Archive for December 13th, 2007

Maoist rebel attack on police station in India

December 13, 2007

New Delhi – At least three policemen including one officer were killed when Maoist rebels attacked a police station in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh, news reports said Thursday. More than 50 armed Maoists reached a police station in the remote Bastar district, 350 kilometres south of state capital Raipur late on Wednesday night, opened [...]

India holds meeting on Maoist issue

December 13, 2007

NEW DELHI, Dec. 11 (UPI) — The Indian Interior Ministry Tuesday held a high-level meeting of officials to tackle the Maoist insurgency.
A ministry spokesman said the meeting was chaired by Vinay Kumar, additional secretary (Naxal Management Division) in the ministry, and focused on development issues and its relation to the insurgency.
“This is the fifth [...]

Maoists invade north Bihar

December 13, 2007

PATNA, Dec. 11: In what is being considered a move by Maoists to get a foothold in north Bihar after they established their “domain” in large parts of south, central and western Bihar, armed extremists raided the house of a panchayat head at Sukki village in Vaishali last night, killing three villagers. The extremists set [...]

Cops hunt for absconding Naxal

December 13, 2007

NAGPUR: A manhunt has been launched to nab the absconding active Naxalite, Warlu Pansingh Madavi. The Nagpur police too have started searching for Madavi, a source said.
Police sources confirmed that Madavi had accompanied Surekha during her stay in Wardha for tumour treatment. However, a couple of days ago he left Wardha and Surekha was [...]