Nearly nine years since Maoist top gun Malloula Koteswar Rao alias Kishenji was killed in West Bengal, the red rebels are making a comeback into the state’s forested districts bordering Jharkhand. Over the past month, there are reports of Maoists sneaking in West Bengal, making campaigns in areas of Jhargram and Purulia districts, and going back to Jharkhand. The latest incident took place on August 27, 2020, at Pochapani village of Jhargram district of West Bengal - a few kilometers away from Jharkhand border - the area of operation of last Maoist squad of Bengal based out of Jharkhand led by Ashim Mondal alias Akash. On Thursday night, two to three unidentified persons opened fire at the residence of one Bidyut Das. The three individuals who received the letter have been identified as Bidyut Das - a cooking gas dealer, Tarun Mondal - a Primary School teacher, and Sushil Mondal - a local grocery store owner.

Source: dna August 29, 2020 17:15 UTC