Ashanta Baghphukan (Assamese: অশান্ত বাঘফুকন) (born: 1963), (real name Tarun Phukan), was the Organising Secretary of ULFA, the banned terrorist group of Assam.
[3] The move was largely condemned by the People's Committee of Peace in Assam, who view the police action as a way to stop questions regarding the 'missing' leaders.
[citation needed][5] Among Ashanta's wife Malina, the women who participated in the fast were: Jnama Moran, Padumi Timungpi, Manomati Barman, Anima Devi, and Menaka Changmai.
Though remaining unnamed, a video surfaced of Ashanta Baghphukan's daughter, reportedly still seeking information regarding her fathers' disappearance.
Having been allegedly taken for charges of Terrorism, the wives of the missing men were demanding a case against the government upon the basis of human-rights violations.
[3] Ashanta, along with five other senior ULFA leaders: Robin Neog, Bening Rabha, Nilu Chakraborty, Ponaram Dihingia, and Naba Changmai went missing during "Operation All Clear."
They occurred in the following cities within the Indian State of Assam: Makum, Tinsukia, Bamungopha, Bongaigaon, Rangjuli, Kathalguri, Digboi, and Guwahati.
[2] It is worth noting that it is not clear when Ashanta Baghphukan joined the terrorist organization and that there are a scourge of attacks precipitating those in 2003 following ULFA's emergence in 1988.