Raja Bora Explained

Raja Bora
Birth Place:	Assam
Alias:	Polash Phukan
Charge:	Terrorism
Conviction Status:	Arrested/Imprisoned

Raja Bora (Assamese: ৰাজা বৰা), alias Polash Phukan, was the personal bodyguard of Arabinda Rajkhowa,^{[1] [2]} the chairman of United Liberation Front of Assam, a revolutionary rebel organisation operating in the Indian state of Assam.

Arrest

On December 4, 2009, Bora, with the group's chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and eight others, surrendered before the Indian authority near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya. They were said to be taken into custody by the Border Security Force the moment they had crossed the border near Dawki in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills.

Charges

Apart from the charge of waging war against India, there is a pending murder case registered against him with Joipur police station. He was sought in the murder of Cheniram Borah, a resident of Barhoni gaon near Nahorkatiya in 2005.

See also

• List of top leaders of ULFA
• Sanjukta Mukti Fouj
• Enigma Group
• 28th Battalion (ULFA)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Support makes duo defiant – Crowd turns ulfa rebels into heroes. Staff reporter. Dec 6, 2009. The Telegraph. 16 January 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023211910/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1091206/jsp/frontpage/story_11828699.jsp. October 23, 2012.
2. Web site: Seven days police remand for Bora. Dec 29, 2009. Assam Times. 16 January 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100101002219/http://www.morungexpress.com/regional/40577.html. 1 January 2010.