MHA-state-paramilitary meet to tackle human shields

July 05, 2012 15:55

And other terror news. The home ministry has called a meeting next Friday to discuss the procedure to deal with human shields in the wake of criticism after the Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) encounter. The meeting is to be attended by all Naxal-affected states and para-military forces like the CRPF.

It is believed that Naxals used human shields including children during the gunbattle. The use of innocents and children as human shields is a new trend in this movement. After the killings of top Maoist leaders Azad and Kishenji in encounters, the top Maoist leadership was shaken and hence the new strategy to guard their leaders.

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