Relentless operations by Security Forces (SFs) have decimated rebel outfits like Karbi People's LiberaTiger (KPLT). "Because of Army operations, money is drying up for militants and they are now targeting remote villages for extortion," the source added. Locals, who already suffer from acute poverty and unemployment, are fed up with such atrocities. Last year, locals of Sirajuli village in Sonitpur District overpowered and apprehended a militant. A peaceful assembly election, where the Army helped civil administramaintain order, also showed that the militants' influence has declined.
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