Operation Bajrang
| Operation Bajrang | |||||||
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| Part of Indian military operations against North-eastern militants | |||||||
Army Aviation helicopter during the operation | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Indian Army | ULFA | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lieutenant general Ajai Singh | Paresh Baruah | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 | 1,250 | ||||||
Operation Bajrang (28 November 1990 – 20 April 1991) was a military operation, conducted by the Indian army, in Assam, against the militant organization, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
Its primary objective was to flush out ULFA militants. It was launched without good intelligence, specific knowledge of the terrain, and other geographic advantages of the state. The army started the operation from the ULFA camps, but it wasn't successful, as the camps were deserted. Thus the operation did not succeed, and it was suspended after six months.
During the operation, there were numerous instances of army atrocities, including rape, torture, and killing of civilians, which was unearthed by several human rights organizations. The main outcome of the operation was that it forced the ULFA to leave their Central Headquarter (CHQ) and their General Headquarter (GHQ).