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	\| name = Bhimkanta Buragohain		\| name = Bhimkanta Buragohain
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	\| birth_name =		\| birth_date = October 1931
	\| birth_date =October 1931		\| birth_place = Kakopathar, [[Tinsukia]], [[Assam]]
	\| birth_place = Kakopathar, [[Tinsukia]], [[Assam]]		\| death_date = 19 December 2011
	\| death_date = 19 December 2011		\| death_place = Dhala AhomGaon, [[Tinsukia]], [[Assam]]
	\| death_place = Dhala AhomGaon, [[Tinsukia]], [[Assam]]		\| alias = Mama, Sir
	~~\| cause = Cardiac Arrest~~		\| motive =
	\| alias = Mama, Sir		\| charge = None
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	\| charge = ~~Revolutionary~~		\| conviction_penalty =
	\| conviction =		\| conviction_status = Bailed from jail
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{{short description|Indian revolutionary}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox criminal
| name = Bhimkanta Buragohain
| image_name =
| image_size =200px
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date =October 1931
| birth_place = Kakopathar, [[Tinsukia]], [[Assam]]
| death_date = 19 December 2011
| death_place = Dhala AhomGaon, [[Tinsukia]], [[Assam]]
| cause = Cardiac Arrest
| alias = Mama, Sir
| motive =
| charge = Revolutionary
| conviction =
| conviction_penalty =
| conviction_status = Bailed from jail
| occupation =
| spouse =
| parents =
| children =
}}

'''Bhimkanta Buragohain''' (aliases '''Mama''', '''Sir'''), also called the '''Father of ULFA''', was the political advisor and ideologue of the revolutionary organisation [[ULFA]] in [[Assam]]. He was also one of the founder leaders of the organisation.

==Arrest==
He was arrested by the Bhutanese Royal Army during [[Royal Bhutan Army#2003 Operation: All Clear|Operation All Clear]] in December 2003 and was handed over to the Indian Army in January 2004. He was released from jail after seven years on 5 December 2010.

==Rumours of death==
The [[ULFA]] claimed that Buragohain had been captured and killed during Operation All Clear by the [[Royal Bhutan Army]] (RBA) while he was leading a group of women and children who were attempting to surrender and waving a white flag. [[Arabinda Rajkhowa]], the chairman of the outfit, also appealed to the Bhutan King to return the dead body to his family. It also called a 48-hour [[Bandh|Assam Bandh]] on 20–21 December 2003. The RBA claimed that Buragohain was neither captured nor killed, whereas the Indian Army asserted that he had been killed.<ref name="cd">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/27/stories/2003122703821200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040109134054/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/27/stories/2003122703821200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-01-09|title=Dead' ULFA leader produced|last=Das Gupta|first=Barun|date=2003-12-27|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-10-12}}</ref> The [[Guwahati High Court]] on 23 December 2003, directed the Army authority to hand over the body, if in possession, to the nearest police station so that his family could perform the last rites.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=27059|title=Give bodies of ULFA members to family: HC|last=PTI|date=2003-12-23|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=2009-10-12}}</ref>

On 26 December 2003, Lt. Gen. Mohinder Singh, General Officer Commanding 4 Corps, in Tezpur, disproving the rumours and claims made by ULFA and other organizations, produced Buragohain to the media.<ref name="cd" /> On 27 December 2003,. He was accompanied by self-styled Major [[Robin Handique]], SS Major Amarjit Gogoi and Bolin Das.<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/38079/|title=ULFA guru surrenders, preaches peace|last=Gupta Kashyap|first=Samudra|date=2003-12-27|publisher=Indiaexpress.com|accessdate=2009-10-12}}</ref> Buragohain was imprisoned in Tezpur Jail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/two-more-ulfa-units-may-cease-fire-in-assam_10090479.html|title=Two more ULFA units may cease fire in Assam|date=2008-08-30|publisher=Thaindia News|accessdate=2009-10-12}}</ref> and then in Guwahati Central jail.<ref name="ef">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/story_print.php?storyId=20829 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103120831/http://www.indianexpress.com/story_print.php?storyId=20829 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-03 |title=Who’s afraid of the ULFA? |date=13 January 2007 |work=The Indian Express|accessdate=2009-10-12 }}</ref>

==Charges==
Cases registered against Buragohain in various Police Stations of Assam are:<ref name="gh">{{cite web|url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/c-24-June.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114085741/http://www.theshillongtimes.com/c-24-June.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2006|title=ULFA leaders and cases against them|last=Correspondent|date=24 June 2006|work=The Shillong Times|accessdate=8 December 2009}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Police Stations
! Charges
|-
| Tezpur police station
| under Section 121, 121(A), 122 of the IPC, Arms Act, read with Sec 10/13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
|-
| Dibrugarh PS
| under Section 121, 121(A), 122 of the IPC
|-
| Special Operations unit of Assam Police (Special Branch)
| under Sec 10/13 of the UA (P) Act, and at least one TADA case
|}

==Death==
He died of cardiac arrest at his own residence at Dhala Ahomgaon, Tinsukia district, Assam on 19 December 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dy365.in/news/news.php?aID=13833|title=ULFA adviser Bhim Kanta Burhagohain passes away|date=2011-12-19|publisher=DY365|accessdate=2011-12-19|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426031234/http://www.dy365.in/news/news.php?aID=13833|archivedate=26 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of top leaders of ULFA]]
*[[Sanjukta Mukti Fouj]]
*[[People's Consultative Group]]
*[[Royal Bhutan Army#2003 Operation: All Clear|Operation All Clear]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buragohain, Bhimkanta}}
[[Category:People from Tinsukia district]]
[[Category:Prisoners and detainees from Assam]]
[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of Bhutan]]
[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:ULFA members]]
[[Category:2011 deaths]]

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