GUWAHATI: Last week's makes an attempt by way of the anti-peace talks Ulfa (Independent) to extort cash from two tea estates have raised fears about the potential of the banned outfit growing disturbances throughout the proposed Global Investors' Summit, which is scheduled to be held right here in February. In view of this, counter-insurgency forces, including the Army, have now begun what they call "area domination" to keep the Paresh Baruah-led rise up workforce underneath consistent drive.
Over the previous few days, the outfit has served extortion notes at the government of a minimum of two tea gardens, considered one of them owned by way of an MNC, in Tinsukia district thru WhatsApp. Earlier, Ulfa rebels would extort cash by way of sending demand notes by way of hand to their potential targets.
Most of the state's 850 tea gardens are located within the upper Assam districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Shivasagar and they in combination produce more than half of the entire annual manufacturing of about 660 million kg of tea. These districts percentage lengthy borders with Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland and are vulnerable to assaults by way of Ulfa militants holed up in Myanmar.
"Ulfa (I) is facing a severe financial crisis. Since it is terribly short of manpower, it has made WhatsApp a medium for sending extortion notes. We have reports that Ulfa (I)'s sources of funds have substantially dried up," Assam Police's further DG (special branch) Pallab Bhattacharya said.
"We are of the view that the outfit is sending extortion notes to create fears ahead of the Global Investors Summit," Bhattacharya said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the two-day summit aimed at attracting investments from inside and outdoor the rustic.
Over the previous few days, the outfit has served extortion notes at the government of a minimum of two tea gardens, considered one of them owned by way of an MNC, in Tinsukia district thru WhatsApp. Earlier, Ulfa rebels would extort cash by way of sending demand notes by way of hand to their potential targets.
Most of the state's 850 tea gardens are located within the upper Assam districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Shivasagar and they in combination produce more than half of the entire annual manufacturing of about 660 million kg of tea. These districts percentage lengthy borders with Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland and are vulnerable to assaults by way of Ulfa militants holed up in Myanmar.
"Ulfa (I) is facing a severe financial crisis. Since it is terribly short of manpower, it has made WhatsApp a medium for sending extortion notes. We have reports that Ulfa (I)'s sources of funds have substantially dried up," Assam Police's further DG (special branch) Pallab Bhattacharya said.
"We are of the view that the outfit is sending extortion notes to create fears ahead of the Global Investors Summit," Bhattacharya said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the two-day summit aimed at attracting investments from inside and outdoor the rustic.
Heat on Paresh Baruah's Ulfa after extortion bids
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