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Does anyone mean including terrorists ???
How about this
[h=3]Bihar[/h] The existence of certain insurgent groups, like the CPI-ML, Peoples war, and MCC, is a major concern, as they frequently attack local police and politicians. Poor governance and the law and order system in
Bihar have helped increase the menace caused by the militias. The State has witnessed many massacres by these groups. The main victims of the violence by these groups are helpless people (including women, children, and the elderly) who are killed in massacres. The state police is ill-equipped to take on the
AK-47s and
AK-56s of the militants with their vintage 303 rifles. The militants have also used landmines to kill ambush police parties.
The root cause of the militant activities in the state is huge disparity between the
caste groups. After Independence, land reforms were supposed to be implemented, thereby giving the low caste and the poor a share in the lands, which was until then held mostly by high caste people. However, due to caste based divisive politics in the state, land reforms were never implemented properly. This led to a growing sense of alienation among the low caste.
Communist groups like CPI-ML, MCC, and People's War took advantage of this and instigated the low caste people to take up arms against establishment, which was seen as a tool in the hands of rich. They started taking up lands of the rich by force, killing the high caste people. The high caste people resorted to use of force by forming their own army, Ranvir Sena, to take on the naxalites. The State witnessed a bloody period in which the groups tried to prove their supremacy through mass killings. The police remained a mute witness to these killings, as they lacked the means to take any action.
The Ranvir Sena has now significantly weakened with the arrest of its top brass. The other groups are still active.
There have been arrests in various parts of the country, particularly those made by the Delhi and
Mumbai police in the recent past, indicating that extremist/terrorist outfits have been spreading their networks in this state. There is a strong suspicion that Bihar is also being used as a transit point by the small-arms, fake currency and drug dealers entering from Nepal and terrorists reportedly infiltrating through Nepal and Bangladesh.
In recent years, these attacks by various caste groups have come down with better government being practised.
[h=3]Punjab[/h] The
Sikhs form a majority in the Indian state of Punjab. During the 1970s, a section of Sikh leaders cited various political, social, and cultural issues to allege that the Sikhs were being cornered and ignored in Indian Society, and Sikhism was being absorbed into the Hindu fold. This gradually led to an armed movement in the Punjab, led by some key figures demanding a separate state for Sikhs.
The insurgency intensified during the 1980s, when the movement turned violent and the name
Khalistan resurfaced and sought independence from the Indian Union. Led by Jarnail Singh
Bhindranwale who, though not in favour in the creation of
Khalistan, was also not against it, they began using militancy to stress the movement's demands. Soon things turned extreme with India alleging that neighbouring
Pakistan supported these militants, who, by 1983-84, had begun to enjoy widespread support among Sikhs.
In 1984,
Operation Blue Star was conducted by the Indian government to stem out the movement. It involved an assault on the Golden Temple complex, which Sant Bhindranwale had fortified in preparation of an army assault.
Indira Gandhi,
India's then prime minister, ordered the military to storm the temple, who eventually had to use tanks. After a 74 hour firefight, the army successfully took control of the temple. In doing so, it damaged some portions of the
Akal Takht, the
Sikh Reference Library, and the
Golden Temple itself. According to Indian government sources, 83 army personnel were killed and 249 were injured. Militant casualties were 493 killed and 86 injured.
During the same year, the assassination of
Indira Gandhi by two Sikh
bodyguards, believed to be driven by the Golden Temple affair, resulted in widespread anti-Sikh riots, especially in New Delhi. Following
Operation Black Thunder in 1988,
Punjab Police, first under Julio Ribeiro and then under
KPS Gill, together with the
Indian Army, eventually succeeded in pushing the movement underground.
In 1985, Sikh terrorists bombed an
Air India flight from Canada to India, killing all 329 people on board
Air India Flight 182. It was the worst terrorist act in Canada's history.
The ending of Sikh militancy and the desire for a Khalistan catalyzed when the then-Prime Minister of
Pakistan,
Benazir Bhutto, handed all intelligence material concerning Punjab militancy to the Indian government, as a goodwill gesture. The Indian government used that intelligence to put an end to those who were behind attacks in India and militancy.
The ending of overt Sikh militancy in 1993 led to a period of relative calm, punctuated by militant acts (for example, the assassination of Punjab CM, Beant Singh, in 1995) attributed to half a dozen or so operating Sikh militant organisations. These organisations include
Babbar Khalsa International,
Khalistan Commando Force,
Khalistan Liberation Force, and
Khalistan Zindabad Force.
[h=3]Uttar Pradesh[/h] [h=4]2005 Ayodhya attacks[/h] Main article:
2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack in Ayodhya
The long simmering Ayodhya crisis finally culminated in a terrorist attack on the site of the 16th century
Babri Masjid. The ancient Masjid in
Ayodhya was demolished on 5 July 2005. Following the two-hour gunfight between
Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists based in Pakistan and Indian police, in which six terrorists were killed, opposition parties called for a nationwide strike with the country's leaders condemning the attack, believed to have been masterminded by
Dawood Ibrahim.
[h=4]2010 Varanasi blasts[/h] Main article:
2010 Varanasi bombing
On 7 December 2010, another
blast occurred in Varanasi, that killed immediately a
toddler, and set off a
stampede in which 20 people, including four foreigners, were injured.[SUP]
[5][/SUP] The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the
Islamist millitant group
Indian Mujahideen.[SUP]
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[h=4]2006 Varanasi blasts[/h] Main article:
2006 Varanasi bombings
A series of blasts occurred across the
Hindu holy city of
Varanasi on 7 March 2006. Fifteen people are reported to have been killed and as many as 101 others were injured. No one has accepted responsibility for the attacks, but it is speculated that the bombings were carried out in retaliation of the arrest of a
Lashkar-e-Toiba agent in
Varanasi earlier in February 2006.
[h=3]Nagaland[/h] The first and perhaps the most significant insurgency was in
Nagaland from the early 1950s until it was finally quelled in the early 1980s through a mixture of repression and co-optation. The
National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), demands an independent
Nagaland and has carried out several attacks on
Indian military installations in the region. According to government officials, 599 civilians, 235 security forces, and 862 terrorists have lost their lives between 1992 and 2000.
On 14 June 2001, a
ceasefire agreement was signed between the
government of India and the NSCN-IM, which had received widespread approval and support in Nagaland. Terrorist outfits such as the Naga National Council-Federal (NNC-F) and the National Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) also welcomed the development.
Certain neighbouring states, especially
Manipur, raised serious concerns over the ceasefire. They feared that NSCN would continue insurgent activities in its state and demanded
New Delhi scrap the ceasefire deal and renew military action. Despite the ceasefire, the NSCN has continued its insurgency.[SUP][
citation needed][/SUP]
[h=3]Assam[/h] After
Nagaland,
Assam is the most volatile state in the region. Beginning in 1979, the indigenous people of Assam demanded that the illegal immigrants who had emigrated from
Bangladesh to
Assam be detected and deported. The movement led by
All Assam Students Union began non-violently with
satyagraha, boycotts, picketing, and courting arrests.
Those protesting frequently came under police action. In 1983 an election was conducted, which was opposed by the movement leaders. The election led to widespread violence. The movement finally ended after the movement leaders signed an agreement (called the
Assam Accord) with the central government on 15 August 1985.
Under the provisions of this accord, anyone who entered the state illegally between January 1966 and March 1971 was allowed to remain but was disenfranchised for ten years, while those who entered after 1971 faced expulsion. A November 1985 amendment to the Indian citizenship law allows non-citizens who entered Assam between 1961 and 1971 to have all the rights of citizenship except the
right to vote for a period of ten years.
New Delhi also gave special administration autonomy to the
Bodos in the state. However, the Bodos demanded a separate Bodoland, which led to a clash between the Bengalis, the Bodos, and the
Indian military resulting in hundreds of deaths.
There are several organisations that advocate the independence of
Assam. The most prominent of these is the
United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). Formed in 1979, the ULFA has two main goals: the independence of
Assam and the establishment of a
socialist government.
The ULFA has carried out several terrorist attacks in the region targeting the Indian Military and non-combatants. The group assassinates political opponents, attacks police and other security forces, blasts railroad tracks, and attacks other infrastructure facilities. The ULFA is believed to have strong links with the
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN),
Maoists, and the
Naxalites.
It is also believed that they carry out most of their operations from the Kingdom of
Bhutan. Because of ULFA's increased visibility, the Indian government outlawed the group in 1986 and declared
Assam a troubled area. Under pressure from
New Delhi, Bhutan carried a massive operation to drive out the ULFA militants from its territory.
Backed by the
Indian Army,
Thimphu was successful in killing more than a thousand terrorists and
extraditing many more to India while sustaining only 120 casualties. The Indian military undertook several successful operations aimed at countering future ULFA terrorist attacks, but the ULFA continues to be active in the region. In 2004, the ULFA targeted a public school in
Assam, killing 19 children and 5 adults.
Assam remains the only state in the northeast where terrorism is still a major issue. The Indian Military was successful in dismantling terrorist outfits in other areas, but have been criticised by
human rights groups for allegedly using harsh methods when dealing with terrorists.
On 18 September 2005, a soldier was killed in Jiribam, Manipur, near the Manipur-Assam border, by members of the ULFA.
On 14th march 2011 militants of the Ranjan Daimary-led faction ambushed patrolling troop of
BSF when on way from Bangladoba in Chirang district of Assam to Ultapani in Kokrajhar killing 8 jawans. [SUP]
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[h=3]Tripura[/h]
Tripura witnessed a surge in terrorist activities in the 1990s.
New Delhi blamed
Bangladesh for providing a safe haven to the insurgents operating from its territory. The area under control of the
Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council was increased after a tripartite agreement between
New Delhi, the state government of Tripura, and the Council. The government has since brought the movement under control, and the government of Tripura has so far succeeded to limit the terrorist activities.
[h=3]Manipur[/h]
- In Manipur, militants formed an organisation known as the People's Liberation Army. Their main goal was to unite the Meitei tribes of Burma and establish an independent state of Manipur. However, the movement was thought to have been suppressed after a fierce clash with Indian security forces in the mid 1990s.
- On 18 September 2005, six separatist rebels were killed in fighting between the Zomi Revolutionary Army and the Zomi Revolutionary Front in the Churachandpur District.
- On 20 September 2005, 14 Indian soldiers were ambushed and killed by 20 rebels from the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) terrorist organization, armed with AK-56 rifles, in the village of Nariang, 22 miles southwest of Manipur's capital Imphal[SUP][citation needed][/SUP]. "Unidentified rebels using automatic weapons ambushed a road patrol of the army's Gorkha Rifles killing eight on the spot," said a spokesman for the Indian government.
[h=3]Mizoram[/h] The
Mizo National Front fought for over two decades with the
Indian Military in an effort to gain independence. As in neighbouring states the insurgency was quelled by force.
[h=2]South India[/h] [h=3]Karnataka[/h]
Karnataka is considerably less affected by terrorism, despite having many places of historical importance and the IT hub of India,
Bengaluru. However, recently
Naxal activity has been increasing in the
Western Ghats.
[h=4]Bengaluru[/h] Also, a few attacks have occurred, major ones including an attack on
IISc on 28 December 2005 and serial blasts in Bengaluru on 26 July 2008.
[h=3]Andhra Pradesh[/h]
Andhra Pradesh is one of the few southern states affected by terrorism, although of a far different kind and on a much smaller scale.[SUP][
citation needed][/SUP] The terrorism in Andhra Pradesh stems from the
People's War Group (PWG), popularly known as
Naxalites.
The PWG has been operating in India for over two decades, with most of its operations in the
Telangana[SUP][
citation needed][/SUP] region in
Andhra Pradesh. The group is also active in
Orissa and
Bihar. Unlike the
Kashmiri insurgents and
ULFA, PWG is a
Maoist terrorist organisation and
communism is one of its primary goals.[SUP][
citation needed][/SUP]
Having failed to capture popular support in the elections, they resorted to violence as a means to voice their opinions. The group targets
Indian Police, multinational companies, and other influential institutions in the name of the
communism. PWG has also targeted senior government officials, including the attempted assassination of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister
Chandrababu Naidu.
It reportedly has a strength of 800 to 1,000 well armed militants and is believed to have close links with the
Maoists in
Nepal and the
LTTE of
Sri Lanka. According to the Indian government, on an average, more than 60 civilians, 60 naxal rebels and a dozen policemen are killed every year because of PWG led insurgency. Also, one of the major terrorist attacks was the 25 August 2007 Hyderabad Bombing.
[h=3]Tamil Nadu[/h] Tamil Nadu had LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) militants operating in the Tamil Nadu state up until the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. LTTE had given many speeches in Tamil Nadu led by
Velupillai Prabhakaran,
Tamilselvan, and other Eelam members. The Tamil Tigers, now a banned organisation, had been receiving many donations and support from India in the past. The
Tamil Nadu Liberation Army is a militant Tamil movement in India that has ties to LTTE.[SUP][
citation needed][/SUP]
[h=4]1998 Coimbatore bombings[/h] Tamil Nadu also faced terrorist attacks orchestrated by Muslim fundamentalists. For more information, see
1998 Coimbatore bombings.
[h=3]Kerala[/h] For a long time, Kerala was considered as a terror free state and model of tolerance and prosperity. The wake-up call came in October 2008, when four young Malayalis were killed by Indian security forces in an alleged jihadi training camp in Kashmir. Last July a different threat emerged when a group of young Muslims cut off the hand of a Christian professor, condemning him for writing an exam question they said insulted the Prophet Muhammad. According to Time Magazine, migrants to the Persian Gulf were taking extremist ideology to Kerala.[SUP][/SUP]
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