Pradip Gogoi (
Assamese: প্ৰদীপ গগৈ) (alias Samiran Gogoi) is the Vice-Chairman of the outlawed outfit
ULFA
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) (Assamese: সংযুক্ত মুক্তি বাহিনী, অসম) is an armed separatist organisation operating in the Northeast Indian state of Assam. It seeks to establish an indep ...
in
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
. He is also one of the founder members of the outfit. He was arrested in
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
by
West Bengal Police
The West Bengal Police is one of the two police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal. The other being the Kolkata Police, which has a separate jurisdiction across Kolkata.
The West Bengal Police was reorganized under provisions of the Pol ...
on 8 April 1998
and put in judicial custody at
Guwahati
Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...
. A former electricity board employee Gogoi hails from
Sibsagar
Sivasagar (Pron: or ) ("the sea of Shiva"), is a city in and headquarters of the Sivasagar district, Assam. Sivasagar is situated about 360 kilometers (224 mi) northeast of Guwahati. It is well known for its Ahom palaces and monuments. S ...
district of Assam. Since his arrest he has been facing 6 TADA cases.
Charges
Cases registered against him are:
Bail granted
On 19 February 2010, TADA judge Soneka Bora
of the designated TADA court at Guwahati granted Gogoi bail in three cases
—Tada sessions case numbers 1/90, 42/01 and 43/01
— against a surety of Rs 1 lakh for each case. He was granted the bail on conditions that he would not travel abroad till the disposal of the cases, would deposit his passport in the court and not leave the area under the jurisdiction of the without prior permission from the court and if he decides to live in
Sivasagar
Sivasagar (Pron: or ) ("the sea of Shiva"), is a city in and headquarters of the Sivasagar district, Assam. Sivasagar is situated about 360 kilometers (224 mi) northeast of Guwahati. It is well known for its Ahom palaces and monuments. S ...
, his hometown, he must regularly report to the police there. The decision of the other cases registered against him will be heard on 23 February 2010.
See also
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ULFA
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) (Assamese: সংযুক্ত মুক্তি বাহিনী, অসম) is an armed separatist organisation operating in the Northeast Indian state of Assam. It seeks to establish an indep ...
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Sanjukta Mukti Fouj
Sanjukta Mukti Fouj (SMF) ( Assamese: সংযুক্ত মুক্তি ফৌজ) is the military wing of the banned outfit ULFA in Assam, India. It was formed on March 16, 1996 and it has three full-fledged battalions – the 7th, 28th ...
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People's Consultative Group
The People's Consultative Group (PCG) was a citizen's group in Assam, India, comprising 11 members and established by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) on September 8, 2005. Its objective was to initiate the peace talk process as mediato ...
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List of top leaders of ULFA
References
People from Sivasagar
Living people
Indian prisoners and detainees
Prisoners and detainees of India
Prisoners and detainees from Assam
ULFA members
Year of birth missing (living people)
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