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Incidents of Weapon Snatching:2007
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March - 1 
Eight persons, including six security force (SF) personnel, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Mettagudem near the Injaram base camp in the Dantewada district on the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border on March 1. The incident occurred
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Eight persons, including six security force (SF) personnel, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Mettagudem near the Injaram base camp in the Dantewada district on the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border on March 1. The incident occurred when SF personnel of the Naga battalion were returning to the base camp along with a group of civilians in a lorry after the night-long combing operations in the forest area. The Hindu reports that the Maoists decamped with nine weapons including two AK 47 rifles after the incident.
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March - 15 
Fifty-four persons, including 15 personnel of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force, were killed and eleven persons were injured in an offensive by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on a police base camp at Ranipotili village of Bijapur police district in the Bastar region in the ear
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Fifty-four persons, including 15 personnel of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force, were killed and eleven persons were injured in an offensive by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on a police base camp at Ranipotili village of Bijapur police district in the Bastar region in the early hours of March 15, reports The Hindu. The remaining of the dead were tribal youths of the Salwa Judum, designated as Special Police Officers (SPOs). Eleven persons were injured. The condition of four persons is said to be serious. The naxalites took away 13 self-loading rifles, three AK-47 rifles, nine .303 rifles and a two-inch mortar from the police camp. According to reports, only 11 of the 79 police personnel and SPOs posted at the camp managed to escape. Nearly 300 to 350 CPI-Maoist cadres were involved in the attack that lasted nearly two-and-a-half hours during which the Maoists used petrol bombs, detonators and rocket launchers. Half the police personnel were killed in their sleep; others were shot while trying to flee from the smoke-filled premises.
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May - 12 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a police constable, Khubchand Sahu, a personal security officer to the Public Health Engineering Minister Kedar Kashyap, at a weekly market in the Mardapal village of Bastar district on May 12-evening, according to Indian Express. A woma
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a police constable, Khubchand Sahu, a personal security officer to the Public Health Engineering Minister Kedar Kashyap, at a weekly market in the Mardapal village of Bastar district on May 12-evening, according to Indian Express. A woman standing nearby also sustained injuries in the incident. The CPI-Maoist cadres took away the constable’s AK-47 rifle and left behind a bag containing three hand grenades, two knives and several rounds of ammunition, when they were challenged by ten other constables, police sources said.
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May - 28 
On May 28, nine police personnel were killed and three others sustained injuries in landmine blasts carried out by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and the subsequent exchange of fire that lasted an hour, near Kudur village between Kondagaon and Mardapal in the Bastar district, re
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On May 28, nine police personnel were killed and three others sustained injuries in landmine blasts carried out by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and the subsequent exchange of fire that lasted an hour, near Kudur village between Kondagaon and Mardapal in the Bastar district, reports The Hindu. The incident occurred when policemen on combing operations were passing through the area. The Maoists reportedly looted arms and ammunition including automatic weapons from the police before fleeing from the incident site.
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July - 9 
On July 9, at least 24 security force (SF) personnel and 20 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were killed in a gun battle in the dense forests of Dantewada district, according to New Indian Express. "Sixteen Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including an Assi
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On July 9, at least 24 security force (SF) personnel and 20 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were killed in a gun battle in the dense forests of Dantewada district, according to New Indian Express. "Sixteen Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including an Assistant Commandant, Vijay Nandkishore Titre, six special police officers (SPOs) and two from Dantewada district forces were killed in the Elampatti-Regadgatta forest of Dantewada district, about 550 km from the state capital," Chhattisgarh Director General of Police, Vishwaranjan, told PTI. The dead bodies of all the 24 SF personnel, who had gone missing after a fierce gun battle, have been recovered in Konta block, Girdhari Nayak, Inspector General of Police (Maoist-operations), told IANS, and added, "The search teams of CRPF and state police, assisted by helicopters, recovered the bodies from a hilly terrain of Konta block, close to Andhra Pradesh border." Police said the death toll could increase as the condition of more than a dozen injured SF personnel is critical. Police sources added that at least 20 Maoists were killed in the incident. However, none of their dead bodies has been recovered yet.
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August - 29 
At least 12 security force (SF) personnel were killed in an ambush by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Jagargunda forests of Dantewada district on August 29, reports Times of India. About 200 armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of the SF personnel while it was en route to sec
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At least 12 security force (SF) personnel were killed in an ambush by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Jagargunda forests of Dantewada district on August 29, reports Times of India. 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. There was heavy exchange of fire during which the police party got fragmented and scattered in the forests. When the policemen regrouped, 15 of their men were missing and were presumed dead but three policemen returned to the camp in the evening. "Though 25 security men returned to the Jagargunda police station by evening, 12 of them, including Jagargunda SHO Hemant Kumar, were killed in the attack," the DGP said. Six police personnel were wounded in the gun battle. The Maoists also looted sophisticated weapons like AK-47s, SLRs and .303 rifles, police sources said.
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October - 29 
Five Special Police Officers (SPOs) were killed and three seriously injured when around 250-300 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrounded a police party near Pamulavayi village in Bijapur district on October 29 and opened indiscriminate fire, reports The Hindu. Bastar Inspector
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Five Special Police Officers (SPOs) were killed and three seriously injured when around 250-300 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrounded a police party near Pamulavayi village in Bijapur district on October 29 and opened indiscriminate fire, reports The Hindu. Bastar Inspector General, R K Vij told Times of India, "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.
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November - 12 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on November 12, ambushed a 14-member Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party and killed three of them, between the Pamalwaya and Cherpal villages in Bijapur district, reports The Hindu. The others escaped unhurt in the attack. The inciden
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on November 12, ambushed a 14-member Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party and killed three of them, between the Pamalwaya and Cherpal villages in Bijapur district, reports The Hindu. The others escaped unhurt in the attack. The incident occurred when the Maoists opened indiscriminate firing towards the CRPF personnel when they were proceeding towards Bijapur after patrolling the area in motorcycles. Maoists also decamped with a light machine gun and two rifles from the CRPF personnel.
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December - 2 
On December 2, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked two police personnel in front of a police station in the Dantewada district, killing a Head Constable and injuring an Assistant Sub-Inspector, reports The Hindu. They also looted an AK-47 and.303 rifles from the policemen.
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On December 2, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked two police personnel in front of a police station in the Dantewada district, killing a Head Constable and injuring an Assistant Sub-Inspector, reports The Hindu. They also looted an AK-47 and.303 rifles from the policemen.
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December - 16 
Around 299 prisoners, including 105 Maoists, escaped from the Dantewada jail on December 16 after overpowering the security guards. Three security guards and two undertrial prisoners were reportedly injured during the clashes. The Hindu reports that Maoist commander, identified as Sujit Kumar, overp
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Around 299 prisoners, including 105 Maoists, escaped from the Dantewada jail on December 16 after overpowering the security guards. Three security guards and two undertrial prisoners were reportedly injured during the clashes. The Hindu reports that Maoist commander, identified as Sujit Kumar, overpowered a jail guard inside the prison and opened fire after snatching his rifle. As many as 377 inmates were lodged in the district prison. The Maoists also snatched two .303 rifles, three muskets and one wireless set from the guards before escaping, Home Minister Ram Vichar Netam told PTI. Rahul Sharma, Superintendent of Police in Dantewada, said the jail break was a “pre-meditated conspiracy” hatched by the undertrials, who were mostly Maoist supporters.
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