Assam: United Liberation Front of Asom - Independent refutes police’s claim

GUWAHATI:  The United Liberation Front of Asom - Independent (ULFA-I) in a statement has refuted Assam police's claims that the outfit is planning to carry out blasts in the state before the Independence Day celebration.

In a statement made public on Thursday, the banned militant outfit said: "It has come to our notice that on August 1, 2023, Tinsukia district Additional Superintendent of Police Bibhas Das mentioned that ahead of Independence Day on August 15, our organisation has plans to carry out explosions at seven locations. We completely reject the above comments by the police officer."

The ULFA-I statement further accused the police of using the militant outfit's name for getting departmental promotion, claiming that such conspiracies have been busted in the past.

Last week, Assam police claimed that they could successfully recover a huge cache of explosives following the arrest of three persons suspected of having ties with the banned militant outfit ULFA-I. The recovery of explosives occurred in the Central Mamarani area in Digboi town under the Tinsukia district.

The police claimed that due to the quick action, a potential attack planned by ULFA-I before the Independence Day celebration has been successfully thwarted. (IANS)

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