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Karnataka
By Raviprasad Kamila
They wanted to execute these plans to muster support for their activities from the local people as they realised that people in Malnad area did not support their movement. Sources said Sumathi from Koppa in Chikmagalur district, who was shot dead in the encounter, and Neelagudi Padmanabha, another alleged naxalite wanted by police and who is at large, were behind these plans. Sumathi was also wanted by Gulbarga and Raichur police. The two had been spreading their ideas in the State in the name of Karnataka Vimochana Ranga (KVR), sources said. Investigations reportedly revealed that there might be about 50 naxalites owing allegiance to the People's War Group (PWG) operating in the State. Of these, 20 to 30 are suspected to be operating in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur, and Shimoga districts. The death of one of their kingpins in the Karkala encounter has dealt a blow to their plans. Probably this is the first "real encounter" that police had with naxalites in the State. It has come as a morale-booster to the police, according to sources. Sources said following the encounter, naxalites might drop their plans temporarily. The literature seized is in Kannada and English. There are some code words in them. It has references such as "AP, CM, HM, DGP" and other code words such as PT, MR, and LL. It is also noted that the State might seek the support of other southern States to "suppress nx" activities. The statements of "CM, HM, and DGP" should be monitored. The literature also included the novel written by a former Chief Minister, sources said. It is clear from the literature that the naxalites had done the groundwork to execute their plans. Their intelligence network is on a par with that of the police. They have collected details about the movements of police, their positioning, and the transfers made within the Police Department to curb naxalite activities, statements by leaders, and details about villages and villagers. For example, there is a reference about transfer of police officers in Raichur and Chikmagalur districts. They have also collected "complete information" about a village. There are names of 16 villagers, with details about their caste, profession, the land they owned, their children, their profession, education, the location of each house with its direction, cattle kept in the houses, and so on. Some of the names mentioned include Giriyappa, Nonayya, Vasudeva, Koragajja, Koragappa, M. Bhat, Sanjeeva Hegde, Kamala Heggadati, Mudara Bangera, Upendra, Padmanabha, Babu, Yuvaraja, Icchappa, and Sanjeeva. Sources said the activists had made a caste-wise and class-wise analysis and identified potential supporters. One of their plans to enlist the support of the local people to their movement was by organising mass marriages. The sources claimed that the naxalites had grenades. They were likely to use them in their next operation on a police station. The next step in an armed struggle was the use of landmines. The literature seized included revolutionary songs in Kannada, sources added.
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