GLA chief says he was the outfit’s linkman in Dimapur
Kohima, JAN 25 (Agencies): Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) commander-in-chief Ajay Subba, who was arrested in Dimapur recently, has disclosed his “close links” with Ulfa commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah.
Subba said the GLA is a front for Ulfa’s intelligence wing and was set up in Nagaland taking advantage of the ongoing ceasefire between the Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah). The group functions as Ulfa’s link in the state and coordinates the safe passage of the banned outfit’s recruits to Myanmar for training. Subba said he had written to Baruah seeking his blessings to set up a camp in Dimapur as the two outfits share a common agenda. In another communication, he had praised the Ulfa leadership, saying it was the only organisation in the Northeast that the government of India had not been able to break.
Before he started working as an Ulfa linkman, Subba used to be a lottery baron in Assam’s Tinsukia district. He is reportedly a close associate of lottery baron and Assam MP Mani Kumar Subba, whose nationality was recently questioned by the Supreme Court. Subba has also been implicated in a Rs 38,000-crore Nagaland lottery scam. The GLA chief was also involved in several other illegal activities.
Police said Dimapur has become a safe haven for several Northeast insurgent groups who are taking advantage of the ongoing truce between Delhi and NSCN (I-M). Many of these militant groups have close links with the NSCN (I-M), which has its headquarters near Dimapur. According to intelligence reports, these militants undergo training at NSCN (I-M) training centres. Several Ulfa militants have also infiltrated into Nagaland to escape army operations against the outfit.
