Tag: Maoists

The banned organisation has urged people of Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh to extend support and observe bandh on April 15

Apart from arresting the Maoists, the security forces also seized a huge arms haul including 19 BGM bombs and gelatin sticks

Among the seized items are 190 gelatin sticks, one 20-kg IED, five 7-kg IED, one 5-kg IED, one 4-kg IED, three 3-kg IED and another 2-kg IED. 

Following a tip-off that a large group of Maoists from a neighbouring state had entered the state with nefarious motives, the Gadchiroli Police’s crack C-60 commandos launched a combing operation in Kolamarka hills of Repanpalli division.

The forces seized 58 rounds of bullets, 10 detonators, 500 grams of gunpowder, hand grenade, gelatin sticks, two pairs of uniforms and other articles from the camp.

Both the ultras had joined the banned CPI (Maoist) party in the Kistaram and Konta areas under the South Bastar region in Chhattisgarh in the year 2001.

Initially, it was suspected that both of them were brutally killed by the rebels inside a forest near the village.

The bodies of the couple are still lying in the forest and police officials are yet to reach the spot since the last filing of this report.

Sources said the Maoists approached Ram as normal civilians in plain clothes. Later, they took him to a forest where they brutally murdered him and fled the scene, leaving his body in a pool of blood.

Sensing the movements of the SOG Jawans, the ultras opened fire at them near Barkote Ghat. In retaliation, the security forces also opened fire, leading to a brief exchange of fire in the area.

Out of the two women Maoists, one was a member of the eighth company and another was a party member of Kalahandi-Kandhamal-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division of the CPI (Maoist).

The incident occurred when a joint team of security personnel was out on a search operation in Tekalgudem village, which is a bordering area between Bijapur and Sukma districts, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj P. said.

According to sources, combing operations by security forces are continuing in the forest. There has been no report of any casualty till now.

Nelson was associated with Naxal organisation for a long time, following which he was arrested by Bisra police in Sundargarh and was sent to jail in May 2023. After being released on bail, he shunned violence to return to the mainstream of society.

For the last eight years, she was actively involved in a number of Maoist activities and violence, including IED blast in Odisha. The woman Maoist was carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on her head.