Paresh Baruah

Paresh Baruah
Born (1957-02-15) 15 February 1957 (age 67)[1]
Chabua, Assam, India
Other namesParesh Asom[2]
Known forChairperson and the Commander-in-chief of the ULFA (Independent)
SpouseBoby Bhuyan Baruah
Children2

Paresh Baruah, also known by aliases Paresh Asom[3] is an Indian separatist militant who is the army chief of the ULFA, which is seeking Independence for Assam from the Indian Union.[4][5] He is the vice-chairperson and the commander-in-chief of the United Liberation Front of Assam – Independent (ULFA – I).[6][7] Baruah lives in Yunnan, China where he receives funding and patronage from MSS. He has also insisted that Han Chinese are friends of the Assamese and want to help them become independent, even though his influence has largely diminished.[8]

He is currently residing in his Chinese safe haven near the Myanmar-China border.[9][10]

  1. ^ Anand, Manoj (3 January 2018). "Ulfa-I, NDFB rebel leaders find place in 1st NRC draft". The Asian Age. The Asian Age. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Paresh Baruah's Facebook profile is fake: Ulfa". Hindustan Times. Guwahati. Indo-Asian News Service. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  3. ^ "NIA files chargesheet against ULFA anti-talk faction officials". 15 July 2017.
  4. ^ "'Paresh Baruah in Kachin area of Myanmar'".
  5. ^ "Paresh Baruah in Myanmar".
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference TOI-38956471 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ M Rama Rao (23 January 2007). "India: Tackling the ULFA Monster". Asian Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  8. ^ Sentinel, Asia. "Beijing Said to Fund Separatist India Movement". www.asiasentinel.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. ^ "ULFA-I chief Paresh Baruah faces his outfit crumbling: Intel". asianage.com. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  10. ^ MONITOR., WHOLE SKY, URL., OCLC 796720402, retrieved 19 October 2021