ACLED Regional Overview – South Asia (24 - 30 April 2021)
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Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, political violence continued in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, while demonstrations declined. Deadly clashes between the Taliban and Afghan forces took place in almost all provinces in Afghanistan. At least 30 civilians were killed in an explosion in Logar province. Meanwhile, militants attacked security forces and government supporters in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Paramilitary forces killed two civilians in tribal areas of Pakistan, leading to protests by residents. In India, Naxal-Maoist rebels targeted construction workers and infrastructure projects during their strike against anti-Maoist police operations. Electoral violence during the Indian assembly and local polls continued. Mob violence in India against healthcare workers was also reported amid record-high daily new coronavirus cases and shortages of hospital beds (New York Times, 4 May 2021). Demonstratio
The movement of trains on the Howrah-Mumbai route was affected for several hours on Monday as CPI-Maoist rebels who had called a Bharat Bandh against the policies of the Centre triggered a blast on the railway tracks between Lotapahar and Sonua railway stations, about 80 Kms from here.
The spot falls under Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railways (SER) in West singhbhum district.
Though no casualties took place, the powerful blast damaged the railway tracks for about two meters. A major incident was averted, said railway sources.
Spokesperson of Chakradharpur railway division, Manish Pathak, said the blast took place at around 2.15 am and the information of the blast was received by the station manager of Sonua from the driver of a goods train.
Maoist bandh paralyses bus services
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TSRTC suspends operations in interior areas of Bhadrachalam Agency
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TSRTC suspends operations in interior areas of Bhadrachalam Agency
Bus services were paralysed in the interior areas of Bhadrachalam Agency on Monday during the Bharat Bandh observed by CPI (Maoist) in protest against the Central government’s anti-Maoist operations - “Operation Samadhan-Prahar.”
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) suspended operation of buses to the remote tribal areas on Monday as a precautionary measure.
The inter-district bus services between Bhadrachalam and Wazed in Mulugu district were operated only up to Venkatapuram within the stipulated time till late in the afternoon.