Date
|
Place
|
Incident
|
Nature of incident
|
January 4
|
Tinsukia District of Assam
|
SFs recovered two IEDs suspected
to be planted by Anti-Talks faction of ULFA-ATF, from an Oil
India Ltd pipeline at Nagajan.
|
Non-violent
|
January 4 |
Dhubri District of Assam
|
SFs arrested an ULFA linkman.
|
Non-Violent |
January 4 |
Tinsukia of Assam |
SFs in an encounter killed an
ULFA-ATF militant, corporal Debajit Duarah alias Bangli
Asom, at Hebeda village in the Bordubi area.
|
Non-Violent |
January 7 |
Tinsukia District of Assam
|
SFs arrested a militant belonging
to ULFA-ATF, identified as Nitul Moran, at Doomdooma.
|
Non-Violent |
January 10 |
Guwahati of Kamrup-Metro District
of Assam
|
CM, Tarun Gogoi held the ULFA-ATF
responsible for the death of three children in Tinsukia district
on January 9.
|
statement |
January 10 |
New Delhi |
UHM, Sushil Kumar Shinde said that
ban on outlawed ULFA and NDFB would continue. |
Statement
|
January 12 |
Tinsukia of Assam |
SFs arrested a suspected militant
belonging to ULFA-ATF, Dhanudhar Neog, from Jutlibari area of
Doomdooma.
Following the inputs provided
by the arrested ULFA-ATF militant SFs busted a militant camp located
in the northern part of the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in the
same District.
|
Non-Violent |
January 16 |
West Garo Hills of Meghalaya
|
Top ULFA-ATF militant, Drishti
Rajkhowa, was reportedly killed, in either an encounter with SFs
or in a clash with GNLA militants, near the India-Bangladesh border
in West Garo Hills District.
|
Violent |
January 17 |
Tinsukia District of Assam
|
SFs arrested an ULFA-ATF linkman,
identified as Tutu Bora Moran, from Jutlibari under Doomdooma
Police Station.
|
Non-violent |
January 20 |
Tinsukia District of Assam
|
SFs in an encounter, killed a
militant belonging to the ULFA-ATF, identified as Lalit Moran,
in Kakojan Reserve Forest under Digboi Police Station. But the
local people claimed that the slain youth was innocent.
|
Violent |
January 20 |
NS |
The leader of the ULFA-ATF, Paresh Baruah, is securing an uninterrupted
flow of funds from Guwahati, the main commercial centre in Northeast
India, for his personal use, revealed an internal report of the
government. The militant leader in hiding, who shuttles between
Taga in northern Myanmar and Ruili in southern China, is collecting
the money from a handful of Guwahati-based contractors through
his own channel, the report said, adding they are paying hefty
amounts to Baruah "without any real threats to their lives."
|
statement |
January 21 |
NS |
ULFA-ATF and NDFB-IKS along with nine other militant outfits
of the northeast called for boycott of Republic Day celebrations
on January 26 and blamed the Government of covert military operations.
The other groups includes CorCom, the umbrella body of seven
militant groups of Manipur, NLFT and Tripura People's Democratic
Front,[Political organisation representing (ATTF)]
|
Statement |
January 21 |
Sivasagar District of Assam |
ULFA-ATF militants opened fire
at the Namtola Police Station injuring a trooper, identified as
Liladhar Chetia, and also set ablaze four vehicles.
|
Violent incident |
January 22 |
NS |
In a statement issued by Aranya
Asom, a member of the 'publicity wing 'of the ULFA-ATF, the outfit
claimed responsibility for the attack. It said the action was
in retaliation to the killing of an innocent youth, Lalit Moran,
in Tinsukia District on January 20 by SFs.
|
Statement |
January 24 |
Darrang District of Assam
|
Army's bomb disposal squad defused
a 'sophisticated and powerful' IED suspected to have been planted
by ULFA at Mangaldoi. The IED was planted just outside the sadar
Police station on National Highway-52. Security forces have been
put on high alert, apprehending strikes by the outfit ahead of
Republic Day.
|
Non-violent |
January 24 |
Dispur in Kamrup District of Assam
|
State DGP JN Choudhury, said,
the ULFA-ATF may be facing manpower crisis but there is "no shortage"
of arsenal for the outfit. According to Choudhury, the seizure
of a large number of Chinese grenades and IED in Assam in 2012
is an indicator that the group still has access to sophisticated
arms and ammunition. According to Police records, a total of 163
grenades and 110 IEDs were seized in 2012 compared to 110 grenades
and 89 IEDs seized in 2011. Similarly, the number of rounds of
ammunition seized went up to 9,320 in 2012 from 5,544 rounds in
2011.
|
Statement |
January 24 |
New Delhi
|
Union Cabinet gave its nod to
a proposed extradition treaty with Bangladesh paving the way for
deportation of key ULFA militants jailed there, Government sources
said. The cabinet approved the draft treaty at a meeting chaired
by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The much-awaited treaty is likely
to be signed during Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's visit to
Dhaka on January 28. The Bangladesh Government has agreed to some
modifications in the agreement, the sources said.
|
Statement |
January 28 |
Goalpara District of Assam
|
SFs in an encounter killed a militant
belonging to the ULFA-ATF at Upper Khardung. Two troopers of the
19 Dogra Regiment of the Indian Army were also injured during
the exchange of fire. The ULFA-ATF militant has been identified
as Nayan Asom alias Babul Ali. SFs recovered a pistol and three
magazines from his possession. Militants also lobbed grenades
on SF personals during the encounter.
|
Violent incident |
January 29 |
Tinsukia District of Assam
|
Suspected ULFA-ATF militants blew
up an oil pipeline at Makum.
|
Violent incident |
January 30 |
Guwahati in Kamrup (Urban) District
|
MHA has released INR 13.57 billion
to the State Government to counter- insurgency between the period
1990-91 to 2012 [up to December 18] and the amount was transferred
to the State Government through Reserve Bank of India. This information
came as a reply to a RTI query by a State-based NGO, APW.
The RTI also revealed that ULFA
leader Anup Chetia's willingness on joining the ongoing peace
process between ULFA-PTF and Central Government is yet to be received.
Anup Chetia is the 'General Secretary' of ULFA and is presently
jailed in Bangladesh.
|
Statement |
February 6 |
West Garo Hills District in Meghalaya
|
BSF troops arrested an ULFA and
NDFB linkman identified as Santok Koch (20) while he was trying
to infiltrate into India on. During preliminary questioning, the
linkman confessed that he was working with ULFA and NDFB and facilitating
trans-border movements of their cadres.
|
Non-violent |
February 7 |
Tinsukia District of Assam
|
SFs arrested, Kishan Agarwal,
an owner of a garment shop at Tinsukia town's Daily Bazar for
collecting money on behalf of ULFA-ATF.
|
Non-Violent |
February 11 |
Kamrup (metro) District of Assam
|
A meeting of the central committee
members of the ULFA-PTF was held at a private lodge in Dispur
in Kamrup (Metro) District. Issues related to extradition of the
outfit's 'general secretary' Anup Chetia alias Golap Baruah from
Bangladesh and the faction's next round of talks with the Centre
was discussed at the meeting. Apart from 'Chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa,
senior leaders such as ULFA 'vice-chairman' Pradeep Gogoi, 'foreign
secretary' Sasadhar Choudhury, 'publicity secretary' Mithinga
Daimary, 'cultural secretary' Pranati Deka, among others, were
present at the meeting.
|
Non-violent |
February 16 |
Tinsukia District of Assam
|
Four militants belonging to the
ULFA-ATF, including a senior leader, surrendered before SFs. Among
the militants who laid down their arms is senior ULFA-ATF leader
Rahendra Moran alias Guli Asom, Parikshit Moran, Champak
Hazarika and Kushal Buragohain. Rahendra Moran alias Guli
Asom was responsible for the ULFA-ATF's extortion related activities
in the upper Assam Districts.
|
Non-violent |
February 18 |
Tinsukia District in Assam |
A satellite phone and a Chinese
grenade were recovered from Nakathalgurie in Tinsukia District,
during an encounter between SFs and ULFA-ATF rebels.
|
violent |
February 21 |
Tinsukia District in Assam |
ULFA-ATF militant, 'deputy commander-in-chief',
Bijoy Das alias Bijoy Chinese, has come overground to join the
peace process. Bijoy Chinese is also the eastern zone commander
of ULFA-ATF, surfaced about a week ago and was with the SFs in
Tinsukia. Bijoy Chinese on February 21 told reporters in Tinsukia
that he would join the ULFA-PTF soon. "It took me some time to
return," he said, adding "More cadres of the anti-talks faction
will join the pro-talks faction soon."
|
Non-violent |
February 21 |
NS |
ULFA-ATF' Vice Chairman' Paresh
Baruah has switched off his entire mobile and satellite phones
and shifted to Skype. This is the last bit of information intelligence
agencies intercepted while eavesdropping on Baruah's conversations
about a week ago.
|
Non-violent |
February 22 |
NS |
Speculation over the disappearance
of Majoni Das, a teacher with Purva Bharati Educational Trust
here, with ULFA-ATF claiming that she had joined the outfit. Majoni,
a resident of Udaipur village under Demow police station in Sivasagar
District, had been reported missing since February 10.
A release issued by the outfit's
publicity secretary, Arunudoi Dohotia, claimed that Majoni, who
is a human rights activist, writer and a patriot, "managed to
escape the evil design of Sivasagar police which had planned to
eliminate her, arrived at an Ulfa camp and joined the outfit".
Her family alleged that the Police were constantly harassing Majoni
for her alleged links with a senior ULFA leader.
|
Statement |
February 22 |
NS |
ULFA-ATF 'Vice president' Paresh
Baruah claimed that recent surrenders of a few senior members
of the ULFA, including the surrender of 'deputy commander-in-chief'
Bijoy Chinese, would not affect the outfit. Baruah said, "We are
hopeful that one day the global political scene will turn in our
favour. If you look at history, no country could dominate any
area against the wishes of the people and even the British had
to leave India. Over the years, new countries were born out of
changes in the global political scene and some day such a scene
will come in our favour,"
|
Statemant |
February 24 |
NS |
ULFA-ATF 'Vice-President', Paresh
Barua said that he has not created any faction in the outfit and
appealed to the media not to identify the organisation with him.
In a statement emailed to media here, Barua clarified that he
was not the head of ULFA and was only a fellow official. "I cannot
represent the organisation and instead Ulfa carries our identity.
Our chairman, Abhijit Asom, is our head and we all function as
per his directives," Barua said.
|
Statement |
February 25 |
Dhubri District of Assam
|
SFs arrested two ULFA linkmen,
Rahimuddin (18) and Baktar Ali (24).
|
Non-violent |
February 25 |
NS
|
State DGP Jayanta Narayan Choudhury
on February 25 said that a section of the banned ULFA leaders
were still "under illusion that establishing a 'sovereign Assam'
was possible because of their 'misconception' about the colonial
occupation of Indian State of Assam".
|
Statement |
February 26 |
Jorhat District of Assam
|
An ULFA-ATF militant lobbed a
grenade at a Police team at Kenduguri bypass area, injuring two
SF personnel. The injured were identified as Constable Keshab
Gogoi and home guard Bolin Sonowal. Constable Gogoi managed to
snatch a bag containing a bottle grenade and 28 rounds of live
ammunition of AK-47 rifle from the militants. Police have picked
up four persons, identified as Pankaj Bora, Ranjit Dutta, Mintu
Bora and Arpan Jyoti Lahon, for questioning.
|
Violent |
March 1 |
NS
|
State DGP J.N. Choudhury expressed
hope that ULFA-ATF leader Paresh Baruah will also return to the
mainstream and join the peace process initiated by Arabinda Rajkhowa
led ULFA-PTF. The DGP said Baruah might also join the peace talks
at a later stage if he founds its progress favourable.
|
Statement |
March 3 |
Lohit District in Arunachal Pradesh
|
SFs killed an ULFA-ATF militant,
in an encounter, at Mudoi village.
|
Violent |
March 5 |
NS |
ULFA-ATF has declared its slain
leader 'sergeant major' Dilip Asom alias Rajen Saikia as
'national martyrs' of their revolution. The leader was
killed in an encounter with Army at Diyun in Arunachal Pradesh
on March 3.
|
Statement |
March 6 |
NS |
ULFA-PTF is upset with the Centre's
handling of Anup Chetia's deportation, as they want him to join
the ongoing dialogue with the Central Government. A seven-member
delegation of the pro-talk faction, led by 'chairman' Arabinda
Rajkhowa arrived in New Delhi on March 6 to take part in the next
round of political dialogue on March 7. The discussion, to be
held at the Home Secretary level, would also be attended by Centre's
interlocutor PC Haldar.
|
Statement |
March 7 |
New Delhi
|
The negotiations between the Central
Government and ULFA-PTF have reached a crucial stage with the
militant leaders claiming that they have received positive vibes
from the Government. "Yes, talks were successful", Union Home
Secretary, RK Singh later told newsmen.
|
Statement |
March 8 |
Tinsukia District of Assam
|
ULFA-ATF received a big jolt following
surrendering of its 11 cadres before the Deputy Commissioner of
Tinsukia (District).
|
Non-violent |
March 8 |
New Delhi
|
Taking the next step towards fulfilment
of the demands made by the ULFA-PTF, the Centre is likely to start
the process of inter-ministerial deliberations to work out a package.
The Centre's latest move was conveyed to the team of pro-talk
leaders at the tripartite meeting held in New Delhi on March 7.
At the meeting, Union Home Secretary, R.K. Singh reviewed the
progress so far made in talks with ULFA. After detailed discussion,
it was decided to follow up on a few specific steps on some issues,
said official sources.
|
Statement |
March 15 |
Tinsukia District of Assam |
The Tinsukia administration has
requested Dispur for 45 motorbikes to reduce response time during
anti-insurgency operations after the latest security review pointed
to a heightened threat perception in the border district. Insurgent
groups like CPI-Maoist, ULFA-ATF and Naga militant outfits are
active in the District that shares a 240kilometre border with
Arunachal Pradesh.
|
Statement |
March 15 |
Sivasagar District of Assam |
13 youths from Charaideo Sub-Division
in Sivasagar District have joined the ULFA-ATF a few days back.
A few of them who signed the release are Pabitra Asom, Papu Asom,
Gonesh Asom, Binod Asom, Jitu Asom, Nomal Asom and Khagen Asom.
The youths, most of them less than 30 years of age, stated in
a press release that they joined the outfit willingly for the
failure of the authorities in solving issues like the granting
of Scheduled Tribe status to the Tai-Ahom community and the Dibang
dam, among others.
|
Statement |
March 16 |
Darrang District of Assam |
SFs arrested an ULFA-ATF militant,
identified as Amar Deka alias Abinash Asom (23), from Darrang
District. SFs recovered a Chinese M-46 grenade and some incriminating
documents from his possession.
|
Non-violent |
March 16 |
Kamrup (metro) in Assam |
State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
expressed satisfaction over the dialogue between the Central Government
and ULFA-PTF. Saying that the peace talks with ULFA-PTF was progressing
in the right direction, Gogoi, however, said it would be too early
to comment on possible outcome of dialogue.
|
Statement |
March 18 |
New Delhi |
The Central Government is hoping
the peace talks with ULFA-PTF will attain a new level of credibility
in April with the return of the outfit's general secretary, Golap
Baruah alias Anup Chetia. The key ULFA leader is in "protective
custody" in Rajshahi jail in Bangladesh, pending a decision on
his petition in the Bangladesh Supreme Court. He has sought asylum
in Bangladesh or in a third country. When the court takes up the
case, possibly next month, a decision would be tensely awaited
in both countries. Though Dhaka is likely to turn down the request,
it is hoped that the initiative will come from Chetia himself.
|
Statement |
March 21 |
NS |
ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa
stated India and Bangladesh are trying to find a way to get undivided
ULFA 'general secretary' Anup Chetia alias Golap Baruah out of
the "protective custody" of Bangladesh court so that he can be
extradited to India for participation in the ongoing peace talks.
|
Statement |
March 22 |
NS |
The Central Government will soon
offer a new rehabilitation package to the ULFA-PTF as the primary
focus of the ongoing peace talks is rehabilitation of its members.
The rehabilitation package will be a "constructive" one that will
help its cadres lead a dignified life.
|
Statement |
March 22 |
NS |
The ULFA-ATF is feeling the heat
as the Government of Myanmar has started putting pressure on the
militant groups using the territory of that country as safe haven
following sustained pressure from the Government of India. However,
till date, the Myanmar Army has not launched full-scale operations
against the militant groups.
|
Statements |
March 25 |
Dispur in Kamrup (Metro) District
of Assam
|
Six insurgent groups are currently
active in Assam while 12 others in talks with the Central and
State Government, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Rockybul
Hussain said. Six groups - ULFA-ATF, NDFB-ATF/ NDFB-IKS, KPLT,
KLO, MULTA and HuM-are active in the State; Hussain said replying
to a question in the House.
Hussain said outfits in talks
were NDFB's Progressive faction, ULFA-PTF, KLNLF, ACMA, BCF, KRA,
UKDA, KLA, HPC-D, APA, AANLA and STF.
The NDFB-RD and the NSLA have
declared unilateral ceasefire, Hussain said while replying on
behalf of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who also holds the Home
Affairs portfolio, said.
Two groups -BTF and ULFBV have
already surrendered. Settlement has been reached by the central
and state governments with the UPDS and the two factions of the
DHD.
"However, details regarding the
progress of talks with various outfits cannot be disclosed now,"
Hussain said. On cases faced by leaders and cadres of outfits
in talks, he said, "We will not lift the cases faced by them.
The cases will be dealt by the courts and judiciary. A monthly
assistance of INR 3,000 is provided to each cadre belonging to
groups engaged in peace talks.
|
Statement |
April 3 |
Golagahat District in Assam
|
Police arrested seven persons,
including five militants of RNLF [formerly known as Rabha Viper
Army] and two arms dealers of Meghalaya from Rani in Kamrup District
and Byrnihat (Assam-Meghalaya border) respectively. Inspector
General of Police (IGP-Law and Order) LR Bishnoi said, "We have
information that following panchayat elections in Goalpara, the
Rabha National Liberation Force is again trying to gain strength
by purchasing arms and ammunition. The outfit, which is mostly
active in the district, had received a blow when eight of its
cadres were killed in encounters during the past seven-eight months.
Another five cadres had surrendered. Drishti Rajkhowa of Ulfa
had asked a leader of the outfit, Deepak Rabha, to regroup and
promised them support in this regard."
|
Non-Violent |
April 3 |
Golaghat District in Assam
|
Golaghat Police apprehended eight
youths from Morongi in the District. They were allegedly on their
way to join ULFA.
|
Non-violent |
April 3 |
Dhemaji District of Assam
|
Police arrested an ULFA cadre,
identified as Karuna Milli, with Lalit Konwar from Sissimukh-Machkhowa
in Dhemaji District and recovered arms and ammunition from him.
|
Non-Violent |
April 3 |
Tinsukia District of Assam
|
At least seven militant groups
will attend a meeting to be hosted by ULFA-PTF on the threat posed
by illegal migration to State's ethnic communities at the group's
designated camp in Kakopathar in Tinsukia District on April 7.
April 7th is ULFA's raising day. The participants are leaders
of HPC-D of Mizoram, DHD of Dima Hasao, Karbi National Liberation
Army of Karbi Anglong, ANVC of Meghalaya, NDFB-PTF and KRF.
|
Statement |
April 5 |
Guwahati in Kamrup (Metro) District
of Assam
|
All Assam Surrendered ULFA Samiti
reiterated its demand that ULFA-ATF 'commander-in-chief' Paresh
Baruah be brought to the talks table to find an amicable solution.
"Paresh Baruah has never opposed talks. The only thing he wants
to discuss is the issue of Assam's sovereignty. But discussing
sovereignty doesn't mean granting it. Moreover, the demand charter
of Rajkhowa faction is very confusing. So, to reach to a concrete
solution, the government must bring Paresh Baruah into the talks,"
said Rajkumar Duwarah, 'president' of the association. Duwarah
was a member of ULFA's organizing committee before he surrendered
in 1992.
|
Statement |
April 7 |
Dibrugarh District in Assam
|
The ULFA-ATF, on its 34th raising
day, hoisted its flag at Naharkatia College in Dibrugarh District.
ULFA-ATF 'chairman' Abhijit Asom sought support from the people
for its "cause" to free Assam from "colonial forces". ULFA-PTF
leader Arabinda Rajkhowa however, asked all cadres of the militant
outfit, along with the people of the State, not to lose hope in
the ongoing peace dialogue with the Government.
|
Violent / Statement |
April 7 |
Tinsukia District in Assam
|
Jiten Dutta, a leader of the ULFA-PTF,
expressed displeasure at being kept in the dark by their leaders
about the content of the ongoing talks with the Central Government.
Dutta said, "The central leadership [of ULFA-PTF] has not made
public what they are discussing with the Centre though they claim
that 80 per cent progress has been achieved in the talks". He
further warned that if the interests of the indigenous people
of the State were not included in the on-going talks, then second-rung
leaders like him would join hands with other like-minded organisations
of the Northeast and launch a new struggle for the protection
of the indigenous people.
|
Statement |
April 8 |
Dibrugarh District in Assam
|
Two militants of the ULFA-ATF
were killed in an encounter with SFs at Bordoloni village. SFs
recovered a Germany made Heckler & Koch (HK) 33 assault rifle,
one 9 mm pistol, two grenades, five magazines and a few Ulfa letterheads
from the encounter site.
|
Violent |
April 10 |
Dibrugarh District in Assam
|
SFs arrested two ULFA linkmen,
identified as Paniram Gogoi and Haren Gogoi, from Tingkhong 2
No. Dhadumia Gaon under Rajgarh Police Station in Dibrugarh District.
A motorbike, a pistol and two rounds of live ammunition along
with a demand letter were recovered from the house of the duo.
|
Non-violent |
April 10 |
NS
|
The ULFA-ATF warned singers and
artistes in State against singing Hindi songs during Rongali Bihu
celebrations. Bihu celebrations start on April 13. In an email,
assistant publicity secretary of the group, Arunodoi Asom, appealed
to all organisers and artistes not to perform Hindi songs and
music and instead stage the traditional cultural items. "We will
keep strict watch on the Bihu pandals. ULFA will be forced to
protest in future programmes of those singers, artistes and organisers
disrespecting our appeal and performing items influenced by Indian
culture".
|
Statement |
April 12 |
Guwahati in Kamrup (metro) District
in Assam
|
ULFA-PTF is optimistic that undivided
ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia, who is currently in a jail
in Bangladesh, will reach the State and join the peace talks by
Assamese New Year in 2014. ULFA-PTF believes that Chetia's inclusion
in the talks will open a window to bring Paresh Baruah to the
dialogue table."At present, Bangladesh is in a politically volatile
situation. After the turmoil is over, the Bangladesh Supreme Court
and New Delhi are likely to decide on Chetia's fate next month,"
ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa told the media.
|
Statement |
April 15
|
New Delhi
|
CM Tarun Gogoi speaking at the
'Chief Ministers' conference in New Delhi said that there was
a declining trend in militant violence in the State. CM, Tarun
Gogoi said, "In the past few years, there has been a declining
trend of militant violence and talks are on with several militant
outfits. However, it would be over-optimistic to declare that
the nightmare of militant violence is over ". He said at a regional
level, it was clear that coordinated action was needed in Arunachal
Pradesh, Nagaland and some parts of Meghalaya if training; arms
supply, transit routes and shelters of militants operating in
Assam were to be choked. Tarun Gogoi said that Myanmar remained
a sanctuary for militants and there were efforts to reopen camps
in Bhutan."The crackdown by the present Bangladesh government
was a major factor in eroding the striking power of outfits like
ULFA [United Liberation Front of Asom] and NDFB [National Democratic
Front of Bodoland], and we will remain forever grateful (to Bangladesh),"
he added.
Tarun Gogoi further said, "We
have asked the government to increase the number of foreigners'
tribunals, initiating steps to update the National Register of
Citizens, strengthening of the border protection measures and
completion of border fencing".
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi pointed
to growing activities of the CPI-Maoist in the State and citing
tough terrain asked the Centre to explore the feasibility of deploying
UAV in the State. CM Tarun Gogoi further pleaded that the Integrated
Action Plan (IAP) that forms a plank of the Centre's strategy
against the CPI-Maoist, should cover Dhemaji, Tinsukia and Dibrugarh
and Golaghat Districts initially. The IAP should be implemented
without delay, he statetd.
|
Statement
|
April 17
|
Ns
|
Central Agencies are closely monitoring
the movements of ULFA-ATF leader Paresh Baruah and analyzing his
statements in the media to pick up hints the elusive militant
leader may have dropped, expressing his interest to join the peace
process.
The Centre believes that Baruah
would join the peace process sooner or later. Central agencies
are now not only taking keen interest in Baruah's statements in
the media, but are also analyzing comments made by known ULFA
sympathizers. "There are no feelers from Baruah as of now, but
if he decides to come for talks, we believe that the first signs
in the present situation would be through the voices of a few
people, who are vocal in their support towards Baruah," the source
added. "His every movement is closely watched and followed. If
he joins the peace process, it is the ideal situation for all.
We do not want to stamp a peace deal with one faction of an outfit
and keep the other faction out in the open. This does not serve
the purpose of the peace process," a source said.
|
Statement
|
April 19
|
Tinsukia District in Assam
|
An Inspector of a commando unit
of Assam Police, identified as Lohit Sonowal, two hardcore militants
of the ULFA-ATF and a civilian were killed in an encounter at
Kordoiguri village in Tinsukia District. The militants killed
in the encounter were identified as Raktajeet Hazarika and Ananta
Moran. An official said residents of village, where the incident
took place, identified the civilian as Pona Moran, who reportedly
died in the crossfire. District SP, P.P. Singh said Hazarika was
responsible for criminal activities in the Upper Assam Districts
for the past few years. "He was also involved in the killing of
surrendered ULFA (SULFA) militant, Tileswar Lahon, at Moran in
Dibrugarh District in 2011," Singh said.
|
Violent
|
April 22 |
Tinsukia and Dibrugarh District of
Assam |
Incidents of protests against
the earlier reported death of Puna Moran, a civilian killed in
an encounter between SFs and ULFA-ATF militants on April 19, were
reported from Dibrugarh and Tinsukia District. The protesters
mainly led by various students' unions demanded INR 2 million
as compensation to the family of Puna Moran, employment to his
widow, education and other expenses for his two children. They
also demanded a high level enquiry into the incident.
|
Violent |
April 22 |
Sonitpur District of Assam |
According to DTO sources, the
District transport officer of Sonitpur, Joshu Kumar Doley, received
an extortion letter from ULFA-ATF militants. The letter, demanding
INR 1 million, was sent from Tinsukia and signed by one Rupankar
Gohain alias Rupankar Asom. Doley has informed the Sonitpur Deputy
Commissioner about the letter.
|
Violent |
April 23 |
Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Sivasagar in
Assam |
A 36-hour bandh (total
shutdown) called by the All Assam Moran Students' Union paralyzed
lives in upper Assam Districts. In Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Sivasagar
Districts, educational institutions, banks and business establishments
remained closed while vehicles remained off the road. The bandh
was called in protest against the death of Puna Moran, a civilian
who was killed during an encounter between police and ULFA militants
at Kordoiguri village in Tinsukia District on April 19.
|
Violent |
April 27 |
Guwahati in Kamrup (metro) in Assam
|
The State Human Rights Commission has issued notice
to the Police on the April 19 shootout between ULFA-ATF cadres
and SFs in which four people were killed in Tinsukia District,
an official said. The commission has sought a report within 45
days of an incident, in which two ULFA-ATF militants, one civilian
and a Policeman were killed.
|
Non-violent |
April 29 |
Jorhat District in Assam
|
An ULFA-ATF militant, Jagat Bhuyan alias
Madan, surrendered along with arms and ammunition in Jorhat District.
The Myanmar-trained militant deposited an M-20 rifle, seven rounds
of ammunition and two Chinese-bottle grenades.
|
Non-violent |
April 30 |
NS
|
ULFA-ATF led by Paresh Baruah has changed its
name and now the outfit will be known as the ULFA-Independent
(ULFA-I). In a release e-mailed to the media, the 'chairman' Abhijit
Asom said that the central executive committee meeting of the
organization was held from April 2 to 5 and the decision to rename
the organization as ULFA-I was taken in the meeting to maintain
the distinct identity of the organization. The release said that
the ULFA-I would remain a revolutionary organization fighting
for the Independence of Assam. On the issue of talks with the
Government for political solution of the issues, the ULFA-I chairman
said that talks on the issue of sovereignty of Assam can be held
in a "third country" in presence of representatives of the United
Nations.
The group also announced that its "military chief"
Paresh Barua would now also be the organisation's vice-president.
Barua was earlier appointed acting vice-president of the group,
apart from being head of its armed wing. Jibon Asom, who was the
acting finance secretary of the group, has been given charge permanently
while Montu Asom has been newly appointed as assistant secretary.
Montu had earlier acted as assistant organising secretary of the
group.
|
Statement |
May 1 |
NS
|
ULFA-ATF also known as (ULFA-Independent) blamed
State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for inviting dubious chit fund
companies who duped investors and demanded that he ensures that
they are paid back their dues. "The chief minister himself has
claimed that a chit fund company had donated Rs 20 lakh to his
relief fund," ULFA-I's 'assistant information and publicity secretary'
Arunodoy Asom said in a statement e-mailed to PTI.
|
Statement |
May 7 |
Guwahati in Kamrup (metro) in Assam
|
Two Guwahati based TV channels, NE TV and News
Time Assam, identified Mukul Hazarika, an Assamese physician based
in London, as Abhijeet Asom, the 'chairman ' of the ULFA-ATF/ULFA-Independent.
ADGP-SB Khagen Sarma said, "It's known to us that Hazarika was
in close contact with ULFA hardliners for a long time. But it's
difficult to say that whether he is Abhijit Asom."
|
Statement |
May 9 |
Guwahati in Kamrup (metro) in Assam |
Police arrested six extortionists including a
ULFA-PTF member Manoj Rajbongshi alias Anupam, for demanding money
from a Government official in Guwahati in Kamrup (metro). He joined
the ULFA-PTF a few years ago and masterminded the extortion racket,
said city SSP A P Tiwari. The other five members have been identified
as Bhaskar Singha of Noonmati sector one, Sanjib Das of Sonapur
in Nalbari district, Sunil Das of Sualkuchi, Krishna Barman of
Banekuchi in Nalbari District and Hemen Deka of Noonmati area
were known as bad elements.
|
Non-violent |
May 9 |
Guwahati in Kamrup (metro) in Assam |
Arrested ULFA-PTF member Manoj Rajbongshi alias
Anupam confessed that he along with three others, had triggered
a crude bomb explosion in Chandmari area of Guwahati city on April
29 to create a fear psychosis. The ULFA-PTF member was arrested
on charges of extortion May 9.
|
Statement |
May 12 |
NS |
ULFA-ATF / ULFA-Independent, in an email statement,
said some people were collecting money in their name in the Districts
of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh without their knowledge.
|
Statement |
May 12 |
NS |
DGP, JN Choudhury stated that though the level
of violence involving the militant groups has come down, growing
ethnic tension in different parts of Assam has become a matter
of serious concern. Meanwhile, over 60,000 cases are pending in
different Police Stations of the State, which is another major
area of concern for the Assam Police.
DGP, Choudhary, said that with majority of the
militant groups having come forward for talks with the Government,
the level of violence has come down and only the anti-talk faction
of the ULFA-ATF, NDFB-IKS, KPLT etc are active in the State now.
However, these groups do not have all Assam footprints. But extortions
by the NDFB-RD/ NDFB-IKS remain an area of concern, the DGP said.
Choudhury admitted that the growing ethnic tensions
are a matter of concern as in recent times, the Kokrajhar and
Goalpara areas of the State witnessed serious ethnic disturbances
and long-term strategies would have to be taken to deal with the
problem. He said that efforts are on to increase the number of
Police Stations to improve civil policing and the State Government
has already sought financial assistance from the Centre for setting
up of new police stations.
The DGP pointed out that of late, the mobs have
become more and more aggressive and dealing with such mobs is
a major problem as the Supreme Court also gave clear-cut guidelines
on the use of force.
|
Statement |
May 12-13 |
Bongaigaon District in Assam |
Police arrested five youths on charges of impersonating
as cadres of ULFA-ATF and trying to extort over phone, in Bongaigaon
District. The arrested persons were identified as Bikram Pradhan
[arrested on May 12], Sukumar Barman, Shankar Boro, Mohendra Roy
and Krishna Kanta Bhaumik [rest arrested on May 13].
|
Non-violent |
May 13 |
Tinsukia District in Assam |
One Lalit Hatibaruah was arrested at Margherita
in Tinsukia District for attempting to extort money from a businessman
Ranjit Singh of the area posing as an ULFA-ATF
|
Non-violent |
May 14 |
NS |
ULFA-ATF/ ULFA-Independent criticized the Assam
Government for conferring the Srimanta Sankardev Award
for the year 2008 on to veteran film personality Sharmila Tagore.
In an email statement issued by Arunodoi Asom, 'publicity secretary'
of (ULFA-ATF/ ULFA-I) said, "Selecting Bollywood actor Sharmila
Tagore alias Begum Ayesha Sultana for the prestigious award is
an insult to the Vaishnavite saint in whose honour the award was
constituted. The actor has made no contribution to spreading the
aura and ideologies of the saint. How could Chief Minister Tarun
Gogoi select her for the award?"
|
Statement |
May 17 |
Kamrup (Metro) in assam |
Gauhati High Court acquitted the former ULFA leader,
Arup Konwar, by a trial court for killing Assam minister Nagen
Neog and eight others in Golaghat District of Assam in 1996. Konwar
alias Tutu alias Amar Singh - a 'sergeant major'
of ULFA - was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by
the District and sessions court, Kamrup, on October 12, 2007.
The CBI, which had investigated the case, will now appeal in the
Supreme Court against the order. The high court acquitted Konwar
on grounds of lack of sufficient evidence.
|
Statement |
May 18 |
Tinsukia in Assam |
A militant belonging to ULFA-I militant , identified
as Rajib Moran alias Rohim Asom , surrendered to Police in Tinsukia
District. The rebel deposited two Chinese grenades.
|
Non-violent |
May 23 |
NS |
A State security agency document revealed that
the leader of the ULFA-I, Paresh Baruah, had to obey Islamic radicals
and convert to Islam along with his family members in return for
a safe haven in Bangladesh. A source associated with the compilation
of the document said that Baruah, a Hindu by birth, after converting
to Islam, changed his name to Kamruj Zaman Khan, while his wife
Bobby Dutta is now known as Sofian Zaman. The Baruahs converted
to Islam when they took refuge in Bangladesh in 2000. "His family
still lives in Bangladesh under the patronage of the influential
radicals and this is one reason why Baruah cannot afford to question
Bangladeshi migrants back in Assam. He now lives in hiding, off
the money extorted from people in Assam," the source said. Paresh
Baruah now leads ULFA-I from Myanmar.
|
Statement |
May 24 |
NS |
Security Forces arrested a ULFA-I militant Jyoti
Baruah (25). Jyoti was allegedly involved in a grenade blast case
in Sivasagar in 2012.
|
Non-violent |
May 25 |
Meghalaya |
Director General of BGB, Major General Aziz Ahmed,
asserted that Bangladesh was not harbouring any militant outfits
which were engaged in armed conflict against India. Ahmed reiterated
that Bangladesh would not allow the use of its territory for insurgency
activities against India. The BGB official also expressed his
view that the situation has improved and BGB will always cooperate
with the BSF to guard the international borders in a more effective
manner.
Reacting to a query about the handing over of
ULFA leader Anup Chetia to India, the BGB chief said that the
Bangladesh Government cannot take any decision with regards to
his extradition since the matter was being handled by a court
of law.
|
Stateemnt |
May 26 |
Nalbari in Assam |
SFs arrested a ULFA linkman, Matiyur Rahman, from
village Barajol in Nalbari District. SFs recovered one 7.65mm
US made pistol and 2 live rounds were from his possession.
|
Non-violent |
May 26 |
NS |
ULFA-I 'criticized' the State Government's failure
to prevent killing of one-horned rhinoceros in the KNP despite
its 'tall claim' over enhanced deployment of forces armed with
sophisticated weapons. The ULFA-I in an e-mailed statement to
the media called upon the people of Assam to demand withdrawal
of all forces from KNP for their failure to protect the rhino
and demanded that the responsibility of protection of Kaziranga
resources should be handed over to fringe area villagers. The
ULFA-I further stated that it would cooperate with villagers in
protecting the rhino and other resources of the Park.
|
Statement |
May 29 |
Shillong in East Khasi hills / Meghalaya |
Shambhu Singh, Joint Secretary (northeast) in
the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, said "The link between Maoists
and Manipur's [People's Liberation Army] PLA has been broken long
time ago due to logistical problem in Myanmar and strong presence
of security forces along the India-Myanmar border". He added that
the relationship between these two rebel outfits was broken over
the past one year now after the PLA shifted their training camps
to Taga in Northern part of Myanmar. Earlier on October 22, 2008
PLA and Maoists signed their MoU.
Stating that the Maoist has not been able to establish
itself in the others states of the region, Singh said, "They (Maoists
leaders) have visited Manipur and Nagaland, but they have not
been able to establish themselves. In the Northeast, only Assam
has few remnants of Maoist activities. In the case of Meghalaya,
there is no Maoist presence." Singh also informed that Indian
rebels groups -- PLA, NDFB-IKS and the ULFA-ATF- operating from
Myanmar has been facing a difficult time to infiltrate into India
since most of the routes have been blocked by Security Forces.
Even the Khaplang faction of the NSCN-K had even cautioned the
ULFA and NDFB not to move out of Myanmar in view of the strong
security presence," Singh added. However, Singh, admitted that
there are certain areas along the international border that need
improvement in guarding. "But the overall troop deployment has
improved," he said.
|
Statement |
June 2 |
Guwahati in Assam |
Director General of Assam Police, JN Choudhury,
observed that the ULFA-I no longer has quality and committed manpower
and the outfit has lost its mass base. The DGP said that the main
persons in the outfit either left it or were arrested in recent
times and the new recruits are not as committed as the old guards.
The DGP admitted that the ULFA-I does not have
shortage of weapons as it is now easy to procure weapons if one
has the money. He said there was no direct evidence of the Chinese
Government directly providing weapons to the militants, but it
is a fact that the militants are getting weapons from China.
The DGP also said that the ULFA-I has lost its
sanctuaries in Bangladesh and Bhutan, which weakened the outfit
to a large extent, but it still has some bases in Myanmar. He,
however, admitted that the situation may change a bit if a change
of guard takes place in Bangladesh in the elections scheduled
later this year as the ULFA-I and other militant outfits of the
North East were given a free run by the previous regime in the
neighbouring country.
|
Statement |
June 3 |
NS |
Former Governor of Assam and Jammu and Kashmir,
Lieutenant General (Retd) SK Sinha, said that vote bank politics
resulted in deterioration of the situation in Assam and there
is every possibility of worsening of the situation if the problem
of infiltration of foreigners is not dealt with. Commenting on
the fact that 14 Districts of the State recorded abnormal growth
of population as per the 2011 census, the report of which was
released recently, the former Governor said, "it is a self inflicted
wound. Over the years, no Government tried to deal with the problem
of infiltration of foreigners and the abnormal growth of population
is a result of the vote bank politics."
On the militant-politician links, Lieutenant General
SK Sinha said, "there is no reason for any controversy. I only
said that there is a former ULFA man in the present Cabinet. I
need not mention the name of the person as everyone is aware of
the fact. I also said that during my tenure as the Governor of
Assam, the then state government headed by the Asom Gana Parishad
(AGP) fully cooperated with me to deal with militants with strong
hands." Earlier, Lt Gen Sinha, on May 31 had labelled the same
allegation in reaction to Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi's
alleged remark in 2006 saying that the leaders of, AGP, were insurgents.
On May 30, State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that Rahul was
100 per cent correct in his assessment.
|
Statement |
June 5 |
New Delhi |
Union Minister for Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde
in his address said that SoO Agreements have been entered with
various insurgent groups in the Northeast and these groups have
shown willingness to give up violence and seek solutions for their
problems peacefully within the Constitution. "Our government is
ready to talk with any group or outfit which is willing to abjure
violence and lay down arms like KNO and UPF in Manipur. Further,
Metei groups like URF, KCP and KYKL along with their factions,
signed MoS in February, 2013 paving way for surrender of their
cadres," he said. Shinde said peace talks are also being held
with a number of outfits like ULFA, NDFB-P and NDFB-RD. These
strategies have resulted in steady reduction in the level of violence.
"Moreover, the aforesaid strategy of the government has also encouraged
surrender by militants belonging to various groups and their participation
in the political process. The central government is continuously
assisting the northeastern states by the deployment of central
paramilitary forces to assist the state police in counter-insurgency
operations and upgrading their skill level", he added.
|
Statement |
June 8 |
NS |
The ULFA-I 'condemned' the tea tribe for the murder
of an Assamese youth in Sonitpur District on June 7. ULFA-I' 'publicity
secretary' Arunodoy 'Asom' said on June 8 said the tea tribe has
often killed indigenous people from other communities. "The tea
tribe is an integral part of the greater Assamese society, but
it should not act inhumanely and kill people from other indigenous
Assamese communities," Arunodoy 'Asom' said.
|
Statement |
June 20 |
Assam |
A mid- level Police officer was found to be giving
advice to the ULFA-Independent on ways to improve the image of
the outfit and the security agencies have already reported the
matter to the Government. Security agencies recently intercepted
some conversations between the police officer and ULFA-I 'commander-in-chief',
Paresh Baruah. Sources said that the Police Officer told Baruah
that the outfit should stop collection of funds from the Assamese
owned- small tea gardens.
|
Statement |
June 21 |
Assam / Bangladesh |
ULFA 'general secretary' Anup Chetia, who is currently
in a jail in Bangladesh, may return home by next month after his
request for repatriation to India, reports. A senior MHA official
said Chetia had given two applications in a Dhaka court - one
withdrawal of his petition seeking asylum in Bangladesh and second
request for repatriation to India. The Bangladeshi court is expected
to take a view on his applications within the next fortnight and
following which he is likely to be back in India. "Hopefully,
he will be back in India by next month," the official said.
Asked whether Chetia would have to face various
cases registered against him in Assam, the MHA official said,
"Naturally, the normal judicial process will follow." Chetia was
wanted by the Assam Police for various cases including killing,
kidnapping and extortion. Chetia also sought repatriation of two
other fellow detained ULFA leaders - Laxmiprasad Goswami and Babul
Sharma - who are lodged in separate prisons in Bangladesh.
|
Statement |
June 23 |
Kamrup (metro) / Assam |
State DGP, JN Choudhury, said that extortion has
become a matter of serious concern, particularly in the BTAD areas.
He said that the NDFB-IKS and other active militant groups are
also trying to launch extortion drive to boost their coffers.
DGP Choudhury revealed that the KLO and Bongaigaon, some Adivasi
groups have started it in Biswanath Chariali area, while, the
other militant groups are also trying the same. The ULFA-I is
trying to extort money in upper Assam, while, some criminals are
also trying to take advantage of the situation to collect money
in the name of the ULFA.
|
Statement |
June 25 |
NS |
Central Government and the ULFA-PTF will take
part in what is being described as a crucial round of dialogue
on June 26. The 27 member ULFA-PTF delegation led by 'Chairman',
Arabinda Rajkhowa, is holding preliminary discussions since June
24 with Centre's interlocutor, P C Haldar.
|
Statement |
June 26 |
New Delhi |
After meeting 26-member delegation of the ULFA-PTF
by Arabinda Rajkhowa in New Delhi, for an hour, Union Home Secretary
R.K. Singh indicated that the Government and the ULFA-PTF had
moved closer to a political solution, as the banned group had
abandoned its key demand of "sovereignty. RK Singh ruled out the
possibility of holding talks with any splinter group of ULFA.
If anyone wants to hold talks with Government of India they can
join the ongoing peace process, he said, referring to the ULFA-Independent
led by 'commander-in-chief', Paresh Baruah.
After the meeting, Shambhu Singh, JS-Northeast
in the MHA, said, "We have reached a point almost close to finalising
a working draft. Certain things are still under discussion but
we hope the working draft to be ready very soon." He said the
government has understood the concerns and demands of ULFA-PTF
and was trying to reach an amicable solution to the three issues
on which there was no agreement yet.
Sources said the government was ready to amend
the Constitution to grant safeguards for the identity of people
in Assam. ULFA-PTF is also demanding Scheduled Tribe status for
some tribes like the Morans and Muttocks of Upper Assam.
|
Statement |
June 30 |
Goalpara / Manipur
|
Twelve terrorists, nine from RVA and three from
ULFA-Independent , surrendered before Security Forces at the office
of the Goalpara Superintendent of Police in Goalpara District.
The militants deposited seven pistols, five rifles, live ammunition
rounds, hand grenades, explosives and IED fabrication materials.
|
Non-violent |
July 2 |
NS |
Reports said that ULFA founder 'general secretary'
Anup Chetia (56) alias Golap Baruah will face trial in
India after his deportation from Bangladesh. Besides cases like
being a member of an outlawed outfit, Chetia, is also wanted in
a case charging him with ordering, abetting and instigating the
murder of the wife, driver and personal security officer of former
Dibrugarh Superintendent of Police, A K Mallick in 1989.
|
Statement |
July 3 |
NS |
According to sources in the Bangladesh High Commission,
there is a strong possibility of ULFA 'general secretary' Anup
Chetia being handed over after the visit of Bangladeshi Foreign
Minister, Dipu Moni on July 25.
|
Statement |
July 5 |
Golaghat / Assam |
SFs arrested one ULFA militant, Arpan Joti Lahaon,
from Lakhijuri- Jamuguri locality of Golaghat District. SFs seized
one 9mm China made pistol and 8 live bullets, 150 grams TNT powder,
time explosive device appended with a clock and electronic detonators
from his possession. Police also recovered three demand notes
and four mobile handsets and ten SIM cards.
|
Non-violent |
July 5 |
New Delhi |
The MHA has agreed to ULFA-PTF demand to grant
ST status to five communities with the greater objective of keeping
illegally settled Bangladeshi immigrants at bay.
Although the tripartite agreement is yet to be
formally inked, the decision to grant ST status to the five tribes-Moran,
Motok, Chutia, Koch-Rajbongshi and Tai-Ahom-was finalised during
a meeting between representatives of the Centre, the Assam government
and the ULFA-PTF led by the its 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa in
New Delhi recently. According to sources, ST status will ensure
land rights for the tribes, prevent alienation of land and there
will be greater number of reserved seats for them in the State
assembly.
|
Statement |
July 6 |
NS |
ULFA 'general secretary' Anup Chetia, who is currently
in a jail in Bangladesh, is likely to be extradited to India on
July 16. Bangladesh has indicated that Chetia will be sent back
to India a day or two before the Home Secretary level talks between
the two countries scheduled to be held here on July 18-19. He
will be brought to New Delhi and ULFA-PTF 'chairman' Arabinda
Rajkhowa, who is holding peace dialogue with the government, has
been asked to come to the national capital for a meeting with
him, officials said. A team of Assam Police will also come to
New Delhi to take custody of Chetia as various cases, including
murder, abduction and extortion, are registered against him in
Assam. The ULFA leader had given two applications in a Dhaka court
-- one of withdrawal of his petition seeking asylum in Bangladesh
and second of a request for repatriation to India.
|
Statement |
July 9 |
NS |
While the MHA has agreed in principle to one of
the primary demands of the ULFA-PTF for granting of tribal status
to six communities of the state, the ULFA-PTF leadership is not
ready to take the Government word for it till the approval is
spelt out in the peace settlement. Deputy 'commander-in-chief'
Raju Baruah alias Hitesh Kalita, who is the top leader of the
military wing of the pro-talks group, said, "All statements made
so far are speculative. We have discussed the problems of the
State with the Government, including the problems surrounding
indigenous communities. It is too early to come to conclude whether
tribal status will be granted to the six communities. First, let
it be incorporated in the peace agreement
|
Statement |
July 9 |
NS |
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said a few days ago
that he too supports the ULFA-PTF's demand.
Union minister of state for tribal welfare Ranee
Narah said that the MHA is waiting for the RGI's clearance to
the proposal.
The ULFA-PTF replaced its three-decade-old demand
of sovereignty with the demand for constitutional safeguards for
the indigenous people by granting tribal status to the tea tribe,
Koch-Rajbongshi, Moran, Motok, Tai Ahom and Chutia communities.
|
Statement |
July 9 |
NS |
India and Myanmar have agreed to cooperate to
prevent cross border movement of armed groups, share information
on seizure of arms and check arms smuggling/drug trafficking,
said UHM Sushilkumar Shinde. Shinde said the agreement was reached
during the 20th Sectoral Level (Joint Working Group) Meeting between
Myanmar and India held in Bagan, Myanmar, from June 19-20. He
said the Indian side raised its concerns about the camps available
to the Indian Insurgent Groups (IIGs) in Myanmar and are responsible
for sustaining insurgency in North East. Myanmar side was requested
not to allow operations by insurgent groups along the Indo-Myanmar
border. Both sides agreed to cooperate to prevent cross border
movement of armed groups, share information on seizure of arms
and check arms smuggling/drug trafficking.
The Home Minister also said that on June 26 a
tripartite meeting comprising the representatives of Government
of Assam, ULFA and Government of India was held under the Chairmanship
of Union Home Secretary at New Delhi to review the progress made
in talks with ULFA and also to discuss their demands. The ULFA
delegation was led by its Chairman, Arabinda Rajkhowa. The ULFA
leaders wanted that additional measures need to be taken for effective
guarding of Indo-Bangladesh Border to check illegal infiltration
from across the border. They were assured that Union Government
is committed to take all possible measures to control the illegal
influx and measures already taken along international border have
helped in curbing illegal infiltration from across the border.
|
Statement |
July 10 |
NS |
Uncertainty over extradition of ULFA 'general
secretary' Anup Chetia continues, with UHM Sushil Kumar Shinde
clarifying that he is unaware about the latest development in
the case. UHM's statement comes close on the heels of news reports
in Bangladesh, where the country's Home Ministry has dismissed
reports of his immediate extradition as 'baseless'.
|
Statement |
July 12 |
Dibrugarh |
Two militants of ULFA-I, identified as Pappu Baruah
alias Aoikya Asom and Chittaranjan Das alias Deep Asom, surrendered
before the Security Forces at Paltanbazar area in Dibrugarh District.
The militants deposited two 7.65 mm Italian made automatic pistols,
three magazines, ten rounds of live ammunition and a bottle grenade.
ULFA-I, however, denied any such surrender or existence of any
such cadre in its rank.
|
Non-violent |
July 15 |
Dispur/ Kamrup (metro) |
State Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain stated
in the Assembly that altogether 78 persons were killed and 191
abducted by different insurgent outfits in 601 incidents, during
the last two years, when 20 security personnel were also killed.
The ULFA-I had killed 16 persons, including a 10-year-old girl,
a four-year-old boy and girl each, while the anti-talks faction
of NDFB-ATF had killed 12 civilians including a 10-year-old-boy,
Hussain said.
The KPLT killed 12 persons, NSCN-IM/K killed four,
Meghalaya based GNLA killed three, KLO, KRA, DNRF, HPC and Dima
Halim Daogah- Jewel Garlosa (DHD-Jewel) killed one each, besides
25 by other militant formations.
A total of 135 militants were killed and 2,749
arrested during the period, he said. To another question, the
minister said five underground outfits are active in Assam and
they are ULFA-Liberation, NDFB, KPLT, KLO, MULTA and HUM Assam
unit.
ULFA-I has urged Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina to give "an honourable and decent repatriation" to its
jailed 'general secretary' Anup Chetia.
|
Statement |
July 16 |
NS |
Central Government's effort to bring in ULFA 'general
secretary' Anup Chetia is part of a plan to "isolate" leader of
the ULFA-I, Paresh Baruah, by roping in other leaders of the outfit
to join the peace process.
Immediately after the Home Secretary level talks
(July 17-18) between India and Bangladesh, a high level team from
New Delhi will reach Dhaka to complete the last round of formalities
to bring jailed ULFA 'general secretary' Anup Chetia back to the
country. The two-day-long Home Secretary level talks between India
and Bangladesh started on July 17. Sources in the Indian Home
Ministry confirmed that some final paper works need to be done
before the repatriation process.
|
Statement |
July 18 |
Sivasagar |
Security Forces arrested two extortionists, identified
as Ramen Gogoi (27) and Thaneswar Gogoi, (55), at Sepon in Sivasagar
District for extorting money from a businessman in the name of
ULFA.
|
Non-violent |
July 20 |
Jorhat |
SFs arrested an ULFA-I militant, Kamal Saikia
alias Ranjit Gogoi (26), at Selenghat village in Jorhat
District. After interrogating Kamal, SFs arrested six more linkmen
from the same locality. Police said they have recovered six mobile
handsets and three demand notes signed by Jiban Asom, 'finance
secretary' of ULFA-I from Kamal. In each demand note, the outfit
has demanded INR 500,000 each. Assam police refused to give the
identity of the businessmen whose name were mentioned in the demand
notes.
|
Non-violent |
July 21 |
NS |
CPI-Maoist is promoting opium cultivation popular
in Districts along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh boundary. According
to security sources, the CPI-Maoist is taking the help of local
rebel outfits to encourage opium farming, which, although illegal,
is a traditional practice in these areas and is a lucrative occupation
for locals. "It is a fact that the Maoists tacitly promote opium
and ganja cultivation in order to raise funds for their activities.
The cadres of the anti-talks factions of ULFA [ULFA-Independent]
and NDFB [NDFB-IK Songbijit], who are hiding at several places
in Arunachal Pradesh, are helping them in their latest venture,"
said an unnamed senior intelligence official.
"Around 200 youth are reported to be running the
poppy farming racket in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh.
They get a monthly stipend of INR 1,500-2,500. The local outfits,
which are helping the Maoists are also paying approximately INR
30,000 per acre to willing farmers for growing opium," added an
unnamed security source from Arunachal Pradesh.
Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki had
said, "We are trying to sensitize the people and replace the traditional
poppy farming with other cash crops, rubber plantation or flower
and fruit cultivation."
|
Statement |
July 22 |
Assam |
The AASUS 'president' Rajkumar Duwarah on July
22 said that he felt the peace talks with the ULFA-PTF will not
proceed in the right direction in the absence of ULFA-I leader,
Paresh Baruah.
|
Statement |
July 23 |
Lakhimpur / Assam |
Suspected militants of Independent faction of
ULFA-I hurled three grenades at three different places in the
North Lakhimpur Town of Lakhimpur District resulting in injury
to five civilians. The first grenade was thrown at Court Tiniali,
second at Jail Road and the third was thrown at CD Road. While
the grenades at the first two sites exploded injuring five people,
the third grenade, however, did not explode.
|
Violent |
July 23 |
Assam |
The All Assam Surrendered ULFA Committee has claimed
that the ongoing peace talks with the Arabinda Rajkhowa-led ULFA-PTF
would prove futile until and unless all the surrendered militants
and ULFA-I militants are taken into confidence. The Committee
also demanded withdrawal of nearly 15,000 cases pending against
around 3,000 surrendered cadres in the State.
|
Statement |
July 24 |
Lakhimpur |
Lakhimpur District Police sounded a District-wide
alert and intensified patrolling on roads bordering the State
of Arunachal Pradesh following the grenade attacks carried out
by the ULFA-I in North Lakhimpur. Lakhimpur SP, Prasanta Kumar
Bhuyan said the group involved in the attack was headed by ULFA-I's
'second lieutenant' Rajib Das. The triple blasts had left five
persons injured.
|
Non-violent |
July 25 |
Assam |
The Director General of Police, J.N. Choudhury
said that ULFA-I was out to create terror in the state at the
behest of their backers in Pakistan. "Our information is that
ULFA has been asked to spread terror if it wants Pakistani help.
It is carrying out the attacks under pressure from its Pakistani
backers. We are certain about ULFA hand in the grenade attack
in Lakhimpur and suspect its involvement in the Karbi Anglong
blast."
|
Statement |
July 26 |
Lakhimpur |
SFs arrested three persons for triggering grenade
explosions in the North Lakhimpur town of Lakhimpur District on
July 23. The arrested persons were identified as Rose Asom, a
cadre of the ULFA-I, ULFA-I linkman, Gopal Bora, and a SULFA cadre,
Babu Gogoi. The SFs recovered another live grenade from the possession
of Rose Asom.
|
Non-violent |
July 27 |
NS |
ULFA-I 'chairman', Abhijit Barman released a video
cassette to commemorate the 22nd 'Sahid Divas (Martyr's Day)'
of the militant outfit. The cassette, sent through an e-mail to
the media, has been directed by Barman himself and pays tribute
to 15000 ULFA members who laid down their lives for a "sovereign"
Assam. The outfit has been observing July 27 as 'Sahid Divas'
since 1991.
|
Statement |
July 27 |
NS |
People of the State are forced to pay 'taxes'
to militant formations, including the KPLT, & NDFB-IKS. NDFB-IKS,
KPLT along with the ULFA-I have unleashed a massive and coordinated
extortion drive in the State and have also introduced 'tax slabs'.
|
Violent |
July 27 |
NS |
The ULFA-I and the NDFB-IKS are making fresh efforts
to take help of China. According to reports available with the
Government agencies, both the ULFA-I and the NDFB-IKS recently
managed to get in touch with some "Chinese elements" in Yunan
province but it is still not known whether the outfits were promised
any help.
|
Statement |
July 27 |
Assam |
CM Tarun Gogoi stated that the strength of the
ULFA-I militants has declined and the Security Forces have foiled
many of their attempts. CM, Gogoi further said that insurgent
groups like NDFB-IKS and KPLT had extended support to the ULFA-I.
|
Statement |
July 28 |
NS |
Militant outfits having bases in Myanmar, including
the ULFA-I and the NDFB-IKS, have started re-using the routes
through Nagaland to enter the State. Earlier the militants were
using the routes through Tirap and Changlang Districts of Arunachal
Pradesh to come down to Assam from Myanmar. But following domination
by the Central forces and Arunachal Pradesh Police in the area,
the militants have started re-using the routes through Nagaland,
particularly through Mon District to come down to India.
|
Statement |
July 28 |
Guwahati |
15 persons were injured as militants carried out
a grenade blast at Paltan Bazar in the Guwahati city area of Kamrup
(Metro) District. Although no outfit has claimed responsibility
for the attack, Police suspects involvement of the ULFA-Independent
in the incident.
|
Violent |
July 29 |
NS |
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi stated that ULFA-I
had carried out the July 28 grenade blast in the Guwahati city
with help from outside agencies and directed officials to take
necessary steps to prevent such incidents. He further admitted
that there must have been some security lapse, "otherwise the
blast would not have taken place".
|
Statement |
July 29 |
NS |
The DGP JN Choudhury claimed that the July 28
grenade blast was carried out by the ULFA-I under Drishti Rajkhowa.
The DGP, however, refuted the eyewitnesses' statements that the
grenade was lobbed by motorcycle-borne youths.
|
Statement |
July 29 |
Ns |
Additional DGP (ADGP-Law and Order) AP Raut said
that a joint operation of Army and State Police against the ULFA-I
and NDFB-IKS would be undertaken in the State very soon.
|
Statement |
July 30 |
West Garo Hills / Meghalaya |
ULFA explosive expert, identified as Sanjit Rabha
(24), who was deputed by the ULFA to train GNLA militants in bomb
making, was shot dead in an encounter with Police near Tura in
the West Garo Hills District. Sanjit Rabha was with a group of
GNLA cadres at Rongkugre that falls under Dobasipara Police outpost,
when the SWAT commandos raided the area at around 1pm. "The deceased
(ULFA) militant was identified by GNLA militants who were arrested
recently in the district," said the Superintendant of Police,
Tura, Mukesh Kr Singh.
|
Violent |
July 30 |
Guwahati / Kamrup (metro) |
The UC in the State will review the nature of
its ongoing operations against ULFA-I, after ULFA 'General Secretary'
Anup Chetia's repatriation to India from Bangladesh. Also, Police
stepped up pressure on ULFA-I's Drishti Rajkhowa to join the Arabinda
Rajkhowa-led ULFA-PTF.
|
Statement |
July 30 |
NS |
Security experts are of the opinion that the July
28 grenade blast in Guwahati city was triggered to drive home
the point that ULFA-I is not a spent force and can still challenge
the security apparatus of the State. "Notwithstanding its low
intensity, the place and timing of the blast are significant and
needs to be taken into account. It was a demonstration by Paresh
Baruah that his outfit has the capability to strike even at the
economic hub of the northeast," an unnamed senior security expert
said.
|
Statement |
August 1 |
Guwahati / Kamrup (metro) |
A victim, identified as Rajiv Paul, injured during
July 28 grenade blast near Paltan Bazar in Guwahati city died.
Paul was undergoing treatment in GMCH in Guwahati under Kamrup
(metro) District. The blast was carried out by suspected militants
belonging to Independent faction of ULFA-I.
|
Violent |
August 2 |
Jorhat |
SFs arrested a ULFA militant identified as Basanta
Bora, from the inter-state bus terminus in Jorhat (District).
|
Non-violent |
August 6 |
Jorhat |
Security Forces in the night arrested three persons,
Abajit Moran, Paranjit Moran and Bitupan Moran, of upper Mamoroni
village in the Tinsukia District, who used to pose as ULFA members
and carry out extortion drives from Jorhat (Jorhat District).
|
Non-violent |
August 7 |
East Garo Hills / Meghalaya |
GNLA militants triggered an IED blast targeting
six Police personnel, travelling in a bullet proof truck, at Nengkhra
in the East Garo Hills District. Police retrieved another such
device which failed to explode. Around 30 meters of fuse wire
used to charge the firing mechanism was also retrieved from the
site of the ambush.
The IED blast was reportedly undertaken by a special
militant team of the GNLA under direct operational command of
its 'chief' Sohan D Shira reportedly to avenge the death of a
senior leader and 'deputy area commander' Pilon M Sangma alias
Markus of its central command who was shot dead in a Police operation
on July 19. The Independent faction of ULFA-I is suspected to
have supplied the IED to the GNLA for operational use.
|
Violent |
August 8 |
NS |
Security Forces are facing a problem of checking
the activities of the ULFA-I militants as the militant groups
have started using new recruits.Highly placed security sources
told that the ULFA-I has sent at least 25 newly trained cadres
from its bases in Myanmar to launch subversive activities in Assam
in the run up to the Independence Day celebrations (August 15).
Sources revealed that in most cases, the SFs know the names of
the cadres of the ULFA-I, who have sneaked into Assam, but their
faces are not known.
|
Statement |
August 11 |
NS |
11 militant outfits based in India's Northeast,
six from Manipur, three from Assam and one each from Meghalaya
and Tripura, have jointly called for a boycott of Independence
Day (August 15). The outfits include KCP, KYKL, PREPAK, PREPAK-PRO,
RPF and UNLF of Manipur, which operate from one platform called
CorCom, HNLC of Meghalaya, KLO, NDFB, ULFA-I of Assam and NLFT
of Tripura. These groups now describe northeast as "Western South
East Asia (WESEA) region".
|
Violent |
August 12 |
Guwahati / Kamrup (metro) |
The Unified Command strategy group met on August
12 to review the state's security preparedness following reports
that the State could face attacks from ULFA-I, NDFB-IKS and KPLT
ahead of Independence Day (August 15).
|
Statement |
August 13 |
Guwahati / Kamrup (metro) |
Police sounded a high alert at all the refineries
in the state after receiving intelligence inputs that the ULFA-I
may target these installations ahead the Independence Day celebrations.
Inspecting the security measures at the parade
ground at Khanapara in Guwahati, DGP J N Choudhury said that both
ULFA-I and the NDFB-IKS are trying subversive activities in the
state.
|
Statement |
August 22 |
Darrang |
A suspected militant hurled a Chinese grenade
inside the Mangaldai Police Station complex in Darrang District
causing injury to a media person, two Police constables, one Home
guard and a minor girl. The injured persons were identified as
Dulal Deka who represents UB Photos and Prag Channel, constables,
Gauri Kanta Sarma and Prabodh Nath of the Traffic wing, Home Guard
jawan(soldier), Pabitra Deka and Bobina Yasmin (10). The critically
injured Pabitra Deka has been referred to Gauhati Medical College
Hospital. Though no militant outfit has owned up to the attack,
Police suspect that the Independent faction of ULFA-I may be behind
the attack.
|
violent |
August 22 |
Sivasagar |
A Myanmar-trained ULFA-I militant, 'lance corporal'
Suraj Gogoi (26) alias Subhanga Gogoi alias Khemkhang Mene,
surrendered before the Sivasagar Superintendent of Police (SP)
Bijoy Kuli Gam.
|
Non-violent |
August 23 |
Darrang |
SFs arrested one Hiren Deka of village Balipota
under Mangaldai Police Station who later reportedly confessed
his involvement in the explosion (August 22) in the same Police
Station complex. Deka said that he carried out the act as per
the instruction of hardcore ULFA cadre Rajen Deka. The explosion
had left five person injured.
|
Non-violent |
August 24 |
East Garo Hills |
GNLA with support from Assam-based ULFA had planned
to train a new batch of over 150 cadres in their new general headquarters
camp located deep inside the Durama hills of East Garo Hills bordering
the southern District when Security Forces attacked the site on
August 23. The busting of the camp has once again established
the fact that the Garo militant outfit GNLA and the Assam-based
ULFA work hand in hand assisting each other in more than one way
for some time now.
|
Violent |
August 25 |
NS |
ULFA-I said it had adopted the "independent" tag
to distance itself from the name associated with erstwhile leaders
who surrendered to the "enemy" and are currently engaged in talks
with it. In an editorial in its mouthpiece, Swadhinata, the outfit
termed ULFA as "the past of the united fight for Assam's liberation"
and ULFA-I as the present and future of the movement. The mouthpiece
further stated that ULFA was not divided; the "uncompromising
members" had just begun a new journey to attain its original objective.
"We have described the recent developments within our organisation
as a tactful surrender of a bunch of fake fighters," it said.
|
Statement |
August 25 |
Sivasagar |
Five militants of the ULFA-I and an NDFB militant
surrendered before senior Army and Police officials at the army
camp in the Ranghar Chariali area of Sivasagar District and deposited
a huge cache of ammunition.
|
Non-violent |
August 26 |
NS |
The number of SFs killed in extremist-related
violence in Assam has drastically come down in the last three
years as most of the militant groups are now in ceasefire with
the government. According to figures available with the State
Home Department, the number of SFs killed by militants has gone
down from 14 in 2011 to four in 2012 to only two this year (till
June).The number of incidents of militancy-spawned violence has
also plummeted in the state this year compared to previous two
years. The number of incidents of militant violence in Assam has
decreased to 124 this year (up to June) compared to 213 in 2011
and 264 in 2012. The SFs attribute it to some major militant groups,
including the ULFA-PTF led by Arabinda Rajkhowa and the Ranjan
Daimary faction of the NDFB-RD coming to the negotiating table."As
a result of this, the number of deaths of civilians killed by
extremists has also declined. The number of civilians killed in
the state in militancy up to June this year is 10 compared to
29 in 2011 and 39 in 2012," an official source said. He said that
though militant violence has come down in the state, there has
been no let-up in extortion in the state. The source said that
extortion is being carried out by militants as well as a section
of former militants and criminals. "A large number of extortion
cases were being reported from the BTAD. The NDFB-IKS is involved
in large scale extortions in the BTAD and adjoining areas," the
source said.
|
Statement |
August 28 |
Golaghat |
SFs arrested an ULFA-I militant, "sergeant major"
Indrajit Regon, from Mera Bridge Tiniali in Golaghat District.
He was working in Golaghat under the command of Bijoy Axom and
Partha Axom.
|
Non-violent |
August 29 |
Darrang |
Five ULFA-I militants laid down arms in front
of Darrang Deputy Commissioner Sohrab Ali and Superintendent of
Police, Jitmol Doley in Darrang District.
|
Non-violent |
September 1 |
New Delhi |
Governor J B Patnaik said that Independent faction
of ULFA-I leader Paresh Baruah and members of his group will not
be "harassed" by security agencies if they come forward for peace
talks with the government for finding a lasting solution to the
insurgency in Assam, reports The Shillong Times. "Once they decide
to come to the negotiating table, then there will be no question
of taking action against them. They would not be harassed (by
security agencies)," Patnaik told PTI in New Delhi. Expressing
satisfaction over progress of peace talks, Patnaik termed the
group led by Rajkhowa [Pro-talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF)] as
"real ULFA" and said there may be some significant announcement
"soon" on the outcome of the dialogue held so far. However, he
refused to divulge any details in this regard.
|
Statement |
September 11 |
Shillong / Meghalaya |
Joint Secretary (North East) at MHA, Shambhu Singh
said that ULFA's founding 'general secretary' Anup Chetia will
be extradited to India from Bangladesh by mid-December this year.
|
Statement |
September 11 |
Kamrup (metro) |
A top ULFA cadre, identified as 'Lance Corporal'
Partha Pratim Das alias Rakta Asom, was arrested from ISBT
in Guwahati city (Guwahati District), in a joint operation carried
out by Security Forces.
|
Non-violent |
September 12 |
NS |
Union Joint Secretary (Northeast) of the MHA,
Shambhu Singh has expressed hope that 'general secretary' of the
ULFA, Anup Chetia will be handed over to India by the end of December,
2013.
|
Statement |
September 14 |
Goalpara / Assam |
SFs killed a militant of the ULFA-I, identified
as Monaj Rabha alias Sunami Asom, at Hatigaon- Suarmari village
under Agia Police Station in Goalpara District. SFs recovered
a pistol, a hand grenade, some detonators and cartridges from
the militant.
|
Violent |
September 14 |
NS |
Intelligence sources said that groups of militants,
including CPI-Maoist and ULFA-I, were camping along inter-state
border of Assam and Indo-Myanmar boundary for subversive activities
to be carried out during Durga Puja and Diwali. Cadres of CPI-Maoist,
ULFA-I, NSCN, ULCA and TALTFA were moving along the three border
states, serving extortion notes since the last couple of weeks.
TALTFA was formed on June 16 and ULCA on September 3. Besides
Assam border, the militants were staying along the international
border of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
|
Report |
September 19 |
NS |
Despite the crackdown launched by the Government
of Bangladesh, around 200 members of militant groups of the North
East region of India are still taking shelter in the neighboring
country and a list of the shelter points was handed over to Bangladesh
during the recent meeting between the Border Security Force and
Borer Guard Bangladesh. Sources in the MHA told that the militants
are not maintaining any full-fledged camp in Bangladesh but they
have been maintaining at least 25 shelters, mostly in the areas
like Khagrachari, Bandarband, and Rangamati in CHT.
Sources said that most of the militants staying
in Bangladesh belong to the NLFT of Tripura. But other groups,
like the ULFA-I, PLA and UNLF of Manipur, NSCN-IM and NDFB, are
also maintaining shelters in the neighbouring country. The Government
is still not sure whether the NDFB members staying in Bangladesh
belong to the Ranjan Daimary or IK Songbijit faction.
|
Report |
September 23 |
Goalpara / Meghalaya
|
SFs in an encounter killed a militant of ULFA-I
at Aithon bordering Meghalaya in Goalpara District.
|
Violent |
October 2 |
Lohit / Arunachal Pradesh
|
Three linkmen of ULFA-I were arrested in a joint
operation by the army and Police from the Chowkham area in Lohit
District. Army sources said two IEDs, weighing 5.2 kg each, were
recovered during a search operation.
|
Non-violent |
October 5 |
Assam |
Two militants belonging to ULFA-I , identified
as' sergeant' Rebo Kanta Gohain alias Ratul Asom and 'Corporal'
Dhanjit Barua alias Ankur Asom, surrendered before the SFs. Both
the militants deposited three Chinese bottle grenades, one hand
grenade, four detonators and 2 KG TNT explosive materials.
|
Non-violent |
October 8 |
Tinsukia |
SFs arrested a ULFA-I militant, identified as
Tarun Moran, after he was injured by the firing with SFs at Anandabagh
area of Makum in Tinsukia District. However, the other militant,
Bitupan Gohain, managed to escape from the site.
|
Non-violent |
October 8 |
Kamrup |
Police killed a militant belonging to the ULFA-I,
in an encounter, at Salbari area in Kamrup District. Police also
recovered arms and ammunition from the site.
|
Violent |
October 9 |
Sivasagar |
Police seized INR 100,000, a few ULFA notepads,
rubber stamp seals and two vehicles belonging to Mahendra Gogoi
from his rented house in the Melasook area of Sivasagar town.
Gogoi, who is suspected to have links with ULFA, is absconding.
|
Non-Violent |
October 12 |
Dibrugarh |
SFs in an encounter, killed a suspected ULFA militant,
at Gavaru Bridge located at Mohmari village under Duliajan Police
Station in Dibrugarh District. According to police sources, two
suspected ULFA militants have been taking shelter in a temporary
office of Water Resource Department, Government of Assam, Gavaru
bridge, near Mohmari village for the last few days.
|
Violent |
October 26 |
NS |
Highly placed security sources said that the 'vice-President'
of the ULFA-I, Paresh Baruah has been trying to derail the peace
process with the ULFA-PTF.
|
Violent |
November 6 |
Dibrugarh |
ULFA-I, ' sergeant' Rameswar Koul alias Karan
Asom surrendered before Dibrugarh District civil and police administration.
|
Non-violent |
November 7 |
Goalpara |
The joint operation launched by Assam and Meghalaya
Police, along with the CRPF and the Army, against two Garo militant
outfits, GNLA and the UALA, are also targeting the ULFA-I.
|
Non-violent |
November 9 |
New Delhi |
Joint Secretary in the MHA Shambhu Singh said
that Myanmar is not at all interested to take action against the
northeastern militants based in that country.
|
Statement |
November 14 |
Dibrugarh /Sivasagar |
The ULFA-I has started serving extortion notices
on the tea planters of Dibrugarh and Sivasagar Districts demanding
hefty sums from them.
|
Violent |
November 16 |
Dibrugarh /Sivasagar |
ULFA-I has served with a demand for "annual donation"
from next year to some tea gardens in Tinsukia and Sivasagar Districts.
Sources told that in a letter signed by the group's 'finance secretary',
Jibon Asom, on November 1, the group asked tea gardens to pay
INR 5 million to the outfit while in an another letter, gardens
have been asked to pay INR 1.5 million annually for its three
gardens. "
|
Violent |
November 19 |
Tinsukia |
Tinsukia Police arrested three linkmen of ULFA-I.
The three arrested ULFA-I linkmen admitted to delivering extortion
notes to traders and planters in Tinsukia District in recent times
under Moran's instruction. ULFA-I has been asking for an annual
donation of INR1.5 million to INR 5 million.
Tinsukia Police have tracked two BSNL SIM cards,
used by ULFA-I to make extortion calls to businessmen and tea
planters in Upper Assam, to Manipur.
|
Non-violent |
November 21 |
New Delhi |
Speaking at the three day long annual conference
of DGP/IGP in New Delhi, UHM Sushilkumar Shinde laid greater emphasis
on Paresh Baruah-led ULFA-Independent having "spurned the overtures
of the government" for talks than the Arabinda Rajkhowa-led ULFA
faction or the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB having come
forward for parleys. UHM Shinde, also, said agitation for separate
States by various groups had made lower Assam and Karbi Anglong
"vulnerable to ethnic and communal" tensions. The interests of
Rabhas, Garos, Bodos and non-Bodo fail to reconcile, he added.
"Special efforts are required to check the growing mistrust, particularly
between Bodos and the non-Bodos in the BTAD and its adjoining
areas," he said. The impact of the Bodo-Muslim clashes in the
BTAD in 2012 has clearly not been completely resolved. UHM Shinde
further added, "In Manipur, the increased targeting of non-Manipuris
is an alarming trend". Besides, a "spillover" of violence among
Naga rebel outfits like the Isak-Muivah and Khaplang factions
of the NSCN has affected peace in Nagaland and in Arunachal Pradesh's
Tirap, Changlang and Longding Districts, said UHM. Sushil Kumar
Shinde also asked Police Forces of the Northeastern States to
strictly enforce the ceasefire agreements signed with different
militant outfits. This, the minister said, would check the outfits
from continuing with their extortion activities that have "affected
lives of common people." Shinde said: "Many of these (ceasefire)
agreements are being flouted by the militants who are indulging
in extortions affecting the lives of common people. Recently,
there have been public protests in certain areas against such
extortion activities. The State Police forces need to enforce
the ceasefire agreements so that relief could be provided to the
people."
|
Statement |
November 24 |
Dibrugarh |
A shopkeeper received an extortion note from ULFA-I
in Moran town of Dibrugarh District. The Police said two persons
came to the shop and handed him a demand note of INR 1 million
in the name of ULFA-I. He has been asked to pay within five days.
|
violent |
November 28 |
Assam |
Tea estate owners in upper Assam Districts are
apprehensive about frequent extortion demands of the ULFA-I. Many
tea garden owners, mostly in Dibrugarh and Sivasagar Districts,
are virtually spending sleepless nights after the Paresh Baruah-led
armed outfit issued extortion notes, with demands ranging from
INR 1.5 to 5 million.
|
Violent |
November 28 |
Assam |
The top brass of the State Police got together
to chalk out strategies for a new battle in post-militancy period.
Despite the fact that every major militant outfit is now in the
peace process, barring two small factions of ULFA and NDFB, the
MHA extended the term of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act
in the state for one more year from December 4, under which the
state will continue to have the disturbed area tag.
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Statement |
December 3 |
NS |
Facing shortage of funds, the ULFA-I has started
using new methods to extort money and the outfit is even trying
to collect funds through bank accounts. However, the police and
security agencies have so far not been able to nab the persons
under whose names such accounts were opened as in all such cases,
the persons who received demands for payment through such accounts
did not inform the police on time.
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Violent |
December 7 |
NS |
IGP-law and order, SN Singh claimed that four
to five leaders and many cadres of ULFA-I are willing to surrender
and join the mainstream. "I cannot say when this is going to happen
as these things take time but the process has started," Singh
said. All of them will be coming from their bases from across
the border (Myanmar). Almost immediately after Singh's claims
were released in the media, the ULFA-I reacted saying that Assam
Police is trying to enact a surrender drama.
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Statement |
December 8 |
NS |
While the peace talk with a faction of the ULFA
is likely to see a final settlement soon, it is still uncertain
when the vexed Naga issue could be resolved, said Union Home Joint
Secretary North East In-charge, Shambhu Singh.
On the other hand, dialogue with the pro-talk
faction of ULFA has witnessed considerable progress and a final
settlement may come soon, Shambhu Singh said. Although, the Joint
Secretary refused to disclose the demands raised by ULFA, he said
that it was related to the protection of the identity of Assamese
people.
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Statement |
December 9 |
Kamrup (metro) |
SFs recovered a Chinese grenade and an IED, from
the house of two employees of the ASEB at Kahikuchi area near
the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Kamrup
(metro) District. The explosives were recovered a day after intelligence
inputs that the ULFA-I opposed to peace talks might try to carry
out subversive activities in Guwahati. Police have also arrested
the two ASEB employees, Atul Rabha and Tankeswar Rabha, from whose
rented house the explosives were recovered.
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Non-violent |
December 9 |
New Delhi |
UHM Sushil Kumar Shinde revealed that the detained
militant leader, Anup Chetia may not be keen on coming back to
India. "When I recently visited Tripura for inauguration of the
ICP along the Bangladesh border, the Home Minister of Bangladesh
was with me and at the press conference he was asked about Anup
Chetia. He replied that cases were completed, but he had applied
in the court pleading that he wants to stay in Bangladesh. But
our demand is that he should be handed over," Shinde said.
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Statement |
December 10 |
Guwahati |
SFs arrested an ULFA-I militant, identified as
Ajit Deka in Guwahati. Deka was arrested in connection with the
recovery of an IED and grenade at Kahikuchi on the city's outskirts.
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Non-violent |
December 16 |
Guwahati |
Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain on December 16
said that six militant outfits, including ULFA-I and NDFB-IKS,
are active in Assam with a cadre strength of 760. Hussain answering
on behalf of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, also in charge of Home,
said the other outfits are KPLT, KLO, MULTA and HuM -Assam unit.The
NDFB-IKS has the highest number of cadre at 300, followed by ULFA-I
with 240 militants, KLO has 100, and MULTA and HUJI have 40 each,
he said. Altogether 15 underground groups were on ceasefire agreement
with the government and their cadres were staying in designated
camps across the state, the minister said. These are ULFA (Pro
talk faction led by Arabinda Rajkhowa), NDFB-PTF, KLNLF, ACMA,
BCF, KRA-Assam, UKDA, AANLA, STF, APA, KLO/KLO HPC-Democratic
and NDFB-Ranjan Daimary. Six new extremist organisations were
also formed and they are Karbi National Liberation Army, United
Peoples Liberation Front, DHD-Action, Dima Jadi Naiso Army, National
Liberation Front of Bengali and United Dimasa Kachari Liberation
Front.
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Statement |
December 16 |
NS |
Militant groups of the North East region have
decided to form a common platform to fight jointly against the
"common enemy" and the same is likely to be declared soon. This
was disclosed by Paresh Baruah, 'commander in chief' of the ULFA-I.
Paresh Baruah also admitted that the IBRF is now
almost defunct as all the outfits of this part were not part of
the same and that is why the decision has been taken to form a
new platform. Asked to name the outfits which would be part of
the new platform, Baruah said that all the outfits struggling
for independence of their own territories would be part of the
same. However, the outfits, which have started "so-called talks"
with the Government, would not be included in the platform.
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Statement |
December 17 |
Dibrugarh |
A schoolgirl was killed and 17 others injured
in a bomb explosion near Amolapatty railway crossing along National
Highway 37 in Dibrugarh town. The victim has been identified as
Purnima Rajak (14) a Class X student. The injured have been identified
as Bhairon Shah, Dalim Shah, Paramananda Yadav, Kishor Roy, Babu
Das, Shahnawaj Hussain, Ankit Jalan, Sariful Hussain, Abdul Karim,
Khursid Ali, Kamal Gupta, Bikki Rabidas, Hira Ballav Deka, Rashmi
Roy, Altaf Hussain and Tutu Ahmed. One of the injured persons
is yet to be identified.
Police said investigations were on to find out
the nature of the blast and have not ruled out the hand of militant
outfits like ULFA-I or CPI-Maoists.
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Violent |
December 18 |
NS |
The ULFA-I denied its involvement in the December
17 evening's bomb blast in Dibrugarh city in which a teenage girl
was killed and 17 others injured. In a statement e-mailed to the
media here, ULFA-I stated that the blast in Dibrugarh city was
a handiwork of 'agents' of Assam police which have set a goal
to finish off ULFA-I within six months. The ULFA-I claimed that
such agents are engaged by the police to carry out subversions
to tarnish the image of the outfit and later these agents are
shown to surrender before the police in stage-managed surrender
ceremony.
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Statement |
December 18 |
Assam |
Assam Parliamentary Secretary for Home Atuwa Munda,
said the government would intensify operations against ULFA-I,
which "wants to derail the peace process with the Arabinda Rajkhowa-led
Ulfa, in the Upper Assam Districts". Atuwa Munda was sent to Dibrugarh
by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to take stock of the situation,
following the December 17 bomb blast.
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Statement |
December 18 |
Dibrugarh |
Dibrugarh SP Rana Bhuyan said that the blast was
carried out by ULFA-I at the behest of its 'publicity secretary'
Arunodoy Dohotia. "We have specific intelligence inputs that the
explosion was carried out under the direction of Arunoday Dohotia.
We've picked up several suspects from various parts of the district
who are being interrogated. Although no arrests were made till
this evening, we've got some valuable leads," said Bhuyan.
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Statement |
December 19 |
Tinsukia |
Police have picked up one person, identified as
Arunabh Chetia of number 2 Dhamangaon in Tingkhong block in Dibrugarh
District, for his alleged involvement with ULFA-I.
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Non-violent |
December 22 |
Guwahati/ Kamrup (metro) |
Activities of the NDFB-IKS are a matter of concern,
admitted DGP JN Choudhury. He also said that some youths are joining
the ULFA-I just to make money and not because of any ideology.DGP,
Choudhury said that members of the NDFB-IKS are active in the
Districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang and parts of Sonitpur. He admitted
that the members of the outfit are targeting even middle and lower
income group of people for extortions. He said that though the
investigations into the recent blast in Dibrugarh town are on,
the needle of suspicion points towards the ULFA-I.
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Statement |
December 25 |
NS |
The NDFB-IKS has the highest number of cadres,
about 300, followed by ULFA-I with about 240, while the KLO has
around 100 and the KPLT 40. In the state, ULFA-I is present in
Goalpara and Tinsukia districts only while the NDFB-IKS is active
in the entire BTC belt as well as in Sonitpur District and neighbouring
Arunachal Pradesh. The KPLT, on the other hand, is confined to
Karbi Anglong district while the KLO is present in Golakganj in
Dhubri District and in North Bengal areas.
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Report |
December 26 |
NS |
According to highly places sources, despite repeated
denial by Bangladesh authority, as many as 51 militant hideouts
of northeast India's militant formations still exist in the Bangladeshi
soil.
Out of the total militant hideouts, the NLFT [Tripura
based] has the highest number of camps in Bangladesh soil with
23 hideouts. While the Manipur based outfit- PLA has second highest
militant camps- 7, the NSCN [Nagaland] and ULFA [Assam] have four
and three hideouts respectively.
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Report |