Insurgent & Secessionist movements in India

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[Abu Zolfiqar]

India: Maoist Attack Kills Four Troops in Chhattisgarh ​

A landmine blast by suspected Maoist rebels in India's Chhattisgarh state has killed four paramilitary troops and injured several others, police said.

Forces from Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), one of India's armed police units, were travelling through conflict-torn Bastar region when their vehicle hit a mine.

The mine had been planted in the middle of a road on the national highway.

Maoist rebels say they are fighting for the rights of indigenous tribal people and the rural poor.

Police told the BBC's Salman Ravi in Raipur that the troops were on their way from the volatile district of Dantewada to Jagdalpur town when their vehicle hit the mine.

"This unit was deployed for anti-Maoist operations in Dantewada," police officer Surjit Singh said.

"The blast was powerful and the vehicle has been badly damaged."

Mr Singh said five of the injured were taken to the local government hospital and the seriously injured would be flown to Raipur, the state capital.

The Maoists are active in several eastern and central states. In one of the most deadly attacks in Chhattisgarh last year, they killed 74 policemen in Dantewada district.

A government offensive against the rebels - widely referred to as Operation Green Hunt - began in late 2009.

It involves 50,000 troops and is taking place across five states - West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and Chhattisgarh.

BBC News - India: Maoist attack kills four troops in Chhattisgarh

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Militants attack goods train in Assam

Haflong (Assam), (PTI) Unidentified militants today attacked a goods train and injured its driver near Haflong in N C Hills district, official sources said.
The Ultras fired from nearby hills on the goods train coming from Lumding towards Silchar at around 1.30 pm at a remote place between Lower Haflong and Maigrendisa railway stations, the sources said.

The driver of the train of the Northeast Frontier Railway suffered a bullet injury to his leg and was admitted to the Haflong civil hospital.

Railway and police officials rushed to the area, they said adding that the identity of the insurgents was yet to be ascertained.

Militants attack goods train in Assam - indiareport.com


NLFT abducts man for not paying 'taxes'

Agartala, (PTI) One person was abducted by the gunmen of banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) for not paying'taxes'to the outfit in Dhalai district, police said today.
Chiranjoy Tripura (50), who refused to pay Rs 1,000 for each member of his family to the NLFT, was abducted by about 15 gunmen from his residence at Sarada Roaja Para yesterday, police said.

Police suspected that the ultras might have sneaked into the bordering Chittagong Hill Tract of Bangladesh.

NLFT abducts man for not paying 'taxes' - indiareport.com

Suspected Maoists fire at, snatch carbines from policemen

Tinsukia/Sibsagar, (PTI) Suspected Maoists shot at four Assam Police personnel and snatched their guns at Sadiya in Tinsukia district here, police said.
Last night when four policemen of the 19 battalion, deployed at Ambikagiri border outpost (BOP), were returning on two motorcycles after their security duty at nearby Durga Puja pandals, two men fired at them, police said.

Two of the policemen sustained bullet injuries on their legs. When the security men fell down, the assailants snatched their carbines and fled, they said.

The injured policemen, identified as Nitul Gogoi and Ajit Buragohain, were admitted to Assam Medical College Hospital in neighbouring Dibrugarh district.

Combing operations were launched to nab the culprits, the police said.

Suspected Maoists fire at, snatch carbines from policemen - indiareport.com

Militant leader escapes from police station

Imphal, (PTI) A top militant leader has escaped from a police station in Imphal East district of Manipur after allegedly digging a tunnel by breaking the floor which was in a dilapidated condition, official sources said today.
The leader who escaped from Porompat police station yesterday was identified as Sunil Meitei, the self-styled commander-in-chief of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party-Mobile Task Force (KCP-MTF), the sources said.

Seven police personnel, including officer in charge of the police station Gitchandra Singh, have been suspended for negligence of duty, the sources said.

Director General of Police (DGP) Manipur Y Joykumar announced a cash reward of Rs one lakh for anyone who could give information that would lead to the rearrest of the militant leader.

Meitei who was involved in several cases of extortion, killings and attacks on security personnel was arrested from Bangalore by Delhi Police personnel on June 29 last year and brought to Imphal with a security escort.

Militant leader escapes from police station - indiareport.com

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Armed Maoists Raid Home of Chhattisgarh Legislator​

Armed Maoists raid home of Chhattisgarh legislator Raipur: About 40 armed Maoists raided the home of a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator in a village in a forested area of Chhattisgarh's Raipur district, police said Wednesday. Damrudhar Pujari said he was safe but in a state of shock.

The guerrillas, including several teenaged women cadres of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), raided Pujari's house between 10 pm and 11 pm Tuesday at village Mungapadar, about 160 km from here. They took away the service revolver and a few cartridges of his security guard.

"The attacked site is in the interior area in Raipur district close to the Orissa state border. The MLA was present when armed Maoists raided his house. He is safe," officials at the police headquarters here said.

"I am untouched and now safe but the incident has shocked me. They (the Maoists) have taken away the arms of my security guard. They argued with me for a while and raised slogans like 'Lal Salam' and 'Maoists zindabad'," Pujari said over the phone from his ancestral village in an interior area of Raipur and close to the Orissa border.

He said he was too stunned to give any details.

"I am the legislator of the state's ruling party and my house was attacked by armed Maoists. Though they spared me, police and authorities of Chhattisgarh are yet to take trouble to contact me whether I am safe or not," Pujari said.

The home department, it is learnt, has directed that police forces be rushed to Pujari's house. Efforts have also begun to strengthen the security cover provided to politicians who will be heading to their ancestral homes or constituencies in Maoist stronghold areas to celebrate Diwali.

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[53fd]

It's a wonder why these reports never make it to the mainstream media outlets.

 

[lem34]

Thats such sad news that our neighbours are having these problems. i wander what the western propaganda would make of this if it happend in pakistan

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It's a wonder why these reports never make it to the mainstream media outlets.

bilalbhai great minds think alike lol

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

well the media is so concerned about a NATO lorry driver losing his head but pays no heed to 76 CPRF guys getting shot by their own guns, or naxals (who we are supposed to believe, are being funded and supported by Christian missionaries as per indian logic) who who kill off political figures and civvies in the red corridor

perhaps media also doesnt place enough value on indian lives

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Six Indian Policemen 'Killed in Maoist Ambush'

At least six policemen are feared dead after Maoist insurgents launched an attack in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh, reports say.

Another four were injured when rebels ambushed the police team near Netanar forest in the restive Bastar district.

One journalist who was at the scene told the BBC he saw several bodies. The police are yet to release an official statement.

Rebels say they fight for the rights of tribal people and the rural poor.

The Maoists are active in several eastern and central states. In one of the most deadly attacks in Chhattisgarh last year, they killed 74 policemen in Dantewada district.

"It could have been a trap. The Maoists demolished a forest rest house knowing that the police will come to the spot after the incident," one counter-insurgency officer told the BBC's Salman Ravi.

A government offensive against the rebels - widely referred to as Operation Green Hunt - began in late 2009.

It involves 50,000 troops and is taking place across five states - West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and Chhattisgarh.

BBC News - Six Indian policemen 'killed in Maoist ambush'

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Maoist arrested in Bokaro

Bokaro (Jharkhand) (PTI) The police arrested a Maoist ultra and seized explosives from the naxal-infested Jhumra hills of Bokaro district today.
Superintendent of Police Kuldip Diwedi said Dilip Manjhi, allegedly a member of the Maoist firing squad led by Santosh, was arrested during raids at Chulbul village near the Jhumra hills.

Manjhi guided the police to a place in the dense forest in Jhumra hills from where the police recovered five kg ammonium nitrate, ten detonators and wire, he said.

Dwibedi said Manjhi was facing about a dozen cases including blowing up a water tank earlier this year.

Ward Member Killed by Maoists

Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (PTI) Suspecting him to be a police informer, Maoist stabbed a man to death, while three CRPF jawans escaped unhurt when the rebels exploded a landmine in Orissa's Koraput and Keonjhar districts respectively, police said here today.
Puala Sadaram, a ward member from Bandhugaon block in Naxal-hit Koraput district, was abducted from Sanakamara area yesterday by a group of armed Maoists, they said.

He was found with his throat slit in a forest near Kumaganda village today, police said, adding that the Maoists suspected him to be a police informer.

In another incident in mineral-rich Keonjhar district, three CRPF personnel escaped unhurt in a landmine explosion triggered by Maoists in Kiribur area. However, the vehicle carrying them suffered partial damage in the blast.

The blast took place in Orissa-Jharkhand border area when the vehicle with two jawans and a driver was proceeding from Kiribur to Megadpur mines to pick up other jawans, SP Asish Singh said.

Ward member killed by Maoists - indiareport.com

 

[53fd]

India: Maoists ignore ultimatum, issue demands

Ignoring the ultimatum set by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Maoists on Sunday (October 23) issued a new set of demands. Maoists posters were found in various parts of Goaltore in West Midnapore.

According to the posters, the Maoists highlighted that pre-poll promises were not kept by the state government. Setting two specific demands, the Maoists called for the removal of Joint Forces and also demanded the list of 52 political prisoners to be released, which Mamata Banerjee had announced a few months ago.

A bandh was called by Maoists in districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura on Saturday — the same day Chief Minister’s deadline ended where she asked Maoists to give up arms.

Meanwhile, with increasing threat perception from Maoists following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s tough stand against them, the administration has decided to step up security at the state secretariat, her residence and convoy.

Three metal detectors would be installed at the entrance to the Chief Minister’s Office to keep a tab on the high security zone, secretariat sources said today.

One metal detector would be installed between the CMO and Press Corner and the remaining two near the state Home Secretary’s office. The three metal detectors would be installed next week to keep a tab on those entering the high security zone. Frisking at the VVIP gate at the state secretariat have also been introduced, they said.

Security of the convoy of the chief minister, who does not use an official car and whose car stops at all traffic signals though she is ‘Z-Plus’ category, would be strengthened, the sources said. Security at her residence at Kalighat in south Kolkata where a Maoist surrendered and was arrested yesterday would also be strengthened, the sources said.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has also reportedly stressed on the need for stepping up the security of the chief minister by assigning National Security Guard (NSG) commandos. Steps were also being considered to not allow people to come close to the chief minister at any place and at public rallies and meetings.

India: Maoists ignore ultimatum, issue demands « Revolution in South Asia

 

[Urbanized Greyhound]

Mamata Banerjee is naive and an idiot with no prior experience of dealing with Maoists .Our state has truly gone from the frying pan to fire .

 

[53fd]

Father, son found dead in red forests in Jharkhand:

An elderly tribal man and his son, who went missing from home last week and may have been abducted by rebels, were found dead in the Maoist-dominated jungles of Kuchai in Seraikela-Kharsawan district, 80km from Jamshedpur, on Sunday morning.

Sudarshan Samad (60) and 20-year-old Laxman were residents of Richadih village, which is located about 4km from where their bodies were recovered. Their throats were slit with some sharp weapon, police said, not ruling out rebel hand in the killings.

Seraikela-Kharsawan SP Abhishek said the father-son duo were last seen by family members on October 18.

The two were sleeping in the veranda of their house that night with Laxman’s three-year-old son. Family members inside the house woke up in the wee hours hearing the child cry. But they found the door bolted from outside. Later, with the help of neighbours, they managed to get out only to find Sudarshan and Laxman missing.

After making abortive attempts to search for the duo, the family lodged a missing diary with Kuchai police. “A missing report was lodged then. Now, a thorough probe into the deaths will reveal whether the father and son were kidnapped or had left the house on their own,” the SP said.

However, circumstantial evidence — the door locked from outside and a scared, crying child — do point to abduction and in all probability by Maoists though a motive behind the killing is yet to be ascertained.

According to police records, a similar killing had taken place in Kuchai in 2006. Later, it was established that the rebels had suspected their middle-aged victim to be a police informer. “We are not ruling out rebel role,” a senior police officer said, adding that the tribals of Richadih were angry and not willing to speak. “We have to speak to people from neighbouring villages.”

Kuchai is infamous as a preferred corridor of the CPI(Maoist). Rebels moving between Tamar and Saranda use Kuchai as a safe passage. So do guerrillas migrating to the West Singhbhum forest from the red belt of Purulia in neighbouring Bengal.

Father, son found dead in red forests

 

[53fd]

Naxals kill police patil in Maharashtra:

NAGPUR: Naxalites killed a police patil from Yeragadda village in Aheri tahsil of Gadchirioli district on Saturday. After killing Ramdas Gawde, they threw his body on the Alapalli-Sironcha highway. With this, the number of civilians killed in Gadchiroli this year has gone up to 36. Gawde is the third victim of Naxal violence this month.

Ex-Union minister’s statue recovered

JAMUI: A bronze statue of former Union minister, late Digvijay Singh which went missing, was recovered on Sunday by police from a pond in Nayagaon in Bihar’s Jamui district. Police said the miscreants had taken the bronze statue valued at Rs 6 lakh on Saturday. A search was launched soon after, and acting on a tip off, the bust was pulled out by divers, police said. The statue will be put back at its original place soon, they said. A search is on to identify and apprehend those behind the incident, police added.

Briefly Nation: Naxals kill police patil in Gadchiroli - Indian Express

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

what's going on over there?

 

[53fd]

Maoist blast kills eight cows:

An accidental blast by Maoists has killed eight cows in the Sorada police station area in Ganjam district of Orissa.

Maoists had tried hard to suppress the incident that occurred inside the remote jungle between Ramnabadi and Jirakua villages on Friday. “Maoists, fearing public dissent, did not the want the news to spread,” said Deputy Inspector-General of police, R.K. Sharma.

As rumours started spreading, security forces visited the area on Sunday. Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Aska also rushed to the spot.

The Hindu : States / Other States : Maoist blast kills eight cows