Naxal attack at various places in India left 17 people dead on 16th April 2009. The dead includes 5 Polling Officials, 10 BSF ( Border Security Force), a paramilitary force. Naxal ( or Naxalites) many places in four Indian states, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Orissa. 
The News Here :
Ranchi/Latehar/Gaya:
Stepping up their attacks, Maoists struck in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa, killing 17 people, including five election officials and ten security personnel, and looted electronic voting machines in a bid to disrupt the first phase of polling for Lok Sabha. Naxalites blew up a vehicle carrying poll officials in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district, killing five of them and injuring two others, police said. Source and complete story here.
Who are Naxalites ?
They are armed groups waging a violent struggle on behalf of landless labourers and tribal people against landlords and others. They are leftist and inspired by Mao and as per them, they are fighting oppression and exploitation to create a classless society.
According to Indian Prime Minister, Naxals or Naxalites poses the biggest internal threat to India. And rightly so, they are active in almost 350 districts out of Indias around 850 districts. In a way, one can say they are so called group who claim to be representing India’s 26% people below poverty line(BPL).
They are not normal religious terrorists. They do not get coverage in premium TV news as their struggle is not glamorous or entertaining as Mumbai attack or so. During same in Mumbai attack, on 30th November, 2008, they trapped and ambushed 39 Elite Police Commandos from Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. This news were not headlines. And they are popular in many areas.
They attack as an army. They attack in big numbers, occupy a town itself for few hours before they are beaten back by Indian Paramilitary forces.
They do not recognise Indian state. They have strong romantic appeal among many educated and intelligent youths. Many people say, they have many intellectuals and highly educated people int heir ranks.
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