Maoists gun down three CPM workers in W Bengal village
Midnapore (WB):Suspected Maoists shot dead three CPI(M) workers
at Sebaytan village in Midnapore West district in the wee hours today. According
to sources, the three were called out from their homes in the village under Jhargram
police station at about 1.30 am and gunned down. Maoists have stepped up violence
across eastern and central India. They have attacked schools and police stations,
and used landmines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to disrupt infrastructure
development projects. They have also hijacked passenger trains including the prestigious
super fast Rajdhani Express, beheaded policemen and suspected informers and attacked
employees of mining companies. The main objective of the Maoists is to prevent
the development of infrastructure in remote areas, which so far has remained their
exclusive domain. Thousands have been killed by Maoists in the recent past. Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh has described the Maoist threat one of the gravest homegrown
threats to India's internal security. The rebels claim they are fighting for the
rights of poor farmers and landless labourers.
