TMC MP Saugata Roy on Tuesday asked the Home Minister if the Centre would implement the "West Bengal model" to deal with the Left Wing Extremism. Amit Shah took a jibe in his response in Lok Sabha.
The encounter between the Naxals and police personnel lasted for more than six hours in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district. Police have recovered 12 bodies of Naxals from the spot besides seven automotive weapons, including 3 AK-47s, 2 INSAS rifles, a carbine and an SLR.
The polling for Palamu Lok Sabha constituency will be held in the fourth phase on May 13. BJP has fielded its two-time sitting MP and former DGP Jharkhand Vishnu Dayal Ram, while the RJD has given Mamata Bhuiyan as its candidate.
The confrontation took place during a faceoff between security forces and Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh.
One Deputy Superintendent of Police, according to sources, also suffered serious injuries in the fight. The DSP has been admitted to Bolangir's Bhima Bhoi hospital.
Maoists killed in Jharkhand: A joint team of CRPF's CoBRA, Jharkhand Jaguar and the state police, acting on a tip-off over the movement of Maoists, conducted raids at the tri-junction of Seraikela-Kharsawan, Chaibasa and Khunti districts
The victim, identified as Somdu Madvi, a resident of Galgam village, was murdered by unidentified persons, probably Maoists, the official said.
The insurgents, in police fatigues, reached Chaura around 6 a.m. and barged into the cabin of Station Master Vinay Kumar.
The Bihar Police have received an intelligence input about possible attempts by a terror group to trigger explosions on trains carrying daily wagers to Bihar and UP.
CoBRA jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas kidnapped by Naxals during Bijapur attack on April 3, has been released by them:
Union Minister Piyush Goyal in an exclusive conversation with India TV spoke in detail about the farmers' agitation, how Maoists, and anti-national elements have hijacked it, on the government's stand towards farmers' demands and the road ahead. He praised India TV for exposing how Maoists, anti-national forces have hijacked the protest.
A Thunderbolt team of the Kerala Police on Monday eliminated three alleged Maoists, including a woman, after an exchange of fire in Kerala's Palakkad forest area.
According to news agency ANI, two rifles have been recovered.
The case was being probed by the state Criminal Investigation Department, which gave a clean chit to the police officials involved just before the High Court was to hear the case on Monday.
"Due to the development work and the government policies over 3,500 naxals have surrendered between 2014 and 2017," the Prime Minister said.
Following the killings, police was put on high alert. Public representatives were advised to take precautions while visiting their respective constituencies.
The apex court also asked the Maharashtra Police what strong evidence it has to prove that the five activists were involved in planning and execution of violence in the country with the help of Maoists.
Bhima Koregaon violence: Maoists were conspiring to overthrow 'established govt', says police
Some of the 'Maoist leaders' arrested by the Pune Police in a country-wide crackdown earlier this week were part of these groups which acted as 'front face' of the rebels.
Maoists intercepted the truck carrying pipes from Rourkela in Odisha to Jamshedpur in Jharkhand near Kudapurti village on the Khunti-Ranchi highway.
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