United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) 'general secretary'
Anup Chetia, recently extradited by Bangladesh, was today granted bail by a
court in two Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act or TADA
cases, but will remain in jail as some other cases against him are pending.
Special judge Alokesh Bhattacharya allowed Chetia, alias
Golap Baruah, to go on bail by submitting a bail bond of Rs. five lakh and
security of the same amount.
The plea was made for Chetia's bail for facilitating his
trial and for him to participate in the ongoing peace process. Additional
Public Prosecutor said the Assam government had no objection to Chetia being
granted bail.
He will, however, not walk out as there are a number of
cases against him. Another TADA case related to the ULFA leader would be heard
tomorrow followed by an Indian Penal Court (IPC) case the day after.
Chetia had in his first interaction with the media earlier
this month said that he was for peace talks between ULFA and the Centre.
Following his extradition by Bangladesh on November 11,
Chetia was arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Delhi in
connection with a murder incident at Golaghat in Assam.
Chetia was in Bangladesh jail since his arrest by that
country's police in 1997 on charges of cross-border intrusion, carrying fake
passports and illegally keeping foreign currencies.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had said that the state
government has all along been pursuing with the Centre for repatriation of
Chetia and now since he has been repatriated he should be associated with the
ongoing peace talks.
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