COURT HOUSE: ACCUSED ARRIVING: POLICE WIRELESS STATION: ACCUSED LEAVING COURT: AJITHA NARAYANAN LEAVING COURT.




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Background: IN INDIA AJITHA NARAYANAN, A YOUNG MAOIST COMMUNIST HAS BEEN ARRESTED WITH A NUMBER OF OTHERS CHARGED WITH A GUERRILLA-STYLE ATTACK ON THE POLICE WIRELESS STATION AT PUPALLI IN KERELA. THE POLICE WIRELESS OPERATOR WAS KILLED DURING THE ATTACK. THEY WERE TAKEN TO PRELIMINARY HEARING AT THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT AT KALPETTA THIS WEEK.

THE ACCUSED HAD BEEN IN HIDING IN THE WYNAD FORESTS. THEY WERE ESCORTED TO COURT BY POLICE CARRYING LOADED RIFLES. THE CASE AGAINST THEM IS TO BE RESUMED ON JANUARY 14TH.

AJITHA, WHO IS CALLED THE YOUNGEST COMMUNIST REBEL IN INDIA HAS DISOWNED ANY LINKS WITH MARXIST COMMUNIST PARTY ON INDIA, WHICH SHE HAS DESCRIBED AS BEING COMPOSED OF POWER-HUNGRY MEN WHO ARE FAILING TO BRING REVOLUTION INTO INDIA. SHE DECLARES THAT HER ONLY LEADER IS MAO TSE TUNG.

HER PARENTS MR. AND MRS KUNIKAL NARAYANAN, HAVE BOTH ALSO BEEN ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF TERRORIST ACTIVITIES.