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Recovery of Arms:2011
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February - 2 
Acting on a tip-off, the Police arrested three Maoist action squad members, identified as Siddhartha Pal, Gooden Soren and Srinath Murmu from the Namagacharia forest in Bankura District on February 2. “They were holding a secret meeting. We have seized lot of explosives from the three,” Bankura Supe
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Acting on a tip-off, the Police arrested three Maoist action squad members, identified as Siddhartha Pal, Gooden Soren and Srinath Murmu from the Namagacharia forest in Bankura District on February 2. “They were holding a secret meeting. We have seized lot of explosives from the three,” Bankura Superintendent of Police Pranav Kumar told IANS over phone. Pal was a member of the Ranibandh squadand the other two were members of the Binpur squad of the Maoists.
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February - 12 
West Bengal Police recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from the house of Maoist leaders Najim Sekh and Atar Sekh from Bindugram village in Burdwan District on February 12. "We recovered a U.S. made 9 mm pistol, one sten carbine gun, two magazines, and 35 rounds of cartridges. No arrests have be
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West Bengal Police recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from the house of Maoist leaders Najim Sekh and Atar Sekh from Bindugram village in Burdwan District on February 12. "We recovered a U.S. made 9 mm pistol, one sten carbine gun, two magazines, and 35 rounds of cartridges. No arrests have been made till now," said Tirthendu Ganguly, the Officer in Charge of Mongalkote Police Station.
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February - 15 
Another Maoist, identified as Chinmoy Murmu, was arrested from Taldangra area of Bankura District. “Acting on specific information about some senior Maoist leaders assembled in Taldangra area, we conducted a raid and arrested Chinmoy. A firearm, ammunition and Maoist documents were recovered from hi
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Another Maoist, identified as Chinmoy Murmu, was arrested from Taldangra area of Bankura District. “Acting on specific information about some senior Maoist leaders assembled in Taldangra area, we conducted a raid and arrested Chinmoy. A firearm, ammunition and Maoist documents were recovered from him,” Bankura SP Pranav Kumar told IANS. Chinmoy was an active member of Maoist squad run by Ranjit Pal in Ayodhya Hills in Purulia District. He then shifted to Lalgarh to assist senior leaders. Recently, Chinmoy was assigned to strengthen the outfit’s base in Taldangra area.
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February - 16 
Times of India reports that joint forces recovered a pistol from a panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) office at the Belatikri village of Jhargram area in West Midnapore District on February 15. Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) C. Murugan said he visited the panchayat office with
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Times of India reports that joint forces recovered a pistol from a panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) office at the Belatikri village of Jhargram area in West Midnapore District on February 15. Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) C. Murugan said he visited the panchayat office with the joint forces after he came to know that the census work was disrupted at that area due to the trouble created by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres. Police said the office was empty and during a search they found the 9-mm pistol wrapped in a blanket. Police, however, are yet to confirm who had left the arms. "We have learnt that some outsiders have been staying at the panchayat office," said an unnamed Police official.
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February - 17 
DNA reports that two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Bhim Baske and Ganesh Murmu were arrested after a gunfight at Bera and Baghghora by the Police in West Midnapore District on February 17. "Seeing the Forces approaching their hideout, the Maoists opened fire. The
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DNA reports that two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Bhim Baske and Ganesh Murmu were arrested after a gunfight at Bera and Baghghora by the Police in West Midnapore District on February 17. "Seeing the Forces approaching their hideout, the Maoists opened fire. The gun battle continued for a few hours. None of the Security personnel were injured," Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Kumar Verma said. "We have been able to recover a cache of arms including one INSAS rifle and two magazines looted from Silda camp on February 15, 2010; one SLR looted from the EFR patrol party at Gidhni on November 27, 2009 and one .303 rifle with magazine looted from Sankrail Police Station on October 20, 2009," Verma said. "With this recovery we have been able recover 26 of the 70 weapons snatched from the Police by the Maoists," Verma added. The Police also recovered one 9-mm pistol, one single barrel rifle, seven kilograms explosives, 5 socket landmines, 8 detonators, 4 flash guns, one camera, a number plate of a vehicle, camouflage dress, women's garments, torch, cell phones, besides materials for making explosives, medicines and one notebook with detailed training module was recovered from the spot, Verma said
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February - 19 
Two firearms, 20 rounds of cartridges and explosives were recovered from the house of Rajesh Mahato, a Jharkhand party activist in Hansda in Jhargram sub-division. "Acting on specific inputs, we raided Mahato's house and recovered the arms and ammunition," said Kumar.
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Two firearms, 20 rounds of cartridges and explosives were recovered from the house of Rajesh Mahato, a Jharkhand party activist in Hansda in Jhargram sub-division. "Acting on specific inputs, we raided Mahato's house and recovered the arms and ammunition," said Kumar.
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March - 2 
Sify.com reports that five persons were arrested and nearly 425 kilograms of gelatine was recovered in Birbhum District on March 2. The Police said that they were investigating whether the explosive material was meant for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). “Acting on specific inputs,
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Sify.com reports that five persons were arrested and nearly 425 kilograms of gelatine was recovered in Birbhum District on March 2. The Police said that they were investigating whether the explosive material was meant for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). “Acting on specific inputs, we conducted raids along Dubrajpur-Pandaveswar road in Dubrajpur area and recovered 17 packets of gelatine gel from a Bankura bound vehicle. Five persons travelling in the vehicle were arrested,” said Birbhum Superintendent of Police Nishat Parvez. “Two were from Jamuria in Burdwan, two from Rampurhat in Birbhum and one from Bankura. We are interrogating to know the source and receivers of such a huge quantity of gelatine gel,” Parvez told IANS over phone. The consignment might be meant for the Maoists who are active in Bankura District, Police said.
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March - 8 
Times of India reports that nine armed cadres of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), were arrested by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Moshina village in West Midnapore District on March 8. Inspector General of Police (IGP), CRPF (operations), T B Rao, said acting on a tip-off
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Times of India reports that nine armed cadres of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), were arrested by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Moshina village in West Midnapore District on March 8. Inspector General of Police (IGP), CRPF (operations), T B Rao, said acting on a tip-off, CRPF's 50th battalion troopers raided a hideout in Moshina village three kilometres from Pirakata. "The information related to the presence of some armed miscreants hiding there with a huge stockpile of arms," Rao said. A huge cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered by the CRPF troopers.
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March - 10 
The Hindu reports that Sashadhar Mahato alias Kiran, a top ranking cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), is suspected to have been killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Jhargram region of West Midnapore District on March 10. According to the District Polic
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The Hindu reports that Sashadhar Mahato alias Kiran, a top ranking cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), is suspected to have been killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Jhargram region of West Midnapore District on March 10. According to the District Police, SFs raided a Maoist hideout in Chandsora village, near Kushaboni forest, after receiving a tip-off about Mahato having been camping there with a group of Maoists. “As the security personnel were trying to cordon off the hideout, the Maoists became alert and opened fire on us. The forces retaliated, leading to an encounter that lasted about an hour before the Maoists fled from the area,” Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mukesh Kumar, told The Hindu from the encounter site. "Top-ranking Maoist leader Sashadhar Mahato has been killed in an encounter and one AK 47 rifle has been recovered from him at Binpur under Jhargram Police Station," Inspector General (IG) (CRPF), T B Rao told PTI. Rao said one more person has been arrested, but his identity is not yet known and that the encounter and search operation is still going on.
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March - 12 
Times of India reports that the GRP arrested three persons identified as Mantu Chowdhury, Manoj Jaiswal and Aravind Thakur, suspecting them to be carriers of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from the Down Jamalpur Express reaching Howrah railway station in Kolkata District on March
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Times of India reports that the GRP arrested three persons identified as Mantu Chowdhury, Manoj Jaiswal and Aravind Thakur, suspecting them to be carriers of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from the Down Jamalpur Express reaching Howrah railway station in Kolkata District on March 12. Police recovered 50 gelatin sticks, 15 kg of ammonium nitrate and 10 detonators from their possession. From February 25 till date, Police have retrieved 9 mm pistols, bullets and gelatin sticks almost every alternate day from this train which starts from Bihar's Munger District, known for its illegal arms manufacturing units, said Superintendent of Railway Police (Howrah), Rabindranath Mukherjee.
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March - 19 
The Hindu reports that the body of Sarkar Hembram, a Police constable abducted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on March 3, from the Jhargram region was recovered by the Police from Chotajammal village on March 19, based on information divulged by Debdulal, a Maoist s
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The Hindu reports that the body of Sarkar Hembram, a Police constable abducted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on March 3, from the Jhargram region was recovered by the Police from Chotajammal village on March 19, based on information divulged by Debdulal, a Maoist squad member of the notorious Gautam Rana-squad, arrested from Ghritabani village in the Binpur area of West Midnapore District on March 18. According to Mukesh Kumar, Additional Superintendent of Police in Jhargram, the Forces received information in the evening of March 18 that a Maoist squad headed by Suchitra Mahato was hiding in Amapuli village in the Binpur Police Station area for the past two days. Suchitra is the wife of Sashadhar Mahato, who was killed in a gunfight with the Security Forces on March 10. "The group comprising squad members Hitler, China and Hero under Suchitra's leadership was camping at the edge of an open field in Amapuli village, barely 4 km from Chandsora village where Sashadhar was killed. As the Commando Battalions for Resolute Action (CoBRA) troopers of Central Reserve Police Force tried to cordon off the area, the Maoist sentry got alerted and fired. The Forces retaliated but the Maoists fled soon after leaving behind three rifles, one carbine, small firearms, a large quantity of ammunition and some important documents. Raids are still on to locate the whereabouts of the Maoists," Kumar said.
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March - 29 
Some bombs and explosives were also recovered from the village school of Kalsibhanga.
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Some bombs and explosives were also recovered from the village school of Kalsibhanga.
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March - 31 
Times of India reports that the Joint Forces and West Midnapore Police Force personnel raided Bhumishole forest in Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on March 31 and recovered a cache of arms left behind by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres. The Maoists themselves fled the forest j
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Times of India reports that the Joint Forces and West Midnapore Police Force personnel raided Bhumishole forest in Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on March 31 and recovered a cache of arms left behind by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres. The Maoists themselves fled the forest just when the Joint Forces personnel came raiding. The arms recovered include five pieces of landmine equipment, bombs, a gun, wires, bulletproof jackets used by Police, splinters, detonators and 20 kilograms of explosives.
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April - 11 
Times of India reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) squad member, identified as Kalu Mahato was arrested from Niharia village near Jhargram in West Midnapore District in the evening of April 11. "Kalu Mahato was wanted for several murders and landmine explosions at Kharbandi a
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Times of India reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) squad member, identified as Kalu Mahato was arrested from Niharia village near Jhargram in West Midnapore District in the evening of April 11. "Kalu Mahato was wanted for several murders and landmine explosions at Kharbandi and Murakhati areas of Jhargram. He will be produced before the Jhargram court on Tuesday [April 12]," said Jhargram Superintendent of Police Pravin Tripathi. Acting on a tip-off, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Battalion No. 184 raided Niharia forests and arrested Mahato. Mahato, according to Police, is the member of Maoist leader Goutam's squad. Police recovered one pipe gun, three rounds of 8mm and 20 rounds of 12-bore cartridges, five detonators and one challenger from him.
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April - 26 
The Hindu reports that the West Bengal Police arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) identified as Gautam Rana, an ‘area commander' of the Maoist squad, near Lodhasuli under Jhargram Police Station in West Midnapore District on April 26. Jhargram Additional Superint
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The Hindu reports that the West Bengal Police arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) identified as Gautam Rana, an ‘area commander' of the Maoist squad, near Lodhasuli under Jhargram Police Station in West Midnapore District on April 26. Jhargram Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mukesh Kumar said Rama, wanted in several cases of murder and kidnapping, was picked up following a tip off. Police said Gautam Rana, a resident of Kharbandi village, was active in Sankrail in Jhargram and Beliabera areas, adds Times of India. He was involved in several murders, including that of abducted Police constable Sarkar Hembram. He was also the key accused in the explosions at Kharbandi and Patashimul gram Panchayats (village level local self-Government institution). Rana was arrested in December 2009 but released on bail. He became an important member of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA). He went underground and joined a Maoist squad. The Police recovered two pistols, six rounds of cartridges and a motorcycle from his possession.
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June - 23 
Two landmines suspected to be planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were found in the Simulpal area under Belpahari Police Station of West Midnapore District on June 23. The explosives were later defused.
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Two landmines suspected to be planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were found in the Simulpal area under Belpahari Police Station of West Midnapore District on June 23. The explosives were later defused.
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July - 3 
The Hindu reports that the joint Security Forces operating in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected West Midnapore District recovered a cache of arms belonging to the Maoists in an operation on July 3. “Acting on a tip-off, a joint-team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
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The Hindu reports that the joint Security Forces operating in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected West Midnapore District recovered a cache of arms belonging to the Maoists in an operation on July 3. “Acting on a tip-off, a joint-team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the State Police conducted a raid in the forest area near Auspal village. Four firearms, 10 rounds of ammunition, two landmines and several explosive devices were recovered from the spot,” Mukesh Kumar, Additional Superintendent of Police (Jhargram) told The Hindu over telephone. However, no Maoist was arrested during the raid.
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July - 17 
Telegraph reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader identified as Biren Mahato was arrested from a village near Jhargram area in West Midnapore District in the night of July 17. Biren was allegedly part of a Maoist squad that had held up the Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express at B
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Telegraph reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader identified as Biren Mahato was arrested from a village near Jhargram area in West Midnapore District in the night of July 17. Biren was allegedly part of a Maoist squad that had held up the Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express at Banstala in the District for more than three hours in October 2009. The Police recovered a pistol and ammunition from him. Mahato was also wanted for the abduction and murder of two women in Muraboni in April 2011, killing of Rabindranath Mahato, the headmaster of a primary school at Indraboni in the District, on July 23, 2010, and for cases of extortion, abduction and sedition against him. “Biren used to lead a Maoist squad in West Midnapore’s Manikpara-Sardiha area,” Superintendent of Police Praveen Tripathi, said.
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August - 18 
Security Forces seized four landmines in West Midnapore District on August 18 after locals informed them about it, reports ANI. The personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) seized them and later a bomb disposal squad was called to defuse the explosives. The explosives were hidden near a
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Security Forces seized four landmines in West Midnapore District on August 18 after locals informed them about it, reports ANI. The personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) seized them and later a bomb disposal squad was called to defuse the explosives. The explosives were hidden near a bush along with utensils.
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September - 3 
Three suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from the Jhargram region of West Midnapore District early on September 3, reports The Hindu. According to the Police, a country-made pistol and five rounds of ammunition were recovered from them “On the basis of specif
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Three suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from the Jhargram region of West Midnapore District early on September 3, reports The Hindu. According to the Police, a country-made pistol and five rounds of ammunition were recovered from them “On the basis of specific intelligence input, security personnel raided a house at Jira village in the Pukuria area under the Jhargram station early in the day. Three suspected Maoists Tarun Mahato, Himanshu Mahato and Banshi Mahato were arrested from the spot,” Gaurav Sharma, Superintendent of Police of Jhargram Police District, said.
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October - 2 
Two landmines, believed to be embedded with sensors, were defused at Saroa village in Salboni area of West Midnapore District on October 2, reports The Times of India. Local villagers said while one was spotted on a culvert, the other was lying barely 300 meters away from it. Police said the joint o
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Two landmines, believed to be embedded with sensors, were defused at Saroa village in Salboni area of West Midnapore District on October 2, reports The Times of India. Local villagers said while one was spotted on a culvert, the other was lying barely 300 meters away from it. Police said the joint operation is already under way and such a tactic by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to cause collateral damage can't be ruled out in the near future too. The place where the mines were placed is an important transit point for the forces and is frequented by villagers. Police later launched a search operation and recovered 10 sacks full of sulphur and sodium nitrate from Kendudanga village under Sankrail Police Station.
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October - 18 
Within 48 hours of Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee’s seven-day ultimatum to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to lay down arms and come to the negotiating table, joint Police Forces and Maoist squads exchanged fire at the Banksole forest in West Midnapore District on October 18,
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Within 48 hours of Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee’s seven-day ultimatum to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to lay down arms and come to the negotiating table, joint Police Forces and Maoist squads exchanged fire at the Banksole forest in West Midnapore District on October 18, reports The Indian Express. It was an “intelligence based operation”. The police seized a .303 rifle, 10 live cartridges, three empty cases, a detonator and Maoist literature and transistors, said Gaurav Sharma, Superintendent of Police (SP), Jhargram. When asked if there was any mandate from the government to launch such an operation when the Chief Minister had given a seven-day ultimatum to the Maoists, Alok Rajoria, Additional SP (Operations), Jhargram said: “If there is an armed movement, we have to operate.” Vivek Sahai, Inspector General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) said, “We have no order to restrict our operations. The operations are on.” The confrontation came on a day the CM talked to Government-appointed interlocutors at Writers’ Buildings (State Secretariat) to discuss the peace process with the Maoists. In Kolkata, chief interlocutor Sujato Bhadra said after the discussions with Mamata Banerjee that “the dialogue process is on and will continue”. According to sources, during the closed-door meeting, the CM is said to have asked the interlocutors to get a written statement from a Maoist central committee member that during the peace process, there will be no killing in Jungle Mahal and display of armed action.
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October - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered 37 brand new gelatin sticks in Gurishole forest at Kanta Pahari, while patrolling in West Midnapore District on October 20, reports The Telegraph. “Around 5 am today [October 20], the security forces, with the help of sniffer dogs, found the gelatine sticks under a he
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered 37 brand new gelatin sticks in Gurishole forest at Kanta Pahari, while patrolling in West Midnapore District on October 20, reports The Telegraph. “Around 5 am today [October 20], the security forces, with the help of sniffer dogs, found the gelatine sticks under a heap of dried eucalyptus leaves,” a CRPF officer said.
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October - 22 
A Bangladeshi ship, suspected to be carrying arms and ammunition, was intercepted by authorities of the Indian Coast Guard at Sagar Island in the State's South 24 Parganas District on October 22, reported The Hindu.
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A Bangladeshi ship, suspected to be carrying arms and ammunition, was intercepted by authorities of the Indian Coast Guard at Sagar Island in the State's South 24 Parganas District on October 22, reported The Hindu.
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October - 22 
India Booms reports that Security personnel recovered a landmine hidden in a container in Jhargram area in West Midnapore District on October 22. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had given a call for shutdown in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts of the State to defy Chief
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India Booms reports that Security personnel recovered a landmine hidden in a container in Jhargram area in West Midnapore District on October 22. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had given a call for shutdown in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts of the State to defy Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's seven-day deadline to Maoists to lay down arms and join peace talks. The normal life was crippled during the strike, as shops remained closed and vehicles were off road. Banerjee had set a seven-day deadline to the ultras to give up violence and join peace talks on October 15
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October - 28 
Security Forces recovered a powerful landmine suspected to have been planted by Maoists in the Jhitka forest along the road leading to Lalgarh from Binpur in West Midnapore District on October 28, a short while before Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament (MP) Subhendu Adhikari and party loc
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Security Forces recovered a powerful landmine suspected to have been planted by Maoists in the Jhitka forest along the road leading to Lalgarh from Binpur in West Midnapore District on October 28, a short while before Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament (MP) Subhendu Adhikari and party local Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Srikanta Mahato were to pass by, reports The Hindu. “Besides the landmine, 300 metres of electric wire, three detonators, a few iron balls and some gelatine sticks were also recovered from the area”, Superintendent of Police, Praveen Tripathi said, adding that the Police had information that Maoists are “moving around the area.”
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November - 1 
A landmine was found near to where Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament (MP) Subhendu Adhikari was scheduled to address a rally in West Midnapore District on November 1, reports Zee News.
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A landmine was found near to where Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament (MP) Subhendu Adhikari was scheduled to address a rally in West Midnapore District on November 1, reports Zee News.
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November - 4 
The Times of India reports that Police arrested Joydeb Mahato, spokesperson and an influential leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), from a village in Jhargram in West Midnapore District. Mahato, who is wanted in 11 murd
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The Times of India reports that Police arrested Joydeb Mahato, spokesperson and an influential leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), from a village in Jhargram in West Midnapore District. Mahato, who is wanted in 11 murder cases, is believed to have played a pivotal role in mobilizing support for the PCPA over the last year or so, and played a binding role in its organizational set-up. Additional Police Superintendent Alok Rajoria claimed Maoist literature and improvised explosive device (IED)-making material was found on Mahato
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November - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) detected three landmines, suspected to have been planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Labhadhara area in West Midnapore District on November 10, reports IBN Live. A large number of Maoist posters were also found in the area, they said. The discovery o
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Security Forces (SFs) detected three landmines, suspected to have been planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Labhadhara area in West Midnapore District on November 10, reports IBN Live. A large number of Maoist posters were also found in the area, they said. The discovery of landmines came ahead of Trinamool Congress MP Subhendu Adhikary's scheduled anti-Maoist rally in Jhargram on November 12, with Labhadhara lying enroute.
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November - 11 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested four persons, including the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Somen Maity who is the ‘area commander’ of Lalgarh and Salboni, in a raid conducted at a village in the Salboni Police Station area of West Midnapore District on November 11, reports T
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested four persons, including the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Somen Maity who is the ‘area commander’ of Lalgarh and Salboni, in a raid conducted at a village in the Salboni Police Station area of West Midnapore District on November 11, reports The Hindu. Of the three others apprehended during the raid, one person was arrested for providing shelter to the Maoists and the others are Maoist cadres. Five weapons that had been looted during the attack at Silda – an AK-47, a carbine and three INSAS rifles -- were among the weapons recovered during the operations. The Police have also recovered seven improvised firearms
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November - 13 
Police arrested a suspected Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Banwalli Patar alias Banna, from his house in the District. A DBBL rifle was found at a spot near his house, said Gaurav Sharma, the Superintendent of Police of Jhargram. Patar is suspected to be an active member of the
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Police arrested a suspected Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Banwalli Patar alias Banna, from his house in the District. A DBBL rifle was found at a spot near his house, said Gaurav Sharma, the Superintendent of Police of Jhargram. Patar is suspected to be an active member of the Jayanto squad and was wanted in connection with the abduction of Madan Mahato, a resident of the same village, Sharma added.
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November - 17 
In West Midnapore District, Security Forces (SFs) carried out combing operations in Jhargram, Lalgarh, Belpahari, Binpur and Nayagram areas, reports Zee News. One SLR rifle and explosive powder used in making land-mines were recovered from Purnapani area between Lalgarh and Salboni, Police said.
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In West Midnapore District, Security Forces (SFs) carried out combing operations in Jhargram, Lalgarh, Belpahari, Binpur and Nayagram areas, reports Zee News. One SLR rifle and explosive powder used in making land-mines were recovered from Purnapani area between Lalgarh and Salboni, Police said.
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November - 18 
The Hindu reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered a huge cache of weapons during anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in West Midnapur District of West Bengal over the past week. The haul included nine guns that were taken away by the Maoists in an attack on a camp of Ea
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The Hindu reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered a huge cache of weapons during anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in West Midnapur District of West Bengal over the past week. The haul included nine guns that were taken away by the Maoists in an attack on a camp of Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) at Silda, Police Officers said. Operations were conducted in the Kotwali, Lalgarh and Salboni Police Station areas. “We recovered 11 sophisticated weapons, nearly 250 detonators, 786 rounds of ammunition, 200 kilograms of explosives and over 30 land-mines,” Superintendent of Police (SP), Pravin Tripathi said. The combing operations in the Jangal Mahal region would continue in the coming days.
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November - 23 
One rifle, 16 rounds of ammunition and detonators were seized in the raid made by SFs in the Borihati forest in Jamboni Police Station area of the District, reports Zee News. One 9 mm pistol was also found from the Laboni jungle in Belpahari Police Station area.
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One rifle, 16 rounds of ammunition and detonators were seized in the raid made by SFs in the Borihati forest in Jamboni Police Station area of the District, reports Zee News. One 9 mm pistol was also found from the Laboni jungle in Belpahari Police Station area.
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November - 27 
IBN Live reports that a landmine, possibly planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was recovered from a market in Goaltore in West Midnapore District on November 27. Maoist posters condemning Kishanji's killing which they termed a 'fake encounter' and warning the Trinamoo
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IBN Live reports that a landmine, possibly planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was recovered from a market in Goaltore in West Midnapore District on November 27. Maoist posters condemning Kishanji's killing which they termed a 'fake encounter' and warning the Trinamool Congress were also found next to the spot.
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December - 26 
The Security Forces (SFs) recovered landmines kept inside a village pond by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore on December 26, reports Indian Express. Police and Central Reserve Police Force personnel jointly commenced the search operat
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The Security Forces (SFs) recovered landmines kept inside a village pond by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore on December 26, reports Indian Express. Police and Central Reserve Police Force personnel jointly commenced the search operation and recovered eight directional landmines kept inside a pond by Maoists, were noticed by some villagers who had gone to take a bath. "We don't know who kept those things but today afternoon when villagers came here to take bath they found something inside and then police along with paramilitary force came here and seized those things," said Rabindranath Mahato, a villager.
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