Assam-based journalist joins ULFA-I

Ahijit Chaliha Guwahati, December 6: One Bidyut Mahanta, journalist from Dibrugarh has joined Assam's banned insurgent outfit United Liberation Front of Asom Independent (ULFA-I). Mahanta hails from Naharkatia in Dibrugarh district of Assam. The journalist confirmed the development via a long post on Facebook. Bidyut Mahanta was working as a journalist for a local Assamese daily at Naharkatia in Dibrugarh district of Assam. Mahanta’s decision to join the ranks of the rebel outfit from Assam has triggered a massive uproar in the state. Notably, there has been a rise in the number of youths from Assam joining the ULFA-I in recent times.