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• Trinamool in denial over Lalgarh rally

  After drawing flak for her Lalgarh rally in which the Maoist front organisation, the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) took part, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is in denial. Speaking to NDTV's Prannoy Roy, senior Trinamool leader and Health Minister Dinesh Trivedi insisted it was not a joint rally with the Maoists."I want t...

• Bengal train derailment: PCPA member arrested

  Police have arrested a member of Maoist-backed group People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCPA) for role in Jhargram train disaster in which over 148 people were killed. Bholanath Mahato is suspected to be part of a gang which damaged the rail track that led to the derailment. (Read: Furore over hogtied Maoists)A section of the track was r...

• Bengal train attack: CBI accuses PCPA members

  The CBI is offering one lakh for information that could help locate three people it has accused of the West Bengal train attack last month in which 148 people died.A section of the track was removed, a train headed to Mumbai derailed in Jhargram in West Midnapore, and was then hit by another train.  The CBI says three members of the People's C...

• Jhargram train attack: PCPA leader Sameer Mahato arrested

  The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Sameer Mahato in connection with last month's Jhargram train attack. He will be produced in court today.At least 148 passengers were killed and 200 injured when 13 coaches of Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express derailed in near Jhargram ...

• One shot dead by security forces in Lalgarh

  A person, alleged to be a People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) supporter, was shot dead on Thursday night by the combined security forces in West Midnapore district's Salboni area.

• Maoist-backed bandh affects normal life in Jhargram

  A police van was set on fire at Sapdhara as a 72-hour bandh called by Maoist-backed the PCPA in Jhargram sub-division of the district affected normal life.

• Life in the shadow of the Maoist gun

  Many tribals who once thought the agitation by the PCPA and its Maoist allies would better their lives are now saying no more.

• Talks with PCPA only if they give up arms: WB Govt

  The West Bengal government ruled out talks with the PCPA until they laid down arms and ended the reign of terror unleashed by them in the area.