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Recovery of Arms:2009
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January - 2 
Two Maoist cadres, identified as Suresh Ram and Kameshwar Ram, were arrested and a rifle was recovered from their possession on January 2 at Sameli village in Garwah District, reports Indopia.
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Two Maoist cadres, identified as Suresh Ram and Kameshwar Ram, were arrested and a rifle was recovered from their possession on January 2 at Sameli village in Garwah District, reports Indopia.
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January - 7 
Nearly 25 kilograms of explosives were seized during a special drive against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Parsokhad village in Garwah District on January 7, reports Indopia. The explosives were found stacked in small containers in a house of one Gopal Yadav during a joint oper
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Nearly 25 kilograms of explosives were seized during a special drive against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Parsokhad village in Garwah District on January 7, reports Indopia. The explosives were found stacked in small containers in a house of one Gopal Yadav during a joint operation by para-military forces and the District Police. Superintendent of Police Saket Kumar Singh said that the house was abandoned and Yadav had been missing for the last several months, adding no one was arrested.
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January - 13 
Telegraph reports that Police on January 13 arrested three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Bhagirathi Hansda, Moso Tuddu and Budhan Mardi, from Ashthi village in the East Singhbhum District, where the insurgents had planned to kill a schoolteacher. A pistol
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Telegraph reports that Police on January 13 arrested three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Bhagirathi Hansda, Moso Tuddu and Budhan Mardi, from Ashthi village in the East Singhbhum District, where the insurgents had planned to kill a schoolteacher. A pistol and some live cartridges were recovered from them. Superintendent of Police Naveen Kumar Singh said the arrested Maoists are residents of Sakragora village in Mayurbhanj District of Orissa and are members of the Puta Munda squad active in Ghurabandha for the past several months.
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January - 17 
The Bokaro District Police, with help from the Special Task Force, arrested seven senior cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) along with a large quantity of arms from a passenger train and foiled the Maoists’ plan to blow up the Daniya railway station under Coal India Chord sec
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The Bokaro District Police, with help from the Special Task Force, arrested seven senior cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) along with a large quantity of arms from a passenger train and foiled the Maoists’ plan to blow up the Daniya railway station under Coal India Chord section of the Dhanbad railway division, reports The Telegraph on January 18. However, several extremists managed to escape after the Police stopped the train. The arrested Maoists said they were working under the guidance of the newly appointed ‘zonal commander’ of the “Zilang zone” that comprises Hazaribagh, Bokaro, Girdih, Chatra and Dhanbad. Bhuvneshwar Mahto of Vishnugarh (Hazaribagh) had reportedly trained them and planned the attack.
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January - 20 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from two separate places on January 20, reports IANS. According to the Police, three Maoists, including ‘sub zonal commander’ Nitish Yadav, were arrested from the Palamau District, about 190 kilometres from the capital city Ranch
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from two separate places on January 20, reports IANS. According to the Police, three Maoists, including ‘sub zonal commander’ Nitish Yadav, were arrested from the Palamau District, about 190 kilometres from the capital city Ranchi. Police said Nitish Yadav alias Sanjay Yadav alias Mantriji was the mastermind behind the landmine blast in Latehar District on January 17 in which six Security Force personnel were killed. The Police seized one pistol, live cartridges and INR 130, 000 from the three arrested Maoists. Another Maoist, Ratu Badaik, was arrested from the Gumla District along with one locally-made revolver.
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January - 22 
A separate Police team arrested a suspected cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), identified as Asif Kumar Bhagat, from Gumla District's Kanduatoli village, the Police said. A locally made pistol, cartridges, a mobile phone and PLFI literature were seized from his possession.
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A separate Police team arrested a suspected cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), identified as Asif Kumar Bhagat, from Gumla District's Kanduatoli village, the Police said. A locally made pistol, cartridges, a mobile phone and PLFI literature were seized from his possession.
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January - 22 
Police on January 22 recovered 150 kilograms of explosive powder from the Chatra area and arrested one Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathiser, reports PTI. Police raided the house of a person, Javed Khan, in Chatra District's Boura village, and seized the explosive powder and arres
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Police on January 22 recovered 150 kilograms of explosive powder from the Chatra area and arrested one Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathiser, reports PTI. Police raided the house of a person, Javed Khan, in Chatra District's Boura village, and seized the explosive powder and arrested him, Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Jha said.
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January - 27 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including an ‘area commander’ identified as Kamal Kharia, were arrested on January 27 from the jungle area under Palkot Police Station in the Gumla District while they were holding a meeting to chalk out strategy to ambush a Police party in t
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including an ‘area commander’ identified as Kamal Kharia, were arrested on January 27 from the jungle area under Palkot Police Station in the Gumla District while they were holding a meeting to chalk out strategy to ambush a Police party in the District, reports IANS. Police seized two pistols and live cartridges, among other things, from the arrested Maoists.
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January - 27 
Police arrested two cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), identified as Kuldip Minz and Pradeep, from a jungle area under Basia Police Station. Police seized a pistol, live cartridges and Maoist literature from their possession.
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Police arrested two cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), identified as Kuldip Minz and Pradeep, from a jungle area under Basia Police Station. Police seized a pistol, live cartridges and Maoist literature from their possession.
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February - 2 
In a separate incident, eight cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), were arrested from Duli forest area of Khuti District, reports PTI. The arrested extremists were identified as Jitan, Vineet, Jeeran, Anthony, Palous, Sanjay, Pr
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In a separate incident, eight cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), were arrested from Duli forest area of Khuti District, reports PTI. The arrested extremists were identified as Jitan, Vineet, Jeeran, Anthony, Palous, Sanjay, Prabhu and Anup. Police also recovered cartridges, uniforms and Naxal (left-wing extremist) literatures from their possession.
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February - 3 
Three cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), including an ‘area commander’ identified as Ramorasad Yadav, were arrested from the Bachau jungle, around 60 kilometers from capital Ranchi, on February 3, reports IANS. The Polic
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Three cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), including an ‘area commander’ identified as Ramorasad Yadav, were arrested from the Bachau jungle, around 60 kilometers from capital Ranchi, on February 3, reports IANS. The Police seized two double-barrel rifles, one .303 rifle looted from police, live cartridges and left-wing extremist literature from the arrested cadres.
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February - 13 
Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Uday Sarkar alias Ujjwal, at the Chakulia-Shyamsundarpur border, around Jamua in the East Singhbhum District on February 13, reports Telegraph. Ujjwal originally hails from Jalpaiguri in North Bengal. A Police office
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Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Uday Sarkar alias Ujjwal, at the Chakulia-Shyamsundarpur border, around Jamua in the East Singhbhum District on February 13, reports Telegraph. Ujjwal originally hails from Jalpaiguri in North Bengal. A Police officer said, “He is involved in the murder of Nagarik Suraksha Samiti (NSS) secretary Dhanai Kisku, landmine blast at Rajbhasa Mines and several other separatist incidents”. He is also an active member of the Ghurabanda platoon. Pistol and cartridges were recovered from him.
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February - 14 
Police foiled a blast in Khuti District when it recovered a 40-kilograms improvised explosive device planted on a road between Barnghada and Kurkud on February 14, reports IANS.
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Police foiled a blast in Khuti District when it recovered a 40-kilograms improvised explosive device planted on a road between Barnghada and Kurkud on February 14, reports IANS.
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March - 8 
Three cadres of the erstwhile Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), presently known as the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces at Chatakpur village under Sneha Police Station in the Lohardaga District on March 8, reports The Hindu. However, ei
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Three cadres of the erstwhile Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), presently known as the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces at Chatakpur village under Sneha Police Station in the Lohardaga District on March 8, reports The Hindu. However, eight others managed to escape. Two pipe guns, a locally-made carbine and bullets were recovered from the spot.
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March - 9 
An ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Rajesh Toppo, was shot dead by the Police during an encounter near Karkari river under Tamar block of Ranchi District on March 9, reports IANS. Toppo was accused of killing former minister and Janata Dal-United (J
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An ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Rajesh Toppo, was shot dead by the Police during an encounter near Karkari river under Tamar block of Ranchi District on March 9, reports IANS. Toppo was accused of killing former minister and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Ramesh Singh Munda in July 2008 besides a dozen Security Force personnel. One pistol and live cartridges were seized from the incident site.
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March - 13 
PTI reports that a cadre of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as the Jharkhand Liberation Tiger, identified as Kanhu Lohra alias Laden, was killed in an encounter with the Police at Kocha village in Khunti District on March 13. The encounter occurred when a group of PLFI c
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PTI reports that a cadre of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as the Jharkhand Liberation Tiger, identified as Kanhu Lohra alias Laden, was killed in an encounter with the Police at Kocha village in Khunti District on March 13. The encounter occurred when a group of PLFI cadres fired on a Police patrol party. One gun and a pistol were recovered from the incident site.
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March - 22 
In a raid on the same day, 15 kilograms of explosives, attached with a timer device for landmine explosion, was found underneath at Hussainabad-Alipur Road, Dhan said.
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In a raid on the same day, 15 kilograms of explosives, attached with a timer device for landmine explosion, was found underneath at Hussainabad-Alipur Road, Dhan said.
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April - 7 
IANS reports that two People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres were killed in a gun battle lasting over three hours with the Police near Salgi village of Gumla District on April 7. A carbine and a 9mm pistol were recovered from the slain extremists. According to Police, the PLFI members were
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IANS reports that two People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres were killed in a gun battle lasting over three hours with the Police near Salgi village of Gumla District on April 7. A carbine and a 9mm pistol were recovered from the slain extremists. According to Police, the PLFI members were holding a meeting to chalk out their strategy for the ensuing parliamentary elections.
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April - 8 
The Police recovered a huge quantity of explosive material, sufficient to manufacture 200 bombs, from a bomb-manufacturing unit which was unearthed during a Police raid at Virajpur village on April 8. The Superintendent of Police, Manoj Kaushik, said the unit was found in the house of Ambuj Pandey,
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The Police recovered a huge quantity of explosive material, sufficient to manufacture 200 bombs, from a bomb-manufacturing unit which was unearthed during a Police raid at Virajpur village on April 8. The Superintendent of Police, Manoj Kaushik, said the unit was found in the house of Ambuj Pandey, a home guard personnel, and Ranjit Pandey, a post master
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April - 11 
Telegraph reports that five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and three others injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire on them inside Jalko forests under Arki Police station in Khunti District on April 11. “It appears the rebels had alread
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Telegraph reports that five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and three others injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire on them inside Jalko forests under Arki Police station in Khunti District on April 11. “It appears the rebels had already taken positions on the hills of the forests,” said Inspector General (provision) and State Police spokesman S.N. Pradhan. “While the jawans were passing through, they opened fire,” he mentioned. The slain Paramilitary personnel were identified as Hoshiyar Singh, Majhar Ali Khan, Sunil Rai, Sahadilip Singh and N.N. Sharma. “We have recovered a large number of bullets and empty cartridges from the venue. We have also recovered the body of a Naxalite,” Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar Singh said over phone from Jalko and added that the CRPF personnel had killed another cadre of the CPI-Maoist, but his dead body was yet to be located.
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April - 12 
The Hindu reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered seven powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Khunti District on April 12. The inter-connected IEDs were planted near a canal on the Salgadih-Baridih path in the District, Deputy Superintendent of Police A. K. Roy said. While one IED wei
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The Hindu reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered seven powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Khunti District on April 12. The inter-connected IEDs were planted near a canal on the Salgadih-Baridih path in the District, Deputy Superintendent of Police A. K. Roy said. While one IED weighed 60 kilograms, the other six were of 20 kilograms each and all connected with a 200 metre wire, Roy said. Naxalites (left-wing extremists) had planted the explosives with an aim to target the SFs who are engaged in area domination ahead of the April 16 elections in the Khunti parliamentary constituency.
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April - 13 
The Police defused two powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs), each weighing 10 kilograms, planted on the Saryu-Latehar road by Naxals (left-wing extremists) with an aim to target Security Forces, who are engaged in area domination ahead of the first phase polls, reports The Hindu. Acting on a
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The Police defused two powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs), each weighing 10 kilograms, planted on the Saryu-Latehar road by Naxals (left-wing extremists) with an aim to target Security Forces, who are engaged in area domination ahead of the first phase polls, reports The Hindu. Acting on a tip-off, Police recovered the IEDs, from near the road in Pataria Chatak village of Latehar District, Superintendent of Police Hemant Toppo said, adding that both the explosives were defused immediately.
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April - 16 
The 26th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on April 16 averted a major disaster with the recovery of an improvised explosive device weighing 100 kilograms kept under a bridge near Gajandi Nala in Bokaro District. “Today’s recovery seems to be part of the explosives looted from the
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The 26th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on April 16 averted a major disaster with the recovery of an improvised explosive device weighing 100 kilograms kept under a bridge near Gajandi Nala in Bokaro District. “Today’s recovery seems to be part of the explosives looted from the NALCO mine. Further investigations are on in this regard,” sources said.
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April - 21 
Times of India reports that Security Forces escorting a group of election officials in the West Singhbhum District recovered a powerful bomb at Jalmary. The escort team was proceeding to the polling centre near Porangar village on foot and spotted the explosive planted on the road, Superintendent of
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Times of India reports that Security Forces escorting a group of election officials in the West Singhbhum District recovered a powerful bomb at Jalmary. The escort team was proceeding to the polling centre near Porangar village on foot and spotted the explosive planted on the road, Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar Jha said. He added that the bomb, weighing 30 kilograms, was kept in a drum.
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May - 1 
The Hindu reports that Police recovered a landmine and two can bombs near Chesaribera in Khunti District on May 1. The explosives were later defused at a safe place, Police said.
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The Hindu reports that Police recovered a landmine and two can bombs near Chesaribera in Khunti District on May 1. The explosives were later defused at a safe place, Police said.
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May - 14 
According to The Hindu, three railway officials, abducted by suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on May 12, were rescued on May 14 after an intensive combing operation in the forests of Amjharia in the Hazaribagh District, 140 km from Ranchi. “Station Master Lalit Prasad
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According to The Hindu, three railway officials, abducted by suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on May 12, were rescued on May 14 after an intensive combing operation in the forests of Amjharia in the Hazaribagh District, 140 km from Ranchi. “Station Master Lalit Prasad, Deputy Station Master Sushil Kumar Tete and Assistant Station Master Anil Kumar of Hendigir railway station of the East-Central Railways have been rescued unharmed,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Pankaj Kamboj told journalists. During the combing operation, the kidnappers saw the police approaching and started firing. After retaliatory action, all of them fled leaving the officials behind, he said. The abductors, who claimed to be Maoists, could belong to either the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) or Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), breakaway groups of the CPI-Maoist, the SP said. Three rifles, two country-made revolvers, six live cartridges, four cell phones and explosive materials were recovered from the spot.
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May - 28 
On May 28, the Security Force (SF) personnel following an encounter arrested nine Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and recovered three rifles, can bombs, uniforms and urea in the Ulung village under Rania Police Station area of Khunti District, reports Telegraph. The encounter too
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On May 28, the Security Force (SF) personnel following an encounter arrested nine Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and recovered three rifles, can bombs, uniforms and urea in the Ulung village under Rania Police Station area of Khunti District, reports Telegraph. The encounter took place when a joint team of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) engaged in a long-range patrolling were fired upon by the Maoists at around 9.30am. The encounter, involving 40 SF personnel and some 200 Maoists, reportedly continued for 45-minutes. According to the Superintendent of Police of Khunti, Prabhat Kumar, “One out of the three rifles seized was a .303-rifle that is used by the Jharkhand Police personnel. Rebels must have looted the gun from a Police outpost. However, we are not sure from where,” adding, “three can bombs were recovered but we are yet to count the number of uniforms recovered. Besides, we have also recovered empty canvas kit bags used to carry all the equipment.” He also said that “As an exchange began, the rebels were left with little option other than escape into the nearby village (Ulung).” After the Maoists stopped firing, Police cordoned off the village and carried out a search operation that carried on till 5pm in the evening. “Afterwards, we drew out eight persons who were neither Ulung residents nor related to the villagers. After a brief inquiry, we ascertained that they were rebels and then mounted pressure on them to help recover arms, ammunition and uniforms from the area. While returning from the village, we arrested one more, a man who doubled up as an informer,” he added.
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May - 31 
On May 31, two separate encounters took place between the Police and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres under Namkum and Bundu Police Stations in Ranchi District, reports Times of India. Police also neutralized a bunker having a capacity of 50 people at Barahatu under Bundu Police S
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On May 31, two separate encounters took place between the Police and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres under Namkum and Bundu Police Stations in Ranchi District, reports Times of India. Police also neutralized a bunker having a capacity of 50 people at Barahatu under Bundu Police Station and recovered four 9-mm pistols along with few AK-47 bullets. While no Policeman was injured in the encounters, Police claimed that a Maoist was shot dead in the 30-minute gun battle. His body, however, was taken away by his associates.
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June - 11 
The Hindu reports that one Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) cadre was killed in a gun battle with Security Forces near Semra village in Palamau District in the morning of June 11. Around seven TPC cadres were present when Police raided the village. However, the rest managed to escape. Police seized
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The Hindu reports that one Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) cadre was killed in a gun battle with Security Forces near Semra village in Palamau District in the morning of June 11. Around seven TPC cadres were present when Police raided the village. However, the rest managed to escape. Police seized one revolver and left-wing extremist literature, among other things, from the slain TPC cadre.
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June - 20 
A huge cache of ammunition, suspected to be used by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was recovered from a bunker at Bagoder in the Giridih District on June 21, reports Telegraph. Police from Dumri, Saria and Bagoder along with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel raided a h
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A huge cache of ammunition, suspected to be used by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was recovered from a bunker at Bagoder in the Giridih District on June 21, reports Telegraph. Police from Dumri, Saria and Bagoder along with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel raided a hardcore Maoist Baidyanath Mahto’s house at Rakhat village in Munro gram panchayat (village level local self government institution) late in the night of June 20. “However, during the raid, Baidyanath was near his residence. There was a bunker where the ammunition had been hidden,” said Superintendent of Police Aseem Vikrant Minz, adding 558 pieces of gelatin sticks, one live can bomb and 4 kilometre long wire were found.
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June - 26 
In the same District, a criminal, who had recently joined the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), was killed in an encounter with the Police at Prem Nagar under the Nagari Police Outpost. Police confirmed the death of Nand Kishore Nayak in t
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In the same District, a criminal, who had recently joined the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), was killed in an encounter with the Police at Prem Nagar under the Nagari Police Outpost. Police confirmed the death of Nand Kishore Nayak in the encounter, saying that they had been on the lookout for the extremist for some time. A 9-mm pistol was recovered from the possession of the slain extremist.
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June - 26 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Santosh Sao and Ganesh Sao, were arrested from Lalpania near Jhumra hill in Bokaro District and 200 kilograms of explosives and 100 pieces of detonators were recovered from them, reports Times of India. Police described the duo
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Santosh Sao and Ganesh Sao, were arrested from Lalpania near Jhumra hill in Bokaro District and 200 kilograms of explosives and 100 pieces of detonators were recovered from them, reports Times of India. Police described the duo as hard-core cadres of the CPI-Maoist. They were involved in supplying explosives and arms to the 'red squad' of the outfit.
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July - 4 
The Hindu reports that a hardcore cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Somnath, was killed in an encounter with the Police at Koramba forest in the Ramgarh block of Dumka District in the night of July 4. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team reached Koramba to flush
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The Hindu reports that a hardcore cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Somnath, was killed in an encounter with the Police at Koramba forest in the Ramgarh block of Dumka District in the night of July 4. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team reached Koramba to flush out the Maoists but the Maoists started firing at the Police party, Superintendent of Police Arun Kumar Singh said. Somnath was killed in retaliatory action. An SLR rifle was found from the incident site.
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July - 7 
Two Maoist sympathisers were arrested from the Gandhi Nagar area of capital Ranchi following a raid conducted by the Special Task Force (STF) in the night of July 7, reports Times of India. The duo, identified as Sanjay Kumar Singh alias Manoj Kumar Singh and his wife Uma Minz, stayed in a rented ho
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Two Maoist sympathisers were arrested from the Gandhi Nagar area of capital Ranchi following a raid conducted by the Special Task Force (STF) in the night of July 7, reports Times of India. The duo, identified as Sanjay Kumar Singh alias Manoj Kumar Singh and his wife Uma Minz, stayed in a rented house. Singh, who posed as a transporter, used to give shelter to Maoists and his guests included sub-zonal ‘commander’ Uday Ganjhu. The STF recovered a huge quantity of ammunition, explosives, left-wing extremist literature, films, compact discs, a computer, chargeable battery, blank audio cassettes and two multi-utility vehicles during the raid. The seized explosives included four kilograms of ammonium nitrate and 403 live cartridges. Police sources said the couple admitted during interrogation that the house in which they had been staying for the last one and a half years was taken on rent by Ganjhu.
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July - 11 
IANS reports that three persons, identified as Babban Pandey, Yamuna Prasad and Ashwini Kumar, were arrested from Fusro in the Bokaro District on July 11 for selling arms and explosives to the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). According to Police, Babban Pandey was arrested at F
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IANS reports that three persons, identified as Babban Pandey, Yamuna Prasad and Ashwini Kumar, were arrested from Fusro in the Bokaro District on July 11 for selling arms and explosives to the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). According to Police, Babban Pandey was arrested at Fusro railway station in the morning of July 11 when he arrived from Kolkata, capital of West Bengal, and 2,000 pieces of components for hand grenades were seized from him. Acting on information revealed by him, the others were arrested from Fusro market. Police said the three men were working for CPI-Maoist leader Navin Majhi.
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July - 14 
Police on July 14 seized a consignment of sophisticated communication devices, binoculars and bullet-proof jackets which were to be delivered to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres operating in Bihar and Jharkhand was seized from Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand, reports Times of Ind
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Police on July 14 seized a consignment of sophisticated communication devices, binoculars and bullet-proof jackets which were to be delivered to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres operating in Bihar and Jharkhand was seized from Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand, reports Times of India. Two persons were arrested in this connection from Daltonganj (Jharkhand) and the national capital New Delhi. The communication gadgets were transhipped from Delhi by Air India cargo, booked by a Jharkhand-based contractor, Naresh Sharma, against the name of his staff. The consignment was to be received from the Air India office at Pradhan Tower on Mahatma Gandhi road in Ranchi. While Naresh was arrested from Daltonganj in Palamu District, the supplier of the devices, identified as Praveen Sharma, was arrested in Delhi by the Special Cell of Delhi Police based on information provided by Ranchi Police. Police also seized a bullet-proof jacket from Naresh's possession. The jacket along with the consignment was to be delivered to the CPI-Maoist central committee member Sandeepji. The seized items include 60 Motorolla walkie talkie sets, 60 headphones, chargers, 3.6 volt 54 batteries, 10 Sony compact transistors, two world radio transistors, six mini cassette recorders most of them made in Japan and China.
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July - 17 
Police on July 17 recovered landmine, weighing 20-kilograms, which was planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres under a bridge on the outskirts of capital Ranchi on July 17, reports IANS. According to Police, a search team was sent to the spot following an intelligence tip-
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Police on July 17 recovered landmine, weighing 20-kilograms, which was planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres under a bridge on the outskirts of capital Ranchi on July 17, reports IANS. According to Police, a search team was sent to the spot following an intelligence tip-off and it found the landmine near the Ganghat railway station, around 30 kilometres from Ranchi. The bomb disposal team later successfully defused the landmine.
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July - 18 
A Special Task Force recovered a huge cache of explosives from the storeroom of a construction firm in Giridih District on information provided by one Firdaus, Telegraph reported. Referring to the incident, the Giridih Superintendent of Police, A.V. Minz, said the raid, conducted in the night of Jul
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A Special Task Force recovered a huge cache of explosives from the storeroom of a construction firm in Giridih District on information provided by one Firdaus, Telegraph reported. Referring to the incident, the Giridih Superintendent of Police, A.V. Minz, said the raid, conducted in the night of July 18 at Progressive Construction Limited (PCL) in Bagoder, yielded 1,964 kilograms of gelatin and 15,000 meters of fuse wire. An unnamed Bagoder Police station officer said the explosives were stored in more than 50 boxes inside the room. The storekeeper, identified as Mahesh Madela, was arrested in this connection. “PCL officials said the explosives were to be used for making roads. But they could furnish papers for just 450 kilograms of gelatin and 1,500 metres fuse wire. They also showed four invoices of the same date,” Minz said. A.V. Minz added that Firduas had confessed his links with the Kundan Pahan squad. Earlier, Police in capital Ranchi arrested Firdaus, a 40-year-old resident of Hindpiri, in the evening of July 18 along with a 9-mm pistol, two mobile phones, four SIM cards and INR 2,400. The Superintendent of Police (city), A. Vijayalaxmi, said Firdaus had confessed to his association with cadres of the CPI-Maoist and had provided the Police vital clues on explosives stored in Giridih. “Firdaus is an explosives supplier active in the Bundu and Tamar areas of the district. Besides explosives, he also supplied shoes and uniforms purchased from city stores,” she added.
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July - 19 
IANS reports that eight Naxalites (left-wing extremists) were arrested at three places in Jharkhand on July 19, Police said. Four Naxalites belonging to the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), were arrested in Ramgarh District following a ti
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IANS reports that eight Naxalites (left-wing extremists) were arrested at three places in Jharkhand on July 19, Police said. Four Naxalites belonging to the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), were arrested in Ramgarh District following a tip-off. Those arrested include two ‘area commanders’ of the PLFI, using the aliases of Cobra and Tiger, who were wanted in more than a dozen cases, Police added. Police also seized two revolvers, live cartridges, computers, three mobile phones and Maoist literature from the arrested cadres.
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July - 19 
In Gumla, Police arrested Chhota Gope, an ‘area commander’ of the PLFI, along with a revolver.
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In Gumla, Police arrested Chhota Gope, an ‘area commander’ of the PLFI, along with a revolver.
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July - 20 
A gun-battle was reported between Police and cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in the forests near Chirudih village of Barkagaon, some 47 kilometers from the Hazaribagh District headquarters in the night of Jul
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A gun-battle was reported between Police and cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in the forests near Chirudih village of Barkagaon, some 47 kilometers from the Hazaribagh District headquarters in the night of July 20, reports Telegraph. Though no casualty was reported the Police recovered a wireless set, five mobile phones, 143 cartridges and files containing names of persons who had paid ‘levy’ to the JPC. The extremists, however, reportedly managed to escape. According to sources, the Barkagaon Police had received a tip-off regarding JPC members holding a meeting inside the Chirudih forests after dark. Accordingly, a team led by officer in charge of the Barkagaon Police station, Gopal Krishna, and assistant sub-inspectors K.K. Pathak and J.P. Marandi, reached the spot around 12.30 am. Sources said the extremists became aware of the Police presence and began to fire indiscriminately. Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kamboj said the Police fired 10 rounds and the insurgents 15 rounds before the encounter ended. “There were about 10 to 15 rebels at the spot. They managed to escape under the cover of darkness. Otherwise, we would have surely managed to kill or arrest them,” Kamboj added.
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July - 22 
Police on July 22 claimed that six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces that led to neutralizing of three CPI-Maoist camps in the Simdega District, reports PTI. The encounter began in the morning as personnel of the newly formed Jha
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Police on July 22 claimed that six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces that led to neutralizing of three CPI-Maoist camps in the Simdega District, reports PTI. The encounter began in the morning as personnel of the newly formed Jharkhand Jaguar Force (JJF) led by Kolibira Police station in-charge N. K. Sinha raided three Maoist camps near Khareganja village, about 90 kilometers from State capital Ranchi. The JJF personnel observed six Naxalites falling to their bullets and the extremists dragging them away, Simdega Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Kumar, told reporters. He said a Naxalite was also arrested after the encounter, but no dead body was recovered from the incident site. Police recovered eight guns, a pistol, nine detonators, including one electric detonator, eight mobile handsets, seven rucksacks, a gas cylinder and several cartridges from the camps. “The encounter began at 1.30pm and continued till 3pm. As many as 1,000 rounds was fired from both sides. Fortunately, no personnel were injured. We recovered five 0.315 rifle, three double-barrel guns, one police pistol, 150 rounds of cartridges, a detonator, a magnetic compass, a walkie-talkie and seven mobile phones, besides crockery and a map of Jharkhand from the spot,” the SP was quoted as saying by Telegraph.
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July - 23 
The Padma Police on July 23 raided the house of one Sunil Kumar Mehta in the Chameli forest and seized a large quantity of explosives, reports Times of India. Briefing the media, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarters), Naushad Alam, said the seized explosives include 10 pieces of power gel,
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The Padma Police on July 23 raided the house of one Sunil Kumar Mehta in the Chameli forest and seized a large quantity of explosives, reports Times of India. Briefing the media, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarters), Naushad Alam, said the seized explosives include 10 pieces of power gel, 15 pieces of electric detonator, a 100-metre safety fuse and about 15 kilograms of ammonium nitrate. The raid was conducted under the leadership of Padma Police Station officer in-charge Devdas Yadav, he added. Alam said that Mehta did not have any licence for possessing the explosives. He also said that anti-social elements purchase explosive materials for carrying out illegal mining in stone quarries and pass on the same to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who are quite active in the Padma forest. Alam also said that the Police had seized a large amount of explosives during the 2009 parliamentary elections. These materials were supposed to be used by the Maoists to create disturbances during the elections, he added.
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July - 30 
A self-styled ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the little known Jharkhand People’ Liberation Elam (JPLE), a breakaway faction of the People Liberation Front of India (PLFI) which was earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), was arrested from a village in the Burmu Police station area in the morni
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A self-styled ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the little known Jharkhand People’ Liberation Elam (JPLE), a breakaway faction of the People Liberation Front of India (PLFI) which was earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), was arrested from a village in the Burmu Police station area in the morning of July 30, reports Telegraph. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Anand T. Mathew, said Police intercepted the Sanjay Yadav at Belwari around 7am (IST) while he was returning with a levy of INR 5000 from a contractor, Batu Mahto. A locally-made pistol and cartridges were also recovered from Sanjay’s possession. Mathew said Sanjay Yadav, active in Burmu, Chanho, Mandar, Peeparwar and adjoining areas, was collecting levy from the colliery contractors. He had also been arrested in connection with a murder case in 2007, but released on bail from the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi a year ago. “We had been looking for Yadav. He had fire on contractor Batu Mahto on July 26 and on the police at Taranga village in Chanho the next night,” the SP said. The JPLE was formed seven months ago with 10-12 former PLFI members, the report added.
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August - 8 
The Hazaribag Police neutralised a gang on August 8 and arrested four CPI-M sympathisers from the Jama Masjid area, which regularly supplied explosive materials to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) "zonal commander" Navin Manjhi who is active in Giridih, Hazaribag and Bokaro Districts of Jhark
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The Hazaribag Police neutralised a gang on August 8 and arrested four CPI-M sympathisers from the Jama Masjid area, which regularly supplied explosive materials to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) "zonal commander" Navin Manjhi who is active in Giridih, Hazaribag and Bokaro Districts of Jharkhand, according to Times of India. Stating this at a press conference, Hazaribag Superintendent of Police, Pankaj Kamboj said Police surrounded the Jama Masjid area and arrested one Samsuddin Ansari alias Guddu and seized several pieces of detonators, dynamites, gelatin sticks from his possession. Kamboj said Ansani, during interrogation, told Police that he had procured the explosive materials from one Maqbool alias Uncle, a resident of Nawada District in Bihar. Ansari, a resident of Golabar village under the Vishnugarh Police Station in Hazaribag District, said he had been meeting the explosive requirement of CPI-M for manufacturing various types of bombs and also for laying mines for the last five years. Kamboj said on the basis of his confessional statement, Police raided Maqbool's residence and arrested him. A cache of explosives including 41 detonators and dynamite caps, gelatins sticks, grenade pins and huge quantity of cable wire, 400 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulphate, 4 kilograms fuse wire, a mobile phone SIM card and a motor cycle were also recovered from his residence .
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August - 11 
Police arrested the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘regional commander’, Santosh Yadav, in Ranchi, Times of India reports. Police also seized three locally-made pistols, cartridges, five cell phones and over a dozen SIM cards from his possession. Yadav was reportedly responsible for the
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Police arrested the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘regional commander’, Santosh Yadav, in Ranchi, Times of India reports. Police also seized three locally-made pistols, cartridges, five cell phones and over a dozen SIM cards from his possession. Yadav was reportedly responsible for the outfit's operations in Ranchi, Latehar, Chatra, Lohardaga and parts of Hazaribag Districts. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Praveen Kumar said Yadav was wanted in over two dozen cases of extortion, murder and burning of mine vehicles, trucks and machinery in the mining areas. "Yadav was staying in a rented accommodation under Sukhdeo Nagar police station and used to shift his residence every five to six months to evade arrest," Kumar said. The SSP said Yadav was arrested along with one Rakesh Kumar and a teenaged girl, Rekha Kumari, who use to collect extortion money on behalf of the former. Yadav told Police during interrogation that his squad had sophisticated weapons like SLRs and AK-47s. Telegraph adds that Yadav had a cash reward of INR 100000 on his head. “Yadav was once a CPI-Maoist associate and worked as a sub-zonal commander between 2002 and 2005. In 2006, he met Dinesh Gope and formed Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), which was later renamed PLFI. Yadav was in hiding in the city for a year and a half,” said the SSP. The primary task of the organisation is to extort money from contractors, businessmen and disrupt development activities. PLFI is active in Gumla, Khunti, Chatra, Hazaribagh, Garhwa, Palamau and Daltonganj. It is a rival faction of the CPI-Maoist and the Tritiya Prastuti Committee.
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August - 17 
Following subsequent raids conducted by the Hazaribag Police, 374 bags of ammonium nitrate concealed in two storehouses at Ichak More on the National Highway-33 and Nagwan village under the Ichak and Sadar Police stations respectively were seized on an unspecified date. Two persons were arrested in
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Following subsequent raids conducted by the Hazaribag Police, 374 bags of ammonium nitrate concealed in two storehouses at Ichak More on the National Highway-33 and Nagwan village under the Ichak and Sadar Police stations respectively were seized on an unspecified date. Two persons were arrested in this connection. Disclosing this on August 17, the Hazaribag Superintendent of Police (SP), Pankaj Kamboj, said that during the last two months the Police arrested several persons for supplying explosives to the extremist groups, including the CPI-Maoist. He said some arrested extremists confessed to Police during interrogation that they had been purchasing ammonium nitrate and other explosives from Prakash Mehta of Ichak More. The explosives were supplied to Maoist ‘zonal commander’ Navin Manjhi in the jungle areas of Bishnugarh Police Station in Hazaribag District and Bagodar Police Station in Giridih District during the recently held Parliamentary elections for laying underground landmines for killing the Security Force personnel. The SP said Police seized 364 bags of ammonium nitrate from Prakash's storehouse at Ichak More which was brought from Visakhapatnam in the State of Andhra Pradesh. His interrogation led to the seizure of 10 more bags of ammonium nitrate from Mahendra Mehta at Nagwan village. Police also seized 10 powerful detonators and cables used for laying the mines. All the three above named persons were arrested under various sections of the explosives Act, the SP added.
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August - 17 
Police seized 400 locally-made bombs, 30 mobile phones, 26 chargers and INR 7800 among other things from the Garwah District prison during a raid, officials said, adding that the prisoners might have been planning an escape. Many hardened criminals and about half dozen Maoists are lodged in the Garw
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Police seized 400 locally-made bombs, 30 mobile phones, 26 chargers and INR 7800 among other things from the Garwah District prison during a raid, officials said, adding that the prisoners might have been planning an escape. Many hardened criminals and about half dozen Maoists are lodged in the Garwah jail.
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August - 20 
The Lohardaga District Police in the night of August 20 arrested three sympathizers of the CPI-Maoist and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, Times of India reported. On the basis of a tip-off, the Police conducted raids in different parts of the town and its outskirts and arrested Sande
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The Lohardaga District Police in the night of August 20 arrested three sympathizers of the CPI-Maoist and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, Times of India reported. On the basis of a tip-off, the Police conducted raids in different parts of the town and its outskirts and arrested Sandeep Yadav of Raghunandan Lane near Gudri Bazaar, Moise Khan of Kharki Bala Toli, and Amit Singh of Khwas Ambava. A cache of arms and ammunition, including two Chinese and Italian-make pistols, one locally-made revolver, six empty pistol magazines and cartridges of different bore, were recovered from the houses of the three and the residence of Ashok Singh, who, however, managed to escape. A cellular phone and a car belonging to Sandeep were also seized by the Police. The Superintendent of Police (SP) Subodh Prasad said that during raids conducted to rescue HINDALCO’s 10 staff - who were abducted on August 17 from the company's mines in Gumla and later released on August 19 in the bordering areas - he was tipped off about CPI-Maoist ‘commander’ Sanjay Yadav's network in Lohardaga town. The SP said that several documents recovered during the raids suggest that the three persons were involved in supplying arms and levy collection. During interrogation, they revealed the names of several Maoist sympathizers, the SP said, adding that the police have also learnt about some others who provide logistic support to Maoists. The SP said that Sandeep's sister Sangita was married to a People Liberation Front of India (formerly known as the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers) activist, Sunil Yadav, of Line Mohalla in Chatra. "Sandeep accepted that he had collected Rs 1 lakh as levy demanded by Sanjay Yadav from contractor Deepak Rajgaria, who is constructing an ITI at Kujra village. The police also seized the levy receipt book in the name of Maoists' frontal organization Nav Janvadi Yuva Morcha. Mois Khan used to supply arms to Naxal organizations," he added.
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August - 23 
Kundan Pahan’s ‘area commander’ Budhram Lohra was arrested and a 10 kilograms can bomb was recovered from Barigarha village under Bundu Police station at around 3pm. “Budhram was wanted in more than six cases, including cleaning out of a cash van of a bank last year, killing of five special task fo
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Kundan Pahan’s ‘area commander’ Budhram Lohra was arrested and a 10 kilograms can bomb was recovered from Barigarha village under Bundu Police station at around 3pm. “Budhram was wanted in more than six cases, including cleaning out of a cash van of a bank last year, killing of five special task force jawans in Rahe, an attack on Baruhatu police picket. On the basis of information collected from him, we recovered a can bomb planted on the road to blow up police vehicles,” the SSP said.
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August - 27 
The joint police team of Gumla, Ghaghra and Lohardaga's Senha Police station seized arms, ammunition and several other incriminating items after an encounter with People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) activists at Hapamuni village situated in bordering areas of both the Districts under Ghaghra P
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The joint police team of Gumla, Ghaghra and Lohardaga's Senha Police station seized arms, ammunition and several other incriminating items after an encounter with People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) activists at Hapamuni village situated in bordering areas of both the Districts under Ghaghra Police station on August 27. SP Subodh Prasad said Police team had swung into action on a tip-off about PLFI activist, including its commander Rajesh Tiger alias Lal Tiger, accompanied by Surendra Oraon, who had escaped from Lohardaga prison and Budha Meer, were in the area. When police surrounded them they started firing. Police retaliated but the PLFI extremists managed to escape. The Police later seized a 9-mm pistol, a country-made pistol and a regular DBBL gun and 10 cartridges including 7 of 315 and rests of 12 bore. Some of the belongings of PLFI activists, which they left behind while escaping, were also seized. Two girls were also arrested from the incident site. Police personnel from the Senha Police station have been sent in a special mission against the PLFI squad who were reportedly taking shelter in a remote area under the same Police station, the SP said.
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September - 3 
PTI reports that seven Naxalites (left-wing extremists) were arrested on September 3 after the Police overpowered them following an encounter at Matoli village in the Garwah District, Police said. "During the two-hour gun-battle with the Naxalites of the Trititya Prastui Committee (TPC), 200 rounds
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PTI reports that seven Naxalites (left-wing extremists) were arrested on September 3 after the Police overpowered them following an encounter at Matoli village in the Garwah District, Police said. "During the two-hour gun-battle with the Naxalites of the Trititya Prastui Committee (TPC), 200 rounds were fired from both sides. There was no casualty on either side," said Superintendent of Police (SP) Saket Kumar Singh. Getting a tip-off that a group of TPC activists had congregated near the village, the Police team rushed to the spot around 4pm (IST), triggering the exchange of firing. 11 guns were recovered from their possession, the SP said. The TPC, a breakaway group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), has been engaged in extortion and loot in the area, the SP said.
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September - 8 
Three Naxalites (left wing extremists) of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested after an encounter with the Police at Churugarha, about 70 kilometers from Ranchi, the Police said on September 8, reported PTI. Th
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Three Naxalites (left wing extremists) of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested after an encounter with the Police at Churugarha, about 70 kilometers from Ranchi, the Police said on September 8, reported PTI. The Police reached the spot after getting a tip-off that a group of JPC cadres had assembled at Churugarha to plot a crime in the night of September 7. The JPC cadres started firing as soon as they spotted the Police, triggering a two-hour long gun-battle before the Naxalites tried to flee. The police, however, chased and arrested three of them. Three rifles and some ammunition were seized from their possession, Senior Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar said. Over 150 bullets were fired by both the sides, he added and claimed that some of the Naxalites had suffered bullet wounds, but they managed to escape. “One of the three arrested Naxalites, identified as Raj Kumar Ganju, is a big catch for the police,” he added further. Ganju was allegedly involved in a number of cases.
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September - 14 
Three CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Nandu Ganju, Suresh Ganju and Mukesh Paswan, were arrested by the Jharkhand Police on September 14 from the Konka forest of Mccluskieganj, reported Ranchi Express. Police also recovered a single barrel country made rifle, a country made pistol, Naxal (left wing
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Three CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Nandu Ganju, Suresh Ganju and Mukesh Paswan, were arrested by the Jharkhand Police on September 14 from the Konka forest of Mccluskieganj, reported Ranchi Express. Police also recovered a single barrel country made rifle, a country made pistol, Naxal (left wing extremism) literature, mobile phones and few live cartridges from the arrested Maoists. The arrestees were involved in several cases of loots, extortion, murder and many more reported at different Police stations in the State.
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September - 20 
PTI reports that a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the PLFI, Shankar Yadav, who was the prime accused in the August 31 abduction of Alok Kumar, circle officer of Panki in the Latehar District, was arrested during a search operation in the District on September 20, the SP Kuldip Dwedi told reporters. He sai
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PTI reports that a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the PLFI, Shankar Yadav, who was the prime accused in the August 31 abduction of Alok Kumar, circle officer of Panki in the Latehar District, was arrested during a search operation in the District on September 20, the SP Kuldip Dwedi told reporters. He said that Kumar was later set free by the extremists on September 2. Dwedi added that a semi-automatic 9-mm pistol, magazines and live cartridges, two mobile sets and one motorcycle were seized from his possession. The Police official said Yadav was wanted in at least eight other cases including murder and arson.
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September - 22 
Three Tritiya Prasuti Committee (TPC) cadres were killed and three others arrested during a gun battle between the Police and the extremists in the Kumbha Begwari village of Hazaribagh District on September 22, reports Ranchi Express. The arrested cadres were identified by Ram Kumar Ganju, Binay Mun
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Three Tritiya Prasuti Committee (TPC) cadres were killed and three others arrested during a gun battle between the Police and the extremists in the Kumbha Begwari village of Hazaribagh District on September 22, reports Ranchi Express. The arrested cadres were identified by Ram Kumar Ganju, Binay Munda, and Rajesh Munda. The deceased extremist, however, were not identified yet. The encounter started in the morning and lasted till evening and nearly 500 rounds of fires were exchanged from both sides. Police recovered some arms and five- six pairs of shoes and slippers from them.
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September - 24 
Seven Naxalites, including a ‘zonal commander’, were arrested from Ranchi and Bokaro Districts on September 24, according to Telegraph. Threes extremists were arrested from Tamrana forest under Tamar Police station area on the outskirts of the state capital Ranchi after a nightlong joint operation b
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Seven Naxalites, including a ‘zonal commander’, were arrested from Ranchi and Bokaro Districts on September 24, according to Telegraph. Threes extremists were arrested from Tamrana forest under Tamar Police station area on the outskirts of the state capital Ranchi after a nightlong joint operation by the Security Forces. They were identified as Mahadeo Munda, the chief of Krantikari Kisan Committee, and his two aides Shanker Munda and Umesh Munda. The three were part of an 18-member Naxalite squad present in the forest. The other extremists reportedly manage to escape. They are members of Ram Mohan Singh Munda squad, Police said. Two firearms, seven rounds of live cartridges, 25 kilograms of power gel, a high-end explosive used for preparation of land mines and 10 detonators were recovered from the three extremists. On their information, Police found a land mine at a point between Lugtu and Taimara. Senior superintendent of Police, Ranchi, Praveen Kumar said that Mahadeo was one of the oldest and most experienced Naxalite leaders active in the Chalkad area of the District, which covers the forest range of Tamar, Arki and Bundu. “Mahadeo had trained dreaded Maoist leaders of the district, Kundan Pahan and Kishore Munda. He had joined the outfit in 1992 and has led several operations against police. He also played a key role in Naxalite attacks in the district,” Kumar added. In addition, three more extremists were arrested from Mahuatand village in the Gomia block, 70 kilometres from Bokaro steel city. They were identified as Kanchan Mahto, Reva Mahto and Maanjhu Mahto. Another extremist, identified as Manjkhu, was arrested up from Chatdiha village in the same block.
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September - 28 September - 29
IANS reports that five Naxalites (left wing extremists), including two top leaders, were arrested from two Districts in Jharkhand, Police said on September 29. Four People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), cadres were arrested in the night of Sep
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IANS reports that five Naxalites (left wing extremists), including two top leaders, were arrested from two Districts in Jharkhand, Police said on September 29. Four People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), cadres were arrested in the night of September 28 from the Semara forest, which falls under Palkot Police station of Gumla District, around 145 kilometres from State capital Ranchi. The arrestees include Pahindra Gope, ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the group. Police also seized one double barrel gun, two country made pistols and live cartridges from the possession of the arrestees. In the Lathear District, Police arrested Ajay Ganju, ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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October - 5 
IANS reports that Police on October 5 claimed to have arrested a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Maoist ‘commander’ in capital Ranchi. The arrestee, whose identity the Police did not disclose immediately, was arrested from a colony situated under Sukhdeonagar Police Station. Polic
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IANS reports that Police on October 5 claimed to have arrested a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Maoist ‘commander’ in capital Ranchi. The arrestee, whose identity the Police did not disclose immediately, was arrested from a colony situated under Sukhdeonagar Police Station. Police said a Self-Loading Rifle and live cartridges were recovered from her possession.
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October - 12 
Police Sub-Inspector, Habil Bara, allegedly tried to commit suicide inside his Police Station while being interrogated in the night of October 12 for his alleged links with Shyam Mahto, an ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, in the Kuchai area of Seraikela-Kharsawan District, reported Telegraph. The
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Police Sub-Inspector, Habil Bara, allegedly tried to commit suicide inside his Police Station while being interrogated in the night of October 12 for his alleged links with Shyam Mahto, an ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, in the Kuchai area of Seraikela-Kharsawan District, reported Telegraph. The Police had earlier in the day arrested two Maoists, identified as Feroj Singh Munda and Lakhan Sardar, from Kuchai. The Police had also seized a pair of whistles, rifle springs and Maoist literature from the two, who were on their way to hand them over to Mahto in Kuchai. During their interrogation, the duo had alleged that Habil Bara had links with Shyam Mahto and he was known to the other Maoists also. Bara was also privy to various “underhand dealings” with them, the duo added. The Seraikela-Kharsawan District Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek said, “When we summoned the sub-inspector to the Police station and began interrogating him about his (Maoist) links, he fell sick suddenly. Later, he had to be admitted to hospital,” Abhishek said, refusing to confirm or deny that it was a suicide attempt. The SP admitted the allegation that Bara, a resident of Roshanpur village in Sisai in Gumla, used to help the Maoists of Kuchai was serious. “Though initial reports suggest that Bara used to extend tacit support to Naxalites, we do not have any material evidence against him. Therefore, we will have to probe further,” the SP added.
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October - 18 
A self styled ‘sub-zonal commander' of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), identified as Pradeep Ganju, was killed in a two-hour long clash with the rival group Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) in the morning of October 18 in Latehar District, Times of India reports. The Latehar Superintendent
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A self styled ‘sub-zonal commander' of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), identified as Pradeep Ganju, was killed in a two-hour long clash with the rival group Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) in the morning of October 18 in Latehar District, Times of India reports. The Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP), Kuldeep Diwedi, said Police received information about a clash between the two groups in the forests of Bodha Viharjanga under Chandwa Police Station. "Forces were rushed to the spot early in the morning. The police recovered a body from the encounter site which the villagers identified as that of Pradeep Ganju. Empty cartridges were also recovered from the spot," Diwedi said. Two JPC extremists were also hurt in the incident. "We have launched an intensive combing operation in the area and efforts are being made to arrest the members of the two groups," Diwedi added. The two groups possibly clashed to claim supremacy in the area for collecting levy and extorting businessmen and contractors, he added. Ganju, who headed a squad of around 20 armed cadres, was active in the bordering areas of Latehar and Lohardaga Districts. He was wanted in about 20 cases related to extortion, kidnapping and murder under different Police Stations of the two Districts.
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October - 25 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and three others arrested during an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Jonha, about 40 kilometres from capital Ranchi, Police said on October 25, according to ANI. Following a tip off about Maoists’ movement taking place t
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and three others arrested during an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Jonha, about 40 kilometres from capital Ranchi, Police said on October 25, according to ANI. Following a tip off about Maoists’ movement taking place towards Purulia District in the neighbouring State of West Bengal, the SFs laid a trap by putting blockades at various places. "We had placed blockades at six places which were there continuously for the past 2 days. We were successful near Jonha area where following an encounter four Maoists were killed, though we have only found one body. The search operation is on to find rest of the Maoists. We have found three rifles, backpacks, their vehicle, a motorcycle and lot of ammunitions," said Praveen Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police (Ranchi). Police also confirmed of having arrested three Maoists.
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October - 28 
IANS reports that a bomb was found on the railway tracks in the Simdega District on October 28, disrupting train services, Police said. The five kilograms bomb was discovered near Bano railway station in Simdega, nearly 200 kilometres from State capital Ranchi, by railway authorities. Consequently,
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IANS reports that a bomb was found on the railway tracks in the Simdega District on October 28, disrupting train services, Police said. The five kilograms bomb was discovered near Bano railway station in Simdega, nearly 200 kilometres from State capital Ranchi, by railway authorities. Consequently, two trains were halted at Bano and two trains were cancelled.
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October - 28 
Police arrested an ‘area commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist, from Dugduga village under the Basia Police Station of the Gumla District in the night of October 28, reports Times of India. The Police also recovered a locally-made pistol a
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Police arrested an ‘area commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist, from Dugduga village under the Basia Police Station of the Gumla District in the night of October 28, reports Times of India. The Police also recovered a locally-made pistol and two cartridges of .303 bore from his possession. The Gumla District SP, N. K. Singh, said on October 29 that a joint team of the Basia and Kamdara Police stations arrested the insurgent, identified as Vijay Tete alias Vishalji, after being tipped off that he had visited his wife's home in the same village. Tete, who belongs to Dugduga village, had joined the outfit about three years ago and was a confidant of the PLFI chief Dinesh Gope. Tete was elevated to the rank of a ‘sub-zonal commander’ after the Basia Police arrested his predecessor Bhaiyaram Oraon from capital Ranchi recently. His area of operation extended up to Basia and Kamdara in Gumla, Karra in Khunti and Lapung in Ranchi District, the SP said, adding that Tete's squad was also active in some parts of Bihar, including Gaya. The SP said that Tete disclosed the names of his squad members during interrogation. Besides, the arrested PLFI cadre also gave an account of the weapons, which include two rifles, a semi-rifle, a gun and two pistols, possessed by his squad. The SP claimed that the PLFI is now on the verge of extinction with many of its top leaders already arrested.
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October - 28 
Two Naxalites (left-wing extremists), identified as Mamta Kumari alias Preeti and Prahalad Mahto, who were going to collect levy money were arrested by the Namkum Police. Police also seized one pistol, two cartridges and two mobile phones from them. Senior Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar told
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Two Naxalites (left-wing extremists), identified as Mamta Kumari alias Preeti and Prahalad Mahto, who were going to collect levy money were arrested by the Namkum Police. Police also seized one pistol, two cartridges and two mobile phones from them. Senior Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar told journalists that Preeti and Prahlad were collecting levy money for ‘Commando’ Chand and the Marshal Group.
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October - 29 
West Singhbhum Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) involved in looting explosives from bordering Orissa’s Sundergarh District in July 2009 and defused a bomb they had planted on a road used by the Security Forces (SFs) combing the Saranda forest, Telegraph reports. The t
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West Singhbhum Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) involved in looting explosives from bordering Orissa’s Sundergarh District in July 2009 and defused a bomb they had planted on a road used by the Security Forces (SFs) combing the Saranda forest, Telegraph reports. The two extremists were arrested in the night of October 29 from Thalkobad, around 80 kilometres from the District headquarters of Chaibasa, by the Police and Central Reserve Police Force who were on long range patrolling. The two later confessed they were members of the outlawed CPI-Maoist and were in platoon No. 22 of the outfit that was active in Saranda. The duo then took the Police to a spot on Karampada-Thalkobad Road in Jamboiburu where they had planted a powerful can bomb. The Police later defused the bomb. Following the arrest, the Police also recovered the cell-phone of sub-inspector Ajit Bardhan who was killed by Maoists when they ambushed the Police party escorting the truck carrying the explosives in July 2009. Confirming the arrests made after the two were brought to Jamboiburu in Saranda’s Manoharpur Police Station area, the West Singhbhum District Superintendent of Police (SP), Akhilesh Kumar Jha, said, "After Bardhan’s mobile phone was recovered, we interrogated the duo. They confessed to being involved in looting the explosives-laden truck in Rourkela." However, they could not reveal where the explosives had been taken by the Maoists. The SP said the Police believed the two arrested extremists, Gopal Munda and Etewa Oraon, could provide information about Maoists hiding in Saranda and elsewhere in West Singhbhum.
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November - 1 
The Police arrested five Naxalites (left-wing extremists), including a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPS), a rival group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Manjariyatoli village under Dumri Police station in the Gumla District in the night of November
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The Police arrested five Naxalites (left-wing extremists), including a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPS), a rival group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Manjariyatoli village under Dumri Police station in the Gumla District in the night of November 1, according to Times of India. A cache of arms and ammunition were also seized during the raid. One of those arrested was identified as Vishwanath Gaunjhu alias Bisheshanji, a TPC ‘sub-zonal commander’ of Lohardaga and a resident of Heshawar village in Latehar District. Gaunjhu was involved in as many as 10 criminal cases, including six cases lodged with the Balumath Police Station. The others were identified as armed squad members of the TPS, Mohamed Israfil Alam, Johnson Ekka, Sanjana Minz and Abhas Ekka, the Gumla Superintendent of Police (SP) Narendra Kumar Singh said on November 2. The SP said on getting a tip-off that the TPC members had arrived at Manjariyatoli to collect levy from someone, a Police team rushed to the village in the night of November 1 and laid a trap. All five TPC members were arrested without any encounter, the SP added. Police also recovered two .315 rifles, two country made pistols, some live cartridges, TPC letter pads, a diary containing the names of TPC members and other vital information about the outfit, mobile sets, pamphlets and other documents during the raid. Gaunjhu was involved in as many as 10 criminal cases, including six cases lodged with the Balumath Police Station, the SP said. Meanwhile, sources said that the TPC is trying to establish its network in Latehar, particularly in the Chainpur-Dumri area.
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November - 10 
Bihar Police personnel on November 10 seized 30,000 live cartridges of .315 bore, two AK-47 rifles, four INSAS rifles and huge quantity of explosives from a house in Bokaro, Bihar Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) U. S. Dutta said. Acting on a tip-off, the State Police sought hel
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Bihar Police personnel on November 10 seized 30,000 live cartridges of .315 bore, two AK-47 rifles, four INSAS rifles and huge quantity of explosives from a house in Bokaro, Bihar Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) U. S. Dutta said. Acting on a tip-off, the State Police sought help from the Jharkhand Police and raided a house in Sector 12 Bokaro and recovered the firearms and explosive, Dutta said.
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November - 14 
The Lohardaga District Police on November 14 arrested a People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) activist, Santosh Pradhan, along with a locally-made pistol and four cartridges following a gun battle with the insurgents near Kalhepath village, according to Times of India. The PLFI activists were le
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The Lohardaga District Police on November 14 arrested a People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) activist, Santosh Pradhan, along with a locally-made pistol and four cartridges following a gun battle with the insurgents near Kalhepath village, according to Times of India. The PLFI activists were led by Surendra Oraon, charged in dozens of cases, including those of abduction and loot. A few years back, he had fled from Lohardaga prison. The SP Subodh Prasad said Senha Police had received a tip-off that PLFI cadres would go to collect levy from a brick kiln owner at Kalhepath. The PLFI activists opened fire on the cops. The Police retaliated but in order to save civilians in the way failed to arrest at least three insurgents, including Surendra Oraon. However, Santosh Pradhan of Senha was arrested.
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November - 18 
Meanwhile, four suspected Maoists, one of whom is stated be an expert in bomb-making, were arrested in the Latehar District on November 18, PTI reports. "Subhas Sao of the CPI-Maoist is an expert in making can bombs. The police caught him at Hutar village along with two cans, pencil batteries and tw
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Meanwhile, four suspected Maoists, one of whom is stated be an expert in bomb-making, were arrested in the Latehar District on November 18, PTI reports. "Subhas Sao of the CPI-Maoist is an expert in making can bombs. The police caught him at Hutar village along with two cans, pencil batteries and two plastic jars required to make explosives," Superintendent of Police Kuldip Dwivedi told reporters in Latehar. A separate Police team arrested three activists of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee under Barwadih Police Station, he said, adding, that two guns and cartridges were seized from their possession.
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November - 20 
In the second incident, the Maoists planted a bomb in the conveyor belt in Kiribur mines, about 15 km from Meghatpur and 120 kilometres from Rourkela on the Jharkhand side, but it did not explode, the sources said. Police and CRPF personnel defused the bomb.
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In the second incident, the Maoists planted a bomb in the conveyor belt in Kiribur mines, about 15 km from Meghatpur and 120 kilometres from Rourkela on the Jharkhand side, but it did not explode, the sources said. Police and CRPF personnel defused the bomb.
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November - 20 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded a bomb in Meghatpur mine in Sundergarh District and planted another at Kiribur in Jharkhand on November 20 (today), both run by public sector SAIL along the Orissa-Jharkhand border. Senior officials in Kirbur told P
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded a bomb in Meghatpur mine in Sundergarh District and planted another at Kiribur in Jharkhand on November 20 (today), both run by public sector SAIL along the Orissa-Jharkhand border. Senior officials in Kirbur told PTI that a group of armed Maoists stormed into the loading point in Meghatpur mines on the Orissa side and exploded a bomb damaging the conveyor belt. Loading and unloading of iron ore was severely affected at Meghatpur mines under the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) as a result. In the second incident, the Maoists planted a bomb in the conveyor belt in Kiribur mines, about 15 km from Meghatpur and 120 kilometres from Rourkela on the Jharkhand side, but it did not explode, the sources said. Police and CRPF personnel defused the bomb.
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November - 21 
Elsewhere in the District, Police seized a huge cache of explosives from an area under Pratappur Police Station in the evening of November 21, Times of India reported. The Chatra SP D. B. Sharma said that the seizure was made when Police, during long-range patrolling, came across three persons carry
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Elsewhere in the District, Police seized a huge cache of explosives from an area under Pratappur Police Station in the evening of November 21, Times of India reported. The Chatra SP D. B. Sharma said that the seizure was made when Police, during long-range patrolling, came across three persons carrying sacks and wires at a jungle near Kalhibar village. When the Police personnel asked the men to stop, they escaped while leaving behind the sacks and wires, he said. On checking the sacks, Police recovered 10 kilograms ammonium nitrate, 110 detonators, 40-metres of fuse wire, 10 metres of electric wire and other equipment used for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Police had tip-off of that Maoists plan to create disturbances during the poll and intensive search and combing operations was launched in the area ahead of the polls, the SP added.
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November - 22 November - 24
four of their Maoist sympathisers were arrested on the border of Chatra and Hazaribgah for carrying arms and ammunition in the last 24 hours. Hazaribgah Sadar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Naushad Alam said the insurgents, arrested from Garukhurha village, near Itkhori, had four rifles and l
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four of their Maoist sympathisers were arrested on the border of Chatra and Hazaribgah for carrying arms and ammunition in the last 24 hours. Hazaribgah Sadar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Naushad Alam said the insurgents, arrested from Garukhurha village, near Itkhori, had four rifles and live cartridges in their possession. The consignment was meant for ‘sub-zonal commanders’ of the little-known Jharkhand Sanyukta Morcha, a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist. The group was travelling in an SUV that had a tampered number plate. DSP (rural) Sangeeta Kumari said Morcha chief Rampati Ganjhu had been arrested in Ranchi two years ago and sent to Chatra prison. Reorganising a team even from behind bars, Ganjhu ordered his men to supply arms to ‘sub-zonal commanders’ Nageshwar Ganjhu alias Nagji and Chamra Munda alias Sudhirji. Three of the arrested insurgents — identified as Ram Nandan Prasad, Sanjay Kumar and Awadh Kumar, all residents of Gaya — confessed that they had supplied bullets to Nagji and Sudhirji in the past, too. The DSP (rural) said the SUV belonged to the fourth, Santosh Kumar, who pleaded innocent. Earlier on November 22, Police arrested Mohammed Irshad, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s Bundu block president and his two associates, Sukhdeo Swansi and Haradhan Lohra, under the Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act, for supply of goods to the Maoists, Indian Express reported. They were allegedly involved in supplying explosives to the CPI-Maoist ‘zonal commander’ Kundan Pahan, whose area of influence lies in Bundu and Tamar block of Ranchi District. After a tip off, a Police team intercepted a Bolero (JH01R-4724) and took Irshad, Swansi and Lohra into custody after the search carried out by it led to recovery of goods including 20 flash guns of camera, one bundle of wire, two soldering equipments, more than two dozen Durocell batteries and one charger which were used in manufacturing of the land mines. According to the report the supplier was based in Ranchi. “We have already traced him and hope to arrest him soon,” a Police official said. “There is a large plan by terrorists to plant landmines…They use camera flashes, wires, switches, holders, batteries in landmines and then exploding them. There are also a large number of woollen clothes and shoes. An accomplice of terrorists along with his colleagues was taking the entire material to Bundu from Ranchi,” said Praveen Kumar, Superintendent of Police (Ranchi), adds ANI. Assembly elections are being held in Jharkhand in five phases beginning November 25.
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November - 26 
Police recovered a landmine weighing 20 kilograms from a Maoist-hit region near the Tetair-More at Lapu village under the Bishunpur Police Station of Gumla District on November 26. The landmine was later deactivated. The Police recovered the landmine during a long-range patrol in a particular area w
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Police recovered a landmine weighing 20 kilograms from a Maoist-hit region near the Tetair-More at Lapu village under the Bishunpur Police Station of Gumla District on November 26. The landmine was later deactivated. The Police recovered the landmine during a long-range patrol in a particular area where the Maoists had triggered a landmine blast a few days ago, Gumla SP N. K. Singh said. The landmine was recovered from a place located about 18-19 kilometres away from the Bishunpur Police Station on the Jori-Jamti road, the SP added.
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November - 29 
In Palamau District, the Maoists destroyed two schools late in the night of November 29 at Kharagpur and Bhavwar villages, Police said. Maoists have blown up seven schools in the District over the weekend. They blew up five schools, besides a panchayat bhavan (building) on in the night of November 2
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In Palamau District, the Maoists destroyed two schools late in the night of November 29 at Kharagpur and Bhavwar villages, Police said. Maoists have blown up seven schools in the District over the weekend. They blew up five schools, besides a panchayat bhavan (building) on in the night of November 28. Separately, the Maoists disrupted movement of vehicles on the Daltonganj-Aurangabad Main Road from 10pm on November 29 to 10am on November 30 by felling three trees at Kanda. Also, during intensive patrolling, Security Forces recovered two landmines on November 29, each weighing 20 kilograms, planted beneath the Medininagar-Panki Road in Palamau, Police said.
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December - 2 
The Security Forces (SFs) on December 2 recovered a landmine planted beneath a culvert at Zarzari village under Bishnugarh Police Station of Hazaribgah District, reports Times of India. Briefing the media, Deputy Commissioner-cum District Returning Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey said that the SFs recov
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The Security Forces (SFs) on December 2 recovered a landmine planted beneath a culvert at Zarzari village under Bishnugarh Police Station of Hazaribgah District, reports Times of India. Briefing the media, Deputy Commissioner-cum District Returning Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey said that the SFs recovered the landmine weighing 50 kilograms while patrolling the Bishnugarh-Gomia road. The officer said that the SF personnel, who were patrolling the area on foot, heard the sound of an explosion and saw smoke billowing out of the culvert. Subsequently, they conducted a thorough search of the culvert and found the landmine lying underneath it. A bomb squad, which accompanied the SFs, immediately deactivated the landmine, he added. Choubey said that the SFs also recovered a pair of shoes and slippers from the spot which the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had probably left behind after planting the landmine. "A major mishap seems to have been averted as polling personnel were supposed to return from the same route along with electronic voting machines (EVMs) after the commencement of polls," he added. He said that polling personnel and SFs, who were supposed to cross the Maoist-hit areas under the Bishnugarh Police Station of the District, were advised to move on foot as a precautionary measure. The Police have launched a massive combing operation in the area, he added.
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December - 10 
A top Maoist was arrested and three landmines were recovered on December 10 from different areas of Jharkhand, Police said, according to Hindustan Times. The Maoist, identified as Joseph, was arrested from a village in Gumla District during a combing operation by the SFs, they said, adding he was an
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A top Maoist was arrested and three landmines were recovered on December 10 from different areas of Jharkhand, Police said, according to Hindustan Times. The Maoist, identified as Joseph, was arrested from a village in Gumla District during a combing operation by the SFs, they said, adding he was an expert in making IEDs.
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December - 11 
Security Forces killed two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a fierce gun battle in Ranchi District on December 11, according to CNN-IBN. The SFs fired 500 rounds of bullets and also lobbed grenades. A huge cache of arms and ammunition including 200 kilograms of explosives, 100
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Security Forces killed two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a fierce gun battle in Ranchi District on December 11, according to CNN-IBN. The SFs fired 500 rounds of bullets and also lobbed grenades. A huge cache of arms and ammunition including 200 kilograms of explosives, 100 detonators and 30 kilograms can bombs were also recovered. However, Times of India reported that Police busted a Maoist camp killing one extremist and injuring three others. The incident occurred at Anteorda village at the tri-junction of Ranchi, Seraikela and West Singhbhum Districts. "Police fired around 500 rounds, used four high explosives, 14 hand grenades in which one Maoist was killed while three were reportedly injured and the camp was busted by police," Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar. "Around 70 Maoists took advantage of the low visibility and managed to flee through a small stream. But local people confirmed that Maoists were spotted taking their injured counterparts with them," he added. "Police recovered two single-barrel guns, one double-barrel gun, 200 kg ammonium nitrate, 200 kg semi-liquid explosive gel, two landmines weighing 30 kg, 200 detonators, 50 metre codex wire, 100 Duracell batteries, 25 camera flashes," said Kumar. Among other things recovered by Police were several kilograms of food grain meant for nearly 70 people, cooked food, 15 rucksacks of medicines for cerebral malaria, first aid kits and 200 soap cases to be used for making country-made bombs and two large barbed wire cutters. "The IAF helicopter was largely used during a recce mission to guide the movement of security men through the thick jungle," said Kumar, adding that a company of Security Forces will move into the forest in the morning of December 12 (today). "Looking at the recoveries, it appears that Maoists were planning a major attack during the ongoing election or attack police pickets or a camp of security forces," he added.
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December - 11 
SF personnel recovered three powerful landmines from Bidir village of Latehar District, which were later defused.
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SF personnel recovered three powerful landmines from Bidir village of Latehar District, which were later defused.
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December - 22 
PTI reports that a Police team on December 22 seized bombs and explosive materials during a combing operation at the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit Rengo forest in the Manoharpur area near Jamshedpur. "Seventy-five gelatin sticks, a can bomb weighing 25 kg and other bomb making exp
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PTI reports that a Police team on December 22 seized bombs and explosive materials during a combing operation at the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit Rengo forest in the Manoharpur area near Jamshedpur. "Seventy-five gelatin sticks, a can bomb weighing 25 kg and other bomb making explosive materials were found during the operation," Manoharpur Police Station officer-in-charge Ranjit Minz said. No Maoist was arrested during the raid, he added.
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