The Assam Police on Monday released the photographs of some of the senior leaders of the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and announced rewards of up to Rs 10 lakh for anyone who helps police in nailing them.
The police move came days after the anti-talk faction of the NDFB militants had carried out series of violent attacks on civilians across the State since last Friday and killing at least eight people and injuring 10 others. Most of the attacks took place in three districts of Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts (BTAD) —Kokrajhar, Udalguri and Chirang.
Police had announced Rs 10lakh reward each for outfit's chairman and commander-in-chief IK Songbijit, general secretary B Saoraigwra, publicity secretary and military secretary C Rwikha and spokesperson Ranjit Basumatary.
Besides this the police have also announced cash awards of Rs 5 lakh each on another 11 leaders and senior cadres of the outfit, including the deputy army chief and the deputy commanders of the outfit. "Anyone who helps police in arresting these leaders of the anti-talk faction of NDFB either alive or any other form will be awarded with the cash prize of the above mentioned amounts," said a statement issued by the Assam Police at Guwahati on Monday.
"We will also maintain complete secrecy about the name and address of the informants," said the statement.
Police have also released the photographs of outfit's chairman IK Songbijit, commandant of its western command Binod Mushahary, deputy army chief Bishnu Goyari, platoon commander Joyadrath Basumatary and spokesperson Ranjit Basumatary. The one-year-old anti-talk faction of NDFB led by IK Songbijit is on top of the list of militant outfits in the Assam at present due to its growing activities.
Senior police officials said that the faction has the highest number of cadres at present with about 300 cadres, followed by Ulfa anti-talk faction led by Paresh Baruah, which has close to 250 cadres. The Kamatapur liberation Organisation (KlO) and Karbi Anglong-based militant outfit Karbi Peoples liberation Tigers (KPlT) has about 100 and 40 cadres respectively.