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- ↑ "Indian rebels ban women". BBC News. November 29, 2002.
- ↑ "Tripura: 29 FMR NLFT cadres including its leader Daniel Borak joins BJP". India Today NE. December 9, 2022.
- ↑ "All Tripura Tiger Force, Tripura, India, South Asia Terrorism Portal". www.satp.org. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ↑ "National Liberation Front of Tripura, India". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 2024-09-07.