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INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2005 Tripura<br />
Ambassa police station and enquired of<br />
him. Not finding Debnath at home, the<br />
armed groups <strong>report</strong>edly kidnapped his<br />
daughter Aloka Debnath (13) at gunpoint.<br />
While retreating they fired on two nontribals<br />
Bishwajit Rudra Paul and Rakhal<br />
Adhikari - both residents of Kulai,<br />
Gandacherra - who were returning from<br />
Kulai market. They were <strong>report</strong>edly<br />
rushed to Kulai hospital, where Biswajit<br />
succumbed to his injuries. 30<br />
On 20 October 2004, alleged NLFT<br />
cadres killed four persons in two incidents<br />
at Dabbari and Kucchuchara villages in<br />
Dhalai district. Kalicharan Namashudra, a<br />
resident of Dabbari village and his 10year-old<br />
son, Uttam were shot dead at<br />
point blank range at Padmakumarpara area<br />
under Kachucherra police station in Dhalai<br />
district when they were returning home<br />
from Durga Puja along with other villagers<br />
on the night of 20 October 2004. Another<br />
group of armed NLFT cadres broke into<br />
the house of one Bimal and killed him and<br />
his two-year-old son, Sagar, in the<br />
Kachucherra police station area. 31<br />
On 27 October 2004, suspected<br />
members of the armed opposition groups<br />
<strong>report</strong>edly killed two persons on the spot<br />
and injured seven, four of them seriously,<br />
when they ambushed a passenger jeep on<br />
Tulashikar-Goaltilla road under Khowai<br />
police station. Those killed were<br />
Shibcharan Debnath of Basantilla and<br />
Priyotosh Pal Choudhury of Dibodhya<br />
area of Khowai sub-division. The four<br />
critically injured persons were rushed to<br />
the GB Hospital while others were<br />
admitted at Khowai hospital. 32<br />
ii. Kidnapping and abduction<br />
Kidapping has become the cottage<br />
industry of Tripura. While indigenous<br />
peoples and non-indigenous peoples have<br />
equally become victims of kidnapping,<br />
tribals living in remote areas remained<br />
more vulnerable to kidnapping. Members<br />
of the ruling Communist Party became<br />
specific target. Different armed opposition<br />
groups had <strong>report</strong>edly kidnapped 83<br />
civilians in 2004. Although 40 persons<br />
returned home safely, about 43 abducted<br />
persons were missing at the end of the<br />
year. 33<br />
Tribal victims<br />
On 17 January 2004, Joy Kumar<br />
Tripura, CPI (M) leader and chairman of<br />
North Gokulnagar Village Council under<br />
Teliamura police station in West Tripura<br />
district was kidnapped from his house. 34<br />
On 8 March 2004, alleged members of<br />
the NLFT <strong>report</strong>edly raided the<br />
Chikoncherra village in Dhalai district and<br />
searched <strong>for</strong> CPM leader, Dashendra<br />
Tripura. Not finding Dashendra Tripura,<br />
they abducted 50-year-old tribal jhum<br />
cultivator, Jalashanti Tripura, at gunpoint.<br />
They also allegedly threatened the<br />
farmer’s family and other residents of the<br />
village with dire consequences if they<br />
in<strong>for</strong>med police about the incident.<br />
However, Dashendra Tripura’s wife<br />
lodged a complaint at the Manu police<br />
station. 35<br />
Suspected NLFT (Biswamohan<br />
235