New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a set of charges against the third accused in a case related to attempts to revive a CPI (Maoist) Northern Regional Bureau (NRB), an official said. Priyanshu Kashyap alias Rakesh alias Nilesh, a resident of Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, has been charged under sections 13, 18, 20, 38 and 39 of the UA (P) Act in the supplementary chargesheet filed on Tuesday by the NIA. The anti-terror agency had earlier charge sh…
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New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday charge sheeted four more CPI (Maoist) cadres in connection with the murder of a ‘Gopniya Sainik’ of the Bijapur district police in Chhattisgarh. The four accused, identified as Raju Kursam, Sukku Kursam, Shankar Kursam and Mannu Kursam, have been charged under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, said a statement.This takes the total number of accused charges…
Hyderabad, Jan 3 (IANS) In a major setback to the CPI (Maoist), People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion Commander Badse Sukka alias Deva, who carried a bounty of Rs 75 lakh, surrendered before Telangana Police along with 19 other Maoists on Saturday, Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) Sivadhar Reddy said.The surrender marks the collapse of the last remaining stronghold of the CPI (Maoist) in Telangana, the DGP said, adding that the organisation’s Telangana State Committee…
Raipur/Sukma, Dec 31 (IANS) In a significant victory against Left-Wing Extremism, security forces have dealt a crippling blow to Maoists in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh. During an intensive search operation in the dense forests near Ursangal camp, troops unearthed a large hidden cache of weapons and ammunition stockpiled by Maoists for potential major attacks.Acting on specific intelligence about suspicious Maoist activity and concealed arms in the area, joint teams of security personnel cordone…
Raipur/Jagdalpur, Dec 30 (IANS) In a significant blow to the banned CPI (Maoist) terrorist organisation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge-sheet against five accused individuals, including four absconders, for their alleged role in procuring and supplying explosives intended for attacks on security forces. The charge sheet was submitted on Tuesday before the NIA Special Court in Jagdalpur. The accused—arrested individual Manish Sodhi alias Hurra, and fugi…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 25 (IANS) Dreaded Maoist commander Ganesh Uike, a central committee member of the CPI (Maoist) and carrying a bounty of Rs one crore, was killed in a major anti-Naxal operation in Odisha, police officials said on Thursday.Uike was gunned down in an encounter with a joint security force team comprising Odisha Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG), the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and the Border Security Force (BSF) in the dense Rampa forest area along the Kandhamal-Ga…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 23 (IANS) In a major development, 22 members of the banned CPI (Maoist) organisation, including 10 women, laid down their arms before the Odisha Police in Malkangiri district on Tuesday.All the Left-Wing Extremists (LWE), belonging to the Chhattisgarh cadre, surrendered before the Odisha Police in the presence of Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha, YB Khurania, during a special programme.The surrendered Maoist cadres carried a combined reward of around Rs 1.48 crore, accor…