A 300-400 strong Maoist attack force, fleeing a crackdown in Chhattisgarh, has sneaked into Bengal and is preparing to launch more brutal attacks than the one in Silda on Monday. This new intelligence input has rattled the state police, who are already staring down the barrel in Jangalmahal.
A mere 200-odd Maoists have kept the 4,500-strong joint force at bay since the offensive began in West Midnapore in mid-June last year. The addition of twice as many battle-hardened PLGA members is the worst possible news for the administration before Op Green Hunt. According to sources, 50 members of this group took part in the Silda massacre, codenamed Operation Bloodbath by the rebels.
The PLGA — the most feared of Maoist action squads — is planning lightning strikes in West Midnapore, designed to arouse shock and horror so that Op Green Hunt can be stalled, say intelligence sources.
It is this alert that is believed to have triggered DGP Bhupinder Singh’s second visit to the district after the Silda attack.
The PLGA squad is believed to have slipped into the state around February 10-11, a day after home minister P Chidambaram held a meeting in Kolkata on coordinated anti-Maoist operations involving Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand. This group is part of 650-odd PLGA members who fled a forest camp in Bastar following raids by joint forces on February 6.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/300-Maoists-sneak-into-Bengal/articleshow/5595141.cms
A mere 200-odd Maoists have kept the 4,500-strong joint force at bay since the offensive began in West Midnapore in mid-June last year. The addition of twice as many battle-hardened PLGA members is the worst possible news for the administration before Op Green Hunt. According to sources, 50 members of this group took part in the Silda massacre, codenamed Operation Bloodbath by the rebels.
The PLGA — the most feared of Maoist action squads — is planning lightning strikes in West Midnapore, designed to arouse shock and horror so that Op Green Hunt can be stalled, say intelligence sources.
It is this alert that is believed to have triggered DGP Bhupinder Singh’s second visit to the district after the Silda attack.
The PLGA squad is believed to have slipped into the state around February 10-11, a day after home minister P Chidambaram held a meeting in Kolkata on coordinated anti-Maoist operations involving Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand. This group is part of 650-odd PLGA members who fled a forest camp in Bastar following raids by joint forces on February 6.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/300-Maoists-sneak-into-Bengal/articleshow/5595141.cms
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