ULFA (I) linkman shot at while trying to flee from police custody

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SIVASAGAR: An accused trying to escape from police custody was shot at by police in Sivasagar district on Monday night.

The accused, identified as Bhupen Barua, an over-ground activist of the ULFA (I), who was arrested by the Sadiya police on Sunday night in connection with the abduction of three Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) employees, was shot at by Sivasagar police on Monday night.

Barua was handed over to the Sivasagar police by Sadiya police after his arrest. According to police, the incident took place when Barua was taken to a location at Nazira to recover hidden weapons on Monday night.

"Suddenly, he tried to escape by snatching the service pistol of Nazira subdivisional police officer (SDPO). As a measure of self-defense, police had to shoot at his legs," Sivasagar Superintendent of Police Rakesh Raushan said on Tuesday.

"He was then taken to Nazira Civil Hospital and from there he was shifted to Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh. He is out of danger now," the SP said.

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