Maoist

A commando of the CRPF's jungle warfare unit CoBRA was killed on Tuesday when Maoists opened fire near a camp of the paramilitary force in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, police said.

Four Maoists, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday, a police official said.

A 45-year-old man was killed in a blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), suspected to have been planted by Maoists, in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said on Monday.

The Bombay High Court today granted bail to scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

The Supreme Court agreed to list for hearing on Friday a fresh plea of activist Gautam Navlakha, who has not been shifted to house arrest despite the top court's direction in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case.

The Supreme Court today allowed jailed activist Gautam Navlakha's request for house arrest, saying prima facie there is no reason to reject his medical report.

Security forces seized eight Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by CPI(Maoists) from a forest in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, a senior police officer said today.

Two Maoists, including a "high value target" carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head and wanted in 39 cases of violence, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Monday, a senior police official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, emphasising on the internal security of the country, said India needs to defeat threats arising from Maoist- both "gun-toting and pen-wielding."

Three Maoists were arrested in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Thursday, police said. They were arrested from Dakadiri forest in Balumath police station area, about 110 km from capital Ranchi, a senior police officer said.

Three people working at a railway construction site were shot at allegedly by Maoists in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Friday, police said.

The explosive packed in an iron pipe, weighing 10 kg, also called a pipe bomb, was seized near Tekapar village under Koyalibeda police station limits when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on a search operation.

GN Saibaba, the former Delhi University professor who is serving a life term for Maoist links, will continue to remain in jail, the Supreme Court said today, suspending the Bombay High Court order on his acquittal.

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday acquitted Professor Saibaba in an alleged Maoist links case and ordered his immediate release from jail.

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Bombay High Court order acquitting Delhi University Professor G N Saibaba in a case relating to his alleged Maoist links.

A commando of the CRPF's jungle warfare unit CoBRA was killed on Tuesday when Maoists opened fire near a camp of the paramilitary force in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, police said.

Four Maoists, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday, a police official said.

A 45-year-old man was killed in a blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), suspected to have been planted by Maoists, in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said on Monday.

The Bombay High Court today granted bail to scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

The Supreme Court agreed to list for hearing on Friday a fresh plea of activist Gautam Navlakha, who has not been shifted to house arrest despite the top court's direction in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case.

The Supreme Court today allowed jailed activist Gautam Navlakha's request for house arrest, saying prima facie there is no reason to reject his medical report.

Security forces seized eight Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by CPI(Maoists) from a forest in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, a senior police officer said today.

Two Maoists, including a "high value target" carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head and wanted in 39 cases of violence, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Monday, a senior police official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, emphasising on the internal security of the country, said India needs to defeat threats arising from Maoist- both "gun-toting and pen-wielding."

Three Maoists were arrested in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Thursday, police said. They were arrested from Dakadiri forest in Balumath police station area, about 110 km from capital Ranchi, a senior police officer said.

Three people working at a railway construction site were shot at allegedly by Maoists in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Friday, police said.

The explosive packed in an iron pipe, weighing 10 kg, also called a pipe bomb, was seized near Tekapar village under Koyalibeda police station limits when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on a search operation.

GN Saibaba, the former Delhi University professor who is serving a life term for Maoist links, will continue to remain in jail, the Supreme Court said today, suspending the Bombay High Court order on his acquittal.

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday acquitted Professor Saibaba in an alleged Maoist links case and ordered his immediate release from jail.

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Bombay High Court order acquitting Delhi University Professor G N Saibaba in a case relating to his alleged Maoist links.