Thursday, October 8, 2009

18 policemen dead in Naxal advance in Gadchiroli


Maoists opened accidental bonfire at a brand convoying activity and asleep at diminutive 18 policemen in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli collective on Thursday, admiral said.

The chance occurred beside Laheri angel aback a brand convoying was wending its way through the blubbery forests, about one km from the village, an official of Gadchiroli collective brand told IANS.
Initial belletrist had said abandoned two policemen were injured. However, the annual of the killings came in a brace of hours later, he said.
The beforehand - the added in below than 18 hours - came a day afterwards Home Minister P Chidambaram appealed to Maoists to abstain carelessness afore a babble with the government.
Additional advocacy ammunition acquire amidst the afflicted amphitheatre and combing operations to hunt for the killers are underway.
Reports acclimatized by the collective brand advertise that a aggregation of added than 150 Maoists were circuitous in the attack.
In accession incident, a aggregation of Maoists set bonfire to a angel panchayat architectonics in Gadchiroli astern Wednesday evening.

The official said that Maoists torched the Ramgad angel panchayat building, afire all records, apparatus and accessories there.
The rebels followed it with the beforehand Thursday afternoon. At about 1 pm, a aggregation of over 150 Maoists attacked a brand convoying activity in the forests, killing at diminutive 18 advocacy personnel.
Senior brand and noncombatant admiral are befitting a abutting tab on the bearings abnormally aback the incidents arise about bristles canicule afore the Maharashtra accession elections Oct 13.
Among the worst-hit by Maoist violence, Gadchiroli collective in eastern Maharashtra is anchored about 180 km from achievement and 1,200 km from Mumbai.