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| AP no more ‘Maoist’ state |
| 2008-06-14 |
| Hyderabad, June 13: Andhra Pradesh was on Friday dropped as a Maoist focus state. Only Khammam district has been identified as a focus area because it borders Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand were identified as focus States at a meeting of police officers from Maoist-affected states in New Delhi that was convened by the Union ministry of home affairs. Maoist-affected states including Andhra Pradesh and Khammam district will get infrastructure to strengthen police stations and procuring mine-proof vehicles. At least 33 districts in eight states are affected by Maoists. Sources in the state police said that this was an introductory meeting and state governments were asked to send proposals on the requirements of security forces dealing with Maoists. State police will get updated equipment including satellite phones for reliable communications. It is suspected that Maoist leaders also use satellite phones. It was suggested that communication towers should be set up within the police station premises to protect them from Maoist attacks. The special infrastructure also includes non-convention sources of electric supply as a back-up in case Maoists destroy power lines. In Hyderabad, meanwhile, the state government hiked cash rewards on Maoists. This will benefit informants whose inputs led to the killing or capture of the Maoists. It will also benefit Maoists who surrendered to the police. The government sanctioned Rs 50.9 lakh to enhance cash rewards following a representation made by the director-general of police on April 29 this year. The amount covers 58 Maoists who were killed in encounters or captured and those who surrendered. Informants whose tip-offs are useful in tracking down Maoists, and police personnel on the anti-extremist operation share the rewards. Maoists who surrender get the money as part of their rehabilitation package. The reward is around Rs 12 lakh on Maoists leaders like Jampanna of North Telangana special zonal committee, Shakamuri Appa Rao. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #1 Hunt them down and destroy them. Of course, this won't really accomplish anything as long as the grinding poverty and disgusting corruption in India still exists. It will motivate people to do something, ANYTHING, to change their situation even if it is a ideology that has been discredited for decades. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-06-14 15:43 |