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January - 18 
A joint team of District Police and Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF’s) 60 battalion destroyed a camp of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and arrested a cadre in Sinko forests under Bandhgaon Police Station limits in
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A joint team of District Police and Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF’s) 60 battalion destroyed a camp of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and arrested a cadre in Sinko forests under Bandhgaon Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on January 18, reports The Times of India. As per the report, on receiving a tip off about the presence of the PLFI cadres in the said forest, the Security Forces (SFs) had launched an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation. As soon as the SFs reached the forest, cadres of PLFI fired shots at them leading to an exchange of fire. "The exchange of fire lasted for about 20 minutes, resulting in the extremists fleeing from their camp. We have arrested a rebel and our interrogation is on to ascertain his identity and his involvement in extremist activities," said the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Pranav Anand adding that SFs recovered a 9mm pistol, a single barrel gun and a few cartridges, besides items of daily use from the PLFI camp.
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April - 4 
Three women Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadres were killed in an encounter between Maoists and Security Forces (SFs) at Chirung village under Gudri Police Station area in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on April 4, reports The Pioneer.West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police (SP
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Three women Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadres were killed in an encounter between Maoists and Security Forces (SFs) at Chirung village under Gudri Police Station area in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on April 4, reports The Pioneer.West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police (SP), Indrajeet Mahatha said, "During the operation there were jawans (troopers) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s 170 and 60 battalions posted in West Singhbhum and 94 battalion from the adjoining Khunti district beside the district police jawans.The personnel rushed to the Chirung village by maintaining social distancing and encircled the village where about 25 rebels were holding meeting with the villagers. But as the police and para-military forces reached, the rebels started firing at the troops. After an initial exchange of fire from both the sides for about an hour, the naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] started backtracking and finally fled the scene." After the rebels fled the scene, the SFs carried out a search operation and found the bullet-ridden bodies of three women Maoists,beside those bodies were lying three rifles."During the search, we found over 500 rounds of bullets, arrow bombs, two IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices), medicines, naxal literature from the scene, suggesting that the rebels belonging to Suresh Munda squad of the CPI-Maoist were at the Chirung village for motivating the villagers for joining the naxalism," SP, Mahatha pointed out.Intelligence sources maintained that the Naxalshave once again started influencing the local residents to come to the fold of the naxalism, said a senior intelligence officer. He said the rebels are targeting areas in Sonua, Goelkera and Porahat region of West Singhbhum.
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April - 9 
The Security Forces (SFs) recovered two Improvised Explosive Device (IED)-fitted arrows and two can-bombs after an exchange of firewith Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a forested area of Kedabir under Sonuwa Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on April 9, re
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The Security Forces (SFs) recovered two Improvised Explosive Device (IED)-fitted arrows and two can-bombs after an exchange of firewith Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a forested area of Kedabir under Sonuwa Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on April 9, reports Outlook India. According to the Superintendent of Police (SP) Inderjit Mahata, on receiving information about the presence of the Maoist squad led by Lodaro Lohar in the said forest, the personnel comprising the jawans (troopers) of District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) surrounded the area. The Maoists began indiscriminate firing after they sighted the SFs and a gun-battle ensued. No casualty was reported in the encounter as the Maoists retreated into the forest leaving behind the explosives.
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April - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a civilian identified as, Raj Kishore Gope (35), a resident of Bhalurungi village after suspecting him to be a ‘police informer’ in Sarjamburu forest under Goilkera Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on April 19, r
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a civilian identified as, Raj Kishore Gope (35), a resident of Bhalurungi village after suspecting him to be a ‘police informer’ in Sarjamburu forest under Goilkera Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on April 19, reports The Times of India. According to the Superintendent of Police (SP), Indrajeet Mahatha, “About 20 Maoists intercepted Gope in the forest area while he was returning home late in the evening and shot him. Before fleeing, the rebels also planted three Improvised Explosive Device (IED)-fitted arrows near the body to target the Police.” On receiving the killing news, a police team accompanied by paramilitary forces rushed to the spot and recovered the body while the IED-fitted arrows were defused by a bomb detection and disposal squad (BDS), the SP added.
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May - 28 
Three cadres of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, were killed while another was injured in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Tabo Valley of Manmandubera forest under Tabo Police Station
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Three cadres of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, were killed while another was injured in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Tabo Valley of Manmandubera forest under Tabo Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on May 28, reports The Times of India. Also, another PLFI rebel was arrested from the spot. The slain cadres were identified as - Patras (40), Dadu Nag (30) alias Champa da, and his 26-year-old wife whose identity is yet to be ascertained. The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Rajiv Ranjan Singh said, “Acting on a tip-off the Police and Paramilitary Forces launched a search operation at the valley at dawn and as the forces were advancing, the PLFI rebels opened fire at them. Soon the SFs replied the shots leading to a gun-battle. After the guns fell silent, the SFs started a combing operation during which they found three bullet-ridden bodies and one AK-47 rifle, live cartridges, explosives, and Naxal literature were from the spot.” The DIG further added that “An unidentified cadre who sustained injuries in the gunfight has been admitted to the government hospital in Chakradharpur while a fifth rebel, identified as Manoj, has been arrested.”
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June - 12 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exchanged fire with Security Forces (SFs) following the recovery of 60 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from two separate locations under Goilkera Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on June 12, reports The Times of
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exchanged fire with Security Forces (SFs) following the recovery of 60 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from two separate locations under Goilkera Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on June 12, reports The Times of India. The first recovery was made after teams comprising District Police, Jharkhand Jaguar (JJ) and a Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) stumbled upon a codex wire planted along the Kuida-Hatiburu road during a patrol. Upon digging out the area, 40 live IEDs, including can bombs and cooker bombs, planted in a series circuit, were recovered. The second recovery of 20 IEDs were made from Merelgora area in the District. While the SFs were busy removing the bombs, Maoists opened fire, resulting in retaliatory fire from the SFs, following which the rebels retreated. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Indrajeet Mahatha said the search operation in the area was launched earlier in the day on a tip-off about the movement by Maoists in the forest cover of Goilkera and Sonua Police station areas.
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August - 15 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested four cadres of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) along with arms and ammunition, from a place under Gudri Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on August 15, repor
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested four cadres of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) along with arms and ammunition, from a place under Gudri Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on August 15, reports The Pioneer. The arrested cadres were identified as – Somnath Sandil (20) Mahadev Gope (19), both residents of Gudri thana area, and Santosh Kumar Murmu (35) and Pandey Honhaga (23), both residents of Sonua in the District. The SFs recovered two country-made pistols, two magazines, 10 live cartridges, two motorcycles and four cell phones from their possession. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Indrajeet Mahatha said, “acting on the information, we put up a checking point at a strategic place in Lodhai where forces belonging to CRPF’s battalion 60 were deployed. During the raid in the evening, four bike-borne men were about to cross the checking point, but at the sight of Police and Paramilitary Forces, they started running back. On searching, the Police found two pistols, ammunition and letters written on the letterhead of PLFI.”
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August - 23 August - 25
Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commanders’ and seized 72 can bombs and four rifles, as well as a pistol and other explosives, in four separate raids in Seraikela-Kharsawan, West Singhbhum, Khunti and Ranchi Districts of Jharkhand, reports The Telegraph on August 26
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Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commanders’ and seized 72 can bombs and four rifles, as well as a pistol and other explosives, in four separate raids in Seraikela-Kharsawan, West Singhbhum, Khunti and Ranchi Districts of Jharkhand, reports The Telegraph on August 26. As per the report, the raids followed the arrests of Maoist ‘commanders’ – Jitrai Munda and Jogen Purty in Khunti District on August 23. They had during interrogation revealed the rebels’ plans to attack the Police and Paramilitary Forces in Kuchai in Seraikela-Kharsawan and Tamar in Ranchi District. The Seraikela-Kharsawan District Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammed Arshi said, the Maoists had laid can bombs in large numbers at Raisindri hill in Kuchai to inflict casualties to the Police and Paramilitary Forces during their anti-insurgency operations. He said that apart from the can bombs, the rebels had also kept rifles and ammunition hidden in Jharjhara hills at Tamar in Ranchi district for use against the Forces. “Munda and Purty, whom the Khunti Police had arrested on August 23, had said during interrogation that Naxal leaders – Anal, Ashim, Amit Munda, Atul and Maharaja Pramanik are active in Seraikela-Kharsawan, West Singhbhum and Tamar in Ranchi district, where IEDs had been laid. The duo had also pointed out the places where the rebel leaders had kept rifles and ammunition hidden. On getting the information, a joint team of Khunti, Ranchi, West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan Police conducted extensive searches. By August 25 morning, we had found all the bombs and firearms the two rebels had spoken of,” said the SP. He further added that the Police had found seven can bombs weighing 5 kilograms each on a mud road at Meromjanga close to the Bandi hill in Kuchai and 65 can bombs weighing 4 kilograms each on a road along the Raisindri hill in Seraikela-Kharsawan District. The Police also recovered four rifles with 97 live cartridges and a pistol from Jharjhara hill in Tamar.
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September - 3 
The Security Forces (SFs) recovered and safely defused 18 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) suspected to have been planted by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on a road in a forested area under Goilkera Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on Sept
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The Security Forces (SFs) recovered and safely defused 18 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) suspected to have been planted by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on a road in a forested area under Goilkera Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on September 3, reports India TV. As per the report, during a search operation, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel detected the IEDs laid on the said area. Later, a bomb disposal squad reached the area and defused the explosives.
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October - 21 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) wanted in several cases has been arrested and some explosives seized from his possession in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on October 21, reports Outlook. Police said. Acting on a tip-off, Police personnel arrested Kalyan Purti alias Kalyan (21) i
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) wanted in several cases has been arrested and some explosives seized from his possession in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on October 21, reports Outlook. Police said. Acting on a tip-off, Police personnel arrested Kalyan Purti alias Kalyan (21) in Chaki Bazar in Tebo Police Station area, an officer said. Kalyan, an active member of the CPI-Maoist since 2015, was wanted in connection with at least nine criminal cases registered against him with several Police Stations, the officer added.
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November - 27 
An exchange of firetook place between Security Forces (SFs) and the cadres of People Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Manmaru forest under Bandhgaon Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on November 27,
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An exchange of firetook place between Security Forces (SFs) and the cadres of People Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Manmaru forest under Bandhgaon Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on November 27, reports The Pioneer. Acting on a tip off about the presence of PLFI leaders – Kishan Gope and Jidan Gudiya in the said forest, the SFslaunched an operation and when the SFs surrounded the rebels, a gun-battle started. Although the rebels managed to escape, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Rajiv Ranjan Singh said “after search operation, we found blood stains at the area and we suspect a few ultras might have been injured. However, we have not recovered anybody so far. However, we have recovered ammunition like MG rifle, .315 rifle, 6 country-made 9 mm pistol and 169 cartridges.”
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December - 18 
A cadre of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sonu Kumar Nalanda, was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) at a forested area of Bando village under Gudri Police Station limits in West
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A cadre of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sonu Kumar Nalanda, was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) at a forested area of Bando village under Gudri Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on December 18, reports The Pioneer. Also, during the encounter, another cadre– Phoolchand Manda was arrested.“We received a secret information that some ultras of banned outfit and hatching plan. Acting on a tip-off we succeeded in nailing the ultras hiding in the forest area. After intelligence reports alerted us we formed a team of district police and other security forces for this operation and successfully executed it,” said a Police official adding that the SFs recovered 3 pistols, 7 magazines, 49 live cartilages and several mobile phones from the incident spot.
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December - 21 
A hardcore Maoist, identified as Akash Mundu(26) was arrested during a search operation at a forested area under Gudri Police Station limits of West Singhbhum District on December 21, reports The Pioneer. Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Linda said that SFs recovered pistols, cartridges, magazines
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A hardcore Maoist, identified as Akash Mundu(26) was arrested during a search operation at a forested area under Gudri Police Station limits of West Singhbhum District on December 21, reports The Pioneer. Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Linda said that SFs recovered pistols, cartridges, magazines and Naxal[Left Wing Extremist, LWE] posters and banners in addition to four can bombs which they safely defused later.
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December - 28 
SFs recovered 22 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted bythe Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a forested area between Regarbera and Arahasa villages under Goilkera Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on December 28, reports Hindustan Times.
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SFs recovered 22 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted bythe Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a forested area between Regarbera and Arahasa villages under Goilkera Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on December 28, reports Hindustan Times.
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