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Left Wing Extremist (LWE) Data

Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Gurudas Kamat in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on March 16, 2011 gave the following details about Left Wing Extremist (LWE) violence:

During 2010 Left Wing Extremist (LWE) violence was reported from 96 districts in 11 States. Left Wing Extremism is primarily a law and order problem, but it has socio-economic dimensions too. The Naxalites operate in the vacuum created by absence of administrative institutions, espouse local demands and take advantage of the disenchantment among the exploited population and offer an alternative system of governance which promises emancipation from the clutches of "exploiter class" through an "armed struggle." Naxalites also terrorise local people and have no compunction in terrorizing / killing people, including tribals, who they feel do not subscribe to their views.

The State-wise, year-wise incidents of Naxal violence during 2008, 2009 and 2010, till date and deaths of civilians and security forces are as under:

State
2008
2009
2010
2011((Till March, 7)

 

Incidents
Civilians killed
Security Forces killed
Incidents
Civilians killed
Security Forces killed
Incidents
Civilians killed
Security Forces killed
Incidents
Civilians killed
Security Forces killed

Andhra Pradesh

92
45
1
66
18
0
100
24
0
5
2
0

Bihar

164
52
21
232
47
25
307
72
25
60
5
1

Chhattisgarh

620
157
85
529
163
127
625
171
172
85
19
4

Jharkhand

484
169
38
742
140
68
501
132
25
94
19
3
Maharashtra 68 17 5 154 41 52 94 35 10 11 0 0
Madhya Pradesh 7 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 1 - 0 0
Orissa 103 28 73 266 36 31 218 62 17 35 4 2
Uttar Pradesh 4 0 0 8 2 0 6 1 0 - 0 0
West Bengal 35 19 7 255 144 14 350 221 35 45 21 0
Others 14 3 1 5 0 0 4 0 0 - 0 0
Total 1591 490 231 2258 591 317 2212 718 285 335 70 10

 

 

Source: Press Information Bureau of India, Government of India.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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