NIA charge-sheets five, including ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah, in the Guwahati IED case

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NIA charge-sheets five, including ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah, in the Guwahati IED case

17 October 2026

The National Investigation Agency has filed a charge sheet against five accused, including United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent chief Paresh Baruah, over the recovery of an improvised explosive device in Guwahati.
The device was recovered on 15 August 2024 at Motilal Nehru Road, Panbazar, in Guwahati.
The charge sheet was filed before the NIA special court at Guwahati.
The accused are charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 and the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.
The case was registered at Panbazar police station on 16 August 2024 and re-registered by the NIA on 27 February 2025; ULFA (I) is a banned terrorist outfit.

Accused charge-sheeted: 5 IED recovery date: 15 August 2024 Place of recovery: Motilal Nehru Road, Panbazar, Guwahati Court: NIA special court, Guwahati

Why it matters for exams: The three statutes used together, and the fact that the NIA re-registers a State police case, are both standard internal-security questions.

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17 October 2026 Source: Akashvani News (News On AIR), Prasar Bharati

In plain words

UAPA Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — The central law used to ban organisations and prosecute terrorist and unlawful activity.

IED Improvised Explosive Device — A bomb made from non-standard components rather than manufactured as military ordnance.