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the CRPF battalion was selected as a target because they had stayed put in one place for an entire day and their movements were under constant watch by the Maoists, Dantewada SP Amresh Mishra said. Those arrested included a Maoist commander Barsa Lakhma, Oyam Hidma, Podiyami Hidma, Kawasi Budra, Oya Ganga, Dura Joga all members of the Jan militia of the Maoists. The arrests were made from within four km of Chintalnar, where 76 security personnel, including 75 CRPF men of the 62nd Battalion, were killed by Maoists on April 6. Significantly, the arrest of these Maoists – who, the police claimed, were involved in the Tarmetala carnage — has come within a couple of days of the Union Government ordering transfer of three CRPF officers, including DIG Nalin Prabhat, on the recommendation of the Rammohan Committee. Besides the CRPF officers, the committee had also held Bastar IG TJ Lonkumer and Dantewada SP Amresh Mishra responsible for the lapses leading to the carnage. The committee has reportedly recommended action against the two officers of Chhattisgarh Police. (Pioneer 25/5/10) 65 killed as Maoist attack Maharashtra-bound train (12) Sixty-five passengers of a Maharashtra-bound express train were killed early on Friday and 200 injured in a Maoist attack which led to derailment of 13 coaches that were hit by a goods train coming from the opposite direction. The bodies of the passengers were removed from the mangled remains of the ill-fated coaches of the Howrah-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari Super Deluxe Express and the injured taken out with the help of gas cutters, a South Eastern Railway spokesman said. 65 bodies have been recovered. The toll could go up," West Bengal Home Secretary Samar Ghosh said. The incident occurred at 1:30 am when the train was running between Khemasoli and Sardiya stations, about 135 km from here, South Eastern Railway officials said. In Kolkata, Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Surojit Karpurokayastha said that according to preliminary investigation, fish plates were found removed at the derailment site. Earlier, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said the derailment followed a blast apparently triggered by Maoists who are observing a 'black week'. "We suspect Maoist hand behind the blast," Member (Traffic) Railway Board Vivek Sahai said. He said the driver of the train heard a loud explosion after which the train derailed. Railways are investigating if the tracks were tampered with, he said. Five of the 13 derailed coaches fell on an adjacent track and were hit by a goods train coming from the opposite direction, Additional Superintendent of Police, Jhargram, Mukesh Kumar said. (<strong>Indian</strong> Express 28/5/10) Spurt in Maoist activities due to lack of coordination: Brinda Karat (13) Dumka (Jharkhand): CPI(M) Politburo member Brinda Karat today alleged that lack of coordination between the Centre and the state government's has resulted in spurt in Maoist activities in the country. "Owing to the lack of co-ordination, no step could be initiated against the Maoists, who keep on shifting from one state to other," Karat, also CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member said while addressing a press conference here. The CPI(M) Politburo member blamed the political instability in Jharkhand for the spurt in Maoist activities in districts of West Bengal bordering Jharkhand. To a query about the Jnaneswari Express mishap in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, she accused Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee of "hobnobbing" with the ultra outfits directly or indirectly. The CPI(M) MP, who on a three-day tour of the tribal-dominated Santhal Paragana region of Jharkhand since yesterday claimed that over 57,000 cases related to tribal lands encroached by non-tribals were pending in various courts in the state. She said maximum tribal land encroachment cases were registered in Santhal Paragana region of the state. (dna 1/6/10) State forced Maoists' hand: Arundhati Roy (12) Mumbai: Author and activist Arundhati Roy on Wednesday slammed the central government for forcing the tribals to take up arms and called for a re-look at the government’s policy of development. Roy, along with journalist Gautam Navlakha, was talking on the subject ‘War on People’ at a press gathering organised by Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights (CPDR). The two panned the government and said that it was forcing war on people. “The government is trying to create and fashion an enemy so that it can justify war,” said Roy. Terming PM Manmohan Singh government’s signing of agreements as a cause for the “MoUists corridoor”, Roy questioned the need for displacing the tribals for development. “If the government says it cannot provide land for land, why give some for SEZ,” she said, adding, “The economic totalitarianism is the cause for the state to become armed and meet its ends.” She also questioned the logic of displacing the tribals and putting them into the cities as slum dwellers. “The problem exists because land reforms have not taken place. People believe that without resisting they will reach nowhere,” said Navlakha. The activists demanded that the government first have a clear no war policy against its own people and that there was no question of Maoists giving up the resistance as that would mean surrender, which is not the right way. (DNA 3/6/10)
Prez Rule forces Maoists shift base to W. Bengal (12) New Delhi, June 9: In what is giving the government considerable concern in the ongoing battle against the Maoists, it is learnt that following the recent imposition of President’s Rule in Jharkhand the ultra-left rebels have started shifting their operational base from that tribal-dominated state to parts of West Bengal. The intensified heat from the security forces following President’s Rule is understood to have given sleepless nights to some senior Maoist leaders, sources said, following which the decision was taken to shift their operations base to areas around Lalgarh in southern Bengal. Intelligence sources claim that inputs received from the field indicate that the Maoists have relocated their training camps from Ghatshila, Chatara, Palamau and Latehar in Jharkhand to areas around Lalgarh, Baita and Jhargram in West Midnapore district of West Bengal. Moreover, they are also shifting their operational camps located in certain parts of Hazaribagh to villages around Lalgarh, particularly Salboni and Belpahari.“Available inputs also reveal that top Maoist leader Koteswara Rao, alias Kishenji, is hiding in the dense forests of Lalgarh,” sources said. “He is in touch with other Maoist leaders of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa.” (Deccan Chronicle 10/6/10) Maoists menace: Orissa Police recover missing guard's body in Koraput (12) Koraput (Orissa), June 13 (ANI): The Orissa Police has discovered the remains of a village guard nearly six months after he was abducted by suspected Maoists from a village in the state's Koraput District.On Saturday evening, the police recovered the remains of Jagmohan from Dhumusil village. The incident has created panic among the villagers. On January 3, <strong>2010</strong>, Jagmohan's family had lodged a complaint saying that Maoists and the Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh, were responsible for his abduction. "The deceased was my father-in-law. We don't know how he was killed. We don't know who killed him and threw his body," Kusumi, daughter-in-law of Jagamohan. The villagers allege that Maoists constantly haunt and threaten them into joining their cause. Pestered by the Maoists, many panic-stricken villagers have abandoned their homes and land. Sunil Kumar Karu, senior police officer of the Koraput district, said officials acted upon a tip-off and found Jagmohan's body buried near a hill in Dhumusil. "When we got the information and we dug at the place, we got the remains of the body. The wife and the children of the deceased identified the remains by the shirt and pant on the skeleton," Karu. The police said that further investigation is in process. (ANI) (One India 13/6/10) MHA mulling revised strategy on Maoists (12) New Delhi: A revised strategy to combat Maoist insurgents is being planned with the focus on precise intelligence, specialised training, modern equipment and faster mobility for the anti-Naxal forces. Under the new plan being worked out, a slew of operational measures will be instituted and high-end equipment acquired over the next few months with an aim to strengthen the state police forces, official sources said. On the anvil is a new deployment plan for the central paramilitary forces -- BSF, ITBP and CRPF. This, the sources said, would involve re-shuffling of the forces from one area of operation to the other. Now that the Cabinet has for the moment ruled out deployment of the Army, the operations of the special anti- Naxal unit of the CRPF -- SAF -- will be broadened, the sources said. "We will have to do with whatever force we have in our hands. Emphasis would be to provide a more rigorous and systematic training to state police personnel who will lead the fight against Naxals," a source said. The Union Home Ministry is now looking at recruiting ex-servicemen for demining duties. Sources said the thrust of the operation would be undertaken by the state police forces who "will have to be provided with modern weapons and systematic training." The Home Ministry is also looking at possible "substantial" increase in the funds given to the state government for modernisation of police forces. The Ministry is likely to push for more anti-landmine vehicles and other armoured vehicles. With the Defence Ministry unable to provide helicopters for transportation and evacuation, the Ministry is looking at hiring private helicopter operators. (Pioneer 13/6/10) Naxal camp with weapons, rations busted (12) New Delhi: Huge quantity of rice, 300 kg of dried fish, two generator sets, three solar panel plates, a big battery, three motorcycles, two cartons filled with printer cartridges and an electric metal cutter - these are just some of the “mind-boggling” recoveries made by the security forces after raiding a huge camp that the Maoists were running in the thick forest area of Porahat in West Singhbhum in Jharkhand on Monday. However, it was not before the security forces exchanged heavy gunfire for three days and nights since June 11. CRPF officials claimed that bodies of 10 suspected Maoists killed in the encounter were found from surrounding villages. “The Maoists do not leave the injured or dead bodies behind. They managed to take away the injured and tried to hide the bodies in the nearby villagers. However, the villagers later informed about the bodies to the security forces. The identity of those killed is being established,” they said. “The recoveries are one of the biggest in recent times. The camp was well fortified with bunkers and
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