ULFA(I) Cadre Surrenders in Arunachal's Tirap After Joint Operation

Overview

• Self-styled 2nd Lieutenant Bitul Baruah, 31, laid down arms in Tirap district on March 3.
• Security forces acted on inputs about his presence in the Horu Chinghan area and established contact to secure his surrender.
• The Khonsa Battalion of Assam Rifles, 36 Battalion CRPF, and police conducted the focused joint operation.
• One .40 calibre pistol with a magazine and two live rounds was recovered, and the cadre was taken into custody at COB Noglo.
• Authorities portray the surrender as part of ongoing counterinsurgency pressure on ULFA(I), which has operated mainly in Assam for decades.