Incident Summary:
06/30/2011: On Thursday evening 2130, at Rambhadrapara village in Natunbazar, Tripura, India, five suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants abducted six people. It is suspected that the hostages were taken into Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh; however, this information has not been confirmed. Reportedly, heavily armed militants raided the residence of Kulednra Reang, a government employee and former All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militant, and abducted Reang and four others identified as Khagendra Reang, Bipadjoy Reang, Karanjoy Reang and Nabajoy Reang. The militants later abducted Golamani Chakma while the militants retreated. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, according to police, the NLFT served the villagers a “tax” notice in which they refused to pay. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. The status of the hostages is unknown.
Overview
GTD ID:
201106300016
When:
2011-06-30
Country:
India
Region:
South Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Tripura
City:
South Tripura district
Location Details:
The attack took place at Rambhadrapara village in Natunbazar, Tripura, India.
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Government (General) |
Name of Entity |
Indian Government |
Specific Description |
Kulednra Reang, a government employee and former All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militant, was targeted in the attack. |
Nationality of Target |
India |
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
|
Specific Description |
Four civilians at the residence of Kulednra Reang, identified as Khagendra Reang, Bipadjoy Reang, Karanjoy Reang and Nabajoy Reang, were targeted. |
Nationality of Target |
India |
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
|
Specific Description |
Another civilian, Golamani Chakma, was also targeted in the attack. |
Nationality of Target |
India |
Additional Information
Hostages |
Yes |
Number of Hostages |
6 |
US Hostages |
0 |
Outcome |
Unknown |
Property Damage |
No |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Unknown |
|
Weapon Details |
Unknown weapons were used in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
Yes |
Alternate Designation () |
Other Crime Type |
Additional Information |
The available sources listed the time of this attack from 2130 to 2200, and because no majority figures were reported, the lowest proferred time of attack reported was used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. |
Who
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
5 |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
0 Fatalities / 0 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
0 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
0 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
Indo-Asian News Service, "Tribal Militants Abducts Six People in Tripura,” Access World News, Indo-Asian News Service, July 1, 2011. |
Telegraph, “NLFT Rebels Abduct Six in South Tripura,” Telegraph, July 2, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110702/jsp/northeast/story_14184916.jsp. |
Assam Tribune, “Six Tribal Villagers Kidnapped,” Assam Tribune, July 2, 2011, http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jul0211/oth07. |
Criteria
Criteria 1
The act must be aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal. In terms of economic goals, the exclusive pursuit of profit does not satisfy this criterion. It must involve the pursuit of more profound, systemic economic change.
Criterion 2
There must be evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims. It is the act taken as a totality that is considered, irrespective if every individual involved in carrying out the act was aware of this intention. As long as any of the planners or decision-makers behind the attack intended to coerce, intimidate or publicize, the intentionality criterion is met.
Criterion 3
The action must be outside the context of legitimate warfare activities. That is, the act must be outside the parameters permitted by international humanitarian law (particularly the prohibition against deliberately targeting civilians or non-combatants.
Doubt Terrorism Proper
The existence of a "Yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper?" records reservation, in the eyes of GTD analysts, that the incident in question is truly terrorism. Such uncertainty, however, was not deemed to be sufficient to disqualify the incident from inclusion into the GTD. Furthermore, such a determination of doubt is subsequently coded by GTD analysts as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Alternate Designation
The determination of "yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper" by GTD analysts is coded as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Successful Attack
Success of a terrorist strike is defined according to the tangible effects of the attack. For example, in a typical successful bombing, the bomb detonates and destroys property and/or kills individuals, whereas an unsuccessful bombing is one in which the bomb is discovered and defused or detonates early and kills the perpetrators. Success is not judged in terms of the larger goals of the perpetrators. For example, a bomb that exploded in a building would be counted as a success even if it did not, for example, succeed in bringing the building down or inducing government repression.
Type of Attack
This field captures the general method of attack and often reflects the broad class of tactics used. It consists of the following nine categories:
- Assassination
- Armed Assault
- Unarmed Assault
- Bombing/Explosion
- Hijacking
- Hostage taking (Barricade Incident)
- Hostage taking (Kidnapping)
- Facility / Infrastructure Attack
- Unknown
Target Information
This field captures the general type of target. It consists of the following 22 categories:
- Abortion Related
- Airports & Airlines
- Business
- Government (General)
- Government (Diplomatic)
- Educational Institution
- Food or Water Supply
- Journalists & Media
- Maritime (includes Ports and Maritime facilities)
- Military
- NGO
- Other
- Police
- Private Citizens & Property
- Religious Figures/Institutions
- Telecommunication
- Terrorists
- Tourists
- Transportation (other than aviation)
- Unknown
- Utilities
- Violent Political Parties