing peace and counter-insurgency efforts in the region.
