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GUWAHATI: The security scenario in Assam improved during 2020, reflects a latest report of MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs). The Centre s data indicate that only 15 insurgency-related incidents were reported from across Assam in 2020 – which is the lowest since 1999, when 451 such incidents were reported.
During 2020, five extremists died in encounters, 79 arrested, and 2,616 others surrendered. Some of the surrendered militants also handed over 421 firearms to the administration while security forces recovered 73 other firearms. The MHA report also states that two civilians were killed and two others were kidnapped that year.
On January 23, 2020, a total of 644 cadres surrendered their arms. During that surrender ceremony in Guwahati, 301 militants were from the National Liberation Front of Bengali ; 178 from Adivasi Dragon Fighters ; 87 from National Santhal Liberation Army ; 50 from ULFA-I; 13 from Rava National Liberation Front ; eight from the NDFB; s
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