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January - 4 
Illegal firearms were recovered from a BSNL telephone exchange in Tiljala on the eastern fringe of Kolkata late in the night of January 4. Acting on a tip-off, a special team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) raided the exchange and seized seven rifles. The exchange was later sealed on
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Illegal firearms were recovered from a BSNL telephone exchange in Tiljala on the eastern fringe of Kolkata late in the night of January 4. Acting on a tip-off, a special team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) raided the exchange and seized seven rifles. The exchange was later sealed on January 5. "Four security guards, belonging to a private security agency, have been arrested," said Annuj Sharma, Special Inspector General of CID. According to a senior CID officer, the guards — Golam Ambia Sheikh, Sheikh Jahangir, Bapi Sheikh and Abdul Hossain Sheikh — are residents of Burdwan District. The security agency — Inter-State Security Agency — had started operating a few months ago at Garfa in south Kolkata. According to CID sources, Golam Ambia Sheikh is the kingpin of the racket. The accused used to sell illegal arms at the rate of INR 35,000 to 40,000. "The accused used to have fake licences prepared in Nagaland, Bhagalpur [Bihar] and Patna. After forging licences, they purchased firearms from the city and stored them in the BSNL exchange offices," an officer said. "The accused were produced in the Alipore court today. As per initial investigation, it seems the four are from the same family. They may have links with Maoists," an officer said. The incident has prompted the CID to crack down on private security agencies in Kolkata. "We have information that several of them deal in illegal arms," said a senior officer.
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January - 7 
A joint operation against Maoists was launched in West Bengal on January 7 with Police forces of West Bengal and Orissa launching a major ground offensive against the Maoists at Gapiballavpur in West Midnapore District, reported Indian Express. Four companies of armed Police of Bengal and Orissa lau
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A joint operation against Maoists was launched in West Bengal on January 7 with Police forces of West Bengal and Orissa launching a major ground offensive against the Maoists at Gapiballavpur in West Midnapore District, reported Indian Express. Four companies of armed Police of Bengal and Orissa launched the operation at 1pm (IST) at Gapiballavpur, which borders Mayurbhanj District of Orissa. This is the first joint operation of West Bengal Police with forces of another State to curb the Maoists. "A lot of exchange of fire took place between us and the Maoists who triggered landmine blasts too. However, there have been no casualties or injuries on either side nor has there been any arrest. We will continue with our operation and such joint operations will continue," Manoj Verma, Superintendent of Police (West Midnapore) told The Indian Express. Earlier, Mayurbhanj Deputy Inspector General and his counterpart in West Bengal met in Midnapore on January 6 to discuss the operation. The Bengal Government had proposed a similar joint operation with Jharkhand too and is waiting for a response. The Bengal Government has also written to the central Government to send 5-6 companies of Central Para Military Forces to replenish the existing forces. The central Government had taken away some forces from for the elections in Jharkhand.
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January - 9 
The Security Forces on January 9 recovered 120 landmines besides firearms and other weapons in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District. Besides 120 directional landmines, 28 firearms, 61 sharp weapons, detonators, wires, and large quantity of bomb-making material were seized during the raid at a
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The Security Forces on January 9 recovered 120 landmines besides firearms and other weapons in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District. Besides 120 directional landmines, 28 firearms, 61 sharp weapons, detonators, wires, and large quantity of bomb-making material were seized during the raid at a house in Jamda locality, Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said. Though Police had a tip off about five persons, having Maoist links, holed up in the house, they could not be arrested. Maoist literature and handwritten posters were also found in the rooms of the house.
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January - 14 
The West Bengal State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on January 14 in a raid in Asansol seized 36 guns with fake licences from a Government office of coalmines, reported Indian Express. “A big racket is operating in the State. Apart from arms, we have seized several fake licenses of ex-army
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The West Bengal State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on January 14 in a raid in Asansol seized 36 guns with fake licences from a Government office of coalmines, reported Indian Express. “A big racket is operating in the State. Apart from arms, we have seized several fake licenses of ex-army men and ex-BSF [Border Security Force] personnel,” said Raj Kanojia Additional Director General, CID. At several Government premises, the gunmen of security agencies were found carrying illegal arms, he said, adding, “The private security agency officials are moving freely with illegal arms. This is an alarming condition.”
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January - 20 
A laptop and a large cache of arms were recovered in a raid on a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp in a forest area near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District on January 20. The find included guns, landmines and camouflage clothing. The two-day operation, which involved several inci
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A laptop and a large cache of arms were recovered in a raid on a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp in a forest area near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District on January 20. The find included guns, landmines and camouflage clothing. The two-day operation, which involved several incidents of exchange of fire between the Maoists and Security Forces (SFs), was conducted on the basis of information received from some close associates of Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan, Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma told The Hindu over telephone. A hearing aid was also among the items recovered, he said. Meanwhile, the SFs are trying to ascertain whether the laptop belonged to Kishan.
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January - 31 
10 Police personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, were injured during an exchange of fire between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Purulia District on January 31, reported The Hindu. According to the Police, SFs were conducting combing
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10 Police personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, were injured during an exchange of fire between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Purulia District on January 31, reported The Hindu. According to the Police, SFs were conducting combing operations in forests near Kumbra village in Bandwan Police Station area when they encountered People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) supporters and Maoists who were conducting a meeting. The Maoists allegedly opened fire at the SFs behind the cover of women supporters. The SFs returned fire and tried to disperse the crowd firing tear-gas shells. There were reports that some Maoists and villagers were also injured in the incident. PTI added that three Maoists were injured. According to Times of India, 24 villagers were arrested for the violence, said the Superintendent of Police Rajesh Yadav.
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February - 5 
Police claim to have zeroed in on a CPI-Maoist cadre lying critically ill at a nursing home in Ekbalpore area of Kolkata after being injured in a Police encounter on January 27 in the Belpahari area of West Midnapore District, reports The Telegraph. His code name is Nirmal.
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Police claim to have zeroed in on a CPI-Maoist cadre lying critically ill at a nursing home in Ekbalpore area of Kolkata after being injured in a Police encounter on January 27 in the Belpahari area of West Midnapore District, reports The Telegraph. His code name is Nirmal.
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February - 8 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘polit bureau member’ Kishan managed to escape the Police’s net yet again during a pre-dawn attack by the Security Forces (SFs) on a hideout inside a forest near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on February 8, reports The Hindu. According to Superin
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘polit bureau member’ Kishan managed to escape the Police’s net yet again during a pre-dawn attack by the Security Forces (SFs) on a hideout inside a forest near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on February 8, reports The Hindu. According to Superintendent of Police, Manoj Kumar Verma, the forces had “specific inputs” about Kishan’s whereabouts and had launched a three-pronged operation to catch him. It was the fifth time since June 18, 2009 when the most-wanted Maoist leader in the region managed to elude the SFs
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March - 15 
During a combing operation from Arsha village on Ayodhya Hills in Purulia District on March 15, Police intercepted two persons named Gobinda Besra and Ramesh Mahato and recovered a huge quantity of explosives, reports The Hindu. Purulia District Superintendent of Police Rajesh Yadav said, ”We seized
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During a combing operation from Arsha village on Ayodhya Hills in Purulia District on March 15, Police intercepted two persons named Gobinda Besra and Ramesh Mahato and recovered a huge quantity of explosives, reports The Hindu. Purulia District Superintendent of Police Rajesh Yadav said, ”We seized 100 gelatin sticks and 300 detonators from them. Two hundred detonators had wires attached." He, however, did not confirm their Maoist links.
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March - 15 
PTI reports that in day-long operations over vast areas of Jangalmahal in the West Midnapore District, the joint Security Forces (SFs) arrested 14 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a leader on March 15. Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said Parameswar Mahato,
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PTI reports that in day-long operations over vast areas of Jangalmahal in the West Midnapore District, the joint Security Forces (SFs) arrested 14 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a leader on March 15. Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said Parameswar Mahato, a Maoist squad leader, was arrested from Lodhashuli forest area. Maoist literature, mobiles, several phone numbers were recovered from the possession of Mahato, known to be active in the West Midnapore belt, besides firearms. 13 other Maoists were arrested from Salboni, Belpahari and Jhargram areas of Jangalmahal, the forested Naxalite-dominated pockets of West Midnapore. Besides West Midnapore, parts of Purulia and Bankura Districts also fall under the stretch.
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March - 15 
The Police arrested 11 suspected Maoists, including Nanigopal Goswami, an important leader of the Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia, the militant wing of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities, in the Goaltore region during several raids since March 15.
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The Police arrested 11 suspected Maoists, including Nanigopal Goswami, an important leader of the Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia, the militant wing of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities, in the Goaltore region during several raids since March 15.
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March - 25 
A top squad leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Bikram alias Abhisek Mukherjee, a former Jadavpur University student, was killed along with three other Maoists in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Lakhanpur in Hathilot forest of Jangalmahal in West Midnaporer Dis
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A top squad leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Bikram alias Abhisek Mukherjee, a former Jadavpur University student, was killed along with three other Maoists in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Lakhanpur in Hathilot forest of Jangalmahal in West Midnaporer District on March 25, reported Times of India. Bikram’s senior comrade, ‘field commander’ Bikash, who has been overseeing the expansion of Maoist base in Jangalmahal, was seriously injured in his first ever encounter with the forces in the forests spread over 48 square kilometres.
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March - 27 
The Security Forces (SFs) conducted another operation on March 27 looking for bodies of Maoists suspected to have been killed during the encounter on March 25. “Acting on a tip-off, our forces is advancing towards the Chhotokalshibhanga forest when a landmine blast was triggered by the Maoists and f
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The Security Forces (SFs) conducted another operation on March 27 looking for bodies of Maoists suspected to have been killed during the encounter on March 25. “Acting on a tip-off, our forces is advancing towards the Chhotokalshibhanga forest when a landmine blast was triggered by the Maoists and forces were also fired upon. They retaliated leading to a brief gunfight before the rebels retreated,” Manoj Kumar Verma, West Midnapore Superintendent of Police (SP), said. He added that a bullet-riddled body of a man was discovered inside an abandoned well in the vicinity immediately after the firing subsided.
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April - 18 
India Today reported that 10 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested and a large cache of arms and ammunition were seized from Lalgarh and adjoining areas of West Midnapore District, informed Police on April 18. Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said, "The Maoist
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India Today reported that 10 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested and a large cache of arms and ammunition were seized from Lalgarh and adjoining areas of West Midnapore District, informed Police on April 18. Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said, "The Maoist cadres were arrested from Brindabanpur, Sirshi in Jhargram and Bhalukbasa in Goaltore during raids in the past three days in the forests." 14 single-barrel guns, four double-barrel guns, eight pistols, gelatine sticks, detonators, explosives and Maoist literature were seized from several places, he added.
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April - 19 
Police raided the residence of a doctor, Samir Biswas, in Asansol's Bajghoria area, for allegedly treating Maoists. As Biswas was not in the residence, two caretakers of the house — Susanta Das and Rajesh Marandi, were detained. Police found a large number of Maoists posters and leaflets from his re
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Police raided the residence of a doctor, Samir Biswas, in Asansol's Bajghoria area, for allegedly treating Maoists. As Biswas was not in the residence, two caretakers of the house — Susanta Das and Rajesh Marandi, were detained. Police found a large number of Maoists posters and leaflets from his residence.
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April - 21 
Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has called an indefinite bandh (general shutdown) from April 21 in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts to protest the alleged ‘illegal’ arrest of some tribals, reported PTI. Ten persons were arrested during raids in Brindaba
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Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has called an indefinite bandh (general shutdown) from April 21 in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts to protest the alleged ‘illegal’ arrest of some tribals, reported PTI. Ten persons were arrested during raids in Brindabanpur and Sirshi villages in Jhargram sub-division and Bhalukbasa in West Midnapore District in the past three days.
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June - 16 
The death toll increased to 12 in the encounter that occurred between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and joint forces in the West Midnapore District on June 16. Earlier, it was reported that eight Maoists were killed. "Twelve Maoists were killed by the joint forces. It is a
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The death toll increased to 12 in the encounter that occurred between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and joint forces in the West Midnapore District on June 16. Earlier, it was reported that eight Maoists were killed. "Twelve Maoists were killed by the joint forces. It is a major success. We found eight bodies. We have information that four of the bodies were carried away by Maoists while many more were injured," Director General of Police (DGP) Bhupinder Singh told reporters in Kolkata, according to PTI. "Acting on a tip off that 40 to 45 Maoists had gathered at Duli village near Ranja forest in Salboni Police Station area, a team of commandos and Special Forces of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Police closed in," the DGP said., adding, "When the Maoists opened fire, the forces retaliated." The NDTV, however, put the death toll at 13. Police sources said that five of the eight Maoists killed were been identified as Arjun (a close associate of Maoist leaders Bikash and Tara), Sagen, Mala, Radha and Lakshmi (who is suspected to have played a major role during the massacre of 24 Eastern Frontier Rifles personnel at Silda on February 15), adds The Hindu. The sources said that based on intelligence inputs received from the Jharkhand Police, it was suspected that top Maoist leader Akash was also killed during the encounter. According to Police sources, the Security Forces had raided the area three days ago [June 13] also but the Maoists had managed to escape. Indian Express adds that the Maoist squad was led by Maoist State Committee member for Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa region and ‘commander’ of the Lalgarh squad Bikash. He was said to have escaped, using his cadres as a shield. “It was to ensure Bikash’s safe passage that the Maoist squad took such heavy casualty,” said an unnamed security official involved in the operation. Maoist casualties confirmed that Bikash’s Lalgarh squad was joined by cadres from Jharkhand. One of the bodies found was that of Arjun Munda, a Jharkhand Maoist. Another was of Sagen Mahato, a Maoist from Lalgarh.
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June - 27 
A trooper of the Armed Police, Mohammed Ishad, and three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in a gun battle between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in Ghritakham village of West Midnapore District on June 27, reports The Hindu. The encounter began as the SFs rai
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A trooper of the Armed Police, Mohammed Ishad, and three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in a gun battle between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in Ghritakham village of West Midnapore District on June 27, reports The Hindu. The encounter began as the SFs raided the village on receiving a tip-off about the presence of Maoists. The SFs recovered one body of the slain Maoists. However, Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said, “The forces saw the bodies of two others being taken away by them.” The Police recovered arms and ammunition from the Maoists.
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June - 30 
On June 30, a trooper of the joint forces was injured when the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at a patrol party which was on a routine combing operation in the Birihari forest area of West Midnapore District during their 48-hour bandh (shutdown) call, reports Times of Indi
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On June 30, a trooper of the joint forces was injured when the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at a patrol party which was on a routine combing operation in the Birihari forest area of West Midnapore District during their 48-hour bandh (shutdown) call, reports Times of India.
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July - 30 
Helicopters kept droning over the forested hamlets of Jangalmahal as part of air surveillance. The vigil began at 7am on July 30 (today) to keep tabs on the Maoist camps inside the forests. The Security Forces have made some progress in the Maoist-affected blocks, but some Central Reserve Police For
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Helicopters kept droning over the forested hamlets of Jangalmahal as part of air surveillance. The vigil began at 7am on July 30 (today) to keep tabs on the Maoist camps inside the forests. The Security Forces have made some progress in the Maoist-affected blocks, but some Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers complained that they are not getting full cooperation from the State Police while conducting operations deep inside the forests.
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August - 11 
In a joint operation, East Midnapore District Police arrested eight suspected Maoists from Kapasberia near Mahishadal. They were staying at a hotel. After detaining all eight at Mahishadal Police Station since the night of August 8, Police handed them over to their West Midnapore counterparts on Aug
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In a joint operation, East Midnapore District Police arrested eight suspected Maoists from Kapasberia near Mahishadal. They were staying at a hotel. After detaining all eight at Mahishadal Police Station since the night of August 8, Police handed them over to their West Midnapore counterparts on August 11. Three of the suspected Maoists were identified as Gurucharan Tudu, Ramapada Soren and Joyram Murmu from the Jhargram area. The Police claimed that Gurucharan is involved in some murders in Jhargram. Following their interrogation, the Police reportedly recovered four bodies buried beside a canal near Kumirkata village of Binpur. One of those four bodies was identified to be Monotosh Singh of Patiyara village of Binpur. The bodies of a man and two women are yet to be not identified. "Those have been brought to Jhargram for post-mortem," said Jhargram SP Praveen Tripathi.
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August - 14 
'Acting on specific information that the Maoists have taken shelter in the forest near Nayagram, the joint forces conducted raids in the area Friday [August 13] night and Saturday [August14] morning,' said Jhargram Superintendent of Police Praveen Tripathi. He also said that a Maoist linkman, Lakshm
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'Acting on specific information that the Maoists have taken shelter in the forest near Nayagram, the joint forces conducted raids in the area Friday [August 13] night and Saturday [August14] morning,' said Jhargram Superintendent of Police Praveen Tripathi. He also said that a Maoist linkman, Lakshmikanta Soren was arrested from the area by the security forces on August 14 after a search operation. 'It was learnt that Lakshmikanta was a Maoist sympathiser and the rebels used to hold regular meetings in his house,' said the Police chief.
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August - 22 
About 10-12 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Nandalal Besra (52), a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and abducted his niece identified as Anima Besra (32), who works with the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) project, fr
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About 10-12 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Nandalal Besra (52), a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and abducted his niece identified as Anima Besra (32), who works with the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) project, from Letham village at Bandwan in Purulia late in the night of August 22. Superintendent of Police (SP) of Purulia, Rajesh Yadav, said the Police searched the adjacent forest area to trace Anima but in vain.
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August - 23 
The combined Security Forces (SFs) raided the hideout of Shashadhar Mahato, a ‘senior leader’ of the Maoists who carries a reward of INR 200,000 on his head, in Gosaibandh village and recovered 14 landmines and 80 kilogrammes of splinters, besides wires, computer gadgets, one cycle and Maoist litera
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The combined Security Forces (SFs) raided the hideout of Shashadhar Mahato, a ‘senior leader’ of the Maoists who carries a reward of INR 200,000 on his head, in Gosaibandh village and recovered 14 landmines and 80 kilogrammes of splinters, besides wires, computer gadgets, one cycle and Maoist literature and posters in West Midnapore District on August 23, reports The Hindu. Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) Mukesh Kumar told reporters that Mahato and a woman ‘leader’, Suchitra Mahato, used to stay there. The SFs, however, could not trace them.
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September - 24 
In operation, the SFs recovered 803 gelatin sticks from Tapoban forest in Nayagram area.
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In operation, the SFs recovered 803 gelatin sticks from Tapoban forest in Nayagram area.
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September - 24 
Two Maoist squad members, identified as Sukh Chand Soren alias Tepa and Yubaraj Soren alias Kapil, were arrested from Kantapahari area of Lalgarh and a huge cache of explosives, eight fire arms and ammunition were recovered during search operations by the Security Forces (SFs) in Lalgarh, Jhargram a
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Two Maoist squad members, identified as Sukh Chand Soren alias Tepa and Yubaraj Soren alias Kapil, were arrested from Kantapahari area of Lalgarh and a huge cache of explosives, eight fire arms and ammunition were recovered during search operations by the Security Forces (SFs) in Lalgarh, Jhargram and Nayagram areas of the District, reports Sify.com. “While quizzing the duo, the security personnel came to know about their hideout in Tantshole village from where 20 kilograms of potassium, six firearms and ammunition were recovered,” said Manoj Verma, the West Midnapore Superintendent of Police. Sukh Chand was a ‘commandant’ of the Maoist squad and he used to recruit fresh cadres while Yubaraj was an expert in explosives, said Verma.
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September - 24 September - 25
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper and a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre were killed following an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and the CPI-Maoist cadres in the Binpur region of West Midnapore District in West Bengal on September 25, reports The Hindu. Pol
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper and a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre were killed following an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and the CPI-Maoist cadres in the Binpur region of West Midnapore District in West Bengal on September 25, reports The Hindu. Police sources said that on receiving a tip-off that CPI-Maoist ‘commander’ Sasadhar Mahato and his wife Suchitra Mahato, along with 14 other cadres, were camping in the Bandarboni forest, an operation was launched by the joint forces around September 24-midnight. “The exchange of fire went on from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. Even after heavy firing subsided, the Maoists continued firing few rounds in a scattered manner to confuse the forces and escape. That they fired so many rounds prove that a top leader was in the group,” Mukesh Kumar, Additional Superintendent (Operations) of Jhargram Police District, said. A CRPF trooper, D. Stephen of the 184th battalion, received multiple bullet injuries and succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital.
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October - 5 
The joint Security Forces conducted a raid in Baro (12) Mile forest in Ranibandh Police Station area of Bankura District and arrested three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on October 5, reports Sify.com. Among the three arrested, Basanta Murmu and Sibuprasad Kisku were squ
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The joint Security Forces conducted a raid in Baro (12) Mile forest in Ranibandh Police Station area of Bankura District and arrested three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on October 5, reports Sify.com. Among the three arrested, Basanta Murmu and Sibuprasad Kisku were squad members and Kamol Murmu was a linkman. All were resident of Ranibandh area.
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November - 2 November - 4
Meanwhile, Police arrested five Maoist linkmen from Nayagram area in Jhargram sub-division. 'Shyamal Mudi alias Uday was arrested Tuesday [November 2] night in connection with the triggering of landmine in a community hall. He was produced before Jhargram court and remanded in police custody for 14
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Meanwhile, Police arrested five Maoist linkmen from Nayagram area in Jhargram sub-division. 'Shyamal Mudi alias Uday was arrested Tuesday [November 2] night in connection with the triggering of landmine in a community hall. He was produced before Jhargram court and remanded in police custody for 14 days,' West Midnapore Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said. The four others -- Ranjan Ali, Sisir Pal, Sattya Ranjan and Samir Singh - were arrested during joint operation conducted on November 4 in cases of murder and damaging Government property, he added.
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November - 4 
Further, 13 Police personnel were injured when a Police team that raided a Maoist meeting at Chunapara area of Sankrail in Jhargram sub-division early on November 4 (today) was attacked by the Maoists with bricks and batons. "Keeping women and children in the forefront as shield, the Maoists attacke
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Further, 13 Police personnel were injured when a Police team that raided a Maoist meeting at Chunapara area of Sankrail in Jhargram sub-division early on November 4 (today) was attacked by the Maoists with bricks and batons. "Keeping women and children in the forefront as shield, the Maoists attacked the security personnel, resulting in injuries to 13 policemen, including Uttam Kumar Debnath, the officer-in-charge of the Sankrail police station," said Additional Superintendent of Police (Operation) Mukesh Kumar. The Maoists also looted a few firearms, including the AK-47 of Debnath and ammunitions.
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November - 8 
In a separate incident, the Security Forces busted a Maoist camp in Bankura District on November 8.
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In a separate incident, the Security Forces busted a Maoist camp in Bankura District on November 8.
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November - 14 
Hindustan Times reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded three landmines and opened fire at joint forces in Bibihari-Madhupur and Keodesole forest areas of West Midnapore District during an overnight raid on November 14. Jhargram Additional Superintendent
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Hindustan Times reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded three landmines and opened fire at joint forces in Bibihari-Madhupur and Keodesole forest areas of West Midnapore District during an overnight raid on November 14. Jhargram Additional Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar said the raids were launched by eight companies of Central Reserve police Force (CRPF), SAF and State Armed Police following a tip off that two squads of Maoists had gathered in the forests with explosives to perpetrate acts of sabotage. The joint forces retaliated and forced the Maoists to retreat, he said adding none was injured in the exchange. During searches the joint forces seized about 120 kilograms of explosives stacked in two plastic drums and stored under the ground near a water body in the Madhupur forest near Jamboni, which provides easy access to Jharkhand. The explosives included detonators and three landmines, a large number of cartridges besides a single barrel gun, he said.
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November - 17 
Hindustan Times reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, identified as Idrish Sheikh, was arrested during a raid in Dudhsagar village in Murshidabad District on November 17. Acting on a tip-off, the Police conducted a raid in the village and arrested Idrish. He was wanted
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Hindustan Times reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, identified as Idrish Sheikh, was arrested during a raid in Dudhsagar village in Murshidabad District on November 17. Acting on a tip-off, the Police conducted a raid in the village and arrested Idrish. He was wanted in several cases, including murder, and is responsible for strengthening the Maoist base in the District, Superintendent of Police D. L. Meena said.
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December - 23 
Two suspected Maoists, identified as Sushil Sardar (23) and Buddheswar Mahato (24) were arrested during a raid by joint forces from Phuljhora jungle at Barikul in Bankura District. Superintendent of Police Pranab Kumar said Sardar is a resident of Belpahari in the nearby District of West Midnapore a
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Two suspected Maoists, identified as Sushil Sardar (23) and Buddheswar Mahato (24) were arrested during a raid by joint forces from Phuljhora jungle at Barikul in Bankura District. Superintendent of Police Pranab Kumar said Sardar is a resident of Belpahari in the nearby District of West Midnapore and Mahato is a local resident. They were arrested for their involvement in Maoist activities, Kumar added.
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December - 25 
The Hindu reports that one trooper of the elite Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), identified as Bishram Kumar was killed and eight of his colleagues were injured when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a
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The Hindu reports that one trooper of the elite Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), identified as Bishram Kumar was killed and eight of his colleagues were injured when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on the outskirts of Jambani village near Dekai Pahar area in the Jhalda region of Purulia District early on December 25. “The security forces were out on a combing operation in the early hours after receiving a tip-off that a group of Maoists had gathered to hold a meeting in the Jambani area. The rebels appeared to have got a whiff of the forces trying to surround them and triggered an IED explosion,” Inspector General (Western Range), Zulfiqar Hasan said.
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