India Says It Detained Separatist Leader
NEW DELHI — The leader of a deadly insurgency fighting for an independent homeland in India’s northeastern state of Assam has been arrested, government officials said Friday.
Arabinda Rajkhowa, commander of the United Liberation Front of Assam, had been living in Bangladesh for the past decade, where he enjoyed a measure of protection from Bangladeshi authorities.
Mr. Rajkhowa, his deputy and several family members were handed over to Indian authorities by Bangladeshi officials on Friday morning, said Deba Bora, spokesman for the Assam state government.
Mr. Rajkhowa’s group is at the heart of a violent separatist struggle that has killed about 10,000 people in nearly three decades.
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Arabinda Rajkhowa, commander of the United Liberation Front of Assam, had been living in Bangladesh for the past decade, where he enjoyed a measure of protection from Bangladeshi authorities.
Mr. Rajkhowa, his deputy and several family members were handed over to Indian authorities by Bangladeshi officials on Friday morning, said Deba Bora, spokesman for the Assam state government.
Mr. Rajkhowa’s group is at the heart of a violent separatist struggle that has killed about 10,000 people in nearly three decades.