Insurgency / Arunachal

ITANAGAR, July 2 ? The police in Arunachal Pradesh has arrested Anthony Doke, mastermind of the underground organization Revolutionary Army of Arunachal Pradesh which was floated a couple of months back. Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by inspector BS Behra, officer in charge of Naharlagun police station nabbed Anthony Doke and Lijum Noshi at Gremey village of West Siang district when they were sleeping on Monday, MM Oberoi, Papum Pare District Superintendent of Police told mediapersons. Police have seized several incriminating documents of Revolutionary Army of Arunachal Pradesh from...

ITANAGAR, June 26 ? Two riflemen of Gorkha Regiment were killed and five others seriously injured in an ambush by suspected NSCN (I-M) cadres on an Army convoy at Ranglin village in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, police said Wednesday, reports PTI. A convoy comprising 35 Army personnel was ambushed Tuesday when it was proceeding to the area for patrolling and search operation, the police said. While riflemen Suren Gurung and Fatik Bahadur Thapa died on the spot, five others including the driver were admitted to Dinja army hospital. A combing operation has been launched.

SHILLONG, June 9 ? While militancy related violence appear to be declining in Nagaland and Manipur the hotbed of insurgent activities in the North-east, extremism is growing disturbingly in the hitherto peaceful states of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. Latest statistics of extremist-related activities in the North eastern states, released by the Union Home Ministry, confirm the new trend. From a mere 14 incidents of extremist related violence in Meghalaya in 1997, the number of such incidents shot up to 70 in 2001. A total of 37 militants were killed during the period with the highest number...

CHANGLANG, (Arunachal), April 26 ? A week?s merriment of song, dance, food and wine began here yesterday, as part of the Moh Mol festivities of the Tangsa community of the Changlang district. However, this year?s festivities have been marred by the growing influence of the IM faction of the NSCN. Everyone here knows that after the cadres of the NSCN(IM) infiltrated into this district, life has not been the same for the general population here. Changling district has a Tangsa population of about 40,000. The Tangsas are a part of the greater Naga society, while the Tangsas themselves comprise of...

ITANAGAR, April 2 ? Insurgency is on the upward arc in Arunachal Pradesh, once known as the ?oasis of peace?, with the administration being jolted by the brutal slaying of a circle officer at Namtok in Changlang district bordering Myanmar by suspected NSCN(IM) cadres as recently as March 26, reports PTI. Law-and-order problems are also on the rise affecting peace in the tribal State, particularly in Changland and Tirap, two districts with 340 km ? 270 km and 70 km respectively ? long border with Myanmar, official sources said. Insurgents made inroads into Arunachal Pradesh in early 90?s...

ITANAGAR, March 26 ? The residents of a village, located about 14 km from insurgencey-affected Changlang district headquarters, fled in panic recently after a fierce battle broke out between two factions of the NSCN, reports PTI. Top police officials told PTI here that the village, Sachin, located atop a hill, turned into a battlefield as rival followers of the Issac Muivah and Khaplang factions of the NSCN fought a bloody battle for close to four hours in the wee hours of Monday with AK-47 and 56 rifles, 7.62 SLR, America-made M-21 and hand grenades. A team of senior police officials...

ITANAGAR, March 25 ? The state government would soon bring a legislation ?Arunachal Pradesh Prevention of Organised Crime? on lines with a similar legislation of Maharashtra Government to tackle the rise in insurgent activities besides checking other criminal activities in the state, reports PTI. The law was necessary in the wake of recent insurgent activities in Tirap and Changlang districts besides reports of militanats from neighbouring Assam and Nagaland trying to sneak into the State Chief Minister Mukul Methi said here, while speaking at the passing out parade for the 32nd batch recruit...

NAHARLAGUN, March 23: Arunachal Pradesh Minister of State for Home Rima disclosed that extortions and kidnapping of Arunachalis by militants from neighboring states- especially led by both the factions of National Socialist Council of Nagaland has assumed an alarming proportions in the recent past.??Serving extortion notice and kidnapping our people by NSCN and NDFB militants of Assam and Nagaland in the recent pass has become a matter of great concern for us,? Rima said. ?The home minister was responding to a Zero Hour notice raised by Takar Marde of Congress (I) in the last day of ensuing...

GUWAHATI, March 21 ? Coordination and sharing of information with the police forces of the neighbouring States have been intensified following reports of frequent movement of the ultras through these States, said the Director General of Assam Police, Sri H K Deka. Talking to The Assam Tribune, Sri Deka revealed that conferences of the DGs and IGPs of the North-Eastern States are being need for sharing of information about movement of militants, while, district level coordination is also on among the police forces of the bordering districts. The DGP revealed that it is still not known...

GUWAHATI, Feb 25 — The increasing movement of militants in the Changlang district of Aruachal Pradesh has posed a serious security threat to the upper Assam districts as it is impossible to check every inch of the inter-State border because of the terrain. Police sources said here that according to information available with the security forces, militants belonging to the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M) have also sneaked into the areas bordering Assam, while the movement of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants in the area has also increased of late. The militants...