Maoists embark on arms making

HYDERABAD, Dec. 9: The outlawed Maoists have earmarked Rs 30 crore exclusively for the development of rocket launchers, mortars and hand grenades for use in their guerrilla zones in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand. The Naxalites call these “area weapons”, which give them the ability to strike at security forces with an advantage [...]

Maoists attack combat police in Orissa

Bhubaneswar (PTI): Members of Special Operations Group (SOG) were attacked by suspected Maoists early Saturday morning in the forest near Gandima village in Orissa’s Rayagada district, the police said.
“The SOG team came under a volley of bullets from the Maoist guerrilas when they were going out to search a place. Security forces retaliated. Attackers fled [...]

Street plays expose hollowness of Maoists way of life

Ranchi (PTI): In a bid to prevent youth from joining Naxalite groups, police in Jharkhand are organising street plays to show the hollowness of the Maoists’ way of life.
“Bhatke Rahi (Misguided Traveller)”, a 30-minute play written by Superintendent of Police in Ranchi M S Bhatia, is aimed at stopping youths from going of the track. [...]

Huge Maoist dump unearthed

 Recovered material: Superintendent of Police Navin Chand inspecting the weapon and gold ornaments recovered from Maoist dump in Prakasam district on Sunday.
ONGOLE: Police recovered an AK 47, nine-kg gold ornaments and Rs. 7.41 lakh in cash, allegedly stashed by Maoists in a dump in Prakasam district, in the wee hours of Sunday.
Acting on the [...]