Raja Bora
Appearance
Raja Bora | |
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Born | |
Other names | Polash Phukan |
Criminal status | Arrested/Imprisoned |
Criminal charge | Terrorism |
Raja Bora (Assamese: ৰাজা বৰা) alias Polash Phukan was the personal bodyguard of Arabinda Rajkhowa,[1][2] the chairman of ULFA, the banned terrorist group Assam.
Arrest
On December 4, 2009, Bora with the group's chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa along with eight others, surrendered before the Indian authority near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya. They were said to be taken into custody by the Border Security Force the moment they had crossed the border near Dawki in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills.[1]
Charges
Apart from the charge of waging war against India, there is a pending murder case registered against him with Joipur police station. He was sought in the murder of Cheniram Borah, a resident of Barhoni gaon near Nahorkatiya in 2005.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Staff reporter (Dec 6, 2009). "Support makes duo defiant – Crowd turns ulfa rebels into heroes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Seven days police remand for Bora". Assam Times. Dec 29, 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.