Operation Lalgarh: Forces face tough resistanceLALGARH - The West Bengal Police supported by Central Paramilitary forces launched “operation Lalgarh” to clear the areas in and around Lalgarh from Maoist captivity in West Midnapore district. Security forces continue march to LalgarhLALGARH - Planning a three-pronged offensive to flush out Maoists from West Bengal’s Lalgarh region, security forces Friday continued their march towards the trouble zone as Maoist rebels dug more roads and burnt a bridge to stall them. Security forces enter Lalgarh to flush out Maoists (Roundup)LALGARH - Advancing security forces faced a massive ‘human wall’ and firing by Maoists and tribals in this troubled zone as West Bengal’s Communist government launched a massive operation Thursday to free the region of Left extremists. Security forces advance into Maoist-held LalgarhLALGARH - Advancing security forces lobbed tear gas shells and made a baton charge to break a ‘human wall’ put up by Maoist cadres, armed with bows and arrows and pickaxes, in this troubled zone as West Bengal’s Communist government launched a massive operation Thursday to free the region of left extremists. Central forces begin operation against Maoists in LalgarhLALGARH - The West Bengal Police, supported by central paramilitary forces, initiated the operation to flush out Maoist from Lalgarh in West Midnapore District of West Bengal. Three killed in West Bengal clashesLALGARH - Three people were killed in clashes Saturday between activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and a tribal body in this troubled zone of West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, prompting the authorities to enforce prohibitory orders. High security but low polling in West Bengal’s Maoist beltLALGARH - Indian Air Force helicopters roared in the sky, the thumps of the heavy boots of security personnel pierced the uneasy calm, but voters were only a handful in most areas of the state’s Maoist belt Thursday. Maoist affected area in West Bengal goes to pollsLALGARH - The trouble torn Maoist infested Lalgarh area in West Midnapore District in West Bengal is voting, albeit slowly, in the first phase of polling in the state on Thursday under stringent security measures. |