Fifty-three people were executed by Maoists after “kangaroo courts” found them “guilty” in the five worst Naxal-hit states of the country in the last three years.
Fifty-three people were executed by Maoists after “kangaroo courts” found them “guilty” in the five worst Naxal-hit states of the country in the last three years.
Even as security agencies claim that the LWE spread in the country is shrinking, as per home ministry statistics, 18 people were killed following the directives of “kangaroo courts” or “Jan Adalats” in 2015 for being alleged police informers or “for not believing in Maoist ideology.”
During 2015, 41 “Jan Adalats” were held by Naxal cadres in five Left Wing Extremism affected states of Andhra Pradesh (1), Bihar (6), Chhattisgarh (14), Jharkhand (14) and Orissa (6).
In 2014, government statistics show that 15 people were executed following orders of 54 “Jan Adalats” and 20 people were killed in 2013 under the directives of 63 “Jan Adalats.”
Nearly one lakh paramilitary personnel continue to be deployed in Left Wing extremism-affected areas across the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.
