Visakhapatnam: Five Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire with police near the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border on Sunday, police said. According to police, the incident took place near Gummirevulu village in Gudem Kotha Veedhi block. The exchange of fire took place when personnel of anti-Maoist force, Greyhounds, and the Special Protection Force (SPF) came face […]
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Cop brother fights Maoist sister in Chhattisgarh – 2 Min Read
Sukma(Chhattisgarh): An account of a fortnight-old encounter that brought two siblings face-to-face during an anti-Maoist operation has come to light now. The cop brother and his Maoist sister exchanged fire before the latter escaped into the forests of the Maoist affected Sukma region in Chhatisgarh. The ‘Rakhi’ timing of the story released apparently at the instance […]
CRPF trooper killed in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack
Raipur: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed on Friday and another injured in a gun battle with the Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari area, the paramilitary force said. Head Constable Harish Chandra Pal, 44, a resident of Bhopal and Constable Sudhir Kumar were evacuated to a city hospital. During operation, Pal succumbed to his […]
Eight Maoists arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district
Dantewada : Eight Maoists have been arrested in Kirandul of Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh following an encounter between the members of the banned outfit and security forces, officials said on Friday. Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallav said at least 20-25 Maoists were involved in the encounter that took place on Thursday. A .303 rifle, […]
Weapons, explosives recovered from Maoist hideout in Jharkhand
Ranchi : A huge amount of explosives and weapons were recovered from a Maoist hideout in Jharkhand’s Palamau district on Friday, a police official said. Palamau Superintendent of Police Indrajeet Mahta said the discovery was made in Jagdishpur during a joint search operation carried out by teams of the state police and the Central Reserve […]
Maoist commander killed in Jharkhand
Ranchi : A Maoist commander was killed in a gun battle with security forces in Jharkhand’s Simdega district on Friday, police said. According to police, the gun battle between the security forces and the Maoists took place at Jhapala hill in Simdega district. The slain Maoist — Vijay Dang, belonging to the People’s Liberation Front […]
Maoist ambush toll 4 as injured policeman dies
Raipur : A Chhattisgarh policeman on Wednesday succumbed to his injuries here at a hospital, taking the toll to four in a Maoist ambush in Dantewada in which a Doordarshan cameraman and two policemen were also killed, police said. Rakesh Kaushal was injured in the attack that took place on Tuesday when a Doordarshan crew […]
Surrendered Maoist killed in Chhattisgarh
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) : A Maoist, who surrendered four days ago, was stabbed to death by a member of his former group here early on Wednesday. The incident took place in Cholnar village at 4.30 a.m. The deceased was identified as Podia Wadde, 55, who was a part of the recruitment wing of the insurgent group. […]
NIA arrests Maoist member in Jharkhand arms case
New Delhi/Ranchi : The NIA on Wednesday said it has arrested a member of a banned Maoist organisation during its ongoing probe into seizure of over 1,100 Aadhaar cards and arms in March. A National Investigation Agency spokesperson in Delhi said that the central agency has arrested Jharilal Mahto, a member of the Communist Party […]
Centre sets up multi-agency groups to choke Maoists’ funding
New Delhi : The central government has set up multi-disciplinary groups to choke the flow of funds to the Maoist insurgents, estimated to be crores of rupees annually, an official source said on Tuesday. The Home Ministry has formed groups comprising officers from the Intelligence Bureau, National Investigation Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate, […]