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Maoists burn road construction machines:

Jamui, Jul 15 (PTI) Maoists burnt road construction machines and two dumpers at Saraun village in Bihar's Jamui district early today, police said.
Over 50 naxalites raided the plant office of Pradhan Road Construction Limited, a private road construction firm, at Saraun and burnt a soil excavation machine, one payloader and two dumpers after asking the night guards to vacate the premises, the police said.
Raids were on in the area to nab the ultras, they said. PTI

 

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Breaking news: Government nod for autonomous Gorkhaland​

The government has given its nod for the creation of an autonomous Gorkhaland.

It has directed the home ministry to sign an agreement with the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) and West Bengal government.


Breaking news: Government nod for autonomous Gorkhaland - India - DNA

 

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Maoists kill SPO's mother in Chhattisgarh:

Indian Express reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked the house of one Mukesh Kaved, a Special Police Officer (SPO), and killed his mother in Kalanur village in Narayanpur District on July 16. The Maoists killed Punki Bai Kaved, the mother of Kaved while his father Rup Ji Kaved, was hanged on a tree but somehow survived.

 

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Maoists kill civilian in Bihar:

DNA India reports that armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres slit the throat of a villager and killed him at Bharpurva village in East Champaran District on July 16. Over 24 armed Maoist cadres raided the village, captured the villager and killed him, Deputy Superintendent of Police (SP) Bambam Choudhary said. The Maoists left behind a leaflet claiming responsibility as he was allegedly working as a Police informer, the SP added.

Meanwhile, three CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested from the Gerua and Khasia forests during a search operation by Security Force (SF) personnel in Banka District in the night of July 15, reports Hindustan Times. A joint team of the Police from Jamui and Banka Districts raided the forests on the said night and arrested the Maoists identified as Barku Marandi, Manoj Paswan and Digambar Das, said SP (Banka) Shyam Kumar. The Police have recovered two pistols and several Maoist literatures from them

 

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Maoists kill TPC cadre in Jharkhand:

IBN Live reports that a cadre of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a break-away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was reportedly killed by CPI-Maoist cadres at Etko village in Palamu District in the night of July 15. A group of Maoists dragged Guddu Khan (26) out of his house and shot him dead a little distance away allegedly for being involved with TPC. The Maoists also left a hand-written chit owning the responsibility, Superintendent of Police Anup T Mathew said.

Meanwhile, three Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, cadres, identified as Kalam Ansari, Asfar Ansari and Ravindra Bhuiyan, were arrested and six weapons, including three rifles, were recovered from them during raids in Palamu District on July 16, reports Times of India. Kalam was arrested from Gurha village. Following his arrest, the other two Asfar and Ravindra were arrested from Siknee village under the Panki Police Station. Police also recovered four cell phones and a uniform.

Separately, the SF arrested two suspected Maoists in the forest on the Palamu-Chatra border touching Bihar during an operation code named as ‘Blue Moon’ in Ranchi District on July 17, reports Daily Pioneer. The SFs recovered three country made guns, one flash gun, one Motorola walky talky, pistols, uniforms, utensils, backpacks, Maoist literatures and large number of live ammunition from them.

 

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PULF militant abducts minor girl in Manipur:

Telegraph reports that a minor girl, identified as Memi (13), was abducted and freed after being held hostage for one night by alleged cadres of the Peoples’ United Liberation Front (PULF) from Keirao Makting Mayai Leikai in Imphal East District on July 16. The abductors, claiming to be cadres of PULF, told Memi that she was abducted so that they could demand money from her elder brother Muhammad Saheed Ali, a contractor.

 

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GNLA threatens serial blasts in Meghalaya:

Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) were put on high alert in Meghalaya on July 17 after Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants threatened to carry out serial blasts across the State. The militants said they would bomb crowded places like Bara Bazaar and Police Bazaar in Shillong, East Khasi Hills, Tura market in West Garo Hills and other places if the Government did not withdraw Central forces from Garo Hills by July 18. GNLA’s threat came after two units of Combat Battalion against Resolute Action (CoBRA) and five companies of Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were deployed in the Garo Hills region. “If the operations against the GNLA are not stopped by Monday, the organisation will go for serial blasts in Meghalaya,’’ GNLA ‘commander-in-chief’ Sohan D Shira reportedly said from an undisclosed location, adds Assam Tribune.

Meanwhile, SK Jain, the intelligence chief of Meghalaya Police said, “There is no question of withdrawing the troops or suspending our combing operation against them. Instead, we will intensify our operations.” An alert has been sounded across the State, he added.

 

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Three landmines recovered in Odisha:

Security Force (SF) personnel recovered a dump consisting of three landmines, three claymore mines and a huge quantity of gelatine sticks during anti-Naxalite [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] combing operation in Narayanpatna area of Koraput District on July 17, reports IBN Live. The recovery was made in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Patchangi area, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP, Laxmipur), Y Jagannath Rao said. "The Maoists had planted the explosives targeting the Security Force personnel engaged in combing operation. No injury or casualty has been reported. The explosives were kept in steel containers," Rao added.

Meanwhile, the Special Operation Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) jointly raided a village and arrested a Maoist, identified as Gangadhar Madhi (19), from the Idikonda forest area under Motu Police limits in Malkangiri District in the morning of July 16, reports Orissadiary.com. Gangadhar was involved in the recent abduction of the five villagers and looting in Potteru village in the District. He was supplying food & other materials to the Maoist cadres for the past one year, Malkangiri Police said.

 

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Grenade found on a Guwahati-bound passenger bus in Assam:

Security Forces (SFs) on July 16 found a grenade on a Guwahati-bound passenger bus in the Amingaon area of Guwahati, reports Times of India.

Also, SFs neutralised a militant hideout of United Liberation Army of Bruland, the breakaway faction of Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF), along Karimganj-Mizoram at Muithuluma village in Karimganj District. SFs recovered one 40-mm caliber Lathod gun (made in Thailand), seven rounds of Lathod 40-mm, 126 rounds of M-16, 60 rounds of G-3, 18 rounds of INSAS 5.56-mm rifle and one magazine of M-16, one magazine of INSAS, reports Sentinel.

Times of India reports that SFs on July 16 arrested three Adivasi People’s Army (APA) militants directly involved in Bhatkuchi blast that derailed the Guwahati-Puri Express on July 10. Silvister Tirki alias Rajiv alias Silva Orang, ‘vice-president’ of APA was arrested at village Uttarpar near Baganpara in Baksa District, while the other two APA militants, Stephen Murmu and Sagar Lakra, were arrested at Angarkata near Kumari Kata in Baksa District.

Silvister Tirki alias Rajiv alias Silva Orang revealed that the explosives used in the blast that derailed the Guwahati-Puri Express were procured from the heavy artillery shooting range of the Army at Tamulpur in Baksa District and coal mines in Meghalaya, states Assam Tribune on July 17 reported. He further revealed that APA received help from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) during its formation and several militants of the outfit were even given training by militants of ULFA while APA did not enjoy good relations with National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).

Meanwhile, peace talks with Pro Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) are going to start from August 2011, Times of India reports. Centre's interlocutor for peace talks in Assam P C Haldar said on July 15, "The peace process entered a new stage after Ulfa announced a unilateral ceasefire (on Tuesday). This is a positive development and we are inching closer to the final stage. We expect the peace talks to start in August”. He further said "The entire process to find a solution may take some time. Anything done at a breakneck speed may not yield a permanent solution.” On the tissue of ground rules and modalities, he said, "The Government and ULFA have to decide how to go about it and ensure that there's no ambiguity in the entire process."

Meanwhile, the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) has called for a 12 hour bandh (General Strike) on July 18 (today) seeking release of its leader, Mohet Hojai’ former chief executive member of North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council.

 

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Arms and ammunition recovered in Jammu and Kashmir:

Troops on July 17 neutralised a hide-out of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants at Copra Top at village Mathansu in the Mahore area of Reasi District and recovered a consignment of arms, ammunition and explosives, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries included two AK-47 rifles with two bayonets, two AK magazines, 120 rounds, two hand grenades, two Kenwood radio sets, some incriminating documents, mobile telephones with their batteries and some other explosive material.

Meanwhile, search operations were intensified in the areas of Kathua District, bordering Punjab, following inputs developed by Punjab Police about movement of a group of militants in Dhar area of Pathankote in Gurdaspur District, only few kilometers opposite Basohli tehsil (revenue unit) of Kathua District. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP, Kathua) Jagdish Lal Sharma confirmed, “Our police is fully alert in all the areas bordering Punjab. Not only the areas close to Punjab but even neighbouring State of Himachal Pradesh have also been put on high alert to prevent any kind of movement of undesirable elements into Kathua District.’’ He added that Ranjit Sagar dam was fully protected and there was no possibility of the militants reaching close to it for any sabotage. Reports indicate that Punjab Police have launched searches in Dhar, Donera and Pangota areas opposite Basohli tehsil of Kathua District for past two to three days following inputs about movement of militants in the area. Police sources, however, couldn’t say as to whether the militants were of Punjab origin or Jammu and Kashmir.

 

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One person arrested along with eight crude bombs in Gujarat:

The Police on July 17 arrested a person, Shehzad Ismail Rangrezi, from new Shah Alam area in Ahmadabad after being alerted by his live-in partner that he had assembled bombs, Indian Express reported. The Police later recovered eight live crude bombs from a dry lake. Ahmadabad Police Commissioner Sudhir Sinha said, “Shehzad had brought these bombs from outside. He wanted to use these bombs before the Jagannath Rath Yatra in the city to create communal disharmony. However, that could not happen.” The bombs, the Bonm Disposal Squad officials said, contained gun powder, nuts and bolts, pieces of glass and marble, and assembled in a form that, when blasted, could have seriously injured people 10 to 50 metres from the spot. The Police also seized a country-made revolver from Shehzad’s house and some bottles of imported liquor.

 

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Six landmines unearthed in Maoist-affected Orissa district:

Koraput (Orissa), Jul 17 (PTI) Six landmines, including three claymore mines, were today unearthed by security personnel during an anti-Naxal combing operation in Koraput district, a senior police official said.

Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel stumbled upon the explosives in the Maoist-prone Pachingi area, DSP (Laxmipur) Y Jagannath Rao said.

"The Maoists had planted the explosives targeting security personnel engaged in combing operation. No injury or casualty has been reported. The explosives were kept in steel containers," Rao said. PTI

 

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Two IEDs found in Khunti district:

Khunti (Jharkhand), July 17 (PTI) Two improvised explosive devices (IED) were detected in Khunti district, the police said today.

A 15-kg IED was found today at Barigarah village while another weighing 25 kg was detected under Rania police station of the district yesterday, the Superintendent of Police, Manoj Kaushik, told reporters here.

The explosives were detected during patrolling, he added. PTI