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Maoists kill SP, five cops

July 3, 2013

Maoists_kill_CopsKolkata, Jul 3: Armed Maoists killed Amarjit Balihar, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Pakur, his driver and three other policemen escorting his vehicle in an ambush on Tuesday at Kathikund, 36 kilometres from Dumka in Jharkhand.

The three other cops, who sustained grievous injuries, were rushed to Sadar Hospital where one of them died, taking the toll to six.

The incident took place when the SP was returning to Pakur from Dumka after attending a meeting convened by Dumka DIG Priya Dubey. Sources told Deccan Herald over the phone that around 4 pm, the Maoists fired nearly a hundred rounds at the SP and his team who were caught unawares in the dense forest area between Pakur and Dumka.

Balihar, 45, who was promoted as an IPS officer in 2003, and his team could not get enough time to retaliate.

Senior Jharkhand Police officers are concerned that as neighbouring West Bengal is in the process of heightening security after announcing its panchayat poll schedule, there could be a large scale movement by Maoist squads, sources said.

According to sources, Pakur was one district in Jharkhand that has been relatively free of Maoist influence, with sporadic incidents of violence. “Since Pakur is just around 15-20 km from Rampurhat in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, the Left extremists kept it somewhat peaceful to ensure safe passage across the state lines,” said a senior officer from West Bengal Police's anti-terrorist cell.

The sources added that Amrapara and Paturia are the only two police stations under Pakur, which had seen Maoist violence when earlier this year two security guards of Panel coal mine in Paturia were killed by the Left extremists.

The Jharkhand administration set up a camp for an Indian Reserve Battalion at Paturia after the killings at Panel mine.The operation was led by Lalesh Yadav, the Maoist area commander of Latehar region, said the sources.

Since Jharkhand is under President’s rule, Governor Syed Ahmad took stock of the situation and asked the DGP and the home secretary to rush to the incident site.

“We have launched a massive combing operation to flush out the Maoists from the forest area,” said Priya Dubey, who was the first IPS officer to reach the place of incident.

This is the first major Maoist attack in the Santhal Parganas region of Jharkhand, which comprises mostly poor tribals. But in south Jharkhand, the Maoists had earlier created havoc when they killed CPI-ML legislator Mahendra Singh at Giridih in 2005, followed by the killing of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MP from Jamshedpur Sunil Mahto in 2007.

The same year, the Maoists also gunned down son of former chief minister of Jharkhand Babulal Marandi at Giridih, which shares a long jungle border with Bihar.

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January 31,2020

New Delhi, Jan 31: Slamming the BJP over the Jamia firing incident, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said such incidents were possible with the ruling party's leaders inciting people to shoot, and asked Prime minister Narendra Modi to answer whether he stands with violence or non-violence.   

Her attack on the government comes a day after tensions in the Jamia area spiralled on Thursday after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters, injuring a student, before walking away while waving the firearm above his head and shouting "Yeh lo aazadi" amid heavy police presence in the area.

"When the BJP government ministers and party leaders incite people to shoot, give provocative speeches, then all this becomes possible. The Prime Minister should answer what kind of a Delhi he wants to build?" Priyanka Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.

Does the PM stand with violence or non-violence, she asked.

"Does he stand with development or with anarchy?" the Congress general secretary said.

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July 30,2020

New Delhi, Jul 30: Preparing for a long haul in the Eastern Ladakh sector in extreme winters, the Indian Army has an edge over the Chinese as it has deployed 35,000 troops there who have already done tenures in high altitude and cold conditions.

The Indian troops deployed there are mentally prepared for tackling the weather and terrain.
In contrast, the Chinese troops deployed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) are not used to these conditions as they have been brought from mainland China and are not accustomed to high altitude extreme cold weather conditions.

"We are preparing to provide extreme cold weather portable cabins for around 35,000 troops that have been deployed in the Eastern Ladakh sector," government sources said.

"Our soldiers deployed there have already done a tenure or two in Siachen, Eastern Ladakh or Northeast and they are physically and mentally prepared for a longer deployment there," they said.

The Chinese soldiers deployed on the Indian front include mainly conscripts who join the PLA for a period of 2-3 years and then return to their normal lives, sources said.

Indian and Chinese troops are engaged in a standoff situation all along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh from sub-sector north with both sides having deployed around 40,000 troops against each other over there.

The two sides have disengaged at three friction points including Patrolling Point 14, PP-15 and PP-17 and PP-17A.

At PP-17 and 17A, the Chinese have now maintained a small element of close to 50 troops and the remaining elements have gone back into their permanent locations.

The sources said the Army is also not much bothered about the Chinese build-up along the LAC as it has got more than two additional divisions from outside Ladakh sector.

India Army has more troops than what the Chinese have brought there, they said.

For the winter deployment, the Army already has a sizeable stock of clothes and habitat for troops as the Indian army deploys troops at the world's highest battlefield Siachen glacier and is prepared.

For additional requirements, the force is in the process of placing orders for additional tents and shelters from indigenous as well as foreign vendors.

The time for summer stocking is on and we are going to get the additional cabins and tents by that time, the sources.

Months of June, July, and August are considered to be the best time for stocking winter rations and ammunition. The snowfall is expected to start soon in the Eastern Ladakh area where the temperature is already low.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has given financial powers of Rs 500 crore per procurement to the defence forces to address any type of shortages of weapons, ammunition, and habitat.

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February 18,2020

Ayodhya, Feb 18: A senior Supreme Court lawyer has written to the Ram temple trust on behalf of a group of Muslims in Ayodhya, asking that five acres of land around the demolished Babri Masjid where a graveyard is situated be spared for the sake of 'sanatan dharma'.

The letter, written by advocate M R Shamshad, is addressed to all 10 trustees of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra.

Shamshad said according to Muslims, there is a graveyard known as 'Ganj Shahidan' around the demolished Babri Masjid where 75 Muslims who lost their lives in the 1885 riots in Ayodhya were buried.

"There is a mention of this in Faizabad Gazetteer also," he said.

"The central government has not considered the issue not using the grave-yard of Muslims for constructing the grand temple of Lord Ram. It has violated 'dharma'," the letter stated.

"In view of religious scriptures of 'sanatan dharma', you need to consider whether the temple of Lord Ram can have foundation on the graves of Muslims? This is a decision that the management of the trust has to take," it said.

"With all humility and respect to Lord Ram, I request you, not to use the land of about four to five acres in which the graves of Muslims are there around the demolished mosque," the letter added.

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