Mahato charged with terror links
15 years, 6 months ago

Mahato charged with terror links

The Hindu  

Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee, has been charged under several sections of the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, by a court in Jhargram in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district even as fresh violence broke out in the area on Monday in response to his arrest two days ago. Suspected Maoists set a bus on fire at Rathbeda near Jhargram on Monday afternoon after directing the passengers to get down.There have been several protests following Mr. Mahato’s arrest in areas adjoining Lalgarh where the PSBJC has been most active since November 2008 when it launched an agitation against alleged police atrocities on villagers there. Mr. Mahato, who was remanded to police custody till October 1 by the court on Sunday, “has been booked under Sections 16, 18, 20, 38 and 39 of the UAPA for his links with a terrorist organisation and for raising funds for a terrorist organisation,” the district’s Superintendent of Police, Manoj Verma told The Hindu over telephone. Constables released Meanwhile, the two police constables — Siteshwar Prasad and Shishir Kanti Nag — who were abducted on September 26 by suspected Maoists demanding Mr. Mahato’s release were set free late on Sunday at Jamtalghera, about seven km from where they were picked up, Mr. Verma said.

Verma Mahato Jhargram Maoists Set Psbjc  charged  psbjc  maoists  set  links  mr  uapa  terrorist  jhargram  violence  verma  mahato  terror

History of this topic

Fugitive Maoist leader wanted for heinous crimes in Jharkhand held in Yavatmal
1 month, 1 week ago

Fugitive Maoist leader wanted for heinous crimes in Jharkhand held in Yavatmal

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: After years on the run, 47-year-old wanted Maoist leader Tulsi, also known as Dilip Mahato, was arrested on Tuesday in Yavatmal district, 154 km from Nagpur, following an extensive intelligence-led operation. According to Jharkhand police records, Mahato is named in at least seven serious cases, including bombings targeting police vehicles and multiple murders. Fugitive Maoist leader wanted for heinous …

Maoist leader arrested in ASR district
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maoist leader arrested in ASR district

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Sodi Pojja, also known as Lalith, a leader of the Maoist group - Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee - was apprehended during a joint operation in Andhra Pradesh's ASR district. SP Amit Bardar said ASR district police conducted the operation in collaboration with CRPF personnel. He briefed that the arrest took place in the forest area near Cheruvugumpa village, where …

AP police arrest top Maoist at Andhra-Odisha border
2 years, 1 month ago

AP police arrest top Maoist at Andhra-Odisha border

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: ASR district police on Tuesday arrested Maoist top gun Janumuri Srinubabu alias Sunil alias Rhino, the prime accused in the murder of then Araku MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao and former MLA Siveri Soma in 2018. Police claimed that Srinubabu, who is the divisional committee member of Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee of the banned outfit, has been arrested …

After lying lowkey for 9 years, Maoist terrorism re-emerges in West Bengal
4 years, 6 months ago

After lying lowkey for 9 years, Maoist terrorism re-emerges in West Bengal

Op India  

The menace of Maoism has threatened the State of West Bengal for years, especially the Jangalmahal region. Maoists rob tourists in broad daylight Recently, Maoists robbed a group of tourists in broad daylight at gunpoint near Tangi Kusumgram in the Simulpal area of ​​Belpahari in West Bengal. Screengrab of the Sangbad Pratidin report Maoists threaten contractor to stop road construction …

Calcutta HC refuses to pass order on Lalgarh movement leader Chatradhar Mahato's bail plea, to hear case on 25 July
6 years, 8 months ago

Calcutta HC refuses to pass order on Lalgarh movement leader Chatradhar Mahato's bail plea, to hear case on 25 July

Firstpost  

The Kolkata High Court refused to pass order on a bail petition by Chatradhar Mahato, who was the face of the Lalgarh movement in West Bengal, saying it would hear out his appeal and bail application together Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to pass any order on a bail petition by Chatradhar Mahato, a prominent tribal leader …

FIR against PMK candidate Ramadoss for inciting caste violence
10 years, 11 months ago

FIR against PMK candidate Ramadoss for inciting caste violence

Firstpost  

The case was registered after a special team found that CDs containing speeches of PMK founder and others about Marakkanam violence ahead of PMK’s youth wing festival last year Dharmapuri: Former Union minister and PMK candidate for Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency Anbumani Ramadoss was booked on Saturday for allegedly attempting to incite people on caste lines, officials said. A case …

Maoist leader lynched in Bengal village
11 years, 7 months ago

Maoist leader lynched in Bengal village

India TV News  

Kolkata: Villagers allegedly lynched a Maoist leader in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Saturday, police said. The ultra Hemanta Mahato, associated with the People's Committee Against Police Atrocities, was beaten to death when he returned to his village Nedabahara under Jhargram police district. As soon as news of his arrival spread, the villagers engaged into an altercation with him which …

Jailed Pro-Maoist Leader Chhatradhar Mahato Files Nomination
13 years, 11 months ago

Jailed Pro-Maoist Leader Chhatradhar Mahato Files Nomination

India TV News  

Jhargram, West Bengal, Apr 19: Jailed PCPA leader Chhatradhar Mahato today filed nomination for the Assembly elections from Jhargram constituency in Maoist-affected West Midnapore district. Mahato was brought from the central correctional home, where he is lodged, to SDO C Murugan's office escorted by a strong police party for filing the nomination. The police said Chhatradhar's wife Neoti Mahato was …

PSBJC leader missing; police deny he is detained
14 years, 6 months ago

PSBJC leader missing; police deny he is detained

The Hindu  

Questions were raised on Friday about the whereabouts of Manoj Mahato, secretary of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee, as his family members alleged that security forces had detained him. House raided Manoj's parents said he was whisked away by security force personnel from Birknar village near Lalgarh in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district early on Friday. We have …

Arrested Maoist leader gets 3-day transit remand
14 years, 6 months ago

Arrested Maoist leader gets 3-day transit remand

The Hindu  

A court here on Sunday gave a three-day transit remand to Chameli Das, the arrested Maoist leader from Bihar. Das was arrested on Saturday afternoon from her husband's home in the northern part of the city by a joint team of the city police and the Bihar police. They confirmed that she was wanted in several cases, so a team …

Maoist call to protest “dual stand” of government
14 years, 8 months ago

Maoist call to protest “dual stand” of government

The Hindu  

The Maoists have called for a nationwide 48-hour bandh from Wednesday to protest the “murder” of senior Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, who was killed by the Andhra Pradesh police recently. On July 2, the Andhra Pradesh police announced that Azad, a member and spokesman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India and a member of …

Police kill PSBJC leader
15 years, 1 month ago

Police kill PSBJC leader

The Hindu  

Within a few hours after the Maoists laid down the 72-day-ceasefire condition before the Centre for initiating talks, a senior leader of the Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee was killed when the security forces opened fire to repulse an alleged attack by Maoists on the Katapahari camp near Lalgarh in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district late on Monday. While the …

Violent front
15 years, 4 months ago

Violent front

The Hindu  

THE Maoist-backed Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities has shed its democratic mask by forming the Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia to wage an armed struggle in and around the Lalgarh region of West Bengals West Midnapore district. In a fresh spate of violence, from October 20 to 27, the Maoists and their front organisation, the PCPA, raided a police station, killed …

Troops secure Maoist-held Rajdhani Express
15 years, 5 months ago

Troops secure Maoist-held Rajdhani Express

The Hindu  

Armed Maoist—backed activists on Tuesday seized the Bhubaneswar—Delhi Rajdhani Express in West Midnapore district but the prestigious train was freed by security forces after a five—hour hostage drama and all passengers were safe. Activists, under the aegis of a Lalgarh group — People’s Committee against Police Atrocities — also took control of the two drivers in an unprecedented step to …

Supporters of Maoists detain train for 5 hours
15 years, 5 months ago

Supporters of Maoists detain train for 5 hours

The Hindu  

The New Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Bhubaneswar on Tuesday was detained for nearly five hours from 2.35 p.m. by supporters of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee at the Banstala Station near Jhargram town in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district. The two drivers were held hostage till security forces arrived in the area. The PSBJC is demanding the unconditional …

One killed in Lalgarh; CID continues questioning Mahato
15 years, 5 months ago

One killed in Lalgarh; CID continues questioning Mahato

The Hindu  

One person was hacked to death by unidentified assailants, suspected to be Maoists, near Lalgarh in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district late on Sunday. The victim, Sheetal Hembram, reportedly witnessed the murder of a member of the Jharkhand Party two months back and the police suspects that Mr. Hembram was killed since he might have identified the assailants. Sporadic violence …

No further police custody for Mahato: court
15 years, 5 months ago

No further police custody for Mahato: court

The Hindu  

Rejecting the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department’s petition for further police remand for Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee, a Jhagram court on Saturday sent him to judicial custody till October 23. Arrested on September 26 near Lalgarh in Paschim Medinipur district, Mr. Mahato has already spent 15 days in police custody in three terms. …

‘Foreign funds may have ended up in Maoist hands’
15 years, 5 months ago

‘Foreign funds may have ended up in Maoist hands’

The Hindu  

A portion of foreign funds meant to be routed through various non-governmental organisations for the welfare of tribals in the Lalgarh area of West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district could have ended up in the hands of Maoists, the State’s Director-General of Police, Bhupinder Singh, said here on Friday. Political links Mr. Singh, who also said the Maoists and PSBJC convener …

Evidence of links between Maoists and Mahato found
15 years, 5 months ago

Evidence of links between Maoists and Mahato found

The Hindu  

Photographs and other incriminating evidence have been found revealing links between the Maoists and Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee, that led the agitation at Lalgarh and its adjoining areas in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district, Manoj Verma, the district’s Superintendent of Police told The Hindu on Sunday. The involvement of certain individuals based here, in …

Mahato’s supporters, associates punishable under UAPA: WB govt
15 years, 5 months ago

Mahato’s supporters, associates punishable under UAPA: WB govt

The Hindu  

In a warning to associates and supporters of arrested PCPA leader Chhatradhar Mahato, the West Bengal government on Saturday said that those demanding his release were punishable under the Unlawful Activities Act. Thus, those who are advocating his release are also punishable,” Chief Secretary Asok Mohan Chakraborty told newsmen here. Mr. Chakraborty was reacting to a question whether the government …

Mahato had links with Maoists, says West Bengal
15 years, 5 months ago

Mahato had links with Maoists, says West Bengal

The Hindu  

The State administration that has confirmed information of Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee, having “connections” with the Maoists, does not see anything wrong in the manner in which he was arrested from near Lalgarh in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district. “Yes,” was State Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen’s reply to questions from journalists here on …

PSBJC wants unconditional release of Chhatradhar Mahato
15 years, 5 months ago

PSBJC wants unconditional release of Chhatradhar Mahato

The Hindu  

Violence continued to rage in the Lalgarh area of West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district as security forces and suspected Maoists engaged in a gunbattle at Dahijuri on Tuesday evening, three days after the arrest of Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee. Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from Dharampur near Lalgarh on Tuesday, senior PSBJC …

Be alert to backlash in Lalgarh, police told
15 years, 6 months ago

Be alert to backlash in Lalgarh, police told

The Hindu  

The West Bengal government has asked the police in the Lalgarh area to be alert to a backlash against the arrest of Chhatradhar Mahato, leader of the Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee. Landmine blasts have already rocked the area since the arrest on Saturday afternoon and the police have arrested six people. Briefing reporters here, Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborty …

Chhatradhar Mahato held
15 years, 6 months ago

Chhatradhar Mahato held

The Hindu  

Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee, was arrested in an operation conducted by the West Bengal police at Birkar village near Lalgarh in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district on Saturday. Claiming to represent the tribal people, Mr. Mahato launched on November 2 last a “people’s movement” to protest against alleged police atrocities in Lalgarh which …

Discover Related