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Incidents and Statements involving HPC-D: 2015

Date

Place
Incident

Nature of incident

January 30

NS

Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla alleged that BJP was having secret dealings with HPC-D leaders and had promised a separate autonomous District Council for the Hmar inhabited area in the north eastern part of the State adjoining Manipur if BJP won specific number of seats in the village council elections, to be held in March..

Statement
February 3

NS

BJP dismissed the allegation of Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla that BJP was having nexus with militants of HPC-D

Statement
March 19

Tuithaveng/Kolasib

Kolasib Police arrested three militants of HPC-D identified as 'commander' Paul Laldemloa, Rualneihlala and John Lianhmingthanga at Tuithaveng in Kolasib District. The police also seized a pistol with 9mm bullets from the militants.

Non-Violent
March 5

Khawlian/ Aizawl

Suspected members of HPC-D fired at a Police out Post at Khawlian in Aizawl District. There was no casualty or injuries.

Violent
March 28

Zokhawthiang/ Aizawl

Three Policemen were killed and two others were injured when suspected militants of HPC-D opened fire on a convoy accompanying a group of MLAs

Violent
March 28

Zokhawthiang/ Aizawl

Police men who were killed have been identified as Inspector Zoramthanga Khawlhring, Driver Chuailova and constable Hmangaihmawia and one of the five wounded includes a DYSP The militants seized two AK-47 assault rifles and four pistols from the Police men.

Violent
March 29

Aizawl

Mizoram Government on March 29, vowed to retaliate against the March 28 militant ambush on an MLAs' convoy by militant of HPC-D that left three policemen dead.

Non-Violent
April 6 NS

A Senior Home Department official stated that meeting held under the chairmanship of Home Minister R Lalzirliana discussed ways to declare the HPC-D as an unlawful outfit.

Non-Violent
April 6 NS

Mizoram Home Minister stated that the militants, who ambushed the Government team, belonged to HPC-D faction led by H Zosangbera.

Statement
April 13 NS

Meeting of all political parties of Mizoram convened by State Home Minister R Lalzirliana agreed that the state government took steps to expedite declaration of the Zosangbera faction of HPC-D as an unlawful organisation.

Non-Violent
April 16 Ramnagar/Cachar

Mizoram Police arrested three HPC-D militants identified as, 'army chief' Lalropuia, 'finance secretary' Famhoite Norbar Sanate and Ngurthantluanga Sanate from Ramnagar in Cachar Assam.

Non-Violent
April 17 NS

GoI is likely to declare HPC-D "unlawful" to pave the way for launching a drive to flush out militants of the group from north Mizoram.

Non-Violent
April 19 NS

Mizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana said that Government does not have any intention to hold talks with HPC-D.

Statement
April 21

NS

HPC-D said it would continue its fight for an Autonomous District council for Hmar community in north Mizoram notwithstanding the arrest of its top cadres and the declaration of the outfit as "unlawful organisation" by the Mizoram Government.

Statement
May 3

Patpuimount/Churachandpur

Two students, identified as Zaliankhong and Lalbiaklen were shot dead by a suspected gunman of HPC at Patpuimount village in Churachandpur.

Violent
May 4

NS

Mizoram Police charged additional charges under nine IPC sections and one under Arms act on two HPC-D militants arrested from Silchar on April 16. HPC-D's 'army chief' Lalropuia Famhoite and 'finance secretary' Norbar Sanate has been charged with charges of extortion, issuing death threats, kidnapping, mischievous use of explosives and criminal intimidation, among others.

Non-Violent
May 4

NS

The charges relate to cases lodged in various police stations in Aizawl and Kolasib districts over the past eight years. A Police officer also stated that "private" Ngurthantluanga Sanate is not a member of HPC-D and that his arrest might have been a case of mistaken identity.

Non-Violent
May 14

NS

UPF stated that the KRF explanation that the labourer Dayanand and Premananda died during interrogation is unacceptable. KRF is a SoO signatory under UPF.

Statement
June 16

NS

Former Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga stated that UMHA has agreed to upgrade the ongoing official level talks with UPF.

Statement
July 6

NS

Mizoram State Home Minister R Lalzirliana stated that Government has rejected the offer for conditional tripartite talks from HPC-D. State Government had recently received an offer from HPC-D faction led by H Zosangbera to hold tripartite talks with the Central and State Governments under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

Non-Violent
July 10

NS

MNF MLA Lalruatkima on July 9 urged the Mizoram government to pay INR 1500000 each to four persons who were killed in an ambush by HPC-D militants on March 28.

Non-Violent
July 21

NS

Within a month after Mizoram Government rejected it's offers for conditional tripartite talks, HPC-D as apparently resumed underground operations by sending letters demanding donations to four village heads and a PWD official in northern Mizoram. The letter addresses to PWD official demanded a 'donation of INR 100000 while the demand letters addressed to village heads asked them to collect 5% of funds meant for all job-card holders in their respective jurisdictions and hand it over to the group or its 'representatives' at Sihpuikawn, near Tipaimukh in Manipur.

Non-Violent
September 17

Bilkhawthlir village / Kolasib

Three suspected militants of HPC-D were arrested from Bilkhawthlir village in Kolasib District of Mizoram. The three were arrested when they were allegedly extorting money from villagers, SP Lalzahngova said. Police also arrested two civilians of the village when they were on their way to allegedly hand over INR 12,000 to the HPC-D militants, he said.

Non-violent
October 3

Churachandpur District

HPC-D terminated its Churachandpur town 'commander' for his alleged detrimental activities towards the current anti-ILPS movement in Churachandpur District. Five other cadres of the same faction who were charged with the same treason have also publicly apologised, a statement of the armed group maintaining suspension of operation with government under the fold of the UPF said. The statement said that its town 'commander', Laltlansang alias Sanga, has been terminated for his reported involvement in activities which are seen as detrimental to the current tribal movement. Five other individuals who are charged with the same treason by the womenfolk have also publicly apologized, it added. The statement alleged the town 'commander' Laltlansang along with Glory Wilson, Lalrammawia, Ramthanglien and Laltlansang visited Tipaimukh area of the District sometime last week and circulated pamphlets that seek to justify the area MLA Dr Chaltonlien Amo and his arguments that the three bills were not detrimental for the tribal people.

Non-Violent
October 16

Jograpur / Manipur

HPC-D 'Sergeant' Lalbiakliana alias Biaka Hmar who was arrested, by AR personnel at Jograpur in Manipur, said they did not kill the three legislators during the March 28 ambush in Mizoram because they sympathized them. Lalbiakliana said he was the supreme 'commander' of HPC-D at the time, the militant attack on convoy of MLA assurance committee near Mizoram-Manipur border in Zokhawthiang hamlet in Aizawl on March 28, killing three Policemen and injured six others. "The ambush was perpetrated with the consent of HPC (D) high command or council," he said, adding that though the legislators were at their mercy, they did not kill them as they have sympathy for them.

Non-Violent
November 10

Aizawl

Mizoram HM R. Lalzirliana said that the government will continue to launch crackdown on HPC-D, the Manipur based militant who carried out ambush on convoy of legislators and state assembly officials headed by deputy chief whip RL Pianmawia on March 28, near Zokhawthiang hamlet wherein three Mizoram Police personnel including OIC Sakawrdai Police Station were killed and six others injured. Lalzirliana said that state government recently received an offer from the HPC-D faction led by H Zosangbera to hold tripartite talks with the central and state governments under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. "We ruled out any talks with the group unless several guns and ammunition stolen or seized from Mizoram Police personnel in ambushes over the past few years are first returned", Lalzirliana said. Responding to a challenge from HPC-D, the Government launched crackdown on the militant as a result of which H. Malsawmkima, the mastermind of Zokhawthiang ambush had been killed and seven others including their top leaders were arrested by Mizoram Police, Lalzirliana said, adding that they would continue to hunt down the militants.

Non-violent

Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

 

 

 

 

 
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