AGARTALA, Oct 16 (TIWN): Numbers of militants from the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) under the initiative of NLFT area commandant Rathomoni Koloi have allegedly entered korbook Sub-division under South district through the long unfenced border area ahead of the Durga puja festival to revive themselves and disrupt the smooth conduct of the festival. The banned outfit of NLFT has intruded in the area to disrupt the smooth conduct of the festival in the area.

The sources also informed that the extremist are mostly toiling around few specific places including Tirthomukh, Raishyabari, Amritbari, and Mandirghat.

A highly placed official source confirmed that Area commander of NLFT   Rathomoni Koloi with a team have started intruding to the land of the South district and has started disrupting the smooth living of the locals of the area.  

BSF and district police administration were asked to maintain strict vigil along the border so that militants could not enter into the Indian soil, the source added. Tripura also shares 856-km-long border with Bangladesh which constitutes 85 per cent of its total border and some parts of the border areas are still unfenced. 

The locals have confirmed that at least a group of members of NLFT have intruded in the Indian soil from Bangladesh Bhogatpur border area to disrupt the peace and tranquillity of the area.

However, the sources confirmed that the militants were seen with huge arms and weapons at the border area.

Police is continuing its interrogation to find out if the militants had any plan like the series of blast they had conducted in capital Agartala in October 2008 just before the festival of Eid and Durga Puja.

NLFT, which was formed in 1989 with a pledge to fight for a separate tribal homeland, became crippled after three of its factions surrendered under separate arrangements with the central government since year 2000. It’s banned under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act of 1967, and police had framed sedition and serious criminal charges against its top leaders and many cadres for unleashing bloody campaign against troops and non-tribal population.

The localites fear that NLFT might conduct any offensive activities to disrupt the smooth conduct of the festival.