The United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I) has refused any association in recruiting youths through social media.
On Wednesday, a statement issued alleged that the police and other forces have been creating fake Facebook accounts, and luring unemployed youths to join the group.
“We have been apprised about the some of the inputs that many people from media, police forces, youth organization have been falsely recruiting these youths and later these youths are shown arrested for their (police and forces) vested interest,” the statement read.
”ULFA wants to clear that they are not running any recruitment drive via social media,” it added.
The banned outlaws also warned of an “armed strike against those involved”.
Any more continuation of such conspiracy will definitely make ULFA launch an armed strike against those involved in the act. We have already recognized the people behind such acts,” the statement added.
The ULFA has been on a unilateral ceasefire since May 2021. It extended the ceasefire by another three months in November.