India: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2021

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached immovable property and land at Chatra District of Jharkhand belonging to Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ identified as Gopal Singh Bhokta, reports OneIndia News on June 2. An inter-college and 245 decimals of land at Chatra District of Jharkhand were attached by NIA. TPC ‘commander’ Gopal Singh is involved in raising illegal money through extortions and illegal collection of levy. Read less...

On June 1, four Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of banned militant outfit Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) were arrested from two separate villages of Saching and Old Shallang in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh, tweeted by Assam Rifles. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) arrested an individual identified as Jagdev Yadav alias Jato Yadav, accused in 16-year-old Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] case from Vishanpur village of Charkapathar Police Station in Jamui District of Bihar on June 1, reports Hindustan. Security Forces (SFs) comprising of Bihar Police and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) formed a team and arrested him from his house during the raid. Jagdev Yadav is first accused in Naxal case number 38/2005 registered at Sono Police Station, said Station House Officer (SHO) Abdul Haleem Read less...

Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including a woman were killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in the dense forest near Bhandarpal village in Kondagaon District of Chhattisgarh on June 1, reports Free Press Journal. Based on information about the presence of CPI-Maoist cadres belonging to the North Kanker-Mainpur Division Coordination Committee in the jungles of Rajpur, Bhandarpal and Timnar villages along the Kondagaon-Kanker District border, the team of the Chhattisgarh Police's District Reserve Guard (DRG) carried out an anti- Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation leading to an encounter with CPI-Maoist cadres on June 1. After the encounter was over, the Police team searched the area and found two bodies of CPI-Maoist cadres, including a woman, clad in uniform. Police recovered one Self Loading Rifle (SLR), 303 rifle and three 12 bore rifles along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition and other materials from the site. Police believe that few more CPI-Maoist cadres could have been injured in the action and search in a nearby area is underway to arrest the CPI-Maoist cadres, who had escaped from the spot, said Inspector General of Police (IG), (Bastar range) Sundarraj P Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘sub zonal commander’ identified as Nunuchand Mahto alias Tiger alias Gandhi alias Netaji, carrying a reward of INR 5,00,000 over his head, has surrendered before the Police in Giridih District of Jharkhand on June 1, reports UNI. Speaking to the media after his surrender, Nunuchand said that he was relieved after returning to the mainstream and also urged other CPI-Maoist cadres to follow the same. He has joined CPI-Maoist in 2008. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘sub-zonal commander’ identified as Uday Oraon was arrested by Police at Murhu-Karcha Chhapar Toli village under Pesrar Police Station in Lohardaga District of Jharkhand, reports Dainik Jagran on June 2. Uday Oraon belongs to Dalam (armed squad) of Ravindra Ganju, the regional ‘commander’ of CPI-Maoist, who carries a reward of INR 1.5 million over his head. The arrested CPI-Maoist sub-zonal commander, Uday Oraon is involved in killing of Munshi, road construction worker under Pesrar Police Station, kidnap and killing of a villager in Mungo in Serendag Police Station area, set ablaze of many vehicles and other Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] incidents. Intelligence officials along with Police teams have interrogated Uday separately and started work on the Naxal incidents. During the interrogation, Uday had provided information related to the CPI-Maoist outfit including planting series bombs in the forests of Lohardaga District. It has given important information to the Police about weapons, pressure bombs, cane bombs, landmines, Naxal squads. Uday Oraon has been wanted in dozens of cases in Lohardaga, Gumla and Latehar Districts of Jharkhand. Read less...

Police have identified Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including a woman, who were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the dense forest near Bhandarpal village in Kondagaon District of Chhattisgarh on June 1 as Aasu Korcha (20), resident of South Bastar and Reena Naretti (27), wife of Ramesh Hupendi, reports Nai Dunia on June 2. Both these slain CPI-Maoist cadres were carrying a reward of INR 5, 00,000 each on their heads. Both the slain CPI-Maoist cadres were involved in the arson in Kusanmari area under Dhanora Police Station in March and several other Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] incidents in the area. The deceased women, Reena Naretti, who is from Tamoda village in Amabeda of Kanker District, have been involved in several CPI-Maoist incidents like spreading panic and working with Naxal outfits. More than half a dozen offences have been registered under sections of murder, attempt to murder, arson, including explosives, arms act, UAPA and IPC. Read less...

The Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) on June 1, filed a charge sheet against senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra in a case related to the alleged nexus between politicians and terror groups in the Union Territory, reports Daily Excelsior. Officials said, Parra has been chargesheeted by the Criminal Investigation (Kashmir) wing of the Jammu and Kashmir’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) under various Sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) dealing with waging war against the country and threatening peace. The charge sheet was submitted before the competent court which has taken cognisance of the document. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 25, 2020, arrested Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra for allegedly supporting Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), a banned terror outfit, in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India. Earlier, NIA had stated on November 25, 2020, “Today, NIA arrested Waheed Ur Rehman Parra, the youth wing leader of People’s Democratic Party, in connection with Naveed Babu/Devender Singh case for supporting Hizbul Mujahideen [HM] in conspiracy with the other accused persons.” Parra has been in judicial custody since his arrest by the Criminal Investigation Kashmir (CIK), a branch of CID mandated to probe cases under the UAPA and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Read less...

Three militants belonging to Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) were arrested on June 1, from Lilen B village of Peren District in Nagaland, reports Nagaland Express. The unnamed militants were accused of killing their faction ‘chief’ Jaggin Baite and his bodyguard in Manipur. Read less...

Cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), demanded ‘levy’ (extortion money) from Nityanand Das, Block Development Officer (BDO) of Manatu, after which he registered an FIR at Manatu Police Station in Palamu District of Jharkhand on June 3, reports UNI. The BDO in his complaint said that on Wednesday (June 2) morning around 10 AM he had first received the call but since the voice was not clear a second call came to him. From the other side, the man identified himself as Nagina Ji of the TPC and demanded money for running the organisation over which the BDO had said that he will speak with the seniors in this regard and had cut the phone. In his complaint, the officer also said that between 12.12 PM to 12.17 PM on Thursday (June 3) he had received five calls on his number for ‘levy’ but the amount was not specified. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Communication ‘Chief’ in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh and senior leader of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), identified as Sobroi alias Gaddam Madhukar alias Mohan, carrying a reward of INR 800,000 over his head and one CPI-Maoist courier were arrested by Telangana Police on Peddammagadda Cross Road close to Mulugu Road in Warangal District of Telangana on June 2, reports Free Press Journal. Gaddam Madhukar and a courier were arrested during a vehicle-check by Police. Madhukar was suffering from Covid-19, had come to Warangal for the treatment with the help of the courier, a minor. Several cases against him were pending in the Police Stations of Bastar Division. Madhukar who hails from Kumaram Bheem Asifabad District in Telangana had joined the Sirpur Dalam (armed squad) of the then People’s War Group (PWG)) in 1999. The Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] outfit later shifted him to DKSZC and since then, he was involved in several offences including killing of Police personnel and snatching away their weapons. The CPI-Maoist courier went to Venkatapuram forest area in a car and was bringing Madhukar to Hanamkonda for admission in a hospital. When Police searched the vehicle at the check post, Madhukar was found hiding in the car’s boot. Police arrested both of them and seized INR 88,000 cash. Madhukar was later admitted to a hospital for treatment, said Warangal’s Commissioner of Police, Tarun Joshi. Madhukar informed to Police that a large number of senior Maoist cadres are suffering with COVID-19. But the CPI-Maoist is not allowing them to go outside for better treatment. The cadres in exceptional cases are allowed to go outside for getting better treatment, only after their health condition turns worse. Maoist leaders said found to be infected with Covid- 19 include Telangana State Committee Secretary Yapa Narayana alias Haribhushan alias Lakma, Telangana State Committee members Bade Chokka Rao alias Damodar, and Kankanala Raji Reddy alias Dharmanna alias Venkatesh, DKSZC members Katta Ramchandra Reddy alias Vikalp and Kunkati Venkataiah alias Vikas, DKSZC spokesperson Mula Devender Reddy alias Masa Dada, South Bastar Divisional Committee (DVC) Secretary, Muchaki Ungal alias Raghu alias Sudhakar, and other CPI-Maoist cadres Kodi Manjula, Pusam Padma and Kakarla Sunitha, added Tarun Joshi, reports The Hindu on June 2 Read less...

Police arrested a militant associate and recovered incriminating material from his possession in Budgam District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 2, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesman said that acting on a specific information, a special joint checkpoint was established by Police and 43Bn Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Harren Soibugh area of Budgam. “During checking, officers apprehended [arrested] a militant associate identified as Fayaz Ahmed Bhat son of Mohammad Amin Bhat of Hakarmula Budgam linked with proscribed militant outfit LeT [Lashkar-e-Toiba],” the spokesman said, adding that preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested militant associate was providing shelter, logistics and other material support including transportation of arms and ammunition to the active militants of LeT in various areas of Budgam. “The arrested militant associate has been in touch with the PaK militant commanders through various social media platforms and was also in constant touch with LeT self-styled militant commanders in Kashmir”, the spokesman said. “Incriminating material including posters of proscribed militant outfit LeT were recovered from the possession. Accordingly, a case under FIR number 152/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Budgam and investigation into the matter has been initiated,” Police said. Read less...

A militant belonging to the civil wing of National Socialist Council of Nagaland--Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) was arrested from Laisong village of Dima Hasao District in Assam, tweets Assam Rifles. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) reported on 31 May another NSCN-IM militant was arrested from the same place. Read less...

Militants shot dead a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and critically injured the daughter of his friend in Tral area in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 2, reports Daily Excelsior. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar, said, three militants fired upon Municipal Councillor of Tral town, Rakesh Pandita son of Somnath Pandita. He was critically injured in the militant attack and was removed to a nearby medical facility but was declared dead by doctors. The IGP said that Pandita had gone to visit his friend Mushtaq Ahmad, whose daughter, Asifa Mushtaq, was also injured in the attack. The IGP further said that massive operation has been launched in the area to arrest the militants responsible for the killing of the BJP leader. Read less...

On June 2, a militant belonging to People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was arrested from Valpakot village in Churachandpur District of Manipur, reports E Pao. The arrestee identified as Telem Amit Kumar Singh alias Lintao was involved in multiple attacks on Assam Rifles guarding the Indo-Myanmar Border. Read less...

On June 2, a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militant surrendered in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh, reports Arunachal Times. The militant identified as ‘self-styled private’ Kimong Hassen surrendered to lead a normal life in his village, Lazu of Tirap District. Read less...

Pakistani Rangers fired at an earth-mover machine engaged in cleaning bushes along the International Border (IB) in Arnia sector in Jammu District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 2, in what could be the second ceasefire violation in nearly four months, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said Pakistani Rangers fired a few rounds upon noticing the bullet-proof JCB machine clearing the bushes in Arnia sector’s Vikram area in the outskirts of Jammu around 8.15 am. However, there was no report of any casualty. The Border Security Force (BSF) fired a few rounds in retaliation, they said, adding the situation has returned to normal and there is calm along the IB. On May 2, Pakistani Rangers violated the ceasefire by opening fire along the IB in Ramgarh sector in Samba District, which was the first ceasefire violation by Pakistan after the two countries signed a fresh agreement to maintain calm along the border on February 25 this year. Read less...

Police arrested a militant associate of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) recovered one grenade and 50 live AK series rounds from his possession, in Bandipora District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 2, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesman said that acting on a specific tip off about anti-national activity in the general area of Bandipora, a naka (Police check post) was laid at Putushai by a joint team of 14 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), 3rd Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Police Bandipora. “A suspect, who gave his name as Irshad Ahmad Mir, son of Mohammad Yousuf Mir of Onagam, was approaching the naka in a suspicious manner was waylaid by the joint security forces and his personal search was carried out,” the spokesman said. “During detailed questioning, the person revealed that he was working as an associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba and on basis of his confession one grenade and 50 live AK series rounds were recovered, the statement said, adding that he revealed that the said ammunition was handed over to him to effect a militant strike in the general area of Bandipora”, the spokesman added. Read less...

Police, on June 2, detained four individuals under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in Kupwara District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, for sloganeering during the funeral of a youth killed in a road accident last month, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that four individuals have been booked under the UAPA in Bumhama, Kupwara. Police said that on May 28 a youth, Mohammad Amin Dar, belonging to Bumhama, was killed in a road accident and at the funeral prayers the next morning some youth who took part in the last rites raised slogans following which a case was registered under relevant sections. Read less...

An active militant operative was killed in an overnight operation at Police component complex Tral in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 3, reports Daily Excelsior. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar said that Mohammad Amin Malik son of Abdul Ahad Malik of Nagbal Machhma in Tral, was an active militant operative, who was killed in an overnight operation of Security Forces (SFs) at Police component complex Tral. Amin was arrested on May 30, 2021 along with incriminating materials including arms, ammunitions and explosives including unlicensed 12 bore gun, live rounds, explosives, iron/steel balls, 9 feature phones and other warlike stores used in fabrication of IEDs [Improvised Explosive Devices]. The IGP said, “A case FIR No. 48/2021 under relevant Sections of law was registered at Police Station Tral. Amin was on police remand and on 2/6/2021 he was brought from Police Station Tral to the Police Component, Tral for further interrogation. During the interrogation, he got hold of the service rifle (AK 47) of Constable Amjad Khan and fired indiscriminately with intention to kill the police personnel. He critically wounded CT Amjad Khan.” Subsequently, he was engaged in a gun fight following the rules and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of such engagement and was neutralized. The snatched weapon was recovered from the possession of the slain militant. The IGP added, it is pertinent to mention here that the slain militant operative was active militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in the past and was arrested in 2003. “Further, his brother Shabir Malik was also a militant of AGuH [Ansar Ghazwat-ul Hind] outfit who was eliminated at Brenpathri [village located in Charar- E- Shrief Tehsil (revenue unit) in Budgam District] in 2019,” he added. Read less...

Chhattisgarh Government has withdrawn 594 criminal cases, including more than 100 CPI-Maoist related cases against tribals in Chhattisgarh, reports The Times of India on June 4. A court acquitted all the accused after reviewing the recommendation of a high-level committee. The high-level seven-member committee under the chairmanship of Justice A K Patnaik was constituted in December 2018 by Chhattisgarh State Government headed by Chief Minister (CM) Bhupesh Bagheal to review the criminal cases lodged against innocent tribals in the Maoist insurgency affected Districts. The committee had recommended the withdrawal of 627 cases and based on the recommendation, 594 cases have been withdrawn from the court, benefiting 726 persons. Similarly, 365 Maoist-related cases were identified by the Police department for speedy trial in the courts, in which 218 undertrials were acquitted in 124 cases. Of these, 36 people were acquitted in 24 cases in Dantewada District, 47 people in 44 cases in Bijapur District, nine people in seven cases in Narayanpur District and nine in three cases in Kondagaon District, six people were acquitted in one case in Kanker District, 109 people in 44 cases in Sukma District and two accused in one case in Rajnandgaon District. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a pamphlet have again strongly opposed the excavation work of the Surajgarh Iron Ore project and warned the workers involved in excavation work to be killed in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports Sakal on June 4. The letter of Naxals [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] was found at Surajangarh Iron Mineral Hill. In the past, CPI-Maoist cadres have set ablaze 83 vehicles in the area opposing this project. Read less...

Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane, on June 3, said, very few terrorist-initiated incidents and stone-pelting cases have taken place in the Union Territory (UT) and this indicates a return to “normalcy” in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. “There have been very few terrorist-initiated incidents, hardly any cases of stone-pelting which indicates a return to a sense of normalcy. People also want the same and it is a good thing. In this context of return to normalcy, we are from our side prepared and we have taken all necessary steps for the smooth conduct of Amarnath yatra,” General Naravane said while asserting that the Army is prepared and has taken all necessary steps for the smooth conduct of Amarnath yatra. The Army chief said that there have been decades of mistrust between Pakistan and India and pointed out that the onus is entirely on Pakistan to build trust with India. “The terror infrastructure on the other side of the LoC [Line of Control] continues, therefore there cannot be any slackening on our preparedness or alertness,” Naravane said. Read less...

Police arrested Nath Ganjhu alias Bhagirath, an ‘area commander’ of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Bharkudwa village under Lawalong Police Station area in Chatra District of Jharkhand on June 3, reports UNI. An US-made rifle, one .315 bore rifle, 30 cartridges of different guns, Naxal [Left Wing extremism, LWE] literature and TPC pamphlets have been recovered from the possession of Bhagirath. Read less...

Police recovered two fake AK-47s, CPI-Maoist uniforms, and a bag from a forest near Dugeli village under Bacheli Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, reports Ommcom News on June 4. Police team visited the village and had discussion with the residents, after receiving information about the fake CPI-Maoist activities in the area. Police team recovered two fake AK-47s, CPI-Maoist uniforms, and a bag hidden inside a hole. The AK-47s had been carved from wood and were being used by fake CPI-Maoist cadres to threaten the villagers. They used to enter the village during the night, kidnap wealthy people and collect ransom from their relatives. Unable to identify the weapons during the night, villagers also gave them money and other things. Police have launched a campaign to arrest them with the help of the villagers, said Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Pallav. Read less...

Police will deploy more than 6,000 personnel to keep a vigil in Amritsar city in Amritsar District of Punjab on the 37th anniversary of Operation Bluestar, conducted by the Indian Army on June 6,1984 to flush out militants hiding in the Golden Temple complex, reports Hindustan Times on June 4. Senior Police officers from the neighbouring Districts of Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran and Pathankot, companies of the Punjab Armed Police (PAP), Punjab Police commandos and anti-riot Police, will also be deployed. Read less...

Two teenage CPI-Maoist cadres have surrendered before the Security Forces (SFs) at Bhandaria Police Station of Garhwa District in Jharkhand on June 3, reports Dainik Jagran. Both these teenage CPI-Maoist cadres are 16 and 17 years old. One of them is from Karamdih Police Station limits of Latehar District and another is from Bhandaria Police Station limits in Garhwa District of Jharkhand. They were active members of Dalam (armed squad) of CPI-Maoist ‘commander’ Vimaji who carries a reward of INR 2.5 million for the past 18 months, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Srikant S Khotre Read less...

Army and Police recovered a consignment of arms and ammunition from Manyal village under Thanamandi Tehsil (revenue unit) in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 4, reports Daily Excelsior. Security personnel launched searches in upper reaches of Azmatabad area of Thanamandi after developing specific information about a dump of arms and ammunition, and recoveries were made from Manyal village. Recoveries include four pistols with eight magazines and 105 rounds, one AK rifle with two magazines and 54 rounds, packaging material and ropes. However, no arrests have been made immediately in connection with the recoveries. Read less...

Former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) identified as Chhatradhar Mahato, the face of the CPI-Maoist backed tribal movement of 2008-11 in Lalgarh and presently a Trinamool Congress functionary moved the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on June 4 seeking house arrest, citing the Covid-19 situation and his failing health, reports Times of India on June 6. The former CPI-Maoist leader arrested in the 2009 Rajdhani Express hijack case has moved the NIA (NIA) court through a lawyer. On October 27, 2009, the Rajdhani Express was stopped at Banstala station in Jhargram District of West Bengal, adds Sangbad Pratidin Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) recovered Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) weapons including two guns, a pistol, gelatin, electronic detonator, which were tied to plastic under the ground in Jamti forest under Bishanpur Police Station area of Gumla District of Jharkhand during a search operation, reports News 18 on June 5. A joint SFs team comprising of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 158 Battalion and District Police had information that CPI-Maoist ‘zonal commander’ Ravindra Ganju and his associates were active in the forest before the search operation. CPI-Maoist cadres have fled the location before the team of SFs had arrived to the location. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Madakam Nandal alias Nandu (20), a resident of Kourugutt village of Pameda Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh surrendered before the Police in Mulugu District of Telangana on June 4, reports Telangana Today. Nandu was working as a guard to the CPI-Maoist ‘commander’ of Special Guerilla Squad (SGS), Lachanna and he was suffering from ill-health and there was no chance of him getting proper treatment. He joined as a member of Cherla Arunakka Dalam (armed squad) in 2018 with the help of Somudu, an underground cadre, and worked there for one year as a Dalam member. On the instructions of Azad, Telangana State Committee member, he moved to Manuguru and worked as a guard to Lachanna. At the time of working as a guard to Lachanna, he participated in Battoom firing, Pedda Midisaleru road blasting and also in the exchange of fire at Tekulagudem of Chhattisgarh in which 24 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel died, said Superintendent of Police (SP), Mulugu, Dr Sangram Singh Ganpatrao Patil Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have claimed that they killed a Police Constable identified as Manoj Netam who went missing on April 28 in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh, said Inspector General of Police (IGP), Bastar range, Sundarraj P, reports The New Indian Express on June 5. The Police are yet to confirm the death and probing further. The press statement issued in the name of CPI-Maoist said that Assistant Constable Manoj Netam had been killed. CPI-Maoist cadres could not return the body to the family. Netam, posted at Kodekurse Police station in Kanker District, left on April 28 after his duty without informing anyone where he was going. Two days later his motorcycle was found abandoned on a road near Bhurke village in Kodekurse area which borders on Rajnandgaon District, added IG Sundarraj P Read less...

Director General of Police (DGP) Neeraj Sinha reviewed and discussed about the anti- Naxal campaign with Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials at Chaibasa of West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand, reports Dainik Jagran on June 5. The efforts are being made to understand the difficulties being faced by the jawans working in Naxal affected areas. Read less...

Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Jan Militia members identified as Budhu Cherka (48), Bheema Kowachi (40), Sonu Usendi (35), Guddi Dhruva (20) and Payko Mandavi (18) surrendered before the Police in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh, on June 4, reports The Pioneer. They were tasked with arranging meetings and food for CPI-Maoist, putting up pamphlets, posters and banners, collecting information and keeping a watch on the movement of Security Forces (SFs). They will be given assistance according to the surrender and rehabilitation policy of the Chhattisgarh Government, said Narayanpur Superintendent of Police (SP), Mohit Garg. Read less...

Paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) opened fire after some youth pelted stones at their Convoy near Kralpora in Budgam District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India early on June 4 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. A senior Police office said that the CRPF’s 29 BN was on way from Chanapora to Doonwari Chadoora camp when it came under stone pelting near Kralpora. They fired few shots in air and there were no injuries to anyone in the incident. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court at Mohali in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar District of Punjab has granted bail to eight arrested in connection with the killing of Shaurya Chakra awardee Comrade Balwinder Singh Sandhu as charge sheet was not presented against them within the stipulated 180 days, reports Hindustan Times on May 6. Earlier, on April 27, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) has reported about NIA filing the charge sheet in this case against eight members, who are connected to Pakistan based Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF). Read less...

Around 10-12 Naxals [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] have set ablaze one JCB and one tractor parked at a construction site of a bridge over Binja Nala at Lamkinand in Tokisood village of Patratu Police Station in Ramgarh District of Jharkhand on June 5, reports PrabhatKhabar. Two labourers identified as Raghunandan Prasad Mahato, a resident of Giridih District and Bhunesh Ram, a resident of Chauparan in Hazaribagh District were abused and injured by the Naxals and then fired in the air. Many labourers saved their lives by hiding in nearby forests. Naxals gave a pamphlet to a labourer identified as Munshi Lagnu Mahli to be handed over to their contracter. The engineers of the construction company said that no organization threatened them to stop work or seek levy. Police team conducted a search operation in the forests of Tokisood, Binja, and Chhapar in search of Naxals without much success after this incident. Read less...

At least three youth from Kakapora area in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, were booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) for their alleged involvement in stone pelting during the gunfight in the area in April this year, reports Daily Excelsior on June 6. The trio identified as Sameer Mushtaq Lone son of Mushtaq Ahmed Lone, Mudasir Ahmad Lone son of Noor Muhammad Lone and Sameer Ahmed Lone son of Bashir Ahmed Lone-all residents of Kakapora Pulwama and have been shifted to Kot Bhalwal Jail Jammu. Read less...

Cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), set a JCB machine and a tractor on fire at a bridge construction site located in Tokisud village in Patratu Police Station area in Ramgarh District of Jharkhand late on June 5, reports UNI. Police said, late on Saturday (June 5) night a group of six armed TPC cadres reached on the spot where a bridge is being constructed on Chotka river and assaulted the workers, fired five rounds in the air, set the two vehicles on fire and finally left behind pamphlets on the spot in which the outfit had asked to stop the work and remove the camp. A source in Police said, the bridge is being constructed on the river by the special division at INR 40 million and for the want of ‘levy’ the incident has been executed by the outfit. Read less...

Five persons were arrested were arrested for extortion activities from Tuensang District in Nagaland, reports Nagaland Express on June 6. Based on information and complaints received regarding illegal taxation & extortion going in and around the district by various underground faction outfits, five persons were arrested along with incrementing documents and proof of extortion from various government departments and other local business in the District. Read less...

Militants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Budgam District of Jammu and Kashmir on June 5, officials said, reports defenceaviationpost.com. There were no casualties in the incident, they said. The CRPF convoy was on its way to Srinagar from Chadoora area in Budgam. The militants opened fire on the convoy in Kralpora, the officials said. Read less...

Police seized 51 crude bombs inside a large sack at the crossing of Hastings and Kidderpore Road in Kolkata on June 5, reports The Times of India. Police suspect that the sack was kept on the roadside to be picked up by another person or group as part of an arms deal. Police are checking the footage to find out who had left it at that spot. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) busted a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant module and arrested its two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition from their possession, at Lower Munda Crossing in Qazigund area in Kulgam District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 5, reports Daily Excelsior. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar, said, two persons travelling in dumper truck, who were behaving suspiciously, were questioned by the SFs, and during questioning they revealed that they are OGWs of the JeM and were identified as Zahid Nabi son of Ghulam Nabi Dar of Samboora, Kakapora in Pulwama District and Mehrajuddin Dar son of Ali Mohammad Dar of the same village. During search of the vehicle two AK 56 rifles, 8 AK magazines, ten 9mm pistols, 18 pistol magazines, ninety 9×19 mm ammunition and nine grenades were recovered. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) on June 5, arrested two people, identified as Mehraj Ahmad Bhat and Zahid Nabi Dar and recovered cache of arms and ammunition from a vehicle on National Highway in Lower Munda area of Qazigund area in Kulgam District, reports Daily Excelsior. “A huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from the fur which include 2 AK 56 rifles, 8 AK mags, 10 9mm pistols, 18 pistol mags, 90 9×19 mm ammunition and 9 Grenades,” according to Police sources. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) on June 5, detected and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Government quarters in Srinagar, reports Daily Excelsior. “A Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was immediately called,” officials said, adding that the IED, which was placed inside a box, was later defused without causing any damage or loss to life. Read less...

Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in two separate incidents in Sitamarhi and Aurangabad Districts of Bihar, reports Hindustan Times. In the first incident, Bihar Police in coordination with Special Task Force (STF) have arrested a CPI-Maoist cadre identified as Manoj Sahni from a hotel near Runnisaidpur Tool Plaza under Runnisaidpur Police Station limits in Sitamarhi District on June 6. The arrested Maoist cadre, Manoj Sahni is a resident of Dera Tola village under Tariyani Police Station limits of Sheohar District of Bihar and he was evading the arrest for last nine years, said Police official. Cases are filed against Manoj Sahni at Runnisaidpur Police Station. In the second incident, CPI-Maoist cadre identified as Shiv Bhuiyan is arrested by joint Police team from Amba and Dhibra Police Stations in Aurangabad District on June 5. He is accused of setting on fire a road construction company’s machine, bombing, arms act, levy and carrying out CPI-Maoist activities. Read less...

A civilian identified as Bhola Bharti, a resident of Matlong village in Manika Police Station area of Latehar District of Jharkhand has received a ransom demand of INR 5, 00,000 and death threats for non-payment of ransom in the name of People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on June 6, reports PrabhatKhabar. Bhola Bharti received a mobile call on June 6 from Nishant ji of PLFI. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader and Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) communications head identified as Gaddam Madhukar alias Shobrai, who was arrested by the Warangal Police on June 1, died while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad District of Telangana on June 6, reports The Hindu. Madhukar’s body was shifted to Kondapally village in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad District, his native place, after autopsy at the OGH morgue, for last rites. Read less...

Five to Six cadres of PLFI have set ablaze one mixer machine and one tractor at a construction site of a bridge on Mangardah River under Lawalong Police Station limits of Chatra District in Jharkhand on June 6, reports Prabhat Khabhar. PLFI has claimed responsibility of the incident in a hand written pamphlet recovered from the location and also threatened the contractor. This incident is related to the collection of levy by PLFI. Read less...

Seven persons were injured in a grenade blast at Tral in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 6, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that one injured person, Farooq Reshi (55), of Tral Payeen, has been shifted to Srinagar hospital for treatment. The other injured include Mohammad Amad-Ud-Din (5), of Satoora, Haseena (38), of Darganiegund, Jalaluddin Bhat (41), of Khrew Pampore, Ilyas Ahmad Bhat (28), of Reshpora Tral, Khalifa (35) of Chankitar and Bashir Ahmad Hajam (45), of Tral Payeen. An Alto car bearing registration number JK02 BX-7993 belonging to Devinder Singh of Haffo was slightly damaged in the attack. Read less...

Two persons were arrested and a large cache of arms and ammunition and explosive materials seized from their possession in West Bengal's Birbhum District on June 6, reports June 6, yahoo.com. Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police along with local law enforcers intercepted a truck at Suri and seized five improvised 7mm pistols, 10 magazines, 30 cartridges and 20 kg of explosive materials from it, District Superintendent of Police Nagendra Tripathi said. Further investigation is underway, he added. Read less...

An absconding Over Ground Worker (OGW), who is accused of providing shelter and other logistics to the militants, has been arrested after 22 years, in Reasi District of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) in India on June 7, reports Daily Excelsior. Accused Mohi-ud-Din, son of Samdoo, resident of Shikari, Mahore tehsil (revenue unit) in Reasi District, was absconding in case FIR number 82/1999, dated 22/06/1999, under section 212, 216 RPC under Mahore Police Station. By meticulously planning & coordinated efforts after developing input, team of Police Station Mahore arrested the criminal, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Reasi, Shailendra Singh. Read less...

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans recovered a pipe bomb, weighed around ten kilograms, planted by CPI-Maoist cadres on the Chintagufa-Bheji road in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on June 7, reports India Today. The bomb was immediately defused by 150th Battalion of CRPF. Read less...

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (CM) Bhupesh Baghel and Governor Anusuiya Uikey have shown willingness to meet a delegation of villagers from Silger from Sukma District of Chhattisgarh where protests against setting up of a Security Forces (SFs) camp have been raging for almost four weeks, reports The Week on June 8. The willingness by the CM and the Governor were expressed when a delegation of social activists under the banner of Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan met them separately on June 8. The meeting came after a separate 12-member delegation of the civil society organization was stopped from visiting Silger on June 7. Read less...

Five People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Kunwar Oraon alias Jainath, the self-styled ‘area commander’ of the PLFI and his associates identified as Ravi Minj, Munna Oraon, Naresh Oraon and Amrit Kispotta were arrested from an under-construction house near Biodiversity Park under Namkum Police Station area of Ranchi City in Ranchi District of Jharkhand on June 7, reports Daily Pioneer. PLFI cadres were arrested after a brief encounter as they opened fire on Police team. Police claimed that PLFI cadres opened fire on Police when they were asked to surrender. According to Police, PLFI cadres fired 10 rounds of bullet. Police too retaliated and fired around 18 rounds. Police recovered five bikes, one country made pistol, five live bullets, seven mobile phones and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] literature. One of the seized bikes was stolen from Mandar. Police made these recoveries from Kharsidag locality as well as from Chete forest area under Nagri Police Station Read less...

Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Boti alias Bheema Vetti (29), ‘militia commander’ carrying a reward of INR 1, 00,000 on his head, Dhurwa Kunjam (28), who is a ‘deputy militia commander’ and militia members Somdu Tamo (27) and Budhram alias Guddu Tamo (23) have surrendered before the Police in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on June 7, reports Outlook India. All the four surrendered CPI-Maoist cadres were active in Malangir area of Dantewada District. They were impressed with the Police’s ‘Lon Varratu’ rehabilitation scheme for those coming back to the mainstream from the CPI-Maoist. So far, 363 Naxals [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)], including 96 carrying rewards on their heads, have surrendered in Dantewada District under the campaign Lon Varratu. CPI-Maoist was observing ‘Jan Pituri Week’ in memory of slain cadre, due to which vigil by Security Forces (SFs) had been increased in Bastar region, comprising Dantewada, Bijapur, Bastar, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Sukma and Kanker Districts, said Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava Read less...

In a joint raid by Military Intelligence (Southern Command) and Karnataka Anti-Terrorist Cell (ATC) on June 7, three people, identified as Gautam Viswanathan and Ibrahim Mullati, were arrested from BTM Layout in Bangalore, the identity of the third arrestee, a hawala (illegal money transaction) operator from Bhatkal, has not yet revealed, reports Deccan Herald. In April, 2021, Army officials were perturbed by a series of phone calls to their helplines in Siliguri, West Bengal, with unknown callers trying to inquire about army units and movements. Within weeks, the Army had traced the suspicious calls to a location in Bangalore. An investigation by Military Intelligence (Southern Command) in the city dredged up information that certain persons were exploiting the telecom system to carry out illegal activities. Sources say the suspects used telecom boxes and SIM cards to rout calls from terrorist groups. Read less...

On June 7, a virtual border management conference was held between Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) over border crimes, single-row border fencing and insurgent activities, among other issues, reports The Sentinel. The meeting saw the participation of the Inspector Generals (IGs) of three frontiers – Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram and Cachar Frontier along with BGB officials of the South-East and North-East regions and senior officials of Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs ministries. According to official sources, the four day BSF-BGB Border Coordination Conference (BCC) would adopt certain strategies to curb trans-border crimes, smuggling of various contraband and cattle, fake Indian currency notes and pending development works along the frontiers of the two neighbouring countries. In a statement, BSF stated that common goal of establishing peace and tranquility along the international borders will be amicably resolved by the both parties after discussions. In recent years, BSF and the BGB have jointly cemented their friendly relationship and acquired new heights in mutual trust and cooperation by resolving all border issues through meaningful dialogues. In November 2020, BCC had been held in BSF Tripura Frontier headquarters in Shalbagan. Read less...

On June 8, a hand grenade was lobbed by unknown miscreants at the office of All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU) located inside DM University campus in Imphal of Imphal West District in Manipur, reports E Pao. Though four executive members of AMSU and some volunteers were inside the office at the time of the incident, no one was injured. AMSU vice-president Athouba Laishram termed the grenade attack as an act of suppressing the voice of students and their activism. Read less...

A high-intensity explosion occurred in a madrasa (seminary) in Bihar’s Banka District on June 8, morning, killing an imam (religious teacher), Mohammad Abdul Sattar Mobin, and damaging other houses in the locality, reports Hindustan Times. According to Superintendent of Police (Banka) Arvind Kumar Gupta, the blast took place around 8am at the complex situated in Navtolia locality, pulling down a major portion of the seminary. “The compound’s front portion comprises the madrasa. It was locked from outside. There is a pathway inside which leads to the mosque, the gates of which were found open. The explosion has caused extensive damage to the seminary building,” Gupta told. A preliminary probe suggested the presence of gunpowder or explosives at the site of the explosion, said Shresthan Kumar, Assistant Director of the Forensic Sciences Laboratory at Bhagalpur. Mobin’s body was recovered just outside Navtolia locality. Preliminary investigations revealed that the injured imam died on the way to the hospital, following which his aides abandoned the body in the car and fled, said Police. Read less...

At least 40 persons (young men) have joined the militant ranks in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) this year with another 50 missing, reported official sources, reports Free Press Kashmir on June 9. The official report said several among the missing are suspected to have joined militancy but have not been included in the official count by the officials as the recruitment is not established yet. Quoting a senior-level official source, the report said: “This year there have been around 40 who have joined militant groups, basically the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Al-Badr. However, around 50 are still missing.” Another arm of the defence and security apparatus, which is involved in counterinsurgency operations, verified the trend of recruiting, the report said. “All the traditional militant groups, which were operating from Pakistan with the direct support of the ISI, like the LeT (Lashkar-e-Taiba), Jaish-e-Mohammad [JeM] have now got frontal organisations with peculiar names to showcase that Pakistan has no role in the terror activities in Kashmir,” the report said quoting another official source, adding “The Resistance Front (TRF), which is a front for LeT, has attracted the majority of the new members”. Furthermore, the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen’s infamous 313 Brigade has been transformed into the Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force, the report said. The Lashkar-e-Mustafa (LeM) is a JeM front that rose to prominence after the Pulwama incident in 2019. Hizbul’s recruitment and operations are shrinking. The report also said Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM)’s operations and recruiting have slowed, owing to tensions at its headquarters in Pakistan administrated Kashmir (PaK). 131 Kashmiri youngsters had joined militancy in 2020, the report said quoting official statistics, as of early October 2020. This was an increase from the 117 new hires in 2019. In 2018, 214 young people joined militant ranks, the highest level of recruitment in recent years. Read less...

On June 8, a People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-progressive (PREPAK-pro) militant was arrested near Arapti Lilong Mapal VDF outpost in Imphal East District of Manipur, reports E Pao. The arrestee identified as Khullakpam Mubinur Rahman was apprehended during search operation along with one Chinese hand grenade and detonator. During interrogation, Mubinur Rahman revealed that he was presently working under one Jiten who had supplied him with two hand grenades out of which he used one to attack the Lilong AR post few weeks ago. Read less...

On June 8, Naga groups including National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) has raised objection on the proposed Karbi Anglong Peace Accord deal to be inked between the Assam Government and six militant outfits - Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), People’s Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCKL), United People’s Liberation Army (UPLA) and three factions of Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT), reports The Telegraph. The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), denouncing the agreement which proposes the creation of Karbi-Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council (KAATC) in nearby Assam, as reported in East Mojo, stated that any deal without “the consent of the Naga populace who are the original inhabitants of the area” will not be accepted. NSCN-IM stated that Karbi Anglong, erstwhile known as Rengma Hills, is the victim of aggressive influx of outsiders for vested interests. The Rengma Nagas are the legitimate sons of the soil. The proposed KAATC is more of appeasement policy to pacify the six Karbi militant outfits, according to NSCN-IM. According to The Economic Times, Rengma issue in Assam constitutes one of the important agendas of Indo-Naga political talks which is still pending. The Rengma Naga People’s Council (RNPC) further demanded “creation of Rengma Hills Autonomous District bifurcating from Karbi Anglong” District if the accord is signed as it alienated the Rengma Nagas. The RNPC has submitted a memorandum to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma putting forth its demand of creation of an Autonomous District for the “Rengmas” with Headquarters at Phentecho by upgrading the existing Bokajan Sub-division and creation of an MLA seat reserved for the Rengmas, reports Northeast Now. On June 9, Rengma Hoho has expressed its support to RNPC memorandum for creation of separate Rengma Autonomous District. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) comprising of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Chhote Lal Hansda from his house during a search operation in Hansikol of Barmoria Gram Panchayat (village level local-self-government institution) under Chakai Police Station limits in Jamui District of Bihar. Chhote Lal has been booked in a Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] case at Chakai Police Station. Police are also investigating other cases registered against him in the nearby border Police Station areas. He used to work with Sidhu Koda, who was a Naxal ‘commander’ in the past. After Sidhu's death, he joined the group of Naxal Matlu Turi and was very active in the organization. Read less...

Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in two separate incidents in Jamui and Rohtas Districts of Bihar. In the first incident, CPI-Maoist cadre identified as Brahmadev Rana was arrested by SFs, which includes Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Cyber Cell and Police in the forests under Barhat Police Station limits of Jamui District in Bihar on June9, reports Hindustan.He is a resident of Ambatola village in Barhat Police Station area and is an active member of the hardcore Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] Pintu Rana gang. Police received information that Brahmadev Rana along with his accomplices had been spotted in Barhat. His other accomplices managed to escape. In the second incident, SFs comprising of SSB and Police have arrested CPI-Maoist cadre identified as Niwas Singh alias Sanjeev, who is a resident of Kusumi village in Darigaon Police Station area of Rohtas District was arrested during a joint search operation from Sasaram nagar Police Station area under Sasaram Block (administrative unit) area and sent to jail on June 8, reports Dainik Bhaskar. Niwas Singh had been absconding for 10 years from 2011 in connection with a levy demand from Budhan Ram Chandravanshi of Nimahat village under Nohatta Police Station by his colleagues. Read less...

Two Kuki National Liberation Army (KNLA) militants identified as Kamjagin Kipgen and Lalminthang Haokip were arrested on June 9 from a location in between K Hengjang and NP Khollen villages of Kangpokpi District in Manipur, reports E Pao. According to sources, during an ongoing operation, a gunfight took place on June 8 at K Hengjang. One of the two KNLA militants, Lalminthang Haokip was injured in the gunfight. A makeshift camp with tents, utensils, clothes, huts and medicines was detected and demolished in a dense forest part of K Hengjang during the operation. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘sub zonal commander’ identified as Uday Oraon is arrested by Police during a search operation from Murhukarcha village under the Pesrar Police Station area of Lohardaga District in Jharkhand on June 9, reports UNI. He is a member of Maoist Dalam (armed squad) led by ‘commander’ Ravindra Ganjhu. Police had received information that Uday Oraon had come to the village to meet his brothers after which Police conducted raids and nabbed the commander. He was involved in many incidents including killing a Munshi of a bridge construction firm, set ablaze tractors and porcelain machines and opening fire on Policemen in Serengdag Ghati, said Lohardaga Superintendent of Police (SP), Priyanka Meena Read less...

In a breakthrough in the Kerala gold smuggling case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 9, said that it has arrested one of the key conspirators and fugitive Muhammad Mansoor P H after his return from the UAE at Calicut Airport, reports Yahoo News. The NIA in a statement said that it arrested Mansoor, a resident of Kerala's Kozhikode district, following his arrival at Calicut International Airport from Dubai. The agency said that investigation into the case revealed that Mansoor, while being in UAE, had conspired with the charge sheeted accused Mohammed Shafi P and others to facilitate smuggling of gold to India, through import cargo addressed to diplomats at the UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. The NIA Special Court at Ernakulam had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Mansoor. The agency further said that Mansoor was produced before NIA Special Court at Kochi and sent to five days NIA custody. Read less...

On June 9, arms and ammunition including one 9mm Pistol, two Chinese Hand grenades and assorted ammunition were recovered near BP-76 in Moreh of Tengnoupal District in Manipur. Read less...

On June 9, a Kuki National Army (KNA) militant of Suspension of Operation (SoO) group was arrested from Moreh Town of Tengnoupal District in Manipur, tweets Assam Rifles. Read less...

On June 9, a National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militant was arrested from Maram Town of Senapati District in Manipur, tweets Assam Rifles. Read less...

On June 9, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that 10 professional commando battalions will be formed to deal sternly with the new emerging forms of crimes in the state. In the day-long conference of the Superintendents of Police at Kaziranga, CM Sarma stated that in the wake of new types of crimes detected by the police, discussions were held in about ways of modernising the police force and making Assam among the best states in internal security. The CM also proposed, recruitment rules for appointment in the police forces will be modified to bring in more professionally qualified and skilled manpower into the system as well as police quarters will be constructed and two shifts duty at all police stations would be introduced to reduce the workload of the police personnel. Read less...

On June 9, one commando of the Manipur State Police was injured in a gun attack at Rengpang of Noney District on National Highway-37 in Manipur, reports E Pao. According to sources, the policeman identified as Thokchom Sachi sustained injury when unknown miscreants armed with sophisticated weapons targeted a group of commandos of Khabeisoi Special Commando Unit coming in one Mahindra Rakshak and Maruti Gypsy at a place about 200 metres from Rengpang powerhouse. The attack was carried out shortly after DIG Themthing Ngasangva left the area after inspecting certain construction work. Read less...

Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Abil Koda during a search operation after an exchange of fire between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists at area near Gorubagh Hill and Similohar Hill in Rengrahatu under Tonto Police Station area limits in Chaibasa in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on June 9, reports Hindustan Times. The arrested CPI-Maoist cadre, Abil Koda admitted in his confession that he was associated with the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] Dalam (armed squad) of Ajay alias Budhram alias Mochu and was with the Dalam in the encounter on June 9 and was carrying out surveillance work. He is a resident of Similohar Tola in Rengra village under Tonto Police Station area of West Singhbhum District. SFs have recovered nine mobile pieces, cooking utensils, medicines and other items of daily use from the location. Read less...

Karbi Students’ Association (KSA) has urged the Nagas to come forward to support the Karbi Peace Accord for the peaceful co-existence of all indigenous tribes living in Assam, reports Nagaland Express on June 11. In a press release, KSA President, Thangsing Timung said the claim of National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) that Karbi Anglong is Rengma Hills is a ‘misconception and misinterpretation of Indian History’. He further stated that historically, both the Karbi and Rengma community share a strong brotherhood as number of elected and nominated representatives visible in Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council are from the Rengma community. Read less...

A Chinese national was arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India-Bangladesh international border in West Bengal on June 10, officials said, reports defenceaviationpost.com. He was “intercepted” by a BSF party near the border in Malda District of West Bengal. The man is being questioned by officials of the BSF, local Police and intelligence agencies, and further details will be known once the session ends, they said. The officials said a laptop, a Chinese passport and some other items have been recovered from him. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Sudhir Ram was arrested during a joint operation by Police and Special Task Force (STF) for writing a letter to dealer and demanding levy in West Champaran District of Bihar, reports Dainik Jagran on June 11. The arrested CPI-Maoist cadre, Sudhir Ram wrote a letter to a dealer, who is resident of Gauri Belwa village under Naurgia Police Station in West Champaran District of Bihar in red ink and demanded levy. The other members of the gang used to convey to the civilians. A case in filed on this matter on April 25 by a civilian at Naurgia Police Station. Police have arrested three CPI-Maoist cadres involved in this case. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader identified as Kathi Mohan Rao alias Dhamadhada has died of heart-attack in Dandakaranya forest region in Chhattisgarh on June 10, reports The Hindu. He hails from Garla village in Mahabubabad District of Telangana. He was carrying a reward of INR 8,00,000 over his head, adds News18 on June 14 Read less...

National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) has stated that a proposed core committee by the Nagaland State Government on Naga political issue is welcome if the mutually agreed proposal of Framework Agreement (FA) is not diluted, reports Nagaland Post on June 11. In a statement, NSCN-IM articulated that the Government of India’s proposed FA is a formula of a win-win solution and any deviation from it will not be allowed. The core committee should take into account the historical reality of Naga issue and maintain the Naga political identity to resolve the long-standing issue. Giving a warning NSCN-IM said, “it would be watchful of any traitorous approach to the Naga political issue that has been painstakingly guarded and taken this far at the cost of blood, sweat and tears”. Read less...

On June 10, a Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) militant was arrested from Padampukhuri of Dimapur District in Nagaland, reports Nagaland Express. One point 22 pistol with magazine, five live rounds of point 22 and three cases of IMFL were recovered from the possession of the arrestee. Read less...

On June 10, Bangalore City Police Commissioner Kamal Pant said another two more accused, were arrested in the illegal phone exchange racket case, reports thenewsminute.com. These two helped another arrested accused Ibrahim Pullati to obtain hundreds of SIM cards using the fingerprints of innocent people. "The duo used to obtain SIM cards using multiple fingerprints of those regular customers who used to go to them to get new phone connections," Pant said. Speaking about Ibrahim, the city police chief said he had worked in Dubai as a driver and returned from there to set up the telephone exchange in Bengaluru using Voice Over Internet Protocol. Most of the calls originated from the Middle East and a few people there helped Ibrahim in making calls, the officer explained. He added that the payment for the calls used to happen in Dubai and it was routed to India through a money-laundering network. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) have arrested four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and four other CPI-Maoist cadres have surrendered before the SFs in various Districts of Chhattisgarh, reports Time of India and Nai Dunia on June 11. In the first incident, CPI-Maoist cadre identified Gangaram Mandavi, 26, member of Chetna Natya Manch (CNM), was arrested by Police from Aranpur region in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, reports Times of India He was leading a group of 100 villagers towards Silger to join the protest and tested positive for Covid-19 infection, said Police official. In the second incident, SFs comprising of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have arrested CPI-Maoist cadre identified as Madvi Joga during area domination operation in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, reports Nai Dunia. The arrested Madvi Joga was involved in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] activity and damage to Essar Company’s pipeline. In the third incident, SFs comprising of Police and CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have arrested two CPI-Maoist cadres identified as Madvi Sanna and Kawasi Joga, during a search operation in forest area in Sukma District. They are involved in CPI-Maoist activities for several years and involved in incidents of looting and arson. In the fourth incident, four CPI-Maoist cadres identified as Kamlu Dhruva (27), Malu Dhruva (32), Rakesh Usendi (18) and Hidme Kavachi (20) have surrendered before the Police in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on June 10, reports Nai Dunia. All the four surrendered CPI-Maoist cadres used to arrange food for the Naxals and monitor unknown people in village, paste Naxal literature and poster pamphlets, inform the villagers about attending CPI-Maoist meetings, purchase daily use material from the markets and transport them to Naxals. They also used to provide security to CPI-Maoist leaders in villages, provide information about SFs and reiki of the Police party for CPI-Maoist. Read less...

The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was gunned down by Security Forces (SFs) during an encounter at Padampur in Bargarh District of Odisha on June 10, was a ‘DCM (Divisional Committee Member)’ rank rebel who was carrying a cash reward of INR 500,000, reports Odisha TV. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Operations, Amitabh Thakur, said the extremist has been identified as Rabindra. "He was a DCM rank cadre and carried a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head. During the cross fire, around 10 to 12 armed Maoists were present at the spot who had infiltrated to Bargarh forest from neighbouring Chhattisgarh," IGP said. On a tip off, the joint forces Special Operation Group (SOG) and Odisha Police had launched an operation late on June 10 night, the IGP said. The exchange of fire continued for around 30 minutes during which Rabindra was killed. All the rebels belong to Bargarh-Bolangir Mahasamund Division, the IGP informed. Read less...

Five militants from Myanmar were arrested with arms and ammunition in a joint operation carried out by the Assam Rifles (AR) and Mizoram Police from Kakichhuah village in Lawngtlai District of Mizoram on June 11, reports The Assam Tribune. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), C. Lalruatkima, said that the intruders (militants), suspected to be cadres of armed outfit Arakan Liberation Army (ALA) in Myanmar, were arrested on Friday (June 11) night from the Kakichhuah village in Lawngtlai district in southern Mizoram bordering India and Myanmar. He said the security personnel recovered a 9 mm pistol, a .38 revolver, 55 rounds of bullets and four live grenades from the possession of the ALA cadres. Read less...

On June 11, one militant belonging to National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Kitovi-Neopak (NSCN-KN) was arrested from Burma Camp of Dimapur District in Nagaland, tweets Assam Rifles. 10 boxes of brown sugar worth INR 35,000 were recovered from the arrestee. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against Sake Kalavathi alias Bhavani, an area committee member (ACM) of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) under several sections of IPC and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Arms Act before NIA Special Court at Vijayawada in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh on June 11, reports The Hindu. Bhavani was arrested in September 2019 at a village in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh with two bullet wounds. She was the wife of State zonal committee member Kakuri Pandana alias Jagan. Bhavani was one of the key accused in the murder of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Kidari Sarveswara Rao and former MLA Siveri Soma. Both the leaders were killed by the CPI-Maoist Dalam (armed squad) on September 23, 2018 at Livitiputtu village of Dumbriguda Mandal (administrative sub-division) in the Visakha Agency of Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh. Read less...

13 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have surrendered before the Police in two different locations at Sukma and Dantewada Districts of Chhattisgarh on June 11, reports The New Indian Express. In the first incident, eight CPI-Maoist cadres identified as Vanjam Bheema, member of the Naxal’s [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] Platoon Number 4 in section B who carried a reward of INR 2,00,000 on his head, his wife, Madavi Kalawati, a member of the CPI-Maoist’s cultural outfit Chetna Natya Mandali (CNM) and six other lower-rung members of CPI-Maoist identified as Ravi, Kosa, Deva, Dirdo Ganga, Sodi Dula and Kawasi Deva surrendered before the Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh. Kawasi Deva surrendered with a muzzle-loading gun. All eight were given an encouragement amount of INR 10,000 each. In the second incident, five jan militia members of CPI-Maoist surrendered before the Police at Kirandal Police Station of Dantewada District in Chhattisgarh on June 11. All the 13 CPI-Maoist cadres have surrendered on the last day of the Jan Pituri week of CPI-Maoist. Read less...

A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Jhanj reserve forest near Ganjaguda village under Padampur Police limits in Bargarh District of Odisha on June 11 (today) morning, reports Ommcom News. Director General of Police (DGP), Abhay, said that a group of Maoists started firing at a joint team of Special Operation Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) during a combing operation in the area early in the morning. The SFs retaliated and killed one Maoist who was in uniform. An AK-47 rifle, three AK-47 magazines, live ammunition, and other camping materials were recovered from the spot. DGP, Abhay, further said that as the AK-47 rifle is used by senior cadres in the Maoist organisation, the deceased is suspected to be a senior cadre Maoist. Efforts are underway to establish his identity. He also appealed to the Maoists to lay down their arms, surrender, and join the national mainstream. Odisha Government has a very generous rehabilitation policy for surrendered Maoists which they should use, added the DGP. Read less...

A huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered by Assam Rifles (AR) troops during a search operation carried out at T Mongbung village in Noney District of Manipur on June 11, reports E Pao. Acting on a specific tip off that cadres of Hmar Peoples Convention-Democratic (HPC-D) were moving around in the area, troops of 16 AR based at Keithelmanbi carried out a search operation in and around T Mongbung village at around 4.30 pm. The troops recovered include one AK rifle, two carbines, two .32 pistols and three .22 pistols. All the guns had magazines. In addition, 206 grams of gun powder, 2.55 kilograms of Plastic Explosive Kirkee (PEK), four safety fuses and ammunition of assorted firearms were also recovered from the same spot. Read less...

Five persons were arrested in two separate operations related to Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket from Bandiya Chapori under Mangaldai Police Station (PS) and Baroipara under Kharupetia Police Station (PS) of Darrang District in Assam, reports Northeast Now on June 12. FICN worth INR 17,500 of INR 500 denomination, genuine Indian currency notes worth INR 13,410 along with a printer and a bundle of blank papers were recovered from the possession of the arrested racketeers identified as Ali Hussain, Amirul Islam, Ruhul Ali, Inamul Haque and Saddam Hussain. Read less...

Militants attacked a Security Force (SF) party in Shopian District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 11, reports India TV. A Police official said the militants fired upon the joint party of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Aglar in Zainapora area around noon, however, no loss of life or injury has been reported in the incident. The area has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to arrest the attackers, the official added. Read less...

On June11, a drug peddler identified as Moinul Ali was arrested from Darrang District in Assam. He previously evaded arrest by fleeing and leaving behind a vehicle with suspected drugs. Read less...

Terrorists sitting in Pakistan have now started using the Punjab route to spread panic in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, revealed during the interrogation of Khalistan supporter Jagjit Singh, who was arrested with 48 pistols, 99 magazines and 200 cartridges on June 11, reports TV9 Bharatvarsh. In recent arms consignment recovered from the border area of Amritsar District in Punjab, a conspiracy by Pakistan-run Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) and Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) to disrupt J&K has been revealed. Police and Border Security Force (BSF) officials are now searching the spot to find out which farmer's farm was kept in the border area by Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI. Jagjit's interrogation revealed that deep links of Khalistani militant Darmanjot Singh alias Darmanjot Kahlo sitting in the United States were with Khalistani terrorist Paramjit Singh Panjwar sitting in Pakistan and gangster Harwinder Singh alias Rinda Sandhu belonging to Nanded District in Maharashtra. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed charge sheet against three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Vivekanandan alias Vivek, Suresh Rajan and Mohan Ramasamy before the NIA Special Court at Poonamallee, Chennai in Chennai District of Tamil Nadu. All the three CPI-Maoist cadres were booked under various sections of IPC, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for uploading objectionable content on social media. All the three accused were resident of Madurai District in Tamil Nadu. NIA took over this case on March 14, 2021 and re-registered the case. After a detailed investigation and scrutiny of posts uploaded on social media accounts of accused persons have revealed their support and active role in propagating the cause and ideology of CPI-Maoist and its frontal organisations. Read less...

A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple surrendered to the Police in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on June 12, reports The Pioneer. Bijapur, Superintendent of Police (SP), Kamlochan Kashyap, identified them as Korsa Lachchhu (32), a ‘militia platoon section commander’, and his wife Korsa Anita (29), an activist with the Krantikari Adivasi Mahila Sangathan. Lachchhu was involved in several cases of crime including robbery, arson and murder between 2005 and 2021, the SP said. The Maoist couple said they were impressed by the Police rehabilitation drive and felt let down by the Maoist ideology. Read less...

A drone was sighted near the Indo-Pak Border at Ajnala in Amristar District of Punjab on June 12, reports The Tribune. Border Security Force (BSF) personnel fired at the drone following which it flew back towards Pakistan. A search operation was carried out near Sundargarh Border outpost to find if the drone had dropped some consignment of arms or narcotic substance. There was no trace of the drone during the search operation, said BSF official. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) pamphlet issued recently by Sahyadri, ‘secretary’ of Maharashtra State Committee of CPI-Maoist has invited Maratha community to join the Maoist armed struggle and take to the path of revolution to achieve their goal, reports The New Indian Express on June 13. Sahyadri, believed by Senior Police officials to be an alias for underground senior CPI-Maoist leader Milind Teltumbde, however, has stated that reservation hasn’t brought equality and justice to the socially backward communities for whom it was originally designed and hence may not benefit even the Marathas. Sahyadri also pointed out that the community was still lagging behind when Maharashtra has been ruled mostly by leaders of the Maratha community. This is because they have also served the interest of imperialists and capitalists. These Maratha leaders are only responsible for the current deprivation of the community. Read less...

Nine non-tribal organizations from the undivided Karbi Anglong district of Assam have emailed a memorandum on June 12, to President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of Home Affairs (MHA) Amit Shah to ‘ensure the rights of their people’ with the signing of the proposed peace deal with six militant outfits from the region, The Telegraph. The signatories included All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam (AASAA), Bokajan District Demand Committee, Karbi Anglong Adivasi Youth and Students’ Council, Assam Gorkha Sanmilan, East Karbi Anglong Hindi Bhashi Sanstha, All Assam Minorities Students’ Union (AAMSU), Assam Gorkha Autonomous Council Demand Committee, Adivasi Ekta Manch and two units of the All-Assam Gorkha Students’ Union. In the memorandum, the nine organizations stated that the rights of non-tribals including the land rights and the voting rights should not be diluted. Read less...

On June 12, a militant belonging to proscribed underground group (UG) was arrested in connection with bomb attack at AMSU office case on June 8 from Khagempalli Huidrom Leikai in Imphal West District of Manipur, reports Imphal Free Press. The arrestee identified as Huidrom Ajit alias Langdai during interrogation disclosed that he had been part of the UG since 2010 and was presently working organisation secretary major, Nongdon. Langdai who was once arrested in 2015, went to AMSU office in the month of March and threatened the office bearers and advisors not to hold election for new office bearers of AMSU on his commander’s instructions. He was remanded to five-day custody. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) comprising of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Pinku Yadav for possessing explosives under Laxmipur Police Station limits in Jamui District of Bihar, reports Hindustan on June 13. He was arrested during a joint search operation. Read less...

The protest by Tribals against the setting up of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Silger in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh ended on June 12, after authorities allaying some of their concerns, reports The New Indian Express. This comes after Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (CM) Bhupesh Baghel agreed to meet the protestors on June 11. Read less...

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by Police arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Ramshish Yadav alias Ranvijay, Dilip Das and Virendra Prasad in a search operation from Chakand Police Station area limits in Gaya District of Bihar on June 12, reports Dainik Bhaskar. Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] pamphlets were recovered from them. The arrested trio were demanding levy from a construction company and are involved in burning of JCB and crusher machine parked on Gaya-Patna Road on May 16, 2021. Read less...

Two Policemen and two civilians were killed, while a Police officer among four others were injured in a militant attack on a Police party at main chowk of Sopore in Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 12, reports Daily Excelsior. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar, said, militants targeted a Police party at main Chowk in Sopore when they were enforcing Corona curfew in the area by firing at them indiscriminately. The killed Policemen were identified as Constable Waseem Ahmed, son of Muhamamd Saqiq Bhat of Narbal in Srinagar, and constable Showkat Ahmed, son of Abdul Gani, resident of Goripora in Beerwah in Budgam, while the killed civilians were identified as Bashir Ahmed Khan, son of Ghulam Hassan of Mohalla Taliyan in Sopore, and Showkat Ahmed Shalla, son of Ghulam Qadir of Shalimar Colony in Sopore. Sub-Inspector (SI), Mukesh Kumar, and Special Police Officer (SPO), Danish Ahmed, were also injured in the attack. The injured civilian has been identified as Nayeem Ahmed Khan, son of Muhammad Maqbool, a resident of Maharajpora in Sopore. The IGP said that a massive operation has been launched against the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants who were responsible for the attack. He identified the two militants as Fayaz War and Mudasir Pandit, both locals. He said that both the militants will be neutralised soon. Read less...

A live mortar shell was found in a field and was subsequently defused by experts in Samba District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 13, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said, the shell was spotted by some villagers at Banglar-Pangdour and they informed the local Police post, and a Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) immediately rushed to the spot and destroyed in a controlled explosion. Read less...

People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘area commander’ identified as Krishna Yadav is in touch with PLFI supremo, Dinesh Gope after he escaped from the custody of Balumath Police Station in Latehar District of Jharkhand on March 23, reports Hindustan on June 14. Police have received information that Krishna, who was active in the coal area of Latehar, Chatra and Ranchi Districts of Jharkhand, has joined the Dalam (armed squad) in Khunti District after absconding from the Police Station. Krishna Yadav was active in Khalari, Chanho, Budhmu areas in Ranchi District, Balumath-Chandwa region in Latehar District and Piparwar and Tandwa in Chatra District. He had sought levy from several businessmen and coal traders and also committed crimes. But after absconding from Balumath Police Station, he has changed his whereabouts and is living in Khunti District. Police announced a reward of INR 1, 00,000 over his head after he escaped from Police Station. Read less...

Police forces including District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel have destroyed weapon manufacturing materials and demolished Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) memorial during anti- Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] search operation in Aderbeda forest in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh, reports GLIBS.IN on June 14. Security Forces (SFs) are conduting search operations in Becha Village, Gumter, Aderbeda, Irapanar and Pugnarpar areas of Narayanpur District during the search operation. Read less...

A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attempt to target Security Force (SF) personnel have been foiled by the 9th Battalion Border Security Force (BSF) in Malkangiri District of Odisha on June 13 (today), reports Kalinga TV. Malkangiri 9th Battalion BSF team was on a routine combing operation between Chintalanu and Mandapalli villages, when the BSF personnel found three tiffin bombs planted under a tree. Police suspect Maoists had planted the landmine to target SF personnel patrolling the area. The combing operation has been intensified to look out for Maoists, who may be hiding in the area. Read less...

A Nikki Sumi led National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militant was arrested on June 13, from Khehokhu village of Dimapur District in Nagaland, tweets Assam Rifles. A kidnapped truck driver was also rescued during the arrest operation. Read less...

Body of a 23-year-old militant was found in Soura locality in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 13, reports Daily Excelsior. An official said, the body of Amir Ahmad Malik who was active militant of ‘ c category’ of Al-Badr outfit was found from Anchar area of Soura. A resident of Hyder Gund Zainapora in Shopian, Amir, was active since October 31, 2020, the official said. Read less...

Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in two separate incidents in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on June 13, reports Outlook. In the first incident, four CPI-Maoist cadres identified as Samaiyya Savlam (20), Baman Kovasi (26), Podiam Kistaiyya (27) and Madvi Rama (22) were arrested by SFs comprising of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), District Police and CRPF from Udatamalla forest under Pamed Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on June 13 in an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation. All the arrested were involved in triggering Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts and opening fire twice to target SFs in 2019. Firecrackers and 10 iron spikes were seized from their possession. In the second incident, CPI-Maoist cadre identified as Aaytu Lekam, head of the CPI-Maoist Rural Party Committee (RPC) was arrested near Berudi River in Naimed of Bijapur District. He was involved in set ablaze of four machines and a vehicle engaged in construction of a water treatment plant near Mingachal River in Naimed in April, said Police official. Read less...

On June 13, the Working Committee (WC) of the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) urged the Government of India (GoI) to reconsider signing of Karbi Anglong Peace Accord following reports of a proposed move by the GoI and the Assam Government to create Karbi-Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council (KAATC), reports Morung Express. In a press statement, the WC of NNPGs stated that any accord signed in the tribal belt that endangers the historical, demographic, political and cultural identity of the Nagas will be against the spirit of the ongoing political dialogue between GoI and WC, NNPGs. Further stating, ‘Zeliangrong areas of North Cachar, Rengma Region including Mikir Hills and other Naga Tribal Areas should not be brought under the purview of any agreement till such areas are reassigned to the respective Naga Tribes and the Constitutional position as of 1949 is restored’, the WC cautioned that any such agreement without taking into consideration the Naga pan identity may create discord among the communities. Read less...

On June 14, an unexploded 51-inch para-mortar bomb was recovered from Khuga Dam waste site in Churachandpur District of Manipur, reports Imphal Free Press. On June 13, the bomb was discovered by some villagers in the jungle during their search for mushrooms. Read less...

The Union Government has reportedly taken a stand against bringing back the four women, Nimisha alias Fathima Isa, 31; Merin Jacob P. alias Mariyam, 28; Sonia Sebastian alias Ayesha, 33; and Rafala Ijas, 30 residents of Kasargod District in Kerala, who went to Afghanistan along with their husbands, who joined Islamic State (IS), India Today reports on June 14. The four women and their children had surrendered to Afghan forces in December 2019 after their husbands died in fighting. At present they are lodged in Kabul’s Pul-e-Charkhi prison for the past 17 months. The government believes Indian nationals who joined the IS are highly radicalised and their return could pose a security threat. The ‘decision’ has sealed the fate of Indian nationals who had moved to Afghanistan between 2016 and 2018, along with their families. Read less...

Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy, on June 13, said that militancy and infiltration are on decline in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and security situation across the country has witnessed lot of positive changes, reports Daily Excelsior. Reddy said that the security scenario in the country has witnessed a lot of positive changes over the past two years with improved law and order situation and declining violence by militants and Left Wing Extremists (LWEs). He also said the renewed focus would be shifted towards the development of J&K to fulfill the aspirations of people after the ongoing fight against COVID-19 is won by the country. Read less...

United Naga Tribes Association on Border Areas (UNTABA) reacting to the proposed KAATC, claimed on June 13, that the original settlers of present Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao areas of Assam are Rengma, Zeme and Zeliangrong Nagas, reports Northeast Now. UNTABA urged the Centre to go back to history and acknowledge the historical facts if it intends to really bring about permanent political settlement with any ethnic community in the North East. Read less...

Four People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by Police from Kudu Police Station area in Lohardaga District of Jharkhand, reports Dainik Jagran on June 15. The arrested PLFI cadres were on the way to rob a bank in Simdega District in Jharkhand. Several weapons and kartous have been recovered after searching them by Police. The arrested PLFI militants are from Mandar, Bundu, and Narkopi and Bero Police Station areas of Ranchi District in Jharkhand. Police are interrogating the militants and getting vital information from them. Read less...

Militants opened fire on a Security Force (SF) patrol party in Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said, militants fired upon patrolling party of SFs at Khushipora-Achabal in the Anantnag District, however, no casualties were reported in the incident. Read less...

On June 14, a Yung Aung faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-KYA) was arrested from Sangsa Village of Mon District in Nagaland, reports Nagaland Express. According to official sources, the arrested militant was involved in extortion activities in villages along the Nagaland- Arunachal Pradesh borders. Three extortion slips were recovered from the arrestee. Read less...

On June 14, explosive materials consisting of two gelatine sticks, four detonator batteries and wires were recovered from a cashew plantation under the control of the State Forest department near Pathnapuram in Kollam District in Kerala, reports ommcomnews.com. A day after (June 15) various departments of the Kerala Police have begun a probe into this. “The explosive materials were recovered by the Forest officials who immediately alerted the local police. Soon a team of police officials reached the spot. The items recovered have now been sent for scientific examination and results are awaited,” said an unnamed Police official. Read less...

On June 14, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during the third session of Kenya-India Joint Commission Meeting in Nairobi held discussions with the top leadership of Kenya over maritime security, Indo-Pacific and fight against terrorism, reports The Deccan Herald. Jaishankar, who arrived in Kenya on June 12 on a three-day visit to strengthen India's relations with the major East African country, in a joint statement with his Kenyan counterpart, Raychelle Omamo, stated that the two countries held extensive exchanges on global and regional issues including the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region and the Horn of Africa and also expressed their concern at the growing radicalization and the increase in international terrorism and violent extremism in parts of Africa and Asia, reports CNBCTV 18. The two countries as maritime neighbours also recognized the importance of ensuring through shared endeavours greater security, safety and prosperity of the Indian Ocean Region in mutual interest. India and Kenya are currently serving in the United Nation Security Council as non-permanent members and are also members of the Commonwealth. Kenya is an active member of the African Union, with which India has longstanding ties. Both the countries reaffirmed their commitment to a rules-based multilateral system and underlined the important role of the United Nations in addressing global challenges. Recognizing the Big Four agendas of the African nation, both the countries reviewed bilateral development cooperation and agreed to work together to enhance partnership through exploring further opportunities both in the government and private sector in the areas of Health, Environment, ICT, Tourism, Higher Education, Automotive, Defence and Security. Read less...

On June 14, National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) assertively reacting to Karbi Students’ Association’s (KSA) response stated that the KSA is blinded by ‘KAATC syndrome’, reports Northeast Now. In its statement, NSCN-IM asserted that the proposed KAATC ignored the legitimate rights of the Rengma Nagas, the true sons of the soil in Karbi Anglong. It further added, KSA should thoroughly follow the authentic historical references. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Sahib Manjhi alias Ajit Murmu alias Fakkar from Jasidih Railway Station in Deoghar District in Jharkhand on June 14, reports Hindustan. After the arrest, Police investigation has reported cases against him at four Police Stations of Chakai, Khaira, Charka Patthar and Sono of Jamui District in Bihar and two cases in Bhelvaghati Police Station in Giridih District of Jharkhand. Read less...

The Anti-Terror Cell (ATC) of the Bengaluru Police probing the operation of illegal telephone exchange along with the Military Intelligence has so far unearthed 109 SIM box devices comprising 3,000 SIM cards, Police said on June 14, reports ET Telicom. The Bengaluru police had earlier said that its anti- terror cell coordinated with the Military Intelligence and unearthed six illegal telephone exchanges where 30 SIM boxes with 960 SIM cards were used. The gang used to convert the international phone calls to local phone calls using the Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) causing financial losses to the Department of Telecommunication besides posing a security threat to the country, Police said. Since most of the calls originated from the Middle East, the payments were made there. Read less...

The charge sheet against 31-year-old Syed Ali, a resident of Punnakattuvila Veedu in Kerala, was filed in the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court in Poonamallee, on June 14, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act- UAPA and the Explosive Substances Act, reports dtnext.in. The NIA had earlier filed a charge sheet against 12 people, including Islamic State (IS) terrorists Liyakath Ali and Khaja Moideen, under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the UAPA in the same case. It was initially registered at the Q Branch of CID, Chennai City police station, on December 28, 2019, and subsequently transferred to the NIA for a thorough probe in January 2020. Read less...

The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police took over the probe of the Chinese national, Junwei Han, who was apprehended along the India-Bangladesh international border at Malda District on June 10, India Today reports on June 15. According to Border Security Force (BSF) sources, the Chinese national was intercepted around the border area in Malda, West Bengal. When troops questioned him, he didn't give a satisfactory reply. Immediately, agencies concerned and local police were informed. A Chinese passport bearing a Bangladeshi visa, a laptop, and three mobile phone SIM cards were found on the man who was identified by security officials as Junwei Han. The Lucknow Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) had registered a case against Junwei, due to which he was not able to get an Indian visa in China. However, he managed to get a visa from Bangladesh and Nepal and came to India. Read less...

Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers identified as Shamshuddin and Sodi Raju from Abicherla village in Koonavaram Mandal (administrative sub-division) and Madhu Raj from Etapaka Mandal in East Godavari District were arrested by Police at Gorlagudem in Chintoor Mandal of East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh on June 14, reports ANI. They were trying to escape during a vehicle check at Gorlagudem junction and were arrested with a cash of INR 9, 93,000. Police also recovered two bikes and three mobile phones. They were trying to take that money to CPI-Maoist leaders of Kumta Area Committee and Kishtaram Area Committee. CPI-Maoist had planned the extortion from Beedi contractors as this is the season for growing those plants, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Kadar Basha. Read less...

19 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who are militia members and village committee members of the CPI-Maoist have surrendered before the Security Forces (SFs) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on June 15, reports Hindustan Times. Among the surrendered militants ten members from Puligundala, seven from Bakkachintalapadu of Cherla Mandal (administrative sub-division) and two others from Mulakanapalli of Dummugudem Mandal (administrative sub-division). Among the surrendered CPI-Maoist cadres, three are female militia members. All the surrendered have worked as militia and village committee members for the Cherla Area Committee of the CPI-Maoist, said Sunil Dutt, Superintendent of Police (SP), Bhadradri Kothagudem. The CPI-Maoist cadres surrendered are identified as Noopa Dharmaiah, Velpula Seetharamaiah, Kanithi Pulliah, Sodi Sathyam, Mallam Raju, Sodi Dharmaiah, Midium Krishna, Payam Rajesh, Kanithi Sri Ramulu, Sodi Sreenu, Podium Amala, Vetti Jyothi, Madivi Ungi, Kalumu Abhilash, Madakam Devaiah, Madivi Pandu, Madakam Chukkaiah, Madakam Devaiah and Madakm Idamiah Read less...

A temporary camp of National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) was destroyed during a raid operation at Thamyang village of Changlang District in Arunachal Pradesh on June 15, reports Northeast Now. However, no one was arrested. Read less...

According to the DisInfo Lab report, the United States-based Pakistan-linked charity organisations started collecting funds in name of helping India in this pandemic time but sent only a small amount in the name of help to India, india.com reports on June 16. Calling it ‘Covid-19 Scam 2021’, the report said the donated millions of dollars are likely to be used for fomenting protests and sponsoring outright terror attacks. The report also called it one of the worst scams in human history in terms of the humanitarian cost as millions of dollars were stolen in the name of ‘Helping India Breath’. Notably, the DisInfo Lab exposed a number of charity organisations which managed to raise funds by exploiting India’s hard-earned goodwill. One such organisation which claimed to have worked for India is the Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA). The present chairman of IMANA is Dr Ismail Mehr who has been leading the “Help India Breathe” project. He is a Pakistan-origin doctor and currently based in the US, according to the report. The report suggested that these organisations have close ties with radical Islamists and terrorists’ organizations and being run in cahoots with the Pakistan army. “Funds worth tens of crores donated by well-meaning people world over to help India in crisis – has been stolen. There is no accountability and in the present globalised world, no mechanism to ensure any accountability,” said the report. Unlike several other organizations, IMANA was rather opaque in its recent charity drive during the Covid crisis and has provided “scanty details” about the manner it has spent crores of funds it has collected. Read less...

National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court in Mumbai, Maharashtra on June 15, convicted and sentenced three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, identified as Mohammad Muzammil, Mohammad Sadiq and Mohammad Akram alias Imran Khan alias Khaled to 10 rigorous imprisonment under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the Nanded LeT case, reports New Indian Express. The court has awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment to Muzammil under the UAPA and five years under the Arms Act with a fine of INR 5,000, while the other two have been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment under the UAPA. The case was initially registered at the ATS Kalachowki, Mumbai, on August 31, 2012 under the Arms Act relating to the arrest of accused persons and recovery of firearms, the NIA has stated. “Initial investigation had revealed that the accused were members of the banned terrorist organisations Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami (HuJI). Accordingly, Sections of UAPA Act were invoked in the case. The NIA had re-registered the case on June 24, 2013 and taken over the investigation,” the agency added. Read less...

National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) is still continuing its operation from Bangladesh, reports The Indian Express. According to a ‘confidential report’ prepared by State and Central Security Agencies based on the discussions during the 52nd Directional-level Lead Intelligence Agency (LIA) meeting organized by the Border Security Force (BSF) in Agartala on June 15, NLFT is operating “two camps at Silchari and Ujjanchari in the Rangamati District of Bangladesh apart from two ‘safe houses’ at Dhaka and Chittagong” and has been making movements especially in Khowai and Dhalai Districts of Tripura. The reports states though the outfit suffered setback with the arrest of its ‘self-styled commander’ Parimal Debbarma in Mizoram on March 13, 2021, yet it continues to recruit young boys on the condition of money and food. Northeast Now adds that while top leaders of the Biswamohan faction of NLFT (NLFT-BM), including the outfit’s ‘secretary general’, Utpal Debbarma; ‘finance secretary’, Sonadhan Debbarma and ‘youth affairs secretary’ Sachin Debbarma are operating in Bangladesh with 40 militants, NLFT-BM’s ‘advisor’ Biswa Mohan Debbarma and ‘president’ Jacob Hrawngkhal are lying low in Mizoram and Myanmar respectively. The report says that NLFT which was banned in 1997 with most of its militants surrendered or killed, have planned to overcome its financial crisis through extortion and kidnapping activities with the help of its young recruits who have undergone training in the recent past at Nabakchhara, Silchhari and Segunbagan camps in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and came back to Tripura and presently scattered in many areas. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a forest near Kulabeda village in Malkangiri District in Odisha following an exchange of fire with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on June 15, reports The New Indian Express. Acting on intelligence inputs about a gathering of armed CPI-Maoist cadres for carrying out subversive activities, a search and area domination operation was launched by SFs in bordering areas of Malkangiri and Koraput Districts in Odisha. When the combing operation was on in the jungle area near Kulabeda village, there was sudden unprovoked firing from the CPI-Maoist cadres. The SFs retaliated and started controlled firing after warning and appealing to the Maoists. However, the Maoists managed to flee the area taking advantage of the jungle and hilly terrain. After the exchange of fire, a search operation was conducted during which the arms and ammunition were seized from the area, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Rishikesh D Khilari. SFs recovered one INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle, 19 rounds of 5.56x39 mm ammunition, 15 rounds of 7.62x45 mm ammunition, one AK-47 magazine, two INSAS magazine, four Maoist kit bags, two magazine pouchs, one digital camera, detonators, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) making materials, power banks, medicine and Maoist literature from the site. Read less...

The Maharashtra Intelligence Academy (MIA) was recently awarded the ISO 9001:2015 certification, The Times of India reports on June 16. MIA Director Mahadev Tambade said, “The certificate was awarded for the provision of intelligence training to Maharashtra Police. Besides the state police, MIA imparts training in intelligence tradecraft to police units from other states as well, besides the central armed police forces. Experts from various central agencies share their expertise and train the officers at the academy.” He added, “Many lessons were learnt from the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. MIA was established to impart training in intelligence gathering as well as providing security to vital installations to avert terror strikes in the state. The academy trains police personnel in maintaining VIP security as well as coastal security”. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 15, released CCTV footage of two men suspected to be involved in a blast near the Israel Embassy in Delhi on January 29, 2021 and announced INR 10,00,000 as reward money to anyone who would provide any lead about them, reports tribuneindia.com. The NIA said, “It is seeking help to identify and arrest the two individuals seen to be roaming near the spot on the day of the attack. If you see someone you recognise submit tip at email ID [email protected], [email protected] or call at 011-24368800, 9654447345.” Read less...

The Tamil Nadu Police has increased the security at various places like Bhavanisagar, Burgur, Thalavadi, Hassanure and Kadambur and ten check posts at Karnataka-Tamil Nadu Border with armed guards deployed for checking, after receiving intelligence inputs about a possible Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in Tamil Nadu, reports Asianet News on June 17. CPI-Maoist cadres are planning to strike at Tamil Nadu via Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve Forest area. 10 specially trained Commando personnel have been selected among the Armed Reserve Police and they will be sent to the forests along with Armed Policemen to keep vigil, said V Sasi Mohan, Superintendent of Police (SP). Read less...

An active militant belonging to People's Liberation Army (PLA) identified as ‘self-styled lieutenant’ Tekcham Sanathoi Singh alias Nono was arrested on June 16 from Horton Ingourok Khunou in Thoubal District of Manipur, reports E Pao. Nono who was apprehended along with Adhaar card during random frisking and checking, revealed that he had joined the outfit in January 2006 and was working under ‘self-styled colonel’ Jibon Singh of PLA. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Telangana State Committee statement released by CPI-Maoist Spokesperson Jagan on June 16, said that former Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) identified as Eatala Rajender joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) only to protect his properties and not to fight for the self-respect of the people of Telangana, reports Telangana Today. CPI-Maoist ‘spokesperson’ Jagan took exception to Rajender’s statement that the Radical Students Union (RSU) and CPI-Maoist would support him in the Huzurabad Assembly constituency by-election. He said that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and RSU would continue to be rivals in the country because of ideological differences. Read less...

On June 16, a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) training camp was neutralised during a joint operation in the forests of Pakke-Kessang District in Arunachal Pradesh, reports The Northeast Today. According to sources, it was suspected that NDFB militants, disguised as ‘timer operators’ were imparting training to the new recruits at the camp with the recovered dummy wooden weapons. Though the militants managed to flee into the forest, Security Forces (SFs) has intensified operation against the insurgent group operating in the area. Read less...

On June 16, tensions arose in Kathan village in Wakro circle of Lohit District of Arunachal Pradesh when hundreds of Chakma settlers came to the village and allegedly resorted to blank firing to threaten the local residents, reports The Arunachal Times. The tension was diffused following Police intervention. According to sources, Chakmas along with machetes and locally-made guns called khanwa came at the village and started pelting stones to protest against desecration of the Buddha temple established in the area. However, the villagers claimed that the Chakma settlers had encroached on Mishmi land and secretly built the temple on it which the Chakmas claimed that the area comes under the designated Chakma village of Boddisatta-I, II and III. The claim of residents of Kathan has also been supported by the Lohit District Police who stated that according to a traditional boundary settlement between the Mishmi and the Singpho communities on 6 April, 2021, the mentioned area falls under the Mishmi community land. Also, All-Arunachal Pradesh Student’s Union (AAPSU) and All Mishmi Students’ Union (AMSU) strongly condemned the incident and have questioned the State Government’s stand on the rampant encroachment by Chakmas on Mishmi land. Read less...

One unidentified militant was killed in an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and militants at Wagoora in Naugam area in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 16 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. Kashmir Zone Police tweeted, “Srinagar Encounter Update: 01 unidentified terrorist killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow”. A Police official said, two terrorists were trapped in the encounter and one of them has been killed, and the identity, group affiliation of the militant shot dead are being confirmed. Read less...

Police have identified the four People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres arrested from Lohardaga District in Jharkhand on June 15, as Sonu Ansari, Vikas Oraon, Bharat Baitha and Prakash Chaubey, all from Ranchi District of Jharkhand, reports Times of India on June 17. Read less...

Six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an exchange of fire with the Greyhound forces of Andhra Pradesh Police at Theegalametta forest in Koyyuru Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Mampa Police Station area in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on June 16, reports The Times of India. Police have identified five CPI-Maoist cadres killed in this incident. The identity of the one lady CPI-Maoist cadre is yet to be ascertained. The five CPI-Maoist cadres identified are Divisional Committee Member (DCM) cadre leader Sande Gangaiah alias Ashok, from Gumpula village under Odelu Mandal in Peddapalli District of Telangana, Ranadev alias Arjun of Kalimela Dalam (armed squad), Santu Nachika, Area Committee Member (ACM), from Koraput District in Odisha and two women cadres identified as Paike from Chhattisgarh and Lalita from Teemulabanda village under GK Veedhi Mandal in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh. Gangaiah was a member of the medical team of CPI-Maoist. Police have recovered one AK-47 rifle, one Self Loading Rifle (SLR), one carbine, three .303 rifles and a country-made weapon from the location. The encounter between the Greyhounds and CPI-Maoist cadres came after nearly four years of calm in Andhra Pradesh. Police have information that some CPI-Maoist cadres were injured. They will be provided best medical treatment if they surrender and appealed to other cadres of CPI-Maoist to surrender and join mainstream, said Visakha Rural Superintendent of Police (SP) Boddepalli Krishna Rao. A helicopter was scrambled to conduct an aerial survey of the area, with the suspicion that more number of CPI-Maoist cadres could be taking shelter in the forest area, adds Telangana Today. Read less...

The militant killed in the encounter at Wagoora in Naugam area in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 16, was identified as Uzair Ahmad Dar, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, reports Daily Excelsior. Uzair, a resident of Wandina Melhoora Wachi in Zainapora, was active since January this year. Police said that one pistol along with a magazine and six rounds besides two grenades have been recovered from the encounter site. Earlier, SATP had reported the incident on June 16. Read less...

Police have intensified the combing operations to track the top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) suspected- Aruna and Jagan, who had escaped after an encounter on June 16 in the agency areas of Visakhapatnam and East Godavari Districts of Andhra Pradesh, reports The New Indian Express. Security was increased at State and Central Government offices while Politicians were asked to leave to safer places till normalcy is restored. Also, Police have identified all six dead bodies of CPI-Maoist cadres killed in June 16 encounter. The identity of sixth CPI-Maoist cadre is identified as Anju of Chhattisgarh. Earlier South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) has reported the identity of other five CPI-Maoist cadres killed on June 17. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) began investigating the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs), which killed 22 SFs on April 2-3, after taking over case documents from Chhattisgarh Police in June, reports Hindustan Times on June 18. NIA has named some top ‘commanders’ of CPI-Maoist including Hidma, Nambala Keshav Rao alias Raju, ‘general secretary’ of the CPI-Maoist, Mupalla Lakshman Rao alias Ganpati, former ‘general secretary’, Venugopal alias Bhupati, Sujata, Nagesh, Prashant and 350-400 cadres in its First Information Report (FIR), said officials. Read less...

A Policeman, identified as Javaid Ahmad Tambi, was killed in a militant attack outside his residence at Saidapora Eidgah area in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 17, reports Daily Excelsior. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar, said, the Policeman, Tambi of Saidpora, was critically injured when militants fired at him outside his residence. He was posted with a Judicial Officer and had returned home shortly before the attack. Later, a massive hunt has been launched against militants responsible for the attack. Read less...

India calls for a free, open and inclusive order in the Indo Pacific, said India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on June 17, reports akipress.com. Addressing the virtual ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), Singh asserted terrorism and radicalisation as the "gravest threats" to peace and security. He said that India remains committed to combating financing terrorism as a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). "India shares global concerns about terrorism and believes that in an era when networking amongst terrorists is reaching alarming proportions, only through collective cooperation can the terror organisations and their networks be fully disrupted, the perpetrators identified and held accountable, and strong measures are undertaken against those who encourage, support and finance terrorism and provide sanctuary to terrorism," he said. Read less...

India on June 17, rejected Pakistan's latest salvo at the United Nations (UN) vis-a-vis the Kashmir conflict, reiterating that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and that "no amount of questioning can change the reality", reports The Hindu. India also stressed that cross-border terrorism was unacceptable. The comments came during a regular media briefing of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), where the Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi was asked about Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's letter to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council regarding the Kashmir conflict. Bagchi said that “no amount of justification can make terrorism acceptable”. He added, "Look, I will only say that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. No amount of questioning can change this reality. Also, cross border terrorism is unacceptable and no amount of justification can make it acceptable”. Read less...

On June 17, a Kuki National Army-India (KNA-I) militant was arrested from Tuisomjang village in Churachandpur District of Manipur, tweets Assam Rifles. Read less...

Two persons including a wanted woman drug dealer were arrested on June 17, in narco-terror racket from Janak Pukhuri under Khatkhati Police Station (PS) area in Karbi Anglong District of Assam, reports Morung Express. The arrested have been identified as drug kingpin Th Paone alias ‘Didi’ of Manipur and Kevin Movi of Nagaland. 164 packets containing high-quality heroin weighing 2.12 kg valued at INR 7,00,00,000 were recovered, reports The Sangai Express. The NH-39 and NH-36 connecting Nagaland and Manipur with Assam are considered as the floodgate of illegal narcotics trade and drug trafficking. According to Northeast Now, the arrest of ‘Didi’ is being considered a big breakthrough for the Karbi Anglong Police in somewhat putting a curb on the narcotics trade. Read less...

Militants fired shots at the vehicle of a civilian in Hassanpora in Bijbehara Tehsil (revenue unit) in Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 18, causing injury to a minor, reports The Times of India. Eyewitnesses said that militants fired upon an I -20 car of one Bilal Ahmad, a contractor based in Hassanpora. Though Bilal did not receive any injury, his son, a minor, who was in the vehicle at the time of attack, received minor injuries. Read less...

The Border Security Force (BSF) noticed a Pakistani drone in Dera Baba Nanak area in Gurdaspur District of Punjab on June 18, reports The Tribune. The BSF fired upon the drone near Border Observation Post (BOP) Aabad after which the Pakistani drone went back, they said, further adding, that a search operation has been launched in the area. Read less...

A Woman cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in the forest of Chandameta-Pyarbhat villages in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh during an anti- Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] on June 18, reports The New Indian Express. SFs comprising of District Reserve Guard (DRG) units from Bastar, Dantewada and Sukma districts of Chhattisgarh and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 80th Battalion were involved in the operation. SFs recovered one AK-47 rifle; two pistols and a huge amount of camping materials were recovered from the spot. The identity of the killed CPI-Maoist cadre is yet to be ascertained, said Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P. Read less...

A Woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Savita Ajay Narothi alias Karishma alias Savita, carrying a reward of INR 200,000 surrendered before the Security Forces (SFs) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 18, reports daijiworld.com. Savita was wanted for four encounter killing incidents and the State Government had announced a INR 200,000 reward for her information or capture. Read less...

Four CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested in two separate incidents in Dantewada and Narayanpur Districts of Chhattisgarh on June 18, reports The New Indian Express. In the first incident, two CPI-Maoist cadres identified as Muchaki Motu alias Hurra, ‘janmilitia commander’ carrying a reward of INR 1, 00,000 on his head and Muchaki Pandu, a Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangthan (DAKMS) member were arrested by Police at Benapalli village under Aranpur Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh. Police also recovered a muzzle-loading gun and two detonators from them. The arrested CPI-Maoist cadres were tasked with ensuring security to senior cadres, arranging food, gathering villagers for meetings and passing information about Police movement. In the second incident, two CPI-Maoist cadres identified as Maso alias Ranjeet Poyam (25), Bhattbeda ‘deputy janmilitia commander’ and Mangtu Ram Kumeti (35), a ‘janmilitia’ member were arrested by SF’s comprising of Police and DRG personnel at Bhattbeda and Chote Tondebeda villages under Orcha Police Station in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh. The arrested CPI-Maoist duo had targeted the Police in a forest close to Dongalputti village under Orcha Police Station on June 1, said Police Official. Read less...

Maulana Masood Azhar, ‘chief’ of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi feature in the latest updated list of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), The Statesman reports on June 19. The 31 terrorists are booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and figure in the list of most-wanted individuals by the Indian Government for their involvement in various anti-India activities such as bomb blasts, killings, and other conspiracies which somehow compromised the country’s internal security. Azhar, Saeed, and Lakhvi are among the top five in the list of 31 terrorists, along with Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and Wadhwa Singh Babbar, a key leader of banned terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). Also, along with Dawood his Pakistan-based associates Javed Chikna alias Javed Dawood Tailor, Ibrahim Memon alias Tiger Memon, and Shaikh Shakeel alias Chhota Shakeel are named in the list. Read less...

On June 18, a Yung Aung faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-KYA) militant was arrested from Phinbiro village under Jairampur Police Station (PS) in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh, reports Arunachal Times. The arrested militant identified as ‘self-styled sergeant’ Longrang Gaja alias John was allegedly carrying out extortion on behalf of NSCN-KYA. Read less...

The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on June 18, blamed Chief Minister (CM), Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Director General of Police (DGP) D. Gautam Sawang, for the killing of six of its cadres in an exchange of fire with the Greyhounds, the elite anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] force of Andhra Pradesh Police, at Theegalametta in the Visakhapatnam Agency area on June 16, reports The Hindu. In a letter released late on June 19, Ganesh, ‘secretary’ of the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist, while paying tributes to the slain cadres, said, “Though this is a loss for us, we will continue our fight for the rights of the people.” He further alleged that DGP, Gautam, was a “covert operation specialist.” The Maoist leader also accused the CM, Reddy, of pursuing the bauxite mining project by joining hands with private players. Ganesh alleged in the letter, “Our PLGA has been striving to alleviate the problems of the tribal people considering the failure of the government. Unable to digest it, Jagan Mohan Reddy has ordered the encounter”. Read less...

The Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isaac Muivah (NSCN-IM) and NSCN-Reformation (NSCN-R) have denied reports of demanding share from COVID-19 funds, reports East Mojo on June 19. The NSCN-R further warned that if its cadres are found involved in such activities directly or indirectly, severe action will be initiated. The clarification from the groups came after media reports claimed that “NSCN factions are seeking COVID funds”. Also, the NSCN-IM also stated that it has “nothing to do” with demanding share of COVID-19 funds. “We are in total solidarity with the State Government’s fight against the wicked Covid-19. We are, therefore, not involved in any manner that goes against humanity at this particular juncture where all Nagas, irrespective of social/political standing are expected to fight together,” Read less...

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on June 18, stated that Assam has shortage of 15,351 Police personnel while Nagaland is the only Indian State with surplus cops' strength, reports Northeast Now. According to the data available, against a sanctioned strength of 86,959 Police personnel, Assam presently only has strength of 71,608 Police personnel to maintain law and order of the state. As per data on Police organisations being compiled by Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPRD), sanctioned strength of Police personnel in India is 26,23,225, whereas actual strength is 20,91,488 and 5,31,737 vacancies are presently there in different States across India. In comparison, against a sanctioned strength of 26,738 Police personnel, Nagaland, the only State in India has 28,113 Police personnel, a surplus of 1,375 Police personnel. Almost all other Northeastern States have vacancies of Police personnel. Arunachal Pradesh has a vacancy of 2,737 Police personnel, Manipur with a vacancy of 5,634 Police personnel, Meghalaya having vacancy of 1,739, Mizoram vacancy is 3,205, Sikkim’ vacancy 810, and Tripura has a vacancy of 6,925 Police personnel. In a statement, UMHA has ‘issued advisories to the States for filling up these vacancies in the States and to bring in the requisite reforms in the Police administration to meet the expectations of the people’. UMHA also stated that the Central Paramilitary Forces are facing shortage manpower forces. Assam Rifles (AR) has the vacancy of 8035 personnel against a sanctioned strength of 65143, Border Security Force (BSF) has shortage of 28905 personnel against its sanctioned strength of 265173, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has a vacancy of 24161 personnel against a sanctioned strength of 163313, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has vacancy of 27825 personnel against a sanctioned strength of 324723, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has a total vacancy of 18633 personnel against its sanctioned strength of 97792, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has a vacancy of 5169 personnel against a total sanctioned strength of 88439 personnel. According to UMHA, efforts are also being to add more manpower strength to National Investigation Agency (NIA) who is facing staff crunch of 427 posts. This percentage of vacancy is 33.43 percent of the total sanctioned strength of 1277 posts. Read less...

Three militants belonging to People's Liberation Army (PLA) were arrested on June 19, from Rana Top in Chandel District of Manipur, tweets Assam Rifles. Read less...

On June 19, arms and ammunition including one 9 MM pistol and two single barrel rifles were recovered by Aizawl Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles from Lailiphai in Champhai District of Mizoram, reports Northeast Now. One person was also arrested in this connection for illegally possessing arms. Read less...

Police arrested an individual identified as Hardeep Singh alias Suraj Raunta, close associate of Canada based Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) operative, Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala from Moga District in Punjab, reports The Tribune on June 20. Police recovered one SUV Toyota vehicle, three weapons including one .315 bore pistol, one .32 bore pistol and one .32 bore revolver along with live cartridges from him. Three arrested persons (earlier arrested on June 19, 2020) identified as Raja Singh, Iqbal Singh alias Ghaalu and Harmanpreet Singh alias Garry revealed to the Police that Suraj sold them the illegal weapons. Arsh Dala and Suraj Raunta were known to each other since 2015 and were co-accused in many cases of Theft and Arms Act, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Moga Harmanbir Singh Gill. Read less...

Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in separate encounters in Abujhmaad area in Orchha Tehsil (revenue unit) in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on June 19, reports News 18. The District Reserve Guard (DRG) troopers were sent to the forest of Abujhmaad to carry out Operation Monsoon in the core area of Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] before the monsoon rains start. During the Operation, after killing a Maoist in the encounter on Saturday (June 19) morning, the search operation was continued in the area by the soldiers, and in the afternoon again another encounter took place in the same area in which one more Maoist was killed. During the search operation, the dead body of two male Maoists cadre along with one .303 rifle, .315 bore rifles and other country-made weapons along with a huge amount of camping materials were recovered from the encounter spot. The identity of both the Maoists are yet to be established. Read less...

On June 20, three militants belonging to Naga National Council (NNC)/ Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) and Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) were arrested on multiple charges of kidnapping and robbery from Dimapur District in Nagaland, reports Morung Express. According to Police sources, Leacy Gihuka Jakhalu of NNC/FGN, ‘second lieutenant’ Khetoka Chophy and ‘captain’ Tokato Awomi of NSCN-R were operating for the past two months targeting labourers at construction sites at Purana Bazaar, Nagarjan and 2 ½ Mile and abducting them for ransom. Three cars along with one motorbike were recovered from the arrested trio. Read less...

Terrorists are continuing their efforts to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, reports Times Now on June 21. According to intelligence reports, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants identified as Nizamuddin and Samad of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are at Khuiretta, close to the Line of Control (LoC) near J&K in India, and are likely to attempt to infiltrate shortly. Four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants training at Nikial, reached Tarkundi, a village in PoK with Sabbir, a guide. The local ‘commander’, Haji Arif, is moving with the group, which plans to enter the Bhimber Galli area in J&K. Three HM militants with their guide, Mohammed Iqbal, are at Mehradori launch pad near the LoC since May 27. They plan to infiltrate into the Baramulla area of J&K in India very shortly. The terror camps are intact and more infiltration is expected as the snows have melted and the passes have opened. Read less...

The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) arrested two men, identified as Mufti Qazi Jahangir Alam Qasmi and Mohammad Umar Gautam for suspectedly running a racket involved in converting deaf students and other poor people to Islam in UP with funding from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), from an undisclosed location, india.com reports on June 21. Both are residents of Jamia Nagar in New Delhi. The arrests were made after an FIR was registered in the case at Lucknow’s ATS police station. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP – Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said Gautam, who is himself a convert to Islam from Hinduism, boasted to the Police of having converted at least 1,000 people to Islam, luring them with marriage, money and jobs. Read less...

A civilian, identified as Hiralal Bhagat (60) was killed after being hit by a pressure bomb planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in forest area of Lohardaga District of Jharkhand on June 20, reports Prabhat Khabar. Reportedly the bomb was hidden to target the Security Forces. Bhagat is a resident of Bulbul village of Pesharar Police Station area in Lohardaga District. Read less...

After the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India has seen a 60 per cent decrease in terror incidents, reports News18 on June 21. In 2018, J&K witnessed 614 terror incidents. However, the number came down to 244 incidents in 2020, a drop of 60.26 per cent, as per data from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). According to UMHA data, the Kashmir valley saw 65 terrorists infiltrating in 2014, which reduced to 36 in 2015, but then significantly increased to 119 in 2016, 136 in 2017, 143 in 2018 and 133 in 2019. With the strong anti-infiltration grid in place, 2020 witnessed infiltration bids reduced to lower than 100 with around 30 terrorists sneaking into India, and, as per official figures, all infiltration bids in the last three months were successfully foiled. The Kashmir valley used to witness around 1,500 stone pelting incidents every year that drastically came down to 327 incidents in 2020. Read less...

On June 20, an unnamed militant belonging to Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) was arrested from Kadie Kami village of Phek District in Nagaland, reports Nagaland Express. Arms and ammunition including one .303 rifle with magazine, one M 20 Pistol with magazine and some incriminating documents were recovered from the arrested militant. Read less...

On June 20, Hiren Nath, Assam Inspector General of Police (IGP) (Special Branch) said that all the members of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) belonging to four factions, who laid down arms and came to mainstream would be rehabilitated by September, 2021, reports Northeast Now. During the inaugural function of “Skill development for self-employment of youths of BTR and other parts of Assam” in Kokrajhar District of Assam, IGP Nath stated though covid pandemic had delayed the rehabilitation process, yet ‘as many as 1429 cadres of the NDFB have already been given INR 4, 00,000 each in their account as part of rehabilitation and the Government of Assam has already earmarked an amount of INR 160, 00, 00,000 for complete rehabilitation. Further, IGP Nath stated that a special pre-recruitment training for the NDFB members to absorb them in different paramilitary forces according to their qualification and all the pending cases against the former NDFB members will be withdrawn in a phased manner. Read less...

Police arrested a cadre of the Peoples' Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Mahaveer Kumhar (24), from Gudri Police Station in West Singhbhum District in Jharkhand on June 20, reports bhaskar.com. Kumhar is a resident of Tujur village and a member of PLFI ‘area commander’ Ajay Purti's squad, was an accused in the case of Arms Act and Witch Prohibition Act of Gudri Police Station area. Read less...

Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including a LeT ‘commander’ identified as Mudasir Pandit, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Gund Brath area of Sopore of Baramulla District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 20, reports Times Now. The SFs launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the area following information about the presence of at least three militants, including Pandit. Police also identified another militant killed in this incident as Asrar alias Abdullah, a resident of Pakistan, who is active in North Kashmir since 2018. Mudasir Pandit was wanted by SFs in many cases, including the killing of two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councilors and three Policemen and two civilians recently, said Inspector General of Police (IG) Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar. The identity of the third militant is yet to be ascertained. Read less...

Two United People's Revolutionary Front (UPRF) militants on June 20, were killed during an encounter at a deep forest near Jolian village at Singhasan Hills of Karbi Anglong District in Assam, reports Northeast Now. Two AK-47 rifles, ammunition and incriminating documents were recovered from the possession of the slain militants, reports Nagaland Post. In a Tweet, Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said “intermittent firing is still going on at the encounter site”. He further stated that the UPRF militants are actively working under the protection of poaching and drug cartels of Churachandpur District in Manipur. Earlier on October 6, 2020, the 'chairman' of UPRF, Martin Guite, was killed in an encounter in the forests of Singhasan Hill of Karbi Anglong District in Assam. Read less...

United Naga Council (UNC) has welcomed the formation of Core Committee on the Indo-Naga Political issue by the Nagaland Government, reports E Pao on June 21. UNC stated that Core Committee under the initiative of Chief Minister (CM) Neiphiu Rio will be able to intervene and forge the long and frequent stalemate in the negotiation between the Government of India (GoI) and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM). Further, UNC proposed that an elected member each from Assam, Arunachal and Manipur be included in the Core Committee, for better co-ordination, but only after meeting the select committee’s criteria. Read less...

Police arrested Kishun Ganjhu alias Sameer, the ‘area commander’ of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from his house in Chatra District of Jharkhand on June 21, reports bhaskar.com. Several cases have been registered against him under 17 Criminal Law Amendment Act (CLA) Act and Arms Act. During the search, one 5.56 mm INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle, 10 live cartridges and one INSAS magazine were recovered from his house. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) members militants identified as Harbhinder Singh alias Pinder and Navpreet Singh alias Nav, from an undisclosed location on June 21, reports Times Now. Both are residents of Tarn Taran District of Punjab. Navpreet and Harbhinder are close aides of charge sheeted accused Inderjit Singh alias Inder who had conducted the reconnaissance of Balwinder Singh Sandhu, a Shaurya Chakra awardee and were actively involved in the conspiracy of his killing on October 16, 2020. The NIA had registered the case on January 1, 2021. The NIA had earlier filed a charge sheet against eight accused persons in the case. Read less...

A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Premchandra Marandi alias Bablu Marandi, who was absconding for 14 years, was arrested in a joint raid of Chakai Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from Govindpur village in Chakai Police Station area in Jamui District of Bihar on June 21, reports livehindustan.com. Station House Officer (SHO), Rajeev Kumar, said that Bablu is the primary accused in Chakai Police Station Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] case number 23/2007. Also, reported that even now Bablu is involved in Maoist activity and he had come to his village with some friends to execute some Maoist related incident. Read less...

A team of Special Task Force (STF) arrested an absconding ‘wanted’ Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Virendra Das, from Matia Bazar under Laxmipur Police Station limits in Jamui District of Bihar reports livehindustan.com. Virendra, a resident of Gobardaha, is accused in many cases including the attack on the Dhanbad Patna Inter City train at Kunder Halt on Kiul railway section in Jamui District on June 13, 2013, in which three civilians were dead and ten others sustained injuries. Read less...

Karbi Students’ Association (KSA) on June 21, responding to National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) allegation, has stated that the proposed Karbi Peace Accord is for all the indigenous people, reports Northeast Now. KSA said that the organization regards the Rengmas, Dimasas, Kukis, Garos, Khasis, and all scheduled tribes or indigenous inhabitants living in Karbi Anglong District of Assam as its own, reports East Mojo. KSA further made an appeal to the leadership of NSCN-IM to look after the non-Naga indigenous tribal communities living in Nagaland by ensuring equal political rights and privileges as enjoyed by the other major Naga Tribesmen and declaring Rengma Nagas dominated Tseminyu in Nagaland as a District. Read less...

On June 21, an unauthorized mobile camp operated by NSCN (R) in Padumpukhuri area of Dimapur District for violation of Cease fire ground rules was sealed, reports Morung Express. According to official statement, the camp was linked to the arrested trio militants. However, this was refuted by NSCN-R which in a press release on June 22, clarified, “it is in no way a camp/office but a rented house of some NSCN (R) members residing with their families”. Read less...

On June 23, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Isak Muviah (NSCN-IM) said, the Union government opposing taxations by the outfit instantly violates the Framework Agreement wherein the two entities have agreed to coexist peacefully as two different entities sharing sovereign power, reports Northeast NOW. It further said that, opposing the Naga tax is nothing short of obstructing the Naga political movement and to let the Naga people be enslaved by India. As per the Framework Agreement, the Nagas are the masters of their own lands both below and above. “So, why should India interfere in the internal matter of the sovereign Naga people?” it asked. The outfit issued the release in response to Nagaland Governor and interlocutor for Naga talks RN Ravi’s statement on June 21 that the Indian government does not recognize collection of tax by any other entity other than by it or a state government. He also said that the forcible collection of money by any entity is extortion, which is a criminal offence punishable under the laws. The NSCN(IM) said, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) collected taxes to support the Naga people’s political movement, which had started in 1929 even before India attained independence from the British and it is highly unbecoming of the Governor who is “desperately trying to criminalize” the Naga political movement by questioning its right to taxation. Read less...

Security Force (SF) personnel comprised of Special Operation Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF), exchanged fire with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres during a combing operation inside a forest near Kumbhaharu village in Gochhapada Police Station limits in Kandhamal District of Odisha on June 21, reports Odisha Bytes. After an hour-long exchange of fire, the Maoists fled the area by taking the benefit of dense forest and difficult terrain. During search operation one .303 rifle, three bullets, one HD cartridge, one 12 Bore country-made gun, three INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifles, three INSAS magazines, seven electric detonators and several Maoist articles were recovered from a Maoist camp. Read less...

Security Forces have apprehended two over ground workers (OGWs) of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Isak Muviah (NSCN-IM), who were trying to extort money from the tea garden officials in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, reports The Arunachal Times on June 23. The OGWs identified as Baitu Youngja (51) and Chakngam Kongkang (30), were arrested from the Rangkatu Tea Estate on June 21 and June 22 respectively. A motorcycle, a mobile handset and extortion note demanding Rs 2 lakh extortion money from the tea garden officials were seized from both of them. Read less...

Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before Police in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on June 21, reports The New Indian Express. The surrendered cadres were allegedly involved in planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), damaging roads and bridges and putting up Maoist posters and banners in the interiors of Dantewada and neighbouring Sukma Districts since 2015. Dantewada, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said, they turned themselves in before Police, saying they were impressed by the Police's rehabilitation drive 'Lon Varratu' and disappointed with the “hollow” Maoist ideology. Out of the three Maoists, Aayta Kohrami, who was active as a ‘militia commander’, was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, while the two other cadres, identified as Uika Somdu (23) and Kartam Mahendra (22), were working as militia members. Mahendra was also wanted in connection with the murder of a person in Timmapuram village in 2018. SP, Pallava, said, “with this surrender, 375 Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs], including 99 carrying cash rewards on their heads, have so far quit violence in the district under the 'Lon Varratu' (term coined in local Gondi dialect for 'return to your home/village') campaign launched by police in June last year.” Under the initiative, the Dantewada Police have put posters and banners in the native villages of at least 1,600 Naxals, mostly carrying cash rewards, and appealed to them to return to the mainstream. Read less...

Police Inspector, identified as Parvez Ahmad Dar was killed in a militant attack in Nowgam area of Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 22, reports Daily Excelsior. The Resistance Front (TRF) claimed the attack and warned more such attacks against the Police, said Inspector General of Police (IG) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar. Dar was shot in front of local mosque while he was going for prayer at Menganwari Nowgam area of Srinagar District. The Inspector was rushed to Sri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital in Srinagar where he was declared as brought dead. A massive operation has been launched in the area against the militants responsible for the killing of the officer. Read less...

A durable peace in Afghanistan requires a genuine double peace both within and around the country, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the UN Security Council on June 22, as he asserted the need for "zero tolerance" for terrorism including cross-border terror, reports Times Now. During a UN Security Council debate on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Jaishankar also pressed for a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire in the war-torn nation to ensure immediate reduction in violence and protection of civilian lives. "For enduring peace in Afghanistan, terrorist safe havens and sanctuaries must be dismantled immediately and terrorist supply chains disrupted. There needs to be zero tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations including its cross-border one," he said. Read less...

A Joint team of Police, Indian Army’s 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killed a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant identified as Sajad Ahmad Bhat during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Shirmal village of Zainapora in Shopian District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, reports Daily Excelsior on June 23. During the search operation as the presence of militants got ascertained they were given an opportunity to surrender. However, they fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party, which was retaliated leading to an encounter Security Forces (SFs) recovered one pistol with magazine, one grenade and other incriminating materials from the location. Sajad Ahmad Bhat is a resident of Badigam Aishmuqam in Anantnag District and was active in militancy since September 14, 2020 and involved in several cases, said Police official. Read less...

A senior most Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Yapa Narayana alias Haribhushan, has reportedly died of Covid-19 in Dandakaranya forest region in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on June 22, reports Telangana Today. However, there was no confirmation from Maoist party so far. Haribhushan, ‘secretary’ of the Telangana State Committee of the CPI-Maoist, was reported to have been inducted into the ‘Central Committee’ (CC). Haribhushan, a native of Madagudem village in Gangaram Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Mahabubabad District of Telangana, had joined the party in 1995. Read less...

Border Security Force (BSF) killed a narco smuggler along the International Border (IB) near Pansar in Hiranagar sector of Kathua District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, reports The Kashmir Monitor on June 23. BSF has also recovered 27 packets of heroin and searches in the area were going on, said BSF officials. Read less...

Core Group comprising senior officials from the civil administration and the security agencies met at the Indian Army’s Badami Bagh Cantonment to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in Srinagar District of J&K in India on June 22, reports India Tribune. The officials shared inputs about the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and the hinterlands. The ceasefire has improved the security situation along the International Border (IB). However, intelligence inputs of terrorist launch pads and terrorist training activities in Pakistan indicate the need to be alert along the LoC. There are indications of heightened activity in the last two months. The cross-border smuggling of narcotics and weapons continues to be the focus of the intelligence agencies and Security Forces (SFs). This includes continued vigil and checks on all passes leading to the Kashmir Valley. There is a joint SFs effort at targeting the Over Ground Worker (OGW) network that sustains terrorism and focused efforts by the Police have led to the apprehension of nearly 400 such persons. Local recruitment, though lower than previous years, continues to be the focus area of the security and intelligence agencies. The efforts of some outfits to use variety of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are being proactively countered. Reports of encroachments along the national highway are being checked as these can cause security threat to the convoy movement on the highways. The shift of terrorist’s modus operandi in targeting soft targets and counter measures were also discussed. The officials deliberated on the propaganda effort by Pakistan and their antagonistic information warfare tactics, said statement released by Indian Army. The meeting was co-chaired by the General Officer Commanding, Chinar Corps, Lt Gen D.P. Pandey, and Director General of Police (DGP), J&K, Dilbag Singh. Read less...

On June 22, a joint team of SF and Police apprehended a militant of National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) involved in supplying arms and ammunition, in general area of Burma Camp of Dimapur District, reports e-pao.net. The troops also recovered one point 22 pistol and three rounds of live ammunition. Read less...

On June 22, Pawankumar Badhe, first Secretary, Indian Permanent Mission in Geneva at the 47th Session of the United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) said that Pakistan continues to provide pensions to dreaded and listed terrorists and hosts them on its territory as its state policy, reports Hindustan Times. Exercising India's right to reply following Pakistan's remarks, Badhe highlighted the systematic persecution of minorities in Pakistan through draconian blasphemy laws, forced conversions and marriages and extrajudicial killings. "The scourge of terrorism is the gravest violation of human rights and must be dealt with in strongest terms in all its forms and manifestations," he said. The remarks came after Khalil Hashmi, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN in Geneva, tried to raise the Kashmir issue at the interactive dialogue on the annual report of the High Commissioner. Read less...

Separatist leader Shabbir Shah was involved in generation of huge proceeds of crime from Pakistan and other countries to create unrest in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in India, Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a court in Delhi on June 22, reports The Tribune. Shah amassed huge wealth in the form of immovable and movable properties and was also involved in terror-financing activities. Shah was in regular touch with Hafiz Sayeed, ‘chief’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), based in Pakistan. Shah was also in touch with Mohammad Shafi Shayar, who belongs to Kashmir and had escaped to Pakistan along with his family after his release from the Jammu Central Jail in J&K in India. The ED made the submissions before Delhi court while opposing Shabbir Shah bail application in a money laundering case. Read less...

Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles on June 22, seized a large haul of war-like stores being smuggled to Myanmar and apprehended two individuals, in Farkawn Road track junction area in Mizoram, reports The Hindu. “These explosives are believed to be transported from Mizoram to Myanmar for use by the Chin National Army (CNA) against the Myanmar Army,” an un-named Assam Rifles official said. The recoveries include 3,000 special detonators in six cartons, 925 electric detonators in 37 packets, 2,000 mts length of fuze in four boxes and 63 sacks of explosives substance, each sack containing 10 packets each of 2.08 kg of Class II Category - ZZ explosive powder weighing a total of 1.3 tonnes. The recovered items and apprehended persons were handed over to the Dungtalang Police Station and a First Information Report (FIR) was being lodged, the statement said. Read less...

The Chhattisgarh Police on June 23 arrested a couple from the jungles near Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh for their involvement in Maoist activities, reports ANI. Ammunition, cash, and many other things were recovered from their possession. They expressed their willingness to work with the Chhattisgarh administration and informed of larger network of people involved in Maoist activities. Read less...

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Iqbal Kaskar, who is brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in a drug peddling case from an undisclosed location on June 23, reports Hindustan Times. During the investigation, NCB obtained some important clues in relation to the underworld don linked with the terror funding. Iqbal Kaskar is currently lodged in Thane jail in Thane District of Maharashtra. Earlier in September 2017, the Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of Thane Police had arrested Kaskar on the charges of extortion. Read less...

The Tamil Nadu Police on June 23 (today) morning found two 'pipe bombs' in a cement factory in Shankar Nagar of Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu, reports indiatvnews.com. The pipe bombs were discovered after the cement factory management received a telephone call that improvised explosives would go off at five places in the factory if the callers were not given a ransom of INR 50, 00,000. Read less...

A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Anju Asaram Achala alias Shashikala alias Guni alias Zuri (30), carrying a bounty of INR 600,000 on her head and wanted for involvement in 15 encounters, an incident of arson and four major offences, surrendered before the Police in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 23, reports The Pioneer. Police said that Anju, a resident of Motha Zalia in Dhanora Tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District, had joined Tipagad Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] Dalam (armed squad) in 2006 as a member and gone on to become the Tipagad ‘area committee member’ (ACM). Read less...

Militants killed a civilian identified as Umer Nazir Bhat (28) near Fashion Inn shop in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 23, reports Daily Excelsior. The Militants fired upon a mobile shop owner, Umer Nazir Bhat inside his shop. He was rushed to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital for treatment, where he was declared dead on arrival. The area has been cordoned off and search in the area is going on. These innocent killings of civilian and local Policemen are being committed by local militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) on the instruction of militant Abbas Sheikh, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar Read less...

On June 23, Assam Police killed one of the most dreaded criminals of the state, Babu Konwar in an encounter at Geleky area in Sivasagar District of Assam, reports The Northeast Today. According to sources, Babu Konwar was on the way to strike arms deal when the encounter took place. One 7.65 mm pistol, one magazine, five live ammunitions, some fired cases of bullet and a scooter were recovered from the encounter site. Earlier, he had been booked under the National Security Act (NSA) in 2013. Read less...

Police arrested eight cadres of the Peoples' Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including one ‘area commander’, in separate search operations in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand, reports Prabhat Khabar on June 24. Acting on information, Chaibasa Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel led by Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Chakradharpur jointly conducted a joint operation and arrested ‘area commander’ Suman Singh Ganjhu alias Suman Singh (25), Ramaye Boypai (45), Deva Singh Ganjhu alias Chepo (45), Dashrath Singh (38), and Guru Charan Khandait alias Bela (21) from the forests around Pansuwan Dam under Sonuwa Police Station area in West Singhbhum District. In another search operation, Lakhan Bodra alias Pocho (19), Mangal Singh Odeya (28) and Sanika Purti (20) were arrested from the Bobonga-Burudih forests in Tebo Police Station area in West Singhbhum District. Superintendent of Police (SP), Ajay Linda, said that there are many cases of Arms Act and assault against Suman Singh in many areas of West Singhbhum District- Chaibasa, Manoharpur, Gudri, Bandgaon, Tebo, Sonuva, Chakradharpur, and Keraikela. Police also recovered two country-made pistols, 7 bullets of 8 mm, 3 bullets of 12 bore, one rifle, nine mobile phones, seven SIM cards, uniforms and many items including PLFI pamphlets from the possession of the arrested cadres. Read less...

Security Forces (SF) in a joint operation with Police apprehended seven militants and four Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Nikki Sumi faction of the banned National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Khaplang (NSCN-K) running an illegal mess and carrying out extortion activities on National Highway, at Thilixu village of Dimapur District on June 23, reports e-pao.net. The troops also recovered three point 32 pistols with magazines, 25 point 32 live ammunition and some incriminating documents. Read less...

Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Diwakar alias Kishan, and Deve alias Laxmi, involved in several Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE]-related incidents along the border of Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh, surrendered before Police in Kabirdham District of Chhattisgarh on June 23, reports outlookindia.com. Kishan, carrying a reward of INR 800,000 on his head in Chhattisgarh and INR 500,000 in Madhya Pradesh, was active as the Bhoramdeo Area Committee ‘secretary’, and Laxmi, carrying a bounty of INR 200,000 in Chhattisgarh and INR 500,000 in Madhya Pradesh, was a member of the Bhoramdeo Area Committee. The two were mainly associated with Vistaar Platoon no. 2 under the Kanha-Bhoramdeo Division Committee of Maoists. Read less...

The Special Cell of Delhi Police along with Intelligence Bureau (IB) arrested four students, identified as Nazir Hussain (26), Zulfikar Ali Wazir (25), Aiaz Hussain (28) and Muzammil Hussain (25) from Kargil District in Union Territory of Ladakh on June 24. in connection with the blast outside the Israel Embassy in New Delhi, reports Daily Excelsior. All the arrested are residents of Thang village in Kargil District. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is undertaking the main investigation in the explosion that took place near Israeli Embassy in New Delhi on January 29, 2021. Read less...

In the All-Party Meeting (APM) on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) called by Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on June 24, saw the Central Government representatives committing to fast-paced process of delimitation of Legislative Assembly constituencies followed by elections leading to formation of an elected Government in J&K besides restoration of Statehood as promised in the Indian Parliament, but without any time-frame, reports Daily Excelsior. The majority of participants have left restoration of special status of J&K to the Supreme Court where abrogation of Articles 370 and 35-A has been challenged by various political parties and other organizations including the National Conference (NC). PM Modi is reported to have assured all political parties that they would be an integral part of the delimitation process and their views would be taken on board and he urged them to participate in the process to ensure early completion. An official statement released by the Indian Government on the meeting also had mention of delimitation of Assembly constituencies followed by the Assembly elections in J&K. Lieutenant Governor of J&K; Manoj Sinha, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and Political leaders of various political parties from J&K have attended the meeting. Read less...

Militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has decreased by 50 per cent but there are 200 active militants operating in the Kashmir Valley, said General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps Lieutenant General DP Pandey, while speaking to media at Handwara in Kupwara District of J&K in India on June 24, reports Daily Excelsior. He said that the security situation at Handwara which used to be a hotbed of militancy is very good and area is very peaceful now with the joint efforts of security agencies and people. Read less...

On June 24, Police arrested a suspected arms smuggler, identified as Sahil Khan alias Salman Khan along with weapons in Bokajan area of Assam’s Karbi Anglong District, reports Northeast Now. Khan is a resident of Tarapur village under Banskhandi Police Station in Cachar District. The recovered firearms included one 7.65 MM pistol with three live ammunitions and a .22 pistol with four rounds of live ammunitions. Preliminary investigations revealed that the firearms were brought for sale in Khatkhati in Karbi Anglong District from Dimapur in Nagaland. Read less...

Tahawwur Rana, a Pakistani-born Canadian, wanted by Indian authorities for his suspected involvement in Mumbai terror attacks of November 12, 2008, (26/11) will remain in the United States as a Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian in Los Angeles weighs whether he will be extradited to India, reports tribuneindia.com. Chooljian on June 24, ordered the defence attorneys and prosecutors to file additional documents by July 15. Rana will remain in federal custody. Read less...

The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leadership has identified Yapa Narayana alias Haribhushan (deceased Telangana ‘state committee secretary’) successor in Damodar alias Bade Chokka Rao, who is the presently ‘military commander’, The Hindu reports on June 25. Comparing the leadership styles of the departed Maoist Haribhushan and Damodar, a top Police official said, “while Haribhushan was strategically pragmatic, Damodar is handicapped by analytical thinking. But his strength is logistical prowess and quick military action.” A native of Tadvai in Mulugu District of Telangana, Damodar was a close associate of Haribhushan and planned several Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operations and cadre recruitments in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Times of India on June 26, adds that Damodar carries a reward of INR 2.5 million bounty on his head in Telangana, and has 70 cases related to Maoist violence in Warangal, Mulugu, Bhupalpally and Kothagudem Districts of Telangana. Read less...

The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on June 24, confirmed that two of its senior leaders, Telangana ‘state committee secretary’ and the party ‘central committee (CC) member, Yapa Narayana alias Haribhusha and Indravati ‘area committee member’ (ACM) Siddaboina Sarakka alias Bharatakka, died of COVID-19, reports The News Minute. Haribhusha died on June 21 and Bharantakka died the next day, June 22. Read less...

India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador T. S. Tirumurti said that preventing terrorists from accessing financial resources is crucial to successfully counter the threat of terrorism, The Hindu reports on June 26. India has also told the UN that it has been a victim of terrorism, especially from across the border, over the last several decades and that there are countries “clearly guilty” of aiding, supporting terrorist activities and offering safe havens to militants, a thinly-veiled reference to Pakistan. Tirumurti also emphasised the need for international collaboration to counter-financing terrorism, support and strengthen the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and provide greater funding to UN Counter-Terrorism architecture. Read less...

Militants lobbed a hand grenade towards Bijbehara Police Station in Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 25, reports India Today. However, the grenade exploded without causing any damage. The area has been cordoned off and a search is underway to arrest the militants. Read less...

Five Central Committee (CC) members out of the 21 have contracted the Covid-19 reports The Times of India. Sources said that CC members- Chandranna, Katakam Sudharshan alias Anand, Rama Krishna, Saket and few others are reported to be affected by the virus. The cases of Covid-19 started to increase before the Silger protests in Chhattisgarh. Read less...

On June 25, a woman cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Bodi alias Geeta Poonem, was arrested in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh, reports bhaskar.com. Geeta, a resident of Pusnar under Gangaloor Police Station limits, was a militia member involved in the incidents of looting and assault. It is alleged that on April 8, 2021, she was involved in the incident of robbery and assault in the house of Somalu Potam, a villager in Pusnar. Read less...

Police arrested five Maoist militia members in the forests of Cherla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Kothagudem District, on June 25, reports Telangana Today. The militia members were spotted during combing operations by Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 141 Battalion in the forests in between Battinapalli-Ramachandrapuram villages of the Mandal. They confessed to having been working under the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘militia commander’, Vetti Deva alias Balu. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) comprising of Police, Indian Army’s 34 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killed one Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Murtaza Ahmed Dar and one LeT militant identified as Sahil Ahmed Dar have also surrendered in an encounter during a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Kachdoora village of Hanjipora area in Shopian District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 25, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs recovered one AK-56 rifle, one pistol, three AK-magazines and two grenades from surrendered LeT militant. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) comprising of Police, Indian Army’s 7 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Border Security Force’s (BSF) 87 Battalion foiled the infiltration bid by militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 25, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs recovered one AK 47, one pistol, two grenades and other ammunition as well as six packets of heroin worth INR 300 million left by the infiltrators. Read less...

The number of active terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India has decreased and measures will be intensified to strengthen the battle against terrorism and curb heinous activities of militants, said Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh, on June 25, while speaking to media at Police Training Centre in Reasi District of J&K, reports Daily Excelsior. The endeavor is to put an end to militant activities and curb terrorism. He added that it is not a one-sided battle. There are more than 200 armed terrorists will be present in an area, it is not that they will continue to die, when Security Forces (SFs) fight them during exchange of fire. Read less...

On June 26, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple surrendered in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana, reports United News of India. Madivi lduma alias Sunder, a Manuguru Local Organising Squad (LOC) ‘area command member’ (ACM), and his wife, Madakam Budri alias Sonia of Manuguru LOC Dalam (armed squad), surrendered due to harassment by Maoist Party leadership and fear of spread of Covid-19. Madivi Iduma, who had joined CPI-Maoist in 2018, was presently working as guard member to Azad, ‘state committee member’ (SCM) and Bhadradri Kothagudem ‘regional secretary’, while his wife was working as guard to Azad ‘SCM’ and Bhadradri Kothagudem ‘divisional secretary’. In press release, Police has appealed to all Maoist party leaders and members to surrender to ensure proper medical treatment and rehabilitation as per Government. Read less...

A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Madakam Hedime (21), native of Katekalyan mandal (administrative sub-division) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, surrendered before Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), P Sai Chaitanya, in Mulugu District of Telangana on June 27, reports The New Indian Express. Hedime worked as a member in Dummugudem Dalam (armed squad). Annoyed with the policies of the party, she decided to surrender and join the social mainstream. Read less...

Kerala’s outgoing Director General of Police (DGP), Loknath Behera said that he had no regrets on Maoist hunt during his tenure of service, Kerala Kaumudi reports on June 27. Behera said that Maoists were given opportunity to surrender unconditionally. Read less...

On 26 June, one Bangladeshi national was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from the bordering area of Baladova village along the Indo-Bangla International Border (IB) in Dhubri District of Assam, reports The Assam Tribune. FICN worth INR 4, 9,500 were recovered from the arrestee, Kalam Ali, when he was trying to smuggle FICN from Bangladesh to India, reports Northeast Now. Read less...

On June 26, a militant and an Over-Ground Worker (OGW) was arrested near a shopping mall under Trikuta Nagar Police Station limits in Jammu District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, reports Daily Excelsior. The militant duos were arrested following information about militant presence and carrying out recce of prominent installations before carrying out a terror strike in the Jammu city. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing nearly five kilograms and arms and ammunition were recovered from the arrested duos, reports The Indian Express. Read less...

On June 26, Police recovered five rifles of .315 bore and 10 cartridges of 8 mm from the house of Sandeep Oraon alias Sandeep Bhagat, ‘zonal commander’ of PLFI, located in Semardih village under Kisku Police Station limits in Lohardaga District of Jharkhand, reports UNI. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), B N Singh, said Sandeep, managed to flee from the spot, however, raids were on to arrest him. Read less...

On June 26, three civilians were injured in a roadside grenade attack targeting a joint party of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) at Barbarshah under Kralkhud Police Station limits in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, reports The Indian Express. Following the attack, the area was cordoned off. The attack comes after Prime Minister (PM), Narendra Modi, held a meeting with leaders of J&K on June 24. Read less...

Police filed a charge sheet against two persons identified as Mohammad Yousaf and Mohammad Ashraf in a court in Jammu District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 26 for attempting to revive militancy in Reasi District of J&K, reports Kashmir Reader. Both of them were arrested by Police earlier on January 1, 2021 with arms and ammunition. Both the arrested were in constant touch with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Talib Hussain, based in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) through social media and were planning to revive militancy and carry out a major terrorist attack in the Jammu region of J&K. Read less...

The Centre removed 20 Districts out of 90 Districts and one State out of 11 Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected States from the coverage of Central funding under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme for conducting focused operations against the Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] to contain the menace, reports The Pioneer on June 27. The number of most affected Districts in terms of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] violence has also come down from 30 to 25. These Districts account for 85 per cent of the violence perpetrated by the Naxals. Read less...

The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Telangana State Committee ‘spokesperson’ Jagan claimed that the party People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion 1 ‘commander’, Madvi Hidma and another leader Sarada were healthy and the claim by Police that they were dead was false, reports Telangana Today on June 28. Read less...

A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Santosh Markam, a member of the Malangir area committee of CPI-Maoist, who was involved in 25 criminal cases and carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head, was killed in an encounter in Pordem forest in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on June 27, reports Hindustan Times. Dantewada, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava, said, the encounter took place in Pordem forest at around 12.30 pm when a team of the District Reserve Group (DRG), out for an anti-Maoist operation, was fired upon. During the search operation, Police found the body of the slain Maoist and a pistol from the encounter site. Read less...

An encounter took place between Security Forces (SFs) and cadres of the Peoples' Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Jatrama village under Gudri Police Station limits in the West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on June 27, reports UNI. Superintendent of Police (SP), Ajay Linda, said, acting on information regarding the presence of PLFI squad led by their ‘chief’ Dinesh Gope in Jatrama, a joint team of District Police along with the jawans (troopers) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Jaguar (JJ) conducted raids, during which the PLFI cadres opened fire on seeing the SFs, which was retaliated back. Later, the cadres managed to flee into deeper reaches of the forest taking advantage of the difficult terrain. Read less...

Militants killed a Special Police Officer (SPO) identified as Fayaz Ahmad and his wife Raja Begum in their house at Hariparigam Tral in the Awantipora area of Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 27, reports Daily Excelsior. Militants barged into the house of Ahmad and fired indiscriminately on all the family members. The SPO, his wife and daughter received bullet injuries. They were rushed to a hospital, where the SPO and his wife succumbed to injuries while condition of their daughter Rafia is stated to be critical. Read less...

On June 27, two persons were arrested along with 260 gms of narcotics worth INR 57, 00,000 from Moreh of Tengnoupal District in Manipur, tweets Assam Rifles. Read less...

Police arrested a militant identified as Nadeem-ul-Haq, resident of Zainhal in Banihal Tehsil (revenue unit) in Ramban District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India along with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) of 5.5 kilograms from Barmini road in Jammu City in Jammu District of J&K on June 27, reports Daily Excelsior. During the investigation it has been transpired that Nadeem was in contact with the handlers from Pakistan and Shopian District associated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) / The Resistance Front (TRF) who had given him task to plant IED in some crowded place in Jammu city. Read less...

Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia members and recovered explosive material from them during patrolling on the outskirts of Chandrugonda village in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on June 27, reports The Hans India. The arrested Maoists, identified as Hemlata Eithu of Terram village in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh, and Badise Chandu of Yerragunta in Edulla Bayyaram mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District, were working as militia members for CPI-Maoist Jeegurukonda area committee, and were transporting explosive material to attack the Police forces, on the directions of the area committee ‘commander’, Uke Kailash. Police recovered 35 detonators, cordex wire weighing around eight kilograms, 50 pamphlets and revolutionary literature from the possession of the arrested Maoists. Read less...

Radicalisation is a matter of concern in Kerala and state Police have been taking big efforts to address it by conducting de-radicalisation and counter-radicalisation programmes, outgoing State Director General of Police, Loknath Behera has said, New Indian Express reports on June 28. The DGP said in his interactions with television channels that the recruitment of people to the Islamic State (IS) posed concern, but it has come down recently. "According to the inputs, Kerala is a recruiting ground because the people here are educated and the IS requires engineers and doctors. But we have dealt with it in a systematic way and it has come down," he said. The Police, especially the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), identified vulnerable people and gave them counselling with the help of their parents, he added. Read less...

The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has appealed to the tribal people and social activists to lend their support and make the bandh (general shutdown strike) called on July 1, a success, reports The Hindu. The Maoists called bandh in the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) area in protest against the encounter in which six of their members had been killed at Theegalametta of Koyyuru mandal (administrative sub-division) in Visakhapatnam Agency on June 16, 2021. In a letter released by Ganesh, ‘secretary’ of the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), the Maoists claimed they had provided medicines and food to the tribal people during the pandemic. Maoist leader alleged that the State Government had failed in providing medical support in the Agency areas. He also alleged that COVID-19 tests were not conducted properly in the tribal region and there were no doctors to help. Read less...

Two Air Force personnel was injured in two low-intensity explosions inside the Air Force base of Jammu Airport in Jammu District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 27 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. According to Indian Air Force (IAF), two drones were used to carry out the attack that caused minor damage to the roof of a building. The Tribune reported that the two explosions occurred within a gap of five minutes. Read less...

Director General of Police (DGP), M Mahender Reddy, during a meeting in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad District of Telangana on June 28, urged the cadres of CPI-Maoist to lay down their arms and join the mainstream in order to avail medical treatment, reports Telangana Today. Reddy stated that many extremists, including top leaders, were struggling to handle Covid-19 and some of them have succumbed to the virus. He assured that the Police Department would extend all help if they quit the outlawed outfit, and further assured that rehabilitation packages would be provided to the extremists once they surrender themselves before the Police. Read less...

India flagged the issue of drone attack at a United Nations (UN) conference that discussed terrorism and the current and emerging threats, tribuneindia.com reports on June 29. “Another add-on to existing worries is the use of drones. Being a low-cost option and easily available, utilisation of these platforms for sinister purposes by terrorist groups has become an imminent danger and challenge for security agencies worldwide,” said VSK Kaumudi, Special Secretary (Internal Security), Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). Kaumudi said the possibility of the use of weaponised drones for terrorist purposes against strategic and commercial assets called for serious attention by the member states. “We have witnessed terrorists using them to smuggle weapons across the border,” he said. Read less...

India on June 28, expressed concern at United Nations (UN) over misuse of information and communication technology for terrorist propaganda and radicalisation and called on the attention of the UN member states on the possibility of weaponised drones for terrorist purposes, reports news.webindia123.com. Speaking at a UN high-level conference of heads of counter-terrorism agencies, VSK Kaumudi, Special Secretary (Internal Security), Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), said, "Being a low-cost option and easily available, utilisation of these aerial/sub-surface platforms for sinister purposes by terrorist groups such as intelligence collection, weapon/explosives delivery and targeted attacks have become an imminent danger and challenge for security agencies worldwide." He added, "The possibility of the use of weaponised drones for terrorist purposes against strategic and commercial assets calls for serious attention by the member states”. Read less...

On June 28, 153 grams of heroin worth market value of INR 68, 85, 000 were recovered from World Bank Road area in Aizawl District of Mizoram, reports Northeast Now. Two persons were arrested in this connection. Read less...

On June 28, a couple Jumela Khatun and Mohammad Amir Hussain was arrested from Kherukhanda village of Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District of Assam for possession of narcotics, reports Northeast Now. Two kilograms (kg), 10 grams of cannabis concealed in a plastic bag were also recovered. A case has been registered against both of them and further investigations have been initiated. Read less...

On June 28, the State Committee of Amra Bangali, a political party, took out a rally in Old Motor Stand area of North Tripura District in Tripura to protest against the Greater Tipraland Bill passed in the session of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTADC), reports Northeast Now. The Bill, which is claimed to be necessary for the socio-economic development of indigenous tribals inhabiting the eight northeastern states and the neighbouring countries, including Bangladesh, was introduced by TIPRA (The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance) Motha (tribals' unity) Party under the leadership of Tripura's royal scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barman in the TTADC session, reports The Sentinel. The bill was finally passed on June 25. In protest, Amra Bangali State Secretary Gouranga Pal, stated, “Tripura is a state inhabited by mixed communities” and “moving towards forming Tipraland with the whole of Tripura in the name of Greater Tipraland is unfair and unacceptable” to the Bengalis whose jobs and land rights are limited. Read less...

On June 28, three drug peddlers were arrested from Dhobi Line in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh, reports arunachal 24.in. The trio arrested were identified as Soglat Mam, Lingdom Taram and a woman, Nginshing Sajung. Raw opium weighing approximately 201.57 gm and three mobile phones from recovered from their possession. Read less...

On June 28, two militants belonging to Naga National Council (NNC) were arrested near Purana Bazar of Dimapur District in Nagaland, reports Nagaland Express. One .22 pistol, and four .22 live ammunition were recovered from the arrested militants. Read less...

The daughter of slain Special Police Officer (SPO) Fayaz Ahmed identified as Rafia has succumbed to injuries at Hospital in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 28, reports Daily Excelsior. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) reported about militant attack on the SPO Fayaz Ahmad’s family at his house at Hariparigam Tral in the Awantipora area in Pulwama District of J&K in India on June 27. Read less...

The preliminary investigation revealed that two militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), one suspected to be a foreigner and another local militant, were involved in the attack and killing of Fayaz Ahmad, a Special Police Officer (SPO) and two of his family members at Hariparigam village of Tral in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, said Police statement released on June 28, reports The Indian Express. Read less...

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has handed over the investigation into the attack on the Jammu Air Force Station in Jammu District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports Hindustan Times on June 29. Two Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel were injured during the blasts that occurred on June 27. A case has already been filed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The initial investigation conducted by J&K Police indicated the role of Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the drone attack. Police and other security agencies are working together with Indian Air Force (IAF) officials to find out the motive behind the drone attack, said Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh Read less...

Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Deva Muchaki (31), ‘militia commander’ of Kunna Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution), carrying a reward of INR 100,000; Ganga alias Bhaskar Baghel (23) and Rattu alias Raju Baghel (28), members of the supply team of the CPI-Maoist, surrendered before Police in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on June 28, reports The Pioneer. Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said, the surrendered Maoists were involved in attacks on Police, planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), damaging roads and putting up Maoist posters in south Bastar Districts, since 2014. They turned themselves in citing that they were impressed by the Police rehabilitation drive ‘Lon Varratu’ and were disappointed with the hollow Maoist ideology. Read less...

Mizoram Chief Minister (CM) Zoramthanga, on the eve of 35 years of signing of the Mizo Peace Accord, on June 30, said, “the Mizo Accord, signed 35 years ago after years of terrorism, has become an exemplary peace agreement and the neighbouring states and countries also take it as a model of peace”, reports Northeast Now. Further elaborating, CM Zoramthanga stated that due to the success of peace accord and proper abidance of it, Mizoram is one of the peaceful states in the northeast of India. The Mizo Peace Accord which was signed on June 30, 1986 between the Government of India (GoI), the Mizoram Government and then militant outfit, MNF (Mizo National Front) led to Mizoram becoming the 23rd state of India on February 20, 1987. Read less...

Pintu Rana, a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’, made a ransom demand of INR 20 million from Gautam Kumar alias Bunty Yadav, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in-charge from Dhamdaha in Purnia District of Bihar, reports timesnownews.com on June 30. Rana threatened to kill Gautam Kumar, in case he failed to comply within the stipulated time of eight days. Read less...

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) declared six Districts in Bihar as Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE]-free, reports The New Indian Express on June 30. According to the new classification, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Jehanabad, Nalanda, Arwal and East Champaran have been cleared from the list of Naxal-affected Districts. Now only 10 Districts of Bihar, namely Rohtas, Kaimur, Gaya, Nawada, Jamui, Lakhisarai, Aurangabad, Banka, Munger and West Champaran are in the category of Naxal-affected Districts. Of these, Aurangabad District has been flagged as a ‘district of concern’. Read less...

A team of Jharkhand Police along with Bihar Police arrested Ganesh Sao alias Hippy, a cadre of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Udaipur-Ankuri in Paliganj Police Station area in Patna District of Bihar on June 29, reports outlookindia.com. Sao, a resident of Imamganj Jamharu in Patna District, was wanted in as many as 17 cases, including extortion. Two mobile phones were seized from his possession. Read less...

An active militant of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was arrested on June 29 from Kangpokpi District of Manipur, tweeted Assam Rifles. Read less...

Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted and killed a villager identified as Bhagchand Adme (45), after accusing him of being a ‘Police informer’ in Balaghat District of Madhya Pradesh on June 29, reports The Times of India. A hand-written pamphlet was found near his dead body, saying Bhagchand was an ‘informer’ and therefore he is being ‘sentenced to death’. Police said, cadres of the Malanjkhand area committee of Tada dalam (armed squad) are suspected to be behind the killing of Bhagchand, a resident of Bamhani village under Bithali Police outpost, situated near Kanha National Park. Balaghat, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Tiwari, said, Police teams are out looking for the Maoists. Read less...

India Embassy has issued a detailed and specific security alert for its nationals in Afghanistan, Hindustan Times reports on June 30. This comes against the backdrop of an escalation in violent attacks by terror groups. India warned of a serious threat of kidnapping and asked to exercise utmost vigilance. This came after the US had announced its plans to pull out troops from the country by September 11, 2021. Read less...

Indian Army jawan (trooper) was injured in encounter with militants during a search operation near the Line of Control (LoC) in Dadal village of Beripattan in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India during the intervening night of June 29-30, reports Daily Excelsior. The hiding militants fired upon the Trooper and started the encounter and escaped taking advantage of darkness. Security Forces (SFs) have sounded an alert and intensified the vehicle checking in Sunderbani, Noweshera and Kalakote areas all in Rajouri District of J&K. Read less...

On June 29, a Kangleipak Communist Party-Noyon (KCP-N) militant was arrested from Tengnoupal District of Manipur, tweets Assam Rifles. Read less...

On June 29, Police spotted and seized a drone over Dal Lake in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, reports Greater Kashmir. The security of vital installations has been increased and troops are alerted at Line of Control (LoC). Police, Indian Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Indian Air Force have recently reviewed the drone threat, said Inspector General of Police (IG), Kashmir Vijay Kumar Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) spotted a drone at Kunjwani, Sunjwan and Kaluchak near Sunjwan military station in Jammu District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 29, reports India Today. However, the drone could not be traced after some time. Earlier, Indian Army personnel have spotted and fired at two drones on a stretch of the Kaluchak-Purmandal road near Kaluchak military camp in Jammu District on June 28. Read less...

The Vizag rural Police of Andhra Pradesh has alleged that a few cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are involved in molestation of women cadres and ganja (cannabis) cultivation, reports The Times of India on June 30. In a press release, Paderu, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), VB Raj Kamal, alleged that a Maoist identified as Kondru Prabhakar alias Ashok has been molesting five women cadres. “We have information that DCM [Divisional committee member] cadre Maoist Sudhir informed this to top leaders Aruna and Arun also, but they are encouraging Ashok because he is an expert in killing tribals by branding them as informers. Not only this, he is arranging funds through ganja trade and he is destroying the properties of tribals. This is opportunism and lack of ideology of Maoists,” he alleged. ASP, Kamal, alleged that not only Ashok, but also Srikanth, Baburao, Mohan, Taggupadu Srinu and others were also involved in ganja trade and are also collecting ‘levy’ (extortion money) from the contractors. He also alleged that around 100 innocent tribals were branded ‘informers’ and killed by the Maoists in Visakha agency in Vishakhapatnam District. Read less...

Three drones were separately spotted by civilians in Kharian area of Miran Sahib, Kaluchak area and Kunjwani area all falling under Jammu District of J&K during intervening night of June 29-30, reports India TV. Security Forces (SFs) launched a search operation in Jammu after these drones were spotted. Read less...

Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including one ‘commander’, identified as Nadeem Abrar Bhat alias Khalid and his associate, an un-named Pakistani national were killed and three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were also injured during an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Malhoora Parimpora area in Srinagar City of Srinagar District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 29, reports India Today. SFs have recovered several incriminating materials, including two AK-47 rifles and ammunition from the location. Nadeem was involved in several killings and was acting as the ‘commander’ of LeT in Central Kashmir and was active since 2018, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar. Nadeem figured in the wanted militant list released by Police in March 2021, adds Greater Kashmir Read less...

District Administration of Rajouri District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India banned the storage, sale, possession, use and transport of drones or any flying objects as a precautionary step against drone activities in J&K on June 30, reports Times of India. The order issued by District Magistrate (DM) states that it has been observed that the anti-national elements are using drones and flying objects to cause damage, injury and risk to the human lives in certain parts of the Union Territory of J&K Read less...

National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 30, arrested two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists, identified as Imran Malik alias Imran Khan and Mohammad Nasir Khan alias Nasir Malik, who are brothers, in Hyderabad, capital of Telangana in connection with the explosion of a parcel at Darbhanga Railway Station in Bihar, reports The New Indian Express. The duo belongs to Shamli District of Uttar Pradesh. Preliminary investigation and examination of the accused has revealed a trans-national conspiracy hatched by top operatives of LeT to execute terror acts across India and cause large-scale damage to life and property. Read less...

On June 30, an unnamed People's Liberation Army (PLA) militant was arrested from Bishnupur District in Manipur, tweets Assam Rifles. Read less...

On June 30, two IRB (Indian Reserve Battalion) Jawan (troopers) along with a civilian were arrested for drug peddling at Pasighat of East Siang District in Arunachal Pradesh, reports Northeast Now. Both the troopers were attached to the 5th Battalion of the IRB, stationed at Pasighat. According to sources, 67.23 grams of heroin was recovered from them. The three have been handed over to the Pasighat Police Station for further action. Read less...

On June 30, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) declared the entire state of Nagaland as “disturbed area” for six more months, reports Eastern Mirror. The notification issued by UMHA stated, “Government of India (GoI) is of the opinion that the area comprising the whole of the state of Nagaland is in such a disturbed and dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of the civil power is necessary…therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 (No. 28 of 1958), the GoI, hereby, declares that whole of the state of Nagaland to be ‘disturbed area’ for a period of six months with effect from 30th June, 2021”. The AFSPA has been in force in Nagaland since attaining its statehood in 1963 and it was last extended for six more months on December 30, 2020. Read less...

Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) arrested three persons and recovered eight Chinese drone cameras from their possession at the India-Nepal border under Kundwa Chainpur Police Station limits in East Champaran District of Bihar on June 30, reports Free Press Journal. The arrested persons were then handed over to Police and sent to judicial custody. The Police have started an investigation, said Naveen Chandra Jha, Superintendent of Police (SP) of East Champaran. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) comprising of Police, Indian Army’s 9 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killed three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants identified as Zakir Nayak of Chimmer in Kulgam District, Waseem Bangroo of Redwani in Kulgam District and Shahnawaz Bashir Lone of Shopian District during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) at Chimmer village of Damhal Hanjipora in Kulgam District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on June 30, reports Daily Excelsior. During the encounter, two Indian Army personnel were injured and taken to Army hospital for treatment. SFs have recovered one AK-47 rifle, one pistol and AK rounds from the location. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) killed Joga, ‘deputy commander’ of People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) armed wing, Platoon No 26, in an encounter in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on June 30, reports news18.com. Acting on a specific intelligence input about movement of Maoist cadres of Katekalyan and Kanger Ghati ‘area committees’ in Elangnar area under Darbha Police Station limits in Bastar District, a joint search operation was launched by Bastar District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troops. Later, an encounter took place between the SFs and the Maoists in which Joga was killed. The SFs recovered one pistol, one .303 rifle, a wireless set, a large quantity of daily use items and Maoist’s literature, along with the body of Joga, from the encounter site. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) spotted and reported a suspicious drone activity in Pargwal area of Akhnoor along International Border (IB) in Jammu District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on July 30 and launched search operations in Samba District and Pargwal in Akhnoor of Jammu District, reports Greater Kashmir Read less...

Special Judge of National Investigation Agency (NIA) Sunit Gupta framed charges against four Hizb-ul -Mujahideen (HM) militants identified as Nisar Ahmed Sheikh, Nisar Ahmed Butt, Azad Hussain Bagwan and Rustam Ali Bagwan for killing Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) leader, Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar on June 30, reports Daily Excelsior. The BJP leader and his brother were killed on November 1, 2018 in Kishtwar District of J&K. Read less...