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January - 12 
An alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed during an encounter with the Police in Bezarpalli area in Sironcha taluka (administrative unit) of Gadchiroli District on January 12, reports IBN Live. The shoot-out between a group of Maoists and a Police platoon lasted about
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An alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed during an encounter with the Police in Bezarpalli area in Sironcha taluka (administrative unit) of Gadchiroli District on January 12, reports IBN Live. The shoot-out between a group of Maoists and a Police platoon lasted about 45 minutes before the Maoists fled, said the Police. A body of a Maoist was recovered from the site. The Police also claimed that at least four to five Maoists must have been wounded seriously. The Police also recovered a 303 rifle, a country-made pistol and 29 rounds besides a grenade.
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February - 1 
The Police recovered a small cache of arms and ammunition along with electronic equipments, which on assembling could help make explosive devices, in two separate raids in villages Talodhi-Balapur and Bolegaon on February 1, reports The Times of India. The first raid was carried out at the residence
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The Police recovered a small cache of arms and ammunition along with electronic equipments, which on assembling could help make explosive devices, in two separate raids in villages Talodhi-Balapur and Bolegaon on February 1, reports The Times of India. The first raid was carried out at the residence of one Mithun Surpam in Talodhi-Balapur village on the basis of information given by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Maruti Kurwatkar (31), who was arrested on January 28. The recoveries included a small laptop, a USB pen drive, a computer hard disc, electronic fuses, transistor divot, rechargeable batteries, two magnetic compass, Maoist’ literature along with a book detailing how to handle the explosives. In the second raid, the Police recovered two loaded 9mm pistols from the house of one Prakash Sayam at Bolegaon.
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February - 21 
In a joint operation, the anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] branch of Gondia Police, C-60 commandos, the bomb detection and disposal squad and Gadchiroli Police unearthed 45 kilograms of gelatin and four detonators, packed in a plastic drum and buried about four feet underground in Baswi ghat,
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In a joint operation, the anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] branch of Gondia Police, C-60 commandos, the bomb detection and disposal squad and Gadchiroli Police unearthed 45 kilograms of gelatin and four detonators, packed in a plastic drum and buried about four feet underground in Baswi ghat, about 4 kilometres from Chichgarh Police Station in Gondia District on February 21, reports The Times of India. The Police had received a tip-off that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had stored explosives on Chichgarh-Korchi Road.
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March - 1 
The Police seized several castings, believed to be used by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres for making hand grenades, rockets and other materials used for fabricating rocket launchers, during raids on their weapon fabrication units, being run in the guise of workshops, in Mumbai o
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The Police seized several castings, believed to be used by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres for making hand grenades, rockets and other materials used for fabricating rocket launchers, during raids on their weapon fabrication units, being run in the guise of workshops, in Mumbai on March 1. The Mumbai Police, who conducted the raids following information furnished by the Andhra Pradesh Police, took into custody four Maoist cadres including two women. The arrestees were identified as Arka Paru Bai alias Laxmi, wife of Chekka Sivaramakrishna (arrested during raids on a Maoist workshop in Bhopal in 2007); Dinesh Wankhede, a Maoist District Committee member of Maharashtra; his wife Kalam Sumanta, and Asim Kumar Bhattacharya. While Arka Parun Bai is a native of Beersaipet of Adilabad district in Andhra Pradesh, Dinesh hails from Nagpur and Sumanta from Gadchiroli, Police sources said. Earlier, only Bhattacharya’s arrest was reported in SATP.
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March - 10 
The Gadchiroli Police busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) arms and ammunition factory at Neral in Raigad District on March 10, reported The Times of India. Parts of rocket launchers, guns and magazines were also found besides some damaged pieces and samples. Four people were workin
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The Gadchiroli Police busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) arms and ammunition factory at Neral in Raigad District on March 10, reported The Times of India. Parts of rocket launchers, guns and magazines were also found besides some damaged pieces and samples. Four people were working in the factory when the raid took place. "It was not functioning regularly, but operated about once a fortnight," said Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police S. Veeresh Prabhu. The Police said the factory belonged to one Asim Kumar Bhattacharya, who was arrested along with Dinesh Wankhede, Suman Gawde and Paro Patel from their Dombivli hideout on March 1.
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April - 25 
Raju Gedam, a C-60 commando was injured in an encounter with Maoists inside Nalgonda forests along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, under Bhamragad tehsil (revenue unit), in Gadchiroli District. On receiving a tip-off about a Maoist camp, C-60 commandos launched a combing operation in the area.
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Raju Gedam, a C-60 commando was injured in an encounter with Maoists inside Nalgonda forests along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, under Bhamragad tehsil (revenue unit), in Gadchiroli District. On receiving a tip-off about a Maoist camp, C-60 commandos launched a combing operation in the area. The Maoists triggered a mine blast in which Raju Gedam was injured. Following the blast at around 5pm gun-battle broke out between C-60 Forces and the Maoists which lasted for around 25 minutes. During the search operation, SFs found out multiple blood stains in the area suggesting that a few Maoists might have been injured too. Two claymore mines, a pipe-bomb, wire, detonator and other material used by the Maoists were recovered from the encounter site.
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May - 13 
Gondia Police unearthed 20 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosives stacked in two stainless steel vessels between Dhamni tola and Istari villages under Chichgarh Police Station in Gondia District on May 13, reports The Times of India. Gondia Police had received information about a
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Gondia Police unearthed 20 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosives stacked in two stainless steel vessels between Dhamni tola and Istari villages under Chichgarh Police Station in Gondia District on May 13, reports The Times of India. Gondia Police had received information about a possible IED explosion in the District. Following this tip-off, the anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] cell and 60 Police commandos launched search operation in Deori tehsil (revenue unit).
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May - 23 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and arrested two women Maoists during an encounter near Pourvel village in Gadchiroli District on May 23, reports The Times of India. The slain Maoist, Rahul Dhurve alias Dinesh, was part of the Maoist’s Potegaon L
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and arrested two women Maoists during an encounter near Pourvel village in Gadchiroli District on May 23, reports The Times of India. The slain Maoist, Rahul Dhurve alias Dinesh, was part of the Maoist’s Potegaon Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS). The two arrested women Maoists have been identified as Vanita Dhurve alias Shushila, and Lacchi Gawde alias Nimmi. According to Police information, Vanita was a member of the Chatgaon LGS and Lacchi belonged to Company no. 4. One .315 rifle and 41 live rounds were recovered from Rahul while the women cadres had 12-bore rifles with them. Around 32 rounds of ammunition were also recovered from the women cadres.
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June - 5 June - 6
Two different teams of Security Forces (SFs) carrying out anti-Naxalite [Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations in jungles were ambushed in Gadchiroli in intervening night of June 5 and 6, reports The Times of India. SFs have sustained no casualty, but in one instance forces have claimed of injuring
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Two different teams of Security Forces (SFs) carrying out anti-Naxalite [Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations in jungles were ambushed in Gadchiroli in intervening night of June 5 and 6, reports The Times of India. SFs have sustained no casualty, but in one instance forces have claimed of injuring a few Naxalites in encounter. Police sources said that the anti-Naxal operation clubbed with 'Grambhet' (reaching the villages) campaign is underway in Mayalghat jungles in Korchi tehsil (revenue unit). The team of C-60 commandos moving through the jungle was ambushed by Naxalites at around 10.30pm on June 5, which met with strong retaliation from Police side. The gun battle lasted for 20 minutes after which Maoists retreated into the jungle. Cops later found blood stains at several places on the encounter site, suggesting a few Naxalites might have been injured in the exchange of fire. A revolver, walkie-talkie, wire, a detonator and nine backpacks and other Naxal material was recovered from the place. In the second instance, a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Gadchiroli Police carrying out anti-Naxalite operation clubbed with 'Grambhet' campaign was ambushed at 5.30am on June 6 in Padaboriya jungle in Dhanora tehsil. The encounter lasted for 15 minutes after which Naxalites retreated into the jungle. Large quantity of medicines, wire, detonators, Naxal uniform and other material was recovered from the encounter site.
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June - 21 
A contingent of Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) Police, including some Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, on June 21 demolished a ‘memorial' of an alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Shrikant in Middapalli area off Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, reports IBN Live. Police
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A contingent of Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) Police, including some Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, on June 21 demolished a ‘memorial' of an alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Shrikant in Middapalli area off Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, reports IBN Live. Police said the make-shift memorial of the Maoist was located in Chhattisgarh territory, about 45 kilometres from the border of Bhamragarh taluka of Maharashtra. The team later recovered six country-made rifles from two hide-outs of ultras, apart from some explosives meant for land mines during search operations
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June - 29 
Some Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were injured in an encounter with the joint forces of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Police in Fulbodi forest in Korchi tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 29 afternoon, reports Times of India. Official
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Some Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were injured in an encounter with the joint forces of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Police in Fulbodi forest in Korchi tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 29 afternoon, reports Times of India. Official sources said the CRPF and Gadchiroli Police were carrying out joint operations in the forest when they were ambushed by Maoists around 1.30pm. The Police recovered a detonator, a pittu (back pack), medicines and Maoist material from the spot. Blood stains were found at the site suggesting some Maoists were injured in the gun battle.
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July - 28 
The Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel came under fire from Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Gadchiroli District on July 29, reports The Hindu. Police said the incident occurred in the Kumarganda forests near Bhamragad during a joint search operation by a team of
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The Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel came under fire from Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Gadchiroli District on July 29, reports The Hindu. Police said the incident occurred in the Kumarganda forests near Bhamragad during a joint search operation by a team of the Gadchiroli Police and the CRPF. Maoists fired indiscriminately, but fled the spot when the fire was returned. On searching the spot, Police found a country gun, a magazine and 12 live rounds of an AK-47 rifle, a detonator, a wire bundle and a flashlight. However, there was no report of any casualty from either side, according to a statement issued by the Superintendent of Police (Gadchiroli).
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August - 15 
The Kasansur Police foiled an ambush bid by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) by unearthing explosives hidden under an anti-Independence Day banner on August 15 in the village market adjacent to Kasansur Gram Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) in Etapalli tehs
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The Kasansur Police foiled an ambush bid by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) by unearthing explosives hidden under an anti-Independence Day banner on August 15 in the village market adjacent to Kasansur Gram Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) in Etapalli tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports The Times of India. Police deactivated the booby trap and recovered two steel boxes full of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) along with a detonator and electric wire.
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September - 3 
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 20 kilograms, two detonators, and a booster were recovered by the Police from a canal near the Kumarguda forest on the Bhamragad-Lahiri road in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Gadchiroli District on September 3, reports The Hindu. T
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 20 kilograms, two detonators, and a booster were recovered by the Police from a canal near the Kumarguda forest on the Bhamragad-Lahiri road in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Gadchiroli District on September 3, reports The Hindu. The haul came when Gadchiroli Collector Abhishekh Krishana, Superintendent of Police Suvez Huque and Additional SP of Naxal operations Rahul Seth were visiting Bhamaragad, according to informed sources.
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September - 24 
A 12-bore gun and live cartridges were recovered from a spot where suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had gathered for a meeting near tribal village of Ramayyapetha in Aheri taluka in Gadchiroli District on September 25, reports Zee News. When Police raided the spot
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A 12-bore gun and live cartridges were recovered from a spot where suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had gathered for a meeting near tribal village of Ramayyapetha in Aheri taluka in Gadchiroli District on September 25, reports Zee News. When Police raided the spot, the persons, who were in black and green uniforms and numbered around 12, ran off and escaped into the nearby forest, Police said.
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September - 26 
A few Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were reportedly injured and huge quantity of explosives were seized after firing between the Police and the Maoists near Darrekasa in Salekasa tehsil (revenue unit) in Gondia District of Maharashtra on September 27, reports The Times of India
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A few Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were reportedly injured and huge quantity of explosives were seized after firing between the Police and the Maoists near Darrekasa in Salekasa tehsil (revenue unit) in Gondia District of Maharashtra on September 27, reports The Times of India. A joint team of Gondia District Police commando squad and Chhattisgarh Police was on the lookout for the Maoists at Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border when the exchange of fire took place. However, no casualty was reported from either side. During search operation, Police found huge quantity of explosives in a buried plastic drum. It contained two steel boxes in which explosive rods were hidden along with polythene sheets.
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October - 8 
A team of Gondia District Police had a brief encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Kemul village in the District on October 8 after a team went to the village on a tip-off that Maoists were holding a secret meeting there, reports Zee News. Three rifles and 25 live
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A team of Gondia District Police had a brief encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Kemul village in the District on October 8 after a team went to the village on a tip-off that Maoists were holding a secret meeting there, reports Zee News. Three rifles and 25 live rounds were among other things recovered from the spot.
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October - 16 
At least 4-5 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were reported injured in an exchange of fire with the Police in the mountains between Venkatapur and Reguntha outpost, south of Aheri in Gadchiroli District on October 16, reports The Hindu. A loaded rifle, SLR rounds, Pittu, utensils,
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At least 4-5 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were reported injured in an exchange of fire with the Police in the mountains between Venkatapur and Reguntha outpost, south of Aheri in Gadchiroli District on October 16, reports The Hindu. A loaded rifle, SLR rounds, Pittu, utensils, and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] literature were seized from the encounter site.
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October - 16 
At least four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were injured in an encounter with Police near Lankachen village in Gadchiroli District on October 16, reports Business Standard. A cache of ammunition including a rifle bearing the Indian Ordnance Factory mark was recovered, the Polic
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At least four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were injured in an encounter with Police near Lankachen village in Gadchiroli District on October 16, reports Business Standard. A cache of ammunition including a rifle bearing the Indian Ordnance Factory mark was recovered, the Police said. "The district police team was conducting an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation near a hill early morning when it came under fire from ultras. After an exchange of fire for 35 to 40 minutes, the Naxals fled to Andhra Pradesh through Pranhita River," Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammed Suvez Haque told reporters. Haque said Police found a rifle bearing the Indian Ordinance Factory mark along with a magazine and ten live rounds. "We recovered twenty SLR rounds, ten detonators, 20 pistols, utensils and Naxal literature in Telugu language from the spot," he said, adding at least 20 Maoists belonging to 'North Telangana Dalam' of Andhra Pradesh might have been involved in the encounter.
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October - 17 
a Police team from Gondia District found 40 kilograms explosives from two places in the District. “Twenty kilogram of gelatine explosives were found from Piparkhari village and 20 kilogram from Parsodi Dhamditola forests, with some detonators as well,” the Superintendent of Police, Gondia, Dilip Zal
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a Police team from Gondia District found 40 kilograms explosives from two places in the District. “Twenty kilogram of gelatine explosives were found from Piparkhari village and 20 kilogram from Parsodi Dhamditola forests, with some detonators as well,” the Superintendent of Police, Gondia, Dilip Zalke said.
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October - 31 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and the anti-Maoist squad of Gadchiroli Police reportedly exchanged fire in Kospundi forest area in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on October 31, reports DNA. The squad was conducting a routine patrol in the forest area, when around 30 Maoi
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and the anti-Maoist squad of Gadchiroli Police reportedly exchanged fire in Kospundi forest area in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on October 31, reports DNA. The squad was conducting a routine patrol in the forest area, when around 30 Maoists suddenly opened fire, Police said. The cadres fled into the forest when Police retaliated in self-defence. Police then conducted a search in the area and recovered two bicycles, a Chinese pistol with 6 live cartridges, a magazine, 100 grams of gun powder and other material from the spot.
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November - 25 
The Gadchiroli Police killed a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in an encounter in the Ambapur forest in Chamorshi tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on November 25, reported The Hindu. The Police said 15-20 Maoists fired at a team from the Ghot Station, which was c
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The Gadchiroli Police killed a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in an encounter in the Ambapur forest in Chamorshi tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on November 25, reported The Hindu. The Police said 15-20 Maoists fired at a team from the Ghot Station, which was carrying out search operations, and it returned the fire, killing Riki alias Rakhi alias Lakhsmi Likami (25). Riki was a member of the Kasansur Local Operating Squad (LOS) of Maoists and was active in Potegaon Dalam (armed squad). The Police recovered the dead body along with one rifle and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] literature from the spot.
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December - 4 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter near the Hikker forests in the Etapalli division of Gadchiroli District on December 4, reports The Hindu. According to the Gadchiroli Police, the Maoists opened fire on a Police team that was carrying out a combing
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter near the Hikker forests in the Etapalli division of Gadchiroli District on December 4, reports The Hindu. According to the Gadchiroli Police, the Maoists opened fire on a Police team that was carrying out a combing operation in the forest along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border and when the Police returned the fire the woman cadre was killed. However, the Maoists managed to take away the dead body of their aide, the Police claimed. Police have recovered one rifle, two pittus (back packs) and some Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] literature from the encounter spot.
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December - 7 
An encounter took place between Security Forces (SFs) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the forests near Kakadyeli village under Dhanora taluka in Gadchiroli District on December 7, reports Zee News. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police were conducting
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An encounter took place between Security Forces (SFs) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the forests near Kakadyeli village under Dhanora taluka in Gadchiroli District on December 7, reports Zee News. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police were conducting anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations in view of the Peoples' Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Week [December 2 – 8] being observed, when Maoists hiding in the forest opened indiscriminate fire on the Police which retaliated in self defence. The exchange of fire continued for about 15 minutes, when on growing Police pressure, the Maoists fled away into the forest. The Police recovered a rifle and some Maoist literature from the spot.
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December - 9 
Police recovered 573 live musket rifle cartridges and 14 rounds of .22 airgun from Lekurbodi village forest under Bedgaon Armed out Post (AOP) of the Kurkheda Police Station in Gadchiroli District on December 10, reports moneycontrol.com quoting PTI. Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammed Suvez Haqu
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Police recovered 573 live musket rifle cartridges and 14 rounds of .22 airgun from Lekurbodi village forest under Bedgaon Armed out Post (AOP) of the Kurkheda Police Station in Gadchiroli District on December 10, reports moneycontrol.com quoting PTI. Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammed Suvez Haque said District Police C-60 commando force was conducting anti-Naxalite [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations after being informed that Naxalites, including some senior cadres, were camping there. On seeing the Police, around 30 Naxalites, including some women, opened fire on the Police. The Police too retaliated, triggering an exchange of fire that lasted for 15 minutes, after which the Naxalites fled. Later, the Police recovered a steel box buried, containing live cartridges, some Naxalite literature, utensils, two sets of walkie talkies, two uniforms and a switch. Senior CPI-Maoist cadres, including its Secretary of the Maharashtra State Committee of CPI-Maoist, Deepak alias Milind Teltumbde, ‘commander’ of ‘platoon B’ Pahadsingh alias Ashok Madkam, ‘commander’ of Korchi dalam (armed squad) Gopalsing alias Darbansingh Madavi and ‘divisional committee member’ Rajesh alias Sujansingh Madkam, were allegedly involved in the firing, the Police said. Haque also said the Police plan to organise a 'surrender week' during which they will appeal Naxalites to surrender before the Police. Family members of those working in the Naxalite movement will also be asked to participate in this initiative to convince the Naxalites to lay down arms. The date of this event will be declared soon, he added.
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