Heerak Jyoti Mahanta

Heerak Jyoti Mahanta was the first Deputy Commander-in-Chief of ULFA. He was killed on the eve of 31 December 1991.[1][3] He was said to be one of the hardcore cadre of the outfit. He strongly opposed any kind of surrendering and it never happened within the outfit till his death. After his death, a large section of second-rung leaders and members surrendered to government authorities in 1992.

Heerak Jyoti Mahanta
Born
Heerak Jyoti Mahanta

(1961-09-06)6 September 1961
Nalbari, Assam
Died(1991-12-31)31 December 1991
Guwahati
Other namesJayanta Medhi
Naren Deka [1]
Parent(s)Ratnapati Mahanta(Father), Bimala Mahanta(Mother)[2]

The conspiracy

In the late 1990s, Mahanta became very powerful. He openly criticized the policies of the central leadership of ULFA and posed a potential threat to Paresh Baruah, the C-in-C of the outfit. Subsequently, on the direction of Paresh Baruah, his movement was passed on to the Assam Police, which led to his death in a serene hillock.[4] Most of the newspapers, however, argue that uncompromising Mahanta was killed by Army as he refused to relent even after being caught.[3]

gollark: REDNET IS A THIN WRAPPER OVER THE LOWER LEVEL MODEM PERIPHERAL
gollark: THAT CAN BE SPOOFED TRIVIALLY!
gollark: WRONG!
gollark: In fact, if I have ChorOS connectivity I might not even have to be online.
gollark: If you're using rednet, I can remotely hijack your turtle.

See also

References
  1. "Attribute to Heerak Jyoti Mahanta – Man who won't be a forgotten History". Times of Assam. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. "Heerak Jyoti Mahanta – The unforgettable 31st December". Times of Assam. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. "Peace in pieces:What Government ought to do". Srimanta.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  4. Sidiqi, M. A. (12 August 2004). "Turbulent time for NE militant outfits". Dailyexcelsior.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
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