Operation Bajrang

Operation Bajrang
Part of Indian military operations against North-eastern militants

Army Aviation helicopter during the operation
Date28 November 1990 – 20 April 1991 (1990-11-28 – 1991-04-20)
Location
Assam
27°43′17″N 95°09′25″E / 27.7214°N 95.1569°E / 27.7214; 95.1569
Result Operation was not successful[1][2][3]
Belligerents
India Indian Army ULFA
Commanders and leaders
India Lieutenant general Ajai Singh[4][5] Paresh Baruah
Strength
30,000[6][7] 1,250[8]

Operation Bajrang (28 November 1990 – 20 April 1991) was a military operation, conducted by the Indian army, in Assam, against the militant organization, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).

Its primary objective was to flush out ULFA militants. It was launched without good intelligence, specific knowledge of the terrain, and other geographic advantages of the state. The army started the operation from the ULFA camps, but it wasn't successful, as the camps were deserted. Thus the operation did not succeed, and it was suspended after six months.

During the operation, there were numerous instances of army atrocities, including rape, torture, and killing of civilians, which was unearthed by several human rights organizations. The main outcome of the operation was that it forced the ULFA to leave their Central Headquarter (CHQ) and their General Headquarter (GHQ).

  1. ^ Baruah 2009, pp. 951–974.
  2. ^ PKA 1995, p. 143.
  3. ^ Behera 2008, p. 70.
  4. ^ Alagappa 2001, p. 100.
  5. ^ Sinha 2007, p. 296.
  6. ^ Ghosh 2001, p. 146.
  7. ^ Yadav, Anil (30 August 2017). "Book excerpt: The ULFA tea estate extortion that led to Operation Bajrang in 1990". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. ^ Kumar 2014, p. 211.