Shock!!!! The recent news is that the Maoists have attacked again….And this time with a new vigour!!! This has been the first attack in or near a city .
Today (17th May) the deadly attack happened. At around 4 pm today, a civilian bus travelling in Chingawaram on the Dantewada-Sukma road in Chhattisgarh was being attacked by the Naxalites. There was a remote controlled landmine being planted long before and when the bus was arriving, it was activated.
The worst and the most saddest part of this deadly attack is that, even after the bomb blasted exactly as per the plan, these inland terrorists stayed there for another 15 minutes and spent their time shooting on the bus, to be precise, on the corpses, in order to ensure that, nobody had survived…!
This clearly shows the wrath of the Naxals, who indiscriminately killed 33 people (as per the info got at 9 pm) and injuring atleast 50 people. Most of those who were killed in this attack were civilians, who were 13 of them, 15 special police officers (SPOs). Seven injured people have been taken to hospital in critical condition.
This is the first such attack on a civilian passenger bus. But only six weeks ago, Dantewada had witnessed the worst-ever massacre of 75 CRPF jawans and one policeman in a Naxal ambush.
As usual, the ministers there have expressed their condemnations and condolences….But what is the use? Action must be taken immediately and these indiscriminate people must be handled indiscriminately. There is need to revisit tactical operations against the Maoists. Here is a list of the attacks by the Maoists in the past one year…..
SOURCE: Internet.
1. April 13, 2009: 10 paramilitary troops killed in eastern Orissa when Maoists attack a bauxite mine in Koraput district.
2. April 22, 2009: Maoists hijack a train with at least 300 people on board in Jharkhand and force it to Latehar district before fleeing.
3. May 22, 2009: Maoists kill 16 policemen in the jungles of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.
4. June 10, 2009: Nine policemen, including CRPF troops and officers, ambushed by Maoists during a routine patrol in Saranda jungles in Jharkhand.
5. June 13, 2009: Maoists launch two landmine and bomb attacks in a small town close to Bokaro, killing 10 policemen and injuring several others.
6. June 16, 2009: Maoists kill 11 police officers in a landmine attack followed by armed assault. In a separate attack, four policemen were killed and two others seriously injured when Maoists ambush them at Beherakhand in Palamau district.
7. June 23, 2009: A group of motorcycle-borne armed Naxal rebels open fire on Lakhisarai district court premises in Bihar and free four of their comrades including the self-style Zonal Commander of Ranchi.
8. July 18, 2009: Maoists kill a villager in Bastar and in a separate incident torch a vehicle engaged in road construction work in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
9. July 23, 2009: A 40-year-old tribal killed by Maoists at Ettapalli taluka in Gadchiroli district.
10. July 27, 2009: Six persons killed when Maoists trigger a landmine blast at Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.
11. July 31, 2009: A special police officer and another person killed by Maoists in Bijapur district.
12. Sep 4, 2009: Maoists kill four villagers in a forest in Aaded village in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.
13. Sep 26, 2009: Maoists kill BJP MP from Balaghat Baliram Kashyap's sons at Pairaguda village in Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh).
14. Sep 30, 2009: Maoists set ablaze Gram Panchayat offices at Korchi and Belgaon in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.
15. Oct 8, 2009: 17 policemen killed when Maoists ambushed them at Laheri police station in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.
16. Feb 15, 2010: 24 personnel of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) killed as Maoists attack their camp in Silda in West Midnapore district of West Bengal.
17. April 4, 2010: Maoists triggered a landmine blast killing 11 security personnel of the elite anti-naxal force Special Operations Group (SOG) in Koraput district of Orrisa.
18. April 6, 2010: 75 CRPF personnel and a Chhattisgarh police official killed in a Maoist attack in Dantewada district.
19. May 8, 2010: 8 CRPF jawans were killed when Maoists blew up a bullet-proof vehicle in Bijapur district of Chhhattisgarh.
So, its 20 attacks in one year!!! Sounds like number of holidays in an year for a private concern!!! On an average, every 18 days, there is an attack… But not a lot of action being taken very strictly against them. These internal problems itself are not being solved. So how will other bigger challenges be faced??
If this situation continues, then we won’t know how future of India will be…