Incidents and Statements involving NLFT: 2017

Date

Nature of incident

January 2

NS

PDCK, a Karbi militant formation, repeated its earlier 'final ultimatum' to the Hindi and Bengali speaking inhabitants of Karbi Anglong Autonomous District to leave the District before March 31, 2017. This has led to a panic situation among the two communities. PDCK along with two other groups - KLO and NLFT on January 2 had asked the two communities to quit 'Kamatapur', Tripura and 'Karbi Longri' within March 31. The outfits have further warned that after the dateline both the communities would have to face 'the gravest of the grave' situation.

NS

Four militant groups, including NDFB-IKS, KLO, PDCK and NLFT, in a joint statement, called 24 hours 'total shut down' on the Republic Day of India (26th January) in the entire North East India. They asked the people of 'WESEA' to 'boycott' the Republic Day celebration in their statement.

The BSF has informed the BGB that seven militant outfits from the Northeast have set up as many as 20 camps in Bangladesh. Sources in the BSF said the NLFT has 10 camps, HNLC from Meghalaya's Khasi hills has three camps, ULFA-I and MPLA have two camps each while GNLA of Meghalaya, PREPAK and KYKL, both from Manipur, have a camp each.

Diphu /Karbi Anglong District

The Karbi Anglong District administration held discussions with the leaders of various social organisations and senior citizens at Diphu Circuit House on militant organizations' 'quit ultimatum' served on Bengali and Hindi-speaking communities and how to defy it. Three militant outfits, KLO, NLFT and PDCK had on January 2, 2017 issued 'quit notice' against the Bengali and Hindi-speaking communities to leave Kamatapur, Karbi Anglong and Tripura by March 31, 2017. SP Dr GV Siva Prasad assured the oganisations of maintaining law and order in the District. He revealed that Police personnel need to be deployed at some interior hamlets. Meanwhile, he said that required number of armed forces will arrive within 24 hours. He sought the cooperation from all sections of people to prevent untoward incidents.

NS

In a meeting at an undisclosed location, the NLFT-Biswamohan faction, selected Subir Debbarma alias Yamorok (45), as the new 'president' of the organisation. On the other hand, Biswamohan Debbarma who had led the militant group for long years has been made 'advisor'. The report further added that the new leader extended support to those political parties who are 'waging war' for Twipraland.

The number of NLFT cadres sheltered across the border has been reduced around 90 even after a change in guard of the banned outfit, according to latest intelligence inputs. The 'president' of the outlawed group, Subir Debbarma and 'chief of army' Sachin Debbarma are trying hard to bring back striking strength to influence the ensuing Assembly elections. Erstwhile 'president' Biswamohan Debbarma, is now an 'advisor 'to the outfit.

NS

Seven armed militant formations called a 12 hour shut down strike on August 15, in the entire North East India, which they term as WESEA to ban celebration of Indian Independence Day. The total ban on the celebration of Indian Independence Day was made in a joint statement signed by 'publicity secretary', HNLC, Ksh Laba Meitei, 'president', KCP, Jiban Singh Koch, 'chairman', KLO, N.Oken, 'chairman', KYKL, B..R Ferengga, 'general secretary', NDFB-S, Sengphui Borok, 'organizing secretary', NLFT and J K Lijang, 'chairman', PDCK.

NLFT-BM militant along with his family surrendered before DIG, BSF Sector Headquarters, Panisagar Sindhu Kumar. The surrendered militant identified as Bishwamoni Debbarma (34) of Rathtilla of Khowai. He was accompanied by his wife Semi Debbarma (23) and one son- Justin Debbarma and one girl- Shini Debbarma said a BSF's official communiqué.

Dhalai

A group of four NLFT militants surrendered to BSF at Gandacherra in Dhalai District. The militants were identified as Milan Mohan Tripura, Hiranjay Tripura, Danta Kumar Tripura and Raiakumar Tripura. The four militants had fled their hideout in the Khagracherri District of Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill-Tracts on August 22.

Agartala

NLFT is planning to indulge in violence before and during the next assembly elections due in February 2018. "The surrendered terrorists said they fled from their Bangladeshi camp last week. The NLFT leaders recently started recruiting new cadres to create violence before and during the next assembly elections. The four surrendered rebels are part of the newly recruited militants," Sub-Divisional Police Officer Jawahar Debbarma said post surrender of four NLFT militants on August 26.

Manipur

Normal life in the State was severely hit during the total shut down called by various militants groups of the region against the 'annexation' of Manipur to the Indian Union. CoRCom a conglomerate of RPF, UNLF, PREPAK and PREPAK-Pro observed as 'National Black day' and called total shut down from midnight October 14-October 15.

Agartala

CM Manik Sarkar has alleged that peace talks with the NLFT-BM could not be held because of the Centre's lack of initiative.

Dead body of former NLFT militant was recovered from Tuikrama Lake in Sepahijala District. According to Police he was killed he was killed following a dispute over sharing of money from the sale of several sophisticated arms to a drug smuggling gang in Nagaland they had stolen from the 'armory' of ATTF.