Reported by Kishalay Bhattacharjee, Written by Amit Chaturvedi | Updated: May 27, 2012 12:58 IST
Guwahati: Maoist insurgency has emerged as one of the biggest challenges for the security agencies in the country in recent years. But the worry is: Could Maoist influence be spreading to new regions?
NDTV brings you this special report on Kolkata fast becoming a hub for the supply of arms and ammunition following a dangerous collaboration between insurgents from the Northeast and the Maoists.
The arrest of Maoist cadre Ajay Chanda from Kolkata earlier this month fuelled this speculation. He was produced in the special court of the National Investigating Agency (NIA) in Guwahati on Tuesday.
NDTV brings you this special report on Kolkata fast becoming a hub for the supply of arms and ammunition following a dangerous collaboration between insurgents from the Northeast and the Maoists.
The arrest of Maoist cadre Ajay Chanda from Kolkata earlier this month fuelled this speculation. He was produced in the special court of the National Investigating Agency (NIA) in Guwahati on Tuesday.
Another key piece of the jigsaw puzzle was the arrest of Manipur-based People's Liberation Army (PLA) member K Arnold Singh from Siliguri in April this year. The NIA filed a chargesheet against Arnold accusing him of supplying arms and ammunitions to the Maoist cadres.
Investigations have revealed that Arnold had set up a PLA office in Kolkata's Tolluguange area in 2006. During several meetings between 2006 and 2008, the PLA had agreed to provide the Maoists arms and ammunition in lieu of explosives, mainly ammonium nitrate.
In 2009, the PLA reportedly helped the Maoists set up camps in Odisha and Jharkhand. In 2010, they carried out training for the Maoists in Jharkhand's Saranda forest.
Arnold had rented one more house in the Kolkata's Jadavpur area, say investigators. This Kolkata office received money from the Maoists for arms and communication devices.
While it was understood that the two groups had signed an agreement, it was not until 2011 when NIA started investigating the nexus following a chain of arrests that the alliance was established.
And with reports of Maoist activity in Upper Assam it is evident that the Maoists have spread eastwards. With supply of arms made available by North-eastern groups, the Maoist movement will now only gain momentum.
In 2009, the PLA reportedly helped the Maoists set up camps in Odisha and Jharkhand. In 2010, they carried out training for the Maoists in Jharkhand's Saranda forest.
Arnold had rented one more house in the Kolkata's Jadavpur area, say investigators. This Kolkata office received money from the Maoists for arms and communication devices.
While it was understood that the two groups had signed an agreement, it was not until 2011 when NIA started investigating the nexus following a chain of arrests that the alliance was established.
And with reports of Maoist activity in Upper Assam it is evident that the Maoists have spread eastwards. With supply of arms made available by North-eastern groups, the Maoist movement will now only gain momentum.
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