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Incidents and Statements involving All Tripura Tiger Force: 1990-2012

2012

  • December 30: SFs in Bangladesh have reportedly arrested ATTF 'chief' Ranjit Debbarma from Dhaka.

  • December 7: Three ATTF militants surrendered to Assam Rifles.

  • December 6: army chief 'of ATTF, Chitta Debbarma (37), have surrendered to security forces. Debbarma surrendered to the paramilitary along with his three women family members.

  • September 6: 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.

  • July 14: SFs recovered two crude bombs and one country made gun from a house at Chhota-Surma, a border village in Dhalai District. The recovery was made from the house of one Swaraj Das, who is absconding. Das had been arrested in 2002 for collaborating with the insurgents of banned ATTF.

  • January 29: NLFT and ATTF are shifting their bases in Bangladesh closer to the Myanmar border. Further, the HNLC and GNLA, of Meghalaya are shifting their bases in Bangladesh towards the Tripura border.

  • January 22: 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.

2011

  • December 3: The Centre is thinking of the withdrawal of the ban on two militant outfits of the State namely the ATTF and NLFT, in view of the decline in insurgent activities in the State. Sources said the Centre had recently constituted a tribunal headed by sitting Delhi High Court judge Bipin Sanghi to go into the issue and make suggestions. The tribunal had subsequently sent questionnaires to state governments and security agencies seeking their views on the issue.

  • October 20: A Police report said that 74 people, mostly tribals, were abducted by NLFT and ATTF militants this year in Tripura, as against 114 and 121 people in 2010 and 2009 respectively.

  • Union Home Ministry said that terrorist outfits NLFT, ATTF, ULFA, NDFB and Meitei extremist outfits of Manipur continue to have close links between themselves to carry out subversive activities.

  • October 14: An unofficial report said that the ATTF HQ located at Satcherri in Bangladesh had recently fallen to NLFT following most of the remaining ATTF militants joining hands with their rival-NLFT. In this regard, unofficial sources said, "The process began last year when ATTF suffered a vertical split with Sachindra Debbarma launching a coup against the president Ranjit Debbarma. Both the ATTF and NLFT were already suffering severe financial crisis and loss of manpower and hold following steady and continuous surrenders of top leaders and lower level cadres with arms".

  • September 29: During the biannual conference of BSF and BGB held in Dhaka from September 25 to 30, the BSF handed over a fresh list of Indian insurgents hiding in Bangladesh to the BGB and demanded action against them even as the latter ruled out presence of rebels in Bangladesh. BSF Director-General Raman Srivastava on September 30 said, "BSF has furnished a fresh list of camps and hideouts of Indian insurgents hiding in Bangladesh soil like NLFT , ULFA, ATTF, NSCN-IM, NDFB, HNLC, PLA, and UNLF."

  • September 25: DGP K Saleem Ali said the insurgency is still a major challenge when it comes to internal security in Tripura though it suffered a lot during the past few years. DGP further said that ATTF, one of the frontline insurgent groups is on the brink of collapse as its archrival NLFT had snatched away almost all weapons, according to intelligence inputs and the morale of NLFT is also very low as its cadre strength has scaled down to 100-120. However, the DGP warned that they (NLFT) are desperately trying to boost the strength by recruiting new guys during the winter keeping in mind of the next Assembly election slated for 2013. Saleem Ali further said, "We have credential inputs about the existence of around 20 hideouts in Bangladesh in spite of their efforts to flush out insurgents holed up in their soil. There are reports of procuring Bangladesh ration cards by some rebel leaders and staying there with their families".

  • September 14: DNARSF declared that it will start a 48 hour long hunger strike from September 16 in front of the Civil Secretariat in Agartala. DNARSF alleges that a section of surrendered militants belonging to ATTF and NLFT had not been accepted as returnees by the State Government and they did not get any assistance to restore normal life.

  • August 19 The merger between NLFT and ATTF for united arms struggle has been virtually derailed, revealed Utpal Debbarma, 'foreign secretary' of NLFT-BM. He further revealed that the NLFT still has a strong base in Bangladesh with five to seven hideouts operating and most of the NLFT leaders still live in Bangladesh along with their families but the outfit holds important meeting in Myanmar instead of Bangladesh while NLFT has no hideout in Myanmar. He said that he used to receive money from different construction agencies engaged in erection of barbed wire fencing, border road and development works in interior areas.

  • July 9: Setting aside all differences, the outlawed ATTF has merged with another banned outfit al NLFT.

  • The ATTF suffered a vertical split recently over leadership issue after a major group openly opposed Ranjit Debbarma, 'president' of the ATTF recently. The feud has reduced the strength of the outfit considerably and Ranjit Debbarma finding no other alternative virtually 'surrendered' to NLFT.

    Meanwhile, Tripura Police claimed that the villagers, who were abducted by the militants from a village in Tripura earlier this month, are presently in Bangladesh, reports Daily India. As reported earlier, a group of heavily armed NLFT militants abducted six people, including a government employee on July 1.

  • July 1: Suspected militants of NLFT abducted six civilians, including a former ATTF militant Kulendra Reang (55), from Ujanbari Reang Para under Nutun Bazar Police Station, South Tripura District.

  • March 3: BSF DG Raman Srivastava said that BSF gave BDR a list of camps of Indian militant outfits operating in North East and will discuss the issue of presence of the militant leaders of these groups there. He said that we gave them the list of Indian militant outfit camps, including ATTF and NLFT and the names of militant leaders who are still using the soil of the Bangladesh.

  • February 17: A splinter group of ATTF headed by Sachin Debberma has ‘reportedly’ joined hands with its arch rival NLFT. Sources confirmed that ATTF suffered a vertical split over sharing of funds leading to exit of self-styled militant leader Sachin Debbarma from the outfit about one-and-half month ago. According to latest intelligence inputs, a group of 14-15 hardcore cadres of ATTF headed by Sachin Debbarma merged with NLFT to carry on the subversive activities in Tripura.

  • February 2: The NLFT got reinforced with inclusion of a large section of dissented cadres of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF). Sachin Debbarma, ‘self-styled home minister’ of the outfit is known to have joined NLFT with a bunch of followers following a massive tussle with ATTF supremo Ranjit Debbarma. The entire squad is presently stationed at Khagrachari camp of NLFT, said sources.

2010

  • December 26: ATTF has suffered a vertical split. Three top leaders of the outfit – its self styled president Ranjit Debbarma, armed wing chief Chitta Debbarma and central committee member Rahul Debbarma were ousted from the outfit in a coup led by Sachin Reang. This is for the first time that ATTF suffered a split. Reang, who claimed himself to be the acting president of the ATTF in a statement said, "Ranjit Debbarma, Chitta Debbarma and Rahul Debbarma were indulging in large scale financial corruption and acting like dictators."

  • September 29: Tripura Government extended for another six months the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), citing militant activities along the border with Bangladesh. "In some areas of the state bordering Bangladesh, the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) are active," an unnamed official said. Of the 64 Police Stations in Tripura, the AFSPA is in force in 34 Police Stations and partially in six since 1997.

  • July 2: At least 13 ATTF militants surrendered before the Assam Rifles (AR) in Agartala, according to Tripura info. The militants also laid down a huge cache of 15 firearms that included AK series rifles, SLRs, wireless sets, ammunitions and explosives. The militants were led by self-styled ‘Captain’ Jagadish Debbarma alias Jester.

    The ATTF militants, AR claimed, had fled from their Satcherri camp in Bangladesh recently. They crossed over the India-Bangladesh border and reached Daigyabari area in West District. From there they contacted the Border Security Force (BSF) and Police. The border guards then contacted the AR for surrender. This was the biggest surrender of the Tripura militants in recent time.

  • June 24: The 10 NLFT militants escaped from their camps in different places of Bangladesh and crossed over to India and surrendered before the BSF and Assam Rifles troopers in different places of Tripura, a Police spokesman said. "The tribal guerrillas during interrogation told the police and para-military troopers that they fled from their base camps in Bangladesh few days back following raids by Bangladesh security forces," the spokesman said, adding that the militants have been facing fund crisis.

    The report adds that with this, since June 21, 16 Bangladeshi trained NLFT cadres have laid down their arms. "During interrogation of the militants, we received vital information about militants from Northeast India taking shelter in the Bangladeshi territory," the Police official told reporters. In 2010, around 60 militants of the NLFT and ATTF outfits left Bangladesh and surrendered to the Indian SFs.

  • June 15: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar informed State Legislative Assembly that since May 1993 last to 2010 a total of 7992 armed cadres surrendered from all militants groups active in Tripura. Giving details of militant activities across the State, Sarkar said that militants’ activity has almost come to end. About 175 to 185 cadres of NLFT militants are still underground and 35 to 40 ATTF cadres more are active in militant camps, he mentioned. Chief Minister also said, during the financial year 2009-10, seven NLFT militants and five ATTF cadres were arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) and 225 more cadres from same groups laid down their arms before SFs. In the same period, militants also killed nine persons in 20 militant attacks, he added. Chief Minister also in his written reply said, altogether 21 persons were killed and 59 persons abducted in 113 militants attacks in the year 2007, 10 persons were killed and more 32 civilians were abducted in 80 militant attacks during the year 2008. In the year 2009, nine SFs were killed in an ambush by NLFT cadres at remote bordering Thalcherra road under Dhalai District, stated the Chief Minister. In the same year, militants abducted seven civilians in their registered 24 attacks, said Sarkar.

  • June 6: Sentinel reports that 13 militant organizations from the Northeast States of Assam, Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya figure in the list of banned organizations as it appears in the website of the Union Home Ministry (MHA). The ULFA heads the list. The other outfits were: NDFB, People's Liberation Army (PLA), and United National Liberation Front (UNLF), People's Revolutionary party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yaol Kanna Lup (KYKL), Manipur People's Liberation Front (MPLF), Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), ATTF, National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC).

  • May 21: Two hardcore militants of the ATTF and NLFT surrendered before Assam Rifles in two separate places in Tripura. Police said that the ATTF militant, identified as Miren Debbarma, surrendered before the Assam Rifles camp at Chakma Para in West District.

  • May 3: The NDFB was also maintaining close ties with different anti-India groups having bases in Bangladesh. According to an assessment by the SFs, at least a hundred trained cadres of the outfit are still in Assam, while, around 50 cadres must be in Bangladesh. Sources further said that the NDFB launched joint operations with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) from time to time, but the outfit also maintained close ties with other groups like (National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah) NSCN-IM, United National Liberation Front (UNLF), ATTF and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) etc, as well as with some other anti-India groups in the neighbouring country. Sources revealed that under pressure in Bangladesh, anti-talk faction of the NDFB recently established a camp in Myanmar and is located near a camp of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL).

  • April 25: A frontline militant of banned militant outfit ATTF, identified as Barun Debbarma (29) of Kalyanpur, surrendered before the Police in West District. He deposited one locally-made .22 revolver. He was involved in several crimes, including killings and abductions. He also revealed that following large-scale desertion and surrenders over the past few years, the ATTF was now raising a force of women cadres to launch a fresh offensive against civilians and SFs.

  • April 11: Two ATTF cadres, who had deserted the outfit's Satcherri camp in Habiganj District of Bangladesh, surrendered before the Jirania Police in West District of Tripura. They were identified as Khemijay Debbarma and Samprai Debbarma.

  • The two surrendered ATTF cadres revealed in detail the privation and hardship in outfit's camps in Sylhet and Habiganj Districts and Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. The duo also revealed that ATTF had taken a major initiative to raise a force of women cadres to launch a fresh offensive against civilians and SFs. They said that altogether 187 women cadres of the outfit are being trained in Tarabon, Kalu Adam, Pancherri and Bandarban areas in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts over the past two months. But those camps would be shifted to the nearby Arakan areas of Myanmar in case the Bangladesh Government launched counter-insurgency operation.

    Source said, "The duo told us that 96 of the women cadres have finished training and are currently training others. They are being trained in the use of arms, tactics of guerrilla warfare and even the technique of making bombs." The sources, however, expressed concern over the revelation that officers of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) attend and supervise the final phase of training in the use of heavy arms to guide the instructors. ATTF 'chief' Ranjit Debbarma had visited the training camps of women cadres and in a speech told them that their job would be not only to fight SFs but lay "honey-traps" for leaders of the rival National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT). Sources also said that Ranjit Debbarma is trying to strike a deal with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to buy arms.

  • March 30: An ATTF cadre, Bipindra Debbarma (28), surrendered before SFs at Duski in West District. He deposited one pistol with four rounds of live cartridges.

  • March 24: Over 1,200 surrendered cadres of the NLFT and ATTF launched a 72-hour hunger protest demonstration in Tripura, asking the Government rehabilitate them. They are seeking immediate economic rehabilitation of all former insurgents. The militants had surrendered to the Tripura Government at different times in the past three years. "We surrendered long back, but the State Government is yet to fulfil its promise to rehabilitate us," said Achai Kashrung Jamatia, leader of the protesting former militants. "If we do not get a specific and positive assurance from the State Government about our rehabilitation within the next 72 hours, we will extend our hunger strike," he added.

  • February 9: Three ATTF militants, identified as Kamal Debbarma, Sukesh Debbarma and Rupendra Tripura, surrendered before the SFs at Raisyabari in Dhalai District.

  • February 7: A frontline ATTF militant, identified as Nayanjoy Tripura (26) of Raishyabari, surrendered at Gandacherra Police Station.

  • February 5: Three ATTF militants, identified as Adhin Debbarma (26), Bipul Debbarma (22) and Soumendra Debbarma (25) of Khowai sub-division in West District, surrendered before the State Police.

  • January 18: An ATTF militant, Biswamani Debbarma (36) of Mandai, surrendered before the Police in South District. He deposited a 9-mm factory made pistol, a 9-mm magazine, four 9-mm rounds and a Bangladeshi SIM card.

  • January 8: Two ‘lieutenants’ of ATTF ‘supremo’ Ranjit Debbarma surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) along with their wives at Khowai in West District. The surrendered cadres were identified as Raj Kumar Debbarma (38) alias Anthony, a self-styled ‘major’ and ‘chief’ of the outfit's political wing Tripura Peoples Democratic Front (TPDF) and Biswajit Debbarma (36) alias Bukhrai. During surrender, they deposited one desktop computer with accessories, several incriminating documents of the banned group and other household goods. Police sources said that surrendered Raj Kumar as ‘Chief’ of the political wing was also the editor of ATTF's monthly magazine, ‘Choba’, in Kokborok language.

2009

  • December 5: The ban on the NLFT and ATTF was extended. The ban on the two outfits was enforced in 1997 at the peak of militancy in the State. The report adds that a notification of the Delhi High Court’s Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal in this regard was issued recently. The Tribunal comprised G. S. Sistani of Delhi High Court.

  • November 17: Two ATTF militants, identified as 35-year old 'Second Lieutenant' Samparai Debbarma and Chamyjoy Tripura (35), surrendered along with their wives before the Tripura Police at capital Agartala in the night. The militants had reportedly fled from the Satcharri base camp in Bangladesh.

  • October 8: The surrendered militants of the ATTF and the Tribal Liberation Army threatened to launch a 72-hour hunger strike from October 12 after they failed to get proper rehabilitation. Sailen Kumar Reang, General Secretary of the surrendered ATTF militants, and Padhya Debbarma, the TLA General Secretary, informed Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on their agitation plans to fulfil their demands. They also threatened that over 100 surrendered militants were fully prepared to carry on the hunger strike if the State Government doesn't take any meaningful steps to address their grievances. Both the factions of the surrendered militants have been demanding allotment of residential quarter at the new Kunjaban Township, an upmarket area in capital Agartala, and a stipend of INR 4000 per month until Government service is availed.

  • September 22: Two ATTF militants surrendered before the Assam Rifles personnel at Maharanipur village in West District.

  • September 17: At least six militants, including a woman, surrendered before the SFs in two separate places in the West District. Police sources said four ATTF militants managed to escape from their hideout in Bangladesh and surrendered before the 35th Battalion of the Assam Rifles in Dhaighyabari under Sidhai Police Station in West District. The surrendered militants were identified as 'major' Janu Kumar Debbarma (35), Kamal Debbarma (30), Uttara Debbarma (27) and Samuel Debbarma (31). They also deposited two wireless radio set during the surrender.

  • August 10: Nine ATTF militants, including four women, surrendered before the SFs in the Khowai town of West District after fleeing from their Satchari camp in the Sylhet District of Bangladesh. "The Bangladesh-trained militants led by their self-styled 'captain' Budha Debbarma (27) surrendered before BSF and Assam Rifles personnel," Police spokesman Nepal Das said. They also deposited a cache of arms and ammunition, including AK series rifles, one mortar and foreign made ammunition. With this latest surrender, 17 militants of the banned ATTF have surrendered their arms and ammunition during the past one week after deserting their camps in neighbouring Bangladesh. "We have managed to escape from our camps in Sylhet District after Bangladesh launched anti-insurgency operations in different parts of that country. Some more guerrillas may sneak into Tripura any time from across the border," Debbarma confessed before the BSF personnel.

  • August 5: Eight ATTF militants surrendered unconditionally and without arms before the BSF personnel at the BSF sector headquarters at Teliamura, about 45 kilometres from capital Agartala. Official sources said the cadres, recruited between 1998 and 2007, were staying at Satchhari, stated to be the ATTF headquarters in the Sylhet District of Bangladesh.

  • August 3: Four ATTF militants, including a woman cadre, surrendered before the BSF personnel at Daighyabari in West District.

  • July 17: An ATTF militant, identified as Ratan Debbarma (34), surrendered before the 38th battalion of Assam Rifles at Dhwajanagar camp in West Tripura District. During the surrender, he deposited 20 rounds of live cartridges of AK-47 rifle.

  • June 16: Three militants of the ATTF and NLFT outfits surrendered before the SF personnel. Police sources said an unidentified NLFT militant surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Kakracharri in West Tripura District and deposited one Chinese grenade and few cartridges of AK series rifles. Another NLFT militant, identified as Siponjoy, surrendered before the Gandacherra Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) at Ratan Nagar in Dhalai District and deposited one locally-made gun and some Bangladeshi currency. In the third surrender, an ATTF militant, identified as Sanjoy, surrendered before the SDPO of Teliamura Sub-Division in West Tripura District.

  • May 3: One ATTF militant, identified as Dhirendra Debbarma (19), surrendered in front of the Border Security Force in Tripura. Police said Dhirendra, a resident of Salema in Dhalai District, surrendered along with one AK 66 rifle, three magazines and 68 bullets and 565 Bangladeshi currencies. Dhirendra revealed that he was forced to surrender because of a severe resource crisis in their base camps in Bangladesh.

  • April 02: The bomb squad personnel of Tripura Police recovered an IED from Amar area in the North District along the Tripura-Bangladesh border while a blast took place during BSF patrolling in the area. BSF sources said that militants of the ATTF, camping in Bangladesh, were suspected to be responsible for the blast. However there was no report of any casualty in the blast.

  • March 19: One ATTF militant, identified as Rupen Debbarma (40), who carried head money of INR 500000, surrendered before the Security Forces at Simna in the North District along with his wife.

  • March 14: Two ATTF militants, identified as Khudiram Debbarma (31) and Lokhendra Debbarma (29), surrendered before the BSF at Ambassa in the Dhalai District. They also deposited eight rounds of AK-47, two Nokia mobile sets and Bangladeshi currencies worth 883 Taka.

  • March 12: One ATTF militant, identified as Charan Thung Malsum (25) of Takarjala village near capital Agartala, surrendered before the Police at Balua village in the West District. According to Police sources, Charan escaped from Satchari ATTF camp in Bangladesh a couple days earlier. While surrendering he deposited one AK-56 rifle, three magazines, 74 rounds of AK series rifles, one wireless set and some Bangladeshi currency.

    Replying to questions raised by the opposition Members of Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said, that during the last three years as many as 871 militants belonging to the ATTF, NLFT and BNCT have surrendered. Out of the 871 who surrendered between 2006 and January 2009, only 367 deposited arms and ammunition, he added. The Chief Minister also said that approximately 180 to 200 NLFT and 80 to 90 ATTF militants are still underground. The reduction of militancy could very well be gauged from the fact that while in 2007 there 133 attacks, in 2008 it came down to 80, he added .

  • March 7: one self styled ‘sergeant’ of the ATTF, identified as Sushil Debbarma alias Ali, laid down his arms (one locally made revolver with live rounds) before the Police at Kalyanpur in the West District.

  • February 10: The Officer-in-Charge of Champahower Police Station, Shyamal Debbarma, was injured at Tuibaklaipara village, 12 kilometres from the Police Station in the West District, when the ATTF militants opened fire at Police personnel who were returning from a search operation at Nandakumarpara and Tuibaklai Khowai area, reports Telegraph.

  • January 30: The BSF foiled an attempt by a group of about 11 ATTF militants to infiltrate by arresting the leader of the intruding group, Amrit Debbarma, at Boro Bakhai area in the West District. Later the arrested militant was handed over to Champahawoa Police. The other militants in the group, however, managed to escape.

  • January 10: 24 militants, including 22 NLFT cadres and two cadres of the ATTF, surrendered before the Security Forces in West Tripura District after fleeing from their base camps in Bangladesh. While the NLFT militants surrendered to the commandant of 15th battalion of Assam Rifles at Hrangkhalpara, the ATTF cadres surrendered to the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Khowai. Police sources said that a food crisis in the Bangladesh camps and non-payment by the leaders of the militant outfits to the rank and file were the reasons behind the surrender. The NLFT cadres deposited three revolvers, two Chinese grenades, live cartridges and some documents of the outfit. The ATTF militants surrendered a Japanese wireless set.

  • January 5: Two top commanders of the ATTF, identified as 'captain' Michael and 'lieutenant' Royal Debbarma, and their wives surrendered before Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Jirania in the West Tripura District. Their children were with them at the time of surrender. Both the militants carried cash rewards of INR 2, 50, 000 each on their heads and had red corner notices issued against them by Interpol. Their wives, too, were cadres of the ATTF. "Our records say that they had perpetrated savageries on people by massacring 26 civilians at Kalyanpur in December 1996, 19 at Panchabati in November 1999, 21 at Simna Colony in May 2003 and 32 people in simultaneous attacks on Kamal Nagar and Bara Lunga villages under Teliamura subdivision in 2003 besides many others," said the Deputy Inspector General (Operations), Nepal Das. The political wing of the ATTF, Tripura Peoples Democratic Front, stated that Michael and Royal had surrendered with permission from the highest leadership of the outfit.

2008

  • December 28: The Police submitted a charge sheet against 12 persons for their alleged involvement in the Agartala serial blasts on October 1, reports Assam Tribune. The investigation revealed that the ATTF had carried out the serial blasts. Of the accused, Dinesh Debbarma, Bikash Debbarma, Sachindra Debbarma, Kumariya Debbarma, Santanu Chowdhury, Budhi Debbarma and Amal Acharjee are in judicial custody. Five others, including four of them identified as Satyaranjan Debbarma, Jagadish Debbarma, Rajendra Debbarma and Baman Debbarma, are still at large. All the accused persons were charged under Sections 326, 307, 427 of IPC and Arms Act.

  • December 5: Five ATTF militants, identified as Priya Ranjan Debbarma, Manoj Debbarma, Ratan Sadhan Jamatia, Ananta Debbarma and Usha Ranjan Debbarma, surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Hrankhalpara camp under Teliamura police station in the West Tripura district. They laid down one carbine with one magazine, 95 rounds of ammunitions, 25 rounds of .38 ammunition and one hand grenade.

  • December 3: Three ATTF militants, identified as Sailen Debbarma, Dherendra Debbarma and Manoj Debbarma, surrendered before the Tripura State Rifles and Assam Rifles personnel at Nandibairagibari of Champak Nagar police station in the West Tripura district. They deposited one AK-56 rifle with three magazines and 90 bullets.

  • November 29: Three ATTF militants, identified as Madan Debbarma, Subendra Debbarma and Chandra Debbarma, surrendered before the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Khowai at Dinakobrapara police station in the West Tripura district. They laid down two AK-47 rifles, two hundred live cartridges and six magazines.

  • November 27: 48 surrendered militants of the ATTF from the Lovstori area under Udaipur subdivision and 41 militants from the NLFT from the Lachi area under Shantir Bazar subdivision were on a fast-unto-death demanding withdrawal of all pending cases against them.

  • November 17: A leader of the UDF party, identified as Biswamani Debbarma, was arrested by the police from his residence at Ujay Abhoynagar area for helping the ATTF in its recruitment drive. Police said that Biswamani handed over three tribal youths to the ATTF 'area commander' Michael Debbarma at Tulashikhar, a remote hideout in the West Tripura district, on November 2 after giving them a false assurance that they would be given jobs under the Mizoram Government.

  • November 6: The Tripura Government has submitted a comprehensive report to the Union Home Ministry on terrorists backing militant outfits in the region, especially Asom-based ULFA and Tripura-based ATTF, State Home Department sources said. According to reports, the issue was also discussed at a high-level security review meeting, chaired by National Security Advisor M K Narayanan, with police chiefs of the region. It was also revealed at the meeting that the blasts in Assam were reportedly carried out by Bangladesh-based HuJI in coordination with local outfit ULFA and serial bomb blasts in Agartala were attributed to ATTF-ULFA combine. The report also states that Pakistan-based ISI, Al-Qaeda and Bangladesh-based HuJI. The militants were using Sonamura, Agartala and Kailashahar in Tripura and Karimganj and towns of upper Asom for entering India.

  • October 22: One Tapan Debbarma, a tribal youth was abducted at gun point by a group of armed ATTF militants from Musrai Para village in the Champahowar police station of West Tripura district. After the abduction, the SFs of Tripura State Rifles and Assam Rifles rushed to the spot and launched an operation to rescue him. The SFs also recovered a grenade, one factory made revolver, nine bullets of 9 mm pistol and other incriminating documents from a militant hideout in Sikaribari jungle under the same police station.

  • October 17: A joint team of CID and Tripura Police arrested a key suspect of October 1 Agartala blast, identified as Kumariya Debbarma, from Duski area under Teliamura police station in the West Tripura district. Kumariya was operating under Sachindra Debbrma, an ATTF militant and the keyman of Agartala serial blast. Kumariya was reportedly asked to trigger the blast at Motorstand area in Agartala.

  • October 15: In a major breakthrough, Tripura police arrested two persons described as key participants in the October 1 Agartala serial blasts and recovered the mobile set used as remote for the blasts. Police said that the main accused Bikash Debbarma was arrested from Khowai along with the explosive supplier Dinesh Debbarma, a surrendered ATTF militant.

  • October 14: Investigations have pointed at the involvement of ULFA in the October 1 serial blast in the Tripura capital, Agartala. Interrogation of ATTF collaborators Shanti Debbarma, Angad Santhal and a third arrested person, Brajamohan Debbarma the father of hardcore ATTF militant Surjya has revealed that ULFA militants had provided primary training in the use of explosives to a group of ATTF militants, besides supplying them bomb-making materials. CID’s report said that Surjya Debbarma masterminded the blasts. The investigation further revels that a group of ATTF activists, including Surjya, had undergone primary training in use of explosives under the guidance of ULFA, before being intensively trained by a group of BDR and Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) officers at Muksinghat near Chittagong town in Bangladesh in August and September. The ATTF had received a consignment of bomb-making materials from ULFA in their hideout at Satcherri just across the border in Simna area of Sadar (north) and the materials had been carried across the border by two tea garden labourers of Satcherri, Mohan Munda and Mangal Munda, under the supervision of Surjya.

  • October 13: Tripura Police arrested two tribal youths, barely 24 hours after busting their rented house where explosives for the October 1 serial blasts were allegedly assembled. On October 12, CID raided the house at Bhati Abhaynagar area of Agartala where these three tribal youth were staying. On October 12-night police picked up a worker of the INPT, one 50-year-old Budhi Debbarma. He had introduced the two tribal youths who had rented the house of Satyajit Roy. The tribal youths Shanti Debbarma and Angad Santhal were arrested from Baigyabari under the Sidhai police station in West Tripura. The police suspect them to be collaborators of the ATTF.

  • October 12: The personnel of CID, investigating the Agartala serial blasts achieved a major breakthrough when they neutralised a hideout of the ATTF, where bombs used the explosion were prepared. A team of police led by Superintendent of Police, West Tripura district, KV Sreejesh carried out a raid in the house of Satyajit Roy at Bhati Abhaynagar in northwest Agartala, which was later described as a hideout of the ATTF militants and their collaborators to assemble explosive devices with timers. During the raid, a bomb diagram, one memory card of mobile set and other ingredients used in making bombs were recovered. On being questioned, the house owner said that three tribal youths took the room on rent few days back and fled away on October 4 without informing him. West Tripura district Superintendent of Police, KV Sreejesh said that this raid was a major breakthrough to establish the link between ATTF and HUJI of Bangladesh behind October 1 serial blasts in Agartala.

    A first class Judicial Magistrate, PC Biswas granted interim bail up to November 7 to Imam Billal Ahmed, who had been arrested by CID personnel in connection with the Agartala serial blasts.

  • October 10: According to the Crime Investigation Department (CID), the preliminary investigations into the October 1 serial blasts in state capital Agartala indicate a nexus between the Jihadi elements and the ATTF. A team of CID arrested Santanu Chowdhury, owner of Renuka Studio at Panchabati Market under Sidhai area, a stronghold of the ATTF on October 8 for selling an Aircel SIM card to Bijoy Debbarma (a fake name) without any valid identity document. This SIM card had been found in a live bomb recovered and subsequently defused in Agartala on October 1. A joint team of CID and Tripura Police arrested three persons, identified as Uttam Debbarma, Prafulla Debbarma and Hassi Debbarma, all hailing from the Sidhai area on charges of involvement in the blast.

  • October 3: Ranjit Debbarma, a self styled leader of the ATTF surrendered to the special police branch in Rantanpur area of Khowai subdivision in West Tripura district.

  • September 14: BDR personnel handed over 18 ATTF militants to the BSF authorities at Khowai Immigration Centre in West Tripura district. All the militants were reportedly detained by the BDR from Satcherri hideout in Bangladesh in October 2004 with arms. Later, they were produced before a Bangladeshi court. During trial, the court held all the 18 militants guilty under the Arms Act and awarded them three years rigorous imprisonment. About two months back, they were released from jail.

    Security forces recovered a sum of INR 35,000 from a militant hide out in Brajabinodinipur area near Narendrapur tea estate under Mohanpur sub-division. The TSR personnel got information that a group of ATTF militants collecting subscription from the villagers. A huge contigent of TSR jawans cordoned the entire area and started the search operation. The militants managed to escape leaving the extorted amount behind.

  • August 26: Two ATTF cadres are arrested by the Border Security Force personnel at Joshitilla in the Dhalai district. 20 live AK-47 cartridges are recovered from their possession.

  • August 18: Two ATTF militants, Jorai Debbarma and Esrai Debbarma, are shot dead by the Tripura State Rifles personnel during an encounter at Ekcherri under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district. Two AK-47 rifles and three magazines are recovered from the encounter site.

  • July 25: An ATTF militant is killed in an encounter with police at Gandabasti in West Tripura district.

  • July 21: The Tripura State Rifles personnel recovered arms and explosives after an encounter with the ATTF militants at Tuihaching in the West Tripura district. The seizure included an AK-56 rifle, a magazine with 28 rounds of ammunition, one 9-mm pistol and a bayonet. However, the militants manage to escape into the forest.

  • June 6: Two ATTF militants, identified as Shyamal Debbarma alias Bukhatai and Jiti Debbarma alias Baroa, surrendered before the security forces at 2nd Battalion Tripura State Rifles Headquarter at R.K Nagar in the West Tripura district.

  • May 26: Two ATTF militants, Sanjit Debbarma alias Champai and Sunil Debbarma, surrendered before the security forces at Chakmaghat under Teliamura Police Station in the West Tripura district.

    An ATTF militant, Bhupendra Debbarma alias Nalen, surrendered before the security forces at Sidhai in the West Tripura district.

  • May 8: Two ATTF militants surrendered before the Commandant of the Sixth battalion of paramilitary Tripura State Rifles at Teliamura in the West Tripura district.

  • March 27: Two ATTF militants surrendered before the sub-divisional police officer of Kalyanpur in Khowai after escaping from the group's hideout at Satcherri in the Habiganj district of Bangladesh. Police sources said the militants, identified as Nitai Debbarma and Rajendra Debbarma, deposited two Chinese grenades.

  • March 22: Three ATTF militants were arrested from the Kalyanpur and Mandai areas under Khowai and Sadar East subdivisions in the West Tripura district. Police sources said the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) personnel arrested two ATTF cadres, Badal Debbarma and Shukramoni Debbarma, when they stormed the residence of a tribal farmer, Ramani Debbarma, and asked for INR 10,000. Another ATTF cadre, Khachuk Debbarma, was arrested by the TSR personnel from the Dushki area under Kalyanpur police station. While four of his accomplices managed to escape, one US-made pistol and three rounds of ammunition were recovered from him.

  • March 8: A militant belonging to the ATTF, Ranjit Debbarma, surrendered before the SFs at Khowai in the West Tripura district and deposited one .38 revolver.

  • January 3: Three ATTF militants, Subal Debbarma, Binode Debbarma and Dhirendra Debbarma, surrendered before Tripura States Rifles at Ganthalung camp under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district.

2007

  • December 15: Two ATTF militants, Santi Debbarma and his brother Kishore Debbarma, were arrested by security forces at Madhya Bagbari under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district.

  • December 10: One militant belonging to the ATTF, Monoranjan Debbarma, surrendered before the security forces in Khasiamangal area of Teliamura police station in the West Tripura district.

  • December 8: Four militants of the ATTF surrendered before the security forces at Kamanmura under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district. They were identified as Surya Debbarma, Maharam Debbarma, Binan Debbarma and Ranandra Debbarma.

  • November 26: Three ATTF militants, identified as Ram Debbarma of Sambhu Rampara, Sukumar Debbarma of Kebal Sadhupara and Bidhu Debbarma of Birchu Thakurpara, along with two grenades surrendered before the Sub Divisional Police Officer of Khowai in the West Tripura district.

  • November 11: Two ATTF militants, Samir Debbarma and Ratish Debbarma, surrendered to the Sub Divisional Police Officer under Khowai sub division in the West Tripura district.

  • November 9: Security forces arrested one ATTF militant, Nantu Debbarma alias Sanjib, from the remote Govinda Sardar Para village under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district.

  • October 28: Security forces arrested one ATTF militant, identified as Subi Debbarma, during a combing operation in an interior part of the Radhapur police station under West Tripura district.

  • October 21: At least nine leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist party, including Sabita Debbarma, chairperson of the Paschim Kunjaban Village Committee, are assaulted by the ATTF militants at Rambabu Bazaar under Khowai police station in the West Tripura district. Tripura Police said that an ATTF leader, Ripan Debbara, and his associates are involved in the incident. The militants attacked the villagers for demanding a security camp at Rambabu Bazaar.

  • September 29: Tripurainfo reports that Ranjit Debbarma, ‘president’ of the ATTF, has stated in an online interview to a Website that the NLFT and ATTF are operating jointly. "The present leadership of NLFT is running the organization along correct lines. This has made it possible for us to work together. As of now our relations are very good," Debbarma says. "TPDF (political wing of the ATTF) and NLFT are different organizations; their main objective is one and the same - restoration of Tripura´s sovereign independence. Some leaders of the NLFT were self-centred and promoted selfish interests. They were not genuine revolutionaries. That leadership has gone now," he added.

  • September 26: One ATTF collaborator, Ranjit Debbarma, is arrested from Basantapara under Mungiakami police station in the West Tripura district, on charge of serving a extortion notice to the villagers.

  • September 12: One ATTF ‘area commander’, Upayan Debbarma, is killed and another cadre, Ranjit Debbarma alias Birendra Debbarma, is injured in an encounter with the security forces at Tamakari area in the West Tripura district. One pistol and several rounds of cartridges were recovered from their possession.

  • August 29: One ATTF militant, identified as Ashok Debbarma, is killed in an encounter with the Tripura State Rifles personnel at Nandakumarpara in the West Tripura district. One Chinese-make pistol and four rounds of live cartridges are recovered from the slain militant.

  • August 20: An ATTF militant, Raghu Debbarma, is shot dead at Belbari under Khowai subdivision in the West Tripura district.

  • August 14: An unidentified ATTF cadre is shot dead in an encounter at Ratanpur area in the West Tripura district. One AK-47 rifle and live ammunition are recovered from the incident site.

  • August 6: Suspected ATTF militants killed three civilians, Malendra Debbarma, Gajendra Debbarma and their 60-year-old mother Krishnabati, at Baijalbari under Khowai police station in the West Tripura district.

  • August 3: Two unidentified ATTF cadres surrendered to the security forces at Gumsinghbari border outpost in the West Tripura district.

  • July 3: Suspected ATTF militants abducted three unidentified activists of the ruling Communist Party of India–Marxist from a remote tribal hamlet of Dinkobrapara.

  • June 12: Five militants of the NLFT and ATTF surrendered to the Assam Rifles in two separate incidents in Tripura. Three NLFT militants, identified as Binanjoy Reang alias Chang, Bajuban Reang alias Kakhurai and Mary Darlong, surrendered along with two revolvers and ammunition in the North Tripura district. Similarly, two unidentified insurgents of the ATTF surrendered at Kamalpur in the Dhalai district.

  • June 8: Security forces rescued three abducted villagers, Annajit Debbarma, Prabhat Debbarma and Drau Kumar Reang, soon after their abduction by militants belonging to the ATTF at Dupicherra under Salema police station in the Dhalai district.

  • June 4: Two collaborators of NLFT and ATTF, identified as Sakti Debbarma of Tuikuipara and Madan Debbarma of Bahadur Sardarpara, surrendered to the SFs at Teliamura in the same district.

  • May 16: Eight militants, including two women cadres, belonging to the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) surrendered to the security forces along with one revolver, one grenade and 98 rounds of bullets in the West Tripura district.

  • May 11: One Assam Rifles personnel, identified as P. Vishiho, is killed in an encounter with the ATTF militants at Jamirlong under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district on May 11.

    Two insurgents belonging to the ATTF, identified as Udam Singh Tripura and Biswa Mohan Tripura, surrender before the security forces at Hrankhalpara under Teliamura police station along with two factory made guns and four bullets.

  • May 7: A 'sergeant' of the All Tripura Tigers Force (ATTF), identified as Jogendra Debbarma, surrendered before the Police at Abhicharan under Lefunga police station along with a Chinese-make pistol and three live rounds of cartridges.

  • May 2: Police personnel killed an unidentified cadre of the ATTF and injured another during an encounter at Sonatanpara village under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district.

  • April 19: One ATTF cadre, identified as Uttam Debbarma, surrendered to the police at Mandai in the West Tripura district. He is involved in several cases of extortion and kidnapping.

  • April 5: Four hardcore cadres of ATTF and the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of NLFT surrendered to the SFs at Jirania in West Tripura district.

  • March 29: Four ATTF cadres, identified as Saroj Debbarma alias Silong Debbarma, Radha Kishu Debbarma alias Daphun, Animesh Debbarma alias Likong and Pradeep Debbarma alias Rupai, surrendered before the police at Hrankhalpara in the West Tripura district.

    Two ATTF cadres, Dhananjoy Debbarma and Mithun Debbarma, surrendered before the police at Teliamura.

  • March 11: Two ATTF militants, including one identified as Kanchanlal Debbarma alias Kasak, are killed at Marahadok village under Khowai police in the West Tripura district. Other militants manage to escape from the encounter site. One Chinese pistol and a Chinese grenade are recovered from the encounter site.

  • March 6: Two Tripura State Rifles (TSR) personnel, Samir Choudhury and Aloke Das, are killed and two others, Shyama Chandra Debbarma and Sukdeb Tripura, are seriously injured in an ambush by ATTF militants at Binan Hazaripara under Champahawr police station in Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district. Militants manage to decamp with two AK 47 rifles.

  • March 2: Two militants of the ATTF and NLFT, identified as Biraha Kumar Jamatia alias Yakharia and Geeta Tripura alias Kaplop, surrender at Teliamura in the West Tripura district. They deposit two 38 factory-made revolvers along with six live rounds of 38 ball ammunitions. The report adds that 21 militants surrendered before the 15 Assam Rifles alone in the last four months.

  • February 25: Two ATTF collaborators, identified as Jitendra Reang and Gamsai Reang, are arrested from Balarampara areas under Kachucherra police station in the Dhalai district.

  • February 24: An ATTF militant, Sonaicharan Debbarma, is arrested from South Goklunagar village under Teliamura police station in the West Tripura district. Debbarma was reportedly involved in the massacre of 15 non-tribal people at Kalyanpur under Khowai sub-division on August 14, 2003.

  • February 24: Two ATTF collaborators are arrested, while they come to extort ransom worth INR 35,000 from a bottling plant at Kalagachia under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district.

  • January 25: Seven militants of the ATTF and NLFT surrender at Hrankhalpara under Teliamura police station in the West Tripura district. They deposited two 9mm Pistols with 10 rounds, one 9mm Carbine with 10 rounds, two 9mm auto Pistols with 9 rounds and 50 rounds of 303-rifle. The militants were identified as Satya Ranjan Debbarma, Jogal Debbarma, Ashis Kumar Debbarma, Tapan Debbarma, Ashesh Debbarma, Indra Mohan Malsum and Satya Ranjan Debbarma.

2006

  • December 27: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, while addressing personnel of the Border Security Force at Silacherri Border outpost in the South Tripura district, said that the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the NLFT and ATTF run 26 hideouts in Bangladesh. The Chief Minister accused both the outfits of trying to create tension in the State at the behest of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence.

  • December 18: Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar, informs the State Legislative Assembly that 169 persons were killed, 182 injured and 189 abducted by militant outfits, primarily the ATTF and NLFT, between January 1, 2004, and November 30, 2006. 184 incidents of militant attacks are registered in 2004, mentions the Chief Minister. The figure is 115 in 2005 and 94 in 2006 (till November 30). He informs that 71 security force personnel are killed in militancy-related violence over the past two years. 101 militants are killed during the same period, discloses Sarkar.

  • December 5: An ATTF militant, Tirtha Debbarma, is arrested by security force personnel during a search operation at Haricharan Para under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district.

  • November 30: The Deputy Inspector General (Tripura Frontier) of the BSF, P. J. Sebastian, said that the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the NLFT and the ATTF has 57 hideouts in Bangladesh, and some of them are located in that country's capital Dhaka. Sebastian informed: "Altogether 172 insurgent camps belonging to NE underground groups are existing in Bangladesh and most of the camps are operating in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Sylhet and Dhaka."

  • November 6: An ATTF cadre, Surajit Debbbarma, surrenders before the Sub-Divisional Police Officer at Sabroom in the South Tripura district along with one revolver.

  • November 1: Intelligence sources reports about increasing infiltration by militants in Tripura following the changed political situation in neighbouring Bangladesh. Reports indicate that more than 50 NLFT cadres of the Biswamohan Debbarma faction and at least 30 ATTF cadres crossed over to the State from Bangladesh through porous border in the past 90 days. More than 15 NLFT and 7 ATTF militants enter the State through the Noliabari-Jamia colony area of Khowai sub-division in the West Tripura district in July. “The number has increased considerably in August month,” says the source adding that about 20-25 NLFT and 12-13 ATTF militants infiltrate into the State through Ranthan Chaudhury Para area under Chamanu sub-division in the Dhalai district.

  • October 1: ATTF militants kill a tribal woman, the wife of a former cadre of the outfit, identified as Swapan Debbarma, at Ampura under Khowai sub-division. The militants were reportedly targeting Swapan for allegedly acting as a police informer. "Militants targeted him on suspicion that he was helping the police", said a police official. Since the militants could not trace him at his residence, they killed his wife.

  • September 28: Tripura Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar, said at a press briefing, "Total number of NLFT and ATTF hideouts in Bangladesh has reduced from 56 to 26 recently," adding, "but there is no room for complacency. Insurgents have been trying to launch fresh offensive to disrupt the peace in the state and we have to remain vigilant as ever."

  • September 24: Three cadres belonging to the ATTF and NLFT surrender before the Tripura Police at Kanchanpur. They were identified as Dhanu Debbarma alias Danger, Ajit Debbarma and Manik Reang.

  • September 13: An ‘area commander’ of the ATTF, Bicching Debbarma, is killed in an encounter with security force (SF) personnel at Shhaklabari near Tulashikhar in the West Tripura district. “Bicching is a dreaded ATTF militant and we had prior information that he was holed up. Accordingly we along with the TSR raided the place”, says an Assam Rifles officer, adding, “At the spot we found thick blood stains but no body was recovered. Later, we intercepted ATTF messages aired through their own wireless sets. The messages confirmed Bicching was dead.”

  • September 11: An ATTF cadre, Kanchurai Oram, is killed in an encounter with SF personnel at Ishwarama village under Takarjala police station in the West Tripura district. One AK-47 assault rifle along with a huge cache of explosives is recovered from the incident site.

  • September 12: An unidentified ATTF cadre is killed by Assam Rifles personnel, who retaliated the militant ambush at Tulasikhar area under Khowai subdivision in the West Tripura district. However, other militants manage to escape from the encounter site.

  • September 9: Two ATTF cadres, Jilik Debbarma and Nirodh Debbarma, surrender before the Tripura State Rifles at Bachaibari under Champahawer police station. The surrendered militants deserted their camps in Bangladesh.

  • August 24: The ATTF, in the August issue of Choba, the mouthpiece of its political front Tripura Peoples Democratic Front, states that peace talks with the Union Government should be started within a ‘pre-set framework’.

  • August 21: The dead body of a former collaborator of the ATTF, Sailendra Debbarma, who was earlier abducted by cadres of the outfit from village Shankhola under Kalyanpur police station in Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district, is recovered by police personnel from a forest nearby the village.

  • August 20: An ATTF collaborator, Sarnakumar Debbarma, is killed by cadres of the outfit at his residence in village Shankhola under Kalyanpur police station in Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district. The militants abduct the slain collaborator’s two sons, including one identified as Falendra Debbarma, and his brother Sailendra Debbarma, a former collaborator of the outfit. Falendra Debbarma is later released.

  • July 16: Two ATTF cadres, Binoy Debbarma and Amulya Debbarma, are shot dead in an encounter with the security force (SF) personnel at Abhirampara under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district. Some Chinese-make grenades and one pistol are recovered from the incident site.

  • June 9: A hardcore cadre of the ATTF, Subodh Tripura, is killed in an encounter with police personnel at Haricharanpara under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district.

  • June 2: Two ATTF cadres surrender at Tulashikhar under Khowai police station in the West Tripura district.

  • June 1: Five unidentified ATTF cadres surrendered at an unspecified place in the West Tripura district.

    Three ATTF cadres, 'sergeant' Ashok Debbarma, Pranit Debbarma and Amaresh Debbarma, surrender before Assam Rifles personnel at Ganki under Kalyanpur police station in the South Tripura district. According to police sources, Amaresh and Pranit had deserted their camp at Satcherri in Bangladesh to lead a normal life.

  • May 24: At least nine ATTF cadres, who served a two-year jail term in Bangladesh on charges of infiltration and possession of illegal arms, are handed over by the Bangladesh Government to Indian authorities. The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Timir Das, received the cadres at an immigration checkpost under Khowai subdivision in the West Tripura district.

  • May 23: Two ATTF cadres, Ranjit Debbarma and Ranabir Debbarma, are killed by their colleagues at Sidhai village in the West Tripura district.

  • May 22: Two ATTF cadres, Subindra Debbarma and Swapan Debbarma, leave the militant hideout at Satcherri in Bangladesh and subsequently surrender at Kalayanpur police station in the West Tripura district. According to police sources, the duo reportedly confessed that resentment is brewing among the cadres who are planning to escape from the hideout to lead a normal life.

  • May 7: An ATTF cadre, Ranjit Debbarma, is arrested during a search operation from Ganganagar police station area in the Dhalai district.

  • April 27: Two ATTF cadres, including one identified as Smith Debbarma, are killed when security force personnel retaliated the firing by militants at Basanta Kobra Para village under Khowai police station in the West Tripura district. A pistol, a walky-talky and some incriminating documents of the outfit were recovered from their possession.

  • April 10: Three ATTF cadres, Dhan Kumar Jamatia, Ameesh Kumar Jamatia and Deepak Debbarma, who were reportedly staying at the outfit's camp in Habiganj district of Bangladesh, surrendered before the Border Security Force at Teliamura under West Tripura district. They also deposited two AK-47 rifles, 6 magazines, 174 live rounds of AK series and one Chinese grenade.

  • April 10: The Tripura Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar, who holds the Home portfolio, informs the Legislative Assembly that at least 458 militants belonging to the ATTF and NLFT have surrendered in the last two years with the respective surrender figures of 2004 and 2005 as 322 and 136.

  • April 8: An ATTF collaborator, Dhanichand Debbarma, is arrested following an encounter between the SFs and ATTF cadres led by its 'area commander' Smith Debbarma at a place under Khowai police station in the West Tripura district. However, the militants managed to escape from the encounter site. Subsequently, Dhanichand confesses during interrogation that Smith Debbarma's daughter is currently undergoing militant training at a hideout of the outfit in Bangladesh.

  • March 26: Two ATTF cadres, who issued an extortion notice to a local school, are arrested from Padmabil in the West Tripura district.

  • March 24: A civilian, identified as Tapas Debbarma, is abducted from his residence by the ATTF at Melkabari under Champahour police station in the West Tripura district.

  • March 18: A collaborator of the ATTF, identified as Pijush Debbarma, is shot dead by militants of the same outfit at Labanya Chowdhurypara village under Champahaor police station in the Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district for his alleged 'collection of taxes' on behalf of the outfit.

  • February 28: BSF personnel rescue a school headmaster, Ramcharan Debbarma, from the captivity of ATTF militants at a bordering village of Barchargaria under Khowai police station in the West Tripura district. Two stolen motorbikes and some other incriminating documents of the banned outfit are recovered from the militants who reportedly escaped into Bangladesh.

  • February 25: Suspected ATTF cadres ambush an SF patrol party killing one soldier at Sankhola in the West Tripura district.

  • February 21: A civilian, Prafullya Debbarma, is wounded in crossfire between TSR personnel and suspected ATTF cadres at Debra-II para under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district. However, no casualty is reported in the incident.

  • February 12: Two Assam Riffles personnel, Rudhi Singh and Unka Chand, are wounded during an encounter with ATTF cadres at Madhancherra under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district.

  • January 17: ATTF warns the Tripura Government of 'drastic action' against its attempt to 'impose' Bengali script in the State. ATTF 'chief' Ranjit Debbarma reportedly says, "people should have the right to choose a script for their language without tutelage."

  • January 12: Bangladeshi security forces reportedly close down an ATTF camp at Satcherri in the Habiganj district and arrest two militants, Jogesh Debbarma and Surendra Debabrma.

  • January 2: At least 30 militants belonging to the outlawed NLFT and ATTF surrender along with eighteen weapons before the Director General of Police, G. M. Srivastava. The surrendered militants include Sadhana Debbarma, wife of an NLFT faction leader, Jogendra Debbarma alias Joshua.

2005

  • November 24: An ATTF collaborator is arrested subsequent to an encounter between the security forces (SFs) and cadres of the outfit at Batabari village in the West Tripura district.

  • November 17: An ATTF militant is arrested from Kanaithakurpara under Teliamura police station area in the West Tripura district.

  • October 24: Three ATTF cadres lay down arms before the Commandant of 6th Tripura State Rifles (TSR) battalion at Chakmaghat in the West Tripura district. Raman Debbarma, Naresh Debbarma alias Raidhang and Ratendra Debbarma had fled from the ATTF hideout at Satcherri in Bangladesh and deposited one country made gun, Bangladeshi currency, subscription pads of the outfit and other incriminating documents.

  • October 19: An ATTF militant is killed in an internecine clash in the remote Bairabill forest under Khowai subdivision in the West Tripura district.

  • October 16: Suspected ATTF cadres kill a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) member, Bidya Debbarma, at Janmaejoynagar under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district. Three suspected militants, identified as Raj Krishore Debbarma, Subedar Debbarma and Babul Debbarma, are arrested in connection with the killing.

  • October 3: Two hardcore ATTF cadres, Goutam Tripura and Bhramendra Tripura, surrender to the police at Khowai police station in the West Tripura district. They also deposit two AK series rifles, a grenade and an unspecified amount of ammunition. Both reportedly deserted the outfit's camp at Satcherri in Bangladesh and crossed over to India.

  • October 1: The Union Government extends the ban imposed on the ATTF for two years, till October 2, 2007.

  • September 12: An ATTF collaborator, Ranjit Debbarma, is arrested from Manikyapara village in the West Tripura district.

  • September 11: A senior tribal leader belonging to the Congress party, Prasenjit Debbarma, is abducted by suspected ATTF cadres from Monaicherra under Khowai subdivision in the West Tripura district.

  • September 2: At least 86 militants belonging to the NLFT and ATTF, including four women cadres, surrender before the State police chief, G. M. Srivastava at Agartala. The surrendered militants deposit one light machine gun, 13 AK-47 rifles, 11 self-loading rifles, two Chinese rifles, seven revolvers, 23 grenades and a huge quantity of ammunition.

  • August 23: Two ATTF collaborators surrender before the TSR at Radhacharan Thakur Para camp under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district. The collaborators are identified as Barun Debbarma alias Badla and Sadhan Debbarma alias Mangla.

  • August 23: SF personnel kill two ATTF cadres, Padma Debbarma and Mangal Debbarma, during an encounter at Mandai in the West Tripura district. One 9 mm automatic Chinese pistol with seven rounds of ammunition, one 9 mm revolver with one round of ammunition, one Chinese hand grenade and one US made radio set are recovered from their possession.

  • August 18: Four chairmen of village development committees in the Bishalgarh subdivision are forced to flee their homes following extortion threats by the ATTF.

  • August 11: Three women cadres of the ATTF are arrested from Mandai village in the West Tripura district. The women were reportedly en route to the outfit's base camp in neighbouring Bangladesh.

  • August 9: Four women militants, two each belonging to the NLFT and ATTF, surrender before the Tripura Police. Official sources said that the two ATTF cadres, Rajlaxmi Debbarma and Minakshi Debbarma, fled from the outfit's camp at Satcherri in Bangladesh on June 30, 2005.

  • July 27: ATTF abducts five schoolteachers and the driver of an auto-rickshaw in which they were traveling from Utlabari in the Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district. One of the teachers and the driver are subsequently released.

  • July 24: Three ATTF cadres surrender to the Assam Rifles authorities at Khowai in the West Tripura district. Official sources said that three cadres, identified as 'area commander' Bischindra Debbarma, 'corporal' Kishore Debbarma and Sujit Debbarma alias Borra, deposit one M-20 automatic pistol with six rounds of bullets, one 9 mm revolver with three rounds of bullets, 200 rounds of live bullets of AK-47, one Chinese hand grenade, a wireless radio set and a mobile phone.

  • July 21: An ATTF cadre, Samur Debbarma, is arrested from Akhrapara under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district. He is reported to be involved in the March 25-ambush on the TSR personnel at Narayanbari.

  • July 19: Villagers of Owayakasi Malang in the West Tripura district capture four ATTF militants, who had entered the village for extortion, and hand them over to the police. SFs arrest two more ATTF cadres, Bir Kumar Debbarma and Arun Debbarma, during separate raids at Kalyanpur and Khowai in the West Tripura district.

  • July 10: An unspecified number of villagers are injured by the ATTF cadres at Karnakishorepara village in Gandacherra subdivision. Official sources say that ATTF militants led by 'area commander' Chintamohan Debbarma assaulted the villagers, mostly tribal cultivators, for delay in the payment of 'annual tax'.

  • June 30: An ATTF collaborator, Bikram Debbarma alias Bahadur, is arrested from Sahadev Baishnab Para under Champahowar police station in the West Tripura district.

  • June 12: Three ATTF militants are arrested from the North Maharani and Basantapara areas under Kalyanpur police station in West Tripura district. Official sources informed that the arrested are involved in the June 6-attack on a convoy on the Assam-Agartala highway.

  • June 11: An ATTF cade is arrested from the Joy Nagar area under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district.

  • May 25: Suspected ATTF militants abduct two family members of a surrendered cadre. Two ATTF cadres, Arun Debbarma and Amarendra Debbarma, had surrendered earlier in the day in West Tripura district along with two AK series rifles and some ammunition. Subsequently, ATTF militants abducted the mother and sister of Arun Debbarma from his house at Mandai in the West Tripura district.

  • May 19: An exchange of fire between security force personnel and the ATTF militants is reported from Subal Kobra Para village under Kalyanpur police station in the West Tripura district. However, no loss of life or injury is reported.

  • April 29: An ATTF militant is arrested from the Araibari village under Khowai police station.

  • April 25: Three TSR personnel are killed and four others sustain injuries during an ambush by the ATTF at Naraynabari under Jirania Police station in the West Tripura district. The militants later decamped with a self-loading rifle and five magazines.

  • April 17: An engineer of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission is killed by the ATTF at Montfort village in the West Tripura district. According to police sources, he was killed for failing to meet extortion demands of the outfit.

  • April 13: An ATTF cadre is killed during an encounter with the police at Lefunga in the West Tripura district.

  • March 16:Three ATTF militants are arrested by the police along with arms and ammunition from the Chunarghat area under Habiganj district in Bangladesh. The three were identified as Jenni Debbarma, Sujit Debbarma and Tinku Debbarma.

  • March 5: An exchange of fire is reported between the Assam Rifles personnel and ATTF cadres at Biswamanipara village in the West Tripura district. However, no loss of life or injuries is reported.

  • February 27: ATTF militants abduct a senior tribal leader of theCPI-M, Bidyacharan Debbarma, from Mandai under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district.

  • February 25: TSR personnel arrest three ATTF collaborators from Buddhi Bazaar under Takarjala police station in the West Tripura district.

  • February 24: Another ATTF collaborator is arrested from Samprai Para in the West Tripura district.

  • February 24: At least 27 persons belonging to five families have fled their homes in the Bishalgarh subdivision after 17 ATTF cadres attack the Kunjamura village under Takarjala police station in West Tripura district.

  • February 10: An ATTF cadre is killed during an encounter with the SFs at East Gonki in the West Tripura district.

  • January 24: Three persons, including a militant and two collaborators of the ATTF, are arrested from Sipahihowar village under Khowai police station in the West Tripura district.

  • January 17: An ATTF collaborator, Biswajit Malsom, is arrested from Malsompara under Takarjala police station in the West Tripura district.

  • January 14: The leader of a faction of the NLFT, Nayanbasi Jamatiya, joins hands with the Biswamohan Debbarma faction and the Ranjit Debbarma-led ATTF to float a new front, the Royal Supreme Council.

  • January 5: An ATTF collaborator, Prabhat Debbarma, is arrested from West Belbari village under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district.

  • January 5: Residents of Brajabinodinipur village under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district foil an attempt by the ATTF to abduct a truck driver.

  • January 1: Suspected ATTF militants kill a 60-year-old civilian, Ramdhan Debbarma, at Melkabari village in the West Tripura district. The victim is the father of a local CPI-M leader.


2004

  • December 19: Personnel of the TSR arrest an ATTF cadre, Bhulu Munda, from Old Tuihasin village under Khowai police station in the West Tripura district.

  • December 2: Two ATTF cadres, Avani and Swadesh Debbarma, surrender along with arms and ammunition before the Assam Rifles at Bamanchara Tea Estate in Dhalai district. They deposit one AK-56 rifle, three magazines and 48 live rounds of ammunition.

  • December 1: An ATTF collaborator, Prabath Debbarma, is arrested by the Champahaor police from Bagan Bazaar in the West Tripura district.

  • November 26: ATTF militants assault 12 tribal villagers of Sarat Chowdhurypara in the Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district after they refused to abide by the outfit's 'diktat' for protesting against the setting up of a security force camp in the area.

  • November 23: Three ATTF militants, Sankar Debbarma, Sujit Debbarma and Swadesh Debbarma, surrender before the police in capital Agartala. They deposit two Ak-56 rifles, one sub-machine gun, one Chinese hand grenade and some ammunition.

  • November 17: An ATTF collaborator, Tirthamani Debbarma, escapes from police custody when security forces are carrying out special operations at Jangalia under Jirania police station in the West Tripura District.

  • November 14: ATTF terrorists killed a NLFT collaborator identified as Sanjib Debbarma at Subinpara village under Takarjala police station in West Tripura district.

  • November 12: ATTF militants abduct three youths from Jumia Colony village in Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district.

  • November 9: ATTF terrorists killed a resident of Dushki villager after using him as a guide during an extortion drive in the area.

  • October 30:14 ATTF cadres surrender before the Director General of Police at Agartala.

  • October 27: Two traders, Shibcharan Debnath and Pijush Paul are killed, while another seven injured as ATTF terrorists attack their vehicle at Itbhatta under Khowai police station in West Tripura district.

  • October 15: ATTF terrorist, Wathai Debbarma, is killed in an encounter with Tripura State Rifles at Mogtai under Sidhai police station in West Tripura district.

  • September 26: Two police personnel are shot dead during an attack by terrorists of the ATTF at Gajapara in the West Tripura district.

  • September 16: ATTF terrorists kill a civilian at Chebri, under Khowai sub-division, in West Tripura district.

  • September 10: Security forces raid a terrorist hideout and kill an ATTF terrorist, identified as Rasam Debbarma, at Hachunia under Jirania police station in West Tripura district.

  • September 8: Suspected ATTF terrorists kill a civilian near Krishi Dibbodaya Kendra in West Tripura district.

  • September 5: A suspected ATTF terrorist, identified as Khegendra Debbarma, is killed in an encounter with the troops at Haticherra under Khowai police station.

  • September 3: An ATTF terrorist, identified as Bimal Debbarma, is killed in an encounter at Champabari under Jirania police station in West Tripura district.

  • September 2; ATTF terrorists attack a police camp at Noabadi in West Tripura district. No casualty was reported in the incident.

  • August 26: ATTF terrorists raid the house of Hrishamoni Debbarma, chairman of a local body, at West Belcherra in West Tripura district and abduct his 18-year-old son.

  • August 23: ATTF calls for a 10-day general strike, beginning August 23, in the four police station areas of Sidhai, Jirania, Kalyanpur and Khowai in the West Tripura district demanding immediate withdrawal of security forces deployed for counter insurgency operations.

  • August 20: Four ATTF militants arrested from Malbasa under Birganj police station of South Tripura district.

  • August 19: A top ranking ATTF 'commander', Smaranjay Reang, carrying a cash reward of Rupees 50,000 on his head, arrested from Sadhuchandrapara village in Dhalai district of Tripura.

  • August 6: ATTF terrorists kill a former army personnel, Narayan Debbarma, at Kathirampara under Jirania police station in West Tripura district.

  • August 4: ATTF terrorists kill three children at Mandai in West Tripura district. In another incident ATTF terrorists kill two persons and injure three others in an attack at Chhoigharia under Jirania police station limits in West Tripura district.

  • July 29: Three ATTF terrorists are killed and four others sustain injuries in a gun battle with the NLFT cadres at Subal Kobrapara under Champahawr police station limits in West Tripura district.

  • July 18: ATTF cadres assault at least 30 tribal villagers at Shumantapara village in West Tripura district accusing them of being police informers.

  • July 12: ATTF terrorists open fire on a rice-laden truck killing three of its occupants, all non-tribal civilians, and injuring three others at Tamakari under Sidhai police station. The terrorists also set ablaze the vehicle after the attack.

  • July 11: ATTF calls for a general strike in Tripura on the occasion of its 15th 'Raising Day'.

  • July 2: An ATTF 'area commander', Rampaldya Debbarma alias Johan Debbarma, surrenders at the Assam Rifles camp in Khowai along with one pistol, two Chinese hand grenades and one improvised explosive device.

  • July 2: An ATTF 'area commander', Rampaldya Debbarma alias Johan Debbarma, surrenders at the Assam Rifles camp in Khowai along with one pistol, two Chinese hand grenades and one improvised explosive device.

  • July 1: One Central Reserve Police Force personnel is killed during an encounter with ATTF terrorists at Chhankhola under Khowai sub-division in the West Tripura district.

  • June 20: ATTF abducts and kills a civilian, identified as Parendra Debbarma, suspecting him to be a police informer at Belcherra village in the West Tripura district.

  • June 17: A Special Police Officer is killed and two Assam Rifles personnel sustained injuries in an encounter with a group of ATTF terrorists at Radhacharanpara under Jirania police station limits in the West Tripura district.

  • June 13: ATTF terrorists abduct five traders from Kachubari market near the India-Bangladesh border in the West Tripura district.

  • June 11: ATTF abducts two persons from Ramchandraghat area in West Tripura district.

  • June 7: ATTF terrorists abduct two employees of a private construction company engaged in laying railway line from Ganthalang in the West Tripura district.

  • April 22: ATTF chief, Ranjit Debbarma, says that he would come to the negotiating table if the Union Government fulfilled three pre-conditions.

  • April 14: ATTF asks all political parties, candidates and general public to refrain from participating in the election process from April 15.

  • April 13: ATTF terrorists kill four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and injure two others during an ambush at Subolkobrapara in the West Tripura district.

  • April 3: Two ATTF terrorists are killed in an internecine clash with the NLFT terrorists at Anath Chowdhury Para under Champahawar police station limits in the West Tripura district.

  • April 3: Two ATTF terrorists, identified as Jitendra Debbarma and Samaresh Debbarma, are arrested from the capital Agartala.

  • April 2: Three ATTF terrorists surrender before the Additional Director General of Police Pranay Sahay in the capital Agartala.

  • March 24: Three ATTF terrorists suspected to have involved in the killing of five brick-kiln labourers in the Champaknagar area on March 20 are arrested from the West Tripura district.

  • March 20: ATTF terrorists kill five persons, including an assistant manager of a brick kiln and four labourers, and injure two others in Champaknagar under Jirania police station area in the West Tripura district.

  • March 13: A CPI-M supporter and three of his family members are killed by a group of ATTF terrorists at Lembucherra in the Dhalai district.

  • February 5: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel are killed in an ambush by the ATTF at Chhaygharia under Jirania police station limits in the West Tripura district.

  • January 17: Two ATTF terrorists are killed by the troops at Chhankhola in the Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district.

  • January 12: ATTF launches a campaign in its strongholds in the Sadar (north) and Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district to enforce a boycott of the Republic Day celebrations on January 26.

  • January 1: At least 53 surrendered cadres of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and NLFT are rehabilitated at the Lachi rehabilitation centre under Shantir Bazar police station limits in the South Tripura district.

2003

  • December 6: Seven ATTF terrorists are killed and eight others sustain injuries in an attack by the rival NLFT terrorists at Satcherri in the Habiganj district of Bangladesh, close to the Simna area of Sadar subdivision in the West Tripura district.

  • November 2: Four tribal Congress workers are killed by ATTF terrorists in three separate villages in the Kalyanpur area of West Tripura district.

  • October 15: ATTF calls for a general strike and declares October 15 as a 'black day' protesting against the 1949 merger of the princely State of Tripura with the Indian Union.

  • September 30: ATTF terrorists kill three tribals at Jirania in the West Tripura district.

  • September 11: One ATTF terrorist is killed in the West Tripura district.

     

  • September 8: Government announces cash reward for providing clues leading to the whereabouts of nine ATTF terrorists suspected to be involved in the killing of 30 non-tribals in separate incidents in West Tripura district on the night of August 14.

  • September 5: One INPT activist is abducted and later killed by ATTF terrorists at Patnicherra village under the jurisdiction of Sadar subdivision in West Tripura district.

  • August 31: ATTF kills a schoolteacher at Mandai village under Jirania police station limits in West Tripura district while branding him a police informer.

     

  • August 29: One SF personnel is killed by ATTF terrorists in the Haduk area of West Tripura district.

  • August 25: One ATTF terrorist is arrested along with a sophisticated 2.5kg explosive device from a village in the West Tripura district.

     

  • August 22: Three ATTF terrorists and a tribal woman are killed and two security force personnel injured following an encounter at Subalkobrapara village under Kalyanpur police station limits in the West Tripura district.

     

  • August 17: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar alleges that the ATTF had killed 30 non-tribals in the West Tripura district on August 14-night at the behest of the Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).

  • August 14: ATTF terrorists kill 30 non-tribals in two separate attacks at Totabari and Baralunga villages of West Tripura district.

  • August 11: Suspected ATTF terrorists set off a landmine killing seven police personnel and injuring as many at Barkathal in the west Tripura district ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15.

  • August 5: Suspected ATTF terrorists kill three members of a family of their former colleague at Sonaraibari village in West Tripura district.

  • August 2: Former police personnel and suspected NLFT conduit is killed by ATTF terrorists at Sarbajoy Para village in West Tripura district.

  • July 29: ATTF terrorists kill a woman and three children at Purba Takchhaiapara village in West Tripura district.

  • July 23: ATTF terrorists kill a former colleague at Hazaripara in West Tripura district.

  • July 22: Three ATTF women cadres surrender at Agartala reportedly after escaping from the ATTF camp at Satcherri in the Habiganj district of Bangladesh.

  • July 21: Two ATTF terrorists, including a ‘corporal’, are arrested during separate raids in the West Tripura district.

  • July 15: ATTF terrorist is killed at Chibukghar in the West Tripura district.

  • July 14: A Special Police Officer (SPO) reportedly joins the ATTF after deserting his team in West Tripura district.

  • July 14: A Special Police Officer reportedly joins the ATTF after deserting his team in the West Tripura district.

  • July 10: ATTF terrorists attack a SF patrol vehicle while it is passing by on the Assam-Agartala national highway near Chakmaghat under Teliamura police station limits in West Tripura district.

  • July 6: Two security force personnel are killed and seven others injured in a land mine blast triggered by the ATTF near a bridge at Baizolbari in the Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district.

  • July 5: Two security force personnel are injured in a land mine blast triggered by the ATTF at Barammaidan village under Kalayanpur police station limits of West Tripura district.

  • July 3: Police in Tripura confirm that 62,100 rounds of ammunition of Chinese rifles and 115 kg of high-power explosives seized on June 27 and other recoveries after that in Bangladesh's Bogra district was being smuggled into Tripura for the ATTF.

  • June 21: Reports indicate that ULFA, the Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF), a conglomerate of three terrorist groups–United National Liberation Front (UNLF), People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK)– active in Manipur, and the Tripura People’s Democratic Front (TPDF), a front outfit of the ATTF, operating in Tripura under a common platform have launched a "Coordinated Regional Military Offensive for liberation of the Region from Indian colonial occupation," code named "Operation Freedom". The reports further said that attacks under the ‘operation’ started on June 17.

 

  • June 20: ATTF terrorists attack the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp and the battalion headquarters of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) in Jirania, West Tripura district.

  • June 17: West Tripura district administration through an order clamps night curfew for a period of three months in areas bordering Bangladesh in the Khowai subdivision (administrative unit) to contain, among other things, the trans-border movement of the NLFT and the ATTF terrorists.

  • June 13: A bid by eight ATTF terrorists with two other criminals to escape from a jail in Khowai, West Tripura district, is foiled by the security forces. The eight ATTF terrorists were arrested in connection with the abduction of a tribal youth from the same locality on January 23, 2003.

  • June 7: A security force party is ambushed by the ATTF terrorists reportedly led by Surjit Debbarma at Sugodh para under Champahower police station in West Tripura district.

  • June 3: A report indicates that ATTF and the Nayanbasi Jamatiya and Biswamohan Debbarma factions of the NLFT attended a meeting, allegedly convened by the Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Field Intelligence (DGFI) in March 2003 in the Chittagong Hill Tracts area. Representatives of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Al Qaeda were also reportedly present at the meeting.

  • June 1: ATTF terrorists kill a home guard at the tribal hamlet of Duski in West Tripura district.

  • May 26: An abducted contractor returns to his home safely under Teliamura police station limits in West Tripura district. ATTF terrorists had taken him hostage from the Mokambari area under Kalyanpur police station limits on May 19 with three more persons, including two Government employees, and had taken them to a hideout in Bangladesh. Fate of the others remains unknown.

  • May 18: A report indicates that ATTF and the Nayanbasi Jamatiya faction of the NLFT have joined hands under code name "Operation Roukhala (deportation)" purportedly to ‘drive out’ Bengali immigrants settled in Tripura after October 15, 1949.

Reports indicate that the ATTF has acquired rocket launchers and Rocket-Propelled Grenades through the ULFA.

  • May 6: ATTF terrorists attack Sidhai village of West Tripura district and kill 18 civilians and injure six others.

  • May 1: Report indicates that the ATTF has changed its name to Republican People’s Army on April 10.

  • April 27: While speaking in Guwahati, Assam, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar reiterates that the ATTF has links with the Assam-based United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).

  • April 22: ATTF terrorists kill a tribal youth in Balurdhum village, Jirania police station-limits, West Tripura district.

  • April 7: Chief Minister Manik Sarkar while speaking at a public meeting in Ramchandra Nagar, West Tripura district, asks the kin of NLFT and ATTF terrorists to exert pressure on the latter to shun the path of violence.

  • March 19: An arrested ATTF 'corporal' confesses to a nexus between the ATTF and the Assam-based United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).

  • February 17: Body of a slain INPT activist killed allegedly by ATTF terrorists is recovered from Shyampara village, Takarjala police station limits, West Tripura district.

  • February 15: ATTF terrorists kill two INPT activists at Karnasinghpara, Raishyabari police station limits, Dhalai district.

  • February 10: Report indicates that ATTF has started enforcing its diktat of poll boycott on tribals in Tripura.

  • February 4: ATTF terrorists kill INPT activist in Khowai sub-division of West Tripura district.

  • January 28: ATTF issues poll boycott call.

  • January 19: A student is killed during group clash between NLFT and ATTF at Jirania in West Tripura district.

  • January 10: Suspected ATTF terrorists abduct and kill Dhaniram Debbarma, an INPT leader, in Subolsingh area, West Tripura district.

  • January 2: Suspected ATTF terrorists kill local-level INPT leader at Radhanagar village, West Tripura district.

2002

  • December 13: ATTF terrorists attack the house of a local-level Indigenous National Party of Tripura (INPT) leader and kill his son at Rajani Sardar Para village, Kalyanpur police post-limits, West Tripura district.

  • December 5: Two ATTF terrorists surrender with arms to Assam Rifles (AR) in Khowai, West Tripura district.

  • November 27: Three ATTF terrorists surrender to Assam Rifles (AR) at the Sanki camp, in West Tripura district.

  • November 15: Four top ATTF terrorists, including ATTF mouthpiece Choba editor Promode Debbarma, surrender to Assam Rifles (AR) personnel in Ganki, West Tripura district.

  • November 1: ATTF terrorists kill two civilians at an unnamed place, under Sidhai police station's jurisdiction, North Tripura district.

  • October 26: ATTF terrorists kill eight civilians, including three women and a child, and injure nine more in Battila, West Tripura district.

  • October 11: A media report says the ATTF has warned tribals in Tripura to not intermingle with urban and semi-urban populations during Durga Puja (A 10-day religious festival of Hindus).

  • October 5: An ATTF 'area commander' surrenders to the police in Khowai, West Tripura district.

  • October 2: Three ATTF terrorists surrender at the Assam Rifles' Ganki Camp, West Tripura district. They also allegedly disclose that Pakistan's external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), has provided training facilities to them.

  • August 17: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on routine patrol is injured in an attack by ATTF terrorists in Rambabupara, West Tripura.

  • August 9: ATTF terrorist surrenders to the Assam Rifles in Tripura.

  • July 27: Suspected ATTF terrorists kill four members of the family of a surrendered ATTF cadre.

  • July 24: Surrendered ATTF terrorist allegedly killed by NLFT terrorists in Kalyanpur village, Agartala.

  • July 06: Two ATTF terrorists surrender with a large amount of arms and ammunition in Agartala.

  • June 21: Nine ATTF cadres killed in separate attacks by NLFT-N terrorists at unidentified locations in Bangladesh say unconfirmed reports.

  • June 7: Reports say, the ATTF has re-located its main base camp in Bangladesh from Satcherri to a new place--opposite Sidhai in West Tripura district--following a joint operation by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Bangladesh Army personnel.

  • June 12: ATTF terrorist surrenders in Agartala.

  • May 21: Three ATTF terrorists surrender in West Tripura district.

  • April 7: ATTF terrorists kill five NLFT terrorists- four at Ramchandra Ghat , West Tripura and one at Manu, Dhalai, in an internecine clash.

  • April 3 : ATTF terrorist surrenders to security force personnel.

  • February 12: A group of 50 terrorists belonging to the ATTF attack the 11th Battalion of Assam Rifles at Ratanpur in West Tripura district.

  • January: 18 ATTF terrorists lay an unsuccessful ambush on the convoy of State Industries Minister Pabitra Kar and the Opposition Leader .

2001

  • November 24:Three terrorists killed in the clashes between the NLFT and ATTF acdres along the Indo- Bangladesh border.

  • August 21: Assam Rifles kill three ATTF terrorists in an encounter in Gayafang area in West Tripura district.

  • May 27: Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and two terrorists killed in an ATTF attack on the Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) headquarters at Khumulawng in Jirania.

  • April 25: ATTF terrorists kill eight security force personnel and another, and shoot at two others in an attack at Kantakobra in west Tripura.

  • April 15: Suspected ATTF terrorists numbering about 20 resort to indiscriminate firing at Khas Kalyanpur village in West Tripura district killing 11 Bengalis, including four women, and injuring five others.

  • April 9: ATTF terrorists set afire a Buddhist temple along with a number of houses in Taichakma village in Gandachara.

  • March 3: 11 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and two civilians killed and three others injured in an ambush laid by suspected All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) terrorists at Bampur in South Tripura district.

2000

  • June 12: Chief Minister Manik Sarkar discloses that the State government has submitted to the Union government a comprehensive report containing details and precise location of 21 NLFT and eight All Tripura Tiger Front (ATTF) base camps in neighbouring Bangladesh.

1999

  • November 15: ATTF terrorists kill 17 persons in Tripura.

  • November 14: 17 persons killed and nine others injured in violence by ATTF terrorists in Panchabati Bazar, West Tripura district.

  • November 5: Union Home Ministry extends ban on ATTF for another six months.

  • July 10: Five security force personnel and another killed in an ambush laid by ATTF terrorists in Takumbari, South Tripura district.

  • June 26: 25 ATTF terrorists surrender to the authorities in Ganganagar, Dhalai district

1994

  • February 8: 46 ATTF terrorists surrender in Kamalpur subdivision, North Tripura district.

1993

  • September 6: 739 All Tripura Tiger Front (ATTF) activists surrender.

1992

  • December 31: ATTF terrorists kill three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in an ambush near Dalpatipara, South Tripura district.

1991

  • October 28: Security forces launch massive combing operations against ATTF terrorists.

1990

  • All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) founded by a group of former TNV rebels led by Lalit Debbarma to establish a sovereign Tripura through armed struggle.

Constitution of All Tripura Tiger Force

 

 

 

 

 
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