4 Maoist Camps Busted in SOG Raid
M RAMPUR(KALAHANDI): The Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel and Maoists were engaged in a heavy exchange of fire in the Telan reserve forest in Kalahandi district during a combing operation on Tuesday night.
CPI (Maoist) central committee leader Jaipanna along with 40 cadres managed to escape, said YK Jethwa, IG (South West).
Addressing mediapersons on Wednesday Jethwa said SOG personnel destroyed four Maoist camps and seized arms and Maoist literature during the combing operation that was led by Kalahandi SP Brijesh Kumar Roy.
Jaipanna alias Jingu Narasimha Reddy, who belongs to Warangal in Andhra Pradesh, carries a reward of `25 lakh on his head, Jethwa said.
Jaipanna is also the Central Military Commission member of the outfit. Police suspect that he was involved in Nayagarh and Koraput armoury loot and was here to strengthen the Naxal cadres.
The security personnel seized 18 rounds of live ammunition, kit bags, Maoist literature, solar panels, uniform, batteries and radio sets from the camps.
Combing has been intensified and search operation launched in the area by the SOG. Three more SOG teams have been deployed. While no casualty was reported on the police side, it is yet to be ascertained whether any Maoist was injured.
According to sources, each time the Maoists strike in Chhattisgarh, they take refuge in Telan reserve forest to escape the combing operations in neighbouring State. They enter the forest through Nabarangpur and stay put till the situation normalises in Chhattisgarh.
Villagers of Urladani panchayat said at times hundreds of Maoists converge in the reserve forest and disperse after some time.
However, the Maoists managed to escape police notice. Tuesday’s raid was possible as recently security forces were deployed in six locations of Kalahandi district to thwart the Red ultras’ plan to set up a base. As poverty and penury rule the district, the Maoists had found a soft ground to spread their tentacles which would have helped them establish a meeting point in the district.
Source http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/4-Maoist-Camps-Busted-in-SOG-Raid/2014/12/18/article2577067.ece
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