Dibrugarh, Dec 6: A journalist of a local daily newspaper in Assam has reportedly joined the proscribed United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (Ulfa-I).
The youth has been identified as Bidyut Mahanta from Naharkatia in Dibrugarh. Mahanta wrote a long post in Assamese on Facebook expressing his interest in joining the banned militant outfit.
The news of Mahanta’s association with ULFA-I has triggered widespread uproar and concern in the region.
The incident follows similar cases in recent months, raising alarms about the trend of local youth joining militant outfits.
It is not known until now why Bidyut Mahanta has joined the outfit. Mahanta has already shared a post on social media about joining Ulfa-I.
Earlier on November 4, Manash Borgohain from Golaghat district publicly declared his allegiance to ULFA-I through a video on social media.
According to reports, many youths in upper Assam are showing an inclination to join the rebel outfit. So far, many youths have joined the outfit, and some of them have returned to their homes.
Bidyut Mahanta is a Naharkatia-based journalist who has won awards for his work. But the decision to join Ulfa-I is not yet known.
Sources said Ulfa-I has started the recruitment process and is targeting youths who are mostly educated.
