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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Maoists stealing food meant for mid-day meals, PDS

Maoists stealing food meant for mid-day meals, PDS

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published Published on Mar 3, 2013   modified Modified on Mar 3, 2013
–PTI

Chaibasa (Jharkhand): Maoists are taking away foodgrains meant for mid-day meals in schools and the public distribution system, and even controlling projects under MGNREGS in Naxal-affected areas of West Singhbhum district, a senior police officer said on Saturday.

This was revealed during interrogation of an arrested hard-core Maoist, identified as Cherwa, said Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kamboj.

Cherwa is an influential man in the area and a member of the management committee of a school. He confessed that he would siphon off foodgrains meant for mid-day meals in the school as well as PDS in his village Banguruia in the district.

As the Maoists had access to block offices in their stronghold areas and could influence a section of government officials, they were able to take out foodgrains meant for PDS, Mr. Kamboj said here.

The red rebels used this means particularly during anti-Maoist operations when other routes to rations were cut off, he said.

The chairman of Krantikari Kisan Committee, the frontal organisation of the Maoists, Cherwa was arrested from a village in Saranda forest on Wednesday.

Cherwa and another arrested cadre, Dubi Gudia, used to supervise projects under the MGNREGA, Mr. Kamboj said.

Both of them are rich and possess 60 to 70 acres of land in Banguruia village, he said.

“We have extracted some vital information during interrogation of Cherwa and verifying them,” he said.

Following Cherwa’s interrogation, Gudia and another rebel were arrested between villages Banguruia and Surgunia in Saranda forest on Friday.

The security personnel had also recovered three landmines and two hand grenades, which were defused.

The Hindu, 3 March, 2013, http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/maoists-stealing-food-meant-for-midday-meals-pds/article4471190.ece


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