Additional DGP Rajkumar Chandranathan is camping at Srinagar to help Jammu and Kashmir ensure smooth relief and rescue operation in the food hit state. The Special Branch (SB) Control Room has received enquiry from family members of 121 personnel of different government agencies working in J&K and enquiry has also been received from family members of 46 tourists who are stranded in J&K.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has established an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal to assess whether the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and its affiliates should continue to be classified as an unlawful association.
The tribunal, chaired by Justice Michael Zothankhuma of the Gauhati High Court, was formed under Section 5(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. This follows the MHA's recent decision to extend ULFA's ban for five more years, citing the group's ongoing efforts to secede Assam from India, links with other insurgent groups, and involvement in extortion and violence.
The ULFA, banned since 1990, has a long history of criminal activities,...
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