Maoist rebels kill politician in India’s eastern state

New Delhi – Maoist rebels killed a politician in India’s eastern state of Orissa on Tuesday, a news agency reported.
Senior police official S Gajbhiye told the IANS news agency that three armed Maoists abducted Prabir Kumar Mohanty at gunpoint in the Malkangiri district, 700 kilometres south-west of state capital Bhubaneshwar.
Mohanty, a lawyer and leader from [...]

Naxalites kill watchman, blast rail track in Bihar

PATNA: The CPI (Maoist) naxalites killed a watchman and blasted twin rail track disrupting train movement on the Jamalpur-Malda section while enforcing a north Bihar bandh on Tuesday.
The bandh was called to protest the arrest of about 100 naxalite supporters last week.
About 100 naxalites stormed the residence of watchman Subuk Paswan in Batwari village under [...]

80 Naxalites arrested in a joint raid in Bihar

Jamui, May 21: A joint team of district police and Special Task Force arrested 80 Naxalites from Jamui district in Bihar late last evening.
The police also claimed that they had “foiled” plans of possible future attacks, though they failed to arrest self-styled Maoist zonal commander Kundan Da.
Out of the 80 rebels, there are a few [...]

Hounded red leader reveals little

Ranchi, May 16: Arrested CPI(Maoist) member Pramod Mishra has divulged little about Naxalites’ immediate action plan, but the police are loathe to admit as much.
Despite being grilled by policemen from Andhra Pradesh and interrogation specialists of Intelligence Bureau and Special Branch, Mishra has said little. The officials, to a large extent, are now convinced that [...]

After drought, naxals hit Bundelkhand

LUCKNOW: The drought-ridden earth in Bundelkhand may not bear much. But there is one weed which has suddenly started thriving into a rich harvest in this region — the Naxalite menace. The UP Police and Central intelligence agencies have noted with alarm the sudden spread of Naxalite groups into new areas, mainly Bundelkhand and even [...]