The chairman of the banned outfit
United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)
Arabinda Rajkhowa was formally released from the Guwahati Central
jail in Assam.
Two militants belonging to the
Pro-Talks Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland
(NDFB-PTF) and a civilian
were shot dead by unidentified militants in village Mukuldang
of Kokrajhar District. Three other locals were injured in the
attack. The NDFB-PTF accused the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT)
of carrying out the attack.
January 3
Assam Government spokesman Himanta
Biswa Sarma said that the Government would pave the way for the
general council meeting of the ULFA so that the outfit could reach
a consensus and submit its proposal to the Government. He said
that, "The Government wants to lift the ban imposed on the ULFA,
but prior to that the outfit has to drop its demand for sovereignty
and shun violence. Talks with the outfit should be sustainable,
leading to peace, not to another round of violence in the State.
The Government will give a special permission to the ULFA for
holding its general council meeting so that it can reach a consensus
and submit its proposal to the Government."
January 4
No important member of the ULFA
is active in Bangladesh any more as hardcore militant Drishti
Rajkhowa also returned to India recently, highly placed security
sources said. Drishti Rajkhowa, the Second in Command of the Operation
Unit, entered India along with Jeeban Moran, one of the Central
Committee Members of ULFA, sometimes in December, 2010. Meanwhile,
Self-styled Captain of ULFA, Antu Chowdang and Second Lieutenant.
Arunudoy Dohotia, were arrested by the Border Security Forces
(BSF) in Bangladesh on December 13, 2010. According to Security
sources, after the arrest of Antu Chowdang and return of Drishti
Rajkhowa, no important member of the ULFA is active in Bangladesh.
ULFA does not have any camp in the neighbouring country at present
and though the possibility of some lower level cadres hiding in
the Sherpur area of Bangladesh cannot be ruled out, they are not
in a position to create any disturbance in India from such hiding
places, sources added.
January 5
The Assam Government said that
ULFA will have to give up its demand for sovereignty and use of
violence before the ban on the outfit was lifted.
The ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa
apologized, on behalf of the outfit, for the killing of innocent
people by the ULFA during its three-decade-long struggle. Interacting
with reporters on the Lakuwa School premises in Sivasagar District,
Rajkhowa termed the killings "undesired" and "unplanned mistake".
The special public prosecutor
filed the affidavit on behalf of the Home Department stating that
it has no objection if both ULFA 'finance secretary' Chitraban
Hazarika and 'foreign secretary' Sasha Choudhury, were granted
bail.
The Centre's interlocutor, P.C.
Haldar, indicated that the dialogue with ULFA may begin in the
next few weeks, ahead of the Assam Assembly polls. He said that
the Government and the ULFA leadership were inching closer to
start the parleys for bringing a lasting peace into the North-eastern
state.
A three-member team of the Bodo
People's Front (BPF) led by Bodo Territorial Committee (BTC) Chairman
Hagrama Mohilary met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi
and raised five demands before him. The demands, according to
sources, are: (1) immediate announcement of a unilateral ceasefire
by the Centre with the Anti Talks Faction of the National Democratic
Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF), (2) initiation of the peace process
with the NDFB, (3) status to the Bodos living in Karbi Anglong,
(4) raising Central grants for the BTC up to INR one billion and
(5) the setting up of a medical college, a veterinary college
and an agricultural university for Bodo area. Prior to its meeting
with the Prime Minister, the BFP team also met Chief Minister
Tarun Gogoi in New Delhi where Hagrama reassured Gogoi of continuing
the Congress-BPF alliance in the forthcoming Assembly election.
January 6
ULFA 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa
made an appeal to the Union Government to ensure that the outfit's
'General Secretary', Anup Chetia, who is currently under detention
in Bangladesh, could participate in the peace talks. Rajkhowa
made the request during his meeting with the Union Government's
interlocutor, P. C. Haldar, at Guwahati. This is the first formal
meeting between the ULFA 'chairman' and Haldar after the former's
release from jail. Besides Rajkhowa, ULFA 'deputy commander-in-chief'
Raju Barua was also present at the meeting that lasted for about
two hours.
The Progressive (pro-talks) faction
of the NDFB questioned the special treatment meted out to ULFA
leaders and demanded "equal" treatment for all organisations and
leaders currently bound by ceasefire agreements. It also expressed
dissatisfaction over the slow progress of the Bodo peace process
and called a 12-hour national highway and economic blockade from
5am (IST) on January 10.
January 7
The United People's Democratic
Solidarity (UPDS) ruled out any possibility of the outfit entering
electoral politics after signing the proposed peace accord, reports
Telegraph. The UPDS 'general secretary' Saiding-Eh alias
Horensing Bey dismissed speculation that the group was planning
to float a political party after the outfit is disbanded in the
wake of signing the accord. "The main demand of the UPDS is creation
of a separate state for the Karbis, which is yet to be achieved.
For the time being, we have agreed to greater autonomy for Karbi
Anglong for the sake of restoring peace in the trouble-torn District,
showing respect to the wishes of the people," he said. "However,
we will continue with our statehood demand in a peaceful and democratic
manner and till we achieve our goal, there is no question of the
UPDS entering electoral politics," Saiding-Eh added.
January 8
ULFA 'commander-in-chief' Paresh
Baruah's presence in China was confirmed by the arrested chief
of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) chief R. K. Sanayaima
alias Meghan. Meghan confessed during interrogation that he had
met the elusive 'commander-in-chief' of ULFA during the 2010 Shanghai
World Expo. Highly-placed sources said the Manipuri militant leader
also told National Investigative Agency (NIA) investigators that
both of them had intensive talks in Shanghai about the activities
of the two outfits, future plans, arms procurement, and the casualties
suffered during the offensive launched by Security Forces.
The militants belonging to the
Anti-Talks Factions of Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation
Front (KLNLF-ATF) formally rechristened itself as Karbi People's
Liberation Tiger (KPLT). In the foundation day celebration programme
headed by Jing Hanse, deputy 'commander-in-chief', of the outfit
and flag was hoisted by Nilip Enghi, general secretary-cum publicity
in-charge, KPLT. During an interaction with the reporters, Nilip
Enghi criticized the KLNLF and said that KPLT is pledged to fight
until the autonomous state is formed.
January 9
Eleven journalists of Karbi Anglong
District abducted by KLNLF were rescued by Security Forces after
an hour of encounter. However, the militants managed to escape.
KLNLF militants, who abducted the Journalists, took them to a
remote place where the militants organised a press meet and put
pressure on them to publish certain news in favour of them.
ULFA 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa,
alias Rajiv Rajkonwar, said that "militancy was not able
to solve any problem in last 30 years". "We want to solve the
ethnic problems of Assam, so that a true democratic atmosphere
will prevail where every one will be free to speak up for the
safety and security of Assamese people", he added. Rajkhowa said
no one was above the people of Assam. "We are not going to compromise
on anything secretly. We have no desire for power, nor do we have
anything to do with election. We want to solve the problems of
Assam through dialogue with dignity," Rajkhowa added further.
January 10
Nine persons have been killed
in the Rabha-Garo ethnic clash that began on January 1. A Union
Home Ministry team led by joint secretary (Northeast) Sambhu Singh
visited strife-torn areas. The visiting team said the clashes
appeared "well-planned" and did not rule out the hand of "underground
groups." Around 50,000 people have been displaced in the clashes.
Ranjan Daimary, the 'chairman'
of the NDFB-ATF, declared a unilateral ceasefire for six months.
Within hours of the declaration, BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary sought
suspension of operations against NDFB-ATF.
Two top ranking ULFA leaders,
'foreign secretary' Sasha Choudhury and 'finance secretary' Chitraban
Hazarika, were granted bail by a special TADA court paving the
way for their release on January 11.
Tarun Gogoi ruled out general
amnesty for members of the ULFA despite an atmosphere amenable
for talks to start indicating that members of the outfit would
have to go through the legal process for acts of violence.
January 11
ULFA 'foreign secretary' Sasha
Chaudhury said solving the ULFA problem was not possible under
the Constitution of India. To find a solution to the differences
between 'Assam' and India, the Union Government should amend the
Constitution. He also raised his voice against the illegal Bangladeshi
migrants, by admitting that they pose a serious threat to the
State. "If I get the scope to take part in the negotiation to
be held with the Indian Government, then my agenda will include
this vital issue," he added.
The Bodo National Conference,
an umbrella organization of 23 different Bodo political parties
and organizations, demanded the State Government to facilitate
the release of Ranjan Daimary.
January 12
A senior CPI-Maoist leader from
Chhattisgarh, Pijush Kanti Acharjee (64), was arrested while undergoing
treatment at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital in Assam.
ULFA 'finance secretary' Chitraban
Hazarika, one of the last 'central committee' member of the outfit
in prison, released from Guwahati Central Jail. After being released
from jail, Hazarika said that illegal migrants from Bangladesh
must be deported from Assam and demanded special measures to stop
illegal influx from the neighbouring country.
January 13
Interpol issued a Red Corner notice
against Rajen Goyari alias G Rifikhang, 'vice-president'
of the NDFB-ATF for his alleged involvement in the use of weapons,
explosives and acts of terrorism. Goyari is one of the prime accused
of the October 30, 2008 serial blasts and has been chargsheeted
in connection with it by the CBI along with 18 others.
'Deputy commander-in-chief' of
NDFB-ATF George Bodo, who was produced before the Court of Judicial
Magistrate (First Class) in Guwahati, was remanded to another
four days' custody of the CBI. Earlier, the NDFB-ATF leader was
granted five days' custody, which expired on January 13.
January 14
As the 'central committee' ULFA
leaders in jail were out on bail, the SJA is set to recommend
a charter of demands that might form the basis of peace talks
between the union Government and ULFA. According to the SJA chief
convenor, Hiren Gohain, the six sub-committees entrusted with
the responsibility of preparing the charter of demands would be
submitting their reports soon to the 11-member steering committee.
Two GNLA cadres hailing from Assam
were arrested by SF personnel at Nongshram Adeng in West Khasi
Hills District while serving demand notes to local businessmen.
The militants were identified as Bijoy R. Marak (32) of Sisty
in Kokrajhar District and Jang Marak (21) of Agia in Goalpara
District.
January 15
A 16-member delegation of BNC
led by BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary called for Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh's intervention in resolving the vexed militancy problem
by engaging both the factions of NDFB more vigorously. The delegation
had visited New Delhi in 2010 and met Union Home Secretary, G.
K. Pillai to appraise him about their charter of demands.
January 16
Interpol is likely to issue notices
against three more accused in the 2008 Assam serial blasts, namely
Tarun Swargiary, Tensu Narzary alias Thungri Boro and J.
Daimary, as the CBI received inputs about their presence in Bangladesh.
Situation in East Garo Hills,
where nine people were killed and several families rendered homeless
in the ethnic clashes between the Garos and Rabhas, is returning
to normalcy. East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Pravin Bakshi
told that 11 of the 18 relief camps had been closed as the inmates
of these camps had gone back to their homes and villages. According
to official sources, 44 Rabha families who left their homes have
come back to Meghalaya.
January 17
The Central Government wants the
NDFB-ATF, headed by Ranjan Daimary, to abjure violence before
formal talks get underway. The Centre’s pre-condition was conveyed
by Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to the delegation of BNC
led by BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary. He also said that the Central
Government would like to talk to both factions of the NDFB together
and not separately.
The ‘chairman’ of the ULFA, Arabinda
Rajkhowa, wrote a letter to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi regarding
unconditional talks with the Centre. An official source informed
that the letter was sent by the ULFA ‘chairman’ who was released
on bail on January 1, 2011 to facilitate his engagement in the
spadework for holding peace talks with the Centre. Gogoi, while
confirming the receipt of the letter from Rajkhowa, termed it
a positive signal for the peace process. He said it is up to the
ULFA now to come forward for talks as early as possible.
January 18
The rifts within the ULFA deepened
as the leaders of the outfit had difference of opinion regarding
the demands of ULFA in the ‘central executive council meeting’,
the highest decision making body, held at Nalbari District.
The ULFA-ATF led by ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah contradicted
the position of ‘chairman‘ Arabinda Rajkhowa and demanded complete
sovereignty for Assam. In an email statement he asserted that
they would continue with their struggle until the sovereignty
of Assam was achieved. The central executive council meeting was
also attended by the released leaders of ULFA.
India and Bangladesh began a two-day
joint secretary level security meeting to discuss cooperation
on sharing terror-related information, firing incidents along
the border and exchange of prisoners as New Delhi pressed for
extradition of ‘general secretary’ of ULFA Anup Chetia.
SFs arrested a cadre belonging
to the NDFB-ATF, identified as Sosen Narzary (42), from Mazbat
area of Darrang District and recovered a cash amount of INR 40,000,
a pistol with ammunition and other objectionable materials from
his possession. The arrested cadre confessed his involvement in
the ongoing extortion drive as per the instruction of senior leaders
of the NDFB-ATF.
January 19
A cadre belonging to NDFB-ATF,
identified as Abinash Brahma (21), was arrested along with three-and-a-half
kilograms of RDX and 30 detonators from Bijini in Chirang District.
The drivers and handymen of LPG
Bullet tankers launched a stir at Sekmai in protest against the
abduction of two of their colleagues drivers and one handyman
by armed cadres of KPLF in connection with an extortion demand
of INR 50 lakhs from a place between Golaghat and Garampani of
Assam.
Leaders of the ULFA led by ‘chairman’
Arabinda Rajkhowa met at Baganpara area near India-Bhutan border
in Baksa District over the issue of talks with Government. Sources
in Nalbari informed that about 200 ULFA cadres and leaders have
come out of hiding and taking shelter in makeshift camps at residential
campuses of recently released ULFA ‘deputy commander in chief’
Raju Barua and ‘foreign secretary’ Sasadhar Choudhury.
The ‘commander-in-chief’ of ULFA,
Paresh Baruah, is yet to change his stand on the issue of talks.
He also claimed that he was fully prepared to continue the arms
struggle till the ‘goal’ of the ULFA is achieved.
January 20
ULFA began its central executive
meeting after about eight years at Choria village in Nalbari District
under its ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa aimed at working out modalities
for opening formal peace talks with the Union Government. Apart
from Rajkhowa, those taking part in the meeting include ‘vice
chairman’ Pradeep Gogoi, ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah,
‘foreign secretary’ Sasha Choudhury, ‘finance secretary’ Chitraban
Hazarika, ‘publicity chief’ Mithinga Daimary, ‘cultural secretary’
Pranati Deka, and political ideologue Bhimkanta Buragohain. The
executive meeting reportedly passed five resolutions including
the decision to hold the general council meeting within the month
of February 2011. However, the ULFA leadership maintained secrecy
regarding the decisions of the executive body meeting. The executive
meeting also decided to send a letter to ULFA’s commander-in-chief
Paresh Baruah to invite him to join the proposed peace talks.
They also decided to mount pressure on the Union Government for
handing over ULFA’s ‘general secretary’ Anup Chetia, who is in
the custody of Bangladesh government.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
said the peace process with ULFA is on the right track for a permanent
solution to the insurgency problem of the state and will continue
even without the group’s ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah.
January 21
In a joint operation of Army and
Police, one NDFB-ATF rebel, identified as Jona Basumatary alias
B. Hojai (23) of Balajhar, Bengtol was arrested at Kokrajhar of
Chirang District under Basgaon P.S. One 9 mm pistol with some
live magazines were also recovered from the rebel.
In a video clip sent to local
TV channels, the self-styled 'commander-in-chief' of the ULFA
Paresh Baruah and his followers in the outfit made it clear that
they were opposed to the 'so-called' peace process being pursued
by the Central Government with the ULFA-PTF leaders led by its
'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa. The video clip contains slogans
rejecting the peace talks and reiterating his original demand
for an "independent" Assam. An e-mail, signed by Arundoy Dohotia,
self-styled ‘commander’ of the publicity wing of the outfit, attached
with the video footage stated that the ‘slogans are the slogans
of the indigenous people, which the Government of India and the
so-called peace brokers should realize’. It also showed over 100
ULFA cadres - including few women cadres - in uniform, wielding
sophisticated weapons and shouting the slogans.
The possibility of Anup Chetia
being handed over to India soon seems unlikely, as the general
secretary’s petition seeking political asylum in Bangladesh is
still pending in court. Chetia’s early hand over was discussed
during the Home Secretary-level talks in Dhaka that concluded
on January 20.
January 23
Security alert was sounded across
northeast India after militant outfits announced a boycott of
the Republic Day celebrations on January 26. Six militant outfits
in the northeastern region, namely the ULFA, the NDFB-ATF, MPLF,
the KLO, NLFT, and the TPDF called a boycott of the Republic Day
and also a general strike on January 26.
SFs killed two ULFA cadres, identified
as Arup Chowrak (22) and Kanteswar Chetia (28), in an encounter
at Budlabetta under Doomdooma Police Station in Tinsukia District.
SFs also recovered one 7.65mm pistol, two live rounds of ammunition,
three hand grenades and two cell phones.
ULFA-PTF leader Mrinal Hazarika
demanded immediate ouster of the ‘chief’ of ULFA-ATF Paresh Baruah
for his arbitrary decisions on the issue of peace talks, flouting
organizational discipline.
January 24
ULFA claimed that the two youths
killed by SFs in Tinsukia District were innocent villagers and
not its cadres. ULFA's 'publicity in-charge' Arunodoy Dohotiya
in an e-mail claimed that Arup Chowrak and Kanteswar Chetia were
residents of Goriating village in the Makum Police Station area
and were picked up by SFs while cycling back to the village.
Dispur asserted that it would
not be cowed down by ULFA's threats and that counter-insurgency
operations would continue. Dispur responded sternly to ULFA's
threat with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi saying, "Those killed were
genuine ULFA cadres. Operations will continue as before along
with the ongoing peace efforts. We will not remain silent if somebody
tries to derail the ongoing peace process. Those opposed to the
process are foreign agents".
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said,
"ULFA 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah is a foreign agent".
January 25
A powerful bomb planted by unidentified
militants on a rail bridge exploded damaging a portion of the
tracks and derailing a goods train in North Cachar Hills District.
Official sources said that the bomb, placed on Rail Bridge near
Lower Haflong Bridge, exploded in the afternoon derailing the
engine of a goods train which was on its way from Lumding to Silchar.
There was, however, no report of any casualty or injuries.
Several passengers suffered bullet
injuries when a Manipur bound inter State bus coming from Guwahati
and heading towards Imphal was attacked by cadres of KPLT at Deopani,
under Golagat Police Station of Karbi Anglong District. Five passengers,
including the driver, identified as one Inao, a woman and a minor
boy, identified as David Mate, were injured. One among them, Jisai
Masai (12), is reported to be critical.
Three militants belonging to MULTA,
identified as Sabu Ali, Hashmat Ali and Hashimuddin Ali, were
arrested by the Security Forces in the Malipara areas of Kamrup
District. The SFs also recovered one 7.62 pistol, a rifle and
nine live cartridges from the militants.
An IED weighing more than two
kilograms was recovered near a bridge at Parakuchi, in kamrup
District.
The three drivers, identified
as one Longjam Arun (43), Thokchom Jiten (34), and Moirangthem
suresh alias Nanao (19), all residents of Sekmai, who were abducted
by KLPT on January 16, 2011 in connection with INR 50 lakhs demand
were released at Deopani area of Karbi Anglong District.
January 26
A powerful IED was recovered by
Police under a road culvert near Orang National Park in Sonitpur
District.
January 27
A senior Congress leader and President
of the KJCA, Mohen Ingti, was shot dead allegedly by KPLT, in
Bokajan subdivision of Karbi Anglong District. According to a
Television channel report, the KLPT has mentioned that Mohen Ingti
was shot dead for not heeding to the outfit's command.
The general council meeting of
the ULFA will be held in Tezpur in the first week of February,
2011 which will finalize the outfit's stand on the proposed peace
talks with the Government, said a top leader of ULFA.
January 28
The ULFA 'secretary' Jiten Dutta
said that at a time when the ULFA's Central Committee is making
an effort to hold talks with the Union Government, videos released
by 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah on January 21 created confusion
over peace talks. The 'secretary' said, "They are trying to pressurize
the executive committee of ULFA who are in Nalbari District (where
the executive council meeting is going on). Paresh Barua's threatening
will not affect anyone from taking a decision in favour of the
public of Assam."
January 29
Police arrested six militants
of a new outfit named BNPM including two women militants of a
new outfit, from various locations in Dhemaji District. According
to the Police, all the six have accepted their Maoists links while
carrying out activities under the name of the BNPM.
SFs arrested an AANLA cadre, identified
as Sanjay Kheria, in the Borrengajuli area of Udalguri District.
A pistol, live ammunition, mobile phone and extortion letters
were also recovered from his possession.
January 30
According to a report, the ULFA's
'Commander-in-Chief' Paresh Baruah is the sole arms dealer in
the northeast and he reportedly gets his supplies for free from
China's state-owned NORINCO. His existing clients are in Assam
and Tripura and he has been also contacted by the Maoists, adds
the report. Sources in Police told that interrogation of several
top leaders of various militant outfits in the region indicate
that Baruah is trying to take over the space (of an arms dealer)
left vacant by NSCN-IM's Anthony Shimray. "We have interrogated
several top NDFB leaders who were arrested recently. They revealed
that Baruah has cheated on them by not delivering arms ever after
taking about INR 6 crore from them," the report said.
January 31
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
that the position related to the ‘general secretary’ of ULFA Anup
Chetia, who has been in the custody of Bangladesh since 1997,
remained unchanged.
Chidambaram said that the NDFB-ATF
plea for talks would be considered once Government is satisfied
that violence, abduction and extortion have come to an end.
February 1
The general council meeting of
the ULFA concluded at a makeshift camp of Helacha in Nalbari District.
The general council meeting was attended by the representatives
from the all four battalions of the outfit including 709, 109,
27 and 28 battalions besides the central executive body. Sources
added that senior leaders wanted talks on the issue of sovereignty.
However, most of the leaders favoured the peace talks.
The ULFA decided to dissolve the
PCG at the outfit’s central committee meeting in Nalbari District.
The PCG, a citizens’ group in Assam, was constituted by the ULFA
in 2005 to initiate the talk process between the Central Government
and the outfit.
The ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa
rejected Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s offer for peace talks,
saying "there can be no talks while in custody". Earlier
on January 31, Chidambaram had said that the Government was ready
to hold talks with the jailed ULFA leadership without the presence
of the ‘commander in chief ‘Paresh Baruah.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
unless the ULFA leaders express their willingness for talks in
writing, no negotiations would take place.
February 2
The Election Commission of India
asked the State administration to curtail the use of the armed
pro-talk members of the militant outfits during the ensuing Assembly
election in the State.
February 3
Two militants, one belonging to
the ULFA and the other to NDFB, were arrested by the SFs from
Zoo Road area in Guwahati and Bharalumukh, respectively.
The first rounds of talks between
the Government and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)
is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on February 10.
February 4
SFs arrested a KPLT militant from
Dillai Police Station limits. The police recovered two mobile
phones, copies of extortion demands and other incriminating documents.
February 5
The ULFA said that its general
council had endorsed the resolution of the central executive council
(CEC) to sit for talks with the Centre without any precondition.
ULFA ‘vice-chairman’ Pradip Gogoi, along with the outfit's ‘foreign
secretary’ Sashadhar Choudhury and ‘central publicity secretary’
Mithinga Daimary, made the announcement at their first-ever press
conference in Guwahati.
The ULFA leaders said the general
council, which met after 15 years on January 30, unanimously endorsed
the decision taken by the CEC to honour the resolution adopted
at the Sanmilita Jatiya Abhibartan (SJA). Choudhury said the outfit
had received an invitation for the first round of preliminary
dialogue with the Government of India to work out the modalities
in New Delhi on February 10.
February 6
Two suspected NSCN-U militants
were arrested along with a Nagaland Police Constable by a team
of Police and Army personnel allegedly for arms smuggling. They
were arrested from near Lahorijan on NH-39 during a joint operation.
The SFs recovered two 7.65-mm US-made pistol, four 7.65-mm US-made
pistol magazine and INR 51,027 from the arrested persons.
Three ULFA militants
- ‘captain’ Antu Chaudang, ‘second lieutenant’ Pradeep Chetia
and another cadre Pranjit Saikia - were remanded to ten days’
Police custody by the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Kamrup.
February 6
A militant, identified as B Thukang
(28), belonging to NDFB-Progressive was killed by unknown miscreants
in Bagmara village, under Dotma in Kokrajhar District.
Six young volunteers belonging
to World Wide Fund-India were abducted by militants from Manas
Tiger Reserve in Ultapani area of Kokrajhar District. The six
volunteers were identified as Syed Naushad Zaman of Golaghat,
Srabana Goswami of Guwahati, Gautam Kishore Sarma, Pallavi Chakravarty
of Shillong, Pranjal Saikia of Nagaon and Tarali Goswami of Nalbari.
February 7
The ULFA has vertically split
with the ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah rejecting the proposed
February 10 peace talks between New Delhi and the militant leadership
now out on bail. "The decision taken by the general council to
hold peace talks with the government cannot be considered legal
as the general council itself was unconstitutional," an emailed
statement by Arunodoi Dohotia, ULFA publicity secretary, said.
However, the ULFA leadership now out on bail had told journalists
on February 5 that the outfit's general council held on February
2 decided to open unconditional peace talks with the Union Government
and that all the resolutions adopted at that meeting were conveyed
to Paresh Baruah.
February 8
Three young women who were part
of a group of six persons abducted by armed militants on February
6 from Manas Tiger Reserve were released. The three released women
were identified as Srabana Goswami, Tarali Goswami, and Pallavi
Chakravarty.
February 9
ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda
Rajkhowa, along with other leaders of the outfit, met Chief Minister
Tarun Gogoi at his Kainadhara residence before leaving for New
Delhi to hold talks with Government of India.
SFs arrested a ULFA
militant, identified as Tutumoni Mahanta alias Hiten Kakoti
(25), of Dingdingigaon village in Nalbari District.
February 10
Ahead of the Centre’s meeting
with the ULFA, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that
the Constitution of India is flexible and resilient enough to
accommodate the aspirations of the people of the North Eastern
Region. While addressing a meeting of the Consultative Committee
attached to the Ministry, the Minister said aspiration of the
ethnic groups can be fulfilled under the provisions of the Indian
Constitution. The meeting was on "Matters relating to insurgency
in NE: peace process". The Government is in talks with nine
insurgent groups from the North-east and expects to reach agreements
with some of them during the year. The Government is open to talks
with groups which abjure violence, Chidambaram said. The Home
Minister said that the situation in the North-east has shown remarkable
improvement in 2010 as compared to the previous year. The number
of incidents of violence and the casualties of civilians and Security
Force personnel has come down.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi confirmed
that NDFB-ATF is behind the abduction of six members of World
Wildlife Fund (WWF) on February 6. However, three members were
released by militants on February 8.
A delegation of the ULFA held
talks with Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram at the North Block
in New Delhi. Chidambaram said that both Central and State
Government will engage ULFA in sincere and meaningful talks to
find a just and honourable solution. Besides ‘chairman’ Arabinda
Rajkhowa, the other ULFA leaders at the talks were ‘vice-chairman’
Pradip Gogoi, ‘political adviser’ Bhimakanta Buragohain, ‘foreign
secretary’ Shashadhar Choudhury, ‘finance secretary’ Chitrabon
Hazarika, ‘cultural secretary’ Pranati Deka, ‘publicity secretary’
Mithinga Daimary and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua. Meanwhile,
asked if the ULFA leadership in view of the talks with the Government
would appeal to its cadres to abjure violence and refrain from
calling for economic blockade, ‘foreign secretary’ Shashadhar
Choudhury pointed out that for the past one year, ULFA cadres
had not indulged in any acts of violence.
February 11
Militants demanded INR 10 million
to release rest three volunteer of World Wide Fund-India.
The NDFB-P called for economic
blockade from February 15 expressing dissatisfaction over the
non-progress of political dialogue with the Centre and demanding
an early solution to the Bodoland issue.
Union Home Minister conveyed to
ULFA that Government of India is willing to amend the Constitution,
if need arises to solve the problems of Assam. This was revealed
by ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa.
Addressing the Assamese Student
Association in New Delhi ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa told the
youth that it is not ULFA’s desire that the future generation
be forced to take up arms as ULFA had been forced to. The ULFA
leaders had a word of advice for the students: "Do not ever
pick up guns. You should never take the path we had adopted."
February 13
SFs shot dead an unidentified
KPLT militant in Bokajan sub-division of Karbi Anglong District
in Assam. A rocket launcher, a 9mm pistol, 15 rounds of ammunition
was recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
February 14
Leaders of the ULFA, minus the
outfit’s ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah, met Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh for the first time in New Delhi.
A delegation of the ULFA called
on the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his official residence
for an informal discussion. The delegation, headed by the ‘chairman’
of the outfit, Arabinda Rajkhowa, arrived at the residence of
the Prime Minister and held talks for about ten minutes in presence
of the National Security Adviser Shivsankar Menon and Centre’s
interlocutor for talks, P C Haldar. Official sources, however,
termed the ULFA leader’s meeting with the Prime Minister as a
courtesy call.
February 15
DNDF 'chairman' Janata Maramsa
alias Bihari Dimasa was killed in an encounter with the
SFs in Dima Hasao District. Bihari Dimasa was earlier a member
of BW. When the outfit laid down arms on October 2, 2009, he along
with some of his comrades abstained from surrendering and formed
DNDF in February 2010.
NDFB-PTF blocked the National
Highway in Nalbari District in protest against the Government’s
indifferent attitude towards peace talks with it, reports Sentinel.
ULFA ‘Chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa
said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured an honourable
and acceptable solution to the ULFA-Centre peace talks. The ULFA
‘chairman’ while terming the meeting with the Prime Minister and
the Union Home Minister as fruitful, said that the Prime Minister
assured that the rights of the people of Assam would be upheld
through an honourable and acceptable solution.
Surrendered militants of Assam
are taking lessons to become entrepreneurs. Altogether 28 surrendered
militants are attending a programme conducted by the Indian Institute
of Entrepreneurship. The militants from ULFA and NDFB appreciated
the programme, which includes behavioural lessons, identifying
opportunities and preparation of business plans.
The trial into the October 30,
2008 serial blasts, which claimed more than 90 lives, besides
leaving hundreds injured, would finally begin on February 28.
The case, in which Ranjan Daimary, the ‘chief’ of the NDFB is
a prime accused, was committed to the Sessions Court, Kamrup on
February 15. Meanwhile, Assam Police secured five days custody
of the four NDFB militants who were arrested by the Meghalaya
Police on February 10 from Byrnihat in RiBhoi District.
February 16
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
said the talks with the ULFA will have ‘far-reaching consequences’.
The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh refused to commit a time-frame
for resolution of their vexed problems, though he mentioned that
Government of India is serious about an honourable solution. He
also observed that the situation in North-east is getting normalized.
Chief Secretary-Director General
of Police level meeting held in Guwahati between Assam and Meghalaya
reviewed the current situation in the ethnic-violence hit border
areas and contemplated roping in the army for joint patrolling
in the areas on a "long-term basis". The meeting discussed various
confidence building measures.
The North Eastern States including
Assam supported the Centre’s move to extend the ban on ULFA for
another term. An Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal heard
the counsels for the four States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh,
Meghalaya and Nagaland and posted the matter for further hearing
on March 3. Nagaland Government, which is yet to give its opinion
on banning ULFA, has been directed to submit it by the next date
of hearing.
February 17
Eleven days after being abducted
on February 6 at gunpoint by suspected militants belonging to
the anti talks faction of NDFB-ATF, the three remaining volunteers
of WWF- Syed Nausad Zaman, Goutom Kishore Sharma and Pranjal Kumar
Saikia - were released unharmed near Kokrajhar town in Western
Assam.
Three top Assam-based CPI-Maoist
leaders, who were arrested by Orissa Police on February 12 from
Saranda forest, were taken on transit remand by the Assam Police
for further interrogation. Police sources said that a team of
Assam Police and IB visited Rourkela in Orissa and found some
vital clues linking their activities with the ULFA.
February 19
Three suspected militants of NDFB-ATF
were killed in an encounter in Bordol reserve forest under Lakhipur
Police Station in Goalpara District. One trooper, whose name the
Army refused to disclose, sustained bullet injuries.
Five suspected cadres, including
an accused in the Sijusa killings, were arrested in Kokrajhar
and Sonitpur Districts, indicating a fresh crackdown against the
outfit.
The anti talks faction of ULFA
led by its fugitive ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah threatened
to launch an armed strike against the ruling Congress in the state
for splitting the outfit.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
asserted that peace talks with the ULFA held a ''good future''
and downplayed the threats to the Congress issued by the outfit's
Paresh Barua faction ahead of Assam Assembly polls.
February 20
In an e-mail to the press, ULFA
anti-talk faction publicity in-charge Arunudoy Dohotia said, "We
have already apprised the people of Assam that we will not compromise
on the issue of Assam’s sovereignty, and the question of supporting
the talks does not arise". He claimed that ULFA chairman
Arabinda Rajkhowa and other leaders had to sit for the talks since
they were now under the control of the "enemy camp".
CPI-Maoist has recently taken
a decision to set up their own units in the States of the North
East region, particularly Assam and efforts are already on to
establish strong foothold in the region. The recent arrest of
three Assamese youths from a Maoist camp in a jungle area bordering
Orissa and Jharkhand exposed the fact that an Upper Assam Committee
of the Maoists is already active in Assam.
Three ULFA militants Antu Saudang,
Pradip Chetia and Pranjit Saikia were produced before the Chief
Judicial Magistrate court in Guwahati in connection with the 2009
Maligaon bomb blast. The court remanded them to four days Police
custody.
NDFB-P expressed "surprise"
over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assertion on February 19
that there would be no further division of the State.
February 21
Seeking the Assam Governor’s intervention
in taking up steps for the rehabilitation of the victims of the
ethnic clashes that broke out in Udalguri and Darrang Districts
in 2008, the AAMSU met the Governor and submitted a memorandum,.
February 22
The three CPI-Maoist cadres who
were arrested from Orissa- Jharkhand border on February 12 were
brought to Guwahati by SFs. The arrestees identified as Aditya
Bora, Singh Raj Orang and Ashik Sabar hail from Assam.
Unidentified militants killed
Adivasi leader Bosco Chermako in Kokrajhar District.
February 23
Seven ULFA and one NDFB militants
were arrested by SFs from Tinsukia District and Dhekiajuli Panbari
under Rangapara Police Station in Sonitpur District, respectively.
NDFB-ATF denied that the three
persons killed by SFs in Goalpara District on February 19 were
cadres of the outfit. The ‘general secretary’ of the outfit, N.
Dinthi Gwra, in a statement emailed to the media said the dead
were not cadres of the NDFB-ATF.
Assam requested the Centre for
additional paramilitary forces with the twin objectives of thwarting
any attempt to disrupt the peace process that had recently got
under way with ULFA as well as the ensuing Assembly elections
likely to be held in April.
Police issued an alert that sophisticated
arms and ammunition may be sneaked into Upper Assam to be supplied
to militant outfits or for settling political scores as SFs fear
United ULFA, using such weapons in coming Assembly elections.
February 24
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
disclosed that four years ago he almost succeeded in engaging
ULFA in peace talks but the outfit backed out. Referring to the
North-East, the Prime Minister said the situation in Manipur and
some parts of Assam is a cause of concern. But the overall the
situation has improved.
February 25
KMSS denied the allegation of
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi that it maintains links with the CPI-Maoist.
Bhutan Prime Minister Lyonchhen
Jigmi Thinley said that law-breakers from Assam, especially militant
groups including the ULFA, will not be allowed to take refuge
in his country. He categorically said that the ULFA had stopped
setting up base in Bhutan and the leaders and activists of the
outfit had left the neighbouring country. "There is no ULFA
camp in Bhutan. People of Assam who are not law-abiding will not
be allowed to take refuge in Bhutan," Thinley told reporters
at Borjhar airport.
February 28
ULFA leaders met members of SJA
at an undisclosed location to discuss the modalities for peace
talks. The ULFA leaders who attended the meeting included ‘Chairman’
Arabinda Rajkhowa, ‘Deputy Commander-in-Chief’ Raju Barua, ‘Central
Committee ‘Publicity Secretary’ Mithinga Daimary, ‘Vice-President’
Pradip Gogoi, ‘Advisor’ Bhimkanta Buragohain, ‘Finance Secretary’
Chitraban Hazarika, ‘Foreign Secretary’ Shasha Choudhury and ‘Cultural
Secretary’ Pranati Deka. Both the ULFA leaders and SJA members
reportedly formulated the next agenda for further development
in the peace process. SJA, formed on April 24, 2010, is a forum
of prominent senior citizens, intellectuals and organisations.
The ULFA-PTF led by ‘chairman’
Arabinda Rajkhowa requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to complete
the process of dialogue and find a solution within his tenure.
The group revealed this to the SJA during a meeting. SJA, formed
on April 24, 2010, is a forum of prominent senior citizens, intellectuals
and organisations. ULFA met the SJA to brief the latter about
its meeting with the Prime Minister on February 14.
March 1
Sources in Union Home Ministry
ruled out the possibility of the Central Government not only signing
any ceasefire pact with ULFA-PTF, as they claimed that an informal
pact is already in place but also slackening of operation against
the Anti-Talk Faction of ULFA.
March 2
Traffic was disrupted for over
three hours on National Highway 31 as the ABSU staged a "people’s
revolution" at Barama in Assam’s Baksa District to press
for Bodoland State. ABSU president Promode Boro said that the
Centre created three new States in 2000 and "if Telangana
is going to be created, why not Bodoland?" He warned that
"any isolated decision on the creation of a new state will
not be tolerated. There must be a comprehensive policy."
He said the creation of a full-fledged state was necessary, as
"autonomy with amended arrangement and limited mandate"
could not fulfil the aspirations and mitigate the grievances of
Bodo people.
March 3
Militants hurled a grenade at
the residence of Subrata Hojai, the EM of Dima Hasao Autonomous
Council in Dima Hasao District.
SFs arrested the ‘Foreign Secretary’
of KCP in Guwahati. The arrestee was identified as Khungbum Mayum
Anada Singh and a computer, mobile handset and various documents
were recovered from his possession.
March 4
Militants abducted Kailash Verma
(54), a businessman from his shop at Talap in Tinsukia District.
The ABSU staged road blockade
on National Highway 31-C at Barama in Baksa District renewing
the demand for a separate State of Bodoland.
Highly placed sources said that
strong bonding between the militant groups of the North East having
bases in Myanmar is a major cause of concern for the security
agencies. The ULFA-ATF and NDFB-ATF recently sent small batches
of new recruits to the neighboring country for training in handling
of weapons. The sources revealed that the militant groups of the
North East are coming closer to each other in Myanmar in the interest
of their own survival and most of the outfits of the region are
having strong bases in the Taka (Taga) area in the Sagain division
of Myanmar.
The ‘vice chairman’ of the anti-talk
faction of the NDFB-ATF, G Rifikhang, who is heading the outfit
after the arrest of Ranjan Daimary, is still believed to be in
Bangladesh, while, the IK Songbijit, the ‘Army chief’ of the outfit
is now near Myanmar-China border and security agencies are of
the view that he also visited China recently.
Union ‘Home Secretary’ G K Pillai
said that the Government of India is expecting Paresh Barua to
come for talks once the formal dialogue process gets under way.
The Home Secretary also added that the crackdown by Bangladesh
Government has made it difficult for the insurgent outfits of
the North-east to operate from the country.
March 5
A KPLT cadre, identified as Andrew
Terang, was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces at
Samelangso under the Dokmoka Police Station area of Karbi Anglong
District in Assam. A pistol, two magazines, a detonator and extortion
demand notes were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
KPLT broke away from the KLNLF and formed the outfit on January
8, 2011.
A home guard, Naren Gogoi, posted
at the armory of prosecuting inspector’s office on the campus
of Golaghat judicial court, was arrested on charges of stealing
arms from Jorhat District. A 9mm pistol missing from the armory
was recovered from the possession of the arrested home guard.
March 7
Arrested UNLF ‘chairman’ Sanayaima
alias RK Meghen was produced before the Special Court of
NIA at Guwahati. Talking to media persons inside the court complex,
arrested UNLF ‘chairman’ reacted strongly to the remarks of Union
Home Secretary GK Pillai who is quoted to have said in media that
militant outfits have shown interested in talks after many leaders
including Meghen have been arrested. In this regard, Meghen retorted,
‘‘we have never said we are interested in talks, nor they have
made any offer’ and the stand of UNLF is right to self determination
of the people of Manipur who firmly believe in the proposal of
plebiscite announced by UNLF in 2005. The growing demand of the
people for holding plebiscite to resolve the Manipur-India conflict
is appreciable. So, there is no question of any talks with India
from the side of UNLF".
ULFA founder member and ‘vice
chairman’ Pradip Gogoi, who was released from prison after twelve
years, said that he was hopeful of "meaningful talks" with New
Delhi to resolve the conflict in Assam.
March 8
Militants shot at an assistant
sub-inspector, identified as Uday Medhi working at the Assam Police
Radio Organization (APRO), in Guwahati.
SFs arrested two NDFB militants
in New Guwahati area The arrestees were identified as Mithisen
Swargiary alias Kamal Swargiary and Sanjeev Brahma. Ammunition
and electronic detonators were recovered from the possession of
the arrested militants.
The AUPF called an Assam bandh
on March 10 from 5 am to 5 pm to protest against the State Government’s
delay in taking action against those guilty of killing Adivasi
leader Bosco Chermako, who was killed by militants on February
22 in Kokrajhar District and atrocities on Adivasi people.
March 9
Highly-placed sources in the MHA
revealed that the Maoist rebel groups are making efforts to establish
tactical alliance with the hard line faction of ULFA headed by
the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the outfit, Paresh Baruah in the wake
of the recent developments including the move of the pro-talk
members of the ULFA including the outfit’s ‘chairman’ Arabinda
Rajkhowa starting the process of talks with the Government of
India.
Confirming clandestine links between
insurgents of North-east and China, the Union Government clarified
that there are no specific reports to suggest that rebels in the
North-east were offered sale of surface-to-air missiles by agents
of Chinese intelligence agencies. There are inputs suggesting
visit of some leaders of insurgent groups in the Northeastern
Region to China on several occasions, with the objective to establish
rapport with Chinese authorities to facilitate procurement of
arms and ammunition from arms agents in that country. The armory
acquired from China by the insurgent groups is smuggled through
Thailand and Sino-Myanmar border to the Northeastern States. The
acquisition of arms is facilitated by the easy availability of
weapons in the Sino-Myanmar border towns like Tengchong, Ruili
and Yingjiang in Yunnan province.
March 10
SFs arrested two militants, including
Keshav Mahanta, ULFA militant, from Bamuni-maidam area in Guwahati.
The other arrestee was identified as Tapan Kumar Das, whose further
detail yet to be ascertained.
SFs arrested a Pro-Talk ULFA militant,
Arpan Saikia alias Pradan Saikia, from Guwahati on extortion
charges.
March 11
ULFA militant Arpan Saikia and
his MASS accomplice Tapan Das, who were arrested by SFs on March
10 in Guwahati on extortion charges, were produced before the
Kamrup SDJM court.
March 12
SFs arrested three suspected militants,
including a woman cadre of NDFB-ATF at Bhalukmari near Rowta Police
Station in Udalguri District. An AK-56 rifle, ammunition and a
rifle bayonet were recovered from the possession of the arrested
militants.
March 14
Eight BSF Personnel were killed
and five others injured when their vehicle was ambushed by the
Anti-talk faction of the NDFB-ATF militants in Kokrajhar District
in Assam.
Five persons were injured when
ULFA militants triggered IED blast at Rajiv Bhavan, the state
head office of INC, at Guwahati. APCC spokespersons Mehdi Alam
Bora and Akshay Rajkhowa were among the persons injured in the
blast.
March 15
One Assam Police sub-inspector
identified as Pranjal Saikia and two suspected ULFA militants
were killed during an encounter at Tongona Majgaon under Kakopathar
Police Station of Tinsukia District. The identity of only one
ULFA militant was ascertained as Ilu Mahanta. An AK-56 rifle along
with 19 live rounds, one 7.65 mm pistol along with three live
rounds, a large quantity of empty cartridges, two detonators,
two mobile phones were recovered from them.
March 16
A NDFB militant was killed in
an encounter with SFs in Khowla Centre area under Dhekiajuli Police
Station along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Sonitpur District.
A US-made pistol and INR 28,000 in cash were recoverd from him.
SFs recovered two IEDs and three
grenades from a Guwahati bound bus near a petrol pump in Rangapara
in Sonitpur District.
The ‘commander-in-chief’ of the
ULFA, Paresh Baruah is making all out efforts to revitalise the
outfit and according to intelligence inputs, he even "promoted"
more than a hundred militants to keep them happy. The anti-talk
faction of the NDFB-ATF may target SFs in the days to come in
retaliation to the recent setbacks received by the outfit. As
per information available with the Security agencies, senior ULFA
cadre, Jiban Moran, was given the status of ‘Lieutenant Colonel’
by Paresh Baruah and by virtue of his rank, he is now the second
in command of the outfit. Two other high ranking cadres, Drishti
Rajkhowa and Bijoy Chinese, were promoted from the rank of ‘self
styled Second Lieutenant’ to ''self styled Major'', giving them
a major jump in the outfit.
March 17
SFs arrested Edmond Marandi alias
Prem Mardi alias Munna Murmu, one of the four accused involved
in the killing of Bosco Chermaco, the president of All Adivai
Students’ Association of Assam. Bosco Chermaco was killed by militants
at Jakobpur near Srirampur in Kokrajhar District on February 22,
2011. The arrestee Edmond Marandi is a member of the APA which
is a lesser known militant outfit led by Tarzen Mardi and is active
in the Udalguri and Sonitpur Districts, trying to make its presence
felt in the lower Assam Districts, particularly in Kokrajhar District.
The ULFA-ATF hit out against the
leaders of the pro-talk faction and said that no one has the right
to talk about the constitution of the ULFA and its ideals by staying
with the enemy. The leaders of the ULFA-ATF also said that the
true feelings of the people of Assam on the demand for sovereignty
would come out only through plebiscite and not by holding "Jatiya
Abhibartan". In a release issued to the media, the ‘publicity
in-charge’ of the ULFA-ATF, Arunodoi Dohotiya called upon the
ULFA-PTF leaders, who are out on bail after their arrest, to come
out of the grasp of the "enemy" and lead the outfit again. He
said that the differences within the ULFA could be settled through
discussions within the organization.
March 20
Security Forces got the whiff
of a plot hatched ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua to use
militants of other outfits from neighbouring States and even Myanmar
to ambush Congress leaders and men in uniform in the run-up to
the Assembly elections. Sources revealed that another worrying
factor is the tacit understanding between the ULFA-ATF and NDFB-ATF
as both may carry out attacks in tandem.
The Pro-talk faction of ULFA led
Arabinda Rajkhowa, decided that its cadres will not stay in designated
camps like those of other outfits engaged in peace dialogues with
the Government. ULFA ‘vice-chairman’ Pradip Gogoi said the decision
was taken as the members of the central executive committee felt
that staying in designated camps would further alienate the ULFA
cadres from society.
March 21
SFs arrested four militants from
Boragaon area under Gorchuk Police Station in Guwahati. The four
arrestees were identified as Bhaskar Kakati, Debojit Deka, Dilip
Boro and Bishnu Ram Das. A 9 mm handmade pistol, one magazine
and a round of ammunition were recovered from the possession of
the arrested militants.
March 22
The Forum for Terrorist Victims
Family of Assam met the Union Home Secretary in New Delhi and
submitted a memorandum demanding immediate seizure of weapons
from the pro-talk members of the outfits including ULFA and the
NDFB to ensure free and fair Assembly polls. The Terror Victims’
Family Forum, an umbrella organisation of over 6,000 people affected
by militancy, made this fervent plea as political parties were
fielding former militants. "Going by the recent incidents, it
is evident the militant groups are still indulging in acts like
extortion and we feel that they could well be used during the
polls," Brojen Hazarika, president of the forum said. The forum
also demanded that all the pro-talk militants should be sent to
designated camps immediately so that people can exercise their
franchise without any fear. The Union Home Secretary, according
to the forum, has assured necessary steps in this regard.
The forum urged the Election Commission
not to accept nominations of former militants and candidates with
criminal background in the Assembly elections. The forum contended
that such candidates should be barred from contesting polls till
they faced trials and were punished according to law. Assam will
have two-phase Assembly elections on April 4 and April 11 and
according to nominations filed so far, there are five former ULFA
militants in the list. Two of them are sitting MLAs, Jiten Gogoi
and Kushal Duwari, having won their respective seats from Bokakhat
and Thowra as Independents. Three more surrendered ULFA leaders,
Suresh Bora, a Congress candidate from Barhampur, Jayanta Khound
contesting as Independent from Naoboicha and Prafulla Bora alias
Dhekial Phukan, the NCP candidate from Bihpuria, are in the fray.
Mohit Hojai, who has been chargsheeted by NIA for allegedly diverting
funds of the Dima Hasao (earlier North Cachar Hills) Autonomous
District Council to the BW, is also contesting as an Independent.
He is now in jail. "We urge both the Government and the Election
Commission not to allow them to contest the poll," Hemen Bora,
another official of the forum, said.
March 23
SFs arrested four ULFA militants
from Pan Bazar area in Guwahati in connection with the Rajiv Bhawan
bomb blast case of March 14. The Bangladeshi SIM cards, cash worth
three thousand rupees, five handsets and international debit cards
were recovered from their possession.
March 25
To strengthen its organizational
set-up, ULFA lifted ban on the four Pro-talks group leaders who
took the lead to declare a unilateral ceasefire in June 2008.
Announcing the decision at a news meet held at the outfit’s designated
camp here in Tinsukia District, ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa
said all the four leaders, Mrinal Hazarika, Prabal Neog, Jiten
Dutta and Jun Bhuyan (all from the outfits 28th battalion),
would very much be a part of the peace process initiated by the
central leadership.
ULFA-ATF militants loyal to the
outfit’s ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah may disturb the upcoming
elections with the help of NSCN-K.
March 26
A militant Apurba Neog (27) was
arrested from Jorhat of Assam. A .9mm pistol and some ammunition
were recovered from him.
March 27
SFs arrested one militant, identified
as Kidnali Sagma (25), from Goalpara District and recovered 10
detonators from his possession.
March 28
SFs arrested three militants of
anti-talks faction of NDFB from Bodopur in Kokrajhar District.
The arrestees were identified as Dala Basumatary, Rindao Basumatary
and Sankhan Mushahary.
SFs killed one KPLT militant
in Koilamati locality under Bokajan Police Station in Karbi Anglong
District. One A. K- 56 rifle, one magazine and some live ammunition
were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
March 31
The ULFA-ATF called for a 12 hour
Assam bandh (shut down) on April 2 in protest against Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh’s scheduled visit to the State. The ULFA-ATF accused
the Prime Minister of failing to find a solution to the ‘‘Assam-India
conflict’’.
April 2
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
said that the Union Government was open to talks with all militant
outfits and the discussions with the ULFA ad been good beginning,
"The ULFA peace talks are a good beginning. Our doors for peace
talks with all militant groups are open. We want the militants
to shun violence and come for talks," the Prime Minister said
at an election rally in Dhakuwakhana in eastern Assam, about 500
kilometers from Guwahati while campaigning for state assembly
polls.
KPLT militants killed three CRPF
personnel and injured four others in an ambush near Rongshuli
village in east Guwahati. Three slain personnel were identified
as Havaldar Devendra Shah, Mithu Singh and a constable Dilip Kumar,
adds Shillong Times.
SFs arrested five ULFA militants
in the Hahkhati area under Dhola Police Station in Tinsukia District.
One of the arrested militant was identified as ‘lance corporal’
Bolin Gogoi alias Saurabh Bora (24), who is a known explosives
expert in the outfit. SFs recovered one 9mm pistol and an IED.
April 3
One 7.62 pistol, an IED weighing
one kilogramme with a remote controlled- switch and four rounds
of live ammunition were recovered during a search operation by
SFs from the house of Narayan Roy, the younger brother of Pradip
Roy, a member of the central committee of ULFA, at Madhusolmari
village in Dhubri District.
April 4
At least three Sashasthra Seema
Bal personnel were killed in an ambush by NDFB militants in Kokrajhar
District.
Voting for the first phase of
Assembly elections in Assam was completed with an estimated 70
percent polling recorded. Voting ended in 13 Districts of the
State, where polling was held in 62 of the 126 Assembly seats.
87 militants of KLNLF exercised
their franchise for the first time in 15 years. As per directive
of the Election Commission of India, the KLNLF militants staying
in designated camps were provided facility to cast their votes.
The Assam Election Commission notified that the ex-militants lodged
in the designated camps in Assam and having their names in the
electoral rolls would be entitled to vote through postal ballots.
April 5
ULFA decided not to go ahead with
its earlier plan of calling bandhs (shut down) from April
6 to 15 during the visits of PM Manmohan Singh and other Central
leaders for election campaigning in Assam.
ULFA is preparing to celebrate
its raising day (April 7) in a 'grand way' at its Kakopathar designated
camp in Tinsukia District. Prabal Neog, a leader of ULFA's Pro-Talks
group said that it will be the first time that we will celebrate
the raising day in such a grand way and with the people of Assam.
April 6
The SSB trooper, who went missing
after militants attacked a joint team of the Army and SSB jawans
at Lalbita in Kokrajhar District on April 4, resurfaced in a forest
village in Nalbari District. The trooper, identified as Radheshyam
Yadav, was untraceable since the attack by suspected militants
of the NDFB-ATF on the joint team, in which two SSB personnel,
identified as Bhagat Prasad and Subash, were killed.
ULFA-ATF will observe its foundation
day (April 7) in the jungles of Myanmar, where the group is reportedly
holed up. The Government sounded a security alert across the State
to restrain Paresh Baruah's group from carrying out any show of
strength on the day.
April 7
Two militants of the NDFB-ATF
were killed by SFs in Sonitpur District. The militants were identified
as Duphang, 'platoon commander' of the Rangapara unit of the NDFB
and his Security guard, Nilant. The SFs recovered two AK-56 rifles,
three magazines and 18 cartridges and 32 rounds of live ammunition
besides two diaries and three mobile handsets from the possession
of the slain militants.
ULFA-PTF observed its 32nd Raising
Day in the designated camp at Kakopathar in Tinsukia District.
On the occasion, ULFA 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa hoisted the
ULFA flag and the 'political adviser' of the outfit Bhimkanta
Buragohain, performed Shahid Tarpan (commemorating ceremony of
Martyrs). Later, an open session was held under the Presidentship
of Arabinda Rajkhowa while ULFA 'vice-chairman' Pradeep Gogoi
explained the objective of the meeting.
April 8
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram
invited the ULFA-ATF led by its 'military chief' Paresh Baruah
for talks. He urged the people of Assam to vote for peace as the
peace process initiated by the Congress Government of Tarun Gogoi
has yielded positive results. The Union Home Minister claimed
that there was a dramatic turnaround in the law and order situation
in Assam and almost every insurgent faction is in the negotiation
mode.
Separatists and terrorists in
the North East states of India committed serious human rights
abuses, an official US report even as it slammed the Government
for extra-judicial killings.
April 10
One gun smuggler identified as
Abdul Rauf of village Shakhikanisahil in Karimganj District was
arrested. 19 gelatin sticks, 23 detonators and one 12 bore SBML
rifle were recovered from him.
April 11
An estimated 70-75 per cent of
the electorate voted in the second and final phase of elections
to Assam's 64 Assembly seats.
April 12
Two powerful IEDs were recovered
from the house of a woman named Bimala Baro, 'Secretary' VDP,
near Kalaigaon College in Darrang District. Army bomb squad later
defused the bombs.
In its sustained campaign to prevent
smuggling of arms and ammunition and to maintain normalcy in Barak
Valley Zone with its border with Bangladesh, the mounting vigilance
by the Army has resulted in arresting a number of arms and ammunition
smugglers.
April 13
One person, identified as Ranendra
Borgoyary (35) of Laukriguri, was killed in Ballamjhora in Kokrajhar
District. Police said Borgoyary, a surrendered NDFB cadre, was
the vice- president of Gossaigaon District committee of the UDPF
but had joined BPF before the Assembly election.
For the first time in years, militant
outfits were not involved in creating disturbance during the polls
barring one incident of blast in the Rajiv Bhawan, the headquarter
of the APCC on March 14, but threat from the militants is far
from over as Security agencies received inputs about possible
attacks on SFs.
April 16
A joint team of SFs arrested three
suspected Adivasi People's Army cadres, identified as Pramil Majhi,
Sunil Hazda and Suniram Murmur, from the Belsiri area in Sonitpur
District. A carbine and 15 rounds of ammunition were recovered
from their possession. Police said the three were involved in
a few cases of abduction and extortion in and around Dhekiajuli.
April 17
A surrendered NDFB member, Govinda
Ramchiary, was killed by three persons identified as Ratul Das,
Prafulla Das and Rabiram Das at Daosafari Chowk, Kharua village
in Nalbari District.
April 21
A Dimasa rebel group is ready
to lay down arms in a formal ceremony in Haflong in North Cachar
Hills District after the period of the electoral code of conduct
is over with the counting of the votes on May 13.
The Paresh Barua-faction of ULFA
re-organized its armed wing by dismantling its existing battalions
and bringing all its cadres under the mobile military headquarters.
The decision to re-organize the armed wing was taken during a
10-day meeting, chaired by 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Barua,
held from March 20 to 29 at the outfit's mobile headquarters.
The resolution was to come into effect from April 21.
The people of Bherbheri village
near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Sonitpur District have
formed a defence force on their own to tackle the militants, who
swoop down from the hills in adjacent Arunachal Pradesh and indulge
in rampant extortion. At a recent meeting the villagers decided
to stay alert and together in "times of trouble". Sources said
the Bodo militants have renewed their drive to distribute extortion
notices to petty businessmen in several villages located along
the border adjacent to the Sonai-Rupai and Chariduwar reserve
forests areas.
April 22
SFs arrested six militants with
a hand-made pistol and three magazines from Bongaigaon-Chapaguri
Road in front of Lower Assam Hospital in Bongaigaon District.
The arrested militants were identified as Mahadev Das (20), Sanjib
Dey (20), Sanath Saha (18), Goutam Mahanayak (29), Omar Ali (30)
and Albus Salam (35).
ULFA talks, tentatively scheduled
for the first week of May, are likely to be pushed back by a few
more weeks as the Union Government's condition that militants
should deposit their weapons before a substantial dialogue remains
unfulfilled.
April 23
SFs arrested a UDLF militant,
identified as Narender Reang (25), along with one German made
point 22 pistol and four live rounds from Nibiachara, Karimganj
District on April 23. The militant is suspected to be involved
in abduction of a boy named Abdul Jalil Laskar (14) from Hailakandi
District on October 18, 2010.
ULFA leaders were given INR 40
million by the Union Government for daily expenses and to run
their families. The Union Home Ministry released the first installment
of financial assistance to the ULFA leaders, including 'chairman'
Arabinda Rajkhowa, 'vice-president' Pradip Gogoi and others besides
its cadres - totaling approximately 400. "We have disbursed the
money to the ULFA through the Assam Government. The money has
been given to take care of the daily expenses of ULFA members
and other family requirements," a Union Home Ministry official
said.
The Assam Government on sought
extension of ban on NDFB for two more years, saying the outfit
has not shun violence in the state. Evidences of NDFB sponsored
violence in Kamrup and Sonitpur Districts were produced by Assam
Government representatives to the Unlawful Activities Prevention
Tribunal, headed by Justice P K Bhasin, during a hearing.
April 24
ULFA may be offered jobs for their
surrendered cadres in the Central Armed Police Forces when they
come here for the second round of talks later next month or sometime
in early June.
ULFA denounced a recent declaration
by the Paresh Barua faction that all the battalions of the outfit
were dissolved and there would be no battalion commander.
April 25
Militants from Tripura are sneaking
into the south Assam District of Hailakandi to carry out subversive
activities like abduction for ransom and extortion, the Superintendent
of Police, Hemanta Bhattacharjee. He identified this militant
outfit as the TSF. He added that they also undertake reconnaissance
missions in these Districts and return to Tripura either through
Assam or Mizoram borders.
April 26
One civilian identified as Bordeka
Kro (55) was shot dead by KPLT militants at Karuna Singnar Gaon
near the New Life School in Karbi Anglong District.
Dhanyaram Reang, the self-styled
'commander-in-chief' of UDLA, claimed the responsibility of the
abduction of Zakir Hussain Laskar, a small time businessman from
South Hailakandi District, arguing that Zakir was involved with
their rival outfit, led by slain Atabur Rahman.
April 27
State Government decided to set
up nine more designated camps in the State for the cadres of the
Pro-Talk faction of ULFA, as per the directive of the Ministry
of Home Affairs.
Intelligence inputs reveal that
the Paresh Barua faction was carrying out recruitment in lower
and central Assam Districts as well. The recruitment is being
carried out in the rural areas, particularly from interior villages.
April 28
The 'commander-in-chief' of Rabha
Viper Army, Sunil Rabha alias Chinese, was arrested for the third
time by SFs in Goalpara District. Rabha, who was involved in number
of killings, abductions and extortion in Goalpara and part of
Kamrup Districts, including abduction of a railway official from
Dudhnoi in 2010, was arrested twice within a span of two years.
Intelligence sources in Goalpara said the Rabha Viper Army was
active on the Assam-Meghalaya border and was involved in abduction
and extortion. The outfit is most potent organisation at the grassroots
level, which provides logistic support to both ULFA and the NDFB
and keep liaison with the GNA of Meghalaya.
Two women militants belonging
to the NDFB-ATF were arrested by SFs on April 28 from the Indo-Bhutan
border area in Kokrajhar District.
The Chief Judicial Magistrate
Court (Dibrugarh) sent all three Maoists - Aditya Bora, Ajoy Sorbor
and Engraj Oaring - for three days' Police remand. The trio, belonging
to Assam, was arrested by the SFs in Odisha along with huge arms
and ammunition on February 22, 2010.
Assam Government is planning to
virtually shut the door on surrendered or Pro-Talks militants
of various banned outfits denying them easy access to licensed
arms. However, the sources could not divulge the number of former
militants using licensed weapons.
SFs launched an operation in Karimganj
District in which a major fake currency racket was busted and
fake currency worth INR 95,000 was confiscated. The SFs arrested
a fake currency racketeer, identified as Kamrul (35) in this operation.
April 29
The bullet-riddled body of Sunil
Rabha, an 'area commandant' of Rabha Viper Army, was recovered
from Bongaon in Goalpara District. He was allegedly killed by
his colleagues over sharing of extortion money. The killing comes
a day after the 'commander-in-chief' of the outfit, Sunil Rabha,
alias Chinese was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in
Goalpara District.
SFs arrested a UDLA militant,
identified as Devendra Tripura (20), from Channighat in Cachar
District.
The Union Government is firming
up plans to insist on surrender of weapons by militant outfits
engaged in talks with the Government, reports Assam Tribune. Confirming
Union Government's plans, Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram said
the issue of surrender of weapons by the militant outfits is part
of the talks. The Home Minister's statement assumes significance
in light of the reluctance of the surrendered militants to give
away their illegal weapons.
Top official of the Home Ministry
confirmed that the Union Government paid money to the pro-talk
faction to meet day-to-day expenditure. "We have to pay them some
money otherwise how would they survive," the official asked. He
was reacting to reports about the pro-talk faction being handed
over INR 40 lakh as first installment. The report, however, was
denied by the pro-talk faction.
In addition, the ULFA-PTF leader
Mrinal Hazarika stated that the outfit would involve itself with
business activities in Assam and Hira Saraniya, the 'commander'
of the outfit's 709th battalion' was appointed as the in-charge
for the purpose. Claiming that the intervention is aimed at evicting
'mafia raj' and 'syndicates' from the existing business scenario,
the ULFA leader said that the outfit's intervention would facilitate
involvement of local youths in coal and other lucrative businesses.
SFs arrested a suspected militant,
identified as Anowar Hussain (32), from Gendabazar under Bijni
Police Station in Chirang District. SFs recovered China-made grenade,
explosives and three extortion notes from his possession.
SFs arrested an 'area commander'
of UDLF-B from Kundanala village in Hailakandi District on April
29.The arrestee was identified as Thaiboi Reang. Reang was an
'area commander' of Kundanala, Durgapur, Chandani Ghat and Katnala
area. The arrested militant was involved in various anti-social
activities including kidnapping and extortion of money since 2007.
April 30
The Paresh Barua Faction of the
ULFA lashed out at former 'commander' of the outfit's 28th
battalion Mrinal Hazarika for declaring that ULFA-PTF militants
would make a foray into the coal business for sustenance.
May 2
SFs recovered a bomb weighing
about five kilogram from a bus at Simaluguri in Sivasagar District.
APW urged the government to seize
the arms of the ULFA-PTF and SULFA leaders to ensure that they
do not engage in any "gang war" in the name of running of business
syndicates. APW 'chairman' Abhijit Sarma and 'general secretary'
Bitu Talukdar said that the government should seize the arms of
the pro-talk and SULFA leaders to prevent them from engaging in
possible gang wars over business matters. Moreover, the ULFA-PTF
leaders should be asked to stay at designated camps, they added.
Police suspect the involvement
of militants belonging to the ULFA-ATF in the killing of Manjit
Rabha (31), a militant of ULFA-PTF, in Udalguri District. An unidentified
gunman fired at Rabha at Nalkhamra village in Udalguri District,
when he was on his way to Kolaigaon on a motorcycle. Rabha died
on the spot.
May 3
The process to identify sites
for setting up designated camps for the members of ULFA-PTF has
started and no member of the outfit will be allowed to keep weapons
during the process of talks. Talking to Assam Tribune, Additional
Director General of Police (Special Branch), Khagen Sarma said
that the ULFA-PTF has given a list of around 400 cadres and the
process of setting up the designated camps would start immediately
after selection of the sites. He said that seven to nine designated
camps would be established for the members of the ULFA-PTF. Sarma
said that as per the accepted principle of the Government, the
ULFA-PTF would have to deposit their weapons. However, the modalities
in this regard are yet to be finalized.
ULFA-ATF's 'publicity in-charge'
Arunudoi Duhatia reacted to ULFA-PTF's leader Mrinal Hazarika's
statement in which he questioned the moral of ULFA 'commander-in-chief'
Paresh Baruah by saying that Hazarika might assassinate Paresh
Baruah's character before the media but he could never erode the
high revolutionary morale of Baruah. He said that Hazarika was
acting at the diktat of the intelligence wing of "colonial India."
May 4
ULFA 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa
said that taking ULFA leader Mrinal Hazarika and his group, who
had announced unilateral ceasefire with the Government, in the
mainstream of the peace process without making them change their
economic agenda was a mistake. The economic agenda adopted by
Mrinal Hazarika and his group was against the ideology of the
ULFA, he said, and added that they needed to mend their ways.
May 5
Centre extended the SoO agreement
with the UPDS for a period of six months with effect from May
5. In a statement, UPDS joint secretary political affairs Wojaru
Mukrang said that through a mutual agreement with the Government
of India and Government of Assam SoO agreement was extended.
May 6
Mrinal Hazarika, leader of ULFA-PTF
accused outfit 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah of being an
agent of the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI and drawing funds
from various international agencies for running the outfit. Hazarika
raised the allegation against Baruah vehemently countering the
anti-talks ULFA's claim that he was a broker of the Government
of India at a seminar. ''Paresh Baruah is an ISI agent and draws
funds from various international agencies,'' he said while addressing
seminar on the topic "Relevance of Swadhin Asom, mainstream and
its suffering, and ways to solve the problems", organized by the
former ULFA members of undivided Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts.
May 7
Two NDFB militants, identified
as Lokendra Daimary and Champak Basumatary, were arrested in Golaghat
District.
May 8
Assam Police came across several
incidents of businessmen been served extortion notices in Guwahati
itself and a senior official of the Assam Police confirmed on
May 8 that cadres of militant groups like ULFA and NDFB continue
to carry out the drive across the State, including the capital
city of Dispur.
ULFA claims that it was not involved
in any extortion in the State. The outfit's publicity cell in-charge
Arunudoi Duhatia said that ULFA-PTF (Pro-talk Faction) members
now in talks with the Government of India is out to issue extortion
notes in order to malign the image of the ULFA.
The move by 'commander-in-chief'
of the outfit Paresh Baruah to revive the anti-talk faction has
created a lot of concern for the security agencies.
ULFA-PTF leader Mrinal Hazarika
lashed out at Paresh Baruah, and asked him not to disturb the
peace talks. "He said that we have been requesting again and again
that he (Paresh Baruah) be at a safe distance and should not disturb
the peace process. Let him give a moral support, let the process
move ahead and if the process doesn't move in the right direction
and if the government betrays the people of Assam, people of Assam
will once again support Paresh Baruah," said Hazarika.
ULFA leadership has started discussion
on the charter of demands prepared and handed over by the SJA,
a civil Society group to the outfit in Guwahati on May 7. The
charter of demands prepared for the much-awaited talks between
the outfit and the Union Government are being discussed at an
important executive meeting held at Helacha in Nalbari district
on May 9.
May 9
200 SULFA militants of the outfit's
709th battalion for the first time after their surrender
met the ULFA leadership which convened the meeting at Helacha
village in Nalbari district. The 'commander' of the 709th
battalion Hira Saraniya invited the surrendered militants for
a meeting at the temporary base at Helacha for their cooperation
in the peace talks with the Central Government. The deputy 'commandar-in-chief'
of the outfit Raju Baruah and 'Foreign Secretary' Sasha Chaudhury
called upon the former colleagues to extend their full cooperation
to the outfit. The former militants from Nalbari and Baksa Districts
attended the meeting.
While addressing on behalf of
the surrendered militants Bikash Dutta, Jitu Talukdar and Mrigen
Haloi assured the leadership to extend support to peace talks.
Sources further said that the ULFA leadership exchanged their
views towards the surrendered militants only in the interest of
the common public. The sources further said that in order to strengthen
the relations between these two groups, coordination committee
was formed. The meeting with the surrendered militants, which
was held for the first time in the State, is considered a major
development in the outfit's ongoing peace process with the Centre.
May 10
SFs neutralized a KPLT camp at
Engjai basti in the upper Chelabor area under Dokmoka Police Station
of Karbi Anglong District and arrested a militant along with wife
of another militant. The arrestees were identified as Sarthe alias
Gudam Hanse (18) and Kache Terangpi (30). SFs recovered 300 gram
of explosive materials along with many incriminating documents
like extortion noted books, dresses, SIM card, battery, wire.
NDFB militants, identified as
Swnwkhwr Basumatary, Birdow Basumatary, Derhasat Basumatary and
Chandan Basumatary, were arrested by SFs from Besargaon under
Bijni Police Station in Chirang District.
Home Ministry sources revealed
that the Sheikh Hasina Government is ready to give access to someone
from Assam to meet Anup Chetia, the ULFA leader in protective
custody in a Bangladeshi jail, reports Telegraph. The source further
revealed that following the signal from Dhaka, at least one leader
from among the eight engaged in peace efforts with the Centre
will visit Dhaka. The purpose is to try and include Chetia, a
member of ULFA's permanent standing council, in the talks.
ULFA 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa
along with Chitrabon Hazarika and other leaders met the families
of former ULFA cadres at Kardang village in Goalpara District.
May 11
SFs arrested a NDFB militant in
the Nishan village of Goalpara District. The arrestee was identified
as John Sangma (32). SFs recovered one .32 revolver, ammunition
and extortion notes signed by platoon commander Khorang Boro of
the NDFB demanding INR one million from a businessman were recovered
from him.
SFs arrested four NDFB militants
in Chirang District. The arrestees were identified as Hasad Basumtrary
(22), Sankar Basumatary (28), Pratap Basumatary (21) and Swamdwn
Narzary (21). SFs recovered one 9 mm pistol, five rounds of ammunition,
one country-made pistol, one Chinese grenade, two rounds of 7.62
and five NDFB extortion notes.
Government of India agreed to
set up nine rehabilitation centres in various districts in Assam
for about 400 ULFA militants who have come over ground but stopped
short of surrendering before or declaring ceasefire with the Government.
The State Government moved the Centre recently seeking funds for
rehabilitation of the overground ULFA militants so that they do
not get into illegal business ventures. According to sources,
the Centre agreed to set up nine rehabilitation centres for the
400 ULFA rebels - two each in Nalbari and Sivasagar Districts
and one each in Goalpara, Bongaigaon, Kamrup, Nagaon and Golaghat
Districts.
May 12
Four Rabha Viper Army militants
identified as Lelin Rabha (21), Bahadur Rabha (20), Mridul Rabha
(22) and Chandan Rabha (30) were arrested by Security Forces (SFs)
in Goalpara District. Two single-barrel guns with four rounds
of ammunition, a revolver, two electronic detonators and codex
wire were recovered from them.
Militants freed Jamal Uddin Laskar
(23), a resident of Samarikona village near Hailakandi in Hailkandi
District. Laskar, owner of a computer shop, was abducted by suspected
militants from his home on May 6.
Suspected Reang (Bru) militants
freed Jakir Hussain Laskar (30), a farmer from their captivity
on May 7. Jakir was kidnapped by a group of 11 armed militants
from his home at Gallachera village of Katlicherra block in Hailakandi
District on April 20.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram
said that the next Government would be a Congress-led government
and that the new Government will resume the talks process. The
Centre and the State Governments are engaged in talks with pro-talk
factions of ULFA-PTF, NDFB and DHD among others. Dialogue with
the Pro-Talk faction of ULFA is slated to resume in June.
Five leaders of the top brass
of the ULFA, namely Major Bening Rabha, Major Ashanta Baghphukan,
Major Jeeban Moran (Senior),Lt Nilu Chakravarty, 2nd Lt Sarat
Sarania alias Abhijit Deka along with few others who were missing
since the Operation All-Clear by joint operation of Indian & Bhutan
Royal Army in Bhutan in 2003 are in secret custody of Bhutan Government.
May 13
Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi, said
that his priority is to end insurgency problem in the State. "I
will try and end the insurgency problem in the state. I will bring
Paresh Baruah to the negotiating table and the NDFB. Creation
of job avenues for the unemployed will be my priority. Once we
arrest this problem, the level of insurgency will come down,"
he stated.
May 14
ULFA said that formal talks between
ULFA and the Government will begin in the first week of June.
He said the ULFA was holding talks with distinguished persons
and organizations in a bid to take their views on the peace process.
PTI reports from New Delhi that
the Centre was arranging a meeting between a top leader of the
Pro-Talk faction of the ULFA and the outfit's 'general secretary'
Anup Chetia, currently lodged in a jail in Bangladesh, ostensibly
to get his consent for the dialogue. Government officials said
the Centre's interlocutor PC Haldar was in regular touch with
the ULFA leaders, who met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home
Minister P Chidambaram in February and expressed their willingness
to engage in a dialogue.
May 16
Security Forces arrested two militants
in Karbi Anglong District. An Italian-made pistol along with two
rounds of ammunition was recovered from them.
SFs arrested 'commander-in-chief'
of UDLA, identified as Nandaram Reang, from the dense forest of
Kundanala in South Hailakandi District on May 16.
May 17
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
said that Centre would start negotiations with ULFA even if its
military chief, Paresh Baruah, didn't take part in the peace process.
"The dialogue with ULFA will begin soon after the new Assam government,
led by Tarun Gogoi, assumes office. The previous government in
the state, also led by Gogoi, was keen on finding an honourable
solution to the Ulfa problem," Chidambaram told newspersons.
NDFB-PTF demanded a clarification
from Chidambaram over why ULFA was treated with kid gloves despite
being a banned outfit, while rules were different for other militant
groups. NDFB 'general secretary' B. Swmkhwr said that we submitted
a memorandum to the Centre and hope for a favourable response
adding that the outfit was in favour of expediting the dialogue.
May 18
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
said that the new Congress Government in Assam would work towards
finding a lasting solution to the demands raised by the ULFA and
other rebel groups of the State. He said that the people gave a
mandate for peace and conciliation and it is his duty to find a
permanent solution with the ambit of the Constitution of India.
May 19
SFs arrested two militants of
NDFB-ATF from Baldova Part-II village in Dhurbi District. The
arrestees were identified as Fazlu Seikh and Razaak Ali.
ULFA-PTF is yet to finalize its
charter of demands to pave the way for starting formal talks with
Central and State Governments. Sources in the pro-talk faction
of the ULFA said that they had a few rounds of discussion on the
draft charter of demands prepared by the SJA and a few more rounds
of talks would be held within the next few days. The formal charter
of demands would be finalized before the formal talks on political
issues resume, sources said. The pro-talk group was also thinking
in lines of sending one senior member to Bangladesh to meet ULFA
general secretary Anup Chetia, who was under the protective custody
of Bangladesh after completing his jail term.
May 20
Two ULFA militants identified
as Haricharan Barman (25) and Dipak Das (24), were arrested by
SFs from Borobazar under Bongaigaon Police Station in Dhubri District.
The SFs recovered one Japan-made revolver and eight rounds of
ammunition from them.
At least 30 hardcore militants
of ULFA's ULFA-ATF led by Paresh Baruah, under the leadership
of '2nd lieutenants' Pradip Gogoi alias Aaka and Tibrajyoti Baruah
and 'sergeant major' Muhim Baruah entered Sivasagar District in
Assam from Myanmar through Waksing Basti of Nagaland along Assam
Nagaland border of Charaideo sub-division in Sivasagar District
recently. The 30-member group was trying to enter nearby Tinsukia,
Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur Districts for organisational purposes
and for secure shelter. The activities of the group will be controlled
by 'MMHQ' 'Major' Jeevan Moran will be in charge of MMHQ.
May 22
UDPF called a 24-hour
Assam bandh (general strike) demanding a separate Bodoland
state and an early solution to the NDFB problem. The NDFB (Progressive)
extended its support to the bandh.
May 23
Two NDFB militants, identified
as Abdus Sattar (28) and Abdul Munna (34), were arrested by SFs
from Madhusoulmari village under Gouripur police station of Dhubri
district. One pistol and one round of ammunition were recovered
from them.
May 24
The 'commander-in-chief' of the
banned ACMA was arrested from Gossaigaon near his home in Kokrajhar
District following an attack on the vice-president of AASAA. AASAA
vice-president Inus Tuddu was seriously injured when suspected
ACMA militants fired at him at Pakriguri in Kokrajhar District
on May 23.
'Chairman' of the ULFA-PTF, Arabinda
Rajkhowa said that the outfit will make the people of Assam aware
of its charter of demands before submitting it to the Government
of India to start the process of formal talks on May 24. Talking
to the Assam Tribune, Rajkhowa said that the people of Assam have
the right to know what the ULFA would demand for political solution
of the conflicts. Although the ULFA was yet to set any deadline
for finalizing the demand charter, Rajkhowa asserted that it would
be ready before the next round of talks with the Government of
India. Replying to a question on whether there was any chance
of ULFA 'commander-in-chief 'Paresh Baruah joining the peace process,
Rajkhowa said, "So far Baruah has never said that he was against
political solution to the conflicts. He also never said that he
wanted military solution to the problems."
May 25
SFs arrested two militants of
(ACMA, identified as Labin Baskey (20) and Samai Murmu (20), from
the outfit's camp at Balajan under Gossaigon Police Station in
Kokrajhar District.
'Chairman' of the ULFA-PTF 'Chairman'
Arabinda Rajkhowa publicly sought forgiveness for the killing
of 10 children and three women in a bomb blast in Dhemaji District
on August 15, 2004. Rajkhowa, at a public meeting in Dhemaji town,
where 'foreign secretary' Sasa Choudhury, 'political advisor'
Bhimkanta Buragohain and 'cultural secretary' Pranati Deka were
also present asked for forgiveness from the families of the victims
and the people.
May 26
SFs arrested a ULFA militant from
Merapani area in Golaghat District. The arrestee was identified
as Palashjyoti Baruah. SFs recovered a 9mm pistol, bullets of
AK-47 rifles, .22mm pistol, an IED, two mobile handsets and some
incriminating documents with ULFA stamps from him.
Two militant outfits accused the
Government of India of giving "preferential treatment" to the
ULFA-PTF and demanded that the laws should be equal for all, reports
Assam Tribune. Highly placed official sources said that the NDFB-PTF
recently sent a letter to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
alleging that same rules were not applied in case of all the militant
outfits of the region. Sources said that another militant outfit
Black Widow also echoed similar sentiments in a letter to the
Government of India.
May 29
Two MULTA militants, identified
as Robel Haque and Birhan Ali, were arrested by Security Forces
from Katapur village in Dhubri District .
May 30
Four Muslim MULTA militants were
arrested by Security Forces from Paglatek under Goalpara District.
Two pistols, three grenades, two mobile handsets with SIMs and
a motorbike were recovered from them.
A militant of NDFB-ATF, identified
as B. Safre, was killed by SFs at Amlaiguri under Serfanguri Police
Station in Kokrajhar District. SFs recovered a Sweden-made 7.65
pistol along with three magazines and 12 rounds of ammunition.
NDFB-ATF 'vice-chairman' G. Rifikhang
was sent to five-day Police custody by the Kamrup chief judicial
magistrate`s court in Kokrajhar District.
May 31
Four Santhal Tiger Force militants,
identified as Shew Hasda (25), Som Hembram, (22), Modu Hadsa (30)
and Lokon Hadsa (35), were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from
Shantipur under Chirang District One US-made pistol, one magazine,
5 rounds of ammunition, a gun and two grenades were recovered
from them.
June 1
Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram
stated that Centre was unaware about Chetia's whereabouts and
his application seeking asylum in the neighboring country. "I
am not aware whether Chetia is in Bangladesh. We are not even
aware where Chetia is at the moment," Chidambaram said, denying
any knowledge about Chetia filing petition seeking political asylum
in the country.
June 2
Two ULFA militants, identified
as Abhoy Gogoi (25) and Akon Borgohain (25), sustained serious
injuries in an encounter with SFs at Tamulibari Gaon in Dibrugarh
District.
Four UNLF militants including
a 'captain' of the outfit were arrested by the SFs in Guwahati.
The arrestees were identified as SS Singh, Ming, 'captain' M Joy
Singh and identity of fourth militant was not specified. Several
laptops, two mobile handsets and documents were recovered from
the house. The seized laptops provided information about the UNLF
purchasing land in Guwahati for setting up a base in Assam, whereabouts
of their leaders and some organizational inputs, the officials
said.
June 3
SFs arrested an AANLA militant,
identified as Hemakanta Dhandasi, from Farkating railway station
in Golaghat District.
ULFA militant identified as Susen
Tanti, alias Rajesh Tanti surrendered before Security Forces (SFs)
in Dibrugarh District. He handed over a magazine and a bullet
during his surrender.
ULFA-ATF served a 'quit notice'
to a private oil and gas company in Assam alleging that they were
exploiting the State's natural resources against the local people's
interest, reports Assam Tribune. "We are giving them the notice
to stop all their operations in the State and leave within one
and half months from June 3, said an ULFA statement on the quit
notice to Shiv-Vani Oil and Gas Exploration Services Ltd.
NDFB-PTF asked the Centre to replace
the bureaucrat interlocutor with a political representative from
the Prime Minister's Office to ensure a political solution to
the Bodo problem.
Security agencies refused to allow
family of 'commander-in-chief' of ULFA-ATF, Paresh Baruah to India
from Bangladesh.
June 4
A self-styled 'lieutenant corporal'
of the ULFA, Gona Sarania (24), was killed in an encounter with
Security Forces at Thalkuchi under Borbori Police Station in Baksa
District One Ak-47 series rifle, one pistol, 30 live rounds of
ammunition and 10 empty cartridges were recovered from the possession
of the slain militants.
June 6
An army officer, Lt Manoj Misra,
was injured in an encounter with a group of ULFA cadres near the
Koilamati during a search operation against ULFA militants under
Digboi Police Station in Upper Assam's Tinsukia District.
An arms factory suspected to be
run by the militants of RVA was busted by (SFs) at Khamri under
Dudhnoi Police Station of Goalpara District. SFs recovered three
assault rifles resembling INSAS and two air guns from the factory
along with various small and large-size instruments used in making
arms. Two RVA militants were also arrested during this operation.
The militants were identified as Akshay Rabha (37) and Duta Rabha
(28).
Some militants loyal to Paresh
Baruah may launch attacks in three upper Assam Districts. Sources
in Security agencies said ULFA hawks are trying to sneak into
Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Sivasagar Districts from neighbouring
Nagaland and Aruanchal Pradesh and may cause damage with the help
of some other groups. "They are trying to sneak into Sivasagar,
Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts from two neighbouring states
which share borders with Myanmar. Inputs revealed that they may
launch attacks in these Districts to make their presence felt,"
said a senior security officer.
The non-Dimasa tribal organizations
of Dima Hasao District brought out a huge rally in Haflong, the
headquarters of the southern Assam District, seeking bifurcation
of the hill Distric. Hundreds of tribals joined the rally, which
was organized by the NCHIPF. The programme was supported by some
other sister organizations of the NCHIPF. They demand bifurcation
of the district into Dima Hasao and North Cachar Hill Districts.
June 7
A 'second lieutenant' of PLA,
identified as Joychandra Lairellakpam alias Abung alias Okendro,
was arrested along with other six militants of the outfit in Guwahati.
Narendra Kiling, member of the
Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council and a Congress youth leader,
was shot dead by KPLT militants at his residence in Diphu District.
The militants also took away three service rifles and around 70
rounds of ammo from the home-guards.
June 9
SFs arrested a MULTA militant,
identified as Nehrul Islam, in Tinsukia District. SFs recovered
a 303 pistol from him.
The NIA will be filing cases against
the four ULFA militants and the seven PLA militants who were arrested
from different parts of Guwahati recently.
UNLF chairman RK Meghen, urged
all to shun culture of extortion and start earning their own livelihood
instead of draining the public. Speaking to reporters after being
produced before a special court by the NIA in Guwahati, the militant
leader said that serving extortion notices and lobbing bombs,
opening fire and threatening the public, in case the demand is
not met is not a healthy trend for the future of the land and
the people. On the announcement of the Chief Minister daring the
militants to come forward and take part in the election process
to see whether they enjoy the support of the people or not, Meghen
said that the plebiscite model mooted by the UNLF is akin to what
the Chief Minister said. The UNLF leader said, "We welcome the
Chief Minister's challenge to see whether the public support the
militants or not" and added that the UNLF will respect the mandate
of the people in any forum held under the supervision of the United
Nations. Deploying a large number of security forces and asking
the people to come out and vote in an atmosphere of fear and intimidation
can never be free or fair, said the UNLF Chairman.
June 11
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that the ULFA cadres would have to formally sign a ceasefire accord
vowing suspension of operations, before the peace talks takes
a concrete shape. "Everything would be done as per the norms and
even though they have come over ground formal announcement of
ceasefire from both the sides would be a necessity," Gogoi said,
while replying to a question at a press conference. Gogoi also
informed that the Ranjan Daimary-faction of the (NDFB) has expressed
its willingness to meet him to discuss certain issues, to which
he had obliged. "I will meet them within this month and ask them
to submit a report to facilitate talks. Our stand is the same
even with the BW). We welcome talks but those who resort to violence
would be dealt with firmly," the Chief Minister added.
A ULFA militant, identified as
Akon Sonowal, was shot dead during an encounter with the Police
at Uvotajan village near Krishna tea estate under Digboi Police
Station in Tinsukia District. The militant hailed from Mahadevpur
Police Station area in Lohit District of Arunachal Pradesh. Police
recovered one 9mm pistol, four live rounds and empty rounds from
the site of the encounter.
One NDFB militant, identified
as Dwijen Narzary (30) of Bhandorguri in Chirang, was arrested
from Alengmari of Amteka village under Amguri sub-Police Station
of Chirang District. One hand-made bomb with two extortion letters
recovered from Narzary.
June 12
Police recovered fake Indian currency
notes valued at INR 1.5 lakh from Kamal Uddin Laskar (28), at
Boalipar village of Hailakandi District.
June 13
SFs arrested one APA militant,
identified as Siril Hasda (29), from Kadamguri village in Kokrajhar
District. SFs recovered one 7.65 mm rifle and two rounds of live
bullets.
ULFA-ATF threatened to target
Indian citizens from various parts of the country residing in
Assam if "killings of innocent indigenous people of Assam by SFs
do not stop.
June 14
Security in Upper Assam was reviewed
and beefed up following a threat by ULFA-ATF to non-Assamese people
residing in the state.
June 15
SFs arrested a militant of NDFB-ATF,
identified as Milan Brahma (24), from Bansijhara village under
Bogribari Police Station of Kokrajhar District. SFs recovered
a 9 mm pistol, one magzine and 6 rounds ammunition from him.
SFs arrested a NDFB-ATF militant
identified as Khalilur Rahman (45) from Baniamari village under
Gouripur Police Station of Dhubri District. SFs recovered one
.303 single-shot pistol and two rounds of ammunition from him.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that the next round of dialogue between the ULFA-PTF and Government
of India is likely to be held in a couple of months' time after
they write a formal letter to Government of India expressing their
intention to sit for negotiation.
June 16
A militant of NDFB-ATF was killed
by SFs at Number 3 Salaikhati village in the Biswanath Chariali
Police Station in Sonitpur District. The identity of the slain
militant is yet to be confirmed.
SFs busted an inter-State fake
currency racket in Hailakandi District and arrested a person,
identified as Kamal Uddin Laskar (28), in connection with the
case on June 11.. SFs recovered fake notes worth INR 1.50 lakh
from the possession of the arrested person.
The NDFB-P called a 48-hour railway
and national highway bandh in the state on June 20 to press for
an immediate grant of a state of Bodoland for Bodo people under
Articles 2 and 3 of the Indian Constitution.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi met
Home Minister P Chidambaram to work out the modalities of talks
with ULFA. The meeting, held at the North Block, was also joined
by Joint Secretary (North-east), Shambhu Singh.
SFs rescued both the executives
of (ABCIL), who were abducted on June 6 from the suspected Bru
militants belonging to the UDLA in Hailkandi District.
Vice President of ULFA-ATF), Pradip
Gogoi said that Arabinda Rajkhowa-led ULFA was ready to declare
ceasefire with the Government for the sake of peace talks and
Rajkhowa was having the power to take any decision on peace talks.
June 17
SFs recovered a powerful IED attached
to a programmable timer device from the Guwahati-bound 5657 UP
Kanchanjunga Express near Kamakhya station in Guwahati. The explosive
weighing around 5 kilograms was set in a container found inside
a bag. The bomb was fitted with three detonators and was aimed
at triggering mass casualty as a huge number of passengers were
aboard. APA claims responsibility of bomb.
Sevanand Murmu, the Kokrajhar
area 'section commander' of the APA, informed the mediapersons
that the bomb which was recovered from the Kanchanjunga train
in Guwahati Station was planned by their organization to press
for their demands of ST status and autonomous council, which were
not given any importance by the Government.
June 19
Deputy 'commander-in-chief 'Raju
Baruah of ULFA-ATF said that ULFA-ATF was set to declare ceasefire
formally to pave the way for Peace Talks with the Centre. He said
that that general council decided to declare ceasefire either
by the end of this month or the first week of July. The ceasefire
declaration by ULFA-ATF was expected soon after some formalities
are completed. This will be followed by signing of the suspension
of operation between the Government and ULFA-ATF. This may happen
either in the third or fourth week of July. The ceasefire ground
rules will be finalized at the same time, he said.
June 20
SFs arrested a militant, identified
as Pranab Roy, of the the KLO, from Salakati Kamarpara in Kokrajhar
District.
The surrendered militants of DHD
who are staying in designated camps after surrendering arms have
demanded immediate rehabilitation,
ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa
sounded optimistic about the proposed peace talks with the Centre,
and said that the talks would usher in peace and progress in the
State, reports. Rajkhowa further said that hectic correspondence
was going on to include the outfit's 'commander-in-chief' Paresh
Baruah in the dialogue. He expressed confidence that the Anti-Talk
Faction would also join the peace process.
Central Government interlocutor
P.C. Haldar and the (NDFB-P) discussed the peace process The meeting
focused on the issue of a separate Bodoland, a key issue raised
by the NDFB-P. Haldar assured the NDFB-P of a political solution
to the Bodoland issue within the framework of the Indian Constitution,
while the Bodo outfit insisted that the proposed Bodoland should
include the tribal belts and blocks right from North Bank to Sadiya.
An 11-member team of the NDFB-P, including outfit chairman Govinda
Basumatary and secretary S Sanjaram, and a BNC member attended
the meeting held at the Assam Police guesthouse, Kahilipara in
Guwahati.
Two Improvised Explosive Devices
(IED) were recovered from Bengenabari area under Sonari Police
Station in Sivasagar The IEDs weighed 2 kilograms and were 15
cm in length. The IEDs were later defused by the SFs.
June 21
Three NDFB militants were shot
dead by the SFs in an encounter that took place at Gosaigaon in
Kokrajhar District .One of the militants was identified as Bipul
Rabha. Some arms were also recovered from the encounter site.
During the 2009 anti (ULFA) operations in Bangladesh, a seizure
of more than 500 weapons was made.
Union Government is trying to
pursue the ULFA-ATF led by Paresh Barua to sit for talks, reports.
ULFA-ATF is reportedly based on the Taga area of Myanmar and has
found itself in the middle of the fight between Kachin militants
and Myanmar's Government forces. The NDFB-ATF militants have taken
shelter in north Bengal area of West Bengal to escape the pressure
from SFs in Assam. A highly placed source in Assam police told
that Subraksha Brahma alias Sagrid, who was arrested at the Rajiv
Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad in Hyderabad recently,
confessed that several hardcore militants of the outfit have taken
shelter in north Bengal, especially in Jalpaiguri District. "According
to him, most of their cadres are hiding in Jaigaon and Kumargram,
among other areas, in Jalpaiguri district with the help of Communist
Party of India-Maoist and activists of the Kamtapur Liberation
Organisation," the source said. Sagrid further revealed that NDFB-ATF
leader B. Anthaialias Onthao is hiding in Nepal.
The suspension of operations with
NDFB and DHD is likely to be extended beyond June 30th.
An IED was recovered from Teok
Habigaon in the Sonari area in Sivasagar District. The IED weighed
about 5 kilograms. The ULFA-ATF is suspected behind the incident.
The IED was later diffused by the SFs.
June 22
SFs arrested two ULFA militants,
identified as Bolen Moran and Birudh Gogoi (20), from Dhola in
Tinsukia District. One AK 81 rifle, 30 rounds of live bullets,
mobile phones and documents were recovered from their possession.
One of the militant 'Birudh Gogoi' confessed to his involvement
in the firing case at Bogribarigaon in Tinsukia District on June
6.
An extortion demand for INR 200,000
was served by a NDFB militant on Hafiz Basir Ahmed, MLA, Bilasipara
West of Dhubri District on June 22.
June 23
Union Government has decided to
extend the cease-fire with NDFB-PTF and DHD.
June 24
Two militants of NDFB-ATF were
shot dead by the SFs at Bedlangmari village in Kokrajhar District.
Two .9 mm pistols, four magazines, 14 live rounds, fired cases
and a grenade were recovered from the encounter site.
Security has been stepped up in
passenger trains and railway station across Assam due to the warning
coming from intelligence agencies about plans to trigger off explosions
on trains by the militants of NDFB-ATF and APA.
SFs have warned ULFA-PTF that
they could come under attack from ULFA-ATF. The Deputy Inspector-General
of Police (Eastern range), Anurag Tankha, told that there was
information about the ULFA (ATF) trying to regroup in Mon District
of Nagaland, bordering Sivasagar District and cadres of ULFA-PTF
could be their main targets.
June 25
SFs recovered a powerful IED weighing
five Kilogram in village Uttar Kuyanbeel on the busy road connecting
Harisingha to Mangaldai via Kalaigaon in Udalguri District.
June 26
SFs vacated the Gohpur weekly
market in Sonitpur District and searched for explosives. Sonitpur
Superintendent of Police A.K. Tiwari said that we had information
that NDFB militants could carry out explosions in crowded places
and with the weekly market fitting the information, we carried
out a thorough search there.
The Court of the Sub-divisional
Judicial Magistrate (SDJM), Kamrup, remanded Krishak Mukti Sangram
Samiti (KMSS) leader Akhil Gogoi to judicial custody after investigators
probing June 22 Dispur violence did not seek any further extension
of Police remand, reports Assam Tribune. Gogoi, who was
arrested and subsequently remanded to three days' Police custody
on June 24, was reproduced before the Court of SDJM Ramen Baruah
on June 26 - a day before the expiry of the remand period - purportedly
to avert any law-and-order situation on June 27.
The Union Home Secretary GK Pillai
said that there was marked improvement of the overall situation
in the North East region and there was greater desire for peace
not only among the common people but also among different militant
groups of the region. He expressed the view that the Government
would have to take advantage of the situation and efforts have
already been launched in this direction. Pillai pointed out that
the level of violence in the region has come down considerably,
which is a positive sign. But at the same time, he admitted that
extortions by militant groups remain a cause of concern.
Charges have been pressed against
11 new suspects including former State Minister for Home Lutfozzaman
Babar and JeI Chief Motiur Rahman Nizami in two cases filed in
connection with the 10-truck arms haul in Chittagong on April
2, 2004, reports Daily Star. The investigation officer on June
26 stated that, the arms produced in Chinese factory Norinco were
to be transported to India for Assamese separatist group ULFA.
Apart from Babar and Nizami, ULFA
leader Paresh Barua, former Director General of National Security
Intelligence (NSI) Brigadier General (retired) Abdur Rahim, the
then Director of the DGFI Major General (retired) Rezzaqul Haider
Chowdhury, who was later appointed as the DG of NSI, are on both
the charge sheets.
The others are former NSI Director
Wing Commander (retired) Shahab Uddin, ex-NSI Deputy Director
Major (retired) Liakat Hossain, ex-NSI Field Officer Akbar Hossain
Khan, former Additional Secretary of Industries Ministry Nurul
Amin, ex-CUFL Managing Director Mohsin Talukder and former CUFL
General Manager (administration) Enamul Hoque. All 11 new suspects
except ULFA leader Paresh, and Nurul Amin are in prison, said
the investigator.
UPDF rejected the bill of fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution. They criticised the Government's
move to keep 'Bismillah' in the Preamble and Islam as State Religion
in the Constitution. Terming the bill controversial, the president
of UPDF Prosit Khisha in a written statement said ethnic communities
of Bangladesh will not accept the Bangalee nationality. They further
said activities of AL are as same as BNP and JeI.
Blitz Comprehensive Tabloid Weekly
reports that Hizbut Tawhid openly declares its publication named
'Dajjal' as "anti-Christ" and is spreading the content of this
book, which is filled with hate speech against Christians, Jews
and non-Muslims, via Facebook and other social networks. All such
illegal activities are conducted from its headquarters in Dhaka.
It also maintains close links with various Islamist militancy
outfits including Taliban, LeT, Sipah-e-Sahaba, al-Qaeda etc.
This group is funded by dubious Arab sources as well as some fanatic
Muslims in the Muslim dominated nations in the world.
Founder of Hizbut Tawhid, Bayezid
Khan Panni aka Selim Panni was a collaborator of Pakistani occupation
forces during the war of independence of Bangladesh. It is even
apprehended that, Hizbut Tawhid is a brainchild of ISI, as in
most cases, Panni pronounced his support towards separatist groups
as well as ISI-patronized Islamists in India. Hizbut Tawhid has
also expanded its network in a number of Asian countries in the
recent years.
Hizbut Tawhid also owns pages
in Facebook including : Hezbut Tawheed, Dajjal and True Islam,
Ayman Bin Moshi, This Islam Is Not Islam [Jihadist content], Dajjal
The Judeo-Christian Civilization, Islam, Islam and Dajjal, Anti
Dajjal, Dajjal Documentary, Awareness of Dajjal, Beware of Dajjal,
Dajjal Representative etc.
From last November to June this
year ULFA-ATF is said to have recruited about 100 youths from
Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Sivasgar Districts and 30 of them have
re-entered. They have been involved in two encounters and also
involved in extortion at Upper Assam, Changlang and Lohit Districts
of Arunachal Pradesh.
The NDFB-ATF on June 25 threatened
to pull out of the unilateral suspension of operations if its
cadres are further targeted by the Security Forces.
June 27
MULTA cadres, identified as Afijul
Ali and Saidul Ali, were arrested by the SFs from Khabra Bazar
under Agia Police Station of Goalpara District. One .12mm single
shot revolver was recovered from them.
June 28
SFs arrested a senior militant
leader of KCP, Gupendra Singh alias Brojen, from Bishnu
Rabha Path of Basistha in Guwahati. SFs recovered a computer,
14 mobile phone SIM cards, seven mobile handsets, a pen drive,
Indian and Bangladeshi currency and credit cards during the operation.
SFs arrested a UDLF-B militant,
identified as Dasharam Tripura (28), from Katlicherra in Hailakandi
District on an unspecified date.
The Assam Police have alerted
Nagaland Police about the possible use of Mon District by the
ULFA-ATF to carry out attack in Assam.
June 29
SFs arrested two militants of
the NDFB-ATF, identified as Rabi Basumatary alias Rangabhija
(30) and Udhyachal Daimary (23), at Sialmari under Salbari subdivision
in Baksa District. 7.65 mm pistol, a magazine, a mobile set with
a SIM card were recovered from the possession of the arrested
persons.
SFs arrested two NDFB linkmen,
Rafiqul Islam (38) and Noor Mohammad Ali (43) along with one pistol,
two rounds of ammunition and INR 100,000 from Gerugaon-Hapachera
village of Bongaigaon District.
MHA issued a statement with regard
to the extension of ceasefire with the NDFB-P "It has been decided
and mutually agreed to extend the suspension of operations agreement
with the NDFB-P for a further period of six months up to December
31, 2011".
A Bangladesh court has issued
an arrest warrant against Paresh Barua, 'chief' of the separatist
ULFA in relation with Chittagong Arms haul case of April 2 2004.
June 30
SFs arrested one APA militant,
Stefen Hembrum, along with a hand bomb, five detonators and explosives,
from Dekiajuli Ekrajuli in Tamulpur subdivision of Baksa District.
SFs arrested two militants, Ananda
Biswas and Chirimithu Malla, along with arms and explosives, including
five AK-47 rifles from Naranarayan Setu in Goalpara District.
SFs also arrested one PLA cadre,
identified as 'sergeant major' Loitongbam Sanotomba Singh alias
Chinglensana, 30, from Shiv Colony Silchar Town.
Anti-talks faction of NDFB-ATF
'chairman' Ranjan Daimari terminated the unilateral cease-fire
saying, "The government did not give any importance to our NDFB's
six-month unilateral ceasefire. Several NDFB members were killed
during the ceasefire period. We'll not extend our six-month ceasefire
period." Suspected militants of ULFA-ATF killed a trader Shiwji
Sahini (62), at No. 3 Shantipur under Chapakhowa Police station
of Sadiya sub-division in Tinsukia District.
July 1
SFs arrested three militants Bikunash
Narjary, Edit Khaklary (23) and B Basumatary (21) of anti-talks
faction of NDFB-ATF from Gandhibasti area of Guwahati city.
July 2
Around 30 militants of NDFB-ATF
under the leadership of B. Narzari has built up bases inside Kaki
reserve forest in the border areas of Karbi Anglong and Nagaon
Districts. NDFB-ATF is trying to procure arms from Dimapur (Nagaland)
and also secure its hold in the eastern part of Karbi Anglong
with the help of KPLT.
July 3
SFs killed 'corporal' Horen Sonowal
alias Narendra and arrested Sijanto Moran of anti-talks faction
of ULFA-ATF along with one AK-56 rifle, five live rounds, a Chinese
grenade, three electronic detonators and INR 50,000 from Ratanpur
under Pengeri Police Station in Tinsukia District.
SFs arrested Isha Reang (28) of
Bru Liberation Army, previously known as Bru Liberation Front
of Mizoram (BLFM) from Damcherra in Hailakandi District. Four
militants of NSCN-IM Haokam Haokip (20), Bipul Basumatary (23),
Pannagam Kamhoa (15), and Raja Basumatary (22) surrendered before
the SFs at Lekhapani in Tinsukia District.
ULFA-ATF refuted the claim made
by Ranjan Daimary of NDFB-ATF about the soft approach by the SFs
towards ULFA.
With ULFA-ATF deadline to Shiv
Vani Oil and Gas Services Pvt Ltd. to leave Assam ending on July
18, Security measures have been beefed up at all the projects
sites of the company. The company has four oil rigs in collaboration
with the ONGC in Sivasagar District and five in collaboration
with OIL in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts. It has a project
office in Duliajan in Dibrugarh District and a base office in
Tinsukia.
July 4
Peace talks between ULFA and Central
Government, Central Government appointed peace interlocutor P
C Haldar said "I am positive on the peace talks," and stressed
on peace as the backbone for development.
July 5
A new militant outfit, named DNRF,
headed by 'chairman' Hasong Dimasa and 'finance secretary' Diamond
Dimasa, has been formed in Dima Hasao District. DNRF 'publicity
secretary' Black Dimasa said that the aim of the outfit is to
"ensure safety and security of the Dimasa people living in the
region and all-round development of Dima Hasao District."
Anti-talks faction of ULFA-ATF
with instructions from senior ULFA-ATF leader Jibon Moran has
started recruiting school dropouts. A source said, "The cash incentive,
which is given right at the time of joining, ranges between INR
1,000 and INR 6,000. Moreover, the cadres are also promised monthly
pay once they are trained and are fit for operations,"
The suspected RDX used in the
2008 Assam serial blasts by the NDFB were procured by NDFB operative
Gajen Shah from the Army's firing range in Baksa District.
ULFA leader 'Major' Ranjan Chowdhury
(48) and his alleged Bangladeshi accomplice Pradip Marak (58)
were produced in a court in Kishoreganj District. Earlier on July
17, 2010, acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB-9 arrested both of
them along with two pistols, four bullets, bomb making materials
and four fresh bombs from in front of Abedin Hospital at Lakkipur
area of Bhairab in the same District.
ULFA 'chief' Paresh Baruah's and
his business associates' assets and investments in Bangladesh
will be confiscated as asked by the Government.
An ULFA militant, identified as
Palash Hazarika alias Pawan Hazarika, involved in extortion
and also suspected to be the bodyguard of the leader of the ULFA-ATF
Paresh Barua, surrendered before the SFs along with an AK-56 rifle
and six grenades at Chetia Pathar in Chabua of Dibrugarh District.
July 6
Security Forces (SFs) arrested
two NSCN-IM militants, identified as 'senior sergeant major' Thungialne
Cherra (48) and 'senior sergeant major' Wangchol Emos (39), from
Longmang area near Haflong in Dima Hasao District.
July 7
SFs arrested two NDFB militants,
Hugrajuli unit 'area commander' Dilip Basumatari alias Dawkha
and a woman cadre, Leena, along with a grenade each of Chinese
and Indian made, a huge quantity of firearms, ammunition and magazines
from Laodangi near Batasipur, in Sonitpur District.
SFs arrested NDFB linkman Haro
Baglari (22) along with two mobile-phones, two I-pads, bags from
Kokrajhar railway station in Kokrajhar District. The linkman is
allegedly associated with NDFB's Dhubri 'section commander' Sagrit,
who was arrested recently.
KPLT has slapped an extortion
demand of INR 30 lakh on Rangajan, Dirring and Hatikhuli gardens
and kidnapped Bogai Karmakar, worker of the Hatikhuli estate on
July 7 in Golaghat District.
Bangladesh authorities have launched
a manhunt to arrest Champion R. Sangma, the leader of the GNLA,
an Indian militant leader, after Meghalaya (India) Police confirmed
he has shifted base to Bangladesh.
July 8
SFs on July 8 arrested NDFB militant,
identified as Gopal Das, along with one 2-mm pistol and INR 10,170
from Agia Bazaar in Goalpara District.
SFs arrested two NDFB linkmen,
Sirajul Sikari and Nazmat Ali, along with two NDFB leaflets and
fake currency notes of 500 denominations, from Sahebganj under
Gouripur Police Station in Dhubri District.
SFs recovered two pistols, 20
detonators, 13 rounds of ammunition, TNT powder and one grenade
from Sessabil Nepali gaon area under Tingkhong Police Station
in Dibrugarh District.
IED weighing two kilograms, kept
in a school bag, was recovered from a passenger bus on its way
from Sonari town in Sivasagar District to Jorhat in the Teok area
on National Highway 37 in Jorhat District.
SFs produced one ULFA militant,
Gajen Konwar alias Samudra Nirmolia, before the Dibrugarh
court. The militant claimed that he had surrendered himself at
the Army camp at Chowkham in Arunachal Pradesh on July 2.
ULFA-ATF 'commander-in-chief'
Paresh Barua has appointed Pranmoy Asom as the 'foreign secretary'
of ULFA-ATF. ULFA-ATF publicity in-charge Arunodoy Dohotiya in
an e-mailed statement said that the 'foreign secretary' will be
responsible for strengthening ties with Far East and South Eastern
countries sympathetic to the ULFA cause.
July 9
SFs on July 9 arrested a suspected
ANLA militant, Krishna Gowala along with one .9mm pistol and two
detonators from Bhagalpur in Sonitpur District.
documents and explosive material
recovered by the Police from the GNLA transit camp in Nengmalgre
forest, East Garo Hills District have revealed links between the
GNLA and ULFA.
July 10
Three suspected militants, belonging
to Naga community, shot dead Babul Rongmei (40), 'chairman' of
Barak Valley Hill Tribes Development Council and injured his brother-in-law
Babute Rongmei (22), at Sabajpur village in Cachar District. One
of the militants was later killed by the villagers.
105 passengers were injured as
an explosion took place at about 8:30 pm in the night of near
Dhatkuchi located between the Rangia and Ghagrapar rail stations
in west Assam leading to the derailment of the Guwahati-Puri Express.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has
agreed to the role of BNC in facilitating talks between Government
and NDFB-ATF, BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary, who led the BNC delegation,
said, We want to play the role of a mediator, similar to that
played by the SJA for bringing ULFA to the negotiating table.
He further said, During our meeting
with Gogoi, we also discussed Daimary's release from jail to facilitate
talks like the government has done with ULFA leaders for the sake
of peace in the state.
'Chairman' of ULFA-ATF, Paresh
Barua, condemned blast that derailed the Guwahati-Puri Express
at Bhatkuchi in Kamrup (Rural) District.
ULFA-ATF on July 10 has appointed
Drishti Rajkhowa for fund collection from the Districts of Goalpara,
Dhubri, Bongaigaon and Kokrajhar.
July 11
SFs recovered 39 detonators from
the house of Nurul Huda Laskar and Nur Ahmed Laskar at Matijuri
in Hailakandi District
NSCN-K took responsibility for
the killing of Babul Rongmei, 'Chairman' Barak Valley Hill Tribes
Development Council, at Sabadashpur in Cachar District.
July 12
SFs killed two KPLT militants,
including 'Commander-in-chief 'Angpang Engti and his bodyguard
Ading Rangpi, at Upper Deihori Rangpi Kro village in Karbi Anglong
District. Another militant was injured. An AK-56 rifle, a .303
and a gun along with ammunition were recovered during the operation.
ULFA-PTF 'Chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa
declared unilateral and indefinite cease-fire with the Government,
reports Assam Tribune.
SFs arrested 16 militant belonging
to Adivasi People's Army (APA) in relation to the derailment of
the Down Guwahati-Puri Express at Bhatkuchi in Kamrup (Rural)
District on July 10. Also, forensic tests of the samples collected
from the site of the incident, revealed that militants used a
mix of TNT and Tetrazine which is similar to the materials found
in the IED recovered from Kanchenjunga Express on June 17.
Superintendent of Government Railway
Police, K. K. Sharma, said, "Combing operations are on in the
areas where there is presence of both Adivasi and Bodo population.
An alert has already been sounded across the state and security
arrangements for our railway tracks have been beefed up as we
cannot rule out the possibility of more attacks in the run-up
to Independence Day."
July 13
SFs arrested four top APA militants,
identified as Mosey Hasda (29), Satish alias Karan Hembramb
(22), Surendra alias Shivkumar Hembramb (28) and Absolam
alias Mangal Hasda, at Grahampur village of Gossaigaon
subdivision under Kokrajhar District.
SFs arrested two suspected APA
militants Mathews Mardi (22) and Anthony Orang (50) from Darrangamela
in Kamrup District, reports The Telegraph.
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
acknowledged the ceasefire announced by ULFA-PTF in Assam and
said, "The Government of India welcomes the announcement made
by the ULFA," adding that "The Government of India in consultation
with the Government of Assam will facilitate an early start to
the talks".
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi welcomed
the ceasefire declared by ULFA-PTF and said that the State government
would take all steps to carry forward the peace process.
Paresh Baruah 'chairman' of ULFA-ATF
has said that he will not abide by the cease-fire declared by
ULFA-PTF.
July 14
Two UKDA militants surrendered
before SFs at Diphu in Karbi Anglong District. The militants have
been identified as 'corporal' Thenhao Vaiphei alias Recky
and 'Lieutenant' Paotin Mang Doungel alias Babu.
SFs recovered three detonators,
10 detonator caps, 3 gelatine sticks, 20 meters flexible wire,
1 demand note of NDFB and fake currency notes valued at INR 25,000
from the house of Nripen Rabha of Natun Howly in Baksa District.
SFs recovered explosive materials,
including gun powder, liquid chemicals (suspected to be ammonium
nitrate) and some wires, at Satmile in Guwahati.
A four-member team belonging to
NDFB-PTF comprising 'general secretary' B. Swmkhwr, 'home secretary'
M. Gerema, 'finance secretary' B. Detsung and 'organising secretary'
B.K. Olongbar met the Governor and urged him to take necessary
steps to break the stalemate in the talks for an early solution.
After the meeting, Swmkhwr told
reporters, "The Bodo people have been fighting for a separate
state for many years but it has not been fulfilled. We want a
permanent solution to the Bodo problem that would address the
issues and concerns of the community."
'Central publicity secretary'
of the United ULFA-PTF 'Mithinga Daimary said that that the unilateral
cease fire was not a personal decision of the ULFA 'chairman'
Arabinda Rajkhowa.
APA has sent feelers to the Government
for giving up arms and holding talks.On July 13, chief minister
Tarun Gogoi said, "I have been told that the Adivasi People's
Army is now seeking peace talks with the Government."
Based on confession made by a
Reang militant, SFs recovered a rocket launcher, its seven ammunition,
two M-16 magazines, one G-3 magazine and country-made firearms
from Sohanpunji in Karimganj District.
SFs arrested two militants identified
as 'Thokchom Inaocha Meitei alias Abung alias Rahul,
'commander of Imphal east' and Irungbam Bandana Chanu of KCP-MTF
from Jalukbari in Guwahati. SFs recovered a pen drive, two driving
licenses, INR 6000, three mobile handsets, five SIM cards, school
certificates, SBI pass book and two debit cards.
July 15
SFs recovered and neutralised
two IEDs, weighing between 10 and 12 kilogrammes each, suspected
to be planted by ULFA-ATF, at Medalajan area of Sivasagar District.
NDFB- PTF welcomed the decision
of the ABSU to stage an agitation demanding a separate state of
Bodoland.
NDFB-PTF has called for 12-hour
Baksa District bandh (General shut down) call on July 16
in protest against the killing of B Hiala, the 'area commander'
of Tamulpur unit in Nalbari District.
Peace talks with ULFA-PTF are
going to start from August 2011. Centre's interlocutor for peace
talks in Assam P C Haldar said on July 15, "The peace process
entered a new stage after Ulfa announced a unilateral ceasefire
(on Tuesday).
July 16
SFs found a grenade on a Guwahati-bound
passenger bus in the Amingaon area of Guwahati.
SFs neutralised a militant hideout
of United Liberation Army of Bruland, the breakaway faction of
BNLF, along Karimganj-Mizoram at Muithuluma village in Karimganj
District.
SFs arrested three APA militants
directly involved in Bhatkuchi blast that derailed the Guwahati-Puri
Express on July 10. Silvister Tirki alias Rajiv alias
Silva Orang, 'vice-president' of APA was arrested at village Uttarpar
near Baganpara in Baksa District, while the other two APA militants,
Stephen Murmu and Sagar Lakra, were arrested at Angarkata near
Kumari Kata in Baksa District.
Autonomous State Demand Committee
(ASDC) has called for a 12 hour bandh (General Strike) on July
18 (today) seeking release of its leader, Mohet Hojai' former
chief executive member of North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council.
July 17
Silvister Tirki alias Rajiv
alias Silva Orang revealed that the explosives used in
the blast that derailed the Guwahati-Puri Express were procured
from the heavy artillery shooting range of the Army at Tamulpur
in Baksa District and coal mines in Meghalaya.
July 18
40 ULFA-ATF militants, trained
by KIA, are trying to enter the State before Independence Day
by crossing the Patkai hills from Lohit and Changlang Districts
of Arunachal Pradesh.
Army has ruled out the possibility
for the militants to procure explosives from its firing ranges.
July 19
The dead body of a Bengali businessman,
Subrata Dey (25), abducted by BW militants in May 2008 from Bisakisong,
10 kilometres from the Maibong sub-division headquarters, was
recovered from Bisakisong Village in Dima Hasao District.
Suspected ULFA-ATF militants on
July 19 ambushed Assam Rifles personnel escorting a school bus
at Bailung Gaon near Kenduguri in Simaluguri area of Sivasagar
District.
SFs arrested a NDFB linkman, Abul
Kalam from Rajapara of Kokrajhar District. A handmade single shot
AK-47 rifle, ammunition, NDFB leaflets and extortion notes were
recovered from the possession of the arrested linkman.
ULFA-ATF has started using members
of Manipuri militant outfits, PLA to indulge in acts of violence
in Assam, particularly in the upper Assam Districts and might
plan to indulge in major acts of violence in the run up to the
Independence Day celebrations.
ULFA-PTF has started work for
the first designated camp at Baniakuchi in Tihu in Nalbari District
and nine more camps of similar nature will be constructed. In
this regard ULFA-PTF 'foreign secretary' Sashadhar Choudhury said
"These camps will be christened 'Assam Naba Nirman' and all our
cadres will stay here".
Security Forces arrested a militant
of the NDFB-ATF at Itakhola under Sootea Police Station in Sonitpur
District. The arrested militant was identified as Siring Basumatary.
Suspected Naga militants abducted
a businessman Bitu Hazarika from the Merapani area of Golaghat
District and demanded INR five hundred thousand from his family
to free him.
July 20
BW "chief" Jewel Garlosa and "commander-in-chief"
Niranjan Hojai are likely to be released on bail for starting
peace talks with Government as the National Investigation Agency
(NIA) special public prosecutor on July 20 submitted a "no-objection
certificate" from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the State
Home department for the duo.
Two-day anti-terrorism Peace Convention,
held under the aegis of "The Terror Victim's Family Forum of Assam",
an umbrella organization of victims of militancy, attended by
500 'victims' families at the Sivasagar Natya Mandir in Sivasagar
District.
SFs arrested a militant of the
NDFB-ATF, identified as Rahul Khaklari, along with a pistol and
ammunition, at Ambagaon area of Udalguri District.
July 21
A special court in Guwahati rejected
a bail petition of BW 'chairman' Jewel Gorlosa and 'Commander-in-chief'
Niranjan Hojai in connection with a case of the National Investigation
Agency (NIA) registered against them to probe alleged siphoning
of development funds of the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council.
SFs arrested two All Adivasi National
Liberation Army (ANLA) militants, Thiofeel Kurmi and Mariush Tigga,
from Daflagarh in Sonitpur District. Two .9mm pistols and live
ammunition were recovered from them.
July 22
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that Assam ministers are on militant hit list and also confirmed
the reported merger of ULFA-ATF, PLA, and other North-Eastern
militant groups in Myanmar.
Security agencies have learnt
that the two groups of ULFA-ATF-PLA militants have entered Sivasagar
and Tinsukia Districts through Mon District of Nagaland to carry
out attack on oil installations (particularly pipelines), railway
oil tankers and Security Forces (SFs).
Union Government has decided to
hold direct peace talks with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)
and the first round of the proposed dialogue would be held at
the secretary level.
The Chief Minister said his Government
was also pursuing peace talks with the Black Widow (BW). Gogoi
also said the Government would soon start the peace process with
the Adivasi People's Army (APA), which declared a unilateral ceasefire
recently.
SFs arrested a Garo National Liberation
Army (GNLA) militant, Karwin Marak, from Bolmeadang in Dhubri
District.
SFs found fake United Liberation
Front of Asom (ULFA) letterheads in a passenger bus at Baihata
Chariali in Kamrup District.
July 23
A group of KPLT militants assaulted
a woman labourer of the tea estate at Hatikhuli tea estate, located
near Kaziranga National Park.
Four NDFB militants and an NSCN-K
cadre were arrested by the Assam Rifles from the Namtola area
along the Assam-Nagaland border in Sivasagar District.
July 24
ULFA-ATF is eyeing to strike Sivasagar,
Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, and Golaghat Districts in the upper
Assam ahead of the Independence Day.
Preliminary interrogation of the
five militants arrested by SFs on July 23 revealed that various
North-East militant outfits have joined hands to carry on subversive
activities in Assam and other states in the region.
Four militants of anti-talks faction
of NDFB-ATF during the interrogation revealed that NDFB-ATF has
set up camps in the Hakha area of Chin province in western Myanmar
since September 2009 and at present 93 militants are undergoing
training at the camp.
SFs arrested suspected ULFA-ATF
militant Suren Mura alias Khagra (40) along with three
of his relatives Sanjay Karmakar (35), Ajoay Karmakar (19), and
Ajoy Mura (28) from Samdung Tea Estate under Panikhowa Division
in Tinsukia District. SFs recovered a Chinese AK 81 with 116 rounds
of bullets during the process.
A senior Pro ULFA-PTF leader,
saying that ULFA-PTF has not included the demand for a sovereign
Assam in its charter of demands prepared for next month's first
direct negotiations between ULFA-PTF and the Government.
July 25
SFs arrested one militant 'lance
corporal' Naikhu Dimasa alias Putul belonging to DHD in
Ainacherra under Joypur Police Station of Cachar District.
NIA court postponed the bail petition
hearing on the second case pending against BW 'chief' Jewel Garlosa
and 'commander-in-chief' Niranjan Hojai.
July 26
SFs arrested 'Publicity Secretary'
of ULFA -ATF Rittik Hazarika alias `Lieutenant' Arun Udoy
Dehotia, at Gingia of Biswanath subdivision in Sonitpur District.
NDFB-ATF declared unilateral indefinite
ceasefire with effect from August 1.
NDFB-PTF called a 24-hour Assam
bandh (General Strike) on July 28 and a 48-hour National
Highway and Railway bandh on August 1 in demand for the creation
of a separate state of Bodoland.
SFs arrested a militant of NDFB-ATF,
identified as Genda Basumatary alias B. Sudev, from Ratanpur
area under Tangla Police Station in Udalguri District.
SFs arrested ULAB militant, identified
as Pxalgol Bru (19) Baldabaldi, in Hailakandi District.
July 27
ULFA-ATF militants exploded a
grenade on July 27 (ULFA Martyrs' Day) near DDR College at Chabua
in Dibrugarh District. Police said four shops were partially damaged
while no one was injured in the attack.
A powerful bomb was defused by
the Police at a bus station in Dhubri Town.
ULFA-PTF observed 'Martyrs' Day'
at their designated camp at Kakopathar in Tinsukia District.
ULFA-PTF 'finance secretary' Chitrabon
Hazarika said, "The charter of demands is almost ready and it
will be finalized within a couple of days." He further said, "We
will submit the charter of demands to the Centre soon."
SFs on recovered two 7.62mm SLR
rifles with 14 rounds of live ammunition and two magazines from
thick undergrowth along the banks of the Dhansiri in Majuli in
Udalguri District, at the State's tri-junction with Arunachal
Pradesh and Bhutan.
SFs Arrested one ULFA militant,
Lachit Khanikar, and a linkman in Tinsukia District. One Pistol
and two Chinese grenades were seized from them.
Arrested 'Publicity Secretary'
ULFA-ATF Rittik Hazarika alias `Lieutenant' Arun Udoy Dehotia
informed interrogators that Paresh Baruah was holed up in Myanmar's
Kachin State and he was part of a ULFA mobile camp in Nagaland's
Mon District which has around 6 to 7 cadres under senior Nayan
Medhi.
30-member peace committee comprising
the tea community, Karbi villagers and officials of Golaghat and
Karbi Anglong administrations has been constituted and security
beefed up to defuse ethnic tension and thwart KPLT militant attacks
along the Golaghat-Karbi Anglong boundary in Assam.
Arabinda Rajkhowa 'chairman' ULFA-PTF
said, "A majority of the people of the state have formed an opinion
that Assam's existence can be protected only within a sovereign
country of Assam."
July 28
Suspected ULFA militants abducted
Bhagawati Prasad Sarma and Bijoy Sarma near Tarani reserve forest
under Pengeri Police Station in Tinsukia District.Bijoy Sarma
was, however, released later on the same day.
Unidentified militants abducted
'supervisors' of Diphu-based Macro Construction Company Hari Barman
and Montu Barman in Golaghat District.
SFs recovered a consignment of
arms and ammunition and extortion notes from a forest area under
Bokajan Police Station in Karbi Anglong District.
In two separate incidents at Gossaigaon
subdivision in Kokrajhar District, suspected militants hurled
two handmade bombs at the central range office under Kachugaon
forest department but the bombs did not explode. Another bomb
was found at Padmabil.
Also, on July 28 unidentified
youths shot and seriously injured Anen Narzary (28) at Baganshali
area under Bijni Police Station in Chirang District.
July 29
SFs arrested two NDFB militants,
Sarjing Narzary and Kalaram Mushahary from Koilamoila Agrong area
under Bijni Police Station in Chirang District. One pistol, one
grenade, 10 live ammunition and 3 NDFB demand notes were recovered
from them.
SFs arrested two MULTA militants
from Rangamati area of Dhubri District. One pistol with ammunition
and INR 30,800 was recovered.
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
is likely to formally seek extradition of ULFA 'General Secretary'
Anup Chetia who has completed his jail term in Bangladesh.
July 30
A ULFA militant, Tapan Borkakati
(32), was arrested in a joint operation by Police and the Army
from Sakadol village under Mushalpur Police Station in Baksa District.
Police said he was involved in extortion in the area.
Bangladesh is looking for ULFA
leader Paresh Barua and wants to arrest him in connection with
the 2004 Chittagong arms haul.
NIA court in Guwahati rejected
the bail petition of jailed BW 'chairman' Jewel Garlosa and 'commander-in-chief
Niranjan Hojai, in connection with the alleged misappropriation
of money from the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council in 2009.
ABSU 'president' Pramod Boro,
said about 300 people were killed due to violence in Bodoland
in the past five years while addressing a gathering at Jwhwlao
Swmbla Fwthar of Goybari in Chirang District on the occasion of
the 15th death anniversary of former president of the students'
organization Swmbla Basumatary, who was killed by suspected NDFB
militants on July 30 in 1996. The day is observed as the "Anti-Terrorism
Day" by the student union on July 30 every year.
July 31
SFs on July 31 recovered and defused
three powerful IEDs from the busy Vehbari area in Assam's Kamrup
(Rural) District. One Mustafa Ali has been detained in this connection.
Karbi militants released the two
employees of a construction company, Hari Barman and Montu Barman
who were abducted on July 27 from Hatipahar in Golaghat District.
'Central delegates' meet of the
ULFA-PTF presided over by 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa was held
at the designated camp of the outfit's 709 battalion at Moiradanga
village in Nalbari District. In the meet, ULFA-PTF, decided to
send a delegation by August 10 to the Central Government for the
talks and also approved of the charter of demands prepared by
the SJA as well as those approved by its central executive.
August 1
Suspected NDFB-PTF militants damaged
portions of railway tracks resulting in the derailment of 11 wagons
of a Guwahati-bound goods train in between Kokrajhar and Fakiragram
in Kokrajhar District. The incident occurred during the 48-hour
rail-cum-road bandh (General strike) beginning from 5 am on August
1 called by NDFB-PTF seeking the Centre's discussion with the
outfit for the creation of Bodoland.
BTC 'chief' Hagrama Mohilary
termed the incident as most unfortunate and said "There are better
ways of pressing an outfit's demands before any government".
NDFB-PTF appealed to tribal Members
of Parliament (MPs) to raise the separate Bodoland issue in the
ongoing parliament session. NDFB -PTF 'information and publicity
secretary', S Sanjarang, said" We earnestly appeal for your (tribal
MPs) support on our issue and intervention to help us by raising
the demand for creating Boroland [Bodoland] state as per the provision
of Articles 2 and 3 of the Indian Constitution in this monsoon
session of the Parliament". He further said that "The peace process
may break down at any moment unless the Centre takes a pragmatic
and sympathetic approach to solve the "vexed Bodoland" issue.
Due to lack of political will on the part of the government of
India in conceding the legitimate demand, the dialogue is going
on at a snail's pace".
SFs recovered and defused an IED
weighing 8 kilograms from a Nazira bound passenger bus at Maibela
in Sivasagar District.
Extortion activity of ULFA-ATF
has increased in recent times at Moran under Dibrugarh District
and Mahmora in Sivasagar District. ULFA-ATF has slapped huge extortion
notes demanding amounts between INR 100000 to INR 7million, to
tea garden owners, businessmen, Oil India Limited (OIL) employees
and even to some teachers allegedly signed by 'lieutenant' B Das
and 'lieutenant' Jitu Bora of ULFA-ATF.
Special Metropolitan Tribunal-1
in Chittagong, rejected bail to six people, including Jamaat-e-Islami
(JeI) chief Motiur Rahman Nizami, in two cases relating to smuggling
of 10-truck arms in Chittagong. The haul, largest ever in Bangladesh,
was reportedly destined for rebels of Indian separatist group
ULFA. The court fixed August 8 as the next date for hearing in
the two cases.
The Tribunal also asked the authorities
to submit reports on the arrest warrant for two newly charge-sheeted
accused--ULFA leader Paresh Barua and former Additional Secretary
of Industries Ministry Nurul Amin--both of whom are absconding.
India has requested Bangladesh
to hand over "as early as possible" banned ULFA's 'general secretary'
Anup Chetia. Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram stated that, "Anup
Chetia is in jail. There is a case against him so it's tied up
with what the court will do. But we have made a request that Anup
Chetia should be handed over to India as early as possible." Chidambaram
also complimented the Bangladeshi leadership for extending "splendid"
cooperation in apprehending insurgent commanders.
August 2
NDFB-PTF led by 'chairman', B
Sunthagra and 'publicity secretary', S Sanjarang and accompanied
by BJP Lok Sabha MP Ramen Deka met Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha),
Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi, to urge her to prevail upon the Centre
to expedite the peace process. The delegation is also planning
to meet Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram.
August 3
SFs arrested a suspected National
Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, identified as Monoranjan
Boro, from Godajuli village under Dhekiajuli Police Station in
Sonitpur District.
SFs arrested NDFB militant Nageswar
Basumatary alias B. Nizwm alias Akheb from Chaitanpur
under Salbari Police Station in Baksa District.
DNDF laid down arms in a surrender
ceremony jointly organised by Dima Hasao District Police and the
Indian Army at Haflong in Dima Hasao District. Of the 27 members
of the outfit, only 19 participated in today's ceremony, while
the remaining eight had allegedly gone out of the District to
chalk out a post-surrender "strategy". The surrendered cadres
included 'chairman' Layung Dimasa and 'commander-in-chief' Camera
Dimasa. The team laid down 17 different types of arms and ammunition,
including AK-series rifles, 1,400 live ammunition and 11 grenades.
A delegation ULFA headed by 'chairman'
Arabinda Rajkhowa, and comprising of 'vice chairman' Pradeep Gogoi,
'foreign secretary' Sasha Choudhury, 'finance secretary' Chitraban
Hazarika, 'cultural secretary' Pranati Deka, 'deputy commander
in chief' Raju Baruah and 'publicity secretary' Mithinga Daimary
will go to New Delhi on August 4 to submit a charter of demands
to the Government of India to pave the way for formal talks with
the Government.
Centre has opened back channel
communication with the NDFB-ATF and is in the process of fixing
the pre-condition for starting dialogue.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram
held Assam Government responsible for the delay in implementing
Clause Eight of the Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with BLT signed
in 2003, which refers to conferring ST status to Bodo-Kacharis
living in Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills (Dima Hasao) Districts.
He further said at least 846 BLT cadres have been recruited in
the Central Police Forces and approval for appointment of 400
ex-BLT cadres as SPOs has been given to the Assam Government.
SFs arrested four suspected militants
of NSCN-IM from Khatkhati area in Assam's Karbi Anglong District.
A .9-mm pistol was seized from them.
August 4
SFs on August 3 arrested one ULFA
militant, identified as Manuranjan Pegu, at Jengraimukh in Majuli
Sub-Division of Jorhat District.
AAGSU, apex body of Gorkha youths
and students of Assam, on August 4 urged the Pro-Talks leaders
of ULFA to negotiate the best in lieu of sovereignty and wished
them best of luck.
AAGSU blocked the busy Sonari
-Mon road at Namtola in Sivasagar District for about three hours
asking Assam Government to take steps to tighten security in the
inter-state boundary areas so that illegal activities of the militant
outfits could be controlled.
August 5
SFs arrested a MULTA militant,
identified as Fulchand Ali (32) hailing from Goalpara District.
One ULFA militant, identified
as Jayanta Roy alias Sudhir (28), was arrested by SFs from
Dhubri District. one .303 pistol, 3 round live ammunition, one
mobile hand set, two mobile SIMs and two extortion notes was recovered
from him.
ULFA-PTF sought amendment in the
Constitution of India for finding "meaningful" ways to protect
the rights and identity of indigenous people of Assam dropping
its earlier demand of Sovereign. In the 'charter of demands' submitted
to the Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Arabinda Rajkhowa, the Chairman
of ULFA-PTF, said that "We demand Constitutional and political
arrangements and reforms, including protection of the identity
and material resources of indigenous population of Assam". On
the issue of Paresh Baruah's (ULFA-ATF) opposition to any dialogue
with the Government if 'sovereignty' issue is not on the table,
ULFA-PTF 'Foreign Secretary' Shashadhar Choudhury said, "Baruah
himself is yet to make any comment about the peace process. We
hope that one day he will join in the talks," he said adding that
of late there has been no contact with Baruah and he is "probably"
living in Myanmar now. On the fate of 'General Secretary' Anup
Chetia, who has been in detention in Bangladesh since 1997, Shashadhar
Choudhury said, "the government of India officials told us that
Chetia will be in India in soon, may be in weeks."
August 6
Suspected Dimasa militants on
August 6 shot dead a businessman, identified as Majibur Rahman
in Maibong of Dima Hasao District.
SFs dug out bodies of three Khelma
villagers, Pielsuomlal Khelma, Jemchunlien Khelma and Zeichunglien
Khelma from Lunding Khelmabasti in Dima Hasao District. They were
kidnapped and killed by a team of BW militants in 2007 after they
refused to pay annual 'tax' to the militant group.
In a meeting held among representatives
of the Upper Assam Chamber of Commerce, tea industry and the Police
in Jorhat, Police warned the tea and business communities not
to concede to extortion demands and to inform the Police immediately
if any demands were made.
August 7
NCHIPF, an umbrella organization
of Bietes, Hrangkhawls, Hmars, Kukis, Karbis, Vaipheis, Zeme Nagas,
Jaintias, Khelmas and other non-Dimasa ethnic groups has called
for a Dima Hasao bandh (General Strike) from 1 am on August
8 to 5 am on August 12 seeking bifurcation of the District. NCHIPF
has announced that train services would also be under the bandh
purview.
SFs arrested four ULFA linkmen
from Sualkuchi in Kamrup District who were attempting to collect
INR 500,000 as extortion money from a businessman. The arrested
persons were identified as Maniran Kalita, Barun Das, Banjit Das
and Jakir Hussain. An extortion demand note was also recovered
from their possession.
ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa
said that Pakistani fundamentalists had lent support to the group
in the past.
August 8
The Chittagong Court on August
8 fixed September 7 for submitting report on execution of arrest
warrant against ULFA leader Paresh Baruah, absconding accused
in the Chittagong 10 Truck Arms case. Public Prosecutor Kamal
Uddin Ahmad said that the Court order to arrest Paresh Baruah
was sent to the Foreign Ministry to forward it to the separatist
leader's village home at Dibrugarh in Indian state of Assam.
August 9
During the last two decades ULFA
received help from ISI and Bangladeshi agencies. ULFA 'Foreign
Secretary' Sashadhar Choudhury, who joined ULFA in 1985, said,
"Pakistan's ISI trained ULFA.
GOC of Tezpur based 4 Corps, 'Lieutenant
General' Shakti Gurung, expressed hope that ULFA commander-in-chief
Paresh Baruah would come to the mainstream very soon.
ULFA Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa
denied there was a split in the group and also claimed that 'commander-in-chief'
Paresh Baruah too wanted a solution to the conflict.
100-hour Dima Hasao bandh
(general shut down) called by NCHIPF which began at 1 am on August
8, crippled normal life in Haflong, Mahur, Harangajao and Ditekcherra
of Assam's Dima Hasao District.
August 10
SFs on August 10 recovered two
powerful IEDs weighing nearly three kilograms each, one .9 mm
pistol, one 7.48 U.S.-made pistol and seven live cartridges from
a bus at Alamganj on NH 31 under Dhubri police station area in
Dhubri District.
ULFA linkman was arrested at
Bhadoi Panchali under Duliajan Police Station in Dibrugarh District.
Security arrangements in Karbi
Anglong has been beefed up following the 60-hour Karbi Anglong
bandh (General shut down) called by the KPLT from August
13.
Commenting upon ULFA-PTF' chairman'
Arabinda Rajkhowa's reported statement that the ULFA procured
weapons and also had taken the help of the Pakistani Government
as well as ISI, ULFA-ATF 'chairman' Paresh Baruah said, "This
allegation is completely baseless and such reports have been made
with a purpose."
On the controversy over 'Publicity
Secretary' of ULFA-ATF' 'Lieutenant' Arunudoy Dohutia issuing
press statements on behalf of the ULFA, Baruah said, "There is
no cause for debate on the existence of the convener of the ULFA
central publicity wing. Whatever statement he issues is the present
status of the ULFA."
In a joint operation, State Police
and CRPF shot dead an unidentified militant of KPLT during an
encounter at Kuli gaon under Bokajan Police Station in Karbi Anglong
District.
August 11
Security Forces (SFs) recovered
an IED weighing five kilograms from a Golaghat-bound bus at Lepetkata
in Dibrugarh District.
Another IED weighing around four
kilograms was recovered along with other explosive materials,
along the Assam-North Bengal border at Boxirhat in Dhubri District.
A person named Ali Akbar Mia and Akbar Ali and his wife Rufik
Bibi have been arrested in this connection.
SFs arrested one militant belonging
to KCP-Noyon identified as S Johny Singha (19) near Banskandi
under Lakhipur Police Station in Cachar District.
IMBDF claimed responsibility
of the arms and explosives that were recovered by the SFs from
a bus at Alomganj in Dhubri district on August 10.
Upper Assam Chamber of Commerce
has appealed to its members to immediately inform Police if extortion
threats were received from ULFA or any other militant outfit.
SFs arrested an ULFA cadre, Lachit
Das from Jorhat Town. Confession from the arrested militant led
to the arrest of another ULFA militant identified as Arup Konwar
from Sonari in Sivasagar District. Police recovered a China-made
bottle grenade from him.
August 12
A former ULFA militant, Subhas
Barman, was killed on August 12 by suspected KLO militants at
Kherbari under Golokganj Police Station in Dhubri District.
SFs recovered a powerful IED
weighing almost 5 kilograms from a suspected NDFB-ATF militant
Kumud Gwayari (25) at Pancharatna railway station in Goalpara
District.
In another incident a powerful
IED weighing around three kilograms was recovered from the house
of Dhula Ram Rabha (42) at Hatimura village under Dudhnoi Police
Station in Goalpara District.
SFs arrested a NDFB militant Upen
Goyary from Khagrabari in Salbari Sub-Division of Baksa District.
BW 'Chairman' Jewel Gorlosa and
'Commander-in-chief' Niranjan Hojai were granted a four-month
interim bail by Gauhati High Court.
August 13
A truck driver, Nandu Mathu, was
killed and 11 others, including six AJYCP activists, were injured
when suspected KPLT militants opened fire on vehicles on National
Highway 37 at Panbari near Kaziranga National Park. Four trucks
and a Bolero were also damaged in the heavy firing.
Three militants belonging to the
Manipur-based militant outfit, KCP-Noyon, including its "finance
secretary" Athoubam Sunil Langamba, were arrested by SFs from
the Bhetapara area of Guwahati.
BSF personnel arrested Abdul Sabur
Ali (32), of Chiminag in West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya,
from Singhimari in Dhubri District with two IEDs each weighing
500gm while he was going to Phulbari from Singhimari.
SFs arrested two NSCN-K militants,
from Sarupathar area under Sungajan Police Station in Golaghat
District. SFs found a pistol, some ammunition and extortion notes.
August 14
SFs arrested and recovered 24
detonators from Abdul Molatif at Gaurangtari village in Dhubri
District.
Central Government is trying to
open a channel of communication with ULFA-ATF 'Chairman' Paresh
Baruah with the help of his friends of non-militant background
in order to persuade him to join the ongoing peace process between
the government and the Pro-talks faction of ULFA.
August 15
Suspected militants of the ULFA-ATF
blew up a railway track in Darrangiri near Goalpara Town. The
blast damaged a 10m stretch of the broad gauge track.
KPLT militants attacked the Ceasefire-
designated Camp of KLNLF in Karbi Anglong District. KPLT claimed
to have killed several KLNLF militants in the gunfight that lasted
at least two hours. Police are yet to verify the claim.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
called upon Paresh Barua, 'Chairman' of the ULFA-ATF, to join
the ongoing peace process.
Four persons injured in Mushalpur
of Baksa District when supporters of Hagrama Mohilary, Chairman
of BTC as well as President of BPF clashed with BPF MLA from Chapaguri,
and Ex-Military Secretary of BLT Hitesh Basumatary.
August 16
Ranjan Daimary, the 'chairman'
of Anti-Talks Faction of NDFB-ATF said, "The ceasefire, which
we announced unilaterally, is going in the right direction".
UDPF has called a 48-hour Assam
bandh (general shut down) beginning 5 am on August 17,
to press for their demand of a separate Bodoland and expedite
the peace talks with the NDFB.
Central Government has stepped
up efforts to complete the demarcation of the disputed Indo-Bangla
border in Karimganj and Dhubri Districts before Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh visit to Dhaka early next month.
August 17
Suspected Naga militants set ablaze
a house at Upper Merapani along the Assam-Nagaland border in Golaghat
District. The Naga militants also forced about 100 Assamese families
to vacate their residential land on the foothills along the border
and occupied the area.
August 18
A senior Home Department official
said Assam Police is preparing to form a battalion in Assam Police
with recruits from the surrendered cadres of DHD and BW. "We have
to absorb them for rehabilitation and settlement. The selection
process to recruit 235 men is on, after which they will be sent
for training".
ULFA-PTF wants its 'General Secretary'
Anup Chetia, who is in a Bangladesh jail, to be part of the delegation
when the group starts the first round of discussion with the Government
of India, on the charter of demands which it submitted on August
5.
Hiranya Saikia, former member
of PCG, who took the initiative for bringing the ULFA to the negotiation
table in 2005 said that the people of Assam wanted dialogue with
all the members of the ULFA and not only with one faction of the
outfit.
The peace process with KLNLF has
hit a roadblock after the outfit rejected the Central Government
proposal for more autonomy instead of its demand for a separate
State.
August 19
SFs on August 19 killed seven
suspected UDLA militants and arrested one militant at Gutguti
Pathargenai jungle under Ratabari Police Station in Karimganj
District, bordering Mizoram.
Two alleged NDFB militants, identified
as B Thoksa (20) and Naga Basumatary, were arrested at Jalkhamgpar,
a forest area between Naokata and Suklai, in Nalbari District.
August 20
SFs recovered 14 quintals
of gunpowder from a Guwahati-bound truck at Chagolia inter-state
checkgate in Dhubri District.
August 21
SFs arrested three suspects, identified
as Mohammad Jalsa SK, Bipul Tarapdar and Mohammad Shah Alam SK,
after they were picked up from Seven Mile area under Jalukbari
Police Station of Guwahati city. SFs recovered seven SIM cards,
Indian map and some ATM cards from them.
August 22
Senior Superintendent of Police
(City) Deepak Choudhury said that the trio had been arrested on
suspicion of having links with an international smuggling group.
A senior Army official said that
the seven militants killed in an Army operation at Lalgenai Gutguti
village in Karimganj District on August 19 belonged to the Tripura
based- ULAB. The Army also handed over Madai Reang, the ULAB militant
arrested during the operation, to Assam Police. Madai, during
interrogation, told Police that he and his comrades had received
training in Myanmar.
Suspected Naga militants abducted
a 12-year-old boy named, Ankur Hazarika, from Jorhatiagaon under
Borpathar Police Station of Golaghat District and later demanded
INR 800,000 from his family.
August 23
ULFA-ATF has recently procured
at least 400 weapons, including AK- series rifles, M-20 pistols,
remote controlled improvised explosive devices. It also reports
that the ULFA-ATF has managed to get the weapons without payment
of any money and it is suspected that the militant outfit received
the weapons from China.
SFs arrested three militants
of KCP in Guwahati. SFs seized several fake documents, computers,
SIM cards, mobile phones, driving license and INR 45,000 in cash
from them.
Three ULFA linkmen were arrested
from Sonitpur and North Lakhimpur Districts, when they were transferring
INR 415,000 meant for wife of ULFA leader Jeevan Moran. Uddipan
Chetia alias Prakash Chetia and Pabitra Phukan were arrested
by Biswanath Police in Sonitpur District, while Madhu Satula was
arrested from Narayanpur in North Lakhimpur District.
All Assam Surrendered ULFA Samittee
'president' Rajkumar Duarah addressing a press conference in Guwahati
said, "In the name of peace talks, the government has divided
the ULFA into two factions - one led by Paresh Baruah and the
other by Arabinda Rajkhowa. We are against this division". He
further said, "We do not agree with the charter of demands submitted
recently by the Arabinda Rajkhowa-led faction to the Centre."
Centre may have opened dialogue
with some militant outfits, but according to an estimate of the
Union Home Ministry, there are 79 militant groups including splinter
factions, which are active across six North Eastern States.
A detailed list of the militant
outfits furnished by Minister of State for Home Affairs M Ramachandran
in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) reveals that Manipur
has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of 50
active militant outfits in the region including 22 valley-based
and 27 hill-based outfits. One militant outfit, KCP has 12 factions,
while KNF has four factions.
While Assam has five active militant
outfits including ULFA, NDFB, BW, UPDS KLO, neighbouring Meghalaya
has overtaken the State and now boasts of nine militant outfits.
In neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, apart from the two factions
of NSCN, NSCN-Isak-Muivah and NSCN-Khaplang, another militant
outfit, National Liberation Front of Arunachal has reared its
head in the State.
Another interesting revelation
is that barring Sikkim, rest of all the North Eastern States are
now affected by militancy. Mizoram, which was given a peace bonus
by the Planning Commission last year, now has three militant groups
including HPC D, HNLF and KLO. Nagaland and Tripura have six and
three militant outfits respectively.
The Minister said that there have
been inputs suggesting liaison of top leaders of some of the militant
groups in the North-east with the neighbouring countries like
China and Myanmar.
NDFB-PTF extended support to UDPF
call for a 48-hour National Highway and Railway Blockade on August
26 and 27 for an early solution to the Bodoland state demand and
expedite political dialogue with NDFB-PTF.
August 24
Union Minister of State for Home
Affairs Mullapally Ramachandran saying that details of action
initiated by the Government of Bangladesh for handing over Anup
Chetia are not available. Hence no time frame can be indicated
in this regard. He added that the matter is being pursued with
the Government of Bangladesh.
'chairman' Jewel Garlosa and
'commander-in-chief' Niranjan Hojai of Black Widow (BW) joined
their cadres at Sarakaribagan designated camp in Haflong of Dima
Hasao District after they were granted bail by Gauhati High Court
on August 12.
August 26
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
saying that a formal ceasefire agreement will be signed with ULFA
by September 2011.
On the issue of extradition of
ULFA 'General Secretary' Anup Chetia from Bangladesh, Tarun Gogoi
said that the Central Government has taken up the matter with
Bangladesh.
DGAR Lieutenant General Rameswar
Roy said that insurgency in North-Eastern India is on decline
due to domination of SFs, split amongst militant groups, disenchantment
of the people and growing economic activities but extortion remains
a point of concern.
SFs arrested a top KPLT militant,
identified as Amar Rongpi, from Diphu in Karbi Anglong District.
INR 25,000 was recovered from his possession.
August 27
SFs arrested a top militant belonging
to the ULFA-ATF, identified as Tumoni Chetia (21), at Geliki of
Nazira Subdivision in Sivasagar District.
SFs arrested two militants of
the LDCM, from the Mohorichuk Area under Garmur Police Station
in Majuli in Jorhat District.
A ULFA linkman, identified as
Ajit Sangma, was arrested by BSF when he illegally entered India
from Bangladesh crossing over the border at Gopinathkilla in Meghalaya.
August 28
Two motorcycle borne youths fired
at the residence of Rihon Daimari, the sitting MLA of Udalguri
constituency, in Udalguri District.
Government of Bangladesh is likely
to hand over ULFA 'General Secretary' Anup Chetia, to Indian authorities
before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Dhaka on September
6 and 7.
NDFB-PTF has called for a mass
demonstration at all District headquarters on the northern banks
of the Brahmaputra River on September 1.
The dialogue to pave the way for
signing of the formal ceasefire agreement with ULFA-PTF is scheduled
to be held on September 3 in New Delhi.
SFs arrested one linkman of GNLA
identified as Endevas Sangma, from Madiaku Area under Boko Police
Station in Kamrup District along Meghalaya - Assam border. One
.22 Revolver was recovered from its possession.
In an operation conducted by SFs
at Mahamaya and Panjuri area under the Dokmoka Police Station
of Karbi Anglong District, SFs recovered one AK -56, one Magazine,
67 live ammunition, three demand letters and one money receipt
book buried underground by NDFB militants from Mahamaya and a
Chinese hand grenade from Panjuri area.
Two militants of MULTA were arrested
in a joint operation by the Army and Police in Simalgandi Resabasti
near Bolbola in Goalpara District.The arrested militants have
been identified as Akabor Ali (30), and Mohammad Anol Haq (22).
Security Forces(SFs) recovered a 12 bore rifle from the duo.
August 29
A session's court in Guwahati
framed charges against 14 accused in the October 30, 2008 serial
blasts, including NDFB 'chairman' Ranjan Daimary.
A trooper of CoBRA was critically
injured during an encounter with KPLT militants in the Kakochang
area of Karbi Anglong District on August 29. The trooper was identified
as Dipak Mitra. A senior Police officer of Karbi Anglong said
that a group of around 25 KPLT 25 militants has been taking shelter
in the Kakochang area for the last few months and was using the
area as a safe heaven.
A joint team of Police and CRPF
apprehended two KPLT militants and recovered one hand grenade
from Upper Deopani area under Bokajan Police Station in Karbi
Anglong The militants were identified as K Teron alias Sing Teron
and Mangal Sing Kro alias Panchapuran.
Former Union home secretary Gopal
Krishna Pillai said that ULFA 'Commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah
had been trained by Pakistan's ISI and New Delhi was aware of
the leader belonging to the outfit visiting Pakistan. Pillai said
"Baruah has been trained by the ISI. He had visited Pakistan many
times. Not only Paresh, many ULFA leaders had gone to Pakistan.
But that's past."
Former Union Home Secretary G.K.
Pillai said that the insurgent groups in the Northeast are without
any ideology and can be described as a cottage industry run by
criminal gangs solely involved in extortion racket and kidnapping
of people. GK Pillai stressed on the need to create more employment
opportunities in the Northeastern region saying "lack of employment
opportunities pushed many of the youths from the region to join
the various militant groups."
August 30
NDFB-PTF sought the intervention
of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram for an early solution to
the Bodoland issue.
ANC passed a resolution to demand
and work towards a separate 'Adivasi Land' from Dhubri to the
upper reaches of the Brahmaputra.
AJYCP, Jorhat District unit, prevented
vehicles carrying essential commodities to Nagaland for about
two hours to protest against alleged Naga encroachment of land
belonging to Assam and intrusions.
August 31
SFs recovered an IED weighing
4 kilograms fitted with timer from the house of one Imtiaz Ali
Parmanik in Alumari Village under Tamarhat Police Station of Dhubri
District.
ULFA-ATF opposed the proposed
move to exchange land between India and Bangladesh to resolve
the boundary dispute.
ULFA-ATF had remarked on the exchange
of land between India and Bangladesh to resolve the boundary dispute
between the two countries by saying that Government of India was
going all out to please Bangladesh to ensure that the ULFA 'General
Secretary' Anup Chetia can be forcibly brought back to India against
his wishes.
A delegation of ULFA-PTF leaders,
led by 'Chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa is scheduled to arrive in
New Delhi on September 1 (today) to take part in a discussion
for finalising the draft ground rules for Suspension of Operation
against ULFA-PTF.
September 1
Suspected Karbi militants killed
two businessmen identified as Bijoy Dev and Sudarchan Nargery
at Siriangsu Market of Samelangsu Area in Karbi Anglong District
on September 1.
Karbi Anglong District unit of
various Bodo organizations including All Bodo Students Union (ABSU),
Bodo Sahatya Sabha (BSS), Ex. Bodo Liberation Tigers Welfare Society,
All Bodo Women Welfare Society, Cachari Samaj and Harimu Afad,
have called for a 10 hour shut down in Karbi Anglong on September
3 demanding the arrest of the culprits and adequate Compensation
for the families of the two buisnessmen killed by suspected Karbi
Militants.
NDFB-PTF sent a memorandum to
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, through the Deputy Commissioners
of Chirang and Bongaigaon Districts.
Government of India will ask the
leaders of ULFA-PTF to submit a detailed list of its cadres in
the meeting to be held in New Delhi on September 3.
Central Government would not allow
the ULFA leaders to carry weapons after the signing of the agreement
for SoO and they would be provided PSO, if necessary.
September 2
A grenade was lobbed by the ULFA
-ATF at the barrack of Tihu Police Station in Nalbari District,
causing damage to the wall of the barrack. Police later caught
a youth identified as Bakul Swargiary for the attack, although
ULFA-ATF denied Swargiary's involvement in the incidence.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that CPI-Maoist have infiltrated some students and tea tribe organisations
in an attempt to expand its base in Assam and ULFA was helping
the CPI-Maoist to set up a base in Assam.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that the AANLA, has declared a unilateral ceasefire with effect
from September 1.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that a meeting with Assam's ethnic militant group KLNLF was scheduled
for September 3 in Delhi.
September 3
In the first step towards finding
ways for ushering in permanent peace in Assam, a tripartite agreement
for Suspension of Operations (SoO) was signed among the Centre,
the Assam Government and the ULFA.
SFs arrested a 'lieutenant colonel'
of PLA of Manipur, identified as Thoungjam Ibomcha (51) alias
Bali alias Maibam Tomba Singh, was arrested from the Hengrabari
area of Guwahati City. SFs recovered five mobile phones, a laptop,
a hard disk, fake driving licenses of Thoubal District of Manipur
and Wokha of Nagaland and a motor bike.
Two militants - one each from
ULFA and NDFB - surrendered to Police in N.Lakhimpur District.
The ULFA militant was identified as Keshob Gogoi. The militants
deposited two 7.65 pistols, four magazines, ammunition and two
mobile handsets.
Talks between the Central Goverment
and KLNLF in New Delhi remained inconclusive. The two sides will
meet again either on September 7 or 8.
September 4
Two hardcore militants belonging
to Dilip Nunisa faction of DHD, identified as 'corporel' Nirmal
Burman (30) and 'private' Naroni Burman (25), who came to extort
money, were overpowered by public at Digli village in Cachar District
and subsequently handed over them to Police.
Central Intelligence agencies
are worried that huge stockpiles of Chinese-made arms in possession
of the ULFA-ATF may fall into the hands of CPI- Maoists.
SFs arrested one millitant identified
as 'lieutenant' Sougrapam Ingousa alias Kangleicha belonging to
the Manipur-based PLA from Birubari area of Guwahati city. SFs
recovered four AK-47s, a pen drive, a mobile phone and several
incriminating documents.
September 5
SFs arrested three militants of
the RVA in Kokrajhar District. One carbine machine gun, one .9mm
pistol, one hand grenade and 16 rounds of .9mm live ammunition
were recovered from them.
SFs arrested two NDFB militants,
identified as Deb Musahary and Nomal Musahary, from Ogrong area
under Bijni Police Station in Chirang District. One pistol with
ammunition, one crude bomb and other incriminating documents were
recovered from them.
SFs arrested one top ULFA-ATF
militant, identified as Arup Baishya (20), at Dirak in the Hunjan
Gate area under Kakopathar Police Station in Tinsukia District.
One 7.65mm pistol, three live rounds and one mobile phone along
with two SIM cards have been recovered from his possession. During
interrogation the militant confessed his involvement in grenade
lobbing at Tihu Police Station on September 2.
September 6
Police arrested a surrendered
woman ULFA militant and her husband from their rented house at
Gorchuk in Guwahati, on charges of extortion.
Taking a cue from Tripura Government,
Assam Government has proposed rubber cultivation for rehabilitating
militants who have returned to the mainstream society.
September 7
Myanmar Army personnel attacked
the camp of ULFA-ATF. In an e-mailed statement chief of the central
publicity unit of ULFA-ATF, Arundoy Dohotia, said: "The Myanmar
army attacked our camp today. Nobody was injured, however, in
the attack. We had prior information about this attack and hence
were prepared for it. More such attacks are expected in the near
future also."
Union Minister of State for Home
Affairs, M Ramachandran replying to a question about ULFA links
with Pakistan-based organisations, including the ISI, stated that
Government of India has conveyed to the neighbouring country that
it must fulfil its commitment of not allowing territory under
its control for aiding and abetting terrorist activities.
Paresh Baruah slammed Assam Chief
Minister Tarun Gogoi for ceding parts of the state's land to Bangladesh
by an agreement and promised to intensify his fight for Assam's
sovereignty. In an e-mailed statement Baruah said, "Tarun Gogoi
did not have the courage to oppose the Centre's decision to hand
over Assam's land to Bangladesh." Paresh Baruah also appealed
to the people to oppose this move by the Government to give away
state's land to Bangladesh.
The tripartite talks in New Delhi
to discuss about the demands of the KLNLF for an autonomous state
consisting of the hill areas of Assam ended in a stalemate.
Unidentified militants abducted
a minor, identified as Jirsong Engti (12), from National Highway-36
near Kauri Pahar under Dokmoka Police Station in Karbi Anglong
District, reports The Sentinel. The minor is the son of
Rajen Engti, a local Congress leader.
September 8
UDLA had forced the Bru inhabitants
of a number of hamlets in Hailakandi District, which included
Bagmara, Banglabasa, Gandacherra, Baruncherra, Haticherra, Harincherra,
Sontila and Jhumtila to flee or shift to safer places. Five families
of Bagmara have fled and taken shelter in North Tripura. Many
others have shifted to the relief camp of Jogicherra at Katlicherra
in Hailakandi District.
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to the lesser known outfit KMB, identified as Kamal Roy (20) and
Putul Roy (28), from Kherbari village under Golokganj Police Station
of Dhubri District. A 7.62-bore pistol, two rounds of live ammunition
and some demand notes was recovered from them.
SFs on September 8 have confirmed
the claim made by ULFA-ATF that the Myanmar's Army has launched
an offensive against Indian militants holed up in the neighbouring
country.
NDFB-PTF has criticized handing
over land belonging to the State of Assam by Indian Government
to Bangladesh.
September 9
Paresh Baruah (55), Chairman of
ULFA-ATF, was injured when Myanmar's Army shot at him during a
counter-insurgency operation on Indian insurgents in Myanmar along
the Myanmar-China Border.
UPDS came down heavily on KLNLF
slamming the latter for what it described as "negative role in
the peace accord signing process".
Unidentified militants shot at
and critically injured a Hindi-speaking trader identified as Giridhari
Sahu (58), in the industrial Township of Umrangshu in Dima Hasao
District.
A delegation of the ANC along
with five Adivasi ceasefire militant groups namely BCF, ACF, STF,
APA and AANLA sat for a tripartite dialogue with Shambhu Singh,
Joint Secretary (North-East) in the MHA. ANC discussed the issue
of allotting ST status to the Adivasi community with Shambhu Singh.
The meeting was held in the presence of officials of the Assam
state Home Department and the Department of Welfare of Plains
Tribes and Backward Classes (WRT&BC).
September 10
ULFA-ATF denied media reports
that Paresh Barua and several cadres were injured during a raid
by Myanmar's forces on a camp of the rebels in that country, 'Publicity
in-charge' of ULFA-ATF, Arunodoy Dohotiya in an email said, "Our
leaders and cadres are safe and secure. News about our leaders
being injured is not only false, but is a misinformation campaign
by government agencies to mislead the people of Assam."
Ten militants belonging to the
NDFB-ATF surrendered before the Army at Tezpur in Sonitpur District.
The surrendered militants handed over one AK-56 rifle, five 7.65
mm pistols, one .22 rifles and one carbine machine gun, along
with a huge quantity of explosives and ammunition.
ULFA and NSCN-K are planning to
shift their camps in Myanmar amid reports of a crackdown by the
Myanmarese army on them. The NSCN-K claimed that about 400 Myanmarese
soldiers had moved into the area where its headquarters were located.
September 11
Myanmar army launched a second
offensive on September 11 in Sagaing province against various
Indian militant groups, including United Liberation Front of Asom
(ULFA), who have their bases there.
Around 250 cadres of about 10
North-Eastern militant outfits, including ULFA-ATF, NSCN-K, PLA,
PREPAK and UNLF, were present in camps at Sagaing in North Myanmar
bordering India. Sources said the militant outfits have sent about
200 armed cadres as reinforcement to Myanmar.
Shambhu Singh, Joint Secretary
(North-East) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), said, "We
haven't received any official information from the Myanmar Government.
We are not sure if there is any casualty or arrests."
The Myanmar Army had launched
its first attack on September 7. There are reports that ULFA's
mobile headquarters at Sagaing was destroyed in the attack. Unconfirmed
reports said ULFA 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah and S.S Khaplang,
the former 'chief' of NSCN-K, managed to escape unhurt. Besides
Sagaing, ULFA has three other camps in Myanmar.
In 2003, Bhutan's Operation All
Clear had dealt a body blow to ULFA. The Royal Bhutan Army had
destroyed at least 14 ULFA camps in a military operation in Bhutan's
Samdrup Jongkhar.
A statement issued on September
8 by ULFA faction led by Baruah said India has been urging all
its neighbours to attack and destroy the outfit in return for
money.
September 12
UPDS is likely to sign a Peace-Agreement
with the Central Government, in the presence of Union Home Minister
P. Chidambaram by the month of September, at Diphu in Karbi Anglong
District.
SFs arrested Nabadeep Baishya,
a militant belonging to the ULFA-ATF, from Barpura in Nalbari
District.
NIA issued orders for attachment
of properties allegedly bought by two top leaders of the KYKL
namely 'commander-in-chief ' Ningthoujam Tomba alias Koireng
alias N. Rajen and ' information and publicity secretary'
Chirom Robert Meitei, alias Chirom Ranjit alias
Lanngamba, in Guwahati City.
A powerful IED, weighing about
5 Kilograms, planted by suspected ULFA militants was detected
and diffused by the Army, in the Wathoi village under Kakopathar
Police Station in Tinsukia District.
September 14
NDFB-PTF observed the 23rd Martyrs'
Day in their ceasefire-designated camps at Kokrajhar, Baksa and
Udalguri Districts. NDFB-PTF militants observed 36-hours hunger
strike in all the designated camps coinciding with the observation
of martyr's day to press the demand for expediting the peace process
with Union Government.
September 15
Director of Intelligence Bureau
(IB), Nehchal Sandhu formally mentioned China's involvement in
the affairs of the Northeast of India.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram
pushed for continued deployment of SFs to tackle threat of violence
and extortions in the Northeastern region of India.
SFs recovered a powerful IED,
weighing more than 10 kg with timer, from a car near Bahalpur,
on National Highway (NH) - 31 in Dhubri District. SFs arrested
the two MULTA militants identified as Shahidul Islam (27) and
Zahanuddin (28), who were driving the car.
Six militants from ANLF and one
militant belonging to the NSCN-K surrendered before Army officials
at Lekhapani in Tinsukia District. The ANLF militants were identified
as Nanglon Khanglim, Dikap Diwin, Mungwang Ngemu, Wangseng Ngemu,
Mungchan Ngemu and Chijon Techi. The NSCN-K militant was identified
as Lungthang Jugli. The militants deposited a .22 rifle, four
pistols, two revolvers and several rounds of ammunition.
ULFA-ATF has added 105 militants
to its ranks drawn mainly from Tinsukia District. The new recruits
are already undergoing training in Myanmar, these disclosures
were made by Goluk Moran, an ULFA-ATF militant who joined the
ULFA-PTF on September 3.
Unknown militants on September
15 abducted one businessman, identified as Anil Jain (36), from
his petrol pump at Cherekapar in Sivasagar District.
An alleged ULFA linkman, identified
as Ranjay Hajong (40), was arrested by BSF personnel in West Garo
Hills District while he was trying to cross the border into India.
September 16
SFs arrested two militants of
the Manipur-based PLA. The arrested militants were identified
as "colonel" Kahidom Tombi Singh and "lieutenant colonel" Thokchom
Tolen Singh alias Kunje.
Explaining the stalemate in talks
between Union Government, Assam Government and KLNLF, 'Publicity
Secretary' of KLNLF, Rijak Dera said, "We will neither join the
UPDS nor oppose them in signing their peace accord with the government,
our position will be neutral, we were pressurized by the Government
to sign the accord and forced us to accept their wish and the
three-hour-long meeting ended without any conclusion."
The Director of IB, Nehchal Sandhu,
said action would be taken against the ULFA-ATF in Upper Assam.
Sandhu added that Paresh Baruah has enlisted the support of NSCN-k
in Myanmar and support of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
said that the situation in the Northeast has seen a "gradual yet
substantial" improvement, militant groups was discovering the
path of negotiation.
'Executive committee' of ULFA,
which met in Guwahati city on September 16, adopted a resolution
for making the changes as decided at the general council meeting
held in Nalbari in July 31.
BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary has
urged authorities to take measures to stop militants from extorting
doctors and businessmen in this Bodo-dominated Kokrajhar District.
September 17
SFs arrested one militant belonging
to the DHD-Nunisa, identified as Kubul Barman (29), from Joypur-Rajabazar
Area under Joypur Police Station in Cachar District.
September 19
A group of suspected ULFA militants
looted four rifles and some ammunition from two forest camps inside
Dibru- Saikhowa reserve forest namely Mirichapori and Koliachapori
in Tinsukia District. The Police were yet to confirm whether the
militants belonged to the Pro-talks or Anti-Talks Faction of the
ULFA.
In a statement e-mailed to Press
Trust of India, ULFA-PTF 'Publicity secretary' Mithinga Daimary
said, "There is no truth in the news item that the outfit was
planning to redraft the constitution to sideline Baruah".
SFs arrested 11 militants of Manipur
based militant group KRA from Moisa Killing village situated in
Singhason Hill Track, under Bokajan Police in Karbi Anglong District.
Police arrested two-suspected
UDLA militants, identified as Subal Reang and Balaram Reang, in
connection with the abduction of Barbhuiya, out of which Balaram
Reang managed to slip out from Police custody. Sources, however,
said that Subal was involved in the kidnapping of the trader.
September 20
SFs seized FICNs amounting INR
52,000 from the residence of one Moinul Haque at Kanishail on
the outskirts of Karimganj Town.
Atul Roy and Biswajit Roy faction
of AKRSU on September 20 decided to merge to form a united front
in order to make the agitation stronger for separate Kamatapur
State and getting ST status by Koch-Rajbongshi community.
September 21
a delegation of the Koch Rajbongshi
Sanmilita Mancha (Koch Rajbongshi United Forum), a confederation
of all the organisations of the Koch-Rajbongshi community, is
leaving for Delhi on September 21 to press its demand for a separate
Kamtapur State, inclusion of the Koch-Rajbongshi community in
the list of ST and accordance of Eighth Schedule status to Koch
Rajbongshi language.The delegation is led by AKRSU President Biswajit
Roy.
Police dug out the body of a bamboo
trader, identified as Liaqut Ali Barbhuiya, from Haticharra forest
under Katlicherra Police Station in Hailakandi District. Suspected
UDLA militant, on September 5, had abducted Barbhuiya from Haticharra
hamlet, while he went to pay wages to labourers, and killed him
subsequently.
MHA is of the view that the State
Police Forces should now take the lead in the counter-insurgency
operations in Assam and other parts of the region and the central
forces should play more of a supporting role. The Central Government
is also concerned about violation of the ground rules of the cease-fire
agreements, by the members of different militant groups.
SFs arrested a ULFA militant,
identified as Upen Dihingia alias Chandra Dihingia, from
near Kareng Dhaba at Naphuk under Charaideo Sub-Division in Sivasagar
District.Police has recovered a copy of extortion letter from
him.
September 22
SFs raided and destroyed a KPLT
camp in Hujunglangso Rongkhin village under Bokajan Police Station
of Karbi Anglong District.
SP, Karbi Anglong District, Anurag
Agarwala as saying that the KPLT camp was the operational office
of Nilip Inghi, 'General Secretary' of KPLT, who along with his
close cadres were present were at the time of attack.
Talks between the Dilip Nunisa-led
faction of the DHD-Nunisa and the Union Home Ministry is on the
brink of reaching a conclusion.
BTC Chief and BPF supremo Hagrama
Mohilary on September 22 took out a huge rally in Kokrajhar town
in his bid to contain terrorism and anti-social activities in
BTC areas.
India's Zee TV has published an
exclusive report on September 21 quoting Indian security and intelligence
that ULFA leader Paresh Baruah allegedly has widespread financial
network in Bangladesh and has invested more than USD 20 million
in a number of business ventures in Bangladesh.
SFs seized FICN worth INR 10,000
in the denomination of 500, which were hidden in the stack of
dry paddy hay or fodder, at Sonatala village under Patharkandi
Police Station in the Karimganj District. The culprit, identified
as Abdul Salam (40), is still at large.
September 23
Defending the recently signed
Indo-Bangladesh land swap agreement, which has triggered a string
of protests across the State, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, hailed
current Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
DHD-Nunisa has decided climb
down from its demand for an autonomous state and settle for a
territorial council with proposed boundary that includes parts
of Nagaon, Cachar, Karbi Anglong Districts of Assam and Dimapur
of Nagaland.
SFs arrested one extortionist
belonging to of the NDFB, identified as Matiur Rahman Ali (32),
from Dotma market under Dotma Police Station in Kokrajhar District.
September 24
AAGSU on September 24 registered
its protest against the branding of Nepalese staying in Assam
as illegal Bangladeshis.
September 25
SFs arrested five arms smugglers
- identified as Salam Uddin, Monai, Abdul Gafoor, Kabir Hussain
and Jahrul Islam - at the Karimganj Railway Station in Karimganj
District.
Assam Police have asked the business
community and tea industry officials not to take calls from a
set of 12 phone numbers, which they suspect that the ULFA-ATF
has been using to make extortion demands.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
will decide time of the accord to be signed with UPDS.
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to KLA identified as 'tax commander' Lethao Lienthang (40), and
Sehchon Simsong (38), following an encounter in Kuki-dominated
Sangpijang village near Haflong in Dima Hasao District. Four guns,
a pistol and some ammunition were recovered.
September 26
Citing intelligence inputs from
top intelligence agency reports that ULFA- ATF 'chairman' Paresh
Baruah received a massive consignment of arms and ammunition worth
$2.5 million from China as recently as in May.
SFs arrested a top militant belonging
to NDFB-ATF, identified as Pilot Muchahary (23), at Dhansiri Ghat
in Udalguri District on an unspecified date.
BNC, the umbrella organisation
of the Bodo community, finalised steps to get the NDFB-ATF on
board for talks as early as possible and try to clear misunderstanding
with the NDFB-PTF.
September 27
The 'chairman' of the NDFB-ATF,
Ranjan Daimary, is likely to file his bail petition immediately
after the Durga Puja vacation.
Judge of Special National Investigation
Agency (NIA) court, Adhir Kumer Das on September 26 rejected the
NIA's plea to shift the jailed 'chairman' of the UNLF, Rajkumar
Meghen, from Guwahati Central Jail to the Tihar Jail in Delhi
on security grounds.
Frequent use of illegally procured
satellite phones in the North East region, calls of which can
be traced by China, posed a grave threat to the National Security.
September 29
SFs arrested two Manipur-based
PLA militants from Six- mile area of Guwahati city. The arrested
PLA militants were identified as 'lieutenant' Kh. Punsi Singh,
alias Ajit Singh and N. Noren Singh, and a member of PLA's medical
wing. SFs recovered a hand grenade from Noren Singh and a laptop
from Punsi Singh.
ULFA 'General Secretary' Anup
Chetia, currently at Rajshahi jail (Bangladesh) had refused to
join the peace process between Central Government and Pro Talk
faction of ULFA led by Arabinda Rajkhowa without ULFA 'commander-in-chief'
Paresh Baruah.
Paresh Baruah has reportedly purchases
arms, particularly Chinese-made, which are either locally manufactured
under franchise by the United Wa State Army (UWSA) of Myanmar
or part of the lot the Chinese People Liberation Army has discarded
while overhauling its armory. Baruah then supplies them to CPI-
Maoists through Nepal border.
BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary on
September 29 urged the Central Government to hold talks with jailed
Anti-Talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland NDFB-ATF
leaders and accord them the same status and facilities as given
to the ULFA-PTF headed by Arabinda Rajkhowa.
A top militant of the NDFB-ATF,
'sergeant major' Biranjay Boro alias Bithn Boro alias Daju Boro
from the Chirang District of Assam, surrendered before the BSF
in Shillong.
September 30
Suspected Bodo militants abducted
a student of St Anthony's School, Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar District
for ransom. The abducted a student was identified as Nitesh Prasad,
the son of local reputed businessman Manoj Prasad. According to
Police, the needle of suspicion points towards Bodo militants,
though the initial suspect was the APA.
NIA is ready to file its second
chargesheet against the UNLF.
During the biannual conference
of BSF and BGB held in Dhaka from September 25 to 30, the BSF
handed over a fresh list of Indian insurgents hiding in Bangladesh
to the BGB and demanded action against them even as the latter
ruled out presence of rebels in Bangladesh.
October 1
SFs arrested two businessmen from
Sonari town along the Assam-Nagaland border in Sivasagar District.
The arrested businessmen were identified as Roshan Mina and Naresh
Agarwal. SFs recovered INR 800,000 in cash from them and seized
the Bolero vehicle in which they were travelling. One of them
is allegedly to be a NSCN-IM linkman.
Guwahati High Court quashed the
preventive detention of an alleged member of the FGN, identified
as Senchamo Ezung alias Mark, under the National Security Act
(NSA).
Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC)
chairman Hagrama Mohilary, at the Udalguri Circuit House in a
press conference on October 1 said, "The entire Udalguri District
is now reeling under widespread extortion drive being launched
by a section of forces which have added to the suffering of the
common people.
'Sergeant Major' Biranjay Boro
belonging to the NDFB-ATF, who had surrendered on September 29
before the Border Security force (BSF) in Shillong, has revealed
that at least 70 NDFB-ATF militant are still in Bangladesh.
Suspected militants of the ULFA-PTF
killed a businessman, identified as Anil Jain, at his garment
shop near the Harimandir market in Nalbari Town.
October 2
SFs on recovered an IED weighing
four kilograms from a Dhubri-bound bus at Madati under Gauripur
Police Station in Dhubri District.
Armed militants snatched away
around INR 50,000 from a businessman in Rangiya town of Kamrup
(Rural) District.
SFs arrested a PLA militant, identified
as "Director of Medical Affairs" of PLA 'Captain' A Senehal Singh
alias Babu Singh alias Sunil from Birubari area of Guwahati
City. SFs recovered a laptop and classified documents on him.
With Tirap and Changlang Districts
of Arunachal Pradesh becoming a hotbed of militant activities,
the Government has decided to launch a full scale operation in
the area.
October 3
SFs on arrested two suspected
Muslim MULTA militants, identified as Saiyad Ali (32) and Sayed
Ali (25), from Kamlajhara under Golokganj Police Station of Dhubri
District. SFs seized a pistol, one round ammunition of .303 rifles
and a crude bomb from them.
The NDFB-PTF accused both Assam
Government and Central Government of being soft on the illegal
influx issue for the sake of votes.
Illegal firearms being channeled
into the NE are going to emerge as a major concern in maintaining
law and order in a region already infested by dozens of insurgents
and subversive groups.
A Bangladeshi court is set to
frame charges against 52 suspects, including Paresh Barua, chief
of the ULFA, and top Islamist leader Matiur Rahman Nizami in the
country's biggest ever arms smuggling case when 10-truck loads
of arms destined for the banned Indian separatist group were seized
on April 1, 2004.
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to the ULFA-ATF, identified as Pulin Dangoria (23) and Nijut Dangoria
(20), from village Litong under Kakopathar Police Station in Tinsukia
District. SFs recovered a weapon, explosives, detonators and material
to fabricate an IED and mobile phones.
SFs recovered three IEDs from
different places of Dhubri District. Two IEDs weighing 1.5 Kilograms
each were seized by SFs, from a Kacharighat-bound engine-fitted
boat coming from Majherchar in the District. The owner of the
boat, Mohammad Javed, (38) was arrested by SFs.
SFs during a routine check-up
of railway tracks recovered an IED weighing 10 kilograms suspected
to be planted by NDFB-ATF near no. 26 Railway Bridge at Sukhi-Dukhi
village under Golokganj Police Station of Dhubri District.
SFs arrested five suspected Tripura-based
militants from Balipipla under Bazaricherra block in Karimganj
District.
October 4
AAGSU observed black day on October
4 to mark the second anniversary of the massacre of 12 people,
including women and children, at Bhimajuli in Sonitpur District
of Assam.
Unidentified militants shot at
and snatched away Carbine belonging to Assam Police personnel
of the 19th battalion deployed at Ambikagiri Border Outpost (BOP)
along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, at Sadiya in Tinsukia District.
October 5
Unidentified militants fired at
a goods train, setting ablaze its engine and injuring the driver
at a remote place between Lower Haflong and Maigrendisa Railway
stations in Dima Hasao District.
Suspected Naxal (Left-Wing Extremist),
identified as Pradip Gogoi (30), died under mysterious circumstances
at the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border near Sadiya in Tinsukia
District on an unspecified date.
October 7
Assam Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi
said the state government has proof that CPI-Maoist is trying
to gain foothold in the Northeast by trying to organise protests
against Hydel Power Projects.
HTF, a non-Dimasa tribal militant
outfit, has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack on
the goods train on October 5 in Dima Hasao District.
SFs recovered an IED weighing
1.5 Kilogram and implements for making guns near the house of
one Pulen Rabha at Dhekiabari under Krishnai Police Station in
Goalpara District.
SFs arrested a militant belonging
to RVA, identified as Kapil Das, at Makri on NH - 37 in Goalpara
District.
October 9
SFs arrested two injured men,
suspected to be cadres of either the KRA or the UKDA, identified
as Lalboy Kuki (19) and Hao Kuki (25), at Haibong under Dillai
Police Station in Karbi Anglong District on October 9.
SFs arrested one MULTA Militant,
identified as Hasim Ali (40), from Charanjhari village under Lakhipur
Police Station of Goalpara District. Two crude bombs were seized
from Ali.
SFs arrested one RVA militant
identified as Tapan Rabha, (26), from Bormohora area of Goalpara
District. A 9mm pistol, one magazine and two rounds of ammunition
were recovered from him.
SFs have arrested a top AANLA
militant identified as Gango Barla, in Udalguri District. SFs
recovered a .9 mm pistol with a magazine loaded with ammunition.
BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary resigned
from the post of 'chairman' of BNC.
IPF has called for a 12-hour Dima
Hasao bandh (General Strike) on October 10 L in protest against
the Central government's preparation for inking a treaty with
the BW for the formation of an autonomous council.
October 8
Rita Bin, a woman, sustained injury
when the UDLA militants fired at least 35 rounds while looting
the houses of two persons, Shyama Koiri and Prabhat Koiri, at
Kekragul village in Karimganj District.
In the same area, UDLA militants
attacked the house of Rajesh Singh, a supplier to Gambhira Tea
Estate (Karimganj).
October 10
The anti talks faction of the
ULFA–ATF accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Assam Chief
Minister Tarun Gogoi of secretly giving away Assam's land to Bangladesh
in the recent land swap agreement.
Train services to Tripura, Mizoram,
Manipur and parts of Assam were disrupted as NFR suspended all
train services passing through Dima Hasao District on October
10 following a 12-hour Dima Hasao bandh (shut down) call
given by the IPF against the formation of proposed Dima Hasao
Territorial Council (DHTC).
SFs arrested a militant belonging
to KPLT, identified as Jiten Kro Silonijan, in Bokajan Subdivision
in Karbi Anglong District. A printed pad of KPLT was from the
militant.
SFs arrested one ULFA linkman,
identified as Haren Gogoi (30), near the Maibela Bridge of Sonari
area in Sivasagar District. SFs recovered an amount of INR 173,000
from him.
October 11
SFs arrested two surrendered ULFA
(SULFA) militants, identified as Pranab Saikia and Dipak Rajkhowa,
from a medical shop at Dergaon in Golaghat District, when the
duo had allegedly come to extort money from the shopowner in the
name of ULFA. Later, SFs arrested another person identified as
Biju Bora, for his involvement in the incident.
Youth Wing of BPF conducted a
bike rally in protest against the extortions, kidnapping, killings
and other unlawful activities in Kokrajhar District.
ABSU has decided to observe
three hours National Highway(NH-31, 36, 37 and 52) blockade on
October 15, demanding early creation of separate state of Bodoland
in the Northern bank of the River Brahmaputra in Assam.
NFR Mazdoor Union ‘organizing
secretary’ Bhajan Dey said that the Security Forces who were withdrawn
from the Dima Hasao areas were not redeployed and that has led
to rise in militants activities in the area. He claimed that they
are perpetrating terror among the railway employees and workers
by demanding extortion money and giving them life threats.
October 12
SFs arrested two UKDA militants,
identified as Lunun Dongel and James Lhungdim, in the Dilai area
in Karbi Anglong District.
ULFA-ATF in an email statement
stated that as the Central government for long has been taking
advantage of the discord among various outfits of the region.
ULFA-PTF ‘Chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa
ruled out the possibility of any adverse impact on the peace process
between Central Government and ULFA-PTF because of alleged fresh
recruitment of youths by the ULFA-ATF in recent times.
October 13
Unidentified militants killed
James Dimasa alias Pronit Haflongbar (31), leader of surrendered
militant group DHD-James, at Topodisa in Dima Hasao District.
Dimasa had formed the DHD-James faction after breaking away from
the Black Widow in 2009 and later surrendered in the same year.
Joint secretary (North East) of
the MHA, Sambhu Singh said that the Union Home Secretary is likely
to hold talks with the leaders of the ULFA-PTF on October 25 to
review the situation after the signing of the cease-fire agreement.
Shambhu Singh said that the Government
of India is planning to sign peace pacts with at least three militant
outfits of the State by November.
SFs arrested two suspected ULFA
militants, identified as Satyajit Buragohain alias Tutu
(30) and Loharjyoti Hazarika (25), from Nao Mechaki area under
Kakopathar Police Station of Tinsukia District.
October 14
At least two people were injured
in an IED explosion in a house at Harmoti village in Lakhimpur
District.
HTF militants set ablaze eight
huts in a Dimasa village of Chota Langren located 10 kilometers
from Haflong in Dima Hasao District. HTF also took responsibility
for the killing of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-James) leader James
Dimasa on October 13 in Haflong.
JNH, the apex body of the Dimasas
in Dima Hasao, has called a 5am-to-5pm bandh (shut down
strike) on October 15 in protest against the incidence.
SFs recovered an IED weighing
around 4 kilograms at Kukurkata in Goalpara District along the
Assam-Meghalaya border.
ULFA-ATF demanded an explanation
from ULFA-PTF ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa regarding his recent
commitment to ailing singer Bhupen Hazarika in Mumbai that a “pact”
on the vexed Assam issue would be signed with the Centre by next
year.
The Central Government has refused
general amnesty to top militant leaders belonging to the DHD and
asked the both DHD-Jewel and DHD-Nunisa factions to sort out differences.
Both factions of the outfit held back-to-back negotiations with
the central government for the first time.
SFs arrested one cadre of the
CPI-Maoist from Sadiya in Tinsukia District along the Assam-Arunachal
Pradesh border.
Under pressure of the North-Eastern
States, the Government of India is likely to renew its plea to
Myanmar to bust the camps operated by militants of the region.
India is preparing to host the
biggest-ever official delegation of Myanmar led by President U
Thein Sein.
Sources said India is, however,
likely to press for sustained operations against the militant
outfits operating out of the border areas of the country. \
Unidentified militants shot dead
a small tea grower, Kamakhya Hazarika at his own residence at
Bismile Betmola under Chabua Police station in Dibrugarh District.
October 15
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi said
in Guwahati on October 15 that he had been iterating time and
again about the Maoists trying to expand their network to Assam.
“They are active and the developments definitely prove they were
trying to get a toehold in the state,” Gogoi said.
SFs on arrested two persons identified
as David Jate and Kanan Thik, in connection with torching of eight
houses of Choto Longren village on October 14.
Suspected militants belonging
to the ULFA-ATF on October 15 abducted a small tea grower, Dhruba
Duwania in Tinsukia District. Duwani had earlier received an extortion
note of INR 500,000from the ULFA-ATF.
SFs arrested four militants belonging
to KNPF identified as Mongal SingTokbi, ‘vice president’ of KNPF,
Sankar Engleng, Sikandar Rongpi and Mukhim Rongp at Diphu in Karbi
Anglong District.
ULFA-PTF has deposited its weapons
ahead of the peace negotiations scheduled for October 25.
Giving details of the deposit
of weapons with the Centre, State Home Secretary G D Tripathi
said, "They have so far deposited 57 weapons but they might
still have some weapons with them.
October 16
Suspected HTF militants killed
a civilian, identified as Thaisiring Daolagupu (90), and injured
three other persons including two women when they attacked Gaijen
village under Haflong Police Station in Dima Hasao District.
SFs recovered explosives, including
10kilograms of RDX, 44 detonators, 200gm of gunpowder, 14 meters
of safety fuse wire and other explosive powders, near a railway
track between Chariduar and Bhalukpung in Sonitpur District.
SFs arrested two MULTA militants
identified as, Sofiur Rahman and Lal Mian from Dhubri District.
A revolver, ammunition and mobile phone sets were recovered from
them.
Publicity in-charge of the ULFA-ATF,
Arunodoi Dohotiya said that if the ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa
signs any accord with the Government of India by going against
the principles of the outfit, they would not accept the same.
Taking a step towards closer security
cooperation, Yangon, the capital of Myanmar has told New Delhi
to provide satellite imagery of NE militant camps based across
the border in Myanmar, so that a military operation can be launched.
Meanwhile, highly placed sources
in the MHA said that the Police and Security Forces in the NE
should always remain alert as the Maoists always try to capitalize
on mass movements to establish their roots and the entire region,
of late, is facing public upsurge on different issues.
October 17
Unidentified militants
shot dead one Kairat Ali, owner of a motorcycle garage located
at JD Road in Kokrajhar town, on October 17.
SFs recovered an
IED weighing 3kilograms in a shoe shop at Gaspara under Dhubri
Police Station in Dhubri District. SFs arrested two MULTA militants,
Identified as Mughal Hussain Pramanik and Shahzahan Ali.
SFs arrested two
militants of RVA from their hideout at Bardamal under Agiah Police
Station Goalpara District. A 12 mm revolver with ammunition and
a pistol, three mobile sets with SIM cards and a motorcycle without
a number plate were seized from the militants.
HTF militants set
ablaze 3 houses in Jiri Village in Dima Hasao District on October
16. As reported earlier, the HTF militants had also set ablaze
16 houses in Gaijon village in the same District on the same day.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG-south Assam range) Vinod
Kumar said, "The miscreants involved in the incidents are from
outside the Dima Hasao District. They have infiltrated from neighboring
states or districts to vitiate the situation here. The area has
been peaceful so far after the surrender of major militant groups
over the years". Meanwhile, The Autonomous State Demand Committee
(ASDC), Zeliangrong Students' Union (ZSU) and Jeme Council have
condemned recent incidents of killing and arson.
Reacting to confessional
statements made by the four Maoists arrested by Assam Police over
the weekend, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on October 17said,
"It is a fact that the Maoists are there in Assam and trying their
best to set up strongholds. There are people, including various
over-ground groups, who are supporting the Maoists. The whole
idea is to destabilise the State." Gogoi said the Government was
aware of the Maoists' plans to strike terror and penetrate deep
into the State.
Police rescued an
abducted youth and arrested two KNPF militants, identified as
Sanjib Teli and Grading Mara, in connection with the case from
Diphu in Karbi Anglong District. Superintendent of Police (Karbi
Anglong) Anurag Agarwala said, "We have rescued one youth from
two KNPF militants at Diphu early this morning. The youth was
identified as James Sangma of Beltola in Guwahati. He was kidnapped
on Sunday [October 16]." He added, "From the statement of the
three KNPF leaders, arrested on Saturday [October 15], we came
to know the kidnap plan of the rebel group and accordingly laid
a trap at Diphu to catch them last night. The kidnappers arrived
at Diphu with the youth in the wee hours of Monday [October 17]
and were caught by Police."
October 18
Unidentified militants
killed a civilian driver while they attempted to snatch away INR
4.7 million from employees of a private company at Kulsipara in
Udalguri District.
ULFA-ATF militants
on October 10 killed a buisinessman, identified Sanjay Basak,
and injured his younger brother and looted an unspecified amount
of Indian currency along with jewellery in Fatasil Ambari of Guwahati
city. The revelation was made when SFs arrested a top ULFA-ATF
militant, identified as Chandan Kalita, from the Chandmari area
of Guwahati. SFs later on October 19 arrested another suspect
identified as Safikul Islam from Dhubri.
October 19
SFs recovered a hand
grenade from a fuel filling station from Haflong town in Dima
Hasao District,. Further, apprehending retaliation by the Dimasas,
hundreds of Zeme Naga, Hmar and Kuki villagers had fled away from
their places and started taking shelter in their relatives' places
in Haflong.
SFs arrested three
persons, including a top militant of the NDFB-ATF, identified
as Kumtha Basumatary, at Sonapur on the outskirts of Guwahati
city. The other two arrested were identified as Mangal Basumatary
and Amar Wari. SFs recovered a German-made Heckler and Koch G3
assault rifle, 43 rounds of ammunition, a Czech-made 9-mm Luger
pistol along with two magazines and INR 8,000.
SFs arrested a UNLF,
linkman identified as Animesh Purkasthya, from his rented house
in link Road area of Silchar Town.
Joint Intelligence
Committee Chief Ajit Lal said that there was no evidence of linkages
between the CPI-Maoist and the ULFA, but the Left-wing Extremists
have already made inroads in the Northeastern region. Lal said,
"There are no evidence of linkages between the CPI-Maoist and
the ULFA, but there are evidence of their linkages with the People's
Liberation Army (a Manipur-based rebel group) [PLA] and the Upper
Assam Leading Committee of CPI (Maoist)".
October 20
DIG of Police (southern
range) Vinod Kumar of saying that confessional statements of persons
arrested following the arson and killing (between October 13-16,
2011) indicated that members of the NSCN-IM were involved in the
Dima Hasao clashes. Kumar said that the NSCN helped the formation
of newly created militant outfit HTF and also provided weapons
and training and added the NSCN militants came to NC Hills (Dima
Hasao) on the eve of the recent clashes and instigated the non-Dimasa
people and members of the HTF. Kumar further said that Naga outfit
was involved in one of the incidents of setting fire to a village.
ULFA-ATF warned tea
companies in the state to pay the correct price of green leaves
to small tea growers in the state or face the consequences. ULFA-ATF
'publicity in-charge' Arunodoy Dohitiya on October 19 in an email
said, "We appeal to big tea companies to pay the right price to
them and urge the growers to intensify their protests if they
don't get the correct price. ULFA will be forced to take action
if the small tea growers are deprived of their dues."
ULFA-ATF has reorganized
its member under three groups namely Rongili, Lakhimi and Kopili.
Rongili (the cheerful lady) is the identification code for ULFA-ATF's
biggest group based in Myanmar, Lakhimi (the homely lady) is the
group still left behind in Bangladesh and Kopili (the speedy river)
stands for the erstwhile 27th battalion, which is now temporarily
based in Majuli.
Central Government
has urged the Singapore government to investigate an account in
a bank of that country which allegedly belongs to the BW militant
group 'commander-in-chief' Niranjan Hojai.
HPC-D is likely to
split into two factions following the impeachment of its founder
president, Lalhmingthanga Sanate sometimes back.
Union Home Ministry
said that terrorist outfits NLFT, ATTF, ULFA, NDFB and Meitei
extremist outfits of Manipur continue to have close links between
themselves to carry out subversive activities.
Shishuram Reang faction
of UDLA abducted two civilians, identified as Tarun Kumar Bhattacharjee
and SK Sarmah, from a Bairabi-bound (Mizoram) passenger train
near Ramnathpur in Hailakandi District. SFs later succeeded in
rescuing SK Sarmah, the assistant driver of the train from dense
forest at Baicherra area in South Hailakandi bordering Mizoram.
October 21
UPDS said that it
would not sign the proposed tri-partite agreement with the Central
and Assam Government scheduled for October 24 unless the 'agreed
formula' was ensured. In an emailed statement, the UPDS said that
the 'formula' consisted of setting up of a neutral administration
of the KAAC in the period between the signing of the peace accord
and the holding of the next election.
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi
on the role of NSCN-IM in Dima Hasao (NC Hills) said, "It is a
fact that the NSCN-IM has been found to be involved in violence
in the border areas of the State. We have been taking up the matter
with the Centre so that the militant group desists from such activities".
On the involvement of ULFA cadres in the recent spurt in attacks
on businessmen in Guwahati city apparently with a motive to loot
cash, the CM said that the matter would be taken up with the ULFA-PTF
group if the arrested ULFA cadres were found to belong to that
faction.
SFs reportedly arrested
four militants, including a central committee member of the ULFA,
Vimal Roy alias Dergrah Sarania, from Dalu along the Indo-Bangladesh
border in West Garo Hills District. Another ULFA militant, 'second
lieutenant' Akash Thapa alias Saranga Patwari, was also among
the arrestees. The SFs also recovered seven mobile handsets from
the three occupants of the vehicle. According to sources, Saranga
Patwari initially claimed that he was one of the members of the
ULFA-PTF. However; the Police are still verifying the claim. Dergrah
Sarania was arrested in 2009 under the Bangladesh Passport act
for having fake documents and spent some time in prison in Bangladesh.
Sarania is also reportedly close to ULFA 'commander' Dristi Rajkhowa.
Mizoram Chief Secretary
Van Hela Pachuau said that Mizoram Government would extend all
possible aid to the Hmar refugees from Dima Hasao District of
Assam who were taking shelter in the homes of their relatives
in Mizoram. Recently, almost 200 people belonging to the Hmar
community fled Dima Hasao and came to Bairabi town in Mizoram.
October 22
A local Congress
leader, identified as Langtuk Killing, was shot dead by suspected
KPLT militants while three of its linkmen have been arrested in
Deutaghat Rongpigaon area in Assam's Karbi Anglong District.
SFs arrested one
'army chief' of KCP-Noyon identified as Waikhom Chittaranjan Singh
alias Achouba alias Pibarel Mangang, 38, from Hatigaon
area in Guwahati. He disclosed himself to be the 'army chief'
of KCP- Noyon faction and has been operating from Guwahati since
the past 3 to 4 months.
PCPD has been formed in Sivasagar
with the objectives of providing guidance and direction to ULFA
to the possible extent, in convening talks with the Government
of India by taking into account the real aspirations of the people,
the views and approach, as well as, to make the people aware of
the conditions and to make them conscious to form opinions and
verdicts in this context.
Giving a fresh impetus
to the ongoing peace process, the Government will hold talks with
the ULFA on October 25 with an aim of finding a lasting solution
to Assam's three-decade-old insurgency problem. Top ULFA leaders
will discuss with Government representatives various aspects of
the group's 'charter of demands', which sought amendment in the
Constitution for finding "meaningful" ways to protect the rights
and identity of the indigenous people of Assam.
Peoples' Council
for Peace and Development (PCPD) has been formed in Sivasagar
with the objectives of providing guidance and direction to ULFA
to the possible extent, in convening talks with the Government
of India by taking into account the real aspirations of the people,
the views and approach, as well as, to make the people aware of
the conditions and to make them conscious to form opinions and
verdicts in this context.
In the face of a
fresh standoff with the UPDS, Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram
has invited Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi to join him on October
24 to resolve the deadlock.
The Terror Victim's
Family Forum, Assam, an umbrella organisation of victims of militancy,
on October 23 said they would oppose any move seeking bail for
NDFB leader Ranjan Daimary, the prime accused in the October 30,
2008, serial blasts that killed close to 100 people and injured
hundreds. The forum, which has nearly 6,000 members, condemned
the government's move that facilitated the release of ULFA leaders
from jail and said a similar move to release Daimary, if made,
would be unacceptable.
October 23
An IED blast occurred
in the Fulertol-Chripul area in Lakhimpur District bordering Manipur
and another powerful IED was found from the same place.
SFs arrested a gang
of five youths from Lekhapani under Jagun outpost in Jorhat District
who were demanding money in the name of ULFA.
Giving a fresh impetus to the
ongoing peace process, the Government will hold talks with the
ULFA on October 25 with an aim of finding a lasting solution to
Assam's three-decade-old insurgency problem. Top ULFA leaders
will discuss with Government representatives various aspects of
the group's 'charter of demands' which sought amendment in the
Constitution for finding "meaningful" ways to protect the rights
and identity of the indigenous people of Assam.
The Terror Victim's Family Forum,
Assam, an umbrella organisation of victims of militancy, on October
23 said they would oppose any move seeking bail for NDFB leader
Ranjan Daimary, the prime accused in the October 30, 2008, serial
blasts that killed close to 100 people and injured hundreds. The
forum, which has nearly 6,000 members, condemned the government's
move that facilitated the release of ULFA leaders from jail and
said a similar move to release Daimary, if made, would be unacceptable.
SFs arrested Ajitu Khaka, 'finance
secretary' of AANLA and NDFB militant, Debison Basumatary alias
Hanghw, from two separate locations of Udalguri District. Khaka
was arrested from the Bhutan border in the District. The militant
revealed that most of their cadres move under cover along the
Bhutan border and do not stay at one place for a long time. Debison
was arrested from Ambagaon and is believed to have been involved
in many cases of extortion.
October 24
In the face of a fresh standoff
with the UPDS, Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram has invited
Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi to join him to resolve the deadlock.
Two militants belonging to Anti-Talk-Faction
of NDFB-ATF identified as Kanti Mashahary and Juelsing Brahma
and one MULTA identified as Jakir Ali were arrested by SFs from
ILU Bazar and Patgaon respectively in Kokrajar District. The Army
recovered one .9mm pistol, a revolver, four rounds of live ammunitions
and a Pulsar bike from the militants.
SFs arrested a woman leader of
BPPF near Kaziranga National Park in Sonitpur District after two
AK 56 rifles and as many magazines were recovered from the vehicle
in she was travelling. Two other AK 56 rifles and magazines were
seized from another car, which was moving ahead of her vehicle.
Sonitpur additional superintendent
of police PK Nath said, "These weapons are suspected to be part
of an arms consignment for the Ranjan Daimary faction of NDFB."
Notwithstanding Chief Minister,
Tarun Gogoi optimism over the possibility of the Government sealing
a deal with UPDS soon, the deadlock continues with the outfit
sticking to their demand on setting up a neutral autonomous council
ahead of the polls. The Chief Minister, however, appeared non-committal,
when asked about the demand for dismissal of the KAAC. "I have
to consult the autonomous district council, as the body is constituted
under the Sixth schedule of the Constitution," he said.
The non-Karbi organizations, comprising
different student bodies of Karbi Anglong District, have demanded
the Central, State government and the UPDS which is on ceasefire
to disclose the charter of demands publicly.
October 25
A tripartite meet involving
the Union Government, the Assam Government and ULFA had broad discussions
on the outfit's charter of demands that it had submitted to the
Government in August. The ULFA team was led by its Chairman, Arabinda
Rajkhowa. Union home secretary R.K. Singh, who presided over the
discussions, said that "The steps taken by the ULFA leaders for
restoration of peace and normalcy in the area would yield speedier
socio-economic development for the people of Assam." He promised
to review the status of talks, which will now be carried forward
by the Union Government's interlocutor for the peace talks with
ULFA, P.C. Haldar, periodically. Assam Chief Secretary Naba Kumar
Das described the meeting as cordial and fruitful. "There was some
discussion on rehabilitation as well as issues relating to setting
up of designated camps - to be christened as Nabanirman Kendras
- for the ULFA cadres," he said. Echoing Das, ULFA vice-chairman
Pradip Gogoi said the talks were positive. "The issue of designated
camps, framing of ground rules were also discussed," he said. "It
(the meeting) has set the ball rolling for further talks to bring
about a lasting solution to Assam's insurgency problem," the official
said.
October 26
A day after a formal round of
negotiations with the Centre and Assam Government, ULFA leaders
met Government of India's interlocutor, P C Haldar for an informal
discussion. According to sources, ULFA leader Sasha Choudhury
met Haldar to discuss about the agenda for the future round of
political dialogue on the basis of the militant outfit's charter
of demands.
ULFA 'commander-in-chief' Paresh
Baruah slammed the first official peace talks between the ULFA
and the Centre held on October 25 in New Delhi.
Tracks near Mahur railway station
in Dima Hasao District suffered minor damage in a crude bomb blast.
The Hills Tiger Force was suspected to be behind the incident.
Haflong Police said the blast impact was low and it did not hamper
train services.
October 27
Police arrested 12 people allegedly
involved in setting houses ablaze in the District since October
26. According to a Haflong Police source, six of the accused reportedly
sheltered NSCN-IM cadres in the District over the past couple
of months.
Unidentified abductors released
two youths, Kabiruddin and Eklasuddin, whom they had abducted
on October 19 from Dhoaerband area in Cachar District.
One KPLT militant identified as
Raju Tisso was arrested from Diphu. Six live ammunitions, three
mobile handsets, cash amount of INR 4,500 and incriminating documents
were recovered from their possession.
October 28
A former ULFA cadre, identified
as Tileswar Lahon, was shot dead by unidentified assailants near
his Moran residence in Dibrugarh District. Police sources said
three unidentified gunmen fired several rounds from AK-47 rifles
at Lahon before fleeing on a motorcycle. The Police said it was
not yet clear whether any militant outfit was behind the attack
or it was spurred by business rivalry.
Three KPLT militants were arrested
by SFs from three separate places in Karbi Anglong District. SFs
arrested two KPLT militants identified as Babu Tisso and Babu
Ronghang from Uttar Phonglokphet and Sampathar under Bakaliaghat
Police station respectively.
Abductors of the Railway locomotive
driver, Tarun Kumar Bhattacharjee, who was abducted on October
20, have raised their ransom demand from INR 500,000 to INR 1
million. UDLA, which masterminded his abduction, was reportedly
peeved with the dilly-dallying by Bhattacharjee's family in handing
over the ransom, and increased the amount. Police sources said
the ransom note bore the signature of UDLA 'chief' Sishumoni Reang,
who, according to Police intelligence, operated from Mizoram's
Kolosib District. The UDLA 'chief' had told reporters that he
was forced to demand such a high ransom from Bhattacharjee's family
as it was only way to force the Centre to take notice of the outfit.
Another reason behind the kidnapping, Reang said, was to raise
money to buy modern weaponry.
The draft agreement to be signed
between the Centre and the UPDS has got the nod of the Assam Cabinet
that has brought some minor amendments to the pact. With the passage
of the draft, the way for signing of the Centre-UPDS agreement
has been paved.
The HTF claimed responsibility
for the blast at railway track in the hill section of the NF Railway
on October 26.
Villagers fled from the Assam-Nagaland
border after suspected Naga militants fired near Janikpathar under
Charaideo sub-division along the border in Sivasagar District
in Assam. A Police officer at Sonari said the militants from Nagaland
managed to escape as soon as the Police arrived. "They crossed
over to the other side of the border through Abhayapur reserve
forest. It could not be ascertained whether the armed men were
Naga militants or goons," the official said.
October 29
SFs arrested two suspected militants
belonging to ULFA, identified as Monowar Hussein Mondol and Sattar
Ali, near Naranarayan Bridge at Jogighopa under Jogighopa Police
Station of Bongaigaon District. SFs recovered two hand-made pistols
along with two-extortion letter from the militants.
October 30
Assam Government is not considering
the appeal from some civil society groups to grant general amnesty
to the members and the leaders of the ULFA-PTF. SJA, a forum of
intellectuals who played a key role in facilitating dialogue between
Government of India and the ULFA- PTF along with some other civil
society groups want the Government to withdraw cases against the
militants.
Assam Director-General of Police
Sankar Barua said that the Police force was now better prepared
to avert militant strikes than it was before the October 30, 2008
serial blasts.
SFs arrested one top RVA militant,
identified as Manoranjan Roy (26), along with a rifle and extortion
note of INR 1 million in Karkoshi village in Goalpara District.
October 31
After a brief encounter, SFs arrested
an extortionist, identified as Mono Brahma (28), from Junglegaon
village under Orang Police station in Udalguri District.
Governor JB Patnaik expressed
his concern about the growing CPI-Maoist activity in the State.
The Goalpara-West Garo Hills corridor
is being used by the Bangladesh-based residual group of ULFA-ATF
under the leadership of Drishti Rajkhowa and providing all logistics
to GNLA.
There have been hectic efforts
on the part of the Adivasi leadership of all the outfits like
BCF, ACF, STF and APA to unite into one platform to counter Bodo
unification drives undertaken under the auspices of BNC.
ULFA-ATF 'chairman' Paresh Baruah
in a statement said, "Permanent solution of the Assam-India conflict
will not be found unless discussion is held on sovereignty of
Assam, the main objective behind ULFA's formation, Unless colonial
India recognises the right of freedom of Assam and the people
of so-called Northeast, the promises of establishing permanent
peace in the region is nothing but a fanciful slogan."
The Central Government has requested
the Governments of Nepal and Singapore to investigate about the
assets acquired by Niranjan Hojai, the 'commander in Chief' of
DHD -J in those countries with money extorted in Assam.
SFs have since June this year
recovered Israeli Uzi sub-Machine gun in Assam besides AK-47 and
AK-56. Further, 222 firearms were seized in western Assam between
January and June this year, which is 6-13% less, compared to previous
years.
The stalemate between the UPDS
and the Central Government was resolved on October 31 with both
parties agreeing to the minute changes made by State Government
in the outfit's demands.
North-Eastern Frontier Railway
Mazdoor Union, observed 'black day' in all stations under the
Lumding division, in protest against attacking, kidnapping and
killing of railway employees in southern Assam.
Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh
described the formal peace talks with ULFA as constructive.
Assam truckers suspended services
to Nagaland's Mon District due to constant Extortion demanded
by the NSCN-IM.
November 1
ULFA-ATF threatened to target
political leaders and others who have been working against the
interests of the people of Assam.
In an email sent by Kamal Kochari,
a member of ULFA-PTF publicity cell said, "As an organisation,
ULFA has nothing to say about the personal statement of Paresh
Barua which was made without the slightest knowledge of the present
situation of Assam. It is always easy to issue warnings from a
distance in the name of a so-called movement. In today's scenario,
the people of Assam are in favour of a political solution of the
ULFA-Government problem, the demand to establish sovereign Assam
is nothing but an imagination. There is no real value in the demand."
Former ULFA militants, under the
banner of Prakton ULFA Samanyarakhi Samiti, gave a call for a
24-hour bandh (shutdown strike) in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia
Districts from 5am on November 3 in protest against the October
28 killing of Tileswar Lahon, SULFA.
ULFA-ATF is imparting arms training
to CPI-Maoists cadres in jungles of Arunachal Pradesh.
November 2
SFs arrested two top militant
of NDFB, identified as Nicholas Narzary alias Kungfu and
Hangama Boro, at Rowta Chariali in Udalguri District. One pistol
along with several rounds of ammunition and a cell phone has been
recovered from their possession.
Shortage of funds has made the
ULFA-ATF issue extortion threat to traders in the Districts of
Tinsukia and Dibrugarh and some small tea growers.
The 'publicity in charge' of the
ULFA-ATF, Arunodoi Dohotia on November 2 said that they would
not wait forever for ULFA 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa or other
central committee members to return to the organization and there
would be change of leadership of the outfit if necessary.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi reacting
to the ULFA-ATF threat said, "There is nothing new in the threat.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi also
assured a 17 member Dimasa delegation from All Dimasa Students
Union, Dimasa People's Council, and Joint Action Committee for
Dimaraji Movement and All Dimasa Women Forum that the Dimasa statehood
issue might be resolved soon with a few compromises.
Minister of State for Defence
M M Pallam Raju on November 2 said the Government was aware of
the CPI-Maoist spreading their activities in the northeast and
was taking steps to contain them.
SFs arrested top KPLT linkman,
identified as Joysing alias Mahajan Kro and Rani Kramsapi,
the girlfriend of Ranam Engti, a 'sergeant major' of KPLT at Jeng
Bey Gaon from Anjukpani area in Howraghat of Karbi Anglong District.
Some incriminating documents were recovered from Joysing's possession.
November 3
SULFA men killed one civilian,
identified as Harjit Kalita, (22) and injured Mofidul Islam and
Khanin Kalita at Koraipatty in Jogighopa of Bongaigaon District.
Suspected militants belonging
to HTF exploded a bomb on a railway bridge near Ditackchera railway
station in Dima Hasao District leading to suspending movement
of trains.No injury or casualty was reported due to the incidence.
Suspected militants belonging
to NDFB on November 2 abducted an engineer of a private construction
company identified as Alom Hussain from Kokrajhar District.
RPF personnel arrested an inspector
of the Railway Protection Special Force, identified as Kanwaldeep
Singh Sidhu, from Guwahati Railway Station. RPF seized three pistols,
along with 70 rounds of AK-47 rifle and a magazine, 50 rounds
of .303mm and 7 rounds of 9mm pistol with 4 magazines, 2 daggers
and 5 Samsung mobile phones with 12 SIM cards from him. When interrogated
by GRP officials, Sidhu said he had gone to Dimapur after being
called by one James who claimed to be from the NSCN.
November 4
ULFA-ATF fired at the Police personnel
and injured one constable, identified as Kamal Nath near Borhat
Police Station in Sivasagar District.
ULFA-ATF chief Paresh Baruah has
taken absolute control of the outfit by sacking all his comrades
and disbanding the political outfit currently holding peace talks
with the Central Government.
Earlier, Paresh Baruah had restructured
his battalions as 1st battalion in Bangladesh (Lakhimi), 2nd battalion
in Myanmar (Rongili) and 3rd battalion in Majuli at Assam (Kopili).
Assam Government has formally
announced the election schedule for the eleventh executive committee
of the KAADC. KAADC election will be held on December 12 and result
would be announced within December 14.
NDFB-ATF 'Education Secretary'
B. Naijab stated that the peace-talk between the NDFB and the
Government could not be accelerated without the release of NDFB-ATF
leader Ranjan Daimari.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram
met Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on November 3 and discussed about
the growth of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in
the State along the Indo-Bhutanese border and Assam-Arunachal
Pradesh inter-state border.
KLA in Assam declared unilateral
ceasefire with the Government. The outfit was formed in 1993 as
a breakaway faction of the parent KLA organisation in Manipur
mainly to protect the right of Kuki tribals in the Dimasa dominated
Dima Hasao District.
November 5
Unidentified militants killed
a sweet shop owner, identified as Lal Chand Badani, in Kokrajhar
Town.
Suspected ULFA militants killed
a businessman, identified as Nanki Pandit, at Bamunbari in Dibrugarh
District.
NDFB-PTF pulled out of the umbrella
organization, BNC.
The 'Military chief 'of the NDFB-ATF,
Sonbjit Ingti, has bought at least 50 AK-47 and AK-56 rifles from
ULFA-ATF 'Chairman' Paresh Baruah. It further reports that NDFB-ATF
has served extortion notices to businessmen of Bhalukpong, Seppa
and Semma area of Arunachal Pradesh. NDFB-ATF has also served
extortion demand of INR 200000 to a manager of Arunachal Pradesh
Transport Corporation (APTC) posted in Sonitpur District. NDFB-ATF
is also shifting its cadres from Bangladesh to a new camp in Myanmar.
November 7
SFs arrested two persons with
two SBBL guns at Binhum hill area in Dhansing Rongphar village
under Dokmoka Police Station of Karbi Anglong District.
November 8
SFs recovered three IEDs on railway
tracks between Mahur and Paiding stations in Dima Hasao District,
HTF later claimed responsibility for planting the bombs.
November 9
SFs killed an unidentified militant
belonging to KPLT at Mohen Egti village of Shinghason hill track
in Karbi Anglong District. SFs recovered one AK- 47 rifle, one
303 rifle and seven live ammunition of AK rifle from the spot.
November 11
Two women from Tuensang were arrested
by from Khatkati market in Karbi Anglong District while trying
to smuggle weapons from Tuensang District of Nagaland to Karbi
Anglong District in Assam. The accused are identified as Muchom
Sham and S. Tsutsan Kham both from Tuensang District. Two 7.65
pistol with magazine along with two mobile phones and identity
cards were seized by Police. Reports revealed that the militant
outfits use women in order get away during checking most of the
times. Reports also said that barter of arms for drugs has become
a common scenario.
A MHA note, confirmed the presence
of ULFA-ATF chief Paresh Baruah in China. The note confirms that
Baruah along with the entire top leadership of ULFA-ATF has now
set up camp in the Yunan province of China. The MHA note talks
about how Baruah and his associates are training the new cadres
in the area. Various press release emails sent by ULFA has been
traced to be sent from China in the past and sources have revealed
that Paresh has succeeded in taking away his family from Bangladesh
to China.
ABSU 'President' Promod Boro,
who is leading the five-day cycle rally (November 11-15) from
Srirampur in Kokrajhar District to Thelamara in Sonitpur District
said, "We will be forced to launch an indefinite economic blockade
that would paralyse the entire Northeast if the Centre fails to
give in to the long-standing demand of Bodoland State."
SFs recovered one kilogram of
TNT explosive at Na-Saudhang village under Tingkhong Police Station
in Dibrugarh District following the leads provided by arrested
SULFA militant Tapan Gogoi alias Kanak Baruah. The Police claimed
that Kanak Baruah had been keeping a good liaison with the ULFA-ATF.
SFs arrested ULFA-ATF militant
"corporal" Pankaj Gogoi alias Lakkhi alias Vicky
alias Tutu alias Kutub from Lachit Nagar area of Guwahati
City. Police sources revealed that Gogoi had been involved in
the murder of SULFA Tileswar Lahon on October 29. A police official
said,"Pankaj was here in the city for the last two weeks and was
collecting extortion money from some of the business giants here.
He was working under ULFA's sergeant major Babul Gogoi alias
Bipul Mahanta, whom we are still looking for."
November 12
State Government on November 12
postponed KAAC Election. The decision ended the 10-day-long uncertainty
that shadowed the signing of an accord between the UPDS and the
Union Government.
Special security arrangement including
the Deployment of Army, CRPF in sensitive areas had been taken
for the tunnels and bridges in Dima Hasao District which been
targeted by the HTF militants.
November 13
SFs arrested 9 HTF militants including
'commander-in-chief', 'finance secretary' and a 'sergeant major'
from the deep jungles around the of Arda village of Dima Hasao
District. Fifteen gelatine sticks, 7 SBL guns, 2 pistols and 2
grenades were recovered from the militants.
SFs arrested one ULFA-ATF 'Medical
wing' militant, identified as Rajiv Choudhury alias S Haque,
from Sijubari under Hatigaon Police Station of Guwahati City.
Security sources further said that attempts are being made by
the ULFA-ATF to create disturbances in the city along with the
assistance of the Manipur-based PLA.
ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa
said, "Our priority is getting an honourable solution and an acceptable
agreement. Lifting of the banned outfit label and general amnesty
are not on our mind right now. These may come at a later stage,"
he said. Issues like ground rules of ceasefire are also too trifle
to be discussed at the moment. Rajkhowa said, "We have not raised
the banned outfit and the amnesty issues in our talks so far with
the government". Rajkhowa further said, "Our principle concern
is to empower the people of the state to assert their rights to
control their lands and their natural resources for an honourable
existence and also to protect their identity. The people feel
insecure in their own land."
SFs arrested a linkman belonging
to the ULFA-ATF, identified as Roshan Lal Shah alias Sita
Ram, a resident of Khonsa in Arunachal Pradesh from Nagakhat village
under Joyore Police Station in Dibrugarh District. SFs recovered1500
assorted live cartridges and 42 thermo wears from his possession.
SFs recovered FICN amounting to
INR 20,000 in the denomination of INR 500 from the house of Mohammad
Bhaktaruddin Laskar (37) at Maniarkhal in the Cachar District.
Mohammad Bhaktaruddin Laskar was subsequently arrested by SFs.
SFs arrested one MULTA militant,
identified as Kudus Ali (24), at Chhagolia Village in Dhubri District.
SFs recovered one country made one .303 rifle, ammunition and
Fake Indian Currency Notes amounting to INR 93,000 during the
process.
November 14
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to Manipur based PLA including a woman identified as 'Lieutenant
Colonel-cum-chief medical officer' Binolata alias Ibechaobi,
and 'Lieutenant Colonel' Naorem Ranjit (36).
Following the arrest of nine HTF
militants including 'Commander in chief ', 'Finance Secretary'
and a 'Sergeant Major' on November 13, HTF plans to attack Government
properties and abduct senior officials on a large scale in Dima
Hasao District came to light, reports.
November 15
SFs arrested three militants of
KPLT including 'foreign secretary' of the outfit from Morigaon
District during a routine check along NH-37.
Members hailing from the TJAC
and PUCL joined the movement for creation of a separate state
for Bodos by lending their support to the ABSU at Thelamara in
Sonitpur District during a state demand rally. PUCL president
Jaya Vindhyala said at the rally, "The Bodos' demand is legitimate
because they, like the people in Telengana, have been deprived
of their rights over the years".
An engineer of a private construction
company, Alom Hussain (47), who was abducted by suspected Anti-Talks
faction NDFB-ATF militants on November 2, was released at Deohati
on National Highway 31 in Bongaigaon District. A family member
of Hussain said he was released on humanitarian ground, as he
was unwell. They did not pay any ransom to any militant group.
A Bangladeshi court indicted ULFA
commander-in-chief Paresh Barua and 10 others, including former
Junior Home Minister Lutfozzaman Babar, JeI leader Matiur Rahman
Nizami and former top bosses of the Bangladesh's intelligence
agencies, in the country's biggest weapons smuggling case when
10-truck loads of arms for ULFA were seized on April 2, 2004.
The hearing (of the main trial) will start on November 29, 2011.
Officials familiar with the investigation
said their extended investigation found Chinese firm NORINCO to
have produced the weapons but they could not identify the ship
that carried the illegal consignment to Bangladeshi territory.
November 16
SFs recovered five bottle grenades
from the house of one Dhaneshwar Konwar, a resident of Laguabari
village under Demow Police Station in Sivasagar District.
Lunneh Kuki, 'Publicity Secretary'
of HTF said that the leaders of the organization met on November
15 at Hempeupet in Dima Hasao District and resolved to intensify
their actions if the authority failed to release the detained
leaders.
India is likely to lodge its protest
against the presence ULFA-ATF 'Chairman' Paresh Baruah in China,
besides the flow of weapons into the Northeastern region.
SFs arrested one top KPLT militant,
identified as Langsing Bey (25), from Diphu in Karbi Anglong District.
The Police source further said that based on his statement SFs
recovered one .9 mm pistol, 2 magazines and 10 rounds of live
ammunition from Langmili Forest area under Bakaliaghat Police
Station in the same District.
Suspected APA militants shot at
and injured AMSU Kamandanga unit 'assistant secretary' Zakir Hussain
at Grahampur Bazar under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar
District.
November 17
A top NDFB-ATF militant, identified
as Nripendra Basumatary alias B Narkhw (26), surrendered
in Udalguri District. He deposited one 7.65 mm pistol, one magazine,
and four rounds of live ammunition.
State Government is worried following
intelligence inputs suggesting presence of senior CPI-Maoist leader
Koteswar Rao alias Kishenji somewhere in Bongaigaon or
Kokrajhar District in the State.
SFs have beefed up vigil in the
State apprehending attempts by the ULFA-ATF to strike on and around
the 'Black day' on November 28.
SFs busted a hideout and killed
three militants of the ULFA in the Namsai Reserve Forest area
in Lohit District.Two of the three militants were identified as
Kapil Bora and Ramen Gogoi while the third remains unidentified.
SFs recovered one AK 47 rifle and grenades during the operation.
SFs busted a hideout of the Manipur
based PLA at Tarapur Road in Silchar Town. The arrested militants
include 'lieutenant' Ramesh Singh (35), a resident of Manipur's
Imphal West District, Ibochouba Singh (23), of Jiribam Subdivision
and Jiban Singh, the leader of the cell and an inhabitant of East
Imphal District. SFs recovered a laptop, six mobile phones, six
SIMs, a digital camera and INR 13,400.
November 18
ULFA-ATF 'Chief' Paresh Baruah
has instructed his cadres to drive the CPI-Maoist out of their
territory.
Margherita Police initiated an
enquiry into the reported movement of armed NSCN-Khaplang militants
in Margherita in Tinsukia District and their mass extortion.
on proposed 'Supra State of Nagaland"
as reported in the media, Assam Government spokesperson and Education
Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "there is no Naga-dominated
areas in the State except a few Jemi Naga-inhabited villages in
NC Hills (Dima Hasao) District". He further said, "Nagaland has
encroached upon some areas of Assam but Nagas do not inhabit those
areas and a case is pending in the Supreme Court".
Governments of Assam, Manipur
and Arunachal Pradesh have urged New Delhi to clarify plans to
offer a 'supra-state body' to the NSCN-IM to enable Nagas outside
Nagaland to preserve their identity.
November 19
Centre informed Assam, Manipur
and Arunachal Pradesh that there was no move to grant a 'supra
state body' status to Nagas settled across the North-East and
the negotiators, who have been talking to the NSCN-IM, had never
promised the outfit any such arrangement that may have severe
inter-state ramifications.
SFs arrested three militants belonging
to PLA of Manipur from Dispur area in Guwahati. Police said that
the trio was undergoing medical treatment at a private nursing
home.
SFs arrested two top NDFB-ATF
militants, identified as Karanjit Bodo and Arjun Basumatary, from
Amingaon area of Kamrup (Rural) District.
Unidentified militants abducted
Khrar Ahmed alias Naz, a student of BSc 3rd year in Karimganj
College, from the Bhanga area in Karimganj District.
November 20
SFs recovered an IED weighing
12 kilograms suspected to bat Lakhurakhan Gaon under Sonari Police
Station in Sivasagar District.
SFs arrested one militant belonging
to the APA, identified as Saru Murmu (20), from Kachugaon under
Gossaigaon Subdivision of Kokrajhar District, while he was trying
to collect extortion money from a contractor. SFs recovered a
mobile handset from the militant.
UDLA militants released the loco
pilot Tarun Kumar Bhattacharjee, who was abducted by them. Sources
said INR 2.2 million was paid as ransom for securing the release.
ULFA-ATF announced that a new
16-member Central committee of the outfit would be formed soon.
Security Sources are worried about
ULFA-ATF revival plans. ULFA-ATF is reported to have recruited
more than 120 new cadres in the past six months, revamped its
political wing and extorting money from leading business houses
in Assam.
Two top militants of the ULFA-ATF
were killed when the explosives they were trying to plant on a
railway track exploded at Aouhatia Sarangabam between Bhojo and
Longpotia railway stations, in Sivasagar District.
Governor of the State Janaki Ballav
Patnaik said that as far as money and weapons are concerned, the
CPI-Maoist cadres in Odisha and Chhattisgarh are getting constant
help from ULFA-ATF.
Peace accord between the UPDS
and the Central Government will be signed on November 25 in the
presence of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in New Delhi.
November 22
SFs killed a top KPLT militant,
identified as Amphu Terang, and arrested two others, including
the outfit's 'finance secretary' Rana Hisang and Aro Killing,
at Gobar Pathar Kro Village under Dokmoka Police Station in Karbi
Anglong District.
UPDS will not abandon the demand
for a separate state even after signing the peace accord scheduled
for November 25 with Central Government. The peace accord between
UPDS and Central Government will lead to the creation of KAATC.
The Central Government has formally
confirmed that several militant outfits of Northeast, including
ULFA, NDFB, both factions of NSCN have camps in Sagaing Region,
and States of Chin and Kachin in Myanmar.
November 23
ULFA-ATF announced a new 16-member
central committee, but left all positions occupied by ULFA-PTF
leaders free except that of the deputy commander-in-chief.
ULFA-PTF described the move as
unconstitutional, as it went against the outfit's basic tenets.
A top source in the MHA said the
name of the new chairman could be a "fictitious one". He added,
"We find a couple of fictitious names in the new committee like
Lt Salim and Lt Azahar Ali, both of whom are designated as assistant
organisation secretaries."
The Central Government has warned
State Government of possible subversive acts by ULFA-ATF between
November 27, 2011 and January 26 2012 after intercepting two phone
calls made by Paresh Baruah to his cadres based in the state.
November 24
HTF 'Commander-in-Chief' Benjamin
Zote during interrogation said that HTF has no link with the NSCN
and has no firearms in its possession. Zote further said that
HTF was formed following the ethnic clashes among the Dimasas
and the Zeme Nagas in 2009 and that HTF has no link with the IPF
and ISF. IPF and ISF are also demanding for bifurcation of Dima
Hasao into two autonomous Districts.
The Cabinet Committee on Political
Affairs has given its nod for signing an accord with UPDS.
ULFA 'General Secretary' Anup
Chetia's extradition will face legal hurdle even after signing
of extradition treaty with Bangladesh as Chetia has applied for
political asylum. Further, Bangladesh Government cannot take any
unilateral decision on handing over Chetia to India unless the
court allows it and so India can only seek his possession.
SFs rescued a businessmen, identified
as Paridas Saha, after he was abducted by NDFB-ATF militants on
the same day in Kokrajhar District. SFs also arrested 9 persons
in this connection including one NDFB-ATF militant, identified
as Musuka Narzary alias Martin, and one linkman identified
as Jayanta Ray.
Three AANLA militants, identified
as 'private' Durga Munda, 'private' Jeet Munda and 'private' Rabin
Singh Bhuiyan, surrendered in Tinsukia District.
November 25
Police recovered a body, suspected
to be of the abducted student Ahrar Ahmed alias Naz (19),
from Monosangan village under Bhanga block in Karimganj District.
Unidentified militants had abducted Naz on November 19.
SFs arrested a ULFA militant,
identified as Phatik Hatimota, one of those convicted in the killing
of Sanjoy Ghose, from Salmora area of Majuli in Jorhat District.
SFs arrested another suspected
ULFA militant, Kumud Das alias Ron Hazarika, from Nalbari
District.
UPDS formally signed an accord
with the Central and Assam Government.
HTF elected N Gamlien Hmar as
'Commander-in-Chief' and Nicky as 'Finance Secretary' as replacement
for the arrested Commander-in chief and Finance Secretary.
SFs arrested four members of a
newly floated militant outfit, Assam Tribal Commando, from North
Lakhimpur District when they had come to collect extortion money
from a local businessman. Arrested militants include the 'commander-in-chief'
of the outfit identified as Pinku Daimary and three other cadres.
Two civilians - J S Sindhu 'General
Manager' of a cement company and Ramen Sharma, 'Deputy General
Manager' of AMDC - were abducted by suspected Karbi militants
from their offices at 18-Kilo locality near the Industrial town
of Umrangshu in Dima Hasao District. KPLT is suspected to be behind
the abduction.
November 26
SFs recovered arms and ammunition
following an encounter between SFs and Anti-Talks Faction of ULFA-ATF
militants in the forests between Madhupur and Medela in Dibrugarh
District.
NDFB-PTF has appealed the GNLA
to release Prafulla Boro, BDO of the Dadengiri Development Block
of West Garo Hills District without any condition on humanity.
November 27
Three militants of ULFA-ATF, identified
as 'corporal' Bhadiya Bhumij alias Bidea Gowala, 'corporal'
Tankeswar Moran and 'corporal' Rocky Bordoloi, alias Bidul
Sonowal, surrendered at Laipuli in Tinsukia District.
November 28
ULFA-PTF 'Chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa
said that only discussions can lead to a political settlement
and cautioned that failure of which would lead to a state of civil
war. He further said, "People of Assam means not only Assamese
people but all 'bhumiputras'(son of the soil) who have raised
the demand for establishing peace in the state. We have only obeyed
their demand and initiated peace talks with the government."
Dilip Nunisa 'Chairman' of DHD-N
said that although his group has settled for the demand of a territorial
council instead of a separate state, two sticking issues of splitting
Dima Hasao into two Districts and amalgamation of Dimasa-inhabited
areas in adjoining districts with council areas still remains.
Senior Congress leader of Dima
Hasao District and 'chairman' of Dima Hasao Autonomous District
Council (DHAC) Depolal Hojai has been removed from the party days
after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) named him as one
of the accused in a INR 520 million scam in the NC Hills Autonomous
Council.
DPC urged Pro-Talks faction of
ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa to support the demand for
merger of Dimasa inhabited area of Nagaon, Cachar, Karbi Anglong
and Nagaland contiguous to Dima Hasao District by incorporating
it in ULFA's charter of demands, which would be placed before
the Central Government.
November 29
SFs arrested six extortionists,
identified as Soda Basumatary (26), Maikhwam Narzary (21), Ebon
Basumatary alias Abinash (21) and Bhrindiraj Brahma (23)
alias Jetha alias James, Bundaram Brahma (24) and
Raju Chetry (20), from Bongaigaon and Chirang District on an unspecified
date.
SFs arrested five militants belonging
to NDFB from Pukhripara II village under Lakhipur Police Station
of Goalpara District. The arrested militants were identified as
Sankar Brahma (18), Binod Basumatary (19), Indrajit Brahma (18),
Ajit Brahma (18) and Bijit Basumatary (19). SFs recovered one
7.65 mm pistol, two bullets of 7.65mm pistol, 10 detonators, a
12mm gun, one 12mm shotgun, an NDFB demand note besides three
mobile handsets and four SIM cards.
November 30
During the interrogation of 'foreign
secretary' of KPLT Maniram Rongpi, collusion between a section
of UPDS militants and KPLT became known. Some of the UPDS militants
had helped KPLT militants in recent times to carry out unlawful
activities in Karbi Anglong District.
On the demand of UPDS for dissolution
of the existing KAAC and appointment of a neutral body until the
elections, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that the matter
is to be resolved by the State Government.
Barak Valley Khasi-Jaintia Welfare
Association has sought the intervention of Pro-Talks faction of
ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa for taking up their cause
for the formation of KDC in Barak Valley with the Central and
State Government.
December 1
New 'acting chairman' of Anti
Talks faction of ULFA-ATF Dr Abhijeet Bormon is an Assamese Doctor
living in Cleveland region of UK. Dr Borman is believed to run
a frontal organisation of the ULFA from UK.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on
December 1 assured that the election to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous
Council would be held next month (January 2012).
December 2
One top militant of NDFB, identified
as Sutu Barman alias B Subura (22), surrendered at Gauripur in
Dhubri District.
HPC-D of Assam declared unilateral
ceasefire with Central Government, State Government and SFs.
ULFA-ATF 'Commander-in-Chief'
Paresh Baruah has sought help from highly trained militants of
Manipur-based PLA to launch offensive in Assam. Sources said that
it was second instance within 2011 when the PLA militants are
roped in by the ULFA-ATF.
December 3
Thirty-three militants of the
anti-talks factions of the NDFB Ranjan Daimary-faction and the
ULFA-ATF surrendered before the Army and deposited their arms,
ammunition and explosives in Assam.
Jivan Moran, a top leader of the
militant outfit ULFA-ATF and an Indian journalist were reportedly
detained by authorities in Myanmar.
29 militants of KLNLF, including
a 'Commandant Sergeant Major' and two women cadres, joined the
UPDS.
Tripartite talks between Central
Government, State Government and NDFB-PTF remained inconclusive.
Tripartite Talks DHD-N faction also suffered the same fate. Talks
with NDFB-PTF and DHD-N were stuck over the demands for separate
States of Bodoland and Dimaraji, respectively.
December 4
Unidentified persons abducted
a doctor, Bidyut Nath, of Silchar Medical College from Mohanpur
in Hailakandi District.
SFs exchanged fire with militants
of ULFA-ATF at Na Tal Pathar under Bordumsa Police Station in
Tinsukia District.
SFs on arrested one RVA militant,
identified as Vikram Rabha (30), from Dangaijhora village in Kokrajhar
District.
December 5
BW and the Central Government
are close to sealing a deal on the lines of the UPDS Accord. However,
the sticking point remains on the issue of withdrawal of criminal
cases pending against its members.
DHD 'Chairman' Dilip Nunisa termed
the renaming of North Cachar Hills as Dima Hasao a conspiracy
and reiterated the demand for integration of Dimasa villages,
including those in Cachar and Nagaon Districts.
NIA special court on December
5 extended the custody of Dilip Singh alias N. Wangba 'chief
of external affairs' of PLA by four days.
December 6
SFs arrested three militants of
ADF - Someswar Soren, Rabiram Soren and Sunil Hasda - in two different
operations in Gossaigaon and Kachugaon in Kokrajhar District.
SFs recovered one hand-grenade, one 7.65mm pistol, five rounds
of ammunition, two country-made 7.62mm rifles, four bullets of
7.62 calibre and demand notes.
Indian Agencies tracked money
worth $200,000 remitted by BW, through banking channels from Singapore
to Nepal to an account with Everest Bank's branch in New Baneswar
in Kathmandu.
NDFB-PTF asked the Central Government
to replace former IB chief PC Haldar with a politician as the
interlocutor. This comes after MHA officials asked the outfit
to seek the solution to its demand for a separate state at the
political level.
Unidentified militants abducted
and subsequently killed former 'Lakhimpur District President'
of AAMSU Khalilur Rahman in Lakhimpur District.
ULFA-ATF abducted wife and son
of a businessman, Binod Bansal, from Sonari in Sivasagar District.
The abducted mother and son were identified as Padma and Parash
respectively.
Unidentified Persons abducted
a small tea grower, Pranab Goswami, from the Ambikapur area under
the Pengeri Police Station in Tinsukia District.
December 7
Insurgent groups in the Northeast
are procuring arms in China and some other South East Asian countries
before smuggling them into India through Myanmar and Bangladesh,
Government said.
The Minister said India has raised
its concern with China, Myanmar and Bangladesh from time to time
through diplomatic channels on the issue of reported smuggling
of arms through their territories. To check smuggling across the
Indo-Myanmar border, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed
between India and Myanmar in January 1994 for maintenance of peace
and tranquillity in border areas.
Suspected NSCN-K militants abducted
four civilians - two truck drivers and two labourers - from Jaipur
area in Cachar District.
Regarding the detention of Jibon
Moran 'second-in-command' of ULFA-ATF, Shambu Singh, Joint Secretary
(Northeast) in the MHA said, "Myanmarese authorities have conveyed
to the MEA (ministry of external affairs) about the arrest of
two Indian journalists from Myanmar-China border, but said there
has been no arrest of any person by the name of Jibon Moran".
Suspected ULFA militant armed
with sharp weapons attacked and seriously injured six people at
Jagun in Tinsukia Distict.
SFs arrested one militant of NDFB-Ranjan
Daimary, identified as Ashish Boro, from Kacheripara village in
Udalguri District. SFs recovered a 9mm pistol and a magazine from
him.
December 8
ULFA-ATF 'publicity in charge'
Arunodoi Dohotiya, said that the "Indian forces", particularly
the personnel of the CoBRA, are committing atrocities on innocent
people in upper Assam, particularly in the District of Tinsukia.
BSF will ask its Bangladesh counterparts
during a meeting between senior officials of BSF and Border Guard
Bangladesh (BGB) in Shillong, scheduled to be held from December
12 to15, to dismantle hideouts set up by militants from India's
Northeast in Bangladesh.
December 9
Militants released the three drivers
and two of their associates after they were abducted on December
7 from Upper Lodhi Village in Cachar-Dima Hasao border. NSCN-K
and HTF are suspected to be behind the incident.
Pranab Goswami, a small tea grower
who was abducted by suspected militants on December 6, was rescued
from the residence of a local Journalist under Pengari Police
Station in Digboi in Tinsukia District.
Security has been beefed up in
the Districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh following the threat by
ULFA-ATF to target Non-Assamese.
December 10
SFs arrested three arms dealer,
identified as Mozammel Haque (38), Rahim Ali (25) and Ranjan Biswas
(42), near Lakhipur under Goalpara District.
SFs arrested an ULFA linkman,
identified as Phanindra Deka (37), from Noonmati area in Guwahati
City.
A MULTA militant, identified as
Nur Hussain (35), was arrested from Phulgasa village under Lakhipur
Police Station of Goalpara with a 9mm pistol and ammunition.
December 11
SFs arrested three ULFA militants
from a farmhouse in Baihata Chariali in Kamrup District.
Another three ULFA militants were
arrested from Golakganj in Dhubri District.
SFs arrested two MULTA militants
in Dahalagutipara village in Dhubri District. One pistol was recovered
from them.
As many as 28 doctors left the
RNB Civil Hospital in Kokrajhar District on December 10 and the
number reached 30 on the following day after an extortion demand
made by suspected militants of NDFB-Ranjan. Almost all doctors
from the Gossaigaon Civil Hospital have also left the hospital
following similar threats.
December 12
KPLT 'General Secretary' Nilip
Enghi saying, "We will decide to come out over ground after all
the clauses of the peace accord are implemented".
ULFA-ATF stated that Health and
Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was a member of the
political wing of the outfit.
Assam Police have urged the State
Government to create a post of Superintendent of Police (Operations)
in Upper Assam to co-ordinate offensives against CPI-Maoist. SP
(operations) will report to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police
(Eastern Range).
The Gauhati High Court extended
the conditional interim bail period of DHD-J 'chairman' Jewel
Garlosa and 'Commander-in-Chief' Niranjan Hojai by two months.
December 13
In recent times, ULFA-ATF has
recruited 20 youths from the Districts of Nalbari, Baksa, Barpeta,
Kamrup (Rural) and Kamrup.
Suspected militants from NDFB-Ranjan
and AANLA have issued extortion demand to least five senior doctors
of Biswanath Chariali Civil Hospital in Sonitpur District.
Union Minister of State for Home
Affairs Jitendra Singh said that the ongoing anti-dam stir in
Assam has caught the attention of the Centre, as the suspected
CPI-Maoist cadres have been mobilised for extensive propaganda.
December 14
All the 568 militants of the UPDS,
a Karbi militants group surrendered their arms at a function held
at Diphu in Karbi Anglong District.
BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary said
that the frequent incidents of murder, abduction and extortion
in the council were taking place as no clear identification of
cadres of the different factions of the NDFB exists.
Major Dimasa organisations urged
the DHD-N not to sign a peace accord if New Delhi refused to include
their demarcated 95 villages outside Dima Hasao District within
the proposed Dimaraji Territorial Council.
Unidentified militants abducted
Ashok Paul (52), a prominent businessman of Gouripur Town, from
Nandinipar on NH-31 under Golokganj Police Station in Dhubri District.
December 15
The BSF handed over a fresh list
of 41 militant camps operating in Bangladesh to the BGB, urging
them to dismantle them.
BSF spokesman Ravi Gandhi said,
"We have given them a list of Indian insurgents' camps, including
the banned ULFA, NSCN-IM, NDFB, NLFT, HNLC, PLA and GNLA in Bangladesh.
We are hopeful they will soon act on it".
December 16
MHA will chalk out strategies
to deal with the CPI-Maoist problem in a meeting of the heads
of the Police Forces of the Northeast, convened by the IB in Guwahati
on December 19 and 20.
December 17
NDFB-Ranjan said that the outfit
is not behind any kind of extortion drive in the BTAD and that
the allegations were 'baseless'.
The bail petition of Ansai Boro,
an accused in the October 30, 2011 serial blasts was filed before
the court. Bail petitions of another three accused are expected
to be moved on December 22, 2011.
Joint Secretary (North East) of
the MHA, Sambhu Singh admitted that the talks with the DHD-N have
not been progressing satisfactorily.
December 18
Police arrested two SULFA militants,
identified as Manjit Roy and Nitya Roy, for their alleged involvement
in the abduction of a businessman in Dhubri District.
SFs recovered a powerful IED
from the railway tracks near Hanhchara Kujibali between Sivasagar
Railway Station and Simaluguri Junction in Sivasagar District.
December 19
SFs recovered a cache of arms
and ammunition from Jokai Reserve Forest in Dibrugarh District.
SFs arrested one 'project officer'
of KCP -Kesho Meitei, identified as Maibom Dilesh Singh (40) alias
Nongpoknganba alias Noren alias Dorjee, from Karbi
Path in Guwahati city.
Over the past few days, suspected
Bru (Reang) militants have demanded a sum of INR 1 million from
each of the seven persons who have so far received calls from
suspected militants in Karimganj District.
ADG-SB Assam Police Khagen Sarma
said, "The Maoists [Communists Party of India-Maoist] are trying
to increase their presence in the region.
December 20
SFs arrested five ADF militants
including the 'commander-in-chief' Habil Murmu (24) at Gossaigaon
sub-Division in Kokrajhar District.
Expressing concern at the spread
of the CPI-Maoist in the State, Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik
said, "Now a new insurgent element has entered the scene. It is
the Maoists. "They are mostly active in Dhemaji and Tinsukia Districts
bordering with Lower Dibang valley and Lohit Districts of Arunachal
Pradesh.
December 21
Suspected ACMA abducted a businessperson,
identified as Ratan Saha (36), from Gurufella Bazar in Gossaigaon
Sub-Division in Kokrajhar District.
A delegation of the Assam Chah
Mazdoor Sangha, led by its General Secretary B Tanti, met Chief
Minister Tarun Gogoi. The delegation informed the Chief Minister
that many instances of CPI-Maoist luring youths belonging to the
tea tribes to join them had become known.
Separately, the CBI filed seven
chargesheets in the Court of Special Judge, CBI (Guwahati) in
connection with two cases relating to misappropriation of funds
in NC Hills Autonomous Council (Dima Hasao Autonomous Council).
December 22
A new outfit under the nomenclature
NDPA has emerged in Dima Hasao District.
ULFA-ATF leader Paresh Baruah,
accused Thuingaleng Muivah 'General Secretary' NSCN-IM, of disintegrating
the Northeast insurgent movements by siding with the Indian Government
thus, failing to keep his promise made to the people of Nagaland.
The 24-hour Kokrajhar District
bandh called by the All BTC Bengali Youth Student Federation
in protest against the abduction of a 28-year-old businessman,
Ratan Saha by suspected Adivasi militant, evoked mixed response
in the District.
Police recovered the bodies of
two abducted officials inside a forest at Haskhuji about 18 km
off Umrangshu in the Dima Hasao District. The two - Colonel (retired)
J.S. Sandhu, Deputy General Manager of a cement project of Jaiprakash
Associates Limited, and Ramen Sarma, Deputy Manager, AMDC.
December 27
Unidentified militants abducted
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank 'Nagirjuli branch Manager', Naren Rajbongshi,
in Baksa District.
SFs busted two camps of the KPLT
in Hidli and Amlokhi areas under Dilai Police Station of Karbi
Anglong District.
The Koch Rajbongshi Sanmilita
Mancha (Koch Rajbongshi United Forum), an umbrella organization
of the Koch Rajbongshi community, has called a 10-hour Assam bandh,
in demand for a separate Kamtapur State and ST status for the
community.
December 28
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that the ongoing protest in the State against the 2000-MW Lower
Subansiri Hydroelectric Project in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh
has the support of ULFA-ATF and Communist Party of India-Maoist
(CPI-Maoist). Gogoi said, "It is out in the open now. ULFA rebels
and Maoists [CPI-Maoist] are very much there. They are trying
to enforce lawlessness in the state and Krishak Mukti Sangram
Samity [KMSS] is also there."
KMSS secretary Akhil Gogoi said,
"We have been telling that there is no support from any armed
outfits to our protest but the government is stressing this just
to malign us and dilute our movement. We are protesting against
the joint efforts of Arunachal Pradesh and NHPC to rob us off
our rights on the river."
December 29
Hinting at links of KMSS with
the CPI-Maoists, Arunachal (West) MP Takam Sanjay urged the Central
Government to ban KMSS in the interest of national security. KMSS
is spearheading the agitation against the 2000 MW Lower Subansiri
Hydro Electric Project in Arunachal Pradesh.
Labourers of Mathurapur Tea Estate
apprehended three armed youths, identified as Wangphung Kanyak
(22) of Nagaland, Bijay Kherowal (22) and Biju Munda (44), while
they tried to attack them, and handed over them to Mathurapur
police in Sivasagar District. According to sources, Police recovered
1 AK-47 and 30 rounds of active bullets from their possession.
December 29
Businessman Ratan Saha, who was
abducted on December 21, returned home on December 29 in Kokrajhar
District. While Police said that the businessman was released
due to the constant raids conducted by them, another source said
that the family paid ransom for his release.
December 30
According to Police records, there
been more than 50 per cent increase in abduction cases over the
past 10 years in the State.
97 surrendered militants belonging
to BW left Haflong (Dima Hasao District) for Guwahati to join
the Assam Police Service.
Around 148 SPOs launched a seven-stage
agitation programme demanding permanency of their jobs.
MHA in its year-end review for
2011 termed it as one of the most successful years in terms of
bringing rebel groups to the negotiation table in Assam as well
as in other northeastern states. MHA in a statement said, "There
has been significant decline in incidents of violent killing of
civilians and personnel of the security forces in the northeastern
states due to the consistent efforts of the ministry of home affairs.
Dialogues and negotiations with underground outfits have been
held and SoO have also been signed".
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
said that 2012 will be a year of settlement and MoS will be signed
with at least four militant groups in the region.
A suspected militant, Barson Ronghang
(27), who was arrested on in Dima Hasao District in connection
with the abduction and killing of two senior officials of a Japyee
cement company and Assam Mineral Development Corporation respectively,
has told Police that NSCN-IM militants were involved in the act.
December 31
SFs arrested two linkmen of NDFB-RD, identified
as Pranjit Basumatary and Hanggama Basumatray, from Basbari village
under Karigaon Police Outpost of Kokrajhar Police Station in the
same District.