Guwahati, Oct 17: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted five accused, including ULFA(I) chief Paresh Baruah, in connection with the recovery of an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on Motilal Nehru Road in Guwahati’s Panbazar on August 15, 2024.
The chargesheet was filed before the NIA Special Court in Guwahati against Baruah, the outfit’s chairman and self-styled commander-in-chief, Kanak Ch. Gogoi alias Aisheng Asom, Jahnu Boruah, Bhargab Gogoi and Surmu Gogoi.
The accused have been charged under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, and the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.
The case was initially registered at Panbazar Police Station on August 16, 2024, and subsequently taken over by the NIA, which re-registered it as RC-01/2025/NIA/GUW on February 27, 2025.
According to the agency, the case relates to an alleged conspiracy to carry out multiple IED blasts across Assam, including at Panbazar, with the objective of waging war against the Government of India and threatening the country’s unity, integrity, security and sovereignty.
The alleged plot was intended to cause casualties and damage to property and spread terror among the public, the agency said.
Further investigation into the case is continuing.
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