Respected friend,
I am sending below the basic information
regarding the arrest of our secretary generalAditya Lahkar and his wife Geetanjal. Please do, what you
may think as needful.
With
regards-
Bubumoni
Goswami,
Chairman,MASS.
Aditya
lahkar is the Secretary General of Manab Adhikar Sangram Samity (MASS)
Aditya
lahkar(50) S/o late harendra Nath lahkar and his wife Mrs Geetanjali Lahkar(32), Vill & P.O Lashima, P.S- Sarthebari,Dist-
Barpeta.was .
On late night of 17 th August, a police party
from Tihu Police station of Nalbari district raid the house of Aditya lahkar and Both Aditya and
his wife Geetanjali were arrested by Police . They were arrested in conection
of Tihu P.S case No-69/2013 under
section 10/13/18 of U.A.P.A. As per Ajahar of the police Both the acused
has close link with anti-talk ULFA..They help ULFA by
collecting and providing Phone Number of
Resourseful persons,which the baned organization used for extortion.It
is noteworty to mention that on 15 th August another organising secretary of
MASS Mr.Barun Talukdar was also arrested by the Same Tihu police Station on same case .And on same
charges. Now Barun Talukdar is also in Nalbari Jail.
On 19 th August,police produce both of them in
front of judicial magistrate.Same day Geetanjali was send to Judicial custody.
Police prayed for two days to took
Aditya in their custody, which was allowed by magistrate. Aditya was sent to
Nalbari jail i.e judicial custody on 20 th August.
In front of media Aditya strongly denied the
charges of police. He told the media persons, that he is targeted by police
only because of his activity in the field of human rights movement, as he had
always been raising his voice against
state terrorism and human rights violation. We , MASS is of the same opinion.
MASS already strongly condemn the arrest of
Aditya Lahkar and his Wife Geetanjali Lahkar. In protest of the arrest of
Aditya and his wife MASS hold a SIT IN STRICK Protest program on 23 rd August, at Lakhidhar
Bora Khetra of Dighalipukhuri,Guwahati demanding the withdowal of false case
against Aditya and other activist of MASS and their immediate release. MASS has
also sent memmorendum to Governor of Assam demanding the release of Aditya
Lahkar & his wife Geetanjali lahkar.
and to stop harassment on Human Rights defender.
