Bangla hands over NDFB chief

Daimary,founder of the NDFB was named as the prime accused by the CBI in the serial blasts that had killed 88 persons and injured 540 persons in Guwahati and four other towns of Assam.

Confirming his arrest,official sources in Guwahati said Daimary was handed over by Bangladesh Rifles to the Border Security Force BSF,which in turn handed him over to the Assam Police. He was later shifted to Guwahati.

Sources said Daimary was detained at Jinaighat in Sherpur district of Bangladesh in mid-April. The Bangladeshi authorities kept him under detention for two weeks.

On May 25 last year,the CBI had,in its chargesheet,named him the prime accused in the serial blasts of October 30,2008 that had rocked Guwahati and four other Assam towns.

A consolidated chargesheet of the CBI filed against Daimary and 18 others of his group accused them of criminal conspiracy,waging war against the Government of India,collecting arms etc.,murder,grievous hurt,attempt to murder,mischief causing damage,causing explosion,unlawful activities,terrorist act,being members of unlawful association and terrorist gang. They were accused under various sections of the Indian Penal Code,the Explosive Substance Act and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act,1967.

Daimary,one of Assams most dreaded criminals,floated the Bodo Security Force in 1986. The outfit later changed its name to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland NDFB in 1992. There was also an Interpol red corner alert issued against him.