Giridih (Jharkhand), July 17 (IANS) In a major success in Jharkhand’s anti-Naxal operation, the Giridih police have arrested Ajay Mahto alias Tiger alias Basudev, a senior Maoist leader carrying a reward of Rs 25 lakh, officials said on Friday.Mahto, a member of the Special Area Committee (SAC) of the banned CPI (Maoist), had long been a key target for security agencies. He was wanted in more than 100 cases, including murder, attacks on police personnel, extortion, and IED blasts.According to po…
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Ranchi, July 13 (IANS) The ED attached immovable properties valued at Rs 3.87 crore of a construction company and its associates in connection with alleged extortion by the Maoists and related money laundering, an official said on Monday. The assets were attached by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ranchi Zonal Office, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, against Santosh Construction and its associates, the ED official said in a statement.Those named b…
Raipur, July 8 (IANS) In a well-coordinated joint operation, Narayanpur Police and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) recovered a large quantity of indigenous weapons and explosive materials, including a powerful 15 kg pressure cooker IED, from a hidden Maoist dump in a forest area.The operation was carried out to maintain peace in the declared “Naxal-free zones” and to effectively curb the remaining Maoist activities through sustained area domination and intensive search operations.Acting on…
Raipur, June 24 (IANS) Security forces have achieved a major success in their anti-Naxal operations with the recovery of weapons and other significant materials from a Naxal dump in the dense jungle-hilly terrain of village Amatola under Chotebethiya police station in Kanker district, officials said on Wednesday.The joint team comprising District Police, Border Security Force, and Bomb Disposal Squad conducted an intensive search operation in the border areas, maintaining high vigilance to count…
Raipur, June 13 (IANS) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has unearthed eight Naxal munition dumps in Chhattisgarh during a coordinated anti-insurgency operation, leading to the recovery of arms and explosives, officials said on Saturday.Acting on precise intelligence inputs, a joint team led by Commandant Anand Kumar carried out the operation in the dense forests of Adri, Harra, and Madumpara villages under the Pidia and Kuppaguda areas of Bijapur.Security personnel cordoned off the region…
Raipur, June 7 (IANS) Security forces achieved a significant breakthrough in the ongoing anti-Naxal campaign in Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh with the recovery and neutralisation of multiple improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and a large cache of banned materials, police officials said on Sunday.Acting on precise intelligence, a joint search operation was launched in the dense forest area of Todma village under Barsur Police Station by a battalion of the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force)…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah shared a deeply moving experience from his recent visit to Bastar, Chhattisgarh, where he interacted with nearly 400 tribal people, describing it as a source of profound personal satisfaction that surpasses the applause of massive public rallies. In a heartfelt post on his X handle, accompanied by a touching video of the interaction, Amit Shah revealed the emotional connection he felt while walking and interacting with the tribal communities…
Raipur/Bastar, May 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the “Shaheed Veer Gundadhur Seva Dera” in Netanar village of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district on Monday. The newly established public utility centre has been set up within the premises of the Central Reserve Police Force camp.Marking his first visit to Bastar since the complete eradication of LWE in the region, HM Shah described the initiative as a significant step towards development, employment …
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The struggle for space within the Left domain is not without antecedents, and beyond Kerala, where, after the recent poll defeat of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), tensions between the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist — or CPI-M — surfaced publicly over the position of Deputy Leader of Opposition in State Assembly. The Communists could attain limited power in India, though enjoying periods of influence intermittently.One such pha…
Raipur, May 2 (IANS) The fallen constable, Parmanand Korram, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday despite being airlifted to the state capital of Raipur for advanced medical treatment. Three of his colleagues were already killed in the blast on Saturday. The tragic incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Chhotebethia police station in Kanker district while a dedicated team from the District Reserve Guard was conducting a critical search and de-mining operation.The specialised uni…