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Jawan involved in Manipur blast arrested
PTI 22 August 2009, 01:13pm IST


IMPHAL: An India Reserve Battalion jawan allegedly involved in the grenade attack at a private hospital at the Manipur capital complex here, has been arrested, official sources said on Saturday.

The jawan T Munal was allegedly engaged by militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) to explode the grenade.

Munal has allegedly confessed to attacking two other private hospitals earlier on the orders of the militant outfit.

Three persons, including an eight-year-old girl, were injured when a powerful grenade, hurled by Munal, exploded at the private hospital run by Manipur Chambers of Commerce in the heart of crowded Imphal market yesterday.

The condition of one of the injured was stated to be serious.

Superintendent of Police (Imphal West district) L Kailun said in a statement that Munal has confessed that he carried out the attack under the instruction of one Ibungo of KCP-MC.

Munal also confessed that he was involved in the attacks on Shanti Hospital on July 27 and Langol View Clinic on July 28, both in Imphal west district, Kailun said.

The SP said necessary departmental action was being taken against Munal.

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Locals foil militants’ bid to abduct minister’s son in Manipur

Suspected militants tried to abduct the 24-year-old son of a Manipur minister but he was rescued by the local people, official sources said on Saturday.

The militants of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) accosted Nasirudin Shah, son of Manipur Minister of State for Rural Development Alaudin Khan, and abducted him as he was coming out of his house along with some of his friends at Lilong area in Thoubal district on Friday evening.

As Shah’s associates raised an alarm, the local people stopped the vehicle in which the militants were fleeing and rescued Shah, the sources said.

The militants, however, later escaped in the vehicle.

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One arrested with arms from Indo-Myanmar border

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Aizawl, Aug 22 (PTI) One person was arrested with arms at Champhai market near Indo-Myanmar border, an official statement said today.

Officers of fourth battalion of Assam Rifles held the man and seized three .22 mm pistols and as many magazines from him on August 19, the statement said.

The man was handed over to the officers of Champhai police station the next day, the statement said.

It was still unknown whether the arms were meant for north east insurgents, sources said.

Mizoram, which shares 722-km porous international border with Myanmar and Bangladesh, has been one of the biggest routes for arms and narcotics trafficking in India.

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Police burst teargas shell to disperse women rally

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Imphal,Aug 22 (PTI) Police burst teargas shells and smoke bombs to prevent hundreds of women from taking out protest rallies defying night curfew at many places in Imphal East and West districts of Manipur tonight.

The protesters were demanding resignation of Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh on moral grounds over the killing of a youth in an alleged fake encounter on July 23, sources said.

Women, carrying torch lights, turned up in large numbers at Chingamakha, Tidim road, Nganappi Thong, Nambul Mapal, Bamol Leikai and Khurai areas at around 8.45 pm defying night curfew in force, they said.

Police tired to prevent them but were forced to burst teargas shells when the protestors went on with their agitation, they said, adding no casualty was reported.


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India seeks Anup Chetia's deportation from B'desh

Updated on Sunday, August 23, 2009, 11:18 IST Tags:ULFA leader Anup Chetia, India, Bangladesh

New Delhi: India has asked Bangladesh to deport outlawed ULFA leader Anup Chetia, whose jail term is going to end soon, and hopes the Sheikh Hasina government would accede to the request in view of its tough resolve against terrorism.

Chetia, whose real name is Golap Baruah, has been in jail since his arrest in Dhaka in January 1998 from Shyamoli area under the Foreigners Act and the Passports Act.


"His (Chetia's) jail term is coming to an end shortly and India has asked Bangladesh to send him here after that," a source said.

Bangladesh has so far not given any response but India is hopeful that it would accede to the request considering the new government's resolve to root out terrorism and the new impetus being imparted to bilateral ties.

Chetia has been seeking political asylum in Bangladesh or deportation to any country other than India but those petitions are pending.

New Delhi is of the view that deportation of Chetia would be a major confidence-building measure at a time when the two countries are working to give a push to their ties.

As part of efforts to give fillip to bilateral ties, Hasina is expected to undertake a visit here later this year. Prior to that, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni will be here in the first week of next month to lay the ground for Hasina's visit.

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Ghost of 'secret killings' haunts AGP

Updated on Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 11:25 IST Tagsrafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam, Secret Killings, AGP, ULFA

Guwahati: Assam's main Opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) is in the middle of a blazing controversy with the ghost of the infamous secret killings episode of the late 1990s haunting the beleaguered party.

The AGP is accused of being involved in the infamous extra judicial killings (popularly referred in Assam as the secret killings) during the tenure of chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta between 1996 and 2001.

About a dozen close relatives of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) guerrillas were killed across the state during the period when Mahanta was heading an AGP government.

The latest wave of protests and angry reactions comes after AGP president Chandra Mohan Patowary last week gave a clean chit to Mahanta saying there were no 'secret killings' during the AGP's tenure between 1996 to 2001. Mahanta was also present at the press conference addressed by the AGP president.

"Patowary is a liar and Mahanta is a betrayer. The entire state knows about the secret killings and if the AGP and Mahanta was not involved then who killed so many innocent people...the state at that point in time was ruled by the AGP," Samujjal Bhattacharya, advisor of the influential All Assam Students' Union (AASU), said.


"We want justice and those involved in the secret killings should be punished at any cost," the AASU leader said.

The Assam government has also decided to reopen some of the cases of the 'secret killings' to enable families of the victims to get justice.

"Already the process is on and investigations have begun into some cases," Assam government spokesperson and health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

The secret killings, as they came to be known, became a major issue during the assembly polls in 2001 and 2006, and again during the last parliamentary elections, in which the Congress led by Tarun Gogoi defeated the AGP hands down.

A probe headed by Justice (Retd) KN Saikia indicted Mahanta of involvement in the killings -- blaming the security establishment during his tenure.


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Two ULFA militants killed in encounter in Assam Updated on Thursday, August 27, 2009, 13:12 IST Tags:ULFA, militants, encounter, Assam

Nalbari: Two ULFA militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Nalbari district Thursday, official sources said here.


Acting on a tip-off about the militants taking shelter in Jarpaluk village, a joint team of the army and police launched an operation and cordoned off the village since last night.

The militants in a bid to escape opened fire this morning and the security forces retaliated and the duo were killed in the exchange.

One of the militants was identifed, the sources said adding a pistol with several rounds of ammunitions and some documents were recovered from the slain militants.

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Four hurt in petrol bomb attack in in Meghalaya

Updated on Thursday, August 27, 2009, 12:28 IST Tagsetrol bomb attack

Shillong: Four persons were injured when some unidentified persons lobbed a petrol bomb on a truck in Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills district, police said here Thursday.


The incident coincided with a two-day night road blockade enforced by the Jaintia Students Union in the district from Tuesday night to press for their various demands.

The bomb was hurled on the truck at Newhill last night injuring the four persons, including the driver.

Police said the injured had been admitted to a nearby hospital where the condition of two of them was stated to be serious.

Meanwhile, one more vehicle was attacked with a petrol bomb at Ladthadladoh as picketers burnt tyres at several places to enforce the blockade.

The blockade ended this morning.

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ULFA militant nabbed in Assam

STAFF WRITER 16:52 HRS IST
Sibsagar (Assam), Aug 27 (PTI) An ULFA militant was held today and several notes of extortion were recovered from him in Assam's Sibsagar district, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of police and army nabbed Ajit Tanti alias Ranjit Tanti from Sonari town in the district.

Several extortion notes signed by 'finance secretary' of the outfit's 28 Battalion Michael Deka Phukan were recovered from the ultra, and the security forces suspect that he was sent to serve extortion notes to several people and organisations of the area, sources said.

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One ultra killed, one injured in encounter

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Diphu, Aug 28 (PTI) One suspected ultra was killed and another seriously injured in an encounter with the army in Assam's hill district of Karbi Anglong today.

The army on a tip-off raided Srilanghshu village where a group of ultras were holed up. The ultras fired on the approaching security men and in the ensuing encounter one of them was shot dead while another was injured, army sources said.

The area was dominated by the banned Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF), the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) has a presence in the area, they said.

The identity of the slain ultra was yet to be established, sources added.

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ULFA denies kidnapping of officials of cement company

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Shillong, Aug 28 (PTI) Even as combing operations were on to trace two officials of a cement company kidnapped last week, ULFA today denied its involvement in it.

"We are not involved in the kidnapping. ULFA cannot commit such a heinous act," a caller identifying himself as Gulit Das, self-styled commander of ULFA's 109 battalion, said.

He also dismissed reports that ULFA demanded Rs 20 lakh as ransom money for their release.

Virgo Cement Company manager Sambhu Dhanuka and its chief engineer P K Hore were kidnapped on Friday last by five suspected militants from near their factory at Damas in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district.

Though their vehicle was recovered at Miyapara near Assam border, hours after the incident, the duo is still missing, police said.

Intelligence sources had said ULFA had demanded Rs 20 lakh from Dhanuka and when he refused, he along with Hore were kidnapped.

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ULFA denies kidnapping of officials of cement company

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Shillong, Aug 28 (PTI) Even as combing operations were on to trace two officials of a cement company kidnapped last week, ULFA today denied its involvement in it.

"We are not involved in the kidnapping. ULFA cannot commit such a heinous act," a caller identifying himself as Gulit Das, self-styled commander of ULFA's 109 battalion, said.

He also dismissed reports that ULFA demanded Rs 20 lakh as ransom money for their release.

Virgo Cement Company manager Sambhu Dhanuka and its chief engineer P K Hore were kidnapped on Friday last by five suspected militants from near their factory at Damas in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district.

Though their vehicle was recovered at Miyapara near Assam border, hours after the incident, the duo is still missing, police said.

Intelligence sources had said ULFA had demanded Rs 20 lakh from Dhanuka and when he refused, he along with Hore were kidnapped.

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NLFT top leader surrenders

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Agartala, Aug 28 (PTI) An top leader of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura has surrendered to police here.

The outfit's organising secretary Bidyasingh Jamatiya surrendered at Gandacherra police station in Dhalai district last night, police said.

According to police, Jamatiya, along with his wife and two children, fled from NLFT headquarters at Khagrachari in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and crossed over to India in Gandacherra subdivision in the district.

He had carried out a number of ambushes on security force since 1995.

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Two ULFA militant shot dead

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Rangiya (Assam), Aug 29 (PTI) Two ULFA militants were today shot dead in an encounter between the ultras and a joint team of police and Army in Kamrup (rural) district.

The joint team raided Naguparahills village in the district acting on a tip-off that five ULFA ultras were holed up in a house there, police said.

The militants fired at the approaching security men and the ensuing encounter lasted for about one hour.

While two militants were shot dead in the encounter, three others managed to escape, they said.

Five kg of explosive, one nine mm pistol, one 7.65 revolver, grenades and currency notes of Bangladesh, Bhutan and India were recovered from the slain ultras, police said.

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Two NSCN(K) militants nabbed in Assam

Updated on Sunday, August 30, 2009, 18:10 IST Tags:Assam, NSCN(K) militants

Haflong: Two NSCN (K) militants were apprehended by the army and huge quantities of arms and ammunitions seized in Assam's North Cachar Hills district on Sunday, official sources said here.

Acting on a tip-off, the army launched an operation in Langrangjao under Harangjao police station and nabbed the two militants.


A 12 bore Single barrel gun, a local made rifle with 14 rounds of ammunitions, a sub-machine gun, 16 magazines of ammunition and some explosives were recovered from the apprehended militants.

The militants have been identified as Arunbe Guama and Kadimde Kaume, sources added.


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Two including KLO chief's sister nabbed in Kokrajhar

Updated on Sunday, August 30, 2009, 19:10 IST Tags:Assam, Kokrajhar, KLO chief`s sister nabbed

Kokrajhar: Two Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants, including the sister of the outfit's 'Commander-in-Chief' Jibon Singha, were nabbed on Sunday during an operation in Assam's Kokrajhar district, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, the army and police launched a joint operation in Mauriagaon village and nabbed Singha's sister Sumitra Das along with her two-and-a half year old child and self styled Lieutenant Dhananjoy Barman.

Barman, who attempted to flee by opening fire, was injured in the retaliatory firing and has been admitted to the Bongaigaon Civil Hospital.

An Italian made 7.65 pistol with four live ammunitions, two mobile sets, four Bangladeshi SIM cards and some Bangladeshi currency were seized from their possession, sources added.

Meanwhile, in another incident two Dima Halam Daoga (Jewel) militants were nabbed from Lower Assam's Chirang district, police added.

A report from Cooch Behar district quoting police sources said Dhananjay Barman alias Arjun alias Swapan is the second-in-command' of the KLO.

Dhananjay, a resident of Chhat-Volka village of Cooch Behar district, received training in Bhutan and was very close to the KLO chief Jiban Singha, sources said.

In 2004, after Operation Flush Out in Bhutan, he escaped to Bangladesh with Singha.

Dhananjay has been assigned the task to reorganise the KLO. A few days ago he came to Assam in connection with that mission. Sumitra too came with him with an intension to see her mother at Kumarganj.

They were in a hideout in Chakrasila forest for the last three days. On being informed by the West Bengal Police the Army and the Assam Police raided the area last night.

IGP (North Bengal) Kundanlal Tamta told reporters that police teams from Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri districts have been sent to Assam, as many cases were pending against Dhananjay. A team of IB officials too is going there.


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Two NDFB militants killed in encounter

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Guwahati, Aug 31 (PTI) Two NDFB militants were today killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Kokrajhar district, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of police and Army raided Jhaisabari area in the district.

During the raid, the ultras fired at the security personnel. In the ensuing encounter, which lasted for nearly an hour, the militants were shot dead, police said.

An AK-56 rifle, two magazines, 57 rounds of ammunition, a 9 mm pistol, eight rounds of live ammunition and three mobile sets were seized from the militants, they added.

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ULFA militant killed in encounter

STAFF WRITER 18:18 HRS IST
Rangiya (Assam), Sept 1 (PTI) An ULFA militant was killed in an encounter with the security forces and large quantity of explosives recovered in Assam's Kamrup (rural) district today, police said.

The ultra along with his four other accomplices was holed up in Baragaon village in the district when a team of army and police force, acting on a tip off, raided the area.

The militants fired on the advancing forces. In the retaliatory firing by the security men, one of them was killed while the others managed to escape, they said.

Huge amount of explosives, including an improvised explosive device, one nine mm pistol, live cartridges along with some extortion notes were recovered from the spot, they added.

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Lay down arms before Sep 15: Centre to DHD

New Delhi, Sept 1 (PTI) The Centre today gave an ultimatum to Assam-based militant group Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) to lay down arms before September 15, saying it will consider holding talks only after the surrender.

This was decided at a high-level meeting attended among others by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, National Security Adviser M K Narayanan, Army Chief Deepak Kapoor and IB director Rajiv Mathur.

"It was decided in the meeting that we will consider holding talks with the group if they surrender before September 15 with all their arms, stay in their designated camps, stop extortion of money and come for talks with their top leaders," Gogoi told reporters after the meeting.

He said government will not respond to the ceasefire call by the group and the operation against it will continue unless all its cadres surrender with their arms and ammunition.