CRPF jawan dies, four others injured as Boloro overturns
Identified as Tarkeshwar T (22), the jawan died on the spot while four of his colleagues sustained grievous injuries.
Identified as Tarkeshwar T (22), the jawan died on the spot while four of his colleagues sustained grievous injuries.
To counter Naxal threat, the state government has raised three Battalions of ex-servicemen OSSF (Odisha Special Striking Force). Vacancies in other ranks of police are also being filled up, in a time-bound manner.
Female cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit in Odisha’s Gandhamardan Reserve Forest region are being subjected to protracted physical, psychological, and sexual harassment by Naxal leaders, police said on Friday.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai made an impassioned plea for special grants for Chhattisgarh in a pivotal meeting with the 16th Central Finance Commission led by Chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya.
According to official sources, the Naxalites planted the IED along the route from Jagargunda area to Tekalgudam.
A naxal cadre carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh in his name surrendered before security forces in the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, the police said on Saturday.
A body of a Naxal was recovered following an encounter between Naxals and security forces under Bhejji PS limit in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, officials said.
Earlier the Manmohan Singh-led Congress government at the centre did not order the force to combat Naxalism despite repeated requests, he further alleged.
This has led to recovery and seizure of huge quantities of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), arms, laptop/Notebook, multi-meter, medicines including oral contraceptives which indicate exploitative nature of cadres towards women cadres.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, speaking at the valedictory session of senior police officers conference, said “there was a further significant improvement in the Left Wing Extremism situation as a result this year 5 districts i.e. Angul, Boudh, Deogarh, Nayagarh and Sambalpur have been declared as LWE free”.
