Prabal Neog aliases Benudhar Bora and Amar Moran, is the ex-commander of the 28th Battalion

28th Battalion (ULFA)

The 28th Battalion is the most potent strike group of ULFA, the banned terrorist outfit of Assam. It is also called as the Kashmir Camp. It has its Head Quarter in Myanmar. It consists of three companies – Alpha led by Moon Bora alias Jiten Dutta, Bravo led by Sujit Moran and Charlie led by...

 of ULFA, the banned terrorist outfit of Assam. He hails from Lesenga village at Makum

Makum

Makum or Makum Junction is a town and a town area committee in Tinsukia district in the Indian state of Assam. It should not be mistaken for Makum Pathar, . The word Makum is of Chinese origin literally means "meeting point"...

 in Tinsukia

Tinsukia

Tinsukia is a city and a municipal board in Tinsukia district, Assam, India.Tinsukia is a business city in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated north east of Guwahati and kilometres away from the border with Arunachal Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Tinsukia District of...

 district of Assam. His wife Bonti Lahon, who is also said to be an ULFA cadre, hails from Moran

Moran Town

Moran Town is a census town in Dibrugarh district in the Indian state of Assam. Moran is an important industrial town in India. It is a major oil field and a major tea producing area.-Geography:Moran is located at . It has an average elevation of ....

 in Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh is the headquarters of Dibrugarh district, Assam, India, and is the second largest city in Assam after Guwahati. It is situated on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, about north-east of Guwahati. It is the gateway to the three tea-producing districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, and Sibsagar...

 district. He joined the outfit in 1984 and was well trained in guerrilla operations in Myanmar and Bhutan. Prior to that he was the vice-president of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad, Tinsukia district unit.

Arrest and release

On September 17, 2008, police arrested Neog along with his wife and son from Tezpur

Tezpur

Tezpur is a city and the administrative headquarters and municipal board of Sonitpur district in the state of Assam in northeastern India. Tezpur is an ancient city on the banks of the river Brahmaputra and is the largest of the north bank towns with a population exceeding 100,000...

. He was carrying about Rs 2.8 lakh in cash but no arms or any incriminating document was recovered from him at the time of his arrest. On July 23, 2008, he has been released from the Dibrugarh Central Jail. Now he is one of the leaders of the Pro-talk ULFA.

Charges

He is said to be the main planner and the key executor of the killings of Hindi-speaking people in Assam. Besides, according to police, he was also involved in a large number of bomb blasts and almost all major extortion operations in the state.

See also

• List of top leaders of ULFA
• Sanjukta Mukti Fouj
  Sanjukta Mukti Fouj
  Sanjukta Mukti Fouj is the military wing of the banned outfit ULFA in Assam, India. It was formed on March 16, 1996. It has three full-fledged battalions – the 7th, 28th and 709th with allocated spheres of operation in HQ- Sukhni, Tinsukia/Dibrugarh and Kalikhota respectively...
  
  
• Enigma Force
  Enigma Force
  Enigma Force or Enigma Group is an exclusive and near autonomous striking group of the banned outfit ULFA. It is known to a few top leaders of the outfit and the cadres were isolated from the others. It was designed for hit and run type of operations...
  
  
• 28th Battalion (ULFA)
  28th Battalion (ULFA)
  The 28th Battalion is the most potent strike group of ULFA, the banned terrorist outfit of Assam. It is also called as the Kashmir Camp. It has its Head Quarter in Myanmar. It consists of three companies – Alpha led by Moon Bora alias Jiten Dutta, Bravo led by Sujit Moran and Charlie led by...