Three TDP leaders held captive by Naxals in Visakhapatnam
Hyderabad: Three local Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders have been
held captive allegedly by Naxals in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra
Pradesh police said on Tuesday. Naxals through their network had asked
the three TDP leaders to meet them at Dharkonda in the district on
Monday afternoon and accordingly they went, Visakhapatnam district
Superintendent of Police K Praveen told PTI over phone. “Only on the
assurance by the Naxals that the leaders won’t be harmed, TDP’s G.K.
Veedhi Mandal President M Balaiah and two other local leaders — M.Mahesh
and V.Balaiah —went to meet them.
Now, they have been held captive,” the SP said. Police received
information regarding it last night. “We have verified (the
information). The only possibility is the Maoists will take them in the
deep interior forest area towards the border of East Godavari
district…we are waiting for Maoists to put forth their demands (for
release of TDP leaders),” Praveen added. It is suspected that the Naxals
resorted to hold them hostage to protest the mining of Bauxite in the
area.
Naxals eye South India in expansion plans
GADCHIROLI: There is bad news for security forces as Naxals now aim
to expand their armed revolution down south aiming specifically at area
where three states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka converge. A
document, penned by Naxal’s spokesperson Abhay, reflecting the move
decided on during the crucial 11th unity congress of Naxalites was
recovered during an encounter in Gadchiroli-Gondia belt. The document
also drew comparison between the contemporary arms struggle of Kerala’s
Wayanad tribes led by one Varghese and that of their own origin in north
Bengal’s Naxalwadi in the late 60s. The Naxalites also highlighted
successful launching of a military formation to function in the region
encompassing western ghat region and Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
junction.
The document said the formation, within three months of being
launched at the end of 2014, managed to spread anti-government
propaganda in the area where several youngsters and others from
exploited class have been motivated to join the arms struggle. The
Naxals claimed 2014 as a year of achievements and setbacks alike and
made clear their objective was to extend their bases across central
India so their area of influence runs from Jharkhand to via swathes of
central India southern states.
Already enjoying strong presence in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the
Naxals now aim to bring more regions under their influence. The Naxals,
who expressed deep concern over having lost several top leaders in
fights last year, have also lamented the arrests of several experienced
cadres from south India like Murlidharan, alias Ajit, alias Vasant this
year in Pune. He was a ‘courier’ working for Kerala state committee. The
rebels pointed out in the document that Kerala police, resorting to
repressive measures, had started targeting their support base now after
feeling threat from them. It also highlighted arrests of some foreigners
by the Kerala police.
The Naxals also expressed anguish over the arrests of Praveen from
Tamil Nadu state committee and couple of others including a law student
and two his women accomplices in Hyderabad in the last few months which
delivered a setback to the rebels’ dream of spreading influence in
southern states capturing the strategic locations of western ghat and
three states’ junction. The Naxals also claimed that movement by their
party had been steadily growing in Karnataka’s Malnat forest regions
despite several hurdles posed by the elements supporting the government.
They now aim to motivate local population to join their struggle by
highlighting the sacrifices made by the leaders from the south who had
dedicated their lives to the rebels’ cause.
Ahead of Bihar elections, Maoists issue poll boycott threats in their strongholds
Jamui: The Maoists have asked voters in Jamui, Gaya, Aurangabad and
Jehanabad to stay away from Bihar assembly polls. The CPI (Maoist) has
pasted posters, circulated long notes and asked the villagers directly
to desist from voting “Soon after the Election Commission announced the
polling dates for Dented in South, Maoists Move to Central Odisha
BHUBANESWAR:As the State police makes a dent in the Left Wing
Extremists stronghold in the southern districts, the CPI (Maoist) has
begun expanding its base in Central Odisha taking the security forces by
surprise. This time, it is Satkosia, the second Tiger Reserve of the
State. The recent movement of the Maoists in Satkosia Tiger Reserve has
indicated that the Deogarh-Sambalpur-Sundargarh division of the outlawed
outfit has made inroads into Angul taking advantage of its geographical
location. Earlier, Pallahara had witnessed movement of Maoists but the
region came under operational jurisdiction of Jajpur-Kalinga Nagar unit
which has since weakened and is no more in the reckoning.
Similipal experienced its share of Maoist violence in late 2000s
while Nuapada’s Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary, which has been accorded
in-principle approval for TR status, continues to struggle with Maoist
menace. So much so that the Wildlife Wing is unable to submit its plan
to National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in the absence of a
ground level survey. The recent movement in Angul, according to
intelligence sources, is more through
Athmallik-Binkai-Thakurgarh-Handappa-Chhendipara-Rairakhol-Deogarh
corridor, which the Maoists want to take control of. The unit is being
commanded by Kunu Dehuri and comprises at least six lady cadres and
another 20 male members.
In the last three to four days, Maoist movements were reported from
Chhutkei, Labangi, Tuluka and Chhuari most of which are prime tourist
attractions in Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary. Given the dense forests and
hills abutting Mahanadi, the area provides perfect foil to Maoists and
they have taken full advantage of it. But, it is not just forest and
topography, Angul is more vulnerable because it is not equipped to take
on the Maoists. Apart from Handappa and Kishore Nagar, no other police
station in the district is fortified. Angul does not feature in
security-related expenditure (SRE) scheme of the State government.
Besides, SI-level officers in the police stations of the district have
very little training to counter-Maoist operations while in most cases,
age is not in their favour. What’s more worrisome, Angul is industry
concentrated too. Security experts say it is about time State Police
mobilised Central Para Military Forces to Angul before Maoists make a
statement.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Dented-in-South-Maoists-Move-to-Central-Odisha/2015/10/04/article3061523.ece
Maoists trying to strengthen base in State
GUWAHATI, Oct 4 – The Maoist rebels are desperately trying to
establish strong roots in Assam, not only to expand its bases, but also
to bring in weapons through the porous international border with
Myanmar. However, arrest of senior leaders from time to time has proved
to be a major setback for the rebels. Highly placed police sources told
The Assam Tribune that according to information gathered by the police
and security agencies, the Maoist rebels have managed to set up three
committees – Upper Assam Leading Committee, Lower Assam Leading
Committee and Barak Valley Leading Committee. Of the three committees,
the Upper Assam Committee is the most active.
Sources said that the Maoists are trying to infiltrate among the tea
tribes in the districts of Sivasagar and Jorhat, and among the
flood-affected people in Sadiya, Majuli and Dhemaji. The tea tribes are
considered to be most vulnerable as they may be wooed by the Maoists
because of the problems faced by the tribes. The slow progress of talks
with five militant groups of tea tribes and Adivasi community is also a
major cause of concern as the frustrated cadres of the outfits may
switch over to the fold of the Maoist rebels. There are at least a
thousand cadres of such militant groups sitting idle and the Maoists may
try to use them. At least granting of status of Scheduled Tribe to the
tea tribes, who are considered tribals in other parts of the country,
will deter them from joining the Maoist rebels, sources added. Another
major aim of the Maoists to establish base in Assam and other parts of
the North East is to get access to the arms smuggling rackets.
So far, the Maoists are depending mostly on weapons snatched from
Government agencies. But the inputs suggest that the Maoists are
thinking in lines of bring in weapons from abroad and the porous
international border with Myanmar is now the easiest way for doing so.
Almost all the rebel groups of the North East are now bringing in
weapons through the porous international border with Myanmar and the
Maoists are eyeing the same arms smuggling route.
On the recent arrest of hardcore Maoist rebel Aditya Bora in Golaghat
district, police sources said that Bora was earlier arrested in
Jharkhand in February 2011. But after he was brought to Assam, he
managed to jump bail and rejoined the rebel group. Since them he managed
to evade arrest and tried to strengthen the organization in lower
Assam. The Lower Assam Leading Committee is dormant after the arrest of
key member Aklanta Rabha, while, the recent arrest of three rebels
including a woman from West Bengal posed major setback to the rebels in
the Barak Valley., the Maoists started giving poll boycott calls
in their strongholds in Jamui, Gaya and Aurangabad.
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