POLICE ARREST FIVE PEOPLE INCLUDING THREE MAOISTS REBELS IN EASTERN INDIA

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Police arrest five people including three Maoists rebels in eastern India.

In an anti Maoist operation, police in India’s eastern state of Orissa arrest five persons including three Maoists rebels.

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RAIGARH, ORISSA, INDIA (DECEMBER 15, 2010) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC)

1. EXTERIOR OF THE DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE IN RAIGARH DISTRICT OF INDIA’S EASTERN STATE OF ORISSA

2. BOARD READING ‘DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE’

3. ARRESTED MAOISTS BEING ESCORTED BY THE POLICE MEN

4. MAOISTS STANDING

5. MAOISTS STANDING BEHIND THE ARMS, AMMUNITION AND OTHER MATERIALS RECOVRED DURING THEIR ARREST

6. ARRESTED MAOISTS STANDING WITH THEIR FACE COVERED

7. MAOIST LITERATURE RECOVRED FROM THE ARRESTED ULTRAS

8. SEIZED BULLETS

9. MAOISTS POSTERS

10. AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES RECOVERED FROM THE MAOISTS

11. MAOIST LITERATURE

12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOUMENDRA PRIYADARSHI, DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL, ORISSA POLICE, SAYING: “In an anti naxal (Maoist) operation launched in Kalyansinghpur village, we picked up five persons out of which three were hardcore Maoists. One was Raju, one was Sunil and the third one was Sabita. From them we recovered one 9mm pistol along with 20 rounds of ammunitions, two landmines, gelatin sticks explosives and so many other Maoist literatures.”

13. ARRESTED MAOIST

14. MAOISTS STANDING NEXT TO THE RECOVERED MATERIALS

15. PISTOL AND BULLETS BEING DISPLAYED

16. POLICE MEN STANDING WITH ARRESTED REBELS

STORY: In a major success during an anti Maoist operation, police in India’s eastern state of Orissa arrested five persons including three Maoists rebels.

Police have also recovered arms, ammunition and explosives from them.

The three ultras, who were arrested on December 14, were presented in front of the media on Wednesday (December 15) at the Raigarh police station in the state.

“In an anti naxal (Maoist) operation launched in Kalyansinghpur village, we picked up five persons out of which three were hardcore Maoists. One was Raju, one was Sunil and the third one was Sabita. From them we recovered one 9mm pistol along with 20 rounds of ammunitions, two landmines, gelatin sticks explosives and so many other Maoist literatures,” said Soumendra Priyadarshi, Deputy Inspector General of Police.

According to the police two others who were detained are minors and have been sent to a juvenile correction centre.

One 9 mm pistol, live rounds of 9 mm pistol, a country made grenade, detonators, two landmines, gelatin sticks along with Maoist training notes and literatures were seized from ultras, police said.

The Maoists have spread into rural pockets of 20 of India’s 28 states.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has termed the Maoists as India’s gravest internal security threat.

Initially, the Maoists contended they are fighting for the cause of poor and weaker sections of the society whereas over the past two decades they have turned extremely violent and do not hesitate to kill innocent civilians.