8 policemen, 3 Maoists injured in West Bengal gun battle
February 2nd, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by IANSKolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Eleven people, eight policemen and three Maoists, were injured in a gun battle that broke out after rebels attacked a police station in West Bengal’s Bankura district Monday.
Bankura police superintendent Bishal Garg told IANS over phone that a large number of heavily armed Maoists attacked the Barikul police station from two flanks and started firing.
The police returned the fire and a gun battle ensued, Garg said.
Eight policemen were injured in the attack. Three Maoists were wounded in police firing.
“The Maoists fled when they realised they cannot match the police’s firepower. But we are alert. They may attack again,” Garg said.
The police have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition and landmines from the area.
The attack seems part of the Maoists’ latest strategy to engage the police in districts other than their bastion West Midnapore, where they are under lot of pressure from the joint security forces of the central and state governments deployed against them.
On Sunday, the Maoists attacked a police posse in Purulia district, injuring eight policemen. On Monday, they blew up a mobile telephone tower in Birbhum district.
- Mixed response on day two of pro-Maoists' shutdown call - Feb 03, 2010
- Missing constable returns to West Bengal police station - Jan 27, 2010
- Police officer, Maoist killed in West Bengal - Feb 25, 2010
- Pro-Maoist group's shutdown call has partial response - Feb 03, 2010
- 2 Maoists held; arms, ammunition seized - Feb 18, 2011
- Maoists kill five CPI-M supporters in West Bengal - Sep 13, 2010
- Five policemen injured, seven abducted by Maoists in West Bengal - Jan 26, 2010
- Suspected Maoists kill villager - Jan 31, 2011
- Pro-Maoist group's shutdown paralyses life in West Bengal areas - Aug 03, 2010
- Maoists attack police posse, kill CPI-M activist - Feb 01, 2010
- Maoists attack Chhattisgarh police station, no casualty (Lead) - Jun 13, 2011
- Maoist, trooper killed in West Bengal gunfight (Lead) - Jun 27, 2010
- Three Maoists arrested in West Bengal - Sep 05, 2010
- Four Maoists held after three-hour gunfight - Aug 18, 2010
- Maoist killed in Bengal gunfight - Jan 04, 2011
Tags: ammunition, bankura district, bastion, firepower, flanks, garg, gun battle, landmines, maoists, midnapore, mobile telephone, police station, police superintendent, policemen, rebels, security forces, state governments, west bengal