Insurgency / Arunachal

DIBRUGARH, Feb 25 — With militants finding a relatively safe haven in the Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh in recent times, the security forces have been caught unawares. All that the security forces knew was that the militants are confined to the Tirap and Changlang districts of Arunachal but a recent development has made the agencies sit up and take note. On February 17, the Namsai police received a tip-off that one Ramnath Sahni of Chowleham was keeping a stockpile of explosives. His house was raided the same night and a cache of explosives was recovered. Ramnath and his wife were...

ITANAGAR, Jan 15— Kidnapping of Arunachal’s businessmen and Arunachali’s by various militant organizations of Northeast region, especially by both the factions of the Bodo militants seems to be a regular phenomenon in the recent past. Within a span of nine months, Bodo Liberation Tiger Force (BLTF) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) had carried out three kidnappings inside the territory of this tribal dominated Himalayan State. On May 3, 2001 Sri Tadap Nabam, a businessman from Seijosa in East Kameng district was kidnapped by NDFB militants and was released on May 6 night...

ROING (Arunachal Pradesh) February 25: The Disturbed Areas Act, promulgated in Tirap and Changlang districts following growth of insurgency, would be extended by another six months, Union Home Minister LK Advani said here on Saturday. "I have assured the Arunachal Chief Minister that the Act would be further extended for six months, after its expiry in March," Advani said here after inaugurating the Brahmaputra Darshan festival on the bank of Dibang, tributary of Brahmaputra, reports PTI. Reports of extortion and activities by insurgents had come in from the two districts in recent times...

TEZPUR, February 7: In order to protect the ethnic identity of the Arunachalis from the increasing infiltrators, a new rebel outfit Arunachal Dragon Force (ADF) has been formed which is being helped by the banned ULFA and the NSCN (K) in imparting arms training. Talking to The Assam Tribune, official sources said that although the Arunachal Pradesh Government is luring the unemployed youths from insurgency by encouraging them to take up plantation in the State on the other hand the growing unemployment in the State is working as a catalyst in turning the frustrated youths towards the gun as a...

GUWAHATI, January 17(UNI): The ceasefire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) is likely to be extended to all Naga areas of the Northeastern region. A crucial meeting of the Chief Ministers of Northeastern region, besides that of Nagaland was being convened shortly to take the final decision, said the Joint Secretary of the Union Home ministry, GK Pillai. The July 1997 ceasefire with the rebels had been extended till July 31 with revised ground rules debarring the NSCN cadres to carry arms to all populated areas, besides there would be no safe havens. This was decided after...

GUWAHATI, January 17: The Government of India is likely to convene a meeting involving Chief Ministers of the Northeastern states to discuss the issue of 'ceasefire without territorial limit' as has been insisted by the NSCN(IM) engaged in peace talks with the government. The joint secretary (NE) of the Union Home Ministry, G K Pillai, informed The Assam Tribune that the centre was likely to consider a ceasefire pact with the NSCN(IM) without territorial limit in view of the 'solid progress' made in the last round of negotiation with the outfit. The last round of talks saw changes in the...

DIBRUGARH, January 17: A well concealed camp of the Isak Muivah faction of the NSCN was busted near Shikobasti southwest of Miao in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh by troops of the Second Mountain Division on January 16. Two cadres of the outfit, "Corporal" Thai Atom Tangkhul and "Private" Hokuto Sema, were apprehended in the operation carried out in the twilight hours that day. The seizures included a big consignment of incriminating documents, a Chinese grenade, a 9 mm carbine, a large quantity of rations, medicines, personal belongings, ammunition pouches and an Israeli army cap...

SOMEWHERE IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH, August 16 His name is Chipo Menon. He is the military and political supervisor of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) for Tirap and Changlang in Arunachal Pradesh. He holds the rank of 'Lt. Col' in the organisation and is considered a natural successor to Khaplang, who is reportedly suffering from prostrate cancer. "Chipo combines the shrewdness of his Malayalee father and the physical agility of his Wancho mother" remarked a military officer. What prompted him to drift towards NSCN (K) is not known. His father was an IAS officer, and so his...