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April - 10 
An 80-year-old man, identified as Laishram Ibocha Singh, and his elder daughter, Ibechoubi Devi, were shot dead by unidentified militants in their house at Uyumpok village of Imphal East District in the night of April 10, according to Telegraph. In a subsequent encounter, two suspected Kangleipak Co
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An 80-year-old man, identified as Laishram Ibocha Singh, and his elder daughter, Ibechoubi Devi, were shot dead by unidentified militants in their house at Uyumpok village of Imphal East District in the night of April 10, according to Telegraph. In a subsequent encounter, two suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres were shot dead by a combined force of the State Police and Assam Rifles at Chingnungkhok in the morning of April 11.
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April - 10 
On April 10, ten Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including a Deputy Commandant, and three suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed during an encounter near Minta village under Chintagufa Police Station in Dantewada District , reports PTI. Deputy Comman
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On April 10, ten Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including a Deputy Commandant, and three suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed during an encounter near Minta village under Chintagufa Police Station in Dantewada District , reports PTI. Deputy Commandant Diwakar Tiwari, a sub-inspector, four head constables and four constables were killed in the encounter, while 11 others, including an Assistant Commandant, were injured, an unnamed CRPF officer said in New Delhi. The incident occurred in the forests of Kotampalli when troops of the 55th battalion of the CRPF, who were on a patrol in the area, walked into an ambush set by the CPI-Maoist leading to a gun battle. One AK-47 rifle and a few wireless sets were also recovered from the encounter site. Times of India adds that the two-hour encounter started around 1 pm when the CRPF personnel were returning to their camps in two batches after a routine patrol, said Deputy Inspector General of Police (anti-Naxalite operations) Pawan Deo.
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April - 11 
Telegraph reports that five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and three others injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire on them inside Jalko forests under Arki Police station in Khunti District on April 11. “It appears the rebels had alread
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Telegraph reports that five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and three others injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire on them inside Jalko forests under Arki Police station in Khunti District on April 11. “It appears the rebels had already taken positions on the hills of the forests,” said Inspector General (provision) and State Police spokesman S.N. Pradhan. “While the jawans were passing through, they opened fire,” he mentioned. The slain Paramilitary personnel were identified as Hoshiyar Singh, Majhar Ali Khan, Sunil Rai, Sahadilip Singh and N.N. Sharma. “We have recovered a large number of bullets and empty cartridges from the venue. We have also recovered the body of a Naxalite,” Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar Singh said over phone from Jalko and added that the CRPF personnel had killed another cadre of the CPI-Maoist, but his dead body was yet to be located.
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April - 12 
The 65th battalion of the CRPF personnel killed three Maoists in a two hour long encounter in the Sarandi area of Kanker District. 11 weapons, including assault guns, were recovered from their possession.
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The 65th battalion of the CRPF personnel killed three Maoists in a two hour long encounter in the Sarandi area of Kanker District. 11 weapons, including assault guns, were recovered from their possession.
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April - 12 
The Hindu reports that at least seven paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in a gun battle at Panchpatmali in Koraput District in the night of April 12. The incident occurred when over a hundred armed
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The Hindu reports that at least seven paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in a gun battle at Panchpatmali in Koraput District in the night of April 12. The incident occurred when over a hundred armed Maoists laid siege to the state-run National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) bauxite mine at Panchpatmali. They also attacked a CISF camp nearby. "Seven CISF jawans and four Maoists were killed," District Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar told IANS.
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April - 12 
Three Maoists were killed in an encounter during a search operation by the Police in the forests of Hiroli in the Dantewada District. The encounter occurred when the CPI-Maoist cadres started firing at the Police team.
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Three Maoists were killed in an encounter during a search operation by the Police in the forests of Hiroli in the Dantewada District. The encounter occurred when the CPI-Maoist cadres started firing at the Police team.
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April - 13 
PTI reports that 11 paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in a gunfight following a attack on an armoury and bauxite mine of public sector National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) at Panchpatmali near D
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PTI reports that 11 paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in a gunfight following a attack on an armoury and bauxite mine of public sector National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) at Panchpatmali near Damanjodi in Koraput District on April 12, even as a fresh gun battle broke out in the evening of April 13 when Security Forces closed in on the fleeing Maoists. "Eleven CISF jawans posted at mines in Damanjodi were killed and 15 others injured in a five hour gunbattle after the ultras struck last night," Director General of Police M M Praharaj said. Bodies of four Maoists, including a woman, along with a light machine gun and a rifle were found at the spot, he said. As reported earlier, seven CISF personnel and four Maoists were killed in the incident.
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April - 13 
Troops shot dead seven more People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants in a continuing counter-insurgency Summer Storm operation in the Loktak lake area of Bishnupur District on April 13, according to Sangai Express. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Army in a Statement cl
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Troops shot dead seven more People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants in a continuing counter-insurgency Summer Storm operation in the Loktak lake area of Bishnupur District on April 13, according to Sangai Express. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Army in a Statement claimed that so far eight militants were confirmed killed and another militant hideout was also neutralised during the operation. The PRO said that the troops had to temporarily stop firing, when they saw a woman along with a child during the course of the operation. The woman was identified as wife of a PREPAK militant, Suresh Kumar.
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April - 14 
Troops shot dead three more People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants during the ongoing counter-insurgency Summer Storm operation in the Loktak lake area of Bishnupur District on April 14, reports Imphal Free Press.
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Troops shot dead three more People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants during the ongoing counter-insurgency Summer Storm operation in the Loktak lake area of Bishnupur District on April 14, reports Imphal Free Press.
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April - 15 
A day earlier in the same District, the Maoists triggered a landmine blast at Varnia Ghati in the hilly tracts of Barwadi blowing up a bus ferrying the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel leading to an exchange of fire with the Security Forces in which two CRPF personnel, a civilian driver
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A day earlier in the same District, the Maoists triggered a landmine blast at Varnia Ghati in the hilly tracts of Barwadi blowing up a bus ferrying the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel leading to an exchange of fire with the Security Forces in which two CRPF personnel, a civilian driver and five Maoists were killed. Immediately after the blast, 80 CRPF constables, who had earlier alighted from the bus fearing a Maoist attack since a road stretch had a sharp incline slowing down traffic and were walking behind the vehicle, took positions and fired on the extremists, Inspector General of Police (Provisions) S.N. Pradhan said. Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in the State in two phases on April 16 (today) and April 23.
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April - 15 
On April 15, eleven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and one Border Security Force (BSF) personnel injured during a seven hour long encounter at Dhansa Ghati in the Rohtas District, Patna Daily reported. The encounter occurred when more than 150 armed CPI-Maoist cadres
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On April 15, eleven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and one Border Security Force (BSF) personnel injured during a seven hour long encounter at Dhansa Ghati in the Rohtas District, Patna Daily reported. The encounter occurred when more than 150 armed CPI-Maoist cadres surrounded the BSF camp and opened fire at the Security Force personnel. The injured SF personnel was identified as Arjun Shekhawat. The incident happened just one day before the commencement of Parliamentary election in the District. "The aim of the Maoists, besides damaging the BSF position, was to loot arms and ammunition and to derail the poll process as Sasaram goes to poll on April 16. It appears that during their retreat, the Maoists took away the injured and bodies of the dead colleagues," BSF sources said, adding, "This is for the first time in the series of recent Maoist attacks that they were made to retreat after suffering substantial casualties without causing much damage to the BSF." According to the Additional Director General of Police Neelmani, "Maoists used three rocket launchers. Two launchers failed and one rocket hit a wall."
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April - 15 
One Assam Rifles personnel, Nokzar Ao, was killed and six others wounded in an ambush carried out by cadres of the Manipur People’s Army (MPA), armed wing of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), along the road connecting Leishang and Kongkan villages on the India-Myanmar border under Kamjon
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One Assam Rifles personnel, Nokzar Ao, was killed and six others wounded in an ambush carried out by cadres of the Manipur People’s Army (MPA), armed wing of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), along the road connecting Leishang and Kongkan villages on the India-Myanmar border under Kamjong Sub-Division in Ukhrul District. The outfit, however, claimed that over 14 Assam Rifles personnel were killed and over 10 wounded in the ambush.
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April - 15 
The Hindu reports that the casualty of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the landmine explosion in the Latehar District on April 15 increased to seven. Earlier it was reported that five BSF personnel were killed in the incident.
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The Hindu reports that the casualty of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the landmine explosion in the Latehar District on April 15 increased to seven. Earlier it was reported that five BSF personnel were killed in the incident.
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April - 16 
In two separate incidents, five election officials and two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 16, reports The Statesman. Five poll officials, including a zonal officer identified as A.K. Acharya, were killed a
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In two separate incidents, five election officials and two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 16, reports The Statesman. Five poll officials, including a zonal officer identified as A.K. Acharya, were killed and many others injured when Maoists blew up a van ferrying election officials by triggering a mine blast at Phulwera village in the Rajnandgaon District, said Additional Director General Police Girdhari Nayak.
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April - 28 
According to Assam Tribune, three women were killed and more than seven villagers were injured when a group of unidentified militants, numbering 15 to 20, opened indiscriminate fire on a Dimasa village, Yeah, under Maibang Police Station in North Cachar Hills District on April 28.
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According to Assam Tribune, three women were killed and more than seven villagers were injured when a group of unidentified militants, numbering 15 to 20, opened indiscriminate fire on a Dimasa village, Yeah, under Maibang Police Station in North Cachar Hills District on April 28.
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April - 19 
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (Let) militant, identified as Nissar Ahmed, was killed along with his girl friend and an accomplice at Dori Bhagla in Doda District on April 19, Times of India reported. Doda Deputy Inspector General of Police H. K. Lohia said that Nissar had slipped through the Police net more tha
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A Lashkar-e-Toiba (Let) militant, identified as Nissar Ahmed, was killed along with his girl friend and an accomplice at Dori Bhagla in Doda District on April 19, Times of India reported. Doda Deputy Inspector General of Police H. K. Lohia said that Nissar had slipped through the Police net more than once in the past and that his girlfriend Zahida Bano (20) proved crucial in tracking him down. "Nissar, one of the most wanted terrorists in the district, was proving very elusive for us till we stumbled upon his affair with Zahida," he said. He said as soon as Police came to know about the affair, sleuths were hot on her trail. Zahida was kept under watch for 10 days. "We closed in on Nissar when we discovered Zahida was to meet him," Lohia said. A team of Security Force personnel followed Zahida to Nissar's hideout. "Nissar and Mohammed Rafiq Nazni, another terrorist accompanying him, were asked to surrender. When they didn't, security forces fired at them," Lohia said. He said Nissar and Nazni were killed while Zahida was critically injured. "Zahida, who had been working for the LeT as an Over Ground Worker (OGW), later died in a local hospital." Lohia also said that a LeT OGW arrested last week had tipped the Police about Zahida's terror link. Superintendent of Police Parbhat Singh said the two militants had been active in the forest area around Doda for a long time. "Their elimination is a major success for counter-insurgency operations in the area," he said, adding, two AK-47 rifles were recovered from the encounter site.
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April - 19 
Another female militant along with a ‘commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was killed in a joint operation of the Police and Army in the Doda District on April 19, Daily Times reported. An Army trooper and a Special Police Officer (SPO) also died in the gun-battle. Official sources said Do
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Another female militant along with a ‘commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was killed in a joint operation of the Police and Army in the Doda District on April 19, Daily Times reported. An Army trooper and a Special Police Officer (SPO) also died in the gun-battle. Official sources said Doda Police received information about the presence of militants in the forest areas of Kashtigarh. While the Security Forces (SFs) were carrying out search and cordon operation, they were fired upon by the militants hiding in the house of Samad Hajam. In the militants’ indiscriminate firing, trooper Suraj Parkash and SPO Karan Singh were killed. In the retaliatory action by the SFs, a 24-year old female militant and a HM ‘commander’ were shot dead. Another militant, identified as Shaheen Parvez, managed to escape from the incident site, from where the troops recovered one AK rifle, four magazines and some ammunition.
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August - 5 
Army troops foiled an infiltration bid by militants, who had managed to sneak in to the Tangdhar sector from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), after noticing the movement of the heavily armed militants, Defence spokesman Lt Colonel J. S. Brar said. He said three militants were killed in the encounter
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Army troops foiled an infiltration bid by militants, who had managed to sneak in to the Tangdhar sector from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), after noticing the movement of the heavily armed militants, Defence spokesman Lt Colonel J. S. Brar said. He said three militants were killed in the encounter with the SFs till last reports came in. Brar said the operation was still continuing. This is second infiltration bid by militants in Tangdhar sector in the past ten days as three militants were shot dead by the troops near Eagle Post on July 27.
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April - 2 
A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, ‘district divisional commander’ Yusuf Gujjar alias Kamran, and his two associates were shot dead by Security Forces (SFs) at village Sarawan in the Kishtwar District on April 2. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Doda range), Hemant Kumar Lohia, told Daily Exce
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A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, ‘district divisional commander’ Yusuf Gujjar alias Kamran, and his two associates were shot dead by Security Forces (SFs) at village Sarawan in the Kishtwar District on April 2. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Doda range), Hemant Kumar Lohia, told Daily Excelsior that SFs launched a search operation at Sarawan at 10 am after securing specific information about the presence of three top militants, including Yusuf Gujjar, in the area. During the encounter that ensued after a search operation was launched, all three of them were killed. Unconfirmed reports said that a Territorial Army trooper, Zafarullah, who had deserted his battalion in March 2009 and joined the LeT outfit, was also present in the area. His killing in the operation has not been confirmed so far by the SFs. It has, however, been confirmed that Zafarullah had joined Yusuf Gujjar’s group after deserting the Army. Recoveries made from the incident site include one AK-56 rifle with three magazines, four grenades, six Chinese grenades, one pistol and a large quantity of ammunition.
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April - 2 
Yusuf Gujjar alias Kamran had taken over as ‘district divisional commander’ of the LeT two years ago after the killing of his predecessor Lal Din Gujjar. Since then, he had been instrumental in recruitment of local youths in the LeT, extortion and other militant activities across Kishtwar District,
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Yusuf Gujjar alias Kamran had taken over as ‘district divisional commander’ of the LeT two years ago after the killing of his predecessor Lal Din Gujjar. Since then, he had been instrumental in recruitment of local youths in the LeT, extortion and other militant activities across Kishtwar District, including attacks on SFs. With this, a total of six LeT militants have been killed in the Keshwan belt of Kishtwar District in the last fortnight.
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April - 20 
According to Telegraph, the Black Widow (BW) militants shot dead six persons, including five Security Force (SF) personnel, in an ambush on the convoy of a private cement company’s vehicles in the North Cachar Hills District in the evening of April 20. The militants ambushed the 20-truck convoy of V
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According to Telegraph, the Black Widow (BW) militants shot dead six persons, including five Security Force (SF) personnel, in an ambush on the convoy of a private cement company’s vehicles in the North Cachar Hills District in the evening of April 20. The militants ambushed the 20-truck convoy of Vinay Cement Company at Panimur Kalanala under Doyangmukh Police station, near the industrial town of Umrangsu and 170 kilometres from the Haflong, the District headquarters of North Cachar Hills District. A Police official said militants fired only on the two trucks in which personnel of 16th India Reserve Battalion (IRB) were escorting the company’s employees from Lanka to Umrangsu. The militants later fled into the jungles taking with them five guns of the IRB personnel, he added. The Superintendent of Police in North Cachar Hills District, Mridulananda Sarma, said there were nine IRB personnel in the convoy of whom five were killed. The sixth was the driver of a truck in the convoy.
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February - 11 
Three persons were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in two separate incidents in the Lekurbodi and Dobur villages of Gadchiroli District in the midnight of February 11, Times of India reported. According to Police sources, a group of around 30 armed Maoists stormed i
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Three persons were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in two separate incidents in the Lekurbodi and Dobur villages of Gadchiroli District in the midnight of February 11, Times of India reported. According to Police sources, a group of around 30 armed Maoists stormed into the houses of two villagers, identified as Maharsingh Rama Naroti and Hariram Jairam Madavi, dragged them out of their houses and killed the duo accusing them to be informers of Gondia Police in the Lekurbodi village. The Korchi dalam (squad) is suspected to be involved in the killings, sources said.
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April - 20 
The Army killed five militants, including an accused in the Dhekiajuli blast of April 15, during an encounter on April 20 at Aka Basti in the Sonitpur District. Out of the five militants, Prabhat Basumatary, Krishna Basumatary and Deithang Basumatary belonged to the National Democratic Front of Bodo
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The Army killed five militants, including an accused in the Dhekiajuli blast of April 15, during an encounter on April 20 at Aka Basti in the Sonitpur District. Out of the five militants, Prabhat Basumatary, Krishna Basumatary and Deithang Basumatary belonged to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) while Babul Ali and Yunis Ali were of the Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA). Defence spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said the militants were planning to abduct a businessman, Paras Gurung, of Lokhra area in the same district. The army said Prabhat Basumatary was a known operative of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and a key perpetrator in the bomb blast at Dhekiajuli. The army recovered five 9-mm pistols, a Chinese hand grenade, five kilograms of explosives, 10 detonators and 107 rounds of AK-47 ammunition from the encounter site. Another army official said, "We had information about the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB working hand-in-hand with Muslim fundamentalist groups."
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April - 21 
Five persons, including a woman and a female child, were killed and seven others were wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion under a vehicle at Sangla on the Surankote-Marha road in Poonch District on April 21, Daily Excelsior reported. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Rajo
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Five persons, including a woman and a female child, were killed and seven others were wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion under a vehicle at Sangla on the Surankote-Marha road in Poonch District on April 21, Daily Excelsior reported. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Rajouri-Poonch range), S. D. Singh, said a TATA Mobile vehicle carrying 12 civilians and loaded with cement bags was on way from Surankote to Marha when it came under the impact of a powerful IED, planted on road by the militants. There had been inputs about the movement of militants in Surankote area, sources said, adding the vehicle might have been targeted as it belonged to a Village Defence Committee member. The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) spokesman Abdullah Ghaznavi while claiming responsibility for the blast said seven people were killed and 10 injured in the blast triggered by their cadre. Official sources, however, said there was no truth in Ghaznavi’s claim as only five civilians were killed and seven others were injured.
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April - 22 
A series of landmine blasts were triggered in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District, about 150 kilometres from State capital Kolkata, on April 22, after three members of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist were killed by suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist CPI-Maois
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A series of landmine blasts were triggered in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District, about 150 kilometres from State capital Kolkata, on April 22, after three members of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist were killed by suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist CPI-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the adjoining Salboni region on April 21 in the same District, reports PTI. However, no casualty was reported in the landmine blasts.
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April - 23 
Times of India reports that four Security Force personnel and a civilian were killed in a landmine explosion triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Karpoori Chowk in the Mohabbatpur village of Muzaffarpur District on April 23. A civilian driver also sustained serious inju
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Times of India reports that four Security Force personnel and a civilian were killed in a landmine explosion triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Karpoori Chowk in the Mohabbatpur village of Muzaffarpur District on April 23. A civilian driver also sustained serious injuries in the blast. The victims were all part of an Election Commission team and were returning to deposit the Electronic Voting Machines in the Vaishali parliamentary constituency.
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April - 29 
The violence between the Zeliangrong community and Cacharis in North Cachar Hills District continued for the second day on April 29 which had claimed 10 lives and 16 others sustained injuries, according to Imphal Free Press. The clashes between the two communities of Zeme sub-tribe of Zeliangrong an
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The violence between the Zeliangrong community and Cacharis in North Cachar Hills District continued for the second day on April 29 which had claimed 10 lives and 16 others sustained injuries, according to Imphal Free Press. The clashes between the two communities of Zeme sub-tribe of Zeliangrong and the Cacharis (Dimasas) started after suspected Black Widow (BW) militants killed nine persons of the Zemes sub-tribe of the Zeliangrong community on April 28. Later, suspected Zeliangrong militants retaliated and attacked a Dimasa village. The sources said that the Zeliangrong Chabuan have set ablaze 25 houses of Yekulua village between Boreneu and Guilong of Haflong in North Cachar Hills District. Before setting ablaze the 25 houses, the two communities exchanged gunfire and 10 Dimasas were killed and 16 others wounded. Meanwhile, Telegraph quoting Police sources said there the role of a third player, most probably of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), was also being suspected.
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April - 29 
Three suspected militants were shot dead by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Army during an encounter at Hiyangthang Tarahei Awang near Heibok Ching Phuril under Wangoi Police Station on April 29, according to Sangai Express. One AK-56 Rifle with 12 rounds, one M-20 pistol wit
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Three suspected militants were shot dead by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Army during an encounter at Hiyangthang Tarahei Awang near Heibok Ching Phuril under Wangoi Police Station on April 29, according to Sangai Express. One AK-56 Rifle with 12 rounds, one M-20 pistol with three rounds, two Chinese hand grenades and INR 2,695 were recovered from the encounter site. A driving license issued in the name of one Kshetrimayum Sanjit Singh was also recovered from the possession of one of the slain militants.
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April - 5 
ANI reports that left-wing extremists killed four security guards of the Abhijeet Group at the site office of the group’s proposed power plant at Chakla village in Latehar District late in the night of April 5. While three guards died on the spot, another succumbed to his injuries on the way to hosp
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ANI reports that left-wing extremists killed four security guards of the Abhijeet Group at the site office of the group’s proposed power plant at Chakla village in Latehar District late in the night of April 5. While three guards died on the spot, another succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital. One injured guard was admitted to a Ranchi hospital. According to officials, the extremists had demanded a levy of INR two million from the company. The Abhijeet Group had apparently refused to pay the amount. “A chit was found on the place of this incident, in which Sanyukta Krantikari Committee (United Revolutionary Committee) is claiming responsibility for the incident. Although we have never heard of this group earlier, this is a serious crime committed by them,” said District Superintendent of Police Hemant Toppo.
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February - 18 
Imphal Free Press reports that four militants were killed and three others wounded in a clash between cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and combined cadres of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and Naga National Council (NNC) at Thanago
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Imphal Free Press reports that four militants were killed and three others wounded in a clash between cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and combined cadres of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and Naga National Council (NNC) at Thanagong village in the Nungba Sub-Division of Tamenglong District on February 18. The slain and wounded militants belonged to the combined PREPAK and NNC outfits. Telegraph reported that Khoupum is a stronghold of the NSCN-IM.
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April - 6 
0n April 6, 14 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during a three hour-long encounter between a group of 300 CPI-Maoist cadres and around 30 SF personnel at Mungner village in the Dhanora tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli Distric
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0n April 6, 14 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during a three hour-long encounter between a group of 300 CPI-Maoist cadres and around 30 SF personnel at Mungner village in the Dhanora tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District, Times of India reported. The slain SF personnel were identified as Gopichand Netam, Dnyaneshwar Seph and Kalidas Wadde. Several commandos were injured during the encounter. The encounter took place when the SFs, led by Commander Munna Singh Thakur, were patrolling in the Dhanora area as a part of their regular operation. According to the Additional Director General of Police, Pankaj Gupta, "The heavily armed Naxals (left-wing extremists) were in advantageous position in the hilly terrain. Commander Thakur's experience came handy in the crisis situation. The Naxals were tackled in a strategic manner by using the ammunition judiciously. Thakur ensured that the commandos advanced and try to corner the Naxals. The Naxals had rained bullets and also hurled mortars at the commandos. One of the commandos lost his life while trying to prevent the Naxals from fleeing with the bodies of their slain colleagues."
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April - 6 
At least eight persons were killed and about 61 others injured in four explosions carried out by suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants on April 6, reports Times of India. Two of the injured persons succumbed to their injury on April 7 (today) raising the death toll to 10. The mi
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At least eight persons were killed and about 61 others injured in four explosions carried out by suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants on April 6, reports Times of India. Two of the injured persons succumbed to their injury on April 7 (today) raising the death toll to 10. The militants carried out three blasts and mounted a grenade attack within five hours, adds The Hindu. The Director General of Police, G.M. Srivastava, said seven people were killed and 56 injured in a powerful blast in a crowded market in Guwahati’s Maligaon area at around 2 pm (IST). In the blast, four of the dead, including a minor girl, have been identified. The explosion sparked a fire that set ablaze two cars and 20 motorcycles and spread to a three-storey building housing the area police station. While six people were killed at the blast site, one died of injuries after jumping from an adjacent building which had caught fire. The bomb is suspected to have been hidden in a car or a motorcycle parked adjacent to the North-East Frontier Railway headquarters. “This is the handiwork of ULFA boys ahead of the outfit’s Raising Day” Srivastava said, adding the militants used hi-tech explosives. A bomb was set off by unidentified militants in the Santipur area near Bokajan in Karbi Anglong District earlier in the day. Suspected ULFA militants also set off a bicycle bomb explosion at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District later. Four people were injured, one of them seriously, in this incident. According to an unconfirmed report, he later died of his injuries. In addition, an unidentified militant lobbed a hand grenade at Mankachar Police station in Dhubri district, killing a Police driver and injuring another.
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April - 6 
The gun battle between the SFs and holed up militants in the Zoona Reshi area of Kupwara District entered the fourth day on April 6. Although there were no reports of any fresh casualties on either side, the operation against the militants was going on despite heavy rainfall in the area, a Defence s
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The gun battle between the SFs and holed up militants in the Zoona Reshi area of Kupwara District entered the fourth day on April 6. Although there were no reports of any fresh casualties on either side, the operation against the militants was going on despite heavy rainfall in the area, a Defence spokesman said. Two militants and a soldier have been killed in the three days of fighting in the area close to the Line of Control.
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April - 6 
Two Army soldiers were killed in a gunfight with militants in the Lolab area of Kupwara District on April 6, Daily Excelsior reported. An encounter broke out between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Maidanpora forests in Lolab in the evening of April 5. Four soldiers were injured in the in
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Two Army soldiers were killed in a gunfight with militants in the Lolab area of Kupwara District on April 6, Daily Excelsior reported. An encounter broke out between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Maidanpora forests in Lolab in the evening of April 5. Four soldiers were injured in the initial gunfight, the officials said. They said two Army soldiers injured in the encounter were evacuated to 92 Base Hospital at Badamibagh cantonment here where they were declared brought dead. Unconfirmed reports said a self-styled commander of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Zaraar Musa, a resident of Pakistan, has been killed in the encounter, which was going on till reports last came in.
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April - 9 
Three suspected militants of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were shot dead by Thoubal District Police during an encounter at Ikoppat area on April 9, according to Sangai Express. While some other militants managed to escape, one .32 pistol loaded with four round
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Three suspected militants of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were shot dead by Thoubal District Police during an encounter at Ikoppat area on April 9, according to Sangai Express. While some other militants managed to escape, one .32 pistol loaded with four rounds of ammunition, two hand grenades and an empty cartridge of a Lethode shell were recovered from the encounter site.
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August - 10 
The Army on August 10 killed four militants in an encounter in the Mahore area of Reasi District, a Defence Ministry spokesman said in Jammu, Daily Excelsior reported. “In an encounter which started at about 0630 hrs, troops of Rashtriya Rifles and 9 Para (special Forces) gunned down four militants
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The Army on August 10 killed four militants in an encounter in the Mahore area of Reasi District, a Defence Ministry spokesman said in Jammu, Daily Excelsior reported. “In an encounter which started at about 0630 hrs, troops of Rashtriya Rifles and 9 Para (special Forces) gunned down four militants at Tikarwani in the Mahore area,” Defence Spokesman Lt Col Biplab Nath said. The encounter is underway, the spokesman added, UNI reported.
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August - 11 
At least six heavily armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed after a 20-hour encounter with the Security Forces in the Dantewada District on August 11, according to Hindustan Times. Police and paramilitary teams from the Dantewada and Bijapur Districts shot dead the ext
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At least six heavily armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed after a 20-hour encounter with the Security Forces in the Dantewada District on August 11, according to Hindustan Times. Police and paramilitary teams from the Dantewada and Bijapur Districts shot dead the extremists in the Kirandul area of Dantewada, 400 kilometers south of capital Raipur. "We basically hit a Maoist camp, our heavily armed policemen assisted by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) put the militants under heavy fire throughout Monday and early morning on Tuesday. We finally killed six militants and recovered their arms," Superintendent of Police (Dantewada) Amresh Mishra told IANS.
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February - 18 
Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and nine others injured in an ambush carried out by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres when the CRPF team was patrolling at village Mankapal under Koilibeda Police Station in the Kanker District in the afternoon of
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Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and nine others injured in an ambush carried out by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres when the CRPF team was patrolling at village Mankapal under Koilibeda Police Station in the Kanker District in the afternoon of February 18, reports Indian Express. Telegraph adds that the Maoists first detonated a powerful landmine targeting the Security Forces who narrowly managed to escape the blast. Subsequently, the Maoists opened indiscriminate fire targeting the CRPF personnel killing three of them while injuring nine others.
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August - 11 
Eight members of a family, including a two-year-old girl, in the remote Koilibeda area of Kanker District were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the afternoon of August 11, reports Telegraph. The Maoists later cremated the dead bodies in a move to dispose of the evidence.
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Eight members of a family, including a two-year-old girl, in the remote Koilibeda area of Kanker District were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the afternoon of August 11, reports Telegraph. The Maoists later cremated the dead bodies in a move to dispose of the evidence. The Kanker Police on August 12 received a complaint from one Ramain Vishwakarma about the incident. The Director General of Police (DGP) Vishwa Ranjan said a complaint had been filed, adding, “The report stated that the Maoists intervened in a land dispute between two families and killed eight members of one family headed by the complainant, Ramain.” According to the Superintendent of Police (Kanker), Ajay Yadav, Ramain said the Maoists slaughtered his family and later cremated them at the village outskirts. Yadav, however, said the Police would officially confirm the incident only after visiting the spot. “A police party has been sent,” he said, adding, that it would take a day or two to confirm the incident.
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August - 12 
Three suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter between Shakok and Phaliang under Phungyar Police Station in the Ukhrul District on August 12, reports Imphal Free Press.
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Three suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter between Shakok and Phaliang under Phungyar Police Station in the Ukhrul District on August 12, reports Imphal Free Press.
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August - 12 
Three woman cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an exchange of fire between a group of about 10 to 15 Maoists and a joint team of the Andhra Pradesh and Orissa Police near Ramannaguda in the Rayagada District, about 30 to 40 kilometers from the State border, in
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Three woman cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an exchange of fire between a group of about 10 to 15 Maoists and a joint team of the Andhra Pradesh and Orissa Police near Ramannaguda in the Rayagada District, about 30 to 40 kilometers from the State border, in the morning of August 12, reports The Hindu. According to information received by the Vizianagaram Police (Andhra Pradesh), the dead included Potanapalli Subhdara alias Swarna (30), wife of the Maoist party’s Srikakulam divisional committee secretary Daya (Chamala Krishnamurthy) and Landa Rajeswari alias Sarada (26), wife of Gora Vallabha Rao alias Murali - Srikakulam divisional committee member. The third deceased was reportedly identified as one Jeevani, aged around 20, of Rayagada, Vizianagaram District Superintendent of Police (SP) Y. Gangadhar said. The Maoists were reportedly on their way back to the Andhra Pradesh side of the border when they encountered a combing party around 7am (IST). The exchange of fire occurred for about 30 minutes after which the Maoists escaped from the place. Later, Police found the dead bodies of the slain Maoists. An INSAS rifle, two .303 rifles, a carbine and more than 100 rounds of ammunition were also recovered from the incident site.
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January - 18 
While contradicting a claim of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) of having destroyed bunkers and inflicted casualties on Security Forces at Khenjang in the Chandel District on January 18, the Assam Rifles (AR) said five militants were killed in the retaliatory firing and several others man
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While contradicting a claim of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) of having destroyed bunkers and inflicted casualties on Security Forces at Khenjang in the Chandel District on January 18, the Assam Rifles (AR) said five militants were killed in the retaliatory firing and several others managed to escape from the incident site, according to Sangai Express.
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August - 14 
Army personnel shot dead four top ranking militants of the Hiz-bul-Mujahideen (HM) in an encounter at Kund forests in the Bedan Gali area under the Mahore Police station of Gulabgarh in the Reasi District on August 14, according to Daily Excelsior. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Reasi Distri
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Army personnel shot dead four top ranking militants of the Hiz-bul-Mujahideen (HM) in an encounter at Kund forests in the Bedan Gali area under the Mahore Police station of Gulabgarh in the Reasi District on August 14, according to Daily Excelsior. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Reasi District, Anand Jain told that Army personnel launched a search operation in Kund forests at Bedan Gali at 4.30pm (IST) soon after developing a specific information that four top ranking militants of HM had taken shelter in the area. The slain militants were identified the as Shabir Ahmed Chopan alias Tufail, Nazir Ahmed Sheikh alias Nassir, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din alias Mudassir and Abdul Rashid. Tufail and Nassir besides a HM commander Janbaaz, who was killed last month, were involved in the killing of three members of a family including a newly wedded boy Aiyaz Ahmed, his father Ahmed Din and mother-in-law Taj Begum on May 8, 2009 just a day after the marriage of Aiyaz with Taj Begum’s daughter. The bride-groom and his family members were killed as the boy had married a girl against the wishes of a HM militant. Two AK rifles, one pistol, four grenades, four AK magazines, one pistol magazine, 67 AK rounds, 23 pistol rounds, two I-Com wireless sets, five mobile telephones with SIM cards (two of whom were suspected to be Pakistani phones), INR 4000 in cash, one binocular, two solar panel with batteries and four pouches were recovered from the possession of slain militants.
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August - 17 
A 10-year-old girl, identified as Gayatri Kumari, a resident of Ulilohor village in Ranchi, was among two persons killed in an attack by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on a passenger vehicle on the National Highway-33 near Tamar, 70 kilometers from capital Ranchi, in the morning o
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A 10-year-old girl, identified as Gayatri Kumari, a resident of Ulilohor village in Ranchi, was among two persons killed in an attack by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on a passenger vehicle on the National Highway-33 near Tamar, 70 kilometers from capital Ranchi, in the morning of August 17, reports Telegraph. Four others, including the driver of a truck caught in the firing, sustained injuries. The Bundu Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Anand Joseph Tigga said around 9am (IST), a group of six motorcycle borne Maoists, armed with self-loading rifles (SLR) and explosives, emerged from the forests flanking the highway and targeted a jeep carrying eight persons and a truck between Duwarsini and Rangaon in the Tamar area. “The rebels, owing allegiance to the banned CPI-Maoist lobbed country-made bombs on the truck and rained bullets on the jeep along a 500m stretch, killing two persons on the spot,” Tigga said. Officer-in-charge of Tamar Police Station, E.H. Siddiqui, said several SLR cartridges were recovered from the spot, adding, “By the time our men reached the spot, it was too late. They had fled towards the Gango Hills. We have launched a combing operation.”
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August - 2 
Four militants and an Army trooper were killed in an encounter in the Bangas valley of Kupwara District on August 2, Daily Excelsior reported. The encounter between militants and the Security Forces (SFs) began on August 1 when the troops noticed movement of heavily armed militants in Bangas valley
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Four militants and an Army trooper were killed in an encounter in the Bangas valley of Kupwara District on August 2, Daily Excelsior reported. The encounter between militants and the Security Forces (SFs) began on August 1 when the troops noticed movement of heavily armed militants in Bangas valley in the Handwara area of Kupwara District. Sources said the SFs ordered the militants to surrender but they responded by opening fire on them. The two sides exchanged gun fire intermittently for several hours. Four unidentified militants and a soldier have reportedly been killed so far. The operation in the area was going on till last reports came in as the troops suspect that some remnants of the militant group might be still at large. The infiltration bid is third in the last week and fourth since beginning of July 2009.
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August - 21 
Three persons, including a girl, were injured when two youths hurled a grenade inside the campus of the Chamber of Commerce Hospital at Thangal Bazaar area in Imphal West District on August 21, reports Imphal Free Press. Bystanders who were alerted by the blast later managed to capture one of the yo
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Three persons, including a girl, were injured when two youths hurled a grenade inside the campus of the Chamber of Commerce Hospital at Thangal Bazaar area in Imphal West District on August 21, reports Imphal Free Press. Bystanders who were alerted by the blast later managed to capture one of the youths, Takyenjam Munal Singh, while he was trying to escape after triggering the blast. The mob assaulted the youth and later handed him over to the Police. Takyenjam is reportedly a trooper from the 2nd India Reserve Battalion posted in Khuman Lampak. He confessed during interrogation that under the instruction of Ibungo of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), a woman, identified as Abe, delivered the hand grenade at Sanakeithel on August 18. Takyenjam further revealed that he had earlier hurled hand grenades at the Shanti Hospital on July 27 and Langol View Clinic on July 28 at the instruction of Ibungo.
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August - 22 
Four Police personnel, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector, were killed while two others sustained injuries when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) attacked them under Sono Police Station in Jamui District on August 22, reports Times of India. Confirming the incident, Addit
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Four Police personnel, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector, were killed while two others sustained injuries when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) attacked them under Sono Police Station in Jamui District on August 22, reports Times of India. Confirming the incident, Additional Director-General of Police Neelmani said an Assistant Sub-Inspector and three Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) personnel were killed while two other Police personnel sustained injuries when around 40 armed CPI-Maoist cadres ambushed a Police patrol team.
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August - 25 
Three persons, including a civilian, an Army soldier and a Pakistani militant, were killed in an exchange of fire between the Security Force (SF) personnel and militants at Hazam Nagar village near Seeldar forests in the Mahore area of Reasi District in the morning of August 25, according to Daily E
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Three persons, including a civilian, an Army soldier and a Pakistani militant, were killed in an exchange of fire between the Security Force (SF) personnel and militants at Hazam Nagar village near Seeldar forests in the Mahore area of Reasi District in the morning of August 25, according to Daily Excelsior. However, two other militants, suspected to be Abu Bakar and Abu Billal, managed to escape and took shelter in the grown up maize crop and efforts were on to neutralise them, Senior Superintendent of Police of Reasi District Anand Jain said. The slain militant was identified as Abdullah Sani, a Pakistani national and a top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre. The Identity of the killed Army personnel and civilian was yet to be ascertained. One AK-47 rifle with three magazines and 80 rounds, one binocular set, one pouch, INR 1200, 17 SIM cards, three mobile handsets with three SIM cards and some documents were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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August - 27 
Four persons, including a 12-year-old girl and a woman, were killed and another injured by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who raided a civilian’s home on the outskirts of Ranchi in the morning of August 28 (today), according to IANS. A group of about 20 armed Maoists attacke
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Four persons, including a 12-year-old girl and a woman, were killed and another injured by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who raided a civilian’s home on the outskirts of Ranchi in the morning of August 28 (today), according to IANS. A group of about 20 armed Maoists attacked the home of one Digambar Mahto in Bundu, about 45 kilometres from Ranchi, at 1.30am (IST), Police said. They hurled a bomb and then shot dead a woman and two students who were living in the house as tenants. Mahto's 12-year-old daughter was also killed, while his younger daughter, 10, has been injured. “The mode of operation indicates that Maoist rebels executed the killing,” said Arun Mathew, Superintendent of Police (SP), rural. The cause of the killing is yet to be ascertained.
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August - 5 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead three persons at Aankro village, about 25 kilometers from Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District, on August 5. A group of armed assailants dragged the victims, identified as Ashim Soren, Shaktipada Murmu and
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead three persons at Aankro village, about 25 kilometers from Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District, on August 5. A group of armed assailants dragged the victims, identified as Ashim Soren, Shaktipada Murmu and Budhu Hansda, out from a local cold storage where they were employed. Villagers reportedly heard gunshots at night. The bullet-riddled dead bodies of the victims were later found in a paddy field. The deceased who were residents of the neighbouring Maguria were supporters of the Jharkhand Party (Naren) and were also associated with the Gana Pratirodh Committee (People’s Resistance Committee) that was set up in December 2008 to resist Maoist activities in the region.
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August - 7 
Three militants were shot dead in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the forest area of Bandipora District. The operation was continuing when reports last came in. The identity and group affiliation of the slain militants was not immediately known.
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Three militants were shot dead in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the forest area of Bandipora District. The operation was continuing when reports last came in. The identity and group affiliation of the slain militants was not immediately known.
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December - 10 
PTI reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) workers at Sebaytan village in the West Midnapore District in the morning of December 10 (today). The three deceased identified as, Bijay Mahto, Manik Mahto a
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PTI reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) workers at Sebaytan village in the West Midnapore District in the morning of December 10 (today). The three deceased identified as, Bijay Mahto, Manik Mahto and Brihaspati Mahto, were called out from their homes in the village under Jhargram Police Station at about 1.30am (IST) and gunned down, Police said. The bodies were found this morning in front of a college with a note that the three were given the "extreme punishment by people's verdict" as they were 'Police informers', they said.
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Telegraph reports that surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres killed six persons at Singirmari in Nagaon District on December 10. Subsequently, several hundred women along with the villagers of Rajagaon launched a search operation to locate the culprits on December 11.
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Telegraph reports that surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres killed six persons at Singirmari in Nagaon District on December 10. Subsequently, several hundred women along with the villagers of Rajagaon launched a search operation to locate the culprits on December 11.
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December - 11 
Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an exchange of fire with the Police in the Dantewada District, the Police said on December 11, reports The Hindu. The operation led by the District Police force took place in the Aranpur forests of Jangargunda area on December
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Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an exchange of fire with the Police in the Dantewada District, the Police said on December 11, reports The Hindu. The operation led by the District Police force took place in the Aranpur forests of Jangargunda area on December 11, Inspector General (Bastar range) R. K. Vij said. Weapons, including .303 rifles, grenades and IEDs were recovered from the possession of the slain Maoists, he added.
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December - 15 
Three minor children, including a girl, were killed during a mortar shell explosion at Senvon village under Tipaimukh sub-division in Churachandpur District on December 15, reports Imphal Free Press.
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Three minor children, including a girl, were killed during a mortar shell explosion at Senvon village under Tipaimukh sub-division in Churachandpur District on December 15, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 2 
The Hindu reports that three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with special party Policemen in the evening of December 2 in the forest near Kallegaon-Pittaguda under Kerameri Police Station limits of Adilabad District. While two of those killed we
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The Hindu reports that three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with special party Policemen in the evening of December 2 in the forest near Kallegaon-Pittaguda under Kerameri Police Station limits of Adilabad District. While two of those killed were identified as Mylarapu Adellu alias Bhaskar alias Narsanna, Adilabad District Committee Secretary (DCS) of the CPI-Maoist and Chippakurthi Ravi alias Sudershan, a District Committee member, the third could not be identified due to darkness. Some 10 others were believed to have escaped. Adilabad Superintendent of Police P. Promod Kumar said a sten gun, a SLR, a pistol, a manpac communication set some batteries and blasting material were recovered from the spot. The encounter, which took place gains significance as it comes a week after the Maoists had burnt machinery at the Dorli open cast mine in adjacent Tiryani mandal. Adellu, who carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head, had escaped a series of encounters with the Police parties in the Jogapur forests of Asifabad in November 2005.
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December - 3 
Three cadres belonging to the Military Council faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) were shot dead in an ambush carried out by the suspected rival United Tribal Liberation Army outfit between Longpi and Lenglong village under Nungba Police Station in Tamenglong District on December 3, reports
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Three cadres belonging to the Military Council faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) were shot dead in an ambush carried out by the suspected rival United Tribal Liberation Army outfit between Longpi and Lenglong village under Nungba Police Station in Tamenglong District on December 3, reports Imphal Free Press. The slain cadres were identified as Paotinlam alias Laxman (27), Sothang (27) and Khupmang alias Dony (22).
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December - 30 
Daily Excelsior reports that militants shot dead four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Sopore area of Baramulla District on December 30. Official sources said that militants opened indiscriminate firing on a group of CRPF personnel who were part of a road opening party on Sopore-Band
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Daily Excelsior reports that militants shot dead four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Sopore area of Baramulla District on December 30. Official sources said that militants opened indiscriminate firing on a group of CRPF personnel who were part of a road opening party on Sopore-Bandipora road at Janwari, resulting in critical injuries to all the four CRPF personnel present at the spot. All of them succumbed to injuries. Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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December - 4 
The Hindu reports that a group of armed men, suspected to be cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), abducted three persons, identified as Neemai Singh, Phani Singh and Bagrai Soren, from their homes in Simulpal village under Belpahari Police Station area of West Midnapore District b
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The Hindu reports that a group of armed men, suspected to be cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), abducted three persons, identified as Neemai Singh, Phani Singh and Bagrai Soren, from their homes in Simulpal village under Belpahari Police Station area of West Midnapore District before on December 4 and took them to the near by forest area and killed them. The bullet-ridden dead bodies of the victims were found on the outskirts of the village in the morning. Two of the victims - Neemai Singh and Phani Singh - were reportedly actively associated with the Gana Pratirodh Committee, a local resistance group that has been campaigning against the Maoists.
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December - 6 
PTI reports that four civilians were killed when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a truck in a landmine blast in the Dantewada District, Police said. The Maoist blew up the truck near Keralapal village in the District, killing all the four persons travelling in t
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PTI reports that four civilians were killed when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a truck in a landmine blast in the Dantewada District, Police said. The Maoist blew up the truck near Keralapal village in the District, killing all the four persons travelling in the vehicle on the spot, Superintendent of Police (Dantewada) Amresh Singh said. The truck had left Doranapal village in the District for Sukama with truck's owner Surya Narayan Raju and three labourers. As it reached near Keralapal village on NH-221, the Maoists triggered landmine blast, he added, saying, Police was trying to ascertain the identity of victims.
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December - 7 
Three persons were killed and many others wounded by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Sheohar District in the night of December 7, Police said, reports PTI. The Maoists numbering over 50 came on a truck to a market place at Dariani Chapra in the District and started firing
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Three persons were killed and many others wounded by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Sheohar District in the night of December 7, Police said, reports PTI. The Maoists numbering over 50 came on a truck to a market place at Dariani Chapra in the District and started firing indiscriminately killing three persons on the spot, they said.
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February - 1 
15 Police personnel, including a Sub-Inspector, were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres when a patrolling party visited the forest area of Morke village in the Gadchichiroli District on February 1, Pioneer reported. The report adds that "seven to eight" Maoists were al
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15 Police personnel, including a Sub-Inspector, were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres when a patrolling party visited the forest area of Morke village in the Gadchichiroli District on February 1, Pioneer reported. The report adds that "seven to eight" Maoists were also subsequently killed during the encounter with the Police that followed the ambush. However, the Police have not recovered the bodies of slain Maoists. The Additional Director General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) Pankaj Gupta said, "The encounter began at IST 10.50 am. It lasted for more than one and half hours. Fifteen of our people, including a sub-inspector, were killed in the encounter. I cannot say for sure as to how many Maoists were killed in the encounter. But, my guess is that seven to eight Maoists were killed in the encounter. We have not been able to lay hands on the bodies of the Maoists. Normally in this kind of situation, what Maoists do is that they drag away the bodies once their men are killed in the encounters."
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February - 1 
Three militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in a 10-hour long encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the forest area of Handwara in Kupwara District on February 1, Daily Excelsior reported. A joint team of the Special Operations Group of Police and troops of Rashtriya Rifles launch
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Three militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in a 10-hour long encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the forest area of Handwara in Kupwara District on February 1, Daily Excelsior reported. A joint team of the Special Operations Group of Police and troops of Rashtriya Rifles launched search operations in the forest area of Wadar Bala in the early hours following specific information about presence of militants in the area. In the ensuing encounter three unidentified militants were killed. Two AK-56, one AK-47, one pistol, nine magazines and large quantity of ammunition besides ration and logistic materials were recovered from the hideout, which is perched in a snowbound area at a height of 2700 meters above sea level, said a Defence spokesman.
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February - 9 
At least 10 Policemen, including some from the Special Auxiliary Police (SAP), were killed when more than 150 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres launched a surprise attack on the Security Force personnel who were providing security at a function at Ravidas Ashram in the Mahuli
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At least 10 Policemen, including some from the Special Auxiliary Police (SAP), were killed when more than 150 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres launched a surprise attack on the Security Force personnel who were providing security at a function at Ravidas Ashram in the Mahuliatand village of Nawada District in the afternoon of February 9, Patna Daily reported. The Additional Director General of Police, Neelmani, said, "When an 18-member Police team led by Ram reached the village, Maoist guerillas suddenly attacked and shot them dead. The incident happened in a remote area. Therefore, the final figure can only be available once the top Police officials reach the spot with reinforcements. An intensive operation has been launched against Maoists in Districts bordering neighboring Jharkhand." There is no report of civilian being killed, he added. The Maoists subsequently fled with the arms and ammunition of the slain Policemen. The Police later launched a combing operation at the Bihar-Jharkhand State border.
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January - 1 
Two Army soldiers and a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘area commander’ were killed in a gun-battle at Bhati Dhar forests in the Chatral area of Mendhar sub-division in Poonch District on January 1 while a group of five militants was still trapped in the area, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said
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Two Army soldiers and a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘area commander’ were killed in a gun-battle at Bhati Dhar forests in the Chatral area of Mendhar sub-division in Poonch District on January 1 while a group of five militants was still trapped in the area, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group personnel had cordoned off Bhati Dhar forests two days back after receiving specific information that a group of six JeM militants had taken shelter there. In the evening of January 1, the militants reportedly opened fire on Army personnel, who retaliated. In the subsequent encounter between the two sides which continued for more than two hours, two soldiers and JeM ‘area commander’ Abdul Gul were killed. Enforcement of Army and police have been rushed to Bhati Dhar forests in search of the five remaining militants.
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January - 1 
United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants triggered serial bomb blasts in three different areas of Guwahati city, killing five persons, including a minor, and injuring 50 others on January 1, according to Assam Tribune. Of the five dead, two were identified as Amal Das (45) and Kohil Sheikh (
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United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants triggered serial bomb blasts in three different areas of Guwahati city, killing five persons, including a minor, and injuring 50 others on January 1, according to Assam Tribune. Of the five dead, two were identified as Amal Das (45) and Kohil Sheikh (7). The first explosion took place around 2:25 PM (IST) in Birubari followed by high-intensity explosions in the Bhootnath area (5:25PM) and Bhangagarh area (5:40PM). The blasts were triggered hours before the scheduled arrival of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram. “From prima facie evidences collected from the spot, it appears to be the handiwork of suspected ULFA militants,” said Additional Superintendent of Police of Guwahati City, Debojit Deori. “The Birubari bomb, which was planted in a GMC dustbin near the Assam Association of Deaf office, was a low-intensity one. However, the subsequent blasts were aimed to cause maximum damage as they were planted in crowded areas,” added Deori. Another unnamed Police official claimed that the bomb in the Bhootnath area was planted in a bicycle. Director-General of Police (DGP) G.M. Srivastav told The Hindu: “We had information that some cadres of the ULFA’s 709 battalion have entered the city to trigger blasts and we were hot on their trail. Under pressure in the form of stepped-up security, they dumped one bomb at a garbage bin in Birubari locality.” The DGP said the ULFA wanted to demonstrate its presence ahead of Chidambaram’s visit.
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January - 13 
Two hardcore militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits and two Police personnel were killed during an encounter at Lallu Khetar in the Kalakote area of Rajouri District on January 13, Daily Excelsior reported. Inspector General of Police (Jammu), K. Rajendra, said a
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Two hardcore militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits and two Police personnel were killed during an encounter at Lallu Khetar in the Kalakote area of Rajouri District on January 13, Daily Excelsior reported. Inspector General of Police (Jammu), K. Rajendra, said a team of Special Striking Reserve and Police launched a search operation at Lallu Khetar at 3.30 pm (IST) after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area. In the ensuing encounter that lasted for approximately 90 minutes two militants and two Policemen, Mushtaq Ahmed and Nissar Hussain, were killed. At least two militants managed to escape taking cover of the forest area. The slain militants have been identified as Ashfaq, a HM ‘commander’, and Abu Talha, a LeT ‘commander’. Both of them were operating in different parts of Rajouri district for past several months and were involved in many subversive activities. Two AK-56 rifles, two magazines, 37 rounds, four hand grenades, one radio set, one mobile telephone and several incriminating documents were recovered from the incident site.
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January - 15 
15 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter in the Singaram forests of Dantewada District on January 15, The Hindu reported. The encounter occurred when the Police and Special Police Officers (SPOs) during a search operation detected a Maoist camp where
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15 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter in the Singaram forests of Dantewada District on January 15, The Hindu reported. The encounter occurred when the Police and Special Police Officers (SPOs) during a search operation detected a Maoist camp where the insurgents had organised a meeting. According to Rahul Sharma, the Dantewada Superintendent of Police, the Maoist leadership had organised the meeting to discuss boycott of the Republic Day celebrations and to call for observing January 26 as a ‘black day’ in the region. Some 50 to 60 Maoists reportedly took part in the meeting.
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January - 15 
On January 15, three suspected militants belonging to an unspecified militant outfit were killed during an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Nongmada under Lamlai Police station in the Imphal East District, reports Imphal Free Press. One AK-56 assault rifle with three magazines and 64 live
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On January 15, three suspected militants belonging to an unspecified militant outfit were killed during an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Nongmada under Lamlai Police station in the Imphal East District, reports Imphal Free Press. One AK-56 assault rifle with three magazines and 64 live rounds and one lethod gun with five live cartridges was recovered from the slain militants.
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January - 17 
Six Policemen were killed in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Latehar District on January 17, reports Times of India. "The explosion took place around 1.30 pm when the police personnel were on patrol at Do-Pahani village,'' Inspector General
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Six Policemen were killed in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Latehar District on January 17, reports Times of India. "The explosion took place around 1.30 pm when the police personnel were on patrol at Do-Pahani village,'' Inspector General (Police) G. S. N. Pradhan said. While five Policemen died on the spot, one constable succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. Police suspect the possibility of Maoists triggering the blast to avenge their ‘zonal commander’ Sashi Bhuiyan's arrest in the Gumla District on January 15. The explosion coincided with a bandh (shut down) called by the CPI-Maoist in Gumla, Simdega, Latehar, Lohardaga and Ranchi Districts in protest against Bhuiyan's arrest.
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January - 2 
Four top militants of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were reported to have been killed in a fierce three-day long gun-battle at Bhati Dhar forests in the Mendhar tehsil (revenue division) of Poonch District, Daily Excelsior reported. While two Army soldiers and a militant were killed on January 1, three
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Four top militants of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were reported to have been killed in a fierce three-day long gun-battle at Bhati Dhar forests in the Mendhar tehsil (revenue division) of Poonch District, Daily Excelsior reported. While two Army soldiers and a militant were killed on January 1, three militants were killed on January 2. A Defence spokesman in Jammu, S. N. Acharya, confirmed the killing of four militants at Bhati Dhar forests. Official sources said bodies of two soldiers, who were missing in the encounter, were recovered in the morning of January 2. They have been identified as Subedar Rakesh Kumar Singh and Naik K. P. Singh. While one of the militants was killed in the night of January 1 after he came out of the hideout firing on the Army personnel, his three associates were killed on January 2 when their hideout was blasted with a powerful bomb. A large quantity of arms, ammunition, explosives, wireless set, mobile telephones and literature was also destroyed along with the hideout.
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January - 20 
Three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, were killed in an encounter which lasted for about half-an-hour during combing operations launched by Police in the Aberupadu forests area of Visakhapatnam District on January 20, IANS reported. Later, the Police r
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Three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, were killed in an encounter which lasted for about half-an-hour during combing operations launched by Police in the Aberupadu forests area of Visakhapatnam District on January 20, IANS reported. Later, the Police recovered three weapons and kit bags from the encounter site.
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January - 23 
An Assamese couple, identified as Abu Nesa alias Prince and his wife Biwi Nesa, were reportedly shot dead along with four other persons in a exchange of fire by the Taliban militants at a guest house in Kabul on January 23, reports Assam Tribune. Abu Nesa who hailed from Barika Chuburi area of the
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An Assamese couple, identified as Abu Nesa alias Prince and his wife Biwi Nesa, were reportedly shot dead along with four other persons in a exchange of fire by the Taliban militants at a guest house in Kabul on January 23, reports Assam Tribune. Abu Nesa who hailed from Barika Chuburi area of the Tezpur District in Assam, worked as a faculty of the English Department in the Majar-e-Sharif University in Afghanistan.
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January - 24 
At least five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were shot dead by the Police during an encounter in the Bijapur District under Bastar Division on January 24, reports Indian Express. According to Police sources, a huge cache of arms and explosives was also recovered from the encount
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At least five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were shot dead by the Police during an encounter in the Bijapur District under Bastar Division on January 24, reports Indian Express. According to Police sources, a huge cache of arms and explosives was also recovered from the encounter site.
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January - 28 
An encounter took place between the SFs and militants in the Ayatmullah area of Bandipora District in the morning of January 28. Two unidentified militants and a trooper were killed in the exchange of fire between the two sides. The SFs had moved to the village following specific information about p
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An encounter took place between the SFs and militants in the Ayatmullah area of Bandipora District in the morning of January 28. Two unidentified militants and a trooper were killed in the exchange of fire between the two sides. The SFs had moved to the village following specific information about presence of militants in the house of one Abdul Aziz Lone at Lone Mohalla locality of the village. The operation was continuing till last reports came in as the SFs apprehend that there might be more militants hiding in the area.
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January - 29 
Two Police personnel and one United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant were killed in an encounter in the Sivasagar District in the afternoon of January 29, reports Assam Tribune. According to Police sources, the encounter took place at Bengenabari area under Sonari Police station when a joint
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Two Police personnel and one United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant were killed in an encounter in the Sivasagar District in the afternoon of January 29, reports Assam Tribune. According to Police sources, the encounter took place at Bengenabari area under Sonari Police station when a joint patrol party of the Police and Army was attacked by the ULFA militants. Assistant Sub-Inspector Bhim Prasad Upadhaya and Constable Debojit Borgohain were killed on the spot, while the ULFA militant killed, is yet to be identified.
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January - 31 
Four villagers were shot dead by suspected cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) on January 31 in Chalgi village of Khuti District, reports IANS. “The killing seems to be the outcome of an internal rivalry,” Khuti Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar told IANS by telephone.
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Four villagers were shot dead by suspected cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) on January 31 in Chalgi village of Khuti District, reports IANS. “The killing seems to be the outcome of an internal rivalry,” Khuti Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar told IANS by telephone.
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January - 4 
Telegraph reports that during a joint operation, a special task force (STF) team and District Police personnel shot dead a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Babulal Munda alias Marandi, also known as Raman, and four other cadres in the evening of Ja
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Telegraph reports that during a joint operation, a special task force (STF) team and District Police personnel shot dead a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Babulal Munda alias Marandi, also known as Raman, and four other cadres in the evening of January 4 in the Baish Resham forest area, nearly 30 kilometres from the Hazaribagh District headquarters. The encounter took place when the Security Forces reached the Baish Resham forest area where the Maoists were holding a meeting. Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kamboj confirmed the exchange of fire and admitted recovery of the body of the killed extremist. Few other bodies, however, were taken away by the extremists who had escaped taking advantage of the poor visibility condition in the evening, Kamboj said.
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January - 7 
In two separate incidents, four persons, including three SPOs, were killed by the Maoists in Bijapur District on January 7. District Superintendent of Police J.S. Watti said suspected left-wing extremists had killed three persons, including two SPOs, in Aramangi village and one SPO in the Belchar vi
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In two separate incidents, four persons, including three SPOs, were killed by the Maoists in Bijapur District on January 7. District Superintendent of Police J.S. Watti said suspected left-wing extremists had killed three persons, including two SPOs, in Aramangi village and one SPO in the Belchar village. According to him, the CPI-Maoist cadres are increasingly targeting Policemen and SPOs in Bijapur District "out of desperation." He added: "They are selectively killing Police and SPOs to create a reign of terror in the District as we have eliminated 11 hardcore Naxalites (left-wing extremists) in recent months."
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January - 8 
15 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed and three Special Police Officers (SPOs) were injured during an encounter in the forest areas of Gollapalli of Dantewada District in the evening of January 8, The Hindu reported. IANS added that the encounter took place when t
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15 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed and three Special Police Officers (SPOs) were injured during an encounter in the forest areas of Gollapalli of Dantewada District in the evening of January 8, The Hindu reported. IANS added that the encounter took place when the Security Forces (SFs) opened fire on a group of armed Maoists during a search operation. "It’s a big success. The Police are trying to capture several rebels alive who received bullet wounds in the gun battle and are attempting to run away under the cover of darkness," said Rahul Sharma, the District Superintendent of Police. The Police also recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from the encounter site.
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January - 9 
On January 9, three persons were killed and six others were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion around 6.30 pm near the Northeast Frontier Railways headquarters at Maligaon area of the Guwahati city in the Kamrup District, reports Assam Tribune. The IED was placed on a bicycle
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On January 9, three persons were killed and six others were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion around 6.30 pm near the Northeast Frontier Railways headquarters at Maligaon area of the Guwahati city in the Kamrup District, reports Assam Tribune. The IED was placed on a bicycle parked between two privately owned cars. Police suspect the role of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) behind the blast. Inspector-General of Police (central western range) G.P. Singh said that the blast was carried out by the “same group which sneaked into the city few days before New Year to carry out strikes.” Among the dead was a railway traffic inspector Dhiren Kumar Kakoty.
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July - 1 
According to Sentinel, five unidentified militants were shot dead in an encounter between the Security Force (SF) personnel and a group of militants at Dehikata Reserve Forest under Mornai Police Station in Goalpara District on July 1. A revolver, two 7.65 pistols, a 9-mm pistol, a 12 bore gun (all
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According to Sentinel, five unidentified militants were shot dead in an encounter between the Security Force (SF) personnel and a group of militants at Dehikata Reserve Forest under Mornai Police Station in Goalpara District on July 1. A revolver, two 7.65 pistols, a 9-mm pistol, a 12 bore gun (all factory made), a factory made hand grenade, 19 rounds of live ammunition and eight rounds of empty cases were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.
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July - 1 
According to Shillong Times, unidentified militants shot dead four children and a 25 year-old woman at Semkhor village under Maibong Police Station in the North Cachar Hills District in the evening of July 1. Three others were injured in the incident. A Police source said that all the victims were f
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According to Shillong Times, unidentified militants shot dead four children and a 25 year-old woman at Semkhor village under Maibong Police Station in the North Cachar Hills District in the evening of July 1. Three others were injured in the incident. A Police source said that all the victims were from the Dimasa tribe. The deceased were identified as Karong Thonglo, Lambo Langthasa, Warsi Thonglo, Depola Langthasa, and Senring Langthasa. With these killings, the death toll in the continuing ethnic strife in the North Cachar Hills District has gone up to 55 since March 19.
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July - 12 July - 13
On July 12, cadres of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed 36 Police personnel, including a Superintendent of Police (SP), in two incidents in the Rajnandgaon District, reports Times of India. An encounter in a third place, Sitagaon, was still going on. While the bodies of
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On July 12, cadres of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed 36 Police personnel, including a Superintendent of Police (SP), in two incidents in the Rajnandgaon District, reports Times of India. An encounter in a third place, Sitagaon, was still going on. While the bodies of 36 Police personnel, including that of SP Vinod Kumar Chaubey have been found, the Security Forces’ toll could rise once search operations resume on July 13 (today). ‘‘There was heavy firing on the police party,’’ said Inspector General of Police Mukesh Gupta. ‘‘The firing occurred in two phases. First, they killed policemen in a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Kerkatta village and then, they targeted the SP when he arrived with reinforcements. We are finding bodies everywhere. The more we look, the more bodies we see." Rajnandgaon (Kawardha), which happens to be Chief Minister Raman Singh’s Legislative Assembly constituency, is 68 kilometers from Raipur, the State capital.
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July - 19 
Three suspected militants belonging to the Puranthaba Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were shot dead by a combined force of the Bishnupur District Police and Army during an encounter at Chini Ingkhol in Churachandpur District on July 19,
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Three suspected militants belonging to the Puranthaba Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were shot dead by a combined force of the Bishnupur District Police and Army during an encounter at Chini Ingkhol in Churachandpur District on July 19, reports Imphal Free Press. Two 9-mm pistols along with one magazine and five live ammunitions, two cell phones, two voter ID cards and a double barrel gun were recovered from the possession of the slain militants. Police said the encounter took place, as a follow up action, in connection with an abduction bid on the Executive Engineer of the Local Development Authority (LDA) on July 15 wherein a driver of the LDA, Yuman Manichandra Singh, was killed.
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July - 20 
According to Telegraph, Security Force (SF) personnel shot dead three militants of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) at Harmoti village near Nijlaluk in North Lakhimpur District, bordering Arunachal Pradesh, in the night of July 20. The slain militants were identifie
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According to Telegraph, Security Force (SF) personnel shot dead three militants of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) at Harmoti village near Nijlaluk in North Lakhimpur District, bordering Arunachal Pradesh, in the night of July 20. The slain militants were identified as ‘sergeant’ Nameng Kobin, ‘sergeant’ Babang Bake and Bhai. Three 9-mm pistols, ammunition and SIM cards were also recovered from their possession. “These militants were operating from Arunachal Pradesh and frequently entering Assam on specific operations like recruitment of cadres and sabotage activities,” Lakhimpur Superintendent of Police S.A. Karim said, adding that there were reports of the militants trying to carry out attacks in Assam prior to the Independence Day on August 15.
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July - 22 
Police on July 22 claimed that six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces that led to neutralizing of three CPI-Maoist camps in the Simdega District, reports PTI. The encounter began in the morning as personnel of the newly formed Jha
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Police on July 22 claimed that six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces that led to neutralizing of three CPI-Maoist camps in the Simdega District, reports PTI. The encounter began in the morning as personnel of the newly formed Jharkhand Jaguar Force (JJF) led by Kolibira Police station in-charge N. K. Sinha raided three Maoist camps near Khareganja village, about 90 kilometers from State capital Ranchi. The JJF personnel observed six Naxalites falling to their bullets and the extremists dragging them away, Simdega Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Kumar, told reporters. He said a Naxalite was also arrested after the encounter, but no dead body was recovered from the incident site. Police recovered eight guns, a pistol, nine detonators, including one electric detonator, eight mobile handsets, seven rucksacks, a gas cylinder and several cartridges from the camps. “The encounter began at 1.30pm and continued till 3pm. As many as 1,000 rounds was fired from both sides. Fortunately, no personnel were injured. We recovered five 0.315 rifle, three double-barrel guns, one police pistol, 150 rounds of cartridges, a detonator, a magnetic compass, a walkie-talkie and seven mobile phones, besides crockery and a map of Jharkhand from the spot,” the SP was quoted as saying by Telegraph.
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July - 26 
Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including a Sub-Inspector (SI), were killed and three others injured in a landmine explosion triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Dantewada District on July 26, Police said, according to The Hindu. "The incide
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Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including a Sub-Inspector (SI), were killed and three others injured in a landmine explosion triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Dantewada District on July 26, Police said, according to The Hindu. "The incident occurred when the CRPF jawans were returning to Barsur village from routine patrolling during the weekly market at Geedam village," the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Pawan Dev, told PTI. The Maoists blew up the Police van in which the troopers were travelling, he added. Of the five killed, one is a Sub-Inspector (SI) and the rest are Constables. While two of the victims were identified as SI Naresh Kumar Yadav and Constable Jayant Rai, the remaining constables are yet to be identified, Dev added.
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July - 27 
Army foiled an infiltration bid in Tangdhar sector near Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District on July 27, killing three militants while an exchange of fire took place near the LoC the following day on Keran sector but there were no casualties reported in the incident. Infiltration bids, which ha
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Army foiled an infiltration bid in Tangdhar sector near Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District on July 27, killing three militants while an exchange of fire took place near the LoC the following day on Keran sector but there were no casualties reported in the incident. Infiltration bids, which have decreased in 2009 compared to previous years, have off late been on the rise as more and more militants are trying to sneak into the State before the onset of the winter. Official sources said at least 1500 militants were waiting at various launch pads across the LoC in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), ready to infiltrate into the Valley after undergoing rigorous training in subversive activities in the tribal areas of Pakistan and PoK.
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July - 27 
The Army foiled an infiltration bid in the Tangdhar sector near Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District on July 27, killing three militants, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said in capital Srinagar that Security Forces (SFs) laid an ambush near Eagle Post in Tangdhar sector following re
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The Army foiled an infiltration bid in the Tangdhar sector near Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District on July 27, killing three militants, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said in capital Srinagar that Security Forces (SFs) laid an ambush near Eagle Post in Tangdhar sector following receipt of information that a group of heavily armed militants were planning to sneak in. As the militants crossed into the Indian side of the LoC in the wee hours, the SFs challenged them, and in the ensuing gun-battle, which lasted for several hours, three unidentified militants were killed. A cache of arms and ammunition, including three AK rifles, four magazines, hand grenades and pouches were recovered from the incident site. Infiltration bids, which have come down in 2009 compared to previous years, have off late been reportedly on the rise as more and more militants are trying to sneak into the State before the onset of the winter. Official sources said at least 1500 militants were waiting at various launch pads across the LoC in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), ready to infiltrate into the Kashmir Valley after undergoing rigorous training in subversive activities in the tribal areas of Pakistan and PoK "Two militants were recently arrested from Hafruda forests area in Kupwara district and the latest incident in Macchil indicates that there might be attempts by handlers of the militants to push in as many foot soldiers into the Valley as possible before the onset of winter," sources said.
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July - 29 
Two Army soldiers and a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant were killed in an overnight encounter in the Shopian District on July 29, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said in Srinagar that an encounter took place between Security Forces (SFs) and militants at Check Matribugh in the jurisdiction
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Two Army soldiers and a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant were killed in an overnight encounter in the Shopian District on July 29, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said in Srinagar that an encounter took place between Security Forces (SFs) and militants at Check Matribugh in the jurisdiction of Shopian Police Station in the two-storied house of Mohammad Maqbool Bhat. One militant was killed in the encounter while another managed to escape from the spot. The slain militant has been identified as Jahangir Ahmad Ganai, a resident of Haf-Shermaal in Shopian. Two wounded Army troopers, Islam-u-Din and Ratibar, succumbed to injuries at the hospital. One AK-47 rifle, four AK magazines and 59 rounds were recovered from encounter site.
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July - 31 
Two persons, including a Special Police Officer (SPO), were killed in attacks by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bijapur District, Police said on July 31. The Maoists killed SPO Padam Sarju and a villager, Varge Munna, using sharp weapons in separate incidents on July 30, the Dep
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Two persons, including a Special Police Officer (SPO), were killed in attacks by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bijapur District, Police said on July 31. The Maoists killed SPO Padam Sarju and a villager, Varge Munna, using sharp weapons in separate incidents on July 30, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Pavan Dev told PTI. Sarju, who was visiting Muchler village under Farsegadh station area, was attacked by a group of 10 armed Maoists after they learnt about his whereabouts. In another incident, the insurgents hacked Munna to death when he went to his village Koter for some personal work, the DIG added. Munna was reportedly living in the Cherpal rescue camp.
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June - 10 
The CPI-Maoist cadres detonated a landmine in the Nawadih area of the same District, killing at least 11 SF personnel and injuring eight, said the Director General of Police (DGP) V.D. Ram. The slain SF personnel belonged to the Jharkhand Armed Police and Special Armed Force, raised to fight the CPI
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The CPI-Maoist cadres detonated a landmine in the Nawadih area of the same District, killing at least 11 SF personnel and injuring eight, said the Director General of Police (DGP) V.D. Ram. The slain SF personnel belonged to the Jharkhand Armed Police and Special Armed Force, raised to fight the CPI-Maoist. This is the second major Maoist attack in the last two days. Maoists had earlier ambushed a Police party in the West Singhbhum District on June 10, killing 11 SF personnel.
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June - 16 
According to Assam Tribune, suspected Black widow (BW) militants shot dead 12 persons and set ablaze 20 houses in an attack at Michidui village under Haflong Police Station of North Cachar Hills District in the morning of June 16. Police sources said a group of armed militants attacked Michidui and
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According to Assam Tribune, suspected Black widow (BW) militants shot dead 12 persons and set ablaze 20 houses in an attack at Michidui village under Haflong Police Station of North Cachar Hills District in the morning of June 16. Police sources said a group of armed militants attacked Michidui and opened indiscriminate fire killing 12 persons, including eight minors, on the spot. Two other persons were also injured in the attack. Police said the village, inhabited by Zeme Naga people, was abandoned following the recent incidents of ethnic clashes and the villagers had taken shelter near a camp of the Assam Rifles camp located around three kilometers away. But recently, the villagers had started going back to the village during day time for cultivation and the militants reportedly took advantage of the situation to attack them.
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June - 16 
ANI reports that four Policemen were killed and five others sustained injuries in an encounter between the Police and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Manatu Police Station area of Palamu District on June 16. The Police personnel were returning after a long range patroll
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ANI reports that four Policemen were killed and five others sustained injuries in an encounter between the Police and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Manatu Police Station area of Palamu District on June 16. The Police personnel were returning after a long range patrolling when the Maoists opened fire on them.
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June - 17 
According to Assam Tribune, a joint team of Police and Army shot dead three National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants during an encounter at Auguri village under Gogamukh Police Station of Dhemaji District in the midnight of June 17. One of the militants was identified as Manu Basumatar
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According to Assam Tribune, a joint team of Police and Army shot dead three National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants during an encounter at Auguri village under Gogamukh Police Station of Dhemaji District in the midnight of June 17. One of the militants was identified as Manu Basumatary (25) of Abhaypur village. The militants were taking shelter in the residence of one Niranjan Swargiary of Auguri village. One AK-56 rifle with 50 bullets, one 7.62 pistol, one loaded 9 mm pistol, one mobile phone and a money receipt book were recovered from their possession.
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June - 17 
Times of India reports that a local leader and two activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Banksole in the Jhargram area of West Midnapore District, about 20 kilometres from Lalgarh area on June 17. T
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Times of India reports that a local leader and two activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Banksole in the Jhargram area of West Midnapore District, about 20 kilometres from Lalgarh area on June 17. The six motorcycle-borne assailants killed the three persons, including CPI-M’s Shimli branch secretary Amal Mahato, when they were having tea at a shop after patrolling the forest in the night to guard against Maoist-backed tribal agitators. The three were part of a village resistance group approved by the administration to assist the Police, Jhargram Sub-Divisional Officer Ulganathan said. The Hindu adds that three houses belonging to the CPI-M leaders were ransacked and set ablaze in areas adjoining Lalgarh, parts of which have been rendered inaccessible with roads dug up by activists of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) to prevent the entry of Central Paramilitary Forces being deployed in the region.
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June - 18 
Times of India reports that nine Policemen, including eight belonging to the Orissa Special Security Force and one belonging to the Orissa State Armed Police, were killed when a landmine triggered by cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) struck their convoy near Palur village in
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Times of India reports that nine Policemen, including eight belonging to the Orissa Special Security Force and one belonging to the Orissa State Armed Police, were killed when a landmine triggered by cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) struck their convoy near Palur village in Koraput District on June 18. The Policemen were meant to cover the Orissa Disaster Rapid Action Force personnel proceeding towards Palur to clear trees felled on the roads by the Maoists.
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June - 20 
At least 10 cadres of an unspecified militant outfit were killed in a clash along the India-Myanmar border in the night of June 20, according to Sangai Express. The report adds that the attackers decamped with weapons and other items after the killing. Another source mentioned that the 10 slain mil
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At least 10 cadres of an unspecified militant outfit were killed in a clash along the India-Myanmar border in the night of June 20, according to Sangai Express. The report adds that the attackers decamped with weapons and other items after the killing. Another source mentioned that the 10 slain militants belonged to a major militant outfit operating in Manipur. They were killed when about 60 cadres revolted against the leadership, said the source and added that among those killed were a ‘Lieutenant Colonel’ of the outfit.
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June - 20 
Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and 15 others injured when the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres detonated a landmine blast to blow up a mini-truck in Dantewada District on June 20, according to Telegraph. The attack was meticulously planned, as the
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Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and 15 others injured when the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres detonated a landmine blast to blow up a mini-truck in Dantewada District on June 20, according to Telegraph. The attack was meticulously planned, as the CPI-Maoist cadres set ablaze a few trucks of a private contractor in Tongpal village, about 100 kilometers from Dantewada in the same morning. The CRPF personnel along with State Police personnel left for Tongpal. After patrolling the area, the Security Force (SF) personnel were returning to Dantewada when they were trapped into the Maoist ambush near Kokanara village in the evening. The Maoists allowed jeeps to pass and targeted the mini-truck, carrying 20 SF personnel, which was last on the row to inflict maximum casualty.
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June - 20 
IANS reports that 12 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in the landmine blast triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Tonagapal in Dantewada District in the evening of June 20. Earlier, it was reported that five CRPF personnel were killed in the inc
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IANS reports that 12 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in the landmine blast triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Tonagapal in Dantewada District in the evening of June 20. Earlier, it was reported that five CRPF personnel were killed in the incident. Subsequently seven more CRPF personnel who were wounded in the ambush succumbed to their injuries. About a dozen CRPF troopers sustained multiple injuries in the incident.
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June - 22 
Three militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, including two commanders, were killed by the Army in an encounter at village Khour under the jurisdiction of Gulabgarh Police Station in Reasi District in the evening of June 22, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said troops of the Rashtr
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Three militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, including two commanders, were killed by the Army in an encounter at village Khour under the jurisdiction of Gulabgarh Police Station in Reasi District in the evening of June 22, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said troops of the Rashtriya Rifles later joined by Police and Special Operations Group launched a search operation at Khour after getting specific information about the movement of a group of five militants, including top commander Abu Hurera, in the area. Sources confirmed the killing of two militants - Abu Hurera and Qasim Gujjar - only while unconfirmed reports said that another militant, identified as Majid, was also killed in the encounter. The encounter was going on till last reports came in as at least two more militants are reported to be hiding in the surrounding forests. Abu Hurera was a ‘district commander’ while Qasim Gujjar was an ‘area commander’. All three slain militants were locals and were operating in the Mahore-Gool-Gulabgarh region for the past several years. Recoveries made so far from the encounter site include two rifles, three magazines, 43 rounds, one radio set and some incriminating documents.
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June - 3 
According to Shillong Times, suspected Black Widow (BW) militants shot dead five persons, including two children, and set ablaze 54 houses when they attacked Borchenam Basti, a Zeme Naga inhabited village under Haflong Police Station in the North Cachar Hills District in the morning of June 3. Polic
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According to Shillong Times, suspected Black Widow (BW) militants shot dead five persons, including two children, and set ablaze 54 houses when they attacked Borchenam Basti, a Zeme Naga inhabited village under Haflong Police Station in the North Cachar Hills District in the morning of June 3. Police sources informed that BW militants entered the village at around 5am (IST) killing two minor girls, two old women and one teen-aged boy in the attack. Another child was seriously injured, the report added.
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June - 3 
Three militants, including a senior United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant identified as Madhurjya Gogoi, were killed in an encounter with the Army at Chayabhata village in Karbi Anglong District around 1.30pm (IST), reports Telegraph. Gogoi was a self-styled ‘lieutenant’ of the banned outf
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Three militants, including a senior United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant identified as Madhurjya Gogoi, were killed in an encounter with the Army at Chayabhata village in Karbi Anglong District around 1.30pm (IST), reports Telegraph. Gogoi was a self-styled ‘lieutenant’ of the banned outfit. Of the other two militants, one was Gogoi’s bodyguard while another was a Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) cadre. An AK-series rifle, two 9mm pistols, a Chinese grenade, ammunition and cash-receipt book were recovered from the encounter site.
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June - 30 
According to Assam Tribune, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants shot dead four persons of a family at Naharani Grant village under Rangapara Police Station of Sonitpur District in the night of June 30. The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Rangapara Police Station, Tapas Chakrabarty,
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According to Assam Tribune, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants shot dead four persons of a family at Naharani Grant village under Rangapara Police Station of Sonitpur District in the night of June 30. The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Rangapara Police Station, Tapas Chakrabarty, said that four motorcycle-borne NDFB militants with AK series rifles entered the house of Munna Pal at about 11.30 pm (IST) and indiscriminately fired on the family. The deceased persons were identified as Munna Pal (30), his wife Subhapati Pal (35), younger brother Tunna Pal (30) and his three-year old son Pankaj Pal. Munna Pal, a milkman by profession, was living in the area for the last many years.
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June - 5 
Three hardcore militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) during an encounter on June 5 at Mandrala under the jurisdiction of Gandoh Police Station on the Doda-Himachal Pradesh border, Daily Excelsior reported. Senior Superinte
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Three hardcore militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) during an encounter on June 5 at Mandrala under the jurisdiction of Gandoh Police Station on the Doda-Himachal Pradesh border, Daily Excelsior reported. Senior Superintendent of Police Parbhat Singh said a joint team of Police and Army launched a search operation after securing specific information that three commanders of LeT and HM outfits were hiding in village Mandrala for the past few days. "It would have been difficult to trace the militants had they slipped into the territory of Himachal Pradesh", Singh said, adding that SFs surrounded the hideout before asking them to surrender. However, all three militants opened heavy firing on the troops and tried to break their cordon to escape. In the ensuing encounter, the troops killed the three militants who have been identified as Zafarullah, Shabir Ahmed and Nazir Ahmed. Official sources said Zafarullah and Nazir were section and area commanders respectively of the HM outfit while Shabir Ahmed was deputy district commander of the LeT. Recoveries made from the incident site include one sniper rifle with telescope, its two magazines and 19 rounds, one AK rifle with one magazine and 9 rounds, three grenades, detonators, wire, explosive devices, identity cards, letter heads of HM and LeT outfits besides some incriminating documents of the two outfits and personal belongings of the militants.
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June - 8 
The Army on June 8 foiled an infiltration bid in the Kupwara sector near Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir valley, killing three heavily armed militants who were equipped with modern gadgetry to guide them through the treacherous terrain, official sources said in capital Srinagar, Daily Excelsior rep
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The Army on June 8 foiled an infiltration bid in the Kupwara sector near Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir valley, killing three heavily armed militants who were equipped with modern gadgetry to guide them through the treacherous terrain, official sources said in capital Srinagar, Daily Excelsior reported. An Army Major and soldier were also killed while another soldier was wounded in the operation which has been going on for more than three days now, the sources said. An ambush was laid by troops on June 5 in Jaba top area close to the LoC following receipt of intelligence inputs that a group of militants was trying to sneak into the Valley from Pakistan occupied Kashmir. They said contact was established with the infiltrators, who opened heavy and indiscriminate firing on the Security Forces (SFs), killing Major Hrishikesh Vallabhai Ramani and Sepoy Jagtar Singh. In the retaliatory action, SFs killed the three militants. A large cache of arms, ammunition and communication equipment were recovered from the possession of the slain militants. The recoveries include two AK 47 rifles including one fitted with Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) attachment, seven magazines, 78 rounds of AK ammunition, one pistol, two magazines, 40 rounds, five hand grenades, two UBGL grenades, three matrix cords, one pouch and INR 10,000. The navigation and communication equipment included two global positioning systems, two compasses, one satellite phone, one radio set and two map sheets. Two diaries, which contain vital information about the militants and their handlers, was also seized from the incident site.
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March - 12 
At least four militants were killed during a clash between the combined cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on one side and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (N
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At least four militants were killed during a clash between the combined cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on one side and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) on the other in the Tirap District on March 12, according to a delayed report. Sangai Express reports that two slain militants were from the NSCN-IM and the other two were the combined group of the three militant outfits.
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March - 14 
Three top militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, including a Pakistani national, were shot dead by a combined force of the Army and Police during an encounter at village Sarwa in Keshwan area of Kishtwar District on March 14, according to Daily Excelsior.
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Three top militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, including a Pakistani national, were shot dead by a combined force of the Army and Police during an encounter at village Sarwa in Keshwan area of Kishtwar District on March 14, according to Daily Excelsior.
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March - 16 
In retaliation to the lynching of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ on March 11, armed Maoists raided Khaira village in the Lakhisarai District and shot dead three men and injured two women on March 16, The Hindu reported. The victims were identified as Damodar Yadav, Mukesh
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In retaliation to the lynching of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ on March 11, armed Maoists raided Khaira village in the Lakhisarai District and shot dead three men and injured two women on March 16, The Hindu reported. The victims were identified as Damodar Yadav, Mukesh Yadav and Wakil Yadav and the injured were identified as Usha Devi and Rahvo Devi. As reported earlier on March 11, villagers had lynched a Maoist ‘zonal commander’, identified as Ravidas alias Badal, when he was threatening a woman at gunpoint inside her house.
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March - 18 
Three suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militants were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter in the Moirangthal area of Chandel District along the India-Myanmar border on March 18, reports Imphal Free Press. However, some other militants managed to escape from the enco
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Three suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militants were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter in the Moirangthal area of Chandel District along the India-Myanmar border on March 18, reports Imphal Free Press. However, some other militants managed to escape from the encounter site along with the dead bodies of the slain militants.
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March - 19 
According to Times of India, intelligence agencies have sounded an alert about Pakistan-based terrorist groups plotting to target Indian leaders in the run-up to the general elections scheduled to be held in April and May. Top level Government sources said, "The aim apparently is to target certain l
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According to Times of India, intelligence agencies have sounded an alert about Pakistan-based terrorist groups plotting to target Indian leaders in the run-up to the general elections scheduled to be held in April and May. Top level Government sources said, "The aim apparently is to target certain leaders", including Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, Bharatiya Janta Party leader L.K. Advani, Gujarat Chief Minister (CM) Narendra Modi, Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah and former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa. In addition, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram had recently acknowledged the possibility of terrorists targeting politicians on the campaign trail.
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March - 20 
According to Daily Excelsior, Army on March 20 foiled an infiltration bid near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District, killing three militants while four Army personnel sustained injuries in the gun-battle which was still continuing. Police sources in capital Srinagar said the Army laid an am
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According to Daily Excelsior, Army on March 20 foiled an infiltration bid near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District, killing three militants while four Army personnel sustained injuries in the gun-battle which was still continuing. Police sources in capital Srinagar said the Army laid an ambush in Rangwar forest area following specific information about a group of 10 to 12 militants infiltrating into Kashmir valley from Pakistan occupied Kashmir. The troops established contact with the infiltrators in the wee hours of the day following which an encounter ensued. Thus far, three militants have been shot dead while at least two others are still engaging the Security Forces in the area which has a dense forest cover. Official sources believe the militants are affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Four Army personnel sustained injuries in the encounter. This is the first major infiltration bid by militants in Kashmir valley in 2009 as the passes across the LoC were closed due to heavy snowfall during the winter.
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March - 23 
The gun battle between infiltrators and Army in the forests of Kupwara District entered its fourth day on March 23 as Security Forces (SFs) shot dead five more militants while four soldiers also died, taking the death toll in the ongoing operation to 19, Daily Excelsior reported. "A total of 11 mili
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The gun battle between infiltrators and Army in the forests of Kupwara District entered its fourth day on March 23 as Security Forces (SFs) shot dead five more militants while four soldiers also died, taking the death toll in the ongoing operation to 19, Daily Excelsior reported. "A total of 11 militants have been killed in the operation so far which began in the early hours of Friday in Chowkibal area near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district," a Defence spokesman said in capital Srinagar. He said while two militants were killed in early morning firefight, three more were shot dead in the afternoon. Four soldiers were also killed in the exchange of fire between the two sides. "Five militants and four soldiers were killed in today's gun fight alone," he added. The spokesman also said the operation was still going on and full details would be made available only after the last of the militants in the area has been neutralized.
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March - 24 
On March 24, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted four persons from Bhupalapatnam village in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, took them into the forest between Dharma Tallagudem and Bhupalapatnam, and subsequently crossed the inter-State border to enter Chhat
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On March 24, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted four persons from Bhupalapatnam village in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, took them into the forest between Dharma Tallagudem and Bhupalapatnam, and subsequently crossed the inter-State border to enter Chhattisgarh, where, after branding them as Police informers, the Maoists killed them, reports Express Buzz. The victims were identified as Jangam Jagdish, A. Srinu, Kurasam Sudhakar and P. Rajasekhar of Dharma Tallagudem in the Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh. According to Police sources, the youth had gone to Bhupalapatnam, close to the border of Chhattisgarh, and were captured by the Maoists on their way back late in the evening.
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March - 24 
Six militants were killed in the fresh exchange of fire between the militants and Security Forces (SFs) in the forests near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District as the operation entered its fifth day on March 24, Daily Excelsior reported. The death toll in the ongoing operation, which has b
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Six militants were killed in the fresh exchange of fire between the militants and Security Forces (SFs) in the forests near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District as the operation entered its fifth day on March 24, Daily Excelsior reported. The death toll in the ongoing operation, which has been extended from Chowkibal to Hafrada in the Vilgam area of Handwara, has now risen to 25 including 17 militants, seven soldiers and an Army Major. "Six militants were neutralized during exchange of fire today. With this the total number of militants killed in the operation since Friday has risen to 17," Defence spokesman Lt Colonel J S Brar said. He said a huge cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered from the area in which the operation was going on for the last over 108 hours. "The recoveries include 17 assault rifles, 13 AK magazines, 207 AK ammunition rounds, four Under Barrel Grenade Launchers (UBGL) and 21 UBGL grenades," he stated. One Kenwood radio set, a Thuraya satellite phone, two Global Positioning Systems (GPS), three map sheets, three matrix sheets, two have sacks and Rupees 9200 Indian currency have also been recovered from the area, he added. The operation was still in progress, the spokesman said adding there were no casualties among the SFs during the operation on March 24. The group most likely consisted of an infiltrating column as well as the militants who had come to receive them, he said adding that the operation was based on sound intelligence inputs as well as human intelligence provided by own sources of the Army. As per the intercepts over the past 24 hours, the militants were asked by their handlers across the border to return to their base camps after the militants found it difficult to break the security cordon, official sources said. They said three of the six militants were killed close to the LoC while they were trying to cross back to Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
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March - 8 
Three cadres of the erstwhile Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), presently known as the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces at Chatakpur village under Sneha Police Station in the Lohardaga District on March 8, reports The Hindu. However, ei
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Three cadres of the erstwhile Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), presently known as the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces at Chatakpur village under Sneha Police Station in the Lohardaga District on March 8, reports The Hindu. However, eight others managed to escape. Two pipe guns, a locally-made carbine and bullets were recovered from the spot.
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March - 9 
Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two women and two children of a family by slitting their throat in connection with a land dispute case at Pachubigha village in the Arwal District on March 9. The victims were identified as Plules
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Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two women and two children of a family by slitting their throat in connection with a land dispute case at Pachubigha village in the Arwal District on March 9. The victims were identified as Pluleshwari Devi, mother of Nageshwar Mahto, his wife Lakhmani Devi and daughters Ritu (3) and Mitu (5). The Police suspect that Avadhesh Singh, a distant cousin of Mahto, hired some Maoists to take revenge for the land dispute controversy. Nageshwar was not at home when the incident took place. Before leaving the incident site, the Maoists left a leaflet threatening Nageshwar with eliminating other members of his family if he did not settle the dispute in favour of Avadhesh Singh.
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May - 11 
12 Policemen and a civilian were killed and six persons sustained injuries after 150 heavily armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ambushed a 41-member Police force in hillside Risgaon village of Dhamtari District on May 11, reports The Hindu. The Policemen were part of th
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12 Policemen and a civilian were killed and six persons sustained injuries after 150 heavily armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ambushed a 41-member Police force in hillside Risgaon village of Dhamtari District on May 11, reports The Hindu. The Policemen were part of the Kanker District Force search convoy and were travelling in three vehicles. Girdhari Nayak, the Additional Director General of Police, said, “The heavily armed rebels first triggered multiple (landmine) blasts and then opened indiscriminate fire from hilltops on jawans. Ten constables, one hawaldar, one special police officer (SPO) and a civilian, who was the driver of one of the vehicles, were killed.” He further said local Police authorities were unsure whether the Maoists had walked away with arms of the slain Policemen. This was the first ever attack by the Maoists in Dhamtari District.
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May - 11 
According to Shillong Times, unidentified militants shot dead at least three persons, abducted another and set ablaze over 90 houses belonging to the Zemi Naga tribe at Gailung village in North Cachar Hills District on May 11. Police sources said militants attacked the village under Maibang Police S
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According to Shillong Times, unidentified militants shot dead at least three persons, abducted another and set ablaze over 90 houses belonging to the Zemi Naga tribe at Gailung village in North Cachar Hills District on May 11. Police sources said militants attacked the village under Maibang Police Station with automatic weapons, killing at least three persons. An official source added that suspected militants attacked the Hindu Basti and Christain Basti at remote Guilung village and Jalwa village and set ablaze 90 houses. President of the Indigenous People’s Forum, Josiaf Zemi, alleged lack of security in the area and stated that if such attacks continued, the tribal people would not be able to till their fields this season and that would lead to starvation later in the year.
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May - 11 
Imphal Free Press reports that unidentified militants killed nine non-locals inside the Keibul Lamjao National Park at Khordak Awang Leikai area in Bishnupur District on May 11. The dead bodies of five slain persons have been recovered so far. Sources said the killing was a revenge attack for the re
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Imphal Free Press reports that unidentified militants killed nine non-locals inside the Keibul Lamjao National Park at Khordak Awang Leikai area in Bishnupur District on May 11. The dead bodies of five slain persons have been recovered so far. Sources said the killing was a revenge attack for the reverses suffered by the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants in the counter-insurgency operation (Summer Storm) conducted jointly by the Army and Manipur Police in April 2009. Meanwhile, Sangai Express reported that five slain persons, whose dead bodies were recovered, were suspected to be central Security Force personnel.
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May - 13 
Four cadres of the Military Council faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) and one Assam Rifles personnel were killed during an encounter at Khoupum area of Tamenglong District on May 13, reports Imphal Free Press. An AK-47, one M-16 rifle, one SLR rifle, one .303 rifle and lethode bombs were reco
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Four cadres of the Military Council faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) and one Assam Rifles personnel were killed during an encounter at Khoupum area of Tamenglong District on May 13, reports Imphal Free Press. An AK-47, one M-16 rifle, one SLR rifle, one .303 rifle and lethode bombs were recovered from the encounter site. The slain Assam Rifles personnel was identified as Havilder T. Kuki.
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May - 16 
Times of India reports that 11 persons, including eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and three Special Police Officers (SPOs), were killed in an encounter during a search operation at Neelamdagu village in the Kistaram forest area of Dantewada District on May 16.
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Times of India reports that 11 persons, including eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and three Special Police Officers (SPOs), were killed in an encounter during a search operation at Neelamdagu village in the Kistaram forest area of Dantewada District on May 16.
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May - 19 
10 unidentified militants shot dead four Dimasa tribals at Interim Bungalow, a secluded place on the highway about seven kilometres from Mahur town in North Cachar Hills District, reports Telegraph. Police sources said unidentified militants stalled the passenger jeep at Interim Bungalow and asked a
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10 unidentified militants shot dead four Dimasa tribals at Interim Bungalow, a secluded place on the highway about seven kilometres from Mahur town in North Cachar Hills District, reports Telegraph. Police sources said unidentified militants stalled the passenger jeep at Interim Bungalow and asked all the 14 passengers to get down from the jeep, lined them up and asked them to reveal their ethnic and racial identities. The militants then segregated four Dimasa tribals from the group and opened fire on them.
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May - 19 
According to The Hindu, 14 persons, including six National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, were killed in two separate incidents in the Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills Districts on May 19. Security Forces (SFs) shot dead six NDFB militants in a jungle under Dokmoka outpost of How
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According to The Hindu, 14 persons, including six National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, were killed in two separate incidents in the Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills Districts on May 19. Security Forces (SFs) shot dead six NDFB militants in a jungle under Dokmoka outpost of Howraghat Police Station in the Karbi Anglong District in the early morning, added Telegraph which put the death toll in both the incidents at 10. Police sources said the militants taking shelter in a transit camp inside a deep jungle near Donghaf opened fire as the SFs advanced towards the militant camp. The exchange of fire continued for more than three hours during which two militants managed to escape while the other six died on the spot. However, none of the slain militants were identified. Three 9-mm pistols, two 9-mm revolvers, two grenades and a hand-made carbine, a magazine, 23 live rounds of ammunition, 12 gelatine sticks, 150 metre fuse wire and 143 detonators were recovered from the encounter site.
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May - 22 
On May 22, the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District by killing three militants attempting to sneak into Kashmir Valley from across the border, Daily Excelsior reported. A defence spokesman said troops guarding LoC in the Tangdhar area of Kupwara observe
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On May 22, the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District by killing three militants attempting to sneak into Kashmir Valley from across the border, Daily Excelsior reported. A defence spokesman said troops guarding LoC in the Tangdhar area of Kupwara observed movement of some militants in the morning and immediately laid multiple ambushes. In the encounter that followed after the heavily-armed infiltrators crossed into the Indian side, three militants were killed and a large cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from their possession. The identity of the slain militants is yet to be established.
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May - 28 
Suspected militants shot dead two persons and set ablaze 28 houses, a school building and a community hall in a Zeme Naga village in the North Cachar Hills District on May 28, reports The Hindu. With this, the death toll in the current spate of attacks on villages of the Dimasa and Zeme Naga tribes
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Suspected militants shot dead two persons and set ablaze 28 houses, a school building and a community hall in a Zeme Naga village in the North Cachar Hills District on May 28, reports The Hindu. With this, the death toll in the current spate of attacks on villages of the Dimasa and Zeme Naga tribes has gone up to 24. In addition, suspected militants removed 41 sleepers from the rail track between Disaobra and Langting stations on the Lumding-Badarpur line.
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May - 6 
The Hindu reports that 11 persons, including four civilians and seven security force (SF) personnel, were killed on May 6 in an ambush by the suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on a special Police party. The incident occurred three kilometres from the Vinjaram base
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The Hindu reports that 11 persons, including four civilians and seven security force (SF) personnel, were killed on May 6 in an ambush by the suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on a special Police party. The incident occurred three kilometres from the Vinjaram base camp in the Dantewada District. The killed SF personnel included five special police officers (SPOs) and two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel. The maoists managed to flee with the weapons of the dead SF personnel. The Police party was on its way back after delivering a consignment of monthly ration at a police camp at Bhejji, when the Maoists triggered a land mine blast.
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May - 8 
According to Daily Excelsior, the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants shot dead three person including, one woman, at Bandara village in Gulabgarh area of Reasi District on May 8. Official sources said four HM militants led by Ishfaq Ahmed appeared at the house of Aijaz Ahmed at 10.30 pm (IST) and dra
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According to Daily Excelsior, the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants shot dead three person including, one woman, at Bandara village in Gulabgarh area of Reasi District on May 8. Official sources said four HM militants led by Ishfaq Ahmed appeared at the house of Aijaz Ahmed at 10.30 pm (IST) and dragged him and his father, Ahmed Din out of the house. They took the duo to nearby house of Aijaz Ahmed’s in-laws and brought out his mother-in-law, Taja Begum. They shot dead all three civilians and managed to escape. The report adds that Ishfaq Ahmed is the self-styled lover of Aijaz Ahmed’s wife. He wanted to marry her and asked her mother, Taja Begum, to marry her daughter with him. Since both Taja Begum and her daughter had rejected the militant’s proposal. Ishfaq had threatened all local people in the area not to marry the girl. However, Taja Begum dared to take on the militants and married her daughter with her neighbor Aijaz Ahmed, son of Ahmed Din, only four days back. Ishfaq Ahmed along with his three associates—Nazir Ahmed, Khalid Hussain and Janbaaz, struck at village Bandara and shot dead the three civilians.
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May - 9 
Press Trust of India reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on May 9 killed four persons, including two Special Police Officers (SPO), at a forested hamlet near Pharsegarh in the Bijapur District. According to the report, the extremists opened fire on workers enga
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Press Trust of India reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on May 9 killed four persons, including two Special Police Officers (SPO), at a forested hamlet near Pharsegarh in the Bijapur District. According to the report, the extremists opened fire on workers engaged in constructing a road and the Police team that was escorting them. Two other SPOs were injured in the attack. Maoists set ablaze four vehicles engaged for the construction work before leaving.
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May - 9 
Three suspected militants were shot dead by a combine force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Riffle during an encounter at a foothill on way to Kalika from Irilbung Bridge under Irilbung Police Station on May 9, reports Imphal Free Press. Two 9-mm pistols with five live rounds, one revo
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Three suspected militants were shot dead by a combine force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Riffle during an encounter at a foothill on way to Kalika from Irilbung Bridge under Irilbung Police Station on May 9, reports Imphal Free Press. Two 9-mm pistols with five live rounds, one revolver with four live rounds and two Chinese hand grenades were recovered from the encounter site. Three diaries marked with Tele Index were also recovered from each of the three slain militants.
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November - 10 
Militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) shot dead eight Reang tribals of Kusharambai village in the North District in the night of November 10, according to Telegraph. Police sources said 10 NLFT militants surrendered before the Security Forces (SFs) at Shantinagar under Kanchan
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Militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) shot dead eight Reang tribals of Kusharambai village in the North District in the night of November 10, according to Telegraph. Police sources said 10 NLFT militants surrendered before the Security Forces (SFs) at Shantinagar under Kanchanpur subdivision and Ganganagar under Gandacherra subdivision in the afternoon of November 10. The seven self-proclaimed NLFT militant who surrendered at Kanchanpur deposited a sophisticated INSAS rifle and 168 rounds of bullets and two magazines. In Gandacherra, three NLFT militants surrendered and deposited a Chinese hand grenade, bullets of AK-series rifles and “tax” receipts. However, a highly placed Police official in North Tripura said the seven who surrendered in Kanchanpur were not really NLFT militants. “These youths, all residents of Kusharambari village, had somehow overpowered a listed NLFT rebel Sadhan Jamatya (27), who had strayed into their area and seized his INSAS rifle and bullets. Jamatya managed to escape and inform his NLFT colleagues. The retaliatory attack followed at midnight,” he said. Ten heavily armed NLFT militants stormed Kusharambai at midnight and rounded up eight tribals, all family members of the seven fake surrenderees, dragged them deep into the jungle near the village and shot them from point blank range. Three of those killed were women. The deceased have been identified as Tularam Reang (55), Sampaiti Reang (48), Bidhanshari Reang (17), Sanjit Reang (22), Rabindra Reang (21), Malirung Reang (50), Tamarung Reang (22), and Pramodrai Reang (55). Pramodrai Reang’s wife, Gayalung (55), was injured.
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November - 10 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed four persons and critically injured another in the Pandrotala village of Rayagada District in the night of November 10, suspecting them to be Police informers, Police sources said on November 11. Around 50 Maoists arm
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed four persons and critically injured another in the Pandrotala village of Rayagada District in the night of November 10, suspecting them to be Police informers, Police sources said on November 11. Around 50 Maoists armed with guns, axes and other sharp weapons struck the village killing three persons and causing injuries to two others. One of the wounded, admitted to the District headquarter hospital, succumbed to injuries later, while the condition of one person undergoing treatment continued to be serious, hospital sources said. The victims were called out of their houses and attacked by the Maoists who opened fire and also used sharp edged weapons. The Maoists also put up a poster in the village claiming that they targeted people who allegedly gave information to Police and exploited tribals.
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November - 10 
Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and a Policeman was seriously injured in an encounter in the forests of Tetemdagu, about 18 kilometers from Kistaram in the Dantewada District on November 10, reports PTI. The Dantewada Superintendent of Police, Amresh Kumar Mishr
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Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and a Policeman was seriously injured in an encounter in the forests of Tetemdagu, about 18 kilometers from Kistaram in the Dantewada District on November 10, reports PTI. The Dantewada Superintendent of Police, Amresh Kumar Mishra, told Telegraph that the encounter took place at around 9am (IST) He added, “The jawans (personnel) of District Police and special Police officers were on a regular patrol and search operation in and around the area when the rebels camping in the thickly-forested pocket opened fire. The number of rebels is not known,” adding, the Security Force (SF) personnel retaliated killing seven insurgents. The slain extremists who were in uniform were not identified yet, the officer added. Two rifles, locally-made pistols, Maoist uniforms and a large quantity of explosives and detonators were recovered from the incident site. The SF personnel were returning after a three-day anti-Maoist operation in the area, adds Indian Express.
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November - 10 
The Army personnel killed a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ and his close aide during an encounter in the Kalwa area of Mahore sub-division in Reasi District on November 10, Daily Excelsior reported. A Defence spokesman said that on the basis of specific information about the presence of militants
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The Army personnel killed a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ and his close aide during an encounter in the Kalwa area of Mahore sub-division in Reasi District on November 10, Daily Excelsior reported. A Defence spokesman said that on the basis of specific information about the presence of militants, troops of Rashtriya Rifles (61st Battalion) launched a combing operation in Kalwa area, about five kilometers from Mahore town in the afternoon. During the search operation, troops were fired upon by the hiding militants leading to an hour-long encounter in which both the militants were shot dead by the troops. The duo was identified as ‘district commander’ Mohammed Rafiq and his close aide Zabrar. While Rafiq belongs to Mahore area, an identity card recovered from the possession of Zabrar revealed that he hailed from the Tangmarg area of Kashmir valley. From the encounter site, troops recovered one AK-47, two magazines, three grenades, one radio set and a satellite phone. The spokesman said that following the killing of Mohammed Farooq alias Abu Tala, a LeT commander, in an encounter at Bal Angrala village in Reasi District some days back, Rafiq was made the ‘district commander’. He was also entrusted with the responsibility of the outfit’s operations in the adjoining Gulabgarh area.
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November - 12 
PTI reports that three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including an officer, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the MV-66 village area of Malkangiri District on November 13. The blast took place when a van carryin
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PTI reports that three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including an officer, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the MV-66 village area of Malkangiri District on November 13. The blast took place when a van carrying the CRPF personnel was on its way from Kalimela to Gompagunda probably to pick up ration, the Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Satyabrata Bhoi said. The landmine was planted at a culvert and exploded when the van passed over it, he said. CRPF Deputy Commandant Bhupinder Singh was among the three slain CRPF personnel. The attack is believed to be part of the Maoist strategy to restrict movement of the Security Forces ahead of their proposed offensive in the region.
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November - 14 
The Army foiled an infiltration bid on November 14 by killing five militants in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a Defence spokesperson said, reports PTI.
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The Army foiled an infiltration bid on November 14 by killing five militants in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a Defence spokesperson said, reports PTI.
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November - 16 
Elsewhere in the State, the Army on November 16 foiled yet another infiltration bid by militants near the LoC in Kupwara District in which a militant and two Army soldiers were killed. The militants are reported to have made a bid to sneak into the Indian side of the LoC in Keran sector of Kupwara D
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Elsewhere in the State, the Army on November 16 foiled yet another infiltration bid by militants near the LoC in Kupwara District in which a militant and two Army soldiers were killed. The militants are reported to have made a bid to sneak into the Indian side of the LoC in Keran sector of Kupwara District late night and were challenged by the Army troops, Defence spokesman Lt Colonel J S Brar said. "The militants tried to take cover of inclement weather conditions and darkness to infiltrate but were stopped in their way by the alert jawans," he said. The heavily-armed militants were asked to surrender but opened indiscriminate firing in which two soldiers were killed. The spokesman said the firing was retaliated by the Army troops, triggering off an encounter, which was going on till last reports came in. One militant has been killed so far, he added. This is second major bid by militants from Pakistan occupied Kashmir to sneak into the Indian this of LoC in the past three days and fifth attempt in the last 20 days.
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November - 19 
Three persons were killed and two others injured in a bomb blast at a village in the Rajnandgaon District in the night of November 19. A group of five villagers were going to a paddy field when they found a container on the way. As they tried to open it, the explosion took place, leaving three of th
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Three persons were killed and two others injured in a bomb blast at a village in the Rajnandgaon District in the night of November 19. A group of five villagers were going to a paddy field when they found a container on the way. As they tried to open it, the explosion took place, leaving three of them dead, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Rajnandgaon range), A. D. Gautam, told PTI over phone. Gautam did not rule out the possibility of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) behind the blast.
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November - 20 November - 21
An infiltration bid was foiled by the SFs, killing two intruders and forcing their associates to retrieve to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in Balakote sector of Poonch District on November 21, according to Daily Excelsior. However, in the process, one trooper was also killed and two others injured
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An infiltration bid was foiled by the SFs, killing two intruders and forcing their associates to retrieve to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in Balakote sector of Poonch District on November 21, according to Daily Excelsior. However, in the process, one trooper was also killed and two others injured. Official sources said cease-fire violation by the Pakistan Army at Tarkundi in Balakote sector of Mendhar tehsil (revenue unit) in Poonch District during which they fired heavily on Indian positions was aimed at pushing a group of five to seven militants into the Indian territory. Inspector General of Police (Jammu Zone) Ashok Gupta said that militants made three attempts to infiltrate into this side from the area falling between Dandot and Kanga Gali on the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote sector since the night of November 20. A heavy exchange of firing continued for about an hour in which two infiltrators and one trooper were killed while two other soldiers were injured.Intercepts revealed that a group of five to seven militants of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit were launched from Dandot area of PoK (half of Dandot village falls in occupied Kashmir) in the night of November 20 by Pakistan Army, which fired on the Indian posts at Tarkundi, adjacent to Dandot, to give covering fire to the militants and engage troops in firing to divert their attention from intrusion. One Pika gun, one AK-47 rifle fitted with an Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), one 12 bore gun, a binocular, one Improvised Explosive Device (IED), one grenade, six AK magazines, two medicine kits and some eatables were recovered from the possession of the slain militants. The slain trooper was identified as Rifleman Suresh Kumar of 7th Rajasthan Rifles.
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November - 22 
Suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants triggered two powerful bomb blasts barely 50 meters from the Sadar Police Station in Nalbari town, which killed seven people and injured 54 others at around 10 AM in the morning of November 22, according to Assam Tribune. The improvised expl
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Suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants triggered two powerful bomb blasts barely 50 meters from the Sadar Police Station in Nalbari town, which killed seven people and injured 54 others at around 10 AM in the morning of November 22, according to Assam Tribune. The improvised explosive devices (IEDs), planted on two bicycles, were kept in front of a tea stall and a saloon which were blown up. The deceased were identified as Paban Thakur, the owner of a nearby saloon, Sikandar Thakur, an employee of the saloon, Dipu Das, a driver, Ganesh Das, a businessman, Keshab Das, an employee of an insurance company and Mahabat Ali, a gaonburah (village head man) of Nalbari town. The Superintendent of Police of Nalbari District, Jitmal Doley, said that ULFA militants are suspected to be behind the blasts, which were meant to make its presence felt by creating panic among innocent people.
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November - 22 
Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a Police driver were killed and six others injured in a twin landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Lapung village under Bishunpur Police Station of Gumla District on November 22, reports Times of India.
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Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a Police driver were killed and six others injured in a twin landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Lapung village under Bishunpur Police Station of Gumla District on November 22, reports Times of India. Sources said the landmines, connected in series, exploded simultaneously completely damaging the anti-landmine vehicle in which the Security Force personnel were travelling. While head constable Pramod Kumar Singh and Constable Arvind Sarkar of the CRPF (D-41 Battalion) died on the spot, District Police driver Prakash Minz, who was driving the anti-landmine vehicle, succumbed to his injuries later. The CRPF Deputy Inspector General Alok Raj said the blasts occurred when the CRPF personnel were on their way from Gumla town to Jorri village under Bishunpur Police Station following the blowing up of a primary health centre (PHC) at the village by Maoists late the night of November 21. "It appears that the Maoists lay in wait to ambush the security personnel after damaging the PHC," Raj added. A total of 14 security personnel, including the Police driver, were travelling in the vehicle when Maoist triggered the blasts. The intensity of the blasts were such that it threw the CRPF vehicle 10-feet in the air and created a huge crater at the spot. "Though security personnel were wearing protection gear, the impact of the explosions led to the death of three securitymen," Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (human rights) V. H. Deshmukh said. "The Maoists are trying to disrupt the poll process and even announced to boycott the polls. We have information that Maoists could disrupt the poll process and hence intensive anti-Maoist operations are being launched," he added. The D-41 battalion was earlier stationed in Bhopal had been deployed in Gumla District on November 16 for conduct of assembly elections scheduled on December 2. Assembly polls would be held in the State in five phases from November 27 to December 18. PTI reports that Maoists blew up a house of their former colleague at Charkakala village in the Chatra District, police said on November 21. A group of Maoists went to the residence of Nehal Khan, asked his family members to vacate the house and triggered a dynamite blast in the night of November 20, Superintendent of Police (SP) D. B. Sharma said. Khan was not at his house when the incident occurred. A note left by Maoists accused Khan of running away with their money.
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November - 23 
Imphal Free Press reports that five Assam Rifles personnel, including two officers, were killed in an ambush carried out by the Manipur People’s Army (MPA), armed wing of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), at Old Somtal area in Chandel District on November 23. The slain Assam Rifles office
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Imphal Free Press reports that five Assam Rifles personnel, including two officers, were killed in an ambush carried out by the Manipur People’s Army (MPA), armed wing of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), at Old Somtal area in Chandel District on November 23. The slain Assam Rifles officers were identified as Major Bhupendra Mehra and Captain R. Kumar. The militants managed to decamp with two AK-47 Rifles along with magazines, two INSAS Rifles with magazines and a stand Carbine from the ambush site.
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November - 23 November - 24
Troops on November 24 launched a counter-insurgency operation at Old Somtal in Chandel District targeting United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants who killed five Assam Rifles personnel, including two officers, in an ambush on November 23, according to Telegraph. “We have launched a major s
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Troops on November 24 launched a counter-insurgency operation at Old Somtal in Chandel District targeting United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants who killed five Assam Rifles personnel, including two officers, in an ambush on November 23, according to Telegraph. “We have launched a major search-and-destroy operation in the area. So far, the search parties have not made any contact with the militants, nor has there been any encounter as they are fleeing from our troops,” a senior unnamed Assam Rifles officer said.
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November - 28 
A motorcycle-borne youth suspected to be a Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre shot dead three persons, including one Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) personnel, in the Teen Pulia area of Khandwa District on November 28, according to Daily Excelsior. The assailant first shot at ATS constable S
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A motorcycle-borne youth suspected to be a Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre shot dead three persons, including one Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) personnel, in the Teen Pulia area of Khandwa District on November 28, according to Daily Excelsior. The assailant first shot at ATS constable Sitaram Batham (32) in the Teen Pulia area, city Superintendent of Police (SP) S. K. Nashine said. The assailant then possibly left his motorcycle there and ran towards Ganeshtalai area where he shot dead an advocate standing in front of his house, he said, adding later the assailant crossed the railway track to reach Anand Nagar and snathched the motorcycle of a bank official, Ravishankar Pare and also shot him dead. The suspected SIMI cadre then ran towards Sinhada and disappeared. While Pal and Pare died on the spot, Batham succumbed to his injuries in the District hospital. Batham was involved in cracking down the network of SIMI in Khandwa District which was its one of the major base and at that time the banned outfit activists had warned him of dire consequences, Police said.
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November - 29 
Three villagers were killed and six others injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast near Amjhore village under the Bodam Police Station in East Singhbhum District on November 29, reports PTI. When villagers, engaged by paramilitary forces to remove three trees on a road, were on the job
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Three villagers were killed and six others injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast near Amjhore village under the Bodam Police Station in East Singhbhum District on November 29, reports PTI. When villagers, engaged by paramilitary forces to remove three trees on a road, were on the job, an IED fitted on a tree went off, killing three persons and injuring six. Among the injured, one lost a hand and another one a leg. The incident occurred near a Central reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp. The villagers complained to the Police that they were forced to remove the trees by the CRPF personnel.
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November - 3 
According to Daily Excelsior, the Army on November 3 foiled another infiltration bid near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Tangdhar sector of Kupwara District in north Kashmir, killing three militants. "Alert Army troops noticed some suspicious movement near the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sec
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According to Daily Excelsior, the Army on November 3 foiled another infiltration bid near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Tangdhar sector of Kupwara District in north Kashmir, killing three militants. "Alert Army troops noticed some suspicious movement near the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector today and challenged the intruders. The heavily armed militants opened fire on the troops, which was retaliated," a Defence spokesman said. In the ensuing encounter, which was going on till last reports came in, three militants have been killed so far. Reports said that a group of at least seven infiltrators attempted to sneak into the Indian side from Tangdhar. While three militants have been killed, four others were still trapped in the area and engaged in a gun-battle with the Security Forces (SFs). Though bodies of three militants have been recovered from the encounter site, their identity has not been established.
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November - 6 
Hindustan Times reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed three persons in the forests of Kushbani under Binpur-I block (administrative division) in the West Midnapore District in the night of November 6, suspecting them to be Police informers. The bodies of Laks
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Hindustan Times reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed three persons in the forests of Kushbani under Binpur-I block (administrative division) in the West Midnapore District in the night of November 6, suspecting them to be Police informers. The bodies of Lakshmi Das, Manoranjan and Joyram, apparently in their twenties and thirties, were found lying on the state highway connecting Jhargram and Belpahari. Posters of the CPI-Maoist were found near the dead bodies. The feet of one of the bodies were tied with a rope. "They have been given the ultimate punishment for being police informers," claimed one of the posters.
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November - 8 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed four Security personnel of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) and looted their arms near a Police camp close to a school in Gidhni Bazaar area under Jamboni Police Station in West Midnapore District on November 8. Kuld
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed four Security personnel of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) and looted their arms near a Police camp close to a school in Gidhni Bazaar area under Jamboni Police Station in West Midnapore District on November 8. Kuldip Singh, Inspector General (Western Range), said the EFR personnel were attacked when they were patrolling the area. The incident took place at around 5.30pm (IST) after the Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and senior State Government officials left West Midnapore District for Kolkata after a two-day visit, Police said. Meanwhile, claiming responsibility for the killing of four EFR personnel, the CPI-Maoist politburo member Koteshar Rao alias Kishan dared the West Bengal and Central governments to deploy as much forces as they wanted in the West Midnapore District. "We have killed the four jawans as they tortured innocent school children who had taken out a rally in the area yesterday demanding the educational institutions be vacated by joint security forces and their classes resume at the earliest," Kishan told PTI from an undisclosed destination. Earlier, visiting the Naxal-hit West Midnapore District, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on November 8 said the State Government is ready to start a fresh operation against Maoists, as he ruled out talks with them till they surrendered their arms and abjured violence.
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October - 1 
16 civilians, including five children, were shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Amosi Bharen Diara village in the Khagaria District late in the night of October 1, a top Police official said on October 2, according to Times of India. "Around 100 people, susp
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16 civilians, including five children, were shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Amosi Bharen Diara village in the Khagaria District late in the night of October 1, a top Police official said on October 2, according to Times of India. "Around 100 people, suspected to be Maoists, armed with automatic weapons attacked the village Amosi Bharen Diara and fired indiscriminately late last night, killing 11 men and 5 children on the spot," Inspector General (Operations) S. K. Bharadwaj said. According to Police, the cultivation on the disputed 30 bighas of land is said to be reason behind the attack on the victims belonging to backward caste. The Additional Deputy General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani said that the attack was carried out on the villagers by the suspected Maoists with the intention of grabbing the land. The victims, belonged to Amdaicharua village and had been living in the makeshift camps on the land for cultivation, he added. “Speaking to The Hindu, Neelmani, said, “Ten people have been arrested so far, including O.P. Mahto, whom we believe is the prime suspect.”
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October - 13 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed three Police personnel, including the security guard of senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Sudam Marandi, after a football match at Bandap village under Chandua Police Station in the Mayurbhanj District on Oct
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed three Police personnel, including the security guard of senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Sudam Marandi, after a football match at Bandap village under Chandua Police Station in the Mayurbhanj District on October 13. Sudam Marandi, a former Member of Parliament, however, escaped unhurt, Police said. The Maoists attacked the Security Force personnel accompanying Marandi when they were leaving the tournament venue after distribution of prizes, Police said, adding that Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police Narayan Pradhan and two other Policemen were shot dead.
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October - 20 
Three persons were killed and six others critically injured when the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked Rajpur village in the Chatra District in the early morning of October 20 (today). The dead, identified as Umesh Mali, head of a Sastra People's Morcha (SPM), a splinter g
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Three persons were killed and six others critically injured when the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked Rajpur village in the Chatra District in the early morning of October 20 (today). The dead, identified as Umesh Mali, head of a Sastra People's Morcha (SPM), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, Umesh Singh Bhokta, a local leader of the Lokjanshakti Party, and Ranjit Rajjak, were watching a cultural programme near Rajpur Middle School at around 2am (IST), when a group of armed Maoists fired on them, District Superintendent of Police Deo Bihari Sharma said. The condition of all the injured, including a Police driver, is stated to be critical, he said. Samay Live, however, put the death toll at four.
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October - 21 
The Army and Police killed three top militants, including a ‘divisional commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit at Daggan Top on the Mahore-Gool border in Reasi District on October 21, Daily Excelsior reported. Three hardcore HM militants, involved in a series of subversive activities in th
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The Army and Police killed three top militants, including a ‘divisional commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit at Daggan Top on the Mahore-Gool border in Reasi District on October 21, Daily Excelsior reported. Three hardcore HM militants, involved in a series of subversive activities in the Mahore-Gool-Gulabgarh belt of Reasi and Ramban Districts, were killed in an operation carried out by troops of the Rashtriya Rifles and Mahore Police, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Udhampur-Reasi range), Gulzar Singh Slathia, said. The slain militants were identified as divisional commander’ Mushtaq Ahmed Bhat alias Maqsood, Mohammad Rafiq alias Murshad and Mohammad Arshad alias Tahir. Official sources said a noted woman militant, identified as Suraiya Begum, the wife of Maqsood, remained untraced. Sources said Suraiya was the daughter of Moosa Khan, a retired Zonal Education Officer, a resident of Lancha in Gool. Recoveries made from the possession of slain militants include two AK rifles with six magazines and 125 rounds, one Chinese pistol with 18 rounds, one wireless set, four hand grenades, 13 kg RDX, one detonator, one solar charge, two identity cards, four mobile telephones with as many SIM cards, five mobile batteries and two mobile chargers.
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October - 25 
Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and four Security Force personnel were killed in separate attacks in three Districts of the Bastar region in southern Chhattisgarh on October 25, reports Hindustan Times. Four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were killed a
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Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and four Security Force personnel were killed in separate attacks in three Districts of the Bastar region in southern Chhattisgarh on October 25, reports Hindustan Times. Four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were killed and two critically injured in a landmine blast triggered by the Maoists in a hilly terrain in the Dantewada District. The Dantewada Police officials said the CISF personnel were travelling in a jeep when the insurgents detonated a landmine killing a sub-inspector, two head constables and a constable on the spot. The CISF personnel were deployed in Dantewada to guard a public sector unit and premier mining company, the National Mineral Development Corporation, from Maoist attacks. In two separate encounters in the forested terrain of Bijapur District, about 400 kilometres south of State capital Raipur, the Police shot dead at least four Maoists. The Bijapur Superintendent of Police, Avinash Mohanty, told Hindustan Times that a fierce gun-battle continued till the evening and the casualties suffered by the Maoists would be high. "We have recovered four bodies of Maoists so far. Two bullet-riddled bodies were dragged out from Basaguda and two from the Usoor area. There is no report of any casualty or injury inflicted on the cops," Mohanty said, adding, "It was due to the timely retaliation by the cops that we succeeded in killing the rebels." The Police also recovered some firearms and explosives. In another encounter in Kanker District, a woman Maoist was killed by the Police.
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October - 25 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and three others arrested during an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Jonha, about 40 kilometres from capital Ranchi, Police said on October 25, according to ANI. Following a tip off about Maoists’ movement taking place t
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and three others arrested during an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Jonha, about 40 kilometres from capital Ranchi, Police said on October 25, according to ANI. Following a tip off about Maoists’ movement taking place towards Purulia District in the neighbouring State of West Bengal, the SFs laid a trap by putting blockades at various places. "We had placed blockades at six places which were there continuously for the past 2 days. We were successful near Jonha area where following an encounter four Maoists were killed, though we have only found one body. The search operation is on to find rest of the Maoists. We have found three rifles, backpacks, their vehicle, a motorcycle and lot of ammunitions," said Praveen Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police (Ranchi). Police also confirmed of having arrested three Maoists.
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October - 26 
The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead three top militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit, including a ‘divisional commander’, during an encounter in the Shopian District of south Kashmir on October 26, Daily Excelsior reported. The Army, Police and Central Reserve Police Force launched a joint
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The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead three top militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit, including a ‘divisional commander’, during an encounter in the Shopian District of south Kashmir on October 26, Daily Excelsior reported. The Army, Police and Central Reserve Police Force launched a joint operation in the forests of Shalidar in the Keller area of Shopian following receipt of information about the presence of militants in the area. Officials sources said in the ensuing encounter, three HM militants were killed and a cache of arms, ammunition and war-like stores were recovered from the hideout. The slain militants have been identified as ‘divisional commander’ for Pir Panjal Range, Saquib, and his two close associates Riyaz Poswal and Ishfaq Ahmad alias Adnan. Two AK-56 rifles, one AK-74 rifle, 14 magazines of AK rifles, a satellite phone, one Pistol, three mobile sets, one radio set and 278 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the incident site. Saquib, believed to be a Pakistani national, was instrumental in coordinating subversive activities with other militant groups like the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the officials said. He was also behind several attacks on the SFs and civilians in south Kashmir in the recent times.
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October - 3 
Three suspected cadres belonging to the Military Defense Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were shot dead and a Bishnupur District Policeman wounded during an encounter at Leimaram Bazar area under Nambol Police Station in Bishnupur District on October 3, reports Imphal Free Press.
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Three suspected cadres belonging to the Military Defense Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were shot dead and a Bishnupur District Policeman wounded during an encounter at Leimaram Bazar area under Nambol Police Station in Bishnupur District on October 3, reports Imphal Free Press. One M-16 Rifle was reportedly recovered from the possession of a slain militant.
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October - 3 
Three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were shot dead by troops during an encounter near Kendubari village in the Nalbari District on October 3, according to Nagaland Post. “Based on specific intelligence about the presence of three ULFA militants in the area, an army column laid an
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Three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were shot dead by troops during an encounter near Kendubari village in the Nalbari District on October 3, according to Nagaland Post. “Based on specific intelligence about the presence of three ULFA militants in the area, an army column laid an ambush and there was a firefight in which the militants were shot dead,” an Army official said. A carbine, pistols, grenades, detonators and gelatine sticks were recovered from the possession of the slain militants. “Probably the militants were planning to strike during the Durga Puja festival and hence carrying explosives,” the official added.
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October - 3 
Two civilians were killed in crossfire during an encounter between suspected cadres belonging to the Military Defence Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and Bishnupur District Police at Leimaram Bazaar under Nambol Police Station on October 3, reports Imphal Free Press. Three milita
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Two civilians were killed in crossfire during an encounter between suspected cadres belonging to the Military Defence Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and Bishnupur District Police at Leimaram Bazaar under Nambol Police Station on October 3, reports Imphal Free Press. Three militants of the outfit were killed and a Policeman was wounded in the encounter. Subsequently, three more cadres of the outfit were arrested from the encounter site.
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October - 31 
Imphal Free Press reports that seven suspected militants were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter near the foothills of Andro Khunou Sanapat under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal District on October 31. A huge cache of sophisticated arms and explosives were recovered from
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Imphal Free Press reports that seven suspected militants were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter near the foothills of Andro Khunou Sanapat under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal District on October 31. A huge cache of sophisticated arms and explosives were recovered from the possession of the slain militants. The recovery included two AK-47 Rifles loaded with one magazine each, one US made 303 rifle, one .32 pistol, three 9-mm pistols, one Chinese hand grenade and one Indian made hand grenade, three lethod shells, one rocket launcher shell, 400 grams of PEK explosives, one kilogram of TNT explosives, one safety fuse, 9 meter long detonating code along with few meter long wires, one Kenwood wireless set, 27 lives rounds of AK ammunitions, 149 empty cases of AK ammunitions, three live rounds of M-16 rifle, 23 empty cases of M-16 Rifles, 13 live rounds of 9-mm ammunitions and 15 empty cases, 45 live rounds of G-3 Rifles with 103 empty cases, and six live rounds of .32 Rifles.
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October - 4 
At least 11 persons were killed in a attack carried out by suspected militants belonging to the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) at Balichand area under Biswanath Chariali Police Station in Sonitpur District on October 4, reports Assam Tribune. At least ten othe
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At least 11 persons were killed in a attack carried out by suspected militants belonging to the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) at Balichand area under Biswanath Chariali Police Station in Sonitpur District on October 4, reports Assam Tribune. At least ten others were injured in the attack. According to Police sources, a group of 10-12 heavily armed militants entered Bhimajuli village, inhabited mostly by the Nepali and Tea-tribe community, called out villagers from their houses, and opened fire on them. On their way back, the same group opened also fire at two other places. Police sources said that attempts at extortion might be the reason for the attack.
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September - 22 
Three Tritiya Prasuti Committee (TPC) cadres were killed and three others arrested during a gun battle between the Police and the extremists in the Kumbha Begwari village of Hazaribagh District on September 22, reports Ranchi Express. The arrested cadres were identified by Ram Kumar Ganju, Binay Mun
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Three Tritiya Prasuti Committee (TPC) cadres were killed and three others arrested during a gun battle between the Police and the extremists in the Kumbha Begwari village of Hazaribagh District on September 22, reports Ranchi Express. The arrested cadres were identified by Ram Kumar Ganju, Binay Munda, and Rajesh Munda. The deceased extremist, however, were not identified yet. The encounter started in the morning and lasted till evening and nearly 500 rounds of fires were exchanged from both sides. Police recovered some arms and five- six pairs of shoes and slippers from them.
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October - 8 
Targeting the Indian embassy in Kabul for the second time, a Taliban suicide bomber on October 8 blew up an explosives-laden car outside the mission, killing 17 persons and injuring over 80, including three Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) soldiers, The Hindu reported. The embassy staff, however, w
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Targeting the Indian embassy in Kabul for the second time, a Taliban suicide bomber on October 8 blew up an explosives-laden car outside the mission, killing 17 persons and injuring over 80, including three Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) soldiers, The Hindu reported. The embassy staff, however, was unhurt. The blast, which occurred near the outer perimeter of the heavily-fortified embassy around 8.30 a.m., damaged a wall and destroyed a watch tower. "A suicide car bomb blast took place near the Indian embassy in which 15 civilians and two Afghan policemen were killed and 76 wounded. Most of the wounded are civilians," the Afghan Interior Ministry said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the bomber as Khalid, Al Jazeera TV channel said. Indian ambassador Jayant Prasad said the "embassy was the target" but the suicide bomber failed to breach the security perimeter. Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the blast, saying it was a "heinous act of terror" planned to kill innocent civilians. "This heinous act of terror was an obvious attack on civilians and the perpetrators of this attack and those who planned it are vicious terrorists who kill innocent people for their malicious goals," he said in a statement. The Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Fakiri said the "brutal attack" was carried out by "enemies" of Indo-Afghan ties and their "bases are outside Afghanistan." The explosion was reportedly more powerful than the blast of July 7, 2008. In that attack, a suicide car bomber rammed the gate of the embassy, killing 60 people, including senior Indian Foreign Service officer V.V. Rao and Brigadier-rank Defence Attache R.D. Mehta.
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October - 8 
Three suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel in between the Sanapat and Andro under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal District on October 8, reports Imphal Free Press. Arms and ammunitions were recovered from the possessi
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Three suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel in between the Sanapat and Andro under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal District on October 8, reports Imphal Free Press. Arms and ammunitions were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.
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October - 8 
Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed at least 18 Policemen, including Sub-Inspector C. S. Deshmukh, in an ambush in the dense forests near Laheri Police Station in Gadchiroli District on October 8. The incident occurred when a 40 member Police
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Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed at least 18 Policemen, including Sub-Inspector C. S. Deshmukh, in an ambush in the dense forests near Laheri Police Station in Gadchiroli District on October 8. The incident occurred when a 40 member Police party came under heavy fire from 150 to 200 Maoists at about 1pm (IST) when it was returning after undertaking search operations following intelligence inputs that Maoists had assembled in the area. District Collector Atul Patne told PTI, "As many as two platoons of BSF (50 personnel) and additional police force was rushed to the spot and they could manage to save the rest of the policemen caught in the heavy fire." Police sources said that about 15 Maoists were also killed in the gun battle.
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September - 1 
Militants on September 1 carried out twin strikes on Security Forces in the capital Srinagar within 500 metres of the State Legislative Assembly, which is in session, killing two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and injuring 26 others, Daily Excelsior reported. Militants armed with s
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Militants on September 1 carried out twin strikes on Security Forces in the capital Srinagar within 500 metres of the State Legislative Assembly, which is in session, killing two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and injuring 26 others, Daily Excelsior reported. Militants armed with silencer-fitted pistols shot at two CRPF personnel from point blank range just outside the UCO Bank at Budshah Chowk, killing constables Rajesh Shekhar and Mulkranjan Rampa of the 28th Battalion. Minutes later, on the other side of Budshah Bridge, militants lobbed a hand grenade on CRPF troopers at Batamaloo, resulting in injuries to 26 persons, including four CRPF soldiers and two Policemen. Official sources said CRPF and Policemen seemed to be the target of the militant attack but many civilians were hit by the splinters as the area is usually crowded. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Central Kashmir), Hemant Kumar Lohia, said Police has reasons to believe that the latest attacks and on August 1 were the handiwork of the same module of militants. "We have more or less identified the module of militants since taking up investigations in the cases of attacks. We have identified the call signs and codes of the members of these modules and now we have to fix a face to these," Lohia told reporters at a press conference. He said Police has been able to get some mugshots of the latest incidents from closed-circuit cameras installed in the city and identified a suspect who might be involved. "We will enlarge the shots and identify the person by verifying the registration details of the motorcycle he is riding," he added. He said two modules of up to nine members each are active in Srinagar and the Police have been tracking them. He said, "They are keeping the numbers low and the members are mostly from Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad. They keep lesser numbers in loop which helps them evade detection for a longer time." Asked if the militants were carrying out fresh recruitments within the Valley, the officer said it is a fact that it was happening. "If there were no recruitments by militants, there would be no militancy…. But it is not at the large scale as suggested," he said when asked to comment on reports that militants have managed to recruit 200 to 300 fresh youth.
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September - 12 
Four India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel were killed and four wounded in an ambush on a hilly road of Ngakha hill in the Imphal East District in the morning of September 12, reports Telegraph. The SFs deployed at Maphou dam on the tri-junction of Imphal East, Thoubal and Ukhrul Districts, were m
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Four India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel were killed and four wounded in an ambush on a hilly road of Ngakha hill in the Imphal East District in the morning of September 12, reports Telegraph. The SFs deployed at Maphou dam on the tri-junction of Imphal East, Thoubal and Ukhrul Districts, were moving in a Gypsy and a bullet-proof truck when they came under heavy fire from militants sitting atop Ngakha hill. The attack came as the vehicles were negotiating a corner, 10 kilometres from the dam site, around 10.30am (IST). The militants used rocket launchers, lethod guns and other sophisticated weapons to target the vehicles. The militants snatched an Insas rifle, an AK-47 rifle and a self-loading rifle before retreating into the hills. Rifleman Yumnam Sanayaima, who survived the attack, said, "About 100 militants occupying the upper portion of the hills fired at us. We retaliated and the exchange of fire continued for an hour. But we were far outnumbered." He said the militants first fired two rocket launchers. The first one exploded after hitting the rear portion of the truck, which was following the Gypsy. The second rocket failed to explode. The deceased IRB personnel were identified as riflemen Khangembam Nanda, Amuchou Singh, Vicky Singh and Ashing. The Police suspect the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) was behind the ambush.
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September - 12 
The militants blew up a Police vehicle by triggering a massive car bomb, killing two Police personnel and a woman and injuring 10 others outside the Central jail in the Rainawari area of the Srinagar on September 12, according to Daily Excelsior. Sources said the militants parked an explosive laden
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The militants blew up a Police vehicle by triggering a massive car bomb, killing two Police personnel and a woman and injuring 10 others outside the Central jail in the Rainawari area of the Srinagar on September 12, according to Daily Excelsior. Sources said the militants parked an explosive laden Maruti car at a short distance away from the Central jail at Kathidarwaza in the old city area and used a remote control device to blow up the car as a police bus was passing by. The blast took place around 6.30pm (IST) when the Police personnel aboard the bus were returning to their District headquarters after dropping detenues at the Central jail. "It was a car bomb used by militants … so far, three persons have been killed while another 10 are injured," Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Farooq Ahmad Dar said. One of the deceased was identified as Assistant Sub Inspector Sagar Singh while the identity of another Policeman and the woman were yet to be identified till the reports last came in. 10 other Policemen, including the driver of the bus, constable Ali Mohammad, have been injured critically in the explosion. The woman, killed in the blast, was thrown under the tyres of the damaged Police bus and was removed more than an hour later. Initial investigations have revealed that the militants had used nearly 50 kilograms of highly explosive material, suspected to be RDX, to carry out the deadliest attack of the year so far. "The mangled remains of the bus and bits and pieces of the car used in carrying out the attack suggest that a large quantity of explosives was used," an intelligence official said. The residents of the area said the sound of the blast was deafening and glass panes of most of the houses in nearly 100 meters radius were smashed. Meanwhile, Police has announced a reward of INR 1 million to anyone providing information about the militants involved in the car bomb attack.
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September - 14 
Three workers of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), including a school teacher, were killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on September 14, reports PTI. Kartick Mahato (38), a temporary-teacher in Jam
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Three workers of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), including a school teacher, were killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on September 14, reports PTI. Kartick Mahato (38), a temporary-teacher in Jamda High School at Belatikri in Lalgrah, was shot dead in the morning by six to seven motorcycle-borne Maoists after barging into the classroom when he was taking a class. They even took away his motorbike. A few minutes later, the CPI-M's Salbani Branch office local committee Secretary Sambhu Mahato was shot dead along with one of his associate Anadi Mahato while they were sitting in a roadside tea-stall at Burikarli by the Maoists, the Police said. While Sambhu, a resident of remote Guripal village, died on the spot, his associate died in a local hospital.
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September - 7 
Three Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadres along with driver of a passenger vehicle were killed during an encounter between militants and troops at Mokot Chepu village under Litan Police Station in Ukhrul District on September 7, according to Sangai Express.
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Three Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadres along with driver of a passenger vehicle were killed during an encounter between militants and troops at Mokot Chepu village under Litan Police Station in Ukhrul District on September 7, according to Sangai Express.
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September - 14 
Three workers of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), including a school teacher, were killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on September 14, reports PTI.Kartick Mahato (38), a temporary-teacher in Jamda Hi
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Three workers of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), including a school teacher, were killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on September 14, reports PTI.Kartick Mahato (38), a temporary-teacher in Jamda High School at Belatikri in Lalgrah, was shot dead in the morning by six to seven motorcycle-borne Maoists after barging into the classroom when he was taking a class. They even took away his motorbike. A few minutes later, the CPI-M's Salbani Branch office local committee Secretary Sambhu Mahato was shot dead along with one of his associate Anadi Mahato while they were sitting in a roadside tea-stall at Burikarli by the Maoists, the Police said. While Sambhu, a resident of remote Guripal village, died on the spot, his associate died in a local hospital.
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September - 17 
A combined team of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) and the Chhattisgarh Police killed at least 24 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Dantewada District, reports Telegraph. An assistant commandant of CoBRA), Manoranjan Singh, was also killed in the attack launched by t
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A combined team of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) and the Chhattisgarh Police killed at least 24 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Dantewada District, reports Telegraph. An assistant commandant of CoBRA), Manoranjan Singh, was also killed in the attack launched by the Security Force (SF) personnel since September 17-night. 10 dead bodies of the Maoists have been recovered so far, the report said. While four SF personnel sustained injuries, five others were said to be missing and a combing operation has been launched to search for them.
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September - 18 September - 19
The Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (Cobra) suffered its first biggest casualty after Security Force (SF) personnel recovered the bodies of five of its missing personnel on September 19, the days after the COBRA sneaked into a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout in Dantewada
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The Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (Cobra) suffered its first biggest casualty after Security Force (SF) personnel recovered the bodies of five of its missing personnel on September 19, the days after the COBRA sneaked into a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout in Dantewada District and destroyed an arms factory, besides killing as many as 24 militants, according to Telegraph. Operation Green Hunt, on for the last 48 hours, has so far claimed six COBRA personnel, including Assistant Commandant Manoranjan Singh whose body was recovered on September 18. “After a massive search operation, Security personnel spotted the bodies of five missing COBRA personnel in the dense forests of Palachalam,” Inspector-General of Police (headquarters) R. K. Vij told. Among those killed were Assistant Commandant Rakesh Chaurasia, Sub-Inspector, a Head Constable and two Constables. With the death of six of its personnel in Operation Green Hunt, this would be first time that the Central Reserve Police Forces’s (CRPF) COBRA had suffered casualties while combing the forests of Chhattisgarh ever since the special unit was raised in August 2008 to fight CPI-Maoist militants. Along with the State Police, the COBRA personnel had launched a major offensive against Maoists by storming their hideout in Palachalam forests under Kisteram Police Station of Dantewada District. In the operation that was launched on September 18, at least 24 CPI-Maoist militants were shot dead by the SF personnel. The Police have recovered 10 dead bodies so far. An arms factory being run by the CPI-Maoist militants was also destroyed.
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September - 2 
Five militants were killed in the Gurez sector of Bandipora District near the Line of Control on September 2 as Army foiled a major infiltration attempt by the militants to sneak into the Kashmir valley from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Daily Excelsior reported. "Army troops noticed some suspici
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Five militants were killed in the Gurez sector of Bandipora District near the Line of Control on September 2 as Army foiled a major infiltration attempt by the militants to sneak into the Kashmir valley from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Daily Excelsior reported. "Army troops noticed some suspicious movement of people close to the Line of Control in Gurez sector in the wee hours. They were signaled by the troops to stop but opened indiscriminate firing," a Defence official said in capital Srinagar. The firing was retaliated by the Army troops, which triggered a encounter that lasted several hours. "Five heavily-armed militants were killed in the encounter while the search operations were going on in the area. Some arms and ammunition have been recovered from the scene of the incident," the official added.
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September - 2 September - 4
Bodies of four villagers killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered from a forest in the Aaded village of Bijapur District on September 4, reports PTI. The extremists had attacked Kandulnar, Gudipal and Aaded villages in the District on September 2 and had abduc
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Bodies of four villagers killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered from a forest in the Aaded village of Bijapur District on September 4, reports PTI. The extremists had attacked Kandulnar, Gudipal and Aaded villages in the District on September 2 and had abducted four villagers, Anganpally Lakshmayya, Vasamchandru, Anganpally Buccha and Anganpally Jeetu, the Superintendent of Police Avinash Mohanty said. Villagers found their bodies in the forest and later reportedly informed the Police. While Buccha and Jeetu were shot dead, other bodies were found with throats slit. “Police had arrested two top Maoists from this area two months ago. The rebels suspected that the four were responsible for tipping the police off which led to the arrests,” said Avinash Mohanty, adds Times of India.
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September - 21 
According to Times of India, scores of armed cadres and militia of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a party office of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Enayetpur, 15 kilometres from Midnapore near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District in the afternoon of Septem
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According to Times of India, scores of armed cadres and militia of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a party office of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Enayetpur, 15 kilometres from Midnapore near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District in the afternoon of September 21 triggering a gun battle that has so far left at least 15 people dead. Most of the dead are believed to be CPI-M workers. The Maoist gunmen are reportedly led by Koteswar Rao alias Kishan and Bikash. According to sources, about 200 CPI-M supporters had assembled at the Enayetpur party office over the last three weeks, apparently to stop the Maoist advance towards Midnapore town. Many of them had also taken shelter there, with the Maoists killing CPM men almost every day. On September 21, many of them had left to celebrate Eid festival. Only 50-odd CPI-M cadres held fort at the party office. In the afternoon, a 10,000-strong group of tribals, many of them carrying firearms, started marching towards the office, led by Kishan and Bikash. At 5pm (IST), the Maoist assault party started surrounding the building.
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September - 24 
At least 12 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed during a gun battle between the Chhattisgarh Police and the extremists in the Bijapur District on September 24, reports Express Buzz. Though the Police could not locate the dead bodies of the slain extremists as they were ca
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At least 12 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed during a gun battle between the Chhattisgarh Police and the extremists in the Bijapur District on September 24, reports Express Buzz. Though the Police could not locate the dead bodies of the slain extremists as they were carried away by their fellow cadres, they arrested two Maoists. None was injured from the Police side, the report added.Chhattisgarh Police sources told Express Buzz over the phone that 600 Police personnel, including the State Task Force and Special Police Officers from Dantewada, set off for the Maoist stronghold of Isulnar village in Bijapur two days ago on specific information about the presence of at least 200 Maoists (a company of the Maoists besides local militia). While combing, a Police party came under heavy fire from the Maoists. The other Police teams soon joined the shootout and a heavy firing ensued. "We fired around 2,000 rounds in reply to an almost equal number of rounds fired by the enemy," Police sources said, adding, that both sides maintained a distance of about 150 metres. They said they could see the Maoists carrying away the bodies of the dead. "We saw nine bodies being carried away but the number of deaths on their side could be more," sources added. The Police suspect that among those killed could be a section commander. The report added that the Maoists used two-inch mortars which are normally available with the Police or paramilitary forces.In addition, two Maoists, identified as Kursam Budru (35) and Kursum Mura (30), were arrested from the encounter site. Even as the gun battle was on, the extremists planted improvised explosive devices along the route which the Police later defused and recovered. Though the encounter came to an end by the evening of September 25, the Police treaded cautiously anticipating landmine attacks. "We found 50 kg explosives near Isulnar village," sources said, describing the two arrested extremist as hardcore who did not reveal anything before the Police.
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September - 6 September - 7
Five villagers were shot dead by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Pundigiri under Tamar block, 45 kilometers from Ranchi, Police said on September 7 (today), Hindustan Times reported. According to the Police, the Maoists raided Pundigiri village in the night of September 6 and abd
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Five villagers were shot dead by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Pundigiri under Tamar block, 45 kilometers from Ranchi, Police said on September 7 (today), Hindustan Times reported. According to the Police, the Maoists raided Pundigiri village in the night of September 6 and abducted the five villagers and took them to a forest where they were shot dead. "Five people were abducted by the Maoist rebels late Sunday night and were shot dead," Jharkhand Police spokesperson S. N. Pradhan said. The bodies were recovered on September 7. "The killed people had Maoist background. The activists killed them on suspicion of passing information about their movement to police," added Pradhan. The victims include two students, adds PTI.
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September - 7 
Three cadres belonging to Military Defense Force group of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), including one suspected to be involved in the killing of a passenger bus driver, were shot dead by the Bishnupur District Police during an encounter atop the hillock near Ningthoukhong Khunou. One AK-56 Rif
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Three cadres belonging to Military Defense Force group of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), including one suspected to be involved in the killing of a passenger bus driver, were shot dead by the Bishnupur District Police during an encounter atop the hillock near Ningthoukhong Khunou. One AK-56 Rifles, one magazine loaded with eight live rounds of ammunition, three fired cartridges, one M-16 Rifles, one magazine loaded with 13 live rounds, two missed fire cartridges, one Austrian made pistol, one magazine loaded with two bullets, three Chinese made hand grenades, one ICOM Radio set and one mobile hand set were recovered from the encounter site.
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September - 8 
Six suspected militants were shot dead by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Army during an encounter near Awang Khunou Lamkhai under Patsoi Police Station in the night of September 8, reports Imphal Free Press. One M-16 Rifles with 63 ammunitions, two 9mm pistols with seven liv
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Six suspected militants were shot dead by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Army during an encounter near Awang Khunou Lamkhai under Patsoi Police Station in the night of September 8, reports Imphal Free Press. One M-16 Rifles with 63 ammunitions, two 9mm pistols with seven live rounds and one .38 revolver and several empty cases were recovered from the encounter site.
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September - 8 September - 9
Three militants and one Army officer were killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid near Line of Control (LoC) in the Sona Gali area of Mendhar sector in the Poonch District, according to Times of India. On noticing movement of intruders near LoC, about 200 kilometres from Jammu, troops challeng
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Three militants and one Army officer were killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid near Line of Control (LoC) in the Sona Gali area of Mendhar sector in the Poonch District, according to Times of India. On noticing movement of intruders near LoC, about 200 kilometres from Jammu, troops challenged them at around 11pm (IST) on September 8, defence officials said on September 9 (today). The infiltrators opened fire at the troops who retaliated and in the subsequent encounter two militants were killed and an officer, identified as Major Akash Singh, injured. Singh later succumbed to injuries. Another militant was killed at around 7am on September 9, they said, adding, some weapons and a wireless set were recovered from the slain militants. Search operations were still going on in the area when last reports came in.
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