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Govt plans national centre to coordinate ops against LWEs; first time since 1989, incidents of Maoist violence below 500

First Post October 09, 2019 By Yatish Yadav  The Central Government is planning to create a National Coordination Centre (NCC) which will function as a databank on Maoists' core strongholds and cadres, and as a synergy point for intelligence gathering and anti-Maoist operations The NCC will also utilise the experience and knowledge of retired police officers who have served in anti-Maoist operations in areas of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh The joint platform will also help security forces to counter the Maoist strategy of using one state for action and another for escaping and seeking shelter Since the situation has significantly improved this year with effective tackling of Left Wing Extremism (LWE), the government is planning to create a National Coordination Centre (NCC) which will function as a databank on Maoists' core strongholds and cadres, and act as a synergy point for intelligence gathering and anti-Maoist operations. The NCC will ...

Maoists want to form urban militia, says surrendered Naxal leader Pahadsingh

The India Express July 15, 2019 By Chandan Haygunde According to the Maharashtra Police record, the youth, identified by Pahadsingh as “Vishwa” is Santosh Vasant Shelar, a resident of Kasewadi slum in Bhavani Peth area of Pune. Surrender of senior Maoist leader Kumarsai, alias Pahadsingh, before the Chhattisgarh Police in August last year has revealed some vital information, including that about a youth from Pune, who went missing in November 2010 and is now suspected to have risen to the ranks of “deputy commander” of the “Tanda Area Committee” of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist). According to the Maharashtra Police record, the youth, identified by Pahadsingh as “Vishwa” is Santosh Vasant Shelar, a resident of Kasewadi slum in Bhavani Peth area of Pune. A “missing person’s report” lodged by Santosh’s family with the Pune City Police on January 10, 2011 stated that he left home on November 7, 2010 saying he was going to Mumbai to work with an exhibition for ...