Karnataka Timeline 2018

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Incidents

The Dakshina Kannada Police and the ANF, on January 16, began combing operations in the Western Ghats following reports on the movement of CPI-Maoist cadres in Mittabagilu village near Shiradi in Dakshina Kannada District. Sources said on January 14 night three persons, believed to be members belonging to Naxal group, armed with modern weapons, visited the houses deep in forest in Uppin Angadi Police Station limits and collected essential commodities including rice and other articles, adds UNI. According to Leela, whose house they had visited, the Naxals assured that they would not harm her and asked not to inform the Police. The members identified themselves as Leela, Suresh and Purushottam.

Anti- Naxal Force from Kodagu, Mangaluru and Heggadadevanakote, along with Kodagu Police team, began combing operations, at Sampaje forest area in Kodagu District, after CPI-Maoist cadres were allegedly spotted in the vicinity on February 2. The CPI-Maoist cadres turned up in Guddagadde village near Sampaje (Kodagu-Dakshina Kannada border) were clad in uniform that resembled the attire of army men and introduced themselves as Maoists. According to Shankappa, a resident of Guddagadde village, three CPI-Maoist cadres came to his house and asked his family to prepare dinner. The trio could be Maoist Vikram Gowda and his associates, One of them could be aged around 60, said a villager. The combing operation in Chadavu, Arekallu, Subramanya and other reserved forest areas continued till late in the evening, said Kodagu SP, Rajendra Prasad and DSP, Sunder Raj.

SP, Laxman Nimbargi said that there is no Naxal activity in Udupi District. The Police had been holding regular meetings with people in areas that were considered Naxal-affected in the District. There were four camps of the Anti-Naxal Force in Jeddinagadde, Shankarnaryana, Hebri and Karkala Rural Police Station limits in the District and there was also the Anti Naxal squad of the Police.

A group of five to six persons, alleged to be Naxals knocked on the door of a woman's house at Jadkal Bridge on the way from Onse to Kollur in Udupi District and demanded food. Laxmi Mogaveera, the woman peeped out of her window and saw the six persons were carrying rifles. She got scared and did not open the door. The persons (suspected Naxals) locked the door from outside and went away. Confirming the incident, SP, Laxman Nimbargi said, "A few men knocked the door of the house at Jadkal and asked for food. The old lady living in the house only saw them from the window and could not identify their dress. As she did not interact with them, we cannot confirm if they were Naxals. However four camps of the Anti Naxal Force at Jeddinagadde (Amasebailu), Shankarnaryana, Hebri and Karkala have started combing operation and we will keep a watch in and around these areas."