Assam : Illegal felling of ‘alom bilom’ trees flayed

June 7, 2006

Link: www.assamtribune.com ( search in the 'state' column )

Illegal felling of `alom bilom' trees flayed

From Our Correspondent

DIPHU, June 6 – The Inglongpo Karbi Youth Association (IKYA) has

strongly condemned the illegal felling of precious and age-old trees

locally known as `alom bilom' at Singhason area and demanded

immediate arrest of an executive member, Karbi Anglong Autonomous

Council (KAAC) for his alleged involvement in the illegal felling

along with two his associates, a press release said.

The association also expressed surprise over the inaction of forest

officials of the district on the issue, the release added. The IKYA

further informed that these precious trees are found only in

Himalayan range, Mousinram of Meghalaya and Singhason Hills in Karbi

Anglong district. The IKYA also appealed to all sections of people

and organisations of Karbi Anglong for attending their helping hand.

KRA headquarters busted: The Asom and Nagaland police along with

paramilitary forces busted the headquarters of Kuki Revolutionary

Army (KRA) at Golai Basti under Dimapur urban police station on May

28 last and arrested four KRA militants. The police also recovered a

computer, photographs and documents etc., from the spot.

According to information, Maiwe Passon, village headman of Dhansiri

Kherrai Basti was kidnapped by five youths on May 26 belonging to

Kuki, Adivashi, and Manipuri communities from Ngachang Kuki basti

near Dhansiri and taken him to Dimapur by train on May 27 at around

8.45 am. After the kidnap Maiwe Passon was brought to Nagachang Kuki

Basti by Thadou Dungel Kuki and Soiten Kuki from where he was taken

into a deep forest.

After receiving the information on May 28, the Dhansiri police

outpost Managed to arrest Thadon Dungel and on May 29, a police team

of Karbi Anglong led by Atul Gogoi, Deputy Superintendent of Police

and Assam Police commandos conducted a search operation at Golai

basti with the help of Nagaland Police and busted their camp.

Diphu Police said that the kidnappers of Maiwe Passon have demanded

Rs 8 lakh as ransom.

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