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May
In a significant development in Assam’s counter-insurgency legal framework, 35 former cadres of the banned National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB), including one of its most senior leaders M. Batha, were transferred from Guwahati Central Jail to Kokrajhar District Jail on Tuesday afternoon. The move marks a crucial step in the judicial handling of multiple high-profile cases tied to the insurgent group. The transfer follows the official handover of four ongoing cases by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to the jurisdiction of the Sessions Court in Kokrajhar. These cases — registered under Special NIA Case Nos. 01/2025, 06/2015, 01/2016, and…