Insurgency in Tripura

Insurgency in Tripura
Part of Insurgency in Northeast India

Location of Tripura in the map of India
Date1989 – 2024[1]
(34 years)
Location
Status

Indian Government victory

Territorial
changes
Indian government recaptures the territory seized by rebels and withdraws AFSPA from Tripura in 2015.
Belligerents
 India TNV (until 1988)
NLFT (until 2024)
ATTF (until 2024)
BNCT (until 2008)
Commanders and leaders
India Ramaswamy Venkataraman
India Shankar Dayal Sharma
India Kocheril Raman Narayanan
India APJ Abdul Kalam
IndiaPratibha Patil
India Pranab Mukherjee

Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl  Surrendered
Biswamohan Debbarma  (POW)
Nayanbasi Jamatia  (POW)
Ranjit Debbarma  (POW)

Dhananjoy Reang  Surrendered
Strength
28,031 Police Personnel 850-1050 (NLFT)
200-400 (ATTF)
Casualties and losses
2000–2024:
214 killed[4]
2000–2024:
355 killed
1106 Arrested
3824 Surrendered[5]
2000–2024: 704 civilians killed[6]

1997:Dhananjoy Reang surrendered in 5 February 1997 Tripura.

2008: Nayanbasi Jamatia arrested in Bangladesh.
2012: Biswamohan Debbarma and Ranjit Debbarma arrested in Bangladesh.
2013: Nayanbasi Jamatia handed over to the Indian government.
2017: Biswamohan Debbarma and Ranjit Debbarma handed over to the Indian government.

The insurgency in Tripura was an armed conflict which took place in the state of Tripura between India and several separatist rebel organisations. It was a part of the wider insurgency in Northeast India and was fueled by Tripuris.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Centre to sign pact with two armed groups in Tripura". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Centre signs peace agreement with two insurgents groups of Tripura". cnbctv. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Tipra Motha: Centre Signs Key Peace Deal With 2 Rebel Groups". NDTV. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Yearly Fatalities". SATP. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Yearly Fatalities". SATP. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Yearly Fatalities". SATP. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Tripura of state indian in surrender guerillas' 'tra 140". Islamic Republic News Agency English. Iran. 6 February 1997. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  8. ^ Deb, Debraj (24 December 2018). "Two cadres of banned NLFT insurgent outfit surrender in Tripura". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 September 2024.