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Incidents and Statements involving NLFT:
2016
Date
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Place
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Incident
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Nature of incident
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January 4
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Tripura
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DGP K. Nagraj said, "We can
now say the banned militants of Tripura now do not have any
support base or infrastructure within the state but 20 per cent
of Indian border with Bangladesh lies in Tripura; so we do not
have any sense of complacency and we are prepared to deal with
any situation," Nagraj said. He added that two top-level NLFT
commanders, Atharbabu Halam and Sunil Tripura, had surrendered
last year and this was a major gain for the State.
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Statement
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February 2 |
Tripura
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With the Village Committee polls drawing close,
political violence has been growing in Tripura. Two IPFT workers,
Amal Debbarma and Padma Debbarma kidnapped local CPI-M worker
Arjun Garh from Rabichandra para area of Barkathal under Sidhai
Police station. According to reports, Police is trying to rescue
Arjun Garh from IPFT's custody.
Sources in the CPI -M expressed concern over
the activities of IPFT in different parts of the state, saying
in the year 2000 this party had reduced the ADC election to a
farce with the active help of banned NLFT militants who had kidnapped
CPIM leaders and poll candidates. 'This will not be possible now,
but IPFT is indulging in violence after realizing their imminent
defeat in the upcoming polls' said sources.
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Non-violent |
April 10 |
Kanchanpur subdivision / North Tripura District
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Twelve top NLFT militants surrendered to the SP,
Special Branch (intelligence wing), Arindam Nath, in remote Sewarampara
border outpost of the BSF under Kanchanpur subdivision of North
Tripura District. The militants, who had fled the NLFT camp at
Satcherri under Rangamati District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
of Bangladesh on April 8, had trekked through hilly terrain to
reach the BSF outpost and got in touch with Nath. Shortly after
receiving the call, Nath got in touch with the BSF authorities
and rushed to the outpost to facilitate the surrender. The militants
have been identified as Tarani Mohan Tripura, Holongsa Tripura,
Benoy Tripura, Laxmijay Tripura, Bijay Debbarma, Mrityunjay Asalong,
Kusum Tripura, Debsingh Reang, Majayram Reang, Kushirai Reang,
Upendra Reang and Jatanjoy Reang. They deposited an AK-47 assault
rifle, an automatic SLR, an SLR, an INSAS rifle, a G-3 rifle,
two grenades, 12 magazines and 369 rounds of ammunition.
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Non-Violent |
April 16 |
Kanchanpur subdivision / North Tripura District
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Three cadres of the NLFT, who recently escaped
from their base camp in Chittagong Hill Tract of neighbouring
Bangladesh, surrendered to Police at Kanchanpur subdivision in
North Tripura District. The surrendered cadres informed the Police
that many of their colleagues were trying to leave the camp to
return to normal life, sources said.
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Non-Violent |
May 12 |
North Tripura District
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Six militants of the NLFT, who fled from their
base camp in Chittagong Hill Tract in neighbouring Bangladesh,
surrendered before Police. Police said the militants led by self-styled
'lieutenant', Ganthachran Rupini surrendered before Police at
Bhandarima, a remote tribal hamlet in North Tripura District.
They deposited two wireless sets during surrender. The insurgents
told interrogators that the outfit was facing financial difficulties.
Besides, frequent raids by Bangladeshi SFs in their camps were
making it difficult for the outfit to use the foreign soil, Police
said.
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Non-violent |
May 18 |
Tripura |
ATTF supremo Ranjit Debbarma expressed his willingness
to bring his former rival group, NLFT, to the negotiating table.
"This is the right time to work together to make Tripura a model
state," Debbarma said, after released from jail. Expressing full
faith in the Indian judicial system, Ranjit said, "I got justice
today." He had been charged with carnage, waging terror against
the state, mass killing and arms act violation.
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Statement |
July 7 |
Tripura
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The tripartite peace talks involving the banned
militant outfit, NLFT, Tripura Government and the UMHA hit a stone-wall
with outfit's 'president' Biswamohan Debbarma having gone "missing".
Official sources in the special branch (intelligence wing) of
State Police said the presence of Debbarma had been sought by
the Tripura Government and the matter had been communicated to
the UMHA officials engaged in the talks with three representatives
of the NLFT, who had attended two rounds of talks last year (2015).
But the outfit has not yet indicated Debbarma's position on the
issue or whether he would at all appear for the talks.
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Non-violent |
October 13 |
North Tripura District |
Five militants of the NLFT after escaping from
their hideout in Bangladesh, surrendered to the Tripura Police
at a remote BOP in North Tripura District. The militants, led
by their 'self-styled corporal' Bisurai Debbarma (33), along with
other cadres, Hiralal Tripura, Jalaska Tripura, Rambadal Tripura
and Kantamani Tripura surrendered on Thursday (October 13) night,
Tripura Police spokesman Uttam Kumar Bhowmik said. "The tribal
extremists fled from their clandestine camp at Thangnang (under
Rangamati District of Chittagong Hill Tract of southeast Bangladesh)
and crossed over to India on Wednesday (October 12) night," said
SP-Special Branch, Arindam Nath, to whom the rebels surrendered.
They also deposited some electronic gadgets and incriminating
documents with the Police.
Aged between 27 and 33, the militants told the
Police that they fled from the NLFT camp in Bangladesh out of
frustration and miserable conditions. According to them, more
NLFT cadres from Bangladesh are likely to surrender. Over the
past six months, 33 NLFT rebels with a huge quantity of arms and
ammunition have surrendered to the Tripura Police after escaping
from their hideouts in Bangladesh.
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Non-violent |
November 5 |
Agartala / West Tripura District
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A frontline activist of the NLFT, identified as
Karajoy Reang (28) alias Karka of Kharisapara surrendered
without arms before SP-Special Branch at Agartala in West Tripura
District. He fled away from NLFT headquarters at Sapchari under
Rangamati District of South Bangladesh following severe crisis
of food and resources due to strong action by the SFs of India
and Bangladesh. Reang had joined NLFT in 2010 and was a listed
member of NLFT. During preliminary interrogation, Reang divulged
that before surrendering he was at Bangladesh camp. Due to frustration
on the extremist life and miserable condition in NLFT camps in
Bangladesh Reang decided to surrender.
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Non-violent |
December 26 |
NS
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The KLO observed its 'martyrs day' at 'United
Base Camp' at an undisclosed location. Apart from Jiban Singh
Koch( Singha Koch), the self styled 'chairman' of KLO, permanent
founder members of the UNLFW, 'commander-in-chief (c-in-c) 'general'
Kumchok and deputy 'c-in-c' 'lieutenant general' Niki Sumi of
NSCN-K, JK Lijang 'president' PDCK, 'president' B Saoraigwra and
'general secretary' BR Ferengga of NDFB-IKS, Suchin Borok, 'organizing
secretary' of NLFT, 'captain' Litpa Meitei of KYKL, 'captain'
Mani Meitei of KCP were present in the meeting according to the
report.
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Non-violent |
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