Date
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Place
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Incident
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Nature of incident
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January 6
|
NS
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India is looking for KLO leaders
in Nepal and Myanmar where the outfit has spread its wings in
nexus with other militant outfits.Security agencies have seen
the threat perception rise substantially in the past months
in north Bengal and northwest Assam, sources said. The Bengal
and Assam Governments, central agencies and Military Intelligence
are coordinating to neutralise the upsurge in the KLO's activities.
|
Report
|
January
14 |
NS |
A KLO leader said the outfit was
ready for "unconditional" talks with the state and the Centre
as it wants peace.
|
Statement |
January
18 |
NS |
The KLO has said that they are
not ready for tripartite talks with the Government of India and
the reports appeared in certain newspapers could be the sinister
design of Government to create mistrust among the community.
|
Statement |
January
21 |
NS |
The KLO has threatened to target
Bengali-speaking refugees in lower Assam and North Bengal areas,
if SFs continue their alleged torture of Koch-Rajbongshis.
In a recent press release by the
KLO 'general secretary' Kailash Koch, the organisation has threatened
the Bengal and Assam governments that it might target refugees
in north Bengal and lower Assam districts, if the alleged torturing
of the Koch-Rajbongshi did not stop. Unless the Bengal and Assam
Governments stop this and release the arrested people, we might
be compelled to take action against Bengali refugees," the statement
said.
|
Violent |
January
21 |
NS |
Suspected KLO militants shot dead
a businessman, identified as Sudhangshu Sarkar (52), at Khukshi
Bao Bazaar under Fakiragram Police Station in Kokrajhar District.
|
Violent |
Janaury
23 |
Dhubri |
SFs arrested a KLO militant, Indrajit
Roy alias Dabang, from Chhagulia in Dhubri District.
|
Non-violent |
January
24 |
Guwahati/ |
State Police announced cash rewards
of INR 6.2 miilion for those who can provide information about
11 militants of the KLO and seven cadres of the NDFB-IKS. The
KLO list includes four top leaders, 'commander-in-chief' Nityananda
Sarkar alias Shyam Ray, 'general secretary' Keshab Barman,
'assistant organising secretary' Lal Chand Deka and 'cultural
secretary' Digambar Rai alias Jibon Koch. Cash rewards
of INR 500,000 each have been announced against the quartet while
INR 300,000 each will be given for information provided on another
seven cadres.
|
Statement |
February
4 |
Kokrajhar |
KLO described the killing of its Kokrajhar District
'commander', Brindaban Rajbongshi, as a 'fake encounter' and called
for a 12 hour bandh in 'Kamatapur'.
|
Violent |
February
6 |
Kokrajhar |
The 12-hours bandh (General Strike) called
by the KLO, in protest against the killing of its cadre Brindaban
Rajbongshi (22) in Kokrajhar District, passed off peacefully.
|
Violent |
February
16 |
Darjeeling/West Bengal |
West Bengal Police arrested two militants of the
Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), 'vice chairman' Tom Adhikary
and 'finance secretary' Nilambar Rajbanshi, at Lichubagan village
on National Highway (NH) 31 in Darjeeling Distric.
|
Non-Violent |
February
25 |
NS |
KLO stated that its 'publicity secretary', Rajiv
Kathai alias Bimal Roy alias Sonu, has deserted the outfit
on February 18 and is assisting the Indian Army. The 'general
secretary' of the KLO, Kailash Koch said that Bimal Roy joined
the KLO in the month of July, 2011 and before it, he was the in
the Indian Army.
|
Statement |
February
25 |
NS |
KLO stated that its 'publicity secretary', Rajiv
Kathai alias Bimal Roy alias Sonu, has deserted the outfit on
February 18 and is assisting the Indian Army. The 'general secretary'
of the KLO, Kailash Koch said that Bimal Roy joined the KLO in
the month of July, 2011 and before it, he was the in the Indian
Army.
|
Statement |
March
16 |
Myanmar |
ULFA-I 'commander in chief' Paresh Barua has expressed
his gratitude to NSCN-K, CorCom of Manipur, KLO, NDFB and other
"brotherly organizations" for their cooperation and help extended
to the ULFA over the years.On the occasion of its 'army day,'
(March 16) the ULFA 'commander-in-chief' has called upon senior
leaders of the outfit "not to encourage in negative thinking and
instead try to boost the morale of the cadres who are fighting
the enemy valiantly in the field."
|
Statement |
March
31 |
Kokrajhar/Assam |
Police arrested a senior cadre of the KLO, Krishna
Barman alias Circuit (24), from Kodaldhowa under Fakiragram
Police Station in Kokrajhar District.
|
Non-Violent |
May
15 |
Jadumani/Kokrajhar |
An IED was recovered from Jadumani village under
Fakiragram police station in Kokrajhar District in the wee hours.
The security forces also arrested two cadres of KLO Sources from
Police said a team of Police and security personnel raided the
Jadumoni area getting specific information and recovered the powerful
IED weighing around 4 kg from a forest area in the village. They
also said the bomb was brought by the KLO. Sources also said two
KLO militants, identified as Kripa Ray and Jayanta Ray, who is
also the vice-president of Fakiragram unit of AKRSU were arrested
for indulging in importing IED.
|
Non-Violent |
July
2 |
Chandamari/ Kokrajhar |
KLO militant Bhabananda Rai was killed in an encounter
with Police at Chandamari forest under Kokrajhar District. Police
also recovered one 7.65 mm pistol, a magazine with four rounds
of ammunition, including two empty cartridges, and two hand grenades
from his possession.
|
Violent |
July
9 |
NS |
KLO 'general secretary' Kailash Koch stated that
Bhabananda Roy, who was killed in a Police encounter on July 2
with Assam Police at Chandamari in Kokrajhar District was not
a member of KLO but a student in Dotma college in Kokrajhar District.
|
Statement |
July
25 |
NS |
Dhubri SP Mridulanada Sarma expressed concern
over the presence of three KLO militants along the Assam-Bengal
border.
|
Statement |
August
11 |
NS |
Militant outfits including KLO called for general
strike in the entire North East on August 15 from 1 am to 5: 30
pm.
|
Statement |
November
11 |
NS |
GoI declared KLO a terrorist organisation, banning
it for five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
ban is the 37th in the list of banned terrorist organisations.
Its leaders have had hideouts in neighbouring Bhutan and Bangladesh.
|
Non-Violent |
November
15 |
Rani/Kamrup |
A KLO militant, identified as Hareswar Rai alias
Kaltu was arrested by SFs at Rani in Kamrup District. A Chinese-made
9mm pistol with ammunition and four electric detonators were seized
from him. The militant is an expert in making bombs and IEDs.
|
Non-Violent |
November
15 |
NS |
KLO, believed to have about 100 militants in Assam
and six of its 12-member 'central committee' hail from Assam,
and KLO militants are involved in some extortion in Chirang and
Kokrajhar Districts.
|
Non-Violent |
November
17 |
NS |
KLO has more militants from Assam. The total strength
of the KLO is now estimated to be around 100 to 120 cadres. They
have close ties with NDFB-IKS and KYKL. The newly youths recruited
in recent months by the KLO from Lower Assam were sent to the
base in Myanmar for training.
|
Non-Violent |
December
16 |
Guwahati |
Forest Minister Rockybul Hussein stated that eight
militant groups including KLO was active in the State
|
Statement |
December
16 |
Guwahati |
Forest Minister Rockybul Hussein stated that 50
KLO militants have been arrested from January 2001 to November
2014.
|
Statement |
December
31 |
Kokrajhar |
Two militants of KLO, including the Kokrajhar
and Dhubri "districts commander", surrendered before Police in
Kokrajhar District. The cadres were identified as Dhanajoy Barman
alias Dayal alias Jiten alias Sonaton alias Mridul (23)
and Gopal Barman alias Joydev alias Joy (20).
|
Non-violent |