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Maoists massacre 13 Jharkhand policemen
Saturday January 21, 2012 07:49:33 PM,
IANS
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Ranchi:
Thirteen policemen escorting a government official were killed
Saturday when Maoists blasted their vehicle in a forested part of
Jharkhand and opened fire, authorities said.
At least two policemen were injured in the deadly ambush in Garwah
district, police spokesman R.K. Mallik told IANS. The dead
included a sub-inspector.
The ambush took place in the Saro jungle, Mallik said.
The security personnel were escorting the official and Zila
Parisad president Sushma Mehta to a village where people were
protesting against the poor condition of primary health centres.
The vehicle of the official and Sushma Mehta passed the spot
safely. The mine exploded under the police vehicle carrying 15 men
including Ram Bali Singh, officer in charge of Bhandaria.
Sushma Mehta, her bodyguards and driver went missing after the
blast, police said.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda told reporters in Simdega
district: "This is an act of cowardice, an act of desperation (by
Maoists)."
In the same district, 12 policemen were killed in December when
Maoists attacked the convoy of Chatra Lok Sabha MP Inder Singh
Namdhari. Namdhari had a close shave.
Maoist guerrillas are active in 18 of Jharkhand's 24 districts.
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