On June 9, Police arrested a retired school teacher identified as Prakash Rajkonwar alias Chao Naam Ti Lao from Milan Nagar in Dibrugarh District of Assam for his involvement in Guwahati grenade blast on May 15, reports The Telegraph. United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) had claimed responsibility for the blast.
Separately, according to surrendered ULFA-I militants, ‘commander in chief’ Paresh Baruah is based in two secured hideouts in Dehong and Ruili in Yunnan province of China, and has lost direct contact with Myanmar based ULFA-I cadres, reports Nagaland Post on June 9. Both Ruili and Dehong are close to the Myanmar border. According to surrendered cadres of ULFA-I, all eight camps of ULFA-I, Manipuri Meitei outfits and National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigowra (NDFB-S) has been demolished by Myanmar Army in its operation in Sagaing region.
Moreover, the surrendered militants also revealed that Paresh Baruah visited the training camps at Taga (in Sagaing region) through Bhamo, a border city of Kachin state, reports Nagaland Post. According to intelligence agencies, in addition to Dehong and Ruili, Paresh Baruah may also have hideouts in Tenchong and Nuijang areas of Yunnan province.