GUWAHATI: With the major chunk of Ulfa (pro-talks) led by Arabinda Rajkhowa arriving at a unilateral ceasefire ahead of the final peace talks with the Centre, the striking strength of the hardliner Ulfa faction has been greatly diminished. Now, the outfit's c-in-c, Paresh Baruah, who is opposed to the talks, is engaging hardened cadres of Manipur-based PLA and jihadi elements to garner the strength to strike back in the coming weeks.
The outfit observes its "martyrs' day" on July 27 and is also likely to try and show its force in the run-up to Independence Day.
Security agencies received confirmed inputs of Paresh Baruah pushing in two heavily-armed groups into the state from Myanmar to create terror in the coming weeks and at least 50% of the cadres in both the groups are PLA members. While one group entered Tinsukia a few weeks ago, the other entered Sivsagar through Mon district of Nagaland a couple days ago.
According to the inference drawn by security agencies on the input that outside elements are being included in the anti-talk faction of Ulfa, Paresh Baruah is taking the help of Manipur's PLA and some jehadi elements.
Additional director general of Assam Police (special branch) Khagen Sarmah told TOI, "This is a new move by Paresh Baruah as for the first time he is taking the help of other militant outfits to create terror in the state. We are on the highest alert till August 15 and are taking all measures to thwart any of Baruah's designs.
The security agencies have learnt that the two groups that have entered the state have sophisticated weapons and 50% of the Ulfa cadres in each group are new recruits and are not well trained. "The targets are very specific - oil installations, particularly pipelines, railway oil tankers and security forces. The group that has entered Tinsukia has about 30 men divided into smaller groups that are concentrating only in the district, where the situation is quite grave," security agencies said.
Paresh Baruah and his deputy, Jibon Moran, are reportedly located at present at Taga Hka area in Kachin in Myanmar, close to the international border with India. Paresh Baruah controls his faction from a 'military mobile HQ'. The PLA has also built its base here after fleeing from Bangladesh.
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