One of India's most wanted terrorists has played truant for close to three decades by not
attending office, although he continues to be a central government employee in Assam.
Self-styled commander-in-chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Paresh
Baruah is an employee of the Northeast Frontier Railways.
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He was 21 when he got a porter's job in 1978 under the sports quota (he was a footballer) at
the railways in the Tinsukia division in eastern Assam.
'We joined together as a porter at a monthly salary of Rs.370. Paresh Baruah was sincere in
his practice sessions (played football for the railways), but by January 1980 he simply
vanished not to be seen again,' Supriyo Choudhury, now promoted to a conductor in the
railways, told IANS.
Baruah, now 52, formed the ULFA in April 1979 along with five others, including self-styled
Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa.
Both are now believed to be operating out of Bangladesh, although recent intelligence
reports indicate that Baruah might have sneaked into China for shelter.
But Baruah is still registered as an employee of the railways despite three decades of
absence from office.
'The name Paresh Baruah is significant and he is absent from duties for a very long period.
His salary slip shows zero, but he is still an employee according to the records,' Sanjoy
Mookerjee, deputy railway manager of the Tinsukia division, said.
'There is an enquiry on to find out if the Paresh Baruah who is in our rolls is the same
Paresh Baruah (meaning ULFA leader). That time when he joined there were no photographs and
so it is difficult to verify the records now.'
Hailing from Jeraigaon village in Tinsukia district, about 500 km east of Assam's main city
of Guwahati, the elusive Baruah is described as a 'violent man' with red corner notices
issued against him and the Interpol on the prowl. The maximum penalty he potentially faces
is the death sentence, according to the Assam police.
attending office, although he continues to be a central government employee in Assam.
Self-styled commander-in-chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Paresh
Baruah is an employee of the Northeast Frontier Railways.
Manmohan Singh gets US assurances on terrorism
'Terrorism a religion of devils': Shah Rukh Khan
He was 21 when he got a porter's job in 1978 under the sports quota (he was a footballer) at
the railways in the Tinsukia division in eastern Assam.
'We joined together as a porter at a monthly salary of Rs.370. Paresh Baruah was sincere in
his practice sessions (played football for the railways), but by January 1980 he simply
vanished not to be seen again,' Supriyo Choudhury, now promoted to a conductor in the
railways, told IANS.
Baruah, now 52, formed the ULFA in April 1979 along with five others, including self-styled
Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa.
Both are now believed to be operating out of Bangladesh, although recent intelligence
reports indicate that Baruah might have sneaked into China for shelter.
But Baruah is still registered as an employee of the railways despite three decades of
absence from office.
'The name Paresh Baruah is significant and he is absent from duties for a very long period.
His salary slip shows zero, but he is still an employee according to the records,' Sanjoy
Mookerjee, deputy railway manager of the Tinsukia division, said.
'There is an enquiry on to find out if the Paresh Baruah who is in our rolls is the same
Paresh Baruah (meaning ULFA leader). That time when he joined there were no photographs and
so it is difficult to verify the records now.'
Hailing from Jeraigaon village in Tinsukia district, about 500 km east of Assam's main city
of Guwahati, the elusive Baruah is described as a 'violent man' with red corner notices
issued against him and the Interpol on the prowl. The maximum penalty he potentially faces
is the death sentence, according to the Assam police.
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