Drishti Rajkhowa
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Drishti Rajkhowa | |
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| Born | Manoj Rabha Rongjuli, Goalpara, Assam, India |
| Status | Surrendered |
| Other names | Drishti Asom[1] |
| Years active | 1988-2020 |
| Organization | United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) |
| Parent(s) | Dhaneswar Rabha, Sushuila Rabha, killed by secret killers[2] |
Drishti Rajkhowa (Assamese: দৃষ্টি ৰাজখোৱা) alias Drishti Asom, (Real name: Manoj Rabha)[3] was until 2011 the Commander of the 109 battalion of ULFA, the banned outlawed group of Assam. He is said to be one of the close confidantes of the group's commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah and an RPG expert.[4] He is also a central committee member of the group.[5] In November 2011, ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah promoted him as the deputy commander-in-chief along with Bijay Das alias Bijay Chinese, forming a new central committee after Arabinda Rajkhowa and his followers involved with Lateral talk to government of India.[6]
Secret killing of family
On the night of 9 March 1999, Drishti Rakhowa's parents Dhaneswar Rabha and Sushila Rabha were killed by SULFA, behind the mask of the Secret killings of Assam. Since then, the parental home of Drishti remained 'no person land'.[9]
Surrender Rumor
Though Drishti Rajkhowa surrendered in 2020, a news portal, Times of Assam, published a report in 2016 that Drishti Rajhkhowa will leave the outfit.[10]