A court in Bangladesh has sentenced Indian separatist outfit ULFA’s leader Ranjan Chowdhury and his associate Pradi Marak to life imprisonment. A Kishoreganj court on Wednesday gave the verdict in two cases filed against them. On July 17, 2012, the ULFA men were arrested from the Lakhsmipur area of Bhairab in Kishoreganj with a number of weapons in their possession. The ULFA leader, Ranjan Chowdhury alias Major Ranjan, had been staying in Bangladesh since 1997 and maintaining contact with the group, the police had then said. A pistol, a revolver, four rounds of ammunition and four grenades were seized from them. Four cases were filed against them under the Arms Act, Explosives Substances Act, illegal immigration and anti-terrorism acts. On Wednesday, the court of Kishoreganj’s Districts and Sessions Judge delivered verdicts in the cases under the arms and anti-terrorism acts in the presence of the two defendants. Chowdhury was found guilty on both counts, while Marak was acquitted in the case under the arms act.–bdnews24.com
