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Insurgency in Northeast India The Insurgency in Northeast India involves multiple armed separatist factions operating in some of India's Northeast India, northeastern states, which are connected to the rest of India by the Siliguri Corridor, a strip of land as narrow as ...
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Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and J ...
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Devendra Kumar Joshi Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, NM (born 4 July 1954) is the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Vice Chairman of Islands Development Agency (IDA). He was an Admiral in the Indian Navy and serv ...
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Sunil Lanba Sunil (सुनील) is a first name for males, often found in the South Asian community. The Sanskrit word ' means "dark", "very blue", and is also an epithet of Krishna. Notable people * Sunil (actor), Indian Telugu film actor * Sunil (d ...
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Karambir Singh Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (born 3 November 1959), is a former flag officer of Indian Navy, who served as the 24th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS). The "Grey Eagle" (senior-most serving naval aviator) of the Navy, he replaced Adm ...
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Madhvendra Singh Admiral Madhvendra Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC was Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy between 29 December 2001 and his retirement from service on 31 July 2004. He had by that date completed over 41 years of service. He was also the Chairman of ...
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John Colin De Silva Vice Admiral John Colin De Silva, PVSM, AVSM (18 September 1943 – 20 November 2019) was a flag officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) from 2001 to 2002. He also served as the 11th Director Gene ...
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Arun Prakash Admiral Arun Prakash, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM (born October 1944) is a former Flag Officer of the Indian Navy. He served as the Chief of the Naval Staff from 31 July 2004 to 31 October 2006 and as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee fr ...
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Karambir Singh Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (born 3 November 1959), is a former flag officer of Indian Navy, who served as the 24th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS). The "Grey Eagle" (senior-most serving naval aviator) of the Navy, he replaced Adm ...
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Ajit Kumar P Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC is a retired Indian Navy Admiral. He served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Naval Command. He assumed the position on 31 January 2019 after Vice Admiral Girish Luthra's r ...
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Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy Air Chief Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy PVSM, AVSM, VM & Bar, ADC (born January 1943) is a former Air Officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF). He served as the 19th Chief of the Air Staff from 2001 to 2004. He raised the first electron ...
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Pradeep Vasant Naik Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, PVSM, VSM served as the 22nd Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force. He took office on 31 May 2009 following the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major and was succeeded in office by Air ...
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killed The Insurgency in Meghalaya is a frozen armed conflict between
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and a number of separatist rebel groups which was taking place in the state of
Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and J ...
. The Insurgency in Meghalaya is part of the wider
Insurgency in Northeast India The Insurgency in Northeast India involves multiple armed separatist factions operating in some of India's Northeast India, northeastern states, which are connected to the rest of India by the Siliguri Corridor, a strip of land as narrow as ...
, and was fueled by demands of the Khasi,
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and
Garo people The Garo is a Tibeto-Burman ethnic tribal group from the Indian subcontinent, living mostly in the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura, and Nagaland, and in neighbouring areas of Bangladesh, including Madhupur, Mymensingh, Haluaghat, ...
for a separate state.


Background

The state of
Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and J ...
was separated from the state of Assam in 1971, in order to satisfy the Khasi, Jaintia and
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for a separate state. The decision was initially praised as an example of successful national integration into the wider Indian state.{{cite web, url=http://www.bethanylacina.com/Lacina_IndiaSeparatism_2013.pdf , title=Nationalism and the origins of separatist civil war in India , work=University of Rochester , access-date=18 March 2015 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133721/http://www.bethanylacina.com/Lacina_IndiaSeparatism_2013.pdf , archive-date=2 April 2015 This, however, failed to prevent the rise of
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among the local tribal populations. This later led to a direct confrontation between Indian nationalism and the newly created Garo and Khasi nationalisms. A parallel rise of
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in the other members of the
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further complicated the situation, resulting in occasional clashes between fellow rebel groups. The state wealth distribution system further fueled the rising separatist movements, as funding is practiced through per capita transfers, which largely benefits the leading ethnic group. The first militant outfit to emerge in the region was the Hynniewtrep Achik Liberation Council (HALC), it was formed in 1992, aiming to protect the interests of Meghalaya's indigenous population from the rise of non-tribal (" Dkhar") immigration.{{cite web, url=http://www.cdpsindia.org/meghalaya_insurgency.asp, title=Overview: Insurgency & Peace Efforts in Meghalaya, work=CPDS, access-date=26 March 2015, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205234530/http://cdpsindia.org/meghalaya_insurgency.asp, archive-date=5 February 2015, url-status=dead, df=dmy-all A conflict of interest soon led to a split of HALC into the Garo dominated Achik Matgrik Liberation Army (AMLA), and the joint Systeng-Khasi alliance of
Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (abbreviated HNLC) is a militant organization operating in Meghalaya, India. It claims to represent the Khasi- Jaintia tribal people, and its aim is to free Meghalaya from the alleged domination of out ...
(HNLC). However AMLA passed into obscurity, while Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) took its place. The Garo – Khasi drift persisted as HNLC had set up the goal of turning Meghalaya into an exclusively Khasi region, ANVC on the other hand sought out the creation of an independent state in the Garo Hills. A small group of Jaintia region who is being claimed a separate state in the name of historical kingdom of "Jaintia Rajya". A number of non Meghalayan separatist groups have also operated in the region, including the
United Liberation Front of Assam The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) (Assamese: সংযুক্ত মুক্তি বাহিনী, অসম) is an armed separatist organisation operating in the Northeast Indian state of Assam. It seeks to establish an indep ...
and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland among others.{{cite web, url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/meghalaya/terrorist_outfits/plf_m.htm, title=People's Liberation Front of Meghalaya (PLF-M), work=SATP, date=20 May 2014, access-date=18 March 2015, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329033913/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/Meghalaya/terrorist_outfits/plf_m.htm, archive-date=29 March 2015, url-status=live, df=dmy-all After Mass surrender and disbandment of ULFA and NDFB, insurgency in Meghalaya has been finished for good. Most major Garo militants have also either been killed or have surrendered.


Chronology


2000-2010

* 10 August 2001, Five policemen were killed and two others wounded after an ambush by Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) militants near Songsak. * 13 August 2002, A joint ambush against a truck carrying civilians by members of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC),
United Liberation Front of Assam The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) (Assamese: সংযুক্ত মুক্তি বাহিনী, অসম) is an armed separatist organisation operating in the Northeast Indian state of Assam. It seeks to establish an indep ...
and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). The attack left 12 civilians killed and other 20 wounded, near Raksamgiri village, happening this attack one day before the Indian annual celebration of
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. * On 9 September 2002, ANVC militants kill 6 policemen, after laying an ambush in the vicinity of Chokpot.{{cite web, url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/meghalaya/terrorist_outfits/ANVC_tl.htm, title=Incidents and Statements Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC): 1998–2012, work=SATP, access-date=18 March 2015, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006164211/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/meghalaya/terrorist_outfits/ANVC_tl.htm, archive-date=6 October 2014, url-status=live, df=dmy-all * On 26 September 2003, Indian troops kill 8 ANVC militants in two separate encounters, in the West Garo Hills district. * On 23 July 2004, ANVC signed an extended ceasefire agreement with the Indian government, while maintaining low level activity. A power vacuum created by the ceasefire lead to the creation of several rebel groups, including RIUF, UANF,
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, HNSRA. * On 24 July 2007, HNLC chairman Julius Dorphang surrendered to the authorities after abandoning the faction's camp in the Maulvi Bazar district of
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, four other rebels accompanied Dorphang in his decision. * On 12 October 2008, policemen shot and killed top PLF-M commander Pollendro Marak, in the aftermath of an encounter in the area of the Boganol village, East Garo Hills.


2010-2020

* 10 December 2010, four GNLA rebels were killed five were detained in a clash with police officers that took place in the East Garo Hills district. * 5 April 2011, GNLA killed 5 migrant coal miners and injured another in the Goka coal dumping area South Garo Hills district. * 9 August 2011, 4 GNLA militants were slain, including a senior commander, following a police operation. The events took place in the Bolkengre village, East Khasi Hills district. Months later August 2012, security forces arrested 5 GNLA separatists in Resubelpara, North Garo Hills district, as the militants were extorting money from a local citizen.{{cite web, url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/meghalaya/terrorist_outfits/GNLA.HTM, title=Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), work=SATP, date=20 May 2014, access-date=18 March 2015, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510185929/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/Meghalaya/terrorist_outfits/GNLA.htm, archive-date=10 May 2015, url-status=live, df=dmy-all * 22 August 2011; SWAT officers were ambushed in Baija area of East Garo Hills, damaging the vehicle where they were transported, but no injuries were reported. * 8 August 2013, 2
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officers were shot dead during an attack in a remote border outpost in Bagli village, Meghalaya. The Achik National Volunteer Council-B (ANVC-B) and the Garo National Liberation Army are pointed out as the probable perpetrators. * 7 January 2014: A group of officers was attacked by militants in Edenbari, Meghalaya, leaving two officers wounded. The Achik National Volunteer Council-B (ANVC-B) claimed the attack, stating that they carried out the attack because they suspected that the police officers were rivals disguised as police. * 11 January, Assailants threw an explosive device at an Assam Oil Corporation gas station in the Hawakhana neighborhood, Tura,
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, leaving two cars damaged. The Achik Tiger Force (ATF) claimed the attack, stating that the bombing was intended to send a extortion message. However, authorities blamed the Achik National Volunteer Council-B (ANVC-B) for the incident. * 18 January, The Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner (DC) Chinmay P. Gotmare, was attacked while traveling in his vehicle with Jaksongram and Adugre villages, Meghalaya. The DC was unharmed to the attack, being the possible responsibles the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) or the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC). * 1 February, A former ANLA member was abducted, and has not been found, although police suspect that he has been killed. * 2 February, Suspected ANVC-B abducted two contractors from the rural electrification project in Sasatgre village, Meghalaya. One of the abducted was killed and the other wounded after an encounter with the suspects. * 3 February; Suspected ANVC-B militants abduct two civilians in
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, Meghalaya. Both victims were killed later that day by their captors. In the same day militants abducted the nephew of a former finance secretary of the Achik National Liberation Army (ANLA) in Wageasi, North Garo Hills district. The victim was killed by the assailants, attributing the murder to the ANLA. * April 1st, A grenade was thrown (but failed to detonate) near a liquor store and bus station in Williamnagar, East Garo Hills, Authorities attributed the attack to the (ANVC-B). In the next day an assailant in motorcycle attacked again a liquor store, now leaving an employee wounded. * 2 April, the UALA, ASAK, LAEF, ANLCA and ANCA militant factions united under the name of A’chik Revolutionary Front, the group aims to create a separate Garoland State in the Garo Hills area. * On 1 May, a GNLA training officer was killed in the aftermath of an army raid on a GNLA camp in the area of Chokpot, IED and communication equipment was also confiscated. A heavily injured UALA cadre was detained in a separate incident. * On 20 May, in the aftermath of a police raid 5 UALA militants were killed and one policeman was injured, a weaponry cache was also recovered. * 29-30 June, A shoe trade was abducted by unknown assailants, but authorities suspects of the ANVC-B for the kidnapping. At the next day, a teacher that worked in a secondary school in Dalu was kidnapped, and rescued in July 1st. * Between 8–17 July, authorities detained 14 ASAK guerillas in the areas of Williamnagar, Soksan and Rongjeng, weapons, SIM cards, ammunition and demand notes were also seized. * On 28 August, police recovered the bodies of 4 previously kidnapped, civilians, in the Oragitok village, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. * On 13 September, a shootout between members of GNLA and AMEF led to the death of 4 GNLA rebels, in the Bolmaram jungle, East Garo Hills. * 24 September, the heads of the ANVC rebel group and the ANVC Rimpu Marak splinter faction signed a peace accord with the government of Meghalaya. The agreement enhances the autonomy for the Garo Hills Autonomous District and includes financial aid, which will facilitate the socio-economic and educational development of the area. In return the rebels agreed to disband within the period of three months. * On 22 October, security forces detained 6 ULFA rebels in the village of Pedaldoba, Tikrikilla, Menghalaya, six pistols, two grenades and 20 rounds of ammunition were also confiscated. * 19 November, an improvised mine blast near an
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(IPS) convoy in the village Siju Meghalaya, killing two officers and wounding three others. The Achik National Cooperative Army (ANCA) claimed the attack and stated that was carried out in retaliation to the authorities alleged harassment of the families of ANCA members, and authorities said that the Garo National Liberation Army was responsible of the attack. * 22 November, An engineer of the
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was kidnapped by ANVC-B suspects in Rongara village, Meghalaya. * On 25 November, authorities arrested ACAK commander William A Sangma along with a fellow guerrilla in the Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu. * 7 December, security forces uncovered an AMEF camp in the village of Papara Abri, East Garo Hills. Approximately 20 militants escaped into the jungle, as police seized explosives, radio sets, pistols and documentation. * On 18 December, the Indian military killed two UALA fighters in the village of Thanti Pick Hills, Goalpara district, Assam. * On 16 February 2015, 4 Garo National Liberation Army and 2 ASAK cadres surrendered at an East Garo Hills police station, 5 weapons and over 100 rounds of ammunition were also transferred. * On 2 March 2015, a bomb blast wounded two petrol pump employees in the West Khasi Hills district, the owner of the pump had previously fallen victim of extortion attempts by GNLA militants. * On 5 March, 10 members of the AMEF were nabbed in connection with illegal arms trade operations in the West and North Garo Hills. * On 10 March, a joint ULFA – GNLA ambush resulted in the deaths of 4 policemen in Panda Reserve, Rongara, South Garo Hills, Menghalaya. * On 18 March, the government of Meghalaya sanctioned the creation of a new counter insurgency battalion, known as Special Force 10, the unit will receive, riot management, jungle and urban warfare training. * 25 May, An extortionist was apprehended by local residents, while tried to rob a civilian in Ramdenggonggre, West Garo Hills. The assailant as Ramseng R. Sangma, a member of the ANVC-B. * 31 May, militants thrown a crude bomb and opened fire at a transport weigh bridge in Sarangma village, Meghalaya, leaving four officers of the
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and Assistant Sub-Inspector. Officers suspected that the Achik National Cooperative Army (ANCA) was behind the attack. * 17 November, Two construction workers were kidnapped from Silki village, Meghalaya, being released on November 25. The suspects for the abductions were the Achik National Liberation Army (ANLA) and the Achik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF). * January 9, 2016, an explosive device blasts in the Warimong Wine Shop in Williamnagar, Meghalaya, leaving 9 civilians wounded. The Achik Matgrik Army (AMA) claimed responsibility and stated that the shop was targeted for selling alcohol and cigarettes to underage individuals, and authorities attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army. Days later, a suspect of the attack was shot dead during an encounter against security forces. *27-30 July 2017, members of the Achik National Cooperative Army (ANCA) began a string of kidnappings in the region. * 15 January, Seven traders were abducted near Wageasi, One hostage escaped and the remaining six victims were released five days later. The ANLA was suspect of the kidnappings. * On 18 February 2018, NCP candidate Jonathone N Sangma and his two security guards, and the driver were killed in an IED attack. * On 24 February 2018, Sohan D Shira, the Chief of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) killed in an encounter with Meghalaya Police's task force commando.{{cite news , last1=Laitphlang , first1=David , title=Meghalaya's most wanted militant Sohan D Shira killed in police encounter , url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/most-wanted-meghalaya-militant-sohan-d-shira-killed-in-police-encounter/story-vBpDqrAQiMyWiyNOZD5J0L.html , access-date=2 June 2022 , work=Hindustan Times , publisher=
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