In a show of defiance, captured ULFA leader Mithinga Daimary on Sunday said he will not surrender before the government and that the operation by the Royal Bhutan Army was unexpected.‘‘I will not surrender before the government and will fight to the end,’’ Daimary alias Dipak Das said when produced before the CJM here along with five other militants who were remanded to five days’ police custody. To a question, he said, ‘‘the RBA operation is unexpected.’’He said he was captured from the sixth mile area on the northern side of Samdrup Jongkhar when his securitymen had moved away from him for sometime. ‘‘I don’t know what happened to the securitymen,’’ he said.Several women cadre, including wives of some top leaders, and children were subjected to torture during the Army operations in Bhutan, he alleged.Asked about the possibility of talks, Daimary — ULFA publicity secretary — said, ‘‘I don’t know. Time alone will tell.’’ He further said there are 600 to 700 ULFA militants in Bhutan with six to seven camps in Samdrup Jongkhar district. Daimary, whose family had been killed by ‘‘secret killers’’, said he had been in Bhutan for the last three years.
