Assam police arrested two more NIBBUSS leaders from Siliguri

 Assam DGP Mukesh Sahay said that, following intelligence input an Assam police team had managed to caught two prime accused of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) office attack in Silapathar from Siliguri area with the help of West Bengal police.

The arrested persons were identified as Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NIBBUSS)’s Assam unit president Sahadev Das and general secretary Benimadhab Ray.

“They have been absconding since the incident took place at Silapathar in Dhemaji district on March 6 last,” the Assam DGP said.

On the other hand, a local court in Siliguri had sent both to two-day transit remand to Assam police.

Assam police has arrested 51 persons including NIBBUSS’s national president Subodh Biswas so far in connection with the AASU office attack.

NIBBUSS’s Assam unit president Sahadev Das is also a High Court lawyer and he contested in the last Lok Sabha poll from the Mangaldoi constituency.

On the other hand, Assam police has summoned NIBBUSS’s national general secretary Ambika Ray and asked him to appear before police in Guwahati within a week.

Guwahati city police commissioner Hiren Nath said that, police summoned the NIBBUSS leader after proved that, the arrested SSP (CID) had provided the investigation information of Silapathar incident to Ambika Ray during a meeting held at a guest house in New Delhi on March 26 last.

The police commissioner said that, SSP (CID) N Rajamarthandan had also leaked the info by using Whatsapp.

N Rajamarthandan, who also holding the investigating officer of the multi crore rupees Louis Berger bribery scam in Assam, was arrested by the crime branch on April 6 night.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)