Guwahati: A body of an Ulfa-I cadre was recovered in a pit near Indo-Myanmar border on Tuesday morning.
Sources said security forces recovered the body buried in a pit at Khonsa near Indo-Myanmar border.
The deceased body of the Ulfa-I cadre identified as Palash Moran, a resident of Tarani village under Tinsukia district.
According to reports, Moran joined the proscribed outfit in 2021.
A team of police personnel, Palash’s brother and local village headman arrived and recovered the body of the Ulfa-I cadre Palash Moran from the pit.
His dead body was brought to his native home in Tinsukia. It was not know to anybody how Palash Moran had died.
Sources said four Ulfa-I cadres Mintu Moran alias Madan Assam, Palash Moran, Mahanta Baruah alias Arindam Assam and Simanshu Bhuyan alias Ranju Asom had escaped from the camp of Ulfa-I after facing difficulties.
According to reports, three of these cadres have already surrendered to the army and police while Palash Moran remained untraceable.
It has been suspected that he had died due to hunger and starvation.
Most of the youths of have joined Ulfa-I has come back and joined mainstream.
“The youths who have went to the jungles to joined Ulfa-I have return back. Most of them have no idea how the cadres are living in the jungles. Many more will return to mainstream very soon,” said a top police source.