| Kamtapur Liberation Organisation | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation | |
| Leaders | Jibon Singha Milton Burman (POW) Tom Adhikary (POW) |
| Dates of operation | 1995–present |
| Allegiance | United National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia |
| Motives | Establish an independent state of Kamtapur |
| Active regions | Northeast India and West Bengal |
| Ideology | Kamtapuri nationalism Separatism Socialism |
| Major actions | Bombings |
| Opponents |  India[1] Bangladesh Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (1996–2016) al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent (2016–present) |
The Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (abbr. KLO) is a militant organisation based in Northeast India whose objective is to unite the Kamtapur nation from West Bengal and Assam. The proposed state is to comprise all districts in West Bengal and four contiguous districts of Assam which are Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, North and South Dinajpur and Malda, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Dhubri and Goalpara, Kishanganj districts in Bihar, and Jhapa District in Nepal. The KLO was formed to address problems of the Koch Rajbongshi people such as large-scale unemployment, land alienation, perceived neglect of Kamtapuri language, identity, and grievances of economic deprivation.[2]
- ^ "Banned Terrorist Organisations". Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) on KLO. satp.org.