Naxal attack on Republic Day foiled; one held

Published: January 3,2009
SOURCE: PTI


Lucknow

An informer-turned-naxalite, who had allegedly planned to blow up a culvert targetting police party on the Republic Day, has been arrested with an IED at Sonebhadra, police said today.

The arrested Ram Vichar Chero was once a police informer who used to provide information about naxals before he turned an outlaw himself, ADG (law and order) Brij Lal told reporters here.At the time of arrest yesterday, Chero had an IED in his possession.

He had specific plans to plant IEDs under two culverts on Kanach-Kanhaura road in Sonebhadra on January 26, to target police party on Republic Day duty. According to the plan, Chero was supposed to inform police about presence of naxalites in the area where the IEDs were planted and trigger them on their arrival, the ADG said.

The insurgents had, earlier, planned to carry out attack on the night of December 30 and 31, but it was postponed to January 26 , the ADG added