Saturday, January 23, 2010

‘Arrested’ Naxal women released as ‘witnesses’

The police released Shefali Bera (13) and Kanika Adak (35) in West Midnapore on Friday after they were produced before the court as witnesses in the raids that were carried out by the joint forces in Lalgarh on January 20 when the police seized a laptop allegedly belonging to top Maoist leader Kishenji. The two women have given their statements under Section 164 of the IPC to a magistrate, said Manoj Verma, SP of West Midanpore, adding that the two women were not arrested.

Source: Indian Express, Jan 23, 2010 

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/arrested-naxal-women-released-as-witnesses/570807/

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