U Sudhakar Reddy
In a significant move the CPI Maoists have formed a second military
battalion of People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army which has been stationed at Dandakaranya.
The key documents of Maoists seized by Special Intelligence Branch, the anti naxal
agency, have revealed that the second military battalion with more than 180 armed Maoist
fighters was formed to guard the surviving top cadres of Central Committee.
Sources involved in the anti naxal operations in the State police said,”till recently
only one battalion of CPI Maoist stationed in Chattisgarh is operating. As the AP cops
are hunting down the top Maoists of central committee one by one all of them moved into
their bastion in Dandakaranya. In the wake of reports that security forces may launched a
direct attack on Abhuj Mad they have formed another military battalion to defend their
headquarters,”
The first battalion of CPI Maoist in South Bastar has 240 trained left wing extremists.
Gollapalli and Kistaram forest areas from the borders of AP are one of the few infested
areas.
The Chattisgarh Orissa Border Committee lead by Malla Raji Reddy alias Murali and
Jampanna the central committee members with around 150 trained Maoists was also active in
districts like Koraput, Raigarh, Rajnagar areas.
PLGA which was formed on December 2 in 2000 on the first death anniversary of Koyyur
martyrs consists of three layers the main forces consists of platoons, companies and
battalion and the secondary force comprises of local guerrilla squads and special
guerrilla squads and the base force with people’s militia like grama rakshaka dalams and
self- defence squads.
PLGA grew up all these from two platoons to having companies and two battalions now. The
documents also revealed that Maoists have planned to form 14 battalions to counter the
security forces in which Central Paramilitary Forces battalions are more than 62.
Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraj is now heading the central military commission of CPI
Maoists also hails from AP. Generally a squad consists of 9 to 10 soldiers and a platoon
comprises of 16 to 44 soldiers. Three to five platoons will form a company with 62 to 190
soldiers and a Battalion is made of four to six companies with 300 to 1000 soldiers.
“As Maoists are facing serious recruitment problem and crunch they have restricted the
number of second battalion to around 200,”
In a significant move the CPI Maoists have formed a second military
battalion of People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army which has been stationed at Dandakaranya.
The key documents of Maoists seized by Special Intelligence Branch, the anti naxal
agency, have revealed that the second military battalion with more than 180 armed Maoist
fighters was formed to guard the surviving top cadres of Central Committee.
Sources involved in the anti naxal operations in the State police said,”till recently
only one battalion of CPI Maoist stationed in Chattisgarh is operating. As the AP cops
are hunting down the top Maoists of central committee one by one all of them moved into
their bastion in Dandakaranya. In the wake of reports that security forces may launched a
direct attack on Abhuj Mad they have formed another military battalion to defend their
headquarters,”
The first battalion of CPI Maoist in South Bastar has 240 trained left wing extremists.
Gollapalli and Kistaram forest areas from the borders of AP are one of the few infested
areas.
The Chattisgarh Orissa Border Committee lead by Malla Raji Reddy alias Murali and
Jampanna the central committee members with around 150 trained Maoists was also active in
districts like Koraput, Raigarh, Rajnagar areas.
PLGA which was formed on December 2 in 2000 on the first death anniversary of Koyyur
martyrs consists of three layers the main forces consists of platoons, companies and
battalion and the secondary force comprises of local guerrilla squads and special
guerrilla squads and the base force with people’s militia like grama rakshaka dalams and
self- defence squads.
PLGA grew up all these from two platoons to having companies and two battalions now. The
documents also revealed that Maoists have planned to form 14 battalions to counter the
security forces in which Central Paramilitary Forces battalions are more than 62.
Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraj is now heading the central military commission of CPI
Maoists also hails from AP. Generally a squad consists of 9 to 10 soldiers and a platoon
comprises of 16 to 44 soldiers. Three to five platoons will form a company with 62 to 190
soldiers and a Battalion is made of four to six companies with 300 to 1000 soldiers.
“As Maoists are facing serious recruitment problem and crunch they have restricted the
number of second battalion to around 200,”
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