Visakhapatnam range DIG cautions ASR district police on possible infiltration of Maoists from Chhattisgarh and Telangana
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Visakhapatnam range DIG cautions ASR district police on possible infiltration of Maoists from Chhattisgarh and Telangana

The Hindu  

Deputy Inspector General, Visakha Range, Gopinath Jatti, has asked the police personnel in Alluri Sitharama Raju district to be on alert, in the light of recent encounters and exchanges of fire along the borders of Chhattisgarh and Telangana, without ruling out a possibility of Maoists infiltrating the State through these areas. He issued strict directions to the senior police officers, along with Civil Police, APSP, and CRPF personnel to implement stringent security measures. They have been directed to gather advance intelligence to prevent any untoward incidents, enhance the police information system to strengthen internal communication and raise public awareness regarding Maoist threats and preventive measures. Mr. Gopinath Jatti said that due to improved road networks, communication systems and enhanced police information network, Maoists have lost their stronghold in the area.

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19 Maoists from Chhattisgarh surrender before police in Telangana’s Bhadrachalam
1 month ago

19 Maoists from Chhattisgarh surrender before police in Telangana’s Bhadrachalam

The Hindu  

In yet another setback to the outlawed CPI, as many as 19 Maoists including 15 militia members of the banned outfit’s Revolutionary People’s Committees from Chhattisgarh have surrendered before the police in Telangana’s Bhadrachalam temple town on Thursday. The surrendered Maoists include Naroti Manish, divisional committee member of Agriculture Team, South Bastar, Madivi Nanda, Handa and Hadama, the Platform Party …

Govt. urged to provide legal assistance to surrendered Maoists
2 months, 1 week ago

Govt. urged to provide legal assistance to surrendered Maoists

The Hindu  

Shantigagi Nagarikara Vedike, a citizens’ initiative for peace, has appealed to the State government to provide appropriate legal assistance to the six Maoists who surrendered and entered the mainstream recently. At a press conference on Saturday, Noor Sridhar, a member of the organisation, said: “The first phase of bringing the Maoists into the mainstream has been completed. Nagargere Ramesh, another …

17 militia members of CPI (Maoist) surrender before police in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitharama Raju district
5 months, 2 weeks ago

17 militia members of CPI (Maoist) surrender before police in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitharama Raju district

The Hindu  

Seventeen militia members of the Pedabayalu Area Committee of the banned CPI voluntarily surrendered before Amit Bardar, Superintendent of Police of Alluri Sitharama Raju district, on October 1. Addressing the media here, Mr. Amit Bardar said these militia members, who were allegedly involved in several offences in the Ginelakota, Landulu, and Injari areas, chose to leave the Maoist movement “disillusioned …

Andhra Pradesh: 60 Maoists Surrender After Top Leader's Arrest In Alluri Sitharama Raju District
2 years, 8 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: 60 Maoists Surrender After Top Leader's Arrest In Alluri Sitharama Raju District

ABP News  

Hyderabad: 60 Maoists including 33 party members and 27 militia members surrendered before Andhra Pradesh Police in presence of DIG Harikrishna. These surrenders were followed by top Maoist's arrest in Alluri Sitharama Raju district on Tuesday. Rama Krishna held the position of area committee secretary for the banned outfit in Alluri Sitharama Raju district. pic.twitter.com/Ac7DtZWNXw — Andhra Pradesh Police June …

Maoists killed in exchange of fire in Visakhapatnam
3 years, 9 months ago

Maoists killed in exchange of fire in Visakhapatnam

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Six Maoists were reportedly gunned down by a team of greyhounds in the exchange of fire in Visakhapatnam agency during the wee hours of Wednesday, June 16. The greyhounds started the combing operation following an information on the movement of maoists in Teegalametta near Mumpa in Koyyuru police station limits of Visakhapatnam district. Additional forces were being deployed to …

Maoists are making a comeback in Telangana
4 years, 7 months ago

Maoists are making a comeback in Telangana

The Hindu  

August 08, 2020 12:15 am | Updated 12:48 pm IST On July 14, the sound of gunshots sliced through the calm night of Tokkiguda, a hamlet of just nine huts of the Gond Adivasis. “The Maoists fired a couple of shots at the police while fleeing and the police fired back.” Around 9 a.m. the next day, another exchange of …

Telangana police security for road works in Maoist areas
6 years, 11 months ago

Telangana police security for road works in Maoist areas

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana police will be providing security to contractors and road laying machinery in Maoist affected areas of the state. With the financial assistance of the Union government, the state government has been taking up development of roads in Maoist affected areas of Telangana at a cost of Rs 550 crore approximately. On the law and order front, the police …

Maoists kill one, injure another on suspicion of being police informers in midnight attack in Telangana
7 years, 1 month ago

Maoists kill one, injure another on suspicion of being police informers in midnight attack in Telangana

Firstpost  

Maoists went on rampage in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district early Saturday, killing one and injuring another former guerrilla member Hyderabad: Maoists went on rampage in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district early Saturday, killing one and injuring another former Maoist member, whom they suspected of being police informers. The Maoists also set ablaze several vehicles in three separate incidents in the district …

Telangana makes it easy for Maoists to give up
7 years, 2 months ago

Telangana makes it easy for Maoists to give up

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Maoist movement in the country and in the state in particular received a setback in the last five months of the year as high-ranking leaders and cadres surrendered before the state police. The police has adopted a go-slow attitude on the cases registered against some of the Maoist members who are waiting on the wings to give up …

Maoists have mass base of 2 lakh men and 10,000 guns: Intelligence branch
7 years, 9 months ago

Maoists have mass base of 2 lakh men and 10,000 guns: Intelligence branch

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Maoists still have a mass base of two lakh cadres spread over 35 districts and possess nearly 10,000 firearms, 4,000 of them company-made and the rest countrymade, according to a report of the Special Intelligence Branch, the anti-Maoist wing of the Telangana State police. In the report, which is available with this newspaper, the police alleged that the Maoists …

Maoists on a firm footing in Chhattisgarh's Dandakaranya as cops intensify operations
8 years ago

Maoists on a firm footing in Chhattisgarh's Dandakaranya as cops intensify operations

Firstpost  

Even as notorious Inspector General of the Dantewada Range of Bastar, SRP Kalluri, handpicked by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, was recently asked to proceed on a long leave following indictment by the National Human Rights Commission in January 2017, the spate of encounter killing of Maoists has been on the rise in the Andhra-Odisha Border and Chhattisgarh region of …

2 security personnel injured in Maoist attacks in Chhattisgarh
10 years, 1 month ago

2 security personnel injured in Maoist attacks in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

A jawan of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force and a ‘Sahayak Arakshak were injured in two Maoist attacks in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Pankuj Thakur, a constable of the 13 battalion of the CAF was injured when a pressure bomb planted by Maoists exploded near Murdonda village of Bijapur, said the police. Three Maoists surrender Three Maoists surrendered before …

5 Maoists surrender in Visakha Agency
10 years, 8 months ago

5 Maoists surrender in Visakha Agency

The Hindu  

Five members of the banned CPI surrendered before Superintendent of Police Vikramjeet Duggal, here on Friday. “They also ran a number of Maoist camps in the Agency area and the famine raids at Chedithali, Sultanputu and Gorlimetta, among them,” said Mr. Duggal. The police have been trying to apprehend them for the last three to four years and they also …

Police ready to face Maoist threat in Visakhapatnam
10 years, 11 months ago

Police ready to face Maoist threat in Visakhapatnam

The Hindu  

There are few sensitive or hypersensitive areas in the plains areas in the district, however the challenge is conducting elections in the hilly and forest areas of the Paderu Agency Areas. The July last gram panchayat elections recorded a good voter turnout and also 17 Panchayats went without elections due to threat from Maoists. Superintendent of Police Vikramjeet Duggal has …

21 Maoist militia members surrender in Visakhapatnam
11 years, 1 month ago

21 Maoist militia members surrender in Visakhapatnam

The Hindu  

Twenty one members of banned CPI ’s militia, including a woman, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police Vikram Jeet Duggal here on Monday. Giving details to the media, Mr. Duggal said that more and more Maoists were surrendering to the police and felt that activities like community policing and motivation of youth through appeals for surrender were producing the desired …

Massive anti-Maoist operations launched in Jharkhand
11 years, 8 months ago

Massive anti-Maoist operations launched in Jharkhand

India TV News  

Ranchi, July 3: Security forces today carried out massive combing operations in the forests of Dumka and Pakur, officially declared as Maoist-hit districts in Jharkhand, a day after a top police officer and five policemen were gunned down by the ultras but made no headway in tracking them down. "The security-men have launched an operation to take strong action against …

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