2 Naxals surrender, two women Maoist nabbed
Raipur: Two hard-core Maoists including a woman surrendered before Inspector General of Police (IGP) Durg on Apirl 11 at Rajnandgaon. The ultras handed over their SlR rifle and 12 bore gun to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Durg Ashok Juneja. As per official information that section commander of military platoon number 55, Kamlesh Singh son of Mangal Singh resident of Domikala village under Aundhi police station Rajnandgaon and military platoon member Shilpa alias Hemlata hailing from Phoolgondi village Korchi police station, Maharashtra have surrendered. In another incident, two women Naxals were arrested with four muzzle guns, fire crackers and other items from the insurgency hit Koilibeda police station after gun battle with security forces in dense forest areas of Alparas Gundal under the Koilibeda police station. The arrested Maoists were identified as Ramoti Potai (22) daughter of Ranuram Potai and Kukhmay Anchla daughter of Dururam Anchala both residents of Gundul village, Koilibeda. During the search operation, police recovered three muzzle guns, 14 packets of fire crackers, Maoist dress, camera flash, 4 wire cutters, 2 kg gunpowder, 2 bundles of wire, and other daily use items.
NHRC hears 27 cases in Raipur
Raipur: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team visited Chhattisgarh. later a two-day sitting of the commission was organised in Raipur which concluded on Friday. On the opening day (Thursday) NHRC took up 27 cases for hearing in the Full Commission and Division Bench Sittings. Six cases were closed after satisfactory replies from the State Government. The Commission has recommended about Rs20 lakh as monetary relief in different cases of human rights violations. Various important cases like, uterus removal, Kanker, Jhaliyamari rape with minor girls, Amadula, Balod rape cases, Singaram encounter reports, Soni Sodhi cases along with others were discussed during the sitting.
JK lakshmi Cement to solve local unrest issue through dialogue
Raipur: JK lakshmi Cement management on April 9 said they would prefer solving the local unrest issue through dialogue instead of use of force. We are looking for ways to re establish contact with villagers besides trying their best to bring the construction work back on the track as soon as possible, management said. The management is fully determined to complete the plant at all costs even if the damage in the arson last Thursday evening was massive and would take some time to assess the exact extent of the loss. Notably, the under-construction site of the cement major which is setting up 2.7 MT capacity Greenfield plant here with an investment of over Rs.1500 crores, was attacked last week and set ablaze by local villagers. Police have rounded up around 40 persons in this connection. The Chief Minister has declared that an Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) level officers will probe the entire matter. Meanwhile, possibility of Maoist element involved in the incident has also been expressed by police officers.
Congress begins Parivartan Yatra from Ambikapur
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh Congress party embarked on Parivatna Yatra from Ambikapur, the district headquarters on Surguja district on April 12. All the senior party leaders of Chhattisgarh Congress including, Treasurer of All India Congress Committee Motilal Vora, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food procession Charan Das Mahant, hhattisgarh In-charge of Congress party BK Hariprasada, president Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Party Nand Kumar Patel, leader of Opposition in State Assembly Ravindra Choubey along with other party worker were present the a mammoth gathering at Ambikapur.
The Congressmen charged BJP Government of indulging in massive corruption and bad governance. The yatra will conclude on May 27 at Raipur.