Assam DIG Violet Baruah to Receive President s Police Medal on Republic Day
Violet Baruah is the first DIG (BTAD), Kokrajhar after the Centre inked the Bodo Peace Accord with the National Democratic Front of Bodoland
| 25 Jan 2021 12:22 PM GMT
GUWAHATI: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Kokrajhar, Assam, Violet Baruah has been selected for the President s Police Medal for distinguished service.
She will be receiving the medal on 26th January, on the occasion of Republic Day.
Taking to her social media handle the ace police officer wrote, I am so happy and honoured to have received this prestigious President s Police Medal for Distinguished Service. Thank you all for your blessings.
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GUWAHATI: A few days ahead of Republic Day, police in Darrang district in Assam averted an attempt by the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (Ulfa-I) to recruit new cadres and arrested seven persons, including a pro-talks leader. The arrests come after a 10-day operation that began on December 30.
“We had information about movement of some Ulfa cadres in the district. On the basis of the information, we carried out an operation and arrested seven cadres,” Amrit Bhuyan, Darrang superintendent of police, said.
The cadres have been identified as Khanindra Kalita, alias Jyotish (29), Hiren Kalita (35), Dharmendra Deka (26), Balen Deka (38), Dhrubajyoti Baishya (37) and Ashim Adhikari alias Raj Dutta (27), while the pro-talks Ulfa lader is Prasanna Saikia, alias Prasenjit Chaliha (58).