Assam (Insurgency North East): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2023

On November 2, an active cadre of United Liberation Front of Asom -Independent (ULFA-I) identified as Palas Maran alias Gopal Asom, surrendered before Assam Police in Tinsukia District of Assam, reports India TodayNE. Read less...

On November 2, an active United Liberation Front of Asom - Independent (ULFA-I) cadre identified as Ashiq Ali alias Riyaz Asom surrendered before Assam Police in Sivasagar District of Assam, reports India TodayNE. He also handed over one Chinese hand grenade along with one mobile handset. Reportedly Ashiq Ali joined ULFA-I on April 17, 2022, and afterwards, he had undergone two months of training. He belonged to the 86th batch and undertook training along with a total of 55 cadres at Operation Camp Konyak region in Myanmar. On October 30, he was sent to Assam by ULFA-I cadre identified as Nayan Asom. However, Ashiq Ali changed his mind and approached Assam Police and surrendered along with the grenade. Read less...

On November 3, an active cadre of United Liberation Front of Asom - Independent (ULFA-I) identified as Kunal Moran alias Letes Axom, surrendered before Assam Police in Tinsukia District of Assam, reports India TodayNE. Moran had joined ULFA-I in 2018. Read less...

On November 4, a United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) cadre identified as Madhav Chetia alias Suraj Asom surrendered before the Army along with a live hand grenade in Dibrugarh District of Assam, reports India TodayNE. Sources stated that Madhav Chetia had joined ULFA-I in 2021. Read less...

A group of nine cadres from United Liberation Front of Asom - Independent (ULFA-I) left their camp from Myanmar on October 18, 2023, for an abduction mission in Tinsukia District of Assam, Northeast Now reports on November 5. The group allotted the task for abduction consisted of Mriganga Asom (Area commander), Nabajit Asom (second-in-command), I-wan Asom, Ban Asom, Bonjit Asom, Uma Asom, Nanu Asom, Latest Asom alias Kulang Moran, Gopal Asom alias Polash Moran. However Latest Asom and Gopal Asom surrendered before Assam Police on November 3 and November 2 respectively which have been earlier reported by SATP. Read less...

On November 5, Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) convener Daosar Langham Koch issued a threat about launching insurgency operations in the wake of the forthcoming Diwali festival, reports pgurus.com. He also threatened some former KLO associates who are now in favour of peace talks with the Indian government, of ‘dire consequences’ if they do not refrain from their initiatives on this count. Read less...

On November 5, the Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) ousted its former ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ identified as Babu Hojai alias Popil Hojai from the outfit for joining a political party, reports Northeast Now. Kharmindao Dimasa, ‘president’ of the Hirimba Justice Forum, which was formed by former DNLA cadres after the group disbanded, said that Hojai had been expelled for breaching the organization’s rules by joining a political party. Read less...

On November 5, three Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended in Katigorah area of Cachar District in Assam, reports The Assam Tribune. Many illegal items including sharp weapons were seized from their possession. Read less...

The Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) called upon the Centre as well as the state government to push for a conclusion to the peace talks between the outfit and the Centre and Assam government at the earliest, India TodayNE reports on November 6. The KLO also demanded that all charges against the outfit's ‘chairman’ Jeevan Singha and other cadres should be dropped and they should be formally pardoned, to facilitate the smooth passage of a peace accord. The outfit further demanded that steps must be taken for the formation of a separate state of Kamatapur, carved out of portions of Assam and West Bengal. Along with this, the KLO also demanded that the Kamatapuri language must be included into the Eight Schedule of the Indian Constitution and given due recognition. Also, the outfit further demanded that the Koch Rajbongshi community must also be brought under the ambit of reservation under the Scheduled Tribes (Plain) category. Read less...

On November 8, Assam Police arrested one person identified as Abdul Qadir Barbhuiya along with locally made guns and live ammunition in Hailakandi District of Assam, reports India TodayNE. Read less...

On November 11, a suspected cadre of Yung Aung faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K-YA) identified as ‘Area Commander’ Ram Pradhan alias Ram Newar was shot and injured in an operation launched by 23 Assam Rifles (AR) at Borgolai in Tinsukia District of Assam, reports Northeast Now. During the operation, Assam Rifles personnel seized one Chinese made rifle, several SIM cards and incriminating documents. Read less...

On November 13, in a joint operation carried out by Assam Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, large quantity of explosives was recovered at Silchar Kalain Road in Cachar District of Assam, reports Northeast Now. The recoveries included 96 detonators and 96 fuses concealed inside a bag. One person was detained in connection to the recovery of the explosives. Read less...

On November 15, one Bangladeshi national identified as Pranjit Roy was apprehended by Border Security Force (BSF) in Karimganj District of Assam after he entered Assam illegally after swimming across the Kushiyara River, reports India TodayNE. Read less...

On November 16, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that over 8700 former militants of different insurgent groups in Assam have been rehabilitated in the past two years, reports Northeast Now. Sarma said, “A large number of militants have shunned the path of violence and decided to help us build a new Assam. Of them 4203 cadres are from National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), 1926 cadres are from Karbi outfits while 1182 rebels are from Adivasi outfits. Under the surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy and Swavalamban scheme they received skill development training and are now leading a dignified life.” Read less...

On November 22, two suspected militants of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) lobbed a grenade at an army camp in Kakopathar in Dirak in Tinsukia District of Assam, reports Northeast Now. No casualties were reported. Read less...

On November 26, an active cadre of Manipur's militant outfit, SK-Thadou faction of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA-SK Thadou) identified as Henlenmang Lhouvum, was arrested in a joint operation by Assam Rifles and Assam Police from Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee near Jirighat on the Assam-Manipur border in Cachar District of Assam, reports Northeast Now. Five live cartridges along with a .32 pistol were recovered from the arrested militant. Read less...

On November 28, Assam Police recovered three improvised explosive devices (IED) at Bhalukpong in Sonitpur District of Assam and arrested one person identified as Ananta Bora in connection with the recovery, reports India TodayNE. Read less...

On November 29, four senior cadres of the United Liberation Front of Asom–Independent (ULFA-I) identified as Dipok Hatibaruah alias Dibya Axom, Nayann Patmaut alias Bikram Axom, Montu Moran alias Latest Axom alias Kulang Moran, and Palash Moran alias Gopal Axom surrendered along with two hand grenades and pistols, in presence of Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh at the Assam Police Headquarters in Guwahati in Kamrup (Metro) District of Assam, reports Northeast Now. DGP Singh stated that a total of 11 ULFA cadres surrendered in 2023, 16 ULFA cadres have been arrested and currently there are 75 active cadres in the ULFA camp. He further asked ULFA-I not to force Indian authorities to re-impose Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in parts of the State from where it has already been lifted, by engineering a series of explosions. Read less...