Maoist Leader Kishenji Killed By Security Forces
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Kishanji is from a BRAHMIN family and I don't understand how he fell for the political motive of the movement which is against INDIA. In those days the fight was for a cause to raise against the LANDLORDS, but that is over. The modern age fight of NAXALS is to bring down or break INDIA into parts, as a plan of their command which is a servant under the Chinese communist party across the border.
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At the time Veerappan was killed he was not the only one. All of his confidantes, Sethukuli, Chandra Gowda, Mani were also killed.
And the motives of both do not match , alteast in my opinion.
If Veerappan was captured there was a to be a whole lot of skeletons tumbling out about all our politicians without whose backing it was not possible to run such an extensive sandal-wood smuggling ring from the forests. It was better for all that he took his secrets to his grave ...but in the case of Kishenji he was a veritable canary who could have been made to sing all the 'necessary tunes' and he was more valuable in life than in death.
Anyway I'm not complaining. My idealogy is A good Maoist is a dead Maoist.
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Kishanji Betrayed By Inner Circle - The Times of India
Kishanji Betrayed By Inner Circle
Caesar Mandal, TNN | Nov 26, 2011, 06.04AM IST
WEST MIDNAPORE: Why did Kishanji risk coming out of hiding when he knew that security forces were on the offensive in Bengal?
It appears that the Maoist politburo member was alarmed by the cracks in the ranks. The state rebel leadership had varying perceptions about the new government and of their own tactics. There was a growing disillusionment among second generation Maoist leaders. Besides, the federal functioning of the rebel organisation may have forced Kishanji's hand.
He had no choice but to get drawn into the quagmire of Jangalmahal. It was the last decision he ever took.
There was a growing lack of coordination between Bikash - known to be one of the closest to Kishanji - and Akash, who was not in the best of terms with the politburo member. Sashadhar Mahato's widow Suchitra, who got close to Kishanji after Sashadhar's death, also had her differences with Akash. The bitterness and confusion trickled down to the Maoist-led mass organisations and also their fringe connects in Kolkata. This was quite apparent from the text and tenor of the press releases issued from time to time.
Those following the developments can easily distinguish between the positive attitude of Akash towards the "peace process", and the combative ones issued by Baha Tudu. Though Akash repeatedly claimed that his view was approved by the CPI(Maoist) central committee, the zonal commanders and frontal leaders were eager to hear from Kishanji. In fact, Kishanji's silence to Mamata's peace offer was quite perplexing. If the Maoists had agreed to talks, why wasn't the media savvy Kishanji talking?
That's not all. The Maoist camp was divided on organisational tactics as well. For instance, senior CPI(Maoist) state committee members were not unanimous on the decision to kill intelligence branch inspector Partha Biswas and NGO activist Samarjit Basu, who were abducted from a Jangalmahal village.
A series of encounter killings and arrests had shaken up the Maoist ranks. Kishanji knew it would take his direct intervention. The cracks in the state leadership were already impeding the regrouping of Maoists in Bengal and their political expansion.
According to Maoist sources, Kishanji entered West Midnapore a fortnight ago to iron out the differences. He met front ranking Maoists in Bengal and was preparing to meet zonal commanders, such as Jayanta and Ranjan Munda, to explain to them the party strategy.
But little did Kishanji realise that the cellphone he once used to send across messages to the PLGA or his comrades to dodge police could also be used against him by members of his inner circle. This apprehension was growing within the Maoist ranks following Sasadhar Mahato's death in a police encounter. Leading Maoists had started to suspect moles within the ranks, who might be passing on vital information to security forces.
The fact that Maoists are not invincible is apparent from the series of surrenders, starting with Sobha Mandi and more recently the feared Jagori Baske. Even if they were removed from Maoist squads years ago, the police have already established contacts with some of the men within the squads. The renegades, who are yet to surrender, have been feeding police with specific information about Kishanji like they did when Sasadhar Mahato was in hiding. They have also ratted on Kishanji's core team and their way of functioning - vital clues to anyone trying to second guess his moves.
A section of the Maoists, however, has started suspecting the peace process itself. They argue that the Centre and state governments have earlier used this tactic to track high-profile Maoist leaders. They took lesson from Andhra Pradesh, where politburo member Azad was killed in an encounter while returning from peace negotiations with the Centre.
Kishanji's death also came at a time when the state government was in peace talks. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has been earnest about bringing about peace in Jangalmahal and has repeatedly urged Maoists to surrender. She even refused to disband the state-appointed band of mediators when they offered to resign because of the continuing security operations.
But how could the security forces track Kishanji when he was nowhere in the peace initiative? Organisers close to the Maoists have started suspecting Akash. They maintain that the state appointed interlocutors got in touch with Akash who gave his views after consultations with Kishanji. This might have helped security forces track Kishanji's location. The forces also started cultivating moles within the Maoist squads and the local sources to zero in on the fugitive. The renegades in police contact might have then given additional inputs about Kishanji's defence and suggested ways to break the layers of his security.
Kishanji Betrayed By Inner Circle
Caesar Mandal, TNN | Nov 26, 2011, 06.04AM IST
WEST MIDNAPORE: Why did Kishanji risk coming out of hiding when he knew that security forces were on the offensive in Bengal?
It appears that the Maoist politburo member was alarmed by the cracks in the ranks. The state rebel leadership had varying perceptions about the new government and of their own tactics. There was a growing disillusionment among second generation Maoist leaders. Besides, the federal functioning of the rebel organisation may have forced Kishanji's hand.
He had no choice but to get drawn into the quagmire of Jangalmahal. It was the last decision he ever took.
There was a growing lack of coordination between Bikash - known to be one of the closest to Kishanji - and Akash, who was not in the best of terms with the politburo member. Sashadhar Mahato's widow Suchitra, who got close to Kishanji after Sashadhar's death, also had her differences with Akash. The bitterness and confusion trickled down to the Maoist-led mass organisations and also their fringe connects in Kolkata. This was quite apparent from the text and tenor of the press releases issued from time to time.
Those following the developments can easily distinguish between the positive attitude of Akash towards the "peace process", and the combative ones issued by Baha Tudu. Though Akash repeatedly claimed that his view was approved by the CPI(Maoist) central committee, the zonal commanders and frontal leaders were eager to hear from Kishanji. In fact, Kishanji's silence to Mamata's peace offer was quite perplexing. If the Maoists had agreed to talks, why wasn't the media savvy Kishanji talking?
That's not all. The Maoist camp was divided on organisational tactics as well. For instance, senior CPI(Maoist) state committee members were not unanimous on the decision to kill intelligence branch inspector Partha Biswas and NGO activist Samarjit Basu, who were abducted from a Jangalmahal village.
A series of encounter killings and arrests had shaken up the Maoist ranks. Kishanji knew it would take his direct intervention. The cracks in the state leadership were already impeding the regrouping of Maoists in Bengal and their political expansion.
According to Maoist sources, Kishanji entered West Midnapore a fortnight ago to iron out the differences. He met front ranking Maoists in Bengal and was preparing to meet zonal commanders, such as Jayanta and Ranjan Munda, to explain to them the party strategy.
But little did Kishanji realise that the cellphone he once used to send across messages to the PLGA or his comrades to dodge police could also be used against him by members of his inner circle. This apprehension was growing within the Maoist ranks following Sasadhar Mahato's death in a police encounter. Leading Maoists had started to suspect moles within the ranks, who might be passing on vital information to security forces.
The fact that Maoists are not invincible is apparent from the series of surrenders, starting with Sobha Mandi and more recently the feared Jagori Baske. Even if they were removed from Maoist squads years ago, the police have already established contacts with some of the men within the squads. The renegades, who are yet to surrender, have been feeding police with specific information about Kishanji like they did when Sasadhar Mahato was in hiding. They have also ratted on Kishanji's core team and their way of functioning - vital clues to anyone trying to second guess his moves.
A section of the Maoists, however, has started suspecting the peace process itself. They argue that the Centre and state governments have earlier used this tactic to track high-profile Maoist leaders. They took lesson from Andhra Pradesh, where politburo member Azad was killed in an encounter while returning from peace negotiations with the Centre.
Kishanji's death also came at a time when the state government was in peace talks. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has been earnest about bringing about peace in Jangalmahal and has repeatedly urged Maoists to surrender. She even refused to disband the state-appointed band of mediators when they offered to resign because of the continuing security operations.
But how could the security forces track Kishanji when he was nowhere in the peace initiative? Organisers close to the Maoists have started suspecting Akash. They maintain that the state appointed interlocutors got in touch with Akash who gave his views after consultations with Kishanji. This might have helped security forces track Kishanji's location. The forces also started cultivating moles within the Maoist squads and the local sources to zero in on the fugitive. The renegades in police contact might have then given additional inputs about Kishanji's defence and suggested ways to break the layers of his security.
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Meet the commando who shot Kishanji - The Times of India
Meet the commando who shot Kishanji
Sujay Khanra, TNN | Nov 26, 2011, 05.59AM IST
BURISHOLE: Among the teeming security forces in Burishole jungle was a quiet, young commando with a bandaged hand. Assistant commandant Nagendra Singh was back at the very spot where he had locked Kishanji eye to eye, bullet for bullet the previous night.
Singh had led the CRPF's elite team into the forest and it is his bullets that riddled Kishanji's legs, rendering him immobile. The CoBRA commando shied away from cameras and talked only in monosyllables. He has a splinter injury to the right arm - from a bullet fired by Kishanji - but said "surgery can wait". "The mission isn't over," he said.
When TOI caught up with him, he refused to speak much about the encounter. He simply said: "During the gunfight, a bullet hit a tree above me and fragmented. One of the splinters hit me. Really, it's no big deal."
One of his fellow commandos said that their plan was to cut off all approach and exit points. "We were briefed that several top Maoist leaders were camping in the vicinity. As is the usual operating procedure, CoBRA led the charge," he said. Singh's unit, a 25-man team, scoured the Sarkota and Burishole villages adjoining Burishole. When they stepped into the jungle it was 3pm. They found nothing at first. Then, with daylight ebbing, they realised they'd come too far ahead. Singh signalled his colleagues to slow down and wait for reinforcements. Around 4pm, West Midnapore SP Praveen Tripathy joined them.
They'd barely inched forward, when a single gunshot broke the eerie calm. The jawans held their fire until they gauged the extent of Maoist presence. Then, all hell broke loose. "Hundreds of rounds were fired," said a commando. "We kept moving up. And it was during this that a bullet ridden body was found, which later turned out to be Kishanji," he said.
Meet the commando who shot Kishanji
Sujay Khanra, TNN | Nov 26, 2011, 05.59AM IST
BURISHOLE: Among the teeming security forces in Burishole jungle was a quiet, young commando with a bandaged hand. Assistant commandant Nagendra Singh was back at the very spot where he had locked Kishanji eye to eye, bullet for bullet the previous night.
Singh had led the CRPF's elite team into the forest and it is his bullets that riddled Kishanji's legs, rendering him immobile. The CoBRA commando shied away from cameras and talked only in monosyllables. He has a splinter injury to the right arm - from a bullet fired by Kishanji - but said "surgery can wait". "The mission isn't over," he said.
When TOI caught up with him, he refused to speak much about the encounter. He simply said: "During the gunfight, a bullet hit a tree above me and fragmented. One of the splinters hit me. Really, it's no big deal."
One of his fellow commandos said that their plan was to cut off all approach and exit points. "We were briefed that several top Maoist leaders were camping in the vicinity. As is the usual operating procedure, CoBRA led the charge," he said. Singh's unit, a 25-man team, scoured the Sarkota and Burishole villages adjoining Burishole. When they stepped into the jungle it was 3pm. They found nothing at first. Then, with daylight ebbing, they realised they'd come too far ahead. Singh signalled his colleagues to slow down and wait for reinforcements. Around 4pm, West Midnapore SP Praveen Tripathy joined them.
They'd barely inched forward, when a single gunshot broke the eerie calm. The jawans held their fire until they gauged the extent of Maoist presence. Then, all hell broke loose. "Hundreds of rounds were fired," said a commando. "We kept moving up. And it was during this that a bullet ridden body was found, which later turned out to be Kishanji," he said.
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Injured Suchitra still holding out - The Times of India
Injured Suchitra still holding out
Sujay Khanra, TNN | Nov 26, 2011, 06.01AM IST
BURISHOLE: The black bag would have gone unnoticed hadn't some newspaper clippings slipped out of it. All the paper cuttings were of the March 10, 2011, edition of Bengali dailies - the day after dreaded Maoist leader Sashadhar Mahato was gunned down in an encounter. They were wrapped neatly along with a passport photo of Sashadhar. Police had no doubt it was the prized treasure of Suchitra Mahato, Sashadhar's widow.
The Burishole jungle isn't new to Suchitra, a feared Maoist squad commander and the leader of the Silda massacre. It was here, on August 24 last year, that she and Sashadhar had managed to give the joint forces the slip.
It was an equally big operation, coinciding with the then chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's visit to Jangalmahal. This time, she is believed to be seriously injured, but has managed to hold out for two days. She dodged the forces so well that there was some doubt whether she was at all there, but the discovery of the bag on Friday made it certain.
It is perhaps Suchitra's fate that she was always mentioned in the same breath as Sashadhar, whom she fell in love with and later married. Now she faces "insinuations" regarding her relationship with her mentor Kishanji. But it is this couple that Kishanji trusted like no one else. When he seemed to be wary of his inner circle, he turned to Suchitra, say police.
Not much is known about the otherwise reticent Suchitra and that is what makes her different from the likes of Jagori Baske or Sobha Mandi. It also makes her among the most feared. Like Jagori, Suchitra had a meteoric rise through the Maoist ranks. She had joined the "Lal party" as a cook. By the time she met Sashadhar, she was already indoctrinated into the erstwhile People's War Group (PWG). A few years later Sashadhar proposed marriage and she walked into his Amelia home quite the coy bride. She even bore him a child, less than a year ago. It was Sashadhar's intense passion that she imbibed.
Husband-and-wife left home to join the PWG and later the amalgamated CPI(Maoist). Suchitra, like Sashadhar, was trained extensively in arms. They are believed to have created the now feared Bengal Maoist unit from scratch in Jangalmahal. Suchitra had a squad of her own. And if Burishole was any indication, she was entrusted with the over-all security of the clandestine meeting with Kishanji and the Bengal state leadership of the Maoists - clearly indicating the importance the party attached to her.
For people in the know of things, Kishanji has always had a soft-spot for his proteges. Sashadhar and Suchitra acted as guides to Maoist politburo member Venugopal, Kishanji's brother, when he visited Belpahari, Banspahari and Ektal in West Midnapore.
Indicted in at least 35 cases, Suchitra is believed to have played a key role in the abduction of Sankrail OC Atindranath Dutta in October 2009 and the Silda EFR camp attack.
Police say that Suchitra, now in her late thirties, can ride a motorcycle and handle an automatic firearm as good as any man. She has her own network among villagers, something which she painstakingly developed with Sashadhar. If she'd taken refuge at Dharmendra Mahato's home the other night, it was only because she could trust him with her life.
But someone in her inner circle did betray her. And its her personal possessions, including a stack of letters and a 160GB hard disc, which may hold the clue to where she is.
Injured Suchitra still holding out
Sujay Khanra, TNN | Nov 26, 2011, 06.01AM IST
BURISHOLE: The black bag would have gone unnoticed hadn't some newspaper clippings slipped out of it. All the paper cuttings were of the March 10, 2011, edition of Bengali dailies - the day after dreaded Maoist leader Sashadhar Mahato was gunned down in an encounter. They were wrapped neatly along with a passport photo of Sashadhar. Police had no doubt it was the prized treasure of Suchitra Mahato, Sashadhar's widow.
The Burishole jungle isn't new to Suchitra, a feared Maoist squad commander and the leader of the Silda massacre. It was here, on August 24 last year, that she and Sashadhar had managed to give the joint forces the slip.
It was an equally big operation, coinciding with the then chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's visit to Jangalmahal. This time, she is believed to be seriously injured, but has managed to hold out for two days. She dodged the forces so well that there was some doubt whether she was at all there, but the discovery of the bag on Friday made it certain.
It is perhaps Suchitra's fate that she was always mentioned in the same breath as Sashadhar, whom she fell in love with and later married. Now she faces "insinuations" regarding her relationship with her mentor Kishanji. But it is this couple that Kishanji trusted like no one else. When he seemed to be wary of his inner circle, he turned to Suchitra, say police.
Not much is known about the otherwise reticent Suchitra and that is what makes her different from the likes of Jagori Baske or Sobha Mandi. It also makes her among the most feared. Like Jagori, Suchitra had a meteoric rise through the Maoist ranks. She had joined the "Lal party" as a cook. By the time she met Sashadhar, she was already indoctrinated into the erstwhile People's War Group (PWG). A few years later Sashadhar proposed marriage and she walked into his Amelia home quite the coy bride. She even bore him a child, less than a year ago. It was Sashadhar's intense passion that she imbibed.
Husband-and-wife left home to join the PWG and later the amalgamated CPI(Maoist). Suchitra, like Sashadhar, was trained extensively in arms. They are believed to have created the now feared Bengal Maoist unit from scratch in Jangalmahal. Suchitra had a squad of her own. And if Burishole was any indication, she was entrusted with the over-all security of the clandestine meeting with Kishanji and the Bengal state leadership of the Maoists - clearly indicating the importance the party attached to her.
For people in the know of things, Kishanji has always had a soft-spot for his proteges. Sashadhar and Suchitra acted as guides to Maoist politburo member Venugopal, Kishanji's brother, when he visited Belpahari, Banspahari and Ektal in West Midnapore.
Indicted in at least 35 cases, Suchitra is believed to have played a key role in the abduction of Sankrail OC Atindranath Dutta in October 2009 and the Silda EFR camp attack.
Police say that Suchitra, now in her late thirties, can ride a motorcycle and handle an automatic firearm as good as any man. She has her own network among villagers, something which she painstakingly developed with Sashadhar. If she'd taken refuge at Dharmendra Mahato's home the other night, it was only because she could trust him with her life.
But someone in her inner circle did betray her. And its her personal possessions, including a stack of letters and a 160GB hard disc, which may hold the clue to where she is.
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I echo Karthik Sri's sentence - A good Maoist is a Dead Maoist!
Their genuine grievance apart, one cannot condone their ideology to wage war against their own country, funded and abetted by a foreign power, not interested in their cause but basically to destabilise and destroy India!
Their genuine grievance apart, one cannot condone their ideology to wage war against their own country, funded and abetted by a foreign power, not interested in their cause but basically to destabilise and destroy India!
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saale kabhi koi indian intelligence ko importance hi nahi deta.
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hi if this news already posted then i am sorry as i said in one of my post for the same thread Read here post no 18 here come our first jhowala claming encounter seems to fake so there must be enquiry in to it here is a link
Encounter 'seems fake', Gurudas for probe
Encounter 'seems fake', Gurudas for probe
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In a way that's good. Let them look for spies within and cull their ranks aur jo bachenge usko Cobra sambhaal lenge.saale kabhi koi indian intelligence ko importance hi nahi deta.
The hallmark of a good operation is to cvoer your tracks well enough to divert attention elsewhere. In either case, someone must have had the intelligence to make contact with the "inner" clunge to snuff out this cockroach.
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Kishenji's body identified and sent to Kolkata - Indian Express
Kishenji's body identified and sent to Kolkata
Agencies
Posted: Sat Nov 26 2011, 11:20 hrs Midnapore (WB):
Maoist leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishenji was killed in
an encounter with security forces at Burishol village
in Junglemahal area of West Bengal. (PTI)
Slain Maoist leader Kishenji's body was identified by his niece Deepa Rao at a Midnapore hospital and was sent by an ambulance to Kolkata prior to being flown to Andhra Pradesh today.
The body in a coffin was sent with adequate security by road with a pilot car ahead after the the demand of Kishenji's niece, revolutionary poet Varvara Rao and rights organisation Association for Protection of Democratic Rights to transport it to Andhra Pradesh at their own cost was rejected, police sources said.
APDR activists shouted 'Amar Rahe Kishenji', while hundreds of people who thronged the Midnapore Medical College and Hospital where the post mortem of the body was done counter shouted that Kishenji should not be given a matryr's funeral.
From Kolkata, the body would be flown to Hyderabad and from there to his home at Peddapalli in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, the sources said.
Kishenji's niece told reporters that she had taken a snap on her cellphone of the body of Kishenji in the morgue during identification.
"It is inhuman that his body has at least 20 marks of injuries with the cheek blown away," she claimed showing the snap to reporters.
Earlier, Kishenji's body was brought to the Midnapore hospital from the police morgue at Jhargram where it was kept after Thursday's encounter at the Burisole jungle.
The joint forces were still searching for the woman Maoist leader Suchitra Mahato who had lived with Kishenji and had fled after the encounter along with other ultras.
Suchitra was believed to have been injured in the firefight, the sources said.
Meanwhile, the call for a two-day bandh in protest against the killing of Kishenji 'in a fake encounter' from today had no impact in the state except for closure of some shops in Jhargram area in West Midnapore district.
The bandh had negligible impact in other Maoist strongholds of Binpur, Goaltore and Salbani in the district.
Security was tightened in Junglemahal, while an alert has already been issued in the state.
Kishenji's body identified and sent to Kolkata
Agencies
Posted: Sat Nov 26 2011, 11:20 hrs Midnapore (WB):
Maoist leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishenji was killed in
an encounter with security forces at Burishol village
in Junglemahal area of West Bengal. (PTI)
Slain Maoist leader Kishenji's body was identified by his niece Deepa Rao at a Midnapore hospital and was sent by an ambulance to Kolkata prior to being flown to Andhra Pradesh today.
The body in a coffin was sent with adequate security by road with a pilot car ahead after the the demand of Kishenji's niece, revolutionary poet Varvara Rao and rights organisation Association for Protection of Democratic Rights to transport it to Andhra Pradesh at their own cost was rejected, police sources said.
APDR activists shouted 'Amar Rahe Kishenji', while hundreds of people who thronged the Midnapore Medical College and Hospital where the post mortem of the body was done counter shouted that Kishenji should not be given a matryr's funeral.
From Kolkata, the body would be flown to Hyderabad and from there to his home at Peddapalli in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, the sources said.
Kishenji's niece told reporters that she had taken a snap on her cellphone of the body of Kishenji in the morgue during identification.
"It is inhuman that his body has at least 20 marks of injuries with the cheek blown away," she claimed showing the snap to reporters.
Earlier, Kishenji's body was brought to the Midnapore hospital from the police morgue at Jhargram where it was kept after Thursday's encounter at the Burisole jungle.
The joint forces were still searching for the woman Maoist leader Suchitra Mahato who had lived with Kishenji and had fled after the encounter along with other ultras.
Suchitra was believed to have been injured in the firefight, the sources said.
Meanwhile, the call for a two-day bandh in protest against the killing of Kishenji 'in a fake encounter' from today had no impact in the state except for closure of some shops in Jhargram area in West Midnapore district.
The bandh had negligible impact in other Maoist strongholds of Binpur, Goaltore and Salbani in the district.
Security was tightened in Junglemahal, while an alert has already been issued in the state.
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CID begins probe into Kishenji's death - The Times of India
CID begins probe into Kishenji's death
IANS | Nov 26, 2011, 04.07PM IST
KOLKATA: West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department ( CID) on Saturday began a probe into the allegations that senior Maoist leader Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji was killed by the security forces in a staged shootout, a top official said.
"Yes, a probe has been initiated. Whenever any high-profile criminal is killed in an encounter, such allegations do come up. So, we will investigate all the angles to find out if there is any truth behind the allegations," Deputy Inspector General (CID) K Jayaraman told IANS.
Telegu revolutionary poet and Maoist sympathiser P. Varavara Rao has alleged that Kishenji was "brutally tortured" in police custody before being killed in a "fake encounter" in the jungles of West Midnapore on Thursday.
"He was arrested day before Thursday. They cut him, burnt him, and then pumped bullets into him. There isn't a single part of his body without an injury. They kept him in custody for 24 hours and tortured him," Rao alleged.
The slain Maoist leader's niece Deepa Rao also echoed the views of the poet with whom she had come to the Midnapore Medical College and Hospital in West Midnapore to identify the body and take it back, after the post-mortem examination, to his home in Pedapalli in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh for the last rites.
The Maoists have called for a 48-hour shutdown to protest the death of their leader in a "staged encounter".
Samajwadi Party leader Mohan Singh has also alleged the gunfight was not genuine.
"The way reports of Kishenji's killings have come out, it does not look like Kishenji was killed in an encounter...It is a fake encounter," he said on Saturday.
Security agencies have said that Kishenji, a Communist Party of India-Maoist politburo member, died in a firefight Thursday afternoon in West Midnapore district's Burishole, 10 km from the border with Jharkhand.
Suchitra, widow of Maoist leader Sashadhar Mahato - killed in March in a gun battle with the security forces - was accompanying Kishenji. She is believed to have been injured in the gunfight but managed to escape.
CID begins probe into Kishenji's death
IANS | Nov 26, 2011, 04.07PM IST
KOLKATA: West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department ( CID) on Saturday began a probe into the allegations that senior Maoist leader Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji was killed by the security forces in a staged shootout, a top official said.
"Yes, a probe has been initiated. Whenever any high-profile criminal is killed in an encounter, such allegations do come up. So, we will investigate all the angles to find out if there is any truth behind the allegations," Deputy Inspector General (CID) K Jayaraman told IANS.
Telegu revolutionary poet and Maoist sympathiser P. Varavara Rao has alleged that Kishenji was "brutally tortured" in police custody before being killed in a "fake encounter" in the jungles of West Midnapore on Thursday.
"He was arrested day before Thursday. They cut him, burnt him, and then pumped bullets into him. There isn't a single part of his body without an injury. They kept him in custody for 24 hours and tortured him," Rao alleged.
The slain Maoist leader's niece Deepa Rao also echoed the views of the poet with whom she had come to the Midnapore Medical College and Hospital in West Midnapore to identify the body and take it back, after the post-mortem examination, to his home in Pedapalli in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh for the last rites.
The Maoists have called for a 48-hour shutdown to protest the death of their leader in a "staged encounter".
Samajwadi Party leader Mohan Singh has also alleged the gunfight was not genuine.
"The way reports of Kishenji's killings have come out, it does not look like Kishenji was killed in an encounter...It is a fake encounter," he said on Saturday.
Security agencies have said that Kishenji, a Communist Party of India-Maoist politburo member, died in a firefight Thursday afternoon in West Midnapore district's Burishole, 10 km from the border with Jharkhand.
Suchitra, widow of Maoist leader Sashadhar Mahato - killed in March in a gun battle with the security forces - was accompanying Kishenji. She is believed to have been injured in the gunfight but managed to escape.
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Good one, this should be the stance:thumb:
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Maoists are rattled, I feel lot of media pressure to build up against forces, with all sort of imaginative allegations thrown towards them. It will be interesting to see the Maoist supporters coming in open.
