MNA International Desk: In the biggest crackdown on Maoists in four decades in Maharashtra, security forces on Sunday gunned down at least 16 Maoists, including some women, in the state’s Gadchiroli district, an official said. Among those killed were at least a couple of high-ranking unit commanders, identified as Vijender N. Rauthu, 51, and Dolesh Madi Atram, 36. Both carried big cash rewards on their heads and were wanted for many serious crime, ranging from murders, arson, attacks on security forces and kidnappings. Around 7:00am, a C-60 squad of police commandos had launched a combing operation when they were attacked ...
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Indian police killed 18 Maoist rebels in a shoot-out
MNA International Desk: At least 18 Maoist rebels were killed in a shoot-out by Indian police on Monday in eastern India, a local officer said. Police claimed that they ambushed a meeting of 30 to 40 Maoists near the border of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states, triggering a gun battle. “Police have so far recovered 18 dead bodies of the Maoists,” sub-inspector C.K. Dharua told news agency. Dharua said arms including three AK-47 and self-loading rifles were sized from the Maoist rebels. “The search operation is still on. It is possible that the death toll may go up since there ...
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