Assam: Extortion racket running in name of KLO and BLA in BTR busted, 7 arrested

The insurgent group was indulged in extortion activities targeting government officials and businessmen in the region

‘You don’t have to pay. I am here, police is here’: Assam CM on KLO’s extortion notice to traders in Kokrajhar

"If anyone wants to pay the amount demanded by any group, that is their decision. I have no stance on the matter," said CM Sarma

Kokrajhar traders receive extortion notice of Rs 5 lakhs from KLO

Up to 10 traders in Gurufela near Gossaigaon have reportedly received the extortion notes, but many more remain unreported

Assam: KLO chief Jiban Singha Koch and 9 other cadres surrender, likely to join mainstream

Sources informed that Jiban Singha Koch and the other members of his group were taking shelter in the Eastern Myanmar region with the NSCN K (Yung Aung) faction

Assam based militant outfits, BLAU & UDLA to bid farewell to arms

More and more rebel groups in Assam are coming back to the mainstream. Two militant outfits from Assam’s Barak Valley–Bru Liberation Army Union (BLAU) and the United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA) are now set to bid ‘farewell to arms’ and return to the mainstream. Both the militants’ outfits are soon set to surrender their weapons […]

Assam: TLA, UGPO lay down arms, joins mainstream in presence of CM Sarma

Two more Assam based rebel groups have joined the mainstream. Two little known groups, the Tiwa Liberation Army(TLA) and the United Gorkha Peoples Organisation (UGPO) had established contacts with security agencies and conveyed their decision to come to the negotiating table. Leaders of the rebel groups laid down their arms in presence of Chief Minister […]

Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomes KLO’s offer of talks

Chief Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has welcomed the desire of the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation to join the mainstream. The Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO), which was active in the western part of Assam and North Bengal. Once an ally of ULFA in Bhutan and Myanmar it has now expressed its willingness for peace […]