Blast occurred while Akash Rao Girepunje & other officers were on foot patrol, investigating an incident of vehicle burning by Naxalites. This is the 2nd IED blast death in under a month.
Superintendent Kiran G Chavan said that the surrendered militants would receive full support and rehabilitation benefits under the government's surrender policy.
Incident took place between Jagargunda and Kunded under Jagargunda police station limits at around 9 am Saturday, said Bastar Range Inspector General of Police (IG) P Sundarraj.
Each acquitted tribal ThePrint met in Burkapal village, the site of 2017 Sukma Maoist attack, has a story to tell. So do the police, which still doesn't consider villagers to be innocent.
Bastar officials say protests against security camp in Silger are stage-managed by Maoists. Tribal leaders & activist call the camp illegal & demand probe into 17 May firing.
One might argue that families of soldiers deserve better compensation than farmers because the latter don't die in the line of ‘duty’. But what about sanitation workers?
The CPI (Maoist) leader carries a reward of Rs 1.25 crore on his head in Jharkhand and Rs 25 lakh in Telangana, while his wife carries a reward of Rs 10 lakh on her head.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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