Date |
Place
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Incident
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Nature of incident
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January 4 |
Shillong
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Following recent reports of
HNLC militants making an attempt to regroup ahead of the upcoming
Assembly election, the UMHA directed the Meghalaya State Government
to keep a close watch on the activities of the outfit.
|
Statement
|
January 22 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
The HNLC has called a 20-hour
bandh (shut down strike) in Meghalaya on Republic Day.
The customary shutdown has been called from 10pm of January 25
to 6pm of January 26.
|
statement |
January 24 |
Jaintia Hills District in Meghalaya
|
Police arrested a senior cadre
of the HNLC at Iawmusiang from his wife's residence. The arrested
cadre identified as Phyrnai Swer, holds the rank of a 'lieutenant'
in the outfit. Sources informed that the Police received information
that around 10 to 15 HNLC cadres recently crossed over to India
from Muktapur area of Bangladesh with an aim to disrupt the Republic
Day celebrations in the State.
|
Non-violent |
January 24 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
A special operations team arrested
one HNLC linkman identified as Manbhalang Jyrwa alias Man
alias Sulfiyan Ali Hazarika after receiving a tip-off that
he was operating from the Nongrim Hills locality.
|
Non-violent |
January 24 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District
of Meghalaya
|
Police also arrested six other
OGW, including a woman. They have been identified as Bakmenlang
Kharpuri of Mawkhar Block 6, Goldy Khongwir, Lawanbiang Dohkrut
and Jolene Hazel Khongwir of Wah-ingdoh Rai Mohan Lane, Stadpyrkhat
Langstieh of Lum-shyiap, Golflinks and Phaiborlang Donshiew of
Sngithiang, Mawprem. They have been accused of facilitating the
HNLC and enabling its cadres to open fire at the Lumdiengjri Police
Station on July 2, 2012, and the attempted HNLC flag-hoisting
at Student's Field, Jaiaw on November 5, 2012. .
|
Non-violent |
January 25 |
West Jaintia Hills
|
West Jaintia Hills Police arrested
the vice president of KSU Laskein Circle from his residence at
Looksi in the District. Police sources have revealed that the
KSU leader, Nangaibormi Sutnga, allegedly has close links with
the HNLC. "He was in regular touch with HNLC publicity secretary
Sainkupar Nongtraw through Facebook and also through phone calls,"
the Police sources alleged.
|
Non-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 |
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 18 |
NS |
The HNLC has called a 36-hour
bandh (shut down strike) on Meghalaya assembly election
day, i.e. February 23 to protest against the Indian political
system. The outfit demanded that the Government of India should
immediately repatriate all the "foreigners" who had gifted the
'status of refugees' since 1971-72 from the Hynñiewtrep soil (Meghalaya)
to their respective homeland (Bangladesh),"because it is the responsibility
of the government of India who were given settlement legally or
illegally against the will of local populace of Hynñiewtrep. The
HNLC also demanded for the Immediate withdrawal of all the armed
forces as well as the political machineries from "Hynñiewtrep
Homeland" (Meghalaya).
|
Statement |
February 21 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District |
Taking strong note of the 36-hour
bandh (shut down strike) called by the HNLC to boycott the
Assembly polls in the State, the Government has beefed up security
to ensure peaceful elections. Addressing a press conference,following
a meeting with political parties, officiating Chief Secretary,
Barkos Warjri said that altogether 91 companies of Central Paramilitary
Forces have been deployed in the State to maintain law and order
and 44 companies were deployed in the militant-hit Garo Hills
region.
In addition to deployment of central
armed forces, the BSF has also been asked to be in maximum 'alert'
along the Indo-Bangla border. "BSF have put all the BOPs along
the Indo-Bangladesh border on maximum-alert and they have also
requested their counterpart in Bangladesh to step up vigilance
in order to ensure zero infiltration into Meghalaya from across
the border," DGP Prem Singh said.
|
Statement |
February 23 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills District |
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 28 |
NS |
After his maiden victory in the
just concluded assembly election, former HNLC 'chairman' Julius
Dorphang appealed to the outfit to shun the path of violence and
join the mainstream.
While expressing gratitude to
the people of the constituency for the victory, Dorphang said,
"Any problem can be solved by political dialogue through democratic
means." The former HNLC member added that he would work for the
development of the constituency and translate his words into action.
|
Statement |
March 1 |
NS |
The former 'chairman' of the HNLC,
Julias Kitbok Dorphang, who successfully made the transition from
a rebel to a legislator in the State Assembly, has offered to
mediate between the Government and the outfit if he is entrusted
with the task. Dorphang, who is all set to support the Congress
in Government formation on March 5, urged the HNLC to join the
mainstream and exploit the window of opportunity for discussion
with the State to resolve their grievances.
The former chairman of the outfit
said, "I don't regret that I was a part of HNLC", even as he expressed
disappointment over the fact that some of his colleagues were
'still on the other side of the fence'. "During youth one can
go in any direction but with age the same should be streamlined,"
the founding member of the HNLC who came overground in 2007, said.
|
Statement |
March 7 |
New Delhi |
The Registrar Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Tribunal, Delhi High Court, discussed the issue of
declaring the HNLC as an unlawful association. The tribunal will
hear all the points brought before it and will then decide whether
the ban imposed on the HNLC should be extended or not.
|
Statement |
April 4 |
New Delhi |
The Registrar Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Tribunal, Delhi High Court, fixed April 14 as the
date for arguments regarding extension of the ban on the HNLC.
Official sources informed that the date of argument was fixed
after completion of the two-day hearing. The Tribunal will decide
whether the ban imposed on the HNLC should be extended or not
after the completion of the arguments, official sources added.
|
Statement |
April 9 |
Esat Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya
|
HNLC cadre, identified as Banpyrkhat
Langstieh alias Pyntngen, surrendered before the East Khasi
Hills Superintendent of Police, M Kharkrang. Banpyrkhat, who joined
the outfit in 2001, had served for 12 years in the banned outfit
and was relieved last week on health grounds. He is also one of
the suspects responsible for putting up the HNLC flag in Student's
Field on HNLC raising day in August, 2012.
|
Non-violent |
April 10 |
NS
|
SFs arrested a surrendered HNLC
militant, Banpyrkhat Langstieh alias Pyntngen, for his
suspected involvement in some criminal cases. Langstieh had surrendered
before East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police M Kharkrang on
April 9. Police claimed that the surrendered cadre was involved
in the attack on Lumdiengjri Police Station on July 3, 2012. The
former cadre is also suspected to be involved in putting up an
HNLC flag at Student's Field on HNLC raising day in August, 2012.
|
Non-violent |
April 17 |
Shillong in East Khasi Hills |
State Home Minister Roshan Warjri
assured the House that she would order an inquiry into the arrest
of former HNLC cadre identified as Banpyrkhat Langstieh alias
Pyntngen who had surrendered before East Khasi Hills Superintendent
of Police M Kharkrang on April 8. Earlier, while moving a cut
motion in the Assembly, HSPDP legislator Ardent Basaiawmoit demanded
that the former HNLC cadre should be immediately released since
the Police cannot adopt different yardsticks for the surrendered
HNLC cadres. The HSPDP legislator said that the surrendered HNLC
cadre deserves the rehabilitation package which the Government
provides to all surrendered cadres.
On the HNLC, she said efforts
by the group's leadership to rejuvenate the organisation with
recruitments, alliance with other Northeast militant organisations
and raise funds through extortions had met with "limited successes
only".
|
Statement |
August 11 |
NS |
11 militant outfits based in India's
Northeast, six from Manipur, three from Assam and one each from
Meghalaya and Tripura, have jointly called for a boycott of Independence
Day (August 15). The outfits include KCP, KYKL, PREPAK, PREPAK-PRO,
RPF and UNLF of Manipur, which operate from one platform called
CorCom, HNLC of Meghalaya, KLO, NDFB, ULFA-I of Assam and NLFT
of Tripura. These groups now describe northeast as "Western South
East Asia (WESEA) region".
|
Violent |
August 14 |
NS |
The HNLC offered to hold unconditional
talks saying the State Government will have to take the initiative.
"We are still open to have an unconditional dialogue with the
Government. It is up to the State Government to initiate the process
to resolve differences," HNLC 'general secretary' Cheristerfield
Thangkhiew said in a statement issued on the eve of the outfit's
26th foundation day. Thangkhiew, however, lamented that the Government
had not been serious about holding talks with the outfit and "the
matter has been lingering for quite some time." The HNLC was formed
on August 14, 1987.
Except for the HNLC which called
for a bandh (general shut down) from 1am to 5.30pm on August 15,
no other militant group, who are active in the Garo Hills region,
issued any bandh call.
|
Violent |
August 27 |
East Khasi Hills |
The Police questioned a former
HNLC cadre Marcus Tonglieh for posting inflammatory words against
a Judge of Meghalaya High Court, SR Sen and one Advocate on social
networking site, Facebook. Acting on information received on August
23, 2013, Police lodged a complaint with the Sadar Police Station,
informed East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police (SP), Vivek
Syiem.
|
Non-violent |
September 2 |
NS |
The HNLC came out in support of
the pressure groups which are demanding the implementation of
the ILP in Meghalaya.
|
Statement |
October 12 |
Meghalaya |
HNLC warned former State Home
Minister RG Lyngdoh for insisting on the arrest of miscreants
involved in the attempt to set ablaze a trader at Motphran recently.
|
Violent |
October 18 |
Meghalaya |
The HNLC has called for a 36-hour
bandh (general Strike) from October 21 in protest against the
two-day visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to the State. The
bandh would be effective from 6 am of October 21 till 6 pm of
October 22.
|
Violent |
October 21 |
Meghalaya |
The first day of the 36-hour bandh
(shut down strike) called by HNLC to protest the visit of President
Pranab Mukherjee to Shillong in East Khasi Hills District called
by the HNLC passed off peacefully with no untoward incident reported
from both East and West Jaintia Hills.
|
Violent |
October 22 |
Shillong / Meghalaya |
Thousands of music lovers converged
at Kyndailad in Shillong to listen to their favourite bands
at the 'Free Ur Mind' concert, despite the 36-hour bandh
(General Shutdown) called by the militant outfit HNLC to boycott
President Pranab Mukherjee maiden visit to the State.
|
Non-violent |
November 14 |
Meghalaya |
HNLC has warned the MUDA officials
against continuing the eviction drives against tribal people even
as it issued a fresh life threat on Urban Affairs Minister Ampareen
Lyngdoh. "The council issues strict warning to the employees of
MUDA not to repeat such action in the near future or be ready
to face the consequences," the outfit's publicity secretary Sainkupar
Nongtraw said in statement issued.
|
Violent |
November 19 |
South West Khasi Hills / Meghalaya |
The HNLC suffered a big blow when
two of its cadres, including a senior member were arrested from
Mawkyrwat area, South West Khasi Hills District, along with two
over-ground workers in the evening.
|
Non-Violent |
December 19 |
Meghalaya |
The HNLC has called a 12-hour
shutdown on December 23 (6 am to 6 pm) to pressurize the State
Government to release all the arrested activists during the Inner
Line permit (ILP) unrest. Terming the arrested activists as political
prisoners, HNLC Publicity 'Secretary' Sainkupar Nongtraw in a
release issued on December 19 evening said, "This was a collective
decision of the Central command to put pressure on the State Government
to 'immediately and unconditionally release the arrested political
prisoners and detainees".
|
Violent |
November 20 |
Meghalaya |
The arrest of two HNLC cadres
along with two over ground workers from Mawkyrwat in South West
Khasi Hills District provides evidences that the once dreaded
outfit is making attempts for a comeback. Police sources, informed
that seizure of extortion notes from the arrested cadres indicate
that the HNLC has been actively involved in collecting money from
well-to-do people in an obvious attempt at reorganising themselves.
Police sources also informed that the militant group has been
making attempts to lure poor youths from rural areas into joining
the outfit.
|
Statement |
December 20 |
Meghalaya |
Cross sections of people condemned
the dawn-to-dusk shutdown called by the outlawed HNLC ahead of
the Christmas' eve. HNLC, a separatist rebel outfit fighting for
a sovereign 'Hynniewtrep' homeland in eastern part of Meghalaya,
announced the 12-hour shutdown December 23 to protest the arrest
of several youths on charges of damaging Government property.
HNLC 'spokesman' Sainkupar Nongtraw had stated that government
"must immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners
and detainees".
Reverend, P.B.M.Basaiawmoit, the
outfit's former emissary, said "The shutdown called is most unusual,
unorthodox, and unprecedented since this has not been the way
the HNLC functions in times goes past". Questioning the shutdown
called, former Meghalaya Home Minister, Robert. G. Lyngdoh, asked,
"Is the HNLC trying to establish that there is a connection between
the demand for ILP and their secessionist activities."
|
Statement |
December 24 |
Shillong/ East Khasi hills |
The 12-hour bandh (General strike) called
by HNLC failed to create much impact as most of the shops in main
centres like Khyndailad (Police Bazaar), Laitumkhrah and other
parts of the Shillong city remained open. People defied the bandh
as hundreds of people came out for their normal activities and
last minute Christmas shopping. HNLC called for the 12 hour bandh
demanding immediate and unconditional release of the pro- ILP
activists arrested by Police in connection with several arsons
and murder related case that took place during the three-month
agitations.
|
Violent |