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{{Short description|Bodo militant}}

{{Infobox Criminal
| birth_name = Bishnu Basumatary<ref>{{cite news |last=Choudhury |first=Ratnadip |title=Didn't Surrender, But Ceased Fire, Says NLFB Leader M Batha |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/didnt-surrender-but-ceased-fire-says-nlfb-leader-m-batha-2493505 |access-date=24 May 2022 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=23 June 2021}}</ref>
| organization = [[National Democratic Front of Boroland]]
| criminal_status =
| birth_place = Oxiguri Gaon (Moinamata), <br> Kahitama, <br>[[Baksa district]], [[Assam]]
| judicial_status = Absconder
| reward_amount = ₹ 5 Lakh ($6,433)
| wanted_by = [[National Investigation Agency]]
}}
'''G Bidai''' (also known as '''Bishnu Gayari''' and '''Bishnu Goyari''') is the Commander and Vice-president of the militant outfit [[National Democratic Front of Boroland]] (NDFB).<ref>{{cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |title=Catch me if you can: Bidai |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/catch-me-if-you-can-bidai/cid/1396903 |access-date=25 May 2022 |work=Telegraph India |publisher=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date=8 January 2016}}</ref> He is on the [[National Investigation Agency]]'s (NIA)'s most wanted list, a primary [[Counter-terrorism|counter-terrorist]] task force of [[India]], with a bounty of Rupess 0.5 Million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hali |first=Sultan M. |title=Failure of Indian security forces in apprehending NDFB {{!}} Pakistan Today |url=https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/04/failure-of-indian-security-forces-in-apprehending-ndfb/ |access-date=25 May 2022 |date=4 August 2018}}</ref>

The [[Indian Army]] led several unsuccessful operations to kill or capture Bidai.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bhattacharyya |first=Rajeev |title=Assam Operation: Army Fails Again To Neutralise a Small Squad of Rebels |url=https://thewire.in/security/assam-operation-army-fails-again-to-neutralise-a-small-squad-of-rebels |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]] |date=26 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Basumatary |first=Rinoy |title=Army operation against NDFB-S 'army chief' G Bidai intensified |url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/army-operation-against-ndfb-s-army-chief-g-bidai-intensified.html |access-date=25 May 2022 |work=NORTHEAST NOW |date=23 April 2018}}</ref>

== Criminal acts ==
In 2014, while Bidai was deputy Army chief of the NDFB, killed Priya Basumatary, a class 10 student, on suspicion of being a police informer, at Dwimuguri village in the [[Chirang district]] of Assam.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dowerah |first=Simantik |title=The gruesome death of Priya Basumatary: Will Tarun Gogoi give her justice? |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/the-gruesome-death-of-priya-basumatary-will-tarun-gogoi-give-her-justice-1685027.html |access-date=24 May 2022 |publisher=Firstpost |date=28 August 2014 |language=en}}</ref> Her killing was video graphed by Bidai's partners, and the villagers were warned not to touch her body, otherwise they would face the same fate.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kashyap |first=Samudra Gupta |title=Assam horror: Militants shot her nine times, warned villagers not to touch her body |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/crime/militants-shot-her-nine-times-warned-villagers-not-to-touch-her-body/ |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |date=27 August 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

The killing of Priya Basumatary was widely protested and several civic bodies condemned and demanded a bravery award for her.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kashyap |first1=Anurag |title='The gunning down of 16-yr-old Priya should shame Assam government' |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/the-gunning-down-of-16-yr-old-priya-should-shame-assam-government/20140824.htm |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=24 August 2014 |language=en}}</ref> [[All Assam Students' Union|All Assam Students Union]] (AASU), All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), All Bodo Women's Welfare Federation, and [[Bodoland People's Front]] (BPF) arranged protested over the brutal killing.<ref>{{cite news |last=India |first=ANI |date=30 August 2014 |title=NDFB(S) militants killing triggers widespread protests |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/ndfb-s-militants-killing-triggers-widespread-protests-114083000481_1.html |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sengupta |first=Nandita |title=Gunning down of school girl in Assam: Troubling questions for Tarun Gogoi |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/gunning-down-of-school-girl-in-assam-troubling-questions-for-tarun-gogoi-1689739.html |access-date=25 May 2022 |publisher=Firstpost |date=31 August 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

Bidai was also involved in the massacre in [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]] districts on 23 December 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kashyap |first=Samudra Gupta |title=Assam massacre: Top NDFB(S) leader who led Kokrajhar attack killed in encounter |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/assam-massacre-top-ndfbs-leader-who-led-kokrajhar-attack-killed-in-encounter/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |date=10 January 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |title=NDFB commander-in-chief B Bidai behind attack on adivasis: Police |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ndfb-commander-in-chief-b-bidai-behind-attack-on-adivasis-police/articleshow/45740183.cms |access-date=25 May 2022 |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=3 January 2015}}</ref> Also, He was involved in the serial bombings in Assam on 31 October 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |title=Ranjan daimary: 2008 Assam serial blasts: CBI court convicts NDFB chief Ranjan Daimary, 13 Others |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/2008-assam-serial-blasts-cbi-court-convicts-ndfb-chief-ranjan-daimary-13-others/articleshow/67733323.cms |access-date=25 May 2022 |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=29 January 2019}}</ref>

== Wanted status ==
Speaking to [[The Indian Express]], in 2016, the then [[Director general of police]] (DGP) of Assam, Mukesh Sahay and [[Additional director general of police]] (ADGP) R. M. Singh announced an Rs. 5 Lakh of reward for Bidai.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kashyap |first=Samudra Gupta |title=NDFB(S) leaders based in Bhutan ordered attack in Assam: DGP |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/assam-attack-ndfbs-leaders-based-in-bhutan-ordered-attack-dgp-2958931/ |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |date=7 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=10 NDFB(S) militants killed in last 5 months: DGP |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/northeast/10-ndfb-s-militants-killed-in-last-5-months-dgp-65665.html |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=[[The Statesman (India)]] |date=27 May 2015}}</ref>

Bidai was also involved in the [[2008 Assam bombings]] that killed 88 civilians, injuring nearly 500 civilians,<ref>{{cite news |last=Gani |first=Abdul |title=NDFB Chief, 9 Others Sentenced To Life Imprisonment In 2008 Assam Serial Blasts Case |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-2008-assam-blast-case-ndfb-chief-9-others-get-life-imprisonment/324551 |access-date=25 May 2022 |publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India]] |date=14 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> in which 13 other NDFB leaders, cadres, and helpers including the NDFB Chairman [[Ranjan Daimary]] were convicted by the CBI ([[Central Bureau of Investigation]]) court. Bidai was declared as an absconder.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Pankaj |date=28 January 2019 |title=NDFB chief Daimary, 13 others convicted in 2008 serial blasts |publisher=[[The Telegraph (India)|Telegraph India]] |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/ndfb-chief-ranjan-daimary-14-others-convicted-in-2008-assam-serial-blasts-that-killed-88/cid/1683088 |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref>

Though Bidai is likely to come to the mainstream as per media reports, the [[National Investigation Agency|NIA]] still has listed him as most wanted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Case No : RC-01/2014/NIA/GUW |url=https://www.nia.gov.in/writereaddata/images/pdf/Absconders.pdf |website=[[National Investigation Agency]]}}</ref>

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Sylvin Thomas at 03:48, 1 April 2026