Meghalaya police yesterday arrested one Yakub Ali of the NDFB

Tura, Aug 16: Meghalaya police yesterday arrested one Yakub Ali alias
Bhola Ali from Sarangma, near Dainadubi in North Garo Hills.
Dainadubi is about 110 km from Tura.
Police say that Ali is associated with National Democratic Front of Bodoland.
Ali is married to a Garo lady and lives at Chima Impel village under
Mendipathar police station, which is close to neigbouring Dudhnoi town
of Goalpara district in Assam. He is said to be a key suspect in the
shootout at a petrol pump in North Garo Hills district on July 1.
“Ali was involved in various cases and had been working under the
command of one Matthew Marak and Raban Basumatary of NDFB”, said Jerry
Marak, superintendent of police, North Garo Hills.
Police said that the group also uses the name of Liberation of Achik
Elite Force (LAEF) and served demand notes to local residents in parts
of North Garo Hills.
Police has registered a case and interrogation is on.
In another incident, police arrested the prime accused in the
kidnapping of a nine year old from Depa Andok near Resubelpara today.
He has been identified as Lapton Ch. Marak. One Marsing Marak involved
in last week’s shooting at Gokol bazar was also arrested.(SP News)