50 Naxalites had launched an attack amidst the threat of bombs and guns, the 17 year old horrifying story of rescuing the most wanted Misir Besra. 50 Naxalites launched an attack amidst the threat of bombs and guns; the chilling 17-year-old saga of the daring breakout of ‘Most Wanted’ Misir Besra.

There are some such incidents recorded in the pages of Indian Naxal history, whose names send shivers down the spines of the security agencies. Exactly 17 years ago, a similar audacious and more dangerous than film style incident took place in a court in Jharkhand, which shook the entire country. It is about that time when the dreaded and most wanted Naxalite commander Misir Besra was brought for court appearance amidst police security. No one had the slightest idea that the court premises would become a battlefield within a few moments. Suddenly about 50 Naxalites armed with weapons attacked the court and amidst indiscriminate firing of bombs and guns, freed their commander from the police and ran away.

That bloody plan of Naxalites was more dangerous than the film style

This incident is from the period in Jharkhand when the terror of militants was at its peak. Despite tight police patrol and heavy security arrangements, the armed squad of the banned Naxalite organization surrounded the court premises from all sides. As soon as Misir Besra was being taken away after his appearance, the Naxalites made several powerful bomb blasts one after the other. There was chaos in the court premises due to the echo of explosions and the sound of bullets. People started running here and there to save their lives, and taking advantage of this fearful environment, the Naxalites were successful in freeing their infamous leader Misir Besra from the clutches of the police and taking him safely to the forests.

Serious questions were raised on the security system, the wound is still fresh in the mind.

This sensational incident had raised nationwide questions on the administrative system and police security of that time. This attack in broad daylight in the court premises had proved that Naxalites can go to any extent to free any of their big commanders. The wounds and terror of this 17 year old incident are still alive in the police files and the minds of the local people. However, after this, security agencies across the country made drastic changes in their strategies against Naxalites and took strict steps, but the echo of that major attack on the court still surprises security experts.