In the third such major attack in three months which took the paramilitary force by surprise, suspected Maoists killed 26 jawans of a CRPF road opening team and injured 15 others in an ambush at Dhorai in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Tuesday, the police said.
Rescue teams reached the spot late in the evening and the toll may go up, police said. A 66-member CRPF team was returning to camp when at least 90 Maoist insurgents attacked them at Jhargahati, a thickly forested area, 32 km from the district headquarters town of Narayanpur. The ambush was laid on the basis of prior information, police sources said. The Bastar IGP, Mr T.J. Longkumar, said: “The spot is surrounded by difficult terrain and forests. Reinforcements have been rushed from nearby areas. An IAF helicopter was used to transport the injured jawans.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Bandh in Chhattisgarh to protest Maoist massacre
Roads were deserted, schools were closed and shops downed shutters across many parts of Chhattisgarh on Thursday as the opposition Congress began a daylong shutdown to protest the massacre of 76 troopers by Maoist guerrillas.
Roads wore a deserted look not only in the state capital Raipur but also in the second most populous town in the state, Bilaspur. In Durg and the industrial towns of Korba, Raigarh and Bhilai too, vehicles remained off roads.
According to reports coming in from the State’s Maoist stronghold of Bastar region, the shutdown hit life in the five districts — Dantewada, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Bastar and Kanker.
Schools remained closed across the state while shopkeepers downed their shutters as a mark of protest.
Chhattisgarh State Congress president Dhanendra Sahu told reporters here that the strike was called to protest the flawed policies of the State’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) that resulted in the killing of 76 troopers on Tuesday in the biggest ever attack carried by Maoists.
Hundreds of Maoists trapped over 80 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers on a hilly stretch, some 450 km south of Raipur, in Dantewada district and went on a killing spree using pressure bombs and automatic weapons.
About a dozen industrial bodies, including the Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, have extended support to the shutdown to express their solidarity with the deceased security personnel.
Roads wore a deserted look not only in the state capital Raipur but also in the second most populous town in the state, Bilaspur. In Durg and the industrial towns of Korba, Raigarh and Bhilai too, vehicles remained off roads.
According to reports coming in from the State’s Maoist stronghold of Bastar region, the shutdown hit life in the five districts — Dantewada, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Bastar and Kanker.
Schools remained closed across the state while shopkeepers downed their shutters as a mark of protest.
Chhattisgarh State Congress president Dhanendra Sahu told reporters here that the strike was called to protest the flawed policies of the State’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) that resulted in the killing of 76 troopers on Tuesday in the biggest ever attack carried by Maoists.
Hundreds of Maoists trapped over 80 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers on a hilly stretch, some 450 km south of Raipur, in Dantewada district and went on a killing spree using pressure bombs and automatic weapons.
About a dozen industrial bodies, including the Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, have extended support to the shutdown to express their solidarity with the deceased security personnel.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Hours after ceasefire offer, Maoists attack CRPF camp
Hours after offering a conditional 72-day ceasefire to the Centre and West Bengal government, Maoists attacked the Kantapahari camp of the Central Reserved Police Force camp in West Midnapore district, leaving one person dead.
The attack took place late last night in the Naxalite stronghold of Kantapahari.
Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) members assembled near the Kantapahari camp of the forces and fired, prompting the jawans to challenge them.
In the ensuing gunbattle, one person, believed to be a PCPA member, was killed.
"The PCPA members, with a number of Maoists among them, obviously had plans to attack the Kantapahari camp but the jawans were alert and repulsed them," Verma said.
More forces have been despatched to the area. Unconfirmed reports said the deceased has been identified as Lalmohan Tudu, a PCPA activist.
The attack came hours after Maoists made a conditional ceasefire offer asking the government to halt the offensive against them for 72 days and involve mediators for talks.
"State governments and the Centre should not indulge in violence between February 25 and May 7 and concentrate on development of tribal areas which will be reciprocated by Maoists," top Maoist leader Kishenji said over phone from an undisclosed place.
The attack took place late last night in the Naxalite stronghold of Kantapahari.
Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) members assembled near the Kantapahari camp of the forces and fired, prompting the jawans to challenge them.
In the ensuing gunbattle, one person, believed to be a PCPA member, was killed.
"The PCPA members, with a number of Maoists among them, obviously had plans to attack the Kantapahari camp but the jawans were alert and repulsed them," Verma said.
More forces have been despatched to the area. Unconfirmed reports said the deceased has been identified as Lalmohan Tudu, a PCPA activist.
The attack came hours after Maoists made a conditional ceasefire offer asking the government to halt the offensive against them for 72 days and involve mediators for talks.
"State governments and the Centre should not indulge in violence between February 25 and May 7 and concentrate on development of tribal areas which will be reciprocated by Maoists," top Maoist leader Kishenji said over phone from an undisclosed place.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Five injured in clashes in north Kashmir
At least five persons were injured as pro-freedom protesters hurled stones at security personnel in Baramulla in north Kashmir shortly after Friday prayers prompting them to use force to restore order.
Groups of youth, chanting pro-freedom slogans took to the streets in Baramulla town, 55 kms from here and indulged in stone-pelting on police and CRPF personnel, official sources said.
Police fired a few warning shots, burst dozens of teargas shells and used batons to restore order.
Five persons were injured so far in the clashes which were going on at different places in Baramulla, they said, adding, reinforcements have been rushed to the area to tackle the situation.
Meanwhile, Jamia Masjid area in downtown Srinagar remained peaceful although shopkeepers in the area observed a shutdown after police picked up two more youths late this afternoon.
Violent protests have become a regular feature in the localities around Jamia Masjid on Fridays and Sundays over the past two years, but this time police launched a massive crackdown to check stone-pelting incidents, detaining hundreds of youths since the beginning of this month.
Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in strength in sensitive localities including Nowhatta, Rajouri Kadal, Gojwara and Kawdara, the trouble spots in the old city where shopkeepers pulled shutters to protest the arrest of the youths, the sources said.
Groups of youth, chanting pro-freedom slogans took to the streets in Baramulla town, 55 kms from here and indulged in stone-pelting on police and CRPF personnel, official sources said.
Police fired a few warning shots, burst dozens of teargas shells and used batons to restore order.
Five persons were injured so far in the clashes which were going on at different places in Baramulla, they said, adding, reinforcements have been rushed to the area to tackle the situation.
Meanwhile, Jamia Masjid area in downtown Srinagar remained peaceful although shopkeepers in the area observed a shutdown after police picked up two more youths late this afternoon.
Violent protests have become a regular feature in the localities around Jamia Masjid on Fridays and Sundays over the past two years, but this time police launched a massive crackdown to check stone-pelting incidents, detaining hundreds of youths since the beginning of this month.
Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in strength in sensitive localities including Nowhatta, Rajouri Kadal, Gojwara and Kawdara, the trouble spots in the old city where shopkeepers pulled shutters to protest the arrest of the youths, the sources said.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Maoists blow up railway track in Orrisa
Suspected Maoists blew up a portion of railway tracks in Orissa in the wee hours of Wednesday, causing derailment of a goods train and disrupting train services on the Howrah-Mumbai route.
Eight wagons of a goods train derailed when the suspected Maoists blew up a portion of the railway track between Bisra and Bhalulata stations at around 2 am, railway sources said.
There was, however, no casualty.
All trains on the Howrah-Mumbai main line have been controlled at different stations as a result of this, the sources said.
The spot where the goods train derailed was 20 km from Rourkela, the sources said.
CRPF and GRP personnel have left for the spot from here.
Just two days ago, a railway track was blown up between Bhalulata and Jareikela stations by suspected Maoists leading to derailment of two wagons of a goods train.
Eight wagons of a goods train derailed when the suspected Maoists blew up a portion of the railway track between Bisra and Bhalulata stations at around 2 am, railway sources said.
There was, however, no casualty.
All trains on the Howrah-Mumbai main line have been controlled at different stations as a result of this, the sources said.
The spot where the goods train derailed was 20 km from Rourkela, the sources said.
CRPF and GRP personnel have left for the spot from here.
Just two days ago, a railway track was blown up between Bhalulata and Jareikela stations by suspected Maoists leading to derailment of two wagons of a goods train.
