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Probe ordered into attack on former Orissa MP

Bhubaneswar, Oct 14 (IANS) The Orissa government has ordered a police Crime Branch probe into the attack on former MP Sudam Marandi that killed three security personnel though the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader escaped unhurt.

The three security men accompanying JMM Orissa unit president Sudam Marandi were killed when he was attacked Tuesday by suspected Maoist [...]

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Security for political leaders to be beefed up in Orissa

Bhubaneswar, Oct 14 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Wednesday said the security of political leaders in the state would be increased in the wake of a Maoist attack on a former Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MP Tuesday.

‘Certain steps are being taken in that regard. When political leaders require security, they ask for it. That has [...]

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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha shuts down Orissa district

Bhubaneswar, Oct 14 (IANS) Shops were closed and vehicles went off the road in Orissa’s Mayurbhanj district Wednesday as Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) observed a 24-hour shutdown to protest an attack on its leader Tuesday, police said.

JMM activists marched on the streets and blocked roads at several places in the district, a senior police officer [...]

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Suspected Maoists attack former MP, three security men killed

Bhubaneswar, Oct 13 (IANS) Three security men accompanying former MP and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Orissa unit president Sudam Marandi were killed by suspected Maoists in Mayurbhanj district Tuesday evening, police said.

Marandi was attacked when he was going towards his vehicle after attending a football match near Bandam village, some 35 km from the district [...]

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Gunmen attack former MP, 2 security men killed

Bhubaneswar, Oct 13 (IANS) Two security men accompanying former MP and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Orissa unit president Sudam Marandi were killed Tuesday when they were attacked by unidentified armed men in Orissa’s Mayurbhanj district, police said. Marandi, though had a narrow escape.

Marandi was attacked while on his way to a football match in Chandua [...]

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Wanted Maoist leader arrested in Bihar

Gaya, Sep 5 (ANI): Bihar police arrested a Maoist leader, wanted in two-dozen cases of murder, robbery and kidnapping here on Friday.

Vinod Mehta alias Marandi was the founder of Revolutionary Communist Centre (RCC), officials said.

Marandi, along with two of his [...]

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7 MLAs of Jharkhand Assembly lose membership under anti-defection law

Ranchi, Aug.13 (ANI): In a significant development, Jharkhand Assembly Speaker Alamgir Alam on Thursday cancelled the membership of seven MLAs under the anti-defection law.

After hearing over nine cases in connection with the anti-defection [...]

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