Assam Blasts

Assam blasts: Main accused Daimary gets bail

Guwahati: Five years after the deadliest terror attack in Assam that killed 100 and injured 300 the main accused National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) chairman Ranjan Daimary has got bail. Daimary was handed over by Bangladesh in 2010.

The CBI did not oppose bail for Daimary. A clear hint that he may be on board for the ongoing peace process with militant outfit NDFB. "Not a question of supporting or opposing bail plea. It is purely part of judicial procedure," CBI Counsel Sanjeev K Lahkar said.

"There are five more cases. We are expecting that he will get bail from honourable court. Then he, I think, will proceed for peace talks as per government initiative. Interlocutor is coming. He has met him 14 times in jail," said Manas Sarania, Daimary's Lawyer.

But any such peace would bring little solace to those who still remember the October morning which saw the deadliest militant attack in Northeast India. Nine serial blasts took place that morning....more

10:17 PM, Apr 14, 2013

Assam blasts: Families disappointed with bail to main accused Ranjan Daimary

by Arijit Sen,CNN-IBN

Guwahati: National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) chairman Ranjan Daimary, the prime accused in the October 30, 2008 serial blasts, was granted bail by Kamrup District and Sessions court. But the families of the victims are upset with the judgement. They feel that the decision to grant bail is unjust to the families and friends of the people who died in the nine blasts that rocked Assam. Purnima Saikia lost...

07:58 AM, Apr 14, 2013

Assam: 8 IED blasts rock Goalpara, Dhubri districts

by Press Trust of India

Suspected ULFA militants on Saturday night set off eight IED blasts in a space of 90 minutes targeting the house of an AIDUF MLA and crowded markets in Assam's Goalpara and Dhubri districts but there was no immediate report of casualty or injury, police sources said. ULFA, along with some other insurgents group, gave a call for boycotting the Republic Day celebrations. ...

10:29 AM, Jan 27, 2013

Twin blasts in Assam ahead of PM's day-long visit

by CNN-IBN

Guwahati: Two separate blasts rocked Assam on Thursday. However, no casualties were reported in both the incidents. While the first blast occurred at a power station in Jorhat in Upper Assam, the second blast was carried out at Sibsagar in Upper Assam. The first blast at the power station occurred at around 9.30 pm. There were no reports of any casualties in the attack. In the second blast at Sibsagar,...

10:45 PM, Apr 19, 2012

Assam blasts: Four NDFB bombers arrested

by IANS

Guwahati: Four members of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), directly involved in the October 2008 serial explosions in Assam, have been arrested in separate raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths, officials said on Friday. A CBI spokesperson said Rahul Brahma was arrested on Thursday from Zero town in Arunachal Pradesh where he was taking shelter with his wife and child for the past few...

11:00 AM, May 28, 2010