• Assam DGP replies, says 'I stay in Kahilipara, you are free to target me' challenges ULFA-I

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    Assam DGP replies, says 'I stay in Kahilipara, you are free to target me' challenges ULFA-I
    Singh, unfazed by the threats, encouraged the insurgent organisation not to disrupt Assam's people...

    Digital Desk: G.P. Singh, the state's Director General of Police (DGP), declared on December 15 that the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) is "free to target" him in retaliation to the recent spate of grenade assaults in Assam. 

    Singh, unfazed by the threats, encouraged the insurgent organisation not to disrupt Assam's people.

    "Assamese people should not be disturbed by people who love Assam. I live in Kahilipara; you are free to target me," DGP Singh stated.

    The disruptive statement came after ULFA-I claimed responsibility for two recent grenade attacks. The most recent incident was on December 14, when a grenade exploded near the Lichubari Army barracks in Jorhat. 

    Moreover, the ULFA-I's anti-talks group quickly claimed responsibility, claiming that the attacks were a message to DGP G.P. Singh about his perceived handling of Assam Police as "ancestral property."

    The letter by the Banned militant Outfit read "The arrogance shown by GP Singh by treating the Assam Police as his ancestral property has hurt the self-respect of the officers/members working in the Assam Police, and his arrogance can't be accepted."

    Singh, who is active on social media, notably X, has been uploading photographs of teens surrendering to state police after leaving ULFA-I. He has also issued requests from family members of individuals who have just renounced militancy.

    While the Union Home Ministry has considered the Assam insurgency to be under control, the recent attacks serve as a vivid reminder of the state's vulnerabilities.

    With DGP's challenge to ULFA-I adding a fresh crease to Assam's ongoing security problems, the situation is still fluid. 

    Despite the government's efforts to reduce security measures in the region, certain areas remain subject to the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.