Raja Bora

Raja Bora
Born	Assam
Other names	Polash Phukan
Criminal status	Arrested/Imprisoned
Criminal charge	Terrorism

Raja Bora (Assamese: ৰাজা বৰা), alias Polash Phukan, was the personal bodyguard of Arabinda Rajkhowa,^[1][2] the chairman of United Liberation Front of Assam, a revolutionary rebel organisation operating in the Indian state of Assam.^{[citation needed]}

Arrest

On 4 December 2009, Bora, with the group's chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and eight others, surrendered before the Indian authority near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya. They were said to be taken into custody by the Border Security Force the moment they had crossed the border near Dawki in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills.^[1]

Charges

Apart from the charge of waging war against India, there is a pending murder case registered against him with Joipur police station. He was sought in the murder of Cheniram Borah, a resident of Barhoni gaon near Nahorkatiya in 2005.^[2]

See also

• List of top leaders of ULFA
• Sanjukta Mukti Fouj
• Enigma Group
• 28th Battalion (ULFA)

References

1. "Support makes duo defiant – Crowd turns ulfa rebels into heroes". The Telegraph. 6 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
2. "Seven days police remand for Bora". Assam Times. 29 December 2009. Archived from the original on 1 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.