CA press wing debunks Indian media report on ‘ISI, Bangladesh operatives reviving ULFA camps’
This story is pure fiction and will remain 'exclusive' to the Tribune because it exists only in the imaginations of its staff, says the press wing statement
Indian newspaper The Tribune report headlined "ISI, Bangladesh operatives teaming up to revive ULFA camps near Assam border" was a fake one, the Chief Adviser's Press Wing has said.
The Tribune newspaper in New Delhi has run the front-page story claiming that ISI and Bangladesh operatives are teaming up to revive ULFA camps.
"As with other stories in this genre that has exploded since Bangladeshis overthrew the corrupt and brutal regime of Sheikh Hasina, no evidence is provided and no named sources endorsed its plotline," the press wing said in a statement posted on its verified Facebook page - CA Press Wing Facts - on Saturday (1 March).
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In fact, it said, the only source who is quoted, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, says he doesn't believe the leader of the ULFA, Paresh Baruah, has any desire to resume his previous militant activities.
"The Tribune story claims 'Intelligence agencies suspect that Baruah may soon be released', when in fact he is already at large and believed to be living in China," the statement read.
The Tribune report also claims that the newspaper has intercepted communications in Bangladesh 'in Arabic, Urdu and Bengali'.
This story is pure fiction and will remain 'exclusive' to the Tribune because it exists only in the imaginations of its staff, according to the statement.
