A committee has been framed for inquiry to the incident of abduction of Malkangiri Collector and Junior Engineer of Kudumuluguma Block on 17th of this month from Budi area of Malkangiri District.
A case has been filed in Chitrakonda Police Station against principal accused of the incident Prashad, Bhupati and Mohadev. The Committee has been framed by the state government consisting some high level officials will enquire on the incident of abduction. Details regarding this yet to be confirmed.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Orissa police sou moto registered Case against Maoists in abduction
A case has been registered against several Maoist leaders in connection with the February 16 abduction of Malkangiri District Collector K.V. Krishna and a junior engineer, police said on Sunday.
The Officer-in-charge of Pepermetla police station Premchand Bag had suo motu filed the case a day after the incident at Chitrakonda police station, Malkangiri sub-divisional police officer Umashanker Das said.
The case was registered against Maoist leaders Prasad, Anand Rao, Chenti and others under various sections of IPC and the Arms Act which included abduction and other activities, police said.
“Police had registered the case suo motu and necessary steps would be taken in due course,” they said.
Collector R Vineet Krishna and JE Pabitra Mohan Majhi were abducted by the Maoists on February 16 from Pepermetla when the senior government official was going to Badapada to hold a “Jansampark Sibir” (public awareness camp).
The Collector was released by the Maoists after remaining in captivity for nine days on February 24, following hectic parleys between the state government and Maoist-chosen mediators.
The JE was released on February 22.
The Officer-in-charge of Pepermetla police station Premchand Bag had suo motu filed the case a day after the incident at Chitrakonda police station, Malkangiri sub-divisional police officer Umashanker Das said.
The case was registered against Maoist leaders Prasad, Anand Rao, Chenti and others under various sections of IPC and the Arms Act which included abduction and other activities, police said.
“Police had registered the case suo motu and necessary steps would be taken in due course,” they said.
Collector R Vineet Krishna and JE Pabitra Mohan Majhi were abducted by the Maoists on February 16 from Pepermetla when the senior government official was going to Badapada to hold a “Jansampark Sibir” (public awareness camp).
The Collector was released by the Maoists after remaining in captivity for nine days on February 24, following hectic parleys between the state government and Maoist-chosen mediators.
The JE was released on February 22.
Orissa Govt. agreed to free Five Naxals prisoners
Bhubaneswar(27/2/2011): Three days after the district collector of Malkangiri was freed by the Maoists, five prisoners await release from Orissa's Koraput jail. While political controversy rages in both Bhubaneshwar and New Delhi over whether the state government capitulated to the Maoists by agreeing to withdraw charges against the five, a close look at case records reveals that the state government may not have conceded much ground.
Barring one of the prisoners, Ganti Prasad, the other four have just one case against them - Semiliguda case no 78.
According to the first information report of the case, accessed from Koraput, on 13 November 2010, Semiliguda police received 'credible information' about 'three female Maoist cadres' travelling in the area to meet Maoist leader Ramakrishna.
At six in the evening, Inspector Sarat Kumar Sahu flagged down a commander jeep, with reg. no OR-18 1907, racing down the Semiliguda-Damajodi road. He arrested three women travellers, along with a man, charging all four with waging war against the state, sedition, criminal conspiracy, apart from offences under the unlawful activities prevention act.
Who are these people, what was the meeting and does it merit such serious charges?
As it has been widely reported, one of the women is Kandula Sirisha alias Padma, the wife of senior Maoist leader Ramakrishna. 30 year old Andaluri Eshwari is an activist with a woman's group based in Vishakapatnam. 21 year old Rosa Mandigi is an adivasi girl from Koraput. The fourth person is a 42-year-old Gokul Kuldipia, the owner of the commando jeep.
By the police's own admission, Kuldipia has no previous criminal record, let alone association with the Maoists. "But since he is the owner of the vehicle, he is part of the conspiracy," said Anup Kumar Sahu, Superintendent of Police, Koraput.
The police claimed Rosa Mandagi is a freshly recruited Maoist cadre from Bandhugaon area. So far, she has not been implicated in any case of violence.
According to Eshwari's family in Vishakapatnam, the only time she went to jail was while protesting against an upcoming port project. "My sister is a tailor, she is also the state executive member of Chaitanya Mahila Samaj for the last ten years," said Annapurna, Eshwari's sister.
"Padma works in an orphanage in Andhra Pradesh. She has no direct connection with the Maoist movement. She had simply travelled to Orissa to meet her husband along with Eshwari," said VV Balakrishna, a Vishakapatnam based lawyer.
The fifth prisoner, Gunti Prasad, is alternatively described as a revolutionary writer, mass leader, and Maoist ideologue. By all accounts, none of the five prisoners slated for release have a history of participating in violent activity, or qualify as 'hardcore Naxals'.
Those who do - with deeper, more sustained involvement in the Maoist movement, either its political organisation or its guerrilla arm - have not been released.
One of the mediators, Dandapani Mohanty, had revealed a list of nine names to the media, three days after the collector's abduction. The list had reportedly been faxed to him by CPI Maoist' Andhra Orissa Border Zonal Committee (AOBSZC). It included the names of Sheela di, a central committee member jailed in Jharkhand, Ashutosh Sen, another CC member jailed in Bhubaneshwar, state committee members Srinivas Sriramulu, Jiben Bose, and others. Later, the Maoists added the name of Padma alias Padmakka, held in Jagdalpur jail, Chhattisgarh.
In its final agreement, Orissa government agreed to write to Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand about Sheela di and Padma, but resisted the pressure to release Sen, Sriramulu and others, ensuring that no 'hard core Maoist' walked out free.
Barring one of the prisoners, Ganti Prasad, the other four have just one case against them - Semiliguda case no 78.
According to the first information report of the case, accessed from Koraput, on 13 November 2010, Semiliguda police received 'credible information' about 'three female Maoist cadres' travelling in the area to meet Maoist leader Ramakrishna.
At six in the evening, Inspector Sarat Kumar Sahu flagged down a commander jeep, with reg. no OR-18 1907, racing down the Semiliguda-Damajodi road. He arrested three women travellers, along with a man, charging all four with waging war against the state, sedition, criminal conspiracy, apart from offences under the unlawful activities prevention act.
Who are these people, what was the meeting and does it merit such serious charges?
As it has been widely reported, one of the women is Kandula Sirisha alias Padma, the wife of senior Maoist leader Ramakrishna. 30 year old Andaluri Eshwari is an activist with a woman's group based in Vishakapatnam. 21 year old Rosa Mandigi is an adivasi girl from Koraput. The fourth person is a 42-year-old Gokul Kuldipia, the owner of the commando jeep.
By the police's own admission, Kuldipia has no previous criminal record, let alone association with the Maoists. "But since he is the owner of the vehicle, he is part of the conspiracy," said Anup Kumar Sahu, Superintendent of Police, Koraput.
The police claimed Rosa Mandagi is a freshly recruited Maoist cadre from Bandhugaon area. So far, she has not been implicated in any case of violence.
According to Eshwari's family in Vishakapatnam, the only time she went to jail was while protesting against an upcoming port project. "My sister is a tailor, she is also the state executive member of Chaitanya Mahila Samaj for the last ten years," said Annapurna, Eshwari's sister.
"Padma works in an orphanage in Andhra Pradesh. She has no direct connection with the Maoist movement. She had simply travelled to Orissa to meet her husband along with Eshwari," said VV Balakrishna, a Vishakapatnam based lawyer.
The fifth prisoner, Gunti Prasad, is alternatively described as a revolutionary writer, mass leader, and Maoist ideologue. By all accounts, none of the five prisoners slated for release have a history of participating in violent activity, or qualify as 'hardcore Naxals'.
Those who do - with deeper, more sustained involvement in the Maoist movement, either its political organisation or its guerrilla arm - have not been released.
One of the mediators, Dandapani Mohanty, had revealed a list of nine names to the media, three days after the collector's abduction. The list had reportedly been faxed to him by CPI Maoist' Andhra Orissa Border Zonal Committee (AOBSZC). It included the names of Sheela di, a central committee member jailed in Jharkhand, Ashutosh Sen, another CC member jailed in Bhubaneshwar, state committee members Srinivas Sriramulu, Jiben Bose, and others. Later, the Maoists added the name of Padma alias Padmakka, held in Jagdalpur jail, Chhattisgarh.
In its final agreement, Orissa government agreed to write to Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand about Sheela di and Padma, but resisted the pressure to release Sen, Sriramulu and others, ensuring that no 'hard core Maoist' walked out free.
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