Insurgent & Secessionist movements in India

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1 NSCN (K) cadre injured in Nagaland

One NSCN (K) cadre was injured in a factional clash, Wednesday afternoon between Litsami and Emlomi under Zunheboto district when “command party” of NSCN (K) and GPRN/NSCN on “patrolling” opened fire at each other.

When contacted, supervisor Cease-fire Supervisory Board (CFSB) GPRN/NSCN, C. Singsong confirmed that one NSCN (K) cadre was injured and also claimed that one AK rifle was “captured” from the rival group.

Police sources also confirmed that one NSCN (K) cadre was injured but declined to name the person.

32 AR, NSCN (K) nexus crystal clear: Singsong
Nexus between 32 Assam Rifles (AR) and NSCN (K) was crystal clear said supervisor Cease-fire Supervisory Board (CFSB) GPRN/NSCN, C. Singsong Wednesday.

Talking to this Reporter over the phone on the situation at Ahthibung area, Singsong said that GPRN/NSCN cadres “captured” a mini truck carrying essential commodities and explosives of NSCN (K) members at Ahthibung Wednesday afternoon but due to “hue and cry” made by NSCN (K) to AR, the essential commodities was recovered from them by AR and handed over to the rival faction.

Asserting that NSCN (K) has been “enjoying” their rations for the past one month, Singsong questioned why AR was involved in this issue while both the factions were observing cease-fire with the Government of India.

Alleging that AR has been “backing” NSCN (K), Singsong said he “fails to understand” the role and relationship of AR with NSCN (K) and added that AR has failed to “control the situation” as they were not applying the same yardsticks to deal with GPRN/NSCN. “32 Assam Rifles are in support of NSCN (K) and forgetting the cease-fire we have with Government of India”, said supervisor CFSB, GPRN/NSCN.

He then alleged that AR has now started to provide water to NSCN (K) camp at Ahthibung while GPRN/NSCN had to support themselves while they were occupying the camp.

Singsong while asserting that NSCN (K) was “forcibly” occupying Ahthibung camp, he alleged that AR has been chasing away GRPN/NSCN cadres from Ahthibung area and not even allowing their cadres to enter Ahthibung.

1 injured in factional clash at Zunheboto : Nagaland Post

 

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Maoists snatch ballot papers in Kalahandi

BALANGIR: Around 20 suspected Maoists snatched away ballot papers and polling boxes from officials at two booths in the Maoist-hit Trilochanpur village in Kalahandi district on Tuesday night. The rebels also took away mobile phones from the polling personnel.

Sources said, after polling personnel reached the booths, the ultras, who sneaked into the village from Rayagada district, suddenly entered the booths and held them at gun point. Before they could do anything, they decamped with polling boxes, ballot papers and other documents. Police personnel were not present at the time of the raid. However, the polling personnel returned safely with police escorts.

Kalahandi SP Sudha Singh admitted that there was a Maoist warning on February 10, for not conducting polls in the area. "We were prepared for Maoist violence. We had made sufficient security arrangements. Since Trilochanpur is adjacent to the Rayagada district border, they intruded at night and conducted the raid."

Apprehensive of Red violence, voters did not turn up at seven other polling booths. "Polling personnel were asked to wait till the end of polling time. Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel were also asked to remain alert," the SP added.

In Nuapada district, the 18 polling parties who had returned on Tuesday following a road blockade at Banasiama Ghati near Sunabeda sanctuary, headed for the polling booths rather late in the day. They reportedly reached there three hours after the scheduled time for staring polls. Reports said polling went on smoothly there.

Reds snatch ballot papers in Kalahandi - The Times of India

 

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^ Wow so many incidents. india is descending into anarchy. The brahaminist rulers are being challenged by the oppressed.

 

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'Maoist movement may end up as a bloody civil war'

NEW DELHI: Swedish author and columnist Jan Myrdal - known for his close interaction with Indian Maoists since the '80s - admits that he is unable to gauge where the radical Left movement, led by CPI (Maoist) chief Ganapathy, is headed for.

"There is even a negative possibility...it could even end as a bloody civil war which they (Maoists) may not survive..." he says. Myrdal (85) had traveled to Bastar's core area two years ago, and interacted extensively with cadres and leaders, including party general secretary Ganapathy. His interview of Ganapathy was the last face-to-face interaction of a journalist that was published.

While giving an insightful account of his experience to TOI on Saturday, Myrdal's face fell for a moment as he blamed himself to some extent for the killing of Maoist leader Azad. "I have a bad feeling... partly responsible for the killing of Azad. We had mentioned what Ganapathy said about the ceasefire... Azad took it up and it is possible that the situation was used to trap him," Myrdal said in retrospect.

He is in India for the launch of his latest book, "Red Star over India", which is an account and his analysis of the visit to the Red zone in Bastar. Jan, the son of Nobel laureates Alva and Gunnar Myrdal, has penned over 80 books, including fiction and plays.

He stresses that he quit the Communist party since he felt that it has taken a wrong direction, but does not consider himself to be a "renegade." Is he a chronicler of the Maoist movement or a sympathizer? "I follow my father who insisted that a social scientist or writer cannot be unbiased. I am not an unbiased observer," is his common refrain.

Myrdal points out a potential area of tension between the atheist Maoist leadership and their constituency tribals and non-tribal farmers and rural folks, who are entrenched in religious and cultural rituals and customs.

No wonder, he says, the Red ultras are "very careful about religious shrines etc and on account of hurting local sentiments and they are trying to address the issue". "But, this could develop into an area of conflict in spreading the movement," he warns.

What does he perceive to be the way forward for the movement? The support of urban middle class that is sorely lacks, he says.

He has three tips for the naxals to woo the middle class: highlight human rights violations committed by security forces, inclusive development in rural areas and persist with social struggle in urban pockets.


'Maoist movement may end up as a bloody civil war' - Times Of India

 

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“Maoist movement will continue until socio-economic problems are addressed”


The Maoist movement in India is unlikely to succeed, but it will continue to regurgitate and find support until the basic socio-economic problems of the ordinary people are addressed, said speakers at a panel discussion here on Thursday over the issue of the Naxals and their adherence to the Mao sentiments in India.

The genesis of the Maoist movement in India, its ramifications and what it means for the country's internal security, values of democracy and development, should it continue into the future; were part of the discussion hosted at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library . These issues have been raised in the anthology ‘More than Maoism: Politics, Policies and Insurgencies in South Asia', edited by members of the Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore, released recently.

The book is an outcome of the general curiosity about the Maoist movement in India and attempts to answer the basic questions about the movement's resurgence in the country and its continued presence, said Robin Jeffery, co-editor of the anthology and Visiting Research Professor at the Institute of South Asian Studies and Asian Research Institute, National University of Singapore.

“After the April 2010 Maoist attack that killed 76 policemen in Chattisgarh, Chinese in Singapore wanted to know why so many years after Chairman Mao was dead, has the movement popped up in India,” he said, recounting the idea behind the anthology.

Unkempt promises to the masses, failure to secure education, health and sanitation to the rural poor and the marginalised, are perceived to be the reasons for the emergence of the movement in India, he said, but it is now important to come up with solutions to the problems and to ascertain how these promise can be kept, given the difficult situation. He said to tackle the problem; the government will have to act on all fronts, from providing good local government to conducting fair and free elections.

Former Director-General of Uttar Pradesh Police and commander of the Border Security Force Prakash Singh, who has also authored the book ‘The Naxalite Movement in India', said while he believes that the movement has no future, the “Naxalbaris” will continue.

“The question that bothers people is how the movement kept on erupting after being put down by the armed might of the Indian State. In 1967, in 1980s it was put out, and now we are in the third phase of the movement,” he said.

Referring to the reasons for its presence, he said while the government claims that they have addressed the issues of poverty, unemployment, displacement of the tribals [issues that are responsible for Naxalism], the truth is that they are being addressed only on paper. Mr. Singh said the Maoists pose an imminent threat to the security of the country because of their links with terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, ISI and the Chinese. “They are anti- democracy and anti-development,” he pointed out.

Sharing his experiences and perspective, Suvojit Bagchi, a correspondent with the BBC World Service who has contributed to the anthology, said the Naxals have been able to integrate with the locals and unlike what the perception is they are not coerced into offering support to the movement.

“It is a human story. The integration with the local people is tremendous and it is incorrect to say that they have been controlling the people through guns,” he said. Noted journalist Sumanta Banerjee, who is the author of the widely acclaimed book ‘In the Wake of Naxalbari', said the Maoists should not be seen as some kind of a Robin Hood figure, not as philanthropists and not even a extortionists. “Maoists and Naxalites will continue in the country. I don't think they can implement Maoism in the country, but will remain catalytic agents. And until the basic socio-economic system in India changes, the movement will continue to rise like a phoenix. There will be newer flash points, like mining operations, dislocation of tribals,” he cautioned.

The Hindu : Cities / Delhi :

 

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Suspected rebels kill 4 police in eastern India


Police say Maoist rebels are suspected of triggering a blast that destroyed a police jeep and killed four officers in eastern India.

Police officer Avinash Reddy says the assailants also opened fire on the vehicle during the attack Friday in the Chitradonda region of Orissa state.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Maoist rebels in the area often ambush government vehicles.

Inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, the rebels have been fighting in several Indian states for more than four decades demanding land and jobs for farmers and the poor.

Suspected rebels kill 4 police in eastern India - Boston.com

 

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Schoolboy, grandfather killed by Maoists

Maoist guerrillas killed a schoolboy and his grandfather and set their house on fire in Jharkhand’s Khuti district early Saturday, police said.

According to police, Maoist guerrillas belonging to People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) attacked the house of B.Y. Toppo, situated in Thunku village of Khuti district, around 45 km from Ranchi early Saturday. The rebels killed the two of them and set the house on fire.

The reason for the killing has yet to be ascertained, police said. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

Maoist guerrillas are active in 18 of the 24 districts of the state.

Schoolboy, grandfather killed by Maoists

 

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Maoists torture and kill two cops at public court


Raipur: The outlawed group Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two Chhattisgarh home guards at a 'jan adalat' people's court in an undisclosed forested pocket in restive Bastar region for defying their diktat, a police official said on Sunday.

The bodies of Moriyam Mangu and Anand Jasba, who were in their 20s -- were found Saturday on a roadside in a jungle pocket in Cherpal area under Bijapur district, some 450 km south of state capital Raipur. The two persons were missing since Jan 31.



Officials here at police headquarters confirmed that a few leaflets were also found along with the dumped dead bodies, in which the Maoists said the cops were killed at a 'jan adalat' on charges of teaming up with authorities for anti-Maoist drives and also committing offences against the public.

In one of the leaflets, the guerrillas have asked youths of the 40,000 sq km conflict zone of Bastar region to stay away from joining the police force.

The injury marks on the bodies suggested that the two men were tortured at the 'jan adalat' before they were killed. The Maoists did not mention the date and the area where the 'jan adalat' was held to execute the two home guards.

Bijapur is among the seven districts that form mineral-rich Bastar region where Maoists hold sway in interiors since late 1980s.


Maoists torture and kill two cops at public court

 

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Maoists torture, kill two Home Guards

Raipur, Feb 26 2012, (IANS):

Maoists have tortured and killed two Home Guards who had been missing since Jan 31, police said Sunday.

The bodies of Moriyam Mangu and Anand Jasba, in their 20s, were found Saturday by a road in a jungle area in Cherpal in Bijapur district, some 450 km south of here.

The outlawed group Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed them for defying their orders, a police official said.

The police headquarters here said leaflets were found near the bodies which claimed the two were killed at a 'Jan Adalat' or People's Court for "committing offences against the public".

The injury marks on the bodies suggested the two men were tortured, the officer said.One of the leaflets asked youths in the tribal region not to join the police.

Bijapur is among the seven districts that forms mineral-rich Bastar region where Maoists have held sway in the interiors since late 1980s.
Maoists torture, kill two Home Guards

 

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Maoists kill a tribal in Orissa

Laxmipur, Feb 26 : Suspected Maoists gunned down a tribal in Laxmipur area of Orissa.

The deceased Salu Praska, 45, had gone into to the forest area along with his wife Salme Praska to collect firewood, when a group of Maoists caught him and killed him.


"We saw nearly ten people coming our way. They were holding guns and they beat my husband. We tried to run away but they caught my husband and killed him in front of me," said Salme Praska.

The incident sent shock waves in the entire village, as it was for the first time that a incident of such kind had occurred in that area.

Laxmipur is a hamlet in Orissa's Koraput District. It is situated at an altitude of nearly 3,000 feet and is surrounded by thick forests.

Security and police personnel rushed to the area and started the investigations.

"You know that one 'adivasi' fellow namely Salu Praska of Laxmipur was killed by some Maoists. I suspect that the Maoists might have committed this murder of Salu Praska in the nearby forest area by slitting his throat," said Surya Mani Pradhan, police inspector, Laxmipur police station.

Pradhan added that the deceased was a resident of Kondha Sahi near Laxmipur area and was engaged in a country liquor trade.

The Maoist insurgency has gripped nearly a third of the country in its violent tentacles, spreading into the interiors of 20 of India's 28 states.

Maoists kill a tribal in OrissaIndia4u News Online

 

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GNLA killed ex-constable in Meghalaya

The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Sunday killed a former police constable in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district alleging he was a spy, police said.

Two armed barged into the residence of Warnath S. Sangma in Banfamawe village and shot him dead. But police said the man was not working for the police.

"They suspected he was spying on them. He took voluntary pension and he has nothing to do with Meghalaya police," Inspector General of Police F.D. Sangma said.

The GNLA, headed by police officer-turned outlaw Champion R. Sangma, has unleashed a reign of terror in the three impoverished districts of Garo Hills in the western part of Meghalaya.

More than 30 people, including security personnel, have been killed in the Garo Hills in the last one year by GNLA.

In the past two months alone, 10 people were killed while two engineers of the government-run Meghalaya Energy Corp Ltd were abducted by GNLA.

Sakaal Times - GNLA killed ex-constable

 

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Two civilians injured as Maoists open fire on bus in West Bengal

After a lull of three months since Maoist top leader Kishenji was killed in an encounter at Jhargram, Maoists became active again as two miscreants, suspected to be Maoists, abducted one person from a passenger bus in Purnapani jungle area in West Midnapore district.

Two persons seated on the roof of the bus were injured after they were hit by bullets fired in the air by the miscreants while they were returning to their hide-outs.

According to police, the bus, was coming from Dhunsai and bound for Midnapore, was stopped at Purnapani by one of the two miscreants who had mingled with the passengers. At 1.30 am he went to the driver’s cabin and held him at gunpoint, asking him to stop the bus.

His partner got the conductor to open the gates of the bus at gunpoint too. They robbed the belongings of one of the passenger and took him into the jungles. The miscreants fired twice in the air before vanishing into the jungles, injuring two passengers sitting on the roof of the bus.

The injured were admitted to Jhargram district hospital. Police is yet to arrest the miscreants.

Gourav Sharma, SP Jhargaram, said they are clueless about the reason for abducting only one passenger.

In Jhargram, ‘Maoists’ abduct bus passenger - Indian Express

 

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Maoists attack MLC’s construction company

MUZAFFARPUR: A group of about 20 Maoists armed with sophisticated weapons and lathis attacked Singh Construction Company's hot mixing plant belonging to transport operator and local JD(U) MLC, Dinesh Prasad Singh, and burnt a dumper truck and an old JCB machine at Bakhra village on Muzaffarpur-Rewa Road under Saraiya police station at about 11.30 pm on Sunday night.

Saraiya SHO Sanjay Kumar informed on Monday that there were seven labourers on the spot when the Maoists reached there. They snatched their cellphones but did not harm them. The intruders set afire both the dumper and JCB machine parked there. The front portion of both the vehicles were completely burnt. Before retreating within half-an-hour, the Maoists threw six pieces of handbills on the spot. Through leaflets, the Maoists demanded 10 per cent levy from the plant's owner, denounced alleged police-contractor connivance and condemned recent crimes like dacoity and murder in the area.

The Maoists did not raise any slogan nor did they disrupt vehicular traffic on the busy Muzaffarpur-Rewa Road during their operation. They threw the cellphones of the labourers before leaving the spot. A few villagers claimed that the Maoists had brought with them two containers of petrol. They were hiding in the adjacent wheat field since the evening and attacked the plant site at midnight suddenly. They disappeared within moments after burning the vehicles.

It may be mentioned here that the Maoists had attacked the road and bridge construction sites under Minapur PS area of Muzaffarpur district, besides at such sites in Sheohar, Sitamarhi and East Champaran districts in recent months to press for the payment of 10 per cent levy from the contractors. It could not be known whether the Maoists had demanded levy from the MLC earlier.

Maoists attack MLC’s construction company - The Times of India

 

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Ramchandran worried over Maoists presence in Assam


Guwahati, Feb 28 (PTI) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs M Ramachandran today expressed concern over growing Maoist presence particularly in upper Assam districts and said the state police was taking required steps. Chairing a top level law and order review meeting at the Raj Bhavan in the presence of Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik here, the union minister told reporters "border fencing along the Indo-Bangla terrain was also discussed and decision has been taken to complete the process very soon." State Director General of Police Jayanta Choudhury said the union home ministry had been urged to form an anti-extortion and anti-abduction cell to counter the threat of militants. "We have urged the union minister in the meeting to form the cells as well a proper rehabilitation package for the surrendered ULFA militants", he said. On yesterday's grenade blast in the city, the DGP claimed that the anti-talk faction of the ULFA led by Paresh Barua was behind the incident. PTI SB PR


Ramchandran worried over Maoists presence in Assam, IBN Live News