ISI Shadow in NE
Two dozen outfits have links: The most influential armed group of the North-east, the United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) has links with the Inter Services Intelligence of Pakistan. That is known. But what is awful for the people of the region is that 24 banned outfits maintain close ties with Pakistani agencies. This was learnt during interrogation of an ISI operative, arrested by the Assam police recently. The more shocking revelation for the nation is that the alliance has placed the insurgent groups into the clutches of Islamic militants slowly but steadily. The Assam police believe the information is a breakthrough for warding off terrorism in the North-east. The police claim to have arrested a hardcore ISI operative in a special operation in Guwahati. The accused has been identified as SM Alam alias Mujibullah Alam alias Asfi Alam. He is from Ajampur in the Uttara police station area of Dhaka. Alam has been recognised as an important ISI functionary in charge of Assam and the ...