Tag: Maoist

Taking note of the rise in Maoist activities in Odisha in recent times, the state government on Wednesday prepared a blueprint to counter left wing extremism (LWE) in the state

Berhampur: A local court acquitted prominent Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda today in a case registered against him under Arms Act at Goshaninugaon police station four years ago. Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM), Berhampur, Pradeep Kumar Behera acquitted the Maoist leader on the ground that the prosecution failed to prove the charges against Panda in the […]

Malkangiri/Koraput: Outlawed outfit CPI-Maoist has asked people to observe protest week in Malkangiri and Koraput districts from today against ‘fake encounter’ on the Andhra-Odisha border. The Left wing extremists have also called for observance of the protest week in Vishakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. Security has been tightened in these two districts following the bandh […]

Arrested Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda was produced before Nayagarh SDJM court yesterday in connection with attack on police armoury in the district. The court has forwarded five cases against the Maoist leader to Nayagarh District and Sessions court for trial. Meanwhile, the court rejected a petition filed by Panda saying that Crime Branch did not […]

Koraput: Armed Maoists attacked a contractor’s camp in Ganjeipadar village under Pottangi block of Korpaut district and torched three vehicles including a JCB machine on Thursday night. Around 50 ultras attacked the camp of the contractor who was engaged with construction of a road. Source said the ultras have also damaged 15 equipments used for […]

One Maoist was killed today during a heavy gun battle between the district voluntary force (DVF) personnel and the ultras in K Gaon Chudapahad forest under Golamunda police limits here

Acting on a tip-off, the district police seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition including SLR rifles and live cartridges during a joint combing operation with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from Khalisaru forest under Sorada police limits of the district yesterday

Bhubaneswar: Security forces today apprehended three suspected Naxals and recovered 20kg of improvised bombs in two separate incidents in Left Wing Extremism-affected areas of Odisha. The three suspected Maoists were held by a patrol squad of paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force from Patrapalli area under Bisra police station area of Sundergarh district. The suspects have […]

Senior Maoist leader Rukhdhara called for a boycott of forthcoming elections in the state alleging the Odisha government is not paying heed to the issues of cut-off areas of Malkangiri

The Odisha Police on Saturday seized arms and explosives and nabbed two people during a raid on a Maoist camp near Salimagochha village under Badagada police limits of Ganjam district, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Asish Singh on Sunday

Dumka (Jharkhand): Top Maoist commander Sahdev Rai was on Sunday killed in a shootout with Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Chhatupara forest area in Dumka district of Jharkhand, the paramilitary force said. The fierce gun-battle began at around 6.55 a.m when a group of 15-20 Maoists opened fire on the SSB team, comprising 42 personnel, […]

Raipur: Four Maoists were arrested during a search operation near Orchha village in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, police said. During patrolling in the area on Wednesday, a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) personnel arrested the Maoists, who upon seeing the police, tried to flee. A First Information Report (FIR) was […]

Visakhapatnam: A woman Maoist is suspected to have led the team of rebels which gunned down a ruling TDP MLA and a former legislator in the tribal area of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. The police on Monday released the names and pictures of three Maoists including two women who took part in […]

Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas on Wednesday set on fire 10 vehicles employed in road construction work in Jharkhand’s Giridih district. According to the police, around 30 Maoists raided a private road construction company at Pirtand. They asked the workers to move away to one side as they poured kerosene on the vehicles and set them ablaze. […]

New Delhi: Maoist-affected areas of the country now has crossed 400 gigabytes per day, informed state-run BSNL here on Sunday. It further stated that the achievement was a result of the central government’s strategy of setting up a robust mobile communication network in areas affected by the left-wing extremist violence. According to the telecom operator, […]