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| By Samudranil Mukherjee |
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010 (16:42:43) |
| Tags : West Bengal, Jhargram, Maoist |
West Bengal blast: did police agents sabotage by assisting Maoists? |
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| Kolkata, June 1: Officers entrusted with counter insurgency operations in West Bengal have now come under serious attention in the aftermath of the Jhargram train blast that claimed 148 lives. They had been unable to comprehend the coded discussions of the Maoist rebels in time to prevent the catastrophe. To top it all, the agents they had inserted within the Naxal ranks have betrayed them by assisting the ultra lefts instead.
The carnage has brought to rest the claims made by the police pertaining to the infiltration of the leadership of the PCPA militia that has been held responsible for the genocide. The police has stated that they had planted moles within the rogue unit with special emphasis on the group that looks after Lodhashuli, Sardiha and Manikpara operations and had pulled off the heinous attack.
Investigations into the role have opened up several possibilities. It is being assumed that the moles can not be controlled anymore by the handlers or they are being misled by the Maoists who have supposedly identified them. The chance of these agents double crossing Maoists and the security forces cannot be overruled either.
The fact that the Maoists had expanded their network to the Manikpara-Lodhashuli region was evident when in October 2009 they had taken control of the Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani at the Banstala halt. This commandeering happened five months after the security forces had started their operations against the left ultras.
Following the incident an important leader of the PCPA, Dhanapati Mahato was traced at the Hadhadi village, which is in the vicinity of Manikpara. He was taken under arrest as per the UAPA on 15th January 2010. As per the UAPA the police can keep an individual in custody for 180 days without issuing a charge sheet.
In odd circumstances, Mahato was released in lieu of a bail after a period of 130 days. He was the first in the state who got away with a punishment that was a bit on the lighter side even after being booked as per the UAPA.
Sources within the state police have said that the release of Mahato was one of the strongest moves that were taken by them to infiltrate the PCPA. He was a famous politician prior to becoming a part of the Naxalite movement at Lalgarh. He was also well acquainted with CPM leaders. |
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