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The Hindu
2 days ago
- The Hindu
Major attack on Independence Day thwarted in Tripura as police arrest 2 with explosives
A major attack on Independence Day was thwarted in Tripura as two persons were arrested with explosives, police said on Friday (August 15, 2025). Follow the Independence Day LIVE Acting on a tip-off, a vehicle was intercepted at Vanghmun in North Tripura on Thursday (August 14) evening, they said. Two suspected members of the Tripura United National Force (TUNF), a newly-formed outfit, were arrested from the vehicle with 14 electric detonators and neogel explosives, SP Avinash Kumar Rai told PTI. Those arrested were identified as Dhananjoy Reang of Katlichhera in Assam and Sadai Nanda Reang of Kasko in Damchhera in North Tripura, he said. "Preliminary enquiry suggests they had hatched a conspiracy to destabilise the state, with intent to kill police personnel, damage police vehicles, snatch arms and ammunition in the run up to Independence Day celebrations to grab the attention of the public," Mr. Rai said. "The swift operation averted a major security incident," he said.
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Business Standard
Major attack on I-Day foiled in Tripura as police arrest 2 with explosives
A major attack on Independence Day was thwarted in Tripura as two persons were arrested with explosives, police said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a vehicle was intercepted at Vanghmun in North Tripura on Thursday evening, they said. Two suspected members of the Tripura United National Force (TUNF), a newly-formed outfit, were arrested from the vehicle with 14 electric detonators and neogel explosives, SP Avinash Kumar Rai told PTI. Those arrested were identified as Dhananjoy Reang of Katlichhera in Assam and Sadai Nanda Reang of Kasko in Damchhera in North Tripura, he said. "Preliminary enquiry suggests they had hatched a conspiracy to destabilise the state, with intent to kill police personnel, damage police vehicles, snatch arms and ammunition in the run up to Independence Day celebrations to grab the attention of the public," Rai said. "The swift operation averted a major security incident," he said. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
News18
2 days ago
- News18
Major attack on I-Day thwarted in Tripura as police arrest 2 with explosives
Agartala, Aug 15 (PTI) A major attack on Independence Day was thwarted in Tripura as two persons were arrested with explosives, police said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a vehicle was intercepted at Vanghmun in North Tripura on Thursday evening, they said. Two suspected members of the Tripura United National Force (TUNF), a newly-formed outfit, were arrested from the vehicle with 14 electric detonators and neogel explosives, SP Avinash Kumar Rai told PTI. Those arrested were identified as Dhananjoy Reang of Katlichhera in Assam and Sadai Nanda Reang of Kasko in Damchhera in North Tripura, he said. 'Preliminary enquiry suggests they had hatched a conspiracy to destabilise the state, with intent to kill police personnel, damage police vehicles, snatch arms and ammunition in the run up to Independence Day celebrations to grab the attention of the public," Rai said. 'The swift operation averted a major security incident," he said. PTI PS SOM view comments First Published: August 15, 2025, 09:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
2 members of new insurgent outfit arrested with explosives in North Tripura: police
The Tripura Police said on Thursday that they arrested two insurgents of the Tripura United National Front (TUNF), a new outfit believed to be operating from hideouts in Assam, and seized explosive materials from them, barely hours before Independence Day. Speaking to a police officer said the TUNF's main aim was to kill police and other security personnel deployed on Independence Day and loot their arms and ammunition. 'On the eve of the Independence Day celebrations, we received specific inputs about a sabotage attempt by a miscreant group having links with a group namely Tripura United National Front (TUNF). The group is still in the formation stage. It has also been planning subversive acts in the Kanchanpur subdivision to get maximum attention on the eve of this Independence Day,' the officer said. He Said the state police's intelligence wing had been closely monitoring inputs from the ground for the past 48 hours in coordination with the North Tripura district police to track the insurgents' movements. The officer said the police laid an ambush on Kanchanpur-Vangmun Road in North Tripura and, around 5.40 pm, caught Sadai Nanda Reang, who hails from Damcherra in the same district, and Dhananjoy Reang of Assam's Hailakandi district. 'High-end explosive materials were recovered from them,' added the officer, who didn't wish to be named. While insurgency has been at an all time low in Tripura, courtesy of en masse surrenders and peace deals signed with the Central Government in the past few years, the new outfit has been trying to gain traction, according to the police. On September 24 last year, three weeks after the Government of India signed a quadripartite memorandum of settlement with the Tripura Government and the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), over 580 cadres of both outlawed insurgent groups surrendered at the headquarters of the Tripura State Rifles' seventh battalion at Jampuijala, 40 km from Agartala, ending their five-decade-long insurgency. Chief Minister Manik Saha then announced that Tripura had turned into an insurgency-free state. Insurgency largely came down during the Left Front Government's rule, when lucrative offers of an instant grant of Rs 1.5 lakh, vocational training, and a Rs 2,000 stipend prompted insurgents to give up arms. Although armed insurgency in Tripura dates back to 1967, when a small outfit called Sengkrak took up arms, the thick of insurgency came in the late '80s, when groups such as the NLFT and the ATTF rose. While most of these have largely been defunct, a small NLFT faction is said to be active in Bangladesh.
India.com
2 days ago
- Politics
- India.com
Tripura Police Foil Militant Attack Ahead Of Independence Day; 2 Held With Explosives
Hours before the Independence Day celebration, security forces in Tripura, on Thursday, foiled a militant attack on the police and arrested two extremists and recovered huge explosives from them, officials said. A senior police official said that specific inputs of sabotage by an armed group having links with the Reang (Bru) outfit -- Tripura United National Front (TUNF) -- have been received. "Based on the intelligence inputs, an ambush was laid on Kanchanpur-Vangmun highway. On Thursday evening active cadres of the group (TUNF) Dhananjoy Reang and Sadai Nanda Reang were nabbed in front of the Eden tourist lodge under Vangmun police station in north Tripura district," the official added. Dhananjoy Reang hails from Katlichhera in Hailakandi district of southern Assam and Sadai Nanda Reang is a resident of Kasko under Damcherra areas of north Tripura district. High-end explosive materials were recovered from them, he said. According to the police official, the main target of the militants was to kill police or security forces personnel deployed in connection with Independence Day celebration and loot arms and ammunition to strengthen their newly-formed TUNF group operating from Assam. The official said that the militant group (TUNF) is in the formation stage, and added that the basic target of the outfit was to carry out attacks on police and security vehicles and loot weapons for the group. "The group has also been planning to do subversive activities in Kanchanpur subdivision to get maximum attention on the eve of this Independence Day. The State Intelligence wing has been closely monitoring the inputs on ground for the last two days in coordination with north Tripura district police," the official added. The official said that through this successful operation, a significant breakthrough against a potential cross border militant group could be achieved. "A major incident has also been averted due to the pro-active role played by Tripura Police," the official added. Meanwhile, on September 24 last year, altogether 584 extremists of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) outfits surrendered and deposited before the Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha at a surrender ceremony at the Tripura State Rifles seventh battalion headquarters at Jampuijala in Sepahijala district. The militants of the two outfits surrendered to the Tripura government after the signing of the peace agreement with the Centre and Tripura government in Delhi on September 4 last year in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Tripura Chief Minister, other political leaders and officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Tripura government.
