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Hello Jammu News at 5:20:00 PM 0


Raipur, Feb 21 :  A CRPF commando was Thursday injured in an encounter with Naxals in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, officials said.

They said the special jungle warfare battalion of the force, CoBRA, and the state police were out for an operation in the Badelanka-Chintalnar axis of the district in south Bastar when two encounters took place with the Maoists.

"A CoBRA constable has sustained a bullet injury during the operation and he is being evacuated. More details are awaited," a senior official said.

The jawan belongs to the 201st battalion of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), he said.                [Agencies]
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Hello Jammu News at 5:39:00 PM 0


Raipur, Jan 16 :  A group of Naxals allegedly torched a bus in Kasoli village in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, after asking passengers to alight, police said.

Three Naxals were arrested in connection with the incident, police said.

Talking to PTI, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallav said the incident took place in Geedam tehsil in the district in the morning.

"The bus carrying 14 passengers left for Chhindnar from Geedam this morning. When it reached Kasoli village, some armed Naxals waylaid it and asked the passengers, its driver and conductor to get down. They later set the vehicle on fire," he said.

They also thrashed the passengers, driver and conductor and snatched their mobile phones. The cadres escaped from the spot soon after, Pallav said.

After being alerted, a police team rushed to the spot and managed to track down the Naxals based on the location of the mobile phones robbed by them. Police chased the Naxals till Korgaon jungle area under Barsoor police station limits.

When the police team reached the Korgaon forest area, the ultras opened fire on them. However, police opened a retaliatory firing and arrested three Naxals.

Police have recovered one of the total 16 mobile phones robbed by the Naxals.

Further investigation is on.                                 PTI
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Hello Jammu News at 12:30:00 PM 0


Raipur, Sep 17 : Two persons, including a woman, were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED), suspected to have been laid by naxals, went off in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, police said Monday.

The incident took place last Friday in Metagudem village, located around 500 km from here, but it came to light on Sunday when some locals informed the police about it, Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena told PTI.

As per preliminary information, the IED exploded on the village's outskirts, killing two persons on the spot, he said.

The identity of the deceased was yet to be ascertained, he said, adding that a police team has been sent to the village to gather details.

Maoists have many a times planted IEDs to target security forces deployed in the Bastar region.

Such incidents led to deaths of several police personnel, villagers and cattle in the past.

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Hello Jammu News at 3:09:00 PM 0

Raipur, Sep 13: The Congress in Chhattisgarh may field local candidates to contest the crucial seats being held by the ruling BJP in the naxal-affected Bastar region, a party leader said Thursday.

The party's victory in all the 12 seats of Bastar, one of the worst Maoist-affected areas of India, will be important to ensure a Congress government in the BJP-ruled state, he said.

Elections for the 90 assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh are scheduled to be held this year-end.

The Congress is weighing all probable candidature for the 12 seats of Bastar, of which 11 (Bijapur, Dantewara, Konta, Chitrakot, Bastar, Narainpur, Kondagaon, Keshkal, Kanker, Bhanupratappur, Antagarh) are reserved for scheduled tribes and one (Jagdalpur constituency) is unreserved, the party leader said.

The Congress has eight MLAs from the region in the Chhattisgarh Assembly whereas the ruling BJP has four.

"The Congress is not leaving any stone unturned to ensure its victory in Chhattisgarh. Winning all the 12 seats in Bastar will be advantageous for us.

"We are in the process of scanning its candidates for the poll and those with high chances of winning and those with good local connect may be given preference while finalising the names," another senior party leader from the state said.

In an interview to last month, senior Congress leader T S Singh Deo had said that not all sitting legislators may get tickets to contest the upcoming assembly polls in Chhattisgarh.

The Congress is out of power since 2003 and its chief Rahul Gandhi is keen on revival of the party in the state.

Chief Minister Raman Singh has already started a mass-contact program to ensure his victory for the fourth time.

The Congress lost to the BJP in the 2013 elections as it could secure only 39 assembly seats out of the 90.

The ruling BJP got 49 seats and one each was won by the Bahujan Samaj Party and by an Independent candidate. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 6:15:00 PM 0

Sheohar, Sep 8: A hardcore naxalite, wanted in connection with at least 24 cases, was arrested from the borders of Sheohar and Muzaffarpur districts in Bihar on Saturday.

Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar said that the operation to arrest the naxalite, belonging to the proscribed CPI(Maoist), was jointly carried out by the Special Task Force (STF) and the district police.

The self-styled naxal 'zonal commander' has been identified as Lalbabu Sahni alias Bhaskar alias Pralay, a resident of Koriya village under Madhuban police station of East Champaran district, the SP said.

Over 24 naxal-related cases are lodged against him in various police stations of Sheohar, Muzaffarpur, East Champaran and Sitamarhi districts, the SP said.

The police described the arrest as a big achievement as Sahni was evading the police dragnet for the past couple of years. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 4:26:00 PM 0

Raipur, Jul 2: A Naxal was gunned down in an encounter with the police in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a senior official said today.

The face-off took place late last evening at a forest in Etapal village when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Inspector General of Police (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj P told.

The DRG personnel were cordoning off a forest patch near Etapal, located about 450 km from Raipur, when a group of rebels started firing at them leading to the gun-battle, he said.

After guns fell silent, the body of a Maoist clad in 'uniform' was found at the spot, he said, adding that the deceased was yet to be identified.

An Insas rifle and some Naxal-related material were also recovered from the spot, the official said. (PTI)

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Hello Jammu News at 8:18:00 PM 0
Raipur, Jun 23 : Four Naxal supporters were arrested along with explosive materials in Chhattisgarhs t Sukma district, police said today.

The arrests were made by a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the District Force when it was out on an area domination operation in Bhejji police station area yesterday, a local police official told PTI.

The arrested Maoist supporters were identified as Buska Sodhi (37), Vanjami Manga (34), Sodhi Nanda (38) and Bhairam Singh (37), all hailing from Sukma district, around 390km from the state capital Raipur, he said.

A bag full of explosive materials was seized from them, the official said.

Ten gelatin rods, five electronic detonators, 10 non- electronic detonators, 10 meter cordex wire, a mobile handset, a couple of batteries, steel tiffin box and some other materials used in explosives were found in the bag, he said.

During interrogation, they confessed the explosive materials were to be supplied to Naxals on the instructions of a Maoist divisional committee member, Erra, the official said.  PTI
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Hello Jammu News at 6:14:00 PM 0
Raipur, Jun 23 :A Naxal leader, carrying a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh on his head, surrendered today in Chhattisgarhs Kondagaon district, police said.

Dhaniram Gavde turned himself in before Kondagaon SP Abhishek Pallav, citing his disillusionment with the "hollow" ideology of the Naxal movement, Kondagaon Additional Superintendent of Police Maheshwar Nag told PTI.

The 28-year-old was also impressed by the provisions ofthe state government's surrenderand rehabilitation policy, he said.

Gavde, who hails from Amabeda area of Kanker district, was active as a "deputy commander" of Badgaon LOS (local operation squad). He was also a key member of reconnaissance team of Maoists, the officer said.

He was allegedly involved in several deadly Naxal attacks on police teams in the area, Nag said, adding he was carrying a reward of Rs 3 lakh on his head.

Gavde will be provided facilities as per norms of the surrenderand rehabilitation policy, the ASP said. PTI

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Hello Jammu News at 1:59:00 PM 0
Raipur, Jun 19 : Two District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel were injured in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, the police said today.

The face-off took place last night in a forest near Tamora village when a team of DRG was conducting a search operation along the border of Kanker and Narayanpur districts, a senior police official told PTI.

The DRG squad had received a tip-off following which it launched the operation in the forest last evening, he said.

When the patrolling team was cordoning off the forest area near Tamora, a gun-battle took place between the security personnel and ultras, the official said.

After a prolonged exchange of fire, the rebels fled into the core forest area, he said.

"Sub-Inspector Sukku Ram Nureti and head constable Pareshwar Gawde of the DRG sustained injuries in the gunfight," the official said.

Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the injured personnel were airlifted to Raipur for treatment, he said.

The official said that as per the ground report, two to three Naxals were killed in the gunfight but their colleagues managed to drag the bodies inside the core forest.

During the search, several Naxal related items, including bags, were recovered from spot, he said.

Further details are awaited as the search operation was still underway in the region, he added.PTI

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