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NDTV
a day ago
- Politics
- NDTV
4 Maoists, Active For A Decade, Surrender With Rs 19 Lakh Bounty In Chhattisgarh
Gariaband (Chhattisgarh): In an unprecedented success for the Gariaband Police, four Maoists surrendered on Sunday. Inspector General Raipur Range, Amresh Mishra, called it the success of the police force and added, "This is an unprecedented success for Gariaband Police, this area, and for the state. 4 Maoist cadres, who were active for the last decade in this region, have surrendered with their weapons..." The surrendered Maoists were later felicitated by the police. Inspector General Raipur Range, Amresh Mishra, added that the Maoists had a prize of total Rs. 19 lakhs and said, "They told us that the youth in Naxal organisations want to leave this path of violence and come to the mainstream, but they are being held captive... They had a total prize of Rs 19 lakh on them..." Meanwhile, one jawan was killed and two others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in the National Park area of Bijapur district on Monday, a police official said. According to IG Bastar P Sundarraj, during an anti-Maoist operation by the DRG team in Bijapur district's National Park area, an IED blast occurred in the morning. The injured personnel are in stable condition and out of danger. They have received first aid and are being evacuated for further treatment. Detailed information will be provided after the completion of the operation. Earlier on August 14, the security forces successfully neutralised two dreaded Maoist cadres carrying a combined bounty of Rs 1.16 crore during a gun battle in Chhattisgarh's Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district. Vijay Reddy, a member of the Dandkaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), who carried a bounty of Rs 90 lakh, and Lokesh Salame, Secretary of the Rajnandgaon-Kanker Border (RKB) division, with a reward of Rs 26 lakh on his head, were neutralised in a joint operation by the Chhattisgarh Police, District Reserve Guard (DRG), and the 27th Battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on August 13 in the state's insurgency-hit region. The gun battle erupted during a coordinated anti-Maoist operation, the ITBP said in a statement. "Security forces had been tracking the movement of the duo in the dense forest belt when the exchange of fire broke out." According to officials, the elimination of Reddy and Salame is considered a major blow to Maoist operations in the Dandkaranya region and along the Rajnandgaon-Kanker border. Weapons and other naxal-related materials were recovered from the site. In a press conference of the District Police-Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, held at Mohla, Superintendent of Police YP Singh and Commandant of the 27th Battalion ITBP Vivek Kumar Pandey provided the details of the encounter. Deliberating about further details, the SP said that the slain Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) or Maoists were some very senior cadres of the North Bastar and RKB division. "With the elimination of these, an era of LWE terror and atrocities has ended. Vijay Reddy alias Chinanna alias Naganna alias Shankar, 55, a resident of Balarampuram Mandal, Atmakur, has been considered as the 'ghost' of the LWEs in the area for decades.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
Chhattisgarh: Maoist camp busted in Gariaband; arms, ammo and cash seized
Security forces have, in a joint operation, destroyed a Maoist camp in a dense hilly area of Gariaband district and recovered arms, ammunition, cash, and other materials, the police said on Monday. Security personnel during an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Bastar last month. (PTI) The action was carried out by a joint team of Gariaband Police, Dhamtari Police, CRPF and CoBRA commandoes in the jungles near village Bade Gobra under Manepur police station limits. The forces were on a routine patrol when they came across a Maoist camp, following which armed ultras opened fire on the advancing security forces. The forces retaliated, and the Maoists fled the site leaving behind a large cache of weapons and other belongings, a senior officer said. 'The security personnel have recovered four country-made rifles, four pistols, a hand grenade, a belt-fed machine gun, 17 live rounds of 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm calibre, two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), 50 electronic detonators, and an INSAS magazine, among other ammunition,' Amresh Mishra, Raipur range Inspector General of Police, said. They also seized ₹16.5 lakh in cash, a laptop, radio sets, Maoist uniforms, solar equipment, and a large quantity of literature and other materials. Police said the camp has been demolished and further search operations are underway in the Manepur area.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Maoist camp in Gariaband busted by security forces, 16L cash seized
Raipur: A huge cache of arms and explosives was recovered from the forests of Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh when a joint team inter-district police, CRPF and CoBRA had launched an anti-Naxal operation on Sunday. Cash worth Rs 16.5 lakh was seized from the site of encounter. The forces were combing the forests of village Gobra in Manpur region when a group of armed Maoists opened firing upon the security personnel and faced retaliation, said Raipur range inspector general of police Amresh Mishra. After brief exchange of fire, Maoists retreated into forests. Security personnel launched a search in the area and recovered a dump of arms and ammunition, that indicated Maoists were hatching a plan for an attack. The joint team of Dhamtari and Gariaband district police along with paramilitary forces collected the cache and brought it back to base at district headquarters, the official said. The seizure included INSAS rifles, country made weapons, pistols, revolvers, magazines of AK-47, SLR, INSAS and .303, and live rounds along with explosives like detonators, pressure cooker IED, laptop, walkie talkie set and large quantity of medicines, literature of outlawed Maoist organization and daily use items. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The 5 Books Warren Buffett Recommends You To Read in 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Police said the recovery points to the presence of senior Maoist cadres in the area and that the camp was being used as a logistics hub. It's believed that Maoists sneak into dense forests of Gariaband which they use for rest, hiding weapons and a movement route from Chhattisgarh to bordering Odisha. IG Mishra said that the entire operation was carried out with strict coordination between state police and central forces. Officials said the seizure has dealt a serious blow to Maoist activities in Gariaband, and search operations are being further intensified in the region. A case has been registered at Manpur police station, and investigation is underway. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
Time of India
15-07-2025
- Time of India
Chhattisgarh EOW files chargesheet in multi-crore tendupatta embezzlement case in Sukma
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has filed a chargesheet in a high-profile corruption case involving the embezzlement of crores meant for tendupatta (forest produce) collectors in Sukma district of Bastar division. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The case implicates a District Forest Officer (DFO), four forest officials, and nine managers of primary forest produce cooperatives in one of the state's most sensitive and Maoist-affected tribal regions. The chargesheet, spanning over 4,500 pages, was filed on Tuesday before the Special Anti-Corruption Court in Dantewada, under various sections of the IPC, including criminal conspiracy, forgery, and misuse of official position, along with provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018). According to the EOW chief Amresh Mishra, DFO Ashok Kumar Patel, while serving in Sukma Forest Division, abused his official position and colluded with subordinate forest officials and managers of tendupatta societies to divert a significant portion of the Rs 7 crore tendupatta bonus fund meant for collectors during the 2021 and 2022 collection seasons. Fake documents were allegedly prepared and used to siphon off the money without distributing it to the actual beneficiaries. So far, the investigation has covered eight out of 17 targeted forest cooperatives, revealing embezzlement of Rs 3.92 crore. The affected areas include some of the most remote and Naxal-affected regions such as Madaiguda, Golapalli, Kistaram, Jagargunda, Chintalnar, Chintagufa, Bhejji, Konta, and Polampalli, where the bonus scheme was allegedly manipulated. Inhabitants of these tribal villages, who rely heavily on tendupatta collection for livelihood—were found to be unaware of the bonus scheme during the course of the investigation. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Their testimonies formed a critical part of the evidence presented in the chargesheet. Those named as accused in the case include Ashok Kumar Patel, former DFO, Sukma, other forest officials Chaituram Baghel, Devnath Bhardwaj, Manish Kumar Barse, and Podiyami Idima, cooperative managers Payam Satyanarayan alias Shatru, Mohd Sharif, C H Ramna (Chitturi), Sunil Nuppo, Ravi Kumar Gupta, Ayatu Korsa, Manoj Kawasi, Rajshekhar Puranik alias Raju, and B Sanjay Reddy. The EOW has invoked IPC Sections 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant), 467, 468, 471 (forgery and use of forged documents), 120B (criminal conspiracy), and Sections 13(1)(a) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the 14 accused. Officials said that investigation is still ongoing for the remaining nine societies, suggesting the scam could be wider in scope than currently known. This is one of the largest tendupatta fraud cases ever investigated in Chhattisgarh's Naxal belt, and the EOW's probe is expected to expand further in the coming months.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
IAS officer among 9 named in DMF scam EOW chargesheet in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has filed a 6,000-page chargesheet against nine accused — including senior bureaucrats and businessmen — in the special anti-corruption court in Raipur in the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) scam. EOW chief Amresh Mishra named the accused in the chargesheet filed on May 27 — Saumya Chaurasia, former OSD to then CM Bhupesh Baghel , former Korba collector and suspended IAS officer Ranu Sahu, former assistant commissioner-tribal development Maya Warrior, former deputy collector & DMF nodal officer Bharosa Ram Thakur, and former janpad panchayat CEOs Bhuneswar Singh Raj, Virendra Rathore and Radheshyam Mirjha, businessman Suryakant Tiwari and vendor Manoj Dwivedi. All nine are charged under IPC sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 467 (forgery of valuable documents), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), and 471 (using a forged document as genuine), along with provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act. All of them are in judicial custody. According to the EOW chargesheet, during the 2021–22 and 2022–23 fiscals, funds allocated under DMF Trust in Korba were misappropriated through a criminal conspiracy. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Switch to UnionBank Rewards Card UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo The accused allegedly ensured that tenders were awarded to preferred vendors/proprietors, who were directly or indirectly associated with them. As part of a well-orchestrated scheme, these vendors were allegedly granted lucrative contracts, and in return, around 40% commission — approximately Rs 75 crore — was siphoned off, inflicting a significant financial loss to the government. The court filing includes extensive documentation and evidence. According to the investigation, some private companies paid 15%-20% commission to secure DMF contracts. The scam was allegedly orchestrated through rigged tenders, dummy firms, and illegal financial arrangements. Officials said fake companies were set up to secure tenders and bribes were falsely recorded as accommodation expenses. Large amounts of cash and forged documents were recovered during raids, along with digital devices and stamps of dummy firms. ED seized Rs 76.5 lakh in cash and froze eight bank accounts containing Rs 35 lakh, were also confiscated, says the chargesheet. The investigation continues and more names could surface, officers said. DMF was set up to benefit mining-affected communities, but has now become the centre of a high-profile corruption scandal, raising serious questions about oversight and accountability within the system. EOW's investigation, backed by an Enforcement Directorate (ED) report, has revealed serious financial irregularities in fund allocation and tendering processes in Korba district. On March 3, Supreme Court granted interim bail to 12 accused in a coal scam case, including Sahu, Chaurasia, and Tiwari. However, before they could walk free, EOW obtained a production warrant and arrested them in the DMF case, ensuring their continued detention. ED has already attached assets worth nearly Rs 23.8 crore belonging to 10 people, including Ranu Sahu, Maya Warrior, and Manoj Dwivedi.
