Jhargram (West Bengal): The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Friday ruled out that top Maoist leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishenji was killed in a fake encounter. CRPF Director General K Vijay Kumar claimed that the encounter at Burishol village in Junglemahal area of West Bengal on Wednesday in which Kishenji was killed was "clean". "We are confident that Kishenji has been killed. We were surprised that the normal security...
03:42 PM, Nov 25, 2011
Kolkata: Top Maoist leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishenji has been killed in an encounter with security forces at Burishol village in Junglemahal area of West Bengal. The CRPF has confirmed that 207 Cobra Battalion, 184 CRPF battalion along with Bengal state police killed the Maoist leader in a joint operation. Union Home Secretary RK Singh said, "Our officers have told us that Kishenji has been killed. It's a huge setback...
06:16 PM, Nov 24, 2011
New Delhi: A mentally challenged teenager gave birth to a premature baby after allegedly being raped by a CRPF personnel. The baby died on November 6, a day after being born. The girl was staying in a hostel for the mentally challenged which is located next to a CRPF camp in Warangal. The police have registered an FIR against the unidentified CRPF personnel. Police suspect that the victim was raped...
06:21 AM, Nov 08, 2011
Kolkata: West Bengal government-appointed interlocutors on Tuesday asserted that the dialogue process with Maoists to restore peace in the 'junglemahal' area is on even as the offensive against the rebels continued. Two top rebel leaders, including state secretary and spokesman Akash, escaped a joint raid by security forces in the forested area between Bankisole and Aulgeria in the Salboni region, in the early hours, police said. The assertion assumes significance...
09:47 PM, Oct 18, 2011
Kolkata: A fierce gunbattle is on between the security forces and the Maoists at Banksol area of Junglemahal in West Bengal. The exchange of fire started when the district police officials were combing for area domination and the Maoists opened fire at the security personnel. Sources say the CRPF has sent units to the spot to assist the police officials. There are no reports of any dead or injured till...
02:01 PM, Oct 18, 2011
New Delhi: Government is roping in all kinds of expertise, including that from the Army, to train and enhance the capabilities of paramilitary forces like CRPF and BSF, a top officer said on Tuesday. Secretary (Internal Security) in Home Ministry UK Bansal said the 'government is actively promoting all kinds of expertise' which are required by central police and paramilitary forces. Bansal was replying to a question on why the...
05:40 PM, Oct 11, 2011
Ranchi: After a visit to some Naxal-hit areas in Jharkand, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said Naxals can be defeated ideologically if programmes meant for rural development are successfully implemented. The Rural Development Minister at the same time said the police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have their special roles in dealing with Naxals. "The police and the CRPF have their special places (in dealing with Naxalism)....
09:54 PM, Oct 09, 2011
Bastar (Chhattisgarh): The Naxals on Friday carried out carried out a fresh attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Chhattisgarh. They attacked a CRPF patrolling party, killing at least four personnel, in Dantewada. According to Additional Director General (Naxal Operations) Ram Nivas, the vehicle was blown up by the Maoists in Bastanar area under Geedam police station in Dantewada. Several others suffered injuries in the mine attack...
10:39 AM, Oct 07, 2011
New Delhi: In a first, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has sent over 50 of its young officers to train with operational army units in order to hone their skills in tactical manoeuvres and counter-insurgency operations. The decision to attach officers in the rank of assistant commandants, deputy commandants and commandants with the army for better training and understanding of counter-insurgency operations was taken by the Cabinet Committee on...
10:16 AM, Oct 02, 2011
New Delhi: Terming Naxal menace and not terrorism as the most violent movement in the country, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday suggested Chief Ministers Of the Left Wing Extremism affected states to first take villagers into confidence. "The battle is to restore hearts and minds. Not many Chief Ministers and Ministers have visited the affected areas. They should spend a night there," Chidambaram said. "For any reason, villagers...
12:53 PM, Sep 13, 2011
New Delhi: High drama ensued outside Ramlila Maidan where anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare is staging his protest against graft for the past 10 days on late Thursday night. A group of people, allegedly drunk, clashed with the police stationed there. They were caught on camera trying to open the gates of the VIP entrance around 3 am. When policemen refused to let them in, they attacked the policemen with sticks...
07:11 AM, Aug 26, 2011
New Delhi: Amid growing security concerns, Central and Delhi Police forces have made elaborate arrangement to ensure safety of hundreds of people supporting Anna Hazare at Ramlila ground in New Delhi. About 500 police personnel have been guarding the ground round-the-clock, besides regular checks by bomb disposal squad and snipper dogs to avoid any untoward incident. Personnel of Delhi Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were deployed inside and...
07:48 AM, Aug 25, 2011
Raipur: Maoists on Friday gunned down at least 11 policemen in an ambush that set off an encounter which left four ultras dead in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. A team of Chhattisgarh Armed Police team was ambushed by the Maoists in Metlaperu village forests under Bhadrakali police station area in the district this evening, Additional Director General (Naxal operation) Ramnivas told over phone. Eleven policemen were killed in the attack and...
09:48 PM, Aug 19, 2011
Srinagar: A youth on Sunday died allegedly in police custody in north Kashmir's Sopore town, an incident termed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah as inexcusable. 28-year-old Nazim Rashid died in the custody of Special Operations Group after he was picked up on Saturday for questioning in connection with the death of a civilian in the area, a few days back. The Jammu and Kashmir police have admitted that he died...
03:23 PM, Jul 31, 2011
Guwahati: The CRPF claims to have detained 16 people in the IED blast case, which led to derailment of Guwahati-Puri Express in Kamrup district of Assam. A joint raid of Assam police and CRPF was conducted at Kekhohait and Goriakuph at 2 am on Tuesday night. The police is still trying to ascertain their identity. All 16 have been handed over to Assam police, which is investigating their link to...
02:05 PM, Jul 13, 2011
Hazaribagh: Three Maoists were on Friday shot and injured in an encounter as security forces destroyed a rebel camp and defused three powerful can bombs in Narki forests, bordering Hazaribagh and Bokaro districts, police said in Hazaribagh. Getting a tip-off that a group of Maoists had camped in the forests, police forces of the two districts, the CoBRa and the CRPF battalions raided the area during the day. On seeing...
09:00 PM, Jul 01, 2011
New Delhi: More than 10,000 security force personnel have been deployed for the annual Amarnath yatra to the south Kashmir cave shrine, officials said. Thousands of pilgrims have reached base camps at Baltal and Nunwan. They will set out for the cave shrine of Amarnath. Security has been tightened along both routes. The first few batches of pilgrims that were flagged off on Tuesday morning have reached the two camps....
07:46 AM, Jun 29, 2011
Srinagar: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will review the security situation in Kashmir Valley on Tuesday and take stock of security arrangements for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage. During his two-day visit, the Home Minister will chair a high-level security review meeting in the presence of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and senior officials of the state police, para-military forces and representatives of state and Central Home department. Chidambaram will later go...
06:15 PM, Jun 20, 2011
New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram will undertake a two-day visit to Kashmir Valley from Monday during which he would hold a security review and meet officials of South Kashmir besides visiting a border post in North Kashmir. Chidambaram will arrive in Srinagar on Monday evening along with Director General of CRPF K Vijay Kumar, BSF Chief Raman Srivastava and senior officials from Home Ministry. Official sources said he will...
08:41 PM, Jun 19, 2011
Raipur: Three CRPF jawans were killed in an encounter with Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Saturday, in the third incident of Maoist violence in the state in as many days. A group of around 250 Naxalites attacked the CRPF camp in Bhejji village of the district, Additional Director General of Police Ram Niwas said. Three CRPF jawans were killed as many injured, he said. He said 10 Maoists were...
11:06 AM, Jun 11, 2011
