PWG attacks police station again in Orissa

By Our Staff Reporter

KHAMMAM, AUG. 27. The Motu police station in the neighboring Malkangiri district of Orissa (10 kms from Chintoor in Khammam) was once again attacked by the PWG around 3 a.m. today. The armed squads of the left wing extremist group, which were reported to have suffered major casualties in an offensive launched on the police station on August 9, drew a blank in its second attempt too.

The station, where from the weapons were withdrawn after the first incident, was reinforced only two days ago with two platoons of armed personnel and 14 jawans who had undergone greyhound training in Andhra Pradesh. It was sufficiently fortified and sentry posts were arranged last week. The PWG squads which fired from a distance about 200 metres could make little impact.

Reinforcements were sent immediately from Chintoor and other nearby Khammam police stations following a request from the Orissa police. The Additional Superintendent (Operations), Mr. Viswanath C. Sajjanar, also was rushed from Kothagudem to Motu. But the naxalites managed to escape into the forest before the A.P. police could arrive.

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