GUWAHATI, SEP 3: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted search operations at 16 locations in seven districts of Assam in conection with United Liberation Front of Assam(ULFA) recruitment case.
Recently, their has been report that ULFA-I has been recruiting youths to the outfit. Many youths from upper Assam joined the rebel outfit and some of them returned to the mainstream.
The NIA conducted searches in the seven districts include- Kamrup, Nalbari, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sadiya, Charaideo and Sivasagar.
The case registered suo-motu by the NIA relates to the activities of ULFA (a banned terrorist organisation in Assam) which includes recruitment of youth in ULFA, money extortions and radicalization of youth for unlawful activities.
During the investigation, it was also found that the ULFA had been providing training at camps based across the India- Myanmar border in Myanmar.
Further investigation into the matter is ongoing.