Tag: Maoist

Berhampur: Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today met jawans injured during the recent Maoist attack in which one SOG jawan was killed. The Minister urged the red rebels to shun violence and join the mainstream. Talking to media after a visit to the MKCG hospital here to meet the injured jawans undergoing treatment, Singh […]

Malkangiri: Demanding a probe into Maoist commander Chinnabai’s death, naxal leader Punam Chand today alleged the Malkangiri police tortured the red rebel in their custody for five days following his surrender and then killing him in the Kapatuti forest on June 3. In a four-page letter to media, Chand, the CPI(Maoist) Malkangiri Division Secretary, stated […]

Kandhamal: The State DGP KB Singh and Southern Range IG Amitabh Thakur visited the spot where, in a Maoists’ ambush last night, a Special Operations Group (SOG) jawan was killed while several others were critically injured. The State government has said it will give a fitting reply to the Maoists for the attack. The sacrifice of the […]

Malkangiri: A hardcore Maoist was killed in an exchange of fire between police and the red rebels in Kapatuti forest of Chitrakonda on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border in the wee hours today. Large amount of Maoist-related materials were seized from the spot following the encounter. Acting on a tip-off regarding presence of a Maoist camp in the […]

Malkangiri: Six tribal villagers, including a couple of Malkangiri district who were forcefully picked up by the Chhattisgarh police three days ago were released today. The Chhattisgarh police released the tribals after questioning them on Maoist links. It may be mentioned here that the Sukma police of Chhattisgarh had picked up the six villagers of […]

Bolangir: After a few days of lull, Maoist posters were again found in Patnagarh area of Bolangir district today creating panic among the nearby villagers. According to sources, Mao posters with various demands issued by the BBM Maoist Division were found on the Kantabanji-Padmapur road at Gangasagar village, two kilometres from Patnagarh. Mao banners were […]

Sundergarh: An exchange of fire took place between security forces and Maoists inside Lunga forest under Mahulapada police limits in Sundergarh district here on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of state police officials and special operations group (SOG) jawans led by Rourkela Superintendant of Police Anirudh Singh conducted raids inside the forest […]

Rayagada: The Rayagada District and Sessions Judge court today awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to dreaded Maoist Gembali Chinarao alias Santu in two cases. The court also slapped a penalty of Rs 50,000 on him. In default of payment of the fine, Santu would spend six months more in jail. The court pronounced […]

Berhampur: Leader and founder of Odisha Maobadi Party, Sabyasachi Panda is on hungerstrike in jail for the past three days demanding speedy trial of the cases against him. His demands include regular production in court during the hearing and providing of all facilities like other undertrail prisoners in jail. He also protested against his solitary […]

Malkangiri: Fearing threat to their lives from Maoists, twelve families of Ramaguda village under Andrapalli panchayat in cut-off area vacated their houses and stayed put at their relatives’ place in Kamaraguda, official sources said here on Saturday. Out of 15 families in Ramaguda, members of 12 families have moved out of their houses leaving behind […]

New Delhi:Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik will attend a ministerial-level meeting convened by the ministry of Home Affairs today at Vigyan Bhavan here to discuss security issues in states affected by the Left Wing Extremism (LWE). Other than Odisha, chief ministers of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra […]

Bhubaneswar: The Director General of Police (DGP) K.B. Singh on Tuesday asserted that the security forces are on high alert along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border to prevent the influx of Maoist cadres in Odisha. An elite anti-Maoist Special Operation Group (SOG), District Voluntary Force (DVF) and jawans of the CRPF and the BSF have been deployed […]

Bhubaneswar: An exchange of fire between Maoists and security forces took place at Kurub forest in Malkangiri district today. According to sources, militants open fired at the District Voluntary Force (DVF) in the forest during anti-Maoists operations undertaken following the April 24 attack on the CRPF in Chhattisgarh. The police suspect that some Maoists may […]

Rayagada: A Maoist camp has  reportedly been destroyed by security forces in Ambadala forests on Rayagada-Kandhamal border. The incident happened during a joint combing operation by jawans, District Voluntary Forces (DVF) and police late on Thursday night. Sources said, the maoist camp was destroyed following a fierce exchange of fire between security forces and the […]

Jeypore: An exchange of fire ensued between the Koraput district police and Maoists in Leleri forest situated bordering Rayagada district, killing a rebel this morning. This was informed by Korpaut SP Charan Singh Meena today. The SP said some items used by the rebels have been seized from the encounter spot. The district police raided […]