Maoist group spotted in Kerala border
Kochi: In a major breakthrough in the hunt for Maoist trace, visuals of the ultras proving their presence in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border is out. Manorama News obtained the visuals of a five-member group of Maoists, which included a woman, resting in the Bankithapal forest region near Silent Valley. The Forest officials had recorded the visuals on January 25 and it has been transferred to the Tamil Nadu authorities.
Notorious Maoist leaders, Jayesh, Kanyakumari and Mahalingam have been identified in the visuals. It is the first time that visuals clearly showing Maoists have been obtained.
Meanwhile, the police have prepared a list of people who provide assistance to the Maoists. The list carries names of 17 extremists including Jaison Cooper, who has been arrested with charges of anti-national activities. Intelligence inputs revealed that the Maoist sympathisers in Kochi were planning to hold a meeting on February 6 to call for stiff resistance against police.
The Maoists are said to be in search of valiant youths who are able to use weapons. The police have confirmed that protests and the attacks similar to that against Nitta Gelatin are aimed at increasing the organisational strength of the group.
By unleashing continuous attacks they are aiming to attract people including youth towards the path of violence, the police observed. The group made their second attack in Kochi with local support. Hence the police are aiming to suppress Maoist loyalists in Kochi.
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