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  • Chhattisgarh: Three Jawans killed in clash with Maoists in Sukma

    Express News Service

    RAIPUR: At least three security personnel were killed and two injured in an exchange of fire with the outlawed CPI (Maoist) in the strife-torn Sukma district, about 500 km south of Raipur on Saturday.

    According to the information reaching the state capital, a team of Sukma district reserve guards (DRG) were out on a search operation following a tip-off. While the forces were on their way from Jagargunda to Kunded forested terrain, the rebels opened indiscriminate firing which was retaliated by the forces.

    According to the sources, the team of security forces was trapped in an ambush laid by the suspected Red brigades. Many cadres of the Maoist were also believed to have been injured in the gunfight.

    The deceased included ASI Ramuram Nag and two constables Kunjam Joga and Ganjam Bheema.

    Following the gun battle, the security forces have further intensified the search operation in the region.

    Sukma is among the seven Maoist-affected districts in the conflict zone of the south Bastar range. 

    RAIPUR: At least three security personnel were killed and two injured in an exchange of fire with the outlawed CPI (Maoist) in the strife-torn Sukma district, about 500 km south of Raipur on Saturday.

    According to the information reaching the state capital, a team of Sukma district reserve guards (DRG) were out on a search operation following a tip-off. While the forces were on their way from Jagargunda to Kunded forested terrain, the rebels opened indiscriminate firing which was retaliated by the forces.

    According to the sources, the team of security forces was trapped in an ambush laid by the suspected Red brigades. Many cadres of the Maoist were also believed to have been injured in the gunfight.

    The deceased included ASI Ramuram Nag and two constables Kunjam Joga and Ganjam Bheema.

    Following the gun battle, the security forces have further intensified the search operation in the region.

    Sukma is among the seven Maoist-affected districts in the conflict zone of the south Bastar range. 

  • CRPF jawan injured in gun-battle with Maoists in Jharkhand 

    By PTI

    CHATRA (Jharkhand):  A CRPF jawan was injured in a gunfight between security forces and Maoists in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Sunday, police said.

    The injured personnel, identified as Chitranjan Kumar, was airlifted to Ranchi for better treatment. He received bullet injuries on his leg and waist, a police officer said.

    He claimed four Maoists also received bullet injuries during the operation but the red rebels managed to escape the spot.

    The encounter took place in Birmatkum forest in Pratappur Police Station area.

    Acting on a tip-off about the presence of 15-20 Maoists of Manohar Ganjhu’s squad, a joint team of CRPF and Jharkhand Police personnel launched a combing operation in the area, during which a gun-battle with the red rebels started, Chatra Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Avinash Kumar said.

    “During the exchange of fire, four Maoists, besides the CRPF jawan, were injured. Taking advantage of the thick foliage, the red rebels escaped into dense forests. The forest has been cordoned off and a search operation is underway to nab them,” he said.

    Chatra Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ranjan, and CRPF 190th Battalion Commandant Manoj Kumar also reached the spot.

    In another incident, a gun-battle took place between security forces and Naxalites belonging to the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) in Latehar Town Police Station Area in the morning, another police officer said.

    JJMP extremists opened indiscriminate firing on a joint team of police and CRPF’s 11th Battalion who were patrolling the area, he said.

    When the security forces returned fire, the extremists escaped into dense forest, leaving behind several arms and ammunition including a bolt action rifle, the officer added.

    CHATRA (Jharkhand):  A CRPF jawan was injured in a gunfight between security forces and Maoists in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Sunday, police said.

    The injured personnel, identified as Chitranjan Kumar, was airlifted to Ranchi for better treatment. He received bullet injuries on his leg and waist, a police officer said.

    He claimed four Maoists also received bullet injuries during the operation but the red rebels managed to escape the spot.

    The encounter took place in Birmatkum forest in Pratappur Police Station area.

    Acting on a tip-off about the presence of 15-20 Maoists of Manohar Ganjhu’s squad, a joint team of CRPF and Jharkhand Police personnel launched a combing operation in the area, during which a gun-battle with the red rebels started, Chatra Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Avinash Kumar said.

    “During the exchange of fire, four Maoists, besides the CRPF jawan, were injured. Taking advantage of the thick foliage, the red rebels escaped into dense forests. The forest has been cordoned off and a search operation is underway to nab them,” he said.

    Chatra Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ranjan, and CRPF 190th Battalion Commandant Manoj Kumar also reached the spot.

    In another incident, a gun-battle took place between security forces and Naxalites belonging to the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) in Latehar Town Police Station Area in the morning, another police officer said.

    JJMP extremists opened indiscriminate firing on a joint team of police and CRPF’s 11th Battalion who were patrolling the area, he said.

    When the security forces returned fire, the extremists escaped into dense forest, leaving behind several arms and ammunition including a bolt action rifle, the officer added.

  • Elgar Parishad case: Accused wanted to create unrest in country, says court citing letter

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: A special court here has denied bail to three persons accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, saying that the material on record suggests that the trio, along with other members of the CPI (Maoist), a banned organisation, hatched a “serious conspiracy” to create unrest in the country and to overthrow the Modi government.

    A letter placed on record prima facie speaks that the CPI (Maoist) was bent upon ending the “Modi­ raj” and that they were also thinking of another incident like the death of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, by targeting the road shows of PM Narendra Modi, the court said.

    The three accused, Sagar Gorkhe, Ramesh Gaichor and Jyoti Jagtap, all members of the Kabir Kala Manch, were denied bail by the special NIA court judge DE Kothalikar on Monday. The detailed order was made available on Thursday.

    “From the letters and documents placed on record, prima facie it can be gathered that the applicants along with other members of the banned organisation hatched a serious conspiracy to create unrest in the entire country and to overpower the government, politically,” the court said.

    The material placed on record prima facie denotes that the accused were not only members of the banned organisation CPI (Maoist), but they were carrying out activities further in the objective of the organisation, which is nothing but to overthrow democracy of the nation, it said.

    Referring to a letter placed on record, the court said, “The contents of the aforesaid letter prima facie speaks that the CPI (Maoist) was bent upon ending the Modi­ raj, that is the Modi-led government. Not only this, they were also thinking to go for another incident, like the death of Rajiv Gandhi, by targeting the road shows of Modi.”

    “If these allegations are taken into consideration in proper perspective in that case, there will be no hesitation to prima facie conclude that there is prima facie case against the applicants that they have done an act with intent to threaten or likely to threaten the unity, integrity, security and sovereignty of India and with intent to strike terror in section of the people in India by other means to likely to cause death of, or injuries to, any person or persons,” the court added.

    The court further said that the material placed on record prima facie establishes that the applicants were actively involved in the organisation of Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune. Jagtap, Gorkhe and Gaichor were arrested in September 2020 and have been in custody since then.

    The case relates to alleged inflammatory speeches delivered at the Elgar Parishad conclave, held at Shaniwarwada in Pune on December 31, 2017, which the police claimed triggered violence the next day near the Koregaon Bhima war memorial located on the outskirts of the city.

    Pune police had claimed that the conclave was backed by Maoists. The probe in the case, in which more than a dozen activists and academicians have been named as accused, was later transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

  • 6 Maoists killed along Telangana-Chhattisgarh border in joint operation

    By Express News Service

    KHAMMAM: Six Maoists including 4 women died in a firing that took place at Pesarlapadu village in Chhattisgarh close to the Telangana border on Monday morning, December 27, 2021.The police recovered weapons and a huge quantity of explosives from the spot. 

    Acting on the information that Maoists were moving about at the Pesarlapadu forest area, both states’ forces reached the spot at 7 am and surrounded the Maoists. When the Maoists refused to surrender and started shooting at them, the police opened fire at them. After 30 minutes of exchange of fire, the police found the bodies of the six Maoists on the spot. Cherla area militia commander Madhu was reportedly among the dead. According to Kothagudem SP Sunil Dutt, it was a joint operation of Telangana and Chattishgarh.  

  • Milind Teltumbde’s killing big setback to Maoist movement: Police

    Milind Teltumbde, one of the wanted accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was among the dead cadres, a senior police official said earlier in the day.

  • 26 suspected Maoists killed in gun battle in Maharashtra, three jawans injured

    By Express News Service

    In a major anti-rebel operation, at least 26 suspected Maoists including women were killed in the jungles of Gadchiroli district on Saturday.

    The operation was carried out at Mardintola 250 kilometres from Nagpur, near the Chhattisgarh border. Three jawans were injured in the operation. They were airlifted and shifted to Nagpur for further medical treatment.

    According to preliminary reports, the incident occurred when jawans of the C-60 force, an elite anti-Maoist squad of the district, were patrolling the area. The left-wing extremists who were hiding in the jungle fired on the jawans who retaliated immediately.

    The Gadchiroli police control room informed that the gun battle began in the area under Garapatti police station this morning and the encounter between the police and the red rebels is still on.

    Additional police forces were already sent to the spot after the incident, Ankit Goyal, the superintendent of police, Gadchiroli district, said. The police deployment has been increased.

    Search operations have been intensified in the area after the incident. After the operation, the bodies will be brought to Gadchiroli for post mortem.

    The police have also recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the operation site.

  • Chhattisgarh: Sukma police take time off to engage, dine with surrendered Maoists to infuse new hope

    Express News Service

    RAIPURA: The surrender by hundreds of cadres of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) in the conflict zone of Bastar, south Chhattisgarh, are seen as one of the indicators of success during the ongoing anti-Maoist operations.

    While achieving such a significant goal, the Sukma SP Sunil Sharma believes that completion of the mission on surrender will only be realised after good reassurance gets instilled among those who were associated with the banned outfit but took a crucial decision and are now starting a new chapter in life.

    “The trust factor is vital. They have exuded faith in the state and the society. It is now our responsibility to ensure the Maoists who surrendered should get a feel of being readily accepted by all including the people and the administration after they relinquished their banned organisation. They should experience a sense of the mainstream society to live a life of dignity,” said Sukma district police chief.  

    Sharma, an IPS officer of 2017-batch, took charge of Sukma district in July this year and during the last 100 days he succeeded to win the confidence of 178 rebels under the ongoing the ‘Puna Narkom’ campaign (in local tribal Gondi dialect meaning “New Dawn”) launched by him.

    The SP and his team ordinarily interact with surrendered Maoists to begin with and try to address the revival of positiveness among them on behalf of the state and the local population.

    “Having meals together with the senior police officers, sharing our future concerns with them strengthens our resolve as they facilitate our joining the mainstream society,” said a surrendered Maoist Sodi Muya who carried a reward of Rs eight lakh on his head.

    The Sukma police believe the reposing of such trust remains personal for the cadres who laid down their arms, as they evaluate their present and future relations across the tribal dominated regions that also witnesses armed confrontation.

  • Wanted Maoist ultra arrested in Jharkhand

    By PTI

    GUMLA: The police on Saturday arrested an active member of the proscribed CPI(Maoist), who was wanted in 11 Naxal related cases, from Jharkhand’s Gumla district.

    Police said that five detonators and a knife were seized from Guddu Oraon alias Sukhram Oraon after the arrest from his in-law’s place at a village under Bishunpur police station.

    Following a tip-off that he would reach there to meet his wife, the police laid a trap and nabbed him.

    Oraon is a member of the squad of Maoist commander Ravindra Ganju, which operates in Latehar, Lohardaga and Gumla districts of Jharkhand, police said.

  • Chhattisgarh: Maoists abduct seven youths for allegedly appearing in police recruitment drive

    By Express News Service
    RAIPUR: The outlawed CPI (Maoist) has allegedly abducted seven local youths from Kunded at Jagargunda in Sukma district, about 500 km south of Raipur.

    According to the reports, the rebels, suspecting that the youths had appeared for the police recruitment test, took them away at some unknown location.

    Four elderly residents who had gone from Jagargunda to negotiate with the Maoists are yet to return.

    “Few villagers from Kunded village had gone to attend some social gathering (perhaps marriage ceremony) couple of days ago. They are yet to return to their homes. We are trying to ascertain the veracity of the information about them being taken captive by the Maoists,” Sunderraj P, Bastar zone inspector general of police told The New Indian Express.

    The Bastar police are gathering details about the whereabouts of the missing youths.

    Sukma is among the seven Maoist affected districts in the conflict zone of Bastar.

  • Chhattisgarh: Maoists ‘abduct’ 7 youths for ‘appearing in police recruitment drive’

    By Express News Service
    RAIPUR: The outlawed CPI (Maoist) has allegedly abducted seven local youths from Kunded at Jagargunda in Sukma district, about 500 km south of Raipur.

    According to the reports, the rebels, suspecting that the youths had appeared for the police recruitment test, took them away at some unknown location.

    Four elderly residents who had gone from Jagargunda to negotiate with the Maoists are yet to return.

    “Few villagers from Kunded village had gone to attend some social gathering (perhaps marriage ceremony) couple of days ago. They are yet to return to their homes. We are trying to ascertain the veracity of the information about them being taken captive by the Maoists,” Sunderraj P, Bastar zone inspector general of police told The New Indian Express.

    The Bastar police are gathering details about the whereabouts of the missing youths.

    Sukma is among the seven Maoist affected districts in the conflict zone of Bastar.