Arunodoy Asom
Arunodoy Asom alias Ramya Mech alias Arunodoy Dohotiya(Dahotiya) alias Bijit Baruah (Assamese: (অৰুণোদয় অসম) (real name Bijit Baruah)) is the Publicity Secretary and second-in-command of banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Assam's (ULFA) hardliner group's Eastern Command.[2]
Arunodoy Asom | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bijit Baruah |
| Other names | Ramya Mech, Iqbal, Arunodoy Dohotiya |
| Criminal charge(s) | Revolution against Indian Federation |
| Spouse(s) | Nuising Sankee [1] |
| Parent(s) | Pabeswar Baruah (Father) |
Though Arunodoy Asom is trained as a hardcore militant, initially he was given the charge of Publicity Commander of the Paresh Baruah led hardliner faction after Arabinda Rajkhowa and others came to lateral dialogue with the Union of India in 2010.[3]
Early LifeEdit
Arunodoy Asom alias Bijit Baruah studied in Senairam College of Tinsukia town before he joined the banned outfit ULFA. It is claimed that Bijit Baruah joined the militant outfit ULFA under influence of late leader and first commander of 28th Battalion, Tapan Baruah.[4]
Militancy LifeEdit
It is unknown that when Bijit Baruah joined ULFA, but most senior leaders said that Baruah joined the outfit around 1998. After joining the ULFA, he became a close aid of the outfit's Supremo Paresh Baruah.
As Publicity Secretary of ULFAEdit
As soon as Arabinda Rajkhowa led faction was arrested and jailed, the name of Asonodoy Dohotiya appeared in press releases on behalf of Paresh Baruah.[5] Interestingly, the Assam Police and other intelligence source suspected Assam based journalist Dhruba Jyoti Deka as the Arunodoy Dohotiya.[6] But after Mr. Deka's arrest, press releases from Arunodoy Dohotiya didn't stop, thus clearing the suspicion. At the mid of the suspicion, Arunodoy Dohotiya escaped from a gherao by the NIA from Janakpuri area in Delhi.[7][8][9]
In 2012, as Paresh Baruah led faction of ULFA decided to adopt a common surname Asom, Arunodoy Dohotiya was named as Arunodoy Asom.[10][11][12][13]
As Militant leader of the Hardliner ULFAEdit
Arunodoy Asom, until 2011, was known as the head of the publicity wing of ULFA hardliner group. But after 2011, Arunodoy got involved in several violent militancy attack that brought quick attention of security forces and intelligence agencies of India. From 2012, Arunodoy Asom frequently called journalist Dhruba Jyoti Deka after they and their alliances carried out any attack against any security forces.[14][15]
Arunodoy Asom repeatedly involved in violent attacks against Indian security forces, and the National Investigation Agency (NIA), that was chasing him for more than a decade, charged Arunodoy in several armed activities.[16] [17]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "ULFA(I) Arunudoy Dahutiya with His Wife: বিবাহপাশত আৱদ্ধ আলফাৰ প্ৰচাৰ সচিব". News18. News18. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ↑ "Spl NIA Case No. 01/2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ↑ "Faultline of ULFA – Planned factional dispute". Times of Assam. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ↑ Deka, Dhruba Jyoti (15 October 2016). "Successor of Paresh Baruah is developed by Baruah himself". Times of Assam. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ↑ "Govt Not Soft on ULFA: Anti-Talk Faction". Outlook (Indian magazine). 3 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ↑ Goswami, Priyankan. "From Arunodoy Dohotiya to Atanu Bhuyan". Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ↑ "Confusion over NIA raid in ULFA hideout". The Assam Tribune. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ↑ "Adiya at home: Ammo seized in Gohpur". Assam Times. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ↑ "Incidents and Statements involving ULFA: 2010-2012". Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ↑ "All ULFA members to adopt `Asom` as new surname". Zee News. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ↑ "All ULFA members to adopt 'Asom' as new surname". MoneyControl. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ↑ "Ulfa hawks to have common surname". The Times of India. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ↑ "ULFA mandates ASOM as common Surname". Times of Assam. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ↑ "Over 10 Indian Army jawans critically injured in ambush at Arunachal Pradesh". Times of Assam. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ↑ "Seven Assam Rifles jawans killed in NSCN-K ambush". India Today. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ↑ Singh, Bikash (11 September 2020). "NIA files charge sheet against seven anti talk ULFA cadres in Bhaskar Kalita Killing case of 2018". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ↑ "NIA files chargesheet against 7 ULFA cadres for killing Assam Police officer in 2018". The Print. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.