New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The incident in Pune in which students of a Maharashtra Welfare Department hostel danced to a song eulogising slain Maoist commander Madvi Hidma is an eye-opener for the Indian agenciesWhile traces of the insurgents have been wiped out in the jungles on March 31, as promised by the Narendra Modi government, the security agencies had flagged the ideological presence in certain cities. The investigation into the Pune incident revealed that five students were from Gadchir…
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Raipur/Kanker, April 2 (IANS) The sustained campaign against Left-Wing Extremism in Chhattisgarh received another boost as the wave of Naxalite surrenders continued in Kanker district. On Thursday, Ramko Mandavi, the personal security guard of the most-wanted Naxalite leader Rupi, surrendered before security forces.Officials said the search operation to nab Rupi is still underway in the dense forests of the region.This development comes just a day after two hardcore Naxalites from the Koilibeda …
Jaipur, April 1 (IANS) A remark made in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) has sparked a political row, with Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) MP Rajkumar Roat terming it an affront to the tribal community and seeking an apology.Roat, an MP from the Banswara-Dungarpur constituency in Rajasthan, on Wednesday responded to the remark, describing it as an insult to the entire tribal community. The controversy began during a discussion under Rule 193, where Union Home Minister re…
Raipur/Jagdalpur, March 11 (IANS) One of the largest Naxalite surrenders in recent years took place in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the Union government’s drive for a “Naxal-free India.” State’s Deputy CM and Home Minister Vijay Sharma told reporters that 108 Maoists laid down arms across several districts, describing the move as a significant achievement in the final phase of the Chhattisgarh Naxal Operation. He further revealed that six AK-47 rifles, 11 INSAS r…
Patna, Feb 18 (IANS) Suresh Koda alias Mustakim, a Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 3 lakh on his head, surrendered before the Bihar Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday along with a cache of arms and ammunition.He surrendered before senior police officials, including the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Munger range.According to police, Suresh Koda had been active in the Maoist movement for nearly 25 years and was a member of the Special Area Committee (SAC). Around 60 cases related to Naxali…
Latehar (Jharkhand), Feb 11 (IANS) A Maoist commander carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head was arrested along with two associates during a special operation in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police said on Wednesday.The arrested commander has been identified as Adesh Ganjhu, an active member of the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC). His associates, Ujjwal Kumar and Subhash Kumar, were also taken into custody.Police recovered illegal firearms, ammunition and documents relat…
Raipur/Sukma, Jan 25 (IANS) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) achieved a significant breakthrough in its fight against Maoists by dismantling a suspected arms and explosives factory along the Sukma-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh. Acting on precise intelligence inputs, CRPF teams raided the dense forests of Palaguda and uncovered two large dumps concealed at separate locations, believed to be used for manufacturing weapons and explosives, police officials said.The operation was carried out …
Raipur, Jan 15 (IANS) In a major breakthrough for security forces in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit region, a joint team uncovered and neutralised a significant Maoist explosives dump hidden in the forested hills near Kursingbahar village under Barsur police station in Dantewada district.According to senior police officials the seized cache included a 174-kilogram barrel-type Improvised Explosive Device, one Barrel Grenade Launcher, five bundles of cordex wire each six meters long, six electric d…
Raipur/Narayanpur, Jan 12 (IANS) Police have recovered a substantial cache of Maoist arms and ammunition from the rugged inner mountainous terrain near the Mandoda New Security and Public Facility Camp, falling under Kohkameta police station limits. The arms and ammunition were recovered on January 10, an official said on Monday.He said that the successful operation stemmed directly from credible information shared by alert local villagers, highlighting the growing cooperation between residents …