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Long battle with Maoists ahead: Top cop
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared an open war against the Maoists and those who would back their cause but a senior IPS officer in charge of Maoists affairs has claimed the Red menace is “no 20-20 match and needs the patience of a Test Match”.
Inspector General of Police Gangeshwar Singh supervised security forces' operations in Balrampur block of Purulia, where they on Tuesday recovered two bodies of rebels. The duo had been killed during exchange of fire on Monday night while fleeing after gunning down two Trinamool Congress workers — Ajit Singh Sardar and his son Baku.
The prime target, Jiten Singh Sardar, however, fled the spot. “I saw Ranjit Pal firing at my father,” he told the police later.
Singh said kin of the slain Trinamool men believe the attack was carried out by the Ranjit Pal squad, which was active in and around Ayodhya Hills of Purulia, bordering Jharkhand.
“By the kind of damage on the other side, it seems more rebels might have been killed or injured,” said Singh. Sources in Writers' Buildings confirmed a “go-ahead” had been given by the Home Department to launch full-fledged strikes against the ultras.
The two Maoists killed were Bablu Singh Sardar, alias Paresh alias Vidyut, and Subal, alias Suresh. An SLR, a 9 mm pistol, a 303 rifle, a double barrel gun and plenty of ammunition were recovered near the bodies.
The bodies of the two killed Trinamool workers were brought to Kolkata late on Tuesday and would be paid homage to by the Chief Minister on Wednesday, before being handed over to their relatives. The father and son had reportedly worked for a Maoist sub-group and joined the Trinamool after Banerjee declared developmental projects for Jangalmahal.
Monday's killings took the total number of those killed in Jangalmahal in the last two years to 627. Out of them, 501 were civilians, 52 were security forces and 74 were Maoists.
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared an open war against the Maoists and those who would back their cause but a senior IPS officer in charge of Maoists affairs has claimed the Red menace is “no 20-20 match and needs the patience of a Test Match”.
Inspector General of Police Gangeshwar Singh supervised security forces' operations in Balrampur block of Purulia, where they on Tuesday recovered two bodies of rebels. The duo had been killed during exchange of fire on Monday night while fleeing after gunning down two Trinamool Congress workers — Ajit Singh Sardar and his son Baku.
The prime target, Jiten Singh Sardar, however, fled the spot. “I saw Ranjit Pal firing at my father,” he told the police later.
Singh said kin of the slain Trinamool men believe the attack was carried out by the Ranjit Pal squad, which was active in and around Ayodhya Hills of Purulia, bordering Jharkhand.
“By the kind of damage on the other side, it seems more rebels might have been killed or injured,” said Singh. Sources in Writers' Buildings confirmed a “go-ahead” had been given by the Home Department to launch full-fledged strikes against the ultras.
The two Maoists killed were Bablu Singh Sardar, alias Paresh alias Vidyut, and Subal, alias Suresh. An SLR, a 9 mm pistol, a 303 rifle, a double barrel gun and plenty of ammunition were recovered near the bodies.
The bodies of the two killed Trinamool workers were brought to Kolkata late on Tuesday and would be paid homage to by the Chief Minister on Wednesday, before being handed over to their relatives. The father and son had reportedly worked for a Maoist sub-group and joined the Trinamool after Banerjee declared developmental projects for Jangalmahal.
Monday's killings took the total number of those killed in Jangalmahal in the last two years to 627. Out of them, 501 were civilians, 52 were security forces and 74 were Maoists.
