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December - 1 
According to Indian Express, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) gave a call for a three-week-long bandh (general shut down) in Bastar region in Chhattisgarh on December 1. The bandh is to start from December 2 and people were asked to s
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According to Indian Express, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) gave a call for a three-week-long bandh (general shut down) in Bastar region in Chhattisgarh on December 1. The bandh is to start from December 2 and people were asked to stock up essential commodities and refrain from travelling outside their villages.
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December - 1 
Hindustan Times reports that two top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) active in several areas including West Bengal were arrested during an operation by Police at Jamsola village in Mayurbhanj District on December 1. "A pist
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Hindustan Times reports that two top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) active in several areas including West Bengal were arrested during an operation by Police at Jamsola village in Mayurbhanj District on December 1. "A pistol and several live cartridges were seized from the duo, identified as Sunaram Murmu (26) of Pondusar village of West Midnapore District and Hapna Tudu (34) of Pallo village under Suliapada Police Station in Odisha," Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO)Sudhakar Jena said. "The Maoists claimed they were working in Lalgarh division and Nayagram division of the outfit under area commander Kishen Ji," he added. "The arrested Maoists were active in Gopiballavpur and Nayagram Police Station areas of West Bengal and Suliapada and Chandua areas of Mayurbhanj District," the Police said.
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December - 1 
Maoists posters have surfaced at many remote villages in Dantewada and Bijapur Districts in South Bastar regarding Maoists call for a bandh from December 2 to 21 to observe “PLGA month”. Peoples’ Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) is the military wing o
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Maoists posters have surfaced at many remote villages in Dantewada and Bijapur Districts in South Bastar regarding Maoists call for a bandh from December 2 to 21 to observe “PLGA month”. Peoples’ Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) is the military wing of the Maoists.
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December - 1 
Sify.com reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead and then beheaded a farmer, identified as Pradeep Singh, in Doodhapani region in Jamtara District on December 1. The Maoists suspected Pradeep as a Police
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Sify.com reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead and then beheaded a farmer, identified as Pradeep Singh, in Doodhapani region in Jamtara District on December 1. The Maoists suspected Pradeep as a Police informer, Superintendent of Police (SP) M P Lakda said. “The number of Maoists cannot be confirmed but they were more than five, they could be six or ten also. They shot him and then chopped off his head," the SP said.
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December - 1 
Sify.com reports that four suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporter, identified as Bikas Mondal (22) at Kumardi village in Purulia District on December 1. “
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Sify.com reports that four suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporter, identified as Bikas Mondal (22) at Kumardi village in Purulia District on December 1. “Bikas was returning home in the evening riding on his motorcycle when four Maoists shot at him,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Sunil Chowdhury said.
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December - 1 
The dead body of Arun Mahato, a local leader of ruling CPI-M, was found in a well in the Jamidardanga forest area in West Midnapore District. According to local media reports, Mahato went missing since November 25, and was killed by Maoists cadres as
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The dead body of Arun Mahato, a local leader of ruling CPI-M, was found in a well in the Jamidardanga forest area in West Midnapore District. According to local media reports, Mahato went missing since November 25, and was killed by Maoists cadres as he campaigned against their violent actions in the region.
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December - 1 
The Hindu reports that the Anti-Naxal Squad of the Udupi Police arrested a suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Shekhar (25) alias Ranjith alias Ravi alias Prem, in the Basavapalu forests in Yedammoge vil
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The Hindu reports that the Anti-Naxal Squad of the Udupi Police arrested a suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Shekhar (25) alias Ranjith alias Ravi alias Prem, in the Basavapalu forests in Yedammoge village of Udupi District on December 1. Shekhar, a resident of Kumaramangalam, Pallipattu, in Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu is the Madurai ‘area commander’, of the CPI-Maoist, Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) Alok Mohan said. He had in his possession five gelatin sticks, 10 detonators, wicks, a prescription for medicines and banned literature of the Maoists. He had come to the District about one-and-a-half months back specifically to impart field-craft training, provide medical assistance to the Maoists, propagate Maoist ideology and act as a courier between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu members of the outfit, the Police said. Shekhar, involved in two cases in Tamil Nadu, - one of sedition and the other under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The Tamil Nadu Police had announced a reward of INR 100, 000 on his head. Police arrested Shekhar, when he was planning to return to Tamil Nadu.
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December - 2 
A group of five Maoists set ablaze an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APARTC) bus after breaking the diesel tank and pouring fuel on the vehicle in the wee hours in Tupakulagudem village in Eturunagarammandal of Warangal District, Po
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A group of five Maoists set ablaze an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APARTC) bus after breaking the diesel tank and pouring fuel on the vehicle in the wee hours in Tupakulagudem village in Eturunagarammandal of Warangal District, Police said.
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December - 2 
A Maoist group barged into the house of another CPI-ML Praja Pratighatana cadre, identified as D. Tirupathi and abducted him and locking his wife and father in the house in the same village. They did not reveal the reasons for the abduction, Police s
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A Maoist group barged into the house of another CPI-ML Praja Pratighatana cadre, identified as D. Tirupathi and abducted him and locking his wife and father in the house in the same village. They did not reveal the reasons for the abduction, Police said.
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December - 2 
About eight Maoist cadres shot dead Kommu Satyam (40), a former Left Wing Extremist (LWE) belonging to the Praja Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML Praja Pratighatana) in Palmela village of Mahadevpur mandal
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About eight Maoist cadres shot dead Kommu Satyam (40), a former Left Wing Extremist (LWE) belonging to the Praja Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML Praja Pratighatana) in Palmela village of Mahadevpur mandal in Karimnagar District. The Maoists branded him as a Police informer.
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December - 2 
In Sarvaipeta villagein in Chigurumamidi Mandal in Karimnagar District, Maoists went to the house of a former Maoist J. Ganapathi and inquired about his whereabouts. When they found that he was not staying in the house, they took his wife Bhagyalaxmi
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In Sarvaipeta villagein in Chigurumamidi Mandal in Karimnagar District, Maoists went to the house of a former Maoist J. Ganapathi and inquired about his whereabouts. When they found that he was not staying in the house, they took his wife Bhagyalaxmi, father Sammaiah and his brother Rammurthy to the village and thrashed them near the martyr’s memorial and warned that they would eliminate Ganapathi for acting as Police informer.
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December - 2 
Orissadiary.com reports that about 30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked on the abandoned Bansapani Police out post and blew it up using a landmine at Banspal village in Keonjhar District on December 2. 'It was
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Orissadiary.com reports that about 30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked on the abandoned Bansapani Police out post and blew it up using a landmine at Banspal village in Keonjhar District on December 2. 'It was a one-room house and the front portion of it has been damaged, and no casualty is reported,’ Inspector General of Police (operation) Sanjeev Marik said.
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December - 2 
Orissadiary.com reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted Hadi Badanaik, a Special Police Officer (SPO) of Andahal village under Mudulipada Police Station in Malkangiri District on December 2. The Maoists ha
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Orissadiary.com reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted Hadi Badanaik, a Special Police Officer (SPO) of Andahal village under Mudulipada Police Station in Malkangiri District on December 2. The Maoists had threatened him to resign from the SPO. But he did not pay hid to the threatening of the Maoists for which the Maoists abducted his Father, Mother and Wife on December 1 and later released them.
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Public transport was paralyzed for the fourth day today in Malkangiri District and certain areas of Koraput District as the Maoists has been celebrating the 10th formation year of its People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) from December 2-8. The t
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Public transport was paralyzed for the fourth day today in Malkangiri District and certain areas of Koraput District as the Maoists has been celebrating the 10th formation year of its People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) from December 2-8. The traffic also was hit in Bandhugaon, Machkund, Onkadeli and Lamataput areas of Koraput District.
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December - 2 
Sify.com reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) carried out a poster campaign asking people not to participate in the village council polls in Simdega District on December 2. The Maoists pasted hundreds of posters
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Sify.com reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) carried out a poster campaign asking people not to participate in the village council polls in Simdega District on December 2. The Maoists pasted hundreds of posters and flyers on walls, trees and buildings. The posters contained pro-Maoist literature across the town, urging locals to stay away from the ongoing election process. "We have received credible information that some Maoist cadres have pasted posters across the town to spread propaganda to influence public opinion on the upcoming village council polls in the region," Superintendent of Police, Vinod Gupta said.
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December - 2 
The Hindu reports that a group of 15 to 20 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Shaik Majeed, a tailor by profession, branding him as a Police informer in Laxmipuram village of Eturunagaram mandal (administrative division
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The Hindu reports that a group of 15 to 20 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Shaik Majeed, a tailor by profession, branding him as a Police informer in Laxmipuram village of Eturunagaram mandal (administrative division) in Warangal District on December 2.
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December - 2 
The Hindu reports that more than 50 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the office of a private road construction firm and set ablaze construction equipments, a mixer machine and a water tanker at Salempur Lodi R
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The Hindu reports that more than 50 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the office of a private road construction firm and set ablaze construction equipments, a mixer machine and a water tanker at Salempur Lodi Road under the Pali Police Station in Jehanabad District late in the night of December 2. The Maoists left behind leaflets, threatening the contractor with a fresh attack if extortion money was not paid, Superintendent of Police Ganesh Kumar said.
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December - 2 
Two villagers, identified as P Chiranjeevi and K Samaiah were abducted by the Maoists cadres in Laxmipuram village of Eturunagaram mandal (administrative division) in Warangal District, Police said.
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Two villagers, identified as P Chiranjeevi and K Samaiah were abducted by the Maoists cadres in Laxmipuram village of Eturunagaram mandal (administrative division) in Warangal District, Police said.
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December - 3 
A Maoist cadre Kajol Mahato was arrested from Pathar Kumkumi village in Salboni area of the District late on December 3. He was involved in the gun battle between the Joint Forces and the Maoists in Pidrakhuli area on November 2.
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A Maoist cadre Kajol Mahato was arrested from Pathar Kumkumi village in Salboni area of the District late on December 3. He was involved in the gun battle between the Joint Forces and the Maoists in Pidrakhuli area on November 2.
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December - 3 
A Maoist supporter, identified as Bimal Ghosh alias Shankar was arrested from Maidan area in Kolkata in the night of December 3. According to sources, the Maoists leaders were scheduled to hold a meeting in the outskirts of the city for discussing th
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A Maoist supporter, identified as Bimal Ghosh alias Shankar was arrested from Maidan area in Kolkata in the night of December 3. According to sources, the Maoists leaders were scheduled to hold a meeting in the outskirts of the city for discussing the Rajarhat land issue and the strategy to gain momentum out of it.
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December - 3 
According to Hindustan Times report dated on December 3, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police has arrested the State Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Kanchan alias Sudip Chongdar alias Batashalias
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According to Hindustan Times report dated on December 3, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police has arrested the State Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Kanchan alias Sudip Chongdar alias Batashalias Gautam (48) along with two other State Committee members in Kolkata over the past 72 hours. According to Police officials, STF personnel were tracking the movement of Kanchan and his associates over the past few months. Kanchan, a science graduate, hailed from Garbeta of West Midnapore and his wife Rita alias Rina Sarkar is also a Maoist squad member. Important documents pertaining to communication with each other were seized from their possession. Kanchan is wanted in several cases of sedition, among which some are related specifically with Lalgarh. Kanchan is among the Maoist think tank that functioned as the architect of Lalgarh movement in November 2008.
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December - 3 
During interrogation, Sudip Chongdar alias Kanchan, the State Committee secretary of the Maoists and other State committee members arrested on December 3, revealed that Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan, the chief of party's military wing - Peoples Liberati
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During interrogation, Sudip Chongdar alias Kanchan, the State Committee secretary of the Maoists and other State committee members arrested on December 3, revealed that Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan, the chief of party's military wing - Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) is alive and fit, said Police's Special Task Force (STF) chief Rajeev Kumar.
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December - 3 
The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blasted three feet of railway track using dynamite near Tilrath railway station in Begusarai District on December 3. The Rail traffic was disrupted in the Barauni-K
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The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blasted three feet of railway track using dynamite near Tilrath railway station in Begusarai District on December 3. The Rail traffic was disrupted in the Barauni-Katiharsection of the East Central Railway (ECR) for over six hours, ECR’s Chief Public Relation Officer Dilip Kumar told PTI. After the blast, they gave a leaflet to the gang man Ram Naresh Yadav posted at railway crossing no 53 claiming responsibility, Kumar said.
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December - 3 
The Maoists triggered a bomb blast on a railway line near Kursela station in Khagaria District. Fortunately, the explosion did not damage the lines, Kumar said. Leaflets left behind by the Maoists claimed that the blasts were in retaliation for the d
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The Maoists triggered a bomb blast on a railway line near Kursela station in Khagaria District. Fortunately, the explosion did not damage the lines, Kumar said. Leaflets left behind by the Maoists claimed that the blasts were in retaliation for the death of ten colleagues in a gun battle with criminals near the confluence of river Ganga-Gandak in Hiranman diara area in Munger District on November 29.
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December - 4 
Asit Shit, commandant of the Maoists Jamboni squad, was arrested from a bus stand in Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore on December 4, reports Sify.com. Superintendent of Police Praveen Tripathi told IANS, 'He was involved in several murder case
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Asit Shit, commandant of the Maoists Jamboni squad, was arrested from a bus stand in Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore on December 4, reports Sify.com. Superintendent of Police Praveen Tripathi told IANS, 'He was involved in several murder cases, including killing of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Soumen Bhagat in May and abduction of three agents of an insurance company from Chichigra in Jhargram.'
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December - 4 
Indian Express reports that Police arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Anu alias Kalpana Maity, State Committee member and wife of Ashim Mondal alias Akash, also said to be one of the closest aides of Koteshwar R
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Indian Express reports that Police arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Anu alias Kalpana Maity, State Committee member and wife of Ashim Mondal alias Akash, also said to be one of the closest aides of Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan from Howrah railway station in Kolkata on December 4. Police have seized several documents, electronic gadgets, improvised rocket launchers and sophisticated foreign made communication devices including wireless sets, voice control operating systems and antennas from her possession.
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December - 4 
Times of India reports that Nunulal Marandi, the younger brother of former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, survived a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack at Chatro Bazar under Deori Police Station area of Giridih District on December
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Times of India reports that Nunulal Marandi, the younger brother of former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, survived a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack at Chatro Bazar under Deori Police Station area of Giridih District on December 4. His Personal Security Officer, Prabhu Soren, is reported missing after the Maoists attacked Nunulal's vehicle.
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December - 5 
Four Maoist cadres, including a woman, were arrested in a search operation in the Belhar forest area of Banka District conducted jointly by State Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on December 5, reports Times of India. One of the arreste
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Four Maoist cadres, including a woman, were arrested in a search operation in the Belhar forest area of Banka District conducted jointly by State Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on December 5, reports Times of India. One of the arrested Maoists, Taro Mandal alias Tarkeshwar Mandal, is an ‘area commander’ was wanted in over two- dozen cases of violence in various Districts of Bihar. He was reportedly involved in former Munger Superintendent of Police (SP) KC SurendraBabu's killing (January 2005), Jhajha railway station attack, attack on Akbarnagar Police camp, blast in several Government buildings and nearly 35 incidents of Maoist violence, Police said. "A notorious Maoist Taro Mandal alias Tarkeshwar Mandal aliasShankar Rai, a resident of Chilki Khand village in Charka Pathar District has been arrested. Along with him Ranjeet Rai alias Suresh Rai from Kharagpur District has been arrested. Taro Mandal has been a wanted in more than two dozen cases," Banka SP, Shyam Kumar said. Two firearms, 45 live cartridges of bullets, cash a motorcycle and pamphlets related to Maoist activities were seized from them, Police said. "Taro Mandal was the prime accused in setting many vehicles on fire during the recently concluded assembly elections. He had fixed three landmines in Bihar region to disturb the poll process. But acting on the information provided by the accused and other intelligence he could not trigger the blast," said Kumar, adds Sify.com. Reportedly, the arrested Maoist has also revealed that they had planned to kill former Minister of Department of Social Welfare Damodar Rawat and Kharagpur District SP, K. Chandra but their bid failed.
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December - 5 
Hindustan Times reports that Police seized Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) literature issued by the North Gadchiroli-Gondia border committee of the Maharashtra unit of the organisation from a roadside bench in Ganeshpeth area in Nagpuron
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Hindustan Times reports that Police seized Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) literature issued by the North Gadchiroli-Gondia border committee of the Maharashtra unit of the organisation from a roadside bench in Ganeshpeth area in Nagpuron December 5. The literature had contents of inciting people to take up arms against the State in protest against ‘injustice’ and highlighted the failures of the Government on various fronts. Deputy Inspector General (anti-naxalite squad) Ravindra Kadamsaid Police were investigating the matter. “No one has been arrested so far,” he said. The pamphlets were issued on the occasion of 10th birth anniversary of the Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), appealed particularly to the younger generation to join the organisation. They said armed struggle was the only way to stop injustice against the have-nots.
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December - 5 
The Hindu reports that a supporter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) -backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) was killed by suspected Maoist cadres in West Midnapore District late on December 5. The victim identif
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The Hindu reports that a supporter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) -backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) was killed by suspected Maoist cadres in West Midnapore District late on December 5. The victim identified as Ajit Bera, a resident of Bachurkhayar village near Nayagram, was dragged out of his home by armed cadres. They searched his mobile phone to check if any numbers of Police officers were stored in it. Police found three posters at the site claiming that Ajit Bera was a Police informer and there were reports that he was involved in the arrest of two PCPA supporters at Nayagram, Superintendent of Police (SP) Jhargram, Praveen Tripathi said. Tripathi denied that Ajit Bera had been a Police contact. “The arrest of those two persons occurred two months ago and is not related. It is possible that the killing is a result of infighting within the Maoist ranks,” he added.
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December - 5 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has links with like-minded militant organisations in Manipur, Police officials said on December 5. From the interrogations over the last six-eight months of senior Maoists leader
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has links with like-minded militant organisations in Manipur, Police officials said on December 5. From the interrogations over the last six-eight months of senior Maoists leaders who were recently arrested in Kolkata, the Capital city of west Bengal, it has emerged that the Maoists have close links with the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), including assistance in training and supply of arms, Rajiv Kumar, chief of the Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF), said. "The Maoists are also in contact with other organisations in Manipur, but with PREPAK these links are not limited to ideological sympathies but have reached a practical level," Kumar added.
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December - 5 
The Maoists have called a 48-hour bandh (general shutdown) in West Bengal on December 5, starting from December 8 to protest against the arrest of four State Committee members, including State Secretary Kanchan. CPI-Maoist State Committee member Ashi
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The Maoists have called a 48-hour bandh (general shutdown) in West Bengal on December 5, starting from December 8 to protest against the arrest of four State Committee members, including State Secretary Kanchan. CPI-Maoist State Committee member Ashim Mondal alias Akash said: 'State secretary Kanchan da (elder brother) and other State Committee members – Ajoy da, Bidyut da and my wife, Anu, and party supporter Shankar have been arrested by city Police.' 'We will observe a shutdown on Dec 8-9 to protest against the arrests,' he said. 'By arresting the political leaders the state government is closing the doors for talks with the Maoists,' he said.
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December - 5 
Times of India reports that Police raided the house of Chandramouli, a former cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and arrested him at Tirumalapur village in Chityala mandal (administrative division) of Warangal District on Decem
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Times of India reports that Police raided the house of Chandramouli, a former cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and arrested him at Tirumalapur village in Chityala mandal (administrative division) of Warangal District on December 5. A tapancha, some crude bombs and gelatine sticks were found from his residence, Police said.
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December - 6 
A high-level meeting was convened by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on December 6, to review the ongoing joint operations by Security Forces in the State's Maoist-affected areas. Besides the Maoist-affected Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore
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A high-level meeting was convened by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on December 6, to review the ongoing joint operations by Security Forces in the State's Maoist-affected areas. Besides the Maoist-affected Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore Districts, the West Bengal Government wants that three other Districts – Birbhum, Murshidabad and Nadia – should also be declared affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE). The State Government has sent a proposal to the Union Government to declare the three Districts Maoist-affected and the matter is under consideration by the Centre, said Surajit Kar Purakayastha, Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order). While Birbhum is north of Bankura and borders Jharkhand, Murshidabad and Nadia share the border with Bangladesh.
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December - 6 
According to Hindustan Times report Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram speaking at a pre-conference seminar on 'Development problems of regions affected by discontent and extremism' in New Delhi on December 6 said no democracy in the world can allow
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According to Hindustan Times report Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram speaking at a pre-conference seminar on 'Development problems of regions affected by discontent and extremism' in New Delhi on December 6 said no democracy in the world can allow armed liberation struggle and suggested a two-pronged approach to solve the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) problem. Talking about a two-pronged approach to tackle Naxalism (Left Wing Extremism, LWE) - development and Police action together - he said the answer to LWE is to strike at the roots of the problem and quell the armed liberation struggle. He also called for setting up of a process so that certain amount of funds could reach directly to the local body and local authorities to carry out development work as asked by locals in Naxal-affected areas. Referring to panchayat (village level local self Government institution) elections in Jharkhand, he said even if some Naxal supporters or Naxals themselves get elected in the polls, it would be okay as they would be accountable to the people.
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December - 6 
Orissadiary.com reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hacked three villagers to death at Topadihi near Rourkela under K Balang Police Station in Sundargarh District on December 6 suspecting them to be Police info
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Orissadiary.com reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hacked three villagers to death at Topadihi near Rourkela under K Balang Police Station in Sundargarh District on December 6 suspecting them to be Police informer. The victims, including a ward member, identified as Nuana Munda, a teacher, Nanjan Munda and Daudh Munda, a villager, were abducted by the Maoists before they were killed. The villagers found the bodies with the throats slit near rail tracks hardly 500 metres away from Topadihi railway station.
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Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), killed a villager, identified as Mohan Sahu (28) on the border between Gumla and Raidi
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Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), killed a villager, identified as Mohan Sahu (28) on the border between Gumla and Raidih Police Stations in the evening of December 6. The Police recovered the body on the bank of a rivulet under Silam panchayat (village level local self government institution) of Raidih Police Station in the morning of December 7. The deceased, a resident of Jorag village under Gumla Police Station, a local contractor by profession.
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December - 7 
According to a Press release by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ajay Maken, the Minister of State for Home, giving a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament) on December 7, informed that are no inputs to indicate tha
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According to a Press release by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ajay Maken, the Minister of State for Home, giving a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament) on December 7, informed that are no inputs to indicate that Left Wing Extremist (LWE) groups are getting assistance in terms of weapons and finance from foreign countries. Further, there are no inputs to indicate that LWE groups have established nexus with terrorist and separatist outfits abroad. However, CPI-Maoists maintain links with certain like-minded parties of some neighbouring countries. In written reply to another question, the Minister said, there are inputs to suggest that Left Wing Extremist groups, particularly CPI-Maoist, extort considerable “levy” from various mining mafia groups in the Naxal-affected States.
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December - 7 
DNA reports that two top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Munil Kumar Rai and Sunil Kumar Patel, were arrested during a raid conducted by the Police at a hideout in Badhichak Baghakol village in Saran District
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DNA reports that two top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Munil Kumar Rai and Sunil Kumar Patel, were arrested during a raid conducted by the Police at a hideout in Badhichak Baghakol village in Saran District on December 7. The arrested Maoists have confessed their involvement in the landmine blast of a vehicle of a block pramukh (block chief) Guddu Sharma in which two persons were killed recently, Superintendent of Police AK Satyarthi said.
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December - 7 
PTI reports that a huge cache of ammunition and communication devices were recovered from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideouts during raids conducted by Special Task Force (STF) at the Districts of Hooghly, South 24 Parganas and
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PTI reports that a huge cache of ammunition and communication devices were recovered from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideouts during raids conducted by Special Task Force (STF) at the Districts of Hooghly, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas on December 7. More than 200 man pack and static wireless system, nearly 50 static sets, antennas, 50 remote-operated timers and VHF (very high frequency) static sets and High Frequency sets, 150 bullets mainly of AK-47, explosives and different kinds of circuits have been recovered. This shows that they are trying to develop sophisticated communication and explosive equipment, said Additional Commissioner-II and STF chief Rajiv Kumar. "Besides, several CDs, documents, literature, Kishenji’s unedited interviews and laptops were also seized," Kumar said, adding that raids are on at different places and the Police hope to recover some more documents.
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December - 7 
Reports indicate that Maoists are planning major strategies to increase their influence and strength. An important task the Maoists have set for themselves is to create a liberated zone, in Bihar, Jharkhand and Dandakaranya (Chhattisgarh). Towards th
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Reports indicate that Maoists are planning major strategies to increase their influence and strength. An important task the Maoists have set for themselves is to create a liberated zone, in Bihar, Jharkhand and Dandakaranya (Chhattisgarh). Towards this end, the party's strike force — People Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) — is being developed. This was stated by Prasad, party's Andhra-Orissa Border State ‘committee member’ during an interview at a remote place on the Andhra-Orissa border. Prasad said the PLGA should be transformed into the people's liberation army for which a liberated zone was necessary. PLGA formations were being developed to achieve this target and it had also carried out “mobile” war by carrying out raids on targets at faraway places, by mobilising its armed cadre from different parts and taking assistance from the people along the way. “The creation of a liberated zone and beefing up PLGA for this purpose is in its early stages. The process is being commenced by forming village-level committees which will be expanded to mandal (taluk) and District levels. Already, the Janatana Sarcars, Revolutionary People's Councils (RPCs) have been formed in Dandakaranya,” Prasad said. The PLGA, which has grown to the strength of creating companies, is also planning battalions. “We have already reached this stage in Dandakaranya. We don't have a timeframe for other areas but the process will be completed early if the conditions suit us, that is until people take up armed struggle”, Prasad added.
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December - 7 
The Hindu reports that a 15-member armed dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a cell phone tower of a private telecom firm causing extensive damage to its equipment at R. Kothagudem village in Charla mandal (ad
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The Hindu reports that a 15-member armed dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a cell phone tower of a private telecom firm causing extensive damage to its equipment at R. Kothagudem village in Charla mandal (administrative division) of Khammam District on December 7.
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December - 7 
The Maoists destroyed four quarters of coffee plantation workers in Korukonda area in Chintapalli mandal in Visakha District, reports Times of India. The quarters belong to AP Forest Development Corporation.
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The Maoists destroyed four quarters of coffee plantation workers in Korukonda area in Chintapalli mandal in Visakha District, reports Times of India. The quarters belong to AP Forest Development Corporation.
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December - 7 
Times of India reports that around 20-25 armed cadres of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), set ablaze a bus near Mathurapur under Mali Police Station in Aurangabad District in the
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Times of India reports that around 20-25 armed cadres of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), set ablaze a bus near Mathurapur under Mali Police Station in Aurangabad District in the intervening night of December 7–8. The Maoists asked the passengers to get down the bus before setting it ablaze. However, no passenger was hurt during the Maoist operation.
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December - 7 
Times of India reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed their former colleague, identified as Rakesh Chandu Veladi (25) at village Kedmara under Tadgaon sub-Police Station in Bhamragad tehsil (administrative
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Times of India reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed their former colleague, identified as Rakesh Chandu Veladi (25) at village Kedmara under Tadgaon sub-Police Station in Bhamragad tehsil (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District in the night of December 7. Rakesh, a former Maoist cadre had surrendered before the Government in 2008. Police sources said that Rakesh had returned to his native village in Kedmara after the surrender and had taken to farming. After learning about his presence in the village, armed Maoists came to the village and took him with them. After killing him, his body was thrown on Tadgaon-Mannerajaram road. Villagers recovered his body in the morning of December 8 and informed Tadgaon Police.
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December - 8 
A Maoist cadre, identified as Ashok Singh, was arrested from his hideout in Goghat area of Hooghly District. Singh's arrest has proved a number of intelligence agencies inputs that Maoists have also managed to sneak into some pockets of the District
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A Maoist cadre, identified as Ashok Singh, was arrested from his hideout in Goghat area of Hooghly District. Singh's arrest has proved a number of intelligence agencies inputs that Maoists have also managed to sneak into some pockets of the District which are adjacent to Bankura District where Maoists have established their stronghold.
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December - 8 
A Maoist cadre, identified as Uttam Mandi, was arrested from Kako village near the Dharampur forest areas in Binpur in West Midnapore District. Uttam was wanted in several cases of murder of local leaders of CPI-M, Jhargram SP Praveen Tripathi said.
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A Maoist cadre, identified as Uttam Mandi, was arrested from Kako village near the Dharampur forest areas in Binpur in West Midnapore District. Uttam was wanted in several cases of murder of local leaders of CPI-M, Jhargram SP Praveen Tripathi said.
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December - 8 
On the last day of the week-long observation of 10th anniversary of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), a group of around 60 armed Maoists killed a tribal youth, identified as Sambharu Huika, in Odiapentha village in Koraput District in the in
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On the last day of the week-long observation of 10th anniversary of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), a group of around 60 armed Maoists killed a tribal youth, identified as Sambharu Huika, in Odiapentha village in Koraput District in the intervening night of December 8–9. According to Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP) Anup Sahu it was suspected that the tribal youth had been murdered on the last day of PLGA week to use terror tactics to compel tribal youths of remote areas join the violent fold. Huika had refrained from joining the controversial Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) in Naryanpatna area. Huika had even allegedly refused to take part in meetings and rallies of CMAS. “So, the only reason behind the murder was to create a reign of terror in the area,” Sahu said.
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December - 8 
PTI reports that six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) wanted in connection with setting ablaze a helicopter, used by the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Venkaiah Naidu for campaigning in November 2005 Bi
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PTI reports that six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) wanted in connection with setting ablaze a helicopter, used by the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Venkaiah Naidu for campaigning in November 2005 Bihar Assembly polls, were arrested from the Barachatti Police Station area of Gaya District on December 8. Acting on a tip off, Police raided a hideout and arrested Paras Yadav, Dashrath Yadav, Bhola Yadav, Mahesh Yadav, Kedar Yadav and Kailash Yadav, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amit Lodha said. The six arrestees have confessed their involvement in a landmine blast in Barachatti area on November 20, Lodha added. A computer, a printer, a CPU and Maoist literature were seized from them.
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December - 8 
Sify.com reports that a self-styled ‘sub-zonal commander’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Surendra Ram alias Prasant was arrested from Makri village in Garhwa District on December 8. Prasant, ‘Koel-Sankh zone commander’
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Sify.com reports that a self-styled ‘sub-zonal commander’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Surendra Ram alias Prasant was arrested from Makri village in Garhwa District on December 8. Prasant, ‘Koel-Sankh zone commander’, was arrested while he was urging people to vote for his wife, Seema Devi, in the ongoing panchayat (village level local self government institution) polls. He was involved in nine criminal cases including murder, Police said. One pistol and live cartridges were recovered from him. The five-phase panchayat polls in Jharkhand began from November 27.
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December - 8 
The West Midnapore District Police arrested five Maoists, identified as Dilip Mahato, Lakshmikanta Hemram, Babulal Tudu alias Babulal Kisku alias Jhapu, Baidyanath Murmu and Raju Hembram alias Rajib from Lakhanpur forest in Salboni on December 8. Two
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The West Midnapore District Police arrested five Maoists, identified as Dilip Mahato, Lakshmikanta Hemram, Babulal Tudu alias Babulal Kisku alias Jhapu, Baidyanath Murmu and Raju Hembram alias Rajib from Lakhanpur forest in Salboni on December 8. Two rifles, two double barrel guns and some other weapons were recovered from them, Police said. Dilip Mahato is one of the prime suspects in the case of the abduction of the Officer-in-charge of Sankrail Thana (Police Station), Atindranath Dutta, and two Police constables Kanchan Garai and Sabbir Mollah in 2009.
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December - 9 
The Hindu reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Shasthi Bawri, inside the party office at Khairasol in Birbhum District on December
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The Hindu reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Shasthi Bawri, inside the party office at Khairasol in Birbhum District on December 9. Sasti was shot at by armed Maoists who fled on motorbikes, Superintendent of Police (SP) Humayun Kabir said.
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December - 9 
The Hindu reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two villagers by slitting their throats in Langalkata village, under K. Bolang Police station in Sundargarh District on December 9. According to sources in Rourkela Police, ab
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The Hindu reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two villagers by slitting their throats in Langalkata village, under K. Bolang Police station in Sundargarh District on December 9. According to sources in Rourkela Police, about 200 armed Maoists barged into the village in the wee hours and abducted six villagers at gun point. All the hostages were taken to a nearby school building where villagers had reportedly a heated exchange of words. Subsequently, four villagers were let off while two were killed. The two victims were identified as Anup Singh and Bisra Singh, whom the Maoists suspected to be Police informers. The Maoists and the cadres of erstwhile Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) threw the bodies along with a few posters warning the villagers not to support the Police.
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December - 9 
The Hindu reports that the Police arrested a surrendered cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and four sympathisers from Nawabupeta village in Chityal mandal (administrative division) in Warangal District late in the night of Dec
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The Hindu reports that the Police arrested a surrendered cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and four sympathisers from Nawabupeta village in Chityal mandal (administrative division) in Warangal District late in the night of December 9. According to Superintendent of Police (Rural) Shahnawaz Qasim, the Police arrested Chinna Chandramouli alias Arun, P. Rajender, E. Swami, A. Rayamallu, and G. Kumara Swamy when they were holding a meeting in a mango grove outside Nawabupeta village in the mandal. The Police recovered six coupling bombs, fuse wire and some letters written to Chandramouli by Damodar, ‘action committee secretary’ in Mahadevpur area of the outfit at Eturunagaram. They were acting at the behest of Damodar and were reportedly planning to blast cell phone towers to commemorate conclusion of the anniversary celebrations of Peoples' Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA). Chandramouli was injured in an exchange of fire in 2002 at Narsingapur village in Bhupalpalli mandal. He later surrendered but continued to maintain links with Maoist leaders.
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December - 10 
A plot to blow up the railway station in Purulia District by suspected Maoists was foiled with the seizure of high-intensity explosives, with train services being suspended immediately. "The sack, which had wires protruding from it, was packed with 2
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A plot to blow up the railway station in Purulia District by suspected Maoists was foiled with the seizure of high-intensity explosives, with train services being suspended immediately. "The sack, which had wires protruding from it, was packed with 20 gelatine sticks, 18 power gels and a huge quantity of bomb splinters and was detected by RPF personnel on patrol in the night of December 10," Police said. A Maoist poster was found in the bag which read "Withdraw joint forces from Junglemahal" and "Stop atrocities on innocent villagers", the Police added.
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December - 10 
Orissadiary.com reports that more than 10 to 12 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a mobile tower at Kaliatal in Baipariguda in Koraput District in the night of December 10. The situation has become such that the se
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Orissadiary.com reports that more than 10 to 12 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a mobile tower at Kaliatal in Baipariguda in Koraput District in the night of December 10. The situation has become such that the service providers are planning to erect towers in the Police Station to prevent damage to them. Meanwhile, reports said that the Maoists were also opposing the Integrated Action Plan of the Centre to develop the Insurgency-affected Districts.
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December - 10 
Samaylive.com reports that acting on a tip off, Bihar Police searched a vehicle and arrested four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Dharamvir Mahta alias Badalji, Bigan Mochi, Mahesh Kumar and Nirbhay Kumar nea
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Samaylive.com reports that acting on a tip off, Bihar Police searched a vehicle and arrested four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Dharamvir Mahta alias Badalji, Bigan Mochi, Mahesh Kumar and Nirbhay Kumar near Mangila area of Patna District on December 10. At least 30 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 24 detonators, one bomb and a few kilograms of other explosive material was seized from them, Patna, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), B S Meena said.
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December - 10 
Sify.com reports that at least 150 prisoners who were arrested for being cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and lodged in correctional homes in West Midnapore District, launched an indefinite hunger strike demanding their imme
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Sify.com reports that at least 150 prisoners who were arrested for being cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and lodged in correctional homes in West Midnapore District, launched an indefinite hunger strike demanding their immediate release and pressing for a 32-point charter of demands, on December 10. 'The prisoners, including Chhatradhar Mahato, convenor of the Maoist-backed Peoples' Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), Manoj Mahato and other social activists and sympathisers, have started the hunger strike.
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December - 10 
The Hindu reports that some suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Mahesh Soren (70) and his brother Narayan (62) in the Jangalm
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The Hindu reports that some suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Mahesh Soren (70) and his brother Narayan (62) in the Jangalmahal region near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District in late the night of December 10. The bodies were found on the outskirts of their village, Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Verma, said.
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December - 11 
DNA reports that a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Munna Pandey, a close associate of the Maoist ‘commander’ Punit Sharma, was arrested by Police from Mokar village in Jehanabad District on December 11. On
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DNA reports that a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Munna Pandey, a close associate of the Maoist ‘commander’ Punit Sharma, was arrested by Police from Mokar village in Jehanabad District on December 11. One pistol, a rifle, a country-made rifle and 14 live cartridges were seized from him, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramnihora Thakur said.
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December - 11 
Five Maoists were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Nuagaon village under K Balang Police limits in Sundargarh District on December 11. The SFs spoiled the abduction bid by the Maoists of three persons of Mahupada village under the same Police S
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Five Maoists were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Nuagaon village under K Balang Police limits in Sundargarh District on December 11. The SFs spoiled the abduction bid by the Maoists of three persons of Mahupada village under the same Police Station limit. The villagers along with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) force chased the Maoists and rescued all the three. SFs had seized two rifles and some explosive materials from the arrested Maoists identified as Bagana Tarkot, Kande Tarkot, Nancy Tarkot (woman), Mangara Tarkot and Matara Tarkot. Mangara and Matara were top Maoists of Jharkhand and relatives of most wanted Maoist Madhusudan Tarkot while Kande and Nancy are siblings - brother sisters.
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December - 11 
Four Maoists were arrested by the Paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and West Bengal Police from Maoist infested Jhargram area in West Midnapore District in the night of December 11, reports Sify.com. They are yet to be identified. A hu
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Four Maoists were arrested by the Paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and West Bengal Police from Maoist infested Jhargram area in West Midnapore District in the night of December 11, reports Sify.com. They are yet to be identified. A huge cache of arms and explosives including two SVBL guns, one Bulgarian 8 mm pistol, a country made pistol and a large number of explosives were seized during the operation, said Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Rashid Malik Khan.
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December - 11 
In an operation conducted in Ramchandrapur town by Central Paramilitary troops and State Police personnel two suspected Maoists were arrested with a large cache of arms and ammunition in Jhargram area in the morning of December 11, reports Hindustan
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In an operation conducted in Ramchandrapur town by Central Paramilitary troops and State Police personnel two suspected Maoists were arrested with a large cache of arms and ammunition in Jhargram area in the morning of December 11, reports Hindustan Times. Police are yet to identify them. “Two people have been arrested. We have also recovered fire arms and several rounds of bullets." Several others were detained and are being questioned, SP Pravin Tripathi said.
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December - 11 
Times of India reports that Chichgarh Police raided a meeting of the Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Piperkhari village in Deori tehsil (revenue division) of Gondia District on December 11. However, around 25 Maoists, including women,
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Times of India reports that Chichgarh Police raided a meeting of the Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Piperkhari village in Deori tehsil (revenue division) of Gondia District on December 11. However, around 25 Maoists, including women, managed to escape. From the material recovered on the spot, the Police have registered offences against 17 persons. According to Police sources, some Maoists could have been gunned down, but the Police refrained from shooting as that could have injured some villagers also. All the Maoists were in their traditional dress, Police said.
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December - 11 
Times of India reports that seven cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested in Khelari and Budmu Police Stations of Ranchi District on December 11. The
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Times of India reports that seven cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested in Khelari and Budmu Police Stations of Ranchi District on December 11. The arrestees were operative in Khelari, Ranchi and Budmu and were largely involved in kidnapping, arson and extortion in the group of ‘area commanders’ Alok Yadav and Meenu Yadav. Among the arrested include Arun Dome, Suraj Ram alias Chatta, Anil Ram, Sunil Ram, Ramie Ram and Surendra Paswan who were arrested under Khelari Police Station and Balkeshwar Sahu under Budmu Police Station. Police recovered three .315 bore pistols and one regular pistol, five live bullets and four cell phones from their possession. Arun Dome was earlier involved in several incidents and has been to jail in 2005 in an extortion case under Lower Bazaar Police Station. Suraj Ram was also a wanted criminal and has been associated with PLFI since 2002 and involved in several incidents. Similarly, Balkeshwar Sahu acted as courier for PLFI leaders and commanders and used to pass letters and other equipments to them.
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December - 12 
Three Maoists were arrested from Raidihi forested area in Sundargarh District on December 12, reports The Hindu. The Maoists, identified as Illajdar Lakra (35), Nima Xalxo (30), Pawal Kerketa (45) of neighbouring Jharkhand, were arrested during combi
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Three Maoists were arrested from Raidihi forested area in Sundargarh District on December 12, reports The Hindu. The Maoists, identified as Illajdar Lakra (35), Nima Xalxo (30), Pawal Kerketa (45) of neighbouring Jharkhand, were arrested during combing operation by CRPF, SOG and Police. All the three Maoists were involved in the killing of five persons in Topadihi and Langalkata villages during last week.
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December - 13 
The Maoists triggered a landmine blast in Rajpur village, minutes after a polling party crossed the area in Chatra District, SP Prabhat Kumar said, according to Economic Times.
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The Maoists triggered a landmine blast in Rajpur village, minutes after a polling party crossed the area in Chatra District, SP Prabhat Kumar said, according to Economic Times.
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December - 16 
According to Press Information Bureau, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in its Year-End Review MHA-2010, on December 16, said “The Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] violence continued unabated, but Security Forces (SFs) are engaging Naxalites in the
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According to Press Information Bureau, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in its Year-End Review MHA-2010, on December 16, said “The Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] violence continued unabated, but Security Forces (SFs) are engaging Naxalites in the areas dominated by them with a view to re-establishing the authority of the civilian Government. Reviewing the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) insurgency in the country, the MHA said: “Naxal violence continued to cause concern. In Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, 75 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and 1 State Police personnel were killed by the Maoists in an ambush on April 6, 2010.” “Unified Commands have been created in the States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.” “The honorarium for Special Police Officers (SPOs) has been raised from INR 1, 500 to INR 3, 000 per month. The ratio of cost sharing per SPO between the Centre and the States has been fixed at 80:20. 12,000 additional SPOs have been sanctioned to Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha.” On July 14, 2010, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chaired a meeting the Governors/Chief Ministers of 7 LWE-affected States in New Delhi. “On the development front, Government has approved an ambitious Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for sixty Districts, affected by Left Wing Extremism. It is proposed to make a block grant of INR 250 million to each District for the remaining four months of 2010-11 and INR 300 million to each District for 2011-12,” said the Ministry.
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December - 16 
Hindustan Times reports that the Maharashtra State Government announced a development package of INR 6.54 billion for the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-hit Gadchiroli District for its overall development on December 16. Replying to a debate in the Stat
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Hindustan Times reports that the Maharashtra State Government announced a development package of INR 6.54 billion for the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-hit Gadchiroli District for its overall development on December 16. Replying to a debate in the State Assembly Nagpur on the problems of the tribal District, the State Home Minister RR Patil said that the development package was finalised with the help of Union Government to solve various problems of the District. The State has already received INR 550 million towards two instalments of the package. It takes an integrated view of the overall development of the backward District under this INR 6.54 billion package included construction of irrigation dams, roads, national highways, bridges and etc. Of them, INR 300 million were granted for purchasing equipments, like helicopter.
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December - 16 
Sify.com reports that cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) killed two persons and injured two others for sympathising the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Soya village, 110 kilometres from State capital Ranchi in Sim
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Sify.com reports that cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) killed two persons and injured two others for sympathising the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Soya village, 110 kilometres from State capital Ranchi in Simdega District on December 16. The victims are yet to be identified by the Police.
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December - 16 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Korukonda Dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a cell tower of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at Lambasingi under Chintapalli mandal (administrative unit) in Visakhapatnam
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Korukonda Dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a cell tower of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at Lambasingi under Chintapalli mandal (administrative unit) in Visakhapatnam District on December 16. They left behind pamphlets denouncing what they called ‘illegal arrests' and suspension of combing operations.
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December - 16 
The Hindu reports that the Police have moved an application in a court in Kolkata on December 16, for enforcing the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, against Sudip Chongdar alias Kanchan, State Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Maoi
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The Hindu reports that the Police have moved an application in a court in Kolkata on December 16, for enforcing the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, against Sudip Chongdar alias Kanchan, State Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and his four associates who were arrested in the city on December 3, and were produced in the court on December 14 and remanded to Police custody until December 18. In the course of their interrogation it has emerged that the Maoists have links with terrorist outfits in Manipur and relations with the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) have reached a practical level over the past six to eight months. The two outfits are conducting training as well as dealing in arms.
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December - 17 
Hindustan Times reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Ramesh Lohra alias Rupesh Gurwa (32), was arrested at Alapur in Ambedkar Nagar District late on December 17. Acting on a tip-off that a Maoist fro
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Hindustan Times reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Ramesh Lohra alias Rupesh Gurwa (32), was arrested at Alapur in Ambedkar Nagar District late on December 17. Acting on a tip-off that a Maoist from Jharkhand was hiding in a brick kiln at Alapur under the guise of a labourer, Police raided the area and arrested him. A pistol, a rifle and several live cartridges were recovered from his possession, Inspector Jai Shankar Singh said. According to Police, around 25 criminal cases are pending against Lohra, who worked for Kundan Pahan, a ‘zonal commander’ of Maoists in Jharkhand.
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December - 17 
Sify.com reports that a joint operation of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the State Police seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition after an anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation in Birihari village in Jhargram su
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Sify.com reports that a joint operation of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the State Police seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition after an anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation in Birihari village in Jhargram sub-division of West Midnapore District on December 17. “We recovered four small arms, 70 rounds different type of ammunition, detonators, flashguns, used articles of the Maoists. The Maoists left the things and escaped. Maoists gathered to provide training and had changed their training camp time to time for their privacy," Superintendent of Police of Jhargram Police district Praveen Tripathi said.
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December - 17 
The Hindu reports that four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) including three women were killed in an encounter with the Greyhounds, the elite anti-Maoist force, at a place between Cheruvuru and Yegajanaba villages under Bal
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The Hindu reports that four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) including three women were killed in an encounter with the Greyhounds, the elite anti-Maoist force, at a place between Cheruvuru and Yegajanaba villages under Balapam panchayat (village level local self-government institution) in Chintapalli mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District on December 17. The Greyhounds went to the spot on the Andhra-Odisha border in three batches after receiving information that a company of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the military wing of the Maoists, consisting of around 70 cadres, was holding a meeting there. The Maoists started firing when they were asked to surrender, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Visakha Range) Sowmya Misra said. Nearly 300 rounds were fired in the exchange of fire that lasted nearly an hour, killing four of them. Police recovered an INSAS rifle, 40 kitbags and three weapons from the encounter site. Sub-Inspector of Police Mohan Reddy was injured in the encounter.
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December - 17 
The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed seven Forward Bloc party workers, identified as Chapala Garai, Tapan Singh Sardar, Kinkar Singh, Rajesh Singh, Gopeswar Mahato, Gobardhan Singh and Arjun Sin
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The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed seven Forward Bloc party workers, identified as Chapala Garai, Tapan Singh Sardar, Kinkar Singh, Rajesh Singh, Gopeswar Mahato, Gobardhan Singh and Arjun Singh Mura at Baghbinda village of Jhalda in Purulia District on December 17. A group of 10 to 12 Maoists first raided the house of Chandicharan Singh Sardar, president of the Gitalaya village panchayat samiti (block level local self government institution). Upon not finding him there, the Maoists abducted his brother and local Forward Bloc leader Tapan Singh Sardar and killed him near the house. Chapala Garai was the sarpanch (president of gram panchayat, village level local self government institution) of Darda gram panchayat. Kinkar Singh was the Bloc secretary of the Forward Bloc while Gobardhan Singh was a Bloc member for 15 years. The victims were picked up from their homes at about 2 AM [IST] and shot at from close range in a field in the hilly village bordering Jharkhand, Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar Chaudhuri said. Maoists left posters at the spot claiming that the seven villagers had been spying for the Security personnel. “Protest against those with ‘Operation Green Hunt’ and Left Front and Congress leaders,” one of the posters said. In another poster it was written: “Police torture of the public has to stop otherwise, extreme punishment will be given to Left Front leaders.”
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December - 17 
Two Maoists identified as Sambari Hansda alias Sambari Tudu alias Seema alias Sama and Hapna Murmu were arrested from Lakhanpur forest in West Midnapore District. Some detonators, land mines and Maoist literature were also recovered from them. Tudu w
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Two Maoists identified as Sambari Hansda alias Sambari Tudu alias Seema alias Sama and Hapna Murmu were arrested from Lakhanpur forest in West Midnapore District. Some detonators, land mines and Maoist literature were also recovered from them. Tudu was wanted in several cases including the attack on an Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) camp at Silda on February 15, in which 24 EFR troopers were killed. According to the Police, Tudu had entered the camp along with two other dancers the day the killings took place. “She made a reconnaissance of the camp and the preparedness of the Security personnel while dancing and collecting money,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Verma said. Murmu was accused in several cases in Dharampur area,' the SP added.
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December - 18 
A Maoist leader and a woman cadre were arrested by the State Police officials from Laxmanpur area under Salboni Police Station in West Midnapore on December 18. One directional mine loaded with explosive substance, Maoist leaflet and two books of Ben
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A Maoist leader and a woman cadre were arrested by the State Police officials from Laxmanpur area under Salboni Police Station in West Midnapore on December 18. One directional mine loaded with explosive substance, Maoist leaflet and two books of Bengali print has been recovered from their possessions.
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December - 18 
A Maoist was killed in a gun battle with the Police in Moranburu forest of Khuti District. A Maoist camp was also neutralised during the operation.
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A Maoist was killed in a gun battle with the Police in Moranburu forest of Khuti District. A Maoist camp was also neutralised during the operation.
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December - 18 
Deccan Chronicle reports that a woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter between the Police and the Maoists in Chatrai in Visakhapatnam District on December 18. The Police, however, refused to divulge
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Deccan Chronicle reports that a woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter between the Police and the Maoists in Chatrai in Visakhapatnam District on December 18. The Police, however, refused to divulge the name of the dead.
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December - 18 
DNA reports that at least two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter between the Maoists and Security Forces at Chirubeda in Saranda forest under Bisra Police Station area in Sundargarh District on December 18
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DNA reports that at least two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter between the Maoists and Security Forces at Chirubeda in Saranda forest under Bisra Police Station area in Sundargarh District on December 18. A Special Operations Group (SOG) constable, Laxman Kisan (28) went missing and another constable Bhabagrahi Nayak (28), sustained a bullet injury, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ramachandra Panda said. A rifle and a motor-cycle were recovered from the incident site, the ASP added. Maewnhile, the Maoists handed over the dead body of the missing SOG trooper Laxman Kisan (28) to his family at Bansanala in Orissa-Jharkhand border on December 19, reports Outlook.
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December - 18 
DNA reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a village guard at Tilokhar village in Rohtas District on December 18. The village guard was abducted by a group of about 10 Maoists from neighbouring Panduka vill
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DNA reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a village guard at Tilokhar village in Rohtas District on December 18. The village guard was abducted by a group of about 10 Maoists from neighbouring Panduka village in the night of December 16, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Sahabad range) S. K. Khopade said. A dispute over a piece of land was believed to be the reason behind the incident, the Police added.
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December - 18 
Four cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist, were arrested from Lesliganj area in Palamau District, reports Sify.com. A revolver and live cartridges were seized from the arrested Maoists. Police is ye
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Four cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist, were arrested from Lesliganj area in Palamau District, reports Sify.com. A revolver and live cartridges were seized from the arrested Maoists. Police is yet to identify them.
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December - 18 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, Shivam, Sudhir, Vikas and Khuglesh, were arrested from Pirmukam village in Katihar District of Bihar on December 18, reports The Hindu. Some Maoist literature, banners and posters were also re
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, Shivam, Sudhir, Vikas and Khuglesh, were arrested from Pirmukam village in Katihar District of Bihar on December 18, reports The Hindu. Some Maoist literature, banners and posters were also recovered from the possession of the arrested cadres. The four were wanted in connection with a blast.
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December - 18 
PTI reports that Mukund Singh, a contractor and a former block (administrative division) Congress Party president, was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Urmal village under Chowka Police Station in Seraikel
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PTI reports that Mukund Singh, a contractor and a former block (administrative division) Congress Party president, was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Urmal village under Chowka Police Station in Seraikela-Kharsawan District on December 18. The motive behind the killing could not be ascertained as yet, Police said.
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December - 18 
The All-India Forward Bloc (AIFB) and the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) strongly condemned the killing of seven AIFB tribal leaders by the Maoists. The AIFB declared a ‘Purulia bandh' (general shutdown) on December 18, to protest ag
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The All-India Forward Bloc (AIFB) and the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) strongly condemned the killing of seven AIFB tribal leaders by the Maoists. The AIFB declared a ‘Purulia bandh' (general shutdown) on December 18, to protest against the killings.
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December - 19 
Orissadiary.com reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a culvert at Podapodar of Narayanpatna Block in Koraput District in the late night of December 19. The Maoists blew up the culvert to obstruct the Border
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Orissadiary.com reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a culvert at Podapodar of Narayanpatna Block in Koraput District in the late night of December 19. The Maoists blew up the culvert to obstruct the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers deployed in the area on 14th December.
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December - 19 
The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a primary school teacher, identified as Kalicharan Mahato, also a local ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader in Chhotokhakri villa
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The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a primary school teacher, identified as Kalicharan Mahato, also a local ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader in Chhotokhakri village near Nayagram in West Midnapore District late on December 19. According to Jhargram Superintendent of Police Pravin Tripathi, a group of 20 armed Maoists raided the house of Kalicharan, pulled him out from his house and killed him and left posters branding him a Police informer.
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December - 20 
A powerful landmine probably targeting Security Forces (SFs) carrying ballot boxes after panchayat (village level local self government institution) election was found planted on a road connecting Manatu and Padma under Manatu Police Station in Palam
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A powerful landmine probably targeting Security Forces (SFs) carrying ballot boxes after panchayat (village level local self government institution) election was found planted on a road connecting Manatu and Padma under Manatu Police Station in Palamu District, reports DNA. SP Anup T Mathew told newspersons that the Maoists planted the landmine to target the SFs returning with the ballot boxes after completion of the 4th phase of the panchayat election on December 20. However, the SFs combing the area in view of the election detected the explosive timely and defused it in a nearby jungle, Mathew said
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December - 20 
According to PTI, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, replying to a question by Congress member Mamata Madhi, in the State Assembly on December 20, said that at least 91 civilians had been killed by Maoists in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada and Nawrangpur
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According to PTI, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, replying to a question by Congress member Mamata Madhi, in the State Assembly on December 20, said that at least 91 civilians had been killed by Maoists in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada and Nawrangpur Districts since 2000. However, Patnaik said information regarding the compensation provided to the families of the deceased civilians was under collection.
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December - 20 
In a separate incident, Maoists killed a railway worker, identified as Srikant Saren and set ablaze a bulldozer near Nunnungeria village in Jhargram area of the District, reports Sify.com. Srikant had brought a bulldozer in the village to dig a pond.
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In a separate incident, Maoists killed a railway worker, identified as Srikant Saren and set ablaze a bulldozer near Nunnungeria village in Jhargram area of the District, reports Sify.com. Srikant had brought a bulldozer in the village to dig a pond. The Maoists wanted unemployed villagers be given the task under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), instead of using machines for the purpose.
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December - 20 
In a separate incident, three Maoists belonging to west Bengal, identified as Umakanta Bera of Pachurakhuara and Subash Badhuka of Badatanga villages under Nayagram Police Station and Rupaka Mahanta of Ramchandrapur village under Jhargram Police Stat
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In a separate incident, three Maoists belonging to west Bengal, identified as Umakanta Bera of Pachurakhuara and Subash Badhuka of Badatanga villages under Nayagram Police Station and Rupaka Mahanta of Ramchandrapur village under Jhargram Police Station, were arrested from Suliapada area in Mayurbhanj District early on December 20, reports The Hindu. Three rifles, 14 live cartridges and 21 gelatine sticks were seized from their possession. The arrested Maoists were involved in several crimes, including two murders in the District and five murders in Jhargram area of neighbouring West Bengal, Superintendent of Police Dayal Gangwar said.
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December - 20 
Sify.com reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) tried to disrupt the fourth and penultimate phase of the panchayat (village level local self government institution) polls in some places in Jharkhand on December 20. Ac
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Sify.com reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) tried to disrupt the fourth and penultimate phase of the panchayat (village level local self government institution) polls in some places in Jharkhand on December 20. According to Police, Maoists opened fire from the hilly terrain in Baridih Kanpur panchayat (booth No. 17) in Chakulia block in the early hours to terrorize the voters but the Security Forces (SFs) compelled the Maoists to retreat. SFs recovered six cylinder bombs buried under a road in Hunterganj in Chatra District. About 1.3 million voters, 66 percent of the electorate voted in the panchayat polls.
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December - 20 
The Maoist-backed Peoples' Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) called for a 24-hour bandh (general shutdown) on December 20 in three Maoists-dominated Districts of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore. “The shutdown has been called in the three
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The Maoist-backed Peoples' Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) called for a 24-hour bandh (general shutdown) on December 20 in three Maoists-dominated Districts of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore. “The shutdown has been called in the three Districts as the common tribal people living in the areas were facing torture and harassment from the joint forces and armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M),” a PCPA spokesman told IANS on phone from Lalgarh area of West Midnapore. “We demand that the Government and Administration should stop atrocities on our people and urge people to support the shutdown,” the spokesperson added.
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December - 20 
Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called upon the people to observe a bandh (general shutdown) in Andhra-Orissa border (AOB) area on December 22, protesting against the killing of five of their comrades by t
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Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called upon the people to observe a bandh (general shutdown) in Andhra-Orissa border (AOB) area on December 22, protesting against the killing of five of their comrades by the Greyhounds personnel in an encounter at Cheruvuru near Korukonda in Chintapalli mandal (administrative division) on December 17, East Division Secretary Ganesh in a press release said in Vishakhapatnam District on December 20.
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December - 21 
A group of Maoists attacked seven forest guards and set ablaze a Tata Sumo and boat belonging to the forest department near Lankachen village in Chhinnavatra forest, 30kilometres from Jimalgatta range in the District.
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A group of Maoists attacked seven forest guards and set ablaze a Tata Sumo and boat belonging to the forest department near Lankachen village in Chhinnavatra forest, 30kilometres from Jimalgatta range in the District.
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December - 21 
Five cadres of the CPI-Maoist, including a self-styled ‘zonal commander’, identified as Chandradeo Paswan alias Roshan were arrested by the Police from Orwa village under Barachatti Police Station in Gaya District on December 21, reports The Hindu. C
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Five cadres of the CPI-Maoist, including a self-styled ‘zonal commander’, identified as Chandradeo Paswan alias Roshan were arrested by the Police from Orwa village under Barachatti Police Station in Gaya District on December 21, reports The Hindu. Confirming the arrests, Sherghati Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Mahindra Prasad said one of the arrestees, identified as Satya Dev Yadav is said to be an expert in the art of laying landmines and three more persons, yet to be identified have been detained for their suspected involvement in Maoist activities in the District. The Maoists were wanted in connection with several criminal offences, Police said. One cylinder bomb and Maoist literature was also recovered from the possession of the arrested Maoists, the SDPO said.
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December - 21 
Hindustan Times reports that four Policemen were killed and seven other injured in a powerful landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Umanoor hill on Alapalli-Sironcha in Gadchiroli District in the eve
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Hindustan Times reports that four Policemen were killed and seven other injured in a powerful landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Umanoor hill on Alapalli-Sironcha in Gadchiroli District in the evening of December 21. According to reports, the Policemen were on their way to Sironcha in a Police jeep which was exploded by the Maoists.
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December - 21 
PTI reports that a militant belonging to the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years by a fast track court in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on December 21 for attempting to set off explosions in the city. The m
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PTI reports that a militant belonging to the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years by a fast track court in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on December 21 for attempting to set off explosions in the city. The militant, identified as Fayaz, a resident of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir was arrested on August 12, 2008, near the Ghaziabad railway station with explosives and firearms. He was wanted in several bomb blast cases in Kashmir
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December - 21 
PTI reports that the a group of 10 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager, identified as Sudhru Ram (40), on suspicion that he was a Police informer in Gufa para village in Dantewada District on December 21. Sudhru work
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PTI reports that the a group of 10 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager, identified as Sudhru Ram (40), on suspicion that he was a Police informer in Gufa para village in Dantewada District on December 21. Sudhru worked as a cook in the village school.
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December - 21 
Superintendent of Police (SP) Saket Kumar said that the lab prepared and ferried consignments of explosives to Bengal, Orissa and Chhattisgarh, besides Maoist-hit Palamau and Kolhan Commissionerate in Jharkhand. The explosives lab was being run for a
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Superintendent of Police (SP) Saket Kumar said that the lab prepared and ferried consignments of explosives to Bengal, Orissa and Chhattisgarh, besides Maoist-hit Palamau and Kolhan Commissionerate in Jharkhand. The explosives lab was being run for at least two years in private quarters, which sources claimed belongs to DVC, rented by Langra in Chandrapura. Senior member of the Maoists central military committee Dev Kumar Singh alias Arvindji was a frequent visitor to the lab, the SP said.
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December - 21 
Telegraph reports that a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Bokaro Police raided a well-equipped chemical laboratory run by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Chandrapur industrial area in Bokaro District on Decemb
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Telegraph reports that a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Bokaro Police raided a well-equipped chemical laboratory run by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Chandrapur industrial area in Bokaro District on December 21. The team arrested three top cadres of the Maoists, identified as Ram Kumar Pandit alias Langra alias Sanjay, the Maoist ‘R&D wing’ in-charge and a ‘zonal commander’ of Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC), Devendu Singh (54) alias Anandji alias Subodhji, a special ‘area committee’ member and Jai Prakash Singh (53) alias Dinesh alias Shiv Shankar, a sympathiser. In the raid the team recovered three kilograms of RDX and 10 kilograms of chemicals, including two litres each of sulphuric acid and acetone, 1 kilogram nitric acid (70 per cent concentrated) and five kilograms of sulphur powder. Most of the chemicals were kept in sealed bottles and neatly packed in vegetable oil cartons while the sulphur powder and RDX were kept in plastic wrappers. According to Police, the quantity of chemicals hauled is potent enough to blow up an entire township. The packets have been sent for forensic tests. Besides chemicals, 14 wireless sets made in China, one big dry battery and six amplifiers and Maoist literature were seized from the lab.
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December - 21 
Telegraph reports that a top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader and three other cadres have surrendered before the State Police in Hyderabad city on December 21. Additional Director General of Police (ADG) M. Ratan said Maddela Adell
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Telegraph reports that a top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader and three other cadres have surrendered before the State Police in Hyderabad city on December 21. Additional Director General of Police (ADG) M. Ratan said Maddela Adellu alias Anand (45), a ‘State Committee’ member, accused of nine offences, including two murders, carrying a head money of INR 1million surrendered along with his wife Kurma Rambai alias Saritha (40), a ‘divisional committee’ member of the north Gadchiroli and Gonda joint divisional committee in Maharashtra, Killo Raju alias Krishna (25), the ‘commander’ of Konnavaram area and Seendri Subba Rao alias Srikanth (18), Raju’s deputy. Maddela later said, "As the Maoist movement was not progressing, we have decided to surrender. We had conveyed our decision to our group members around three months ago. We want to lead the rest of our lives with our family."
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December - 21 
The Hindu reports that a group of about 50 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including women cadres, raided the make-shift camp of the ARSS Infrastructure Limited, a private construction company, and set ablaze 14 vehi
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The Hindu reports that a group of about 50 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including women cadres, raided the make-shift camp of the ARSS Infrastructure Limited, a private construction company, and set ablaze 14 vehicles of the construction company at Pindiki under Mohana Police Station area in Gajapati District on December 21. Seven tippers, two road-rollers, two mixers, a water tanker, a grader, and an excavator were damaged in the attack. No one was injured as vehicle drivers and the watchman fled fearing for their lives. The cadres of the Basadhara division left a poster at the spot in which the Maoists have expressed that they have opposed the construction of the roads in the area, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sarthak Sarangi said. The ARSS has taken up the construction of 102.9-kilometres stretch of road of the State Highway number 134 between Paralakhemundi and Mohana under Mohana Police Station area.
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December - 21 
The Maoists set ablaze a mobile communication tower. Before escaping, they cut down trees to block the Paralakhemundi-Mohana road to stop the movement of Security Forces, Deputy Inspector-General (DIG, Southern Range) R K. Sharma, said.
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The Maoists set ablaze a mobile communication tower. Before escaping, they cut down trees to block the Paralakhemundi-Mohana road to stop the movement of Security Forces, Deputy Inspector-General (DIG, Southern Range) R K. Sharma, said.
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December - 22 
Another landmine weighing five kilograms laid by the Maoists was defused by Security Forces in Salboni block of the District, reports Times of India.
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Another landmine weighing five kilograms laid by the Maoists was defused by Security Forces in Salboni block of the District, reports Times of India.
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December - 22 
PTI reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a farmer at Itwa village in Aurangabad District on December 22. Over 10 cadres caught hold of Ramaslok Sharma when he was working in a field and shot him dead, Pol
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PTI reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a farmer at Itwa village in Aurangabad District on December 22. Over 10 cadres caught hold of Ramaslok Sharma when he was working in a field and shot him dead, Police said.
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December - 22 
The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion on a metalled road in the Belpahari area of West Midnapore District on December 22. Luckily no one wa
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The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion on a metalled road in the Belpahari area of West Midnapore District on December 22. Luckily no one was killed or injured in the incident as the explosion took place within minutes of a civilian vehicle passing through the spot, though there was panic spread amongst local people about the possibility of the Maoists targeting common people.
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December - 22 
The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Chhatradhar Mahato and 124 suspected Maoists of Midnapore jail ended their 13-day hunger strike after a delegation of the Association for the Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) met th
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The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Chhatradhar Mahato and 124 suspected Maoists of Midnapore jail ended their 13-day hunger strike after a delegation of the Association for the Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) met them.
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December - 22 
Times of India reports that Police arrested Karan Kumar Gupta alias Guptajee, a top cadre of Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Ita-Barhi village under Bhandra block
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Times of India reports that Police arrested Karan Kumar Gupta alias Guptajee, a top cadre of Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Ita-Barhi village under Bhandra block in Lohardaga District on December 22. The Police were tipped off about Gupta's bid to sell his rifle. Police recovered four cartridges from him. "Gupta had shifted to Tainsera in Chakradharpur and Ranchi, where the PLFI has a presence but had returned to Lohardaga recently”, Superintendent of Police (SP) Aseem Vikrant Minz said.
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December - 23 
CPI-Maoist politburo member Amitabh Bagchi (53) was granted bail by Jharkhand High Court. Bagchi had moved the High Court against an order of a fast-track court, which had awarded him life sentence. However, he will not be released from jail because
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CPI-Maoist politburo member Amitabh Bagchi (53) was granted bail by Jharkhand High Court. Bagchi had moved the High Court against an order of a fast-track court, which had awarded him life sentence. However, he will not be released from jail because he has been remanded in a criminal case pending in Andhra Pradesh. A native of West Bengal, Bagchi was arrested from Ranchi railway station on August 24, 2009.
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December - 23 
Hikim Murmu (50), a Trinamool Congress activist, was hacked to death at Kalaberia village under Beliabera Police Station. However, claiming that Hikim was killed by the (CPI-M) goons, a mob, believed to be supporters of People’s Committee against Pol
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Hikim Murmu (50), a Trinamool Congress activist, was hacked to death at Kalaberia village under Beliabera Police Station. However, claiming that Hikim was killed by the (CPI-M) goons, a mob, believed to be supporters of People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), obstructed the Police to collect the body demanding the immediate arrest of the killers, Police said. Local (CPI-M) leaders, however, said the party was not responsible for the killing.
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December - 23 
Hindustan Times reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up three bridges in Kirandul area in Dantewada District on December 23. "Two of the bridges were under construction while the third one had been recently
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Hindustan Times reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up three bridges in Kirandul area in Dantewada District on December 23. "Two of the bridges were under construction while the third one had been recently constructed. The Maoists placed explosives under the bridges and triggered the blast," an official at Police Headquarters in Raipur said.
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December - 23 
Replying to Congress Legislature party leader Manas Bhunia in the State Assembly on December 23, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee refuted Mamata Banerjee's charge that paramilitary forces are being used to meet the partisan ends of the ruling C
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Replying to Congress Legislature party leader Manas Bhunia in the State Assembly on December 23, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee refuted Mamata Banerjee's charge that paramilitary forces are being used to meet the partisan ends of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), reports Times of India. The presence of paramilitary troopers has improved the situation in Maoist-hit areas, the CM said. "Because of sustained joint operations by 35 companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), six companies of Nagaland Police and 51 companies of State Police, the situation in Goaltore, Salboni and Midnapore Sadar blocks of West Midnapore and that in Bankura and Purulia has greatly improved," he claimed, though 79 people were killed in Jangalmahal between July and October this year. "The situation has changed in the past three months. Some of the blocks are terror free." But, there are still problems in Nayagram, Gopiballabhpur and Binpur in West Midnapore. In Purulia, Maoist activities are confined to the Ayodhya Hills. Bhattacharjee said that after the murder of seven All India Forward Bloc supporters in the Ayodhya Hills recently, he contemplated some tough measures to curb Maoist activities in the area in consultation with local MLAs and MPs. It is not advisable to withdraw paramilitary forces from Jangalmahal because Maoist activity is spread over a wide area, from Andhra Pradesh to Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal, the CM said. "Till the situation improves in Jharkhand and Odisha, it would be difficult to keep West Bengal unaffected. Till such a time, the paramilitary forces should be there." The State Government has taken several measures to win the confidence of the people in Jangalmahal, like distributing patta (land deeds) on homestead land in forest areas and giving everyone rice for Rs 2 per kilogram.
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December - 23 
Telegraph reports that Police arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sanjay Marandi alias Kajan Marandi (25) from Talpahadi in Kathikund block in Dumka District on December 23. Marandi was involved an
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Telegraph reports that Police arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sanjay Marandi alias Kajan Marandi (25) from Talpahadi in Kathikund block in Dumka District on December 23. Marandi was involved an ambush on a Police search party, killing an officer, on September 10, Superintendent of Police (SP) Hemant Toppo said. Marandi led an armed squad of the outfit comprising 30 cadres and was a resident of Pirtand in Giridih District. “He was involved in almost all ambushes on Security Forces in the District,” Toppo added
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December - 23 
The Mumbai Police on December 23 issued an advisory stating that four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants had entered Mumbai with the intention of causing an “extremely dangerous and violent attack” on the city in view of the coming festivals and New Yea
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The Mumbai Police on December 23 issued an advisory stating that four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants had entered Mumbai with the intention of causing an “extremely dangerous and violent attack” on the city in view of the coming festivals and New Year celebrations, reports The Hindu. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Himanshu Roy, at a press conference in Mumbai identified the militants as Abdul Karim Musa, Noor Abu Ilahi, Walid Jinnah and Mehfuz Alam. Of these the photograph of Walid Jinnah has been published for wide circulation among the public. Roy, however, declined to reveal the nationalities or other details of the intruders
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December - 23 
Times of India reports that the Bihar Police Headquarters (HQ) has drawn up a comprehensive strategy to strengthen its hitherto depleted Police force in the next five years. The focus of the Bihar State Police HQ is to augment Police personnel in Pol
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Times of India reports that the Bihar Police Headquarters (HQ) has drawn up a comprehensive strategy to strengthen its hitherto depleted Police force in the next five years. The focus of the Bihar State Police HQ is to augment Police personnel in Police Stations in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Districts along the 735-kilometres long Indo-Nepal border and river Police Stations. Additional Police personnel will be recruited for patrolling the National and State Highways crossing through the State. Moreover, three new companies will be created in each battalion of Bihar Military Police (BMP) for controlling riots, Maoist activities and protecting vital installations in the State. Giving exhaustive statistics regarding the expansion of the Police Force in the State, State Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani said as per the State Government’s thrust on recruiting additional Police Forces to put Bihar on a par with the National average, 10,000 Policemen are to be recruited, including 1,000 inspectors each year for the next five years. This recruitment process, in a time-bound manner, will increase the current strength of 85,167 Policemen. The State Police HQ has already sent the proposal for the recruitment of additional forces to the State Government. Neelmani on December 23 said that the State Police HQ has sought a sanction for augmenting Police personnel for the existing 372 Police Stations in the 16 Maoist-hit Districts, for the 52 Police Stations along Indo-Nepal border, besides 148 urban Police Stations and 274 rural or mufassil (rural) Police Stations across the State, Neelmani said. The DGP said even the 227 outposts in rural areas and the 371 town out-posts were to get Additional Police personnel. Aspects like traffic policing, monitoring tourist inflow, National and State Highway policing are to receive additional attention in the next five years.
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December - 23 
Two suspected Maoists, identified as Sushil Sardar (23) and Buddheswar Mahato (24) were arrested during a raid by joint forces from Phuljhora jungle at Barikul in Bankura District. Superintendent of Police Pranab Kumar said Sardar is a resident of Be
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Two suspected Maoists, identified as Sushil Sardar (23) and Buddheswar Mahato (24) were arrested during a raid by joint forces from Phuljhora jungle at Barikul in Bankura District. Superintendent of Police Pranab Kumar said Sardar is a resident of Belpahari in the nearby District of West Midnapore and Mahato is a local resident. They were arrested for their involvement in Maoist activities, Kumar added.
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December - 24 
A CRPF trooper was killed when an IED exploded on a culvert during anti-Maoist patrolling in Nagratonagra village near Saranda forest in West Singhbhum District, reports DNA. Stating that it was not related to last phase of panchayat polls, inspector
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A CRPF trooper was killed when an IED exploded on a culvert during anti-Maoist patrolling in Nagratonagra village near Saranda forest in West Singhbhum District, reports DNA. Stating that it was not related to last phase of panchayat polls, inspector General of Police (Operation) RK Malik said the incident took place during patrolling of the Security Forces (SFs). Three others were also injured and the Police vehicle too was destroyed in the explosion.
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December - 24 
Bihar Police are planning to introduce pre-fabricated underground bunkers in the State to intensify its counter-offensive against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). "The Jharkhand Police is also planning such bunkers. We will introduce
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Bihar Police are planning to introduce pre-fabricated underground bunkers in the State to intensify its counter-offensive against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). "The Jharkhand Police is also planning such bunkers. We will introduce bullet-proof bunkers to counter the Maoists as well as to protect our own Policemen," Bihar Director General of police (DGP) Neelmani said on December 24. The DGP added that apart from having the adequate number of Special Task Force (STF), State Armed Police (SAP), home guards and other troopers positioned in the Maoist-affected regions, these bullet-proof underground bunkers will be pre-fabricated huts which can be piled onto trucks and moved as and when the need arises. Bihar, incidentally, has 16 Maoist-affected Districts including Patna. The other Maoist-hit Districts are Nalanda, Nawada, Gaya, Jehanabad, Arwal, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Kaimur, Bhojpur, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, West Champaran, Munger, Jamui and Bhagalpur.
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December - 24 
DNA reports that a self-styled Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) commander was arrested from Aurangabad District on December 24. Acting on a tip-off, Police arrested Janeswar Yadav wanted in several cases while he was standing near a shop,
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DNA reports that a self-styled Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) commander was arrested from Aurangabad District on December 24. Acting on a tip-off, Police arrested Janeswar Yadav wanted in several cases while he was standing near a shop, Superintendent of Police (SP) Vivek Raj Singh said. One pistol and half-a-dozen cartridges were seized from Janeswar, the SP said.
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December - 24 
PTI reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers, identified as Manorajan Mahto (45) and Rathindranath Gope (34) were killed at Birmadal and Odolc
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PTI reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers, identified as Manorajan Mahto (45) and Rathindranath Gope (34) were killed at Birmadal and Odolchua villages respectively in the Jhargram sub-division of West Midnapore District on December 24. Gope was a hostel Superintendent of a tribal High school in Odolchua village.
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December - 24 
Raghunath Murmu (30), a Jharkhand Party worker was killed by the Maoists at Chirogora village, Police said. He was once the upa-pradhan of Shimulpal gram panchayat.
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Raghunath Murmu (30), a Jharkhand Party worker was killed by the Maoists at Chirogora village, Police said. He was once the upa-pradhan of Shimulpal gram panchayat.
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December - 24 
Sify.com reports that at least three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with elite anti-Maoist Special Operation Group (SOG) in Bijayghati at Turli hillock in Narayanpatna area in Koraput District o
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Sify.com reports that at least three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with elite anti-Maoist Special Operation Group (SOG) in Bijayghati at Turli hillock in Narayanpatna area in Koraput District on December 24. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Soumendra Priyadarshi told IANS that the joint Police team of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh raided a hideout in the District, considered to be a Maoist stronghold and the encounter took place, which lasted about an hour and resulted in killing three of them. A gun and 25 Maoist kit bags were recovered from the encounter site, Priyadarshi said.
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December - 24 
Telegraph reports that Chhattisgarh-based rights activist Binayak Sen was convicted of colluding with Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to fight the State and handed a life term on December 24. The Raipur court also awarded life sentences t
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Telegraph reports that Chhattisgarh-based rights activist Binayak Sen was convicted of colluding with Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to fight the State and handed a life term on December 24. The Raipur court also awarded life sentences to co-accused Maoist leader Narayan Sanyal (80) and Calcutta-based businessmen Piyush Guha (30) declaring all three guilty of sedition and conspiracy.
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December - 24 
The highest of 71 percent polling was recorded in Ranchi and the lowest was recorded in West Singhbhum District with 58 percent. The final phase began amid tight security arrangements at 7 a.m. and ended at 3 p.m. Voting took place for 242 panchayats
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The highest of 71 percent polling was recorded in Ranchi and the lowest was recorded in West Singhbhum District with 58 percent. The final phase began amid tight security arrangements at 7 a.m. and ended at 3 p.m. Voting took place for 242 panchayats spread over 14 blocks of five districts. A total 10,262 candidates are in the fray. The five-phase panchayat elections began on November 27 and ended on December 24.
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December - 24 
The Hindu reports that two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed in an encounter with the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Godda District during the fifth and final phase of the panchayat (village level
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The Hindu reports that two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed in an encounter with the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Godda District during the fifth and final phase of the panchayat (village level local self government institution) elections on December 24. Later the Maoists set ablaze three vehicles in the District, Police officials said.
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December - 24 
Times of India reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a person from Gatta village in Dhanora tehsil (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District on suspicion of being Police informer in the night Decemb
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Times of India reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a person from Gatta village in Dhanora tehsil (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District on suspicion of being Police informer in the night December 24. The victim has been identified as Dayaram Madavi (50). Sources said Madavi was sleeping with his family at his residence, when a group of armed Maoists reached the village at around 9 pm [IST]. They reportedly dragged Madavi out of his house and took him with them into jungle. After thrashing him brutally, they shot him dead. His body was recovered in the morning of December 25.
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December - 24 
Times of India reports that two cadres of Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Harhan village under McCluskieganj Police Station in Ranchi District in the night of
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Times of India reports that two cadres of Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Harhan village under McCluskieganj Police Station in Ranchi District in the night of December 24. The extremists identified as Dasai Ganju and Dhurwa Ganju, wanted for the abduction of a Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) employee, identified as Shyam Kishore Prasad from his Baseria village under Khelari Police Station. Dasai and Dhurwa were working under a squad led by ‘area commander’ Nandu Ganju. Prasad, brother of wing commander R K Prasad posted in Delhi, was released after two days of his abduction, reportedly after a ransom payment of INR 1 million to the extremists.
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December - 25 
Hindustan Times reports that five cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Deori village in Gondia District on December 25. The arrestees were identified as Bhimrao alias Bhanu Bhaskar Bhovate (42), his wife Sunan
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Hindustan Times reports that five cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Deori village in Gondia District on December 25. The arrestees were identified as Bhimrao alias Bhanu Bhaskar Bhovate (42), his wife Sunanda (36), Gangaram Poreti (32), Chindramani Valade (37) and Sanjay Thauram Banjara (30). While the couple, reportedly state-level members of the Maoists, hails from Amravati District, the others are native of neighbouring Chhattisgarh. Poreti is a sarpanch (president of gram panchayat, the village level local self government institution), Police said, adding arms and Maoist literature were also recovered from their possession.
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December - 25 
Jharkhand Police launched a mass awareness campaign in Gumla District on December 25, to enlighten the villagers about the misconceived objectives of the Maoists so that they do not get influenced by the ideology of the Maoists, reports Sify.com. The
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Jharkhand Police launched a mass awareness campaign in Gumla District on December 25, to enlighten the villagers about the misconceived objectives of the Maoists so that they do not get influenced by the ideology of the Maoists, reports Sify.com. The local Police tried to portray the real picture in front of the villagers through a street play. "We have done this programme to aware the people of this area. We were quite successful in it and good message has reached to the people. We wanted to give this message through street play that how people who have joined terrorist group can come back to the society. We have rehabilitation center in our State. Any terrorist can surrender with weapons," Inspector of Police Aamsi Hussain said.
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December - 25 
Maoists set ablaze three vehicles and disrupted balloting at a polling booth in Garhwa District, Jharkhand Police spokesperson told IANS.
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Maoists set ablaze three vehicles and disrupted balloting at a polling booth in Garhwa District, Jharkhand Police spokesperson told IANS.
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December - 25 
On getting information that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have planned to attack the divisional jail, the State Police raided several places and arrested six Maoists from Rampur area in Gaya District on December 25, repor
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On getting information that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have planned to attack the divisional jail, the State Police raided several places and arrested six Maoists from Rampur area in Gaya District on December 25, reports PTI. The six cadres were identified as 'zonal commander' Bhushan Sharma, 'regional commander' Suresh Yadav alias Chandan ji, 'area commanders' Jainandan Paswan, Jitendra Singh and Arjun Paswan and secretary of the outfit's ‘zonal sub-committee’ Yugal Yadav. The arrested Maoist leaders were involved in the killing of a station house officer Mithilesh Prasad in the District and 45 other Maoist related incidents in the State and Jharkhand, Police said. One AK-56 rifle, two regular carbines looted from Police, two country-made pistols, 249 live cartridges besides INR 59, 000 in cash and seven mobile phones were seized from them, Police added.
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December - 25 
Sify.com reports that acting on a tip, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh in a raid intercepted a car and seized arms, meant for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in West Bengal, in Lucknow on December 25. During the
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Sify.com reports that acting on a tip, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh in a raid intercepted a car and seized arms, meant for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in West Bengal, in Lucknow on December 25. During the operation, one accomplice of the arms dealers managed to escape, while the Police chased and arrested the other two. The STF was for some time getting information that from western part of the State an organised gang, with the help of arms dealers of Himachal Pradesh are smuggling a large quantity of rifles and other ammunitions to anti-national elements in West Bengal State, Inspector General of Police A. P. Maheshwari said. Four rifles with 1,000 live bullets, a pistol, 400 live rounds of other guns, 15 ATM cards, and four mobile phones along with a car were seized.
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December - 25 
The Hindu reports that a group of around 30 suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze three houses of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist
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The Hindu reports that a group of around 30 suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze three houses of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters at Nayagram area in West Midnapore District late in the night of December 25. According to the Police, the group of Maoists ransacked the house of Ranjit Adhikary at Nosai village and later set it ablaze. "The same group then went to neighbouring Bachurkhayar village and set ablaze the houses of Naren Mahato and Anam Bera. By the time fire service personnel reached the spot, the houses were burnt to ashes," Superintendent of Police (SP) Pravin Tripathi, of Jhargram Police District, said. No one was injured in the incident, since all three families had fled the area five months back due to the threat posed by the Maoists.
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December - 25 
The Hindu reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and the Police exchanged fire near Kurnapalli village in the Charla mandal (administrative division) of Khammam District, close to the Chhattisgarh border on December 25. Poli
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The Hindu reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and the Police exchanged fire near Kurnapalli village in the Charla mandal (administrative division) of Khammam District, close to the Chhattisgarh border on December 25. Police sources said the Maoists, reportedly belonging to the Venkatapuram area committee, escaped into the jungles towards Chhattisgarh after an exchange of fire that lasted a few minutes in a forest area. Though the Police maintained that no casualties were reported, it is suspected that two Maoists were either injured or killed, the sources added.
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December - 25 
The Hindu reports that one trooper of the elite Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), identified as Bishram Kumar was killed and eight of his colleagues were injured when suspected Communist Par
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The Hindu reports that one trooper of the elite Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), identified as Bishram Kumar was killed and eight of his colleagues were injured when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on the outskirts of Jambani village near Dekai Pahar area in the Jhalda region of Purulia District early on December 25. “The security forces were out on a combing operation in the early hours after receiving a tip-off that a group of Maoists had gathered to hold a meeting in the Jambani area. The rebels appeared to have got a whiff of the forces trying to surround them and triggered an IED explosion,” Inspector General (Western Range), Zulfiqar Hasan said.
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December - 25 
The Maoists and the SFs exchanged fire in which two Policemen were injured during the encounter in Chirkinala village in Pirtanda in Giridih District, Deputy Commissioner Vandana Dadil said.
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The Maoists and the SFs exchanged fire in which two Policemen were injured during the encounter in Chirkinala village in Pirtanda in Giridih District, Deputy Commissioner Vandana Dadil said.
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December - 26 
Chief Minister (CM) N Kiran Kumar Reddy has urged the Centre to declare the border Districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Adilabad, Karimnagar and Warangal as Naxal [Left wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected. His plea also cal
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Chief Minister (CM) N Kiran Kumar Reddy has urged the Centre to declare the border Districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Adilabad, Karimnagar and Warangal as Naxal [Left wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected. His plea also calls for central funds for these Districts under the Special Development Plan (SDP). As of now, Khammam and Vishakhapatnam are identified as Naxal-affected, but only Khammam has been getting the SDP funds, which amounted to INR three billion in 2010. As per the rules, the Centre extends funds under the SDP only to those Districts where at least 20 per cent of Police Stations are affected by Naxal activities. According to top sources, the State Government is of the view that there is a hundred per cent possibility of Naxal resurgence in the Districts for which it is seeking the central assistance. "Adilabad and Karimnagar border Gadchiroli in Maharashtra, while Warangal and Khammam border Bijapur and Dantewada in Chhattisgarh. East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam border Malkangiri, Koraput and Rayagada in Odisha. While the Districts in the other three States are already included in the SDP, their neighbouring counterparts in AP have been left out," pointed a senior official in the State Government.
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December - 26 
In protest of the anti-Maoist operations in the District, about 10 cadres’ sprinkled diesel and set ablaze a poclain hydraulic in a stone crushing unit, stationed near Chatti village in Chintoor mandal. The equipment belonged to a contractor engaged
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In protest of the anti-Maoist operations in the District, about 10 cadres’ sprinkled diesel and set ablaze a poclain hydraulic in a stone crushing unit, stationed near Chatti village in Chintoor mandal. The equipment belonged to a contractor engaged in road works. A letter, believed to have been left behind by the Maoists, stated that the Sabari dalam (squad) in Bhadrachalam division was responsible for the act.
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December - 26 
One Maoist cadre, identified as Shailesh Baburao Wakde (42) was arrested from Babupeth locality in Chandrapur District on December 26.
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One Maoist cadre, identified as Shailesh Baburao Wakde (42) was arrested from Babupeth locality in Chandrapur District on December 26.
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December - 26 
PTI reports that a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pradip Majhi (26) reportedly attempted suicide at Adaba Police Station in Gajapati District and later succumbed to the injuries on way to MKCG Medical Coll
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PTI reports that a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pradip Majhi (26) reportedly attempted suicide at Adaba Police Station in Gajapati District and later succumbed to the injuries on way to MKCG Medical College Hospital on December 26. Majhi attempted suicide by hanging from the ceiling of his room, Superintendent of Police (SP), Sarthak Sarangi, claimed. Majhi was a native of Londagia village. Majhi along with three cadres were arrested from Londagia during combing operation on December 24. The other three cadres are identified as Somanath Majhi, Bulu Majhi and Bijay Majhi. They all were reportedly involved in Maoist activities including explosion in Raipanka village in the District, Sarangi added.
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December - 26 
Special Operation Group (SOG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team combing the forests near Paikamal area of Bargarh District reportedly faced firing On December 27, and an encounter took place between the Maoists and the Security Forces
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Special Operation Group (SOG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team combing the forests near Paikamal area of Bargarh District reportedly faced firing On December 27, and an encounter took place between the Maoists and the Security Forces (SFs) in which two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed. The deceased were identified as Madhav Singh Thakur, the area block president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Ramesh Sahu, a businessman. Thakur’s body was identified by his family members. The family members of the victims refuted the claim that they were Maoists on December 30. Madhav was the president of BJP's Paikamal block unit. He was in no way linked to Maoist activities, his brother Gunakar Thakur told reporters. 'Ramesh was a businessman and everybody in the area knew him. He was never involved in Maoist activities,' Sahu's uncle Hrusikesh said. However, Bargarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Soorya Thankappan said, "Our forces had definite information that a Maoist camp was running there. When we raided the camp we were fired at. In the crossfire, two Maoists were killed". Inspector General of Police (IG) (Operation) Sanjeev Marik said the gun battle took place after Police raided the Maoists camp. Both were linked to the Maoists, he told IANS. A government inquiry has been ordered.
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December - 26 
State Inspector General of Police (IG) Sanjeev Marik said "The Maoists have weakened. They are not getting support. They are not able to increase their strength as people are refusing to join them", reports Economic Times.
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State Inspector General of Police (IG) Sanjeev Marik said "The Maoists have weakened. They are not getting support. They are not able to increase their strength as people are refusing to join them", reports Economic Times.
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December - 26 
Suspected Maoists stopped a bus and tried to set it ablaze after asking the passengers to get down on State Highway 9 inside Malabati forest in Binpur sub-division in the afternoon of December 26. The Maoists, however, managed to escape by using the
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Suspected Maoists stopped a bus and tried to set it ablaze after asking the passengers to get down on State Highway 9 inside Malabati forest in Binpur sub-division in the afternoon of December 26. The Maoists, however, managed to escape by using the passengers as cover when Security Forces suddenly arrived at the spot. No one was injured in the incident.
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December - 26 
The Hindu reports that constable Manveer Shah of the 2nd battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed in an exchange of fire between CRPF troopers and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the forest of Konta a
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The Hindu reports that constable Manveer Shah of the 2nd battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed in an exchange of fire between CRPF troopers and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the forest of Konta area in Dantewada District on December 26. 'When a CRPF contingent was on a search drive, a bullet fired from a forest base hit the trooper in the neck,' Director General of Police (DGP) Vishwaranjan said. Two CRPF troopers received minor injuries.
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December - 27 
ANI reported on December 27 that a Left Wing Extremist (LWE) belonging to Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was killed in a gun battle with the Bharatiya Communist Party (BCP), an
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ANI reported on December 27 that a Left Wing Extremist (LWE) belonging to Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was killed in a gun battle with the Bharatiya Communist Party (BCP), another Maoist splinter group, in Palamu District. After the gun battle was over, another two JJP cadres were ‘captured’ and taken away by the BCP. Senior members of BCP to punish the two captured cadres organised a kangaroo court (people's court) and in a ‘rare judgment’ gave ‘freedom’ to the two cadres during the weekend and threatened them of dire consequences if they did not leave JJP permanently. "The people's court has been organised by the BCP. We have been given a chance this time to change our mindset. They have threatened us that if we do not change then next time they would not allow us to walk away us freely," said, Kamesh Parhia, one of the freed cadres.
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December - 27 
Orissadiary.com reports that at least two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter between the Maoists and the Police in Paikamal area of Bargarh District in the late night of December 27. Acting on a tip
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Orissadiary.com reports that at least two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter between the Maoists and the Police in Paikamal area of Bargarh District in the late night of December 27. Acting on a tip off, the Police and the Special Operations Group (SOG) started a joint combing operation in the area and killed the two Maoists while others managed to escape. Police suspected that more than 50 Maoists have remained in the area. The combing operation has been intensified. The dead body of the Maoists along with rice, shoes, potato and some clothes have been recovered from the encounter site. The Maoists are yet to be identified.
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December - 27 
Times of India on December 27 reported that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has rejected Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's demand, through a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, to disarm the party cadres. Inst
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Times of India on December 27 reported that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has rejected Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's demand, through a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, to disarm the party cadres. Instead, CPI-M leader and Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Basudeb Acharya accused Chidambaram of acting at the behest of Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee, who has been crying hoarse about the worsening law and order situation in the State. "The letter that Chidambaram has sent to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is based on a Trinamool Congress report and not on feedback by official agencies," the CPI-M leader said. Acharya made it clear that there would be no move to disarm the party cadres. "People have the right to defend themselves," he added. He argued that since party workers in the Jangalmahal area are mostly tribals, they have violated no law in carrying their traditional weapons.
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December - 27 
Times of India reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a person, identified as Gowardhan Shedmake (32), from Bhimpur village in Dhanora tehsil (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District on suspicion of
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Times of India reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a person, identified as Gowardhan Shedmake (32), from Bhimpur village in Dhanora tehsil (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District on suspicion of being a Police informer in the night of December 27. Police sources said Shedmake was sleeping with his family in his residence when the group of armed Maoists reached the village, dragged Shedmake out of the house and took him with them into the nearby forest, assaulted him brutally and shot him dead.
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December - 27 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on December 21 wrote to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee asking him to ensure the armed cadres, including those of 'Harmad Vahini', the militia group supported by ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on December 21 wrote to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee asking him to ensure the armed cadres, including those of 'Harmad Vahini', the militia group supported by ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) are ‘immediately disarmed and demobilized’, reports Times of India on December 24. "If these armed cadres continue to take upon themselves the duties of maintaining law and order, I wonder what is the role of Security Forces (SFs), especially Central Paramilitary Forces which have been deployed at the request of the State Government"? Chidambaram wrote in his letter to the CM, on December 21. Requesting "early" reply from the CM, Chidambaram also sought to ‘personally’ discuss the matter with Bhattacharjee mentioning that the scale of violence ‘present an alarming picture and point to a virtual collapse of law and order in parts of West Bengal’. According to latest Home Ministry figures, the numbers of Trinamool Congress (TMC) cadres killed are 96 and injured are 1,237. Likewise, CPI-M cadres, who have been killed and injured, are 65 and 773, respectively, and Congress supporters who have been killed and injured are 15 and 221, respectively.
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December - 28 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram visited the District on December 28, to review the security scenario and discuss development plans for the area, an official said. “He (Chidambaram) was here to review Security measures taken by the District Police
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram visited the District on December 28, to review the security scenario and discuss development plans for the area, an official said. “He (Chidambaram) was here to review Security measures taken by the District Police along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF),” Collector Atul Patney said. “He also reviewed development plans that the District authorities will execute after we receive funds under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP),” he added.
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December - 29 
A Bal Vahini (child volunteer) cadre of the Maoist, identified as Rajani Motamajhi (12), surrendered before the Police in the District. Rajani confessed that she had joined Maoists around four months back. According to her, Maoists had come to their
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A Bal Vahini (child volunteer) cadre of the Maoist, identified as Rajani Motamajhi (12), surrendered before the Police in the District. Rajani confessed that she had joined Maoists around four months back. According to her, Maoists had come to their village and asked four minor girls like her to bring food for them into the forest. After scrutinising the four girls the Maoists had chosen Rajani. She was not allowed to go back home. According to her she was working under Azad, leader of Bamsadara division of the outfit. She used to wake up at 4am and took up different training and work provided to her by the Maoist leaders. It included cleaning of guns, exercises and handling of small arms.
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December - 29 
A joint team of Gondia and Chandrapur Police raided Mul and Pathri villages in Chandrapur District and arrested two suspected Maoist cadres. The Police are yet to identify them. The Police team also recovered INR 350, 000 and Maoist pamphlets from th
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A joint team of Gondia and Chandrapur Police raided Mul and Pathri villages in Chandrapur District and arrested two suspected Maoist cadres. The Police are yet to identify them. The Police team also recovered INR 350, 000 and Maoist pamphlets from the duo, Police sources added.
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December - 29 
DNA reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze the house of a local Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, identified as Preeti Godshelwar, in Halewara village in Gadchiroli District on December 29. A gro
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DNA reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze the house of a local Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, identified as Preeti Godshelwar, in Halewara village in Gadchiroli District on December 29. A group of around 100 armed Maoists stormed the village, about 350 kilometres from Nagpur, entered the house of Preeti and set it ablaze. Preeti is the chairperson of health committee of Gadchiroli zilla parishad (district level local self government institution). Both Preeti and her husband Srinivas were not present at the house during the incident, Police said.
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December - 29 
The Hindu reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) woman cadre, identified as Arati Motamajhi (22), was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Chandrapur area in Rayagada District on December 29. Arati is a resident of Ghatiguda vi
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The Hindu reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) woman cadre, identified as Arati Motamajhi (22), was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Chandrapur area in Rayagada District on December 29. Arati is a resident of Ghatiguda village under Adaba Police Station limits in Gajapati District. She had joined the Maoist about a year back, Superintendent of Police (SP), Anup Krishna said.
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December - 30 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the Gram Panchayat (village level local self government institution) building of Marda village in Chamorshi tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District in the night of Decembe
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the Gram Panchayat (village level local self government institution) building of Marda village in Chamorshi tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District in the night of December 30. Sources said that the Maoists group reached the village during the midnight hours and set ablaze the Gram Panchayat building in which all the furniture and records were gutted.
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December - 30 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead one, Ram Karan Mahto, at Maida Babhangama village under Birpur Police Station in Begusarai District of Bihar in the late night of December 30, reports Times of India. The CPI-Maoist called
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead one, Ram Karan Mahto, at Maida Babhangama village under Birpur Police Station in Begusarai District of Bihar in the late night of December 30, reports Times of India. The CPI-Maoist called Mahto outside his house and as soon as he got out, they opened fire killing him on the spot.
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December - 30 
Jailed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’, identified as Ashok Narayan Bhukta alias Damadeo, who worked for strengthening the base of the Maoists in Sundergarh District has died of illness, jail sources of Sambalpur District sai
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Jailed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’, identified as Ashok Narayan Bhukta alias Damadeo, who worked for strengthening the base of the Maoists in Sundergarh District has died of illness, jail sources of Sambalpur District said on December 31. Damadeo, convicted by a Rourkela court under the Arms Act after his arrest in December 2007 and facing trial in many other cases, died at the VSS Medical College Hospital at Burla, the sources added. A native of Baruatand village in the jurisdiction of Keredi Police Station in Jharkhand, Damadeo was involved in over 10 cases including murder, massacre and violence in Sambalpur District.
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December - 30 
The Hindu report that although Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in Andhra Pradesh was under effective check during the year, has again showed an upward trend this year with a slight increase in its level with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
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The Hindu report that although Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in Andhra Pradesh was under effective check during the year, has again showed an upward trend this year with a slight increase in its level with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) continued to remain active in Visakhapatnam and Khammam Districts bordering Chhattisgarh and Odisha. "Of the 54 Maoist-related incidents in 2010, the maximum were reported from Visakhapatnam and Khammam," according to the data released by Director General of Police (DGP) K Aravinda Rao at the Annual Press Conference of the State Police in Hyderabad city on December 30. Against 17 persons killed by Maoists last year, 2009, the deaths went up to 21 this year, 2010.
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December - 30 
The Hindu reports on December 30 that altogether 51 senior cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have been arrested by Bihar Police up to November 2010, according to official sources. These included seven ‘zonal commanders’, 10 ‘
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The Hindu reports on December 30 that altogether 51 senior cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have been arrested by Bihar Police up to November 2010, according to official sources. These included seven ‘zonal commanders’, 10 ‘sub-zonal commanders’ and 13 ‘area commanders’. The Police also seized 17,995 kilograms of explosive, 1.96 lakh detonators, 83 landmines and several bombs besides INR.3.525 million in cash during operations against the Maoists, officials sources added. Security men also recovered 130 weapons, 12 of them looted from Policemen, and over 8,200 different kinds of ammunition from the cadres. Altogether 166 Maoist-related incidents occurred in Bihar up to November, 2010 and the Police were engaged in encounters with Maoists at 21 places. Eight Maoist bunkers were also neutralised. A total of 14 Maoists surrendered before the Security personnel during the encounter. Maoists have also blasted 15 government buildings including Police posts, community centres, schools and block offices in 2010, the sources added.
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December - 30 
The Hindu reports that a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, identified as Tek Chand, was shot dead and a Police constable of the Orissa State Armed Police (OSAP), identified as Ramesh Kandhapani was seriously injured in an encounter with th
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The Hindu reports that a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, identified as Tek Chand, was shot dead and a Police constable of the Orissa State Armed Police (OSAP), identified as Ramesh Kandhapani was seriously injured in an encounter with the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Hanumantpur village under Chandrapur block in Rayagada District on December 30. The encounter took place when the Maoists opened fire on Security men on routine surveillance duty at the Hanumantpur weekly market, the Police said. The troopers retaliated, but the Maoists escaped.
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December - 30 
The number of Maoists killed in encounters with Police came down from 16 to 13. The Security Forces (SFs) achieved notable success in anti-Naxal operations by arresting 220 LWE, Rao said adding they were involved in 14 incidents of exchange of fire,
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The number of Maoists killed in encounters with Police came down from 16 to 13. The Security Forces (SFs) achieved notable success in anti-Naxal operations by arresting 220 LWE, Rao said adding they were involved in 14 incidents of exchange of fire, resulting in death of 13 Maoists, adds PTI. The statement said the number of Maoist-related incidents went up from 50 to 54 and the number of encounters from 13 to 14. 117 LWE surrendered and the Police seized 81 weapons, while 21 civilians lost their lives in the Maoists violence. There were, however, no casualties on the Police side, Rao added. Notable among Maoist leaders killed this year were politburo members Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, State committee members Shakamuri Apparao and Solipeta Kondal Reddy alias Tech Ramana. A particular tribal group, which has migrated to Visakhapatnam District in large numbers, was providing food and shelter to the Maoists on the AP-Odisha border, Rao said. The Police were keeping a close watch on the activities of Maoists which is trying to regroup in North Telangana Districts, Rao added.
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December - 30 
Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called for weeklong ‘protest’ starting January 2 against the sentencing civil rights activist Binayak Sen, Maoist leader Narayan Sanyal and two others for sedition in Raipu
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Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called for weeklong ‘protest’ starting January 2 against the sentencing civil rights activist Binayak Sen, Maoist leader Narayan Sanyal and two others for sedition in Raipur on December 30. "These judgments are the latest additions to the huge cache of anti-people, fascist repressive measures of the Indian ruling classes," said the outfit in a statement. It said the sentencing was "the most shameless thing for the rulers to do even while boasting that this is the biggest democracy in the world".
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December - 31 
At least five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including three women, were killed in an encounter with the Police in Jajpur District of Orissa on January 1, reports Hindustan Times. Police personal and two teams of the anti-Maoist Specia
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At least five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including three women, were killed in an encounter with the Police in Jajpur District of Orissa on January 1, reports Hindustan Times. Police personal and two teams of the anti-Maoist Special Operations Group raided a CPI-Maoist camp in the forested area of Jajpur. "Huge catch of arms and weapons have been recovered, including two country made guns and eight rifles," Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sanjeev Marik said.
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December - 31 
Bihar Government plans to set up 410 model schools and upgrade 750 primary schools to secondary level, reports The Hindu. According to the State Human Resources Department (HRD), this would be done under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
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Bihar Government plans to set up 410 model schools and upgrade 750 primary schools to secondary level, reports The Hindu. According to the State Human Resources Department (HRD), this would be done under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA) launched 2009 for which the Centre would allocate around INR 20 billion to Bihar. HRD Principal Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh said the Centre would provide about INR 13 billion for opening 410 model secondary schools, each costing INR 30.7 million. Singh said INR three million each would be spent on upgrading primary schools to secondary schools. For this, the State would need a minimum of 8,100 teachers, which would cost another INR one billion per year.
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*Data till , March 27, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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