National Liberation Front of Tripura

National Liberation Front of Tripura
Founding leaderDhananjoy Reang
LeadersBiswamohan Debbarma (POW)
Utpanna Tripura 
Mukul Debbarma 
Nayanbashi Jamatia (POW)
Dates of operation1989 – 2024 (35 years)
Split to
  • National Liberation Front of Tripura - Biswamohan
    (NLFT-BM)
    (Until 2024)[1]
  • National Liberation Front of Tripura - Parimal Debbarma
    (NLFT-PD)
    (Until 2024)
  • National Liberation Front of Tripura - Nayanbasi(NLFT-N) (Until 2004)
  • National Liberation Front of Tripura - Prabhat Jamatya(NLFT-PJ) (Until 2014)
  • National Liberation Front of Tripura-Subir
    (NLFT-SD) (Until 2019)
HeadquartersBangladesh,
Bhutan (former)
Active regionsTripura, India
IdeologyTripuri nationalism
Separatism
StatusDisbanded
Size550 (Biswamohan faction)
250 (Nayanbasi faction)
OpponentsGovernment of Tripura
Battles and warsInsurgency in Northeast India
Designated as a terrorist group byGovernment of India,
Government of Tripura,
Interpol
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The National Liberation Front of Tripura (abbreviated NLFT) was a banned Christian Tripuri nationalist militant organisation based in Tripura, India. It had an estimated 550 to 850 members. [citation needed][2]

The NLFT sought to secede from India and establish an independent Tripuri state and was an active participant in the Insurgency in Northeast India. [citation needed]

The NLFT is currently designated as a terrorist organization in India.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Tripura: Assessment- 2024". SATP. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Indian rebels ban women". 29 November 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. ^ "The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002". Republic of India. South Asia Terrorism Portal. 2002.
  4. ^ "National Liberation Front of Tripura". South Asia Terrorism Portal.