Insurgent & Secessionist movements in India

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Blast in Assam: Army vehicles targeted; one jawan killed, 7 injured | NDTV.com

 

[Dance]

Security alert in Assam ahead of Independence Day


Guwahati: Assam has been put on a general security alert in view of the threat by the anti-talk faction of ULFA to engage in subversive activities in the run-up to Independence Day celebrations.

"A general security alert has been sounded and security tightened throughout the state. Police pickets have been posted at vulnerable areas," Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) A P Rout told PTI today.

"The anti-talk faction of ULFA (headed by Paresh Baruah) is desperate to carry out subversive activities to show its presence but the police has sounded the alert to thwart such plans," he said.

Meanwhile, police said a few small groups of ULFA have managed to sneak into the state from their camps in Myanmar and some of other cadres are currently sheltered in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap, Changlang and Lohit districts and Mon district of Nagaland.

According to information available with the police, senior ULFA anti-talk faction leaders including Nayan Medhi and Rajiv Das are in Majuli River island and directing cadres in the region to plan subversive activities.

Security alert in Assam ahead of Independence Day | NDTV.com


CID officer alleges threat to life, quits

CID officer alleges threat to life, quits

UDAIPUR: Ramesh Katara, sub-inspector of CID’s Salumbar zone, resigned Friday, alleging the disclosure of a confidential report regarding Naxal activities in the area would be a threat to his life. The report was leaked and shared with those against whom it was intended, Katara alleged. He said his seniors did not provide him security. Additional SP, CID, Parvat Singh termed Katara’s allegation as baseless, while IG Rajesh Nirwan said he received no resignation request.

Lastnight Home: CID officer alleges threat to life, quits - Indian Express

 

[Windjammer]

Naxals blow up anti-mine vehicle in Chhattisgarh; 1 CRPF killed

PTI

Maoists on Monday blew off a Mine Protected Vehicle (MPV) killing a CRPF personnel and injured a few others in the naxal hotbed of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.

The blast that injured about four CRPF and one state police personnel occurred when a contingent of security forces were out on patrol at a place under Aranpur police station of the district.

A helicopter was immediately pressed into service to evacuate the injured troopers and they were later brought to Dantewada.

The mine protected vehicle was totally damaged in the explosion which is suspected to have been carried out by triggering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) kept under the road on which the vehicle rolled over, a senior official said.

Initial reports said that two injured troopers are in critical condition.

Senior security officials along with reinforcements have rushed to the area, the official said.

The Hindu : States / Other States : Naxals blow up anti-mine vehicle in Chhattisgarh; 1 CRPF killed

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Two CRPF commandos killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh - Times Of India

RAIPUR: Two CRPF commandos were killed in an IED blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district early on Monday.

The attack comes just a day after Maoists blew off an anti-landmine vehicle killing a CRPF trooper in the same district.

A Tata-407 vehicle was blown up killing two CoBRA commandos on the spot, senior officials said.

The commandos, identified as constable K P Singh and Mukul Burman, were carrying rations for a CRPF camp nearby when the blast occurred.

Senior officials said the blast took place near Basuguda, where joint security forces had carried out a controversial encounter last month.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

ULFA calls for Assam bandh on Independence Day - The Economic Times

GUWAHATI: The anti-talk faction of the ULFA has called Assam bandh on August 15 and asked the people to refrain from participating in the Independence Day celebrations.

In an e-mail sent to media, ULFA 'assistant information and publicity secretary' Arunuday Asom said, places where Independence Day celebrations are organised would be 'legitimate targets' for the outfit and asked the people to stay away from such spots.

He, however, did not specify whether the bandh is for 12 hours or for 24 hours.

Meanwhile, in a separate joint statement, seven militant outfits of the north east called for the customary boycott of the celebrations and general strike in the region on the day.

The strike would be in force from 1 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. in the entire region, ULFA,National Democratic Front of Bodoland, Kamtapur Liberation Organisation, Coordination Committee Manipur, Tripura Peoples Democratic Front, National Liberation Front of Tripura and Hynnewtrep National Liberation Council said in a statement.

 

[Android]

Assam: 7 ULFA cadre arrested, powerful IEDs recovered

Tinsukia: Seven cadre of ULFA were arrestedon Friday night and two powerful improvised explosive devices (IED) have been recovered following an encounter in Assam's Tinsukia district, the police said.

Acting on a tip-off about the presence of a group of ULFA cadre to carry out subversive activities in the district in the run-up to the Independence Day, the police launched a search operation in Borburi area since this evening and an encounter followed in which two cadre were nabbed while another fled away.

Five more cadre of ULFA were arrested following the interrogation of the duo and two powerful IEDs arrested from an abandoned cremation ground, 500 metres from the parade ground where the district administration was due to hold the I-Day parade, source said.

The bombs have been defused and search operations were on to arrest the militants who fled, the police said.

Assam: 7 ULFA cadre arrested, powerful IEDs recovered

 

[Windjammer]

J&K former DySP shot dead

Zulfikar Majid Srinagar, Aug 10, 2012, DHNS
Police, backed by security forces, launch a manhunt to arrest killers
Ahead of Independence Day celebrations, suspected militants shot dead a retired police officer in Srinagar city on Friday

Police said Abdul Hamid Bhat, a retired deputy superintendent of police, was shot by pistol borne assailants point blank while he was coming out of a mosque in Batamaloo area here after offering Friday prayers at 1:45 pm. “He was rushed to hospital where he was declared brought dead,” a police spokesperson said.

Reports said police, backed by security forces, launched a manhunt to find the killers, who managed to escape from the scene of crime taking advantage of the crowd coming out of the mosque.

Bhat, a resident of Mominabad in Batamaloo, had retired from the police last year. No militant outfit has claimed responsibility of the attack so far. The attack came at a time when security in Srinagar and other major towns have been beefed up ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Sources said police have been put on alert throughout the valley. There has been a sudden surge in grenade attacks and point-blank killings by militants in Kashmir over the last few months.In the last few weeks at least eight grenade attacks were carried out by militants in different parts of the valley besides six attacks on village heads and encounters near the Line of Control.

Last week, police had detained two young boys aged 12 and 13 for questioning for allegedly hurling grenades at police and security forces in north Kashmir’s Sopore town.

 

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All those ***holes who are trying to disrupt independence day celebrations should be severely punished

 

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Assam shooting, one dead, hours after Sonia Gandhi's trip | NDTV.com

Kokrajhar: In a fresh outbreak of ethnic violence in Assam, suspected militants shot at four labourers in Chirang district on the Assam-Bhutan border, killing one and wounding three.

All four were returning from Bhutan, and planned to take a train to their hometown of Malda in West Bengal. Shortly after they crossed the border into Assam, they were advised by the Sena Suraksha Bal, a border force, to report to the local police station for their security given the prevailing tensions. But as they were walking towards the police station, two men on a bike pulled up. The pillion rider fired on them with a pistol from point blank range. One of them died on the spot. Two others were wounded, but said to be out danger. The sole survivor fled and managed to find safety in a nearby house. He was later taken into police protection.

Police suspect the role of Bodo militants, especially the faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), which is against talks. The NDFB is suspected in at least two other shootings in this latest cycle of ethnic violence.

Monday's incident pushes up the death toll to 78. It comes on day when Congress President Sonia Gandhi visited the violence-prone Kokrajhar and Dhubri districts of Assam along with Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and assured locals to an end to violence.

 

[WAR-rior]

How come this Assam riots part of Insurgency ? Smarty losers ! :|

 

[Windjammer]

Maoists kill home guard in Odisha ahead of I-Day
Bhubaneswar, Aug 14, 2012, (IANS):

Maoists killed a home guard attached to a police station in Odisha ahead of Independence Day, official said Tuesday.

A group of 10-15 rebels dragged 42-year-old Narayan Sunani from his home at Bhuliabandh village in district Bargarh, about 500 km from here Monday night, and killed him with a sharp weapon after branding him a police spy.

Sunani was working as a home guard at the local Paikmal police station, a senior district police official told IANS.

Leaflets and posters the rebels left at the site asked people not to cooperate with the police. They also appealed to people to observe Independence Day as a black day.

In view of possible Maoist attacks, state and central forces have been deployed in Malkangiri, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kandhamal and Ganjam districts. These are considered to be rebel strongholds.

Vehicles are being checked at all entry points of vulnerable areas. Police patrolling has been intensified, a senior state police official said.
Maoists kill home guard in Odisha ahead of I-Day

 

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Maoists kill construction firm manager, abduct two others in Bihar

Jamui (Bihar), Aug.11 (ANI): In an unprecedented attack, Maoists in Bihar's Jamui District killed a construction company manager and abducted two employees for not paying 'taxes' imposed by the rebels.

The company was engaged in construction work at Ghorlahi village that falls under Laxmipur Police Station in Jamui district.

Jamui's Deputy Superintendent of Police Virendra Sahu said the rebel attack took place around midnight. He said that the Maoists killed Ishwar Sao and abducted fellow workers Toofani Yadav and Raju Kumar Singh.

Sao hailed from the state's Amarva region, while Toofani Yadav and Raju Kumar Singh belonged to Baijla and Bihar Sharif regions respectively.

Sahu said Ishwar Sao's body was found on the hood of a jeep that was parked on the road leading to Belata and Khilar.

The whereabouts of the other two are unknown, he added.

He said that the Maoist outfit has been identified and probe is on to track them down and rescue the two hostages.

Police said that two days ago, they had nabbed two Maoists in Jamui.

Also known as Naxals, the rebels have fought for decades in a wide swathe of central and eastern India, including many resource-rich regions, where tensions run high between poor farmers and industrial developers.

The government has described them India's main internal security threat and an obstacle to higher growth and more jobs in Asia's third-largest economy. Hundreds die annually in the conflict, although levels of violence have fallen in recent years.

The Maoists say they are fighting for the rights of millions of landless people.

In the last few years, the rebels have stepped up their efforts against the government as well as the locals, after various locals complained that Maoist activities such as killings and abductions increased considerably in the area.

According to certain reports, Maoists are facing an acute shortage of personnel in several areas of central and eastern India, due to the steps taken by the state and central security forces to curtail the insurgency.

The guerrilla war, waged mostly from the forests of central and eastern India now poses the biggest internal security challenge, say analysts. (ANI)

Maoists kill construction firm manager, abduct two others in Bihar

 

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Militants target Baramulla police station; 6 injured
Date: 8 Aug 2012

Militants target Baramulla police station; 6 injured

M Aamir

Srinagar, August 8: Six persons, including three policemen, were injured after some unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at the Pattan police station in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district today.

The attack on the police station, which falls on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway, took place at 8.05 pm. The militants fled the spot, taking advantage of the darkness.

The police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation. No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

The attack took place around half an hour after the iftar (fast-breaking) time. This is the fifth such incident in the fasting month of Ramadhan. Four serial grenade attacks were made on July 31 and August 1.

While a police constable was injured during the attack at a Sopore market, no one was injured in the Sopore police station attack, both of which took place on July 31. The next day, grenades were lobbed at a CRPF camp at Chanapora and at a sarpanch’s house in Kupwara district. No casualties were reported during the incidents.

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Manipur: Four injured in bomb blasts during I-Day celebrations


Four persons were injured when a series of bombs exploded in Manipur during Independence day celebrations on Wednesday.

Official sources said the first explosion was reported from interior Thoubal district at a fair ground, near the district headquarters, at around 8am while arrangements were being made to celebrate the occasion.

Manipur: Four injured in bomb blasts during I-Day celebrations - Hindustan Times

 

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Puducherry, Aug 15 (PTI) Unidentified persons today hurled a couple of crude bombs at the house of a French national here, police said.

Two motorcycle-borne men hurled the bombs when the resident of the house, a French woman of Puducherry origin, was away attending mass at a church in Nellithope, police said.

On her return, the woman found that a window and the balcony of the house had been damaged and informed police.

No one has been arrested.