Nalbari (Assam)
Major Incidents:2009

Three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were shot dead by troops during an encounter near Kendubari village in the Nalbari District on October 3, according to Nagaland Post. “Based on specific intelligence about the presence of three ULFA militants in the area, an army column laid an ambush and there was a firefight in which the militants were shot dead,” an Army official said. A carbine, pistols, grenades, detonators and gelatine sticks were recovered from the possession of the slain militants. “Probably the militants were planning to strike during the Durga Puja festival and hence carrying explosives,” the official added. Read less...

Suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants triggered two powerful bomb blasts barely 50 meters from the Sadar Police Station in Nalbari town, which killed seven people and injured 54 others at around 10 AM in the morning of November 22, according to Assam Tribune. The improvised explosive devices (IEDs), planted on two bicycles, were kept in front of a tea stall and a saloon which were blown up. The deceased were identified as Paban Thakur, the owner of a nearby saloon, Sikandar Thakur, an employee of the saloon, Dipu Das, a driver, Ganesh Das, a businessman, Keshab Das, an employee of an insurance company and Mahabat Ali, a gaonburah (village head man) of Nalbari town. The Superintendent of Police of Nalbari District, Jitmal Doley, said that ULFA militants are suspected to be behind the blasts, which were meant to make its presence felt by creating panic among innocent people. Read less...