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January 1
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Two National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT)
terrorists are killed in separate encounters in the Jamircherra
area under Manu police station jurisdiction in Dhalai district
and Kunjabiharipara village under Jirania police station limits
in the West Tripura district.
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January 1
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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.
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January 2
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Tripura Director General of Police G M Srivastava
says, "there were camps of insurgents of the North East in
Bangladesh." He also says that the terrorists "are being
backed by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Bangladesh Army."
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January 3
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Five Border Security Force (BSF) personnel are
killed and six others sustain injuries in an ambush by the NLFT
at Raishabari in South Tripura.
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January 9
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Suspected NLFT terrorists abduct a leader of
the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) from Longtarai Valley
subdivision in the Dhalai district.
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January 10
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NLFT-N chief Nayanbasi Jamatiya, in a letter
to the Tripura Government, expresses his willingness to enter
into negotiations with the Government in order to surrender arms
and come over ground.
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January 12
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Tripura Government seeks approval of the Union
Government on negotiating the proposed surrender of NLFT-N cadres.
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January 12
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ATTF launches a campaign in its strongholds in
the Sadar (north) and Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district
to enforce a boycott of Republic Day celebrations on January 26.
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January 17
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Five Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) terrorists
are arrested from a relief camp for the Bru tribals at Gachhirampara
under Kanchanpur subdivision in the North Tripura district.
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January 19
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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar urges Bangladesh
to flush out terrorists who are backed by the Al
Qaeda and Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) from
its territory, following the footsteps of Bhutan.
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January 28
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Suspected NLFT terrorists abduct four fishermen
from the Dumbu Lake in South Tripura district.
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February 4
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Two NLFT-N terrorists are killed and two other
terrorists are injured in an encounter with the security forces
at Nepaltilla area in Dhalai district.
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February 5
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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.
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February 19
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Two NLFT terrorists are killed in an encounter
that occurred between Sipahibari and Jamadarbari under Champahaor
police station limits in the West Tripura district.
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February 24
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Two Bru Liberation Front of Mizoram (BLFM) terrorists,
who had fled from camps in Bangladesh, surrender at an unspecified
location in the North Tripura district.
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February 29
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Three NLFT terrorists surrender before the Assam
Rifles in the capital Agartala.
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March 2
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According to reports, Nayanbasi faction of the
NLFT suffers a split as a result of differences over peace negotiations
with the Government. A team of fifty terrorists led by Joshua
Debbarma leaves the outfit.
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March 12
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A villager is beaten to death and six women are
sexually assaulted by a group of NLFT terrorists at Paisyaranpara
village under Chhawmanu police station limits in the Dhalai district.
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March 13
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A CPI-M supporter and three of his family members
are killed by a group of ATTF terrorists at Lembucherra in the
Dhalai district.
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March 16
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Two NLFT terrorists are killed and another is
arrested following an encounter with the Tripura State Rifles
personnel at Chiching Chera under Manu police station limits in
the Dhalai district.
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March 20
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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.
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April 2
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At least 26 terrorists, including 14 belonging
to the Biswamohan faction and nine of the Nayanbasi Jamatiya faction
of NLFT and three affiliated to the ATTF, surrender before the
Additional Director General of Police, Pranay Sahay, in the State
capital Agartala.
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April 3
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Two ATTF terrorists are killed during an internecine
clash with the NLFT at Anath Chowdhury Para in the West Tripura
district.
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April 13
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ATTF terrorists kill four Border Security Force
(BSF) personnel and injure two others during an ambush at Subolkobrapara
in the West Tripura district.
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April 15
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The Nayanbasi Jamatiya faction of NLFT signs
a memorandum with representatives of the State and Central Government
in New Delhi, agreeing to ‘cessation of hostilities’ for a period
of six months beginning April 15. The agreement was signed by
the Additional Secretary of Union Home Ministry, Commissioner
Tribal Affairs (Tripura) and Nayanbasi Jamatiya.
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April 22
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The President of Tripura People’s Democratic
Front (TPDF), political wing of the ATTF, Ranjit Debbarma, says
that he would come to the negotiating table if the Union Government
fulfilled three preconditions The first precondition was that
those who had entered Tripura after 1949 and whose names did not
figure in the voters’ list of 1952 should be declared foreigners.
Secondly, the issue of sovereignty should be a point of discussion
during the peace talks and thirdly, a representative of the United
Nations would remain present during the talks.
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April 28
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Four NLFT cadres are arrested from Singlu in
the Jampui hill range of North Tripura district.
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May 6
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72 terrorists of the NLFT, including 22 female
cadres, led by General Secretary Mantu Koloy surrender before
the Tripura Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay in the capital Agartala.
The other top ‘commanders’ who laid down arms include self-styled
vice president Kamini Debbarma, ‘finance secretary’ Bishnuprasad
Jamatia, ‘assistant finance secretary’ Dhanu Koloy, ‘chief of
army staff’ Benoy Debbarma and ‘deputy army chief’ Sanjiv Debbarma.
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May 17
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Six BSF personnel, including an Assistant Commandant,
are killed in an ambush laid by terrorists of the Biswamohan Debbarma
faction of the NLFT at Thalcherra-Gobindabari road in the Dhalai
district.
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May 18
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Security forces arrest six NLFT-N terrorists
from a hideout at Gandacherra in the Dhalai district.
Five NLFT terrorists surrender in the Dhalai
and South Tripura districts.
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May 31
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Tripura Chief Minster Manik Sarkar states in
the Legislative Assembly that his Government is not in favour
of extension of the cease-fire agreement with the Nayanbashi Jamatiya
faction of the NLFT, signed on April 15, 2004.
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June 4
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Three NLFT-B terrorists are arrested from Hare
Krishna Para under Champahowar police station limits in the West
Tripura district.
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June 6
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NLFT-B terrorists kill a CPI-M worker at Ramratanpara
village in the Dhalai district and abduct the teenage daughter
of another CPI-M activist from the same place.
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June 7
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ATTF terrorists abduct two employees of a private
construction company engaged in laying railway line at Ganthalang
in the West Tripura district.
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June 11
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ATTF terrorists abduct two persons from Ramchandra
ghat area of the West Tripura district.
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June 13
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ATTF terrorists abduct five traders from Kachubari
market near the India-Bangladesh border in West Tripura district.
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June 14
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NLFT terrorists belonging to the Biswamohan Debbbarma
faction abduct 24 traders after waylaying two trucks at Quairi
village in the North Tripura district.
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June 21
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NLFT-Biswamohan faction demands a ransom amount of Rupees 6 million
to release the 24 non-tribal traders.
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June 24
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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar submits a list of 42 camps
operated by the NLFT and ATTF in Bangladesh to Prime Minister
Dr. Manmohan Singh.
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June 30
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Suspected NLFT-B terrorists abduct Rabijoy Jamatia, Executive
Member of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
(TTAADC), from his residence at Hatichara in the South Tripura
district.
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July 2
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Suspected NLFT-B terrorists kill three male members of a family
who had been to the forest area in search of firewood at Burburia
in the South Tripura district.
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.
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July 4
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A police personnel is killed during an encounter
with NLFT terrorists at Gungrai under Killa police station jurisdiction
in the South Tripura district.
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July 6
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Security forces arrest two BNCT cadres, identified
as Amulya Chakma and Sanjit Chakma, after a brief encounter at
Apanbari in the Dhalai district.
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July 11
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ATTF calls for a general strike in Tripura on
the occasion of its 15th 'Raising Day'.
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July 11
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NLFT terrorists, including two ‘area commanders’,
surrender to the Border Security Force (BSF) authorities at Salbagan
near State capital Agartala along with a self-loading rifle, one
51mm mortar, three high explosive bombs and large quantities of
Chinese ammunition and other weapons.
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July 12
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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.
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July 12
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Four terrorists of the Manipur-based outfit,
People’s Liberation Army (PLA),
are arrested from separate places in the Dharmanagar subdivision
of North Tripura district.
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July 18
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ATTF cadres assault at least 30 tribal villagers
at Shumantapara village in the West Tripura district accusing
them of being police informers.
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July 22
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A North East Frontier Railway (NFR) driver and
his assistant are abducted by unidentified gunmen from Sindhukumarpara
in the Dhalai district.
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July 22
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NLFT releases three of the 24 traders and businessmen
held hostage by it since June 14 at an unspecified place in the
State.
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July 26
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17 traders abducted by the NLFT on June 14 reach
Khantlang border outpost in Tripura after being set free by the
outfit from an unspecified hideout located in the Chittagong Hill
Tracts of Bangladesh.
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July 29
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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.
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June 31
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An ‘area commander’ of ATTF, identified as Nayan
Debbarma, is killed in an encounter at Chhaygharia under Jirania
police station jurisdiction in the West Tripura district.
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June 31
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NLFT demands a ransom amount of Rupees 50 lakhs
for releasing the executive member of the Tripura Tribal Areas
Autonomous District Council, Rabijoy Jamatia, whom it had abducted
on June 30.
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July 30
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Four NLFT-B terrorists are arrested from Tuikrai
in the Jampui hills range of North Tripura district.
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August 2
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Security forces arrest five NLFT-B cadres from
Chandrakumarpara under Khedacherra police station in the North
Tripura district.
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August 4
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ATTF terrorists kill two persons and injure three
others in an attack at Chhoigharia under Jirania police station
limits in West Tripura district.
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August 3
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Four non-tribal labourers are abducted by NLFT
terrorists from Nabachandrapara under Gandacherra police station
jurisdiction in the Dhalai district.
Son of a local Communist Party of India-Marxist
(CPI-M) leader is abducted by the NLFT from Boalkhali area in
Dhalai district.
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August 4
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ATTF terrorists kill three children at Mandai
in the West Tripura district.
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August 6
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ATTF terrorists kill a former army personnel,
Narayan Debbarma, at Kathirampara under Jirania police station
in West Tripura district.
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August 11
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Rabijoy Jamatia, the abducted TTAADC executive
member, is released by the NLFT at an unspecified place in the
South Tripura district.
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August 15
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An elderly couple is killed by the NLFT at Gourcherra
village in the South Tripura district for allegedly acting as
police informers.
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August 16
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Four NLFT-B terrorists are arrested from Chakancherra
in the West Tripura district
Two NLFT-B terrorists are arrested from Gandacherra
in the Dhalai district.
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August 19
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A top ranking ATTF 'commander', Smaranjay Reang,
carrying a cash reward of Rupees 50,000 on his head, arrested
from Sadhuchandrapara village in the Dhalai district of Tripura.
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August 20
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Four ATTF militants arrested from Malbasa under
Birganj police station of South Tripura district.
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August 21
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NLFT terrorists ambush the vehicle of senior
Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) leaders, Rabindra
Debbarma and Rajeshwar Debbarma, at Ratannagar in the Dhalai district.
Both leaders, however, manage to escape unhurt.
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August 22
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A security force personnel and a NLFT-B terrorist
killed in an encounter at Gamanjaypara in the West Tripura district.
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August 22
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Nayanbashi Jamatiya faction of the NLFT threatens
to pull out of the agreement if their demands were not met. Addressing
a press conference in Agartala, the outfit’s leader Ananta Debbarma
says, "We will be forced to take up arms afresh unless the
state government fulfils its responsibilities."
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August 23
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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.
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August 26
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ATTF terrorists raid the house of Hrishamoni
Debbarma, chairman of a local body, at West Belcherra in the West
Tripura district and abduct his 18-year-old son.
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September 2
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ATTF terrorists attack a police camp at Noabadi
in the West Tripura district. No casualty was reported in the
incident.
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September 3
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An ATTF terrorist, identified as Bimal Debbarma,
is killed in an encounter at Champabari under Jirania police station
in the West Tripura district.
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September 5
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A suspected ATTF terrorist, identified as Khegendra
Debbarma, is killed in an encounter with the troops at Haticherra
under Khowai police station.
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September 7
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Four NLFT terrorists, including an ‘area commander’
and a self-styled lieutenant, identified as Jabamohan Jamatia,
who carried a cash award of Rupees 1.5 lakh on his head and another
terrorist collaborator surrender at the Birganj police station
in the South Tripura district.
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September 8
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Suspected ATTF terrorists kill a civilian near
Krishi Dibbodaya Kendra in the West Tripura district.
Terrorists of the NLFT kill one person, identified
as Birendra Paul, after a failed abduction attempt and also shot
at another at Chebri in the West Tripura district.
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September 10
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Security forces raid a terrorist hideout and
reportedly kill an ATTF terrorist, identified as Rasam Debbarma,
at Hachunia under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district.
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September 16
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ATTF terrorists kill a civilian at Chebri, under
Khowai sub-division, in the West Tripura district.
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September 22
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One NLFT terrorist is killed during an encounter
with the Border Security Force personnel at Chaplingcherra village
in South Tripura district.
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September 26
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Two police personnel are shot dead during an
attack by terrorists of the ATTF at Gajapara in the West Tripura
district.
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September 30
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Three NLFT terrorists are killed during an encounter
with the troops at the remote Idanpur area under Khowai sub-division
in West Tripura district.
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October 1
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A terrorist of the Biswamohan Debbarma faction
of the NLFT, identified as Naresh Debbarma, is killed in an encounter
with the police at Ranasinghpara under Champahawar police station.
The cease-fire between the Government and the
Nayanbashi Jamatiya faction of the NLFT is extended by another
three months.
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October 7
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A self-styled 'lieutenant' of the NLFT-B, Jaba
Mohan Jamatia, along with four associates surrender before security
forces near Amarpur in South Tripura district along with two AK
series rifles, one carbine, one SLR and one grenade.
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October 15
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ATTF terrorist, Wathai Debbarma, is killed in
an encounter with Tripura State Rifles at Mogtai under Sidhai
police station in West Tripura district.
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October 16
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Tripura State finance minister, Badal Choudhury
rejects the demand for chief ministership for Nayanbasi Jamatia
as a pre-condition for peace talks with the government.
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October 18
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Former ‘finance minister’ of NLFT identified
as Sujalong Jamatia along with his wife, infant daughter and a
collaborator is arrested by Border Security Force personnel from
Bhangmun area in North Tripura district.
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October 20
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NLFT terrorists kill four persons in two incidents
at Dabbari and Kucchuchara villages in Dhalai district.
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October 23
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NLFT terrorists kill Gaganjay Tripura, a senior
CPM leader and injure a security force personnel at Gandacherra
town in Dhalai district.
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October 27
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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.
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October 30
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Thirty-nine terrorists including 25 NLFT and
14 ATTF cadres surrender before the Director General of Police
at Agartala.
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November 1
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A combined team of Tripura police and Tripura
State Rifles bust a gun factory at Birmoniroaja Para village in
Dhalai district and arrested three persons along with materials
for making country-made guns and explosives.
Tripura police arrests Tripura State Rifles (TSR)
deserter Rahid Mian who had fled his camp in Sharmun range of
Dharmanagar subdivision in North Tripura district on September
23, 2003 after killing three TSR personnel.
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November 2
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Nayanbashi Jamatiya faction of the NLFT refuses
to continue negotiations with the government unless the former
TSR deserter Rahid Mia is released.
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November 3
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Two NLFT terrorists killed in an encounter at
Narendra Debbarmapara under Manu police station in Dhalai district.
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November 5
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Tripura police and TSR personnel recover one
AK-47, one M-16 assault rifle and a large cache of ammunition
during a raid on a NLFT hideout at Gomatipara in Dhalai district.
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November 9
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ATTF terrorists kill a resident of Dushki village
after using him as a guide during an extortion drive in the area.
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November 11
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NLFT terrorists abduct two workers of the Communist
Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) from a temple at Sripur market
in North Tripura district.
Separately, NLFT terrorists abduct two youths
from Sonacherra village in Dhalai district.
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November 12
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ATTF militants abduct three youths from Jumia
Colony village in Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district.
Separately, suspected militants of the Biswamohan
Debbarma faction of the NLFT shoot at and injure a former ATTF
militant, suspecting him to be a police informer at Amritadaspara
village under Champahaor police station in West Tripura district.
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November 14
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Terrorists of the ATTF kill a NLFT collaborator
identified as Sanjib Debbarma at Subinpara village under Takarjala
police station in West Tripura district.
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November 15
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NLFT terrorists abduct two tea labourers, from
Sarojini tea garden in North Tripura district.
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November 22
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Three NLFT terrorists, Kharendra Tripura, Sahadeb
Debbarma and Paranjay Debbarma surrender before the Tripura state
police at the Chhawmanu police station in Dhalai district and
deposited a carbine, a pistol and some magazines.
NLFT terrorists abducted two truck drivers, Gobinda
Debnath and Rasamay Lodh from Mayakumar Roajapara in Dhalai district.
NLFT militants criminally assault two tribal
girls in the Rajkandi village under Kumarghat police station of
North Tripura district. The militants also ransack the entire
village and loot the villagers off their valuables.
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November 23
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Three ATTF terrorists identified as Sankar Debbarma,
Sujit Debbarma and Swadesh Debbarma surrender before the Inspector
General (IG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), K.D. Pachauri
at the CRPF headquarters in capital Agartala.
Meanwhile, two tea garden labourers abducted
by NLFT terrorists from Sarojini Tea Estate in North Tripura district
on November 15 are released at an unspecified place.
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November 24
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Terrorists of the NLFT abducted two tribal youths,
Ranju Kumar Debbarma and Bibhisan Debbarma from Bilascherra Panchayat
area of Dhalai district.
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November 26
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The ATTF militants assault 12 tribal villagers
of Sarat Chowdhurypara village in 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.
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November 27
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NLFT militant Bipin Reang killed in an encounter
with the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at Kinapara under
Raisyabari police station in Dhalai district.
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November 28
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A tribal girl is killed in crossfire between
TSR personnel and BNLF militants near Tharma village in North
Tripura district .
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November 29
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The BSF personnel arrest two NLFT terrorists
Tarun Debbarma and Sanjit Debbarma from Bogabil area in West Tripura
district.
The security forces destroy an illegal gun-manufacturing
factory at an unspecified place in Tripura and arrested three
BNCT rebels.
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December 2
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Ten militant outfits operating in the north-eastern
region have been proscribed under the ‘Unlawful
Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2004’ tabled in the
Lok Sabha in New Delhi. These include the two groups’ active in
Tripura, the NLFT and ATTF.
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December 11
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Terrorists belonging to the NLFT are reported
to have killed the wife and daughter of a local tribal leader
at Kachubari under Champahawar Police Station limits in West Tripura.
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December 13
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Replying to a question in the State Legislative
Assembly, the Tripura Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar, states that
at least 69 persons were killed and 59 others sustained injuries
in the 179 incidents of terrorist violence in different parts
of Tripura in the past 11 months. 83 civilians were abducted by
the different terrorist outfits of which 40 abducted persons returned
home safely, he added. On counter-terrorism operations, Sarkar
informed that the troops killed 54 hardcore terrorists of different
outfits while 88 of them were arrested and approximately 200 cadres
surrendered thus far.
Terrorists of the Biswamohan Debbarma faction
of the NLFT kill a tribal villager at Maipara under Fatikroy police
station in the North Tripura district.
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December 17
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The National Liberation Front of Tripura-Nayanbashi
(NLFT-N) signs a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with the Union
Government and the State Government of Tripura to surrender arms
and ammunition. However, separate reports suggested that the MoS
was signed in the absence of the chief of the outfit, Nayanbashi
Jamatiya, who has opted out of the peace process and returned
to his base in Bangladesh. The outfit had signed a cessation of
hostility agreement with the Union Government in April 2004 and
held three meetings with the Government representatives so far.
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December 25
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138 cadres of the National Liberation Front
of Tripura-Nayanbashi Jamatiya surrender before the Tripura Governor,
D.N. Sahay, at the State Police Training Centre in capital Agartala.
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December 28
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Suspected terrorists belonging to the Biswamohan
Debbarma faction of the outlawed NLFT kill at least 16 Territorial
Army personnel and injure three others during an ambush at Agumabari
in the South Tripura district.
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December 31
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In a notification,
the Tripura Government asks NLFT-N 'chief' Nayanbashi Jamatia
to immediately surrender or face consequences.
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