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Chhattisgarh Congress leader escapes landmine blast
AGENCIES | Dantewada: , November 8, 2012 18:26
Tags : Congress leader | Landmine blast | Maoists | Chhattisgarh |
Tags : Congress leader | Landmine blast | Maoists | Chhattisgarh |
Chhattisgarh Congress leader Mahendra Karma, who is credited with founding the anti-Maoist movement Salwa Judum, escaped a landmine blast on Thursday while his motorcade was passing through a forest in Dantewada district.
"Karma had a miraculous escape... The leader was on way to Barsoor from Dantewada," Special Director General of Police Ramniwas said.
He said that Karma, who was travelling in a bullet-proof car, escaped unhurt but his driver and two security guards were injured.
Salwa Judum, which means "peace march" in the local language, was a movement which armed rural and tribal youth against the Maoists.
On July 5, 2011, the Supreme Court declared the militia unconstitutional and asked the Chhattisgarh government to disband it.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
