Date |
Place
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Incident
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Nature of incident
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Janaury 7 |
NS
|
HNLC reiterated its readiness
for talks but made it clear that it was not ready for demobilization
and disarmament. In a statement e-mailed to media houses, the
HNLC 'publicity secretary' Sainkupar Nongtraw said their main
agenda in coming forward for peace talks was to achieve a political
solution to the burning problems Demanding equal treatment [Khasi
and Garo militants], the outfit said that the Chief Minister
should avoid being one-sided to prevent disunity among the people
of Meghalaya. We deserve to be treated as equal as the HNLC
was born out of ALMA and HALC. The A'chik [Garo homeland] and
the Hynniewtrep [Khasi-Jaintia homeland] should not be divided
politically but they should remain united for lasting peace
in the region," Nongtraw said.
|
Statement
|
January 22 |
NS
|
HNLC announced a 24-hour shutdown
to boycott Republic Day. , HNLC "publicity secretary" Sainkupar
Nongtraw said the shutdown would come into effect from 6pm on
January 25 and continue till 6pm on January 26 across the six
Districts of Khasi-Jaintia hills region in Meghalaya.
|
Statement |
February 4 |
NS
|
State Home Department is yet to
find an interlocutor for initiating peace talks with HNLC. A senior
Government official on February 4 stated that search for interlocutor
was ongoing.
|
Statement |
February 15 |
Shillong
|
Unlawful activities (Prevention)
Tribunal, which will meet in Shillong for two days from March
8, is likely to recommend extension of ban on HNLC. HNLC, formed
in 1992 was first banned on November 16, 2000 for a period of
six months which was subsequently renewed.
|
Non-Violent |
February 16 |
Shillong/East Khasi Hills |
Despite requests by the District
Administration and Police, commercial establishments in Shillong
remained closed in the wake of 12-hour shut down called by HNLC.
|
Non-Violent |
February 17 |
NS |
BSF IG Meghalaya Frontier, Sudesh
Kumar stated that top leadership of HNLC is in Bangladesh.
|
Statement |
February 23 |
NS |
Office of The Registrar, Unlawful Activities Prevention
Tribunal, Delhi High Court, will hold its hearing for examination
of witnesses on the matter relating to declaring HNLC as 'unlawful
association' on March 7 and 8,at Shillong in East Khasi Hills
District. The Tribunal is likely to recommend extension of the
ban on HNLC for another five years.
|
Non-Violent |
March 8 |
NS
|
The meeting of Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice A.K. Pathak, which discussed
the extension of ban HNLC has fixed April 18 as the next date
for hearing. The meeting held at Umiam in East Khasi Hills District
for two days from March 7 was inconclusive.
|
Non-Violent |
March 9 |
Shillong/East Khasi Hills |
Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi
has made a conditional talks offer to both GNLA and HNLC by saying
that commitment of the Government to have dialogue with the militant
outfit remains, provided they give up their anti-national stance
and abjure violence.
|
Statement |
March 10 |
NS |
HNLC asked MHA to first ban all
the 'Hindutva 'militant groups' of the Sangh Parivar instead
of banning HNLC
|
Statement |
March 12 |
NS |
The former 'chairman' of HNLC
turned-politician Julius Dorphang said that he is open to play
the role of a negotiator with HNLC if the State Government wants
it and the outfit abjures. He also asserted that there should
be a conducive atmosphere for holding talks and the outfit should
first declare unilateral ceasefire.
|
Non-Violent |
March 15 |
NS |
HNLC has seven camps across three
Districts of Bangladesh, stated senior BSF officer. Seven camps
are at Pucthichera, Phanai Punaee in Moulavi Bazar area (Rest
camp), Nunachera in Moulavi Bazar area (Transit camp), Bulsuri
under Rangmati area (Transit camp), Arusumer in Chittagong Hills
Tract (Training camp), Islapunjee and Noonchera in Moulavi Bazar
(Training camp).
|
Statement |
March 16 |
NS
|
Reacting to the offer of former HNLC 'chairman'
and Mawhati legislator Julius Dorphang to be a negotiator for
the HNLC, the Chief Minister said that the matter of negotiation
with the HNLC would jointly be decided by GoI AND State Government
|
Statement |
March 22 |
NS
|
HNLC claimed that its leadership has declared
unilateral ceasefire against Government and wanted GoI to appoint
an interlocutor at the earliest, while threatening to launch an
attack against Central forces if GoI continued to delay the peace
process.
|
Statement |
March 31 |
NS |
Office of the Registrar, Unlawful Activities (Prevention)
Tribunal Delhi High Court will hold its hearing for examination
of more witnesses on matter relating to declaring HNLC as 'unlawful
association' on April 18.
|
Non-Violent |
April 6 |
NS |
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, Delhi
High Court, will hold a hearing for examination of more witnesses
on declaring HNLC "unlawful association" on April 18.
|
Non-Violent |
April 16 |
NS |
HNLC ban may be extended to five more years. Office
of The Registrar, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal Delhi
High Court will hold its hearing for examination of witnesses
on matter relating to declaring HNLC as "unlawful association"
on April 18.
|
Non-Violent |
April 19 |
NS |
HNLC has called for a 12-hour shut down on April
22 in Khasi-Jaintia Hill region, "in protest against the Indian
political leadership and for the atrocities perpetrated by the
Sangh Parivar on minorities".
|
Non-Violent |
April 19 |
NS |
GoI , according to State Officials has not been
paying any heed to the State government's eagerness to invite
HNLC for talks, as it has received intelligence inputs from IB
and SIB about the dwindling numbers and its gradual disintegration.
|
Non-Violent |
April 19 |
NS |
Meghalaya Police sources have also corroborated
the IB claims and confirmed that there are only 25 senior HNLC
members including the 'general secretary' and the 'commander-in-chief'
who are active and still at large. According to the police sources,
new recruits do not receive any instruction or training since
the HNLC does not have any functional training camp.
|
Non-Violent |
April 21 |
East khasi Hills
|
In view of HNLC bandh East Khasi Hills
District administration has arranged buses for the public to attend
their respective offices.
|
Non-Violent |
April 22 |
Khasi and Jaintia Hills
|
HNLC dawn-to-dusk bandh passed off peacefully
on April 22 with no untoward incident reported in the whole of
Khasi and Jaintia Hills
|
Non-Violent |
April 23 |
NS
|
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma stated that his Government
is waiting further correspondence from GoI before taking the peace
overtures forward with HNLC. He stated that "We are aware and
are positive towards the HNLC offer and that is why that we have
been corresponding with the Union Home Ministry on how to go about
it."
|
Statement |
May 1 |
NS |
HSPDP the Meghalaya Government for repeatedly
changing its stand on the proposed peace talks with HNLC. HSPDP
vice president Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit stated that "If the Government
is eager to have a dialogue with a dangerous organization like
GNLA. which continues to kill people in Garo Hills, I do not see
any difficulty in inviting the HNLC for talks even if they have
only five to ten members.
|
Statement |
May 4 |
NS
|
HSPDP slammed the State Government for taking
a U-turn on its commitment to call HNLC for peace talks. HSPDP
Vice President Ardent Miller stated that "The decision of the
government not to engage with the HNLC, despite the fact that
the latter has repeatedly expressed its desire to have an unconditional
dialogue only shows the lack of sincerity on the part of the Government."
|
Statement |
May 7 |
NS
|
HNLC 'publicity secretary' stated that the former
State Home Minister must try find out facts regarding the criminal
affiliations of Ampareen Lyngdoh and Deborah Marak.
|
Statement |
May 18 |
Shillong/East Khasi Hills
|
Shillong Police arrested an HNLC militant identified
as John Fishal Lyngkhoi and an OGW identified as Roskin Phawa
from Mawlai Mawroh in Shillong in East Khasi Hills District. Preliminary
interrogation indicates that Lyngkhoi was recently sent to Shillong
to carry out a collection drive.
|
Non-Violent |
May 22 |
NS
|
HNLC a 48-hour shutdown in protest over the delay
in passage of the Village Administration Bill. The shutdown will
be effective from May 26 to 28.
|
Non-Violent |
May 24 |
NS
|
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has
extended the ban on HNLC for 5 more years.
|
Non-Violent |
May 25 |
NS |
Meghalaya has sounded an alert across the state
in view of a 48-hour bandh May 26 called by HNLC. The shutdown
has been called by the outfit protesting alleged delay in passing
of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (Village Administration)
Bill
|
Non-Violent
|
May 26 |
NS |
Taking a hard stand against HNLC sponsored shut
down and road blockade from May 27 to June 2, police stated that
any 'accused' arrested in connection with the agitation will be
treated as HNLC militants.
|
Non-Violent
|
May 27 |
Khasi-Jaintia region |
Normal life came to a standstill in the State
following the shutdown called by HNLC in protest over the delay
in passage of the Village Administration Bill by the State Government
|
Non-Violent
|
May 29 |
NS |
A court order stated that "We direct that the
statements of HNLC or any organisation which may disturb the even
tempo of day-to-day public life and shall not be issued by any
of the print and electronic media,".
|
Statement
|
May 30 |
Ri-Bhoi |
HNLC militant identified as Khrawbok Marbaniang
was arrested by Police at an unspecified place in Ri-Bhoi. His
arrest led to arrest of another HNLC militant identified as Belnis
Thabah from a saw mill at Kyrdemkulai, in Ri-Bhoi District. One
country made pistol, six 12 bore ammunitions, gun powder, one
HNLC demand note and ball bearings were recovered from the militants.
|
Non-Violent
|
June 4 |
Mawlangsu/West Khasi hills
|
Also, headmaster of Laishnong Secondary School,
identified as Sromwell Mawdoh who had joined HNLC as arrested
from the school premises at Mawlangsu in West Khasi Hills. He
was working as 'mobilisation officer' for HNLC.
|
Non-Violent |
June 9 |
NS
|
Meghalaya Police claimed that HNLC was "desperate"
to start its extortion drive. Following the arrest of HNLC cadres
John Fishal Lyngkhoi and Reskin Phawa from the state capital,
and six others from West Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills, and
East Jaintia Hills, SP Vivek Syiem said the HNLC was "desperate
to try and start its extortion drive once again, but due to the
co-operation of the public it has been foiled.
|
Statement |
June 18 |
Mawlai Motsyiar Block-I/East Khai Hills
|
Two abductors claiming to be Police personnels
abducted a 14-year-old boy from Mawlai Motsyiar Block-I in East
Khasi Hills District and later dropped him back at his home with
the warning that they would take him to Bangladesh and enroll
him in HNLC.
|
Non-Violent |
June 28 |
NS
|
HNLC alleged that they had been cheated by the
State Government despite having given an offer for 'unconditional'
talks.
|
Statement |
July 31 |
NS
|
The 'political and organising secretary' of HNLC
identified as Fredrick Kharmawphlang, surrendered before Sunil
Kumar Jain, the Chief intelligence officer of Meghalaya Police.
|
Non-Violent |
August 2 |
NS
|
In a statement issued to the media, HNLC "publicity
secretary" Sainkupar Nongtraw stated that "We have joined hands
with other stronger organisations of the Northeast to share our
logistics and support our military tactics, and we shall soon
co-ordinate in order to prove that we still exist and we can make
an impact thereby showing our military offensive against the state
police."
|
Statement |
August 2 |
NS
|
HNLC also stated that on Frederick Kharmawphlang,
who surrendered before Police on July 31 that t was his personal
decision to return to the mainstream and "we do not have any qualms
or complaints".
|
Statement |
August 10 |
NS
|
UNLFWESA, CorCom, GNLA and HNLC have jointly called
for total shut down in North East India from August 14 midnight
till 6 pm of August 15.
|
Statement |
August 23 |
NS
|
HNLC has sought the intervention of Union Minister
of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, to start the peace process.
In a letter addressed to Rijiju HNLC blamed Chief Minister Mukul
Sangma for his alleged double standard in initiating peace talks
with ANVC and ANVC-B while neglecting the HNLC.
|
Non-Violent |
October 26 |
East Khasi Hills District |
A hardcore militant of the HNLC, identified as
Edmund Nongsiej alias Mot (35), surrendered before the
Meghalaya Police in East Khasi Hills District. Nongsiej, who had
joined the outfit way back in 2000, however, did not deposit any
arms when he gave up to the Police.
|
Non-Violent |
November 13 |
Jhalupara / East Khasi Hills District
|
The HNLC claimed responsibility for the blast
at Jhalupara in East Khasi Hills District on November 12, even
as the city Police suspect at to be an IED blast. SP, Vivek Syiem
said that evidences recovered from the place of occurrence were
sent to forensic experts for examination. He also said that Police
were on the job though it will be premature to say anything on
who was behind the incident. On the other hand, the HNLC publicity
secretary Sainkupar Nongtraw claimed that the intention of planting
'RDX' in a location like Jhalupara at late night was to avoid
human casualties. "We purposely planted the RDX in such a location
at late night hours in order to avoid human casualties. Our objective
was to make the people realize that if we had planted the RDX
at Khyndailad (downtown Shillong) during working hours, human
casualties would have been far more than expected," Nongtraw said
in statement. The outfit said the blast was a warning to Nepalese
and other non-tribals of Shillong trying to interfere in the affairs
of HNLC. "We are not against any community or religion. We respect
all as human beings but they should not take it for granted. Many
of our local people have been assaulted by Nepali at Langpih and
elsewhere," Nongtraw said.
|
Non-Violent |
November 16 |
Shillong
|
The HNLC threatened a city lady in Shillong directing
her to remove her tenants, who according to the outfit are thieves.
According to a complaint lodged by one Phersini Hynniewta, on
November 12 she received a letter from HNLC which came by post
where she was asked to remove her tenants. Police said a case
has been registered in this connection.
|
Non-Violent |
November 22 |
Shillong
|
The BSF provided documentary proof to its Bangladesh
counterpart, BGB, of Indian insurgent groups having camps in the
neighbouring country, BSF officials said in Shillong. A BSF delegation
led by IG Meghalaya Frontier, Sudesh Kumar provided the documentary
proof to BGB in a bilateral meeting held in Sylhet on November
18. The BSF cited that camps belonging to GNLA, ULFA, HNLC, NDFB
and NLFT have camps in Bangladesh, BSF officials said. Besides
insurgency, the BSF also raised the issue of FICN being printed
in Bangladesh and being pushed into India by Bangladeshi nationals.
"Commission of trans-border crimes like smuggling of fake Indian
currency notes, forest produce and cattle theft, dacoities in
Indian Territory committed by Bangladeshi nationals and criminals
inside Indian Territory were also discussed during the meeting,"
the officials added. The BSF also discussed with its counterpart
the construction of single row fence within 150 yards from the
IB with the BGB officials for obtaining clearance from Bangladesh
Government for the construction.
|
Statement |
December 6 |
Jhalupara / East Khasi Hills District |
Police are still uncertain over the outlawed HNLC's
claim of having exploded a low-intensity blast at Jhalupara in
East Khasi Hills District on November 12 citing that they have
not arrived at any conclusion so far. "We have to verify their
claims as to their alleged involvement," SP (City) Vivek Syiem
said. He, however, maintained that investigation was still on.
It may be reminded that the mysterious blast occurred at a bush
near Jeevan Ram Goenka Memorial Hospital at around 10.30 pm of
November 12 creating a crater at the blast site and partially
damaging two vehicles and a road roller parked nearby. The HNLC
had, later, claimed responsibility for the blast.
|
Non-Violent |
December 17 |
Meghalaya
|
The GNLA asked for restraint from Khasi NGOs as
well as the HNLC even as it claimed that abductions in Garo Hills
in Meghalaya seem to be the handiwork of dacoit groups and not
of any militant group."Jumping to hasty conclusions without proper
information just because police has put a blame based on suspicion
is uncalled for", said the GNLA publicity secretary, Gantong Marak
while referring to abductions of a Khasi coal businessman from
West Khasi Hills District. The abductions have led to tensions
between the communities with the HNLC as well as other NGOs threatening
to strike back at the Garo community. "This will create a negative
assumption on our community when the fact is actually not confirmed
that it is the work of Garo militants", added Marak issuing a
press communiqué. "There are crooks, a mixture of all communities
going about committing all kinds of crimes. So why blame only
one? Many dacoits take advantage in the name of HNLC, GNLA and
other militants groups, be it for abduction, extortion or killing
people for ransom," he added.
|
Non-Violent |