<p>With a number of Naxalites being arrested in the national capital, Delhi Police are sensitising their rank-and-file about left-wing extremism across the nation.<br /><br /></p>.<p> A day-long special training class was organised in this regard at police headquarters at ITO in New Delhi on Friday.<br /><br />Officials from crime branch, special cell and inspectors of police stations attended the special training class. Senior IPS officers from naxal-hit zones were called to share their first-hand experiences.<br /><br />Training<br /><br />The training was held in view of lack of practical information and experience about anti-national activities carried out by naxals among Delhi Police officials.<br /><br />Many officers from the local police stations, deputy commissioner and assistant commissioner too attended the programme. <br /><br />“The programme was to make the officials aware about the naxalism’s ill-effects on nation’s peace and harmony. They were also informed about the Maoist tactics,” deputy commissioner of police (crime) Sanjay Kumar Jain told Deccan Herald. <br /><br />The training also shed light on the naxal ideology, modus operandi of the extremists and their new hide outs. <br /><br />In last month, two suspected Naxal extremists, hailing from Jharkhand, were arrested from Delhi along with weapons and incrementing documents and literature.<br /><br />On June 7, Delhi police arrested a 27-year-old suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist extremist who was wanted in several cases of murder and attack on security forces in Jharkhand.<br /><br />Shiv Kumar of Ranchi, an expert in handling firearms and improvised explosive devices, was held after a tip-off. <br /><br />Police recovered a sophisticated 9 mm bore pistol along with two live rounds from him.<br />Also, a Maoist wanted in the murder of a superintendent of police in Jharkhand in 2000 was arrested in the city last month.<br /><br />Pradeep Kumar Singh, 42, was arrested at Rohini sector-24 in outer Delhi along with arms. He was a member of the banned People's War Group.<br /><br />With these two arrests within a month, officials felt the need to train policemen in crime branch and special cell to deal with the Naxal menace.<br /></p>
<p>With a number of Naxalites being arrested in the national capital, Delhi Police are sensitising their rank-and-file about left-wing extremism across the nation.<br /><br /></p>.<p> A day-long special training class was organised in this regard at police headquarters at ITO in New Delhi on Friday.<br /><br />Officials from crime branch, special cell and inspectors of police stations attended the special training class. Senior IPS officers from naxal-hit zones were called to share their first-hand experiences.<br /><br />Training<br /><br />The training was held in view of lack of practical information and experience about anti-national activities carried out by naxals among Delhi Police officials.<br /><br />Many officers from the local police stations, deputy commissioner and assistant commissioner too attended the programme. <br /><br />“The programme was to make the officials aware about the naxalism’s ill-effects on nation’s peace and harmony. They were also informed about the Maoist tactics,” deputy commissioner of police (crime) Sanjay Kumar Jain told Deccan Herald. <br /><br />The training also shed light on the naxal ideology, modus operandi of the extremists and their new hide outs. <br /><br />In last month, two suspected Naxal extremists, hailing from Jharkhand, were arrested from Delhi along with weapons and incrementing documents and literature.<br /><br />On June 7, Delhi police arrested a 27-year-old suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist extremist who was wanted in several cases of murder and attack on security forces in Jharkhand.<br /><br />Shiv Kumar of Ranchi, an expert in handling firearms and improvised explosive devices, was held after a tip-off. <br /><br />Police recovered a sophisticated 9 mm bore pistol along with two live rounds from him.<br />Also, a Maoist wanted in the murder of a superintendent of police in Jharkhand in 2000 was arrested in the city last month.<br /><br />Pradeep Kumar Singh, 42, was arrested at Rohini sector-24 in outer Delhi along with arms. He was a member of the banned People's War Group.<br /><br />With these two arrests within a month, officials felt the need to train policemen in crime branch and special cell to deal with the Naxal menace.<br /></p>
