25.09.2005 - Source: BBC News

Tripura: At least 7 people killed and 10 injured when over a dozen rebels of All Tripura Tiger Force attacked Bengali settler village ("Settlers die in India rebel raid") [#37016],  [ID 7656]

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17.04.2005 - Source: BBC News

Indian border police official and Bangladeshi girl killed after exchange of fire between soldiers on the border between Indian state of Tripura and Bangladesh district of Comilla ("India-Bangladesh border shooting") [#31312],  [ID 7657]

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21.10.2004 - Source: BBC News

Tripura: 4 Bengalis killed and 6 injured when suspected separatist rebels attacked Dabbari and Padmakumar village; Manipur: nephew of a former chief minister allegedly killed by policemen in Imphal ("Settlers shot dead in NE India") [#26527],  [ID 7658]

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10.2004 - Source: UK Home Office

Seperatist guerillas - additional information ("Country Report - October 2004") [#28325],  [ID 7664]

"[...]6.150 According to a BBC News report, dated 15 April 2004, a faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) declared a cease-fire with the Indian security forces. “The leader of the NLFT faction, Nayanbashi Jamatia, said his group had taken the decision to suspend military action following several rounds of talks with the Indian government.” [32ei] In a further report from the BBC on 6 May 2004, it was reported that, “In what is seen as a further break-up of the state’s once strongest rebel group, the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), the group’s former general secretary, Mantu Koloi, said more surrenders were expected from the NLFT ranks. This leaves only a small number of fighters with the NLFT Chairman Biswamohan Debbarma, who, the surrendered rebels say, is in a small camp in the remote Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.” [32ej]

6.151 According to a BBC News report, dated 17 May 2004, Indian security forces patrolling a remote area bordering the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh were attacked by Tripura rebel separatists; at least six soldiers were killed in the attack. The BBC reported that, most factions of the rebel group are now involved in peace talks with the Indian government, but some 200 fighters loyal to the chairman have not joined the cease-fire. [32ek] On 14 June 2004, BBC News reported that, according to the local police, at least 24 people had been kidnapped and were being held by separatist rebels in or near the north-eastern Indian state of Tripura. In response to the kidnapping, it was reported that a large contingent of police and paramilitary forces were patrolling a key road in Tripura’s northern district where the incident took place…The BBC reported that NLFT chairman, Biswamohan Debbarma, is upset over the desertion of hundreds of guerrillas from his faction of the NLFT and it was believed that he was responsible for the kidnapping. [32el] Tripura police chief, G M Srivastava, believed to be the architect of the earlier surrenders [32ej], says that he expects more rebels to surrender soon. [32el] Also see section on Kashmiri militant groups. [...]"

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11.08.2004 - Source: Asian Centre for Human Rights

Article on Draft National Policy on Tribals and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes ("Spanners in the Draft National Policy on Tribals (ACHRF/33/04)") [#24835],  [ID 7668]

"[...]The majority of the States have failed to set up Special Courts under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. As of 2 February 2003, exclusive Special Courts have been set up only in Andhra Pradesh (12), Bihar (11), Chhatisgarh (07), Gujarat (10), Karnataka (06), Madhya Pradesh (29), Rajasthan (17), Tamil Nadu (04), Uttar Pradesh (40) and Uttranchal (01). [...]"

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14.06.2004 - Source: BBC News

State of Tripura: at least 24 people are being held by separatist rebels, while 12 others managed to escape ("Tripura rebels blamed for kidnap") [#23341],  [ID 7659]

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17.05.2004 - Source: BBC News

State of Tripura: rebels from a faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura have killed at least 6 soldiers in an attack near the border with Bangladesh ("Soldiers killed in Tripura attack") [#22352],  [ID 7660]

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06.05.2004 - Source: BBC News

Tripura: 72 separatists from the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) have surrendered to the authorities ("Tripura rebels surrender") [#22043],  [ID 7661]

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22.04.2004 - Source: BBC News

Tripura: even though separatist militants had urged people to stay away from the polls, the voting ended peacefully ("Tripura voters defy militant threats") [#21713],  [ID 7662]

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15.04.2004 - Source: BBC News

Tripura: A faction of the Indian separatist group, the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) has declared a ceasefire with the Indian security forces ("Tripura rebels declare ceasefire") [#21416],  [ID 7663]

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04.2004 - Source: UK Home Office

Separatist guerrillas were responsible for numerous, serious abuses ("Country Report - April 2004") [#22427],  [ID 7665]

"6.146 According to a BBC news report dated 15 November 1999, separatist rebels intensified their activities in Tripura during 1999. The outlawed All-Tripura Tiger Force massacred at least 18 Bengali migrants and abducted 5 others from a market on 14 November 1999. Tripura's ethnic rebel groups claim they are upset with the ceaseless influx of Bengali migrants, from what is now Bangladesh, which has reduced the indigenous people of the State into a minority since 1949. [32a] Another BBC news report of 21 May 2000 reported that rebels from the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) killed 18 Bengalis and wounded 40 others in an attack on 21 May 2000. The previous day, Bengali militants had killed 9 tribal people. [32k]
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6.148 A BBC news report of 7 July 2003 stated that on 6 May 2003 the police reported that separatist rebels killed 22 Bengali villagers in indiscriminate firing in Tripura. In a separate raid carried out later on a village market at Moharcherra, 10 more Bengali villagers were killed. Tripura’s Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar alleged that the rebels who carried out the attack came from one of their bases just across the border in Bangladesh where he says several hideouts of the Tripura rebel groups exist. It is not known which of Tripuras several rebel ethnic groups was responsible for the massacre.[32br]
6.149 According to the US Department of State Report 2003, “Separatist guerrillas were responsible for numerous, serious abuses, including killing of armed forces personnel, police, Government officials, and civilians; torture; rape; and other forms of brutality. Separatist guerrillas also were responsible for kidnapping and extortion in Jammu and Kashmir and the north eastern States. Insurgency and ethnic violence is a problem in the seven north eastern States”.[2c](p2) The same report continues, “The main insurgent groups in the north east included two factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) in Nagaland; Meitei extremists in Manipur; the ULFA and the Bodo security force in Assam; and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) in Tripura. The proclaimed objective of many of these groups was secession. Their stated grievances against the Government range from charges of neglect and indifference to the widespread poverty of the region, to allegations of active discrimination against the tribal and nontribal people of the region by the central Government”. [2c](p5)"

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25.02.2004 - Source: US Department of State

USDOS: Separatist-related deaths in Tripura ("Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003") [#19765],  [ID 7666]

"[...]Criminal gangs in all four southern states were known to attack rivals and deny free access to justice. In some cases, accused persons were attacked while being escorted by police to the courts. [...]
In Tripura, the Chief Minister reported 1150 separatist-related deaths from 1999 until 2003. Of the 1150 killings, 193 took place during the year. For example, on May 7, 19 non-tribal villagers were killed by tribal militants in Tripura. NGOs speculated that the All India Tripura Tiger Force was responsible. [...]"

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05.02.2004 - Source: BBC News

Tripura: 3 policemen killed in an attack carried out by separatist ATTF rebels ("Policemen killed in Tripura") [#19569],  [ID 7667]

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