Guwahati: Assam Police arrested a youth for being an advocate of insurgent group United Liberation Front of Assam- Independent (ULFA-I).
The accused youth identified as Pramod Kalita, a resident of Borengabari village at Kalaigaon in Udalguri district of Assam.
According to reports, Pramod was arrested for his open support for Paresh Baruah led ULFA (I) on social media.
Pramod allegedly made a comment on Facebook supported the banned outfit saying that he is “ready to give his life for ULFA-I”.
Reportedly, Pramod is a fourth semester student at Tangla college.
It may be mentioned that the youth has been booked under Section 120(B)/121 /121(A) RW Section 39 of the anti-terror law UAPA that are applicable to whoever in “any way assists the operations of such association” or whoever “advocates, abets, advises or incites the commission of, any unlawful activity”.