‘It was just a drama by the metropolitan police force. Police was in police custody after surrendering’ – accuses his parents.
Pratidin (Protidiin) News , Guwahati (Goowaahaatii) 14 June; The mystery behind the murder of a youth couple of nights ago at Nilachol (Niilaasol) hill is deepening.
Pulen Nath ( Poolen Naath) alis Komol alias Pintu Nath ( Piintoo Naath) has been identified as a hard core ULFA cadre and accusing him of being involved in the blasts at Guwahati. However, citizens are looking at the incident as an attempt by the Police department to shore up their lost standing as a result of their failings. As the serial blasts exposed the empty assurances of the city being a secure one, Superintendent of Police [SP] Nitul Gogoi to prove his efficiency has killed a youth who has left the organisation for good. Instead of him being involved in the Machkhowa (MaasKhowaa), Ganeshguri( Gonexgoorii), Bamunimaidam( BaamooniiMoidaam) or being one of the abductors of the Public Works Chief Engineer Suren Das (Xooren Daax) , the slain youth was a surrendered cadre of the ULFA. Mrs. Bimala Nath (Biimolaa Naath) , the mother of the slain Pulen Nath. of Namati (Nomaatii) Gao (Gaao) of Nalbari (Nolbaarii) revealed that her son surrendered to the police a week ago. When the bullet-ridden body was returned to the family this evening his mother stated in front of the news reporters present, “ A week ago he surrendered to the police. He told me himself on the phone. . He told me that he will have to stay with the police for a while and cannot return home immediately. Following his phone call, two youths identifying themselves as from the ULFA confirmed his surrender. But, after surrendering feeling secure with the police, he became a victim at the hands of the police at the end. My question is while in custody how could he be accused of causing so many explosions? Why was Pulen killed after returning to the civil society?”
It should be noted that Pulen comes from a very poor family. His father earns his living as a petty masonry worker. His brother has been put behind bars of being the brother of Pulen Nath , alleges the family, to put pressure on Pulen to surrender. He has also been suffering from Malaria and Jaundice for a while. Because of increasing pressure on him and the dire straits his poverty-stricken family was at, he decided to return to the civil society, but, was sacrificed to prove the efficiency of a top city police officer.
His father stated, “ He had to die because he was a ULFA cadre once. He has been slain in cold blood with prior planning.” It is learnt that the senior Police Officer Nitul Gogoi and SP [Operations] Zeetmol Dolei lead the raid at Narkasur (NorkaaXoor) Hills after heavy criticisms for the serial blasts in the city. The police involved in the operation although tried to establish that there was an encounter with a group of ULFA during the raid; observation has been made that it was a cold blooded murder. Bceause, countering the police version, Bhaben Rava ( Bhoben Raavaa) a Postal worker who has been accused of sheltering the ULFA guerrillas made a public statement that there was no confrontation at his residence. They heard the shots from a distance. Very significantly the body of Pulen Nath was lying in a nearby school field instead of any where close to his residence. The city police suddenly slaying Pulen during the night and next day abruptly claiming that he was instrumental in Machkhowa, Ganshguri, Bamunimaidam bombings and in the kidnapping of the late Chief Engineer Surn Das and his elimination is a big success for the police department appears to be wrapped in deep mystery. As result the honesty of the police has been called into question, how a surrendered ULFA cadre in their custody could be involved in exploding bombs in the city?
Translated from Asomiya Pratidin (Oxomiiyaa Protiidiin) e-paper of 15 June 2006.
http://www.asomiyapratidin.co.in/epaper/default.aspx
(Bracketed) words are phonetical representation of Assamese sounds.
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