New strategy contains militancy in Tripura

Agartala, Sep 6 (UNI) A new strategy to contain terrorism in Tripura is giving result, according to state Home deparment sources.

A data from the Home department says that during the past eight months since the strategy was adopted by the security forces, a remarkable success was achieved in reducing the militant activities.

During this period only 12 persons, both civilians and militants, were killed.

The record said though the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) outifts had carried out about 72 attacks in different locations till August but the casualty was less compared to previous years.

As many as 102 militancy related incidents had taken place in the state last year and the total casualty was 26. In 2005, altogether 115 such incidents were reported in which 41 people died and 62 villagers were kidnapped.

However, this year some 28 civilians, mostly labourers, have been abducted from West and Dhalai districts in the past eight months.

In 2004 about 184 incidents took place in all four districts of the state in which about 101 were killed and 91 civilians abducted.

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