Crime Watch – Newsletter for December 29, 2010

Pakistani cop moves court to reclaim ransom paid to Taliban

ISLAMABAD – A policeman has moved the Peshawar High Court against the police department to get back Rs.500,000 that his family paid to the Taliban for his release from captivity.

Head Constable Pir Jamal petitioned the court against the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Department for reclaiming the ransom money, Daily Times reported Wednesday.
He said …. Source  : Pakistani cop moves court to reclaim ransom paid to Taliban.

Pro-Maoist shutdown hits parts of three Bengal districts

KOLKATA – Normal life was thrown out of gear in parts of three Maoist-affected West Bengal districts Wednesday, the second day of the 48-hour shutdown called by the pro-rebel Peoples’ Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA).

The tribal group is protesting the arrest of its leaders.
No buses moved on the roads in Junglemahal …. Source article  : Pro-Maoist shutdown hits parts of three Bengal districts.

Basque terrorists jailed for 515 years

MADRID – Two members of the Basque separatist movement ETA have received prison terms of 515 years each for a car bomb attack that killed a policeman, according to the verdict published Tuesday.

Judges at the National Court in Madrid said the pair detonated the car bomb outside a paramilitary Civil Guards barracks in May …. Source  : Basque terrorists jailed for 515 years.

Maoists damage rail tracks in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR – Maoists targeted railway tracks in Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region for the second consecutive day Tuesday, causing the derailment of two engines and disrupting train services, police said.

“Maoists damaged rail tracks up to 52 metres in a forested pocket in Dantewada district near Bhansi railway station where two engines derailed,” Gaur Gopal, in … Read more : Maoists damage rail tracks in Chhattisgarh.

Chidambaram visits Maoist-affected Gadchiroli

GADCHIROLI – Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday visited the Maoist stronghold of Gadchiroli district in eastern Maharashtra to review the security scenario and discuss development plans for the area, an official said.

“He (Chidambaram) was here to review security measures taken by the district police along with the CRPF,” said Gadichiroli Collector Atul Patney. …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Chidambaram visits Maoist-affected Gadchiroli.

Eight killed in Iraq

MOSUL – Eight people were killed, five of them police officers, in two separate incidents in the northern Iraqi province of Mosul Tuesday.

In the western part of Mosul, five Iraqi policemen were killed and three others wounded when a car bomb targeted their patrol.
Meanwhile, Iraqi security forces said they killed three gunmen and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Eight killed in Iraq.