Chetia repatriation after wanted criminal is sent to Bangladesh

Guwahati: Ulfa general secretary Anup Chetia could finally be heading home from ‘protective custody’ in Bangladesh immediately after Nur Hossain, a wanted Bangladeshi criminal now imprisoned in Kolkata, is sent to the neighbouring country for trial.
An accused in seven murder cases at Narayanganj in Bangladesh, Hossain fled to India and was arrested by Kolkata Police in June for illegally entering India.
A source said India has confirmed to Bangladesh that it would hand over Hossain within this month under the newly signed extradition treaty between the two countries. “This is not an exchange (Chetia for Hossain). Hossain is an undertrial prisoner in Kolkata and will be sent to Bangladesh for trial. Chetia has completed his sentence for illegally entering Bangladesh and possessing foreign currencies. He is in protective custody offered by the Bangladesh judiciary after he expressed a threat to his life,” the source said.
The source added, “India wants Chetia and technically he will be repatriated.”
Chetia is wanted in several cases of terrorism, including the killing of a superintendent of police. Chetia, whose real name is Golap Baruah, is the brain behind the birth of Ulfa in 1979 and is Paresh Baruah’s cousin brother.
The anti-talks faction of the outfit (Ulfa-Independent), led by Paresh Baruah, had earlier written a letter to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requesting that Chetia should not be swapped with Bangladeshi criminals. The outfit urged Hasina that Chetia be handed over to India through a decent repatriation mechanism as he has volunteered for the same.