Crime Watch – Newsletter for November 10, 2010

Elizabeth Smart Testimony: Second Day Revelations

SALK LAKE CITY (GaeaTimes.com)- On Tuesday, Elizabeth Smart recalled her horrific experiences about her abduction at the second day of her testimony. The press, the jury and also the people present in the courtroom came to know her ordeals when she was raped three to four times a day. Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Elizabeth Smart Testimony: Second Day Revelations.

Two top Maoist cadres, including woman, arrested

BHUBANESWAR – Two top Maoist cadres, including a woman, who are accused in a series of crimes in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh and carry a reward of Rs.1 lakh each, have been arrested, police said Wednesday.

The rebels were caught in Narayan Patna area of Orissa’s Koraput district, some 500 km from here, by police … Original article on : Two top Maoist cadres, including woman, arrested.

NDFB kills again, 24 dead in Assam serial attacks

GUWAHATI – Tribal separatists gunned down a woman and injured three people in Assam Wednesday, continuing their attacks on Hindi speakers and minorities for the third straight day and taking the death toll in the serial strikes to 24, police say.

A police spokesperson said heavily armed militants of the outlawed National Democratic Front of … Read this article on Gaea Times at : NDFB kills again, 24 dead in Assam serial attacks.

Two troopers killed in Kashmir market shooting

SRINAGAR – Two paramilitary troopers were gunned down and their weapons seized by separatist guerrillas who struck in a crowded market in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pattan town and then fled, police said.

The guerrillas attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team deployed in the market in the town, about 30 km from here.
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Obama calls on Muslim world to help defeat Al Qaeda

JAKARTA – US President Barack Obama Wednesday called on the Muslim world to work together with the US to defeat Al Qaeda as he concluded his visit to Indonesia, his childhood home.

Obama reiterated statements he made in Cairo last year that the US was not at war with Islam, and urged all sides to …. Read the original article  : here.

Tribal outfit continues murderous rampage in Assam, toll 23 (Second Lead)

GUWAHATI – Tribal separatists continued their killing spree in Assam Tuesday, gunning down three more non-tribals and taking the death toll in overnight serial attacks to 23, police said.

Militants of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Tuesday afternoon attacked and killed two people near Ultapani village in Kokrajhar district, about 260 km …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Tribal outfit continues murderous rampage in Assam, toll 23 (Second Lead).

841 people killed by Maoists till Oct 31

NEW DELHI – A total of 841 people, including 264 security personnel, were killed by Maoists till Oct 31 this year, parliament was told Tuesday.

While the maximum number of civilian casualties have been reported from West Bengal, the greatest number of security personnel have lost their lives in Chattisgarh, Minister of State for … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 841 people killed by Maoists till Oct 31.

Maoist travelling in Trinamool leader’s vehicle held in Bengal

KOLKATA – A Maoist leader was arrested in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Tuesday while he was travelling in a vehicle along with a local Trinamool Congress leader, police said.

“Acting on a tip-off, the joint forces intercepted the vehicle of Trinamool Salboni Block President Nepal Singh at Patharkumkumi near Salboni police station and arrested … Original source on Gaea Times at : Maoist travelling in Trinamool leader’s vehicle held in Bengal.