07-16-2008, 07:55 PM
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Pioneer News Service | Malkangiri
Even as the Home Secretaries and Directors General of Police of the four Maoist-affected States of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand started deliberations in New Delhi on the Maoist menace, the Maoists in a deadly blow to the security forces on Wednesday triggered a landmine blast and blew up an anti-landmine vehicle at MV-126 village where 24 personnel of CRPF, Special Operations Group and District Volunteers Force are feared to be killed. However, DSP Satish Gajbhiye said 17 personnel were killed in the incident out of which 11 have been identified.
Coming close on the heels of the Chitrakonda incident in which the elite Greyhound commandoes of Andhra Pradesh meeting their Waterloo in Balimela lake (in which 38 personnel were killed when their boat was pounded by the Red Brigade with LMG and automatic weapons fire from a hillock), this incident has sent shockwaves in the State.
Sources said on Tuesday night around 9.30 pm at MPV-41 village under MV-79 police station, more than 500 armed Left-wing ultras and their supporters swooped down on the house of a BJP leader Subal Bal.
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Pioneer News Service | Malkangiri
Even as the Home Secretaries and Directors General of Police of the four Maoist-affected States of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand started deliberations in New Delhi on the Maoist menace, the Maoists in a deadly blow to the security forces on Wednesday triggered a landmine blast and blew up an anti-landmine vehicle at MV-126 village where 24 personnel of CRPF, Special Operations Group and District Volunteers Force are feared to be killed. However, DSP Satish Gajbhiye said 17 personnel were killed in the incident out of which 11 have been identified.
Coming close on the heels of the Chitrakonda incident in which the elite Greyhound commandoes of Andhra Pradesh meeting their Waterloo in Balimela lake (in which 38 personnel were killed when their boat was pounded by the Red Brigade with LMG and automatic weapons fire from a hillock), this incident has sent shockwaves in the State.
Sources said on Tuesday night around 9.30 pm at MPV-41 village under MV-79 police station, more than 500 armed Left-wing ultras and their supporters swooped down on the house of a BJP leader Subal Bal.
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