In Bastar s Shaheen Bagh , a Youth-Led Movement Quietly Perseveres
Every effort is being made to repress the mass movement and paint it as a front of the Maoists. But the peaceful protest against a CRPF camp shows no sign of letting up.
The dharna at Silger. Photo: Nandini Sundar
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Silger (Chhattisgarh): Silger was like any other Koya village in Konta or Bijapur before it became the symbol of a non-violent struggle against security camps.
The village has four hamlets, a sacred grove, fields that shade into forest, a Patel or headman and a Pujari or priest. Like other villages in the area, Silger found its life upturned by the Salwa Judum, a state sponsored vigilante movement against Maoists and villagers.
Maoists free CoBRA commando after 5 days of captivity
Updated Apr 9, 2021, 10:33 am IST
Maoists had grilled him to extract information on the strength of the security forces deployed in the region and the weapons they use
They (Naxals) treated me well when I was in their custody, said Manhas. ANI
Raipur: The CRPF’s CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas walked free on Thursday evening after spending five days in Maoists custody.
The jawan of 210 CoBRA battalion who was abducted by Maoists after the April 3 Naxal ambush on security forces in Terram on Sukma-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh’s south Bastar region was handed over to a four-member emissary team, constituted by the Chhattisgarh government to negotiate his release, at an undisclosed location.
RAIPUR: After five days in Maoist captivity, CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas walked free on Thursday evening. The insurgents released him deep in the forests of South Bastar in Chhattisgarh, some 20-22km from the ambush site where 22 soldiers, including some of Manhas’ colleagues, were martyred on April 3.
It was an unconditional release. The abducted CRPF commando was handed over to social worker Dharampal Saini, tribal leader Telam Boraiya, Sukmati Hakka, sarpanch of Murtunda in Bijapur and Rudra Khare, a retired teacher, who were the emissaries for his release, an official said.
The commando’s family was overwhelmed with joy. “I have received official communication of his safe return. He is in good health. Today is the happiest day of my life. I always remained hopeful of his return,” said his wife, Meenu.
RAIPUR: After five days in Maoist captivity, CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas walked free on Thursday evening. The insurgents released him deep in the forests of South Bastar in Chhattisgarh, some 20-22km from the ambush site where 22 soldiers, including some of Manhas’ colleagues, were martyred on April 3.
It was an unconditional release. The abducted CRPF commando was handed over to social worker Dharampal Saini, tribal leader Telam Boraiya, Sukmati Hakka, sarpanch of Murtunda in Bijapur and Rudra Khare, a retired teacher, who were the emissaries for his release, an official said.
The commando’s family was overwhelmed with joy. “I have received official communication of his safe return. He is in good health. Today is the happiest day of my life. I always remained hopeful of his return,” said his wife, Meenu.