Date
|
Place
|
Incident
|
Nature of incident
|
January 3 |
West Garo Hills District
|
SFs arrested two GNLA 'over ground
workers' from Sambalgre village
|
Non-violent |
January 6
|
Shillong in Meghalaya
|
ANVC leader, Arist Sangma said
that he was ready to negotiate with the GNLA if the militant
group is willing to be part of the peace pact. "Being part of
the mother organization, we want to appeal to the GNLA so that
they can take part in the peace process as this is a golden
opportunity and we are ready to facilitate the talks," said
Sangma, 'publicity secretary 'of ANVC.
|
Statement
|
January 6 |
Goalpara District of Assam |
SFs arrested two suspected GNLA
militants, identified as Nidu Sangma (19) and Dukham Momin (18),
from Bakhrakhuti village near Dudhnoi in Goalpara District.
|
Non-violent incident |
January 6 |
South Garo Hills
|
SFs killed, in an encounter, a
GNLA militant, identified as Jona Marak, at Mindikgre village
in South Garo Hills District. SFs recovered one hand grenade from
him.
|
Violent |
January 7 |
West Garo Hills
|
SFs, in an encounter, killed an
'area commander' of GNLA, identified as Gojol Sangma, at Garakgre
village. SFs recovered a pistol and ammunition from the slain
militant.
|
Violent |
January 9 |
Shillong in Meghalaya
|
A delegation of the ECI, which
is on a visit to the State, has asked the DC and SPs of West,
East and South Garo Hills Districts to carry out a vulnerability
mapping of areas which are affected due to insurgent activities
by GNLA.
|
Statement |
January 11 |
West Khasi Hills and East Khasi
Hills
|
The BSF arrested three cadres
of the GNLA. Official sources said that the BSF arrested two cadres
of GNLA, identified as Nowel Momin and Arbin Marak, from the Borsora
area after receiving reports of GNLA activities in the area. Both
originally hail from Mawsynram in East Khasi Hills District.
Through information provided by
the two cadres, the BSF along with Meghalaya Police carried out
a joint operation in Horupukni village in Mawsynram to arrest
the third militant, Sukumar R Sangma.
|
Non-violent |
January 11 |
Shillong
|
The Shillong Bench of the Gauhati
High Court granted bail to Champion Sangma, 'chairman' of the
GNLA, after the State government failed to file chargesheet against
him. Champion Sangma, who is lodged in Shillong Jail, was granted
bail in two cases lodged against him in Nongstoin, the District
headquarters of West Khasi Hills District. However, Sangma will
continue to remain in jail as there is one case pending against
him in Shillong in East Khasi Hills 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 |
West Garo Hills of Meghalaya
|
A civilian, identified as Plaindro
Sangma, who was shot at by GNLA militants on January 2, succumbed
to his injuries at Tura Civil Hospital in West Garo Hills District.
GNLA militants had shot three supporters, including Plaindro Sangma,
of Community and Rural Development Minister, Saleng Sangma, at
Aklangre village under Dalu Police Station in West Garo Hills
District. The militant outfit accused them of being Police informers.
|
Violent |
January 19 |
East Khasi Hills District In Meghalaya
|
Police arrested four GNLA cadres from
Polo at around 6 pm. Those arrested include Vincent T. Sangma, Viraj
Chungkan, Najim R. Sangma and London Sangma. The Police said they
were involved in extortion and recruitment of cadres. |
Non-violent |
January 19 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
State's Chief Secretary, WMS Pariat
asserted that law and order situation in the trouble-torn Garo
Hills has improved in recent times.
Asked about the Government's stand
on GNLA, the Chief Secretary indicated that the Government would
welcome any outfit which wants to come forward for discussion.
On the reports that the HNLC is trying to regroup in Khasi and
Jaintia Hills, Pariat said, "We will ensure that no re-grouping
takes place."
|
Statement |
January 20 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
Jailed GNLA's chief, Champion
R. Sangma has decided to contest the February 23 assembly elections
in Meghalaya, a legal official said. "He (Sangma) has already
made up his mind to contest the upcoming Meghalaya assembly elections
either from inside or outside the jail," Sangma's legal Counsel
Sujit Dey said.
|
Statement |
January 21 |
West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya
|
SFs in a joint operation, arrested
two GNLA linkmen from Beta Sing market under Ampati Police Station.
According to the BSF, two youths Janath D Sangma (23) and Mathani
Momin (19), were arrested. The operation party also recovered
three mobile phones, two Indian SIM cards, two extra battery,
and two driving licenses and a voter identity card from their
possession.
|
Non-Violent |
January 22 |
Goalpara District of Assam
|
SFs, in an encounter killed two
GNLA militants near Khardand under Krishnai Police Station.
|
Violent |
January 23 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
With exactly a month left for
the assembly elections in the State, cadres of GNLA have come
out in the open to extend their support to prospective candidates
in certain areas of Garo Hills. However, analytical intelligence
studies carried out by security agencies have revealed that the
terrorist group has not extended support to any particular political
party.
|
Statement |
January 26 |
South West Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
Two suspected GNLA cadres were
lynched by an angry mob in South West Khasi Hills District. According
to police, the cadres, who had demanded money from the coal quarry
at a village in Nongkyllem were attacked by an irate mob, including
the coal labourers.
|
Violent |
January 26 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
Meghalaya Governor RS Mooshahary
expressed grave concern over the growing influence of the GNLA
in Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills Districts. Mooshahary said
that the law and order situation in the State has been stable
and the internal security scenario is by and large satisfactory.
Governor also appealed the 'disgruntled elements' to seek peaceful
resolution of their demands through established democratic processes.
The Governor observed that activities of the HNLC have seen a
decline in the past few years due to constant pressure mounted
by the State Police.
|
Statement |
January 29 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
GNLA 'chief' Champion Sangma was
booked under MPDA by the East Garo Hills District administration.
An official source said that the GNLA chief was booked under MPDA
as per various provisions of law which include waging war against
the country and also for heading a banned organization. The source
added that the detention under MPDA was also due to the various
criminal offences pending in the East Garo Hills District against
the GNLA leader.
The MPDA detention came at a time
when the court of the chief judicial magistrate is set to hear
on January 30 a bail application of the GNLA leader in connection
with his arrest in Pynursla in East Khasi Hills.
|
Non-violent |
January 30 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
in Meghalaya
|
Jailed GNLA 'chairman' Champion
R. Sangma will appeal against his detention under the MPDA although
his intention to contest in the ensuing Assembly elections has
not yet receded. On January 30, Champion received a copy of the
order from West Garo Hills District magistrate Pravin Bakshi in
relation to his detention under the act. He had received a similar
order on January 29 from East Garo Hills District magistrate Vijay
Kumar Mantri. The contention of both Bakshi and Mantri was that
if Champion is allowed to remain at large, he will "act in a manner
prejudicial to the security of the state and maintenance of public
order in the district".
|
Non-violent |
January 31 |
East Garo Hills District in Meghalaya
|
Suspected GNLA militants targeted
Jonathon Sangma, an Independent candidate contesting from Williamnagar,
during a public meeting held at Dawa Songgital in the same District.
|
Violent |
January 31 |
NS
|
Central Intelligence sources indicated
that candidates, who have connections with GNLA can make use of
the militant outfit by offering them cash and other incentives
in this elections to target the opponents, which according to
them needs to be prevented.
|
Statement |
January 31 |
North Garo Hills District of Meghalaya
|
Suspected militants belonging
to the GNLA targeted a Government revenue collection point belonging
to the DMR lobbing a hand grenade that failed to explode.
|
Violent |
January 31 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
in Meghalaya
|
The first batch of 10 companies
of Central paramilitary forces has been dispatched to Garo Hills
on January 31 for election duty. The State had sought a total
of 76 companies of paramilitary forces to maintain law and order
during the polls which the Central Government has agreed to provide.
A police official said the 10 companies of Central paramilitary
personnel arrived in the State on January 30. Due to a spurt in
militant activities unleashed by the GNLA in Garo Hills, the region
has become more vulnerable as compared to other districts of the
State. Also, though the ANVC-B and its parent body, the ANVC,
signed the draft peace agreement with the State and the Union
Governments there has been no reduction in insurgent activities
in the region.
|
Non-Violent |
February 2 |
East Garo Hills District of Meghalaya
|
GNLA militants stormed Williamnagar
District jail where they shot dead the assistant jailor and injured
a warder in East Garo Hills District. "GNLA cadres entered Williamnagar
district jail and shot dead assistant jailor Neil Warjri. The
warder Sharai Sing Thabah was seriously injured in the jail compound
near the gate," East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner, Vijay Kumar
Mantri said from New Delhi.
|
Violent |
February 3 |
West Garo hills in Meghalaya
|
The injured warder of Williamnagar
District jail (East Garo Hills District), Sharai Sing Thabah,
succumbed to his injuries. As reported earlier, suspected GNLA
militants attacked the Williamnagar District killing assistant
jailor, Neil Warjri on February 2.
|
Violent |
February 3 |
East Garo Hills District of Meghalaya
|
East Garo Hills District administration
stated that the incident was carried out by Breakaway faction
of the ANVC-B and not from the GNLA as thought of earlier. East
Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner, Vijay Kumar Mantri said it has
been confirmed that the cadres of the ANVC-B were responsible
for the attack.
|
Statement |
February 3 |
East Khasi hills District of Meghalaya
|
DGP Kulbir Krishan said that an
investigation has been started and that they cannot confirm whether
the attack was carried out by ANVC-B or GNLA.
|
Statement |
February 4 |
South West Garo Hills in Meghalaya |
The BSF launched an operation
and arrested a GNLA militant, identified as Chengbath Momin, from
Mahendraganj. He also admitted to his involvement in the kidnapping
of a coal baron of Gasuapara and collection of Rs 500,000 as ransom.
|
Non-violent |
February 4 |
NS
|
ANVC-B denied any hand in the
Willimnagar District jail attack and said its name has been dragged
in by some "vested interests". "We condemn the Willimnagar incident
and we deny having a hand in the attack. The ANVC -B is being
dragged in because of some vested interests". Willimnagar is Sohan
D Shira's [Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) 'Commander-in-chief']
stronghold and our influence in that area is not much. Accusing
ANVC (B) seems more like a cover-up statement to target our cadres
and to derail the peaceful initiative," the outfit said in a statement.
|
Statement |
February 5 |
East Garo Hills District in Meghalaya
|
Police exchanged fire with eight-member
GNLA group lead by Williamnagar 'deputy area commander', Marcuish
had taken shelter inside a forest at Songsak Rongdol village.
|
Violent |
February 6 |
East Garo Hills District in Meghalaya
|
A fierce gunbattle broke out between
SFs and GNLA militants at Bolchugre village in Songsak.
|
Violent |
February 6 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
|
The arrested GNLA 'chairman',
Champion R Sangma has decided not contest the elections for the
State Assembly on February 23. This became clear when Champion
did not file nomination on February 6, which was the last day
for filing nominations. Earlier, the decision of GNLA 'chairman'
to contest the upcoming election was conveyed to the media by
his lawyer, Sujit Dey, on January 19.
|
Non-Violent |
February 7 |
Kamrup (Rural) District of Assam
|
Two militants of the GNLA were
killed, in a encounter with the SFs, along the Assam-Meghalaya
border at Ambringkona. The slain militants are yet to be identified.
SFs recovered two 7.65mm pistols, seven rounds of ammunition,
a large quantity of AK-47 rifles and two demand notes of the outfit.
|
Violent |
February 9 |
West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya
|
SFs arrested two GNLA militants
including the 'deputy area commander' of West Garo Hills and recovered
arms and ammunition after an operation. Police recovered one AK-47
rifle, 55 rounds of live ammunition and communication equipments
among others from the hide out of the militants.
|
Violent |
February 10 |
NS
|
GNLA has blamed former State DGP-Prisons,
Kulbir Krishan for the death of Assistant Jailer Neil Warjri and
Warder Sarai Sing Thabah at the hands of ANVC-B militants during
the attack on Williamnagar jail on February 2. GNLA's 'political
affairs secretary', Bikdot Nikjang Marak said that GNLA is not
connected to the cold blooded murder of the two jail staff and
we regret condemnation of some sections of society against us.
A jail staff is not a Policeman and GNLA has no reason to target
unarmed and innocent employees. Those who condemn us should first
unearth the truth before pointing their finger at us."
|
Statement |
February 10 |
East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya |
On specific inputs regarding GNLA
activities, the BSF troops deployed in East Khasi Hills District
launched an operation and arrested one GNLA cadre identified as
Dawin N Sangma from Dangar.
|
Non-violent |
February 10 |
East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya
|
On the information provided by
the cadre, BSF troops along with Meghalaya Police carried out
a joint operation late night and arrested another GNLA cadre identified
as Suresh S Sangma (20) from Mawsynram and recovered a cell phone
without SIM from his possession.
|
Non-violent |
February 11 |
West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya
|
Police in West Garo Hills District
arrested a GNLA cadre and recovered a crude bomb from his possession.
Police said that the militant identified as T. Sangma intended
to throw the bomb in a market place.
|
Non-violent |
February 11 |
South West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya |
Security forces arrested a GNLA
militant and an OWG of the outfit from an area near the Indo-Bangladesh
border in South West Garo Hills District. The GNLA militant was
identified as Mariours N Sangma (26). A country-made gun and ammunition
were recovered from Sangma's possession along with a mobile phone
and camouflage uniforms.
|
Non-violent |
February 11 |
South West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya |
SFs arrested one GNLA OWG identified
as Jarbish A Sangma (19) in Ajangre.
|
Non-violent |
February 13 |
New Delhi |
Meghalaya Governor, RS Mooshahary
while praising the State Government for the "commendable" job
it has done in containing the activities of militant groups said
law and order situation in the State is under control. Speaking
at the two-day conference of Governors, Mooshahary said the State
was fully geared up for the February 23 elections. "The activities
of HNLC are on decline in Khasi-Jainita Hills," the Governor said
adding the peace agreement with the Garo militant outfit ANVC
would be signed shortly. "However, the increased activities of
the GNLA and its growing influence in Garo Hills and parts of
West Khasi Hills is a matter of concern," he added.
|
Statement |
February 14 |
East Garo Hills-West Garo Hills Districts
of Meghalaya |
Suspected GNLA militants shot
dead a Nokma (village head) identified as Spinder Areng
of Daribokgre near Nokrek Biosphere Reserve bordering East and
West Garo Hills District suspecting him to be a Police informer.
|
Violent |
February 15 |
East Garo Hills District of Meghalaya
|
A group of militants fired in
the air at Williamnagar market in East Garo Hills District creating
panic among the traders in the area. Police suspect the role of
either ANVC-B or GNLA behind the Williamnagar market firing incident.
The militants escaped probably crossing the Simsang River.
|
Violent |
February 17 |
East Garo Hills District in Meghalaya |
The East Garo Hills District administration
has increased the presence of security personnel following the
recovery of GNLA pamphlets from a roadside in Williamnagar in
East Garo Hills District on February 16. East Garo Hills Deputy
Commissioner, Vijay Mantri, said, two additional companies of
central paramilitary forces are already in Williamnagar to ensure
that there is no disturbance by the GNLA during the election.
There are as many as 69 hyper sensitive polling stations in the
District and out of this around 40 per cent are under Williamnagar.
Songsak and Rongjeng are the other vulnerable areas.
|
Statement |
February 18 |
East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya
|
GNLA 'chief' Champion Sangma,
who is currently booked under the MPDA, has lodged an FIR against
the Director General (Prisons) Kulbir Krishan with an intention
to bring out the 'truth' behind the Williamnagar jail attack in
which Assistant Jailor Neil Warjri and Warder Sarai Singh Thabah
were shot dead when a group of militants attacked the jail earlier
this month. Reliable sources, on February 18, informed that the
Champion lodged the FIR at the Sadar Police Station on February
9 through the Superintendent of Jails but the FIR has not been
forwarded to the respective Police Station.
|
Non-violent |
February 20 |
Goalpara District of Assam |
An unidentified GNLA militant
was killed in an encounter with SFs at Dokapara under Lakhipur
police station of. The Police recovered a 7.65mm US-made pistol,
two magazines, seven rounds of ammunition, letter heads of GNLA
and a bike from the victim, a police source in Lakhipur said.
|
violent |
February 23 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills |
Meghalaya registered nearly 88
per cent turnout of voters in a peaceful poll conducted despite
the boycott of the election by the Khasi Hills-based HNLC, and
the threat from GNLA in some pockets of Garo Hills. The total
percentage of polling in the 2008 Assembly election was 89.04
per cent.
|
Statement |
February 27 |
East Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya
|
GNLA 'chairman' Champion Sangma's
ongoing trial in the court is expected to take another six months
for completion. The GNLA leader is currently lodged at the Shillong
District jail under the MPDA.
|
Statement |
March 4 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills Distinct
|
MPCC 'working president', Deborah
Marak, who was elected from Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District,
said she was open for any probe on the allegations by her opponents
that she won the seat with the support of militants. After GNLA
militants tried to disrupt an election rally of Independent candidate,
Jonathone N Sangma, he had lodged a complaint with the Williamnagar
District Electoral Officer saying that the GNLA had sent letters
to some villages asking people not to vote for him but instead
they should support Congress candidate Deborah Marak.
|
Statement |
March 7 |
South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya
|
A non-tribal businessman was arrested
from Chokpot for working with the GNLA. The non-tribal trader
identified as Debasis Chakraborty, was picked up following source
information about his involvement with militants.
|
Non-violent |
March 14 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills Distinct
|
The BSF deployed in Meghalaya
sector, which guards the 443-kilometer Indo-Bangla border along
Meghalaya, has arrested as many as 44 Bangladeshi immigrants in
2013.
The BSF also arrested 10 Bangladeshi
smugglers and five Indian smugglers and seized FICN worth INR
70,000 besides arresting two Bangladeshi racketeers.
The BSF also arrested nine GNLA
militants and seven linkmen in 2013.
|
Statement |
March 18 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya |
GNC legislator, Clifford Marak
questioned the State Governor's address on law and order situation
while citing a few instances which contradicted the governor's
statement that law and order situation in the State was well-under
control. Stating that militant activities are happening on a daily
basis in Garo Hills, Marak lambasted the Police department for
its inefficiency in ensuring safety and protection to the residents
of Garo Hills. Referring to the agreement signed between the Union
Government, the State Government and the ANVC-B to grant more
power including financial power to the GHADC, the GNC legislator
said the same was never mentioned in the Governor's address while
enquiring about the progress of the agreement made.
Requesting Chief Minister, Mukul
Sangma to immediately address the ANVC and GNLA crisis in Garo
Hills, Marak said, "Much confrontation is going on with GNLA cadres.
I am not supporting, but common people are suffering because of
it."
|
Statement |
March 21 |
West Garo Hills in Meghalaya |
A militant, identified as Dikki
M Sangma alias Bandi of GNLA escaped from one of the outfit's
camps and surfaced in Jengjal (West Garo Hills District) to surrender
before the BSF.
|
Non-violent |
March 31 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills in
Meghalaya
|
The magisterial probe into the
attack on Williamnagar jail, which resulted in the death of two
jail staff, has failed to pinpoint which militant group was involved
in the crime. Assistant Jailor Neil Warjri and Warder Sarai Sing
Thabah were killed in the attack by a gang of militants on the
night of February 2. The findings revealed that the primary target
of the attackers was assistant jailor Warjri and not Thabah. Soon
after the incident, the Police claimed that it was the handiwork
of GNLA. Later, Police confirmed that the attack was carried out
by ANVC-B led by its commander Senbirth Marak alias Norok.
However, the probe report, does
not clearly point out which group was involved in the attack as
it said that Police should investigate into the matter further.
|
Statement |
March 31 |
Goalpara District in Assam
|
SFs, in an encounter, killed a
GNLA militant near the Khashi Ghaghra area under Krishnai Police
Station. The slain militant was identified as Khowak Marak. While,
another GNLA militant identified as Niksrang Sangma was injured
in the same incident.
|
Violent |
April 2 |
Shillong in east Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
Meghalaya High Court issued notice
to the Central and the State Governments on petition filed by
jailed GNLA chief Champion R. Sangma challenging his detention
under the MPDA. Sangma, who is in the Shillong jail, was booked
under MPDA for waging war against India's sovereignty. Under the
MPDA, a person is detained for a maximum of three years and the
accused can get bail only after an Advisory Board chaired by a
retired Judge gives a decision on the matter. "The Court has directed
the Meghalaya government to file an affidavit against the petition
filed by Sangma for booking him under MPDA," Sangma's legal Counsel
Sujit Dey said.
A four weeks time has been given
to the government to counter Sangma's petition, he said. Dey also
termed the detention of the outlawed GNLA rebel Chief under MPDA
as "violation the rights of Sangma under Article 22 (5) of the
Indian constitution".
|
Statement |
April 8 |
North Garo Hills of Meghalaya
|
Two motorcycle borne suspected
militants abducted the teenage son of a grocery trader from the
Assam side of Mendipather town adjoining North Garo Hills District
reportedly to demand ransom from the father. The GNLA and the
ANVC-B besides dacoit gangs and recently formed UALA are said
to operate in the area, Police sources informed.
|
Violent |
April 9 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
The Meghalaya High Court directed
the State Government to file its counter affidavit within four
weeks with regards to the order of the West Garo Hills District
Magistrate in January, 2013 for booking GNLA chairman Champion
Sangma under the MPDA, 1995.
|
Statement |
April 10 |
South West Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
IG of Border Security Force [Meghalaya
Frontier], Sudesh Kumar sought the cooperation of the border residents
in tackling the activities of militants including GNLA, Breakaway
faction of ANVC-B and also smugglers. IG-BSF, Sudesh Kumar, while
addressing border residents at Gumaghat in South West Khasi Hills,
said that smugglers from across the border bring in FICN which
destabilize the economy and ultimately impact adversely the people.
|
Statement |
April 11 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
The magisterial probe report into
the incident of February 2 in which an assistant jailor and warder
were killed could not establish which militant group was involved
in the attack, but it only said that they were armed militants.
Home (Jail) Minister Roshan Warjri said eight to ten armed miscreants
were responsible for the incident on February 2. The Police first
blamed GNLA for the attack and subsequently put the responsibility
on ANVC-B saying the attack was led by Singbirth N Marak alias
Norok but now the Government is claiming that they were 'unidentified
armed miscreants'.
The Meghalaya Assembly was however
told that the Police are still hunting for the "unidentified"
armed men who were behind the incident.
|
statement |
April 12 |
East Garo Hills District in Meghalaya
|
SFs killed two GNLA militants
at Koksi Nengsat village under Songsak Police Station. While,
an 'area commander' of the GNLA had a narrow escape, officials
said. The slain militants were identified as Nangrepa and Imra
. SFs recovered an AK-47 rifle with 91 live rounds, a 7.65 pistol
with six rounds, three wireless sets, 50 detonators with safety
fuse wires and four gelatine sticks, mobile phones and other equipment.
|
Violent |
April 13 |
Goalpara District of Assam
|
SFs arrested a GNLA militant,
identified as Olman K. Marak, in Khardang .
|
Non-violent |
April 14 |
West Garo Hills in Meghalaya |
Two GNLA cadres along with an
overground female collaborator were arrested from Selsella region
of West Garo Hills while travelling in an auto rickshaw to meet
another cadre, identified as Togak.
|
Non-Violent |
April 16 |
East Garo hills in Meghalaya |
A GNLA militant, identified as
Tibat S Sangma alias Jeron, abandoned his 'sentry post'
at a camp deep inside West Khasi Hills District to surrender before
Police officials at Dobu in East Garo Hills.
|
Non-Violent |
April 16 |
West Khasi Hills in Meghalaya |
One suspected GNLA cadre, identified
as Aspin G Sangma (30), was arrested from Shallang in West Khasi
Hills District. Sangma was carrying demand notes to distribute
among all the coal traders and shop owners in Shallang market
to raise funds for the outfit, a reliable source said.
|
Non-violent |
April 17 |
Shillong in East Khasi hills of Meghalaya |
State Home minister Roshan Warjri
said the GNLA, with support from Assam-based militant groups,
had become a "potent force, comprising a large number of cadres,
including active overground workers, adequate firepower, organizational
capacity and command leadership". She said the outfit, which was
active all over Garo hills, in certain areas of West Khasi Hills
and in South West Khasi Hills, continued to be a cause for concern.
Roshan Warjri further said that there were 165 militancy-related
activities in the state in 2012. She assured the House that efforts
were being made to improve intelligence network and enhance capabilities
for effective intelligence-based operations. "We are expecting
better results in the coming months," she added.
|
Statement |
April 17 |
Shillong in East Khasi hills of Meghalaya |
The ties between the Assam based
ULFA and the Meghalaya based GNLA have gone a step further from
providing logistical support to jointly participating in training
inside the jungles of Garo hills in Meghalaya, revealed a former
GNLA cadre, Tibat Sangma alias Jeron who surrendered on April
16. The Assam-based outfit, which earlier depended heavily on
the GNLA for shelter in the forests of Garo hills, movement of
its cadres and weapons to and fro Bangladesh, is now jointly training
of fresh recruits.
"We had as many as 10 Ulfa cadres
undergoing training along with us in the Durama hills," said Tibat
Sangma during his surrender to authorities in East Garo Hills
District on April 16 morning after fleeing from a camp of the
outfit in West Khasi Hills. According to the surrendered militant,
such training of both the cadres has been going on for quite some
time. The GNLA, on the other hand, has also benefited with the
regular flow of high-end weapons to its fold and more importantly,
the technical knowhow on the use of IED.
|
Statement |
April 21 |
East Garo Hills District in Meghalaya |
SFs busted a makeshift camp of
the GNLA that was being used to treat injured cadres and a large
quantity of medicines seized from Rongjeng area in East Garo Hills
Districts. A GNLA sentry atop a hill where the field camp was
located fired at the approaching SF personals. A brief exchange
of fire took place from both sides during which time the militants
managed to escape with their weapons and cadres who were undergoing
treatment inside the jungle camp.
|
Non-Violent |
April 22 |
NS |
After facing defeat in the February
23 State Assembly polls, a Samajwadi Party candidate has allegedly
joined the GNLA, a senior Meghalaya Police said. Rapiush Ch. Sangma
(33), who had contested from Rongjeng constituency under East
Garo Hills District, joined the GNLA soon after the counting of
votes, which were held on February 28. Incidentally, Congress
candidate Sengnam Marak, who is the younger brother of Dilash
R Marak, the chief of the ANVC, won the assembly election.
"We have confirmed that Rapiush
has been appointed as vice-chairman of the GNLA and he is hiding
inside the thick jungles of Garo Hills," JFK Marak, the District
Police chief of East Garo Hills said. "He (Rapiush) is a close
aide of Sohan D. Shira, (the military wing chief of GNLA) and
his objective joining the GNLA is to recoup the money, which he
had spent during the polls, and with the hope that he will again
contest the next polls "under the barrel of the gun," the official
said.
|
Statement |
April 22 |
North Garo Hills |
GNLA militants burnt a shop and
fired at people in North Garo Hills District. In the incident,
one truck driver, identified as Mahadeb Saha, and his helper,
Oniras Rabha, both of Nogorbeta in Kamrup District in Assam, were
injured.
|
Violent |
April 25 |
NS |
The GNLA has ruled out any large
scale surrender but said it is still open to talks. Ruling out
surrender, the militant outfit reiterated conditional talks with
the Government on the demand for a separate state for Garos. "We
welcome any discussion across the table and we are ready for such
a dialogue at any point of time," Bikdot Nikjang Marak, the 'political
secretary' of the outfit added. Both the State and the Centre
had ruled out any talks with the GNLA in the past and instead
wanted the militants to come and surrender and deposit their arms
and ammunition.
|
Statement |
April 28 |
Ri Bhoi District of Meghalaya
|
Based on complaints filed by a
businessman, the Ri Bhoi Police arrested four sympathizers of
GNLA, on charges of extortion, according to a report of April
29. While three of the sympathisers, Arengh Mukherji (26), Abrus
Marak (18) and Nephosas Sangma (23) were arrested on March 20,
the fourth, Dikki Sangma, was arrested on April 25 from Killing
in Ri-Bhoi District. According to Police sources, the GNLA demanded
a ransom of INR 200,000 from a businessman in Killing area under
Khanapara Police Station on March 12 following which the latter
reported the matter to Police.
|
Non-violent |
April 29 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
The Government wants the GNLA
to first eschew violence before initiating talks with them, according
to a report. The GNLA recently offered to have talks with the
Government, but asserted that it will not surrender. Reacting
to this, a Home department official said that talks with the Government
would be possible only if the GNLA stops violence. "The militant
group has to first abjure the path of violence and extortion,
then only we will be able to talk to them," the official added.
|
Statement |
May 1 |
West Khasi Hills in Meghalaya
|
The GNLA came upfront and issued
notifications in some part of Shallang in West Khasi Hills as
well as a tollgate at Songsak in East Garo Hills District, calling
a bandh (shut down strike) of 15 days at Shallang from May 1 to
15. The notification ordered all shops to remain closed and all
trucks to stay off the road at Shallang. A reliable source informed
that earlier the GNLA had issued demand notes to shopkeepers,
tollgates and coal traders. However no payment was made which
irked the outfit. Coal traders and shopkeepers complained that
the huge ransom of INR 1.5 to 2 million was beyond their capacity
and hence they refused to pay. In one of the notification, it
was boldly declared that if any one opposed the bandh they
would be shot dead.
|
Statement |
May 3 |
Goalpara District in Assam
|
SFs arrested three suspected GNLA
militants and recovered a 7.6 pistol with two live cartridges
under Dudhnoi Police Station in Goalpara District. The apprehended
GNLA cadres are Krispal Sangma, Bitram G Marak and Dharkham Marak.
The cadres were arrested when they came to collect the extortion
money from a businessman of Daranggiri area.
|
Non-violent |
May 5 |
South Garo Hills in Meghalaya
|
A trader from Chokpot bazaar in
South Garo Hills was shot dead by suspected GNLA militants during
a botched kidnapping attempt on in the morning. The incident occurred
approximately a hundred yards from Chokpot police station.
|
Violent |
May 6 |
South Garo Hills in Meghalaya |
A manager of a coal export company
operating from Gasuapara in South Garo Hills near the international
border with Bangladesh was abducted by suspected GNLA militants
who came disguised as laborers in the night. "We have identified
the group as that of GNLA area commander Pangkam who sent his
cadres under one Odek to kidnap the coal company's manager," indicated
District Superintendant of Police, Davis Nestell R Marak.
|
Violent |
May 10 |
North Garo Hills |
Sophisticated weapons meant for
Garo militants that was being smuggled in from Dimapur in Nagaland
was intercepted by Police at Damas village in North Garo Hills
District. A couple who was bringing in the weapons has also been
arrested. The breakthrough came after North Garo Hills Police
stopped a car with an Assam registration number at Damas village,
on the border with Goalpara District (Assam), at around 6 pm.
Packages inside rubber tubes were found concealed above the mudguards
of the vehicle, Police said. When both package was opened up they
found an AK 81 and an AK 56 rifle with 25 rounds of ammunition
that had been sealed water tight. The couple, Joy Sonowal (50)
and Barachi Mach (45) reportedly confessed to bringing in the
weapons from an arms dealer based in Dimapur town of Nagaland.
The weapons are believed to be for the GNLA outfit which operates
in the Garo Hills region.
|
Non-violent |
May 12-13 |
West Garo Hills in Meghalaya
|
GNLA militants threatened to kill
Congress legislator from Raksamgre in West Garo Hills District,
Limison Sangma, if he does not pay an amount of INR 500,000 by
May 18. The legislator informed that it was on May 12 that the
GNLA 'area commander', Rang Dat, sent him an SMS asking him to
pay the amount by May 14, failing which the militant threatened
to kill him. The militant also sent another text message on May
13 reminding him to pay the amount by May 14 and after getting
no response, the deadline was extended to May 18 through another
text message sent on May 14. The legislator said that he has taken
up the matter with Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and also informed
the local Police station about the issue. Limison said that in
2012, on three occasions, the GNLA had sent demand notes to him
asking to pay an amount ranging from INR five million to INR 500,000.
|
Violent |
May 13 |
South Garo hills in Meghalaya
|
Unspecified number of school children
had a narrow escape after suspected GNLA fired indiscriminately
to avoid arrest in South Garo Hills District. According to Police,
based on specific inputs, it was known that transaction of money
was going to take place between GNLA militants and a businessman
at Rongding Awe School playground. When Police reached the spot,
heavily armed militants opened fire indiscriminately and the GNLA
cadres managed to escape. However, Police arrested a businessman
who was supposed to hand over the money to the militants. "We
have arrested Uttam Marak, the businessman from the playground,
who was alleged to handover over Rs 3 lakh to the GNLA area commander
Rakkam D Shira," Police said. Police have booked him under various
sections of the UAPA.
|
Violent |
May 15 |
NS |
GNLA has denied its role in sending
text messages to Congress legislator Limison Sangma. Sangma had
lodged a complaint with the Police that the 'area commander' of
GNLA Rang Dat was involved in sending text message to him demanding
INR 500000. However, the 'political secretary' of GNLA, Bikdot
Nikjang said that Rang Dat was not an 'area commander' but only
a cadre of the outfit. According to Nikjang, the text messages
demanding money could have been sent by some other criminals.
The militant leader also claimed that the 'GNLA does not demand
money from people but only asks for donations'.
The GNLA has announced that its
'anti-corruption wing' will ensure that corruption is eradicated
from Garo Hills. The 'political secretary' of GNLA, Bikdot Nikjang,
on May 15, alleged that all corruptions start with the MLAs and
"to check corruption, we have formed an expert team and we will
follow our own anti-corruption law". The GNLA leader also asked
all the 24 Garo Hills legislators to learn from HSPDP leader,
HS Lyngdoh for his continued demand for a separate Khasi-Jaintia
State. The militant leader asked the Garo Hills politicians and
others to join hands in their fight for a separate Garo State.
|
Statement |
May 20 |
NS |
GNLA has again threatened to kill
Meghalaya Congress legislator Limison D. Sangma for not complying
with their extortion demands, Police said May 20. "We have been
informed by the legislator that the GNLA has issued a 'death penalty'
for not complying with their extortion demands," Mukesh Kumar
Singh, the district police chief of West Garo Hills, said. Earlier,
Sangma had received a text message in which the GNLA allegedly
demanded INR 500000, and if not paid they would kidnap and kill
him. Though, the tribal Garo outfit denied sending the text message,
Sangma, however, said it was the GNLA which had made the demand.
|
Violent |
May 20 |
NS |
The GNLA has sought a CBI inquiry
into the alleged creation of ANVC-B with the 'blessings of the
Meghalaya Government and the State Police'. The political secretary
of GNLA, Bikdot Nikjang, said that with the UALA 'commander-in-chief'
Singbirth Marak alias Norrok X Momin revealing that the Police
and the Meghalaya Government provided arms to ANVC-B to take on
the GNLA, the Government should order a high level probe into
the incident. The UALA chief recently made a statement to the
media that he was witness to the handing over of three sophisticated
weapons to ANVC-B by Meghalaya Police with the blessings of the
Meghalaya Government in East Garo Hills District several months
ago to take on the GNLA outfit.
|
Statement |
May 22 |
West garo hills in meghalaya |
Tura Police successfully intercepted
a group of arms suppliers for militant groups, suspected to be
GNLA and the ANVC-B, and arrested eight persons besides seizing
pistols and ammunition from Chibragre picnic spot of Rongram near
Tura in West Garo Hills District. Two 7.62 mm pistols along with
seven rounds of ammunition and five magazine holders along with
eight mobile phones and INR 5000 were seized from the possession
of the arrested persons.
The breakthrough came following
intelligence inputs about a possible meeting between Assam-based
arms suppliers and their middlemen near Tura. The Police revealed
that the gang had brought the weapons allegedly to sell to ANVC-B
militants who had put up an order to buy them but had also previously
sold a similar consignment to the GNLA. The weapons were brought
to Garo Hills from Bongaigaon region after it was delivered to
the Assam trio by the main supplier. The Assam arms dealers were
then to sell the weapons for INR 70,000 each to the local dealers
who in turn were to resell it to the Garo militant groups for
a price of INR 100000-150000 each.
|
Non-violent |
May 22 |
NS |
AIGU has demanded a departmental
inquiry against present Deputy Superintendant of Police of Nongstoin,
TC Chacko, after allegations by the UALA chief that the Police
official had handed over three sophisticated weapons to ANVC-B
to take on the GNLA, according to a report. Though the ANVC-B
has denied the allegations, the GNLA and CSWO have also sought
for a detailed inquiry into the allegations.
|
Statement |
May 22 |
Shillong in East Khasi hills in Meghalaya |
The High Court of Meghalaya set
aside the detention order of GNLA 'chairman' Champion Sangma issued
by the District Magistrate, Tura, following the failure of the
authority to inform the militant chief of his rights to make a
representation against the order, besides other loopholes.
|
Statement |
May 23 |
West Khasi Hills in Meghalaya |
Suspected GNLA militants, morning
opened fired at the Construction Company based at Swangre in West
Khasi Hills District leading to retaliation from Police personnel
who were guarding the company premises. As the Police personnel
opened retaliatory fire, the militant fled from the scene. Though
no casualty or injury was reported on either side, search at the
site led to the recovery of a live grenade, one SLR magazine and
one AK magazine. Sources informed that recently the GNLA served
demand notes to the company headquarter located at Samanda in
East Garo Hills where senior officials of the company are stationing.
However, the company refused to pay any money to the GNLA, which
might have infuriated the militant group leading to the failed
attack on the Swangre camp, sources added.
|
Violent |
May 26 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills in Meghalaya |
The Centre has made it clear that
it would not talk to any more splinter militant groups in future.
The annual report of MHA for 2012-13 said that the Government
was ready to hold talks with any group or outfit which is willing
to abjure violence, lay down arms and agree to abide by the Constitution
of India. "However, if there is a splinter group in future, then
Government will not consider talking to them," the report said.
The militancy scenario in Meghalaya
reveals that the members of existing three militant groups in
Garo Hills, GNLA, ANVC-B and UALA were once part and parcel of
the mother organization ANVC which is currently under ceasefire.
While the current 'commander-in-chief' of GNLA, Sohan Shira was
the 'area commander' of ANVC, the 'chairman' of ANVC-B, Rimpu
Marak was the 'spokesperson' of ANVC. Further, the present 'commander-in-chief'
of UALA was a senior ANVC-B cadre.
|
Statement |
June 1 |
NS |
The 'area commander' of GNLA in
Songsak abducted as many as 15 secretaries of Village Employment
Council dealing with MGNREGA. They were released only after paying
INR 10,000 each from the MGNREGA funds.
|
Violent |
June 1 |
East Garo Hills in Meghalaya |
a medical doctor from East Garo
Hills was recently served with an extortion notice of INR 300000.
Sources have revealed that the doctors would be going on strike
and threatened not to attend to their duties as a mark of protest
against the demand notes coming from GNLA leader Sohan D Shira.
Sources informed that recently Sohan Shira also demanded INR 100
million from the road construction company BSC-C & C (JV). The
company has been served with an ultimatum to either pay up or
leave. The Hyderabad based company is engaged in road construction
project linking West Khasi Hills with Garo Hills.
|
Violent |
June 5 |
New Delhi |
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul
Sangma while addressing the Conference of Chief Ministers expressed
concern over the rise in the unlawful activities of the GNLA.
Sangma said, "Even though internal security situation in Meghalaya
continues to be stable and under control, the GNLA remains a matter
of concern."
Expressing concern over the recent
activities of the ANVC-B which has even called for road blockades
and bandhs, Sangma said that even though a peace pact was
signed with the ANVC, way back in 2004, lack of resources to settle
them and delay in arriving at a settlement resulted in emergence
of fringe militant outfits.
He stated, "Other indigenous militant
outfits like ANVC, HNLC and LAEF have been largely neutralized
following sustained efforts, but they are instigated by the likes
ULFA, NDFB and NSCN who use the state as a sanctuary and passage
to both Bangladesh and rest of the region." The proscribed HNLC
is almost finished but over a dozen of their cadres are still
holed up across the border in Bangladesh, the Chief Minister said
while adding that with the help of the Centre they too can be
nabbed.
He also said that insurgents from
neighbouring states use the long and porous Bangladesh border
along Meghalaya to their advantage. He raised concern over rising
militancy in the hill state due to two factors- lack of development
and thin police presence- as the ones largely contributing to
the continuance of militancy in the region and the State.
Demanding that six companies of
Central Armed Police Forces which were taken away from Meghalaya
for elections in Karnataka be redeployed, Sangma sought six more
companies in order to deal with the militant menace in totality.
He also called for more police and border outposts to check the
militants.
|
Statement |
June 5 |
North Garo Hills District / Meghalaya |
A Shillong (East Khasi Hills District)
bound MTC bus was set ablaze by suspected armed GNLA cadres in
North Garo Hills District. It was at around 7.40 am that five
to six suspected GNLA militants stopped the MTC bus coming from
Tura at Dingrepa, nine kilometres from Bajengdoba in North Garo
Hills and gave just four minutes for the passengers, mostly students,
to come out of the vehicle. The militants fired in the air to
force the occupants out of the bus and then set it ablaze. Empty
cases of ammunition of weapons were recovered from the site after
the militants fired in the air.
Police recovered a note of GNLA,
written both in English and Garo, which was earlier handed over
to the driver. The note, written in the letter pad of GNLA, said
that the outfit resorted to violence since the Government was
indifferent to its various demands. The GNLA has stepped up violence
resorting to extortion and kidnapping in parts of Garo Hills.
The militant outfit is on an extortion spree in Garo Hills even
targeting the Government servants including BDOs and doctors.
|
violent |
June 7 |
East Garo hills / Meghalaya |
An exchange of fire took place
between East Garo Hills Police and GNLA cadres in a densely forested
area at Adugre village near Williamnagar in West Garo Hills District.
According to East Garo Hills Superintendent of Police, Jerry Marak,
the incident occurred when a Police team along with SWAT and CoBRA
personnel was returning after destroying a camp of GNLA 'commander-in-chief'
Sohan D Shira.
"The police raided the camp of
Sohan D Shira but the militants had left the camp just before
the arrival of the police, but while the police team was returning
after destroying the camp an encounter took place with the GNLA
cadres who were returning to the camp," Marak informed. After
a brief exchange of fire, the militants fled away and no causality
was reported on either side. A 7.65 pistol with 4 magazines, IEDs,
detonators, gelatin sticks, electronic timers, demand letters
of ULFA and other incriminating documents were recovered from
the site.
|
Violent |
June 11 |
Meghalaya |
In a statement issued, the 'political
secretary' of GNLA, Bikdot Nikjang, while condemning the act of
the Police on the issue of Rimpu Marak's disappearance, said that
it was to prevent the ANVC-B 'chairman' from spilling the beans
on the formation of the militant outfit by the Police and some
political leaders from Garo Hills ahead of the Assembly elections,
that the Police now have arrested him. The militant leader maintained
that the Police and some politicians had formed the ANVC-B, a
faction of the parent body ANVC which is currently under ceasefire,
to take on the GNLA cadres. "We had said in the past that there
is a nexus between the police and ANVC (B) and now the so called
'disappearance' of Rimpu at the behest of the police is to prevent
the ANVC (B) chief from revealing the nexus," the GNLA leader
claimed.
|
Statement |
June 11 |
Shillong / East Khasi Hills /
Meghalaya
|
Aiming to prevent youths from
the rural areas from taking up arms by joining militant groups,
the State Government is now mulling to set up more residential
schools at the block level. Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, while
admitted to the fact that the tendency of youths to join militant
outfits is on the rise, advocated on the need to set up more residential
schools in the blocks. For such an initiative, resources will
prove to be a challenge and therefore we would like the support
of the Ministry of Home Affairs," Sangma said during a high-level
meeting to review the overall law and order scenario in the State,
which was attended by Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami and senior
Government officials on June 11 evening.
Besides setting up schools in
the blocks, the State Government is also contemplating to seek
special package for Meghalaya from the Centre to promote sporting
activities to veer the youths away from the path of violence."Children
as young as 12 years are joining the militant outfits as they
are often lured by these organizations," the Chief Minister noted.
There have been reports surfacing from time to time on use of
child soldiers by Garo Hills based militant outfits including
the GNLA and the ANVC-B.
|
Statement |
June 13 |
Shillong / East Khasi Hills /
Meghalaya
|
In a major setback to the jailed
GNLA rebel 'chief' Champion R Sangma, Meghalaya High Court, dismissed
his petition challenging his detention order under the MPDA. On
January 29, East Garo Hills deputy commissioner Vijay Kumar Mantri
had booked Sangma under MPDA for various charges including waging
war against the country and heading a banned outfit.
|
Statement |
June 13 |
Guwahati / Kamrup (metro) / Assam
|
Guwahati City Police arrested
three arms carriers and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition
from the ISBT. The arrested trio was identified as Jonir Marak,
Arbit Sangma and Mohammad Jahid Hussain. SFs recovered one AK
56 rifle with a magazine, 375 rounds of ammunition, a short barrel
factory-made gun, one RPG launcher, seven RPG cells, four cell
phones and rupees 50 thousand in cash. "Jonir and Arbit are linkmen
of the GNLA, while Hussain is a local agent. They brought the
consignment through courier from Dimapur and were going to take
it to Meghalaya," L R Bishnoi, IGP-CWR of Assam Police said.
|
Non-violent |
June 16 |
East Garo hills / Meghalaya |
Suspected GNLA militants lobbed
a grenade at Williamnagar Police Station in East Garo Hills District.
However, there were no casualties. Police officials believe the
act was in retaliation for the attack on GNLA 'commander-in-chief'
Sohan D Shira's camp a week ago.
|
Violent |
June 19 |
Shillong / East Khasi hills / Meghalaya |
Three out of the six companies
of CAPFs, deputed to tackle militancy in Garo Hills, particularly
violent activities of GNLA, have arrived in the State and the
remaining three more companies will arrive likely next week. Informing
this, State Home Minister Roshan Warjri said that the forces were
at the disposal of the State Government and they would be deployed
to tackle militancy. According to Warjri, the forces would be
deployed to carry out counter-insurgency operations. There are
already a few companies of CRPF under the CoBRA engaged in joint
anti-insurgency operations in Garo Hills along with the Police.
Social Welfare Minister Deborah
Marak has called for negotiation with the Garo rebel group GNLA.
|
Statement |
June 24 |
South West Garo Hills / Meghalaya |
The GNLA served a demand note
to the Saint Claret Mission based at Ampati in South West Garo
Hills District. The amount demanded was, however, confusing as
in words it read 'one crore five lac' but in figures it was quoted
as 1,50,000.
|
Violent |
June 29 |
West Garo Hills / Meghalaya |
West Garo Hills Police arrested
two GNLA cadres and an over ground worker from Kherapara area
in the night and seized two pistols. GNLA cadre Jintu R Marak
(19) hailing from Chokpot was caught from near Kherapara around
6 pm. From his possession, Police recovered one 7.65 pistol with
five live rounds of ammunition. An over ground supporter of the
outfit identified as Nirmal Ch Momin (18) hailing from Momegre
village was also arrested with the cadre. Following a lead on
Jintu's arrest, Police teams raided another village of Kherapara
known as Ontapara and arrested GNLA cadre Bilsrang Marak (19)
and confiscated another 7.65 pistol.
|
Non-violent |
June 29 |
Meghalaya |
The GNLA has threatened to launch
a 'street war' against Security Forces if the Government continues
its anti-insurgency operation by bringing in more forces to Garo
Hills. The statement assumes significance as the State Government
is continuously asking the MHA to sanction more forces to combat
the worsening law and order situation in the region. The outfit's
political secretary Bikdot Nikjang said the security forces in
the name of anti-insurgency operations were harassing innocent
villagers. Responding to the State government's SOS to send additional
forces to tackle worsening law and order situation in Garo Hills
after violence erupted in Tura, the Centre sanctioned six companies
of CRPF and four companies of BSF recently.
GNLA military chief Sohan D Shira
has denied his outfit's hand in serving a demand note on missionaries
involved in providing education in the Garo Hills and has blamed
former cadres of being involved in extortion using.
|
Statement |
July 2 |
West Khasi Hills / Meghalaya |
Police personnel and the suspected
GNLA militants exchanged fire at Swangre in West Khasi Hills.
|
Violent |
July 14 |
South Garo Hills / Meghalaya |
A heavy exchange of fire broke
out between Police commandos and GNLA militants in a remote area
of South Garo Hills. SWAT commandos of the Meghalaya Police raided
Agreng village under Nangalbibra area of South Garo Hills and
came across a group of GNLA militants taking shelter in a house
which was occupied by civilians including children. As the police
approached the house at 11 AM the militants reportedly opened
fire leading to a brief encounter. The militants were reportedly
led by area 'commander' Jongman.
Police claim that one militant
was injured in the encounter. From the scene of the encounter,
Police recovered AK magazine holders and live ammunition, several
numbers of .22, .32 and 9 mm rounds and documents belonging to
the GNLA.
|
Violent |
July 15 |
NS |
ANVC-B is ready to include GNLA
'commander-in-chief', Sohan D Shira in the ongoing peace process
with Government. In a statement issued, ANVC-B leader, Doang D
Shira said that this (making Sohan a part of peace pact) could
change the situation scenario in Garo Hills. "We are open and
ready to include Sohan in the signing of the peace pact," the
ANVC-B leader said.
|
Statement |
July 15 |
Shillong / East Khasi Hills |
The arrested GNLA 'chairman' Champion
R Sangma has served a legal notice on local English daily for
publishing a "derogatory news report with an intention to defame
him". In the legal notice, which was issued through his legal
counsel to the publisher of the newspaper, Sangma demanded the
newspaper to publish an unconditional public apology. In the news
report, it was alleged that the GNLA chairman got access to a
cell phone and was making over 1,000 calls every month from the
jail. It was also reported that Champion was having access to
a female ward of the jail.
|
Statement |
July 15 |
Dispur / Assam |
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.
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 17 |
NS |
GNLA out rightly rejected the
ANVC-B offer of joining them for peace talks, accusing them of
collaborating with the Meghalaya Government in 'eliminating' their
cadres to weaken their outfit. In response to the statement issued
by the 'publicity secretary' of the ANVC-B, Doang D Shira, inviting
his organization to join the ongoing peace process with the Government,
GNLA leader, Sohan D Shira reiterated that such a proposal from
the rival outfit cannot be entertained since there is a move to
try and bring the rebel group to its knees by the State Government
in collaboration with the ANVC-B.
While it has distanced itself
from having any involvement in the ANVC-B's offer of talks, the
Sohan D Shira-led GNLA has said that it was ready to talk with
the Central Government. "We will talk to the Centre, not with
the ANVC," announced Sohan D Shira in a communique. He also claimed
that arms including AK rifles supplied by Meghalaya Police DSP
Chako to the ANVC-B were being used in operation to eliminate
its cadres.
|
Statement |
July 17 |
East Garo Hills |
Two militants who had deserted
the GNLA's Chokpot camp two months ago were arrested from the
Samanda area of East Garo Hills District while they were travelling
in a Sumo.
|
Non-violent |
July 18 |
East Garo Hills |
SFs recovered a shipment of arms
meant for GNLA C-in-C, Sohan D Shira, from a vehicle at Chinabat
village located on the main highway between Tura and Williamnagar
in East Garo Hills District. SFs recovered three automatic rifles,
an AK-56, an AK mounted with a bipod stand along with a drum magazine
and a 5.56 calibre AK rifle fitted with a UBGL, two live UBGL
grenades and six rounds of different caliber ammunition from the
vehicle. One of the three occupants of the vehicle, identified
as Bit A Sangma of Nagaland, was arrested by SFs.
|
Non-violent |
July 18 |
NS |
The ANVC-B asked GNLA 'C-in-C'
Sohan D Shira to reconsider the outfit's invitation to join the
ongoing peace process with the government. The 'publicity secretary'
of ANVC-B, Doang D. Shira said, "Sohan should reconsider our invitation
and see through the possibility of being part of the final settlement
which will pave way for real peace." According to ANVC-B, Sohan
must understand that he was one of the signatories of the ANVC's
ceasefire agreement in 2004. The GNLA leader had earlier out rightly
rejected the ANVC-B's offer of joining the ongoing peace process.
|
Statement |
July 19 |
East Garo Hills |
The 'second in command' of the
GNLA 'central command' identified as Azan Marak alias Jimmy
of Bolkingre has been shot dead in a three hours encounter with
East Garo Hills Police at Bansamgre village in East Garo Hills
District in the morning.
A security alert was sounded after
the GNLA threatened to launch retaliatory attacks on Security
Forces following the encounter. "We have placed security forces
on high alert after the GNLA has threatened to attack on security
forces in Garo Hills," Peter Hanaman, the Meghalaya Police chief
said. "We are not taking the (GNLA) threat lightly as Sohan D
Shira (the chief of the military wing) wanted to boost the morale
of his cadres following the gun battle," Hanaman said.
|
Violent |
July 20 |
West Garo Hills |
Suspected GNLA militants abducted
a non-tribal cashew and cloth merchant, identified as Vijay Bihar,
from Rimrangpara in the Dalu area of West Garo Hills District.
The Tura-based trader was abducted from the market by five militants
brandishing small weapons.
|
Violent |
July 21 |
East Khasi Hills |
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma hinted
that the State Government is willing to hold talks with GNLA that
unleashed a reign of terror in Garo Hills over the past few years.
Sangma said, "We have to continue necessary measures to neutralise
militant outfits but at the same time, doors for achieving sustained
peace cannot be closed." The Chief Minister pointed out that the
Government should be receptive to any proposal from any outfit
to take part in peace process.
|
Statement |
July 22 |
Meghalaya |
ANVC-B once again extended an
invitation to the GNLA 'commander-in-chief' Sohan D Shira to be
a part of the ongoing truce agreement with the State and the Central
Government for the sake of lasting peace in Garo Hills. ANVC-B
leader Rimpu Marak said, "We do not want our comrades led by Sohan
to be left out of the benefits that are coming our way for the
best of our people and the area we want them to be part of the
settlement, equally sharing our platform, benefits and status
in re-building our society."
|
Statement |
July 22 |
West Garo Hills / Meghalaya |
West Garo Hills District Police
raided a hideout of one of the 'area commanders' of the GNLA in
the Selsella region and seized arms and explosives after a brief
encounter. The seizure included a pistol, hand grenade, 200 grams
of explosives, two magazines and 30 rounds of ammunition
|
Non-violent |
July 22 |
West Garo hills / Meghalaya |
Tura Police arrested four over
ground workers of GNLA, identified as Tengsan A Sangma (35), Illhomes
Ch Sangma (19), Amseng B Marak (20) and Sengman T Sangma (25)
of Darengre. Police said that those arrested were working under
the directions of two GNLA cadres - Baichung and Jack.
|
Non-violent |
July 24 |
Meghalaya |
A GNLA who reportedly sustained
injuries during the July 19, 2013, encounter in East Garo Hills
District, which resulted in the killing of the 'deputy commander'
of GNLA, Pilon M Sangma alias Marcus, succumbed to his injuries
on an unspecified date.
|
violent |
July 25 |
East Garo Hills / Meghalaya |
A GNLA cadre, identified as Sophon
N Sangma alias Rongrim alias Taklu, who escaped
when the arms consignment was seized from a vehicle at Chinabat
village in East Garo Hills on July 18, surrendered before the
East Garo Hills Police on July 25 along with one .22 pistol and
six rounds of live ammunitions.
|
Non-violent |
July 27 |
West Garo hills / Meghalaya |
SFs arrested four GNLA militants
in Dengasi under Garobadha Police Station of West Garo Hills District.
The arrested militants were identified as Jinda M Sangma (21),
Welbius M Sangma (25), Waljang Ch Sangma (24) and Pramod T Sangma
(21). SFs recovered a grenade launcher and two explosive device
containing RDX.
|
Non-violent |
July 28 |
West Garo hills / Meghalaya |
SFs arrested a suspected GNLA
militant, identified as Sanjay Sangma, from the Tikrikilla region
of West Garo Hills District. The SFs also recovered a pistol and
a detonator from the possession of the arrested militant.
|
Non-violent |
July 29 |
West Garo Hills |
An exchange of fire took place
between the GNLA militants and the Police at Sasatgre village
in the West Garo Hills. The encounter which took place at noon
lasted for approximately twenty minutes. The militants escaped
the attack but left behind a 9mm pistol along with live ammunition
and a cartridge of a shotgun, several GNLA documents, demand notes,
stamps and a bagful of splinters meant for making IEDs
West Garo Hills SP, Mukesh Kr
Singh said, "They (GNLA) were coming to Tura to issue demand notes
on civilians under their new commander when we intercepted the
group at Sasatgre. We narrowly missed getting him (Baichung)."
Baichung Momin is the newly-appointed GNLA 'area commander' for
entire West Garo Hills District and a close associate of the outfit's
'chief' Sohan D Shira.
|
violent |
July 30 |
West Garo Hills |
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 on July 30. 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 31 |
Meghalaya |
Inspector General Border Security
Force (BSF, Meghalaya Frontier) Sudesh Kumar said that the GNLA,
which in the past few years has emerged as a major perpetrator
of insurgent activities in the State, is working in close tandem
with the ULFA. "GNLA's intelligence network is quite strong,"
the officila said adding that the BSF is also taking various measures
to strengthen its intelligence.
|
Statement |
August 1 |
North Garo Hills |
SFs arrested a GNLA overground
worker, Alter Marak (26), at Thapa Darenchi in North Garo Hills
District. The arrested militant was one of the main arms suppliers
in the District.
|
Non-violent |
August 1 |
North Garo Hills |
SFs arrested a GNLA militant,
Bappu D. Sangma alias Ada Bura, at Resubelpara, headquarters of
North Garo Hills District. The arrested militant was involved
in setting ablaze a bus along with four other militants at Dingrepa
village, near Gokolgre in North Garo Hills on June 5.
|
Non-violent |
August 4 |
Meghalaya |
ANVC-B has criticized the refusal
of GNLA 'commander-in-chief' Sohan D. Shira to ANVC-B's call to
join the peace pact, alleging that he has taken a hasty decision
under the "influence of his political patrons." In a statement
issued, ANVC-B 'publicity secretary' Doang Shira said, "The decision
to decline our appeal to join the peace pact was taken by a few
people without consulting the top leaders of the organization
which has triggered some difference in opinions among the (GNLA)
cadres." The ANVC-B said that Sohan's patrons assured him of talks
with the Government which if achieved is a good scheme but if
fails, lives will be lost.
|
Statement |
August 6 |
South Garo Hills/ Meghalaya |
SWAT commandos raided the house
of an active sympathizer of the GNLA in Chokpot region of south
Garo Hills and recovered detonators and ammunition. Police raided
the house of GNLA overground worker, Atanas Marak at Dagi Adugre
village, but the accused managed to give the raiding party a slip.
|
Non-violent |
August 6 |
Tura / West Garo Hills |
Two militants of GNLA, who have
reportedly broken ties with the outfit to operate 'independently',
were arrested in Tura in West Garo Hills District. One of the
main leaders of the group that had abandoned the GNLA was arrested
from Chandmari market with a female companion while proceeding
to board a Winger Taxi to go out of the town. He was identified
as Sengsan R Marak (21).
Based on his confession, a Police
team raided Janga locality and arrested another cadre of the outfit
identified as Senton K Marak (21). It was revealed that while
the cadres were no longer under the command of the GNLA, yet,
they continued to operate under the outfit's name and were issuing
demand notes and extorting money in its name.
|
Non-violent |
August 7 |
East Garo Hills |
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 |
That with no end to the militancy-related
violence in Garo Hills, the former Chief Minister SC Marak feels
that the GNLA should be included in the peace process with the
Government. According to Marak, when ANVC was created, there was
chaos and havoc in Garo Hills, but after the peace talks with
ANVC, there was relative peace which, however, was shattered by
the emergence of GNLA.
|
Statement |
August 10 |
East Garo Hills |
Suspected GNLA militants killed
a village elder in East Garo Hills night after accusing him of
being a "Police collaborator". Around six armed militants went
to the house of the village elder, Simon Ch Marak, 50, at Koksi
Nengsat village under Songsak Police Station, 35 kilometers from
District headquarters Willimnagar, around 10 pm last night and
called him out.
|
Violent |
August 12 |
East Garo Hills |
Suspected GNLA militants shot
dead a person, Hawart G Momin, at Rongcheck Akong from Rongjeng
Police Station in East Garo Hills District, accusing him to be
a Police 'informer'. Police recovered five empty cases of INSAS
and 7.65 pistol from the spot.
|
Violent |
August 16 |
South Garo Hills |
Two members of a group that deserted
the GNLA to form their own armed outfit have been arrested along
with a weapon and ammunition in the Rewak region of South Garo
Hills District by Police. The two militants, identified as Betning
Sangma and Abath Sangma, had been holed up in Rongchekgre locality
of Rewak when Security Forces raided the place and arrested them
|
Non-violent |
August 17 |
East Garo Hills |
Security Forces exchanged heavy
fire with GNLA militants, during a raid on GNLA's hideout, near
Bolmoram Adinggre in Dobu in East Garo Hills District. The firing
reportedly lasted for half an hour before the militants escaped.
|
Violent` |
August 18 |
NS |
The GNLA has rejected a proposal
by the ANVC-B to the Government to have a 'Territorial Council'
with strengthening of the GHADC, and maintains that it would continue
to pursue its goal for a Garoland State.
|
Statement |
August 17 |
West Garo Hills |
A GNLA 'commander', Kennedy T
Sangma, escaped from Tura District prison in West Garo Hills District
during an early evening prison break while as half a dozen other
prisoners were rounded up by Security Forces. A group of prisoners
lodged inside Ward No III of the prison made their way out of
the cell after reportedly cutting through the iron bars of the
cell gate which had eroded with time and weather. The escape was
led by Kennedy T Sangma. He was booked under MPDA Act and had
been transferred to Tura jail in May 2013.
|
Violent |
August 20 |
South Garo Hills |
Suspected GNLA militants killed
a villager, Jenifar N Sangma (47), in front of his family members
in the Rangmai village of Ruga region in South Garo Hills District
on August 20. 13 heavily armed GNLA militants under the command
of one Kongsil came to the village and targeted Sangma's family
on suspicion that they were Police collaborators. While the militants
dragged out and shot dead Sangma, they severely assaulted his
teenage son.
|
Violent |
August 20 |
West Garo Hills |
A group of suspected GNLA militants
whisked away a Gram Sevak (village level employee) and his companion
at gunpoint when they were returning from an inspection of their
circle in the Rongdupara area of West Garo Hills District. According
to reports, the Gram Sevak was last heard calling up his family
to inform that he was being abducted.
|
Violent |
August 22 |
Shillong / East Khasi Hills |
The State Government has finally
ordered a magisterial probe into Tura jailbreak case in which
a hardcore GNLA 'commander' Kennedy Sangma made his escape.
|
Statement |
August 23 |
East Garo Hills |
The general headquarters of the
GNLA operating inside the jungles of Durama Hills in East Garo
Hills District has been busted by SFs and one militant reportedly
shot dead in the morning. Police sources reveal that when the
attack was launched on the camp, the militants returned fire and
the gun battle lasted over an hour. The destruction of the general
camp is said to be a major blow for GNLA 'chief' Sohan D Shira
since it housed the outfit's cadres and was also used to provide
training to new recruits.
|
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 26 |
West Garo Hills |
West Garo Hills Police busted
a four-member group of GNLA who were deputed to Tura and Rongram
to extort money from businessmen at Tetengkol area in West Garo
Hills District. The four arrested cadres are Shelpa A Sangma alias
Gotak (23), Batush B Marak (23), Rohan Sangma (41) and Penaji
D Sangma (31).
|
Non-Violent |
August 27 |
North Garo hills |
North Garo Hills Police commandos
raided a GNLA hideout of the Philliport command near Mendipather
leading to a heavy exchange of fire. Police team raided the militant
hideout at Damringgre under Mendipather police station at around
1:15 pm and the militants who were perched atop of a hillock opened
indiscriminate fire from AK rifles.
|
Violent |
September 3 |
NS |
A 10 member GNLA 'execution squad'
killed a GNLA 'deserter' at an unspecified location.
|
Violent |
September 3 |
Kamrup (rural) |
SFs after a brief exchange of
fire arrested GNLA militant, identified as 'area commander of
Hahim area' Rahul Marak, from Hahim under Boko Sub-Division in
Kamrup (Rural) District. SFs recovered one pistol, magazines and
INR 50,000 from the militant.
|
Violent |
September 7 |
Kamrup (metro) / assam |
Police recovered a consignment
of second-hand arms, suspected to belong to the NSCN-IM and meant
to be further supplied to the Meghalaya-based militant group GNLA,
in Kamrup (metro) District. They also arrested two persons.
Based on army intelligence inputs,
a Police team intercepted a truck (AS-18C-1181) near Khetri, on
the outskirts of Guwahati, and seized three rifles, a shotgun
and 499 rounds of live ammunition. The Police initially arrested
driver Prabhu Mandal of Darbhanga in Bihar. Further, Police they
conducted an operation at Mendipathar in East Garo hills District
and arrested an arms supplier Salim Sangma, (24). They seized
an AK-47 rifle, a .303 rifle, a .22 rifle and a shotgun from him.
|
Non-violent |
September 16 |
West Garo Hills |
Suspected GNLA militants attacked
a village in Garobadha region, 32 kms from Tura in West Garo Hills
District, shooting dead three persons, including a youth and two
women, in the night.
|
Violent |
September 17 |
South Garo Hills |
A heavy exchange of fire took
place between a group of GNLA militants and South Garo Hills Police
in Chokpot region in South Garo Hills District after Security
Forces intercepted the cadres' movement towards a village to refresh
themselves.
|
Violent |
September 22 |
NS |
GNLA has called dawn-to-dusk bandh
on September 25 and 26 from 5 am to 4 pm in the entire Garo Hills
region, alleging that the Government was not paying attention
to their various demands.
|
Violent |
September 26 |
Riangdim
|
One Bostik N Sangma, who is suspected
to be an overground worker of the GNLA, was arrested by the Shallang
(West Khasi Hills District) Police. During interrogation he confessed
that he had served GNLA demand notes to several businessmen in
Shallang and Riangdim area in August and September.
|
Non-violent |
September 26-27 |
Shallang / West Khasi
|
One villager identified as Nirmal
Sangma (35) was shot dead by GNLA militants at his residence at
Awek Village near Shallang in West Khasi Hills District. The villager
was executed by the GNLA on the allegation that he was a Police
informer. The GNLA cadres fled the scene after killing the villager.
|
Violent |
September 28 |
Hajong
|
Police arrested a GNLA militant
identified as David Ch Momin alias Bilchang from Purakhasia while
he was serving demand notes on traders and petty businessmen.
Police maintain that Bilchang confessed to the authorities of
his involvement in the Garodoba attack of September 16 in which
two women and a man were shot dead when the armed ultras raided
a Hajong village.
|
Non-violent |
September 29 |
Purakhasia /South-west Garo
|
Police seized two wireless sets
along with a Pistol following an encounter with GNLA militants
at Tochapara village near Purakhasia in South-west Garo Hills
District. During the encounter the militants dropped a pistol
with four live rounds of ammunition in a magazine before fleeing
the scene. A further search of the encounter site led to the recovery
of two wireless sets which were hurriedly abandoned by the militants
during their escape.
|
Non-violent |
October 7 |
NS |
Surrendered cadres of a rival
outfit ANVC and also retired personnel of a central paramilitary
force are believed to be working for the banned GNLA outfit as
part of a separate unit created to procure weapons from different
states of the North East.
|
Violent |
October 8 |
East Garo Hills |
Two Police vehicles with armed
security personnel travelling to Williamnagar town narrowly escaped
an IED blast triggered by suspected GNLA militants at Chisobibra
village (East Garo Hills District) in the morning.
|
Violent |
October 20 |
West Garo Hills |
Tura Police arrested five active
overground members of the GNLA from Rongkhon area of West Garo
Hills District for their alleged involvement in the recent extortion
drive in and around Tura markets.
|
Non-Violent |
October 27-28 |
NS |
GNLA militant 'chief' Sohan D
Shira had threatened retaliation in a big way for the Police raid
on his private residence at Chachatgre village, 3 kilometres from
Williamnagar town. That operation yielded INR 334,000 Indian currency,
63,000 Bangladeshi taka along with a powerful satellite phone
together with IED bombs, claymore mine boxes and more than three
dozen explosive detonators.
|
Violent |
October 30 |
West Garo Hills
|
Three suspected militants who
went inside a village market in Gambegre to conduct an extortion
drive were inflicted with serious injuries after angry villagers
attacked them. The three men whom Police claim are members of
the GNLA entered Amindagre village under Gambegre block in West
Garo Hills District with an aim to extort money from traders and
villagers alike.
|
Violent |
November 3 |
West Garo Hills
|
SFs arrested four GNLA militants,
identified as Prodinstone D. Marak, (22), Rongrak M. Sangma (21),
Bhimsingh R. Marak (21) and Donald R. Marak, (24), from 12 mile
area under Tura Police Station in West Garo Hills District.
|
Non-violent |
November 3 |
Goalpara
|
Seven people were killed and 10
others seriously injured when suspected GNLA militants fired on
a group of people at Gendapara village under Agia Police Station
in Goalpara District. The killed civilians were identified as
Bholanath Rabha, Amarendra Rabha, Jayanta Rabha, Puran Rabha,
Kalpanath Rabha and Lulu Rabha, who died on the spot. Another
person reportedly succumbed to injuries on November 4.
|
Violent |
November 4 |
Dhubri / Assam |
A GNLA militant, identified as
Sangthil Areng (23), was arrested with the help of the people
of Puthimari, under Mancachar Police Station in Dhubri District.
|
Violent |
November 5 |
South Garo Hills / Meghalaya |
Garo Hills Police suffered one
of its biggest casualties in its fight against militancy with
five State security personnel killed in an ambush laid by a heavily
armed group of GNLA militants in remote South Garo Hills Districts
in the morning of October 5. Armed GNLA militants believed to
number over two dozen ambushed a Police gypsy with five occupants
that was proceeding from Baghmara to Tura in West Garo Hills.
|
Violent |
November 5 |
Goalpara / Assam |
A team of four State Ministers,
that has been assigned the job of looking after the RHAC matters,
visited Goalpara and the RHAC areas, even as the AATS called for
Army operations against the militant outfit GNLA and stern action
against all the militant groups. The team of Ministers included
Himanta Biswa Sarma, Nilamani Sen Deka, Rajiv Lochan Pegu and
Rockybul Hussain. AATS 'general secretary' Aditya Khakhlary also
alleged involvement of the ISI of Pakistan in the RHAC violence,
claiming that at its instance the GNLA has been trying to unleash
a reign of terror in the Autonomous Council areas.
|
Non-violent |
November 6 |
East Garo hills |
Suspected GNLA militants abducted
a coal merchant, identified as one Gopal Sharma from Rongjeng
area of East Garo Hill. Police suspect that the trader might have
been abducted for ransom.
|
Violent |
November 7 |
Goalpara / Assam |
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 7 |
Shillong / East Khasi hills |
State Police have constituted
an internal inquiry into the killing of five Policemen by GNLA
militants in South Garo Hills on November 5. Informing this, DGP
PJP Hananman said the inquiry would be conducted by Heimonlang
Nongpluh, Inspector-General of Police (Western Range).
|
Statement |
November 7 |
NS |
The ANVC-B, has made serious allegations
about the presence of a 'mole' in the State Police who informed
the GNLA militants about the movement of the five police personnel,
who were killed in the ambush. In a statement, ANVC-B alleged
that that the movement of Police escorts was specifically informed
to the GNLA. The ANVC-B said that the attack has given a glimpse
of accessibility of GNLA into Police activities, which is not
going to prove safe in the long run.
|
Statement |
November 8 |
South West Garo Hills |
Suspected ANVC-B militants, who
entered from the porous Bangladesh border, shot dead two BSF constables
and snatched away their INSAS rifles at around 10.20 am on November
8 near Kaithakona outpost in South West Garo Hills District. The
slain BSF constables have been identified as Sushish Biswas and
Papu Kumar Yadav. However, the ANVC-B was quick to react denying
its role in the killing of BSF personnel while asserting that
GNLA militants were involved in the crime. According to the ANVC-B,
the GNLA is not alone but is being backed by foreign elements
including ULFA.
Meghalaya Police is said to have
had intelligence reports about a possible attack by GNLA militants
just days before the carnage in which five policemen were killed,
but drew a blank when it came to the site that was going to be
targeted.
|
Violent |
November 8 |
South West Garo Hills |
Suspected ANVC-B militants, who
entered from the porous Bangladesh border, shot dead two BSF constables
and snatched away their INSAS rifles at around 10.20 am on November
8 near Kaithakona outpost in South West Garo Hills District. The
slain BSF constables have been identified as Sushish Biswas and
Papu Kumar Yadav. However, the ANVC-B was quick to react denying
its role in the killing of BSF personnel while asserting that
GNLA militants were involved in the crime. According to the ANVC-B,
the GNLA is not alone but is being backed by foreign elements
including ULFA.
Meghalaya Police is said to have
had intelligence reports about a possible attack by GNLA militants
just days before the carnage in which five policemen were killed,
but drew a blank when it came to the site that was going to be
targeted.
|
Violent |
November 10 |
NS |
ANVC-B has claimed that the GNLA
perpetrated the violent act in retaliation to the seizure of the
latter's weapons by the BSF recently. According to ANVC-B, the
GNLA cadres who attacked the BSF men on November 8 had a plan
to drop the ULFA cadres to receive the arms consignment which
was seized by the BSF a day before.
|
Statement |
November 11 |
NS |
Easy access to sophisticated firearms
by Garo militants in Meghalaya has become a major cause for concern
for the State Government. Though the GNLA militant group was once
believed to have sophisticated arms only, splinter groups in the
West Garo hills are also getting these firearms easily nowadays.
According to chief minister Mukul Sangma, the porous border has
helped these militants groups procure weapons freely.
Security sources said that the
Garo militants, including some small and splinter groups in Meghalaya,
are currently armed with a large number of AK-47s, AK-74s, AK-81s,
rocket launchers, Chinese grenades, Heckler and Koch rifles, Glock
guns and US-made sophisticated pistols. The official added that
the ULFA-I faction is also helping small groups like the UALA
by providing them with firearms.
|
Violent |
November 11 |
East Garo Hills |
The KSU, Jaintia Hills District Unit
has condemned the brutal killing of five Police personnel by the
GNLA at South Garo Hills on November 5. |
Violent |
November11 |
West Garo Hills |
Suspected militants, numbering
15, barged into a village market near Tikrikilla in West Garo
Hills District and abducted three non-tribal traders at gunpoint.
The abducted traders are Dulal Roy (50), Manik Roy (40) and Abdullah
Ali (40). Police suspect involvement of GNLA, which is known to
operate in that area and has been behind several kidnappings in
the past. The area is also a familiar route used by militants
to cross from Garo Hills to neighbouring Assam.
|
Violent |
November 12 |
South West Khasi Hills |
Coal traders in Borsora and Nongjri
areas in South West Khasi Hills District are concerned over the
activities of militants from Garo Hills and Assam which are demanding
money ranging from INR 500,000 to INR two million. According to
a coal trader who received a demand note of INR 1 million from
the GNLA, it is not only the GNLA that is working together with
the ULFA and are demanding money from the traders in the area
but the ANVC-B is also operating and competing with the said militants
outfits. In a letter sent by the GNLA to the trader, the militants
warned him to 'cooperate without failure' and warned that any
'thoughtless act' (by the trader) would lead to serious consequences
as 'actions' will be taken according to their (GNLA) law.
|
Violent |
November 12 |
Meghalaya |
Leadership crisis in the Meghalaya
Police has resulted in the mushrooming of several armed outfits
on a killing and extortion spree in Garo Hills. Police at the
field level say that the inconsistency of the operations against
militants has given groups like GNLA a fillip to go on the rampage.
|
Statement |
November 13 |
South Garo Hills |
BSF rescued a coal exporter, Janking
Marak in the night of November 13 from the clutches of GNLA rebels
near the India-Bangladesh border under Gausapara border outpost
in South Garo Hills District. GNLA rebels abducted Marak from
his residence in South Garo Hills region on November 10. Meanwhile,
Police are still clueless about the whereabouts of another coal
exporter, Gopal Sharma, and three traders abducted by suspected
GNLA rebels.
|
Non-violent |
November 14 |
Goalpara/ Assam |
SFs arrested two GNLA linkmen,
identified as Salmendrar Marak and Eden Marak, at Thanti hill
area near Kachumari village in Goalpara District.
|
Non-violent |
November 14 |
Goalpara / Assam |
Suspected GNLA militants abducted,
Dilip Dutta Medhi (45), from Choto Matia area under Dudhnoi Police
Station in Goalpara District. Medhi is an officer of the Sericulture
department of Meghalaya, posted at Resubelpara in North Garo Hills
District.
|
Violent |
November 19 |
West Garo hills |
Two GNLA militants deputed to
Tura in West Garo Hills to extort money and abduct an influential
businessman have been arrested. The arrested militants have been
identified as Goera D Sangma (27) and Sengsal R Marak (22).
|
Non-violent |
November 19 |
South west Garo Hills |
Troopers of the BSF along with
Meghalaya Police team arrested GNLA militants, Prethy M Sangma
and Dina M Sangma from Kimdegre area under South West Garo Hills.
|
Non-violent |
November 20 |
West Garo hills |
State Police commandos shot dead
the 'area commander' of GNLA for Ampati region, identified as
Indian A Sangma in an encounter near Garobadha in West Garo Hills
District while another Police team in remote South Garo Hills
district was engaged in a gun battle with cadres of the same outfit
in the afternoon.
|
Violent |
November 21 |
Near West Garo hills/ Meghalaya |
An Assam Government official,
abducted by a gang of criminals, has managed to escape from his
captors. Rashidul Haque, the block development officer of Fakirganj
Block in Assam's Dhubri District, was abducted for ransom, Goalpara
District Police chief Nitul Gogoi said. The captors allegedly
kept Haque at Khamari village along the Assam-Meghalaya border
near Tikrikilla in the West Garo Hills. Gogoi said three abductors,
allegedly hired by GNLA rebel outfit to abduct Haque, have been
arrested.
|
Non-violent |
November 23 |
East Garo hills / Meghalaya |
Williamnagar Police raided Nengmandalgre
village in East Garo Hills District across the river Simsang,
three kms from District headquarters, and arrested an over ground
worker of the GNLA. Police picked up Hernit Marak alias Solomon
from the village and recovered incriminating documents and letter
pads of GNLA from his possession.
|
Non-violent |
November 24 |
NS |
Toughening its stand against rampant
timber smuggling in Garo Hills, the GNLA has issued the 'last
warning' to those involved including village Nokmas (village heads),
forest department officials and a section of the GSU leadership
to halt their activity. The militant group has specifically termed
the Bajengdoba region of North Garo Hills as the epicenter of
the smuggling racket to the neighbouring State (Assam) and warned
of 'serious' consequences against those involved. Forest produce
of Garo Hills are regularly smuggled into neighbouring Assam.
|
Violent |
November 24 |
Williamnagar |
The 'general secretary' of GNLA,
Dalbin N Marak (37), also a Government school teacher, whose identity
had remained a secret has been finally revealed with his arrest
in Williamnagar in the afternoon of November 24. The 'general
secretary' whose identity was not even known to other cadres and
leaders of the group apart from the inner circle of the GNLA 'chief'
has revealed to Police that it 'chief' Sohan D. Shira called him
up over phone and appointed him the 'general secretary'.
|
Non-violent |
November 27 |
East Garo Hills |
The man who allegedly shipped
in the explosives for use on an ambush against SFs in Chisobibra
village, on the outskirts of Williamnagar town in East Garo Hills
District, in the first week of October has been arrested by Police
from the heart of the District headquarters (Williamnagar) on
November 27. Police caught the over ground worker of the GNLA,
identified as Komar T Sangma (24) in the evening. He had been
in the wanted list of SFs for his alleged involvement in the attack
on two passing Police vehicles which narrowly escaped an IED explosion
next to a wooden bridge in broad daylight.
|
Non-violent |
November 27 |
West Garo hills |
BSF personnel, arrested an over-ground
worker of GNLA, identified as Toren Sangma from his residence
at Tikrikila in West Garo Hills District. The GNLA worker confessed
that he was working for the banned outfit and collected INR 220,000
from Tikrikilla market for the outfit.
|
Non-violent |
December 1 |
Ri Bhoi |
Police arrested five persons including
a former Nagaland Police official, Robert Sangma, who was helping
GNLA in procuring arms and ammunition, from Ri Bhoi District.
|
Non-violent |
December 1 |
Ri Bhoi |
Five arms smugglers including
a former Nagaland Police official, who were arrested in Ri Bhoi
District for assisting the GNLA, have been remanded in 10-day
Police custody. Informing this on December 2, CVS Reddy, Superintendant
of Police, Ri Bhoi District, said Police were still investigating
the matter.
|
Non-violent |
December 3 |
Shillong/ East Khasi Hills |
The Political Affairs Department
has shelved an important magisterial inquiry into the allegation
of militant outfit UALA that Police had armed ANVC-B with weapons
seized from other militant groups, to take on GNLA. The allegation
of UALA, the breakaway group of ANVC-B, made in May this year
was that with the blessings of the Police and the Government,
the then Circle Inspector of Williamnagar, TC Chacko, had handed
over two AK-56 and one AK-47 rifles to ANVC-B leader Rimpu Marak
when he was part of the parent group ANVC and the UALA chief Singbirth
Marak alias Norrok X Momin was witness to it.
|
Statement |
December 5 |
East Garo hills |
Two villagers have been executed
in Samanda village (East Garo Hills District) by GNLA. Suspected
GNLA raided Samanda Megapgre village, 18 kms from Williamnagar
town and took away at gunpoint Dilseng N Sangma (28) and Liping
D Sangma (27). Their bullet riddled bodies were recovered in the
morning of December 7 from Patrang Samanda reserve forest by villagers
and Police. The GNLA has branded the victims as timber smugglers.
|
Violent |
December 6 |
West Garo hills |
GNLA militants shot dead a rice
mill owner, Onarson A Sangma (50), at Oragitok village of West
Garo Hills District close to the foothills of Nokrek National
Park on December 6
|
Violent |
December 6 |
West Garo Hills |
GNLA militants are reported to
have entered Sasatgre/Chandigre village on the foothills of the
Nokrek national park in West Garo Hills District and abducted
a village elder, identified as Balnat Marak on December 6. His
whereabouts remain unknown.
|
Violent |
December 6 |
South Garo Hills |
GNLA-F, the Reading Sangma's group.
abducted a coal businessman, Akhtar Ali, who is married to a Garo
lady, from Baghmara in South Garo Hills District.
|
Violent |
December 7 |
NA |
The GNLA has suffered a major
jolt when a section of its cadres under the leadership with Reading
T Sangma, the former 'finance secretary' of the outfit, deserted
camps and formed a new militant outfit GNLA-F. Confirming this,
Police sources, on December 7, said Reading has made South Garo
Hills as his main area of operation. It is learnt that Reading
was unhappy with the manner he was treated by 'commander-in-chief'
of the outfit Sohan D Shira who demoted him from the post of 'finance
secretary' to 'grievance cell' in charge.
|
Violent |
December 9 |
South Garo Hills |
Suspected GNLA militants, who
allegedly crossed over from neighbouring Bangladesh with RDX,
managed to give Meghalaya Police the slip in a late night encounter
on December 9 in the South Garo Hills District.
|
Violent |
December 10 |
East Garo Hills |
The general headquarters of the
GNLA in Durama Hills near Adugre village located in the East Garo
Hills was busted in the afternoon of December 10. Details of the
operation were awaited.
|
Non-violent |
December 11 |
West Garo Hills |
Attack by the GNLA militant group
was targeted at Tisha Auto Agency petrol station in Chasingre
on the outskirts of Tura. Four militants brandishing AK rifles
walked up to the gas station rounded up the employees and opened
fire injuring pump operators, Nobu Hajong and Bishu Roy.
|
Violent |
December 11 |
West Garo hills |
GNLA militants fled towards the
foothills of Tura peak and on their way attacked a relay station
of the Meghalaya Police Radio Organization located at Darichekgre.
While the two police radio operators managed to escape, the militants
exploded two bombs inside the relay station destroying the equipment.
|
Violent |
December 11 |
South Garo Hills |
A group of GNLA militants fired
upon two coal trucks transporting Police SWAT commandos for operation
in the Nangalbibra region of South Garo Hills District. In the
attack a Police commando sustained bullet injuries on his leg.
|
Violent |
December 11 |
Shillong / East Khasi hills |
Security Forces intensified combing
operations against GNLA rebels in western Meghalaya after they
overran the general headquarters of the outfit. "The operation
is in full swing, and has yielded good results and that's why
they (GNLA) are launching these retaliatory attacks. However,
we cannot divulge details at this stage," Meghalaya Police Chief,
P.J.P. Hanaman said.
|
Statement |
December 11 |
East Garo hills |
East Garo Hills Police recovered
several items including a high powered automatic rifle from the
GNLA general headquarters that was busted by Security Forces.
Police recovered a powerful MA-3 (MK II), a Chinese hand grenade,
two pistol magazines, 15 rounds of 7.65mm live ammo, four rounds
of 5.56 live ammo, 14 empty rounds of AK ammunition, 10 numbers
of gelatine explosive sticks, GNLA identity cards and other documents.
|
Non-violent |
December 11 |
Shillong / East Khasi hills |
17 months after the arrest of
GNLA 'chairman' Champion R Sangma, the court proceedings against
the militant chief is far from over. Public Prosecutor IC Jha
on December 11, admitted that the proceedings are progressing
at a fairly slow pace, while informing that only nine witnesses
out of the 21 listed, have been examined and cross examined in
the court so far.
|
Statement |
December 12 |
NS |
A senior cadre of the GNLA, who
was injured in an encounter with police in East Garo Hills district
earlier in April this year, is suspected to be the 'mastermind'
of the Chasingre and Darichekgre attacks that took place on December
11. Police sources claim that the attacks were planned and carried
out by GNLA 'commande'r identified as Jarek who has been roped
in by 'action command chief' Kennedy T Sangmaalias Hebil to create
mayhem in West Garo Hills.
|
Statement |
December 12 |
NS |
Garo militants are frequently
using Bangladesh as a safe option for medical treatment and thereby
avoiding getting caught in Government run hospitals inside India.
Recent seizure of materials from the GNLA militants and camps
has revealed the regularity of militants crossing over to the
neighboring country with injuries particularly bullet wounds for
surgery. Hospital documents originating from Bangladesh have been
found in possession of GNLA militants clearly indicating the frequency
of medical services being provided across the border.
|
Statement |
December 14 |
South Garo Hills
|
Two civilians identified as Semion
M Marak and Sengwal D Sangma, whom the GNLA accused of using their
name to make a fortune, have been executed by armed cadres in
Gasuapara in South Garo Hills District. The killings reportedly
took place on December 13 night but their bodies were discovered
only on December 14.
|
Violent |
December 16 |
Tura / West Garo Hills
|
Arrested 'Chairman' of GNLA, Champion
R Sangma, has obtained bail in the eighth case registered against
him from the court of the First Class Magistrate in Tura, D Marbaniang,
which issued a release order. With this, the GNLA chairman has
now obtained bail in as many as eight cases from the courts. He
is now awaiting the courts' decision in two more cases to 'win
his freedom'. The GNLA 'chairman' was allegedly pushed back from
Bangladesh after his arrest in the neighbouring country in July
2012.
|
Statement |
December 17 |
South Garo Hills
|
Police have launched a massive
hunt to nab the assailants of two persons who were gunned down
by suspected GNLA at Gasuapara in South Garo Hills on the evening.
The victims were identified as Semion M Marak of Rongsigre and
Sengwal D Sangma of Rongbokgre in the South Garo Hills. South
Garo Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) Davis Nestell Marak said,
"The killing was done in cold blood and it shows the desperation
of the GNLA".
|
Non-violent |
December 23 |
East Garo Hills |
Heavily armed GNLA militants attacked two members
of newly-formed ATF killing one and leaving the other severely
injured with a bullet wound in two separate incidents in East
Garo Hills District. An eight-member group of the GNLA's 'Special
Action Group' led by 'area commander' Jimmy went to the house
of the village Nokma (village headman) Rakan M Sangma and dragged
out his son Lakson N Marak and a friend called Onil Marak of Rongjeng
who had come to spend Christmas in the village. Both the victims
were accused of being active members of the ATF. The Nokma's
son was executed in the village itself and his friend Onil was
taken away by the GNLA cadres.
|
Violent |
December 24 |
North Garo hills |
GNLA militants killed a former GNLA rebel, Aldrin
Marak, at the village of Raja Apal in North Garo Hills District.
GNLA carried out the strike in retaliation for breaking the 'militant
code' by defecting the organization added the report.
|
Violent |
December 27 |
North Garo Hills |
GNLA killed a civilian identified as, Alwin Sangma,
in North Garo Hills District.
|
Violent |