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Assam woman held for expressing desire to join ULFA-(I)

Assam police on Wednesday arrested a woman from Nagaon district for expressing her desire on Facebook to join banned insurgent group 'United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent' (ULFA-I).

Assam woman arrested for expressing desire to join insurgent group ULFA-(I)
Assam woman arrested for expressing desire to join insurgent group ULFA-(I)
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Published : Aug 10, 2022, 8:43 PM IST

Guwahati: A woman from Assam's Nagaon district has been arrested by Assam police on Wednesday for expressing her desire through social media platform to join banned insurgent group 'United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent' (ULFA-I).

On Tuesday night, Nagaon Police detained Shipra Dutta, wife of a state government officer from Guwahati. Shipra posted on Facebook opposing the government and police for "destroying her life". She further filed some complaints with the police against a local BJP leader named Tapan Das who repeatedly harassed her mentally and physically, but the police did not act on her complaint. As a mode of protest against police inaction to her complaint, she expressed her desire to join the ULFA-(I).

Also read: Another Assam student held for allegedly supporting ULFA-I

A case has been registered against her at Nagaon Sadar Police Station and further investigation is on.

Guwahati: A woman from Assam's Nagaon district has been arrested by Assam police on Wednesday for expressing her desire through social media platform to join banned insurgent group 'United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent' (ULFA-I).

On Tuesday night, Nagaon Police detained Shipra Dutta, wife of a state government officer from Guwahati. Shipra posted on Facebook opposing the government and police for "destroying her life". She further filed some complaints with the police against a local BJP leader named Tapan Das who repeatedly harassed her mentally and physically, but the police did not act on her complaint. As a mode of protest against police inaction to her complaint, she expressed her desire to join the ULFA-(I).

Also read: Another Assam student held for allegedly supporting ULFA-I

A case has been registered against her at Nagaon Sadar Police Station and further investigation is on.

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