Desk Report, January 28, 2024 – Gauripur Police successfully arrested Kanak Adhikary, a member of a militant group Koch Nationalism faction of Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO-KN), on Sunday evening.
Adhikary, a resident of Ramfalbil village in Kokrajhar district, was apprehended red-handed while accepting ransom money from a businessman in Gauripur, whose identity remains undisclosed for security reasons, as per police sources.
Reports suggest that a faction of KLO-KN militants has been extorting money from various businessmen in Gauripur and operating from nearby jungle areas within the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
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The KLO-KN, a splinter group of KLO, advocates for a separate Kamatapur state encompassing parts of Assam and West Bengal. It stands in opposition to peace negotiations with the central government and remains committed to its armed struggle.
Authorities are currently interrogating Kanak Adhikary to gather intelligence about his associates and their activities. They have also announced plans to conduct raids on suspected KLO-KN hideouts in the area and have charged Adhikary under various legal provisions.
