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Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam
(MULTA)
Formation
The Muslim United Liberation
Tigers of Assam (MULTA) was founded sometime in the year 1996. MULTA
is one among the approximately 14 Islamist terrorist outfits reportedly
operating in the State of Assam. MULTA and the Muslim United Liberation
Front of Assam (MULFA) are also said to be part of the All Muslim United
Liberation Forum of Assam (AMULFA). AMULFA was reportedly founded to
coordinate the subversive activities of Islamist terrorist elements
in the Northeast region of India. Though its time of founding is not
known, MULFA is believed to have taken shape at the behest of the Inter
Services Intelligence (ISI), the external intelligence agency of Pakistan.
The then Chief Minister (CM) of Assam, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, in his
statement on the floor of the Assam Legislative Assembly on ISI activities
in the State, on April 6, 2000, said MULTA and MULFA were being guided
by the ISI. Mahanta further claimed that the ISI had drafted a plan
to cause subversion in the State by appealing to the religious sentiments
of vulnerable sections in the society, in Assam.
Leadership & Cadre Strength
Available reports have,
thus far, not been able to home in on the names of the leadership of
MULTA. Similarly, the cadre strength of the outfit is yet not known.
However, security forces have arrested many MULTA cadres and several
more have also surrendered to the authorities in the State. A majority
of MULTA cadres, reports indicate, are drawn from the poorer sections
of the Muslim population in the State and have no more than minimal
formal education.
Aims & Objectives
Reportedly, MULTA, as is
allegedly the case with the other Islamist terrorist outfits in the
State, seeks to mobilise the Muslim youth in Assam to 'fight' for the
'cause' of Muslims. Reports have also indicated that the outfit has
as its objective the waging of jehad against India, to eventually
set up a 'greater independent Islamistan' for the Muslims of Assam.
MULTA cadres, in fact, reports suggest, are attempting to emulate the
terrorist outfits operating in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir,
and claiming that they are waging jehad against the Indian state.
Linkages
The outfit has established
both intra and inter-regional linkages. Reports suggest it has linkages
with the National Socialist Council of Nagland -Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM).
NSCN-IM operates primarily in Nagaland. The NSCN-IM has allegedly provided
training to MULTA cadres in the Jiribam jungles. Some reports even indicated
that cadres of other Assam-based terrorist outfits championing the Islamic
cause in Assam, too, had trained with the NSCN-IM.
MULTA is also said to be
a constituent of the United Reformation Protest of India (URPI), another
organisation that claims to be a platform for various Islamic terrorist
outfits operating in the Northeast. A MULTA cadre arrested on July 9,
2002, in Bilasipara, Dhubri district, Assam, disclosed this. Besides,
reports of June 21, 2002 have expressed the apprehension that the Al
Qaeda might spread its network across the State. Fleeing Al Qaeda terrorists
are looking for safe houses after the US campaign against them started
in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the US. These
cadres, reports indicate, might turn to the Islamist terrorist outfits
in the State to secure safe houses.
According to intelligence
sources, the ISI had backed the formation of the AMULFA, of which MULTA
and MULFA are members. The sources also claim that the ISI is even providing
training to these two outfits in the Syleth district of Bangladesh under
the command of one Rustom Ali, who is said to be a former Pakistani
Army officer. Sources further claim that the AMULFA would finally be
linked with the United Liberation Front of Seven Sisters (ULFSS), in
ISI’s larger plan to destabilise the Northeast region.
There have also been reports
indicating that MULTA has been receiving help from the Jamat-e-Islami
(JeI) of Bangladesh, a fundamentalist group that is a member of the
ruling coalition in that country.
Area of Operation &
Activities
Dhubri district of Assam
has witnessed the maximum number of incidents involving MULTA terrorists.
A MULTA cadre whose arrest was reported in the media on July 4, 2002
confessed to the police that the passage along the International Border
in the Golokganj area of Dhubri district is used as a route to infiltrate
into the State from Bangladesh. Nagaon and Morigaon districts of Assam
have also witnessed MULTA activities. A few of its cadres have been
arrested in Darrang district, too. Moreover MULTA allegedly maintains
base in Jiribam sub-division of Manipur.
Extortion from the local
population in the areas it operates, abductions for ransom and the illegal
arms manufacture and trade in them have been identified as the main
activities of the outfit. The outfit's cadres have also been involved
in committing murders. For instance, a MULTA terrorist killed son of
the Deputy chief of Dhubri city police on April 14, 2002. Besides, the
outfit, allegedly at the behest of the ISI, has also plans to create
communal disturbances in Assam. This was stated in media reports on
August 30, 2002, quoting Assam Inspector General of Police Siba Brata
Kakati. Further, an unnamed intelligence official was quoted in the
same report as saying that approximately 30 MULTA terrorists were waiting
to cross into Assam after having completed training in Bangladesh.
Finance
Reportedly extortion is
a major source for its finances. The sale of illegal weapons is another
source to finance its activities. In fact, several MULTA terrorists
were arrested on the charges of illegal arms manufacture and their sale.
Incidents
2009
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June 28: SFs arrested two MULTA militants from Patradisa,
about four kilometres from the Bakalaiaghat Police Station in Nagaon
District. The duo was identified as Nijam Uddin Ahmed (19) and Mustaque
Ahmed (20) of Uttarsamurali area under Murazhar Police Station.
Eight detonators, four safety fuse wires and two kilograms of explosive
materials were recovered from their possession.
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June 23: Assam Police personnel arrested a MULTA
militant, identified as Mohammad Sahidul Islam (20), from his residence
at Nimtola Bahalmukh village under Mairabari Police Station in Nagaon
District. One Chinese MM pistol was recovered from his possession.
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June 11: The personnel of Assam Rifles arrested
two MULTA militants from Lankai Sapori area of Sonitpur District.
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May 14: SFs arrested three MULTA
cadres, identified as Rabiul sheikh (22), Habizur Rahman (22) and
Zakaria Sarkar (18) from Kumarganj market in Kokrajhar District.
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April 27: SFs neutralized a locally-made
pistol factory run by the MULTA at Kathandi area under Bilasipara
Police station of Dhubri District. Five MULTA cadres were also arrested
and a large number of tools along with one locally-made pistol and
seven rounds of ammunition were recovered. The arrested militants
were identified as Abu Bakar Mondal, Abdul Ahmed Mondal, Saher Ali,
Jahangir Ali and Hasan Ali. All four are from Kathandi area in Bilasipara
and the other is from Jaleswar of Kokrajhar.
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April 21: Three MULTA militants, identified as Jehirul
Islam (26), Sahabuddin Ali (26), and Harmus Ali (25) of Nagaon District,
were arrested at Rajapathar in the Karbi Anglong District.
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April 20: The Army killed five militants, including
an accused in the Dhekiajuli blast of April 15, during an encounter
at Aka Basti in the Sonitpur District. Out of the five militants,
Prabhat Basumatary, Krishna Basumatary and Deithang Basumatary belonged
to the NDFB while Babul Ali and Yunis Ali were of the MULTA. Defence
spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said the militants were planning
to abduct a businessman, Paras Gurung, of Lokhra area in the same
district. The army said Prabhat Basumatary was a known operative
of Pakistan's ISI and a key perpetrator in the bomb blast at Dhekiajuli.
The army recovered five 9-mm pistols, a Chinese hand grenade, five
kilograms of explosives, 10 detonators and 107 rounds of AK-47 ammunition
from the encounter site. Another army official said, "We had information
about the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB working hand-in-hand
with Muslim fundamentalist groups."
The Police, however, said the slain persons had no
links with militant groups but were a gang of dacoits. An unnamed
senior Police official said, "Prabhat Basumatary is a dreaded dacoit
arrested several times earlier. He has no links with the NDFB or the
Dhekiajuli blast. The blast was carried out by ULFA."
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April 4: One MULTA militant, identified
as Akbar Ali, was arrested by the 21st Jat Regiment from his residence
at Char-Bidyapara under Dhubri Police Station of Dhubri District.
Two crude bombs, each weighing five kilograms were recovered from
his residence.
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March 13: One MULTA militant, identified
as Nakul Ali, was arrested by the Police from Kathonibari area under
Thelamara Police Station of Sonitpur District.
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March 7: The Army arrested a MULTA
militant, identified as Akramal Ali, from Kadamguri village under
Gossaigaon Police station in the Kokrajhar District. A revolver
and two 9-mm pistol bullets were recovered from his possession.
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March 4: One MULTA militant, identified
as Akbar Ali, was arrested by the 21st Jat Regiment of Indian Army
from Char-Bidyapara area under Dhubri Police Station of Dhubri District.
Two crude bombs, each weighing five kilograms, were recovered from
his house.
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February 28: 45 militants, including
32 ULFA cadres, six KLNLF cadres, five NDFB cadres and a cadre each
of the MULTA and PLF-M, surrendered along with a huge quantity of
arms and ammunition before Red Horns Division of Indian Army in
a surrender ceremony organized at Rangiya of Kamrup District.
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February 19: One MULTA cadre, identified
as Imtiaz Ahmed, was arrested by the Army personnel from C.R. Das
Road in Dhubri Town.
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February 16: The Police arrested
one MULTA militant, identified as Saiful Islam, at Samuguri Bajiagaon
in the Nagaon District.
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February 9: A MULTA militant, identified
as Habibar Ali, was arrested by SFs along with two bombs from Phulgasa
village under Fakirganj Police Station in the Dhubri District.
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February 6: SFs arrested five MULTA
militants from Gauripur in the Dhubri District along the India-Bangladesh
border.
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January 24: Two MULTA
militants, Sahidur Rahman and Nasiruddin, were arrested by the SF
personnel. While Sahidur Rahman was arrested from Sadartilla along
the Assam-Bangladesh border, Nasiruddin was arrested from Kaliabor
in the Nagaon District. According to Police sources, they had links
with the DGFI of Bangladesh.
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January 23: The Guwahati
City Police arrested a MULTA militant, Mohammad Dilwar, from Sarabbhati
area. Police sources added that Mohammad Dilwar is a Bangladeshi
national and some Bangladeshi currency and documents were recovered
from his possession.
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January 22: The SFs
arrested two MULTA militants, identified as Hatem Ali and Fazrul
Ali, from Sirajuli area under Dhekiajuli Police Station in the Sonitpur
District.
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January 16: Seven hardcore
militants of the MULTA were arrested from the Chapar and Gouripur
areas of Dhubri District. They were identified as Abdul Rahman,
Abdul Mazid Sheikh, Nazrul Islam, Akhrul Zaman Talukdar, Halim Ali,
Kamizuddin and Mokiul Islam Miah. A locally-made pistol, two hand
grenades, seven rounds of AK-47 rifle ammunition were recovered
from their possession, Police sources said.
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January 12: The Assam Government
stated in the Legislative Assembly that eight militant groups, including
the ULFA, KLNLF, Black Widow, AANLA, KRA, HuM, MULTA and HPC-D,
are active in the State. Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain said that
both the ULFA and NDFB are carrying out subversive activities in
Assam under the influence of foreign powers and top leaders of the
outfit are staying abroad. He further said that in 2008, 124 militants
belonging to various outfits were killed and over 1300 were arrested.
The Security Forces also recovered 203 bombs and 202 grenades from
the militants.
2008
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December 7: SFs arrested a MULTA militant, identified
as Hafizur Rahman, from Bhomrabil under Gossaigaon police station
in the Kokrajhar district. A pistol was recovered from his possession.
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November 26: Three MULTA militants were arrested
by the Army from Dalaigaon village in the Morigaon district. They
were identified as Mohammed Dadul, Habibur and Azizul Haque. The
Army also recovered one 7.62 mm SLR, one .22 pistol, one SLR magazine,
four rounds of ammunition and one mobile phone from their possession.
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November 19: Three unidentified MULTA cadres were
arrested by the security force personnel from Sonitpur district.
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October 25: The Dhubri District
Police seized crude arms and explosives from a factory at Tambakubari-I
village under Bogribari police station. Khaibor Ali, an arms supplier
who used to run the factory, was arrested. Police claimed to have
foiled plans to trigger a blast in the run-up to Diwali (Festival
of Light) celebrations. The factory supplied firearms and ammunition
to militant groups, including the Muslim United Liberation Tigers
of Assam (MULTA) and bandit gangs operating in lower Assam districts.
Police seized 30 hand-made live ammunition of rifles, 197 empty
cartridges of revolvers and pistols, 1 kilogram of explosives and
1.5kilogram of lead. However, five persons engaged in manufacturing
arms and ammunition managed to escape.
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October 14: Two militants of the
MULTA, Abdul Mannan and Samsul Haque, were arrested by security
forces from the Kachuwa Gadhara area of Nagaon district. They also
deposited two grenades and a pistol.
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August 13: One MULTA cadre, Muslim
Ali, is wounded by troops during an encounter at Muslim Ghopa village
in the Darrang district.
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June 17 : Security forces arrested
four suspected MULTA cadres in the Nagaon district. They were identified
as Mohammed Akbar Ali, Jamar Ali, Eman Hussain and Jafar Ali.
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April 5: Two MULTA cadres are arrested
by Army personnel from Chatguri-Jangirkilla in the Dhubri district.
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April 1: The Assam Government stated
in the Legislative Assembly that 234 Islamist militants were currently
lodged in different jails in the State. The 234 militants include
as many as 150 belonging to the MULTA, 50 to the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen
(HuM),
and seven Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
operatives.
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January 7: A Muslim
United Liberation Tigers of Asom (MULTA) militant, identified as
Razizul Haque Byapari, surrendered before security force personnel
in Guwahati along with a 9 mm revolver with two rounds of ammunition.
2007
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July 14: Police recovered the dead body of a civilian, identified
as Ibrahim Ali, from Fakirganj police station in the Dhubri district.
Ali was abducted by the suspected MULTA militants one and half month
back.
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June 5: Police arrested one unidentified MULTA cadre from Fakiragram
in the Kokrajhar district along with an Improvised Explosive Device
weighing three kilograms.
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March 18: Two MULTA cadres, Rizaul Islam and Zamuruddin, were arrested
by the Army personnel during a search operation at Madhusolmari
near Gauripur in the Dhubri district.
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March 14: Two MULTA militants, Zilani Sheikh and Zahirul Ali, were
arrested from Balajan Lalpura in the Dhubri district. One pistol
and a bomb were recovered from them.
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January 29: Three MULTA cadres, Kalu Sheikh, Abdul Jalil and Tamiruddin
Sheikh, are arrested during a search operation at Sesapani area
in the Kokrajhar district. A revolver with three rounds of ammunition
was recovered from their possession.
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January 22: A ULFA militant, Bikash Roy alias Mallic Ahmed, is
arrested from a rented house at Panjabari area in Guwahati. Bikash
reportedly worked for the ULFA as an agent of the MULTA. Some incriminating
documents were recovered from his possession indicating his close
rapport with a section of politicians. He was involved in the January
9-bomb blast in Dispur, the capital of Assam.
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January 5: Three suspected MULTA cadres are arrested from Sater
Alga village in the Dhubri district. A bomb and 500 grams of explosives
are recovered from their hideout.
2006
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December 25: A MULTA cadre, Nishan Ali, is arrested
from Demdema village in the Dhubri district. A bomb is recovered
from his possession.
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December 24: The Army and the Special Branch of
Assam Police arrest Matibur Rahman, a cadre of Black Widow, anti-talk
faction of the DHD led by the Jwel Gorlosa, from Pailang village
in the Cachar district. Rahman reportedly confessed to have been
recruited by the Black Widow for maintaining link with Manipur-based
PULF, Pakistan's Inter- Services Intelligence (ISI) and LeT. The
report adds that PULF had tied up with the MULTA and MULFA, and
extended its operation to Barak Valley.
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December 6: A MULTA cadre, Nabab Ali, is arrested
by security force personnel during a search operation at Bokola
village under Jamuguri police station in the Sonitpur district.
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November 30: Two suspected MULTA militants, Inamul
Hussain and Zamila Begum, are arrested from Tinghoriadoom Gaon under
Tinghoria police outpost in the Tinsukia district. Four detonators
are recovered from their possession. Based on their confession,
six persons were arrested subsequently for interrogation.
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November 29: The Inspector General of BSF for the
Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Nagaland frontiers, Jyoti Prakash
Sinha, said that at least 14 cadres belonging to the MULTA and MULFA
were sent to Bangladesh to study religion. But they received arms
training there and came back to the Northeast. He also mentions
that Pakistan's ISI is clandestinely working in Bangladesh to bring
all Northeast-based insurgent outfits and Jihadi elements to work
under one umbrella.
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November 1: A suspected MULTA cadre, Matiur Rahman,
is arrested by security force personnel during a search operation
at Jhaskal Ditiya Khanda village under Golakganj police station
in the Dhubri district. A huge cache of live cartridges of AK-47
rifle is recovered from his possession.
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July 21: The four MULTA militants,
including the self-styled ‘commander’ Nur Islam alias Limbu, who
were arrested by Assam Police on July 18, are reported to have confessed
that at least 20 cadres of their outfit used Shillong and Lad Rymbai
in Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya as their routes to escape to Bangladesh
in recent past.
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July 18: Guwahati City Police arrests
a self-styled ‘commander’ of the MULTA, Nur Islam alias Lambu, from
the Ambari area. Reports said that at least 20 MULTA cadres have
gone from Assam to Bangladesh passing though Meghalaya for training.
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March 29: Army personnel, following
a MULTA cadre Quasim Ali, recover four bombs from a house in the
Goalpara district.
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January 22: Three suspected MULTA cadres
are arrested from the Dhubri and Golokganj police station areas
along the India-Bangladesh border of Dhubri district. One .38 revolver,
one handmade pistol, three rounds of live cartridges and a demand
note of Rupees 26,000 are recovered from two MULTA cadres, Mohibul
Hoque and Shohidul Hoque of Hoverpara village. Five grenades weighing
one kilogram each and some incriminating documents are recovered
from the third, identified as Aminul Hoque of Darbarpara village.
2005
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November 27: Three ULFA cadres, identified
as Sirajul Haq, Bogen Neog and Ritu Sarma, and a MULTA cadre, Moinul
Haq, surrender before the Superintendent of Police in the Dhubri
district.
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July 31: Acting on a tip off, the Dhubri
district police arrest two suspected MULTA cadres from a hide out
in Chagolia along the Assam-West Bengal border. The arrested militants,
identified as Ashraful Hussain and Baschu Mian, hail from Nakkati
Nagar in the Coochbehar district of West Bengal.
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July 21: A MULTA cadre, Abuwal Hussain,
is arrested from Bidyardabri Part V village in the Dhubri district.
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July 20: A MULTA cadre, Moinul Haque
alias Laden, is arrested at Sindurai under Golokganj police station
in the Dhubri district.
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March 14: Assam Home Minister, Rockybul
Hussain, speaking in the Legislative Assembly, discloses that 4,768
terrorists have surrendered in the State between January 2001 and
February 2005. He says that the surrendered include 1168 ULFA, 776
NDFB, 2648 BLT, 48 MULTA and 4 NSCN cadres.
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February 5: Lumding police arrest two
MULTA cadres, belonging to the Naukhuti village of Nagaon district.
A pistol, a revolver, a sten gun and a rifle are recovered from
their possession.
2004
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September 22: A MULTA cadre, Dadul
Ali, is arrested from the Urimghat area of Golaghat district along
with a SBBL gun and a pistol.
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September 19: Assam Police arrests
a MULTA cadre from Hatsinghimari in the Dhubri district and recover
a pistol and 25 rounds of ammunition from him.
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September 7: A MULTA cadre, Mohammed
Abdul Laskar, is arrested at Lanka in the Nagaon district recently.
A 9mm pistol is recovered from his possession.
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September 5: A girl student, who is
abducted two months ago by Wajid Ahmed, brother of Sayed Sabir Ahmed,
'commander-in-chief' of the MULTA, is rescued by the Assam Police
from New Delhi and brought back to the Nagaon district.
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September 1: Security forces recover
at least 50 high-velocity electronic detonators from a private residence
at Baghahat under Sonai block in the Cachar district. A person,
identified as Mohammed Ibomcha, suspected to have links with either
the PLA of Manipur or the MULTA was arrested in this connection.
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August 30: A MULTA cadre, Nur Hussain,
surrenders before the Army at the Bashbari camp in Dhubri district.
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August 28: Cachar district is put on
maximum alert amidst reports that the ULFA is collaborating with
the MULTA and PULF to carry out subversive activities in the district.
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August 27: At least 70 terrorists,
including 47 ULFA, 11 NDFB, 8 BTF and 4 MULTA cadres, surrender
at the 5 Assam Rifles camp at Chardwar in the Sonitpur district.
They also deposit arms and ammunitions, including AK 47 rifles,
9 mm pistols, revolver and 264 live ammunitions.
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July 30: Nagaon 'district commander'
of the MULTA, Sayed Sabi Ahmed, is arrested from Dimaruguri on charges
of extortion.
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May 22: At least forty-seven terrorists,
including 20 ULFA, 25 NDFB and 2 MULTA cadres, surrender along with
42 assorted weapons to the Army authorities at Tamulpur in the Nalbari
district of Assam.
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April 12: Lohit Nath, a student of
Class IX of Kokrajhar Higher Secondary School, who is abducted by
suspected MULTA cadres on March 18, 2004, is released after 25 days
at Latapara under Bilasipara subdivision.
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April 6: Army personnel arrest a MULTA
cadre, Abdul Khalek, from Khalihamari village in the Nagaon district.
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March 29: A MULTA cadre surrenders
along with arms and ammunition before Lt Gen. Anup S. Jamawal, General-Officer-Commanding
of the Army's Gajraj Corps at Tezpur.
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March 18: Suspected MULTA cadres abduct
Lohit Nath, a student of Class IX of Kokrajhar Higher Secondary
School.
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February 24: A MULTA cadre, identified
as Sakimuddin Haque alias Ilias Bhutto, is arrested by the Army
at Paglahat Bazaar under Golakganj police station in the Dhubri
district. He is reported to have close links with the ULFA.
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January 31: At least 156 terrorists
including 53 ULFA, 91 NDFB, 4 BTF and 4 MULTA cadres surrender at
Tamulpur in the Nalbari district.
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January 28: Thirteen cadres belonging
to the ULFA, NDFB and MULTA surrender before security force personnel.
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January 3: Two MULTA cadres surrender
to the army at Laipuli in the Tinsukia district.
2003
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December 31: One MULTA terrorist surrenders
in Jorhat.
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November 26: One MULTA terrorist is
arrested in the Cooch Behar district of North Bengal.
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October 30: A MULTA terrorist, identified
as Mohammad Ali Jinnah, is arrested from Bogulamari village in the
Dhubri district of Assam.
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October 10: A MULTA terrorist, identified
as Nurul Haque, who was allegedly involved in illegal arms smuggling
from Bangladesh to Assam, is arrested on an unspecified date from
Geelaldah in the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal.
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August 17: MULTA cadre surrenders with
two AK-47 rifles and an unspecified quantity of ammunition before
the police in Dhubri district.
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June 19: Media reports indicate that
terrorist outfits, including the ULFA, the NDFB and the MULTA, among
others, are currently active in Dhubri district.
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June 14: MULTA terrorist Abdul Ali
is arrested from the outfit's hideout at Larkuchi under Mukalmua
police station limits in Nalbari district.
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June 5: Reports indicates that MULTA
terrorists under the leadership of Najimullah have intensified their
activities among the minority community in Dhubri district along
the India-Bangladesh border.
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June 2: Police in the Kokrajhar district
destroy a MULTA camp at Bengtol in the Indo-Myanmar border area.
- May 21: Report indicates that a group
of 28 MULTA terrorists led by a ‘second lieutenant’ Abdul Jalil have
infiltrated into Assam from Bangladesh.
- May 20: Reports indicate that MULTA
has ‘purchased’ 55 houses in the Sylhet district of Bangladesh in
2003 to shelter recruits and some leaders of the outfit from Assam.
- May 2: Two MULTA terrorists surrender
to the police in Dhubri district with a pistol and 36 grenades.
- March 26: MULTA 'sergeant' arrested
from an unnamed place in Nagaon district.
- March 8: Three MULTA terrorists are
arrested in Lalkura village, Golokganj police station-limits, Dhubri
district, while on an extortion bid.
- January 19: Three MULTA terrorists arrested from Hatigaon area in
Guwahati.
2002
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December 3: Muslim United Liberation
Tigers of Assam (MULTA) extremist Manowar Hussain alias Yearuddin
is arrested from a place under Bogribari police station-limits
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September 24: Police arrest MULTA Dhubri 'district
commander' Md Abdur Rahman from Uchita village, Golokganj police
station-limits, Assam.
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September 18: Two MULTA terrorists make an unsuccessful
bid to abduct a local businessman from Panikhaiti area, Nagaon police
station-limits.
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August 30: Reports say police sources indicated
that MULTA, along with other terrorist outfits, is championing the
‘Islamic cause’ and might spread communal hatred in Assam
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August 19: Police arrest two MULTA terrorists––Jamaluddin
Sheikh and Abdus Salam––from Jhulan mela), an annual traditional
fair held in Dhubri district, Assam, for their alleged involvement
in illegal arms trade.
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June 26: Report says two arrested MULTA terrorists
revealed during interrogation that the son of Dhubri district police
deputy chief was killed by a MULTA terrorist, on April 14, at Belguri
village, Golakganj police station limits, Dhubri district.
2001
2000
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October 24: 10 MULTA terrorists, besides 53 from
various other outfits, surrender to Assam Governor Sinha and Chief
Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta at Bilasipara, Dhubri district.
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March 31: Abdul Jalil Ragbi, Assam Jamiat Ulama
vice-president denies, in Guwahati, the presence of MULTA or MULFA
in Assam.
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