Twelve Dimasa militants killed in Assam; Manipur Government recruits 300 Special Police Officers; Central Government reviews law and order situation in Nagaland
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  • Twelve militants of the Jewel Gorlosa faction of the Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) were killed in an encounter with the Army at Harelu in Assam’s NC Hills district on May 10. The incident occurred within a fortnight of the state government officials being called for meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office on the law and order situation in the district. The Dimasa rebel group was involved in a series of attacks on NEEPCO and other companies engaged in the gauge conversion and East-West Corridor projects1.

    The Manipur government, which announced its decision to provide arms to villagers to enable them to protect themselves from militants, has completed recruitment of 300 Special Police Officers (SPOs) at Heirok in Thoubal district on May 8, despite objections from civil organisations. Reports noted that another 200 SPOs would soon be recruited at Chajing in the Imphal West district2.

    Meanwhile, the central government reviewed the law and order situation in Nagaland in the wake of the escalation in factional clashes between the rival NSCN factions in and around Dimapur that have claimed at least 24 people since April 15. Officials of the Union Home Ministry assisted by local officials and security officials held a meeting in Dimapur on May 10 with the representatives of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) to clear doubts cast over the outfit and the recently floated NSCN-Unification. Separately, thousands of women organised a torch-lit rally in Dimapur on May 10 to protest against the factional clashes in civilian areas3.

    In another development, 40 insurgents, including 35 of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), surrendered before the security forces in North Tripura district on May 84.

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