A massive anti-Naxal search operation led by security forces, including local police is underway in Maosit-affected hears in Jharkhand.
Maoist-links case: The bench also rejected Saibaba's request for putting him under house arrest in view of his physical disability and health conditions.
Maoist links case: Saibaba, who is wheelchair-bound due to a physical disability, is currently lodged at the Nagpur central prison. The bench also allowed the appeal of five other convicts in the case and acquitted them. One of the five died pending hearing of the appeal.
Jharkhand: Acting on a tip-off about the presence of 15-20 Maoists of Manohar Ganjhu's squad, a joint team of CRPF and Jharkhand Police personnel launched a combing operation in the Pratappur area.
Maoists surrender in Odisha: They also expressed their opposition towards the Maoist ideology by burning their dress and gave the slogan 'Maobadi (Maoist) Murdabad', he said.
According to sources, the 58-year-old leader, popularly known as R.K., succumbed to chronic illness in south Bastar on Wednesday.
The centre has decided to set up more residential schools in Maoist affected districts.
Ganjhu alias Azad alias Ankit alias Harikesh was wanted in at least 45 criminal cases in Palamu, Latehar and Chatra districts of the state and Gaya and Aurangabad districts of Bihar.
According to police, 10 to 12 armed Maoists raided the company's camp office in Ghghari village of Garwah early on Sunday, beat up the sleeping staff, poured diesel on vehicles involved in road construction work, and set them on fire.
The NIA on Monday conducted simultaneous searches at nine locations in five districts of Telangana in connection with a case of explosives seized from cadres of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) group, an official said.
Fearing the spread of coronavirus among Maoist cadres, a Maoist-couple surrendered before the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana on Saturday.
The operation took place in the Theegalametta forest area (Koyyuru surrounding areas) under PS limits of Mampa in Visakhapatnam.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file a reply to the medical bail plea of tribal rights activist Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar-Parishad Maoist links case.
Naxals allegedly killed two villagers in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on the suspicion of being police informers. Sukma SP KL Dhruv said, "A note was also placed by the naxals near the bodies of deceased. In the note it was stated that naxals have killed them for being police informers."
As the farmers' protest against new farm laws entered its 17th day, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said the agitation no longer remains a farmers' movement as it has been "infiltrated by Leftist and Maoist elements" demanding the release of those put behind bars for "anti-national activities".
Telangana police on Saturday arrested an associate professor of the Osmania University on charges of alleged links with Maoist but hours later the High Court directed the police to produce him before the Chief Justice on Sunday.
Pune police may seek help of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in US to retrieve information from a seized disc recovered from an accused in Elgar Parishad case. The accused is an activist named Varavara Rao and is said to have alleged links with Maoists.
He said: "Lots of work have been done in the state. Industries have been set up, electricity has reached houses, roads have been constructed, toilets have been built. BJP government gave respect to women who had to go to fields to relieve themselves. Rahul Baba will not understand these things as he was not born in a poor family.
According to police, the incident took place near Gummirevulu village in Gudem Kotha Veedhi block.
According to police, Shekahra Ganju, the wanted Maoist, was arrested from the Jajwaria village in Chatra district
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