Bijoy Das
Bijoy Das | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Status | Overground for Peace Talk |
| Other names | Bijoy Chinese |
| Spouse | Mainu Moran |
| Criminal charge | Terrorism |
Bijoy Das, known as Bijoy Chinese, is a commanding officer of 28th battalion of ULFA, the banned terrorist organisation in Assam.[1][2][3] He hails from Nalbari district of Assam. He was working as an adjutant to Prabal Neog, the former commanding officer of the battalion, till Neog's arrest. He had also been holding the post of deputy commander of the battalion with Bhaskar Hazarika, another top ULFA leader. According to police he is a moderate who favours a political solution to insurgency in Assam.[1] After Arabinda Rajkhowa and his followers joined peace talk with Union of India, Paresh Baruah ranked up Bijoy Chinese from Lieutenant to Major and appointed as Deputy C-in-C of Eastern Command of the ULFA.
On February 21, 2013, Bijoy Das alias Bijoy Chinese left Paresh Baruah faction and joined Arabinda Rajkhowa led Pro-Talk faction.[4]
After coming overground, Bijoy said that "he will never leave the principles and ideology taught by Paresh Baruah" and "he fully support Paresh Baruah and his ideals only".[5] He believes that "only Paresh Baruah will be able to resolve the issue of Assam."[5] He further said that Baruah should stay in the hideouts and "guide his followers as he is the right person."[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Assam peace talks : Delhi rejects ULFA's claim". India News Online. Sep 24, 2007. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ Correspondent (September 1, 2009). "Police trace Ulfa SIM to Bangla". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ Routray, Bibhu Prasad (Sep 8, 2008). "ULFA: Stumbling to Extinction". SAIR. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ "ULFA leader Bijoy Chinese alias Bijoy Das comes overground". Times of Assam. Feb 21, 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Bijoy Chinese says he will always follow Baruah's ideals and principles". Frontier. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
