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February - 18 
As many as 1,190 Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) have been killed by Security Forces (SFs) in the country since 2010, an Right to Information (RTI) response has revealed, reports Hindustan Times on February 19.There have been 11,567 incidents involving the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)dur
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As many as 1,190 Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) have been killed by Security Forces (SFs) in the country since 2010, an Right to Information (RTI) response has revealed, reports Hindustan Times on February 19.There have been 11,567 incidents involving the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)during the period in which 1,331 SF personnel suffered injuries, the LWE Division, under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), stated in the reply.The maximum LWEs, 225, were eliminated in 2018, followed by 2016 (222), 2010 (172), 2017 (136), and 2013 (100), according to the reply under the RTI Act.Another 99 Maoists were killed in 2011, 89 in 2015, 74 in 2012, 66 in 2014, and 89 in 2019 (till January 31), it stated. One Noida-based lawyerRanjanTomarhad sought the year-wise data on the incidents of deaths of SF personnel and killing of LWEs from the UMHA. The data also revealed a trend of lowering in the number of LWE incidents from 2010, when 2,213 incidents were reported, to 2018, which witnessed 833 incidents.In 2011, 1,760 incidents took place, in 2012 it came down to 1,415, in 2013 there are 1,136 incidents, 1,091 in 2014, 1,089 in 2015, 1048 in 2016, 908 in 2017, and 74 in 2019 (till January 31), it stated.The RTI reply did not cite the number of SF personnel killed during the period, with Tomar saying he had sought data on “casualties”. A separate information put by the UMHA on its website states that 7,907 people have been killed by the LWE between 2004 and 2018 (till 31 July).As many as 90 Districts in 11 States of the country are considered as affected by LWE, according to reply made in Parliament by Minister of State in UMHA Hansaj Ahir on February 5, 2019.
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March - 24 
Meanwhile, Subhashree Panda, wife of jailed CPI-Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda; and Sangram Mohanty, son of Dandapani Mohanty, who is alleged to be a leading sympathiser of Left-Wing Extremists (LWE), have been made candidates from the Ranapur Assembly constituency in Nayagarh and Surada in Ganjam D
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Meanwhile, Subhashree Panda, wife of jailed CPI-Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda; and Sangram Mohanty, son of Dandapani Mohanty, who is alleged to be a leading sympathiser of Left-Wing Extremists (LWE), have been made candidates from the Ranapur Assembly constituency in Nayagarh and Surada in Ganjam District respectively, reports The Hindu on March 24.The Congress released the list of candidates for the Assembly elections in Odisha late on March 22. Both candidates are facing trials on charges of aiding the CPI-Maoist. They have each spent over two years in jail at different points in time.
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March - 27 
Meanwhile, two of the four slain Maoists recovered in the Sukma District encounter on March 26, have thus far been identified as Doodhi Hidma, and Ayte, both members of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA)-1, military battalion number one of the Maoists and carried a reward of INR 800,000 a
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Meanwhile, two of the four slain Maoists recovered in the Sukma District encounter on March 26, have thus far been identified as Doodhi Hidma, and Ayte, both members of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA)-1, military battalion number one of the Maoists and carried a reward of INR 800,000 against them, reports The Indian Express on March 27. The identity of the other two dead bodies are yet to be established. Apart from the dead bodies’SFs had recovered one INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle, two 303 rifles, one bharmar and other explosives.“This is an area which is on the border of Sukma and Bijapur and is the core area of military battalion number one. An encounter like this shows the courage of our security forces,” a press release issued by the State Police said.
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March - 29 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre belonging to Charla Local Organising Squad (LOS) of the CPI-Maoist, and four militia members of the CPI-Maoist were arrested at Kaliveru in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on March 29, when
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre belonging to Charla Local Organising Squad (LOS) of the CPI-Maoist, and four militia members of the CPI-Maoist were arrested at Kaliveru in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on March 29, when they were allegedly planning to conduct recce on the movement of political leaders and Police squads in a bid to carry out attacks on them ahead of the ensuing Lok Sabha election, reports The Hindu. During a vehicle checking drive by the Charla Police in coordination with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, five persons were spotted moving in a suspicious manner near Kaliveru cross roads early on March 29 morning. When the suspects allegedly tried to escape but the joint team managed to arrest them after a brief chase, Police said. The Police identified them as Charla LOS member Kovvasi Bheemaiah (30) and the remaining four as ‘Maoist militia’ (identity yet to be established) all hailing from Chennapuram village in Charla Mandal. Bheemaiah was involved in as many as 13 cases of Maoist violence, including three murder, seven attempts to murder and three other offences of damaging Government property, planting of land mines and directional mines in Bhadrachalam Agency, the District Police Chief said, adding that several cases were pending against the remaining four militia members.
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April - 6 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coming to power as “a blessing in disguise” that has helped it gain popular support in recent years, reports The Times of India on April 7. “When it comes to policies, there is no difference between BJP (Bh
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coming to power as “a blessing in disguise” that has helped it gain popular support in recent years, reports The Times of India on April 7. “When it comes to policies, there is no difference between BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and Congress. But NDA (National Democratic Alliance) rule has seen more attacks on religious minorities and state repression. This has made people turn to us for help,” Sanket, spokesperson for the Maoists’ Eastern Regional Bureau (ERB), said while talking to The Times of India at an undisclosed location close to the Jharkhand-Bihar border. “Subjugation of democratic principles, repression, dilution of labour laws and amendment of rules to dispossess tribals of their ancestral land have made people choose the path of struggle,”Sanket explained. Sitting next to Sanket, Azaad, spokesperson for the Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC) of the CPI-Maoist, added, “We recently managed to hold a series of janadalats(People’s court held by the CPI-Maoist) in villages near the Jharkhand-Bihar border despite heavy deployment of forces. This was not possible earlier.” Sanket claimed that “attacks on religious minorities in the name of cow protection” and “crackdowns on churches in Ranchi and Khunti” have made people lose their faith in the “semi-imperialist, capitalist government”. Azaad said, “To help villagers fight for autonomy, we extended support to the pathalgarhi movement in Khunti. We stood by Muslim families who suffered at the hands of fascist forces.” He added, “Similarly, we support the para teachers who faced police action for fighting for their rights.” The Maoist leaders admitted that their organisation has suffered many ‘military’ setbacks in recent years. Sanket said, “This happened because many of our senior leaders in central India were either arrested or surrendered. Our rank and file were not unable to cope with new challenges.”He added, “We support all nationalist movements, including the ones in Kashmir, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur. We are now preparing to strengthen our base there.” He expressed concern at the way “BJP is trying to scare the people of Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh by talking about an NRC (National Register of Citizens)-like survey”.
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April - 9 
Five persons including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Bastar region,BhimaMandavi(40) and his four security personnel were killed as cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) targeted the convoy in which the BJP leader was travelling, in a forested patch near Nakuln
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Five persons including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Bastar region,BhimaMandavi(40) and his four security personnel were killed as cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) targeted the convoy in which the BJP leader was travelling, in a forested patch near Nakulnar Village underKuwakondaTehsil(revenue unit) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 9, reports The Pioneer. The Maoists blew up the vehicle of the Dantewada MLA with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)and opened fire at the occupants atShyamagiri Hills, when the MLA’s convoy was heading towards Kuwakonda from Bacheli area in Dantewada.The four security personnel were identified as head constables ChhaganKuldeep and RamlalOyami, constable SomduKawasi and driver-constable DanteshwarMaurya. Kuldeep, Oyami and Kawasi were Personal Security Officers (PSOs) of Mandavi. It is to be noted that Mandavi was the elected MLA of Dantewada in December 2018, and was the only BJP MLA in the Bastar division, since 2003.
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April - 11 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)blast under Bastar Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) constituency in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh amid polling on April 11 (today), reports Pragativadi.A senior Police official
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)blast under Bastar Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) constituency in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh amid polling on April 11 (today), reports Pragativadi.A senior Police official said no one was hurt in the incident. Voting is underway in the constituency, officials said. The explosion took place around 4.15 am in Farasgaon area on Narayanpur-Dandwan road when a team of security men was escorting polling personnel to their booth, Police said. However, no one was injured in the incident. Polling is being held in its four Assembly segments, Dantewada, Konta, Bijapur and Narayanpur, from 7 am to 3 pm, the officials said.Counting of votes will take place on May 23.
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April - 14 
According to a study conducted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), may shift to safer locations to revive the movement, reports The Hindustan Times On April 14. The reasons cited were the worst leadership crisis within CPI-Maoist and decrease
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According to a study conducted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), may shift to safer locations to revive the movement, reports The Hindustan Times On April 14. The reasons cited were the worst leadership crisis within CPI-Maoist and decrease in its influence in states such as Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha.
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April - 17 
A female Poll official was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on April 17 near Balandapada in Kandhamal District, reports Indian Express. According to Director General of Police (DGP) BK Sharma, ‘Maoists fired and a bullet hit her on the head killing her on the spot’. There is al
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A female Poll official was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on April 17 near Balandapada in Kandhamal District, reports Indian Express. According to Director General of Police (DGP) BK Sharma, ‘Maoists fired and a bullet hit her on the head killing her on the spot’. There is also unconfirmed reports of explosion at Phulbani assembly segment under Kandhamal Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituency.
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April - 18 
On April 18, two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) identified as Vargese and Linga were killed in an encounter at a forest in Daulikarka village in Dantewada District, reports Indian Express. A militia member of Maoists was also wounded in the incident. A .315 bore gun was recovered from
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On April 18, two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) identified as Vargese and Linga were killed in an encounter at a forest in Daulikarka village in Dantewada District, reports Indian Express. A militia member of Maoists was also wounded in the incident. A .315 bore gun was recovered from encounter spot. The killed cadres were involved in April 9 ambush in which a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and four Security Personnel’s were killed. According to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) anti-Naxal operations Sundarraj,Vargese, a member of the ‘Malangir Area Committee’ of Maoists and was an expert Improvised Explosive Device (IED) maker. Meanwhle,Linga was active as Local Organisation Squad (LOS) member in the ‘Katekalyan Area Committee’ of Maoists.
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April - 25 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple, carrying a cash reward of INR 925,000 lakh each on their heads, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP), Shailesh Balkawade, in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on April 25, reports The Hindu.Police said the couple is identified a
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple, carrying a cash reward of INR 925,000 lakh each on their heads, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP), Shailesh Balkawade, in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on April 25, reports The Hindu.Police said the couple is identified as Deepak alias Manglu Bogami (30) and his wife Moti alias Radha Majji (28).Deepak joined the outfit in June 2001 with Maoist Company No. 5 of the Jagargunda Dalam(armed squad) and was wanted for 12 murders and three mine blasts, while, Moti turned Maoist in March 2004 and joined the Bhamragad Dalam, and was later transferred to Maoist Company No. 10 in North Bastar, Chhattisgarh. She was wanted for two murders and three mine blasts, Police said.
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April - 25 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including three with INR 100,000 bounty on their heads, surrendered in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on April 25, reports Devdiscourse. The three Maoists who carry bounties on their heads have been identified as Vetti Malla, Sodi Lachchha, a
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including three with INR 100,000 bounty on their heads, surrendered in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on April 25, reports Devdiscourse. The three Maoists who carry bounties on their heads have been identified as Vetti Malla, Sodi Lachchha, and Mudam Hurrah. The fourth Maoist, Rawa Hanga, is a member of 'Jan Militia' (people’s militia).They were wanted by the Police in several cases of abduction, roping in Improvised Explosive Device (IED), and carrying out attacks at camps of Security Forces (SFs). Sukma Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Shalabh Singh said that all benefits will be extended to the four cadres as per Government policies.
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April - 25 
Meanwhile, the Chhattisgarh Police is questioning a tribal boy, enrolled in a Government-run residential ashram, whose mobile phone allegedly had Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE]-related contentin Dantewada District, reports The New Indian Express on April 26. Incidentally, the use of mobile phone i
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Meanwhile, the Chhattisgarh Police is questioning a tribal boy, enrolled in a Government-run residential ashram, whose mobile phone allegedly had Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE]-related contentin Dantewada District, reports The New Indian Express on April 26. Incidentally, the use of mobile phone is strictly banned in such residential schools.“Usually the forces do not suspect students residing in Pota Cabins. But how come the 13-year-old boy owns a mobile handset with Maoist-related content and videos uploaded in it? We learnt that he might have shared all these among other students. It’s a matter of grave concern on a possibility of others likely getting influenced with the shared Naxal contents,” Superintendent of Police (SP), Dantewada, Abhishek Pallava said.
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April - 25 
Separately, around 24 families have finally returned to their long-lost homesin Errabore region of Sukma Districton April 25,after more than a decade after hundreds of families were forced to migrate to neighbouring Andhra Pradesh after a wave of violence hit Bastar region, reports The Times of Indi
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Separately, around 24 families have finally returned to their long-lost homesin Errabore region of Sukma Districton April 25,after more than a decade after hundreds of families were forced to migrate to neighbouring Andhra Pradesh after a wave of violence hit Bastar region, reports The Times of India. It is claimed that their homes were burned in the violence and they were forced to flee for safety to erstwhile Andhra Pradesh and present-day Telangana.
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April - 25 
Superintendent of Police (SP), Suman D Pennekar has denied reports of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) teamappearing in Yavakapadi village in Napoklu Police Station limits in Kodagu District of Karnataka on April 25, reports Deccan Herald.The District Police had conducted a combing ope
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Superintendent of Police (SP), Suman D Pennekar has denied reports of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) teamappearing in Yavakapadi village in Napoklu Police Station limits in Kodagu District of Karnataka on April 25, reports Deccan Herald.The District Police had conducted a combing operation, following a tip-o from the local residents,but no Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] movement has been traced.Unconfirmed reports had been doing the rounds that two Naxalites had collected food items fromtwo houses in Yavakapadi village and had snatched a mobile phone from a woman.The Anti-Naxal Force (ANF), however, continued to comb the forests, the SP added.
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April - 27 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a businessman suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’, in Tingarpanga village under Phiringia Police limits in Kandhamal District of Odisha on April 27, reports Hindustan Times.A group of armed Maoists stormed Tingarpanga village and barged
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a businessman suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’, in Tingarpanga village under Phiringia Police limits in Kandhamal District of Odisha on April 27, reports Hindustan Times.A group of armed Maoists stormed Tingarpanga village and barged into the house of the businessman identified as Kailash Digal, late on Saturday (April 27) night, Kandhamal Superintendent of Police (SP), Prateek Singh said. Maoist rebels dragged Digal out of his house at gunpoint and took him to the village outskirts, where he was then shot dead, the SP said.A note left behind by the Maoists near the spot, where the body was found, claimed that the businessman was eliminated as he was working as a ‘Police informer’.The Maoists were suspected to be members of the Kalahandi-Kandhamal-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division of the CPI-Maoist, the Police said, adding, combing operations have been intensified in the area.
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April - 27 
Meanwhile, Police arrested Maoist Jayram Khila from Talakandapali village under Padua Police limits in Koraput District of Odisha on April 27, reports Odisha TV. Khila was the member of Nandapur area committee of the CPI-Maoist.Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP), Kanwar Vishal Singh informed that
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Meanwhile, Police arrested Maoist Jayram Khila from Talakandapali village under Padua Police limits in Koraput District of Odisha on April 27, reports Odisha TV. Khila was the member of Nandapur area committee of the CPI-Maoist.Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP), Kanwar Vishal Singh informed that Khila was involved in several criminal cases including the killing of Hatibarisarpanch, Jagannath Khara, Telugu Desam Party (TDP)Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from Araku in Andhra Pradesh, Kidari Sarveswara Rao and the former legislator of the same constituency, Siveri Soma,near Livitiput village under Dumbriguda Police limitson September 23, 2018. A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will arrive in Koraput and take Khila on a remand to interrogate as we have intimated the central agency about his arrest and involvement in the murder of TDP leaders, added the SP.
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April - 29 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) Inspector General P Pramod Kumar handed over a Cheque ofINR 2.5 million was given to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Satwaji and INR 1 million to the wife of surrendered Maoist Satwaji in Nirmal District of Telangana on April 29, reports Telangana To
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) Inspector General P Pramod Kumar handed over a Cheque ofINR 2.5 million was given to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Satwaji and INR 1 million to the wife of surrendered Maoist Satwaji in Nirmal District of Telangana on April 29, reports Telangana Today. The amount was sanctioned to the couple under the rehabilitation scheme for quitting extremism. Kumar assured Satwaji and his wife of a 2BHK and agriculture land in addition to the financial aid.
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April - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested six cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman cadre from different Police limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 29, reportsPragativadi.Three Maoists were arrested from Aranpur area of the District, who were allegedly
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested six cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman cadre from different Police limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 29, reportsPragativadi.Three Maoists were arrested from Aranpur area of the District, who were allegedly involved in the Neelavaya attack in which Doordarshan cameraman from Odisha and threeSF personnel were killed in October, 2018, adds Newsonair. The identities of the arrested cadres are yet to be established. In the other incident, Police arrested three other Maoists from the weekly market at Geedam area of Dantewada District. Out of the six Maoists arrested in the last 24 hours, four had a reward of one lakh each on their head.
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May - 1 
A squad of around 30 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked and set ablaze four vehicles including three JCB machines and one tractor of a company engaged in road construction works at Barachattiarea in GayaDistrict of Bihar late on May 1, reports The New Indian Express. Raju K
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A squad of around 30 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked and set ablaze four vehicles including three JCB machines and one tractor of a company engaged in road construction works at Barachattiarea in GayaDistrict of Bihar late on May 1, reports The New Indian Express. Raju Kumar, driver of a JCB burnt by Maoists, alleged the drivers of JCB were assaulted and robbed of their cell phones by the Maoists.‘We continued ringing to senior police officers of district, who did not receive the calls when ultras raided the site”, he alleged, adding that Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] escaped into nearby forest after setting the vehicles on fire.Local sources involved in the road construct, preferring anonymity, said that the Maoists had demanded ‘levy’ (extortion money) from the company. “It was done when the demand of Maoists for levy was not fulfilled”, said one of the staffs of company anonymously.The construction company was engaged in the construction of the road between Jaigirand Nare villages under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) scheme.
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May - 1 
At least 15 Security Force (SF) personnel of the C-60, the Maharashtra Police counter-insurgency commando unit, and one civilian driver were killed in an ambush by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres by triggering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Dadapur Road near Lendali Null
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At least 15 Security Force (SF) personnel of the C-60, the Maharashtra Police counter-insurgency commando unit, and one civilian driver were killed in an ambush by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres by triggering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Dadapur Road near Lendali Nullah in Jamburkheda village under Kurkheda Police Station limits in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on May 1, reports The Pioneer. The commando unit, part of the Quick Response Team (QRT) of the C-60, were travelling in two vehicles for Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]combing operations, when they found several fallen trees blocking the road leading to an isolated stretch of the road in a forest area. When the SF personnel alighted to clear the road, landmines planted by Maoists blew up, leaving 15 personnel and the civilian driver dead. The commando unithad set out for patrolling after the arson incident that took place under Kurkhedatehsil (revenue unit) in the District on the same day.
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May - 1 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two villagers suspecting them as ‘Police informers’ in Karigundam village under Kistaram Police Station area in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 1, reports The Pioneer. The slain villagers were identified as PodiyamMutta and Koko Lachhu
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two villagers suspecting them as ‘Police informers’ in Karigundam village under Kistaram Police Station area in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 1, reports The Pioneer. The slain villagers were identified as PodiyamMutta and Koko Lachhu, Police said. As per the preliminary information, a group of armed Maoists reached Karigundam, located around 500 kilometres from Raipur, and started torturing Mutta and Lachhu, the Police said. Later, the Maoists held a 'Jan Adalat' (peoples' court or a kangaroo court) in the village and killed the duo in front of the villagers with sharp weapons accusing them of being ‘Police informers’, the Police said, adding that after committing the crime, the Maoists fled from the spot.
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May - 2 
A day after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadreskilled 15 personnel of the C-60 commandos in a landmine blast, Maoists operating in the forests of Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, bordering Chhattisgarh, once again made their presence felt by putting up banners and posters warning
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A day after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadreskilled 15 personnel of the C-60 commandos in a landmine blast, Maoists operating in the forests of Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, bordering Chhattisgarh, once again made their presence felt by putting up banners and posters warning the Maharashtra Government, private contractors and firms against building roads and bridges in the region, reports The Pioneer on May 3. The CPI-Maoist cadres through its local Divisional Vigilance Committees (DVC) put up posters and banners in villages on May 2, thus warning the State Government, private contractors and firms to desist from taking up vital infrastructure projects in the area.The posters and banners – prepared in red and white coloured sheets and clothes -- said that water, land, forests and mines belonged to all the people and by building roads and bridges, these were being to be handed over to a few industrialists for their profiteering.The banners also accused top industrialists and their agents of indulging in the ‘chamchagiri’ (stooges) of “(Prime Minister Narendra Modi) and (Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis” to get such projects for their ‘vikas’.
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May - 3 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘couriers’ were arrested by a Police team during a search operation at Lenin Colony in Charla Mandal in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on May 3, reports The Hindu.The arrested duo was heading towards the thickly forested area bordering Chh
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘couriers’ were arrested by a Police team during a search operation at Lenin Colony in Charla Mandal in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on May 3, reports The Hindu.The arrested duo was heading towards the thickly forested area bordering Chhattisgarh to handover a consignment of olive-green uniform clothes to the Maoists when they were arrested, Police said. The identities of the duo are yet to be established.
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May - 4 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a‘sub zonal commander’ of TritiyaPrastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, in a fratricidal war near Bhawanidih village under Roshanganj Police Station area in Gaya District of Bihar late on May 4, report UNI.Police sa
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a‘sub zonal commander’ of TritiyaPrastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, in a fratricidal war near Bhawanidih village under Roshanganj Police Station area in Gaya District of Bihar late on May 4, report UNI.Police said that CPI-Maoist cadres gunned down TPC`s ‘sub zonalcommander’ RustamaliasBasantBhokta in war of supremacy. Police said Rustam`s body wasrecovered near bank of a river.The slain extremist was a native of Ambakhar village under Roshanganj PoliceStation area.
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May - 4 
Police arrested a member of the Rayala faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala)and seized an 8 mm riffle, 30 rounds of ammunition and a kit from him near Kodipunjulathanda on the outskirts of Gauraram village in BayyaramMandal(administrativ
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Police arrested a member of the Rayala faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala)and seized an 8 mm riffle, 30 rounds of ammunition and a kit from him near Kodipunjulathanda on the outskirts of Gauraram village in BayyaramMandal(administrative sub-division) in MahabubabadDistrict of Telangana on May 4, reports Telangana Today. The arrested Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] cadre has been identified as Sangepu Mahesh aliasSudheer of GajualGattu village underGudurMandalin theDistrict. Disclosing the details at a press conference at Bayyaram Police Station, MahabubabadSuperintendent of Police (SP), N Koti Reddy said that the Police had received information that CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala squad was meeting near Kodipunjulathanda to discuss plans to threaten the opponents in the first phase of the MPTC (Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies)/ZPTC (Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies) elections, which are scheduled for April 6, and see that their party candidates would win the seats.“Following this, I sent a special party to conduct combing in the area. Noticing this, the squad members had tried to escape from the scene. However, the police had nabbed (arrested) Mahesh with weapon,” the SP said.
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May - 6 
Meanwhile, a joint team Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police arrested five Maoists fromdifferent places under Roshanganj Police Station area in Gaya District of Bihar late on May 6, report UNI.Superintendent of Police (SP), Sushil Kumar said, 159th battalion of CRPF arrested two e
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Meanwhile, a joint team Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police arrested five Maoists fromdifferent places under Roshanganj Police Station area in Gaya District of Bihar late on May 6, report UNI.Superintendent of Police (SP), Sushil Kumar said, 159th battalion of CRPF arrested two extremists of CPI-Maoist, identified as Santosh Yadav and Santosh Kumar near BaramMoriavillage under Roshanganj Police Station area and on the basis of their interrogation, three moreMaoists were arrested from different places under the same Police Station area. Three other arrested Maoists were identified as Sardar Yadav, Gopal Yadav and Indradev Yadav. SP, Kumar said all arrested Maoists were active members of CPI-Maoist and were involved in various unlawfulactivities under various Police Station areas in Gaya District.Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature, caps, equipment for triggering bomb explosion, two motorcycles and objectionablepamphlets were recovered from their possession, Police said.
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May - 6 
Meanwhile, top functionaries of the CPI-Maoist and at least 120 others have been named in the Police case registered in connection with the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on May 1 that killed 15 Policemen and a driver, reports NDTV.The case has been reg
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Meanwhile, top functionaries of the CPI-Maoist and at least 120 others have been named in the Police case registered in connection with the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on May 1 that killed 15 Policemen and a driver, reports NDTV.The case has been registered at Purada Police Station in Gadchiroli District, an official said.CPI-Maoist former ‘general secretary’MuppalaLakshman Rao aliasGanapathy, current ‘chief’NambalaKeshav Rao aliasBasavraj, who was earlier head of the Maoists ‘Central Military Commission, CMC’, are the top functionaries of the CPI-Maoist named in the FIR.The others include MallojulaaliasVenugopal Rao aliasBhupathi who is in-charge of the Maoist centered around Lalgarh in West Midnapore Districtof West Bengal, an official said.Top Maoist operatives like KatakamSudarshanaliasAnand, Satyanarayan Reddy, MilindTeltumbde, Bhaskar Rao Hichkani have also been named as accused, he added.The others are Pulluri Prasad Rao aliasChandranna, LokatiChandran Rao, GokulMadavi, NavluramTulavi, DinkarGotta, Vilas Kolla, JagdishTekam, MadhuMansingTekam, UmeshWaddo, Maini Bogga, Vinod Bogga, KedarPijjo, all operating at different levels of the Maoist hierarchy, the official said.Pulluri, Madhu and Maini are the women cadre, he informed.The Maoists have been charged under sections 302 (murder), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 143 (member of an unlawful assembly), 147 (common intention), 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code besides sections 5 and 28 of the Arms Act and under provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act.Sections 16, 18, 20, 23 of the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) have also been invoked against them in the case.
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May - 6 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including one who played a key role in planting three IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device) during the election phase in Visakha Agency, and four-armed militia members surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), AttadaBabujeein Visakhapatna
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including one who played a key role in planting three IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device) during the election phase in Visakha Agency, and four-armed militia members surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), AttadaBabujeein Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on May 6, reports The Hindu.The two Maoists were identified as GolluriBirusualias Mahesh (24) of Kotipalli village in Malkangiri District of Odisha, and GolluriRamayyaalias Rahul (25) of Nanubaru village underPedabayaluMandal(administrative sub-division) in Visakhapatnam District. Both of them were from PedabayaluDalam (armed squad).According to the SP, the Rahul was part of the team that laid three IEDs at Cheekupanasa village during the recent General and Assembly elections 2019. The explosives were detected by the Police team before they could be detonated by the Maoists.Rahul was also involved in the killing of Ramayya and PangiSivayya at Busiput in 2015 and 2016 and in the killing of Surya and Kishor at Maddigaruvu in 2017. He was also involved in famine raids.Mahesh too was involved in the killing of PangiSivayya and was involved in three exchanges of fire at Munchingput, Chitrakonda and GV Veedhi. He was also involved in arson and holding ‘praja court’s (people’s court held by the Maoists).Both of them joined as militia members in 2008 and were promoted as dalam members in 2016. After receiving armed training, they were allowed to handle 12 bores guns and .303 Lee Enfield rifles. The armed militia members who surrendered include KorraSathibabu (37) of G. Madugula, GolluriSatyanarayana (19), KorraGanapathi (40) and KorraPethro (19), all from PedabayaluMandal. All of them were under the PedabayaluDalam.The militia members were basically engaged to provide food to the Maoists, attending and mobilising people for Maoist meetings, performing sentry duties, assisting the Maoist cadres in planting landmines and pasting Maoist posters.
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May - 7 
A civilian identified as Kadti Ganga (35), a resident of Maraiguda village under Errabor Police Station limits, was thrashed to death by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who branded him as ‘Police informer’ in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 7, reports The Pioneer
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A civilian identified as Kadti Ganga (35), a resident of Maraiguda village under Errabor Police Station limits, was thrashed to death by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who branded him as ‘Police informer’ in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 7, reports The Pioneer.“Few armed Naxals on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday stormed into the house of Ganga and took him away,” Sukma, Superintendent of Police (SP),DS Maravi said.Later on the next day morning his body was found nearby along with a hand written note which said, “Kadti Ganga was killed by Naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] of PLGA (People's Liberation Guerrilla Army). If anyone in the village is working for the police, then they must stop doing so or else they will be also killed. Konta area committee CPI (Maoist).”
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May - 7 
A jeweler named Raju Shah and Nikki Kumari, his 20-year old daughter, were shot at allegedly by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres dressed as Policemen in an area under Malaypur Police Station limits in Jamui District of Bihar on May 7, reports New Kerala. Both the father-daughter d
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A jeweler named Raju Shah and Nikki Kumari, his 20-year old daughter, were shot at allegedly by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres dressed as Policemen in an area under Malaypur Police Station limits in Jamui District of Bihar on May 7, reports New Kerala. Both the father-daughter duo sustained injuries in the firing incident. According to one of the relatives, "Around 100-150 Naxals surrounded Raju's home while 15-20 Naxals came inside and started looting the valuables. When Raju protested against this, the Naxals shot at him and his daughter." However, a hospital official said, "The jeweler was shot in his hand and his daughter was shot in both the thighs. Their condition is said to be stable."
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May - 8 
Accused discussed logistics, execution of attacks in Bastar of Chhattisgarh and Gadchiroli in Maharashtra with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), says prosecution in Elgar Parishad case, reports The Indian Express on May 9. The prosecution has claimed that the “emails” are addressed to Co
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Accused discussed logistics, execution of attacks in Bastar of Chhattisgarh and Gadchiroli in Maharashtra with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), says prosecution in Elgar Parishad case, reports The Indian Express on May 9. The prosecution has claimed that the “emails” are addressed to Comrade Surendra, a name denoting lawyer Surendra Gadling and activists Varavara Rao and Rona Wilson, who are among the 23 accused in the case.The accused in the ElgaarParishad case and some “underground Maoists” discussed the execution and logistical arrangements for carrying out Maoist attacks in Bastar and Gadchiroli, the prosecution claimed in a special court in Pune on May 8, while quoting purported emails between the two parties. The emails also included plans for arranging weapons and future attacks, said the prosecution.District Government Pleader UjjwalaPawar read out parts of the purported communication by alleged underground Maoists including Comrade Prakash, Comrade Sudarshan and Comrade Milind. The prosecution has claimed that the “emails” are addressed to Comrade Surendra, a name denoting lawyer Surendra Gadling and activists Varavara Rao and Rona Wilson, who are among the 23 accused in the case.“These emails, which have been written over 2016 and 2017, are about the arrangement of funding, logistics, weapons, mobilisation of Maoist cadre for Naxal attacks in areas like Bastar and Gadchiroli… thus showing that these accused are not only members of the banned CPI-Maoist but have been actively involved in execution of terrorist activities in Maoist-infested areas.” Pawar said while concluding her arguments.
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May - 8 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadresset ablaze a mixer machine used in road construction work and a water tanker in Karka village under EtapalliTehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra late on May 8, reports Business Standard."The mixer machine and the water tanker
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadresset ablaze a mixer machine used in road construction work and a water tanker in Karka village under EtapalliTehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra late on May 8, reports Business Standard."The mixer machine and the water tanker were engaged in the construction of a road under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY) in MouzaGhotsur in Etapalli area," a statement by Gadchiroli Police said."The government is carrying out several development programmes to provide basic amenities in the region. But, the Naxals are creating hurdles in the work to deprive the tribals of development," it said.
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May - 8 
Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including three-woman cadres, were killed during an exchange of fire with Security Force (SF) personnel in the hilly Kituakanti forest terrain under Padua Police Station limitsin Koraput District of Odishaon May 8, reports The Hindu.According
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Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including three-woman cadres, were killed during an exchange of fire with Security Force (SF) personnel in the hilly Kituakanti forest terrain under Padua Police Station limitsin Koraput District of Odishaon May 8, reports The Hindu.According to Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP),Kanwar Vishal Singh, based on intelligence reports of a congregation of Maoist cadres in the region, an operation was launched on May 8 morning.Four teams of the Special Operation Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel involved in this operation, ended up killing the five-armed Maoists.One of the Maoists killed in the encounter, was identified as SwaroopaaliasRinki, an accused in the killing of ArakuMember of Legislative Assembly (MLA)KidariSarveswara Rao and former MLA Siveri Soma. Rinki carried a reward of INR 600,000, and also a trusted ‘lieutenant’ of Aruna and Chalapathi, who led the Kidari operation, on September 22, 2018. Two more slain Maoists were identified as area committee members, JappirayingiSattiBabualiasDasu of Gurthedu in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, who carried a reward of INR 400,000 and Krishna Watekaalias Prakash of Narayanpatna inKoraput District of Odisha.However, the identities of the remaining two are yet to be established. “They were members of the Nandapur area committee of the Koraput division of Maoists,” the Koraput SP said.Two INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifles and two Self Loading Rifles (SLRs)were also recovered from them, apart from other paraphernalia like kit bags and solar chargers.
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May - 8 
Meanwhile, a Maoist was killed and several others were suspected to have been injured in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarhin the early hours of May 8, reports The Indian Express.Senior Police officers said the body of one woman Maoist operative had been re
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Meanwhile, a Maoist was killed and several others were suspected to have been injured in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarhin the early hours of May 8, reports The Indian Express.Senior Police officers said the body of one woman Maoist operative had been recovered. At least one other operative was killed in the gun battle though no other bodies were recovered, they said. The encounter took place near Gonderas village on the Dantewada-Sukma border, where the Malangir Area Committee of the Maoists usually operates. The senior officer on conditions of anonymity said, “The firing began at around 4.45 am, when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) personnel were in Gonderas village. The exchange lasted over half an hour, and while there were no injuries or casualties on our sides, there is clear evidence of them being injured or killed. One female cadre’s body has also been recovered.”
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May - 8 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh early on May 8 (today), reports Zee News. An exchange of fire between the Maoists and Security Forces (SFs) took pl
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh early on May 8 (today), reports Zee News. An exchange of fire between the Maoists and Security Forces (SFs) took place around 5 am in Gonderasforest near Dantewada and Sukma border, under Aranpur Police Station limits. Maoist ‘commander’s Shyam, Deva and Vinod, along with their cadres were present inside 30 tents when the encounter took place, Police said. Several more Maoists are likely injured in the encounter, they added.After the exchange of fire, bodies of two Naxalites[Left Wing Extremists, LWEs], including a woman, were recovered from the spot along with an INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle and a 12-bore gun, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Anti-Naxal operations,Sundarraj P said. Ammunition, Maoist literature, items of daily use and other Naxalite-related material were also seized from the spot, the DIG, said. Those killed are yet to be identified, the DIG added. Further, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said, “District Reserve Guard female commandos 'DanteshwariLadake' also took part in this encounter”. Thirty women, including surrendered Naxalites and wives of surrendered cadres, were recruited in the all-woman DRG platoon in Dantewada.There were no reports of casualties from the joint team of SFs.
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May - 9 
Effective Police action in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected areas has helped in controlling the menace to a large extent, and the Maoists would soon be rooted out from the State,said Director General of Police (DGP) RP Sharma, reports The New Indian Express on May 10. Addressing
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Effective Police action in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected areas has helped in controlling the menace to a large extent, and the Maoists would soon be rooted out from the State,said Director General of Police (DGP) RP Sharma, reports The New Indian Express on May 10. Addressing media persons at Koraput District after a high-level meeting with Police officials on May 9, DGP, Sharma informed that proper strategy and action plan of State Police has resulted in curbing Maoist activities and more measures would be taken to bring it down to zero level.“Police action has sabotaged Maoists and killing of five top cadre Maoists during exchange of fire on Padwa forest on Wednesday (May 8) is a big success for the police,” DGP, Sharma said and hailed the action of Policemen involved in the anti-Maoist operation.“Continuous police operation has demoralised Maoists and the recent operation has further damaged their existence,” the DGP added, saying, Police would continue combing operation in bordering Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur pockets adjacent to neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh State.
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May - 9 
The identities of the five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including three women, who were killed on May 8, in an encounter at Kituakanti forest under Padua Police limits in Koraput District of Odisha were revealed on May 10, reports Ommcomnews.com.While the lady hardcore Maoist
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The identities of the five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including three women, who were killed on May 8, in an encounter at Kituakanti forest under Padua Police limits in Koraput District of Odisha were revealed on May 10, reports Ommcomnews.com.While the lady hardcore Maoists have been identified as Palepu Venkata Kameswari aliasRinkialias Swarupa,‘Division Committee Member (DCM)’, a native of Mummidivaram village under East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh,Kranti, and Gita, the two male Maoists are Dasu alias Sudarsan (Kranti's husband) and Krishna.Reportedly, in an operation of four Special Operation Group (SOG) teams and one District Voluntary Force (DVF) team was launched on May 8 after receiving input about presence of armed Maoists in the Padua Police Station area.When the operation party proceeded towards Kituakanti forest, a group of about 10 Maoists of Nandpur Area Committee opened indiscriminate firing on the Police party, leading to an exchange of fire in which five Maoists were killed. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported, five CPI-Maoist cadres, including three-woman cadres, were killed during an exchange of fire with Security Force (SF) personnel in the hilly Kituakanti forest terrain under Padua Police Station limits in Koraput District of Odisha on May 8, 2019.
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May - 10 
A preliminary probe into the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack that killed 15 personnel of the Gadchiroli Police on May 1, has found lapses in adherence to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the ‘red zones’ of the State, reports The Hindu on May 11.The report of Maharashtra
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A preliminary probe into the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack that killed 15 personnel of the Gadchiroli Police on May 1, has found lapses in adherence to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the ‘red zones’ of the State, reports The Hindu on May 11.The report of Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP), S.K. Jaiswal was forwarded to the State Home Department this week.Fixing responsibility for the incident of May 1, the probe has found a Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) guilty of rushing the unit into an ambush, without following the procedures or sending a Road Patrol Party (ROP) to do a recce.The said SDPO and another senior unit in-charge have been asked to proceed on forced leave, officials confirmed to The Hindu.In one of the worst attacks, Maoists blew up an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), killing personnel of the Quick Response Team (QRT) of the Gadchiroli Police. The unit was proceeding from the Police Station in Kurkhedataluka (revenue sub-division), nearly 60 kilometres north of Gadchiroli, when the blast was triggered. The Maoists had set ablaze 36 vehicles meant to assist road work the previous night.
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May - 10 
The District Police, on May 10, arrested two home guards,identified as Kilo Baburao (31) and M. Nageswara Rao (31), both residents of G.K. Veedhi mandal, working at the Andhra PradeshGenco facility in Sileru in Visakhapatnam Agency in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on charges of supporting
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The District Police, on May 10, arrested two home guards,identified as Kilo Baburao (31) and M. Nageswara Rao (31), both residents of G.K. Veedhi mandal, working at the Andhra PradeshGenco facility in Sileru in Visakhapatnam Agency in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on charges of supporting the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Hindu.According to Police, a team of personnel from G.K. Veedhi Police Station and Special Party, intercepted a bus near Lankapakalu Junction and the accused who were travelling in the bus allegedly tried to run after seeing the Police.The Police arrested them after a chase and reportedly recovered Maoist literature from the plastic bags the home guards were carrying with them.“Senior Maoist leaders Chalapathi and Naveen had allegedly influenced the home guards to support their cause and took their help for various reasons,” Chintapalli Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), S. Satish Kumar said.The arrested duos were allegedly passing information about movements of Police in Agency. The accused have been sent to remand.
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May - 10 May - 11
Three personnel of Special Operations Group (SOG) were injured when a landmine allegedly triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exploded in Maithili area in Malkangiri District of Odisha on May 11, reports Ommcomnews.com. According to Police, the SOG personnel had planned a
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Three personnel of Special Operations Group (SOG) were injured when a landmine allegedly triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exploded in Maithili area in Malkangiri District of Odisha on May 11, reports Ommcomnews.com. According to Police, the SOG personnel had planned a combing operation in the area after having received information about a meeting that had been convened there by Maoists of Bastar division last night (May 10). Over 30 Maoists had reportedly planted the landmine suspecting movement of Security Force (SF) personnel in the region. Following the explosion, an exchange of fire also took place between the SF personnel and Maoists. While one trooper was admitted in Malkangiri District Headquarter Hospital (DHH), the other two critically injured SF personnel were immediately air-lifted to Vishakhapatnam District Hospital in Andhra Pradesh, after their condition deteriorated. Combing operations have been intensified in the area following the incident, Police added.
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May - 12 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered two blasts targeting a security team and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)campat two separate places under LanjigarhTehsil(revenue unit) in Kalahandi District of Odisha on May 12, reports The Statesman.While one blast was close to aCR
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered two blasts targeting a security team and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)campat two separate places under LanjigarhTehsil(revenue unit) in Kalahandi District of Odisha on May 12, reports The Statesman.While one blast was close to aCRPF camp, the other hit a security team which was dispatched on an immediate combing operation. However, no casualty was reported in the incidents.The two Improvised Explosive Device (IED)blasts were planted and triggered by Maoists in Trilochanpur area in the District.The first blast took place 200 meters from the new CRPF camp site at Trilochanpur. It did not affect anybody or cause damage to property.A bomb squad was sent to the spot, escorted by CRPF personnel.On the way to Trilochanpur, at around 6 pm near AmbagudaChowk, a blast hit the team just meters away. The CRPF team opened fire, but the Maoists escaped. Superintendent of Police (SP), Kalahandi, B Gangadhar confirmed that Police and CRPF teams have taken up intensive combing and search operation in the area.
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May - 12 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadresset ablaze a water tanker and two other road construction machines at a road-construction site between Emli and Manguthaarea under Etapalli Tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra late on May 12, reports The Tribune.The incident,
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadresset ablaze a water tanker and two other road construction machines at a road-construction site between Emli and Manguthaarea under Etapalli Tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra late on May 12, reports The Tribune.The incident, at the road-construction site under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in between Emli and Mangutha, took place on Sunday night, a Burgi Police Station official said, adding that a group of nearly 40 uniformed- Maoists were involved.“They set ablaze a water tanker, cement concrete mixer and a road roller. Other material at the site was also torched. Panchnama is underway and a police team is at the site for further probe and action,” he added.
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May - 13 
A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper suffered injuries in a landmine explosion allegedly orchestrated by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadresnear GovindpalliGhati near Saptadhara under Khairaput Block (administrative unit) in Malkangiri District of Odisha on May 13, reports The Pione
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A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper suffered injuries in a landmine explosion allegedly orchestrated by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadresnear GovindpalliGhati near Saptadhara under Khairaput Block (administrative unit) in Malkangiri District of Odisha on May 13, reports The Pioneer.The injured, identified as Jagat Pal Singh, was taken to the Malkangiri District Headquarters Hospital (DHH).The incident took place when BSF personnel were carrying out a combing operation in the area. Jagat inadvertently stepped on to the concealed landmine, ensuing blast, in which he suffered serious injuries.After the incident, combing operation has been intensified in the area.
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May - 14 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadresset ablaze eight road construction vehicles in Nuamunda village under Madanpur Rampur Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha late on May 14, reports Pragativadi.Opposing the road construction, around 10-15 Maoists gathered at Nuamu
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadresset ablaze eight road construction vehicles in Nuamunda village under Madanpur Rampur Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha late on May 14, reports Pragativadi.Opposing the road construction, around 10-15 Maoists gathered at Nuamunda village late last night and set ablaze as many as eight vehicles including five tractors and a JCB parked along the road, Police said.Reportedly, the rebels had earlier put up posters in the area and attacked the said camp of Arati Infratech Private Limited in protest of road construction in the area.Soon after setting the vehicles on fire and triggering panic among the locals, the Maoists escaped into the forest. Police personnel have launched a search operation to arrest the rebels in the nearby forest.
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May - 14 
For the past few days, a message is being circulated in social media that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities are going on in Satavahana University (SU) in Karimnagar cityin Karimnagar District of Telangana, reports The Hans India on May 15. The message, posted in the name of 'Ma
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For the past few days, a message is being circulated in social media that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities are going on in Satavahana University (SU) in Karimnagar cityin Karimnagar District of Telangana, reports The Hans India on May 15. The message, posted in the name of 'Maoist-Affected Families Welfare Union', stated that one of the students’ organisations, which is working for the banned Maoist organisation, is involved in the recruitment process from the past few months targeting university students. After the message became viral on social media, the Police started enquiring about the organisation. The message further stated this student organisation has been recruiting students by telling them that their organisation will fight for students' rights. According to the message, three leaders of this student organisation had recently met the top Maoist leaders in Chhattisgarh and promised the leaders that they would strive to strengthen Maoist organisation and brought huge amounts of funds from them.The message alleged that many students are getting attracted to the songs and words of Maoists and joining such banned groups and later facing lot of problems. Some of them even lost their lives, it stated. According to the message, 'there is peaceful atmosphere in villages and people are living in harmony for the past several months without any Maoist activities.
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May - 14 
Meanwhile, a female Maoist, who was allegedly involved in different deadly attacks that claimed lives of nine Security Force (SF) personnel, was arrested following anencounter at a forested patch near Alparas village in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on May 14, reports The Pioneer.State Government
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Meanwhile, a female Maoist, who was allegedly involved in different deadly attacks that claimed lives of nine Security Force (SF) personnel, was arrested following anencounter at a forested patch near Alparas village in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on May 14, reports The Pioneer.State Government had declared a reward of INR 800,000 on her head, SP, KL Dhruv informed.“A team of Special Task Force (STF) personnel had launched an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation in the jungles of Koyalibeda police station, about 200 km south of state capital Raipur,” the SP said. The arrested Maoist was identified as FulobaialiasMahriNetam (28),‘deputy commander’ of Section B, Platoon 2 of Maoist Military company number 5, and resident of Kurushnar in Narayanpur District of the State.
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May - 14 
Separately, retired Supreme Court Judge Justice A. K. Patnaik chaired a committee formed to review the cases registered against Scheduled Tribe (ST) people of Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh, reports The Pioneer on May 14. The committee reviewed the cases registered against the ST residents of
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Separately, retired Supreme Court Judge Justice A. K. Patnaik chaired a committee formed to review the cases registered against Scheduled Tribe (ST) people of Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh, reports The Pioneer on May 14. The committee reviewed the cases registered against the ST residents of seven Naxal affected Districts of Bastar Range and Rajnandgaon District. Based on the merits and demerits of each case, it would be reviewed in time-bound manner protecting the rights of STs as per the decision taken. Apart from the Naxal-related cases, other cases too will be reviewed. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP), Sundarraj P will review the cases registered underdifferent sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The cases registered under local Special Act will be dealt by DIG Sanjeev Shukla, while secretary-Commissioner, Excise department will take action on the Excise Act related cases. The secretary, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe department will coordinate for necessary action, as per the decision.
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May - 14 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadresset ablaze three trucks and an excavator near an Essar plant in Kirandul Police Station area in Dantewada Districtof Chhattisgarh on May 14, reports The Pioneer. The trucks and excavator were engaged in collecting dust waste from Essar’s iron or
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadresset ablaze three trucks and an excavator near an Essar plant in Kirandul Police Station area in Dantewada Districtof Chhattisgarh on May 14, reports The Pioneer. The trucks and excavator were engaged in collecting dust waste from Essar’s iron ore beneficiation plant in Kirandul, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said.Around 50 Maoists reached to the spot, and set ablaze three Hyva trucks and a JCB machine engaged in collecting waste dust of beneficiation plant, he said.Before leaving the spot, Maoists also threatened drivers and helpers to stop the work, Pallava said, adding that the vehicles and machine were of a private contractor.As per preliminary information, Malangir Area Committee of the Maoists was involved in the incident, he added.
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May - 15 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who delivered a child last week, surrendered in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on May 15, reports Financial Express. “The cadre, identified as Sunita alias HungiKattam (30), a member of Kuemari LOS (local organisation squad) under north Ba
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who delivered a child last week, surrendered in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on May 15, reports Financial Express. “The cadre, identified as Sunita alias HungiKattam (30), a member of Kuemari LOS (local organisation squad) under north Bastar division of Maoists, was left in Chilparas village under Koyalibeda police station area in Kanker by her husband and colleagues ahead of her delivery,” Kanker, Superintendent of Police (SP), K L Dhruv said.“She gave birth to a child last week and the condition of her newborn was reported to be weak,” the SP said.Sunita, a native of Chintalnar area in Sukma District, had joined the CPI-Maoist in 2014 and then worked as Basaguda LOS member in Bijapur, was allegedly involved in an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in March last year in Tadoki area of Kanker, in which a Border Security Force (BSF) assistant commandant and a constable were killed. She was carrying INR 100,000 cash reward on her head, Police added.
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May - 15 
As many as 74 civil Police officers will complete their nine-month training, on May 15 (today), when they pass out of the Kerala Police Academy after a special parade, reports The Hindu. Police academy trainers said it was an exceptionally good group of Adivasis enjoying a great attitudinal edge. In
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As many as 74 civil Police officers will complete their nine-month training, on May 15 (today), when they pass out of the Kerala Police Academy after a special parade, reports The Hindu. Police academy trainers said it was an exceptionally good group of Adivasis enjoying a great attitudinal edge. In intelligence, behaviour, athleticism, and skills, the group was outstanding. “We, the metropolitan and sophisticated amongst us, have a lot to learn from them,” said one of the trainers.The 74-member civil Police officers passing out from the academy are the maiden batch of tribal youths recruited in a special drive against the increasing threat of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the State. They were recruited exclusively from Wayanad, Nilambur and Attappady, the regions that faced Maoist threat. Fifty-four of them are men and 20 women.
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May - 15 
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up in the bordering areas of Jeyporesub-division in KoraputDistrict of Odisha following intelligence inputs on possibility of a Maoist strike, reports The New Indian Express.Five Maoists including three women armed cadres were shot dead in an encounter with Specia
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Meanwhile, security has been beefed up in the bordering areas of Jeyporesub-division in KoraputDistrict of Odisha following intelligence inputs on possibility of a Maoist strike, reports The New Indian Express.Five Maoists including three women armed cadres were shot dead in an encounter with Special Operation Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) on Andhra Pradesh-Odisha Border (AOB) under Padwa Police limits on May 8.As per intelligence inputs, the Maoists are planning to revenge the encounter and top-ranking cadres of Andhra Pradesh-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) are camping in the forests bordering Nandapur and Lamtaput. This apart, there are reports on Maoists sneaking into Koraput-Malkangiri border areas.The Police administrations of Koraput, Malkangiri and Rayagada have sounded alert following the inputs and intensified combing and area domination exercise.
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May - 15 
The 24-hour bandh(general shutdown strike) called by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kandhamal District of Odisha on May 15, passed off peacefully without any untoward incident, reports The Hindu.Till evening, no untoward incident had been reported from any part of the District. Vehi
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The 24-hour bandh(general shutdown strike) called by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kandhamal District of Odisha on May 15, passed off peacefully without any untoward incident, reports The Hindu.Till evening, no untoward incident had been reported from any part of the District. Vehicular traffic remained normal and all business and Government establishments remained open across the District.The Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh(KKBN) division of the CPI-Maoist had given the bandh call to protest the killing of five Maoists in an encounter near Sudrukumpa in the District on May 13, 2018.On May 14, Maoists had cut down a tree to block the Barkhama-Sudra road near Baliguda and pasted some posters at the spot informing the public about the bandh.In these posters, the Maoists had threatened locals to refrain from taking up the posts of forest watchers claiming that they were being used as ‘Police informers’. They also opposed a proposal to establish Police camps in remote pockets.
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May - 17 
Telangana’s Nirmal District Superintendent of Police (SP), C. Shashidhar Raju, on May 17, offered to withdraw cases against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who opt to surrender, reports The Hindu. The SP said the withdrawal of cases would be done as per the government’s rules
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Telangana’s Nirmal District Superintendent of Police (SP), C. Shashidhar Raju, on May 17, offered to withdraw cases against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who opt to surrender, reports The Hindu. The SP said the withdrawal of cases would be done as per the government’s rules and guidelines on surrender of Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs]. Collector M. Prashanthi assured the surrendered cadres, and those who are still underground, of sanctioning all the benefits that they will be eligible under the surrender policy. The two officials were addressing the kin of underground extremists and those who had surrendered at a ‘surrender mela’ at Nirmal where the latter made an appeal to the members of the families to urge their near and dear ones to leave the path of violence and join the mainstream.
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May - 17 April - 27
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have claimed responsibility for the May 1 blast, set off by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), in Kurkheda Tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra that had killed 15 Security Force (SF) personnel and their driver, reports The In
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have claimed responsibility for the May 1 blast, set off by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), in Kurkheda Tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra that had killed 15 Security Force (SF) personnel and their driver, reports The Indian Express on May 18. A pamphlet, issued by western sub-zonal bureau of CPI-Maoist recently, claimed that the blast was carried out to avenge the “police atrocities” in last year’s Kasnasur ambush in which 40 Maoist cadres were killed in the incident. It also referred to the April 27 “fake” encounter of senior Maoist cadre Ramco Narote. Narote, a member of Gadchiroli’s divisional committee of CPI-Maoist, and her accomplice Shilpa Durva were killed in what the Police claimed to be a regular encounter near Gundurwahi village in Bhamragarh tehsil. The pamphlet also said that the government has put many “pro-people” and “intellectual leaders” in jail in the name of “urban Naxalism”. “The Brahminical, fascist government, led by Devendra Fadnavis, is milking Gadchiroli’s natural resources, like iron ore, after coming to power. When people oppose it, the police oppress them. Officials and police are creating hurdles in the way of tribals taking benefit of the PESA provisions,” the pamphlet reads. It adds “we will continue to oppose them tooth and nail”. The pamphlet also called upon people to observe a bandh (general shutdown strike) on May 19 called by the Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] to protest against the April 27 encounter.
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May - 18 
Meanwhile, a Maoist cadre carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head surrendered himself before the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Nuapada District of Odisha on May 18, reports Pragativadi. The surrendered militant has been identified as Maoist cadre, Parsuram Majhi alias Montu, an active cadre
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Meanwhile, a Maoist cadre carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head surrendered himself before the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Nuapada District of Odisha on May 18, reports Pragativadi. The surrendered militant has been identified as Maoist cadre, Parsuram Majhi alias Montu, an active cadre of Mainpur-Nuapada Division of the CPI-Maoist since 2014. He will be provided with monetary assistance as per the Surrender and Rehabilitation Scheme of Government of Odisha, Police said.
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May - 18 
Top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sabyasachi Panda was awarded life imprisonment by the Additional District Judge (ADJ) Court in Ganjam District of Odisha on May 18, reports The Pioneer. Panda was produced in the court of Sanjay Sahu, who found him guilty on the charge of sedit
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Top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sabyasachi Panda was awarded life imprisonment by the Additional District Judge (ADJ) Court in Ganjam District of Odisha on May 18, reports The Pioneer. Panda was produced in the court of Sanjay Sahu, who found him guilty on the charge of sedition under Section 121 of IPC. The judge also ordered him to pay a fine of INR 10,000. The court proclaimed the judgement after hearing the deposition of 15 witnesses. The Maoist leader, who has more than 136 criminal cases pending against him, has been acquitted in 52 cases. He was alleged to be involved in the killing of Laxmanananda Saraswati in 2008 and was also the alleged mastermind in the abduction of two Italian tourists in 2012. Panda had been arrested from the residence of one Chandra Rao in Bada Bazaar in Ganjam on July 17, 2014 by Police. A gun, 800 grams of gold ornaments and cash of INR 200,000 were recovered from his possession.
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May - 19 
Around a dozen alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, in civil attire, visited Gurupalli village under Etapallitaluka (revenue sub-division) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, daring the local population to burn banners of their party in front of them, late evening on May 1
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Around a dozen alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, in civil attire, visited Gurupalli village under Etapallitaluka (revenue sub-division) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, daring the local population to burn banners of their party in front of them, late evening on May 19 when Maoists had called a ‘bandh’ (general shutdown strike), reports The Times of India. Earlier, photographs of Gurupalli villagers making a bonfire of Maoist banners were circulated by the Police on social media. Superintendent of Police (SP), GadchiroliShaileshBalkawade, however, denied Maoists had threatened any villagers labelling the reported incident as a ‘fake propaganda’ and ‘fake news’ on social media. On the other hand, the incident was confirmed by activist Suresh Balsagre of JanhitvadiSanghatna from Etapalli. “This threatening of villagers did take place at Gurupalli on bandh day. The next day pamphlets were found at Jeveli, Dumme and adjoining villages which is a tell-tale sign that Maoists were present,” he said. The villagers of Gurupalli were also warned by the Maoists not to go for tendu (leaves of the DiospyrosMelonoxylon plant), collection the following day (May 20) until the issue was clear before them. The bandh was called against the April 27 encounter of ‘Divisional committee member (DVCM)’ RamkoNarote and Bhamragarh ‘area committee member, ACM’ ShilpaDhurva which the Maoists claimed were ‘extra-judicial’ killings.
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May - 19 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze two ‘jungle depots’, a road roller, blocking several internal roads, shutting markets, disrupting services of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses, and also pasted banners and posters about the ‘bandh’ on May 19, in
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze two ‘jungle depots’, a road roller, blocking several internal roads, shutting markets, disrupting services of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses, and also pasted banners and posters about the ‘bandh’ on May 19, in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on May 19, reports The Times of India. The bandh had been called to protest the alleged ‘fake encounter’ killings of their Divisional Committee Member (DVCM) Ramko Narote and cadre Shilpa Dhurva on April 27 at Gundurwahi by C-60 commandos during an operation. In the banners and posters, the Maoists demanded clarification from the Police on the killings. Apart from Police, the Maoists also issued threats to the foresters, urging villagers to resist their work of cutting trees and bamboo, as “they are owned by the tribals”. The Maoists put up a number of banners in the early hours on May 19, throwing challenge to the Police stationed merely four kilometres away at Purada Police Station. The Maoists then headed towards the forest near Warbi (Chirpi), around seven kilometres away, where they set wood at the jungle depot on fire. The depot belonged to the Forest Labourers’ Co-operative Society, where wood from adjoining forests of Yedapar and Kurundi was collected. The Maoists blocked the road between Karamphata and Gurupalli in Etapalli taluka (revenue sub-division) by tying a banner across the road and also laying felled trees on the road. One side of the banner was tied to a vehicle which the Maoists had set ablaze some days ago. Police claimed this road blockade was later removed by villagers so vehicles could pass. Earlier in the morning, State Transport buses had returned to Etapalli depot from this place, but later resumed services till Alapalli. The Maoists later set ablaze a road roller at Gurupalli Road. The roller was engaged in road construction works. A jungle depot near Gurupalli was also set on fire. Maoist banners were also spotted at places in Bhamragarh taluka including at Kospundi phata near Tadgaon, Parlakota river bed and other places. The markets at different taluka places like Korchi in the north and south’s Etapalli, Alapalli and Bhamragarh remained shut.
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May - 19 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Sannu Ram Netam (45) and Sukhdhar (52), were arrested by a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force, near Mangnar village under Barsoor Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on May 19
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Sannu Ram Netam (45) and Sukhdhar (52), were arrested by a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force, near Mangnar village under Barsoor Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on May 19, reports Devdiscourse. "Four packets of cracker bombs, a Maoist banner, five posters containing a message of 'bandh' call given by the Naxals in the area on May 18, were recovered from the possession of the arrested cadres," a senior Police official said. Netam, who was acting as the head of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (DAKMS)- a frontal outfit of Maoists, was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, while Sukhdhar was working as of ‘Jan militia’ member, the official said. They were mainly tasked with arranging a meeting of villagers for Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs], putting up Maoist posters and banners, he added.
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May - 20 
Three State Auxiliary Police (SAP) personnel were injured after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a series of low-intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts followed by an exchange of fire between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Maoists led by ‘sub-zonal command
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Three State Auxiliary Police (SAP) personnel were injured after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a series of low-intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts followed by an exchange of fire between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Maoists led by ‘sub-zonal commander’ Maharaj Pramanik,along a road near Hudungada village under Kharsawan Policelimits in Seraikela-Kharsawan District of Jharkhand on May 20, reports The Telegraph.Soon after the blasts which took place along Suru-Kharsawan Road near the under-construction Suru Dam, there was an encounter between the Maoists and SFs in the nearby Hudungada forest.Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP), Kolhan, Kuldeep Dwivedi said, a joint force of SAPand Seraikela-Kharsawan District Police were conducting a Long-Range Patrol (LRP), when the patrolling team were attacked, adds Hindustan Times.In the attack the three SAP personnel, identified as Krishna Kudada, Hareram Singh and Makhan Singh sustained injuries. “After the encounter, we carried out a combing operation in the jungle and found a blood trail. We suspect that one of the rebels might have been killed. His body was possibly carried by his colleagues while fleeing the jungle,” Seraikela Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Abinas Kumar said.
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May - 20 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Kawasi Masa (26), a ‘Jan militia commander’ and Kudmi Hadma (25), ‘Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangh (DKAMS) president’, ’were arrested from a hilly terrain area between Borpadar and Chikpal villages under Katekalyan Polic
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Kawasi Masa (26), a ‘Jan militia commander’ and Kudmi Hadma (25), ‘Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangh (DKAMS) president’, ’were arrested from a hilly terrain area between Borpadar and Chikpal villages under Katekalyan Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on May 20, reports The Pioneer. Both were residents of Marjum Bheemapara under Tongpal Police Station limits in the District. Both the arrested Maoists carried a cash reward of INR 100,000 each on their heads.
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May - 20 
Two Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti), were arrested by Sircilla Police,while they were trying to conduct a review meeting to strengthen Janashakti group cadre at Bypass road in Rajanna Siricilla District of Telanga
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Two Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti), were arrested by Sircilla Police,while they were trying to conduct a review meeting to strengthen Janashakti group cadre at Bypass road in Rajanna Siricilla District of Telangana on May 20, reportsThe Hans India.The two LWEs were identified as Manuka Kuntaiah (45), resident of Thippapur village in Vemulawada Mandal (administrative sub-division), and Nagunoori Ravi (30), resident of Ramannapet village in Thangallapalli Mandalof Rajanna Sircilla District. According to information, following the orders of Vishwanath, ‘State secretary’ of CPI-ML Janashakti, the two LWEs were conducting a review meeting to strengthen the party and to extort money from businesspeople and landlords present in the District. Coming to know about the Maoist meeting, Police rushed to the spot and arrested the two LWEs along with one country-made tamancha(country made gun) with 6 live 8 mm rounds from Kuntaiah and 6 live 8 mm rounds from Ravi. Kuntaiah was involved in the murder case of Suddala Prabhakar Rao and the case at present is under trial. Ravi, who was working as a car driver, got attracted by CPI-ML Janashakti ideology and has been working as a courier.
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May - 20 
An exchange of fire took place between Security Forces (SFs) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Koparshi forest areaunder Bhamragad area in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on May 20, reports mid-day.com. According to the Police, no casualty was reported from either side du
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An exchange of fire took place between Security Forces (SFs) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Koparshi forest areaunder Bhamragad area in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on May 20, reports mid-day.com. According to the Police, no casualty was reported from either side during the firing. The encounter took place at around 6.30 am near the Kothi Police outpost when commandos of C-60, the specialised anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] unit of Maharashtra Police, were on patrolling duty in a forest area near Koparsi village, Police said.The Maoists on seeing the security personnel, started firing at them, to which the Police retaliated, the Police added. The exchange of fire continued for over an hour following which the Maoists fled into the forest, Police said. "There was no report of any casualty on either side," a Police official said, adding that combing operation was on in the area.
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May - 20 
Meanwhile, seven Maoists surrendered before Police in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on May 20, reports The Pioneer. According to Bijapur Police, three out of the seven surrendered in the District carried a cash reward of INR 100,000 each on their arrests. They were identified as Lakshman Vanjami
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Meanwhile, seven Maoists surrendered before Police in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on May 20, reports The Pioneer. According to Bijapur Police, three out of the seven surrendered in the District carried a cash reward of INR 100,000 each on their arrests. They were identified as Lakshman Vanjami alias Sonu (29), Neelkanth Ranjeet alias Suresh (26), Gudsa Vacham (29), Raju Ram Vacham, Laysu Vachma, Mangal Diva (18), and Chinna Majji (19). Sonu was an LGS (Local Guerrilla Squad) member, active in Bhairamgarh area; Suresh, an LGS member and he too carried a reward of INR 100,000 on his head; Vacham, a ‘CNM (Chetna Natya Mandali) commander’ carrying a reward of INR 100,000; Raju Ram, ‘vice president DKAMS (Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangh)’; Laysu, Mangal, and Chinna, all three were CNM members.
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May - 21 
The Darbha Division of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), responsible for massacre of 76 CRPF personnel and 27 Congress leaders in 2010 and 2013 respectively in Bastar Division in Chhattisgarh, is facing acute shortage of arms and ammunitions, documents recovered from a Maoist camp have r
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The Darbha Division of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), responsible for massacre of 76 CRPF personnel and 27 Congress leaders in 2010 and 2013 respectively in Bastar Division in Chhattisgarh, is facing acute shortage of arms and ammunitions, documents recovered from a Maoist camp have revealed, reports The Asian Age on May 22. The Maoist documents which have listed arms currently in possession of Darbha division under which three area committees, and two platoons functioned, said 106 big and small weapons have been left with it now. The depleted armoury of the division has big weapons such AK 47s, Self-Loaded Rifles (SLRs) and INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifles, numbering six, nine and eight respectively, the Maoist documents, copies of which are in possession of The Asian Age, disclosed. The rest are small weapons like 303 rifles, nine mm pistols, revolvers and country-made guns. “This clearly indicates that Darbha Division has become very weak militarily. That is the reason why the Maoists are often using Improvised Explosive Device (IED) as their key weapon”, Dantewada District Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallav said. According to him, pressure being mounted on Maoists in the red corridors in India in recent times had led to disruption of supply of sophisticated weapons and ammunitions to Maoists in Bastar.
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May - 21 
Two District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel were injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Gogunda village in Sukma District of Chhattisgarhon May 21 (today), reports Business Standard. The incident took place near Gogunda vil
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Two District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel were injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Gogunda village in Sukma District of Chhattisgarhon May 21 (today), reports Business Standard. The incident took place near Gogunda village, located around 500 kilometres from State capital, Raipur, when a joint team of security men was out on an anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation, a senior Police official said.The patrolling team, comprising personnel from the DRG and the Special Task Force (STF), was cordoning off a forest at a hill near Gogunda, when the Maoists triggered the IED blast, he said.This led to an exchange of fire between the two sides, he added."Two DRG jawans received injuries in the blast," the official said.
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May - 21 April - 9
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe into the killing of Chhattisgarh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bheema Mandavi from Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, on the order of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), reports The New Indian Express on M
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe into the killing of Chhattisgarh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bheema Mandavi from Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, on the order of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), reports The New Indian Express on May 22. According to the NIA website, the case has been registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Indian Arms Act and UA(P) Act 1967. The agency had registered the case under the title ‘death of Bheema Mandavi in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Dantewada District. The BJP MLA and four policemen were killed in a powerful IED blast triggered by the Maoists in Dantewada District on April 9. NIA in its ‘summary of allegation’ stated that the Union Government has received information about the case being registered at Kuakonda Police Station in Dantewada regarding the death of Bheema Mandavi along with four Police personnel. The Maoists took responsibility for the killing of Mandavi calling the attack as “retaliatory’ to avenge the deaths of their senior cadres at the hands of Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada.
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May - 22 
Due to fear of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) the contractual agencies engaged in the road construction work have been parking their tractors, JCB and other equipment on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) premises after evening at Mohangiri village in Urladanip Panchayat (village
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Due to fear of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) the contractual agencies engaged in the road construction work have been parking their tractors, JCB and other equipment on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) premises after evening at Mohangiri village in Urladanip Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under Madanpur Rampur Tehsil (revenue unit) in Kalahandi District of Odisha, reports Orissa Post on May 23. Sources said, Maoists had opposed two contractual agencies and set fire to their JCB, tractors and mixture machines that were engaged in the road construction work from Mohangiri to Lubengarh under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and in the construction work of Balibhata Ashram School. Police said looking at the protection of vehicles, Kalahandi, Superintendent of Police (SP), instructed contractors to park their vehicles in front of the CRPF camp.
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May - 24 
A congress leader was hacked to death by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Kistapar under Bhairamgarh Police Station in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on May 25, reports India Today. The deceased has been identified as Sahadev, who was dragged out of his house and hacked by th
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A congress leader was hacked to death by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Kistapar under Bhairamgarh Police Station in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on May 25, reports India Today. The deceased has been identified as Sahadev, who was dragged out of his house and hacked by the Maoists just a few kilometres away from the local Police Station.
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May - 24 
A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was reportedly wanted in connection with the killing of two persons under Kistaram Police Station limits in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 24, was arrested by Security Forces (SFs), reports The Pioneer. According to Police, t
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A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was reportedly wanted in connection with the killing of two persons under Kistaram Police Station limits in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 24, was arrested by Security Forces (SFs), reports The Pioneer. According to Police, the Maoist was identified as VeetiSukka (21), a resident of Kistaram Police Station limits of the District. “Sukka was nabbed (arrested) by a team of Special Task Force (STF) and district police during a search operation in the jungle near Karimgunda village,” a Police officer said. Sukka was wanted in connection with the killing of PodiyamiMutta (40) and KakoLacchu (21). Both of them were abducted and killed by suspected armed Maoists a few months ago, Police added.
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May - 25 
In a separate incident, five IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device) each weighing 10 kilograms and packed in pressure cookers were unearthed from a dirt track near a well between Uparchandeli and Khalichandeli villages under Keshkal Police Station in Kondagaon District of Chhattisgarh on May 25, reports
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In a separate incident, five IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device) each weighing 10 kilograms and packed in pressure cookers were unearthed from a dirt track near a well between Uparchandeli and Khalichandeli villages under Keshkal Police Station in Kondagaon District of Chhattisgarh on May 25, reports The Pioneer. They were detected and defused by a joint team of SFs carrying out a de-mining operation. Acting on specific inputs, the operation was carried out by the District Reserve Guard (DRG), STF, CRPF and local Police in Uparchandeli and Khalichandeli area, located around 250 kilometres away from the State capital Raipur.
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May - 25 
Meanwhile, arms and ammunition, along with other items, purportedly belonged to the Maoists were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) after separate encounters with the Maoists in a forested patch of Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on May 25, reports The Pioneer. According to Police, a team of Special
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Meanwhile, arms and ammunition, along with other items, purportedly belonged to the Maoists were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) after separate encounters with the Maoists in a forested patch of Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on May 25, reports The Pioneer. According to Police, a team of Special Task Force (STF) had started from Kanker on an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation, had face-off with the armed Maoists in a forested patch near Chhindkhadak village and at Parredodo village. “In both encounters police forces easily dominated Naxals who had to flee in the jungles,” a local Police officer said. After searching the encounter spots, pressure cooker bombs, electric wires, live rounds of 303 rifle, INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle with live rounds, Naxals dress, Maoist literatures and other items of daily use were sized, Police said.
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May - 25 
Separately, Police arrested a Maoist cadre, who carried a cash award of INR 100,000 on his head in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 25, reports The Pioneer. A joint team of 227 CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) battalion and District Police while on a search operation, received intelligence i
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Separately, Police arrested a Maoist cadre, who carried a cash award of INR 100,000 on his head in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 25, reports The Pioneer. A joint team of 227 CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) battalion and District Police while on a search operation, received intelligence input from Tongpal Police Station about the presence of Maoists in a hilly terrain near Junglepara Marjum village. The team swung into action and arrested the Maoist identified as Mahavir Nag (25), a resident of Junglepara Marjum. “Mahavir was a member of Maoist Katekalyan LGS (Local Guerrilla Squad) and was involved in an attack on a police party in April 2016 in Tongpal where a jawan was killed and another was injured,” a local Police officer said.
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May - 26 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have come up with a threat to the Police in connection with theencounter death of their leader C. P. Jaleel, reports Mathrubhumi on May 27. Maoist posters challenging the Police appeared atThiruvambady in Kozhikode District of Kerala on May 26.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have come up with a threat to the Police in connection with theencounter death of their leader C. P. Jaleel, reports Mathrubhumi on May 27. Maoist posters challenging the Police appeared atThiruvambady in Kozhikode District of Kerala on May 26.The Maoists claimed that the Police fired at C. P. Jaleel without any provocation and the Police officers whocommitted the murder will be dealt with at the right time. They had raised threat of retaliation against the Policeprior to this incident also.They (Maoists) have declared support to the Thovarimala land strike held in Bathery of Wayanad. Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Flag (CPI-ML, Red Flag) workers are spearheading the land strike. They had encroached the Thovarimala estate owned by HarrisonsMalayalam Limited on April 20. The Police evicted the encroachers through legal action.Though there is no apparent protest, it is learnt the Red Flag workers are continuing with the land strike. TheMaoists managed to stick posters in Thiruvambady despite the strict surveillance of the Police.Maoist presence has been identified in Wayanad, Malappuram and Palakkad Districts. It was the Wayanadbased Maoist wing Kabani Dalam(armed squad) cadres who reached Thiruvambady in Wayanad. It is learnt that more newfaces have joined the Maoist groups.
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May - 26 April - 9
A senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, who was allegedly involved in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast that killed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Bhima Mandavi, in April, was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Dante
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A senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, who was allegedly involved in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast that killed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Bhima Mandavi, in April, was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on May 26, reports The Hindu.The encounter took place in the forest of Hiroli under Kirandul Police Station area when a squad of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation, Dantewada, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said.As the Police squad was advancing through Hiroli, around 450 kilometres from Raipur, exchange of fire broke out between the two sides, he said.After the Maoists fled, the body of Guddi, a member of Local Organisation Squad (LOS) of Malangir Area Committee of Maoists, was recovered from the encounter spot. A revolver with six rounds was also recovered from the spot, SP, Pallava added.Guddi,carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head,was suspected to be involved in around 40 cases of Naxal violence, including the killing of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and four security personnel. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported, five persons including the BJP legislator from Bastar region, Bhima Mandavi (40) and his four security personnel were killed as cadres of the CPI-Maoist targeted the convoy in which the BJP leader was travelling, in a forested patch near Nakulnar Village under Kuwakonda Tehsil (revenue unit) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 9.
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May - 27 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exchanged fire with a team of elite C-60 Commandos in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on May 27, in which Maoists used an Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), reports Devdiscourse. No security personnel were injured in the incident; however, Po
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exchanged fire with a team of elite C-60 Commandos in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on May 27, in which Maoists used an Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), reports Devdiscourse. No security personnel were injured in the incident; however, Police recovered a Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), some .303 rifles, a 12-bore gun and seven shells of UBGL from the encounter spot. The UBGL had marks indicating that the ammunition was made for Central Security Forces and Maoists may have stolen it, a Police official said. The incident occurred around 9 am at Dhanora Tehsil (revenue unit) in the District, around 910 kilometres from the State Capital, when a team of C-60 Commandos was on a combing operation, the official said, adding, as the team reached Kattegari forest, they spotted three civilians, who started running after seeing the men in uniform. After issuing a warning, Police opened fire but the trio ran towards dense forest where 'Company-4' of a Maoist dalam (armed squad) was hiding, he said, adding that a gun battle ensued between the Commandos and the Maoists. The Security Forces (SFs) retaliated when a heavy firing came from a hilltop by the Maoists. Later, unable to face the SFs, the Maoists then fled into deep forest.
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May - 27 
Meanwhile, a Maoist cadre surrendered before the Police in Gondia District of Maharashtra on May 27, reports The Week. Jagdish alias Mahesh alias Vijay Agnu Gawde, a native of Korchi in neighbouring Gadchiroli District, turned himself in before Superintendent of Police (SP), Vinita Sahu, Additional
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Meanwhile, a Maoist cadre surrendered before the Police in Gondia District of Maharashtra on May 27, reports The Week. Jagdish alias Mahesh alias Vijay Agnu Gawde, a native of Korchi in neighbouring Gadchiroli District, turned himself in before Superintendent of Police (SP), Vinita Sahu, Additional Collector Ashok Latare and other administration officials. Addressing a press conference, Sahu said Gawde was an active member of the Korchi Kurkheda Dalam (armed squad) and served as a bodyguard of CPI-Maoist’s ‘Central Committee, CC’ member Milind Teltumde till recently. Sahu said the dalam was active in areas spread over Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Gawde, engaged in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] activities since 2012, was involved in many Naxal incidents, including firing at several places.
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May - 27 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) near Aautpalli village under Basaguda Police Station area in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on May 27, reports The Pioneer. The arrested Maoists were identified as Kowasi Hunga (23) and K
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) near Aautpalli village under Basaguda Police Station area in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on May 27, reports The Pioneer. The arrested Maoists were identified as Kowasi Hunga (23) and Kartami Kosa (25) and four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered from their possession, a local Police official said. Acting on a specific input about a meeting of villagers was convened by Maoists in Lingagiri, Korsaguda and Aautpalli village in Basaguda, the combine squad of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)-an elite crack unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and local Police had launched an operation there, the Police official said. On sensing the presence of security personnel, the two Maoists tried to escape but they were arrested after a short chase, and four IEDs, couple of detonators, electric wire and switches were recovered from a bag one of them was carrying, he added. While Hunga was active as ‘Jan militia’ member, Kosa was working as Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangathan (DAKMS- a frontal wing of the Maoists), he said.
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May - 28 
Eleven personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the State Police were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Seraikela Kharsawan District of Jharkhand in the early hours of May 28 (today), repor
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Eleven personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the State Police were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Seraikela Kharsawan District of Jharkhand in the early hours of May 28 (today), reports The Hindu. The blast took place around 5 a.m. when a joint team of the CRPF’s special jungle warfare unit, Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), and the State Police was carrying out an operation in the forests of Kuchai area in the District. The injured troops, eight of the CoBRA and rest belonging to the State Police, have been airlifted to State capital, Ranchi, Police said. No further details of the attack were available at the time of reporting.
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June - 5 
Chhattisgarh Government has raised objection to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the killing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Bhima Mandavi in a Maoist attack and urged the Centre to reconsider its decision to hand over the investigation to the c
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Chhattisgarh Government has raised objection to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the killing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Bhima Mandavi in a Maoist attack and urged the Centre to reconsider its decision to hand over the investigation to the central agency, reports The Pioneer on June 5.It said let the State Government execute the judicial probe into the incident.The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) without any recommendation from the State has declared the NIA probe into the matter. On the other hand, the State Government had already announced a judicial probe headed by a retired high court Chief Justice into the incident.The NIA has already registered cases under various relevant sections though the State Government till now has not submitted any document related to Mandavi killing to it. Notably, Mandavi, the lone BJP MLA from Dantewada assembly constituency of the Bastar region was killed, along with four Policemen, when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blew up their vehicle near Shyamagiri village in Dantewada District on April 9, 2019.
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June - 5 
To take the fight against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres right into their hotbeds in Jharkhand, the State Police is also planning on taking the help of surrendered Maoist rebels in a bid to target them using the same tactics that they employ while plotting strikes, reports T
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To take the fight against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres right into their hotbeds in Jharkhand, the State Police is also planning on taking the help of surrendered Maoist rebels in a bid to target them using the same tactics that they employ while plotting strikes, reports The New Indian Express on June 5.The police are keen to adopt similar tactics to ensure zero casualties while fighting the rebels.Jharkhand Police has launched an offensive against the LeftWing Extremists (LWEs) following an order from Chief Minister (CM), Raghubar Das to root out the menace from the State. “We’ve chalked out a comprehensive plan to deal with the Maoists. We’ll take inputs from surrendered rebels while plotting our strikes in their hotbeds. These rebels laid down their arms in the quest of returning to their normal lives,” said a senior Police officer. He said the primary objective is to root out the rebels using techniques employed by them.“The information we get from surrendered Maoists will give us an idea on how they are trained, where they source their intelligence and information from and how they plan to attack the forces. It would help us plan accordingly,” the official said.
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July - 1 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities have declined rapidly during the last five years from 2014 to 2019 and, presently, 15 Districts are found to be affected by Maoist activities, informed Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra in the Odisha State Assembly on July 1, repo
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities have declined rapidly during the last five years from 2014 to 2019 and, presently, 15 Districts are found to be affected by Maoist activities, informed Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra in the Odisha State Assembly on July 1, reports The Pioneer. The Minister said Koraput and Malkangiri Districts have been classified as extremely Maoists-affected Districts as per the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). The number of active Maoists and the number of Odia Maoists have decreased gradually.While Maoists have killed 105 common people during the last five years, 86 Maoists have been killed in exchange of fire with Security Force (SF) personnel and other incidents during the period, informed the Minister.
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July - 2 
Five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) suspected to be hidden by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered in Palamu District of Jharkhand on July 2, Odisha TV. The five IEDs, each weighing five kilograms, were recovered from Jamundih village after the villagers informed t
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Five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) suspected to be hidden by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered in Palamu District of Jharkhand on July 2, Odisha TV. The five IEDs, each weighing five kilograms, were recovered from Jamundih village after the villagers informed the Police. “Five IEDs have been recovered. Search operation is going on. More IEDs may be recovered. Maoists had hidden the IEDs,” Police official Sanjay Naik said. More than 50 landmines and IEDs have been recovered in the State so far this year, the Police official added.
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August - 4 
The fringe outfits of banned Maoist outfit, CPI-Maoist, are turning out to be the biggest challenge for the Police in Jharkhand, reports New Kerala on August 5. The CPI-Maoist cadres that have left the party, have formed their own separate gangs. There are more than 12 such small breakaway groups, i
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The fringe outfits of banned Maoist outfit, CPI-Maoist, are turning out to be the biggest challenge for the Police in Jharkhand, reports New Kerala on August 5. The CPI-Maoist cadres that have left the party, have formed their own separate gangs. There are more than 12 such small breakaway groups, including the Peoples' Liberation Front of India (PLFI), Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), Jharkhand Sangharsh Morcha (JSM) operating in Ranchi, Garhwa, Latehar, Chatra, Hazaribagh, Khunti, Lohardaga and Palamu Districts of the State. These groups survive by extortion, arson, creating disturbances and even executing contract killings. According to Police, these organisations have executed 105 incidents of arson, firing and disturbance in the development works in the past 18 months. "These groups are currently causing more damage than the CPI-Maoist as they are not only accumulating wealth through extortion, but also using those funds to strengthen their organisation," a Police source stated. According to Police, "These organisations collect illegal levy from coal traders, contractors and companies involved in coal mining, and indulge in arson and disturb coal transportation and other development works when not paid." Since January this year, these organisations have been responsible for 57 per cent of deaths caused due to the Maoist violence. During the same period, 22 ultras have been killed in 26 encounters between the Police and the Maoists, mostly including the PLFI.
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September - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) are bracing for increased attacks by Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] across the ‘Red Corridor’ in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, following intelligence inputs that 250 cadres have joined the ‘central military commission’ (CMC), the main fighting unit of the Communist Party
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Security Forces (SFs) are bracing for increased attacks by Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] across the ‘Red Corridor’ in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, following intelligence inputs that 250 cadres have joined the ‘central military commission’ (CMC), the main fighting unit of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), headed by Nambala Keshava Rao aka Basavaraj, reports Livemint on September 10. The SFs are preparing for increased attacks between November 2019 and April 2020, according to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). “During this period, Naxalites launch their tactical counter offensive campaign, wherein they conduct the maximum strikes. The months prior to that, they usually recruit more people who are trained in the months between June and September," said a senior official of the UMHA requesting anonymity. The aim of the Naxalites to expand and train armed cadres across Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand has added to the concerns this year, according to intelligence officials. “Basavaraj is known to be aggressive and has, therefore, expanded the armed cadres because there were some specific attacks this year, such as those on Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Bhima Mandavi and the attack in Gadchiroli, which were all masterminded by him. Their training usually takes place in Abujhmaad in Chhattisgarh because that is their nerve center," said a security agency official based in Chhattisgarh, requesting anonymity.
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October - 6 
Roving lights, suspected of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) drone has been sighted in the airspace of highly secured base camps of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for the three consecutive nights in the Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, reports The New Indian Express on October 7. As
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Roving lights, suspected of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) drone has been sighted in the airspace of highly secured base camps of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for the three consecutive nights in the Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, reports The New Indian Express on October 7. As per the report, flying at a height of around 300 meters, a gleaming light was consistently seen going hither and thither, and later withdrawn abruptly but there was no accompanying sound as usually heard with drones in operation. The CRPF Spokesperson B. C. Patra said, “Such sighting of lights (or suspected drone) during the night hours has never been reported earlier in and around the CRPF base camps across the Maoist-affected Bastar region. It was sighted for three days at around 7 PM. We have sent an alert to the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB). Though it’s not yet confirmed, there remains a suspicion of these flying object might be Maoist drone. It was seen flying over the CRPF camps of Palodi and Kistagram separated by an aerial distance of 5 km. It’s under investigation”. The Bastar Police also confirmed of such shining lights being spotted over the CRPF base camps in the restricted areas. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP, Anti-Maoist Operation), Sunderraj P. said, “We are verifying and trying to find it out. There are speculations but no confirmation yet. If it’s true then it’s a matter of concern”.
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October - 23 
The comprehensive crime statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2017, suggests that Chhattisgarh continues to be the hardest hit Indian State by violence and crime unleashed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The New Indian Express. As per the st
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The comprehensive crime statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2017, suggests that Chhattisgarh continues to be the hardest hit Indian State by violence and crime unleashed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The New Indian Express. As per the statistics, out of the total 82 murders by the Maoists, as many as 72 were killed in Chhattisgarh alone. The report covering various categories of crimes by “Anti-National Elements” revealed that the 652 offences were committed by the Maoists. Out of these Chhattisgarh has reported 492 incidents, which is way ahead of other Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected States. Next comes Jharkhand (30) followed by Andhra Pradesh (16) and Telangana (12) on crime cases reported by Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWE]. West Bengal where the Naxalism emerged as extreme left radical communist ideology in 1967 has recorded zero cases. Among the incidents of violence unleashed by anti-National elements in 2017, the crime lodged against the Maoists is 493 which is higher than the combined registered cases of 290 — that included north-east insurgency (113) and terrorists including Jihadi (177). Cited as the repository of information on crime and criminals, the NCRB data divulged that Chhattisgarh is the only state where 32 incidents of loot/robbery and 41 of arsons in connection with crimes registered against Maoists were reported. The State has also registered the most number of cases on Explosive Substances Act (27), Arms Act (6) and other crimes on different sections of Indian Penal Code (36), damages to public property (2). Telangana and Kerala had just nine cases each as the offences committed under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and other IPC crimes recorded. While Chhattisgarh has the highest 34 cases reported under the other ‘Special and Local Laws’ (SLL) crimes followed by the Jharkhand with 21 and Andhra Pradesh with just 2 registered. There are no incidents of extortion reported from any of the 14 Naxal-affected districts of Chhattisgarh, while the States of Telangana and Jharkhand reported 3 and 2 incidents of extortions respectively. There are 147 Maoists killed by the security forces compared to 117 terrorists and 7 insurgents killed as per the latest NCRB data.
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October - 28 
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in its Annual Report for 2018-19 said, as many as 3,749 people lost their lives in 10,660 incidents of Maoist violence in 10 states since 2010, reports The Daily Pioneer on October 29. In the report, the Ministry said the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) co
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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in its Annual Report for 2018-19 said, as many as 3,749 people lost their lives in 10,660 incidents of Maoist violence in 10 states since 2010, reports The Daily Pioneer on October 29. In the report, the Ministry said the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) continues to be the most potent among various Left Wing Extremist [LWE] outfits in the country and responsible for more than 88 per cent of the total violent incidents and resultant deaths. “Amidst increasing reverses, the CPI-Maoist has been making efforts to expand to new areas along the inter-State borders without any significant success,” the report said. As per the report, the highest number of casualties took place in Chhattisgarh where 1,370 people were killed in 3,769 violent incidents perpetrated by the Maoists between 2010 and 2018. While 997 people were killed in 3,358 LWE incidents in Jharkhand, 387 people lost their lives in 1,526 violent incidents in Bihar during the same period. The 10 Naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE]-hit States are Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The declining trend in Naxal violence continued in 2018 as well. There has been an overall 26.7 per cent reduction in violent incidents — 1,136 incidents in 2013 to 833 incidents in 2018 — and 39.5 per cent reduction in LWE related deaths — 397 deaths in 2013 to 240 deaths in 2018. The casualties to Security Forces (SFs) declined by 10.7 per cent — 75 deaths in 2013 to 67 deaths in 2018 — and the number of LWE cadre eliminated went up by 65.4 per cent — 136 in 2013 to 225 in 2018. Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand together accounted for 71.7 per cent of violent incidents and 81.7 per cent of deaths. Odisha and Maharashtra accounted for 9 per cent each of the incidents and Bihar accounted for 7.1 per cent incidents in 2018. Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana together reported less than 4 per cent incidents, indicating at the negligible presence and influence of the ultras there. The geographical spread of LWE violence has also been shrinking considerably. In 2018, LWE violence was reported from 251 Police Stations in 60 districts spread across eight States as compared to 330 Police Stations in 76 districts spread over 10 States in 2013.
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December - 1 
The Judicial commission report into the June 28, 2012, killings at Sarkeguda in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh says there is no evidence that the 17 persons killed were cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), and it has detected “manipulation in probe” after the killings, reports T
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The Judicial commission report into the June 28, 2012, killings at Sarkeguda in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh says there is no evidence that the 17 persons killed were cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), and it has detected “manipulation in probe” after the killings, reports The Times of India on December 2. A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Chhattisgarh Police had gunned down 17 persons at Sarkeguda in the night of June 28. Security Forces (SFs) had claimed they had launched an operation on the basis of inputs about the presence of Maoists in Sarkeguda and killed 17 Maoists. However, locals insisted those killed were not Maoists but innocent villagers, who had assembled for a village meeting. Later, on July 11, 2012, a one-member judicial commission, headed by Justice V K Agrawal, a retired judge of Madhya Pradesh, High Court, was formed which submitted its report to the State Government in November 2019. The Justice Agrawal report doesn’t use the words ‘fake encounter’, but indicates that those killed were not rebels. The panel has pointed out that they killed from “close quarters”, and that one of the victims was gunned down in the morning — several hours after the “encounter” took place. There was no firing by the villagers, but the SFs might have “fired in panic”, the report says. The Justice Agrawal report has also noted that the injuries suffered by six SF personnel were due to crossfire — possibly by bullets fired by forces. Observing that there was “clear manipulation in the investigation”, the commission also doubted the villagers’ claim that they had assembled for a meeting to discuss a festival.
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