Incidents involving National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)

2010

• August 29: Two drivers, Chiring Phukan and Nirmal Chandra Borgohai of a goods train bound for Bhalukpung in Arunachal Pradesh from Assam, were abducted by armed militants belonging to the NDFB near Gamani in Sonitpur District, official sources said. This is the first incident of its kind in the State.

The HNLC maintains an on-and-off relationship with the NSCN-IM, NDFB and NLFT, according to the ADGP (Meghalaya) who also said the outfit's nexus with ULFA is not yet ascertained. At present, the HNLC has around 50 active cadres, but each one of them does not have arms and ammunitions. "The figure might not be accurate as it is based on our assessment on sightings and technical intercepts," Jain said. The outfit has its camps at Maulvi Bazar, Sylhet and Chittagong Hill Tract of Bangladesh. Many of its leaders are into betel nut plantations and own stone quarries in the neighbouring country.

• August 28: Two cadres of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB were shot dead in an encounter with Security Forces in two separate incidents in Kokrajhar District. One militant was killed at Nayekgaon village. A 9mm pistol, seven live rounds of bullets, one empty cartridge, one Chinese grenade and two magazines were recovered from the possession of the slain militant. In a separate incident, another NDFB militant was shot dead at Duligaon in Parbhatjhora subdivision.

• August 25: The Union Minister said that it is a matter of great satisfaction that a number of groups are engaged in talks with the Government of India. Among them are NSCN-IM, pro-talk faction of the NDFB, Nunisa faction of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD), Black Widow (BW), United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), Kuki National Organization (KNO) and United Peoples Front (UPF), he said. H further added, "We have appointed two Interlocutors: RS Pandey to talk to the NSCN (IM) and PC Haldar to talk to NDFB (PT), DHD (Nunisa), DHD (J), KLNLF, UPDS and ANVC, besides ULFA [United Liberation Front of Asom]."

• August 24: Shillong Times reports that in a large number executives of tea estates in north Assam Districts of Baksa, Sonitpur, and Udalguri are being constantly bothered by callers who identify themselves as members of militant groups, asking for huge sums of money. This has prompted the industry officials to ask the Police for security cover. A tea industry source informed that the callers, who claim to be either members of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) or some Adivasi militant groups, often demand money from tea executives posted in north Assam gardens creating a fear psychosis among them.

• August 17: Arunachal Pradesh Police claimed to have arrested one of the seven abductors of the IFS official from Maharashtra, Vilas Bardekar. Birmal Basumatari (24) was arrested at Tezpur in Sonitpur District. Birmal Basumatari confessed that he along with six other Bodo militants had abducted the senior IFS official when he entered the forest in West Kameng District to study butterfly species, Police said.

  Anti-talk faction of the NDFB ‘chairman’, Ranjan Daimary, was remanded to judicial custody by the Guwahati TADA Court. Daimary was asked to be produced in the court again on September nine for further orders.

• August 15: The Assam Government on August 15 asked the ULFA and NDFB militant groups to accept the offer for talks to end the insurgency problem afflicting the State. Addressing the Independence Day function at the Latasil playground here, caretaker Chief Minister Bhumidhar Barman said, "The government is sincere in its efforts and hopeful that ULFA and NDFB outfits respond positively to the offer and sit for negotiation and help in restoring peace in the state".

• August 13: Two cadres belonging to anti-talks faction of the NDFB surrendered at the Thakurbari military garrison in Sonitpur District. They surrendered two AK-56 rifles, two magazines and 15 rounds of live ammunition.

• August 11: Sangai Express reports that the KLO, Manipur People's Liberation Front (MPLF), NDFB, National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), Tripura Peoples' Democratic Front (TPDF) and the ULFA called for a general shut down, and asked people in the Northeast region to boycott the Independence Day celebrations on August 15.

Security Forces claimed to have foiled an attempt by the NDFB militants to blow up the railway track between Kamakhya and Jogighopa railway stations in following recovery of a powerful bomb from a group of cadres of the outfit in Goalpara District.

Security sources informed that five NDFB militants were arrested from their hideout at Amjunga near Dhupdhara in Goalpara District the same day and an IED weighing five kilogram was recovered from them along with a revolver and ammunition.

The Army and Police neutralised an arms manufacturing factory of the NDFB at Rangapara in Sonitpur District and arrested two women cadres of the outfit.

• August 10: Arunachal Pradesh asked the Union Government to fence the India-Myanmar border to check the movement of militants from India's Northeast who have set up base in the dense forests of the State. Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister, Tako Dabi, in Agartala said the ULFA, the NDFB, the NSCN-IM and NSCN-K have set up their base camps in the forests of Arunachal Pradesh.

• August 9: A NDFB cadre, Mintu Daimary (26), was arrested by SFs from near Dangtol railway station in Chirang District when he was on his way to collect extortion money from a trader, reported Telegraph.

A NDFB militant, Janil Brahma, was arrested in a joint operation launched by the Army and local Police from Tulsijhora village in Kokrajhar District.

• August 8: Security arrangements in and around the city of Guwahati has been strengthened in view of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15, reports Sentinel. The recent subversive activities by ULFA and NDFB, particularly the blast at Goalpara and recovery of grenades at Guwahati Railway Station premises, have prompted the District administration to install regular checking posts outside the station. Sources also confirmed that the strength of CRPF and paramilitary forces in the city has been increased.

• August 6: The intelligence sources confirmed that the HNLC is planning "something big" which might shock the Shillong city this time. The outfit, after losing its ground a few years ago, is desperate to make its presence felt once again in the city, sources said. "Once it is able to develop the fear psychosis in the minds of the people, they would be able to extort money from the city's non-tribal businessmen," sources said claiming that extortion drive by HHLC has been totally wiped out. Meanwhile, the sources have not denied any nexus between HNLC and jehadi outfits like al Qaeda for subversive acts. There is also strong suspect about HNLC getting arms from the NDFB and NSCN-IM. "As per our information, HNLC does not have enough arms," the sources said.

• August 5: Telegraph reports the anti-talks faction of the NDFB is touring Nepal to set up base there and carry forward its armed movement for a 'sovereign' Bodoland, just months after setting up its general headquarters in Myanmar. According to documents available with the daily, the outfit's general meeting held in July had decided on the move. A six-member group of the outfit under the leadership of "Lieutenant" G. Onthao visited Nepal recently for a survey to set up the new hideout. "The outfit has already set up its general headquarters in Myanmar some time ago with the help of Manipur-based insurgent outfit, Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL)," a senior Police official said. George Basumatary, a key accused in the October 30 serial blasts in the State, is currently looking after the general headquarters at Myanmar with about 40 cadres.

One suspected militant belonging to anti-talk faction of the NDFB was shot dead by Assam Rifles during an encounter at Asrabari inside the Rowta Reserve Forest under Mazbat Police Station in Udalguri District. However, two cadres of the outfit managed to escape leaving behind one sophisticated rifle in the encounter site. Later, the troops recovered one pistol of 7.65-mm calibre with two magazines, one semi-automatic Chinese-made M 21 rifle of 7.62 calibre along with 18 rounds of ammunition, three hand grenades, 15 kilograms of RDX, one radio set, ten detonators, and two magazines of 9 mm Carbine with twenty rounds of ammunition.

A bag containing 10 hand grenades was found at Guwahati railway station, raising fears of militant attacks in the run-up to Independence Day (August 15), reports Telegraph. A Government Railway Police (GRP) constable spotted the bag around 2.30 am. Senior officials and a bomb disposal squad rushed to the spot. On examination, the bomb experts said these were .36 high explosive grenades. It is suspected that the grenades were brought in by either ULFA or NDFB militants to carry out strikes in the city ahead of Independence Day.

• August 3: Four women cadres of the anti-talk faction of NDFB were arrested along with a two-year-old child by a team led by Superintendent of Police Jitmol Doley at the Assam State Transport Corporation bus stop in Tezpur in Sonitpur District. They were proceeding to Myanmar via Nagaland. Letters by a NDFB leader regarding bomb blast plans were recovered from them, official sources said. Police also recovered INR 1.2 million in cash believed to be extortion money as well besides the letters of NDFB's '3^rd battalion' faction.

The recovered documents included six letters of NDFB 'vice-chairman' G Risikhang about 'resolutions' of the 'battalion' taken on May 10 and June 17 last to carry out bomb blasts on major bridges to disrupt communication and vital installations in Assam, besides proposals for sending certain NDFB militants to Myanmar. A cellular phone was also recovered containing numbers of senior NDFB cadres and outfit's headquarters in different parts of Assam. The women were to hand over the money to yet unidentified persons for supplying arms, ammunition and explosives, the sources said.

Contrary to reports of the INR 50 million ransom demands by Bodo militants to ensure his release, senior forest official Vilas Bardekar on August 3 said the militants did not seek any money from the Maharashtra Government. "The militants holding AK-47s never demanded money neither from me and I think nor from Maharashtra government. They thought I was from the media following which they kidnapped me and kept me in their camps," the officer said when asked if there was truth in the reports about his abductors seeking huge ransom for his release. The officer was released on August 2 at Dhekiajuli, Assam.

• August 2: Police recovered a crude bomb weighing nearly 2.5 kilogrammes from Gukulkata under Gossaigaon subdivision in Kokrajhar District, according to Telegraph. According to sources, some villagers noticed a bomb-like object near the boundary wall of the house of a 'commander' of the pro-talk faction of the NDFB, Loknath Narzary, and informed the Police. Narzary was not home at that time as he stays at a designated camp. The Police then recovered the handmade crude bomb with a wire connected to it from a nearby bamboo grove and bomb experts later defused it.

• August 1: The Indian Forest Service (IFS) official of the Maharashtra cadre, V.S. Bardekar, who was abducted from a village in Arunachal Pradesh by the anti-talks faction of the NDFB, was released at Dhekiajuli in Assam. Militants abducted Bardekar from Daimara village of West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering Assam's Sonitpur District, on May 12. Sources said the abductors released him after a INR 10.4 million ransom which was scaled down from INR 50 million. The Director-General of Police of Arunachal Pradesh, Kanwaljit Deol, confirmed Bardekar's release but did not mention the ransom.

Confusion prevails over the identity of the outfit that triggered a blast in Goalpara on July 30. Suspicion has fallen on the ULFA and the anti-talks faction of the NDFB, according to Telegraph. A central intelligence source said Goalpara Police appeared to be confused as Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram had on July 30 condemned the attack without specifying any outfit. Director-General of police Shankar Barua has rushed to Goalpara and taken up the investigation to end the confusion before zeroing in on a militant group, the source said.According to him, ULFA and the anti-talks faction of the NDFB after being marginalised have been seeking each other's support to survive.

The outfits have been on extortion drives jointly in lower Assam districts, particularly in Goalpara and Kamrup. Sources said at the instance of the 'commandant' of '109^th battalion' of ULFA, Drishti Rajkhowa, Gulit Das and Pradeep Basumatary of the battalion had been operating an extortion network in Goalpara since March 2010. Rajkhowa has been camping in Bangladesh and Das was acting as the de facto 'commandant' of the ULFA battalion, they said.

• July 30: At least five CRPF troopers were killed and 33 others injured, when the ULFA triggered an IED blast by damaging a bus at Bhalukdubi under Goalpara District. Anu Buragohain, who introduced himself as the 'spokesperson' of ULFA, called up a local television channel claiming that the blast was carried out by the outfit. He said though ULFA had 'remained quiet' for some time, Security Forces continued to target its cadres and that is why it had retaliated. He warned of more such strikes. Intelligence sources, however, did not rule out the possibility of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB militants executing the blast at the behest of ULFA. "The precision of the execution certainly points to such a possibility," a source said.

Two NDFB militants, Sonaram Basumatary and Ramesh Rabha were arrested by the Kamrup Police from Boko area of Kamrup District. Two 9-mm pistols and some ammunition were recovered from their possession, Police sources said.

Security has been beefed up in lower Assam ahead of Independence Day following intelligence reports that NDFB and ULFA militants would carry out subversive activities, according to Shillong Times. The militants have brought in huge quantities of RDX and other explosives in the region, official sources said quoting the reports. The explosives were suspected to have been brought to Guwahati, Goalpara or South Kamrup and search operations have been intensified in these areas.

'Publicity cell' of the outfit was neutralised in Guwahati. An 'assistant publicity and information secretary', B. Barbai alias Bakul Brahma alias B. Bihung, was arrested at Lankeswar under Jalukbari Police Station. A woman cadre, identified as Sushmita Brahma alias Sanshri Sushmita, was arrested along with him. The Police said Sushmita was a hardcore cadre of the outfit and had received arms training in Bangladesh. A laptop, a printer, a portable Digital Video Disc player, two cellular phones and 11 Subscriber Identity Module cards were recovered from their possession.

The Tea Association of India (TAI) has sent a distress message to the Assam Government seeking security in the wake of extortion notices being served by anti-talks faction of the NDFB and All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) to several of its member gardens in Sonitpur and Darrang Districts recently. Sources in TAI, which has around 90 member gardens in Assam, said that the matter had been taken up at the highest level. The sources said the NDFB had recently served extortion notices to a few executives of Chikonmati and Panbari tea estates. A couple of days ago, militants armed with pistols and revolvers had abducted a senior staff member of Panbari, head clerk Kamal Das. He was released the next morning on payment of ransom, the sources added.

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that the anti-talk factions of the ULFA and the NDFB might be responsible for July 30 bomb blast in Goalpara District in Assam where CRPF troopers were killed. He said that the personnel were targeted when they were returning from an Army training centre. Chidambaram said that a faction each of the ULFA and the NDFB had not joined the peace process. "These groups may be behind the blast today," he added.

P. Chidambaram said factions of ULFA and NDFB were not ready for talks with the Centre, added Telegraph. He was speaking at the monthly presentation of his Ministry's report card on July 30. "Not all rebel groups have come to the table. One faction of the NDFB and another of Ulfa are against talks," Chidambaram told reporters. Terming this incident as "very sad", Chidambaram said it was still unclear who perpetrated the attack on the CRPF convoy.

• July 29: The anti-talks faction of the NDFB is recruiting tech-savvy youths to carry out their illegal activities through cyberspace. The report adds that four NDFB cadres, Gautom Boro alias Lucky alias Jasolau, Anjalu Brahma, Parikhit Boro and Phunkha Basumatary were arrested by the SFs in Guwahati. All four hail from Udalguri District. A laptop and six cellular phones were recovered from their possession. Police said Parikhit (22) is a fourth semester student of Computer Science of National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) while Anjalu Brahma (21) is pursuing Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) at B. Borooah College. "From the interrogation of the accused we came to know that the outfit is recruiting educated and tech-savvy youths for carrying out its activities through the Internet," a Police source said. The Police are also investigating whether the militants had plans to carry out strikes in the city in the run-up to Independence Day.

Three NDFB cadres were arrested by the Army in Baksa District. Two of them, Jeet Basumatary (20) and Rojen Narzary (19) were arrested from Kumarikata and 2.5 kilogramme explosives recovered from their possession. Their arrest led to the arrest of Thomas Murmu (22) from Paharpur. About 500 grammes of explosives were recovered from his possession. The trio was produced in Nalbari court on July 30.

• July 27: The Police sources said ULFA and NDFB militants might be holed up in the city waiting for an opportunity to set off bombs and other violent activities, adding, "The ULFA and NDFB may also take the help of other militant groups like the KLO, PLA, etc." Sources said strict security arrangements would continue till August 15.

Five suspected NDFB linkmen were arrested by the Dhemaji Police from various parts of the Dhemaji District.

• July 26: Four Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel, including an assistant commander, were killed and three others injured in an ambush by the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB at Amlaiguri under Panbari Police Station in Chirang District along Bhutan border. A Police spokesperson said militants of the NDFB attacked a vehicle of the SSB's 15^th Battalion. "The NDFB militants later decamped with two rifles and two pistols from the dead troopers," Inspector General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said. The SSB is deployed to guard the 605-kilometre-long India-Bhutan border in the Assam sector.

An anti-talk faction of the NDFB camp was neutralised during a joint operation launched by the Assam Police and Army at Panjuri under Dokmoka Police Station in Karbi Anglong District. The source further stated that though exchange of firing occurred between the joint operation team and the NDFB cadres, four militants managed to escape from the spot taking advantage of dense forest. The security sources claimed that two of them were believed to be injured during the encounter. One lethod launcher, lethod grenade, 55 live AK-47 and six rounds of 303 rifle's ammunition were recovered from the incident site. Besides, extortion receipt books and a constitutional book of the NDFB outfit were found from the camp, the Army sources stated.

• July 25: Security sources said that the entire India-Bangladesh border is still not fenced and though the strength of the Border Security Force (BSF) has been increased, there is need for further increasing of the strength of the border guarding force so that one Border out Post (BOP) of the force is visible from the next. There is urgent need for increasing patrolling in the riverine international border. Sources pointed out that the NDFB militants arrested recently admitted that some touts are operating along the international border, who help the militants to cross the border and so far, the Police and SFs have not been able to bust the network of such touts on both sides of the border.

Two hard core militants of the anti-talk faction of the NDFB were arrested by the Army while they were carrying out extortion in the areas of Tangla, Dimakuchi and Bhergaon area of the Udalguri District, reports Sentinel. Nersws Boro, a resident of village of Shashtrapara under Tangla Police Station red handed while he was indulging in extortion from traders in Dimakuchi market and recovered a locally made pistol and extortion letters of the NDFB from his possession.

On the basis of the information revealed by the arrested militant, Shamla Boro of Village Rowmari No. 2 under Khairabari Police Station was arrested on July 25 and recovered a locally made pistol with several live rounds of ammunition from his possession along with extortion pads and rubber stamp of the outfit. Both the arrested militants confessed and divulged their link with the NDFB and their involvement with the extortion drive in Tangla and Bhergaon area.

• July 20: SFs recovered a bomb-like object, believed to be from the World War II era; from the Kamenbari area along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Sonitpur District.Police said the 100 kilogramme object was kept hidden in the area by cadres of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB. "From the rusting on the surface we can assume that it is probably a bomb of the World War II era," Sonitpur Additional Superintendent of Police C.K. Nath said.

• July 19: Army Chief General V. K. Singh on said he was confident that the NDFB would come to the negotiating table if they are "handled properly". "I am quite sure if handled properly, they NDFB would come to the negotiating table or they will surrender," V.K Singh told reporters in Shillong after calling on Meghalaya Governor R S Mooshahary during his visit to the State.

A cadre of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB, Jayanta Narzary (30), was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Amteka Chauthang Bazar in Bijni subdivision of Chirang District. One 7.65-mm pistol, two magazines and five rounds of live ammunition and several documents were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.

All major Police Stations and camps of the SFs in the insurgency afflicted States of the Northeast have been put on red alert following intelligence reports that the major militant groups of Manipur have come to the rescue of the decimated militant organisations of the region in general and Assam in particular, according to Nagaland Post. Quoting reports from The Hindu, this fear was confirmed by the recent arrests of some militant leaders in Manipur. The Police and the CRPF on July 16 jointly arrested three hardcore militant leaders along with foreign currencies, INR. 0.1 million in cash, two laptops, three pen drives and a Bangladeshi passport. They were picked up shortly after three bombs were planted in Guwahati, Assam allegedly by the anti-talk faction of the NDFB.

• July 17: The NDFB denied its involvement in July 15 bomb blast at Fancy Bazar, Guwahati and accused the State machinery of blaming the outfit needlessly.

• July 15: Troop claimed of having established a link between the NDFB and the Manipur-based People's Liberation Army (PLA) with the arrest of three PLA militants, including self-styled captain R.K. Tumba alias Benjamin, from a rented house at Chandmari in Guwahati. A CRPF official involved in the operation said documents indicating links between the two outfits had been recovered from the arrested militants. The official said all police stations in lower Assam, where the NDFB had a presence, had been alerted to the possibility of strikes. He said notwithstanding the alerts, the militants had an advantage over security forces as they could decide the time and place of the strikes. "Impeccable intelligence, and not just the number of security personnel at our command, is the only guard against such attacks. In this cat-and-mouse game, you win some but you also lose some," he added.

• July 12: Assam Environment and Forest Minister Rokybul Hussain informed the State Legislative Assembly that militants killed 1,549 civilians and 205 Security Forces (SFs) between 2001 and June 2010. In the armed encounters between the SFs and the militants of ULFA, NDFB, KLNLF etc, 1,703 militants were killed during this period. 144 innocent persons were killed when SFs opened fire to bring law and order situation under control during the period.

The Minister said that in the incidents of encounter between the SFs and the militants, 26 civilians were killed during the period. During this period, 2,043 ULFA cadres, 899 NDFB cadres and 102 KLNLF cadres surrendered before the Government and 10,242 members of various militant outfits were arrested. He also told the House that so far six ULFA leaders and 53 cadres of the outfit are in jail and between January 1, 2010 and June 30, 2010 two of its leaders and 164 cadres were released on bail. The Government is interested in holding talks with ULFA, he said.

Further, he said the House that six militant outfits are active in the State at present. These organisations include-ULFA, NDFB, All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA), Hmar People''s Convention- Democracy (HPC-D), Muslim United Liberation Tiger of Assam (MULTA) and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM). According to him seven new outfits are active - Liberation Democratic Council of Mising Land (LDCM), United Tribal Liberation Front (UTLF), United Tribal Revolutionary Army (UTRA), Dimasa National Liberation Front (DNLF), Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA), Hills Tiger Force (HTF) and Santhal Tiger Force (STF) have come to light, said the Minister.

• July 11: A suspected cadre belonging to anti-talks faction of the NDFB was killed in an encounter with the Police and Army at Sapoi Rowmari in Sonitpur District bordering Arunachal Pradesh. Police sources said the slain militant, who is yet to be identified, threw a grenade but it didn’t explode.

• July 10: NDFB militant was killed in an encounter with SFs at the Hijuguti area under Rangapara Police Station in the same District. An AK-56 rifle and ammunition were recovered from the slain militant, who is yet to be identified.

  An NDFB militant suspected to have been involved in the July 8 blast which caused the derailing of the Kolkata-bound Garib Rath Express was arrested by SFs in Chirang District. The militant was identified as Edward Shrampani.

• July 9: An IED weighing nearly 15 kilogrammes was recovered and subsequently defused by Assam Rifles near Nagda market at Itakhola in Sonitpur District. It was packed in an LPG cylinder and was put inside a Hume pipe supporting a culvert on a road. Army sources said they suspect the NDFB hand in the incident.

• July 8: At least one person was killed and six wounded in an explosion on a railway track at Babubil in Kokrajhar District that ripped apart a coach of a passenger train, officials said. Police blamed the NDFB for the blast. The train blast took place even as the Assam Government in the evening of July 7 evening sounded an alert with intelligence inputs of serial explosions by the NDFB. A Police spokesperson said radio intercepts of the NDFB revealed a plan to trigger a wave of blasts across Assam, mainly targeting trains, bridges, and other vital installations, besides Security Forces and public places.

  Two NDFB cadres, Sukleswar Basumatary and Sansuma Daimary surrendered before Seema Sashastra Bal training camp at Salonibari, in Sonitpur District, reports Shillong Times. They deposited an AK-47 rifle with three rounds of ammunition and a walkie- talkie set, officials said.

  The Ex- Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) Welfare Society today demanded that the Government should arrest United Democratic People's Front (UDPF) spokesman Pradip Kumar Daimary who is also the MCLA of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) for his alleged nexus with the rebel outfit NDFB.

  The anti-talks faction of the NDFB said that they could not be stopped despite the tall claims of the Government. The NDFB statement said the attack was in response to the shabby treatment meted out to its leader Ranjan Daimary and the killing of innocent Bodo youths by the SFs. This had led to the outfit losing its patience and forcing it into triggering the blast. It also said since its cadres were ready to die for Bodoland, the Government should take the initiative to resolve the genuine demands of the outfit submitted to the Union Government in May 2008. SFs described the action as NDFB's way of showing it existed and couldn't be trifled with even if its leader, Daimary, was in jail.

• July 7: Several long-distance trains, including Rajdhani Express, were stranded at various stations in lower Assam and Bengal from 9am in the wake of a three-hour rail rook (shut down) called by the Ex-BLT. Welfare Society and Surrendered NDFB Welfare Association, demanding proper implementation of the Bodo Accord. Several ex-BLT and surrendered NDFB cadres sat along the tracks, holding banners and placards, in Kokrajhar and Goreswar rail stations

• July 6: Two NDFB cadres, identified as Shukra Basumatari (26) and Bimal Sing Basumatary (28), were shot dead by the SFs in an encounter inside the Rowta Reserve Forest under Mazbat Police Station in Udalguri District. Two militants lobbed grenade on the SFs before they were shot dead. The Police recovered two 9-mm pistols with 8 live rounds of ammunitions, two hand grenades, three cellular phones and 30 kilograms of ammonia nitrate, 24 numbers of batteries of 1.5 watts with flexible wires from their possession of the slain militants.

  An employee of Gouripur P.B. College of Dhubri District and a local Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) party leader, Barindra Bhuyan (51), died of his injuries. Two motor-cycle borne NDFB militants had fired at him on June 26.

  A NDFB linkman, Mukta Boro, was arrested by the SFs from Namkhola Village under Khairabari Police Station in Darrang District. During search of his house a pistol, some ammunition and blank extortion leaflets were recovered by the Army.

  SFs claimed of having foiled a plan by the anti-talks faction of the NDFB to carry out blasts in Assam following the recovery of a huge quantity of explosive materials in Udalguri District. The consignment, containing 30 kilogramme ammonium nitrate, 24 batteries and a bundle of flexible wires, besides two pistols and grenades, was recovered from the possession of the slain duo. Udalguri Superintendent of Police A.K. Tiwari said that going by the huge arms haul, it was almost certain that the militants were trying to carry out blasts.

• July 5: Sentinel reports that a growing number of misguided youth in Assam and the Northeast, having initially joined militant outfits, are returning to the mainstream society, according to. Seven cadres of anti-talks faction of the NDFB gave up arms at a ceremony in Golaghat District on an unspecified date. Those who surrendered included the self-styled 'commander' Vishal Brahma, 'Sergeant' Ajoy Basumatary, Arun Daimary and several others.

• July 3: A cadre belonging to anti-talks faction of the NDFB, identified as self-styled 'sergeant major', Sinthong Narzary (25), was killed in an encounter with joint forces of the Army and Police at Narayanpur in Chirang District.

• July 2: A NDFB militant was shot dead by the police in an encounter at Kahirabari in Baksa District of Assam. A 7.65 mm pistol, a Chinese grenade, a bicycle fitted with IED and a bag of iron nails with explosive powder were recovered. Another militant managed to escape. The two had planned to trigger blasts in and around Tamulpur Bazaar.

• July 1: A NDFB linkman, Surojit Narjary alias Dabul (35), was arrested by the Security Forces at Simultapu of Kokrajhar District along with a cash of INR 1.8 million, reports Sentinel. The money was extorted from the civilians by anti-talk faction of the NDFB in Assam and was headed towards West-Bengal.

The Union Government in New Delhi extended the ceasefire agreements with the pro-talk faction of the NDFB and Nunisa faction of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) for six months till December 31, reports Assam Tribune. The Suspension of Operation (SoO) Agreement between the Union Government and the two outfits expired on June 30, 2010.

• June 29: "Bodoland, as demanded by the NDFB, will ensure security and rights of all linguistic ethnic groups living within this land and no one should have doubts regarding this," said Govinda Basumatary alias B Swmkhwr, 'general secretary' of NDFB-Progressive while addressing a group of media persons of Bodoland Journalists' Association at the designated camp of the outfit at Chandana village under Udalguri Police Station.

• June 28: One NDFB linkman was arrested by the Army, who was sent to extort INR 0.5 million from a tea estate manager in Sonitpur on an unspecified date. In another incident, another NDFB linkman was arrested by the Army, while he tried to extort INR 300, 000 from a contractor at Mazbat in Udalguri District. There have been many other such incidents in the past few days where the proactive and timely action of the SFs based on information from extortion victims have led to the arrest of such extortionists.

Two cadres of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB, Sunil Mochahari (23), and Kanen Daimari (25), were arrested by SFs from near the Mazbat railway station in Udalguri District.

• June 25: One surrendered NDFB cadre, Indrajit Brahma, was killed by unidentified assailants at Gauripur in Dhubri. The surrendered NDFB demanded a judicial inquiry into the killing of its member.

• June 23: Two NDFB militants were shot dead by SFs and a camp belonging to the outfit was neutralised in Sonitpur District. A Chinese-made hand grenade, two Italian-made pistols, ammunition, among other items was recovered from the encounter site. Sonitpur Superintendent of Police Jitmol Doley said, "The makeshift camp was located inside a dense jungle in the Kontapara area under Soteea police station." He said there were at least five militants in the camp at the time of the raid but the others escaped following a shootout. SFs believe that six persons, including a school student, abducted from Sonitpur District within the past two months, are being kept hostage in one such camp in the foothills of Arunachal Pradesh. The whereabouts of an Indian Forest Service (IFS) official, abducted by NDFB militants from West Kameng District in Arunachal Pradesh bordering Assam in May is still unknown.

Two NDFB cadres, identified as Nirod Narzary and Arun Islary, were arrested by SFs from two different places in Dhemaji District.

• June 22: Suspected NDFB militants abducted a timber trader, Alhaj Monirul Islam (40), from his house at Ballimari under Bijni Police Station in Chirang District. Police sources said a group of militants came to Islam's house and whisked him away at gunpoint.

• June 21: Assam Tribune reports that the anti-talks faction of the NDFB is planning to trigger off explosions in different parts of the State to show its strength, while the SFs are being kept on high alert to thwart such a move after receiving inputs in this regard. Police said that Guwahati city was considered most vulnerable to possible NDFB attacks, while the other major towns in the north bank of the Brahmaputra including Tezpur were also considered vulnerable. There is no dearth of explosives for the NDFB and the outfit has the expertise of making powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

The Police said that the strength of the outfit would be around 300 and the 'zonal commanders' were taking most of the decisions on their own after the arrest of NDFB 'chief' Ranjan Daimary. The outfit is still maintaining its bases in the Khagrachari area of Bangladesh, while the newly set up bases of the outfit in Myanmar are being maintained with the help of Manipur-based KYKL. The NDFB still have a number of trained cadres as 26 batches of boys were trained in Bangladesh since 2004 and a number of trained militants are still at large, which is a major concern for the SFs. The outfit is also trying to strengthen its batches in the north bank of the river Brahmaputra and the SFs are handicapped by the fact that there is very little intelligence input about the movements of the militants.

• June 17: The Police confirmed that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) had demanded money from Manik Chandra Baishya, senior engineer of the technical branch of the State Agriculture Directorate, Khanapara of Guwahati city, but said that only investigation would reveal if the outfit was involved in the killing of the engineer. "A few days ago, the ULFA had served a demand note on Baishya for payment of Rs. 50 lakh. After getting several calls from the outfit, Baishya agreed to pay Rs. 15 lakh, including Rs 5 lakh as the first installment," said the sources. While admitting that there were cases of ULFA and NDFB demanding money from some people in the city, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Pallab Bhattacharyya said that the investigation was on and that the Police was checking the call records of the arrested persons.

• June 15: A NDFB cadre, identified as Ashok Brahma, was arrested from Madatijhara in Kokrajhar District.

• June 14: A youth, Dipak Boro (26), resident of Tamulpur in Baksa District was arrested by the Noonmati Police with a huge cache of explosives in the Narengi area of the Guwahati city. The Police recovered 12 detonator sticks and one and half kilogram of Ammonium Nitrate from his possession. According to Police sources, the youth had come to the city to deliver the explosives to NDFB militants who are holed up in Guwahati. The Police sources added that NDFB militants are trying to carry out subversive activities in the city.

• June 13: Suspected anti-talks faction of the NDFB cadre was shot dead by the SFs at Khoksaguri in Kokrajhar District. A 9-mm pistol, five rounds of live ammunition, two empty cartridges and a cellular phone were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.

• June 6: NDFB 'chief' Ranjan Daimary would be interrogated soon by Kokrajhar Police, informed Kokrajhar Superintendent of Police P.K. Dutta on June 6, reports Assam Tribune. Dutta also revealed that there were evidences establishing links between NDFB militants and political parties like Bodo People's Progressive Front (BPPF), which was of serious concern. Dutta further informed that among the active NDFB cadres Fukan Boro was known as an explosive expert. Of late he had increased his movements along with a few others in the northern part of NH-31. Although some of his associates had been arrested, Fukan Boro was still at large, the SP said adding that a group of 40 to 50 trained NDFB ultras had managed to sneak into India and were taking shelter in inaccessible locations in Tipkai area of Kokrajhar District. Dutta further revealed that as many as 34 NDFB cadres died in encounter, 52 were arrested with huge quantities of arms and ammunition in 2009, while 10 NDFB cadres died in encounter and 22 were arrested till date in 2010.

Sentinel reports that 13 militant organizations from the Northeast States of Assam, Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya figure in the list of banned organizations as it appears in the website of the Union Home Ministry (MHA). The ULFA heads the list. The other outfits were: NDFB, People's Liberation Army (PLA), United National Liberation Front (UNLF), People's Revolutionary party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yaol Kanna Lup (KYKL), Manipur People's Liberation Front (MPLF), Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC).

• June 5: A cadre and two linkmen of the anti-talks faction of NDFB were arrested from Sesapani and Kagrabari villages under Dotma Police Station in the Kokrajhar District.

• June 3: Assam Tribune reports that Even after the arrest of Ranjan Daimary, cadres of the anti-talk faction of the NDFB are indulging in abduction to extort money. According to Police, at least nine persons are in the captivity of the outfit in the forest areas along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. Police sources said the persons in the captivity of the NDFB at present include an Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officer and one 12-year-old boy abducted from Sonitpur District. The outfit has demanded amounts ranging from INR 10 million to 50 million for the release of the abducted persons and the family members of some of them have already started negotiating with the abductors.

Giving an account of the abductions by the NDFB in recent times, Police sources said that one Ram Prasad Raunia was abducted from Belsor weekly market on April 22 and on the same day, a teenaged boy, Rama Das was abducted from Hugrajuli. On April 23, the militants abducted three persons, Rubul Nath, Shiv Kumar Singh and Amar Kalita, from Ramnathpur village, while on May 2 one Haridas Roy was abducted from Majbat. The outfit also abducted Ranjit Ghosh and Swapan Seal on May 21. All the abducted persons are kept in the same locality, sources added.

• June 2: After a long 24 years, Ranjan Daimary, chief of NDFB, entered home town Udalguri amid tight security. Daimary was produced in Udalguri court and was remanded to Udalguri Police custody for 14 days. The Police later had to fire in the air to disperse a crowd of Daimary supporters who raised slogans in front of the court in support of Daimary. In the melee that ensued, eight persons, including two policemen, were injured.

• June 1: Two NDFB cadres were killed in an encounter with SFs SFs at Aodang bazaar under Karigaon Police outpost in Kokrajhar.Two 7.62-mm pistols and four rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.

A militant of '3^rd battalion' of the NDFB, identified as Zubin Narzary alias Lobo Narzary alias N. Jhanchi, surrendered before the CRPF IGP (NES) R.K. Singh in Guwahati. He deposited a 9-mm pistol, four rounds of live ammunition and two kilogrammes of explosive materials.

A NDFB cadre, Harang Brahma alias Mwsa, was arrested by the SFs from Matiadol under Bogribari Police Station in Kokrajhar District.

• May 30: Khargeswar Basumatary alias Rahul Brahma, one of the prime accused in the October 30, 2008 serial blasts, was sent to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody for eight days by a local court of Guwahati. Basumatary was arrested from Ziro in Arunachal Pradesh on May 27.

• May 29: NDFB 'chief' Ranjan Daimary has been sent to three days' Police custody of Rangapara Police Station against the case No.140/09. He was produced at the Tezpur court. The court of first class judicial magistrate, Tezpur, ordered the three-day remand for him.

• May 27: May 27 A NDFB militant, Rahul Brahma, one of the accused in the serial blasts on October 30, 2008, was arrested by the CBI at Ziro in Lower Subansiri District.

Assam Police claimed that three of the top NDFB cadres, who have also been named in the charge sheet filed by the CBI in connection with October 30, 2008 serial blasts, are trying to regroup the unit with their bases outside the country. The cadres include Rajen Goyari alias Rifikhang, Arun Borgoyary alias Dinthilang and George Boro alias John. "While Rifikhang has been given the overall charge of the outfit, Dinthilang is the new army chief while George has been entrusted with the responsibility of the deputy army chief," claimed a senior official of the Assam Police.

Three NDFB cadres were arrested by the SFs from Kokrajhar area. They were identified as B. Ansari, Lokhra and Indra Brahma. They were reportedly arrested based on the revelations made by arrested NDFB 'chief' Ranjan Daimary. The cadres were reportedly involved in one of the nine bomb explosions in Bongaigaon on October 30, 2008. Their names did not feature in the charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the 2008 serial blasts. The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court at Guwahati on May 28 remanded them to five days' CBI custody.

The NDFB cadre Rahul Brahma, who was arrested from Zero town in Arunachal Pradesh on May 27, drove a car packed with explosives and parked the vehicle at a crowded business hub in Panbazar area on October 30, 2008 which went off killing eight people and wounded up to 30 others. CBI Superintendent of Police, N.S. Kharayat, said, "All the four [including cadres arrested in Kokrajhar] arrested are directly linked to the serial blasts and we consider it a major success and we hope to catch a few more soon." "Vital clues were provided by NDFB chairman Ranjan Daimary during our nine days interrogation," he added.

NDFB 'chairman' Ranjan Daimary, who has been in Biswanath Chariali Police Station since he was produced in the Biswanath Court on May 16 last in connection with the October 4, 2009 Bhimajuli massacre, confessed before the Sonitpur District Police that the action was headed by top hardcore militant leader I.K. Songbijir (Songbijir Ingti Kathar), according to Assam Tribune. Top Police official said that the Dhekiajuli bank loot of 1994 was carried out by the then BSF, assisted by NSCN-IM cadres. Moreover, Daimary has confessed that he was involved in the robbery of a bank in Rangapara, and UCO Bank and Life Insurance Corporation of India in Dhekiajuli, along with many abduction cases in the District.

• May 26: The CBI released photographs of nine NDFB militants, who were accused in the October 30, 2008 serial blasts in Assam. The CBI has announced a cash reward of INR 0.5 million for anyone giving information about the militants - Arun Borgoyary alias Dinthilang, George Boro alias John, Khargeswar Basumatary alias Rahul Brahma, Tensu Narzary, Uttam Sargiary alias S Ulafat, Jitu Daimary, Tarun Sargiyari, Bishnu Gayari alias Bidai and Mudai alias Muthu Brahma.

• May 25: Ranjan Daimary, 'chairman' of the NDFB was produced before a camp court in the Guwahati Central Jail. The court has sent him to one-day transit custody under the Sonitpur Police in connection with the Bhimajuli blast case. He has to be produced in the court at Biswanath Chariali within the next 24 hours.

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in Guwahati said that there had been a dramatic improvement in the State's security scenario. He said that a number of leaders of the major insurgent groups like ULFA, NDFB and the BW had been arrested. He also informed that while the Chief Minister has been asked to carry forward the political process for negotiation with the militant outfits the Security Forces have been instructed 'to continue implementing the policy that is in force.'

• May 24: Telegraph reports that a senior Police official in Kokrajhar said there was confusion among the NDFB cadres and other second-rank leaders after the arrest of their 'chairman' and founder Ranjan Daimary. Kokrajhar Superintendent of Police P.K. Dutta said that the NDFB was still well-equipped with sophisticated weapons and can strike hard. In the past, SFs have recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition, including AK-56, AK-47 rifles, pistols, and grenade and pencil timers among others, from the outfit's hideout in Kokrajhar District. Apart from Songbijit, other top leaders who are on the run include 'general secretary' Dinthi Gwra Narzary, 'information and publicity secretary' Ohnjalu Basumatary, 'finance secretary' Rifikhang Goyary and Jwngkhang Boro, self-styled 'deputy chief of army staff' of the Bodoland Army. P.K. Dutta added there was frustration among some senior leaders and they could strike to make their presence felt. Five NDFB cadres were killed and two others arrested in the past one week in lower Assam Districts. Since January, over 40 NDFB cadres were killed in encounters with security personnel.

Assam Tribune reports that Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in Dispur said, "The law-and-order situation has improved and groups like ULFA and NDFB, besides others have realised the futility of violence, which is a good sign." while renewing his appeal to ULFA 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah to come for peace talks.

• May 23: A NDFB militant was killed in an encounter with SFs at Lalborahi under Rangapara Police Station along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Sonitpur District on, reports Telegraph. One 9-mm carbine with magazine, 12 rounds of cartridges and a hand grenade were recovered by the Police from the possession of the slain militant, sources said. The Police had launched a massive search operation to trace two abducted cloth traders and in the encounter that followed, the NDFB militant was killed. The traders, who were abducted by suspected NDFB militants on May 21 from a market, however, were still missing.

• May 21: Sentinel reports that SFs operating in Kharupetia in Darrang District neutralised a major narcotics racket in the area and recovered 85 kilogrammes of contraband ganja (marijuana) on an unspecified date. Based on specific intelligence the Army team established a mobile check post at Kharupetia and arrested two persons, along with 15 kilogrammes of ganja in their possession. The two drug traffickers were identified as Jyotirishi Das of Rowta in Udalguri District and Biswananda Das of Baihata Chariali in Kamrup (Rural) District. Subsequently, the smugglers confessed to be operating in the illegal business for one Manik Boro of Rowta who had been operating the racket. Later, with the raid in Manik's house the Army recovered additional 70 kilogramme of marijuana on the same day. However, Manik Boro managed to escape. Further, inquiry revealed that the money from this illegal drug trade was being used to fund the anti-talks faction of the NDFB operating in Udalguri District.

A surrendered MULTA cadre, Umar Farooque (30), was arrested by the SFs from Lalkura village in Dhubri District on the same day, reported Telegraph. He was acting as a NDFB linkman.

• May 20: Suspected NDFB militant was killed by the Security Force during an encounter in the Ambari area under Datigiri Police outpost in Chirang District bordering Bhutan.

• May 19: One week after the senior IFS officer from Maharashtra Vilas Bardekar was abducted by suspected NDFB militants from Daimara Reserve forest areas in West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, bordering Assam on May 12, the Police of both the States of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have remained clueless about whereabouts of the person.

SFs killed a militant of the NDFB in the Udalguri District

• May 18: Hagrama Mohilary, the chief of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) welcomed NDFB leader Ranjan Daimari's proposal for unconditional talks to resolve the issues between the Government and the NDFB leadership. Mohilary said that he was ready to facilitate the process, if necessary, on the basis of Ranjan Daimari's proposal for unconditional talks revealed to the media by his sister Anjali Daimari.

• May 17: Telegraph quoting sources which interrogated Ranjan Daimary reports that he used to receive nearly INR 0.6 to 0. 7 million every month from Assam half of which was spent on running a camp at Khagracherri in Bangladesh and another in Myanmar. The rest he would use for his family’s upkeep. But the crackdown on timber smugglers in Assam’s Sonitpur District for the past few months has forced the NDFB to turn more and more to abductions to prevent its funds from running dry.

  Sonitpur District Police sources said the NDFB by a conservative estimate was making about INR 50,000 everyday by way of "tax" from timber smugglers, but that it has now stopped. "So of late, they have turned to abduction and extortion to compensate for the loss of revenue from timber smuggling," the Police official said. He said two persons from the District, including an 11-year-old boy, were still believed to be in NDFB’s captivity.

• May 16: Ranjan Daimary said that he was ready to hold unconditional peace talks with New Delhi but made it clear negotiations cannot be held with "handcuffs on". Anjali Daimary, sister of the arrested Ranjan Daimary said, "He is not anti-talk and even didn’t mention about sovereignty as a precondition for negotiations." But she indicated that he wanted to be set free before the talks.

  The CBI secured nine days’ remand for the NDFB ‘chairman’ Ranjan Daimary, the prime accused in the October 30, 2008 serial blasts that killed 88 persons, besides leaving several others injured. Daimary was produced at the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Kamrup after remaining in 14 days’ Police custody in connection with two different cases. The CBI had already filed the composite charge sheet in the CJM court naming 19 persons as accused in one of the biggest ever terror attack.

• May 14: The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) in Kamrup remanded NDFB ‘chairman’ Ranjan Daimary to another two days of Police custody after he was produced in a camp court at the Guwahati Central Jail premises.

  The pro-talks faction of the NDFB which is on a ceasefire mode has accused the State Government of doing "politics of hatred and discrimination" against the Bodo community and asked the Government of India to create "Bodoland" without further delay under Article 2 and 3 of the Indian Constitution. Pro-talks NDFB president B. Sungthagra said, "The Assam Government, with the help of its news channel, is doing politics of hatred and discrimination against the ethnic communities in Assam, especially the ethnic Bodo community."

• May 13: Security sources said that the NSCN played a key role in the formation of the NDFB, while the outfit also maintained links with Pakistan’s ISI since the early 1990s. Sources revealed that Ranjan Daimary first joined the Bodo National Front in 1983 and later in 1984, he, along with other persons including Govinda Basumatary, decided to form the BSF and wrote to the leaders of the NSCN seeking their help. The BSF, which was later renamed as the NDFB, first started a training camp in the forests north of Rangapara in Sonitpur District in 1988 and the NSCN provided them with some weapons and trainers. Sources further revealed that Daimary also stayed in the bases of the NSCN in Thailand for quite some time and established contacts with some agents of the ISI in 1993. The ISI provided the NDFB with some communication equipment, explosives and timer devices.

• May 12: Suspected NDFB militants abducted an Indian Forest Service (IFS) official of the Maharashtra cadre, V.S. Bardekar, from Daimara village in West Kameng District, Arunachal Tradesh. He was on a private visit to Arunachal Pradesh when he was abducted. Sources said 11 youths, armed with automatic rifles and grenades, arrived at the residence of former Panchayat (village council) member Lam Norvu, where Bardekar was putting up, around 8pm. They beat up a casual worker of the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department, Payao Magaji, and a guide, Gombu Tsering, who were accompanying Bardekar, and took the official away.

• May 11: Surrendered cadres of the NDFB feel that they have been given a ‘raw deal’ by the Government. The camp commander B. Sugrib, said, "There is no difference in the quality of life between a common prisoner and a NDFB cadre residing at the Barbari designated camp."

  Boro Women’s Justice Forum (BWJF) president, Anjali Daimari and general secretary Joysree Daimari, said that they do not intend to be a party to the controversy around lawyers’ refusal to provide legal services to NDFB ‘chairman’ Ranjan Daimary, but mentioned the names of lawyers who promised their services, then withdrew and also the lawyers who came to meet Ranjan secretly after openly declaring their dislike of him. "More than 40 lawyers have come forward to offer their legal services", said Anjali.

  The Guwahati Lawyers’ Association (GLA) refrained from extending any legal help to Ranjan Daimary, arguing that it had been a party to the October 30, 2008 serial blasts case as it had lodged a First Information Report (FIR) in Panbazar Police Station. The Gauhati High Court Bar Association (GHCBA) said that its members were free to take the case of Ranjan Daimary or any other persons.

• May 10: The 12-hours Assam bandh (general shut down) called by the United Democratic People’s Front (UDPF) on May 10, in protest against the alleged discriminatory and biased attitude showed towards NDFB ‘chairman’ Ranjan Daimary by the State Government, affected normal life in lower Assam. In Kokrajhar District, the bandh was total and passed off peacefully, reports Sentinel.

  The All Assam Tribal Sangha (AATS) asked the State as well as the Union Governments to initiate peace talks with the NDFB. According to AATS, arrest of Ranjan Daimary would not solve the NDFB problem permanently. The Sangha members, alleging of discrimination against Daimary by the State Government, said that Daimary should be given the same status as Arabinda Rajkhowa or Raju Barua of the ULFA.

• May 8: Ranjan Daimary, arrested 'chairman' of the outlawed NDFB, is now talking of peace and frequently telephoning his 'commanders' in the forests not to carry out any more violent strikes in the State. Daimary is assisting the authorities by way of telephone calls to his trusted 'commanders' and cadres not to launch any strikes that could lead to casualties. Subodh Daimary, elder brother of Daimary said, "Daimary in the last few days has been talking to his boys (cadres and commanders) over telephone and making an ardent request not to indulge in violence," a senior Police official also corroborated Subodh's statement.

The All Bodo Lawyers' Forum expressed their solidarity with the arrested NDFB founder Ranjan Daimary while the UDPF called a 12-hour Assam bandh (general shut down) on May 10 in protest against the discriminatory attitude towards the leader. The lawyers forum expressed concern over the "discriminatory and unfair police atrocities and also premature public trial of Daimary without any jurisdiction".

• May 7: India has sought custody of detained ULFA 'general secretary' Anup Chetia. The latest request was passed on to the visiting key aide and Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Mashiur Rahman. National Security Advisor (NSA) Shivshankar Menon reportedly conveyed New Delhi's desire to have custody of the ULFA leader Anup Chetia. Menon also expressed India's gratitude to Rehman for handing over NDFB 'chairman' Ranjan Daimary to India. The detained ULFA leader has completed his jail term in Bangladesh and currently under 'protective custody'. Dhaka has been maintaining that his application for political asylum is pending.

• May 6: A NDFB cadre, Urang Brahma alias D. Rwmwi, was killed in an encounter with SFs at Gwjwnpuri near Monglajhora under Porbotjhora sub-division in Kokrajhar District. One 7.62-mm pistol, a Chinese grenade and some ammunition were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.

The All Bodo Women's Welfare Federation (ABWWF) demanded the Assam Government for the safe return of Lina Daimary, wife of NDFB 'chairman' Ranjan Daimary, and her two sons. The ABWWF further demanded proper treatment for the NDFB 'Chairman' along with equal accommodation at par with ULFA 'Chairman' Arobinda Rajkhowa. It said that there should not be any partiality on the justice meted out to the rebel leader based on difference between Rajkhowa and Daimary in terms of killing people and spreading violence in the State.

The United People's Federation of Assam (UPFA) urged upon the Government of India to expedite the peace talks with the NDFB, pro-talk ULFA, DHD, KLNLF and other outfits who are already under ceasefire to solve their problems politically.

• May 5: Two NDFB cadres were reportedly shot dead by the Army during an encounter at Nayabasti in Baksa District.

The United Democratic People's Front (UDPF) asked the Union Government to initiate the peace process with the faction of the NDFB headed by Ranjan Daimary by bringing him to the negotiation table.

The BSF informed the Gauhati High Court that it had no information regarding the whereabouts of the wife, son and daughter of NDFB 'chairman' Ranjan Daimary, reports Sentinel. The BSF maintained that Bangladesh had not handed over any next of kin of Ranjan Daimary to it while handing over the NDFB 'chief'.

Plans of a demonstration to seek the unconditional release of the arrested founder of the NDFB, Ranjan Daimary, were thwarted after hundreds of activists from across the Bodo belt were stopped from proceeding to Guwahati for the meeting. Groups were seen stranded in buses and light vehicles in various parts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri. Condemning the Police action, president of Kokrajhar United Democratic Peoples Front, Montri Brahma Choudhury, said "Like the Ulfa leaders, the NDFB leader should also be released. They (Ulfa) are extremists, so is Ranjan. They should be treated equally. Why handcuff him (Daimary) like a petty criminal? He is an international leader and not a mere criminal."

The Bodo intellectuals have demanded of the Government to initiate peace talks with arrested NDFB 'chairman' Ranjan Daimary for restoring total peace and normalcy in the region. Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS), President Brajendra Kumar Brahma said that the dialogue with the NDFB was very important to find a permanent solution to the problems afflicting the State. He also said the 'sovereignty' of Bodoland as raised by the Ranjan Daimary-led faction was not possible, and so the NDFB should think for a solution within the ambit of the Indian Constitution.

Families of the victims of the October 30, 2008 blasts in the State have demanded exemplary punishment to Ranjan Daimary 'chairman' of anti-talks faction of the NDFB.

• May 4: Further, All Assam Tribal Sangha (AATS) has said that the Ranjan Daimary should be treated in the manner the arrested ULFA leaders are being treated.

Ranjan Daimary said that he was ready to hold talks with the Government and would do a rethink on the core demand of 'sovereignty'. Daimary has, however, said that outfit's constitution would have to be amended to remove the 'sovereignty' clause before going ahead with the talks.

• May 3: NDFB leader Ranjan Daimary confessed that the October 30 serial explosions in Assam that killed 100 people and wounded around 800 were carried out under his express instructions. He made this revelation before Police interrogators at the Assam Police Special Branch Headquarters. Daimary said, "I never thought the magnitude of the bombings would be so devastating. I regret and repent now for that horrific wave of bombings," to Police interrogators. Daimary further said, "We triggered the blasts to make our presence felt and to show our strength to the Central Government". The NDFB leader said that they never thought their plan of triggering nine near simultaneous explosions would materialize. "It was because of inefficiency on the part of the police that we succeeded in our plans," Daimary added. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that probed the serial bombings named Daimary and 18 other NDFB militants as the main accused in the bombings.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said the Ranjan Daimary was responsible for over 90 deaths during the October 30, 2008 serial blasts in the State He said, "The arrest of Ranjan Daimary has definitely been a prized catch, as he was the most wanted ultra leader along with ULFA [United Liberation Front of Asom] 'c-in-c' Paresh Baruah. We have evidence that Daimary was responsible for over 90 deaths in the October 30 serial blasts."

Security sources said that NDFB was maintaining links with Pakistan. Sources said that at least two batches of NDFB cadres were sent to Pakistan for training with the support of the ISI. However, the exact number of militants who received training in Pakistan is yet to be ascertained.

The NDFB was also maintaining close ties with different anti-India groups having bases in Bangladesh. According to an assessment by the SFs, at least a hundred trained cadres of the outfit are still in Assam, while, around 50 cadres must be in Bangladesh. Sources further said that the NDFB launched joint operations with the ULFA from time to time, but the outfit also maintained close ties with other groups like NSCN-IM, UNLF, ATTF and NLFT etc, as well as with some other anti-India groups in the neighbouring country. Sources revealed that under pressure in Bangladesh, anti-talk faction of the NDFB recently established a camp in Myanmar and is located near a camp of KYKL.

Sources said that after the arrest of NDFB 'chief' Ranjan Daimary, the Government of India provided information about the whereabouts of several other militant leaders in Bangladesh and waiting for the response. Though the arrest of Ranjan Daimary is viewed as a major diplomatic victory for India, the Government will keep mounting diplomatic pressure on Bangladesh to take action against the militants, particularly those belonging to the ULFA and the NDFB, who are still staying in Bangladesh. Sources added that from the security point of view, the arrest of Ranjan Daimary was even more important than the arrests of the leaders of the ULFA.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi warned that NDFB and ULFA cadres were looking to carry out subversive activities jointly in the State, including the capital city. His comments came hours after the anti-talks group of the NDFB vowed to continue its struggle for the legitimate rights of the Bodo people. An emailed statement from B. Ohnjalu of the NDFB 'publicity cell' to the media on May 2 stated that "the arrest of NDFB chief is unfortunate but the fight against India to liberate the Bodo people will continue." The statement also threatened that the Assam government would "get a better answer in the days to come if it does not hold talks with the NDFB."

Reacting to Daimary's arrest, the pro-talks faction of the NDFB which is in ceasefire with the Government, said that the development would not have any impact on the ongoing peace initiative between the outfit and New Delhi. The group's 'president' Dhiren Boro hailed Daimary's "home-coming" and said the latter should join the pro-talks faction. Other Bodo organisations also expressed hope that Daimary's arrest would bring a permanent solution to the Bodoland issue.

• May 2: Two NDFB cadres were arrested by SFs from Gandhi Basti area under Chandmari Police Station of Guwahati city. The militants were identified as Orkhi alias D. Aganse (28) and Ritula Daimary (29), cadres of the '3^rd battalion' of the NDFB. They were staying in a flat in order to carry out disruptive activities in the city.

Anti-talks faction of the NDFB 'chief' Ranjan Daimary was produced before the Court of Chief judicial Magistrate (CJM) in Kamrup where he was remanded to 12 days of Police custody.

Security sources said that in recent times, the anti-talk faction of the NDFB, suffered severe setbacks as the SFs achieved success in the operations against the outfit. However, cadres of the outfit are still indulging in extortions and abductions in the areas bordering Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh taking advantage of the lack of adequate security cover in the area. Army sources said that 28 cadres of the outfit were killed in the first four months of 2010. Sources also revealed that 13 cadres of the anti-talk faction of the NDFB were killed in the counter-insurgency operations in January 2010, seven were killed in February, five were killed in March and three were killed in April. In 2009, more than 70 cadres of the outfit were killed.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the Government was ready for discussion with the NDFB minus the demand for sovereignty if the outfit wanted. Gogoi said, "For the sake of peace in the State, the government is ready to hold discussion with the NDFB that, however, has to give up the demand for sovereignty."

Around 150 cadres are believed to be with Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB. Source said, "Daimary is to NDFB just as Barua is to ULFA... those who have joined the outfit have been inspired by Daimary, not the other leaders. So his future moves would be crucial for finding a solution." The Government plans to get him to the negotiating table. Source further said, "Sooner or later we need him to join the ongoing peace process between the Centre and the NDFB to bring permanent peace in the state in general, and in Bodo belt in particular." Source added, "Though the Centre has already begun a dialogue with a faction of the NDFB, any talks without the Daimary faction is unlikely to ensure lasting peace, as a section of armed NDFB cadres are under his control and they still have a nuisance value."

• May 1: Bangladesh handed over Ranjan Daimary, the 'president' of the NDFB to India. Ranjan Daimary (50), wanted in numerous cases, was handed over at Dawki along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya. Daimary's handing over came exactly five months after ULFA 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa and two others were arrested and brought to India. He is the fifth militant leader of an armed underground outfit of Assam to be handed over by Bangladesh. Daimary, founder of the NDFB was named as the prime accused by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the serial blasts of October 30, 2008 that had killed 88 persons and injured 540 persons in Guwahati and four other towns of Assam. Confirming his arrest, official sources in Guwahati said Daimary was handed over by Bangladesh Rifles to the Border Security Force (BSF), which in turn handed him over to the Assam Police. He was later shifted to Guwahati. Sources said Daimary was detained at Jinaighat in Sherpur District of Bangladesh in mid-April.

The Ex- BLT Welfare Society at Langhin Tiniali in the Karbi Anglong District said that Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB is actively involved in various anti-social activities in the District. At Langhin Bazaar all the Bodo leaders set ablaze the extortion letters served to the common people, servicemen and businessmen in the District, and they raised slogan against Ranjan Daimary and the other NDFB leaders.

• April 30: SFs arrested three cadres of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB from Debang reserve forest in Dhemaji District along the Assam-Arunachal border.

• April 27: Sources said that the '109th battalion' of the ULFA had been asked to launch extortion drives in Boko, Palasbari and Chaygaon areas of Kamrup District and in Goalpara District. Drishti Rajkhowa, who heads the battalion, is now believed to be in Bangladesh and Gulit Das and Pradeep Basumatary have been entrusted with the responsibility of extortions on behalf of the battalion. Also, Hira Sarania 'commander' of '709^th battalion' is still at large and the battalion served extortion notices in parts of Guwahati city. The battalion also carried out joint operations with the members of the anti-talk faction of the NDFB from time to time to collect funds for the outfit in recent months.

• April 25: ULFA 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah might have returned to Bangladesh recently. Sources pointed out that Baruah always maintained close links with a section of officers of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), the intelligence agency of Bangladesh and India still believes that the political leadership of Bangladesh still does not have full control over all the Government agencies. Sources also pointed out that though four 'central committee leaders' of the ULFA were handed over to India, most of the hardcore militants, who are operationally active, have not been handed over. Sources said that the 'chairman' of the anti-talk faction of the NDFB, Ranjan Daimary, and a number of his followers are still in Bangladesh, while several key leaders of the ULFA, including Antu Chowdang and Drishti Rajkhowa are, also staying in Bangladesh.

• April 24: The NDFB and ULFA formed and nurtured several radical outfits like MULTA to get logistical support, shelter and passage in minority-dominated Districts of lower Assam. Also, the arrest of a MULTA cadre in Dhubri District on April 23, has unravelled involvement of MULTA in drug peddling. Four months ago, two MULTA cadres had been arrested with 400 grams of brown sugar in Meghalaya's Garo Hills District on December 29, 2009.

Sources said that MULTA that stepped up its drug-peddling activities after intensive counter-insurgency operations against the ULFA and the NDFB, which have been supporting it reduced its strength considerably. Sources mentioned, "This is evident from the fact that many youths of minority community belonging to the NDFB or acting as its linkmen have been arrested from the lower Assam districts in the past few years." The source added, "The ISI is sitting at the helm of affairs and controlling the situation in the Northeast from Bangladesh and the fundamentalist organisations are carrying out their activities under the umbrella of Ulfa and the NDFB without much hue and cry." The report adds that it took a long time for the intelligence agencies to understand that ULFA and the NDFB were using these fundamentalist organisations as their conduit.

Meanwhile, sources also said that no direct link had been found between the MULTA and any National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) faction. But since MULTA's patrons, ULFA and the NDFB, camped in Bangladesh and had tactical understanding with the NSCN factions for logistical support, it could be involved in arms racket, mentioned sources. The strategic location of Dhubri serves their purpose very well as the District shares an international border with Bangladesh, inter-State boundaries with Meghalaya and West Bengal and is in close proximity to Bhutan. All the narcotics routed to this part of the region come through Bangladesh. The Police and the Army have seized brown sugar five times in the past three years. Sources said though MULTA had lost considerable strength and was lying low at present, it was not totally depleted.

• April 22: A trader's son, identified as Rana (12), was abducted by armed men at Hukrajuli under Dhekiajuli Police Station. Police said that two men in Army fatigues and riding a motorcycle reached the businessman Ratan Das's house and abducted his son Rana at gunpoint. They also opened fire before managing to esacpe. A Police Officer said that there was no information on whether the businessman was served with an extortion notice by any militant outfit. NDFB was suspected to be behind the act since the outfit is active in these areas, criminals could also be involved behind the kidnap, he added. "Many gangs are operating in the district under the guise of militants in recent times," he further said. Sources said that there are reports of traders being served extortion notices, allegedly by the NDFB, and many of them were paying the ransom.

• April 21: A suspected NDFB militant, Suresh Rabha, was arrested by SFs from the Barbari area in Guwahati city. Two Chinese grenades and extortion notes were recovered from his possession.

• April 20: SFs raided the house of Maslim Uddin Sheikh of Bherbari village under Tamarhat Police Station in Dhubri District and arrested his sons, Abdul Salam Sheikh (27) and Osman Gani (19), who are suspected to be linkmen of the NDFB, reports Sentinel. SFs recovered two hand bombs like objects from the house and an extortion note of NDFB written in Bodo language.

• April 19: A surrendered NDFB militant, Thirangtha Basumatary (25), was shot dead by the anti-talks faction of the outfit at Pahijuri under Rangapara Police Station in Sonitpur District. One 7.68 pistol with ten live cartridges and two cellular phone sets were recovered from the incident site.

Two NDFB cadres surrendered before the BSF in Shillong, Meghalaya. They were identified as Poren Brahma and Janjir Halong, They were involved in many extortion and killing cases. They laid down two pistols, one magazine, nine rounds of ammunition and one Austrian grenade. BSF Inspector General (Assam and Meghalaya Frontier) Prithvi Raj on the sidelines of their surrender said, "Smuggling of arms and cross-border movement of militants cannot be ruled out as it is difficult to guard the border until and unless it is properly fenced." He also mentioned that the BSF troops were alerted against possible attempts by Northeast militants to cross over to India after the crackdown launched by Bangladeshi authorities.

• April 16: An unidentified NDFB cadre was shot dead by the Army at Goalbil under Barama Police station in the Baksa District.

Two cadres belonging to anti-talks faction of the NDFB, including one of them identified as Sukhram Boro of Naokata, were arrested by SFs, while conducting extortion at Khagrabari village in Udalguri District. Two locally made pistols and NDFB extortion pads were recovered from their possession. The duo had reportedly been conducting extortion in the area of Bhergaon, Tangla, Dimakuchi and Khairabari under Udalguri District of Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) for a long time.

• April 12: The Assam Government has to spend around INR 7.59 million a month for the 4,006 militant cadres who have been staying in various designated camps in the State. The militant outfits now in ceasefire and whose cadres are in such camps are the UPDS, DHD, BW, NDFB, Adivasi Cobra Force (ACF), Birsa Commando Force (BCF), KLNLF and the ULFA.

• April 11: Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Tako Dabi said that there were definite intelligence inputs about ethnic guerrillas of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) from adjoining Myanmar infiltrating into the State’s Changlang District in recent weeks. "We have already launched a military operation to drive out the KIA rebels, although we don’t have any immediate information of them setting up bases in our state," Dabi said. The Home Minister said the KIA controls large part of northern Myanmar - a region where up to a half-a-dozen Indian separatist groups from the restive Northeast have well entrenched bases under KIA’s direct patronage. "We cannot allow the KIA to stay here for long as it could have dangerous ramifications in the long run as Arunachal Pradesh does not have any home grown terror groups, but the State is becoming a hot bed of imported terror groups. We are also trying to find out if the KIA is trying to become close with the NDFB of Assam to help them shift bases to Myanmar and China," the Home Minister further said. The Home Minister added further that two of Assam’s main militant groups, NDFB and ULFA, besides NSCN-IM and NSCN-K of Nagalnd, have presence in Arunachal Pradesh.

• April 10: Sources said that a Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) party member, Kanaklal Basumatary, was injured in a clash between the BPF and the ceasefire group of the NDFB. The BPF, a partner in the ruling coalition at Dispur, has accused its rival, the Bodo People's Progressive Front (BPPF), of taking the help of the faction of the NDFB, which is in ceasefire with the Government, for the BTC polls.

• April 5: A NDFB militant, identified as D. Brahma, was killed by Security Forces (SFs) in an encounter in Monglajhora under Bogribari Police Station of Porbotjhora sub-division of Kokrajhar District on April 5. One pistol, 5 rounds of ammunition and NDFB letterheads were recovered from him. Another militant who sustained injuries, escaped.

  Rama Kanta Nath, headmaster of Dengaon High School under Dokmoka Police Station was rescued alive during operation launched by SFs and Assam Police from Panjuri hill area of Karbi Anglong District. He was abducted by a four-group of suspected NDFB militant on March 28 from his residence, Police said.

• April 4: Sources said that though the cadres of ULFA and anti-talk faction of the NDFB also visit Tirap and Changlang Districts of Arunachal Pradesh, from time to time, their activities have not caused much concern as yet. "The ULFA and NDFB use the area for tactical retreat whenever pressure is mounted on them in Assam and though there were some reports of the members of the groups indulging in extortions, they have not created much trouble in the area so far. Moreover, the NSCN-IM, which is demanding inclusion of the Districts in the 'Greater Nagalim', has a stake in the area, which the ULFA and NDFB do not have," sources added.

• April 2: A NDFB militant, Marshal Narzary, was arrested by the SFs from Daikarguri village under Bijni Police Station in Chirang District.

• March 29: Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain in the State Legislative Assembly said that among the active militant groups, the ULFA has a strength of 875 cadres, while the anti-talk faction of the NDFB has 225 cadres, AANLA has 30 cadres, Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) has 40 cadres, Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) has 50 cadres, MULTA has 110 cadres and Assam unit of the Harkat-ul-Mujaheedin has 45 cadres. The Minister further said that the Unified Command structure is active in the State for launching coordinated operations against militants. The Minister informed the House that in the last two years, 535 persons, including 494 civilians and 41 SFs, were killed by militants, while, during the same period, 333 militants were killed by SFs in counter-insurgency operations. He added that two outfits, Bircha Commando Force (BCF) and Adivasi Cobra Force (ACF), are in suspension of operation with the State Government and two others- BW and KLNLF laid down arms to join the mainstream.

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram would make an aerial survey of the India-Myanmar border along Arunachal Pradesh on April 3, fuelling speculation that a joint operation against Northeast militants based in the neighbouring country is on the cards. He would visit Arunachal Pradesh on April 1 during which he would also visit Tawang, Tirap, Changlang, Lower Subansiri and Papum Pare Districts to take stock of the situation along the China-India and India-Myanmar borders. Cadres of ULFA and NDFB are said to be hiding in the forest camps in Myanmar's Sagaing division where the NSCN-K has its headquarters. Source said Chidambaram would address a high-level security meeting with officials of the Army and other security agencies on April 3 after visiting Tirap and Changlang Districts, which border Myanmar, and have been affected by insurgency in an otherwise peaceful State.

• March 28: The Assam Government will have to take the lead role in early completion of talks with militant groups of the State, which already signed cease-fire agreements for peaceful solution of the problems. Sources said that the Union Government had a very limited role in the process of talks with the militant groups like pro-talk faction of the NDFB, UPDS, KLNLF, DHD and BW. Sources added that in case of the militant groups of Assam, the Union Government had already ruled out the possibility of division of Assam and asked the militant groups to seek solution of the problems within the geographical boundaries of the State.

• March 27: Two militants of anti-talks faction of the NDFB were arrested by Security Forces from the Santipur area in Chirang District. They were identified as Prabin Mushahary and Maiju Basumatary. One 9-mm pistol, a hand grenade and three rounds of live ammunitions were recovered from the possession of the militants.

  A NDFB linkman, Chagan Koch (25), was arrested by the Border Security Force personnel along the India-Bangladesh border, Meghalaya. Two cellular phones and three Bangladeshi subscriber identity module cards were recovered from his possession.

• March 26: An NDFB militant, identified as Samar Basumatary (26), was lynched, while, another militant, Dabla Wary (30), was seriously injured when they were attacked by a mob at Pabhoi tea estate in Biswanath Chariali town in Sonitpur District. A bayonet was recovered from the possession of the duo. The Police said the two had gone to extort money from a businessman in the tea estate and were caught by the people. The Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB had demanded INR 30,000 from that businessman who owns a grocery shop in the estate. A Police official said, "We were informed about the incident by the estate management. By the time we arrived at the garden, one militant was already dead. We rescued the other."

• March 25: Police recovered dead bodies of two quilt-makers from Bihar, who were killed by suspected NDFB militants in Koilajuli area of Sonitpur District. They were identified as Mohammed Alam and Mohammed Ghulab, They were missing since March 22. The Police official said that the duo was probably killed by the NDFB militants on suspicion of being Army informers. "We have sent the bodies for post-mortem. It is not clear whether they were shot dead," the official said.

• March 24: One NDFB cadre, identified as Bishnu Mushahary, was arrested by SFs at Simulguri under Bijni Police Station of Chirang District.

• March 21: Three NDFB militants were arrested by the SFs from Azara area in Guwahati city on the same day.

• March 19: A NDFB militant, involved in timber smuggling in Chariduar reserve forest, was killed in an encounter with the Army at Abhoi centre near Batasipur in Sonitpur District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. Defence Spokesperson Rajesh Kalia said that a group of militants, who were collecting ‘tax’ from timber smugglers, were accosted by the troops. The militants hurled a grenade at the Army team, resulting in splinter injuries to two troopers. He said that another militant might have been injured. Army sources said that with the SFs choking the source of income of the NDFB militants, the cadres were now collecting money from timber smugglers.

  The Meghalaya Governor R. S. Mooshahary expressed concern over mushrooming of militant groups in Garo hills and the activities of Assam-based outfits along the border. The Governor said that recent developments, such as reports on the formation of militant groups in Garo hills, were a cause of concern. Other militant groups active in Garo hills are LAEF, People's Liberation Front of Meghalaya (PLF-M), Achik National Security Defence (ANSD), Atong Liberation Army (ALA), and United Achik National Front (UANF). ULFA and NDFB are also active in Garo hills and border of Ri Bhoi District. The Governor said that the Government was committed to contain militancy at all costs. The Governor added that the security establishment of the State has acted swiftly to break up and contain the activities of the Hynniewtrep Liberation Front (HLF) in Khasi hills, and LAEF in the Garo hills. He said the activities of the local militant organisations like the HNLC and ANVC have been substantially controlled.

• March 16: Two suspected NDFB cadres were shot dead by SFs at Majuli village in Udalguri District.

  A NDFB militant arrested by the Bhutan Army near Chirang District on March 14, was handed over to the Indian authorities.

• March 14: A NDFB militant, Ronen Brahma, arrested by the Bhutan Army near Chirang District.

• March 13: Three unidentified cadres belonging to anti-talks faction of the NDFB were arrested with arms by the SFs from Maydungsire village in Sonitpur District.

• March 8: A NDFB cadre, Kusumbor Basumatary (38) of Village Nigoam, was arrested by the SFs in Bhalukpong of Sonitpur District. Basumatary had earlier served with 12^th Assam Battalion Police for four years but was dismissed from service in 1994 in relation to trafficking of arms and robbery. He has been absconding for the past 16 years. Basumatary is currently into timber and stone smuggling in Bhalukpong.

  The Assam Government assured the Assembly that all efforts were on to trace the ‘commander-in-chief’ of BW, Niranjan Hojai, who had gone missing from a designated camp about two months ago. According to other sources, Hojai could remain in hiding till the political process with the BW begins and he manages to get amnesty. "In that case, he doesn’t have to go to jail although the process of getting amnesty could be time consuming. Otherwise, he lands in jail as soon as he surfaces," a source said, adding the court could soon declare him a "proclaimed offender". Assam Forest and Environment Minister Rockybul Hussain said that action would be taken against the cadres of the militant groups who had fled their designated camps. So far, 15 BW militants, seven DHD militants, 40 NDFB militants and five ULFA cadres have fled their designated camps.

• March1: A NDFB cadre, Jwngshar Swargiary (28), was arrested by the Army from Bhalukpong village in Sonitpur District.

• February 25: A ULFA cadre was shot dead and another cadre arrested when the SFs neutralised a hideout at Chachinat village in East Garo Hills District. The slain cadre was identified as self-styled 'sergeant' Bidyut Kalita of the '109^th battalion' of the ULFA. Two AK-81 assault rifles, 129 live rounds of ammunition, one Dragonov sniper rifle with 76 bullets, one kilogram of RDX explosives and a wireless set, one voltmeter and extortion notes were recovered from the hideout. The '109^th battalion' is entrusted with mainly logistical work, like guiding ULFA militants to and from Bangladesh through Garo Hills, which borders the neighbouring country and Assam. The Police said the villages along the border areas of East Garo Hills have become a safe hideout for ULFA militants. The anti-talks faction of NDFB also uses the tract.

• February 24: A NDFB cadre, identified as Guni Narzary (24), was arrested by SFs from Sialmari village under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar District. One 9-mm pistol and ammunition were recovered from his possession.

• February 23: A NDFB cadre, Rajib Brahma, was killed in an encounter with security personnel at Balukmari in Kokrajhar District.

• February 20: Acting on tip off about NDFB cadre carrying explosive materials on a train, a joint team of the Army from Borengajuli Camp and Police recovered one kilogramme of explosives from UP Intercity Express train at Tangla Railway Station in Udulgiri District.

• February 19: In reply to a question on the strategy formulated by the bureaucrats to initiate the negotiation process, he said, "In the past, bureaucrats used to formulate strategies for such purposes. But these days, we (political heads) formulate strategies for the purpose," according to Assam Tribune. "My strategy has been paying dividends with many of these extremist groups like the KLNLF and the pro-talk faction of the NDFB coming for negotiated settlement of the contentious issues," he added.

• February 18: Three NDFB cadres, identified as Samar Basumatary, Lantha Basumatary and Ajay Basumatary, were arrested by SFs from two different places in Baksa District.

Police said that two unidentified NDFB cadres were arrested from Dholpur in Lakhimpur District.

• February 15: A cadre belonging to anti-talks faction of the NDFB, identified as Godadhar Hajong, was arrested by the Border Security Force from Debojani village of West Garo Hills District in Meghalaya along India-Bangladesh border. He along with eight others from Tikrikilla area had joined the NDFB in 1999. Godadhar underwent arms training in Bhutan before being made a part of the '3^rd battalion' of the outfit which operates throughout the Garo Hills and Bangladesh.

He revealed that following crackdowns in Bangladesh almost all NDFB camps operating close to the border have been closed down with majority of the cadres shifted to Rangamati area of Chittagong Hill Tracts. He also informed that its main camp at Haluaghat in Bangladesh, opposite Gasuapara in South Garo Hills sector, had to be closed down in 2006 after its 'camp commander' Bongcha Boro surrendered. He also revealed that some of the leaders continue to be holed up in Dhaka, including S. S. Dhansuran Boro who is the 'treasurer' of the anti-talks faction.

He also confessed outfit's involvement in selling arms to prospective buyers of Garo Hills to help gain extra money for the outfit's operations. He disclosed about sale of small arms to coal traders operating in Nangalbibra area of South Garo Hills. Some of the activities of the NDFB's '3^rd battalion' included collecting a sum of INR 450, 000 from the NDFB office at Kokrajhar in Assam in 2006 which was delivered to the anti-talks leaders in Bangladesh. He also brought in a shipment of arms including AK-47s and hand grenades from Bangladesh in 2002 and again in 2007 through the Garo Hills sector which ultimately was delivered to the cadres in Assam. The arrested militant also confessed the ambush on a bus at Zikzak area of West Garo Hills in 2002 from which they abducted two persons for ransom. In 2003 a trader belonging to Muslim community was abducted by his group from Mahendraganj area and taken to Bangladesh only to be released a month later after the family paid ransom.

The recruitment of cadres to the outfit has apparently been continuing for several years with Godadhar Hajong alone being involved in recruitment of 60 cadres way back in 2007. The cadres were taken to Bangladesh for training and later pushed back to India through three different sectors of Garo Hills: Beldova area in Mahendraganj sector, Nokchi in Dalu sector and Gasuapara under Baghmara sector. The movement of NDFB militants through Chokpot and Nokrek hills was also disclosed by the arrested cadre.

Another NDFB cadre, Doki Sangma, was also arrested. Two cellular phones and several subscriber identity module cards were recovered from his possession.

Two cadres of anti-talks faction of the NDFB, identified as Jasua Sampramary (20) and Ranka Narzary (35), were arrested by SFs from Bamungaon in Chirang District. One 7.65-mm pistol and ammunition were recovered from their possession.

After Manas National Park, the Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary in Sonitpur District is all set to bear the brunt of Bodo militancy. "The park has also turned into a hotbed of militancy. We have reports of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB having a strong base inside the sanctuary," an army official said. The official pointed out that almost all of these new settlers are from the Bodo community and have shifted from Kokrajhar, Udalguri, Karbi Anglong and other Districts.

• February 13: Two NDFB militants, identified as Cherian Mushahary and Janathan Shah Boro, were arrested in a joint operation by the Police and Army in Jonai Cement Chapori of Dhemaji District. Sources said that while two militants were arrested, others managed to escape. A detonator and 10 rounds of ammunition of AK-47 series were recovered from their possession.

• February 12: A day after the KLNLF gave up its arms, the Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi asked the ULFA, NDFB and other militant groups to lay down their arms to build a peaceful Assam founded on the ideals propagated by Sankardev, in Titabor of Jorhat District. "The ULFA, NDFB and other terrorist groups of Assam should follow Sankardev’s ideology and humanism to build a peaceful Assam. They should follow the ideals of the great Assamese prophet and lay down their arms in the greater interest of a peace in the State," said Gogoi.

• February 11: Three cadres of anti-talks faction of the NDFB were arrested by the troop of 315 Field Regiment (Kargil) in two separate search operations in Udalguri District. Two cadres, identified as Naren Boro and Nasan Boro, were arrested by the SFs from Satgharia village near Panery. One long barrel gun and one locally-made rifle were recovered from their possession. Another cadre of the ‘3rd battalion’ of the NDFB, identified as Nirmal Brahma, was arrested from Kajiamati village under Udalguri Police Station. One Chinese made pistol along with three live rounds of ammunition was recovered his possession.

• February 10: Three anti-talks faction of the NDFB militants were shot dead by SFs in an encounter at Jaulia Centre near Jingabeel under Majbat Police Station in Udalguri District. One AK 47 rifle, one 9-mm pistol, one revolver, etc were recovered from the slain militants.

  They were identified as Lokiram Basumatary alias Jetli (35) of Goriamari, Biju Daimary (26) of Gelagaon and Mukut Daimary (29) of Bagoribari. The trio belonged to Udalguri District. Lokiram Basumatary was operating as the outfit's Jingabil and Orang 'area commander'. The group was involved in various anti-State activities in the recent past including abduction, killing of senior Congress party leader Arun Sarkar on January 15 and setting ablaze of two tractors in Sonitpur District for non payment of extortion money. The report adds that six cadres of anti-talks faction of the NDFB were shot dead in a span of 20 days in Jingabil area by the combined force of the Assam Rifles and Udalguri District Police.

• February 9: Unidentified NDFB cadres, in an extortion-related attack, shot at and injured a businessman, Nepali Banik, at Beltola Market under Kaki Police Station in Nagaon.

  The Assam Rifles personnel recovered and subsequently defused a 6 kilogram bomb, planted under a wooden bridge in the Bagaribari area on the Dhekiajuli-Singri road in Sonitpur District. An official of the 3rd Assam Rifles said, "The bomb was no doubt planted by the NDFB probably to target security forces."

  Four militants of anti-talks faction of the NDFB, identified as Kumar Narzary, Biswanath Charali, Sanjib Basumatary and Densereng Daimary, were arrested by SFs from Oiramghat in Dhemaji District. Dhemaji Superintendent of Police, Satyaraj Hazarika, said, "All of them had accepted to have been involved in the January 23 blast on a railway track near the village."

• February 8: An NDFB militant, identified as Gopi Brahma, was arrested by SFs from Ramfabil bazaar in Kokrajhar District.

  One suspected linkman of anti-talks faction of the NDFB, identified as Bipul Ramchiary of village Murmela, was arrested by the troops of 315 Field Regiment (Kargil) in Udalguri District. One locally made pistol was recovered from his possession

• February 7: One NDFB militant, identified as Irkdaw Narzary, was arrested by SFs from Bhaitapara village in Chirang District.

  The Meghalaya Chief Minister, D.D. Lapang asked the Centre to go for a tripartite political and development accord with the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) to bring the ongoing peace process to a logical conclusion, reports Shillong Times. He also stated that insurgent outfits like ULFA, National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), NDFB and UPDS are not only supporting groups like Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF), but also providing them arms, ammunition and training. He said that insurgent outfits both from the Northeast and adjoining Bangladesh were also using the peaceful State of Meghalaya both as temporary sanctuary and corridor. Lapang further claimed that both ANVC and Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) have been largely neutralised with a sustained Police operation. But passive militancy is still a cause for concern, he further added.

• February 5: A NDFB militant, P. Mushahary, was shot dead in an encounter with the SFs at Ulubari in Chirang District. A 9mm pistol and ammunition were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.

  Two linkmen belonging to the ‘3rd battalion’ of anti-talks faction of the NDFB, identified as Pukhi Rabha (42) of Sarkona village under Udalguri Police Station and Thireswar Deka (45) of Jengerajhar village under Kalaigaon Police Station, were arrested by SFs from Nalkhamara village in Udalguri District on an unspecified date. 11 kilograms of marijuana, two cellular phones and INR 6,100 in cash were recovered from their possession.

  The SFs conducted a raid in the house of Arun Daimary of village Kahibari and recovered 45 kilograms of marijuana and five blank extortion pads of the NDFB. However, Daimary was found absconding during the time of raid.

  Security agencies have drawn up a list of 22 ULFA and NDFB militants whose arrest or elimination would deliver a terminal blow to the network of operatives of both the outfits within Assam. Source said, "All of them are currently in Assam and we have taken all possible steps to ensure that they cannot leave the state." Both the militant outfits are operating in tandem in several Districts of Assam.

• February 4: The BSF said that a cadre belonging to anti-talks faction of the NDFB, identified as Swmkwr Narzari, was arrested by the BSF from Mizoram.

• February 3: A NDFB cadre, Siman Basumatary, was caught by the residents of Daranga and Roumari in Chirang District when he was trying to collect money from a businessman.

• February 2: The Police rescued a doctor, Nani Gopal Dutta (70), who was abducted by suspected NDFB militants from the Thakurbari area of Rangapara in Sonitpur District.

• February 1: One body guard of Ranjan Daimary, 'chairman' of anti-talks faction of the NDFB, identified as Prabin Boro alias B.Phandai was arrested by the Police from Fancy Bazar in Guwahati City. He belonged to Rangapara Fulbari in Sonitpur District.

  A delegation of the pro-talks group of the NDFB met the Center’s interlocutor, P.C. Haldar, to press for an early solution to the decades-long impasse by creating a separate State for the indigenous tribal people of Assam. NDFB 'information and publicity secretary' S. Sanjarang said, "If Telengana could be created without the recommendation of the state government, why not Bodoland? Importance should be given to the Bodo people also. The Bodos and the indigenous tribal population have been demanding a separate state since 1967. It would be gross injustice if the Centre does not recognise our demand."

  The Centre is ready for a dialogue with the pro-talks groups of both ULFA and the NDFB even without their top leaders Paresh Barua and Ranjan Daimary. Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said, "Our offer to talk to ULFA remains. But we have not yet got an offer to talk from those who have been apprehended. Paresh Barua is not with us. We do not think he is in India. Just because Paresh Barua is out of the country it does not mean that talks can be avoided indefinitely." Chidambaram, however, said that the Centre was also willing to talk to the NDFB without its 'chairman' Ranjan Daimary.

• January 29: The pro-talk faction of the outlawed NDFB announced it would participate in upcoming council elections in Assam. "We might not put up candidates on our own, but would support candidates or political parties that advocate our cause for separate Bodoland," said Gobinda Basumatary, ‘general secretary’ of the pro-talk NDFB faction.

• January 28: A fear psychosis has gripped the managerial staff of nearly six tea estates located in the fringe areas of Chariduar reserve forest in Sonitpur District following constant harassment by militants of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB. Dhekiajuli tea estate has witnessed at least two abductions in the past few months. A few more executives are said to be toying with the idea of resigning. Sources said that fear of the gun was forcing the staff to quit.

• January 24: A suspected militant belonging to anti-talks faction of NDFB was shot dead by the Police during an encounter at Nijara centre in Jhingabil area under Mazbat Police Station of Udalguri District. A 9-mm pistol along with a magazine and five rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.

  An unidentified militant of the same anti-talks faction of the NDFB was shot dead by SFs at Sesapani village in Kokrajhar District. A 9-mm pistol and ammunition were recovered from the slain militant.

  Suspected cadres of anti-talks faction of the NDFB exploded a bomb on the railway tracks at Deka Mising Gaon under Simenchapari outpost in Dhemaji District.

• January 22: SFs have zeroed in on Rowta reserve forest in Udalguri District following reports that cadres of the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) have set up temporary camps in the area. "The NDFB cadres carry out strikes and vanish into the reserve forest. It is difficult to catch them because of the inaccessible areas where they take shelter," a Police official said. The Udalguri Superintendent of Police, A.K. Tiwari, said that SFs have specific information that the NDFB cadres are holed up in the reserve forest. He further added that a large number SFs including the Army, Central Reserve Police Force and Assam Police personnel have been deployed in the forest and are carrying out a house-to-house search operation for the past couple of days.

• January 21: A suspected militant belonging to anti-talks faction of the NDFB was killed by SFs during an encounter at Jhingabil area under Mazbat Police Station in Udalguri District.

• January 20: A businessman, Rakesh Prashad of Missamari area, who was abducted by suspected militants of anti-talks faction of the NDFB on January 8, was released at Golai centre near Sonai-Rupai sanctuary of Sonitpur District.

• January 19: Three militants of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB were shot dead by SFs in two separate incidents of Kokrajhar District. A joint team of the Police and Army in an encounter killed two militants, identified as Sanjab Brahma (26) from Udalguri and Atul Brahma alias Onkhwma (30) from Kokrajhar, at Bongshijhora. An AK-47 rifle, a Chinese grenade, one magazine and some ammunition, documents of the outfit including letters, and extortion notes were recovered from their possession. Four militants, including three women, were also arrested by the SFs from the incident site.

• January 18: An unidentified militant belonging to the NDFB was arrested by SFs in Lakhimpur District. Arms and explosives were recovered from his possession.

  A militant belonging to anti-talk faction of the NDFB, identified as Ananta Brahma alias Posima (30) from Kochugaon area, was killed at Amlaiguri under Salakati Police Station in Kokrajhar District. An Italian-made 9-mm pistol, one magazine and some ammunition were recovered from the slain militant.

• January 16: A cadre belonging to Ranjan Daimary fraction of the NDFB was shot dead by the Police at Veragaon, a village 5 kilometres from the Udalguri town. Another militant managed to escape from the incident site. Both were involved in the January 15 grenade blast in Udalguri town. The grenade explosion, near a swahid bedi (martyr's memorial) close to a lodge in Udalguri town at 6.30pm (IST), had left one dead and 10 injured. Two grenades, a 9-mm pistol and ammunition were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.

• January 14: A Congress party leader, Arun Sarkar, nominated from Mazbat Assembly constituency to Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), was shot dead by suspected militants belonging to anti-talks faction of the NDFB at Khusurabari in Udalguri District.

  One NDFB cadre, Sinnat Nursery, was arrested by SFs from Dhigolipur under Bismuri Police Outpost in Kokrajhar. A gun and live ammunition were recovered from his possession.

• January 13: Two NDFB were killed in an encounter with the SFs at Jaldoba under Kazigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District. They were identified as Robinson Sangma and Santiram Brahma.

  An NDFB cadre, identified as Dinesh Boro, was arrested near the ISBT under Gorchuk Police Station in Guwahati. Two bullets of 9-mm pistol and four bullets of AK 47 were recovered from his possession.

• January 11: The Meghalaya Police foiled an attempt by a group of seven persons, led by two surrendered NDFB cadres, to abduct a trader for ransom in capital Shillong. According to Police sources, the abduction plan was hatched in Assam in the last week of December 2009. The Police managed to lure two members of the gang into the Polo Parking lot before arresting the duo. They were identified as Khwanta Daimary and Bipul Narzary, and both of them were surrendered NDFB cadres. On the basis of confessional statements given by the arrested duo, the Police raided a house at Pynthorumkhrah in Bangladesh Colony, resulting in the arrest of two others who were identified as Malthus Daimary and Bijoy Sujunary. One locally made weapon, six rounds of live ammunition and an NDFB extortion note were recovered from the house. Two other members of the gang, Nickson Khang and Gopal Roy, were later arrested from a motor workshop in Polo area. The Police also arrested one R.S. Sumero who was supposed to drive the car carrying the abducted trader. Meanwhile, two of the arrestees were suspected by the Meghalaya Police to be cadres belonging to anti-talk faction of the NDFB.

  The Assam Police arrested a key conspirator in the killing of Lilabati Basumatary, elder sister of Ranjan Daimary, 'chief' of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB. The Police refused to reveal the identity of the conspirator as investigations are under way. The Udalguri Superintendent of Police said, "He has not confessed to his involvement but we have definite proof that he had a role to play. Things will come to light only after the narco analysis test."

• January 8: One businessman, Rakesh Prasad (20), was abducted by suspected militants belonging to anti-talk faction of the NDFB at Misamari area in Sonitpur District.

  Shillong Times reports that tension has gripped Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) areas in the wake of January 4 killing of NDFB anti-talks faction ‘chief’ Ranjan Daimary's sister Lilawati Basumatary by unidentified gunmen at Harisinga in Udalguri District. Several organisations from the BTC area have aired apprehension that the killing might spark another bout of fratricidal killings in the area unless the Government makes proper arrangement for security to protect lives and property of common people there. The NDFB anti-talks faction in a statement issued to the media threatened that it would take its own action against the killing of Lilawati in case Assam Government failed to act properly.

• January 6: The pro-talk faction of the NDFB denied hand in the killing of Lilabati Basumatary, sister of Ranjan Daimary ‘chief’ of anti-talk faction of the outfit, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at her residence at Harisingha Deolguri in Udalguri. The ‘secretary general’ of the pro-talk NDFB Govindo Basumatary at the designated camp at Borbori in Baksa said cadre of the NDFB, who are in cease-fire with the Union Government, are not at all involved in the killing of Lilabati Basumatary.

• January 5: A cadre belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of the NDFB is shot dead by SFs near Belsiri tea estate under Misamari Police Station in Sonitpur District. The SFs are reportedly assisted by cadres belonging to pro-talks faction of the NDFB.

  A NDFB cadre, Bipul Boro, is arrested by troops of 65 Field Regiment of the Red Horns Division of the Army while travelling in a passenger bus near Namkhola in Darrang District. He belongs to Bamunjhar village near Andherighat under Khairabari Police Station. He was involved in various anti-national activities sponsored by the ‘3rd battalion’ of the NDFB led by Ranjan Daimary alias D. Nabla.

• January 4: A 52-year-old schoolteacher, Lilabati Basumatary, is shot dead by suspected cadres belonging to pro-talks faction of the NDFB at Harisingha Deolguri in the Udalguri District. Lilabati is the elder sister of Ranjan Daimary, who is leading the anti-talk faction of the NDFB.

  An unidentified NDFB militant is shot dead by Security Forces (SFs) at Bamundittari village under Mukalmua Police Station in Nalbari District.

• January 2: Unidentified militants shot dead three persons, including two pro-talks NDFB cadres, identified as Jwngsar Brahma alias B. Jwhwlao (28) and Losen Brahma (27) of Serfanguri designated camp, and one college student, Bilifang Basumatary (20), at Mukuldang under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District. A truck driver and two other students are also injured in the gun attack.

  Shankar Gupta informs the Police that his son, Raja Gupta (22), was abducted by suspected cadres belonging to the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB from his father’s tea estate at Sapoi in Sonitpur District on December 21. He had not immediately informed the Police about the abduction of his son, since he was threatened to remain silent by the abductors. Sources said that he had been asked to pay a "hefty amount" by the NDFB for the release of his son.

  A relative of a pro-talks ‘commander’ of the NDFB is shot dead by unidentified militants of Ranjan Daimary fraction of the NDFB at Silapur village in the Balijuri area under Sootea Police Station in Sonitpur District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. Police said two militants, armed with AK-47 rifles, came to the house of Udai Mushahari, the brother of NDFB ‘commander’ M. Failou. "When Udai came out to see who was looking for him, the assailants sprayed bullets, killing him on the spot," a Police official said. The militants manage to escape soon after killing Udai. The Police later recover eight empty cartridges of an AK-47 rifle from the site. Sources said Udai was on the hit list of the Daimary faction as he was suspected to be a Police informer.

• January 1: The Interpol issues a red corner notice against ‘chairman’ of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB, Ranjan Daimary, who is wanted as Doimary Ranjan alias Ronsaigra Nabla Doimari alias D.R. Nabla. Sources said that Daimary’s name was put on the Interpol list after talks between Centre’s Interlocutor P.C. Haldar and the pro-talks faction of the NDFB. The Interpol accuses the anti-talks NDFB chief of "murder, wounding, theft, mischief, criminal conspiracy, violation of explosive substances and firearms acts." Sources said the serial bomb blasts in Assam on October 30, 2008 led to the red corner notice against Daimary.

2009

• December 31: The Union Government decides to extend the Suspension of Operations agreement with the pro-talk faction of the NDFB and DHD for a further period of six months up to June 30, 2010.

  A NDFB cadre, Tejan Narzary (23), is shot dead by Security Forces during an encounter at No. 4 Sialmari in Kokrajhar.

• December 29: A cadre belonging to anti-talk faction of the NDFB, Kamal Daimary, is shot dead by a joint force of the Police and Army during an encounter in the foests of Paharpur Minoshree under Rangapara Police Station in Sonitpur District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. Subsequent to the encounter, NDFB militants lob a grenade on a Police convoy carrying the Superintendent of Police of Sonitpur District Jitmol Doley at Moainajuli area. The grenade, however, fails to explode.

• December 29: A cadre belonging to pro-talk faction of the NDFB, Deepak Basumatary alias Dikhou Raja, is arrested by the Police at Nagrijuli in Baksa District along with the explosives. He is involved in extortion in the area. He has come out of the Government designated NDFB camp.

• December 28: A NDFB cadre, Santosh Sargiyary, is arrested from Bhagdobe village in Baksa District. Explosives, a detonator and cash are recovered from his possession.

  An 82 year old person, Mahendra Dey, injured in the in the December 10 bomb blast triggered by the anti-talk faction of the NDFB at Missamari in Sonitpur District, succumbed to his injuries.

• December 25: Telegraph reports that Police have launched a special operation in Assam’s northern Districts, particularly Udalguri and Sonitpur, to target the "headhunters" of the NDFB’s anti-talks faction who have been recruiting youths from these areas. "We have specific information about some of the middle-ranking cadres of the outfit being on a recruitment drive and operations are on to neutralise them," a Police official said. The official said most of the NDFB militants killed recently could not be identified immediately, which indicated that they were new recruits. He claimed that the Ranjan Daimary-led anti-talks faction of the NDFB had received a severe jolt in the last few months with SFs going all out against it. He said, "The success in our operations in the last few months against the NDFB was a big blow for the outfit. It has lost several armed wing cadres who were capable of carrying out major attacks." The NDFB has lost more than 40 cadres in encounters in the two northern Districts and the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) since June 2009. The official said the outfit had started a recruitment drive recently to recover lost ground. "At least 30 youths have joined the NDFB in the past month. They are promised money which rarely comes, but it is too late by that time," he said. "Recruitment is done in a co-ordinated manner. A few cadres are entrusted with this responsibility and assigned areas where each would work. We can deal a blow to the outfit if we can get these headhunters," he added. The official said most of the fresh recruits from Sonitpur belonged to Bodo families who had migrated from the BTAD and settled in reserve forest areas in the past decade. "It is very difficult to identify these families since they have encroached upon reserve forest lands and have no permanent addresses," he added.

• December 24: Two suspected militants belonging to anti-talk faction of the NDFB are shot dead by the SFs at Mainawsree area under Rangapara Police Station in Sonitpur District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.

• December 23: An unidentified NDFB cadre is shot dead by a combined force of the Police and Army during an encounter at Rampur village under Goreswar Police Station in Baksa District. The Police recover a Chinese-made grenade, a 7.62-mm pistol and eight live bullets of the pistol from the encounter site.

• December 22: Police exchange fire with the NDFB cadres who came to the house of a trader at Borgang in Sonitpur District to demand money.

• December 20: A surrendered NDFB cadre, Dhananjay Boro, is arrested by the Police from Jatiya area in Guwahati in connection with the killing of a person, Gurbinder Singh Sodhi, on October 10, 2007.

• December 19: Two NDFB militants are shot dead by SFs during an encounter in Sonitpur District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. Two foreign-made pistols, a grenade, detonators and a walkie-talkie set are recovered from their possession. Police claimed that the two militants were involved in the November 10 grenade blast at Missamari market near an Army cantonment, in which a child was killed while several others were injured.

  A NDFB militant is shot dead by the SFs at Kamengbari area in the Chirang District. Subsequently, a pistol is found from the encounter site.

• December 17: A cadre belonging to the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB, identified as Ratan Daimary (25), is arrested by the Guwahati City Police from Odalbakra area. A pistol along with three rounds of ammunition is recovered from his possession.

• December 16: The Centre’s peace interlocutor P.C. Haldar holds a meeting with the pro-talks faction of the NDFB in New Delhi. The Joint Secretary (Northeast) of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Naveen Verma, and other senior official attend the meeting. The six-member NDFB delegation led by its ‘general secretary’ Gobinda Basumatary demands for a separate State.

  A cadre belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of the NDFB is shot dead by Security Forces at Rangijhora-Daisungjhora under Bijni Police Station of Chirang District. The slain militant is identified as Binod Narzary (30).

• December 14: Four cadres of the NDFB and two cadres belonging to the KLNLF are arrested by the Police at Jakhalabandha in Nagaon District. One AK-56, an AK-47, and a .303 rifle are recovered from their possession.

• December 10: A 12-year-old boy is killed and 36 persons injured when militants belonging to anti-talk faction of the NDFB triggers two bomb blasts in Sonitpur District. While one explosion is triggered at Garubandha weekly market under Missamari Police Station leaving one dead and 34 injured, another explosion at Rakshasmari under Dhekiajuli Police Station leaves two injured.

• December 9: The Union Home Minster P. Chidambaram, responding to a question whether any leaders of the NDFB had been arrested and whether the Government would hold talks with the group demanding a separate Bodoland, in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) said, "There are talks with the pro-talk faction through an interlocutor."

• December 8: A NDFB cadre is shot dead by SFs during an encounter at Orangpara under Barugaon Police Station in Chirang District.

• December 4: Two unidentified NDFB cadres were shot dead in an encounter with the Security Forces at Kaizamati Gormara in Udalguri District at 5am in the morning. A 9mm pistol, a US-made carbine and ammunition were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.

• December 3: Two cadres of Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB, identified as Sanjay Mochahari and Tularam Mochahary, were arrested by the Army personnel at Dolabari area from a Tezpur-bound passenger bus in Sonitpur District. One 9-mm pistol was recovered from the possession of the arrested militants.

• December 1: The Peace talks with militant groups like BW, UPDS and the pro-talk faction of the NDFB are likely to be expedited as the Union Government’s interlocutor for the peace talks, P.C. Haldar has started the process and the Union Government is also reportedly keen on early solution of the problems. Official sources said that Haldar, a former Director of the IB, arrived in Guwahati to hold preliminary talks with the militant outfits under cease-fire agreement with the Government. Sources said that during the visit, Haldar would stay in the State for at least four to five days and he would be holding preliminary talks with the leaders of the outfits. Sources said that Haldar would be visiting Haflong in North Cachar Hills District for talks with the leaders of the BW followed by a visit to Diphu in Karbi Anglong District for talks with the UPDS leadership. He will also hold talks with the leaders of the pro-talk group leaders of the NDFB. However, sources said that the present visit of the former IB chief is only to hold preliminary talks with the outfits to know their psychology and demands.

• November 29: The SF personnel arrested three NDFB militants near Saint Paul School of Rangapara under Rangapara Police Station in Sonitpur District. The three militants were identified as Debendra Mochahary, Saoin Khaklary and Misum Mochahary. They were involved in the Bhalukpong blast on July 13, 2009 in which one Army colonel and his driver was killed and also in the killing of four Hindi-speaking people of Rangapara on June 30, 2009.

  The SF personnel shot dead one unidentified militant of the 3rd battalion of Ranjan Daimary fraction of NDFB during an encounter at Sessapani village near Bhairabkunda in Udalguri District on the India-Bhutan border in the evening. One 9 mm pistol, six rounds of live ammunition and one China-made grenade were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.

  An encounter between RPF and Ranjan Daimary faction of NDFB took place in Mazbat locality in the Udalguri District. However, there was no report of any casualty, Police said.

• November 24: The 12-hour BTC region bandh (general shut down) called by the pro-talk fraction of NDFB in protest against the killing of its cadre, Doren Daimary, passed off peacefully in Kokrajhar District.

• November 23: A cadre of the pro-talks faction of the NDFB, identified as Doren Daimary alias Mwkthanj (30), was shot dead by unidentified militants at Jolaishree Alokjhar under Kachugaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District around 10.30 PM (IST). The victim stayed in the outfit’s designated camp in Serfanguri and was visiting the area, 30km from the camp, along with a companion when he was shot dead by the unidentified militants. Daimary had reportedly taken permission to go out of the camp. The pro-talks NDFB accused the BLT for the incident and warned of retaliation if their cadres are targeted like this. "An FIR was filed against Monoj Narzary alias Pakra of Nandipur at Kachugaon Police Station," said M. Mwthang, the ‘commander’ of the Serfanguri designated camp. "We will be forced to retaliate and give a befitting reply if such attacks continue," said the outfit’s ‘deputy army chief’ B. Hajwma Raja. The BLT, however, denied the charge saying their cadres were not involved in the incident. The pro-talks NDFB has called a 12-hour Bodo Territorial Council bandh (general shutdown) on November 24 in protest against the killing.

• November 20: Two militants belonging to the Ranjan Daimary faction of NDFB, identified as Shankar Mushahary (23) and Sanjoy Basumatary (24), were shot dead by the SFs at Majabasti in Chirang District.

• November 18: A NDFB militant, identified as Suraj Basumatary, was shot dead by the Security Forces at Ambari village in the Chirang District. A 9-mm pistol with four rounds of ammunition and some incriminating documents were recovered from his possession.

The Ranjan Daimary faction of the banned NDFB constituted its new 'executive committee' with Ranjan Daimary as the 'president', Dinthi Gwra Narzary as 'general secretary', 'captain' Sangbijit as 'commander-of-staff' and Barbai Basumatary as 'assistant publicity secretary'.

• November 17: Unidentified militants shot dead two activists of the BPPF and injured three others at the party's office at Jalaikhw in the Kokrajhar District late in the night. The attack came a few hours after the BPPF youth wing President Kabiranjan Brahma was shot at by militants at Chandmari in Kokrajhar. While one person, 27-year old Biswajit Narzary, died on the spot, the other person, identified as 18-year old Laokob Narzary, succumbed to his injuries later. The three injured persons were identified as Tarzen Brahma, Samal Narzary and Dabla Basumatary. Police sources said the incident occurred after 11pm (IST) when five to seven masked militants came to the BPPF office and opened fire using AK-47 rifles on the sleeping party workers. The BPPF President, Rabiram Narzary, later said, "It is a political conspiracy and the NDFB is behind the incidents." The BPPF has called for a 12-hour general shutdown in the BTC area in protest against the attacks.

• November 17: P. Krishna Rao, project manager of the Gayatri-East Coast Insulation, who was abducted by suspected NDFB militants on October 16, 2009 was released near Karigaon in the Kokrajhar District. Rao, originally from the Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, was supervising work on the East-West corridor project at Joypur near Karigaon when he was abducted by five motorcycle-borne militants. Sources said Rao walked from the spot he was released along the National Highway 31C to his company office at Kajalgaon after his release. He was subsequently driven to an undisclosed location by company officials with Police security and was later said to have been taken to Guwahati. The abductors reportedly demanded INR 2O million in exchange of the abducted officer. It is not clear if ransom money was paid.

• November 16: An unidentified NDFB militant was shot dead in an encounter with the Security Forces at Ambari near the Aie River in Chirang District.

The NDFB has announced its support to the CPI-Maoist. "I would like to greet and congratulate the Maoists who are fighting for their legitimate rights and also extend all help to them in their fight against the ruling cliques," the NDFB 'chairman' D. R. Nabla said in a statement e-mailed to IANS.

• November 15: Based on the information provided by two surrendered militants, the SFs recovered a cache of explosives, arms and ammunition inside Ripu Chirang reserve forest bordering Bhutan in Kokrajhar District. The cache is suspected to belong to the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB. The seizure included 15 grenades of different makes, one made in Pakistan, timers, two IEDs, three FM radio receivers, 156 detonators, a US-made auto pistol and three locally-made pistols, besides ammunition. A Police source said that two NDFB cadres, Jaikhlong Gwra Brahma and Suren Basumatary alias Sudem, who surrendered before the Kokrajhar Police on November 13, revealed that a consignment was hidden in the area. The Kokrajhar Superintendent of Police, P.K. Dutt said "there was information about NDFB militants ferrying consignments of arms and explosives from Bangladesh into the District to carry out strikes. There is a possibility of presence of more such consignments in the Tipkai area bordering Dhubri District".

• November 13: Two cadres of Ranjan Daimary faction of NDFB, identified as Sudem Basumatary alias Sonen and Jaikholong Gwra Brahma Jaison, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police of Kokrajhar District P.K. Dutta. They also surrendered one 9 mm pistol and three rounds of live ammunition.

A cadre of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB was shot dead in an encounter with the SF personnel at Kagrabari in Baksa District. Two pistols and five grenades were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.

• November 11: 19 militants belonging to the NDFB, KLNLF, AANLA and ULFA surrendered before the Dah Division's headquarter at Dinjan in Dibrugarh District. Speaking on the occasion, Major General B.S. Sachar, the GOC of Dah Division, attributed the large-scale surrender to the peace initiatives of the Government and support from the local people.

• November 9: Police arrested a NDFB militant, identified as Mridul Goyari, an accused in the October 30, 2008 twin blasts at Barpeta Road that claimed 21 lives, from Tezpur in Sonitpur District. The militant was handed over to Central Bureau of Investigation officials who had filed a chargesheet against him for his alleged involvement in the blasts.

Officials engaged in the construction of the 4MW Hayen hydel project in Chirang District stopped work and left the area after unidentified militants of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB served an extortion demand of 3% of the total project cost of INR 33 Million. The project manager, who is from outside Assam, and some officials have already left the project site out of fear and others are reluctant to visit the site. The NDFB demand comes in the wake of the abduction of P. Krishna Rao, the project manager of Gayatri-East Coast Insulation, who is suspected to have been abducted by the NDFB on October 16, 2008. Sources said the demand was made to a senior official of the project over phone.

• November 6: An unidentified NDFB cadre was shot dead in an encounter with Police at Rongjuli in Goalpara District.

• November 5: The SFs arrested three cadres of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB, Chakra Brahma, Sanjay Basumatary and Minisra Basumatary, from Basbari in Kokrajhar District.

• November 1: One NDFB militant, identified as Jathi Brahma (28), was arrested by the Police at Bijni in the Chirang District at around 9am (IST). Police sources said the militant was on an extortion mission.

• October 31: A plan to abduct a railway engineer by NDFB militants was foiled in Nalbari District. The Police said there was concrete information about an attempt to abduct R. Ram, the chief engineer (rack procurement). Ram was inspecting a project site on the railway tracks between Koithalkuchi and Nalbari when a team of Police rushed to the area and escorted him to safety.

• October 30: An unidentified NDFB militant was shot dead in an encounter with Police near Railway Gate No 6 at Noonmati in Guwahati in the early morning. Police sources said that an encounter took place between a group of four militants and Security Forces at around 3:30 am (IST). While one militant died in the firing, the rest managed to escape from the encounter site. Two Programmable Timer Devices (PTDs), an electronic detonator, batteries, and a pistol besides some ammunition were recovered from the encounter site. It is suspected that these NDFB militants entered the city to indulge in subversive activities on October 30, on the first anniversary of the deadly serial blasts in the city.

  Two militants of Ranjan Daimary faction of NDFB, identified as Gendra Mushahary and Motilal Basumatary, surrendered before Kokrajhar Superintendent of Police, P.K. Dutta. Police sources said the surrendered cadres joined Ranjan Daimary fraction six months back.

• October 28: October 28: A militant of the Ranjan Daimary faction of NDFB, identified as Minihang Basumatary, was arrested by the Security Forces from Balagaon in Kokrajhar District.

• October 27: Security Forces shot dead a militant of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB, identified as Hadetsa Basumatary (28), in an encounter that took place near Panbari under Bijni Police Station in the Chirang District in the night.

  October 26: Two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, Binod Basumatary and Sonam Goyary, and a linkman, Chanchal Chakraborty, were arrested by Police at Bijni in Chirang District.

• October 25: The cases of abduction, particularly in the areas where the anti-talks faction of the NDFB is active, has become a cause of concern and such acts have also reportedly slowed down the progress of major schemes, including the construction of the East West Corridor project. According to reports available with the Police, more than 30 people, including officials of the National Highway Authority of India, Railways etc., were abducted by the NDFB in 2009, which affected implementation of the major projects. Sources said that all abduction cases were not being reported to Police and only the abduction of high profile persons came to light through the media. Official sources said militants belonging to the anti-talks faction normally use the forest belt along the border with Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to keep the abducted persons by taking advantage of the fact that there is very little presence of Security Forces in that area and there have been instances when the kidnapped persons were shifted to Bhutan or Arunachal Pradesh whenever any major offensive is launched by the Security Forces.

  A militant of the Ranjan Daimary faction of NDFB, identified as Alongbar Basumatary (20), was shot dead when unidentified militants suspected to be from the cease-fire group fired at him at Sialmari Naosali in Kokrajhar District.

• October 23: The Police shot dead two NDFB militants at Singhimari village under Guma Reserved Forest under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District. Two Chinese pistols, hand made grenades and other live ammunition were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.

  Police arrested four persons, whose identity is yet to be established, on extortion charges in the name of NDFB in Barpeta town.

  An NDFB linkman, Paner Ali, was arrested by the Army from Panbari in Dhubri District. An extortion note for a contractor was also recovered from his possession.

• October 22: A suspected NDFB militant was shot dead and another injured in an encounter with the SFs in Jharbari village in the Kokrajhar District.

• October 21: S Sangjarang, ‘publicity chief’ of the pro-talks faction of the NDFB, was shot at and injured by unidentified militants at a crowded market in the Udalguri town of Udalguri District. "Sangjarang was coming on a motorbike when two assailants, also on a motorcycle, fired at him from close range with small arms," a senior Police official said.

  The SFs arrested six cadres of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB from Mazbat and Rowtabagan Railway Station area in Udalguri District. While three NDFB cadres were arrested at Mazbat, three others were arrested from Rowtabagan railway station area.

• October 18: A constable of the Assam Police, identified as Bhuban Regal, was injured in an encounter with the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB at Chachapani Gambarughat area under Bogsibari Police Station in the Kokrajhar District at around 3.15pm (IST).

• October 17: Suspected militants of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB abducted P. Krishna Rao, a project manager of Gayatri-East Coast Insulation (Gayatri ECI), at gunpoint from Karigaon Joypur in Kokrajhar District. Rao was supervising work on the East-West corridor project at Karigaon Joypur in Kokrajhar when he was abducted by five motor-cycle-borne youths. The militants also fired three rounds in the air when the workers at the construction site tried to resist them. The abductors escaped north along National Highway 31C that leads to the Bhutan border through the Ripu-Chirang forest.

  Two NDFB militants, identified as Uday Basumatary and Minu Basumatary, were arrested by Security Forces in Chirang District. A pistol and some incriminating documents were recovered from their possession.

• October 13: The Unified Command of Security Forces is reported to have instructed its operations group to take all measures to neutralise the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB. According to Telegraph, a meeting of the strategy group of the Unified Command, chaired by Chief Secretary P.C. Sharma, also discussed the issue of raising SPOs in the vulnerable areas of Assam as declared by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and identified the weapons seized from militants over the years for arming the new units. Gogoi made the declaration during a visit to Bhimajuli last week after 13 persons were killed by militants belonging to the Daimary faction. The meeting was the first meeting of the strategy group after the Bhimajuli massacre.

• October 12: The Police arrested two NDFB militants, identified as Dhananjay Mushahary and Rajib Narzary, from Balukjhora area in Kokrajhar District.

• October 8: The Bodo Women's Justice Forum president and the sister of Ranjan Daimary - Chief of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB - Anjali Daimary, survived an attempt on her life when unidentified militants fired at her car at Barama College in Baksa District in the afternoon.

• October 7: The death toll in the October 4 massacre by the NDFB militants in Sonitpur District rose to 15 as an injured woman died in the Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH). Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who visited the victims at the GMCH, announced a high-level probe into the incident. "The terrorist groups are never interested in peace in the State. Strong action will be taken against them," he said, adding the Union Government had turned down the State's request for more forces due to elections in some States.

The stretch of reserve forests along the border with Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh in the Districts of Udalguri and Sonitpur is being virtually used as a "liberated zone" by the militants belonging to the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB by taking advantage of the lack of adequate security presence in the area. Official sources said that vigilance in the area has been very limited and there is hardly any presence of the administration. The SFs reportedly launch operations in the area only when a major incident of violence takes place and whenever such operations are launched, the militants take advantage of the terrain to cross over either to Bhutan or to Arunachal Pradesh.

• October 4: At least 11 persons were killed in an attack carried out by suspected militants belonging to the anti-talks faction of the NDFB at Balichand area under Biswanath Chariali Police Station in Sonitpur District. At least ten others were injured in the attack. According to Police sources, a group of 10-12 heavily armed militants entered Bhimajuli village, inhabited mostly by the Nepali and Tea-tribe community, called out villagers from their houses, and opened fire on them. On their way back, the same group opened also fire at two other places. Police sources said that attempts at extortion might be the reason for the attack.

• September 26: A surrendered NDFB cadre, Samaren Brahma alias Sambram (36), was shot dead by three armed youths at Serfanguri in Kokrajhar District. Police suspect the role of the anti-talk faction of the NDFB led by Ranjan Daimary in the incident.

A cadre belonging to '3rd battalion' of the NDFB, Birphung Mashahary, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Thaisouguri under Kachugaon Police Station in Bongaigaon District. A woman was also wounded in the attack.

• September 25: A NDFB cadre was killed by Security Forces during an encounter near Lankar River at Petni in Chirang District. One 9-mm US-made pistol, four rounds of live ammunition, an empty cartridge and one writing pad were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.

• September 24: Two NDFB cadres, Samrat Basumatary and Biswajit Goyari, were shot dead by the Security Forces at Monglajhora Gajenpura under Parbatjhora sub-division in Kokrajhar District.

• September 23: A tripartite peace talks among the Union and Assam Governments and NDFB was held in New Delhi. "The first round of dialogue was satisfactory. It has been four years since we surrendered. For the first time we received positive response," said NDFB 'general secretary' Govinda Basumatary.

• September 16: Derhasat Basumatary (22), a cadre of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB, surrendered before the Kokrajhar District Superintendent of Police P.K. Dutta.

• September 15: Two cadres of the pro-talks faction of the NDFB were arrested in a joint operation by the Police and Army personnel at Digli in the Kokrajhar District at 2.30 am (IST). The duo were identified as Barga Mashahary (26) and Mithinga Basumatary (22), both hailing from the Bashbari designated camp in Kokrajhar District.

An NDFB cadre, identified as Bakul Rabha (26), was arrested from Dhuliara village under Baihata Chariali Police Station in the Kamrup District. Rabha was actively associated with collecting extortion money for the 3^rd Battalion of the outfit. A motorbike, a mobile phone handset and INR 10,000 was recovered from his possession.

• September 14: The 'section commandant' of the NDFB of Chirang District, Samayee Narzarry, and three other militants were arrested in a joint operation by the Chirang Police and the Army personnel from Amteka in Chirang District.

• September 6: Assam Police arrested two NDFB militants and three linkmen from a motel in the Kolazol area of Kamrup District. One 9-mm USA-made pistol and six rounds of ammunition were recovered from their possession. While the arrested militants were identified as Dambaru Baro alias Manoranjan Baro and Padoram Basumatary, the linkmen were identified as Jiaur Rahman, Man Kataki and Tankeswar Kalita.

  SFs launched a operation in the Sonitpur District, which has become a stronghold of the NDFB. The Arunachal Pradesh Government was also reportedly asked to seal its borders with the District as the militants use the jungles along the inter-state boundary as their hideout. "We are already receiving indications that many who are now with Ranjan Daimary fraction may switch sides and join the pro-talks faction of the NDFB once the Centre starts formal political talks with the group," an unnamed official said.

• September 3: Police arrested one NDFB militant, identified as Salim Sheikh, from Balajan in the Dhubri District.

• September 2: An unidentified NDFB militant was shot dead in an encounter with the Police in the Narakasur Hill area of Rupnagar under Bhangagarh Police Station in Kamrup District in the morning. Three other militants, however, managed to escape.

  The NDFB cadres of Barbari designated camp at Barbari in the Baksa District opened fire to disperse a group of protestors who were marching towards the camp. Sources said a protest rally was organised against the killing of Kamal Daimary (Khatowa), an ex-BLT cadre, and Gopit Sarania (Das), a Bodo People Front activist, at Alia village under Barbari Police Station at 2.30pm (IST) on September 1. Security Force personnel who arrived at the spot also fired in the air to prevent any untoward incident.

• August 31: Two NDFB militants, identified as Roshan Narzary and Janjit Mushahary, were shot dead in an encounter with Security Force personnel at Moinaguri Taisuguru in Kokrajhar District. An AK-56 rifle, a 9mm pistol and ammunition were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.

• August 30: The Police arrested five linkmen of the NDFB from Nagaon near Baihata Chariali on NH-37 in the Kamrup District at about 4:00pm (IST) and recovered one sophisticated Italy-made .303 pistol along with six rounds of ammunition. Police arrested Manoj Boro of Sonajuli Gorbasti village in Udalguri District while he was selling the pistol to three of his accomplices. The other arrested linkmen were identified as Jiaur Rahman of village Kachari Solmari under Rangiya Police Station, Moon Kakati of Becheria village under Bebezia Tiniali Police Station in Sonitpur District and Tankeswar Kalita of Milanpur under Rangiya Police Station. Based on Manoj Boro's confession, Police, in the same evening at about 7:00pm, arrested another linkman, Pado Ram Basumatari of Gelabeel village in Udalguri District, while he was waiting for Manoj at Inter State Bus Terminus at Betkuchi in Guwahati. Manoj and Pado were planning to proceed to Dimapur in Nagaland to procure more arms and ammunition with the intention to supply it to NDFB militants.

• August 27: SFs recovered a cache of arms and explosives from a forest near Dekhidhol village under Dhekiajuli area in the Sonitpur District. The security official said that the consignment was hidden by NDFB militants.

Two NDFB militants were arrested by the SFs from the Tipkai area under Bogribari Police station of Kokrajhar District. The arrestees were identified as Daimalu Basumatary and Siman Basumatary. During interrogation, they confessed before the Police that the action group of the outfit was out to carry out the blueprint that had been prepared by its 'chief' Ranjan Daimary to assassinate BTC chief Hagrama Basumatary, Member of Parliament S.K. Basumatary and BTC executive member Mano Brahma. The two militants have also said that Daimalu was among the five NDFB cadres who had attacked Basumatary at Panbari in Kokrajhar on April 24 when two persons were killed. The NDFB militants further confessed the link of some District committees of the All Bodo Students' Union with the outfit.

• August 26: SFs rescued abducted railway engineer Sanjay Kumar Lama (43) from a village, three kilometres north-east of Batasipara in the Sonitpur District. After tracking mobile calls between the abductors and Lama's family members and even railway officials Rangapara and Dhekiajuli, the Police traced their location and the area was cordoned off by SFs. The abductors had fled leaving Lama behind after seeing that the SFs were closing in. Lama was abducted on August 8 from Batasipara under Dhekiajuli Police Station where he had gone to supervise the construction of a bridge. He was abducted by four suspected militants belonging to the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB. The outfit had demanded INR 15 million and suspension of operations by the SFs in the area for his release. Police, however, claimed that no ransom was paid.

• August 23: A joint meeting between the ex-BLT and the surrendered NDFB militants was held at Debargaon in the Kokrajhar District to discuss the rehabilitation of surrendered members, life security and implementation of BTC accord. The meeting was chaired by President of the ex-BLT Welfare Society, Jono Mahon Mashahary, where the BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary, who was the chairman of the disbanded BLT, was also present along with Transport Minister Chandan Brahma and other senior colleagues. In an interview with media, Mohilary said the former BLT members and surrendered NDFB militants were not fully rehabilitated even after five years of BTC accord although it was the part of clauses in the accord. He said the ex-BLT and surrendered NDFB members have been facing lack of security of life. The ex-BLT Welfare Society and the All Surrendered NDFB Welfare Association will jointly initiate to discuss the matter with the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, he said, adding that both the associations will launch an agitation if their demands are not fulfilled.

  Three NDFB militants, identified as Penla Basumatary, Urga Basumatary, and Gobinda Rabha, were arrested by the Assam Police from the Serfanguri area on charges of extortion in the same evening.

• August 21: Suspected militants of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB shot dead a member of the BPF, Sonen Basumatary (32), at his Bangalbazar residence in the Sukansangra area under Bismuri outpost of Kokrajhar District around 6.10am (IST). Police said four to five militants came to the house and shot him dead. Derhasat Basumatary, the BPF Kokrajhar District Secretary and Bodoland Territorial Council executive member claimed that the NDFB was behind the killing.

• August 20: SF personnel shot dead a NDFB militant, identified as David Basumatary, at Dalgaon village under Saraibil border outpost near India-Bhutan border in the Kokrajhar District at about 3.30am (IST).

  Army personnel arrested six suspected NDFB cadres from the Pabhoi area falling under Biswanath Chariali Police Station of Sonitpur District in the same night.

• August 19: A top ranking NDFB militant, identified as Nikhil Brahma, was shot dead in an encounter with the SFs at Taraibari under Kokrajhar Police Station in the Kokrajhar District.

  A joint team of the CRPF and Assam Police arrested a suspected militant of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB, identified as Mantu Boro, from the Hengrabari area under Dispur Police Station of Kamrup District.

• August 18: Assam Tribune reports that five militants belonging to the NDFB were arrested from the Khagrachari area in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) District. They were identified as Oadhish Narzary (35), Pabitra Goyari (25), Dhiren Khakori (25), Jonathan Basumatary (35) and Pradeep (30). Security sources, however, said they do not have any official intimation of the arrests as yet. But sources pointed out that the possibility of such arrests cannot be ruled out as the NDFB has strong bases in Bangladesh even in the area from where the militants were reportedly arrested. The report in Daily Star said that the arrested persons have been charged with illegal entry into that country and during questioning they revealed before the Police that they managed to sneak into Bangladesh through the international border in Tripura.

  Security sources said that the anti-talks faction of the NDFB headed by Ranjan Daimary have strong bases in Bangladesh. The outfit has at least 100 cadres in their bases in Bangladesh. Though the exact number of camps of the outfit in Bangladesh is yet to be ascertained, it is believed that the outfit is running at least 10 bases and some of the bases are in the Khagrachari area from where the five militants were reportedly arrested.

• August 17: August 17: Police arrested Krishna Nath, Dhanjit Nath and Sachin Mandal from Indrapur under Bhangagarh Police Station in Guwahati for their involvement in the extortion of INR 200000 from Putul Lahkar, an insurance agent, in the name of the NDFB.

• August 16: Two Army personnel and a NDFB militant were killed in an encounter at Garugaon on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border area under Dhekiajuli Police Station of Sonitpur District at about 4.45am (IST). Official sources said the Army personnel were conducting a search operation in the Garugaon area after getting intelligence inputs about the movement of militants. During the search operation, the Army came across a four-member group of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB and were engaged in an encounter with militants lasting for about an hour. Subsequently, dead bodies of two Army personnel and a NDFB militant were recovered. The slain NDFB militant was identified as B. Thungree. Meanwhile, three other militants managed to escape from the spot taking the advantage of darkness.

• August 12: A 13-member team of woman cadres belonging to the ULFA and the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB entered the Guwahati city to trigger subversive activities ahead of the Independence Day (August 15), latest intelligence inputs gathered by the Assam Police stated.

• August 11: Quoting sources in the intelligence agencies, Shillong Times has reported that the ULFA and NDFB have already set up temporary hideouts in Bhutan, contrary to the claims made by Bhutan that Indian militants do not put their bases anymore in that country. This report from an Indian intelligence agency came in the backdrop of the claim at the Seventh Border Coordination Development Meeting held at Thimphu (Bhutan), which dismissed reports about the ULFA and NDFB militants setting up permanent camps on its soil. According to official sources in Guwahati, the ULFA and NDFB militants were reorganising and attempting to sneak into Bhutan. New Delhi has reportedly informed Thimphu of the intrusion of about 30 militants into its soil. "We have information that they (ULFA and NDFB) have set up temporary hideouts there in the wake of stepped up counter-insurgency operations, especially in Lower Assam," an officer from the Military Intelligence said.

• August 10: Former BLT militants of the BLT Welfare Society presented a memorandum to the Union Government and urged the Government to rein in the NDFB, accusing it of creating terror in the region. In the memorandum to the Union Minister for Home Affairs P. Chidambaram through Kokrajhar Deputy Commissioner Carol Narzary, the former militants of the now defunct BLT said the NDFB was trying to destabilise the Bodo areas and put brakes on development. The memorandum said development in the Bodo belt was "moving fast in the right direction under Hagrama Mohilary" but there was a "counter campaign" against the "good work". "The NDFB (ceasefire) and Ranjan Daimary fraction of NDFB are indulging in violence in the region to terrorise the people. In a diabolical design to destabilise the region, the NDFB is killing innocent people," it added. The society also accused the Rabiram Narzary-led BPPF of encouraging the NDFB in carrying out unlawful activities. Earlier, members of the ex-BLT Welfare Society took out a rally from Kadamtola Bodoland Secretariat ground to the Deputy Commissioner's office in Kokrajhar town. Similar rallies were held in Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri Districts under the Bodo Territorial Council.

The NDFB, ULFA, KLO of Assam, Manipur Peoples Liberation Front (MPLF) of Manipur and Tripura Peoples Democratic Front (TPDF) of Tripura jointly called a General Strike from 1am (IST) to 6.30pm (IST) on August 15 in the Northeast and called for to boycott of Independence Day.

• August 9: August 9: A NDFB militant, identified as Lela Basumatary alias Jang Khang (25) of Tangla, was arrested by Police from the Chandmari area in Guwahati city. However, two other militants managed to escape under the cover of darkness.

• August 8: Suspected militants of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB abducted a section engineer of Northeast Frontier Railway while he was supervising the construction of a bridge at Batasipara under Dhekiajuli Police Station in Sonitpur District. The Superintendent of Police, Sonitpur, Surinder Kumar, said over phone that two suspected NDFB cadres whisked away Sanjay Kumar Lama when he was working at the site around noon. Police quoted eyewitnesses as saying that two youths on a bike whisked away Lama.

NDFB militants abducted Subhas Das, an employee of a grocery shop located in the Rakshakmari area in Dhekiajuli bordering Arunachal Pradesh in the evening.

The Central Reserve Police Force personnel arrested two NDFB militants at Dotama Bazar in Kokrajhar District. A US-made .9 mm pistol and two rounds of cartridges were recovered from their possession.

• August 5: A top ranking NDFB militant, Identified as Bhim Boro alias Gandhi alias BK (37), who was allegedly planning to blow up the Saraighat Bridge in Guwahati, was shot dead by the SFs in an encounter at Bakulbari in Dhemaji District. Sources said Bhim Boro, who was an 'area commander' of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB, had allegedly masterminded the blast in Sonitpur District on July 13 in which an Army Colonel and his driver were killed. An Italy-made pistol, two live rounds of ammunition, three fired cases, a grenade, a mobile phone and some incriminating documents, including extortion notes, were recovered from his possession. Police also said the Daimary faction was planning to blow up the double-decker Saraighat Bridge before Independence Day (August 15). Bhim Boro, who was reportedly trained in Afghanistan, was the brain behind the plot, the Police added.

An NDFB militant was shot dead in a joint operation by the Army and Police at Monabari tea estate in Sonitpur District. According to official sources, the NDBF militants were planning to disrupt the Independence Day celebrations in the State. An M-20 pistol, four rounds of ammunition and a motorcycle were recovered from the encounter site.

The 12-hour Assam bandh (general shutdown) called by the NDFB evoked a complete response in the four BTC Districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri. While normal life was crippled in these Districts, there was no report of any untoward incident.

• August 3: Suspected NDFB militants shot dead Galaram Basumatary alias Laoga Basumatary (30), a former BLT cadre, at his Nayekgaon residence under Kokrajhar Police Station in the Kokrajhar District.

The Ranjan Daimary fraction of the NDFB called a 12-hour Assam bandh (general shutdown) from 5am (IST) to 5pm on August 5 to protest against what it alleged were systematic killings of the Bodo community by the SFs, reports Sentinel. The NDFB-R warned that the outfit will not remain silent to the alleged excesses by the SFs. In a telephonic conversation, B. Barbai, who claimed himself to be the 'Sergeant Major' of the NDFB's General Headquarters, said the Assam Police and Army has been continuing their killing spree of common people in the name of operations against the NDFB. He said more than 75 percent reports of the encounters claimed by the SFs were false. He warned the NDFB will boycott celebrations of Independence Day on August 15 and clarified that the NDFB-R faction was not involved in the Nayekgaon incident where a former BLT cadre was shot dead.

• August 2: Two militants, suspected to be from the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB, were killed in an encounter with a joint team of the Police and Army at Santipur Balichari village under Dhemaji Sadar Police Station in the Dhemaji District. The Additional Superintendent of Police of Dhemaji, R.K. Handique, said the encounter occurred around 10.30pm (IST) when the SFs raided the village after receiving information that some NDFB cadres had taken shelter there, primarily to carry out extortion. One of the slain militants was identified as Dudu Doimari alias Mergang Basumatary. One .38 revolver, a 7.65mm pistol, two Chinese hand grenades, ammunition, explosives supposedly RDX, documents and extortion notes were recovered from the encounter site.

• July 30: The Union Government ruled out any possibilities of separate Bodo State. The Union Government made its stand clear that it hardly had anything more to concede after granting the status of autonomous council under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to the Bodos. The Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said there was no question of carving out another State from Assam. "Statehood is ruled out," he said. Pillai said barring some financial powers to the council "here and there" there was not much left to concede. Pillai added that the NDFB did not oblige when it was asked to join in while the Government was in talks with the BLT. "The request was conveyed to Ranjan Daimary. We had told them they would lose an opportunity if they did not join in, but they did not listen," he said, further adding if the NDFB thought it would get something more it was wrong. Meanwhile, the NDFB spokesman S. Sanjarang told Telegraph that his organisation was not asking for anything outside the ambit of the Indian Constitution. "We want a separate state with maximum autonomy and special powers which is well within the framework of the Constitution," he said.

• July 28: Suspected militants of the BRTF shot dead one cease-fire group of NDFB militant and injured another at Katrighacha village under Kokrajhar Police Station in the Kokrajhar District at about 7.45am (IST). The slain militant was, identified as Tarun Basumatary (27), while the wounded was, identified as Birglang alias Bilu Goyary (24). Meanwhile, the 'Commanding Officer' of the 2nd Battalion of the NDFB, B. Bwlwgwra said that Tarun Basumatary was on a medical leave for his treatment from Serfanguri designated camp and Birglang accompanied him on a bike.

The Border Security Force personnel arrested two NDFB linkmen, identified as Nripen Rabha (31) and Tapan Rabha (22), from Belguri village in the Kamrup District.

Assam Tribune quoting the Union Government sources reports that there has been no immediate plan to start political dialogue with the NDFB, as its rival faction is on the run. Union Home Secretary, G. K. Pillai during a workshop on 'Governance and Security: India's North-east and Bangladesh' at Jamia Milia Islamia University in New Delhi said that the Union Government is keeping a close watch on the situation in the State. The Home Secretary, meanwhile, will arrive in Assam on July 30 on a day-long visit to take stock of the situation in the volatile North Cachar Hill District.

• July 24: A NDFB cadre, identified as Suren Boro (37), was arrested at Balijuri Hangamahpur village under Sootea Police Station in Sonitpur District.

Police claimed that Rabiram Basumatary, the driver of FCI Executive Director P.C. Ram, was a key accused in his abduction and murder. Rabiram's brother, Dhiren Basumatary, is one of the six persons arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in this case so far. The Police claimed that Dhiren was a member of the sleeper cell of the NDFB and he, with his brother, had plotted Ram's abduction for ransom. While Rabiram committed suicide in a toilet of the FCI's regional office on GS Road in Guwahati in May 2009, Dhiren was arrested by a joint team of the CBI and Assam Police from Kumarikata in Baksa District in June 2009.

• July 20: SF personnel shot dead a NDFB militant, suspected to have been involved in the killing of a Colonel in Sonitpur District on July 13, at Lalmati on the outskirts of Guwahati city, on a hill close to the Assam-Meghalaya border in the same afternoon. "When the Security personnel spotted a group of militants, comprising three to four members, and asked them to stop, they opened fire on the SFs and tried to escape. One of them was killed in the retaliatory fire while his accomplices fled the spot," Additional Superintendent of Police Debajit Deori said. The militants also lobbed a grenade at the troops but it did not explode. A pistol was recovered from the possession of the slain militant, he added. Military Intelligence sources identified the slain militant as Gathon Narzary, a 'sergeant major' of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB, which is controlled by Ranjan Daimary. Narzary is suspected to be involved in the July 13 blast at Chariduar reserve forest in Sonitpur district in which an Army Colonel and his driver were killed.

• July 20: The 12-hour Assam shutdown called by the NDFB in protest against the sporadic killings of common people in the name of NDFB passed off peacefully. However, all business establishments and Government offices were closed while all kinds of vehicles went off the road during the shutdown in Kokrajhar District. However, no untoward incident was reported from any part of the District.

• July 19: SFs shot dead a NDFB militant at Kahitima forest near Labdanguri in Baksa District.

• July 17: Two unidentified NDFB militants were shot dead in an encounter with the Police and Army at Bashbari area under Kokrajhar Police Station in the Kokrajhar District around 5.30 am (IST).

  Five NDFB militants suspected to be involved in the IED blast of July 13 at Agharomile near Bhalukpung in Sonitpur District in which two Army personnel were killed have been arrested. They were identified as Jayanta Boro (21), Ananta Daimari (23), Gormai Daimari (25), Debajit Das and Faguna Boro.

• July 16: Two NDFB militants, identified as Thaneswar Basumatary and Janeswar Basumatary, were arrested under Birubari Police outpost in Guwahati.

• July 13: The SFs suspect the involvement of a NDFB militant, identified as Gandhi, behind the bomb blast near Bhalukpong in Sonitpur District that claimed the lives of an Army colonel and his driver. A senior Police official said Gandhi was out to trigger blasts targeting Police Stations and SF personnel in Guwahati as well as in Sonitpur and Dhemaji Districts, following instructions of NDFB ‘chief’ Ranjan Daimary. "He almost succeeded in carrying out a blast at Gogamukh Police Station in Dhemaji District by planting a bomb in a taxi a week ago. But fortunately, the bomb-laden taxi was detected," the official said. "Gandhi has become the right hand man of Daimary after Laden, another dreaded cadre, died in an encounter with the Police in the Birubari area of Guwahati about a month back," the official said. "Gandhi fled from Dhemaji about a fortnight back, handing over the responsibility to Krishna, another NDFB cadre, to carry out blasts in Dhemaji," he said, adding that the Police had laid a trap to arrest Krishna but the latter had managed to escape. The official said as per information, Daimary had issued instructions to Gandhi to carry out the blasts to avenge the recent killings of the NDFB militants in several parts of the State.

  According to official figures placed in the Legislative Assembly on July 13, 43 NDFB militants have been killed in encounters with the SFs between March 1 and June 30, 2009.

• July 12: Prasenjit Lahary alias La Fanjari, a surrendered NDFB ‘commander’, was injured when a suspected NDFB cadre opened fire at Morisuti under Charduar Police Station in Sonitpur District.

• July 9: A businessman who doubled as an informer of the SFs was shot dead by the NDFB militants at Balipathar in the Bokajan area of Karbi Anglong District. Businessman Rukman Ali (27) alias Akojan Ali alias Motu, was shot dead while he was walking towards the Balipathar market on National Highway 39. Sources said the militants, lying in wait, fired at him when he got down from an Army vehicle and was walking towards the market. Motu had been providing information on NDFB’s activities to SFs operating in Karbi Anglong for several months. He was a resident of Bangrung Basti near Balipathar.

  The SFs shot dead an unidentified NDFB militant at Dapdapi Izampur village under Rangapara Police Station in Sonitpur District who was allegedly involved in the recent killings of four persons, including an infant and a woman of a Hindi-speaking family in the District. On June 30, the Hindi-speaking family were shot dead by NDFB militants at No. 1 Nahorani Grant under Rangapara Police Station. A 9-mm pistol, ammunition and incriminating documents were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.

• July 6: The NDFB claimed to have received INR five million from the BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary ahead of the 2006 Legislative Assembly elections to help the BPF. The claim comes within days of the Opposition demanding Mohilary’s arrest for — by his own admission earlier — having paid the NDFB. Mohilary, however, had immediately refuted the opposition’s charge saying he had been misquoted. This is the first time that the NDFB has made any comment on the controversial episode, which was started by Mohilary himself soon after the last parliamentary elections. In a press statement issued today by the outfit’s ‘assistant information’ and ‘publicity secretary’ R. Daokha, the NDFB claimed receiving INR five million in cash to work in favour of the BPF in the 2006 Assembly elections. The amount was received by M. Gerema, the ‘organising secretary’, and ‘B. Bengga’, the speaker of the NDFB," the statement ‘added.

• June 30: NDFB militants shot dead four persons of a family at Naharani Grant village under Rangapara Police Station of Sonitpur District in the night. The OIC of Rangapara Police Station, Tapas Chakrabarty, said that four motorcycle-borne NDFB militants with AK series rifles entered the house of Munna Pal at about 11.30 pm (IST) and indiscriminately fired on the family. The deceased persons were identified as Munna Pal (30), his wife Subhapati Pal (35), younger brother Tunna Pal (30) and his three-year old son Pankaj Pal. Munna Pal, a milkman by profession, was living in the area for the last many years.

• June 27: SF personnel arrested three NDFB militants from Bamunditari village under Mukalmua Police Station in Nalbari District. The arrested militants have been identified as Anima Brahma of Dhubri District, Bilasi Daimari of Sonitpur District, both woman cadres of the outfit and Samin Swargiari of Baksa District. An Australia-made grenade, 44 rounds of live ammunition of AK-47 rifle, 20 rounds of live ammunition of SLR assault rifle, 20 rounds live ammunition of 9mm pistol with some incriminating documents were recovered from the house of one Jogesh Basumatary, the headmaster of Bamunditari Bodo Tribal Primary School, in whose house the militants were taking shelter. Police also arrested Jogesh Basumatary in this connection.

SF personnel arrested one Methewal Daimary, a NDFB militant, from Kekohati area in Rangiya subdivision of Kamrup District. A grenade was recovered from his possession.

A NDFB linkman, identified as Binod Bakti (32), was arrested by Police at Samaguri village under Sootea Police Station in Sonitpur District. According to police sources, Binod was a linkman and collected the extortion money from people on behalf of the NDFB.

• June 25: Quoting highly placed security sources, Assam Tribune reported that the ULFA, anti-talks faction of the NDFB and the BW outfits have joined hands as they were under pressure from the on going operation against them by Security Forces. Sources said that at present ULFA cadres led by Hira Sarania are reportedly moving around in the areas bordering Bhutan in the Chirang and Baska Districts and they may try to trigger explosions with the help of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB. Sources also said the Black Widow group has established ties with the anti-talks faction of the NDFB. There have also been reports that a few Black Widow militants have managed to go to Bangladesh along with cadres of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB.

A joint team of the Police and Army shot dead a NDFB militant, identified as Rajesh Basumatary (25), at Serfanguri under Bassugaon Police Station in Chirang District. One 7.62-mm pistol, a Chinese grenade, six live cartridges and five copies of extortion notes were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.

• June 23: SFs recovered six IEDs hidden inside a bag of vegetables from a public bus in the Sonitpur District. The IEDs, weighing nearly five kilograms each, were defused soon after recovery. Police suspect the involvement of the banned NDFB outfit behind the incident. Five persons, including the bus driver, have been detained for interrogation.

• June 22: June 22: Five NDFB militants were shot dead and huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered in two separate incidents in Assam. Three NDFB militants, including a self-styled 'area commander' B John Wan, were killed in an encounter with SFs at Majbat in Udalguri District. A 9 mm pistol along with several rounds of ammunition and some documents were recovered from the slain militants. In another incident, two NDFB militants were killed in an encounter with Police and Army in the same evening at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District. Two pistols, two bicycles and several documents were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.

A Special Tribunal sentenced six militants of the outlawed NDFB to 10 years imprisonment for trespassing into Bangladesh territory along with arms. The militants identified as Shambhu, Mohiswar, Urarao, Jibon, Harkumar and Khandou, all in their early 20s, had been arrested by the BDR personnel from the house of one Imrul Sangma at Burunga border village of Nalitabari Sub-District in the Sherpur District on March 2, 2007. Acting on their confessional statement, a large quantity of automatic weapons, ammunition and explosives had been recovered from near the house.

• June 17: A joint team of Police and Army shot dead three NDFB militants during an encounter at Auguri village under Gogamukh Police Station of Dhemaji District. One of the militants was identified as Manu Basumatary (25) of Abhaypur village. The militants were taking shelter in the residence of one Niranjan Swargiary of Auguri village. One AK-56 rifle with 50 bullets, one 7.62 pistol, one loaded 9 mm pistol, one mobile phone and a money receipt book were recovered from their possession.

• June 16: The Police shot dead an unidentified militant of the NDFB during an encounter in Birubari area under Fatasil Ambari Police Station of Guwahati city. Police also recovered an M-20 pistol and five rounds of live ammunition from the possession of the slain militant.

Khotkhati Police arrested four NDFB militants from Lahorijan under Bokajan Police Station in Karbi Anglong District when they were on an extortion drive.

Police also arrested two NDFB cadres, identified as Mithun Mushahari and Anil Mushahari, from Dhekiajuli town in the Sonitpur District. INR 50,000 was recovered from their possession. Police sources said the duo was arrested while eating at a hotel after collecting extortion money from a petrol depot.

• June 15: June 15: Three NDFB militants, identified as Gopal Basumatary, Suresh Basumatary and Jagadish Rabha, were arrested by the Police from Rupnagar area of Guwahati.

• June 14: Four militants of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB were shot dead and another arrested by the Security Forces near Jhargaon village in Baska District. One 9-mm pistol, two 7.62 pistols, 12 rounds of live ammunition and mobile phones were recovered from the house where the militants were taking shelter.

• June 12: The SFs shot dead an ‘area commander’ of the NDFB, Dankhaw Boro, at an unspecified location at Diphu in the Karbi Anglong District. Dankhaw reportedly killed four family members of a Congress party activist at Diphu on May 19.

  SFs shot dead two NDFB militants at Dwimuguri forest village under Serfanguri Police Station in the Kokrajhar District. One of the two slain militants was identified as Swmaosar Narzary (18). Two revolvers of .38 calibres, grenades and a couple of mobile sets along with ten rounds of ammunition were recovered from the encounter site.

• June 11: Businessman Lakshman Saha (45) who was abducted from his shop at Hatidhara Tiniali in the Dhubri District was reportedly released by the abductors after 25 days in captivity. Five unidentified youths reportedly came on two motorcycles at about 7.30 pm (IST) on May 14 and abducted Lakshman Saha at gunpoint from his shop at Hatidhara Tiniali and managed to escape to the Parbatjhora forest area under Kajigaon Police Station of Kokrajhar District in Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD). According to sources, the abductors acted as hired men of the NDFB and handed Lakshman Saha to the NDFB. The same source claimed that Lakshman Saha was released after paying a ransom of INR 425000 though his family has denied the transaction.

  Two NDFB militants were shot dead by a combined team of the Army, Central Reserve Police Force and Assam Police at Sonari Khorang village in the Udalguri District.

  Another NDFB militant was killed and one more was injured during an encounter with the Army and Police at Naharbari village in Sonitpur District. An AK-56 rifle, a Chinese grenade, 72 bullets and several documents, including NDFB letterheads and receipts, were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.

  A NDFB militant, Bolu Doimary (28), was killed in an encounter with the Police at Naharbari under Diphu Police Station in Karbi Anglong District. However, three other militants managed to escape from the incident site.

• June 9: The Security Forces engaged in counter-insurgency operations in Assam have been put on a high alert following intelligence inputs that the anti-talks faction of the NDFB led by Ranjan Daimary may try to trigger explosions in Guwahati city and some other places of the State. The Director General of Assam Police, G.M. Srivastava, said that Police have received such a report and all possible measures are being taken to foil any such move by the outfit. He said, "We have received a report that the anti-talk faction of the NDFB might try to trigger off explosions and we are not taking the report lightly." However, he refused to go into details.

  The managing director of a Kolkata-based construction company who was abducted by suspected NDFB militants on May 28 from Salakati area of Kokrajhar District was found on the streets of Guwahati. Police sources said Pradip Roy, a top official of the Pradip Structural Development Private Ltd, was abducted along with four others from Salakati.

• June 8: Two NDFB militants were shot dead by Security Force personnel in an encounter at Pachim Baralia under Tamulpur Police Station in Baksa District.

• June 7: One NDFB militant, Nebarson Brahma alias Nathur Brahma, was shot dead by the Army at Batachipur in Dhekiajuli sub-division of Sonitpur District.

• June 5: A suspected NDFB linkman, identified as Sunil Koch, was arrested by the Border Security Force personnel from Nokchi outpost in the West Garo Hills District when he was trying to infiltrate to Bangladesh.

• June 4: Four NDFB militants were shot dead by the Security Force personnel during encounters in the Sonitpur and Udalguri Districts. While two militants were killed by the Army at Khanamukh in Sonitpur District, two others were killed and arms recovered during another encounter at Jingebil in Udalguri District.

• June 3: An exchange of fire took place between the pro-talks and surrendered militants of the NDFB in Kokrajhar bazaar. However, no fatality was reported.

• May 29: Jyoti Bikash Dutta, a former Zilla Parishad Council member of the Amiopur Gaon Panchayat, was abducted by suspected NDFB militants from his residence in the Hosgrajuli area of Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District.

• May 26: SFs arrested a 'corporal' of the NDFB, identified as Indra Swargiyari, from No. 3 Rayang Daruwa Basti near Jonai Dhemaji District. One US-made revolver of 38 Calibre, large quantity of ammunition, three mobile SIM cards, one Bajaj Discover motorcycle and incriminating documents were recovered from his possession. Sources said that Indra Swargiyari was trailed for the past one week as information regarding his involvement in various extortion activities in Jonai area was being monitored. He was arrested while he was on his way to collect extortion money in Jonai Bazaar.

• May 20: Three unidentified NDFB militants were shot dead in an encounter with Security personnel at Gandhibari Dekipota under Tamulpur Police Station in Baksa District.

• May 19: 14 persons, including six NDFB militants, were killed in two separate incidents in the Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills Districts. SFs shot dead six NDFB militants in a jungle under Dokmoka outpost of Howraghat Police Station in the Karbi Anglong District in the early morning, which put the death toll in both the incidents at 10. Police sources said the militants taking shelter in a transit camp inside a deep jungle near Donghaf opened fire as the SFs advanced towards the militant camp. The exchange of fire continued for more than three hours during which two militants managed to escape while the other six died on the spot. However, none of the slain militants were identified. Three 9-mm pistols, two 9-mm revolvers, two grenades and a hand-made carbine, a magazine, 23 live rounds of ammunition, 12 gelatine sticks, 150 metre fuse wire and 143 detonators were recovered from the encounter site.

• May 15: Unidentified gunmen shot dead Chabin Muchahary alias M Siphung, a 'sergeant major' of the NDFB in Baksa District. The slain militant belonged to the designated camp at Barbari. Police sources said the assailants came riding a motor cycle and one of them opened fire from his 9-mm pistol targeting Muchahary, who was sitting in the Barbari weekly market. Six empty cartridges of 9 mm pistol were recovered by the Police from the incident site.

• May 11: NDFB militants shot dead two civilians in separate incidents at two different places under Dhekiajuli area of Sonitpur District. The first incident occurred at Sarsabari in Batasipur area where Bineswar Basumatari (35) was shot dead by the NDFB militants in his residence at No. 3 Sibpur village. Bineswar's brother Janak Basumatary was a surrendered NDFB militant. In another incident, three NDFB militants shot dead Label Bodo (45) of Belsiri area at Sessabil under Missamari Police Station.

SFs exchanged fire with a group of suspected NDFB militants at Ghasbari in Kamrup District.

An exchange of fire between Police and NDFB militants occurred near Monibag area in Sonitpur District.

• May 10: A group of NDFB militants shot at two persons, identified as Ranjit Musahary, a surrendered NDFB cadre and Gossaigaon Youth Bodo People Front (YBPF) member Nirmal Narzary, at Jaraguri under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District. Police later recovered the bike and an empty cartridge of 9 mm pistol from the spot.

• May 9: Ratan Kumar Roy, a doctor who was kidnapped by suspected NDFB militants from his chamber on May 5, was released near Chapaguri in Chirang District. The Officer-in-Charge of Bijni Police Station, Pradeep Kumar Boro, said "Under mounting pressure from security forces, the militants found it difficult to keep him in captivity." However, Roy said a group of militants had taken him to attend to their ailing members and released him around 8pm (IST) at a village near Chapaguri.

• May 4: Three NDFB militants, identified as Pankaj Hansary, Jangson Narjay and Kamal Dasa, were arrested from Joimoti Pathar area in Tezpur District.

• May 3: Two persons, including one NDFB militant, were injured in Police firing at Ramdeo under Gossaigaon Police station in the Kokrajhar District. Two motorcycle borne NDFB militants abducted Labda Mushahary (30), a trader of timber wood of Ballamjhora village under Sapkata Police outpost. When they noticed a Police team led by Kokrajhar Superintendent Police P. K. Dutta at Ramdeo, they tried to escape. Police opened fire at them following which Labda Mushahary sustained injuries on his leg. One of the NDFB militants, Gerema, was also injured, while another NDFB cadre, Sanjay Narzary, reportedly managed to escape from the incident site.

• April 30: Matung Taching, a businessman of Sonitpur District and an Asom Gana Parishad leader, who informed the Police about a INR 500000 extortion note served on him by the banned NDFB, survived an attempt on his life. He was shot in the legs by unidentified militants at his home in the Chariduar area under Rangapara Police station. The militants fled when they were challenged by the Personal Security Officer on duty. Taching is also the younger brother of Hemu Techi, a sitting Member of Legislative Assembly representing 12 Pakke-Kesang in the State of Arunachal Pradesh.

  Three unidentified NDFB militants were arrested following an encounter with the SFs at Bangalduba area of the Chirang District.

  The Assam Police arrested three persons - two surrendered NDFB cadres and another cadre of a cease-fire group of the outfit - from Salguri village under Salakati outpost in Kokrajhar District. The trio were identified as Krishna Brahma, his brother Sumen Brahma and Ranjan Wary of Dologaon. Police sources said they came to Salguri village with the motive of extortion.

• April 29: The Police and Army personnel shot dead two NDFB militants at Balukjhora under Kokrajhar Police station. The slain militants were identified as Simang Basumatary alias Simasu (23), of Manikpur (Bismuri) in Kokrajhar District and Chandan Basumatary alias Saikhong (24), of Bengtol in Chirang District. Two Italy-made 9mm pistols, three grenades, some ammunition and two mobile phones were recovered from their possession.

• April 27: An NDFB militant, identified as Zawongser Boro was arrested by the Army personnel at Balijuri village under Sootea Police station in Sonitpur District. Two hand grenades and one receipt book of money demand were recovered from the possession of the arrested cadres.

• April 26: Five NDFB militants, identified as Ranjit Rabha, Amit Swargyary, Gobinda Boro, Ramlal Gupta and Bijay Das, were arrested in a search operation conducted by the SFs in Batachipur area under Dhekiajuli Police station of Sonitpur District. Four 9-mm pistols and some ammunition were recovered from their possession.

• April 24: A relative of a BPPF party leader was killed and an ABSU leader injured during clashes between BPF and BPPF activists in Kokrajhar District. The clashes took place after the BPF leaders accused their rivals of masterminding the ambush carried out by the NDFB militants on them.

• April 22: The dead body of Paresh Ray, a BPF activist, who was abducted by suspected NDFB militants on April 6 from Patgaon area, was recovered by the Police from Bashbari under Bismuri outpost in the Kokrajhar District.

• April 20: The Army killed five militants, including an accused in the Dhekiajuli blast of April 15, during an encounter at Aka Basti in the Sonitpur District. Out of the five militants, Prabhat Basumatary, Krishna Basumatary and Deithang Basumatary belonged to the NDFB while Babul Ali and Yunis Ali were of the MULTA. Defence spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said the militants were planning to abduct a businessman, Paras Gurung, of Lokhra area in the same district. The army said Prabhat Basumatary was a known operative of Pakistan's ISI and a key perpetrator in the bomb blast at Dhekiajuli. The army recovered five 9-mm pistols, a Chinese hand grenade, five kilograms of explosives, 10 detonators and 107 rounds of AK-47 ammunition from the encounter site. Another army official said, "We had information about the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB working hand-in-hand with Muslim fundamentalist groups."

The Police, however, said the slain persons had no links with militant groups but were a gang of dacoits. An unnamed senior Police official said, "Prabhat Basumatary is a dreaded dacoit arrested several times earlier. He has no links with the NDFB or the Dhekiajuli blast. The blast was carried out by ULFA."

• April 18: NDFB militants abducted a businessman, identified as Mohammad Chabin Ansari, from Gormara village in the Dhekiajuli town of Sonitpur District.

• April 17: The Dhekiajuli Police arrested three NDFB militants from the residence of one Joshep Rava in Pirakota village in Sonitpur District. The trio was identified as Ranjeet Rava, Govinda Rava and Amrit Swargiary.

• April 15: The dead body of a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, identified as B Onsula alias Arjun Narzary (23) of Belguri under Serfanguri Police Station, was recovered by Police at Swrunanga river bank in the Kokrajhar District. The dead body had a cut mark at the throat and its head crushed. According to sources, Onsula and his associate, Bijya Basumatary (24) of Podmabil, came home from the Serfanguri designated camp of the outfit on April 14 while the BPF youths chased them and took them away. The body of Bijay Basumatary was recovered from Swrunanga river bank.

• April 14: Police arrested one Ramlal Gupta, a NDFB linkman, from Dhekiajuli town of Kokrajhar District.

• April 13: Two NDFB militant shot dead a trader, identified as Prakash Hazarika, at Gohpur area in Sonitpur District. The Police source confirms that it is a case of extortion as NDFB served an extortion note of INR one million to Hazarika.

• April 6: Suspected NDFB militants shot dead a couple at Monglojhora Besorkhona under Bogribari Police Station in the Kokrajhar District. Militants intruded into the house of Manik Chandra Brahma alias Musa and started firing indiscriminately, killing Brahma and his wife Sonali on the spot. Sources added that Brahma was a NDFB member who had surrendered in March 2009.

• April 5: A joint team of the Army and Police shot dead a self-styled 'sergeant' of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB, identified as Phushow Brahma (25), in an encounter at Number 1 Barkhapur under Rangapara Police Station in Sonitpur District. While Brahma died on the spot, one of his companions managed to escape. Five kilogram of improvised explosive device and an automatic pistol were recovered from the encounter site.

• March 29: Goreswar Police arrested one NDFB militant, identified as Bibison Basumatary, of Chirang District. A hand-made bomb was recovered from his possession.

• March 26: Two NDFB militants were arrested by Police from Jamuguri village in the Barpeta District. They were involved in trafficking of illegal arms and extortion bids in several parts of the District.

• March 18: Two NDFB militants, identified as Khumta Basumatari and Mithun Musahari, were arrested by the personnel of Assam Rifles in Sonitpur District.

  Eight NDFB militants surrendered before the Golaghat District authorities.

• March 16: SFs arrested two NDFB militants from Milanpur area under Bebejia Police Station of Sonitpur District. They were identified as Dilip Basumatary alias Dawkha (22) of Batashipur area and Biswajit Patgiri (25) of Jorpukhuri under Dhekiajuli Police station of Sonitpur District.

• March 3: Two sons of the manager of Monmohinipur tea estate under Dhekiajuli Police Station in the Sonitpur District were abducted by suspected militants of the NDFB. Barun (9) and Karan (12), sons of garden manager Pamminder Sehra, were on their way to the Army School at Missamari, 10 kilometres from the tea estate, when the abductors waylaid their car at around 6.30 am (IST). The Dhekiajuli Police declined to comment on whether there was any demand for ransom from any militant outfit. However, sources in the tea industry said the NDFB had asked Monmohinipur tea estate authorities to pay INR Two million in ransom.

• March 1: Two unidentified NDFB militants opened fire and threw hand grenades on civilians at Azarguri under Jamuguri Police Station in the Sonitpur District. However, no causality was reported. The duo had earlier gone to collect money from one Bhuban Acharyya of Morisuti around 9 am (IST) on February 27 but were caught and assaulted by the locals. In retaliation to the assault, they returned in the night of March 1 and attacked the civilians.

• February 28: 45 militants, including 32 ULFA cadres, six KLNLF cadres, five NDFB cadres and a cadre each of the MULTA and PLF-M, surrendered along with a huge quantity of arms and ammunition before Red Horns Division of Indian Army in a surrender ceremony organized at Rangiya of Kamrup District.

• February 25: The NDFB moved a petition before the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Tribunal headed by Justice S.N. Agarwal challenging the official notification of the Union Home Ministry issued on November 23, 2008, banning the outfit afresh for two years.

• February 24: Suspected NDFB militants shot dead a trader, identified as Sahiram Parekh, from Panbari area in Diphu town of Karbi Anglong District.

• January 28: The Dimapur District Police recovered the dead body of a NDFB cadre, Amor Basumatari, from Pawan Pukhuri area. Amor hailed from Dhupiguri area in the Golaghat District.

• January 27: A 14 year-old girl, identified as Ranjali Baglary, was injured in crossfire between SFs and suspected NDFB militants at Ambagaon under Udalguri Police station in the Udalguri District. An Army trooper was also injured in the shootout. The Army managed to arrest one of the militants, identified as William Daimary.

  SFs arrested an NDFB cadre, Promode Boro, and an AANLA cadre, Bikash Purthy, from different places in Udalguri District.

• January 25: Eight NDFB militants and two ULFA cadres surrendered before the Superintendent of Police of Golaghat District. The ULFA militants were identified as 'sergeant major' Pritam Doley alias Mickel Singh and cadre Polash Jyoti Baruah. The eight NDFB militants were identified as Ajoy Khaklari, Sanjoy Boro, Pabitra Basumatary, Nayan Basumatary, Parimal Khaklari, Arabinda Daimary, Sanjeev Khaklari and Binanda Khaklari. They laid down one .22riffle, one 9-mm pistol and one .32 pistol along with six cartridges with magazines.

• January 23: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has served notice to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) to show cause as to why it should not be declared as an unlawful association. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal was constituted by the Union Government with Justice S.N. Aggarwal, Judge of Delhi High Court, for the purpose of adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause declaring the NDFB as unlawful association. The report adds that the Union Government had already declared the NDFB as unlawful association under the provision of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

• January 13: 46 militants, including 42 cadres of the NDFB and four belonging to the ULFA, surrendered at Bathoupuri in the Baksa District. Of the 42 NDFB militants who laid down arms before police at Mushalpur in Baksa, 20 are from the outfit's Borbori designated camp, including a number of "corporals" and "lance corporals", mostly from NDFB's 4^th battalion. The group laid down two AK-56 series rifles with two magazines and 300 rounds of ammunition, two 9mm pistols with two magazines and 17 rounds of ammunition, two Chinese pistols, two revolvers, 10 Chinese grenades, 50 kilograms of TNT and one pen pistol with six rounds of ammunition. The surrendered ULFA militants included a woman cadre from the outfit's Enigma group, identified as Namita Kalita.

• January 12: The Assam Government stated in the Legislative Assembly that eight militant groups, including the ULFA, KLNLF, Black Widow, AANLA, KRA, HuM, MULTA and HPC-D, are active in the State. Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain said that both the ULFA and NDFB are carrying out subversive activities in Assam under the influence of foreign powers and top leaders of the outfit are staying abroad. He further said that in 2008, 124 militants belonging to various outfits were killed and over 1300 were arrested. The Security Forces also recovered 203 bombs and 202 grenades from the militants.

• January 10: The Baksa District Police arrested a NDFB cadre, Dhanesh Chandra Boro alias B. Dwimunizira (35), from Thamna under Borbori Police Station. January 9: A NDFB militant, B. Banda alias Baren Basumatary belonging to the 1st battalion of the outfit, was arrested from Rangapara Railway market in the Sonitpur District.

• January 6: The Government extended the cease-fire agreement with the NDFB for a period of six months. While talking to journalists in New Delhi, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said "the agreement of suspension of operations with NDFB has been extended by six months." He also said the NDFB would have to abide by the ground rules with letter and spirit and should not engage in violence. "If they involve in any violence in future we will be forced to take action against them", he added.

• January 4: A NDFB cadre, Guatam Boro, who was arrested after being injured in an encounter with Police in Shohksih coal mining area of Jaintia Hills District on January 3, subsequently succumbed to his injury. Guatam, hailing from Churachi village of Nalbari District in Assam, was involved along with other militants of the HNLC in extortion drive in coalfields of Jaintia Hills District.

• January 1: The NDFB expelled its founder president, Ranjan Daimary alias D.R. Nabla, days after replacing him with B. Sungthgra alias Dhiren Boro as its new chief. The new NDFB president, Sungthgra, criticising the alleged involvement of Daimary in the October 30 serial bomb blasts in Assam, said on January 1 that the NDFB would have no truck with the former chief and his accomplices. "The NDFB, in a unanimous decision of the national council, has expelled D.R. Nabla and his associates with immediate effect as a disciplinary action," he stated. "We are shocked and surprised that Mr. D.R. Nabla alias Ranjan Daimary, as per the statement of Ajay Basumatary, who has been recently arrested along with three others in Goalpara district, is proved to be directly involved in a series of bomb blasts in Assam on October 30 where many innocent civilians were brutally killed without any reason. The killing was inhuman and unfortunate which reveals nothing but his love for sadism. He not only committed crimes against humanity but also violated the ceasefire which he himself declared unilaterally on October 8, 2004. The act is undoubtedly an act of terrorism and can never be part of revolutionary struggle," the NDFB statement said. The expulsion came a day after the cease-fire between the NDFB and the Centre expired.

2008

• December 28: Police identified two NDFB cadres, including a woman, who were allegedly involved in the October 30 serial bomb blasts in Assam. Superintendent of Police in the Goalpara District, Akhilesh Singh, said the duo was among six persons arrested in connection with an extortion case from Soulmari of the same District. Singh said interrogation of the arrested persons led to the revelation that Aghai Basumatary, a ‘sergeant’, and Jayanti Brhama, a ‘sergeant majors’, were involved in the bomb blasts. "Aghai had actually assembled the bomb that was placed in Ganeshguri," said Singh, adding that Jayanti was "indirectly" involved in the Kokrajhar and Barpeta Road bomb blasts. Aghai had confessed that the instructions to carry out the blasts had come from NDFB leader Ranjan Daimary with whom he was close, Singh said. Aghai told the Police that he was handed over the materials for making the bomb in Guwahati by another person. Aghai is an expert in handling explosives. Both Aghai and Jayanti had undergone training in Bangladesh and Bhutan, Singh added. In addition, Police also arrested another NDFB militant, Santrwb Sangma, who belonged to Dhubri District. The three have been remanded to police custody for five days. The other three arrested persons, Biplab Das, Jogen Rabha and Narayan Boro, were remanded in judicial custody. These three are linkmen of the NDFB.

• A day after Ranjan Daimary alias D.R. Nabla issued a statement claiming to be the ‘chairman’ of the NDFB, the outfit’s ‘publicity and information secretary’ S. Sanjarang said in a press release that B. Sungthagra alias Dhiren Boro was its ‘president’, confirming the rift within the outfit. On December 27, in an e-mail to the media, Daimary said: "I am still the chairman of the NDFB, and I will continue my efforts for the self-determination of the Boros. The NDFB- BLT clash is over, and as such I request the ex-BLT cadres not to target the NDFB cadres. I have also ordered the NDFB cadres not to target any ex-BLT members," Daimary added.

• December 25: The Basistha Police arrested two surrendered NDFB cadres, identified as Dharani Rabha and Madan Das, along with four extortionists, identified as Biju Kalita alias Pappu, Gokul Bora, Gagan Das and Tapan Das, from Lokhara area of Guwahati. They had allegedly come to collect money from a businessman of the locality.

• December 18: A surrendered NDFB cadre, identified as Kamal Brahma, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Simlabazar Behguri in the Baksa District.

  The Bodo groups, including the ex- BLT, asked the NDFB to quit Karbi Anglong by December 25, because of its involvement in different illegal activities, reports Sentinel. In a press meeting held at Langhing Tiniali library hall, leaders of the Bodo group alleged that instead of staying in their respective designated camps, the NDFB cadres under cease-fire were committing criminal activities like extortion and abduction in the Karbi Anglong District.

  December 17: Telegraph reports that the NDFB is running an extortion racket in the area along the Golaghat-Nagaland border, taking advantage of the disputed border area restrictions. "The NDFB cadres are operating freely in these areas and are involved in several extortion and kidnapping cases," Golaghat District Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar said.

• December 16: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram warned Bangladesh not to allow terrorist outfits from India to carry out anti-India operations from its territory. While speaking in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament), he said, "The HuJI of Bangladesh had perpetrated the October 30 Asom serial blasts in which ULFA and NDFB were also involved," adding, most of the insurgent groups operating from the Northeast, including the ULFA, are based in Bangladesh. The Government had intelligence inputs that the ULFA and other insurgent groups in the Northeast have been working with the Bangladeshi terrorist outfit HuJI, the Home Minister added.

  The NDFB after revamping its office-bearers with B. Sungthagra alias Dhiren Boro as chairman at its general assembly meet at Serfanguri in the Kokrajhar District on December 15, the outfit’s ‘general secretary’ Gobinda Basumatary on December 16 said, "Ranjan Daimary has not been removed. He is the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the NDFB, and we are ready to listen to his advice even today."

• December 15: The NDFB held its general assembly meeting at Serfanguri designated camp in Kokrajhar District and elected B. Sungthagra alias Dhiren Boro as the new ‘president’ of the outfit. B. Sungthagra was previously the ‘vice-president’ of the outfit. He had been arrested in Gangtok, capital of the State of Sikkim, on January 1, 2003 and was later released in 2008. He replaced Ranjan Daimary alias D. R. Nabla, who is based in Bangladesh. While security agencies described the election as a split in the outfit, NDFB sources denied any such development. Meanwhile, the report quoted some sources as saying that the October 30 serial bomb blasts were triggered by the NDFB cadres at the behest of Ranjan Daimary by keeping the local leadership out of the loop. The report further added that December 15 general assembly meeting of the outfit was held for the first time since the one held in Bhutan in 2001. The meeting was chaired by NDFB ‘speaker’ B. Benga and was attended by top leaders, including the outfit’s ‘general secretary’ Govinda Basumatary. Further, the newly elected ‘president’ said the outfit would "directly or indirectly" take part in the next Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) elections. "We are ready to start talks with the Centre and are committed to peace," he added.

• December 4: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the probe into the October 30 serial blasts in Assam has established the involvement of the ULFA and NDFB. During a press conference, he said, "We have evidence up to the level of ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah and NDFB ‘supremo’ Ranjan Daimary. But to get to the real brains behind the blasts, we need Central assistance, as we cannot go to the neighbouring countries where the ULFA and NDFB are having bases." Gogoi further said that the State’s militant outfits operating from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Myanmar had become "pawns in the hands of the HuJI, ISI and other forces" inimical to the State’s and country’s interests.

• November 25: SFs arrested two NDFB militants, identified as Lauga Boro and Gobinda Musahari, from Pub Brahmasiari village under Borbori police station in the Baksa district. Two kilograms of RDX, a 9-mm pistol and ammunition were recovered from their possession.

• November 21: The suspected NDFB militants attacked and damaged the residence of the former president of the Karbi Anglong unit of the BLT, Rijen Basumatary, at Sanarijan village in Langhin of Karbi Anglong district. The NDFB cadres opened indiscriminate fire at his residence and damaged valuable property. However, no casualty was reported in the incident.

• November 19: The joint force of the CRPF and Army arrested a 'sergeant major' of the NDFB, identified as Bipul Daimary, from Boglamari in the Baksa district.

• November 18: Assam Police announced the name of the key conspirator of Assam serial bomb blast of October 30. He was identified as Dipak Basumatary, a self-styled 'lieutenant' of the NDFB, who was in jail when the bomb blasts were triggered. He was the chief planner of the serial blasts which killed 87 persons and wounded more than 200 others. He was arrested by the police on October 22 in an abduction case a week before the blasts but failed to ascertain his bomb blast game-plan. Basumatary alias Denkho Raja, the 'second lieutenant of the fourth battalion' of the NDFB, used to live at the outfit's designated camp at Borbori in the Baksa district, where the blasts were planned. According to police sources, he had joined the NDFB in 1995 and was trained in the use of arms and explosives at the outfit's camps in southern Bhutan.

• November 17: Two NDFB cadres were assaulted by the locals and subsequently handed over to police in the Kamrup district. The report added that they were caught by people when they were trying to steal a motorcycle to be used in bomb blasts.

• November 16: The investigation into the Assam serial blasts of October 30 has revealed a close nexus between the ULFA and NDFB with Bhutan-based Maoist rebel groups, reports Assam Tribune. Police sources said that the ULFA and NDFB are against the Bhutan Government because of the Operation All Clear launched against the outfits in 2003, while the Maoist groups are strongly opposed to the move of the Government of the neighbouring country to evict a sizeable number of Nepali populations from southern Bhutan. In recent years, the ULFA and NDFB extended help to the Maoist groups active in Bhutan by providing them with explosives. These facts came to light following the arrest of a Bhutanese national, Tenzing Zengpo, during investigations into the serial blasts. Zengpo was arrested along with one of the suspects in the case in Guwahati city. During interrogation, the Bhutanese national admitted the long association they had with the ULFA and NDFB. Sources revealed that Zengpo was earlier the general secretary of the Druk National Congress of Bhutan and is currently associated with Maoist groups active in Bhutan.

• November 14: Assam Police arrested one more NDFB militant, Pradeep Basumatary, from the Borbori designated camp of the outfit under Baksa district, in connection with the serial blast of October 30. Police said that Basumatary who was a self-styled ‘lieutenant’ of the NDFB was involved in the Panbazar blast.

• November 13: Two NDFB cadres were arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) from the Baksa designated camp of the outfit for their alleged involvement in the October 30 serial blasts. The designated camp of the militant group was under siege by the security personnel for the last two days. According to sources, the SIT team arrested two accused R Khersa and B Phwthai who were said to be involved in the serial blasts.

  The SIT probing the serial blasts of October 30 arrested another suspected NDFB cadre from Barama under Baksa district. The person has been identified as Bimal Mooshahary. Mooshahary, according to police sources, is an explosive expert and supplied explosives for the blasts that took place in Ganeshguri.

  The Home department has decided to act tough with the NDFB and keep watch on their movement round the clock, those who are staying in designated camps in view of their alleged involvement in the October 30 serial blasts, reports Telegraph. Superintendent of Police (SP) of the Baksa district PK Dutta said that the police will keep a watch on the movement of the outfit’s cadres. An ‘out pass’ will be issued to the cadres who go outside the camp and they would be given four hours to return.

• November 11: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in a press conference at Guwahati said that the investigations revealed clear indications of the involvement of the cadres of the ULFA and NDFB in the October 30 serial bomb blasts. He also said that forces based outside the country might have extended support to the militant groups to carry out the operation. However, he said that it is not clear which force from outside provided help to the ULFA and NDFB militants as a number of anti-India groups have their bases in Bangladesh. He also expressed the view that no force from outside would be able to carry out any major attack in the State without the help of the "local militant groups."

  The Superintendent of Police P.K. Dutta and District Magistrate Bhavani Prasad Sharma of Baksa District tried to gain entry inside the outfit’s camp at Borbori since November 11- morning. Though the Superintendent of Police involved the gaonburah (village head) of a nearby village in the process, the outfit refused to oblige to their request, saying that the permission can be granted only after an order from the top leaders of the group.

• November 10: The NDFB claimed that it was not involved in the serial blasts as alleged by the Government and called upon the authorities to bring the real culprits to book.

  November 9: The security personnel arrested five NDFB militants, Majaram Narzary, Debnath Narzary, B. Narzary, Ramesh Basumatary and Samin Basumatary when they allegedly came to extort money from a businessman at Goreswar in Baksa district.

  The investigating agencies had found clues that ULFA and NDFB carried out the Assam serial blast of October 30 with the help of Bangladesh-based HuJI. "We have found that the Bangladesh-based HuJI has provided the expertise to ULFA and NDFB as none of them has the technology to explode such devastating bombs which claimed 84 lives," a Home Ministry official said. Home Ministry sources also added that the government is worried over the fact that the northeast militants has started using a deadly mixture of RDX, ammonium nitrate and plasticised explosives to carry out explosions which led to greater casualties which was never seen in the past. Though the operation was masterminded by HuJI at the behest of the ISI, the NDFB and ULFA had provided logistical support.

• November 7: In a confessional statement, Sachindra Debbarma, the prime accused of Agartala serial blasts on October 1, has revealed that the blasts were planned at a hideout of the Assam based NDFB in Moulavibazar of Bangladesh on July 22. He further confessed that the cadres of Pakistan-based ISI and Bangladesh-based DGFI, seven militant outfits of the north-eastern region had attended the meeting and planned out the blueprint of Agartala blasts. Sachindra claimed that militants from north east, backed by some fundamentalist groups, were spreading the fake currency net in the region and continuously planning to destabilise Indian sovereignty. Sachindra also revealed that one Sagam Ali, who had been arrested by BSF early this year from Tripura border, was sent under the same mission.

• November 6: Unidentified assailants shot dead Gayaram Boro alias Gayong, a surrendered NDFB militant at Silbari in Baksa district.

• November 3: Meghalaya Police arrested the HNLC ‘second lieutenant’, Shandor Phanbuh alias Antony, from Jingkieng Mawlai. Shandor was also the ‘camp commander’ of the outfit in Chittagong Hill tracts of Bangladesh. The report added that the arrested militant along with two other cadres of the NDFB had infiltrated into India before the Durga Puja (Hindu Festival). All the three had even abducted a Guwahati-based trader and confined him at an unspecified place in the Ri-Bhoi district. Later, the trader was released after the relatives paid a huge amount of ransom as demanded by the trio, which was equally shared by them.

• October 22: Guwahati Police arrested a NDFB militant, identified as Deepak Basumatary, in connection with the abduction of Serawgi brothers. Police recovered the licence and ATM card of Serawgi brothers and a money receipt belonging to NDFB from the possession of the arrested militant.

• October 21: A NDFB cadre, Fiushno Basumatory alias Goko alias Felling, was arrested by a team of Imphal East district Police from the New Checkon area.

• October 17: Army personnel of Bihar regiment at Lilabari arrested a NDFB militant, Subham Basumatary, from Banderdewa area under Laluk police station of Lakhimpur district, along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. Five cartridges and a 9mm pistol were recovered from his possession.

• October 13: Three militants, one each from NDFB, AANLA and ULFA, surrendered before Brigadier VSBS Cherukupalli, Commander of 25 Sector Assam Rifles of Dah Division, at Lekhapani in Tinsukia district. The surrendered militants were identified as Ajay Basumatary of NDFB, Ghanshyam Guala of AANLA and Hemakant Deka of ULFA's '27 Battalion'.

• October 12: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said his Government has decided to go for a CBI inquiry into the recent violence in the Udalguri and Darrang districts. He also said the government will review the cease-fire agreement with the NDFB following allegations of its involvement in the recent violence.

• October 10: An NDFB militant, Tarzan Boro of village Bannibari under the Barpeta Road Police Station, was shot dead by unidentified militants at 2 No. Kekerikuchi under Gandhibari out-post of the Tamulpur police station in the Barpeta district.

• October 7: The CRPF and army personnel arrested four NDFB and BPF cadres at Adhaibari near Nagrijuli in the Baska district on charges of killing of one Charbanu Begum and her two-year-old son Chiraj Ali. Out of these four militants, B Dahor and Jabrang Boro belongs to NDFB who were directly involved in the incident. The two other militants were identified as Diganta Narjari of Ouguri village under Goreswar Police Station and Adumba Swargiary of village Bagdua who belong the BPF.

• October 5: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi blamed the NDFB, a militant outfit, for recent clashes between Bodos and Muslim population in north Assam. Gogoi threatened to withdraw the ceasefire agreement with NDFB if the outfit’s involvement is confirmed. The NDFB denied the allegation and said the Muslim militant groups were involved in the violence.

• October 3: In a statement during NDFB’s 22nd anniversary at a designated camp at Kumguri in Kokrajhar district, its president Ranjan Daimary said they were in favour of peace and a negotiated settlement of the conflict but the Indian authority at centre were not responding properly and threatened to pick up the gun against the Centre, accusing it of dictating to the outfit.

• September 30: The cease-fire agreement between the Union Government and the NDFB was extended by three months.

• September 14: Bongaigaon Police, led by Additional Superintendent of Police, Prasanta Dutta, arrest two NDFB militants from Bongaigaon town, while they are trying to extort money from a local businessman. The arrested NDFB cadres are identified as Dongsiram Narzary and Muktang Basumatory.

• August 22: The Bangladesh Rifles hand over to Indian authorities three Indian nationals at Dalu in the West Garo Hills district. They include one Jackson Arengh, a cadre of both the NDFB and UANF, a girl, Sengsilinda Sangma, and a deranged person, Wilson Sangma. Jackson was reportedly providing logistical support and acting as a guide for the militants to cross over the India -Bangladesh border along Garo Hills. On the other hand, Wilson Sangma strayed into Bangladeshi territory. Sengsilinda Sangma was lured into Bangladesh by an NDFB militant who happened to be part of a 12-member NDFB-UANF militant group that abducted a coal dealer, Raju Sharma, from Jadigittim in 2004. The NDFB militant reportedly knew the girl previously and had promised to marry her.

• August 10: One surrendered NDFB militant belonging to the Khasi tribe, identified as Jaklis Mawpniang alias Jimmy Momin, confesses before the Meghalaya Police during his interrogation that he was a former police constable of the first Meghalaya Police Battalion. "Mawpniang, hailing from Umsaw village of Meghalaya's Ri Bhoi district, deserted the battalion in 1983 to join the NDFB," an unnamed senior police official said. Mawpniang became the NDFB 'area commander' in Assam's Kokrajhar district and later became a trainer for the HNLC in Chittagong Hills Tracts in Bangladesh. "According to our information, he is the only Khasi in the NDFB outfit though there are many Garos in the NDFB and Ulfa," the official said.

• August 9: One suspected NDFB militant, identified as Prasenjit Basumatary belonging to Bijni in the Chirang district, is arrested by Army. One Chinese hand grenade is recovered from his possession.

• August 5: Two NDFB militants, identified as Aditya Mushahary and Pabitra Basumatary, are arrested from Doldoloi in the Karbi Anglong district.

• July 30: Assam Police arrested nine NDFB cadres from Habrubari under Gossaigaon police station.

• July 21: One trader, Pankaj Sarmah, while returning from Gogamukh to Dhemaji town, is abducted by suspected NDFB militants for ransom.

• July 17: One NDFB cadre belonging to the Khasi group, identified as Jklis Mawphniang, surrenders before the Army and Meghalaya Police in Shillong. Hailing from Ri-Bhoi district in Meghalaya, he was operating as an 'area commander' of the outfit at Kokrajhar in Assam. He deposited two revolvers at the time of his surrender.
  
  The NDFB threatens to pull out of the cease-fire and take to arms once again, accusing New Delhi of dragging the peace process. "The central government appears to be insincere towards resolving our grievances and if there is no forward movement in the peace process we shall be forced to go back to the jungles," said Gobinda Basumatary, general secretary of the NDFB.

• July 16 : One suspected NDFB cadre, Sumeswar Basumatary, is arrested from Kalagaon village under Howraghat police station in the Karbi Anglong district.

• July 3: One surrendered NDFB cadre, Gopal Basumatary, is shot dead by unidentified militants at his residence under the Salbari sub-division of Baksa district.

• June 11: ANI reports that a tripartite meeting of the representatives of the Union Government, Government of Assam and NDFB held in New Delhi on May 30 agreed to extend the Suspension of Operations for three months, up to August 31, 2008.

• May 23: One NDFB militant surrendered before the security forces at Dinjan Army camp in the Dibrugarh district.

• May 2: Assam Government warns the Centre that if it accepted the NDFB charter of demands, including ‘liberation’ of Bodoland to start a dialogue with the outfit, it would strengthen ULFA’s argument to sit for talks only if ‘sovereignty’ was discussed.

• May 1: In a joint operation, the Assam Police and Army arrested two NDFB militants, self-styled ‘sergeant major’ Dhaneswar Boro and Nabajit Das, when they were travelling in a vehicle carrying 800-grams of heroin worth INR 16 00000 in a sealed packet with a label of Thailand manufacturer near the bus stand at Barpeta Road.

  The NDFB submits its charter of demands to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. According to NDFB sources, the ‘liberation’ of Bodoland reportedly figured in the charter of demands of the outfit.

• April 30: A joint team of the Army and Assam Police neutralised a ULFA transit camp at Bangshijhora hill in the Dhubri district. An unnamed senior police officer said the camp was frequently used by the ULFA, NDFB and KLO militants, since they have some common areas of operation and used this vital transit camp not only for shelter but also for ammunition supply. Ten rounds of live ammunition of 12 bore pistols, seven rounds of 12 bore fired cases, eight live and five spent rounds of ammunition of AK-47 rifles, 18 live and seven spent rounds of .22 pistols, two blank detonators, 500 grams of explosive, one improvised explosive device (IED), wires, one 7.62-mm magazine of LMG and one rotating block of AK-56 were seized from the camp. A Global Positioning System device, a digital diary, two blank extortion notes signed by the ‘commandant of 709 battalion’ of the ULFA, Hira Saraniya, a Chinese camera, 20 kilograms of rice and one kilogram of Bengal gram were also recovered.

• April 29: Army arrests seven NDFB militants while carrying out extortion at Number 1 Disiri village in the Sonitpur district.

• April 26: Assam Tribune reports that the NDFB and NSCN-IM had been demanding money serving notices on businessmen of Ratanpur, Jelisal, Kadamguri and Doyalpur along Assam-Nagaland border since February 2008.

• April 25: Kokrajhar district police recovered the dead body of one NDFB cadre, identified as Gautam Basumatary, who was earlier shot dead, near Gaurang river bank at Desargaon village.

• April 24: Police arrested two NDFB militants, Khiranto Narzary and Gepo Narzary, from the outfit's transit camp at Gossaigaon after the Bodoland Peoples' Front filed a First Information Report against them.

• April 21: Five NDFB militants while demanding money from people are arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel at Bahbera area under Missamari police station in the Sonitpur district. They were identified as Ringkhang Basumatary, Naba Deka, Israil Daimary, William Daimary and Dicky Khaklary. They reportedly hailed from the Udalguri designated camp. One 9-mm pistol, six live cartridges and two motorcyles were recovered from their possession.

• April 4: One surrendered NDFB cadre, Mridul Mushahary alias Marble, is shot dead by unidentified militants at Dalbari village under Barama police station in the Nalbari district. His associate, Ambir Boro, is injured in the attack. A grenade and a magazine are recovered from the incident site.

• March 31: Guwahati Police arrested three suspected NDFB cadres, Marcus Narzary, Ajit Boro and Binod Basumatary, from the Chandan Nagar locality and seized four 5.56 pistols, two M 20 pistols, two pen pistols and one revolver from their possession.

  18 cadres belonging to various outfits, including 13 from the ULFA, three from the NDFB and one each from the Khaplang and Isak-Muivah factions of the NSCN, surrenders before Major General Jatinder Singh, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Mountain Division at Dinjan Military Station in the Dibrugarh district.

  The chief of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), Hagrama Mohilary, withdraws his talks offer to Ranjan Daimary, ‘chief’ of the NDFB.

• April 1: Sentinel reports that the NDFB cadres, residing in unauthorized camps, have been extorting money from common people and harassing businessmen in the Baska district. The District Superintendent of Police, P.K. Datta asked the NDFB cadres residing at Barama and Hajuwa camps to move to the Barbari designated camp. The report added that as many as 20 NDFB cadres were forced to vacate the camps at Barama and Hajuwa.

• March 25: The Baksa District Superintendent of Police P. Baruah said that militants shot dead two youths, Jiten Boro and Gala Boro, at Silakuti Part I and Goybari villages. "The spate of killings is the result of friction between the NDFB and ex-BLT members. Most of those killed so far are family members, relatives or supporters of either group," he stated. With this, the death toll due to clashes between NDFB militants and Bodo People’s Front members has increased to 19 in less than a month.
  
  One NDFB militant was lynched while another escaped near the Manas National Park in the Chirang district. The two militants had reportedly gone to Bansbari on Barpeta Road to extort money from contractors of a Public Works Department road. As they opened fire in the air, local people captured them and beat them up.

• March 18: Three NDFB cadres were killed and two others were injured when unidentified armed militants attacked their camp at Ghoskhata under Dotma police station in the Kokrajhar district. The three deceased militants were identified as B. Bhatam, B. Modaram and B. Lambu. According to sources, the assailants came in two vehicles and started firing indiscriminately at the camp. They also set ablaze the camp, which was partially burnt.

• March 16: NDFB militants shot dead Bigrai Basumatary alias Belaibe, ‘secretary’ of the surrendered NDFB Welfare Association. His bullet-riddled body was found at Dhaolabari Ashuline, near Kokrajhar town. Police said Belaibe was killed by the NDFB cadres on the suspicion of maintaining close links with former Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) cadres.

• March 15: The SF personnel killed two militants, suspected to be either from the ULFA or the NDBF, during an exchange of fire at Silikhaguri Sapori under Narayanpur police station in the North Lakhimpur district. An injured militant escaped with his AK-47 rifle, while a pistol with five rounds of ammunition and a revolver with four rounds were recovered from the slain militants.

  One NDFB militant was killed by the SF personnel during an encounter in the Karbi Anglong district. A group of three NDFB militants involved in extortion had gone to collect the money when SF personnel stopped them, but they managed to escape after opening fire. The SFs chased the militants and in an encounter at Panbari area under Diphu police station, killed one of them. However, the two others managed to escape. The SFs seized a .32 bore revolver and five cartridges, a hand grenade and a mobile set from the slain militant.

• March 14: Assam Government directed the police on to shift all NDFB members to three designated camps. According to the officials, the proximity of the NDFB cadres to members of the disbanded Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) was causing law and order problems and the rival groups needed to be distanced.

• March 13: Four persons were killed and nine others injured in a police firing on an irate mob which was protesting against the dismantling of a NDFB camp at Bengtol in the Chirang district.

• March 5: NDFB has reportedly set up an office-cum-transit camp in Guwahati for extortion and other illegal activities in violation of its cease-fire with the government.

• March 3: An extortion attempt by three NDFB militants was foiled when Police arrested one of them near Ulubari's ASEB colony in Guwahati city. However, two others managed to escape after opening fire on the police.

• February 29: NDFB militants took out rallies in the Kokrajhar, Baksa, Udalguri and Chirang districts on to protest an attack on one of its members and set ablaze nine vehicles.

• February 28: NDFB decided not to take part in the February 29 meeting between the Joint Monitoring Group and the Government due to the violation of the cease-fire ground rules by the government.

• February 20: NDFB militants along with some other militants from Nagaland abducted two traders from the Panjan area under the Sarupathar police station in Golaghat district and took away INR 40,000 from them.

• February 14: A truck was set ablaze by suspected NDFB militants at Saudarbhita under Salbari police station in Baksa district.

• February 11: Six NDFB cadres were arrested by police in connection with the kidnapping of a student, Dipak Sikaria.
  
  Two NDFB militants surrendered before the security forces at Dinjan in the Dibrugarh district.

• January 28: Police arrested a NDFB cadre, Mwgthang Basumatwry, at Tilapara under Howraghat police station in the Karbi Anglong district. One M-20 pistol, one magazine and eight rounds of live ammunition were recovered from his possession.

• January 18: NDFB warned former members of the BLT, who formed the Bodoland Territorial Council, that "provocation" would invite strong retaliation from them. The outfit’s information and publicity secretary, S. Sanjarang, claimed that some "ex-BLT members" were trying to "provoke" his group into frittering away the gains from the peace process.

• January 3: One surrendered cadre of the NDFB, identified as Raja Basumatary, was shot dead by another surrendered cadre of the same outfit, Bigrai Basumatary, at his rented house at Gwjunpuri in Kokrajhar town.

2007

• December 26: Meghalaya Police stated that the HNLC is being helped by the NLFT in Jaintia Hills, the NSCN-IM in West Khasi Hills and the NDFB in areas of Ri-Bhoi district. The HNLC's declining manpower and continued failure to start an extortion drive in Shillong city has forced the outfit to seek help of other outfits and extort money from businessmen, especially coal traders, in other districts of the State bordering Bangladesh. "The firepower of HNLC is less at present and the outfit cannot buy more weapons due to financial constraints. It has to borrow arms from other militant groups," said an unnamed source.

• December 11: According to a NDTV report, the NDFB demands 6 per cent from all projects, which falls under Bodoland territory. Every truck passing thorough the Bengal-Assam border at the Sri Rampur Gate has to pay up INR 150. Each commercial taxi is charged INR 150 per month. The NDFB takes a 2 per cent cut from all salaried employees and charges INR 2-3 lakhs per annum from tea gardens. They have even charged 3 per cent from the money meant for education projects like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 'Education for All' campaign. The report also says that though the amount of money demanded by the militants is less, the target base has been increased.

• December 12: According to a NDTV report, the NDFB demands 6 per cent from all projects, which falls under Bodoland territory. Every truck passing thorough the Bengal-Assam border at the Sri Rampur Gate has to pay up INR 150. Each commercial taxi is charged INR 150 per month. The NDFB takes a 2 per cent cut from all salaried employees and charges INR 2-3 lakhs per annum from tea gardens. They have even charged 3 per cent from the money meant for education projects like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 'Education for All' campaign. The report also says that though the amount of money demanded by the militants is less, the target base has been increased.

• September 10: Unidentified gunman shot dead one NDFB cadre, Dibakar Boro, at his residence at Gawrastha village under Mushalpur police station in the Baska district.

• September 5: Security forces arrested three unidentified cadres of the NSCN-IM, NDFB and KLNLF during three raids in the Karbi Anglong district. Sources said that the militants were allegedly involved in extortion activity.

• September 4: SFs arrested one suspected NDFB cadre, Rubul Lahiri, from Fatasil Ambari area in the Guwahati city.

• June 3: One former cadre of the disbanded Bodoland Liberation Tigers (BLT), identified as Suresh Boro, is lynched to death by suspected NDFB militants at Merapani in the Golaghat district.

• June 1: The Union Government extended the suspension of operations against the NDFB for six months- valid till November 30. The agreement for suspension of operations has been in force since June 1, 2005.

• May 25: The cease-fire between the Government of India and the NDFB is extended for another six months with effect from June 1.

• May 23: Three NDFB cadres, Saikhong Brahma, Ranjan Basumatary and Maithang Basumatary, are arrested by the security forces from Dokmoka area under Howraghat Police Station in the Karbi Anglong district. Sources said that two of them are newly recruited cadres, which are a violation of the cease-fire ground rules.

• May 21: The chairman of the ex-Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT) Welfare Society, Jonomohan Mushahary, warned the NDFB to stop fratricidal killings by targeting innocent Bodo youths and ex-BLT cadres and viewed it as beyond their tolerance. He also accused the NDFB of having no respect for cease-fire ground rules and doubted whether their command over the outfit is intact. He urged the joint monitoring group to look after NDFB's activities following cease-fire to clarify whether the outfit is in favour of restoring peace in the area and maintaining ground rules for peaceful negotiations.

• March 12: The NDFB refuses to submit the charter of demands as a precondition for initiating peace talks with the Union Government. The 'secretary-general' of the outfit, as saying, Basumatary alias B. Swmkhwr, says "It is difficult for us to accept this....If it is really interested in negotiations, the charter cannot be the precondition. Informal preliminary talks would have been more fruitful. That would have helped both the parties to know each other's stand and exchange opinions. That always eases the tension. The core issue could be taken up for discussion thereafter. The Centre knows that we have been fighting for the last 20 years for the liberation of the Bodos."

• March 5: Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain sates in the State Legislative Assembly that the formal talks with the NDFB have not started because of the failure of the outfit to submit its charter of demands.

• March 1: Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel arrest six NDFB militants along with a Bangladeshi national at Burunga of Nalitabari sub-district of Sherpur. The arrested militants are identified as Mohishwar, Shombhu, Warao, Hor Kumar, Jiban Kumar, and Thandoi. They hail from different districts of Assam. The Bangladeshi national was identified as Imrul Sangma. After their interrogation on March 2 night the BDR personnel recover a sub-machinegun (SMG), a barrel of an SMG, 350 bullets of different firearms, seven bomb detonators, 42 electronic circuits for making bombs, four explosive wraps, wires, a large knife, and a map of the forest behind Imrul's house.

• February 26: A suspected NDFB militant is killed in an encounter near Kaki forest reserve in the Nagaon district bordering Karbi Anglong.

• January 18: The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of Alipurduar remands Gopal Rabha alias Jagadish, ‘commander of the third battalion’ of the NDFB, to police custody for 11 days. Rabha was reportedly involved in the October 15, 2006-bomb blast at Barobhisa town under Alipurduar subdivision of Jaipalguri district in West Bengal, and was arrested from Guwahati in Assam on January 16-night.

• January 18: NDFB militants open fire in the air and set ablaze vehicles in different places of Assam, to enforce the general strike called by the outfit in protest against the January 16-arrest of a militant, Gopal Rabha, from Guwahati.

• January 18: Two motorcycle-borne NDFB militants set ablaze a truck damaging it partially at Rani Sunduri under Kajalgaon police station in the Chirang district on January. Police arrest 10 NDFB cadres in this connection.

  NDFB militants set ablaze an auto-rickshaw near Patgaon under Serfanguri police station in the Kokrajhar district.

• January 17: Suspected NDFB militants set ablaze two trucks at Bhorjhar and Kadamthola Chowk under Barama police station in the Baska district.

• January 16: A NDFB militant, Ganesh Rabha alias Jagadish, the ‘commander of the 10th battalion’, is arrested by West Bengal Police from Guwahati.

• January 14: Three NDFB militants, Monilal Narzary, Gohin Basumatary and Hangla Basumatary, are arrested from the Bismuria area of Kokrajhar district.

2006

• December 30: A huge cache of arms and explosives, including several gelatine sticks, nine detonators and small arms, 90 pieces of assorted explosives weighing nearly two kilograms, was recovered from two arms suppliers, Pradeep Basumatary and Bangal Mushahary, who were arrested from an unspecified place near Runikhata in the Chirang district. They confess to having procured arms and explosives from a company based in Hyderabad and later supplied to the Assam and Meghalaya-based outfits, including ULFA and NDFB.

• December 22: A junior engineer of the Border Roads Organisation, M. Ganeshan, is abducted from Gitibari under Paneri police station in the Udalguri district. Involvement of the NDFB in the abduction is suspected.

• December 4: Assam Police is to set up an anti-extortion wing, since several persons received extortion demands from callers identifying themselves as militants belonging to the NDFB over telephone. "We are indeed worried as criminals were found serving extortion notices or demanding money over telephone in the name of some militant groups and therefore, we are seriously thinking of having an exclusive anti-extortion cell," said Assam Police intelligence chief, Khagen Sharma.

• November 30: Assam Police claimed that an arrested NDFB cadre was part of the militant squad that triggered the November 20-explosion in a train at Belakoba in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal killing 10 persons and injuring at least 50 others. Police sources said that Addison Sangma, who was arrested from Chotopankhadol village in the Dhubri district on November 27, not only supplied RDX to the KLO but also prepared the "blueprint" for the train attack. Superintendent of Police in Dhubri, Parthasarothi Mahanta, said, "Addison was the main provider (of RDX) to the KLO for the explosion. He provided shelter to the KLO militants who triggered the blast."

• November 27: A NDFB cadre, Addison Sangma, is arrested from Chotopankhadol village in the Dhubri district.

• November 29: The cease-fire agreement between the Union Government and NDFB is extended by a period of six months with effect from December 1, 2006. The Government sets a deadline of March 1, 2007, for the NDFB to submit its charter of demands to start negotiations.

• November 16: Two unidentified NDFB cadres are shot dead by Assam Police in a counter-insurgency operation at Langkin Manikpur in the Karbi Anglong district.

• November 13: The NDFB admits that some of its cadres killed five security force personnel and a civilian in May 2006 without the sanction of the truce-bound outfit's top leadership. NDFB spokesperson S. Sanjarang said that the Government is "free to initiate action against the perpetrators of the crime in accordance with the law of the land."

• November 9: The Union Government extends the proscription on four outfits, including the NDFB, operating in the Northeast.

• October 23: The NDFB along with DHD and UPDS is involved in extortion activities, despite the fact that all these outfits are under ceasefire agreement with the Union Government, indicate media reports.

• October 7: A group of surrendered NDFB militants assault a doctor, Itesh Bordoloi, and ransack his nursing home at Bongaigaon, following the sudden death of one of their colleagues who was under treatment.

• September 22: A departmental action is initiated against Muzibur Rahman, an executive engineer in the Dhansiri irrigation project, for giving shelter to NDFB cadres involved in the killing of five Sashastra Seema Bal personnel along the India-Bhutan border in May 2006.

• September 20: NDFB ‘general secretary’ Govinda Basumatary says in Kokrajhar that its charter of demands will be submitted to the Union Government at the earliest.

• September 6: The NDFB supports the ULFA’s demand for release of its five arrested leaders.

• September 4: The NDFB, while dismissing media reports, rules out any possibility of it forming a political party in the near future. “Where is the question of NDFB’s formation of a new political party while the question of solution of the Indo-Boro problem is still far away?” says spokesperson of the outfit, S. Sanjarang.

• August 10: The Union Government accuses NDFB for delaying the peace talks.

• August 2: The NDFB threatens to pull out of the cease-fire with the Union Government, accusing the SFs of targeting its cadres without any provocation.

• July 16: The Ex-Bodo Liberation of Tigers Welfare Society, while organising a peace meeting against the July 5-killing of the two erstwhile BLT cadres by suspected NDFB militants at the Langihn Tiniali in the Karbi Anglong district, urges the outfit to stop killing of innocent civilians.

• July 6: At least a thousand people belonging to different communities demonstrate in protest against the July 5-killing of two cadres of the erstwhile Bodo Liberation Tigers by the NDFB in the Bodo-dominated north western areas of Karbi Anglong district.

• July 5: Suspected NDFB militants kill two cadres of the erstwhile Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT), identified as Thanderu Basumatary alias Hargila and Bijoy Basumatary, at Langhing in the Karbi Anglong district.

• July 1: SF personnel arrest a top leader of the NDFB, Sushil Boro, along with three of his accomplices, Ashutosh Debra, Kobir Bazi and Bimol Murma, from a hideout at Manikura under Haluaghat subdistrict in the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh.

• June 26: Two NDFB cadres, while extorting from a businessman, are killed in an encounter with the SFs at unspecified place under Dokmoka police outpost in the Karbi Anglong district. While, two Chinese grenades, a mobile phone, two chargers and some incriminating documents are recovered from the possession of the slain militants, three others manage to escape from the incident site.

• June 25: Civilians in the Daranga area of Baska district capture two NDFB extortionists. However, three local businessmen are also wounded by the militants in the incident. A branch of the State Bank of India in the same locality is closed down following the threat of the NDFB to pay extortion money of Rupees 500000.

• June 12: The ten militants, who are killed in the encounter in the Rangamati district of Bangladesh reportedly include an unspecified number of NDFB cadres.

• June 1: The Union Government warns to scrap the extension of cease-fire with the NDFB following its suspected involvement in the abduction and subsequent killing of six persons including five security force (SF) personnel, along the India-Bhutan border.

• May 30: Assam Police summons the NDFB cadres for interrogation following an investigation indicating their involvement in the abduction and subsequent killing of five security force (SF) personnel. The five SF personnel were reportedly abducted from Udalguri district of Assam on May 21, and were later found dead in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh on May 29.

• May 29: Five security force (SF) personnel, who were allegedly abducted by suspected NDFB cadres on May 21 from the Udalguri district of Assam, are found dead at Belsiri Nala under Bhairabkunda police outpost in the dense jungle of West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering Assam and Bhutan. A civilian, Babul Kalita, who was also abducted along with the SF personnel, was reportedly found dead on May 22.

• May 27: The first round of talks between the Union Government and the NDFB is held in New Delhi. Both agree to extend the cease-fire that was signed on May 25, 2005. "The cease-fire has been extended, the talks was held in a cordial atmosphere and the talks for political issues will go on, it will continue. The peace process will continue," says Gobinda Basumatary, NDFB General Secretary.

• May 22: The dead body of a villager, Babul Kalita, suspected to have been killed by the NDFB militants, is recovered by the police from Daudwigami under Harisingha police outpost in the Udalguri district. Kalita along with five security force personnel were abducted by suspected NDFB cadres from Moradanshri village in the same district a day earlier.

• May 9: NDFB says that peace talks cannot take place unless the Union Government provides information about Bodo militants who have gone missing since 2003 - counter insurgency operation by the Bhutan Government.

• April 25: A NDFB cadre, B Daithan, is killed and five other militants are wounded at Sapatgram in the Dhubri district of lower Assam, when the police retaliated against militants who were enforcing the closure of shops and other business establishments in the area. The outfit had called for a general strike in protest against the alleged 'violation of ceasefire rules' by the State Government.
  
  Suspected NDFB militants hurled two petrol bombs at the engine of a diesel carrying train at Rowta in the Udalguri district injuring two persons.
  
  NDFB calls for a 24-hours general strike in Assam in protest against the alleged 'violation of ceasefire rules' by the State Government.
  

• April 22: Eight NDFB cadres, who were arrested from Guwahati in the Kamrup district, confessed during interrogation of their involvement in extortion from the State officials.

• February 7: The NDFB refuses to begin peace talks unless the Union Government provides information about the whereabouts of seven senior members missing during Operation All Clear in Bhutan in December 2003. The outfit's 'commander-in-chief' Ranjan Daimary alias D.R. Nabla says, "Delhi has to prove its sincerity by providing information on the seven leaders". The missing militants include the outfit's 'publicity secretary' B. Erakdao, B. Habrang, B. Fwjoukhang, Jwkhrub, Derhasa, Onsula and Udla. Daimary claims that the missing leaders were taken into custody by the Royal Bhutan Army just before the start of Operation All Clear. He adds that they are now "in the hands (custody) of either India or Bhutan".

• January 24: Several vehicles are burnt by NDFB cadres in the districts of Lower Assam during a general strike called by the outfit protesting against harassment by the security forces.

• January 22: NDFB calls for a 24-hour general strike in the districts of lower Assam protesting against the “violation of ceasefire norms and torture of its cadres” by the security forces. The ‘commanding officer’ of the 'Western Command' of the outfit, B. Suden, in a press release alleged that troops recently detained two cadres at Shantipur in Chirang district and two others from Kazigaon in the Dhubri district and they were 'tortured physically'.
  

• January 21: Two NDFB cadres are arrested while extorting money on the Assam-Bhutan road at Santipur in the Chirang district.

• January 16: Hindi-speaking villagers living along the border of Assam’s Nagaon and Karbi Anglong districts, under the banner of the Assam Bhojpuri Yuba Chhatra Parishad, sent an intimation to the State Government seeking protection from the extortion drive by the NDFB in the area. Unidentified sources said that the NDFB’s demand notes, ranging from Rupees 30,000 to Rupees 50,000, signed by a self-styled "collection-in-charge" Lt. D. Dethsrang have been distributed among villagers.

2005

• December 25: Residents of Ouguri village under Goreswar police station in the Kamrup district capture two NDFB cadres and hand over them to police.
  

• December 3: A surrendered NDFB cadre is killed by unidentified militants at Boro Nalbari in the Kokrajhar district.
  

• September 19: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a surrendered NDFB cadre, Bishtu Basumatari, near Seventh Assam Police Battalion headquarters at Tarai Bari in the Kokrajhar district.
  

• September 21: NDFB cadre, B. Jwmwisar, is arrested for alleged involvement in the killing of two of their former colleagues, Bistu Basumatary and Lakhan Basumatary. The outfit calls for a three-day general strike in the State in protest against the arrest.
  

• September 16: Police arrest a NDFB cadre, Dilip Boro, while he was returning to capital Shillong from Sohra and recover three country-made pistols from him.
  

• September 2: An NDFB cadre surrenders before the army authorities at Misa camp near Nagaon.
  

• August 8: A NDFB cadre is killed while six others managed to escape during a joint operation by the police forces of Assam and Meghalaya at Jrikyndeng in the Block I area of the Jaintia Hills district.

• August 7: The NDFB 'general secretary', B Swmkhwr alias Govinda Basumatary, addressing a meeting at Dinakuchi in the Darrang district says that Bodos were independent in the past and want to remain sovereign. He says, “The NDFB has declared a ceasefire but not ended their struggle for sovereignty.”
  

• July 13: A large number of people surrounded the Tamulpur Police Station and demanded stern action against its officer-in-charge who reportedly released six NDFB cadres arrested on charges of extortion from a hotel at Tamulpur.

• July 12: United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) opposes the setting up of a designated camp for NDFB cadres in the Karbi Anglong district. A statement by the outfit’s joint secretary Mukharng said: “We are not opposed to any movement, but setting up of a designated camp in Karbi Anglong will only pave a way for other NDFB cadres from Nagaland and Meghalaya to take shelter in our areas.”
  

• June 29: NDFB serves an extortion demand of Rupees One Crore on a road construction company engaged in the laying of a 22 kilometer road between Kokrajhar and Ramfalbil and another 18 kilometer stretch between Gaurang Tinali and Patgaon in the Kokrajhar district. The company reportedly has stopped work because of the intimidation.
  

• June 27: NDFB 'general secretary', Govinda Basumatary, in a press statement reiterates the outfit’s demand for a ‘sovereign Bodo state’ and says the principle and ideology of NDFB “is the liberation of Bodoland and thereby the talks with the Indian government would be based on the solid rock of our principle and ideology.”

• June 17: NDFB representatives and senior Government officials meet in Guwahati to work out the modalities of the proposed peace talks.

• June 2: Documents relating to the activities of the NDFB recovered from an abandoned house along with four bullets, the outfit’s constitution, manifesto and extortion notes, subsequent to an encounter at Moolaber in the Jaintia Hills. Official sources said that these documents indicated the formation of the NDFB’s ‘Khasi Hills Command’ to expand its activities in Shillong and the adjoining areas under the leadership of ‘Sergeant Major’ B Gaukhrub.

• May 25: NDFB signs a tripartite agreement in New Delhi with the Government of India and the Assam Government.

• May 25: Suspected NDFB and HNLC cadres abduct a trader from Moosyiem village in the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya.

• May 23: NDFB spokesperson S.Sanjarang opposes the Union Government’s decision to involve the Assam Government in peace talks.

• May 13: A NDFB cadre is killed along with a cadre of the United Achik National Front at Dalu in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya.

• May 5: NDFB president, Ranjan Daimari, says that his organization would like the Union Government to appoint a ‘special envoy’ familiar with the history of the Bodo people for the peace talks.

• April 27: A NDFB terrorist is killed by the Army personnel at Silakabazar under Serfanguri police station limits in the Kokrajhar district.

• April 26: Security forces kill a NDFB terrorist at Jharbari in the Kokrajhar district.

• April 25: Self-styled captain of the NDFB, Dijen Boro alias Dalai Lama, is arrested along with another cadre, Hashim Hazuary, at Shillong, capital of Meghalaya.

• April 15: NDFB extends cease-fire with the Government for a period of six-months.

• April 12: Six NDFB cadres surrender before the General Officer Commanding of the 2 Mountain Division at Laipuli in the Tinsukia district.

• March 11: NDFB cadre Tinku Basumatary is killed during an encounter with the police at Hasrasbari village in Kokrajhar district.

• March 10: A NDFB terrorist and five linkmen of the outfit are arrested from Gilabari, Mainaguri and New Takam Tukum villages under Kachugaon police station in the Kokrajhar district.

• February 27-March 1: NDFB serves extortion notes ranging from Rupees 20,000 to Rupees 2 lakh to at least 35 businessmen based in the Boxirhat area of Dhubri district between February 27 and March 1.

• February 27: Ranjan Daimary, the NDFB ‘chairman’, in an e-mail message to the local media in Guwahati, sets a deadline of April 15 for the Union Government to respond to the outfit’s unilateral cease-fire.

• February 20: A surrendered cadre of the NDFB is killed by the outfit at Nijamatal village under Panery police station limits in the Udalguri district.

• February 19: A NDFB terrorist is killed during an encounter with the Army personnel at Nandipur village under Kachugaon police station limits in Kokrajhar district.

• February 8: A NDFB terrorist, identified as Jhangkrithai Narzary, is killed during an encounter with the Army personnel at Bhimjuli under Biswanath Chariali police station in Sonitpur District.

• February 3: A NDFB terrorist is killed during an encounter with the Army personnel at Mongiajhara village under Bagaribari police station limits in the Dhubri district.

• January 31: Twenty-three NDFB cadres surrender before the army authorities at Rangiya.

• January 8: A NDFB terrorist, identified as Arush Basumatary, is killed during an encounter with the police at Nabin Nagar forest under Kachugaon police station in Kokrajhar district.

2004

• December 24: The jailed ‘general secretary’ of the NDFB, Gobinda Basunatary alias B. Swmkhwr, is released from a prison in Guwahati to facilitate the peace process with the outfit.

• December 21: NDFB cadre, Rajesh Narzary, is arrested by the Army from the Gossaigaon area of Kokrajhar district.

• December 16: NDFB cadre, Gwgwm Brahma alias Singkhaulang, surrenders before the troops at Panbari in the Dhubri district.

• December 1: NDFB terrorists kill five villagers including three members of a family and injured another at Lutubari near Amguri under Tura police station limits in the West Garo Hills in Meghalaya.

• November 26: The NDFB ‘chairman’ Ranjan Daimary, in an interview with the Press Trust of India expresses his keenness for peaceful solution to the conflict. He said, "We want to give a chance to India for a peaceful resolution of the conflict."

• November 13: In a press statement signed by its spokesman S. Sanjarang, the NDFB says that it is not interested holding talks with the Assam government and that it would like to enter into direct negotiations with the Government of India.

• November 7: The Assam Government says that it would not declare a formal ceasefire with NDFB unless the ground rules for the truce are formulated through discussions with representatives of the outfit.

• November 6: NDFB threatens to pull out of the unilateral ceasefire it declared 'if the government does not stop killing its cadres', which the outfit said ‘sends wrong signals’.

• November 6: Troops of the Red Horns Division of the Army arrest two NDFB cadres, Khera Musahary and Rabarash Musahary, from Handanpara village under Kachugaon police station in Kokrajhar district.

• November 3: An unidentified NDFB cadre is killed in an encounter with army personnel at Duligaon in Kokrajhar district.

• October 25: Assam government asks the NDFB to depute representatives to finalise the ground rules of ceasefire.

• October 19: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi promises to offer safe passage to the representatives of the NDFB for talks with the government.

• October 15: Assam chief minister informs newspersons in Guwahati that the ceasefire with NDFB would be in the similar lines as those with the BLT and the NSCN-IM.

• October 14: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi announces in Guwahati that NDFB has officially communicated its ceasefire offer to the government. He acknowledges the receipt of a letter from NDFB ‘chairman’ D.R. Nabla to this effect.

• October 8: NDFB announces a unilateral ceasefire from October 15 for a period of six months in response to the Assam government’s offer for negotiations.

• October 5: Suspected terrorists of the NDFB shoot dead at least ten civilians and wounded seven others in the Jalabila village of Dhubri district.

• October 4: Six civilians are shot dead and seven others sustain injuries in an attack by NDFB terrorists open indiscriminate fire in Gelapukhuri village in Biswanath Chariali in Sonitpur district.

• October 2: A group of NDFB terrorists open indiscriminate firing at a busy market at Makrijhora under Bogoribari police station of Dhubri district killing 16 people and injuring twenty others.

• October 2: Three NDFB cadres killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Kadamguri in Udalguri under BTAD.

• October 2: In Dhubri district, NDFB cadres lob a grenade and open fire on a truck injuring three persons.

• October 2: An NDFB cadre is killed in an encounter with the police at Narabari number 2 village under Serphanguri police station in Kokrajhar district.

• September 25: An NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter with the security forces at Saralpara in Kokrajhar district.

• September 25: CRPF personnel kill two NDFB cadres following an encounter at No. 3 Namati under Bijni police station in Chirang district.

• September 24: An ‘area commander’ of the NDFB, Biju Basumatary alias B. Sijou, is killed in an encounter with the security forces at Dangapara Rabhabasti in Kokrajhar district.

• September 11: Two NDFB terrorists are killed during an encounter at Batasipur Reserve forest in Sonitpur district.

• August 27: 11 NDFB cadres surrender at the Assam Rifles camp at Chardwar in Sonitpur district.

• August 26: A self-styled 'foreign secretary', Benu Boro, of the NDFB surrender before the Assam Police in Guwahati.

• August 13: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter at Moinaguri under Kachugaon police station limits in the Kokrajhar district.

• August 9: Suspected NDFB terrorists kill two persons suspecting them to be police informers at Oujuli Rangagarh in Sonitpur district.

• July 19: An assistant manager of a tea garden and his personal security officer are killed by suspected NDFB terrorists near Sootea in Sonitpur district. The terrorists escape after looting Rupees 1.5 lakh, which the deceased manager was carrying.

• June 29: Seventeen terrorists belonging to the ULFA, NDFB and Tiwa Liberation Tiger Force (TLTF) surrender at Misa in the Nagaon district.

• April 11: NDFB cadres lobbed a grenade at a petrol pump in Bokajan of Karbi Anglong District resulting in death of one person.

• April 9: Two NDFB terrorists are killed during an encounter with the troops at Kawli (Singramari) under Tamulpur police station limits in Nalbari District.

• May 31: Six-surrendered ULFA and NDFB terrorists are arrested while extorting money from a private hospital at Udalguri.

• May 26: A group of three NDFB terrorists kill a former BLT cadre at Sishubari village in the Bongaigaon District.

• May 24: NDFB terrorists abduct a contractor from the Balisang area in Sonitpur district.

• May 22: Twenty-five NDFB cadres surrender along with 42 assorted weapons to the Army authorities at Tamulpur in the Nalbari district.

• May 19: Assam Police dig up the remains of two persons, allegedly killed by NDFB terrorists three and half years ago, from Rupnagar in the Kokrajhar district.

• May 10: Ten NDFB terrorists led by 'company commander' of the outfit's 'eastern command', Gabba Basumatary, surrender before the Army's 77 Mountain Brigade at Charduar in Sonitpur district along with a large number of arms and ammunition.

• April 26: Two persons are killed and seven others sustain injuries as suspected NDFB and DHD terrorists lob a hand grenade at Khatkhati in the Karbi Anglong district.

• April 9: Two NDFB terrorists are killed during an encounter at Singrabari Gaon under Kumarikata police station limits in the Nalbari district.

• March 26: One NDFB cadre is killed in an encounter with the Assam Police at Kalbari village in Barpeta district.

• March 17: Five terrorists, including NDFB ‘finance secretary’ Nileswar Basumatary alias B J Jabda, second-in-command of the ‘3rd Battalion’, Khanindra Daimari alias Khaumtha, surrender at the Assam Police special branch headquarters in Guwahati.

• March 7: Two NDFB cadres, identified as Pratul Daimary and Putul Daimary of Uttar Naoherua village, are killed in an encounter with the Army personnel at Lakhinala near the India-Bhutan Border in Darang District.

• March 3: One NDFB cadre surrenders at the Udalguri army camp of the 62 Field Artillery Regiment in Darrang district.

• February 25: Assam Government extends the period of ‘general amnesty’ to cadres of the terrorist organizations - ULFA, NDFB, anti-talks faction of the UPDS and anti-talks faction of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) - till March 31 to enable them to surrender.

• February 24: Twelve NDFB terrorists surrender at Hatigor in the Darrang district.

• February 16: NDFB terrorist N. Daithang is killed in an encounter with security force personnel at No.2 Balapara under Basugaon police station limits in Kokrajhar district.

• February 6: Decomposed bodies of two businessmen, abducted on December 14, 2003, by suspected NDFB terrorists, are recovered from Number 9 forest ride near the India-Bhutan border in Kokrajhar district.

• January 31: Ninety-one NDFB cadres surrender at Tamulpur in the Nalbari district.

• January 30: One NDFB cadre surrenders at Barpeta Road camp in the Barpeta district.

• January 30: Three NDFB terrorists surrender at Taraibari in the Kokrajhar district.

• January 28: Ten NDFB cadres surrender separately in the Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon and Barpeta districts.

• January 25: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter with the troops at Kalanadirpar near the India-Bhutan border under Tamulpur police station jurisdiction in Nalbari district.

• January 25: Five NDFB terrorists, including B. Bambrima alias Bhuban Basumatary, the Dhubri ‘district commander’ of the outfit, surrender at Monglajhora in the Dhubri district.

• January 23: Three NDFB terrorists are killed during an encounter at Santhaibari in the Barpeta district.

• January 23: Seven NDFB cadres surrender at Udalguri in the Darrang district.

• January 23: Five NDFB terrorists, including self-styled corporal B. Bhudang, surrender at Saraibil in the Kokrajhar district.

• January 11: Army personnel recover a large cache of ammunition, including 90 gelatin sticks, four magazines and 176 bullets, belonging to the NDFB from Serfanguri in the Kokrajhar district.

• January 5: Eight NDFB terrorists surrender before the Army at Salbari camp in the Barpeta district with a large quantity of explosives and ammunition.

• January 3: Two NDFB cadres surrender at Bengtol in the Kokrajhar district.

• January 1: Four NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter with the Army along the India-Bhutan border at Paharpur under Tamulpur police station limits in Nalbari district.

2003

• December 31: One NDFB terrorist surrenders before the Gossaigaon police in Kokrajhar district.

• December 30: Two unidentified NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter at Deochung near the India-Bhutan Border under Goreswar police station limits in Kamrup district.

• December 27: NDFB 'chairman', Ranjan Daimary, rejects the amnesty offer of Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.

• December 26: One NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter with the Army at Part-II Tukrajhar under Basugaon police station jurisdiction in Kokrajhar District.

• December 26: One NDFB terrorist is killed during an encounter at Sukanjuli under Tamulpur police station limits in Nalbari District.

• December 22: One NDFB terrorist surrenders at the headquarters of 5th Mountain Division in Ghagra near the India-Bhutan border.

• December 21: Four NDFB terrorists are killed during two separate encounters near Patacharkuchi in the Barpeta district and at an unspecified place in Darrang district.

• December 20: NDFB along with the ULFA and KLO calls for a 48-hour shutdown in 'Assam, Bodoland and Kamatapur' in protest against the military operations in Bhutan.

• December 16: Twenty three NDFB cadres surrender at the 4 Corps headquarters in Tezpur.

• December 15: Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) launches military operations against the ULFA, NDFB and KLO terrorists holed up in 30 camps in southern Bhutan.

• November 29: A Forest Range official is abducted by the NDFB from Ranijhora Forest Beat Office under Bijni police station limits in Bongaigaon District.

• November 28: Twenty two NDFB terrorists surrender before the Kokrajhar district administration along with an unspecified quantity of arms and ammunition.

• November 24: NDFB terrorists kill three persons of Bihari origin and injure nine others at Khanglabari near Udalguri police station in Darrang district.

• November 21: NDFB ‘area commander’ of Basugaon, Pabia Basumatary, is killed in an encounter with the army in Krokrajhar district.

• November 8: Five NDFB cadres are lynched by civilians at Dingdingaghat in the Dhubhri district. Four civilians also die in the incident.

• November 8: Four minor girls who were to be enrolled as NDFB cadres are rescued by the security forces from the Sundafa Reserve Forest under Runikhata police outpost in Kokrajhar district.

• October 24: NDFB kills a village headman at Swargapurgaon in the Nalbari district for having refused shelter to the terrorists.

• October 24: Two NDFB terrorists are killed during an encounter at Matanga Nala in the Nalbari district.

• October 23: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter at Lodi Kachari in Cachar district.

• October 22: Four NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter near the Barnadi Reserve Forest in Darrang district.

• October 13: One NDFB cadre and a security force personnel are killed in an encounter at Pub-Tarabari in Sonitpur district.

• September 22: Two NDFB cadres on their way to Bhutan are killed by security forces near Guabari in the Nalbari district.

• September 12: NDFB abducts a Public Works Department (PWD) engineer from the Biswanath Chariali area in Sonitpur district.

• September 11: A Government official abducted in Karbi Anglong district by NDFB terrorists on September 8 manages to escape from captivity.

• August 30: One NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter in the Amguri Bazaar (market) area of Bongaigaon district.

• August 20: NDFB kills BLT cadre at Ladangguri under Sarbhog police station limits in Barpeta district.

• August 19: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in the Suwagpur area of Kamrup district.

• August 12: Two NDFB terrorists are killed at Khagrabari under Barpeta Road police station limits.

• August 13: Local residents in Nalbari town beat up and later hand over two suspected NDFB terrorists to the police.

• August 7: NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter in the Kauli area of Nalbari district.

• August 6: Northeast terrorist groups, including the ULFA, NDFB, NLFT and KLO call for boycott of Independence Day (August 15) celebrations.

• August 5: A lecturer in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district is arrested for suspected links with the NDFB.

• August 2: Suspected NDFB terrorists abduct a businessman from Silkona near Mahendraganj in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya.

• July 31: Two NDFB terrorists are killed during an encounter at Tengajhar village in Kamrup district.

• July 24: Four suspected NDFB terrorists are arrested from the residence of former Meghalaya Minister and senior Congress leader K C Boro in Shillong.

• July 23: Two NDFB terrorists are killed during an encounter in the Doomni Tea Estate area of Nalbari district.

• July 21: NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter in the Lakshmi Nala area of Darrang district.
  Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter at Daijima Nala in the Nalbari district.

• July 21: Two suspected NDFB terrorists are arrested from a hotel in Shillong, capital city of Meghalaya.

• July 20: NDFB terrorist is killed during an encounter at Khairani in the Nalbari district.

• July 18: NDFB terrorists kill four persons, branding them informers of security forces, at Dwimguri village in the Kokrajhar district.

• July 17: Three NDFB terrorists are killed in Sonitpur district.

• July 16: Media report indicates that a breakaway group of eight NDFB terrorists have criticised NDFB chief D R Nabla for living a lavish life in Bangladesh and misleading the people in the name of ‘armed struggle’ for a ‘sovereign Bodoland’.

• July 14: NDFB terrorists kill three persons in separate incidents in Kokrajhar district.

• July 11: Media reports from Bhutan indicate that Bhutan National Assembly was unable to reach a consensus over the issue of the way to tackle NDFB, ULFA and the KLO.

• June 29: Report indicates that ULFA and NDFB have formed a new outfit named Gorkha Bhutan Liberation Front (GBLF) with 300 Nepalese Gorkha youths from Bhutan.

• June 24: NDFB terrorists kill two of their colleagues at Nonaikhas area, under Paneri police station limits in Darrang district.

• June 23: NDFB alleges that cadres of the BLT were responsible for the explosion on a rail track at Seshapani in Kokrajhar district on June 20.

• June 22: NDFB terrorists ambush a motorbike-borne BLT group at Dhigalpara under the Bismuri police outpost, Kokrajhar district killing a BLT cadre identified as Bhatra Basumatary.
  Two woodcutters are also killed by NDFB terrorists at Bhurpar, Kokrajhar district.

• June 20: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter at Bongaon village, under Gossaigaon police station limits in Kokrajhar district.
  NDFB terrorists trigger off a time device blast at the railway tracks causing derailment of a goods-train in Kokrajhar district.

• June 19: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter at Kalnadi in Nalbari district. Two NDFB terrorists are killed at Matangi Koli Nadi near Darrangamela in Kokrajhar district.

• June 18: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter at Dwimuguri forest village, under Serfanguri police station limits in Kokrajhar district.
  Two NDFB terrorists are killed at Longa Nala near Patgaon in Kokrajhar district.

• June 17: NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter at Bardangi village under Ranikhata police outpost in Kokrajhar district. NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter at Burijhora under Basugaon police station in Kokrajhar district.

• June 16: NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter with the police at Bardangi village in Kokrajhar district.

• June 11: Media reports indicate that the NDFB has issued threats to the Bodo leaders and also to the leaders of the rival BLT.

• June 9: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter at Balamguri in Bongaigaon district.

• June 4: Reports indicates that the NDFB 'chief' Ranjan Daimary, remains opposed to any peace negotiations with the Government.

• June 4: NDFB terrorists abduct two Assistant Conservators of Forest from the Kuklung reserve forest area in Bijni subdivision of Kokrajhar district.

• June 3: Two NDFB terrorists killed in separate encounters in Kokrajhar district - Jimi Basumatary at Bengal and an unidentified NDFB cadre at Bagmara.

• June 2: Three NDFB terrorists and two ULFA terrorists, including a 'sergeant major' of the latter's women's wing, surrender at Thakurbari in the Sonitpur district.

• June 1: Vernacular media sources indicate that the NDFB might attempt to extort Rupees one billion from the Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta, Darrang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Goalpara and Dhubri districts by the end of June.

• May 29: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi denies that he had held 'informal discussions' with the NDFB leadership.

• May 28: Railway Protection Force identifies four insurgency prone sectors in the Northeast and says that the NDFB is active in the Guwahati-Rangiya-Srirampur and the Rangiya-Rangapara sector.
  Media report says that a group of four NDFB leaders led by "finance and home secretary", Nileswar Basumatary alias B. Jabda met Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at Dispur on May 22 to prepare the 'groundwork' for anticipated talks.

• May 25: Media reports say that the NDFB leaders Indramohan Basumatary and Sunil Brahma arrested in Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, on April 30, have indicated the outfit's willingness to talk with the Union Government on the issue of 'independent Bodoland'.

• May 22: Report indicates that security forces provided ‘safe passage’ to a group of NDFB terrorists to visit Guwahati to prepare groundwork for an anticipated peace talks with the Union Government.

• May 21: Four NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter at Deosri in Kokrajhar district.
  A media report indicates that the security forces gave a "safe passage" to a group of NDFB leaders to visit Guwahati reportedly to prepare the groundwork for an anticipated peace talks with the Union Government.

• May 17: Bhutan King Jigme Singhye Wangchuk calls upon people to volunteer for formation of a ‘militia force’ to counter Indian insurgent groups–ULFA, NDFB and the KLO on its soil.

• May 15: NDFB ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ B. Olongbar alias Ajay Brahma is arrested from a local hospital in Guwahati while undergoing treatment under a false name.

• May 11: Report indicates that NDFB has shifted a base-camp, earlier located in the unidentified areas of Meghalaya-Assam border, to a yet unknown location along the State’s border with Nagaland.

• May 9: Chief of the Indian Army, General N C Vij discusses activities of ULFA, NDFB and KLO with Bhutanese authorities.

• May 8: Williamson Magor & Co Limited, a tea company based in Kolkata, West Bengal, and alleged to have paid a ‘donation’ of Rupees one million to the NDFB, denies that it had done so.

• May 8: NDFB terrorist killed in an encounter in the Lumsung forest area of Kokrajhar district.

• May 7: Arrested NDFB ‘speaker’, Sunil Brahma and ‘captain’ B. Buthang confess before police in Guwahati that a Kolkata-based tea company McNeil and Magor paid them ‘donation’.

• May 5: Two NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter near Bhairab reserve forest in Bongaigaon district.

• May 3: Report indicates that the Bhutanese Government has asked Indian terrorist groups, including NDFB and ULFA and the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), operating in parts of Assam and West Bengal to leave by June 15.

• April 30: Police in Kolkata, capital of West Bengal, arrest NDFB ‘speaker’, Sunil Brahma alias B. Simong alias B. Benga and a ‘captain’ in the outfit’s hierarchy B. Buthang, from a hotel in the Park Street area and also recover Rupees one million from their possession.

• April 29: Meghalaya Police Chief L. Sailo says a joint operation with Assam would be carried out in the Garo Hills area of Meghalaya where ULFA and NDFB have intensified their activities.

• April 27: NDFB ‘Captain’ B Habrang says that the outfit released an NHPC engineer from its captivity on April 26 on a condition, among others, that the National Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NHPC), a Government enterprise, would pay an annual ‘donation’ of Rupees 500,000.

• April 26: Suspected NDFB terrorists kill four members of the family of a former colleague, including two children, at Taijouguri village, Kokrajhar district.

• April 21: Several thousand people participate in the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU)-led protest march against NDFB in Gauripur, Dhubri district.

• April 20: Report indicates that Meghalaya-based Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) has asked NDFB to retreat from the Garo Hills area in Meghalaya.

• April 19: While speaking in Siliguri, West Bengal, Bhutanese Ambassador to India Lynpo Dago Tshering says that Bhutan is initiating steps to curb activities of ULFA and NDFB terrorists on its soil.

• April 18: Two NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter at Durgapur, Bongaigaon district.

• April 14: Four NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter in Dulongjhora village, Dhubri district.

• April 13: Suspected NDFB terrorists kill four persons who they abducted earlier from South Dighaldong village, Kokrajhar district.

• April 10: Two NDFB terrorists killed in encounter at Tequanala, Kokrajhar district.

• April 8: NDFB terrorist killed in an encounter near Mahalakshmi Tea Estate, Sonitpur district.

• April 8: A NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter at Chibinang Bazar, Phulbari police station-limits, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

• April 4: Two NDFB terrorists killed in encounter near Karigaon, Kokrajhar district.

• April 1: NDFB along with suspected ANVC cadres abduct two Government officials in Baghmara, near Gasupara, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya.

• March 31: Assam Government recommends continuation of ban against NDFB.

• March 30: NDFB terrorists set free abducted Customs Inspector near Williamnagar in East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

• March 29: Two NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter at Kumarikata, in Nalbari district.

• March 28: Two NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter at Atharikhat in Assam's Darrang district.

• March 24: Three NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter at Mangaldoi, Darrang district.

• March 21: NDFB terrorist killed in an encounter at Bamba, Kokrajhar district.

• March 17: NDFB sets March 20 as deadline for the payment of ransom to release Custom Inspector and six coal exporters, abducted on February 28. Reports indicate that while Rupees 3 million was demanded from the Customs department, Rupees 50 million was demanded separately for the release of coal exporters.

• March 22: NDFB terrorists abduct two persons from Mijihajang, in Sonitpur district.

• March 21: An NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter at Bamba, Kokrajhar district.

• March 21: An NDFB press release refutes allegations that it was planning to target top All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) and Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) leaders.

• March 17: a report indicates that Meghalaya is planning action against approximately 100 NDFB terrorists who have intruded into the State.

• March 13: An NDFB 'captain' identified as Khaninder Diamary is arrested in Raja Bagan, Byrnihat, Meghalaya's Ri Bhoi district.

• March 12: Two NDFB terrorists are killed at Baldi, Bongaigaon district.

• March 11: An NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter at Matiadoh, Gauripur police station-limits, Dhubri district.

• March 7: An NDFB terrorist is killed in encounter at Lakriguri, in Kokrajhar district.

• March 4: NDFB terrorists abduct two persons, including a government employee, from the seventh mile area, on Diphu Maza Road, Diphu police station-limits, Karbi Anglaong district.

• March 2: An NDFB 'captain' killed in encounter in West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

• February 28: NDFB, People’s Liberation Front of Meghalaya (PLF-M) and Achick National Volunteer Council (ANVC) cadres abduct a Customs Inspector and six coal exporters from Ghasuapara, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

• February 27: An NDFB ‘sergeant’ identified as Kamlesh Basumatary is killed in an encounter at Jharbari village, Serfanguri police station-limits, Kokrajhar district.

• February 24: NDFB 'chairman' D R Nabla alias Ranjan Daimari, in an interview to a Guwahati-based daily, says the new Bodo Accord (signed on February 10 by the BLT) could "never fulfill the hope and aspiration of the Boro people". He also vows to continue "armed struggle" till the "goal" is achieved.

• February 18: SFs arrest two NDFB terrorists while rescuing a tea estate employee's son from an NDFB hideout in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.

• February 16: A group of NDFB terrorists clash with security forces in Dolongjhora forests, Gauripur police station-limits, in Assam's Dhubri district. No casualties are reported on either side.

• February 14: Arrested NDFB vice president Dhiren Boro says the new autonomous body within Assam, the BTC, would not meet the 'hopes and aspirations' of the Bodo community.

• February 11: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter at Morijhar, inside Manas National Park in Assam's Barpeta district.

• February 7: Arrested NDFB 'vice president' Dhiren Boro reportedly reveals Bangladesh’s role as centre of illegal arms trade for various terrorist outfits from India.

• February 6: Report indicates NDFB’s willingness for political dialogue with the government.

• February 5: SF personnel kill two NDFB terrorists, including 'corporal' B Gehum alias Sehan Boro, in Suwagpur area of Darrang district.

• February 2: Two NDFB terrorists killed in encounter at Ripu reserve forest area in Kokrajhar district.

• January 30: NDFB 'vice-chairman' Dhiren Boro, his wife and two other associates, arrested in Gangtok, Sikkim, on January 1 are brought to Assam.

• January 26: Suspected NDFB terrorists kill schoolteacher at Nadihira village, Barpeta district.

• January 24: 11 NDFB terrorists surrender with arms to General Officer Commanding (GOC) 4 Corps Lt Gen. Mohinder Singh.

• January 23: Top-ranking NDFB terrorist Digvijoy Daimari alias Rajen Mushahari reportedly says the outfit would avoid "major strikes" in Assam.

• January 13: Police remand of NDFB 'vice president' Dhiren Boro, his wife and two other associates, further extended by designated Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court in Sikkim by 15 days.

• January 12: Reports claim arrested NDFB 'vice president' Dhiren Boro reveals active involvement of Pakistan in terrorist activities in Northeast region.

• January 9: Three NDFB terrorists killed in encounter in Manas Reserve Forest area of Barpeta district.

• January 7: Police kill two NDFB terrorists in encounter at Tapadaranchi, East Garo hills district, Meghalaya.

• January 5: Front-ranking NDFB terrorist Brimsa Brahma arrested by Bogribari police from Harzora village, Dhubri district.

• January 4: Two front ranking NDFB terrorists killed in encounter at Barikhabar village, Barpeta.

• January 2: NDFB 'second lieutenant' Sumit Basumatary arrested from Samuktola Bazaar, near Siliguri in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.

• January 2: Sessions court in Gangtok remands NDFB 'vice president' Dhiren Boro to 12-day police custody.

• January 1: Police arrests Dhiren Boro, 'vice-president' of NDFB from Tadung in Gangtok, Sikkim's capital, along with his wife, two children and two other NDFB cadres.

2002

• December 30: NDFB terrorist killed in encounter at No. 2 Nanke Damara village, Tamulpur police station limits, Nalbari district.

• December 28: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in Nanaipara area of Assam's Darrang district.

• December 27: An NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter in Chirang Reserve Forest, under Runikhata police station-limits, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

• December 20: Three NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter with a joint team of Assam police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Nalbaripam village of Assam’s Barpeta district.

• December 13: Two NDFB terrorists, including ‘sergeant’ Raju Boro alias Thepa are killed in an encounter at an unnamed place in Assam's Darrang district.

• December 11: NDFB terrorists kill two civilians in Nayapara village, under Gossaigaon police station-limits, Assam's Kokrajhar district.

• December 7: Two NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter at Moinaguri, under Kasugaon police station-limits, Assam's Kokrajhar district.

• December 5: Report says NDFB 'secretary general' B. Swmkhwr alias Gobinda Basumatary was taken to Delhi after he was arrested on an unspecified date while onboard the Kamrup Express, at Rangiya railway station.

• December 4: A civilian is killed and another sustains injuries in a grenade attack by suspected NDFB terrorists in Assam's Kokrajhar district.

• December 1: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter with the Army in Kakulon reserve forest, Bongaigaon district, Assam.

• November 20: An NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter in Uttar Bar Siral village, under Dhamdhama police outpost-jurisdiction, in Assam’s Nalbari district.

• November 14: An NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter in Chirang reserve forest, under Kokrajhar police station-limits, Assam.

• November 13: NDFB terrorists kill a civilian, in a village along the Bhutan border, under Kumargram police station-limits, in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district.

• November 11: Suspected NDFB terrorists kill four BLT cadres and injure two more at Kukurakata in Assam's Darrang district.

• November 5: Reports quote NDFB 'chief' Ranjan Daimary alias D R Nabla saying he would join talks if the Union government would include 'historical rights' and the 'right to self-determination' of the Bodo people in Assam in the agenda.

• October 31: NDFB terrorists led by 'corporal' Randip Patgiri surrender at the Tamulpur Army camp, in Assam's Nalbari district.

• October 30: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter in Bhuyan Para, Barpeta police station-limits, in Assam's Barpeta district.

• October 27: NDFB terrorists massacre 22 civilians after dragging them out of their houses in Datgiri village, in Assam’s Kokrahjar district.
  Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter with security forces in Kumarikata, Tamulpur police station limits, in Assam’s Nalbari district.

• October 26: Three NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter in Dongargaon, Assam’s Darrang district.

• October 25: NDFB’s ‘chief’ D R Nabla, in a statement in the online edition of its mouthpiece Gwdan Mahari (New nation), terms the creation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) a non-pragmatic move.
  A report says an NDFB terrorist, identified as Rajib Mushahary alias Rege R Mushahary, surrendered to the police in Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar district.

• October 24: Three NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter with the security forces in Barnadi, Tamulpur police station limits, in Assam’s Nalbari district.

• October 23: A group of eight NDFB terrorists kill two of a group of 10 woodcutters in an indiscriminate gunfire in the Deosankar Reserve Forest, Bogoribari police station-limits, in Assam’s Dhubri district.

• October 18: Three NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter at a hideout in Ringkhanagpur, Rangapara police station-limits, in Assam's Sonitpur district.

• October 8: An NDFB terrorist is killed in an encounter in the Dighalipura forest, Bismuri police outpost, in Assam's Kokrajhar district.

• October 7: An NDFB terrorist is killed and two more injured in an encounter in the Ripu Reserve Forest near Saraibil village, Gossaigaon police station-jurisdiction, Kokrajhar district, Assam. The injured terrorists escapee.

• October 4: Two NDFB terrorists are killed following an encounter in Sinderijhora village, Udalguri police station-limits, Darrang district in Assam.

• October 1: Two NDFB terrorists are killed in an encounter in Atharikhata, in Assam's Darrang district.

• September 27: Suspected NDFB terrorists attack a former colleague, Howria Basumatary alias Mandal at Udalguri, in Assam's Nalbari district.

• September 16: NDFB terrorists kill a Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) cadre and injured another in an internecine clash at Dopdopi, Rangapara police station limits, Sonitpur district, Assam.

• September 15: Three NDFB terrorists and a security force personnel are killed in an encounter in Nailojailo, in Assam's Sonitpur district.

• September 10: NDFB terrorist killed in an encounter in Shimla in Barpeta district.

• September 9: Four NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter in Gopaljhoa, Mahamaya reserve forest, Dhubri district.

• September 4: NDFB terrorist killed in an encounter in Lauding Centre in Assam's Sonitpur district.

• September 3: Suspected NDFB terrorists set-off an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast under a moving security force (SF)-patrol party-vehicle on the Kharigaon-Balazam river-bridge, Bishmuri police station limits, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

• September 2: NDFB terrorists allegedly kill the Mainaguri village headman in Assam's Kokrajhar district.

• August 30: NDFB terrorist killed in an encounter in Khelmati village, Sonitpur district.

• August 28: NDFB terrorist killed in Udalguri, Darrang, in an encounter with security force personnel.

• August 25: Two NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter in Satgharia, Paneri police station limits, in Assam's Darrang district.

• August 21: NDFB terrorists kill four police personnel and a civilian driver in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Maladhara, Lakhipur police station limits, Goalpara district, Assam. 17 more police personnel are also injured in the attack.
  NDFB terrorists kill a school teacher near Sarbhog in Barpeta district.
  Two suspected women conduits of the NDFB nabbed by security force personnel near Paneri, Darrang district, Assam.

• August 17: Suspected NDFB terrorists shoot at and injure a civilian at Bongaon, Barpeta district.

• August 7: NDFB terrorist injured in an encounter earlier in May succumbs to his injuries in Habrubari, Kokrajhar district.

• August 3: Two NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter in Putanalagaon area, Barpeta district.
  NDFB terrorists set free--near the Panbari Border Security Force (BSF) camp--the three civilians they had abducted earlier on July 11 from Bilasipara area, Dhubri district.

• August 2: Suspected NDFB terrorists kill a BLT cadre in Bashbari, Kokrajhar district.

• August 1: NDFB 'information and publicity secretary' B. Erakdao claims responsibility for the July 30-Kokrajhar massacre.

• July 31: NDFB self-styled 'lieutenant' Kalinath Basumatary's dead body found in Bengtol, Kokrajhar district.

• July 30: NDFB lays an ambush near Durgapur village, Kokrahar district, killing five security force personnel and two others.

• July 27: Report says an NDFB team has sneaked into Barpeta district for medical attention following an attack of malaria at their camps in Bhutan.

• July 24: Two NDFB terrorists killed in separate encounters in Kokrajhar and Nalbari districts

• July 17: Two NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter at Dhansiri village in Darrang district.

• July 14: Suspected NDFB terrorists massacre nine Adivasis and injure five others at West Maligaon forest village relief camps in Kokrajhar district.
  Media report indicates that ULFA and NDFB terrorists based in camps in Bhutan may approach hospitals in West Bengal for treatment, following shrinking of medical facilities in Bhutan.

• July 5: Suspected NDFB terrorists kill a businessman in Madhyasantipur area, Dhubri district.

• July 2: Two NDFB terrorists killed in separate encounters in Kamrup district.

• June 26: NDFB hideout unearthed near Ultapani village, along the Indo-Bhutan border in Kokrajhar.

• June 25: NDFB conduit arrested at Kazigaon, under Gauripur police station limits.

• June 21: Suspected NDFB terrorists kill three businessmen at Yogibeel, near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh.

• June 19: NDFB terrorist killed in an encounter in Lotamari village.

• June 18: Suspected NDFB terrorists, in two separate incidents, kill three civilians and injure another in Runikhata, Kokrajhar district and under Bengtol police station limits.
  Reports hold, ULFA and NDFB procure arms from a Manipur-based terrorist outfit, the United National Liberation Front (UNLF).

• June 13 : Two NDFB terrorists, ’sergeant major’ Haren Ramchiary and ‘corporal commander’ Monikant Kherkataria killed in an encounter at Dekhiajuri.

• June 8 : NDFB terrorist killed in an encounter at Milanpur village, near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.

• June 4 : Two NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter, near Barpeta Road.

• June 2: NDFB terrorists kill three members of a family at Bongshijhora village in Dhubri district.

• May 27: Nine NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter in Mahamaya forests, Dhubri district.

• May 26: Two surrendered NDFB terrorists and a conduit arrested for allegedly running an extortion racket in Udalguri.

• May 21: Suspected NDFB terrorists kill two persons at Samthaibari, approximately 10 km away from Bongaigaon town. Police claim the target was the convoy of the Assam Minister of State for Home Pradyut Bordoloi.

• May 15: Suspected NDFB terrorists abduct a National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) engineer from Datgiri in Kokrajhar district.

• May 14: Nine persons injured in various attacks carried out by NDFB terrorists, allegedly, jointly with ULFA terrorists at Gauripur in Dhubri district.

• May 11: Suspected NDFB terrorists abduct three persons near Bagaribari police station in Bilasipara subdivision.

• May 8: Two NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter at Mahargaon in Sonitpur district. Two more killed in an encounter under Rangapara police station jurisdiction, along the Assam-Arunachal border.

• May 5: Reports say the DHD has forged a "strategic alliance" with NDFB in North Cachar Hills district.

• May 3: Suspected NDFB terrorists kill Laharam Mushahary, former president, Dhubri district unit, All Bodo Students’ Union’s (ABSU’s).

• April 30: NDFB conduit arrested from Sialmari village, Sonitpur district.

• April 24 Three NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces-one at Gernchigaon village in Darrang district and two more under the Tamulpur police station limits, close to Indo-Bhutan border in Nalbari district.

• April 20: Three NDFB terrorists killed and two others injured in an encounter with the security force personnel at Labdangri near Rajaghat in Manas

• April 18: Suspected NDFB terrorists kill the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) 'education secretary' Khwrwkhang Boro at Lantibari under Patacharkuchi police station limits in Barpeta.

• April 10: One NDFB terrorist killed in Nalbari encounter.

• April 9: Two NDFB terrorists killed at Naharbari under Sootea police station limits, Sonitpur, Assam.

• April 5: NDFB terrorists kill five Adivasis of Hatiphuli relief camp in Kokrajhar and one in a separate attack on another relief camp at Tongsi in Dhubri.Separately, four persons injured in a suspected NDFB attack on Kanchenjunga Express at Alokjhar in Kokrajhar district.

• March 30: One NDFB terrorist killed near Hathipati village under Sootea police station limits in Sonitpur district, Assam.

• March 27: NDFB terrorists kill one person and injure three others in an indiscriminate firing in the Dhekiajani area, about 14 km north of Barpeta Road, Assam.

• March 19: One NDFB terrorist killed in Kokarajhar and four others arrested separately in Sonitpur, Assam.

• March 17: Three NDFB terrorists- one in Udalguri along the Indo-Bhutan border and two in Kundrabilgaon, under Harisingha police station limits in Darrang, Assam, killed in separate encounters.

• February 22: One NDFB terrorist killed near Diphu in Karbi Anglong, Assam.

• February 14: Four NDFB terrorists killed –two each at Dongargaon in Nalbari and at the Deochunga reserve forests of Darrang district.

• January 10: A NDFB ‘commander’ killed, 30km away from Diphu, Karbi Anglong district.

• January 31: One NDFB terrorist killed in Kamrup district, Assam.

• January 21: 18 persons massacred in Jangalbari village, Udalgurin police station limits of Assam's Darrang district.

• January 15: NDFB terrorists massacre thirteen civilians at Dailongjhar in Bongaigon district.

• January 1: National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) along with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) offered a 30-day safe passage by Assam government.

  2001

• October 22: Two NDFB terrorists surrender in Nalbari.

• October 18: Two NDFB terrorists arrested in Kokarajhar, Assam.

• September 25: 100 persons were injured, 40 of them seriously, in a bomb blast by the NDFB, which derailed the North East Express at Baghmari in Bongaigaon district.

• September 15: Four suspected NDFB terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces inside Manas National Park.

• September 5: Security forces kill six suspected NDFB terrorists in Barpeta district.

• August 12: Three NDFB terrorists were killed in an encounter at Bagajuli in Nalbari district.

• August 10: Eight NDFB terrorists surrender at Kahilpara in Guwahati.

• August 9: Three NDFB terrorists were killed in two separate encounters in Ripu reserve forest and Sapkata village of Kokrajhar district.

• August 8: The NDFB issues a press release calling upon Bodos not to participate in the Independence Day celebrations on August 15.

• August 5: 10 people, including CRPF personnel were killed and two more injured in an explosion caused by suspected NDFB terrorists at Silbari in the Bongaigaon district.

• July 31: 14 persons were killed as NDFB terrorists blew up two bogies of a passenger train bound for Rangiya at Soonmari, about 60 km from Guwahati.

• July 16: Six NDFB terrorists killed in two separate encounters at Budrahabi village under Tangla police and in Chakrasila Reserve Forest of Kokrajhar district.

• June 25: The NDFB, in a press release, claims that the outfit is committed to maintaining the age-old amity between Bhutanese citizens and the Bodos of Assam. It refutes the charge by the Bhutanese Home Minister that the outfit has mobilised the Nepali-speaking Bhutanese people of southern Bhutan against the Government of Bhutan.

• June 3: 10 Adivasi woodcutters were killed by suspected NDFB terrorists at Lungsung Reserved forest area in the Kokrajhar district.

• April 11: Four NDFB terrorists were killed and six others arrested in Saraibil village and Runikata in Kokrajhar district.

• March 18: Six persons, including two children, were killed and five others injured by suspected NDFB terrorists at Ramgaon village in Kamrup district

• January 19: Three Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) cadres were killed by NDFB terrorists at Bijni.

• January 16: In a press release, the NDFB announces its plans for 'selective killings' targeting rival Bodo groups such as the BLT, All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU), Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS), Bodo People's Action Committee (BPAC) and the All Bodo Women's Welfare Federation.

• January 13: Four civilians were killed by suspected NDFB terrorists in the Nalbari district.

  2000

• December 21: NDFB declared an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 by the Central government

• December 20: Four NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter inside the Manas National Park in Bongaigaon district.

• December 12: 11 BLT terrorists killed in an internecine clash with the NDFB terrorists in Barpeta district.

• November 25: Eight woodcutters were killed by NDFB terrorists in the Lung Sung forest reserve.

• November 8: Eight civilians, including seven of a non-Assamese community, were killed by suspected NDFB terrorists in Barpeta district.

• September 28: Three terrorists of the NDFB and one security force personnel were killed in an encounter in the Nalbari district.

• August 21: NDFB terrorists kill five Muslim civilians in Dhubri. At Garagaon, another group of NDFB terrorists killed the Bodo MLA Mohini Basumatary.

• August 1: NDFB terrorists explode a bomb on a passenger train killing 12 persons and injuring several others near Tezpur.

• July 31: National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists blow up two bogies of a passenger train bound for Rangiya at Soonmari, about 60 km from Guwahati, killing 14 passengers.

  1998

• September 15: NDFB terrorists killed 14 Santhal Adivasis (tribals) in Gossaigaon subdivision of Kokrajhar district.

• June 17: Four Adivasis were killed by NDFB in Kokrajhar district

• May 9: NDFB terrorists massacre 16 Santhal Adivasis, including 10 women and two children, and injured 12 others at Borbil near Gosaingaon town.

• May 3: 14 Adivasis including six women were killed and four others injured by a group of 15 NDFB terrorists, after dragging them out of a bus near Bishmuri point on National Highway –31 in Kokrajhar.

• May 2: A group of ten NDFB terrorists drag out four Santhals from a private bus near Deoshree within Kokrajhar District, tortured three and killed the fourth.

• May 1: A group of about 20-armed NDFB terrorists at Anjhora killed five Adivasi youths.

• April 19: NDFB (NDFB), terrorists kill two ABSU leaders in Darrang district.

• September 20: NDFB ‘general secretary’ Govinda Basumatary says in Kokrajhar that its charter of demands will be submitted to the Union Government at the earliest.

• September 22: A departmental action is initiated against Muzibur Rahman, an executive engineer in the Dhansiri irrigation project, for giving shelter to NDFB cadres involved in the killing of five Sashastra Seema Bal personnel along the India-Bhutan border in May 2006.