Nalbari (Assam), September 02: A panchayat president was arrested for his alleged links with the banned ULFA in Assam’s Nalbari district today, police said.
Harin Kalita, president of Congress-led Pub Bandha Panchayat, was arrested after police traced extortion calls made by ULFA militants by using his mobile phone, they said.
Several calls were allegedly made to many businessmen in the district from Kalita’s phone demanding money for the outfit, police said, adding that he was arrested from his residence in the village.
–Agencies