Focus on leader of Maoists during encounters: Home Secy

Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013, 22:21

Union Home Secretary RK Singh on Friday advised paramilitary forces to focus on Maoist leaders in their operations.

7 Maoist leaders granted political prisoner status

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 23:15

The Calcutta High Court granted political prisoner status to seven Maoist leaders and those running front organisations for them in West Bengal.

Maoist leaders wrote to Vajpayee for support in 2002

Last Updated: Sunday, August 5, 2012, 21:10

At the peak of a raging insurgency in 2002, Nepal`s Maoist leadership wrote a letter to the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in an attempt to garner support for their internationally `outcast` outfit.

Maoist leaders remanded to 14 days police custody

Last Updated: Saturday, August 4, 2012, 20:50

Top Maoist leader Ranjan Munda and Baneshwar Murmu alias Sombhu, who were arrested by the joint forces from West Midnapore district were today remanded to 14 days police custody by a local court.

Special police teams to keep vigil on top Maoist leaders

Last Updated: Sunday, June 3, 2012, 16:01

The Chhattisgarh government has set up special investigative teams of the police to keep vigil on top Maoist leaders as part of stepped up security in the wake of the protest week called by the rebels, an official said Sunday.

Nepal: Stranded Maoist leaders, PM airlifted

Last Updated: Monday, March 5, 2012, 22:26

Maoist leaders were stranded in a western district because of a strike enforced by the former combatants.

Bihar court acquits 11 Nepal Maoist leaders

Last Updated: Friday, February 3, 2012, 15:30

Bihar govt had on Feb 1 moved the court seeking to withdraw cases lodged against them apparently following a request from the Union Home Ministry.

Bihar: Top Maoist leaders in 14 days` judicial custody

Last Updated: Sunday, May 1, 2011, 23:00

The ultras have been charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, section 17 of Criminal Law Amendment Act and section 121 and 212 of the IPC.

Bihar: Top three Maoist leaders among seven ultra arrested

Last Updated: Saturday, April 30, 2011, 21:25

In its biggest catch in operation against the naxalites in recent times, the Bihar police on Saturday arrested seven Maoists, including three top leaders, in Katihar district, a top police official said today.

Bihar: 51 top senior members of Maoist carder arrested

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 17:31

Around 51 leaders and senior members of proscribed CPI (Maoist) have been arrested by Bihar police.

Over 50 top Maoist leaders held in Bihar

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 16:30

Altogether 51 leaders and senior members of the proscribed CPI (Maoist) have been arrested by Bihar police up to November this year, official sources said.