Maoists kill civilian in Jharkhand:
Zee News reports that a civilian, Santosh Yadav was killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Latehar District on October 3 suspecting him to be an 'informer' of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), the Police said.
Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will dispatch two of its Mi-17iv helicopters to the Jharkhand Government for logistic support in anti-Maoist operations being jointly conducted by Police and the Central Armed Police Force, reports The Pioneer. It is yet to be known whether or not these will be fitted with light machine-guns since the IAF had asked the Centre to allow for retaliatory action in case its helicopters are attacked by the Maoists. The Centre had promised to provide as many as 23 choppers to these States. Aware of the shortage of the IAF choppers since a good number of these were deployed in the United Nations mission in Congo, the Centre also mulled the proposal to hire them from private players and initially made a provision for 13 choppers to ferry troops and supplies to Maoist zones under operation, reducing the figure to six later on.
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Trader killed in Assam:
Times of Assam reports that suspected militants of the Pro-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) were involved in the October 1 killing of a businessman, identified as Anil Jain, at his garment shop near the Harimandir market in Nalbari Town.
Security Forces (SFs) recovered three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from different places of Dhubri District, reports IBN Live. Two IEDs weighing 1.5 Kilograms each were seized by SFs, from a Kacharighat-bound engine-fitted boat coming from Majherchar in the District. The owner of the boat, Mohammad Javed, (38) was arrested by SFs. Further, SFs during a routine check-up of railway tracks recovered an IED weighing 10 kilograms suspected to be planted by Anti-Talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF) near no. 26 Railway Bridge at Sukhi-Dukhi village under Golokganj Police Station of Dhubri District.
SFs on September 3 arrested two militants belonging to the Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), identified as Pulin Dangoria (23) and Nijut Dangoria (20), from village Litong under Kakopathar Police Station in Tinsukia District, reports The Sentinel. SFs recovered a weapon, explosives, detonators and material to fabricate an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and mobile phones.
The All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union (AAGSU) observed black day on October 4 to mark the second anniversary of the massacre of 12 people, including women and children, at Bhimajuli in Sonitpur District of Assam. Exactly two years ago on this day, suspected militants of the NDFB-ATF sprayed bullets on civilians, killing 12 of them and injuring many others at Bhimajuli village along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border at Biswanath Chariali, seven of the victims were from the Gorkha community.
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GNLA loots arms from forest office in Meghalaya:
The Telegraph reports that Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants looted seven rifles, including four Single Barrel Breach Loading (SBBL) guns, from a forest range office in East Garo Hills on October 3, without, however, harming the forest staff. According to the Police, around 15 militants in camouflage and carrying AK 47 rifles surrounded the forest range office located at Chidekgre, 4 kilometres from Williamnagar, the headquarters of East Garo Hills. The militants reached the forest office after crossing the Simsang river. After surrounding the forest office, the militants first seized the cell phones of the staff and forced all of them into one room. The militants, who took control over the forest office for nearly half an hour, asked the staff not to inform the Police. The staff finally informed the Police only on October 4.
This is the first major attack by GNLA militants on any Government institution to snatch weapons, adds Shillong Times.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram assured the Meghalaya Government of all possible assistance to root out militancy from the State, informed Chief Minister Mukul Sangma. Sangma was in Delhi to discuss the ramifications of the GNLA threat with the Home Minister on October 4. The Chief Minister reiterated that his Government is sincere about addressing the root causes of militancy in Meghalaya.
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Two Maoists arrested in Delhi
The Special Cell of Delhi Police have arrested two suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) for allegedly planning to send a consignment of arms and ammunition to their outfit in Jharkhand, reports The Times of India. Sources said the arrest of Dilip and Arun has also revealed the nexus between the banned group, People's Liberation Army (PLA), and Maoists. The Police claim they have the accused's laptop that contains important information related to future Maoist operations. "The laptop also has information about a training camp to be jointly organized by PLA and Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists] in Myanmar," said a source. During interrogation, the accused reportedly told Police they were planning to send a huge arms consignment to the Maoists in Ranchi (Jharkhand) so that the insurgents could carry out fresh attacks on Security Forces deployed in Maoist-affected areas. However, officers said the Police were yet to recover the consignment, and the two suspects had come to Delhi to plan a safe route to deliver it. Dilip and Arun, both said to be in their 30s, were arrested from Lodhi Colony on October 1.
