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This Article is From Mar 04, 2010

Naxals shoot 19-year-old girl

Latehar, Jharkhand: Nineteen-year-old Anju Kumari was shot in the stomach by Naxals. The reason - she filed a police case against their leader Pappu Lohra alleging rape and assault.

Latehar in Jharkhand is a district ravaged by Naxal violence for years.

Their reign of terror is evident in Anju's case. Before the police could make a headway, the Naxals had extracted their revenge.

''The girl is in a serious condition. We have referred her to a better hospital in Ranchi,'' said Dr Hareshan Mahto, Deputy Superintendent, District Hospital, Latehar.

March 2, Munger: A cop and were civilian beheaded because the police busted a Naxal camp.

February 18, Jamui: Eleven villagers killed because Naxals though they were police informers.

March 4, Latehar: And now they have shot Anju.

From Latehar, the Naxal offer of peace talks and the 72-day ceasefire seems just a paper offer, far from the ground reality of these villages living in the shadow of everyday violence.

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