Paresh Baruah
| Paresh Baruah | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 1, 1957 Jeraichakali Bhariagaon, Chabua, Dibrugarh, Assam, India |
| Other names | Kamruj Zaman Khan Nur-uz-Zaman Paban Baruah Paresh Asom Pradip Zaman Bhai |
| Known for | Vice-chairperson and the commander-in-chief of the ULFA (I) |
| Criminal charge | Revolution against Indian Federation |
| Criminal status | Wanted |
| Spouse(s) | Boby Bhuyan Baruah |
| Parent(s) | Dwijen Baruah (Father) Miliki Baruah (Mother) |
| Motive | Sovereignty of Assam and establishment of Aai Asom |
Paresh Baruah (Assamese: পৰেশ বৰুৱা), also known by his alias Paresh Asom, is a political activist with the rebel group ULFA, which is seeking sovereignty for Assam from the Indian State. He is the vice-chairperson and the commander-in-chief of the United Liberation Front of Assam – Independent (ULFA – I). He also uses several other aliases, namely, Kamruj Zaman Khan, Nur-uz-Zaman and Zaman Bhai.
Paresh Baruah was born in 1957 at Jeraichakali Bhariagaon, Assam, India. He played soccer when young, first for the Dibrugarh district, and then while studying at Dibrugarh University. As a young man, he started working for the railway, staying there from 1978 to 1982. He played soccer as a full-back for the Dibrugarh Railway team. He next worked for Oil India Limited at Duliajan for some time. He is married to Boby Bhuyan Baruah, and have two children named Tahshim Khan and Akash Khan. Another source says that his elder son is named Tahsan Ankur Khan Sunlee.
In December 2010, Baruah e-mailed the Indo-Asian News Service reporting that his elder son (19) has been abducted in Bangladesh "to exert mental pressure on his family and to force him to surrender." Later, the ULFA said that his son was beaten sorely by the kidnappers "to pressure him to disclose his father's whereabouts, sources of income and business", but was allowed to leave after painstaking interrogation. The organisation further claimed that Baruah's son was terrified to stay tight-lipped about his kidnapping. In his e-mail, Baruah also wrote:
"My son is not important or bigger than my people and the cause for which we are struggling. No one can make me or my family weak just because my son has been kidnapped, and let me tell you, we are prepared to sacrifice our son but at no cost I would waiver on my stand."
He described the incident as a stratagem of Indian officials but they denied the accusation.
Times of Assam has claimed that the intelligence agencies of India may be trying to ferret out Baruah by closely monitoring Sunlee. The newspaper further claimed that numerous pictures of Sunlee were gathered by the intelligence agencies in early 2012. The Union Home Secretary of India has said that Baruah's family is not desirous to return to India, because of their stiff attitude. A collaborator of Baruah has said that two aides of Arabinda Rajkhowa were sent to Bangladesh to convince his and Anup Chetia's family to come back to India.
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