Articles tagged under: Naxals

Tribal youths from naxa/maoism affected States on ‘Explore Gujarat’ visit

February 19, 2023
Tribal youths from naxa/maoism affected States on ‘Explore Gujarat’ visit

Rajpipla: A group of tribal youths from left-wing extremism (naxalism/maoism) affected interior areas of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand States is on 'explorer visit' to Gujarat, under the Central Govt initiative through Nehru Yuva Kendra. In the Narmada district today, they visit a Cooperative run Dairy facility and had exposure of the dairy cooperative model for rural development and prosperity. The tribal youths also visited the Statue of Unity and related tourist attracti...Read More

Group of 500 people hold Dang district collectorate hostage for 4 hours, demanding to vacate and hand over it

July 02, 2022
Group of 500 people hold Dang district collectorate hostage for 4 hours, demanding to vacate and hand over it

Ahwa: In an incident indicative of naxal type suspicious activities going on in tribal populated district of the Dangs, a group of tribals under the banner of Iskhandi Jagirdar Vikas Mandal gheraoed the district collectorate at Ahwa, the district headquarters of Dang district, on Thursday. The holding hostage of district collectorate by over 500 khaki clad people has created a lot of sensation in the district. These people did not allow anybody to either enter or leave the collectorate for...Read More

Gujarat ATS arrests three Jhakhand origin Maoists from Mahisagar and Tapi

July 25, 2020
Gujarat ATS arrests three Jhakhand origin Maoists from Mahisagar and Tapi

Surat: Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested three Maoists suspects including a woman from Tapi and Mahisagar for allegedly propagating far-left "Patalgadhi movement" and booked them for conspiracy, waging war against nation, sedition and promoting enmity between two groups (Sections 121 A, 124 A, 153 A and 120 B of IPC). The arrested naxals have been identified as Babita Kachhap(arrested from Mahisagar), Somu and his brother Birsa Oreya, all originally from Maoism-hit state Jharkh...Read More