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Copy-Cat Terror

Militants in the state borrow tactics, training and arms from other outfits in surrounding areas.

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Copy-Cat Terror
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  • The Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (klo), a fledgling outfit which wants a separate Kamatapur state carved out of Bengal, has targeted tea garden owners and rich businessmen for their massive extortion drives.

  • The decade-old Gorkha Liberation Organisation (glo), which was lying low till now, has become proactive and has enlisted the help of Naga militants to train its cadres.

  • Two banned outfits based in Assam, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ulfa) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (ndfb), under pressure from security forces there, are increasingly using Siliguri in West Bengal to travel in and out of Bhutan where they have several hideouts.

  • Intelligence reports suggest that isi-backed Islamic militant groups see North Bengal as a region where they can potentially foment trouble.

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