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Tete’s family blames Bihar government for his death
Lakhisarai/Simdega, Sep 06(ANI): Family members of Tete, one of the four captives who was killed by the rebels on Monday has blamed the Bihar Government for inefficiency in safeguarding the life of their sole earning member. The family today accused Bihar government for Tete’s death, as the three others were free the wee hours on [...]
Bihar govt can’t take credit for cop’s release
Sep 06(PTI): Bihar PCC chief Choudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser said, “Whatever steps were taken by the state government were positive and good. It is not the time to criticise anybody or gain political mileage over the issue of tackling Naxalism which is a sensitive issue,” he said. Kaiser appealed to the Maoists to sit across [...]
86 policemen killed by Naxals in Bihar since 2005: Statistics
Patna, Sep 05(PTI): As many as 86 policemen and over 188 civilians have lost their lives in Maoists attacks in Bihar since 2005, according to official statistics. There was no let up in Maoists attacks this year too with the latest being the killing seven policemen by the rebels in an encounter in Lakhisarai district [...]
Bihar poll process may be over before Deepavali: EC
Sep 05(The Hindu): The Election Commission is likely to announce the dates for the Bihar Assembly elections shortly. “We will take a view shortly,” a top official of the EC told The Hindu on Saturday. The requirement of Central police forces for the poll duty was being finalised. Polling may be held in three or [...]
3 cops are alive: Naxals to Bihar govt
Patna, Sep 04: Day after Maoists killed one of the four Bihar policemen who were hostaged in Lakhisarai, 150 kilometres away from Patna since the encounter, naxals claimed that remaining three cops are safe in their hands. When Naxals left the body of Hawaldar Lukas Tete in the jungles of Lakhisari district, they left a [...]
Slain Bihar cop’s last rites performed
Sep 04 (IANS): The last rites of Bihar policeman Lucas Tete, who was killed by the Maoists in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district, were held Saturday with full state honours in his home town in Jharkhand’s Simdega district. The body of Tete, who hailed from a poor tribal family in Simdega, was found near Simratali forest in [...]
Women sexually exploited in Maoist groups: Police
Ranchi, Sep 05 (PTI): Police have alleged that the Maoists have been sexually exploiting women, especially in remote and backward villages. Most women Maoists who either surrendered or were arrested, including one who recently gave herself up in West Bengal, have alleged that they were sexually exploited, a senior Jharkhand police officer said. “They are [...]
Bihar: Combing operation expanded as hostages remain traceless
Patna, Sep 04(PTI): With the Maoists continuing to elude the police dragnet, combing operations to trace the three policemen abducted by the Naxals were on Saturday expanded to fresh areas in Bihar’s Banka, Kaimur, Jamui, Munger and Lakhisarai districts. Chief minister Nitish Kumar, who is personally monitoring the combing operation, has called an all-party meeting [...]
Arundhati flays cop killing, with a rider
Patna, Sep 04(TNN): “For the Maoists to kill the policemen they have kidnapped and are holding in custody in Bihar is as reprehensible as it was for the Andhra policemen to kill Azad and Hem Chandra Pandey in the way they killed them according to the autopsy report,” said Booker prize winner Arundhati Roy on [...]
Lucas Tete’s wife, daughters in state of shock
Patna, Sep 03(IANS): Slain policeman Lucas Tete’s wife Pyari and three grown up daughters fainted several times in shock on receiving the news that his bullet-riddled body was found in a forest in Bihar on Friday. Pyari Tete and her daughters fainted time and again after they were informed about Lucas’ body being found, a [...]
Bihar seeks 4,000 troopers to fight Maoists
New Delhi, Sep 3(One India): Even as the hostage crisis continues to grind on, the Bihar government has sought 4,000 additional paramilitary personnel from the Centre to deal with the growing Maoist menace in the state. Official sources have revealed that the Home Ministry is currently examining the request for 40 companies, with 100 personnel [...]
Bihar HRD Secretary transferred
Patna, Sep 03(iGovernment Bureau): In a minor administrative reshuffle, the Bihar government transferred three IAS officers, including Human Resource Development (HRD) Secretary K K Pathak. According to an official notification issued by the General Administration Department, Pathak has been made Managing Director of Beltron. Pathak, a 1990-batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, was recently in [...]
Wife of killed Bihar cop inconsolable
Sep 02, (IANS): Rajni Devi, the wife of sub-inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav who was killed by Maoists Thursday, fainted several times and was inconsolable after being informed about her husband’s death. More or less similar was the condition of Yadav’s old mother, his mother-in-law and sister-in-law. His three minor children were in a state of [...]
Naxals give 3rd deadline to free cops in Bihar
Patna, Sep 02(One India): A ray of hope has come to the Bihar government and more specially to families of the abducted cops who were given twice deadline for the release by the Maoists. Sources told to CNN-IBN that local discussions have initiated with the Maoists and the 3rd deadline for the safe release of [...]
Francis Induwar’s widow appeals to Maoists
Sep 02(IANS): The widow of Francis Induwar, the special branch inspector who was abducted and beheaded by Maoists last year, has appealed to the Leftwing rebels to free the four policemen taken hostage by them in Bihar. Two of the four abducted policemen belong to Jharkhand – Ehsan Khan, a resident of Mandar block of [...]
Bihar transfers police officers
Sep 01(IANS): Bihar Wednesday transferred Lakhisarai Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar Singh and Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramadhar Singh for irregularity and negligence during a gunfight with Maoists in which seven policemen were killed and four were taken hostage by rebels. ‘Singh was transferred in view of the growing anger against him among policemen in [...]
Bihar to intensify anti-Maoist operation despite ultimatum
Aug 31(PTI): Bihar government on Tuesday said it would further intensify anti-Naxal operations and searches for the four abducted policemen, even as Maoists set an ultimatum to release their eight jailed cadres by Wednesday failing which they would kill all the captives. “I want to clarify at this stage that we will further intensify the [...]
Maoists kill 10 cops in Bihar gunbattle
Aug 31(Indian Express): At least 10 policemen were killed and several injured in a fierce firefight with Maoists on Sunday in the Kajra hill jungles, which stretches for about 40 km till Jamui, the state police confirmed on Monday. Among those killed was Kawaiya outpost in-charge Phulan Yadav, who was leading the anti-Naxalite operation. There [...]
Maoists kill 8 cops, loot 35 rifles in Bihar
Patna, Aug 30(TNS):At least eight policemen have been killed and 10 injured during a nightlong fierce gun battle with the armed guerillas of CPI (Maoists), an outlawed naxal outfit, on a hilltop (Ramtalnagar) under the Kajra police station of Bihar’s Lakhisarai district yesterday. Three cops, comprising the police team, which had gone to the hilltop [...]
Maoists kidnap BDO in Bihar
Sheohar, Aug 29(PTI): A block development officer was kidnapped by armed Maoists from Ladhoura village in Bihar’s naxal-hit Sheohar district on Sunday. Manoj Singh had gone to the village in his official vehicle this noon to supervise preparation of EPIC cards, state Director General of Police Neelmani said in Patna. The vehicle was intercepted by [...]
Huge cache of explosives seized in Bihar
Munger, Aug 28(PTI): A huge cache of explosives, including 2,500 kg ammonium nitrate, 5000 dynamites, 300 detonators, besides ten bundles of fuse wires, was seized by police from Bakarpur in Bihar’s Munger town on Saturday, police said. On a tip-off, a police team led by Superintendent of Police M Sunil Naik Naik raided a house [...]
Four Maoists captured in Bihar
Sasaram, Aug 24 (PTI): Four hardcore Maoists, including a self-proclaimed zonal Commander, were captured by villagers who later handed them over to police in Rohtas district today, police said. A self-proclaimed Zonal Commander of the banned CPI (Maoist) Satyendra Singh alias Shekhar and hardcore naxalites Mohan ji and Bishun Oraon were among four captured by [...]
Combined forces not doing well against Maoists: Home ministry
Aug 21(DNA India): The combined forces battling Maoists in seven states are not having much success, home ministry statistics for 2008, 2009 and the first six months of 2010 show. Combined forces men are running anti-Maoist operations in Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.Compared to previous years, the performance of the [...]
Bihar legislator alleges extortion bid by Maoists
Aug 17 (IANS): A Bharatiya Janata Party legislator in Bihar alleged that Maoists demanded Rs.50 lakh from him and threatened him with dire consequences if he did not pay up, police Tuesday said. According to police officials, Maoists called Ashok Singh, who represents Paru assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district, on his cell phone and demanded [...]
Ultras’ leadership is evolving
Aug 16 (Ajai Sahni, Hindustan Times): This is unambiguously a Maoist insurrection, and it seeks to harness the underclass in its various areas of influence. In many of the afflicted states, a substantial proportion of this underclass is tribal, and the Maoists consequently harvest their various grievances for political and militant mobilisation. However, in other [...]
Maoists ‘punish’ Bihar Speaker aide
Aug 15(The Asian Age): A close aide of the Bihar Assembly Speaker was put on public “trial” by the Maoists at a “kangaroo court” and badly beaten up for allegedly keeping local villagers’ land under illegal occupation and demolishing one villager’s house. The Maoists then threatened the Speaker, asking him not to visit his constituency. [...]
Bihar police seize 12,000 detonators in Gaya Dist
Gaya, Aug 10: The Bihar police have seized 12,000 detonators from a dumper truck at Rajapul in Gaya District. Two pesrons Krishna Sharma and Prabhu Tiwari were arrested in the connection. “There are approximately 12000 sticks, however, we haven’t counted them as of now. Once they are counted then only the right numbers can be [...]
CEC for roping in celebrities to boost voter turnout
Aug 01 (PTI): After the success of brand M. S. Dhoni in pushing up the voter turnout in Jharkhand, the Election Commission plans to rope in celebrities in an ambitious move to encourage people to vote in large numbers. Newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner S. Y. Quraishi is upbeat about the voter education campaigns through celebrities [...]
Slogans, songs in Bihar jails to remember Charu Mazumdar
Patna, July 30 (IANS) Hundreds of jailed Maoists and activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) Friday remembered their icon and Communist revolutionary Charu Mazumdar in different jails across Bihar, police said. Mazumdar, born in Siliguri in West Bengal, was the founding father of the Naxalite movement. He was captured on July 16, [...]
Home Ministry asks Naxal-hit states, Rlys to tighten security
July 28 (PTI) : The Home Ministry has asked Naxal-hit states and Railway authorities to tighten security in public places and properties to foil any attempt by Maoists to strike during the ‘martyrs week’ beginning from Wednesday. In an advisory to West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Maharahstra, the Home Ministry asked them to [...]
Maoists kidnap four members of Bihar family
Sasaram, July 23 (PTI) : Suspected Maoists have kidnapped four members of a family following a land dispute at Dariawan in Bihar’s Rohtas district, the police said today. “Four members of a family – Rajeshwar Singh, Birendra Singh, Arvind Singh and Harendra Singh – were kidnapped late last night by the Maoists from Tendua village [...]
Maoists blast school building in Bihar’s East Champaran district
Motihari, Jul 17 (PTI): Armed Maoists blasted a school building in East Champaran district of Bihar, police said today. Over 50 ultras raided the state-run Sinheshwar Seminari High School at Patahi in Pakridayal sub-division late last night and exploded cane bombs, partially damaging the structure, Deputy Superintendent of Police B Choudhary said. A 10 kg [...]
Nitish responsible for spread of Naxalism in Bihar: Lalu Prasad
July 17 (PTI): RJD president Lalu Prasad on Thursday blamed chief minister Nitish Kumar for the spread of Maoist activities in Bihar. “Nitish Kumar is responsible for the spread of Maoist activities in Bihar… Maoists have now spread to two-thirds of the state,” Prasad told reporters here. The RJD chief also alleged that Kumar was [...]
New Delhi not supporting anti-Maoist operations: Nitish Kumar
July 14 (IANS): Stressing that Maoists were ‘part of our society’ and could not be defeated with ‘enforced action alone’, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday slammed the central government for what he said was the lack of support for the state’s anti-Maoist operations. ‘Naxal elements are a part of our society even though they have [...]
Maoists release 9 kidnapped villagers in Bihar
Patna, Jul 13: Maoists freed nine out of 11 villagers whom they kidnapped from Bihar’s Kaimur district, informed the authorities on Tuesday, Jul 13. The operations to rescue the other two villagers who are still missing are going on, added them. The Special Task Force of the police aided by CRPF are searching the areas [...]
Three suspected Maoists arrested with explosives
Lucknow, July 13, 2010 (IANS): Three suspected Maoists have been arrested along with a big cache of explosives in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district, police said Tuesday. The three, who are from Bihar, were nabbed on Tuesday afternoon in Pratapur, some 300 km from Lucknow. “They appear to be Maoists. Prima facie it appears the men were [...]
Maoists abduct 11 in Bihar
Patna, July 12 (IANS) More than 200 armed Maoists raided a Bihar village and abducted 11 villagers on suspicion of being police informers, police said Monday. The guerrillas swooped on Kaimur district’s Launda village, about 150 km from here, late Sunday and abducted the villagers at gunpoint for allegedly helping police against them. “More than [...]
Security forces recover 300kg ammonium nitrate from Maoists in Bihar
The Bihar NEWS, June 25: Security forces recovered over 300 kilograms ammonium nitrate by arresting four Naxalites from Bihar’s Chakai village in Jamui District on Friday. Ammonium nitrate is being used in manufacturing of ammunition. Of the arrested four, security forces identified two Naxals as-Nageswar Das and Bideshi Paswan. Based on a tip-off, Police intercepted [...]
Maoists call 48-hour shutdown in five states
Kolkata, June 22: The Maoists Tuesday called for a 48-hour shutdown from June 30 in five states – Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh – to protest the disinvestment policy of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. “We will protest against the UPA’s decision to disinvest 10 percent in Coal India and Hindustan Copper,” [...]
Suspected Maoists demand Rs.2 mn extortion
Patna, June 1 (IANS) Suspected Maoists have demanded Rs.2 million from a government doctor in Bihar to buy arms and ammunition, police said Tuesday. The demand was made to Rajendra Singh, who heads the government referral hospital at Sherghati in Gaya district, about 100 km from here. “Maoists have called twice on Singh’s cell phone [...]
Maoists blast rail track, torch diesel tankers on goods train
Patna, May 20 (IANS) At least 15 diesel tankers caught fire when suspected Maoists derailed a goods train by blasting the railway track and then set afire one of the tankers in Bihar’s Motihari district, a railway official said Thursday. The Maoists targeted the diesel tankers on the goods train between Jeevdhara and Pipra railway [...]
Maoists torch dumpers, rollers of construction firm
Patna, May 15 (IANS) Maoists have torched two dumpers and as many rollers of a road construction company in Bihar’s Gaya district, police said Saturday. Armed rebels late Friday attacked the temporary office of a construction firm near Sherghati in Gaya, about 100 km from here, police said. They set on fire dumpers and rollers, [...]
Maoists damage rail tracks in Bihar
Patna, May 7 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas damaged railway tracks in two places in Bihar, resulting in four coaches of a train being derailed and disruption of traffic, officials said Friday. The Ballia express was derailed early Friday near Hajipur, about 30 km from here, when Maoists damaged the railway track, during their 48-hour strike imposed [...]
Maoists blast railway track in Bihar
Patna, May 6 (IANS) Maoists blasted a railway track in Bihar Thursday during a 48-hour strike called by them after police foiled a Maoist-backed outfit’s public meeting. Police sources said the track was blown up near Kurmi railway station in Muzaffarpur district, about 70 km from here, hitting train services. The police had allegedly prevented [...]
Maoists set afire two buses in Bihar
Patna, May 6 (IANS) Suspected Maoists Thursday torched two buses in Bihar’s Saran district, police said. Armed rebels set on fire two buses near a village under Maker police station. No casualty was reported as the buses were empty at the time of incident, the police said.
Bihar at the bottom in providing work under NREGA
The Bihar NEWS, April 22: Bihar occupies the bottom place so far providing work under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) is concerned. In the just concluded financial year workers got 27 days of work against 34 and 36 in neighbouring Jharkhand and West Bengal respectively. However, this year figure of Bihar is better [...]
Maoists torch trucks in Bihar
Patna, April 16 (IANS) Suspected Maoists have torched several trucks and machines of two road construction companies in Bihar’s Vaishali and Aurangabad districts, police said Friday. Armed rebels attacked the office of a construction firm in Madarna in Vaishali late Thursday and set on fire two earth moving machines, a tractor, truck and dumpers, creating [...]
Maoists kill two villagers in Bihar
Patna, April 13 : Suspected Maoists have killed two villagers in Bihar’s Jamui district, police said Tuesday. Arjun Paswan and Vishnudeo Yadav, residents of Kishanpur village, about 200 km from here, were abducted by about 50 rebels Monday night. “Their bodies were found Tuesday morning in a forest near the village,” a police official said. [...]
Suspected Maoists blow up three buildings in Bihar
Patna, April 11 (IANS) Suspected Maoists blew up three government buildings in Bihar’s Kaimur district, police said Sunday. The rebels blew up a primary health centre, a middle school and a community hall late Saturday in Sarodag village of Kaimur, about 160 km from here. “All three buildings were badly damaged. They were blown up [...]
Maoists kill man and his son in Bihar
Patna, April 9 (IANS) Suspected Maoists shot dead a man and his son in Bihar’s Rohtas district, police said Friday. About 100 armed Maoists attacked Kenar-Khurd village under Chenari police station and shot dead Badan Singh and his son Visambhar late Thursday night. Maoists also blew up Singh’s house by using dynamite. Villagers told police [...]
Twelve mobile phones seized from Bihar jail
Patna, April 7 (IANS) Twelve mobile phones were seized from inmates of a Bihar jail during a raid early Wednesday, police said. Half a dozen mobile chargers, SIM cards and other objectionable items were also recovered from the prisoners of Beur central jail here, police said. A police team led by Senior Superintendent of Police [...]
Maoists attack CRPF camp in Bihar
Gaya - Bihar, Apr 3 (ANI): Heavily armed Maoists attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) base camp in Bihar’s Gaya District on Friday night. No casualties were, however, reported in the exchange of gunfire between the CRPF personnel and the rebels. It has been reported that the Maoists triggered this attack fearing that the security [...]
Maoists blow up school in Bihar
The Bihar NEWS, April 02 :Suspected Maoist guerrillas blew up a government school in Bihar’s Rohtas district, police said Friday. Armed Maoists used dynamite to blow up a government school building in Yadunathpur in Rohtas, 150 km from here Thursday, police officers said. According to police, three rooms of the school were badly damaged in [...]
Maoists blow up police station, block office in Bihar
Patna, March 27 (IANS) Suspected Maoists blew up a newly-constructed police station and a block office in Bihar’s Rohtas district. They also torched 15 trucks, including eight of a private construction company engaged in road construction, police said Saturday. More than 100 armed Maoist guerrillas attacked the newly-built police station and a block office at [...]
