Is Bangalore the new haven for militants?
Southern India has become the new destination for separatist groups from
the northeast with intelligence inputs that rebel leaders from the region were
taking shelter in cities down south, especially Bangalore, following intense
pressure from security forces, a senior police official said.
Leaders of outlawed militant groups from Assam like the United
Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland
(NDFB) have made some south Indian cities their new bases.
"We have definite reports of some senior and middle level leaders of the
ULFA and the NDFB escaping from Assam and taking shelter in south India. We
cannot divulge any more details about the cities and other information for
security reasons,"
"We are in touch with our counterparts in south India to zero in on
the militant leaders based in those cities." Bangalore is one such city
linked to separatists from the northeast -- last month two senior leaders of
the outlawed Black Widow, a rebel group from Assam, including its
commander-in-chief Jewel Garlosa, were arrested there.
Earlier this month, police arrested Roshan Ali, alias Anees, from Manipur and leader of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF) at Singanapalya near Mahadevpura in Bangalore. Ali moved to Bangalore last year and worked as a security guard for an MNC.
"Militants from the northeast travel to south India to cool their heels when security offensive in the region gathers momentum. Now police and intelligence agencies have unravelled the modus operandi of the militants," a senior police official in Manipur said.
Earlier this month, police arrested Roshan Ali, alias Anees, from Manipur and leader of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF) at Singanapalya near Mahadevpura in Bangalore. Ali moved to Bangalore last year and worked as a security guard for an MNC.
"Militants from the northeast travel to south India to cool their heels when security offensive in the region gathers momentum. Now police and intelligence agencies have unravelled the modus operandi of the militants," a senior police official in Manipur said.
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