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January - 4 
An achievement report released by the Superintendent Police of Imphal West District, L. Kailun, stated that 91 militants were shot dead and 343 others arrested by the District Police during counter-insurgency operations in 2008. The report said of the 343 arrested, 83 were detained under the Nationa
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An achievement report released by the Superintendent Police of Imphal West District, L. Kailun, stated that 91 militants were shot dead and 343 others arrested by the District Police during counter-insurgency operations in 2008. The report said of the 343 arrested, 83 were detained under the National Security Act (NSA). 88 assorted weapons and 989 ammunitions were recovered from the arrested and slain militants, the report added. In addition, the report further said INR 1, 95,280 were also recovered from these militants.
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January - 4 
On January 4, surrendered militants and their families numbering 37 households were evicted from the 2nd battalion commando complex in Imphal to build quarters for the State Police at the site. The report adds that altogether 84 militants are under the care of the State Government and 47 are given a
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On January 4, surrendered militants and their families numbering 37 households were evicted from the 2nd battalion commando complex in Imphal to build quarters for the State Police at the site. The report adds that altogether 84 militants are under the care of the State Government and 47 are given appointment forms and offer forms as trial riflemen in the year 2005. The remaining 37 have not got their offer or appointment forms but are employed as trial followers in the 4th IRB, a spokesperson of the surrendered militants said.
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January - 4 
The Hindu quoting a report of The Sunday Times mentions that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the US has given the evidence to Pakistan, indicating the involvement of terrorists including the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) handlers based in its territory in the Mumbai multiple terror attacks. The Lon
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The Hindu quoting a report of The Sunday Times mentions that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the US has given the evidence to Pakistan, indicating the involvement of terrorists including the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) handlers based in its territory in the Mumbai multiple terror attacks. The London-based daily on January 4 reports that the evidence proves that the strikes were orchestrated by militants based in Pakistan. The report adds that Zarar Shah, a communications specialist of LeT, confessed during his interrogation in Pakistan that he advised the terrorists over phone as the attacks unfolded.
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January - 12 
On January 12, The Hindu, quoting the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials, reported that large scale illegal cultivation of opium and ganja (marijuana) takes place in the left-wing extremist affected areas especially in States like Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It also said that at places w
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On January 12, The Hindu, quoting the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials, reported that large scale illegal cultivation of opium and ganja (marijuana) takes place in the left-wing extremist affected areas especially in States like Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It also said that at places where the Maoists do not directly get involved in the illicit cultivation, they charge money for providing protection to those involved in the practice. “Illicit cultivation does take place especially in those areas where the local administration is not strong enough. Three main States where it takes place as per the inputs that we receive are Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal,” an unnamed senior NCB official said. Zee News adds that of the total 107825 kilograms of ganja seized in the country in 2007, the States where it was seized in heavy quantity included Nagaland (15,489 kilograms), Madhya Pradesh (14,815 kilograms), Maharashtra (12,551 kilograms), Chhattisgarh (7,470 kilograms) and Andhra Pradesh (7,059 kilograms). "They (Naxals) operate in very remote areas which usually have thick forests. What happens inside those forests is anybody's guess. But yes, they do charge protection money of all illegal business carried out in their areas," another senior official said, adding, "narcotics business is highly profitable. Since the areas where the Naxals and insurgents operate from are usually out of bounds for local Police and other security agencies, it is difficult to curtail this source of income."
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January - 12 
On January 12, the Justice P.C. Phukan Commission of Inquiry, probing the ethnic clashes between Hmars and Dimasas in the North Cachar Hills and Cachar Districts in 2003, tabled its report in the State Legislative Assembly. Over 50 people had lost their lives in the conflict. In its report, the Comm
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On January 12, the Justice P.C. Phukan Commission of Inquiry, probing the ethnic clashes between Hmars and Dimasas in the North Cachar Hills and Cachar Districts in 2003, tabled its report in the State Legislative Assembly. Over 50 people had lost their lives in the conflict. In its report, the Commission has recommended proper implementation of the cease-fire ground rules between the DHD and Assam Government.
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January - 26 
On January 26, Livemint.com reported that States, including the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence affected Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka do not have a good record in spending money doled out by the Union Government to mo
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On January 26, Livemint.com reported that States, including the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence affected Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka do not have a good record in spending money doled out by the Union Government to modernize Police forces. In 2006-07, they spent just a little over half their allotted money. The utilization of this money in 2006-07, also shows a sharp fall from that in 2005-06, though the number of terror attacks actually rose in this period. According to Government data, of the INR 10.6522 billion released to States in 2006-07 under Modernization of Police Forces (MRF), only INR 6.04 billion was spent. In 2005-06, of the INR10.25 billion allotted, just INR 9.8398 billion was spent. The States have also been sliding on the rate of utilization. The percentage of fund utilization was 84.44% in 2000-01, 99.10% in 2001-02 and 98.26% in 2002-03. This decreased to 29.09% in 2003-04, before rising to 54.13% in 2004-05 and 95.99% in 2005-06. It again decreased to 56.70% in 2006-07. In 2006-07, Chhattisgarh spent only INR 85.1 million of the INR 570.6 million allocated, leaving INR 485.5 million unspent. Andhra Pradesh did not spend INR 199 million during the period, while the unspent amount for Jharkhand was INR 158.2 million in 2006-07, Karnataka INR179.9million, Orissa INR 152 million and Uttar Pradesh INR 149.9 million.
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February - 7 
Times of India quoting the Police sources on February 7 reports that the six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected States — Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra — are developing special forces on the lines of the anti-Maoist Greyhounds personnel of A
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Times of India quoting the Police sources on February 7 reports that the six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected States — Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra — are developing special forces on the lines of the anti-Maoist Greyhounds personnel of Andhra Pradesh to tackle Maoist violence. According to the Director General of Police (DGP) of Chhattisgarh, Vishwa Ranjan, Chhattisgarh would become the first among the six States to raise a 13,000-strong crack commando force to tackle extremist violence. He also said the existing Chhattisgarh Armed Forces, with its headquarters at Amleshwar in Durg, has been converted into Chhattisgarh Commando Battalion. The battalion will be deployed in rural and forested areas to check the Maoists. The Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) which is going to be raised by the State Government on the lines of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh to counter terror attacks in urban areas would also be geared up for taking on Maoist violence in urban areas. A senior Police officer told ‘‘Young and active boys will be recruited and trained by experts imparting training to commandos of National Security Guard and personnel of Border Security Force and Indo-Tibetan Border Police. Search for a suitable office for the new unit is on and a final decision will be taken soon.’’ While 400 personnel would be picked up from the third battalion of Chhattisgarh Armed Forces, another 600 would be recruited. The DGP said the first batch of Chhattisgrh ATS would come into force after a rigorous training of 90 days. About 700 specially trained commandos would remain as a standby to face any terror attack.
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February - 19 
Mumbai was one of the 320 worldwide locations on the list of potential targets for commando-style terror strikes, The Guardian reported on February 19, according to Daily Times. The report suggested that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the outlawed terrorist group that planned much of the attack from Pak
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Mumbai was one of the 320 worldwide locations on the list of potential targets for commando-style terror strikes, The Guardian reported on February 19, according to Daily Times. The report suggested that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the outlawed terrorist group that planned much of the attack from Pakistan, “had ambitions well beyond causing mayhem in India”. “Western intelligence agencies have accessed the computer and email account of Lashkar’s communications chief, Zarar Shah, and found a list of possible targets, only 20 of which were in India,” Guardian reported. Two of the November 2008 attack’s key planners – Shah and Lashkar’s operations chief, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi – are now in police custody in Pakistan, it said. The Guardian also said “there has been some speculation that raids in Spain which netted 12 men – an Indian and 11 Pakistanis – were a result of the investigations into Lashkar’s role in the Mumbai attacks”.
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February - 22 
The Hindu quoting sources of the Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) on February 22 reported that Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa together accounts for about 86 per cent of incidents related to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence and casualties, including both civilian an
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The Hindu quoting sources of the Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) on February 22 reported that Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa together accounts for about 86 per cent of incidents related to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence and casualties, including both civilian and Security Force (SF) personnel, in the country. In the 1,591 incidents in 2008, the number being slightly higher than those in the previous year, 231 SF personnel and 490 civilians were killed, MHA sources said. Chhattisgarh accounted for the highest number of 620 incidents, followed by 484 incidents in Jharkhand, 164 in Bihar and 103 in Orissa. In Chhattisgarh, 85 SF personnel and 157 civilians lost their lives in Maoist violence in 2008, while in Jharkhand the corresponding figures were 38 Policemen and 169 civilians. Bihar accounted for the deaths of 21 SF personnel and 52 civilians and for Orissa the respective figures were 73 SF personnel and 28 civilians. Figures available till first week of February 2009 show that 53 incidents of Maoist violence have already taken place in Chhattisgarh, followed by 48 in Jharkhand, 17 in Bihar and 10 in Orissa. Maharashtra has accounted for 15 incidents, including the one in Gadchiroli on February 1, in which 15 Policemen were killed. Further, the four worst-affected States, extremist violence has been reported from Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, the sources said. The total casualties of SFs in 2008 were 231, which was five less than the toll in 2007. Likewise, 490 civilians were killed in the extremist attacks in 2008, compared to 460 the previous year. While 199 extremists were killed in Police operations last year, the figure for 2007 was 141, added the report.
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February - 24 
In a report submitted in Parliament on February 24, the Standing Committee on Defence recommended to constitute a "Federal Central Intelligence Agency", which will even have the military spy network under its control, Indian Express reported. The report stated, "Lack of coordination among different
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In a report submitted in Parliament on February 24, the Standing Committee on Defence recommended to constitute a "Federal Central Intelligence Agency", which will even have the military spy network under its control, Indian Express reported. The report stated, "Lack of coordination among different intelligence gathering agencies including those of the military intelligence resulted in the loss of precious lives of defence service and police forces personnel as well as those of civilians". In its recommendation to the Government, the committee said immediate steps must be taken to constitute a central spy agency that will also have the tri-service (Indian Army, Indian Air force, Indian Navy) intelligence gathering network under its gambit. It asked the Government to put in place an effective mechanism for establishing better coordination and jointness between the Coast Guard and the Navy. It also asked the Government to set up a committee to "reorganise, reform and restructure the armed forces" on the basis of the Kargil review committee report and a Group of Ministers report on security of 2001.
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March - 1 
According to investigators of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had plans to set up an operational base in a rented accommodation in the posh Colaba area in south Mumbai in early 2008 to coordinate the 26/11 terror plan, Times of India reported o
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According to investigators of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had plans to set up an operational base in a rented accommodation in the posh Colaba area in south Mumbai in early 2008 to coordinate the 26/11 terror plan, Times of India reported on March 1. The plan could not materialize because of some reasons, and finally the base was set up in Room Number 14 at Batatawala Chawl in Nagpada, also in south Mumbai.
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March - 3 
The Pakistan Army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, have set up a dedicated communication network inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) for terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir, intelligence sources said in New Delhi, reported Indian Express on Mar
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The Pakistan Army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, have set up a dedicated communication network inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) for terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir, intelligence sources said in New Delhi, reported Indian Express on March 3. "Dedicated communication towers have been set up in Tum, Nikral, Samani and Zaffarwal in PoK for assistance to terrorists operating in Poonch, Rajauri, Naushera and Kathua regions respectively," intelligence sources said. The communication network developed in PoK includes wireless radio communication for point-to-point basis using radio sets. "With the help of these radio sets, similar to the ones used by our troops, terrorists communicate with their contacts in India and also with their handlers sitting across the border," Pakistan Army sources revealed. The revelation from intelligence agencies comes after the chargesheet of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack named Colonel Sadatullah of the Pakistan Army as an accused. Sadatullah was allegedly in touch with the terrorists involved during the Mumbai attack.
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March - 4 
Investigations into the November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks have revealed that Mazhar Iqbal, a resident of Mandi tehsil (revenue division) of Punjab province in Pakistan, was code-named as Abu Al Qama by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), official sources said on March 4, according to Times of India. The c
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Investigations into the November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks have revealed that Mazhar Iqbal, a resident of Mandi tehsil (revenue division) of Punjab province in Pakistan, was code-named as Abu Al Qama by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), official sources said on March 4, according to Times of India. The central security agencies and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) carried out detailed interrogation of LeT terrorists arrested worldwide to know the identity of Abu Al Qama. The other LeT terrorist identified by the security agencies was Zarar Shah whose actual name is Abdul Wajid, a resident of Sheikhpura District of Punjab province in Pakistan, the sources said. About the role of the two terrorists in Mumbai attack, sources said that Iqbal alias Abu Al Qama alias Amjad had been responsible for training the terrorists who carried out the strikes in Mumbai. Iqbal, who reportedly is in-charge of LeT operations in India except Jammu and Kashmir, is wanted in other cases including the Red Fort encounter, attack on Akshardham temple in Gujarat and serial bombings on the eve of Diwali festival in 2005 in national capital Delhi.
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March - 8 
Hindustan Times reports that an important Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader, Sarfaraz Navaz, who reportedly funded the Bangalore serial bomb blasts on July 25, 2008, confessed during his interrogation that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was behind the July 25, 2008 Bangalore bomb blasts. S
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Hindustan Times reports that an important Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader, Sarfaraz Navaz, who reportedly funded the Bangalore serial bomb blasts on July 25, 2008, confessed during his interrogation that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was behind the July 25, 2008 Bangalore bomb blasts. Sarfaraz, who hails from Ernakulam in Kerala, was earlier arrested by the Research and Analysis Wing (R and AW) from Muscat in Oman on March 3. He was sent to Police custody till March 14. According to Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari, Sarfaraz collected about INR 320000 from like-minded people ahead of the bomb blasts. He also took part in reconnaissance of various spots and attempted to send a suspected terrorist involved in the blast across the border to train with the LeT in Pakistan. “Sarfaraz has links with LeT and has been in touch with Wali a.k.a. Rehan, a key member of LeT. We are sure that some more men will be picked up based on information provided by him,” the Commissioner said. Sarfaraz reportedly completed a three-year course (1995-98) at Nadwat-ul-Ulema (Institute of Islamic Scholarship) in Lucknow and joined as office secretary at the SIMI head office in New Delhi in 2000. Subsequently, he kept in touch with SIMI leaders from Kerala as he traveled to Muscat and Oman for work.
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March - 8 
Times of India quoting Special Task Force (STF) sources reported on March 8 that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has opened a new wing to create unrest in India’s Northeast and the Districts of West Bengal bordering Bangladesh. This was discerned after interrogation of a LeT militant, identified as Abu Ta
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Times of India quoting Special Task Force (STF) sources reported on March 8 that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has opened a new wing to create unrest in India’s Northeast and the Districts of West Bengal bordering Bangladesh. This was discerned after interrogation of a LeT militant, identified as Abu Taher, who was arrested from the Sealdah station in Kolkata, capital of West Bengal, on March 6, a senior STF officer said. "The Lashkar-e-Toiba had opened a new wing named Tanzeen-e-Mohammedi, especially to create unrest in Northeast and the Districts of West Bengal bordering Bangladesh. Abu Taher was specially deputed by the LeT to develop a strong organisation for the purpose," the officer said. "Taher got the funding from Abdul Karim Tunda, the Pakistan based LeT operative who came to Kolkata to recruit people for his organisation," he added. Speaking on the antecedents of Taher, the officer said he was not only involved in the November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks, but also had links with several serial bomb blasts across the country in 2008. According to STF sources, Tunda paid INR 50,000 to Taher for his job apart from funding for the organisational purpose. Taher had reportedly recruited nearly 30 persons from the Bangladesh bordering Districts of North 24-Parganas, Coochbehar, Malda, North and South Dinajpur, Murshidabad and Nadia, the STF source said. "We have definite proof that he was not only involved in the blast in Guwahati, but also had a plan to conduct a series of blasts in the North-Eastern states," the source added. Two passports, including one of Bangladesh and one of Pakistan, were recovered from Taher.
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March - 9 
Statesman quoting intelligence sources reports that militants of different outfits operating from the Indian soil, who are holed up in Bangladesh, are reportedly shifting base towards Nepal and Bhutan. The report adds that such movement could take place through North Bengal, increasing security thre
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Statesman quoting intelligence sources reports that militants of different outfits operating from the Indian soil, who are holed up in Bangladesh, are reportedly shifting base towards Nepal and Bhutan. The report adds that such movement could take place through North Bengal, increasing security threats in the region prior to the Parliament elections. Outfits like the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have been trying to build organisational bases in Cooch Behar District and the adjoining areas. The recent arrest of a suspected Maoist revealed their presence in these parts.
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March - 10 
Sentinel reports that militant outfits like the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) were on an extortion drive in different villages of Dhubri District. These outfits were demanding INR 50, 000 to INR 500, 000 from middle class business men and service m
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Sentinel reports that militant outfits like the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) were on an extortion drive in different villages of Dhubri District. These outfits were demanding INR 50, 000 to INR 500, 000 from middle class business men and service men residing in various villages under Golokganj Police Station in Dhubri District bordering Bangladesh and West Bengal. According to sources, using the KLO letterhead and signing with its self styled ‘commander’ as S. Barman, a huge number of demand notes was served to many businessmen and servicemen residing in the village of Kanur Bish Khowa, Ratiadaha, Lakhimari and Rakhapat under Golokganj Police Station. In addition, one Raju Borua, mentioning himself as ‘deputy chief’ of the ULFA and using a cell phone bearing Bangladeshi No.– 008801190856310, demanded money from some businessmen residing at villages in the Dhubri District along the Assam-West Bengal border. The report adds that one Ankur Bora, identifying himself as a ULFA leader, has also demanded money from some businessmen communicating through a cell phone.
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March - 18 
The Bhakra Nangal Dam located on the Punjab-Himachal Pradesh border is on the radar of terrorist outfits, including that of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), intelligence sources said in Chandigarh on March 18, Times of India reported. Intelligence inputs spoke of a possible terrorist attack
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The Bhakra Nangal Dam located on the Punjab-Himachal Pradesh border is on the radar of terrorist outfits, including that of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), intelligence sources said in Chandigarh on March 18, Times of India reported. Intelligence inputs spoke of a possible terrorist attack on the dam, the sources said adding security had been beefed up around the vital installation. Taking note of the possible strike by terrorist outfits, including the LeT, security agencies reportedly held a meeting with the Bhakra Beas Management Board. Adequate Security Force personnel had been deployed to foil any terrorist attack, the sources added.
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March - 18 
The Union Government on March 18 sent out a fresh advisory to all State Governments to increase security at political rallies and meetings, especially those where leaders were going to be present. In a message sent to the Directors General of Police, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said all
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The Union Government on March 18 sent out a fresh advisory to all State Governments to increase security at political rallies and meetings, especially those where leaders were going to be present. In a message sent to the Directors General of Police, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said all necessary steps like securing neighbouring high-rise buildings, manual frisking, putting door-framed metal detectors and total sanitisation of the location must be carried out in letter and spirit at all rallies where top leaders would attend. The ministry also asked States to ensure installation of CCTV cameras at rallies and political meetings, all over the venue and not merely at the dais. Besides, political parties have also been asked to pass all information pertaining to travel plan and rallies of prominent leaders to the State Police concerned. Sources in the MHA said the state Police would, in turn, pass on the information to the Centre for coordination with intelligence and security agencies. The Multi-Agency Centre will also coordinate with subsidiaries in the States, which receive information from their intelligence agencies.
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March - 27 
On March 27, IANS quoting intelligence sources reported that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are planning to target important political figures during the coming Parliamentary election in Chhattisgarh in April.
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On March 27, IANS quoting intelligence sources reported that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are planning to target important political figures during the coming Parliamentary election in Chhattisgarh in April.
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April - 1 
According to Times of India, security agencies have been placed on a high alert following an intelligence report that seven trained pilots and around 12 women Fidayeen (suicide squad) members have entered the country to carry out terrorist attacks, including hijackings. Consequently, security arrang
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According to Times of India, security agencies have been placed on a high alert following an intelligence report that seven trained pilots and around 12 women Fidayeen (suicide squad) members have entered the country to carry out terrorist attacks, including hijackings. Consequently, security arrangements across India have been beefed up following the input that was received six days ago by the Maharashtra Police and some other security agencies. A source said, "A group of 20 people, who could be Pakistani nationals, have entered the country to carry out terror strikes or a plane hijack. The group includes seven trained pilots and 13-14 women." "While we have been receiving terror threats repeatedly after 26/11, the current input is clearly the biggest one airports have received so far," said an unnamed official. The message was conveyed to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, which forwarded it to all airports across the country.
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April - 5 
Amidst reports that 400 trained terrorists were waiting to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt the forthcoming Parliament elections, the Government has ordered stepping up of security in the border State to foil any attempts to cause violence ahead of the elections. There are intelligence inputs
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Amidst reports that 400 trained terrorists were waiting to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt the forthcoming Parliament elections, the Government has ordered stepping up of security in the border State to foil any attempts to cause violence ahead of the elections. There are intelligence inputs that 400 trained terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba are waiting to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt the elections. Sources said there were 40 to 50 terrorist camps still functioning inside Pakistan.
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April - 8 
According to PTI, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant, identified as Mohammed Arif Badruddin Shaikh, who made bombs for the outfit has said in his confession on April 8 that he was taught how to make bombs by a Pakistan Army Major, identified as Nasar. Arif said he was sent to Pakistan in May 2005 v
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According to PTI, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant, identified as Mohammed Arif Badruddin Shaikh, who made bombs for the outfit has said in his confession on April 8 that he was taught how to make bombs by a Pakistan Army Major, identified as Nasar. Arif said he was sent to Pakistan in May 2005 via Bangladesh and after landing in Karachi he was taken to an unknown location. "The training camp in-charge was Major Nasar... Apart from guns we were taught how to make high and low intensity bombs," Arif has stated in his confession. The bomb maker has said he was sent to Pakistan on a fake Bangladeshi passport and entered the country through a flight from Dhaka. Later, he returned to India through the Bangladesh border, Arif said. After his explosives training, he first made timers for bombs that were used in the October 29, 2005 Delhi bomb blasts, Arif said, adding he made two sets of timers in January and February 2006 which were used in the blasts at the Sankatmochan temple and Varanasi Railway Station in March 7, 2006.
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April - 16 
An estimated 60 to 65 per cent votes were cast in the first phase of polling for the three Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam - Silchar, Karimganj and Autonomous District - that went to the polls on April 16, The Hindu reported. Polling was by and large peaceful in the two hill districts of Karbi Ang
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An estimated 60 to 65 per cent votes were cast in the first phase of polling for the three Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam - Silchar, Karimganj and Autonomous District - that went to the polls on April 16, The Hindu reported. Polling was by and large peaceful in the two hill districts of Karbi Anglong and North Cachar under the Autonomous District constituency.
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April - 16 
Around 51 percent of the electorate in Chhattisgarh exercised their franchise for the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) elections on April 16 despite widespread Maoist violence, Times of India reported. There are 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh. Electoral Officer S. K. Kujur said Dur
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Around 51 percent of the electorate in Chhattisgarh exercised their franchise for the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) elections on April 16 despite widespread Maoist violence, Times of India reported. There are 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh. Electoral Officer S. K. Kujur said Durg, Korba and Raigarh recorded the highest average of 55% each, followed by Bilaspur (53%), Rajnandgaon (52%), Mahasamund (51%) and Jangir (50%). Bastar, the worst hit by Maoists, recorded 46%. Surguja, which too faces Red threat, recorded the lowest turnout at 45%. Only 47% voters turned up in capital Raipur.
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April - 16 
In Uttar Pradesh, an estimated 48 per cent of polling was recorded in 16 Parliamentary constituencies, which included the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected areas of the State on April 16, The Hindu reported. “Approximately 48 per cent votes were polled in the first phase of the e
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In Uttar Pradesh, an estimated 48 per cent of polling was recorded in 16 Parliamentary constituencies, which included the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected areas of the State on April 16, The Hindu reported. “Approximately 48 per cent votes were polled in the first phase of the elections. As compared to 47 per cent polling in 2004, the poll percentage has gone up roughly by one per cent,” said Chief Electoral Officer Anuj Kumar Bishoi in Lucknow.
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April - 16 
On April 16, armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead two Security Force (SF) personnel, including a Police constable and a Home Guard, at Singhpur village in the Gaya District, The Hindu reported. The slain Police constable was identified as Vishwambhar Choudhary while th
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On April 16, armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead two Security Force (SF) personnel, including a Police constable and a Home Guard, at Singhpur village in the Gaya District, The Hindu reported. The slain Police constable was identified as Vishwambhar Choudhary while the Home Guard was identified as Ramdeo Khair. A spokesman for the State election office said “An estimated 40 to 45 per cent of a little over 1.75 crore voters exercised their franchise,” during the first phase of polling for the 13 of the 40 Parliamentary constituencies in Bihar. Polling was held for Gopalganj, Maharajganj, Ara, Gaya, Buxar, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Nawada, Saran, Sasaram, Siwan, Karakat and Jamui seats.
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April - 17 
Indian Express reported on April 18 that during the first phase of elections to the Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament) and the day preceding the voting, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed 29 Security Force (SF) personnel and seven civilians in different parts of the co
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Indian Express reported on April 18 that during the first phase of elections to the Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament) and the day preceding the voting, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed 29 Security Force (SF) personnel and seven civilians in different parts of the country.
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April - 23 
An estimated 62 per cent votes were cast in the second phase of elections on April 23 for the 11 parliamentary constituencies of Assam, Assam Tribune reported. The Chief Electoral Officer of Assam, Hemanta Narzary, said 64.64 percent of the voters exercised their franchise in Dhubri constituency, 65
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An estimated 62 per cent votes were cast in the second phase of elections on April 23 for the 11 parliamentary constituencies of Assam, Assam Tribune reported. The Chief Electoral Officer of Assam, Hemanta Narzary, said 64.64 percent of the voters exercised their franchise in Dhubri constituency, 65.30 percent of the voters cast their votes in Kokrajhar constituency, 62.70 percent in Barpeta, 60.02 percent in Mangaldoi, 62.87 percent in Tezpur, 63.22 percent in Nagaon, 63.42 percent in Kaliabor, 59.76 percent in Jorhat, 62.88 percent in Dibrugarh and 61 percent in Lakhimpur constituency. Only 56.20 percent of the voters exercised their franchise in Guwahati constituency. Polling was by and large peaceful except in Goalpara District where the District General Secretary of the Assam United Democratic Front, Ganesh Hazarika, was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants, while the body of one Asom Gana Parishad worker Jadab Das was recovered from the Hariamukh area. However, Police did not confirm whether they were victims of poll-related violence or not. There have been reports of clashes between the supporters of Bodoland People’s Front and Bodoland People’s Progressive Front in some parts of Kokrajhar District.
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April - 23 
Around 1,000 highly-trained militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and Al-Badr Mujahideen have been instructed to cross the Indian border from Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the country in the month of June 2009, Asian Age reported. The zonal commanders of these terror
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Around 1,000 highly-trained militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and Al-Badr Mujahideen have been instructed to cross the Indian border from Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the country in the month of June 2009, Asian Age reported. The zonal commanders of these terrorist groups have been specifically ordered that in each batch of terrorists, which will be sent to India, at least one should be a suicide bomber. Normally, a batch comprises of 20 terrorists. A senior official of a central intelligence agency said, "The latest inputs confirm that zonal commanders of these terror organisations have been asked to prepare a list of around 1,000 highly-trained militants, who will be sent to India in the month of June. These terrorists will be sent in batches. The zonal commanders have also been asked to make all necessary arrangements for their departure." According to intelligence inputs, around 70 highly-trained militants have already entered India. Out of total 70, 22 militants have been recently killed during encounter with the Army in Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir, said the unnamed official. "Available inputs confirm that 1,000 terrorists will be sent from 26 different terror camps located in several areas of Pakistan. Hizbul has seven terror camps in Pok. One the Jungle Mangal camp (Muzaffarabad) where 215 highly-trained militants are preparing to enter India. The second, the Garhi Haibullah camp, where 75 militants have been prepared to execute terror strikes in India. Besides, reports confirm that 30 militants of the Hizbul from the Boi Camp will be sent to India by the end of June," said the official. The official further said, "Lashkar has at least 30 terror camps located in Muzaffarabad and Kotli. There are confirmed reports that at least 550 Lashkar militants are being prepared by their handlers for carrying out terror activities in India. They will also be sent to India by June end. Besides, other LeT militants will be sent from its camp located in Rawalakot."
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May - 4 
According to Military intelligence, a group of 935 Pakistani women being trained by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's external intelligence, in the Faridkot District of Pakistan to entice men and motivate them into becoming terrorists in India, reports Times of India. According to a secr
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According to Military intelligence, a group of 935 Pakistani women being trained by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's external intelligence, in the Faridkot District of Pakistan to entice men and motivate them into becoming terrorists in India, reports Times of India. According to a secret military intelligence report sent to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the group is also being trained at a camp in Kotli, Pakistan. It says a joint meeting of senior ISI officers with representatives of al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) and Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) on April 23 near Talwandi (in Pakistan) was attended by Neeta, KZF leader, and Nazira Begum, the wife of Kotli training camp principal Shah Mohammad.
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May - 4 
Neeta, a resident of Ward 2 in Jammu town's Sumbal Camp area, is the only Khalistani terrorist active from among the five demanded by India from Pakistan. According to the report, Neeta discussed the logistics of providing support to groups in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Ferozepur in Punjab to revive te
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Neeta, a resident of Ward 2 in Jammu town's Sumbal Camp area, is the only Khalistani terrorist active from among the five demanded by India from Pakistan. According to the report, Neeta discussed the logistics of providing support to groups in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Ferozepur in Punjab to revive terrorism and has already appointed a female commander in Gurdaspur sector. However, the ISI officials take over training programmes only in the later stages, after the initial phase of physical tutelage is over. Taught to breach national boundaries, these women generally enter India through West Bengal and Bihar borders and are equally adept at using computers and in blackmailing youth. Their modus operandi to gain a foothold in the society is simple -establish relationships, legally or illegally.
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May - 14 
The report indicated that adequate weapons were not supplied to extremist prone Police stations in West Bengal while there was a shortage of 9540 sophisticated arms in Rajasthan. The report also pointed out that AK-47 rifles were placed at the disposal of bodyguards of VIPs in violation of Union Min
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The report indicated that adequate weapons were not supplied to extremist prone Police stations in West Bengal while there was a shortage of 9540 sophisticated arms in Rajasthan. The report also pointed out that AK-47 rifles were placed at the disposal of bodyguards of VIPs in violation of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) instructions. "In Uttar Pradesh, outdated .303 bore rifles and .410 muskets were in use," it added.
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May - 18 
According to Nagaland Post, life saving medicines would run out of stock in the next few weeks after the transporters refused to bring goods to Nagaland owing to extortion demand served to them by a Naga outfit. Earlier medicine dealers said that almost 50 per cent of medicines have run out of stock
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According to Nagaland Post, life saving medicines would run out of stock in the next few weeks after the transporters refused to bring goods to Nagaland owing to extortion demand served to them by a Naga outfit. Earlier medicine dealers said that almost 50 per cent of medicines have run out of stock in the State and that they would be compelled to close their shops due to non-availability of medicines, if the crisis was not resolved soon. Meanwhile, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khapalang (NSCN-K) on May 18 accused the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to be behind the extortion demand. “Extortion by NSCN (I-M) on medicine dealers has become so fierce that dealers are simply forced to close their shops,” the publicity cell of the NSCN-K said. The group said that the NSCN-IM resorting to weakening the Nagas society by ensuring that more Nagas were killed for lack of medicines was “politics in its ugliest form.” “A new game plan of NSCN (I-M) gang has correctly been unearthed,” the NSCN-K added.
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May - 18 
On May 18, the Police sources revealed that Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) chairman Pradeep Terong alias Pongbi Dilli, who was arrested from Lumpyngngad in Meghalaya on April 13, had planned to form a group on the lines of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)-constituted
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On May 18, the Police sources revealed that Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) chairman Pradeep Terong alias Pongbi Dilli, who was arrested from Lumpyngngad in Meghalaya on April 13, had planned to form a group on the lines of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)-constituted People's Consultative Group (PCG) comprising Karbi literary, religious and other influential persons, Shillong Times reported. According to the Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) B. L. Buam, Dili visited Shillong in Meghalaya to form an over ground body of the outfit with religious leaders, students and literalists and that he had already held a meeting with some people on the matter. The rebel leader considered Shillong as a safe place to organise such a meeting as the religious leaders, students and literalists concerned were not ready to meet in Karbi Anglong or North Cachar Hills fearing Police action. "We are investigating the matter. A broader picture would emerge after completion of investigations," Buam said, adding, "KLNLF wants to widen its area of operation from North Cachar Hills to Karbi Anglong now dominated by the Jewel faction of Dima Halam Daogah (DHD)."
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May - 20 
The Government on May 20 handed over additional information to Pakistan on the involvement of its (Pakistani) nationals in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, reports The Hindu. The Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) handed over to a diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission the det
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The Government on May 20 handed over additional information to Pakistan on the involvement of its (Pakistani) nationals in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, reports The Hindu. The Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) handed over to a diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission the details sought by Islamabad, official sources confirmed. The information consisted of the confessional statement of the lone arrested terrorist, Ajmal Amir alias Kasab and DNA samples of all the terrorists. Pakistan had reportedly complained that one of the DNA samples was a duplicate. The Government while acknowledging the clerical error has sent fresh samples.
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May - 27 
Investigations revealed that Waqas Ahmed, son of Mahmood Ahmed, was born in Lahore on June 20, 1985. He was sent to India in the guise of a spectator watching an India-Pakistan cricket match in New Delhi on April 17, 2005. From there he moved to Ambala to sell burgers. He lived for about two years i
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Investigations revealed that Waqas Ahmed, son of Mahmood Ahmed, was born in Lahore on June 20, 1985. He was sent to India in the guise of a spectator watching an India-Pakistan cricket match in New Delhi on April 17, 2005. From there he moved to Ambala to sell burgers. He lived for about two years in the Bhayandar area in Mumbai, and shifted to Kanpur in August 2008. Waqas Ahmed had visited Shimla, Surat, Ambala, Patiala, Mumbai, Lucknow, Chandigarh, the Nepal border and Agra to gather information. He has been booked under Sections 115, 120B, 121A, 122,123 and 124 of the Indian Penal Code; sections 3/9/4 of the Official Secrets Act and Section 14 of the Foreigners Act.
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May - 28 
According to Sangai Express, although the Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted its report to the Court on May 28, the Manipur Government has yet again failed to furnish its status report on the investigation into the February 17 killing of Ukhrul District official Dr. Th. Kishan and his two
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According to Sangai Express, although the Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted its report to the Court on May 28, the Manipur Government has yet again failed to furnish its status report on the investigation into the February 17 killing of Ukhrul District official Dr. Th. Kishan and his two subordinates by militants of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) even after a lapse of three weeks. Resuming the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of the Guwahati High Court comprising Justice T. Nandakumar Singh and Justice Mutum B.K. Singh took serious note of the failure of the State respondents to file the counter affidavit disclosing the stage of investigation even after a lapse of three weeks. “We are not happy with the lapses on the part of the State respondents in filing the affidavit-in-opposition of the writ petition which involves public interest litigation with great magnitude,” the Court ruling said.
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May - 28 
Sentinel has reported that the ‘28th Battalion’ of the ULFA served extortion notices to several businessmen in upper Assam and set a target of collecting INR 10 million from the region. Sources said that taking advantage of the agreement between the Government and the pro-talks faction of the ULF
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Sentinel has reported that the ‘28th Battalion’ of the ULFA served extortion notices to several businessmen in upper Assam and set a target of collecting INR 10 million from the region. Sources said that taking advantage of the agreement between the Government and the pro-talks faction of the ULFA, a group of militants were serving extortion notes in the name of the ULFA’s ‘709 Battalion’ to a number of businessmen in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts. According to sources in the ULFA, a meeting was convened at the headquarters of the ‘28th Battalion’ in Myanmar three days back to discuss the financial crisis and ways to cope with it. The meeting unanimously resolved to collect INR 10 million from upper Assam and instructed its cadres to serve the extortion notes.
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May - 31 
As many as 300-400 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants may have infiltrated into India in the guise of refugees fleeing Sri Lanka, according to Times of India. Sources said intelligence agencies had received reports that lower level LTTE cadres may have infiltrated into India and could
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As many as 300-400 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants may have infiltrated into India in the guise of refugees fleeing Sri Lanka, according to Times of India. Sources said intelligence agencies had received reports that lower level LTTE cadres may have infiltrated into India and could be among those currently being held in high security camps for screening. Coastal States like Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka have been on high alert for some time now following the Sri Lankan military action against LTTE that had thousands of Tamil civilians fleeing the war zone. Union Home Ministry sources said they had received reports of LTTE militants making their way into refugee camps. "All refugees are being screened and we are keeping any suspicious people in high security camps. The rest are being sent to open camps," an unnamed ministry official said. Besides the rigorous screening process, authorities have also sent two expert teams to de-mine regions which are free of LTTE-control, along with a team of doctors and relief worth INR one billion. Meanwhile, the Navy, Coast Guard and troops in the Southern Command are on alert to prevent LTTE militants from entering Indian Territory, the report added.
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June - 1 
The Union Government on May 1 decided to direct the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation of two cases registered by the Assam Police relating to seizure of weapons and cash amounting to INR 10 million allegedly involving the top office bearers of the North Cachar Hills
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The Union Government on May 1 decided to direct the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation of two cases registered by the Assam Police relating to seizure of weapons and cash amounting to INR 10 million allegedly involving the top office bearers of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council. The cases were handed over by the Centre in exercise of the powers under Section 6(5) of the National Investigation Agency Act, and an order directing the NIA accordingly has been issued, official sources said. The decision to hand over the cases, the NIA’s first, was taken after meetings with Chief Secretary P.C. Sarma and Director General of Police G. M. Srivastava in Delhi. The meeting, chaired by Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta reviewed the situation in North Cachar Hills.
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June - 5 
The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre arrested on June 4, Mohammad Omar Madani, reportedly ran a logistical hub that funnelled dozens of militants through Nepal to targets across in India, Delhi Police sources told The Hindu. Working with fugitives like LeT commander Mohammad Saifullah, the Bihar-born Nep
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The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre arrested on June 4, Mohammad Omar Madani, reportedly ran a logistical hub that funnelled dozens of militants through Nepal to targets across in India, Delhi Police sources told The Hindu. Working with fugitives like LeT commander Mohammad Saifullah, the Bihar-born Nepal national Madani provided LeT operatives with passports, cash and communications facilities that allowed them to travel from Pakistan to India through Kathmandu and then secure their escape. Fahim Arshad Ansari, who is now being tried on charges of having generated the videotape that facilitated the training of the perpetrators of November 26, 2008 attacks in Mumbai, is among those alleged to have benefited from the logistical infrastructure Madani helped set up. Sabahuddin Ahmed, Ansari’s immediate superior and the first Indian national to have commanded a LeT’s field unit, also used the Lashkar’s transit hub.
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June - 7 
PTI reports on June 7 that left-wing extremists generate INR 15 billion income through collection of 'levy' in the seven worst affected States of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra, said security agencies. The extremist’s literature and documents sei
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PTI reports on June 7 that left-wing extremists generate INR 15 billion income through collection of 'levy' in the seven worst affected States of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra, said security agencies. The extremist’s literature and documents seized by central security agencies and State Police forces during their operations have revealed intricate details of "levy" extorted by groups which run in several hundred crores every year. The 'levy' is not only paid by the contractors working in the areas dominated by the extremists but also by the industrial houses including some of the nationally reputed ones, the officials said. Though the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) still remains the prominent Naxalite group in Jharkhand, there are other splinter groups which too have now started imposing 'levy' besides indulging in kidnapping, looting and narcotics trade, which results in around INR 3 billion as annual income from the State.
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June - 7 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in Chhattisgarh are being viewed as the main reason for the increased violence by the Maoists in the adjoining Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports Times of India on June 7. Sources said that Maoists have eight divisions under the Da
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in Chhattisgarh are being viewed as the main reason for the increased violence by the Maoists in the adjoining Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports Times of India on June 7. Sources said that Maoists have eight divisions under the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee. The North (covering from Dhanora to Etapalli) and South (Aheri to Asar Alli) Gadchiroli divisions are active in the State. Six strong divisions, including Manpur, North Bastar, Madh, South Bastar, west Bastar and Dharbha, functions in Chhattisgarh. Out of six, five strong divisions are directly influencing the movement along the border in Gadchiroli. Manpur division is close to Gadchiroli’s heavily affected Murumgaon and Markegaon villages, North Bastar adjoins Pendhri and Kasansur areas, Madh division is close to Bhamragadh and Gatta, South Bastar is close to Sironcha while Asar Alli and adjoining villages are close to west Bastar divisions. Sources said that each of these divisions in Chhattisgarh comprises two to three platoons and one company dalam (squad) along with Local Guerrilla squad, two to three military platoons and jan militia platoons of armed village supporters under a dalam member.
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June - 9 
According to Indian Express, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and the State Intelligence have, in separate reports, informed the State Government and the Director General of Police (DGP) about activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the villages of Chitrakoot and Banda
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According to Indian Express, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and the State Intelligence have, in separate reports, informed the State Government and the Director General of Police (DGP) about activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the villages of Chitrakoot and Banda Districts, which lie along the Madhya Pradesh border. The reports said Maoists have succeeded in penetrating the tribal communities and have made safe havens in their villages. They have also started extorting money from tendu leaf (leaves of diospyros melonoxylon used for rolling bidis) suppliers and contractors of Public Works Department and Railways. No report of Maoist violence has been reported from the areas so far but the report stated that their involvement in extortion may lead to a major incident.
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June - 16 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested States have asked the Centre to provide nearly 25,000 additional para-military troops and helicopters to counter left-wing extremism. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources said Jharkhand, where 19 of the
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested States have asked the Centre to provide nearly 25,000 additional para-military troops and helicopters to counter left-wing extremism. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources said Jharkhand, where 19 of the 24 Districts are affected by the menace, has asked for additional 12,000 personnel over and above the 6,000 personnel already stationed in the State. Similarly, Chhattisgarh has demanded about 8,000 more para-military personnel. Orissa too has demanded about 5,000 additional personnel of Central Forces and is reportedly also considering the possibility of raising its own anti-Maoist force on the patterns of the Greyhounds force in Andhra Pradesh. All left-wing extremism hit States have also asked for at least one if not more helicopters to help in the movement of troops and early evacuation in case of an emergency. The demands came after the MHA asked the States to come up with a Plan of Action for launching a new counter- offensive measure.
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June - 25 
Quoting highly placed security sources, Assam Tribune has reported that the ULFA, anti-talks faction of the NDFB and the BW outfits have joined hands as they were under pressure from the on going operation against them by Security Forces. Sources said that at present ULFA cadres led by Hira Sarania
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Quoting highly placed security sources, Assam Tribune has reported that the ULFA, anti-talks faction of the NDFB and the BW outfits have joined hands as they were under pressure from the on going operation against them by Security Forces. Sources said that at present ULFA cadres led by Hira Sarania are reportedly moving around in the areas bordering Bhutan in the Chirang and Baska Districts and they may try to trigger explosions with the help of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB. Sources also said the Black Widow group has established ties with the anti-talks faction of the NDFB. There have also been reports that a few Black Widow militants have managed to go to Bangladesh along with cadres of the anti-talks faction of the NDFB.
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July - 7 
India Express reports that the country has witnessed a total of 1,128 incidents of Maoist (left-wing extremist) violence till June 30, 2009 which left 455 civilians and Security Force personnel dead. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament), the Union Minister of
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India Express reports that the country has witnessed a total of 1,128 incidents of Maoist (left-wing extremist) violence till June 30, 2009 which left 455 civilians and Security Force personnel dead. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament), the Union Minister of State for Home, Ajay Maken, said there has been an increased level of Maoist violence in various States of the country. "There has been increased level of naxal violence especially in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, Maharashtra and West Bengal," Maken said. He said a total of 107 Maoists were killed and 861 arrested during the same period. Replying to a question if the Centre has urged States to deploy their own Security Forces to control violence in various parts of the country, including Lalgarh in West Bengal, Maken said concerned States take appropriate action to deal with left-wing extremism. He also said the Centre supplements their efforts in several way and listed the deployment of Central Paramilitary Forces, Combat Battalion for Resolute Action, setting of Counter insurgency and Anti Terrorism schools, modernisation and upgradation of State Police and intelligence sharing among others. Maken also listed reimbursement of security-related expenditure, filling up of critical infrastructure gaps under the scheme of Special Infrastructure in Left wing extremism affected States, assistance in community policing and civil actions besides other steps as assistance being provided to States.
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July - 14 
PTI reports that the Government has conceded that the coming together of Left-wing extremist groups posed a "formidable challenge" but expressed its resolve to fight the menace by deploying additional forces under a comprehensive plan. The Annual Report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for 2008
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PTI reports that the Government has conceded that the coming together of Left-wing extremist groups posed a "formidable challenge" but expressed its resolve to fight the menace by deploying additional forces under a comprehensive plan. The Annual Report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for 2008-09 also said nearly 87 per cent Naxalite (Left-wing extremist) violence is accounted for by the four worst-affected States - Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa. The report said the coming together of major groups like People’s War Group and Maoist Communist Centre under a single banner has been accompanied by growing militarisation in their organisation and tactics, thus creating a "formidable challenge", it said. There were 1,591 incidents of Maoist violence in which 721 persons were killed in 2008 compared to 1,567 incidents which left 696 dead in 2007. “Left-wing extremist violence registered an increase of 3.4 per cent over the previous year. The four worst affected states accounted for 86.39 per cent of total incidents of Naxal violence in 2008," the report added.
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July - 16 
The annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs for 2008-09 says that a total of 3338 persons were killed in 7806 incidents of Maoist (Left Wing Extremism) violence in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Karnataka from
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The annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs for 2008-09 says that a total of 3338 persons were killed in 7806 incidents of Maoist (Left Wing Extremism) violence in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Karnataka from 2004 to 2008, Times of India reported. The total number of casualties increased to 3823 till July 13, 2009. The country witnessed the killing of 566 persons in Maoist violence in 2004; 677 in 2005; 678 in 2006; 696 in 2007 and 721 in 2008. The year 2009 has so far reported the killings of 485 persons, including 230 Security Force personnel. The annual report said the highest casualties during the period (2004-08) were in Chhattisgarh where a total of 1,250 people lost their lives in 2,654 incidents. The State saw 242 deaths in 2008, 369 deaths in 2007 and 388 in 2006. Maoist violence claimed 776 lives in Jharkhand, one of the worst affected States, in the last five years. In 2008 alone, the State witnessed 207 deaths from 484 incidents of violence. Altogether, 452 people lost their lives in Bihar in 915 incidents in the last five years. In 2008, there were 73 deaths in 164 incidents of Maoist violence in Bihar while in 2007, 67 deaths in 135 incidents were reported. Andhra Pradesh witnessed 420 deaths in 1,252 incidents in the last five years. There was less violence in the State in 2008 - 46 deaths in 92 incidents - in comparison to 2005 when there were 208 deaths in 535 incidents, the MHA report said. The Maoist violence claimed 149 lives in Orissa in 291 incidents that took place between 2004 and 2008. Incidentally, 101 deaths had taken place in 2008 alone in 103 incidents. While West Bengal witnessed 71 deaths in 115 incidents, there were 35 Maoist related deaths in Uttar Pradesh and 18 deaths in Karnataka.
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July - 21 
the one-man inquiry commission headed by Justice (retired) R. K. Manisana Singh in its report has exposed the nexus between politicians and militants in misappropriation and diversion of development funds in the violence-ravaged North Cachar Hill District. "There was an agreement between leaders of
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the one-man inquiry commission headed by Justice (retired) R. K. Manisana Singh in its report has exposed the nexus between politicians and militants in misappropriation and diversion of development funds in the violence-ravaged North Cachar Hill District. "There was an agreement between leaders of Black Widow (BW) and leaders of the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Executive Committee that the alliance would pay INR 20 million to the BW leaders if the alliance came to power (in December 2007 North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council election)," the report added. The commission was formed by Assam Government on June 20 2008, to probe into ‘collusion’ of the BW with members of the ASDC-BJP in capturing power in the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) and also ‘misappropriation’ of NCHAC development fund. The commission had submitted its report before the State Government on February 19, 2009. The Assam Government placed the inquiry commission report before the Legislative Assembly on July 21 along with the Action Taken Report which states that the State Government has accepted the observations of the Commission. However, the commission failed to identify or fix responsibility on any individual or individuals for the misappropriation. The State Government, acting on the commission’s recommendations, has already formed an expert committee for monitoring the funds sanctioned and released by the Government for the NCHAC.
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July - 27 
The growing influence of the Maoists over the last few years has reportedly led to an increase in the attacks on economic targets in the affected States across India. Public and private sector industries, particularly in sectors like power, mining, railways and communication, have borne the brunt of
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The growing influence of the Maoists over the last few years has reportedly led to an increase in the attacks on economic targets in the affected States across India. Public and private sector industries, particularly in sectors like power, mining, railways and communication, have borne the brunt of CPI-Maoist attacks, and increasingly so since 2006, Economic Times reported. According to data compiled by the Union Home Ministry, the Maoist strikes on economic targets have progressively increased from 71 in 2006 to 80 in 2007, 109 in 2008 and 56 in the first half of 2009. Among these, communication towers were the most targeted in 2009, having seen 26 attacks between January 1 and June 30. Railways came second with 15 extremist strikes so far in 2009 on its infrastructure and properties across Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal. Economic targets (10) in the first six months of 2009 included the NMDC mines, Gramin Sadak Nirman Yojana works, Essar Pipelines in Chhattisgarh; Essar Pipelines in Orissa and Solar plates in Bihar. This is higher than the total five Maoist-related incidents against economic targets in the whole of 2008 and eight in 2007.
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August - 16 
As reported earlier, eight members of a family, including a two-year-old girl, in the remote Koilibeda area of Kanker District were allegedly killed by the CPI-Maoist in the afternoon of August 11. The incident was reported on August 12 by one Ramain Vishwakarma who claimed that eight of his family
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As reported earlier, eight members of a family, including a two-year-old girl, in the remote Koilibeda area of Kanker District were allegedly killed by the CPI-Maoist in the afternoon of August 11. The incident was reported on August 12 by one Ramain Vishwakarma who claimed that eight of his family members were killed by the Maoists as he defied their diktat to settle a family land dispute. Vishwakarma, whom the Police are now suspecting to be a Maoist informer, belongs to Kesikodi village that comes under the Maoist-controlled Abujhmad region, known as headquarters of the CPI-Maoist.
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August - 23 
Sentinel quoting an unconfirmed report said that the Union Government has already contacted the ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah through middlemen and expressed its willingness for unconditional peace talks with the outfit outside India. The ULFA is yet to react to the recent media report tha
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Sentinel quoting an unconfirmed report said that the Union Government has already contacted the ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah through middlemen and expressed its willingness for unconditional peace talks with the outfit outside India. The ULFA is yet to react to the recent media report that Paresh Baruah was arrested from a hideout in Manipur.
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August - 24 
Press Trust of India has reported that the CPI-Maoist has destroyed nearly 70 cellular phone towers during the last three years in six insurgency-affected States. Union Home Ministry officials said 20 towers were destroyed in Chhattisgarh where in 2008 alone 14 towers of both private and Government
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Press Trust of India has reported that the CPI-Maoist has destroyed nearly 70 cellular phone towers during the last three years in six insurgency-affected States. Union Home Ministry officials said 20 towers were destroyed in Chhattisgarh where in 2008 alone 14 towers of both private and Government networks were attacked. Jharkhand, which did not witness any attack on mobile towers till 2007, saw nine attacks in 2008. Attacks on telephone towers have also occurred in Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Maharashtra. 14 mobile phone towers were destroyed by the Maoists in Bihar in 2008. Consequently, the home ministry has reportedly offered to locate the towers in the premises of para-military forces stationed in the troubled Districts or in Police station campuses.
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August - 25 
Daily News Analysis reports that more than 25,000 paramilitary personnel will be deployed from November 2009 in the forests of three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested States - Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa -, to launch operation against the extremists. The troops will lay si
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Daily News Analysis reports that more than 25,000 paramilitary personnel will be deployed from November 2009 in the forests of three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested States - Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa -, to launch operation against the extremists. The troops will lay siege to about 7,000 square kilometres in the tri-junction between Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. It is from there that the Maoists freely move across seven States for attacks, and it is there that they mostly return for safety. Sources said around 12,000 of the personnel for deployment will be from Jammu and Kashmir. Another major chunk, of about 7,000, will come from Tripura and Mizoram, where they are already fighting insurgency. At present, the number of security personnel in the Maoist tri-junction is 25,000 while the total deployment in Maoist-infested states is 35,000. The 35,000 personnel cover an area of over 39,000 square kilometres. "The broad plan is to surround and secure the area slowly. The greatest difficulty personnel face is the vast stretch of area that has to be covered, but there is a lack of manpower," said an unnamed senior home ministry official. He said they suspect that most of the major Maoist attacks are planned in the forests of this region in the tri-junction. Apart from the Central Reserve Police Force, the Centre has roped in the Border Security Force and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police to secure the area.
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August - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has taken control of at least seven tiger reserves and forest officials are too scared to enter these and conduct a census, reports Daily News and Analysis. India has 38 tiger reserves and 1,411 tigers live in them. The fear of Maoists is making fores
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has taken control of at least seven tiger reserves and forest officials are too scared to enter these and conduct a census, reports Daily News and Analysis. India has 38 tiger reserves and 1,411 tigers live in them. The fear of Maoists is making forest officials slowly lose their grip on the reserves in the red corridor. A forest post was recently attacked by Maoists in the Simlipal tiger reserve in Orissa. The previous tiger census carried out in 2007 did not show any figures for three of these reserves because forest personnel have stopped entering them. The remaining four have 116 tigers but the Government is not able to take steps to protect them. "Earlier, we used to believe the presence of Maoists in jungles is good for tigers, but that is not so. It's because poachers enter these reserves with local help and hunt down tigers. All seven are low-density reserves," said an unnamed senior official in the environment ministry. "We are unable to protect wild animals because forest officials are too scared to go inside these jungles. They fear being attacked and this is not a good sign," said the official. The out-of-bounds reserves are Indravati in Chhattisgarh, Valmiki in Bihar, Manas in Assam, Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh, Buxa in West Bengal, Palamu in Jharkhand and Simlipal in Orissa. The ground situation is worse in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Assam where officials don't even know how many tigers still exist. Officials said since Indravati, Manas and Palamu don't have a census, the ministry has only stated that there are tigers in the reserves without giving their status. However, the Government has given more than INR 50 crore to the seven reserves in the past five years to protect the animals.
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August - 26 
An investigation into the geographical locations of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used for the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) led the Police to places in Pakistan, Russia, Kuwait and the United States, reports The Hindu. Five of the 10 locations traced are in Pak
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An investigation into the geographical locations of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used for the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) led the Police to places in Pakistan, Russia, Kuwait and the United States, reports The Hindu. Five of the 10 locations traced are in Pakistan, Crime Branch Cyber Cell inspector Mukund Pawar said in his testimony before the special sessions court in Mumbai on August 26. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) gave the Indian Police a list of 10 IP addresses. As per the charge sheet, it is from these addresses that the email id
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was accessed to make payments to CallPhonex, a US-based Internet communication service provider. Pawar said that he was tasked with finding the actual locations from where the IPs were accessed. Cyber Cell officials used the services of the website www.all-nettools.com to trace the physical addresses. “I downloaded the information available on the website in respect of the 10 addresses,” he said. Five IPs — 58.27.167.153, 118.107.140.138, 203.81.224.201, 203.81.224.202, and 203.81.224.203 — were traced to Pakistan, Pawar added.
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August - 31 
According to sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Maoists have destroyed nearly 70 mobile towers during the last three years in half-a-dozen States, including Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, Hindustan Times reported on August 31. MHA sources sai
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According to sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Maoists have destroyed nearly 70 mobile towers during the last three years in half-a-dozen States, including Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, Hindustan Times reported on August 31. MHA sources said Chhattisgarh reported the highest number (20) of towers destroyed during the last three years. In 2008 alone, 14 mobile towers of both private and Government networks were attacked there. Jharkhand, which did not see any attack on mobile towers till 2007, saw nine such attacks in 2008 that disrupted communication networks in several Naxal-hit areas. Mobile phone towers located in Bihar faced the wrath of the Naxalites who blew up 14 of them in 2008, as per figures available with the MHA. With mobile phones becoming increasingly popular during the last couple of years, 43 incidents of such attacks were reported in 2008 alone. Private mobile operators pegged the collective loss on one mobile tower in such attacks at INR 12 lakh. With Maoist attacks on communication installations increasing, mobile operators indicated that it would affect rollout and, in turn, hamper mobile penetration in rural areas.
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September - 14 
Riyaz Bhatkal, the elusive co-founder of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) outfit and one of the country’s most wanted terrorist for his alleged role in the bomb blasts in Jaipur, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi in 2008, is believed to have slipped out of India and found safe haven in Pakistan, reports Indi
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Riyaz Bhatkal, the elusive co-founder of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) outfit and one of the country’s most wanted terrorist for his alleged role in the bomb blasts in Jaipur, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi in 2008, is believed to have slipped out of India and found safe haven in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. Riyaz’s presence in Pakistan was discovered nearly two months ago when he called an associate in India, top security sources said. Phones of some of Riyaz’s associates in India were being monitored by central intelligence agencies and Riyaz’s call was detected and the location traced to Pakistan, they said. His identity was confirmed after voice samples with the agencies were matched with that of the voice on the call, they added. “The call from Pakistan was made around two months ago, and we worked on it for a while to confirm whether it was actually Riyaz Bhatkal’s voice. Samples of his voice from previous intercepts collected while he was still in the country were found to match with this call,” said an official. His elder brother Iqbal, another IM fugitive wanted in connection with the same terrorist attacks, is still at large within India. Riyaz is last known to have lived in India in Mangalore in Karnataka. Officials believe that shortly after May 13, 2008 Jaipur and July 26, 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts accused Qayamuddin Kapadia was arrested from Ujjain, Riyaz fled to Bangladesh and then reached Pakistan via Nepal.
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September - 15 
The Central Government is considering an amendment to the Land Acquisition Act to stop State Governments from acquiring land for private projects in the country’s 90 Districts worst hit by Naxal (left wing extremism) violence, according to South Asian Observer. Violent backlashes in Singur, Nandigra
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The Central Government is considering an amendment to the Land Acquisition Act to stop State Governments from acquiring land for private projects in the country’s 90 Districts worst hit by Naxal (left wing extremism) violence, according to South Asian Observer. Violent backlashes in Singur, Nandigram and Lalgarh areas of West Bengal since 2007 over land acquisition by the State Government for private sector projects apparently led to the change in Government thinking. An expert group, headed by Chief Secretary K. M. Chandrasekhar, made it clear that land in the Naxal-affected areas could be acquired by the Government only for public welfare and national security. “The proposals need to be further revised to minimise displacement of people and secure the rights of the displaced,” the group said in its report. Although most of Naxal-affected districts are tribal-dominated areas, the present law does not restrict the Government from acquiring land for private investment.
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September - 27 
With an aim to make State Police forces fully equipped to deal with growing challenges like terrorism and Naxalism (left wing extremism), the Centre has released INR 1,158 crore in the last fiscal, bulk of which was given to seven Naxalite affected and four insurgency prone States, reported Times o
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With an aim to make State Police forces fully equipped to deal with growing challenges like terrorism and Naxalism (left wing extremism), the Centre has released INR 1,158 crore in the last fiscal, bulk of which was given to seven Naxalite affected and four insurgency prone States, reported Times of India. Naxal affected Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and West Bengal were given INR 372.37 crore while militancy-infested Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur were given INR 255.42 crore during 2008-09 under the Modernisation of Police Force scheme. The highest – INR 109.65 crore - has been given to Jammu and Kashmir. INR 83.83 crore has been given to Andhra Pradesh, INR 75.86 to Maharashtra, INR 69.85 crore to Jharkhand, INR 68.11 crore to Assam, INR 41 crore to Bihar and INR 26.54 crore to Chhattisgarh. The Centre also released INR 42.54 crore to Orissa, INR 38.42 crore to Nagaland, INR 39.23 crore to Manipur and INR 32.18 crore to West Bengal. Under the Government's Modernisation of Police Force scheme, the Home Ministry gives financial assistance to State Governments for procurement of weapons, purchase of vehicles, construction of residential and non-residential buildings and procurement of security/ surveillance/ communication or forensic science equipments.
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September - 29 
The State Government has decided to deploy 203 Police officers of special rank in the Naxal (left wing extremist)-infested Districts of Mirzapur and Sonebhadra, reports PTI. "As many as 203 officers of special rank would be deployed in the Naxal belt of Mirzapur and Sonebhadra districts. Besides, si
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The State Government has decided to deploy 203 Police officers of special rank in the Naxal (left wing extremist)-infested Districts of Mirzapur and Sonebhadra, reports PTI. "As many as 203 officers of special rank would be deployed in the Naxal belt of Mirzapur and Sonebhadra districts. Besides, six companies of CRPF, 14 of PAC and about 2,500 police personnel would also be deployed in the Maoist-hit areas," Additional Director General (ADG) (Law and Order) Brij Lal told reporters.
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September - 30 
The Hindu reports that Pakistan’s investigation into the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) has concluded that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants carried out the assault, according to a media report in The New York Times, which also said some people in the Pakistan’s In
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The Hindu reports that Pakistan’s investigation into the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) has concluded that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants carried out the assault, according to a media report in The New York Times, which also said some people in the Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), knew about the plot but “closed their eyes.” Quoting a dossier compiled by Pakistani investigators, The New York Times reported that LeT recruits for the attack were vetted and trained in different parts of Pakistan including at well-established camps in Muzafarrabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and in Mansehra in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). “A core group, the 10 chosen for the Mumbai assault, was eventually moved to Karachi and its suburbs, where the real drilling began and where Pakistani investigators later retraced the plotters’ steps,” the report said. “The investigation concludes beyond any reasonable doubt that it was Lashkar militants who carried out the Mumbai attacks, preying on their victims in a train station, two five-star hotels, a cafe and a Jewish centre over three days starting last November 26,” the daily report added. Quoting a “highly placed” LeT militant, the English daily said that the Mumbai attackers were part of groups trained by former Pakistani military and intelligence officials at LeT camps. “Others had direct knowledge that retired Army and ISI officials trained Lashkar recruits as late as last year. Some people of the ISI knew about the plan and closed their eyes,” The New York Times quoted the militant as saying. Further, quoting the Indian and Pakistani dossiers on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the news paper beginning as early as May 2008, the group trained and planned brazenly while living in various neighbourhoods in and around Karachi. “They made scores of calls using cell phones, some with stolen numbers, starting in August. They set up voice lines over the Internet.” At one water sports shop, they bought inflatable boats, air pumps, life jackets and engines. One of their training camps, with five thatched rooms and a three-room house, was located near a creek, where they conducted water drills in the open. Working from Millat Town, a dusty, middle-class Karachi suburb on the eastern edge of the city, Sadiq organised the cadre. “Neighbours described him as quiet and pious, riding around the streets with his two young sons perched on his motorbike. The Pakistani dossier says he was a committed Lashkar militant.” the daily reports Using handwritten manuals, the recruits were trained how to use cell phones to keep in contact with their handlers during the attack. They pored over detailed maps of the Indian coastline, plotting the course they would take to Mumbai. They learned how to use global positioning devices, the report said.
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October - 4 
The Maoists have demanded release of their senior leaders, including Kobad Ghandy, as a condition for freeing the abducted intelligence official, local media reports said on October 4. Samarji, claiming to be ‘secretary’ of South Chhotanagpur Committee of Jharkhand, called local Hindi newspapers lat
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The Maoists have demanded release of their senior leaders, including Kobad Ghandy, as a condition for freeing the abducted intelligence official, local media reports said on October 4. Samarji, claiming to be ‘secretary’ of South Chhotanagpur Committee of Jharkhand, called local Hindi newspapers late in the night of October 3 and said, "The abducted Police official of the intelligence department is in our custody. He is safe. He will be released after the arrested leaders - Kobad Ghandy, Chhatradhar Mahto and Chandra Bhushan Yadav - are released." "Do not torture relatives of Kundan Pahan and other people otherwise we will abduct family members of government officials," he added. Police suspect the role of the Kundan Pahan group - active in the border areas of Ranchi, Khuti and Jamshedpur Districts - in the abduction of the intelligence official. As reported earlier, a group of four Maoists had abducted the Special Branch Inspector from Hembrom market in Khunti District on September 30.
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October - 11 
The Naxalites (left-wing extremists) have killed more than 2,600 people, including civilians, in the last three years, reports PTI. The highest number of incidents of violence has taken place in the four worst-affected States - Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa - where 2,212 people lost thei
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The Naxalites (left-wing extremists) have killed more than 2,600 people, including civilians, in the last three years, reports PTI. The highest number of incidents of violence has taken place in the four worst-affected States - Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa - where 2,212 people lost their lives from January 2006 to August 2009. "We have witnessed more than 5,800 incidents of Naxal violence across the country during the period forcing the Government to announce a new strategy to deal with the menace which is growing at an alarming pace in many States," an unnamed home ministry official said. In Chhattisgarh, 388 people were killed by the Naxalites in 715 incidents in 2006. While 369 lost their lives in 2007, another 242 were killed in 2008. In 2009 till August, about 180 people lost their lives in the State. 124 people were killed by Naxalites in 2006 in Jharkhand, 157 people in 2007 while another 207 lost their lives in 2008. In 2009 till August, about 150 people were killed by the Maoist insurgents.
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October - 12 
Indian Express reports that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) lost six times more personnel at the hands of Naxals (left wing extremists) in 2009 as compared to its casualties in other combat zones, including terror-hit Jammu and Kashmir or insurgency-affected North East. While the counter-Nax
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Indian Express reports that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) lost six times more personnel at the hands of Naxals (left wing extremists) in 2009 as compared to its casualties in other combat zones, including terror-hit Jammu and Kashmir or insurgency-affected North East. While the counter-Naxal task has claimed the lives of 46 CRPF personnel across 20 States till September, seven troops lost their lives in Jammu and Kashmir while one was killed in the North East. "The force lost a total of 54 men and officers across various theatres of duties but the Naxal-infested areas have resulted into the maximum loss of lives. The challenge is huge here," an unnamed CRPF officer said. According to a Union Home Ministry data, the CRPF troops also killed 52 Naxalites, 56 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and 45 insurgents in the North East, totalling 153. Various battalions of the force also recovered around 1,200 detonators, mostly form Naxal areas, while almost 60 litres of liquid explosives was recovered from Jammu and Kashmir. With the Government now going ahead for a major offensive against the Maoists, the regular battalions of the force are being supported with additional Combat battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) troops to "achieve operational successes and bring down casualties", the official added.
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October - 25 
The cases of abduction, particularly in the areas where the anti-talks faction of the NDFB is active, has become a cause of concern and such acts have also reportedly slowed down the progress of major schemes, including the construction of the East West Corridor project. According to reports availab
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The cases of abduction, particularly in the areas where the anti-talks faction of the NDFB is active, has become a cause of concern and such acts have also reportedly slowed down the progress of major schemes, including the construction of the East West Corridor project. According to reports available with the Police, more than 30 people, including officials of the National Highway Authority of India, Railways etc., were abducted by the NDFB in 2009, which affected implementation of the major projects. Sources said that all abduction cases were not being reported to Police and only the abduction of high profile persons came to light through the media. Official sources said militants belonging to the anti-talks faction normally use the forest belt along the border with Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to keep the abducted persons by taking advantage of the fact that there is very little presence of Security Forces in that area and there have been instances when the kidnapped persons were shifted to Bhutan or Arunachal Pradesh whenever any major offensive is launched by the Security Forces.
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October - 26 
Nagaland Post reports that the ‘military wing’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) in a press release stated that a huge quantity of sophisticated arms and explosives was procured by the outfit from an unnamed foreign country. The procured arms were reported to be mostly
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Nagaland Post reports that the ‘military wing’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) in a press release stated that a huge quantity of sophisticated arms and explosives was procured by the outfit from an unnamed foreign country. The procured arms were reported to be mostly the world-class A-Series, the latest version of the M16. The press release informed that the "highly-sophisticated" weapons were procured "chiefly to defend ourselves from the aggressors, standing in the way of Naga unification" and the "NSCN will not rest till Nagas are united". The release also said that the weapons would not be used for "destructive" but only for "defensive purposes".
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October - 26 
The prime suspect behind the beheading of Special Intelligence branch inspector Francis Induwar, Kundan Pahan, might be among the four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), cadres injured in an encounter near Jonha, about 35 kilometres from State capital Ranchi, reports ANI. "As per our info
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The prime suspect behind the beheading of Special Intelligence branch inspector Francis Induwar, Kundan Pahan, might be among the four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), cadres injured in an encounter near Jonha, about 35 kilometres from State capital Ranchi, reports ANI. "As per our information, Kundan Pahan is among the Maoists who were injured during the encounter that took place at Jonha near Angara yesterday," Senior Superintendent of Police, Praveen Kumar said on October 26. Pahan managed to escape, he said, adding he and his associates were trying to cross over borders when they were spotted. As many as four companies of paramilitary and police forces are scouring the forests of Ranchi and Khunti Districts to trace the injured or dead Maoists, Kumar added.
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October - 27 
US investigating agencies have neutralised a plot by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to use an American national for terrorist attacks in Denmark and India, Times of India reported. The man, identified as David Coleman Headley, was one of two suspects arrested early in October 2009 by FBI's
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US investigating agencies have neutralised a plot by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to use an American national for terrorist attacks in Denmark and India, Times of India reported. The man, identified as David Coleman Headley, was one of two suspects arrested early in October 2009 by FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport before he boarded a flight to Philadelphia, from where he was intending to travel to Pakistan to meet Pakistani terrorist handlers, including the fugitive Ilyas Kashmiri. Headley's partner in the terror plot, which included plans to attack the Danish newspaper that published cartoons of Prophet Mohammed, was a Pakistani-Canadian named Tahawwur Hussain Rana, also a resident of Chicago who was arrested by the FBI on October 18. According to the FBI affidavit filed in a Chicago court, Headley was in close contact with Ilyas Kashmiri and several unidentified leaders of LeT, two of whom are identified as "LeT member A" and "Individual A." He had visited Pakistan before to meet LeT handlers and was returning there ostensibly to finalize plans for strikes. "In July and August 2009, Headley exchanged a series of e-mails with LeT Member A, including an exchange in which Headley asked if the Denmark project was on hold, and whether a visit to India that LeT member A had asked him to undertake was for the purpose of surveilling targets for a new terrorist attack," the FBI said in its affidavit. "These e-mails reflect that LeT Member A was placing a higher priority on using Headley to assist in planning a new attack in India than on completing the planned attack in Denmark," it said. Although the affidavit named Kashmiri, it did not identify others involved in the plot, referring to them as LeT member A and Individual A. It said LeT member A "has substantial influence and responsibility within the organization" and his "identity is known to the government." "In July and August 2009, Headley exchanged a series of e-mails with LeT Member A, including an exchange in which Headley asked if the Denmark project was on hold, and whether a visit to India that LeT member A had asked him to undertake was for the purpose of surveilling targets for a new terrorist attack," the FBI said in its affidavit. Although the affidavit named Kashmiri, it did not identify others involved in the plot, referring to them as LeT member A and Individual A. It said LeT member A "has substantial influence and responsibility within the organization" and his "identity is known to the government."
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November - 3 
The Ahmedabad Police on November 3 submitted 66 charge-sheets filed in 20 cases lodged in connection with the serial blasts of July 26, 2008 which killed over 59 persons in the city, to a special court for trial, reports Times of India. These charge-sheets have been filed over the last one year. The
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The Ahmedabad Police on November 3 submitted 66 charge-sheets filed in 20 cases lodged in connection with the serial blasts of July 26, 2008 which killed over 59 persons in the city, to a special court for trial, reports Times of India. These charge-sheets have been filed over the last one year. The first charge-sheet was filed in November 2008 in the case pertaining to the Civil Hospital car bomb blast which claimed 37 lives. Till date, Police has filed charge-sheets against 62 accused persons, including Mufti Abdul Bashar Kasmi, Sajid Mansuri, Qayamuddin Kapadia and Mansoor Peerbhoy, all of whom were interrogated for a year. The accused belong to the Indian Mujahideen and all have links with the banned Students Islamic Movement in India (SIMI), the Police said. These suspected bombers were arrested from around 10 States across the country.
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November - 15 
The Government will for the first time use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to detect Maoist hideouts in the dense forests and hilly terrain and monitor the movement of the insurgents to help ground forces carry out precision attacks, reports Times of India. The UAVs, with in-built camera and well-eq
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The Government will for the first time use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to detect Maoist hideouts in the dense forests and hilly terrain and monitor the movement of the insurgents to help ground forces carry out precision attacks, reports Times of India. The UAVs, with in-built camera and well-equipped data and video link, will gather and record information which will be shared among Security Forces engaged in anti-Maoist operations, especially in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Trials of these UAVs, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), were recently conducted in Hisar and Delhi while more trials will be conducted in the forests of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand soon. "We are satisfied with the UAV trials in Hisar and Delhi. If we are satisfied with the next stage of trials, we will take the help of UAVs in our operations against Naxals,'' an unnamed Union Home Ministry official said. The UAVs also provide flexible surveillance and reconnaissance capability with external payload, including weapons capability. "Since Maoists keep changing their movements, deployment of UAVs will certainly be an advantage for security forces,'' the official added. The anti-Naxal plan also includes INR 7,300 crore package for undertaking developmental works in areas cleared off the left-wing extremists, the report added.
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November - 18 
Contrary to popular perception that the Maoists depend on looted weapons, it has come to light that each group of the left-wing extremists spends lakhs of rupees for buying weapons among other things, according to DNA. Recently seized records of the insurgents during operations carried out by centra
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Contrary to popular perception that the Maoists depend on looted weapons, it has come to light that each group of the left-wing extremists spends lakhs of rupees for buying weapons among other things, according to DNA. Recently seized records of the insurgents during operations carried out by central security agencies reveal that the Maoists who earn several lakhs of rupees annually through levy, extortion and threats have their own "corporate style" accounting system, central security agency officials said. The dalams or squads (which usually consist of about 20-40 cadre) give their tabled income and expenditure details on a half-yearly basis to the zonal command which is then forwarded to the next level. Expenditure details seized from one of the Maoist zonal commands show that INR 50,668 were spent on uniform, INR 60,100 on medicine, INR 2,79,00 on jail and court expenses, INR 21,200 for helping comrades and INR 44,500 for people's organisations and public programmes among others. The total expenditure for the six months as shown in the record was INR 9, 20,624 and the income under different heads was INR 24, 05,000. Sources said that expenditure on buying weapons is maintained separately. As per an entry made in a separate register dated February 13, 2007, INR 11, 05,000 were spent on buying 13 pieces of .315 rifle and INR 13,65,000 on seven pieces of 30.06 rifles. The entries are also made for various ammunitions and pistols and the total expenditure shown by the zonal command was INR 31, 71,250. The money came from the funds of sub-action committee and regional committee of the Maoists, officials said. As per official records, Maoists are using foreign-made arms, especially from China and the US, more frequently. Maoist groups in Bihar, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh use foreign small arms, including from China, as compared to States like West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh where the insurgents use local arms. It also states that Russian-made AK series guns are most popular among the Maoists. 92 AK-47's, 18 AK-56, Pakistan-made Pica guns and Israeli sniper guns have been recovered by the Security Forces during 2008.
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November - 30 
According to a report of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the SMAC would be established in all State capitals. Action was also being taken to strengthen the intelligence capabilities of the States by earmarking funds under the Modernisation of Police Force (MPF) scheme. Detailed guidelines
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According to a report of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the SMAC would be established in all State capitals. Action was also being taken to strengthen the intelligence capabilities of the States by earmarking funds under the Modernisation of Police Force (MPF) scheme. Detailed guidelines for the restructuring and strengthening of special branches and other intelligence units in the States were issued. Special sub-plans were under preparation in extremist-affected areas. Also, States were asked to submit proposals to strengthen the branches and units by providing equipment support and training facilities. The report said that INR 1.47 billion was sanctioned to establish secure online connectivity between various agencies connected to the MAC and SMAC. This was in addition to the scheme of INR 41.85 billion for modernising Central Para Military Forces (CPMF) to enhance their operational capabilities. Under this scheme, the forces would be equipped with latest weapons, surveillance and communication facilities and body-protection gear.
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November - 30 
In an attempt to demonstrate to residents of areas affected by Naxalite (left wing extremism) and militant activity that the Government is serious about bringing them into the “mainstream,” the Centre has allowed Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs) to fill an earmarked number of posts exclusively wi
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In an attempt to demonstrate to residents of areas affected by Naxalite (left wing extremism) and militant activity that the Government is serious about bringing them into the “mainstream,” the Centre has allowed Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs) to fill an earmarked number of posts exclusively with people from these areas, Indian Express reported on December 1. Following clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has initiated the process of filling up 6,507 posts of constables exclusively with candidates belonging to the 17 States currently affected by some form of Naxalism or militancy. These posts are in addition to the 9,493 posts of constables that the CISF plans to fill up, recruiting people from all over the country. Around 40 percent of the 16,000 constables CISF will recruit will be exclusively from Naxal or militancy-affected areas. Under the plan for Naxal-affected states, CISF will recruit 1,538 candidates from 16 affected Districts of Andhra Pradesh, another 977 from 14 Districts in Bihar, 666 candidates from 16 Districts in Jharkhand, 572 candidates from nine Districts in Orissa, 534 candidates from three Districts in West Bengal, 251 from eight Districts in Chhattisgarh, 169 from four Districts in Maharashtra, 95 from three Districts in Madhya Pradesh and 156 candidates from three Districts in Uttar Pradesh. Similarly, the recruitment plan for militancy-affected states envisages induction of 791 men from Assam, 339 men from Jammu and Kashmir, 126 from Tripura, 85 from Meghalaya, 68 from Manipur, 66 from Nagaland, 42 from Arunachal Pradesh and 32 from Mizoram. Officials said that besides employment, such a move also serves a strategic purpose since the recruits will be familiar with the terrain in these areas and will be an asset in fighting militancy.
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November - 30 
Nagaland Post quoting UNI sources reports that 14 youths were abducted from Ninu village under Wakka Circle of Tirap District in November 2009 by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), as part of its ongoing recruitment drive. However, according to another source, a local
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Nagaland Post quoting UNI sources reports that 14 youths were abducted from Ninu village under Wakka Circle of Tirap District in November 2009 by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), as part of its ongoing recruitment drive. However, according to another source, a local man of Ninu Village, suspected to be an NSCN-IM cadre, has reportedly recruited 16 youths from the village, besides two from Longsom, three from Bera and one from Konsa in the District, with a target to recruit 50 youths from Khonsa, Longding and Kanubari Circles. The report adds that the District administration is, however, not sure whether the youths had been abducted or they voluntarily joined the outfit. Moreover, they are also resorting to extortion and have employed some locals for the purpose, the sources claimed, adding these were violation of the cease-fire ground rules, the report said. Reports also mentioned that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) were conducting joint training for 30 newly recruited ULFA cadres in Mahadevpur, Pongchau and Bordumsa Circles of Lohit, Tirap and Changlang Districts to prepare for a possible Army crackdown in Assam and Nagaland.
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December - 2 
Over 170 Security Force (SF) personnel have lost their lives fighting Naxalites (left wing extremists) in six different States over the past six months, PTI reported. "A total of 176 Security Forces had to lose their lives in Naxalite attack during the last six months," Ajay Maken, Union Minister of
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Over 170 Security Force (SF) personnel have lost their lives fighting Naxalites (left wing extremists) in six different States over the past six months, PTI reported. "A total of 176 Security Forces had to lose their lives in Naxalite attack during the last six months," Ajay Maken, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs said in a written reply on in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on December 2. While 74 SF personnel were killed in Chhattisgarh, 34 died in Maharashtra, followed by 32 in Jharkhand, 20 in Orissa, nine in West Bengal and seven in Bihar. Giving details about the deaths, he said this data was of Naxalite attacks that happened between May 15 to November 23.
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December - 2 
The Security Forces on December 2 arrested three militants, including the former ‘financial chief’ of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), who had returned from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 2008 and evaded arrest several times since then, Daily Excelsior reported. Sirajuddin Mir, who
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The Security Forces on December 2 arrested three militants, including the former ‘financial chief’ of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), who had returned from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 2008 and evaded arrest several times since then, Daily Excelsior reported. Sirajuddin Mir, who went across the Line of Control in 1990, was arrested during a operation at the house of a slain JKLF ‘commander’ at Sunoorkalipora in the Budgam District, official sources said. "Police and Army had information that Mir might visit the residence of slain JKLF commander Haider on his anniversary today. He came trying to conceal his identity by wearing a monkey cap and wrapping himself in a blanket but was found out by the police personnel on cordon and arrested," they said. Mir, a resident of Karehama village in the Kunzer area of Baramulla District, was still active in militancy related activities and had not visited his home since returning from the other side of Kashmir in August 2008. A Range Officer in the Forest Department when he joined militancy in 1990, Mir, now believed to be around 70 years old, was the financial chief for JKLF at the peak of militancy and had stayed in PoK for more than 18 years.
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December - 4 
The official sources in BSF said that Rajkhowa, his wife Kaberi Kachari and two children, Raju Baruah, his wife and a child, wife and two children of ULFA Foreign Secretary Sasha Choudhury and one Raja Bora, who was the bodyguard of Rajkhowa, surrendered to the BSF and were handed over to the Assam
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The official sources in BSF said that Rajkhowa, his wife Kaberi Kachari and two children, Raju Baruah, his wife and a child, wife and two children of ULFA Foreign Secretary Sasha Choudhury and one Raja Bora, who was the bodyguard of Rajkhowa, surrendered to the BSF and were handed over to the Assam Police. Sources said that the ULFA members and their family members looked tired when they were brought to the city and "it seemed that they had to travel a long way", an official added. Security sources said that the ULFA chairman may face as many as nine cases under different sections of the IPC and the Arms Act as well as Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for waging war against the nation. He has specific cases against him in Jagiroad and Sivasagar. Raju Baruah has two cases lodged against him and the possibility of the police tracing out other cases against him during the course of investigations cannot be ruled out. Sources said that the wives of Rajkhowa and Sasha Choudhury were members of the ULFA and they are likely to face trial. However, it is yet to be ascertained whether Raju Baruah’s wife was a member of the militant outfit. Police sources informed that top security officials, including officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, questioned the arrested rebel leaders. The militant leaders are expected to be produced tomorrow.
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December - 9 
Intelligence agencies are working on inputs that Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants may be in Mumbai and Hyderabad to work on terror plots in these two cities, reports Times of India. The Indian Mujahideen (IM) and the Deccan Mujahideen (DM) have been on the local security agencies' ra
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Intelligence agencies are working on inputs that Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants may be in Mumbai and Hyderabad to work on terror plots in these two cities, reports Times of India. The Indian Mujahideen (IM) and the Deccan Mujahideen (DM) have been on the local security agencies' radar for some time, but this is the first time that the Bangladesh-based outfit has emerged as a possible player in Mumbai. The JMB, officials said, had been facing problems ever since the change of Government in Bangladesh. ''The Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League has shown much greater sensitivity to India's concerns than the previous Bangladesh Nationalist Party of Begum Khaleda Zia. Reports here indicate that the JMB is trying to expand operations to western and southern India because it is under intense pressure in its homeland,'' a senior Home department official said.
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December - 13 
Times of India reports that future terrorist attacks on India will focus on large-scale casualties and symbolic targets, according to the US think tank Research And Development (Rand) Corporation, which studied the 26/11 attacks and released a report called ‘The Lessons of Mumbai’. On February 3, Ti
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Times of India reports that future terrorist attacks on India will focus on large-scale casualties and symbolic targets, according to the US think tank Research And Development (Rand) Corporation, which studied the 26/11 attacks and released a report called ‘The Lessons of Mumbai’. On February 3, Times of India reported that Rand’s Brian Jenkins, who contributed to the report, gave testimony to the US Senate that India would continue to face a serious jihadi threat in the ‘‘foreseeable future’’. According to new details, the report by Rand, which works with US defence and intelligence, says, ‘‘The jihadis have stated, and the Mumbai attack demonstrates, the determination of the terrorists to seek high body counts, go after iconic targets and cause economic damage.’’ The report says this strategy of the terrorists is designed to ‘‘maximise the psychological impact of their attacks’’.
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December - 14 
In a new disclosure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said that the famous Somnath temple in Gujarat, Bollywood stars and Shiv Sena leaders in Mumbai were also the targets of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which was planning to carry out strikes with the help of two Chicago-based residents of P
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In a new disclosure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said that the famous Somnath temple in Gujarat, Bollywood stars and Shiv Sena leaders in Mumbai were also the targets of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which was planning to carry out strikes with the help of two Chicago-based residents of Pakistani origin, according to Times of India. These three possible LeT targets were revealed for the first time by the FBI in a footnote to the fresh evidence and chargesheet submitted by it against Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, the terror suspect whose bail plea hearing is scheduled for December 15 (today) in a Chicago court. Earlier, the Federal Bureau of Investigation had said that the National Defence College in New Delhi was on the hit list of LeT. "In the September 7, 2009 conversation, David Coleman Headley discussed four targets with Rana - Somnath (a temple in India) and Denmark, Bollywood (a reference to the Indian film industry) and Shiv Sena (a political party in India with roots in Hindu nationalism)," the FBI said in a foot note on page nine of the 10-page fresh affidavit. "In his post-arrest statement, Rana falsely claimed that these were references to potential business ventures. It is difficult to imagine why a person who praises the work of a designated terrorist group that attacks India would look at an Indian temple or a Hindu nationalist party as a business venture," the FBI noted. "It bears note that, as set out in the complaint, 'business' and 'investments' were code words used by Rana, David Coleman Headley (Pakistani-origin American terror suspect has been charged for plotting Mumbai terror attacks), "Pasha" (a retired Pakistani Army Brigadier) and others to describe terrorist plots," the FBI said. The FBI said in his September seven conversation with Headley, Rana discussed the National Defense College in India as a "target". "Headley added this target to their list of previously discussed targets, saying 'sorry not four, five,' and identified the 'defence college'. Rana responded, 'right, this is it, I knew already'," the investigating agency said. "Rana said he 'thought it is the target' using the English word 'target'. Headley explained that he would ask LeT Member A to 'do that first' (attack the Defence College). Rana responded affirmatively, 'in this matter, do the defence," the FBI said in the affidavit. "After Headley stated that 'we' would use LeT Member A to carry out the attack on the Defence College, Rana again offered praise for Let Member A and the terror outfit: 'they should be really commended. I appreciate them from my heart'," the FBI said.
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December - 14 
Pashtun-looking’ suicide bombers, trained by Taliban, have entered India and are positioned in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and a couple of cities in Gujarat to carry out Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) plan to launch a fresh wave of attacks in coming days, security agencies have said, according to Times of Ind
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Pashtun-looking’ suicide bombers, trained by Taliban, have entered India and are positioned in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and a couple of cities in Gujarat to carry out Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) plan to launch a fresh wave of attacks in coming days, security agencies have said, according to Times of India. Though the exact number of fidayeen who entered India is not yet clear, Indian agencies have come across inputs stating that suicide squads have already been in touch with their facilitators - who entered India as an advance party - for necessary logistics for the operations. An official said, “It is possible that one or two suicide bombers could be positioned in each of the cities, which are on terror radar. They have been trained by Taliban and pushed into India by LeT.” The suicide bombers’ targets include BARC, Trombay; Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Shiv Sena Bhavan in Mumbai; American consulate and sea port in Kolkata; Rashtiya Swayamsevak Sangathan (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur; National Defence College in Delhi, and some defence establishments and civilian targets in other cities including Ahmedabad. Indian agencies have got the inputs from FBI, which got the details from US-based terrorist David Coleman Headley during his interrogation. After being tipped off by FBI, the home ministry has now alerted Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi and Gujarat asking them to beef up security of all such installations and high-risk individuals - like Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray - and remain fully vigilant. The official said states had also been asked to keep watch on soft and potential targets and intensify patrolling, especially at airports, railway stations, bus terminus and hotels. He said the inputs also suggested that terrorists were ‘‘Pashtun-looking’’ and drawn from Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas. A few days before the terrorists’ entry, some of their ‘‘facilitators’’ had visited different cities for recce and to provide information, the official said.
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December - 15 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) manual that has helped Maoists accelerate their activities in Gadchiroli has been recovered, according to Times Now. After a subdued stint in Gadchiroli, the Maoists have resolved to recapture their turf in the eastern District of Maharashtra. Inductin
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) manual that has helped Maoists accelerate their activities in Gadchiroli has been recovered, according to Times Now. After a subdued stint in Gadchiroli, the Maoists have resolved to recapture their turf in the eastern District of Maharashtra. Inducting new militia, modernisng weaponry and much more is the new Maoist strategy to carry out red terror in Gadchiroli. The manual is prepared by Kosa alias Satynarayana Rao, ‘secretary’ of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) militant wing. This report, prepared late 2008, is an analysis of the Maoists decline in Gadchiroli. A future strategy, that's found resonance in attacks this year, including the gruesome encounter in Laheri that killed 17 policemen is mentioned in the report. The report also states reasons for an unsuccessful Maoist stint in Gadchiroli since 2003. According to Kosa's observations in the report, Gadchiroli has eluded Maoist attacks due to inadequate recruitment. The recommendations of the manual have now been taken very seriously. Three major attacks this year alone have massacred around 50 Policemen. Kosa's recommendations include, militia induction drives, classes for women in Upper Bastar based on new syllabus, formation of another revolutionary cell of locals and change from guerrilla warfare to mobile warfare. The Union Government's anti-Maoist operation 'Operation Green Hunt' is in its first stage. And Gadchiroli forms the first phase of this operation. Given this, Kosa's analysis could help the forces to beat the Maoists to their own game.
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December - 15 
The Naxalites (left-wing extremists) are trying to procure bullet-proof jackets for their senior leaders and are acquiring sufficient arms and ammunition as they prepare to fight the security forces, reports PTI. Official sources said they have inputs suggesting that the Naxals, who were earlier kno
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The Naxalites (left-wing extremists) are trying to procure bullet-proof jackets for their senior leaders and are acquiring sufficient arms and ammunition as they prepare to fight the security forces, reports PTI. Official sources said they have inputs suggesting that the Naxals, who were earlier known to use looted weapons, have slowly changed their strategy and are now even trying to procure bullet-proof jackets besides foreign weapons and high-end communication systems. This information first came to light with the arrest of officials a Delhi-based construction firm in July 2009. The arrests, made in a joint operation of the Delhi Police Special Cell and the Jharkhand Police, was affected after a consignment of high-end communication systems was seized at the Ranchi airport. Subsequent raids had led to discovery of bullet-proof jackets from a Jharkhand office of the particular firm.
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December - 15 
Times of India adds that the Naxals (left wing extremists) are concentrating at the grassroots level as well as strengthening their military wing for giving an added edge to their already potent striking powers. At least 10 area dalams (squads) have been formed by the Naxals in Gadchiroli itself. Th
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Times of India adds that the Naxals (left wing extremists) are concentrating at the grassroots level as well as strengthening their military wing for giving an added edge to their already potent striking powers. At least 10 area dalams (squads) have been formed by the Naxals in Gadchiroli itself. This is to ensure that their mass base remains strong in the face of incisive onslaughts by the Security Forces. The area dalams have received training in deep forest camps with the active support of the villagers on the either side of the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border. Apart from the other routine work of recruitment and intelligence gathering, these area dalam members have been specially trained in planting explosives and triggering blasts. A recent blast at Chichoda near Fulbodi Gatta village in the Dhanora tehsil (revenue division) of Gadchiroli District that left three cops injured was the successful outcome of the experiment. The patrolling Police party was also fired at but there was no casualty. Sources also claimed that Naxals, which have already proved better tacticians than the cops, have planned to counter the newly-designed counter offensive against them by turning the District into a virtual minefield rather than trying to clash with the 18 Central Paramilitary Forces with their extra fire powers. Sources revealed that the Naxals were already making their plans even before the paramilitary companies landed in Gadchiroli after the State elections in October. Naxals, which too has a potent intelligence wing, is learnt to have devoted their energies in building a stronger organizations at village levels. With a view to keep their mass bases intact, the Naxals focused on building as many area dalams as possible in different parts of the District. Their plan was to make Gadchiroli a liberated zone through establishing Janatana sarkars or their forms of Peoples' Government, like what they claimed to have done at Abujmadh. According to a local source, the Naxals have been fast forming smaller groups, comprising 10-15 members, for area dalams to conduct meetings in villages. These groups fan anti-Government sentiments, appeal villages to join the movement and cultivate hatred against Security Forces. "These area dalams are effective in giving shape to bigger sabotage attacks by combing their strengths, laying traps for cops or working as support with their military wings during encounter like removing the bodies of their cadres, distract the cops while fighting and also delaying the reinforcements," said an unnamed Policeman.
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December - 17 
Arrested leaders of the ULFA confessed that the outfit received “benefits” from political parties mostly in forms of money, particularly during elections, highly placed security sources said, reports Assam Tribune. Sources said that the ULFA leaders, including the ‘chairman’, did not divulge the nam
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Arrested leaders of the ULFA confessed that the outfit received “benefits” from political parties mostly in forms of money, particularly during elections, highly placed security sources said, reports Assam Tribune. Sources said that the ULFA leaders, including the ‘chairman’, did not divulge the name of any political leader who paid money to the outfit. Sources mentioned that the ULFA was involved in selling arms and ammunition to different militant groups of the region, including All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), etc. The outfit, over the years, managed to establish very good contacts with the clandestine arms dealers of South East Asian countries and also received Programmable Time Device (PTD) switches from Pakistan. The outfit still has a good stock of PTD switches and the potential to trigger off explosions, sources said. However, seizures of a large number of weapons of the ULFA in 2004 and 2007 in Bangladesh severely affected the outfit, sources added.
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December - 18 
With Jharkhand assembly polls coming to an end on December 18, the Union Government is set to send an additional 17,000 paramilitary personnel to States to step up their anti-Naxalite (left wing extremism) operations under its plan of a “major offensive” against the Naxalites in all affected States,
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With Jharkhand assembly polls coming to an end on December 18, the Union Government is set to send an additional 17,000 paramilitary personnel to States to step up their anti-Naxalite (left wing extremism) operations under its plan of a “major offensive” against the Naxalites in all affected States, reports Times of India. Though the operation is underway in Chhattisgarh, the idea is to extend it simultaneously at the junctions and tri-junctions of the affected states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Maharashtra. A senior home ministry official said the States already had 58,000 paramilitary personnel — drawn from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force, Indo Tibetan Border Police, Sahastra Seema Bal and Combat Battalion for Resolute Action— at their command. The additional deployment would increase the strength of central forces for the anti-Naxalite operation to nearly 75,000. Stating that there is nothing called a “Green Hunt” as such, which could have possibly been coined by some State Police for some local operation, the official said the home ministry was already on track to pursue its plan of a “major offensive” against the Naxalites. The Jharkhand polls, which saw the deployment of nearly 40,000 paramilitary personnel, made the Union Government postpone the simultaneous operation for a couple of months, but there was hardly any period when the forces were not after Naxals in one or the other affected State, he added. “Operations are supposed to be launched secretly so that the forces can catch the ultras off guard. We are on the job and we will expand the area of operation gradually,” said a senior CRPF official, adding its a “long haul”.
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December - 22 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have apparently been shifting base from their strongholds in Lalgarh and Belpahari in the last two months, with killings and violence increasingly taking place in Jhargram subdivision, 40 kilometers away in the West Midnapore District, reports PTI. Po
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have apparently been shifting base from their strongholds in Lalgarh and Belpahari in the last two months, with killings and violence increasingly taking place in Jhargram subdivision, 40 kilometers away in the West Midnapore District, reports PTI. Police sources attribute this to the strong Security Force (SF) presence in Belpahari and Lalgarh. There are seven camps of the joint SFs in the Lalgarh and nine in Belpahari while there are only three camps in Jhargram and one in Jamboni. Quoting statistics, the sources said, that around 50 Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) local leaders and supporters were killed around Jhargram in the last two months, while there was no casualty in Lalgarh, considered a Maoist stronghold and which had been wrested by the joint forces earlier 2009. "As there are many camps of the joint forces in and around Belpahari and Lalgarh, Maoists are not able to operate there and are shifting to areas around Jhargram," an unnamed senior Police officer said. Asked why Jhargram, the officer said Jhargram's proximity to Jharkhand was one of the main reasons, adding, "Maoist can slip away into Jharkhand easily after committing a crime and it involves time and legal problems for the West Bengal Police to follow them across the border."
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December - 23 
PTI on December 23 reports that cross border infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir is on the rise with militants making 433 such attempts in 2009, nearly 90 more than in 2008. As many as 106 militants infiltrated during these bids in 2009. "A total of 433 infiltration attempts were made by the militan
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PTI on December 23 reports that cross border infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir is on the rise with militants making 433 such attempts in 2009, nearly 90 more than in 2008. As many as 106 militants infiltrated during these bids in 2009. "A total of 433 infiltration attempts were made by the militants along the Line of Control and International Border in Jammu and Kashmir in 2009," a senior Police officer said. Admitting that there has been a surge in infiltration, the Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir, Kuldeep Khoda, told PTI that measures have been taken by Security Forces to foil these bids and said it is a matter area of concern at a time when violence has gone down in the State.
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December - 25 
The Border Security Force said that 32 militants and 42 linkmen of different militant groups were arrested during border patrolling and counter-insurgency operations, while ten others laid down arms along India-Bangladesh border in Assam and Meghalaya in 2009, according to Assam Tribune. The report
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The Border Security Force said that 32 militants and 42 linkmen of different militant groups were arrested during border patrolling and counter-insurgency operations, while ten others laid down arms along India-Bangladesh border in Assam and Meghalaya in 2009, according to Assam Tribune. The report adds that altogether 479 infiltrators were arrested while nine persons were killed, due to firing by forces along the border between January and December 22, 2009.
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December - 27 
As per the figures by Police department 235 persons fell victim to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence between January and November 2009, reports PTI. They include 99 Policemen, two under cover Police, 11 Government officials, 21 Special Police Officers and 102 commoners.
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As per the figures by Police department 235 persons fell victim to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence between January and November 2009, reports PTI. They include 99 Policemen, two under cover Police, 11 Government officials, 21 Special Police Officers and 102 commoners.
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December - 28 
Coming down heavily on the hotel managements for ignoring specific security warnings, a Government-appointed probe panel set up after the 26/11 terror strikes has said that the lack of Police presence outside the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels allowed heavily-armed Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terr
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Coming down heavily on the hotel managements for ignoring specific security warnings, a Government-appointed probe panel set up after the 26/11 terror strikes has said that the lack of Police presence outside the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels allowed heavily-armed Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists to walk in rather smoothly, reports Times of India. The two hotels and the Leopold Cafe - the worst-hit sites during the multiple terrorist attack last year - in south Mumbai were ill-prepared to thwart the attack despite their managements being informed about specific intelligence warnings that the LeT was planning to target them, says the report of the R.D. Pradhan probe committee. The three sites were specifically named in different intelligence tip-offs, the panel found during its investigations. The hotel managements ignored the warnings and didn't take proper security measures as advised by the Police, it says.
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December - 30 
Assam Tribune quoting security sources reports that more than 200 militants were killed by Army, Police and Central Paramilitary Forces, while more than 1600 others were arrested in 2009. During the year, around 450 militants surrendered with about 800 weapons. The Security Forces (SFs) achieved con
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Assam Tribune quoting security sources reports that more than 200 militants were killed by Army, Police and Central Paramilitary Forces, while more than 1600 others were arrested in 2009. During the year, around 450 militants surrendered with about 800 weapons. The Security Forces (SFs) achieved considerable success in June and July, particularly in the operations against the anti-talk faction of the NDFB as more than 40 cadres of the outfit were shot dead during the two months. Sources said that the improved coordination and intelligence sharing between the SFs engaged in the counter-insurgency operations is one of the main reasons for the success of the operations.
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December - 31 
Telegraph reports that the Government would consider providing safe passage to the ULFA cadres if their jailed leaders agree to start a dialogue. “If they agree to hold discussions with the government, we will consider allowing safe passage. This has been decided,” a source said, adding, there has,
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Telegraph reports that the Government would consider providing safe passage to the ULFA cadres if their jailed leaders agree to start a dialogue. “If they agree to hold discussions with the government, we will consider allowing safe passage. This has been decided,” a source said, adding, there has, however, to be a formal communication from the leadership. “They must write stating they are willing and ready for talks,” the source said. “They have to come home by shunning the path of violence,” the source mentioned.
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