Central Reserve Police Force s (CRPFs) Rakeshwar Singh Manhas from the 3.25 lakh strong paramilitary force s elite CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) unit is still missing, and search operation is still on to trace him.Ther
Maoists Likely Used Looted Weapons In Chhattisgarh Attack: Report Maoists Likely Used Looted Weapons In Chhattisgarh Attack: Report About two dozen sophisticated assault weapons of the killed personnel are also stated to have been looted by the Maoists even as security officials said the search of the area is still on and details are being collected from the ground.
At least 22 security personnel were killed on Saturday by Maoists in Chhattisgarh. (Representational)
New Delhi/Raipur:
A group of around 400 Maoists, armed with light machine guns (LMGs), had ambushed security forces deployed for a special operation in Chhattisgarh, killing at least 22 personnel and injuring 30 others, besides decamping with over a dozen sophisticated arms, officials said today.
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NAGPUR: The banned CPI (Maoist) has issued multiple official statements appearing to confirm law enforcement agencies’ suspicion of “Maoist infiltration” into the ongoing farm agitation. Likening the new farm laws to the infamous British-era Rowlatt Act, the outfit has directed its frontal organisations to continue fighting alongside the farmer fraternity.
In a January 30 statement attributed to CPI (Maoist)’s central committee spokesperson Abhay, the outfit accused the Centre of “dilly-dallying” on the demands of the farmers and trying to engineer a rift among those spearheading the stir. Women’s wing functionary Ranita Hichhami, too, issued a statement committing her unit’s support to “farmer brothers and sisters”.
Left Terror Outfit Allegedly Directs Its Frontal Organisations To Continue Fighting Alongside Farmer Fraternity
Representative image: A Maoist rally (Wikimedia Commons)Â
Proscribed leftist terror organisation Communist Party of India (Maoist) has issued multiple official statements in support of the ongoing farmers agitations on various Delhi borders, reports
Times of India.
According to the report, the development has apparently confirmed the law enforcement agencies suspicion of Maoist infiltration into the ongoing anti-Farm reform laws protests.
The CPI (Maoist) has reportedly compared the new farm laws to British-era Rowlatt Act, and directed its frontal organisations to continue fighting alongside the farmer fraternity.