Tag: Maoist
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh condoles death of 17 soldiers in Sukma Maoist attack
Officials called it the biggest Maoist attack on security forces since the attack in Sukma in 2017 when 24 CRPF personnel, part of a road opening party, were killed.
March 23, 2020 -
Bodies of 17 jawans found a day after they went missing during encounter with Naxals in Sukma
In a gun battle which lasted for about two-and-a-half hours when around 250 ultras, who were heavily armed , ambushed the patrolling teams when they reached near Minpa village forests, leaving 15 personnel injured, according to Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P.
March 22, 2020 -
Amid tight security, first phase polling for Chhattisgarh rural bodies today
According to police, Maoist in remote villages of Bastar had recently put up posters calling for a boycott of the panchayat polls.
January 28, 2020 -
Chhattisgarh to withdraw over 300 cases against tribals in Maoist-Affected areas
The move comes after the indictment of security forces, by a one-member judicial commission set up to probe an alleged encounter in which 17 people, including six minors, were killed in Sarkeguda, in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, in June 2012.
December 12, 2019 -
Two security personnel injured in IED blast in Jharkhand while returning from poll duty
The security personnel were returning early on Sunday morning after conducting polls at Tamar assembly seat for the second phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections when Maoist Guerrillas triggered IED blast in which two CRPF personnel got injured, according to police.
December 8, 2019 -
Bihar Maoist held in city, was masquerading as a porter
He was in hiding in the city at a residence of his relative at Strand Road for the last five months and earning his bread by working as a porter.
December 6, 2019 -
Jharkhand: Four police personnel killed in Maoist ambush
The incident took place on late evening on Friday when the rebels ambushed and opened indiscriminate fire on a police team which was on-board a PCR van in the Chandwa police station area, leading to a gun battle.
November 23, 2019 -
Bhima Koregaon case: Court questions accused for ‘objectionable’ literature kept at home
Vernon Gonsalves was arrested by the Pune Police after raids at homes and offices of several activists in connection with the Elgar Parishad case.
August 29, 2019 -
Maoists trigger two blasts to target CRPF in Kalahandi
While one blast was close to a CRPF camp, the other hit a security team which was dispatched on an immediate combing operation.
May 12, 2019 -
Naxalbari: The Bengali play unfolding saga of three generations
The play centred on an urban middle-class Bengali family of elderly Somnath and Jaya, who are outspoken Naxal supporters and were once firebrand Naxalites of the early 70s of the last century.
March 27, 2019 -
Hardcore Maoist arrested in connection with TDP leaders’ killing
The Maoist, identified a Damburu Khila, was caught by the police from Koraput’s Kodikhal village following tip-off.
February 8, 2019 -
Arms smuggling: Arrested linkman reveals some names
STF launches search; officials believe truck driver was to have taken consignment to Bihar.
November 19, 2018 -
Persecute the Renegade
It is clear that the arrests made in a concerted countrywide swoop reek of vendetta. It turned out to be a synchronised arrest of lawyer Sudha Bhardwaj, activist-lawyer Vernon Gonsalves, poet Varavara Rao, human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, and human rights activist-lawyer Arun Ferreira. All have a record of fighting for justice and human rights, …
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September 25, 2018 -
Mamata irked over fresh Maoist infiltration
Mamata hints that certain political parties are helping Maoists infiltrate into peaceful Junglemahal areas from Jharkhand.
August 10, 2018 -
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis gets threat letters over anti-Maoist operations
According to the ministry sources, both letters mentioned the Gadchiroli encounters, and threatened Fadnavis and his family members.
June 8, 2018 -
Bhima-Koregaon probe: Letter talks about ‘another Rajiv Gandhi incident’, police tell court
Pune Police has claimed before a court that among the seized documents, a letter has been discovered that mentions "another Rajiv Gandhi incident".
June 8, 2018 -
‘Naxals are the biggest enemies of tribals, poor’
Launching a stinging attack on Maoist insurgents, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that Naxals were the biggest enemies of tribal, poor and people of backward areas. “Naxals are the biggest enemies of tribal, poor and the people of backward areas. Top Maoist leaders are amassing crores of rupees and sending their children to …
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May 12, 2018