Tag: Maoists

A total of 56 Maoists, including 17 from Malkangiri area, surrendered before Bastar SP RN Das in Chhattisgarh on Friday

Bhubaneswar: A Maoist was reportedly killed and two others were seriously injured in a fierce gun battle between security forces and Red rebels at Niyamgiri forest near Dengamati village on Kalahandi-Rayagada border early this morning. On a tip off about the presence of the rebels, security personnel, led by Rayagada Superintendent of police (SP) K […]

If Maoists want to join the mainstream, the government is ready for discussion with them but they must shun violence first, said Union Home minister Rajnath Singh here on Friday

Phulbani: The police on Saturday seized explosives and other Maoist articles during a combing operation in Dangarijori hill forest under Gochhapada police station limits in Kandhamal district. Reports said the police had carried out a combing operation in the area on Friday evening following information about the presence of 20-30 Maoists in Dangarijori hill forest. […]

Heavy exchange of fire ensued between Maoists and the police at Lakhapadar inside Niyamgiri forest in Rayagada district this morning after the Red Rebels triggered a landmine blast

Rayagada: Hours before the Republic Day celebrations, Maoists created violence at Dalianuji village under Muniguda police station in the district by torching a tractor and a JCB machine engaged in road construction work late last night. The ultras left some red-posters which appealed to the people to observe the Republic Day as a black day. […]

Koraput: Three tribal women Maoists surrendered before South-West range inspector-general of police Yashwant Jethwa here today. They are Lachhmi Prasa (22), Sapai Miniaka (21) and Talsa Wateka (20). Each of them had a reward of Rs 1 lakh on their head. All three women cadre were working under the Narayanpatna area committee of Koraput division […]

A group of Maoists brutally murdered a person in Patamunda village here last night suspecting him to be a police informer. This is the first instance of violence caused by Maoists in the district

A day after the fierce gun-battle between BSF jawans and Maoists in Malkangiri in which one rebel was killed, the left wing extremists took revenge today by killing a villager at Odiapentha here in the neighboring district last night, police said today

Malkangiri: On the very first day of Bandh, the Maoists blew up a bridge near Kalimela in Malkangiri district on late last night, police said today. The ultras triggered a dynamite blast blowing up a portion of the bridge at around 2 am on Kalimela-Podia road of the district, police said, adding a Maoist poster was also found near the blast site which opposed police operation in the district

In yet another incident of violence, Maoists set afire three vehicles including two tractors and one JCB machine on Friday night at Pajibali village under Muniguda police limits of the district

Two Jawans including a Special Police Officer (SPO) and one District Voluntary Force (DVF) were killed in a fierce gun-battle between Maoists and security forces in Sunabeda sanctuary of Nuapada district on Friday night.

Ranchi: A Maoist commander carrying Rs 10 lakh reward was arrested in Palamau district of Jharkhand on Friday. Chotelal Yadav was arrested when he was coming from Ramgarh district to Palamau, said Indrajeet Mahta, the Superintendent of Police of Palamau. “We had information of his movement. A team was formed and he was arrested from […]

Visakhapatnam: A day after Maoists gunned down a sitting MLA and a former legislator, personnel of the elite Greyhounds anti-Maoist force and the CRPF launched a massive combing operation in the tribal areas of Visakhapatnam district on Monday. The Andhra Pradesh Police Greyhounds and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers combed the tribal belt along […]

Visakhapatnam: Maoists today shot dead a ruling TDP MLA and a former party leader in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam district, police said. The incident occurred near Thutangi village, about 125 km from coastal city of Visakhapatnam. K. Sarveswara Rao, belonging to Telugu Desam Party (TDP), was representing Araku constituency in the Andhra Pradesh state Assembly. The […]