KOKRAJHAR: Police on Tuesday detained Adivasi Cobra Militant of Assam "commander-in-chief" Kanhu Murmu for his alleged involvement in a bid on Adivasi leader Inus Tudu's life.
A former vice-president of the All Adivasi Students' Association of Assam's Kokrajhar unit, Tudu was shot at by four suspected Adivasi People's Army activists at Pakriguri in the district. One of the miscreants, who had attacked Tudu, was caught by locals and beaten to death.
Kokrajhar SP P K Dutta said police, following an FIR filed by Tudu's wife, Nilima Hembrom, detained Murmu for his alleged involvement in the murder attempt.
Tudu was rushed to RN Brahma Civil Hospital here in a critical condition. He was referred to the Bongaigaon Lower Assam and Research Centre.
According to a local, four youths came to the area on motorcycles, barged into Tudu's house and fired four rounds at him. He sustained wounds in his chest. The local added that the assailants fled the scene even before Tudu's neighbours could arrive. While speeding their way towards Sialmari, the attackers came across a marriage party. The four fired in the air to scare the revelers away. However, one of the miscreants, Birbal Tudu (20), was caught by the locals and beaten to death. He was from Singaon village in Udalguri district.
According to reports, Tudu has been receiving threat calls from the Adivasi People's Army as he opposed collection of Rs 11,000 from each inmate of a relief camp in the area. Nilima, in her FIR, named Murmu's group as responsible for the attack on her husband.
Mumru, who's also the chairman of Adivasi Development Council (ADC), however, rubbished the allegation and claimed that he was getting ready to surrender soon. The Adivasis suspect that the Adivasi People's Army was a "fake outfit" comprising ACMA militants led by Murmu.
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