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Security arrangements have been stepped up across the Guwahati after Intelligence Agencies recently warned the city police about possible strikes by the ULFA faction opposed to talks. According to reports, the outfit is trying to ferry in large quantity of explosives in two vans to strike Guwahati. Security forces have been put on high alert and vehicles are being thoroughly frisked to avoid any untoward incident. The entry and exit routes to Guwahati have been sealed. Interacting with reporters here, Senior Superintendent of Police , Assam , A.P. Tiwari, said that they won’t allow ULFA to target Guwahati. “The intelligence agencies have given us inputs that ULFA could use two Maruti vans to come to Guwahati. But we are trying our best to prevent their arrival in this region. As per the information, they have got some Maruti vans in Meghalaya and whatever explosives and other related things, they have done everything in Meghalaya. We have to verify and check everything to thwart any untoward incident. We are now working on it,” he said. People across the state want ULFA chief Paresh Baruah to end violence and come for peace talks. Aruna Kalita, one of the residents, said, “For the past few months, there was peace in Assam . We were not living in any kind of fear until recently ULFA threatened the people.” “ULFA should understand the sentiments of common people. If they create problems, then it will hamper development. In such a situation government should take better steps regarding security of the people,” said Anupam, another resident. Intelligence reports reveal that Baruah has recruited 1000 new cadres who are being trained by Manipur based People’s Liberation Army. The outfit has also stepped up extortion activities in Upper Assam . Though Baruah’s fund flows have largely reduced, but he is still receiving moral and logistic support from anti India forces. A Blast in Guwahati on September 8, grenade attacks at Bongaigaon and Tinsukia on September 11 and September 6 respectively and an ambush in Goalpara on July 31 indicate that ULFA hardliners are trying hard to create instability across the state.

Security stepped up in Guwahati after ULFA threats