It is not possible for the leaders
of the militant groups of North East including 'Commander-in Chief'
of ULFA, Paresh Baruch to stay in China without the knowledge
of the Chinese authorities, said former GOC of the 4 Corps of
the Army, Lt Gen (Reid) DB Shekhatkar.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that the insurgency situation in the State was under control.
The ULFA-ATF e-mailed a video
to the media houses, showing about 50 cadres taking part in a
parade in battle fatigue at an unknown hideout surrounded by hills
and jungles. The video did not reveal anything about the group's
intention of sending it or its future plans.
January 2
ULFA-ATF militants exploded a
grenade injuring three persons, one of them critically, on GNB
Road in Tinsukia town.
SFs recovered a 5-kilogram IED
from a winger at Chabua in Dibrugarh District.
KRA, asked the KPLT to refrain
itself from getting involved with the internal strife between
KRA and UKDA.
KLO has decided to abandon the
armed struggle.
BW 'commander in chief' Niranjan
Hojai had bought a one-storey house at Dharan city in Nepal with
extortion money.
SFs arrested an ULFA-ATF militant,
identified as Hemakanta Changmai, from Lekhapani in Tinsukia District.
January 3
SFs arrested a militant belonging
to the NDFB-RD, identified as Bohin Narzary alias Barswm,
from Athiabari village under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar
District.
SFs arrested one Shiva Gogoi from
Sadiya in Tinsukia District. SF claimed that Gogoi has links with
CPI-Maoists, had received six-month training at a NSCN IM camp
in Manipur, and was involved in the arms snatching case from forest
guards at Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.
Local people foiled an extortion
bid by two extortionists belonging to NDFB-RD in Laogaon area
under Bijni Police Station of Chirang District.
Security has been beefed up in
Karbi Anglong on the eve of elections to the KAAC following reports
of threats to some INC candidates by the KPLT.
SFs arrested two suspected militants
belonging to NDPA from Dihangi in Dima Hasao District. The duo
was identified as Bivojit Haflongbar (20), a resident of Suratnagar,
and Pranab Jidung (21), a resident of Gunjung in the same District.
ULFA-ATF has taken to moral policing.
ULFA-ATF 'chairman' Abhijeet Barman, in an emailed statement said,
"We also want to know from the people about their suggestions
on what exemplary punishment would be suitable for those who commit
crimes that contribute to overall degradation of society."
January 4
SFs recovered and defused a powerful
IED weighing more than half Kilograms from Barpeta Railway over
bridge in Barpeta District.
During a search operation, SFs
arrested a KLNLF militant, identified as James Engleng, along
with 50 pieces of ammunition in Diphu town in Karbi Anglong District.
January 5
SFs arrested KLNLF 'general secretary'
Thong Teron from Diphu in Karbi Anglong District.
State home department has sounded
a high alert in Upper Assam Districts, following intelligence
reports that the ULFA-ATF may try to target the Hindi-speaking
population in the run-up to Republic Day (January 26).
Security agencies are inquiring
into the possible investments by members of various militant outfits
of the North Eastern region in Guwahati.
MHA stated that it does not have
direct evidence of the KMSS having any kind of nexus with the
CPI-Maoist in the anti-dam protest as alleged by the State Government.
January 6
SFs arrested one RVA militant,
identified as Pulendra Rabha (21), from Kachudola village in Kokrajhar
District.
BNC asserted that a "third force"
is carrying out extortion and abductions in the BTAD in a bid
to derail the efforts to initiate peace process with the NDFB-RD.
BNC 'chairperson' Hagrama Mohilary said, "In the BTAD area, the
situation has reached such an alarming level that even the poor
villagers are not being spared. We have reports that in some areas
the extortionists are collecting anything between Rs 50 and Rs
100 from each village household."
Militant groups operating in the
Northeast have realised that violence will never pay and the only
way to solve their problems is peace negotiations, Union Home
Minister P. Chidambaram said.
Chidambaram said peace agreements
have been signed by the Government with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
in West Bengal, UPDS in Assam and again it was on the verge of
concluding another agreement with at least two groups in Assam.
He said most of the Northeast
was today conflict-free and there was no violence in most parts
of Northeast as 2011 witnessed a new low in the level of violence
where in all states together there were only 627 incidents in
which 70 civilians and 32 Security Force personnel were killed.
The Home Minister, however, said
there were still some areas of concern that include extortion
and occasional kidnapping for extortion. "Extortion keeps the
militant groups going. That is their source of funds....I have
been saying this with responsibility that these extortion rackets
must be stopped," he added.
Common people handed over two
boys, identified as Bhutan Brahma (13) and Kalil Narzary (11),
to Police at Karimbazar under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar
District. The two boys were allegedly sent by NDFB-RD to collect
money from one Rafikul Islam of Karimbazar.
January 7
KLNLF called for 24 hours Karbi
Anglong District Strike beginning (today) from 5 am. to protest
against the arrest its 'General Secretary' Thong Teron by SFs.
SFs arrested a NDFB linkman, Sunil
Basumatari (38), from Pansali village under Lakhipur Police Station
of Goalpara District. SFs recovered one .9mm pistol with one round
ammunition from him.
January 8
An official source in Upper Assam
said that a secret message issued by the Tinsukia District administration
on December 27, 2011 to the State Government and the Police headquarters
informed that extortion notes were served to a few persons in
Ambikapur, including a woman ward member of Ambikapur gaon panchayat
(Village level local self-Government institution).
SFs arrested a ULFA linkman,
Mohammad Saidul Islam (26), at Bhangnamari village in Chirang
District. One .9mm pistol and live ammunition were recovered from
him.
Former SPOs expressed apprehension
that around 70 of the 278 personnel discharged from duty last
year might have joined insurgent groups.
UKDA, a Kuki militant group based
in Karbi Anglong District, declared unilateral ceasefire with
the Central and State Government.
January 9
Shambhu Singh, Joint Secretary
(North East) of the MHA, said that the MHA has already taken a
decision that a major crackdown should be launched to check the
menace of extortion. Singh added that the MHA's views would be
formally communicated to the State Government shortly.
Singh admitted that the situation
in Manipur is still bad. He said that though the GNLA is on rampage
in Meghalaya, the recent operations yielded results, while, the
inter-factional clashes resulted in deterioration of the situation
in Nagaland.
On the activities of the CPI-Maoist
groups, Singh said that the death of senior CPI-Maoist leader
Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji must have affected
the move of the Maoists to establish stronghold in the region.
He said that according to information available with the Government,
Kishanji visited Assam and Manipur just before his death in West
Bengal.
Intelligence agencies have reportedly
received inputs that the CPI-Maoist has sought the help of Assam
based insurgent group, KLO, indicating a retaliation of an "unprecedented
scale" to avenge the killing of its politburo member Mallojula
Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji in West Bengal on November
24, 2011. A senior Police official said they have received inputs
that "something big" would happen anytime, anywhere. He said Centre
has also informed all Maoist infested states to be on high alert.
Reports said that ground-level
intelligence gathered by Central agencies revealed that top Maoist
leadership has been constantly interacting with KLO in the last
one month.
January 10
The NDFB-PTF admitted that it
has given a formal letter to the Srirampur check gate along the
Assam-Bengal interstate border, asking for 'donations', and added
that there are many organizations of different communities as
well as NGO that have created syndicates at the gate to collect
illegal money from the gate.
SFs arrested three ULFA-ATF linkman,
at Basbari village of Kokrajhar District.
January 12
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that nine insurgent groups on ceasefire agreements with the Government
would surrender before the Republic Day (January 26). These groups
consist of ACMA, BCF, AANLA, KLA, KRA, UKDA, HPC, STF and ACF.
UPDS has told UHM P. Chidambaram
that it's MoS with Central and State Government has failed. UPDS
'chairman' Longsodar Senar wrote to Chidambaram saying, "As the
Assam government has wilfully refused to honour your solemn commitment
of 'neutral administration' till the election and "level playing
field" during the election, the now ex-UPDS leaders and cadres
can no longer be expected to hold on to a failed experiment."
Tarun Gogoi said that the CPI-Maoists
had formed a 'Mega Dam Resistance Forum' and influencing the anti-dam
agitation at Lower Subansiri.
January 13
APA extended the ceasefire with
State Government but refused to lay down weapons. APA 'commander-in-chief'
Uday Tisku in this regard said, "We don't want to lay down arms,
but want a "double-lock" system for keeping our weapons. We also
want three designated camps and other facilities for our cadres.
Our previous ceasefire period was to expire on January 14 but
we have extended our ceasefire period for the next six months."
DHD-N supremo Dilip Nunisa on
the current impasse in the peace talks with Central and State
Government said, "Instead of demanding all Dimasa-inhabited areas
lying in these districts and also in Nagaland, which was our earlier
stance, only some adjacent areas, where the Dimasa people are
a majority, should be amalgamated with the present Dima Hasao
District. If the government can give away land to Bangladesh without
any question, why can't they include our villages in the council?"
Earlier, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on January 12 said that peace
accord with DHD-N has not yet been singed due to the outfit's
demand to include 96 villages of Nagaon and Cachar District in
the greater DATC.
UKDA has demanded that KRA, which
is under the SoS with Manipur Government sent back to their base
in Manipur.
January 14
SFs recovered an IED weighing
3 kilograms from Goreswar market in Baksa District.
BCF an Adivasi militant group
has decided not to lay down arms before January 26 as announced
by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi earlier.
SFs arrested a NDFB-RD militant,
identified as Santosh Kerketeri alias Simang (26), from
Dumbruguri under Anandabazar Police Station in Salbari of Baksa
District.
January 15
Paresh Baruah would expel ULFA
Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and other senior leaders and Central
Committee of the outfit permanently to start afresh the armed
struggle. Further, Senior ULFA-ATF, Drishti Rajkhowa alias
Manoj Rabha and Bijay Das alias Bijay Chinese would now
act as the overall Commander of Lower and Upper Assam region respectively.
SFs arrested three NDFB-RD militants at Amguri
in Kokrajhar District.
ACF 'area commander' Ranjit Murmu expressed shock
on Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi recent statement that nine (including
five Adivasi) groups are going to surrender before Republic day
(January 26).
January 16
SFs killed a suspected ULAB militant
at Piplapunjee near Bazaricherra in Karimganj District.
SFs arrested one ULFA militant,
identified as Padamdhar Moran alias Poya Kaye (35), at
Makum under Makum Police Station in Tinsukia District.
SFs arrested one arms dealer,
identified as Samsul Hoque (45), from Doboka Burigaon village
in Karbi Anglong District. SFs recovered one 9mm pistol, two magazines
of 9mm pistol, one .32mm pistol, one magazine of .32mm pistol,
.32 mm seven rounds live ammunitions and INR 14,000 in cash along
with one mobile phone from him.
SFs arrested a ULFA militant,
identified as Sapring Rabha (29) alias Khaplang, from Kasumari
village under Krishnai Police Station of Goalpara District.
During the annual Home Secretary-level
meet between India and Myanmar at Naypyitaw on January 19, a joint
strategy to deal with Northeast Indian militant groups, smuggling
of drugs, arms and ammunition will be high on the agenda.
January 17
Unidentified militants abducted
a minor child, identified as Randip (3), from Phuloni in Karbi
Anglong District.
SFs arrested two ULFA linkmen,
Robin Biswas (20) and Rakhal Chandra Biswas (47), from Balajan
in Dhubri District.
Golaghat District administration
instructed the CRPF to take all necessary steps to maintain law
and order in the disputed areas in the District along the Assam-Nagaland
border.
NSCN-IM militants looted a grocery
shop, at Lahdoigarh under Namtola Police Station in Sivasagar
District along the Assam-Nagaland border. NSCN-IM militants took
away INR 50,000 from the shop.
ADGP-SB Khagen Sarma informed
the media persons that the AANLA, ACF, BCF, STF, APA, KLA, UKDA,
KRA and the HPC are going to lay down their arms on January 24.
Assam Times put the figure of the militants who will surrender
on January 24 at over one hundred and fifty. Assam Adivasi Peace
Movement representatives (a body approved by AANLA to negotiate)
in a meeting with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and ADGP Khagen Sarma
conveyed the willingness of AANLA to lay down arms on January
24.
Assam Adivasi Peace Movement further
put forward the demand of AANLA which are- removal of inter-State
area restriction Act, to recognize Adivasis as Scheduled Tribes,
to form a satellite Adivasi Autonomous Council in Assam, to allot
land and pattas to the landless Adivasis, to reserve constituencies
where Adivasi voters are a majority, to increase the daily wage
of tea garden labourers to INR 200 per day, to absorb disarmed
AANLA cadres in government jobs and to create an Adivasi Police
Battalion. Assam Adivasi Peace Movement added that about 100 cadres
of AANLA under 'deputy commander in chief' Peter Dung were putting
up in a camp at the D-sector along the Assam-Nagaland border in
Golaghat District while other cadres were outside the State.
60-militants of HPC, including
women, came down from the Borail Peak to Retzaul Basti in Dima
Hasao District. The group will lay down arms on January 24 in
Guwahati.
January 18
Central Government extended the
ceasefire agreement with the DHD-N and NDFB-PTF for another six
months up to June 30, 2012.
SFs recovered 600 gelatine sticks,
600 detonators and 360 feet of fuse wire four unclaimed bags at
platform number 2 of Lumding Railway Station in Nagaon District.
January 19
ABSU 'President' Promod Bodo said
that the Bodos can no longer live under the suppression, domination
of ruling community in the state and ABSU is firm to carry forward
the Bodoland state movement with new strategy, and policy until
the demand is accepted. ABSU 'President' Promod Bodo said, "The
movement of the Bodos will not be man to man conflict nor it will
go against the interest of certain community but it wants equal
live equally with other people of the country". The BTC signed
in 2003 was given 40 departments but the state government has
yet to hand over the power and functions to BTC authority. Besides,
the State Government released only INR 2.89 billion from plan
fun to BTC although it received INR 90 billion from the centre
from plan fund in the current financial year, Boro said adding
that the BTC should have get at least INR 10 billion on the basis
of population pattern.
The assistant manager of Panbari
tea estate, identified as Ramen Bora, was abducted and subsequently
released by his abductors seven hours after he was abducted from
his garden bungalow in Sonitpur District. Bora was abducted by
five armed men but it was not clear whether any militant outfit
was behind the abduction.
During the Home Secretary level
meeting between the two countries on January 19, Myanmar has assured
India that steps would be taken against the Northeastern militants
using its territory.
Myanmar has sought India's help
for implementation of several road projects, which would facilitate
free movement of the troops to the areas where the militants are
taking shelter. Myanmar has also sought India's help in completing
the trilateral highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand.
January 20
The central jail in Jorhat has
been put on high alert following an intelligence report about
a purported ULFA-ATF plan to attack a state minister inside the
jail premises during his customary visit there after hoisting
the Tricolour on Republic Day (January 26).
Security has been beefed up in
Guwahati following apprehension that the ULFA-ATF and NDFB might
carry out subversive activities in the Dispur ahead of Republic
Day.
The ULFA-ATF announced that henceforth
all the surname of its leaders and cadres would be same and the
common surname will be 'Asom'. In a statement issued to the media
through e-mail, the ULFA-ATF said to replace the surnames of its
members with 'Asom' was aimed at reflecting the outfit's commitment
to expedite the evolution of the 'great Assamese nation' irrespective
of caste, creed and religion.
Unidentified militants released
the abducted worker of stone crusher unit of Triveni Construction,
identified as Dharmendra Yadav (22), near Lungting in Dima Hasao
District.
Two DNRF militants identified
as, Pritom Nunisa and Ranjan Langthasa, two close aides of the
DNDF 'chairman' Jensingh Dimasa, were arrested in Dima Hasao District.
January 22
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to PREPAK and KYKL in Jalukbari area of Guwahati City.
SFs arrested a top ULFA militant,
identified as Dipak Rabha alias Shankar from Sonapur area
in the suburb of Guwahati city.
The security has been beefed up
along the interstate border with Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh
and Nagaland to frustrate any attempt by the militants to sneak
into the State.
DGP Jayanta Narayan Choudhury
said that Police is preparing strategies to tackle the growing
CPI-Maoist threat in the State.
KNA (apex body of the Kuki community)
stressed on the need for a fresh census of the Kuki tribe living
in Singhason Hills of Karbi Anglong District to validate the demand
for an autonomous council.
Bhutan 'Prime Minister' Jigme
Y Thinley said that there is no camp of any militant formation
of the northeast in his country. He further asserted that Security
Forces are on alert to thwart any such potential attempts by the
militants.
CorCom of seven militant outfits
of Manipur have joined hands with five other Militant groups of
the Northeastern and called for a mass boycott of Republic Day
celebrations on January 26 in the entire northeast. Five other
outfits include the ULFA-ATF, HNLC, KLO, NLFT and ATTF.
Three members of the UDLA, including
'commander-in-chief' Sishumoni Reang, (38), reached Guwahati,
to meet State Home Commissioner Jishnu Barua and ADGP-SB Khagen
Sarma to work out the modalities for surrender of its members.
January 23
Unidentified militants lobbed
a crude bomb at the house of a businessperson, Sabir Laskar in
Kalibari Colony under Haflong Police Station in Dima Hasao District.
BCF and ACMA will not surrender
arms during the ceremony at Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati.
Fifteen former militants of the
DHD have in association with Dimapur-based Naga militant outfit
has formed DNRF in Dima Hasao District. The leaders of the outfit
are R.J. Dimasa alias Arje Dimasa, Soten Dimasa and Jensingh
Dimasa. The group's main demand is to establish a separate Dimasa
kingdom. The group was also involved in abduction of Dharmendar
Yadav of Tribeni Construction Ltd recently.
Police has deployed at least 25
personnel on the river route and sand islands between Noonmati
and Ramsing Chapori, to thwart any attack on IOC refinery in Noonmati
under Noonmati Police Station in Guwahati city.
SFs seized 38 detonators and 50
kilograms of ammonium nitrate concealed under stones in the truck
at Amranga hill area of Shanpara village in Hajo located in Kamrup
(Rural) District.
SFs arrested two arms smugglers
identified as, Masuq Ahmad Talukdar (26) and Alom Hossain Barbhuiya
(23), from Arunachal in Cachar District.
January 24
676 militants belonging to seven
militant formations surrendered along with 202 small and big arms
at a function held at the indoor stadium inside the Sarusajai
Sports Complex, in the presence of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. The militant outfits that surrendered
were APA, AANLA, STF, UKDA, KRA, KLA and HPC-D.
P.Chidambaram on the occasion
said, "Not often do we see so many groups return to the path of
peace, development and brotherhood and join the process of reconciliation.
This development means that the other groups will follow suit.
I want to assure you all that both the governments of Assam and
India will treat you with honour and dignity. I ask you to join
us in building a new India, a new Assam. You will feel proud when
you look back to this day."
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi appealed
to other militant and said, "I am once again appealing to Paresh
Barua and others to come forward for talks. The Centre, the Prime
Minister, the home minister and the UPA chairperson are keen to
solve the problems of Assam."
Three militants belonging to the
ULFA-ATF surrendered before SFs at Philobari in Tinsukia District.
A top militant belonging to NDFB-RD
identified as,' Section Commander of Karigaon area, Homen Basumatary
alias B Hayensha, (25), surrendered before the SFs in Kokrajhar
District.
SFs arrested two NDFB-RD militants
from Maligaon under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar District.
SFs have intensified their operations
to take out the ULFA-ATF militants under Rajib Das who have reportedly
taken shelter in the numerous chaporis (sandbars) in and around
in Majuli island in Jorhat District and are serving extortion
notes and planning sabotage during the Republic Day (January 26).
Nagaland Government cautioned
the MHA, Government of India and expressed apprehension that the
setting up of a designated camp of AANLA militants along the Assam-Nagaland
might affect peace in the disputed border area.
SFs recovered an IED weighing
around 2.1 kilograms, along with a six-volt battery and arrested
two persons in this connection in Dhubri District.
SFs recovered three crude bombs,
each weighing about 1.4 kilograms and three country-made pistols
from another boat in the New Ghat area of the same District.
January 26
Fifteen KPLT militants surrendered
before the State Hill Area Development Minister, Khorsing Engti,
at KASA stadium in Karbi Anglong District.
SFs recovered and defused an IED
in Sonari town of Sivasagar District.
Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik
lauded the State Government and said, "The strategy in the form
of sustained development efforts, counter-insurgency operations
against active militant groups and peace overtures for people
willing to come forward for negotiated settlement has paid rich
dividends."
The State Government is cautious
about granting ST status only to the Adivasi community as it may
become a point for resentment of five other communities also demanding
inclusion in the ST list.
Suspected Karbi militants abducted
a civilian identified as, Haren Takdi in Dolamora division of
Methoni tea estate along the Golaghat-Karbi Anglong border, in
Karbi Anglong District. Later, militant called up and demanded
a ransom of INR 500000.
January 28
SFs launched the first operation
against CPI-Maoist in several parts of the Dhemaji District. Police
said some Maoists have taken refuge in the District to carry out
anti-social activities.
January 29
SFs on an unspecified date arrested
a top NDFB militant identified as, Sanjay Boro, from Bebjiapara
village under Mochalpur Police Station in Baksa District.
KPLT has established links with
UNLF and KYKL for training the new cadres.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that the State and the entire region have achieved remarkable
success with a large number of cadres from various outfits of
the region have coming back to mainstream during the last three
months alone. Gogoi also lauded the effort of Army's 4th Corps
in bringing stability to the region.
UKDA militants attacked KRA cadres
at Bagmari locality of Diphu town in Karbi Anglong District, leaving
three KRA cadres injured. KRA 'general secretary', Zed Boy Kuki
also sustained injuries during the clash. SFs detained 15 UKDA
cadres as precautionary measures but later released them.
January 30
SFs arrested two NSCN-IM militants,
identified as, Kaising Jeme and Chunglube Niyame, from Lodi village
near Haflong in Dima Hasao District.
The next round of talks between
the Central Government and ULFA-PTF will be held in New Delhi
in February 2012.
January 31
SFs arrested three militants belonging
to RVA identified as, Kameshwar Rabha (31), Ananto Rabha (32)
and Parshanto Rabha (23) from Goalpara District.
SFs arrested one PREPAK cadre,
identified as Laiphrakpam Sunil Singh alias S K, from Birubari
area of Guwahati.
AANLA 'Publicity Secretary' Etwa
Urang admitted the presence of around 60 AANLA militants residing
in the camp at Ralan area along the disputed Assam-Nagaland border.
The Assam Adivasi Peace Movement,
(an organization that has been approved by AANLA) said that the
community (Adivasi) had lost out on the ST status and related-benefits
for having been branded as either tea tribes or ex-tea tribes.
Jammu is the nodal point for covering
the western, southern and northern parts of India, while Malda
is the conduit point for supply of fake notes to West Bengal,
Bihar and the North Eastern States. The centre in Nepal is used
for stocking and distribution of counterfeit notes and smuggling
them to Bangladesh for distribution across Assam and the Eastern
Frontier States.
February 1
Following a request from Indian
Government, Nepal Government has started attaching the property
of Niranjan Hojai, the 'commander-in-chief' of DHD-J.
State Government has decided to
set up camps for Adivasi militant group, AANLA militants at Chungajan
in Golaghat District. AANLA had surrendered its arms on January
24.
February 2
SFs recovered a huge quantity
of explosives from Lumding bound Barak Valley Express train at
Lower Halflong in Dima Hasao District.
SFs arrested one KPLT militant,
identified as Ajit Phangso alias Babu, and a KPLT linkman, identified
as Lakhim Rengma, from Balipather locality of Karbi Anglong District.
SFs arrested a top militant belonging
to UNLF, identified as 'Captain' Surajit Singh alias Pradip
Singh, from Hojai in Nagaon District.
ULFA-ATF 'Vice Chairman' Paresh
Baruah confirmed his group's links with CPI-Maoist.
A plea for extradition of ULFA
'General Secretary' Anup Chetia was made by India to Bangladesh
during a meeting between officers of the foreign ministries of
the two countries in Dhaka recently.
Unidentified militants opened
fire at a wine shop injuring the manager of the store, identified
as Sankar Ballav Sharma, at KP Chariali in Sivasagar town.
February 3
Suspected militant belonging to
ULFA-ATF killed a businessperson, identified as Ikramul Hussain
(32), at Alu Chauka chowk of Mongoldoi in Darrang District. Another
civilian, identified as Pankaj Sahoria (25), sustained bullet
injury on his hand when he tried to help the deceased businessperson.
Police found a grenade in the
Lichubari Kuaripukhuri area on the outskirts of Jorhat town.
Guwahati Police are taking the
help of Manipur Police to translate some of the incriminating
documents found in the possession of PREPAK militant Laiphrakpam
Sunil Singh alias S K.
AASA has demanded granting Scheduled
Tribe status to the Adivasis of the State within 2012.
Growing ties between the ULFA-ATF
and GNLA have become matter of serious concern for the Government
of Meghalaya as well as for the Security agencies.
February 4
SFs arrested two GNLA
militants following an encounter in Goalpara District.
February 5
Pro-Talks faction of ULFA-PTF
charter of demands to the Central Government include a separate
Constitution on the lines of Jammu & Kashmir for Assam, an "Upper
House" in the state Assembly and the setting up of a Supreme Court
bench.
More than 18,000 militants have
laid down arms since 2001 in Assam and more than INR 400 crores
has been spent alone on paying incentives to these surrendered
militants without achieving desired results.
Biswajit Ray, President of AKRSU,
said that the Government never gave importance to democratic agitation
and threatened to launch armed movement for separate Kamtapur
State and ST status.
The Kyong (Lotha) Students' Union
of Nagaland said the State is not the place for AANLA, an Assam
based militant outfit, to take shelter.
February 6
Naga miscreants tried to encroach
on forestland in Geleki Reserve Forest in Sivasagar District.
February 7
SFs arrested three civilians from
three different places of Nagaon and Karbi Anglong Districts for
supplying SIM cards to the militant outfit KPLT.
NDFB-PTF demanded that future
Boroland State (as projected by the outfit) should have a Legislative
Assembly with as high as 90% of the total seats of the Legislative
Assembly and 100% of parliamentary seats reserved only for Tribal
people.
ULFA-ATF has been trying to create
division among the ULFA-PTF members, while making efforts to increase
its own strength.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has
sought assistance from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to tackle
the evolving CPI-Maoist threat in the State.
An armed Naga group, comprising
50 persons, reportedly attempted to encroach on forestland at
Tiru hills forest reserve in Jorhat District.
SFs arrested five persons dealing
with FICN and recovered FICN totaling INR 64,700 from them, in
Tinsukia District.
February 8
SFs killed three UDLA militants
at Debendra Basti on the Assam-Mizoram interstate border in Hailakandi
District.
SFs on arrested two suspected
ULFA militants, identified as Abdul Hussain and Kashal Barua,
from Kenduguri village under Simaluguri Police Station in Sivasagar
District.
February 9
185 militants belonging to six
militant outfits have fled their respective designated camps in
the State with arms and ammunition in the last 24 months.
The Gauhati High Court extended
the interim bail period of DHD-J 'chairman' Jewel Garlosa and
'commander-in-chief' Niranjan Hojai for two months more until
April 9, 2012.
SFs arrested 'Commander-in-Chief'
of newly floated Black Rhino Commando of Assam and a former ULFA
linkman, identified as Rajib Banik alias Ajit Phukan (26),
from Nagaon District.
The 'commander-in-chief' of UDLA
Dhanyaram Reang alleged that the SFs had betrayed them as they
were asked to stop all sort of subversive activities to facilitate
the proposed peace dialogue with the Government.
Deputy army chief of the NDFB-
PTF, B Sudem said that no cadre has fled the designated camps
of the NDFB-PTF as reported by some newspapers.
A CoBRA battalion base will be
set up in the State after receiving State cabinet approval.
KRA attacked and injured nine
UKDA militants, including its 'Defense Secretary' Martin Guitey,
at Saijang under Dillai Police Station in Karbi Anglong.
February 10
According to some reports, the
BLA, a Reang tribal outfit of Tripura, had recently intruded into
Barak Valley of the State and had been trying to raise a combined
force with the valley based UDLA.
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to DNRF, identified as Ranjit Bathari (19) and Santosh Thousen
(19), from Halflong in Dima Hasao District.
SFs arrested three militants belonging
to the NDFB-RD, identified as Arjun Basumatary (29), Swrjing Narzary
(24) and Derhasat Basumatary (20), from Besargaon village in Chirang
District.
February 11
State Police have arrested 620
cadres of various outfits involved in peace talks on charges of
extortion, abduction and other crimes.
February 12
NDFB-RD is targeting Businessmen
as well as Government employees having workplaces especially in
central and northern parts of the State. The outfit's modus oprendi
involves taking help of non-tribal girls serving the outfit as
agents, who will befriend & then on that day ask the target for
dinner in the bar.
February 13
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to the BRTF at Mazbat in Udalguri District. The militants were
identified as Sanjay Basumatary (25) and Newton Khaglary (20).
Ex-Union Home Secretary GK Pillai,
expressed concern about CPI-Maoist inroads into the State and
the region. Pillai also said that ethnic equations in the region
might change any moment, paving the way for Maoist ideology.
On the issue of ULFA-ATF leader
Paresh Baruah, G.K Pillai said, "Paresh Baruah lost all his assets
when he left Bangladesh. Now, he is struggling to garner funds
to run the ULFA anti-talks faction. Our efforts should be geared
towards preventing him from creating any assets". He further stated,
"There could be tacit support from China. India has raised the
issue with China at the diplomatic level last year. We have even
provided a copy of Baruah's air ticket from Dhaka to Yunnan. But,
as usual, China has been denying Baruah's presence in its territory."
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that Maoists activities in the State along the border with Arunachal
Pradesh have added a new dimension to the security scenario of
the northeast. Asserting that his government was aware of the
situation.
February 14
SFs arrested three RVA militants
from Telipara under Kharmuza Police Outpost of Goalpara District.
TADA Designated Court, in Guwahati
acquitted 'finance secretary' of ULFA-PTF, Sasha Choudhury in
connection with an extortion case. The case was registered against
ULFA members for allegedly demanding an amount of INR 100, 000
from Dalim Gogoi, a resident of Anand Nagar, Bhangagarh of the
City on December 5, 1986.
The MHA has advised the State
Government to adopt coordinated measures to tackle the Maoist
problem that is currently at a nascent stage in Assam.
February 15
A delegation of the militant outfit
NDFB-PTF led by its 'General Secretary' Govinda Basumatary met
Joint Secretary (Northeast), Shambhu Singh to urge to him to speed
up the pace of the political negotiations.
DBS has strongly opposed the move
of the State and Union Governments to accord ST status to some
of the ex and present non- Assamese origin contractual Adivasi
workers of the Tea Estates in the State and warned that the Bodo
Samaj and the tribal people will compel to launch a democratic
mass movement if the Governments go ahead with the issues which
is hurting the indigenous tribal people of the State.
February 16
SFs arrested a high ranking militant
belonging to KCP-MTF, identified as 'publicity secretary' Yumlembam
Inao Singh, from a rented house at Lachit Nagar under Paltan Bazar
Police Station in Guwahati city.
Several CPI-Maoists arrested in
the State have been absconding after getting bail. The arrestees
included Aditya Bora, who was arrested from a CPI-Maoist camp
in a jungle bordering Odisha and Jharkhand on February 12, 2011.
There have also been reports of some youths visiting Odisha and
Jharkhand for training with the CPI-Maoists.
BTC 'chairman' Hagrama Mohilary
appealed to the Mizoram Government to resettle the indigenous
Bru (Reang) people of the State who have been living in relief
camps in the northeast (Tripura) for the last 14 years.
The dead body of a businessperson,
identified as Deiram Teron (45), was recovered from Maigaon of
Phongcherap under Santipur Police Station in Karbi Anglong District.
Suspected KPLT militants had abducted the businessperson from
Silonijan Market area in the District on February 6. Later the
militants demanded a ransom of INR 300000 for his safe release.
February 17
NDFB-PTF held discussion with
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram at his North Block office in
New Delhi over the solution of their vexed problems and submitted
a memorandum demanding early political solution. They also demanded
new interlocutor who are either politician or statesman. The present
interlocutor to the outfit is P.C. Halder.
February 19
SFs arrested four militants of
the ULFA-ATF, identified as Dulu Saikia alias Rinku, Dipankar
Bora, Numal Gogoi and Robin Bora, from Phool Bagan in Dibrugarh
Town.
SFs arrested two linkmen of RVA
from Paikan in Goalpara District.
CM Tarun Gogoi had a meeting with
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to review the law and order
situation in the State. After the meeting Gogoi said, "The Maoists
are getting support from other NE rebel groups, like the ULFA
and the ISI too is getting involved". He further said that the
State requested the Union Minister for additional Central forces
to prevent any kind of militant activities in the State.
On the peace process with various
militant groups, Gogoi said, "Our doors for talks are still open
for everyone including the Paresh Barua-led ULFA faction. We want
peaceful resolution of all problems and we will back the Centre
in this."
Tarun Gogoi went on to say that,
Myanmar continued to be a base for NE militants even after India's
relations with the neighboring nation have improved.
HPC-D has carried out a reshuffle
in its executive council, the top policy-making body, and adopted
a new 'constitution' of its own. Reports from its bastion at Sakerdawi
in Mizoram revealed that H. Zosangbera, a frontline member of
the 12-member executive council, has been named its new 'chairman'.
The outfit's Assam committee has also been revamped with its 'vice-chairman'
Elvis L. Hmar being appointed its 'chief' and David L. Hmar, an
executive council member, being inducted as its 'secretary'.
SFs recovered RDX weighing 1.90
kilograms from Majuli Island in Jorhat District.
ANVC has threatened to revive
its old demand for greater Garoland, a separate State for Garos
including the Garo-inhabited areas of Assam and West Khasi Hills,
if the Government failed to respond to its demand for the GAC
within a week.
February 20
SFs killed two-suspected GNLA
militants under Lakhipur Police Station in Goalpara District.
Central Government is waiting
for a written offer from the NDFB-RD for initiating the next step
for formal talks with the outfit.
The MHA is unlikely to provide
additional forces to the State as per the request of the State
Government.
February 21
SFs arrested two MULTA militants
from Chagolia in Dhubri District.
DGP Jayanta Narayan Choudhury
said that CPI-Maoist activity in the State has been reported in
seven Districts.
Another senior Police Official
said that the Maoists have also established three command centres
-- near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh, Assam-Nagaland and in Assam-West
Bengal borders.He further said that the Maoist have also been
sending some of the newly recruited cadres to some central Indian
States for training.
AATS opposed the State and the
Central Governments' move to give ST status to the Adivasi people.
SFs busted a hideout of UAVA at
Panbari in Puljhora area of Dhubri District.
February 22
Despite the recent surrender by
nine militant groups of Assam, the people of the northern part
of Sonitpur District along the border of Arunachal Pradesh have
to spend sleepless nights in terror as the result of the unchecked
and rampant intimidation, abduction, extortion and murders, committed
by the NDFB-ATF.
The two suspected militants belonging
to GNLA who were killed in an encounter on February 20 under Lakhipur
Police Station in Goalpara District of Assam have been identified
with one of the deceased being a senior member of the outfit.
SFs arrested three militants belonging
to Anti-Talks faction of ULFA-ATF at Machkhowa area of Guwahati
city.
A .9 mm pistol, a .22 mm pistol,
a .765 mm pistol, an AK-47 rifle and several bullets were recovered
from a car at Borteza in Kamrup (Rural) District.
February 23
SFs arrested one KPLT militant,
identified as Hemari Engti (18), from Kheroni Chariali in Karbi
Anglong District.
AATYL reiterated its opposition
to the Government's move to accord ST status to present and former
tea labourers community saying that such a move would be detrimental
to the interests of the indigenous tribal communities of the State.
CPI-Maoists has designed a plan
for creation of a confederation of states comprising the North
East region of India, parts of Myanmar and the Sylhet area of
Bangladesh and according to the plan, the states of the confederation
would be created to represent smaller nationalities of the area.
The CPI-Maoists have also established upper Assam, middle Assam
and Lower Assam leading committees.
As per reports received by the
Mizoram SEC, HPC-D had summoned leaders of all political parties
of the area to Dholakhal in Assam and Thingpuikual in Manipur
a few days back where they told them to ensure that the HPC candidates,
supported by the HPC-D, get elected and warned them against dire
consequences if negative results occur.
February 24
SFs rescued Biren Hazarika, 'branch
manager' Brinks Arya India Pvt Ltd, from Nowapara near Lampi in
Kamrup (Rural). Unidentified militants abducted him on February
15.
ULFA-ATF in small groups of five
or six members, have managed to sneak into the country, they are
in areas of Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh bordering the State.
SFs arrested a suspected NDFB
militant from Kolbari in Baksa District.
February 25
SFs arrested two suspected ULFA-ATF
militants, identified as Kehsav Gogoi and Shofik Gogoi, from Noshdia
area of Tinsukia District.
SFs arrested a militant belonging
to the NDFB, identified as Sanjiv Swargiary, from Salbari in Baksa
District.
SFs rescued two abducted teachers,
identified as Debo Kumar Dutta and Nitu Kalita of Don Bosco Institute,
from Bedlangmari area of Kokrajhar town. Suspected BCF militants
had abducted the duo on February 23 when they were returning to
their house at Balajan Tinali in Kokrajhar.
Former BLT militants urged the
State Government to provide them rehabilitation according to provisions
of the 2003 Bodoland Accord.
February 26
SFs arrested a suspected militant
belonging to ULFA-ATF, identified as Akhil Das (25), along with
explosives from Mirza area in Kamrup (Rural) District.
February 27
SFs arrested one MULTA militant,
identified as Toufikul Islam (20), at Pipalibari village under
Tihu Police Station in Nalbari District.
Five Adivasi militant formations
- ACMA, BCF, STF, APA and AANLA - have demanded an interlocutor
for them [outfits] to start peace talks with the Government, reports
The Times of India. The five outfits formed an umbrella organization
called ACCO to fight for the political rights of the Adivasis
of the State.
February 28
Two civilians were injured in
a grenade explosion near Punjab National Bank branch at the Nursery
area in Ganeshguri area of Guwahati City on February 28. "Two
people were injured in the blast and they were taken to Gauhati
Medical College Hospital. We can't comment on any militant outfit's
involvement before we investigate the matter," said G P Nath,
IGP-CWR. However, intelligence sources suspect the hand of ULFA-ATF
behind the incident. No militant formation has yet claimed responsibility
for the attack.
SFs arrested three persons, including
a ULFA-PTF militant, Ashim Bora alias Pankaj Gogoi, from
the Lakua area of Sivasagar District on charges of extortion.
They served an extortion note of INR 2 million on APL in Sivasagar;
recently.
Union Minister of State for Home
Affairs M Ramachandran expressed concern over growing CPI-Maoist
presence principally in upper Assam Districts and said the State
Police was taking required steps.
February 29
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to the NDFB, identified as Dilip Narzary (29) and Nirmal Boro
(23), in Baksa District recently.
DGP JN Choudhury said that investigators
of the grenade blast on February 28 in Guwahati have pointed finger
towards involvement of ULFA-ATF in the incidence. Forensic experts
revealed that the grenade lobbed on February 28 is mostly used
by ULFA.
SFs arrested a Bangladeshi linkman
of ULFA and GNLA in West Garo Hills District. During interrogation,
Marak revealed that he was staying in Samalchura area in Bangladesh's
Sherpur District and that he has been working for ULFA for the
last 10 years and got involved with GNLA in 2011.
NF Railway has abandoned its plan
to shut down one of its lower primay school at Hijuguri in Tinsukia
District following a threat issued by ULFA-ATF.
March 1
SFs arrested three NDFB militants,
identified as Jogen Rabha, Nerswn Uzir and Hogla Basumatary, at
Lakhipur in Goalpara District.
SFs arrested one NDFB militant,
identified as Tony Lal Basumatary, at Mandalgram of Dudhnoi in
the same District.
State Police will set up a special
cell to deal with the spurt in extortion cases in the State. ADGP
Khagen Sarma added that the cell would become operational soon.
He said a unit of the special cell would be established in every
District, to be monitored by the Police Headquarters in Guwahati.
Speaking to media persons, the
publicity secretary of the SNDFBWA, Rajni Kanta Narzary, said
the Central Government has failed to keep its commitment to rehabilitate
all the surrendered NDFB cadres.
Governor J B Patnaik appealed
to the ULFA-ATF led by Paresh Baruah to join the peace process
like other militant formations in the State. Governor Patnaik
also said that my Government has constituted a committee to examine
and recommend ways and means to prevent infiltration through the
unprotected riverine areas in Assam-Bangladesh border and the
committee is, at present, deliberating on the matter. State Government
has set up an eight-member committee headed by Additional Chief
Secretary of Assam accord implementation department P K Chowdhury.
March 2
Thousands of Bodo people at Amingaon
in Kamrup (Rural) District who attended a mass rally under the
banner of the ABSU, vowed to intensify their struggle for the
creation of a separate State of Bodoland.
CPI-Maoist cadres issued extortion
notes to two doctors working at Chapakhowa First Referral Unit
hospital in Chapakhowa in Sadiya Sub-Division of Tinsukia District
about a week back.
March 3
A ULFA cadre was killed in an
encounter with the Police and the Army at Thakurvila under Lakhipur
Police Station in Goalpara District.
Unidentified persons exploded
a bomb at Amala marketplace under Lala Police Station in Hailakandi
District in the wee hours. Five shops were completely damaged
due to the impact of the blast. However, there was no report of
any causality.
Suspected militants belonging
to the KPLT abducted two senior officials - the chief conservator
of forests of Karbi Anglong, Abhijit Rabha (1984 batch of Indian
Forest Service) and a range officer, Ranjan Borua of the forest
department, from Baklog area under Manja Police Station of Karbi
Anglong District .'General Secretary' of the KPLT, Nilip Inghi,
has denied any involvement in the abduction of the duo.
The NDFB-PTF has urged the Central
Government to create a separate State of Bodoland.
SFs recovered a cache of arms
and explosives from a house in a joint search operation at Harinadik
village under Badarpur circle in Karimganj District.
SFs recovered two pistols, three
grenades, one revolver, explosives and several rounds of ammunition
from Dibrugarh District.
SFs arrested one NDFB cadre, identified
as Parmeswar Basumatary, at Dabli Dorjhar area in Garopara of
Goalpara District.
March 4
ULFA-ATF exploded an IED at Borpathar
in Sivasagar District, damaging a power transmission tower of
NEEPCO. The Police suspect ULFA-ATF had carried out the blast
to threaten the ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa, who hails
from the area.
ULFA-ATF is in desperate need
of funds and might carry out violent act in the State to make
their presence felt.
State Director General of Police
Jayanta Narayan Choudhury told reporters that they had sent reports
to the UMHA and were waiting for UMHA clearance to flush out CPI-Maoists
along with Arunachal Pradesh Government from the inter-state border
area.
SFs arrested one cadre of RVA
identified as Buddha Rabha from his residence at Gendapara under
Agia Police Station in the District.
A Mysterious phone call and SMS
by unknown miscreants demanding money added a new twist to the
March 3 bomb blast of Lala in Hailakandi which completely damaged
a building which housed five shops owned by one Joybidya Singha.
Police initially ruled out the possibility of any militant outfit
behind the blast. But latter the episode took a new turn as Joysagar
Singha, son of Joybidya found in his SMS inbox a threat call message
from an unknown number asking Joysagar to cough up INR 100, 000
to avoid violence.
March 5
One ULFA cadre, identified as
SS Binod Buragohain alias Madhujya Boruah alias
Aaichang Gohain, surrendered along with one pistol and one Chinese
grenade.
The State's Home department, confirmed
that the KPLT is responsible for the abduction of two forest officials
in Karbi Anglong District District on March 3. The militant outfit
has, however, denied the charge.
Five militant outfits, including
two Muslim groups, are still active in the State despite the fact
that 15 militant outfits of the State have already joined the
peace process, informed the State Government on the third day
of the ongoing budget session. The combined strength of the five
outfits is 710 to 770.
KPLT militants released abducted
Chief Conservator of Forest (Hills) Abhijit Rabha along with Range
Officer of Biodiversity, range, Diphu, Ranjan Barua, near National
Highway-36 at Patradisa under Bakaliaghat Police Station in Karbi
Anglong District. Notably, the release of the duo came after the
Home department of the State confirmed the involvement of KPLT.
March 6
SFs arrested one militant of NDFB,
identified as Rajiv Basumatary (19), when he came to collect money
from a family at Dakhin Gandhibari village under Tamulpur Police
Station in Nalbari District in an unspecified date.
NIA filed a supplementary charge
sheet in a case registered against the militant group UNLF at
the NIA special court in Guwahati.. Three of those charge sheeted
are Y. Brojobidhu Singh, N. Bomi Singh, A. Ibomcha Singh the trio
are lodged in Guwahati Central Jail following their arrest from
Manipur in January 2012.
The ATTSA imposed an indefinite
economic blockade against Nagaland at Naginijan area in Jorhat
District to protest against Naga encroachment on Assam land and
the atrocities carried out by them against the Assamese people
living along the bordering areas of the State.
March 7
SFs arrested seven persons from
different places of Tinsukia District in connection with extortion
cases. The arrested persons include a ULFA militant, three ULFA
linkmen and three men who posed as ULFA.
SFs rescued the abducted senior
official of a Chennai-based firm Ganpat Kumar, on NH-52 at Rowmari
area in Sonitpur District. The BRTF allegedly abducted Ganpat
Kumar on March 4 from an area near Kaziranga National Park.
March 8
SFs arrested an 'area commander'
of the GNLA from Nine Mile area in Guwahati along Assam-Meghalaya
border. The GNLA militant was identified as Rinphu Sangma who
is the 'area commander' of GNLA based in Mendipathar area in Garo
Hills.
SFs arrested one militant belonging
to KPLT while another militant escaped with a bullet injury in
an encounter at Taralangso in Diphu town in Karbi Anglong District.
March 9
SFs arrested four top militant
belonging to GNLA, identified as Tengrile Sangma, Teran Sangma,
Mukhar G Areng and Paul Ektaus Momin, from kiling area. SP Apurba
Jibon Baruah verified that GNLA was behind the abduction of one
Dinesh Sarma of Beltola, from a coal depot in Pllingkata on March
2.GNLA, a Meghalaya-based outfit, is trying to sneak into Guwahati
city to carry out unlawful activities.Baruah further said investigations
have revealed that the GNLA and the ULFA-ATF had reached an understanding
and both were helping each other.
DGP J.N.Choudhury admitted that
over ground Kuki militants are still moving freely instead of
remaining inside the designated camp, which has raised hostility
and factional clash. He further said that the Government would
soon set up a designated camp near Saijan village for the Kuki
outfit at the foothills of Singhasan hill track in Karbi Anglong
District.
NIA has taken custody of a 'captain'
belonging to the PLA, identified as Dhiren Singh, to interrogate
him about the PLA links with CPI-Maoist. Special Task Force of
Kolkata Police had arrested Singh on February 4.
ATTSA extended its indefinite
economic blockade of Nagaland by blocking the Mariani-Mokokchung
road in Jorhat District. The road connects Jorhat District to
Mokokchung, Tuensang and Zunebhoto Districts in Nagaland.
GRP arrested Nine Bangladeshi
citizens from Guwahati railway station. The nine arrestees were
identified as Ariful Hakim, Abdul Malik, Mohammad Syed, Mohammad
Abdulla, Kurban Ali, Mohammad Salim, his wife Mehmuda Begum, and
his 2 daughters, Noor Khalim (5), and Muchidika (3).
March 10
Unidentified militants hurled
a hand grenade at a labour camp near Baonai River in Lilaijhora,
10 kilometres from Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar District. A labourer,
identified as, Zalal Siekh, was injured in the incident. According
to sources, the incident took place because the contractor failed
to pay extortion money demanded by unspecified outfit.
SFs arrested a militant belonging
to NDFB, identified as Vijay Basumatary alias Seela (19),
from Chandrapara in Kokrajhar District.
March 10-13
SFs in the last 48 hours arrested
two top NDFB-ATF militants, Hanja Boro and Willbi Rabha, in Shialmari
village under Serfanguri area in Kokrajhar District. In addition,
SFs arrested Mihir Narzary alias Mwjib, 'section commander'
of the NDFB-ATF (Sonitpur District) and Sunil Daimary from Karigaon
in the same District.
March 11
SFs arrested two-suspected linkman
belonging to KPLT, identified as Khorsing Teron (29) and Biren
Signar, from Chokihola in Karbi Anglong District.
BSF in West Garo Hills District
arrested one suspected MULTA cadre, identified as Idrish Ali.
ACKHSA founder president Pradip
Dutta Roy, in a memorandum to State Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik,
alleged that the Assam University, situated at Dorgakona near
Silchar, has virtually become a den of CPI-Maoist.
Personnel of the BSF and BGB have
started coordinated patrolling along the vulnerable stretches
of the international border to check infiltration of foreigners
and trans-border movement of criminals.
SFs recovered an unsophisticated
detonator, a bomb and 10 live cartages of SBL from the residence
of one Hiring Zemi at New Kunjung locality of Haflong town in
Dima Hasao District. As per Police report, the recovery suggests
that, a non Dimasa militant formation with assistance of NSCN-IM
was trying to consolidate position among tribal population of
the District.
March 12
UKDA 'general secretary' Axel
Kuki along with 'chairperson' Timothy Kuki and 'general secretary'
of KRA J. Tuboi along with 'chairman' of the militant formation
discussed with DC, Karbi Anglong, Rakesh Kumar and SP BB Chetri
about various confines faced by the cadres of both the formations
after surrendering their arms.
In reply to a written question
by AGP legislator Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Forest Minister Rockybul
Hussain said that 463 surrendered militants have been absorbed
in the State Police Force. He further said that 500 surrendered
militants are being taken to the Art of Living Foundation and
260 others to a Vipassana meditation centre in Bengaluru as part
of a rehabilitation programme initiated by the State Government.
March 13
SFs arrested four NDFB militants
from Maregaon in Baksa District.
SFs recently arrested a militant
belonging to DHD-N, identified as Foroj Kumar Berman, in area
Alubhaja of Cachar District.
ULFA-ATF has recently demanded
St. Luke's Hospital at Chabua in Dibrugarh District to pay INR
2 million. The report further adds that people from 20 neighboring
villages are angry at the ULFA's extortion bid from the Hospital.
SFs are keeping a close watch
on Garbhanga RF in Kamrup District, which is close to Ri Bhoi
and West Khasi Hills Districts of Meghalaya. This move comes as
the GNLA now targeting businesspersons in the Guwahati city; Garbhanga
RF is located at the outskirts of Guwahati City.
Central Government has confirmed
that CPI-Maoist is making inroads into Northeastern States and
that Centre is closely monitoring the situation. According to
the figures given by MHA, one incident of CPI-Maoist violence
was recorded in Assam in 2010, and it increased to three incidents
in 2011. In 2012, one incident has been recorded. The outfit is
also establishing separate channels in the Northeast, particularly
in Nagaland for procurement of ammunition, Singh said. The CPI-Maoists
has developed close ties with insurgent groups like RPF and PLA
of Manipur.
A group of eight to ten people
abducted a doctor, C Agarwala, from his chamber in Athgaon area
of Guwahati City.
SP, Diganta Bora, denied the presence
of CPI-Maoist or their agents in Cachar District.
March 14
SFs arrested two extortionists
suspected to be linked with KPLT, identified as Gobin Timung (25)
and Raju Timung, from Tichom Arong village, under Bakalia Police
Station in Karbi Anglong District.
Union Home Ministry sounded a
high alert and asked the State government to tighten security
in view of ULFA's 'army day' on March 16.
SFs recovered 10 Detonators and
five gelatin sticks from North Rongkhang village under Donkamokam
Police Outpost in the same District.
SFs rescued Dr M C Agarwala from
a house at Naharbari near Dhamdhama in Nalbari District. Police
sources said one of the arrested is affiliated to ULFA-PTF.
Pakistan's external intelligence
agency ISI has admitted before a three-member bench of the Pakistan
Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary
to meddling in northeast India. Former ISI chief Asad Durrani
made the admission before the bench during a hearing on the ISI's
mandate. He also admitted ISI funding the BNP during the 1991
general elections in Bangladesh.
SFs arrested three extortionists
associated with ULFA in Kiranigaon (Kadoguri) in Tinsukia District.
They were identified as identified as Aurobindo Moran (32) Lileshwar
Moran (27) and Bitupon Moran (23).
March 15
10-armed militants belonging
to the KPLT abducted two civilians, identified as Utpal Hazarika
and Jan Bora, from the site of Balihjuri Model Hospital campus
in the eastern part of Karbi Anglong District.
March 16
A Sivasagar court sent Mahendra
Chetia from Dulakharia village in Sivasagar District to judicial
custody. SFs on March 15 had arrested Chetia on charges of providing
shelter to militants of the ULFA-ATF.
Jorhat District administration
declared a 6pm to 5am curfew in areas within a 5-kilometre radius
of the Assam-Nagaland border in view of a threat from militants.
Non-Dimasas under the banner of
NCHISF staged a dharna at Dispur Last Gate to draw the attention
of the State Government towards their long-standing demands of
immediate bifurcation of the North Cachar Hills (now Dima Hasao)
District under Article 244 (2) of the Sixth Schedule of the Indian
Constitution.
SFs arrested a bomb expert belonging
to the Anti-Talks faction of ULFA-ATF, identified as Tapan Phukan
alias Bhabani Khaklary, from Solmari village in North Lakhimpur
District. Phukan was trained in Myanmar said the report.
SFs recovered a powerful IED,
weighing more than one and a half kilogram, in Teestapara area
in Dhubri District.
March 17
SFs arrested 62-suspected Bangladesh
nationals from Jakhalabandha Railway Station in Nagaon District.
ULFA-ATF warned of attack on mobile
phone towers in the State in protest against what it termed as,
'Indian security forces attempt to prevent the leaders and cadres
of the ULFA to keep contacts with people in Assam's society in
the capacity of an organization having base among the masses.
UC of SFs in the State has decided
to launch joint operations with its counterpart in Meghalaya to
contain the activities of ULFA-ATF in western part of the State,
where a sizeable amount of development fund is alleged to have
been going into the coffers of militant outfits. UC also decided
to launch operations against KPLT in Karbi Anglong District. The
report further adds that a batch of newly-trained 60 KPLT militants
have completed their training in a NSCN-K camp near Dimapur in
Nagaland and may join the outfit soon.
ULFA-ATF leader Drishti Rajkhowa
is planning abductions, extortions and other acts of terrorism
in collaboration with GNLA.
March 18
RNPC and RSU put forward their
demand for creation of a Rengma Regional Council to the chief
executive member of KAAC in Karbi Anglong District. Notably, Kuki
tribe living in the District is also demanding similar council.
March 19
NDFB-RD appealed to the people
of the region to be alert against fake organizations that have
been extorting money in the name of the NDFB and giving life threats.
SFs arrested one former cadre
of DHD-J, identified as Bikash Bodo, from an unspecified area
of Dima Hasao District.
March 20
SFs arrested two GNLA linkmen,
identified as Khairul Islam and Rofiqul Islam, from Bamundanga
village in Goalpara District.
Meanwhile, SFs arrested a militant
belonging to Manipur-based PREPAK from Dighalipukhuri area in
Guwahati city.
March 21
SFs arrested a SULFA cadre, identified
as Rupendra Barman (36) alias Rinku Sarma, from Abhayapuri
in Bongaigaon District on charges of extortion.
ULFA-ATF clarified that the extortion
notice to St Luke Hospital was meant for the chairperson of the
hospital, N Stephen Nag, who is also a 'tea planter' besides being
a missionary.
March 22
SFs arrested two GNLA militants,
identified as Khemsing D Momin (32) and Sengkot Momin (31), from
Baida and Tilapara village in Goalpara District.
Four Bangladeshi infiltrators
were arrested from a hotel at Silchar in Cachar District.
ULFA-ATF served a quit notice
to the owner of a leading private Assamese news channel, Santosh
Jaiswal, and his family for allegedly trying to paint a negative
picture about the outfit. Jaiswal owns a channel by the name of
DY365.
March 23
SFs arrested two persons, carrying
FICN with a face value INR 200,000 from Bangirchar in Dhubri District.
SFs arrested two Bangladeshi nationals,
Ashraful Islam (29) and Hazrat Aali (33), from Dhubri District.
NSCN factions are helping smaller
militant outfits of the Dima Hasao District. It points out sources
saying that the NSCN-K is extending military support to some non-Dimasa
outfits like HTF, which is demanding bifurcation of Dima Hasao
into two separate autonomous councils.
Security across the State is being
beefed up keeping in view April 7 when Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh visits the State, which also happens to be the Raising Day
for ULFA.
State Police is keeping a close
watch on select group of advocates, journalists, businesspersons,
politicians and college lecturers for their alleged link with
ULFA-ATF leader Paresh Baruah. Three others, including a student
leader, have been sent to jail in this regard. This came after
monitoring the calls of eight ULFA-ATF phone numbers, three are
satellite phones and rest mobiles.
The Indian Journalist Union condemned
the 'quit notice' issued by ULFA-ATF against owner of a private
TV channel.
March 24
North East militant outfits have
changed their routes to bring in weapons and explosives to the
North East region after the improvement of relation between India
and Bangladesh. Sources told the media that the militant groups
have stopped bringing in weapons through Bangladesh and most of
the weapons are now brought into the region through Myanmar where
most of the militant groups of the region have their strong bases.
The weapons are brought through different routes along the India-Myanmar
border and though Mizoram is now one of the most peaceful states.
The militant groups of the region
including the ULFA-ATF now have abundance of weapons including
sophisticated weapons like AK series rifles, machine guns, rocket
launchers, etc. and most of the weapons are manufactured in China.
Suspected UDLA militants abducted
Manaranjan Das (65), a retired employee of Apex Bank, Guwahati,
from Gambhira colony village in Dullavcherra block in Karimganj
District.
SFs arrested a suspected CPI-Maoist
'organizer', identified as Ashraful Rahman Bora alias Buke
(60), from a lodge in the Simaluguri area in Sivasagar District
and seized some writing pads with "CPI (Maoists)" written on them.
SFs arrested one KYKL militant,
identified as Ishwor Chandra (25), from the Pub Sarania area in
Guwahati city.
SFs arrested a CPI-Maoist linkman,
identified as Bikash Gaur, from Salmari area under Naharkotiya
Police station in Dibrugarh District.
March 25
A .9mm pistol, three detonators,
three fuse wires, 3 rounds of ammunition and about 600 grams of
suspected RDX were recovered from under a culvert near Kharikatia
Railway Station under Titabar Police Station.
Central Government and ULFA-PTF
will be held in New Delhi on April 9.
ULFA-ATF has now started using
satellite phones marketed by ACeS, an Indonesia based company
and according to inputs available, ULFA-ATF now has at least 10
such phones.
BNC on urged the Central Government
to release top leaders of NDFB-RD in order to create positive
atmosphere for the peace talks with the outfit.
SFs arrested two militants of
NDFB-RD, identified as Sonen Basumatary and Biswijit Narzary,
Kachugaon village in Gossaigaon Sub-Division of Kokrajhar District.
March 26
A MULTA militant, Dildar Ali (34),
was arrested from Ahopa in Baksa District.
State Forest Minister Rokybul
Hussain said in the State Assembly that 56 abduction cases have
been registered in the State since January 2012. Hussain further
said that between 2006 and 2011, there have been 456 cases of
abduction in the State.
Hussain said that civilian fatalities
in insurgency violence have decreased in recent years. In this
regard, Hussein said that between May 15, 1996 and 2001, the number
of civilians killed in such incidents was 1538 and since 2001,
924 civilians were killed in such incidents.
Rokybul Hussain as saying that
there are 227 full-fledged Police Stations in various Districts
followed by 217 Police Outposts. On Police Modernization, Hussain
said that the Central Government had sanctioned an amount of INR
5.75 billion for the modernization of the Police Force between
2001 to 2011; the State Government had sanctioned an additional
amount of INR 0.47 billion to modernize the State’s Police Force.
While replying on behalf of Chief
Minister Tarun Gogoi in the State Assembly, Rokybul Hussain said
that 2,72,593 cases are pending in the 36 foreigners tribunals
in the State.
March 27
Three militants reportedly from
Nagaland were killed at Koura Basti near Kherbari along Nagaland-Assam
border. According to sources, the incident occurred when around
nine to 10 militants reportedly went to ‘collect tax’ from a stone
quarry located in that area. However, labourers working in the
stone quarry, who were large in number, supposedly over-powered
the cadres killing two on the incident site and grievously injuring
one. The injured militant died later.
ULFA-ATF militants hurled a grenade
at Dimow Police Station in Sivasagar District. A wall of the Police
Station was partially damaged, though no casualty was reported.
A top militant belonging to the
NDFB-RD, identified as Loba Kanta Boro alias Dilip alias
Thapa Boro (27), surrendered before the Deputy Commissioner of
Udalguri Thaneswar Malakar.
SFs arrested a suspected arms
dealer, identified as P Shiv Kumar, along with a cache of arms
and ammunition, from Danapur Capital Express at Kamakhya railway
station in Guwahati.
Militant outfits of the State
are suspected to have been using women and anti-social elements
to carry out extortion and abductions by outsourcing responsibility
of picking up the target and serving the demand notes.
AKRSU staged a three-hour dharna
at Dispur last gate in Guwahati, seeking ST status for the Koch-Rajbonshi
community of the State and creation of Kamatapur, a separate state
comprising areas inhabited by the Koch-Rajbonshi community.
March 28
SFs
arrested a militant of the KPLT following an encounter at Tarlangshu
in Karbi Anglong District. Another KPLT militant sustained injuries
during the encounter. The injured militant, however, managed to
escape.
SFs
arrested a suspected linkman of PLA, identified as Ibota Singh
(41), from the Borbill village in the Lakhipur Sub-Division of
Cachar District.
ULFA-ATF
claimed responsibility for the grenade attack at Dimow Police
Station in Sivasagar District on March 27.
ULFA-ATF has served an extortion
notice on the FCI office in North Lakhimpur District. The extortion
demand was made over phone earlier this week.
March 29
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh State
Police have constituted a joint team to carry out anti-insurgency
operations along the interstate border areas. The areas of operation
are the border areas along Tinsukia District of Assam and three
of the five Districts of Arunachal Pradesh namely Lohit, Changlang
and Lower Dibang Valley. The other two Districts are Tirap and
East Siang.
Top
‘commanders’ of the armed wing of Ranjan Daimari faction of NDFB-RD
have given their approval in writing for peace talks with the
Central Government, which could lead to release of jailed NDFB-RD
‘chairman’ Ranjan Daimari.
SFs
arrested ‘chairman’ of the LDCM, Rupam Patir alias Ruhan
Patir alias Abhijit Doley from near Darrang College in
Tezpur town in Sonitpur District.
March 30
SFs in an encounter killed a militant
of the KPLT and injured two others in an area under Bokolia Police
Station in Karbi Anglong District.
Suspected militants of ULFA-ATF
hurled a grenade targeting the convoy of vehicles carrying BSF
personnel at Dudhnoi inGoalpara District. However,
no casualty was reported.
SFs recovered an unexploded grenade
from the premises of Mathuranagar Police Station in Sivasagar
District. suspected ULFA-ATF militants had hurled the grenade
on March 29.
SFs arrested two arms carrier
from Sonapur area in Guwahati city. SFs identified the duo as
Shwmdwn Daimary of Chirang District and Shubash Rai. The Police
believe that arms and ammunition were for Meghalaya based GNLA
militants.
Two women cadres of the NDFB-RD,
who underwent arms training in Bangladesh, were arrested by the
BSF in Tura in West Garo Hills District while they were trying
to cross over to Bangladesh. The cadres were, identified as Anjani
Brahma alias Anjni Brahma, hailing from Rupchi village
in Assam’s Dhubri District and Anju Basumatary alias Onzima
Basumatary from Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District.
March 31
A suspected militant of the UKDA
was killed by KRA militants in a Kuki-dominated interior area
of Karbi Anglong District. Sources said an altercation between
militants of the two outfits led to the clash at Saijang under
Manja Police Station. The militant, identified as Rimson Kuki,
died on the spot. He is suspected to have migrated from Manipur.
National Santhal Liberation Army
NSLA, an offshoot of Assam based APA has become active in Alipurduar
Subdivision of Jalpaiguri District and Tufanganj area of Cooch
Behar District. In 2011, the Alipurduar subdivision of Jalpaiguri
district had witnessed more than a dozen abduction cases. Only
four of these cases were reported to Police.
A five-member militant group belonging
to the ULFA-ATF opened fire on an Assam Rifles patrol party at
Takubasti under Charaideo Police Station in Sivasagar District.
A hardcore ULFA-ATF militant was believed to have sustained serious
injury during the encounter. Meanwhile, ULFA-ATF claimed that
three Assam Rifles troopers were killed and one trooper was in
the incident.
Three SF personnel received minor
injuries and two grocery shops and a godown were badly damaged
in a bomb blast triggered by suspected ULFA-ATF militants at Doomdooma
daily market in Tinsukia District
April 1
SFs killed a suspected militant
belonging to the ULFA-ATF during an encounter at Kakopathar in
Tinsukia District. SFs also arrested four other suspected ULFA-ATF
militants following the encounter. However, ULFA-ATF in an emailed
statement, said no armed cadre of the outfit was killed in any
incident.
LDCM, a Mising tribal militant
formation, has decided to support the movement of the KMSS, AASU,
AJYCP, TMPK and other indigenous organizations against the Lower
Subansiri Hydropower Project in Arunachal Pradesh.
Tinsukia District Administration
has suggested a multi-pronged strategy to crack down on illegitimate
coal trade especially in Margarita Subdivision, which CPI-Maoist
is now reportedly eyeing, besides militant groups like the NSCN
and ULFA, to create what is called “slush funds” to carry out
subversive activity.
ULFA-ATF has denounced anti-China
protests by Tibetan refugees (on march 10) in the State and urged
the people of the State not to allow such anti-China activities,
as there was need for a powerful friend like China for the ULFA
to lead the struggle of the people to a just conclusion.
SFs arrested two militants of
ULFA-ATF, identified as Abhigyan Bora and Mridul Kumar Phukan,
from an unspecified location, in connection with the bomb blast
at Doomdooma in Tinsukia District on March 31.
SFs arrested a militant belonging
to KCP-Noyon from Guwahati city. Identified as Haomom Seiles Chandra
alias Boy (44), of Seha Rd in Imphal, he is the ‘central
committee’ member and the ‘revenue officer’ of the outfit.
SFs arrested two more suspected
ULFA-ATF militants from Kakopathar in Tinsukia District following
the earlier reported encounter in which one suspected ULFA-ATF
militant was killed and four others were arrested.
April 2
According to information available
with the SFs, at least two batches of new recruits of the CPI-Maoist
from the State have already completed training. The training for
the first batch was reportedly provided by NSCN-I-M somewhere
along the India-Myanmar border area. The second batch was trained
in Jharkhand. Those who received training have already returned
to Assam. Further, one member from the State has already been
inducted into the Central committee of the CPI-Maoist to give
a boost to the activities of the groups in Assam.
DGP Jayanta Narayan Choudhury
said that ULFA-ATF could carry out attack in the State on the
run up to its raising day on April 7. He further said, "The
bomb that exploded in Doomdooma town in Tinsukia district on Saturday
night was inside a tiffin box but the involvement of Maoists in
the incident cannot be ruled out". The DGP said that while
top ULFA-ATF leader Dristi Rajkhowa was currently holed up in
Goalpara District bordering Meghalaya, two militants Babul and
Pradeep Gogoi are active in upper Assam.
Security has been intensified
security in all five upper Assam Districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh,
Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat to prevent any kind of untoward
incident by ULFA-ATF.
SFs arrested a GNLA linkman, identified
as Ribul Ali (28), from Paikan under Krishnai Police Station of
Goalpara District.
April 3
Manipur based militants are tying
up with the Guwahati based criminal groups to earn money and mixing
up with the local Manipuri population. According to Police, while
the militants are providing arms and ammunition to local gangs
of vehicle lifters, robbers and drug smugglers, the gangs share
their ill-gotten gains with the militants in return. The PLA,
PREPAK, KCP and KYKL are some of the Manipur based militant outfits
that are presently active in the City.
Central Government has given
clear indications to ULFA-PTF that it is ready to admit all its
demands in principle, which includes constitutional amendments
and giving more powers to the State on the lines of Jammu &
Kashmir under Article 370 of Indian constitution. The ULFA-PTF
leadership, though, remains skeptic about Indian Parliament giving
the nod to the desired amendment.
NIA raided an apartment at the
Janakpuri area of New Delhi on the suspicion that ULFA-ATF ‘publicity
secretary’ Arunoday Asom was in that apartment.
SFs arrested two ULFA-ATF linkmen
from the Bokota Nemuguri area of Sivasagar District on charges
of extortion.The arrested persons were identified as Bolin Gogoi
(33) of Naginimora and Ramen Bhumij (19) of Amguri. SFs maintained
that Bolin is close to the outfit’s ‘sergent major’ Raktajit Hazarika.
Ramen is suspected to be involved in the grenade explosion at
Demow Police Station on March 27.
April 4
SFs arrested five-suspected extortionist
belonging to ULFA-ATF, including a woman, from Sonari town in
Sivasagar District. The Police said the five demanded money, over
phones, from several government officials, doctors and businessmen
using the name of ULFA in the last week. The arrested persons,
residents of Sonari area, were identified as Horen Gogoi, Suren
Saikia, Ajit Saikia, Boby Saikia and Dilip Raut.
DHAC demanded that the State Government
to look at the tourism potential of Dima Hasao District and create
a mechanism to engage the surrendered militants in the tourism
industry. The number of surrendered militants in Dima Hasaao District
is more than 1,300.
UMHA warned the Northeast States
of Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh about probable attacks
by ULFA-ATF around April 7. ULFA celebrates its foundation day
on April 7.
April 5
Two ULFA-ATF militants were arrested
in a joint operation by the army and Police from Fakiragram in
Kokrajhar District.
SFs arrested four people in two
separate incidents in Diphu (District) area, who were involved
in illegal supply of arms and money to KPLT militants. One incident
took place at Mentilla and another at near ASEB colony under Diphu
Police Station. The arrested persons from Mentilla were women
cadres of the disbanded UPDS group. The arrested former cadres
were identified as Rubina Teronpi,and Samphri Englengpi. One .9
MM pistols (Italian Made) were recovered from them.
SFs arrested two more persons
identified as Ranjit Teron alias Pradip and Dakiram Tokbi
alias Jiten Tokbi from near ASEB colony under Diphu Police
Station at around 7 pm. They were charged with possessing unaccounted
money of INR 3500, 000 meant for giving it to KPLT.
The ACKHSA has lambasted the reports
of the existence of Maoists forces in southern Assam valley and
in Assam University, Silchar in particular.
PREPAK has refuted the claim made
by Assam Police that the militant outfits of Manipur have links
with local criminals of Guwahati (Assam). Clarifying that PREPAK
has never established its base in Assam, the statement claimed
that the allegation of Assam Police was baseless and unfounded.
Suspected KPLT militants abducted
at least eight workers engaged in construction work at Rongbong
Ghat locality, under Santipur in Karbi Anglong District.
SFs arrested one hardcore KPLT
militant at Habaigaon near Boithalangso in Karbi Anglong District.
The militant has been identified as Komolsing Kro (30) alias
Dulal Kro.
SFs will start focusing on Goalpara
District bordering Garo hills Districts of Meghalaya where ULFA-ATF
under the leadership of Drishti Rajkhowa and collaboration with
GNLA have stepped up their activities
April 7
A powerful IED was recovered from
Harinchara area under Tamulpur Police Station in Baksa District
by the SSB troopers.
NIA special court based in Guwahati
remanded arrested PLA militant, identified as Arnold Singh alias
Bekon, in the NIA’s custody for 10 days. Singh was arrested from
Siliguri in West Bengal on April 2.
April 8
SFs killed a suspected ULFA-ATF
militant, identified as Bobit Rabha alias Calendar, at
Medhikona under Dhupdhara Police Station of Goalpara District.The
militant is suspected to be behind the blast on a Tura-bound BSF
convoy on March 31 in the same District.
ULFA-PTF leaders led by its ‘chairman’
Arabinda Rajkhowa left for New Delhi to hold the third round of
talks with the Central Government on April 9.
More than 38,000 declared foreigners
from Bangladesh in the State are yet to be deported, said ADG
[border] Umesh Kumar. According to State Police (border) records,
Nagaon District has the highest number of such declared foreigners
at 10,574, while there are no such persons in two Districts of
Baksa, Chirang.
April 9
ULFA-PTF as well as Government
termed the peace talks held as successful. About the issues, which
figured in the talks, the Union Home Secretary, R.K.Singh said
that the ULFA-PTF team raised issues like "safeguard" to the indigenous
people of Assam but a detailed discussion on it and issues like
Centre-State relations would be taken up in the next round of
dialogue.
Guwahati HC extended the interim
bail period of BW 'chairman' Jewel Gorlosa and 'commander-in-chief'
Niranjan Hojai by more than three months. This time, the HC extended
the bail until July 17 this year. In August 2011, the duo was
first released on six months interim bail, which expired in January
2012. Later, the HC extended it for two months.
SFs arrested a HTF militant, identified
as Topu Khongsai alias Iron Kuki, from Khongsai near Haflong
in Dima Hasao District .Sankar Swargairy, OC of Haflong Police
Station said that Topu was actively associated with the HTF and
involved in the grenade attack of Molhoi village on March 31.
April 10
SFs arrested NSLA militant, identified
as Stephen Tudu, from Grahampur in Kokrajhar District. Tudu had
been involved in the regular extortion and other illegal activities
in the area. NSLA is an offshoot of APA.
ULFA-ATF has called a dawn-to-dusk
Assam bandh (General strike) on April 20 to protest the
visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the State.
April 11
Eight construction workers, abducted
by suspected KPLT militants from Karbi Anglong District, were
released. The workers were released near a forested area near
Behori outpost under Santipur Police Station in the District.
April 12
SFs recovered the body of Jaydev
Rabha at Khaksi Ghagri in Goalpara District near the State border
with Meghalaya. Suspected GNLA cadres had abducted Jaydev Rabha
along with Dr Partha Sarathi Hazarika, Rupak Mahanta and Diganta
Nandi when they were coming to Goalpara from Dudhnoi in the same
District on March 4. Later, GNLA militants released Dr Partha
Sarathi and Diganta Nandi on March 13.
Suspected militants belonging
to ULFA-ATF exploded a grenade at remote Bordumsa area in Tinsukia
District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
SFs denied ULFA-ATF claim that
one SFs personnel was killed in the encounter, which took place
on April 8 at Bolbola under Dhupdhara Police Station of Goalpara
District.
Top militant belonging to the
Manipur based UNLF, Laurembam Iwanthaba alias N. Nanao
Singh, has jumped bail and fled to Myanmar by giving Assam Police
a slip. The report states that Nanao Singh was able to hide his
real identity from the State Police. Notably, Singh is on the
wanted list of the NIA and currently believed to be hiding somewhere
in Myanmar.
BW militants abducted one person,
identified as Rahul Warisa, from Haflong town and subsequently
killed him at Natun quarry, near Disa Giding village in Dima Hasao
District. The abduction and killing was committed by five militants
- Dkhai Dimasa, Daorat Dimasa, Dakoa Dimasa, Berma Dimasa and
Loten Dimasa - on the instruction of BW 'Deputy Chairman',Phifran
Dimasa.
April 14
A militant belonging to ULFA-ATF,
identified as 'lance corporal' Suraj Gogoi alias Anurag
Asom (Baruah), surrendered before SFs in Tinsukia.
April 15
SFs arrested three militants
belonging to NSCN-I-M including a 'town commander' and two linkmen
from Boro Haflong area of Haflong town in Dima Hasao District.
The 'town commander' has been identified as Kisolungra Zemi. The
other two linkmen have been identified as Husaming Zemi and Isameting
Newme.
SFs raided a house premise at
Bura Gaon Jabaka under Sonari Police Station in Sivasagar District
used by militants of ULFA-ATF. The owner of the house, Dehiram
Arandhara, is being interrogated.
April 16
The ULFA-ATF has called a State
bandh (general shutdown) on April 20, the day Prime Minister
Dr Manmohan Singh is scheduled to visit Guwahati to attend the
State Assembly's platinum jubilee celebrations and a programme
at B Barooah Cancer Institute.
Chidambaram stated that Assam
was emerging as the new theatre of CPI-Maoist activities, and
there were reports of the rebels linking up with insurgent groups
in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. He did not quote specific statistics
because they had been circulated ahead of the meeting.
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
on April 16 while addressing Chief Minister's conference on internal
security said that in the Northeastern states, nearly all major
insurgent groups were in talks with the Centre and was confident
that there would further be improvement in the region.
Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi
in the conference said, "Illegal coal trade originating in bordering
area of neighboring states transits through Assam and is fast
becoming a major source of funding for different militant outfits,"
Gogoi said adding, "Dimapur in particular has emerged as a centre
for illegal arms trade and shelter for criminals and militants."
Manipur Chief Minister, O. Ibobi
Singh said that if the border areas particularly with Myanmar
are effectively monitored and guarded, militancy in the Northeast
will "fade away". Singh said, "We have been consistently and repeatedly
drawing attention of the Government of India to the dire need
to effectively guard the India-Myanmar border. We are happy to
learn that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has finalized
a proposal to construct 4,585 kilometers of roads, 113 helipads
and 2 helicopter bases along the Indo-Myanmar border.
April 17
ULFA-ATF reiterated its call for
a bandh (General Shutdown) on April 20 to protest against
the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the State.
CM Tarun Gogoi said that extortions
and kidnappings in Assam are not alarming compared to some of
the other north eastern States referring to the Manmohan Singh's
address at the CMs' Conference in Delhi on April 16. Gogoi said
the State Government has been trying to curb the illegal activities
of the militant and ex-militant groups in State.
State Education and Health Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarmah said that ULFA issue would be resolved in
the near future, but the threat by CPI-Maoist was a matter of
concern for the State.
An attempt by the ULFA-ATF to
trigger at least two blasts in Guwahati, ahead of Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh's visit on April 20, has been foiled and three
militants were arrested, Tinsukia District Police claimed. Police
said they arrested three militants, including a woman identified
as Paban Das, Jaya Boro and Ganesh Das from the District while
they were on their way to Guwahati and recovered two grenades
from their possession.
Tinsukia SP P P Singh said that
Paban Das was assigned by the top brass of the ULFA-ATF to bring
the grenades to Guwahati and trigger blasts ahead of the Prime
Minister's visit. "The three have also confessed that they were
being coordinated by Babul Gogoi, a senior leader of ULFA's anti-talk
faction," Singh added.
April 19
A powerful grenade blast occurred
at a power station at Kalakhuwa under Bhogdoi Police station in
Jorhat District in the evening. The ULFA-ATF is suspected to be
behind the blast. Police, however, denied this and said that a
'technical fault' caused the explosion.
Another explosion took place at
the Bhajau-Longpotia railway tracks in Sivasagar District on the
same day. There were no reports of casualties in both the incidents.
A businessman, identified as Konaj
Kumar Dey from West Karbi Anglong, was abducted by suspected KPLT
militants.
ULFA-PTF 'Chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa,
asserted that the ULFA-PTF was opposed to the bandh (shut
down strike) call given by the ULFA-ATF in protest against Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh's scheduled day-long visit on April 20.
Credible information developed
over the last few months by field operatives of Central intelligence
agencies in the Northeast, Bangladesh and Burma has confirmed
that the ULFA-ATF top 'commander' Paresh Baruah is now using his
terror network to smuggle narcotics into India.
Baruah and his trusted aides,
the report adds, are being helped by two important ISI agents,
Khwaja Sultan Malik and Qalil Ahmed, who are operating out of
Bangladesh. Both Malik and Ahmed also have close links with drug
cartels in Southeast Asia who are smuggling narcotics into India
through the porous Indo-Bangladesh border with the ULFA's help.
The report states, "The ULFA is
not only helping drug cartels use India as a transit point but
also pumping narcotics into the country for local consumption.''
The report further reveals that the terror outfit is using its
formidable network in the Northeast for narcotic smuggling as
it has yielded them high returns.
Security agencies believe tha
the CPI-Maoist is making inroads into the North-East to gain access
to the arms market in the neighbouring Yunan province of China
and not with the aim of expanding their base.
A MHA document says Maoists are
working in close association with the PLA of Manipur, which also
has a base in Myanmar. "The Maoists have been found carrying Chinese-made
arms, but we do not know yet whether they procured the weapons
directly from China or were supplied arms by north-eastern militant
outfits," the source said.
Suspected ULFA militant, identified
as Nijut Dangaria, was arrested by the army from Kakapathar in
Tinsukia District.
Another ULFA cadre, identified
as Farooq Islam, was arrested from Laluk Kachordubi under Laluk
Police station. About 18 live cartridges along with heavy arms
and ammunition were recovered from him. Farooq, who hailed from
North Lakhimpur joined the outfit in 2008 and had undergone training
in Bangladesh.
April 20
The 'general secretary' of the
KPLT, Nilip Enghi and four other members of the outfit were killed
on the spot and one got serious bullet injuries during an encounter
with the Security Forces on the hill track of the Harlong Woti
of Borpung under the Chowkihola Police Station in East Karbi Anglong
District, Police source revealed.
The Assam Government, requested
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to include seven Districts of the
State under the Integrated Action Plan to counter Maoist activities
so that the growing trend of left-wing extremism was contained
before it became a menace.
Normal life was severely affected
due to the 12-hour dawn-to- dusk Assam bandh (shutdown
strike) called by ULFA-ATF, in protest against the visit of the
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
April 21
Police arrested one of the prime
accused, identified as Ajoy Gogoi in the April 19 railway track
blast that occurred in Sivasagar District. He is the brother of
ULFA militant Akon Gogoi alias Pradip Asom, who provided logistical
support to the ULFA militants for carrying the attack. Ajoy was
arrested from his native Hauphau village under Sapekhati Police
station in Sivasagar District.
SFs arrested three cadres of ULFA-ATF,
identified as Baba Gogoi, Bogen Moran and Babul Baruah, after
an encounter near Doomduma in Tinsukia District. Gogoi and Moran
sustained injuries during the exchange of fire. SFs recovered
a pistol from the trio.
SFs arrested a suspected ULFA-ATF
militant, Purna Lahon, in Sivsagar District for alleged involvement
in the bomb blasts on railway tracks in the District on April
19.
KPLT 'chairman' Bidisarpo Tungjang
threatened to launch a series of attacks on Security Force SF
personnel, Police Stations and public places to avenge the killing
of the outfit's senior most cadres.
April 22
SFs arrested two tribal militants
belonging to BVPTF from remote Rangkhal Basti locality near Dullavcherra
in Karimganj District. The duo was identified as 'commandant'
of BVPTF Samir Tripura (22) and 'president' of BVPTF Krishna Mohan
Tripura (24). BVPTF is a little-known outfit operating in the
area. BVPTF was behind the abduction of a former bank employee
Manorajan Das Banik on March 24 and in causing serious injury
to a daily labour, Subrata Nath, of Nivea area in the District.
Four militants belonging to the
NDFB-RD surrendered their arms in the presence of Deputy Commissioner
of Udalguri District. The militants were identified as, Biraj
Basumatary (22), Naresh Basumatary (21), Umesh Basumatary (20)
and Tarun Narzary.
Security has been beefed up in
the hill district of Karbi Anglong following fears of retaliation
by KPLT militants after five militants of the outfit were killed
in an encounter on April 20.
State DGP Jayanta Narayan Chaudhary
said that there were reports of CPI-Maoist trying to make their
presence felt and spread panic in the tea belt of Barak valley
Districts.
ULFA-ATF uploaded videos propagating
its cause and a recitation asking ULFA-PTF 'Chairman' Arabinda
Rajkhowa to pull out of the peace process on an internet site.
The visuals in the two songs show ULFA-ATF leader Paresh Baruah
mingling with his cadres in the group's known base in Myanmar.
The videos also show the group's armory.
April 23
CM Tarun Gogoi admitted CPI-Maoist
"have made some headway" in the State and sought the Central Government's
economic and technical assistance to wean away youths from CPI-Maoist.
"To defeat them (Maoist) we need schemes to generate employment
among youths not only in Maoist affected districts but all backward
and rural areas.
Installation of floodlights on
the Indo-Bangladesh border in Dhubri District, sanctioned by the
UMHA in 2006 is yet to be completed. The report quoting a source
in the border stated that even the barbed wire fencing project,
which started in 2007-2008 in the Moslabari and Mantrirchar areas
of the District has not been completed yet.
SFs arrested one militant belonging
to NDFB-RD from a village near Ai River under Dhaligaon Police
Station in Chirang District. The militant was identified as Raja
Narzary (22).
April 24
The People's Joint Action Committee
for Bodoland Movement met UMHA joint secretary (Northeast), Sambhu
Singh in New Delhi to discuss the status of the ongoing peace
talks between the Central Government and NDFB-PTF.
April 25
SFs arrested one linkman of MULTA,
identified as Mozibar Rahman (25), from Boruar Vita village in
Dhubri District.
State Government has indicated
that it will not rush into signing any memorandum of settlement
with the BW / DHD-J. The basis of the move is that it will be
difficult to accommodate the justified demands of the DHD-N, which
is in a ceasefire since 2003, if it went ahead with its agreement
only with the BW group.
April 26
SFs recovered a powerful IED weighing
approximately five kilograms, suspected to have beeen planted
by ULFA-ATF, at Kakojan village under Filobari Police Station
in Tinsukia District. Militants had planted the IED in front of
the house of Ramesh Prasad, an owner of a small tea garden.
Gauhati HC ordered the Director-General
of the NIA, the solicitor-general of India, the advocate-general
of the State and the State home commissioner to appear personally
before it to explain the circumstances and grounds on which they
decided not to object to the bail petitions of the DHD-J / BW
'chairman' Jewel Garlosa and 'commander-in-chief' Niranjan Hojai.
April 27
Suspected militants set ablaze
two trucks at Fulertal of Lakhipur sub division in Cachar District.
Security Forces launched a search operation in the bordering area.
The designated TADA court acquitted
ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa and 'Vice-president' Pradip
Gogoi along with surrendered ULFA militant Munin Nobis of the
murder charge of a Guwahati city based businessperson, Giridharilal
Harlalka, on grounds of lack of evidence.
April 28
SFs arrested four militants belonging
to the GNLA from the Garchuk area in Guwahati city.
A suspected ULFA-ATF linkman,
Bogen Moran, (26), succumbed to his injuries at Assam Medical
College and Hospital in Dibrugarh. As reported earlier, Moran
was injured during an encounter with SFs on April 21 at Kordoiguri
under Doomdooma Police Station in Tinsukia District.
The DHD-Nunisa threatened to stop
all ongoing work of national projects in Dima Hasao District,.
The DHD-N has called for a work halt of all projects for 36 hours
from 5am on May 8 to 5pm on May 9 in protest against the Government's
"delaying tactics" to initiate peace talks with the outfit.
April 29
SFs recovered a powerful IED weighing
five kilograms from Titkuri village in Rangiya in Kamrup (Rural)
District.
CPI-Maoist has raised its armed
wing in the State by the name of Revolutionary People's Guerrilla
Army.
The ULFA-ATF gave an ultimatum
to ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa to return to "active
duty" within three months. ULFA-ATF 'Assistant Information and
Publicity Secretary' Arunudoy Asom said that in case of failure
to comply with the deadline, the outfit would be forced to change
its leadership. ULFA-ATF also accused Arabinda Rajkhowa of compromising
with the outfit's ideals.
12-hour-long bandh (general
strike) in the Dima Hasao District called by the IPF passed off
peacefully. The bandh had been called to protest against
the renaming of the erstwhile North Cachar Hills District as the
Dima Hasao. Bandh coincided with the 61st foundation day celebrations
of the District Autonomous Council.
Kamrup chief judicial magistrate
remanded four militants of the Meghalaya-based GNLA to eight-day
Police custody for interrogation.
SFs arrested seven Bangladeshis,
identified as Sabir Ahmed, Jamal Ahmed, Yunus Ahmed, Salam Ahmed,
Maqbul Khan, Jamal Hussain and Rahim Uddin, and a Myanmarese agent,
Robert Langmai, on April 29 from Rangirkhari area in Silchar of
Cachar District. The Bangladesh citizens are from different villages
of Commila District.
A group of six ULFA-PTF militants
entered the Bihu function in Bongaigaon District and assaulted
a boy named Kanuwa Singha (25), Sator Singha (30) and Kalu Singha
(35) on the pretext that the boy was consuming alcohol in the
function and the other two were running a temporary wine shop
in the Bihu function premises.
April 30
SFs arrested four members of NDFB-RD
in Udalguri District. The arrested persons include 'area commander'
Laiman Boro. SFs recovered two pistols, four hand grenades, live
ammunition and spare magazines and extortion pads from them.
UHM P. Chidambaram while referring
to the last round of tripartite talks with ULFA-PTF held on April
9 stated that the process would be slow as the leaders of ULFA-PTF
are treading very cautiously.
SFs arrested a linkman of the
ULFA-ATF, identified as Jintu Dulakakhoria in Tinsukia District
for his alleged role in the March 31 bomb blast at the daily market
in Doomdooma where three Police personnel were injured. Following
revelations made by the militant, the SFs recovered 21 detonators,
four grenades, three packets of explosives, one remote control,
three electric circuits and six electric conductors, from the
compound of the house of Tikheswar Hazarika at Bordumsa in the
same District.
May 1
DGP Jayanta Narayan Choudhury
said that steps have been initiated to modernize the State Police
department and it would definitely take time. He informed that
he would submit the report to the State Government for the increase
of number of posts of Police Personnel at different levels and
sanction of vehicles at the Police Stations of Barak valley (covering
the Districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi).
May 2
45 tribal and non-tribal organizations,
including those representing the Adivasis, Gorkhas and Bengali
communities, have come together under the banner of People's PJACBM
to spearhead the movement for formation of the State of Bodoland.
PJACBM also announced its agitation programme from May 7 by calling
a 36-hour state-wide strike. On May 18, members of PJACBM will
hold a district-level demonstration and on May 25, they will block
national highways for 12 hours. They have decided to hold a 12-hour
railway blockade on June 8 as well.
AACSU has announced a series of
agitation programmes demanding the ST status to the community
of the State. The protest programmes will be taken up in the seven
Districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat,
North Lakhimpur and Dhemaji. The programme includes two-hour road
blockade in the Districts on May and a railway blockade in all
the Districts on May 11 to pressurize the Government to fulfill
our demand. We are also organizing two big rallies in Dibrugarh
and Tinsukia on May 15 and 20 respectively.
Minister of State for External
Affairs Preneet Kaur, referring to the issue of militants operating
in the northeaster States of India getting help from China, told
the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that the Chinese Government
has conveyed that it would never support armed groups that are
against the Government of India.
Minister of State for External
Affairs Preneet Kaur, referring to the issue of militants operating
in the northeaster States of India getting help from China, told
the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that the Chinese Government
has conveyed that it would never support armed groups that are
against the Government of India.
'Commander in Chief' of KPLT,
Blain Hansey, was reportedly killed in its hideout inside Tarapung
forest in Karbi Anglong District. Superintendent of Police (SP),
Karbi Anglong, BB Chetri in this regard said, "We are yet to recover
the dead body of Blain Hansey, till then I cannot confirm you
officially, we have information about the incident which has taken
place inside deep forest, we are trying to unearth the fact".
May 2-3
Body of Boda Pani Pathak, superintendent
engineer of Gauripur agriculture-engineering department in Dhubri
District, was recovered from Bongaigaon District. Pathak along
with executive engineer Faizur Islam was abducted from Kharagpur
under Boithamari Police Station in the same District on May 2.
The whereabouts of Faizur Islam is not yet known. Police did not
rule out the possibility of the involvement of militant groups
and is looking into the involvement of the KLO.
May 3
Police recovered 35 rounds live
bullets from a bus at Ghagrapar under Nalbari District.
Central Government told Guwahati
High Court (GHC) that "exigencies of administration and demand
from civil society" were the reasons behind its decision not to
oppose the bail pleas of militant leaders [BW 'Chairman' Jewel
Garlosa and 'Commander-in-Chief' Niranjan Hojai] and to expedite
the peace process. Earlier, On April 26, GHC had asked Central
Government to explain the circumstances and grounds on which they
decided not to object to the bail petitions of top leaders of
BW.
A two-day conference of DCs and
SPs, which concluded revolved around CPI-Maoists and how to stop
those making further inroads in the State.
May 5
The SFs arrested two MULTA militants
from Aditpur village under Kalgachia Police Station in Barpeta
District.
The SFs arrested two arms smugglers,
identified as Jakir Hussain (21) and Misbahul Alam (23), from
the vicinity of BSNL divisional office close to the Sadarghat
Bridge in Silchar in Cachar District.
May 6
CPRO of DHD-N, Mondol Chandra
Langthasa, as saying that the outfit has been thinking of withdrawing
from the proposal made by the Central Government. According to
DHD-N, which is on ceasefire for the last nine years, the Government
has only been delaying the peace process.
State Government has decided to
train the DCs, SPs and some other Police and District Administration
officials on countering the Maoists in the State.
May 7
The SFs recovered a mutilated
body suspected to be that of 'commander-in-chief' of KPLT, Blain
Hanse, from Tarapung area under Chokihola Police Station in Karbi
Anglong District. Hanse was killed in the night of May 2 due to
internal clash within the members of the militant formation.
SFs arrested two ULFA militants,
identified as Abdul Rahman alias Jyunti Ali (31) and Wahidul
Rahman alias Pappu (24), at Santak under Bihubar Police
Station in Sivasagar District. The SFs recovered one 7.65 Italian
made pistol, one magazine, ammunition, two mobile phones and three
SIM cards from their possession.
SFs arrested a militant of the
NDFB-RD, identified as Gautam Boro (32), while he was taking shelter
in a house at Lalung Gaon on Guwahati city's outskirts under Gorchuk
Police Station.
The CPI-Maoist cadres are trying
to strengthen the lower Assam leading committee. The report quoted
sources saying that the political wing of the Maoists in Bongaigaon
District about a month back organized a meeting and two Maoist
leaders from outside the region attended the meeting. Further,
sources said that though some Bodo groups were also invited to
attend the meeting, they refused to do so. The reason being that
that most of the Bodo groups have serious ideological difference
with the Maoist groups and it is unlikely that any Bodo group
would extend help to the CPI-Maoist.
SFs arrested three persons suspected
to be ULFA-ATF linkmen from Shantipur in Majuli Island in Jorhat
District. The trio has been charged with giving refuge to Dipak
Gogoi alias Baba, a leader of ULFA-ATF. Dipak Gogoi, however,
managed to escape.
May 9
Four CPI-Maoist cadres were killed
and one Police commando got injured in an encounter at Deupani
Borgura Mising Baskati gaon (Village) in Sadiya Sub-division in
Tinsukia District. The slain Maoists were identified as Siddhartha
Buragohain, Rajeev Gogoi alias Medang, Arup Chetia alias
Iyan and Kamala Gogoi. Siddhartha Buragohain is the 'second-in-command'
of the armed wing of the CPI-Maoist in the State.
The SFs arrested a Police personal,
Pradip Kumar (30), from a general coach of the Delhi-bound Poorvottar
Sampark Kranti Express for carrying illegal weapons from Guwahati
Railway Station. SFs recovered a .22 bore China-made pistol with
90 rounds of ammunition; an airgun and a magazine. Kumar is a
constable-cum-driver of Nagaland police and was posted at Dimapur.
Lumding-Silchar gauge conversion
project under NFR and the Silchar-Saurastra East-West Corridor
under the NHAI in the Barail Hill range - came to a halt for 36
hours [from 5 am on May 8 to 5pm] in response to a Bandh
(General Strike) call given by DHD-N in Dima Hasao District. DHD-N
unhappiness with the slow peace process was the reason for the
Bandh.
SFs arrested two GNLA militants
from Darka area in Goalpara District. The arrested militants were
identified as Pilat B. Marak (20) and Damin Sangma (22).
SFs arrested a ULFA linkman, identified
as Narul Islam (23), from Nalbari District. SFs recovered one
7.65mm factory made pistol, one magazine, one live bullet, three
Mobile phones and four SIM cards from him.
SFs arrested three extortionists,
identified as Tapodar Saharia (28), Mohit Ramsiary (35) and Manas
Boro (25), from Shantipur under Bharalumukh Police Station in
Guwahati city. SFs recovered a .9mm pistol a magazine, a revolver,
three rounds of ammunition and three mobiles from them.
May 10
KMSS submitted a memorandum to
the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding a CBI and NIA probe
against the corruption and social unrest prevailing in the Karbi
Anglong District. The memorandum cites the arrest of two top Forest
officials of the District on April 7, BN. Narzary and Ranjan Barua,
for allegedly paying INR 3.5 million to the KPLT militants.
DGP Jayanta Narayan Choudhury
said that there around 150 people in the State having links with
the Maoists and that the Police have identified 21 Police Stations
in Maoist-prone areas.
State Police is closely coordinating
with SFs in neighboring Arunachal Pradesh to contain the Maoist
activities in the State. There are reports that the Maoists have
set up some bases and training camps in the Manbhum reserve forests
in Arunachal Pradesh'.
Union Home Secretary R. K. Singh
on the killing of Maoists in the State said that Maoists were
trying to set up a base in Assam and three AK-47s, grenades and
lots of ammunition was seized from them. "This encounter would
halt their operations in a big way, it is a blow to them", Singh
further said.
ULFA-ATF has strongly condemning
the killing of four Maoist rebels in Sadiya in Tinsukia District.
In a statement e-mailed to the media, Paresh Baruah said that
though the ULFA has ideological difference with the Maoists, it
has moral support to the movement of the Maoist groups. As reported
earlier, SFs on May 9 killed four Maoists in Sadiya Sub-Division
of Tinsukia District while two Maoist rebels managed to flee the
scene.
GNC and GWC will convene a meeting
on May 16 at Kinangaon in Kamrup District in which villagers will
pledge their support to Security Forces in their fight against
militants. Police officers in Kamrup District and Army personnel
deployed in the areas to counter militants will also attend the
meeting. Two militant groups the GNLA and RVA are active in the
hilly inter-state [Assam-Meghalaya] areas.
May 11
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
said that the Maoists were spreading their wings and have set
up a strong base in the Districts of upper Assam. Gogoi added
that the militant groups of the region supported them. "ULFA c-in-c
Paresh Baruah's letter to the media yesterday proves this.
12-armed suspected CPI-Maoist
entered Kheranibari village, neighbouring Deupani Borgura Nepali
Baskati gaon, in Tinsukia District wearing Army and Police uniforms,
and entered three houses on the pretext of searching for militants
and escaped with over INR 200,000 including gold ornaments.
May 12
The SFs arrested four militants,
belonging to ULFA-ATF, from Majuli in Jorhat District. The arrested
militants were identified as Nayan Mudoi, Pramod Hazarika, Bapukon
Hazarika and Junali Hazarika.
SFs recovered and defused around
five kilograms of an IED from Habanggiri village in Goalpara District.
May 13
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
said unlawful activities of CPI-Maoist will not be tolerated in
the northeast.
An encounter between SFs and suspected
ULFA militants took place at Tairai Gaon of Sapekhati under Charaideo
sub-division in Sivasagar District.
A militant belonging to the ULFA-ATF
sustained bullet injury during an encounter with SFs at Tairai
Gaon in Sivasagar District along the Assam-Nagaland interstate
border. The injured militant however managed to flee from the
incident site, disclosed an unnamed senior Police officer. Later,
SFs recovered 4-kilogram TNT explosives, 14 detonators, live wires,
batteries, 4 mobile phones and a list of code numbers from the
encounter spot.
Unidentified persons abducted
Kameshwar Rabha, the head master of Belpara Hatigaon Lower Primary
school, and his colleague Sharit Chandra Rabha in Goalpara District.
The duo went to Mongre village and was abducted on their way back
home.
May 14
SFs recovered two IEDs, weighing
five kilograms each, planted on a pipeline of Oil India Limite
in Tengakhat area in Dibrugarh District. There were three oil
producing wells near the pipeline.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that a Special Police Task Force would soon be formed as one of
the two steps to tackle the growing CPI-Maoist problem in the
State. The other step is ushering development in the backward
regions of the State.Gogoi said that the force would be
on the lines of the Special Task Force constituted by the other
Maoist-infested states in the country. He said a senior State
Police Official of the rank of the Additional Director-General
of Police would head the Special unit. “There is a difference
between dealing with the Maoists and insurgents. We do not want
the present counter-insurgency operation under the Unified Command
structure to be launched against the Naxalities in the state,”
he said.
Tarun Gogoi said that State Government
has ordered probe into the recent incidents of youths from certain
districts going missing.
General Officer Commanding of
Tezpur based 4th Corps Lieutenant General Shakti Gurung
said that the Army has no hard evidence of Maoists trying to expand
their base in Assam but admitted their existence in the State.
“Whether these elements have entered the state to propagate the
Maoist ideology or explore new routes for the supply of arms and
ammunition needs to be examined,” he said.
84 remote villages in Kamrup District
bordering Meghalaya under the jurisdiction of KVDC have now vowed
to resist militant activities in the area, which is frequently
used by ULFA and GNLA militants. Community leaders representing
84 Gram Sabhas (Village council) will formally join hands
on May 15 in Kinan village to resist insurgent activities including
extortion, passage of rebels through their villages and providing
shelter to them.
The State Government has decided
to constitute a Special Police cell to deal with the growing threat
of FICN.
May 15
UMHA has asked the State Governments
of the North East region to take all necessary steps to prevent
the CPI-Maoist groups from establishing their roots in the region.
The report quoting states that the Central Government would send
additional a force to deal with Maoists only if it is felt necessary.
Further, UMHA is of the view that at present, the strength of
the armed groups of the Maoists in the North East is not much
and the State Police forces are fully capable of dealing with
the situation.
SFs arrested a top militant belonging
to the NDFB-RD, identified as Rafwt Goyary, at Karigaon under
Kokrajhar Police Station in Kokrajhar District. SFs recovered
a pistol along with one live ammunition and a notepad from his
possession.
A committee to review the implementation
of tripartite MoS, between UPDS, central and State Government,
has agreed to grant rehabilitation package to all 568 cadres of
UPDS (which was earlier 324), who are present on the day and had
surrendered with arms on December 14, 2011. Furthera tripartite
Committee headed by Joint Secretary (North East) in the MHA would
be formed. The committee is proposed to include officials drawn
from various Central Ministries, including DoNER, HRD, Health
and Family & Welfare, Culture, Environment and Forest, Planning
Commission, besides the Assam Government. Surjya Rongphar and
Kang Jang Terang would represent the UPDS in the committee.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi welcomed
KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi's decision to float a political party
in 2015-16 and appealed to ULFA-ATF ‘Vice Chairman’ Paresh Baruah
to launch a political party and win the trust of the people to
serve them.
May 16
Top CPI-Maoist leaders, including
one Moina Dohotiya are actively involved in the outfit's expansion
into the northeast. The report quotes a source within the security
establishment as saying, "There are about 100 listed cadres
and they have three carbines, a couple of .315 rifles and pistols,
few grenades and one M16 rifle. In the middle and lower Assam
regions, they are probably at a very nascent stage. We have not
observed any Maoist activity in these places". The source
further said, “The Maoists have so far recruited youths from the
state and few Khamti boys from Arunachal Pradesh. However, unlike
Jharkhand, there is just a sprinkling of Adivasi youths here.
There are couple of youths from Goalpara and Kamrup district but
the majority are from Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Golaghat districts
and many from Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts".
SFs arrested three State Police
personnel, including a Havaldar and a militant of the pro-talk
faction of NDFB, in a series of raids in Nalbari and Baksa Districts.
Nalbari SP, Abu Sufian said that 200 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition
were recovered from the residence of Havaldar Kamini Barman, 60
rounds of assorted ammunition were found in the possession of
Lance Naik Gopal Choudhury, both posted in the District. A third
constable, Bhagaban Sarma, was picked up in the adjoining Baksa
District with the Police recovering a .22 rifle and a .22 revolver
from his possession. “The three were in league to steal ammunition
from the armories in different Police Stations and had already
entered into a kind of contract with an NDFB (P) member, D Balai
alias Bipul Daimary, to supply them with such arms and ammunition,”
said SP Sufian. The arms were allegedly sourced for NDFB-RD.
May 17
SFs killed a KPLT militant during
an operation, while four militants managed to escape, at Ronghari
village under Santipur Police Station of Bokajan Sub-Division
in Karbi Anglong District. SFs recovered an AK-56 rifle, a magazine,
and several rounds of live ammunition. Karbi Anglong Superintendent
of Police B B Chetri said that a section of KPLT cadres wanted
to surrender and had contacted village headmen. “Discussions are
on and we are hopeful that they will soon join the mainstream,”
he said. Chetri said operations would be intensified against militants
who did not surrender.
SFs recovered one powerful IED
weighing three kilograms and wires of 30 metres at a gas pipeline
in Tiokghat Aideobari under Sonari Police Station in Sivasagar
District. According to sources, the gas pipeline was used to supply
gas from Duliajan to Aideobari Tea Estate and Aideo Pukhuri Tea
Estate.
Eight people were injured when
activists of the ABSU and NBSS clashed at Bhogpur area under Goreswar
Police Station of Baksa District. The condition of one is stated
to be critical, and has been admitted to GMCH. While additional
security has been deployed in the area, the police has detained
more than 1,000 picketers in preventive custody. The ABSU had
blocked NH-31 at different places of lower Assam in support of
their various demands, while the Forum had called a 12-hour State
bandh (General Shutdown) demanding non-inclusion of non-Bodos
within the BTC and provision of security to their lives. The Bandh
called by the forum severely affected Bongaigaon. Further, ABSU
would also observe a 12-hour railway blockade on May 23 and 12-hour
Assam bandh on May 30.
Normal life was affected following
twin 12-hour Goalpara District bandh called by ARSU and RNC to
protest against the abduction of a schoolteacher Kameshwar Rabha
and ARSU activist Sorit Rabha by suspected GNLA militants in the
District.
SFs recovered a grenade from the
residence of Sarsing Teron of KAAC colony in Diphu in Karbi Anglong
District. The grenade is suspected to have been placed by KPLT
militants. SFs have arrested five persons in this regard. The
arrested persons were identified as Sarsing Teron, Sankar Chakraborty,
Chakra Timung, Nabin Killing and Mangla Chauhan.
SFs arrested a militant belonging
to DNRF from Hatikhali area in Dima Hasao District. SFs recovered
a Chinese grenade from him.
May 18
An encounter took place between
SFs and NSCN-I-M militants at N-Rianam village in Dima Hasao District.
However, no casualties were reported. As soon as the joint team
reached the place, the militants opened fire. The SFs retaliated
and the exchange of fire lasted for about half-an-hour.
SFs arrested a NDFB-RD militant,
identified as Mohan Basumatary, from Nalbari. SFs recovered one
.9 mm pistol and two life cartridges from his possession.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that cadres of the armed militant outfits have joined criminal
gangs in the State, leading to recent spurt in petty crimes across
the state. “All the militant outfits in Assam, barring two, have
signed ceasefire agreements with the Government. Now, after the
outfits have shunned violence and responded to our peace efforts,
some of the cadres have joined criminal gangs. This has led to
an increase in petty crimes such as extortion, kidnappings and
murder in the state,” Gogoi said. Gogoi added that the Government
has been laying stress on civil policing to check crimes across
the state and hoped to achieve success very soon.
Maoist cadres are trying to gain
dominance in Tingkhong and Rajgarh area of Dibrugarh District
said Dibrugarh SP Arabinda Kalita. Kalita further clarified that
CoBRA commandos have not been deployed in the District.
ULFA-PTF launched an 'Assam Navnirman
Kendra' to promote agriculture and related activities in Nalbari
District with the help of Army and the State Government. State
Government has provided 100 bighas of land at Banbagh Salmari,
which will have nine fishponds, piggery, poultry farm, duck farm
and banana plantations.
SFs arrested three GNLA linkmen
in Goalpara District.
KPLT ‘Chairman’, Bidisarpo Tungjang
stated that the group would start targeting SFs from June 1 if
operations against the group are not halted. However, according
to Nagaland Post, KPLT warned the KAAC administration and
SFs to face serious consequences from August 1. KPLT has lost
top leaders recently during operation by SFs in the District.
The DC of East Garo Hills and
Goalpara, Vijay Mantri and Preetam Saikia respectively, held separate
meetings to assess the situation on the Assam-Meghalaya border.
He urged the public to remain calm and not to resort to any act
of violence following the abduction of two Rabha tribesmen by
suspected GNLA militants. The duo was abducted on May 13 last
from Goalpara District and is yet to be traced. East Garo hills
DC, Mantri said the kidnapping was the handiwork of a Garo criminal
gang and the motive appears to be ransom. “Though GNLA was accused
of the kidnapping, the outfit has denied its involvement,” Mantri
said.
May 19
SFs killed one top militant of
the NSCN-IM in a fierce encounter at N Rianambasti in Dima Hasao
District and the slain militant body identified as ‘sergent major’
Joysan Thangkul was recovered. No casualties were reported when
the encounter took place on May 18. SFs recovered a 9mm pistol,
two live cartages and two China made grenade from the spot.
SFs arrested three youths on an
unspecified date at Thakuranbari village near Mankachar in Dhubri
District bordering Meghalaya when they were trying to exhort money
from a local businessperson in the name of GNLA. The youths had
come to the house of one Hasmat Hussain of Thakuranbari and demanded
INR 500,000 from him.
At least 300 state youths who
have been gone missing from their homes over the last two years
are suspected to have joined the Maoist. The missing youths are
mostly from Kokrajhar, Baksa and Udalguri Districts bordering
Bhutan, Dhemaji, and Tinsukia Districts bordering Arunachal Pradesh
and Golaghat and Sivasagar Districts bordering Nagaland. Unlike
the pattern in other Maoist- affected States, the initial recruits
in State have mostly been from communities other than Adivasis.
"The general trend in other states shows that recruits are
mainly from marginalized groups of the population, but that has
not been reflected yet in Assam. There is just a sprinkling of
Adivasi youths among the listed cadres," a source said.
May 20
SFs recovered powerful explosives
stockpiled by the ULFA-ATF in Goalpara District near the state's
border with Meghalaya. SFs recovered 3.5 kilograms of plastic
explosives, seven detonators; one remote control device and other
bomb-making material. SFs also arrested two ULFA-ATF linkmen,
identified as Bekingson Marak and Jyoti Charan Boro, in connection
with the seizure.
May 21
SFs arrested two militants of
NDFB-RD at Borsijhora area, under Dotma Police Station in Kokrajhar
District. However, another militant of NDFB-RD managed to escape.
The arrested militants have been identified as Madan Narzary (26)
and Haitha Basumatary (28). SFs recovered two .9 mm automatic
pistols along with 24 live ammunitions, three magazines, four
mobile handsets, NDFB receipt books, dairies, notebooks and other
documents containing information about activities and of INR 5,530
in cash were recovered from their possession.
SFs arrested a youth, identified
as Rabijul Alom Choudhury (20), for allegedly demanding money
from businessperson posing himself as DHD militant at Badarpur
in Karimganj District.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, paying
homage to former Prime Minister, late Rajiv Gandhi renewed appeal
to ULFA-ATF leader Paresh Barua and others to abjure violence
and sit across the table to solve their problems through democratic
means.
The NIA has filed charge sheet
in a NIA special court in Guwahati against the three PLA militants
for imparting training and supplying arms and ammunition the Maoists.
The three PLA leaders against whom charge sheet was filed are
PLA 'chief of external affairs department', N Dilip Singh alias
Wangba, Senjam Dhiren Singh and Raghu and K Arnold Singh.
A 12-member delegation of Bodo
elders under the aegis of BES met Governor J B Patnaik, demanding
speeding up the dialogue process between the Centre and NDFB-PTF.
BES 'adviser' Gangadhar Ramchiary, who headed the delegation,
said the demand for stopping encroachment on tribal belts and
blocks in the state was also raised with the Governor.
NDFB-PTF 'Information and Publicity
Secretary' S Sanjarang has criticized the State Government for
its failure to protect the 45 tribal belts and blocks, from the
illegal possession by non-tribals, stating that the systematic
aggression on tribal lands has compelled the Bodos and other tribals
to take up arms to regain their ancestral land.
The proposal for inclusion of
Koch-Rajbongshi in the ST list has been rejected by the RGI, as
the name of the community already exists in the OBC list, said
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Kishore Chandra Deo, while
replying to a discussion on the Constitution Amendment (Schedule
Tribe) Order Bill, 2012 in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House
of Parliament).
Central as well, State Government
is likely to sign a tripartite agreement likely by June 2012 with
both the DHD factions. The DHD-N faction 'chairman' Dilip Nunisa
along with some of his colleagues met joint secretary (North East)
UMHA, Shambhu Singh at North Block and discussed in detail the
terms and conditions of the draft agreement. DHD-N also raised
the issue of over 20,000 Dimasa tribe inhabited in Nagaland and
demanded that the government of India should make a special provision
for the Dimasas of Nagaland as and when it signed any agreement
with the NSCN leadership.
May 22
Unidentified militants hurled
a grenade and critically injured two woodcutters inside Lumding
Reserve Forest in Nagaon District.
SFs arrested five persons on charges
of extortion from a Guwahati city-based businessperson. The arrested
persons have been identified as Nekibur Rahman, Mohammad Aziz
Rahman, Rinku Boro, Manoj Boro and Biju Ali.
ULFA-ATF called a 12-hour State
bandh on May 26 to protest the scheduled visit of UPA chairperson
Sonia Gandhi to Guwahati city.
AKRSU has called a 48-hour State
bandh from 5 am on May 23 to protest against Police atrocities
and to demand the transfer of Bongaigaon SP within 24 hours. The
bandh call was given by AKRSU due to the Police action
taken during the 12-hour road blockade called by AKRSU, to protest
against the rejection of ST status to the community.
A special meeting of Central Executive
Committee was convened at Farmers Hostel, Diphu in Karbi Anglong
district by KLNLF had resolved to expel its public relation officer
Augustine Kramsa alias Arlong Ronghang, following his toeing party
line of the organization, the press note stated. Meanwhile, the
release also stated that Augustine Kramsa was involved in bringing
division among the members of the outfit. And on many occasion,
Kramsa had indulged in violating organization constitution.
Uncertainty shrouds the nine-year-long
tripartite peace talks between the DHD-Nunisa, the Centre and
State government, after Dilip Nunisa, the 'chairman' of the outfit,
struck a discordant note. "Unless more villages from other districts
in the state are not amalgamated with the mainland Dima Hasao,
the parleys are bound to hit a wall. No breakthrough will be possible
though both New Delhi and Dispur are sincere about the peace process,"
Nunisa said over telephone from New Delhi.
May 23
The body of one Dipankar Rabha
was recovered at Landakhunda in Dhanubhanga under Dhupdhara Police
Station in Goalpara District on May 23 after he went missing on
May 21. Rabha (27) went out from his home on the May 21 afternoon
for some business purpose with some of his friend and did not
return. But on May 23 his body was found near the road. It may
be mentioned here that on May 20, two linkmen of ULFA was arrested
by a joint operation of both Goalpara and Guwahati City Police.
The local people suspected that Rabha was murdered following the
arrest of ULFA linkmen.
GRP personnel seized a huge quantity
of high-power explosives from a person travelling in a general
coach of the Delhi-bound NE Express at Guwahati Railway Station.
A GRP official informed that the haul included 12 high power gelatin
sticks, 12 detonators and fuse wires from a passenger of NE Express
from Guwahati Railway station. The person has been identified
as Mantu Singh from Bihar who confessed that he was carrying the
explosives to New Delhi after procuring the same in Mizoram.
May 24
The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities
(PREVENTION) ACT, 1987 (TADA) designated Court in Guwahati acquitted
ULFA 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa giving him the benefit of the
doubt in the Surrendra Paul murder case. Three other accused,
Pradip Gogoi, the ULFA 'vice-chairman' who was arrested in Calcutta
in 1998, Saurav Gogoi, and the outfit's commander in Dibrugarh
and Tinsukia, and Jugal Kishore Mahanta, its president in the
two Districts, were the three acquitted earlier. The two remaining
accused are yet to be cleared of the murder charge are - unsplit
ULFA's 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Barua and 'general secretary'
Golap Barua alias Anup Chetia. Suspected ULFA militants killed
Surrendra Paul, brother of UK-based businessperson Swaraj Paul,
on April 9, 1990, at Laipuli in Tinsukia District. "We do not
indulge in criminal activities. Ours is a political movement,"
Arabinda Rajkhowa following the acquittal said.
SFs are in a state of high alert
to prevent any disruptive attempt made by ULFA-ATF militants on
the eve of the visit of INC President Sonia Gandhi to the State
on May 26. The news report quoting highly placed security sources
states that senior leaders of the ULFA-ATF have issued instructions
to the cadres on the ground to target INC offices wherever possible.
SULFA activists, Dhubri District
is going to organize a meeting on May 30 at Dhubri District Library
in order to discuss about their problems. The secretary of the
surrendered militants, Amir Chand Mondal, in a press statement
said that the SULFA cadres have been passing their days in great
difficulties because of economic hardship and price rise.
SFs arrested an alleged cadre
of KCP-MC, identified as K Roshan alias Rahul, was from Puberen,
Hattigoan, Guwahati.
SFs arrested three militants belonging
to the DNRF from Maibang subdivision of the Dima Hasao District.
The militants, identified as Naran Basumatary, Surjit Hagjar and
Samar Daulagapu, were involved in incidents of extortion from
firms engaged in infrastructure projects in the District. SFs
recovered three .9 mm pistols and some ammunition from them after
the arrest recently.
SFs arrested a suspected MULTA
militant, Shah Alam, from village Ikrabari in Udalguri District.
SFs recovered a powerful IED along with few narcotics substances
from the militant.
May 25
A bomb went off in the evening
at Philobari under Doomdooma police station in Tinsukia District.
The bomb carrier, a young boy, died on the spot. He has not been
identified as yet. The blast took place at around 8 pm in front
of the shop of Lakhiram Agarwala, who is the brother of Gavarubheti
mandal Congress president Mungi Ram Agarwala. Businessmen in Philobari
had allegedly been receiving extortion notices from the ULFA-ATF
and in protest against this, the Gorkha Students' Union had held
a meeting. It is suspected that the unidentified youth was planning
to carry out subversive activities in the area.
Lakhipur Police arrested two persons
and recovered huge quantity of explosives from them near Joypor
outpost. Police recovered 600 gelatine sticks, 340 electronic
detonators, 2,300 non-electronic detonator and 192 metre long
fuse wire from the arrestees identified as Haithang Zeme of Dima
Hasao District and Wangthang Zeme of Mandu village, Tamenglong
District of Manipur. Though the detained persons claimed that
they were taking the explosives to Tamenglong for blasting rock-hill,
Police suspected that the consignment was actually meant for Naga
militants in Manipur.
Congress president and UPA chairperson
Sonia Gandhi will arrive in the city on May 26 to attend the first
anniversary celebration of the third consecutive term of the Congress
government in the state. ULFA militants, meanwhile, have called
a bandh on the same day and Police have intelligence inputs
of possible attacks by the outfit on Congress offices.
May 26
SFs arrested 'area commander'
of a "breakaway" faction of the AANLA, Timus Minj alias Raju,
from Tokoubari under Biswanath Police Station of Sonitpur District.
The Police said that Timus was involved in a number of extortion
cases in Borgang area.
SFs arrested two persons, Palash
Saikia (19) and Badan Chutia (48) for their involvement in the
May 25 blast at Filobari in Tinsukia District suspected to be
carried out by ULFA-ATF. The SP Diganta Gogoi said that a senior
ULFA-ATF leader had given the bomb to the Palash and Indrajit
Moran (22) and paid INR 300 each to execute the job. Moran died
in the blast as the bomb went off before Moran could place it
at the intended target.
May 28
Police rescued Faizul Islam, a
State agriculture department engineer, who was reportedly abducted
along with Godapani Pathak on May 2 from Salkocha in Dhubri District.
Godapani Pathak's bullet-ridden body was found in Bongaigaon District
on May 3. "On Sunday night, [May 27] he was reportedly abandoned
by some miscreants near a petrol pump in Salkocha. He is weak
and has been admitted to hospital.
Unidentified militants killed
one civilian, identified as Kanistha Rabha (37), in Dangaijhora
village under Rupshi Police outpost under Kokrajhar District.
SFs neutralised an IED weighing
13 kilograms, suspected to be placed by ULFA-ATF, at a village
in Goalpara District.
May 29
Thirteen organisations of Goalpara
District led by ARSU staged a blockade on NH - 37 and NH-62 at
Dudhnoi Chariali demanding the release of Kameswar Rabha and Sharit
Rabha, who were abducted by suspected GNLA militants from the
District on May 13.
ULFA-ATF and the Maoists operating
in the State are on a collision course with the latter building
base on the former's home turf besides serving demand notes on
the same section of people and recruiting militants from same
communities.
PM Manmohan Singh has hinted that
India and Myanmar were likely to carry out joint operations in
order to flush out Indian militants operating from Myanmar soil.
May 30
SFs killed an ULFA-ATF militant,
identified as Robin Moran, at Rangamati village under Sonari police
station in Sivasagar District. An AK56 rifle, an IED, two grenades,
around 75 AK-series ammunitions, one time device and some camp
material have also been recovered from him.
SFs arrested a NDFB linkman, Ajay
Biswas, from Janpara in Baksa District.
SFs arrested two youths, Ranjan
Barman and Mrinal Moran, at Doomdooma in Tinsukia District for
extorting INR 200,000 from a nursing home, in the name of ULFA.
NIA obtained seven-day custody
of 'external affairs wing chief', Asem Ibotombi Singh alias
Angou of Manipur based PLA for interrogation. Singh was arrested
in Odisha on May 28.
Security has been beefed up in
the State following inputs of possible attacks by ULFA-ATF militants
on the relatives of Congress ministers and MLA.
May 31
SFs killed one militants of NDFB-RD,
identified as Simul Boro, at Boko in Kamrup (Rural) District.
"The hardcore NDFB cadre involved in several cases of kidnappings
and extortions was killed in an encounter with the police at Boko
in Kamrup (rural) district", Superintendent of Police Partha Sarathi
Mahanta told PTI here. One pistol was recovered from the possession
of the slain militant.
'Assistant information and publicity
secretary' of NDFB-RD, B Samijing, in a statement said that Simul
Boro was not the member or cadre of the NDFB. B Samijing also
threatened to kill 20 non-Bodos for every Bodo individual killed
by SFs.
ULFA-ATF militant, Robin alias
Hobendra Moran, who was suspected to have been killed in an encounter
with SFs at Lalmati along the border between Sivasagar and Mon
(Nagaland) Districts, surfaced at Lengribor Baghpukhuri area under
Mathurapur Police Station with bullet injuries.
India has sought the custody of
Northeast militants in case they are captured in Myanmar. This
was conveyed to Myanmar's top leadership during the Prime Minister
Manmohan Sing's visit to the country. UHM, P Chidambaram in this
regard said, "Our concerns are two-fold. First, we don't want
any part of Myanmar territory to be used as camps by the insurgent
groups. Secondly, if the Government of Myanmar manages to apprehend
any of the leaders, we would like them to hand over to India".
He further said," We have made this request the response is encouraging
but we will have to wait and see what action is taken by Myanmar".
June 1
Union Home secretary R.K. Singh
said that the ULFA-ATF was small and insignificant, adding that
talks with the Arabinda Rajkhowa led group [Pro-Talks faction
of ULFA] group were on the right track.
Indian security agencies are
not hopeful of Myanmar immediately launching a Bhutan-type operation
to flush out northeastern militants from the country.
Union Home secretary R.K. Singh
exuded confidence that Myanmar would act against Indian rebels
operating in that country. "In the aftermath of our prime minister's
visit to Myanmar, we are confident that they will act against
the Indian rebels operating from inside that country," he told
journalists after chairing a board meeting of the NEPA in Umsaw
in Ri-Bhoi District.
June 2
SFs recovered IED weighing around
5 kilograms from the house of Ganesh Gogoi in Nagaon village of
Majgaon in Tinsukia District. SFs arrested Gogoi and another accomplice
following the recovery.
SFs arrested four GNLA militants
including Pintu Marak, brother-in-law of GNLA 'commander-in-chief'
Sohan D Shira, and two Nagaland-based arms smugglers from the
Guwahati city's Tetelia area.
SFs arrested an AANLA militant,
Krishna Mali from village Kherni Basti near Dimakuchi in Udalguri
District.
The Indian Army and other SFs
have made preparations to tackle insurgents, who will soon leave
some parts of Myanmar. This was stated by Major General UK Gurung
of Assam Rifles, during a function at Pallel (Chandel District)
in Manipur.
June 3
Though the Government of Bangladesh
has launched a crackdown against militants of NE using the territory
of the country as safe haven, the recent arrests of militants
by personnel of the BSF proved that the militants still have a
number of camps and bases in the neighbouring country.
SFs arrested Stephen Phangsho
(30), a Karbi tribesman, during a raid in a village near Bagetar
rail colony in Haflong in Dima Hasao District. Phangsho was involved
in abduction and killing of Jatinder Singh Sindhu, (62), assistant
manager of JP Cements, and Ramen Sharma (49), deputy manager of
AMDC.
June 4
NIA arrested a director of a private
school, Jatiya Vidyalaya identified as Pallab Barbora alias Profull,
at Merapani in Golaghat District for his alleged links with Maoists.
"Borbora is deeply involved with Maoists. He and Aditya Bora were
the initial Maoist members," ADGP-SB Khagen Sarma said.
In a press statement issued on
email, the ULFA-ATF 'publicity in-charge' Arunudoy Asom claimed
that Mr.Pallab Barbora was a prominent human rights activist of
the State and his arrest was a gross violation of human rights.
June 5
ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa
has said the Central Government is keeping the dialogue strictly
within the framework of discussion submitted by the ULFA-PTF and
described Central Government response as positive.
UHM P. Chidambaram said the problem
of left-wing extremism was affecting some eastern states in the
country but most of the insurgent groups in northeast were now
holding talks with the Centre.
SFs arrested four NSCN-IM militants
along with arms and ammunition from Eastern Lodge in Paltan Bazar
in Dibrugarh town.
Suspected militants belonging
to ULFA-ATF handed over a demand note of INR 500,000 to senior
officer of the OIL as well as known Assamese writer Phanindra
Kumar Dev Choudhury.
June 6
SFs arrested a suspected Maoist,
Naresh alias Moinul Hussain, from Dhirenpara in Guwahati city.
Naresh hails from Mancachar in Dhubri District. He has reportedly
received arms training in Bihar and Jharkhand.
SFs arrested one Mohammad Abdul
Rahman recovered FICN worth INR 65,500 at Marowa in Nagaon District.
A special NIA court in Guwahati
remanded arrested Maoist leader Pallab Borbora in 10 days NIA
custody. In addition, it restricted any other intelligence agency
to interrogate him in custody.
AASU, ARSU and the ABSU have jointly
called a 12-hour Goalpara District bandh (General Shutdown)
on June 7 from 5 am to 5 pm in protest against the alleged failure
of the police and district administration to trace the whereabouts
of Kameswar Rabha and Sarit Rabha. The duo was abducted on May
13.
ULFA and CPI-Maoist have links,
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said. When asked about Union
Home Minister P. Chidambaram statement at a media conference recently
that there was nothing to suggest that ULFA had links with Maoists,
Gogoi said, "Let him say that. He has got his own sources; I have
my own (sources)". Gogoi said he was aware about Maoist infiltration
into Assam and their links with ULFA for a long time.
CPI-Maoist has expanded their
bases in Assam by forming a Lower Assam Leading Committee. "The
Lower Assam Leading Committee in central lower Assam area is at
the initial stage now with a handful of cadres. They are yet to
find a leader for this area," a senior police officer said.
June 7
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to NSLA from Saharghutu village under Gossaigaon Sub-Division
in Dhubri District. The militants have been identified as Sunil
Hembrom (23) and Binoy Murmu (26). The duo was involved in the
abduction of Rural Health practitioner Produnma Roy of Satyapur
Medical sub-centre on June 1.
SFs arrested a KLO militant, Putul
Ray, from Golokganj in Dhubri District for his allegedly involved
in the abduction and murder of, Gadapani Pathak, an engineer of
agriculture department on May 3.
AGP party president Prafulla Kumar
Mahanta demanded that the State Government to publish a white
paper on Maoist activities in the State.
June 8
SFs arrested five militants belonging
to Manipur based UNLF in Jorabat and Paltan Bazar areas of Guwahati
city. The five arrested UNLF militants were identified as Waren
alias Hitler of Thoubal District, Waikhom Robinson alias Yaiphakon
and Samjeet Saaban Laiten alias Shantu of Lamlai in Imphal East
District, Moirangthm Joy alias Robin of Bishnupur District (all
in Manipur) and Lallwmpunia Champai of Mizoram. No arms and ammunition
nor any document was recovered from them.
AANLA expressed concern over the
apathy of the Central and the State Governments towards solving
the problems of the Adivasi community in the State. AANLA 'captain'
Aloke Orang said, "We came overground with a hope that we will
work for the development of our community. One of our main and
long pending demands of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Adivasi
community has not been given any attention by the governments."
Guwahati based special judicial
magistrate's court rejected the final report submitted by the
CBI in the case of killing of P.C. Ram, former executive director
(northeast) of FCI, who allegedly died in crossfire between SFs
and ULFA militants on July 17, 2007 after he was abducted by the
militant outfit, reports Times of India. The court further directed
the CBI to get the case reinvestigated by another efficient official.
SFs arrested five militants belonging
to KLO at Bongaigaon and Dhubri for their role in the killing
of state agriculture department engineer Gadapani Pathak.
June 9
SFs arrested two NDFB militants
at Khungri area under Sidli Police Station in Chirang District.
The militants have been identified as Ajay Boro (27) and Sanjay
Narzary (26). One 7.65 mm pistol, two round bullets, three money
collection receipts, an amount worth Rs 17,600 and Bajaj Pulsar
bike (AS-26-5637) were been recovered from them.
An investigation into the killing
of state agriculture department engineer Gadapani Pathak by the
State CID has revealed that some officials of the department hired
KLO militants to abduct and kill Pathak. Chief minister Tarun
Gogoi said, "KLO militants were involved in the killing of Gadapani
Pathak.
June 10
Suspected KPLT militants abducted
fifteen civilians working with P Das & Company, at the site of
Longlit hydropower project under Manja Police Station in Karbi
Anglong District.
SFs recovered 12 grenades and
six detonators from vehicle near Indo-Bhutan border at Baksa District.
SFs registered a case against two persons, identified as Dawak
Hasdong and Rafel Murmu in this regard. The consignment is suspected
to be of NDFB.
SFs arrested two top leaders of
the HPC-D "army chief" Lalropuia and "deputy army chief" Biaknunga
inside the Kumbigram Airport located in Silchar of Cachar District.
June 11
SFs arrested a former ULFA militant,
Manoj Phukan, from Hahnsora Chetia Gaon in Teok in Jorhat District.
AASAA has given a 48-hour deadline
for securing release of Adivasi labors who were abducted on June
10 by suspected KPLT militants. AASAA warned to launch a strike
of indefinite period from June 13 in Karbi Anglong District.
ULFA-ATF blamed both the State
and the Central Government for the controversial 'secret killings'
in the State between 1998 and 2001. Earlier on June 9, Tarun Gogoi,
while speaking on the issue of 'secret killings', had said that
the probe was difficult due to the alleged involvement of the
then Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Government.
Unidentified persons abducted
a supervisor of a private rubber plantation from Taralangso locality
near Diphu town in Karbi Anglong District. According to a reliable
source, the abductors have placed a demand of INR 500,000 for
his release.
SFs rescued one abducted labourer,
Dirkip Basumatery, from Thekarajan locality at the foothills of
Singhason range in the same District. The labourer was the part
of 18 laborers [Disclosed by the company engaged in construction
work on June11] who were abducted by suspected KPLT militants
on June 10. Five laborers were released on the same day after
severe beating.
June 12
The Central Government signed
a draft MoS with the DHD-N. The report adds that draft MoS will
now be sent to the State Government for approval by the State
Cabinet.
Dhubri District unit of AKRSU
has called a 12-hour strike on June 15 demanding the unconditional
release of five youths, who were arrested in connection with the
killing of engineer Gadapani Pathak. SFs on June 9 arrested them
as suspected KLO militants.
'Spokesperson' for the HPC-D,
Zosangbera condemned the sudden arrest of two HPC-D commanders
on June 10 from Silchar Airport, saying that such high-handed
action was a cowardly act.
June 13
SFs arrested one ULFA-ATF militant, identified as Nabajit Baishya,
from a bus at Sipajhar in Darrang District and recovered a Chinese
grenade from him. The bus was on its way to Tezpur from Guwahati.
SFs arrested three hardcore militants of KLO at Telipara under
Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District. The KLO militants
have been identified as Sarat Roy (30), Prahlad Roy (30) and Bimal
Roy (35).
June 14
SFs recovered a 4-kilogram IED
from the Teok Habigaon area under Charaideo sub-division in Sivasagar
District. SFs sources following the recovery said that there was
information about the movement of a group of ULFA-ATF militants
in the area since the last few days.
Seven organisations of the ARSU
organized a rail blockade for about three hours near Dudhnoi in
Goalpara District. The protest was against Police inaction in
rescuing Kameswar Rabha and Sharit Rabha even after a month of
their abduction by suspected GNLA militants.
The draft MoS, signed by the DHD-N
and the Central Government on June 12 is yet to be received by
the State government, reports Nagaland Post on June 15.
Bangladesh envoy to India Tariq
Ahmad Karim on June 14 asked India to have patience with Dhaka
over the issue of handing over of ULFA 'General Secretary' Anup
Chetia, who is presently in a Bangladeshi jail.
Assam Governor JB Patnaik has
said that there would be no compromise on the integrity of Assam
and the sovereignty of India, reports The Sentinel. This statement
came after Governor met a 15-member delegation of the Non-Bodo
Suraksha Samiti (NBSS) at Raj Bhavan. Patnaik also assured the
delegation that he would do his best to ensure that the fundamental
rights of the non-Bodos are safeguarded in the BTC area.
June 15
Eighteen labourers, who were abducted
by KPLT militants from the 'Lungnit hydro electric project' on
June 10, have been traced at Oklangchar; around eight kilometres
southwest of Maleuste Maigaon village in Karbi Anglong District,
revealed a secret official source.
SFs are in the lookout for a CPI-Maoist
from Dhubri District, identified as Amiruddin alias Sunil.
Amiruddin is a fellow comrade of arrested Maoist, Monowar Hussain
alias Naresh. The news report further states that the two
became Maoist cadres in 2007 and were trained in guerilla fighting
at Gaya in Bihar. Amiruddin is allegedly in charge of armed training
of cadres in the State. The disclosure of the duo brought to the
fore the Maoist's new trend of recruiting minority youths in the
State.
Five AKRSU activists were injured
while trying to enforce a 12-hour strike in Dhubri after a scuffle
broke out in Gauripur bazaar (Market) between shopkeepers
and party activists. AKRSU workers damaged and ransacked some
shops of businesspersons who opposed them.
June 16
The 'commander-in-chief' of the
Kesho Meitei group of KCP-MTF, Kesho Meitei was remanded to the
NIA custody for seven days after being produced before the Special
Court of the investigating agency at Guwahati (Assam).
SFs arrested a militant belonging
to Meghalaya based GNLA, identified as R. Sangma, at Damra area
in Goalpara District. SFs recovered INR 600,000 in cash and a
Maruti car from the militant. A Police official added that the
militant was on his way to Dudhnoi in the District to procure
some wireless sets from a Nagaland-based supplier.
June 17
SFs arrested four illegal arms
dealers from Guwahati city's Narengi area. A .9 mm pistol, four
bullets, one knife and one black Indigo GLX car were also seized
from them.
The NIA began interrogation of
Norem Priyo Kumar, alias Kesho Meitei, the "commander-in-chief"
of the KCP-MTF, on the outfit's sources of funds and arms.
Assam Police has launched a 120
member specialized force called Assam Police Rangers to launch
specific operations against militants. The IGP, Training and Armed
Police BJ Mahanta, heads the Task Force while, IGP (Law and order)
LR Bishnoi and DIG of Eastern range Anurag Tangkha are the other
members of the Force. The task force is planning to visit some
other States where the Maoists have strong bases to study the
problem.
June 18
SFs arrested two militants, Bhaimon
Changmai and Diganta Gogoi, of the ULFA-ATF, from their hideout
at Milannagar area in Dibrugarh. SFs recovered one grenade and
an IED from their possession. The arrested militants confessed
during interrogation that they brought the explosive to blow the
Gammon India Company office, which is engaged in construction
of Bogibeel Rail-cum-Road Bridge and to carry out blast at Marwari
Patty in Dibrugarh town in order to disrupt law and order situation
in the district before the forthcoming Independence Day (August
15).
June 19
SFs recovered a Chinese grenade
from near the gate of the railway quarters of P.K. Yadav, a GRP
sub-inspector, at Lumding in Nagaon District.
BNC appealed to the Central Government
to expedite the peace process with the NDFB-RD. This came after
a five-member team of the BNC met the NDFB-RD 'chairman' Ranjan
Daimari at Central Jail Guwahati. "The NDFB leaders have done
everything that they can do from jail to facilitate the peace
talks. The delay is on the government's side, so we (the BNC)
have appealed to the government to expedite the peace process,"
said Anjali Daimary, one of the conveners of the BNC.
AKRSU staged a rail blockades
at Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon and Salakati, demanding ST status
to the Koch-Rajbongshi community and creation of separate Kamatapur
State.
Representatives of 12 civil society
and students' organizations including Karbi and Naga groups have
appealed to KPLT militants to release the 18 labourers abducted
from the Lungnit hydro project in Karbi Anglong District on June
10.
June 20
SFs in an encounter killed three
KPLT militants at Tarapung village under Shantipur Police Station
in eastern Bokajan subdivision of Karbi Anglong District. The
three have been identified as Pam Ranghang, Langki Rangpi and
Hemptun Teron. Three AK-56 rifles and huge ammunition of AK-series
rifles were recovered from the site.
Both State and Central Government
find them in a difficult position over the stand they will take
on the bail plea of Ranjan Daimary, 'chairman' of NDFB-RD, as
and when it is moved, in the October 30, 2008, serial blasts case.
The news report said that an NDFB-RD team had met UMHA officials
on June 18 to press for Daimari's release in order to move forward
the peace process. Ranjan Daimary is the main accused in the October
30 serial blasts case and there is considerable anger amongst
the public regarding the blast incidence.
Samir Ahmed, who was charge sheeted
by the NIA for his alleged links with DHD-J / BW, expressed his
desire to become a Government approver. Police arrested Ahmed,
who worked as an executive of Hong Kong and HSBC Bank, along with
Garlosa from Bangalore on June 3, 2009, and since then he is lodged
at Guwahati Central Jail. According to NIA, Ahmed is a close associate
of Garlosa and he had facilitated his stay in Bangalore and helped
him get fake identity documents.
Myanmar Government is yet to take
any action against militant groups based on its soil and operating
in India's Northeast, despite giving assurance to take action
against such groups during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit
to that country. The Myanmar Government had given June 10 as the
deadline to militants to leave their camps or face Security Forces
action.
A new militant formation, namely
United Karbi Liberation Army (UKLA), has been formed in Karbi
Anglong District. UKLA 'publicity secretary' Angtar Phura said
that the outfit would fight for the Statehood demand.
ULFA-PTF Central and State Government
would meet on June 29 for the next round of formal tripartite
political dialogue. The agenda for the discussion is yet to be
finalized, said 'spokesman' of the ULFA-PTF group, Sasha Choudhury.
Suspected militants abducted an
assistant teacher of Nazrul Islam Lower Primary School, Sananda
Das (58), from Ratabari Kalibari locality in Karimganj District.
June 21
Indigenous Women Forum of North
East India (IWFNEI) made a passionate appeal to the leaders of
KPLT militants to release the eighteen workers of Longnit Mini
Hydro Electric Project, who were abducted by KPLT for ransom from
their place of work since June 10.
Dima Hasao District Committee
of ASDC has submitted a memorandum calling for establishment of
BOP in the bordering areas of the Distinct, to the Principal Secretary,
Home & Political (Dispur, Guwahati) through the Deputy Commissioner.
The memorandum calls for establishing BOPs along the District's
border with Nagaland and Manipur States, particularly at Prasadimdik,
Bongkai, Laisong, Lodi Kachari etc. and reinforcement of Security
Forces in the said areas.
Police arrested two persons, identified
as Bijoy Prashad and Trishuldeep, for their alleged role in demanding
money from a business firm in Tinsukia District, posing as ULFA
cadres.
June 23
Four militants - three belonging
to the DNRF and one from NSCN-IM - were killed in an encounter
with the SFs at Mailu hamlet near Lungting township in Dima Hasao
District. A senior Police officer from Haflong, the headquarters
of Dima Hasao, said troopers of 9 Madras Regiment of Army and
Police started a joint operation at Milubra village, 16 kilometres
from Lungting in north of the District and 51 kilometres from
Haflong, acting on a tip-off by intelligence officials. The operation
led to an encounter between the SFs and the militants in which
the four militants were killed. SFs managed to arrest another
while the rest managed to flee. The slain militants have been
identified as Abhijit Kachari (NSCN-IM), Sanjay Naiding, Reddi
Dimasa and Gilli Dimasa (DNRF).
June 24
SFs arrested three militants of
RVA, identified as Dinesh Rabha, Prasanta Rabha and Anup Rabha,
at Krishnai area in Goalpara District.
SFs arrested a one militant of
ULFA-ATF militant at Moran area in Sivasagar District and recovered
one pistol, detonators in his possession.
The movement of ULFA-ATF militants
along the Indo-Myanmar border via Tirap and Changlang Districts
has come down recently, reports Assam Tribune. The news report
assigns deterioration of the weather in the area and inter-factional
clash between members of the NSCN-IM and NSCN-K as principal reasons
for the lowering of activity in the area (Tirap and Changlang).
ACMA one of the five Adivasi militant
groups [ACMA, BCF, STF, APA and AANLA] that surrendered its arms
on January 24, 2012 is not happy with the Government's response
to the peace overturns made by the outfit."The government has
been cheating us.
AASAA staged demonstration across
the State in different district headquarters expressing resentment
over the inordinate delay in granting ST status to the Adivasis.
"We believe in democratic principles but this does not imply that
we should wait for years," AASAA 'president' Raphale Kujur warned.
Police are yet to find the 18
labourers abducted by KPLT from Lunglit mini hydel-project site
in Karbi Anglong District.
June 25
NDFB-RD 'publicity secretary',
B. Naijab said that there was no alternative but to form a separate
Bodoland. Owing to the State Government's [Assam] failure to protect
the entire indigenous belts and blocks from the illegal possession
of the non-indigenous, this has forced the Bodos and other tribals
to take up arms to regain their ancestral land, said B. Naijab.
SFs arrested a senior militant
belonging to KYKL, Sairem Amudon alias Sundar, from Guwahati
railway station. Police sources said he was coming from Nepal
and boarded the train at New Jalpaiguri station. He was on his
way to Dimapur in Nagaland. However, no arms or ammunition was
recovered from him.
SFs arrested four ULFA linkmen
involved in extortion cases from Ahutuguri area of Majuli Island
in Jorhat District. The arrested linkmen were identified as Pinku
Dutta, Bijoy Chinta, Ganesh Wati and Khaplu Paresh Pal.
June 26
NSF condemned abduction of two
Naga labourers, namely Kelesel Kikhi and Khroviho Kikhi, by KPLT
militants on June 10 and demanded that the group unconditionally
release the two persons.
DHD-N is thinking of creation
of a political platform in Dima Hasao District after signing a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Government,
ahead of Dima Hasao District Autonomous Council (DHADC) elections
by the end of 2012. "Hopefully that would be signed within July
this year," a DHD-N source, on signing the MoU, said.
'Naga Army' (armed wing of NSCN-IM)
is serving People in certain border villages [bordering Nagaland]
in Dima Hasao District with extortion notices.
SFs arrested one NSLA militant,
identified as Sanjay Soren (24), at Alokjhar under Gossaigaon
Police Station of Kokrajhar District. Official sources revealed
that the cadre was the 'area commander' of NSLA who was also involved
in the March 10 grenade blast at Nilaijhora. SFs also recovered
one 7.62mm pistol (country made) and two live bullets from the
militants.
June 27
A senior leader of ULFA-PTF, who
will be visiting Bangladesh to meet ULFA 'General Secretary' Anup
Chetia, is likely to be selected after the ensuing rounds of talks
with the Centre in Delhi on June 29. Kamal Kachari, a senior member
of the ULFA-PTF's 'publicity wing' said, "The Centre is keen to
send one senior leader. He will be selected after discussions
between Ulfa and the Centre on June 29 in Delhi". The news report
further states that ULFA-PTF leaders, including 'Chairman' Arabinda
Rajkhowa, have applied for Indian passport.
INC leader from Nagaland, K.V.
Pusa, along with several Naga organisations, have requested Chief
Minister Neiphiu Rio to take up the abduction of two Nagas by
the KPLT with Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. The two Nagas
were part of 18 labourers abducted by KPLT in Karbi Anglong District
on June 10.
June 28
Peace talks between Arabinda Rajkhowa
led ULFA-PTF and UMHA Joint Secretary (North East) Sambhu Singh
and Centre's interlocutor PC Halder will take place on June 29.
Southern Angami Public Organization
(SAPO) condemned the KPLT militant formation for not releasing
the two Naga labourers, Kroyicho Kikhi and Kelesel Kikhi, of Nagaland's
Viswema village in Kohima District, who were abducted.
June 29
ULFA-PTF leaders sought a "practical
approach" to decide issues anchored in Assamese identity that
is the central part of the ULFA's demands during their discussion
with Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh.
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
denied the existence of LeT in the State. "I have already confirmed
about Maoists presence in Assam. But I can't confirm about existence
of LeT [Lashkar-e-Toiba]. I don't know on what basis the DGP said
this. "We will discuss this with him and there is constant discussion
with the State Government," said, P. Chidambaram.
A special court of the NIA at
Guwahati remanded the arrested KCP-MTF 'commander in chief' Naorem
Inakhunba alias Priyo alias Kesho Meitei to further three days
custody. He was arrested by a team of the agency from Hillscart
road of Siliguri (West Bengal) on June 11.
June 30
SFs recovered the bodies of Hatigaon-Belpara
Lower Primary School headmaster Kameswar Rabha and Goalpara District
ARSU executive member Sharit Rabha from the Thanti Hill area near
Kachumari village under Krishnai Police Station of Goalpara, reports
The Telegraph. The duo was abducted by suspected GNLA militants
on May 13, 2011. The Police, however, had been maintaining that
the duo was abducted by a gang of armed men.
SFs arrested three ULFA-ATF militants,
identified as Gokul Lahan, Ganesh Lahan and Dijen Buragohain,
from Goalpara District. SFs recovered 10 Kilograms of RDX from
the possession of the arrested militants.
SFs in two different operations
arrested one AANLA and one MULTA militants in Udalguri and Darrang
District.
July 1
AASAA has called for a 48-hour
Karbi Anglong District Bandh (General strike) beginning
July 4, in protest against the State Government's failure in securing
the safe release of 18 labourers including 9 Adivasis labourers,
who were abducted by KPLT militants on June 10 from Lungnit hydroelectric
project.
ULFA-ATF will oppose to the visit
of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and UPA 'chairman' Sonia Gandhi
to the State on July 2 to take the first hand knowledge of flood
situation. However, the ULFA-ATF will not call bandh (General
strike) this time taking the immense hardship faced by the flood-affected
people.
SFs arrested three former UPDS
cadres along with a car on charges of abduction from Borlangpher
area under Diphu Police Station. The trio was involved in the
abduction of Mahesh Varma, inhabitant of Longring Thipi locality
under Howraghat Police Station on June 9. SFs also recovered one
pistol, two mobile sets, one Mahindra Duro scooter and INR .783
million in cash from them.
July 2
Kesho Meitei, 'commander-in-chief'
of KCP-MTF was sent to the Guwahati Central Jail after being produced
before the Special Court of NIA. He was arrested by a team of
NIA sleuths from Hilscart Road, Siliguri on June 11.
July 3
SFs recovered a bullet-riddled
body of a cadre belonging to disbanded UPDS militant formation
from Rengbohom Higher Secondary School playground in Karbi Anglong
District.
SFs managed to rescue Moniram
Pandey (50), head teacher of Bagetar ME School in Haflong town
of Dima Hasao District, who was abducted by suspected Dimasa militants
on the same day.
SFs arrested Manjit Phanglo alias
Main Dimasa, 'deputy commander-in-chief' of the DNRF from Ananda
Nagar under Noonmati Police Station in Guwahati city. SFs recovered
a .32 pistol from his possession. Later, based on his revelations,
SFs arrested DNRF 'vice-chairman', Nilesh Thousen alias
Thairang Dimasa from the same area.
SFs arrested two militants of
the KLO from two different villages under Golokganj Police Station
in Dhubri District.
NDFB-RD 'publicity secretary'
B. Naijab disclosed that NDFB-RD is ready to begin peace talks
without any precondition to solve the Bodo imbroglio. NDFB-RD
has stressed on the necessity of releasing of its 'chairman' Ranjan
Daimary from the central jail in order to participate in the peace
process.
July 4
Eight organizations, including
the Goalpara District units of AASU, ARSU, ABSU, ABYF and Sikshak
Samanay Samiti, have called a 12-hour Goalpara District Bandh
(General Strike) on July 4 (today) from 6 am in protest against
the killing of the two teachers - Kameswar Rabha and Sarit Rabha
- after their alleged abduction by the GNLA.
SFs arrested two-suspected ULFA-ATF
militants at Potiagaon under Bhugdoi Police Station in Jorhat
District. The arrested militants have been identified as Rajat
Dutta and Raju Saikia.
SFs arrested a Maoist linkman,
identified as Tapan Barman alias Rabin (35), from the Hadayatpur
area of Guwahati city.
SFs arrested two persons from
Matipung and Rongmili of Diphu town on abduction charges. The
two persons, identified as Bransli Timung and Jenshing Rongpi.
The duo has been arrested based of the confessions of former UPDS
militants, who are still under police custody on charges of abducting
the son of a businessperson, Mahesh Varma.
SFs arrested Thomai Bora and his
wife Sun Mai Bora of Dahikhur Dolakasaria village on the charge
of giving shelter to the ULFA militants. Based on the confession
of the ULFA militants arrested, SFs arrested one Khgeswar Pegu
of Dhudang Chapori- West of Jorhat.
July 5
KPLT militants released the group
of group of 19 labourers it had abducted from the Lunglit mini
power project on June 5.
July 6
Ranjan Daimari faction of NDFB-RD
has appealed to the NDFB-PTF, led by Dhiren Boro and Gobinda Basumatary
to come back to the mainfold of the organization for the greater
interest of the peace-loving people.
July 7
SFs recovered an IED, weighing
around 4 kilogram, from under a culvert between Harijhara and
Baghdobha at Goreswar in Baksa District.
Maoists have started making efforts
to strengthen the lower Assam leading committee and to set up
bases in the Barak Valley Districts.
July 9
ULFA-ATF has sent an extortion
note of INR five million to Golokganj MLA and Parliamentary Secretary
(Environment and Forest) Abu Taher Bepari. The extortion note
also states that the MLA has to pay INR two million every year
from now onwards.
ULFA-ATF slammed the State Government
and blamed it for attacking KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi in Nalbari
District. Akhil Gogoi was attacked on July 6 in Nalbari District
when he was surveying flood-affected areas of Purni village in
Dharmapur constituency. Police has arrested a Congress worker
Tapan Barman for his alleged involvement in the attack.
Senior arrested Maoist leader
Pallab Barbora has revealed to NIA the fact that the Central Committee
of Maoists had instructed its counterpart in Assam to intensify
their presence and involvement into the local mass movements instead
of armed operations. Barbora further revealed the Maoists had
recently organized a training camp of nearly 50 new recruits in
Arunachal Pradesh. The news report quotes Security sources saying
that Maoists cadres have also planned several seminars and debates
in Barak Valley to propagate their theory of exploitation by the
state.
DGP J.N. Choudhury while talking
stated that Left-wing extremism is increasing in different areas
of Assam and about 200 Maoist cadres are working jointly with
the ULFA linkmen and other local rebel groups to spread their
tentacles in the State. He said the Maoists were targeting the
people in the rural areas and brainwashing them. DGP further said
that Maoists are running a cell in Guwahati for facilitating transit
of their top leaders from other parts of the country to Assam
or vice-versa.
DGP Choudhury on the issue of
Godapani Pathak murder case, the DGP said the KLO was involved
in the kidnapping and murder of Godapani Pathak. "The KLO abducted
him for ransom. The outfit needs money to give its cadres training
in Myanmar."
SFs arrested a MULTA militant,
identified as Abbar Ali (37), from Durgamati village under Salakati
Police Station of Kokrajhar District.
July 10
SFs arrested five NDFB-RD, identified
as Fwilao Shaiat Boro, alias Khunsai (26), Nerswn Boro,
alias Norsa, (27), Sensuna Basumatary (24), Bhagya Boro
(25), and Pranjul Basumatary (32), from Chaglijhar Natunbasti
area in Udalguri. Further, SFs arrested two NDFB-RD informers
identified as Nilima Daimary and Astumi Boro.
SFs arrested two ULFA-ATF militants
Debojit Gogoi and Satyajit Baruah from Bhangamurghat under Barbaruah
Police Station in Dibrugarh District. SFs recovered a grenade
from their possession.
SFs arrested one linkman of the
ULFA-ATF, identified as Dhanjit Rabha, at Totolapara from the
Baksa District. SFs recovered two magazines and one 9mm pistol
in his possession.
Unidentified militants killed
one civilian, identified as Swapan Dhar Chaudhury (56), owner
of Rajiv Automobiles (Motor parts) at Haflong in Dima Hasao.
July 11
An encounter took place between
suspected KPLT militants and SFs at Longhug village under Dolamara
Police Station at about 7.30 am in Karbi Anglong. However, the
KPLT militants managed to flee the spot.
UMHA extended the SoO agreement
with the DHD-N for another three months until September 30. Joint
secretary in charge of North East, Shambhu Singh signed the extension
agreement on behalf of the Central Government.
July 12
Train services were disrupted
in the morning after the Non-Bodo Suraksha Samiti staged a rail
blockade at Baihata station under Rangiya sub-division of Kamrup
District to protest against the demand for a separate Bodoland,
among others. The Samiti submitted a memorandum to Governor J.B.
Patnaik, through the local administration, that voiced their opposition
to the alleged move to bifurcate Assam and sought the removal
of villages with over 51 per cent non-Bodo population from the
BTAD. It also wanted withdrawal of Sixth Schedule status accorded
to the BTAD because it is located in the plains and not in the
hills as "mandated" in the Constitution.
The people of Barak Valley have
strongly protested against the proposal to carve out 26 villages
of Cachar District and add them to the proposed DTC.
The 12-hour Assam strike which
began at 5 am called by the Adivasi Ceasefire Co-ordination Organisation
to put pressure on the Government to fulfill their various demands,
including conferring ST status to the community, evoked mixed
response in the Bodo belt and the lower Assam Districts. The strike
came in the wake of the organisation's leaders canvassing in New
Delhi to participate in the peace talks with the officials of
the MHA to work out solutions to their demands.
July 13
SFs killed three suspected militants
of NDFB-RD at Salpara village in Goalpara District.
July 14
NDFB-RD militants had placed an
extortion note to Saotal Chuburi Lower Primary School teacher
Putul Das. The School is located in Sonitpur District. Das had
filed a complaint to the Police in this regard. As per the complaint,
M Maithang, 'area commander' of NDFB-RD called up Das and asked
him to pay INR 50,000 once and then INR 20,000 each month for
joining as a teacher in Bodo dominated area.
July 15
SFs arrested a top Manipuri from
Bokajan area of Karbi Anglong District. The arrested individual
is identified as 'Sergeant Major' Thingbaijam Ibomcha (35), a
resident of Irengbam.
Karbi Anglong SP B.B. Chetry wrote
to the KAAC's principal secretary Jayashree Daulogupu and asked
her to submit a detailed report on the projects under different
departments of the council to ensure adequate security arrangement
at the sites. SP, Chetry said that with limited manpower in the
Police department, there is routine patrolling at the major construction
sites and once the council replies, security arrangements would
be made according to requirement."In our letter, we asked the
site details, number of employees and possible time of completion
of the project. We also asked if there is space at the site to
accommodate security personnel," Chetry said. "It is true that
we cannot provide security at all the construction sites. But
sufficient security can be provided in the vulnerable areas, which
are at least 15km to 20km away from the police stations," he said.
BTC 'chairman' Hagrama Mohilary
urged the Central Government to start peace talks with NDFB- RD
to bring about lasting peace in the region.
ABYSA organized a public meeting
at Ellora Heritage in Silchar to protest against the proposed
transfer of certain villages of Cachar District to Dima Hasao
District and the harassment of Bengalis in the hill District.
SFs arrested an ULFA-ATF militant,
Ranjit Gogoi alias Vicky alias Biswajit, from Borkherimia Borbaam
village under Namrup Police Station in Dibrugarh District.
July 16
SFs killed a KPLT militant, Sarbong
Kramsa, in an encounter near Tarapung village under Borpathar
area in Karbi Anglong District. SFs also arrested two KPLT militants
identified as Karsob and Sarhang.
Unidentified assailants killed
an ex-militant of UPDS, Munthi Senar, in his native village Sermanthi
under Khatkati Police Station in the same District.
Central Government ruled out the
demands for creation of a separate Bodoland and has asked the
NDFB-PTF to lay down arms within three months to ensure further
progress in the dialogue process. The NDFB-PTF also demanded that
the autonomous tribal councils of the Rabhas, Tiwas, Hasang, Deori,
Sonowal and Thengal tribes should be brought under the Sixth Schedule.
several minority organisations
staged a protest across the State, demanding abolition of the
territorial demarcation of BTC and protection of non-Bodo. The
Asomiya [Asom-Mia] Parishad (AP) observed a 12-hour Assam bandh
and blockade on all the highways of the state, crippling the movement
of vehicles in lower Assam, while the AAMSU staged a dharna in
front of Raj Bhavan.
SFs arrested one militant of NSLA,
identified as Bhagrai Tudu (22), at Rangiaghutu-Srirampur village
in Gossaigaon Sub-division under Kokrajhar District.
July 17
Police claimed to have cracked
the Gadapani Pathak murder case, after a KLO militant, Hiranya
Roy, confessed that he had killed the agriculture engineer on
May 2.SFs arrested Roy from Gauripur of Dhubri District on July
13.
NDFB-PTF said that the question
of submission of arms does not arise until the MoS is signed.
The NDFB-PTF also dismissed a published news item that the Central
Government has asked the outfit to lay down arms within three
months to ensure progress in the talks process. "
President of ARSU, Tankeswar Rabha,
demanded joint operation by SFs along the Assam-Meghalaya border
in lower Assam to tackle the activities of GNLA and other militant
formations active in the region.
July 19
SFs arrested four NSCN-IM militants
and eight linkmen from Lodhi village near Haflong in Dima Hasao
District.
SFs arrested an 'area commander'
of NSCN-K near Haflong in the same District.
Security agencies have busted
the "blueprint" of the action plan of the CPI-Maoist in the Northeastern
region. According to the road map, Maoists have plans to form
a "strategic zone" comprising hilly terrains of Karbi Anglong
and Dima Hasao Districts of Assam and Dibang valley of Arunachal
Pradesh. The central committee of the Maoist had advised to cultivate
plain areas of Brahmaputra valley for political and organisation
matters, security sources said.
Two suspected NDFB militants identified
as Jotha Goyari and Bijon Brahma have been 'arrested' by the public
in Volatol village under Bijni Police Station in Chirang District
and were handed over to the Police in the night. A Police source
informed that among the two militants, Jotha Goyari had been confirmed
as the cadre of NDFB-ATF.
July 20
ULFA militant, Phatik Hatimota
alias Pankaj Saikia, an accused in the Sanjoy Ghose murder case,
was released from jail after being granted bail. Hatimota is among
11 persons charge sheeted by CBI relating to the abduction and
subsequent murder of social worker Sanjay Ghose by ULFA. Ghose
was abducted from Majuli in Jorhat District on July 4, 1997.
CPI-ML leaders, workers and supporters
staged protest demonstration infront of the office of the Deputy
Commissioner of Cachar District, opposing the proposed merger
of 18 villages of the District with Dima Hasao Territorial Council
in accordance with the draft agreement signed by the Union Home
Ministry with DHD.
SFs arrested two DNRF militants
s near Jatinga under Haflong Police Station in Dima Hasao District.
The arrested duo was identified as Guptaraj Haflongbar and Ashok
Kumar Haflongbar.
DNRF 'vice-chairman' Thairing
Dimasa alias Suji Thakmusa escaped from the Police custody
at Langting in the same District.
July 22
Fourteen people have been killed
so far in clashes between Bodo and Muslims in the Districts of
Kokrajhar and Chirang. Moreover, as many as 40,000 people have
moved to 38 relief camps, 28 in Gossaigaon subdivision and 10
in Kokrajhar subdivision, in the Kokrajhar District. Curfew has
been clamped on both the Districts.
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to DNRF following an encounter in Jagra Basti (Village) under
Dima Hasao District. The injured militant has been identified
as Sanjandeep Haflongbar while the other militant arrested is
Parjit Kemprai. SFs have recovered 5.56 AI rifle from the duo.
SFs recovered explosives from
under a culvert between Mukundapur and Karipara under Goreswar
in Baksa District.
'Commander-in-chief' of KPLT,
Kangthur, managed a narrow escaped from the hands of SF personals.
A home guard personal has reportedly "divulged" the information
to KPLT 'c-in-c'. SFs have the tip following the arrest of two
KPLT militants identified as Raju Terang and the other David Millick.
July 22
SFs recovered a cache of arms
and ammunition, including two rocket launchers from Sadiya subdivision
of Tinsukia District, which is considered the hotbed of Maoist
activities in Upper Assam in the night.
ULFA-ATF alleged that the “divisive
policies” of the government has led to clashes between Bodos and
minority immigrants in Kokrajhar District.
Suspected militants abducted a
class VI schoolboy, identified as Abhijit Barman, son of Dhiren
Barman, from Kumacherra located on the border of Dima Hasao in
Cachar District. The needle of suspicion is however directed on
Dimasa National Security Force or HTF.
July 23
The communal violence started
in Kokrajhar District has spread to Chirang, Dhubri and Udalguri
Districts and at least 18 people were killed so far in the BTAD
areas in the violence. The violence victims allege that the State
Government has failed to tackle the situation.
Assam Rifles has set up a new
command headquarter at Silchar with jurisdiction over Mizoram,
Tripura and southern Assam.
July 24
32 people, including five who
were killed in confrontation with the Police, have lost their
lives in the ongoing clashes between Bodos and Muslims in the
Districts of Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Chirang. Further, more than
170,000 people have taken shelter in 121 relief camps. Besides,
the rail link remains suspended due to lack of adequate security
along the 54-kilometre stretch between Srirampur and Salakati
in Kokrajhar.
Defence Ministry had cleared the
deployment of the Army in the three Districts [Kokrajhar, Chirang
and Dhubri] after the State made the request.
ULFA-ATF is trying to carry out
acts of sabotage in Upper Assam Districts at important Government
establishments on the eve of its martyrs’ day on July 27 and in
the run-up to Independence Day (August 15). The report states
that a group of about six ULFA-ATF militants, under the leadership
of Babul Gogoi and Rohendra Moran, alias Guli, were staying
at the NSCN-K camp at Kharseng in Changlang District of Arunachal
Pradesh, and directing ULFA-ATF militants to trigger blasts by
themselves or by hiring youths. Rohendra is a former office-bearer
of the All Assam Moran Students’ Union.
ED probe into overseas investments
of the militant group DHD-J aka BW has made no progress
because of lack of response from the Singapore Government.
July 25
The death toll in the ongoing
clashes between Bodos and Muslims have reached 40 as eight more
bodies are recovered from the strife torn districts of Kokrajhar,
Chirang and Dhubri. Further, about 1.7 lakh people from 400 villages
of the three Districts are sheltered in 128 camps. Fearing attacks,
many Bengali Hindu and Koch Rajbongshi families have also left
the State and made their way into West Bengal. About 13,000 Army
troops have been deployed in all areas in the three Districts
and Bongaigaon. Further, 40 companies of paramilitary forces have
been deployed in Kokrajhar and Chirang Districts.
ULFA-PTF leader, Mrinal Hazarika,
said that groups like MULTA and Pakistan’s ISI might be involved
in triggering the clashes in the BTC area. Further, Hazarika backed
BTC ‘chairman’ Hagrama Mohilary’s claim that anti-India forces
from the neighbouring country (without naming Bangladesh) were
responsible for the violence. However, State Chief Minister Tarun
Gogoi has denied the allegation leveled by BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary
that the ongoing ethnic violence in the BTAD was orchestrated
by the Bangladeshi nationals. UMHA team visiting the State has
ruled out the involvement of Maoists or Bangladesh-based groups
in the ethnic violence in the State and had asked the State Government
to immediately arrest the people who are instigating the mobs.
Rail link to State was restored
evening after a disruption of more than 24 hours.
UMHA has warned State government
of a design aimed at to provoke and involve insurgent groups,
holding ceasefire and peace talks with Government, into the ongoing
communal clashes in lower Assam District. The news states that
Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland
(NDFB-RD) chief Ranjan Daimary, who is in judicial custody, has
conveyed to its cadres that peace talks with the government was
not more important than existence of the Bodo community, authoritative
security sources told this newspaper that the “message” implied
that the NDFB rebels should strike to defend the existence of
Bodos. Further, referring to intercepts and field inputs, security
sources said that State Government has also been alerted about
the ongoing attempt of minority leaders to provoke and lure Adivasi
rebel groups with financial backing, who are holding ceasefire
with the Government, to join the ongoing fighting between the
two communities.
Mijarul Quayes, Foreign Secretary
of Bangladesh said that India has never raised the issue of illegal
infiltration from his country with Dhaka.
July 26
The death toll in the ongoing
clashes between Bodo tribesmen and Muslims, has gone up to 44
with recovery of three more bodies in Chirang District and one
killed in Dhubri. Further, about two-lakh violence-hit people
are presently taking shelters in 150 relief camps. Curfew was
relaxed for four hours in the morning in Kokrajhar town for the
second consecutive day while tension continued to run high in
the BTC area. Stray incidents of violence were reported from Kokrajhar
district as well as Chirang, Dhubri and Baksa during last night.
Indefinite curfew and shoot-at-sight orders were in force in worst
affected Kokrajhar District, while night curfew was on in Chirang
and Dhubri District. State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi appealed
to the people at large to remain calm and extend cooperation in
restoring peace and normalcy in the violence affected areas. Gogoi
declared a compensation of INR 0.6 million to each of the deceased
families while medical treatment facility will be provided to
the injured by the government with adequate amount. About 100
rioters have been arrested so far, while 11 persons are still
missing. Unidentified persons on July 24 had pelted stones and
attacked related stories the coaches of the Guwahati-bound Rajdhani
Express at Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar District damaging four coaches,
though there was no casualty or injuries,
Government warned that the leaders
of both Bodo and Muslim communities will be held responsible if
any side is found to be instigating violence.
The manner and pattern of violence
are of concern to the Security Forces. There is a fear that militant
Bodo and Muslim groups are preparing for a long-drawn battle.
Army personnel say “this could be just the beginning” of a prolonged
fight, as several militant groups are hiding around 1,200 firearms.
ULFA-ATF militant, identified
as Mukti Moran, surrendered at the 5th JKLI army camp
at Paltan Bazar in Dibrugarh city. Moran also deposited a US-made
carbine with a magazine and six rounds of ammunition.
DNRF militantsfreedAbhijit Barman, a 13-year-old student of Class VII and a resident
of Kumacherra village in Cachar District near Dima Hasao border.
SFs arrested two ULFA-ATF linkmen
in possession of Foreign Indian Currency Notes worth USD 1 million
at Namrup in Dibrugarh District.
July 27
With the recovery of 14 more bodies
in Chirang District and a woman killed in a relief camp in Duramari
village near Kokrajhar, the death toll in the ongoing clashes
has increased to 59. Further, about four-lakh violence-hit
people are presently taking shelters in about 270 relief camps.
Few houses were set ablaze in Chirang District. Miscreants set
ablaze 25 houses at Narayanpur under the Bijni Police Station.
At Basugaon and Kothaguri, the miscreants burned down five houses.
The curfew imposed in Kokrajhar was relaxed for 12 hours from
6am. Further, in Baksa District, miscreants set ablaze three houses
in Daodhara and Hatijan villages late July 26 nights. The houses
belonged to Ratiram Kuzur, Gopal Goyary and Sukendra Brahma. Baksa
administration said that the incidents were not related to the
violence in the neighbouring Districts. 11 people are still reported
missing since the start of the violence.
State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
said that tussle over land between Bodos and non-Bodos is the
main reason behind the clashes. Gogoi further said Muslims in
Bodoland are Indian citizens and not Bangladeshis. Gogoi further
assured that the non-tribal people in the BTAD tribal belt who
have been displaced and are staying in relief camps will not lose
the land they have left behind. CM Tarun Gogoi described the turmoil
in the Bodo belt to the feeling of deprivation among all sections
and prescribed economic development as the only cure. The CM blamed
a “third” force for spreading rumours, which resulted in more
people flocking to relief camps than in the previous riots that
had seen more devastation and deaths. He pointed out that 113,
198, 186, 98, 106 and 64 persons were killed in the riots of 1994,
1996, 1998, 2004, 2005 and 2008 respectively.
Post the Bodo-Muslim clashes militant
groups in the BTAD area may draw a fresh justification for existence.
SFs arrested two ULFA-ATF militants
from Molandubi area under Krishnai Police Station in Goalpara
District. The duo has been identified as Nabadeep Gogoi (23) and
Ramen Bhumiz (20). SFs claimed that they have recovered explosive
device from the cadres.
The ‘Commander-in-Chief’ of ULFA-PTF
Raju Baruah, while attending the 20th Martyrs’ Day
of ULFA at Halodhibaari designated camp in Nalbari District, said
on July 27, “Commander-in-Chief’ [Paresh Baruah] of ULFA is not
a vital person for the ongoing peace talk process.” Raju Baruah
further said that there is only a small group of cadres in the
ULFA-ATF and they would join in the ULFA-PTF soon.
ULFA-PTF unit of South Assam comprising
Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi and Dima Hasao Districts attended
by a sizeable number of cadres observed its martyrs day at its
temporary camp at Haticherra in Cachar District. The ‘prominent
figures’ of ULFA-PTF attending martyr’s day were Manil Rajbongshi,
Aftab Uddin Laskar and Ramosena Charai.
July 28
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
visits the State to take stock of the situation.
SFs recovered bomb weighing around
2 kilograms in a plastic bag under a bridge at Bhumka in Gossaigaon
Sub-division under Kokrajhar District.
The process for sending one top
ULFA-PTF leader to Dhaka to meet Anup Chetia, ULFA ‘general secretary’
who is in jail there, is in full swing. The ULFA-PTF, led by ‘chairman’
Arabinda Rajkhowa will send sufficient documents to Government
of India to prepare the passport for Chetia. However, the name
of the ULFA-PTF leader heading the mission is yet to be disclosed.
July 29
With the recovery of two more
bodies at Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar District, the death toll in
the ongoing clashes has increased to 61. In a reported incidence
of violence at Gossaigaon, several houses were set ablaze. Few
houses were set ablaze in Chirang District. The curfew in Kokrajhar
was relaxed for 12 hours from 5am to 6pm on July 29. Meanwhile,
57 people have sustained injuries during the ongoing clashes.
Further, about four-lakh violence-hit people are presently taking
shelters in about 278 relief camps. Seven people are still reported
missing since the start of the violence.
UMHA is of the view that the pressure
on land is one of the main reasons for the recent ethnic disturbance
in the BTAD area. The UMHA has also ruled out the possibility
of dissolving the BTC.
July 30
According to the State Home Department,
5,000 houses were set ablaze in 244 villages during the Bodo-Muslim
clashes. The clashes have led to the death of 61 people. Kokrajhar,
Chirang, Baksa Districts in BTC areas and parts of Dhubri and
Bongaigaon District were affected. Further, about four-lakh violence-hit
people are presently taking shelters in about 278 relief camps.
Eleven people are still reported missing since the start of the
violence.
Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram
visited violence-affected Districts of Kokrajhar and Chirang in
BTC. Chidambaram said there was no violence for the past three
days and it was time to send people from relief camps back to
their homes. Chidambaram further stated.
Chidambaram also met representatives
of various social groups at the Circuit House. While Muslim groups
urged him to order seizure of illegal arms in Kokrajhar and other
Bodoland Territorial Council areas, the Bodos said they suspect
involvement of illegal migrants from outside the BTC area in the
clashes.
UHM hinting role of illegal immigrants,
described the porous Indo-Bangladesh border as a "difficult" border,
which was "complex" to manage. "Assam is perhaps the most complex
state to govern in this country. We have the Assamese population,
we have a number of tribes, we have people who have migrated from
other states and we also have a problem, which is undeniable -
of people who have illegally entered Assam. That's why it is a
complex state to administer."UHM Chidambaram also claimed that
influx has come down sharply over the last few years.
on the issue of availability of
illegal arms in BTC area, Chidambaram said, "We are aware of,
we are aware of it. It is an important thing. It is in our mind
and we will do something." UHM Chidambaram on the issue of illegal
weapon as saying, "There are groups in the area which fought for
separate Bodoland and they have arms. Some have joined mainstream
and some of them have not joined mainstream," he said. He also
claimed that the BTC accord had been misinterpreted and misunderstood
and that land rights of the locals are protected under the accord.
On allegation of involvement of
illegal migrants from Bangladesh in the riot, Chidambaram said
that all other issues could be addressed in due course of time.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced
that the Government would institute a probe into the recent ethnic
clashes in the BTAD area and action would be taken against those
found responsible for the clashes.
NSCN-IM has made inroads into
Dima Hasao District of the State. According to an intelligence
source, is trying to set up base in the District because of three
basic reasons - the ongoing projects in the District, better population
structure of the community in that part of Assam and the growing
ideological clash between the NSCN-K and ZUF in neighbouring Manipur.
NSCN-IM also runs its own extortion racket, specifically targeting
outsiders who come to work in different national-level projects
such gauge conversion and East-West Corridor, among others. The
report states that migration of militants from neighbouring Manipur
and Nagaland is one of the main reasons behind frequent law and
order crises in Dima Hasao, where though Dimasas are a majority.
Zeme Nagas, Hmars, Kukis and Karbis are also influential communities.
ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda
Rajkhowa and ULFA-PTF 'vice-chairman' Pradip Gogoi were among
the six persons acquitted by a TADA court in a case related to
the killing of a five-year-old girl in Guwahati in 1991.
Border Joint Action Committee
Jaintia and Karbi" an agglomeration JSU and KSA and local headmen
of both the communities, settled in the western Karbi Anglong
bordering Jaintia hills District of Meghalaya have urged both
the Government for an amicable solution of the 44 years vexed
interstate border dispute.
July 31
An Army trooper was killed and
six others were seriously injured in an IED blast at Bamungopa,
just one-and-a-half kilometres from the Naranarayan Setu Bridge
in Jogighopa under Agia Police Station in Goalpara District. In
a statement claiming responsibility, Arunudoy Asom, spokesperson
of ULFA-ATF claimed three SF personnel were killed and nine others
were seriously hurt in the attack carried out by the outfit.
While refusing to comment on the
demand for review of the Bodo Accord [2003], former UHM, P. Chidambaram,
said that the Central Government was willing to have fresh look
at the 'arrangements'. Stressing that the Bodos and non-Bodos
must learn to live together, the Minister said that whatever arrangement
was arrived at after signing of the Bodo Accord has worked. "Both
the community had agreed to live together," he said.
State Forest Minister Rokybul
Hussain said that Police pickets would be set up in strife-torn
areas. Elaborating the plan Rokybul said, "Arrangements have been
made to set up 66 fixed police pickets and 37 mobile pickets in
the disturbed areas. There will be around 30-32 police personnel
in each picket. The Centre has already given us the go-ahead signal
for this. Temporary houses are being set up for the pickets. We
will also expedite the process of setting up permanent police
pickets."
Ex-BLTWS set three conditions
for resettling the displaced people in their respective villages.
Ex-BLTWS 'president' Jana Mohan Mashahary said, "The government
must update the NRC before beginning the resettlement of people.
The names of the people who will be resettled must be included
in the voters' list of 1971 and they must possess myadi land patta.
This is necessary to check influx of illegal immigrants." He also
expressed apprehension that the number of immigrant camp inmates
could increase once the process of resettlement starts.
Mashahary also said that the newly-formed
Islamic militant outfit UMNA, which declared an armed movement
on June 15, 2012, to liberate Muslim land in 13 Districts of Assam,
could be involved in the violence in Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri
districts Mashahary added, "The UMNA is headed by Ramjan Islam.
August 1
Miscreants at Dhaligaon in Bodo-Muslim
clash affected Chirang District set ablaze four houses. However,
there was no report of any injury to any person.
five additional companies of CAPFs
and Army were deployed in Sonitpur District as a precautionary
measure after human parts were recovered from Sopai river in Belsiri
from where three petty traders who had gone to the area had been
reported missing on July 23. The three missing traders were identified
as Abdul Khalaque (30), Mubarak Ali (22), and Mohammad Mujaharul
(18). The news report also states that a red alert was sounded
in the district after violence broke out in some areas of the
BTAD.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
that illegal migration from Bangladesh to Assam had lessened but
not stopped altogether.
SFs arrested four ULFA-ATF linkmen
in connection with the IED blast that took place at Hadlapara-Bamunghopa
in Goalpara District on July 31 killing one Army personnel and
injuring six others. SFs arrested the linkmen from Khardang village
under Krishnai Police Station in the District.They were working
under the command of ULFA-ATF leader Dristi Rajkhowa.
August 2
Miscreants set ablaze at least
nine abandoned houses at the Chourabari village under the Bijni
Police Station in Chirang District. However, no one was injured
in the incident as the inhabitants of the village have been staying
in the Madlipara Lower Primary School refugee camp under the Dhaligaon
Police Station in Chirang District since July 24. So, far 71 people
have been reported killed in these clashes.
Several organizations, including
the O-Boro Surakshya Samiti [Non-Bodo Protection Committee], told
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi that formation of the BTC under the
Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution was a massive blunder.
In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister at his office
chamber here, these organisations also placed the demand for reviewing
the Bodo Accord and evolving an alternative to the Bodo autonomy
issue.
August 3
NDFB-PTF criticized the Assam
Government for its failure to protect the indigenous people and
warned that NDFB-PTF will not allow any muslim immigrants from
Bangladesh to live in tribal belt and blocks. 'General secretary'
of NDFB-PTF, Gobinda Basumatary cautioned that the violence between
the indigenous people and muslim immigrants would be repeated
if illegal immigrants were not pushed back after updating the
NRC, taking 1951 as base year, and deport them. Basumatary also
questioned as to why the Centre and Assam government are concerned
only when there is conflict with muslims, but why they are not
serious when the clashes take place between Bodos and Adivasis
and Dimasa and Karbis.
Altogether 5838 people from six
relief camps in Kokrajhar District have returned home during the
past 24 hours, prompting the authorities to close down six relief
camps. With this, the number of relief camps in the District has
come down to 72. According to official sources says the report,
98,710 Bodos, 80,281 minorities and 522 people from other communities
are still living in 23 relief camps in Kokrajhar sub-division,
39 camps in Gossaigaon and in 10 in Parbatjhora camps sub-division
in the district. A total number of 7683 houses were set ablaze
during the violence in the district, official sources revealed.
The overall situation in Baksa
District is normal now, with no fresh violence being reported.
This has become possible due to sincere peace efforts made by
non-political organisations as well as BPF.
ULFA-ATF has stepped up their
extortions in the three Upper Assam Districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh
and Sivasagar, besides carrying out disruptive activities to create
a sense of panic among the people of the area.
State has been put on a general
security alert in view of the threat by the ULFA-ATF to engage
in subversive activities in the run-up to Independence Day celebrations.
August 4
A body recovered was recovered
from a well in Kokrajhar District. With the recovery of the dead
body, the death toll in the ongoing clashes has increased to 72.
An Adivasi village was also attacked
in the Kokrajhar District. One person was injured in the attack.
A crude bomb was recovered from
a biscuit packet in Dalsingher-Alga Lower Primary and Middle English
School relief camp in Dhubri District.
Miscreants set ablaze around 15
abandoned houses belonging to Bodo community in Chengnala under
the Dotma Police Station in Kokrajhar District.
August 5
Three bullet-ridden bodies were
recovered in Chirang and two in Kokrajhar District,. Adding one
person was also reported missing in Kokrajhar. Earlier, a body
was recovered from a well in Kokrajhar District on August 4. With
the recovery of these six bodies, the death toll in ongoing violence
has reached 77.
Due to recent developments, indefinite
curfew has been imposed in Chirang District. SP Kumar Sanjiv Krishna
said the three - father and his two sons - had left the camp for
displaced persons at Kawatika village of Chirang District yesterday
and their bodies were found today. "Indefinite curfew has been
launched and the army is conducting regular flag march in the
District," Inspector General of Police -Law and Order (IGP-Law
and Order), L R Bishnoi told PTI. He said there were some stray
incidents, but the situation was brought under control after the
Police decided to fix permanent security pickets in the recent-violence
hit districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri.
IGP-BTAD, S N Singh said 112 fixed
security pickets in the three worst affected Districts of Kokrajhar,
Chirang and Dhubri would be set up and the process had been started.
An angry mob attacked a Bodoland
Travels bus and injured its driver Apraj Narzary and eight passengers,
following a NH-31C blockade, at Bortola under Dhaligaon Police
Station in Chirang District demanding rescue of two auto drivers
-Mohidul Islam Mandal (22) and Amir Ali (23) of Borpathar in Bongaigaon
District. The duo went missing from August 4 after taking passengers
to Karigaon in Kokrajhar District.
NDFB-RD said that the Government
should take a tough stand against illegal immigrants from Bangladesh
and mere sealing of border and rehabilitation will not bring permanent
solution.
Three civilians, including a woman
and a child, sustained injuries in a bomb explosion at Baghdoba
in Goreswar in Baksa District. The blast occurred when a bomb
planted in a tree near the busy road exploded. No group has yet
claimed responsibility for the attack.
SFs arrested one militant and
one linkmen belonging to KPLT from Sikarighat in Karbi Anglong
District. The militant was later identified as Longbi Tokbi (20)
of Langlakso.
Police claimed to have identified
three cadres of ULFA-ATF who carried out the attack on an army
convoy in Goalpara District on July 31. According to a police
source, investigations into the incident have revealed that ULFA-ATF
militant, Saurav Gogoi, who is a native of Tinsukia District,
was the prime supect who carried out the blast with the help of
two cadres of the outfit, Ratul Rabha and Manish Rabha.
SFs killed two militants belonging
to ULFA-ATF in Goalpara District. Police further added that another
ULFA-ATF militant has sustained bullet injuries and might have
tried to abscond to neighbouring Garo Hills in Meghalaya where
ULFA-ATF reportedly share bases with the GNLA. The injured militant
is suspected to be Saurav Gogoi, a top ULFA-ATF cadre who is an
IED expert and have been sent to Lower Assam to carry out a series
of attacks ahead of Independence Day.
August 6
At least three more persons were
killed while two others injured as fresh violence erupted in Kokrajhar
District, taking the death toll to 80.
Following the incident, a curfew
has been clamped again in Kokrajhar District while indefinite
curfew continues in the neighbouring Chirang District where there
are fresh reports of arson. Some houses were burnt down there
but the timely action of Police prevented any major violence,
Bishnoi added. One person has been arrested in this connection
from Chirang.
A BTC delegation rushed to New
Delhi to call on Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and place
the Council’s demand that no inmate from the relief camps in the
four violence-hit districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Dhubri and
Bongaigaon should be rehabilitated without getting his/her credentials
ascertained. BTC Deputy Chief Executive Member Khampa Boragoyari
told The Hindu that the Council delegation — led by its Chief
Executive member Hagrama Mahilary — would be placing the demand
of rehabilitating only those who possess land certificates, and
have their names in the voters’ list in the first phase of rehabilitation,
before the Union Home Minister.
SFs arrested two ULFA militants
at Mushalpur in Baksa District, reports The Sentinel. The militants
were identified as Arup Deka and Sanjay Thakuria. SFs recovered
two nine mm pistols, two magazines, one life cartridge and a bike
from the duo.
The movement of unidentified militants
in the Dalaicherra, Sonpurpunji, Lodibasti, Kumacherra, Borokumpi
and the adjoining areas under Joypur police station in the Lakhipur
subdivision of Cachar District has created tension in the area.
Notably, this area share the border of Dima Hasao District’s troubled
Jinam Valley area. The militants targeted the Khasiapunji of Sonpur,
near Borokumpi, beat up the headman Lalins Khasia, took away his
mobile set and threatened him with the warning that all the residents
of the Punji will have to pay monthly taxes to them.
At least 40 militants belonging
to KPLT will surrender their arms to Tezpur based fourth Corp
of Indian Army before the Independence Day, a Government source
revealed.Source also informed that its defense and foreign secretary
would lead the group. A KPLT secretary informed that, since the
death of its ‘general secretary’ Nilip Inghi the outfit was in
“moribund” situation, and beside its present ‘chairman’ Ron Rongpi
there was no one to lead the organization.
August 7
The army continued their flag
march in the morning in the three Districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang
and Dhubri, hit by clashes between Bodo tribals and the minority
community, which started on July 20.
SFs arrested three cadres of All
ATLA, a new militant outfit, from Sangbar village in Umrangshu
sub-division of Dima Hasao District. Sources said the little-known
outfit had demanded an unspecified amount of money from the village
headman of Sangbar in Umrangshu recently.
One more body was recovered at
Chirang District taking the death toll in Bodo-Muslim violence
to 81. The body was recovered from a field in Rajapara area, senior
police officials said. The news report claimed 47 lives in worst
hit Kokrajhar District, 17 in Chirang, four in Dhubri besides
five killed in Police firing last month.
The continuing violence triggered
protest by locals who blocked National Highway 31 at Beltoli on
the Kokrajhar-Dhubri border. Indefinite curfew has been re-imposed
in Kokrajhar District while round-the-clock curfew continues in
neighbouring Chirang District.
Highly placed sources said that
the UMHA has prepared a list of Muslim fundamentalist organisations
of Assam and Manipur, reports Assam Tribune.
The identified organisations in
Assam included MSCA, ULMA, ILAA, MVF, MLA, MSF, ISS, IURPI, RMC,
MTF,MLF, MLTA, MULFA and MULTA.
Muslim fundamentalist organisations
of Manipur included INF, IRF, UILA, UIRA and PULF.
IB has raised an alert against
some groups in Assam, which, they believe, are being funded by
other nations in order to keep the conflict festering to foster
instability. IB believes that groups like the MULTA and HuM could
be taking advantage of the situation. While the HuM has not been
too active in Assam, the MULTA and its subsidiary UMNA could be
fuelling further unrest. IB officials suspect that the UMNA, an
offshoot of the MULTA, triggered the recent spate of violence.
SFs arrested one KPLT linkman
from Bakalia Sikari gate under Bakalia Police Station. The person
was identified as Sanjay Taro (20).
August 8
SFs killed a KPLT militant,
identified as Ramsing Teron, in Dentaghat area under Bokajan sub-division
of Karbi Anglong District and arrested another. The arrested militant
was identified as Romon Teron. SFs recovered one .9 mm pistol,
20 rounds live ammunition, earrings, bangles, two mobile handsets
and a cash of INR 220.
SFs killed another KPLT militant,
identified as Kamsing Teron (20), during an encounter at Taralangso
under Samelangso Police Station in the same District. SFs recovered
one 7.65 mm pistol, 20 rounds of live ammunition of AK series
riffle, mobile and various incriminating documents from the possession
of the deceased.
ULFA-ATF has removed Arabinda
Rajkhowa from the post of ‘chairman’. In an email sent to media
houses, Arunudoy Asom, ‘assistant secretary for information and
publicity’ of ULFA-ATF, informed, “We had given a three-month
ultimatum to chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa to return to his post
and meet the goals of the outfit. The time set for his return
expired on July 29. Dr Abhijit Asom, who had been discharging
his duties as chairman of the outfit since November 6, 2011, will
be the official chairman of the outfit from today.”
ULFA-PTF has, however, refused
to accept this decision. Mithinga Daimary in this regard said,
“This decision is one-sided and we refuse to accept it.”
Three armed ULFA-ATF militants
abducted and killed a ‘village defence party naik’, identified
as Michael Purti, from no. 5 Bakupukhuri village in Sivasagar
District. ULFA-ATF suspected the deceased to be a police informer.
NDFB-PTF condemned the gruesome
communal violence in Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri districts where
hundreds of innocent people were killed and lakhs of people were
displaced. In an e-mail statement, NDFB-PTF, ‘Deputy Information
and Publicity Secretary’, B Borosa said that the entire incident
was a pre-planned attack against the sons of the soil. Suspected
Bangladeshi nationals as well as some government agents are involved
in the incident, the outfit alleged.
August 9
SFs from Mathurapur arrived in
the Lengribor area, to recover the body of Michael, a powerful
IED exploded, which was planted at an electric post. Sivasagar
Superintendent of Police (SP), Akhilesh Kumar Singh on August
8 had informed the media that a group of 20 ULFA-ATF cadres equipped
with sophisticated weapons, under the leadership of ‘lieutenant’
Rupantar Kakoti had managed to sneak into Sivasagar district
CRPF personnel on three vehicles
had made a narrow escape after an IED went off at Khardang along
the Assam-Meghalaya border in Goalpara District. The police have
suspected the involvement of one Mohit Rabha, a cadre from the
ULFA-ATF.
SFs found the bomb during patrol
at Haldapara adjacent to NH 37 under Goalpara District, reports
Business Standard.
SFs arrested two militants of
newly floated group, ATFA. The arrested duo was identified as
Saighun Dhan of Bajipahumara and Bijoy Chania of Bamunbari under
Tingkhong area. Several people have received demand notes from
the new Adivasi outfit in Tingkhong, Rajgarh, Bamunbari and Kenduguri
areas of Dibrugarh District. Another unit of this outfit is believed
to be active in Duliajan and Bordubi in Tinsukia.
ULFA-PTF ‘Chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa
said that Paresh Baruah [ULFA-ATF] should carry on with his struggle
from Assam and not from foreign lands.
NDFB-PTF has refuted the allegation
of ADGP-SB, Khagen Sharma who reiterated that the e-mail message
regarding the withdrawal of unilateral ceasefire sent to different
media in the name of the NDFB-RD was a handiwork of NDFB-PTF.
AKRSU ‘adviser’ Biswajit Roy termed
the Union Home Minister’s statement on KLO’s involvement in killing
of Muslim leaders as a deep political conspiracy to ignite communal
clash between Koch-Rajbongshis and Muslims in BTAD for narrow
political gain. “The only solution to ongoing clash between Bodos
and Muslims in BTAD lies in formation of Kamatapur State with
ST status to Koch Rajbongshis,” leaders of AKRSU, Chilarai Sena,
Koch-Rajbongshi Mahila Samiti and BTAD Koch-Rajbongshi Sanmilani
advocated.
Resettlement of refugee based
on voter list 2001 and land records could be done. In addition,
whose names are not enrolled in the voters’ list and who has no
land records they would be legally examined for resettlement in
BTAD areas. Addressing the mediapersons at Dhubri circuit house
the Assam in-charge of AICC Digvijay Singh stated the above statement.
August 10
ULFA-ATF has stated that it will
strive to involve the UN by using international instruments to
restore ‘sovereignty’ of Assam from the clutches of the ‘colonial
occupation of India’. The newly-appointed full-fledged ‘chairman’
of the ULFA-ATF, Dr Abhizeet Asom , e-mailed a statement here
saying that ‘ULFA will continue to strive to involve the United
Nations by using international instruments which have been successfully
used in similar circumstances in restoring the sovereignty wrongfully
taken away from Assamese by colonial powers.’
NIA special court sentenced Samir
Ahmed to three years of rigorous imprisonment for his involvement
in INR 1000 crore NC Hills fraud, reports The Telegraph. The court
found Ahmed guilty under Section 19 of the UAPA in the NIA case
number 01/2009. This was the first case registered by the agency
since it came into existence in January 2009. It had registered
the case during investigation of allegations about diversion of
Government funds released to DHAC to militant coffers of BW. Ahmed
was arrested along with the BW ‘chairman’ Jewel Garlosa from Bangalore
on June 3, 2009.
August 11
35 militants laid down their arms
before Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at a function in Tezpur. Twenty-seven
of them were from the KPLT, six belonged to the Ranjan Daimari
faction of NDFB-RD and two from ULFA-ATF. They further handed
over a large number of arms and ammunition.among those
who laid down arms were KLPT's ‘Foreign Secretary’ Moniram Rongpi
and ‘Defence Secretary’ Ramling Ranghang.
SFs recovered one powerful IED,
suspected to be planted by ULFA-ATF, from Bakupukhuri area at
Charaideo in Sivasagar District.
KPLT has called for a 36 hours
general strike to boycott the Independence Day celebrations, beginning
from 5pm on August 14 to 5pm of August 15. KPLT ‘general secretary’
R Engjai, said that despite a provision for a separate State in
the Constitution, the government has failed to fulfil the long
cherished desire of the people.
Major militant formations operating
in the Northeast called for a general strike on August 15 to boycott
Independence Day celebration. However, during the strike, essential
services, emergency measures, media and religious activities will
be exempted. The militant formations that has called for a general
strike, include CorCom of seven rebel organizations HNLC, KLO,
NDFB, NLFT and ULFA-ATF.
CM Tarun Gogoi said there are
illegal migrants from Bangladesh in the state and that influx
from across the border is still on, though in lesser numbers.
The CM, however, did not say how many illegal migrants are here
in the State. Illegal migrants are here. The influx is also on
and that is why I have been trying my level best to plug the holes
in the border with Bangladesh. I have been seeking more border
outposts and floodlights. We have managed to bring down influx,
but we need to be more foolproof," said the Chief Minister.
Gogoi added, "The bigger
problem is that Bangladesh is not accepting the persons ordered
to be deported by our tribunals. This is an issue under the Government
of India.
Gogoi said that at present, there
are more than 150 declared illegal migrants at detention camps
in Goalpara, Kokrajhar and Silchar.
SFs raided the hideout of DNRF in Haflong in
Dima Hasao District and arrested DNRF leader Dhananjoy Kemprai.
NSCN-IM "corporal" Rokovi Chapau was arrested
from Bagetar in vicinity of Halflong.
Four Dimasa villagers, who were abducted by
the militants of the NSCN-IM from Pidic village on the District's
border with Nagaland on August 10, were released on August 11
after their relatives paid INR 20,000 as ransom to the outfit.
August 12
Central Government has alerted
the Northeastern States about possible militant strikes in the
run-up to Independence Day celebrations.
Director general of civil aviation
has asked airport authorities to tighten the vigil in and around
all airports in northeastern States. “Entry of people inside airport
terminal buildings, excluding aircraft passengers, has been barred
till August 20. Several other security measures have also been
taken in and around airports,” Airport Authority of India director
S.D. Barman said.
NF Railway has also decided to
cancel and reschedule all night trains through Assam and Tripura
until August 17 for security reasons.
Deputy Commissioner of Kokrajhar
said that the situation is improving in the District. DC said
that there are 90,000 inmates in relief camps in Kokrajhar District
of whom 20,000 are from the minority community. The District administration
has taken family photographs in all the relief camps for easy
identification of camp inmates and no outsider would be allowed
to settle in the relief camps.
SP Sunil Kumar informed that sufficient
CPMF and Army personnel have been deployed in all the vulnerable
areas. He also informed that the CBI has taken up the cases for
probe.
NDFB-PTF stated that creation
of Bodoland is the only option to save and protect the identity
of Bodo people who are the sons of the soil of Assam, and for
permanent peace in the region. This is a threat to national security,
the worst sufferers of such infiltration being the indigenous
people.
KPLT elected its new body, following
vacancies created by the deaths of many of their leaders over
the last few months. The organization appointed Pangri Kronjang
as 'Commander-in-Chief', Klembang Lijang as 'Deputy C-in-C' and
Paklar Ejang as 'General and Publicity Secretary', informed KPLT
Chairman Bidisar Tungjang.
August 13
NDFB-RD militant shot dead a Muslim
labourer, and injured three others from West Bengal, in Chirang
District, on the Indo-Bhutan border. All four were returning from
Bhutan, and planned to take a train to their hometown of Malda
in West Bengal.
SFs recovered a new explosive
detonating device used by the ULFA-ATF. They also recovered two
bombs with mobile activated unit device connection in Chanok Gaon
in Majuli river-island. Later, an Army bomb disposal team defused
the two bombs attached to two mobile phones.
AAASA staged a protest in front
of Mathurapur Police Station against the killing of a village
Defence guard of Adivasi Community and shouted slogans against
ULFA-ATF and Paresh Barua. Suspected ULFA-ATF militants had killed
Adivasi Village Defence naik, Michael Purti, on August 9.
August 16
SFs arrested a top militant leader
of UPPK from Beharbari area of Guwahati city. The arrested militant
was identified as 'organizing secretary' of UPPK, Homeshwar Singh,
and is considered the senior most member of the outfit. Singh
was on the wanted list of NIA and Manipur Police.
Nine people were seriously injured
when miscreants threw acid on an auto rickshaw at Gossaigaon town
of Kokrajhar District. Night curfew is on in the District from
9 pm, while day curfew had been relaxed.
Violence spread to Kamrup-Rural
District, which had been unaffected in the recent Bodo-Muslim
violence, where a group of people torched several vehicles at
Rangiya area during the day.
Several people were reported to
be injured when the Police personnel of the Tamulpur Police Station
fired at a mob who gathered at the Tamulpur Police Station to
protest the detention of 65 persons. The 65 persons were detained
in connection with the disappearance of Sahidul Ali from the District.
ULFA-PTF has extended support
to the Bodos in their "fight against infiltrators." He said that
the illegal migrants from Bangladesh are out to establish their
supremacy in Assam's territory in order to play a decisive role
in the politics, economy and social life of the State.
Mrinal Hazarika warned the Government
on the recent exodus of people from northeast from other parts
of the country, by saying that the Government will be held responsible
for similar attacks in Assam, if the Assamese people continue
to be assaulted outside.
Senior leader of the ULFA-PTF,
Jiten Dutta, based in Tinsukia said that if the attacks on the
people from Assam in various states of the country were not stopped
immediately, the group would force all companies and firms of
those states, operating in Assam, to shut down.
CBI has started investigations
into the Bodo-Muslim clashes.
State Cabinet accepted the recommendations
of the cabinet subcommittee on updating the NRC. The subcommittee
has recommended updating of the NRC in 42 LAC in the first phase
and house-to-house distribution and collection of forms in all
the 126 constituencies for the purpose.
The ULFA-PTF raised alarm against
the vested forces working on behalf of illegal migrants swarming
Assam with an attempt to expand their influence in political,
social and economic spheres in Assam.
August 17
Violence rocked Bodoland again
when a man identified as Khasem Ali was shot dead by unidentified
gunmen at Salekati in Chirang District at 7.30 pm, when curfew
was relaxed.
State's Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi,
meanwhile appealed to all political parties to ensure ceasefire
"till the dust settles down". At an all-party meeting convened
by Gogoi, he apprised party representatives about his telephonic
talk with the Union home minister, chief ministers of Karnataka
and Andhra Pradesh, urging them to take up measures to instill
confidence among migrants.
Amid the ongoing violence in the
BTAD, the NDFB-Progressive leaders has brought up the separate
Bodoland State demand with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
The ULFA-ATF blamed "infighting"
within the ruling Congress party in Assam for the violence between
Bodos and muslims and said people in BTAD area are being made
"political scapegoat" for the sake of individual political ambitions
of leaders.
Government banned bulk SMS and
MMS messages for 15 days in view of the exodus of people from
the northeast from cities like Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad following
rumours that they would be attacked.
The AAMSU criticized chief minister
Tarun Gogoi's recent statement that the situation in the State
is limping back to normal after the Bodo-Muslim ethnic violence
in the BTC areas that broke out in July.
August 18
Two persons, including a child,
were injured when activists of two students' outfits threw stones
at a public bus during protest and road blockade on the National
Highway 31 in Dhubri District. They were holding the protest with
the body of the leader who was killed by unidentified gunmen outside
his pharmacy on August 17. Police rushed to the spot to disperse
the protesters.
Bulk of the rumours that triggered
panic among people of NE States in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra
were sourced from Pakistan, Union Home secretary RK Singh said.
"A total of 76 websites were identified where morphed images were
uploaded and bulks of these were uploaded in Pakistan," Singh
said. He said all these websites have since been blocked. As a
step towards rumours being spread, Government has imposed a 15-day
ban on bulk SMSes and MMSes.
August 19
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
has said that a probe will be instituted to find out facts regarding
alleged involvement of foreign hands in the recent Assam violence.
"From the beginning I have stated that some foreign hands are
involved. It is not merely a clash between Bodos and minorities.
The Union Home ministry report that Pakistani elements were involved
has vindicated our stand," Gogoi said. "
The AASU said that their repeated
claims about the rapid infiltration of illegal Bangladeshi migrants,
rise in fundamentalist activities with active support from Pakistan,
had finally found support after Home Secretary RK Singh's comments
about the hand of Pakistani agents behind the fear of attacks
that has gripped people from the NE. This was stated by AASU advisor
Samujjal Bhattacharyya.
Pakistan rejected Indian charges
that morphed pictures of Assam and Myanmar violence which sparked
an exodus of northeastern citizens from other States originated
in Pakistan.
August 19
SFs arrested a ULFA-ATF linkmen
from Jagoon. The arrested linkman were identified as- 'advocate'
Amar Shah, Munu Kaul, Rajen Karmakar and Atul were on their way
to hand over money and materials to ULFA-ATF leader Haren Moran
at Kharsang in Arunachal Pradesh. SFs recovered an amount of INR
1.2 million in cash, medicine, mobile handsets and camp building
materials from them.
SFs arrested three NSCN-IM linkmen
from a dhaba (roadside eatery) on the Duliajan-Naharkatia road,
near Madhabpur Tiniali, in Dibrugarh District. The three arrested
linkmen have been identified as Minaram Dhadumia (33) alias
Renu Dhadumia, Satyajit Gogoi alias Kalia Gogoi (27) of Tingkhong
and Karuna Gogoi (34) alias Bunda Gogoi of Naharkatia. SFs recovered
a .22 calibre pistol and two live bullets from them. SFs also
recovered cash amounting to INR 1.2 million from the trio.
August 20
Police arrested 'commander' of
709 battalion of ULFA-PTF, Hira Sarania, on charges of extortion
and abduction. According to Police sources, a team of city Police
arrested the ULFA leader from the designated camp at Helacha in
Nalbari District. Police sources claimed that the ULFA-PTF leader
was reportedly involved in the abduction and extortion from a
businessperson, Ranjan Lohia of Guwahati city. The SFs had first
arrested one Pankaj Kalita from the camp three days ago. SFs have
also arrested two youths Pradip Chaudhury and Charafroj Ali from
Nalbari and Baksa Districts. Both are said to be very close to
Sarania. The Police said that the Sarania is also involved in
the killing of Binit Jain, an employee of Lohia.
BSF Director General, U.K.Bansal
in an interview said that over the years, number of illegal migrants
coming from Bangladesh has come down and ruled out any possibility
of involvement of Bangladeshi immigrants in the current Bodo-Muslim
clashes in Assam.Bansal also said that around 15,000 Bangladeshi
people have been arrested so far this year for crossing the border
illegally.
August 21
SFs recovered one AK-56 rifle,
30 rounds of live ammunition and INR 1.2 million in cash, from
arrested ULFA-PTF leader Hira Sarania's residence at Helosa in
Nalbari District. Sarania was arrested a day earlier.
KPLT 'general secretary' Poklar
Ajong has denied of serving any exhortation to any doctor of Karbi
Anglong District. He blamed the rival group for spreading false
propaganda to malign the image of the KPLT.
A confidential internal prepared
by the Assam Police meant for internal circulation, states that
junior Police Officers were unable and unwilling to take action
when required, the seniors, too, were loath to take responsibility
for the lapses. The report further calls for deployment of more
Police Personnel and says a large part of the problem lies in
the pathetic manpower at their disposal. The report gives a demographic
break-up that shows Bodos at 3.10 lakh (30%) and Muslims at 2.36
lakh (25.15%).
August 22
Unidentified people shot dead
two youths in fresh violence that broke out along the Kokrajhar-Dhubri
border under Chapar Police Station. The deceased were identified
as Zabedul Islam and Rezzak Ali and the injured as Ismail Hussain.
With this incident, the death toll in the ongoing violence between
Bodos and Muslims has risen to 87. around 30 families left villages
in Dhubri District fearing post-Eid violence. With this, an estimated
1,500 people have taken refuge in West Bengal and Meghalaya.
SFs arrested two ULFA-PTF members
from Gorchuk in Guwahati city in connection with the murder of
Binit Jain and Suresh Patel, who were killed by ULFA-PTF leader
Hira Sarania and his group. The duo was identified as Anjan Barman
of Nalbari and Ajonto Kalita of Sualkuchi (Kamrup).
SFs arrested a KPLT linkman from
Birola locality in Diphu town of Karbi Anglong District, who came
to extort money from a pharmacy. The arrested militant was identified
as Jiten Tisso, who also confessed that he was also an ex-UPDS
militant.
ULFA-ATF militant, Hiteswar Dihingia
alias Guli, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police,
Arabinda Kalita in Dibrugarh District.
ULFA-PTF, in an email statement,
announced that the outfit has decided to suspend Hira Sarania
from ULFA until the investigation concludes.
AATS's Cachar unit cautioned
NSCN-K of non-cooperation from people belonging to Zeliangrong
groups. The AATS also condemned the killing of the general secretary
of Zeliangrong Students' Union of Manipur, Chunthuigai Kamei,
by the outfit recently in Manipur.
NCHISF and the NCHIWF have jointly
called a 48-hour NC Hills bandh from 5 am on August 23 to 5am
of August 25, in demanding creation of a separate Autonomous district
with a separate Autonomous Council for the non-Dimasa communities,
residing in NC Hills.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi appealed
to members of civil society to find ways and means to restore
complete peace and harmony in the riot-affected areas and to rehabilitate
the displaced. He further asserted that only genuine Indian citizens
would be rehabilitated. "There is no question of rehabilitating
illegal immigrants. Providing relief on humanitarian grounds is
completely different," he added.
August 23
Police arrested BPF MLA Pradip
Kumar Brahma for his role in the ethnic violence in the State,
sparked off protests in Kokrajhar. Later BPF workers took to the
streets to protest and despite imposition of indefinite curfew.
Further, they marched to Kokrajhar railway station and blocked
the train services until 12.30 pm, forcing the railway authorities
to halt trains in different stations. BPF has called for an indefinite
Kokrajhar bandh.
Normal life was affected in lower
Assam Districts due to a day-long bandh called by a MYP to protest
against the recent violence in the State. Official sources said
shops, schools, business establishment and financial institutions
remained closed while there was less traffic on the national highway.
UNLF 'chairman' Raj Kumar Meghan
was produced at NIA special court in Guwahati. The court will
deliver the charge order on the Manipuri rebel leader on September
6.
Three unidentified militants abducted
Tinku Bajaj, owner of Kasamari tea garden, at Kasamari area near
Demow in Sivasagar District. "We suspect ULFA is involved in the
abduction. At the same time, Maoists involvement cannot also be
denied," said the Police.
SFs arrested three KPLT militants'
including one 'area commander' from Disobai area in Karbi Anglong
District. The arrested KPLT militants were identified as Raman
Engleng alias Welson, area commander, KPLT, Benjamin Engti and
Rabiso Enghi.
One KPLT militant, identified
as Darsing Engti alias Kepra, surrendered along with arms and
ammunition today at Diphu to the BB Chetry, Superintendent of
Police of Karbi Anglong District. Militant during the surrender
deposited one AK-56 rifle, two magazines and 40 rounds of live
ammunition.
DHD-N 'chairman' Dilip Nunisa
is scheduled to visit Cachar early next week to meet leaders of
all communities inhabiting areas bordering Dima Hasao to arrive
at a consensus on amalgamation of a few Cachar villages with the
adjoining District. The DHD-Nunisa has demanded integration of
18 Dimasa-inhabited villages in Cachar with Dima Hasao as part
of a possible tripartite treaty to be signed by the rebel group
with the Central and State Government.
The Union Home Ministry has asserted
that it has no report of infiltration of any militant outfit from
Bangladesh into Assam. Union Home Ministry (Joint Secretary),
Sambhu Singh, however, conceded that there were criminal and anti-social
elements engaged in arms trade or trans-border trafficking across
Nepal-India and Bangladesh, "but connecting them is not reasonable."
August 25
At least five persons were killed
in fresh violence in Chirang District taking the toll to 87 since
ethnic trouble erupted last month.
Two bodies were recovered from
Nalbari area of Dhemaji.
Another body recovered in Chirang
District.
The bodies of two persons missing
in Dhemaji were recovered from the Nalbari area of the same District.
ULFA-ATF demanded a ransom of
INR 3 million from Debabrata Saikia, MLA of Nazira constituency
in Sivasagar District. ULFA-ATF threatened to kill him if the
amount was not paid.
August 26
Security Forces recovered a body
with injury marks, identified as Bishu Pramanik (70), was found
at Dangirkilla under the Bogoribari police station in Dhubri District.
Unidentified miscreants near Salakati
railway station in Kokrajhar District attacked two persons, including
a woman. The injured have been admitted to Bongaigaon Civil Hospital.
ULFA-ATF leader Paresh Baruah,
in an emailed statement to newspapers, warned of attacks on people
from other states living in Assam if the attacks on Assamese people
did not halt in other parts of the country. Paresh Baruah said
that 14 Assamese youth have been killed in different places outside
the State. Baruah also warned Muslim groups against spreading
communal hatred in the state and alleged that Congress and BJP
are playing their own games keeping in view the coming parliamentary
elections in 2014.
a six-member team of the (BPF)
led by Hagrama Mohilary left for New Delhi to discuss the BTAD
situation with the Union Home Minister and the Union Home Secretary.
AAMSU has called a 12-hour strike
on August 28 protesting the continued violence in the BTAD.
United Movement for People's Rights',
Assam, an umbrella organisation of different non-Bodo bodies,
have also given a call for Strike on the same day, in protest
against the State Government's failure to rehabilitate the riot
victims within August 15.
State Government has requested
the Army to intensify counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism
operations in the violence-affected Kokrajhar, Chirang, Bongaigaon
and Dhubri Districts.
August 27
One person was killed and four
others injured when miscreants opened fire in Pakritola village
under Fakirgram, they said, adding that one more person was injured
in the third incident that took place in Tupimari under Gossaigaon
area of Kokrajhar District.
A group of unidentified armed
miscreants set ablaze at least 30 houses at Pakhirtola area in
Fakiragram in Kokrajhar District and engaged in exchange of fire
with SFs. The miscreants also exploded at least five grenades,
the Police informed. Exchange of fire between SFs and miscreants
were reported from at least three villages namely Norjibari, Choutaki
and Bhumki at Salakati area in Kokrajhar District.
SFs picked up nine persons from
Bangaljhora, Dongabhita, Inglangguri, Chaudhurypara and Gumargaon
in connection with August 25 attack at Malipara camp.
Defence Minister AK Antony said
that of MoD took 72 hours to give its approval for deployment
of Army in strife-ridden areas of the State. Anthony further said
that 37 Army columns have been deployed in Dhubri, Kokrajhar,
Chirang, Baksa, Kamrup, Nalbari, Hailakandi, Cachar, Karimganj
and Sonitpur Districts.
ABMSU members and their supporters
defied curfew and blocked the railway track at Bijni station in
Chirang District for about six hours demanding arrest of Anjali
Daimari and Kampa Borgoyari, promulgation of President's Rule
in the State, dissolution of BTC. Chirang District unit of ABSU
urged the District administration not to harass innocent villagers
in the name searching for the culprits involved in the Malipara
incident.
Central Government is likely to
sign MoS with DHD-J / BW and DHD-N of Dima Hasao District, in
September.
August 28
A body was recovered in Kokrajhar
District. With the recent death, the total number of persons killed
in the ongoing clashes has reached 99.
Different parts of Assam, witnessed
violence by AAMSU bandh (General Shutdown) supporters and
one person, identified as Gyanendra Mandal of Khairabari area
of Barpeta District, was killed in the clash.
In Tezpur District Head Quarter
of Sonitpur District, Bandh supporters set fire to a police
vehicle and damaged the vehicle of a civil servant, forcing the
administration to impose indefinite curfew in the Tezpur Police
Station area. In Jogighopa area in Bongaigaon, Police first lathicharged
a mob, which tried to impose bandh forcefully, and unable
to control the situation, rubber bullets and tear gas shells were
fired to bring the situation under control. Four persons were
injured in the incident. Similar incidents were reported from
Hatipota area under Chapar Police Station and Gauripur of Dhubri
District and from Sivasagar and Nagaon District Police picked
652 persons in band related violence in Assam.
M. Ramachandran, MoS for Home
Affairs, said in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that
ULFA-ATF was consolidating organizationally and strengthening
its military capability for carrying out violence in the State.
He said ULFA-ATF wants to maintain its dominance and create fear
psychosis to facilitate extortion. The State Government has been
advised to alert security forces to control the activities of
ULFA-ATF, Ramachandran said.
Central Government's peace interlocutor
PC Halder met the NDFB-RD 'chairman' Ranjan Daimary inside the
Guwahati Central Jail in Sarusajai.
NDFB-RD in a press statement clarified
that the faction is not involved in the BTAD violence and since
declaring ceasefire, they had not fired a single bullet.
August 29
SFs recovered seven IEDs from
the house of a school teacher, identified as Matibur Rahman, at
Daloogram village under Singerband Vaiallge panchayat in
Lakhipur Subdivision of Cachar District.
SFs arrested one ULFA linkman,
named Biju Baruah alias Raju Rajkhowa, along with a cash
of INR 50,000 and a mobile phone from Kakopathar Bazaar in Tinsukia
District when he had gone to collect extortion money from a person
at Kakopathar Government Hospital.
August 30
DRI recovered FICN worth INR 1.2
million from a vehicle at Beltola in Guwahati. Three persons,
identified as Hakim Shaikh, Bhim Mandal and Alam Sheikh, have
been arrested in this connection. According to Police sources,
there were eight bundles of INR 500. The vehicle was on its way
from Malda in West Bengal and the money is reportedly brought
from Bangladesh.
SFs on arrested three ULFA-ATF
linkmen - Bhuvan Dahotia of Maithang, Dipanjit Sonowal of Saru
Maithang and Biju Sonowal from Maithang - from Kakopathar Dirak
Saru Maithan in Tinsukia District.
SFs arrested Umesh Ali with some
explosives and other materials in Dhubri District.
SFs busted a joint hideout of
NSCN-IM and DNRF at Daouden under Mahur Police Station in the
Dima Hasao District recently. The cadres of both the outfits reportedly
deserted their camp and escaped in the dense jungles with routes
to Nagaland.
SFs arrested one PLA cadre identified
as 'Captain' Sarangthem Jayenta alias Vicky from Guwahati
Airport.
August 31
SFs arrested a militant belonging
to ULFA-ATF, identified as Mithun Rabha alias Rocky (21), at Rajadwar
from North Guwahati.
STF of the State Police has launched
a manhunt to arrest an assistant inspector of the State excise
department, Gouranga Dey, based in Hailakandi District, who, allegedly
identifying himself as a cadre of UDLA, has tried to extort INR
5 million.
SFs killed a suspected NSCN-IM
militant, in an encounter at Monjang basti, near Hajadisa in Dima
Hasao District.
Central Committee of JNH Dimasa
Apex body and Wajao Block Committee staged Sit-in-Demonstration
in front of the Deputy Commissioner's Office, demanding immediate
establishment of BOPs in the eastern border area, at Haflong in
Dima Hasao.
September 1
ULFA-ATF in an email claimed responsibility
for the fire, saying the outfit had caused a blast in the oil
well located in Chandmari village of Tinsukia District. Investigations
said that the fire broke out due to an attempt to steal oil from
the well.
Army has started operations in
Kokrajhar District to seize all illegal arms and ammunition.
September 2
Pub Mandal (East Zone) of ULFA-PTF
joined the campaign against illegal migrants in the State and
threatened to take up arms again for the cause. ULFA-PTF further
warned AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal to keep away from igniting
communal tension in the state and "banned" him and AAMSU members
from entering Tinsukia District until they desisted from igniting
communal feelings and violence in the State.
NDFB-PTF alleged that the violence
in BTC is an outcome of illegal arms available in the region.
However, NDFB-PTF informed that none of its weapons is out in
the open as they are kept locked in designated camps by the government
and there is no scope of any outflow.
Suspected UDLA militants abducted
a prominent trader, Shekhar Deb (45), from Cheragibandh village
of Cheragi area in Karimganj District.
New refugees have arrived in Kokrajhar
and Barpata Districts. Relief camps in Assam's Kokrajhar and Barpeta
Districts have 4,615 new refugees, while 376 have left for home
in Chirang District since September 2.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi described
the present ethnic clash in the State was one of the worst crises
for his 11-year-old Government. The ethnic clash started on July
20.
"very credible" intelligence inputs
indicate that substantial amounts of money was paid to then ULFA
in order to persuade the outfit to withdraw the ban on the National
Games held in Guwahati. RN Ravi, a retired Special Director of
the IB, made this disclosure.
September 3
SFs arrested two KPLT militants,
identified as Sanjib Rongpi and Jackson Terang, from Balipathar
daily market in Karbi Anglong District.
SFs arrested 14 miscreants involved
in the vandalization incident that took place in Goalpara on August
28 during the Assam bandh called by the AAMSU and other 30 organizations.
IGP, BTC, S N Singh told mediapersons
that peace is gradually returning, as there has been no fresh
violence in the area. He said that a total of 86 security pickets
have been set up in Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri districts to
provide security.
Intelligence reports have indicated
that tension between Rabhas and non-Rabhas was brewing in Goalpara
District. The reason behind the tension according to the report
is Rabha demanding elections to the RHAC, which is opposed by
other communities inhibiting the District.
September 4
Gauhati High Court, in an interim
order, granted anticipatory bail to BPF MLA Kamal Singh Narzary
and 16 others, who were accused of instigating violence during
ethnic clashes in Chirang District.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said
242,000 inmates of relief camps in the riot-hit BTAD. CM further
said that his Government will publish a white paper on steps taken
to detect and deport illegal migrants. Gogoi informed that the
State has completed around 97 per cent fencing works along India-Bangladesh
border while states like West Bengal, Meghalaya and Tripura have
managed to complete 80 per cent, 81 percent and 58.70 percent
respectively.
A total of 9,985 displaced Bengali-speaking
Muslims, who had returned to home from relief camps in Gossaigaon
sub-division of Kokrajhar district over last couple of weeks,
fled their homes again on August 31.
BSS and over 13 organisations
demanded that rehabilitation of the displaced people based on
the cut-off date and year for detection of foreigners, March 24,
1971, as enshrined in the Assam Accord of 1985.
The BSF has identified 11 vulnerable
BOPs in Assam, 13 in Meghalaya, one in Mizoram and two in Tripura.
The major problem in Assam's 11 vulnerable BOPs is circulation
of FICN and cattle smuggling, especially in Dhubri District, said
a BSF officer.
A gang of five armed miscreants
killed a Hindi speaking cultivator, identified as Bhusan Chauhan,
from Lamsakhang Silpur village in Karbi Anglong District. Following
the incident, various organisations such as Hindi Vasi Chatra
Sangsta, Assam Bhojpuri Parisad and Assam Hindi Vashi Suraksha
Avijan demanded security of the Hindi speaking minorities of Karbi
Anglong and immediate arrest of the killers.
September 5
Security Forces recovered a grenade
from a bus, which was travelling from Dibrugarh to Jorhat, near
Moran Police Station in Dibrugarh District. Six persons, including
the driver and handyman were detained for questioning.
ULFA-ATF has asked Arabinda Rajkhowa,
'chairperson' of ULFA-PTF, to join the non-violent movement for
implementation of the Assam Accord. ULFA-ATF said that the key
to the solution that Rajkhowa is seeking from the ongoing peace
talks with the Central Government lies in total implementation
of the Assam Accord.
MoS for Home Affairs, M Ramachandran
said that action has been taken to implement various clauses of
the Assam Accord.
As a mark of protest against the
inhuman and discriminating treatment, both physically and mentally
towards the people from the north east of India regardless of
age, sex or profession, the NESO called a 12-hours "Total Bandh"
(shut down strike) all the six north eastern states on September
6. While there will be 12-hour bandh in various North Eastern
States, NESO will organise a 'massive public rally' in Guwahati
(Assam) on the same day against unabated influx from Bangladesh.
Minister of State for Home Mullappally
Ramachandran told Lok Sabha (Lower house of Parliament)
that illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators cross the border through
few patches where fencing is not feasible due to difficult terrain
and riverine areas.
Replying to another question,
Ramachandran said the BTC has made a demand that no inmate from
the relief camps in the four violence-hit Assam Districts be rehabilitated
without getting his or her credentials ascertained.
September 6
A decomposed body of a villager
who was reportedly missing since August 28 night was recovered.
BTC has agreed to resettle the
11,066 families after verification of documents by the council
administrators. This includes 8,425 families in Kokrajhar and
2,641 in Chirang Districts.
A grenade blast by suspected ULFA-ATF
left 14 persons including three Police personal were injured in
Doomdooma town of Tinsukia District.
SFs arrested 'commander-in-chief'
of DNRF, Diamond Dimasa alias Pranjol Hojai, from Diyungmukh
in Dima Hasao District.
Special Judge of NIA court in
Guwahati framed charges against the 'chairman' of Manipur based
UNLF, Rajkumar Meghen alias Sanayaima, and 17 others for
waging war against India.
United Front formed by northeastern
militants in Myanmar and resurgence of their activities in Bangladesh
was on the agenda of a three-day annual DGP Conference that began
in New Delhi.
A 12-hour bandh (General
Shutdown strike) called by the NESO affected six northeastern
States. The Bandh was called to protest against atrocities on
people from the region in cities outside the region and against
influx of illegal migrants into the region. The bandh was
supported by student unions of these States, which are part of
NESO. The bandh affected life in Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya,
Arunachal Pradesh and tribal-inhabited areas of Tripura.NESO organised
a rally in Guwahati, which was attended by 26 student organisations
of the region.
UHM Sushil Kumar Shinde said the
communal colour given to the recent ethnic violence in Assam was
"unfortunate" and noted that the "motivated" online rumours were
evidence of terrorists misusing cyber space.
September 8
A Chinese grenade explosion on
September 8 resulted in the death of a CRPF trooper, Bhabani Singh,
and injury to 13 others, including three CRPF personnel, at Paltan
Bazar in Guwahati.
Miscreants lobbed a petrol bomb
at a house in Dhubri town, leading to clashes between two groups,
which left one person dead and two others injured. Tension had
gripped Dhubri, following theft from a temple, which was also
vandalized, on September 7 night even though curfew was in place.
September 9
ULFA-ATF claimed responsibility
for the Guwahati blast and an earlier blast in Doomdooma on September
6, which left twelve people, injured, including a Policeman and
a homeguard.
Security Forces recovered five
hand grenades and five detonators and arrested one person, identified
as Bijoy Boro, from a mini-bus from Kamrup (Rural) District.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, in
an interview said that immigration into the State is in decline
and further blamed 'illiteracy' for higher population growth amongst
Muslims.
Ex-Governor of the State, Lieutenant
General (retd) S.K.Sinha said in an interview said that the future
of the State is very dark unless strong measures are taken immediately
to deal with the problem of infiltration of foreigners. He further
said that illegal migration is the main reason for the recent
ethnic clashes in the State.
September 10
SFs killed a ULFA-ATF militant,
in an encounter, in Khardang area of Goalpara District.
State Police have intensified
security arrangements after receiving intelligence inputs about
ULFA-ATF might try to attack Police and SFs in the State.
ULFA-ATF dinied any collusion
with fundamentalist forces and further stated that it is not using
hired criminals to carry out subversions in the State as claimed
by Police.
UHM Sushil Kumar Shinde acknowledged
illegal infiltration from Bangladesh and stressed for a negotiated
settlement. Further, UHM Shinde expressed firm resolve to seal
the Indo-Bangladesh border.
ABSU submitted a memorandum to
the Assam Governor Janaki Ballab Patnaik urging him to play a
more significant role in ensuring protection to land and other
rights of the genuine citizens living in the sixth scheduled areas.
Member of Parliament from Kokrajhar,
Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary recently met Prime Minister, Dr
Manmohan Singh and submitted a memorandum containing 17 charters
of demands with regard to the issues connected with the relief
and rehabilitation of the violence affected people in Bodoland
Territorial Council areas. The demand primarily consisted of setting
up a Police Commissionerate in BTC area, raising a Bodo regiment,
restoration of Tribal land etc.
Regarding rehabilitation of the
displaced persons, Basumatary said that the Indian citizens who
have been residing permanently within Bodoland with their valid
land documents prior to February 20, 1993 only should be rehabilitated
in case any family of this category was displaced during the flare-up
in Bodoland territory.
September 11
A grenade explosion triggered
by suspected militants of ULFA-ATF left at least six persons injured
at Bongaigaon town.
Security Forces arrested two persons,
Pranjal Saikia and Alex, for distributing FICN with a face value
of INR 30,000 in INR 10, INR 20 and INR 50 denominations at Margherita
Tiniali on Changlang Road in Tinsukia town.
September 12
A 40-year-old man identified as
Dhaneswar Boro injured in the grenade blast in Bongaigaon town
in the evening of September 11, died at a private nursing home
in the night. Boro and four others were injured when the grenade
lobbed by ULFA rebels exploded.
One of the ULFA militants identified
as Manoj Rabha alias Monibantha Asom was arrested at Mahavirstan
as security was beefed up following the blast. Manoj trained in
the Khardang camp in Goalpara District close to Meghalaya.
Nagaon Police have recovered 13
rounds of live bullets of 303 rifle from two bus passengers at
Morikolong Barghat check point during their routine check in vehicles.
The two passengers, Shahjahan Ali of Golaghat and Rashid Ali of
Jamunagaon, Nagaon have been arrested by Police. They were coming
from Lanka in a Nagaon-bound bus.
Forum for Terrorists Victims Family,
an umbrella organisation of terror victims in Assam condemned
the reported extortion demand of INR 300, 000 from Nazira legislator
identified as Debabrata Saikia by ULFA-ATF recently.
A news report citing highly placed
sources reports that at least 500 people living in relief camps
of BTAD areas fled Assam after authorities started checking their
identity documents and land records before allowing them to be
rehabilitated. Currently, an estimated two 200, 000 affected people
were living in around 215 relief camps in Assam.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi exhorted
political parties to help identify foreigners staying illegally
in Assam instead of just crying themselves hoarse over the issue.
The Morigaon unit of the AASU,
will stage a massive protest rally under the leadership of Mun
Thakuria in Morigaon on September 15. The protest will be staged
to demand implementation of Assam Accord and for immediate sealing
of Indo-Bangladesh border, updating the NRC, rights over land
for the indigenous people and to provide constitutional safeguards.
While the weapons made available
in Myanmar by China have been posing problems for the North East
region for years, in recent times incidents of such weapons being
procured by a section of refugees of southern Bhutan has also
come to light, which makes it clear that a new militant group
may come up soon in the area. Sources said that a group of refugees
of Bhutan established contact with the Ranjan Daimary faction
of the NDFB-RD and received training in a camp of the NDFB in
Kachugaon reserve forest area near the Indo-Bhutan border. So
far, the new group has not indulged in any major act of violence,
but it is suspected that members of the group were involved in
firing at five Bhutanese nationals in July, in which one person
was killed.
September 13
SFs arrested four militants of
the UKDA at Khatkati in Karbi Anglong District on September 13
and arms and ammunition were seized from their possession.
SFs arrested a suspected militant,
Abu Naser Zilani, who was allegedly running the IURPI, in Jhagrarpar
Part-I of Dhubri town. Zilani reportedly served extortion notes
of worth INR 1 million and INR 500,000. An army intelligence source
said the organisation is a lesser-known militant group operating
in Assam since 2004.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi claimed
that the standard of Police intelligence has improved, as evidenced
by the success rate of security agencies in foiling militants'
subversive activities in the State. He was replying to a question
on the recent blasts in the State.
ULFA-ATF's flow of funds to the
members of the outfit has come down, the outfit reportedly managed
to send a few major consignments of money to the leaders of the
outfit in Myanmar in the last couple of months. Further, both
the eastern and western commands of (ULFA-ATF) are trying to indulge
in acts of violence in Guwahati city to attract maximum possible
publicity. The lower Assam group is headed by Drishti Rajkhowa
and the western sector commanded by Bijoy Das.
Principal Secretary (Home Department)
in the State reviewed security arrangements at vital installations
such as oil pipelines, refineries and other vulnerable places.
Amidst voice to detect and deport
Bangladeshi infiltrators from the State, various organizations
which have decided to stand against illegal influx, arrested nearly
23 suspected Bangladeshis at Namti area in Sivasagar District
and handed them over to the Namti Police.
Khatkati police intercepted a
Bolero near interstate check point on national highway 39, approaching
from the direction of Dimapur, Nagaland recovered large quantity
of sophisticated arms and ammunition. Recovered arms and ammunitions
includes one AK 47, one AK56, one M16 rifle, one M15 rifle, 9
magazines and 1000 assorted ammunitions. Police suspects the arrested
persons to be members of UKDA.
ULFA linkman identified as Karimul
Islam was arrested from Kalanchipara village of Howrarpar gaon
panchayat under Dhubri police station.
Centre has warned the Assam government
that the situation arising out of the ethnic strife between Bodos
and Muslims “is far from normal” and that further trouble was
brewing in districts neighbouring the Bodo areas. Home Minister
Sushilkumar Shinde conveyed this assessment to the CCPA.
September 14
A businessman was robbed of INR
2 million and shot dead by three persons, including a surrendered
ULFA militant and a RPF trooper, in broad daylight at Nalbari
town.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
told New Delhi about the need to amend the Foreigners’ Act, 1946
to detect and deport the illegal foreigners.
A trader was abducted from Kalain
in Assam's Cachar District.
September 15
Two grenade blasts took place
in Digboi and Golaghat. A grenade went off at the busy Charali
Bazar fish market at Digboi in Tinsukia District causing injury
to 4 persons. According to Police, one Robin Rajbanshi (37) was
arrested in this connection. Another grenade blast took place
at Begenakhowa near Jalan Tea Estate in Golaghat District on the
same day. However, nobody was injured in the blast.
Two college girls were arrested
in Karbi Anglong for alleged links with KPLT militants. According
to Police, Monica Hansepi and Rina Teronpi kept close links with
KPLT mainly to provide information and gather intelligence for
the outfit.
The Security Forces has come across
vital information regarding the game plan of the CPI-Maoist to
set up guerrilla zones in the hills in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
of NE to strengthen their arms wing in the region.
The Manipur based PLA has given
bomb assembling and handling training to the cadres belonging
to Assam based ULFA-ATF led by Paresh Baruah, with an aim to strengthen
the outfit's military power after its former ‘chairman’ Arabinda
Rajkhowa and his faction parted ways to hold peace talks with
the Centre.
At a time when anti-foreigner
mood is growing stronger in the state, NDFB-PTF ‘general secretary’
Govinda Basumatary said that the Assam Accord was not an appropriate
instrument for detection and deportation of 'aliens', as it did
not have any constitutional validity.
September 16
SFs stationed at Kharupetia arrested
one MULTA cadre, identified as Muhamad Surus Ali, from Golandi
village in Darrang District. One country made Pistol was also
recovered from him. He has been handed over to the Police for
further interrogation.
Two college girls arrested in
Karbi Anglong for alleged links with KPLT militants have been
remanded to Police custody after they were produced in Diphu court.
UKDA denied its involvement in
the smuggling of arms and ammunition on September 13 and denied
that the three persons arrested were from their organization.
Aformer AASAA student
leader identified as Joren Soren was shot dead by unidentified
gunmen near Bijni in Chirang District.
Altogether 1,87,052 persons affected
by the violence between Bodos and minority immigrants are still
lodged in 206 camps even after nearly two months since trouble
broke out in five Lower Assam Districts. The process of rehabilitation
of the affected people was continuing with the verification of
land documents and 5706 people have left the relief camps during
the last 24 hours.
Paresh Baruah-led ULFA faction
urged the people of Assam to continue with their agitation against
illegal migrants in the State to protect the interest of indigenous
people.
September 17
Two hand grenades and as many
detonators were recovered from the house of a former NDFB insurgent
identified as Rakesh Bodo at Kotabari village, under Tamulpur
police station in Baksa District.
Assam has deported only 134 illegal
immigrants to Bangladesh in the past two years, even though the
Tribunals, tasked with detecting the foreigners, had found as
many as 5,652 offenders between 2010 and 2012. Assam Government
has recently informed the UMHA that 36 existing Tribunals had
declared 4,787 as "illegal immigrants" who came to the
State on or after March 25, 1971. Besides, 865 people, who were
part of pre-1971 stream of illegal migration — were also declared
"foreigners" by the Tribunals under the Foreigners Act,
1946. But, nearly 97 percent of them went missing after being
declared "illegal migrants.
A trader who was abducted from
Kalain in Assam's Cachar District on September 14 was rescued
from Bilaipur in Hailakandi District near the Mizoram border.
NDFB cautioned that some third
party has been hatching conspiracy to bring confrontation between
the Bodos and the Adivasis in the region and asked people of both
communities to be watchful over the communal conspirators
September 18
A Bodo youth, identified as Gratious
Basumatary alias Gautam, was killed by unidentified
miscreants near Salakati in Kokrajhar District. Following the
incident tension prevailed at Salakati.
SFs arrested four suspected cadres
of the anti talks faction of NDFB-ATF and four other linkmen from
a house in Simaluguri village under Paneri Police station in Udalguri
District. SFs found four AK-56 rifles, four magazines and 65 rounds
of ammunition from their possession.
Bangladeshi Security Forces have
launched an intensive operation to track down Anti-talk–faction
of ULFA-ATF leader Drishti Rajkhowa from their territory. “Since
the past week, the BGB and RAB have conducted operations against
Rajkhowa,” a BSF official said.
September 19
CBI's special team probing into
lower Assam violence arrested five people in connection with the
killing of four Bodo youths at Jaipur in Kokrajhar on July 20.
The agency, probing seven out of the total 1,442 cases registered,
has already taken them into custody for four days.
39 “suspected” Bangladeshi nationals
were detained by Manja Police during a routine checking in Manja,
Diphu District. The detained persons including nine men,
twelve women and eighteen infants, ranging between one to three
years were detained from Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council transport
passenger bus destined for Diphu.
BTC are responsible for the recent
violence in the BTAD and also for the series of events that unfolded
in the BTAD after the violence,” said BPPF president Rabiran Narzary.
SFs recovered two AK-47 rifles
along with three magazines and 23 rounds of live ammunition from
an arms dealer, identified as Jayanta Barua, at Samtaibari in
Chirang District.
Increased activity of ULFA-ATF
militants from camps located at Manabhum and Kharsang area in
Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang District has become a major headache
for the SFs. It is reported that ULFA-ATF had recently set up
several camps in the two areas bordering Tinsukia District with
help of NSCN-K.
Activists affiliated to the AJYCP
handed over six labourers from a construction site suspected to
be illegal migrants to the Jorhat Police.
September 20
SFs recovered two AK-56 rifles,
two magazines and 20 rounds of ammunition at Sonajuli village
under Dhimakuchi Police Station in Udalguri District. No one was
arrested in this context.
Dilip Nunisa faction of DHD-N
has expressed unhappiness over what it termed as “inordinate delay”
in signing the draft agreement that would formally end insurgency
in Dima Hasao District. The draft agreement, prepared in a tripartite
meeting between representatives of DHD-N, Central and State Government
in New Delhi on June 13, envisages setting up a territorial council
in place of the existing autonomous District council.
Members of AIKNA, KSYC and KSA
detained 23 suspected Bangladeshi nationals from Kheroni brick
kiln located between Diphu and Manja in Karbi Anglong District.
State Government will publish
a White Paper on the steps taken to deal with the problem of illegal
migration of foreigners on October 7.
State Police have decided to arm
themselves technically to counter cyber crime that has the potential
to create law and order problems.
People in Kokrajhar and Udalguri
Districts took out processions to protest against the killing
of a student at Salakati and against illegal migrants. Hundreds
of residents of Salakati in Kokrajhar joined hands to condemn
the killing of a student on September 17.
SFs arrested a MULTA militant
identified as Jainul Khan, Gargaon village under Anandabazar Police
Station in Baksa District. SFs recovered half kilogram of explosive,
7.62 mm live round, one .9 mm fired case from his possession.
Kuki militant organization KRA
alleged that KAAC was now planning to evict the entire Kuki population
from their ancestral land by converting the area into tiger reserve.
September 21
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to AANLA along with a grenade at Ginatoa near Halem Tea Estate,
under Gohpur Police Station in Sonitpur District.The arrested
militants were identified as Anuj Ghatowar and Bikram Munda.
Union Government has alerted Assam
and Arunachal Pradesh on the resurgence of anti-talks faction
of ULFA-ATF and Ranjan Daimari faction of NDFB-RD, taking advantage
of the security gap created by the recent ethnic violence in Assam.
ABSU-SD and the TDBSS staged a
massive rally in Dhekiajuli town, in which several organisations
including Sonitpur District unit of AASU, AJYCP, and AGP along
with committees of various organisations of Dhekiajuli area and
people from all walks of life participated. Smaller rallies were
held in Barpeta and Bongaigaon.
Illegal migration from Bangladesh
is among the top issues to be discussed in the five-day meet between
BSF and BGB starting on September 25 in Dhaka.
ASJU has demanded that the India-Bangladesh
international border should be fenced within six months to discourage
immigration.
September 22
SFs arrested three militants of
ADHTDF, a little-known militant formation, from Haflong in Dima
Hasao District while they were trying to extort money from a Government
employee. The outfit had earlier sent an extortion note to a Government
employee demanding a sum of INR 200,000 from him.
SFs arrested an extortionist when
he went to collect an unspecified amount of money from the owner
of a medicine shop in Haflong town. The arrested person is yet
to be identified.
The ULFA-ATF is trying to promote
a new militant outfit in Arunachal Pradesh for its own benefits.
Highly placed Security sources told the newspaper that a new militant
outfit named as UPDF backed by ULFA-ATF has cropped up in Arunachal
Pradesh.
The ULFA-ATF has warned the Yuva
Morcha (Youth Wing) of the BJP from protesting against China on
the 50th anniversary of the Sino-Indian War in the month of October.
ULFA-ATF also asked senior BJP leaders like Nitin Gadkari and
L K Advani not to take any step that could increase tension between
Assam and China.
September 23
Villagers on September 23 recovered
the body of a person, identified as Manoj Konwar, bearing several
bullet injuries from Balijan Grant Ouguri in Sivasagar District.
SFs and ULFA-ATF militants were
engaged in an encounter at Ratanipathar in Tinsukia District.
Later, the militants fled into Arunachal Pradesh. No casualties
were however reported.
Two militants belonging to UDLA,
identified as Ratan Reang (19) and Debendra Reang (27), surrendered
their arms before the Hailakandi District administration.
SFs arrested two NSCN-IM militants
from Dillai area in Karbi Anglong and recovered a .9mm pistol
and some ammunition from them.
SFs busted a hideout of extremists
in the Guma Forest in Gossaigaon sub-division of Kokrajhar District
and recovered huge quantity of explosives. The recovered items
were 17 gelatin explosives, 28 detonators, circuit boards. SFs
suspect the involvement of either breakaway Adivasi factions or
elements of the RVA.
September 24
UKDA has demanded immediate cancellation
of the proposed tiger reserve by KAAC.
ULFA-ATF militants exploded a
bomb in Sivasagar town killing one person on the spot and injuring
eight others. The deceased was identified as Nirup Das (30). The
condition of three injured persons are said to be critical.
ULFA-ATF is suspected behind
the murder of Manoj Konwar (30), MASS activist, a resident of
Lukhurakhan Gorukhowa village under Tingalibam Police Station.
SFs had recovered the bullet-ridden body of Konwar on September
23.ULFA-ATF had blamed Sivasagar SP Akhilesh Kumar Singh for the
killing.
BTC leader Kampa Borgoyary said
that they were serious about allowing only those riot-affected
people having valid documents like land pattas to be rehabilitated,
while dispelling fears about any anomaly in the process.
A massive rally was taken out
by various students' organizations of different communities and
social organizations today at Diphu town of Karbi Anglong demanding
expelling of Bangladesh nationals from Assam as well as KAAC.
A large procession was held in
GU campus to demand implementation of the Assam Accord and updating
of the NRC of 1951.
September 25
A bomb blast killed a tribal youth,
who was carrying the explosive device in hand through a residential
area, in Umrangso town of Dima Hasao District. Dima Hasao SP,
M.J. Mahanta, said that the body of the youth carrying the device
was completely mutilated.
SFs arrested three suspected
ULFA militants from Kaithalkuchi area in Nalbari District.
State Agriculture Minister Nilamani
Sen Deka told that the procedure of verification of the credentials
of the inmates of the relief camps of Bodo-Muslim clash affected
is on and he admitted that it would take some time to complete
the process of rehabilitation. He said that the Chirang District
administration verified around 8,000 forms and only 2600 have
land documents. The forms have been given to the Bodoland Territorial
Council (BTC) authorities for further scrutiny. The GoM will hold
a meeting with the BTC authorities on October 6 to discuss the
fate of the relief camp inmates who do not have land documents.
September 26
SFs arrested a ULFA linkman, identified
as Prakash Mondal (33), of Chagolia II village under Golakganj
Police Station of Dhubri District.SFs recovered a country made
weapon, some explosives, two improvised crude bombs and one mobile
phone with two SIM cards.
ABYSA imposed an indefinite blockade
on NH -54 near the Lailapur checkgate along Assam-Mizoram border
under Cachar District from September 26. The blockade is in protest
against alleged harassment of non-Mizos in Mizoram.
The Centre is worried over ULFA-ATF
leader Paresh Baruah being "handled" by China.
September 27
'Chairman' of UNLF, R.K. Meghen
alias Sana Yaima, sees the remark by NIA special court
in Guwahati that the goal of his outfit's struggle is Manipur's
independence, as a moral victory. The court remark came during
framing of charges against Meghen.
September 28
The 48-hour Dima Hasao District
bandh (General Strike) called by IPF, turned violent on
the second day (September 28) when clashes erupted between bandh
supporters and militants of DHD-J / BW at Sarkaribagan locality
of Haflong. Seventeen people, including four Police personnel,
eight bandh supporters and five DHD-J / BW cadres were
injured in the clash.
Police arrested one Azizur Rehman
in Dhubri District for selling fake documents. He had sold landholding
papers, Panchayat certificates, ration cards, electricity bills
and other documents to turn illegal Bangladeshis into legal citizens.
He confessed for arranging such documents for more than 2,000
of Bangladeshis.
A group of ULFA-ATF under the
'Deputy Commander-in-chief (c-in-c)' Dristi Rajkhowa alias
Manoj Rabha is trying to sneak into Guwahati city with explosives,
said intelligence sources. The group of around 17 cadres, including
some IED experts, is believed to be hiding in jungles of Garo
Hills in Meghalaya bordering Kamrup District.
The final round of the tripartite
talks between Delhi, Dispur and the DHD-N, which began in New
Delhi on September 27, is poised for a cordial settlement.
SFs arrested six militants of
AANLA from Bargara and Sonapur villages under Dalgaon Police Station
in Udalguri District.
SFs arrested four suspected militants
of the RVA from Kokrajhar.
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to NDFB-RD, identified as Jirimia Daimary and Bipul Daimary, from
Udalguri District.
September 29
SFs killed a militant belonging
to ULFA-ATF at Bordumsa in Tinsukia District. The encounter took
place when a group of militants hurled a grenade on patrolling
troopers.
SFs arrested a Bangladeshi national,
identified as Mohammad Sahidul Rehman (42), from Fakiragram in
Kokrajhar District.
September 30
KRA-Assam has served an ultimatum
to KRA leaders/militants from Manipur (KRA-Manipur) stationed
in Assam, declared them as “mercenaries”, and has directed them
to leave the State and their hideout in Dimapur area of Nagaland
with immediate effect, reports. KRA-Assam further warned that
if they defied the directive, they would be held responsible for
any untoward incidents.
October 1
Central Government is planning
to start formal talks with the NDFB-RD soon,.Highly placed sources
in the UMHA told the newspaper that the Central Government is
waiting for a formal letter from the State Government to start
the process of talks with the NDFB-RD. Sources said that the Centre’s
interlocutor PC Haldar had several rounds of talks with Ranjan
Daimary in Guwahati jail to pave the way for talks with the outfit.
However, UMHA sources said that
no formal decision has yet been taken on releasing Ranjan Daimary
on bail to facilitate talks with the outfit.
Chinese and Pakistani intelligence
agencies are working in tandem to create mayhem in India's Northeastern
region. Counter-terrorism officials have gathered intelligence
that the Chinese agencies are financing and providing assistance
to Pakistan's ISI to keep insurgent groups active in the Northeast.
A note prepared by the RAW on the recent unrest in the Northeast
says, "ISI is being used by Chinese intelligence agencies as a
surrogate.
October 2
Security Forces launched an operation
in the general area Junction of Tekang - Tizit River and arrested
two NDFB -ATF cadres. The cadres were identified as ‘Corporal’
Romal Basumatry, resident of Majunli, Udalguri, Assam and “Lance
Corporal” Anjulis Basumatry.
Kokrajhar District committee of
the Ex-BLT Welfare Society organised a District bike rally against
illegal migrants and for restoration of peace and harmony in Assam.
Centre will seek an amendment
to the Sixth Schedule in a bid to implement accords signed with
Northeast outfits and devolve more powers to the grassroots. The
schedule lays down provisions for administration of tribal areas
in Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura through autonomous district
councils and regional councils accountable to the governor.
A draft bill piloted by the Union
home ministry to amend the schedule has got a nod from most of
the ministries concerned, sources said. The Government will try
to bring it for Parliament’s approval in the winter session. The
principal feature of the amendment could be the constitution of
village councils.
October 3
Accused of involvement in rhino
poaching in Kaziranga National Park, the KPLT had offered to protect
the beasts and criticized the Government for alleged failure to
save them.
KNA, Karbi Anglong, in its annual
meeting held at Saijang village, near Hidipi decided to support
Kuki militants’ organizations in their peace initiative with Government.
According to highly placed official
sources, the process of detection of foreigners is a lengthy process
and at the end of the process, it is very difficult to push back
the Bangladeshi nationals. The process of detection and deportation
of foreigners from Assam will remain a farce till the relevant
laws are changed and the Government of India comes into some kind
of agreement with Bangladesh to make that country accept the Bangladeshi
nationals sought to be pushed back.
October 4
Police in Assam’s Karbi Anglong
District arrested three people, including two surrendered militants,
for their involvement in the racket of smuggling rhino horns.
Two of the three arrested persons were surrendered cadres of the
KPLT – a militant outfit operating in Karbi Anglong District of
Assam.
According to a senior intelligence
source of the state Police, two militant gangs operating in the
Barak valley region in south Assam, the UDLF-B and the HPC-D has
created nexus for the exchange of the tactical inputs and the
training of the former’s volunteers by the most experienced Hmar
insurgents. It was revealed during a phase of debriefing of two
surrendered Bru (also known as the Reangs) militants in the District
headquarters town of Hailakandi last month.
A businessman, who was abducted
on October 2, was rescued by police from Kakopathar area of the
Tinsukia District, said Police. Acting on a tip off, police launched
a search operation and rescued Ramesh Agarwal from Kakopathar
area, they said.
SFs killed a ULFA-ATF militant
at Tarani Reserve Forest under Pengaree Police Station in Tinsukia
District.
Seventeen persons were declared
as foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunal in Goalpara District
in Assam. Disposing 63 D-voters’ cases, the tribunal declared
10 contesting parties as illegal immigrants and seven people as
exparte as they failed to appear before the tribunal. However,
42 persons were declared as genuine Indian citizens.
The CCPA cleared the DHD accord,
paving the way for signing of the final agreement with the outfits
next week. It may be mentioned that after being cleared by the
Home Ministry, the approval of the CCPA was the last hurdle before
formal signing of the agreement.
The NDFB is hopeful that the Government
of India will take urgent steps to hold the peaceful negotiation
with all sincerity at the political level for permanent solution
of their long 26 years of struggle for self rule. The Information
and Public Relations Secretary of the NDFB B Naijab said the Indo-Bodoland
problem is a political problem and so, it has to be resolved politically.
Still time is waiting for both the NDFB and the Government of
India.
Illegal immigration and resurgence
of northeast India militant groups in Bangladesh will feature
at the Home Secretary-level talks in Dhaka. The Home secretary
level talks will start from October 15.Union home secretary R.K.
Singh, who officials said is likely to be in Dhaka around October
15, is also likely to take up the issue of deportation of ULFA
'general Secretary' Anup Chetia during his visit.
October 5
One KRA militant identified as
Jang Hao Thorthang was killed when two Kuki armed groups, UKDA
and KRA, both under cease-fire with Government since 2011 got
engaged in a bloody feud in Kuki inhabited area in Manja town
in Karbi Anglong District. Two UKDA cadres identified as Seson
Vita and Stephena Dunge sustained serious injuries.
Suspected Naga militants sprayed
bullets targeting the 15695 down Agartala Express at a place between
Bagetar and Lower Haflong stations in Dima Hasao District. However,
there was no casualty.
Police and Army, in a joint operation,
dismantled a hideout of NSCN-IM militants at Baladhan village
in the Mahur area of Dima Hasao District. SFs managed to arrest
two suspected militants from the hideout. The arrested militants
are yet to be identified.
Dillai Police of Bokajan subdivision
in Karbi Anglong District recovered huge catch of arms and weapon
from a hide out of KRA who kept a part of its arsenal in their
possession after their surrender before the authority in 2011.
Police team recovered the concealed arms from Phulam Phai village
in high altitude of Singhason mountain range.
A country-made revolver and three
rounds of ammunition were recovered from a Tata Magic vehicle
near Namtola during a security check by the army.
After a break for a considerable
period, trouble is once again brewing in Dima Hasao District with
IPF, a banner organisation of non-Dimasa ethnic groups, raising
its banner of protest against the Centre’s intension to sign a
memorandum of understanding with militant DHD.
SFs have recovered a Chinese-made
sophisticated weapon from an alleged militant of the banned outfit
ULFA who was killed in an encounter on October 4 in Tinsukia District
of Assam. Officials said this substantiated their claim that Paresh
Baruah, the head of ULFA’s anti-talk faction, who is absconding,
is getting help in procuring arms and ammunition from China.
Assam Chapter Legal Cell of the
Association for Protection of Civil Rights on October 5 said that
illegal Bangladeshi nationals are the real enemy of the indigenous
Muslim people of the State.
October 6
ULFA ‘General Secretary’ Anup
Chetia, currently lodged in a jail in Bangladesh, is likely to
be handed over to India by the end of 2012. This indication was
given by Dhaka saying the procedure to repatriate Chetia was underway,
a senior Government official told PTI. The issue is likely
to be discussed at the three-day India-Bangladesh Home Secretary-level
talks beginning in Dhaka on October 14.
Tinsukia District administration
has initiated steps to clean-up on illegal coal mining in the
District under Margherita subdivision bordering Arunachal Pradesh,
believed to be the main source of funds for the Maoists and other
militant outfits of the State and Nagaland.
October 7
SFs killed two suspected militants
of the GNLA at Borjhora village in Goalpara District. SFs recovered
a 7.26 mm pistol with 11 rounds of ammunition.
Unidentified militants carried
out two nearly simultaneous blasts in two different locations
at Haflong town in Dima Hasao District.
SFs arrested three KPLT militants
in Jengkha under Kheroni Police Station in Karbi Anglong District.
Unidentified militants abducted
a businessman, Suburuddin, from Guria-Hirapara in Goalpara District.
October 8
Central Government and both the
DHD factions have delegated State Government with the task of
dividing exiting Dima Hasao District into three administrative
units.
AIMMM demanded that all displaced
people due to Bodo-Muslim clashes should be allowed to return
to their homes and lands and only competent judicial authorities
should carry out any verification thereafter. The clashes started
on July 20 and had claimed the life of 77 persons.
SFs killed a suspected GNLA militant
at Medhikona under Dhupdhara Police Station in Goalpara District.
SFs arrested a NSCN-K militant,
identified as Nokmey Hakun, at Margherita railway station in Tinsukia
District recently.
SFs recovered a hand grenade was
recovered from DRDA colony in Diphu town in Karbi Anglong District.
October 9
Security agencies think the rivalry
between DHD factions [ DHD-J and DHD-N], which has been one of
the causes of bloodshed, is unlikely to subside even after signing
the MoS.
The tripartite MoS signed to end
insurgency in the Dima Hasao District has angered the non-Dimasa
tribes living in the District, including the Nagas, Kukis, and
Hmars. Further, the Bengalis, the second largest community (approximately
32,000) in the District, continue to remain tight-lipped over
the agreement.
APCC has welcomed the MoS that
was signed between the Centre, State Government and both the factions
of the DHD on October 8. APCC termed it as a "big achievement"
for the Congress.
ACCO welcomed the peace initiative
between the two factions of Dima Halim Daogah, [Dilip Nunisa faction
of DHD (DHD-N) and Jewel Garlosa faction of DHD (DHD-J)] and termed
the signing of the historic peace pact a step in the right direction.
ACKHSA has hailed the historic
Dimasa Accord signed on October 8, 2012 which it believes will
now accelerate the pace of development of the Dima Hasao District.
October 10
SFs exchanged fire for two hours
with militants of ULFA-ATF at Lakiligaon along the Assam-Arunachal
Pradesh border. Sources said 10 militants taking shelter in a
house opened fire at SF personnel.
A Myanmar-trained ULFA-ATF militant
surrendered to SFs in Dibrugarh. The militant was identified as
'sergeant major' Ramen Konwar alias Partho Gogoi.
DHD-J 'chairman' Jewel Garlosa
has appealed to IPF, other organizations opposing the MoS signed
between DHD-N, DHD-J and the Central, and State Government, to
come and join the process of development in Dima Hasao District
under a fresh atmosphere.
The rehabilitation of Bengali-speaking
Muslims, with land records, displaced from the BTADs of Kokrajhar
and Chirang during the recent ethnic conflict with the Bodos will
start from October 19. An official source said, "Altogether 19,632
families of the Bengali-speaking Muslim community from Kokrajhar
and Chirang districts have been found to be genuine land owners
in the BTAD after scrutiny of their land documents. Their rehabilitation
starts from October 19."
October 11
Police arrested one Sankar Rajbongshi,
a cadre of NDFB-RD, at Barama in Baksa District. Sources said
the NDFB-RD cadre was arrested near Barama College Road while
he was allegedly extorting money from businessmen in the locality.
After signing the MoS with the
two factions of Dima Hasao District based DHD on October 8, the
Centre is now looking forward to a peace agreement with both the
factions of the NDFB. The indication came on October 11 when Centre's
interlocutor and former Intelligence Bureau chief P C Haldar met
Ranjan Daimary, the chief of NDFB-RD, inside Guwahati Central
Jail.
The Security Agencies are apprehensive
that the militant groups of the North East may try to re-establish
bases in Bangladesh if a Government, which is not very friendly
to India, assumes office after 2013 elections in that country.Highly
placed security sources told the newspaper that despite crackdown
launched by the Sheikh Hasina Government, some militant groups
of the North East still have their bases in that country, but
most of the bases are in Bangladesh-Myanmar areas.
SFs arrested one HTF militant,
identified as ‘executive secretary’ Jhon Gabriel alias JB
from Muolhoi in the same District. Gabriel was allegedly involved
in October 7 blasts at Haflong. Sources revealed that Gabriel
also named three more persons who were also involved in the recent
bomb blast.
October 12
A Bru (Reang) militant was killed
in an encounter with the army in Ratabari locality of Karimganj
District. Another militant was arrested during the operation.
The arrested militant was identified as Bijuram Reang, a resident
of the same area. The militants belonged to the UDLF-B, led by
Dhonyoram Reang.
The DHD-N lodged complaints with
Dispur and Delhi, alleging that the Jewel Gorlosa faction of the
DHD had opened fire at one of their camps at Maibong in Dima Hasao
District.
SFs on October 12 arrested one
DNLF militant, identified as Soan Khelma alias Hatikhali
Dimasa, from Hatikhali in Dima Hasao District. SFs recovered one
pistol with four rounds and one grenade. Sources revealed Soan
Khelma had unleashed reign of terror in Dima Hasao by extorting
money.
SFs recovered 300 Gelatin sticks
near Mahur Railway Station in the same District.
October 13
Security Forces arrested a youth
in connection with the bomb explosion that took place in front
of Laxmi Cinema hall in Sivasagar town on September 24, from Guwahati.
Difference of opinion between
'chairman' Ranjan Daimary and 'commander-in-chief' IK Songbijit
is one of the reasons for the delay in starting the formal talks
with the NDFB-RD as the Government is of the view that all members
of the outfit should come forward to join the peace process of
fruitful talks.
Cooperation in combating terror,
repatriation of ULFA 'General secretary' Anup Chetia and early
conclusion of an extradition treaty will top the agenda at the
two-day India-Bangladesh Home Secretary-level talks in Dhaka from
October 15.
Addressing a mass rally organised
by the Coordination Committee of Indigenous Tribal National Organisations
at Amingaon in Guwahati, leaders of the organisations unanimously
stated they would resist any attempt to rehabilitate the displaced
Muslims in the Bodo-Muslim clashes on the basis of documents such
as ration card, PAN card or job card.
October 14
NDFB-RD condemned the killing
of innocent civilians in fake encounters, suspecting links with
the militant outfit. In a press statement, the Information and
Publicity secretary of the NDFB-RD, B Naijab urged the Government
to stop the inhuman killings and initiate discussions to arrive
at a meaningful solution to this issue in the near future. Naijab
said that on October 11, one Lokhan Basumatary of Betna (Rajahat)
village, under Goreswar Police Station, Baksa district was shot
dead by Army personnel in Mongoldoi.
SFs recovered 100 Gelatin Sticks,
250 detonators and cortex in Mahur area of Dima Hasao District.
October 15
SFs arresteda suspected
ISI agent, identified as Akhtar Hussain, in Dhemaji District.
The Afghan national had come to Dhemaji nine months ago on a three-month
tourist visa but stayed on even after the expiry of the visa.
SFs arrested five poachers in
Karbi Anglong District and recovered huge cache of arms from them.
Senior officials of the State forest department had earlier hinted
involvement of the Karbi Anglong based militant formation KPLT
after horns of two rhinos were chopped off the animals near the
Kaziranga National Park last month.
A security source disclosed that
the Government had intelligence inputs about the ULFA-ATF acquiring
sophisticated arms and devices to strike terror in the State in
order to make its presence felt. It is suspected that a group
of well-armed ULFA-ATF cadres has already sneaked into the State
probably from the outfit’s Myanmar base to carry out subversions
during the coming festive season for the purpose of striking terror
as well as to terrorise those who have defied the outfit’s demands
for money.
Bangladesh Government made it
clear that the signing of extradition treaty between Dhaka and
Delhi will take time though it figured in the agenda of the two-day
Home Secretary level meeting.
Union Home Secretary R.K.Singh
praised the Bangladesh Government role in improving bilateral
ties. Noting that the Bangladesh Government has been very positive
in flushing out insurgents from their soil, Singh said most of
the outfits have either packed up or fled away to another country.
Asserting that the overall situation
in Northeast is better than what it was four to five years ago.
Singh further added that the UMHA has adopted a two-fold strategy
to tackle insurgency in the Northeast.
BTC ‘chairman’, Hagrama Mohilary
said the 1971 voter list should be the only criterion for rehabilitating
riot-hit genuine Indian citizens in the second phase that aims
to resettle victims without land records.
Mohilary said that the BTC does
not agree with many points mentioned in the State Government-prepared
format for the second phase of rehabilitation that requires inmates
of relief camps to disclose their antecedents with or without
supporting documents as proof of their citizenship.
CM Tarun Gogoi that the State
Government will release white paper on the foreigners issue on
October 20.
CM Tarun Gogoi denied that any
relief camp inmates suspected to be illegal Bangladeshi migrants
fled their camps. Gogoi said. Gogoi revealed that of the total
4,85,921 relief camp inmates, 3,43,249 had left the camps, and
that of the remaining, some 42,000 did not have land right documents.
Maoists have launched a poster
campaign in Merapani town along the Assam-Nagaland border in adjoining
Golaghat District. Maoists have sought cooperation from the indigenous
people of Assam through posters in their “revolution” against
the Central and the State Governments.
October 16
CCPH, an umbrella organization
of over 26 different organizations, have decided to bring out
a mass rally in every important location of four BTC Districts
on October 18 to oppose the State Government move to resettle
Muslims without proper land or citizenship documents.
A new Dimasa militant group is
formed in Dima Hasao District. The chairman of the new outfit,
DJNA, is Bhaipa Dimasa. The outfit was formed on September 25
with its headquarters located in Dima Halali. The ‘commander in
chief’ of DJNA is Jering Dimasa and ‘General Secretary’ Rinjen
Dimasa.
Bangladesh has expressed its willingness
to hand over the ULFA ‘General Secretary’ Anup Chetia without
waiting for extradition treaty. At the 13th Home Secretary-level
talks that concluded in Dhaka on October 16, Bangladesh formally
conveyed that Chetia may be handed over soon under the existing
SAARC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance. The only hurdle was
a case pending in a court but it has been assured that it would
not stand in the way, said an official who took part in the discussion.
SFs arrested a linkman, identified
as Bijoy Doley, belonging to ULFA-ATF from Majuli in Jorhat District.
Doley is the president of Ahataguri gaon panchayat and allegedly
had links with ULFA-ATF militant Rajib Das. Doley reportedly assisted
the latter in extorting contractors, executives, politicians and
farmers on the island.
October 17
SFs recovered a powerful bomb
from a train track in Barpeta Road railway station in Barpeta
District. The explosive, weighing 800 grams and fitted with electrical
wires, was hidden under boulders of track number one on platform
two. A letterhead of a little known insurgent outfit 'Bengali
Sangram Mukti Bahini' was found near the bomb.
DHD-N is planning a homecoming
ceremony at Haflong, sometime in the first half of November. In
the presence of representatives from New Delhi and Dispur, 1,152
cadres of the outfit will formally abjure the path of militancy
and join the mainstream.
October 18
Unidentified assailants killed
a businessperson, identified as Tilak Sarma (44) at Balagaon Bazar
of Gossaigaon sub-division in Kokrajhar District of Assam.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar
Shinde is arriving in the State on a daylong visit to inspect
the Indo-Bangladesh border. UHM Shinde is also slated to chair
a meeting with top officials of State Government, including Chief
Minister Tarun Gogoi, to review the internal security situation.
October 19
At least 423 cadres of disbanded
UPDS were given rehabilitation package in a grant distribution
ceremony at indoor stadium Diphu in Karbi Anglong District. UPDS
cadres were given a cheque of INR 150,000 financial package to
rehabilitate themselves.
Gauhati High Court directed the
Central as well as the State Governments to explain the issue
of entire system of identification, declaration and deportation
of illegal Bangladeshi migrants from Assam.
October 20
Security has been tightened on
the India-Bangladesh border to thwart any terror attack in Tripura
and Assam during the Durga Puja festival.according to intelligence
reports, militants try to sneak into the northeast from across
the border to create trouble during the festival, a senior BSF
says.
State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
stated that the foreigners or infiltration was not the only major
problem faced by the State as some quarters are trying to project
it though he admitted that illegal foreigners were indeed present
in the State. The CM announced this while releasing the White
Paper on the illegal influx from Bangladesh and other neighbouring
countries.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar
Shinde expressed concern at unabated infiltration from Bangladesh
and said security would be stepped up further along the porous
international border.
Survey of border areas between
Bangladesh and India will start on November 2012 this was decided
in a sector-level meeting of senior officials of BSF and BGB at
Sutarkandi in Karimganj District.
Anticipating a solution for the
Naga issue soon, Assam CM Tarun Gogoi said that Assam would continue
to oppose the NSCN-IM's primary demand for territorial integration
of Naga inhabited areas in the State. Tarun Gogoi, however, is
sympathetic to his Nagaland CM, Nephiu Rio's expectation of Central
Government's nod to at least the 'emotional integrity' of the
Naga people.
October 23
SFs arrested 'Defence Secretary'
of KLNLF, Songja Timung, on charges of Rhino poaching in Karbi
Anglong.
October 24
Unidentified militants carried
out a grenade attack leading to the death of one person while
three others were injured near the railway tracks in Basugaon
area in Chirang District. SFs recovered one grenade, which failed
to explode.
SFs arrested three suspects from
a house in Baksa District.SFs recovered three Chinese hand grenades,
an Indian hand grenade, a detonator, a pistol with magazine and
eight rounds of bullets and four bullets of AK-47 rifle from the
trio. During interrogation, the suspects said they belong to a
newly formed Adivasi militant outfit.
SFs recovered two grenades and
detonators along with FICN having face value of INR 30,000 from
a suspect, identified as Saijal Sheikh, on the Indo-Bhutan international
Road in Kamrup-Rural District.
October 25
CM Tarun Gogoi stated that under
no circumstances would State's land be allowed to be ceded to
Nagaland to accommodate the NSCN-IM's demand for a greater Nagalim
by integrating Naga-inhabited areas of neighbouring States.
CM Tarun Gogoi said that the peace
process with NDFB was on even though the final stage is yet to
be reached.
October 26
SFs arrested two ULFA-ATF militants
at Thorko under Lakhipur Police Station in Goalpara District.
The arrested militants were identified as 'sergeant' Gopesh Hajong
(35) and Durlabha Hajong (30).SFs recovered five Chinese grenades,
one pistol and 20 rounds of AK-47 rifle from them.
KLNLF termed the arrest of 'Defence
Secretary' KLNLF as a political conspiracy by "certain quarters"
to derail the ongoing KLNLF peace initiative.
UHM has issued the administrative
approval to Cachar-Mizoram Frontier Force of the BSF to erect
floodlights along the 138 kilometres-long Indo-Bangladesh border
in Cachar and Karimganj Districts. A senior BSF official said
that the Union Government has sanctioned INR 41.92 crore to set
up the floodlights along the international boundary by the end
of next year to check illegal migration.
After Bodo organizations rejected
the State Government's move to rehabilitate landless Bengali-
speaking Muslims displaced from BTC during the July riots, CM
Tarun Gogoi said no one could prevent any Indian from residing
anywhere in the country.
CM Tarun Gogoi said that the
situation in BTAD was normal, with 3,90,760 relief camp inmates
leaving for their respective villages. "Only 95,161 people are
there in the relief camps and we expect them to be able to return
soon," he said.
Seven Karbi social organisations
have demanded the release of Songja Timung, 'defence secretary'
of KLNLF, who was arrested by Police, on the charge of having
link with rhino poaching in Kaziranga National Park.
October 27
SFs arrested a suspected ULFA-ATF
militant, identified as Nitul Das, from Chabua in Tinsukia District.
A pistol was recovered from him.
October 28
A Police informer, Papuna Prasad
Thakuria, was killed and OIC of Moran Police Station, Utpal Bora,
was injured during an encounter between SFs and ULFA-ATF militants
at Nazirapuriya village near Khowang town in Dibrugarh District.
Thakuria was a surrendered ULFA militant.
SFs arrested four Maoists from
Chabua in Dibrugarh District. The arrested Maoists were identified
as Ritul Das, Anup Hazarika alias Rahul Dutta, Biraj Sutradhar
and Biraj Dehingia. Police said that Anup Hazarika has claimed
to be the Maoist commander of Dibrugarh District.
Security Forces recovered four
hand-made AK-47 rifles from the house of Meher Ali (32) and Safur
Ali (25) at Ramnathpur village under Tamarhat Police Station of
Dhubri District.
One of the three militants, arrested
at Churaibari checkgate on the Assam-Tripura border by Tripura
police on October 27, was identified as Dhanyaram Reang 'chief'
of the UDLA. Two of his arrested associates were identified as
Jamanga Reang and Hari Reang.
DHD-N will not dissolve itself
until the recently signed MoS with the Government gets Parliament's
approval.
AASU accused CM Tarun Gogoi of
not incorporating important historical and factual aspects related
to influx in the white paper, which he released recently. AASU
did not outwardly reject the document. It said it was not foolproof,
prone to factual errors, not historically correct and was aimed
at diverting the people's attention from the core issue.
October 29
A civilian was killed and three
others were injured in a grenade blast at the railway station
in Udalguri District of Assam. The deceased was identified as
Nakul Shah.
ULFA-ATF has increased their extortion
bids in Majuli River Island in Jorhat District. Water Resources
Minister Rajiv Lochan Pegu, who represents Majuli Assembly constituency,
disclosed this to the newspaper. Pegu further said that according
to information available, ULFA-ATF managed to set up base in Ahatguri
area of Majuli and one militant Pradeep Baruah is masterminding
the actions of the ULFA-ATF in the area.
KPLT has announced blanked banned
on used of cell phone by the school going students and organising
night show like rock concerts.
October 30
CM, Tarun Gogoi appealed to all
militant outfits in the State to shun the path of violence and
join the mainstream. The CM, at the same time, also warned that
the Government would not tolerate any violence by militant formations.
The IPF demanded creation of a
separate autonomy for the non-Dimasa people of the North Cachar
Hills (Dima Hasao) District. The forum further demanded Haflong,
Umrangso and Mahur areas of the District for non-Dimasa tribesman.
October 31
State's Water Resource Minister
Rajib Lochan Pegu dismissed reports of paying protection money
to ULFA-ATF. In a statement, Lochan Pegu denied having making
any comment on paying extortion or protection money to any militant
outfit, including the ULFA-ATF.
November 1
AASU asked Chief Minister Tarun
Gogoi to hold an open discussion with them on the white paper
prepared by the State Government on the foreigners' issue. AASU
asked the chief minister to hold a face-to-face discussion on
the influx problem with the interest of the State and its people
in mind. The students' body also reiterated that the white paper
prepared by the State government was inflicted with anomalies
and was factually wrong.
November 2
Prohibitory orders were promulgated
along State's Bangladesh international border in Cachar District
in view of reports about extremist elements entering the District
for creating law and order problem.
November 3
SFs arrested one militant belonging
to ULFA-ATF, identified as 'Sergeant' Shiva Chutia alias
Biplab Rajkhowa, at Lahing Noihiporia village under Teok Police
Station in Jorhat District of Assam. Further, SFs arrested a ULFA-ATF
linkman, identified as Rajesh Agarwal, from the same area.
KLNLF cadres staged a dawn to
dusk 'sit in hunger strike' inside their Diphu based designated
camp in Karbi Anglong District, demanding immediate release of
defence secretary KLNLF, Sonja Timung. Timung was arrested on
October 23 on charges of Rhino poaching.
State unit of Samajwadi Party
(SP) has asked the Central Government to initiate dialogue with
Bangladesh for accepting the Bangladeshi illegal immigrants who
entered the state after the cut-off date of March 25, 1971.
CM, Tarun Gogoi said he is ready
for a faceoff with AASU over the white paper on foreigners' issue.
CM, Tarun Gogoi added that he is ready to discuss the issue with
any other organization.
November 4
SFs in two separate incidents
arrested one militant belonging to NDFB-RD, a surrendered NDFB
cadre and two linkmen of NDFB-RD in Kokrajhar town recently.
SFs arrested two militants belonging
to RVA, identified Oliver Koch and Biswajeet Rabha, from Jiaguri
village in Gossaigaon area of Kokrajhar District.
ULFA-ATF denied its alleged involvement
in a spate of recent incidents in which several business houses
of upper Assam claimed to have received extortion notes from the
outfit. In an email to the media, publicity department member
of ULFA-ATF, Aranya Asom said that the outfit's name and fake
letter pads were being misused by "bad elements" to demand money
from businessmen and commercial establishments.
November 6
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi admitted
that illegal migration was continuing but said his Government
had chalked out plans to bring infiltration to an end. "My government
is not hiding anything on the foreigners issue as alleged by the
Opposition parties and some students' organisations.
Central Government's peace interlocutor,
P.C. Haldar met NDFB-RD 'chairman', Ranjan Daimary at Guwahati
Central Jail. Haldar's discussion with Daimary mainly focused
on starting a formal negotiation between the Centre and the NDFB
faction led by Daimary.
PJACBM has called a 36-hour State
Bandh (shut down strike) from November 9, demanding speeding
up of the dialogue with NDFB-PTF and to solve the Bodoland issue
during the winter session of Parliament.
ABMSU has demanded early rehabilitation
of the violence-affected people who are now staying at various
relief camps in Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Chirang Districts. ABMSU
further demanded an early update of NRC based on March 25, 1971,
sealing of India-Bangladesh border besides detection and deportation
of illegal foreigners.
November 8
G.K. Pillai held Dispur responsible
for not updating the NRC. He said that as UHS he had tried to
update the NRC through verification of citizenship with electoral
rolls of 1966 and 1971.
IB, R.N. Ravi said the Assam Accord
(which seeks to address the issue of foreigners staying illegally
in Assam and whose implementation the AASU has been demanding)
was "designed to fail". Ravi said that both Central and State
Government are in denial with regard to illegal influx. R.N. Ravi
said the genesis of the problem lies in the 1990s when the State
Government began establishment of autonomous councils based on
ethnicity. He said while ethno-nationalism was good, the moment
it becomes exclusive, there are problems.
Incidents of extortion in the
name of NDFB are on the rise in Baksa District. Miscreants have
called up Doctors and teachers of the District for the purpose.
NSCN-IM had to refund the extortion
money collected from Kaokang and Purana Leikul villages in Dima
Hasao District. This happened because the outfit came under intense
pressure from SFs. The 'deputy kilonser' (deputy minister) of
NSCN-IM, in charge of Zeliangrong region, wanted the SFs to desist
from interfering in the so-called internal matter of finances
of the banned insurgent outfit.
Chairman' of UNLF, RK Meghen alias
Sanayaima, said that Central Government tactic in the so called
peace process in 'Western South East Asia' (WESIA) [Northeast
India] is aimed at transforming the conflict between the peoples
of the region with the Government of India into a conflict between
the peoples on ethnic lines.
About NSCN-IM-Government of India
peace talks, Sanayaima said, earlier NSCN-IM was fighting for
the sovereignty of the Nagas but later on, they had begun to demand
integration of all Naga inhabited areas of the region within the
ambit of the Indian Constitution. He further stated that NSCN-IM
has fallen into the trap set by the Indian Government and has
become instrumental in transforming the conflict in the region
along the ethnic lines. UNLF Chairman calls for the unity amongst
the peoples WESIA and a common future and vision.
November 9
About five thousand Adivasi people
under the banner of ASTDCC staged a National Highway blockade
at Matiajuri under Gossaigaon Sub-Division of Kokrajhar District.
The programme was organized by the ASTDCC on demand of scheduled
tribes status to the Adivasis like, Santhal, Orao, Munda, Hos,
Kharia, etc living in the State, signing of peace accord with
Adivasi ceasefire organization and early rehabilitation of Adivasi
inmates of the Adivasi-Bodo clashes of 1996-98 who are still to
be rehabilitated.
November 10
Violence resurfaced in Kokrajhar
District of Assam with two persons were killed in two separate
incidents in the District. While a resident of Onthaibari village
under Kokrajhar PS was attacked with sharp weapons and killed
at Bedlangmari, unidentified gunmen shot dead a farmer at 2 number
Bajugaon village in the District's Gossaigaon subdivision. There
was also an unconfirmed report about two Maktaigaon villagers
going missing after they went fishing.
November 12
A farmer, identified as Ali Hussain,
was killed at Banglabari village in Kokrajhar District.
Clashes between Bodo tribals and
immigrant Muslims in Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Chirang Districts under
BTAD between July and August had claimed many lives and rendered
many people homeless.
November 13
Suspected militants belonging
to NDFB-RD killed a tea planter, Adilur Rahman, and injured his
bodyguard, Motilal Tirkey, at Harishinga under Itakhola Police
Outpost in Sonitpur District. Following the incident, Chief Minister
Tarun Gogoi said operations against the NDFB-RD would be intensified.
"I have directed the security forces to take strong measures against
the anti-talk faction of the NDFB so that we can crush the group."
Unidentified miscreants killed
a person, identified as Ali Hussain, at Bhumka under Tulsibeel
Police Station in Kokrajhar District. "Suspected miscreants killed
a man in Bhumka today (Monday). We are investigating and have
picked up 12 people for questioning," IGP-BTAD GP Singh said.
Unidentified assailants attacked
and injured two women at Salbari Nakargaon in the same District.
One of them later succumbed to injury.
Unidentified extremists fired
at and killed a labourer and two others at Golagaon under Simla
Police Station in Baksa District. The deceased, Nikleswar Barman,
succumbed to his injuries in hospital while the injured duo, Lankeswar
Barman and Pratap Singh, is undergoing treatment with injuries
on their legs. NDFB-RD is behind the attack. NDFB-RD has however
denied its involvement in the killing incidents of both Baksa
and Sonitpur Districts. However, a source said the two incidents
in Sonitpur and Baksa were carried out by a splinter group of
NDFB, which has, so far, refused to join the peace process.
Unidentified assailants attacked
two persons including a woman at Betagaon in Kokrajhar District.
Both sustained injuries due to the attack.
Two suspected KLO militants fired 50 rounds indiscriminately
at three places near Chagolia inter-state checkgate of Dhubri
District. A civilian, Dilip Adhikari (38), was injured in one
of the firing incidents. Security forces are alarmed because the
camera footage captured in one of the firing sites clearly shows
a KLO militant holding an assault rifle. KLO had been using small
arms like pistols and hand-made revolvers in the past.
November 14
Unidentified gunmen opened fire
and killed a schoolteacher, Asaruddin Sheikh, and injured another,
I. Ahmed, at Kachugaon in Gossaigaon Subdivision of Kokrajhar
District.
A joint team of Assam and Meghalaya
Police intercepted a TATA pick-up van at Khetri on the National
highway NH-37, recovered arms and ammunition meant for GNLA. The
recovery included ten magazines of AK-47 assault rifles, one magazine
of carbine, two AK 47 rifles, one shot gun, six pistols of various
calibers including .9 mm, 7.65 mm, .22 etc, 254 rounds of assorted
ammunition, one grenade, one wireless set. Inspector General of
Police (IG-Law and Order), L R Bishnoi said five persons were
arrested during the operation while two more persons were arrested
in the connection by Nagaland Police in Dimapur. Two of the arrested
were cadres of the GNLA. There was, however, no senior leader
of the outfit among the arrested.
IGP, L.R. Bishnoi said SFs have
been put on alert after they received intelligence inputs about
Anti-Talks faction of ULFA-ATF's plan to target SFs in the run
up to its "Protest Day" on November 28.
UMHA has ordered the continuation
of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in the state and
retained the 'Disturbed Area' tag for another year. The UMHA said
Paresh Baruah is one of the primary reasons for renewal of the
'Disturbed area' tag, which had expired on November 3. The other
reason given by UMHA to justify the renewal is the KPLT, which
operates in the Sixth Schedule tribal hill District of Karbi Anglong.
SFs have arrested seven-suspected
NDFB-RD militants so far in connection with the murder of businessperson
Adilur Rehman. The arrested cadres were identified as Jischay
Narzary, Noas Narzary, Agastian Narzary, Firoj Musahari, Chambaru
Basumatari, Samar Basumatari, David Goyari, Parshuram Basumatari
and Manjit Musahari.
November 15
A suspected ULFA-ATF militant
along with two civilians, were killed and two civilians critically
injured in an encounter against ULFA-ATF militants in Majuli Island
in Jorhat District.
SFs killed a GNLA militant in
an encounter State's border with Meghalaya in Bamuni Panikhowa
village under Krishnai Police Station of Goalpara District. SFs
recovered a 7.65 mm pistol, three live ammunitions, two extortion
demand drafts and two empty cartridges from the encounter site.
November 16
Unidentified assailants fired
randomly on a group of persons at Jiaguri under Kokrajhar Police
Station killing four persons.
Unidentified armed miscreants
attacked a Bengali-speaking Muslim at Barkhas Nalbari village,
under Kokrajhar Police Station and seriously injuring a woman.
Police said the miscreants escaped in the cover of darkness after
shooting at the woman.
State Government requested the
Central Government to allot more CAPFs to help check violence
in BTAD. The MHA has advised the State Government to launch a
crackdown against the NDFB-RD and in Dima Hasao to prevent a repeat
of BTAD-like situation there, sources said.
State DGP, J.N. Chaudhary expressed
concern over the presence of illegal weapons in the violence-prone
areas. Chaudhary said, "Our major concern is weapons, both factory-made
and countrymade."He said the number could be over 100 in case
of factory-made sophisticated arms. "There are two types of arms
- sophisticated ones brought from Dimapur and the locally-made
ones, which are more in number. The number, however, cannot be
estimated." DGP, Choudhury said operations to seize the illegal
arms had been intensified. Regarding the recent incidents of violence,
DGP said, "If you look at what happened after July, these are
isolated incidents. We are ensuring there is no repeat of July."
State Government issued an alert
to all Districts to ensure that Chhath Puja, to be observed on
November 19 and November 20, passes off peacefully. A source in
the Chief Minister's Office said that the alert, issued to all
Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police, is preventive
in nature, keeping in mind the vulnerability of the Hindi-speaking
people who mostly celebrate it.
ULFA-ATF called for a 12-hour
State shutdown on November 19 to protest the killing of three
people in an encounter by Security Forces in Majuli on November
15. ULFA-ATF maintained that all the people killed in the staged
gun-battle were civilians.
November 17
A woman succumbed to her injuries
at a local hospital in Kokrajhar District increased the death
toll in the District to five in the last 24 hours. The woman sustained
injuries after suspected militants opened indiscriminate fire
at her house at Bamungaon in the District earlier on November
16.
IG-BTAD S N Singh said, "Monokumar
Brahma alias Jalja, a member of BTAD, was arrested early today
in connection with the killing". "Two AK47 rifles, magazines of
AK47 rifles and 60 rounds of assorted ammunition were seized from
his bedroom. He is currently being interrogated," he said.
Manpower shortage in the State
Police has taken its toll on the maintenance of law and order
and the quality of policing in the State. Admitting the shortage
of personnel in the State Police force, Assam DGP, Jayanta Narayan
Chowdhury said that 10,000 constables would be recruited in the
State Police within the next year in a phased manner.
November 18
SFs in an encounter killed a suspected
ULFA-ATF militant at Upper Tarabari under Boko Police Station
in Kamrup (Rural) District. SFs are yet to ascertain the identity
of the slain militant.
Security has been intensified
in Upper Assam ahead of Chhath Puja, which coincides with the
12-hour strike call by the ULFA-ATF in five Districts of the region.
Union Home Ministry in a detailed
report sent to the State Government directed the Government to
look for operatives of formations like the MULTA that may take
advantage of the deteriorating law and order situation in lower
Assam.
November 19
ULFA-ATF in a statement, "thanked"
the people of Upper Assam for making the strike a success. ULFA-ATF
had called for a Strike in Upper Assam Districts to protest the
killing of one of its cadres and two others in Majuli.
Curfew was relaxed in Kokrajhar
until 4 pm in the afternoon as no further incidents of violence
reported in the District.
The court of the CJM Kokrajhar
ordered a probe into the allegation levelled by arrested BTC 'executive
member' Mono Kumar Brahma's wife, that the Police had planted
the AK-47s and ammunition recovered from their residence. Brahma's
was arrested on November 17. Vehicular traffic, including long
distance and sub-urban bus services in Upper Assam districts were
off the road. Educational institutions, business establishments,
central and State government offices were closed.
SFs shot dead 'sergeant major
'ULFA-ATF's western command, Saurav Asom alias Bolin Gogoi, in
the Shantipahar area under Krishnai Police Station in Goalpara
District in an encounter. Arunodoi Asom, 'assistant publicity
secretary' of ULFA-ATF, confirmed the death of Saurav Asom. While
Saurav was conferred with "second lieutenant" posthumously, Ripunjoy
Asom alias Ajit Saikia, who was killed in Majuli on November 15,
was given the post of a "captain," the release stated.
November 20
NDFB-RD headed for a split led
by 'chief' of Boroland Army (the armed wing of the faction), with
I.K. Songbijit announcing the formation of a nine member "interim
national council". Further, Songbijit appointed himself as the
"interim president".
Gauhati High Court extended the
interim bail period of DHD-J 'chairman' Jewel Garlosa and 'commander-in-chief'
Niranjan Hojai by another three months.
November 21
Suspected NSCN-IM militants, in
an ambush, killed one army trooper at Impui Basti village near
Asalu under Mahur Police Station in Dima Hasao District. Further,
six troopers were injured in the ambush. NSCN-IM militants reportedly
triggered IED blast targeting Army vehicles but the troops escaped
unscathed from the blasts.
Unidentified militants abducted
a headmaster, Govind Goswami, of Kowani Lower Primary School in
Golaghat District.
November 23
SFs arrested four suspected NDFB
cadres in the Bijni Police Station area in Chirang District. The
militants were identified as Kalicharan Daimary, (48), Purno Boro,
(45), Burachalata Basumatary, (45) and Mohen Boro, (28). SFs recovered
three handmade rifles and sharp weapons from them.
November 24
Jagadish Daimari (40), a worker
of Udalguri District committee of the BPF was killed when unidentified
militants attacked him with sharp weapons at his Golmachowk residence
under Udalguri Police Station in Udalguri District.
Suspected NSCN-IM militants killed
Luhit Nath (36), an Assam Police constable in an ambush in Dima
Hasao District.
Security Forces arrested Naina
Goyary (25), wife of senior NDFB leader Bishnu Goyary alias
G. Bidai, the 'deputy chief' of Bodoland Army of NDFB (Songbijit)
from Mainapwthar under Gobardona Police Station in Salbari sub-division
in Baksa District. Police said the team recovered two hand grenades
and 10 AK-47 rifles.
November 25
Security Forces arrested NSCN-IM
'lieutenant major' Clinson, from a Naga-dominated village of Lungmung
in Dima Hasao District. According to the Police source, he confessed
his involvement in November 21 attack on the army at Mahur-Laisong
road and November 24 attack in the lower Haflong area. "Two of
his close associates, 'lieutenant colonel' Lingsuk and senior
armed cadre Ellis, are working in the district according to reports
and they were with him during the two recent ambushes," the Police
source said.
November 26
NDFB-I.K. Songbijit warned that
Security Forces' 'inhuman and uncivilized acts' are not stopped
immediately; the NDFB will retaliate in a fitting manner.
DHD-J was officially disbanded
in Haflong town as part of its tripartite MoS signed with the
State and the Centre.
November 27
Police arrested a MULTA militant
from Rupahi in Nagaon District and recovered a gun and some ammunition
from him.
ABSU on appealed to the newly
appointed 'Interim Chairman' of the NDFB-I.K. Songbijit, I. K
Songbijit, and his team not to break the atmosphere which they
created to enter into the ceasefire agreement after splitting
in the year 2008.
SFs recovered arms and ammunition
belonging to KPLT militants from Disobai Pahar, under Bakalia
Police Station in Karbi Anglong District.
November 28
ULFA-ATF on its Protest Day vowed
to continue its "struggle" till restoration of the "sovereignty"
of the State. ULFA observes November 28 as Protest Day or Black
Day against the army's Operation Bajrang, which was launched against
the outfit in 1990 and the State was brought under President's
rule. Sources in the intelligence said, "ULFA is gaining strength
with the help of GNLA, NSCN-K, RVA and splinter group of NDFB
too. Several groups, led by senior ULFA leaders like Tibrajit
Hazarika, Rupanta Kakati, Arpajyoti Lahkar and Pradeep Gogoi (junior),
are sheltering in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap, Changlang and Lohit
Districts and Mon in Nagaland."
ABSU has suggested short-term
work permits or work visas for migrants from Bangladesh to resolve
the issue of illegal migration. The ABSU has further recommended
12 steps, including update of the NRC by December 2013.
Security Forces arrested three
migrant labourers from Assam suspected to have links with ULFA
from Kanhirapally in Kottayam District. According to Police, the
mobile phone sets seized from them had pictures of key ULFA leaders
and visuals of parades conducted by the ultra outfit in parts
of Assam. The arrested trio was identified as Hemanth Gogoi (22),
Dhaniyam Gogoi (53) and Bidyut Chetia (18), all hailing from Sivasagar
District of Assam.
November 29
SFs arrested a militant belonging
to KPLT, identified as Prasenjit Killingh, at Langthat village
under Kheroni Police Station in Karbi Anglong District. SFs recovered
one Single Barrel gun from his possession.
December 1
Two militants, suspected to be
cadres of the ULFA and GNLA, were killed in an encounter with
the army and Police at Maladhara under Lakhipur Police Station
of Goalpara District. The slain duos have been identified as GNLA
'corporal' Nazrana K. Marak and ULFA 'lance corporal' Sumanto
Roy.
CBI arrested six persons from
Joypur area under Kokrajhar Police Station in Kokrajhar District.
The arrested have been identified as Mizanur Mondal, Jahirul Islam,
Kahinur Ali Sheik, Arush Ali Sheik, Sahedul Sheik and Jalil Ali
Sheik. All the arrestees were involved in the killings of four
Bodo youths at Joypur in Kokrajhar District on July 20, that triggered
violence in Kokrajhar which later spread to Chirang and Dhubri,
killing around 100 people and rendering more than four lakh people
homeless.
PJACBM, an umbrella body of 47
organisations, in an executive meeting on December 1 decided to
intensify the demand for separate State of Bodoland. The PJACBM
also threatened that it would call an economic blockade from January
1, 2013 for indefinite period beginning with a 72 hours economic
blockade from December 10, 2012. The main demands of the PJACBM
are expedition of NDFB-PTF-Central Government peace talks and
creation of a separate State of Bodoland.
ULFA-ATF sent an extortion note
of INR 2 million to Doomdooma (Tinsukia District) MLA, Dilip Maran.
Police has picked up one person identified as Bitupan Maran in
this connection.
Security Forces on an unspecified
date arrested a militant belonging to DJNA, identified as Bikash
Bodo, in Dima Hasao District. SFs recovered a 7.65mm Pistol, Magazine
and 06 live rounds from his possession. The militant was arrested
when he was collecting extortion money at T and T Colony near
Lower Haflong area.
A visiting all-party delegation
of 12 MP from Bangladesh told media persons that the Indian Government
had never taken up the issue of illegal influx to the State from
Bangladesh. "The Government of India has never raised the
issue of infiltration at diplomatic levels with Bangladesh. It
has never asked Bangladesh to take back the migrants," said
Rashed Khan Menon, chief of Bangladesh Workers Party
Union Rural Development Minister,
Jairam Ramesh has asked the Centre to declare Districts of Tinsukia
and Dibrugarh as LWE affected areas. Ramesh further said that
as per intelligence, there is evidence about the presence of Maoist
activities in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh and he has suggested the
Prime Minister after his visit to declare the two as LWE affected
districts.
December 2
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi claimed
that there was not a single Bangladeshi national in the State.
Addressing a rally at Juria in Nagaon District, Gogoi further
said that the claim by various political parties and civil society
groups that there had been a huge influx of illegal Bangaldeshi
nationals to the State was nothing but false propaganda.
Central Government has sanctioned
new houses for 11,941 families, whose houses were completely destroyed
in the July-August violence in Kokrajhar and Chirang Districts.
December 3
Suspected ULFA-ATF militants abducted
an owner of a brick field, Paramhans Singh (50), at Dehajan Kachumari
under Demow Police Station in Sivasagar District.
December 4
186 rounds of ammunition of .303
rifle and 9mm pistol were recovered by labourers while digging
the ground at Usha Bagan LP School in Golaghat District.
The “officer-in-charge, eastern
command” of the NDFB-RD, “Captain” B. Jwngsher, on December 4
extended his support to Ranjan Daimary alias D.R.
Nabla. In a statement issued, “Captain” B. Jwngsher, termed the
Interim National Council formed under the chairmanship of I.K.
Songbijit illegal and unconstitutional.
Paramhans Singh the businessman
who was abducted by suspected ULFA-ATF militants managed to escape
from captivity.
December 5
ULFA-ATF said it would launch
a series of activities to oppose, what it called aggression of
"Indian culture" and " Indian economy”. In a statement,
publicity in-charge of ULFA-ATF, Arunodoy Asom, said it will launch
its activities soon after Bhogali Bihu in January 2013.
The personal security of four
Upper Assam MLAs and overall security scenario in the region have
been reviewed in the wake of allegations of extortion threats
by the ULFA-ATF. The MLA’s who claimed to have received extortion
threat are Rupjyoti Kurmi (Mariani constituency), Debabrata Saikia
(Nazira constituency), Bolin Chetia (Sadiya constituency) and
Dilip Moran (Doomdooma constituency). While Kurmi, Saikia and
Chetia are Congress MLAs, Moran is from the BJP.
Union Minister of State for Home
Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran on December 5 informed the Rajya
Sabha (Upper House) that 24364 Bangladeshis were found
overstaying and 6761 of them were deported last year.
December 6
SFs arrested a CPI-Maoist leader,
who is on the most-wanted list in Chhattisgarh, at Tezpur in Sonitpur
District. The leader was wanted in several cases in Chhattisgarh
and carrying a bounty of INR 500,000.
Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik
said that rehabilitation of displaced people should be carried
out within a definite timeframe on the basis of the voters list
and not only on the basis of land ownership as landless people
were there in every community of the State and the problem of
the landless is not only limited to Bodoland alone.
NDFB-PTF has welcomed the statement
of UHM Sushil Kumar Shinde in the Lok Sabha (Lower
House) to convene an all party meeting to discuss the issue of
granting separate Statehood to Telangana in the last part of this
month and also urged him to include the issue of Bodoland.
December 9
SFs recovered one A K 56 rifle,
five rounds of live ammunition and one magazine under Khatkati
Police Station in Karbi Anglong District.
SFs arrested two arms dealer,
identified as Ajijur Rahman and Thariff Hussein, in Chirang District.
SFs recovered one .9 mm Biretta pistol, two magazines, two live
ammunition have been recovered from their possession. The dealers
confessed that they were going to sell the arms and ammunition
at a price of INR 50,000.
SFs arrested one Debabrata Baruah
of Tingiripam Kahagaon under Rajgarh Police Station in Dibrugarh
District for claiming to be a member of ULFA and issuing threats
to people.
December 10
The body of missing businessman
Nikhil Saha (55) was recovered near one railway track of the Bidyardabari
Railway Station of Pokalagi Pt-III village in Dhubri District.
He was reportedly abducted by unidentified militants on December
9.
Unidentified militants opened
fire and seriously injured a businessman, Birendra Bhakat, at
Kachuagon Bazar under Gossaigaon subdivision in Kokrajhar District.
UNLF 'Chairman' R.K.Megan alias
Sanayaima said that the SF in Manipur have racism attitude while
dealing with the people of Manipur. Megan also said that in the
RIMS massacre, the security force involved sorted out people with
mainland Indian looks and gunned down all the others indiscriminately.
RIMS massacre refers to the killing of nine civilians, including
MBBS student Momi Riba on January 7, 1995 in front of RIMS gate
by CRPF personals after unidentified militants opened fire on
the SF personals.
SFs have recovered five AK 47s,
35 pistols, 14 country-made rifles, 20 handmade guns, 363 rounds
of ammunition of different types, 3.5 kilograms of RDX, 42 detonators,
37 grenades, three bombs, two IED s among others smaller weapons
and bomb-making accessories from BTC areas, State Forest Minister,
Rokybul Islam informed the State Assembly.
Unidentified militants abducted
two businessmen, identified as Dhrubo Umban (60) and Hemo Singpho,
near Dwarmara Singpho Basti under Pengaree Police Station in Tinsukia
District.
December 11
All the Police Stations in Guwahati
city are expected to be inter-linked with the UMHA and the NCRB
under the CCTNS project by March 2013.
Communal as well as ethnic violence
in BTC areas, have claimed 731 lives in since 1993 in the area.
Further, 558 persons were killed due to ethnic and communal violence
in the BTC area during the period from 1993 to 2003. While 173
persons were killed in such clashes occurring in the BTC areas
during the period from 2003 to December 5, 2012. The State government
informed the Assembly that so far 5,776 cases were registered
in connection with the ethnic violence that erupted in July this
year in the BTC area and out of these 15 cases were handed over
to the CBI. So far, 532 persons were arrested in connection with
this particular spell of communal violence.
The PJACBM stated that the alarming
influx of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh to the State has
become a serious threat to the security of the country. PJACBM
further stated that the country needs to take effective measure
to detect and deport the Bangladeshis; illegally occupying lands
of the indigenous people.PJACBM is advocating the creation of
Bodoland state and expediting peace talks with NDFB-PTF.Earlier,
PJACBM had imposed an 72-hour economic blockade from December
10, which affected the movement of vehicles on National Highway
31 (C) in Kokrajhar and Chirang Districts.
December 12
Assam DGP when asked about nature
of the Bodo-Muslim violence that rocked the State from July this
year termed it as ethnic and not communal violence. DGP, J.N.
Choudhury said, "It is not communal violence but ethnic violence".
He said the violence in BTAD [Bodoland Territorial Administrated
District] was between Bodos and another community. Other ethnic
communities like the Koch Rajbongshis and Bengalis were not involved.
"Therefore, it was noted under the category ethnic violence."
December 13
Senior Congress and tea tribe
leaders are going to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Home
Minister and Sonia Gandhi in coming days and seek their help in
checking inroads of CPI-Maoists into tea gardens. Parliamentary
secretary for labour and employment and Congress legislator Raju
Sahu said, "Inhabited by people of the tea tribe community, tea
garden areas in the state have become fertile grounds for growth
of Maoists. If we cannot stop this right now, we would soon reach
a point of no return." Sahu added, "The Maoists have already made
preliminary ground work in tea gardens. It is not easy to distinguish
between an Adivasi of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand or West Bengal.
December 14
SFs arrested two UKDA militants,
identified as Khupkhan Siam (48) and Thanglun Zou (24), near Dilai
in Karbi Anglong District. SFs recovered one G-3 rifle, two grenades,
a cash amount of INR 40,000 and one Maruti Swift car from the
duo. The amount of INR 40,000 was given to the accused by the
'chairman' of UKDA. Further, the arrested person Siam is a relative
of UKDA 'chairman' Peter Haokip and he brought the arms and ammunition
for selling to some underground outfit at INR 200,000 cost.
SFs recovered a 7.65 pistol and
a bullet from the house of one Semson Killing of Dikro Killing
village under Upper Dillaji area in the same District. Later,
SFs arrested Killing. Police sources informed that the KRA had
used this pistol in the abduction of a father of a church.
SFs arrested a person, identified
as Khudus Ali (25), a resident of New Ghat in Dhubri District,
along with FICN worth INR 34,000.
The SJSS, a conglomeration of
non-Bodo organizations, raised the demand for review of BTC Accord
in front of the assembly complex. SJSS leaders claimed that unless
the accord is reviewed and amended, conflict in BTAD will persist
and security of non-Bodos living in the area will always be at
stake.
NIA has pleaded before the court
for granting pardon to Samir Ahmed, an accused in the multi-crore
Dima Hasao funds diversion scam, after he expressed his willingness
to turn approver. Ahmed is one of the 16 persons chargsheeted
by the NIA in this case, which was registered in connection with
diversion of government funds meant for development of the area
under NCHAC to the coffers of the DHD-J / BW.
December 15
BSF in an operation to arrested
three FICN racketeers, including the main culprit identified as
Tayab Ali, along with FICN worth INR 75,000 of Golokganj in Dhubri
District.
SFs arrested two SULFA militants,
identified as Jyoti Chandra Nath (32), and Dilip Kumar Rai (38),
of from Halakurahat under Golokganj Police Station in the same
District.
SFs arrested an extortionist who
has come to collect extortion money from a businessman in Kokrajhar
District.
SFs claimed that they have evidence
that the UKDA is supplying sophisticated foreign-made weapons
to militant groups and criminals.
UHM has extended the ban on ULFA
and NDFB under the Unlawful Prevention Act.
December 16
Assam Governor, J.B. Patnaik said
that Electronic "eyes" or sensors fence will soon replace fences
on a couple of stretches along the India-Bangladesh border as
part of a bid by the Central Government to step up the drive against
illegal influx into Assam from Bangladesh. Governor along with
Senior Karimganj District administration officials, Police and
BSF officers surveyed the border from the air.
According to a BSF source, Governor,
J.B Patnaik told the officials that the Union Home Ministry had
already cleared the plan for two border stretches in Dhubri and
Karimganj Districts. He said a high 49.34-metre-long electronic
sensor fence would be installed between Dhubri and Sisumara along
the border, as physical fencing is not possible on this stretch
as it is prone to flooding and erosion.
Governor also told the officers
that an additional BSF battalion would soon be deployed along
the 128-km Cachar-Karimganj border, taking the number of battalions
manning that stretch to four. The Governor grieved the fact that
though the norm for the distance between the two border outposts
of BSF along the country's international borders was 3.5km, the
distance between two outposts in the Cachar-Karimganj sector was
4.1km.
December 17
SFs arrested two hardcore militants
of MPTF, identified as Basuruddin and Mafij Ali, at Bhomrabil
village in Gossaigaon subdivision under Kokrajhar District. SFs
recovered one .9 mm pistol, five rounds of live bullets, one magazine,
17 letter-pads, 4 office seals, 1 seal, 5 pamphlets and one dairy.
BNC stated that the rehabilitation
of the people displaced in the violence in lower Assam's Kokrajhar,
Chirang and Dhubri Districts, should be done according to the
Assam Accord and taking 1971 as the base year. The Bodo conference
also condemned the statement of State Governor, J.B. Patnaik that
the rehabilitation of the displaced people, during the recent
Bodo-Muslim clashes, would be based on 2011 electoral roll.
BNC appealed to the Centre to
release arrested NDFB-RD leader Ranjan Daimary and expediting
the peace process with the NDFB-RD as well as NDFB-PTF for a solution
to the Bodo problem.
On the recent report of the split
in the NDFB-RD, the BNC statement said, "The BNC stands for peace
and unity and does not want further division of the NDFB. At the
same time, we appeal to all stakeholders to join hands".
The BNC also expressed concern
over the recent incidents of extortion, kidnapping, killings and
appealed to the groups involved to stay away from such unlawful
activities.
December 18
SFs recovered two IEDs from Vajantipur
village in Hailakandi District.
KLNLF has called for immediate
resumption of talks on the separate state issue. A three-member
team of the KLNLF met Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde
in New Delhi and asked him to pay special attention to the outfit's
issue as the talks process has been stalled since July 8 this
year. The team, comprising KLNLF 'general secretary 'Thong Teron,
'publicity secretary' Rajek Dera and 'home secretary' Thulok Teron,
submitted a memorandum in support of their demand.
December 19
State Police is facing an acute
manpower shortage. The Police force is functioning with a deficit
of 9,689 personnel, the maximum number of vacancies being in the
post of constables, say the report.
SFs killed two suspected militants
of NDFB-IKS, at no. 1 Thakampur under the Kachugaon Police Station
in Kokrajhar District. SFs recovered two pistols and two grenades
from their procession. The dead bodies are yet to be identified.
SFs arrested two ULFA-ATF militants,
Asif Ali Khan (45) and Mujamil Haque (30), from village Falimari
and Kuntirchar under Dhubri Police Station in Dhubri District.
December 20
One militant belonging to ULFA-ATF,
identified as Jayanta Gogoi, surrendered before Police in Dibrugarh
District.
December 21
SFs arrested a MALTA militant,
Upjal Hussain, from his house at Dolapara of Gossaigaon subdivision
in Kokrajhar District. SFs recovered two crude bombs weighing
500 gm, two grenades, one sword, 12 arrows, one diary and mobile.
SFs in an encounter, killed a
militant belonging to GNLA, identified as 'Lance Corporal' Bilpak
B Marak, at Suorkona village, under Lakhipur Police Station in
Goalpara District.
December 22
One MULTA militant, identified
as Mohammad Ukiluddin Shiekh, was arrested in at Hudumkhata village
in Gossaigaon sub-division in Kokrajhar District in the evening
and recovered one country-made rifle and a mobile handset. Police
sources said that there were a large number of cases against him
and that the Police was on a look-out for him since the last few
months.
December 23
A suspected AANLA militant was
arrested from Demow town of Sivasagar District.
One SULFA militant, Mansur Islam,
was apprehended from Gauripur in the Dhubri District.
December 24
Two persons were arrested by the BSF from Dhubri
District and FICN with a face value of INR 50,000 was recovered
from their possession. The duo Hakim Ali Sarkar and Suleman Ali
were picked up from a hotel at Gauripur town.
According to sources, "On questioning, the suspects
divulged the name of a FICN kingpin Jafar Ali residing in Patamari
area of Dhubri. Efforts are on to trace the suspect".
December 25
Four ULFA militants, led by 'sergeant major' Indrajit
Neog, surrendered before Police in Tinsukia town of same District.
Assam has witnessed a steady increase in kidnapping
and extortion cases over the past few years. According to the
latest figures compiled by the State Crime Records Bureau, there
has been a spurt in kidnapping and extortion cases in the state
since 2004.
The total number of abduction cases registered
in different Police Stations across Assam has gone up from 1,659
in 2004 to 3,785 in 2011. This year (2012) up to October, altogether
3,229 kidnapping cases have been registered so far and it is likely
to cross last year's figure by the end of the year. The crime
figures for November are still under compilation.
Like kidnapping, extortion cases have also shown
a rising trend. Compared to 388 extortion cases registered in
2004, the figure has jumped to 992 in 2011. Till 2012, October
879 extortion cases have been registered in the state.
Things have reached such a stage that even legislators
are not being spared by the extortionists. Many MLAs, from different
political parties, have reportedly received extortion demand from
the ULFA-ATF in the past few months. The legislators who received
extortion demands are Bolin Chetia from Sadiya Assembly constituency,
Rupjyoti Kurmi from Mariani, Debabrata Saikia from Nazira and
BJP legislator from Doomdooma constituency, Dilip Maran. They
were all allegedly asked to pay INR 20, 00, 000 each.
Most of the kidnappings and extortions are taking
place in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, the four BTAD Districts and in their
adjoining areas.
In addition, the number of breach of trust cases
registered was 802 in 2009, 992 in 2010, 933 in 2011 and 1,060
up to October, 2012. Similarly, the number of cheating cases registered
was 1,098 in 2009, 1,326 in 2010, 1,453 in 2011 and 1,404 up to
October, 2012.
December 26
Police arrested three persons, identified as Rishiraj
Gogoi, Pradip Gogoi and Raju Gowala at Tingrai Chariali in Naharkatia
of Dibrugarh District and recovered FICN worth INR 20, 00,000.
Suspected KPLT shot at and injured a businessman
in Sariahjan Kathalguri near the Karbi Anglong-Golaghat inter-district
border.
Suspected Bru militants abducted a Gram Panchayat
(Village Level Self Governing institute) president's husband from
Bazaricherra locality in Karimganj District.
NDFB-PTF extended its full support to the PJACBM
which has declared indefinite economic blockade on all the national
highways from January 1, 2013, in demand of the early solution
of the separate State of Bodoland and to expedite the political
dialogue with the NDFB-PTF.
December 27
SFs arrested five persons, including a militant
belonging to HNLC from a vehicle in Dima Hasao District. SFs recovered
seven detonators, eight gelatine sticks and five mobile handsets
were recovered from them.
December 29
Suspected surrendered militants of KPLT abducted
a village headman Jonathan Taro (55) of Benjamin Taro village,
for refusing to pay extortion money, under Howraghat Police Station
in Karbi Anglong District. Taro had received an extortion demand
of INR 10 million from some surrendered KPLT militants a few days
ago.
A Hailakandi-based trader, Ziab Uddin Barbhuiya,
managed to escape from the captivity of Bru militants in Hailakandi
District. Ziab was abducted by suspected Bru tribal (also known
as Reang) militants on December 27.
December 30
SFs arrested two surrendered KPLT militants, who
were allegedly involved in planning the abduction of the village
headman. The duo was identified as Jiten Terang alias Bikram Kro
and Malong Hanse.
SFs arrested two militants of DJNA from Sambudhan
rotary in Haflong town of Dima Hasao District. The duo was identified
as Bonod Langthasa (33) and Zimmy Thaosen (19). SFs recovered
one Chinese grenade, one pistol, one magazine, 5 rounds of 7.65mm
live cartages and three numbers of demand notes on original pad
of DJNA from them.
ULFA-ATF accused AXX [apex literary body of Assam]
of 'going into the clutches of a section of non-Assamese businessmen
of India origin' and said that these businessmen are 'trying to
Indian-ise the AXX and turn it into a forum for their business
interests'. In a statement issued to the press, Arunoday Axom,
'Assistant Information & Publicity secretary' of ULFA-ATF, objected
to the AXX move to name the main pandal of the ensuing Barpeta
Road session of the Xabha after the name of Late BP Saraf who
was the former Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court.
December 31
SFs arrested two extortionists, identified as
Kwmta Goyary and Fwilao Basumatary, for their alleged involvement
in extortion from businessmen and employees in Kokrajhar town.