"The casualty figures for extremists and security personnel were 104and 17 respectively in Assam, which shows that militants succeeded inkilling much more civilians than security men" As usual the innocent pay the price. Nearly 200 of them in '04. Militancy claimed 315 lives in '04 By Sivasish Thakur GUWAHATI, July 20 – Militancy-related violence claimed a total of 315lives, including 194 civilians, in Assam last year. The civiliancasualty was also the highest in the State among the north-easternStates. In comparison, Manipur, Tripura and Nagaland recorded 62, 67and 42 civil casualties respectively during the same period. The casualty figures for extremists and security personnel were 104and 17 respectively in Assam, which shows that militants succeeded inkilling much more civilians than security men. On the positive side, the total cases of extremist-related violence inthe State showed a marked decline at 267, compared to 358 in 2003. Thenumber of lives lost, too, was much more at 401 in 2003. Last yearalso saw the surrender of 742 militants, while 161 were arrested. Kidnapping also came down drastically in all these States. The figures were revealed in a recent report of the Union Home Ministry. Manipur and Tripura were the other two States that continued to beaffected by militancy, recording 320 and 212 cases of violencerespectively. While the number of people killed in Manipur was 212,Tripura's casualty list stood at 164. The maximum number of extremists killed was in Manipur with a toll of112, while Tripura accounted for the highest security personnelcasualty with a total of 46. Manipur came a close second with 38.Manipur also topped the list of militancy-related violence with 320incidents. Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh recorded 47 and 41 cases of extremistviolence last year, resulting in the loss of 47 and 43 livesrespectively. Mizoram, as usual, remained the most peaceful State. Itrecorded just three incidents of violence, with three militant deathsand an equal number arrested. There was no civilian casualty, whileonly one person was kidnapped. _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam
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