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  • Naxal with Rs 8 lakh bounty held after encounter with police in Madhya Pradesh

    By PTI

    BHOPAL: A 25-year-old Naxal carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head was nabbed after an encounter with the police in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said on Wednesday.

    “In an encounter with the police on Tuesday in the Balaghat district, a Naxal, identified as Sandeep Kunjam aka Lakkhu, was arrested,” Mishra told reporters.

    He said the arrested ultra was carrying a total reward of Rs eight lakh, including Rs three lakh in Madhya Pradesh and Rs five lakh in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, on his head.

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    Police and Naxals exchanged fire in a village under Birsa police station limits on Tuesday, Mishra said.

    “The MP government is running an operation to eliminate Naxals from the state. Police are successful in this endeavour,” he added.

    According to the Balaghat police, Kunjam is a member of the Khatiya Mocha Area Dalam of Maoists.

    On a tip-off that about 20 Naxals are gathered in Jairasi village, a police team reached the spot and surrounded them, police said in a statement.

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    “When asked to surrender, the Naxals started firing while retreating towards the forest. Police also retaliated in self-defence. One of the Naxals, identified as Sandeep Kunjam, was arrested by the police,” it reads.

    The statement is silent on casualties if any.

    According to the police, 18 cases are pending against the arrested Naxal in Madhya Pradesh and four in Chhattisgarh.

    “Information about his activities in Maharashtra is being collected,” police said.

    Kunjam is a resident of Kuakonda village under the Bengur police station in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.

  • Bhupesh Baghel said – there is no alternative to non-violence, people get bored with violence

    Bhupesh Baghel has reached Gandhi Sevagram Ashram in Wardha on Thursday. Here he joined the training camp. During this, he said that there is no alternative to non-violence, people are bored with violence. Naxalite incidence has come down in two years. Dealing with Naxalites is winning the trust of tribals. We are working on development in the Naxalite region with confidence. Small forest produce and food processing plants are being set up in Naxalite areas. The same CM’s statement has been overturned by the opposition party BJP. Former minister Brijmohan Agrawal retorted the CM’s statement and said that Congress is the mother of Naxalism. Naxalites should answer the bullet with the bullet. Instead of 1 martyr, 10 Naxalites should be killed. Naxalism will not end with Congress policy. The government should focus on joint operations.

  • Picture of Sukma city dominated on social media, people are praising

    The picture of Sukma, who is bearing the brunt of Naxalism, is changing now. This changed picture has been covered in social media. Actually, someone took a picture of the city from a hotel at night. In which the main road of the city is visible between the street’s street light and furry light. Which is no less than a big city to see. Which everyone is praising. Here a beautiful statue of Gautam Buddha is seen, which shows that the phase of violence is now in its last phase and peace is now beginning.

    The picture of Sukma, the municipality, is now changing. The initiative of District Panchayat President Harish Kavasi and Municipality President Raju Sahu is now bringing color to our efforts In which the first street lights of the city were replaced. After that the furry light was put on during Diwali.

  • Bastariya Battalion to take on Naxal threat

    Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said Naxalism was a challenge but it was fast shrinking and losing ground across the country. He was speaking at the passing out parade of the newly-formed Bastariya Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Ambikapur in Surguja district.

    The battalion is named ‘Bastariya’ as the force comprises of locals — both male and female — from Dantewada, Bijapur, Sukma and Narayanpur — some of the worst Maoist-affected districts in Bastar.

    Singh said the decision to set up the battalion was taken in view of the courage and valour shown by the tribal people to take on any tough challenge. “Naxalism and extremism are a challenge, but I want to say that this menace is now shrinking and losing ground,” Singh said.Appreciating efforts of CRPF and the Chhattisgarh police in curbing Naxal activities, he said casualties in the police force from rebels attacks have also gone down. “Life of a jawan killed in Maoist prone regions can’t be compensated with money, yet, as a token of gratitude the government has decided to provide Rs 1 crore to the family of the martyred jawan. It is because of (CRPF and dstrict personnel) that the casualties of security forces have also gone down by nearly 53%-55%. The geographical expanse where Maoists are active has also decreased by 40%-45%,” Singh said.