Eight relatives of surrendered militants gunned down in Tripura
Tripura:In retaliation to the surrender of seven of their underground members, banned militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) gunned down eight of their relatives at Pusparampara in North Tripura district here today. Militants of the
National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) raided the village, about 70 km from
Kanchanpur police station, and kidnapped the eight persons including four women
and killed them in a nearby jungle. The seven NLFT insurgents had surrendered
with arms and ammunition to the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Amiya Chowdhury
yesterday. A strong contingent of Tripura State Rifles, led by the Superintendent
of Police (SP) of North district, has launched a combing operation there. Ten
more insurgents of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) have
surrendered before troops in Tripura, said the police today. Seven ultras surrendered
yesterday before DSP Amiya Chowdhury at Kanchanpur in North Tripura district and
deposited a rifle, 168 live cartridges and two magazines. The other three surrendered
before the commandant of the 15 Battalion of Assam Rifles at Hrankhawlpara camp
in Teliamura on the same day and deposited a hand grenade and 20 live cartridges.
Earlier on November 8, six insurgents of the same outfit had given themselves
up to the security forces. The surrender was triggered by frequent raids by the
Bangladesh security forces on the militant hideouts in the neighbouring country,
specially in the Chittagong hill tracks, and also a food crisis in the camps,
police said. Around 346 insurgents of NLFT and All Tripura Tiger Force have surrendered
before the security forces this year.
