Sixteen people, including five children, have been killed in a Naxal attack in Bihar's Khagaria district. The attack took place at 11 pm on Thursday night.
The attack in Amausi Bharen village took place after farmers defied a Naxal diktat in the area. They were told not to cultivate a disputed piece of land.
"Revenue Minister and DG police are being sent to the spot. A compensation of 1.5 lakh rupees each to the family of the deceased will be given. We are trying to find out the reason behind the attack," said Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.
Heavily-armed Naxals shot dead 16 villagers, mostly teenagers. The gunmen pulled the victims out of their huts, tied their hands and feet and fired at them, ADG Headquarters Neelmani said.
"Around 100 people, suspected to be Maoists, armed with automatic weapons attacked the village and fired indiscriminately late last night," Inspector General (Operations) S K Bharadwaj said.
A dispute on cultivation of land is said to be reason behind the attack on the victims belonging to backward caste.
Neelmani said the attack was carried out on the villagers by the suspected Naxalites with the intention of grabbing the land.
The victims had been living in makeshift camps on the land, he said.
Senior police officials, IG Operations and IG Bhagalpur are camping at the site and Special Task Force has been deployed for combing operations in the riverine area to nab them, Neelmani said, adding police patrolling has been increased as tension prevailed in the area.
Bodies have been kept at Morkahi police station from where they would be sent to a government hospital for post-mortem.
Bihar has seen a few deadly Naxal attacks in the last couple of months:
On Aug 23, five policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector were killed and two injured in a Naxal attack in Sono Bazar area of Bihar's Jamui district.
On April 22, a day before the country went to the polls in the second phase, four Naxal attacks took place in Bihar's Gaya, Aurangabad and Motihari. Naxals set on fire three oil tankers and five trucks killing 16 people killed.
According to data compiled by the Union Home Ministry, Naxal strikes on economic targets have progressively grown across Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.
In 2006, 71 Naxal attacks were reported. In 2007, the number went up to 80. In 2008, the figures rose sharply to 109.
In the first half of 2009, 56 Naxal attacks have been reported. (With PTI inputs)
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The attack in Amausi Bharen village took place after farmers defied a Naxal diktat in the area. They were told not to cultivate a disputed piece of land.
"Revenue Minister and DG police are being sent to the spot. A compensation of 1.5 lakh rupees each to the family of the deceased will be given. We are trying to find out the reason behind the attack," said Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.
Heavily-armed Naxals shot dead 16 villagers, mostly teenagers. The gunmen pulled the victims out of their huts, tied their hands and feet and fired at them, ADG Headquarters Neelmani said.
"Around 100 people, suspected to be Maoists, armed with automatic weapons attacked the village and fired indiscriminately late last night," Inspector General (Operations) S K Bharadwaj said.
A dispute on cultivation of land is said to be reason behind the attack on the victims belonging to backward caste.
Neelmani said the attack was carried out on the villagers by the suspected Naxalites with the intention of grabbing the land.
The victims had been living in makeshift camps on the land, he said.
Senior police officials, IG Operations and IG Bhagalpur are camping at the site and Special Task Force has been deployed for combing operations in the riverine area to nab them, Neelmani said, adding police patrolling has been increased as tension prevailed in the area.
Bodies have been kept at Morkahi police station from where they would be sent to a government hospital for post-mortem.
Bihar has seen a few deadly Naxal attacks in the last couple of months:
On Aug 23, five policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector were killed and two injured in a Naxal attack in Sono Bazar area of Bihar's Jamui district.
On April 22, a day before the country went to the polls in the second phase, four Naxal attacks took place in Bihar's Gaya, Aurangabad and Motihari. Naxals set on fire three oil tankers and five trucks killing 16 people killed.
According to data compiled by the Union Home Ministry, Naxal strikes on economic targets have progressively grown across Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.
In 2006, 71 Naxal attacks were reported. In 2007, the number went up to 80. In 2008, the figures rose sharply to 109.
In the first half of 2009, 56 Naxal attacks have been reported. (With PTI inputs)
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