Guwahati, April 29: Senior Ulfa-I leader Jibon Moran brought to the Dibrugarh police station for interrogation on Thursday after Army handed over Moran to Assam police.
Dibrugarh SP Preetak Kumar Thube said, “We have brought Punakanta alias Binod alias Jibon Moran to Dibrugarh police station on Thursday evening with the combined effort of Assam police and Indian Army. Right now we cannot say anything because our interrogation is going on. What legal action we going to take against him will be briefed shortly,”.
Dibrugarh SP said, “We have examined his health in Dibrugarh hospital and done his Covid-19 test. His health condition is good,”.
On Wednesday, Jibon Moran was taken into Indian Army 3 corps custody after he entered the Indian border through pillar number 163- 164. Moran was taken to Laju army camp for interrogation.
The Indian Army took him to their camp when he entered Laju village in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday.
After spending three decades in Ulfa-I, Jibon Moran returned to the mainstream. He was one of the top functionaries of Ulfa-I, who have worked in different organizational posts.
Sources said he was interrogated by the Central intelligence agencies at the army camp.
Ulfa(I) recently in a press statement stated that Jibon Moran’s health condition was not so good and as a result he will be relieved from all his position and returning back to his home for treatment.
Sources said the outfit has allowed Jibon Asom to return home after the leader requested to retire on “medical grounds”.
Moran was a top functionary of Ulfa(I) who was a part of many operations. He was also the outfit’s finance secretary.
Sources said his return will be a big boost for the security forces and for Indian government to strengthen the peace process with the outfit.
The 65-year old Jibon Moran underwent training in Burma after joining the Ulfa in 1984 and saw various blows to the outfit, including Operation Bajrang in 1990, Operation All Clear in Bhutan in 2003.
Moran, a resident of Uban village in Kakopathar in upper Assam Tinsukia district, who is presently the senior-most functionary in Ulfa(I) is known to be unable to walk for long distances in the hills for his deteriorating health.
