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Landmines recovered from ‘hideout’br>* The police recovered 12 landmines from a hideout of Maoists leaders in Gosaibandh village under Binpur police station area on Monday. The raid at a hideout was conducted following a specific tip-off, said police. The place was used as a hideout by Sashadhar Mahato, CPI-Maoists state committee member, and his wife Suchitra Mahato. “We had information that Sashadhar and Suchitra along with five squad members were camping at the village for the last 4-5 days. However, when our forces reached the spot, they fled from the area,” said Manoj Verma, SP, W Midnapore.
PCAPA calls bandh on August 26br>* The Maoist-backed PCAPA has called for a bandh on August 26 in Junglemahal to protest against alleged killing of their supporters by “CPM goons”. PCPA spokesperson Monoj Mahato said the bandh would be preceded by a no-cooking day (Arandhan) on August 24.
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