Guwahati: In what may be an encouraging input for security forces, the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent is reeling under an acute financial crunch that has forced the outfit to suspend the payment of hostel fees and expenses to the children and family members of its cadres.
Disclosing that Ulfa commanders holed up in Myanmar are not taking the calls of their family members for sending the hostel fees for the children of Ulfa rebels, lodged in various hostels in Assam and Nagaland, security sources told Deccan Chronicle that many family members of Ulfa cadres are in financial distress.
Security sources said that a large number of family members of the Ulfa cadres are living in Nagaland to carry out education of their children. Though, security agencies don’t have specific input on its fall out on education of children, security sources did not rule out the chances of many children discontinuing their studies.
Pointing out that elusive Ulfa chief Paresh Baruah was also maintaining a low profile, security sources said that central committee of Ulfa was sending a fixed stipend for the family members of Ulfa cadres but for past few months it has been stopped.
Revealing that security forces has succeeded in choking the fund flow to the outfit to a large extent, security sources said that there have been desperate attempt to mobilize resources from various channels but it was not working, even attempt to make their presence felt by launching some offensive has also been foiled by the security forces, sources added.
