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March - 1 
A loud explosion at the residence of the Kangpokpi Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) DK Thangboi shook the neighbourhood of K Salbung located along the major Tiddim Road in Senapati District late night on March 1, reports Kanglaonline. However, th
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A loud explosion at the residence of the Kangpokpi Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) DK Thangboi shook the neighbourhood of K Salbung located along the major Tiddim Road in Senapati District late night on March 1, reports Kanglaonline. However, there was no human casualty. The Kuki Independent Organisation (KIO/ KIA), a non-Suspension of Operation signatory, has owned the responsibility for the bomb explosion inside the campus of the officer. The outfit’s ‘secretary’ information and publicity Thomas Anal had informed the press on the phone, claiming that the act was the result or repercussion of the MCS officer’s insulting and defying words against the outfit. He added that in case the MCS officer fails to clarify on the issues before the outfit by March 10, the group will act.
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March - 1 
A pilot project for installing radars, sensors and cameras has been launched along the border with Pakistan and Bangladesh to check incidents of infiltration, Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju informed the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament)
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A pilot project for installing radars, sensors and cameras has been launched along the border with Pakistan and Bangladesh to check incidents of infiltration, Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju informed the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) on March 1, reports The Assam Tribune. The Minister said the Government has decided to deploy technological solutions in the form of integration of radars, sensors, cameras and communication, besides networks and command/control solutions in various difficult terrains where fencing could not be installed. “Initially, it has been decided to launch a pilot study in Punjab, Gujarat (Sir Creek), North Bengal, Tripura and Jammu regions. An amount of Rs 10 crore has been sanctioned for Jammu region along the Indo-Pak border,” he said in a written reply.
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March - 1 
A teacher died after allegedly being physically assault by suspected cadres of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) at Aimol Satu Village in Tengnoupal Tehsil (revenue unit) in Chandel District on March 1 (today
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A teacher died after allegedly being physically assault by suspected cadres of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) at Aimol Satu Village in Tengnoupal Tehsil (revenue unit) in Chandel District on March 1 (today), reports Business Standard. T S Hegin Haokip (48) of Molnam village was taken away by suspected NSCN-IM militants last night around 7 PM and was severely assaulted, a senior Police officer said. He succumbed to his injuries this morning, triggering tension among ethnic Kuki population of the area. The body of the deceased was taken by a crowd from his village towards the residence of a suspected killer at Aimol Satu village. They were stopped due to random firing by suspected NSCN-IM militants, the officer said. Later, the crowd regrouped and blocked Imphal-Moreh route and prevented vehicular traffic. It also set ablaze a few shops, he said.In the meantime, Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM - an apex body of the Kukis) and Kuki Students Organisation-General Headquarters (KSO-GHQ) give 24 hour ultimatum to the state Government to arrest the culprits in the killing of T S Hegin Haokip before cautioning that if the Government fails to response positively within the stipulated time, the Kuki community could engage in anything that could fetch us justice over the incident, reports Kanglaonline.
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March - 1 
At least eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including five women were reportedly killed in an encounter with Security Force (SF) personnel in a forest area in Chhattisgarh on March 1, reports The New Indian Express. The intelli
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At least eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including five women were reportedly killed in an encounter with Security Force (SF) personnel in a forest area in Chhattisgarh on March 1, reports The New Indian Express. The intelligence based operation was conducted by the Telangana Greyhounds, Chhattisgarh Police and Central Security Force (SF) personnel. Even though the exact location of the encounter site is not known yet however local reports said the encounter took place on the interstate border between Telangana and Chhattisgarh near Cherla in Pamed Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh. Bastar Inspector General of Police (IGP) S.R.P. Kalluri said the operation was lunched after receiving specific information about the movement of CPI-Maoist Telangana ‘state secretary’ Haribhushan and guerilla squad ‘commander’ Kunja Veeranna alias Lakshma alias Lachchanna. He added that the deceased Maoists are yet to be identified. The Police recovered an AK-47, three SLRs and several .303 rifles and ammunition from the spot. While initial reports indicated the possibility that Haribhushan was among the dead, local Police sources said it was very likely he escaped. However, Lachchana was confirmed to have been killed. Local reports also said another top Maoist leader Bade Chokka Rao alias Damodar too escaped. All the bodies have been recovered.
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The Border Security Force (BSF) and Rangers held casual contact along the International Border (IB) at Border Out Post (BOP) Mangu Chak in Samba sector in Samba District on March 1, for about 45 minutes and discussed cleaning of grown up grass to ens
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The Border Security Force (BSF) and Rangers held casual contact along the International Border (IB) at Border Out Post (BOP) Mangu Chak in Samba sector in Samba District on March 1, for about 45 minutes and discussed cleaning of grown up grass to ensure visibility on the borders, reports Daily Excelsior. The meeting decided that both sides will cut and clean wild grass, thick bushes and other grown up material close to the IB to ensure visibility in the area during the night to ensure that the border guards didn’t face any problems in checking movement of anti-national elements.
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The Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) on March 1, has denounced the allegation made against it for the death of an assistant teacher in Chandel District on February 29, reports Kanglaonline. The caretaker, Khurmi
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The Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) on March 1, has denounced the allegation made against it for the death of an assistant teacher in Chandel District on February 29, reports Kanglaonline. The caretaker, Khurmi Region of the NSCN-IM in a statement has denounced the allegations made against the outfit and said it is neither involved not have anything to do with the incident. The statement said the caretaker Khurmi region has also advised United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) not to indulge in tribalism amongst indigenous people in the region. Peace will prevail only when one’s identity is respected, it said. It said the civil organisations should not resort to cheap politics by alleging the outfit as the cause of the death without proper verification. The statement further said it is a baseless allegation with a view to tarnish the image of the outfit.
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March - 1 
the Maoists have called 24-hour bandh (shutdown strike) on March 1 to protest the killing of their ‘zonal commander’ Sanjay Yadav alias Mantriji alias Atinji during an encounter with the Police in Palkot area of Gumla District on February
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the Maoists have called 24-hour bandh (shutdown strike) on March 1 to protest the killing of their ‘zonal commander’ Sanjay Yadav alias Mantriji alias Atinji during an encounter with the Police in Palkot area of Gumla District on February 3, reports The Telegraph.
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March - 1 
The terror attack on Pathankot (Punjab) Airbase on January 2, 2106, was carried out by Pakistan's "non-state actors" who operate with support of the Pakistani establishment, government suggested in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parlia
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The terror attack on Pathankot (Punjab) Airbase on January 2, 2106, was carried out by Pakistan's "non-state actors" who operate with support of the Pakistani establishment, government suggested in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on March 1, reports Times of India. "The complete details will come out in the NIA investigation. But in this, non-state actors from Pakistan are surely involved. This is for sure. Any non-state actors there, they cannot function smoothly without full state support," Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said.
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March - 2 
23 Maoists surrendered in Bastar Districton March 2, citing "disappointment" with the violent activities of the CPI-Maoist, reports The Times of India. The Maoist turned themselves in before Senior Police and administration officials, sayin
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23 Maoists surrendered in Bastar Districton March 2, citing "disappointment" with the violent activities of the CPI-Maoist, reports The Times of India. The Maoist turned themselves in before Senior Police and administration officials, saying they were frustrated with the violent and anti-development activities of its leaders, Bastar Superintendent of Police (SP) R N Dash said. Of them, three cadres - Kamlesh Naag and Tulsi Ram Naag - who were janmilitia 'commander' and Naresh Kumar Kashyap - a janmilitia 'platoon commander', were carrying a reward of INR 100,000 each on their heads. A janmilitia 'deputy commander', Pramod Thakur, was also among the surrendered cadres, Dash said. Rest of the surrendered Maoists belonged to lower rung of the banned outfit, he added. "All the surrendered cadres possess ration and Aadhaar cards. Besides, 14 of them have bank accounts. Moreover, 20 of them have voter ID cards while four are beneficiaries of Indira Awas Yojna," the SP said.
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March - 2 
A villager was allegedly killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on the suspicion of being a ‘Police informer’ in Kanker District on March 2, reports The Times of India. The victim, Satru Ram, was allegedly shot dead
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A villager was allegedly killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on the suspicion of being a ‘Police informer’ in Kanker District on March 2, reports The Times of India. The victim, Satru Ram, was allegedly shot dead by the Maoists at his native place Tiralgarh village under Bande Police Station limits, Kanker Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Jayant Vaishnav said.
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March - 2 
Action on terror trumps any desire for diplomatic dialogue with Pakistan, foreign secretary S. Jaishankar said on March 2, reports Times of India. He said that India would not agree to foreign secretary talks until Pakistan took clear action against
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Action on terror trumps any desire for diplomatic dialogue with Pakistan, foreign secretary S. Jaishankar said on March 2, reports Times of India. He said that India would not agree to foreign secretary talks until Pakistan took clear action against the perpetrators of the Pathankot (Punjab) terror attack. "In the aftermath of a terror attack, if you ask me what is the priority, dealing with terror or diplomatic dialogue then the answer is obvious," he said.
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March - 2 
Chirang Police arrested an I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militant from Rangijhora Kherdanda area under Amguri Police Station in Chirang District on March 2, reports The Sentinel. The arrested militant
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Chirang Police arrested an I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militant from Rangijhora Kherdanda area under Amguri Police Station in Chirang District on March 2, reports The Sentinel. The arrested militant has been identified as Charchil Islary (32). Police official said Charchil was involved in various cases of extortion and abduction and was a close associate of NDFB-IKS ‘finance secretary’ B Doimalu and other top leaders of the outfit based in Myanmar.
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March - 2 
Eight ex-servicemen have been arrested by Police for their alleged involvement in spying activities at the behest of Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs) in last three years, Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) was informed on March 2, report
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Eight ex-servicemen have been arrested by Police for their alleged involvement in spying activities at the behest of Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs) in last three years, Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) was informed on March 2, reports Times of India. "These ex-servicemen have been contacted by PIOs under various assumed identities on the pretext of providing jobs, scholarship, monetary consideration," Union Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said in reply to a written question. Chaudhary said PIOs are adopting the modus operandi of tasking ex-servicemen to gather information through their casual contact with serving personnel.
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March - 2 
Few suspected terrorists were reportedly sighted close to the India-Pakistan border in the Bamiyal sector of Gurdaspur District in Punjab on March 2, reports Times of India. A search operation was carried out to look for possible intruders in the are
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Few suspected terrorists were reportedly sighted close to the India-Pakistan border in the Bamiyal sector of Gurdaspur District in Punjab on March 2, reports Times of India. A search operation was carried out to look for possible intruders in the area. Border Security Force personnel (BSF) Deputy Inspector General RPS Kataria informed that the alert was sounded following spotting of some movement close to border, adding, “We had immediately alerted sister security agencies and carried out search of the area." However, he informed that the BSF didn't find any footprints of the intruders.
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March - 2 
Five Maoists, one of them carrying a cash reward on his head, were arrested in Sukma District on March 2, reports The Times of India. "Based on intelligence inputs, the cadres were rounded up by a joint team of security forces from a weekly mark
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Five Maoists, one of them carrying a cash reward on his head, were arrested in Sukma District on March 2, reports The Times of India. "Based on intelligence inputs, the cadres were rounded up by a joint team of security forces from a weekly market at Korra village under Gadiras police station limits," Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh said. Those arrested were identified as Sodhi Joga (30), Sodhi Kosa (28), Madkam Ranga (22), Madvi Budhra (25) and Sodhi Deva alias Malir (28), he said. Joga, who was wanted in connection with an abduction and murder case, was carrying a reward of INR 5,000 on his head, the ASP added.
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March - 2 
Jharkhand Police on March 2 held two minors, who allegedly belonged to the Communist Party of India-Maoist’s (CPI-Maoist) bal dasta (children squad), following an encounter at Luggu Hill under Lalpania Police Station limits in Bokaro District,
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Jharkhand Police on March 2 held two minors, who allegedly belonged to the Communist Party of India-Maoist’s (CPI-Maoist) bal dasta (children squad), following an encounter at Luggu Hill under Lalpania Police Station limits in Bokaro District, reports The Times of India.
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March - 2 
One unidentified Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant was killed in an encounter with the Police special operation team at Rongtok gate areas in West Khasi Hills District on March 2, reports The Sentinel. This is another success story of the
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One unidentified Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant was killed in an encounter with the Police special operation team at Rongtok gate areas in West Khasi Hills District on March 2, reports The Sentinel. This is another success story of the ‘Operation Hill storm-3’ launched by the police against the GNLA. According to the source, the encounter took place after the Police team acted on the tip off by the villagers about the presence of the militants who were on an extortion spree. There were eight militants under the leadership of Megam, an ‘area commander’. On sighting the Police operation team, the militants numbering eight fired upon them. “It was a fierce one hour encounter that led to the dead of one unidentified militant,” stated the source. One AK 47 rifle, two magazines, 12 live rounds of ammo, one .32 pistol and several ID cards were recovered from the site of occurrence.
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March - 2 
Six days after Police claimed to have killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre during an exchange of fire in Rayagada District the brother of the deceased on March 2 charged security personnel of killing his sibling in a fake encou
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Six days after Police claimed to have killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre during an exchange of fire in Rayagada District the brother of the deceased on March 2 charged security personnel of killing his sibling in a fake encounter and said the latter had no links with the extremists, reports The Times of India. "Police have killed my 20 year-old brother Mondo Kadraka and are falsely implicating him as a Maoist," Drika Kadraka, brother of the deceased said in Rayagada. On February 27, a team of security personnel claimed to have killed a Maoist during an exchange of fire in a forested area near Dangamati village under Kalyansinghpur police limits. Also, security personnel recovered huge cache of arms and Maoist belongings from the encounter site.
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March - 2 
The Buttayigudem Police arrested three members of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia in the forest area near Upparella in West Godavari District on March 2, and recovered from them a country-made gun and bullets, reports The Hindu.
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The Buttayigudem Police arrested three members of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia in the forest area near Upparella in West Godavari District on March 2, and recovered from them a country-made gun and bullets, reports The Hindu. According to sources, the patrolling party that was on duty in the Agency area grew suspicious about the movement of three persons near Upparella. As the strangers failed to give satisfactory response to any of the questions, the Police took them into custody and questioned at the Buttayigudem Police Station. The trio – Sagar Babu, Dharmanna and Somaraju – confessed to their membership in the Chandranna dalam (armed squad) of the CPI-Maoist.
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March - 2 
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the murder of Thongkhogin Haokip, a teacher of Molnom Junior High School in Chandel District, has decided to resume the indefinite bandh (general shut down strike) on Imphal-Moreh section of National Highway 1
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The Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the murder of Thongkhogin Haokip, a teacher of Molnom Junior High School in Chandel District, has decided to resume the indefinite bandh (general shut down strike) on Imphal-Moreh section of National Highway 102 from March 2 midnight, reports The Assam Tribune. The committee is compelled to resume the indefinite bandh, according to a press statement issued by JAC Convenor. The decision was taken after the authorities failed to book the culprits involved in the murder, the statement added.Meanwhile, the Kuki Students Organisations (KSO), in a memorandum, on March 2, has urged the Union Home Minister to ensure that the killers of the teacher are arrested and brought to justice, reports The Assam Tribune. It urged both the Central and State Governments “to rein in the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) militants holing up in Chandel District and place them in their designated camps. Prior to any final agreement between the government and NSCN-IM, the government must settle the issue of NSCN-IM atrocities against Kukis in which 905 innocent Kukis were murdered; 360 Kuki villages were uprooted and its lands seized,” said the memorandum. “More than 100,000 were rendered homeless and landless. The rights of the Kukis with respect to their land and identity in Manipur can not be violated by the NSCN-IM peace accord”, it added.
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March - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sent Letters Rogatory to Islamabad seeking investigation by a competent agency there into the evidence collected by it on the Pathankot (in Indian State of Punjab) attack, pointing to its origins in Pakista
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sent Letters Rogatory to Islamabad seeking investigation by a competent agency there into the evidence collected by it on the Pathankot (in Indian State of Punjab) attack, pointing to its origins in Pakistan, reports Times of India. Among the evidence cited in the letters rogatory are Pakistani phone numbers contacted by the terrorists, intercepts of their conversations with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) handlers like Kashif Jaan who escorted them to the infiltration point, the photographs of the four terrorists whose bodies were recovered, details of their belongings including shoes that belong to Pakistani brand 'Sardar', and their weapons/ammunition along with markings. Only two of the four slain terrorists have been identified so far, as Nasir and Salim.
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March - 2 
Three Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants were killed in an overnight encounter in Tral area in Pulwama District of South Kashmir on March 2, reports The Hindu. The official said the Security Forces (SFs) launched a cordon and search operation in Dadsar
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Three Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants were killed in an overnight encounter in Tral area in Pulwama District of South Kashmir on March 2, reports The Hindu. The official said the Security Forces (SFs) launched a cordon and search operation in Dadsara area of Tral, following information about the presence of militants in the area. The slain militants have been identified as Ashiq Hussain Bhat, Mohammad Isaq Parray and Asif Ahmed Mir. The official also added that Bhat was involved in providing shelter to militants involved in the Udhampur attack. Three AK rifles have been recovered from the scene of the gun battle, where search and sanitization operations are under way.
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March - 2 
Two persons were arrested on charges of demanding money from the traders in the name of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) in Kohima town on March 2, reports The Nagaland Post. In a press statement, Sub Division
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Two persons were arrested on charges of demanding money from the traders in the name of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) in Kohima town on March 2, reports The Nagaland Post. In a press statement, Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) & Public Relations Officer (PRO), Kohima, Atu Zumvü said acting on a tipoff, a joint team comprising of District Executive Force (DEF) Kohima mobile unit, District intelligence branch and North Police Station arrested one person identified as Shikuto Assumi (31) from Southern Gate local ground, Kohima. On being interrogated, the arrested revealed that he along with one Kahoto Assumi (51) was demanding money from the traders in the name of NSCN-K, PRO said. Accordingly, a manhunt was launched and Kahoto was arrested from Razhü Point, Kohima within two hours. The two in their confessional statement said that they were carrying out instruction of Khetoshe, a ‘Deputy Secretary’ in NSCN-K to collect money from traders operating in and around Kohima Town area, PRO said. The vehicle Maruti car (NL 0H 5318) used by the two was also seized. “One demand note dated 25/02/16 signed by S.K Assumi, finance in charge Kohima District and issued in the name of Government of the People's Republic of Nagaland (GPRN), Office of the Military Finance GPRN/NSCN-K was also recovered”, PRO said.
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March - 2 
with local recruitments drying up in catchments of its area of operation, a desperate CPI- Maoist is pumping in cadre from Chhattisgarh to keep its struggle alive in Odisha, reports The New Indian Express on March
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with local recruitments drying up in catchments of its area of operation, a desperate CPI- Maoist is pumping in cadre from Chhattisgarh to keep its struggle alive in Odisha, reports The New Indian Express on March
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March - 3 
A Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) trooper was killed in a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ambush in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on March 3, reports The Business Standard. Officials said while two Commandos, identified a
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A Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) trooper was killed in a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ambush in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on March 3, reports The Business Standard. Officials said while two Commandos, identified as Constables Linju N and Fateh Singh, had succumbed to bullet injuries on March 3, their colleague Lakshman Singh died on March 4. At least 15 others, including CoBRA Commander P.S. Yadav and the chief of the State Polices' District Reserve Group (DRG), have been injured in the encounter which ended on March 4.
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March - 3 
A woman Maoist cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with Police in Abhujmad area of Narayanpur District on March 3, reports The Business Standard. "The skirmish took place in Kasturmeta forests," said Inspector General of Police (IGP), B
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A woman Maoist cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with Police in Abhujmad area of Narayanpur District on March 3, reports The Business Standard. "The skirmish took place in Kasturmeta forests," said Inspector General of Police (IGP), Bastar range, S.R. P. Kalluri. "Her identity is being ascertained. Preliminary investigation showed that she was not a local. She could be from Peoples Party Member (PPM) of Maoists," he added.
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March - 3 
Odisha Human Rights Commission on March 3 sought report from Deputy Inspector General of Police (South-Western range) and Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Southern range) on the death of a Dongria Kandha (tribal) identified as Mondo Kadraka in an enc
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Odisha Human Rights Commission on March 3 sought report from Deputy Inspector General of Police (South-Western range) and Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Southern range) on the death of a Dongria Kandha (tribal) identified as Mondo Kadraka in an encounter on February 27, reports The Hindu.
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March - 3 
One militant and two Army personnel were injured as Army foiled a major infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Keran sector in Kupwara District of Jammu and Kashmir on March 3, reports Daily Excelsior. A defence spokes
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One militant and two Army personnel were injured as Army foiled a major infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Keran sector in Kupwara District of Jammu and Kashmir on March 3, reports Daily Excelsior. A defence spokesman said that Army foiled an infiltration bid in Keran sector of the LoC and killed one militant early this morning. “One weapon was also recovered”, the spokesman said. The spokesman said that two soldiers were also injured during operation. The Army men belong to 11-Kumaon regiment and were injured at Rawtha Naad Domari. Sources said that Army noticed movement of six-seven militants on LoC in Keran sector. The infiltrators were challenged by the troops deployed in the counter-infiltration grid. The militants fled back to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK); however, two of them were killed as Army saw the retreating militants dragging two bodies. Sources said that the Army has already intensified its vigil along the LoC to prevent any infiltration from across the LoC as there is less snow on the LoC. They said that Army had the apprehensions that the militants may try to infiltration ahead of their schedule.
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March - 3 
one vehicle was vandalized by bandh(general shut down strike) supporters along Imphal-Moreh road in Chandel District on the first day (March 3) of an indefinite bandh called by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the murder of Ts Thongkhogin Hao
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one vehicle was vandalized by bandh(general shut down strike) supporters along Imphal-Moreh road in Chandel District on the first day (March 3) of an indefinite bandh called by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the murder of Ts Thongkhogin Haokip, reports The Sangai Express. Since early morning, a large number of bandh supporters including womenfolk blocked the Imphal-Moreh road at H Kotlenphai, Pallel, Senam and Chahmol by burning tyres and piling woods. One white colour Alto car was vandalized on Saivom-Tengnoupal road for defying the bandh called by the JAC. Convenor Mangboi Haokip of the JAC said that the indefinite bandh was imposed as the State Government has failed to arrest and book the culprits involved in the killing of Haokip. He further maintained that the JAC would intensify the agitation including indefinite State wide bandh if the State Government fails to fulfill their demands at the earliest.
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March - 3 
Police and Army arrested Police deserter turned Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant from South Kashmir’s Kulgam District on March 3, reports Daily Excelsior. Police and Army received information about presence of Shakoor Ahmed Parray of Shopian in
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Police and Army arrested Police deserter turned Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant from South Kashmir’s Kulgam District on March 3, reports Daily Excelsior. Police and Army received information about presence of Shakoor Ahmed Parray of Shopian in Avhotu village of Bihibagh, in South Kashmir’s Kulgam. The operation was launched by 62-Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army and the Kulgam Police. Parray had deserted the Police early this year and took away 4 AK-47 rifles.
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March - 3 
Some unidentified assailants attacked a temporary designated camp of Soviet Ngangom alias Chingkheinganba led faction of United Liberation Front (URF) (Soviet) at Napet Mamang Leikai in Imphal East District on March 3, reports The Sangai Express. Sou
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Some unidentified assailants attacked a temporary designated camp of Soviet Ngangom alias Chingkheinganba led faction of United Liberation Front (URF) (Soviet) at Napet Mamang Leikai in Imphal East District on March 3, reports The Sangai Express. Sources said that the miscreants hurled a grenade and fired some rounds at the camp at around 11.30 pm. However, the grenade did not explode and nobody was injured due to the firing as well. Some portions of the wall of the camp were damaged due to the firing. One Chinese hand grenade along with safety pin was recovered from the complex of the camp. The outfit is currently under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government. It may be mentioned that Soviet group broke away from URF (Lalheiba group) after two cadres were found buried inside the designated camp located at Loitang Khunou Spinning Mill some years back. Since then, around 38 cadres of Soviet group have been staying at Napet Mamang Leikai.
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March - 3 
Twenty-four Bangladeshi citizens were arrested from Gandachera in Dhali District on March 3, when they were boarding a car on their way back to their own country, reports Tripurainfo. Acting on secret information Police and the Tripura State Rifles c
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Twenty-four Bangladeshi citizens were arrested from Gandachera in Dhali District on March 3, when they were boarding a car on their way back to their own country, reports Tripurainfo. Acting on secret information Police and the Tripura State Rifles conducted a joint operation and arrested them. During interrogation it was revealed that they crossed over to India three days back through the forest path near Rajbari border out post under Raisyabari Police Station and went to Mog Para. The arrested persons admitted that they are residents of Kharam Karbari Para under Panchari Police Station in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The deeply wooded border terrains in the Raisyabari is yet to be fenced and considered to be very sensitive as the insurgents frequently use this for their movement to Tripura from their Bangladeshi hideouts.
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March - 3 
Two troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) special unit Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) were killed and more than 12 others injured in an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Sukma District
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Two troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) special unit Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) were killed and more than 12 others injured in an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Sukma District on March 3, reports The Hindu. “Two CRPF constables have been martyred, five are critically wounded and seven others have suffered injuries in an encounter that took place in Sukma district today [on Thursday],” said Dinesh Pratap Upadhyay, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the CRPF, Dantewada range.
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March - 4 
Assam Rifles (AR) troops arrested four arms smugglers from Torbung in Churachandpur District on March 4, reports The Assam Tribune. Based on information regarding the movement of four suspected persons from Moirang to Churachandpur with weapons, the
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Assam Rifles (AR) troops arrested four arms smugglers from Torbung in Churachandpur District on March 4, reports The Assam Tribune. Based on information regarding the movement of four suspected persons from Moirang to Churachandpur with weapons, the AR troops launched an operation on February 28 and arrested four of them along with weapons, said Public Relations Officer (PRO) Defence Wing in a release on March 4. The troops also seized one 9 mm country made pistol along with magazine, two live rounds of 9 mm, one Honda Activa scooter, and cash of INR 1660.
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March - 4 
Assam Rifles (AR) troops, based on specific information regarding movement of an underground cadre, launched an operation in T Jangnum village in Chandel District and arrested an active cadre of Progressive faction of People’s Revolutionary Par
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Assam Rifles (AR) troops, based on specific information regarding movement of an underground cadre, launched an operation in T Jangnum village in Chandel District and arrested an active cadre of Progressive faction of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro) on March 4, reports The Assam Tribune. The arrested cadre revealed that he had joined the outfit in April 2015 and received military training at PREPAK-Pro camp in Tamu (Myanmar) in April-May 2015. Incriminating articles were recovered from his possession, according to a press release.
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March - 4 
Commenting on the report Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Sharma said “I can react to the development only after I see the central communication. As far as the state is concerned, only Adilabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam
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Commenting on the report Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Sharma said “I can react to the development only after I see the central communication. As far as the state is concerned, only Adilabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam are left-wing extremism affected districts.”
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March - 4 
Day after three militants were killed by Security Forces (SFs) during a gunfight, a spontaneous shutdown was observed by people in Tral and Awantipora towns of South Kashmir’s in Pulwama District amid stone-throwing clashes, reports Daily Excel
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Day after three militants were killed by Security Forces (SFs) during a gunfight, a spontaneous shutdown was observed by people in Tral and Awantipora towns of South Kashmir’s in Pulwama District amid stone-throwing clashes, reports Daily Excelsior. All the shops and business establishments were closed in Tral, Awantipora and its adjoining localities. Following Friday congregation prayers, hundreds of people staged a protest in Tral and clashed with SFs for over an hour. In the interim, dozens of masked youths appeared outside Jama Masjid here in Old City’s Nowhatta area after Friday prayers and staged a protest. The protesters waved flags of Islamic State (IS) and hurled stones towards SFs personnel who were additionally deployed there. The clashes later spread to Gojwara and Rajouri Kadal neighbourhoods and resulted in disruption of commercial activities in these areas.
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March - 4 
District Police arrested an Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) militant, Hiren Gogoi, and his accomplice, Hemkanta Changmai, from Tinuskia District on March 4, and recovered a number of incriminating documents from
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District Police arrested an Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) militant, Hiren Gogoi, and his accomplice, Hemkanta Changmai, from Tinuskia District on March 4, and recovered a number of incriminating documents from them, reports The Telegraph.
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March - 4 
Following an understanding with the State Government, the indefinite bandh (general shut down strike) along the Imphal – Moreh Highway imposed by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the murder of Ts Thongkhogin Haokip, Assistant Hindi Teac
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Following an understanding with the State Government, the indefinite bandh (general shut down strike) along the Imphal – Moreh Highway imposed by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the murder of Ts Thongkhogin Haokip, Assistant Hindi Teacher at Molnom Junior High School has been called off with immediate effect on March 4, reports The Sangai Express. Informing media persons, JAC convenor Mangboi Haokip said that the decision to call off the indefinite bandh was taken in a joint meeting held at H Kotlenphai village community hall between the JAC and representatives of the State Government.
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March - 4 
In an official release, the Central Government has said that eight of the 10 districts in Telangana are Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected, reports The Times of Indiaon March 5. The Districts named are Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Medak, Mahbubnaga
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In an official release, the Central Government has said that eight of the 10 districts in Telangana are Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected, reports The Times of Indiaon March 5. The Districts named are Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Medak, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Warangal and Nizamabad. Only the two urban districts of Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy have been excluded from the list. Incidentally, among the 106 Districts declared as LWE-affected, eight districts of Andhra Pradesh also figure - Anantapur, East Godavari, Guntur, Kurnool, Prakasam, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram. "By this reckoning, 16 of the 23 districts of erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh are hit by Naxalite violence. How could this be possible?" wondered a senior police official.
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March - 4 
Police and Army arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant from Pattan area of North Kashmir’s in Baramulla District on March 4, and recovered a Self Loading Rifle (SLR) and 21 rounds from him, reports Daily Excelsior. The Special Operations Gr
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Police and Army arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant from Pattan area of North Kashmir’s in Baramulla District on March 4, and recovered a Self Loading Rifle (SLR) and 21 rounds from him, reports Daily Excelsior. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Pattan, and Army’s 29 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) launched a joint operation on a specific information and arrested a person Bashir Ahmed Dar alias Bitta son of Mohammad Maqbool Dar resident of Bungam Kunzer in Baramulla District.
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March - 4 
Shillong Police on March 4, arrested two persons for circulating Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) demand notes in the city, reports The Shillong Times. East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) MH Kharkrang informed that on getting
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Shillong Police on March 4, arrested two persons for circulating Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) demand notes in the city, reports The Shillong Times. East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) MH Kharkrang informed that on getting information about demand notes being circulated in Shillong and its suburbs by HNLC, the District Police swung into action and arrested one Vincent Khyriem. According to Kharkrang, on interrogation, Khyriem admitted to have circulated the demand notes sent to him from Bangladesh. Later in the evening his accomplice, one Wankarlang Rynjah (22) of Demseiniong was also arrested. “Police investigation will reveal if any of the people served with the demand notes have actually paid and if there are more people involved (with the proscribed outfit),” he said. Two mobile phones and 10 SIM cards of different service providers were seized from their possession.
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March - 4 
The ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), identified as Dibankar Barman alias Anupal alias Jabarjung alias Raghav, was killed by Security Forces (SFs) at Siljan Kakrikola area in Kokrajhar District on
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The ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), identified as Dibankar Barman alias Anupal alias Jabarjung alias Raghav, was killed by Security Forces (SFs) at Siljan Kakrikola area in Kokrajhar District on March 4, reports The Telegraph. Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) Inspector-General of Police L.R. Bishnoi said that depending on inputs about the presence of some KLO rebels in the area, a joint operation was carried out by the Army and Assam Police where the rebel leader received serious bullet injuries in the gun battle. Later, he succumbed to his injuries. Two other militants managed to escape, Bishnoi said. A 7.65mm pistol, two fired cases of 7.65mm pistol, three live rounds of 7.65mm, eight fired cases of 7.62mm pistol and a grenade were recovered from the slain militant, who was wanted in many cases of abduction and extortion
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March - 4 
The District Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Belaganj Police Station area in Gaya District on March 4, and recovered two countrymade weapons and live cartridges from their possession, reports The Times of
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The District Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Belaganj Police Station area in Gaya District on March 4, and recovered two countrymade weapons and live cartridges from their possession, reports The Times of India. "The arrested men, identified as Munarik Yadav and Chandradip Yadav, hail from the Makhdumpur police station area of the neighbouring Jehanabad District. The duo has been charged with extorting money from local brick kiln owners," said Gaya Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Garima Malik. Raids were conducted on the basis of inputs received by the SSP about the Maoists' hideouts in the Belaganj Police Station area. "Munarik and Chandradip are members of Pradiyuman Sharma's Maoist squad," added Malik.
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March - 5 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from a village in Sukma District on March 5, reports PTI. Sodhi Masa was arrested by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Force from his native village Etal
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from a village in Sukma District on March 5, reports PTI. Sodhi Masa was arrested by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Force from his native village Etalpara Korra under Gadiras Police Station limits, Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh told PTI. Acting on specific inputs, Security Forces (SFs) had raided the village, located around 450 kilometres away from Raipur. After encircling the village, they arrested him, the ASP said. Masa was allegedly involved in several incidents of crime including damaging roads on Sukma-Dantewada route and putting up Maoist posters and banners, the officer added.
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March - 5 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed by members of his rival group in Lohardagga District on March 5, reports Business Standard. According to Police, the body of Maoist ‘commander’ Muslim Ansari was found at Sga
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed by members of his rival group in Lohardagga District on March 5, reports Business Standard. According to Police, the body of Maoist ‘commander’ Muslim Ansari was found at Sgahighat area of the District, around 70 kilometres from Ranchi on Saturday (March 5). A pistol and other incriminating documents were seized from him, the Police said, adding he might have been killed by the rival Maoist group.
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March - 5 
A Sessions Court at Delhi on March 5, discharged suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda and three others due to lack of evidence, who were accused of helping terrorists from Pakistan and Bangladesh infiltrate India in 1997 to c
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A Sessions Court at Delhi on March 5, discharged suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda and three others due to lack of evidence, who were accused of helping terrorists from Pakistan and Bangladesh infiltrate India in 1997 to carry out terror attacks, reports scroll.in. The verdict was announced for the fourth and final case filed by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police against Tunda. He was one of the 20 terrorists India had asked Pakistan to hand over after the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) attacks in Mumbai.While the Delhi Police had named Tunda in 20 cases, they filed only four chargesheets against him. The court also released his father-in-law Mohammad Zakaria and their two alleged aides Allauddin and Bashiruddin. Tunda was discharged in connection with three other terror cases last year, including one from 1994 that was filed under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act. The Special Cell challenged this verdict in the Supreme Court.The other incidents Tunda was charged for were related to a blast in Karol Bagh in Delhi in 1997 and two blasts in Sadar Bazaar the same year. He was arrested from the Indo-Nepal border at Banbasa, Uttarakhand, on August 16, 2013. Zakaria, Allauddin and Bashiruddin were lodged in jails in West Bengal in connection with cases filed there against them.
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March - 5 
About 150 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) supporters, including 13 millitia members, 12 village committee members and two Ganga Natya members of the outfit from Temrupalli, Pujariguda and Kukurkunda villages under Mathili Police Station
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About 150 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) supporters, including 13 millitia members, 12 village committee members and two Ganga Natya members of the outfit from Temrupalli, Pujariguda and Kukurkunda villages under Mathili Police Station limits in Malkangiri District, surrendered before the Police on March 5, reports New Indian Express. The Maoist supporters went to Mathili Police Station and surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP) Mitrabhanu Mahapatra, Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) M Sandeep Sampad and 202 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) Battalion Deputy Commandant Pawan Kumar. Welcoming the Maoist supporters’ decision to join the mainstream, the Police assured them that the administration will provide full support to them. Frustrated by the mindless killing of the innocent tribals by the Maoists, the former Maoist sympathisers decided to join the mainstream, Police said. The Maoists are spreading a reign of terror in the region, the surrenders villagers told the Police.
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March - 5 
An unidentified assailant exploded a grenade at a private residence at Elangbam Leikai in the Imphal West District on March 5, reports The Telegraph. However, no one was injured in the blast. The motive and identity of the attacker are not known.&nbs
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An unidentified assailant exploded a grenade at a private residence at Elangbam Leikai in the Imphal West District on March 5, reports The Telegraph. However, no one was injured in the blast. The motive and identity of the attacker are not known.
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March - 5 
As many as 35 Bangladeshi nationals, including 24 women and three children, were arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura for illegally entering India, Police said in Agartala on March 5, reports Tripurainfo. The arrest took place two days
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As many as 35 Bangladeshi nationals, including 24 women and three children, were arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura for illegally entering India, Police said in Agartala on March 5, reports Tripurainfo. The arrest took place two days after Police arrested 23 Bangladeshi citizens for illegally entering in India on March 2. "BSF troopers on Friday evening arrested 35 Bangladeshis, all tribals, as they came to market in Raisyabari (in northern Tripura) to sell their products and buy other items," Police spokesman Uttam Kumar Bhowmik said. The Bangladeshi residents came to Tripura from tribal dominated Chittagong Hill tracts.
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March - 5 
Based on specific information, Army and Nalbari Police launched a joint operation and arrested a linkman of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) from Barajol village in Nalbari District on March 5, reports Th
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Based on specific information, Army and Nalbari Police launched a joint operation and arrested a linkman of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) from Barajol village in Nalbari District on March 5, reports The Sentinel. The arrested linkman has been identified as Gajen Boro (27) Narayangaon village under Ghagrapar Police Station in Nalbari District. Gajen was involved in extortion, arms smuggling and other nefarious and anti-national activities. One 7.65mm Pistol along with four live rounds and one magazine of 7.65mm Pistol were recovered from him.
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March - 5 
Based on specific source information, Police arrested two A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) cadres from Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Timeson March 6. An associate of the militants was also arrested
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Based on specific source information, Police arrested two A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) cadres from Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Timeson March 6. An associate of the militants was also arrested by the Police. Police said that the arrested cadres have been identified as Ronjit Marak and Bhaiti Marak while the associate was Aamir Hussain.
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March - 5 
Militants of the Maoist Communist Party (MCP) in Manipur on March 5, claimed responsibility for the Wednesday (March 2) night attack on a “designated camp” of surrendered militants of the Chingkheinganba faction of United Revolutionary Fr
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Militants of the Maoist Communist Party (MCP) in Manipur on March 5, claimed responsibility for the Wednesday (March 2) night attack on a “designated camp” of surrendered militants of the Chingkheinganba faction of United Revolutionary Front (URF-Chingkheinganba) in Imphal East District, reports The Shillong Times. Though the “designated camp” was attacked with automatic rifles, hand grenades and other lethal weapons for over 20 minutes, no inmate was injured. A “designated camp” is a place inhabited by insurgent groups that sign Suspension of Operations (SoO) — or ceasefire — with the state and central governments. Under SoO, the government forces and insurgents stop attacking each other and try to create conditions for a peace process and political settlement.
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March - 5 
On March 5th, North Garo Hills Police intercepted a motorcycle at Kosichora area of Bajengdoba in East Garo Hills and arrested two individuals involved in arms trade with A’chik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF). Based on their confession six other members
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On March 5th, North Garo Hills Police intercepted a motorcycle at Kosichora area of Bajengdoba in East Garo Hills and arrested two individuals involved in arms trade with A’chik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF). Based on their confession six other members of the gang were arrested from Gosingpita area of Bajengdoba, reports The Shillong Times. Police recovered a 9mm pistol which they were planning to sell to one Simeon Marak alias Matsram and a woman identified as Panita Marak. Matsram is a surrendered cadre of the A’chik National Liberation Army (ANLA) who was covertly working for AMEF. Both were arrested from Rongkhon area in West Garo Hills District. Police also recovered INR 200000 which was meant to be paid to the criminal gang for the purchase of the pistol.
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March - 5 
Police arrested a woman linked with the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) in Shillong in East Khasi Hills District on March 5, reports The Shillong Times. According to Police, the female overground worker, identified as Wandalin Diengdoh
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Police arrested a woman linked with the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) in Shillong in East Khasi Hills District on March 5, reports The Shillong Times. According to Police, the female overground worker, identified as Wandalin Diengdoh (40) of Lower Mawprem, is the sister of senior HNLC cadre Phrangkupar Diengdoh alias Hep Metal who has been in hiding in Bangladesh for a long time.
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March - 5 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has given a bandh (shut down strike) call on March 7, 2016, in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Dandakaranya regions, condemning the encounter on Telangana-Chhattisgarh border in which it lost eight armed
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has given a bandh (shut down strike) call on March 7, 2016, in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Dandakaranya regions, condemning the encounter on Telangana-Chhattisgarh border in which it lost eight armed cadres, reports The Hindu on March 5 (today). Jagan, the party official representative from Telangana State, has issued a statement that was circulated to all the local media offices in which he has said that the Police caught hold of the unarmed women and tortured them before killing them. He further said “The Chief Minister said that there will be no encounters in separate Telangana. But he is trying to eliminate naxals through the same means. Both the KCR and Modi governments have started Operation Red Hunt.”
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March - 5 
Two of the 14 teenagers who had gone missing after the 2002 communal riots in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) have been traced to Pakistan, The Times of India reports on March 6. This has been revealed by Gujarat Police which with the help of central agencies lo
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Two of the 14 teenagers who had gone missing after the 2002 communal riots in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) have been traced to Pakistan, The Times of India reports on March 6. This has been revealed by Gujarat Police which with the help of central agencies located the teenagers. Sources from the Gujarat Police said the duo that has been traced to Bawahalpur, the place where Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) headquarters is located in Pakistan, is from eastern Ahmedabad which witnessed major riots in 2002."We have also got leads about the third youth and are verifying his identity," said a top Gujarat Police official. Highly placed police sources said they had the photographs of the 14 youngsters who had gone missing after the riots...We interrogated a few persons recently and showed them the photographs. They have identified two of them. More shocking is the fact that both the Ahmedabad youths are into terror training imparted to other youths in Pakistan".The sources confirmed that they have reports that the two youths are in direct contact with Pakistan-based Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Amir Raza Khan and Iqbal Bhatkal and are planning major terror strikes in India including Gujarat during early next year. "We are worried as the coming year will be the election year for Gujarat and there will be heavy VVIP movement then. We are in contact with central agencies and are working to avert such possible strikes" the official added.
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March - 6 
Acting on a tip off, a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Police under ‘Operation Finish’ arrested a hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Binod Yadav, at Kulhi village und
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Acting on a tip off, a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Police under ‘Operation Finish’ arrested a hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Binod Yadav, at Kulhi village under Bhandariya Police Station limit in Garwah District on March 6, reports The Pioneer.
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March - 6 
Army and Police in a joint operation on March 6, arrested a militant of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB- IKS) in Nalbari District, reports The Sentinel. The arrested militant has been identified as Khomin
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Army and Police in a joint operation on March 6, arrested a militant of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB- IKS) in Nalbari District, reports The Sentinel. The arrested militant has been identified as Khomin Boro (30), a resident of village Dalbari under Barama Police Station in the District. The arrested militant was involved in extortion, arms smuggling and other nefarious and anti-national activities, Army official said. One 7.65mm pistol along with one magazine and three live rounds were recovered from him.
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March - 6 
Based on specific information, Army Camp Boko and Police launched a joint operation on March 6, and arrested one arms supplier from Bholkmari (South Kamrup) who was reported to be supplying weapons and ammunition to NDFB- IKS and Muslim United Libera
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Based on specific information, Army Camp Boko and Police launched a joint operation on March 6, and arrested one arms supplier from Bholkmari (South Kamrup) who was reported to be supplying weapons and ammunition to NDFB- IKS and Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militants, reports The Sentinel. The arms supplier has been identified as Mokshed Ali (42) of Bholkamari village under Chhayagaon Police Station in South Kamrup District. The arrested arms supplier was also reported to be involved in arms smuggling and other nefarious and anti-national activities and had been working with extremists for many years, Army official said. One .22mm pistol and one magazine along with four pistol ammunition were recovered from him.
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March - 6 
Delhi High Courtrefused to grant bail to one of the five accused arrested for allegedly supplying sensitive documents to Inter-State Intelligence (ISI) operatives of Pakistan, saying allegations against him were "very serious in nature", As
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Delhi High Courtrefused to grant bail to one of the five accused arrested for allegedly supplying sensitive documents to Inter-State Intelligence (ISI) operatives of Pakistan, saying allegations against him were "very serious in nature", Asian Age reports on March 7. Justice P S Teji denied relief at this stage to accused Fareed Khan, an Army Constable who allegedly shared secret information with other co-accused who used to forward them to Pakistan based intelligence operatives for monetary gains."In light of the facts and circumstances, this court is of the view that the allegations against the petitioner are very serious in nature, he is involved with other co-accused in supplying the information relating to Indian national security to Pakistani intelligence agency ISI...In the kind of cases in which petitioner's involvement is disclosed by the main accused and recovery of documents from the petitioner, in the considered opinion of this court the submission of Additional Public Prosecutor ... regarding misuse of liberty of bail either by fleeing from justice or by tampering with evidence or by indulging again in anti-national activities, cannot be ruled out at this stage, especially when the trial is at an initial stage," the court said.It said after careful scrutiny of the case and examining the contents of the petition and the FIR, "this court observes that the name of the petitioner is disclosed by the main accused Kaifaitullah Khan, who was the ISI Agent." All the five accused were arrested in connection with alleged supply of secret Indian documents to an operative of Pakistan's ISI.
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March - 6 
Following the arrest of the sister of a senior HNLC cadre, the militant outfit on March 6 slammed the East Khasi Hills Police and threatened to unleash terror in Shillong, reports The Shillong Times. In a statement issued to a section of the media on
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Following the arrest of the sister of a senior HNLC cadre, the militant outfit on March 6 slammed the East Khasi Hills Police and threatened to unleash terror in Shillong, reports The Shillong Times. In a statement issued to a section of the media on March 6, HNLC publicity ‘secretary’ Sainkupar Nongtraw said that every family member of the HNLC cadres has a right to communicate with them, either through phone or other means of communication and this does not make then an overground worker of the outfit. The HNLC threatened that the tactic of the Police will compel the cadres to use explosives.
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March - 6 
Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) top ‘commander’, Dawood Sheikh alias Chotu, was killed and an Army trooper was injured in an encounter at Bichru village in Kulgam District on March 6, reports Daily Excelsior. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of
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Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) top ‘commander’, Dawood Sheikh alias Chotu, was killed and an Army trooper was injured in an encounter at Bichru village in Kulgam District on March 6, reports Daily Excelsior. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Kulgam and Army’s 1 and 9 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) received information about presence of two militants of HM in Bichru village of Kulgam. As the Security Forces (SFs) cordoned off the village, militants opened fire on them injuring one soldier. SFs trapped Dawood in a house after he was injured while trying to flee with his associate, Shabir Ahmad. DIG South Kashmir, Nitish Kumar said Dawood of Rishipora Qaimoh was killed by SFs in the encounter while his associate managed to escape. Dawood was one of the most wanted militants in the District and was involved in several militancy related incidents. He was A+ category militant and was active for several years in South Kashmir. One AK-47 rifle was recovered from the encounter site.
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March - 6 
Intelligence provided by Pakistan’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Lieutenant-General Naseer Janjua of a possible 26/11-style suicide assault on religious sites and processions in Gujarat during Maha Shivratri celebrations on March 7 and 8 led
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Intelligence provided by Pakistan’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Lieutenant-General Naseer Janjua of a possible 26/11-style suicide assault on religious sites and processions in Gujarat during Maha Shivratri celebrations on March 7 and 8 led authorities to order a massive mobilisation of state Police personnel and National Security Guard (NSG) units, Indian Express reports on March 7The unprecedented intelligence warning did not contain specific details on the jihadist group involved, or information that could lead police to perpetrators, the source said. However, he said “there was enough credible sourcing for the matter to be taken very seriously”. Naseer Janjua conveyed the warning to his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval, on March 5, following which NSG special forces were deployed to Gujarat to back up state Police.India, a diplomat said, believes the intelligence was provided “to pre-empt a potential crisis in bilateral relations, even war”. “Lots of pressure has been mounted by India and the United States, and perhaps it is paying off,” said the source. The intelligence on the possible attack in Gujarat is just the second exchange of its kind between the two countries, coming over a decade after India’s Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) passed on the contents of intercepted phone calls warning of a December 15, 2003 assassination attempt on Pakistan’s then President, General Pervez Musharraf.
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March - 6 
Police are looking for four labourers reportedly abducted by suspected militants from Zalembung village area under Lungchong Meiphai in Ukhrul District, reports Kanglaonline on March 7. The abduction took place around 5 pm of March 5, according to re
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Police are looking for four labourers reportedly abducted by suspected militants from Zalembung village area under Lungchong Meiphai in Ukhrul District, reports Kanglaonline on March 7. The abduction took place around 5 pm of March 5, according to reports. The four local labourers were being engaged in the construction of Sanakeithel-Leisan road taken up under Pradhanmantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY, Prime Minister's Village Road Construction Scheme). Cadres from a militant outfit are alleged to have abducted them for ransom. Whereabouts of the four is still unknown since their abduction from the work site. Sources informed that the particular outfit wants a large amount of money from the contractor.
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March - 6 
Police arrested another NDFB- IKS militant along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Biswanath District on March 6, reports The Sentinel. The militant has been identified as Chatu Narzary. A carbine and six rounds of live ammunition were found on
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Police arrested another NDFB- IKS militant along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Biswanath District on March 6, reports The Sentinel. The militant has been identified as Chatu Narzary. A carbine and six rounds of live ammunition were found on him.
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March - 6 
Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) welcomed different Naga Political Groups (NPGs) member from Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), Government of the People’s Republic of N
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Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) welcomed different Naga Political Groups (NPGs) member from Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) and Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) who have recently joined its fold under the collective leadership of NSCN-R ‘president’ Y. Wangtin Naga and 'ato kilonser' P. Tikhak, reports The Nagaland Post on March 6 (today). In a press release, NSCN-R 'Ministry of Information & Publicity (MIP)' identified the “home comers” as, ‘major’ Nowang Konyak, ‘captain.’ Joshua Angami, ‘2nd Lieutenant’ Akholie Angami, ‘2nd Lieutenant’ Tieso Angami, ‘2nd Lieutenant’ Awang Konyak, ‘Sergeant Major’ Mankho Konyak, ‘Sergeant Major’ Achi Konyak, ‘Sergeant Major’ Anyem Konyak and ‘Sergeant’ Aton Konyak all from NSCN-IM.NSCN-R MIP claimed that the “home comers” have stated that, they have “lost their confidence with their respective leaders and reposed their faith and confidence under the “visionary and dynamic leadership” of Y. Wangtin Naga and P. Tikhak who always strife and lead the Nagas and its future with a positive attitude toward the cause of the Naga Nation”. Further, NSCN-R has expressed gratitude to the “home comers” for their “bold and wise decision” in the right time in order to determine the future of the Naga people and Nation as well.
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March - 6 
Security has been tightened across Delhi and in several states amid fears of an impending terror attack, Zee News reports on March 7. Temples, key buildings, shopping malls, popular markets and military installations all are under security radar of t
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Security has been tightened across Delhi and in several states amid fears of an impending terror attack, Zee News reports on March 7. Temples, key buildings, shopping malls, popular markets and military installations all are under security radar of the Delhi Police and other security agencies amid an intelligence input that terrorists could carry out a strike in the city and National Capital Region (NCR) region on March 7, on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.As per the Intelligence Bureau (IB) alert, 10 terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) or Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror groups are believed to have sneaked into the Indian territory through the Gujarat border. It is suspected that the terror operatives are planning to target Delhi, especially because the Parliament is in session.The Delhi Police are ensuring that CCTV cameras at all places with high footfall, like popular markets in the city and Metro stations, are functional. Patrolling across the city has been intensified. The terror alert followed discovery of an abandoned boat off the coast of Gujarat.High alert has also been sounded in Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir, apart from Delhi. Security around major religious sites in Gujarat like Somnath Temple and Akshardham and in metro cities -- Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Bengaluru – has also been increased.Vital installations across the metros like railway stations and airports are also being secured. In Kolkata, security was stepped up at the NSC Bose International Airport after an e-mail threat that it would be blown up within 24 hours. The e-mail came in the airport manager's ID early yesterday and it was claimed to have been sent from Germany.
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March - 6 
Security has been tightened across Delhi and in several states amid fears of an impending terror attack, Zee News reports on March 7. Temples, key buildings, shopping malls, popular markets and military installations all are under security radar of t
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Security has been tightened across Delhi and in several states amid fears of an impending terror attack, Zee News reports on March 7. Temples, key buildings, shopping malls, popular markets and military installations all are under security radar of the Delhi Police and other security agencies amid an intelligence input that terrorists could carry out a strike in the city and National Capital Region (NCR) region on March 7, on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.As per the Intelligence Bureau (IB) alert, 10 terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) or Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror groups are believed to have sneaked into the Indian territory through the Gujarat border. It is suspected that the terror operatives are planning to target Delhi, especially because the Parliament is in session.The Delhi Police are ensuring that CCTV cameras at all places with high footfall, like popular markets in the city and Metro stations, are functional. Patrolling across the city has been intensified. The terror alert followed discovery of an abandoned boat off the coast of Gujarat.High alert has also been sounded in Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir, apart from Delhi. Security around major religious sites in Gujarat like Somnath Temple and Akshardham and in metro cities -- Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Bengaluru – has also been increased.Vital installations across the metros like railway stations and airports are also being secured. In Kolkata, security was stepped up at the NSC Bose International Airport after an e-mail threat that it would be blown up within 24 hours. The e-mail came in the airport manager's ID early yesterday and it was claimed to have been sent from Germany.
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March - 6 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres of the Galikonda ‘area committee’ killed a tiles trader, identified as Gundu Rao, near Kumkumpudi of G.K. Veedhi mandal (administrative unit) in the Vishakhapatnam Agency area of Vis
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres of the Galikonda ‘area committee’ killed a tiles trader, identified as Gundu Rao, near Kumkumpudi of G.K. Veedhi mandal (administrative unit) in the Vishakhapatnam Agency area of Vishakhapatnam District on March 6, reports The Hindu. Rao is the husband of former Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) member Chandrakala of G.K. Veedhi. Reports said that the Maoists, after killing the trader by slitting his throat, left a note stating that Rao associated himself with the anti-Maoist wing of the District Police and was passing on information about the party.
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March - 6 
The Indian Coast Guard has enhanced surveillance along the West coast, more specifically in the seas off Gujarat, following inputs that 10 suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists could have entered India from Pakistan to
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The Indian Coast Guard has enhanced surveillance along the West coast, more specifically in the seas off Gujarat, following inputs that 10 suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists could have entered India from Pakistan to launch an attack, IBNLive reports on March 7."We have enhanced our air and sea surveillance following the security threat. Our surveillance is always 24x7, but since the input has come directly from the NSA, we are more cautious," said a senior Coast Guard official. Four National Security Guard (NSG) teams were rushed to Gujarat following the input which mentions about 10 terrorists of LeT and JeM having entered India via Gujarat and that they could carry out a terror strike in Delhi. The Coast Guard has not only pressed more ships into the sea for surveillance, but also increased the sorties of its planes for aerial vigil.
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March - 6 
Two miningworkers were killed and one Policeman was injured in a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in Narayanpur District on March 6, reports The Hindu. “Two villagers belonging to Balod and Kanker District of Chhattisgarh wer
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Two miningworkers were killed and one Policeman was injured in a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in Narayanpur District on March 6, reports The Hindu. “Two villagers belonging to Balod and Kanker District of Chhattisgarh were killed in a blast and firing by the Maoists in Amdai Ghati of Narayanpur. Both were working for Neko Jaiswal Company in Amdai Ghati mining project,” said Abhishekh Meena, Superintendent of Police.
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March - 6 
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the internal security situation in the country in the wake of inputs that 10 suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists have entered India from Pakistan through Gujarat, The Times
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the internal security situation in the country in the wake of inputs that 10 suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists have entered India from Pakistan through Gujarat, The Times of India reports on March 7. At a high-level meeting, attended by top security officials including Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi and Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) Dineshwar Sharma, Singh took stock of the situation and the steps taken to prevent any possible terror attacks.The UHM was briefed that four National Security Guard (NSG) teams have taken position in different locations in Gujarat and would rush to any place if there is any emergency, official sources said. Singh also reviewed the steps taken to increase security in strategic locations, religious sites and industrial spots in Gujarat and metro cities apprehending threats, they said.
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March - 7 
A self-styled ‘zonal commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), identified as Amrit Yadav, was killed in an encounter with the district armed Police force in Palamau District on March 7, reports The Business Standard
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A self-styled ‘zonal commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), identified as Amrit Yadav, was killed in an encounter with the district armed Police force in Palamau District on March 7, reports The Business Standard. The encounter took place when the PLFI cadres, who were preparing meals, opened fire at the Police force approaching them in course of its special drive in the Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected areas, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Kanhaiya Singh, said. The Police said three rifles, some live cartridges and Maoist literature were recovered from the spot. PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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March - 7 
Forty Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers of Kirmiti village under Mathili Police Station limits in Malkangiri District on March 7 withdrew their support to the Maoists and announced to support the administration in development
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Forty Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers of Kirmiti village under Mathili Police Station limits in Malkangiri District on March 7 withdrew their support to the Maoists and announced to support the administration in development activities, reports The Times of India. This came two days after 225 Maoist supporters surrendered before Police in the District. "After they realized that they got nothing by supporting the ultras they are now approaching the administration to speed up development works at their village," said Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Mitrabhanu Mohapatra.
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March - 7 
Police recovered an automatic pistol with two live cartridges at Khaksi under Haluwating Police Station in Sivasagar District on March 7, reports The Sentinel. According to reports, local residents of Khaksi area of Amguri TE saw a man roaming here a
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Police recovered an automatic pistol with two live cartridges at Khaksi under Haluwating Police Station in Sivasagar District on March 7, reports The Sentinel. According to reports, local residents of Khaksi area of Amguri TE saw a man roaming here and there and they informed the nearby Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp immediately. The CRPF personnel searched but the suspected man fled from the spot leaving a packet wrapped with polythene. Later they recovered an automatic pistol, two live cartridges, one torch light, one water bottle and one cigarette packed from the polythene bag.
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March - 7 
Stone-throwing clasheserupted amid shutdown in Kulgam town of South Kashmir in Kulgam District on March 7, against the killing of a local Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant commander, Sheikh Dawood, in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Dist
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Stone-throwing clasheserupted amid shutdown in Kulgam town of South Kashmir in Kulgam District on March 7, against the killing of a local Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant commander, Sheikh Dawood, in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the District on March 6, reports Daily Excelsior. Hundreds of people turned up for the funeral of Dawood at Qoimoh area of Kulgam Town. Soon after the funeral, protesters resorted to heavy stone-pelting on Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Qoimoh and Khudwani areas even as the SFs were deployed in strength to maintain law and order and to prevent massive participation of people in the funeral of the slain ‘commander’. Besides clashes, a spontaneous shutdown was observed in Kulgam and in parts of neighbouring Anantnag District.
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March - 7 
The bandh (shut down strike)call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in protest against the March 1, 2016 encounter in which eight Maoists including five women cadres were killed, evoked poor response in Bhadrachalam town of Kha
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The bandh (shut down strike)call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in protest against the March 1, 2016 encounter in which eight Maoists including five women cadres were killed, evoked poor response in Bhadrachalam town of Khammam District on March 7, reports The New Indian Express. Condemning the incident, Maoist spokesperson Jagan had called for a bandh. But response from traders and people was poor.
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March - 7 
The Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagavalli ‘divisional committee’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called for a bandh(shut down strike) on March 15 protesting the Police encounter on February 27 that claimed the life of a Dongri
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The Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagavalli ‘divisional committee’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called for a bandh(shut down strike) on March 15 protesting the Police encounter on February 27 that claimed the life of a Dongria Kondh (tribal), reports The New Indian Express. ‘Secretary’ of the division Sukhadev, in an audio recording that was delivered to some scribes of the district, said the Dongria Kondh youth, Manda Kadraka of Dangamati village, was working for both the Police and the Maoists. He said Shyama Kadara of the same village informed Police about Manda and he was subsequently killed in the encounter that also claimed the lives of five Special Operation Group (SOG) troopers. Sukhadev said the outfit suffered no loss in the encounter. He demanded a case be registered under Section 302 against Police informer Shyama and Security Forces involved in the encounter. He also demanded compensation of `50 lakh for the family of Manda. He asked all Police informers in the area to surrender before the Maoist outfit or face dire consequences.
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March - 7 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a manager of a private iron ore mine, identified as Sree Kumar Nair (55), in Rajnandgaon District on March 7, reports The Times of India. "The ultras attacked Sarda Iron Ore Mine in
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a manager of a private iron ore mine, identified as Sree Kumar Nair (55), in Rajnandgaon District on March 7, reports The Times of India. "The ultras attacked Sarda Iron Ore Mine in Pallemadi village under Khadgaon Police Station limits and shot dead its manager Sree Kumar Nair (55). They also set ablaze six vehicles at the spot before fleeing," Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police (SP) Sundarraj P said.
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March - 7 
The investigations that are being conducted into the various Islamic State (IS) related cases in India have one conclusion and that this threat emanates more from Bangladesh than Pakistan, oneindia.com reports on March 8. India Intelligence Bureau (I
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The investigations that are being conducted into the various Islamic State (IS) related cases in India have one conclusion and that this threat emanates more from Bangladesh than Pakistan, oneindia.com reports on March 8. India Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials reveal that if the threat has to be countered, then the outfits based in Bangladesh are more worrisome in nature when compared to Pakistan. The National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has appraised the Prime Minister about the situation. It was following this input that the government had decided to undertake a major deradicalisation programme. India says that the IS threat will not emerge directly in India. It will come in through groups such as the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The JMB had openly pledged support to the IS and its leader Abu Bakr al-Bhagdadi. In the recent days the JMB has been carrying out attacks in Bangladesh in the name of the IS or the Caliphate. India has taken this development very seriously.
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March - 7 
The Niyamgiri ‘area committee’ (NAC) of the CPI-Maoist has called for a bandh(shut down strike) in Rayagada District on March 15 in protest against death of a Dongria Kondh (tribal), identified as Mondo Kadraka, in an alleged fake encount
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The Niyamgiri ‘area committee’ (NAC) of the CPI-Maoist has called for a bandh(shut down strike) in Rayagada District on March 15 in protest against death of a Dongria Kondh (tribal), identified as Mondo Kadraka, in an alleged fake encounter on February 27, reports The Times of India. Secretary of the NAC identifying himself as Sukdev through messages sent to a few media persons in Rayagada alleged that Mondo was not a Maoist and the security personnel killed him in a fake encounter to create panic among the tribals. He said the extremists will observe bandh at Rayagada, Kalyansinghpur, Bissamkatak and Muniguda blocks of Rayagada District and Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi District.
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March - 7 
Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkmen, identified as Hiren Gogoi alias Rabin (24) and Hemakanat Changmai alias Jatin alias Pinku, both belonging to Deoghoriya village of Lakhipather under Digboi Police Station in Tinsukia District were a
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Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkmen, identified as Hiren Gogoi alias Rabin (24) and Hemakanat Changmai alias Jatin alias Pinku, both belonging to Deoghoriya village of Lakhipather under Digboi Police Station in Tinsukia District were arrested by joint forces of District Special Team and Digboi Police, reports The Sentinel on March 8. According to sources, the arrest was made after the demand for fifty hunting boots were made by the rebels from a local businessman in Digboi which was meant for the banned ULFA faction. Both the arrested Myanmar-trained rebels admitted of being in the ULFA organization since 2009 and belonging to batch ‘76 and they had indulged in various anti-social activities.
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March - 8 
10 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two women, surrendered in Bijapur District on March 8, reports The Times of India. The surrendered cadres include Munna Hemla (26) who carried reward money of INR 800,000. He was activ
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10 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two women, surrendered in Bijapur District on March 8, reports The Times of India. The surrendered cadres include Munna Hemla (26) who carried reward money of INR 800,000. He was active in 'military company' number 2 of the Maoists. Hemla had been instrumental in executing several major Maoist incidents, including the ghastly Tadmetla attack, in which 76 security personnel were killed in Dantewada District in 2010. Another equally hardcore cadre, Vijay Madvi (18), a 'military company's platoon' member, and Ramlal Atami (27), a 'section commander' of 'military platoon number 1', were carrying a reward of INR 200,000 each on their heads. Besides, INR 100,000 was announced each for the arrest of Kumari Payaki (22), Sumit Kumar Hemla (20) and Kursam Tokka (30). Rest of the surrendered cadres was lower-rung members.
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March - 8 
A family has claimed that their under-aged daughter was abducted from Mayang Imphal Thongkhong in Imphal District on March 8, reports Kanglaonline on April 20. Speaking to media persons at the Manipur Press Club, the mother said although the family h
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A family has claimed that their under-aged daughter was abducted from Mayang Imphal Thongkhong in Imphal District on March 8, reports Kanglaonline on April 20. Speaking to media persons at the Manipur Press Club, the mother said although the family has identified the name of the abductor, the concerned authorities have failed to take any action till date. She appealed to the concerned authorities to trace out her daughter.
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March - 8 
A powerful hand grenade exploded near a kerosene godown at Toupokpi area in Bishnupur District on March 8, reports The Assam Tribune. The blast took place near the godown of a kerosene dealer after unidentified assailants lobbed the grenade, the Poli
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A powerful hand grenade exploded near a kerosene godown at Toupokpi area in Bishnupur District on March 8, reports The Assam Tribune. The blast took place near the godown of a kerosene dealer after unidentified assailants lobbed the grenade, the Police said. Though there were no casualties, considerable property worth lakhs of rupees have been damaged by the explosion, the Police said.
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March - 8 
A team of the National Investigating Agency (NIA) is in Karnataka to get further details regarding a case relating to a blast at Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, oneindia.com reports on March 8. A gang of five operatives of the Students Islamic Movement of Ind
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A team of the National Investigating Agency (NIA) is in Karnataka to get further details regarding a case relating to a blast at Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, oneindia.com reports on March 8. A gang of five operatives of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) had broken out of the Khandwa jail in Madhya Pradesh in 2013. While two were killed in an encounter at Telangana recently, three others were nabbed in Odisha last month. The NIA has been questioning the trio since the past week and had found that they had stayed in Karnataka for a considerable amount of time. It was found that they had taken up accommodation in towns such as Yadgir, Dharwad and Hospet. Further it was also found that these persons were staying in Karnataka when they planned the robbery at Karimnagar in Telangana.The NIA team in Karnataka will look for more clues relating to the case. Further the NIA is also trying to find out if there is a link between these persons and the Chennai train blasts. The Chennai blasts is unsolved and the NIA feels that it may be connected to these persons. The allegations against these persons is that they had carried out the Chennai, Bijnor blasts apart from robberies at Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Karimnagar. It may be recalled that the loot from Madhya Pradesh was paid off to a Jharkhand module which is behind the Patna and Bodhgaya attacks in Bihar.
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March - 8 
Based on specific information, Army and Baksa Police launched a joint operation and arrested a cadre of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB- IKS) identified as Namal Boro (28), from Alagjhar village under Bar
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Based on specific information, Army and Baksa Police launched a joint operation and arrested a cadre of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB- IKS) identified as Namal Boro (28), from Alagjhar village under Barama Police Station in Baksa District on March 8, reports The Sentinel. The arrested linkman has been involved in extortion, arms smuggling and other nefarious and anti-national activities. One 7.65mm pistol along with one magazine and two live rounds were recovered from him. Namal has been handed over to Barama Police Station.
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March - 8 
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested one Khusil Hajong (30), a suspected Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racketeer and recovered 18,000 FICN and Indian currency INR 1,920 from his possession, from Balat border haat at Barmanbari in South W
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested one Khusil Hajong (30), a suspected Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racketeer and recovered 18,000 FICN and Indian currency INR 1,920 from his possession, from Balat border haat at Barmanbari in South West Khasi Hills District on March 8, reports The Shillong Times. During interrogation, he revealed that he was involved in smuggling of liquor and ganja. He had collected the FICN from his Bangladeshi associate whom he used to supply liquor and ganja from India. He also disclosed that he used to circulate the FICN in the local market at Balat, Dangar and Shillong for purchasing consignment of liquor etc.
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March - 8 
BSF personnel deployed at Dalu in West Garo Hills District, arrested Dilasson A. Sangma, an Indian liquor smuggler while he was trying to cross into Bangladesh on March 8, reports The Shillong Times. During frisking, BSF troops recovered 24 bottles o
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BSF personnel deployed at Dalu in West Garo Hills District, arrested Dilasson A. Sangma, an Indian liquor smuggler while he was trying to cross into Bangladesh on March 8, reports The Shillong Times. During frisking, BSF troops recovered 24 bottles of liquor from his possession. One motorcycle was also seized from him.
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March - 8 
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on March 8 urged the Centre to sanction critical road projects in the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected districts and unconnected habitations in the State, reports The Business Standard. The State Government prop
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on March 8 urged the Centre to sanction critical road projects in the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected districts and unconnected habitations in the State, reports The Business Standard. The State Government proposal to construct 24 projects under the Road Requirement Plan Phase-II, covering a length of 375 km at a cost of INR 6.57 billion, may be sanctioned at the earliest, the Chief Minister said during a meeting with Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Birender Singh in New Delhi.
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March - 8 
The United States (US) National Security Adviser Susan Rice and India’s Foreign Secretary Subramanian Jaishankar during a meeting at the White House on March 8 agreed to deepen their collaboration against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Muham
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The United States (US) National Security Adviser Susan Rice and India’s Foreign Secretary Subramanian Jaishankar during a meeting at the White House on March 8 agreed to deepen their collaboration against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), reports The News. According to the statement issued after the meeting, “They also discussed US-India collaboration against Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and other terrorist threats.” The statement further said, "Building on their leaders' commitment to make the US-India partnership a defining relationship for the 21st century, they agreed to deepen their already close collaboration on these issues."
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March - 8 
Two youth were injured in firing by Security Forces (SFs) in Aishmuqam area in Anantnag District on March 8, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs cordoned off the area and conducted searches following information about presence of militants in the village. T
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Two youth were injured in firing by Security Forces (SFs) in Aishmuqam area in Anantnag District on March 8, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs cordoned off the area and conducted searches following information about presence of militants in the village. The residents clashed with SFs at Iram Colony, Aishmuqam in the wee hours of the morning by pelting stones at them. Reports said that Army personnel allegedly opened fire on protesters resulted in the injuries of two youth, identified as Javaid Ahmad Wani (22), a resident of Magray Mohalla and Amir Ahmad Sheikh (20).
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March - 9 
Atleast one person was injured when a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was exploded by suspected militants in front of Punya Hyundai showroom of one Thounaojam Premjit at Thangmeiband road in Imphal West District on March 9, reports Kanglao
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Atleast one person was injured when a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was exploded by suspected militants in front of Punya Hyundai showroom of one Thounaojam Premjit at Thangmeiband road in Imphal West District on March 9, reports Kanglaonline. The injured has been identified as Thounaojam Ibomcha (42), son of Tomba of Chingmeirong. He received minor cut on his face by the shattered showroom glass.
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March - 9 
Bihar and Jharkhand Police have decided in Patna on March 9 to launch joint anti-Naxal [Left-Wing Extremist (LWE)] operations in Kaimur, Rohtas, Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada and Jamui in Bihar and Palamu, Chatra, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Giridih and Deoghar
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Bihar and Jharkhand Police have decided in Patna on March 9 to launch joint anti-Naxal [Left-Wing Extremist (LWE)] operations in Kaimur, Rohtas, Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada and Jamui in Bihar and Palamu, Chatra, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Giridih and Deoghar in Jharkhand, reports The Times of India. This was decided during a meeting of top brass of Bihar and Jharkhand Police. The meeting was attended by Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP) D.K. Pandey, Additional Director General Police (ADGP) (Operations) S.N. Pradhan, Bihar DGP P.K. Thakur, ADG (Law and Order) Alok Raj, ADG (Headquarters) Sunil Kumar, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Shailendra Kumar along with officers from Special Branch, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Superintendent of Police (SPs) of bordering Districts. Commenting on the activities of PLFI in Bihar ADG Headquarters said "Looking at the increasing activities of the PLFI, a splinter group of CPI (Maoist) in Bihar, the officials of both the states have decided to share information. Earlier, PLFI was more active in Jharkhand. So, their input will be valuable for us." PLFI is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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March - 9 
Gujarat Government allotted money to home department for technology and weapons upgrade keeping the ever-looming terror threat in mind, The Times of India reports on March 9. Gujarat Police would get new weapons, vehicles and technology for conventio
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Gujarat Government allotted money to home department for technology and weapons upgrade keeping the ever-looming terror threat in mind, The Times of India reports on March 9. Gujarat Police would get new weapons, vehicles and technology for conventional and unconventional crime-fighting.As per the state budget allocations, under the head Police modernization, Gujarat Police would get INR 41 crore in 60:40 centre-state allocation ratio, out of which INR 10.25 crore would go towards procuring AK rifles (Avtomat Kalashnikova) and Excalibur, the upgraded variant of INSAS rifles made in India. Officials said that the state armed Police have conducted trials for Excalibur and have suggested a few design changes, after which the procurement would be made. "The idea is to phase out the old rifles with armed police," said a state Police official. Similarly, INR 45 crore has been allocated for phasing out old police vehicles. An allocation of INR 10 crore has been made to set up a command and control centre at Gandhinagar.
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March - 9 
One cadre of Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), identified as Thongam Gyanendro Singh (53), was arrested by Manipur Police commandos frisking operations inKhoyathong area in Imphal West District on March 9, reports The Assam Tribune. Singh was
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One cadre of Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), identified as Thongam Gyanendro Singh (53), was arrested by Manipur Police commandos frisking operations inKhoyathong area in Imphal West District on March 9, reports The Assam Tribune. Singh was involved in extortion activities and allegedly collected a large sum of money from different organisations in Bishnupur District, Police said
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March - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) killed Abu Ukasha, a top ‘commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), and his associate, Abu Hafiz, in an encounter at Wadhakpora in Awantipora area in Pulwama District on March 9, reports Daily Excelsior. After a speci
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Security Forces (SFs) killed Abu Ukasha, a top ‘commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), and his associate, Abu Hafiz, in an encounter at Wadhakpora in Awantipora area in Pulwama District on March 9, reports Daily Excelsior. After a specific input received by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Srinagar, about presence of 11 militants including top leadership of LeT, SFs launched searches at Chandipora, Goripora and Wadhakpora villages in the District. SFs cordoned off vast area and had a fierce gun battle with the LeT militants at Wadhakpora in Awantipora area in which two militants were killed. As the SFs were engaged in the gun battle with the two LeT militants, 9 other LeT militants including ‘divisional commander’ of the LeT, Abu Dujana managed to slip out of the cordon, taking advantage of dense vegetation and bushes in the area. However, after the encounter SFs recovered two AK-47 rifles, four magazines and two pouches from the encounter site.Abu Ukasha was one of the most wanted militants in Kashmir and National Investigating Agency (NIA) had announced a cash reward of INR 500,000 on his head for his involvement in Udhampur attack. He was part of the three militants who carried out the attack in Udhampur on Border Security Force (BSF) convoy in 2015. One of his associates, Mohammad Noaman was killed and Mohammad Naveed was arrested in Udhampur but Abu Ukasha had managed to return to his base in South Kashmir
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March - 9 
SOG Srinagar and Army cordoned off Wanihama village in Ganderbal District on March 9, after a tip off about the presence of two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in Wanihama and cordoned off the area, reports Daily Excelsior. As the searches were u
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SOG Srinagar and Army cordoned off Wanihama village in Ganderbal District on March 9, after a tip off about the presence of two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in Wanihama and cordoned off the area, reports Daily Excelsior. As the searches were underway, militants opened firing on Police leading to a brief encounter. However, militants managed to escape from the spot leaving behind one AK 47 rifle and few rounds.
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March - 9 
Stepping up the drive against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on March 9 announced raising four new District Reserve Guard (DRG) battalions in Bastar region by recruiting local youth, reports The
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Stepping up the drive against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on March 9 announced raising four new District Reserve Guard (DRG) battalions in Bastar region by recruiting local youth, reports The Times of India. Presenting the budget in the State Assembly, he said 3,000 local youths would be recruited for these battalions while a provision has been made to create 1,000 more posts in State Police. As of now there are nearly 1,600 security personnel in the District Reserve Guard Force (DRG) which comprises of local boys recruited from seven districts of Bastar region.
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March - 9 
The National Security Advisers (NSA) of India and Pakistan continue to remain in touch with each other following the terror attack on the Pathankot airbase in January this year, Indian government said on March 9, reports Daily Times. “The two N
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The National Security Advisers (NSA) of India and Pakistan continue to remain in touch with each other following the terror attack on the Pathankot airbase in January this year, Indian government said on March 9, reports Daily Times. “The two NSAs have been in touch with each other following the Pathankot attack in January 2016 regarding the follow-up by Pakistan on actionable information provided by India concerning the attack,” Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh said in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament).V.K. Singh said that infiltrators from Pakistan or Pakistan-administered Kashmir perpetrated several terrorist attacks in India and Jammu and Kashmir, “benefiting from the terrorist infrastructure existing there”. “Recently, there has been a rise in such attacks, which include the attack in Gurdaspur (July 27, 2015), Udhampur (August 5, 2015), Pathankot (January 2-4, 2016) and Pampore (February 20-21, 2016),” he stated.“Our concerns regarding anti-India terrorism emanating from Pakistan have been taken up with international community and also bilaterally with Pakistan on a number of occasions.” India’s NSA Ajit Doval also discussed this concern with his Pakistani counterpart Nasir Khan Janjua when they met in Bangkok on December 6, 2015 Singh said.
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March - 9 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, carrying reward money of INR 300, 000 each on their heads, were arrested during an anti-Maoist operation carried out by Security Force (SF) personnel in Dantewada District, reports The Pionee
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, carrying reward money of INR 300, 000 each on their heads, were arrested during an anti-Maoist operation carried out by Security Force (SF) personnel in Dantewada District, reports The Pioneer on March 10. They were identified as Baman Podiyami (30), Mani Poyam (27) and Budhu Barsa (25). A joint squad of District Reserve Group (DRG) and a team of local Police from Barsoor Police Station arrested the Maoists based on intelligence inputs, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Kamlochan Kashyap said. They were active as ‘military platoon members’ in Indravati ‘area committee’ of Abhujmad region.
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March - 9 
Two Chinese made hand grenades were reportedly recovered from near the gate of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Library at Lamphelpat in Imphal late in the evening around 8:15 pm on March 9, reports Kanglaonline. A team of Police bomb ex
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Two Chinese made hand grenades were reportedly recovered from near the gate of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Library at Lamphelpat in Imphal late in the evening around 8:15 pm on March 9, reports Kanglaonline. A team of Police bomb expert later retrieved the grenade safely.
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March - 10 
17 Maoists, including a woman, surrendered before Police in Kondagaon District, reports The New Indian Express. "The 17 cadres, all lower-rung members of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), turned themselves in before senior police officials in Kondagaon
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17 Maoists, including a woman, surrendered before Police in Kondagaon District, reports The New Indian Express. "The 17 cadres, all lower-rung members of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), turned themselves in before senior police officials in Kondagaon district," Kondagaon Superintendent of Police (SP) JS Watti said
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March - 10 
26 Assam Rifles (AR) arrested four persons for carrying an M-16 rifle during a frisking drive conducted at Behiang check post under Singhat Police Station in Churachandpur District on March 10, reports The Sangai Express. The arrested persons have be
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26 Assam Rifles (AR) arrested four persons for carrying an M-16 rifle during a frisking drive conducted at Behiang check post under Singhat Police Station in Churachandpur District on March 10, reports The Sangai Express. The arrested persons have been identified as S Khupkhansiam (52) of Pahmul village, Liannou Same (25) of Pahmul village, Suanlianthang (30) of Suangphu village and Kapkhantub (28) of Suangphu village.
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March - 10 
A contractor was abducted by militants a week ago from Shallang area in West Khasi Hills District, the National People's Party (NPP) legislator from Songsak Nihim D Shira informed the House on March 11, reports The Shillong Times. Shira, while ta
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A contractor was abducted by militants a week ago from Shallang area in West Khasi Hills District, the National People's Party (NPP) legislator from Songsak Nihim D Shira informed the House on March 11, reports The Shillong Times. Shira, while taking part in the debate on Governor’s address said that the victim identified as Chares Momin was the contractor with Pradhanmantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY, Prime Minister’s Village Road Construction Scheme) road scheme.
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March - 10 
A Maoist, identified as Beerbal Parhaiya (45), hurt in an accidental Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast was arrested and jailed in Palamu District on March 10, reports The Pioneer. Sources said Parhaiya was handling the Maoists’ IEDs and w
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A Maoist, identified as Beerbal Parhaiya (45), hurt in an accidental Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast was arrested and jailed in Palamu District on March 10, reports The Pioneer. Sources said Parhaiya was handling the Maoists’ IEDs and was injured in an accidental blast.
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March - 10 
Accusing the Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), of apprehending its workers and “continuously punishing them in inhuman way”, the Reformation faction of National So
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Accusing the Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), of apprehending its workers and “continuously punishing them in inhuman way”, the Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) on March 10 said it “strongly warns perpetrators in Khehoi Camp” as government approved designated camp was being used as ‘concentration camp’ for NSCN-R workers, reports Nagaland Post. In a press release, 'Ministry of Information & Publicity (MIP)' NSCN-R stated that since its inception in May 2015 almost 37 cadres of the group have been apprehended by GPRN/NSCN in Dimapur and Kohima and kept in their custody. It alleged that some workers of NSCN-R released after severe punishment have displayed multiple bruises on their bodies. Stating that such act of cadres belonging to the GPRN/NSCN in Khehoi camp totally violated the human rights and deserved strong condemnation, the MIP said “some of the perpetrators have been identified and the NSCN/GPRN-Reformation will take it as individual issue who will be paid with same coin what so ever.” NSCN-R MIP said it would continue to stand for Naga unity and reconciliation as committed by its collective leaders, but cautioned that it “cannot just leave perpetrators unpunished.”
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March - 10 
Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on March 10, threatened to carry out serial blasts in all five Districts of the Garo Hills region if Security Forces (SFs) were not withdrawn, reports The Assam Tribune. The outfit further threatened the Non-Gover
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Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on March 10, threatened to carry out serial blasts in all five Districts of the Garo Hills region if Security Forces (SFs) were not withdrawn, reports The Assam Tribune. The outfit further threatened the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Church elders blaming them for the offensive launched by the Police. The statement comes in the wake of the Police announcing the continuance of ‘Operation Hillstorm – 3’ for three months to flush out militants from Garo Hills region. In a statement, GNLA publicity ‘secretary’, Garo Mandei Marak, threatened, “If Government of Meghalaya doesn’t withdraw or stop the ongoing Operation Hillstorm 3 against GNLA, then we will push the buttons for serial blasts in all the five districts of Garo Hills.” The outfit also threatened the Inspector General of Police (IGP) leading the ‘Operation Hillstorm’, GHP Raju, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, along with NGOs and Church elders stating that the leaders would have to bear responsibility for the loss of life and property that will take place. “They are the ones who called upon GNLA to gather together at Durama Hills to come forward for peace talks. This gave the opportunity for the government for the Operation Hillstorm 3 to be launched,” said Marak. “We have observed in the past too that the NGOs and Church leaders are inviting the militants to come forward for “Peace talks” and ask our cadres to either surrender or give up our struggle,” the release added. The outfit further warned that the families, relatives, NGOs, Church leaders that were leading their cadres to surrender before the government would have to face dire consequences.
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March - 10 
Lumding Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered a large quantity of ammunition from the Tinsukia Avadh–Assam Express at Lumding railway station in Nagaon District on March 10, reports The Sentinel. The cache included 497 cartridges of various
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Lumding Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered a large quantity of ammunition from the Tinsukia Avadh–Assam Express at Lumding railway station in Nagaon District on March 10, reports The Sentinel. The cache included 497 cartridges of various caliber.
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March - 10 
Newly floated militant outfit Aimol Defence Force (ADF) has claimed responsibility for the shooting of a civilian at Pallel market in Chandel District on March 10, according to a press handout on March 12, reports The Assam Tribune. The ADF statement
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Newly floated militant outfit Aimol Defence Force (ADF) has claimed responsibility for the shooting of a civilian at Pallel market in Chandel District on March 10, according to a press handout on March 12, reports The Assam Tribune. The ADF statement termed the shooting of the civilian on March 10 as a “warning” to those who support the steps to convert the ethnic group into Aimol Nagas. The Manipur Police is yet to make any arrests in connection with the shooting.Formed in 2015, after two factions developed within the small Aimol ethnic group, the new outfit in the press release said it was forced to form the outfit to protect the small Aimol community of less than 10,000 people. The ethnic group had been facing continuous threats and intimidation from suspected Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) militants, which wanted the tribe to be called Aimol Nagas, the Police said.
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March - 10 
Questioning Bastar Inspector General of Police (IGP) S.R.P. Kalluri’s claim of “eliminating” more than 40 Maoists in the first two months of 2016, Maoist leader Ganesh Uike said only eight of those killed belonged to his outfit, rep
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Questioning Bastar Inspector General of Police (IGP) S.R.P. Kalluri’s claim of “eliminating” more than 40 Maoists in the first two months of 2016, Maoist leader Ganesh Uike said only eight of those killed belonged to his outfit, reports The Hindu on March 11. In a press statement, Uike, who is the ‘secretary’ of the South Regional Committee of CPI-Maoist, claimed the Bastar Police killed 40 people including seven women, in the name of anti-Maoist operations. He said, “Seventeen people were killed in Bijapur district, 12 in Sukma district, three in Dantewada, five in Kondagaon, and three in Bastar. Out of these 40, only eight were members of our People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army. Rest of them were innocent villagers.”
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March - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) have intercepted a phone call which indicated that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), based in South Kashmir is planning fidayeen (suicide) attack along the National Highway on SFs in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior on March 11.
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Security Forces (SFs) have intercepted a phone call which indicated that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), based in South Kashmir is planning fidayeen (suicide) attack along the National Highway on SFs in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior on March 11. They said that LeT has already conducted recce of an Army camp near Jawahar Tunnel, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 24th battalion at Jawahar Tunnel and one more security installation in South Kashmir along the highway. After ‘divisional commander’ of the LeT, Abu Dujana, and his associates fled from cordon in South Kashmir’s Pulwama District, SFs have intensified operations in the area as they have inputs that they are planning a fidayeen attack in Kashmir along the Srinagar Jammu National Highway.
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March - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) seized a huge cache of weapons in separate raids in Assam on March 10, reports The Sentinel. One 7.5 pistol, two magazines, 190 live rounds, three mobile sets, cash, ATM cards and other documents were seized from a mini truck at
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Security Forces (SFs) seized a huge cache of weapons in separate raids in Assam on March 10, reports The Sentinel. One 7.5 pistol, two magazines, 190 live rounds, three mobile sets, cash, ATM cards and other documents were seized from a mini truck at a check post near Azara Police Stationin Guwahati city. The truck was plying from Dimapur to Goalpara. Two persons – Rafiqul Islam of Boko and Irakdau Sargyari of Tamulpur – were arrested from the vehicle. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jitmal Doley said operation is on to unearth their links.
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March - 10 
The ‘chief’ of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Morcha (JJMM), identified as Mustaq alias Langra (35), was arrested from Bariyatu locality in Ranchi District, reports The Times of India on March 11. Mustaq was travelling in an SUV so that his movement
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The ‘chief’ of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Morcha (JJMM), identified as Mustaq alias Langra (35), was arrested from Bariyatu locality in Ranchi District, reports The Times of India on March 11. Mustaq was travelling in an SUV so that his movement did not invite suspicion. Police seized the SUV, five mobile phones and papers with extortion list from his possession. JJMP is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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March - 10 
The Progressive faction of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro) on March 10, claimed responsibility for yesterday's bomb blast in front of an automobile showroom in Imphal city, reports The Telegraph. Police said an impro
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The Progressive faction of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro) on March 10, claimed responsibility for yesterday's bomb blast in front of an automobile showroom in Imphal city, reports The Telegraph. Police said an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in front of the showroom owned by Punya Motors Private Ltd. One of the salesmen, who was inside, sustained minor splinter injuries on his face. In a statement today, the outfit said the bomb was exploded as the automobile company "challenged" the outfit. It did not elaborate. "Henceforth, Punya Motors Private Ltd will not be allowed to continue its business in Manipur," the statement said. The outfit also banned business by all the showrooms owned by Punya Motors Private Ltd under the name Punya Hyundai Showroom, Dingku road, Punya Honda, Airport road, Punya Honda Showroom, Khuyathong, M.I. Ford showroom, Airport road, all located in and around Imphal city and all the sub-dealers of Punya Company in Manipur.
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March - 11 
A 30-year-old woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre who was considered as an explosive expert surrendered before the Police at Bonai in Sundergarh District on March 11, reports The Hindu. Muli Munda alias Susanti had left the Maois
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A 30-year-old woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre who was considered as an explosive expert surrendered before the Police at Bonai in Sundergarh District on March 11, reports The Hindu. Muli Munda alias Susanti had left the Maoist outfit months ago but was hiding from both Maoists and Police fearing threat to her life. She was part of the Anmol alias Samarjee group operating in Saranda Division of Jharkhand. “She was involved in several activities in Saranda jungle area between2010-15, particularly the Kolan area,” Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) R. Panigrahi said.
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March - 11 
A major tragedy was averted on March 11 when SF personnel recovered powerful explosives, including a 10-kg pipe bomb, from a dense forest pocket in Kondagaon District while returning from patrolling operations, reports The Business Standard. "Th
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A major tragedy was averted on March 11 when SF personnel recovered powerful explosives, including a 10-kg pipe bomb, from a dense forest pocket in Kondagaon District while returning from patrolling operations, reports The Business Standard. "The explosives were kept in a big empty plastic water tank which was hidden beneath earth near Totar village under Mardapal Police Station limits," a senior Police official said. They found two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) of 5kg each, a pipe bomb of 10 kg, five bundles of wire kept in a 500 litre plastic water tank placed beneath the earth.
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March - 11 
Disillusioned with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ideology and ill-health, a woman Maoist cadre, identified as Kunjum Edumen alias Kavitha, from Karimnagar-Khammam dalam (armed squad) surrendered before Telangana Police in Warrangal
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Disillusioned with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ideology and ill-health, a woman Maoist cadre, identified as Kunjum Edumen alias Kavitha, from Karimnagar-Khammam dalam (armed squad) surrendered before Telangana Police in Warrangal District on March 11, reports PTI. Kavitha joined the Maoist outfit in 2011-12 and worked for the Venkatapuram ‘area committee’.
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March - 11 
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde of the Supreme Court has suggested setting up of a common court for SAARC member countries to deal with cross-border terror attacks and crimes like smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), drugs and weapons, India To
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Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde of the Supreme Court has suggested setting up of a common court for SAARC member countries to deal with cross-border terror attacks and crimes like smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), drugs and weapons, India Today reports on March 12. To bring to justice perpetrators of trans-border terror attacks and crimes, a sitting judge of the Supreme Court has proposed the setting up of a common court for South Asia."Could we consider having a common court for these countries that comprises of judges from all these countries that share the matter," Bobde said addressing the United Nations Counter Terrorism Committee in New York. In his address on need for common courts for cross-border terror cases, Bobde referred to the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attack case. 166 people lost their lives when 10 Pakistani terrorists attacked Mumbai. He spoke of how terrorists, trained, armed and launched from Pakistan, had attacked Mumbai and were guided by their handlers in Pakistan throughout the three-daylong terror strike. "This was their advantage (plot hatched in Pakistan and handlers across the border) and the disadvantage India had was that they did not know what the plan was and where the attackers would go next," Bobde added."A court consisting of judges of all SAARC countries in the region will perhaps ensure swifter justice as it will ensure collaboration on trans-border cases," sources said. "Justice Bobde also suggested a secure website that can provide judges of the member countries access to information available to other judges (in the SAARC region) on modus operandi of terror group, arms and equipment used by terrorists and their handlers," sources added. Justice Bobde also suggested Apex Court judges visiting each other's law academies to understand law and its application in member countries.
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March - 11 
Maoists set ablaze a private bus after asking its passengers to get down near Bandepara village under Kutru Police Station limits in Bijapur District, reports deshgujarat.com on March 12. The bus was on its way to Bedre from Bijapur. A group of 15-20
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Maoists set ablaze a private bus after asking its passengers to get down near Bandepara village under Kutru Police Station limits in Bijapur District, reports deshgujarat.com on March 12. The bus was on its way to Bedre from Bijapur. A group of 15-20 Maoists, some of them armed stopped the bus and set it on fire.
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March - 11 
Meanwhile, Assam Rifles (AR) troops arrested one arms smuggler from Tuibong Market in Churachandpur District on March 11, reports The Assam Tribune.
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Meanwhile, Assam Rifles (AR) troops arrested one arms smuggler from Tuibong Market in Churachandpur District on March 11, reports The Assam Tribune.
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March - 11 
Meghalaya Chief Minister (CM) Mukul Sangma on March 11 asserted in the State Assembly that the Centre must take care of the international borders and stop illegal smuggling of arms and ammunition by militants, reports The Shillong Times. Summing up t
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Meghalaya Chief Minister (CM) Mukul Sangma on March 11 asserted in the State Assembly that the Centre must take care of the international borders and stop illegal smuggling of arms and ammunition by militants, reports The Shillong Times. Summing up the debate on the Governor’s address, the CM said that it is only with the active involvement of the Centre and the support of various governments in the Northeast that the problem of infiltration of arms and ammunition to Meghalaya and the rest of the region can be stopped. Sangma said that many splinter groups sprang up in Garo Hills due to easy availability of sophisticated arms. “There are too many guns available at throw away prices. The recent recovery of spares of anti-aircraft gun in Garo Hills, explosives and IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) procured from too many sources is alarming,” the CM said.According to the CM, the trend is that militants procure new consignments after selling their old weapons at cheaper rates. “The easy availability of sophisticated arms is a cause of concern; both the Centre and the Northeast governments should actively participate to contain the trend,” Sangma said. Commenting on the statement of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) that it will resort to serial blasts to stop operations, the CM said that sustained efforts through operations are meant to exert pressure on the outfits.On the suggestion that there should be unconditional talks with the militants, the CM said that with both GNLA and Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) continuing with their anti-national stands, talks cannot be held. “We had firmly stated that outfits should refrain from anti-national activities. The ban extended against HNLC was mainly due to its anti-national stand by way of calling bandhs on days of national importance,” the CM said. According to the CM, the militants are welcome to hold stalks soon after they stop calling bandhs during Republic Day and Independence Day celebrations.
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March - 11 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, have killed a Constable of Hedri Police Post in Etapalli Division of Gadchiroli District on March 11, reports The Times of India. The victim, Deepak Sadmake, was shot by the Maoists from close
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, have killed a Constable of Hedri Police Post in Etapalli Division of Gadchiroli District on March 11, reports The Times of India. The victim, Deepak Sadmake, was shot by the Maoists from close quarters when he was patrolling a village market with his colleagues.
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March - 11 
The National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) on March 11 launched a web portal to easily compile the precise data of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) circulated across the country, reports Business Standard. 'Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) compilat
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The National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) on March 11 launched a web portal to easily compile the precise data of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) circulated across the country, reports Business Standard. 'Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) compilation system' portal will help the NCRB in acquiring data from all states and other agencies to have a complete picture about the circulation of counterfeit notes in the country.The NCRB mandated to empower the Indian Police with information technology (IT) and is responsible for collecting, analysing the crime data of the country, facilitates Investigating Officers with updated IT tools and information in investigation of crimes. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has entrusted the NCRB with the responsibility of implementing its flagship plan programme Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) by March 31, 2017.The scheme envisages connecting all the Police Stations through their computerisation. At present, of the 16,000 Police Stations and offices in the country, 10,000 Police Stations and offices have already been connected through this system. In the future roadmap of the government, CCTNS will become one of the major components of integrated criminal justice system.
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March - 11 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) says Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket has spread into states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, Oneindia.com reports on March 12. In its chargesheet filed against five persons, the NIA says that these persons w
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) says Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket has spread into states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, Oneindia.com reports on March 12. In its chargesheet filed against five persons, the NIA says that these persons would source fake currency from Bangladesh. Further the NIA also stated that after completion of investigation against the arrested accused persons, it has been found that all of them are part of an interstate gang involved in the procurement and smuggling of fake currency from their associates in Bangladesh. After procuring and smuggling the same into India, the FICN was then circulated in various part of country especially in Maharashtra and Gujarat, by the members of the gang. Sushanta Sahu of Dhenkanal, Odisha, Uttam Kumar Sinha, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, Purushottam Kumar Keshri, Jharia, Jharkhand, Nishfal Mondal, Malda, West Bengal and Rameshwar Sahu, Giridih, Jharkhand have been named as accused in the chargesheet. The case is based on the seizure of FICN having face value of INR 10,01,000 effected by the official of Director of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).
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Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers, identified as Vijay Kumar and Rakesh, were killed and four others were critically wounded in an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Becha forests of Kanker District on March
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Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers, identified as Vijay Kumar and Rakesh, were killed and four others were critically wounded in an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Becha forests of Kanker District on March 12, reports The Hindu. A special operation was launched from Chotibetia BSF camp at 11.45 pm on March 11 by the parties of 170, 122 and 165 battalions of the BSF. The BSF parties had an exchange of fire with the Maoists at around 2.25 am on March 12 near Becha village.
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March - 12 
A wanted Arunachal Pradesh Deprived People’s Front (APDPF) operative identified as Babu Chand Chakma was arrested by Police at Chongkham in Namsai District on March 12, reports The Sentinel. Chakma was arrested, during a joint operation by Army
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A wanted Arunachal Pradesh Deprived People’s Front (APDPF) operative identified as Babu Chand Chakma was arrested by Police at Chongkham in Namsai District on March 12, reports The Sentinel. Chakma was arrested, during a joint operation by Army and Arunachal Pradesh Police, an official report said in Itanagar on March 15. The Security Forces (SFs) arrested Chakma, when he was planning to meeting the outfit’s leader Gyan Ratan Chakma, in order to revive the outfit. A pistol was recovered from his possession, Police said. Chakma had gone underground in 2014 and was reportedly undergoing training in Bangladesh along with eight other youths, in order to form APDPF, Police said. The operatives were escapees of the Chongkham jail in 2013, who were accused in a rape case. The outfit is led by Gyan Ratan, who was instrumental in drafting the outfit’s bye-laws, Police added. The outfit’s operatives were trained by one Sukesh, who is an active member of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), an underground outfit based in Bangladesh.
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March - 12 
Delhi Police on March 12 claimed before a court that suspected al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) operative Maulana Abdul Rehman Kasmi has set up a training base for terror activities "somewhere in Jharkhand forests" and the investigato
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Delhi Police on March 12 claimed before a court that suspected al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) operative Maulana Abdul Rehman Kasmi has set up a training base for terror activities "somewhere in Jharkhand forests" and the investigators are ascertaining it, reports NDTV. The Special Cell of Delhi Police informed the court that Kasmi, who was arrested on December 17, 2015 in the case for allegedly radicalising youths and propagating the terror agenda of the outfit, had set up a training base which was yet to be located."There are specific inputs that Maulana Abdul Rehman Kasmi, in cooperation with others, has set up a training base somewhere in Jharkhand forests which is yet to be located. The investigation in this aspect is at an advanced stage and teams are examining several leads to corroborate the inputs," the Police said in its plea seeking extension of period of probe into the case till June 10. The Police also alleged that there were specific inputs that wanted accused Abu Sufiyan, a resident of Jharkhand, had traveled to Pakistan along with arrested accused Mohammad Sami.It claimed that Sufiyan has returned after receiving training at Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and AQIS facilities and his apprehension was crucial to find out the missing links of the larger conspiracy. Police said that some associates of Kasmi have been arrested by Jharkhand police in January and their interrogation has revealed many new facts regarding his role in motivating and recruiting youths for LeT and AQIS.
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March - 12 
Fifty-three people were executed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) after ‘kangaroo courts’ found them ‘guilty’ in the five worst Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE]-hit states of the country in the last three ye
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Fifty-three people were executed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) after ‘kangaroo courts’ found them ‘guilty’ in the five worst Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE]-hit states of the country in the last three years, reports The Hindu on March 13. According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) statistics, 18 civilians were killed following the directives of ‘kangaroo courts’ or ‘Jan Adalats’ in 2015 for being alleged ‘Police informers’ or “for not believing in Maoist ideology“. During 2015, 41 ‘Jan Adalats’ were held by Naxal cadres in five LWE affected states, Andhra Pradesh (1), Bihar (6), Chhattisgarh (14), Jharkhand (14) and Odisha (6). Altogether 15 civilians were executed in 2014 following orders of 54 ‘Jan Adalats’ and 20 civilians were killed in 2013 under the directives of 63 ‘Jan Adalats’“To create terror among civilians in the LWE affected areas, the Maoist cadres, in their ‘Kangaroo Courts’, also called ‘Jan Adalat’, or ‘Praja Courts’, execute sentence against the civilians, who do not subscribe to their ideology in the areas under their domain or labeling them as ‘police informers’,” a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) official said. In 2016, till February 15, two ‘Jan Adalats’ have been held in Chhattisgarh. While nearly one lakh paramilitary personnel continued to be deployed in LWE-affected areas, the 10 Naxal-hit states; Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, saw 226 deaths in 1,088 incidents of violence perpetrated by Maoists in 2015. In 2015, of the 226 deaths, 168 were civilians and 58 were Security Force (SF) personnel. As many as 89 Maoists were also killed and 1,668 were arrested and 570 cadres surrendered before authorities during the year.
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March - 12 
Nineteen Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) supporters, who announced their willingness to give up arms on March 11, officially surrendered before the Police inMalkangiri District on March 12, reports The New India Express. The Maoist suppo
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Nineteen Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) supporters, who announced their willingness to give up arms on March 11, officially surrendered before the Police inMalkangiri District on March 12, reports The New India Express. The Maoist supporters reached District Police office en masse and surrendered their arms before Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) M Sandeep Sampad, 202 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) Battalion commandants Sudhendra Singh and Babu Singh. They were active members of Darbha Division of Maoists and were operating in areas under Mathili and Boipariguda Police limits in Malkangiri and Koraput Districts respectively. Among those who laid down arms, five were militia, three Village Committee members and two were members of Jana Natya Mandali. They are residents of Katuapadar village under Mathili Police limits.
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March - 12 
South Garo HillsPolice had two close encounters with Garo rebel outfits, Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK), in two separate incidents on March 12, leading to the recovery of a pistol, a comm
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South Garo HillsPolice had two close encounters with Garo rebel outfits, Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK), in two separate incidents on March 12, leading to the recovery of a pistol, a communication set and other items, reports The Shillong Times. The first encounter took place at Dilnegre village of Gasuapara that leads towards Chokpot interior in the District. Militants taking shelter in the village opened fire on the Police team leading to an exchange of fire for close to eight minutes after which the militants fled into the forests. Sources said a ten-member armed GNLA team was taking shelter when the raid took place. They reportedly had three AK rifles and two INSAS rifles, besides small arms. One of the militants who fled has been identified as Chandra who is in the wanted list of the Police. From the encounter site a pistol with six live rounds along with a country-made gun and two mobile phones were recovered.An hour later another Police team scouting the forests of Rongdotchigre village under Baghmara Police Station in the District, came across a cadre of the ASAK outfit who had been sent by ASAK militant ‘chief’ Reding T Sangma to bring some food from the village. Seeing the Police teams, the cadre abandoned his leader’s meal as well as a high frequency communication handset and ran down the slopes of the village and escaped. Police believe the wanted militant leader was holed up deep in the jungle not far from the village when the encounter with his cadre took place.
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March - 12 
The ‘chief’ of the Left Wing Extremist (LWE) outfit, Jharkhand Sangharsh Jan Mukti Morcha (JSJMM), Diwalee Ganjhu, was killed in an encounter between Chandwa Police team and JSJMM extremists at Keeta village under Chandwa Police Station i
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The ‘chief’ of the Left Wing Extremist (LWE) outfit, Jharkhand Sangharsh Jan Mukti Morcha (JSJMM), Diwalee Ganjhu, was killed in an encounter between Chandwa Police team and JSJMM extremists at Keeta village under Chandwa Police Station in Latehar District on March 12, reports The Pioneer. Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) Anoop Birtharey said Chandwa Police got a tip-off on the presence of three extremists of JSJMM at Keeta and carried out this operation which yielded the body of Ganjhu in the retaliatory shots. Birtharey said the JSJMM extremists were the first to open fire at our cops’ four-wheeler which was damaged in the firing by the JSJMM extremists. While Diwalee was killed the other two extremists escaped into the forest.
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March - 12 
The Border Security Force (BSF) has confirmed that the GNLA is recruiting people in Bangladesh even as it refuted the reports about Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) carrying out similar drives, reports The Shillong Times. Speaking to me
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The Border Security Force (BSF) has confirmed that the GNLA is recruiting people in Bangladesh even as it refuted the reports about Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) carrying out similar drives, reports The Shillong Times. Speaking to media personson March 12, PK Dubey, Inspector General (IG), BSF’s Meghalaya Frontier, said that there was no permanent camp of insurgent groups in Bangladesh, even though the most of the makeshift camps were in Chittagong area.
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March - 12 
The Khatkhati Police in an encounter killed a United Peoples Liberation Army (UPLA) militant at Bokajan in East Karbi Anglong District on March 12, reports The Sentinel. Security Forces (SFs) conducted a raid in the Lalmati area along Assam-Nagaland
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The Khatkhati Police in an encounter killed a United Peoples Liberation Army (UPLA) militant at Bokajan in East Karbi Anglong District on March 12, reports The Sentinel. Security Forces (SFs) conducted a raid in the Lalmati area along Assam-Nagaland border on being tipped off about the movement of some unidentified militants in the area and while the Police team was on move, the militant group opened fire and the column retaliated. After a thorough search, a bullet ridden body was found while others managed to escape under cover of darkness. A 9 mm pistol and a 7.65 pistol along with other incriminating documents were recovered from possession of the slain militant. The killed militant is yet to be identified.
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March - 13 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in a densely forested patch in Sukma District on March 13, reports The Pioneer. “A joint team of District Reserve Group (DRG) and Special
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in a densely forested patch in Sukma District on March 13, reports The Pioneer. “A joint team of District Reserve Group (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) had an encounter with Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] in the forest near Misiguda and Bendre villages coming under Jagargunda police station limits,” Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh said. According to the Police, a team of SF while patrolling through Misiguda-Bendre forests spotted a group of Maoists following which an encounter broke out between both the sides. The intermittent firing lasted for several hours following which the insurgents fled from the spot, he said. Later during searching, body of a Maoist clad in ‘uniform’ besides two country made weapons, ammunition, bags, medicines and Naxal literature was recovered from the spot, Singh said. Blood stains found at the spot suggest that several rebels were either injured or killed in the gun-battle but their colleagues managed to drag them inside deep forests, he said.
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March - 13 
A linkman of Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO) was arrested from Simlubari village under Tamulpur Police Station in Baksa District on March 13, reports The Sentinel. Acting on intelligence input, a team of Police led by Tamulpur Sub Divisional
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A linkman of Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO) was arrested from Simlubari village under Tamulpur Police Station in Baksa District on March 13, reports The Sentinel. Acting on intelligence input, a team of Police led by Tamulpur Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ashif Ahmed launched an operation in Simlubari village and arrested one Indrajit Barman (24). Police sources said that a group of KLO militants along with a top leader of the outfit were taking shelter in the house of Barman in Tamulpur area.
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March - 13 
Bomb making literature of al Qaeda is emerging as favourite guidebook for Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives in India, Hindustan Times reports on March 14. Ongoing interrogation of the four suspected SIMI
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Bomb making literature of al Qaeda is emerging as favourite guidebook for Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives in India, Hindustan Times reports on March 14. Ongoing interrogation of the four suspected SIMI operatives arrested on February 17, 2016 from Odisha revealed that they and other lone wolf attackers had learnt from al-Qaeda literature how to make bombs and trigger blasts in the country.
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March - 13 
Expressing concern over the sharp rise in cybercrime in the country, Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on March 13 alleged that cyberspace was being used to radicalise the young minds, reports webindia123.com. "Cybercrime is the biggest ch
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Expressing concern over the sharp rise in cybercrime in the country, Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on March 13 alleged that cyberspace was being used to radicalise the young minds, reports webindia123.com. "Cybercrime is the biggest challenge these days with development and access to technology across the globe. Cyberspace is increasingly being used to radicalise young minds," Singh said.Voicing his concern at the exponential growth of cybercrime, Singh added,'' now-a-days, cybercrime is showing exponential growth in its number, which is a matter of serious concern. The Minister said that the main problem with cybercrime is its detection and prosecution, as it is faceless and borderless. He said an expert group has been constituted in the Home Ministry to prepare a roadmap for effectively tackling cybercrimes in the country. It has recommended setting up of an Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to fight cybercrimes, UHM added."With increasing inter-connectivity in the world, the challenges will come and we must find ways to tackle these challenges and address the security loopholes in the networks," he said.
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March - 13 
Fifty-seven Maoist sympathisers, including 11 militia and two village committee members, surrendered before the Police in Malkangiri District on March 13, reports The Hindu. The supporters of Maoists’ Kalimela and Padia Dalam (armed squad) unit
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Fifty-seven Maoist sympathisers, including 11 militia and two village committee members, surrendered before the Police in Malkangiri District on March 13, reports The Hindu. The supporters of Maoists’ Kalimela and Padia Dalam (armed squad) units surrendered before the Police with a pledge to join the mainstream, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Madkar Sandeep Sampad said. Those who surrendered were members of Andhra Odisha Zonal Committee (AOZC) Division of the CPI-Maoist, he said, adding they were all residents of Tangguda village under Chitrangapalli Panchayat. “We welcome the 57 persons. The government will make arrangements for them under the surrender and rehabilitation policy,” the SDPO said.
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March - 13 
Hit by intensive combat operations and encounters by the Security Force (SF) personnel, Naxalites [Left-Wing-Extremists (LWEs)] are trying to rebuild their base, says an input sent by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to the Principal Secreta
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Hit by intensive combat operations and encounters by the Security Force (SF) personnel, Naxalites [Left-Wing-Extremists (LWEs)] are trying to rebuild their base, says an input sent by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to the Principal Secretaries (Home) of all the States affected by LWEs, reports The Times of Indiaon March 14. "The MHA input was based on the interrogation of Gajrala Ashok alias Prasad by Chhattisgarh Police. Prasad was former member of Dandakaranya special zonal committee and in-charge of western regional unified command of CPI (Maoist). Gajrala revealed that the renegade groups have been preventing the Maoists from expanding their base in Bihar and Jharkhand despite major losses in recent encounters," a Police official said. The input maintained that the CPI-Maoist is trying to improve its cadre skills in using arms, develop secondary leadership, induct more women and mass work in villages.The Police source said after the recent casualty and arrests in Aurangabad, Jamui, Gaya, Jehanabad, Saran and other Districts, the Maoists have been on the defensive. "The outfit is now keen on protecting its senior leaders/central committee members. It has decided to keep only its state, regional and special committee members informed about its cadres' movement. It has also decided to set up camps away from water body in the forests while holding Jan Militia and arms training," said the source quoting the MHA input. The Maoists have decided not to get involved in small or medium encounters with the security forces as they are short of ammunition. Only if there is no way out then Maoists will get engaged in encounters. According to Police, the Naxalites have been holding meetings in deep forest areas since the announcement of 10-phase panchayat election in Bihar. Inspector General of Police (IGP) (Operations) Sushil M Khopde said "Due to surrender by its cadres with arms and casualty in encounters, they are trying to influence the villagers and panchayat polls will be an opportunity for them. But we are also taking necessary actions to prevent any violence by the Maoists during the panchayat polls." According to police, the Naxalites have been holding meetings in deep forest areas since the announcement of 10-phase panchayat election in Bihar.
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March - 13 
Militants shot at and injured a person identified as Jehangir Ahmad Bhat, at Kareemabad in Pulwama District of South Kashmir on March 13, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that Jehangir received bullet wound in both his legs and was shifted to hos
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Militants shot at and injured a person identified as Jehangir Ahmad Bhat, at Kareemabad in Pulwama District of South Kashmir on March 13, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that Jehangir received bullet wound in both his legs and was shifted to hospital for treatment. The militants fled from the spot after firing at him and leaving him in a pool of blood. Police and Army rushed to the area and launched searches for the militants responsible for the attack. However, no one was arrested.
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March - 13 
Nadim Mistry, once associated with Dawood Ibrahim gang was arrested by Crime Branch detectives on March 13, from Vadodra in Gujarat, reports NDTV. Nadim Mistry had allegedly helped slain gangster Mangesh Pawar, and Pilu Khan, also a member of Dawood
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Nadim Mistry, once associated with Dawood Ibrahim gang was arrested by Crime Branch detectives on March 13, from Vadodra in Gujarat, reports NDTV. Nadim Mistry had allegedly helped slain gangster Mangesh Pawar, and Pilu Khan, also a member of Dawood gang, in murdering a person named Hajji in suburban Bandra (Mumbai) in 1990, Police said.
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March - 13 
President of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Unification (NSCN-U), Khole Konyak has formally joined Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) even as NSCN-U ordered his expulsion from the outfit, reports E-Pao. Kh
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President of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Unification (NSCN-U), Khole Konyak has formally joined Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) even as NSCN-U ordered his expulsion from the outfit, reports E-Pao. Khole, who was instrumental in splitting from Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) in June 2011, in a statement issued from Delhi on March 13 said, "I have realized and taken the right decision to join the only correct National line under the leadership of Chairman Isak Chishi Swu and General Secretary Th Muivah of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim." "...I accept and acknowledge their leadership and completely support the present Indo-Naga talk as the only acceptable foundation for our Nation's survival," he announced. "No one should doubt about it that I am also one of those who are looking for the future of the Nagas and I am fully convinced that NSCN led by Chairman Isak Chishi Swu and General Secretary Th Muivah is the only future- oriented organization of the Nagas," he said. Khole asserted that it is a fact to be acknowledged that NSCN is the authentic organization of the Naga people recognized by Government of India. He further appealed to all the Naga people to join the "correct National line" under the leadership of Swu and Muivah led NSCN. In the interim, following Khole joining NSCN-IM, NSCN-U has appointed 'General' MB Neokpao Konyak, 'C-in-C', Naga army as its new President and Chairman after expelling Khole Konyak from the NSCN.
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March - 13 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a former Sarpanch (local-self government institution head), identified as Gobardhan Bhuiyan (38) of Tentuligumma panchayat (local-self government institution), under Boipariguda blo
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a former Sarpanch (local-self government institution head), identified as Gobardhan Bhuiyan (38) of Tentuligumma panchayat (local-self government institution), under Boipariguda block in Koraput District on March 13, reports The Hindu. The incident took place near a forested road on NH-326 near Tanginiguda when the former elected panchayat member was on way to his village on a motorcycle, Police said.
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March - 13 
The banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) slammed Chief Minister (CM) Mukul Sangma for his statement during the budget session of the Assembly in which he had stated that the HNLC is indulging in unlawful activities by calling shutdow
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The banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) slammed Chief Minister (CM) Mukul Sangma for his statement during the budget session of the Assembly in which he had stated that the HNLC is indulging in unlawful activities by calling shutdowns on Republic day and Independence day, reports The Sentinel. “Our leadership is fed up with the same statements repeatedly issued by the government of Meghalaya and the Chief Minister,” Sainkupar Nongtraw, publicity secretary of HNLC said in a statement in Shillong on March 13. Pointing out that the government wants them to show their sincerity for peace talks, he said, “Yes we agree, but the government should come out clear on the peace initiative within a month from issuing this statement.” “If the outcome is positive (Including appointment of interlocutors) then, this year August 15, we shall not boycott Independence Day celebrations, and prove that we are sincere and committed,” he said. Admitting to the unlawful activities, he said, “Yes we call for boycott during Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations, but we have not engaged ourselves in killing and kidnapping like it happens in other parts of the state.”
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March - 13 
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) Against 'Anti-Tribal Bills' has called a 15-hour Bandh (general shut down) of Lamka in Churachandpur District and its vicinity on March 18 to mark the 200th day of the relentless struggle for the tribal cause
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The Joint Action Committee (JAC) Against 'Anti-Tribal Bills' has called a 15-hour Bandh (general shut down) of Lamka in Churachandpur District and its vicinity on March 18 to mark the 200th day of the relentless struggle for the tribal cause and the continued fight against alleged subjugation, marginalization and exclusion policies of the State Government towards tribals, reports E-Pao. Gun salute would be paid to 'tribal martyrs' and a mass prayer programme would be held at Lamka Public Ground on the same day, according to a press release issued by the JAC.
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March - 13 
The trail of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) has been traced to Telangana and investigators say that it had first landed in Malda District of West Bengal from Bangladesh, oneindia.com reports on March 14. The incident on hand has been reported from
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The trail of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) has been traced to Telangana and investigators say that it had first landed in Malda District of West Bengal from Bangladesh, oneindia.com reports on March 14. The incident on hand has been reported from the Karimnagar District of Telangana. A car laden with fake currency worth INR 2,30,000 had been seized and the police also took into custody four persons. It was found that these persons had visited Malda and sourced the fake notes. Investigations also showed that two persons had brought down one consignment by train while the other by bus.A majority of FICNs are pushed directly into Bangladesh from Pakistan from where it is sent to India. Malda has been the landing point due to the proximity to the Bangladesh border. There has been a demand for these notes which land in West Bengal as they are of very high quality and it is very difficult to tell the difference between the original and the fake. National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials who have been probing these cases say that they will take a closer look at the one being investigated in Telangana as well. There is a clear trail and it is connected to the various cases that we have been probing the NIA says.
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March - 13 
The Zonal Education Office (ZEO) office located at Babupara in Jiribam Sub-Division in Imphal East District was set ablaze by unidentified assailants on March 13, reports E-Pao. The arson was reportedly discovered by the office chowkidar L Mohan Sing
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The Zonal Education Office (ZEO) office located at Babupara in Jiribam Sub-Division in Imphal East District was set ablaze by unidentified assailants on March 13, reports E-Pao. The arson was reportedly discovered by the office chowkidar L Mohan Singh after which the fire was doused to avert major tragedy. Portions of the office verandah have suffered damages
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March - 13 
Two militants of the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Tinsukia District after SFs launched operation against them, reports The Sentinel. A group of United National Liber
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Two militants of the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Tinsukia District after SFs launched operation against them, reports The Sentinel. A group of United National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNLFWSEA) and some other extremist organizations entered Upper Dihing Reserve Forest in Tinsukia on March 8. Police official said the group was a conglomerate of ULFA-I, People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), and Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) and was led by self-styled ‘Lieutenant’ Prodip Gogoi alias Akon and their intention was to carry out subversive activity in Tinsukia before or after March 16, which is “ARMY DAY” of ULFA-I. On getting information Police, Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jointly conducted search operation in probable hide outs, as a result of which two ULFA-I militants namely War Asom and Biman Asom deserted the group along with arms/ammunitions and expressed their willingness to join the mainstream. Two PLA cadres and one KYKL cadre are also suspected to have deserted the group.
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March - 14 
117 persons with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) links, including 36 militias, surrendered before Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) in Malkangiri District on March 14, reports The Hindu. Those who surrendered included Maoist &lsqu
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117 persons with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) links, including 36 militias, surrendered before Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) in Malkangiri District on March 14, reports The Hindu. Those who surrendered included Maoist ‘militia commander’ Madhab Durua and village committee ‘President’ Moga Sodi. Total number of surrenders of Maoist elements in the District has risen over 400 during past 10 days. During last four days, 375 grass root-level Maoist supporters from different remote villages of Mathili Police Station area surrendered earlier. Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Mitrabhanu Mohapatra said all these persons were actively involved in violent activities of the Darbha division of the CPI-Maoist. The surrendered list included 34 women.
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March - 14 
Armed gunmen suspected to belong to the A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) waylaid a passenger bus bound for Purakhasia and abducted its driver and two co-workers from a remote village in South West Garo Hills District on March 14,
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Armed gunmen suspected to belong to the A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) waylaid a passenger bus bound for Purakhasia and abducted its driver and two co-workers from a remote village in South West Garo Hills District on March 14, reports The Shillong Times. The passenger bus, which had thirty passengers, had left Tura Dobasipara bus stand en-route to the Purakhasia border village, was stopped four armed assailants shortly after it crossed Saka Boldamgre village under Gambegre block and took away its driver Mikil Talukdar, conductor Karmeet Koch and handyman Hojay Koch into the forests. The area where the abduction occurred falls in the South West Garo Hills District jurisdiction.
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March - 14 
Asimilar explosive blasted while being prepared by the SIMI men at their hideout in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor, resulting in severe burn injuries to one of them, Sheikh Mehboob alias Guddu in September 2014. The four SIMI operatives, including Shei
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Asimilar explosive blasted while being prepared by the SIMI men at their hideout in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor, resulting in severe burn injuries to one of them, Sheikh Mehboob alias Guddu in September 2014. The four SIMI operatives, including Sheikh Mehboob alias Guddu, Zaqir, Amjad and Mohammad Saliq, who were arrested from their hideout in Odisha’s Rourkela District on February 17 are presently being grilled by MP ATS and central intelligence agencies.
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March - 14 
ChhattisgarhGovernment on March 14 said 128 Naxals-Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs) and 100 Policemen were killed in encounters over the last three years in the State, reports The Hindu. In a written reply to a question raised by Congress Member of Legisl
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ChhattisgarhGovernment on March 14 said 128 Naxals-Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs) and 100 Policemen were killed in encounters over the last three years in the State, reports The Hindu. In a written reply to a question raised by Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Deepak Baij, Local-Self Government Minister Ajay Chandrakar, who is in-charge of the Home Department, said, “543 encounters took place between Police and Naxalites from 2013 till January 2016 in the Maoist-affected districts of Chhattisgarh”. A maximum of 52 LWEs were gunned down in Bijapur, where 14 security personnel also lost their lives during this period. Also, 48 Policemen and 29 LWEs were killed in Sukma District, the Minister said. Moreover, a total of 852 LWEs cadres surrendered in the State in the last three years and a sum of INR 149.37 lakh was given to them as relief aid. Besides, 20 of them were also given government jobs, he said.
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March - 14 
Director General of Police (DGP), Kanwar Brajesh Singh reviewed the law and order situation, particularly the Maoist activities in four Districts of Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir and Nabarangpur, and expressed confidence of having put the Maoists on t
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Director General of Police (DGP), Kanwar Brajesh Singh reviewed the law and order situation, particularly the Maoist activities in four Districts of Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir and Nabarangpur, and expressed confidence of having put the Maoists on the defensive, reports The Statesman on March 14 (today). There are hardly 15 to 20 per cent of the Maoists in these areas while the rest often infiltrate from across Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, he said. Singh lauded the efforts of the Security Forces (SFs) and also noted that several Maoists had surrendered in recent months.
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March - 14 
Meghalaya Home MinisterRoshan Warjri on March 14, revealed that the Security Force (SF) personnel have to tread cautiously during the ongoing ‘Operation Hillstorm-3’ as recently the suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants
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Meghalaya Home MinisterRoshan Warjri on March 14, revealed that the Security Force (SF) personnel have to tread cautiously during the ongoing ‘Operation Hillstorm-3’ as recently the suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants had planted Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) all over Durama Hills, reports The Shillong Times. Replying to a cut motion moved by the Opposition members against fund allotment to purchase arms and ammunition and vehicles, the Home Minister said in the Assembly that to check the advancing SF personnel to Durama Hills, the militants had planted several IEDs there. “Police had recovered as many as 70 IEDs”, the Home Minister said, while adding that the sustained operations by the security personnel will continue.Meanwhile, reacting to the statement made by Meghalaya Chief Minister (CM) Mukul Sangma in the Assembly recently, the infamous Garo Mandei of GNLA has challenged what proof he has with regard to his claims about outfit chief, Sohan D Shira during his rehabilitation at Mayiong in Shillong, reports The Shillong Times. In a statement issued in Tura on March 14, Garo Mandei was all praises for Sohan and instead accused the CM of working together with the leaders of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) to harass him and eventually driving him back into the jungles. “He was well established in different lines of business but the leaders of the ANVC couldn’t accept his success ultimately taking away his legal sources of income (businesses) and even trying to eliminate him. Sohan, knowing all this disposed off all the weapons, ammunition, etc to Late Peter Marak [founder and chairman of Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF)] with whom he later joined up to strengthen the LAEF. But Peter Marak was arrested at Jorabat and was brought to Garo Hills where he died in a fake encounter,” he said.
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March - 14 
More than 500 Dongria Kondhs (tribals) under the banner of Niyamgiri Surakhya Samiti (NSS) (Niyamgiri Defence Committee) took out a protest rally with traditional weapons and gheraoed Kalyansinghpur Police Station in Rayagada District on March 14, re
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More than 500 Dongria Kondhs (tribals) under the banner of Niyamgiri Surakhya Samiti (NSS) (Niyamgiri Defence Committee) took out a protest rally with traditional weapons and gheraoed Kalyansinghpur Police Station in Rayagada District on March 14, reports The New Indian Express. They were protesting the killing of a tribal youth, Manda Kadraka, in an encounter on February 27 and branding him as a Maoist by the police. The tribals demanded an independent judicial inquiry into the killing of Manda and a compensation of INR Five million for his family.
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March - 14 
Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Kanwar Brajesh Singh reviewed the law and order situation, particularly the Maoist activities in four districts of Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir and Nabarangpur, and expressed confidence of having put the Maoist
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Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Kanwar Brajesh Singh reviewed the law and order situation, particularly the Maoist activities in four districts of Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir and Nabarangpur, and expressed confidence of having put the Maoists on the defensive, reports The Statesman on March 14. There are hardly 15 to 20 per cent of the LWE here (in Odisha) while the rest often infiltrate from across Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, he said. Out of 13 blocks of Kalahandi Maoist movement is reported from 10 blocks. However, it is more acute in tribal pockets of Thuamul Rampur and Lanjigarh blocks, he added.
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March - 14 
The four SIMI men who had escaped from Tantya Bheel Jail in Khandwa District of Madhya Pradesh on October 1, 2013 have revealed during questioning by intelligence agencies and Madhya Pradesh (MP) ATS, that they had learnt how to make low intensity pr
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The four SIMI men who had escaped from Tantya Bheel Jail in Khandwa District of Madhya Pradesh on October 1, 2013 have revealed during questioning by intelligence agencies and Madhya Pradesh (MP) ATS, that they had learnt how to make low intensity pressure bombs out of al-Qaeda’s bomb making literature.In addition, it was revealed that the pipe borne explosives were subsequently triggered with the help of timer device in May 2014 in the Bengaluru-Guwahati Express train at Chennai railway station. Similar explosive was used to trigger blast in the Faraskhana police station premises at Pune in July 2014, central intelligence and MP ATS sources stated on March 14.
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March - 14 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA)on March 14, submitted a supplementary chargesheet before the Special NIA Court in Guwahati (Assam) against three I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants in conne
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA)on March 14, submitted a supplementary chargesheet before the Special NIA Court in Guwahati (Assam) against three I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants in connection with the killing of five Adivasi people at Pakhriguri village under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar District on December 23, 2014. The accused are Amal Mushahary alias Aogoi, Kamakhya Daimary alias Kwnasong alias Konkor alias Kanta and Jeba Basumatary alias Jangsha Borgoyari alias Lambu alias Ziba Borgoyari. It may be mentioned that the NIA had earlier filed a chargesheet against ten accused in connection with the case. The NIA court has also framed charges against all of them. The NIA also filed another chargesheet and one supplementary chargesheet on March 14 in connection with an arms recovery case on June 5, 2013 at Sairang in Aizawl against one Rohmingliana alias Hmingtea alias Hminga.
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March - 15 
17 people were abducted by the Naxals-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] in the first two months of this year (2016) and they killed five of them, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on March
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17 people were abducted by the Naxals-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] in the first two months of this year (2016) and they killed five of them, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) on March 15, reports The Deccan Herald. Of this, Jharkhand has the highest number of abductions and killings. While there were eight abductions in Jharkhand, two of them lost their lives at the hands of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Chhattisgarh followed with four abductions and two killings. Last year (2015), there were 115 incidents of abduction by Maoists in which 62 people lost their lives. Chhattisgarh had the highest number of incidents at 39 followed by Jharkhand at 30.
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March - 15 
53 people were executed by the Maoists after Jan Adalats “kangaroo courts” found them “guilty” in the five worst LWE-hit States of the country in the last three years, reports The Asian Age on March 16. Even as security agenci
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53 people were executed by the Maoists after Jan Adalats “kangaroo courts” found them “guilty” in the five worst LWE-hit States of the country in the last three years, reports The Asian Age on March 16. Even as security agencies claim that the LWE spread in the country is shrinking, as per UMHA statistics, 18 people were killed following the directives of “kangaroo courts” in 2015 for being alleged Police informers or “for not believing in Maoist ideology.” During 2015, 41 “Jan Adalats” were held by LWES in five LWE-affected States of Andhra Pradesh (1), Bihar (6), Chhattisgarh (14), Jharkhand (14) and Orissa (6). In 2014, Government statistics show that 15 people were executed following orders of 54 “Jan Adalats” and 20 people were killed in 2013 under the directives of 63 “Jan Adalats.”
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March - 15 
A bodyguard of top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Arvindji, identified as Sohan Yadav, has been arrested and remanded in jail in Latehar District on March 15, reports The Pioneer.
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A bodyguard of top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Arvindji, identified as Sohan Yadav, has been arrested and remanded in jail in Latehar District on March 15, reports The Pioneer.
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March - 15 
A joint operation the Border Security Force (BSF) and Police arrested one over ground worker of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) outfit, at Gumaghat in South West Khasi Hills District on March 15, reports The Shillong Times. The arrested over
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A joint operation the Border Security Force (BSF) and Police arrested one over ground worker of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) outfit, at Gumaghat in South West Khasi Hills District on March 15, reports The Shillong Times. The arrested over ground GNLA worker was identified as Nikman T Sangma alias Singbaat alias Dorenky, resident of Dorengkigre under Williamnagar Police Station in East Garo Hills District. Voter ID card, caste certificate and school education certificates were recovered from his possession. The cadre joined GNLA in 2009 and worked for one year with Changjang M Sangma, the GNLA cadre who was killed in an encounter. He has been visiting his in-laws in the village Chintusora in South West Khasi Hills District.In addition, The pro-Inner Line Permit (Pro-ILP) pressure groups on March 15 met Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and his Cabinet Ministers to finalize the two bills—Meghalaya (Benami Transactions Prohibition) (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and Meghalaya Tenants Verification and Regulation Bill, 2016 that will be tabled in the ongoing Assembly sessions, reports The Sentinel.
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March - 15 
A joint team of Manja and Dillai Police recovered huge cache of ammunition from Serlongri Tisso Gaon under Manja Police Station in Karbi Anglong District on March 15, reports The Sentinel. As per information, the joint Police team acting on specific
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A joint team of Manja and Dillai Police recovered huge cache of ammunition from Serlongri Tisso Gaon under Manja Police Station in Karbi Anglong District on March 15, reports The Sentinel. As per information, the joint Police team acting on specific information launched an operation at midnight at Serlongri Tisso Gaon about six kilometres west of Manja and recovered 36 hand grenades, 24 rounds of live ammunition of AK series, 10 rounds of live ammunition of 7.65mm pistol and other belongings from the village in the following morning.
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March - 15 
As scheduled, Government of India (GoI) and Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) would be holding crucial talks on March 15 (today) at New Delhi, reports The Nagaland Post. GoI would be represented by Interlocutor f
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As scheduled, Government of India (GoI) and Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) would be holding crucial talks on March 15 (today) at New Delhi, reports The Nagaland Post. GoI would be represented by Interlocutor for Naga talks, R.N. Ravi and NSCN-IM led by its general secretary Th. Muivah. This time besides, Th. Muivah and senior functionaries, ‘general’ (retd) Kholi Konyak would also be part of the delegation. Kholi had recently left the Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) and joined the NSCN-IM.
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March - 15 
Forensic tests on charred remains picked up from Pathankot airbase (Punjab) after the January 2-3, 2016, terror attack have found traces of two different persons, confirming the involvement of six fidayeen (suicide attackers), Times of India reports
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Forensic tests on charred remains picked up from Pathankot airbase (Punjab) after the January 2-3, 2016, terror attack have found traces of two different persons, confirming the involvement of six fidayeen (suicide attackers), Times of India reports on March 16. Government sources said the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) has concluded that there were two more fidayeen holed up in the airmen's billet after four terrorists were killed on January 2.The forensic evidence pointing to the presence of a fifth and sixth terrorist could finally lay to rest the debate over the number of terrorists who struck at Pathankot base. While NSG, which led the counter-operation, maintains there were six terrorists in all, NIA claims evidence points to only four terrorists.
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March - 15 
In a joint operation by Police and 168 Field Regiment of Army, one dreaded I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militant identified as B. Shumla was killed in Asrabari under Mazbat Police Station area in Udal
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In a joint operation by Police and 168 Field Regiment of Army, one dreaded I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militant identified as B. Shumla was killed in Asrabari under Mazbat Police Station area in Udalguri District on March 15, reports The Sentinel. One 7. 65 mm pistol, two rounds of ammunition and one 36 hand grenade were recovered from the killed cadre.
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March - 15 
Security Forces (SFs) have killed three of the 10 terrorists suspected to have infiltrated into Gujarat by sea route from Pakistan, and have also zeroed in on the hideouts of the remaining seven, Times of India reports on March 16. "Three of the
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Security Forces (SFs) have killed three of the 10 terrorists suspected to have infiltrated into Gujarat by sea route from Pakistan, and have also zeroed in on the hideouts of the remaining seven, Times of India reports on March 16. "Three of the terrorists were killed somewhere in western India last Friday," an unnamed government official said on March 15. The official added that the whereabouts of the remaining seven were known and an operation was underway to arrest or neutralise them.
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March - 15 
Security Forces (SFs) have traced the movement of a 16-member special hit squad comprising of militants from several rebel groups in upper Assam’s Tinsukia District, and have sounded an alert as these militants are likely to attempt to disrupt
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Security Forces (SFs) have traced the movement of a 16-member special hit squad comprising of militants from several rebel groups in upper Assam’s Tinsukia District, and have sounded an alert as these militants are likely to attempt to disrupt the upcoming Assembly polls in Assam, reports The Nagaland Poston March 15 (today). “On March 8, a group of United National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNLFWSEA) and some other extremist organisations entered Upper Dihing Reserve Forest, Tinsukia. The group was a conglomerate of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup
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March - 15 
Seven Maoists surrendered at the office of the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 226th battalion in the Sabrinagar area of Sukma District on March 15, reports The Hindu. Dudhi Hidma (23), Dudhi Ware (19), Kunjami Sanna (28), and Suresh Mand
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Seven Maoists surrendered at the office of the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 226th battalion in the Sabrinagar area of Sukma District on March 15, reports The Hindu. Dudhi Hidma (23), Dudhi Ware (19), Kunjami Sanna (28), and Suresh Mandavi (19), were active as ‘jan-militia’ (people’s militia) members of the CPI-Maoist while Hirma Kawasi (31), Ishwar Mandavi (27), and Muchaki Budhra (35), were active in its front unit Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangthan, said Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh.
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March - 15 
The bandh(shut down strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in four blocks of Rayagada District and one block of Kalahandi District in Odisha on March 15 did not evoke much response except in Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagad
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The bandh(shut down strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in four blocks of Rayagada District and one block of Kalahandi District in Odisha on March 15 did not evoke much response except in Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada District, reports The Hindu. The Maoists had called this dawn-to-dusk bandh to protest against their encounter with Security Force (SF) personnel near Dangamati village under Kalyansinghpur Police Station limits in Niyamgiri hills region on February 27. Rayagada Superintendent of Police (SP) K. Siva Subramani said till evening no untoward incident was reported from any place. Shops remained closed only at some places of Kalyansinghpur block, including the block headquarter. At all other places there was not much impact on normal life. Vehicular traffic was normal in all other places except on the road connecting Rayagada town and Kalyansinghpur.
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March - 15 
The Government is mulling a proposal to “thin out” presence of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and deploy them along the International Border (IB) in Punjab and Jammu regions in the
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The Government is mulling a proposal to “thin out” presence of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and deploy them along the International Border (IB) in Punjab and Jammu regions in the wake of the Pathankot airbase terrorist attack, reports Daily Excelsior on March 16. Officials said a proposal to de-induct at least four out of the dozen-odd battalions of BSF from LoC has already been sent to the Union Home Ministry (UHM) and a note for taking a final decision in this regard by the Cabinet Committee on Security will be prepared soon after deliberations with the Ministry of Defence and Army. Top sources in the security establishment said National Security Council (NSC), headed by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, is considering whether all 12 BSF battalions can be removed from LoC and deployed as the ‘second tier’ of defence, behind existing BSF positions, along IB which witnessed incidents of terrorists crossing over the border to attack vital military, police and civilian establishments in Jammu and Punjab.
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March - 15 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in Bastar District on March 15, reports The Hindu. “Piso Kadkami, 32, and Aayta Vetti, 33, were apprehended from the forests of the Darbha Police Station limits following a s
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in Bastar District on March 15, reports The Hindu. “Piso Kadkami, 32, and Aayta Vetti, 33, were apprehended from the forests of the Darbha Police Station limits following a specific input,” Bastar Superintendent of Police (SP) R.N. Dash said. The SP added a five kg Improvised Explosive Device (IED), ten gelatine rods and five detonators were recovered from the Maoists.
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March - 15 
Two Maoists identified as Umesh Vedada (32) and Pradeep Sori (25) surrendered before Border Security Force’s (BSF) 122nd battalion officials and local Police in Kanker District on March 15, reports The Hindu. Umesh, who headed the public relati
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Two Maoists identified as Umesh Vedada (32) and Pradeep Sori (25) surrendered before Border Security Force’s (BSF) 122nd battalion officials and local Police in Kanker District on March 15, reports The Hindu. Umesh, who headed the public relations wing of the Partapur ‘area committee’ in north Bastar division of Maoists, carried a reward of INR 5,000 on his head.
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March - 15 
Unidentified assailants have killed the driver of a coal-laden truck after waylaying the vehicle near Phamer village in Jaintia Hills District on March 15, reports The Shillong Times. The body of the driver, Santosh Ch. Roy, was recovered from the ro
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Unidentified assailants have killed the driver of a coal-laden truck after waylaying the vehicle near Phamer village in Jaintia Hills District on March 15, reports The Shillong Times. The body of the driver, Santosh Ch. Roy, was recovered from the roadside near Phamer village in the District. The vehicle is yet to be recovered.
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March - 16 
A team of District Police commando conducted frisking and checking near Yurembam Kabui Khul gate in Imphal West District on March 16 and arrested one cadre of Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF), reports Kanglaonline. Public relations Officer (PRO) Police
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A team of District Police commando conducted frisking and checking near Yurembam Kabui Khul gate in Imphal West District on March 16 and arrested one cadre of Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF), reports Kanglaonline. Public relations Officer (PRO) Police department RK Tutusana said that the arrestee was identified as one Benjamin Kamei alias Benny (40), of Noney Part-IV but presently stayed at Yurembam Kabui Khul, Imphal West. Investigation revealed that he had extorted money from the general public, contractors and transporters in Imphal, Noney and Bishnupur areas. Further he had transported arms, ammunitions and explosives in different parts of Tamenglong, Bishnupur and Imphal areas.
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March - 16 
A woman activist belonging to People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Meisnam Manileima (31), daughter of M Pakchao of Heingang Marjing in Imphal West, was arrested by a team from Imphal West Police commandos during o
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A woman activist belonging to People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Meisnam Manileima (31), daughter of M Pakchao of Heingang Marjing in Imphal West, was arrested by a team from Imphal West Police commandos during operation at Langol Ningthou Leikai in Imphal West on March 16, reports E-Pao. Meisnam was staying at the residence of one Oinam Mangi when the arrest took place, reports said.
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March - 16 
Contrary to the contention of NIA which is probing Pathankot attack that four terrorists were killed, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said six attackers were neutralised over two days. "Four terrorists were killed on the first day... Next day,
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Contrary to the contention of NIA which is probing Pathankot attack that four terrorists were killed, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said six attackers were neutralised over two days. "Four terrorists were killed on the first day... Next day, the balance two terrorists were engaged and killed," he said, adding that lives of seven security personnel were lost. Talking about Pathankot attack, Parrikar said it was "an accumulation of asymmetric war" and assured the members in the lower House that all the security gaps, had been filled and "we have already conducted security audits of all defence establishments"."When they failed in conventional war, as they failed in 1965 and 1971, the enemy resorted to (policy of) thousands cuts, trying to bleed India. These are small attacks of weak forces on a stronger force ," he said. With regard to the opposition criticism over handling of the Pathankot attack, Parrikar said,"You cannot have a running commentary about such operations on television channels. This puts security forces in danger.""We are in the process definitely to ensure that our enemies cannot go scot-free," Parrikar said, adding "the compromise made earlier was probably one of the reasons as to why we are suffering today". The UHM, however, said while different governments might have different action plans, nobody can say that their strategy is foolproof.
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March - 16 
India on March 16 said the country wants to maintain good relations with all its neighbours, including Pakistan, but not at the cost of its "pride, dignity and self-respect" and that it would not compromise with its security at any cost, re
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India on March 16 said the country wants to maintain good relations with all its neighbours, including Pakistan, but not at the cost of its "pride, dignity and self-respect" and that it would not compromise with its security at any cost, reports The Times of India. "We want good relations with all our neighbours. We want good relations with Pakistan too, but not at the cost of this country's pride, dignity and self-respect," said Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh while responding to a debate in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament).
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March - 16 
Intelligence agencies and Gujarat Police have dismissed purported Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official claims that three of 10 terrorists having infiltrated from Pakistan were killed in Gujarat on the basis of a March 5 tip-off by Pakistani
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Intelligence agencies and Gujarat Police have dismissed purported Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official claims that three of 10 terrorists having infiltrated from Pakistan were killed in Gujarat on the basis of a March 5 tip-off by Pakistani National Security Adviser Naseer Janjua to his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, Hindustan Times reports on March 17. Nine men initially suspected by investigators to be part of those infiltrators as they left behind suspicious articles at two Gujarat guest houses later turned out to be ATM thieves from Jharkhand.The agencies maintain that not one of the so-called 10 terrorists has either been traced or eliminated even as border states are on alert. There has been no communication intercept or physical clue of any large-scale cross-border infiltration by jihadists belonging to either the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) or the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
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March - 16 
On the same day (March 16), a Police commando team also arrested a cadre belonging to National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM) identified as Laishram Deven (40), hailing from Chalou bazar under Lamlai in Imphal East, reports E-Pao.
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On the same day (March 16), a Police commando team also arrested a cadre belonging to National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM) identified as Laishram Deven (40), hailing from Chalou bazar under Lamlai in Imphal East, reports E-Pao.
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March - 16 
Protesters trying to impose a strike along the Imphal-Moreh route vandalised a Police vehicle while a 40-year-old woman was injured after being hit by a tear gas shell on March 16, at Samaram in Thoubal District, reports The Assam Tribune. The Police
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Protesters trying to impose a strike along the Imphal-Moreh route vandalised a Police vehicle while a 40-year-old woman was injured after being hit by a tear gas shell on March 16, at Samaram in Thoubal District, reports The Assam Tribune. The Police vehicle was vandalised after Security Force (SF) personnel tried to disperse a mob trying to enforce the strike, but was confronted by angry protesters prompting the Police to fire rubber bullets and lob tear gas shells. The strike was being imposed by locals of Samaram area in connection with the death of a woman, whose body was recovered on February 26 last, the Police said.
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March - 16 
Security personnel during an anti-Maoist operation found firearms at Maluki village under Ghatsila Police Station limits in East Singhbhum District on March 16, reports The Times of India
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Security personnel during an anti-Maoist operation found firearms at Maluki village under Ghatsila Police Station limits in East Singhbhum District on March 16, reports The Times of India
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March - 16 
The Bihar Special Task Force (STF) on March 16 arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres with weapons from a village under Baruraj Police Station area in Muzaffarpur District, reports The Business Standard. Acting on a tip of
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The Bihar Special Task Force (STF) on March 16 arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres with weapons from a village under Baruraj Police Station area in Muzaffarpur District, reports The Business Standard. Acting on a tip off, a STF team raided Andaul village and arrested three Maoists, identified as Md Wasim Akram, Umesh Mahto and Raja Babu, all said to be members of the CPI-Maoist, while they were taking part in a closed-door meeting with fellow ultras, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ranjeet Kumar Mishra. About a dozen other Maoists managed to escape, he added. Four country-made pistols, 12 live cartridges, three mobile phones, besides a haul of Maoist literature have been seized from the spot.
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March - 16 
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is counselling two of the Malvani youth who returned after fleeing from Mumbai to join Islamic State (IS), Indian Express reports on March 17. Meanwhile on March 15, Maharashtra ATS moved an application in a
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is counselling two of the Malvani youth who returned after fleeing from Mumbai to join Islamic State (IS), Indian Express reports on March 17. Meanwhile on March 15, Maharashtra ATS moved an application in a local court in Delhi, seeking the custody of Mohsin Sheikh who was arrested in February, 2016 by the Delhi Police Special Cell.Four youth went missing between October and December, 2015 from suburban Malvani. While Wajid Sheikh and Noor Sheikh ‘returned’ within a month, Mohsin Sheikh was arrested by the Special Cell on February 4. The fourth youth, Ayaz Sultan, is suspected to have fled to Kabul (Afghanistan)and joined the Ansar ul Tahwid (AuT) which is currently headed by former Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Shafi Armar alias Yusuf.“Wajid and Noor are currently being counselled and are reacting positively,” an official told. “The decision to counsel them was taken after Noor attempted suicide,” the official added. In January, 2016 Noor took the extreme step as he felt ‘guilty’ of his actions that bought ‘disrepute’ to his family, Police sources said.
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March - 16 
The owner of a restaurant who was allegedly shot by militant outfit Poirei Lup faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Poirei Lup) on February 19, 2016, at Khurai locality in Imphal East District succumbed to her injuries at the Regional Institute
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The owner of a restaurant who was allegedly shot by militant outfit Poirei Lup faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Poirei Lup) on February 19, 2016, at Khurai locality in Imphal East District succumbed to her injuries at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Hospital on March 16, reports The Assam Tribune. Laishram Ongbi Romita (38) was undergoing treatment at the RIMS since, after she was shot for allegedly defying the earlier instruction of the outfit to shut immoral activities in her restaurant.
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March - 16 
The United Naga Council (UNC) has announced to go ahead with its proposed 15 hours total bandh (general shut down) in all Naga tribal Districts from midnight of March 17, reports E-Pao. The UNC said that the bandh will be relaxed for officials and st
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The United Naga Council (UNC) has announced to go ahead with its proposed 15 hours total bandh (general shut down) in all Naga tribal Districts from midnight of March 17, reports E-Pao. The UNC said that the bandh will be relaxed for officials and students appearing the Class X exam students and officials on duty. The UNC is calling the bandh in support of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) against Anti-Tribal Bills' which called for a total shutdown as a mark of 200th day of sorrow and unrelenting struggle' for justice and tribute to the 9 'tribal martyrs'. According to the UNC, the three 'anti tribal' Bills passed by the Manipur State Assembly on August 31, 2015 was followed by sudden spontaneous uproars by the tribals in the "present" state of Manipur were a culmination of the rage and resentment felt against decades of subjugation, marginalization and oppressive policies of the "communal" Government of Manipur towards the indigenous tribal people.
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March - 16 
Two Maoists were arrested from a short distance from Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das’s official residence in Ranchi District on March 16, reports The Times of India. The Maoists, identified as Devendra Kujur (32) and Bhawani Oraon (
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Two Maoists were arrested from a short distance from Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das’s official residence in Ranchi District on March 16, reports The Times of India. The Maoists, identified as Devendra Kujur (32) and Bhawani Oraon (25) were working for Bihar-Jharkhand-North-Chhattisgarh ‘special area committee’ member Vinay alias Bada Vikas alias Balkeshwar Oraon. INR 1.7 million in cash, two American Tourister backpacks, a pair of shoes, over 5kg of dry fruits, and snacks was found from the seized car.
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March - 17 
An eight-year-old girl was killed after she stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Sukma District on March 17, reports The Indian Express.
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An eight-year-old girl was killed after she stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Sukma District on March 17, reports The Indian Express.
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March - 17 
Army and Assam Police in a joint operation arrested three I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants in Chirang District on March 17, reports The Sentinel. Acting on specific intelligence input, a joint t
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Army and Assam Police in a joint operation arrested three I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants in Chirang District on March 17, reports The Sentinel. Acting on specific intelligence input, a joint team of Army and Police arrested one cadre and two linkmen with arms, ammunition and other war like stores in the District. The arrested cadre and linkmen were involved in extortion and unlawful activities, an Army official said in a statement.
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March - 17 
At least four persons working on a road construction site were killed allegedly by People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres in a village under Basia Police Station limits of Gumla District on March 17, reports The New Indian Express. Mo
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At least four persons working on a road construction site were killed allegedly by People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres in a village under Basia Police Station limits of Gumla District on March 17, reports The New Indian Express. More than a dozen PLFI cadres reportedly reached Guram Dato Tola village around 11.30 am and opened indiscriminate firing. The deceases have been identified as Rampati Kumar, Ajay Topno, Lalit Sahu and Ravi Shankar Sahu. PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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March - 17 
Border Security Force (BSF) troops deployed at Dumnikora in South Garo Hills District arrested one Bangladeshi national on March 17, while he was infiltrating into Indian Territory, reports The Shillong Times. The arrested person was identified as Md
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Border Security Force (BSF) troops deployed at Dumnikora in South Garo Hills District arrested one Bangladeshi national on March 17, while he was infiltrating into Indian Territory, reports The Shillong Times. The arrested person was identified as Md Sahajahan Miya (40), resident of Lamukta village in Mymensingh District of Bangladesh. The troops recovered 40 kilograms fresh fish, five kilograms dry fish and one mobile phone from his possession.
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March - 17 
Jaish-e-Muhammad’s (JeM)journal al-Qalam has resumed online publication, eight weeks after Pakistani regulators cracked down on the proscribed terrorist group’s Internet operations in the wake of its attack on the airbase in Pathankot, In
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Jaish-e-Muhammad’s (JeM)journal al-Qalam has resumed online publication, eight weeks after Pakistani regulators cracked down on the proscribed terrorist group’s Internet operations in the wake of its attack on the airbase in Pathankot, Indian Express reports on March 18. The magazine’s new issue was posted online even as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced that Pakistani officials would arrive in India on March 27 as part of their ongoing investigation of the attack. Indian intelligence officials told that the Jaish’s online publication, including a column by its ‘commander’ Maulana Masood Azhar, held by Pakistan, is the latest evidence that the organisation’s on-ground operations are continuing normally.Sources said Jaish’s 16-acre seminary in Bahawalpur (Punjab, Pakistan) has been holding religious discussions on “the virtues of armed jihad” each month, while vehicles carrying armed men have been sighted heading out of the town to their training base in the Cholistan desert. Last week, flags bearing the Jaish’s black logo were hoisted on the bridge connecting Karachi with Hub Chowki, linking the city with the province of Balochistan.In line with al-Qalam’s normal editorial practice, the magazine leads with a column by ‘Saadi’ – a pen-name used for the past several years by the Azhar, who top Pakistani diplomat Sartaj Aziz had said last month was in “protective custody”. Azhar is believed to be living in an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-run safe house in Islamabad, though no charges have been filed against him. Azhar’s article, ‘Mohabbat ka zamaana aa gaya hai’, calls on followers not to be disspirited by what he describes as the Pakistan government’s ongoing campaign against armed jihad. He writes of his suffering in Kot Bhawal jail, where he was held by former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf’s government, in the wake of the December 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament. The Jaish chief concludes the article by warning Pakistan’s government to beware of the course of action it has taken. The mujahideen, he writes, are defending Pakistan’s frontiers against “its eternal enemy India, and the enemy created by the government’s policies, the regime in Afghanistan”.
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March - 17 
Mirza Himayat Baig, who was convicted by a Sessions court of masterminding the German Bakery blast in Pune in 2010, was acquitted by the Bombay High Court on March 17, but, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for possession of explosives, forgery a
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Mirza Himayat Baig, who was convicted by a Sessions court of masterminding the German Bakery blast in Pune in 2010, was acquitted by the Bombay High Court on March 17, but, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for possession of explosives, forgery and cheating, reports Mid Day. The bench, comprising Justices Naresh Patil and S.N. Shukre, acquitted Baig of murder, attempt to murder, charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967, and conspiracy, but held him guilty under Section 5(B) of the Explosives Substances Act, 1908, for possession of explosives in suspicious conditions and carrying forged documents (Section 465 of the India Penal Code-IPC). Baig was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in September 2010, seven months after the blast.
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March - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two hardcore Isak-Muivah factions of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Unification (NSCN-U) cadres from Lothang village and Borduria area of Tirap District i
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two hardcore Isak-Muivah factions of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Unification (NSCN-U) cadres from Lothang village and Borduria area of Tirap District in two separate operations on March 17, and recovered huge quantities of arms and ammunitions from their possession, reports The Arunachal Times. Acting on input about the presence of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants in Lothang village in the District, SFs (Assam Rifles) cordoned off the entire village area and launched massive search operation. The team succeeded to arrest one militant. Based on information from the arrested cadre, the SFs arrested another cadre from the nearby jungles. Arrested cadres have been identified as Neytun Nokbi (35) and Manlang Wangsa (18) of NSCN-IM factions. One 7.62 mm AK 47 Rifle, 7.65 mm Automatic Pistol, grenades, explosives, detonators and huge quantity of ammunitions were recovered from their possession. In the interim, the NSCN-U cadre was arrested from Bordurua area after more than 24 hours of massive search operation by the SFs. The arrested cadre was identified as Sambam Tangdong. One .303 Rifle and 16 live rounds of AK 47 rifle were recovered from his possession.
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March - 17 
The Arunachal Naga Students’ Federation (ANSF) condemned the abduction of two labours allegedly by members of the Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) from Longding District
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The Arunachal Naga Students’ Federation (ANSF) condemned the abduction of two labours allegedly by members of the Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) from Longding District a week ago, reports The Morung Expresson March 18. While informing this, a press statement received from ANSF has appealed the authority of GPRN/NSCN to monitor its cadres and restrain them from “encroaching beyond the boundary of Nagaland state.” While stating that it respects “all the Naga freedom fighters,” the Federation said that “such act is totally unfit,” and appealed that “such situation should not be created again amongst Naga brethren in future, which may cause confusion among the Nagas.”
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March - 17 
The government has stepped up efforts to push the United Nations (UN) to identify people who use Pakistani territory to target India as ‘terrorists’ and impose sanctions on them, sources said ahead of a meeting between the foreign ministe
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The government has stepped up efforts to push the United Nations (UN) to identify people who use Pakistani territory to target India as ‘terrorists’ and impose sanctions on them, sources said ahead of a meeting between the foreign ministers on March 17, reports Hindustan Times. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) urged the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to help build a firm case against Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) 'chief' Syed Salahuddin.India had approached the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) sanctions committee in February to act against Maulana Masood Azhar, who heads the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) group that is blamed for an attack on Pathankot airbase (January 2, 2016). Sources say Indian efforts this time are unprecedented, but the task is challenging because the country has never succeeded in getting anyone designated as a terrorist by the UN panel. Last time, China torpedoed its efforts to put Azhar in the sanctions list.Indian officials said efforts to get 11 individuals and entities named could test other countries’ resolve to have concrete counterterrorism measures, which New Delhi hopes wouldn’t fail. “If we succeed in some cases, it will have a global significance,” said an official. “Terrorism emanating from the region is not merely an India-Pakistan issue.” The naming process involves proving how these entities and individuals are associated with UN-proscribed organisations such as al Qaeda, Islamic State (IS) and Taliban. Efforts are on to get “credible and clinching evidence”, sources said. Once the technical aspect is taken care of, India has to get the support of the sanctions committee, where each member nation has a veto.
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March - 17 
The Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) on March 17, held their Presidential swearing in ceremony of General Retired MB Neokpao Konyak at its Tatar Hall, Khehoi Designated Camp i
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The Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) on March 17, held their Presidential swearing in ceremony of General Retired MB Neokpao Konyak at its Tatar Hall, Khehoi Designated Camp in the presence of 'ato kilonser' (Prime Minister) N Kitovi Zhimomi, Envoy to collective leadership and all rank and files from both civil and army, reports The Morung Express. A press note from the Ministry of Information & Publicity (MIP), GPRN/NSCN quoted President Neokpao as stating that “the Naga nation in the recent past has seen lots of defections and counter defections.” He added that “the problem of Nagas will not be solved by changing ones position or group but it will be solved only through a determined spirit, a mind that thinks for the future, and a heart that feels for its people.” “For unity and solution of Naga problem I will stand as President for the people of Nagaland,” he affirmed.
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March - 17 
The Hazaribagh District Police arrested six Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) cadres for running an extortion racket, reports ANI on March 18. The group used to threaten businessmen in and around Hazaribagh and seek levy even from National The
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The Hazaribagh District Police arrested six Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) cadres for running an extortion racket, reports ANI on March 18. The group used to threaten businessmen in and around Hazaribagh and seek levy even from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), a federal government undertaking. JPC is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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March - 17 
The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) C-437—an interceptor was commissioned on March 17, into the Coastal Security at the coast of Porbandar in Gujarat, reports The Times of India. The induction of ICGS C-437 would strengthen the Coastal Security
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The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) C-437—an interceptor was commissioned on March 17, into the Coastal Security at the coast of Porbandar in Gujarat, reports The Times of India. The induction of ICGS C-437 would strengthen the Coastal Security at the West Coast and assist in patrolling to prevent illicit activities such as illegal fishing, smuggling and sea-route infiltrations. The ICGS C-437 is 27.8m long, displaces 106 tonnes and has a maximum speed of 45 knots (83 Km/h). The interceptor is capable of undertaking multifarious task such as surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue and rendering assistance to boats and craft in distress at sea. The boat has advanced navigational and communication equipment with capability to respond to any maritime situation. The ship is commanded by Assistant Commandant Varun Raj S. and would be based at Jakhau in Gujarat.
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March - 17 
The lawyer for Abu Jundal, who faces charges in the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai attacks, filed an application in a sessions court on March 16, seeking to make Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley's wife, Shazia, and his friend, Tahawwur
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The lawyer for Abu Jundal, who faces charges in the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai attacks, filed an application in a sessions court on March 16, seeking to make Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley's wife, Shazia, and his friend, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, co-accused in the case, reports Mumbai Mirror. "We have moved an application seeking to make both of them accused as Headley, in his deposition, had said that they knew about the attacks before November 26, 2008. Headley said he even got a congratulatory message from Shazia [after the attacks]," said Jundal's lawyer, Khan Abdul Wahab. The court is likely to hear the application on March 17 (today).Headley who is serving a 35-year prison term in the US for his role in the 26/11attacks, was granted a pardon by a city court in December, 2015 after he turned approver. He concluded his week-long deposition through a video-link on February 13, 2016. He is likely to be cross-examined by Khan from
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March - 17 
The Maoists killed one of their former colleagues, identified as Manau Ram (38), at Mulle village under Amabeda Police Station limits in Kanker District on March 17, reports The New Indian Express. The deceased had surrendered in 2014.
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The Maoists killed one of their former colleagues, identified as Manau Ram (38), at Mulle village under Amabeda Police Station limits in Kanker District on March 17, reports The New Indian Express. The deceased had surrendered in 2014.
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March - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 17, arrested a student of mechanical engineering in Durgapur in connection with its case against the Islamic State (IS), reports Indian Express. A resident of Hooghly, Ashiq Ahmed was arrested by the a
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 17, arrested a student of mechanical engineering in Durgapur in connection with its case against the Islamic State (IS), reports Indian Express. A resident of Hooghly, Ashiq Ahmed was arrested by the agency after several days of questioning. He is alleged to be part of the Junud-al-Khilafa-e-Hind (JKH), a self-appointed IS “franchise” run on the directions of former Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Shafi Armar.Sources said Ahmed came in contact with Mohammed Nafees Khan, ‘finance chief’ of JKH, while surfing jihadi videos over the internet. Khan, who is currently under arrest, reportedly met Ahmed in Kolkata and got him appointed as ‘chief’ of JKH’s Bengal unit. “Ahmed took Khan around Kolkata to identify vital installations that could be targeted by JKH. Ahmed also expressed his intention to target a TMC MLA for the murder of a Muslim political rival. However, all these plans were still at a nascent stage,” said an NIA officer.“On instructions from Khan, Ahmed also got in touch with five youths in West Bengal and was motivating them to join jihadi activity,” said an NIA officer. Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) handed over the cases of suspected IS operatives in custody of Delhi Police and Maharashtra ATS to the NIA. Since all the accused were part of the same group, a decision was taken to hand over the cases to NIA, which has registered an “open FIR” against the IS. “The agency will soon take custody of the accused with the two police forces,” said an UMHA official.
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March - 17 
The officials of the Crime Branch (CB) of Central Investigation Department (CID) arrested three persons, identified as Abdul Ismail, Riswan Sheriff and Mohamed Rafiq along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in denominations of 500 and 1,000 with
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The officials of the Crime Branch (CB) of Central Investigation Department (CID) arrested three persons, identified as Abdul Ismail, Riswan Sheriff and Mohamed Rafiq along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in denominations of 500 and 1,000 with face value of INR 9,99,500 from Korupkupet railway station in Chennai from Guwahati- Bengaluru Express on March 17, reports Deccan Herald. CB-CID officials said that the three had procured the notes from a person residing in Malda District of West Bengal.The CB-CID sources indicated that the counterfeit notes could have originated from Bangladesh, the country through which fake Indian notes printed in Pakistan has been finding way to India through porous border. The arrested told the Police that they were planning to push the counterfeit notes into the circulation in Koyambedu market and also in north Chennai. “Suspect Ismail was involved in similar case earlier. We are checking the background of the other two,” a CB-CID official said.Police believe that the at least four others are also part of the racket. “They collected fake currencies from a gang in Malda after depositing genuine currency notes in certain bank account numbers as instructed by the Malda gang,” the police said.
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March - 18 
A 55-year-old woman, identified as Muchaki Hidma, was killed after reportedly stepping on a pressure IED in Gorkha area of Sukma District on March 18, reports The Indian Express. Commenting on the incident, D.M. Awasthi, Special Director General (DG)
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A 55-year-old woman, identified as Muchaki Hidma, was killed after reportedly stepping on a pressure IED in Gorkha area of Sukma District on March 18, reports The Indian Express. Commenting on the incident, D.M. Awasthi, Special Director General (DG), Anti-Naxal Operations (ANO), said the accident took place on Injeram Bhejji Road.
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March - 18 
A bomb exploded in front of the Moreh Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) office at ward No-3 under Moreh Police Station in Chandel District on March 18, reports Kanglaonline. However, no one was injured in the explosion. A Police team has inspected the
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A bomb exploded in front of the Moreh Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) office at ward No-3 under Moreh Police Station in Chandel District on March 18, reports Kanglaonline. However, no one was injured in the explosion. A Police team has inspected the explosion site.
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March - 18 
A former Kangleipak Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, ‘Sgt’ Mayanglambam Bijen alias Bicky, was shot dead by militants at Chirang Ching in the Chandel district on March 18, for his alleged ‘unauthorized quitting of the outfit and acting as an agent of th
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A former Kangleipak Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, ‘Sgt’ Mayanglambam Bijen alias Bicky, was shot dead by militants at Chirang Ching in the Chandel district on March 18, for his alleged ‘unauthorized quitting of the outfit and acting as an agent of the security force’, reports Imphal Free Press.
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March - 18 
A team of District Police commando conducted cordon and search operation in some suspected houses, during the operation in Imphal West District on March 18, one active cadre of Mangal faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Mangal) identified as o
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A team of District Police commando conducted cordon and search operation in some suspected houses, during the operation in Imphal West District on March 18, one active cadre of Mangal faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Mangal) identified as one Konjengbam Ongbi Nirmala Devi (49), wife of Konjengbam Bhumeshwor Meitei of Kodompokpi Mamang Leikia was arrested, reports Kanglaonline. Investigation revealed that she had served demand letters to government office and Primary Health Sub-Centre (PHSC) in Nambol area and collected a huge amount of money from various shops and private hospitals in the name of organisation. Incriminating articles were seized from her possession.
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March - 18 
An archaic bomb was recovered during digging work at the residential compound of Oinam Manglemba Singh of Oinam Bazar in Bishnupur District on March 18, reports Kanglaonline. The bomb was retrieved by a bomb expert team of the Police around 5 pm.&nbs
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An archaic bomb was recovered during digging work at the residential compound of Oinam Manglemba Singh of Oinam Bazar in Bishnupur District on March 18, reports Kanglaonline. The bomb was retrieved by a bomb expert team of the Police around 5 pm.
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March - 18 
Based on specific information about the movement of an arms peddler in general area Aoyimsen colony in Dimapur District on March 18, troops of 32 Assam Rifles (AR) launched a search operation and arrested an ex Naga National Council (NNC) cadre ident
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Based on specific information about the movement of an arms peddler in general area Aoyimsen colony in Dimapur District on March 18, troops of 32 Assam Rifles (AR) launched a search operation and arrested an ex Naga National Council (NNC) cadre identified as Thysam, reports Nagaland Post. On searching the house, the troops found one illegal muzzle loading .22 rifles, one hand grenade and some incriminating documents.
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March - 18 
North Garo HillsPolice and CRPF teams raided a hideout of the GNLA at Makkre Adap in Kharkutta region on March 18, leading to a brief encounter in which the militants fled leaving behind an automatic rifle along with several incriminating documents,
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North Garo HillsPolice and CRPF teams raided a hideout of the GNLA at Makkre Adap in Kharkutta region on March 18, leading to a brief encounter in which the militants fled leaving behind an automatic rifle along with several incriminating documents, reports The Shillong Times. Police target had been to capture wanted GNLA militant Bartius Momin, operated under the GNLA command of northern ‘commander’ Pilliport Shira, and is wanted in several cases of abduction and extortion. The militant who went by the name of Wallang hails from Megam Akong village of Kharkutta and was involved in encounters with SFs as well as abduction of traders from Adokgre market. Although police were unable to get the militant, they were successful in recovering his self loading rifle (SLR) which he used for several criminal activities. Along with the SLR Police also recovered 18 live rounds for the weapon along with GNLA demand notes and receipt books signed by the GNLA finance secretary, mobile phones and personal items. Police are in the process of scrutinizing the serial number of the weapon to check whether it was snatched from SFs during ambush by the banned outfit. The SLR is a standard weapon given primarily to central paramilitary and state Police Force in the country. There have been previous instances when the banned GNLA had ambushed Police teams and decamped with SLRs, INSAS and AK rifles.
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March - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) killed two militants in an encounter in Kashmir's Kupwara District on March 18 (today), reports The Times of India. "Security Forces surrounded a house in Beigh Mohalla area on Friday morning. Two militants were killed
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Security Forces (SFs) killed two militants in an encounter in Kashmir's Kupwara District on March 18 (today), reports The Times of India. "Security Forces surrounded a house in Beigh Mohalla area on Friday morning. Two militants were killed in the encounter," a senior Police officer said. At the time of reporting encounter is underway and the area has been cordoned off.
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March - 18 
The 'Make in India' vision is a priority for defence procurement but "operational readiness" is the military's primary task, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said on March 18, reports New Indian Express. "We need adequ
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The 'Make in India' vision is a priority for defence procurement but "operational readiness" is the military's primary task, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said on March 18, reports New Indian Express. "We need adequate equipment and that cannot change. Make in India is in its place, our military preparedness is paramount," he said. "I would like to make it clear...Make in India is our priority for defence procurement...but the first priority cannot be forgotten, the primary task of our military, which is operational readiness...in view of our neighbours...so that no one can look at us with big eyes," he added.
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March - 18 
The 28 Assam Rifles (AR) arrested two cadres of the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) along with two Chinese grenades, one detonator, mobile phones and foreign currencies, in Wokha District on March 18, reports The M
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The 28 Assam Rifles (AR) arrested two cadres of the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) along with two Chinese grenades, one detonator, mobile phones and foreign currencies, in Wokha District on March 18, reports The Morung Express. The arrested persons have been identified as Imchawapang Imchen alias Captain Imti Ao and Imtitongzuk alias Wapang Ao of NSCN-K. It was revealed that the grenades were being transshipped from Imphal under the directions of Finance Kilonser, NSCN-K to target Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Security Force (SF) personnel, the AR release said. Further questioning of the arrested militants led to follow up joint operation with 32 AR troops in Dimapur District on March 19, where two Chinese grenades, one pistol, three live rounds and two kilograms of trinitrotoluene (TNT) were recovered from various locations, the release added.
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March - 18 
The ongoing Naga political dialogue was between the Centre and Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and the State Government does not have a direct role except that of a facilitator, Nagaland Chief Minister (CM) T R
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The ongoing Naga political dialogue was between the Centre and Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and the State Government does not have a direct role except that of a facilitator, Nagaland Chief Minister (CM) T R Zeliang stated on March 18, reports E-Pao. He said the Government would continue to be a facilitator to the talks and the final agreement that may follow. Reminding the 60-member Assembly of the "truly significant point of time that Government is passing through without an Opposition," Zeliang said "the unique development is more the result of a mutual understanding among the members of the need to come together in one mind and one accord, and move single mindedly for a resolution of the long standing Naga political issue”.Zeliang also called upon Naga people not to make speculations on the outcome of the ongoing talks between NSCN-IM and the Centre as it would be "risky as well as dangerous without knowing the real inside story". Speculations can be endless and unproductive and does not help us in anyway, he said, adding that none of us can tell with certainty at this juncture what is going to be put in place. But, Zeliang said "we are all looking forward to a peaceful and lasting solution that will encompass all the Naga political groups, an agreement that is honourable and acceptable to all." The CM also reiterated that any settlement or solution should be inclusive. "We therefore, press the Interlocutor to consult all the Naga political groups before the modalities are finalised," he said.
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March - 18 
The Security Force (SF) personnel also recovered a 10 kg IED near Gorkha in Sukma District on March 18, reports The Indian Express.
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The Security Force (SF) personnel also recovered a 10 kg IED near Gorkha in Sukma District on March 18, reports The Indian Express.
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March - 18 
The two militants killed in the encounter in Handwara town in Kupwara District on March 18, belonged to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Daily Excelsior. Special Operations Group (SOG) of Handwara Police and 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army cordone
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The two militants killed in the encounter in Handwara town in Kupwara District on March 18, belonged to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Daily Excelsior. Special Operations Group (SOG) of Handwara Police and 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army cordoned off the Waderbala area of Handwara in the District after the Police got specific information about presence of a group of three LeT militants in the village. As the Army laid cordon around the village when militants opened fire on the Security Forces (SFs) resulting in the encounter. SFs shot dead two militants in a nullah, while one of the militants managed to escape into nearby forests. SFs conducted searches and recovered two dead bodies of militants, two AK 47 rifles, six AK magazines, four Under Barrel Grenade Launchers (UBGLs), 46 AK rounds, two radio sets, two maps, two pouches and a diary from the site of the encounter. Sources said that the two killed militants were part of the five militants of LeT who were killed by SFs in Chowkibal forest area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara District on February 13 this year.
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March - 18 
The United Naga Council’s (UNC) 15-hour total bandh(general shut down) in ‘Naga tribal districts’ affected normal life in Chandel, Senapati, Tamenglong and Ukhrul Districts of Manipur on March 18, reports The Assam Tribune. The band
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The United Naga Council’s (UNC) 15-hour total bandh(general shut down) in ‘Naga tribal districts’ affected normal life in Chandel, Senapati, Tamenglong and Ukhrul Districts of Manipur on March 18, reports The Assam Tribune. The bandh was called in support of Churachandpur-based Joint Action Committee (JAC) against ‘Anti-Tribal Bills’ which called for a total shutdown in Churachandpur District headquarters from March 17 midnight as a mark of 200th day of ‘sorrow and unrelenting struggle’ for justice and tribute to the nine ‘tribal martyrs’. The bandh hit vehicular movement on the three National Highways in Senapati, Tamenglong and Ukhrul Districts, sources said. The JAC also released 200 lanterns as a mark of tribute to the nine persons who lost their lives last year. The total shutdown in Churachandpur town called by the JAC also severely paralysed the hill town, reports said.
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March - 18 
Three People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres were arrested from Jharkhand State capital Ranchi on March 18 while they were on recce of a road construction site at NH 33, reports ranchiexpress.com. PLFI is a splinter group of the Commu
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Three People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres were arrested from Jharkhand State capital Ranchi on March 18 while they were on recce of a road construction site at NH 33, reports ranchiexpress.com. PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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March - 18 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadres, one carrying a reward of INR 400,000 on her head, and another INR 100,000, surrendered before Vishakhapatnam District Superintendent of Police (SP) Koya Praveen on March 18, reports The Hindu. T
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadres, one carrying a reward of INR 400,000 on her head, and another INR 100,000, surrendered before Vishakhapatnam District Superintendent of Police (SP) Koya Praveen on March 18, reports The Hindu. They have been identified Gemmeli Bundo alias Kamala alias Rasso (26), associated with Jana Natya Mandali (cultural wing) and Vanthala Saalu alias Balayya (19), a member of the Galikonda ‘area committee.’ The former surrendered due to health problems and the latter because he found life difficult in the party.
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March - 18 
Two troopers of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in two separate incidents of attack by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Dantewada District on March 18, reports Zee News.
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Two troopers of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in two separate incidents of attack by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Dantewada District on March 18, reports Zee News.
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March - 19 
A 19-year-old youth, identified as Tankeshwar, was killed and his family reportedly evicted from the village allegedly by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Narayanpur District on March 19, reports PTI. The deceased was brutally b
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A 19-year-old youth, identified as Tankeshwar, was killed and his family reportedly evicted from the village allegedly by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Narayanpur District on March 19, reports PTI. The deceased was brutally beaten to death by Maoists at his village Becha under Chhote Dongar Police Station limits, after they branded him as a 'police informer', Narayanpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Meena said. His younger brother was also reported to be badly beaten up by the Maoists. Later, his family was threatened to leave the village, the SP said. One of the victim's brothers was working at Kondagaon and he usually visit there to meet him. It appears that he incurred the wrath of the Maoists for the same, the SP added, adding Security Force (SF) personnel were rushed to the spot.
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March - 19 
A combined team of District Police commando and 6th Assam Rifles conducted search operation at Khumbi Terakhong near Primary Health Centre area in Bishnupur District on March 19 and arrested one member of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), repo
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A combined team of District Police commando and 6th Assam Rifles conducted search operation at Khumbi Terakhong near Primary Health Centre area in Bishnupur District on March 19 and arrested one member of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), reports Kanglaonline. The arrestee has been identified as “Lance Corporal” Khangembam Binodkumar Singh alias Bungo alias Biramani alias Tompok alias Chingsinba (35) of Kumbi Bazar Khaidem Lekai.
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March - 19 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Madivi Devayya alias Vinod alias Deva (24), member of the Sabari Dalam, surrendered before East Godavari District Police on March 19, reports The Hindu. He declared that he wants to
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Madivi Devayya alias Vinod alias Deva (24), member of the Sabari Dalam, surrendered before East Godavari District Police on March 19, reports The Hindu. He declared that he wants to lead a peaceful life in public and also want to end underground activities.
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March - 19 
A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found planted near the sentry post of Moreh Police Station in Chandel District on March 19, reports Kanglaonline. According to reports, the IED was found around 7am from a drain at the foot of the bric
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A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found planted near the sentry post of Moreh Police Station in Chandel District on March 19, reports Kanglaonline. According to reports, the IED was found around 7am from a drain at the foot of the brick wall of the sentry post. A bomb expert team of the Police retrieved the explosive and disposed it off, said the source.
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An ‘area committee’ member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who was killed while planting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Koraput District targetting Security Force (SF) personnel has been identified as Jayaram
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An ‘area committee’ member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who was killed while planting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Koraput District targetting Security Force (SF) personnel has been identified as Jayaram (27), reports The Times of India. Though the incident took place on March 19 night Police came to know about it on March 20 evening after the body of the deceased was found near Kurailpadu village during a combing operation
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March - 19 
Assam Rifles (AR) troops recovered a powerful IED near Leingangching on National Highway 102 in Manipur’s Ukhrul District on March 19, reports The Assam Tribune. The foot patrol party of 17 AR while sanitizing the road found a suspicious lookin
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Assam Rifles (AR) troops recovered a powerful IED near Leingangching on National Highway 102 in Manipur’s Ukhrul District on March 19, reports The Assam Tribune. The foot patrol party of 17 AR while sanitizing the road found a suspicious looking plastic bag with wires lying by the road near Leingangching, the AR said in a press release. A Bomb Disposal Team neutralised the IED. It was found that the IED was Claymore Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) weighing about two kilograms, with a battery operated mechanism.
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March - 19 
Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), K Durga Prasad, on March 19, said that local youth joining militancy in Kashmir is a concern and Security Forces (SFs) will continue their efforts to bring back them to mainstream, reports Dail
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Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), K Durga Prasad, on March 19, said that local youth joining militancy in Kashmir is a concern and Security Forces (SFs) will continue their efforts to bring back them to mainstream, reports Daily Excelsior. Prasad said that “There will be attempts to provoke the youth but we will continue to try to get them into mainstream. We are working shoulder to shoulder with JK (Jammu and Kashmir) Police and we will control this problem, there is no issue,” he said. Prasad speaking at the passing out parade of 514 cadets of 96 and 97 batch of the paramilitary force at Recruit Training Centre (RTC) at Humhama in Budgam District.
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March - 19 
Five lower-rung Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on March 19 surrendered before Police in Kondagaon District, reports PTI. Lal Singh Yadav (30), Phool Singh Yadav (40), Lakshman (27), Samdu Korram (40) and Ayatu (51), who were acti
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Five lower-rung Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on March 19 surrendered before Police in Kondagaon District, reports PTI. Lal Singh Yadav (30), Phool Singh Yadav (40), Lakshman (27), Samdu Korram (40) and Ayatu (51), who were active as people’s militia members turned themselves in at the district headquarters, citing disappointment with the ideology of the CPI-Maoist.
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March - 19 
Militants fired at and injured a shopkeeper in South Kashmir’s Pulwama townin Pulwama District on March 19,reports Daily Excelsior. Police said militants fired at shopkeeper, Mudasir Ahmad Malik at Muran Chowk in Pulwama town. Security Forces (
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Militants fired at and injured a shopkeeper in South Kashmir’s Pulwama townin Pulwama District on March 19,reports Daily Excelsior. Police said militants fired at shopkeeper, Mudasir Ahmad Malik at Muran Chowk in Pulwama town. Security Forces (SFs) reached the spot and conducted searches. However, militants had escaped.
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March - 19 
On March 19,Police seized a cache of explosives, including detonators from a bag stashed in a hostel room in Ujjain, ringing alarm bells about a possible terror strike at the mahakumbh, reports The Times of India. The seizure comes exactly a month af
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On March 19,Police seized a cache of explosives, including detonators from a bag stashed in a hostel room in Ujjain, ringing alarm bells about a possible terror strike at the mahakumbh, reports The Times of India. The seizure comes exactly a month after the arrests of runaway Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operatives who had enacted the daring Khandwa jailbreak. Owner of the bag, Sajid Khan, had checked into Room No. 212, Atishay Sheel Jain Hostel on March 18 after showing his Aadhar card at the counter. He left the room soon after dumping his luggage and told the manager he was going out for lunch.Police, however, refused to divulge the nature of explosives. "We found suspicious material, which we can't disclose due to security reasons," said Additional Superintendent of Police Amrendra Singh. Ujjain and nearby towns like Nagda and Mahidpur have been safe havens of terror suspects. In last three months, officials picked up former SIMI operators and Indian Mujahideen (IM) sympathisers from Mahidpur after months of surveillance on their movements.
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March - 19 
SFs arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant along with weapons in Central Kashmir’s Budgam District on March 19, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants, 2-Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army and Spe
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SFs arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant along with weapons in Central Kashmir’s Budgam District on March 19, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants, 2-Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a search operation at Rathsun village in the District and arrested Abdul Hamid Nath, a HM militant and recovered one AK 56 rifle, two AK 56 magazines, one Chinese grenade and over 84 rounds of ammunition from him.
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March - 19 
The body of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘area committee member (ACM), killed during accidental blast of a landmine, was recovered in Pottangi Police Station area of Koraput District on March 19, reports The Hindu. It was susp
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The body of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘area committee member (ACM), killed during accidental blast of a landmine, was recovered in Pottangi Police Station area of Koraput District on March 19, reports The Hindu. It was suspected that he had died because of a blast that occurred while the Maoists were trying to plant an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at this remote place to target Security Force personnel. The mutilated body was recovered from a place near Ralegada on Rajakuda-Kodeipadu road. Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP) C.S. Meena said some surrendered Maoists identified the deceased to be an active Maoist of ACM rank of Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC). Evidences hinted that the man had died while planting the landmine.
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March - 19 
Two unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade inside the M/S Canchi Indane Service at Kwakeithel Tiddim Groundin the Imphal West District on March 19, reports Kanglaonline. The grenade exploded in front of the gas agency’s booking counter i
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Two unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade inside the M/S Canchi Indane Service at Kwakeithel Tiddim Groundin the Imphal West District on March 19, reports Kanglaonline. The grenade exploded in front of the gas agency’s booking counter injuring the chowkidar, identified as Thokchom Ranjit Singh (57) of Kwakeithel Heinou Khongnembi Thokchom Leikai. Thokchom was hit by shrapnel on his legs and left stomach.
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March - 20 
A civilian driver, who was transporting Security Force (SF) personnel in a truck, was killed following an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)blast at Bokchung village in West Khasi Hills District on March 20, reports The Shillong Times. Police said tha
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A civilian driver, who was transporting Security Force (SF) personnel in a truck, was killed following an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)blast at Bokchung village in West Khasi Hills District on March 20, reports The Shillong Times. Police said that the driver of the requisitioned truck identified as Lupen Basumatary from Machpara Dorangre, Goalpara in Assam succumbed to his injuries sustained in the IED blast carried out by suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants. The truck, meanwhile, was partially damaged. However, there were no injuries to Police personnel and a platoon of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) with officers who were travelling in a public vehicle.
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March - 20 
An Under Barrel Grenade was recovered from a Masjid at Naibugh in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama District on March 20, reports Daily Excelsior. The Bomb Disposal Squad of Police in Awantipora and 42 RR rushed to the spot and it was later
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An Under Barrel Grenade was recovered from a Masjid at Naibugh in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama District on March 20, reports Daily Excelsior. The Bomb Disposal Squad of Police in Awantipora and 42 RR rushed to the spot and it was later defused in open fields.
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March - 20 
Assam Rifles (AR) troops along with Police launched an operation in Sikibung Tangkhul area in Ukhrul District and arrested a cadre of the armed group Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) on March 20, reports The Assam Tribune. The militant was ide
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Assam Rifles (AR) troops along with Police launched an operation in Sikibung Tangkhul area in Ukhrul District and arrested a cadre of the armed group Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) on March 20, reports The Assam Tribune. The militant was identified as VS Yaruingam revealed that he had masterminded the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Ukhrul on February 14 this year along with another cadre of MNRF.
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March - 20 
Bodies of two slain Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered from the forest stretch between Gundam and Sewari in Etapalli division of Gadchiroli District on March 20, reports The Times of India. The Maoists were killed duri
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Bodies of two slain Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered from the forest stretch between Gundam and Sewari in Etapalli division of Gadchiroli District on March 20, reports The Times of India. The Maoists were killed during an encounter with the Special Action Group and Crack-60 team of Gadchiroli District Police in Kasansur area during a cross-border combing operation along Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border. According to sources, a group of armed Maoists hiding in the forest opened fire at the forces at around 5.30 pm. The security personnel returned fire killing two of the Maoists. Police suspect that some other Maoists were injured in the encounter. However, the Maoists fled taking cover in the thick forest. The forces also recovered Maoist literature and other material from the slain Maoists. Two .303 rifles were also seized from the place.
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March - 20 
Crime Branch (CB)-Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested three persons in connection with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) on March 20, reports New Indian Express. Siddique, Syed and Ganesh were arrested after a
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Crime Branch (CB)-Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested three persons in connection with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) on March 20, reports New Indian Express. Siddique, Syed and Ganesh were arrested after a tip-off from the personnel of the Organised Crime Intelligence Unit (OCIU), Police said. The counterfeit currency wing of the CB-CID took over from there and arrested them. “FICNs are brought into the country through the permeable Indo-Bangladesh borders to Malda in West Bengal from where they are ferried to other parts of the country,” a Police officer said.
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March - 20 
Despite heightened security and frequent mock drills on waterways, the influx of Bangladeshi nationals into coastal villages of Jagatsinghpur District of Odisha has posed a serious threat to public safety and a challenge to District Police, New India
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Despite heightened security and frequent mock drills on waterways, the influx of Bangladeshi nationals into coastal villages of Jagatsinghpur District of Odisha has posed a serious threat to public safety and a challenge to District Police, New Indian Express reports on March 21. After the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai (Maharashtra) attack, the coastal security agencies have been holding joint exercises every year on Odisha coast to prevent sea-borne terror attacks and infiltration. Though ‘Operation Hamla’ and other security drills have been carried out in the Bay of Bengal since 2012, there is no visible improvement in checking the influx of Bangladeshi nationals into the coastal villages of the district.‘Operation Hamla,’ a mock drill conducted by both the State and the Centre to test the Security Forces’ preparedness in handling terror strikes, is carried out every six months. Moreover, a drive has been launched to verify their identities in different villages and slums. Locals are being sensitised about unauthorised settlements of outsiders or infiltrators, he added.
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March - 20 
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is likely to attack Indian Army and paramilitary forces, according to intelligence reports, india.com reports on March 21. Security agencies have issued alert warning possible terror strike byLeT militants on Indian Army and oth
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Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is likely to attack Indian Army and paramilitary forces, according to intelligence reports, india.com reports on March 21. Security agencies have issued alert warning possible terror strike byLeT militants on Indian Army and other forces. It is possible that the terror group may target Indian forces in Jammu and Kashmir. Intelligence agencies have traced an intercepted telephonic conversation between LeT’s Kashmir 'chief' Abu Dujana and some top militants. According to the traced conversation, Dujana along with 10 other terrorists are planning to launch the attack on Indian Army and Paramilitary forces. Notably, out of 10 terrorists, who are planning to launch an attack on Indian Forces, only four of them posses weapons. Recently, Abu Dujana and four other militants managed to escape from an encounter, between the security officials and the militants, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama District. They succeeded in escaping as local residents allegedly diverted the attention of security forces by pelting stones at them.
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March - 20 
SFs arrested one hardcore Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) cadre and seized extortion slips and a small firearm from him in Khonsa area in Tirap District, reports The Assam Tribune on March 21. The arrested cadre
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SFs arrested one hardcore Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) cadre and seized extortion slips and a small firearm from him in Khonsa area in Tirap District, reports The Assam Tribune on March 21. The arrested cadre was identified as Rajapio Kamlong Socia (35), a resident of Old Bunting village. An automatic pistol, live ammunition and extortion slips along with opium were recovered from his possession.
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March - 20 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is recruiting children through lucky draw in Jharkhand where names are written down in small bits of paper and randomly picked, reports The Deccan Chronicleon March 21. This is being dubbed as a new st
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is recruiting children through lucky draw in Jharkhand where names are written down in small bits of paper and randomly picked, reports The Deccan Chronicleon March 21. This is being dubbed as a new strategy of the adopted by the Maoists as with dwindling forces and unwilling parents, they have found a new recruitment strategy for child soldiers. Though they previously claimed that it does not recruit children below 16, the outfit however has boasted its 'bal dastas' or child soldiers, whom it claims have been ‘gifted’ by parents after being motivated by the organisation’s friendly approach. In the past, the recruited children were mostly occupied in non-combat roles and were trained in computer and imparted other technical skills. But falling numbers of the armed group has forced them to introduce children in more risky situations, following which parents have become sceptical in ‘gifting’ their children to the insurgents. Elaborating on his daughter’s plight who was forcibly taken away when she was 11, 38-year-old Fandu Munda said, “Six years later when she abandoned the rebel outfit to start life afresh, they accused her of being a Police informer and killed her.”
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March - 20 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has established involvement of the crime syndicate led by Dawood Ibrahim in the attempt to smuggle Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), with face value of INR 9, 75,000 through the Nedumbassery airport in 2013, N
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has established involvement of the crime syndicate led by Dawood Ibrahim in the attempt to smuggle Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), with face value of INR 9, 75,000 through the Nedumbassery airport in 2013, New Indian Express reports on March 21. In the final report of the case filed before the NIA Court, the NIA has included Dawood Ibrahim’s henchman Aftab Batki, who heads the FICN network of the gang, as accused. A red corner notice by the Interpol is pending against Aftab.The conspiracy pertaining to the smuggling of fake currency notes through the Nedumbassery airport started in October 2012. It all began when Manjeri-native Kunjumuhammad who was lodged in the Arthur Road Prison, Mumbai, in connection with a narcotic case struck a deal with Kasargode-native K M Abdullah who was accused in the sensational Hamza murder case. “Abdullah gave Kinjumuhammed the mobile number of Aftab, who handles Dawood’s fake currency business across India with many cases pending against him,” stated the NIA report.Later, Abdullah introduced Kunjumuhammed to Antony Das of Valparai, Coimbatore, and Perinjanam-native Muhammed Haneefa, and they hatched the conspiracy to smuggle high-quality fake currency notes from the Gulf to India. In October 2012, Antony Das invested `4 lakh for the operation, and sent the money to Kunjumuhammed who was in West Asia.Kunjumuhammed then contacted Aftab in Pakistam and arranged the fake Indian currency notes that were in the safe custody of Mohammed Haneefa in Dubai. Later, Kunjumuhammed arranged Abid Chullikulavan as carrier of the fake currency notes with the help of Abdul Salam, and offered him `50,000 as commission. In January 2013, Customs officials arrested Abid when he arrived at the Nedumbassery airport with the fake Indian currency notes, handed over to him by Antony Das.According to the NIA report, “counterfeiting of high-quality Indian currency notes is rampant by Dawood Ibrahim’s crime syndicate, with the aim of weakening the Indian economy.” A former NIA official said investigation of many cases registered in other parts of country had established the nexus between Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Dawood’s crime syndicate. “The fake notes are printed using highly sophisticated machines set up exclusively for the purpose. Even the minutest details of the original Indian currency notes are duplicated with perfection. So far, Pakistan is the only country where fake Indian currencies are found to have been printed,” added the report.
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March - 21 
A huge cache of explosives with 69 electronic detonators and wires were recovered at Pherighat in Lakhipur in Cachar District on March 21, in a joint operation of Police and Central reserve Police Force (CRPF), reports The Sentinel. The recovery was
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A huge cache of explosives with 69 electronic detonators and wires were recovered at Pherighat in Lakhipur in Cachar District on March 21, in a joint operation of Police and Central reserve Police Force (CRPF), reports The Sentinel. The recovery was made from a boatman accompanied by two women who were taken into custody. On initial interrogation, they revealed that they were coming from Borobekra in Jiribam in Imphal East District of Manipur.
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March - 21 
A team of District Police commando including women Police conducted frisking and checking at Moirang Patlou area in Bishnupur District and arrested one lady member of unknown group, Kangleipak National Revolutionary Front (KNRF) on March 20, reports
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A team of District Police commando including women Police conducted frisking and checking at Moirang Patlou area in Bishnupur District and arrested one lady member of unknown group, Kangleipak National Revolutionary Front (KNRF) on March 20, reports Kanglaonline. The arrestee has been identified as Athokpam (n) Thokchom (o) Thaibema Devi alias Premi (34), wife of (L) Th Naobi Singh of Ningthoukhong Awang Khunou but presently Ithai Khunou. She was travelling in a passenger diesel auto. Three demand letters of the group, KNRF and other incriminating articles were seized from her possession.
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March - 21 
An alert was issued in Gujarat’s Jamnagar District on March 21, by Police after they received information about the suspicious movement of an SUV in the coastal town of Sikka, reports Hindustan Times. The Red Alert was issued across the Distric
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An alert was issued in Gujarat’s Jamnagar District on March 21, by Police after they received information about the suspicious movement of an SUV in the coastal town of Sikka, reports Hindustan Times. The Red Alert was issued across the District after a recent Intelligence Bureau (IB) alert about the entry of 10 terrorists from Pakistan through Gujarat’s coastal route, Superintendent of Police (SP), Jamnagar, Pradeep Sejul said.“A local informer told us that a SUV with four persons was moving suspiciously near Sikka town. One person, who was holding a weapon, handed over some bag to a person in a highly suspicious manner…Taking no chance given the recent terror alert issued by the central IB, we have issued red alert so that we can put up check points and search vehicles,” Sejul said. Following the Red Alert, security check points were set up across the District, especially to monitor the entry and exit of vehicles and search them on ground of suspicion.
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March - 21 
Around 270 CPI-Maoist "sympathisers" on March 21 took a pledge before the Police not to render any help to the Maoists in Malkangiri District, reports The Business Standard. The "sympathisers" belonged to several villages under Ma
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Around 270 CPI-Maoist "sympathisers" on March 21 took a pledge before the Police not to render any help to the Maoists in Malkangiri District, reports The Business Standard. The "sympathisers" belonged to several villages under Mathili Police Station jurisdiction, Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Mitrabhanu Mohapatra said.
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March - 21 
As many as 19 revenue districts of Odisha are considered as Maoist-affected districts in varying degrees, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the Odisha State Assembly on March 21, reports webindia123.com
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As many as 19 revenue districts of Odisha are considered as Maoist-affected districts in varying degrees, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the Odisha State Assembly on March 21, reports webindia123.com
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March - 21 
Chhattisgarh Police have recovered 38 weapons, including sophisticated rifles, from Maoists during separate incidents in the past two years, the State Government informed the Chhattisgarh State Assembly on March 21, reports The Hindu. Replying to the
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Chhattisgarh Police have recovered 38 weapons, including sophisticated rifles, from Maoists during separate incidents in the past two years, the State Government informed the Chhattisgarh State Assembly on March 21, reports The Hindu. Replying to the question of Congress legislator Rajendra Kumar Rai during Question Hour, acting Home Minister Ajay Chandrakar informed the House that the Police have recovered as many as 16 firearms and 474 cartridges from insurgents during encounters, search operations and surrender (by Maoists) between April 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015. Similarly, 22 weapons and 694 cartridges were recovered from the Maoists between April 1, 2015 and February 29, 2016, Chandrakar added.
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March - 21 
Following an advisory from the Union Home Ministry (UHM), the special branch (intelligence wing) of State Police arrested a suspected Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Faruq Ahmed (26) from Agartala airport on March 21, reports
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Following an advisory from the Union Home Ministry (UHM), the special branch (intelligence wing) of State Police arrested a suspected Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Faruq Ahmed (26) from Agartala airport on March 21, reports Tripura Info. Ahmed had confirmed air-ticket for Calcutta by a Spicejet flight. Incriminating papers were also recovered from his possession and an employee of Tripura Legislative Assembly, Bhakta Zaman who had sheltered Ahmed for two days since March 19 was also taken into custody.
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March - 21 
In another operation, an active cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) was arrested by AR troops from Kakmayi in Thoubal District on March 21, reports The Assam Tribune.
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In another operation, an active cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) was arrested by AR troops from Kakmayi in Thoubal District on March 21, reports The Assam Tribune.
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March - 21 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 21 released the photographs of four terrorists killed during the counter-offensive which began on January 2, 2016, reports NDTV. The move comes barely a few days before the Special Investigation Team (SIT)
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 21 released the photographs of four terrorists killed during the counter-offensive which began on January 2, 2016, reports NDTV. The move comes barely a few days before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Pakistan visits to ascertain the facts of the case and investigation carried out by the NIA. The NIA's handout featured the bodies of the terrorists with description of their height. The anti-terror probe agency has said one of the terrorists did not have a toe in both the feet. The picture has been circulated and public asked to share information about them.The agency has already approached the Interpol for issuance of Black Notice for the four. The international notice is issued for identification of unidentified bodies found in a country. About the remaining two, the NIA was planning to approach another forensic laboratory for conducting a fresh test of the samples recovered from the airmen billet at the Pathankot air base. Forensic laboratory in Chandigarh had said they had found human remains in the samples handed over by the NIA.It will take some time before the identity of the remaining two was ascertained, an official source said, hinting the same may not be completed before the Pakistani SIT's departure from India. The SIT will be arriving on March 27 and would be holding consultations with the NIA about the probe conducted so far, the sources said.India has already sent a Letters Rogatory to Pakistan seeking certain details about the four. India has been seeking details of the phone numbers dialed by the four terrorists ahead of the attack on the airbase.The numbers are believed to be in the names of people connected with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror group including Mullah Dadullah and Kashif Jaan. The numbers shared belong to the Pakistani telecom operators like Mobilink, Warid and Telenor.The NIA has also sought details and picture of sons of Khayam Baber, whose son had was part of the suicide squad that carried out the attack. Kashif Jaan, one of the key handlers of the attackers, had accompanied the terrorists till the border, the sources said.The bodies of four terrorists have been preserved. Out of the four, two of them have been identified as Nasir and Salim. Nasir was the one who had called his mother, Baber, in Bhawalpur (Punjab, Pakistan) using the phone snatched from the jeweller friend of a Superintendent of Police of Punjab Salwinder Singh. The NIA has also given details, including the batch number of food packets used by the terrorists after infiltrating into India on December 30. The terrorists had carefully buried the packets which had Pakistani markings and manufacturing dates of November and December 2015, sources said.
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March - 21 
On December 26 2015, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) which is the financial arm of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) launched a website called nazarpakistan.com, reports oneindia.com. Although a late entrant into the world of social media, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba felt
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On December 26 2015, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) which is the financial arm of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) launched a website called nazarpakistan.com, reports oneindia.com. Although a late entrant into the world of social media, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba felt the important of an online presence. In fact at the launch event which was organised by the newly set up cyber team of the outfit, Hafiz Saeed, said that Islamic State (IS) was an example of how the social media helped propagate their cause.The Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB) has said that the biggest threat emerges from the online space. India has kept a close watch on the social media accounts that were launched by the JuD and also its website.In Jammu and Kashmir, it was the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) which extensively used the online medium. Pictures of young mujahideen posing with rifles and uniforms were posted on Facebook accounts and the outfit did get the desired results. The recruitment has gone up suggests an IB official. Keeping this in mind, the JuD too decided that it would have a major online presence. Hafiz Saeed himself has begun tweeting a lot. In addition to this the various handles of the outfit do propagate about the work they are doing, but they make it loud and clear that they want the liberation of Kashmir.Through the website, nazarpakistan.com, the JuD has openly declared support to the separatists in Kashmir. In addition to this there is an attempt to lure the people into their fold and there are also signs that they are trying to capture the imagination of the youth. Quoting the success of the IS on the social media by Saeed itself was an indication that he wants to replicate their module. The IS has been hugely successful in roping the youth into their fold only because of extensive propaganda on the social media. The LeT too felt that this was the best way to capture the youth and hence they have enhanced their capabilities on the internet.
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March - 21 
Security Force (SF) personnel busted a People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) camp inside a forest in Bano of Simdega District following an encounter with a PLFI squad apparently led by the outfit's ‘chief’ Dinesh Gope on Mar
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Security Force (SF) personnel busted a People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) camp inside a forest in Bano of Simdega District following an encounter with a PLFI squad apparently led by the outfit's ‘chief’ Dinesh Gope on March 21, which led to the recovery of a huge cache of arms, ammunition and items of daily use, reports The Telegraph. Police said around 100 rounds of bullets were exchanged between the two sides during the encounter that broke out around 9.30 am atop a hillock in Marikel forests. No casualty or injury was reported from any side with the PLFI cadres fleeing deep inside the forest to escape police onslaught, leaving behind three rifles, live cartridges, mobile phones, medicines, backpacks and items of daily use. Ladies garments and purse were also found at the spot, suggesting presence of woman rebels.
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March - 21 
Seven lower-rung CPI-Maoist cadres including a woman on March 21 surrendered in Kondagaon District, reports outlookindia.com. They were identified as Dukaru Netam alias Rainu (43), Jamdhar (50), Phoolram (25), Phool Singh Netam (46), Jaisingh Korram
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Seven lower-rung CPI-Maoist cadres including a woman on March 21 surrendered in Kondagaon District, reports outlookindia.com. They were identified as Dukaru Netam alias Rainu (43), Jamdhar (50), Phoolram (25), Phool Singh Netam (46), Jaisingh Korram (55), Tularam Mandavi (24) and the woman Dasmati (25), all residents of Mardapal and Bayanar regions.
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March - 21 
Sona Muchaki (40) was axed to death by Maoists under Chhindgarh area in Sukma District on March 21, reports The Times of India. He was brutally axed to death in front of his wife and children at Rokel village under Chhindgarh Police outpost. Accordin
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Sona Muchaki (40) was axed to death by Maoists under Chhindgarh area in Sukma District on March 21, reports The Times of India. He was brutally axed to death in front of his wife and children at Rokel village under Chhindgarh Police outpost. According to pamphlets dropped by the Maoists, Sona allegedly helped Security Force (SF) personnel in setting up a police camp in the village.
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March - 21 
The number of militants, ready to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir, at the launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) has doubled since last one month as this year they are planning infiltration ahead of summer,
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The number of militants, ready to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir, at the launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) has doubled since last one month as this year they are planning infiltration ahead of summer, reports Daily Excelsior on March 22. Sources said that in this year’s winters, 50-70 militants were at the launch pads near 400 kilometer long LoC in PoK ready for infiltration into Kashmir. They said that the number of militants at the launch pads have over the past one month increased and gone up to over 150. These militants are in 12 launch pads that are in PoK near the LoC. Sources said that as this winter there was very less snowfall along the LoC in Kashmir, militants mostly belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), have started concentrating in the launch pads near the LoC for infiltration. They said that last summer there were 500 militant waiting for the infiltration on the launch and this year numbers might increase as they are desperate to infiltrate more militants into Kashmir due to successes achieved by the security forces against the militants recently. Security Forces (SFs) this year killed 25 militants in operations so far which is highest in recent years in first three months. Among the killed, 19 belonged to LeT and six to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
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March - 21 
Tiger Hanif alias Mohammed Umerji Patel, an aide of Dawood Ibrahim, wanted by New Delhi for two bomb attacks in Gujarat in 1993, has made “further representations” to home secretary Theresa May to avoid extradition to India after exhausti
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Tiger Hanif alias Mohammed Umerji Patel, an aide of Dawood Ibrahim, wanted by New Delhi for two bomb attacks in Gujarat in 1993, has made “further representations” to home secretary Theresa May to avoid extradition to India after exhausting all legal avenues in Britain, Hindustan Times reports on March 21. Hanif, was traced to a grocery store in Bolton, Greater Manchester in Britain, in March 2010.A Home Office spokesperson told: “Further representations have been made to the home secretary in this case and they are currently being carefully considered.” The spokesperson did not elaborate on the grounds on which the representations were made. If May’s decision on his representations goes against him, Hanif may approach the European Court of Human Rights, which has been the last recourse of several foreign nationals facing extradition proceedings in Britain.Hanif is wanted in India for his alleged role in a grenade attack on a packed market in Surat that killed an eight-year-old schoolgirl in January 1993. He is also accused of plotting a second grenade attack at a crowded railway station that seriously injured 12 commuters in April 1993. India and Britain signed an Extradition Treaty in 1993. Under British extradition law, one of the grounds on which extradition is prohibited is if the person could face death penalty in the country requesting extradition.
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March - 21 
Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on March 21, admitted the need to strengthen security the international border in the North-Eastern (NE) states to curb the smuggling of arms, reports Nagaland Post. “We are trying to ensure border securi
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on March 21, admitted the need to strengthen security the international border in the North-Eastern (NE) states to curb the smuggling of arms, reports Nagaland Post. “We are trying to ensure border security through all possible mean and to curb cross-border terrorism in the region,” Singh told journalists while replying to a query on Maoists getting arms through Myanmar and Bangladesh. UHM arrived in Shillong on a two-day visit to attend the 181st Raising Day of Assam Rifles (AR) at Nongkrem in East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya. “We (central government) will discuss with chief ministers of the north-eastern states to check the smuggling of arms from across the international border and smuggling of arms to other states in the country,” Singh said. He assured that the central government would provide whatever assistance required to all those state governments. On holding talks with militant groups, Singh said the Centre is ready to hold talks with any militant groups if they shun violence unconditionally. “We are ready for talks with anyone provided they shun up violence unconditionally,” he stated.Meghalaya Chief Minister (CM) Mukul Sangma had expressed concern on the easy availability of arms at “throwaway prices”, resulting in the mushrooming of armed militant groups in the state. “There are pockets in the region (Northeast) where arms are easily available. There are too many guns available at throwaway prices and the Centre should take care of the international boundaries located in the region to prevent arms smuggling,” he said.India shares a 1,600-kilometres unfenced border with Myanmar and 1,880-kilometres border with Bangladesh in the North-Eastern states.
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March - 22 
A civilian, identified as Kicche Mukka, was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on the charges of being a police informer under Polampalli Police Station area in Sukma District on March 22, reports The Times of India. As per
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A civilian, identified as Kicche Mukka, was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on the charges of being a police informer under Polampalli Police Station area in Sukma District on March 22, reports The Times of India. As per preliminary information, a group of Maoists stormed into the house of Kichhe, after he returned from his fields. He was dragged out and killed with sharp weapons.
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March - 22 
A gun battle broke out in Drubgam village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama town in Pulwama District on March 22, between a group of militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) who were trapped and Security Forces (SFs), reports Daily Excelsior. On the basis
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A gun battle broke out in Drubgam village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama town in Pulwama District on March 22, between a group of militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) who were trapped and Security Forces (SFs), reports Daily Excelsior. On the basis of specific information about presence of three HM militants – Nasir Pandit, Zahid Ahmad and Tariq Pandit – in an orchard in village Drubgam, Special Operations Group (SOG) Pulwama, 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army and 182 battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) cordoned off the village. The militants on seeing the troops fled to the nearby Drubgam village and took refuge there. SFs have tightened the cordon and lit up the area so that the militants may not flee.
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March - 22 
Acting on a tip-off, the 14 Dogra Regiment of Army arrested two hardcore militants of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) from Jaljali village under RangiaPolice Station in Kamrup District on March 22, r
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Acting on a tip-off, the 14 Dogra Regiment of Army arrested two hardcore militants of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) from Jaljali village under RangiaPolice Station in Kamrup District on March 22, reports The Sentinel. According to Army sources, the militants have identified as Durga Baro of village Bonguri, Tamulpur under Baksa District and Umesh Daimary of Gandhibari village. One sophisticated pistol, two grenades and four live cartridges were recovered from their possession.
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March - 22 
An over-ground worker of the GNLA, identified as Masan Marak (59) of Rongramgri village under Rongram Police Station in West Garo Hills District was arrested on March 22, reports The Sentinel. According to the Border Security Force (BSF) source the a
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An over-ground worker of the GNLA, identified as Masan Marak (59) of Rongramgri village under Rongram Police Station in West Garo Hills District was arrested on March 22, reports The Sentinel. According to the Border Security Force (BSF) source the arrested linkman was waiting for Simphong B Marak alias Rongbat (GNLA ‘Area Commander’ of North Garo Hills) at waiting shed, Hawakhana near MDC Hostel in Tura. One Nokia Mobile with one Vodafone SIM, one knife, one sling bag and INR 110 were recovered from his possession.
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March - 22 
Delhi, Punjab and Assam were put on high alert after a call from Nigeria informed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 22 about seven terrorists who were planning to attack on Holi, reports ibtimes. Among the seven terrorists who infiltra
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Delhi, Punjab and Assam were put on high alert after a call from Nigeria informed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 22 about seven terrorists who were planning to attack on Holi, reports ibtimes. Among the seven terrorists who infiltrated from the Pathankot border in Punjab is reportedly a former Pakistani solider. Mohammad Khurshid Alam aka Jahangir, a former Pakistani soldier, who worked as a recruiter and coordinator for jihadi groups in Assam and six other "hardcore" terrorists entered India through the "Pathankot, Punjab-Pakistan border". The group is expected to target hotels and hospitals, reports said."Like banking scams where people are asked to share bank account details and pay for legal fees against a promise of hefty payment, in this case too the callers promise information for payment," an official stated.India and Nigeria have reportedly launched joint investigations previously after India received several such calls about information in exchange of money.The tip-off, veracity of which is not known, also revealed the places Alam had travelled to in the country. He had reportedly stayed in a madrasa, an Islamic education institution in Assam's Barpeta District in September 2015 before leaving for Chirang District. For his operations, he used a madrasa (Islamic Seminary) in Dhubri District as a base.
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March - 22 
Eight suspected Maoists, including a woman, were arrested on March 22 during a joint operation by Security Force (SF) personnel in Sukma District, reports The Hindu. They were arrested from Murki and Rampuram villages under Gadiras Police Station lim
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Eight suspected Maoists, including a woman, were arrested on March 22 during a joint operation by Security Force (SF) personnel in Sukma District, reports The Hindu. They were arrested from Murki and Rampuram villages under Gadiras Police Station limits when the forces were carrying out ‘area domination exercise’ in the region, Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh said. Those arrested were identified as Madavi Muya (35), Somaru (35), Padami Muya (28), Banjami Hidma (32), Madvi Veera (36), Kawasi Manga, Podiyami Bheema, and the woman Madkami Hidme.
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March - 22 
India on March 22 condemned in the "strongest possible terms" the terror attacks in Belgium's capital Brussels, reports Business Standard. "We condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms," Ministry of External Affairs
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India on March 22 condemned in the "strongest possible terms" the terror attacks in Belgium's capital Brussels, reports Business Standard. "We condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesman Vikas Swarup stated. "We stand in solidarity with the people and government of Belgium. We offer our condolences to the families of the victims. "Terrorism is a global scourge and the attack in Belgium underscores the need to counter it unitedly."
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March - 22 
Janagram Tudu, an overground worker of National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA), was arrested from Kashiabari in Kokrajhar District on March 22, The Telegraph. A pistol and live round was recovered from him.
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Janagram Tudu, an overground worker of National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA), was arrested from Kashiabari in Kokrajhar District on March 22, The Telegraph. A pistol and live round was recovered from him.
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March - 22 
On March 22, two Indian nationals working with Jet Airways crew were injured in explosions in Brussels, capital city of Belgium, which led the airline to cancel all its flights to and from Brussels till March 23, reports IBNLive. In addition, India i
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On March 22, two Indian nationals working with Jet Airways crew were injured in explosions in Brussels, capital city of Belgium, which led the airline to cancel all its flights to and from Brussels till March 23, reports IBNLive. In addition, India issued a travel advisory asking Indian nationals living in Brussels or visiting it to exercise caution and remain alert in view of terror attacks in the Belgian city, reports IBNLive. The advisory specifically asked Indians in Belgium to avoid visiting crowded places, especially the city centres, and refrain from unnecessary travels and using public transport.Issued by the Indian Embassy in Brussels, it also asked Indian nationals to share personal whereabouts with close family members and friends at all times and keep in touch with the Mission for necessary advice. The Embassy also appealed to all Indians in Belgium to "stay home and be safe". "All members of the Indian community, including India travelers to Belgium, are requested to exercise caution and alertness while leading their normal lives and carrying out their ordinary work outdoors in this country," it said.
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March - 22 
People in Reknar village in Etapalli taluka (revenue unit) were at the receiving end of Police wrath on March 13 when a Crack-60 team of Hedri Police post in Gadchiroli District thrashed them in retaliation of killing of Constable Deepak Sedmake two
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People in Reknar village in Etapalli taluka (revenue unit) were at the receiving end of Police wrath on March 13 when a Crack-60 team of Hedri Police post in Gadchiroli District thrashed them in retaliation of killing of Constable Deepak Sedmake two days earlier (March 11) by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Times of India. A minor, force fed with chilli powder that had also been inserted in his anus, was among several to be tortured on the suspicion of having helped the Maoists team that killed Sedmake. Dasrath Usendi, a local farmer, said four villagers bore the brunt of Police atrocity while others were slapped and kicked. "After having vented their wrath, Police also whisked away four people to their post but released them in the evening," he said. "A day later, villagers lodged protest before tehsildar and sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) but nothing happened," he said. Earlier, sources from Hedri said Police had rounded up several traders from the weekly market where the Constable was killed. The traders were also thrashed at the camp. According to a source, two traders sustained fractures due to beating. A local source in Etapalli said the injury reports of the traders were later fudged under Police pressure too to show they had suffered a fall from tree. Inspector General of Police, Nagpur and Naxal range, Ravindra Kadam condemned the thrashing stating such incidents only pushed back the initiatives several years behind. "We have already called for explanation from the post in-charge and commander of the force at Hedri holding them responsible for the high-handedness. Actions would follow after the explanations are received," said Kadam.
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March - 22 
Police got at least 23 children out of Jamti village in Gumla District to a safe place after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) randomly picked them through lottery to swell the fighters’ ranks with child soldiers, reports The Hindust
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Police got at least 23 children out of Jamti village in Gumla District to a safe place after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) randomly picked them through lottery to swell the fighters’ ranks with child soldiers, reports The Hindustan Times on March 23. The Police operation came after The Hindustan Times highlighted on March 21 how Maoists were enlisting children for combat through public lotteries in select villages. The children, including 13 girls, were saved at the nick of time before the Maoists could take them away from their families. All of them are below 17 and will be rehabilitated at safer places in towns. “We pulled out the children who were constantly under threat of abduction by Maoists,” said Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) S.N. Pradhan. He added that “The State Police will take care of their food, clothing, education and shelter.” “The girls will be enrolled in Kasturba Gandhi residential schools, where all everything is free for pupils,” ADGP said.
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March - 22 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a civilian, identified as Koothudi Venkata Rao, of Jakaravalasa at D. Thadivalasa, a hamlet under Kurukutti panchayat (local self government institution) in Salur Agency of Vizianag
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a civilian, identified as Koothudi Venkata Rao, of Jakaravalasa at D. Thadivalasa, a hamlet under Kurukutti panchayat (local self government institution) in Salur Agency of Vizianagaram District on March 22, reports The Hindu. He was killed on the charges of being a ‘Police informer’.
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March - 22 
The top ‘area commander’ of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), Salnang T Sangma alias Balti Momin alias Walnang T Sangma was killed in an encounter with the Police at Bangsi Alda under Mendipathar Police Station in North Garo Hills
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The top ‘area commander’ of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), Salnang T Sangma alias Balti Momin alias Walnang T Sangma was killed in an encounter with the Police at Bangsi Alda under Mendipathar Police Station in North Garo Hills District on March 22, reports The Sentinel. The slain area commander was involved in the gruesome killing of a woman and a mother of five on May 12, 2015 at Chokpot. He was also the prime accused in the killing of Head Police constable Kamaraj Bhatarrai and businessman Batchu Jain. Police sources said acting on an intelligence input about the presence of four to five GNLA militants in the village, the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team launched operation resulting a heavy exchange of fire with the militants. Four to five GNLA cadres managed to flee under the cover of jungles. A 9 mm carbine, AK-47 Magazines and some ammunition and other incriminating material were found on the slain militant.
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March - 22 
Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on March 22, said intelligence inputs suggested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were setting up bases in the North East, reports The Assam Tribune. “We have got information that in some parts
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on March 22, said intelligence inputs suggested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were setting up bases in the North East, reports The Assam Tribune. “We have got information that in some parts of the North East, Maoists are trying to strike roots,” Singh said after attending the 181st Raising Day celebrations of the Assam Rifles at Laitkor. Stating that everyone should remain alert to such developments of Maoists infiltrating into the region, Singh said. “We have to check this (Maoists setting bases in the region)” the UHM added. “There is an attempt to destabilise the country. I am proud of the Armed forces, para-military forces and our police forces. The way they deal with the extremists by discouraging and nabbing them…we should appreciate that,” he stated.Meawhile, Singh said there is no thought of replacing the Assam Rifles (AR) from the Myanmar border. He lauded the efforts of the AR troops along the border and said the paramilitary force have been able to successfully bring down insurgency in the region. Singh also praised the Border Security Force (BSF) manning the Bangladesh border and said both these forces are doing a “commendable job.”
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March - 23 
A vehicle loaded with betel leaf was set ablaze by suspected militants of an underground outfit along the Imphal-Jiribam section of NH-37 in Manipur’s Tamenglong District on March 23, reports Nagaland Post. An official report said, the Imphal-b
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A vehicle loaded with betel leaf was set ablaze by suspected militants of an underground outfit along the Imphal-Jiribam section of NH-37 in Manipur’s Tamenglong District on March 23, reports Nagaland Post. An official report said, the Imphal-bound loaded vehicle was set afire by the suspects at Milestone 151, nine kilometer from Shanti Khunou village under Nungba Police Station. Before setting on fire the vehicle, the suspects damaged the betel leaf, the report said, adding that the driver and his helper, who manage to escape, were taking refuge at a camp of the G/87 COB located nine kilometres from the spot.
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March - 23 
An IED was found planted at the gate of one special contractor Thokchom Gojendro (40) located at Kiyamgei Maning Leikai under Irilbung Police Station in Imphal East District on March 23, reports E-Pao. The IED bomb was retrieved by the State bomb exp
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An IED was found planted at the gate of one special contractor Thokchom Gojendro (40) located at Kiyamgei Maning Leikai under Irilbung Police Station in Imphal East District on March 23, reports E-Pao. The IED bomb was retrieved by the State bomb expert team and defused at a nearby paddy field.
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March - 23 
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) constituted against the alleged torture meted out to Nongsum villagers and announced an 11-hour bandh (general shutdown) on different roads with effect from 6 am on March 23, reports E-Pao. Speaking to reporters at Ma
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The Joint Action Committee (JAC) constituted against the alleged torture meted out to Nongsum villagers and announced an 11-hour bandh (general shutdown) on different roads with effect from 6 am on March 23, reports E-Pao. Speaking to reporters at Manipur Press Club, JAC convenor Konjengbam Ibungobi said the bandh would be effective from 6 am to 5 pm on Imphal to Sagolmang, Imphal to Wakhong, Imphal to Khamenlok, Imphal to Khongban and Imphal to Chanung roads. Villagers are still reeling under fear and dissatisfaction after the Kuki Liberation Front (KLF)/ Kuki National Army (KNA) action of March 19, he said. He also urged the Government to bring a solution to the issue at the earliest.
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March - 23 
The murder of a tribal farmer by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) branding him as a ‘Police informer’ at Jarikavalasa village in Vizianagaram District sparked a protest on March 23, reports The New Indian Express. P. Ven
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The murder of a tribal farmer by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) branding him as a ‘Police informer’ at Jarikavalasa village in Vizianagaram District sparked a protest on March 23, reports The New Indian Express. P. Venkat Rao, the deceased, was a tenant farmer and he had no connections with the Police, the protesters asserted.
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March - 24 
A Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operative, Asad Ali alias Asadullah, an associate of Bardhaman blast (October 2, 2014) accused Sahanur Alom was arrested while trying to cross over from Bangladesh at Sutarkandi in Assam's Karimganj Distric
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A Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operative, Asad Ali alias Asadullah, an associate of Bardhaman blast (October 2, 2014) accused Sahanur Alom was arrested while trying to cross over from Bangladesh at Sutarkandi in Assam's Karimganj District on March 20, reports The Telegraph. An official source told on March 24, that the fugitive was apprehended in an operation led by Karimganj Superintendent of Police (SP) Pradip Ranjan Kar. "The operation was conducted on basis of a tip-off," he said.He said the accused had fled to Bangladesh following Sahanur's arrest in November 2014 and since then he was hiding in the neighbouring country. He crossed over to India to escape the crackdown on the outfit launched by the Bangladesh security forces.Ali, who hails from Kaplabari village in Mukalmua Police Station area of Assam's Nalbari District, is known as Moinul Islam and Ismail Hussain within the organisation. "Karimganj police handed him over to the Special Operation Unit (SOU) of the Special Branch (SB) of Assam police in Guwahati last Tuesday after which he was produced before a court here and remanded in police custody for ten days in a case registered against the JMB with the SOU," the source said.He is currently being interrogated at the SB headquarters here at Kahilipara about his possible involvement in the Bardhaman blast case and other anti-national activities of the JMB.Investigation conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Asad was given arms training in JMB's Assam hideout. "He had visited the Simulia madarsa in Burdwan on several occasions, where young boys and girls used to be given motivational training with radical speeches and arms training. Asad used to visit the Burdwan madarsa as a teacher to train young people in arms handling and firing at targets," said an NIA officer.Confirming Ali's arrest, Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Mukesh Sahay said that he was one of the six JMB activities of the state who went underground after the arrest of Sahanur and other members of this group.
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March - 24 
A Myanmarese national was arrested for allegedly carrying heroin in Aizawl, Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department said on March 24, reports The Assam Tribune. Lalrinliani (39) of Tahan in Myanmar was arrested for carrying 28 grams of the contraband
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A Myanmarese national was arrested for allegedly carrying heroin in Aizawl, Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department said on March 24, reports The Assam Tribune. Lalrinliani (39) of Tahan in Myanmar was arrested for carrying 28 grams of the contraband, a statement said. The contraband was worth INR 90,000, it said.
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March - 24 
Acting on specific tip off about the presence ofGaro National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team of the Police swooped in at a tea shop in the remote Ringdigitam village in West Khasi Hills District on March
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Acting on specific tip off about the presence ofGaro National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team of the Police swooped in at a tea shop in the remote Ringdigitam village in West Khasi Hills District on March 24, reports The Sentinel. The militant’s number four fled to the nearby jungle and fired upon the raiding Police team. There was an exchange of fire before the GNLA militants abandon the explosive device. 45 Gelatin sticks, 71 detonators, 3 meters of cordex, one roll of 6 MM electric wire and keys of 19 trucks were recovered from the site of occurrence.Inspector General of Police (IGP) (Operations) GHP Raju said during the intervening (March 23) and (March 24) night offensive ‘Operation Hill Storm-3’ carried out jointly by the counter insurgency team based in East Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills in Shallang area of West Khasi Hills and Songsak of East Garo Hills, three civilian cadres of the GNLA were arrested. They are identified as Daniel Sangma, James G Momin and Maila G Marak. The latest breakthrough followed the arrest of eight (8) over ground sympathizers from different places under Shallang Police station on March 22 for their alleged involvement in the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast. The arrested cadres have been identified as Subri D Marak, Hubert R Sangma, Jalim Ch Sangma, Mendra R Sangma, Benic R Sangma, Romio R Marak, Salki Ch Marak and Takil S Sangma.
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March - 24 
Assam Rifles (AR) troops along with Police launched operations in Kharashom and Khurai areas of Imphal East District in Manipur and arrested two active cadres of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on March 24, reports The Assam Tribune. AR troo
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Assam Rifles (AR) troops along with Police launched operations in Kharashom and Khurai areas of Imphal East District in Manipur and arrested two active cadres of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on March 24, reports The Assam Tribune. AR troops also arrested a drug peddler and seized 810 numbers of WY tablets worth over INR 400,000 at Khudengthabi check post in Chandel District on March 25. The tablets were concealed inside a cigarette packet. The drug peddler identified as Sori Devi was travelling in a Maruti Van
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March - 24 
David Coleman Headley, the accused turned approver in the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai attacks case, on March 24 told an Anti-Terrorism court in Mumbai that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had instructed him to target the then Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray
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David Coleman Headley, the accused turned approver in the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai attacks case, on March 24 told an Anti-Terrorism court in Mumbai that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had instructed him to target the then Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, reports Zee News. He informed the court that he had visited the Sena Bhawan in Mumbai twice in 2011 as part of the attempt to kill Thackeray. “I visited Sena Bhavan twice on the instructions of my supervisor Sajid Mir (of LeT), and the target was to kill the Shiv Sena chief,” Headley said. Headley also revealed that the LeT had tried to kill Thackeray even before the 26/11 attacks.“There was an attempt (to kill Bal Thackeray) but he was unharmed. The assailant was arrested but fled from custody later on,” he said during a cross examination in the court. Headley also spilled the beans on how once US financed his trip to Pakistan and also claimed that he had "donated" about INR 70,00,000 to LeT till 2006, two years before the Mumbai attacks.He, however, contradicted reports that he had received money from LeT. "I never received money from LeT... This is complete nonsense. I gave funds to LeT myself. I had donated more than 60 to 70 lakh Pakistani Rupees to LeT throughout the period I was associated with them. My last donation was in 2006," Headley told the court. He also said that after his arrest in 1998, the Drug Enforcement Authority (DEA) of the US had financed his trip.Also, the terrorist, who faced conviction twice in 1988 and 1998 for alleged drug smuggling before the Mumbai siege, had indulged in criminal activities and violated his plea bargain agreements with the US government, the court was told. Headley, who is serving a 35-year jail term in the US, also told the court that Tahawwur Rana, his associate and a Pakistani native who operated an immigration business in Chicago, was aware that he was an operative of LeT. Headley had also disclosed that Rana had once come to Mumbai just prior to the 26/11 strikes, and that the latter continued his association with him till Headley's arrest.IBNLive adds that Headley hated India and Indians since childhood. Headley said the reason behind his hatred was his school was bombed in 1971. Headley did his schooling in Karachi. Headley revealed that his father was aware of his links with LeT and that former Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani visited his residence after his father's death.
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March - 24 
In another incident, one Lalvenhima (18) was caught for allegedly possessing seven kilograms of ganja at Rangvamual near Aizawl on March 24, reports The Assam Tribune. The accused was a resident of Champhai town of Mizoram, the statement said.
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In another incident, one Lalvenhima (18) was caught for allegedly possessing seven kilograms of ganja at Rangvamual near Aizawl on March 24, reports The Assam Tribune. The accused was a resident of Champhai town of Mizoram, the statement said.
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March - 24 
Meanwhile, 40th Field Regiment of Army and Udalguri Police in a joint operation arrested a hardcore I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militant on March 24, reports The Sentinel. The arrested militant has b
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Meanwhile, 40th Field Regiment of Army and Udalguri Police in a joint operation arrested a hardcore I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militant on March 24, reports The Sentinel. The arrested militant has been identified as Mukuta Boro alias B Mwsagra of Chinakona village under Khoirabari Police Station in Udalguri District. Rakesh Roshan, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Udalguri said huge quantities of arms including one factory made 7.65mm pistol, four grenades, three fuse wires, 20 7.65 live rounds of ammunitions were recovered from the possession of the militant.
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March - 24 
Moderate All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on March 24 said that both India and Pakistan need to engage in “serious” and “result-oriented talks” to settle all issues pending for decades, including Kashmir, and hoped that th
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Moderate All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on March 24 said that both India and Pakistan need to engage in “serious” and “result-oriented talks” to settle all issues pending for decades, including Kashmir, and hoped that the composite dialogue announced during Foreign Secretary-level talks will be a “milestone” in realising this dream, reports Daily Excelsior. After meeting with Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit in New Delhi, APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq told reporters, “We have time and again demonstrated that we are not against talks between the two countries and in fact we sincerely believe that dialogue is the only mechanism with which the two countries can solve all issues.” Mirwaiz, who was accompanied by several separatist leaders, including Abdul Gani Bhat and Maulana Abbas Ansari, made it clear that Kashmir-specific Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) need to be taken by India and Pakistan. “Any tough posturing by either side will do no good to ensure peace and stability in South Asia. And while talking about Kashmir, both the sides need to keep in mind that aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir need to be taken into account,” he said.
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March - 24 
Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)]activities continue to be a matter of concern with 35 Districts in seven states being badly-hit, according to the annual report of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) for 2015-16, reports PTI. "Left Wing Ex
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Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)]activities continue to be a matter of concern with 35 Districts in seven states being badly-hit, according to the annual report of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) for 2015-16, reports PTI. "Left Wing Extremism (LWE) remains an area of concern for internal security of the country," the report submitted to Parliament said. While 106 Districts in 10 States are affected by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in varying degrees, 35 Districts in seven states are the most affected. "CPI (Maoist) continues to be the most potent among the various LWE outfits in the country and accounts for more than 80 per cent of total LWE violence incidents and resultant deaths," the report said.
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March - 24 
On March 24 at around 10.55 pm, unidentified assailants suspected to be militants hurled a hand grenade at the residential compound of special contractor Th Munindro (55) s/o Th Nabakishore of Khongman Zone IV under Irilbung Police Station in Imphal
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On March 24 at around 10.55 pm, unidentified assailants suspected to be militants hurled a hand grenade at the residential compound of special contractor Th Munindro (55) s/o Th Nabakishore of Khongman Zone IV under Irilbung Police Station in Imphal East District, reports E-Pao. Sources said that no one was injured in the blast but some portions of the wall were damaged.
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March - 24 
Suspected assailants allegedly burnt down crops and other property belonging to East Jaintia Bio-Fuel Farmers and Allied Activities Cooperative Society, reports The Shillong Times on March 25. In a complaint, Herlington Shadap, Chairman, East Jaintia
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Suspected assailants allegedly burnt down crops and other property belonging to East Jaintia Bio-Fuel Farmers and Allied Activities Cooperative Society, reports The Shillong Times on March 25. In a complaint, Herlington Shadap, Chairman, East Jaintia Bio-Fuel Farmers and Allied Activities Co-Operative Society Ltd., stated that on February 29 at around 12.45 pm, crops and other property belonging to the Society, which were kept in its office at Saron village in East Jaintia Hills District was completely gutted in fire. Again on March 9, suspected assailants allegedly burnt down crops and other property belonging to the cooperative society kept in its office at Kulpui village in the District.
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March - 24 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for the boycott of the West Bengal State Assembly Elections, starting from April 4, 2016, reports The Hindustan Times. The Maoist Bengal state ‘secretary’ issued a statement accu
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for the boycott of the West Bengal State Assembly Elections, starting from April 4, 2016, reports The Hindustan Times. The Maoist Bengal state ‘secretary’ issued a statement accusing the Mamata Banerjee Government of unleashing a reign of terror in Jangalmahal region. Part of Jangalmahal is expected to go for polls on the first phase on April 4. Taking a dig at Left Front and Congress alliance the statement stated that the ‘social fascist’ Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) alliance with ‘fundamental enemy’ Congress has ‘thoroughly exposed’ the CPI(M). It also cautioned that the ‘communal fascist’ Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to fuel communal tension in West Bengal. “People had established a system for their real liberation – though temporarily –through the Lalgarh movement. But Mamata Banerjee has cleverly taken away from the people, rights over economy and resources that the people had achieved through years of struggle,” CPI-Maoist state ‘secretary’ Akash wrote in a statement dated March 10, 2016. The statement further said “Why are there hundreds of Policemen in Jangalmahal if peace has indeed been restored, as the Chief Minister has claimed? Jangalmahal, instead, have been turned into a cantonment of Security Forces”.
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March - 24 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has revised its strategy by choosing blast attacks over guerrilla warfare to target Security Force (SF) personnel, intelligence sources said on March 24, reports The Asian Age. “Maoists have upgr
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has revised its strategy by choosing blast attacks over guerrilla warfare to target Security Force (SF) personnel, intelligence sources said on March 24, reports The Asian Age. “Maoists have upgraded their insurgency level by moving over to guerrilla warfare from blast attack nearly 5-6 years ago. They seem to have scaled down their insurgency level now by reverting back to the primary level of insurgency in which Security Forces are targeted with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks”, a senior Police officer disclosed. “The key reason behind Maoists deciding to withdraw from guerrilla warfare, albeit temporarily, was neutralization of red cadres to a significant level by Security Forces by engineering mass surrender of Naxals, particularly in the core areas of CPI (Maoist) in south Bastar districts of Bijapur, Sukma and Narayanpur in the past eight months”, he indicated.
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March - 25 
A 30-year-old Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’, carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was killed in a Police encounter in Kondagaon District on March 25, reports The Hindu. The deceased, identified as Sudhr
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A 30-year-old Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’, carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was killed in a Police encounter in Kondagaon District on March 25, reports The Hindu. The deceased, identified as Sudhram, a native of Sahpadarpara in Kudur, was a People’s Militia commander, Police said. The skirmish took place early in the morning between a team of district force and Maoist in the dense forests of Kudur-Rakasmeta villages the under Mardapal Police Station limits, Kondagaon Superintendent of Police (SP) J.S. Watti said.
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March - 25 
According to a report in Washington Times, Thomas Uzhunnalil, an Indian priest who was kidnapped in Yemen on March 4, 2016 was crucified by Islamic State (IS) on Good Friday, March 25, reports dnaindia.com. The report claims that his execution was co
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According to a report in Washington Times, Thomas Uzhunnalil, an Indian priest who was kidnapped in Yemen on March 4, 2016 was crucified by Islamic State (IS) on Good Friday, March 25, reports dnaindia.com. The report claims that his execution was confirmed at the Easter Vigil Mass by Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna (Austria). Earlier, the Indian Government had confirmed the capture of Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest from Bangalore, who was kidnapped by IS in Yemen and said that efforts were underway to ensure that he is released. "Fr Tom Uzhunnallil - an Indian national from Kerala was abducted by a terror group in Yemen. We r making all efforts to secure his release," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted. Her reaction comes after a growing alarm among the Christian community following an ominous report by the terror outfit to crucify him around Easter.
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March - 25 
Indian Army and Kokrajhar Police on March 25 arrested three Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO) cadres who were on their way to attend a training camp at Myanmar, reports The Sentinel. Ranjay Barman was arrested from Maktaigaon in Kokrajhar Distr
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Indian Army and Kokrajhar Police on March 25 arrested three Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO) cadres who were on their way to attend a training camp at Myanmar, reports The Sentinel. Ranjay Barman was arrested from Maktaigaon in Kokrajhar District, while Hitesh Roy and Shibu Prasad Choudhury were held at Maurigaon in Morigaon District. Two rifles, one pistol and few rounds of ammunition were recovered from the arrested cadres.
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March - 25 
Terror accused David Headley in a deposition to a Mumbai cour ton March 25 said that Pakistan Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani visited his home a few weeks after 26/11 to condole the death of his father, reports Times of India. Headley said his
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Terror accused David Headley in a deposition to a Mumbai cour ton March 25 said that Pakistan Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani visited his home a few weeks after 26/11 to condole the death of his father, reports Times of India. Headley said his father, a former director general with Pakistan Radio, knew about his links with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). "My father was aware of my association with LeT and he was not happy about it," he added. He also said that attempts were made to trade Israeli hostages in Mumbai in return for release of Ajmal Kasab, the Pakistani terrorist nabbed alive in the 26/11 strike. Headley said he had also suggested to his handlers in terror troup LeT to "honour" the nine other terrorists slain during 26/11 by the Indian security personnel with 'Nishan-e-Haider', Pakistan's highest gallantry award.
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March - 25 
The driver of a bus, Nikhil Talukdar, along with his two associates, were released by their abductors somewhere near Garobadha village in West Garo Hills District on March 25, almost 12 days after being abducted, reports The Assam Tribune. Talukdar,
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The driver of a bus, Nikhil Talukdar, along with his two associates, were released by their abductors somewhere near Garobadha village in West Garo Hills District on March 25, almost 12 days after being abducted, reports The Assam Tribune. Talukdar, along with bus conductor Gurmit Koch and handyman Hojoi Koch, were abducted from near Boldamgre village under Purakhasia outpost and a demand of INR 5 million was made for their release. However, a close member of Talukdar’s family denied any ransom being paid for the release of the trio. The Superintendent of Police (SP) of South West Garo Hills District, Ramesh Singh confirmed the release of the trio, although Police teams were sent to confirm the details. “The three were released today and have reached their homes. The kidnappers have been identified and we are looking for the group. Hopefully, there will be a breakthrough in the case soon,” said Singh. The Police had identified militants linked to A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) behind the abduction.
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March - 25 
Without naming anyone, paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on March 25 blamed ‘some separatists’ for provoking Kashmiri youth to tread path of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir but expressed hope that they will return to the mai
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Without naming anyone, paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on March 25 blamed ‘some separatists’ for provoking Kashmiri youth to tread path of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir but expressed hope that they will return to the mainstream, reports Daily Excelsior. “We won’t blame anybody. May be they are carried away and misguided by some separatist group. But at the same time I am sure they will come back to mainstream, and it is much of hype, it’s not much of the increase in militants,” said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) CRPF, Sanjeev Dhundia, Srinagar (North) on the sidelines of a function. He was replying to a question with regard to increase in local recruitment of militants in Valley over the last two years. The DIG, however, said the Security Forces (SFs) are in control of the situation. “Of course, lately, a few incidents have happened but things are in control and CRPF and JKP (Jammu and Kashmir Police) together is able to control the situation and we will handle it well and we will try our best that peace loving citizens of our State and Country have a wonderful future and life ahead,” he said.
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March - 26 
A self-styled ‘area commander’ of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), identified as Sawan Gounjhu alias Bhola Gounjhu (28), was arrested from Mc Cluskieganj area in Ranchi District on March 26, reports The Telegraph. Police recovered a
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A self-styled ‘area commander’ of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), identified as Sawan Gounjhu alias Bhola Gounjhu (28), was arrested from Mc Cluskieganj area in Ranchi District on March 26, reports The Telegraph. Police recovered a country-made pistol, two live cartridges, two mobile phones, a two-wheeler and INR 5,000 in cash from him. TPC is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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March - 26 
Andhra Pradesh (AP) Greyhounds with assistance from Malkangiri District Police of Odisha from the other side of the border have launched a sudden and massive combing operation on the Andhra-Odisha border, reports The Times of India on March 26. Polic
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Andhra Pradesh (AP) Greyhounds with assistance from Malkangiri District Police of Odisha from the other side of the border have launched a sudden and massive combing operation on the Andhra-Odisha border, reports The Times of India on March 26. Police sources claimed movement of Naxals- [Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] was spotted on the AOB and that the elite force has ventured deep to nab them.
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March - 26 
Two Army personnel and a civilian were injured in a grenade attack on a Security Forces (SFs) party near a Police Station on the National Highway in Bijbehara town in Anantnag District on March 26, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that the milita
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Two Army personnel and a civilian were injured in a grenade attack on a Security Forces (SFs) party near a Police Station on the National Highway in Bijbehara town in Anantnag District on March 26, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that the militants hurled a grenade on a Police and Army party, injuring two Army personnel and one civilian, identified as Farooq Ahmad of Dupatyar village of Bijbehara. Army men also fired in air after the attack but the militants fled away taking advantage of busy market place. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) has claimed the responsibility of grenade attack on SFs in Bijbehara town.
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March - 27 
A five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) from Pakistan reached New Delhi on March 27, to carry out a probe into the Pathankot terror attack of January 2, 2016 marking the first-ever such visit to the country to probe terror case, reports Mid Day.
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A five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) from Pakistan reached New Delhi on March 27, to carry out a probe into the Pathankot terror attack of January 2, 2016 marking the first-ever such visit to the country to probe terror case, reports Mid Day. The team, which was received by officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Pakistan High Commission, will on March 29, visit Pathankot.The team is headed by Chief of Punjab’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Muhammad Tahir Rai and comprises Lahore’s Deputy Director General Intelligence Bureau Mohammad Azim Arshad, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official Lieutenant Colonel Tanvir Ahmed, Military Intelligence official Lieutenant Colonel Irfan Mirza and Gujjaranwala CTD Investigating Officer Shahid Tanveer. The team would be going to the NIA headquarters on March 28 (today) morning where they would be given a 90-minute presentation by NIA team about the probe conducted so far and evidences that show that the terror attack was planned from across the border in Pakistan, official sources said.
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March - 27 
A hardcore woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre from Andhra Pradesh, identified as Puwala Achhama alias Laxmi (27), carrying INR 400,000 award on her head in Odisha, surrendered in the Koraput District on March 27, reports The Hin
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A hardcore woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre from Andhra Pradesh, identified as Puwala Achhama alias Laxmi (27), carrying INR 400,000 award on her head in Odisha, surrendered in the Koraput District on March 27, reports The Hindu. Laxmi also helped the Police in seizure of large quantity of materials of Maoist use including mines detonators, remote sensors and arsenal for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and INR 144,000 in cash. Laxmi was the ‘area committee member’, third Central Regional Company.
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In a separate incident, unidentified assailants set ablaze a Tata Magic passenger van on the intervening night of March 27 and 28 at Yairipok Tulihal Mayai Leikai in Imphal East District, reports Kanglaonline. The Tulihal Educated Association in a pr
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In a separate incident, unidentified assailants set ablaze a Tata Magic passenger van on the intervening night of March 27 and 28 at Yairipok Tulihal Mayai Leikai in Imphal East District, reports Kanglaonline. The Tulihal Educated Association in a press note condemned in the strongest terms and said the vehicle which belongs to one Mohammad Anwar was completely destroyed in the arson. It claimed that the arson also inflicted damage to his garage and parts of the residence. Terming the act as criminal, the association demanded the arsonists to clarify why the act was committed within seven days failing which it along with public will launch intense agitation against the incident.
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March - 27 
Suspected militants triggered a powerful blast suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the residential gate of Chief Engineer of Irrigation and Flood Control Department (IFCD) Gurumayum Robindro Sharma located at Uripok Bachaspati Lei
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Suspected militants triggered a powerful blast suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the residential gate of Chief Engineer of Irrigation and Flood Control Department (IFCD) Gurumayum Robindro Sharma located at Uripok Bachaspati Leikai under Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West District on March 27, reports E-Pao. The blast occurred inside a drain located on the northern side of Robindro's residential gate where the security personnel deployed at his residence.
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March - 27 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have killed two persons in separate incidents in Gadchiroli District on March 27, reports The Hindu. The victims were identified as Suryabhan Tembhurne (38), resident of Wako village, and Pancha
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have killed two persons in separate incidents in Gadchiroli District on March 27, reports The Hindu. The victims were identified as Suryabhan Tembhurne (38), resident of Wako village, and Panchamsingh Koreti (65), resident of Sonpur village.
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March - 27 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze 14 vehicles and equipment of a construction company engaged in a track-doubling project near Turki railway station in Muzaffarpur District on March 27, reports The Hindu. A group of a
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze 14 vehicles and equipment of a construction company engaged in a track-doubling project near Turki railway station in Muzaffarpur District on March 27, reports The Hindu. A group of about 50 Maoists stormed into the project office of M/S Hari Construction Company around 2 a.m., Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ranjeet Kumar Mishra said. The Maoists also assaulted three security guards. The arson was allegedly due to non-payment of ‘levy’ by the company, SSP Mishra added.
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March - 27 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA)sleuths on March 27 will interrogate Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) activist Asad Ali alias Asadullah, who was arrested by Assam Police while he was trying to cross over from Bangladesh to India at Sutark
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA)sleuths on March 27 will interrogate Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) activist Asad Ali alias Asadullah, who was arrested by Assam Police while he was trying to cross over from Bangladesh to India at Sutarkandi in Karimganj District on March 20, reports The Telegraph. The accused is close to Burdwan-blast accused Sahanur Alam, who was charge sheeted by the NIA in the case. An official source said, a team of NIA officials will come from its Calcutta office and interrogate the JMB member to ascertain if he had any role in the Burdwan blast. The team will question him in the custody of Assam Police. Ali, who hails from Mukalmua Police Station area in Nalbari District, has been remanded in 10-day Police custody after he was produced in court in Guwahati on March 22. "If we find during the interrogation a direct link with the Burdwan blast case then we will arrest him and take him into our custody," the source said.
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March - 27 
The Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) will observe Monday (March 28) as a black day to protest against a year of abrogation of ceasefire by the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) g
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The Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) will observe Monday (March 28) as a black day to protest against a year of abrogation of ceasefire by the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) group, reports The Assam Tribuneon March 28. “March 28 is a black day for us as instead of considering peace, the Khaplang group last year abrogated the ceasefire with the Indian government,” Wangtin Konyak, president of NSCN-R, said. The NSCN-R came into existence in April 2015, immediately after the NSCN-K broke the ceasefire with New Delhi. The founders of the NSCN-R, who were formerly senior leaders of the Khaplang group and opposed to abrogating the peace pact, now have a ceasefire with the Indian government.
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March - 28 
11 lower-rung CPI-Maoist cadres including two women surrendered in Kondagaon District on March 28, reports NDTV. They were active as People’s Militia members of CPI-Maoist in the region and are residents of Bayanar, Rajbeda and Choote Usari vil
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11 lower-rung CPI-Maoist cadres including two women surrendered in Kondagaon District on March 28, reports NDTV. They were active as People’s Militia members of CPI-Maoist in the region and are residents of Bayanar, Rajbeda and Choote Usari villages of the District
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March - 28 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp was demolished and huge cache of arms and ammunition seized by security personnel in Patdarah reserve forest area under Boden block in Nuapada District on March 28, reports The New Indian Express. I
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp was demolished and huge cache of arms and ammunition seized by security personnel in Patdarah reserve forest area under Boden block in Nuapada District on March 28, reports The New Indian Express. Informing this to media persons, Nuapada Superintendent of Police (SP) Pinak Mishra said the Security Force (SF) personnel seized five tiffin bombs of 2 to 3 kg each, 20 detonators, 30 metres of safety fuse wires, live bullets, medicines, Maoist uniforms and food materials.
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March - 28 
Amid criticism of the government for allowing a Pakistani investigation team to probe the Pathankot attack, Indian investigators on March 28, said the visiting officials did not "contradict" any of the evidence submitted by the National Inv
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Amid criticism of the government for allowing a Pakistani investigation team to probe the Pathankot attack, Indian investigators on March 28, said the visiting officials did not "contradict" any of the evidence submitted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports First Post. There was a detailed presentation by NIA to the visiting team on the evidence on March 28. These evidences "prove" India's claims that the Pathankot attack on 2 January was planned in Pakistan and had a link to the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and its 'chief' Masood Azhar, they said. "The fact that they did not contradict or made any adverse comment or observation is a positive sign," the sources said.
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March - 28 
An exchange of fire occurred between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Security Force (SF) personnel inside the forest near Ladapadar under Gochhapada Police Station limits of Kandhamal District on March 28, reports The Hindu. It o
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An exchange of fire occurred between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Security Force (SF) personnel inside the forest near Ladapadar under Gochhapada Police Station limits of Kandhamal District on March 28, reports The Hindu. It occurred while personnel of Special Operation Group (SOG) were involved in an anti-Maoist operation in the area. The exchange of fire continued for 15 to 20 minutes. The Maoists managed to escape from the spot and no injury was reported from either side. The security personnel seized goods of day-to-day use of Maoists from the spot.
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March - 28 
As many as 184 security personnel and 259 civilians were killed by CPI-Maoist in Odisha from 2005 till date (March 28, 2016) Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik informed the Odisha Assembly on March 28, 2015, reports The New Indian Express. In a writt
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As many as 184 security personnel and 259 civilians were killed by CPI-Maoist in Odisha from 2005 till date (March 28, 2016) Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik informed the Odisha Assembly on March 28, 2015, reports The New Indian Express. In a written reply to a question from Duryodhan Majhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Chief Minister said the killed security personnel included 36 from Andhra Pradesh and nine from Chhattisgarh. He said 152 Maoists were killed in Police encounters during the period. As many as 919 Maoist-related violent cases occurred in the State since 2005, he added.Further, the CM added that annual incidents of violence related to CPI-Maoist have remained below 100 during the last four consecutive years in Odisha, reports The Hindu on March 29. Since 2013, the number of LWE violence reported from different districts has come down below 80 per year in sharp contrast over 100 incidents of violence each in preceding four years, said CM Patnaik. The year 2009 was the worst year in terms of numbers of violence. In that year, 148 such cases were reported while the following year (2010) too witnessed large incidents of violence. But in last three years, 2015, 2014 and 2013, numbers of violence in each year remained between 70 and 80. Till February 29, 2016, there has been report of 26 such cases. Security Forces have managed to neutralise over 20 Maoists in a year on four occasions. The CM said since 2014 as many as 171 Maoists had surrendered before the State Government. But out of 171, only 68 Maoists surrendered and joined the rehabilitation policy. Two of these surrendered Maoists were members of Central Committee and State Committee. At present, 19 Districts of Odisha are affected by the Maoist violence while there are recent reports of Maoist activities in Boudh and Angul Districts. To combat the Maoists, 17 battalions (9 CRPF and 8 BSF battalions) of Central Armed Police Force are supporting the State police. Odisha has received INR 2,955.79 crore under the Integrated Action Plan, Security Related Expenditure Scheme, Special Infrastructure Scheme, Construction and Strengthening of Fortified Police Scheme and Modernisation of Police Forces Scheme.
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March - 28 
Banners suspected to have been put up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have surfaced in Sringeri taluk (administrative unit) of Chikkamagaluru District, addressing elected representatives and officials with regard to various issues
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Banners suspected to have been put up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have surfaced in Sringeri taluk (administrative unit) of Chikkamagaluru District, addressing elected representatives and officials with regard to various issues, including clearance of encroachments, the controversial tiger project and granting land to the landless, reports The Hindu. Residents of Bukkadi Bailu village, near Sringeri, on March 29 found around 10 such banners.
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March - 28 
In what is seen as "irrefutable" evidence of Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM's) role in the Pathankot terror attack (January 2, 2016), the Facebook account of Kashif Jaan, the handler of the four Pakistani attackers, shows many known Jaish
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In what is seen as "irrefutable" evidence of Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM's) role in the Pathankot terror attack (January 2, 2016), the Facebook account of Kashif Jaan, the handler of the four Pakistani attackers, shows many known Jaish terrorists in his 'friend list' while his timeline has videos from news channels relating to the Pathankot strike, The Times of India reports on March 29. Jaish man Kashif's Facebook posts, presented before the Pakistan Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on March 28, also include several videos/photos of JeM terrorists killed over time as well as video/audio clips of the terror outfit's chief Maulana Masood Azhar condemning arrests of Jaish operatives.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) dossier prepared for the JIT's visit refers to the statements of witnesses, including Punjab Policeman Salwinder Singh, his friend Rajesh Verma and cook Madan Gopal, claiming that they heard the names "Masood Azhar", "Rauf" and "Asghar" (Rauf Asghar is Masood Azhar's brother and was reportedly in touch with the handlers) mentioned several times by the terrorists as they travelled Singh's waylaid car on December 31. Also, the details of calls made using IMO App on the Pakistani number of Kashif have been retrieved, showing his conversations with the terrorists not only post-infiltration but right from December 28, when they were still in Pakistan. The app/conversations show up names affiliated to Jaish, including Khayam Batti.The dossier contains detailed Google Earth maps showing the point of infiltration, the route taken by terrorists to access the Pathankot airbase, the point of killing of taxi driver Ikagar Singh and where Salwinder's car was intercepted, the point of the fidayeen's entry into the base and their hiding places within. The details of the NIA probe shared with the JIT include seizures made from the encounter site, recoveries from the terrorists' bodies, and DNA matches that scientifically link the four slain attackers to Ikagar's murder and the actual encounter. Meanwhile, the NIA, which seeks to know the action taken by Pakistan on its letter rogatory on the attacks, has sought pinpoint replies on the identity of terrorists, besides asking them to locate the place where the conspiracy was hatched, and timing of the reconnaissance done ahead of the attack, among other details.
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March - 28 
In yet another success for Kiang based 202 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), which has been making efforts to bring Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) supporters to the mainstream, 281 aides gave up arms before Police in Malka
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In yet another success for Kiang based 202 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), which has been making efforts to bring Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) supporters to the mainstream, 281 aides gave up arms before Police in Malkangiri District on March 28, reports The New Indian Express. Natives of Sanguma and Barha villages of Kartanpalli gram panchayat (village level local self government institution) under Mathili Police Station limits reached the District Police office en masse and announced their decision to join the mainstream before Superintendent of Police (SP) Mitrabhanu Mahapatra. They used to work for the Darva Division of the CPI-Maoist in the remote and dense forest areas under Mathili Police Station limits, bordering Chhattisgarh, Mahapatra said.
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March - 28 
Infosys techie Raghvendran Ganesan, 31, who had been missing since the terror attacks of Brussels on March 22, was confirmed dead on March 28, reports The Times of India. Following a DNA test, the Belgian authorities identified him as the sole Indian
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Infosys techie Raghvendran Ganesan, 31, who had been missing since the terror attacks of Brussels on March 22, was confirmed dead on March 28, reports The Times of India. Following a DNA test, the Belgian authorities identified him as the sole Indian victim of the terror strikes that have killed 35 people and injured over 300.Ganesan's last call had been traced to the Metro in the Belgian capital. He took the Metro route for work every day and had last spoken to his Mumbai-based parents over Skype just an hour before the attacks. A friend said he had even marked himself safe on Facebook after the two blasts at the Zaventem airport. He however, went missing after a third bomb went off at Maelbeek Metro station on the rue de la Loi, close to the European Union (EU) Headquarters, nearly an hour later.Authorities from the Indian Embassy in Belgium said Ganesan's body, which had been kept at the military hospital in Brussels, will be handed over to his younger brother Chandrasekar and parents Annapoorni and Ganesan C, all of whom are currently there. The body will be brought to Chennai via Amsterdam on March 29.
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March - 28 
On March 28, five members of a Pakistani Joint Investigation Team (JIT) listened to an audio clip that India believes is irrefutable proof of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad’s (JeM) links to the attack on the Pathankot airbase on January 2, 2016
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On March 28, five members of a Pakistani Joint Investigation Team (JIT) listened to an audio clip that India believes is irrefutable proof of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad’s (JeM) links to the attack on the Pathankot airbase on January 2, 2016, reports Hindustan Times. The audio clip purportedly contains the voice of Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar, brother of JeM ‘chief’ Maulana Masood Azhar, claiming to have send ‘mujahideen’ (holy warriors) to attack the Pathankot airbase and making fun of India’s response. “They listened attentively…did not question the evidence provided by us,” said Sharad Kumar, the Chief of India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA).umar was present when the clip was played for the Pakistani team. The team visited the airbase on March 29 as part of its investigations into the attack. “The audio clip of Rauf is an important part of the evidence gathered by NIA during its probe into the January 2 airbase attack as it shows Jaish owning up responsibility of sending attackers,” Kumar said.The clip was uploaded on a Jaish-linked website ‘rangonoor.com’. Jaish also uses another website ‘alqalamonline.com’ for its jihadi propaganda. Write-ups by one ‘Saadi’ which Indian investigators believe to be a pen name of Masood Azhar, appear regularly on alqalamonline.com. During the probe, the NIA found that both the websites are hosted on a service provider called ‘siteground.com’ in Pakistan and a credit card used to payment. The card is in the name of Nasim Ahmad, who we believe is a frontman of the Jaish ‘chief’ and his brother Rauf, said an investigator on the condition of anonymity. Kumar said the NIA will seek access to Maulana Masood Azhar and his brother Rauf besides their voice samples.“We would also like to visit Bahawalpur, where Jaish is headquartered. We expect Pakistan will agree to our demand,” Kumar added. India has already provided intercepted phone calls purported to have been made by the Pathankot attackers to family members and handlers based in Pakistan.
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March - 28 
Six suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a joint search operation in Sukma District, reports NDTV on March 29.
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Six suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a joint search operation in Sukma District, reports NDTV on March 29.
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March - 28 
The ITBP personnel found two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) weighing 2 Kilogram and 5 Kilogram near Jakke Post in Rajnandgaon District, reports The Business Standard on March 29.
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The ITBP personnel found two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) weighing 2 Kilogram and 5 Kilogram near Jakke Post in Rajnandgaon District, reports The Business Standard on March 29.
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March - 28 
The Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) has blamed the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) for the frequent incidents of looting along NH-37(Imphal - Jiribam Road), reports TheSangai Express on March 29. In a statement,
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The Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) has blamed the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) for the frequent incidents of looting along NH-37(Imphal - Jiribam Road), reports TheSangai Express on March 29. In a statement, A Longmei, information and ‘publicity secretary’ of ZUF said that the NSCN-IM has looted goods carrier and passenger vehicles at Longkao numerous times and had robbed INR one million from betel leaf carrying vehicles at Khumji recently right in front of the Indian Army. It also said that house tax of INR 1500 per household was forcibly collected at Khoupum. The poor villagers being afraid of the barrel of guns have to pay and National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) funds were also deducted as taxes. INR 5000 each from every household was collected from Taosang and Lungreang as house tax, it alleged. The NSCN-IM slaughtered two cows from Thanagong village by force and beaten innocent villagers on March 10 and 15. They also thrashed labourers from Nepali and Meitei community at Khoupum Thingdouhap, it alleged. Further on March 23, NSCN-IM had burnt down a betel leaf vehicle at Shanti Khunou (NH-37) and falsely blamed the ZUF for the act, it said. It further said that in the name of operating against ZUF, the NSCN-IM and Indian Army have been playing double standard disturbing the tranquil atmosphere of the public and warned that it will not remain as mute spectator, but defend the rights and freedom of the people
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March - 29 
19 Assam Rifles (AR) troops along with Police arrested one shop owner, identified as Savilie Ritse (50), during a search operation conducted based on information regarding repair of arms of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (
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19 Assam Rifles (AR) troops along with Police arrested one shop owner, identified as Savilie Ritse (50), during a search operation conducted based on information regarding repair of arms of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) cadres in a gun repair shop near Teenpatti junction in Kohima on March 29, reports The Morung Express. A press release from AR informed that five Muzzle Loading Rifles, two .22 Rifles with 2 magazines, two 12 Bore Single Barrel Guns and one 12 Bore Double Barrel Gun without any gun licenses were recovered during the search.
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March - 29 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘area commander’ identified as Bhanu Singh and his associate Chhotu Korwa alias Mister thrashed and shot a Primary Agriculture Co-Operative Society (PACS) ‘President’ - Banwari Pr
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘area commander’ identified as Bhanu Singh and his associate Chhotu Korwa alias Mister thrashed and shot a Primary Agriculture Co-Operative Society (PACS) ‘President’ - Banwari Prasad (40) - of Beta panchayat (village level local self government institution) of Chinia block in Garwah District on March 29 after the latter denied them levy, reports The Times of India. Banwari is currently undergoing treatment at Garhwa hospital.
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March - 29 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre is suspected to have sustained bullet injuries following an exchange of fire between Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel at Pokharibandh reserve forest in Kandhamal District on March 30, repor
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre is suspected to have sustained bullet injuries following an exchange of fire between Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel at Pokharibandh reserve forest in Kandhamal District on March 30, reports The Times of India. "Our jawans found bloodstains in the forest after the ultras escaped from the spot," said Kandhamal Superintendent of Police (SP) K.V. Singh.
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March - 29 
An armed group of suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres visited a tribal colony at Pattakkarimbu in Malapuram District on March 29 night and convened a meeting of the colony natives in which the group urged the people to boyco
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An armed group of suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres visited a tribal colony at Pattakkarimbu in Malapuram District on March 29 night and convened a meeting of the colony natives in which the group urged the people to boycott upcoming Kerala Assembly election and to launch protest against the recent death of a woman of the colony, reports The Times of India. It was around 7pm that the team of 10 persons including three women came to the colony raising slogans against government and Police. Before the meeting they laid an iron chain across the walkway to the colony to prevent colony natives from going outside. The team left the colony after spending more than an hour there, collecting rice and groceries from colony natives.
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March - 29 
Army recovered arms and ammunition from forest area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora District on March 29, reports Daily Excelsior. An operation was launched by 14-Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army in Buth forests of Bandipora during which one Chinese
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Army recovered arms and ammunition from forest area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora District on March 29, reports Daily Excelsior. An operation was launched by 14-Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army in Buth forests of Bandipora during which one Chinese pistol, two magazines, 78 pistol rounds, one pistol pouch, three electronic detonators, nine detonators, nine grenades and eight grenade fuses were recovered from them.
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March - 29 
Four years after the death of Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishenji, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘Politbureau member’, in an encounter with Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) Commando Battalion for Resolute Ac
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Four years after the death of Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishenji, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘Politbureau member’, in an encounter with Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) team in West Midnapore District of West Bengal on November 24, 2011, a former Maoist cadre identified as Shantanu Mahato has claimed that it was he and not the security force who killed the top Maoist leader, reports Mumbai Mirror on March 30. In an interview to a Malayalam news channel, Asianet News, at Midnapore in West Bengal, Mahato claimed that he betrayed Kishenji after the police promised to help him enter the mainstream society.
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March - 29 
Four'suspected' Maoists were arrested on March 29 during a joint search operation by SF personnel in Sukma District, reports PTI. Those arrested included Madvi Dewa (27), Madvi Ganga (25) - both people’s militia heads - and members Kart
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Four'suspected' Maoists were arrested on March 29 during a joint search operation by SF personnel in Sukma District, reports PTI. Those arrested included Madvi Dewa (27), Madvi Ganga (25) - both people’s militia heads - and members Kartami Nanda (23) and Madkami Lakhma (26).
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March - 29 
in Tanghdar sector, Army opened fire after they found suspicious movement near the LoC on March 29, reports Daily Excelsior. A top official said that Army in the forward area fired in Tanghdar sector after they found suspicious movement in Khodi area
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in Tanghdar sector, Army opened fire after they found suspicious movement near the LoC on March 29, reports Daily Excelsior. A top official said that Army in the forward area fired in Tanghdar sector after they found suspicious movement in Khodi area of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on the LoC. Two persons were found in a nullah making suspicious movement near the LoC and Army fired at them, however, they fled back. Sources said that these two persons were conducting recce before infiltration of militants in the sector. Sources said that around 150 militants have gathered at the launch pads near 400 kilometers long LoC in PoK ready for infiltration into Kashmir. These militants are in 12 launch pads that are in PoK near the LoC and they conduct recce before infiltration.
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March - 29 
Indian and Pakistani troops on March 29, traded fire along the Line of Control (LoC) after Pakistan Rangers objected “new constructions” at a forward post in North Kashmir’s Tanghdar sector, reports Daily Excelsior. A senior Securit
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Indian and Pakistani troops on March 29, traded fire along the Line of Control (LoC) after Pakistan Rangers objected “new constructions” at a forward post in North Kashmir’s Tanghdar sector, reports Daily Excelsior. A senior Security Force (SF) official said that 26-Rajput of Army were raising new constructions at Anil Post in Tanghdar sector near the LoC and Pakistan Rangers asked them to stop these constructions by shouting at them. After, Indian Army continued the construction works, Pakistani Rangers fired heavily forcing the Indian Army to stop constructions. However, Army also fired back leading to exchange of fire from both the sides.
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March - 29 
The Police, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and several others are still looking for Tahir alias Janab, an accused in the 2002-03 serial blasts, Mumbai Mirror reports on March 30. Janab had been radicalised by the Dr Jalees Ansari module but when it w
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The Police, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and several others are still looking for Tahir alias Janab, an accused in the 2002-03 serial blasts, Mumbai Mirror reports on March 30. Janab had been radicalised by the Dr Jalees Ansari module but when it was neutralized, he joined hands with Saquib Nachan. Janab was the trainer, who initiated 18 to 20 select recruits into the science and technique of bomb design detonation. The training ground was Nachan's village, Borivali-Padgha in Thane District of Maharashtra.Janab's expertise was not restricted to bombs - he was also highly skilled at generating propaganda material. Many of Nachan's speeches and literature disseminated by the module, was written by Janab.When the Indian Mujahideen (IM) were being investigated, his name cropped up again. Those tracking him surmise that he shuffles between India and Pakistan. A Police source said that Janab was almost arrested during a chase in Agripada in Mumbai, but he slipped away and has been elusive ever since.
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March - 29 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Security Force (SF) personnel in Narayanpur District on March 29, reports The Hindu. "A joint operation, with forces numbering around 700 compri
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Security Force (SF) personnel in Narayanpur District on March 29, reports The Hindu. "A joint operation, with forces numbering around 700 comprising the District Reserve Guard, the Special Task Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Force and the Chhattisgarh Armed Force, was planned in Narayanpur district today (Tuesday) morning. At around 9.30 am, when the parties were searching their target areas in Sulenga Tirkanar forest under Dhaurai police station limits, the Maoists opened heavy firing on them. Our men took a position and retaliated with heavy fire and forced the Maoists to flee from the spot. Our parties followed the Maoists up to three kilometers inside the forest but the ultras managed to run away taking advantage of thick forest. Three dead bodies of uniformed Maoists were found after searching the area," Bastar range Inspector General of Police (IGP), S.R.P. Kalluri said in a statement. "It is estimated that four to five more Maoists have been injured in the encounter and our parties are still searching deep inside the forest for them. All our parties are safe. One INSAS rifle, one 315 rifle and three country-made weapons were also recovered from the spot of the encounter," added IGP Kalluri.
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March - 29 
Troops of 7 Assam Rifles (AR) under the aegis of Red Shield Division arrested one arms smuggler from District Hospital in Churachandpur District, reports E-Pao on March 29. According to a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Pres
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Troops of 7 Assam Rifles (AR) under the aegis of Red Shield Division arrested one arms smuggler from District Hospital in Churachandpur District, reports E-Pao on March 29. According to a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Press Information Bureau (PIB) (Defence Wing), based on a specific input regarding the presence of a suspected person, the troops immediately launched an operation on March 26 and arrested one arms smuggler, identified as Nanglopau (43) of Singgial village near Mata in Thangnuam sub-division in the District, along with two M-4 5.56 mm carbine (USA made) with magazine.
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March - 29 
Two Improvised Explosive devices (IEDs) exploded within a span of half an hour at Moreh in Chandel District on March 29, reports The Telegraph. No one was injured. Police said one bomb exploded near an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) post and the othe
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Two Improvised Explosive devices (IEDs) exploded within a span of half an hour at Moreh in Chandel District on March 29, reports The Telegraph. No one was injured. Police said one bomb exploded near an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) post and the other near the integrated check post.
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March - 30 
A driver and a handyman of a truck were abducted by suspected militants at Koubru Leikai under Sapermeina Police Station in Senapati District on March 30, reports The Assam Tribune. The highway abduction took place when the driver and the handyman we
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A driver and a handyman of a truck were abducted by suspected militants at Koubru Leikai under Sapermeina Police Station in Senapati District on March 30, reports The Assam Tribune. The highway abduction took place when the driver and the handyman were heading towards Dimapur with the empty truck to transport goods. Police with the help of Assam Rifles (AR) searched Koubru Leikai area following the incident and recovered the Ashok Leyland truck but the duo were found missing from the spot.
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March - 30 
A tribunal set up by the central government has upheld the ban on Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) for five years, reports Nagaland Post on March 31. The Centre had set up the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribun
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A tribunal set up by the central government has upheld the ban on Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) for five years, reports Nagaland Post on March 31. The Centre had set up the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal comprising of a Delhi High Court judge for adjudicating whether there is sufficient cause for declaring NSCN-K an unlawful association under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (UMHA) had on September 16, 2015 declared NSCN-K an unlawful organisation for a period of five years under this law. It said the group had unilaterally abrogated the ceasefire with the Centre and conducted an attack on Army on June 4, 2015. The Centre also blamed the NSCN-K for an ambush on the Assam Rifles in May that left eight Security Force (SF) personnel dead. The ban will pave the way for the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the June 4, 2015 ambush, to freeze the assets and properties of NSCN-K leaders in India. According to officials, NSCN-K had abrogated the 14-year-old ceasefire with the Centre on March 27, 2015 and carried out several attacks on SFs in Nagaland and outside.
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March - 30 
Army and Police recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition during a joint search operation at Koti Nallah in Basti area under Doda Police Station in Doda District on March 30, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said a joint team of 10 R
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Army and Police recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition during a joint search operation at Koti Nallah in Basti area under Doda Police Station in Doda District on March 30, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said a joint team of 10 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Doda Police launched search operation along Koti Nallah after developing information about a dump of arms and ammunition along the Nallah. Recoveries made included one .303 rifles with one magazine, one single barrel gun, one Chinese pistol with one magazine, 57 rounds of AK-47, six rounds of Chinese pistol, one Lava mobile telephone without battery and one Motorola walky-talky set in addition to some war like stores.
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March - 30 
Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on March 31, night arrested from Kheda District a man named Narsinh Sevla of Banswada, Rajasthan, with FICN of the face value of over INR 14.1 million, reports The Times of India. "We are looking for associates
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Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on March 31, night arrested from Kheda District a man named Narsinh Sevla of Banswada, Rajasthan, with FICN of the face value of over INR 14.1 million, reports The Times of India. "We are looking for associates of Narsinh who had ordered the consignment. We will nab them very soon," said a senior Police official."ATS officials are bringing the accused to Ahmedabad for further interrogation," said a senior Police official. The sources said Gujarat ATS had a tip-off about Narsinh ferrying counterfeit notes into Gujarat from Rajasthan.
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March - 30 
In light of the ongoing threat of major terrorist attacks throughout the world, and as part of our strong counter-terrorism partnership, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted a two-week m
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In light of the ongoing threat of major terrorist attacks throughout the world, and as part of our strong counter-terrorism partnership, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted a two-week major case management seminar for senior level investigators from NIA, as well as multiple state Police entities, in late March 2016, The Times of India reports on March 31.Co-sponsored by NIA and the Office of the Legal Attache at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, the seminar focused on exchanging best practices for conducting wide-scale investigations, particularly of terrorist attacks. "In our current global threat environment, it is becoming more and more important for investigators to understand the comprehensive nature of managing a large-scale terror investigation. With all of its moving parts, waiting for something to happen is not the right time to begin the learning process," stated FBI Legal Attache Ashish L. Sawkar."Through our partnership with NIA, the FBI has been able to share lessons it has learned from its investigations into the attacks of September 11th [9/11], as well as, many other national security investigations. And our investigators were able to hear about the NIA's lessons since the November 26th [26/11] Mumbai attacks. It is in our mutual interest to share these lessons with our partners in order to promote the safety and security of our citizens worldwide," he added.
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March - 30 
India and Belgium on March 30, agreed to restart and expedite talks on a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) and an Extradition Treaty, among other steps, to fight terrorism, reports Indian Express. “Last week has been a sad week for Belgium.
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India and Belgium on March 30, agreed to restart and expedite talks on a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) and an Extradition Treaty, among other steps, to fight terrorism, reports Indian Express. “Last week has been a sad week for Belgium. Let me say Prime Minister, that we share the depth of sorrow and grief that the people of Belgium have experienced in the last eight days… Having experienced terrorist violence ourselves on countless occasions, we share your pain… In this time of crisis, the whole of India stands in full support and solidarity with the Belgian people. I deeply appreciate your welcome and the time that you have devoted to me despite pressing demands on you,” said Modi.“As part of our efforts to respond to this common challenge, we could resume discussions on a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. Negotiations on an extradition treaty and a treaty on exchange of sentenced prisoners could be concluded expeditiously,” he added.The two countries vowed to work together to counter the “misuse” of religion by groups and countries for perpetrating terror acts, as they underlined the need for all nations to effectively deal with terrorism emanating from their soil or territories under their control. In a joint statement, the two sides reaffirmed their belief that no issue or cause can justify dreadful and indiscriminate acts of violence against innocent people. The two sides recognised the urgent need to disrupt terror networks and their financing channels, eliminate terrorist safe havens, training infrastructure and cross-border movement of terrorists.“The two Prime Ministers underlined the need for all countries to effectively deal with terrorism emanating from their territory or territories under their control. Both sides reiterated that there should be zero tolerance for terrorism-related activities including those that are sponsored by state actors and entities and where terrorism is used as an instrument of state policy,” the statement said. “They agreed that the growing menace of terrorism knows no boundaries and its root causes and manifestations must be tackled through united efforts by the international community,” it said.
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March - 30 
Indian National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval met with his US counterpart Susan Rice on March 30, to discuss counter-terrorism cooperation amid a smoke-and-mirror spy spat between India and Pakistan, reports The Times of India. Doval arrived in W
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Indian National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval met with his US counterpart Susan Rice on March 30, to discuss counter-terrorism cooperation amid a smoke-and-mirror spy spat between India and Pakistan, reports The Times of India. Doval arrived in Washington D.C. ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit here on March 31 (today) for the Nuclear Security Summit, and discussed a raft of issues beyond the primary agenda of the meet. National Security Council Spokesman Ned Price said they exchanged views on the "prospects for commercial progress this year under the US-India civil nuclear cooperation. Rice also reiterated US' support for India's membership of the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) and the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
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March - 30 
On March 30, two persons, identified as Kalu Mori, a manager of Bhavnagar District Cooperative Bank and Bhagwan Chauhana were arrested in Bhavnagar for allegedly running a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, reports The Times of India. Mori is t
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On March 30, two persons, identified as Kalu Mori, a manager of Bhavnagar District Cooperative Bank and Bhagwan Chauhana were arrested in Bhavnagar for allegedly running a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, reports The Times of India. Mori is the manager of the bank's Shetrunji Dam branch in Palitana town. "On Wednesday, we raided Chauhan's residence and recovered 61 fake currency notes. During questioning, he revealed that Mori was also involved in the crime and raided his house too. We found 27 fake notes of Rs 500 denomination each from there and arrested him,'' said Ketan Rathod, in-charge Police Inspector. Giving details of their modus operandi, official sources said that Chauhan gave FICN to Mori who deposited them in the bank. "They took advantage of March ending as people are in a hurry to count the money and fake notes would easily be passed on as real," said a Police official. "Chauhan's brother Dilip, who lives in Bhavnagar and Lalji Patel are involved. Chauhan and Mori were getting fake notes from Patel. Once we nab him, we will know the source of the counterfeit notes and unravel the entire racket,'' said Police.
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March - 30 
Pakistan has detained a number of suspects in the Pathankot terror attack case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on March 30, reports India Today. The NIA statement came after a meeting with the five-member Pakistan Joint Investigation Te
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Pakistan has detained a number of suspects in the Pathankot terror attack case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on March 30, reports India Today. The NIA statement came after a meeting with the five-member Pakistan Joint Investigation Team (JIT) visited the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, which was attacked by suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in January 2, 2016."Pakistan team has told us that they have arrested some people in connection with the Pathankot case. We have given them a list of our demands. We are in the process of handing over certain documents to them. The witnesses will be examined tomorrow," NIA Director General Sharad Kumar said. "The Pakistani team has shared details of their investigations," Kumar said, adding that the details of the detentions cannot be shared at this stage as the investigation is going on."We are holding discussions with the Pakistan team on reciprocity basis. Reciprocity means whatever cooperation we are extending to them for prosecution they will also extend the same. Evidence collection and examination of witnesses will continue for one or two more days," Kumar stated.Other than phone numbers of Rauf, brother of Jaish 'chief' Masood Azhar, NIA shared numbers of the companies who had supplied the packed food to the terrorists. NIA also cited similarities between the Pathankot attack with those in Samba and Kathua last year like using same GPS and wireless sets, the modus operandi of hijacking cars, energy drink 'Red bull' (common in all attacks), identical wire cutters and arms and ammunition of Eastern Europe, Russian and Chinese make which are available in the Af-Pak region.
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March - 30 
Sevenjawans (troopers) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed in a landmine explosion triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Dantewada District on March 30, reports The Hindu. “A vehicle of the CRPF&rsq
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Sevenjawans (troopers) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed in a landmine explosion triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Dantewada District on March 30, reports The Hindu. “A vehicle of the CRPF’s 230th battalion was blown up by Maoists near the Malewara market on the Dantewada-Sukma road around 3 p.m. Seven jawans were martyred in the blast,” said Dinesh Pratap Upadhyay, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), CRPF, Dantewada Range. The blast left a five-foot crater and blew the Tata 407 vehicle into pieces. “The jawans belonged to the Ghusaras CRPF camp in Dantewada and were returning after leave for Holi,” Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Kamlochan Kashyap said. The Maoists also had brought some people carrying traditional weapons, possibly to snatch the weapons from the CRPF men. However, source confirmed that all seven troopers belonged to the “non-combat” staff and were carrying no weapons with them. Upadhyay added “The blast was so powerful that the bodies were thrown 100-150 metres away. Almost all of them might have died in the explosion or would have been on the verge of death. But it is true that Maoists shot some of the bodies.” The deceased troopers were identified as Sub-Inspector D. Vijay Raj, Constables Pradeep Tirkey, Rupnarayan Das, Devendra Chourasia, Ranjan Dash and Mritunjoy Mukharjee and driver Saindane Nana Usesing.
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March - 30 
The disbanding ceremony for United A'chik Liberation Army (UALA), which was slated for this week in Meghalaya, was postponed on March 30, as the outfit sought more time from the government to bring all its cadres together, reports The Telegraph.
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The disbanding ceremony for United A'chik Liberation Army (UALA), which was slated for this week in Meghalaya, was postponed on March 30, as the outfit sought more time from the government to bring all its cadres together, reports The Telegraph. In December 2015, the outfit had signed a formal peace pact with the state government and the disbanding was scheduled for February, 2016 and then postponed to March, 2016. However, an emergent meeting was held at circuit house in Tura with the officials of Police and District Administration, which was attended by the outfit's ‘chairman’ Novembirth Ch. Marak, ‘commander-in-chief’ Norok X. Momin and ‘general secretary’ Nagra Marak, amongst others. The meeting on March 30, holds significance, as ‘commander-in-chief’ Norok attended the talks for the first time. He had remained absent during the signing of the peace pact as well, citing health issues, which had raised fears that Norok might not join the peace talks. "His presence at the meeting today shows UALA's sincerity towards the peace talks. They have sought additional time for the disbanding ceremony, as they have not been able to establish contact with their cadres, who are spread across Garo hills," said Pravin Bakshi, Deputy Commissioner of West Garo Hills and Chairman of the disbanding ceremony for UALA. The outfit has strength of 70 cadres. About 25 cadres have come forward and are camping on Baljek airport premises, near Jengjal in West Garo Hills, which has been designated as a "transit camp". Bakshi said the disbanding is likely to take place in May, 2016, though the date for the ceremony has not been fixed.
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The Gujarat High Court on March 30 upheld the order of a trial court which had dropped criminal proceedings against Asgar Ali and Mohammed Abdul Rauf in connection with the 2003 alleged “Inter-Services Intelligence-ISI or jihadi Conspiracy&rdqu
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The Gujarat High Court on March 30 upheld the order of a trial court which had dropped criminal proceedings against Asgar Ali and Mohammed Abdul Rauf in connection with the 2003 alleged “Inter-Services Intelligence-ISI or jihadi Conspiracy” case to avenge the 2002 riots, reports Indian Express. “Asgar Ali and Mohammed Rauf had already been convicted in Haren Pandya murder case in which they were later acquitted. The police had booked them in the ISI conspiracy case, but there was no new material against them. The evidence the police had produced in conspiracy case were identical to what they had in Haren Pandya murder case. This amounted to double jeopardy under section 300 of CrPC and on this ground the sessions court dropped the proceedings against them,” said lawyer Chandrashekhar Gupta, who appeared for Asgar Ali.
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March - 30 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has identified the four fidayeen (suicide attackers) who attacked the Pathankot airbase (January 2, 2016) and two of their Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) operators, reports First Post. The revealed names
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has identified the four fidayeen (suicide attackers) who attacked the Pathankot airbase (January 2, 2016) and two of their Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) operators, reports First Post. The revealed names of the four fidayeen- Nasir Hussain, Hafiz Abu Bakar, Abdul Qayum and Umar Farooq. The report also reveals that these attackers' residence Vehari (Punjab), Gujranwala (Punjab), Sukkur (Sindh) and Sanghar (Sindh) Districts in Pakistan. Pakistani-based operators, identified as Kashif Jan and Shahid Latif, are allegedly responsible for operations in operations Sailkot and lauching cadres in India respectively. The report further added that Kashif has been missing since his name came in the investigations and Latif was deported back to Pakistan after having served 10 years in an Indian jail.The NIA has shared this information with the Pakistani Joint Investigation Team (JIT). The names and addresses of the attacker were discovered after their bodies were recovered from the encounter site and according to Sharad Kumar, Director General NIA, they are waiting for the JIT to give them a confirmation on the names and get back to the NIA.
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March - 30 
Two Bru (Reang) militants were killed in an encounter with the Police in Ramshantipur locality in Hailakandi District on March 30, reports The Times of India. Two persons, who had been abducted by them, were rescued. Police and Central Reserve Police
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Two Bru (Reang) militants were killed in an encounter with the Police in Ramshantipur locality in Hailakandi District on March 30, reports The Times of India. Two persons, who had been abducted by them, were rescued. Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel launched an operation in the District near the Assam-Mizoram border to rescue the two persons who had been abducted from Silchar in Cachar District on March 25. They are yet to be identified. The officer said three other militants were arrested during the operation.
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March - 30 
Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on March 30 said Pakistan has for the first time acknowledged that the terror attack in Pathankot had its roots in that country, reports New Indian Express. Singh said Pakistan had been continuously saying that
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on March 30 said Pakistan has for the first time acknowledged that the terror attack in Pathankot had its roots in that country, reports New Indian Express. Singh said Pakistan had been continuously saying that it has no involvement in militant and terror activities in India. He said, however, now Pakistan has acknowledged that the Pathankot attack (January 2, 2016) and filed an First Information Report (FIR). He said the Pakistani probe team has come to India and our team is going to Pakistan. Singh said the change has come due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s astute and positive political capability. He said, all the countries of the world are acknowledging that India's strength is increasing.
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March - 31 
71 Maoist aides, including 18-militia members and six village committee members, surrendered before Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Mitrabhanu Mahapatra at District Police Office in Malkangiri District, reports orissadiary.com on April 1.
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71 Maoist aides, including 18-militia members and six village committee members, surrendered before Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Mitrabhanu Mahapatra at District Police Office in Malkangiri District, reports orissadiary.com on April 1.
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘zonal commander’ Ram Mohan Munda, one of Jharkhand's top Maoists who carries INR One Million cash reward, was arrested with two aides after a brief encounter with the Security Force (SF)
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘zonal commander’ Ram Mohan Munda, one of Jharkhand's top Maoists who carries INR One Million cash reward, was arrested with two aides after a brief encounter with the Security Force (SF) personnel on the outskirts of Ranchi District on March 31, reports The Times of India. On the inputs of Munda, a series of 25 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were found from Angara area on April 1 afternoon. Ram Mohan's career in Left-Wing Extremism spans more than a decade. He also led a special armed guerrilla group known as 'Ram Mohan dasta'. In 2008, Ram Mohan with Kundan Pahan, another top Maoist ‘commander’, looted INR 50 million from ICICI Bank cash van and also murdered Tamar Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ramesh Singh Munda and a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) besides several other acts of violence in past. The names of the two aides have not been disclosed. They are dasta members whose profile record is not available with police.
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March - 31 
Based on continuous inputs of insurgent activities over last two weeks in Karbi Anglong District, the Army carried out extensive area domination, and recovered a hideout with large cache of arms and warlike stores and neutralised it in Disama Reserve
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Based on continuous inputs of insurgent activities over last two weeks in Karbi Anglong District, the Army carried out extensive area domination, and recovered a hideout with large cache of arms and warlike stores and neutralised it in Disama Reserve Forest on March 31, reports The Sentinel. The cache includes six country made rifles, two pistols, eight grenades, detonators and huge quantity of explosives.
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March - 31 
China has once again blocked India' bid at the United Nations (UN) to ban Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) 'chief' Maulana Masood Azhar, the mastermind of the Pathankot terror attack, NDTV reports on April 1. According to highly placed sources in N
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China has once again blocked India' bid at the United Nations (UN) to ban Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) 'chief' Maulana Masood Azhar, the mastermind of the Pathankot terror attack, NDTV reports on April 1. According to highly placed sources in New Delhi, just hours before the deadline earlier today (April 1), China requested the UN Committee, which is considering a ban on the chief of the Pakistan-based terror outfit JeM, to keep on hold the designation. After the Pathankot attack on January 2, India in February, 2016 wrote to the UN calling for immediate action to list Azhar under the al Qaeda Sanctions Committee.The submission was armed with strong evidence of the outfit's terror activities and its role in the Pathankot attack that killed seven Indian military personnel. India also told the UN Sanctions Committee that not listing Azhar would expose it and other countries in South Asia to threats from the terror group and its leader. The India submission was considered by the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) for technical aspects of the evidence provided. The technical team then with the support of the US, UK and France had sent it to all the members, sources said.All were told that if there are no objections the designation will be announced after the expiry of the deadline, the sources said. "However, hours before the deadline, China requested the Committee to hold up the banning of the JeM chief," the sources added.
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India and the US discussed ongoing counter-terrorism cooperation in the lead up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival on March 31 for the Nuclear Security Summit, reports Hindustan Times. Modi reached Washington DC from Brussels for the two
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India and the US discussed ongoing counter-terrorism cooperation in the lead up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival on March 31 for the Nuclear Security Summit, reports Hindustan Times. Modi reached Washington DC from Brussels for the two-day summit aimed at preventing nuclear material from falling into the hands of terrorists and traffickers.An initiative of US President Barack Obama, India has wholeheartedly embraced the summit given challenges it faces from terrorist groups based in nuclear-armed Pakistan. There are long-standing security concerns about Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, considered the world’s fastest growing by experts, despite Islamabad’s assertion that it’s safe. Before a meeting with visiting National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on March 30, US secretary of State John Kerry spoke of “serious questions” raised by “some choices” made in the region in the sphere of nuclear arms. He didn’t name any country or entity. India, on the other hand, Kerry said, “has a long record of being a leader, of being responsible” in its stewardship of “nuclear weapons and nuclear materials”.
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March - 31 
Insurgent group People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) on March 31, claimed responsibility for an attack at an AR post near the Manipur capital, Imphal on March 30, reports The Sentinel. A press release issued by ‘Captain&rsq
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Insurgent group People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) on March 31, claimed responsibility for an attack at an AR post near the Manipur capital, Imphal on March 30, reports The Sentinel. A press release issued by ‘Captain’ Achouba, leader of the outfit, said they attacked the post of the AR 40 Battalion located at Lilong in Thoubal District about 15 kilometres away from the state capital, Imphal. AR sources said there was no casualty in the bomb blast at 8.40 p.m. on March 30. Though the Security Force (SF) personnel fired at the militants, they managed to escape. Achouba said a “special force unit of the Red Army”, the military wing of PREPAK, had carried out the attack as part of the ongoing “war” to reclaim “independence”. Such attacks will continue, he said.
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March - 31 
Members of Pakistan's joint investigation team (JIT) could not refute the evidence presented by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to establish that the four terrorists attacked Pathankot base were Pakistani nationals, Indian sources claimed
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Members of Pakistan's joint investigation team (JIT) could not refute the evidence presented by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to establish that the four terrorists attacked Pathankot base were Pakistani nationals, Indian sources claimed, The Times of India reports on April 1. Sources also said the JIT, which spent another day verifying evidence and talking to eye-witnesses, couldn't deny India's case that the attack originated from Pakistan.The JIT was asked to take action against the suspects, including conspirators Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) 'chief' Maulana Masood Azhar, Abdul Rauf, Kashif Jan, Shahid Latif and five others, who planned the attack. The NIA has sought DNA samples of suspects based in Pakistan. All the evidence, officials said, was admissible in Pakistani courts which increases the chance of the NIA getting evidence from their end. "Our probe converges with the Pakistani JIT on some aspects they have shared regarding action taken by them so far. It's for the first time that Pakistani officials couldn't refute the evidence and are more or less agreed that the attackers came from their country," a senior NIA official said. The JIT will now interact with the NIA in a concluding session today (April 1) before leaving for Pakistan.
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March - 31 
on March 31, a woman cadre of Mangal faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Mangal), Yumnam Ibeyaima (40), was arrested from Kodompokpi area in Imphal West District, a police press release said, reports The Assam Tribune. She was arrested by a te
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on March 31, a woman cadre of Mangal faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Mangal), Yumnam Ibeyaima (40), was arrested from Kodompokpi area in Imphal West District, a police press release said, reports The Assam Tribune. She was arrested by a team of Bihar Regiment and Manipur Police. Based on her disclosure, another woman activist of the same group was also arrested by the Police from the outskirts of the State capital. She has been identified as Laishram Manileima (45), the release said.
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Police arrested a person in Dachi Kamal Kote area of Uri in Baramulla District and recovered a grenade from his possession on March 31, reports Daily Excelsior. The person has been identified as Khaki Hussain Shah.
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Police arrested a person in Dachi Kamal Kote area of Uri in Baramulla District and recovered a grenade from his possession on March 31, reports Daily Excelsior. The person has been identified as Khaki Hussain Shah.
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Punjab Additional Director General of Police-ADGP (Government Railway Police) Rohit Chaudhary on March 31 said that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was waiting “in the wings” to carry out a terrorist strike in the region, whenever it got an opportu
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Punjab Additional Director General of Police-ADGP (Government Railway Police) Rohit Chaudhary on March 31 said that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was waiting “in the wings” to carry out a terrorist strike in the region, whenever it got an opportunity, reports Indian Express. Chaudhary, said he was anticipating the next terrorist attack by LeT based on his studies on the pattern of terrorist attacks. “It already stands vindicated that LeT is planning the next strike as there were inputs in February that 10 LeT terrorists had sneaked into India from Pakistan,” Chaudhary said.“The pattern studied by me suggests that the LeT has its resources in place and is set to carry out the attack anytime, whenever it finds an opportunity,” Chaudhary said. Pointing out that LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were taking turns to carry out attacks, Chaudhary said that before the July 27, 2015, Dinanagar attack, which was carried out by LeT, there were attacks on the Rajgarh Police Station in Kathua and the Sambha Army camp by JeM.
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March - 31 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a local militant from Langate area of Handwara in North Kashmir’s Kupwara District on March 31, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said Police along with army’s 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) arrested the militant i
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a local militant from Langate area of Handwara in North Kashmir’s Kupwara District on March 31, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said Police along with army’s 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) arrested the militant identified as Tasaduq Ahmad Pir of Bakihakar village in Handwara area during a search operation.
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March - 31 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) could have got information about the movement of the seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, who were killed in an explosion in Dantewada District March 30, said CRPF Director General (DG)
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) could have got information about the movement of the seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, who were killed in an explosion in Dantewada District March 30, said CRPF Director General (DG) K. Durga Prasad on March 31, reports The Hindu. He also said Maoists could have dug a secret tunnel to plant over 50 kg of explosives under the concrete road. “A surprise movement was under way and it was being done in a secret way. I don’t know how the news got leaked [to Maoists]. The way the incident happened, it is clear that someone gave specific inputs [to Maoists]. We will investigate to find out what went wrong,” he said after paying homage to the deceased. He further said “The blast took place on a well-connected road; a school is barely 100 metres away. It is unlikely that the explosives were put together in a hurry. It was a well-planned and deliberate explosion. We suspect that a tunnel could have been dug to plant the explosives as it is a populated area and the road is a concrete one.”
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March - 31 
The Indian Government has decided not to join a U.S. maintained global terror database in the face of objections from the intelligence agencies, The Hindu reports on April 1. Unhindered access to the Americans to the database of terror suspects in In
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The Indian Government has decided not to join a U.S. maintained global terror database in the face of objections from the intelligence agencies, The Hindu reports on April 1. Unhindered access to the Americans to the database of terror suspects in India, which includes their biometric details, was opposed by both the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB), a senior official in the security establishment said. The proposal has been stuck since it was initially proposed by the U.S. in 2012. There have been several rounds of discussions between India and the U.S. in the past one year on the issue. Both sides narrowed down their differences on several key aspects. The aim was to sign the pact in the next Homeland Security Dialogue to be attended by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his U.S. counterpart Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security.
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March - 31 
The trail of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) entering Mumbai has led the Police to new players, illegal Bangladeshi migrants working as construction labourers and house help, Hindustan Times reports on April 1. According to sources, the porous int
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The trail of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) entering Mumbai has led the Police to new players, illegal Bangladeshi migrants working as construction labourers and house help, Hindustan Times reports on April 1. According to sources, the porous international border in West Bengal’s Malda District is the main route for smuggling FICN into the country. Illegal migrants, Police claimed, visit their villages in Bangladesh frequently and carry fake currency notes on their way back into the city, which they eventually spend in the city.In the first two months of 2016, the Mumbai Police have seized FICN worth INR 318,000 in five separate cases. Nine people have been arrested.“The Malda border has a wall separating the two countries. The smugglers throw stacks of counterfeit currency across the wall, which are then collected by smugglers on the Indian side of the border, most of them locals from villages along the border. Small bundles of the fake currency notes are given to handlers, who transport it to various parts of the country. Crossing over to India costs anywhere between Rs2,000 and Rs5,000. Getting counterfeit currency into the city is not very difficult from there,” said a Crime Branch officer. “The Indo-Bangladesh border acts as the main channel for smuggling. Nowadays, most of the handlers are from Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand,” said Dhananjay Kulkarni, Deputy Commissioner and Mumbai Police spokesperson.
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March - 31 
Unidentified assailants exploded a hand grenade inside the house of one Hemam Momocha at Khumujamba Meitei Leikai in Churachandpur District on March 31, reports The Sangai Express. Nobody was injured in the incident. An unexploded grenade was also re
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Unidentified assailants exploded a hand grenade inside the house of one Hemam Momocha at Khumujamba Meitei Leikai in Churachandpur District on March 31, reports The Sangai Express. Nobody was injured in the incident. An unexploded grenade was also recovered from the house.
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March - 31 
Unidentified assailants exploded a hand grenade which exploded in front of the office of United Social Development Association (USDA) located at Utlou Mayai Leikai under Nambol Police Station in Bishnupur District on March 31, reports The Sangai Expr
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Unidentified assailants exploded a hand grenade which exploded in front of the office of United Social Development Association (USDA) located at Utlou Mayai Leikai under Nambol Police Station in Bishnupur District on March 31, reports The Sangai Express. However, there was no casualty reported.
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*Data till , April 19, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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