Maoist leader moves Habeas Corpus Petition
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Chennai, July 13: A Maoist leader arrested by Tamil Nadu police on July 10 today moved a Habeas Corpus Petition (HCP) before the Madras High Court seeking to produce two of his comradres allegedly taken into custody along with him.
V Sundaramoorthy, State Secretary of CPI (Maoists) contented that he along with four others Suresh, Kumaran, Karthick and Easwaran were arrested together by police.
While he was produced before the Special POTA court in Poonamalee, Karthick and Easwaran were produced before a court in Periyakulam, Sundaramoorthy contended.
However, the whereabouts of Suresh and Kumaran were not known as they were not produced before any court so far, he claimed.
Incidentally, police have not announced the arrest of Suresh and Kumaran.
When the HCP came up for hearing before a Division Bench comprising Justice P K Misra and Justice R Banumathi, Additional Public Prosecutor Babu Muthumeeran sought time to get instructions from the government.
Following this, the bench posted to July 18 the further hearing of the HCP.
Meanwhile, another HCP filed by one Advocate Haribabu, seeking to produce Sundaramoorthy, Karthick and Easwaran, also came up for hearing before the court today.
Muthumeeran submitted that the trio were arrested in Tiruppur on July 11, remanded to judicial custody and there was no illegal detention.
http://www.chennaionline.com
Labels: Tamilnadu
posted by Resistance 7/14/2007 08:55:00 AM,
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Naxal threat in Tamil Nadu?
Friday, July 13, 2007
Naxal threat in Tamil Nadu?
Friday, July 13, 2007 07:50:33 am
Inside Naxal territory?
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| Police parties comb forests in Tamil Nadu |
Over the last 10 days, as many as 6 Naxals including the top leader have been arrested and large caches of arms and ammunition seized.
Police sources say that though the Naxals don't pose such a serious threat yet, new Naxal camps are mushrooming in the area between Madurai and Theni because of the major crackdown against Naxals in bordering Andhra.
The state government is not taking any chances. In fact, ADGP K Vijayakumar, who managed to track down and nab the dreaded sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, has been now been called in.
"The search is still on and we have spread our forces. We have also taken assistance from other states," he says.
After 2002, this is the first time that the police have busted a Naxal group in Tamil Nadu. Police sources say that the priority now is to ensure that not even a single Naxalite is left free in the jungle and the combing operations will continue till then.
TimesNow
Labels: Tamilnadu
posted by Resistance 7/13/2007 11:00:00 AM,
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Dragnet for Naxal’s wife
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Dragnet for Naxal's wife
Thursday July 12 2007 08:52 IST
SALEM: Following the arrest of Naxal kingpin Sundaramurthy in Tirupur on Monday, the 'Q' branch police have intensified their search throughout Salem and surrounding regions like Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri to trace the whereabouts of Sundaramurthy's wife Chandra, who is absconding since the crackdown on Naxals at Uthangarai in Krishnagiri in 2002.
Chandra, a native of Ramamurthy Nagar at Theevattypatty near Omalur in Salem, is said to be one of the prominent figures in the women's Naxal wing.
According to sources in the 'Q' branch, Chandra was also a key person in the 2002 Uthangarai training camp. However, she, along with a few others, had gone into hiding since then.
Manivasagam, another Naxal nabbed during the Uthangarai training, is Chandra's brother. He is at present living in Theevattypatty after obtaining bail in the Uthangarai case, sources said and added that with only a standard six education, Chandra fell for Sundaramurthy's daring attitude when the two were performing the duty of expanding the Maoist ideological base in the State.
The couple were united in wedlock in 1995. Chandra quarrelled with a head constable Kalaiarasi (now an inspector) in Salem in 1996, when the latter prevented her from pasting controversial posters in public places. She even cut herself using a blade when the police tried to arrest her.
According to sources, Chandra was an active member of the ''Tamilnadu Penn Urimai Kazhagam,'' later renamed as ''Puratchigara Pengal Iyakkam,'' after the outfit established nexus with Maoist outfits in Tamil Nadu and elsewhere in the nineties.
Chandra suffered from tuberculosis years ago and recovered later. A close relative of her is residing in Salem city.
Meanwhile, 'Q' branch sources said that more information would be obtained after taking the three Naxals into police custody. On the address provided by Karthik - one of the three Naxals arrested recently, sources maintained that though strong evidence was not available so far, investigation was on.
Instructions were given from Chennai to intensify vigil and nab Chandra and the other Naxals.
Suspected intrusion of Maoists
T’PURAM: The State police are on high alert against the suspected intrusion of some Maoist activists into the state.
Tamil Nadu Intelligence authorities have raised suspicions that some Maoist activists had intruded to Kerala following the busting of a training camp in Murugamalai near Periyakulam in Theni district a few days back.
„We are on high alert in wake of the statement of the Tamil Nadu Intelligence authorities in this regard. However, nobody could be identified or held. We have also not received any official communications from Tamil Nadu, „ ADGP Intelligence Jacob Punnose said.
Sources said that police were verifying suspected persons in view of the alert. It may be recalled that there were reports that a Maoist leader who was killed in an encounter with the Andra Pradesh police recently was held form Kollam KSRTC bus station on June 22.
Jobless youth targeted
Thursday July 12 2007 08:49 IST
COIMBATORE: In what could be seen as a significant development, the Maoist outfits seem to be targeting unemployed youth in urban areas for recruitment of cadre, according to State Intelligence officials.
The arrest of most-wanted Maoist V Sundaramurthy and his associates in Tirupur had shifted the focus of the police on this hosiery town and the neighbouring Coimbatore, both places identified as ‘‘safehouse’’ centres for these Naxalites.
In fact, even a few weeks ago, Intelligence officials in Coimbatore had said that they were worried about the possibility of Maoist extremist activities than that of Islamic fundamentalists.
‘‘From the documents and pamphlets recovered during the arrest of Sundaramurthy, it is evident that the Maoists are using ideological propaganda to target unemployed youth in the cities. This had come to light during the interrogation of some of them arrested at the Murugamalai camp, who spouted propagandist statements like ‘exploitation by zamindars and agricultural workers getting less than Rs 20 as wages’. They clearly exhibited a lack of knowledge of the rural realities,’’ an intelligence official said in Chennai.
Meanwhile, officials said that Sundaramurthy’s arrest and the resultant hunt for others who escaped from Murugamalai created a major setback to the Maoists, bringing their activities to a halt at least for a while.
Labels: Tamilnadu
posted by Resistance 7/12/2007 10:07:00 AM,
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Police strength for combing operations to be doubled in TN
Sunday, July 8, 2007
K.T. Sangameswaran
| Searches are also on in Tiruvallur and Vellore districts |
Navin Prasad absconding for past five years
Multi-pronged strategy to tackle naxalite menace
CHENNAI: It has been decided to double the strength of police personnel involved in combing operations against naxalites in various parts of the State, according to a police source.
Besides the hill ranges of Periyakulam, Kodaikanal and Western Ghats, the searches are on in Tiruvallur and Vellore districts. As of now, a little over 200 Special Task Force personnel of all ranks are engaged in the combing.
One of the three identified CPI (Maoist) cadres, who escaped from Murugan Malai near Periyakulam a few days ago, is wanted by the police in connection with the Uthangarai encounter in 2002. The source said Navin Prasad of Dharmapuri district was absconding for the past five years.
The others were identified as Kalidas from Paramakudi, against whom several cases were pending, and Ranjith of Tiruvallur district, who was absconding for the past four years. The police are continuing their hunt for seven more persons
Thanks to the timely information from the local people, the police were able to nab three naxalites from Murugan Malai. Rewarding the public in a suitable manner was under consideration, the source said.
One of the .303 rifles seized by the police had a specific mark in white paint. Following this, a police team had been rushed to Karnataka for verification.
The arms and ammunition were all country-made. The grenades did not contain any charge.
Director-General of Police D. Mukherjee told The Hindu that a multi-pronged strategy to tackle the naxalite menace was under implementation, particularly after the Uthangarai encounter. A constant effort was on to involve the impres sionable group in constructive activity. The police were organising sports activities and assisted the youth in the development of their skills. Mobile libraries had been started. The personnel of the special division visited the violence-prone villages and the absence of basic amenities there. The Superintendents of Police concerned were submitting reports regularly to the CollectorsThe Hindu
posted by Resistance 7/08/2007 10:39:00 AM,
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Maoist movement unearthed in T. Nadu
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Maoist movement unearthed in T. Nadu
Madurai, June. 28 (PTI): The investigation of three Tamil extremists, arrested on Monday in neighbouring Theni District, has revaled the presence of a Maoist group in Tamil Nadu with links to naxals in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
Initial investigation of the arrested, including two law college students, has found the existence of the new outift headquartered at Dharmapuri, which in the past witnessed naxalite activities, police said.
It was suspected that about 400 college students from various places across the state would have become the members of the movement, they said.
Based on information given by the three arrested, the police were now conducting raids at various places to arrest their leaders and other members.
The three extremists were arrested on June 25 after they were nabbed from a forest area in Periyakulam taluk of Theni district by residents of a nearby village. Some others, including two women, managed to escape. The group was armed with latest rifles and grenades.
The main objective of the movement was to rob the rich, corrupt officials and give the booty to the poor. According to initial investigation, the arms and explosives seized from them included grenades of high quality (make not known), pistols and some ammunitions.
The extremists had taken training in a clearing made in the Western Ghats and had come to Periyakulam for second phase of training. They had received funding from Maoist groups.
DIG Intelligence A.K.Viswanathan had visited the spot where the extremists were nabbed.
posted by Resistance 6/28/2007 07:06:00 PM,
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Oust Reliance !
Monday, June 4, 2007
Link V Naxal Revolution
Comrade Arasubalraj took part in a massive rally against Reliance Fresh in Chennai,
on 1st of May he posts the following report on his blog.
The meaning of May Day is rubbished in India primarily by the pseudo-communist parties CPI and CPI (M) and by the ruling class parties like Congress, BJP etc., Historically May Day came in to existence to commemorate the Haymarket Martyrs of 1886 who fought for the Eight-Hour work day. The remaining eight-hours other than work and sleep for which the workers fought is not for entertainment as interpreted today. It is for organising the working class to build their future. Hence May Day cannot be celebrated as yet another holiday to rest at home or to distribute sweets as a ceremony to apoliticise and castrate the working class. 
The shop was closed expecting the protest and the police were all ready with barricades. Comrade Marudhaiyan, Secretary of PALA and Comrade Kaliappan, Joint-Secretary of PALA gave speeches explaining the movement. As the one-month campaign in various forms already reached the people of that area, they came in large numbers to watch the agitation bearing the three-hour traffic jam. The comrades got arrested 50 yards before the shop. When they all were carried in Police vans, Koyambedu trader's union designators came to wish the comrades. Comrade.Marudhiyan thanked them and said, "The distance between us and the shop is just 50 yards. But the distance between the understandings of the people on the menace of MNC's in retail sector and the reality is far more. Our motto at present of this struggle is to reduce that gap. If reliance to be put down, then Koyambedu should rise up!"
The false and confused ideas ruling the minds of people that deter them to foray were not formed by Ambani. These ideas were thrust in by the ruling class, media and political parties with the implementation of Recolonisation from the last decade. When the traders alone raise the slogan to oust the MNC's, Reliance masquerades in 'quality and cheaper prices' and lures the people. But when the fight begins as a fight against Recolonisation then the slogan will become a people's slogan and the definite moment will arrive.
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1,2007 at Chennai:
* To read the tamil press clips of the protest read here.
* To read the tamil summary of the thought-provoking speech by Comrade Marudhaiyan, General Secretary, PALA in Public meeting on 27-04-07, read here .
*To hear the speech, click here
From arasubalraj.blogspot.com
Labels: NEWS, Picture, Retail India, Tamilnadu
posted by Resistance 6/04/2007 11:21:00 PM,
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R Udayagiri operation accused released on bail
Friday, April 6, 2007
PARALAKHEMUNDI, April 5: Twenty two persons, including two teenage girls who had been arrested by Gajapati police on charges of being involved in the R Udayagiri carnage perpetrated by Naxalites on 24 March 2006, have been released on bail by the additional district judge, Paralakhemundi, yesterday.
In a setback to police investigations, all the 22 accused were released on bail as the prosecution failed to convince the court of the grounds to reject their appeal for bail and to provide adequate evidence in support of the accusation of arson which allegedly resulted in the death of two OSAP constables. Police failed to prove the charges brought against the accused of kidnapping the OIC of R Udayagiri PS and the superintendent of the R Udayagiri Sub Jail.
The SP of Gajapati, Mr AK Sinha, was not available for comments on the development. According to defence advocate Mr Upendra Nayak police had arrested the accused on the basis of their conjectures inspired by the film Lal Salam with the famous actress Nandita Das acting in the lead role. In fact Nandita Das had decried the arrests which she thought were based on the viewing of the film. "It is interesting that police have failed to present the two officers who had been kidnapped as their witnesses for once during the course of the trial," stated Mr Upendra Nayak. The accused were released with a surety of around Rs 20,000. As in the defence advocate's argument the name of Nandita Das cropped up several times, the judge asked if the defence could produce the actress as a witness.
All the accused were confined to the Berhampur Circle Jail for security reasons and will be released on Tuesday. The bail plea had been filed in the matter of 174/06 of JMFC R Udayagiri in Narendra Dengamaka, Muluka Majhi, Prasanta Kadraka and Manoj Majhi Vs State of Orissa and GR66/06 which had Ulesh Rika and 11 others Vs State of Orissa and 67,68,69,70,71,181 and 182/06 with the same accused Vs State of Orissa. The girls were accused in the case 174/06 Vs State of Orissa and an old man, Dukha Majhi, was arrested under 175/06 for seeing the said movie but was released as police failed to file the charge sheet.
The Statesman
posted by Resistance 4/06/2007 09:03:00 AM,
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Job mela for women from today in Tamilnadu
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Saturday March 10 2007 00:00 IST
DHARMAPURI: The Dharmapuri District Socio Economic Development Association will conduct a job mela for women in association with a Coimbatore-based private spinning mill at the District Sports Stadium on March 10 and 11.
Dharmapuri Naxal Special Duty Wing Police Inspector R Senthil said in a release that based on instructions from Superintendent of Police H M Jayaram, the NSD wing had been assisting the District Socio Economic Development Association in recruiting young men and women for various services, including the uniformed services.
Youths from Naxal-prone villages were being given job opportunities apart from training for competitive exams, he added.
The NSD wing is coordinating job melas to recruit skilled and unskilled labourers for selected industries through the District Employment Exchange. So far, more than 350 youths had been selected from the district for working in hosiery and garments units in Tiruppur and Coimbatore.
On March 10 and 11, the District Socio Economic Development Association would conduct a job mela at the District Sports Stadium. A Coimbatore-based private spinning mill would recruit skilled and unskilled women from Dharmapuri.
The applicants should be in the age group of 18-25 with a minimum qualification of a pass in Class Seven. Their pay scale would be in the range of Rs 2,300 - Rs 3,100 a month.
Applicants should bring their education certificates and proof of residence, he added. Newindpress
posted by Resistance 3/10/2007 10:15:00 AM,
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