New Delhi: The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) has arrested a key accused in a United Liberation Entrance of Asom-Impartial (ULFA-I) case associated to the planting of IEDs throughout a number of locations in Assam. In a press launch, the NIA mentioned that Girish Barua, alias Gautam Baruah, was nabbed from the outskirts of Bengaluru, the place he was hiding out.
The case was registered by the probe company in September in reference to the planting of explosive units throughout Assam by the banned terrorist group ULFA (I) as a part of an armed protest in opposition to Independence Day celebrations in India.
“The accused was a part of the group of ULFA (I) operatives that had positioned IEDs at areas in North Lakhimpur district in Assam on the behest of the highest management of the outfit,” mentioned NIA.
The suspect was arrested and produced earlier than the Particular NIA Courtroom, Bengaluru, on September 25, and the courtroom handed an order for transit remand and manufacturing earlier than NIA Particular Courtroom Assam Guwahati. Investigations within the case are persevering with.
In the meantime, in one other incident, the NIA final week performed searches at 4 areas throughout Punjab in a case associated to the promotion of terror-related actions and violence by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) chief and pro-Khalistani terrorist Gurupatwant Singh Pannun.
NIA groups swooped down at one location in Moga, two areas in Bathinda, and one location in Mohali at premises related with suspects within the case RC-30/2023/NIA/DLI, the probe company acknowledged.
The searches led to the seizure of assorted incriminating supplies, together with digital units, that are beneath examination.
The case pertains to the conspiracy by Pannun with different members of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). The NIA had registered the case in opposition to Pannun on 17th November 2023, beneath sections 120B, 153A, and 506 of the IPC and sections 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 18B, 8 20 of the UA(P) Act, 1967.
(With companies Inputs)
