Three underground militants of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) were arrested from separate locations under Champahour Police Station area in Khowai District of Tripura on July 5, reports East Mojo. The trio militants identified as Nirban Debbarma, Samarjit Debbarma and Ramakanta Debbarma were allegedly involved in extortion activities. A number of letterheads and notes belonging to the banned organisation were recovered during search operation. The NLFT was banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-UAPA in 1997 and has been involved in violence, operating from their camps across the International Border. NLFT has been responsible for violent activities including 317 insurgency incidents in which 28 Security Forces and 62 civilians lost their lives during the period 2005-2015. Peace talks with NLFT were initiated in 2015 and there has been no violence by NLFT since 2016.