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Incidents of Bandh (Shutdown/Strike/Blockade):2009
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January - 3 
Normal life was paralysed in Kandhamal, Gajapati and Ganjam Districts on January 3 due to a 12-hour general shutdown call given by ‘M2’, described as a splinter group of the Maoists. While Gajapati District was partially affected, the shutdown call had little effect in Ganjam, official sources said.
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Normal life was paralysed in Kandhamal, Gajapati and Ganjam Districts on January 3 due to a 12-hour general shutdown call given by ‘M2’, described as a splinter group of the Maoists. While Gajapati District was partially affected, the shutdown call had little effect in Ganjam, official sources said.
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January - 15 
More than 100 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the control room of a private company’s mobile tower with bombs and partially damaged it at village Anwarpur under Sarai Police Station in the Vaishali District in the morning of January 15, reports The Hindu. Th
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More than 100 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the control room of a private company’s mobile tower with bombs and partially damaged it at village Anwarpur under Sarai Police Station in the Vaishali District in the morning of January 15, reports The Hindu. The Maoists were trying to enforce a 24-hour bandh (shut down) in north Bihar to protest against alleged atrocities on their senior cadre, identified as Rampravesh Baitha alias Satish Ji alias Rakesh Ji, lodged in the Central Jail in Bhagalpur.
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January - 17 
Six Policemen were killed in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Latehar District on January 17, reports Times of India. "The explosion took place around 1.30 pm when the police personnel were on patrol at Do-Pahani village,'' Inspector General
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Six Policemen were killed in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Latehar District on January 17, reports Times of India. "The explosion took place around 1.30 pm when the police personnel were on patrol at Do-Pahani village,'' Inspector General (Police) G. S. N. Pradhan said. While five Policemen died on the spot, one constable succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. Police suspect the possibility of Maoists triggering the blast to avenge their ‘zonal commander’ Sashi Bhuiyan's arrest in the Gumla District on January 15. The explosion coincided with a bandh (shut down) called by the CPI-Maoist in Gumla, Simdega, Latehar, Lohardaga and Ranchi Districts in protest against Bhuiyan's arrest.
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January - 22 
A general shutdown call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to protest against rising prices severely disrupted normal life in the State on January 22, reports ANI. Factories, shops, offices and all educational institution remained closed as news filtered in about Maoists torch
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A general shutdown call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to protest against rising prices severely disrupted normal life in the State on January 22, reports ANI. Factories, shops, offices and all educational institution remained closed as news filtered in about Maoists torching vehicles and destroying mobile phone towers in different parts of the State. Road transportation and train services were also affected badly. Shipment of coal and bauxite from mines was also negatively affected as truck and lorry owners suspended their services. Life in the neighbouring States of Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal was also affected by the shutdown call.
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January - 22 
A group of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) intercepted 11 cement laden trucks, dragged out the drivers and set them ablaze during their bandh (general shut down) call in the Tumba and Ranjeetganj road of Rohtas District on January 22, The Hindu reported. According to
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A group of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) intercepted 11 cement laden trucks, dragged out the drivers and set them ablaze during their bandh (general shut down) call in the Tumba and Ranjeetganj road of Rohtas District on January 22, The Hindu reported. According to the Additional Director General of Police Neelmani, the CPI-Maoist has called for a 24-hour shutdown in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa.
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January - 22 
According to PTI, a suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with the Police during the 24-hour bandh (general shut down) called by the CPI-Maoist at Chaturpatti village in the Muzaffarpur District on January 22. The Additional Director General o
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According to PTI, a suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with the Police during the 24-hour bandh (general shut down) called by the CPI-Maoist at Chaturpatti village in the Muzaffarpur District on January 22. The Additional Director General of Police, Krishna Chaudhary, said there could be more casualties among the Maoists as Police had found blood trails in a mustard field, indicating that injured or slain Maoists had been dragged during retreat. As reported earlier, one Special Auxiliary Policeman was also killed during the encounter.
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January - 22 
Maoists blew up a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited mobile tower at Nayakagawn village under Dumaria Police Station of Gaya District during their general shut down call.
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Maoists blew up a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited mobile tower at Nayakagawn village under Dumaria Police Station of Gaya District during their general shut down call.
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February - 4 
The 24-hour general shutdown call given by the CPI-Maoist in the Palamau, Garwah, Latehar, Lohardaga, Simdega and Gumla Districts of the State in protest against the recent arrest of two Maoists, impacted rural areas, but did not affect life in urban areas.
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The 24-hour general shutdown call given by the CPI-Maoist in the Palamau, Garwah, Latehar, Lohardaga, Simdega and Gumla Districts of the State in protest against the recent arrest of two Maoists, impacted rural areas, but did not affect life in urban areas.
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February - 28 
Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called for a day-long general shutdown on February 28 (today) in Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal in protest against the arrest of their cadre.
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Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called for a day-long general shutdown on February 28 (today) in Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal in protest against the arrest of their cadre.
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March - 1 
In the wake of Maoists attacking a railway station in the neighboring Orissa and the 24-hour general shutdown call by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in five States, the Chhattisgarh Government has stepped up security arrangements within the State, Zee News reported on February 1. S
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In the wake of Maoists attacking a railway station in the neighboring Orissa and the 24-hour general shutdown call by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in five States, the Chhattisgarh Government has stepped up security arrangements within the State, Zee News reported on February 1. Security at Chhattisgarh's borders with Uttar Pradesh, Orissa and Jharkhand has been tightened while additional forces have been deployed in railway lines, border and railway Police Stations, said the Deputy Inspector General Pavan Dev.
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March - 1 
The 24-hour shutdown call given by the Maoists partially affected normal life in the State, reports PTI. The shutdown, which had its impact in the rural areas of Palamau, Latehar, West and East Singhbhum, Gumla, Hazaribag, Chatra, Ranchi rural, Lohardaga and Simdega districts, affected road transpor
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The 24-hour shutdown call given by the Maoists partially affected normal life in the State, reports PTI. The shutdown, which had its impact in the rural areas of Palamau, Latehar, West and East Singhbhum, Gumla, Hazaribag, Chatra, Ranchi rural, Lohardaga and Simdega districts, affected road transport as most operators withdrew buses from the National Highway.
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March - 22 
ANI reports that normal life was affected in the State on March 22 due to the general shutdown call given by the People’s Liberation Front of India to protest against the killing of a ‘commander’ and some other members of the group.
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ANI reports that normal life was affected in the State on March 22 due to the general shutdown call given by the People’s Liberation Front of India to protest against the killing of a ‘commander’ and some other members of the group.
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March - 25 
ANI reports that normal life was affected in the Ranchi District due to the daylong shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on March 25. The shutdown was called to protest against alleged harsh Police treatment meted out to the Maoists in prisons. Consequently, bus and tr
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ANI reports that normal life was affected in the Ranchi District due to the daylong shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on March 25. The shutdown was called to protest against alleged harsh Police treatment meted out to the Maoists in prisons. Consequently, bus and train services were badly affected in the District.
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March - 31 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a general shutdown in the Gadchiroli, Gondia and Chandrapur Districts on April 10, reports Times of India. Police said Maoist propaganda material, issued jointly by the Maharashtra State committee, Gadchiroli division and Dandakaranya S
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a general shutdown in the Gadchiroli, Gondia and Chandrapur Districts on April 10, reports Times of India. Police said Maoist propaganda material, issued jointly by the Maharashtra State committee, Gadchiroli division and Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee of the CPI-Maoist, was spotted at three places near Yerkar bus stop and on the road connecting Dhanora and Murumgaon on March 31. The banners ridicule Police operations like Sarvodaya and Parakram and condemn Police action against villagers of Markegaon, Bandhur, Kosmi, Katezhari and Gudekasa. The banners also claimed that Police commandos torched houses in Bandhur village. They also demanded immediate withdrawal of the para-military Central Reserve Police Force from Gadchiroli.
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April - 1 
Life in the Ghatshila sub-division remained paralyzed on April 1 as a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-sponsored 24-hour general shutdown call evoked a near-total response in the East Singhbhum District and adjoining Mayurbhanj District of Orissa, reports Telegraph. State offices, as wel
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Life in the Ghatshila sub-division remained paralyzed on April 1 as a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-sponsored 24-hour general shutdown call evoked a near-total response in the East Singhbhum District and adjoining Mayurbhanj District of Orissa, reports Telegraph. State offices, as well as private firms, remained closed in Ghatshila, Musaboni and Bahragora. Schools, colleges and training centres across the sub-division were also shut.
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April - 1 
The Hindu reports that a high alert was sounded in the Sundergarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj Districts in view of the April 1 general shutdown call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jharkhand. The shutdown call was given by the Maoists to protest the re-arrest of their leade
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The Hindu reports that a high alert was sounded in the Sundergarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj Districts in view of the April 1 general shutdown call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jharkhand. The shutdown call was given by the Maoists to protest the re-arrest of their leader Bharat Mundari and his wife Premalata by the Jharkhand Police from their residence at Panchapoya village in the night of March 28 after their release from Bonai jail in Sundergarh. Mundari, who was commander of platoon number 22 of the CPI-Maoist, was in Bonai jail along with his wife after their arrest on September 25, 2007.
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April - 12 
ANI reports that normal life was affected in Ranchi because of a day-long shutdown call given by the Maoists on April 12 to protest against the killing of two commanders of the outfit during an encounter in Chatra District recently.
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ANI reports that normal life was affected in Ranchi because of a day-long shutdown call given by the Maoists on April 12 to protest against the killing of two commanders of the outfit during an encounter in Chatra District recently.
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April - 14 
Industrial activities in Chandil and Chowka (Seraikela-Kharsawan) remained stalled as CPI-Maoist called a district-wide general shutdown on April 14 that saw complete response, reports Telegraph.
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Industrial activities in Chandil and Chowka (Seraikela-Kharsawan) remained stalled as CPI-Maoist called a district-wide general shutdown on April 14 that saw complete response, reports Telegraph.
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April - 16 
The Maoists also blocked roads in the Mathili area of the District by felling trees and placing boulders preventing movement of polling officials and voters. Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in the State in two phases on April 16 (today) and April 23.
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The Maoists also blocked roads in the Mathili area of the District by felling trees and placing boulders preventing movement of polling officials and voters. Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in the State in two phases on April 16 (today) and April 23.
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April - 20 
Telegraph reports that the CPI-Maoist has called for a Jharkhand-Bihar general shutdown on April 22, a day before the second phase of parliamentary elections, in protest against the "killing of five villagers" by CRPF personnel at Barhania valley in Latehar District in Jharkhand on April 15. The enc
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Telegraph reports that the CPI-Maoist has called for a Jharkhand-Bihar general shutdown on April 22, a day before the second phase of parliamentary elections, in protest against the "killing of five villagers" by CRPF personnel at Barhania valley in Latehar District in Jharkhand on April 15. The encounter occurred immediately after a landmine explosion was carried out by the Maoists. The CRPF personnel claimed that the five were Naxalites, but villagers said they were innocent.
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April - 22 
CPI-Maoist has called for a 24-hour bandh (general shutdown) on April 22 (today) in Jharkhand and Bihar to protest against the alleged killing of five villagers by the para-military Central Reserve Police Force at Badhnia village in the Latehar District during the first phase of the Lok Sabha electi
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CPI-Maoist has called for a 24-hour bandh (general shutdown) on April 22 (today) in Jharkhand and Bihar to protest against the alleged killing of five villagers by the para-military Central Reserve Police Force at Badhnia village in the Latehar District during the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 16.
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April - 22 
Police said the Maoists also triggered an explosion on the road between Giridih and Dumri and cut trees to block it.
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Police said the Maoists also triggered an explosion on the road between Giridih and Dumri and cut trees to block it.
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April - 23 April - 24
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two local leaders of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Supurdih village in the Balarampur area of Purulia District in the night of April 23, reports The Hindu. Police said Bibhuti Singh Sardar and Baikuntha Mah
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two local leaders of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Supurdih village in the Balarampur area of Purulia District in the night of April 23, reports The Hindu. Police said Bibhuti Singh Sardar and Baikuntha Mahato were returning from a fair at around 11pm when some motorcycle-borne assailants shot at them from a close range killing the duo on the spot. While the Police are yet to identify the assailants, family members of the victims said the killers raised slogans in support of the Maoists after killing the two. The CPI-M has called a 12-hour shutdown in Balarampur on April 24 (today) to protest the incident.
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May - 9 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze three vehicles at Kolibera in Simdega District on May 9 as the 48-hour shutdown called by them in the District and neighbouring Gumla ended, Police said. A group of armed Maoists stopped an iron-laden truck and tw
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze three vehicles at Kolibera in Simdega District on May 9 as the 48-hour shutdown called by them in the District and neighbouring Gumla ended, Police said. A group of armed Maoists stopped an iron-laden truck and two other vehicles carrying soft drinks and set them ablaze after pouring petrol. The shutdown was called by the Maoists to protest the recent arrest of its self-styled sub-zonal commander Pratap Hinjia.
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May - 14 
The Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) has called for a bandh (shutdown) in the Andhra Orissa border (AOB) region on May 20 and 21 in protest against the alleged fake encounters being carried out by the Andhra and Orissa governments. In a statement released in Visakhapatnam on May 14
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The Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) has called for a bandh (shutdown) in the Andhra Orissa border (AOB) region on May 20 and 21 in protest against the alleged fake encounters being carried out by the Andhra and Orissa governments. In a statement released in Visakhapatnam on May 14, the AOB special zone secretary Bhaskar said the outfit would observe a protest week from May 15 to 21 and demanded the release of the arrested cadres. “The chief ministers of both Andhra Pradesh and Orissa are giving much priority to multinationals in the name of development which only gave scope for exploitation of the poor”, he said.
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May - 19 
The Hindu reports that security has been beefed up across Bihar following a 48-hour bandh (general shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in four States -Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa - against non-compliance with their call for boycotting the recently conclu
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The Hindu reports that security has been beefed up across Bihar following a 48-hour bandh (general shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in four States -Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa - against non-compliance with their call for boycotting the recently concluded Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament) elections from the midnight of May 20. "Security measures have been tightened at vital installations, including those of Railways, often soft target of Maoist attacks, and Police Stations have been put on maximum alert," said S. K. Bharadwaj Inspector General (Operations).
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May - 19 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a State Government building under the Human Resource Development department during their 48 hour bandh (general shutdown) call in the Imamganj Police Station area of Gaya District on May 19.
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a State Government building under the Human Resource Development department during their 48 hour bandh (general shutdown) call in the Imamganj Police Station area of Gaya District on May 19.
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May - 19 
The Hindu reports that vehicular traffic between Boipariguda in Koraput District and the headquarters of Malkangiri District was blocked for more than 10 hours by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) by felling trees near Tanginiguda in Boipariguda block on May 19. The Maoists
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The Hindu reports that vehicular traffic between Boipariguda in Koraput District and the headquarters of Malkangiri District was blocked for more than 10 hours by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) by felling trees near Tanginiguda in Boipariguda block on May 19. The Maoists had cut at least five trees near the village in the early hours of the day and had placed posters demanding compensation of INR 500,000 to the people on whom the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force personnel had opened fire near the village a few days ago.
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May - 20 
IANS reports that the two day bandh (general shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected normal life in the interiors and brought transportation of iron ore to a halt in the Bastar region on May 20, Police said. Maoists have reportedly put heavy wooden logs on the N
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IANS reports that the two day bandh (general shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected normal life in the interiors and brought transportation of iron ore to a halt in the Bastar region on May 20, Police said. Maoists have reportedly put heavy wooden logs on the National Highway 221 in Dantewada District and National Highway 16 in Bijapur District and the various State highways. The railway authorities have cancelled for three days the goods train that transports iron ore from the National Mineral Development Corporation's Bailadilla mines in Dantewada District to Visakhapatnam in the State of Andhra Pradesh. “Security in all vulnerable areas, mostly the Government facilities, and Police posts in forests have been beefed up,' said Pawan Deo, Deputy Inspector General, adding, “We are taking all precautionary measures to deal with the strike but it has affected life in Bastar and road and rail traffic are the worst-hit.”
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May - 20 
Times of India reports that normal life was disrupted on the first of the two-day general shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Malkangiri, headquarters of the Malkangiri District, on May 20. No vehicle could reportedly be seen beyond Malkangiri town and the nearly 1
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Times of India reports that normal life was disrupted on the first of the two-day general shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Malkangiri, headquarters of the Malkangiri District, on May 20. No vehicle could reportedly be seen beyond Malkangiri town and the nearly 100-kilometres forest road at Motu along the Andhra Pradesh border was deserted. There was no vehicular movement on the roads connecting Malkangiri with Chitrakonda and Balimela. A red alert has been sounded in the region. The Maoists blocked all roads connecting Malkangiri town by felling trees and road communication from Chitrakonda and Balimela with Malkangiri town was completely paralyzed as the Maoists had blocked the roads at three places. The Andhra-Orissa Border Zonal Committee of the CPI-Maoist had called the shutdown demanding release of some of their cadres lodged in different jails in the State, withdrawal of central para-military forces from Malkangiri, an end to Police atrocities on villagers on the pretext of operations against the Maoists and some development issues related to tribals.
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May - 21 
16 Police personnel, including five women constables, were killed during a three-hour long encounter with a group of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near the hills of Hatti Tola in Gadchiroli District on May 21, Times of India reported. The encounter took place when a team
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16 Police personnel, including five women constables, were killed during a three-hour long encounter with a group of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near the hills of Hatti Tola in Gadchiroli District on May 21, Times of India reported. The encounter took place when a team of 16 member Police party led by Inspector Ashok Aiyyar was busy in clearing the Dhanora-Murumgaon road of the District, which was blocked by the CPI-Maoist by felling trees during their two-day long bandh (general shutdown) call from May 20 in the Bhandara, Gondia and Gadchiroli areas. The Maoists after killing all 16 Police personnel also looted their arms and ammunition and set ablaze the two Police vehicles.
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June - 1 
The 24-hour nationwide bandh (general shut-down) called by the CPI-Maoist on June 1 to protest the recent killings of their central committee member Sudhakar Reddy and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran by Police and Sri Lankan Army respectively affected train s
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The 24-hour nationwide bandh (general shut-down) called by the CPI-Maoist on June 1 to protest the recent killings of their central committee member Sudhakar Reddy and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran by Police and Sri Lankan Army respectively affected train service in various parts of the State.
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June - 3 
The three day bandh (general shut-down) called by the Maoists from June 3 in Malkangiri District paralysed traffic movement as the insurgents felled hundreds of trees on both sides of the Malkangiri-Koraput road, blocking all movement of vehicles.
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The three day bandh (general shut-down) called by the Maoists from June 3 in Malkangiri District paralysed traffic movement as the insurgents felled hundreds of trees on both sides of the Malkangiri-Koraput road, blocking all movement of vehicles.
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June - 12 
The Maoists organised a general shutdown on June 12 in six States, including in Jharkhand, to protest against the killing of Venkat Reddy, a member of the central committee of the CPI-Maoist, in Andhra Pradesh recently.
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The Maoists organised a general shutdown on June 12 in six States, including in Jharkhand, to protest against the killing of Venkat Reddy, a member of the central committee of the CPI-Maoist, in Andhra Pradesh recently.
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June - 27 
According to Zee News, armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a bus near Ramnagar village under Tirhut division in Muzaffarpur District during a bandh (shutdown) called by the outfit at Tirhut on June 27. However, no one was injured in the incident. The bandh was
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According to Zee News, armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a bus near Ramnagar village under Tirhut division in Muzaffarpur District during a bandh (shutdown) called by the outfit at Tirhut on June 27. However, no one was injured in the incident. The bandh was called to protest against the murder of a Maoist, Jagdish Mahto, whose body was recovered by Police from the banks of a river near Piprakothi in East Champaran District a week ago.
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July - 4 
Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has called for a shutdown across the three Districts of Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia on July 8, reports Times of India. PCPA spokesperson Chhatradhar Mahato said on July 4 that the shutdown has been called to protest the arrest
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Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has called for a shutdown across the three Districts of Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia on July 8, reports Times of India. PCPA spokesperson Chhatradhar Mahato said on July 4 that the shutdown has been called to protest the arrest of 30 PCPA workers, the warrant issued against him and the harassment of city intellectuals, who went to Lalgarh during the joint operations.
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July - 10 
According to The Hindu, a large number of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including women, blew up the forest beat office in Paniganda in Adaba area of Gajapati District in the early hours of July 10 after dragging out the guard and tying him. A villager who arrived
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According to The Hindu, a large number of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including women, blew up the forest beat office in Paniganda in Adaba area of Gajapati District in the early hours of July 10 after dragging out the guard and tying him. A villager who arrived at the spot out of curiosity after hearing the noise sustained minor injuries. The Maoists had called for a State-wide shut down on July 10. Inspector-in-Charge of Adaba Police station N. Kero said that the Maoists blew up the building using powerful explosives. The shut down had little impact in urban centres and evoked mixed response in rural areas amid closure of shops and thin traffic.
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July - 17 
CPI-Maoist called for a shutdown on July 22, immediately after the shutdown by the PCPA ends, in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal in protest against the price hike of petrol, potato and essential commodities.
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CPI-Maoist called for a shutdown on July 22, immediately after the shutdown by the PCPA ends, in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal in protest against the price hike of petrol, potato and essential commodities.
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July - 17 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) gave call for a 72-hour shutdown in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts from July 19 to protest the month-long operation and alleged torture of innocent villagers at its core com
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) gave call for a 72-hour shutdown in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts from July 19 to protest the month-long operation and alleged torture of innocent villagers at its core committee meeting near Lalgarh on July 17, reports Times of India.
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July - 18 
Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the CPI-Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC), has called for a 72-hour shut down in the three CPI-Maoist-hit Districts of Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia from July 19.
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Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the CPI-Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC), has called for a 72-hour shut down in the three CPI-Maoist-hit Districts of Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia from July 19.
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July - 20 
PTI reports that a landmine exploded at a jungle in Bankisole in West Midnapore District on July 20 even as Security Forces (SFs) combed 43 villages on the second day of the three-day shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocit
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PTI reports that a landmine exploded at a jungle in Bankisole in West Midnapore District on July 20 even as Security Forces (SFs) combed 43 villages on the second day of the three-day shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA). However, no casualty was reported in the blast.
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July - 21 
A bandh (shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bihar to protest against rising prices of essential commodities began in the night of July 21 with the extremists blowing up a house of their rival Revolutionary Communist Centre (RCC) ‘commander’ Vinod Marandi, accordi
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A bandh (shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bihar to protest against rising prices of essential commodities began in the night of July 21 with the extremists blowing up a house of their rival Revolutionary Communist Centre (RCC) ‘commander’ Vinod Marandi, according to PTI. As the bandh began, over 100 Maoists raided Diha village near Gaya and blew Marandi’s house in the same night.
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July - 21 
According to PTI, the Maoists have called a 24-hour bandh (shutdown) in Jharkhand from the midnight of July 21 in protest against price rise. The CPI-Maoist Jharkhand State Central Committee gave the bandh call in a faxed message to the media late in the night of July 20.
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According to PTI, the Maoists have called a 24-hour bandh (shutdown) in Jharkhand from the midnight of July 21 in protest against price rise. The CPI-Maoist Jharkhand State Central Committee gave the bandh call in a faxed message to the media late in the night of July 20.
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July - 22 
Maoists' call for a day's strike affected several areas of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts of West Bengal, but no untoward incident was reported, according to PTI.
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Maoists' call for a day's strike affected several areas of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts of West Bengal, but no untoward incident was reported, according to PTI.
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July - 22 
The bandh (shutdown) called by the CPI-Maoist against price rise evoked mixed response in rural Jharkhand, reports PTI. In the Latehar, Palamau, Khunti, East and West Singhbhum Districts, the bandh was reported to be total while the shutdown call had no effect in the Santhal Pargana region comprisin
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The bandh (shutdown) called by the CPI-Maoist against price rise evoked mixed response in rural Jharkhand, reports PTI. In the Latehar, Palamau, Khunti, East and West Singhbhum Districts, the bandh was reported to be total while the shutdown call had no effect in the Santhal Pargana region comprising six Districts. Mineral transport was affected as truckers went off the road. While life in urban areas remained normal, it came to standstill in the Maoist-dominated rural areas of Giridih, Garhwa, Palamu, Latehar and Chatra Districts, adds Times of India.
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July - 28 
According to Times of India, the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) activists, allegedly from the Mahadev faction, killed a Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) worker, identified as Ananda Das, and injured two other at Takimari village in Rajganj in Jalpaiguri Distrist for re
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According to Times of India, the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) activists, allegedly from the Mahadev faction, killed a Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) worker, identified as Ananda Das, and injured two other at Takimari village in Rajganj in Jalpaiguri Distrist for refusing to respond to a bandh (shut down) called by the Naxalites (Left Wing Extremist). Ananda Das (32), Jatan Roy (32) and Sudhanshu Biswas (28) were sitting at a tea stall when seven CPI-ML cadres tried to shut it down forcibly. When the trio resisted, the Naxalites hacked them with sharp weapons. Ananda died on the way to hospital. Later, a Police team arrested three men from Baikunthapur forest, the report added.
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August - 1 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) cadres set ablaze two vegetable trucks coming from West Bengal to mark the second and last day of their Jharkhand bandh (general shut down), prompting Security Forces to engage the extremists in an encounter at Bhadodih near Patamda about 15 kilometers from Ja
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) cadres set ablaze two vegetable trucks coming from West Bengal to mark the second and last day of their Jharkhand bandh (general shut down), prompting Security Forces to engage the extremists in an encounter at Bhadodih near Patamda about 15 kilometers from Jamshedpur. The encounter was on when the reports last came in.
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August - 2 
The PCPA supporters dug up roads near Shirshi and Champashole in Kotwali on August 2 while the Maoists put up posters asking locals to observe ‘Martyrs' Week’.
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The PCPA supporters dug up roads near Shirshi and Champashole in Kotwali on August 2 while the Maoists put up posters asking locals to observe ‘Martyrs' Week’.
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August - 11 
Workers of the Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) dug up roads leading to Jhargram town in 12 places to enforce an indefinite bandh (shutdown) from August 11 (today), Police said. The roads have been dug up between Bamal and Dherua and between Dherua and Baita, PCPA so
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Workers of the Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) dug up roads leading to Jhargram town in 12 places to enforce an indefinite bandh (shutdown) from August 11 (today), Police said. The roads have been dug up between Bamal and Dherua and between Dherua and Baita, PCPA sources said.
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August - 18 
Thousands of tribal men and women from Kanti, Talagumandi, Bija Ghati, Kotia, Tentulipadar, Dumuripadar and Dudhari panchayats (village-level local self-Government institution) of Koraput District equipped with traditional arms took out a huge rally at Dudhari on August 18, reports The Hindu. The me
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Thousands of tribal men and women from Kanti, Talagumandi, Bija Ghati, Kotia, Tentulipadar, Dumuripadar and Dudhari panchayats (village-level local self-Government institution) of Koraput District equipped with traditional arms took out a huge rally at Dudhari on August 18, reports The Hindu. The members, under the leadership of Alam Tading, president of the regional unit of the Chasi Mulia Adivasi at Kanti, had blocked the roads leading to the village by felling trees to prevent anyone from entering the village during the meeting.
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August - 18 
Times of India reports that life in tribal villages in 18 Police Stations across the three districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia came to a standstill on August 18 due to the shutdown call given by the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), a Maoist-backed organisation. The s
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Times of India reports that life in tribal villages in 18 Police Stations across the three districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia came to a standstill on August 18 due to the shutdown call given by the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), a Maoist-backed organisation. The shutdown was also successful in Lalgarh, Belpahari and Kantapahari. Local traders reportedly downed shutters despite the presence of Security Forces and schools were also closed. The PCPA started the indefinite shutdown with low-intensity blasts at Kantapahari and Narcha in West Midnapore, close to Police camps. Around 9pm (IST), the Maoists also set ablaze six trucks that had defied the strike and were plying on the Jhargram-Silda road.
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August - 20 
Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Mahuatola in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District targeting a joint forces patrol on August 20, the third day of the bandh (shutdown) called by the People’
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Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Mahuatola in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District targeting a joint forces patrol on August 20, the third day of the bandh (shutdown) called by the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA). Police also recovered three IEDs near the Kadashole Police camp.
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August - 22 
The indefinite strike called by the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC) in the three Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia that entered its fourth day on August 22 was ‘relaxed’ for a two-hour period “for the convenience of the people”. Acknowledging the
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The indefinite strike called by the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC) in the three Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia that entered its fourth day on August 22 was ‘relaxed’ for a two-hour period “for the convenience of the people”. Acknowledging the difficulties faced by the people, Chhatradhar Mahato, PSBJC convenor, told The Hindu over telephone from his hideout, “We decided to relax the bandh for two hours each day for as long as it lasts”. He, however, declined any chance of the movement slackening and stuck to the PSBJC’s demand of Security Forces’ withdrawal from the region.
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August - 23 
Telegraph adds that the CPI-Maoist has called for a two-day bandh (shutdown), beginning from the midnight of August 23, in the States of Jharkhand, Bihar, Bengal, Orissa and Chhattisgarh to protest against the arrest of its politburo member Anil and central committee member Kartik. Party leader Kish
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Telegraph adds that the CPI-Maoist has called for a two-day bandh (shutdown), beginning from the midnight of August 23, in the States of Jharkhand, Bihar, Bengal, Orissa and Chhattisgarh to protest against the arrest of its politburo member Anil and central committee member Kartik. Party leader Kishanji told media that the duo was arrested on August 19 while they were traveling in a train from Ranchi to Patna, the capital of Bihar. “We don’t know their whereabouts as they have not been produced in court by the police till now,” Kishanji said. However, denying the arrest of the extremists, the Director General of Police (Jharkhand) V.D. Ram said, “This is not the first time we are facing a meaningless bandh. We will take all precautions taken during rebel-sponsored bandhs. If we had such a big breakthrough, we would have informed everyone.” Meanwhile, security has been put on high alert in the State.
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August - 24 
The 48-hour bandh (shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) evoked a partial response in Bihar, according to Hindustan Times. The Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Neelmani, said there was no untoward incident reported from any part of the State. "Strict vigil
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The 48-hour bandh (shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) evoked a partial response in Bihar, according to Hindustan Times. The Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Neelmani, said there was no untoward incident reported from any part of the State. "Strict vigil is being maintained on railway platforms, bus stands and other public places as a precautionary measure. Trains are being escorted by the police," he added. "Besides, personnel of the Special Task Force and the Central Reserve Police have been engaged in carrying out intensive raids on different hideouts of the Maoists," Neelamni said. The CPI-Maoist had called for a two-day shutdown in five States, including Bihar, to protest the arrest of Anil Kumar, a CPI-Maoist politburo member, and Kartik, a central committee member from Patna. The bandh began on August 24.
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August - 24 
The 48-hour bandh (shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) paralysed life in the Jhargram sub-division and Midnapore town in West Midnapore District on August 24 though it evoked a mixed response in the Bankura and Purulia Districts, reports Indian Express. The outfit ha
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The 48-hour bandh (shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) paralysed life in the Jhargram sub-division and Midnapore town in West Midnapore District on August 24 though it evoked a mixed response in the Bankura and Purulia Districts, reports Indian Express. The outfit had called for a 48-hour bandh in five states, including West Bengal, in protest against the arrest of two leaders in Jharkhand, who were allegedly not produced in court in due time.
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August - 24 
The bandh evoked a good response in the Ghatshila sub-division of East Singhbhum District and parts of Seraikela-Kharsawan and West Singhbhum Districts on August 24, Telegraph reported. Though no untoward incident was reported, life remained paralysed. Zee News adds that while the shutdown had some
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The bandh evoked a good response in the Ghatshila sub-division of East Singhbhum District and parts of Seraikela-Kharsawan and West Singhbhum Districts on August 24, Telegraph reported. Though no untoward incident was reported, life remained paralysed. Zee News adds that while the shutdown had some impact in the Chatra, East and West Singhbhum Districts, Simdega, Khunti, Gumla, Latehar, Hazaribagh, Ranchi, Bokaro and Giridih were also affected in a small way, officials said.
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August - 24 
The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) is also observing a bandh since August 18 in the three Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia demanding the withdrawal of the Security Forces from Lalgarh. The two bandhs paralysed life in Midnapore town and Jhargram sub-division in W
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The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) is also observing a bandh since August 18 in the three Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia demanding the withdrawal of the Security Forces from Lalgarh. The two bandhs paralysed life in Midnapore town and Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore, Khatra sub-division in Bankura and rural areas in Purulia. West Midnapore District Magistrate, N S Nigam, said Government establishments, schools, colleges and banks remained closed and public transport has also been affected since August 18.
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August - 25 
Maoists blew up two mobile towers in the Gaya District and set afire four vehicles at Tilhautu in the Rohtas District as the 48-hour shut down called by the Maoists in five States, including Bihar, ended in the night of August 25, PTI reports. Around 400 extremists detonated dynamites to blow up the
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Maoists blew up two mobile towers in the Gaya District and set afire four vehicles at Tilhautu in the Rohtas District as the 48-hour shut down called by the Maoists in five States, including Bihar, ended in the night of August 25, PTI reports. Around 400 extremists detonated dynamites to blow up the towers at Guraru and at Gurua in Gaya District, Neelmani told media. The Naxalites also blocked the road at Tilhautu in Rohtas and set ablaze four vehicles. The Naxalites told passengers to vacate the vehicles before setting them on fire, he added.
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August - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on August 25 called off the 48-hour bandh (shut down) in five States - Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. In a press statement issued through short message service, Maoist politburo member Kishanji stated that the indefinite bandh
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on August 25 called off the 48-hour bandh (shut down) in five States - Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. In a press statement issued through short message service, Maoist politburo member Kishanji stated that the indefinite bandh was called off after Anilji and Kartik were produced in a court at Ranchi, Capital of Jharkhand, by the Jharkhand Police on August 25, The Hindu reported. Times of India quoted Kishanji as saying, “We had called the bandh to force the police (Jharkhand) to admit that they had arrested two of our comrades and produce them in Ranchi court before 5pm on Tuesday. Since they produced them an hour before 5pm, we are calling off the strike.’’ A 48-hour bandh was called on August 24 in these five States as Kishanji had claimed that Purnendu Mukherjee alias Anilji, politburo member of the CPI-Maoist, and Kartik, a central committee member, were arrested from near the Patna (capital of Bihar) junction while boarding a train on August 18, but were not produced in court. It was also declared that it would continue indefinitely in Bihar and Jharkhand until the arrested Maoists were produced in court.
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August - 25 
The insurgents set ablaze four trucks on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur National Highway, Police said on August 25, adds IANS. One truck driver was also injured. As reported earlier, the CPI-Maoist has called for a two-day bandh (shutdown) in five States, including Jharkhand, to protest the arrest of Anil Ku
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The insurgents set ablaze four trucks on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur National Highway, Police said on August 25, adds IANS. One truck driver was also injured. As reported earlier, the CPI-Maoist has called for a two-day bandh (shutdown) in five States, including Jharkhand, to protest the arrest of Anil Kumar, a CPI-Maoist politburo member, and Kartik, a central committee member from Patna, the capital of Bihar. The bandh began August 24.
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August - 28 
According to Telegraph, Mangal Soren, a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), who had been trying to mobilise public opinion against a bandh (shutdown) backed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in the Binpur area of West Midnapore District on A
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According to Telegraph, Mangal Soren, a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), who had been trying to mobilise public opinion against a bandh (shutdown) backed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in the Binpur area of West Midnapore District on August 28. Mangal Soren was tilling his land when five assailants on motorcycles called him and shot him from close and later As Mangal slumped to the ground, they hacked him. An axe flew out of the hand of one of the attackers and hit another farmer at a distance. Sital Hembram, who survived the blow on his back, told villagers he saw a familiar face among the five and the residents of Ergoda village set out for the house of Chandan Mahato, a Jharkhand Party (Naren) supporter in neighbouring Guiara village. In Chandan’s absence, the mob dragged out his 63-year old father Biren Mahato and hacked him with daggers and also shot him. “We think Mangal’s murder was the handiwork of Maoists. We are probing whether any political party was involved,” said District Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma.
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August - 31 
The Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) on August 31 announced that the protest - the PCPA has called for a 14 bandh (shutdown) in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts - would be ‘relaxed’ for a week from September 1 for the “convenience of local people.” S
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The Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) on August 31 announced that the protest - the PCPA has called for a 14 bandh (shutdown) in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts - would be ‘relaxed’ for a week from September 1 for the “convenience of local people.” Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from his hideout in the Lalgarh area, PCPA convener Chhatradhar Mahato said, “Though we are receiving support from people of all sections in our protest against the presence of security forces in the region, we felt that the indefinite closure is affecting them, especially daily-wage workers.”
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September - 10 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered about a dozen explosions blowing up railway tracks and at least four Government buildings in the Sundargarh District in the early morning of September 10 (today), reports Times of India. The Maoists have called for a 24-hour shut-
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered about a dozen explosions blowing up railway tracks and at least four Government buildings in the Sundargarh District in the early morning of September 10 (today), reports Times of India. The Maoists have called for a 24-hour shut-down in the District to demand release of 30 people, who were arrested on August 29 on the suspicion that they were Maoists. The extremists blasted railway tracks at around seven places between Bimlagarh and Patangi, Police said. They also blew up an abandoned Police station building at Kalta, another building where a CRPF camp was functioning earlier, a community centre and office building of the CITU, Police said, adding they also set ablaze a truck. Train services between Rourkela and Barsuan have been completely disrupted due to the blasts. The route is used mainly for transportation of raw materials to Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). Train services on the route had been disrupted for the last three days due to ongoing agitation by tribals demanding release of the 30 people branded as Maoists. So far there was no report about any casualty in the attacks carried out by the Maoists.
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September - 20 September - 21
Times of India reports a rural reporter of Gajapati District Laxman Choudhury was arrested by the Police in the evening of September 20, for his links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Subsequently, members of the Berhampur Press Club blocked the road on September 21, in protest
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Times of India reports a rural reporter of Gajapati District Laxman Choudhury was arrested by the Police in the evening of September 20, for his links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Subsequently, members of the Berhampur Press Club blocked the road on September 21, in protest against Laxman’s arrest. They also handed over a memorandum to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Southern Range, demanding his unconditional release. Meanwhile, the District Superintendent of Police (SP) Sanjeev Arora defending the Police action said, "According to a preliminary probe, report there was enough evidence against Chowdhury about his nexus with Maoists."
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September - 26 September - 27
The Maoists abducted two constables of the State Armed Police, Sisirkanti Nag and Siteswarprasad Singh, from Tamajhuri in Belpahari, a place about 50 kilometres from Lalgarh in the night of September 26, demanding the release of Mahato, reports Indian Express. The two constables were abducted when t
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The Maoists abducted two constables of the State Armed Police, Sisirkanti Nag and Siteswarprasad Singh, from Tamajhuri in Belpahari, a place about 50 kilometres from Lalgarh in the night of September 26, demanding the release of Mahato, reports Indian Express. The two constables were abducted when they were returning to their camp in Lalgarh aboard a public bus. The PCPA members later claimed that the duo had been abducted in protest against the arrest of Mahato. They also demanded his immediate release. “There is no doubt that Mahato is an important leader for the Maoists. They abducted two constables last night and demanded the release of Mahato. Moreover, the Maoists have called a bandh in protest against Mahato’s arrest,” said Manoj Verma, West Midnapore SP. Meanwhile, shops and business establishments remained closed after Maoists called for a shut down in the Lalgarh area on September 27.
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October - 3 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a railway track in the West Singhbhum District at the Jharkhand-West Bengal border in the morning of October 3 (today), reported IANS. The extremists blew up the railway track near Maharesal railway station under Chakradhapur railway division
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a railway track in the West Singhbhum District at the Jharkhand-West Bengal border in the morning of October 3 (today), reported IANS. The extremists blew up the railway track near Maharesal railway station under Chakradhapur railway division at around 4.30am (IST). The Maoists have called for a nationwide strike on October 3 to protest the arrests of senior leaders Kobad Ghandy and Chhatradhar Mahato. They have demanded the release of the leaders.
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October - 3 October - 4
On October 4, traffic resumed on the Malkangiri-Bhubaneswar road that had been blocked by the Maoists near Govindpally Ghat road on October 3 to enforce their bandh (shut down) call. "All road blockades put up by the Maoists have been lifted and road connectivity has been normalized in the District,
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On October 4, traffic resumed on the Malkangiri-Bhubaneswar road that had been blocked by the Maoists near Govindpally Ghat road on October 3 to enforce their bandh (shut down) call. "All road blockades put up by the Maoists have been lifted and road connectivity has been normalized in the District," the SP said.
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October - 8 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a two-day shutdown in Bihar and Jharkhand from October 12 in protest against what it alleged was the Centre's effort to put down its campaign using paramilitary forces, Times of India reported. The announcement was made through a press
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a two-day shutdown in Bihar and Jharkhand from October 12 in protest against what it alleged was the Centre's effort to put down its campaign using paramilitary forces, Times of India reported. The announcement was made through a press release by the spokesman of the Bihar-Jharkhand-Orissa-Chhattisgarh Special Committee, Gopal. The outfit has also been observing a protest-week from October 7 to 13, the release said.
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October - 9 
The Hindu reports that the Maoists called a 48-hour-bandh (shut down) from October 12 in West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand in protest against the killing of a squad member by the Security Forces and cadres backed by the ruling CPI-M in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District. The bandh was earl
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The Hindu reports that the Maoists called a 48-hour-bandh (shut down) from October 12 in West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand in protest against the killing of a squad member by the Security Forces and cadres backed by the ruling CPI-M in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District. The bandh was earlier called in Jharkhand and Bihar in protest against the Security Force operation in the Lalgarh region.
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October - 12 
Security has been tightened across Bihar in view of the two-day shutdown called by the Maoists from October 12 (today) against the Union Government’s move to intensify anti-Maoist operations. Neelmani said all Police stations in the insurgency-affected Districts would remain on a high alert.
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Security has been tightened across Bihar in view of the two-day shutdown called by the Maoists from October 12 (today) against the Union Government’s move to intensify anti-Maoist operations. Neelmani said all Police stations in the insurgency-affected Districts would remain on a high alert.
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October - 12 
The Maoists have been observing a 48-hour shutdown beginning October 12 to protest the Union Government’s alleged efforts to put down their campaign by force.
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The Maoists have been observing a 48-hour shutdown beginning October 12 to protest the Union Government’s alleged efforts to put down their campaign by force.
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October - 12 
Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons in separate incidents at Binpur and Belpahari in West Midnapore District on October 12, the first day of the two-day bandh (shut down) called by the Maoists. In the first incident,
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Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons in separate incidents at Binpur and Belpahari in West Midnapore District on October 12, the first day of the two-day bandh (shut down) called by the Maoists. In the first incident, the bullet-riddled body of Kanai Murmu (44), a former gram panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) member of Jharkhand Party-Naren, was found beside a pond by local residents at Binpur's Salpatra. Murmu had been abducted from his home late on October 11. Murmu had joined the Gana Pratirodh Committee (an anti-Maoist Committee) and mobilized local youths against Maoists. In another incident at Belpahari's Madhupur, a group of six armed men killed Ananda Mahato (32) while he had gone to his field. Mahato used to be a Congress worker who later switched to Jharkhand Party-Aditya.
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October - 12 October - 13
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on October 12 (today) blew up a stretch of railway track and set ablaze three trucks in Jharkhand as they began their two-day Jharkhand-Bihar shutdown on October 12-13. The shutdown is in protest against the Union Government’s move to intensify
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on October 12 (today) blew up a stretch of railway track and set ablaze three trucks in Jharkhand as they began their two-day Jharkhand-Bihar shutdown on October 12-13. The shutdown is in protest against the Union Government’s move to intensify anti-Naxalite (left-wing extremist) operations. "They (Maoists) blew up a stretch of railway track around 2.30 am at Jharandih in the Coal belt Industrial Chord section in Dhanbad," Senior Public Relations Officer of the Dhanbad Rail Division, Amrendra Das, told PTI in Dhanbad. The Shaktipunj Express was held up due to blast, he added.
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October - 13 
The Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a school building in the Chatra District in the morning of October 13 (today), reports Times of India. "A group of armed Maoists packed dynamites inside the Nawadih Middle School and triggered the blast, damaging its three rooms," Superintenden
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The Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a school building in the Chatra District in the morning of October 13 (today), reports Times of India. "A group of armed Maoists packed dynamites inside the Nawadih Middle School and triggered the blast, damaging its three rooms," Superintendent of Police (SP), D. B. Sharma, told reporters in Chatra. The Maoists have been observing a 48-hour shutdown beginning October 12 to protest the Union Government’s alleged efforts to put down their campaign by force.
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October - 27 
An indefinite shutdown called by a pro-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) organisation affected normal life in five districts of Jharkhand on October 27, reports ANI. The shutdown was effective in Ranchi, Ramgarh, Gumla and Simdoga Districts. Vehicular traffic and the rail traffic were par
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An indefinite shutdown called by a pro-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) organisation affected normal life in five districts of Jharkhand on October 27, reports ANI. The shutdown was effective in Ranchi, Ramgarh, Gumla and Simdoga Districts. Vehicular traffic and the rail traffic were particularly affected.
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October - 29 
According to The Hindu, the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has decided to call off its shutdown from October 29 (today). The PCPA has been demanding withdrawal of the Security Forces engaged in an operation to neutralise cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maois
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According to The Hindu, the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has decided to call off its shutdown from October 29 (today). The PCPA has been demanding withdrawal of the Security Forces engaged in an operation to neutralise cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Lalgarh and surrounding region and the unconditional release of its convener Chattradhar Mahato.
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October - 30 
Within 24 hours of the Director-General of Police R.R. Girish Kumar’s visit to the Visakha Agency area, the CPI-Maoist blocked the Kothapalli-Pakalapalem road on the way to Sileru on October 30 and gave a call to the people to support the countrywide shutdown on November 4 and 5, for which the party
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Within 24 hours of the Director-General of Police R.R. Girish Kumar’s visit to the Visakha Agency area, the CPI-Maoist blocked the Kothapalli-Pakalapalem road on the way to Sileru on October 30 and gave a call to the people to support the countrywide shutdown on November 4 and 5, for which the party has given a call. In the evening of October 30, the Maoists cut down trees and placed them on the road. They also dug up a hole near a culvert on the road, presumably to plant a landmine. Several handwritten posters were left at the place condemning the Government’s Operation Godavari to flush out Maoists and proposals for aerial bombing of Maoist strongholds. The posters were in the name of the Galikonda area committee.
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November - 1 
The Balimela-Chitrakonda road which connects Andhra Pradesh with Orissa has been blocked by the Maoists putting boulders and felling trees near Chidrakonda Ghat in protest against the planned anti-Maoist operation of the Government. As a result, Chitrakonda remained cut off from the District headqua
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The Balimela-Chitrakonda road which connects Andhra Pradesh with Orissa has been blocked by the Maoists putting boulders and felling trees near Chidrakonda Ghat in protest against the planned anti-Maoist operation of the Government. As a result, Chitrakonda remained cut off from the District headquarter town since November 1, Police said.
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November - 6 
Villagers on November 6 began an indefinite blockade of a national highway at Silipunji near Rourkela in Sundergarh District demanding release of 30 people, who were arrested for allegedly having links with Maoists, reports PTI. About 500 villagers of Chandiposh, Mundatola and Silipunji under Bonai
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Villagers on November 6 began an indefinite blockade of a national highway at Silipunji near Rourkela in Sundergarh District demanding release of 30 people, who were arrested for allegedly having links with Maoists, reports PTI. About 500 villagers of Chandiposh, Mundatola and Silipunji under Bonai sub-division of Sundargarh district, led by Birmitrapur MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) George Tirkey, sat on a dharna (sit-in) claiming that the Police had arrested innocent villagers branding them as Maoists. They blocked NH-23 linking Rourkela and Bhubaneswar via Talcher by felling trees leaving hundreds of vehicles, mostly trucks, stranded. Thirty people from three villages were arrested on August 27 on charges of having links with the Maoists, who had abducted Ajit Bardhan, sub-inspector of Koida police station, on July 16.
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November - 11 November - 12
Supporters of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) took out a huge rally in Jhargram town in protest against alleged atrocities by the SFs. They were armed with bows and arrows and other traditional tribal weapons. “We had to fire tear gas shells after a baton charge
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Supporters of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) took out a huge rally in Jhargram town in protest against alleged atrocities by the SFs. They were armed with bows and arrows and other traditional tribal weapons. “We had to fire tear gas shells after a baton charge failed to disperse the mob which was armed and had violated section 144 (prohibitory orders banning the assembly of more than four people) in force there,” District Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma told IANS. 10 people were arrested. The PCPA later called a 72-hour shutdown in West Midnapore District from November 12 (today).
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November - 12 
The Hindu reports that the 72-hour bandh (shutdown) called by the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) in the Jhargram sub-division of West Midnapore District began on November 12, with its supporters setting a pick-up van afire at Sapdhara near Jhargram. Police sources
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The Hindu reports that the 72-hour bandh (shutdown) called by the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) in the Jhargram sub-division of West Midnapore District began on November 12, with its supporters setting a pick-up van afire at Sapdhara near Jhargram. Police sources said one villager suffered a bullet injury in a fierce gunfight between the Security Forces (SFs) and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Bakshi in the Kotwali area of the Lalgarh region. The bandh was called to protest against the alleged highhandedness of the SFs towards PCPA supporters at a rally staged in front of the office of Jhargram’s Sub-Divisional Officer. Protesters set ablaze the van early in the day and left posters demanding withdrawal of the central SFs from the region and an immediate release of all PCPA leaders, including its chief Chhatradhar Mahato. The Sub-Divisional Officer, P. Ulganathan, said the sub-division witnessed a “complete shutdown, though there was no incident other than the torching of the van.”
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November - 14 
In an attempt to block vehicular movement on the last day of the three-day bandh, PCPA supporters built temporary brick walls on the State Highway-9 connecting Jhargram and Silda. The "road clearing team" followed by the Police reached Dahijuri and removed the "walls" around 11 am.
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In an attempt to block vehicular movement on the last day of the three-day bandh, PCPA supporters built temporary brick walls on the State Highway-9 connecting Jhargram and Silda. The "road clearing team" followed by the Police reached Dahijuri and removed the "walls" around 11 am.
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November - 20 
Following November 19 attack on a passenger train in Ghagra, the Maoists apologised saying it was carried out by ‘‘overzealous new recruits’’, Times of India reported. Samarji, ‘secretary’ of the Bihar-Jharkhand-Orissa regional committee of the CPI-Maoist, said on November 20, ‘‘Why should we kill
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Following November 19 attack on a passenger train in Ghagra, the Maoists apologised saying it was carried out by ‘‘overzealous new recruits’’, Times of India reported. Samarji, ‘secretary’ of the Bihar-Jharkhand-Orissa regional committee of the CPI-Maoist, said on November 20, ‘‘Why should we kill the common man for no reason? They are our assets as we bank on them for our movement and the movement is also meant for them only.’’ The party will ensure that common man is not targeted in future, he added. Talking to Times of India, Samarji said there was no plan to blow up the railway tracks initially and it was carried out by ‘‘overzealous’’ new recruits against whom the party would take appropriate action. As reported earlier, two passengers were killed and over 47 others injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after the CPI-Maoist cadres blew up railway tracks in the night of November 19 in West Singhbhum District.
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November - 20 
The Maoist bandh (shut down) on November 20 reportedly paralysed rural life in the State. The shut down was called by the Maoists in protest against the recent arrest of their leader Ashok Mahato and upcoming assembly polls in the State. Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (Human Rig
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The Maoist bandh (shut down) on November 20 reportedly paralysed rural life in the State. The shut down was called by the Maoists in protest against the recent arrest of their leader Ashok Mahato and upcoming assembly polls in the State. Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (Human Rights) V. H. Deshmukh said the bandh was by and large peaceful except for the incidents that occurred before the bandh began.
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November - 27 
A day-long shutdown called by the CPI-Maoist on November 27 in Dhamtari and Raipur Districts hit normal life as people preferred to stay at home fearing violence, officials said. The strike was called to protest arrest of two Maoist leaders in the State November 8. The insurgents put wooden logs on
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A day-long shutdown called by the CPI-Maoist on November 27 in Dhamtari and Raipur Districts hit normal life as people preferred to stay at home fearing violence, officials said. The strike was called to protest arrest of two Maoist leaders in the State November 8. The insurgents put wooden logs on roads in forested areas of Mainpur, Gariaband, Devbhog in Raipur District and Nagri and Sihaba areas in Dhamtari District to block vehicles. All schools, banks, hospitals and Government offices in the interiors of these two Districts were shut, officials added.
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November - 27 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have called for a 48-hour Jharkhand bandh ( shut down) from November 29 in protest against alleged atrocities inflicted by the Government on their sympathizers, Times of India reports. The Chotanagpur Zonal Committee spokesman of the Maoists, Samarji
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have called for a 48-hour Jharkhand bandh ( shut down) from November 29 in protest against alleged atrocities inflicted by the Government on their sympathizers, Times of India reports. The Chotanagpur Zonal Committee spokesman of the Maoists, Samarji, appealed to public and private entrepreneurs to suspend business operations for these days. The Maoist leader has also ‘advised’ people not to travel and use public transport. The spokesman also asked SAIL to either suspend all its business during the strike period or face consequences. He warned, "Our men, including Virendra alias Ashok, were picked up by Angaad and Salaki Police in West Singhbhum on October 23. 33 days have passed since, but we don't know where he is. The Government must come clean. If it doesn't, it should be ready for trouble. Meanwhile, West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar Jha said, "Since the bandh has been called during the elections, we are taking extra measures to ensure safety and security of men and material."
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November - 28 
Hours before a 48-hour bandh (general shut down) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jharkhand, the Maoists blew up a panchayat (village-level local self Government institution) hall and a school building in the Palamau District on November 28, according to The Hindu.
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Hours before a 48-hour bandh (general shut down) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jharkhand, the Maoists blew up a panchayat (village-level local self Government institution) hall and a school building in the Palamau District on November 28, according to The Hindu.
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November - 30 
On the second day of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh (general shut down), Chatra Additional Superintendent of Police Sunil Bhaskar escaped unhurt even as a series of attacks rocked several other Districts on November 30, reports Telegraph. Two among Bhaskar’s four bodyguards a
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On the second day of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh (general shut down), Chatra Additional Superintendent of Police Sunil Bhaskar escaped unhurt even as a series of attacks rocked several other Districts on November 30, reports Telegraph. Two among Bhaskar’s four bodyguards and a Police driver sustained injuries when the insurgents triggered a landmine blast at Kharwanari village under Hunterganj Police Station area of Chatra District at around 8.30am (IST). Bhaskar was on his way to Hunterganj from Pratappur. Sources said the Maoists took advantage of dense forest cover near the village, around 10 kilometres from Pratappur. Bhaskar survived the attack, as he was not reportedly in the vehicle that he usually used. “Bhaskar was sitting in an ordinary vehicle with his two bodyguards and a driver. He also asked the driver of the landmine-protected vehicle to follow him. He deputed two bodyguards in the landmine-protected vehicle. His strategy yielded result, as the extremists detonated the mines only after the ordinary vehicle crossed the danger zone,” a police officer said. “The anti-landmine vehicle driver, Mashi Kachhap, and my two bodyguards, Mukesh Mishra and Vikash Paswan, sustained injuries. They were airlifted and admitted to a private hospital in Ranchi,” Bhaskar said.
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November - 30 
PTI reports that Maoists shot at and injured two persons, blew up a culvert and set ablaze four vehicles at Chatra as they ended their two-day Jharkhand shutdown in the night of November 30. The Maoists opened fire on a truck injuring the driver and his helper at Bhuiandih in the Chatra District a l
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PTI reports that Maoists shot at and injured two persons, blew up a culvert and set ablaze four vehicles at Chatra as they ended their two-day Jharkhand shutdown in the night of November 30. The Maoists opened fire on a truck injuring the driver and his helper at Bhuiandih in the Chatra District a little before their shut-down ended, Superintendent of Police, D B Sharma, said on December 1. The insurgents also used explosives to blow up a culvert in the same village, disrupting traffic on the Chatra-Gaya route, besides setting ablaze four vehicles. The Maoists, who indulged in massive destruction of public property during the shutdown, were demanding production of their cadre Ashok Mahato before a court. The Police, however, have denied arresting any person by that name.
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December - 1 
The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) has called for a 120-hour bandh (general shut down) in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia from Decemebr 1 (today) demanding an end to police patrolling for two weeks. The PCAPA spokesperson Asit Mahato said the Central-state joint forces
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The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) has called for a 120-hour bandh (general shut down) in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia from Decemebr 1 (today) demanding an end to police patrolling for two weeks. The PCAPA spokesperson Asit Mahato said the Central-state joint forces should stop patrolling for two weeks so that the farmers and locals could harvest their crops. The PCAPA also requested the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres not to attack the Police for the next two weeks to improve the prevailing situation. According to Mahato, they requested Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen through media a few days ago to withdraw Police patrolling for the next two weeks. The PCAPA had fixed November 30-evening as the deadline for Sen to respond but he did not. Mahato said this is the time for harvesting and farmers store crops for next four-five months. The Central-state joint forces, he alleged, often arrest farmers from paddy fields and many are injured in the cross-fire between Security Forces and the Maoists. According to Mahato, the PCAPA has formally requested the Maoists restrain themselves for the next 15 days but there was no assurance from the latter. N S Nigam, the District Magistrate of West Midnapore said the PCAPA had not informed him on their bandh to be observed from tomorrow.
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December - 2 
Normal life was hit hard in the interiors of Chhattisgarh on December 2, the first day of the weeklong anniversary celebrations of the People's Liberation of Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the military wing of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), according to Sify.com. Passenger buses were off
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Normal life was hit hard in the interiors of Chhattisgarh on December 2, the first day of the weeklong anniversary celebrations of the People's Liberation of Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the military wing of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), according to Sify.com. Passenger buses were off the road and shops were shut in Rajnandgaon District bordering Maharashtra State and in the entire Bastar region comprising of five districts - Bijapur, Narayanpur, Kanker, Dantewada and Bastar - due to the fear of Maoist attack. The State Government has already sounded a high alert after Police recovered a number of leaflets from Bastar, in which the insurgents had asked people to observe the ninth anniversary of the PLGA between December 2-8. In the leaflets in Gondi language, the Maoists have also appealed to people to become members of the CPI-Maoist and get recruited as PLGA fighters.
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December - 3 
A truck and a car were set on fire on National Highway 6 on the fourth day of a five-day bandh (shut down) called by the PCPA. Police have not been able to identify those responsible for the incident, but suspect that PCPA supporters were involved.
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A truck and a car were set on fire on National Highway 6 on the fourth day of a five-day bandh (shut down) called by the PCPA. Police have not been able to identify those responsible for the incident, but suspect that PCPA supporters were involved.
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December - 3 
The Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blocked a street in the Chakuliya area of East Singhbhum District in the morning of December 3 bringing the traffic movement on the street to a standstill for hours, reports Times of India. The local Police and the paramilitary forces removed t
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The Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blocked a street in the Chakuliya area of East Singhbhum District in the morning of December 3 bringing the traffic movement on the street to a standstill for hours, reports Times of India. The local Police and the paramilitary forces removed the blockade at around 2pm (IST) after which the normal traffic resumed on the road. "The Maoists had blocked the Seeshakundh-Chakuliya link road by placing a felled tree in the midst of the street at Zoram. They had also laid some 100-odd bricks on the street," Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Ghatsila Anup Virtherey said. In the morning, the Police received information that suspected Maoists had blocked a street in Chakuliya. The Police rushed to the spot immediately. Later, the local Police and some Central reserve Police Force personnel removed the blockade with ease, Virtherey said. "The motive behind the blockade appears to instil fear among villagers so that they do not take part in the poll exercise. This assumption gains credence since the Maoists left behind posters warning people not to take part in polling," the SDPO said.
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December - 4 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has come out in support of Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) and called for bandh (shut down) on December 8 in protest against Police firing on CMAS activists at Narayanpatna in Koraput District.
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has come out in support of Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) and called for bandh (shut down) on December 8 in protest against Police firing on CMAS activists at Narayanpatna in Koraput District.
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December - 7 
In a separate incident, the extremists set ablaze a pick-up van in the same District. Sources said the Naxals set ablaze the vehicle as it was plying during the five-day shutdown called by the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA). The PCAPA had called for the shutdown in the District
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In a separate incident, the extremists set ablaze a pick-up van in the same District. Sources said the Naxals set ablaze the vehicle as it was plying during the five-day shutdown called by the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA). The PCAPA had called for the shutdown in the Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia, demanding a 15-day halt to the anti-Maoist operations in view of the harvesting season.
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December - 13 
Cadres of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze two goods-loaded trucks on fire on National Highway 6, for violating the bandh (shut down) called by them in three Districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, reports Indian Express. The truck was heading towards Kha
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Cadres of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze two goods-loaded trucks on fire on National Highway 6, for violating the bandh (shut down) called by them in three Districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, reports Indian Express. The truck was heading towards Kharagpur. Another truck was burnt on State highway 9 near Salboni by the PCAPA supporters. The truck was heading towards Jhargram from Lodhashuli. Asit Mahato, convener of PCPA, said: “The trucks were set on fire as they did not comply with the will of the people by going against the bandh call.” The bandh had been called to protest against the police firing on PCPA supporters at Satpati near Lalgarh on Thursday [December 10] night, in which one PCPA activist was killed. A senior Police officer, meanwhile, said a mine had been recovered from Dharampur near Lalgarh.
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December - 23 
The Maoist-backed People’s Committee Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze a truck near Dhosra village while they were on their way to Jhargram where they had gone to ransack the Parihati Range office. The PCPA activist ransacked and set ablaze the houses of two CPI-Marxist party workers at Goaltore.
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The Maoist-backed People’s Committee Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze a truck near Dhosra village while they were on their way to Jhargram where they had gone to ransack the Parihati Range office. The PCPA activist ransacked and set ablaze the houses of two CPI-Marxist party workers at Goaltore. The first day of the PCPA-sponsored two-day bandh (shut down) paralysed life in the Junglemahal area on 23 with shops, educational institutions remaining closed.
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December - 24 
ANI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blocked a National Highway in the Dantewada region on December 24 in protest against the Operation 'Green Hunt' launched by the Security Forces. The extremists felled down trees and dug up the roads at several places on the NH-
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ANI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blocked a National Highway in the Dantewada region on December 24 in protest against the Operation 'Green Hunt' launched by the Security Forces. The extremists felled down trees and dug up the roads at several places on the NH-221. The road blockade crippled traffic, leaving several trucks and buses stranded. The Maoists also pasted several bills warning the Police.
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December - 27 
The Maoists reportedly blocked roads at different places in south Orissa by felling trees on to the roads. Passenger services were also hit on the Adaba-Rayagada and Brahmani Gaon-Rayagada routes and in Ajapati, Berhampur, Rayagada and Malkangiri too. As reported earlier, the Maoists on December 27
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The Maoists reportedly blocked roads at different places in south Orissa by felling trees on to the roads. Passenger services were also hit on the Adaba-Rayagada and Brahmani Gaon-Rayagada routes and in Ajapati, Berhampur, Rayagada and Malkangiri too. As reported earlier, the Maoists on December 27 had called for December 28 bandh (general shut down) in three southern Districts of Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal in protest against alleged Police excess against tribals in the Districts.
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December - 28 
The indefinite blockade called by the PCPA in the three Districts of Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore entered the 11th day on December 28, while the outfit also called a 48-hour-bandh in the three Districts from December 28 in protest against alleged Police excesses during combing operations. The
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The indefinite blockade called by the PCPA in the three Districts of Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore entered the 11th day on December 28, while the outfit also called a 48-hour-bandh in the three Districts from December 28 in protest against alleged Police excesses during combing operations. The blockades and bandhs have taken a toll on normal life in the areas adjacent to the forests in the three Districts even as it had little impact on the urban areas. Vehicular movement on a stretch of the National Highway 6 and State Highway 9, between Midnapore town and Jhargram, has virtually stopped following the setting ablaze of four vehicles in the first two days of the indefinite blockade. This had seriously impacted the supply of essential commodities.
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December - 29 
During the 12-day blockade, PCPA supporters ransacked and set ablaze several forest department offices, including a mini zoo at Jhargram. A mob shot dead two rare species of blackbuck and carried away the carcass. Several rare birds were also feared charred to death. Many vehicles were also set abla
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During the 12-day blockade, PCPA supporters ransacked and set ablaze several forest department offices, including a mini zoo at Jhargram. A mob shot dead two rare species of blackbuck and carried away the carcass. Several rare birds were also feared charred to death. Many vehicles were also set ablaze for defiance of the blockade. Several persons, mostly supporters of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, were killed during this time.
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December - 29 
The Peoples’ Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) on December 29 announced that the blockade in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts, called by the outfit since December 18, would be relaxed from December 31. Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from Lalgrah, PCPA spokesperson Asit Ma
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The Peoples’ Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) on December 29 announced that the blockade in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts, called by the outfit since December 18, would be relaxed from December 31. Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from Lalgrah, PCPA spokesperson Asit Mahato said, “The festival season of the tribal people is approaching. Potato farmers also need to sell their harvest. So we decided to relax the blockade for the time being.” Mahato also denied that the protest was called off in the face of local’s resentment, saying, “We have people’s support and we have relaxed the blockade for their sake. We can resume it any moment if the security forces harass the people again.”
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December - 30 
The Visakhapatnam District Police is on high alert in view of the January 2 bandh call given by the CPI-Maoist in support of separate Telangana. “Though the situation in the agency area is peaceful at the moment, we are anticipating violence from across the border with Orissa,” Superintendent of Pol
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The Visakhapatnam District Police is on high alert in view of the January 2 bandh call given by the CPI-Maoist in support of separate Telangana. “Though the situation in the agency area is peaceful at the moment, we are anticipating violence from across the border with Orissa,” Superintendent of Police Vinit Brijlal told The Hindu on December 30.
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December - 31 
The PCPA on December 30 said indefinite road blockade demanding release of its two arrested members, which began on December 18 in the Junglemahal – Maoist-affected Districts of Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia-- will end on December 31 (today).
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The PCPA on December 30 said indefinite road blockade demanding release of its two arrested members, which began on December 18 in the Junglemahal – Maoist-affected Districts of Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia-- will end on December 31 (today).
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