Crime Watch – Newsletter for December 12, 2010

Militant hideout busted in Meghalaya

SHILLONG – A hideout of the breakaway faction of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) was busted Sunday and five rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) were recovered, police said.

A special operation team raided the hideout in Soenang forest area,” Superintendent of Police Sylvester Nongtynger told IANS.
No militant was arrested in the early morning raid, he …. Read the original article  : here.

Maoists gun down two, try to blast railway station

KOLKATA – The Maoists gunned down two men associated with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and tried to blow up a police station while four rebels were arrested in West Bengal, police said Saturday.

The two men were brothers and were shot dead in Chotopelia village in West Midnapore district Saturday.
The two victims …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Maoists gun down two, try to blast railway station.

Nine militants killed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Nine militants were killed Saturday in fighting with security forces in Pakistan’s northwestern Swat Valley and Mohmand tribal region, a media report said.

Five militants were killed in Swat and four more were killed in Mohmand tribal region, Dawn newspaper reported on its website quoting senior official Amjad Ali Khan.
The army said …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Nine militants killed in Pakistan.

Turn Nepal colleges into barracks, Maoist chief asks students

KATHMANDU – Undeterred by his party’s failure to turn Nepal into a military state constitutionally, Maoist supremo Pushpa Kamal Dahal is now urging all students to become “troops” and turn all universities and colleges into barracks.

Dahal, who refuses to drop his war name Prachanda – Hindi word meaning “awesome” – though his party signed [..] Read the original article: here.

Hang Afzal Guru for Parliament attack, demand marchers

NEW DELHI – Hundreds of students, accompanied by family members of those killed in the Parliament House terrorist attack Dec 13, 2001, Saturday took out a march in the capital, demanding immediate hanging of Mohammed Afzal Guru, who has been held guilty in the case.

The march, organised two days before the ninth anniversary [..] Read the original article: here.

Seven Maoists held, weapons seized in Jharkhand

RANCHI – Seven Maoists were Saturday arrested from the outskirts of Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi, police said.

On a tip-off, we raided a village under Khelari police station and arrested seven rebels of the Peoples Liberation Front of India. We seized four pistols and live cartridges from them, a police officer told IANS.
The Maoist-affected Khelari … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Seven Maoists held, weapons seized in Jharkhand.

US diplomat in Peshawar leaves charge after Taliban threat

ISLAMABAD – The US consulate officer in Peshawar, Elizabeth Rudd has refused to serve in Pakistan and returned to Washington after receiving threats from Taliban militants, a media report said Saturday.

“She was under stress after receiving threats from Taliban,” daily Express reported quoting local sources.
Peshawar is the capital of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Congress saw ‘political opportunity’ post 26/11: Wikileaks

LONDON – David Mulford, then US ambassador to India, described as “outlandish and outrageous” Congress leader A.R. Antulay’s unsubstantiated claims that Hindutva forces may be behind the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and felt this has done to rally Muslim support for the party. Mulford said this in a US official memo leaked by WikiLeaks.

“The Congress … Read more : Congress saw ‘political opportunity’ post 26/11: Wikileaks.

Karkare’s widow slams Digvijay’s comment

MUMBAI – Kavita Karkare, widow of slain Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, Saturday slammed Congress leader Digvijay Singh for claiming that Karkare called him hours before he was killed in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack to say that right-wing groups threatened his life.

“Pakistani terrorists killed my husband, Digvijay Singh is wrong,” said …. Read the original article  : Karkare’s widow slams Digvijay’s comment.