Heera Saraniya

Naba Kumar Saranyia
Member of the India Parliament
for Kokrajhar
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
Preceded by Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary
Personal details
Born May 01, 1969
Dighalipaar,
Baksa, Assam
Political party Independent
Spouse(s) Smti Barnali Baishya[1]
Children Sristisikha Saraniya[1]

Naba Kumar Saraniya (Assamese: নৱ কুমাৰ শৰণীয়া) alias Heera Saraniya (Assamese: হীৰা শৰণীয়া) is an Indian politician who is currently a Member of Parliament from the Lok Sabha. He is representing the Kokrajhar constituency in Assam from 2014 and won as an Independent Candidate in Lok Sabha elections 2014.[1][2][3]

Earlier Saraniya was the commander of the 709 battalion of ULFA. He was said to be one of the most dreaded militants in Assam. He hails from Dighalipaar village under Tamulpur police station in Baksa district of Assam. He joined the outfit in 1990.

Family background

Saraniya’s father is dead and he is the eldest among four brothers and two sisters. Both sisters are in their twenties.......The saraniyas own 15 bighas of land and are fairly well-off. They live in a typical Assamese house.[4]

The Diary

On Nov 17, 2005, 10 army personnel from the Dumuni cob (Company Operating Base) were able to recover Saraniya’s diary along with some arms, ammunitions, cash and cash-demand letter at Jala Gaon in the newly formed Baska district.[5] The diary reveals Bhutan’s one-time collusion with the outfit and the ULFA’s deep-seated ire against India.[4]

Arrest

On August 20, 2012, Guwahati city police arrested Heera Saraniya along with 3 other person in charge of Robbery, Kidnap and Murder.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dreaded Militant turns Member of Parliament with Historical Record win". Times of Assam. May 18, 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. ↑ CORRESPONDENT, SPECIAL (May 18, 2014). "Kokrajhar elects a non-Bodo for first time". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Sethi, Aman (May 16, 2014). "In Assam, a thumping victory means more uncertainty". Business Standard. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rehman, Teresa (Jan 27, 2007). "Seek Revenge". Tehelka. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "How the Army got the diary". Tehelka. Nov 17, 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Pro-Talk ULFA Leader Heera Saraniya arrested for Kidnap, murder & robbery". Times of Assam. August 21, 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.