Gadchiroli, Maharashtra : , Nov 15, 2015 – Two days after 26 Maoists were killed by the Maharashtra Police crack teams in an encounter here in Maharashtra, Dilip Walse Patil, Home Minister, congratulated this force for their huge victory against the insurgents. “This is a major achievement, and I congratulate and compliment all the officers and men involved in this daring operation,” Walse-Patil said while interacting with the Special Operations Squad (C-60) Commandos, who led the attack with around 500 men on Saturday.
Walse-Patil stated, “This is an important achievement, and we congratulate all the officers, men involved in the daring operation,” while speaking with Special Operations Squad (C-60), Commandos who led the attack on Saturday with approximately 500 men.
He said the mega operation will give a fillip to the peace efforts in the Maoist-infested regions and the government can concentrate on the development process.He stated that the massive operation would give an impetus to peace efforts in Maoist-infested areas and allow the government to focus on the development process.
Among the top officials present were Gadchiroli Range IGP Sandip Patil, Gadchiroli SP Ankit Goyal, Additional SPs Sameer Shaikh, Somay Munde, Anuj Tare, and Vaibhav Rankhamb of C-60 and his commandos.
Gadchiroli Range IGP Sandip Patil and Gadchiroli SP Ankit Goyal were among the high-ranking officials.
He said the government is planning to launch some special schemes for the Gadchiroli Police as well as consider the demands of the families of the martyrs who want jobs in the government.
He stated that the government plans to launch special programs for the Gadchiroli Police and also consider the needs of the families of martyrs seeking jobs in government.
“We must now concentrate on development, employment opportunities for the local people, proper housing, appropriate remunerative prices for the local farmers etc.,” said Walse-Patil.Walse-Patil stated, “We need to now focus on development, employment opportunities, proper housing and appropriate remunerative pricing for the local farmers etc.
Realtime intelligence inputs of a major Maoist convention being held in the forests of Mardintola ahead of the upcoming ‘Maoist Week’ had prompted the C-60 team to launch a massive combing operation late on Friday.The C-60 team launched a huge combing operation on Friday night, based on real-time intelligence from a Maoist convention held in Mardintola’s forests ahead of the forthcoming ‘Maoist Week.
Around dawn on Saturday, the force virtually came face-to-face with the estimated 100-strong heavily armed Maoist warriors, and ordered them to surrender, but they retaliated by opening indiscriminate fire at the police personnel.The force came almost face-to-face on Saturday with the 100-strong Maoist warriors.
They ordered them to surrender but the police responded by firing at random at them.
This triggered a nearly 10-hour-long gun-battle in which the police managed to kill 26 Maoists, including six women, all of them totally carrying a bounty of Rs 1.380 crore, while some 70-odd Maoists managed to flee from the fierce police assault.The police were able to kill 26 Maoists including six women with a bounty of Rs 1.380crore.Some 70 Maoists fled the intense police attack.
Later on Sunday, it was confirmed that among those neutralised was the dreaded and most wanted Maoist leader of the region, Milind Teltumbade (57), who carried a reward of Rs 50 lakh on his head.Later, on Sunday, it was confirmed, that Milind Teltumbade (57), the most wanted Maoist leader in the region, was among those neutralized.
He was carrying a Rs 50 lakh reward on his head.
The security forces seized a large cache of arms and ammunition comprising 5 AK-47 rifles, one AKM-UBGL, 9 SLRs, one three mm pistols, one INSAS rifle, nine 2.2 single bore-guns, three .303 rifles, besides explosives in huge quantities and other articles of normal use.Security forces seized a large quantity of ammunition and arms, including five AK-47 rifles and one AKM-UBGL.There were also nine SLRs and one three mm pistol, as well as nine 2.2 single bore-guns and three.303 rifles.
The major anti-Maoist achievement notched in Gadchiroli has been lauded by the top leaders of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi partners Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress, among others.Leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party, among others, lauded Gadchiroli’s major anti-Maoist accomplishment.
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