Elusive Ulfa chief Paresh Baruah is learnt to have asked his overground sympathisers to rope in senior government officials in New Delhi, security sources claimed.
Clarifying that they are yet to ascertain the motive behind this attempt of the Ulfa chief, authoritative security sources in the home ministry told this newspaper that they intercepted various communication between him and his sympathisers in Assam which indicated that the Ulfa chief was looking for some reliable contacts in the government.
Pointing out that it would be too early to jump on any conclusion, security sources, however, admitted that the anti-talk faction of the Ulfa was under pressure from all corners.
Assam director-general of police Jayanta Narayan Choudhury recently told this newspaper that the Ulfa, which has recently changed its name, as Ulfa (Independent) does not have quality and committed commanders to execute their subversive plans.
Justifying the assessment of the Assam DGP about the Ulfa, security sources said that the Ulfa chief was also under pressure in Burma to clear some financial liabilities to the Khaplang faction of the NSCN.
Informing that NSCN(K) is reported to have set some deadline for Ulfa(I) to clear the due, security sources said that there were reports of Mr Baruah being confined at one of the camps in Burma by NSCN(K) for his failure in making the payment that they have to do for running their camp in areas controlled by the NSCN.
Security sources, however, said that they are yet to confirm this report independently from their sources across the border.
Security sources further said that Mr Baruah was also worried about his family, which is holed up in Dhaka.
Though, the Ulfa chief is in constant touch but wanted to shift his family to some newer location, security sources said while claiming that they are keeping a close watch on developments in Burma.
Earlier, asserting that new recruits are not as efficient as their old cadres, the DGP pointed out that Raktajit Hazarika, who was killed in an operation recently, was one of the most committed cadres of the Ulfa and he fought the security forces before being killed.
Now among the experienced members, only Jiban Moran is holding the fort in Burma.