3 killed in grenade blast as Maoists attack MLA's convoy in Chhattisgarh
Maoists attack Chhattisgarh MLA's convoy, three killed - Times Of India
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3 killed in grenade blast as Maoists attack MLA's convoy in Chhattisgarh
Maoists attack Chhattisgarh MLA's convoy, three killed - Times Of India
Nagpur, Apr 24 (PTI) A police constable was injured when a group of Naxalites opened fire on a patrolling party near Lahiri in Bhamragad taluka of Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra this afternoon, police said.
The injured constable identified as Raju Hanumante Sidam is attached to C-60 team of Gadchiroli police, police said.
The Naxals immediately fled from the spot after the police launched a retaliatory attack, the sources said.
According to police, Sidam was airlifted by helicopter and taken to district HQ for treatment and later admitted to the General Hospital here.
NEW DELHI: Hours after Maoists released Odisha BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka, they have struck again. This time in Maharashtra.
According to TV reports, Maoists have killed 2 villagers and abducted another 10 in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district.
The Maoists have demanded the withdrawal of CRPF forces from the area and a halt to combing operations, say TV reports.
The state govt has rushed police to the spot for verification of news.
A leader of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), a frontal organisation of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the West Midnapore District on April 23, reports The Hindu. The bullet- ridden body of Mangal Mahato was found in the morning near Banstala railway station in the Jhargram sub-division of the District. According to the Police, Mahato had been charged with murder, abduction and sedition. He was arrested in April 2010 and was later granted bail in October 2011. After his release he was not actively involved in any ultra left activity but Police sources said that he was a Maoist link- man.
News Desk: The Maoists have struck in Andhra Pradesh, by killing an intelligence cop Pangi Appanna in Paderu in Visakhapatnam district last evening.
Appanna was on duty near Paderu Junior College, when the naxals fired two rounds at him. The incident occurred at around 5:30 PM. His four-year-old son was sitting with him when the attack took place.
The Maoists fled from the spot after the attack. Appanna died on the spot. He is survived by two wives and three children.