Indian forces claim Maoist leader killed

Security forces are said to have killed a senior military commander of India's Maoist rebels in the country's eastern jungle, the Indian government has said.

Koteshwar Rao, known as Kishenji, had fought a three-year battle with the state governments of West Bengal and Jharkhand. According to the government, he was shot dead after a 30-minute gunfight in the Burisole forests of West Midnapore district, 10km from the Bengal-Jharkhand border.

Al Jazeera's Sohail Rahman reports from New Delhi

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[SuperUncleruckus]

@excitedsynapses their democratic government still brought a few hundred millions out of the poor. And if any revolution was to come, it's not the Maoists who should bring it. There is already a peaceful one happening. Anything faster than what's going on right now in India would bring anarchy.

[savergenio]

Congratulation to Indian law enforcement agency.Slap on face of those who condemn.

[ThEMACMJ]

yea india is a great fucking democratic country, we wipe our ass with our left hands, and have a social-economical class "caste" system, that when you are born into, you can never leave, regardless of your education or how far you come in life. my respects go out to all the people in india that have been fooled by there governments attempts to convince them they're country meets the status quo. because it doesn't. shot out to all the untouchables out there! i see you family

[kommireddypavan]

@shadrachsamuel fuck maoists....if they come to rule they will destroy everything.they r nothing but dogs gone berseck in night

[shadrachsamuel]

GR8 india which talks abt democracy & forgets the rights people who fight for life and for people are terrorist but people who sit on scams are saints wonderful it takes forces to get a Maoist down but wat abt the money vested with the scamed nerds so all these things are schemes of govt before all the prejudices can someone tell why was a person away from his home for bloody 37yrs dats sacrifice wat did indian govt do...masacres were creted by govts not communists communists is for

[TheTollundWoman]

@darkpepijn

The workers of the world have united- against communism, against dictatorship and for freedom.

LONG LIVE INDIA, f*** the Maoist scum

[TheTollundWoman]

@ThEMACMJ

The freedom fighters are the Indian security forces who are saving their country from Maoist communism!

[TheTollundWoman]

@Abbadon380

LONG LIVE INDIA. F*** the Maoist scum.

[TheTollundWoman]

My deepest respect and gratitude to the Indian security forces in their fight against the Maoist terrorists.

India is the world's largest democracy.

[timetraveler2006]

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Youll like it.

[arivas713]

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[timetraveler2006]

@arivas713

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