Tripura (Insurgency North East): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2019

Date	Incidents
January - 3	The movement of Biswamohan Debbarma faction of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT-BM) militants has commenced afresh through unfenced areas of the state's 856 km long Indo- Bangladesh border, reports Tripurainfo on January 3. The movement of the militants has been noticed in remote Khantlang Read more... The movement of Biswamohan Debbarma faction of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT-BM) militants has commenced afresh through unfenced areas of the state's 856 km long Indo- Bangladesh border, reports Tripurainfo on January 3. The movement of the militants has been noticed in remote Khantlang area of North Tripura, Gandacherra in Dhalai district and Sonamura in Sipahijala district. Remote Raisyabari and Simna also figure in the list of vulnerable ingress points into the state. Official sources said that out of the 856 km length of the border, altogether 70 km is still unfenced and these areas are prone to infiltration from across the border. Besides, there has been no floodlighting along the border except in some areas. Read less...
January - 8	In Tripura, six TSF supporters were injured at Madhav Bari in Jirania (West Tripura District), around 15km from Agartala, when police and the Tripura State Rifles resorted to a baton charge and fired in the air to disperse TSF activists who blocked National Highway 8. “Six persons were injured. Some Read more... In Tripura, six TSF supporters were injured at Madhav Bari in Jirania (West Tripura District), around 15km from Agartala, when police and the Tripura State Rifles resorted to a baton charge and fired in the air to disperse TSF activists who blocked National Highway 8. “Six persons were injured. Some of them sustained bullet injuries. A TSR jawan was also injured. The injured have been admitted to GB Pant Hospital in Agartala,” an officer in Tripura state police control room said. Jirania Sub-Divisional Police officer Pran Krishna Das said the activists set eight shops on fire and threw bottles and stones at the police. Indian Express further adds that the Tripura Government suspended SMS and mobile internet services for the next 48 hours in the wake of violence. A notification by Additional Home Secretary Saradindu Choudhury stated that ‘it has been reported by the Director General of Police, Tripura that incidents of rioting and arsoning in some areas in Jirania police station in some areas of West Tripura district and the photographs of such incidents are being uploaded in the social media which may likely to generate serious law and order situation in the entire state having potential threat to public safety’. he notification further said that social media platforms like WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube and the likes are likely to be used for rumour mongering due to which SMS services and mobile internet or data services of all service providers were suspended for 48 hours starting from 3 pm on January 8. The notification also said the restrictions would be applicable to press messages as well. Assam Tribune further adds that Section 144 has been imposed in the entire Madhavbari area and the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) headquarters. A large number of security forces, including CAPFs, have been deployed and senior police officials, including the ADGP, the DIG and the SP (West), are now camping in the area. Read less...
January - 9	Officials have stated that over 32,000 Bru refugees living in transit camps in North Tripura district will not have any ration supplies and cash dole from January 15, reports Indian Express on January 9. Kanchanpur Sub-Divisional Magistrate Abhedananda Baidya stated that as per previous instructions Read more... Officials have stated that over 32,000 Bru refugees living in transit camps in North Tripura district will not have any ration supplies and cash dole from January 15, reports Indian Express on January 9. Kanchanpur Sub-Divisional Magistrate Abhedananda Baidya stated that as per previous instructions, cash dole and ration supplies are being provided to Bru relief camps and would continue till January 15. Central government started the eighth phase of repatriation of Bru refugees from August 25, 2018, as per a four-corner agreement signed with refugee leaders. However, the repatriation package offered to them was rejected by most of the refugees, saying it was ‘insufficient’. During the repatriation process which continued till September 25, only 150 refugees from 42 families were repatriated to Mizoram and 32,000 still remain sheltered in six transit camps in Tripura. Union Ministry of Home Affair s(UMHA) halted all relief supplies from October 1 last year after the repatriation failed. However, supplies resumed three weeks later as severe food crisis had started in the Bru camps. The UMHA Joint Secretary Satyendra Garg in a letter last year to Tripura state Government had said that ‘it was conveyed…… that assistance being extended to the Bru migrants in the form of foodgrains, cash doles will be available till 30th September, 2018. In view of the prevailing situation, it has been decided that the deadline for repatriation of these Bru migrant families be extended till 15th January, 2019. The assistance to them in the form of foodgrains and cash doles may also be continued till 15th January, 2019’. Referring to the order, Kanchanpur SDM stated that ‘Since there is no fresh instruction to this end, the previous order will stand. Cash dole and relief supplies will continue till January 15 and if no new order comes from the centre, the supplies shall be halted’. Meanwhile, Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples Forum (MBDPF) secretary Bruno Msha said he was aware of the impending disruption of ration and relief supplies. “We shall write to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking his intervention in a day or two’. Read less...
January - 18	A senior Police official stated that Mobile Task Force (MTF) of Tripura Police has detected 2,245 illegal immigrants in the State in 2018, reports Hindustan Times on January 18. The official stated that ‘We have detected 2,245 illegal immigrants in Tripura last year among them 2,058 are male and 187 Read more... A senior Police official stated that Mobile Task Force (MTF) of Tripura Police has detected 2,245 illegal immigrants in the State in 2018, reports Hindustan Times on January 18. The official stated that ‘We have detected 2,245 illegal immigrants in Tripura last year among them 2,058 are male and 187 are female. Most of the illegal migrants are from neighbouring Bangladesh. Altogether 2,127 Bangladeshis were deported last year’. He also added that ‘Many Bangladeshis enter into Indian territory for treatment, to attend marriage ceremony or other programmes without passports. In case any immigrant carries contraband or arms, we register cases against them and move courts for legal actions. Those who are found not involved in any crime are deported’. Read less...
January - 20	According to reports, 31 Rohingyas have been stranded on the zero line in Tripura for the last two days with Indian and Bangladeshi border security personnel refusing to accept them as refugees, reports Indian Express on January 21. While the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) alleged the Rohingya Musli Read more... According to reports, 31 Rohingyas have been stranded on the zero line in Tripura for the last two days with Indian and Bangladeshi border security personnel refusing to accept them as refugees, reports Indian Express on January 21. While the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) alleged the Rohingya Muslims tried to cross over from India, the Border Security Force (BSF) stated that there was no sign of a breach on the Indian side. The BSF, which believes the Rohingya may have comes from Bangladesh, has also offered the BGB a joint survey of the fencing on the Indian side to identify a possible breach. According to BSF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) ‘We expected the BGB will contact us for a flag meeting. But they did not communicate, rather we communicated and yesterday an officer-level meeting was conducted at the zero line where second-in-command of our battalion and second-in-command of their battalion met on the zero line’. According to Belwa, Bangladesh authorities have declined a joint survey and asserted that the BSF accept the Rohingya into Indian Territory. Read less...
January - 21	More than 30 Rohingyas including 12 children were arrested from Churaibari in North Tripura District near Tripura-Assam interstate boundary on January 21, reports The Hindu. North Tripura District Police Chief Bhanupada Chakraborty stated that ‘The Assam police have arrested 30 Rohingya Muslims from Read more... More than 30 Rohingyas including 12 children were arrested from Churaibari in North Tripura District near Tripura-Assam interstate boundary on January 21, reports The Hindu. North Tripura District Police Chief Bhanupada Chakraborty stated that ‘The Assam police have arrested 30 Rohingya Muslims from a Guwahati-bound bus at Churaibari along the inter-state border on Monday night’. Quoting Assam Police officials, he said that the 30 Rohingya Muslims, including nine women and 12 children, boarded the Guwahati bound bus from Agartala. Read less...
January - 21	The fate of 31 Rohingya Muslims stranded on the international border between Tripura and Bangladesh continues to hang in balance as both Indian and Bangladesh authorities have refused to accept them, reports Indian Express on January 21. According to Border Security Force (BSF) officials in Delhi th Read more... The fate of 31 Rohingya Muslims stranded on the international border between Tripura and Bangladesh continues to hang in balance as both Indian and Bangladesh authorities have refused to accept them, reports Indian Express on January 21. According to Border Security Force (BSF) officials in Delhi there was no question of India accepting them as Bangladesh authorities have not yet provided any evidence of the Rohingya having crossed over from India. A Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official stated that ‘It is definitely not a case of BSF pushing Rohingya across the border as no one would push 31 people together. However, how and from where they reached where they are at the moment is a matter of investigation. Unless it is proven that they crossed over from India, there is no reason why we should accept them’. Read less...
January - 22	Border Security Force (BSF) on January 22 handed over the 31 Rohingyas, who were stranded on the India-Bangladesh border for four days, reports Assam Tribune. The 31 Rohingyas, who had apparently come from Jammu and Kashmir, were stuck in no-man’s land, beyond the barbed wire fence along the Indo-Ba Read more... Border Security Force (BSF) on January 22 handed over the 31 Rohingyas, who were stranded on the India-Bangladesh border for four days, reports Assam Tribune. The 31 Rohingyas, who had apparently come from Jammu and Kashmir, were stuck in no-man’s land, beyond the barbed wire fence along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Tripura since January 18. The decision to hand over the Rohingyas to the Tripura Police was taken after the BSF and the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) failed to reach a decision during talks on the issue. Read less...
January - 22	Tripura United Indigenous People’s Council (TUIPC), a joint body of 48 returnee insurgent organisations on January 22, announced a series of joint movements with all Tripura-based tribal parties and organisations from January 26 against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), reports Indian Express. Forme Read more... Tripura United Indigenous People’s Council (TUIPC), a joint body of 48 returnee insurgent organisations on January 22, announced a series of joint movements with all Tripura-based tribal parties and organisations from January 26 against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), reports Indian Express. Former All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) leader Ranjit Debbarma who is the leader of TUIPC stated that ‘We have formed a joint forum called TUIPC with 48 returnee insurgent forums. We vehemently oppose the citizenship bill. This bill violates the conditions agreed in the 1993 ATTF Peace Accord. We seek the Central Government and State Government to respect the peace accord’. He also claimed that all tribal wings of national political parties like Bharatiya Janata Party, (BJP) Janajati Morcha, Congress ST Department, Tripura Upajati Gana Mukti Parishad – Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) tribal frontal organization have assured to join them in the agitations. Besides, Tripura’s ruling tribal ally Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) would join the movement as well. Read less...
January - 23	Government of India (GoI) on January 23 cleared amendment to Article 280 and the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, reports Assam Tribune. The move envisages improving the financial resources and administrative powers of the Autonomous District Councils (ADC) of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripur Read more... Government of India (GoI) on January 23 cleared amendment to Article 280 and the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, reports Assam Tribune. The move envisages improving the financial resources and administrative powers of the Autonomous District Councils (ADC) of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura. The amendment also paves the way for constitution of State Finance Commissions in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura. Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stated that a cabinet meeting approved the landmark amendment that will significantly increase financial resources and powers of the Autonomous Districts Councils in the four North-eastern states. The amendment proposes to rename the existing autonomous councils as Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council (KAATC), Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council (DHATC), Garo Hills Autonomous Territorial Council (GHATC), Khasi Hills Autonomous Territorial Council (KHATC), Jaintia Hills Autonomous Territorial Council (JHATC) and Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous Territorial Council (TTAATC) as the present jurisdiction of these councils extends to more than one District. The amendment also provides for transfer of additional 30 subjects, including public works department, forest, public health engineering, health and family welfare, urban development, and food and civil supply to KAATC and DHATC in Assam. The Union Minister also added that amendment will fulfil the commitments made under Memoranda of Settlement (MoS) signed by the Government of India, state governments of Assam and Meghalaya, United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) and A’chik National Volunteers’ Council (ANVC). Read less...
January - 27	Tripura royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma on January 27 criticized the State Government over the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), reports Indian Express. He threatened that if the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government at the Centre tries to pass the Bill in Rajya Sabha (upper hou Read more... Tripura royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma on January 27 criticized the State Government over the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), reports Indian Express. He threatened that if the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government at the Centre tries to pass the Bill in Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament) or enforce it through an ordinance, it will have consequences. He stated, ‘If they try to pass it in the Rajya Sabha or enforce it with an ordinance, we shall show them that we might be a small state but we are less than no one else. People of Tripura would stand with “the country” against politics’. He was speaking at a protest organised by Tripura United Indigenous People’s Council (TUIPC), a joint body of 48 returnee insurgent organisations, organised the protest against CAB bill. Read less...
January - 29	An Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal formed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) would visit Tripura from February 2 to record evidence against National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), reports Morung Express on January 30. UMHA had imposed a Read more... An Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal formed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) would visit Tripura from February 2 to record evidence against National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), reports Morung Express on January 30. UMHA had imposed a fresh five year ban on the outfits on October 3, 2018. Read less...

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