Aurangabad/Gaya: The 24-hour bandh
called by the Maoists against oppression by security forces in the name
of anti-Maoist operations crippled life at many places in Magadh
division.
In Aurangabad, a group of suspected
rebels torched a mobile tower at Barheta village under Deo police
station of the district. Police sources said the incident occurred on
Tuesday night during the 24-hour bandh call given by the Maoists. The
rebels numbering around 20-25 reached the site and thrashed the guards.
Before leaving the place, they set ablaze battery and other equipment of
mobile tower and retreated chanting slogans.. “Lal salam zindabad,
Maowad zindabad”.
SDPO (sadar) PN Sahu confirmed that the
Maoists targeted the mobile tower to disturb communication services in
the area. On the other hand, movement of inter-state buses were hit
while many government undertakings and banks also remained closed in
several blocks of the district. To prevent any untoward incident, there
was high security deployment on highways. “Attendance was poor at
government offices in Deo, Nabinagar, Kutumba, Goh, Rafiganj and
Madanpur blocks,” said sources.
In Gaya, the bandh virtually crippled
life in Dumaria, Imamganj, Banke Bzar, Raushanganj and some parts of
Amas police station areas of the district. Life elsewhere in the
district including Tekari sub-division area was normal.
Police sources said
normalcy in Tekari is interesting as, earlier the Maoists regarded
Konch-Tekari as ‘liberated’ zone meaning thereby that the writ of the
rebels and not government machinery ran large in the area. On account of
increased police mobility and Ranvir Sena aggression, the Maoists have
made an unannounced retreat from the area.
According to
reports reaching the district headquarters, besides shops and
educational institutions banks too remained closed in Dumaria-Imamganj
area. Several banks including SBI, Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Madhya
Bihar Gramin Bank have got their branches in Maoist-hit
Dumaria-Imamganj part of Sherghati sub-division of the district.
However, some two wheelers were seen plying in the area. Though
uninterrupted, traffic on NH-2, popularly known as Grand Trunk road was
thin.
Earlier, on
Tuesday, some Maoist posters had appeared in Imamganj accusing police
forces of committing excesses on poor villagers who were allegedly being
prevented from doing daily chores like cattle grazing and fire wood
collection. Firewood remains the main kitchen fuel in the area.
Magadh range DIG
Saurabh Kumar said except Deo police station area of Aurangabad district
where mobile tower was damaged, no report of any untoward incident has
been received from any part of the five districts of the Magadh police
range.
The DIG also said
patrolling has been intensified in the troubled-zone and City SP Awakash
Kumar was camping in the Maoist-hit area. Railways have been alerted
and have been advised to run pilot engines ahead of important trains and
ensure escort for trains passing through the region. “Several important
trains including Rajdhani Express pass through the area,” said the DIG.
red spark
India : Maoists call for Magadh bandh on August 31 in Bihar
The bandh would begin 12 am on
the intervening night of 30th and 31st August. Five districts including
Gaya, Aurangabad, Jahanabad, Nawada and Arwal are likely to be affected
by the bandh call.
Maoists in Bihar have given a call for one day Magadh Bandh on 31st August to protest the killing of six of their cadres in an encounter with the security forces in July this year.
The bandh would begin 12 am on the intervening night of 30th and 31st August. Five districts including Gaya, Aurangabad, Jahanabad, Nawada and Arwal are likely to be affected by the bandh call.
In view of the bandh call the police and paramilitary forces have intensified security in the Maoist infested areas. Search operations are also being carried out in these five district to prevent any evil design of the Maoists from being successful.
Encounter between security forces and Maoist happened on 18th July in Dumaria Nala forest area in Aurangabad district.
In this encounter, 10 commandos of the elite COBRA battalion of CRPF were killed. Maoists had triggered a series of IED explosions during the encounter in which the 10 commandos lost their lives.
The security forces also eliminated 6 cadres of the red forces in the encounter. The security forces had also seized weapons like AK-47, INSAS rifle.
Maoists in Bihar have given a call for one day Magadh Bandh on 31st August to protest the killing of six of their cadres in an encounter with the security forces in July this year.
The bandh would begin 12 am on the intervening night of 30th and 31st August. Five districts including Gaya, Aurangabad, Jahanabad, Nawada and Arwal are likely to be affected by the bandh call.
In view of the bandh call the police and paramilitary forces have intensified security in the Maoist infested areas. Search operations are also being carried out in these five district to prevent any evil design of the Maoists from being successful.
Encounter between security forces and Maoist happened on 18th July in Dumaria Nala forest area in Aurangabad district.
In this encounter, 10 commandos of the elite COBRA battalion of CRPF were killed. Maoists had triggered a series of IED explosions during the encounter in which the 10 commandos lost their lives.
The security forces also eliminated 6 cadres of the red forces in the encounter. The security forces had also seized weapons like AK-47, INSAS rifle.
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