| Date |
Events |
| 27 February |
ULFA terrorists kill the Assam's PWD and Forest Minister,
Nagen Sharma in Nalbari district. Four others are also killed in the attack. |
| 5 March |
Assam Veterinary Minister Hiranya Konwar escapes
assassination attempt by ULFA terrorists near Moran, Sibsagar district.
|
| 15 March |
Union Home Minister L.K. Advani informs Parliament that
operations against the BLTF have been suspended after
the group agreed to abide by the Indian Constitution.
|
| 29 March |
Union government and BLTF arrive at an agreement on
'ground rules for truce' and to se tup a Joint Monitoring
Group to oversee the ceasefire.
|
| 30 March |
Chief Minister Mahanta reveals on the floor of the State
Assembly that Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam
(MULTA) and Muslim United Liberation Front of Assam
(MULFA) are active in the State and adds that activists of
the two terrorist outfits are receiving training in foreign
countries.
|
| 2 April |
Assam Police discloses that 62 suspected terrorists,
belonging to various outfits operating in India's Northeast
region, were arrested in Bangladesh prior to the visit of
United States President Bill Clinton to that country.
|
| 4 April |
In the largest ever surrender of terrorists in Assam,, 532
cadres of ULFA, NDFB and Karbi National Volunteers,
lay down arms in the presence of the State Governor, Lt.
Gen (Retd.) S.K. Sinha, at Rang-Ghar, Sibsagar district.
|
| 9 April |
The United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) - a
joint body of the Karbi National Volunteers (KNV) and Karbi People's Front (KPF),
massacre 11 persons in Karbi Anglong district.
|
| 19 April |
The UPDS terrorists gun down 11 persons in two
separate incidents in Karbi Anglong district.
|
| 18 May |
Six persons, including an executive magistrate, killed in
an ambush laid by Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) terrorists
near Haflong, North Cachar Hills district.
|
| 27 May |
The Self-styled Assistant Publicity Secretary, Central
Committee leader, and editor of ULFA's website
newsletter Swadhinata also known as Freedom,
Swadhinata Phukan, alias Kabiranjan Saikia, killed in an
encounter with security forces in Gendheli, Jorhat
district.
|
| 30 May |
Security forces arrest six ISI agents from Ghograpar,
Nalbari district, and recover incriminating documents from
them.
|
| 30 June |
Three security force personnel killed and two others
injured in an ambush laid by DHD terrorists in North
Cachar Hills district.
|
| 11 July |
12 NSCN-IM terrorists killed in an encounter with security
forces in Bholapunji, Cachar district.
|
| 15 July |
UPDS terrorists massacre 10 persons, including two
women and four children, in Langparpang, Karbi Anglong
district.
|
| 31 July |
NDFB terrorists blow up two bogies of passenger train
bound for Rangiya at Soonmari, about 60 km from
Guwahati, killing 14 passengers.
|
| 1 August |
NDFB terrorists explode a bomb on a passenger train
killing 12 and injuring several others near Tezpur.
|
| 12 August |
Four ULFA terrorists killed in an encounter with army in
Tinsukia.
|
| 15 August |
Three hundred ULFA terrorists including one of its top
leaders Lohit Deuri surrendered before Assam Chief
Minister.
A 'commander' of ULFA, Anil Bora alias Basant Phukan
killed in an encounter with police in Dibrugarh.
|
| 18 August |
Six terrorists including four of the ULFA and two of the
Rabha National Security (RNS) surrendered. Four
hardcore ULFA terrorists killed in an encounter with army
in Tinsukia.
|
| 19 August |
Bineshawar Brahama, President of the Bodo Sahitya
Shaba killed by suspected NDFB terrorists at Guwahati.
|
| 21 August |
NDFB terrorists kill five Muslim civilians in Dhubri.
At Garagaon, another group of NDFB terrorists kill Bodo
MLA Mohini Basumatary.
|
| 25 August |
Bodo terrorists kill five persons in a landmine blast in
Kokrajhar district. The killed include two security force
personnel and three suspected Muslim terrorists being
taken for interrogation.
|
| 10 September |
An ULFA terrorist, who was the main accused in the
killing of Sanjoy Gosh, General Secretary of an NGO,
AVARD-NE, killed in an encounter in Jorhat.
|
| 12 September |
Suspension of operations by security forces against the
BLT in Assam further extended for one year following an
agreement between the Central government, the Assam
Government and the BLT. The extension comes into
effect on September 15.
|
| 14 September |
Suspected terrorists of NSCN-IM and UPDS kill eleven
people including ten policemen in an ambush near Diphu.
|
| 16 September |
Two hundred ULFA terrorists operating in central
Assam's Nagaon and Morigaon districts surrendered with
their "Commander" Pranab Bora alias Swapnil Deka Raja.
|
| 18 September |
A news report stated that in a special joint operation
conducted over a period of two weeks, eighteen ULFA
terrorists were killed in Bhutan.
|
| 29 September |
Ten ULFA terrorists killed in an encounter with security
force personnel at Sareswar.
|
| 23 October |
15 people killed by suspected ULFA terrorists killed in
two separate incidents in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh
districts.
|
| 25 October |
68 terrorists, including 54 ULFA cadre, 10 MULTA
insurgents and four NDFB terrorists, surrender in Assam.
|
| 27 October |
ULFA terrorists massacre nine persons and injure 12
more in Nalbari district.
|
| 8 November |
Eight civilians, including seven of a non-Assamese
community, killed by suspected NDFB terrorists in
Barpeta district.
|
| 16 November |
10 members of a non-Assamese community killed in
Sibsagar district at a time when a parliamentary team of
the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on a tour to monitor
the law and order situation in the State.
|
| 25 November |
Eight woodcutters klled by NDFB terrorists in the Lung
Sung forest reserve.
|
| 26 November |
Four non-Assamese, 'Biharis' killed by ULFA terrorists.
Chief Minister alleges that the Inter Services Intelligence
(ISI) is aiding and abetting terrorism in the region.
|
| 28 November |
Three non-Assamese, Biharis, killed by ULFA terrorists
in Tinsukia district.
|
| 30 November |
22 persons -- a majority of them non-Assamese,
including eight Bihari truck drivers -- killed in three
separate massacres in Bongaigaon district.
|
| 3 December |
Central government despatches 30 additional
para-military companies to the Assam to launch 'pro-active
operations' against terrorists.
|
| 6 December |
160 terrorists including 153 belonging to ULFA and 7
NDFB cadres surrender in Dispur.
|
| 7 December |
28 Hindi-speaking petty traders and farm workers from
Bihar killed by suspected ULFA terrorists near Sadiya.
|
| 8 December |
Brother of Sasha Choudhury, 'foreign secretary' of ULFA
killed by unidentified assailants in Nalbari district.
|
| 12 December |
11 BLT terrorists killed in an internecine clash with the
NDFB terrorists in Barpeta district.
18 additional companies of CRPF deployed in 18 districts
of the Assam.
|
| 13 December |
I D Swami, Union Minister of State for Home
Affairs,speaking in the Parliament, confirms the reports
that ULFA has been procuring arms from the Chinese
Army.
|
| 17 December |
Army sources claim that the ULFA chief, Paresh Baruah
has been injured and his deputy, Raju Baruah killed in an
internecine clash in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of
Bangladesh.
|
| 18 December |
Paresh Baruah calls up news channels to contradict the
reports of the clash.
|
| 20 December |
Four NDFB terrorists killed in an encounter inside the
Manas National Park in Bongaigaon district.
|
| 21 December |
NDFB declared an unlawful association under the
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 by the Central
government.
Sixteen civilians, including ten Bhutanese traders, killed
in separate incidents by suspected BLT terrorists in
Barpeta, Darrang and Nalbari district.
|
| 28 December |
Eight persons from the Hindi-speaking community killed
by suspected UPDS terrorists at Ranganagar village in
Karbi Anglong district.
|
| 31 December |
Four Hind-speaking persons killed by suspected UPDS
terrorists at Disobai forest in Karbi Anglong district.
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