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Villagers and Family members of Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, the CRPF Commando adducted by the Maoists in Chhatishgarh staged a protest Dharna demanding early release of the CRPF Jawan though was a natural collective reaction but seems uncalled for keeping view the traditions of Bravehearts, their families and of course from the land of warriors. It is not understood against whom they protested for securing the release of their loved one who is also a proud soldier of his motherland. It is reported that they raised slogans against the ruling party at the Centre and also against the Lt. Governor of Jammu Kashmir and were demanding the same urgency in his release as the government showed in the case of wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman who was held hostage by Pakistan in 2019. It is fine to expect the urgency in securing early release of abducted commando but it would be inappropriate for us to draw comparisons between these two situa
Appoint interlocutor, jawan is safe: Maoists
Appoint interlocutor, jawan is safe: Maoists
IANS / Updated: Apr 8, 2021, 06:00 IST
Naxals claim missing
CRPF commando is in their safe custody
RAIPUR Three days after the deadly attack on security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, the
Maoists in a communique has declared that the missing
CRPF commando is in their ‘safe custody’ and they are ready to release him only after an interlocutor will be appointed to talk to them.
Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) also made it clear that the CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who went missing after the April 3 attack, will be in safe custody till the process of appointing an interlocutor is completed.
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Niranjan Sahoo 8 April, 2021 11:19 am IST Text Size:
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The deaths of 22 jawans in an encounter with the Maoists in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh came as a huge shock for India and its security forces. The usual questions of intelligence failures, forces making tactical mistakes, and not following up standard operating procedures have been raised by experts and analysts. These are very pertinent questions given this was a massive combing operation jointly conducted by the elite CoBRA unit of the Central Reserve Police Force, Special Task Force, District Reserve Guard, and District Force of Chhattisgarh Police to attack and capture Hidma, the commander of the lethal Battalion 1 of the Maoists. How did such a plan
CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas released by Maoists: CRPF
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Appoint interlocutor for release of CRPF commando, say Maoists. Image Source: IANS News
Raipur, April 8 : CRPF commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who was held captive by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh for over 100 hours after the April 3 gun battle, was released on Friday evening, the CRPF said.
Manhas, a constable of the 210th CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action), an elite wing of the CRPF, was safely handed over to the state police and to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Our CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas has reached our camp safely. He is being sent for medical examination, CRPF s IG, Operations, C.G. Arora told IANS.
Post Bijapur attack, security forces step up surveillance in AOB region
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April 08, 2021 19:53 IST
The Maoists’ counter offensive strategy is bound to fail in the region, says a senior officer
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The Maoists’ counter offensive strategy is bound to fail in the region, says a senior officer
After the April 3 attack on the security forces by the Maoists near Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, which left eight from the District Reserve Guard (DRG), seven from the CRPF’s CoBRA, six from the Special Task Force, and one from the ‘Bastariya’ battalion of the CRPF dead and over 31 injured, the security forces in the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) region have stepped up surveillance and combing operation on both sides of the border.