He added that altogether 21 militants of the outfit have been killed, 256 arrested and 185 of its linkmen apprehended since the operation began. A total of 15 AK56 rifles, 10 AK47s, two M16, two HKs, seven Insas rifles, 495 rounds of ammunition, 21 grenades, 81kg of explosives 14 lakh in cash and 12 motorcycles have also been recovered from the outfit's militants, Bishnoi said. The top leaders of the outfit arrested so far include its ‘selfstyled deputy commander in chief’ Dwiswrang Daimary alias Dhananjay, ‘selfstyled army chief’ Rabi Basumutary alias Rongja Baja, his ‘personal security officer’ Jwnglaw Narzary alias Jekhai and the former ‘personal security officer’ of Bidai, Biron Narzary alias N. Bapeibai. Bishnoi said the Security Forces (SFs) were continuing their operation against the group and expressed confidence that Bidai and his 2025 associates would be arrested soon.Bishnoi said other than NDFBIKS militants, 86 militants belonging to various groups like the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), Rabha Viper Army (RVA), National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA) and the Muslim Protection Tiger Force of Assam (MPTFA) were also arrested by SFs last year (2015). Besides, fundamentalists trying to gain a foothold in lower Assam Districts had been neutralised, he said, adding that 30 fundamentalists were arrested and 22 countrymade arms recovered in 2015. Read less...
Bishnoi said other than NDFBIKS militants, 86 militants belonging to various groups like the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), Rabha Viper Army (RVA), National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA) and the Muslim Protection Tiger Force of Assam (MPTFA) were also arrested by SFs last year (2015). Besides, fundamentalists trying to gain a foothold in lower Assam Districts had been neutralised, he said, adding that 30 fundamentalists were arrested and 22 countrymade arms recovered in 2015.
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Relentless operations by Security Forces (SFs) have decimated rebel outfits like Karbi People's LiberaTiger (KPLT). "Because of Army operations, money is drying up for militants and they are now targeting remote villages for extortion," the source added. Locals, who already suffer from acute poverty and unemployment, are fed up with such atrocities. Last year, locals of Sirajuli village in Sonitpur District overpowered and apprehended a militant. A peaceful assembly election, where the Army helped civil administramaintain order, also showed that the militants' influence has declined.
The NRC authorities have completed verification of 97.34 per cent of the 68.08 lakh application forms received. A total of 5.88 crore supporting documents were received along with the applications and of them 4.45 crore documents have been verified and 2.51 lakh documents were sent to other states for verification. “With a view to prevent illegal influx through the porous border once and for all, sealing IndiaBangladesh border is high on our priority list. We will fortify the barbedwire fence along the border. The department of border areas development will be renamed border protection and development department to give more teeth to it,” the chief minister said.