A top Indian rebel leader has surrendered after being reported killed in recent fighting. Bhimkanta Buragohain, the founder of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa), was said to have died in a clash with the Bhutanese army last week. Buragohain was shown by the Indian army in the north-eastern state of Assam, where he urged his supporters to lay down their arms and begin talks with the Indian Government. "I think from my side, the path which we led is wrong. Armed rebellion cannot bring independence," the 78-year-old rebel leader said. The Indian army says Buragohain was handed over to them by the Bhutanese Army on Thursday.
The ULFA initially claimed that he was killed while waving a white flag to protect a group of women and children. The Bhutanese and Indians probably kept quiet until now to make ULFA look like idiots.
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