In Guwahati using ULFA-I’s name 3 arrested for extortion

Guwahati: The crime branch of the Assam Police arrested three persons from Guwahati for allegedly demanding money from a city businessman using the name of the banned United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I).

The Crime Branch, Guwahati, on Thursday received a complaint from a person, Deba Prakash Bhagawati, a resident of Bagharbori Tiniali area of ​​the city under Dispur police station.
He said that he was receiving calls from an unknown mobile phone number demanding Rs.5 lakh. The caller identified himself as a member of ULFA-I.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 387 (putting a person in fear of death or forcibly causing harm) at Dispur police station, and the matter was investigated. Along with a team from Crime Branch, Guwahati and Dispur Police.
On Friday (September 8), the unidentified person called Bhagwati several times and directed her to come to different areas of the city, including Borbari, Hengerabari and Swaraj Nagar, each time to deliver the demanded amount.
Accordingly, the crime branch team swung into action and managed to nab the three accused from Swaraj Nagar area around 8.45 pm.
The trio have been identified as Gautam Talukdar (35), a resident of the city’s Japorigog area and an electrician by profession, Biki Thapa (32), a resident of Panjabari and an oxygen operator at the GNRC hospital, Dispur and Tapan Talukdar (26), a resident of Swaraj Nagar and a security guard at the GNRC hospital, Dispur.
All the accused have confessed to the crime and a legal action by the police has been initiated in this regard.