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December - 1 
A ‘poster war’ broke out on the first day of People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week at Pottangi in Koraput District, reports New Indian Express on December 2. Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) banners we
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A ‘poster war’ broke out on the first day of People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week at Pottangi in Koraput District, reports New Indian Express on December 2. Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) banners were placed at Kartulpeta village within Bandhugaon Police limits and anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] posters were seen at several places in Pottangi. According to the report, CPI-Maoist posters pasted by its Srikakulam-Koraput Division Committee (SKDC) protested against leasing out bauxite mining to corporate house by ignoring the rights of tribal people and urged locals to fight for land rights and invited local youths to join their movement with their posters. However, anti-CPI-Maoist posters highlighted Naxals as barrier to development works and killers of innocent people. This was the first time anti-Naxal posters were seen in Pottangi. No one has claimed responsibility for putting up the anti-Naxal posters.
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December - 1 
A joint team of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh forces and Para-Military personnel are conducting a major anti- Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation in Burha Pahar, located in Garhwa District of Jharkhand bordering Chhattisgarh to ta
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A joint team of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh forces and Para-Military personnel are conducting a major anti- Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation in Burha Pahar, located in Garhwa District of Jharkhand bordering Chhattisgarh to target and root out top Maoist commanders reports Hindustan Times on December 2. The Jharkhand Government has directed the local administration to evacuate Burha Pahar village, witnessing repeated bombardments following the heavy offensive over a month by the Security Forces (SF)’s.Jharkhand Chief Secretary (CS) Rajbala Verma and Director General of Police (DGP) DK Pandey held a review meeting in Garhwa on December 2 to discuss strategies for the offensive, besides deliberating on the development projects the government is planning for the area. Jharkhand Government wants to liberate Burha Pahar from CPI-Maoists by December end. Jharkhand DGP DK Pandey warned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) commander Arvindji, who is reportedly holed up in Burha Pahar, to surrender or be ready to face bullets.
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An Additional District and Sessions Court in Jaipur (Rajasthan) announced on November 30 convictions of eight Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including three Pakistan nationals, for their involvement in terrorist activities in India, reports Th
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An Additional District and Sessions Court in Jaipur (Rajasthan) announced on November 30 convictions of eight Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including three Pakistan nationals, for their involvement in terrorist activities in India, reports The Tribune on December 2. The convicted Pakistani nationals identified as Asgar Ali, Shahid Iqbal and Shakkar Ulla had been lodged in various jails in Rajasthan and Punjab during their trial. The other convicted members were identified as Babu alias Niharchand Ali, Hafeez Abdul Masjid, Pawan Puri alias Raja, Arun Jain and Kabil. Reportedly, all were acting on the instructions of Walid alias Vicky, an LeT ‘commander’ based in Pakistan. The quantum of punishment will be announced on December 4, says the report.
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Assam Rifles (AR) apprehended two cadres of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) from Mullong village in Changlang district on December 1, reportsNagaland Post. The arrested cadres have been identified as ‘private’ Mohonong
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Assam Rifles (AR) apprehended two cadres of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) from Mullong village in Changlang district on December 1, reportsNagaland Post. The arrested cadres have been identified as ‘private’ Mohonong Tikhak and ‘private’ Ronong Tikhak. A pistol along with live ammunition was recovered from the two along with other incriminating possessions.
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Defence Minister (DM), Nirmala Sitharaman, on December 1, said that people of Kashmir have completely rejected terrorism as she declared that there will be no let up in “anti-militancy operations” in the Valley and the terrorists, who don
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Defence Minister (DM), Nirmala Sitharaman, on December 1, said that people of Kashmir have completely rejected terrorism as she declared that there will be no let up in “anti-militancy operations” in the Valley and the terrorists, who don’t surrender, “will be identified, targeted and eliminated” by the Security Forces (SFs), reports Daily Excelsior. At the same time, she said, there will be a lenient approach towards the militants, who want to surrender and join the national mainstream. She also charged that Pakistan hasn’t stopped “entertaining and facilitating” terrorism and even the “non-state actors” continued to create trouble by preparing militants and pushing them to this side to create trouble. “The people of Kashmir have completely rejected terrorism. For this, they had to sacrifice a lot. The “anti-militancy operations” disturbed their (the people’s) day-to-day routine. Braving all-odds, the people cooperated,” Sitharaman said in an interview to a national news channel coinciding with elimination of 200 militants in Kashmir this year, the feat which was achieved yesterday (December 1). Congratulating various security agencies for massive successes against militants, the Defence Minister also had a word of warning for Pakistan and said “Pakistan has not stopped entertaining or facilitating terrorism. Looking the other way even as non-state actors are fanning trouble, we have repeatedly questioned them long before and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been saying that the perpetrators of Mumbai attack have to be brought to trial”.
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Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) cadres belonging to JJMP (Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), slapped a forester of East Garu Range, was on his duty supervising an upcoming multipurpose tow
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Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) cadres belonging to JJMP (Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), slapped a forester of East Garu Range, was on his duty supervising an upcoming multipurpose tower there, on December 1 evening, in Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) under Garu Block (administrative unit) in Latehar District, reports The Pioneer. Sources said about two dozen JJMP cadres reached the work site of the tower and then on identifying the forester, S Pathak, there, they slapped him as a token of warning not to continue the construction of the tower. Sources said the JJMP cadres forbade the forester quite threateningly. The JJMP cadres demanded that prior to the construction of this tower permission from JJMP ought to have been taken. The JJMP rebels handed down one contact number asking people at the construction site to speak to one of them on cell phone. Sources said the JJMP is all for extraction of levy.
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Meanwhile, a permanent ‘camp building’ constructed by CPI-Maoist at Totuguda is likely to be inaugurated on December 2, reports OdishaTV on December 2.
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Meanwhile, a permanent ‘camp building’ constructed by CPI-Maoist at Totuguda is likely to be inaugurated on December 2, reports OdishaTV on December 2.
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Police arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant in Handwara area of Kupwara District on December 1, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that Affaq Ahmad Bhat alias Abu Huraira, a resident of Panditpura, was arrested by Handwara Polic
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Police arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant in Handwara area of Kupwara District on December 1, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that Affaq Ahmad Bhat alias Abu Huraira, a resident of Panditpura, was arrested by Handwara Police after it acted on specific information about his presence in the village. Police said that Bhat was involved in providing logistic support to militant Abu Maaz of the LeT. “Handwara police has also busted two hideouts maintained by the said OGW Affaq,” said Police. “Huge cache of ammunition including one pistol, two pistol magazines, 11 pistol rounds, two wireless sets, one YSMS [pairing of smartphones with radio sets to send out short SMSs] set, four mobile sets, one UBGL [Under Barrel Grenade Launcher] thrower, one UBGL grenade, two AK magazines, 105 AK rounds, two compass, one Binocular, one Wire cutter, five battery chargers, 48 batteries, first aid (Made in Pakistan), medicines /cotton bandage, two cooking flames, one perfume, two maps, one jacket, two bags and cosmetics etc were recovered from the hideouts”, Police said.
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Posters of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) appealing locals to join the Maoist movement were found at Barabandha hilly road under M Rampur Block (administrative unit) in Kalahandi District on December 1, reports Kalingatv.com.
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Posters of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) appealing locals to join the Maoist movement were found at Barabandha hilly road under M Rampur Block (administrative unit) in Kalahandi District on December 1, reports Kalingatv.com. The CPI-Maoist posters put up on roadside trees as well as guard walls gave a call for fight against the encroachment of forest and land of tribal people by outsiders and condemned the killing of CPI-Maoist cadre Rupa in Police encounter in the District in November. CPI-Maoist is observing the ‘People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week’ from December 2-8 to mark its foundation day.
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President Ram Nath Kovind during the part of his one day visit to Nagaland said that the State was on the verge of making history after years of insurgency, reports The Telegraph. "After years of conflict, there is hope. Aspirations should
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President Ram Nath Kovind during the part of his one day visit to Nagaland said that the State was on the verge of making history after years of insurgency, reports The Telegraph. "After years of conflict, there is hope. Aspirations should be met soon. I am confident that a final agreement will be reached soon," Kovind said while inaugurating the 18th edition of the Hornbill Festival at Kisama, the Naga heritage village, in the morning. He, however, refrained from announcing a time frame for the final solution.
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Separately, CPI-Maoist posters also surfaced in Mahupadar and Kalimela areas of Malkangiri District on December 1, reports OdishaTV. The bus services in eight routes in Rayagada, Kandhamal and other few pockets in Malkangiri District were s
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Separately, CPI-Maoist posters also surfaced in Mahupadar and Kalimela areas of Malkangiri District on December 1, reports OdishaTV. The bus services in eight routes in Rayagada, Kandhamal and other few pockets in Malkangiri District were suspended as a precautionary measure.
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Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Sochi, Russia, on December 1, India’s Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj stated that terrorism must not associated with any religion, nationality or an ethnic group, it i
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Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Sochi, Russia, on December 1, India’s Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj stated that terrorism must not associated with any religion, nationality or an ethnic group, it is a sin against the humanity at large, reports The Times of India. She emphasised on improved mechanism of intelligence sharing among the SCO’s member countries to surface the way for cooperation and trust, reports The Times of India. India urged all the member countries to enhance the intelligence sharing, law enforcement, mutual legal assistance, extradition agreements and other measures to counter the threat of terrorism, said Sushma Swaraj.
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The Adivasi National Convention (ANC) on December 1 announced a fresh agitation to demand Scheduled Tribe (ST) status in Assam, beginning with a seven-hour rail blockade on December 19 when the winter session of Parliament begins, reports The Te
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The Adivasi National Convention (ANC) on December 1 announced a fresh agitation to demand Scheduled Tribe (ST) status in Assam, beginning with a seven-hour rail blockade on December 19 when the winter session of Parliament begins, reports The Telegraph. The convention is an umbrella body of 17 Adivasi organisations, including five militant groups in ceasefire. The secretary of the convention, Birsing Munda, told The Telegraph on Saturday that its members would block tracks in Kokrajhar, Mazbat in Darrang, Rangapara in Biswanath and Bokajan in Golaghat districts from 6am to 1pm as part of their agitation. They demanded that the number of designated camps for members of the militant groups be increased from five which are not sufficient for more than 1,200 cadres. The organisations also demanded an increase in their monthly stipend of INR 3,000.
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh, on December 1, said the Security Forces (SFs) have eliminated over 200 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir this year, reports The Times of India. UHM Singh further said, "What has happened to our neighbo
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh, on December 1, said the Security Forces (SFs) have eliminated over 200 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir this year, reports The Times of India. UHM Singh further said, "What has happened to our neighbouring country Pakistan...Every day they are doing some mischief or the other, but you would have seen that the morale of our security forces is high, they are ferreting out and eliminating two, four, five, six or seven terrorists every day. The month of December is yet to pass, but we have already gotten rid of more than 200 terrorists (during 2017)." UHM Singh made the remark at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in Mahudha town in Kheda District of Gujarat.
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December - 2 
A convoy of Assam Rifles (AR) troopers, who were on their way to conduct a free medical camp, were attacked by unidentified militant group by exploding three Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) sat Konkan village in Kamjong district on December 2, rep
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A convoy of Assam Rifles (AR) troopers, who were on their way to conduct a free medical camp, were attacked by unidentified militant group by exploding three Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) sat Konkan village in Kamjong district on December 2, reports Epao. No casualty was reported during the ambush.
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December - 2 
A Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant, ‘West Khasi Hills district commander’ David Ch. Marak, surrendered before the Border Security Force (BSF) at Tura in West Garo Hills on December 2, reports The Telegraph.
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A Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant, ‘West Khasi Hills district commander’ David Ch. Marak, surrendered before the Border Security Force (BSF) at Tura in West Garo Hills on December 2, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 2 
CPI-Maoistsdescribed Security Force (SF)’s offensive, which started on October 29 as a conspiracy to displace locals from their jal, jungle and zameen (water, forest and land) without resistance and paving way for construction of pending Kutku
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CPI-Maoistsdescribed Security Force (SF)’s offensive, which started on October 29 as a conspiracy to displace locals from their jal, jungle and zameen (water, forest and land) without resistance and paving way for construction of pending Kutku Dam, according to statement released by CPI-Maoist spokesperson for Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJ-SAC), Gopal on December 2 in Palamu District. SFs used light Bofors-like long-range heavy artillery gun to shell the area for four days from October 23 and put the blame on us, added Gopal
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December - 2 
Further, clashes erupted at Trichal village in Pulwama District on December 2 after ‘youth’ pelted stones on the SFs near Naira village where a cordon-and-search-operation was launched in the morning of December 2, reports Daily Exce
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Further, clashes erupted at Trichal village in Pulwama District on December 2 after ‘youth’ pelted stones on the SFs near Naira village where a cordon-and-search-operation was launched in the morning of December 2, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said that ‘youth’ took to streets and pelted stones on the vehicles carrying SFs near Naira village. SFs, however, conducted searches in the village but no militants were found as sources said they had fled before the operation was launched.
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December - 2 
Meanwhile, 768 roads of 1760 kilometers will be constructed in Jharkhand in five years as part of special plan for construction of roads in Naxal –affected states. The construction of roads under the Prime Minister Rural Road Scheme (
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Meanwhile, 768 roads of 1760 kilometers will be constructed in Jharkhand in five years as part of special plan for construction of roads in Naxal –affected states. The construction of roads under the Prime Minister Rural Road Scheme (PMGSY) increased to 130-135 kilometers from 75-80 kilometers built daily, said Minister of State for Rural Development Ramkripal Yadav on December 2, reports Bhaskar News
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December - 2 
Militants hurled a grenade towards Police Station Baramulla (Baramulla District) in the evening of December 2, reports Daily Excelsior. However, it missed the intended target and exploded on road. A policeman, who was performing his duty a
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Militants hurled a grenade towards Police Station Baramulla (Baramulla District) in the evening of December 2, reports Daily Excelsior. However, it missed the intended target and exploded on road. A policeman, who was performing his duty as Sentry on the entrance of police station, opened fire in air. However, no one was injured.
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December - 2 
Militants in the night of December 2 shot at and injured an apple trader, Mukhtar Ahmad Bhat, outside his residence at Keegam in Shopian District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Militants in the night of December 2 shot at and injured an apple trader, Mukhtar Ahmad Bhat, outside his residence at Keegam in Shopian District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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December - 2 
On December 2, SFs also conducted searches at Arigam village of Tral in Pulwama District after reports of presence of militants, Daily Excelsior reports. House to house searches were conducted but the operation was later called off as, sour
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On December 2, SFs also conducted searches at Arigam village of Tral in Pulwama District after reports of presence of militants, Daily Excelsior reports. House to house searches were conducted but the operation was later called off as, sources said, militant had fled the village before the operation was launched.
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December - 2 
Rajasthan Police’s Special Operation Group (SOG) arrested one Rajiv Sheikh (20 years-old) of Mursheedabad (West Bengal) with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 190,000 in the denomination of INR 2,000, on December 2, reports by Th
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Rajasthan Police’s Special Operation Group (SOG) arrested one Rajiv Sheikh (20 years-old) of Mursheedabad (West Bengal) with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 190,000 in the denomination of INR 2,000, on December 2, reports by The Times of India. The investigators were probing if Rajiv Sheikh is a native of West Bengal or Bangladesh. "The quality of these currency notes is good and they also have series under increasing order. Only a few things can prove that they are FICN. Such currency notes were manufactured in Bangladesh factories while we were on the job of seizing FICN in the denomination of older currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000.”, said the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of SOG, Karan Sharma.
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December - 2 
Security Forces recovered a cache of explosives, including mortar bombs and detonators, from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dump in the forests of Kanker District on December 2, reports The Hindu. The recovery was made at the dum
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Security Forces recovered a cache of explosives, including mortar bombs and detonators, from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dump in the forests of Kanker District on December 2, reports The Hindu. The recovery was made at the dump located between Manhakal and Hethle villages under the Durgkondal Police Station limits by a joint team of the Border Security Force and District Force, Kanker Superintendent of Police K.L. Dhruv said.
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December - 2 
Separately, Security Forces (SFs) on December 2 launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) at Rathsuna village in Budgam District after reports about presence of militants in the village, reports Daily Excelsior. The operation was launched around
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Separately, Security Forces (SFs) on December 2 launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) at Rathsuna village in Budgam District after reports about presence of militants in the village, reports Daily Excelsior. The operation was launched around 3.40 pm but was called off after no militants were found in the village.
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December - 2 
The Centre has told the State Governments to strengthen their own Police machinery in terms of number of personnel as well as modernisation to reduce dependence on Central Para Military Forces (CPMF) in Left-wing extremism (LWE)-affected areas, North
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The Centre has told the State Governments to strengthen their own Police machinery in terms of number of personnel as well as modernisation to reduce dependence on Central Para Military Forces (CPMF) in Left-wing extremism (LWE)-affected areas, North-East, Jammu and Kashmir and in eventualities related to terrorism, reports The Indian Express on December 3. An unnamed senior official said, “The Centre feels that there is a limitation to the efficacy of Central Paramilitary Forces in these areas and as such the state forces need to take the lead role in tackling these problems.” The issue has been under discussion in the various State-Centre meetings that have taken place from May this year and a definite plan is likely to be finalised in a meeting later this month in Delhi, according to the official. “The Centre has offered Rs 25,000 crore for the project to modernise State forces and to augment their numerical strengths,” he said.
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December - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has picked up a man from his house in ward number one at Sareya in Gopalganj district, suspecting him to be a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, reports The Telegraph on December 3. His name surfaced du
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has picked up a man from his house in ward number one at Sareya in Gopalganj district, suspecting him to be a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, reports The Telegraph on December 3. His name surfaced during interrogation of alleged LeT operative Abdul Nayeem Sheikh, who was arrested from Varanasi in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh last week. Nayeem Sheikh reportedly told interrogators he had close links to a political activist in Gopalganj.
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December - 2 
Unidentified armed Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] killed Bhaiya Ram Munda (38), a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and injured three others including the wife, mother and brother at Bagma village under Murhu Police Station ar
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Unidentified armed Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] killed Bhaiya Ram Munda (38), a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and injured three others including the wife, mother and brother at Bagma village under Murhu Police Station area in Khunti District on December 2, reports UNI. Police said a group of 15-20 ultras belonging to an unidentified Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) / splinter group reached the house of the deceased Munda in the night and opened indiscriminate fire in which he was killed on the spot while his wife, mother and brother sustained injuries. However, Police suspected PLFI [Peoples' Liberation Front of India] ultras of being responsible for the killing. PLFI is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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December - 3 
A Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadre David Ch Marak (24), who surrendered before the Border Security Force (BSF) in Tura on December 2, said the number of militants left in the outfit was around 50, reports The Shillong Times.
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A Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadre David Ch Marak (24), who surrendered before the Border Security Force (BSF) in Tura on December 2, said the number of militants left in the outfit was around 50, reports The Shillong Times.
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December - 3 
Bele Ram Dhruv (42), a villager was killed allegedly by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on the suspicion that he was a ‘Police informer’ in Kanker District, reports The Hindu. The body of Bele Ram was found on Sun
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Bele Ram Dhruv (42), a villager was killed allegedly by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on the suspicion that he was a ‘Police informer’ in Kanker District, reports The Hindu. The body of Bele Ram was found on Sunday (December 3) morning on the outskirts of his village Sarandi within the Tadoki Police Station limits, the Police said. A group of Maoists stormed the house of Dhruv, who was running a small cycle store along with a grocery shop, on Saturday (December 2) night, and took him to a nearby forest. They strangled him and threw his body there, the Police added. After getting information, a Police team went to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem. “Dhruv’s two brothers are posted as Policemen in Kanker district,” a senior Police officer said. The cause behind the murder is yet to be ascertained. Some Maoist pamphlets were recovered from the spot in which he was branded as a Police informer, he said.
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December - 3 
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (CM), Raman Singh, on December 3, visited to the forested area of Chhindgarh in Sukma District and unveiled INR 2.31 billion infrastructure package to spur development, reports The Pioneer. Chhindgarh is located in ex
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (CM), Raman Singh, on December 3, visited to the forested area of Chhindgarh in Sukma District and unveiled INR 2.31 billion infrastructure package to spur development, reports The Pioneer. Chhindgarh is located in extreme southern tip of the State in Sukma District where the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have carried out several attacks in past on Police and Para-military Forces and locally it is classified as ‘no-go area’ for Government officials. CM, Singh laid foundation stones for various constructions works worth INR 2.06 billion while he dedicated four completed construction projects of over INR 240 million to public at a function attended by large number of local tribals who defied Maoists diktat. Singh also distributed bank cheques under ‘Tendu patta Bonus Tihar’ drive to 550 tribals, provided land patta ownership to 300 tribals and also handed over solar-powered irrigation pumps to 50 local farmers.
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December - 3 
Islamic State(IS) operative Mohammad Mosiuddin alias Abu Musa attacked and tried to slit the throat of a jail guard inside the Alipore Central jail in Kolkata on December 3, reports The Times of India. As per the morning routine,
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Islamic State(IS) operative Mohammad Mosiuddin alias Abu Musa attacked and tried to slit the throat of a jail guard inside the Alipore Central jail in Kolkata on December 3, reports The Times of India. As per the morning routine, the prison inmates took out of the cells over to grounds inside the jail premises. The jail guard, Gobinda Chandra Dey (45 years-old), opened Musa’s cell and Musa attacked him with a stone. Following the attack, Gobinda Dey stumbled on ground and Musa tried to slit his throat with a piece of metal in ‘IS fashion’. Other guards and inmates managed to hold over Musa and Dey was taken to a nursing home. Abu Musa will be kept in solitary confinement and probe will be initiated on how Musa got hold of the piece of metal inside the jail, said Deputy-General (DG) & Inspector General (IG) Correctional Services Arun Kumar Gupta. He was arrested by National investigation Agency (NIA) from Viswabharati Fast Passenger train at Burdwan in West Bengal on July 5, 2016. His other aliases include Mosiruddin alias Mosi alias Majnu.
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December - 3 
Meanwhile, in a belated report, another villager Dudhi Hidma (50), hailing from the neighbouring Amapenta village, was killed in a pressure IED blast in a field near Kansaram on November 28, SP, Meena said, reports India.com on December 4. Such devic
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Meanwhile, in a belated report, another villager Dudhi Hidma (50), hailing from the neighbouring Amapenta village, was killed in a pressure IED blast in a field near Kansaram on November 28, SP, Meena said, reports India.com on December 4. Such devices are generally planted by Maoists to target Security Forces (SFs) who often pass through agriculture fields and dirt tracks during patrolling, the SP added.
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December - 3 
Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) arrested two women militants of Kanglei Yawol Kanba Lup from Tengnoupal Bailey Bridge in Tengnoupal district, reports Epao on December 4. They were heading to Imphal from Moreh with the intent to carry out &
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Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) arrested two women militants of Kanglei Yawol Kanba Lup from Tengnoupal Bailey Bridge in Tengnoupal district, reports Epao on December 4. They were heading to Imphal from Moreh with the intent to carry out "illegal activities", Police said.
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December - 3 
Meanwhile, some Maoist pamphlets were found in a field at Barrebeda village in Antagarh region of Kanker District, in which ultras have given a call to observe the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA - military wing of the Maoists) week fr
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Meanwhile, some Maoist pamphlets were found in a field at Barrebeda village in Antagarh region of Kanker District, in which ultras have given a call to observe the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA - military wing of the Maoists) week from December 2 to 8, reports The Hindu on December4. Security Forces (SFs) have intensified patrolling in the forest of Bastar division.
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December - 3 
Meanwhile, Twenty-eight posts of members of foreigners tribunals in Assam are lying vacant for the past few months, reports The Telegraph. As a result, some members were given additional charge of tribunals where posts are lying vacant and this
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Meanwhile, Twenty-eight posts of members of foreigners tribunals in Assam are lying vacant for the past few months, reports The Telegraph. As a result, some members were given additional charge of tribunals where posts are lying vacant and this has somewhat slowed down the pace of disposal of cases."Even though the process of selection of members was initiated in July, the appointments could not be made as yet because of a legal tangle," an official source said.
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December - 3 
On December 3, militants lobbed a grenade at Kralgund Police Station in Handwara area of Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. However, there was no loss of life or damage.
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On December 3, militants lobbed a grenade at Kralgund Police Station in Handwara area of Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. However, there was no loss of life or damage.
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December - 3 
Pakistani troops violating the cease-fire agreement (CFA) opened fire at forward village of Khari Karmara, along the Line of Control (LoC), in Poonch District on December 3, reports Daily Excelsior. Indian troops retaliated. “There was no
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Pakistani troops violating the cease-fire agreement (CFA) opened fire at forward village of Khari Karmara, along the Line of Control (LoC), in Poonch District on December 3, reports Daily Excelsior. Indian troops retaliated. “There was no report of any casualty in the latest CFA violation on the Indian side. However, casualties or damages, if any, on other side of the LoC in retaliation by the Indian troops, were not known,” sources said. Pakistani troops resorted to firing and shelling along the LoC after a gap of three days. Pakistan had violated CFA on the LoC for three consecutive days from November 27 to 29 at Sunderbani and Janghar areas of Rajouri District. According to the data compiled by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Pakistani forces have violated CFA 724 times along the International Border and the LoC till October in comparison to 449 times in 2016. As many as 12 civilians and 17 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in the firing from across the border till October this year, an unnamed official said. A total of 79 civilians and 67 SF personnel were also injured in the firing.
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December - 3 
SFs launched cordon and search operation in Naira and Tahab villages of Pulwama District after inputs about the presence of militants in these areas, reports Daily Excelsior. However, no contact was established with the militants and militants h
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SFs launched cordon and search operation in Naira and Tahab villages of Pulwama District after inputs about the presence of militants in these areas, reports Daily Excelsior. However, no contact was established with the militants and militants had fled before the operation was launched
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Suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) militants abducted and assaulted Development Authority of Nagaland secretary, I. Imtilepden Pongen, on December 3 at an unspecified location, reports Nagaland Post. Later, a loc
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Suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) militants abducted and assaulted Development Authority of Nagaland secretary, I. Imtilepden Pongen, on December 3 at an unspecified location, reports Nagaland Post. Later, a local resident of Naharbhari in Dimapur found him and safely brought him to his residence at about 10am on December 4.
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December - 3 
The Border Security Force (BSF) has identified a total of 167 vulnerable points along the Indo-Bangladesh border and deployed additional forces to detect and push back the Rohingya, reports The Hindu. The BSF, manning the 4096.7-km border, has a
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The Border Security Force (BSF) has identified a total of 167 vulnerable points along the Indo-Bangladesh border and deployed additional forces to detect and push back the Rohingya, reports The Hindu. The BSF, manning the 4096.7-km border, has asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to sanction recruitment of 5,000 more men so as to identify and stop the Rohingya. The BSF said most Rohingya had entered India through three points: South 24 Parganas and Hili in Dakshin Dinajpur of West Bengal and Karimganj in Assam. Earlier, in mid-October, after the Supreme Court put on hold the Centre’s plan to deport the Rohingya, Security Agencies convened a high-level meeting to enhance deployment on the eastern border to stop the refugees from crossing over to India.
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December - 3 
The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) probe has found that Shafin Jahan — husband of Akhila Asokan alias ‘Hadiya’, was allegedly in contact with two members of Islamic state (IS) — Manseed and P. Safvan - throug
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The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) probe has found that Shafin Jahan — husband of Akhila Asokan alias ‘Hadiya’, was allegedly in contact with two members of Islamic state (IS) — Manseed and P. Safvan - through group chats on Facebook, during the months preceding his marriage with Hadiya, reports The Times of India. Manseed and P. Safvan were arrested by the NIA and chargesheeted in a case related to the criminal conspiracy to target the judges of the High Court, Senior Police Officers and well-known political leaders in South India, says the report.
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December - 3 
The Police have arrested three Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] of the Communist Party of India- Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML, Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction) near Narashimhasagar project forest area during combing operations in Jayash
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The Police have arrested three Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] of the Communist Party of India- Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML, Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction) near Narashimhasagar project forest area during combing operations in Jayashankar Bhupalpally District on December 3, reports The Hindu. The arrested Naxalites have been identified as Dharmarapu Yakaiah alias Mohan, ‘District Committee Member, DCM’ of the group, Darra Ashok alias Srikanth, ‘deputy commander’, and Kaviri Narsinga Rao alias Dilip, ‘district squad member’. Police recovered four Smooth Bore Breech Loading (SBBL) rifles, 20 rounds of ammunition, one 8mm rifle and 122 rounds of ammunition, 82 rounds of SBBL ammunition, five empty magazines, six kit bags, seven cell phones, two power banks, two grenades and other articles such as literature, flags, cooking items and INR 6,500 in cash from their possession. On interrogation it was disclosed that on July 24, 2017, a new group called CPI-ML, Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction was formed with 12 members under the leadership of Kura Rajanna and Bommani Narasimhulu alias Vishwanath alias Anand, Aler of Nalgonda District. “The entire members are indulging in extortions from business people. They had been involved in the land settlements, civil panchayats and also put pamphlets and created terror in the society,” Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) B.K. Rahul Hedge said. Their areas of operation are Bhupalpalli, Mahabubabad, Kothagudem and Khammam, adds Telengana Today.
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December - 3 
The Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] rebellion in Chhattisgarh is at its end and red corridor will become a green corridor of development and peace. The state is turning a new tide with Government’s development policies. The developm
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The Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] rebellion in Chhattisgarh is at its end and red corridor will become a green corridor of development and peace. The state is turning a new tide with Government’s development policies. The development projects are being pushed despite continued violence. Recently, 12 security personnel lost their lives, while trying to build a stretch of road. Infrastructure like schools and roads are being rebuilt whenever they have been destroyed in Naxal hotbeds such as Bastar, said Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (CM) Raman Singh at Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi on December 1, reports Hindustan Times. Red corridor will become green corridor. Green corridor means peace and development. There will be drums of celebrations, not the sound of bombs exploding. Change can’t be brought at gunpoint. It will need dialogue and development. The per capita power consumption statistics and healthcare indicators showcase Chhattisgarh’s growth path, added Singh, while responding to questions from media.
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December - 3 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before the East Godavari District’s Superintendent of Police (SP), reports New Indian Express on December 4. The surrendered Maoists included Madivi Jogayya al
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before the East Godavari District’s Superintendent of Police (SP), reports New Indian Express on December 4. The surrendered Maoists included Madivi Jogayya alias Roshan and his lover Kaluma Pojja alias Radha. Roshan who belongs to Gasampadu village of Sukma District, Chhattisgarh, was associated with Kistaram Local Guerilla Squad (LGS) in Gollapalli area since 2011. The main reason for Jogayya's decision to surrender was that he had fallen in love with Seenam ‘dalam (armed squad)’ member Radha who belongs to Jaggaram village of Yetapaka mandal (administrative unit) of East Godavari District. Another CPI-Maoist cadre who surrendered is Sunnam Nagesh from Gangileru village of Sukma District. He was working as a courier supplying various items, including medicines, food items, electric wires, edible oils, electronic items and red cloth banner bundles and Jaggery since 2014, to CPI-Maoist dalams.
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December - 3 
Two cadres of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), Mahat Sangma, (22) and Abat Momin, (22), surrendered before Police at Baghmara in South Garo Hills District on December 3, reports The Telegraph. The duo was had been with the outfit's &lsqu
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Two cadres of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), Mahat Sangma, (22) and Abat Momin, (22), surrendered before Police at Baghmara in South Garo Hills District on December 3, reports The Telegraph. The duo was had been with the outfit's ‘commander-in-chief’ Sohan D. Shira, before the Police raid at Halwa Atong village, near Rongara on November 16. The cadres joined the outfit in July this year. The duo is being questioned for information on Shira and his movements.
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December - 3 
Two Pakistani intruders — Nawaz Ahmed (28 years-old) and Suhail Ahmed (19 years-old) - were arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers on December 3, from an area near to the border outpost in Ferozpur sector (Punjab), reports Th
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Two Pakistani intruders — Nawaz Ahmed (28 years-old) and Suhail Ahmed (19 years-old) - were arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers on December 3, from an area near to the border outpost in Ferozpur sector (Punjab), reports The Indian Express. Both intruders were residents of village Khudian Khas, District of Kasur (Punjab Province- Pakistan) and were roaming on a motorbike inside the Indian Territory before they were arrested by the BSF troopers, said an unnamed BSF official. Along with a motorbike, the BSF has recovered Pakistani currency worth PKR 10,102, a mobile phone, three Pakistani mobile SIM cards, a memory card, said BSF official.
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December - 4 
A sudden surge in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] activities in Gadchiroli District during last ten days, which has resulted in killing of seven persons, including two Policemen, and injuring five others, has prompted top Police Officials to camp a
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A sudden surge in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] activities in Gadchiroli District during last ten days, which has resulted in killing of seven persons, including two Policemen, and injuring five others, has prompted top Police Officials to camp and monitor counter-insurgency operations, reports Indian Express on December 5. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP, Operations), D Kanakratnam; Special Inspector General of Police (SIGP, Anti-Naxal Operations), Sharad Shelar; and Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP, Gadchiroli Range), Ankush Shinde; rushed to Gadchiroli and visited many remote Police outposts, around which recent incidents of Naxal violence were reported. 100 personnel from CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion were called from Jagdalpur. The Police have launched intensive combing operation and visited many remote posts in Dhanora and Bhamragad tehsils (revenue unit), said Sharad Shelar, Special Inspector General of Police (SIGP, Anti-Naxal Operations).
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December - 4 
A Supreme Court (SC) bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and Justices Ashok Bhushan and M. Shantanagoudar on December 4 stayed the death penalty for 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Tahir Merchant sanctioned by a designated Terrorist An
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A Supreme Court (SC) bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and Justices Ashok Bhushan and M. Shantanagoudar on December 4 stayed the death penalty for 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Tahir Merchant sanctioned by a designated Terrorist And Disruptive Activities (TADA) Court, reports The Indian Express. The bench also sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and summoned the records of the case from the trial court. “The State of Maharashtra is directed to compile the evidence in entirety and file the compilation in convenient volumes and also serve a copy thereof to the learned counsel for the appellant…There shall be stay of the execution of death sentence,” said the SC bench. Next hearing of the case is scheduled on March 14, 2018.
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December - 4 
An elderly man was killed after a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres went off in Kansaram village in Sukma District on December 4, reports India.com. The incident took place when
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An elderly man was killed after a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres went off in Kansaram village in Sukma District on December 4, reports India.com. The incident took place when the victim, Karko Kanna (70), had gone to an agriculture field for farm-related work in Kansaram village under Kistaram Police Station limits, Sukma, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Meena said. As per preliminary information, Kanna inadvertently stepped on the pressure IED while passing through the field on the outskirts of the village, around 500 kilometres away from the State capital, Raipur, he said.
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December - 4 
An Improvise Explosive Device (IED) explosion was reported form a paddy field at Konthoujam Laingam village along the National highway 37 between Keithelmanbi and Khumbong in Imphal West District, reports Epao.
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An Improvise Explosive Device (IED) explosion was reported form a paddy field at Konthoujam Laingam village along the National highway 37 between Keithelmanbi and Khumbong in Imphal West District, reports Epao.
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December - 4 
Chirang district police busted an IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) on December 4, reports Sentinel Assam. Chirang Superintendent of Police, said that on the basis of secret information about the movement of mil
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Chirang district police busted an IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) on December 4, reports Sentinel Assam. Chirang Superintendent of Police, said that on the basis of secret information about the movement of militants under the command of Batha in Ballambari Bagan Forest area near Indo-Bhutan border located at about 35 km north-west from Runikhata Police Station, a search operation was launched by Chirang Police. On sighting the police party, the militants opened fire. The police party also opened retaliatory fire, as a result of which one unidentified suspected militant sustained bullet injuries. He was shifted to hospital for treatment where he was declared as brought dead. Police later recovered one 9 mm pistol, one magazine, 5 rounds 9 mm live ammunition, s, camp materials, ration items, utensils, clothes, wearing apparels, and medicines.
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December - 4 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) poster surfaced at Vijayapuri Colony of Venkatapuram mandal (administrative sub-division) in Jayashankar Bhupalpally District on December 4, during the ongoing annual ‘People's Liberati
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) poster surfaced at Vijayapuri Colony of Venkatapuram mandal (administrative sub-division) in Jayashankar Bhupalpally District on December 4, during the ongoing annual ‘People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Week,’ reports The Hans India. The annual People's Liberation Guerrilla Army Week observed from December 2 to 8 in the honour of slain leaders of the CPI-Maoist's armed wing, the PLGA. The poster released by the Maoist party Charla-Sabari Area Committee appealed the public to organise programmes in all the villages commemorating the ‘week’. The poster also called upon the public to join the Maoists in large numbers, to set up village protection committees, to punish ‘informers’ and ‘Police agents’, to fight for Jal, Jangal and Jameen (Water, Forest and Land). It also told the public in the village to wage war against Brahminical Hindu Fascism.
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December - 4 
Meanwhile, Khunti Police, on December 4, arrested three cadres of the Peoples' Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, for the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhaiya Ram Munda (38) in Murhu Police limit
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Meanwhile, Khunti Police, on December 4, arrested three cadres of the Peoples' Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, for the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhaiya Ram Munda (38) in Murhu Police limits in Khunti District on December 1, reports The Telegraph. The arrested have been identified as Achu Munda, Ladu Munda and Raja Ram Munda. A pistol and cartridges were recovered from their possession. The trio told Police that PLFI ‘zonal commander’ Prabhu Sahay had demanded INR 200,000 from a contractor engaged in a road project between Bagma and Goa villages in Murhu. He initially gave INR 70,000 to site manager Raja Ram, one of the arrested, who did not deliver the amount to Sahay and instead told him that Bhaiya Ram, who was also involved with the project, had been asked to arrange the money. Consequently, Sahay told him to pay INR 200,000 by November 30. But Bhaiya Ram neither informed Police nor did he settle the misunderstanding with the PLFI ‘chief’. On December 1, Sahay and his henchmen gunned him down.Achu was jailed in October last year for carrying PLFI pamphlets, posters and banners and was released on bail a few months ago. Ladu was also booked in the same month for illegal poppy cultivation on his land. Raja Ram swindled extortion money which led to the mix-up. The rebels, who are also into illegal poppy cultivation, are natives of Bagma village where Bhaiya Ram used to stay. Preliminary probe suggested that the BJP leader was killed because of a misunderstanding with the outfit on payment of ‘extortion money’. A section of villagers were also unhappy with him because he helped Police destroy illegal poppy cultivation in the area.
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December - 4 
Meanwhile, two militants were arrested by Police in Anantnag District, reports Daily Excelsior. The arrestees were identified as Younis Ahmad Wagay, resident of Hawoora village of Kulgam District; and Rashid Ahmad Allai, son of Farooq Ahmad Alla
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Meanwhile, two militants were arrested by Police in Anantnag District, reports Daily Excelsior. The arrestees were identified as Younis Ahmad Wagay, resident of Hawoora village of Kulgam District; and Rashid Ahmad Allai, son of Farooq Ahmad Allai, resident of Sangam area of Anantnag District. Sources said both the militants were fresh recruits and a Chinese pistol was recovered from the possession of the duo.
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December - 4 
Separately, Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind militants led by their ‘chief’ Zakir Musa on December 4 ‘raided’ Noorpora branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in the Tral area of Pulwama District and decamped with around INR 100,000. An unnamed
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Separately, Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind militants led by their ‘chief’ Zakir Musa on December 4 ‘raided’ Noorpora branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in the Tral area of Pulwama District and decamped with around INR 100,000. An unnamed Police official said three armed militants, including Zakir Musa, were involved in the incident. An unnamed Police spokesman claimed that the locals who were present near the Noorpora branch pushed back the militants with stones. “The militants retreated from the bank while firing few aerial gunshots and meanwhile managed to take around Rs 1 lakh currency with them,” he claimed.
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December - 4 
Separately, CPI-Maoist cadre, Krishna Ahir, was sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment by Ranchi High Court (Jharkhand) in a case related to murderous attack on Police Party in Hapadag-Burwadag forest of Anegada village un
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Separately, CPI-Maoist cadre, Krishna Ahir, was sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment by Ranchi High Court (Jharkhand) in a case related to murderous attack on Police Party in Hapadag-Burwadag forest of Anegada village under Bagru Police Station limits in Lohardaga District in 2014, reports Hindustan on December 5. Jharkhand Police had arrested Krishna Ahir on August 14, 2014.
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December - 4 
The Mizoram Government has started the process to register over 1,600 Myanmar nationals, who had taken refuge in four remote villages in Lawngtlai District, reports The Telegraph. The refugees would be given temporary ration cards for food distr
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The Mizoram Government has started the process to register over 1,600 Myanmar nationals, who had taken refuge in four remote villages in Lawngtlai District, reports The Telegraph. The refugees would be given temporary ration cards for food distribution among them once they are registered with the Lawngtlai district administration, he added. "More than 300 quintals of rice have arrived in the four villages along the Mizoram-Myanmar border to be distributed among the refugees," an unnamed official said. Makeshift relief camps in the villages were being constructed for the refugees. The official said the refugees, who took shelter in Hmawngbuchhuah, Zochachhuah, Laitlang and Dumzautlang villages, belong to Khumi and Rakhine province of Myanmar.
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December - 4 
The Punjab Police filed a chargesheet against 11 Khalistan Zindabad Group (KZG) militants on December 4, reports The Tribune. Those named in the chargesheet included Harwinder Singh, Mohkam Singh Barnala, Amritpal Kaur, Tarsem Singh, Jarnail Sin
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The Punjab Police filed a chargesheet against 11 Khalistan Zindabad Group (KZG) militants on December 4, reports The Tribune. Those named in the chargesheet included Harwinder Singh, Mohkam Singh Barnala, Amritpal Kaur, Tarsem Singh, Jarnail Singh, Satnam Singh, Sukhpreet Singh, Parminder Singh, Gaurav Kumar and Ramandeep Singh. They all were arrested in May 2017. However, one militant is not identified in the news report. During their arrests, the Punjab Police had recovered the letterhead of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and four weapons. The militants had formed the KZG and were planning to initiate another militant outfit — Jatha Veer Khalsa (JVK) - on the anniversary of the 1984 Operation Blue Star. These militants were financed by the Khalistani sympathisers based out in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom (UK), said an unnamed police official.
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December - 4 
The questioning of Abdul Naeem alias Headley 2, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, revealed that he went about his operations using a Hindu name, oneindia.com reports on December 5. Naeem said that he landed in Bihar and worked at a private firm under
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The questioning of Abdul Naeem alias Headley 2, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, revealed that he went about his operations using a Hindu name, oneindia.com reports on December 5. Naeem said that he landed in Bihar and worked at a private firm under a Hindu name. From Bihar he visited the Nepal border several times. He was trying to find an easy and safe route for the terrorists from Pakistan to sneak in and carry out the attack. An NIA official told that by using the Hindu name he went about his operations and this helped him conceal his identity and not get suspected.Naeem also said that he had visited several places in Agra, Varanasi, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar to gather information about possible targets. "During the first round of investigation Naeem had told the NIA that the initial plan was to launch me into India in 2011, but my handlers felt that it would be better if there was more cooling off period. In 2014, I was sent to Bangladesh and told to infiltrate into India. They felt that it would be easier for me to infiltrate through West Bengal. Things however did not go right and I was arrested as there was a look out notice for me in the Aurangabad case. When I was being taken to Mumbai from Kolkata, I realised the cops were complicit. I managed to escape from the train at Chhattisgarh. I left for Uttar Pradesh where I stayed underground for several months. Gradually I began contacting other operatives who were to be part of this big operation. I went around collecting information about military installations and other big tourist locations in Himachal Pradesh", Naeem had also told the NIA.
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December - 4 
The Special court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 4 framed charges against three accused —Nainar Abbas Ali alias Appas Ali alias Library Abbas (28 years-old), M. Samsun Karim Raja alias Karim alias Abdul Karim (23 years-old)
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The Special court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 4 framed charges against three accused —Nainar Abbas Ali alias Appas Ali alias Library Abbas (28 years-old), M. Samsun Karim Raja alias Karim alias Abdul Karim (23 years-old) and S. Dawood Sulaiman (23 years-old) - in 2016 Mysuru Court blast incident, reports The Indian Express. The accused were part of a “larger conspiracy” which included establishment of al Qaeda’s Base Movement and carrying out other terror activities, including carrying out blasts at different court premises in South India, said NIA. The accused have been booked under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Explosives Substances Act (ESA) and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act (PDPPA), the NIA said.
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December - 4 
Two militants and a soldier were killed in the Qazigund area of Kulgam District on December 4, reports Daily Excelsior. A group of militants belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) fired upon Army’s patrolling party at Bounigam in Qazigund on t
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Two militants and a soldier were killed in the Qazigund area of Kulgam District on December 4, reports Daily Excelsior. A group of militants belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) fired upon Army’s patrolling party at Bounigam in Qazigund on the National Highway, leaving three soldiers injured. One of the injured soldiers died later. The militants fled away after carrying out the attack and took shelter inside a building near the National Highway. As the Security Forces (SFs) intensified searches to trace out the hiding militants, they were fired upon, triggering an encounter. The firing between the two sides continued throughout the day. The SFs finally blasted off the building in which the militants had taken refuge. After searches of the debris were conducted following end of gun fire, two bodies of militants were recovered. However, they were not identified as yet. One of them is believed to be a local and another foreigner. One civilian was injured during the encounter. Another civilian was injured in pellet firing on stone pelters who had gathered in the area and pelted stones on the SFs who were conducting operation.
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December - 5 
A pressure activated device suspected to have been planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres as a booby trap at Vijayapuri Colony of Venkatapuram mandal (administrative sub-division) in Jayashankar Bhupalpally District, was defus
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A pressure activated device suspected to have been planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres as a booby trap at Vijayapuri Colony of Venkatapuram mandal (administrative sub-division) in Jayashankar Bhupalpally District, was defused by the Police on December 5, reports Telangana Today. Eturnagaram, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Rahul Hegde said, the booby trap with small batteries had been placed under a poster by the CPI-Maoist. “They placed the device with intention to kill or harm policemen as they know that the police/CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) personnel conduct combing operations in that area,” the ASP said, adding that the CRPF personnel and District Bomb Squad (DBS) had defused the bomb. The Maoists have been putting up posters calling upon the people to make their ongoing ‘People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Week’ celebrations a success.
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December - 5 
An National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into a series of targeted killings, including those of Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) workers, Dera Sacha Sauda followers and a pastor in Punjab in the last two years has revealed that Pakistan's I
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An National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into a series of targeted killings, including those of Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) workers, Dera Sacha Sauda followers and a pastor in Punjab in the last two years has revealed that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is using Khalistani extremists to try and stoke communal unrest in the state, Times of India reports on December 6. The plan was to foment tension by killing key people and revive militancy. ISI turned to Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) led by Harminder Singh Mintoo, lodged in Moga jail, and Harmeet Singh, said to be living in Pakistan under ISI cover. Details of the conspiracy were revealed during questioning of two hitmen — Ramandeep Singh alias Canadian and Hardeep Singh alias Shera — by the NIA in the case relating to the murder of Ravinder Gosain, an RSS pracharak, in Ludhiana in October 2017. The duo allegedly admitted to killing six other men — RSS state vice-president Jagdish Gagneja in August 2016, Shiv Sena leader Durga Prasad Gupta in April 2016, Hindu Takht leader Amit Sharma in January 2017, Dera Sacha Sauda follower Satpal Singh and his son in February 2017 and Christian pastor Sultan Masih in July 2017. They also attempted to kill a few others. Sources said other cases would soon be probed by the NIA and added that Ramandeep and Hardeep were recruited as contract killers online sometime in 2015. They were asked them to carry out executions in Punjab. The KLF used its network in the UK to reach the two men. Hardeep was arrested on November 10, 2017, from Fatehgarh Sahib District in Punjab and Ramandeep was arrested November 8, 2017.
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December - 5 
G. N. Saibaba, the Delhi University (DU) Professor whose is convicted in March by Gadchiroli Court for links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had shared platform with MaoistS and ultra-Left organisations at international conferences
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G. N. Saibaba, the Delhi University (DU) Professor whose is convicted in March by Gadchiroli Court for links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had shared platform with MaoistS and ultra-Left organisations at international conferences between 2008 and 2012, according to intelligence agencies, reports Times of India on December 6. The appeal of Saibaba will come up on December 6 before the Mumbai High Court. According to the report, Saibaba attended the Third Conference of International League of People's Struggle (ILPS), an organisation claiming to fight imperialist forces across the world, in Hong Kong in June 2008. He was also present at meetings of ILPS' international core committee in November 2009 in Europe. He participated in the 40th foundation day of the Communist Party of Turkey (Marxist-Leninist) in Germany in April 2012. In May 2012, Saibaba reportedly attended a meeting of Maoist Parties of Latin America in Brazil. He was in the US to participate in meetings to protest operations against CPI-Maoist by security forces, organised at the behest of pro-civil rights Black Panthers movement of the US. Later, Saibaba attended the 30th foundation day celebrations of Communist Party of Greece-Marxist Leninist in Greece in November 2012. The presence of Saibaba at international platforms linked with Maoist organizations points towards his association with CPI-Maoist, said Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official.
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December - 5 
In yet another incident, three women Maoists were arrested following a gun battle with Policemen in Bijapur District on December 5, reports Business Standard. The cadres were arrested in the forest near Dharma village under Bhairamgarh Police Station
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In yet another incident, three women Maoists were arrested following a gun battle with Policemen in Bijapur District on December 5, reports Business Standard. The cadres were arrested in the forest near Dharma village under Bhairamgarh Police Station, the Police said. On Monday (December 4) night, a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and local Police had launched a search operation in Bhairamgarh area, around 450 kilometers from the State capital, Raipur, in view of the ongoing ‘People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA- military wing of the Maoists) Week’ observed by the CPI-Maoist from December 2 to 8. When the patrolling team was on the way back, the rebels opened indiscriminate firing on them in the forest on the bank of Indravati River near Dharma, following which SFs also retaliated, the Police said. After a brief exchange of fire the Maoists fled to the forests. Meanwhile, three women Maoists identified as Daso Oyam (28), Sunita Oyam (24) and Kumari Oyam (21), all natives of Dharma, were arrested from the spot, a Police official said. Besides, a muzzle loading gun, one tiffin bomb, detonator, couple of fire crackers and Maoist literature were also recovered from their possession, he added.
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December - 5 
Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Muneer Ahmad Khan, stated on December 5 that three bodies of militants were recovered from the debris of the building at Qazigund in Kulgam District where an encounter had taken place on December 4, reports Daily
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Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Muneer Ahmad Khan, stated on December 5 that three bodies of militants were recovered from the debris of the building at Qazigund in Kulgam District where an encounter had taken place on December 4, reports Daily Excelsior. [SATP had earlier reported that two militants were killed in the encounter.] He said that two of the slain militants were identified as Furqan and Maviya. Furqan was ‘divisional commander’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and had replaced Ismail in South Kashmir and was responsible for the recent attacks carried out by LeT in South Kashmir. The third killed militant was a local and was identified him as Yawar. Khan said that Yawar and Maviya were involved in the in the July 10, 2017, Amarnath yatra (pilgrimage) bus attack in Anantnag District in which eight pilgrims were killed and 19 others injured and almost all the militants involved in that attack are now dead. He further added one of the militant, identified as Rashid Ahmad Allai, arrested from Janglat Mandi maternity hospital in Anantnag District on December 4 (SATP had reported the arrest earlier) along with a Chinese pistol and live cartridges had joined the Yawar group of LeT. “Investigation conducted so far have established that he was with the three militants at the encounter site and managed to escape”, Police said.
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December - 5 
Meanwhile, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat asserted on December 5 that there will be no let up in the operations against militants in Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. “Operations in Kashmir are going on continuously and we are trying to bring a
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Meanwhile, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat asserted on December 5 that there will be no let up in the operations against militants in Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. “Operations in Kashmir are going on continuously and we are trying to bring an improvement in the situation in the Valley. Such operations will go on,” Rawat stated. Reacting to former Pakistan President General (retd) Parvez Musharraf’s statement welcoming an alliance with Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and founder of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Hafiz Saeed for the 2018 general election in Pakistan, he said, “If they want to come into the system then why not the terrorist organisations which are present this (Indian) side participate and be part of the electoral process. How the neighbouring country deals with terrorist organisations is their matter but we will keep raising this,” Rawat said. We do not want that such organisations are promoted, he added.
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December - 5 
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) has informed all workers of the six Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) that the talks with the Government of India (GoI) have entered a crucial phase, reports Nagaland Post. In a stat
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Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) has informed all workers of the six Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) that the talks with the Government of India (GoI) have entered a crucial phase, reports Nagaland Post. In a statement issued on December 5, NSCN-R ‘Ministry of Information and Publicity’ said that the long-awaited political solution was expected sooner than later and added that it was, therefore, time for all groups to focus more on the Naga political solution “prayerfully rather than factionalism or detection”. The Nagas must seek wisdom from Almighty God for help, the statement said.
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December - 5 
On December 5, Unidentified assailants abducted one Mahindra Rai of Jalaphet village of East Jaintia Hills on December 5, reports The Shillong Times. Later his vehicle was recovered from Mooriap village, along Assam-Meghalaya border.
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On December 5, Unidentified assailants abducted one Mahindra Rai of Jalaphet village of East Jaintia Hills on December 5, reports The Shillong Times. Later his vehicle was recovered from Mooriap village, along Assam-Meghalaya border.
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December - 5 
On the same day, Police conducted a raid in Kumari forests under Bishunpur Thana area in Gumla District and recovered various items used for making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), reports The Telegraph. During the search operation, Police recove
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On the same day, Police conducted a raid in Kumari forests under Bishunpur Thana area in Gumla District and recovered various items used for making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), reports The Telegraph. During the search operation, Police recovered around 25 pressure cookers of different capacities, 85 lunch boxes, large plastic and steel containers, nylon strings used for booby traps and other such items used for making IEDs and laying landmine traps. "Our boys have penetrated deep into the forests. We will not let them (rebels) escape so easily. These recoveries were made after being tipped off by local people. This proves that local residents are no longer willing to extend logistic support to the rebels," the Gumla SP added.
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December - 5 
Separately, a CPI-Maoist cadre was killed by joint SFs in Sukma District on December 5, reports News Nation. The Police said, “Maoist cadre was shot dead during a gun battle which took place between joint security forces and Naxals near Duled v
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Separately, a CPI-Maoist cadre was killed by joint SFs in Sukma District on December 5, reports News Nation. The Police said, “Maoist cadre was shot dead during a gun battle which took place between joint security forces and Naxals near Duled village under Chintalnar police station limits.” A combing operation was launched by State Police and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) in forested area near Duled village, around 500 kilometers from the State capital, Raipur, when the Maoists opened fire at the joint SFs. The personnel took their position and retaliated. A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official said, “The gun battle between security forces and Naxals lasted for an hour. Body of a Maoist cadre was recovered during search operation launched after the encounter.” The identity of the slain Maoist is yet to be ascertained.
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December - 5 
Separately, as four militants ‘returned home’ in last few days, Police in Shopian District have started an initiative to reach out the families of the youth who have joined militancy for getting them to the mainstream, reports Daily Excel
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Separately, as four militants ‘returned home’ in last few days, Police in Shopian District have started an initiative to reach out the families of the youth who have joined militancy for getting them to the mainstream, reports Daily Excelsior on December 6. Inspector General of Police, South Kashmir, S P Pani; Senor Superintendent of Police, Shopian, Sriram Ambarkar, and the Shopian Police team met almost 30 families in a bid to call back their near ones. During the interaction police assured to the families that the doors to mainstream are open to these “misguided” youth and every care will be taken for their dignified rehabilitation if they shun the path of violence.
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December - 5 
Suspected cadres of the Peoples' Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), set ablaze vehicles, including an earthmover, two tractors, and tents of labourers engaged in canal construct
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Suspected cadres of the Peoples' Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), set ablaze vehicles, including an earthmover, two tractors, and tents of labourers engaged in canal construction work at Basia under Basia Police Station area in Gumla District on December 5, reports The Telegraph. The repair work of the irrigation canal between Tapkara Dam in Gumla and Suruda village in Simdega District is nearing completion. It is believed that the construction company's earthmover, tractors and tents were set on fire after the contractor did not pay ‘extortion cash’. "We have identified the group involved in the arson. The culprits will be brought to book soon. Our raids are in full swing," Gumla Superintendent of Police (SP), Anshuman Kumar said.
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December - 5 
The 'central committee (CC)’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), observing its 17th anniversary, directed its ‘regional committee members (RCM)’ to indoctrinate women cadres in large numbers across the country,
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The 'central committee (CC)’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), observing its 17th anniversary, directed its ‘regional committee members (RCM)’ to indoctrinate women cadres in large numbers across the country, reports Newsnation.in on December 6. According to the report, CPI-Maoist pasted posters and banners inviting women living in far off villages in Maoist ‘dominated states’ to join the outfit. CPI-Maoist highlighted for protest against patriarchy system and increase women’s involvement in all fronts in its posters. This move of CPI-Maoist is being taken after losing large number of male CPI-Maoist cadres and leaders in encounters. CPI-Maoist cadres are observing People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week between December 2 and 8.
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December - 5 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and Andhra Pradesh Police personnel exchanged fire in the Nalubari forest area of Pedabayalu mandal (administrative sub-division) in Visakhapatnam District on December 5, reports New Indian Expr
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and Andhra Pradesh Police personnel exchanged fire in the Nalubari forest area of Pedabayalu mandal (administrative sub-division) in Visakhapatnam District on December 5, reports New Indian Express. "After the exchange of fire, the Maoists fled from the spot. As of now, we do not have any information about the casualties. It will be confirmed by the evening. Combing operations have been intensified after the incident," a senior officer of Visakhapatnam Rural Police said. According to sources, around 30 Maoists opened fire on a special party Police team which was combing the forest area in view of the ongoing ‘People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) Week’ from December 2 to 8. The Maoists allegedly blasted a landmine near Jakkam village in Injari Panchayat (village level local-self government institution) of Pedabayalu mandal in the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) region. The exchange of fire on Tuesday (December 5) is the first untoward incident reported from the Andhra side of the AOB region after the ‘PLGA Week’ began. Until Tuesday (December 5), the activities of the PLGA, the armed wing of the CPI-Maoist, were confined to the distribution of pamphlets in some remote villages.
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December - 5 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) tried to make its presence felt by putting up posters in parts of Nawadih Block (administrative unit) in Bokaro District, urging people to join their agitations, reports The Pioneer on December 6. Sour
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) tried to make its presence felt by putting up posters in parts of Nawadih Block (administrative unit) in Bokaro District, urging people to join their agitations, reports The Pioneer on December 6. Sources informed, the posters were found in different villages including Pannk, Galohowar, Guniato, Parsabera, Harladih, Dhorjatard and other villages in Bokaro District, while some posters were also found in Khetko under the Nawadih and Bagodar Police Station yesterday (December 5) night but removed this morning, “Maoists are doing it out of desperation after a spate of surrenders and intensified offensive by Security Forces (SFs). Anti-Maoist operations are going on in Bokaro and we are ready to counter any rebel violence in presence situation, Police said.
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December - 5 
The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) on December 5 announced that it will launch an agitation if the government fails to pass a bill to safeguard the’ indigenous people’ from influx during the upcoming winter session o
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The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) on December 5 announced that it will launch an agitation if the government fails to pass a bill to safeguard the’ indigenous people’ from influx during the upcoming winter session of the State Assembly, reports The Telegraph. "The State Government should give an assurance that a bill will be passed during the upcoming winter session of the Assembly," JCILPS ‘convener’ Arjun Telheiba said. Telheiba said this on Tuesday after a delegation met the chief minister on Monday evening. The committee submitted a representation to Biren Singh on the issue. The winter session of the Assembly will commence on December 20.
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December - 5 
The Mizoram Government has rescheduled the proposed repatriation of over 5,000 Bru families from six relief camps in Tripura to March 2018, reports The Telegraph. A State Government official said that according to the earlier schedule, it was propose
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The Mizoram Government has rescheduled the proposed repatriation of over 5,000 Bru families from six relief camps in Tripura to March 2018, reports The Telegraph. A State Government official said that according to the earlier schedule, it was proposed that the repatriation would begin from December first week, but it was deferred to March as the Union Ministry of Home Affairs failed to release funds meant for the exercise. He said the proposal to commence the repatriation from March 2018 would be implemented on time only if the Union Ministry of Home Affairs releases the funds for expenses to be incurred in the repatriation process.
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December - 5 
The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) has stopped plying buses in the State’s southern Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected regions because of the Maoists’ ongoing ‘People’s Liberation Guerrilla
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The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) has stopped plying buses in the State’s southern Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected regions because of the Maoists’ ongoing ‘People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Week’ that began on December 2. The bus services in those areas would resume on December 9, after the outfit’s December 2-8 foundation day celebrations are over. “OSRTC has stopped operations on 61 out of 190 routes in south Odisha,” Corporation’s Divisional Manager for Berhampur Division, Amulya Kumar Mishra said, adding that routes of some long-haul buses have been changed so that they do not have to go through these regions. Passenger bus operations from five out of the OSRTC’s 10 depots in south Odisha have been completely halted. The depots that have shut down are Phulbani in Kandhamal District, Paralakhemundi in Gajapati District, and the ones in Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Rayagada.
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December - 5 
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) stands together with India in fight against terrorism and designated terrorists under the United Nations (UN), reports The Times of India. "We denounce terrorism, we denounce extremism. We work very closely with In
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) stands together with India in fight against terrorism and designated terrorists under the United Nations (UN), reports The Times of India. "We denounce terrorism, we denounce extremism. We work very closely with India, with many different countries in the world, to counter-attack all those organisations that have been listed either by the UN or by some other countries or our own country as terrorist organisation and extremist organisation, and we work together to fight those organizations,” said UAE’s ambassador to India Ahmed Al Banna.
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December - 6 
A Jaipur court on December 6, sentenced eight people, including three Pakistan nationals, to life imprisonment and imposed a penalty between INR 11,00,000 and INR 14,00,000 on each of them for being operatives of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and conspir
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A Jaipur court on December 6, sentenced eight people, including three Pakistan nationals, to life imprisonment and imposed a penalty between INR 11,00,000 and INR 14,00,000 on each of them for being operatives of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and conspiring to carry out terror activities in India, reports Indian Express. Earlier, on November 30, the court of Additional District Judge, Jaipur Metro, Pawan Kumar, had found three Pakistan nationals — Asghar Ali, Mohammad Iqbal and Shakarullah — and Rajasthan residents Babu alias Nishachandra Ali, Arun Kumar Jain, Hafiz Abdul Majeed, Qabil Khan and Pawan Puri guilty under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).According to the order, all eight were found guilty under sections 13 (unlawful activities), 18 (conspiracy), 18 B (recruiting persons for terrorist act) and 20 (being a member of terrorist gang or organisation) of the UAPA. Babu and Pawan Puri were also found guilty under section 17 of the Act “for raising funds for terrorist act”. “While Babu and Pawan were fined Rs 14 lakh each, the six others were fined Rs 11 lakh each,” Special Public Prosecutor Mahaveer Prasad Jindal said.
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December - 6 
Additionally, sources in Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) stated that framework agreement between GoI and NSCN-IM only set the mutually agreed parameters under which the final agreement is being worked out for permanent political solution, repor
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Additionally, sources in Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) stated that framework agreement between GoI and NSCN-IM only set the mutually agreed parameters under which the final agreement is being worked out for permanent political solution, reports Assam Tribune on December 7. UMHA sources asserted that the inter-state boundaries would not be touched while finalising the peace pact. The militant groups were also categorically told that the GoI would never change the inter-state boundaries, while the Union Home Minister himself informed the states having boundaries with Nagaland that none of the territories of any state would be affected. MHA sources also added that government wants to go for an inclusive solution involving all the stakeholders and if Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K) also joins the peace process it would have a lasting impact on insurgency in the Northeast as the other rebel groups of the region would find it hard to survive in Myanmar without the support of NSCN-K.
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December - 6 
Al Qaeda (AQ) affiliated group, Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) urged every Muslim to attack the US and Israeli embassies, also to harm the corporate and financial interests established around the world, reports The Mirror on December 7. “The hono
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Al Qaeda (AQ) affiliated group, Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) urged every Muslim to attack the US and Israeli embassies, also to harm the corporate and financial interests established around the world, reports The Mirror on December 7. “The honour of Bait Al-Maqdisis will be restored by shedding the blood of Americans and Israelis. The Holy Land must be made a graveyard for Jews, for oppression to end and word of Allah to prevail," said news report. Notably AGuH is al Qaeda affiliated group based in Kashmir. The call was a response to the US President’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.
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December - 6 
An exchange of fire took place between Security Forces (SFs) and cadres of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Tarobora village in West Singhbhum District on Decembe
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An exchange of fire took place between Security Forces (SFs) and cadres of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Tarobora village in West Singhbhum District on December 6, reports India Today. The encounter took place during routine long-range patrolling by SF personnel comprising of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Armed Police in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] affected areas in West Singhbhum District. The retaliation fire of 30 to 35 rounds by SFs resulted in retreat of PLFI. Mobile phones and sim cards were recovered during the operation, said Superintendent of Police (SP), Anish Gupta.
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December - 6 
As per the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) annual report 2016, total of 2,272 fake notes of Rs. 2,000 denomination were seized in merely 53 days (between November 8 and December 31, 2016) of the historic step of demonetisation taken by t
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As per the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) annual report 2016, total of 2,272 fake notes of Rs. 2,000 denomination were seized in merely 53 days (between November 8 and December 31, 2016) of the historic step of demonetisation taken by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2016, reports The Statesman on December 7.Fake Indian currency of Rs 2,000 notes were part of the 2, 81,839 fake notes of different denominations recovered from different locations across India. At large, of Rs. 2,000 denomination—1,300 were recovered from the state of Gujarat, followed by 548 from Punjab, 254 from Karnataka, 114 from Telangana, 27 from Maharashtra, 8 from Madhya Pradesh, 6 each from Rajasthan & Andhra Pradesh, 3 each Arunachal Pradesh & Haryana, 2 each from the state of Jammu and Kashmir & Kerala, whereas a single note was recovered from Manipur and Odisha. Among others, 82,494 notes of Rs 1,000 and 1, 32,227 of Rs 500 denomination were also seized along with 59,713 notes of Rs 100 and 2,137 notes of Rs 50 denomination, said the NCRB report. A total of 1,172 First Information Reports (FIR) were registered and 1,107 people were arrested for their involvement in the illegal trade of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN).
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December - 6 
Meanwhile, Police has released details of the six out of seven CPI-Maoist cadres killed in the encounter at Gadchiroli District on December 6, reports India Today on December 7. The deceased CPI-Maoist cadres were identified as Aheri area ‘Dala
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Meanwhile, Police has released details of the six out of seven CPI-Maoist cadres killed in the encounter at Gadchiroli District on December 6, reports India Today on December 7. The deceased CPI-Maoist cadres were identified as Aheri area ‘Dalam (armed squad) commander’ Ashok Pendam alias Aaytu, 34, resident of Lingampalli in Gadchiroli (INR 800,000 reward). The other killed were identified as Sironcha ‘area assistant commander’ Sunita Kodape; and ‘assistant commander’ from Aheri area, Chandu; each of them carrying reward of INR 600,000 separately. Three other CPI-Maoist cadres killed were identified as Sarita Kavande from Bijapur, Chhattisgarh; Shaila Pokur from Bhamragarh area and Akhila Kulmethe from Aheri – each carrying reward INR 200,000 separately.
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December - 6 
On the basis of intelligence inputs from the Military Intelligence (MI) unit in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Punjab Police has arrested Gurmukh Singh alias Gopi—an alleged Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) agent from Mattewal vi
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On the basis of intelligence inputs from the Military Intelligence (MI) unit in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Punjab Police has arrested Gurmukh Singh alias Gopi—an alleged Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) agent from Mattewal village of District Amritsar (Punjab), reports The Times of India on December 7. Allegedly Gurmukh Singh had been passing-on information related to the mobilisation of Indian Army to his Pakistan-based handlers. The Batala district Police led by Station Head Officer (SHO) Mukhtiyar Singh arrested Gurmukh Singh and recovered a pair of mobile phones, a passport and several photographs of Indian Army’s movement.Preliminary investigation has revealed that Gurmukh Singh had made two religious visits to Pakistan in 2009, 2012 and during his second visit he came in contact with an ISI handler who lured him to pass-on the classified information related to the mobilisation and deployment of the Indian Army. In return of this favour, Gurmukh Singh had been asking for weapons and money from his Pakistan-based handlers, said an official of Punjab Police.
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December - 6 
On the basis of the report compiled by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has informed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) that the Kerala-based Popular Front of India (PFI) is making efforts towards expanding
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On the basis of the report compiled by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has informed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) that the Kerala-based Popular Front of India (PFI) is making efforts towards expanding their base beyond the state of Kerala, reports The Tribune on December 7. Although the Government is considering banning the organisation, the UMHA have received a detailed report from the IB that PFI may expand its existence in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam and West Bengal, said sources in UMHA.
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December - 6 
One District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel was injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at a newly set up Police camp at a forest in Kondagaon District on December 6, reports NDTV. A small action team of the Maoists fire
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One District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel was injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at a newly set up Police camp at a forest in Kondagaon District on December 6, reports NDTV. A small action team of the Maoists fired at the Police camp in Hadeli village where some finishing work was underway, following which the Security Force (SF) personnel retaliated and after a brief exchange of fire, the rebels escaped into the dense forest, Police said. Head constable Komal Khalko, belonging to DRG, had sustained bullet injuries. The Police camp was recently set up in Hadeli, located 50 kilometres deep inside forest from Kondagaon town, which is around 200 kilometres away from State capital, Raipur.
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December - 6 
Separately, two Maoists identified as Madvi Mada and Bendja Lakhmu were arrested by Chhattisgarh Police from Jangla and Farsegarh area of Bijapur District on December 6, reports New Indian Express. They are charged in cases of murder, arson, loot and
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Separately, two Maoists identified as Madvi Mada and Bendja Lakhmu were arrested by Chhattisgarh Police from Jangla and Farsegarh area of Bijapur District on December 6, reports New Indian Express. They are charged in cases of murder, arson, loot and violence.
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December - 6 
The commandos from the State Anti-Naxal Squad (ANS), Commandos-60 (C-60), of the Maharashtra Police killed seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including five women cadres, in an encounter in Kalled forest under the Jinganoor Po
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The commandos from the State Anti-Naxal Squad (ANS), Commandos-60 (C-60), of the Maharashtra Police killed seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including five women cadres, in an encounter in Kalled forest under the Jinganoor Police Station limits in Sironcha tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District on December 6, reports The Hindu. Confirming the development, Special Inspector General of Police (SIGP, Anti-Naxal Operations), Sharad Shelar said that the bodies of all the seven Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] killed in the encounter had been recovered. The women cadres killed in the encounter belonged to the Sironcha dalam (armed squad). The Police team also recovered two Self-Loading Rifles (SLRs), two 303 guns, two locally made guns and other Maoist literature from the spot. Further, SIGP, Shelar stated, “There has been a spurt in the violent activities by the Maoists in Gadchiroli especially this week because they are observing the PLGA [Maoists’ military wing the People’s Liberation Guerilla Army] week. It is their strategy to terrorise common people. But this [Wednesday’s encounter] was a major success for us.”One of the seven Maoists killed is suspected to be Jadi Pushpa alias Balamma of Bellampally town in Mancherial District of Telengana. “We are assuming that Pushpa was killed in encounter as civil rights activists met her family members at Chandravelli village to condole her death,” revealed a source in the Police department. “A positive identity would be established only after the Maharashtra Police releases her details,” he added. Pushpa, who is also known as Rajeshwari and Rajeshwarakka, joined the underground outfit about 20 years back. She was working in Dandakaranya area in Chhattisgarh and carried a SLR and a reward of INR 400,000. The identities of the remaining six cadres are yet to be ascertained.
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December - 6 
The Kashmir-based al Qaeda affiliated terror group, Ansar Ghazwat ul-Hind (AGuH), on December 6 called on Indian Muslims to join the cause of jihad as ‘Hindus keep changing their tactics until their mission is accomplished—which is to eli
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The Kashmir-based al Qaeda affiliated terror group, Ansar Ghazwat ul-Hind (AGuH), on December 6 called on Indian Muslims to join the cause of jihad as ‘Hindus keep changing their tactics until their mission is accomplished—which is to eliminate every Muslim, be it children, elder, men or women’, reports The Indian Express. The message was also directing the audience in Pakistan, pointing the military ruler ex-Pakistan Army Chief General (retd) Parvez Musharraf’s assault on Lal Masjid premises in Islamabad, “The Babri Masjid and the Lal Masjid were one, and those who extinguished them were also one, both idol-worshippers”. Notably, unlike other jihadist groups operating in Kashmir, AGuH believes in ‘widening the struggle’ to impose Islamic rule in India. The call was read by a jihadist using the pseudonym ‘Sultan Zabul al-Hindi’ whose dialect suggests that he is a non-Hindi speaker. There is no information on any individual from outside of Kashmir serving in AGuH, said intelligence sources.
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December - 6 
The NSCN (IM) has drawn flak from two organisations – Survival Nagaland and Dimapur Urban Council Chairman Federation (DUCCF) – for its alleged recruitments of non-Naga persons into its hierarchy, reports The Sangai Express on December 7.
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The NSCN (IM) has drawn flak from two organisations – Survival Nagaland and Dimapur Urban Council Chairman Federation (DUCCF) – for its alleged recruitments of non-Naga persons into its hierarchy, reports The Sangai Express on December 7. Survival Nagaland issued a statement seeking clarification from the NSCN (IM) with regard to the arrest of two of its non-Naga cadres – Kabir Ahmed, a Raja Peyu and Nazmul Islam – by the Dimapur police ‘for tax collection’. The police are also said to have recovered one .32 pistol, 5 live rounds, 2580 Spasmo Proxyvon capsules and ‘duplicate receipt books’ from them.
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December - 6 
The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is set to meet the Chief Ministers (CMs) of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur on the issue of ‘Framework Agreement’ signed between the Government of India (GoI) and the Isak-Muivah faction of Natio
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The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is set to meet the Chief Ministers (CMs) of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur on the issue of ‘Framework Agreement’ signed between the Government of India (GoI) and the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), reports Nagaland Post on December 7. Meanwhile, Manipur Chief Minister, N. Biren Singh is likely to meet his Assam and Arunachal Pradesh counterparts Sarbananda Sonowal and Prema Khandu before the meeting with Rajnath Singh.
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December - 6 
The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh on December 6 said that the Central Government is committed to secure all International Borders with all neighbouring countries, reports The Asian Age on December 7. Border Security Force (BSF)
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The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh on December 6 said that the Central Government is committed to secure all International Borders with all neighbouring countries, reports The Asian Age on December 7. Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers arrested 87 Rohingya Muslims along the Indo-Bangladesh border since the beginning of the current year till October 31, of whom 76 were sent back to Bangladesh, said BSF Director-General K. K. Sharma.
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December - 6 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia members, including two women, surrendered before Rural Police of Visakhapatnam District on December 6, reports The Hindu. The members have been allegedly involved in number of offences, inclu
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia members, including two women, surrendered before Rural Police of Visakhapatnam District on December 6, reports The Hindu. The members have been allegedly involved in number of offences, including exchange of fire at several places. The surrendered militia members have been identified as V. Seetha alias Vanaja (20) of Saluru mandal (administrative sub-division) in Vizianagaram District, G Eswara Rao (26) of Dumbriguda mandal of Visakhapatnam District and V. Sobhana (32) of Pedabayalu mandal of Visakhapatnam District.According to Superintendent of Police (SP, Visakhapatnam Rural) Rahul Dev Sharma, Vanaja reportedly has been in the Dalam (armed squad) between 2012 and 2016 in Galikonda Area Committee. She was allegedly involved in exchange of fire that occurred near Siribala in 2015 and Palasamudram in 2016. Eswara Rao joined the Dalam in 2005 and was in it till 2008 in Galikonda, East division. He allegedly took part in two exchanges of fire — Nallaballi in 2005 and Kannavaram in 2007. He was also allegedly involved in a arson at Gorlemetta and few others. Sobhana reportedly worked in the Dalam from 2003 to 2008. She allegedly arranged Maoist meetings from 2004 to 2005 near Killamkota. In 2008, she had been in three months remand over murder of Pangi Krishna Rao at Busiputtu.
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December - 7 
A District Court of Delhi on December issued a production warrant 7 against an al Qaeda suspect—Shamiun Rahman (27 years-old) - a Bangladeshi-British national, for his involvement in recruitment of Rohingya Muslims for al Qaeda and train them t
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A District Court of Delhi on December issued a production warrant 7 against an al Qaeda suspect—Shamiun Rahman (27 years-old) - a Bangladeshi-British national, for his involvement in recruitment of Rohingya Muslims for al Qaeda and train them to fight against the Myanmar Army, reports PTI. Rahman had stayed at madrassas (seminaries) in Kishanganj (Bihar), Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), and different locations in the National Capital Region (NCR) following his plans to set up base in either in Mizoram or Manipur to train the radicalised youths, said the Delhi Police. Following his arrest in September 2017, a First Information Report (FIR) was filed under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Arms Act and the Passport Act.
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December - 7 
A suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, Abdul Nayeem Sheikh, arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, had spent almost two years in Gopalganj District headquarters town in Bihar to build sleep
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A suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, Abdul Nayeem Sheikh, arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, had spent almost two years in Gopalganj District headquarters town in Bihar to build sleeper cells of the banned terror outfit, telegraphindia.com reports on December 8. The revelation came to the fore during interrogation of Bedar Bakht alias Dhannu Raja, who was arrested from Sareya ward number 1 locality of Gopalganj town on November 30 this year.Dhannu reportedly told interrogators that he had provided shelter to Nayeem, who allegedly worked for LeT, in the house of one Id Mohammad at Purani Chowk in Gopalganj, around 145km northwest of Patna. Nayeem, considered close to 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Abu Jindal, had lived in Gopalganj from 2015 to March 2017. He procured Aadhaar card, passport and PAN (Permanent Account Number) number purportedly by submitting forged documents in which he introduced himself as Suhail Khan alias Mohammad Ali, a resident of Gopalganj ward number 19.Nayeem claimed that he completed his postgraduation from JP University, Chhapra. Prior to leaving Gopalganj, Nayeem used to run a private coaching institute there. He came in contact with a local resident, Prashant Kumar Rai, who reportedly helped him set up an English spoken coaching centre on Jadopur road in Gopalganj.
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December - 7 
An NIA team, which is camping in Gopalganj,picked up two more suspects from Gopalganj on December 7. The two suspects were associated with the educational institutes from where Nayeem had reportedly obtained fake certificates of the secondary school
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An NIA team, which is camping in Gopalganj,picked up two more suspects from Gopalganj on December 7. The two suspects were associated with the educational institutes from where Nayeem had reportedly obtained fake certificates of the secondary school to get his passport issued from the Patna regional passport office.
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December - 7 
Deputy commissioner of Lawngtlai District in south Mizoram stated that registration of 1,600 Myanmarese nationals have been undertaken to ascertain the number of refugees in four villages of the District, reports Hindustan Times on December 8. The My
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Deputy commissioner of Lawngtlai District in south Mizoram stated that registration of 1,600 Myanmarese nationals have been undertaken to ascertain the number of refugees in four villages of the District, reports Hindustan Times on December 8. The Myanmarese nationals fled their country due to clashes between the Myanmarese Army and the Arakan militants. The deputy commissioner said officials of the district administration were keeping a close watch on the refugees and elaborate security arrangements have been made. The refugees, majority of them women and children, crossed the border and took shelter in Hmawngbuchhuah; Zochachhuah, Laitlang and Dumzautlang villages after the Myanmarese Army launched a major offensive against the Arakan militants in Myanmar’s Chin State near the Mizoram border.
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December - 7 
Indian Mujahideen(IM) suspect Tauseef Pathan, an accused in July 2008 serial blast was planning to flee to Bangladesh, say investigators, The Times of India reports on December 8. Crime Branch officials claim that Pathan has a contact in Bangladesh a
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Indian Mujahideen(IM) suspect Tauseef Pathan, an accused in July 2008 serial blast was planning to flee to Bangladesh, say investigators, The Times of India reports on December 8. Crime Branch officials claim that Pathan has a contact in Bangladesh and through his help he was to obtain shelter in that country. "We suspect that from Bangladesh, Pathan could have fled to Pakistan on a fake passport. We have the cell number of Pathan's contact in Bangladesh and will soon contact our counterparts there to track the helper," said a senior Crime Branch official.Crime branch investigators said Pathan's plan of fleeing to Bangladesh supports their suspicion that he was involved in a jailbreak conspiracy at Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad. "In February 2013, 24 alleged IM suspects accused in the serial blasts case had conspired to escape from Sabarmati jail. They had dug a 213-foot tunnel from the barrack to the end of the outer wall of the high security jail. However the attempt was foiled by jail authorities at the last moment," a senior Crime Branch official.
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December - 7 
Pakistan Army on December 7 violated the cease-fire agreement (CFA) in Degwar sector of Poonch District, along the Line of Control (LoC), by using mortar shells, automatic and semi automatic weapons, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said Pakistan Arm
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Pakistan Army on December 7 violated the cease-fire agreement (CFA) in Degwar sector of Poonch District, along the Line of Control (LoC), by using mortar shells, automatic and semi automatic weapons, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said Pakistan Army started pounding forward Army posts. Pakistani troops also targeted civilian population by firing few mortar shells aiming the villages in Degwar and surroundings. The Indian side retaliated very effectively and strongly, leading to exchanges that continued for about one and a half hour. Unconfirmed reports said that an Indian Army trooper was injured in Pakistan shelling and firing, though there was no official confirmation from the Army on injuries suffered by the trooper. There were no other casualties or damages on the Indian side. Sources didn’t rule out damages on Pakistan side in retaliatory firing by the Indian troops. “Pakistan was reported to have suffered heavy damages in retaliation by the Indian side,” they said but added that exact losses were not known.
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December - 7 
The Bokaro Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Mangra Manjhi, at Sishua village under the Pannk-Narayanpur Police Station in Bokaro District on December 7, reports Pioneer. Security Forces (SFs) arreste
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The Bokaro Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Mangra Manjhi, at Sishua village under the Pannk-Narayanpur Police Station in Bokaro District on December 7, reports Pioneer. Security Forces (SFs) arrested him from the forest area of Upparghat. The Police have recently held a series of operations in Upparghat and Jhumra areas. There was no recovery of any arms and explosives from arrested CPI-Maoist cadre. Mangra was active as a member of the local organisation squad which operates under Nawadih area committee of the CPI-Maoist. He was involved in the different cases and was wanted in Naxal–related incident which was filed in Nawadih Police station in 2014.
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December - 7 
The East Khasi Hills district administration foiled the plan of the Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) activists to stage a three-day hunger strike from December 7 at a parking lot near the additional secretariat in Shillong for implementation of their
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The East Khasi Hills district administration foiled the plan of the Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) activists to stage a three-day hunger strike from December 7 at a parking lot near the additional secretariat in Shillong for implementation of their 14-point charter of demands, including the Inner Line Permit (ILP), reports The Telegraph.
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December - 7 
The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on December 7 stated that about 75-80% insurgency problems in the northeast has come to an end, reports Livemint. The Minister stated that ‘I can tell you that 75 to 80% of the insurgency problems in the no
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The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on December 7 stated that about 75-80% insurgency problems in the northeast has come to an end, reports Livemint. The Minister stated that ‘I can tell you that 75 to 80% of the insurgency problems in the northeast has come to an end’.
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December - 7 
Two cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Kamla Gavle and Nagesh Madavi, surrendered before the Gadchiroli Police and officers from the Anti-Naxal Operations of Maharashtra Police in Gadchiroli District on December 7,
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Two cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Kamla Gavle and Nagesh Madavi, surrendered before the Gadchiroli Police and officers from the Anti-Naxal Operations of Maharashtra Police in Gadchiroli District on December 7, reports India Today. Both of them had joined CPI-Maoist since 2011 and were involved in various cases in border areas of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Each of them carried a reward of INR 2, 00,000 on them. According to the report, in 2017 around 19 CPI-Maoist cadres have surrendered, which included some top ‘commanders’ of People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA).
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December - 7 
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on December 7 urged the Indian states sharing border with neighbouring Bangladesh to be vigilant against the influx of Rohingyas and illegal migrants through the India-Bangladesh border, reports Northeast Today. He s
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on December 7 urged the Indian states sharing border with neighbouring Bangladesh to be vigilant against the influx of Rohingyas and illegal migrants through the India-Bangladesh border, reports Northeast Today. He stated that caution had to be exerted so that no form of illegal migration can take place from across the border.
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December - 8 
Additionally, Nagaland Legislators Forum (NLF) comprising the sitting MLAs of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly in its ‘consultative meeting’ held today resolved to urge the GoI to resolve the Naga political problem well before the next A
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Additionally, Nagaland Legislators Forum (NLF) comprising the sitting MLAs of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly in its ‘consultative meeting’ held today resolved to urge the GoI to resolve the Naga political problem well before the next Assembly election, reports The Sangai Express on December 9.
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December - 8 
Babloo Paswan alias Nageshwar, head of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee, a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was injured in an encounter with Ganjam Police in Bhanjanagar Notified Area Council (NAC) in Ganjam Distric
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Babloo Paswan alias Nageshwar, head of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee, a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was injured in an encounter with Ganjam Police in Bhanjanagar Notified Area Council (NAC) in Ganjam District on December 8, reports The Telegraph. Ganjam Superintendent of Police (SP), Ashish Singh said Babloo and two of his associates had come to Ganjam as contract killers to kill one accused when he was supposed to be produced in the District court. Acting on a tip-off, the Police swung into action to arrest Babloo. "When the Police team, headed by the Bhanjanagar sub-divisional police officer, Bhanjanagar inspector in charge and Aska inspector in charge asked a four-wheeler in Gallery outpost limits to stop, Babloo, who was inside, fired at the Police who fired back. Though Babloo was injured, his two associates managed to escape into a nearby forest," Singh said. The Police seized the car, two pistols and ammunition. Active in Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, Babloo has allegedly been involved in more than 40 cases of loot, dacoity, abduction, extortion and murders.
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December - 8 
Bhadradri-Kothagudem ‘district committee secretary’ of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy’s (CPI-ML-New Democracy) Rayala Group, Punem Lingaiah alias Linganna (43), was arrested by the Police on charges
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Bhadradri-Kothagudem ‘district committee secretary’ of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy’s (CPI-ML-New Democracy) Rayala Group, Punem Lingaiah alias Linganna (43), was arrested by the Police on charges of extortion in Khammam District on December 8, reports The Hindu. A pistol, four rounds of ammunition, INR 25,200 cash and a bike were seized from his possession, Police said. Lingaiah, who had been extorting money from traders and contractors along with other members of his underground squad for the past few years, was arrested by a Police team based on a tip-off near Raghunadha Palem, early on Friday (December 8) morning, Khammam Police Commissioner Tafseer Iqbal said. Lingaiah, the ‘squad commander’, was allegedly involved in as many as 20 offences, including one murder case, reported under various Police Station limits in erstwhile undivided Khammam District, the Police Commissioner said.
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December - 8 
In protest against the alleged inclusion of Dima Hasao District in ‘Greater Nagalim‘ all apex bodies’ co-ordination committee (AABCC), Dima Hasao has given a call for 24 hours rail blockade on December 12, reports The Sentinel on De
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In protest against the alleged inclusion of Dima Hasao District in ‘Greater Nagalim‘ all apex bodies’ co-ordination committee (AABCC), Dima Hasao has given a call for 24 hours rail blockade on December 12, reports The Sentinel on December 9. The president and general secretary of AABCC stated that 24-hour rail blockade program would be organized on Dec 12 from 6 am onwards at Haflong and other parts of the District.
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December - 8 
In total 400 Fake Indian Currency Notes of Rs. 2,000 denomination with worth of Rs. 8 Lakh were recovered by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on December 8, with an arrest of two individuals from Murshidabad district of West Bengal, repo
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In total 400 Fake Indian Currency Notes of Rs. 2,000 denomination with worth of Rs. 8 Lakh were recovered by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on December 8, with an arrest of two individuals from Murshidabad district of West Bengal, reports The Economic Times. Acting upon the intelligence inputs, the team of DRI arrested an unidentified man (25 years-old) carrying the FICN at Chander crossing of National Highway (NH)-34 in Murshidabad district (West Bengal). The accused—resident of area bordering India-Bangladesh border, revealed that the FICNs were smuggled into India from Bangladesh and he was travelling to Kolkata for delivering these FICNs to another person, said an official of DRI. The DRI investigators arrested the second person—resident of area close to India-Nepal border in Bihar, in this matter.
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December - 8 
Left Wing Extremism (LWE) cadres opposing road construction work, set ablaze six vehicles at Navani village under Ghaghra Police Station in Gumla District on December 8, and warned labourers against working without their permission, reports Business
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Left Wing Extremism (LWE) cadres opposing road construction work, set ablaze six vehicles at Navani village under Ghaghra Police Station in Gumla District on December 8, and warned labourers against working without their permission, reports Business Standard. According to Police, the rebels of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), attacked a stone crusher unit belonging to a person, Arun Pandey, and set on fire six vehicles early on December 8. The rebels also fired in the air and left a pamphlet claiming responsibility for the incident, Police said. The crusher was being used in road construction. Through the pamphlet, the rebels also appealed to labourers not to work on the crusher. The denial of ‘levy’ to the rebels is said to be the reason for the incident.
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December - 8 
Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) in Odisha is mainly a result of infiltration from Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have no local base in the State, Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik said in
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Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) in Odisha is mainly a result of infiltration from Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have no local base in the State, Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik said in Bhubaneswar on December 8, reports The Hindu. “There has been a substantial improvement in the LWE scenario in the State. People do not support violent activities and the LWE cadres have no local base. Our problem is mostly caused by infiltration from Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand as well as from Andhra Pradesh,” Patnaik told the State Assembly. The CM further said: “The asymmetric deployment of Central forces on the Chhattisgarh border is a major issue towards which we have drawn the Centre’s attention. However, as usual our repeated requests for additional deployment of Central forces have not been considered so far. The State government’s commitment to eliminate the LWE menace is reflected in our determined efforts to complete the Gurupriya Bridge in spite of the Centre not giving adequate funds. I am hopeful in a few months from now the cut-off areas will have connectivity.” While furnishing a written reply on Monday (December 4), the CM had informed the House that there was drop in Maoist violence in 2017 compared to 2016. In 2016, as many as 68 incidents of LWE violence were recorded in the State, whereas till November this year there were only 47 violent incidents perpetrated by Maoists. In 2017, Maoist violence claimed the lives of 14 civilians and 9 security personnel.Patnaik said improvement in Police infrastructure, recruitment of armed personnel, specialised training and a progressive policy of surrender and rehabilitation had led to substantial improvement in the situation.
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December - 8 
Meanwhile, a group of around 20-22 armed Maoists, including 9-10 women cadres, in uniform raided the farmhouse of local Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Ishwar Chandra Panigrahi located at Kumbhariput village under Machkund Police limits in Koraput Distr
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Meanwhile, a group of around 20-22 armed Maoists, including 9-10 women cadres, in uniform raided the farmhouse of local Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Ishwar Chandra Panigrahi located at Kumbhariput village under Machkund Police limits in Koraput District on December 8, and roughed up the supervisor, Chandrakant Dalei, reports Pragativadi. The Maoist rebels attacked supervisor Chandrakant, snatched CCTVs and monitors installed on the farmhouse premises at put up posters at various places in and around the farmhouse before leaving. The posters released bearing the name of Srikakulam-Koraput Divisional Committee (SKDC) of Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist, warned Ishwar Panigrahi against encroachment of tribal land, employing outsiders in his farmhouse as well as abuse of tribal workers. The posters also threatened the ruling party leader with dire consequences demanding a minimum wage of INR 200 and maximum 8 hours of working per day for the workers. They also demanded protection of the tribal rights on forest and land resources in the area.
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December - 8 
Meanwhile, a joint team of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested three rebels of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, following an encounter at Kanhara village in Charhi, around 30 kilometres from
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Meanwhile, a joint team of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested three rebels of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, following an encounter at Kanhara village in Charhi, around 30 kilometres from the Hazaribagh District headquarters, in the wee hours of December 8, reports The Telegraph. Two rifles and 100 rounds of bullets were recovered from them. One of the extremists is said to have sustained bullet injuries. Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police (SP), Anoop Birtharay said the injured rebel had been identified as P. Khan, while the other two were ‘area commanders’ Bhakhra Munda and Biga Paswan.
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December - 8 
Meanwhile, Chief Ministers office (CMO) issued a statement mentioning that the present moment as the most opportune time for the Nagas and the Government of India to resolve the seven decades old Naga political issue and called for finding a lasting
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Meanwhile, Chief Ministers office (CMO) issued a statement mentioning that the present moment as the most opportune time for the Nagas and the Government of India to resolve the seven decades old Naga political issue and called for finding a lasting solution to the Naga issue.
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December - 8 
Meanwhile, railway employees recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), suspected to be planted by the Maoists, from a railway station in Latehar District in the night of December 8, reports Hindustan Times. The IED was detected near the track b
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Meanwhile, railway employees recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), suspected to be planted by the Maoists, from a railway station in Latehar District in the night of December 8, reports Hindustan Times. The IED was detected near the track between Chhipadohar and Barwadih railway stations in Latehar District at around 11pm. Officials said the timely recovery of the IED averted a major railway mishap as Delhi-bound Tata-Muri Hatia Jammu Tawi Express train (18101) crossed the track near Ukkamarh village within 20 minutes after the recovery. A CRPF team soon rushed to the spot and recovered cans, gelatin sticks, detonators and wires and foiled a Maoist bid to blow up the tracks.
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December - 8 
Odisha Government on December 8 approved an annual budget of INR 710 million for 2017-18 under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, reports Pragativadi. The State-level committee on anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operatio
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Odisha Government on December 8 approved an annual budget of INR 710 million for 2017-18 under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, reports Pragativadi. The State-level committee on anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations approved the SRE budget ahead of a crucial meeting of the Central Government on December 11, informed Asit Tripathy, State Home Secretary. The SRE scheme fund is utilised by the State to fortify Police Station, train Police personnel and meet arms and ammunition expenses of Paramilitary Forces, including providing ex-gratia to families of civilians or security personnel killed during anti-Maoist operations. Usually the State Government spends money for anti-Maoist operations and the Centre reimburses 60 per cent of the total spending.
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December - 8 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW), Muhammad Younis Sheikh, from Chadoora area of Budgam district, reports Daily Excelsior on December 9. SFs recovered four live grenades have been recovered.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW), Muhammad Younis Sheikh, from Chadoora area of Budgam district, reports Daily Excelsior on December 9. SFs recovered four live grenades have been recovered.
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December - 8 
Separately, hand written posters and banners bearing the name of CPI-Maoist Kalimela Zonal Committee surfaced at different places in Malkangiri District on December 8, appealing people to join the outfit and take ahead fight against the administratio
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Separately, hand written posters and banners bearing the name of CPI-Maoist Kalimela Zonal Committee surfaced at different places in Malkangiri District on December 8, appealing people to join the outfit and take ahead fight against the administration through constitution of Revolutionary People’s Committee (RPC), reports Pragativadi News. A slew of posters purportedly written by the rebels in red ink and red banners written in silver ink were put up on roadside walls at Badigeta and Tekguda areas calling locals to take part in the ‘People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Week’ observation from December 2-8 in large numbers to foil the administration’s efforts to quell the revolution. The posters also contained slogans demanding protection of the rights of the tribal on the forest and land in the District.
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December - 8 
Separately, Manipur Chief Minister (CM) Biren Singh on December 8 stated that he had mentioned to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh that he nor the people of Manipur and the present state government would agree division of Manipur to bring a so
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Separately, Manipur Chief Minister (CM) Biren Singh on December 8 stated that he had mentioned to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh that he nor the people of Manipur and the present state government would agree division of Manipur to bring a solution to the Naga issue, reports Kanglaonline. The CM urged the Home Minister not to do anything which may disturb the oneness of hill and valley people.
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December - 8 
Separately, the Police recovered arms and explosives hidden by the Maoists from Sikid Jungle located on the border of Herhang and Manika Police Station area in Latehar District on December 8, reports Dainik Bhaskar. Acting on information received by
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Separately, the Police recovered arms and explosives hidden by the Maoists from Sikid Jungle located on the border of Herhang and Manika Police Station area in Latehar District on December 8, reports Dainik Bhaskar. Acting on information received by SP, Prashant Anand and Commandant of CRPF 11th Battalion Pankaj Kumar, the search operation was launched. The recovered arms include two cylinder bombs, five-five kilograms of two cylinder bombs, three pipe bombs, three bombs of corner type, five grenade bombs, 250 gelatine, 80 meter codex wire, six non-electric detonators, five meters of 10-10 kilograms Safety fuse, two native katta, 3 indigenous rifles of 315 magnum, one leather machine, four kilogram piece of iron and 86 pieces of M. seal and many pamphlets containing Naxal literature. The explosives were later disabled.
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December - 8 
Six United Liberation Front of Assam - Independent (ULFA-I) militants on December 8, entered Kunapathar Tea Estate in Bordumsa in Tinsukia District and opened fire targeting the estate manager, after the authorities refused to pay extortion mon
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Six United Liberation Front of Assam - Independent (ULFA-I) militants on December 8, entered Kunapathar Tea Estate in Bordumsa in Tinsukia District and opened fire targeting the estate manager, after the authorities refused to pay extortion money, reports Times8. The attack came 23 days after ULFA-I initially demanded extortion money of INR 4 million from the estate authorities.
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December - 8 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres gunned down two youth, identified as K. Suryachandra Babu alias Suryam (26) and M. Kishore (22), both hailing from Maddigaravu, after allegedly branding them ‘Police informers’
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres gunned down two youth, identified as K. Suryachandra Babu alias Suryam (26) and M. Kishore (22), both hailing from Maddigaravu, after allegedly branding them ‘Police informers’, near Chapagedda Bridge in Maddigaravu village under G. Maduguala Police Station limits in Visakhapatnam District late on December 8, reports The Hindu. The incident took place on the concluding day of the 17th annual ‘People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) Week’. The Police suspect that the CPI-Maoist had killed the youth only to make their presence felt in the Agency as the victims were not ‘Police informers’. A group of 60 armed and unarmed Maoists, led by Pedabayalu Area Committee ‘commander’ Sudheer, entered Maddigaravu at around 11.30 p.m. and picked up the youngsters from their homes, ignoring the pleas of their family members that they had nothing to do with the Police. They took them to Chapagedda Bridge and pumped bullets into them, saying they had tipped off the Police about their movements
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December - 8 
Telangana Police arrested a ‘leader’ of the Chandranna faction of Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy), Enugula Chandra Reddy aka Sagar, in Bhadradri Kothagudem District, reports ntnews.com on Dec
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Telangana Police arrested a ‘leader’ of the Chandranna faction of Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy), Enugula Chandra Reddy aka Sagar, in Bhadradri Kothagudem District, reports ntnews.com on December 9. The Police recovered a gun and bullets from Sagar. Sagar did post-graduation from the Kakatiya University and was a gold medalist in Geology. He actively worked for Progressive Democratic Students Union (PDSU) during his student life. It was learnt that Sagar was underground for the last 15 years, adds The Hans India.
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December - 8 
The al Qaeda has restructured its organisational apparatus in India, with one unit being dedicated to terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the other to subversive actions in the rest of India, New Indian Express reports on December 9. The te
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The al Qaeda has restructured its organisational apparatus in India, with one unit being dedicated to terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the other to subversive actions in the rest of India, New Indian Express reports on December 9. The terror outfit has also released a video exhorting Muslims in the uniformed services in India to join their fold, where they can continue to fight while practising Islam. As part of the internal restructuring, the outfit designated for Jammu and Kashmir has been named Al Qaeda Kashmir (AQK), to be led by Zakir Musa, who has been operating in the Valley under the banner of Ansar Ghazwat-ul Hind after breaking away from Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in 2016. Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), headed by Maulana Asim Umar alias Sanaul Haque, will carry forward the terror agenda of the outfit in the rest of the country. “The AQK has also been given responsibility for training radicalised youth for terror operations in the Valley and beyond. The Musa-led group has so far motivated 15-20 Kashmiris to join its ranks for so-called jihad and to fight for the Rohingyas in Rakhine state of Myanmar,” a senior Intelligence official said.
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December - 8 
The Jammu Police on December 8, has arrested Showkat Ahmed from Reasi district of Jammu, in the case of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reportsThe Times of India on December 9. The Police recovered fake currency notes of worth Rs. 6.30 Lakhs along
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The Jammu Police on December 8, has arrested Showkat Ahmed from Reasi district of Jammu, in the case of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reportsThe Times of India on December 9. The Police recovered fake currency notes of worth Rs. 6.30 Lakhs along with a computer and other gadgets that have been used in the production of counterfeit notes. The investigation started few days ago when a local resident—Bahar Din approached the Police with Fake notes of worth Rs. 6,000 and reported that these notes were given by Mohammad Maqbool, said Jammu Police’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tahir Bhat of Reasi district. On December 6, Jammu Police arrested Mohammad Maqbool and he revealed the name of Showkat Ahmed—resident of Kulgam district and main accused in this case.
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December - 8 
The Sentinel reports that leaders of Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) on December 8 reiterated that the Inner Line Permit (ILP) must be implemented in the State, and termed it as the only solution to protect the indigenous people of the state for
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The Sentinel reports that leaders of Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) on December 8 reiterated that the Inner Line Permit (ILP) must be implemented in the State, and termed it as the only solution to protect the indigenous people of the state form the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly session which began on December 8, the HYC leaders stated that they will continue their hunger strike. Earlier on December 7 East Khasi Hills district administration foiled the plan of HYC activists to stage a three-day hunger strike near the additional secretariat in Shillong. Influx of outsiders, demanding that the Government should raise their 14-point charter of demands in the present.
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December - 8 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on December 8, reports India Today. CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Muchaki Manga (45) and Muchaki Deva (25), were arrested from Chintalnar Polic
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on December 8, reports India Today. CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Muchaki Manga (45) and Muchaki Deva (25), were arrested from Chintalnar Police station area when a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation, said Sundarraj P, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) (Dantewada Range).The arrested CPI-Maoist cadres were active members of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangthan (DAKMS) - a frontal wing of CPI-Maoist and involved with firing at Police patrolling team in the forests near Chinnabodkel village in November. No harm was caused to SFs in that incident, added Sundarraj.
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December - 8 
Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh stated on December 8 that Indian Prime Minister was fully committed to fulfil the aspirations of Naga people, reports Nagaland Post. Without mentioning a word about Naga political issue, Singh remarked tha
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Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh stated on December 8 that Indian Prime Minister was fully committed to fulfil the aspirations of Naga people, reports Nagaland Post. Without mentioning a word about Naga political issue, Singh remarked that Nagaland had an opportunity to lead the North Eastern States to the path of peace, stability, prosperity and growth. He gave the statement while attending the eighth day of Hornbill Festival at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama. He also added that Government of India (GoI) government was initiating many measures to ensure safety of the people and police modernization was one such measure whereby the police were being equipped to handle today’s challenges. He also lauded Naga regiment and Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) jawans for playing a critical role in combating Left-wing extremists in Naxal-affected areas.
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December - 9 
Desperate to create disturbances in India, Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is trying to revive terrorism in Punjab by recruiting radicalised youth from Canada and Europe while allegedly training them for sabotage activities in
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Desperate to create disturbances in India, Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is trying to revive terrorism in Punjab by recruiting radicalised youth from Canada and Europe while allegedly training them for sabotage activities in countries like Canada, Dubai and Thailand, India Today reports on December 10. Investigations by intelligence agencies have revealed that the ISI is using the annual pilgrimage to Nankana Saheb (birthplace of Guru Nana Dev) to scout the radicalised Sikh youth and facilitate meetings with Sikh terrorists in Pakistan. "During the annual festival in Nankana Sahab in Pakistan, people from all over the world visit there and the ISI uses this occasion to facilitate meetings between Pak-based militants and their sympathisers who come from all over the world in guise of pilgrims," sources in the security agencies said.The revelations have been made as part of the investigations done by the Punjab Police and intelligence agencies in the murders of important Hindu leaders and one Christian pastor in the state, including RSS leaders, in the last two years as an attempt to create differences between Hindus and Sikhs in the state. Some of the important leaders killed in Punjab by terrorists include Brig RS Gagneja, the state vice-president of the RSS, Amit Sharma, leader of Hindu Takht and Sultan Masih, a Christian pastor involved in missionary activities in Punjab."These days, the ISI has evolved a new strategy of training fresh recruits in third country that is Dubai, Canada, Thailand, Malaysia, etc instead of Pakistan to hide Pakistani foot prints," the sources said about ISI's plans. The ISI operatives have roped in ex-militants and their associates across the globe for financial assistance, spotting, training of recruits for terrorist activities in Punjab, they said. Sources said the ISI has kept these terrorists including the likes of Wadhawa Singh Babbar of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), Ranjeet Singh Neeta and Paramjit Singh Panjwar of the Khalsitan Commando Force (KCF) and Gajinder Singh of Dal Khalsa in Lahore.
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December - 9 
Earlier on December 9, Police arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant identified as Saikhom Surjit Meitei alias Phireppa from Pangei bazaar in Imphal West District, reports Imphal Free press.
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Earlier on December 9, Police arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant identified as Saikhom Surjit Meitei alias Phireppa from Pangei bazaar in Imphal West District, reports Imphal Free press.
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December - 9 
Further, SFs arrested two unidentified ULFA-I militants from Kalaigaon in Udalguri District on December 9, reports Business Standard. One AK-56 rifle, one magazine and 18 rounds of bullets have been recovered from their possession.
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Further, SFs arrested two unidentified ULFA-I militants from Kalaigaon in Udalguri District on December 9, reports Business Standard. One AK-56 rifle, one magazine and 18 rounds of bullets have been recovered from their possession.
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December - 9 
Intelligence Bureau (IB) Director Rajiv Jain on December 9 while addressing passing out parade at the North Eastern Police Academy stated that India’s northeastern states is relatively peaceful and urged the men and women in uniform to ensure p
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Intelligence Bureau (IB) Director Rajiv Jain on December 9 while addressing passing out parade at the North Eastern Police Academy stated that India’s northeastern states is relatively peaceful and urged the men and women in uniform to ensure peace in the region, reports Nagaland Post. He stated that northeast region has witnessed a lot of disturbances in the past. Fortunately, during the past few years the area has been relatively quite peaceful, gradually people have develop to vested interest in peace.
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December - 9 
Meanwhile, an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was arrested by SFs during operation in Handwara area of Kupwara District on December 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that on a specific input, Handwara Police, 30RR and 92 Centr
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Meanwhile, an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was arrested by SFs during operation in Handwara area of Kupwara District on December 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that on a specific input, Handwara Police, 30RR and 92 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a joint operation and arrested one OGW of LeT identified as Rayaz Ahmed Khan alias Bita Khan alias Baba son of Abdul Rashid Khan from his home at Hajin in Handwara area. SFs also destroyed one hideout in his house and recovered one AK 56 rifle, 2 magazines, 25 rounds of AK 56, one spare butt and one wire cutter from the hideout.
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December - 9 
Meanwhile, Paramilitary forces, District Voluntary Force (DVF) and jawans of Special Operation Groups (SOGs) have intensified the combing operation in the cut-off area of Malkangiri District, reports New Indian Express on December 10. “The seri
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Meanwhile, Paramilitary forces, District Voluntary Force (DVF) and jawans of Special Operation Groups (SOGs) have intensified the combing operation in the cut-off area of Malkangiri District, reports New Indian Express on December 10. “The series of recent Maoist violent activities revealed that the red rebels are trying to strengthen their eroding support base in the cut off region,” said a Police official.
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December - 9 
Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant of the ULFA-I, identified as Abha Deka, from Dillighat in Sivasagar District on December 9, reports northeast today. One pistol, six live rounds and thirteen extortion letters were recovered from h
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Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant of the ULFA-I, identified as Abha Deka, from Dillighat in Sivasagar District on December 9, reports northeast today. One pistol, six live rounds and thirteen extortion letters were recovered from him. The arrested militant was reportedly involved in a firing incident in Dillighat in November 2015.
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December - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) launched cordon and searches operation in Shopian District after a brief encounter with militants on December 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Army’s 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) cordon off Ganawpora and Barthipora villages of Shop
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Security Forces (SFs) launched cordon and searches operation in Shopian District after a brief encounter with militants on December 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Army’s 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) cordon off Ganawpora and Barthipora villages of Shopian District, following inputs regarding movement of three militants. As they challenged militants, the latter opened fire on the Army men leading to a brief gun battle. Militants, however, fled from the spot and were believed to have taken shelter either in Ganawpora or Barthipora.
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December - 9 
Separately, Maoist posters were found in Kumbarput village under Lamataput block (administrative unit) in Koraput District on December 9, reports Prameyanews7. The posters are stated to have been put up by CPI-Maoist with a message of threat for life
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Separately, Maoist posters were found in Kumbarput village under Lamataput block (administrative unit) in Koraput District on December 9, reports Prameyanews7. The posters are stated to have been put up by CPI-Maoist with a message of threat for life for BJD State general secretary Kishore Panigrahi and demands for justice to the Kunduli gangrape victim and arrest of all culprits in the case.
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December - 9 
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on December 9 has recovered the demonetised Indian currency notes in the denomination of INR500 and INR 1000 from the premises of M/S Yamuna Building Material—a company located in the Gujarat Indust
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on December 9 has recovered the demonetised Indian currency notes in the denomination of INR500 and INR 1000 from the premises of M/S Yamuna Building Material—a company located in the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation’s (GIDC) Panoli area in Bharuch of Gujarat, reports The Tribune on December 9.Acting on the intelligence inputs, the team of DRI officers from Surat (Gujarat) accompanied with the team of Central GST officers of Vadodara raided the premises of M/S Yamuna Building Material and recovered the demonetised currency notes with the face value of Rs. 48.91 crore, said an official of DRI. The company would face the penalty of Rs. 245 crore under section 5, section 7 of newly enacted Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act (SBNA) of 2017, said the DRI released statement.
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December - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which arrested suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Abdul Naeem Sheikh from Uttar Pradesh last month, has summoned a District Transport Officer (DTO) of Bihar for his alleged links with the terrorist, an
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which arrested suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Abdul Naeem Sheikh from Uttar Pradesh last month, has summoned a District Transport Officer (DTO) of Bihar for his alleged links with the terrorist, an official said, Hindustan Times reports on December 10. The NIA arrested Sheikh alias Nomi, 37, on November 28 from Charbagh bus stand in Lucknow in a joint operation with the Uttar Pradesh Police’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). The NIA official told they have summoned a DTO officer, identified as Diwakar Jha, posted in Bihar’s Buxar District, for questioning over his alleged links with Sheikh.According to the NIA official, Jha had inaugurated Sheikh’s coaching centre in Bihar’s Gopalganj District in 2015, when he was posted there. The official said the anti-terror probe agency has recovered some pictures of Jha with Sheikh. Sheikh, who is said to have done a recce of army and power installations in Jammu and Kashmir, was caught after he applied for a passport under a fictitious name. The NIA official said security agencies stumbled upon a lead to Sheikh after a man complained that his address was being used by the LeT operative for his passport.
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December - 10 
Also, Pakistan Army again violated ceasefire on the LoC at Shahpur Kirni sub sector in Poonch district, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Also, Pakistan Army again violated ceasefire on the LoC at Shahpur Kirni sub sector in Poonch district, reports Daily Excelsior.
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In a joint meeting among the foreign ministers of Russia, China and India on December 11, a strong counterterrorism narrative is likely to be issued with a plan of action, reports Hindustan Times. The trio meet will also focus on maintaining peace an
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In a joint meeting among the foreign ministers of Russia, China and India on December 11, a strong counterterrorism narrative is likely to be issued with a plan of action, reports Hindustan Times. The trio meet will also focus on maintaining peace and stability in the regional security architecture as well as reflect ‘continuing’ support of Russia and China for India becoming a member of the Asia Pacific Economic Forum (APEC).India’s Union Minister of External Affairs (UMEA) Sushma Swaraj will host her Russian and Chinese counterparts Sergei Lavrov and Wang Yi, respectively, for the 15th edition of the meeting to be held in New Delhi on December 11. Notably, China has consistently blocked Indian efforts to bring Mazood Azhar under United Nation’s (UN) sanction list. The listed entities and individuals face asset freezes, travel bans and other measures that dismantle their ability to carry out terror strikes around the globe. “The joint statement can make the larger point of the three countries having greater common ground on how to deal with international terrorism. The leaders would also have a free and friendly exchange on the issue that is always helpful,” said former Foreign Secretary Lalit Mansingh.
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December - 10 
In reply to Pakistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Khawaja Muhammad Asif’s letter dated on December 5 regarding ceasefire violations on LoC and India-Pakistan International Border (IB), India’s Union Minister of External Affai
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In reply to Pakistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Khawaja Muhammad Asif’s letter dated on December 5 regarding ceasefire violations on LoC and India-Pakistan International Border (IB), India’s Union Minister of External Affairs (UMEA) Sushma Swaraj written to Khawaja Asif that Pakistan must claim the ceasefire violation as the firing by Indian Armed Forces was only retaliatory to curb infiltration and cross-border incursions, reports The Times of India on December 11. In his letter, Khawaja Asif claimed that India violates the ceasefire over 1,300 times in 2017 whereas, the Indian figures argued that the ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces figures to over 700 times until October 2017. "India has responded to the letter and instead of accepting our message for peace once again repeated old allegations of cross-border incursions and refused to stop violations”, said Pakistan’s foreign spokesman Mohammad Faisal.
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December - 10 
In their recent online propaganda, the Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF)—a charity wing of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has reached-out to Rohingya Muslim population in Rakhine State of Myanmar, reports The Indian Express on December 11. The FIF, with
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In their recent online propaganda, the Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF)—a charity wing of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has reached-out to Rohingya Muslim population in Rakhine State of Myanmar, reports The Indian Express on December 11. The FIF, with assistance from other Islamist groups are operating in the Rohingya refugee camps near the town of Cox’s Bazaar of Bangladesh, claimed Bangladesh’s intelligence official. The FIF’s operations could initiate a new phase of Myanmar conflict where terror groups become powerful with support of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA)—also known as Harakah al-Yakin (HaY), a local insurgent group active in Northern Rakhine State, Myanmar.
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December - 10 
Intelligence agencies have gathered information that a “lone wolf” may try to target road shows of “big political leaders” during the campaigning for the assembly elections in Gujarat, officials said, Hindustan Times reports o
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Intelligence agencies have gathered information that a “lone wolf” may try to target road shows of “big political leaders” during the campaigning for the assembly elections in Gujarat, officials said, Hindustan Times reports on December 11. Based on intelligence inputs and interrogation reports of two arrested suspected terrorists, the agencies have alerted the Gujarat Police that a “lone wolf” may try to carry out attacks on road shows of top political leaders and there is a need to take maximum precaution, a senior government official saidOne Uroz Khan, arrested in Madhya Pradesh on November 6, had reportedly told Police that he promised to supply arms and explosives to two suspected Islamic State (IS) operatives for allegedly carrying out “lone wolf” attacks on a Jewish synagogue and during election rallies in Gujarat, the official said. IS suspect Ubaid Mirza, who was in the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), also reportedly told the agency that IS style “loan wolf” attack was planned on road show and rallies in Gujarat.
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December - 10 
Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) reportedly vowed to step-up the terror operations against India and the United States (US), reports ANI News on December 11. "We have been waging a war for the past 28 years and still asking we had got nothing. But, if you
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Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) reportedly vowed to step-up the terror operations against India and the United States (US), reports ANI News on December 11. "We have been waging a war for the past 28 years and still asking we had got nothing. But, if you ask from those who are ready to sacrifice their lives for Kashmir then they will tell you that their shedding of blood in Kashmir will not go in vain but it becomes more fruitful. They are doing Jihad for Kashmir but doing it for Allah,” said the father of one of the militants killed by Indian Security Forces (SFs) on November 6, 2017, in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The ‘pledge’ was taken at a conclave - ‘Shohada-e-Kashmir’ - in Rawalakot (Poonch District of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The conclave was attended by Maulana Talha Saif, younger brother of Maulana Masood Azhar; Maulana Mufti Asghar Khan, emir (chief) of JeM and many others.
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December - 10 
Meanwhile, an Indian Army Junior Commission Officer (JCO) was injured in Pakistani firing in Nowshera sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on December 10, reports Daily Excelsior. He was reportedly hit by a sniper shot fired by
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Meanwhile, an Indian Army Junior Commission Officer (JCO) was injured in Pakistani firing in Nowshera sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on December 10, reports Daily Excelsior. He was reportedly hit by a sniper shot fired by Pakistani troops, leading to injuries.
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December - 10 
Meanwhile, officials said that that suspected LeT operative Abdul Nayeem Sheikh, who was arrested from Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) in November 2017, had spent some time in south Kashmir and pictured some Army installations, Daily Excelsior reported on De
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Meanwhile, officials said that that suspected LeT operative Abdul Nayeem Sheikh, who was arrested from Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) in November 2017, had spent some time in south Kashmir and pictured some Army installations, Daily Excelsior reported on December 11. Sheikh, a resident of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, was on the radar of central intelligence agencies for quite some time before he was arrested with the help of Uttar Pradesh Police in the last week of November. During interrogation, Sheikh disclosed that he had stayed in Pulwama, moved to various places with the help of one Malik and even photographed some Army and para-military camps, the officials claimed. Sheikh, who was wanted in connection with a 2014 terror case and was since on the run, told investigators that some important power projects and railway tracks in the Valley were surveyed, they said.
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December - 10 
Meanwhile, the Centre's interlocutor for the Naga peace talks, R.N. Ravi, has invited five prominent personalities of Manipur to hold discussions on the Government's process to finalise a final agreement with National Socialist Council of Nag
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Meanwhile, the Centre's interlocutor for the Naga peace talks, R.N. Ravi, has invited five prominent personalities of Manipur to hold discussions on the Government's process to finalise a final agreement with National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), reports The Telegraph on December 11. Official sources here said Ravi invited Amar Yumnam, professor of economics, N. Joykumar, retired professor of history; Ksh. Bimola Devi retired professor of political science - all of Manipur University, chairman of BJP Manipur vision document R.K. Ranjan and editor of Imphal Free Press Pradip Phanjoubam to New Delhi to hold the discussions on December 13.
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December - 10 
Rachakonda Special Operation Team on December 10, arrested two person for circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), The Times of India reports. On a credible tip off, the sleuths of SOT Malkajgiri Zone, conducted a decoy operation in the limits o
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Rachakonda Special Operation Team on December 10, arrested two person for circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), The Times of India reports. On a credible tip off, the sleuths of SOT Malkajgiri Zone, conducted a decoy operation in the limits of Ghatkesar Police Station in Medchal District and arrested the duo. Police seized 22 fake bundles of INR 2,000 notes, along with mobile phones and INR 25,000 cash from their possession. The main accused has been identified as Reddy Pandu Ranga Rao, a resident of Kukatpally and his associate Rajula Kolanji from Jeedimetla. The accused and his associate would regularly circulate fake currency. They would give the notes in 1:3 ratio. The main accused, Ranga, was arrested and jailed twice in 2014, 2015 for the same crime.
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December - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) killed three militants suspected to be Pakistani, in an encounter, at Unisoo village in Kupwara District in the night of December 10, reports Indian Express.Unconfirmed reports say that a lady was also killed in the exchange of
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Security Forces (SFs) killed three militants suspected to be Pakistani, in an encounter, at Unisoo village in Kupwara District in the night of December 10, reports Indian Express.Unconfirmed reports say that a lady was also killed in the exchange of firing between militants and forces.
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December - 10 
Separately, five Bishnupuri Manipuri organizations have called a 101-hours rail blockade in Barak Valley from December 21 to press for demands, including reservation of seats in the Assembly and Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament), reports T
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Separately, five Bishnupuri Manipuri organizations have called a 101-hours rail blockade in Barak Valley from December 21 to press for demands, including reservation of seats in the Assembly and Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament), reports The Telegraph on December 11. The other demands of the groups include introduction of a Bishnupriya Manipuri section in Silchar, Guwahati and Agartala All India Radio (AIR) stations, telecast of programmes in the language at Doordarshan Kendras in these places, setting up a language department in all universities, nomination of a community member with requisite qualifications in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and in the executive councils of Assam University and Guwahati University and appointment of Bishnupriya Manipuri language teachers.
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December - 10 
Separately, SFs on December 10 cordoned off Hanjin village of Kralgund Handwara in Kupwara District following intelligence inputs about the presence of militants, Daily Excelsior reports. The area continued to be under cordon. SFs conducted searches
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Separately, SFs on December 10 cordoned off Hanjin village of Kralgund Handwara in Kupwara District following intelligence inputs about the presence of militants, Daily Excelsior reports. The area continued to be under cordon. SFs conducted searches in the village several times during last 10 days.
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December - 10 
Separately, State Chief Minister N Biren Singh on December 10 stated that adequate security measures have been taken up in border areas to check entry of illegal migrants into the state, reports Nagaland Post. Manipur government had already put its s
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Separately, State Chief Minister N Biren Singh on December 10 stated that adequate security measures have been taken up in border areas to check entry of illegal migrants into the state, reports Nagaland Post. Manipur government had already put its security forces including state police on high alert as there were possibilities of displaced Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar sneaking into the state.
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December - 10 
Speaking at an event organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on December 10, India’s Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu emphasised that terrorism and extreme violence is the worst form of human rights violation and all countrie
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Speaking at an event organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on December 10, India’s Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu emphasised that terrorism and extreme violence is the worst form of human rights violation and all countries must join hands to contain this evil, reports The Indian Express on December 10. “The Indian democracy has also been confronted by terrorism and extreme violence. Both trample the right to life and liberty of an individual. Any violence and senseless killing is the worst form of human rights violation”, said Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu.
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December - 10 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’ in Malkangiri District early on December 10, reports Odisha Sun Times. The deceased was identified as Sitaram Khila, a resi
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’ in Malkangiri District early on December 10, reports Odisha Sun Times. The deceased was identified as Sitaram Khila, a resident of Nuatekpadar village under Ralegada Panchayat (village level local-self government institution) in the Chitrakonda cut-off area in the District. According to reports, around 15-20 armed Maoists took Sitaram from his house on Saturday (December 9) night and thrashed him mercilessly and later killed him by slitting his throat. However, Police denied the Maoists’ claim that Sitaram was a ‘Police informer’.
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December - 10 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from Pesauni village under Patahi Police station in East Champaran District of Bihar on December 10, reports Hindustan Times. Two of the three arrested CPI-Maoist cadres were ide
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from Pesauni village under Patahi Police station in East Champaran District of Bihar on December 10, reports Hindustan Times. Two of the three arrested CPI-Maoist cadres were identified as Lalbabu Sahni alias Bhaskar, ‘secretary’ of the North Bihar Zonal Committee (NBZC); and Md Mushtaque, CPI-Maoist cadre from Pakaridyal. Bhaskar was involved in the Madhuban attack by CPI-Maoist on the Police in 2005, in which two Policemen and three others were killed when over 500 CPI-Maoists attacked the bank, besides the house of a Member of Parliament (MP), the block (administrative unit) and circle offices simultaneously. He has over 18 criminal cases related to bank dacoity, attacks for levy, attacking brick kiln owners and murder at various Police stations in Bihar. He was in East Champaran to galvanize members in hibernation since Tariyani attack, which killed five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel. The Police recovered five detonators, 10 SLR cartridges, besides levy receipts. Another arrested CPI-Maoist cadre, Mushtaque is an accused in the murder case of Rajesh Kumar at Sheikhpurwa in 2011, said HS Gaurav, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP, operations). The identity of the arrestee is yet to be ascertained.
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December - 10 
Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police are clamping down on self-radicalised youth influenced by ideologies of groups such as Islamic State (IS), HUJI-B and SIMI in several districts, India Today reports on December 11. "We are keeping a close tab on self-ra
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Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police are clamping down on self-radicalised youth influenced by ideologies of groups such as Islamic State (IS), HUJI-B and SIMI in several districts, India Today reports on December 11. "We are keeping a close tab on self-radicalised youth and their activities. We have arrested about 18-20 people in recent months and some are under close watch. All these youth and their groups are influenced by the ideologies of terror outfits like Islamic State, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), SIMI and HuJI of Bangladesh. Of late, Kerala-based PFI was on our radar and their monitoring has increased with their involvement in 'anti-national propaganda' on December 6. We're trying to assess the growth of such radicalised groups and their influence on youth and others in the state," said Anand Kumar, UP's additional director general of police (law and order). He added, "There are specific alerts and in recent times, nearly 14-15 terror modules have been busted." Some officials also gave vital leads to why UP Police are on their toes against terror groups operating from the state. "Starting from Azamgarh as the nerve centre for such terror ideologies threatening to influence minority-community youth to various pockets of western UP - Shamli, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Aligarh and Moradabad - UP Police have zeroed-in on Bijnore for strong SIMI links with locals," a source in UP PHQ told this correspondent.
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December - 10 
Working Committee (WC) of the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) held a consultative meeting with 25 apex Naga tribe organisations, civil society groups, women organisations, indigenous minority tribes etc to seek views and suggestions for negoti
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Working Committee (WC) of the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) held a consultative meeting with 25 apex Naga tribe organisations, civil society groups, women organisations, indigenous minority tribes etc to seek views and suggestions for negotiation with the Government of India (GoI), reports E-pao on December 11. Giving the keynote address at the consultative meeting N Kitovi Zhimomi, ‘convenor’ of WC stated that GoI has informed Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) that sovereignty as well as integration were out of question, the same could also be conveyed to the WC He also added that unlike the Framework Agreement signed between NSCN-IM and GoI, agreement between GoI and WC was like a preamble based on principles and talks would be held only under that agreement.
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December - 11 
Assam Rifles (AR) on December 11 arrested a militant of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) Ashukhomi in Zunhebeto District, reports Morung Express. One booklet and seven leaves of tax collection slip of NSCN (K) and c
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Assam Rifles (AR) on December 11 arrested a militant of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) Ashukhomi in Zunhebeto District, reports Morung Express. One booklet and seven leaves of tax collection slip of NSCN (K) and cash worth INR 6,200 was recovered from him.
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December - 11 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) pamphlets were thrown by its cadres in tehsil (revenue unit) office of Bijapur City in Bijapur District on December 11, reports Dainik Bhaskar. CPI-Maoist called for bandh (general shutdown) in Bijapur Dis
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) pamphlets were thrown by its cadres in tehsil (revenue unit) office of Bijapur City in Bijapur District on December 11, reports Dainik Bhaskar. CPI-Maoist called for bandh (general shutdown) in Bijapur District on December 12 in its pamphlets. These pamphlets were issued by South Sub Zonal Bureau of CPI-Maoist.
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December - 11 
Further, giving details about the encounter at Unisoo village in Handwara area of Kupwara District in which three militants were killed on December 11, Police said, that acting on a specific input, Security Forces (SFs) launched a cordon and search o
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Further, giving details about the encounter at Unisoo village in Handwara area of Kupwara District in which three militants were killed on December 11, Police said, that acting on a specific input, Security Forces (SFs) launched a cordon and search operation in Mir Mohalla, reports Daily Excelsior. “During search operation, terrorists hiding in the house of Abdul Hamid Mir fired upon the joint search party,” an unnamed Police official said, adding that the fire was retaliated, ensuing an encounter. “Three unidentified terrorists of LeT [Lashkar-e-Toiba] were killed in this encounter. The identity of these terrorists is being ascertained. Three AK rifles along with other ammunition were recovered from the encounter site,” the spokesman added. Police said that five members of the family got trapped inside a house and one member believed to be daughter-in-law of the house owner tried to escape during which she sustained wounds and subsequently died. Soon after the encounter, protests broke out at Unisoo against the ‘killing’ of the woman, identified as Mysara.
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December - 11 
Imphal Free Pressreports that on December 11, a bomb was recovered at the gate of a school at Khangabok under Thoubal Police Station in Thoubal District. The bomb was later disposed off at a firing range in Thoubal by the Police.
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Imphal Free Pressreports that on December 11, a bomb was recovered at the gate of a school at Khangabok under Thoubal Police Station in Thoubal District. The bomb was later disposed off at a firing range in Thoubal by the Police.
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December - 11 
In a publication dated December 1 in their magazine Rumiyah the Islamic State (IS) has urged the Kashmiri Muslims to re-initiate their jihad under the “banner of the Khalifah” and behead every Indian and Pakistani soldiers who confront th
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In a publication dated December 1 in their magazine Rumiyah the Islamic State (IS) has urged the Kashmiri Muslims to re-initiate their jihad under the “banner of the Khalifah” and behead every Indian and Pakistani soldiers who confront them, reports The Times of India on December 12. The ‘article’ also warned the audience not to be swayed away with lies by spies of Research and Analysis Wing (RA&W) and Inter Service Intelligence (ISI), intelligence agencies of India and Pakistan, respectively. "Even if their names resemble those of Muslims, they are murtadd (apostate) and have left the religion of Allah just as the arrow leaves the bow, so crush the heads of these wolves in sheep's clothing before these murtaddin (a person who became apostate) hit you," said the post uploaded on SITE Intelligence Group website, as reported in the news report. Originally published in Urdu language, the ‘article’ was translated by a Kashmiri-centric pro-IS media group ‘Al Qaraar’.
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December - 11 
India-China-Russia trilateral, for the first time, called for cooperation to take decisive and concerted action against globally-proscribed terrorists and terror entities on December 11, reports Indian Express. Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma
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India-China-Russia trilateral, for the first time, called for cooperation to take decisive and concerted action against globally-proscribed terrorists and terror entities on December 11, reports Indian Express. Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, however, did not mention Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in the list of terror groups, although she mentioned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Taliban, Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda. In her bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, she stressed the need to meet more frequently and without any agenda to strengthen mutual trust. While the RIC statement is viewed positively, South Block sources said they do not expect any radical change in China’s behaviour.“We call for the swift and effective implementation of existing international commitments on countering terrorism, including the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, relevant UN Security Council resolutions and targeted sanctions relating to terrorism and the FATF International Standards worldwide. We agree to strengthen cooperation to take decisive and concerted actions against globally proscribed terrorists and terror entities. We condemn all forms of terrorism and all terrorists, terror entities and organisations listed by the UN Security Council,” said the joint statement issued after the trilateral meeting.
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December - 11 
Left Wing Extremism (LWE) cadres opposing road construction work set ablaze two vehicles in Latehar District on December 11, reports Business Standard. According to Police, cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group
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Left Wing Extremism (LWE) cadres opposing road construction work set ablaze two vehicles in Latehar District on December 11, reports Business Standard. According to Police, cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), raided a private company involved in road construction work at Madhuamilan village under Chandwa Police Station area of the District. The private company is involved in road construction work of around five kilometres under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). The rebels asked the labourers to leave and later set one tractor and one JCB machine on fire used for road construction, by pouring petrol. They also left a pamphlet claiming responsibility for the incident. The denial of ‘levy’ is said to be the reason for the attack.
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December - 11 
Militants of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) shot dead a local village Defence Part (VDP) president , Anteswar Mahanta and his son identified as Karun on December 11, at Dirak-Hunjan village in Bordumsa in Tinsuk
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Militants of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) shot dead a local village Defence Part (VDP) president , Anteswar Mahanta and his son identified as Karun on December 11, at Dirak-Hunjan village in Bordumsa in Tinsukia District, reports The Telegraph. Karun was a former President of Kakopathar All Assam Students Union (AASU). Tinsukia Superintendent of Police (SP) stated that ULFA-I militant, identified as Rupom Asom, and his group were behind the killing.
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December - 11 
Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik said the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) situation in at least eight Districts of the State continues to "remain challenging" even as there has been a substantial improvement in the sit
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Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik said the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) situation in at least eight Districts of the State continues to "remain challenging" even as there has been a substantial improvement in the situation in other Districts, reports Business Standard on December 12. In a written reply to Congress member Naba Kishore Das in the Assembly on December 8, Patnaik named the eight Districts as Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Bolangir, Bargarh and Angul. The CM told the Assembly that as many as 13 Districts were hit by the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence since 2007, which included Malkangiri, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Jajpur and Dhenkanal. However, Patnaik said the LWE situation in Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, Nuapada, Bodh, Nayagarh, Deogarh and Sundargarh was under control. He further said there have been no incidents of Maoist violence reported from Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Nabarangpur and Ganjam Districts so far. "Improvement of police infrastructure, recruitment of armed personnel, specialised training and a progressive policy of surrender and rehabilitation have led to substantial improvement in the situation," Patnaik had said. The State has, meanwhile, requested the Centre to send Additional Central Forces to be deployed in areas prone to Maoist violence.
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December - 11 
People Movement of Lekang (UPML), a local body demanding Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) by the state government to the non-Arunachal Pradesh Schedule Tribes (APST) has declared a 12-hour strike in Namsai on December 12, reports The Telegraph.
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People Movement of Lekang (UPML), a local body demanding Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) by the state government to the non-Arunachal Pradesh Schedule Tribes (APST) has declared a 12-hour strike in Namsai on December 12, reports The Telegraph. UPML ‘president’ Ratan Chetia alleged that government of Arunachal Pradesh is politicizing the matter by not issuing the PRC to non-APST people. The strike will affect Namsai and Lohit districts and the Upper Assam districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Sivasagar as well because National Highways 37 and 52 are connected.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs), in an encounter, killed a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militant in Longding District on December 11, reports The Sentinel. A Colt pistol, a radio set and other incriminating documents were recovered
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Security Forces (SFs), in an encounter, killed a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militant in Longding District on December 11, reports The Sentinel. A Colt pistol, a radio set and other incriminating documents were recovered from the slain militant. According to the defence spokesman, SFs have been carrying out aggressive operations in south Arunachal Pradesh and the incident has struck a blow to the illegal activities being carried out by NSCN- militants.
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December - 11 
Separately, on the same day, a NSCN-K militant, identified as Saia Konak, was arrested from Mon District, reports Morung Express. One .22 rifle, 58 rounds of .22 ammunition, 12 rounds of 12 bore ammunitions, eight extortion slip 15 Voter’s Id c
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Separately, on the same day, a NSCN-K militant, identified as Saia Konak, was arrested from Mon District, reports Morung Express. One .22 rifle, 58 rounds of .22 ammunition, 12 rounds of 12 bore ammunitions, eight extortion slip 15 Voter’s Id cards, and INR 8,68,300 were recovered from him.
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December - 11 
The Central Government on December 11 took steps to formed a ‘strong firewall’ around the cyber networks of the Central and State Government to monitor, detect and prevent the cyber attacks, reports The Times of India on December 12
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The Central Government on December 11 took steps to formed a ‘strong firewall’ around the cyber networks of the Central and State Government to monitor, detect and prevent the cyber attacks, reports The Times of India on December 12. The National Informatics Centre-Computer Emergency Response Team (NIC-CERT) has been formed to ensure the security of the official cyber channels from the occurrence of cyber threats originated from within and outside the country. "Although this has made the services highly accessible to citizens, it has also exposed them to the threats and vulnerabilities which are an inherent part of cyberspace”, said the Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics and Information Technology (UML&J,E&IT) Ravi Shankar Prasad. "This is establishment of an institution in India's pursuit of safe and secure cyberspace. Any unusual movement on the National Informatics Centre (NIC) network, any attacks, and intrusions will be detected and cleaned, said Ravi Shankar Prasad. Notable there has been a significant growth in cyber attacks that lead to data theft and as a result the Government enacted to draft the Data Protection Act (DPA).
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December - 11 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres held a ‘Kangaroo court’ (People’s Court organized by the rebels) at Panasput and assaulted three villagers mercilessly alleging that they were ‘Police informers’ in
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres held a ‘Kangaroo court’ (People’s Court organized by the rebels) at Panasput and assaulted three villagers mercilessly alleging that they were ‘Police informers’ in Malkangiri District on December 11, reports The Pioneer. Sources said the Maoists dragged former Panasput Sarpanch (head of the Panchayat, village level local self Government institution), Arjun Hantal, and two of his associates from their houses and produced them in the ‘Kangaroo court’ held inside the forest outside the village. The rebels warned them of dire consequences if they cooperate with the Police and pass any information about them, sources added. Later, they released the trio.
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December - 11 
To promote closer engagement in the areas of strategic defence and security, India and Australia held first high level ‘2+2’ dialogue between two countries, reports The Times of India on December 12. The dialogue was attended by Indian Fo
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To promote closer engagement in the areas of strategic defence and security, India and Australia held first high level ‘2+2’ dialogue between two countries, reports The Times of India on December 12. The dialogue was attended by Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra who led the Indian delegation for inaugural talks with Australian Foreign Secretary Frances Adamson and Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty. "There is a growing convergence of strategic perspectives between the two countries. Both sides agreed that a free, open, prosperous and inclusive Indo-Pacific region serves the long-term interests of all countries in the region and of the world at large," said a statement released India’s Ministry of External Affairs. In recent times, India and Australia participated in joint naval exercises to build on their convergence as Indian Ocean powers.
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December - 11 
Two imposters of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Mangi village of Tiryani Mandal (administrative unit) of Kumram Bheem Asifabad District on December 11, reports Telangana Today. The arrested CPI-Maoist imposters were i
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Two imposters of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Mangi village of Tiryani Mandal (administrative unit) of Kumram Bheem Asifabad District on December 11, reports Telangana Today. The arrested CPI-Maoist imposters were identified as Shaik Razak Hussain (34), native of Janakapur in Asifabad; and Bavandlapalli Ravindra Prasad (34), a resident of Kaghaznagar town. They had demanded INR 100,000 for CPI-Maoist from Venkat Rao, a sub-contractor of L&T Construction, posing as CPI-Maoist cadres. They had threatened to kill him if he had exposed this information. They took away INR 6,000 from him. Both of them have confessed to be indulging in the offence, said Superintendent of Police Sunpreet Singh
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December - 11 
Two private security guards of Jammu and Kashmir Bank were killed after militants attacked a cash van of the Bank in Kellar area of Shopian District on December 11, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said militants intercepted a Scorpio of the Bank at P
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Two private security guards of Jammu and Kashmir Bank were killed after militants attacked a cash van of the Bank in Kellar area of Shopian District on December 11, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said militants intercepted a Scorpio of the Bank at Poju Kral Check in Kellar area and fired indiscriminately at it. Two bank security guards sustained injuries and died later. Due to firing, the driver of the vehicle lost his balance and the vehicle turned turtle. Police, however, said that no cash was looted from the van as it had already been deposited in the bank. The officer said that the van was on way to Kellar from Pulwama. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, South Kashmir range, SP Pani through official Twitter handle said: “Militants attacked a JK bank cash van # Shopian. In the attack two bank guards lost their lives. No cash looted. Driver of the vehicle is stable…search continues.”
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December - 11 
Zakir Naik has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the cancellation of his passport by the external affairs ministry, Hindustan Times reports on December 12. His passport has been revoked after he repeatedly failed to appear before the Natio
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Zakir Naik has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the cancellation of his passport by the external affairs ministry, Hindustan Times reports on December 12. His passport has been revoked after he repeatedly failed to appear before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged terror-funding cases. In his petition, filed by his lawyer, the 51-year-old televangelist claimed he had never incited communal disharmony or any illegal activity against any specific religion or community and that he had always condemned those who incited violence and terrorised people. He was accused of spreading hatred through his provocative speeches, funding terrorists and laundering several crores of rupees over the years.
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December - 12 
A court in Visakhapatnam District on December 12 granted bail to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'Politburo member', Kobad Ghandy, in a case related to recovery of arms and explosives, reports Sakshi.com. A case was registered ag
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A court in Visakhapatnam District on December 12 granted bail to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'Politburo member', Kobad Ghandy, in a case related to recovery of arms and explosives, reports Sakshi.com. A case was registered against him by the Vizag Police for carrying out weapons and explosives. He was in Visakhapatnam jail since April 4, 2017. There are eight cases against him and he was sentenced to eight years in various jails. All his cases are related to CPI-Maoist activities.
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December - 12 
Additionally, a militant of Arei faction of Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF-Arei) identified as Ramsau Zeme alias Nelson was arrested from Langol near Ramgailong village gate in Imphal East District after a team of Imphal East District Police Commandos
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Additionally, a militant of Arei faction of Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF-Arei) identified as Ramsau Zeme alias Nelson was arrested from Langol near Ramgailong village gate in Imphal East District after a team of Imphal East District Police Commandos conducted a search operation on December 12, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 12 
Additionally, Nagaland Chief Minister (CM) TR Zeliang on December 12 said that the State Government is hopeful that the ‘vexed’ Naga ‘political issue’ would be resolved before the Assembly election due next year, reports North
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Additionally, Nagaland Chief Minister (CM) TR Zeliang on December 12 said that the State Government is hopeful that the ‘vexed’ Naga ‘political issue’ would be resolved before the Assembly election due next year, reports Northeast Today.
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December - 12 
Also, the Security Forces (SFs) ensured that the Naxalites' [Left Wing Extremists (LWE)]’s Bharat bandh (All India general shut down) call on December 12 turns out to be a damp squib. The week was observed by the Naxalites between December
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Also, the Security Forces (SFs) ensured that the Naxalites' [Left Wing Extremists (LWE)]’s Bharat bandh (All India general shut down) call on December 12 turns out to be a damp squib. The week was observed by the Naxalites between December 6 and 12.
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December - 12 
An unidentified Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter in the forest between Kamasur and Yelaram hamlets in Sironcha Taluka in Gadchiroli District on December 12, reports The Times of India. The Gadchiroli Polic
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An unidentified Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter in the forest between Kamasur and Yelaram hamlets in Sironcha Taluka in Gadchiroli District on December 12, reports The Times of India. The Gadchiroli Police have claimed his body is the eighth retrieved after the encounter near Kalled village, around 12 kilometres from Kamasur, where seven Maoists were killed on December 6. Ankush Shinde, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, said the Dechlipetha sub-Police Station and Jimulgatta Quick Response Team (QRT) conducted an intelligence-based operation following which the body was recovered. Gadchiroli, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhinav Deshmukh said the deceased Naxalite probably belonged to any of the formations of Platoon 14, or local organizational squads (LOS) of Sironcha, Perimili and Aheri who were present near Kalled. "The firing lasted for around 15 minutes. We have recovered a .303 rifle, a few live rounds and some regular material for daily use," said Deshmukh. The identity of the slain Naxalites is yet to be confirmed, said Deshmukh.
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December - 12 
As the nation remembers the 16th anniversary of a ‘horrific’ terrorist attack on Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tribute to the martyrs of this attack, reports WION News on Decem
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As the nation remembers the 16th anniversary of a ‘horrific’ terrorist attack on Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tribute to the martyrs of this attack, reports WION News on December 13. Around 14 people—including Security Forces (SFs) personnel and a civilian were killed when five heavily-armed terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) attacked and indiscriminately opened fire in the Parliament complex on December 13, 2001. Extensive investigations also revealed the involvement of four accused namely Afzal Guru, Shaukat Hussain, Syed Abdul Rahman (SAR) Geelani/Gilani and Navjot Sandhu for their roles in logistic services to the perpetrators of this attack. Among others, the remembrance ceremony was also attended by the Indian Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Minister of External Affairs (UMEA) Sushma Swaraj, and the Parliament Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
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December - 12 
Dawood Ibrahim’s long-time aide Chhota Shakeel parted ways with him, according to India's intelligence agencies, The Times of India reports on December 13. He has also moved away from the Clifton area of Karachi, where both had been based e
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Dawood Ibrahim’s long-time aide Chhota Shakeel parted ways with him, according to India's intelligence agencies, The Times of India reports on December 13. He has also moved away from the Clifton area of Karachi, where both had been based ever since they fled Mumbai in the 1980s, and is currently holed up at an unknown location, sources said. One of the main reasons for the fallout is reportedly an argument that Shakeel, who is in his 50s, recently had with Dawood over the latter's younger brother Anees Ibrahim's alleged interference in the gang's operations. Though Shakeel is known as Dawood's most trusted lieutenant and has played a major role in handling the gang's activities for the past three decades, sources claimed that Anees, who also lives in Pakistan with his elder brother, has at various times attempted to gain the upper hand. Despite Dawood making it clear to his sibling that he should not come in the way, Anees reportedly exceeded his brief recently, sparking an argument between the gang leader and Shakeel and prompting Shakeel to stay away after that. Known for meeting his confidants in Dubai, Shakeel recently held a meeting with some aides in an East Asian country, sources noted.Intelligence Bureau (IB) sources said Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is trying to broker peace between Dawood and Shakeel as it fears the break-up would hit its anti-India activities, including terror activities.
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December - 12 
Four tribals who were working as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couriers surrendered before the Police at Y. Ramavaram Police station in East Godavari District on December 12, reports New Indian Express. The four surrendered CPI-Maoist
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Four tribals who were working as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couriers surrendered before the Police at Y. Ramavaram Police station in East Godavari District on December 12, reports New Indian Express. The four surrendered CPI-Maoist couriers identified as Korra Bangarraju, Korra Salupu, Gammila Ramesh, and Manga, were reportedly involved in supply of ration and medicines to a dalam (armed squad) of the CPI-Maoist. The surrendered tribals will be rehabilitated as per the policy of Government, said Ravi Shankar, Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Operations.
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December - 12 
India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been assigned six cases to investigate which are related to the Khalistan movement, reports The Tribune on December 13. Out of six, four cases are registered in Ludhiana and two in Khanna (Punjab)
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India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been assigned six cases to investigate which are related to the Khalistan movement, reports The Tribune on December 13. Out of six, four cases are registered in Ludhiana and two in Khanna (Punjab). So far, the Punjab Police was investigating the case but now-on the NIA teams will investigate the matter. The NIA team has already reached the location, Ludhiana and Khanna to take over the investigation, said the NIA statement.The modus operandi in all six cases is similar therefore, regarding the possibility of domestic and international ramifications of the conspiracy in the matter, the Punjab Government had decided to hand-over the investigation to the NIA. After the discussion with top officials of the Punjab Police, the decision of transfer of the cases to the NIA team led by its Director Y.C. Modi, earlier this month.
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December - 12 
Meanwhile, following the killing of two civilians in Kakopathar town Tinsukia on December 11, residents and organisations from Sunjan Simaluguri and nearby areas blocked National Highway 52 to protest the killings, reports The Telegraph. The All Mora
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Meanwhile, following the killing of two civilians in Kakopathar town Tinsukia on December 11, residents and organisations from Sunjan Simaluguri and nearby areas blocked National Highway 52 to protest the killings, reports The Telegraph. The All Moran Students' Union (AMSU) called a 24-hour Tinsukia District shutdown on December 13. Assam Tribune further adds that tea gardens such as Sri Krishna, Bogapani, Hollongabi in Digboi, MKB and Lalung in Bordumsa, and Samdung in Doomdooma have been alerted and additional security. Inspector General of Police (IGP) who has been camping in Tinsukia for around 15 days expecting the surrender of a few Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) militants has been personally monitoring security operation in the area. The Sentinel further adds that IGP stated that four ULFA-I militants involved in the killing has fled to Arunachal Pradesh.Additionally, following the intervention and assurance from the District administration, the 24-hour rail blockade was called off by the All Apex Bodies Co-ordination Committee (AABCC). The rail blockade was called by AABCC in protest against the inclusion of Dima Hasao in ‘greater Nagalim and also the establishment of satellite council in Dima Hasao.
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December - 12 
Meanwhile, Special Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF, Jammu and Kashmir Zone), S N Shrivastava said on December 12 that the situation in Kashmir was fast returning to normal as the people of the Valley were rejecting terrorism an
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Meanwhile, Special Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF, Jammu and Kashmir Zone), S N Shrivastava said on December 12 that the situation in Kashmir was fast returning to normal as the people of the Valley were rejecting terrorism and appealing to misguided youths to shun the path of violence and return to the mainstream, reports Daily Excelsior. He said the situation has witnessed a sea change as recruitment of local youths into militancy was declining along with stone-pelting incidents. “I don’t want to give the number of active militants but positive action and good behavior have a very good impact on the overall situation in the Valley which has improved a lot”, adding, “The situation (in Kashmir) has normalised to a large extent and we are hopeful that complete normalcy will return very soon.” He said Security Forces were moving in the right direction and “anything positive that will help normalise the situation will be done”. About the threat posed by AGuH, the officer said, “I feel the people (of Kashmir) have rejected that idea as well.” “Almost the entire militant leadership was neutralised which left all the terrorist organisations weak,” he said.
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December - 12 
Meanwhile, the Maoist cadres set ablaze six vehicles and blown up a pump house of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) tower in separate incidents at Bastar Division of Chhattisgarh on De
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Meanwhile, the Maoist cadres set ablaze six vehicles and blown up a pump house of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) tower in separate incidents at Bastar Division of Chhattisgarh on December 12, during Bharat bandh (All India general shut down) call on December 12, reports Naidunia. In the first incident, the Maoists set ablaze six vehicles used in construction work which include one concrete mixer machine, one JCB, one truck, one road roller and two tractors in Iragaon village of Kondagaon District. In the second incident, a pump house of NMDC Bacheli Deposit-5 project was blown up by the rebels in Akash Nagar of Dantewada District. Moreover, in the third incident, a BSNL tower was blown up by the CPI-Maoist rebels in Kanker District. The water supply in NMDC mines area was stopped due to blowing of water pump house.
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December - 12 
Police arrested two militants of IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) from Jharbari forest area under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports Northeast Today. Two pistols along with a magazine and
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Police arrested two militants of IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) from Jharbari forest area under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports Northeast Today. Two pistols along with a magazine and six rounds of ammunition were recovered from the arrested militants.
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December - 12 
Police on December 12 said that a boy hailing from Rainawari area of downtown Srinagar (Srinagar District) was arrested at Qamria Chowk in main town of Ganderbal District and thus prevented from joining Zakir-Musa led Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), re
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Police on December 12 said that a boy hailing from Rainawari area of downtown Srinagar (Srinagar District) was arrested at Qamria Chowk in main town of Ganderbal District and thus prevented from joining Zakir-Musa led Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), reports Daily Excelsior. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP, Ganderbal), Fayaz Ahmad Lone said the boy was in surveillance and being tracked as he was in contact with some Pakistani militants who are also under surveillance. “Acting on a tip off, police intercepted the boy. He was in touch with Pakistani militants on social media sites and later on confessed that he was going to join Ansar Ghazwatul Hind,” the SSP said, adding that after counseling, the boy was handed over to his parents. He appealed parents to watch the activities of their children and prevent from those elements who wash their minds to indulge in militant activities.
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December - 12 
Separately, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Sarbananda Sonowal on December 12 stated that the state Police forces will be modernized, reports Assam Tribune on December 14.
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Separately, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Sarbananda Sonowal on December 12 stated that the state Police forces will be modernized, reports Assam Tribune on December 14.
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December - 12 
Separately, Indigenous Forum-Assam, a joint platform of over 30 organisations representing various indigenous communities, will try to build a consensus on the definition of indigenous people of the state at its first convention to be held here on Fe
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Separately, Indigenous Forum-Assam, a joint platform of over 30 organisations representing various indigenous communities, will try to build a consensus on the definition of indigenous people of the state at its first convention to be held here on February 12 and 13, reports The Telegraph. Leader of the forum and Pro-Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) ‘general secretary’ Anup Chetia said at the two-day convention, which will be held at the district library auditorium, an attempt would be made to arrive at a consensus on the definition of indigenous or Assamese people for implementation of Clause VI of the Assam Accord.
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December - 12 
Separately, on December 12 unidentified assailants lobbed two petrol bombs in Alizan Compound in Lumdiengjri area in Shillong in East Khasi Hills District, reports The Shillong Times. Three houses and a shop were damaged in the incident. Furthermore,
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Separately, on December 12 unidentified assailants lobbed two petrol bombs in Alizan Compound in Lumdiengjri area in Shillong in East Khasi Hills District, reports The Shillong Times. Three houses and a shop were damaged in the incident. Furthermore, northeast today adds that according to Police three individuals were involved in the incident. Police also added that attack could be the fall out of the arrest of a member of Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on the same day. Prime Minster Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Meghalaya on December 16.
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December - 12 
The Delhi Court on December 12 send alleged al Qaeda (AQ) operative, Shamiun Rahman, a Bangladeshi-British national to judicial custody with extending the period of investigations by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) by a month conducted, repor
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The Delhi Court on December 12 send alleged al Qaeda (AQ) operative, Shamiun Rahman, a Bangladeshi-British national to judicial custody with extending the period of investigations by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) by a month conducted, reports The Daily Excelsior on December 12. Shaimun Rahman (27 years-old) was arrested in September by the Delhi Police for his alleged involvement to recruit youths for the terror outfit and train them to fight against the Myanmar Army.
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December - 12 
The Peoples War Group faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-peoples war group) has banned all ‘artificial’ fairs and festivals in the state, reportsThe Imphal free press on December 13.
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The Peoples War Group faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-peoples war group) has banned all ‘artificial’ fairs and festivals in the state, reportsThe Imphal free press on December 13.
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December - 12 
The Shillong Times reports that on December 12, South Garo Hills Police busted a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) hideout, after a brief fire fight with a group of 10 militants. The hideout was used by GNLA as an extortion centre to collect
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The Shillong Times reports that on December 12, South Garo Hills Police busted a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) hideout, after a brief fire fight with a group of 10 militants. The hideout was used by GNLA as an extortion centre to collect money from coal quarries and trucks in the Nangalbibra area of south Garo Hills District. No casualties were reported from the encounter. Police have not ruled out the presence of GNLA ‘chief’ Sohan D Shira in the camp. They also indicate that the motive of the rebels was to set up base in the Maidugittim area to run an extortion racket targeting the coal trade.
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December - 12 
The State Home Department has given sanction to conduct the ‘Martyr Meet’ at Gandhi Park in Mananthavady in Wayanad District on December 14, to commemorate the death of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders Kuppu Devaraj al
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The State Home Department has given sanction to conduct the ‘Martyr Meet’ at Gandhi Park in Mananthavady in Wayanad District on December 14, to commemorate the death of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders Kuppu Devaraj alias Shanker, and Ajitha alias Latha alias Meera killed in a special operation in the Nilambur forests on November 24, 2016, reports New Indian Express on December 12. The Police gave permission based on an application filed by the ‘Martyr Meet Commemoration Committee’. Wayanad District Police Chief Arul R B Krishna said the committee had applied for a mike sanction and the Police gave the nod after verifying the antecedents of the applicants against whom there were no criminal records. “But the event will be under thorough police surveillance. We’ll take action if they resort to any speeches which are against the nation and inflammatory in nature,” said Arul.
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December - 13 
All Kra Daadi District Students’ Union (AKDDSU) has declared a 12-hour District shutdown on December 20 to protest the deprivation of the district in terms of development, reports The Sentinel. The shutdown is in response to the State Governmen
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All Kra Daadi District Students’ Union (AKDDSU) has declared a 12-hour District shutdown on December 20 to protest the deprivation of the district in terms of development, reports The Sentinel. The shutdown is in response to the State Government’s failure in fulfilling a charter of demands that the union had submitted to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on October 30.
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December - 13 
Indian Expresson December 14 reports that normal life was affected across the industrial District of Tinsukia following a 24 hours bandh (shutdown strike) called by several student bodies of the state to protest against the killing of a father-son du
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Indian Expresson December 14 reports that normal life was affected across the industrial District of Tinsukia following a 24 hours bandh (shutdown strike) called by several student bodies of the state to protest against the killing of a father-son duo by Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I). Shutdown was called by All Moran Students’ Union (AMSU), with District units of the All Assam Students Union (AASU), All Assam Matak Yuva-Chatra Sanmilan, All Tai-Ahom Students’ Union (ATASU), Axom Jatiyatabadi Juba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), Moran Sahitya Sabha, Moran Jatiya Mahila Parishad etc extending support to it. While shops, business establishments, banks and educational institutions remained shut in Tinsukia, Margherita, Ledo, Doomdooma, Digboi, Bordumsa, Makum and Kakopathar towns, vehicles also remained off the road. On December 11, a Village Defence Part (VDP) leader and his son identified as Anteswar Moran and Karun Moran were killed by the militants. Earlier, ULFA-I has claimed responsibility for the killing in Tinsukia District on December 11. ULFA-I ‘publicity secretary’ Arunodoy Asom alleged that the VDP official and his son were spying for the Security Forces (SFs),reports Times of India on December 13.
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December - 13 
Sanya Bahal—a teacher from an unidentified place in Bihar, was arrested by Bihar Police on December 13, for keeping Hyderabad Police ‘on toes’ regarding a hoax attack on Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad,
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Sanya Bahal—a teacher from an unidentified place in Bihar, was arrested by Bihar Police on December 13, for keeping Hyderabad Police ‘on toes’ regarding a hoax attack on Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad, reports The Bangalore Mirror. Sanya Bahal phoned RGIA officials on December 11, and informed that an Islamic State (IS) sympathiser named Shoab is about to board the flight to Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). She also supplied Shoab’s ticket details to the airport authority officials. The officials carried out a small search operation but found no-one with the given name travelling on same day, said the Police sources. Acting upon the suspicious information, the Cyberabad Police traced the call to Bihar and informed the Bihar Police to act upon the matter. The Bihar Police has registered a case of a hoax call and have been questioning the woman in this matter, said the Cyberabad Police official.
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December - 13 
Separately, a 15 member delegation of working committee of six Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) led by its convener N Kitovi Zhimomi held the second round of talks with Government of India’s (GoI) Interlocutor for Naga talks RN Ravi in Ne
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Separately, a 15 member delegation of working committee of six Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) led by its convener N Kitovi Zhimomi held the second round of talks with Government of India’s (GoI) Interlocutor for Naga talks RN Ravi in New Delhi on December 13, reports Assam Tribune. GoI’s and the ‘working committee’ of the six Naga groups officially began political dialogue on September 27. The maiden round of talks was held in New Delhi, where Ravi, the GoI’s interlocutor, met an 18-member delegation of the Working Committee led by its convener Zhimomi.
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December - 13 
Separately, People’s War Group faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-PWG) has claimed responsibility for placing a bomb near a school gate on December 11 in Thoubal District, reportsImphal Free Press on December 14.
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Separately, People’s War Group faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-PWG) has claimed responsibility for placing a bomb near a school gate on December 11 in Thoubal District, reportsImphal Free Press on December 14.
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December - 13 
The Shillong Timesreports that on December 14, son in law of a Nokma (Garo village elder) who was abducted on December 10 was rescued b Police from Gare Newak road in South Garo Hills District.
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The Shillong Timesreports that on December 14, son in law of a Nokma (Garo village elder) who was abducted on December 10 was rescued b Police from Gare Newak road in South Garo Hills District.
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December - 14 
Additionally, AR recovered two firearms and ammunition during a search operation at Tenyiphe-I in Dimapur District, tweeted official twitter handle of Director General of ARon December 14.
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Additionally, AR recovered two firearms and ammunition during a search operation at Tenyiphe-I in Dimapur District, tweeted official twitter handle of Director General of ARon December 14.
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December - 14 
Additionally, peace talks with pro-talk faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) may come to a conclusion by 2018, reports The Sentinel on December 15. Giving this indication, senior Assam police official Pallab Bhattacharya said that the much hyped peace talk is
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Additionally, peace talks with pro-talk faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) may come to a conclusion by 2018, reports The Sentinel on December 15. Giving this indication, senior Assam police official Pallab Bhattacharya said that the much hyped peace talk is moving towards the right direction. An eight-member delegation of pro-talk faction of ULFA led by Anup Chetia and Arabinda Rajkhowa held an important meeting with senior officials from Government of India (GoI) and state Government. Naga peace accord was also discussed in the meeting.
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December - 14 
Also, Sadou Asom Jatiya Swahid Parial Samannayrakhi Parishad (SAJPPSP), an organisation representing the family members of Assam Agitation martyrs, on December 14 threatened an agitation if the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 is passed in the Parli
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Also, Sadou Asom Jatiya Swahid Parial Samannayrakhi Parishad (SAJPPSP), an organisation representing the family members of Assam Agitation martyrs, on December 14 threatened an agitation if the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 is passed in the Parliament, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 14 
Director General of Police (DGP) Mukesh Sahay stated that Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) was down but not out, reports Northeast Today on December 15. He stated that ‘ULFA is down but not out. I don’t have
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Director General of Police (DGP) Mukesh Sahay stated that Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) was down but not out, reports Northeast Today on December 15. He stated that ‘ULFA is down but not out. I don’t have a fair idea about its current strength, but then, strength does not lie in numbers but in lethality. I can say, however, that something which was pervasive all over the state at one point of time is today confined to pockets bordering Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland’. DGP also added that ULFA rebels were using corridors in Nagaland and Arunachal to sneak in and out of Myanmar and create mischief in Assam. He further stated that Chinese weapons including grenades are available with ULFA-I militants.
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December - 14 
Meanwhile, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), a peasants' rights body which has been leading a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, warned that the fresh move would trigger an Assam Agitation (1979-1985)-like situation if its
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Meanwhile, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), a peasants' rights body which has been leading a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, warned that the fresh move would trigger an Assam Agitation (1979-1985)-like situation if its demand for a rollback of the bill is not fulfilled, reports The Telegraph. "Foreigners will not be allowed to settle in Assam - be it Hindus, Muslims, Christians or Sikhs. No one will be allowed citizenship on the basis of religion," the KMSS said in a statement.
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December - 14 
Northeast todayon December 14 reports that a People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Dalpati area in Moreh town of Tengnoupal District.
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Northeast todayon December 14 reports that a People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Dalpati area in Moreh town of Tengnoupal District.
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December - 14 
On December 14, a militant of IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) was killed in an encounter at west zone in Dumbazaar in Kokrajhar District, reports Arunachal24. The salin militant was identified as ‘sergea
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On December 14, a militant of IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) was killed in an encounter at west zone in Dumbazaar in Kokrajhar District, reports Arunachal24. The salin militant was identified as ‘sergeant major’ Soheton Narzary. One AK 56, 219 rounds of ammunition, one detonator, one pistol and a hand grenade were recovered from the dead militant.
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December - 14 
Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in Khagaria District on December 14, reports Net India123. Police Superintendent of Police (SP), Meenu Kumari said that the ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, Manoj Sad
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Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in Khagaria District on December 14, reports Net India123. Police Superintendent of Police (SP), Meenu Kumari said that the ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, Manoj Sada, active in Farakiya diara under Morkahi Police Station area in the District, was arrested from his hideout at Jhamakia Musahari by the Police. A pistol and some live cartridges were recovered from his possession. Manoj was involved in more than 24 unlawful activities under Morkahi, Alauli, Chautham and Mansi Police Stations of Khagaria District and also under Salkhua, Simri Bakhtiyarpur and Chiraiyya Police Stations of Saharsa District, the SP said.
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December - 14 
Separately, the December 11 killing of father son duo in Tinsukia District was sharply criticized by various social organizations of Sivasagar, reports The Sentinel on December 15. The killing was criticized by Manab Adhikar Sangram Sammittee a regio
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Separately, the December 11 killing of father son duo in Tinsukia District was sharply criticized by various social organizations of Sivasagar, reports The Sentinel on December 15. The killing was criticized by Manab Adhikar Sangram Sammittee a regional nonprofit human right organization as well as another NGO identified as Indian Patriotic Federation (Socialist).
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December - 14 
Telangana Police killed six Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] of the Communist Party of India- Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML, Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction) in the forest area in Tekulapally Mandal (administrative sub-division) under Bodu Po
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Telangana Police killed six Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] of the Communist Party of India- Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML, Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction) in the forest area in Tekulapally Mandal (administrative sub-division) under Bodu Police Stationin Bhadradri Kothagudem District on December 14 (today), reports Andhrajyothy. Police identified the slain rebels as ‘state secretary’ of the faction, Bomma Narsimha, native of Choutuppal Mandal in Nalgonda District, Naresh, Ram and Subhash. The identities of the other two are yet to be ascertained. The Police received information that the battalion of the Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction was in the dense forest area of the Tekulapally Mandal and had launched the operation on Wednesday (December 13) night, which ended in the morning of December 14 at around 6:30 am.
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December - 14 
The official twitter handle of Director General of Assam Rifles (AR) on December 14 tweeted that AR arrested three militants of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) from Old Phuyetu village in Zunheboto District. Arms a
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The official twitter handle of Director General of Assam Rifles (AR) on December 14 tweeted that AR arrested three militants of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) from Old Phuyetu village in Zunheboto District. Arms and ammunition as well as incriminating documents were recovered from the militants.
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December - 14 
The Special Party Police killed eight Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] of the Communist Party of India- Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML, Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction) in an encounter in the Mellamadugu forest area under Tekulapally mandal (admini
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The Special Party Police killed eight Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] of the Communist Party of India- Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML, Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction) in an encounter in the Mellamadugu forest area under Tekulapally mandal (administrative unit) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District on December 14, reports New Indian Express. The deceased Naxals were identified as Etti Kumar aka Rakhi (35), Jakkati Praveen Kumar aka Azad (24), Nunavath Arjun aka Naveen (22), Boina Omprakash aka Ganesh (22), Easam Naresh aka Sudharshan (30), Turkuli Madhu (35), Gadudula Srinu (40), and Bhattu Adinarayana (38). Police also recovered a Self-Loaded Rifle (SLR), three 8 mm riffles, two double barrel breach loader, kits bags and Naxal literature from the location. According to Superintendent of Police (SP), Ambari Kishore Jha, following information that members of CPI-ML-Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction were moving in the area, a Special Party Police team launched combing operations in Mellamadugu forest area. During the combing operation, the team came across eight Naxals and when they asked them to surrender, the Naxals opened fire on them and in retaliation the Police opened fire killing all of them. Earlier SATP had reported that six Naxalites of the CPI-ML-Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction were killed in the encounter.
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December - 14 
The Telegraph reports that Dibrugarh District committee of the All Tai Ahom Students Union (ATASU) staged a three-hour sit-in on December 15 in Pepoltol Tiniali Duliajan in Dibrugarh District, demanding Scheduled Tribe status for the Ahom commun
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The Telegraph reports that Dibrugarh District committee of the All Tai Ahom Students Union (ATASU) staged a three-hour sit-in on December 15 in Pepoltol Tiniali Duliajan in Dibrugarh District, demanding Scheduled Tribe status for the Ahom community in Assam and opening of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) by completing its construction as it has been lying in an abandoned condition at Kacharipathar in Duliajan.
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December - 14 
West Bengal security agencies have launched raids in four districts bordering Bangladesh to arrest more than 70 touts involved in making Indian passports from fake voter IDs and Aadhaar cards for alleged Bangladeshi criminals and terror operatives sn
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West Bengal security agencies have launched raids in four districts bordering Bangladesh to arrest more than 70 touts involved in making Indian passports from fake voter IDs and Aadhaar cards for alleged Bangladeshi criminals and terror operatives sneaking into India, New Indian Express reports on December 15. According to sources, interrogation of four Bangladeshi nationals arrested recently at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at Kolkata revealed that over 70 touts in North 24 Parganas, Nadia, Murshidabad and Malda districts of West Bengal are involved in making passports for Bangladeshis with the help of fake Aadhaar and voter ID cards.Police sources revealed that most of the Bangladeshi applicants for Indian passports have criminal records at Bangladesh Police Stations and want to seek refuge in India to flee prosecution in their nation. The investigation has found that while many of these criminals have terror links, several others are on the radar of Islamic terror organisations who want to recruit them like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) recruited petty criminal Ajmal Kasab for the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai attack. “The four Bangladeshis revealed that the touts lend their addresses in the fake documents and charged Rs 30,000 for making the passports. We have identified the 70 touts involved in this racket and have found their links with Bangladesh-based terror organisations such as JMB (Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh) and HuJI (Harkat-ul-Jihad-Islami).We have launched raids at several locations in the four districts. We hope to arrest the accused soon,” a senior Police Official told.
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December - 15 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in a joint raid conducted by Police and Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Luchapani Bandhuguda reserve forest under Paparmetla Police limits in the Chitrakonda cut-off area in Mal
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in a joint raid conducted by Police and Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Luchapani Bandhuguda reserve forest under Paparmetla Police limits in the Chitrakonda cut-off area in Malkangiri District December 15, reports Pragativadi. On the basis of a tip-off that a group of Maoists were present in the area, a joint team of Police and BSF personnel had launched a combing operation on December 14 night, Malkangiri, Superintendent of Police (SP), Jagmohan Meena said. After the encounter, during search, the body of the slain Maoist was recovered by the Security Forces (SFs) along with a loaded Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) rifle and two magazines having 54 live rounds of 7.62 mm bullets. On further scouting the area, the SFs also recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Maoists in the nearby forests, BSF, Deputy Inspector General (DIG, Intelligence), Jaya Chandra Nayak, said and added that the SFs defused the IED before returning to their camp in Badapada area. The slain Maoist was identified as Sudhakar alias Suka of Chhattisgarh who was working under range divisional committee member Rakesh Sodhi, adds New Indian Express.
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December - 15 
As India and Bangladesh celebrated the ‘Vijay Divas’ and ‘Victory Day’ respectively on December 16, the chief of Jammat-ud-dawa (JuD) and founder of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Hafiz Saeed remarked a ‘fresh’ warning to &
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As India and Bangladesh celebrated the ‘Vijay Divas’ and ‘Victory Day’ respectively on December 16, the chief of Jammat-ud-dawa (JuD) and founder of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Hafiz Saeed remarked a ‘fresh’ warning to ‘liberate’ Kashmir in a vengeance of Pakistan’s defeat and creation of Bangladesh in the India-Pakistan war in 1971, reports The New Indian Express on December 16. “We will avenge creation of Bangladesh by liberating Kashmir,” said Hafiz Saeed, mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, while addressing a gathering in Lahore (Pakistan).
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December - 15 
Based on intelligence input, Security Forces (SFs) an Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) militant identified as ‘major’ Yangle Kongkang was arrested on December 15, from Khonsa town in Tirap District r
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Based on intelligence input, Security Forces (SFs) an Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) militant identified as ‘major’ Yangle Kongkang was arrested on December 15, from Khonsa town in Tirap District reports Northeast Today. A pistol, ammunition and INR 10, 200 of extortion money were recovered from him.
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December - 15 
French investigative agencies probing the Paris terror attack of 2015 have sought National Investigation Agency (NIA) permission to question an Islamic State (IS) operative, Subahani Haja Moideen arrested in Kerala on terrorism charges, New Indian Ex
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French investigative agencies probing the Paris terror attack of 2015 have sought National Investigation Agency (NIA) permission to question an Islamic State (IS) operative, Subahani Haja Moideen arrested in Kerala on terrorism charges, New Indian Express reports on December 16. A communication to this effect was sent after the French agencies had a joint training session with the NIA and other security agencies on terrorist funding at New Delhi in November, 2017. Subahani, who had been residing in Thodupuzha in Idukki District had allegedly fought for the IS at Mosul in Iraq and returned to India in 2015.
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December - 15 
In another incident, a woman Maoist cadre was killed by Special Task Force of Chhattisgarh Police in an encounter at Jarampalli forest in Bijapur District. The killed Maoist cadre has been identified as Kosi Sodhi, an ‘area committee member&rsq
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In another incident, a woman Maoist cadre was killed by Special Task Force of Chhattisgarh Police in an encounter at Jarampalli forest in Bijapur District. The killed Maoist cadre has been identified as Kosi Sodhi, an ‘area committee member’ of Pamed area committee of CPI-Maoist and believed to a close aide of 'wanted' Maoist ‘commander’ Papa Rao, who managed to escape. Sori's body was recovered by the SFs along with a rifle and Maoist literature. Papa Rao, who allegedly several deadly attacks on SFs including the 2010 Tadmetla massacre (Dantewada) that claimed the lives of 74 Central reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, is active in south Bastar region and his name figured as mastermind in major incidents of Maoist violence in Dantewada region.
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December - 15 
Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) militants on December 15 abducted Arunav Phukan, son of an Assamese Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) leader from Tinsukia District, from Khandu Basti in Changlang District, reportsThe Shillon
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Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) militants on December 15 abducted Arunav Phukan, son of an Assamese Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) leader from Tinsukia District, from Khandu Basti in Changlang District, reportsThe Shillong Times. The militant group has apparently asked for a ransom of INR 20 million. The militants have also stated that the abducted person is currently in ULFA-I’s Myanmar camp.
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December - 15 
Kura Rajanna, the leader of the Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti-Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata), is now secretly making rare public appearances, says Telangana Police, reports
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Kura Rajanna, the leader of the Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti-Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata), is now secretly making rare public appearances, says Telangana Police, reports Times of India on December 16. The Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) and the Police of BhadradriKothagudem District have identified Rajanna as the leader of the newly-floated Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] outfit, CPI-ML-Janashakti-Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata. According to the Police, Rajanna organised a plenary in ChevellaMandal (administrative sub-division)in Ranga Reddy District in June this year with 60 Naxal sympathisers, mostly former CPI-ML-Janashakti cadres. After the meet, he started working on the new group.Police further said, around 20 Naxals of the group are on the prowl and eight of them died in exchange of fire in Bodu forest of Bhadradri Kothagudem on December 14. Bhadradri Kothagudem, Superintendent of Police (SP), Ambar Kishore Jha, said, "Kura Rajanna is the man behind this new group. Rajanna was involved in 11 cases in Karimnagar and was acquitted in nine. There are more cases against him. The group acquired weapons like SLR (Self-Loading Rifle) and rifles from Madhya Pradesh. We will prepare a dossier and write to MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) seeking ban of this outlawed organization CPI (ML) too." Rajanna is believed to be the ‘state secretary’ of the group and is on the run.
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December - 15 
Meanwhile, authorities on December 15 foiled separatist public rally at Anantnag town by imposing restrictions in Anantnag town and parts of Srinagar while senior resistance separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was detained by Police as he attempted
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Meanwhile, authorities on December 15 foiled separatist public rally at Anantnag town by imposing restrictions in Anantnag town and parts of Srinagar while senior resistance separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was detained by Police as he attempted to march towards Anantnag from his residence, Daily Excelsior reports. To foil the rally, Police placed Syed Ali Shah Geelani under house arrest while Yasin Malik was lodged in Central Jail Srinagar.
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December - 15 
Telangana Police found the dead body of a former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Komalla Sheshagiri Rao alias Gopanna (45), near the railway tracks in Unikicherla area of Warangal District on December 15, reports Business Standard
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Telangana Police found the dead body of a former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Komalla Sheshagiri Rao alias Gopanna (45), near the railway tracks in Unikicherla area of Warangal District on December 15, reports Business Standard. The Police recovered a suicide note which quoted Rao as saying that some friends have deceived him in financial matters. Gopanna is from Velikatte village under Thorrur Mandal (administrative unit) in Mahabubabad District. He had gone underground and worked in different capacities for CPI-Maoist before surrendering to Police in 2009, said Circle Inspector (CI) Ch. Satheesh of Kakatiya University Police.
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December - 15 
The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested six infiltrators at Panda in South Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Times on December 15. BSF statement said that a Bangladeshi national and five Indians were apprehended by the troops after noticing
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The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested six infiltrators at Panda in South Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Times on December 15. BSF statement said that a Bangladeshi national and five Indians were apprehended by the troops after noticing suspicious movement. The arrested individuals revealed that two Bangladesh smugglers came to meet Indian smugglers for carrying out smuggling.
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December - 15 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and three Security Force (SF) personnel injured in two separate encounters in south Bastar on December 15, reports News Nation. In the first incident, one CPI-Maoist cadre was killed
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and three Security Force (SF) personnel injured in two separate encounters in south Bastar on December 15, reports News Nation. In the first incident, one CPI-Maoist cadre was killed and three District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel were injured in an encounter between SFs and Maoists at Gognuda-Mudopara forest under Phulbagdi Police Station in Sukma District. Special Director General of Police (SDGP, anti-Naxal operations), DM Awasthi, said that as DRG team was approaching the Maoists, the rebels triggered a landmine blast and indefinitely opened fire at the operation team. He added, three personnel were injured in the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast and a Maoist cadre was killed in the encounter that ensued soon after the explosion.
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December - 15 
Two imposters of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Ghatshila sub division in East Singhbhum District on December 15, reports The Avenue Mail. The arrested Maoist imposters were identified as Laxman Marandi (35) and Cheta
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Two imposters of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Ghatshila sub division in East Singhbhum District on December 15, reports The Avenue Mail. The arrested Maoist imposters were identified as Laxman Marandi (35) and Chetan Soren (32), both residents under Tirin Police Station area in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha. The Maoist imposters were trying to extort INR 2 million from the son of a senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and former Minister Champai Soren at Ghatshila.
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December - 16 
A foreign militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) was killed in a mine blast at Tral in Pulwama District on December 16 (today), an unnamed senior Police officer said, reports Daily Excelsior. He said on a tip-off, the Security Forces recovered body of th
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A foreign militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) was killed in a mine blast at Tral in Pulwama District on December 16 (today), an unnamed senior Police officer said, reports Daily Excelsior. He said on a tip-off, the Security Forces recovered body of the dead militant. The militant was killed when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), he was preparing exploded. The identity of the militant was being ascertained, he added.
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December - 16 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'Politburo member', Kobad Ghandy, was reportedly re-arrested by the Jharkhand Special Investigation Branch (SIB) Police from Achampet town in Nagarkurnool District of Telangana on December 16, wher
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'Politburo member', Kobad Ghandy, was reportedly re-arrested by the Jharkhand Special Investigation Branch (SIB) Police from Achampet town in Nagarkurnool District of Telangana on December 16, where he had gone to attend court case, reports The Telegraph. Ghandy, who had been released on bail from Visakhapatnam Central Prison in Andhra Pradeshon December 12, was arrested again with regard to cases pending trials in Jharkhand, sources informed. Jharkhand Police took the help of the Telangana SIB Police in making the arrest, while he was to be produced before Nampally Criminal Court, advocate K. Savitri said. However, citing paucity of time, the Jharkhand Police flew him to Ranchi without producing him at the court.
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December - 16 
Meanwhile, the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant killed in a mine blast at Tral in Pulwama District on December 16 (reported earlier), had identified the deceased as Umar Bhai of Pakistan.
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Meanwhile, the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant killed in a mine blast at Tral in Pulwama District on December 16 (reported earlier), had identified the deceased as Umar Bhai of Pakistan.
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December - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) exchanged fire with cadres of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), near Marabad village under Latehar Police Station in Latehar District on December 16, r
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Security Forces (SFs) exchanged fire with cadres of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), near Marabad village under Latehar Police Station in Latehar District on December 16, reports Hindustan Times. JJMP cadres led by Pappu Lohra, managed to escape and the Police seized more than 200 rounds of live SLR ammunition, pithus and other belongings from the encounter site, said Prashant Anand, Superintendent of Police (SP).
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December - 16 
Security Forces (SFs), in an encounter, killed two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants in a coal mine under Umrangso Police Station in Dima Hasao District on December 16, reports The Telegraph. A .9 mm pistol was recovered from the
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Security Forces (SFs), in an encounter, killed two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants in a coal mine under Umrangso Police Station in Dima Hasao District on December 16, reports The Telegraph. A .9 mm pistol was recovered from the encounter site. The Police also rescued the manager of a coal quarry, Mahendra Rai who was abducted by the militants on December 4 from an area under Muriap Police Outpost area of Meghalaya.
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December - 16 
Separately, three NDFB-S militants identified as Rwdwm Basumatary, Bablu Basumatary and Aghona Basumatary were arrested in a joint operation by Army and Sonitpur Police on December 16 from Udalguri Khashibari, Dhekiajuli Bengshimari and Rangapara Mai
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Separately, three NDFB-S militants identified as Rwdwm Basumatary, Bablu Basumatary and Aghona Basumatary were arrested in a joint operation by Army and Sonitpur Police on December 16 from Udalguri Khashibari, Dhekiajuli Bengshimari and Rangapara Maibongsree villages in Sonitpur District, reports The Sentinel.
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December - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 16 arrested four members of a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) gang from a hotel located near Howrah station (Kolkata), reports Millennium Post on December 17. During the raid conducted by the team
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 16 arrested four members of a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) gang from a hotel located near Howrah station (Kolkata), reports Millennium Post on December 17. During the raid conducted by the team of NIA officers and the squad from Golabari Police Station in Howrah, FICNs worth 910,000 in INR 2,000 denomination were recovered from the accused-- Barkat Ansari, Fijjul Miya, Rabjul Miya and Utpal Chowdhury. Preliminary investigations revealed that Barkat Ansari—resident of Satteri village in Malda District, West Bengal, was a leader of the gang and enrolled other three members to circulate FICN in the ‘open’ market, said sources.
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December - 16 
The Police on December 16 found the body of another cadre of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML, Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction) in the Mellamadugu forest in Bhadradri Kothagudem District, taking the toll to nine in the December
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The Police on December 16 found the body of another cadre of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML, Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction) in the Mellamadugu forest in Bhadradri Kothagudem District, taking the toll to nine in the December 14 encounter at the site, reports New Indian Express. The slain cadre was identified as that of Rachakonda Kiran alias Karthik, a native of Kambalapally village in Mahabubabad District. Police recovered one 8mm rifle and 50 rounds bullets from the place.
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December - 17 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a road construction camp and set ablaze at least 10 vehicles at Andrahal village under Bondaghati area in Malkangiri District on December 17, reports KalingaTV. At least 60-70 he
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a road construction camp and set ablaze at least 10 vehicles at Andrahal village under Bondaghati area in Malkangiri District on December 17, reports KalingaTV. At least 60-70 heavily armed Maoists barged into the camp located near Kharaput-Andrahal road construction site late in the night. After initial verbal abuse to the workers present at the camp the Maoists ransacked the camp and set afire 10 vehicles including two JCBs, five Tractors, one Roller, one Pick-Up van, and one mixer machine kept their. Later on the Maoists left the camp issuing warning to the construction company to immediately stop the road construction work.
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December - 17 
Acting upon the Indian intelligence inputs, the security agencies in Delhi have elevated the security alert to contain a likely terrorist attack on the United States (US) and Israel nationals living in Delhi, reports The New Indian Express on Decembe
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Acting upon the Indian intelligence inputs, the security agencies in Delhi have elevated the security alert to contain a likely terrorist attack on the United States (US) and Israel nationals living in Delhi, reports The New Indian Express on December 18. The alert advises the local police to review the security measures and provide additional security around the US and Israel embassies, synagogues (a Jewish house of prayer) that is visited by large number of nationals of both countries—the US and Israel. “In the backdrop of the threat from radicalised elements, besides threats from Pakistan-based terrorist outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), terrorists may take advantage of this development to perpetrate acts of terrorism against US and Israeli interests in India,” said an official communication accessed by The New Indian Express.
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December - 17 
Additionally, a team of Manipur Police launched cordon and search operation at Tangnuam in Kangpokpi District on December 17 and recovered four single barrel firearms, reports The Sangai Express. The cordon and search operation was carried out after
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Additionally, a team of Manipur Police launched cordon and search operation at Tangnuam in Kangpokpi District on December 17 and recovered four single barrel firearms, reports The Sangai Express. The cordon and search operation was carried out after a confrontation took place between two villages on December 16 during which one person suffered bullet injury.
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December - 17 
Additionally, AR recovered a .22 pistol with magazine and 2 rounds of ammunition from Tankong in Mon District, tweets official twitter handle of Director General of Assam Rifles (AR).
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Additionally, AR recovered a .22 pistol with magazine and 2 rounds of ammunition from Tankong in Mon District, tweets official twitter handle of Director General of Assam Rifles (AR).
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December - 17 
Additionally, Security Forces (SFs) stated that recent arrest of 10 NDFB-S militants revealed that a group of ‘mentors’ sent from the outfit's Myanmar camps is carrying out a ‘fresh recruitment drive’ in the state, reports
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Additionally, Security Forces (SFs) stated that recent arrest of 10 NDFB-S militants revealed that a group of ‘mentors’ sent from the outfit's Myanmar camps is carrying out a ‘fresh recruitment drive’ in the state, reports The Telegraph on December 18. Sources said the recruitment drive was launched to bridge the loss the outfit suffered because of the killing and arrest of several of its cadres since an operation was launched in December 2014. The group is targeting school dropouts and unemployed youths in Sonitpur, Biswanath, Udalguri, Baksa and Kokrajhar Districts. Saigora took over the NDFB in June 2015, removing its chief, I.K. Songbijit, who had allegedly ordered the massacre of 68 Adivasis( tribals from central India) in December 2014.
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December - 17 
Jharkhand Police arrested two cadres of People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Mata Bahanda and Ilisiya Hassa Purty during a search operation in Murhu Police
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Jharkhand Police arrested two cadres of People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Mata Bahanda and Ilisiya Hassa Purty during a search operation in Murhu Police Station area of Khunti District on December 17, reports The Telegraph. Police recovered three double-barrel guns, a country-made pistol, cartridges, a walkie-talkie, PLFI pamphlets and letter heads, combat uniforms, backpacks, blankets, mats and other items of daily use, said Superintendent of Police (SP), Ashwini Kumar Sinha.
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December - 17 
Kuki militant groups which are currently under the Suspension of Operation (SoO) pact with the Government of India (GoI) and the State Government said that situation would be very ugly if any solution to the protracted political dialogue between GoI
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Kuki militant groups which are currently under the Suspension of Operation (SoO) pact with the Government of India (GoI) and the State Government said that situation would be very ugly if any solution to the protracted political dialogue between GoI and Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) infringes upon the interest of Kukis, reports The Sangai Express on December 18. They added that Kukis are also determined to fight back in case any solution reached between New Delhi and NSCN-IM takes care of Naga interest only Nagas while ignoring the interests of all other communities including the Kukis, Meiteis, and Meitei Pangals.
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December - 17 
Meanwhile, two Maoists working in Sundargarh-Deogarh-Sambalpur (SDS) Division of the CPI-Maoist and active in Satkosia sanctuary area surrendered before the Angul Superintendent of Police (SP), Brijesh Kumar Rai, at his office in the city in Angul Di
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Meanwhile, two Maoists working in Sundargarh-Deogarh-Sambalpur (SDS) Division of the CPI-Maoist and active in Satkosia sanctuary area surrendered before the Angul Superintendent of Police (SP), Brijesh Kumar Rai, at his office in the city in Angul District on December 17, reports KalingaTV. The surrendered Maoists carrying cash award of INR 200,000 on each of their heads, are identified as Sukuram Purty (18) and Khusbu Jarai (17) of West Singhbhum District in Jharkhand. Informing on the surrender Angul SP, said the rebel duo were working under SDS Division head Anmol and were active in the areas like Khandapa, Purunakote and Thakurgarh of the District.
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December - 17 
Northeast Todayon December 17 reported that an official stated that more than 1,000 Naga rebels were arrested by security forces since Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) attack in 2015 which killed 18 soldiers. As man
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Northeast Todayon December 17 reported that an official stated that more than 1,000 Naga rebels were arrested by security forces since Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) attack in 2015 which killed 18 soldiers. As many as 531 underground cadres of NSCN-K and 542 over Ground Workers (OGW) were arrested in Manipur and Nagaland following intensive operations which began after the June 4, 2015, attack on the Army personnel. During the last two years, the security forces also killed 34 NSCN-K militants and recovered 571 sophisticated arms from arrested underground and Over Ground workers (OGW) of the group. Security forces also arrested 37 militants belonging to Isak-Muivah faction of NSCN (NSCN-IM), 26 militants belonging to Khitovi-Neopao Konyak of NSCN (NSCN-KN) and four others from Reformation faction of NSCN (NSCN-R).
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December - 17 
Police recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from a spot near Konthoujam and Lainam village in Imphal West District on December 17, reports Northeast Today. The IED was later safely disposed.
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Police recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from a spot near Konthoujam and Lainam village in Imphal West District on December 17, reports Northeast Today. The IED was later safely disposed.
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December - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested an arms dealer in Tuli area Mokokchung District, tweets official twitter handle of Director General of Assam Rifles (AR) on December 17. A Chinese grenade, 40 cases of illicit liquor and INR 1, 20000 were recovered from
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested an arms dealer in Tuli area Mokokchung District, tweets official twitter handle of Director General of Assam Rifles (AR) on December 17. A Chinese grenade, 40 cases of illicit liquor and INR 1, 20000 were recovered from him.
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December - 17 
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kupwara, and around a dozen protesters were injured in clashes that broke out in Kupwara District on December 17 after a driver was killed in an Army ambush in Kupwara District in the night of December 16, repor
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Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kupwara, and around a dozen protesters were injured in clashes that broke out in Kupwara District on December 17 after a driver was killed in an Army ambush in Kupwara District in the night of December 16, reports Daily Excelsior. SSP, Kupwara, Shamsheer Hussain, said that the killing of the Sumo driver was a case of “mistaken identity”. He said that locals said that he was killed when he was coming out of his house but Army said he was killed in an ambush laid against the militants in the village. Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Khalid Jahangir, has ordered time bound probe into the killing of the driver. Army’s Srinagar based Defence spokesman said: “Based on information of presence of militants in Thandipora village, army placed ambushes to maintain surveillance over the area on night 16/17 December. At around 2255 hours, ambush party observed suspicious movement of three persons near nallah in Thandipora village. The individuals were challenged by troops. However, they did not respond. Thereafter, militants opened fire towards Army ambush party which was retaliated. In the crossfire, one person, later identified as Asif Iqbal Bhat, son of Mohammad Iqbal Bhat, resident of Thandipora was killed due to gunshot wound. It is learnt that he was a sumo taxi driver. Investigations are in progress”, the spokesman said.
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December - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against five men from Kannur in Kerala for allegedly being members of the Islamic State (IS), Indian Express reports on December 18. The men had gone missing from Kannur between 2015 and 2
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against five men from Kannur in Kerala for allegedly being members of the Islamic State (IS), Indian Express reports on December 18. The men had gone missing from Kannur between 2015 and 2017 and are suspected to be in Syria. In October, 2017, Kerala Police had booked the five — Midhilaj (26), Abdul Rasak (34), M V Rashid (24), Manaf Rahman (42) and U K Hamsa (57). The central probe agency said it has taken over the case from the Kerala Police.The NIA case against the five was registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for “being members of the proscribed terrorist organisation, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Daesh, and for supporting the organisation by travelling out of India to join the terrorist organisation in Syria and fight on its behalf”. Some of the accused, NIA sources said, had been activists of the Popular Front of India-PFI. According to them, one of the suspects used fake passport to move out of India while one of them is suspected to have died fighting. Abdul Manaf Rahman, from Valapattanam in Kannur, allegedly went to Syria on a fake passport. Manaf allegedly had close links with Valluva Kandy Shajahan, who was arrested by Delhi Police in July after his deportation from Turkey. U K Hamsa is suspected to be behind prompting the youths from Kannur to move to Syria. Hamsa, who lived in Bahrain for two decades, had close links with IS ideologue Abu Thurki, according to Police.
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December - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will soon file charges against seven Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) separatists and a businessman — who are suspected to received huge money over the years from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HuM
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will soon file charges against seven Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) separatists and a businessman — who are suspected to received huge money over the years from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HuM) and their mentor agency, Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), reportsThe Times of India on December 18. Reportedly, the pro-Pakistani separatists in India had used the money that they have received to finance local militants engaged in combat with Indian Security Forces (SFs), spearheading the stone pelting and recruiting youngsters from Kashmir for anti-Indian activities, said NIA sources. "The investigation is almost finished. We will approach the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) very soon seeking prosecution sanction and then a Chargesheet will be filed in January 2018. Four officers from the Union Ministry of Finance (UMF) worked round-the-clock for this case," said an NIA officer requesting anonymity.
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December - 17 
The Telegraph reports that on December 17, six Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered from residence of a state Government employee at Baikhora area in South Tripura District.
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The Telegraph reports that on December 17, six Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered from residence of a state Government employee at Baikhora area in South Tripura District.
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December - 17 
The training camps and hideouts of Indian insurgent groups in Bangladesh have been reduced to "almost zero", the Border Security Force (BSF) has said, thanking its Bangladeshi counterpart for its help, The Telegraph. "Whenever we have
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The training camps and hideouts of Indian insurgent groups in Bangladesh have been reduced to "almost zero", the Border Security Force (BSF) has said, thanking its Bangladeshi counterpart for its help, The Telegraph. "Whenever we have information about (infiltration by) insurgents from the northeastern states into Bangladesh, we share the information and immediate raids are undertaken (by Border Guard Bangladesh)," BSF Director-General K.K. Sharma said. "As a result, the number of training places and hideouts of these insurgents has been reduced to almost zero. I congratulate our counterparts."If some Indian militant camps still exist in Bangladesh, they are of a floating nature, Sharma said, indicating that all permanent camps have been destroyed. The two border forces have since 2015 been conducting simultaneous and coordinated patrols of the frontier to check crime and insurgency. "The numbers of these (militants) used to be 150-200 every time a list was handed over. That situation has now changed and the (insurgents) are now on the run, without being able to stay put at a place on the other side for long," the officer said.
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December - 17 
Two militants of Saoraigwra faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) militants arrested on December 17 from Sisubari forest inside Manas National Park in Chirang District, reports The Telegraph. One rifle, a magazine and grenade were
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Two militants of Saoraigwra faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) militants arrested on December 17 from Sisubari forest inside Manas National Park in Chirang District, reports The Telegraph. One rifle, a magazine and grenade were recovered from the arrested militants. The police said the duo were trained in the NDFB's camp in Taka in Myanmar and sent to Chirang recently.
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December - 18 
A youth from Kannur in Kannur District of Kerala, who is allegedly an activist of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and now working in a Gulf country, is under the Police scanner for his suspected links with the Islamic State (IS) operatives from Kera
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A youth from Kannur in Kannur District of Kerala, who is allegedly an activist of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and now working in a Gulf country, is under the Police scanner for his suspected links with the Islamic State (IS) operatives from Kerala, reports The Hindu on December 19. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Kannur P.P. Sadanandan, who is probing the IS-related cases, said investigation was under way into the suspected links of K.O.P. Thasleem, PFI activist from Pappinissery (Kannur District), with two youths who had gone to Syria or tried to reach there to join the IS. He said the youths were provided financial assistance by Thasleem, who had also collected funds from various sources in the Gulf. The Police had registered a case against him. The DSP said the Police had already collected evidence that established the money trail linked to the recruitment of youths to the IS in Syria.
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December - 18 
Meanwhile, Police on December 18 busted a militant hideout at Chandergair village of Hajin in Bandipora District, reports Daily Excelsior. A search operation was launched by the SFs at around 10:30 pm in the night of December 17. The operation was la
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Meanwhile, Police on December 18 busted a militant hideout at Chandergair village of Hajin in Bandipora District, reports Daily Excelsior. A search operation was launched by the SFs at around 10:30 pm in the night of December 17. The operation was launched on the disclosure of a youth, Rayees Ahmad Baba, a resident of Bon-Mohalla Asham, who was arrested from Shopian by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Police. During the search operation, SFs recovered arms and ammunition from the cowshed of one Abdul Rehman Parrey, son of Muhammad Anwar Parrey, a resident of Chandergeer Hajin.
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December - 18 
Morung Expressreports on December 19 that Lotha Hoho (apex body of lotha tribe) and frontal organizations has asked Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and All Commercial Vehicles Association (ACVA) to exercise res
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Morung Expressreports on December 19 that Lotha Hoho (apex body of lotha tribe) and frontal organizations has asked Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and All Commercial Vehicles Association (ACVA) to exercise restraint and asked NSCN-IM to hand over the seized keys immediately to avoid any misunderstanding or confrontation. Earlier on December 16, ignition keys of two Wokha based taxis in Kohima were reportedly seized by NSCN-IM for not paying extortion money
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December - 18 
Separately, Imphal West Police on December 18, an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) identified as Athokpam Indrajit Singh alias Rajen was arrested from Haoreibi village in Imphal West District, reports Imphal Free Press. Furth
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Separately, Imphal West Police on December 18, an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) identified as Athokpam Indrajit Singh alias Rajen was arrested from Haoreibi village in Imphal West District, reports Imphal Free Press. Further on disclosure of the arrestee, the Police arrested another OGW identified as Salam Jiban Meitei alias Loken from an undisclosed area. It was also revealed that both the OGWs were involved in extortion.
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December - 18 
Separately, the SFs on December 18 launched a cordon and search-operation in several villages of Shopian District, reports Daily Excelsior. The searches were launched in Chatripora, Vehil, Nowgam, Panduchan, Kapran, Rey Kapran, Dangam and Wangam vill
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Separately, the SFs on December 18 launched a cordon and search-operation in several villages of Shopian District, reports Daily Excelsior. The searches were launched in Chatripora, Vehil, Nowgam, Panduchan, Kapran, Rey Kapran, Dangam and Wangam villages. The operation was launched after inputs about the presence of militants in the area. However, the militants were not traced and search operation was called off.
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December - 18 
Suspected Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted and hacked to death two security guards of a private construction company in Jamui District in the night of December 18, reports Hindustan Times. Police said the bodies of the two
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Suspected Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted and hacked to death two security guards of a private construction company in Jamui District in the night of December 18, reports Hindustan Times. Police said the bodies of the two guards, with their throats slit, were recovered from Dudhania village of the District, 166 kilometres southeast of Patna, in the morning of December 19. According to reports, two dozen Maoists surrounded the construction company site at Jainsthan Kundghat of Sikandra village in the District and abducted the two guards at gunpoint. Police sources said the construction firm, engaged by the water resources department for its INR 5586.52-lakh irrigation project, could have been targeted for not paying the ‘levy’ demanded by Maoists. The victims had been identified as Siddhram Koda and Ganguli Koda, both residents of Dhawatand in Mathurapur Panchayat (village level local-self government institution) of the District, Jamui superintendent of police (SP), Jayant Kant said. They were deputed as security guards at the site of the firm engaged in the construction of a dam over Bahuar River under Kundghat reservoir scheme, the SP added.
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December - 18 
The Calcutta High Court (HC) on December 18 rejected the bail plea of Musa alias Mohammad Mosiuddin—an Islamic State (IS) operative, who planned to attack ‘Mother House’ in Kolkata and other locations in West Bengal, reports Press T
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The Calcutta High Court (HC) on December 18 rejected the bail plea of Musa alias Mohammad Mosiuddin—an Islamic State (IS) operative, who planned to attack ‘Mother House’ in Kolkata and other locations in West Bengal, reports Press Trust of India. Opposing the bail plea, National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s counsel Sanjay Bardhan submitted the charges before the division bench, with a request that charges against Musa are of serious nature as he had attacked the jail warden of Alipore Central Correctional Home on December 4, 2017. Musa allegedly planned to attack the ‘Mother House’ and the headquarters of ‘Missionaries of Charity’ in Kolkata, said Bardhan. Musa was arrested in July 2016, along with firearms and sharp-edged weapons, by the West Bengal’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) squad while he was travelling to Birbhum district in West Bengal. Later, the investigation was taken-over by the NIA, which filed a chargesheet in December 2016, against Musa. Musa filed a bail application before the NIA’s special court in May 2017 but it was rejected in the following month
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December - 18 
The Sentinel reports that seven-hour railway blockade by the Adivasi (tribal people from central India) organizations under the banner of Adivasi National Convention (ANC) demanding their six-point charter of demands disrupted train services on
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The Sentinel reports that seven-hour railway blockade by the Adivasi (tribal people from central India) organizations under the banner of Adivasi National Convention (ANC) demanding their six-point charter of demands disrupted train services on December 19 as parts of Northeast remained cut off for at least five hours. The supporters of ANC blocked trains at Kokrajhar, Mazbat (in Udalguri District), Rangapara (in Sonitpur District) and Lakhipathar (in Tinsukia). The demands of the ANC are inclusion of all Adivasi groups or sub clans into the Scheduled Tribe (ST), providing land and land ownership documents to the tea tribe community of Assam, solution of problems of Adivasi armed groups currently under ceasefire through discussion in the political level, rehabilitation and land allotment to the tribals who were displaced due to eviction and clashes in Assam, renaming of tea tribe and ex-tea tribes as ‘Adivasis’ of Assam and to stop divisive politics over considering tea tribes as separate community. North east Today further added that the protesters also demanded proper rehabilitation of more than 1,200 cadres of Adivasi militant groups who laid down their arms in 2012 and agreed for leave talks.
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December - 18 
Tribal youth identified as Muya Kawasi (22) was killed by slitting throat at Mahupadar village under Maithili Police Station area in Malkangiri District by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on December 18, reports New Indian Express
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Tribal youth identified as Muya Kawasi (22) was killed by slitting throat at Mahupadar village under Maithili Police Station area in Malkangiri District by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on December 18, reports New Indian Express. CPI-Maoist cadres abductedKawasi from Jandhraguda village of Temurupalli Panchayat (village level local-self government institution) on December 16, suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’. The body of Kawasi was found on the main road of Galiaguda village under Mahupadar Panchayat within Maithili Police limits on December 19. The handwritten posters of CPI-Maoist cadres recovered near Kawasi’s body claimed responsibility for the killing and stated that Kawasi had been passing information to Police about the movements of CPI-Maoist from 2015 to 2017.The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Police have started combing operation in the area, said Superintendent of Police (SP), Jagmohan Meena.
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December - 18 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Gemmali Kishore alias Chittibabu alias Balarevula Kishore (22) and Sindri Shobhan (37), natives of Koyyuru area in Vizag Agency, have surrendered before the Police in Visakhapatnam
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Gemmali Kishore alias Chittibabu alias Balarevula Kishore (22) and Sindri Shobhan (37), natives of Koyyuru area in Vizag Agency, have surrendered before the Police in Visakhapatnam District on December 18, reports Telangana Today. Kishore is the former gunman of CPI-Maoist Ramachandra Reddy alias Chalapathi for eight months, and participated in the plenary of the CPI-Maoist as an active member from 2012 to 2015 of CPI-Maoist in Abujmaad region of Chhattisgarh. Sobhan was also a member of Annavaram Dalam (armed squad) from 2013 to 2017. Kishore, an ‘Area Committee Member (ACM)’ rank of CPI-Maoist in Galikonda Area Committee, carried a reward of INR 4,00,000 on his head, was involved in over eleven offences including killing of three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Palagarevu area near the Odisha Border in 2014 and exchange of fire in 2015. Shobhan was involved in over five offences in the past few years and carried a reward of INR 100,000 announced by the Government, said Rahuldev Sharma, Superintendent of Police (SP), Visakhapatnam District.
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December - 18 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Madkam Hidma (22) and Madkam Deva (21) were arrested by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Force (DF), near Sameli village under Aranpur Police Statio
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Madkam Hidma (22) and Madkam Deva (21) were arrested by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Force (DF), near Sameli village under Aranpur Police Station limits in Dantewada District on December 18, reports The Pioneer. The composite squad of personnel from CRPF's 111th and 231st battalions and DF had launched a search-cum-area domination operation on Dantewada-Aranpur road. The patrolling team spotted some suspects hiding in the forests near Sameli following which they started encircling them. While some of them managed to escape, Hidma and Deva, active as ‘Jan militia’ members, were arrested, the Police said. The two, during interrogation, revealed that they had planted a pipe bomb on the side of the road and were waiting for the Security Forces (SFs) to target them; the official said adding "a major tragedy was averted with their arrest." According to the arrested Maoists, local Maoist commander Somdu and his associates Linga and Gundadhur were also present there but their managed to flee inside forest when forces arrived there, he added. One claymore mine, two pipe bombs, one bundle wire and three kilograms of iron splinter were also recovered from their possession, the Police added.
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December - 18 
Two unidentified militants were killed in an overnight encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Shopian District, the Army said on December 19 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. SFs launched a cordon and search operation in Wanipora area of Shopian in
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Two unidentified militants were killed in an overnight encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Shopian District, the Army said on December 19 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. SFs launched a cordon and search operation in Wanipora area of Shopian in the evening of December 18 following information about presence of militants in the area, an unnamed Army official said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter as militants opened firing towards the SFs. “Two militants have been killed so far and the operation is still in progress”, he further said.
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December - 19 
A joint team of Paramilitary forces and the Jharkhand Police destroyed several Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideouts at remote locations on Bihar-Jharkhand border and recovered huge cache of landmines, during a special anti-insurgency
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A joint team of Paramilitary forces and the Jharkhand Police destroyed several Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideouts at remote locations on Bihar-Jharkhand border and recovered huge cache of landmines, during a special anti-insurgency drive, reports Hindustan Times on December 20. The Security Forces (SFs) raided CPI-Maoist hideouts at Banke Bazar and Amas Police Station areas in Gaya District, following leads obtained from a senior CPI-Maoist leader arrested recently (Date not specified). The offensive started on December 14 and ended on December 19. The SFs have recovered 27 landmines planted in steel cans from a CPI-Maoist dump from the bordering areas of Jharkhand and Bihar, said Indrajit Mahatha, Superintendent of Police (SP), Palamu. The Police also seized other items, including raw material for fabricating land mines, personal belongings of the Maoists and uniforms during the operation, added Mahatha.
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December - 19 
A woman, identified as Rubby Jan, 24, alias Beauty, wife of one Manzoor Ahmad Mir, was killed in cross-fire during the overnight (December 18-19) encounter at Bata Murran village in the Wanipora area of Shopian District, Daily Excelsior reports
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A woman, identified as Rubby Jan, 24, alias Beauty, wife of one Manzoor Ahmad Mir, was killed in cross-fire during the overnight (December 18-19) encounter at Bata Murran village in the Wanipora area of Shopian District, Daily Excelsior reports on December 20. As reported earlier (SATP), two militants were killed in that encounterat Bata Murran village. “Two JeM [Jaish-e-Mohammad] militants were killed in the encounter and have been identified as Tanveer Ahmad from Bata Murran Shopian and Ali alias Qari, a foreign militant. Two AK rifles and other allied ammunition were recovered from the encounter site,” an unnamed Police spokesman said. A soldier and a Policeman were also injured during the encounter. Subsequent to the encounter, clashes broke out near the encounter site. Security Forces (SFs) fired tear smoke and fired some aerial shots to disperse them, resulting in the injuries to more than 40 persons, including Rubby Jan, 24. Rubby Jan later succumbed to injuries.
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December - 19 
Additionally, Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba-Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) staged protest in all district and sub-divisional headquarters in Assam protesting against the government move to get the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, reports The Sentinel on
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Additionally, Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba-Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) staged protest in all district and sub-divisional headquarters in Assam protesting against the government move to get the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, reports The Sentinel on December 20.
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December - 19 
India and the United States (US) on December 19 concluded their ‘first dialogue’ meets over designations of terrorists and terror groups through domestic and international mechanisms, reports The Times of India. The ‘India-US design
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India and the United States (US) on December 19 concluded their ‘first dialogue’ meets over designations of terrorists and terror groups through domestic and international mechanisms, reports The Times of India. The ‘India-US designations dialogue’ reflected the shared commitments of both sides to strengthen the cooperation level to tackle the terrorist threat. In June 2017, a joint statement issued post-meeting of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump stated that both nations are committed to strengthen cooperation against terrorist threats from groups including Al Qaeda (AQ), Islamic State (IS), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), D-Company and their manifestations. The US will hold the ‘second-round’ of this dialogue in 2018.
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December - 19 
Meanwhile, a group of CPI-Maoist cadres attacked the Masudan Railway Station in Monghyr District and set ablaze the station property in the night of December 19, reports Indian Today. Reports also said that Maoists abducted the Assistant Station
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Meanwhile, a group of CPI-Maoist cadres attacked the Masudan Railway Station in Monghyr District and set ablaze the station property in the night of December 19, reports Indian Today. Reports also said that Maoists abducted the Assistant Station master and one other railway staff from the incident site. However, no casualties were reported. Divisional Railway Manager (DRM, Malda, West Bengal) received a call from the abducted Assistant Station master, saying that the Maoists have threatened to kill the two abducted persons if trains continue plying on the Masudan track. Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Eastern Railway, Rajesh Kumar said, "Eastern Railway detains 3 trains in Kiul-Jamalpur-Bhagalpur section of Malda Division in the light of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] attack at Masudan Railway Station, services have once again been stopped at Kiul point". The CPI-Maoist had called for a bandh (general shut down strike) from December 18 to 20 to protest against 'Operation Green Hunt' which is continuing in Bihar and Jharkhand against Maoists, adds The Times of India.
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December - 19 
Meanwhile, Jharkhand Police sealed property worth over INR 10 million owned by Dinesh Gope, chief of PLFI in Ranchi, reports Hindustan Times on December 20. “We have sealed an independent house located in Idalhatu and an apartment at Hehal toda
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Meanwhile, Jharkhand Police sealed property worth over INR 10 million owned by Dinesh Gope, chief of PLFI in Ranchi, reports Hindustan Times on December 20. “We have sealed an independent house located in Idalhatu and an apartment at Hehal today in Ranchi. Besides, a Santro and a Scorpio were also seized,” said Khunti Superintendent of Police (SP), Ashwini Kumar Sinha. The sealed property, he said, was worth over INR.10 million. The flat in Hehal was registered in the name of one Phooleshwar Nag, while the Idalhatu house was owned by one Dinesh Kumar Nag, Police said. “Gope’s money, earned through levy and extortion, was used in construction of the two properties,” said Sinha. Phooleshwar and Dinesh, he said, were a part of Gope’s extended family. Gope’s family members and relatives often stayed at the two accommodations here, Sinha said.
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December - 19 
On December 19, a remote controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded near the residential gate of Imphal Post Office Postal Assistant, located in Kaikhu Muslim Makha Leikai in Imphal East District, reports The Sangai Express. Earlier in Oct
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On December 19, a remote controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded near the residential gate of Imphal Post Office Postal Assistant, located in Kaikhu Muslim Makha Leikai in Imphal East District, reports The Sangai Express. Earlier in October an IED was found at the residence of the post office Assistant.
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December - 19 
Separately, militants in the evening of December 19 hurled a grenade towards District Police Lines (DPL) Pulwama (Pulwama Distrcit), reports Daily Excelsior. The grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the road. Police also fired in air an
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Separately, militants in the evening of December 19 hurled a grenade towards District Police Lines (DPL) Pulwama (Pulwama Distrcit), reports Daily Excelsior. The grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the road. Police also fired in air and launched searches around the DPL. However, no one was arrested.
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December - 19 
Separately, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, during a meeting with Members of Parliament (MPs) stated that boundary of Assam will not be compromised for ‘Nagalim’, reports Northeast Today on December 20. The Minister stated that,
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Separately, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, during a meeting with Members of Parliament (MPs) stated that boundary of Assam will not be compromised for ‘Nagalim’, reports Northeast Today on December 20. The Minister stated that, ‘Not even a single inch of Assam will be incorporated in Nagalim. Even Nagas will be evacuated if they encroach upon any area in Assam’.
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December - 19 
The CIA-1 staff of Kaithal District Police on December 19 arrested three members of a reported gang of cheats who used Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to trick people, reports tribuneindia.com. The Police recovered 80 packets of paper, which had ori
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The CIA-1 staff of Kaithal District Police on December 19 arrested three members of a reported gang of cheats who used Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to trick people, reports tribuneindia.com. The Police recovered 80 packets of paper, which had original INR 500 notes on top and blank papers below resembling bundles of INR 500. The accused wanted INR 20,00,000 of original currency in lieu INR 40,00,000 of fake currency notes.
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December - 19 
The Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) stated although India-friendly regime has cracked down on north east militant groups based there, the top militant leaders from Meghalaya are still managing to remain holed up in Bangladesh, reports The
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The Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) stated although India-friendly regime has cracked down on north east militant groups based there, the top militant leaders from Meghalaya are still managing to remain holed up in Bangladesh, reports The Shillong Times on December 20. Those confirmed hiding in Bangladesh include proscribed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council’s (HNLC) ‘commander-in chief’ Bobby Reagan Marwein and ‘general secretary’ Cheritserfield Thangkhiew. The HNLC leaders along with another old functionary identified by his alias Hep Metal, is in Maulvi Bazaar, Bangladesh. The DGP also added that Dristi Rajkhowa of Independent faction of United Liberation front of Asom (ULFA-I) and Sohan D Shira of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) have re-entered Meghalaya to avoid the Bangladeshi crackdown. DGP further added that wanted militant leaders are shuffling between the inhospitable terrains of West Khasi Hills and South Garo Hills District of Meghalaya. He also stated that HNLC was a spent force while ULFA-I and GNLA still pose some threat. He stated that ‘while the HNLC is more of a paper tiger but the depleted GNLA is still a matter of concern’
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December - 19 
The official twitter account of Director General of Assam Rifles (AR) tweeted that on December 19, AR in a search operation at Erali village in Dimapur District recovered one AK 56 rifle with a magazine from a house.
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The official twitter account of Director General of Assam Rifles (AR) tweeted that on December 19, AR in a search operation at Erali village in Dimapur District recovered one AK 56 rifle with a magazine from a house.
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December - 19 
The Telegraph on December 20 reports that the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) stated that intelligence inputs suggest that the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) is planning to step up extortion drive as thei
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The Telegraph on December 20 reports that the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) stated that intelligence inputs suggest that the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) is planning to step up extortion drive as their camps in Myanmar are facing a financial crisis. ULFA-I militants target tea gardens for extortion in Tinsukia district in Upper Assam, bordering Arunachal Pradesh which is used as a transit route to their camps in Myanmar.
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December - 19 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on December 19 said there has been considerable improvement in security situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and maintained that in view of “encouraging response’’ to Centre Government&r
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on December 19 said there has been considerable improvement in security situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and maintained that in view of “encouraging response’’ to Centre Government’s Special Representative on J&K, Dineshwar Sharma, the Government was expecting that all stakeholders in the State, who believe in peace would support the Government initiative and join the dialogue process, Daily Excelsior reports. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Hansraj Ahir told the Lok Sabha (Lower Hosue of Indian Parliament) that there were 341 terror incidents in J&K between November 1, 2016, to October 31, 2017 in comparison to 311 such incidents in the corresponding period of the previous year. Terror-related incidents in the State till December 10 2017 were also the highest at 335 as compared to 322 in calendar year 2016, 208 in 2015 and 222 in 2014, he added. He said that 203 terrorists were killed in J&K in 2017 till December 10, as compared to 150 in calendar year 2016, 108 in 2015 and 110 in 2014. Talking about the number of civilians killed in terror- related violence in the State, he said while 37 of them were killed till December 10 2017, 15 were killed in calendar year 2016, 17 in 2015 and 28 in 2014. According to the data provided by the Minister, while 75 SF personnel were killed in J&K till December 10 2017, 82 were killed in calendar year 2016, 39 in 2015 and 47 in 2014. In response to another question, Ahir said Pakistan violated the ceasefire a total of 881 times along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in J&K this year, killing 30 people. “Pakistan violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir 771 times till December 10, and 110 times along the IB till November-end,’’ he added. In these incidents of firing from across the border, 30 people — 14 Army personnel, 12 civilians and four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel — were killed. No cross-border firing has been reported in other States except Jammu and Kashmir along the border with Pakistan, he said. In 2016, there were 449 incidents of ceasefire violations in which 13 civilians and 13 SF personnel were killed and 83 civilians and 99 SF personnel were injured.
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December - 19 
The United States (US) has expressed its grave concern over Jammat-ud Dawah (JuD) ‘chief’ and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed’s confirmation of his candidature in General Elections in Pakistan scheduled to be held
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The United States (US) has expressed its grave concern over Jammat-ud Dawah (JuD) ‘chief’ and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed’s confirmation of his candidature in General Elections in Pakistan scheduled to be held in 2018, reports The Hindu on December 20. Saeed, Earlier, Hafiz Saeed had confirmed that his organization - JuD- will contest the 2018 general elections in Pakistan under the banner of the Milli Muslim League (MML), which is yet to be registered with the Election Commission (EC).
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December - 20 
A non-local was shot and critically wounded by unidentified assailants on December 20 near Nityainanda temple in RIMS road in Imphal West District, reports Imphal Free Press.
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A non-local was shot and critically wounded by unidentified assailants on December 20 near Nityainanda temple in RIMS road in Imphal West District, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 20 
Additionally, a firefight occurred between Assam Rifles (AR) militants of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) near Siblilong village in Noney District on December 20, reports Nagaland Post. Two militants were r
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Additionally, a firefight occurred between Assam Rifles (AR) militants of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) near Siblilong village in Noney District on December 20, reports Nagaland Post. Two militants were reportedly wounded in the encounter.
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December - 20 
Also, Police recovered CPI-Maoist posters at several areas in Madhubani Police Station area in Burha Pahar hills of Latehar District criticizing the Police operations, reports Times of India on December 21.
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Also, Police recovered CPI-Maoist posters at several areas in Madhubani Police Station area in Burha Pahar hills of Latehar District criticizing the Police operations, reports Times of India on December 21.
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December - 20 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Virendra Koda (32),‘Up-Mukhiya (deputy village headman)’ of Sangrampur, at Kacchawa village in Lakhisarai District on December 20, reports Time of India. Koda who was earli
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Virendra Koda (32),‘Up-Mukhiya (deputy village headman)’ of Sangrampur, at Kacchawa village in Lakhisarai District on December 20, reports Time of India. Koda who was earlier associated with CPI-Maoist, was dragged out of his house and killed.
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December - 20 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blasted and set ablaze a mobile tower of a private company at Mirzadih village of Giridih District on December 20, reports Business Standard.
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blasted and set ablaze a mobile tower of a private company at Mirzadih village of Giridih District on December 20, reports Business Standard.
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December - 20 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres has killed a villager, identified as Chhannulal Tekam, suspecting him to be a ‘Police Informer’ at Dabri village in Lanji area of Balaghat District on December 20, reports NaiDuniya. The
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres has killed a villager, identified as Chhannulal Tekam, suspecting him to be a ‘Police Informer’ at Dabri village in Lanji area of Balaghat District on December 20, reports NaiDuniya. There was an attempt to kill him by CPI-Maoist cadres in 2016 also, but in vein. CPI-Maoist cadres are ‘surveying and recruiting’ in the region, the report said. Balaghat, Rajnandgaon, Gondia and Gadchiroli come under a division of Maharashtra State Committee (MSC) of CPI-Maoist. The new Gadchiroli-Rajnandgaon-Balaghat (GRB) division is headed by Surendra, Dama and Santosh, said Inspector General (IG), Balaghat range, G Janardhan, reports Times of India on December 21.
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December - 20 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a tribal villager, identified as Sadhu Khemudu, by slitting his throat, at Piplapadar village of Nakamamudi Panchayat (village level local-self government institution) within Chitrakonda Poli
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a tribal villager, identified as Sadhu Khemudu, by slitting his throat, at Piplapadar village of Nakamamudi Panchayat (village level local-self government institution) within Chitrakonda Police limits of Malkangiri District on December 20, reports New Indian Express. Maoists barged into house of Khemudu, suspecting him as a ‘Police Informer’, and took him to nearby forest for a trial before the ‘Praja Court (Peoples’ court)’. The body of Khemudu was recovered in the village outskirts on December 20, said Superintendent of Police (SP), Jagmohan Meena.
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December - 20 
CPI-Maoist cadres on December 20 raided a camp of a construction company at Nilapadri village in Malkangiri District and torched one JCV machine and three tractors protesting road construction, said the SP Meena, reports New Indian Express.
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CPI-Maoist cadres on December 20 raided a camp of a construction company at Nilapadri village in Malkangiri District and torched one JCV machine and three tractors protesting road construction, said the SP Meena, reports New Indian Express.
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December - 20 
Dead body of a former militant of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) was recovered from Tuikrama Lake in Sepahijala District on December 14, reports Assam Tribune on December 21. According to Police he was killed following a dispute over sha
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Dead body of a former militant of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) was recovered from Tuikrama Lake in Sepahijala District on December 14, reports Assam Tribune on December 21. According to Police he was killed following a dispute over sharing of money from the sale of several sophisticated arms to a drug smuggling gang in Nagaland they had stolen from the ‘armory’ of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF).
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December - 20 
In a separate incident a militant of Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K) identified as Kammo Kanglom was arrested by AR on December 20 from Khonsa in Tirap District, reports Nagaland Post. A pistol, live ammunition, opium and extortion note were recove
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In a separate incident a militant of Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K) identified as Kammo Kanglom was arrested by AR on December 20 from Khonsa in Tirap District, reports Nagaland Post. A pistol, live ammunition, opium and extortion note were recovered from his possession.
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December - 20 
India and Kyrgyzstan on December 20, discussed issues of mutual interest, including the common concerns over terrorism, extremism and drug-trafficking, reports New Indian Express. "They discussed issues of mutual interest, including common conce
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India and Kyrgyzstan on December 20, discussed issues of mutual interest, including the common concerns over terrorism, extremism and drug-trafficking, reports New Indian Express. "They discussed issues of mutual interest, including common concerns on terrorism, extremism and drug-trafficking," MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted. Secretary West in the Ministry Ruchi Ghanshyam led the Indian delegation while Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyz Republic Nurlan Abdrahmanov headed his team during the meeting.
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December - 20 
Meanwhile, CPI-Maoist cadres freed two abducted railway staffs, Mahesh Kumar, Assistant Station Manager (ASM); and a porter, Narendra Mandal; near Dharhara forest area on December 20. They were abducted from Masudan Railway Station in Monghyr Distric
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Meanwhile, CPI-Maoist cadres freed two abducted railway staffs, Mahesh Kumar, Assistant Station Manager (ASM); and a porter, Narendra Mandal; near Dharhara forest area on December 20. They were abducted from Masudan Railway Station in Monghyr District on December 19 by CPI-Maoist cadres, reports DNA India.
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December - 20 
Meanwhile, CPI-Maoist posters were recovered by the Police at Tikarpara in the Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary in Angul District on December 20, reports The Telegraph. The CPI-Maoist posters in Odia and Hindi opposed shifting of Raigoda village to new lo
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Meanwhile, CPI-Maoist posters were recovered by the Police at Tikarpara in the Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary in Angul District on December 20, reports The Telegraph. The CPI-Maoist posters in Odia and Hindi opposed shifting of Raigoda village to new location at Nuakheta and implementation of the tiger project. They asked the local people to launch movements against the elephant killings. More than 50 CPI-Maoist posters meant for the local population, containing advisories and warning to the people and the government on various issues were recovered. Police have intensified combing operation and community policing activities have also been taken up, said Angul Superintendent of Police (SP), Brijesh Ray.
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December - 20 
Meanwhile, Police recovered posters of Kalimela Anchalika Committee (KAC) of CPI-Maoist at MPV-35 and MV-70 villages of Kalimela in Malkangiri District on December 20, reports orissapost.com
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Meanwhile, Police recovered posters of Kalimela Anchalika Committee (KAC) of CPI-Maoist at MPV-35 and MV-70 villages of Kalimela in Malkangiri District on December 20, reports orissapost.com
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December - 20 
Meanwhile, the Maoists had called for 24 hour Bandh (general shutdown) in Jharkhand and Bihar on December 20, reports Business Standard. Shops were closed in Khunti, Latehar, Simdega and other Districts of Jharkhand. The Bandh called by CPI-Maoist pa
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Meanwhile, the Maoists had called for 24 hour Bandh (general shutdown) in Jharkhand and Bihar on December 20, reports Business Standard. Shops were closed in Khunti, Latehar, Simdega and other Districts of Jharkhand. The Bandh called by CPI-Maoist paralyzed passenger bus services between Ranchi, Gumla and Simdega Districts. Coal transportation was affected in Ramgarh District, said Ranchi Superintendent of Police (SP, rural), Ajit Peter Dungdung, reports Times of India on December 21
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December - 20 
On December 20, an Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) militant identified as ‘corporal’ Ringthoukang was arrested by Assam Rifles (AR) in Tamenglong District, reports Imphal Free Press.
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On December 20, an Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) militant identified as ‘corporal’ Ringthoukang was arrested by Assam Rifles (AR) in Tamenglong District, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 20 
On December 20, Assam Rifles (AR) arrested three militants, identified as ‘private’ Jaichok, ‘lance corporal’ Panyam Wangjen and Wangpan Wangsa of the Unification faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-U) in L
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On December 20, Assam Rifles (AR) arrested three militants, identified as ‘private’ Jaichok, ‘lance corporal’ Panyam Wangjen and Wangpan Wangsa of the Unification faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-U) in Longding District, reports The Sentinel. Two pistols with live ammunition, opium, extortion notes, multiple mobile phones and other incriminating documents were recovered from their possession. They also admitted that they were involved in extortion activities for last six months.
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December - 20 
One individual was arrested on December 20 for extorting from a business man at Bamunimaidan area of Guwahati in Kamrup (metro) District, reports The Telegraph. The arrested individual was extorting in the name of a newly formed militant outfit, Lion
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One individual was arrested on December 20 for extorting from a business man at Bamunimaidan area of Guwahati in Kamrup (metro) District, reports The Telegraph. The arrested individual was extorting in the name of a newly formed militant outfit, Lion Liberation Front of Assam. However, Police added that the existence of the outfit was not yet confirmed and interrogation of the accused was ongoing.
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December - 20 
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Director General Rajni Kant Mishra on December 20 stated that ‘We are raising a battalion at Yuksum in Sikkim, which will be deployed on the border. More BOPs (border outposts) are coming up on the eastern Sikkim borde
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Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Director General Rajni Kant Mishra on December 20 stated that ‘We are raising a battalion at Yuksum in Sikkim, which will be deployed on the border. More BOPs (border outposts) are coming up on the eastern Sikkim border, reports Indian Express. He also added that SSB plan for entire Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan border. At present there are 635 BOPs
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December - 20 
Separately, CPI-Maoist cadres have set ablaze a sawmill in the Dumaria Police Station area of Gaya District on December 20, reports Times of India. The mill was torched after the refusal by its owner to pay levy to the Maoists. A hand written note of
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Separately, CPI-Maoist cadres have set ablaze a sawmill in the Dumaria Police Station area of Gaya District on December 20, reports Times of India. The mill was torched after the refusal by its owner to pay levy to the Maoists. A hand written note of CPI- Maoist cadres threatening more damage in case their demand was not met was recovered, said Garima Malik,Gaya Distrcit Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).
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December - 20 
Separately, in view of latest incidents militant activity by Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) in Tinsukia, several ethnic organizations of Moran community like Asom Moran Sabha (AMS), Moran Sahitya Sabha (MSS),&nb
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Separately, in view of latest incidents militant activity by Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) in Tinsukia, several ethnic organizations of Moran community like Asom Moran Sabha (AMS), Moran Sahitya Sabha (MSS), All Moran Students’ Union (AMSU) and Sadou Moran Kala-Kristi Bikash Kendra (SMKKBK), convened an emergency meeting on December 20, reports The Sentinel. In a statement issued to the press, the Moran ethnic bodies expressed their concern at the victimization of people belonging to Moran community in recent times. The ethnic organizations also demanded that the militants stop the killing, extortion and abduction of Moran ethnic group.
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December - 20 
Separately, the Security Forces (SFs) seized five Improvised Explosive Device (IED)’s - each weighing 10 kilograms – from a forest in West Singhbhum District on December 20, reports Business Standard.
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Separately, the Security Forces (SFs) seized five Improvised Explosive Device (IED)’s - each weighing 10 kilograms – from a forest in West Singhbhum District on December 20, reports Business Standard.
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December - 20 
The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exchanged of fire with Security Forces (SFs) at Gompad forest under Kanta Police Station of Sukma District on December 20, reports Dainik Bhaskar. According to the report, the Maoists fle
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The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exchanged of fire with Security Forces (SFs) at Gompad forest under Kanta Police Station of Sukma District on December 20, reports Dainik Bhaskar. According to the report, the Maoists fled after the Police retaliation. SFs witnessed blood stains of CPI-Maoist cadres and claimed injuries for two cadres of CPI-Maoist.
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December - 20 
The posters of Adivasi Ekata Manch (AEM) have appeared in Kalimela and Bondaghati areas appealing to local residents to come forward for a mass movement against the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] in Malkangiri District, reports Pragativadi on Dece
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The posters of Adivasi Ekata Manch (AEM) have appeared in Kalimela and Bondaghati areas appealing to local residents to come forward for a mass movement against the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] in Malkangiri District, reports Pragativadi on December 21. The posters condemned Naxal activities which are against the interest of Bondaghati tribals and stated that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are killing innocent tribals wrongly accusing them of being ‘Police Informers’ and setting vehicles on fire and equipment engaged in road construction projects, said Superintendent of Police (SP), Jagmohan Meena, adds Orissa Post on December 21.
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December - 20 
The Shillong Timeson December 21 reports that State Government has decided to extend rehabilitation package to 38 more surrendered Garo militants [28 cadres of Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) and 10 cadres of United Ach
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The Shillong Timeson December 21 reports that State Government has decided to extend rehabilitation package to 38 more surrendered Garo militants [28 cadres of Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) and 10 cadres of United Achik Liberation Army (UALA)]. The rehabilitation package was earlier extended to 363 ANVC cadres, 135 ANVC-B cadres and 50 UALA cadres. In a statement Police Department also stated that in addition to the disbanded outfits, the government had also paid rehabilitation packages to the militants of GNLA, Hnniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and other smaller outfits which were covered as per the rehabilitation scheme.
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December - 20 
Without naming China, India’s permanent representative to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Syed Akbaruddin told on December 20 that it protects Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar for its ‘narrow political&rs
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Without naming China, India’s permanent representative to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Syed Akbaruddin told on December 20 that it protects Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar for its ‘narrow political’ concerns and blocks India’s move from sanctioning him as an international terrorist, reports Hindustan Times on December 21. Notably, in November 2017, China blocked a ‘move’ by the United Kingdom (UK), France and the United States (US) to enlist the mastermind of the attack on Pathankot Air Force base— Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by using its Veto power.
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December - 21 
A village Development board (VDB) secretary of Khelma village of Peren District identified as Lalneineiw was abducted by unknown assailants; reports Nagaland Post on December 22.The abductors have also demanded a ransom of INR 1.5 million.
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A village Development board (VDB) secretary of Khelma village of Peren District identified as Lalneineiw was abducted by unknown assailants; reports Nagaland Post on December 22.The abductors have also demanded a ransom of INR 1.5 million.
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December - 21 
According to official statistics, at least 327 persons including 208 militants, 75 Security Force (SF) personnel and 40 civilians were killed in militancy-related violence in Jammu and Kashmir this year, highest in last five years, reports The New In
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According to official statistics, at least 327 persons including 208 militants, 75 Security Force (SF) personnel and 40 civilians were killed in militancy-related violence in Jammu and Kashmir this year, highest in last five years, reports The New Indian Express on December 22. According to the data, as many as 338 militancy incidents were reported from the State this year so far. In these 338 violent incidents, 327 persons were killed.As per the data, 208 militants, 75 security men including Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF) and Army men and 40 civilians were killed in the State this year. “Four bank guards were also killed in two attacks on Jammu and Kashmir bank cash vans by militants in volatile south Kashmir this year,” reveals the official figures. The militant and civilian casualties this year is highest in last five years.The SFs launched ‘Operation All Out’ against militants in the Valley this year after surge in militancy violence in the first part of this year. Among the 208 militants killed in encounters with SFs this year include top ‘commanders’ of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Most of the wanted militant commanders have been killed by the SFs this year. Now Zakir Moosa, who is head of al Qaeda’s Kashmir affiliate Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind and HM’s Riyaz Naikoo are among half a dozen wanted militant commanders still active.According to the official data, 148 militants were killed in 2016, 150 in 2015, 108 in 2014 and 110 in 2013. Similarly, 14 civilians were killed in militancy violence in the State last year, 15 in 2015, 17 in 2014 and 28 in 2013. As per the official statistics, 78 security personnel were killed in militant violence in the State last year followed by 82 in 2015, 39 in 2014 and 47 in 2013.The SFs this year also revived Cordon and Search Operations (CASOs) in the Valley after 15 years. The CASOs were the permanent feature during anti-militancy operations in the Valley in 1990s. However, the CASOs were discontinued by the security in 2002 after facing stiff opposition and resentment from locals, civil society members, mainstream groups and separatists. In view of success of “Operation All Out” against militants, the security agencies have decided to continue the operation in the winter months in the Valley also. A security official said there would be no let up in heat and pressure against the militants and ‘Operation all-out’ would continue. “We will be targeting every militant commander active in the Valley,” the official said.
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December - 21 
Cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Madhukar Chinna Atram, suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’at Hindbhati village in Etapally Tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District on December 21, reports India Today
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Cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Madhukar Chinna Atram, suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’at Hindbhati village in Etapally Tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District on December 21, reports India Today.
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December - 21 
Chief Minister N.Biren Singh on December 21 stated in the Legislative Assembly that five suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a non-local on December 20 in Imphal West District, reports Imphal Free Press.
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Chief Minister N.Biren Singh on December 21 stated in the Legislative Assembly that five suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a non-local on December 20 in Imphal West District, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 21 
Expressing its concern over the collapse of security situation in Afghanistan, India has told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that all ‘safe-havens’ and support to terror groups must end, reports The Indian Express on December
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Expressing its concern over the collapse of security situation in Afghanistan, India has told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that all ‘safe-havens’ and support to terror groups must end, reports The Indian Express on December 22. “The support for terrorist organisations like the Taliban, the Haqqani Network (HQN), Daesh or ISIS, Al Qaeda (AQ) and its designated affiliates such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from outside Afghanistan, must be forced to stop. The UNSC shares an essential responsibility in this regard in our collective interest,” said Deputy Permanent-Representative of India to the United Nations (UN) Tanmaya Lal during an open debate of the UNSC on Afghanistan.
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December - 21 
Maoists have called for a Tehsil Bandh (general shutdown) in Aheri and Sironcha Tehsil of south Gadchiroli. CPI-Maoist Pamphlets and letters with a message by cadres were circulated calling for a Bandh on December 20, to protest against encounter on
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Maoists have called for a Tehsil Bandh (general shutdown) in Aheri and Sironcha Tehsil of south Gadchiroli. CPI-Maoist Pamphlets and letters with a message by cadres were circulated calling for a Bandh on December 20, to protest against encounter on December 6 and reported abduction of CPI-Maoist cadres by Gadchiroli Police.
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December - 21 
Meanwhile, CPI-Maoist cadres have torched vehicles engaged in road construction at Konta region of Kistaram jurisdiction of Sukma District on December 21, reports Times of India. ‘It was the first time that armed cadres from battalion had indul
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Meanwhile, CPI-Maoist cadres have torched vehicles engaged in road construction at Konta region of Kistaram jurisdiction of Sukma District on December 21, reports Times of India. ‘It was the first time that armed cadres from battalion had indulged into torching of vehicles, which indicates their level of frustration’, said Jitendra Shukla, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sukma. Maoists led by their leader, Hidima torched 18 tractors, 3 Hyva cranes, a road roller and other vehicles in Sukma District, reports kalingatv.com on December 22.
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December - 21 
Meanwhile, Manipur Assembly on December 21 passed a resolution demanding disclosure of the contents of a pact signed between the Government of India (GoI) and Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) in 2015 which some
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Meanwhile, Manipur Assembly on December 21 passed a resolution demanding disclosure of the contents of a pact signed between the Government of India (GoI) and Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) in 2015 which some states fear will affect their territorial integrity, reports The Sentinel. A four-member committee was also set up to prepare a memorandum to be submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue. A four-member committee was also set up to prepare a memorandum to be submitted to the Prime Minister on the issue. Chief Minister N. Biren Singh stated that ‘Since the formation of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led State Government on March 15, there have been seven assembly sessions during which discussions were held and resolutions taken on the issue. This time a clause ought to be added demanding disclosure of the contents of the agreement’.
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December - 21 
Meanwhile, Police on December 21 arrested a youth from Pulwama District for allegedly posting a photograph on social media with a caption that a boy from Budgam District has joined the militant ranks, reports Greater Kashmir. Senior Superintendent of
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Meanwhile, Police on December 21 arrested a youth from Pulwama District for allegedly posting a photograph on social media with a caption that a boy from Budgam District has joined the militant ranks, reports Greater Kashmir. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Budgam Teijinder Sighh said that recently a photograph of a boy Shahnawaz Rashid Wani (15) was in circulation on different Whatsapp groups for having reportedly ‘joined’ the militant ranks of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). He said that the parents of the boy lodged a complaint at police station Beerwah and accordingly a vide FIR (First Information Report) No 178/2017 U/S 505 RPC, 67 IT Act was registered against the ‘mischief monger.’ “A team from police station Beerwah was constituted to ascertain the facts. During the course of investigation, it came to surface that the boy is a student of 9th class at government high school Chewdara and is busy with his studies and has not joined any banned outfit,” Singh said.
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December - 21 
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on December 21 cleared the recruitment of 10,000 posts of Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Jammu and Kashmir, which he had blocked after complaints from the State BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) leader
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Meanwhile, Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on December 21 cleared the recruitment of 10,000 posts of Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Jammu and Kashmir, which he had blocked after complaints from the State BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) leadership and some other quarters about ‘‘regional bias’’ in the recruitment.These and some other significant announcements on Jammu and Kashmir were conveyed by the PM and the UHM during separate meetings with Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh in New Delhi on December 21 morning. Modi and Rajnath while reviewing security and political situation in Jammu and Kashmir, directed that the State should encourage stakeholders in the State to join dialogue process initiated by the Centre Government through its Special Representative Dineshwar Sharma. They indicated that more Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) could be taken by the Centre to boost dialogue process in the State. Rajnath Singh lifted the ban imposed on 10,000 vacancies of SPOs sanctioned by the Union Home Ministry for recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir for “operational purposes’’ to “counter terrorism’’.
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December - 21 
Pakistan army on December 21 violated cease-fire agreement (CFA) on the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri District using mortar shells and semi-automatic weapons, reports Daily Excelsior. According to report, Pakistan army opened fi
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Pakistan army on December 21 violated cease-fire agreement (CFA) on the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri District using mortar shells and semi-automatic weapons, reports Daily Excelsior. According to report, Pakistan army opened firing and then lobbed few mortar shells in forward villages of Kulhadi and Numb in Janghar area of Nowshera sector along the LoC in Rajouri District at 5.40 pm. The Indian side retaliated effectively to silence the Pakistani guns. Exchanges lasted about an hour but there were no casualties or damages on the Indian side in Pakistan shelling and firing. Losses, if any, on the other side, couldn’t be ascertained, report said.
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December - 21 
Police withdrew cases of stone pelting against 146 youth in South Kashmir’s Pulwama District on December 21, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesperson said they have withdrawn cases against 146 youth, who were named in 21 cases of stone pe
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Police withdrew cases of stone pelting against 146 youth in South Kashmir’s Pulwama District on December 21, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesperson said they have withdrawn cases against 146 youth, who were named in 21 cases of stone pelting. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) - South Kashmir, SP Pani while making the announcement said that the youth granted amnesty would not be called to Police stations. “146 youth, who were named in 21 cases, were granted amnesty today. These youth will not face any issues in getting passport or other services. They don’t need to follow their cases anymore,” he said while addressing scores of such youth and their families at Police Lines Pulwama.
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December - 21 
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on December 21 said that there will be no compromise on terrorism and separatism in Jammu and Kashmir but at the same time the dialogue process initiated through Special Representative Dineshwar Sharma would go on fo
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Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on December 21 said that there will be no compromise on terrorism and separatism in Jammu and Kashmir but at the same time the dialogue process initiated through Special Representative Dineshwar Sharma would go on for restoration of peace in the troubled Valley, reports Daily Excelsior.
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December - 21 
Responding to Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa’s remarks about backing lawmakers in efforts to improve relations with India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on December 21, said if Islamabad is serious abo
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Responding to Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa’s remarks about backing lawmakers in efforts to improve relations with India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on December 21, said if Islamabad is serious about friendship, then it should understand India’s core concerns regarding terrorism and take action against terrorists operating from its soil, reports livemint.com. Earlier, Bajwa on December 19, according to media reports, urged Pakistani lawmakers to try to improve relations with India and assured them that their efforts would be fully backed by the Army. His comments are significant as the Army commands significant influence over policy decisions in Pakistan.“We, of course, like any good neighbour, desire good relations with countries who are next to us… in fact, all neighbours. It is important for Pakistan to understand the core concerns of terrorism. We have time and again emphasized on it. We have time and again asked them to take action against terrorists and terrorist groups which are operating from their soil,” said MEA’s spokesperson Raveesh Kumar. “This is something they (Pakistan) will have to handle if they are serious in cultivating this friendship,” Kumar added.The MEA spokesperson, however, dismissed Bajwa’s support to Jamaat-ud-Dawah ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed. On December 20, Bajwa had said that Saeed can speak about the Kashmir issue like any other Pakistani citizen. Kumar stated that Saeed’s reality was not hidden from anyone; he wasn’t just an international terrorist, he was also the mastermind of the Mumbai (26/11) terror attack.
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December - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) on December 21 cordoned off Hajin area of Bandipora District and conducted searches as they suspected the presence of at least three militants hiding there, reports Daily Excelsior. Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operation Gr
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Security Forces (SFs) on December 21 cordoned off Hajin area of Bandipora District and conducted searches as they suspected the presence of at least three militants hiding there, reports Daily Excelsior. Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Police cordoned off Banger Mohalla and Wahab-Parray Mohalla of Hanjin village in the evening after inputs about presence of militants inside the village. However, there was no exchange of gunfire.
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December - 21 
Separately, District Reserve Guard (DRG) team killed a CPI-Maoist cadre during a gun-battle in Sawnar-Korcholio forest of Gangaloor in Bijapur District. A muzzle-loading gun, a bore gun and some live cartridges were recovered. The identity of the dea
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Separately, District Reserve Guard (DRG) team killed a CPI-Maoist cadre during a gun-battle in Sawnar-Korcholio forest of Gangaloor in Bijapur District. A muzzle-loading gun, a bore gun and some live cartridges were recovered. The identity of the dead CPI-Maoist cadre was yet to be ascertained, added Police.
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December - 21 
The Sentinelreports on December 22 that an individual identified as Motiur Seikh was arrested at Laharighat of Morigaon District by a joint team of Assam Police and Central Reserve police Force (CRPF). A 9mm pistol, 4 rounds of ammunition and four mo
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The Sentinelreports on December 22 that an individual identified as Motiur Seikh was arrested at Laharighat of Morigaon District by a joint team of Assam Police and Central Reserve police Force (CRPF). A 9mm pistol, 4 rounds of ammunition and four mobile handsets were recovered from him.
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December - 21 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) informed the Parliament on December 21 that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) along with other State agencies has arrested 103 people associated with - cadres or sympathisers – Islamic State (IS)
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) informed the Parliament on December 21 that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) along with other State agencies has arrested 103 people associated with - cadres or sympathisers – Islamic State (IS) and maximum arrests were from the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), followed by Maharashtra, reports The News18. According to the data put-forth, the NIA and State Security Agencies, shows the IS arrest counts state-wise: Uttar Pradesh-17, Maharashtra-16, Telengana-16, Kerala-14, Karnataka-08, Madhya Pradesh-06, Tamil Nadu-05, West Bengal-05, Uttrakhand-04, Rajasthan-04, Gujarat-04, Bihar-02, Delhi-01, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)-01.
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December - 21 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in separate encounters with Security Forces (SFs) in Bastar Division on December 21, reports India Today. The SFs launched an operation in Bhejji Police Station area in Sukma Distric
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in separate encounters with Security Forces (SFs) in Bastar Division on December 21, reports India Today. The SFs launched an operation in Bhejji Police Station area in Sukma District, where exchange of fire took place in Dabbakonta village forest. The body of CPI-Maoist cadre indentified as Madvi Bandi, a member of the Konta Local Guerrilla Squad (KLGS) in uniform with a bore gun and some other material was recovered from the encounter spot, said Police.
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December - 22 
A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the Indo- Pak border, while he was crossing over to the Indian Territory at Ajnala in Amritsar District on December 22, reports Daily Excelsior. The 70th Battalion
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A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the Indo- Pak border, while he was crossing over to the Indian Territory at Ajnala in Amritsar District on December 22, reports Daily Excelsior. The 70th Battalion of the BSF shot dead the Pakistani intruder, aged around 65 years, when he ignored the warnings of the personnel and kept proceeding, the BSF official said. Earlier, the BSF had foiled an infiltration bid from across the border in September, when it shot dead two armed Pakistani intruders along the Indo-Pak border at Ajnala.
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December - 22 
A team of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze an earthmover in an attempt to stall construction of a three-km-long road, from Kumkumpudi to Teemulabanda, near Kumkumpudi village in Gudem Kotha (GK) Veedhi Mandal (admi
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A team of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze an earthmover in an attempt to stall construction of a three-km-long road, from Kumkumpudi to Teemulabanda, near Kumkumpudi village in Gudem Kotha (GK) Veedhi Mandal (administrative sub-division) of the Agency area in Visakhapatnam District late on December 22, reports The Hindu. The contractor reportedly had asked workers to keep their vehicles near the GK Veedhi Police Station and park the earth mover at Kumkumpudi after noticing a mechanical fault in the vehicle. The Maoists have been opposing the laying of the road and threatening the contractor, notwithstanding the demand for road connectivity by local people. The Maoists also tried to abduct the brother of a local politician in GK Veedhi mandal in the Agency area. Following these incidents, Police intensified combing operations in the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) area on December 24.
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December - 22 
Acting upon the intelligence inputs about infiltration of terrorists into Indian Territory from Pakistan, the security agencies have elevated the security nearby border areas in Punjab, mainly Pathankot Air Force base, reports The Statesman on Decemb
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Acting upon the intelligence inputs about infiltration of terrorists into Indian Territory from Pakistan, the security agencies have elevated the security nearby border areas in Punjab, mainly Pathankot Air Force base, reports The Statesman on December 23. Along with Punjab Police, security personnel of various agencies and of the Border Security Force (BSF) have been alerted following the terror threat inputs. Reportedly, on July 27, 2015, few alleged Pakistani terrorists had attacked Dinanagar town in neighbouring Gurdaspur district (Punjab) and killed seven people, including a Punjab Police officer, three Home Guards and three civilians. After an 11-hour gun battle with security forces, all three terrorists were killed.
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December - 22 
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on December 22 said peace talks with Pakistan can take place only when it stops supporting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Given its actions, it doesn’t appear that Pakistan really wants
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Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on December 22 said peace talks with Pakistan can take place only when it stops supporting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Given its actions, it doesn’t appear that Pakistan really wants peace, the Army Chief added. Rawat said Pakistan should stop supporting terrorists. “Only then can we say that peace talks should take place,” he said. “We also want that relations should be better but given what kind of actions there are (from their side) and terrorism is spreading in Jammu and Kashmir, it doesn’t appear that they really want peace,” Rawat said.
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December - 22 
Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to foil protests called by separatists against civilian killings while two petrol bombs were hurled at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on December 22, reports Daily Excelsior. Authorities on D
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Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to foil protests called by separatists against civilian killings while two petrol bombs were hurled at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on December 22, reports Daily Excelsior. Authorities on December 22 once again disallowed Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta in Srinagar and clamped strict restrictions in various parts of downtown to prevent post Friday protests in view of the call given by the joint resistance leadership (JRL) on December 19 against civilian killings in recent gunfights. Police and CRPF imposed restrictions in Nowhatta and adjoining areas. They also imposed restrictions in adjoining Rajouri Kadal, Bhori Kadal, Malarrata, Saraf Kadal areas of the city.
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December - 22 
Chief Minister Biren Singh stated on December 22 that Police at Jiribam District has arrested one Rohingya Muslim during a routine check, reports The Sangai Express. It was learnt that seven of them had sneaked into Manipur and the rest were abscondi
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Chief Minister Biren Singh stated on December 22 that Police at Jiribam District has arrested one Rohingya Muslim during a routine check, reports The Sangai Express. It was learnt that seven of them had sneaked into Manipur and the rest were absconding. He also added that checking has been intensified in the border Districts and the police have rounded up some 560 persons of doubtful nationality. Of them, 105 undocumented ones have been forced back. A total of 178 undocumented persons were rounded up at Jiribam and unauthorized bamboo bridges used by the migrants were dismantled, addsNortheast Today.
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December - 22 
In the meantime, some youth hurled three petrol bombs on CRPF and Safa Kadal in Srinagar District. Two petrol bombs were hurled at Braripora area and another at a Police post at Bagiyas, Safa Kadal. However, no one was reported injured in the i
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In the meantime, some youth hurled three petrol bombs on CRPF and Safa Kadal in Srinagar District. Two petrol bombs were hurled at Braripora area and another at a Police post at Bagiyas, Safa Kadal. However, no one was reported injured in the incidents.
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December - 22 
Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Police arrested seven CPI-Maoist cadres, while three CPI-Maoist cadres surrendered in Bastar Division on December 22, reports Indian Express. CPI-Maoist cadres identified as Madvi Deva (25), Sodhi Kuma (20), Kuram Kosa (30), K
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Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Police arrested seven CPI-Maoist cadres, while three CPI-Maoist cadres surrendered in Bastar Division on December 22, reports Indian Express. CPI-Maoist cadres identified as Madvi Deva (25), Sodhi Kuma (20), Kuram Kosa (30), Kuram Hidma (20), Muchaki Ayta (21), Kawasi Joga (22) and Beko Ganga (35) were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) at forests falling under Kistaram Police Station limits of Sukma District. Separately, CPI-Maoist cadres indentified as Sudor Vatti (30), Somaru Kavde (22) and Balmati Korram (40), carrying a reward of INR 2000 on her head, have surrendered before Narayanpur Superintendent of Police (SP), Santosh Singh in Narayanpur District on December 22.
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December - 22 
Meanwhile, situation across Kashmir remained peaceful barring some incidents of stone pelting at Braripora area of Safa Kadal in Srinagar District, footbridge in Parimpora and Janglat Mandi in Anantnag District. At Braripora area of Safa Kadal, some
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Meanwhile, situation across Kashmir remained peaceful barring some incidents of stone pelting at Braripora area of Safa Kadal in Srinagar District, footbridge in Parimpora and Janglat Mandi in Anantnag District. At Braripora area of Safa Kadal, some youth pelted stones on CRPF 161 battalion who chased them by using few tear smoke shells.
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December - 22 
Northeast Todayon December 23 reports that District-level special task force committee has decided to create a mechanism for identifying and deporting undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants from the border areas of the state. The committee held a meetin
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Northeast Todayon December 23 reports that District-level special task force committee has decided to create a mechanism for identifying and deporting undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants from the border areas of the state. The committee held a meeting, chaired by District Deputy commissioner Benjamin Lalzama, at south Mizoram’s Lunglei District to discuss ways to tackle the influx of immigrants. Officials posted along the border areas were instructed at the meeting to take care while issuing birth and residential certificates to ensure that no foreign nationals were in possession of such documents.
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December - 22 
On December 22, Al-Qaraar had published a poster calling Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind fighters and its leader, Zakir Musa, to join the IS. Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind was floated by al Qaeda as its Kashmir wing, with former Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) leader Zakir Mu
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On December 22, Al-Qaraar had published a poster calling Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind fighters and its leader, Zakir Musa, to join the IS. Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind was floated by al Qaeda as its Kashmir wing, with former Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) leader Zakir Musa in the lead. Al Qaraar uploaded the poster carrying the message: "We invite soldiers of Ansaar Gazwat-ul-Hind and their Ameer Zakir Musa to join the caravan of the Caliphate respond to the call of time... don't listen to the blames of the blamers" — on its Telegram channel and Twitter account on December 22
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December - 22 
On December 22, unidentified militants threw a hand grenade at Viewland Bazar in Ukhrul District, reports Imphal Free press. However, the grenade did not go off. The grenade fell near a shop owned by a non-local hailing from Bihar.
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On December 22, unidentified militants threw a hand grenade at Viewland Bazar in Ukhrul District, reports Imphal Free press. However, the grenade did not go off. The grenade fell near a shop owned by a non-local hailing from Bihar.
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December - 22 
Separately, on December 22 a militant of People’s War Group faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-PWG) was arrested by Police from Pishum Bridge in Imphal West District, reports North East Today.
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Separately, on December 22 a militant of People’s War Group faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-PWG) was arrested by Police from Pishum Bridge in Imphal West District, reports North East Today.
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December - 22 
The court on December 22 extended the judicial custody of Syed Shahid (42), son of ‘Chief’ of Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HM) Syed Salahuddin, till January 19, 2018, who is arrested under the six years-old terror funding case, reports ZeeNews. Sy
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The court on December 22 extended the judicial custody of Syed Shahid (42), son of ‘Chief’ of Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HM) Syed Salahuddin, till January 19, 2018, who is arrested under the six years-old terror funding case, reports ZeeNews. Syed Shahid, a Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Government employee was arrested on October 24, 2017 after interrogation conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi. In 2011, the NIA had filed two Charge sheets against six accused, four of them— Ghulam Mohammed Bhat, Mohammed Sidiq Ganai, Ghulam Jeelani Liloo and Farooq Ahmad Dagga are lodged in Delhi`s Tihar Central Jail. The 2011 terror funding case pertains to money sent through ‘hawala’ channels by militants based in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to J&K. Conducting the in-camera proceedings on December 22, the District Judge Poonam Bamba extended Shahid’s judicial custody.
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December - 22 
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Hyderabad Police on December 22 filed Charge sheet against four alleged Islamic State (IS) operatives including Indian recruiter Shafi Armar for ‘waging war against the nation’, reports The Times of
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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Hyderabad Police on December 22 filed Charge sheet against four alleged Islamic State (IS) operatives including Indian recruiter Shafi Armar for ‘waging war against the nation’, reports The Times of India. Among these four IS accused, three youth-- Abdul Basith (22), Syed Omer Farooq Hussaini (24) and Maaz Hasan Farooq (24), residents of Hyderabad tried to flee to Syria in December 2015 but were arrested by the Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) at Nagpur airport before boarding flight to Srinagar. All four IS accused are tried under Section 121 (waging war against nation), 121A (conspiracy to wage war) and other sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA], 1967. Earlier, the trio (except Shafi Armar) were counselled for de-radicalisation in 2014 and kept under surveillance but despite of counselling, they tried to join IS with intentions to reach Syria in 2015."We have filed the Chargesheet against four accused in 12th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court at Nampally (Hyderabad). The charge sheet will be forwarded to the 7th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge for trial. While the three accused youth are out on a conditional bail, fourth accused Shafi Armar is absconding and was earlier believed to be in Syria”, said SIT Assistant Commission of Police (ACP) D. Hari Kumar.
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December - 22 
Top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader identified as Jinugu Narasimha Reddy alias Jampanna (57) along with his wife, Rajitha (37) and another senior CPI-Maoist leader surrendered before the Telangana Police on December 22, reports Hi
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Top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader identified as Jinugu Narasimha Reddy alias Jampanna (57) along with his wife, Rajitha (37) and another senior CPI-Maoist leader surrendered before the Telangana Police on December 22, reports Hindustan Times.According to the report, Jampanna, 'central committee (CC) member' of CPI-Maoist, carrying a reward of INR 2.4 million on his head and his wife Rajitha, with INR 2 million reward approached the Police through a top Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader in Warangal (rural) District. The TRS leader arranged the surrender after getting the approval from Telangana Chief Minister (CM) K Chandrasekhar Rao. He hails from Cherlapalem village in Thorrur Block (administrative unit) of Mahbubabad District and worked as a ‘secretary’ of the North Telangana Special Zonal Committee (NTSZC) of CPI-Maoist, before being elevated as CC member. He is known as an expert in military operations. He led the Maoists in the 2008 Nayagarh armory loot and 2004 Koraput District armory attack that provided ammunition to the CPI-Maoist.He was appointed ‘secretary’ of Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) and active in Kandhmal Kalahandi division (KKBN) of the CPI- Maoist in Odisha.
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December - 23 
A Major and three soldiers of the Indian Army were killed in ceasefire agreement (CFA) violation by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keri sector in Rajouri District on December 23, reports Daily Excelsior. One soldier was also inju
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A Major and three soldiers of the Indian Army were killed in ceasefire agreement (CFA) violation by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keri sector in Rajouri District on December 23, reports Daily Excelsior. One soldier was also injured in the incident.
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December - 23 
According to the analysis of propaganda messages on social media platforms, it seems that Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) have been engaged in competition to spread their propaganda in India and lure Indian Muslim youth
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According to the analysis of propaganda messages on social media platforms, it seems that Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) have been engaged in competition to spread their propaganda in India and lure Indian Muslim youth to join their respective cadres, reportsThe Hindu on December 24. The Indian Security agencies have been monitoring the social media content of ‘Al-Qaraar’— media branch of IS, that has been posting provocative messages on Kashmir issue. On December 3, with a poster threatening India of terror attacks, the Al-Qaraar reached out to leader of Ansar Ghazwat-ul Hind (AGuH)—Zakir Musa, said a unnamed senior Security official. Initially, Al Qaraar was only advocating the Sharia (set of Islamic religious principles) but now it started advocacy of IS ideology. The development is being watched closely given IS losses in Iraq and Syria. On November 28, the AQIS released a video where its spokesperson— Usama Mahmoud, called on Muslims in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Kashmir to support and seek revenge for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
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December - 23 
Assam Chief Minister (CM) Sarbananda Sonowal on December 23 called upon Paresh Baruah, the leader of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) to come back to the mainstream to help in the efforts for overall development of the
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Assam Chief Minister (CM) Sarbananda Sonowal on December 23 called upon Paresh Baruah, the leader of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) to come back to the mainstream to help in the efforts for overall development of the state of Assam, reports The Shillong Times. The CM made the appeal while attending a conference of various organisations of the ethnic Motok community at Dibrugarh District.
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December - 23 
Earlier, on December 23, four Indian Army soldiers, including a Major, were killed in Pakistan firing in Keri sector in Rajouri District.
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Earlier, on December 23, four Indian Army soldiers, including a Major, were killed in Pakistan firing in Keri sector in Rajouri District.
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December - 23 
Inspector General (IG) - Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Ravideep Sahi on December 23 said that amnesty given to first-time stone-pelters in Kashmir was a ‘large-hearted’ approach of the Government, reports Greater Kashmir. Ravideep
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Inspector General (IG) - Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Ravideep Sahi on December 23 said that amnesty given to first-time stone-pelters in Kashmir was a ‘large-hearted’ approach of the Government, reports Greater Kashmir. Ravideep Sahi said in Srinagar that youth who have been granted amnesty should take benefit of this ‘large-hearted’ approach. “It is a good step. It will encourage people to shun the path of violence. I wish and hope that people who have been granted amnesty should channelise their energy in a positive way,” said Sahi. He also praised the efforts of the forces to wean off youth from militancy. “Off late, we have had success in this direction. Several people, including a footballer, shunned the path of violence and returned home,” said Sahi.
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December - 23 
Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Police arrested three CPI-Maoist cadres in Dantewada District, reports Times of India on December 24. Nanda Sori (30) and Raju Madkam (22) were arrested from an area under Kuakonda Police Station and Dhaniram Kashyap (40), car
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Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Police arrested three CPI-Maoist cadres in Dantewada District, reports Times of India on December 24. Nanda Sori (30) and Raju Madkam (22) were arrested from an area under Kuakonda Police Station and Dhaniram Kashyap (40), carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, chief of Adiwasi Kisan Majdoor Sangathan (AKMS) of the Indravati Area Committee (IAC) of CPI-Maoist, was arrested under Barsur Police Station of Dantewada District, said Police. Sori and Madkam are accused of helping the Maoists and involvement in beating up villagers, killing a local man and destruction of roads. Kashyap is accused of providing food to the CPI-Maoist cadres as well as propagating the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] ideology, added Police.
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December - 23 
Meanwhile, security agencies were put on high alert in the border areas of Punjab on December 23 after intelligence inputs of infiltration of terrorists from Pakistan, sources said, reports Hindustan Times. Apart from Punjab Police, BSF personnel are
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Meanwhile, security agencies were put on high alert in the border areas of Punjab on December 23 after intelligence inputs of infiltration of terrorists from Pakistan, sources said, reports Hindustan Times. Apart from Punjab Police, BSF personnel are also on alert after the intelligence inputs. Security was tightened in Pathankot and Gurdaspur Districts, particularly at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Pathankot that bore the brunt of the terror attack on January 2, 2016, and the nearby Mamoon cantonment of the army. India’s international border with Pakistan falls in both districts adjoining Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
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December - 23 
Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) are ready for anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation in border areas of Jamui District, reports news18.com on December 24. The possibility of SFs operation against CPI-Maoist cadres increased after the visit
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Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) are ready for anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation in border areas of Jamui District, reports news18.com on December 24. The possibility of SFs operation against CPI-Maoist cadres increased after the visit of CRPF camp located in Chakai of Jamui District by Vijay Kumar, Internal Security Advisor (ISA) of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) and held a meeting with CRPF officials on December 22. The activities of CPI-Maoist are reported to be increased in Jamui District, impacting Government schemes, said Superintendent of Police (SP), Jamui District. New camp of SFs will be set up in this region to counter Maoists, said Inspector General (IG) of Bhagalpur District, who is on a visit to Jamui District.
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December - 23 
Nine trucks and dumpers of a road contractor were set ablaze by three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Senha Police Station area of Lohardaga District on December 23, reports The Telegraph. The Police recovered a handwritten pos
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Nine trucks and dumpers of a road contractor were set ablaze by three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Senha Police Station area of Lohardaga District on December 23, reports The Telegraph. The Police recovered a handwritten poster signed by Sandipji claiming membership to Koel-Sankh Area Committee (KSAC) of CPI-Maoist, asking the contractor to talk to CPI-Maoist before resuming construction of Lohardaga-Peshrar Road via Senha.
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December - 23 
Separately, a sympathiser of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) was arrested on December 23 from Nambol Chingmang area in Bishnupur District, reports Imphal Free Press. Two demand letters along with incriminating articles were seized from his possession.
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Separately, a sympathiser of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) was arrested on December 23 from Nambol Chingmang area in Bishnupur District, reports Imphal Free Press. Two demand letters along with incriminating articles were seized from his possession.
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December - 23 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 23, filed Chargesheet against two Islamic State (IS) suspects, Shahjahan Velluva Kandy and Mohammad Mustafa, in Kannur IS case before the NIA Special Court in New Delhi, reports ANI News. The Charge
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 23, filed Chargesheet against two Islamic State (IS) suspects, Shahjahan Velluva Kandy and Mohammad Mustafa, in Kannur IS case before the NIA Special Court in New Delhi, reports ANI News. The Chargesheet were filed under section 120B with 125, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Sections 18, 38 & 39 the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, and section 12 of the Passport Act, 1967. IS accused Shahjahan and Mustafa were earlier arrested in July 2017, from Delhi Airport and Chennai, respectively. Reportedly, in October 2016, Shajahan along with his family travelled to Turkey via Malaysia with intentions of further travel to Syria for fighting on behalf of the IS. However, while crossing the Turkey-Syria border, he was arrested along with his family by the Turkish authorities and was deported to India in February 2017. Further investigation is ongoing in the matter.
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December - 23 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Satish alias Hilma Kosa Holi, Manoj alias Dasrath Sakharam Gawde and Pakli alias Pagni Poyami, each carrying a reward of INR 200,000 on their head, surrendered before the Police
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Satish alias Hilma Kosa Holi, Manoj alias Dasrath Sakharam Gawde and Pakli alias Pagni Poyami, each carrying a reward of INR 200,000 on their head, surrendered before the Police in Gadchiroli District on December 23, reports Outlook India. The three surrendered CPI-Maoist cadres are involved in ambush attacks, murder and encounters, said Police.
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December - 23 
Two militants of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Heisnam Nanao Meitei alias Nungshiba and Heisnam Rakesh Singh alias Sana were arrested on December 23 from Imphal West District, reports Imphal free press. The arrested militants were i
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Two militants of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Heisnam Nanao Meitei alias Nungshiba and Heisnam Rakesh Singh alias Sana were arrested on December 23 from Imphal West District, reports Imphal free press. The arrested militants were involved in serving demand letters and extortion of huge amount of money from government officials and the general public. Based on disclosure from the arrested militants two accomplices identified as Huidrom Khamba Singh alias Bobo and Yengkokpam Anuradha Devi alias Ranibala were arrested from Babupara in Imphal West District.
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December - 24 
According to officials, Pakistan has violated ceasefire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir 771 times till December 10, and 110 times along the IB till November-end this year, reports Daily Excelsior. Thirty people including 14 Army personnel 12 civil
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According to officials, Pakistan has violated ceasefire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir 771 times till December 10, and 110 times along the IB till November-end this year, reports Daily Excelsior. Thirty people including 14 Army personnel 12 civilians and 4 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed in such incidents
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December - 24 
According to reports, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will forward a request to Malaysian authorities for a provisional arrest of Zakir Naik, who is believed to be in Malaysia, reports The Times of India on December 25. This request wil
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According to reports, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will forward a request to Malaysian authorities for a provisional arrest of Zakir Naik, who is believed to be in Malaysia, reports The Times of India on December 25. This request will be an extra step in the ongoing matter, apart from a fresh plea to Interpol on December 26, for a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Zakir Naik. As per the Extradition Treaty with India— Malaysia is bound to confirm Zakir Naik’s location within its jurisdiction and arrest him as per pending presentation of an official extradition request by India. Malaysia will be required to arrest Zakir Naik upon receipt of NIA's request for his provisional arrest. Following the arrest, a formal request for his extradition must be moved by India within the next 60 days of the arrest, said an unnamed NIA official. "The only legal requirement for submitting an RCN request is a non-bailable warrant of arrest against the subject (Zakir Naik) and this was done in this matter," he added.
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December - 24 
Acting upon specific intelligence inputs, the Special team of Delhi’s Central District Police on December 24, arrested two persons, identified as Enamul Miyan and Khalilullah Biswas, from nearby Jama Masjid area in Old Delhi who were involved i
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Acting upon specific intelligence inputs, the Special team of Delhi’s Central District Police on December 24, arrested two persons, identified as Enamul Miyan and Khalilullah Biswas, from nearby Jama Masjid area in Old Delhi who were involved in the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 500 and INR 2,000 denominations of worth INR 170,000, reports United News of India. Primary interrogation revealed that Khalilullah Biswas was also involved in Hawala transactions and the original currency of worth INR 1,277,000 was recovered from his hotel room. Enamul revealed that the duo used to bring FICNs from other two persons in Malda District (West Bengal) and further distributed the FICNs in Delhi and its adjoining regions. He was involved in such illegal activities from last two years, said an unnamed Delhi Police Official.
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December - 24 
Additionally, two hours of mortar shelling and firing was reported on December 24 at Shahpur sector of Poonch, reports Daily Excelsior. A number of Pakistani posts and bunkers were reportedly damaged extensively. Later another Cease Fire Violation (C
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Additionally, two hours of mortar shelling and firing was reported on December 24 at Shahpur sector of Poonch, reports Daily Excelsior. A number of Pakistani posts and bunkers were reportedly damaged extensively. Later another Cease Fire Violation (CFA) was also reported in Balakote sector of Mendhar in Poonch District. Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a total of 881 ceasefire violations this year, highest in the past seven years, along the LoC and the International Border (IB), resulting in the death of 34 persons.
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December - 24 
Assam Tribune on December 25 reports that Resumption of peace talks between Mizoram state Government and Democratic faction of Hmar People’s Convention (HPC-D) proposed to be held before Christmas has been deferred. A committee, headed by Chief
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Assam Tribune on December 25 reports that Resumption of peace talks between Mizoram state Government and Democratic faction of Hmar People’s Convention (HPC-D) proposed to be held before Christmas has been deferred. A committee, headed by Chief Minister (CM) Lal Thanhawla has been formed to look into the political aspects of political settlement.
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December - 24 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze many passenger vehicles in Kanta, Chikhalaguda, Doranapal, Errabor and Fandiguda of Sukma District, impacting transportation in the region, reports Aajtak on December 25. Several motor cy
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze many passenger vehicles in Kanta, Chikhalaguda, Doranapal, Errabor and Fandiguda of Sukma District, impacting transportation in the region, reports Aajtak on December 25. Several motor cycles of villagers, buses providing transport services between Hyderabad and Bastar and other vehicles like jeeps and vans were torched in last two days. CPI-Maoist cadres were carrying out these acts after the surrender of their leader, Narasimha Reddy’s in Telangana, said Police.
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December - 24 
Criminals, released from jails and local active criminals are inducted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), says Bihar Police, reports Jagran on December 25. Police forces from Banka, Jamui and Munger Districts with Central Reserve Police
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Criminals, released from jails and local active criminals are inducted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), says Bihar Police, reports Jagran on December 25. Police forces from Banka, Jamui and Munger Districts with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have conducted search operations in Bhimbandh, Chhaki Pachisi, Birma, Baghshwa and Malhatar forests, after receiving information on visibility of three groups each comprising of 20-25 CPI-Maoist cadres in the border areas of Banka District. According to the report, two groups of CPI-Maoist cadres are frequently visible in forests adjacent to Birma, Baghshwa and Jhopa villages.
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December - 24 
District Police recovered substantial detonators, battery cells, electric wires and other materials following an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at the forest adjoining Lahan (small) Jheliya hamlet near Katezhar
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District Police recovered substantial detonators, battery cells, electric wires and other materials following an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at the forest adjoining Lahan (small) Jheliya hamlet near Katezhari in Dhanora tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on December 24, reports The Times of India. The Maoists were in the process of preparing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and planting them to target Security Forces (SFs) when they were cornered.
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December - 24 
Eight cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by Police in Bisra of Sundargarh District on December 24, reports Odishatv. The Police have seized t
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Eight cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by Police in Bisra of Sundargarh District on December 24, reports Odishatv. The Police have seized two pistols and two bikes from the eight PLFI cadres, including ‘area commander’ Sudam Singh and his close aide Chandrabhanu Singh. A total of 10 murder and seven petrol pump loot cases are pending against the duo in Jharkhand and Odisha.
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December - 24 
Indian Expressreports that on December 24, one Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter by Gadchiroli Police Commandos at Sandra in the neighbouring Bijapur District.
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Indian Expressreports that on December 24, one Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter by Gadchiroli Police Commandos at Sandra in the neighbouring Bijapur District.
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December - 24 
Indian Security Forces (SFs) killed at least two snipers of Pakistan army on December 24 at Rajouri and Poonch District reports Daily Excelsior. Unidentified number of Pakistani troopers has also been wounded in the incident.
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Indian Security Forces (SFs) killed at least two snipers of Pakistan army on December 24 at Rajouri and Poonch District reports Daily Excelsior. Unidentified number of Pakistani troopers has also been wounded in the incident.
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December - 24 
Meanwhile, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has found that some radical organisations, including Kerala-based Popular Front of India (PFI), are making efforts to send messages to countries in West Asia about the ongoing updating of the National Register
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Meanwhile, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has found that some radical organisations, including Kerala-based Popular Front of India (PFI), are making efforts to send messages to countries in West Asia about the ongoing updating of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, reports The Tribune on December 25. Sources said the agency had intercepted a few messages sent to West Asian countries linked to a campaign launched by some radical organisations against the ongoing updating of NRC.
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December - 24 
On December 24, Indian troops had gunned down two sniper shooters of Pakistan army in Nowshera and Poonch, who were plotting to snipe the Indian Army jawans. Sources said five killings during last two days have created panic in the Pakistani camp and
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On December 24, Indian troops had gunned down two sniper shooters of Pakistan army in Nowshera and Poonch, who were plotting to snipe the Indian Army jawans. Sources said five killings during last two days have created panic in the Pakistani camp and hectic activity was seen across LoC in Nowshera and Poonch sectors.
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December - 24 
On December 24, Security Forces (SFs) arrested three militants of the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) from Sonari town in Charaideo District, reports The Sentinel. The militants have been identified as Zakhook Wang
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On December 24, Security Forces (SFs) arrested three militants of the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) from Sonari town in Charaideo District, reports The Sentinel. The militants have been identified as Zakhook Wangchow, Kangkopa Wangchow and Painam Wangnam. Two pistols and six rounds of ammunition were recovered from the arrested militants.
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December - 24 
Two militants of Poirei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Poirei) were arrested during a frisking and checking operation at Thoubal Bazar in Thoubal District on December 24, reports Imphal Free Press. One of the arrested militant was identif
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Two militants of Poirei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Poirei) were arrested during a frisking and checking operation at Thoubal Bazar in Thoubal District on December 24, reports Imphal Free Press. One of the arrested militant was identified as Laishram Nongdamba alias Kangleicha.
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December - 25 
A Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘commander’, identified as Noor Muhammad Tantray was killed in an encounter in Samboora in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir on December 25th night, reports The Indian Express. Noor Muhammad Tantray, was on th
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A Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘commander’, identified as Noor Muhammad Tantray was killed in an encounter in Samboora in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir on December 25th night, reports The Indian Express. Noor Muhammad Tantray, was on the wanted list of the Indian Army. Acting on a tip-off, a crack team of Jammu and Kashmir Police cordoned off a house where two JeM militants were believed to be holed up, the Police said. Tantray was the ‘divisional commander’ of the militant group and was reportedly behind the recent attack by the JeM in Kashmir. He was lodged in Tihar jail and then later released on parole.According to reports, Noor Mohammad Tantray had taken over command of the JeM in South Kashmir in October 2017 and was engineering the outfit’s bid to regroup in the Valley. He was arrested in Delhi in 2003 and sentenced to life by a POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002) court in 2011 but had jumped parole a few months ago and rejoined militancy. In January 2011, Tantray and four others, including two from Kashmir, were sentenced to life imprisonment by a POTA court in Delhi. After being lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail for some time, he was shifted to Srinagar. Tantray was released on parole in 2015, after which the Jammu and Kashmir High Court extended his parole several times. Tantray’s death is seen as a big blow to the militant outfit as he was the key man in reviving JeM in south and central Kashmir.
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December - 25 
A pro-Islamic State (IS) Kashmir-centric media unit Al-Qaraar has released a video of an alleged Kashmiri 'fighter' asking fellow fighters and Muslims in the Valley to pledge allegiance to the terror group IS and join its so-called 'calip
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A pro-Islamic State (IS) Kashmir-centric media unit Al-Qaraar has released a video of an alleged Kashmiri 'fighter' asking fellow fighters and Muslims in the Valley to pledge allegiance to the terror group IS and join its so-called 'caliphate', reports The Times of India on December 26. The nearly 14-minute long video, carrying English subtitles, has a fighter identified as 'Abu al-Bara al-Kashmiri' delivering a speech in Urdu while sitting in front of a flag bearing the words 'Kashmir Province', according to an update put out by the Search for International Terrorist Entities (SITE) Intelligence Group website.He calls upon the 'fighters' and Muslims in Kashmir who fight to establish a 'caliphate', including Zakir Musa-led Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, to swear allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Men can be seen in the video marching through the street carrying the IS' banner.
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December - 25 
Also, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) is set to step up efforts to strengthen border security in 2018 amid a surge in ceasefire violations by Pakistan and frequent terrorist strikes in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Live Mint on December 26. In
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Also, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) is set to step up efforts to strengthen border security in 2018 amid a surge in ceasefire violations by Pakistan and frequent terrorist strikes in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Live Mint on December 26. In 2017, as many as 61 militant attacks were reported across Jammu and Kashmir. However, the decision to strengthen security along India’s border has been prompted by the more than three-fold jump in violations of a ceasefire agreement by Pakistan in 2017. The western neighbour violated ceasefire 771 times along the Line of Control (LoC) in 2017, compared with 228 violations in the previous year (2016). “With the Doklam stand-off happening this year, these ceasefire violations and Pakistan-orchestrated terror attacks were a third front that kept Indian troops busy. To remove the troops’ focus from Doklam, Pakistan was nudged by China to keep the northern front active. Our troops also responded in equal measure to such violations,” said an unnamed senior intelligence official. Defence experts, however, said that the spurt in attacks by militants as well as ceasefire violations were reflective of Pakistan struggling to keep pace with India’s increased military watch.
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December - 25 
Burhan Wani—a ‘militant’ poster boy of Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HM) – who was killed in July 2016 has been adopted by the Sikh radical groups and posed as a ‘Hero of Freedom of Kashmir’ on the cover-page of the August 2
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Burhan Wani—a ‘militant’ poster boy of Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HM) – who was killed in July 2016 has been adopted by the Sikh radical groups and posed as a ‘Hero of Freedom of Kashmir’ on the cover-page of the August 2016 issue of magazine—Vangaar, which went on sale at the Shaheedi Jor Mela in Fatehgarh Sahib District in Punjab on December 25, reportsThe Indian Express. Reportedly, the magazine was being sold at a big-stall managed by supporters of Siromani Akali Dal (SAD) of Amritsar, near the Rauza Sharif, along with other radical material including books, car-stickers, badges of Khalistani militants including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. The magazine issue was sold 18 months after Burhan Wani was killed during an encounter with Indian Security Forces (SFs) in July 2016.
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December - 25 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a tractor and assaulted the workers at a brick kiln in Dongila Bathan village under Banke Bazar Police Station area in Gaya District on December 25, reports The Times of India. The attack
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a tractor and assaulted the workers at a brick kiln in Dongila Bathan village under Banke Bazar Police Station area in Gaya District on December 25, reports The Times of India. The attack is being seen as part of Maoist strategy to put pressure on contractors and other businessmen to pay them ‘levy’ (extortion money), said J Jalareddy, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Gaya City.
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December - 25 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Sirivancha dalam (armed squad) member, Pendram Padma alias Mugla (21), resident of Morriguda hamlet of Kishanraopeta of Mamda Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Nirmal District, surrendered herself be
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Sirivancha dalam (armed squad) member, Pendram Padma alias Mugla (21), resident of Morriguda hamlet of Kishanraopeta of Mamda Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Nirmal District, surrendered herself before Adilabad Superintendent of Police (SP), Vishnu S. Warrier, who also holds additional charge of Nirmal District, in Nirmal District on December 25, reports The Hindu. Pendram Padma, who joined the underground outfit in May 2014, after coming under influence of one Sidam Seetha of Yapalguda village in Neredigonda Mandal, reportedly had participated in the December 6, 2017 exchange of fire between her dalam and Maharashtra Police at Sironcha, which left eight extremists dead.
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December - 25 
Earlier, the Indian Army sources in New Delhi said a "small group" of 'Ghatak' commandos carried out a tactical level selective targeting of the Pakistani post around 200-300 meters across the LoC on December 25th evening in which t
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Earlier, the Indian Army sources in New Delhi said a "small group" of 'Ghatak' commandos carried out a tactical level selective targeting of the Pakistani post around 200-300 meters across the LoC on December 25th evening in which three Pakistani soldiers were killed and one was injured. The operation is seen as avenging the killing of four Indian Army personnel by a BAT of the Pakistan Army in Keri sector Rajouri District on December 23.
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December - 25 
Following a tip-off Amritsar Police arrested two persons, identified as Gurmeet Singh and Sandeep Kumar for allegedly printing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), tribuneindia.com reports on December 26. The Police confiscated INR 6400 of FICN, a compu
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Following a tip-off Amritsar Police arrested two persons, identified as Gurmeet Singh and Sandeep Kumar for allegedly printing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), tribuneindia.com reports on December 26. The Police confiscated INR 6400 of FICN, a computer and a scanner from their possession. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Prabhjot Virk, said that the Police found fake currency in the denomination of INR 100, INR 500 and INR 2000. He said a case under Sections 489-A, 489-B, 489-C and 489-D of the IPC have been registered in this regard. The accused were produced in the court and taken into Police remand.
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December - 25 
Indian Army in the night of December 25 killed three more Pakistani soldiers at Rawlakote opposite Nowshera sector in Rajouri District and seriously injured another after targeting Pakistani posts located close to the Line of Control (LoC) as ‘
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Indian Army in the night of December 25 killed three more Pakistani soldiers at Rawlakote opposite Nowshera sector in Rajouri District and seriously injured another after targeting Pakistani posts located close to the Line of Control (LoC) as ‘pre-emptive measure’ as these enemy posts were planning subversive act on the Indian side, reports Daily Excelsior. With this, five Pakistani troopers have been killed during last two days and another injured. Pakistan army confirmed killing of their three jawans (troopers) and serious injuries to another in retaliatory firing by the Indian troops at forward Pakistani area of Rakhchikri in Rawlakote opposite Nowshera sector of Rajouri District. Sources said massive retaliatory action by the Indian troops was necessitated as forward Pakistani posts were planning ‘some kind of activity’ on Indian side, which could be facilitating infiltration attempt by the militants.
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December - 25 
Meanwhile, people living in the villages close to LoC are up in arms against Pakistan army for repeatedly targeting civilians areas, risking their lives every time and wanted Indian Army to take ‘decisive action’ against the enemy troops
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Meanwhile, people living in the villages close to LoC are up in arms against Pakistan army for repeatedly targeting civilians areas, risking their lives every time and wanted Indian Army to take ‘decisive action’ against the enemy troops to settle the issue once and for all. A number of civilians in Shahpur sub sector of Poonch District, which was rocked by heavy Pakistani shelling and firing charged Pakistani troops with targeting civilians in utter frustration as the enemy was unable to match the might of Indian Army.
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December - 25 
Separately, India will move the United Kingdom (UK) under the mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) for prosecution of ULFA-I ‘chairman’ Mukul Hazarika alias Abhizeet Asom, a doctor based at Billingham in UK, The Telegraph reported on Dec
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Separately, India will move the United Kingdom (UK) under the mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) for prosecution of ULFA-I ‘chairman’ Mukul Hazarika alias Abhizeet Asom, a doctor based at Billingham in UK, The Telegraph reported on December 26. According to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), the UMHA would route the request through the Ministry of External Affair (MEA) to execute a non-bailable arrest warrant issued against Mukul Hazarika. Hazarika along with ULFA-I ‘chairman’ Paresh Barua, were charge sheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 15 on charges of waging war against the State. According to the NIA, Hazarika is ULFA-I ‘chairman’ Abhizeet Asom, who hails from Kaxori gaon in Puranigudam under Samaguri Police Station of Nagaon District.
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December - 25 
Son of a local leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tinsukia District, identified as Arunab Phukan who was abducted on December 15 by United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) militants was released on December 25 at Tengmu village bo
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Son of a local leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tinsukia District, identified as Arunab Phukan who was abducted on December 15 by United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) militants was released on December 25 at Tengmu village bordering Myanmar in Changlang District, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 25 
The Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has issued an ‘warning’ statement to harm and attack the United States (US) and Israeli embassies, companies, financial institutions, following the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital city of
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The Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has issued an ‘warning’ statement to harm and attack the United States (US) and Israeli embassies, companies, financial institutions, following the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel, reports The New Indian Express on December 26. “Ansar Ghazwat-ul Hind (AGuH) urges the honourable Muslims across the world to attack and harm US and Israeli embassies, companies and financial and commercial interests. The honour of Bait al-Maqdisis (Jerusalem) will be restored by shedding the blood of Americans, Israelis and it is now the duty of every Muslim, no matter where to restore the honour of Bait-al-Maqdis. The Holy Land must be made a graveyard for Jews, for oppression to end and word of Allah to prevail,” reads the statement issued by AQIS under the banner of AGuH. Following the US’ decision declaring Jerusalem as the Israeli capital earlier in December 2017, the security of the US and Israeli establishments in India have already been elevated but the tourists from these two countries could also be targeted, especially those visiting Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Delhi. So far, the AQIS has registered its influence among the Indian youth in South Kashmir, Delhi and Kolkata, said an unnamed intelligence official.
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December - 25 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 25, arrested a smuggler, identified as Bishnupada Biswas, resident of Par Devanpur village, Baishnabnagar, Malda District (West Bengal) and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of worth INR 200,000
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 25, arrested a smuggler, identified as Bishnupada Biswas, resident of Par Devanpur village, Baishnabnagar, Malda District (West Bengal) and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of worth INR 200,000 in Malda District, reports The Times of India. Acting upon the intelligence input regarding FICN smuggling in the area of Dhulian Ghat (ferry point). The search revealed a pack of 100 FICN in INR 2,000 denomination hid in his undergarments. The quality and security features of the FICN was similar to the earlier FICNs recovered by the BSF’s South Bengal Frontier (SBF), said an unnamed BSF official. Reportedly, in 2017, the BSF’s SBF has recovered FICNs worth INR 55,88,000 from nine smugglers.
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December - 25 
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has sent an alert to all airports and respective airline authorities to keep the security checks elevated in wake of terror attack threat, reports The Times of India on December 26. "New Year celebrat
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The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has sent an alert to all airports and respective airline authorities to keep the security checks elevated in wake of terror attack threat, reports The Times of India on December 26. "New Year celebration functions are being held throughout the country. This is a ‘vulnerable’ period. Number of events has occurred in the past, also when this period has been chosen by terrorists and anti-national elements to perpetrate act of terrorism,” reads the alert sent by the BCAS. The alert has advised the Security officials by following certain steps for strengthening the Security measures in existence. Reportedly, during 2017, the Islamic State (IS) inspired attacks have been carried-out in other countries, targeting the innocent civilians and Police officials—using various tactics such as suicide bombing, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)-laden vehicles, stabbing or ramming vehicle into the crowd and indiscriminate firing in crowded areas, reads the note approved by the BCAS Chief Rajesh Kumar Chandra.
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December - 25 
Union Government’s Special Representative for sustained dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma on December 25 arrived in Kashmir on his third visit and drove to border district of Kupwara where he held meetings with scores of delegatio
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Union Government’s Special Representative for sustained dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma on December 25 arrived in Kashmir on his third visit and drove to border district of Kupwara where he held meetings with scores of delegations, reports Daily Excelsior. A total of 41 delegations comprising students, traders, political leaders and activists and civil society members were scheduled to meet him. The Special Representative kept meeting these delegations until late in the evening. Sources said that the delegations took up wide range of issues with Sharma and those include holding talks with all stakeholders, Article 370 and Article 35A, amnesty to first time stone throwers, conduct of Security Forces (SFs) and recent civilian killings. Peoples Conference (PC) leader and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Kupwara Bashir Ahmad Dar also called on Sharma. After meeting, the MLA Kupwara told reporters that he asked the Centre’s Special Representative to make his stand clear on Kashmir issue.
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December - 26 
A self-styled Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ identified as Bhim Soren alias Kartick, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP), Bharti Ghosh, in Jhargram District on December 26, reports Hindustan Time
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A self-styled Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ identified as Bhim Soren alias Kartick, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP), Bharti Ghosh, in Jhargram District on December 26, reports Hindustan Times. Kartick, active in Jharkhand and West Bengal bordering areas, was allegedly involved in over 11 major Maoist incidents in Gurabandha and other bordering areas of both the States. Kartick was associated with Kanhu Munda, ‘secretary’ of the Bengal-Jharkhand-Odisha Border Regional Committee (BJOBRC), who had surrendered before the East Singhbhum Police of Jharkhand along with six other hardcore Maoists on February 15, 2017. Kartick is resident of West Midnapore in West Bengal and was active as ‘area commander’ of the dreaded Gurabandha committee. Kartick was inducted into the insurgency through Santras Birodhi Jansadharaner Committee or the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), a CPI-Maoist frontal organisation, in 2009. He rose in the organisation and become ‘area commander’ under top Maoist Akash.
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December - 26 
Abo Tani Clan Organization (ATCO), an organization formed for welfare of Nyishi, Adi, Tagin, Apatani and Galo tribes has declared a 12-hour capital shutdown on December 29 to be followed by 24-hour and 36-hour shutdown on January 10 and 17 across Abo
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Abo Tani Clan Organization (ATCO), an organization formed for welfare of Nyishi, Adi, Tagin, Apatani and Galo tribes has declared a 12-hour capital shutdown on December 29 to be followed by 24-hour and 36-hour shutdown on January 10 and 17 across Abotani-inhabited Districts in the State, reports The Sentinel. ATCO president stated that the shutdown was against State Government’s indifferent approach towards ATCO’s demand for creation of the Department of Abo Tani Tradition and Cultural Affairs (DATCA).
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December - 26 
Additionally, Assam was the State with second highest abduction rate in India after Delhi, with almost 17 people being kidnapped daily in the state as of 2016Times of India reported on December 27. According to the latest National Crime Records Burea
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Additionally, Assam was the State with second highest abduction rate in India after Delhi, with almost 17 people being kidnapped daily in the state as of 2016Times of India reported on December 27. According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) statistics, Assam Police have registered some 6,126 cases of abduction and kidnapping. There were at least 4,824 kidnapping cases which jumped up to 5,831 in 2015. Over 90% of the victims were women. Out of the total 6,126 cases, in about 5,342 cases the victims were women or minor girls. Earlier, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary had informed the state secretariat that between 2001 and May 2016, some 46,461 cases of kidnapping were registered in the state. Though abductions by militant groups have declined, a constant increase has been witnessed in abductions for ransom by criminal gangs, including former militants. Sources said the actual number might be even higher as not all abductions were reported to the police because of a lack of confidence in the administration. Though the State has registered high numbers of abduction cases, the recovery rate was found to be very low. Last year, the recovery rate of victims of kidnapping cases in the State was recorded at as low as 1.3% only. Records states that a total of 13,413 persons abducted in 2015 were yet to be traced. By the end of last year, the State Police had received reports of 19,541 persons going missing, out of which only 249 people were rescued during 2016.
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December - 26 
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's younger son Naseem Geelani on December 26 ignored the National Investigation Agency (NIA) summons in connection with its probe into alleged terror funding by Pakistan-based ter
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All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's younger son Naseem Geelani on December 26 ignored the National Investigation Agency (NIA) summons in connection with its probe into alleged terror funding by Pakistan-based terrorist groups to stoke unrest in Kashmir Valley, reports First Post. "He did not depose before the agency investigators today (December 26)," an NIA official said. The official declined to say if any new summons had been issued to the younger Geelani.Earlier, the NIA had summoned Naseem, a professor at Sher-e-Kashmir Agriculture University in Srinagar, last week to appear before the agency on December 26 at its headquarters in south Delhi's Lodhi Road area. The anti-terror agency, which has been probing terror funding by Kashmiri separatists and has so far arrested half-a-dozen separatists including Syed Ali Shah Geelani's son-in-law Altaf Ahmad Shah, suspects that Naseem was also involved in the terror funding. The NIA had registered a number of cases in connection with terror funding in the Valley against several top separatist leaders in the month of May.
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December - 26 
An Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), identified as Pradeep Borah and two others was arrested from Changmai gaon in Lahowal in Dibrugarh District on December 26, reports The Telegraph. Securit
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An Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), identified as Pradeep Borah and two others was arrested from Changmai gaon in Lahowal in Dibrugarh District on December 26, reports The Telegraph. Security Forces (SFs) also recovered demonetized denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500. Police suspected that the recovered amount was a part of a cash stash of ULFA-I which could not be converted into legal money. In recent times, several arrested ULFA-I militants have confessed before the Police that the outfit has been facing a severe funds crisis after demonetization. Faced with financial crunch, militant outfit has been trying to recover from their losses by indulging in mass extortion, targeting the business community and tea planters, especially in Upper Assam districts, taking advantage of their close proximity with Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
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December - 26 
Coinciding with Union Government’s special representative Dineshwar Sharma’s stay in Jammu and Kashmir, three senior separatists leaders were released from jails, reports The Hindu on December 27. In an apparent move to soft pedal on sepa
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Coinciding with Union Government’s special representative Dineshwar Sharma’s stay in Jammu and Kashmir, three senior separatists leaders were released from jails, reports The Hindu on December 27. In an apparent move to soft pedal on separatists for time being, the Government also allowed Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik to visit volatile Handwara, while an National Investigation Agency (NIA) summon to Syed Ali Geelani’s son was cancelled "without citing any reason".
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December - 26 
However, notwithstanding the tension along the LoC due to recent ceasefire violations, the cross-LoC trade between Jammu and Kashmir and PoK via Chakan-da-bagh in Poonch District was conducted on December 26 with 50 goods laden trucks transacted, add
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However, notwithstanding the tension along the LoC due to recent ceasefire violations, the cross-LoC trade between Jammu and Kashmir and PoK via Chakan-da-bagh in Poonch District was conducted on December 26 with 50 goods laden trucks transacted, adds The Times of India. "The trade happened normally as per schedule. While 30 trucks from Indian side laden with different items were sent to PoK, 20 trucks were received from the other side," Custodian, LoC Trade centre Poonch, Tanveer Ahmad, said. The cross LoC trade takes place between Indian and PoK four days a week from Tuesday to Friday.
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December - 26 
In a video released online on jihadist forums on December 26th night, al Qaeda said that the key to victory in Kashmir lies in waging war on other Indian cities, reports The Indian Express. “India is already using 600,000 troops just to hold on
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In a video released online on jihadist forums on December 26th night, al Qaeda said that the key to victory in Kashmir lies in waging war on other Indian cities, reports The Indian Express. “India is already using 600,000 troops just to hold on to Kashmir,” al Qaeda’s ‘subcontinent second-in-command’ Usama Mehmood said in the video. “If it is attacked in Kolkata [West Bengal], Bangalore [Karnataka] and New Delhi, it will come to its senses and release its grip on Kashmir.” For this to come about, Mehmood argues, “it is necessary that the jihadi movement becomes strong at the level of the subcontinent, and Muslims in the whole region stand behind the Kashmiri people.” “Look at America,” he says. “In the same way securing itself has become difficult for America throughout the world, the Indian army and Hindu government’s peaceful world should be made a war zone.”The video is made in a form of an interview with Mehmood, wherein he says, "In the caravan of al Qaeda, there were, and still are, many Mujahideen who migrated to Pakistan to fight for Kashmir, but were forced to shut down their operations by the Pakistan Army." The video follows another interview with Mehmood earlier this year, wherein he stated that the organisation’s aim was to "reform Pakistan, Kashmir, India, Bangladesh and the whole of the subcontinent, into an Islamic subcontinent".
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December - 26 
Meanwhile, another Maoist cadre, identified as Devsingh Padda alias Banderam (26), carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, surrendered before the Senior Police and Border Security Force (BSF) in Kanker District on December 26, reports PTI. Padd
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Meanwhile, another Maoist cadre, identified as Devsingh Padda alias Banderam (26), carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, surrendered before the Senior Police and Border Security Force (BSF) in Kanker District on December 26, reports PTI. Padda, who was head of Aaldand ‘Janatana Sarkar’ (‘people’s government’ unit) under North Bastar division of CPI-Maoist, was tasked with arranging meeting of senior cadres, putting up Maoist posters, banner and pamphlets and gathering information, added Police.
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December - 26 
Meanwhile, Pakistan on December 26 summoned India's acting deputy high commissioner to protest ‘unprovoked’ firing by the Indian Army that killed its three soldiers along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, reports The Times of India. The P
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Meanwhile, Pakistan on December 26 summoned India's acting deputy high commissioner to protest ‘unprovoked’ firing by the Indian Army that killed its three soldiers along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, reports The Times of India. The Pakistan Foreign Office in a statement rejected reports that the Indian Army commandos crossed the LoC in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir and smashed a post. "The false claims by India about the alleged cross LoC adventures are a figment of their imagination and counter-productive for peace and tranquility on the LoC," it said. "The Indian actions got a befitting response from the Pakistani side and their guns were silenced," it claimed.
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December - 26 
On the basis of intelligence inputs, the Tihar Jail officials in New Delhi has elevated the security of gangster Chhota Rajan on the suspicion of Dawood’s plan to kill him, reports The International Business Times on December 27. According to t
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On the basis of intelligence inputs, the Tihar Jail officials in New Delhi has elevated the security of gangster Chhota Rajan on the suspicion of Dawood’s plan to kill him, reports The International Business Times on December 27. According to the reports, Dawood Ibrahim may seek helping hand of Delhi’s gangster Neeraj Bawana for the same task. The inputs were based on the conversations of Bawana’s aides praising the plan to kill Chhota Rajan. The conversation was overheard by certain agencies who later alerted the concerned officials, as reported in The Times of India. Neeraj Bawana is also lodged in Tihar Jail but has been shifted to a cell far away from Chhota Rajan. “At a time when fugitives like Vijay Mallya are complaining about the lack of security in Tihar Jail, we cannot afford to take any intelligence lightly on Jail inmates such as Chhota Rajan." said an unnamed Senior Official.
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December - 26 
Security agencies said that they have possibly identified the person in a new 14-minute video released by the Al Qaraar media of the Islamic State (IS) on December 25, reports The Hindu on December 27. In the video, a masked man with the black IS fla
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Security agencies said that they have possibly identified the person in a new 14-minute video released by the Al Qaraar media of the Islamic State (IS) on December 25, reports The Hindu on December 27. In the video, a masked man with the black IS flag in the background criticises Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and says various terror outfits - Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) - active in the Kashmir Valley are working as ‘proxies of the ISI’. Agencies suspect the person is Aizaj Ahmed Ahanger alias Ayaz, a local Kashmiri youth who has been introduced as Abu-ul-Braa-Kashmiri in the video. An official said they were yet to trace the location where the video was shot and from where it was uploaded.Criticising the ISI, the masked man in the video said, “You see the irony the ways they have endorsed — strikes, right-to-self-determination .... and many of their filthy ways have no place in deen [religion] … they are the ones bombing believers in Waziristan bowing to America, whose history is drenched with blood of Muslimeen. We declare our animosity and disassociation from your methodologies and Pakistan and declare our disassociation from Hizb, Lashkar, Jaish, Tehreek.”It is said to be the first Kashmir-centric video to have been posted by a media group associated with the Islamist group. The newly created group has been engaged in fierce competition with the al Qaeda to promote its propaganda in India through various messages posted on social media. In the past few months, both the IS and the Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) have been pushing several provocative messages on various social media platforms but the video by the IS was a new development, an official said, adding that AQIS has been routinely uploading such videos.Like posters released on earlier occasions, the IS fighter in the video is inviting former HM commander Zakir Musa and now the head of the AQIS-affiliated Ansar Ghazwat-ul Hind group to join them. Asked why the IS was wooing Zakir Musa, the official said, “On earlier occasions he has shown an inclination towards joining the group.” Ashok Prasad, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) spokesperson, said, “Security agencies are aware about this particular input and are monitoring it for specific threats.”Another UMHA official suspected the motive behind the video, and said it could well be a ploy by Pakistani agencies to show themselves as “victims of terror”. “They are giving aspirational kind of messages but so far nothing specific in the nature of preventable action has come to notice so far. We have not been able to trace the origin of the video,” said the official. He said there was no credible evidence of the presence of the IS in Kashmir Valley and this could be an effort by the outfit to divert the attention of supporters after it lost ground in Iraq and Syria. The AQIS released yet another video on December 27 featuring two clips on “saffron terror.” One of the clips is three-year-old. Security agencies suspect the ISI to be running the AQIS propaganda since 2014.
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December - 26 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘sub zonal commander’, identified as Rajendra Singh Munda (30) alias Gudru Munda alias Raju alias Chandan, during a search operation in Aamda under MGM Police S
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘sub zonal commander’, identified as Rajendra Singh Munda (30) alias Gudru Munda alias Raju alias Chandan, during a search operation in Aamda under MGM Police Station area in East Singhbhum District on December 26, reports The Times of India. Munda is one of the accused in the murder of Sunil Mahto, Lok Sabha MP from Jamshedpur at Baguria near Ghatshila in 2007 and wanted in the landmine blast near Burudih dam in Ghatshila that killed 14 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in 2009. He was involved in over six CPI-Maoist related cases in Galudih and Bodam Police Station areas in the District. The SFs recovered one country-made loaded pistol of 7.65 bore, five live cartridges of 0.5 bore, four bundles of codex wires, 25 piece detonators and 36 pieces of power gel from Munda, said Anoop T Mathew Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).
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December - 26 
Separately, Assam Rifles (AR) troopers on December 26 arrested a suspected spy, identified as Qin Min Xiv Xiang from a place near Moreh along the Myanmar border in Tengnoupal District, Northeast Today. The arrestee hails from Fuzian province of China
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Separately, Assam Rifles (AR) troopers on December 26 arrested a suspected spy, identified as Qin Min Xiv Xiang from a place near Moreh along the Myanmar border in Tengnoupal District, Northeast Today. The arrestee hails from Fuzian province of China. Various Chinese, Vietnamese and Myanmarese documents, foreign currencies, a pen drive and a compass were found in his possession. AR arrested the suspect after receiving information on the movement of a suspected Chinese agent attempting to infiltrate into India from Myanmar near T Minao village.
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December - 26 
Separately, JJMP cadre, identified as Bijoy Karmali was arrested by SFs from an unspecified location during a search operation launched in Ranchi District on December 26 reports UNI.
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Separately, JJMP cadre, identified as Bijoy Karmali was arrested by SFs from an unspecified location during a search operation launched in Ranchi District on December 26 reports UNI.
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December - 26 
Separately, Rengma Selo Zi (RSZ), (youth organization of Rengma tribe), and Rengma Students’ Union (RSU) have begun an indefinite peaceful dharna (sit in) at ADC office Tseminyu in Kohima District from December 26 in support of the Rengmas&rsqu
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Separately, Rengma Selo Zi (RSZ), (youth organization of Rengma tribe), and Rengma Students’ Union (RSU) have begun an indefinite peaceful dharna (sit in) at ADC office Tseminyu in Kohima District from December 26 in support of the Rengmas’ demand for Tseminyu district, reports Nagaland Post. The two organisations also appealed to all sections of the society to support the cause of the Rengmas.
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December - 26 
The Central intelligence agencies cautioned both Border Security Force (BSF) and Army, the two border guarding forces in Jammu and Kashmir, to remain on high alert amid specific inputs that there was significant movement of Pakistan Army, Border Acti
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The Central intelligence agencies cautioned both Border Security Force (BSF) and Army, the two border guarding forces in Jammu and Kashmir, to remain on high alert amid specific inputs that there was significant movement of Pakistan Army, Border Action Team (BAT) and Special Service Group (SSG) in areas close to the border, reports The Asian Age on December 27. Both BAT and SSG have a notorious reputation of targeting Indian soldiers and mutilating their bodies in the past along with terror outfits. According to the intelligence alert, “Pakistan Army has increased its deployment of BAT and SSG teams in sensitive areas close to the border with the intention of targeting patrolling teams of our security forces which should remain on high alert.’’ “In view of these inputs, the border guarding forces, primarily the BSF and Army, should follow all security protocols and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) while going on patrolling assignments close to the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB). The situation is more sensitive close to the LoC,’’ the intelligence input further states.Terror groups operating out of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), particularly the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), have in the past assisted both BAT and SSG of Pakistan Army in carrying out brutal attacks on Indian patrolling teams close to the border.
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December - 26 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) released the sketches of 21 Indians who reportedly went ‘missing’ from Kerala in June 2016 and some of them converted to Islam to join Islamic State (IS), reports News 18 on December 27. According t
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) released the sketches of 21 Indians who reportedly went ‘missing’ from Kerala in June 2016 and some of them converted to Islam to join Islamic State (IS), reports News 18 on December 27. According to press release, the NIA has been investigating the disappearance from last one year and marked those with a ‘red mark’ who had been issued notices. The group travelled via different air-routes in division of 6-7 batches. Out of 21 individuals, six are female. At least 19 people had travelled to Tehran (Iran) with further intentions to cross-over the border to Syria or Iraq, said an unnamed NIA source.
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December - 26 
The State Police Headquarters' Special Task Force (STF) personnel, unearthed a gang of arms dealers that used to provide sophisticated weapons to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and some terrorist outfits in Munger District on
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The State Police Headquarters' Special Task Force (STF) personnel, unearthed a gang of arms dealers that used to provide sophisticated weapons to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and some terrorist outfits in Munger District on December 26, reports The Telegraph. Acting on a tip-off, personnel of the STF's Special Operation Group (SOG) raided the house of an alleged arms supplier, identified as Sanjiv Sah, at Tikarampur, under the jurisdiction of Mufassil Police Station in the District, and seized some finished and unfinished weapons. The SOG later arrested Sanjiv's associate Sanoj Yadav from Shankarpur village. Sanoj named two other arms dealers - Raman Sharma and Teni Sharma - residents of Puraniganj and Mania Choraha villages in the District, respectively. During search, the Police seized an AK-47 rifle, a semi-automatic rifle of US make, five country-made pistols, four revolvers and over 700 live cartridges, including, some prohibited bores supplied only to the Indian Army and Police organisations.
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December - 26 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has advised the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the ‘blackmailing’ case of a woman who is designated on a rank of ‘Colonel’ in Indian Army, reports The Indian Express on D
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has advised the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the ‘blackmailing’ case of a woman who is designated on a rank of ‘Colonel’ in Indian Army, reports The Indian Express on December 27. In September 2017, Delhi Police had arrested one Mohammad Parvez from Old Delhi area of Central District in Delhi, whose mobile number was in use to ‘blackmail’ the woman Officer under the orders of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) operative to fetch some confidential information from her. The complaint was lodged by the woman officer in August 2017 under the charge of Section 123 (concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), charges of molestation, criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation. Investigation revealed Parvez’s frequent visits to Pakistan. As claimed by Parvez’s family, he had visited Pakistan thrice this year to visit his sisters who were married two decades ago and settled there. “It was therefore decided that the investigations should be carried out by a counter-terror agency like NIA. This will not only help expedite the probe but clear the suspicion on the role of Parvez, as his family claimed he is innocent,” said an unnamed senior Government official.
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December - 26 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Dodi Somlu (24) and Oyam Manglu (29) were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) at Tarrem Police Station limits during a search operation from Basaguda Police Station in Bijapur Distri
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Dodi Somlu (24) and Oyam Manglu (29) were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) at Tarrem Police Station limits during a search operation from Basaguda Police Station in Bijapur District on December 26, reports PTI. Dodi, who was active as ‘secretary’ of Rural Party Committee (RPC) of CPI-Maoist in Korsaguda and involved in attacks on Police Party in Kerlapal and Raigundam at Sukma District in 2016. Manglu, who worked as a close associate of CPI- Maoist leader Paparao, said Police.
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December - 27 
Acting upon the specific Intelligence inputs from the Military Intelligence (MI) Unit of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the team of Andhra Pradesh (AP) Police on December 27 arrested seven unidentified persons from Vijaywada region in Andhra Pradesh, o
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Acting upon the specific Intelligence inputs from the Military Intelligence (MI) Unit of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the team of Andhra Pradesh (AP) Police on December 27 arrested seven unidentified persons from Vijaywada region in Andhra Pradesh, over three illegal VOIP (Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol) exchanges involved with Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), reports The Times of India. In recovery, three ‘SIM boxes’ with more than 230 SIM cards, laptops, desktop computers, and other gadgets were seized. The facilities were used by the alleged operatives posed as Senior Indian Army Officials, making ‘fake’ calls to the Security Personnel deployed in J&K to acquire confidential information, said an unnamed Senior Andhra Pradesh Police official.
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December - 27 
Additionally, Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) has revived its demand for a separate State, reports Nagaland Post on December 28. At a meeting with its federating units in Tuensang on December 21, ENPO unanimously resolved to urge
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Additionally, Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) has revived its demand for a separate State, reports Nagaland Post on December 28. At a meeting with its federating units in Tuensang on December 21, ENPO unanimously resolved to urge the Government of India (GoI) to respond to its demand for a separate State before declaration of election to Nagaland Assembly due early next year. The meeting was called upon after two of the constituents of ENPO – Konyak Union (KU) and Phom Peoples’ Council (PPC) – had asked for convening of the meeting to deliberate on boycotting the forthcoming Assembly poll. ENPO also resolved to ask its members to resign if their demand for a separate state of ‘Frontier Nagaland’ was not fulfilled by GoI before the state general election slated for March 2018. ENPO also declared its support for an early declaration of an honourable Naga solution which should be acceptable and beneficial to all as desired by Naga public in general.
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December - 27 
Additionally, three people were arrested from Dibrugarh District on December 27 on charges of extortion and for assaulting a small tea grower, reports The Telegraph. The arrested extortionists have been identified as Jumuruddin Ali, Rajib Urang and S
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Additionally, three people were arrested from Dibrugarh District on December 27 on charges of extortion and for assaulting a small tea grower, reports The Telegraph. The arrested extortionists have been identified as Jumuruddin Ali, Rajib Urang and Sanjib Urang. Jumuruddin Ali is the president of the Village Defence Party (VDP) of Mahakali Grant 6 village in Tinsukia District. According to Police, the group was demanding INR 2 million in the name of an insurgent group from the brother of the victim.
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December - 27 
Arunachal Government declared on December 27 that the Abo Tani Clan Organization (ATCO) shutdown on December 29 was illegal, reports The Sentinel. ATCO called the shutdown to protest the delay in creation of the Department of Abo Tani Tradition and C
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Arunachal Government declared on December 27 that the Abo Tani Clan Organization (ATCO) shutdown on December 29 was illegal, reports The Sentinel. ATCO called the shutdown to protest the delay in creation of the Department of Abo Tani Tradition and Cultural Affairs. The Government’s decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein at his official residence.
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December - 27 
Asked to explain the rise in incidents along the LoC, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said that, “The increase suggests that Pakistan is frustrated and desperate. It is trying hard to help militants cross over to India
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Asked to explain the rise in incidents along the LoC, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said that, “The increase suggests that Pakistan is frustrated and desperate. It is trying hard to help militants cross over to India.”
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December - 27 
Earlier, the Government had informed the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Indian Parliament) that after the ‘surgical strikes’ last year, there were 341 terror incidents in J&K from November 1, 2016, to October 31, 2017 in comparison to
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Earlier, the Government had informed the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Indian Parliament) that after the ‘surgical strikes’ last year, there were 341 terror incidents in J&K from November 1, 2016, to October 31, 2017 in comparison to 311 such incidents in the corresponding period the previous year.
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December - 27 
Further, the Manipur civil society groups have not ruled out violent protest if the Framework Agreement with the armed group Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) tinkered with the state's boundary, reports NDTV. "I
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Further, the Manipur civil society groups have not ruled out violent protest if the Framework Agreement with the armed group Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) tinkered with the state's boundary, reports NDTV. "If the framework agreement is only for Nagaland, give them whatever they want -- sovereignty, flag, passport, whatever," said Johnson Elangbam, chief the United Committee Manipur (UCM), which is leading the team to meet with PM Modi. "But if it is going to be linked to Assam and Manipur, our voices must be heard. Or else, there could be a repeat of 2001 and the consequences will be on the centre," Mr Elangbam said. Johnson Elangbam and other members of Manipuri civil society group are scheduled to meet the Prime Minister on December 28 (today).
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December - 27 
India’s Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Lok Sabha (the Lower House of the Indian Parliament) on December 27 that Indian Armed Forces are facing the shortage of 60,000 personnel including over 27,000 vacant posts in the Indian Army,
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India’s Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Lok Sabha (the Lower House of the Indian Parliament) on December 27 that Indian Armed Forces are facing the shortage of 60,000 personnel including over 27,000 vacant posts in the Indian Army, reports The Indian Express. Out of the total shortage of 27,864, on July 1, 2017, 12.37 lakh personnel are employed against the authorised strength of 12.64 lakh in Army. The Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Air Force (IAF) are facing shortage of 16,255 and 15,503 personnel, respectively. As the recruitment in Armed Forces is a continuous process, the Government has taken measures to counter the shortages, said Sitharaman.
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December - 27 
Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a total of 881 ceasefire violations this year, highest in the past seven years, along the LoC and the International Border (IB), resulting in the death of 30 people. According to officials, Pakistan violated the ceasefire
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Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a total of 881 ceasefire violations this year, highest in the past seven years, along the LoC and the International Border (IB), resulting in the death of 30 people. According to officials, Pakistan violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir 771 times till December 10, and 110 times along the IB till November-end. In these incidents of firing from across the border, 30 people - 14 Army personnel, 12 civilians and four BSF personnel - were killed. The truce between India and Pakistan along the International Border, the Line of Control and the Actual Ground Position Line in Jammu and Kashmir came into force in November 2003. India shares a 3,323-km-long border with Pakistan of which 221 km of the IB and 740 km of the LoC fall in Jammu and Kashmir.
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December - 27 
Meanwhile, SFs arrested a cadre of the Sashastra People's Morcha (SPM) -- a splinter group of CPI-Maoist, identified as Manoj Bhokta (22), a resident of Jodi Meshal of Chatra District, during a search operation launched in Ranchi District on Dece
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Meanwhile, SFs arrested a cadre of the Sashastra People's Morcha (SPM) -- a splinter group of CPI-Maoist, identified as Manoj Bhokta (22), a resident of Jodi Meshal of Chatra District, during a search operation launched in Ranchi District on December 27 reports UNI. SFs recovered a country made pistol with six live rounds and a motor cycle, said Police.
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December - 27 
Meanwhile, the 12-hour statewide bandh (strike) on December 27called by the All Tai Ahom Students' Union (ATASU) brought life to a complete standstill in Upper Assam's Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Majuli, Dhemaji and Lakh
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Meanwhile, the 12-hour statewide bandh (strike) on December 27called by the All Tai Ahom Students' Union (ATASU) brought life to a complete standstill in Upper Assam's Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Majuli, Dhemaji and Lakhimpur Districts, reports Times of India. However, no untoward incident was reported. The roads in most towns bore a deserted look with shops, offices, most banks and other commercial establishments closed. ATASU had called the strike to press for its demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. The six communities - Moran, Muttock, Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Sootea and the tea tribes - have been demanding ST status. The state has seen a series of protests by six communities through strikes, rail and highway blockades.
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December - 27 
Muslim League chairman and former Hizbullah commander Mushtaq-ul-Islam, arrested in July this year, was released on December 27. Two days ago, Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Syedah Asiya Andrabi and secretary Sofi Fehmeeda were also released. The Governmen
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Muslim League chairman and former Hizbullah commander Mushtaq-ul-Islam, arrested in July this year, was released on December 27. Two days ago, Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Syedah Asiya Andrabi and secretary Sofi Fehmeeda were also released. The Government also allowed JKLF chief Yasin Malik to meet the families, who relatives died in counter-insurgency operations, in volatile Handwara. Otherwise, the government has been consistently placing the separatist leaders under the house arrest.Both the factions of the Hurriyat Conference refused to comment on the releases. However, the spokesman of Democratic Front Party, whose chief Shabir Shah was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate earlier this year, said, “Releasing political prisoners is a positive step and the positive steps always bring positive results. It is of utmost importance to take positive steps to bring a change on the grass root level.”
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December - 27 
Official twitter handle of Director General of Assam Rifles (AR) tweeted that a ‘kilonser’ (minister) of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah faction (NSCN-IM) was arrested on December 27 from Khusiabull village in Dimapur D
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Official twitter handle of Director General of Assam Rifles (AR) tweeted that a ‘kilonser’ (minister) of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah faction (NSCN-IM) was arrested on December 27 from Khusiabull village in Dimapur District. Two weapons and live ammunition were recovered from him. Nagaland Post further added that NSCN-IM condemned the incident.
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December - 27 
On December 27, Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one individual with arms from Kigwema village in Kohima District, tweeted Director General of Assam Rifles.
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On December 27, Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one individual with arms from Kigwema village in Kohima District, tweeted Director General of Assam Rifles.
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December - 27 
On December 27, Minister of State for Home, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said the incidents of stone-pelting against Security Forces (SFs) in Jammu and Kashmir had come down from 2,808 in 2016 to 1,198 till November this year. He said an adequate number of
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On December 27, Minister of State for Home, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said the incidents of stone-pelting against Security Forces (SFs) in Jammu and Kashmir had come down from 2,808 in 2016 to 1,198 till November this year. He said an adequate number of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel were deployed in Jammu and Kashmir to assist the State Government in maintaining public order.
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December - 27 
Over 300 infiltrations were reported from the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir in 2017, which was a four-year-high, according to figures available with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), reports The Hindu on December 28. An of
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Over 300 infiltrations were reported from the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir in 2017, which was a four-year-high, according to figures available with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), reports The Hindu on December 28. An official said this explained the over 230% increase in ceasefire violations along the LoC this year compared to 2016. “Till four years ago, the ceasefire violations along LoC stood at 153; this year it has increased to 820 (till December 15); last year it was 228. The increase also explains the 310 infiltration attempts from Pakistan,” a senior UMHA official said. Another official said there had been no let-up in the infiltration attempts even after the September 29, 2016 cross-LoC raid publicised by the Government.As per the data available with the Army, which is deployed along the LoC, at least 33 infiltration bids were foiled this year. In 2014, when the NDA government came to power, the maximum cross-border firing took place along the densely populated border areas in Jammu region along the IB. “In 2014, cross-border firing at IB stood at 430 and this year it came down to 110. We are seeing a reverse in the pattern as Pakistan has become desperate to push in terrorists through LoC. Any violence along the IB attracts international scrutiny as it is a settled boundary,” said the official. The year also saw the record number of terrorists being killed in J&K even as the number of terror related incidents-335, were at a four-year-high.
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December - 27 
Pakistani troops, in a ceasefire agreement (CFA) violation, on December 27 fired indiscriminately from across the Line of Control (LoC) at forward posts in Nowshera sector of Rajouri District, prompting retaliation by the Indian Army, reports Daily E
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Pakistani troops, in a ceasefire agreement (CFA) violation, on December 27 fired indiscriminately from across the Line of Control (LoC) at forward posts in Nowshera sector of Rajouri District, prompting retaliation by the Indian Army, reports Daily Excelsior. The exchange of fire between the two sides in Nowshera sector continued for nearly four hours but there was no immediate report of any casualty or damage on the Indian side. “Pakistan army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars from 0815 hours. Indian Army retaliated strongly and effectively,” official sources said. They said the firing stopped from both sides at 1200 hours.The latest CFA violation by Pakistan comes five days after Pakistani troops opened fire from across the border, leaving four Army personnel martyred and another soldier injured in Keri sector of Rajouri on December 23. Indian troops also killed five Pakistani troops and injured another in retaliatory action at Rukh Chakri sector in Rawlakote on December 25.
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December - 27 
Repatriation process of around 1,500 people who had taken shelter in southern Mizoram’s Lawngtlai District to Myanmar started from December 27, reports Assam Tribune. Assam Rifles (AR) in an official statement said ‘Assam Rifles has conta
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Repatriation process of around 1,500 people who had taken shelter in southern Mizoram’s Lawngtlai District to Myanmar started from December 27, reports Assam Tribune. Assam Rifles (AR) in an official statement said ‘Assam Rifles has contacted all the stakeholders in repatriation including Myanmar Army, local Indian villagers, refugees as well as District administration so as to commence repatriation of refugees at the earliest’. The Myanmarese nationals, began to cross the Mizoram-Myanmar border on November 25 and took shelter in four villages – Zochachhuah, Hmawngbuchhuah, Laitlang and Dumzautlang and the number of refugees crossed 1,600 at one time. The refugees were mainly from the border villages of Varang, Paletwa, Pakangwa and Mulaw in Myanmar’s Chin State after the Myanmar Army launched offensive against the Arakan rebels
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December - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) on December 27 arrested a female militant identified as Mainao Basumatary alias B Mijing of Saoraigwra faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S), reports The Sentinel. The arrested was carried out from an unspeci
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Security Forces (SFs) on December 27 arrested a female militant identified as Mainao Basumatary alias B Mijing of Saoraigwra faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S), reports The Sentinel. The arrested was carried out from an unspecified location. The militant had undergone training in Myanmar and Bangladesh in 2013 for the 40th batch of NDFB-S and was reportedly over ground for fresh recruitment.
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December - 27 
Separately, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) ‘adviser’ Akhil Gogoi on December 27walked out of a district jail and vowed to launch a massive movement against the Centre’s move to grant citizenship to the “Hindu Bangladeshis
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Separately, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) ‘adviser’ Akhil Gogoi on December 27walked out of a district jail and vowed to launch a massive movement against the Centre’s move to grant citizenship to the “Hindu Bangladeshis” by passing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, reports Eastern Mirror.
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December - 27 
State Police arrested 12 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres during a combing operation in Malkangiri District on December 27, reports New Indian Express. Seven CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested from Kalimela Police limits, three CPI-Ma
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State Police arrested 12 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres during a combing operation in Malkangiri District on December 27, reports New Indian Express. Seven CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested from Kalimela Police limits, three CPI-Maoist cadres from Mahupadar area under Maithili Police limits and two CPI-Maoist cadres from Nakamamudi area under Chitrakonda Police limits of Malkangiri District, said Superintendent of Police (SP), Jagmohan Meena. The District Police intensified combing after the Maoists killed several tribal villagers branding them as ‘Police Informer’ while setting many vehicles on fire. The identity of the arrested is not disclosed ahead of the Test Identification Parade (TIP) as it may influence the ongoing investigation, added Meena.
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December - 27 
The Indian Government on December 27, informed the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Indian Parliament) about the involvement of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in revival of the Khalistan movement in Punjab, through moral and financ
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The Indian Government on December 27, informed the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Indian Parliament) about the involvement of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in revival of the Khalistan movement in Punjab, through moral and financial support to the pro-Khalistan entities, reports Hindustan Times. Responding to the situation, the Government has implemented an integrated approach to counter such anti-India attempts via strengthening the vigilance along the borders and mechanisms of gathering and sharing of intelligence inputs, said Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir.
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December - 27 
The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (MoSE&IT) Alphons Kannanthanam informed Lok Sabha (The Lower House of the Indian Parliament) that there have been intrusion attempts on information systems or devices operating in t
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The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (MoSE&IT) Alphons Kannanthanam informed Lok Sabha (The Lower House of the Indian Parliament) that there have been intrusion attempts on information systems or devices operating in the Government’s Cyber networks and these attacks have been originating from various countries including Pakistan and China, reports The Daily News & Analysis on December 28.According to the data provided by India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the cyber attacks includes phishing, probing, website intrusions & defacements, viruses, ransomware and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. The figures depict 40,054 cyber security incidents observed till November 2017, whereas 50,362 incidents were reported in 2016. So far, CERT-In has conducted five workshops, which assess the ‘Cyber-Security’ preparedness of organisations. Around 148 organisations from different States and sectors participated in these workshops, said Kannanthanam.
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December - 27 
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju informed Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of the Indian Parliament) on December 27, about the fewer cases of infiltration at India-Bangladesh border, reports The Indian Express. Reportedly, there
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The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju informed Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of the Indian Parliament) on December 27, about the fewer cases of infiltration at India-Bangladesh border, reports The Indian Express. Reportedly, there has been a sharp decline in the infiltration via Bangladesh border. So far in 2017, 543 intrusions has been reported by the Border Security Force (BSF) whereas the infiltration case reported in 2016 were 832, in 2015 reported intrusions were 1,047 and 1,017 cases of infiltration were reported in 2014, said Kiren Rijiju. Regarding the intrusion related arrests, this year 1,085 people were arrested for infiltration whereas the counts were 2,075 in 2016, said Rijiju.
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December - 27 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) informed the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Indian Parliament) on December 27, as in 2016 2,154 Afghanistan nationals and 486 Rohingyas from Myanmar acquired long-term visa for their stay in India, reports T
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) informed the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Indian Parliament) on December 27, as in 2016 2,154 Afghanistan nationals and 486 Rohingyas from Myanmar acquired long-term visa for their stay in India, reports The Times of India. As per an estimate, around 40,000 Rohingyas are residing illegally in India and spread-out in Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Hyderabad (Telangana), Western Uttar Pradesh (UP), Mewat region of Haryana and Rajasthan, Delhi and Jaipur (Rajasthan), said Kiren Rijiju,Minister of State Home Affairs. Earlier in 2016, the UMHA had advised all States and Union Territories (UTs) to identify the illegal Rohingya migrants for the process of their deportation. India was not a signatory nation under the 1951 United Nations (UN) Convention relating to the status of refugees and the 1967 Protocol.
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December - 27 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Moti Ram Korram (27) and Baliram Kashyap (25), who were allegedly involved in an attack on a Police camp in Kondagaon District earlier this month, were arrested by a joint team of
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Moti Ram Korram (27) and Baliram Kashyap (25), who were allegedly involved in an attack on a Police camp in Kondagaon District earlier this month, were arrested by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) from the forest of Nedwal village within the Mardapal Police Station limits in the District on December 27, reports The Hindu. The arrested duo admitted to their involvement in the firing incident at the Police camp in Hadeli village (Mardapal) on December 6, wherein Head Constable Komal Khalko, attached with the District Reserve Guard (DRG), sustained injuries Kondagaon, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Maheshwar Nag said.
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December - 27 
Two members of a group Ki Khlur U Hynniewtrep were arrested for extorting money from shop keepers in Police Bazar in Shillong in East Khasi Hills District on December 26, reports The Shillong Times. The arrestees have been identified as Bashembok Mar
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Two members of a group Ki Khlur U Hynniewtrep were arrested for extorting money from shop keepers in Police Bazar in Shillong in East Khasi Hills District on December 26, reports The Shillong Times. The arrestees have been identified as Bashembok Maring and Bandaplang Nongrum. Maring is the ‘finance secretary’ and Nongrum the ‘general secretary’ of the group.
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December - 28 
Also, SFs on December 28 cordoned off Wani Mohalla in Keller area of Shopian District after reports about presence of top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Sameer Tiger in the village. They conducted house to house searches in the villa
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Also, SFs on December 28 cordoned off Wani Mohalla in Keller area of Shopian District after reports about presence of top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Sameer Tiger in the village. They conducted house to house searches in the village but the operation was later called off after no militant was found there. SFs on December 28 conducted searches at Dougam Kakapora in Pulwama District after suspicious movement in near PHE’s Water Tank. However, nothing was found there.
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December - 28 
Assam Rifles (AR) on December 28 arrested three militants of Saoraigwra faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) from Tuensang market in Tuensang District, reports Northeast Today. All the three militants are residents of Assam
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Assam Rifles (AR) on December 28 arrested three militants of Saoraigwra faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) from Tuensang market in Tuensang District, reports Northeast Today. All the three militants are residents of Assam.
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December - 28 
Chief Secretary BB Vyas on December 28 briefed Centre’s Special Representative on Jammu and Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma in the Civil Secretariat while the the Special Representative met more delegations and individuals before winding up his four-d
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Chief Secretary BB Vyas on December 28 briefed Centre’s Special Representative on Jammu and Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma in the Civil Secretariat while the the Special Representative met more delegations and individuals before winding up his four-day third visit to Jammu and Kashmir and returning to New Delhi, reports Daily Excelsior. Sharma visited the Civil Secretariat, the seat of the Government, and had half an hour long inter-action with the Chief Secretary. Vyas was reported to have briefed the Special Representative on developmental works, security and other aspects of the situation prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir.
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December - 28 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked the base camp of a private road construction company and set ablaze several vehicles at Sahyara village under Madanpur Police Station area in Aurangabad District on December 28, reports web
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked the base camp of a private road construction company and set ablaze several vehicles at Sahyara village under Madanpur Police Station area in Aurangabad District on December 28, reports webindia123.com. The cashier and other employees of the construction company were chased away by CPI-Maoist cadres after the management refused to pay extortion money and set ablaze one JCB machine and road roller each and seven tractors standing inside the base camp premises, said Superintendent of Police (SP), Satya Prakash.
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December - 28 
Four militants including a Pakistani were arrested from Pattan area of Baramulla District on December 28, reports Daily Excelsior. A special team of Jammu and Kashmir Police and 2-Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army intercepted a car at Chichloora, Kunzar
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Four militants including a Pakistani were arrested from Pattan area of Baramulla District on December 28, reports Daily Excelsior. A special team of Jammu and Kashmir Police and 2-Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army intercepted a car at Chichloora, Kunzar area and arrested four persons along with one AK-47 rifle, three magazines and a grenade. The arrested militants have been identified as Jammel Ahmad Bhat (20) and Amir Ahmad Bhat (18) and Mohammad Yaseen Bhat. The fourth person is a Pakistani militant and he has been identified as Sajid. They are being questioned and Police is expecting more leads from them. A Police official said that the local militants were recently recruited.
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December - 28 
In the meantime, Security Forces (SFs) December 28 cordoned off Noorpor village in Tral area of Pulwama District and conducted searches following inputs about the presence of militants in the village, adds Daily Excelsior. Noorpora is native village
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In the meantime, Security Forces (SFs) December 28 cordoned off Noorpor village in Tral area of Pulwama District and conducted searches following inputs about the presence of militants in the village, adds Daily Excelsior. Noorpora is native village of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind ‘chief’ Zakir Musa. The searches were launched by a joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army’s 42 RR and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 180 battalion. The operation was later called off as during house to house searches no militants were found in the village
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December - 28 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided the residences of two militants of Peoples War Group faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-PWG), reports Imphal Free Press. The raids were carried out in the residences of Khumanthem Jack in Yurembam Aw
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided the residences of two militants of Peoples War Group faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-PWG), reports Imphal Free Press. The raids were carried out in the residences of Khumanthem Jack in Yurembam Awang Leikai in Imphal West District and Laishram Ranjit alias Tamnganba of Kwakeithel Moirangpurel Leikai, also of Imphal West District. Both the individuals were arrested from Delhi on August 14.
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December - 28 
Pakistani troops December 28 violated ceasefire agreement (CFA) twice in Poonch District as they resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing from across the border, targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC), reports Da
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Pakistani troops December 28 violated ceasefire agreement (CFA) twice in Poonch District as they resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing from across the border, targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC), reports Daily Excelsior. The Indian troops guarding the LoC retaliated the firing but there was no immediate report of any casualty. Sources said the small arms firing from Pakistani side was reported for nearly three hours in the morning in three villages of Digwar sector, causing panic among an border residents. The firing from across the border again started in the evening at Khari Karmara sector in Poonch and the exchange of firing between the two sides was continuing when last reports were received, sources said
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December - 28 
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on December 28 stated that that people of the northeastern states should not believe in “tendentious rumors” but depend on the Government statement and assured that “no one-sided decision” wou
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Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on December 28 stated that that people of the northeastern states should not believe in “tendentious rumors” but depend on the Government statement and assured that “no one-sided decision” would be taken on the Naga issue, reports The Assam Tribune. The PM gave the statement this while talking to an eight-member team of three civil organisations of Manipur who met him to discuss on the Framework Agreement between Government of India (GoI) and Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM). Leaders of United Committee Manipur (UCM), All Manipur United Clubs Organisation (AMUCO) and Committee on Civil Society Kangleipak (CCSK) have been camping in Delhi since December 16 to urge the national leaders not to take a “one-sided decision” on the issue.
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December - 28 
Separately, clashes erupted in Pinjura village of Shopian District in South Kashmir on December 28 after the SFs launched a cordon-and-search-operation. A joint team of 44 RR, SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police and 14 battalion of CRPF cordoned off the
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Separately, clashes erupted in Pinjura village of Shopian District in South Kashmir on December 28 after the SFs launched a cordon-and-search-operation. A joint team of 44 RR, SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police and 14 battalion of CRPF cordoned off the village after inputs about presence of two militants in the village. However, during the operation protests broke out and protesters pelted stones on the SFs leading to clashes. SFs fired tear gas to disperse the protesters. The operation was later called off.
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December - 28 
Separatist leaders in Kashmir have called for a boycott of the upcoming panchayat (village level local self government institution) polls in the State, as the authorities on December 28 clamped down on its top leadership in Srinagar, reports Daily Ex
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Separatist leaders in Kashmir have called for a boycott of the upcoming panchayat (village level local self government institution) polls in the State, as the authorities on December 28 clamped down on its top leadership in Srinagar, reports Daily Excelsior. “Any sort of election under the Indian occupational system, be it for so-called Assembly, Parliament, municipal committee or panchayat, is meant only to harm the interests of Kashmiris. The Indian rulers have been using this election drama to negate Kashmiris’ demand for self-determination and freedom,” said a statement issued by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), comprising Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Geelani, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Muhammad Yasin Malik. Appealing for “a complete and comprehensive boycott of the panchayat elections”, they said, “By an exemplary boycott of these elections, Kashmiris will deliver a message to India and to the international community that Kashmiris want freedom.” The government recently announced to held panchayat polls in February next year.
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December - 28 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a press release, has termed former Maoist ‘central committee (CC) member’ Jinugu Narasimha Reddy aka Jampanna, as a as "scoundrel" and a "diehard betrayer" to the ide
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a press release, has termed former Maoist ‘central committee (CC) member’ Jinugu Narasimha Reddy aka Jampanna, as a as "scoundrel" and a "diehard betrayer" to the ideology, reports New Indian Express on December 29. In a four-page statement issued to the media on December 28, the party accused Jampanna of choosing the path of the most selfish, heinous and cowardly path of desertion and shamelessly kneeling down before the enemy. “He tried to cover up his weaknesses by taking shelter under the garb of ideological differences with the party line. Our central committee strongly condemns his betrayal and resolves to carry forward the red banner of class struggle,” Maoist party spokesman Abhay said in the statement. It said Jampanna, who surrendered last week (December 22) before Telangana Police along with wife Rajitha, was suspended for two years long before the surrender. The letter also contained that Jampanna was dismissed about two years ago for his ideological differences, but he didn’t change the attitude. “Though he participated in the revolutionary movement for a relatively long period of three decades and developed as one among the highest ranked leaders, he had several weaknesses, limitations and non-proletarian trends like individualism, bureaucracy and false prestige that continued throughout his political life as a comrade. He refused to attend several meetings held by the central committee and was panicky,” the release by central committee read.
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December - 28 
The Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Forces (MNDF) conducted a two-week long joint military exercise in Belgaum in Karnataka, reports The Indian Express on December 29. The exercise, focused on counter-terrorism operations conducted by s
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The Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Forces (MNDF) conducted a two-week long joint military exercise in Belgaum in Karnataka, reports The Indian Express on December 29. The exercise, focused on counter-terrorism operations conducted by small teams in a semi-urban setting, concluded on December 29. The eighth edition of the exercise is named ‘Ekuverin’, which means ‘friends’ in Maldivian language.
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December - 28 
The Indian security establishment is taking the threat issued by the Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) in a recent video seriously, as it specifically asks 'jihadi' fighters to target the Indian Army outside its "small, secure area
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The Indian security establishment is taking the threat issued by the Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) in a recent video seriously, as it specifically asks 'jihadi' fighters to target the Indian Army outside its "small, secure area of Kashmir" by striking in cities like Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru, reports The Times of India on December 29. "The specific call by AQIS spokesperson Usama Mahmoud, a Pakistani, asking Kashmiri 'fighters' and Muslims across the subcontinent to target the Army in Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru so that it 'comes to its senses' is reminiscent of Indian Mujahideen (IM)'s modus operandi of sending out warning letters and e-mails just before terror blasts in various Indian cities. So all necessary precautions are being taken," an unnamed intelligence official said.
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December - 28 
The Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) on December 28 reportedly held a meeting with the Myanmar Government’s Peace Commission in Yangon in a bid to improve relations, reports E-pao. NSCN-K is one of 21 ethnic a
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The Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) on December 28 reportedly held a meeting with the Myanmar Government’s Peace Commission in Yangon in a bid to improve relations, reports E-pao. NSCN-K is one of 21 ethnic armed groups in official talks with the government to reach lasting peace. Though the Naga group signed a ceasefire deal with the Sagaing Region Government in 2012, it has yet to join the broader Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA).
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December - 28 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has again approached the Interpol to seek a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik who has been charged to propagate communal hatred via his speeches, reports Hindustan Times on December 29
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has again approached the Interpol to seek a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik who has been charged to propagate communal hatred via his speeches, reports Hindustan Times on December 29. Earlier in October 2017, the Interpol had rejected NIA’s request for RCN due to the absence of official Chargesheet but a fresh plea with formal Chargesheet has been sent to the Interpol through its Indian nodal agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). It will be difficult for Zakir Naik to move freely post an RCN issued as Malaysian authorities and other member countries of the Interpol may arrest him and deport him back to India with formal communication, said an unnamed official of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA).
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December - 28 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached the French anti-terrorism agency to provide access to people arrested in the Paris attack (November 2015) to receive information about Indians who fought for Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria,
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached the French anti-terrorism agency to provide access to people arrested in the Paris attack (November 2015) to receive information about Indians who fought for Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria, reports New Indian Express on December 29.Earlier (date not specified), the French agency had communicated with NIA to provide an opportunity for interrogating IS operative Subahani Haja Moideen, who had fought for IS in Mosul, Iraq; later jailed in Raqqa, Syria; travelled back to India; and subsequently arrested by the NIA in October 2016.
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December - 28 
The nearby Rajouri District also witnessed heavy exchange of firing between Indian and Pakistani army after the latter initiated the firing in Nowshera sector.
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The nearby Rajouri District also witnessed heavy exchange of firing between Indian and Pakistani army after the latter initiated the firing in Nowshera sector.
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December - 29 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, indentified as Sahdev Singh Kherwar alias Sahdev Bhokta alias Vinayji, surrendered before the Police in Palamu District on December 29, reports Hindustan Times. Sahdev joined the CPI-Maoist as &ls
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, indentified as Sahdev Singh Kherwar alias Sahdev Bhokta alias Vinayji, surrendered before the Police in Palamu District on December 29, reports Hindustan Times. Sahdev joined the CPI-Maoist as ‘Baal Dasta’ (children’s squad) member in 1991 and was promoted to the armed squad in 2002. He was also involved in the 2002 murder of then Rohtas Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sanjay Kumar Singh, which was carried by self-proclaimed ‘area commander’ Nirala Yadav, convicted and awarded life term for the murder by a Rohtas court on July 5, 2017.
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December - 29 
After attending a meeting on December 29, at the Unified Command Headquarters in Tezpur, Director General of Police (DGP) stated that operations against militants in the northeast region have hit Independent faction of United Liberation Front o
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After attending a meeting on December 29, at the Unified Command Headquarters in Tezpur, Director General of Police (DGP) stated that operations against militants in the northeast region have hit Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) hard, reports The Sentinel . He also urged Paresh Barua, the ‘chairman’ of ULFA-I and its cadres to return to mainstream. He also stated that ULFA-I recruitment was still continuing and stated that Police had information regarding newly recruited militants. He also stated magnitude of recruitment has reduced.
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December - 29 
After few hours of a terror attack in Cairo city of Egypt on December 29, the Indian Intelligence agencies has advised the Police and other security establishments to remain vigil and elevate the security measurements in existence as the New York cel
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After few hours of a terror attack in Cairo city of Egypt on December 29, the Indian Intelligence agencies has advised the Police and other security establishments to remain vigil and elevate the security measurements in existence as the New York celebration approaches in Delhi, reports DNA on December 30. Special Security arrangements are in order at religious places. Police’s ‘Prakram’ vans with Armed Security personnel are within the reach in case of any emergency or threat perceptions in Delhi, said a Senior Police officer.
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December - 29 
As many as seven vehicles engaged in road construction work were set ablaze by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Toylanka village under Katekalyan Police Station limits in Dantewada District on December 29, reports Business
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As many as seven vehicles engaged in road construction work were set ablaze by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Toylanka village under Katekalyan Police Station limits in Dantewada District on December 29, reports Business Standard. However, no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident. Under the Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) scheme, a road is being constructed between Gadapal and Badelakhapal villages, located around 450 kilometres away from the State capital, Raipur, Dantewada, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Gorakhnath Baghel said. A group of armed Maoists reached the construction site near Toylanka and set on fire two tractors, two water tankers, one poclain machine, one road roller and one JCB machine parked there. The Maoists also allegedly threatened the workers to stay away from the construction works before fleeing from the spot, ASP, Baghel added.
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December - 29 
Besides J&K, the Minister said, the overall security situation in the country, including Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) hit area and the Northeast region had also shown considerable improvement. While discussing the development issues, the inter-min
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Besides J&K, the Minister said, the overall security situation in the country, including Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) hit area and the Northeast region had also shown considerable improvement. While discussing the development issues, the inter-ministerial meeting focused on improvement of communication infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly the Ladakh region by upgrading and installation of mobile towers. Similarly, the sources added, the meet also discussed in length strengthening of education infrastructure in Jammu Kashmir.
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December - 29 
Regarding the army recruitment, Brigadier Govind Kalvad, the Commandant of the Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre (MLIRC) on December 29 said that “while the basic tenets of military training for the recruits remain the same, the training
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Regarding the army recruitment, Brigadier Govind Kalvad, the Commandant of the Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre (MLIRC) on December 29 said that “while the basic tenets of military training for the recruits remain the same, the training has now evolved to meet the challenges of sub-conventional warfare, including counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency and if necessary anti-naxalite operations”, reports The Indian Express. Officials said that the army’s role has undergone a major shift in recent times and one of the key tasks across the boards is tackling acts of terror against India, particularly insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and the North East and the threat of Left-wing extremism, if needed.Brigadier Govind Kalvad said “The training module for the recruits has been thoughtfully evolved to meet the challenges of sub-conventional warfare, which is basically Low Intensity Conflict Operations, comprising anti-terrorist, anti-insurgency operations and if necessary anti-naxalite operations. We have not diverted from the basic tenets of military training, even though there have been modernisations in these over time. But after the basics are covered, a trained soldier undergoes extensive training in facing sub-conventional situations. So after the conventional training gets over, a soldier goes on leave and immediately after he comes back, he is attached to a camp for training on situations of sub-conventional warfare. So when he leaves, he is fully prepared to face any situations in Jammu and Kashmir, North East or in fighting Naxalites if told to.” He said that some modern facilities are being introduced in the firing drills for the recruits, which are considered one of the key elements in the making of a soldier. Officials of the MLIRC said that these days the recruits, who are increasingly using cell phones to stay connected, are being made aware of the threat of cyber crimes.
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December - 29 
Separately, Border Peace Coordination Committee (BPCA) Assam-Nagaland held a peace and goodwill meeting at Darikial village in Nakachari under Jorhat District, reports Assam Tribune on December 30. The main aim of the meeting was to deliberate on the
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Separately, Border Peace Coordination Committee (BPCA) Assam-Nagaland held a peace and goodwill meeting at Darikial village in Nakachari under Jorhat District, reports Assam Tribune on December 30. The main aim of the meeting was to deliberate on the news about Government of India’s (GoI) proposal of inking a final Naga peace accord and the confusion and fear in the minds of the people.
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December - 29 
Suspected Kuki militants abducted a Naga truck driver identified as A. Adakho on December 29, at Motbung, a Kuki-majority town in Senapati District, reports Northeast Today. Imphal Free Press further adds that Surface Hills Area Drivers’
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Suspected Kuki militants abducted a Naga truck driver identified as A. Adakho on December 29, at Motbung, a Kuki-majority town in Senapati District, reports Northeast Today. Imphal Free Press further adds that Surface Hills Area Drivers’ Welfare Union blocked National Highway 2 (NH2), where the incident had occurred. The blockade was lifted on the same day after the driver was rescued by Police.
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December - 29 
The Border Security Force (BSF) has been told to keep a close vigil on the 856-kilometres-long India-Bangladesh border in Lankamura, on the outskirts of Agartala in Tripura to prevent entry of unwanted elements into the State, where Assembly election
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The Border Security Force (BSF) has been told to keep a close vigil on the 856-kilometres-long India-Bangladesh border in Lankamura, on the outskirts of Agartala in Tripura to prevent entry of unwanted elements into the State, where Assembly elections are due early 2018, reports Hindustan Times on December 30. Tripura Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sriram Taranikanti stated that Central Paramilitary Forces would start arriving in the State soon and the central Government has agreed to send Security Forces (SFs) as required by the Election Commission.
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December - 29 
Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on December 29 said that the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has considerably improved with the efforts of the Security Forces (SFs) and the development initiatives undertaken by both the Cent
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on December 29 said that the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has considerably improved with the efforts of the Security Forces (SFs) and the development initiatives undertaken by both the Centre and the State, reports Daily Excelsior. The Minister made these remarks while chairing an inter-ministerial meeting, convened in New Delhi, to discuss development issues in J&K besides Left Wing Extremism-affected States and the Northeast region. The high-level meet discussed improvement of communication infrastructure in the J&K State, particularly Ladakh region, strengthening of education system in Jammu Kashmir and other developmental issues.According to an official spokesman, the Minister said that security situation in the militancy infest Jammu Kashmir had shown considerable improvement and it was time to move forward with speed on the developmental front. Maintaining that the overall situation in J&K was well control, Rajnath Singh stressed that it was made possible due to the efforts of SFs and development initiatives undertaken by the incumbent Governments at Centre and the State. “Now it is time to move forward with speed on the development front,” he added.
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December - 29 
With only three days to go for the publication of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Assam Police on December 29 said that elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure that nothing goes wrong in the aftermath of the list’s pu
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With only three days to go for the publication of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Assam Police on December 29 said that elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure that nothing goes wrong in the aftermath of the list’s publication, reports Northeast Today. The State will also receive 80 companies of additional forces. The Assam Government is scheduled to publish one part of the draft NRC after midnight of December 31 which will be made available for the people of the state from January 1, 2018. The state has already received 30 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and another 50 companies are being sent to the state for deployment in the run up to publication of the NRC.
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December - 30 
Meanwhile, the two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) which were hidden beneath the earth, around two kilometres from a Paramilitary force’s camp stationed in new Tarrem village in Bijapur District on De
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Meanwhile, the two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) which were hidden beneath the earth, around two kilometres from a Paramilitary force’s camp stationed in new Tarrem village in Bijapur District on December 30, reported The Hindu. The explosives, weighing 10 kilograms and 15 kilograms, were unearthed by a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’s 168th battalion and local Police from the forests of Basaguda Police Station limits, Bijapur, ASP, Mohit Garg said. Later, another IED was found nearby during a search, the ASP said. The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) immediately destroyed the explosives, ASP, Garg said.
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December - 30 
Security Forces (SFs) conducted a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Bandipora District on December 30, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on a tip-off about the presence of militants, SFs and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police
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Security Forces (SFs) conducted a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Bandipora District on December 30, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on a tip-off about the presence of militants, SFs and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a joint search operation at Gund Jehangir in Hajin in Bandipora. SFs sealed all exit points and launched house-to-house search operation, the sources said. However, no one was arrested during the operation which ended after several hours.It is believed that militants, who were hiding in the forests during summer, had come down in plains following snowfall and chilly weather in the heights. SFs destroyed a number of hideouts in the forests before the onset of winter.
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December - 30 
Separately, three lower-rung CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested from different places in Sukma District on December 30, reports The Hindu. While two Maoists identified as Madvi Deva (30) and Hemla Joga (25) were arrested from Chintalnar Police Station l
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Separately, three lower-rung CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested from different places in Sukma District on December 30, reports The Hindu. While two Maoists identified as Madvi Deva (30) and Hemla Joga (25) were arrested from Chintalnar Police Station limits, Muchaki Munna (28) was arrested from Chintagufa Police Station area, Sukma, ASP, Jitendra Shukla said. The arrested cadres were active as Maoist militia members, ASP, Shukla said. Deva and Joga were allegedly involved in firing on a Police party in the forest in Chinnabodkel villages last month. Similarly, Munna was wanted in connection with a blast to harm a Police team on Burkapal road in October, ASP, Shukla added. The three were produced in a local court in Dantewada, which remanded them in judicial custody.
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December - 31 
Militants of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) carried out a ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp leaving three personnel injured in Pulwama District early on December 31 (today), reports The Hindu. The militants
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Militants of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) carried out a ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp leaving three personnel injured in Pulwama District early on December 31 (today), reports The Hindu. The militants attacked the 185th battalion camp of the CRPF in Lethpora in Kashmir valley around 2 am. CRPF officials said intermittent firing was on and three personnel had sustained bullet injuries. However, there were no casualties reported in the attack.
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December - 31 
On December 31, suspected militants threw a grenade at the office of the Forest Department at Mantri Pukhri in Imphal East District, reports Northeast Today.
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On December 31, suspected militants threw a grenade at the office of the Forest Department at Mantri Pukhri in Imphal East District, reports Northeast Today.
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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