Pradip Gogoi (Assamese: প্ৰদীপ গগৈ) (alias Samiran Gogoi) is the Vice-Chairman of the outlawed outfit ULFA in Assam. He is also one of the founder members of the outfit. He was arrested in Kolkata by West Bengal Police on 8 April 1998[1][2] and put in judicial custody at Guwahati.[3][4] A former electricity board employee Gogoi hails from Sibsagar district of Assam. Since his arrest he has been facing 6 TADA cases.[1][5]
Charges
Cases registered against him are:[1]
| Police Stations | Charges |
|---|---|
| Sivasagar PS | Two TADA cases |
| Special Operations Unit of Assam Police (Special Branch) | under Sec 121 and 121(A) of the IPC |
| Jalukbari (Guwahati) PS | under Sec 302, 304 and 427 of IPC |
| Dispur (Guwahati) PS | under Sec 302 of IPC |
| Geetanagar (Guwahati) PS and Chandmari (Guwahati) PS | Four TADA cases and also several other cases |
Bail granted
On 19 February 2010, TADA judge Soneka Bora[6] of the designated TADA court at Guwahati granted Gogoi bail in three cases[6][7]—Tada sessions case numbers 1/90, 42/01 and 43/01[7] — against a surety of Rs 1 lakh for each case. He was granted the bail on conditions that he would not travel abroad till the disposal of the cases, would deposit his passport in the court and not leave the area under the jurisdiction of the without prior permission from the court and if he decides to live in Sivasagar, his hometown, he must regularly report to the police there. The decision of the other cases registered against him will be heard on 23 February 2010.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Correspondent (24 June 2006). "ULFA leaders and cases against them". The Shillong Times. Archived from the original on 14 November 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "ULFA vice-chairman Pradip Gogoi arrested in..." Rediff.com. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
- ^ Kaleem, Javed Iqbal (11 February 2008). "Ang ang Bharat ka toot raha hain". Derkeiler.com. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
- ^ "United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) - Terrorist Group of Assam". Satp.org. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
- ^ Bhattacharyya, Rajeev (23 June 2006). "Centre says yes to freeing five top-rung ULFA leaders". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ a b c PTI (19 February 2010). "ULFA 'vice chairman' Pradip Gogoi gets bail in three cases". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ a b c Staff reporter (20 February 2010). "Ulfa leader gets bail in 3 cases - 3 more charges to be heard on Feb. 23". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
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