Insurgent & Secessionist movements in India

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3 policemen injured in Maoist attack in Jharkhand:

Three policemen were injured when Maoists attacked their make-shift camp at Cone village in Latehar district in the wee hours on Tuesday.

The ultras attacked the camp of the security-men past midnight triggering an encounter which continued till 4 am, Superintendent of Police D B Sharma told reporters here.

Three policemen suffered injuries in the attack, while some Maoists were believed to have suffered bullet wounds in the encounter, he said.

More than thousand bullets were exchanged between the two sides, he said.

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Tiffin bomb unearthed:

A tiffin bomb alleged to be planted by Maoists was unearthed by security forces between Ramnabadi and Rudangi under Sorada police station in Ganjam district on Saturday. It was located by personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) during anti-naxal combing operation in this area near Kandhamal border. The tiffin bomb contained around five kg. explosive material, police sources said.

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Naxals kill youth in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra:

A group of naxals killed a young man on the suspicion of being a police informer in Maharashtra s Gadchiroli district. The group of naxals last night kidnapped Rakesh Madavi from Perimalli village in Aheri taluka of Gadchiroli district, police said. According to police, this morning, his body was found in the forest near the village. A police case has been registered in this regard, they added. UNI PHF SSS GH VK2139

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5,000 detonators seized in Uttar Pradesh:

Three men were arrested Tuesday and around 5,000 electronic detonators seized in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.

Rajesh Pal, Ashok and Shekhar - all in their mid-30s - were nabbed while moving suspiciously in a car in Ahraura town.

We cannot rule out the possibility of their involvement in supplying explosives to Maoists," police inspector Satyendra Kumar told reporters in Mirzapur, some 300 km from Lucknow.

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2 traders from Assam abducted by GNLA in Meghalaya:

Shillong, Nov. 7: Suspected GNLA militants abducted two bamboo traders from Assam, Amir Hussain and Nor Islam, from a village in East Garo Hills on November 1.

The police suspect theywere abducted for ransom. The matter came to light today and a case was registered.

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Maoists damage bus in Odisha:

Narayanpatna: A group of Maoists attacked an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus near Narayanpatna and completely damaged without hurting the passengers on Monday.

The APSRTC bus was moving from Parvatipuram (Andhra Pradesh) to Narayanpatna. The red rebels stopped the bus at around 1 pm at Dandabadi village near Narayanpatna and asked the driver, conductor and other passengers to get down with their luggage from the bus.


They broke the windows and front glass of the bus, even cut the seats demanding the release of Maoist leader Damodar, who was arrested on September 25.


The rebels left a letter on the bus demanding to produce the Maoist leader before the court.


In another incident on the border of Malkangiri district in Chhattisgarh, three police personnel were killed in a landline blast at Giram village near Dantewada on Monday. Police said that the jawans of Special Security Force (SSF) were moving on a 407 truck to Banjaram Ghat temple for worship.

The Maoists blew up the vehicle at Giram village. While three SSF personnel died on the spot, four were critically injured. They were admitted to Jagdalpur Hospital.

Maoists target APSRTC Bus near Narayanpatna

 

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3 IEDs found on railway track in Dima Hasao, Agartala Exp targetted in Assam:

Three IED bombs were found on the railway track between Mahur and Faiding stations on Lumding-Silchar section of the North-East Frontier Railway in the wee hours today leading to suspension of train services on the section for eight hours during the day. A senior police officer in Haflong, the headquarters of Assam s Dima Hasao district said a gang-man while checking the tracks noticed the explosives chained by electric wires on railway bridge No 212 at o4oo hrs. The place is four km from Mahur station and 40 km from Haflong, he said. Soon after, the gang-man brought this to the notice of the senior railway officials in Lower Haflong station. The officer said the recovery of the Improvised Explosive Device helped save the Agartala Express train which was on its way from Lumding to Agartala and was to pass the area soon. The train was stopped near Diyung bridge, four km away from the place, as soon as the explosives were recovered. It s suspected that the train was targetted by the suspected militants, the officer added. Services of all trains on the section were cancelled for more than eight hours and it resumed at 1300 hrs today, NFR sources said. The officer said a team of Army bomb disposal squad from Haflong rushed to the place and defused the bombs. Police, CRPF and Army have launched operation in the area to nab the miscreants behind the incident. The ASP said it s yet to identify the group behind the planting of the IEDs. UNI XC KK RSA VC1833

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Two jawans injured in mine blast in Kashmir:

JAMMU, Nov 5: Two Army jawans were injured when they inadvertently stepped over the mine along the Line of Control (LoC) at forward village of Wasuni in Mendhar sector of Poonch district this evening.

Reports said two jawans of 13 Raj Rifles identified as Sepoy Pawan Singh and Sepoy Sonu Singh got wounded in mine explosion this evening at around 5 pm when they inadvertently stepped over the device while they were patrolling along the LoC at forward village of Wasuni in Mendhar sector of Poonch district.

The critically hurt Army men were immediately shifted to the Garrison Hospital Rajouri where their condition was stated to be stable.

The injured jawans were leading the patrolling party, reports said, adding other jawans had a narrow escape in the blast.

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17 security men injured as clashes mar Eid festivities:

SRINAGAR: At least 17 security personnel were today injured as protesting youths clashed with them soon after the congregational Eid-ul-Adha prayers concluded in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said.

Clashes also broke out at Sopore town in Baramulla district and some parts of the city, marring Eid festivities.

17 police and CRPF personnel were injured in Anantnag, 50 km from here, when clashes broke out after the security forces tried to prevent a large group of youths from taking out a protest rally after the congregational Eid-ul-Adha prayers, police said.

Shouting "pro-freedom" slogans, the agitators threw stones at the security forces who retaliated with tear smoke cannisters, they said.

At least 12 policemen, including Anantnag SSP R K Jalla and SP (Operations) Zahid Malik, and five CRPF personnel were injured in the clashes, police said.

Several protesters were also injured in the clashes, they said.

In Sopore, people took out a protest march soon after coming out of the Eidgah, police said.

When police attempted to intercept the rallyists, they started pelting stones at them.

Police fired several tear smoke cannisters there to disperse the crowd.

Protests also erupted in the old city here as youths clashed with police at Saraf Kadal locality after the Eid prayers. (AGENCIES)

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Maoist fear results in shutdown of factories in Jharkhand:

The Maoist threat looms large in Jharkhand, leading to shut down of several factories in the state's Ramgarh district, resulting in unemployment among youth.

Labourers working in the factories dread the though of the ultras attacking them at the isolated sites and are reluctant to work.

Speaking to the mediapersons, Suresh Mahato, a local resident, revealed how industries have now been shut due to threats from Maoists.

"One decade back, small factories were functioning in the area, but now, all the factories are shut down. But the government is making efforts to restart or set up small factories. The reason behind the shutting down of the factories, were government policies and threat from some anti-social elements. But now a few factories are setting up again in the region and this will help the youth get employment," said Mahato.

Factories stayed locked and machines lay dysfunctional in the premises of the factory.

On their part, the owners of the factories said that they are scared to restart work in the factory and the killing of villagers by Maoists in the district further aggravates the fear among them and the locals.

However, the village head, Sri Ram Mahato, said that almost after a decade, the industries are again being set up in the region.

"This fact cannot be rejected that this is Maoist affected area and all the ministers and Jharkhand government accept this fact. Even our village has been fully declared a Maoist affected area. When factories were set up in the area a decade ago, this idea did not work out successfully because of Maoist threat and government policies. But a few factories are setting up in the region and the construction work is on but still the work is too slow," said the village head.

He seemed to be optimistic and said the work was on for setting up small factories and they would be completed soon.

Maoists have attacked many schools, hospitals, and government institutions and this offensive has severely affected children's education and has brought normal life to a standstill.

According to analysts, the Maoists oppose all development activities such as the construction of roads, schools, hospitals, drip irrigation and drinking water facilities.

Contractors are killed, schools are torched, electric poles are pulled down and projects, which could lead to development, are halted. For, if development comes to the area, Maoists fear that their support base will diminish.

The Maoist insurgency has gripped nearly one-third of the country, spreading into the interiors of 20 of India's 28 states.

The tussle for power between the Maoists and the government in the interior has led to a virtual breakdown of state-machinery in the Maoist affected regions. (ANI)

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7 Security Force personnel injured in Jharkhand:

Seven Security Force personnel, five of Jharkhand Jaguar and two of District Police, were injured when a school-turned-camp collapsed by a series of land-mine explosions triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Kone village in Latehar District early on November 8

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Bomb attack at JMIC residence in Manipur:

Suspected militants launched a failed bomb attack at the residence of a Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Churachandpur early Tuesday by hurling a hand grenade even as police retrieved a hand grenade reportedly hurled by suspected militants at the residence of an Assistant Engineer of Public Health Engineering Department.

Official reports said that the hand grenade was hurled at the residence of Santibala Devi, Churachandpur JMIC around 6.40 am at Kwakeithel, Imphal. The bomb landed in front on the courtyard of the residence when a police team from Singjamei police rushed after the family informed them.

Personnel of the state police bomb detection and disposal squad defused the hand grenade which was found lying with its lever and disposed off at an open place nearby, police said. Another hand grenade attack was also conducted at the house of AE AK Sharatchandra of PHED last night around 10.45 pm at Uripok, Imphal.

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3 bombs recovered in Assam:

SILCHAR, Nov 8: A major blast and bloodshed was averted today as the Army recovered three powerful bombs from a rail bridge just 15 minutes prior to the movement of a passenger train. The incident happened at the 212 No. bridge in between Mahur and Phaiding in the hill section of the NF Railway at 5.35 in the morning today. Hill Tiger Force (HTF), a non-Dimasa tribal militant outfit claimed responsibility of the attempted blast. Railway patrolling party first noticed three bombs and other materials on the rail bridge. 9 Engineering Regiment of the Army stationed at Mahur immediately swung into action and recovered three bombs weighing five kg, 15 meters detonators and three metre cordex. Sources said, these were ‘pek’ bombs which were very powerful. Lumding-Agartala passenger train was scheduled to cross the bridge just after 15 minutes. Meanwhile, Lunneh Kuki, the publicity secretary of the HTF told The Sentinel they were behind the planting of the bombs. HTF, which demanded Dima Hasao to be divided into two separate autonomous districts, had targeted the railwaymen and rail track for the last couple of months.

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Maoists torch earth-moving equipment in Andhra Pradesh:

A group of armed Maoists on Monday night had allegedly set on fire an earth-moving equipment being used by a contractor for laying a road and his scooter near Valajangi village under Rangabayalu Panchayat in Munchingput mandal.

According to information received here the Maoists resorted to the action for the contractor continuing with his work in spite of being warned by them not to lay the road.

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