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CPI(M) leader attacked

Raktima Bose

KOLKATA: A day after four jawans of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) were shot dead by a group of Maoists in the Lalgarh region of West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district, violence involving the extremists continued unabated on Monday.

Jagannath Mahato, a local Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and the former pradhan of the Garmal gram panchayat, was shot at by suspected Maoists while he was on his way home in the Salboni area. His condition was reported to be “critical,” District Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma said.

Gunbattles raged between the militants and the security forces at three other places, besides Salboni. Gidhni, where the four EFR jawans were killed, remained tensed. The shops remained closed and the roads deserted.

“Security personnel have been asked to remain alert and follow the guidelines of the standard operation procedure properly for their safety,” Mr. Verma told The Hindu over the phone.

Atindranath Dutta, officer-in-charge of the Sankrail thana, who was abducted by the Maoists on October 20 and released following high-drama, resumed duty at the Midnapore headquarters on Monday.

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