Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) -- Ally
National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) -- Ally
United Achik National Front -- Ally (Suspected)
United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) -- Ally

<a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=BG">Bangladesh</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=BT">Bhutan</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=BM">Burma (Myanmar)</a>, <a href="terrorist_organizations_by_country.asp?id=IN">India</a>

Extortion of local businesses.  Abduction   and ransom.  Publication of fake currency.

Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) is a Garo separatist group based in Meghalaya, a northeastern province of India.  The group was formed in December 1995 and is dedicated to the establishment of an independent state in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya as well as in much of Kamrup and Goalpara districts in Assam.  This area, which would be called the "Achik Land," has a majority Garo population.<p><br /><br />ANVC commits a wide range of criminal activities.  The group has an extensive extortion network in Meghalaya which kills shop-owners who do not pay protection fees and uses abduction as a means of generating funds.  ANVC has also committed violent actions ranging in severity from truck bombings to killing civilians and attacking police stations.  <br /><p><br />The Indian government treats the ANVC as a high-priority terrorist group.  The government has demanded that the Bangladeshi government close ANVC camps in Bangladesh and has reported that the ANVC has bases in Bhutan and Burma.  The Indian government originally banned the ANVC on November 16, 2000, and the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) of 2001 permanently barred the ANVC.  Since June 2004, the ANVC's violent activity has decreased significantly.  Although the ANVC and the government signed a cease-fire in July 2004, the ANVC is still treated as a serious threat as it has continued local extortion efforts and is continuing to acquire sophisticated weaponry while recruiting new members.<br />