Andhra Pradesh Timeline 2012

Date

Incidents

January 5

DGP V. Dinesh Reddy said heavy security cover would be provided to facilitate expeditious completion of various road works taken up under the IAP for the areas affected by CPI-Maoist.

Around 50 Maoists belonging to the Korukonda Dalam and their sympathisers of the CPI-Maoist blasted the Forest Department Office and check-post at Lothugedda in Vishakhapatnam District to make their presence felt in the region.

The cadres of the CPI-Maoist pasted posters at Chowdupalli in Chintapalli mandal of Visakhapatnam District demanding the people's representatives to pass a resolution against mining of bauxite in the Agency.

A former Maoist female cadre, Veeramalla Pushpa (35), was found dead at her residence in Ramanthapur in Hyderabad under the Uppal Police limits.

Nune Narasimha Reddy alias Ganganna, a key CPI-Maoist leader and State Committee member, was reportedly arrested by special party Police teams at Old Guntur. Ganganna, who has been in judicial remand for the last one-and-a-half years in the District jail, was released on January 17.

The Centre sanctioned INR 1.8 billion for six more Districts in Andhra Pradesh under the IAP for selected tribal and backward Districts to cope with the Maoist menace.

The honeymoon between the CPI-Maoist and TRS party has come to an end with the failure of month long general strike by Telangana employees headed by K. Chandrashekhar Rao and Prof. Kodhandaram. TDP has alleged that they have pledged the Telangana agitation to the Union Government to bag Polavaram tenders. The North Telangana wing CPI-Maoist leader Jagan has heavily comes down on KCR and Prof. Kodhandaram for the same reasons.

Seendri Bathro alias Badri (35), from Kannvaram under Mampa Police Station in Koyyru mandal of Visakhapatnam District was found killed with his neck strangulated. A letter left at the spot reportedly by some CPI-Maoist cadres said he was killed for being a 'police informer'.

An UAV or drone is likely to be pressed into service in the Visakhapatnam and other border Districts of Andhra Pradesh to help in intelligence gathering on a real-time basis.

A magisterial inquiry will be held on February 13 at 11 a.m. in Nalgonda District mandal revenue office into the death of an unidentified CPI-Maoist cadre following an exchange of fire with Police at Narayanpur village on January 17, 1998.

The recent surrender of 15-year-old tribal, Kursinge Divya alias Bharatakka, a CPI-Maoist cadre in Adilabad District has made anti-Maoist SF's suspicious of Maoists activating 'sleepers' in order to build an alternative communication network. According to sources, the Maoists used to stage cultural programmes with revolutionary overtones in ashram schools located in remote villages in the Mangi forests. Apparently, the aim was to mentally prepare tribal children to join the underground stream when required to do so in future.

Tension gripped the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border following the reported death of three SF personnel in a land-mine blast allegedly triggered off by CPI-Maoist cadres in the Polampalli forest area of Dantewada District in Chhattisgarh.

Four CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested by the Charla Police near Timmirigudem village in Khammam District during patrolling. According to Police, the arrested Maoists - Madivi Lakma, Vetti Adama, Kovasi Inga, and Podium Joga- all in the age group of 20 to 25 years, were residents of Yerrampadu, a tribal hamlet of the Gutti Koyas tribe. They were involved in the burning of a hydraulic excavator near Gisarelli village.

The Nizamabad Police (rural) arrested a fake Maoist, Eligeti Ravi Prakash, who demanded money from a businessman, G. Subash Reddy.

Three hydraulic excavators allegedly set ablaze by a group of cadres of the CPI-Maoist at Modingedda in GK Veedhi mandal in Visakhapatnam District. The Maoists left posters saying that any move to start bauxite mining would result in such reaction from the CPI-Maoist and that the Government must immediately stop the Green Hunt Operation against Maoists.

CPI-Maoist cadres triggered a blast at the coffee-seeds godown of the APFDC at Lankapaakala village in G.K Veedhi Mandal of Visakhapatnam District, demanding distribution of its coffee plantations to the Girijans.

Contradicting the claims of the Central Government which blames the loss of forest cover to the CPI-Maoist, the Andhra Pradesh forest department says that the loss of forest cover is due to encroachments.

A dalam 'commander' of the CPI-Maoist, Sutari Papa Rao (42) alias Singanna, was killed in an exchange of fire with a Police party near Sayannapalli village in Gundala mandal of Khammam District.

In a renewed bid to flush out Maoists from the AOB, the Government is hurrying with the setting up of paramilitary and Special Forces bases in north coastal Districts.

The G. K. Veedhi Police arrested a CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Pangi Gopala Rao of Kampumanipaakalu in Visakhapatnam District. A member of the Korukonda dalam of the CPI-Maoist, he was reportedly picked up by the Police during a combing operation recently and was kept in the G.K. Veedhi Police Station.

The State Government is likely to increase the reward to between INR 100,000 and INR 2.5 million. The State Police have proposed INR 2.5 million as reward for the capture or surrender of high-ranking central committee members such as Ganapati and Mallojula Venugopal. The proposal is awaiting the Government's approval.

G K Veedhi Police in Visakhapatnam District arrested a cadre of Galikonda area committee of CPI-Maoist, Gemmeli Balaraju, at G Addaraveedhi. Balaraju of Boddamanupakalu was involved in the two murder cases - killing of Majji Madhava Rao, a forest ranger, at Lankapakalu and Pangi Das, a Police informer, at GK Veedhi.

The Maoists has issued a warning to an IAS officer for 'discriminating against tribals'. Maoist east division 'secretary' Ganesh warned in a news release in Paderu in Visakhapatnam District that the people would teach a lesson to Paderu sub-collector Kartikeya Misra if he did not mend his arrogant ways.

A Naxal belonging to CPI-ML-New Democracy, identified as Gujjula Karunakar Reddy (23) alias Bharath, surrendered before the Police in the presence of Circle Inspector V Suresh at Gudur mandal in Warangal District. Bharath hails from Nalgonda District and worked with Suryam dalam and Soma Bhaskar dalam.

Two civilians were injured in the crossfire between a Police team and the CPI-Maoist cadres in of Allubaka and Thippapuram forest area in Khammam District. The exchange of fire took place when a Police team combing the forest areas came under fire from Maoists at around 2 AM to 2:30 AM, which was retaliated by the Police team.

The Maoists set ablaze equipment in the BSNL telephone exchange at G. Madugula in Viskhapatnam District late in the evening. A group of five Maoists of the Korukonda area committee entered the exchange and poured petrol on the panel board and other equipment and set them on fire.

A CPI-Maoist leader, Tupakula Ramanjaneyamma alias Santhi, a leader of the AOB carrying a head money of INR 500,000, was arrested near Kondramutla village in Ipur mandal in Guntur District.

A LWE, Grandhi Vikanna, was shot at by his comrades over a dispute on sharing of booty in the forests near Nagarjunasagar reservoir in Guntur District. He was rushed to nearby Government hospital in a serious condition.

CPI-Maoist cadres blew up a culvert in GK Veedhi mandal in Visakhapatnam District, protesting against the Government's move to permit bauxite mining in the Agency.

Another group of Maoists felled trees near Lothugedda junction and placed them across the road in Visakha Agency in the District. The Maoists put up many banners on the road demanding the Central and State Tribal Welfare Ministers, who represent the Agency, to come out with a clear statement that bauxite mining would not be taken up in the Agency.

A CPI-Maoist 'commander' of Indervelli dalam in Adilabad, Gundarapu Kistakka alias Lalitha, surrendered herself to the District Police.

The nation-wide bandh called by the CPI-Maoist evoked good response in Visakhapatnam District while response was mixed in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts.

The Police arrested two CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Gollari Kondababu of Gadapari village and Lake Mohana Rao of Nallabilli, from an unspecified place under GK Veedhi mandal in Visakhapatnam District.

Guntur Police arrested the CPI-ML-Janashakti 'state secretary' Subhash alias Narayanalingam Tyagaraju alias Prakash in Guntur District. Police also arrested three of his associates and recovered four 12 bore SSB guns, a country-made pistol, 20 SLR live rounds and four thapanchas from their possession.

75 CPI-Maoist cadres belonging to the Korukonda Area Committee of the CPI-Maoist surrendered before the Police in Visakhapatnam District.

The Gurazala Police arrested three LWEs, identified as Mohan alias Prakash, Jathavatu Krishna Naik and Challa Ramalingeswara Rao, belonging to the CPI-ML-Janashakti, from a place in Karampudi mandal in Guntur District. The Police recovered a tapancha and a live cartridge from their possession.

Nakka Vijay alias Jeevan (29), a top cadre of the CPI-ML-Janashakti of Odisha surrendered before the Karimnagar District Police in Karimnagar on April 10 along with four weapons, ammunition and INR 311, 000 in cash. Jeevan, a native of Baddenapalli village of Sircilla mandal in Karimnagar District, joined the party in 2004.

Seeking to highlight the efficacy of the policies pursued by the Congress Government since 2004 to end the problem of LWE, Chief Minister, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy claimed that the number of CPI-Maoist cadres in the State had dwindled to mere 150 from 1,100 eight years ago.

Cadres of the Venkatapuram area committee of the CPI-Maoist allegedly killed one U. Guravaiah (23), branding him a Police informer, near Pedamidisileru village in Charla mandal of Khammam District.

Police in Neelampalli village of Mahadevpur mandal in Karimnagar District arrested two CPI-Maoist cadres during a regular vehicle checking. The arrestees were identified as V. Shekhar (30) and K. Shyamsundar (27), a former deputy dalam 'commander' and now working as active militant and native of Bhoorgudem.

Three Naxalites, including two belonging to the CPI-Maoist, surrendered in Warangal District. The surrendered Maoist cadres include 'deputy commander' of Sironcha dalam (South Gadchiroli division of Maharashtra), Pasham Swaroopa (22), and Agaboina Sambaiah (24), member of Singanna dalam that operates in Narasampet and Kothaguda areas.

All the 32 detained Adivasis of Chhattisgarh were produced before the executive magistrate in Kusumanchi mandal in Khammam District by the local Police and later let off.

A constable of SIB of Andhra Police, Pangi Appanna, was shot dead by CPI-Maoist cadres at Paderu in Visakhapatnam District. Reportedly, the Maoists had also made an attempt on his life four years ago.

Normal life was partially hit in Vizianagaram District the first day of two-day bandh, April 29-30, called by the Korukonda area committee of the CPI-Maoist in the AOBSZC area. The committee had given a call for the bandh demanding suspension of the Operation Green Hunt.

The CPI-Maoist has 'blamed' SIB Head Constable K. Appanna, who was shot dead at Paderu on April 26 for converting Girijan youths into informers with inducement of money and undermining the revolution.

Some CPI-Maoist cadres reportedly destroyed country-made liquor and warned tribal people against brewing illicit liquor at the weekly shandy at Busiputtu village of Pedabayalu mandal in Visakhapatnam.

A CPI -Maoist leader, Gadi Rambabu, 'deputy commander' of Peddapalli Area Committee was arrested from the outskirts of Chinnaboyanpalli village in Eturunagaram area of Warangal District, Additional Senior Superintendent of Police (ASSP) Senthil Kumar said. 20 rounds of ammunition were also seized from his possession. He was carrying an award of INR 50,000 on his head and was also allegedly involved in the killing of AP Rayons Factory Deputy Manager Ramakrishna in May 2011, Police said.

Two Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire in the Luvasingi forest area in G. Madugula mandal in Visakhapatnam District. The exchange of fire lasted three to four hours, according to unconfirmed reports. Later, the Police found bodies of two youths aged around 25 years. A tapancha and a bucketful of grenades were found near the bodies. They could be members of the armed militia of the Maoist outfit or members of the Korukonda area committee which is active in that area, Police said. Fifteen kit bags were recovered from the area where the exchange of fire took place.

The Maoists held a people's court in Mukkunur village of Mahadevpur forest area in Karimnagar District, fired at former Sarpanch Venkatswamy, beat up former block member Chinnappa and abducted a surrendered Maoist Narender.

A 'deputy commander' of the Galikonda dalam of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Pangi Aasu (32) of Mandapalli village of Koyyuru mandal in Visakhapatnam District, surrendered before the Police in East Godavari District. He carried a cash reward of INR 50,000 on head.

In a related development, Police recovered a huge dump from Dadalikawada hamlet of Ramachandrapuram.