According to intelligence sources, since 1996, the KLO has raised an estimated Rs 75 crore through extortion, ransom and protection money. At least 12 leaders—11 from CPI(M) and one from the RSP—have been killed. The KLO’s area of operation is in three north Bengal districts.
The Kamtapuris, the Rajbangshi community of Assam and Bengal, are demanding a separate state to be created by joining 12 districts of Bengal and Assam.
