‘Fake Encounters’ By Assam Police Injuring Innocent Youths Have Turned Into Undeclared Contest: ULFA-I

Hours after four people, suspected of having links with the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I), were injured in police firing, the banned outfit said the continuous ‘fake encounters’ by the Assam Police have turned into an undeclared contest.

We Are Committed To Liberation Of Our State, Says ULFA-I

In a press statement, the ULFA-I said, “The innocent youths that were injured in police firing are not associated with our organization. According to the information we received, the youths went to Dambuk in Arunachal Pradesh for a picnic where they revealed about being upset over some wrong decisions taken by the state government and spoke a few things to their families under the influence of alcohol. Their families then informed the police about the matter and instead of trying to convince them, the police opened fire at them.”

“The way Assam Police is openly firing at innocent youths of their own community claiming to be associated with ULFA-I under the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) has turned into an undeclared contest. It cannot be denied that this undeclared contest has brought down an ominous sign to the state. So, it will not be taken lightly by us as well as the indigenous people of Assam,” the release added.

The ULFA-I said that though 80 per cent of the Assam Police personnel have nationalist feelings for their state, the remaining 20 per cent tend, for the sake of power and money, to indulge in such misdeeds to please the police officer sent from Delhi.

“The fighters of the organization are not afraid of death. We are committed to the liberation of our state and it will be conquered only by death. Such conflicts do not benefit either side therefore, those giving the appearance of this fake encounter have been warned for the last time to end this unannounced competition and the indigenous people of Assam should come out against it,” the banned outfit said.