Tag: Maoists
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Maoists evict two tribal families from Chhattisgarh village
Two tribal families were allegedly evicted by Maoists from their village in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kondagaon district, police said Sunday. According to the victims, their homes Maoists threatened them their homes in Tumdiwal village earlier this weekafter they allegedly refused to give ration and levy to the outlaws. Two cases have been registered in this connection...
April 30, 2017 -
Maoists have tacit support of human rights activists: Venkaiah Naidu
Deploring the killing by Maoists of a large number of CRPF jawans who were clearing roads for development work in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday accused human rights activists of tacitly supporting the Maoists. He said he was “constrained to infer that such motivated acts of violence are...
April 25, 2017 -
Maoists torch 12 vehicles in Jharkhand
Maoists have torched 12 vehicles involved in road construction work in Jharkhand's Palamau district, the state police said on Friday. According to the police, the Maoist guerrillas torched one JCB machine, 11 tractors and one motorbike at Saraiya village under the Pipira police station jurisdiction on Thursday evening. Refusal by the construction company to pay...
April 14, 2017 -
Maoists hamper construction, torch 12 vehicles in Jharkhand
Maoists have torched 12 vehicles involved in road construction work in Jharkhand's Palamau district, the state police said on Friday. According to the police, the Maoist guerrillas torched one JCB machine, 11 tractors and one motorbike at Saraiya village under the Pipira police station jurisdiction on Thursday evening. Refusal by the construction company to pay...
April 14, 2017 -
Maoists kill two policemen in Jharkhand
Two policemen were killed in a gunfight with Maoists in Jharkhand's Simdega district on Sunday morning, the state police said. According to the police, Bano police station in-charge Vidyapati Singh and constable Tarun Burali were killed in the gunfight with the Maoists. The police were patrolling when the Maoists began firing on them, officials said....
April 9, 2017 -
2 Maoists arrested, 2 IEDs recovered in Jharkhand
At least two Maoist guerrillas were arrested and two IED bombs were recovered in Jharkhand on Friday, police said. According to police, the two Maoist guerrillas hailed from Tamar village of Khuti district. The arrested Maoists include Ram Mohan Munda. Police recovered one revolver and incriminating documents from the arrested Maoists. In Bokaro, state police...
March 31, 2017 -
5 Naxals, 2 cops killed in gun-battle in Dantewada
At least five Naxals, including a senior woman cadre, and two police jawans were killed in a gun-battle between security personnel and the ultras in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Dantewada district today. Three security personnel, including two sub-inspectors (SIs), were also injured in the encounter. An injured Naxal was arrested from the spot. "The skirmish took place...
March 18, 2017 -
Is the judiciary in peril?
Delhi University teacher G.N. Saibaba has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his links with Maoists. With due respect to the court, I beg to differ with the punishment. Maoists are ultra-left and most people in India do not like their philosophy. Some who follow them can be criticised, but cannot be imprisoned for their...
March 8, 2017 -
10 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh
Ten Maoists are believed to have been killed in a heavy exchange of fire when they attacked a police camp in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh. "There were around 40-50 Maoists. They lobbed bombs and fired mortar shells. The policemen responded by firing, forcing the Maoists to flee," Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena said. He said...
February 7, 2017 -
Toll in Odisha landmine blast rises to 8
With the recovery of another body on Thursday the death toll in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoists in Odisha's Koraput district has risen to eight, a police officer said. The incident took place on National Highway 26 at Mungabhumi village on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border, when the personnel were travelling in a van...
February 2, 2017 -
Polling personnel traced after 12 hours in Malkangiri
Six persons, including five polling personnel, who had gone missing in Maoist-hit Malkangiri district have been traced after remaining incommunicado for around 12 hours and are safe, police said on Saturday. The polling personnel had left their offices and remained incommunicado on Friday after being told by locals that Maoists, who had asked people to...
January 14, 2017 -
Demonetisation hit Maoists, terrorists: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said demonetisation has dealt a blow to terrorism and Left-Wing Extremism in the country. Inaugurating the Eastern Sector Headquarters of CISF and Residential Complex here, he said many people don't want the poor and tribal people to prosper but misguide and exploit them. Appealing to the Maoists to...
January 8, 2017