Indian special forces carry out cross border operation into Myanmar. Several militants Killed

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36 grams heroin seized from woman in Manipur | Zee News
Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2015 - 11:39
Imhpal: A woman was arrested for possessing 36 grams of heroin from Khudengthabi check post by Assam Rifles personnel during firsking and checking in Chandel district of Manipur, a defence release said on Monday.

The release said that arrested woman was identified as Vungkholching (33) of Paichamveng Moreh Ward No 2. She was coming from Moreh to Imphal yesterday.

Frisking by Assam Rifles personnel at Khudengthabi check post yielded three packets of heroin and other incriminating articles from her possession, the release said.

She was carrying the contraband drugs from Moreh to deliver it to an unknown person at Pallel area.

Assam Rifles personnel handed the woman over to the Moreh police station with the recovered items, release added.

 

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Commandoes of the 21 Para Regiment (Special Forces) who were air dropped in helicopters for the Myanmar operation.
(M.K. Narayanan is a former National Security Adviser and former Governor of West Bengal.)
Just three weeks ago, June 4 was a ‘Black Day’ for the Indian Army, when possibly, it suffered its highest-ever casualties in peace time; around 20 of its soldiers from the 6 Dogra Regiment were ambushed and killed and many more injured. The convoy was attacked in Chandel district of Manipur, in a well-planned and executed move by elements of the recently formed United National Liberation Front of WESEA (Western South East Asia) using improvised explosive devices, rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons. Thirty-three years ago, in 1982, another Army contingent had suffered a similar deadly attack in the Northeast, claiming the lives of over 15 jawans.

Two specific developments in recent months in the region should have alerted the agencies to the fact that something was brewing. The first was the decision of the NSCN(K) to unilaterally abrogate its ceasefire with the Indian government, thus signalling a return to the path of violence. The second was the formation of the “rainbow” coalition of several Northeastern militant outfits, including groups like the National Socialist Council of Nagaland NSCN(K), the Paresh Baruah faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), the National Democratic Front of Bodoland NDFB(S), led by Songbijit, and several Meitei outfits such as the KCP, the KYKL and the PULF. Each of these outfits has an outreach to countries not too well disposed towards India — including Pakistan and China — though actual links have been rather tenuous. There could not have been a stronger signal than this that a new phase in militancy in the Northeast was about to commence.

 

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Huge quantities of arms, ammunition recovered in Assam | Zee News
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 15:50
Guwahati: Huge quantities of arms and ammunition were recovered during a search operation by the security forces in Assam's Goalpara district on Tuesday.

Acting on intelligence inputs about the presence of ULFA and GNLA militants, a joint team of the army and police launched the search operation at Gosaigadhowa area of the district this morning, a defence spokesman said.

Security personnel searched a house where they suspected the militants to be hiding and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition.

The recovered items included two hand grenades, a Chinese grenade, a gelatin stick, a TNT slab, three 7.65 mm pistol and medicines, the spokesman said.

 

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On the run, NE militants 'offer' Rs 2 lakh for capture of any Indian armyman - The Economic Times

By ET Bureau | 24 Jun, 2015, 04.00AM IST

NEW DELHI: Even as militant outfits have shifted camps deep into Myanmar and the embarrassment faced by the neighboring nation due to chest thumping politicians ruling out joint operations in the near future, warnings have been sent to security personnel residing in north east states that they could be targeted, even while on leave to their homes. Over two weeks after the Indian Army targeted camps in Myanmar and killed over 20 militants, followed by raring comments by a set of over eager politicians, the fallout of the cross border action is becoming visible.

For starters, insurgent outfits like NSCN (K) have moved their camps and top commanders deep inside Myanmar territory, in some cases retreating as many as 70 km across the border. These militants include perpetrators of the June 4 Manipur attack in which 18 Indian Army soldiers were killed - its highest casualty in such an attack since 1993.

While the shifting of camps does provide a temporary buffer zone to India, the opinion is forming that the probability of an Indo-Myanmar joint operation to flush them out in the near future is very low. Besides the operational difficulties of targeting militants deep into enemy territory, the major cause seems to be the embarrassment faced by Myanmar after a very public chest thumping by Indian politicians.

Myanmar government sources say that Nay Pyi Taw is upset with Ministers and voices in Delhi speaking publicly about surgical strikes on their territory and along India-Myanmar border. Such remarks and statements have not only killed the covertness of the operation but also embarrassed Nay Pyi Taw, according to Myanmar government sources.

In fact, Nay Pyi Taw wants Delhi to go slow on joint operations for the time being, sources said.

"As per a reliable input from the R&AW, the insurgent groups have also decided to stay quiet for a month and not resort to any major action.

The main leaders of NSCN (K) are believed to be heading for the main camps inside Myanmar in Taga, which is a 70-kilometre aerial distance from the Indo-Myanmar border.

Myanmar has cited difficulties in any joint operations in this scenario as of now," a Home Ministry official said.

 

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Five militants nabbed in Assam | Zee News
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 16:50
Guwahati: Five militants, including two hardcore ULFA, were arrested in two different incidents in Assam Wednesday.


Acting on a tip-off, two hardcore ULFA(I) militants were arrested from Hathibandhal village of Sonitpur district by a joint team of the Army and the Police, a defence spokesman said here.

The area was cordoned off by security forces and during the search operation, two ULFA(I) cadres were nabbed.

The militants have been identified as Babul Das and Mohan Bora and an AK-56 rifle, two hand grenades and some ammunitions were recovered from them.

Acting on specific intelligence, the Army and police personnel launched a joint operation in Karigaon area in Kokrajhar district and apprehended three Muslim Tigers Force of Assam (MFTA) militants at a mobile check-post on NH-27.

The militants have been identified as Shahidul Hosen, Akash Ali and Nazirul Islam and two pistols were recovered from their possession.

 

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Now confirmed: Indian special forces carry out cross border operation into Myanmar. Several militants who carried out Manipur attack killed.

The best part about the cross border operation into Myanmar? All our boys are back safe. Militant casualty high.

More News coming !!

That's why Mynamar officials Refused your so called statement

 

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Myanmar Army moves closer to border with India in a bid to choke NE insurgents | Zee News

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 21:06
New Delhi: Closing in on the militant camps operating in Myanmmar, the Army of that country has positioned itself nearer Indian border in a bid to choke the supply route of insurgents after surgical strikes by Indian forces earlier this month.

The current operation is aimed at insurgent camps operating in Taga of Myanmmar which requires seven days of travel through dense jungles from Indo-Myanmmar border, official sources said here.

Taga has camps of several insurgent outfits including NSCN(K) and UNLP, they said.

The sources said that by positioning themselves along the border with India, Myanmmar's forces are not allowing anyone from Indian side to carry ration more than two kilograms to cross the border which is expected to leave the insurgents short of supplies.

The presence of Myanmmar's forces has helped increase vigil along the border with Indian forces already keeping a hawk's eye on the movement in the hilly areas, they said.

The insurgents operating in North Eastern region of the country often threaten villagers asking them to provide them with daily provision, food supplies and intelligence about the movement of forces, they said.

This movement of villagers has now been blocked because of the increased presence of uniformed men on both sides of the border having a difficult terrain and dense forests which provide a hideout to the insurgents and their informers.

The coming of the two forces close to each other on either side of the border will also increase the understanding between them which will further facilitate smooth carrying out of operations against the insurgents, they said.

In an attack claimed to be surgical strikes, Indian Army commandos had hit two camps of insurgents at two locations along the Nagaland and Manipur borders with Myanmmar, inflicting serious damage on insurgents.

The action was in retaliation to an attack on an army convoy in Chandel in Manipur on June 4 when 18 soldiers were killed.

It was noticed that insurgents would sneak in from across the border to carry out their strikes and then return there, they said while justifying the cross-border assault.

NSCN(K), which reneged from a ceasefire in March, has been involved in a series of attacks in tandem with some other militant groups under the banner of 'United Liberation Front of South East Asia'.

PTI

 

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IED explosion near Raj Bhavan in Manipur | Zee News
Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015 - 14:23

Imphal: An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on Friday near the Raj Bhavan here but there was no report of any casualty, a senior police officer said.

The IED went off in a two-storey building next to the Raj Bhavan compound at around 5:30 am but there was no report of any casualty in the blast, the officer said adding the area has been cordoned off.

The blast took place hours before the commencement of the Manipur Assembly session today.

The session began as usual.

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.

In a fatal attack on an Army convoy in Chandel district of the state earlier this month 18 soldiers were killed.

The IED went off in the building at Paona Bazar area in Imphal West district located next to the Raj Bhavan compound, the officer added.

PTI

 

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NDFB(S) hideout busted, arms and ammunition seized | Zee News
Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2015 - 16:23
Guwahati: A NDFB(S) hideout at Chirang was busted and a cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered by a joint team of the Army and Assam Police.

"Based on specific intelligence regarding presence of large amount of arms cache at Shantipara in Chirang District, a joint search operation was launched by Army and Assam Police yesterday," a defence spokesperson said in a statement.

During the search, one 9 mm Uzi sub-machine pistol with silencer, 60 rounds of 9 mm ammunition, two radio sets, few incriminating documents and other 'war-like' stores were recovered, he added.

 

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Four IEDs recovered from bus in Assam | Zee News
Last Updated: Saturday, July 4, 2015 - 14:37
Tinsukia: Four improvised explosive devices (IED), suspected to belong to the ULFA-Independent, were recovered from a night passenger bus in Tinsukia district, a police official said on Saturday.

On a tip off, the police halted the bus coming from Dola to Guwahati in Tinsukia town and recovered the four hand-made IEDs last night, district SP Arnab Deka said.

After investigation, the driver and handyman of the bus were arrested, Deka said.

The explosives were suspected to be of the Paresh Baruah ULFA-I faction as the insurgent outfit was attempting to transport IEDs for subversive activities, he said.

PTI


First Published: Saturday, July 4, 2015 - 14:37

 

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'NSCN-K abrogated ceasefire under Paresh Baruah's influence' | Zee News
Last Updated: Monday, July 6, 2015 - 16:09

New Delhi: The Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) abrogated the ceasefire deal with the Indian government under the influence of ULFA leader Paresh Baruah, according to two former leaders of the NSCN-K.


Wangtin Naga and P Tikhak, leaders of a new organisation called NSCN (Reformation), said that it was at United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) leader Baruah's instance that NSCN-K leader SS Khaplang expelled them from the organisation as kilonsers (ministers) and abrogated the ceasefire deal.

In an interview with the Northeast Sun magazine, Naga and Tikhak said that they were shocked to learn of their expulsion on March 27, the same day that they were attending the ceasefire meeting with the Indian government at Chumukedima in Nagaland.

“It was a real shock to us. As usual we had to attend the ceasefire meeting on March 27 which was fixed about 20 days ago. You know we keep on having these ceasefire review meetings after a gap of every two or three months. So to attend the meeting on March 27, I started from Mon (in Nagaland) on March 26 with a plan to spend the night at Jorhat (in Assam),” Wangtin said.

“Soon after crossing the Nagaland-Assam border gate I received a phone call from an Army officer on my mobile who informed me that our boys have carried out a shootout in Kohima and a bomb blast in Wokha. It really shocked me and I told the officer that I do not know. That Army officer did not believe me and accused me by saying, 'Your boys have done it. How can you say that you don’t know?'”

He said that he was intercepted on the way at a place called Sonari and was kept in Army custody for around six hours before being released at the intervention of the Indian Home Ministry.

The next day, March 27, he said he was driving down to Dimapur for the meeting when he came to know that the NSCN-K had fired at one captain of the Assam Rifles on the orders of Niki Sema, a “lieutenant general” under Khaplang “to complicate the situation more”.

According to Wangtin, when he and Tikhak reached Chumukedima, everybody present there from the Indian side were initially not willing to listen to them or conduct the meeting because they said that the ceasefire had already broken down.

“Tikhak and myself, we tried to defend Khaplang and told them that Khaplang might not have committed these acts on the security forces, that he might not have authorised anybody to fire upon Indian security forces. I am the ceasefire convenor and Tikhak being the member of the committee, we would have been the first ones to be informed if Khaplang had wished to break the ceasefire,” he said.

But on May 28, he said, he and Tikhak were shocked to see a statement by Khaplang in all the local newspapers that the ceasefire was officially abrogated and the two of them have been expelled from the NSCN-K for attending the ceasefire meeting.

“Ceasefire meeting is an usual exercise for us but Khaplang never informed us about this situation. If Khaplang had any plan to break the ceasefire he should have consulted his Cabinet kilonsers and workers and accordingly he should have informed me and Tikhak,” Wangtin, who along with Tikhak, was in New Delhi for talks with the Indian authorities said, adding that “Khaplang must have been the victim of manipulation by somebody”.

Asked how he viewed his and Wangtin's expulsion, Tikhak said that “some people, particularly like Paresh Barua” might be behind this.

According to Tikhak, Barua, after being expelled from Bangladesh, Barua came to Myanmar and took refuge with Khaplang.

“Paresh with his men came to Myanmar and took refuge with Khaplang. Since then they started misguiding Khaplang. We stood for peace and did not support ULFA’s actions like killing innocent school children in Dhemaji and bomb blasts in the markets where innocent people were killed. We have always been opposed to them on such actions,” Tikhak said.

When pointed out that there was a theory doing the rounds that under Chinese influence, Barua was instrumental in convincing Khaplang to abrogate the ceasefire with India, Tikhak said: “Even in the killings of adivasis in Bodo areas by the Bodo group (National Democratic Front of Bodoloand-Songbijit), ULFA played a role. Probably it routed through other agency from other country, particularly the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence of Pakistan). That is what we know and have been told. Now Chinese involvement, we cannot rule out. But at the same time we can’t prove it. But to be precise, we cannot rule out their (Chinese) involvement.”

Wangtin said that he 75 percent did not agree with Khaplang and stood for the ceasefire. “The day Khaplang expelled me and Tikhak, we decided to continue the ceasefire. Our expulsion by Khaplang is nothing but is as (sic) cutting his own legs.”

IANS

 

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Assam: KPLT militant arrested, pistol recovered | Zee News
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 08:48

Guwahati: Security forces have arrested a Karbi People's Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militant from the Ronghang village in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam.

According to reports, a pistol was recovered from the militant.

In a separate incident, security forces, acting on a tip off, arrested three poachers from the Bandardubi area in the Nagaon district.

ANI

 

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NIA identifies 14 who ambushed Army convoy in Manipur
New Delhi, Jul 8, 2015 (PTI)

As many as 14 of the 23 militants of Naga insurgent group that carried out the audacious attack on Army personnel killing 18 of them last month in Manipur have been identified.

Piecing together the evidence collected so far, the anti-terror probe agency NIA said the total number of militants who participated in the attack was 23 out of whom two were killed on June four in retaliatory action by the Army in Chandel district of Manipur, official sources said.

Army trucks were attacked with 'Lathod guns' and grenades by suspected terrorists of NSCN (Khaplang), killing 18 soldiers and injuring 15 others in Moltung.

The militants had formed three groups to carry out the attack and explosive-laden cans were planted alongside the road to maximise the damage, the sources said.

While some of the explosives cans were detonated, a few unused ones found later have been sent for forensic tests.

NIA has been able to make only one arrest so far in Khumlo Abi Anal, 40, a self-styled 'Regional Commander' of NSCN-K. He is alleged to have taken part in the conspiracy hatched for the brazen attack.

During the investigations, NIA examined several surrendered militants of NSCN-K, who also helped them identify many of the accused.

In retaliatory strikes following the ambush, Indian army commandos had hit two insurgent camps at different locations along Myanmar's border with Nagaland and Manipur, inflicting significant damage and casualties.

NSCN(K), which walked out of a ceasefire agreement with India in March, has been involved in a series of attacks in tandem with some other militant groups in the North-East under the banner of 'United Liberation Front of South East Asia'.

NIA had registered a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Arms Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the incident.

The ambush, representing an act of waging war against the Government of India, is alleged to have been executed by armed formations belonging to the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) and its affiliates active in North Eastern states and along the Indo-Myanmar border region, NIA said.

"The conspiracy behind the attack is suspected to have been hatched by the top leadership of the NSCN (K) led by so-called chairman Khaplang Pangmi, Kughalu Molatonu and Alezo Chakesang besides other senior members of NSCN-Khaplang and affiliate organisations," NIA said.

 

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Karbi militant killed in Assam gunfight | Zee News

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 20:14

Diphu (Assam): An armed cadre of a militant outfit based in Assam's Karbi Anglong district was killed in a joint operation by the army and Assam Police, an official said on Wednesday.

The Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militant was killed in a gun battle on Tuesday night inside the Nambar reserve forest, Guwahati-based defence spokesperson Lt. Col. Suneet Newton said.

One AK-56 rifle and a huge cache of ammunition was recovered during the operation.

IANS

Assam Karbi Anglong


Constable-turned-militant killed in encounter in Meghalaya | Zee News
Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 17:49

Shillong: Meghalaya police on Thursday gunned down a constable, who had deserted the force and joined the banned Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant group, in an encounter at a remote village in East Garo Hills district, police said.


Acting on intelligence inputs, the Swift Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos of the state police conducted an operation at Rengregre village under Williamnagar police station limits in the Durama hills range.

"At around 4:30 am today an exchange of fire took place

between police commandos and the GNLA cadre where a senior GNLA cadre Savio Marak was killed," Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) G H P Raju told PTI.

A pistol was recovered from the possession of the slain militant, he said.

Savio, hailing from Williamnagar had served as a constable before he deserted the force in 2011 along with an INSAS service rifle during the time when he was deputed for law and order duty at Mendipathar to control the ethnic clash between the Rabhas, Raju said.

According to the police, Savio was influenced by his uncle Rup nto Marak who was the deputy Commander-in-Chief of the GNLA.

Police believed that he was instrumental behind the killing of four police personnel in October 2011 at Dobu, also under Williamnagar PS limits, besides the killing of a tribal village chief in 2012.

PTI

EAST GARO HILLS DISTRICT

 

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Rajnath Singh to meet chief ministers of northeastern states today | Zee News
Last Updated: Saturday, July 11, 2015 - 08:54

Guwahati: Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair a meeting of chief ministers of the northeastern states on Saturday to discuss security and development related issues.

The Home Minister arrived here on Friday to address the chief ministers of of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Sikkim.

Rajnath Singh`s visit assumes significance as the region has been witnessing a volatile situation for several weeks with the NSCN-K ramping up its operations.

Security related issues like counter insurgency operations, suspension of operations pacts, effective functioning of anti-extortion cells and strengthening and equipping of state police forces of the region will be discussed in the day-long meeting.

The participants will also discuss effective guarding of international borders adjoining Northeastern states. In addition, important development projects and flood and landslide situation in the region will also be reviewed, an official statement said.

Rajnath is accompanied by Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, Doner Minister Jitendra Singh and Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

The NSCN-K militants, who had abrogated the ceasefire with the central government on March 27, has intensified its operations in three states - Nagaland, Manipur and in Arunachal Pradesh.

On June 4, NSCN-K militants attacked an army convoy in Chandel district of Manipur, killing 18 soldiers.



The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh chairing the meeting of the Chief Ministers of Eight North Eastern States on Security & Development, in Guwahati on July 11, 2015. The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju and the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge), Shri Sarbananda Sonowal are also seen.

The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh addressing a press conference after chairing the meeting of the Chief Ministers of Eight North Eastern States on Security & Development, in Guwahati on July 11, 2015. The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh and the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju are also seen.

The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the meeting of the Chief Ministers of Eight North Eastern States on Security & Development, in Guwahati on July 11, 2015. The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh and the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju are also seen.

Rajnath expresses concern on Indo-Myanmar border situation | Zee News

Last Updated: Saturday, July 11, 2015 - 12:15

Guwahati: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday expressed concerns over the recent developments along India-Myanmar border and said he has constituted a committee to review how to effectively manage the issue.

Addressing the northeast chief ministers` meet here, he said the committee, headed by security expert R.N. Ravi, has already reviewed the situation and is expected to submit its report soon.

The minister said: "We should not ignore the border population. There are 240 villages with over two lakh population within 10 km of the India-Myanmar border."

"This large population is without any security cover. They are at the mercy of insurgents. Similar situation prevails along the India-Bhutan border," he added.

IANS

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