Cops to track down Maoist camp in Uttarakhand
February 21st, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by IANSLucknow, Feb 20 (IANS) A team of Uttar Pradesh’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Saturday evening left for Uttarakhand to track down a suspected Maoist training camp there, a government spokesperson said.
“On the basis of the information provided by one of the eight Maoists arrested from Kanpur Feb 8, ATS sleuths have left for Uttarakhand to destroy the training camp operating there,” the official added.
“The ATS officials have also taken along the Maoist who provided them inputs about the training camp in Uttarakhand,” the spokesperson added.
Meanwhile, police Saturday raided a house in Lucknow’s Hasanganj area where Kripa Shankar, one of arrested Maoists, was living.
However, anything substantial was not found during the raid.
Shankar and seven others members of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were nabbed Feb 8 in Kanpur district, some 90 km from Lucknow.
- Eight Maoists arrested in Uttar Pradesh (Lead) - Feb 08, 2010
- Suspected ISI agent nabbed in Uttar Pradesh - Sep 18, 2011
- Maoist leader arrested in Tamil Nadu - May 20, 2012
- Eleven Maoists arrested in Lucknow - Feb 09, 2010
- Six held in raids at Maoists hideout - Mar 19, 2011
- Uttar Police claim major crackdown on Maoists (Second Lead) - Feb 09, 2010
- Indian Mujahideen terrorist arrested in Uttar Pradesh - Mar 06, 2010
- Maoists call two-day shutdown in Bengal - Dec 05, 2010
- Maoist couple killed in Odisha gun battle - Jan 27, 2012
- Seven Maoists arrested in Uttar Pradesh - Feb 08, 2010
- Top Maoist leaders arrested in West Bengal (Second Lead) - Dec 04, 2010
- Maoists not getting external support, says minister - Dec 07, 2010
- Maoists kill groom, four more (Lead) - May 15, 2011
- Maoist squad member arrested in West Midnapore - Aug 19, 2010
- UP health scam: CBI conducts massive search operation - Feb 25, 2012
Tags: communist party of india, cops, CPI, government spokesperson, kanpur, lucknow, maoist, maoists, saturday evening, sleuths, training camp, uttar pradesh, uttarakhand