Tag: Maoist

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, […]

Bhubaneswar: A helicopter hired for carrying out anti-Maoist operations in Odisha was misused by Ministers and various officials, said government auditor the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The CAG report said the helicopter was used by various officials and ministers for surveillance and monitoring which was not allowed under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme […]

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday called for the choking of financial resources of the left-wing extremist groups and said it was the fundamental instrument to counter the Maoist violence. The Home Minister’s remarks came during his inaugural address at the day-long security review meeting here with Chief Ministers of Maoist-affected states — days […]

Raipur: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday termed the massacre of 25 CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh “cold blooded murder” and said the government will review its anti-Maoist strategy. Singh, who visited the state capital to pay tributes to the dead Central Reserve Police Force troopers at their camp, also said that Maoist outfits were against […]

Bhubaneswar: Security has been beefed up across Odisha, especially in the Maoists affected areas, for smooth celebrations of the Republic Day on Thursday. Director General of Police K.B. Singh said elaborate security arrangements have been made for celebrations across the state. All district collectors and superintendents of police have been asked to stay alert during […]

Malkangiri: A Maoist leader surrendered before the Malkangiri police here today in protest against the alleged involvement of rebel leaders in the rape of women in tribal areas of the state, police said. Digambar Poddar, who carried a reward of Rs one lakh on his head for his involvement in several crimes including murder, surrendered […]

Malkangiri: Three hardcore Maoists, carrying rewards on their heads, today surrendered before the police in Malkangiri district. The three, allegedly involved in around 30 cases of various crimes including murder and landmine blasts, decided to give up arms with a desire to return to the mainstream, Malkangiri Supertendent of Police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra said. The rebels […]

Malkangiri: A wanted Maoist, carrying Rs one lakh reward on his head, surrendered before the police in Malkangiri district today. Expressing desire to return to the mainstream, Deba Madhi (34) surrendered before the Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra here, a senior police official said.   Also Read:  Woman Maoist surrenders in Odisha, claims women […]

Malkangiri: Two women Maoist operatives who carried Rs four lakh reward each on their heads, surrendered before the Police in Odisha’s Malkangiri district today. The two, identified as Sumitra Madvi alias Manila (35) and Jagi Madkami (33), were allegedly involved in over a dozen offences including killings and blasts, Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra […]

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: Drones have been deployed in Maoist-hit Malkangiri district for aerial surveillance during the fourth phase of panchayat elections today to ensure smooth voting. “Drones have been deployed to conduct aerial surveillance on several highly sensitive polling booths in the district during voting for panchayat polls,” said Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra. While drones […]

Bhawanipatna: The widow of a civilian, killed by Maoists, was today paid compensation of Rs 2 lakh by the police in Kalahandi district. Jayanta Kumar Majhi, an ex-sarpanch of Trilochanpur Gram Panchayat under Lanjigath Block of Kalahandi was brutally murdered by Naxals on November 2, 2016 after being kidnapped under the suspicion of being a […]