Clash between students resulting in strike by Congress in Tripura; BRU militants managed to escape; UNLF Chairman claims to welcome any means to Indo-Manipur solution; One NSCN-IM official’s home raided; Migrants threatened by ultras; Anti-talk ULFA cadre
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    • Reports noted that Tripura’s main opposition Congress has called a dawn-to-dusk strike after members of its student wing, NSUI, clashed with Students’ Federation of India (SFI) activists. “The Congress and its student wing NSUI (National Students Union of India) have called a 12-hour shutdown across Tripura following a clash between its supporters and those of the SFI,” according to Tripura Pradesh Congress president Surajit Datta. According to a CPI spokesman the unrest occurred after Congress tried to create trouble after West Bengal election results.1

    According to reports, three Bru militants have escaped from police custody in Kolasib district of Mizoram, according to police reports. The militants who escaped from Bairabi police station on Wednesday last were arrested with arms at South Chhimluang village in the district bordering Assam. The militants escaped from the police station at around 3 am by damaging the bars of the old and ramshackle lock-up. Massive search operations have been launched to trace them.2

    Meanwhile, the UNLF will welcome any proposal or means formulated by any organization of Manipur to bring an end to the India-Manipur conflict other than plebiscite. This was stated by RK Meghen, chairmen of the UNLF who is currently under custody of NIA.Meghen when he was produced before a special NIA court. The UNLF consider plebiscite as the most favoured means to bring an end to the conflict in Manipur but the outfit does not fix plebiscite as the only means to bring solution to the India-Manipur conflict.3

    In another development, the Assam Rifles conducted a surprise raid in the private residence of an NSCN-IM official and seized a huge cache of ammunition, cash and incriminating documents. According to police, the Assam Rifles personnel seized Rs 4.73 lakh in cash, huge cache of live ammunition and caught two youths during the raid. It has also asked the Assam Rifles to desist from involving in such provocative act, which will lead to hampering of the peaceful situation. Moreover, it stating that the two youth arrested by the Assam Rifles are innocent villagers and not members of NSCN/GPRN, it demanded that they be released immediately.4

    Militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) had asked migrant workers to leave the State as their number was swelling and was much more than even the tribal communities in the State. Police said KCP-MC under their ‘operation clear cut’ had decided to drive out the migrant workers and police would do everything possible to prevent any untoward incident.5

    According to reports, at least 30 hardcore cadres of ULFA’s anti-talk faction led by Paresh Baruah, under the leadership of self-styed 2nd lieutenants Pradip Gogoi alias Aaka and Tibrajyoti Baruah and sergeant major Muhim Baruah entered Sivasagar district from Myanmar through Waksing Basti of Nagaland along Assam Nagaland border of Charaideo sub-division recently. The cadres possess rifles of AK series, rocket launchers, and sophisticated arms like ‘81’ and E-66-informed sources. The group has already started their organisational activities in upper Assam at the direction of Paresh Baruah.6

    Seven girls including four minors were detained by the Government Railway Police (GRP) today on suspicion of them being trafficked to Chennai and Delhi. Two other persons, who were leading the group, have also been detained from the Guwahati Railway Station. The GRP sources informed that all the detained persons hail from Sonitpur district. The detained individuals told police that they were going to Chennai and Delhi in search of livelihood. They were detained when they were buying railway tickets for the respective destinations.7

    In other developments, nine guerrillas of a separatist outfit have fled their camps in Bangladesh and surrendered before Indian security forces in Tripura. The NLFT (National Liberation Front of Tripura) guerrillas, led by their self-styled captain Patanjoy Tripura alias Prabhash, 30, crossed over to India last week and surrendered to the Assam Rifles officers at Chawmanu (in north Tripura) according to a police spokesperson.8

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