Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday denied the allegation made by the ULFA (I) leaders that the Assam Police had sent a spy to the banned outfit’s camp in Myanmar.
In a video shared on YouTube, the leaders of the banned militant outfit, who have been arrested for ‘breaching’ the organisation’s constitution, can be seen making the allegation against the chief minister.
In his clarification, Sarma said Manash Borgohain, who the banned outfit claimed to be a spy of the government is not part of the Assam Police. He said the police have cross-checked and found out that he happens to be a diploma engineer.
The chief minister requested ULFA (I) chairman Paresh Barua not to punish the boy.
The state police have also denied sending any spy to the camp of the insurgent group United Liberation Front of Asom–Independent (ULFA-I) camp in Myanmar.
After his arrest, Mukut Axom confessed that the Assam state authorities sent him to spy on ULFA-I via a video message. He also disclosed his association with the Special Branch of Assam Police since 2021 and his involvement in a mission to monitor ULFA-I’s activities.