The arrest of top Maoist leader Prashant Bose has led the police to an ammunition smuggling network allegedly run by a Maoist sympathising CRPF soldier
An encounter shows nothing has changed for Adivasis in Jharkhand since a 2015 study by Stan Swamy scroll.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scroll.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Among undertrials charged with being Maoists under stringent, non-bailable offences in Jharkhand, high numbers are Adivasis, Scheduled Castes and OBCs, a study led by late Fr. Stan Swamy had found in 2015. An alleged encounter during an Adivasi festival six years later shows not much has changed
Daltonganj: A civilian is feared to have been killed in the booby trap laid by the CPI Maoists in the foothill of Burha Pahar on Sunday evening. Local sources said the deceased is said to be one Tunu Yadav, who was on his way home when the incident happened. Latehar SP Prashant Anand said, “We, too, have heard about a casualty owing to landmine blast but we need further information about the incident. We have been urging the Maoists not to use land mines but they are just not paying any heed to our calls.”
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