West Bengal Maoist Attack

• Top cops of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha meet over poll security

  Against the backdrop of the recent Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, senior police and paramilitary officers of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha states today met to discuss strategies on ensuring free and fair Lok Sabha polls slated next month.

• Alleged Maoist wanted in Silda massacre case arrested in Tamil Nadu

  An alleged Maoist, wanted in several murder cases including the Silda massacre, was arrested in Coimbatore in the early hours today, police said.

• Maoist squad leader killed in Bengal

  A Maoist squad leader was killed on Sunday in an exchange of fire with joint security forces in Jamtal jungle in West Midnapore district, police said. Yudhistir Mahato alias Aryun was killed when security forces purportedly opened retaliatory fire after Maoists attacked them during a combing operation in the area.

• Suspected Maoists gun down school teacher

  A primary school teacher, stated to be a CPI(M) worker, was shot dead on Saturday allegedly by suspected Maoist ultras in Jhargram area of West Midnapore district, police said.Parbat Mahto (42), a worker of CPI(M) youth wing Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), was abducted by the ultras from near his Ghritakham village residence on Saturda...

• Maoists gun down three villagers in West Bengal

  Three persons were shot dead and one other injured when suspected Maoists opened fire at the marketplace at Rameshwarpur village in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Sunday.The victims are believed to be villagers who were sitting at a teashop in the marketplace when the Maoists opened fire. One of the injured has been brought to the Mi...

• West Bengal: Maoists kill five in Purulia

  Maoists strike again in West Bengal.Suspected Maoists kidnapped and killed five persons, including a woman panchayat member, in West Bengal's Purulia district.The incident occurred at Jhalda PS that comes under DARDA gram panchayat. More details are awaited.

• Maoists gun down CPM leader in West Bengal

  A top CPM leader, Ananta Mukherjee, was gunned down by suspected Maoists in Silda district of West Bengal.The  Maoists pulled up on a motorbike at the Silda High School premises and shot at Mukherjee. His body guard was also injured in the attack.When the news came to light, angry CPM supporters  gheraoed some  joint security force p...

• Buddhadeb attacks 'big press' for 'supporting' Maoist cause

  West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has lashed out against a section of the "big press" for allegedly supporting the Maoists and said some journalists were sympathetic to the rebels without knowing their ideology."A section of the big press is always supporting the cause of Maoists. Some journalists may be sympathetic to the Maoists'...

• Train attack: It wasn't us, say Maoists

  Both the Home Ministry and the West Bengal police have blamed the Maoists for the train disaster in Midnapore. The Maoists have denied any role in the tragic incident.

• No CBI inquiry into train attack, says Bengal govt

  It's a move that could become the latest stress test of the tense relationship between the Congress and key ally, Mamata Banerjee. At a press conference in Delhi, Home Minister P Chidambaram said that early leads suggest the Maoists were behind Friday's train tragedy in which more than 140 people were killed after a train derailed in the Midnapore ...

• Night trains rescheduled in West Bengal

  A day after close to 100 passengers were killed when 13 coaches of Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express derailed in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, several trains that ply through the Maoist belt at night have been rescheduled in the state. Meanwhile in Jharkhand, no trains will run during the night for next four days.South Eastern Railways' dec...

• Railways may halt night operation in 5 Naxal-hit states

  After the Maoist attack on the Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express in West Bengal today, the Railways is considering halting night operations in five Naxal-hit states.

• Gyaneshwari Express derails in West Bengal: List of trains affected

  At least 65 passengers were killed and 200 injured when 13 coaches of Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari express train derailed in West Midnapore district early on Friday after Maoists sabotaged the train tracks. Five of these coaches were also hit by a speeding goods train.Following the mishap, a number of trains in the region have been cancelled and some h...

• Chronology of Maoists' targeting trains in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar

  Following is the chronology of Maoists' targeting trains in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar.April 22, 2006 - Maoists lay siege to a passenger train in Latehar for eight hours.May 2008 - Maoists lay siege to a passenger train in Latehar for five hours.November 2009 - Maoists blow up railway tracks in Simdega district in Jharkhand derailing a passen...

• Gyaneshwari Express derails, 65 dead, 200 injured

  At least sixty five passengers were killed and 200 injured when 13 coaches of a Mumbai-bound express train derailed in West Midnapore district early today after Maoists sabotaged the train tracks. Five of these coaches were also hit by a speeding goods train.The incident occurred at 1:30 am when the Howrah-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari Super Del...