Pramesh S Jain
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he National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a 26-year-old man from Assam,a prime accused in a ULFA (I) case related to planting of IEDs across multiple places in Assam.
The accused identified as,Girish Barua@Gautam Baruah was nabbed from Jigani where he was staying in a rented house and working as security guard at a private firm.
The case was registered by NIA in Guwahati in September in connection with the planting of explosives devices across Assam by the banned terrorist organisation ULFA (I) as part of an armed protest against Independence Day celebrations in India.
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 suspect was arrested and produced before the Special NIA Court,Bengaluru,on Wednesday and the court passed an order for transit remand and production before NIA Special Court Assam Guwahati.
Investigations in the case are continuing.
