The elusive Ulfa chief Paresh Baruah has succeeded in pushing a group of 17 heavily armed rebels, which includes eight hardcore cadres of Peoples Liberation Army of Manipur, to create mayhem in Assam.
Disclosing that the joint operation group of Ulfa comprising 17 cadres is camping in bordering areas of Upper
Assam’s Sibsagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts, security sources said that it was for the first time that PLA rebels have been sent to help Ulfa in Assam.
The Ulfa and PLA rebels, armed with sophisticated weapons, have been assigned specific task of targeting the oil installations, gas pipelines, business establishments and security forces. Security sources also pointed out that PLA and Ulfa cadres are highly professional and capable of taking on security forces. Sources said that armed cadres were sent from Taga camp in Burma.