Maoists admit death of comrade in LalgarhOctober 8th, 2009 KOLKATA - For the first time since the joint forces began their operation to flush out Maoists from the Lalgarh belt, the leftwing ultras Thursday admitted the death of one of their hardcore activists in a clash. "Marang, 21, one of our squad members, was killed by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-supported hooligans and the paramilitary troopers this (Thursday) afternoon," top rung Maoist leader Kishenji alias Koteswar Rao told mediapersons.
Maoists backed tribal leader Chhatradhar Mahato arrested in LalgarhSeptember 27th, 2009 LALGARH - An elusive tribal leader Chhatradhar Mahato, who has been spearheading an agitation since November last year against alleged police excesses in West Midnapore's troubled Lalgarh area, was arrested here on Saturday. Mahato, leader of People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA), which has been spearheading agitation against alleged police atrocities, was nabbed from Pirka region, near Lalgarh village.
Two CPI-M leaders killed by suspected Maoists near LalgarhSeptember 24th, 2009 LALGARH - Two local leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) were killed by suspected Maoists near Lalgarh. According to police, Maoists abducted Nemai Bishayi and Samir Singha Mahapatra late last night from a party meeting in Harimara village.
Lalgarh scene of violence again by MaoistsAugust 21st, 2009 LALGARH - A landmine blast and road blockades marked third day of shutdown call by Maoists in West Bengal. Maoists gave an indefinite shutdown call on Tuesday in West Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia districts of the state, demanding withdrawal of security forces from Lalgarh and protesting alleged police excesses on villagers in tribal dominated areas.
Maoists incite Lalgarh villagers to protest against deployment of security forcesJuly 31st, 2009 LALGARH - Maoists provoked Lalgarh villagers to protest against the deployment of security forces since they reclaimed the Maoist held 'liberated zone.'
The Maoists were evicted from the trouble-torn Lalgarh region at June 20 after an almost week-long joint operation by the State and Centre's elite security forces. But the villagers have continued protests since, demanding the security forces to retreat to normal days, a move which officials apprehend is a ploy to give the Maoists a foothold again.
Villagers protest security operation in LalgarhJuly 20th, 2009 KOLKATA - Hundreds of villagers, including women and children, Monday marched in West Bengal's trouble-torn Lalgarh region to protest against the month-long security operation against Maoists there and also clashed with security forces. Security forces used batons to disperse the agitating crowd at Gohomidanga near Dharampur locality in Lalgarh.
Security forces reclaim two more Maoist-infested areas in West MidnaporeJuly 4th, 2009 LALGARH - Security forces and police reclaimed two more areas from Maoists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Saturday. In a four-pronged attack, a team of security forces and police set out from bases in Binpur, Pirakata, Salboni and Ramgarh to converge on Kalimudri and Madhupur villages, West Midnapore Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma told reporters.
100 Maoists still hiding in Lalgarh: OfficialJuly 2nd, 2009 KOLKATA - More than 100 Maoist rebels were still hiding in Lalgarh forests and many of them are well-equipped with advanced fire arms and ammunitions, West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said here Thursday. "According our information, more than 100 Maoists are hiding in West Midnapore's Lalgarh and many of them are well-equipped with fire weapons," Sen told reporters.
Tribals block national highway alleging security forces for atrocitiesJune 30th, 2009 DURGAPUR - Armed with bows and arrows, many tribals blocked the national highway leading to Durgapur in Hooghly district of West Bengal on Tuesday to express their fury over security forces' alleged atrocities in the guise of flushing out Maoists in Lalgarh region of west Medinipur district. Protestors under the banner of Jharkhand Disom Party (JDP), a tribal organisation, alleged that the security personnel had committed grave atrocities by targeting innocent villagers, the tribal community, in particular, during their combing operation in search of Maoist rebels.
West Bengal operations: Forces capture Maoist headquartersJune 29th, 2009 LALGARH - Using helicopter surveillance and marking from two flanks, security forces Monday reclaimed the remaining Maoist den of Kantapahari and entered the headquarters of the agitating tribals on the 12th day of the operation launched to flash out the rebels from in and around this area of West Midnapore district. While one group of central and state armed forces moved from Lalgarh in the south and retook Kantapahari, the other teams of troopers moved from Ramgarh in the north to march into Barapeli village - the hub of the People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) which had virtually made Lalgarh a free zone for the last seven months by torching police camps and driving out the civil administration.
Centre should conduct arms recovery operation in Bengal: MamataJune 29th, 2009 KOLKATA - The central government should carry out a statewide operation by deploying central forces to recover illegal firearms from different parts of West Bengal, Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said here Monday. "The Centre should take up this responsibility and conduct operations to recover illegal firearms from across the state," she said.
Operation Lalgarh: Forces face tough resistanceJune 19th, 2009 LALGARH - The West Bengal Police supported by Central Paramilitary forces launched "operation Lalgarh" to clear the areas in and around Lalgarh from Maoist captivity in West Midnapore district. The security forces are facing tough time in clearing the human shields, consisting of women and children put up by ultras on the way leading to Lalgarh.
Central forces begin operation against Maoists in LalgarhJune 18th, 2009 LALGARH - The West Bengal Police, supported by central paramilitary forces, initiated the operation to flush out Maoist from Lalgarh in West Midnapore District of West Bengal. It was the forth day, since the red brigade captured nearly fifty villages in and around Lalgarh, which is nearly 150 Km from the state capital Kolkatta, and declared it as the liberated zone.
Government ready for talks with Lalgarh tribals, says BuddhadebJune 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhatacharjee Thursday said the state government was ready to hold talks with tribals on their grievances, and appealed to the Lalgarh villagers not to get provoked by Maoist rebels and not let themselves be used as human shields by the Left radicals. "The Maoists are using innocent villagers, women and children as human shields.
Maoists using women, children as human shields: West BengalJune 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal government Wednesday warned Maoist rebels not to use innocent villagers, especially women and children, of trouble-torn Lalgarh as human shields to ward off any move by the administration to flush out the rebels. "What is happening in Lalgarh is very unjust.
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