New Delhi: The NIA Thursday said it has arrested a key accused in connection with the planting of explosive devices across Assam by banned outfit Ulfa(I) as part of an armed protest against I-Day celebrations in the country.
Girish Baruah alias Gautam Baruah was nabbed on the outskirts of Bengaluru where he was hiding out, the NIA said in a statement.
A case was registered this month by the NIA in connection with the case, it said.
The accused was part of the group of Ulfa (I) operatives that had placed IEDs at locations in North Lakhimpur district in Assam at the behest of the top leadership of the outfit, the NIA said. Baruah was arrested and produced before a special NIA court in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The court passed an order for transit remand and his production before NIA special court in Guwahati.
Girish Baruah alias Gautam Baruah was nabbed on the outskirts of Bengaluru where he was hiding out, the NIA said in a statement.
A case was registered this month by the NIA in connection with the case, it said.
The accused was part of the group of Ulfa (I) operatives that had placed IEDs at locations in North Lakhimpur district in Assam at the behest of the top leadership of the outfit, the NIA said. Baruah was arrested and produced before a special NIA court in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The court passed an order for transit remand and his production before NIA special court in Guwahati.
