Executive Summary:
This notification declares the entire State of Assam, and a 20 km wide belt in Meghalaya bordering Assam, as a "disturbed area" under Section 3 of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958. This extension is due to ongoing concerns about law and order. The declaration is extended for six months beyond November 3, 2016, unless withdrawn earlier.
Key Points / Main Content:
*Declaration of Disturbed Area:*
* The entire State of Assam is declared as a disturbed area.
* A 20 km wide belt in the State of Meghalaya bordering Assam is also declared as a disturbed area.
*Justification for Declaration:*
* The law and order situation in Assam remains a concern due to violent incidents by underground outfits.
* Underground outfits were involved in 66 incidents of violence in Assam between January and September 2016, resulting in 29 deaths.
* Militant outfits are regrouping, recruiting, and extorting money from various groups.
* The United National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNLFW) and its constituents are perpetrating violence.
* Specific violent acts are cited, including the killing of civilians by NDFB S militants and ULFAI cadres.
* ULFAI is coordinating with other underground outfits and providing training.
* Karbi militant outfits are involved in extortion and abductions.
* Border areas provide shelter for various outfits, aiding them in evading Security Forces.
*Duration of Declaration:*
* The declaration is effective up to six months beyond November 3, 2016, unless withdrawn earlier.
Impact Analysis:
Stakeholders Impacted:
* Residents of Assam and the Bordering Region of Meghalaya:
* Impact: Experience continued presence and authority of armed forces under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, affecting civil liberties and daily life.
* Action Required: Be aware of the security situation and comply with directives from security forces.
* Security Forces:
* Impact: Retain special powers and responsibilities under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act to maintain law and order in the disturbed areas.
* Action Required: Continue operations to maintain law and order, prevent violence, and counter-insurgency activities in accordance with the Act.
* Central and State Governments:
* Impact: Responsible for monitoring the law and order situation and making decisions regarding the continuation or withdrawal of the disturbed area declaration.
* Action Required: Monitor the security situation, assess the need for continued declaration, and coordinate security efforts.
Key Entities Referenced
Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958: A law granting special powers to armed forces in 'disturbed areas'.
State of Assam: A state in Northeast India declared as a disturbed area.
State of Meghalaya: A state in Northeast India, specifically the 20 kms wide belt bordering Assam, declared as a disturbed area.
Under Ground Outfits: A collective term referring to various militant groups operating in Assam.
United National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia: An alliance of militant groups formed in April 2015.
NDFBS: National Democratic Front of Bodoland faction. A militant group operating in Assam.
ULFAI: United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent. A militant group operating in Assam.
Kokrajhar town: A town in Assam, site of violent incidents.
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गहृ म(cid:7074)ं ालय
अिधसचू ना
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016)ली, 4 नव(cid:7013)ब र, 2016
का.आ. 3382(अ).—यत: के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार न,े सश(cid:7021)(cid:7074) बल (िवशेष शि(cid:7334)या)ं अिधिनयम, 1958 (1958 का 28) क(cid:7409)
धारा 3 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7275) शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करत े (cid:7263)ए, स(cid:7013)प ूण(cid:6981) असम रा(cid:6996)य को (cid:7408)दनाकं 27.11.1990 क(cid:7409) अिधसूचना का.आ. 916
(अ) के तहत (cid:7408)दनाकं 27.11.1990 स े‘अशांत (cid:6979)(cid:7074)े ’ के (cid:7272)प म (cid:7286)घोिषत (cid:7408)कया था।
और यत: के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार न े पवू (cid:7299)(cid:6989) त अिधिनयम क(cid:7409) धारा 3 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7275) शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करत े (cid:7263)ए, अ(cid:7008)य (cid:6979)े(cid:7074)(cid:7298) के
अित(cid:7407)र(cid:6989)त , असम रा(cid:6996) य क(cid:7409) सीमा स े सटे मघे ालय रा(cid:6996)य म(cid:7286) सीमा से 20 (cid:7408)क.मी. चौड़ी प(cid:7349)ी के अंतग(cid:6981)त आने वाल े (cid:6979)े(cid:7074)(cid:7298) को भी
‘अशांत (cid:6979)(cid:7074)े ’ के (cid:7272)प म (cid:7286)घोिषत (cid:7408)कया था।
और यत: यह घोषणा (cid:7408)क असम रा(cid:6996)य और असम रा(cid:6996)य क(cid:7409) सीमा से सटे मघे ालय रा(cid:6996)य म (cid:7286) 20 (cid:7408)क.मी. चौड़ी प(cid:7349)ी के
अंतग(cid:6981)त आन े वाले (cid:6979)े(cid:7074)(cid:7298) को उपयु(cid:6981)(cid:6989) त अिधिनयम के अंतग(cid:6981)त ‘अशांत (cid:6979)(cid:7074)े ’ घोिषत (cid:7408)कया जाएगा, असम रा(cid:6996)य एवं उपयु(cid:6981)(cid:6989)त (cid:6979)े(cid:7074)(cid:7298)
म(cid:7286) काननू एव ं(cid:7018) यव(cid:7021) था क(cid:7409) ि(cid:7021)थित क(cid:7409) समी(cid:6979)ा करने के बाद समय-समय पर आगे बढ़ाई गई।
और यत: असम और असम क(cid:7409) सीमा से सटे मेघालय रा(cid:6996)य म(cid:7286) 20 (cid:7408)क.मी. चौड़ी प(cid:7349)ी म (cid:7286) कानून एवं (cid:7018)य व(cid:7021)थ ा क(cid:7409)
ि(cid:7021)थित क(cid:7409) आगे और समी(cid:6979)ा करने स ेिन(cid:7013) निलिखत इंिगत होता ह:ै
(i) भिू मगत गुट(cid:7298) (cid:7367)ारा क(cid:7409) जाने वाली (cid:7410)हसक घटना(cid:7312) के कारण असम रा(cid:6996)य म(cid:7286) कानून और (cid:7018)य व(cid:7021)थ ा क(cid:7409) ि(cid:7021)थित
(cid:7410)चता का िवषय बनी (cid:7263)ई ह;ै
(ii) जनवरी स े िसत(cid:7013)ब र, 2016 तक क(cid:7409) अविध के दौरान, भिू मगत गुट असम म(cid:7286) (cid:7410)हसा क(cid:7409) 66 घटना(cid:7312) म(cid:7286) शािमल
थे िजनके प(cid:7407)रणाम(cid:7021) व(cid:7272)प एक सुर(cid:6979)ा बल का(cid:7414)मक सिहत 29 (cid:7018)य ि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) क(cid:7409) मृ(cid:7004)य ु(cid:7263)ई;
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(iii) इस (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) स(cid:7408)(cid:7059)य उ(cid:7061)वादी गुट(cid:7298) ने दोबारा समूह बनान,े पुन: सश(cid:6989)त होने और रा(cid:6996)य म (cid:7286) नए काडर(cid:7298) क(cid:7409)
भत(cid:7278)/घसु पैठ करन े के अपन े (cid:7079)यास(cid:7298) को तेज करने का लगातार (cid:7079)य(cid:7004)न (cid:7408)कया ह ै तथा (cid:7018)य ावसाियय(cid:7298), सरकारी
कम(cid:6981)चा(cid:7407)रय(cid:7298) एवं राजनेता(cid:7312) को िनशाना बनात े(cid:7263)ए जबरन धन वसलू ी कर रह ेह;(cid:7289)
(iv) यूनाइटेड नशे नल िलबरेशन (cid:7080)ंट ऑफ वे(cid:7021)ट न(cid:6981) साउथ ई(cid:7021)ट एिशया (यू एन एल एफ ड(cid:7011)(cid:7016) यू) का गठन अ(cid:7079)लै ,
2015 म(cid:7286) (cid:7408)कया गया ह,ै और इसके दो घटक अथा(cid:6981)त् उ(cid:7016)फ ा (आई) और एन डी एफ बी (एस) (cid:7410)हसा के
(cid:7079)दश(cid:6981)ना(cid:7004) मक कृ(cid:7004) य(cid:7298) को अंजाम दने े के िलए जोरदार (cid:7079)यास कर रह े ह (cid:7289) तथा वत(cid:6981)मान वष (cid:6981) के दौरान रा(cid:6996)य म (cid:7286) 57
(cid:7079)ितशत (cid:7410)हसक घटना(cid:7312) एवं 84 (cid:7079)ितशत मौत(cid:7298) के िलए िज(cid:7013)म दे ार रह ेह;(cid:7289)
(v) एनडीएफबी (एस) आतकं वा(cid:7408)दय(cid:7298) ने (cid:7408)दनाकं 5.8.2016 को कोकराझार शहर के बाहरी (cid:6979)े(cid:7074)(cid:7298) म(cid:7286) (cid:7018)य (cid:7021)त (cid:7021)थ ानीय
बाजार म(cid:7286) 14 आम नाग(cid:7407)रक(cid:7298) को मार (cid:7408)दया एवं 19 अ(cid:7008)य (cid:7018)य ि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) को घायल कर (cid:7408)दया। उ(cid:7016)फ ा (आई) काडर(cid:7298)
ने भी ितनसु(cid:7408)कया िजल े म (cid:7286) (cid:7410)हदी भाषी 2 (cid:7018)य ि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) को मार (cid:7408)दया एवं (cid:7408)दनाकं 12.08.2016 को ितनस(cid:7408)ु कया
एवं चरईदवे िजल(cid:7298) म(cid:7286) (cid:7059)मश: 5 एवं 2 आई ई डी (cid:7059)ूड बम िव(cid:7021)फ ोट कराया;
(vi) उ(cid:7016) फा (आई) अ(cid:7271)णाचल (cid:7079)दशे - (cid:7013)य ांमार सीमा पर एनएससीएन (के) और केवाईकेएल तथा मेघालय-बां(cid:6991)लादशे
सीमा पर जीएनएलए एवं एचएनएलसी सिहत अ(cid:7008)य भिू मगत गुट(cid:7298) के साथ सयं ु(cid:6989)त कार(cid:6981)वाई का सम(cid:7008)व य कर
रहा ह ैतथा (cid:7013) यामं ार म (cid:7286)अपने िशिवर(cid:7298) म(cid:7286) केपीएलटी/यपू ीएलए के काडर(cid:7298) को (cid:7079)िश(cid:6979)ण भी (cid:7079)दान कर रहा ह;ै
(vii) काब(cid:7278) उ(cid:7061)वादी गुट अथात(cid:6981) ् यूपीएलए, यूकेपीएलए और केपीएलटी के िविभ(cid:7008)न गुट काब(cid:7278) आंगलांग एवं दीमा
हसाओ के पहाड़ी िजल(cid:7298) म (cid:7286) जबरन धनवसलू ी एव ं (cid:7408)फरौती के िलए अपहरण(cid:7298) म (cid:7286) स(cid:7408)(cid:7059)य (cid:7272)प से शािमल रह े ह;(cid:7289)
तथा
(viii) असम रा(cid:6996) य के पहाड़ी और घने वन वाले सीमावत(cid:7278) (cid:6979)े(cid:7074), उ(cid:7016)फ ा (आई), एनडीएफबी (एस), एनएससीएन
(आई एम), एनएससीएन (के), जीएनएलएकेपीएलटी तथा कई मैतई भूिमगत गुट(cid:7298) के िलए िशिवर(cid:7298)/आ(cid:7088)य
(cid:7021) थल(cid:7298)/िछपन े के (cid:7407)ठकान(cid:7298) के िलए उपयु(cid:6989)त अव(cid:7021)थ ान (cid:7079)दान करते ह (cid:7289)तथा इसका लाभ उठाकर इन गुट(cid:7298) के काडर
सुर(cid:6979)ा बल(cid:7298) क(cid:7409) कार(cid:6981)वाई स ेबचने के िलए पड़ोसी रा(cid:6996)य (cid:7298) म(cid:7286) चल ेजात ेह।(cid:7289)
अत:, अब, स(cid:7013) पूण(cid:6981) असम रा(cid:6996) य तथा असम क(cid:7409) सीमा से सटे मघे ालय रा(cid:6996)य क(cid:7409) 20 (cid:7408)क.मी. चौड़ी प(cid:7349)ी के अंतग(cid:6981)त आन े
वाल े (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) सश(cid:7021) (cid:7074) बल (िवशेष शि(cid:7334)या)ं अिधिनयम, 1958 क(cid:7409) धारा 3 के अंतग(cid:6981)त 3.11.2016 के बाद छह माह तक ‘अशांत
(cid:6979)े(cid:7074)’ के (cid:7272)प म (cid:7286)बन ेरहग(cid:7286) ेजब तक (cid:7408)क इस ेइससे पहले वािपस न िलया जाए।
[फा. सं. 11011/38/98-एन ई-IV]
स(cid:7004)य (cid:7008)े (cid:7076) गग,(cid:6981) संयु(cid:6989)त सिचव
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th November, 2016
S.O. 3382(E).—Whereas the Central Government in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Armed
Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (28 of 1958) had declared the entire State of Assam as ‘disturbed area’ with effect
from 27.11.1990 vide Notification S.O. 916(E), dated 27.11.1990.
And whereas the Central Government in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the aforesaid Act had also
declared, besides other areas, the areas falling within 20 kms wide belt in the State of Meghalaya bordering with the State
of Assam as ‘disturbed area’.¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
And whereas the declaration that the State of Assam and areas falling within 20 kms wide belt in the State of
Meghalaya bordering with the State of Assam shall be a ‘disturbed area’ under the aforesaid Act was extended from time
to time after reviewing the law and order situation in the State of Assam and the aforesaid area.
And whereas a further review of the law and order situation in Assam and the 20 kms wide belt in the State of
Meghalaya bordering Assam indicate the following:-
(i)(cid:32) The law and order situation in the State of Assam has continued to be a matter of concern due to the
violent incidents by underground outfits;
(ii)(cid:32) During the period January to September 2016, the Under Ground Outfits were involved in 66 incidents of
violence in Assam which resulted in the killing of 29 persons including 1 Security Forces personnel;
(iii)(cid:32) The militant outfits operating in the area continue to have been making constant efforts to regroup,
re-strengthen and intensified their efforts for recruitment/infiltration of new cadres into the State and
indulging in coercive extortion targeting businessmen, tea garden owners, contractors, commercial
vehicles, timber smugglers, transporters and even Government officials and politicians;
(iv)(cid:32) United National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNLFW) has been formed in April, 2015,
and two of its constituents viz ULFA(I) and NDFB(S) have been desperately making efforts to perpetrate
demonstrative acts of violence and during the current year they have been responsible for 57% of the
incidents of violence and 84% of the deaths in the State;
(v)(cid:32) NDFB (S) militants shot dead 14 civilians and injured 19 others in a busy local market on the outskirts of
Kokrajhar town on 5.8.2016. ULFA(I) cadres also shot dead 2 Hindi speaking persons in Tinsukia district
and orchestrated 5 and 2, IED crude bomb explosions in Tinsukia and Charaideo districts respectively on
12.08.2016;
(vi)(cid:32) ULFA(I) is coordinating joint action with other UG outfits, including NSCN(K) and KYKL along
Arunachal Pradesh-Myanmar border and with GNLA and HNLC along Meghalaya-Bangladesh border
also providing training to cadres of KPLT/UPLA in its camps in Myanmar;
(vii)(cid:32) Karbi militant outfits viz. UPLA, UKPLA and various factions of KPLT have been actively involved in
extortions and abductions for ransom in the hill districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao; and
(viii)(cid:32) The hilly and densely forested border areas of the State of Assam provide an apt location for
camps/shelters/hideouts to ULFA(I), NDFB(S), NSCN(IM), NSCN(K), GNLA KPLT and several Meitei
UG outfits and cadres of these outfits take advantage of crossing over to neighbouring States in order to
evade Security Forces actions.
Now, therefore, the entire State of Assam and the 20 kms wide belt in the State of Meghalaya bordering Assam
shall continue to be ‘disturbed area’ under Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 upto six months
beyond 3.11.2016, unless withdrawn earlier.
[F. No.11011/38/98-NE-IV]
SATYENDRA GARG, Jt. Secy.
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