Left-Wing Extremist Attacks Involving People’s Militia

February 6

Over 1000 armed People's War Group (PWG) cadres launched an attack on the district headquarter town of Koraput in Orissa and looted a large cache of arms from the district armoury and other key police installations. According to police sources, Maoists looted approximately 200 weapons. The cache, according to a PWG press release, however, included: "weapons, ammunition, grenades valued at INR 500 million." 500 sophisticated weapons of different types (.303, LMG, SLR, Mortars, Stens, Revolvers, Pistols), along with more than 30,000 rounds of ammunition, number of Mortar shells and Grenades were lost to the Naxalites.

November 11

Over a hundred cadres of the Communist Party of India – Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a home guard training centre at Pachamba in the Giridih district of Jharkhand and shot dead five persons, including four home guards, and injured 16 persons. Maoists also looted 183 rifles, two pistols and 2500 cartridges.

Approximately a thousand cadres and activists of the CPI-Maoist launched simultaneous attacks on the jail, police lines and a paramilitary camp at Jehanabad in Bihar, killing four persons and injuring five others. Two Maoists were also killed in the incident. 341 of the jail's 600 odd prisoners, several other cadres of the outfit were set free and approximately 12 activists of the Ranvir Sena, a private army of upper-caste landowners, were abducted.

A group of nearly 50 CPI-Maoist cadres raid Gorna village in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh and killed two villagers for participating in an anti-Maoist campaign.

February 9

Eight Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were killed and several others injured as a large group of Maoists attacked the National Mineral Development Corporation store in the Hirauli area of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh and looted 17 rifles and close to 50 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, an explosive used to detonate iron ore mines.

February 15

Over 50 CPI-Maoist cadres attacked the Cherli village in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh and shot dead three tribals, accusing them of helping the police in anti-Maoist operations.

March 20

About 50 armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist killed one of its former activists, Vishwanath Rai Yadav, and his son Sunil Rai at Champapur village in the East Champaran district in Bihar.

March 24

Approximately 200 armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist shot dead three police personnel and took hostage at least two Government officials in attacks on a police station, a camp of the Orissa State Armed Police, the local jail and a bank at Udayagiri in the Gajapati district of Orissa.

April 6

100 suspected armed Maoists attacked Central Reserve Police Force personnel and injured nine of them while they were traveling in the Samalehwari Express at Kalunga railway station between Jharsuguda and Rourkela in the Sundargarh district of Orissa.

April 18

Close to 2500 CPI-Maoist cadres and activists besieged Usur village in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, in retaliation for the tribals' support to Salwa Judum, the anti-Maoist campaign.

May 13

About 300 Maoists attacked a refugee camp in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh and shot dead four Special Police Officers and wounded five people.

June 12

About 150-armed Maoists attacked a police station at Durg Kondal in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. However, no police personnel were injured in the attack that lasted over an hour.

August 1

About 70 CPI-Maoist cadres attacked the India Reserve Battalion camp at Chhurimara in the Belpahari area of Midnapore district of West Bengal.

January 31

A large group of CPI-Maoist cadres carried out an attack on the the explosives depot of the state-run National Mineral Development Corporation at Hiroli in the Dantewada district. Security forces foiled the attack.

March 15

At least 55 persons, including 16 personnel of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force and 39 Special Police Officers (SPOs), were killed and 12 persons were injured in an offensive by the CPI-Maoist cadres on a police base camp at Rani Bodli village of Bijapur Police District in the Bastar Division of Chhattisgarh. Maoists took away 39 weapons including self-loading rifles, AK-47 rifles .303 rifles and a mortar from the police camp. According to reports, only 11 of the 79 police personnel and SPOs posted at the camp managed to escape

March 26

Maoists attacked the Maraiagudem Police outpost in the Konta division in Chhattisgarh. About 300 Maoists and Sangham members surrounded the station, hurled grenades at it and then opened fire. There was heavy firing from both sides; however, no casualties were reported in the incident.

:April 6

Six people, including two security force personnel, were killed when an armed group of approximately 300 CPI-Maoist cadres attacked the Central Industrial Security Force camp and the adjoining Gandhinagar police station building in the Bokaro thermal power city area of Bokaro district of Jharkhand.

April 21

Nearly 200 CPI-Maoist cadres seized the Narganjo railway station in the Jamui district of Bihar for several hours after abducting the cabin master and porters to enforce a bandh (strike) called by them. The incident led to suspension of train services on the Howrah-Patna section of the Eastern Railway.

April 22

Heavily armed CPI-Maoist cadres blew up a brick kiln owned by one Maan Singh at village Thatwar under Dumaria police station in the Gaya district of Bihar. At least 200 activists of the CPI-Maoist encircled the brick kiln and asked the labourers to go away before they detonated a dynamite to blow it up.

April 29

Nearly 200 CPI-Maoist cadres raided the construction site of a river over-bridge near Dubba Ghat in the Sheohar district in Bihar exploding bombs, opening fire and setting ablaze nine huts of labourers. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Tirhut range), Gupteshwar Pandey, informed that the Maoists also damaged some machines, including a generator set. They had pasted posters near the place of occurrence a week ago directing the contractor of the Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation Limited to meet the representatives of the banned outfit.

May 9

One Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) personnel was killed in an encounter between the SAP personnel and CPI-Maoist cadres at Chikni village in the Khagaria district of Bihar. More than a hundred Maoists reportedly surrounded a police outpost in Khagaria and opened fire towards the SAP personnel inside the police outpost building. In the ensuing encounter, in which more than two hundred rounds were fired from both sides, one SAP personnel was killed while another sustained shrapnel injuries. Maoists also looted a police rifle.

May 24

A group of 100 CPI-Maoist cadres opened fire towards the CRPF personnel who were traveling to Koyalibeda from Tadokee village for a combing operation near Kandari village in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. The CRPF personnel opened fire in retaliation and subsequently recovered the dead body of one Maoist, identified as Ashok Kumar Ushendi, along with a loaded rifle from the incident site. Police also arrested a CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Chamarsingh. The other Maoists managed to escape.

May 29

The CPI-Maoist cadres triggered a bomb blast blowing up the control room of the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation's 24 Mega Watt mini hydel power station at Donkarai village in the East Godavari district. According to police, about 50 armed Maoists came to the control room and using explosives blasted it and later escaped. An assistant engineer of the plant sustained injuries in the blast.

May 29

Over 200 armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist raided the Satgharwa village in the Munger district of Bihar and killed two persons, including a political activist of the Janata Dal-United, by slashing their throats. Another person who was also pulled out of his home was, however, assaulted but spared by the extremists. The victims were believed to be police informants.

May 31

Two persons, Kuwar Bhulla and Narayan Pandit, were killed and six others injured when hundreds of Maoists raided Dumerjhahri village in the Giridih district of Jharkhand. The Maoists also burnt houses of at least five villagers in the attack to reportedly send a message to the former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi.

June 14

Police retaliated and foiled an attack carried out by a group of about 100 CPI-Maoist cadres at the Cherpal police camp in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. The Maoists reportedly exploded a bomb and also opened fire towards the police personnel. However, when police opened fire the Maoists retreated and managed to escape.

June 30

A group of 250 CPI-Maoist cadres carried out simultaneous attacks on the Rajpur police station and Baghaila outpost in Bihar's Rohtas district killing six police personnel and seven civilians. Eight persons, including four policemen, were injured in the attack. The Maoists looted four self-loading rifles, eight .303 rifles, two INSAS rifles and three carbines, besides hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The Maoists also blew up the police station and outpost using dynamites before escaping.

July 1

Two villagers were beaten to death and another injured on orders issued by a kangaroo court (‘people’s court’) held by the CPI-Maoist at a village in the Champaran district in Bihar. Nearly 100 Maoists pronounced three men guilty of being police informers. Subsequently, two of them were lynched to death while the third villager, a septuagenarian man, escaped with injuries.

July 13

Suspected CPI-Maoist cadres looted the house of a businessman at MV-72 village in the Malkangiri district in Orissa and set two of his vehicles ablaze. Police sources said that nearly 500 extremists forcibly entered the house of the businessman and looted paddy and other crops stored inside, besides, valuables. They also disconnected telephone link and power supply to the house. Fear of landmines prevented the police from reaching the spot immediately.

August 6

About 100 Maoists attacked the Chainpur police station in the Gumla district of Jharkhand. However, security forces retaliated and foiled the attack forcing the Maoists to retreat without any damage.

August 8

Three Maoists were injured in an exchange of fire with the police near Jarabandi village in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. A group of 70-80 Maoists blew up three claymore landmines, lobbed hand grenades and fired indiscriminately at a police patrol party. The Maoists were reportedly led by ‘divisional commander’ Joganna of the Etapalli dalam. While the injured Maoists were taken away by their colleagues, none of the police personnel suffered any injury.

August 19

CPI-Maoist cadres attacked the house of the block chief Guddu Sharma and shot dead his wife, uncle and a private bodyguard in the Maker village of Saran district in Bihar. Over 50 Maoists surrounded the house of Sharma and opened indiscriminate fire killing three persons. Before fleeing they set a private vehicle, a tractor, and a motorcycle on fire.

August 26

400 cadres of the CPI-Maoist attacked a government relief camp at Patarpara village near Bhairamgarh in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh and killed four Salwa Judum activists and injured seven more. Maoists also destroyed the houses and looted food grains.

August 29

At least 12 SF personnel were killed in an ambush by the CPI-Maoist cadres near Jagargunda forests of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. About 200 armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of the SF personnel while it was en route to secure an area at Tarmekla village in Jagargunda, where the Maoists had blocked construction of a road. "The team comprising Chhattisgarh Armed Force, SPOs and cops was divided into two groups. The Maoists hiding in the area ambushed the rear party and opened fire on them," Director General of Police (DGP), Vishwaranjan said.

September 30

CPI-Maoist cadres blew up the house of a transporter branding him a police informer in the Gaya district of Bihar. Police sources said that a group of 200 Maoists raided the house of Sanjay Yadav at Nawadih under Mohanpur police station. Sanjay was not present in the house. They ordered the family to come out of the house and then blasted the vacant house with dynamites. Before fleeing, the Maoists left pamphlets that described Yadav as a police informer.

October 9

One CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Devnnaka, was killed in an encounter with the police near Chiklimenta village under Jagargunda police station limits of Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh. The encounter erupted when around 100 Maoists opened fire towards a group of 52 SF personnel who were on a combing operation in the area. The dead body of the slain Maoist along with one bomb, one axe and bow and arrow was recovered from the incident site. However, the other Maoists managed to escape.

October 14

About 60-70 cadres of the CPI-Maoist belonging to the Gatta dalam came to the Jangiya village of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra and killed two youngsters, Ranjit Baju Hodi and Santosh Navadesh Navadi,. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Santosh Pradhan, said that the killing might have been an attempt to avert the leaking of information regarding the landmine blasts on October 12 in the same area.

October 20

About 250 armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist stormed into Murdanda village of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh and damaged three school buildings. Maoists also set ablaze books and papers at the schools and took away food grains stored in one of the schools.

October 21

Five SF personnel, identified as Suresh Kowase, Bhayyaji Kulsunge, Harishchandra Pawar, Sudhakar Ishtam and Babarao Padda, sustained injures in an attack carried out by around 150 CPI-Maoist cadres in a dense forest near Roppi village in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. The encounter occurred when two special squads of the police were combing the dense forest in Jarawandi post following information that Maoists belonging to the Platoon, Etapalli and Gatta dalams were hiding there. The Maoists first triggered a landmine explosion and simultaneously started firing. In the ensuing encounter, police personnel killed two Maoists and injured an unspecified number of others. The Maoists took away the bodies of their slain colleagues.

October 26

Around 400 cadres of the CPI-Maoist stormed in Bharanda village in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh and damaged a primary and middle school, a government-run health centre and a forest guard room. Some pamphlets, written in Gondi (local tribal language) have reportedly recovered from the incident site saying ‘’all-India strike on October 30’’. One of the pamphlets, in protest against the Tata, Jindal, Reliance and Nikko companies, was written and addressed by Salawa Judum and Displacement Protest Manch, Dandkaranya.

October 29

Five Special Police Officers (SPOs) were killed and three seriously injured when around 250-300 CPI-Maoist cadres surrounded a police party near Pamulavayi village in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh and opened indiscriminate fire. Bastar Inspector General, R K Vij told, "The incident took place when a police team, including 16 SPOs and four constables, was going to Gangaloor where road construction was being carried out. When the team reached near the village, the Maoists opened fire at them, killing five SPOs and injuring three." Police sources said that the attack was well-planned, as the rebels opened fire from all corners, not allowing the police party to retaliate. Maoists have also decamped with some weapons of the police party.

November 1

Around 50 armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist shot dead Bhagirath Karmakar, a local committee member of the Communist Party of India -Marxist (CPI-M), at Morapdihi village in the Purulia district of West Bengal. The Maoists also set ablaze his house and exploded a bomb near his dead body.

November 2

Around 100 cadres of the CPI-Maoist ambushed a police party near Pamedu police station of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh and killed 16 policemen, including six CRPF personnel. The Maoists first triggered a landmine explosion and then indiscriminately fired on the policemen killing 16 of them. However, five injured policemen managed to escape and reported the ambush in Pamedu police station. The incident occurred when the police party was on its way to receive a team of department officials coming from Gollapalli with money drawn for salary disbursement.

November 4

About 50 armed cadres of CPI-Maoist raided the Cheridhan village under Imamganj police station of Gaya district in Bihar, and abducted one Yogendra Mahto from his residence.

November 7

A civilian, Lalmohan Singh, was killed in an attack by around 100 cadres of the CPI-Maoist at Rabedatoil near Ramrekha in the Simdega district of Jharkhand. Police subsequently recovered two bombs near the incident site. The Maoist cadres also decamped with 11 rifles and few axes from the houses of one Fuleswar Singh. They also set ablaze eight houses in the village.

November 19

A prominent Salwa Judum leader, Budhram Rana, and his son were killed after being chased by about 500 cadres of the CPI-Maoist at Musalur village in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. The Maoists raided the Musalur village to attack a contractor. Rana was one of the founder members of Salwa Judum and was a close associate of the Leader of Opposition, Mahendra Karma, who spearheads the movement.

November 21

Around 50 cadres and Sangham (a group of hardcore over-ground cadres) members of the CPI-Maoist has beaten to death one school teacher, Girdhari Manjhi, in the weekly market at Bhaisasur village in the Kanker district, accusing him to be a police informer.

November 23

Around 1000 CPI-Maoists attacked Gangaloor village in Bastar district and looted paddy crops of amount INR 25000, from the house of a Salwa Judum leader Hemla Sikka. Subsequently, the Maoists moved towards the house of Hemala Mangu and took away nine cattle, four goats, five pigs and few hens with them.

December 2

About 150 armed CPI-Maoists stormed the Rokel market of Chhindgarh police station area in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. However, no casualty was reported. All the attacks came as the CPI-Maoists are celebrating the People's Guerrilla Army (PGA) week from December 2-8 in memory of their comrades.

December 10

Around 100 armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist killed four persons at Sukki village in the Vaishali district in BIhar. Maoists reportedly surrounded the village from all sides and stood guard while their comrades carried out the attack. The extremists also attacked the house of the village head and tried to set it ablaze. Official sources said that Sukki village dominated by landed upper caste-Bhumihars has been a traditional target of the Maoists.

December 17

Around 500 armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist raided the office of a private construction company engaged in laying rail lines between Rajgir in Bihar and Tilaiya in Jharkhand and injured 11 workers at Dhansura in the Gaya district of Bihar. They also damaged eight tractors and an earth mover machine, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Magadh range), A. Bashishtha stated. Official sources indicated that the attack is the result of the construction company failing to abide by the extortion demand of the CPI-Maoist.

Around 100 cadres of the CPI-Maoist destroyed a primary school building at Kudoor village under Mardapal police station in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh.

Around 50-60 Maoists attacked the houses of two Salwa Judum supporters and set it ablaze at Bechala village in the Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

December 23

The CPI-Maoist cadres attacked Kamalur railway station in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. "About 100 Maoists cordoned off Kamalur railway station and took hostage all the staff members," officials of Bhanshi police station said. The Maoists fled after taking away a walkie talkie set, three pieces of magnet phones, two pieces of control phones, one WLL phone, signal torch and other equipments from the railway station. However, none of the railway staff were harmed.

December 28

Around 200 armed cadres and Sangham (a group of hardcore over-ground cadres) members of the CPI-Maoist destroyed a under construction primary school building and a primary health centre at Morlle village in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.

December 31

Police destroyed 15 Maoist training camps and recovered about 10 ‘can bombs’ and ‘clamour bombs’ following an encounter with the CPI-Maoist cadres near Parasnath hills under Pirtand police station in the Giridih district of Jharkhand. According to the Inspector General of Police (Bokaro range), B B Pradhan, about 250 Maoists exchanged fire with the police before fleeing into the forests. He added that the tents were being used as training camps by the Maoists. A truck-load of food grains, utensils and other items were also recovered from the camps.

January 1

At least four policemen were killed and another sustained injuries in an attack by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on Bariapur police post in the Munger district in Bihar. More than 100 Maoists attacked the police post, which was keeping a vigil over a picnic spot in Rishikund, where hundreds of people had gathered to celebrate the New Year. According to sources, the Maoists did not disturb the tourists and opened indiscriminate fire on policemen killing four on the spot.

A police constable, identified as Sunil Kumar, was killed and three others wounded when armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist attacked a police outpost at Bansjore in the Simdega district of Jharkhand. "Nearly 500 Maoist rebels surrounded the outpost and hurled petrol bombs before firing indiscriminately around midnight last night. Policemen retaliated and the gunfight lasted till three in the morning," said Sergeant Major J.K. Jha. Police have claimed some fatality on the Maoists side on the basis of bloodstains found at the encounter site. A civilian was also injured in the attack. Before launching the attack, the Maoists reportedly cut a tree at Keriaghati and also planted landmines to block police reinforcements from reaching the outpost.

Around 200 armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist raided Muktma village under Simaria police station in the Chatra district of Jharkhand and abducted three persons to the nearby forest. Subsequently, the Maoists killed two of them, identified as Indradev Singh and Shambhu Singh, and released the third one Manoj Kumar.

Five soldiers of the para-military Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were wounded in an ambush by armed Maoists in a forest in the Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh. About 150 Maoists attacked a joint police party of the CRPF and district forces when the security force personnel were on a de-mining and area dominance operation in the Jharghati jungle, about 350 kilometers from State capital Raipur, the District Superintendent of Police Ajay Yadav said. "It was a well-laid ambush by the Maoists and the subsequent gun battle went for over three hours, in which five of the CRPF personnel were injured," Yadav said.

CPI-Maoist cadres dragged out two businessmen from their houses and shot them dead in the Jamui district of Bihar, the police said. The victims, identified as Vishnudeo and Sukdeo, were killed on January 28-night at Bamdah Bazaar under Chandramandi police station in Jamui, about 150 km from the State capital Patna. "Over 100 armed Maoists stormed Bamdah Bazaar locality and surrounded the houses of Vishnudeo and Sukdeo. They were then dragged out and shot dead," the police said. Jamui, which is located close to the border with Jharkhand, is considered to be a stronghold of the CPI-Maoist.

At least nine villagers were abducted by a group of CPI-Maoist cadres in the Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, police sources said. About 70 Maoists, including armed rebels, stopped a jeep carrying the villagers near Bhogamguda village and asked for each one’s identity. Subsequently, nine villagers were taken away to a forest area.

14 police personnel and a civilian were killed and four policemen were wounded when around 500 heavily armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist attacked a Police Training School (PTS), the district armoury and district police station in co-ordinated attacks near Daspalla in the Nayagarh district of Orissa at around 10:45pm (IST). They also took away a cache of arms and ammunition in a bus they had hijacked in the district, about 100-km from State capital Bhubaneswar. Police sources claimed that three Maoists were also killed in the incident. However, their bodies have not been recovered and it is suspected that the Maoists before fleeing took away the bodies of their slain comrades. Before launching the attack, the Maoists, speaking in Hindi and Telugu, and suspected to be from neighbouring Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, announced that they would not harm the public as their target was the police. The police suspect it to be the handy work of Sabyasachi Panda, the CPI-Maoist Andhra-Orissa ‘secretary’. Meanwhile, a red alert has been sounded in the State and the police have started combing operations in the neighbouring districts of Phulbani, Gajapati, Rayagada and Malkangiri in Orissa. The attack was the first of its kind in coastal Orissa. The district armoury and PTS were virtually emptied by the Maoists, the police said. Though Nayagarh district had been unaffected by the Maoist insurgency, the extremists are active in the neighbouring Gajapati and parts of Kandhamal district. Nayagarh is also reportedly the home town of Maoist leader Sabysachi Panda.

Three CRPF head constables and an equal number of constables were killed in an encounter with the Maoists in Tadkel hill of Mirtur police station area of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range), Rajinder Kumar Vij, said. Three Maoists were also killed during the encounter, which began when a group of 60 CRPF personnel on a search mission were attacked by the Maoists with landmine blasts and machinegun fire in the area. "There were about 300 ultras," Vij said. Maoists escaped with the guns of the slain CRPF soldiers, he added.

February 26

February 28

A group of 55 armed CPI-Maoist cadres raided the Mahamaya iron ore plant of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) in Gajurao village of Durg district in Chhattisgarh. They fled with 200 bags of pottassium nitrate explosive after loading them onto six trucks parked at the plant. The Maoists also abducted the manager of the unit and seven other staff members.

Over 200 CPI-Maoist cadres attacked the house of a member of the State Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Kala Pahar village of Aurangabad district in Bihar. They set ablaze three vehicles being used by the MLA’s construction company and abducted four labourers. The MLA, Vijay Kumar Singh alias Dabloo Singh of the Lok Janshakti Party, was not present at his residence during the attack. Police suspect that the Maoist attack is linked to an extortion demand on the construction company.

Six persons, including five security force personnel and a porter, were killed in an attack by the CPI-Maoist cadres at Jhajha railway station in the Jamui district of Bihar. A group of 200 Maoists attacked the crowded railway station, and looted 27 3.15 rifles, six self-loading rifles, two carbines and 898 rounds of ammunition from the GRP armoury. The Maoists also damaged an ATM of the State Bank of India in an attempt to loot cash, but had failed. They had also made an unsuccessful attempt to loot cash from a locker in the railway station.

The CPI-Maoist cadres blew up a petrol station at Kahudag on National Highway-II in the Gaya district of Bihar. According to police sources, over 200 heavily armed Maoists attacked the petrol station, belonging to the former Gaya district board chairman Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav, and abducted its two employees. Later they triggered a dynamite blast, blowing up the pump equipment and the building. Both the employees were released after the blast.

CPI-Maoist cadres set fire to 47 vehicles of a private company, Essar Steels at Korandul in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. The vehicles burnt included 33 dumpers, four earth moving equipment, two diesel tankers and one bus. Some 400 Maoists including over 100 women stormed into the company premises at Kadampal locality in the town around 11.30 p.m, doused the vehicles with diesel and set them afire by keeping the guards and drivers away at gun point. Maoists subsequently fled the scene leaving behind a pamphlet issued in the name of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal committee of the outfit. The pamphlet warned the Essar Steels and another private company against continuing their operations in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.

CPI-Maoist cadres destroyed houses of four persons whom they described as police informers in the Nawada district of Bihar. Police sources said that an armed squad of nearly 200 Maoists raided Jamunia village and asked the occupants of the four houses to come out before using dynamites to destroy the houses.

A wireless supervisor of the police was killed and three other police personnel were wounded in an attack by the CPI-Maoist cadres at Holong Ghati near Hazaribagh of Jharkhand. The Hazaribagh district Superintendent of Police told that a vehicle carrying five police personnel from Giridih was attacked by a group of 50 Maoists, who opened fire and lobbed explosives targeting the vehicle, thus, killing the police wireless officer Oliver Purti.

Three policemen were killed when the CPI-Maoist cadres triggered a landmine blast and opened fire at a police party near Chhindpal village in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. The slain police personnel were identified as platoon commander Sangram Singh, Assistant Sub-Inspector Shayamlal Ambali and Constable Mahulal. Police sources said that the attack by an estimated 150 Maoists occurred when a police party comprising 26 personnel were visiting the site to clear a tree felled by the Maoists to block the road.

Cadres of CPI-Maoist killed a Nagarik Suraksha Samity (NSS) activist, Sushen Murmu, at Mucchrisole village in the Ghatshila sub-division of Jamshedpur district in Jharkhand. Reports said that at around 2am (IST), about 70 Maoists came to Muchhrisole village and raided Murmu's house taking hostage his father as he was sleeping outside. Subsequently, they entered the house and dragged the 26-year-old youth to an open field and slit his throat.

CPI-Maoist cadres killed a watchman in Batwari village under Dharhara police station of Munger district in Bihar accusing him of being a police informer. According to the report, about 100 Maoists stormed the residence of the slain watchman, tied his limbs, dragged him out to the street and slit his throat in public.

June 2

CPI-Maoist cadres set ablaze two private buses on the Nerli ghat road and torched four tippers at Bachali area in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. Dantewada Superintendent of Police Rahul Sharma said that 50 armed Maoists stopped the buses travelling on the Raipur- Kirandul route, asked the passengers to alight and then torched the vehicles. Before fleeing under the cover of darkness, the Maoists also fired upon the Police, who had rushed to the area.

June 9

CPI-Maoist cadres set 22 tipper trucks of Essar Steel plant and removed a stretch of the Kirandole rail line in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, resulting in the derailment of two engines. A group of 200 armed Maoists stormed the industrial pocket at Bacheli village near Kirandole and burnt the trucks meant for transporting iron-ore. The attack continued till late in the night and the loss was said to be quite extensive.

June 21

Two persons, identified as Pankaj Singh alias Pintu and Bhuvaneshwar Ganjhu, were taken hostage and subsequently killed in an attack by around 70 CPI-Maoist on a school classroom, a cluster resource centre and four rooms of a Jain dharamsala (pilgrim house) at Vashisth Nagar in the Chatra district of Jharkhand. The Maoists also left pamphlets on the spot labelling the victims as police informers and warning others of similar consequences. The dharamsala’s caretaker, Nemichand Jain, was also assaulted.

July 1

CPI-Maoist cadres blew up house of a suspected police informer and abducted his brother in the Gaya district of Bihar. According to the report, nearly 100 Maoists used dynamites to blow up the house of one Shivbachan Yadav and abducted his brother Bindeshwar Yadav as Shivbachan was not present there at the time of attack. The Maoists also looted valuables worth over INR 100,000.

July 15

Around 100 armed Maoists along with 500 supporters had carried out an attack on the house of a contractor and local BJP leader at the MV-41 village of Malkangiri district. They had also blocked the roads leading to the village by felling trees at MV-126 and MV-96 villages. The contractor’s house was ransacked, his relatives assaulted and a jeep, a tractor and two bikes owned by him were set ablaze. The contractor was saved as he was away and could not return back due to the road blockade by Maoists.

CPI-Maoist cadres looted a provisions store and beat up the guards of a coffee plantation run by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (APFDC) in Teemulabanda village of GK Veedhi mandal area in the Visakhapatnam district. Police sources said that a group of 20 armed Maoists along with nearly 70 sympathisers looted rice and essential commodities from the provisions store owned by a non-tribal, Pula Reddy, and also decamped with his TV, some cash and other articles from his house. Later, they entered the Teemulabanda and Marripakala Coffee Plantation and beat up the guards for not having heeded their warning last year that non-tribals should not enter the plantation.