Ramu Mech Explained

Ramu Mech
Birth Place:	Assam
Alias:	Prabin Konwar, Sailen Baruah
Charge:	Terrorism
Conviction Status:	On parole

Ramu Mech (Assamese: ৰামু মেচ) aliases Prabin Konwar and Sailen Baruah, is a Central Executive Committee Member of the banned outfit ULFA in Assam. He used to be the chief of the outfit's East Zone and also a trusted lieutenant of Arabinda Rajkhowa, the outfit's chairman. He was also elevated to the rank of deputy C-in-C of the outfit's armed wing.^{[1] [2]}

Arrest

In October 2002, while secretly undergoing treatment, he, with his bodyguard, was nabbed by Sibsagar Police from Aditya Diagnostic Centre, Dibrugarh. Now Mech is on parole.^[3]

Charges

Cases pending against him are:

Police Stations	Charges
Simaluguri,(Sivasagar) PS	Under Sec 147, 148, 149, 120(B), 121, 302, 307, 326 of IPC
Special Branch of Assam Police	Under sec 120(B), 121, 121(A), 122, read with sec 10/13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

See also

• ULFA
• Sanjukta Mukti Fouj
• People's Consultative Group
• List of top leaders of ULFA

Notes and References

1. Web site: ULFA leaders and cases against them. Correspondent. 24 June 2006. The Shillong Times. 8 December 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061114085741/http://www.theshillongtimes.com/c-24-June.htm. 14 November 2006.
2. Web site: TOP ULFA LEADER HELD. PTI. September 24, 2002. The Tribune. 8 December 2009.
3. News: Two ULFA leaders produced in court. Special Correspondent. November 8, 2009. The Hindu.