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Incidents involving All Tripura Tiger Force
2008
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June 6: Two ATTF militants, identified as Shyamal
Debbarma alias Bukhatai and Jiti Debbarma alias Baroa, surrendered
before the security forces at 2nd Battalion Tripura State Rifles
Headquarter at R.K Nagar in the West Tripura district.
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May 26: Two ATTF militants, Sanjit Debbarma alias
Champai and Sunil Debbarma, surrendered before the security forces
at Chakmaghat under Teliamura Police Station in the West Tripura
district.
An ATTF militant, Bhupendra Debbarma alias Nalen, surrendered before
the security forces at Sidhai in the West Tripura district.
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May 8: Two ATTF militants surrendered before the
Commandant of the Sixth battalion of paramilitary Tripura State
Rifles at Teliamura in the West Tripura district.
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March 27: Two ATTF militants surrendered
before the sub-divisional police officer of Kalyanpur in Khowai
after escaping from the group's hideout at Satcherri in the Habiganj
district of Bangladesh. Police sources said the militants, identified
as Nitai Debbarma and Rajendra Debbarma, deposited two Chinese grenades.
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March 22: Three ATTF militants were
arrested from the Kalyanpur and Mandai areas under Khowai and Sadar
East subdivisions in the West Tripura district. Police sources said
the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) personnel arrested two ATTF cadres,
Badal Debbarma and Shukramoni Debbarma, when they stormed the residence
of a tribal farmer, Ramani Debbarma, and asked for INR 10,000. Another
ATTF cadre, Khachuk Debbarma, was arrested by the TSR personnel
from the Dushki area under Kalyanpur police station. While four
of his accomplices managed to escape, one US-made pistol and three
rounds of ammunition were recovered from him.
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March 8: A militant belonging to
the ATTF, Ranjit Debbarma, surrendered before the SFs at Khowai
in the West Tripura district and deposited one .38 revolver.
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January 3: Three ATTF
militants, Subal Debbarma, Binode Debbarma and Dhirendra Debbarma,
surrendered before Tripura States Rifles at Ganthalung camp under
Jirania police station in the West Tripura district.
2007
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December 15: Two ATTF militants,
Santi Debbarma and his brother Kishore Debbarma, were arrested by
security forces at Madhya Bagbari under Sidhai police station in
the West Tripura district.
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December 10: One militant belonging
to the ATTF, Monoranjan Debbarma, surrendered before the security
forces in Khasiamangal area of Teliamura police station in the West
Tripura district.
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December 8: Four militants of the
ATTF surrendered before the security forces at Kamanmura under Jirania
police station in the West Tripura district. They were identified
as Surya Debbarma, Maharam Debbarma, Binan Debbarma and Ranandra
Debbarma.
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November 26: Three ATTF militants,
identified as Ram Debbarma of Sambhu Rampara, Sukumar Debbarma of
Kebal Sadhupara and Bidhu Debbarma of Birchu Thakurpara, along with
two grenades surrendered before the Sub Divisional Police Officer
of Khowai in the West Tripura district.
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November 11: Two ATTF militants,
Samir Debbarma and Ratish Debbarma, surrendered to the Sub Divisional
Police Officer under Khowai sub division in the West Tripura district.
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November 9: Security forces arrested
one ATTF militant, Nantu Debbarma alias Sanjib, from the remote
Govinda Sardar Para village under Jirania police station in the
West Tripura district.
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October 28: Security forces arrested
one ATTF militant, identified as Subi Debbarma, during a combing
operation in an interior part of the Radhapur police station under
West Tripura district.
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October 21: At least nine leaders
of the Communist Party of India-Marxist party, including Sabita
Debbarma, chairperson of the Paschim Kunjaban Village Committee,
are assaulted by the ATTF militants at Rambabu Bazaar under Khowai
police station in the West Tripura district. Tripura Police said
that an ATTF leader, Ripan Debbara, and his associates are involved
in the incident. The militants attacked the villagers for demanding
a security camp at Rambabu Bazaar.
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September 29: Tripurainfo
reports that Ranjit Debbarma, ‘president’ of the ATTF, has stated
in an online interview to a Website that the NLFT and ATTF are operating
jointly. "The present leadership of NLFT is running the organization
along correct lines. This has made it possible for us to work together.
As of now our relations are very good," Debbarma says. "TPDF (political
wing of the ATTF) and NLFT are different organizations; their main
objective is one and the same - restoration of Tripura´s sovereign
independence. Some leaders of the NLFT were self-centred and promoted
selfish interests. They were not genuine revolutionaries. That leadership
has gone now," he added.
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September 26: One ATTF collaborator,
Ranjit Debbarma, is arrested from Basantapara under Mungiakami police
station in the West Tripura district, on charge of serving a extortion
notice to the villagers.
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September 12: One ATTF ‘area commander’,
Upayan Debbarma, is killed and another cadre, Ranjit Debbarma alias
Birendra Debbarma, is injured in an encounter with the security
forces at Tamakari area in the West Tripura district. One pistol
and several rounds of cartridges were recovered from their possession.
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August 29: One ATTF militant, identified
as Ashok Debbarma, is killed in an encounter with the Tripura State
Rifles personnel at Nandakumarpara in the West Tripura district.
One Chinese-make pistol and four rounds of live cartridges are recovered
from the slain militant.
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August 20: An ATTF militant, Raghu
Debbarma, is shot dead at Belbari under Khowai subdivision in the
West Tripura district.
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August 14: An unidentified ATTF
cadre is shot dead in an encounter at Ratanpur area in the West
Tripura district. One AK-47 rifle and live ammunition are recovered
from the incident site.
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August 6: Suspected
ATTF militants killed three civilians, Malendra Debbarma, Gajendra
Debbarma and their 60-year-old mother Krishnabati, at Baijalbari
under Khowai police station in the West Tripura district.
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August 3: Two unidentified
ATTF cadres surrendered to the security forces at Gumsinghbari border
outpost in the West Tripura district.
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July 3: Suspected ATTF militants abducted
three unidentified activists of the ruling Communist Party of India–Marxist
from a remote tribal hamlet of Dinkobrapara.
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June 12: Five militants of the NLFT
and ATTF surrendered to the Assam Rifles in two separate incidents
in Tripura. Three NLFT militants, identified as Binanjoy Reang alias
Chang, Bajuban Reang alias Kakhurai and Mary Darlong, surrendered
along with two revolvers and ammunition in the North Tripura district.
Similarly, two unidentified insurgents of the ATTF surrendered at
Kamalpur in the Dhalai district.
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June 8: Security forces rescued
three abducted villagers, Annajit Debbarma, Prabhat Debbarma and
Drau Kumar Reang, soon after their abduction by militants belonging
to the ATTF at Dupicherra under Salema police station in the Dhalai
district.
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June 4: Two collaborators of NLFT
and ATTF, identified as Sakti Debbarma of Tuikuipara and Madan Debbarma
of Bahadur Sardarpara, surrendered to the SFs at Teliamura in the
same district.
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May 16: Eight militants, including
two women cadres, belonging to the National Liberation Front of
Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) surrendered to
the security forces along with one revolver, one grenade and 98
rounds of bullets in the West Tripura district.
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May 11: One Assam Rifles personnel,
identified as P. Vishiho, is killed in an encounter with the ATTF
militants at Jamirlong under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura
district on May 11.
Two insurgents belonging to the
ATTF, identified as Udam Singh Tripura and Biswa Mohan Tripura,
surrender before the security forces at Hrankhalpara under Teliamura
police station along with two factory made guns and four bullets.
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May 7: A 'sergeant' of the All Tripura Tigers Force
(ATTF), identified as Jogendra Debbarma, surrendered before the
Police at Abhicharan under Lefunga police station along with a Chinese-make
pistol and three live rounds of cartridges.
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May 2: Police personnel killed an unidentified
cadre of the ATTF and injured another during an encounter at Sonatanpara
village under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district.
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April 19: One ATTF cadre, identified as Uttam Debbarma,
surrendered to the police at Mandai in the West Tripura district.
He is involved in several cases of extortion and kidnapping.
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April 5: Four hardcore cadres of ATTF
and the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of NLFT
surrendered to the SFs at Jirania in West
Tripura district.
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March 29: Four ATTF cadres, identified
as Saroj Debbarma alias Silong Debbarma, Radha Kishu Debbarma alias
Daphun, Animesh Debbarma alias Likong and Pradeep Debbarma alias
Rupai, surrendered before the police at Hrankhalpara in the West
Tripura district.
Two ATTF cadres, Dhananjoy Debbarma
and Mithun Debbarma, surrendered before the police at Teliamura.
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March 11: Two ATTF militants, including one identified
as Kanchanlal Debbarma alias Kasak, are killed at Marahadok village
under Khowai police in the West Tripura district. Other militants
manage to escape from the encounter site. One Chinese pistol and
a Chinese grenade are recovered from the encounter site.
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March 6: Two Tripura State Rifles (TSR) personnel,
Samir Choudhury and Aloke Das, are killed and two others, Shyama
Chandra Debbarma and Sukdeb Tripura, are seriously injured in an
ambush by ATTF militants at Binan Hazaripara under Champahawr police
station in Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district. Militants
manage to decamp with two AK 47 rifles.
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March 2: Two militants of the ATTF and NLFT, identified
as Biraha Kumar Jamatia alias Yakharia and Geeta Tripura alias Kaplop,
surrender at Teliamura in the West Tripura district. They deposit
two 38 factory-made revolvers along with six live rounds of 38 ball
ammunitions. The report adds that 21 militants surrendered before
the 15 Assam Rifles alone in the last four months.
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February 25: Two ATTF collaborators, identified
as Jitendra Reang and Gamsai Reang, are arrested from Balarampara
areas under Kachucherra police station in the Dhalai district.
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February 24: An ATTF militant, Sonaicharan Debbarma,
is arrested from South Goklunagar village under Teliamura police
station in the West Tripura district. Debbarma was reportedly involved
in the massacre of 15 non-tribal people at Kalyanpur under Khowai
sub-division on August 14, 2003.
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February 24: Two ATTF collaborators are arrested,
while they come to extort ransom worth INR 35,000 from a bottling
plant at Kalagachia under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura
district.
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January 25: Seven militants of the ATTF and NLFT
surrender at Hrankhalpara under Teliamura police station in the
West Tripura district. They deposited two 9mm Pistols with 10 rounds,
one 9mm Carbine with 10 rounds, two 9mm auto Pistols with 9 rounds
and 50 rounds of 303-rifle. The militants were identified as Satya
Ranjan Debbarma, Jogal Debbarma, Ashis Kumar Debbarma, Tapan Debbarma,
Ashesh Debbarma, Indra Mohan Malsum and Satya Ranjan Debbarma.
2006
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December 27: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar,
while addressing personnel of the Border Security Force at Silacherri
Border outpost in the South Tripura district, said that the Biswamohan
Debbarma faction of the NLFT and ATTF run 26 hideouts in Bangladesh.
The Chief Minister accused both the outfits of trying to create
tension in the State at the behest of Pakistan's Inter-Services
Intelligence.
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December 18: Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar, informs
the State Legislative Assembly that 169 persons were killed, 182
injured and 189 abducted by militant outfits, primarily the ATTF
and NLFT, between January 1, 2004, and November 30, 2006. 184 incidents
of militant attacks are registered in 2004, mentions the Chief Minister.
The figure is 115 in 2005 and 94 in 2006 (till November 30). He
informs that 71 security force personnel are killed in militancy-related
violence over the past two years. 101 militants are killed during
the same period, discloses Sarkar.
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December 5: An ATTF militant, Tirtha Debbarma,
is arrested by security force personnel during a search operation
at Haricharan Para under Jirania police station in the West Tripura
district.
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November 30: The Deputy Inspector General (Tripura
Frontier) of the BSF, P. J. Sebastian, said that the Biswamohan
Debbarma faction of the NLFT and the ATTF has 57 hideouts in Bangladesh,
and some of them are located in that country's capital Dhaka. Sebastian
informed: "Altogether 172 insurgent camps belonging to NE underground
groups are existing in Bangladesh and most of the camps are operating
in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Sylhet and Dhaka."
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November 6: An ATTF cadre, Surajit Debbbarma, surrenders
before the Sub-Divisional Police Officer at Sabroom in the South
Tripura district along with one revolver.
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November 1: Intelligence sources reports about increasing
infiltration by militants in Tripura following the changed political
situation in neighbouring Bangladesh. Reports indicate that more
than 50 NLFT cadres of the Biswamohan Debbarma faction and at least
30 ATTF cadres crossed over to the State from Bangladesh through
porous border in the past 90 days. More than 15 NLFT and 7 ATTF
militants enter the State through the Noliabari-Jamia colony area
of Khowai sub-division in the West Tripura district in July. “The
number has increased considerably in August month,” says the source
adding that about 20-25 NLFT and 12-13 ATTF militants infiltrate
into the State through Ranthan Chaudhury Para area under Chamanu
sub-division in the Dhalai district.
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October 1: ATTF militants kill a tribal woman, the
wife of a former cadre of the outfit, identified as Swapan Debbarma,
at Ampura under Khowai sub-division. The militants were reportedly
targeting Swapan for allegedly acting as a police informer. "Militants
targeted him on suspicion that he was helping the police", said
a police official. Since the militants could not trace him at his
residence, they killed his wife.
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September 28: Tripura Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar,
said at a press briefing, "Total number of NLFT and ATTF hideouts
in Bangladesh has reduced from 56 to 26 recently," adding, "but
there is no room for complacency. Insurgents have been trying to
launch fresh offensive to disrupt the peace in the state and we
have to remain vigilant as ever."
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September 24: Three cadres belonging to the ATTF
and NLFT surrender before the Tripura Police at Kanchanpur. They
were identified as Dhanu Debbarma alias Danger, Ajit Debbarma and
Manik Reang.
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September 13: An ‘area commander’ of the ATTF,
Bicching Debbarma, is killed in an encounter with security force
(SF) personnel at Shhaklabari near Tulashikhar in the West Tripura
district. “Bicching is a dreaded ATTF militant and we had prior
information that he was holed up. Accordingly we along with the
TSR raided the place”, says an Assam Rifles officer, adding, “At
the spot we found thick blood stains but no body was recovered.
Later, we intercepted ATTF messages aired through their own wireless
sets. The messages confirmed Bicching was dead.”
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September 11: An ATTF cadre, Kanchurai Oram, is
killed in an encounter with SF personnel at Ishwarama village under
Takarjala police station in the West Tripura district. One AK-47
assault rifle along with a huge cache of explosives is recovered
from the incident site.
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September 12: An unidentified ATTF cadre is killed
by Assam Rifles personnel, who retaliated the militant ambush at
Tulasikhar area under Khowai subdivision in the West Tripura district.
However, other militants manage to escape from the encounter site.
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September 9: Two ATTF cadres, Jilik Debbarma and
Nirodh Debbarma, surrender before the Tripura State Rifles at Bachaibari
under Champahawer police station. The surrendered militants deserted
their camps in Bangladesh.
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August 24: The ATTF, in the August issue of Choba,
the mouthpiece of its political front Tripura Peoples Democratic
Front, states that peace talks with the Union Government should
be started within a ‘pre-set framework’.
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August 21: The dead body of a former collaborator
of the ATTF, Sailendra Debbarma, who was earlier abducted by cadres
of the outfit from village Shankhola under Kalyanpur police station
in Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district, is recovered by
police personnel from a forest nearby the village.
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August 20: An ATTF collaborator, Sarnakumar Debbarma,
is killed by cadres of the outfit at his residence in village Shankhola
under Kalyanpur police station in Khowai subdivision of West Tripura
district. The militants abduct the slain collaborator’s two sons,
including one identified as Falendra Debbarma, and his brother Sailendra
Debbarma, a former collaborator of the outfit. Falendra Debbarma
is later released.
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July 16: Two ATTF cadres, Binoy Debbarma
and Amulya Debbarma, are shot dead in an encounter with the security
force (SF) personnel at Abhirampara under Sidhai police station
in the West Tripura district. Some Chinese-make grenades and one
pistol are recovered from the incident site.
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June 9: A hardcore cadre of the ATTF,
Subodh Tripura, is killed in an encounter with police personnel
at Haricharanpara under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura
district.
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June 2: Two ATTF cadres surrender at
Tulashikhar under Khowai police station in the West Tripura district.
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June 1: Five unidentified ATTF cadres
surrendered at an unspecified place in the West Tripura district.
Three ATTF cadres, 'sergeant' Ashok Debbarma, Pranit Debbarma and
Amaresh Debbarma, surrender before Assam Rifles personnel at Ganki
under Kalyanpur police station in the South Tripura district. According
to police sources, Amaresh and Pranit had deserted their camp at
Satcherri in Bangladesh to lead a normal life.
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May 24: At least nine ATTF cadres,
who served a two-year jail term in Bangladesh on charges of infiltration
and possession of illegal arms, are handed over by the Bangladesh
Government to Indian authorities. The Sub Divisional Police Officer,
Timir Das, received the cadres at an immigration checkpost under
Khowai subdivision in the West Tripura district.
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May 23: Two ATTF cadres, Ranjit Debbarma
and Ranabir Debbarma, are killed by their colleagues at Sidhai village
in the West Tripura district.
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May 22: Two ATTF cadres, Subindra Debbarma
and Swapan Debbarma, leave the militant hideout at Satcherri in
Bangladesh and subsequently surrender at Kalayanpur police station
in the West Tripura district. According to police sources, the duo
reportedly confessed that resentment is brewing among the cadres
who are planning to escape from the hideout to lead a normal life.
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May 7: An ATTF cadre, Ranjit Debbarma,
is arrested during a search operation from Ganganagar police station
area in the Dhalai district.
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April 27: Two ATTF cadres, including
one identified as Smith Debbarma, are killed when security force
personnel retaliated the firing by militants at Basanta Kobra Para
village under Khowai police station in the West Tripura district.
A pistol, a walky-talky and some incriminating documents of the
outfit were recovered from their possession.
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April 10: Three ATTF cadres, Dhan Kumar
Jamatia, Ameesh Kumar Jamatia and Deepak Debbarma, who were reportedly
staying at the outfit's camp in Habiganj district of Bangladesh,
surrendered before the Border Security Force at Teliamura under
West Tripura district. They also deposited two AK-47 rifles, 6 magazines,
174 live rounds of AK series and one Chinese grenade.
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April 10: The Tripura Chief Minister,
Manik Sarkar, who holds the Home portfolio, informs the Legislative
Assembly that at least 458 militants belonging to the ATTF and NLFT
have surrendered in the last two years with the respective surrender
figures of 2004 and 2005 as 322 and 136.
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April 8: An ATTF collaborator, Dhanichand
Debbarma, is arrested following an encounter between the SFs and
ATTF cadres led by its 'area commander' Smith Debbarma at a place
under Khowai police station in the West Tripura district. However,
the militants managed to escape from the encounter site. Subsequently,
Dhanichand confesses during interrogation that Smith Debbarma's
daughter is currently undergoing militant training at a hideout
of the outfit in Bangladesh.
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March 26: Two ATTF cadres, who issued
an extortion notice to a local school, are arrested from Padmabil
in the West Tripura district.
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March 24: A civilian, identified as
Tapas Debbarma, is abducted from his residence by the ATTF at Melkabari
under Champahour police station in the West Tripura district.
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March 18: A collaborator of the ATTF,
identified as Pijush Debbarma, is shot dead by militants of the
same outfit at Labanya Chowdhurypara village under Champahaor police
station in the Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district for his
alleged 'collection of taxes' on behalf of the outfit.
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February 28: BSF personnel rescue a
school headmaster, Ramcharan Debbarma, from the captivity of ATTF
militants at a bordering village of Barchargaria under Khowai police
station in the West Tripura district. Two stolen motorbikes and
some other incriminating documents of the banned outfit are recovered
from the militants who reportedly escaped into Bangladesh.
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February 25: Suspected ATTF cadres
ambush an SF patrol party killing one soldier at Sankhola in the
West Tripura district.
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February 21: A civilian, Prafullya
Debbarma, is wounded in crossfire between TSR personnel and suspected
ATTF cadres at Debra-II para under Sidhai police station in the
West Tripura district. However, no casualty is reported in the incident.
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February 12: Two Assam Riffles personnel,
Rudhi Singh and Unka Chand, are wounded during an encounter with
ATTF cadres at Madhancherra under Sidhai police station in the West
Tripura district.
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January 17: ATTF warns the Tripura
Government of 'drastic action' against its attempt to 'impose' Bengali
script in the State. ATTF 'chief' Ranjit Debbarma reportedly says,
"people should have the right to choose a script for their language
without tutelage."
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January 12: Bangladeshi security forces
reportedly close down an ATTF camp at Satcherri in the Habiganj
district and arrest two militants, Jogesh Debbarma and Surendra
Debabrma.
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January 2: At least 30 militants belonging
to the outlawed NLFT and ATTF surrender along with eighteen weapons
before the Director General of Police, G. M. Srivastava. The surrendered
militants include Sadhana Debbarma, wife of an NLFT faction leader,
Jogendra Debbarma alias Joshua.
2005
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November 24: An ATTF collaborator is
arrested subsequent to an encounter between the security forces
(SFs) and cadres of the outfit at Batabari village in the West Tripura
district.
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November 17: An ATTF militant is arrested
from Kanaithakurpara under Teliamura police station area in the
West Tripura district.
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October 24: Three ATTF cadres lay down
arms before the Commandant of 6th Tripura State Rifles (TSR) battalion
at Chakmaghat in the West Tripura district. Raman Debbarma, Naresh
Debbarma alias Raidhang and Ratendra Debbarma had fled from the
ATTF hideout at Satcherri in Bangladesh and deposited one country
made gun, Bangladeshi currency, subscription pads of the outfit
and other incriminating documents.
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October 19: An ATTF militant is killed
in an internecine clash in the remote Bairabill forest under Khowai
subdivision in the West Tripura district.
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October 16: Suspected ATTF cadres kill
a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) member, Bidya Debbarma,
at Janmaejoynagar under Jirania police station in the West Tripura
district. Three suspected militants, identified as Raj Krishore
Debbarma, Subedar Debbarma and Babul Debbarma, are arrested in connection
with the killing.
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October 3: Two hardcore ATTF cadres,
Goutam Tripura and Bhramendra Tripura, surrender to the police at
Khowai police station in the West Tripura district. They also deposit
two AK series rifles, a grenade and an unspecified amount of ammunition.
Both reportedly deserted the outfit's camp at Satcherri in Bangladesh
and crossed over to India.
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October 1: The Union Government extends
the ban imposed on the ATTF for two years, till October 2, 2007.
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September 12: An ATTF collaborator,
Ranjit Debbarma, is arrested from Manikyapara village in the West
Tripura district.
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September 11: A senior tribal leader
belonging to the Congress party, Prasenjit Debbarma, is abducted
by suspected ATTF cadres from Monaicherra under Khowai subdivision
in the West Tripura district.
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September 2: At least 86 militants
belonging to the NLFT and ATTF, including four women cadres, surrender
before the State police chief, G. M. Srivastava at Agartala. The
surrendered militants deposit one light machine gun, 13 AK-47 rifles,
11 self-loading rifles, two Chinese rifles, seven revolvers, 23
grenades and a huge quantity of ammunition.
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August 23: Two ATTF collaborators surrender
before the TSR at Radhacharan Thakur Para camp under Jirania police
station in the West Tripura district. The collaborators are identified
as Barun Debbarma alias Badla and Sadhan Debbarma alias Mangla.
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August 23: SF personnel kill two ATTF
cadres, Padma Debbarma and Mangal Debbarma, during an encounter
at Mandai in the West Tripura district. One 9 mm automatic Chinese
pistol with seven rounds of ammunition, one 9 mm revolver with one
round of ammunition, one Chinese hand grenade and one US made radio
set are recovered from their possession.
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August 18: Four chairmen of village
development committees in the Bishalgarh subdivision are forced
to flee their homes following extortion threats by the ATTF.
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August 11: Three women cadres of the
ATTF are arrested from Mandai village in the West Tripura district.
The women were reportedly en route to the outfit's base camp in
neighbouring Bangladesh.
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August 9: Four women militants, two
each belonging to the NLFT and ATTF, surrender before the Tripura
Police. Official sources said that the two ATTF cadres, Rajlaxmi
Debbarma and Minakshi Debbarma, fled from the outfit's camp at Satcherri
in Bangladesh on June 30, 2005.
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July 27: ATTF abducts five schoolteachers
and the driver of an auto-rickshaw in which they were traveling
from Utlabari in the Khowai subdivision of West Tripura district.
One of the teachers and the driver are subsequently released.
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July 24: Three ATTF cadres surrender
to the Assam Rifles authorities at Khowai in the West Tripura district.
Official sources said that three cadres, identified as 'area commander'
Bischindra Debbarma, 'corporal' Kishore Debbarma and Sujit Debbarma
alias Borra, deposit one M-20 automatic pistol with six rounds of
bullets, one 9 mm revolver with three rounds of bullets, 200 rounds
of live bullets of AK-47, one Chinese hand grenade, a wireless radio
set and a mobile phone.
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July 21: An ATTF cadre, Samur Debbarma,
is arrested from Akhrapara under Jirania police station in the West
Tripura district. He is reported to be involved in the March 25-ambush
on the TSR personnel at Narayanbari.
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July 19: Villagers of Owayakasi Malang
in the West Tripura district capture four ATTF militants, who had
entered the village for extortion, and hand them over to the police.
SFs arrest two more ATTF cadres, Bir Kumar Debbarma and Arun Debbarma,
during separate raids at Kalyanpur and Khowai in the West Tripura
district.
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July 10: An unspecified number of villagers
are injured by the ATTF cadres at Karnakishorepara village in Gandacherra
subdivision. Official sources say that ATTF militants led by 'area
commander' Chintamohan Debbarma assaulted the villagers, mostly
tribal cultivators, for delay in the payment of 'annual tax'.
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June 30: An ATTF collaborator, Bikram
Debbarma alias Bahadur, is arrested from Sahadev Baishnab Para under
Champahowar police station in the West Tripura district.
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June 12: Three ATTF militants are arrested
from the North Maharani and Basantapara areas under Kalyanpur police
station in West Tripura district. Official sources informed that
the arrested are involved in the June 6-attack on a convoy on the
Assam-Agartala highway.
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June 11: An ATTF cade is arrested from
the Joy Nagar area under Jirania police station in the West Tripura
district.
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May 25: Suspected ATTF militants abduct
two family members of a surrendered cadre. Two ATTF cadres, Arun
Debbarma and Amarendra Debbarma, had surrendered earlier in the
day in West Tripura district along with two AK series rifles and
some ammunition. Subsequently, ATTF militants abducted the mother
and sister of Arun Debbarma from his house at Mandai in the West
Tripura district.
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May 19: An exchange of fire between
security force personnel and the ATTF militants is reported from
Subal Kobra Para village under Kalyanpur police station in the West
Tripura district. However, no loss of life or injury is reported.
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April 29: An ATTF militant is arrested
from the Araibari village under Khowai police station.
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April 25: Three TSR personnel are killed
and four others sustain injuries during an ambush by the ATTF at
Naraynabari under Jirania Police station in the West Tripura district.
The militants later decamped with a self-loading rifle and five
magazines.
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April 17: An engineer of the Oil and
Natural Gas Commission is killed by the ATTF at Montfort village
in the West Tripura district. According to police sources, he was
killed for failing to meet extortion demands of the outfit.
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April 13: An ATTF cadre is killed during
an encounter with the police at Lefunga in the West Tripura district.
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March 16:Three ATTF militants are arrested
by the police along with arms and ammunition from the Chunarghat
area under Habiganj district in Bangladesh. The three were identified
as Jenni Debbarma, Sujit Debbarma and Tinku Debbarma.
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March 5: An exchange of fire is reported
between the Assam Rifles personnel and ATTF cadres at Biswamanipara
village in the West Tripura district. However, no loss of life or
injuries is reported.
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February 27: ATTF militants abduct
a senior tribal leader of theCPI-M, Bidyacharan Debbarma, from Mandai
under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district.
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February 25: TSR personnel arrest three
ATTF collaborators from Buddhi Bazaar under Takarjala police station
in the West Tripura district.
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February 24: Another ATTF collaborator
is arrested from Samprai Para in the West Tripura district.
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February 24: At least 27 persons belonging
to five families have fled their homes in the Bishalgarh subdivision
after 17 ATTF cadres attack the Kunjamura village under Takarjala
police station in West Tripura district.
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February 10: An ATTF cadre is killed
during an encounter with the SFs at East Gonki in the West Tripura
district.
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January 24: Three persons, including
a militant and two collaborators of the ATTF, are arrested from
Sipahihowar village under Khowai police station in the West Tripura
district.
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January 17: An ATTF collaborator, Biswajit
Malsom, is arrested from Malsompara under Takarjala police station
in the West Tripura district.
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January 14: The leader of a faction
of the NLFT, Nayanbasi Jamatiya, joins hands with the Biswamohan
Debbarma faction and the Ranjit Debbarma-led ATTF to float a new
front, the Royal Supreme Council.
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January 5: An ATTF collaborator, Prabhat
Debbarma, is arrested from West Belbari village under Jirania police
station in the West Tripura district.
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January 5: Residents of Brajabinodinipur
village under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district
foil an attempt by the ATTF to abduct a truck driver.
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January 1: Suspected ATTF militants
kill a 60-year-old civilian, Ramdhan Debbarma, at Melkabari village
in the West Tripura district. The victim is the father of a local
CPI-M leader.
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December 19: Personnel of the TSR arrest
an ATTF cadre, Bhulu Munda, from Old Tuihasin village under Khowai
police station in the West Tripura district.
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December 2: Two ATTF cadres, Avani
and Swadesh Debbarma, surrender along with arms and ammunition before
the Assam Rifles at Bamanchara Tea Estate in Dhalai district. They
deposit one AK-56 rifle, three magazines and 48 live rounds of ammunition.
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December 1: An ATTF collaborator, Prabath
Debbarma, is arrested by the Champahaor police from Bagan Bazaar
in the West Tripura district.
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November 26: ATTF militants assault
12 tribal villagers of Sarat Chowdhurypara in the Khowai subdivision
of West Tripura district after they refused to abide by the outfit's
'diktat' for protesting against the setting up of a security force
camp in the area.
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November 23: Three ATTF militants,
Sankar Debbarma, Sujit Debbarma and Swadesh Debbarma, surrender
before the police in capital Agartala. They deposit two Ak-56 rifles,
one sub-machine gun, one Chinese hand grenade and some ammunition.
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November 17: An ATTF collaborator,
Tirthamani Debbarma, escapes from police custody when security forces
are carrying out special operations at Jangalia under Jirania police
station in the West Tripura District.
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November 14: ATTF terrorists killed
a NLFT collaborator identified as Sanjib Debbarma at Subinpara village
under Takarjala police station in West Tripura district.
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October 27: Two traders, Shibcharan
Debnath and Pijush Paul are killed, while another seven injured
as ATTF terrorists attack their vehicle at Itbhatta under Khowai
police station in West Tripura district.
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August 23: ATTF calls for a 10-day
general strike, beginning August 23, in the four police station
areas of Sidhai, Jirania, Kalyanpur and Khowai in the West Tripura
district demanding immediate withdrawal of security forces deployed
for counter insurgency operations.
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August 19: A top ranking ATTF 'commander',
Smaranjay Reang, carrying a cash reward of Rupees 50,000 on his
head, arrested from Sadhuchandrapara village in Dhalai district
of Tripura.
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July 12: ATTF terrorists open fire
on a rice-laden truck killing three of its occupants, all non-tribal
civilians, and injuring three others at Tamakari under Sidhai police
station. The terrorists also set ablaze the vehicle after the attack.
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July 2: An ATTF 'area commander',
Rampaldya Debbarma alias Johan Debbarma, surrenders at the Assam
Rifles camp in Khowai along with one pistol, two Chinese hand grenades
and one improvised explosive device.
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July 2: An ATTF 'area commander', Rampaldya
Debbarma alias Johan Debbarma, surrenders at the Assam Rifles camp
in Khowai along with one pistol, two Chinese hand grenades and one
improvised explosive device.
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July 1: One Central Reserve Police
Force personnel is killed during an encounter with ATTF terrorists
at Chhankhola under Khowai sub-division in the West Tripura district.
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June 20: ATTF abducts and kills a civilian,
identified as Parendra Debbarma, suspecting him to be a police informer
at Belcherra village in the West Tripura district.
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June 17: A Special Police Officer is
killed and two Assam Rifles personnel sustained injuries in an encounter
with a group of ATTF terrorists at Radhacharanpara under Jirania
police station limits in the West Tripura district.
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June 13: ATTF terrorists abduct five
traders from Kachubari market near the India-Bangladesh border in
the West Tripura district.
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March 20: ATTF terrorists kill five
persons, including an assistant manager of a brick kiln and four
labourers, and injure two others in Champaknagar under Jirania police
station area in the West Tripura district.
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December 6: Seven ATTF terrorists are
killed and eight others sustain injuries in an attack by the rival
NLFT terrorists at Satcherri in the Habiganj district of Bangladesh,
close to the Simna area of Sadar subdivision in the West Tripura
district.
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November 2: Four tribal Congress workers
are killed by ATTF terrorists in three separate villages in the
Kalyanpur area of West Tripura district.
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October 15: ATTF calls for a general
strike and declares October 15 as a 'black day' protesting against
the 1949 merger of the princely State of Tripura with the Indian
Union.
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September 30: ATTF terrorists kill
three tribals at Jirania in the West Tripura district.
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September 11: One ATTF terrorist is
killed in the West Tripura district.
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July 14: A Special Police Officer (SPO)
reportedly joins the ATTF after deserting his team in West Tripura
district.
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July 14: A Special Police Officer reportedly
joins the ATTF after deserting his team in the West Tripura district.
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July 10: ATTF terrorists attack a SF
patrol vehicle while it is passing by on the Assam-Agartala national
highway near Chakmaghat under Teliamura police station limits in
West Tripura district.
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July 6: Two security force personnel
are killed and seven others injured in a land mine blast triggered
by the ATTF near a bridge at Baizolbari in the Khowai subdivision
of West Tripura district.
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July 5: Two security force personnel
are injured in a land mine blast triggered by the ATTF at Barammaidan
village under Kalayanpur police station limits of West Tripura district.
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July 3: Police in Tripura confirm that
62,100 rounds of ammunition of Chinese rifles and 115 kg of high-power
explosives seized on June 27 and other recoveries after that in
Bangladesh's Bogra district was being smuggled into Tripura for
the ATTF.
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June 21: Reports indicate that ULFA,
the Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF), a conglomerate of
three terrorist groups–United National Liberation Front (UNLF),
People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
and People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK)–
active in Manipur, and the Tripura People’s Democratic Front (TPDF),
a front outfit of the ATTF, operating in Tripura under a common
platform have launched a "Coordinated Regional Military Offensive
for liberation of the Region from Indian colonial occupation," code
named "Operation Freedom". The reports further said that attacks
under the ‘operation’ started on June 17.
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June 17: West Tripura district administration
through an order clamps night curfew for a period of three months
in areas bordering Bangladesh in the Khowai subdivision (administrative
unit) to contain, among other things, the trans-border movement
of the NLFT and the ATTF terrorists.
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June 13: A bid by eight ATTF terrorists
with two other criminals to escape from a jail in Khowai, West Tripura
district, is foiled by the security forces. The eight ATTF terrorists
were arrested in connection with the abduction of a tribal youth
from the same locality on January 23, 2003.
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June 3: A report indicates that ATTF
and the Nayanbasi Jamatiya and Biswamohan Debbarma factions of the
NLFT attended a meeting, allegedly convened by the Bangladesh’s
Directorate General of Field Intelligence (DGFI) in March 2003 in
the Chittagong Hill Tracts area. Representatives of the Jamaat-e-Islami,
Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Al Qaeda were also
reportedly present at the meeting.
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May 26: An abducted contractor returns
to his home safely under Teliamura police station limits in West
Tripura district. ATTF terrorists had taken him hostage from the
Mokambari area under Kalyanpur police station limits on May 19 with
three more persons, including two Government employees, and had
taken them to a hideout in Bangladesh. Fate of the others remains
unknown.
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May 18: A report indicates that ATTF
and the Nayanbasi Jamatiya faction of the NLFT have joined hands
under code name "Operation Roukhala (deportation)" purportedly to
‘drive out’ Bengali immigrants settled in Tripura after October
15, 1949.
Reports indicate that
the ATTF has acquired rocket launchers and Rocket-Propelled Grenades
through the ULFA.
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April 27: While speaking in Guwahati,
Assam, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar reiterates that the ATTF
has links with the Assam-based United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)
and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
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April 7: Chief Minister Manik Sarkar
while speaking at a public meeting in Ramchandra Nagar, West Tripura
district, asks the kin of NLFT and ATTF terrorists to exert pressure
on the latter to shun the path of violence.
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January 10: Suspected ATTF terrorists
abduct and kill Dhaniram Debbarma, an INPT leader, in Subolsingh
area, West Tripura district.
2002
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December 13: ATTF terrorists attack
the house of a local-level Indigenous National Party of Tripura
(INPT) leader and kill his son at Rajani Sardar Para village, Kalyanpur
police post-limits, West Tripura district.
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December 5: Two ATTF terrorists surrender
with arms to Assam Rifles (AR) in Khowai, West Tripura district.
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November 27: Three ATTF terrorists
surrender to Assam Rifles (AR) at the Sanki camp, in West Tripura
district.
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November 15: Four top ATTF terrorists,
including ATTF mouthpiece Choba editor Promode Debbarma,
surrender to Assam Rifles (AR) personnel in Ganki, West Tripura
district.
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October 26: ATTF terrorists kill eight
civilians, including three women and a child, and injure nine more
in Battila, West Tripura district.
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October 11: A media report says the
ATTF has warned tribals in Tripura to not intermingle with urban
and semi-urban populations during Durga Puja (A 10-day religious
festival of Hindus).
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October 5: An ATTF 'area commander'
surrenders to the police in Khowai, West Tripura district.
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October 2: Three ATTF terrorists surrender
at the Assam Rifles' Ganki Camp, West Tripura district. They also
allegedly disclose that Pakistan's external intelligence agency,
the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), has provided training facilities
to them.
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August 17: A Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF) personnel on routine patrol is injured in an attack
by ATTF terrorists in Rambabupara, West Tripura.
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August 9: ATTF terrorist surrenders
to the Assam Rifles in Tripura.
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July 27: Suspected ATTF terrorists
kill four members of the family of a surrendered ATTF cadre.
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July 24: Surrendered ATTF terrorist
allegedly killed by NLFT terrorists in Kalyanpur village, Agartala.
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July 06: Two ATTF terrorists surrender
with a large amount of arms and ammunition in Agartala.
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June 21: Nine ATTF cadres killed in
separate attacks by NLFT-N terrorists at unidentified locations
in Bangladesh say unconfirmed reports.
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June 7: Reports say, the ATTF has re-located
its main base camp in Bangladesh from Satcherri to a new place--opposite
Sidhai in West Tripura district--following a joint operation by
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Bangladesh Army personnel.
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June 12: ATTF terrorist surrenders
in Agartala.
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May 21: Three ATTF terrorists surrender
in West Tripura district.
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April 7: ATTF terrorists kill five
NLFT terrorists- four at Ramchandra Ghat , West Tripura and one
at Manu, Dhalai, in an internecine clash.
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April 15: Suspected ATTF terrorists
numbering about 20 resort to indiscriminate firing at Khas Kalyanpur
village in West Tripura district killing 11 Bengalis, including
four women, and injuring five others.
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