(Based on news clippings from the local press)

Gadchirolli district of Mahrashtra is witnessing the 12th consecutive year of extreme repression, but with no let up whatsoever. The terror of the armed forces of the government, no matter which party is in power in the State, is most brutal.

The first incidence occurred in the first week of October 2004. two comrades got injured when their squad was attacked by the para-military. A third comrade fell into a pit while retreating. The comrade was asked to surrender. He refused. The enemy dragged him out and shot him directly in the chest in cold blood. Some villagers were witness to the incident.

In another incident in the first week of December, two were injured in an incidence of firing in Etapalli taluk. In this incident about 50 police surrounded the squad. Com. Bhumanna was injured in the ankle, under cover fire. He was carried by his comrades who were aggressively pursued by the enemy. Then the comrade carrying the injured was hit by bullet. The injured comrade pleaded to the others to flea and leave them or the lives of all maybe jeopardized. Bhumanna blew himself up with a grenade and refused to fall into the hands of the enemy. The other comrade hid himself in bush and managed to escape the notice of the marauding forces. At nightfall he came out and was rescued by the people and met by the squad the next day.

Such are the type of comrades born in the guerrilla zones that are emerging in various parts of the country; dedicated to the cause of the Indian people and selflessly working for the revolution.