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Incidents and Statements involving KPLT: 2014

Date

Place
Incident

Nature of incident

January 1

Karbi Anglong

Two KPLT militants surrendered along with some arms in front of the SP and other District administration officials in Karbi Anglong.

Non-violent
January 3 Karbi Anglong

SFs arrested seven KPLT linkmen from Bokajan subdivision in Karbi Anglong District for their involvement in the recent violence in the district. All of them are linkmen of the KPLT and were carrying out subversive activities on behalf of the outfit.

Non-violent
January 4 Karbi Anglong

SFs arrested four KPLT linkmen from the Bokajan subdivision of Karbi Anglong district. Sub divisional Police officer (Bokajan) Sankar Raimedhi said the newly deployed 10 companies of CRPF, in association with Police, detained 40 persons from separate locations and started interrogation.

Statement
January 9 Karbi Anglong

Police arrested one KPLT militant, in connection with Khowani village killing on December 27 from an undisclosed location.

Non-violent
January 9 Karbi Anglong

The KPLT observed its raising day in two separate undisclosed locations - one at the central headquarters in east Karbi Anglong and the other at the general headquarters in west Karbi Anglong respectively, Ranam Lijang, 'general secretary in-charge' of the militant outfit informed.

Report
January 12 Karbi Anglong

Karbi Anglong Superintendent of Police, Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta announced the arrested of a KPLT "corporal" Sarhon Teron from Karbi Anglong. Mahanta further stated that the arrested militant led the Police to recreate the crime scene of the Khowanigaon attack which led to the Karbi-Rengma Naga violence.

Statement
January 23 Karbi Anglong

SFs arrested one KPLT militant, identified as Son Taro alias Bulet Taro, from the Langparpan area under Howraghat Police Station in Karbi Anglong District.

Non-violent
January 23 Karbi Anglong

KPLT has called for a 96-hour Karbi Anglong bandh starting January 24 from 5 a.m. The bandh has been called to boycott the Republic Day celebrations in the district. In a statement, KPLT's 'acting general secretary' Ranam Lijang termed the "Indian Republic as worthless body and...should be viewed as black day. People should abstain from observing Indian Republic day".

Violent
January 24 Karbi Anglong

SFs arrested a KPLT militant, Kensing Ronghang, from Karbi Anglong District.

Non-violent
January 25 Karbi Anglong

SFs arrested three KPLT cadres, 'area commander of Diring area' Bijoy Terang, Robin Engti, Lawrence Terang, from Dolamara locality under Borpathar Police Station of Karbi Anglong District. SFs recovered one 7,65 mm pistol and few bullets, four mobile phone and large quantity of extortion notes from them.

Nonviolent
January 31 Karbi Anglong

Suspected KPLT militants had abducted two buisneesman, Dhiman Choudhary alias Dhiman Lindo (30) [Karbi Anglong based] and Sudip Chanda (36), from Zerikingding area under the Zerikingding Police Station in Karbi Anglong District. KPLT 'publicity secretary', Nokmey Tungjang has, however, informed that the group was not involved with abduction of the duo.

violent
February 2 Karbi Anglong

Two KPLT militants were caught by the villagers of Samelangso area under Samelangso Police Station in Karbi Anglong District. They were later handed over to the Samelangso Police Station.

Non-violent
February 4 NS

The RNHPF said peace can return to Karbi Anglong District only if the Rengma Nagas are given constitutional protection or a political identity separate from the Karbis. Claiming responsibility for the killing of nine Karbi youths at Pachaspura in Dimapur on December 27, 2013, the RNHPF claimed that one of them was a KPLT arms smuggler while six others were newly trained militants.

Statement
February 6 Nagaon

Businessmen and local residents of Lanka area (Nagaon District) started an economic blockade against the two hills Districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao at Lanka citing the failure of SFs in rescuing abducted businessmen from the area.

Violent
February 20 Assam

In the past four years, militants called for 18 Assam bandh (general strike. In 2013 nine such bandhs were called, followed by four, three and two bandhs in 2011, 2010 and 2012 respectively. Out of 18, the ULFA had called for seven such bandhs.

Number of local bandhs called by militants stood at 75 (2010), 85 (2011), 79 (2012) and 113 (2013). The KPLT, a militant outfit operating from Karbi Anglong, has called the highest number (nine) of local bandhs during this period.

Statement
February 28 Karbi Anglong

SFs arrested two suspected KPLT linkmen, Orjen Ronghang (40) and Korop Ronghang (24), from Sanbe Teron Gaon in Karbi Anglong District.

Non-Violent
March 3 Karbi Anglong

SFs, in an encounter, killed one KPLT militant, Suleman Rongpi (22), under Anjul Pani area under Rongmongwe Police Station at Karbi Anglong District. Further, two KPLT militants, Joiram Timung (19) and John Timung (20), were arrested during the encounter.

Violent
March 5 Karbi Anglong

SFs arrested three suspected KPLT militants from Kheroni area in Karbi Anglong District. The Police also recovered two motor cycles (Pulsur) and one TVS bike, mobile phones and some amount of cash from their possession. The trio was arrested in connection with the January 31 Zerikinding abduction of two ginger traders Dhiman Lindo (30) and Sudip Chanda (35). According to sources, a total of INR 1.5 million were paid to the kidnappers by the family members of Sudip for their safe release. Sources also added that all the dealings were held at Lengri in Karbi Anglong District.

Non-Violent
March 12 NS

The KPLT has warned that Nagaland would be held responsible in case of any retaliatory action from Karbi Anglong to check intrusion of Naga people inside Assam. KPLT's statement came after an alleged incursion bid by a section of people from Nagaland inside forest area of Karbi Anglong and torching of two houses in a bordering village.

Condemning the "encroachment of Karbi Anglong land by people of Nagaland", KPLT 'general secretary' Ranam Lijang accused the people and government of Nagaland for illegal land grabbing and termed the recent bid as "motivated by evil intention.

Statement
March 13 Nagaland

Reacting to the warning issued by KPLT that Nagaland would be held responsible in case of any retaliatory action from Karbi Anglong to check intrusion of Naga people inside Assam, the JAC comprising of members from border villages in Dimapur said KPLT should "exhibit maturity and embrace realistic/logistic approach" before going to the media by "flexing muscles and threatening their neighbours".

Statement
March 20 Karbi Anglong

SFs, after an encounter, arrested a KPLT militant, Mansing Tokbi, from Model village in Karbi Anglong District. SFs recovered one with one 7.65 pistol, 7 live ammunition and one mobile hand set from him.

Non-violent
March 27 Karbi Anglong

SFs arrested two KPLT militants along with a linkman at Mentila near Diphu in Karbi Anglong District. The arrested militants were identified as Songja Teron and Longbiram Kramsa. The linkman was identified as Rohit Kramsa. SFs also recovered two 7.65 mm pistols, two magazines and six rounds of live ammunition their possession.

Non-violent
March 27 Karbi Anglong

SFs arrested a suspected KPLT extortionist Samson Rongpi in Karbi Anglong District. Samson Rongpi had demanded INR 300,000 from a Diphu based contractor.

Non-violent
April 6 Karbi Anglong

The KPLT, a Karbi Anglong-based militant group, called an indefinite Karbi Anglong bandh (shut down strike) from April 8, 2014. The KPLT called the bandh in protest against false promises made by Biren Singh Engti, MP from Karbi Anglong, and silence of candidates in poll fray on the outfit's autonomous State demand.

Non-violent
April 12 Karbi Anglong

The KPLT, a Karbi Anglong-based militant group, called off its three-day indefinite bandh, that began Tuesday. The outfit decided to call off the bandh and allow people to cast their votes as they wanted a representative from the constituency to raise their demand for a separate autonomous state in Parliament,

Non-violent
April 21 Karbi Anglong

A suspected cadre of KPLT was arrested after a brief encounter in Karbi Anglong District.

Non-Violent
May 2 Karbi Anglong

Police rescued five people who were abducted by suspected KPLT militants. The five persons were abducted at gunpoint by a 10 to 12-member group of KPLT from an IBP petrol pump in the Geleki area in Karbi Anglong District on National Highway 37 near Kaziranga National Park. The abductees were taken to an undisclosed hill range .The police said that they arrested suspected cadres of KPLT and with the information gathered from interrogation search was launched resulting in safe return of all five.

Non-Violent
May 14 Singhason hill/ Karbi Anglong

Indian Army and Assam Police personnel killed six militants of KPLT including its 'commander-in-chief', Bikash Teron alias Kangthur in a gun battle. The other cadres are yet to be identified. Two AK 47 rifles and one 12 bore repeater gun, two 9mm pistols, two hand grenades, 453 ammunition of AK 47 rifle, 40 ammunition of SLR and 84 ammunition of 9mm pistol have been recovered from the slain militants.

Violent
May 20 Block II/ Ri-Bhoi

KPLT is reportedly extorting money from the Khasi population residing in Block II, Ri-Bhoi District. KPLT has been openly demanding and threatening Khasi people who refuse to heed to the extortion threats. A resident of Umtleih village in Umsning of Ri-Bhoi District stated that he had received a call from the 'area commander' of the outfit on May 19 night demanding that each family of the village should pay INR 2000 each to the outfit. The 'Area Commander' also threatened that the outfit would not hesitate to kill those who refused to pay.

Non-Violent
May 22 NS

Agitated by death threat by KPLT on headman P Masharing of Umtlieh village in March, the KSU North Khasi Hills District threatened to avenge on Karbi people living in the State if the KPLT does not stop torturing the Khasi s in Block-II

Statement
May 25 Sangram/ Karbi Anglong

Area Commander' of Dihing area Mirjang alias Biren Hansey of KPLT killed by SFs in Sangram village in Karbi Anglong. An AK 56 rifle, two magazines and 35 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the area.

Violent
May 26 NS

AMKA offered to mediate between KSU and NGOs based in Karbi Anglong to stop KPLT from harassing Khasi's in Block-II in Ri-Bhoi District.

Non-Violent
May 27 Tumpreng Bazar / West Karbi Anglong

KPLT militants fired seven blank rounds at Tumpreng Bazar in West Karbi Anglong District as a warning to those who defy bandh call by KPLT, on May 28 in protest of killing of its cadre by SFs on May 25.

Non-Violent
June 5-6

Hamren/Karbi Anglong

Superintendent of Police (SP), Nityananda Goswami of Hamren Police Station in Karbi Anglong Hill District and his PSO Ratul Nunisa were killed in an ambush by suspected KPLT in the night of June 5 at Rongfu along the Assam-Meghalaya border in Karbi Anglong District. Their bodies were recovered in the morning of June 6.

Violent
June 6

NS

Additional Director-General of Police, A.P. Rout told The Hindu that cadres of two militant outfits, KPLT and United People's Liberation Front (UPLF), a new lesser-known militant outfit were suspected to be involved in the battle of June 5. Top intelligence sources, meanwhile, have refuted the claims of UPLA to be behind the incident, stating that "preliminary investigation into the incident has indicated KPLT's involvement and that there was specific inputs about their movement".

Statement
June 7 NS

Assam CM has directed the Police to intensify operations against KPLT insurgents in the wake of killing of Harman SP and PSO.

Statement
July 2 Dering/ Karbi Anglong

SFs arrested a KPLT militant Borsing Terang alias Borim Ingjay. One 7.65 mm pistol with magazine, one single barrel gun, two live rounds of ammunition, incriminatory documents including KPLT extortion notes were recovered.

Non-Violent
July 10 Diphu/Karbi Anglong

Biren Kakoti who was abducted on July 9 by suspected KPLT militants was rescued by SFs after KPLT militant Jeepsing Signar who was arrested from Disama reserve forest in Karbi Anglong District revealed A pistol and two bullets were recovered from him.

Non-Violent
July 14 NS

KPLT called for 40 hours Karbi Anglong strike on July 16 to mark its martyr's day.

Statement
July 24 Kharping Kro/ Karbi Anglong

Five militants of KPLT including 'general secretary' Ranam Lijang, Anglop Timung, Ramu Teron, Khor Sing Teron and Anjok Teron were arrested from Kharping Kro village in Karbi Anglong District. An AK-56 rifle, magazines with 44, 8 and 39 rounds of ammunition, a SLR, , a 303 rifle, a magazine with eight rounds of ammunition, a Lathod gun, three Chinese grenades were recovered.

Non-Violent
July 25 Karbi Anglong

Ex-militants of KPLT Kissan Rongpi alias Atur Hanse and Ram Teron alias Kirim Teron were arrested in Karbi Anglong for killing of school teacher in Diphu on July 10. A 9 mm pistol was recovered from them.

Non-violent
July 27 Diphu/ Karbi Anglong

KPLT militant Lun Sing Rohgang surrendered in Diphu in Karbi Anglong District with an AK 56 rifle and 95 rounds of ammunition.

Non-Violent
August 4 NS

KPLT may soon come over ground following the footstep of other surrendered militant organisations in Assam.

Non-Violent
August 9 NS

Date for hearing on the alleged killing of six KPLT militants in encounter with SFs on May 14 has been fixed on August 26 at the Inspection Bungalow of Lumbajung Development, Manja.

Statement
August 12 NS

KPLT will surrender before Karbi Anglong District administration to start a democratic struggle for a separate State of Hemprek Kanthim (self-ruled homeland).

Non-Violent
August 12 NS

chairman' of KPLT D. Kramsa, asked people of Karbi Anglong to observe Independence Day as KPLT have decided to withdraw the strike call for a political solution of the homeland issue.

Statement
August 13 Diphu/ Karbi Anglong

KPLT militant Rukasen Timung was arrested from Diphu town in Karbi Anglong District . One .22 pistol along with five live rounds were recovered from him.

Non-Violent
September 2 Nagaon

KPLT militants abducted guard of Chirang tea estate, Babul Bora from Nagaon District. The estate is owned by former ULFA leader Kalpajyoti Neog.

Non-Violent
September 3 Diphu/ Karbi Anglong

Three KPLT militants identified as Probhat Singnar, Rajib Singnar and Francis Terang surrendered at Diphu in Karbi Anglong and deposited a hand grenade

Non-Violent
September 3 Diphu/ Karbi Anglong

SP Mahanta stated that present strength of KPLT was 24.

Statement
September 27 Uttar Borbil/ Karbi Anglong

KPLT militant Wilson Rongphar was killed by Howraghat Police at Uttar Borbil locality in East Karbi Anglong District. A pistol was recovered from him. Police sources said a faction of KPLT had sent a demand note to the teachers of Binapani Higher secondary school located in Uttar Borbil (Karbi Anglong) demanding INR 400,000. The encounter ensued when the militants came to collect the money.

Violent

October 20

Langlaksho/Karbi Anglong

Two KPLT militants,'deputy commander in chief' Arkoi Bey and 'corporal' Jutang Rongphar was killed in an encounter with a joint team of Police and Army at Langlaksho in Karbi Anglong. Another militant was arrested and an AK-47 rifle and two pistols were recovered from the encounter area.

Violent

October 22

Langthu Rongphar/Karbi Anglong

villager identified as Deuri Hanse was killed by suspected KPLT militants at Langthu Rongphar village in Karbi Anglong. Villagers suspect he was killed by militants on suspicion of being a police informer.

Violent
October 29

Dokmoka/Karbi Anglong

A KPLT militant Jirjar Teron was arrested from Colony of Dokmoka Town in Karbi Anglong. One 7.65 mm pistol was recovered from him.

Non-Violent
November 4 Rangagoura

SFs arrested a KPLT 'area commander' Mukreng Beg alias Songriso Linjapo from Rangagoura.

Non-Violent
November 22 Rongtaru/ Karbi Anglong

Two KPLT militants were killed and another was arrested by a joint team of Police and Army at Rongtaru in Karbi Anglong District. Two AK-47 rifles and one pistol were recovered from them.

Violent
November 24 NS

KPLT is divided into 4 factions he first led by Teron is anti-talks faction and is concentrated in Bokajan subdivision, bordering Golaghat and Nagaon Districts. The second, led by Donri Kramsa, comprises 20 members and is pro-talks, third faction is led by Simmon Teron which is inactive right now and the fourth faction is led by Sojon Liding and works independently.

Statement
November 24 Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao

48 hour Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao bandh called by KPLT to protest against the killing of KPLT militants on November 22 brought life to a halt in both Districts.

Non-Violent
December 4 Raid Nongrung /Ri Bhoi District

KSU denounced the frequent atrocities being meted by the people of Raid Nongrung in Ri Bhoi District and the recent threats against the Umtlieh village Rangbah Shnong (headman) from the Karbi militants. KPLT militants, in the month of November, started demanding percentage from the agriculture produces of the Khasi Community in the area.

Non-violent
December 6 Nilalong /Diphu Police station /Karbi Anglong

Suspected militants of a faction of KPLT abducted two employees, identified as Hemai Bey and Bibison Rangpi, working in a rubber garden near Nilalong under Diphu Police station in Karbi Anglong District.

Violent
December 6 NS

69 KPLT cadres were arrested and another 15 were killed in different encounters and search operations with security forces during the year (2014).

Non-violent
December 10 Valughat Mantaro village /Dokmoka Police station / Karbi Anglong

One person, identified as Honor Kro, was killed by suspected KPLT militants in Valughat Mantaro village under Dokmoka Police station in Karbi Anglong District. According to the Police, suspected KPLT cadres dragged out Honor Kro from his house and axed him to death.

Violent
December 16 Guwahati

Forest Minister Rockybul Hussein stated that eight militant groups including KPLT was active in the State

Statement
December 16 Guwahati

Forest Minister said that 346 KPLT militants have been arrested from January 2001 to November 2014.

Statement
December 29 Karbi Anglong

Police arrested the 'finance secretary' of KPLT, identified as Sarpo Teron, from a village under Borlangfar Police Station in Karbi Anglong district.

Non-violent
December 30 Karbi Anglong

SFs arrested four KPLT militants arrested identified as Sinaram Rongphar (20), Jen Tisso (26), Sarmen Enghi (38) and Bibison Ronghang (21).

Non-violent

 

Note:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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