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December - 1 
An exchange of fire took place between Special Operations Group (SOG) jawans and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Lankagarh gram panchayat (village level local-self government institution) under Belaghar Police limits in K
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An exchange of fire took place between Special Operations Group (SOG) jawans and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Lankagarh gram panchayat (village level local-self government institution) under Belaghar Police limits in Kandhamal District on December 1, reports New Indian Express. Police said the gunbattle took place while SOG jawans were conducting a raid at a Maoist camp. Inspector General of Police (Southern Range) Amitabh Thakur said acting on a tip off about the Maoist camp at Lankagarh panchayat, SOG jawans conducted the operation. On seeing the security personnel, around 20-25 Maoists, who were present there, started firing. In retaliation, SOG personnel also fired. The gunbattle continued for about one and a half hours. The SOG jawans seized explosives, arms and ammunition and old currency notes from the Maoist camp.Meanwhile, some Maoist posters, asking people to observe People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week from December 2 to 8, were found at Parlimal and Tanla villages of Belpara block in Balangir District on December 1, reports New Indian Express. The Maoist group urged the people to join their ranks in large numbers and extend cooperation to the outfit. According to reports, the posters have been put up by members of Balangir-Bargarh Mahasamund division protesting various developmental policies of the Centre.
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December - 1 
One person was seriously injured when he accidentally stepped on a tiffin bomb planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Vijaypuri Colony on Cherla-Venkatapuram highway in the Jayashankar Bhupalapally District on Decembe
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One person was seriously injured when he accidentally stepped on a tiffin bomb planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Vijaypuri Colony on Cherla-Venkatapuram highway in the Jayashankar Bhupalapally District on December 1, reports The Hindu. According to information, the CPI-Maoist Charla Shabari Area Committee put up banners and posters on trees along the road appealing to people to make a success the 16th People Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week-long celebrations from December 2 to 8 and urging youth to join the PLGA to fight for the rights of the poor. They wanted the people to defeat the Operation Green Hunt launched by the Centre. According to the Police, one Guggilla Karthik (22), a resident of Venkatapuram village, a private driver, went to answer nature’s call around 11 p.m. and accidentally stepped on the bomb planted by the Maoists. He sustained serious injuries.Meanwhile, three persons were arrested as Police in Mahabubnagar District on December 1, claimed to have thwarted an attempt by the CPI-Maoist to convert old currency to the tune of INR 1.2 million with new notes by unlawful means, reports Indian Express. INR 1.2 million in old denominations and three mobile phones were recovered from the trio, Police said. The Station House Officer (SHO) of Makhtal Police Station in the District received a tip off that some persons suspected to be having links with anti-social elements were trying to convert old currency into new currency with the help of a post office employee in Manthangode village in Makhtal mandal (administrative unit), Mahabubnagar Police stated in a release.
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December - 1 
Ravindra Kumar, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member in Koderma District, arrested for having links with LWEs, reports The Pioneer on December 2. Following completion of a probe into the cases related to supplying explosives to the outlawed, the Dep
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Ravindra Kumar, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member in Koderma District, arrested for having links with LWEs, reports The Pioneer on December 2. Following completion of a probe into the cases related to supplying explosives to the outlawed, the Deputy Commissioner office of the District has initiated stern action against Ravindra Kumar and ordered to shut down his firm ‘Sarang Explosive’. Ravindra Kumar alias Raju Mehta, is the proprietor of ‘Sarang Explosive’ and said to be an active member of the BJP at Phulwaria of Domchanch in Koderma District. As per a detailed report of the Koderma, SP, dated September 11, 2016, Sarang Explosive’s hand was found in a Naxal incident having taken place three days before at Barachatti of Gaya District in neighbouring Bihar.
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December - 1 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres pasted a poster, at former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Laxman Swarnkar Gandey's house in Ahilyapur village in Giridih District, warning him of dire consequences if he did not
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres pasted a poster, at former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Laxman Swarnkar Gandey's house in Ahilyapur village in Giridih District, warning him of dire consequences if he did not part his ways with Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) Chief Babu Lal Marandi, reports The Telegraph on December 2.
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The Jharkhand Government will set up a security camp atop Burha Pahar in Latehar District, which has become a bastion of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) with its top leaders, such as Arvindji and Sudhakaran, hiding there, reports Hin
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The Jharkhand Government will set up a security camp atop Burha Pahar in Latehar District, which has become a bastion of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) with its top leaders, such as Arvindji and Sudhakaran, hiding there, reports Hindustan Times on December 2. Dev Kumar Singh alias Arvindji carries a reward of INR 10 million. Sudhakaran came to Jharkhand from Andhra Pradesh early this year to help Maoists regain control over the bases smashed by Security Forces (SFs), Police said. “Burha Pahar that has become a synonym for Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] will soon be under police control. Security forces will set up a camp there,” State’s Chief Secretary Rajabala Verma said on December 1, at Latehar, praising the forces for their offensives against the Maoists in the region.
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December - 2 
A day after an exchange of fire between Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel near Lankagarh village under the Belaghar Police limits in Kandhamal District, Superintendent of Police (SP), Pin
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A day after an exchange of fire between Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel near Lankagarh village under the Belaghar Police limits in Kandhamal District, Superintendent of Police (SP), Pinak Mishra on December 2, informed that demonetized currency notes worth INR 32,000 were seized from a camp of the Maoists, reports The Pioneer on December 3. A total of 48 scrapped notes in denominations of INR 500 and eight notes in denominations of INR 1000 were seized from the spot, the SP said. This apart, two tiffin bombs, two country-made guns, live bullets, 15 detonators, Maoist uniforms, cooking items and medicines were also seized, he said. “SOG jawans started an operation after getting information from the intelligence department regarding presence of Maoists on the hills near Lankagarh. The Maoists ran helter-skelter after an exchange of fire. There were 20 to 25 Maoists present at the camp,” Southern Range Inspector General (IG), Amitabh Thakur had said on December 1.
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December - 2 
Suspected Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], apparently belonging to a newly formed outfit, raided a road construction site, thrashed workers and set ablaze four SUVs in Keredari in Hazaribagh District on December 2,reports The Telegraph. Polic
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Suspected Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], apparently belonging to a newly formed outfit, raided a road construction site, thrashed workers and set ablaze four SUVs in Keredari in Hazaribagh District on December 2,reports The Telegraph. Police said the attack was aimed at intimidating and extorting money from the management of ECI Company, which has been engaged by the State Highways Authority for the renovation of 117 kilometres-long Hazaribagh-Bijupada road at a cost of INR 4.41 billion. Sources said around 15 armed Naxalites of newly formed Jharkhand Kranti Raksha Dal (JKRD) (Utari Chhotanagpur) stormed into the ECI camp at Damhabagi village in Keredari block, some 52 kilometres from Hazaribagh District headquarters, around 2am. The extremists took three workers at gunpoint and then beat them up badly. They warned them against working on the project and set four vehicles on fire. The suspected extremists left behind a pamphlet, wherein one Amit ji claimed responsibility for the attack, and disappeared into Keredari forests. Local sources said of late, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and their breakaway factions had been on the back foot in the face of sustained Police patrol in the area. There hadn't been any big crime here in recent past, they claimed. So, the raid was basically a handiwork of a local gang, which wanted to terrorise the agency officials in the garb of a new rebel outfit. Hazaribagh, Superintendent of Police (SP), Bhimsen Tuti visited the spot to take stock of the situation and spoke to the workers. "Preliminary probe hints at involvement of a criminal gang, and police have identified some of its members. Raids are on and all of them will be arrested soon," the SP added.
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December - 2 
Two Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) personnel, including a Sub-Inspector (SI) were injured after they inadvertently stepped over a spike trap laid by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District on Decemb
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Two Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) personnel, including a Sub-Inspector (SI) were injured after they inadvertently stepped over a spike trap laid by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District on December 2, reports Business Standard. The incident took place at around 11:35 AM when a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s elite CoBRA 204th battalion was conducting an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation in the interiors of Gangaloor Police Station limits, a CRPF official said. While returning, the two personnel inadvertently stepped over iron spikes placed in Kusnar village forests, causing them injuries on their legs, he said. Those injured were identified as SI, Munendra and head constable Tarun Gogoi belonging to CoBRA 204th battalion, the official said.
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December - 3 
A former sarpanch (local-self government institution head) of a village was seriously injured in a pressure bomb blast, allegedly planted by Maoists, at Polampalli village in Sukma District on December 3, reports PTI. "The Naxals (LWEs) had alle
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A former sarpanch (local-self government institution head) of a village was seriously injured in a pressure bomb blast, allegedly planted by Maoists, at Polampalli village in Sukma District on December 3, reports PTI. "The Naxals (LWEs) had allegedly planted a pressure bomb on a road between Dornapal and Polampalli, and threw some propaganda material there," Police officials said. "When Vetti Ballu (40) went to collect the propaganda papers, the pressure bomb exploded, injuring him grievously," they said.
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December - 4 
A group of Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly killeda 55-year-old man after accusing him of being a member of the erstwhile SalwaJudum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) in Bijapur District on December 4, reports Business Sta
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A group of Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly killeda 55-year-old man after accusing him of being a member of the erstwhile SalwaJudum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) in Bijapur District on December 4, reports Business Standard."BudhramMudma was killed this afternoon with sharp-edged weapons and sticks at his village Mandem under Farsegarh police station limits," a senior Police official said.Mudma's younger brother is the sarpanch (local-self government institution head) of the village. A group of eight to ten Maoists attacked him when he and his family members were working in their vegetable garden outside the house. Later the Maoists fled into the forest.Security Forces (SFs) were rushed to the spot and Mudma's body was brought to Farsegarh for autopsy, the official said. Maoist pamphlets recovered from the spot claimed that Mudma was killed because he was involved with SalwaJudum in the pastand was responsible for the deaths of innocent tribals in the area. The pamphlets also accused him of being a ‘Police informer’, the official added. SalwaJudum, anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] militia, was disbanded in 2011 after Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.Meanwhile,the CPI-Maoist cadres detonated a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in a dense forest in Kanker District on December 4, reports DNA India. The incident happened in the forest under Chhote Bethiya Police Station limits when a District Force was patrolling the region. However, no casualties were reported, a Police official said. The patrolling was launched based on inputs that Maoists had put up posters and banners in the interiors of ChhoteBethiya, as a part of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week being observed from December 2 to 8 in honour of slain leaders of the CPI-Maoist's armed wing, he said. "When the police party reached Bechaghat forest, the explosion occurred ahead of them, though no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident," he said.Soon after the explosion, a combing operation was launched in the region to trace the attackers, he said.
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December - 4 
The District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel of Odisha have intensified their hunt to track down topthe Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Ramkrishnaalias RK dead or alive in Malkangiri District, following a tip-off that the mastermi
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The District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel of Odisha have intensified their hunt to track down topthe Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Ramkrishnaalias RK dead or alive in Malkangiri District, following a tip-off that the mastermind of the banned outfit, injured in the encounter, is hiding somewhere inside the dense forest cover along Andhra Pradesh-Odisha Border (AOB) on December 4, reports Odisha TV. The DVF personnel are thoroughly scanning possible hideouts of the Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]. “The state government has provided us with sophisticated guns with a killing range of 300 metres. We have imparted advance training to the Malkangiri DVF to counter Maoists. With the modern weapons and training, we hope that we will make the district free from Maoists within some days,” said DambaruHananga, DVF Leader.“Acting on the directive of the District Superintendent of Police (SP), we have intensified Operation RK in the district. Our motto is to track down the Maoists and provide security to the people,” RadhakrushnaNayak, a DVF jawan on duty said. Talking to the media about the Operation RK, Malkangiri, SP,MitrabhanuMohapatra said as per the information, RK has sustained bullet injuries on his leg during the encounter in Panasput area in Chitrakonda block on October 24. The top Maoist leader is undergoing treatment in a Maoist camp somewhere on Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border. “We are collecting more information on this,” he added.
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December - 5 
A local court dismissed a petition seeking re-post-mortem on the bodies of two Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Malappuram District on December 5, reports Business Standard. District and Sessions Judge S S Vasan in Manjeri D reje
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A local court dismissed a petition seeking re-post-mortem on the bodies of two Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Malappuram District on December 5, reports Business Standard. District and Sessions Judge S S Vasan in Manjeri D rejected the plea in this regard by Sreedharan, brother of slain Maoist leader Kuppuswamy Devaraj and some human rights activists, public prosecutor P Suresh said. The court observed that the autopsy was conducted by experts in Kozhikode Medical College Hospital and there was no need for a re-post-mortem. It also directed the hospital to hand over the bodies to relatives of the deceased. The Police can take further action if the relatives refuse to receive the bodies, he said. The court on November 29 had directed Police to preserve the bodies of the two Maoists until it pronounces its verdict on December 5, on a PIL by Sreedharan and some human rights activists. The petitioners had claimed the duo were gunned down in a "fake" encounter which was rejected by police saying they were killed in retaliatory firing, after the Maoists fired at them. KuppuswamyDevaraj, a Central Committee member of the outlawed outfit, and Ajitha were killed in an alleged encounter in the Nilambur Forests in the district on November 24 during search operations by a 60-member elite team of the Thunderbolt Force, based on a tip-off that some Maoists were camping in the area.
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December - 5 
Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik, on December 5, informed the Assembly that 19 of the 30 Districts of Odisha are Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] prone, reports New Indian Express. In a written reply to a question from Kailash Kulesika (Con
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Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik, on December 5, informed the Assembly that 19 of the 30 Districts of Odisha are Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] prone, reports New Indian Express. In a written reply to a question from Kailash Kulesika (Congress), the CM said 45 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have been killed and 80 arrested in 55 encounters since 2015 till November this year. Besides, five Border Security Force (BSF) jawans among seven security personnel have been killed during encounter with Maoists during the period, he said.Naveen said during the period, 94 Maoists have surrendered of which 44 were rehabilitated under the surrender rehabilitation policy. In a written reply to a question from Tara Prasad Bahinipati (Congress), the CM, however, said there has been a progressive decline in the overall LWE in Odisha. During the year till November 15, 2016, 57 cases of LWE-related violence have taken place in Odisha in which 17 innocent people died.As many as 39 Maoists have been killed in police action during the period, he said and added that adequate and effective steps are being taken to combat LWE in the State.
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December - 5 
Security Forces (SFs) have discovered a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dump and unearthed electronic items and medical equipment in Rajnandgaon District on December 5, reports Business Standard. The recovery was made from a densely fore
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Security Forces (SFs) have discovered a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dump and unearthed electronic items and medical equipment in Rajnandgaon District on December 5, reports Business Standard. The recovery was made from a densely forested area under Madanwada Police Station when a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) was carrying out patrolling, a senior Police official told PTI.A squad of District Force, Special Task Force (STF) and 27thbattalion of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)had launched the operation on Saturday (December 3) keeping in view that Naxal[Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] cadres may create disturbance during Peoples' Liberation Guerrilla Army(PLGA) week being observed by them from December2 to 8, the official said. While cordoning off a forested hill on December 5 between Edma and Murjhar Village, the patrolling team located the dump from where they recovered a fax machine, charger, lead wire, hand grenade, printer cartridge, ink bottles, three self-made stretchers to carry injured or sick members and water bottles, he added.
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December - 6 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was killed and another one injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast followed by firing in Dantewada District on December 6, repor
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was killed and another one injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast followed by firing in Dantewada District on December 6, reports The Times of India. The incident took place at around 11.15 am when a joint team of CRPF's 231st battalion and District Force was patrolling to ensure security to the under-construction Aranpur (Dantewada)-Jagargunda (Sukma) road which passes through the restive dense forests under Aranpur Police Station limits, a senior Police official said. When the security personnel were cordoning-off a patch between Kondapara and Kondasawli villages, the Maoists detonated the IED and started firing in which two head constables were injured, he said. "Head constable Kamal Singh succumbed to his injuries while being airlifted to Raipur. Another head constable, Anil Kumar, was shifted to a hospital in the state capital," the official said, adding that both the personnel belong to CRPF's 231st battalion.Meanwhile, the Maoists triggered two IED blasts targetting the security personnel at a road construction site in Narayanpur District on December 6, reports Indian Express. There were no reports of injuries or casualties.
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December - 6 
Chatra District Police on December 6, claimed to have arrested an ‘area commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), The Times of India reported. Mu
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Chatra District Police on December 6, claimed to have arrested an ‘area commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), The Times of India reported. Mukesh Yadav, a resident of Lesligunj in Palamu, was arrested from Shabano village under Simaria Police Station in the District, by a joint team of local Police and a central reserve Police Force (CRPF) unit. Yadav carries a cash reward of INR 200,000 on him as announced by the State Home Department. Chatra, Superintendent of Police (SP), Anjani Kumar Jha said Yadav, who is in his mid-twenties, was hiding in a house when he was arrested with a loaded country-made pistol. "Yadav tried to escape the house from the rear but was chased down. He did not offer any resistance and no-gunshots were fired from our end as well," Jha claimed. Chatra Police added that Yadav, ‘area commander’ of Lesligunj and Satbarwah Zone, was sent to Chatra few months ago, by PLFI's ‘second-in-command’ Santosh Yadav, to strengthen the outfit's organizational set up. Yadav had joined the PLFI fold as early as 1999 and operated mostly in Palamu and Latehar Districts. He has six registered cases against him, comprising attempt to murders, kidnappings and extortion.
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December - 6 
The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Palamu District Ameet Kumar said on December 6 that Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] require ‘counselling’ for making them detached from violence and gun culture reports The Pioneer. Addressing in a Janta
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The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Palamu District Ameet Kumar said on December 6 that Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] require ‘counselling’ for making them detached from violence and gun culture reports The Pioneer. Addressing in a Janta Darbar at heavily Naxal infested Chak Village of Manatu Block of of Palamu District, the DC admitted that area has serious problem in hands. Moreover locals were of view that counselling to naxals is a good idea and in this job civil society activist should come forward but asking naxals to shun violence and stop using ‘bandook’ (gun) to gain ‘haque’ (right) on their naxal hit soil is no easy thing to do. DC made this appeal to the naxals when his district Agricultural Officer had offered 300 farmers each 10 kilograms of free wheat seed. Farmers had to assure that they had three times ‘patwan’ (irrigating) facility with them. The farmers on hearing these freebies in the shape of seed of wheat at once dashed towards the stall of the agricultural department.
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December - 6 
The District Police detected two heavily loaded Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Kumada village under the Kumada Gram Panchayat (village level local-self government institutio
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The District Police detected two heavily loaded Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Kumada village under the Kumada Gram Panchayat (village level local-self government institution) in the Munchingput mandal (administrative unit) in the Visakha Agency of Vishakhapatnam District on December 6, reports The Hindu. This was the major incident reported so far during the Maoist party’s People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week observance since December 2. Each landmine, kept three feet under the bitumen road, was packed with 20 kilograms of explosives. Since they could not be safely removed, the bomb disposal squad of the rural Police set them off under controlled and safe conditions, said Rahul Dev Sharma, Superintendent of Police (SP), in a press release. Babujee Attada, Additional SP, (operations), supervised the operation of detection and blasting of the landmines. “The landmines were meant to attack the police but there is every possibility of innocent Girijans that walk on the road and vehicles that bring material to the weekly shandy getting killed if they are set off,” Sharma said.
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December - 6 
The District Police recovered 14 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from an unspecified location in Latehar District on December 6, reports The Times of India.
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The District Police recovered 14 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from an unspecified location in Latehar District on December 6, reports The Times of India.
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December - 7 
A ‘sub-zonal commander’ of CPI-Maoist, identified as Sanjay Korwa, carrying a bounty of INR 500,000, surrendered before Palamu, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Vipul Shukla and Latehar, SP, Anup Birtharey in Latehar District on
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A ‘sub-zonal commander’ of CPI-Maoist, identified as Sanjay Korwa, carrying a bounty of INR 500,000, surrendered before Palamu, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Vipul Shukla and Latehar, SP, Anup Birtharey in Latehar District on December 7, reports The Times of India. Sanjay surrendered without any weapon. The Maoist was accompanied by his wife and wore his Maoist uniform. Birtharey said Sanjay had five cases against him and he was operative in Bareysarn, Mahuadarn and Mandal. Inducted in the Maoist outfit around seven years ago, Sanjay reached the position of ‘sub-zonal commander’ for his ferocity in ambushing the Security Forces (SFs). He is learnt to have remained in regular touch with Arvindji, Bada Vikas and also cadres of Chhattisgarh Maoist outfit.
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December - 7 
A senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre of the rank of ‘deputy commander’ of the CPI-Maoist’s armed squad operating in the restive Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, surrendered before Bhadrachalam in-charge Deputy
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A senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre of the rank of ‘deputy commander’ of the CPI-Maoist’s armed squad operating in the restive Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, surrendered before Bhadrachalam in-charge Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Ashok Kumar in Bhadrachalam in Bhadradri District on December 7, reports The Hindu. Savithri Dalam (armed squad) Uyka Dulaiah alias Joga (24), carrying a reward of INR 300,000 on his head, surrendered to the Bhadrachalam Police due to ‘ill-health’. He originally hails from Nalabelli village in Dummugudem mandal (administrative unit) of Bhadrachalam division, the Police said. He was reported to be involved in six major offences, including the murder of Greyhounds Reserve Inspector Prasad, who was allegedly killed by the Maoists in retaliation to the Puvarthi encounter in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh in 2013.
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December - 7 
Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing five kilograms each, planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District of Bastar on December 7,reports The Pioneer. The IEDs were
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Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing five kilograms each, planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District of Bastar on December 7,reports The Pioneer. The IEDs were unearthed on December 7 night by a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) coming under Tongpal Police Station limits while they were out on patrolling, a Police official informed. SFs spotted a suspicious wire connection and later discovered three IEDs, placed in steel containers, hidden beneath the earth in the forest pocket on a roadside, said Police official. Besides, 16 meter Electric Wire, a detonator and five gelatin rods were also recovered from the spot, the Police official added.
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December - 7 
Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing five kilograms each, planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District of Bastar on December 7,reports The Pioneer. The IEDs were
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Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing five kilograms each, planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District of Bastar on December 7,reports The Pioneer. The IEDs were unearthed on December 7 night by a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) coming under Tongpal Police Station limits while they were out on patrolling, a Police official informed. SFs spotted a suspicious wire connection and later discovered three IEDs, placed in steel containers, hidden beneath the earth in the forest pocket on a roadside, said Police official. Besides, 16 meter Electric Wire, a detonator and five gelatin rods were also recovered from the spot, the Police official added. Meanwhile, a Maoist sympathiser,allegedly trying to illegally exchange over INR 100,000 in scrapped INR 1,000 currency notes for the new ones, was arrested in Dantewada District on December 8, reports The Business Standard. Hemla Bheema (40) was arrested from Bhansi Police Station area, Dantewada Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (anti-Maoist Operations) Gorakhnath Baghel said. As per preliminary information, Bheema, a native of Masapara in Bhansi area, was active as a ‘range committee member’ of Janatana Sarkar squad of the outlawed CPI-Maoist, the officer said. During interrogation, the accused revealed that Sanjay Kadti, a senior member of Bhairamgarh Area Committee of Maoists, had given him the cash to get it exchanged with new notes, either through banks or with support of local traders, Baghel said, adding that his interrogation is on.
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December - 8 
A couple of hand-made posters by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘Bhavani Dalam’, surfaced at Mele Ommathampatti at Pudur Panchayat in Attapadi in Palakkad District demanding the withdrawal of Kerala Thunderbolts Commando
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A couple of hand-made posters by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘Bhavani Dalam’, surfaced at Mele Ommathampatti at Pudur Panchayat in Attapadi in Palakkad District demanding the withdrawal of Kerala Thunderbolts Commandos from Attapadi on December 8, reports Times of India. Alleging that State Government was trying to suppress the naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)], the posters accused the ruling party of killing their leaders in the recent encounter at Nilambur in Malappuram District.
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December - 8 
A powerful pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was found in Sukma District December 8 (today), reports The Times of India. The IED was unearthed by a team of Central Reserve Polic
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A powerful pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was found in Sukma District December 8 (today), reports The Times of India. The IED was unearthed by a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s 74th battalion personnel from Chintalnar Police Station limits while they were out on road security operation toward Mukram Nullah, located around 450 kilometres from Raipur, a Police official said. They spotted the pressure bomb hidden by the roadside, which weighed around five kilograms, was immediately destroyed on the spot by the bomb disposal squad. The official said, the IED was possibly meant to harm the security men during their operation in the area.Meanwhile, Maoists have called for an agitation against the move for disinvestment of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) steel plant at Nagarnar in Bastar saying the move was aimed at handing over the region's natural wealth to corporates, The Times of India reported on December 2. CPI-Maoist, Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DSZC), spokesman Vikalp sent an audio message to journalists alleging that it was an attempt to hand over NMDC project to powerful corporates, including those having base in Gujarat. The Maoist leader called upon people of Bastar, political parties and other peoples' organisations to strongly resist the move for privatization of the integrated steel plant, which is yet to be commissioned and start production. NMDC, country's largest iron ore miner, is setting up a three million tonnes per annum (MTPA) integrated steel plant at Nagarnar in Bastar. In June this year, an environment ministry panel gave clearance to a captive iron ore mine in Bastar for plant that is expected to start trial production by mid-2017.
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December - 8 
Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik on December 8 said that at least 48 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including some of their leaders have been neutralised during 2015 and in 2016, reports PTI. "There is significant r
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Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik on December 8 said that at least 48 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including some of their leaders have been neutralised during 2015 and in 2016, reports PTI. "There is significant reduction in the strength of Maoists in the state. 48 Maoists including state committee members have been neutralised, 88 LWE members have been arrested and 95 have surrendered in the state during 2015 and in 2016 till November 30," he informed the Legislative Assembly of Odisha. Large number of pro-Maoist militia and sympathisers has publicly announced withdrawal of their support from the Maoists in Malkangiri District, which was an encouraging development, the Chief Minister added."Attempts by Maoists to intensify their activities in Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh and Nayagarh districts have been contained due to pro-active police action," he said. In order to increase mobile telephone connectivity in naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected areas, Patnaik said 248 towers have been operationalised and proposal for installation of 518 more towers coveringnaxal -affected districts has been sent to the Centre for approval.
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December - 9 
A hardcore Maoist wanted in dozen cases was arrested by Bermo Police in Bokaro District on December 9,reports The Pioneer. Bermo Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Rajkumar Mahto informed this on December 11 about the arrest made on December 9. Th
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A hardcore Maoist wanted in dozen cases was arrested by Bermo Police in Bokaro District on December 9,reports The Pioneer. Bermo Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Rajkumar Mahto informed this on December 11 about the arrest made on December 9. The arrested rebel has been identified as Kalimullah Ansari alias Kamruddin Ansari alias Karu Miya, belonging to Lodhi village under the Gomia Police Station. The SDPO said that the arrested Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] Karu Miya has admitted his involvement in dozen cases related to Naxal activities in and around Bokaro and Hazaribagh Districts. Police claimed that it was a major breakthrough for the District Police he was evading arrest from Bokaro and Hazaribagh Police last 20 years. Giving details of the arrested Maoist’s modus operandi, Mehta said, on December 9, he came to Lodhi panchayat for solving some land dispute.
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December - 9 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, carrying cash rewards of various amounts on their heads, were arrested from Karkeli weekly market in Bedre area in Bijapur District on December 9evening, reports The New Indian Express. Sub D
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, carrying cash rewards of various amounts on their heads, were arrested from Karkeli weekly market in Bedre area in Bijapur District on December 9evening, reports The New Indian Express. Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Prashant Shukla said that, among the arrested Maoists, Waale Pallo (35) head of Chetna Natya Manch (CNM), a cultural wing of Maoists, was a prominent cadre and carried a reward of INR 3 lakh on his head. Besides, three others - head of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangthan (DAKMS) of Maoists, Doli Majji (45), militia commander Somdu Tati (28), another head of DAKMS Karve Majji, the SDOP said, adding, that they all were carrying reward of INR 1 lakh each. "During interrogation, they have admitted that they were conducting a recee in a bid to launch attack on Karkeli police camp. Earlier too they had been part of the Maoist squad that had attacked this camp," SDOP said. Besides, all four Maoists were allegedly involved in the incidents of attempt to murder, kidnapping, damaging roads, torching vehicles and attacks on Police party, he added.
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December - 9 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) seized a few rounds of bullet, musket and other arms and ammunition in West Midnapore District, reports India Today on December 10. CRPF jawans of the 184th Battalion led by Deputy Commander (DC) of CRPF 184th
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) seized a few rounds of bullet, musket and other arms and ammunition in West Midnapore District, reports India Today on December 10. CRPF jawans of the 184th Battalion led by Deputy Commander (DC) of CRPF 184th Battalion, Prabir Kumar Ghosh, identified a mysterious sack of goods which was tied at its neck in a forest of Poradiha Village during two search operations. He initially suspected that the sack belonged to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres. The jawans then, cordoned the abandoned sack and informed the Bomb Disposal Squad of 207 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) Force. The squad arrived on the site and retrieved a musket, 8 rounds of bullet and an empty cap of bullet from the sack. The retrieved arms were then handed over by the squad to the Jamboni Police Station. The presence of these arms has lead to the creation of a sense of worry among the residents of the locality on whether it is signaling the rise of Maoists in the region.
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December - 9 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) lodgedin Coimbatore Central Prison will observe a day-long fast on December 16, reports The Hindu on December 10. They will be fasting to condemn the recent encounter killing of two Maoist leaders insi
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) lodgedin Coimbatore Central Prison will observe a day-long fast on December 16, reports The Hindu on December 10. They will be fasting to condemn the recent encounter killing of two Maoist leaders inside the forest in Nilambur in Malappuram District of Kerala. The protest is also to demand that the Kerala Government register a murder case against ‘Thunderbolt’, the anti-Maoist squad of the Kerala Police, and also to seek a magisterial probe. Sources said the Maoists lodged in Coimbatore Central Prison - Shyna, Roopesh, Veeramani, Kannan and Anoop - will take part in the protest. Earlier, on December 9, suspected Maoists lodged in the prisons in Tiruchi, Chennai, Vellore, Palayamkottai observed a fast.
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December - 10 
A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police arrested three Maoist supporters, identified as Hemla Budhu (35), Aytu Kudiam (30) and Ursa Budhram (35) while carrying out an area domination operation to the interiors of Ganga
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A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police arrested three Maoist supporters, identified as Hemla Budhu (35), Aytu Kudiam (30) and Ursa Budhram (35) while carrying out an area domination operation to the interiors of Gangaloor Police Station limits in Bijapur District on December 10, adds The New Indian Express.
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December - 11 
A Communist Party India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)couple, allegedly involved in a number of cases includingattacks on Police personnel in Telangana and Chhattisgarh and carrying hefty reward on their heads, surrendered in Jaishankar Bhupalpally District on
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A Communist Party India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)couple, allegedly involved in a number of cases includingattacks on Police personnel in Telangana and Chhattisgarh and carrying hefty reward on their heads, surrendered in Jaishankar Bhupalpally District on December 11, reports The Times of India. K Ganapathi (40), a ‘divisional committee member’ of Challa Venkatapur Division (CVD) of the CPI-Maoist, and his Wife Swaroopa (33), a ‘committee member’ active in Venkatapur area in State, surrendered at Bhupalpally citing their "disillusionment" with Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] policies, a Police officer said. While Ganapathi and Swaroopa were carrying a reward of INR 500,000 and INR 400,000 on their heads respectively, said District Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bhaskaran. "Ganapathi, a native of Shappalli village, has been active since 1999. He was involved in seven cases, including a bomb blast that killed 11 people travelling in a bus at Chintapalli village in 2001," the Police Officer said. He said Ganpathi was also involved in attacks on Eturunagaram and Mahadevpur Police Stations and for triggering a blast targeting a Police van in Chhattisgarh."Swaroopa married Ganapathi in 2004. She has been involved in at least five cases, including bomb blast targeting a police van in Chhattisgarh," Bhaskaran said, adding the couple claimed they got disillusioned due to "anti-people" policies of CPI-Maoist.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including the founder of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, during a raid at a place under National Thermal Power Corporati
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including the founder of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, during a raid at a place under National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Khaira Police Station in Aurangabad District on December 11, reports New Indian Express. Superintendent of Police (SP), Satya Prakash said after getting a tip off that three Maoists were intimidating local people, especially farmers, to get their personal work done, Police raided Khadaha-Sonedila area under NTPC Khaira Police Station area from where the three Maoists were arrested along with arms and ammunition. The arrested trio included Arvind Ram, the founder of Maoist outfit JJMP and a resident of Kathkur Village of Kutumba Police Station of the District. Arvind Ram formed JJMP after splitting from the CPI-Maoist. The other two arrested were identified as Shankar Ram alias Alam ji, a resident of Aurangabad District and Mukesh Kumar Mehta, a resident of Palamu District of Jharkhand, the SP said. The Police seized three country made pistols, 15 live cartridges and an empty cartridge from their possession, he added. Arvind Ram was a mastermind of the Jaipur jewellery shop loot case in which he had served three years of jail, Prakash said adding, and Ram was involved in various Maoist related incidents in Mali and Nabinagar Police Station areas of the District.Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs), in two separate incident, arrested CPI-Maoist Puran Murmu in Jamui District and CPI-Maoist Gopal Das in Munger District on December 11, reports New Indian Express.
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December - 11 
The mukhiya (village headman) of Jargo panchayat (village level local self government institution) in Tamar block in Ranchi District, Jeevan Singh Munda (38), was dragged out of his home by unidentified assailants, masquerading as Police, and shot de
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The mukhiya (village headman) of Jargo panchayat (village level local self government institution) in Tamar block in Ranchi District, Jeevan Singh Munda (38), was dragged out of his home by unidentified assailants, masquerading as Police, and shot dead on December 11, reports The Telegraph. Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters found near his body read that Munda was being "punished for being a Police informer" and others should learn a lesson from his death. The forested spot where the mukhiya's body was found is 25 kilometres from Tamar thana (Police Station) and around 80 kilometres from the State capital, Ranchi. An unnamed local resident claimed that Munda was once a Maoist sympathizer, adding, "But, he parted ways with the rebels three years ago and entered mainstream politics. Currently, he did not have any political affiliation and facilitated construction of rural roads to help Police movement in the area." Rural Superintendent of Police (SP), Raj Kumar Lakra said, "Four Maoist posters found near his body said he had paid the price for being a police informer. But, there is nothing on record to prove that the deceased was an informer. We are also not aware of his past Maoist links."Meanwhile, acting on a tip-off by local residents, Police recovered a huge cache of 120 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), two cylinder bombs, weighing five kilograms each, and 200 metres of codex wire, used in landmine blasts, from a Maoist hideout in Barwaiya forests of Manika in Latehar District on December 11, reports The Telegraph. The explosives were found hidden underneath rocks atop a hillock in the dense forests. Latehar, SP, Anoop Birtharay said the explosives belonged to the Maoist squad of ‘sub-zonal commander’ Shravan Yadav who carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head. "At present, he has been located in Gaya district of neighbouring Bihar. Almost all Maoist squads have fled the district following recent search operations but they have sympathisers who extend them logistic support," said SP, Birtharay. Sharing the credit of the recovery with the villagers, he said it was an outcome of community policing. "I regularly visit the remote villages and introduce community policing there," added SP, Birtharay. Police sources said Maoist squads of ‘sub-zonal commanders’ Ugreshwar Yadav and Virendra Yadav, who too carried INR 500,000 rewards each on their heads, also used to operate in Latehar. Following recent operations, they have hidden their arms and ammunition and fled to safer havens.
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December - 11 
Visuals found on the data storage devices that the Kerala Police had recovered from the Karulayi jungle in Nilambur in Malappuram District after two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in encounter reportedly showed Left W
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Visuals found on the data storage devices that the Kerala Police had recovered from the Karulayi jungle in Nilambur in Malappuram District after two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in encounter reportedly showed Left Wing Extremist (LWE) leaders asking followers to oppose the Constitution and Government and to prepare for armed struggle, reports The Hindu on December 12. Kuppu Devaraj, a ‘central committee (CC) member’ of the CPI-Maoist who was killed along with woman extremist Ajitha in the encounter with the Thunderbolt commandos of the Kerala Police on November 24, is seen in the video found in one of the pen drives asking the extremists to focus attention on colonies of Adivasis and to take care not to lose their support. The visuals found on the pen drives recovered from the Maoists’ camp have appeared in the visual media of Kerala in the particular context of the suspicion aired by certain rights groups and the Communist Party of India (CPI), second biggest partner in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) led ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), that the Police could have killed the two Maoists in unilateral firing in a fake encounter.Meanwhile, a dossier compiled by the Kerala Police on Kuppuswamy Murthy alias Kuppu Devarajan was released in Kollam District on December 11, reports The Hindu. The top CPI-Maoist leader killed by the Police in an alleged encounter inside the Nilambur forests on November 24, shows that Kuppu was trained in arms handling by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the late 1980s.
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December - 12 
A villager was killed and another injured when they were reportedly caught in crossfire between Security Forces (SFs) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District on December 12, reports The Hindu. The incident took pla
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A villager was killed and another injured when they were reportedly caught in crossfire between Security Forces (SFs) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District on December 12, reports The Hindu. The incident took place when a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’s 168th Battalion and District Force was out on an anti-Maoist operation near Timmapur village under the Basaguda Police Station limits, Bijapur, Superintendent of Police (SP), K.L. Dhruv said. Acting on inputs about the movement of rebels, SFs had launched the operation from its Timmapur camp, around 450 kilometres away from Raipur, to adjoining areas late last night, he said. On the way back close to the camp, they came under fire from ultras prompting them to retaliate. However, the exchange of fire soon stopped after the rebels escaped, he added. During searches, they spotted two men who had reportedly sustained injuries in the cross fire, in the forests. They rushed the injured to Basaguda hospital where one of them was declared brought dead, the SP said. “The deceased was identified as Punem Nandu, a native of Timmapur,” he said adding that another injured man— Kaken Suklu— a resident of the same village, was undergoing treatment at Basaguda. However, a CRPF official claimed that the deceased and injured villager could be jan-militia members who handle the village level operations of the Maoists.
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December - 12 
Two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were spotted at Chenappadi near Kalikavu inside Nilambur Forest region in Malappuram District on December 12, reports The Times of India. A joint team of anti-naxal [Left Wing Extremis
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Two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were spotted at Chenappadi near Kalikavu inside Nilambur Forest region in Malappuram District on December 12, reports The Times of India. A joint team of anti-naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] squad of Police and Kerala Thunderbolts commandos carried hours-long search in the area. According to the Police, it was a worker of Pullakode Estate who had first noticed the men with backpacks and alerted the local people and Police. Following this, the Police team led by Circle Inspector (CI) of Nilambur, Sunil Pulikkan and Thunderbolts personnel carried out a search in the deep forest areas. After the recent encounter of two CPI-Maoist cadres with Police which culminated in the death of two Naxals, Police have intensified vigil in the region.
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December - 13 
A clerk at the Government Polytechnic College at West Hill in Kozhikode District, who had assisted the relatives of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, killed in an alleged encounter in Nilambur forest, in securing his body from the
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A clerk at the Government Polytechnic College at West Hill in Kozhikode District, who had assisted the relatives of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, killed in an alleged encounter in Nilambur forest, in securing his body from the mortuary and negotiated with the Police on behalf of human rights organisations has been placed under suspension pending inquiry by the Director of Technical Education for his alleged links with Left Wing Extremist (LWE) groups, reports The Hindu on December 14. Rajeesh Kollankkadi (36), of Vadakara, was suspended from service based on a report submitted by Uma Behra, Commissioner of Police, Kozhikode city.
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December - 13 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple belonging to the Sabari Area Committee surrendered to East Godavari District Superintendent of Police (SP), M Ravi Prakash on December 13, reports The Times of India. They were identified as Vetti
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple belonging to the Sabari Area Committee surrendered to East Godavari District Superintendent of Police (SP), M Ravi Prakash on December 13, reports The Times of India. They were identified as Vetti Vungi alias Jyothi of Sangampadu Village and her husband Madakam Bandi alias Kamalesh of Gollaguppa Village in Yetapaka Mandal (administrative unit). Addressing the media, Ravi Prakash said the Maoists carried a reward of INR 100,000 each on them. "Vetti Vungi (22) joined the Maoists when she was 15 years old following a dispute with her mother and influenced by then Sabari Dalam (armed squad) member Sharmila. She worked as a dalam member under commanders Naresh, Nagesh and Rajitha. She was involved in the exchange of fire at Baidichelma, Chhattisgarh, in 2013, attack on the State Police Camp at Dharmapenta in 2014, police camp attack at Pamedu, Chhattisgarh, in 2016, and Buttem encounter. She also planted explosives in Pega village in Chinturu Mandal of AP (Andhra Pradesh) in 2016.Her husband Madakam Bandi alias Kamalesh (22) joined the Dalam in 2015.He was involved in the kidnap of Uike Isaac, son of Lakshmipuram pastor Kannayya in 2015 and an exchange of fire at Buttem, Chhattisgarh.”
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December - 13 
A Maoist was killed by SFs in forests near Peddagelur Village under Basaguda Police Station limits in Bijapur District. According to Bijapur, SP, K L Dhruv, a patrolling party comprising Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)'s 204th batt
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A Maoist was killed by SFs in forests near Peddagelur Village under Basaguda Police Station limits in Bijapur District. According to Bijapur, SP, K L Dhruv, a patrolling party comprising Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)'s 204th battalion, DRG and STF was out on a search operation in the interiors of Basaguda, around 450 Kilometers away from Raipur. When the party reached close to Peddagelur, they came under heavy fire from Maoists that led to gun-battle between both the sides, the SP said. After the firing stopped, body of a Maoist clad in 'black uniform', a country-made gun, bag and other items were recovered while searching the spot, he said. The identity of all three killed Maoists was being ascertained.Meanwhile, three Maoists were arrested from theforest of Cherli Nilavaya under Mirtur Police Station limits in Bijapur District on December 13, reportsPTI. Those arrested were identified as Boda Kadti (30), Kumma Kadti (32) and Baisu Kunjam (28). The three were allegedly involved in the murder of an Assistant Constable who was posted in Mirtur, last year, SP, K L Dhruv said.
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December - 13 
A top Maoist carrying a cash reward of INR 800,000 surrendered in Dantewada District on December 13, reports The Times of India. Kama alias Joga Sodi (27), who was active as ‘secretary’ of Kanger Ghati area committee of the CPI-Maoist, tu
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A top Maoist carrying a cash reward of INR 800,000 surrendered in Dantewada District on December 13, reports The Times of India. Kama alias Joga Sodi (27), who was active as ‘secretary’ of Kanger Ghati area committee of the CPI-Maoist, turned himself in before Dantewada SP, Kamlochan Kashyap, citing disappointment with "hollow" Naxal ideology, a senior Police official said. A native of Polampalli area in Sukma District, Joga joined the CPI-Maoist in 1996 as a member of 'Bal Sangham' (Children's Association) of the banned outfit.
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December - 13 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from a forest under Rajauli Police Station in Nawada District during a combing operation on December 13, reports The Times of India. Superintendent of Police (SP), Vikas Barman, s
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from a forest under Rajauli Police Station in Nawada District during a combing operation on December 13, reports The Times of India. Superintendent of Police (SP), Vikas Barman, said Police were conducting search for arms and ammunition on the basis of information provided by the four. The Maoists had planned to strike vital public installations taking advantage of the cold weather and extreme foggy conditions prevailing throughout the District. The ultras led by Praduman Sharma had set several railway equipment and vehicles at the newly-constructed Kharond railway station under Rajauli sub-division on fire on October 3 besides furling black flags on Independence Day, added the SP. The four cadres have been identified as Manoj Yadav, Akhilesh Kumar, Surendra Yadav and Ramchandra Yadav. Acting on a tip- off, the four were arrested while trying to escape in a boat from Phulwaria dam under Hardiya panchayat under Rajauli Police Station in a joint operation involving the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel and local Police.
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December - 13 
The People's Liberation Front of India’s (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), called a 24-hour bandh (general strike) in the PLFI strongholds in the State (outskirts of Ranchi, Khunti, Gumla, Simdega
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The People's Liberation Front of India’s (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), called a 24-hour bandh (general strike) in the PLFI strongholds in the State (outskirts of Ranchi, Khunti, Gumla, Simdega, Lohardaga, Latehar, Giridih and mining areas of Santhal Pargana) on December 14, reports The Telegraph. The bandh is in protest against the amendments in tenancy laws. A person was arrested from Khunti District on December 13, for pasting a PLFI poster. The poster, issuing a warning to tribal Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) s and Members of Parliament (MP) s, was found in Murhu area of Khunti, prompting Police to arrest one Surendra Swansi alias Bhotha alias Guerrilla.
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December - 13 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadres were killed in exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) at two different places in Narayanpur and Bijapur Districts on December 13, reports PTI. In Narayanpur, the skirmish took place while
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadres were killed in exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) at two different places in Narayanpur and Bijapur Districts on December 13, reports PTI. In Narayanpur, the skirmish took place while a joint team of SFs was carrying out a counter-insurgency operation in Abujhmaad area, Narayanpur, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Meena said. A composite squad of District Reserve Group (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) had launched the operation in the interiors of Abujhmad on December 11 from the District headquarters. "Today, they came face to face with a group of military company no. 1 of Maoists in the forests of Kutul village, round 300 Kilometers away from Raipur, following which a gun-battle took place that lasted for about an hour before the rebels escaped," SP, Meena added. During the search at the site, body of two Maoists, three weapons and other Naxal [Left Wing extremism (LWE)]-related materials were recovered from the spot, the SP said.
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December - 14 
Indian Railways lost more than INR 70 million in 2015 due to destruction of its property by Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], reports DNA on December 15. According to sources, the States in which the railways suffered the maximum losses due to
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Indian Railways lost more than INR 70 million in 2015 due to destruction of its property by Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], reports DNA on December 15. According to sources, the States in which the railways suffered the maximum losses due to Naxal disruptions were Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. Minister of State for Railways, Rajen Gohain disclosed the figures in a written reply to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) on December 14. He said railway property worth INR 7,02,92,441 was damaged by Naxalites in 2015. The minister also informed the Parliament that the loss suffered by the railways due to Naxal activities in 2015 was less than the losses in 2014. Railways spent INR 34.15 billion to safeguard its property in the 2014-15 and it has already spent INR 38.33 billion on the same this year. The minister appraised the Parliament that the railways had taken many measures in order to protect its property but added that Policing in railways was the responsibility of states. “Policing on railways is a state matter and prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and order is the statutory responsibility of the state police, which they discharge through Government Railway Police (GRP) of the state concerned,” Gohain said. He, however, added that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) supplements the efforts of GRP by deploying its staff on trains and railway stations.
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December - 14 
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on December 14 said that the State Government was planning to start a programme of inducting youngsters in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected areas as Auxiliary Police, who will be later absorbed as r
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on December 14 said that the State Government was planning to start a programme of inducting youngsters in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected areas as Auxiliary Police, who will be later absorbed as regular Police, reports Indian Express. He also said that demonetisation has hit the Naxals and other extremist elements hard. Speaking at the inaugural three-day workshop of Police officials from 10 LWE-affected States conducted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Ranchi, Das said that development and peace were complementary to each other. The programme, said Das, envisaged inducting the youngsters from these areas as Auxiliary and absorbing them as regular Police after three years of training. Das also stressed on the need for better coordination and sharing of intelligence between the States. During the workshop, the officials from 10 States – Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal – discussed ways to share intelligence and make coordinated efforts in curbing naxal movements. They also discussed use of media and social media, besides technology in dealing with naxals.
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December - 14 
Rachakonda Police commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat on December 14 said three pseudo Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] were booked under the Preventive Detection (PD) Act for indulging in extortions, abductions and land settlements in Hyderabad, reports
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Rachakonda Police commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat on December 14 said three pseudo Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] were booked under the Preventive Detection (PD) Act for indulging in extortions, abductions and land settlements in Hyderabad, reports The Times of India. The Cyberabad Police said Bolla Narsimhlu, Oruganti Sammaiah and A Krishna were involved in nine offences in Jawaharnagar, Kushaiguda and Nacharam Police Station limits. "The gang members, posing as Maoists [Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)], threatened businessmen and realtor's with an air pistol. They demanded huge amounts from them in the name of party fund," the commissioner said. Police said the offenders used to make threatening calls to businessmen and demand money. They carried out their criminal activities in the Rachakonda and Siddipet police Commissionerate limits.
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December - 15 
A discussion on development and security of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) prone areas was held between the Odisha Government and Central Cabinet Secretary via video conferencing on December 15, reports prameyanews7.com. After the meeti
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A discussion on development and security of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) prone areas was held between the Odisha Government and Central Cabinet Secretary via video conferencing on December 15, reports prameyanews7.com. After the meeting State Home Secretary Asit Tripathy said additional requirement of two battalions of forces and balance budget of Gurupriya Bridge was demanded to centre. Further construction of 518 new mobile towers, more banks and ATMs were also demanded, added Tripathy. Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh said discussion on re-starting Andhra-Odisha Green Hunt Operation was discussed on the meeting. Joint discussions on new strategies for dealing with Maoists, place of posting of the trained security officers and their ranks were held, added Singh.
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December - 15 
Centre Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Director General (DG), Durga Prasad, on December 15, claimed that Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] will end from Jharkhand by 2017, reports Dainik Jagran. He addressed the media after attending the video confer
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Centre Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Director General (DG), Durga Prasad, on December 15, claimed that Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] will end from Jharkhand by 2017, reports Dainik Jagran. He addressed the media after attending the video conference with Union Cabinet Secretary in Building Project. He pressed that in Jharkhand, greater coordination among CRPF, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Border Security Force (BSF) and State Police is required to eradicate the Naxal campaign by 2017.
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December - 15 
District Police recovered the body of T Anil Kumar alias Chandu, a former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre of Koraput – Srikakulam Special Zonal Committee (KSSZC) of CPI-Maoist, from Kanti Village under Semiliguda Police limit
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District Police recovered the body of T Anil Kumar alias Chandu, a former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre of Koraput – Srikakulam Special Zonal Committee (KSSZC) of CPI-Maoist, from Kanti Village under Semiliguda Police limits in Koraput District on December 15, reports The New Indian Express. He was also the head of the Intelligence Wing of the committee. Chandu’s body bore injuries on his back which indicates that he was attacked from behind. According to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), BR Rao, Chandu, who belonged to Chirala Village in Andhra Pradesh, was arrested from Talapaniki village under Narayanpatna Block in the District in 2014. He was granted conditional bail and later rehabilitated in Koraput. His wife Sandhya Padiyami, another CPI-Maoist cadre hailing from Malkangiri District, had also surrendered before the District Police during that period. They were both working in the intelligence wing of KSSZC of the CPI-Maoist. Sources said Chandu had received a warning letter from the Maoist party suspecting him to be ‘police informer’, adds merinews.com.
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December - 15 
Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in three encounters after massive operations were launched across Districts in Chhattisgarh, reports Indian Express on December 16. While three of the bodies recovered were found af
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Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in three encounters after massive operations were launched across Districts in Chhattisgarh, reports Indian Express on December 16. While three of the bodies recovered were found after two separate encounters with the Bijapur Police, two bodies have been recovered from Narayanpur. Officers said that one Maoist, whose identity is yet to be confirmed, was killed in the Peddagelur area of Bijapur on December 13. Senior Police officials said the operations were “a big success” for a number of reasons, with the body of Jagat alias Jagdish (40), a ‘divisional commander’ of the West Bastar area committee, being recovered. Jagat carried a reward of INR 800,000 against his name. The other dead body recovered was that of Indravati area committee's ‘jan-militia commander’ Badru (30), adds PTI. The gunfight took place in Bade Kakloor area when a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) was on a counter-insurgency operation, Special Director General of Police (anti-Maoist operations) D M Awasthi said. Along with the bodies of two rebels, an INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifle, one 12-bore gun and other items were recovered from the spot, Awasthi said. The officials said that massive operations involving six Districts and agencies including the State Police, District Reserve Group (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and others were launched on December 11. “There were intelligence inputs in different areas, and at least 3,000 personnel were deployed. We had information of Maoist movement in the border areas, so teams from Sukma and Bijapur police were sent in, while there were inputs from Kutul area at Abhujmaad in Narayanpur. Teams were sent from Dhamtari to the Odisha border in Nagri and Sihowa, while there was a similar operation in Rajnandgaon as well. Almost all these teams exchanged fire several times as they entered deep in the forests,” said DM Awasthi.
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December - 15 
The SFs from Narayanpur District returned with two dead bodies allegedly of the Maoists belonging to the Maoists’ military company no 2 after the four-day-long anti-Maoist campaign, adds The Hindu. The SFs also recovered a large amount of arms
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The SFs from Narayanpur District returned with two dead bodies allegedly of the Maoists belonging to the Maoists’ military company no 2 after the four-day-long anti-Maoist campaign, adds The Hindu. The SFs also recovered a large amount of arms and ammunition from the Narayanpur campaign. However, some Police officials claimed to have killed at least eight Maoists during the gun battle; however, the SFs could recover only five dead bodies of the uniformed Maoists in these encounters.
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December - 16 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadres hacked to death the husband of a village sarpanch (local-self government institution head) on the suspicion of he being a ‘Police informer’ in Dantewada District on December 16, reports B
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadres hacked to death the husband of a village sarpanch (local-self government institution head) on the suspicion of he being a ‘Police informer’ in Dantewada District on December 16, reports Business Standard. Dharmendra Kudami (33) was killed in Kurrempara area of Metapal village under Katekalyan Police Station area, a senior Police official told PTI. Kudami's wife Ratna Kudami is the sarpanch of Metapal. "A group of Maoists, armed with bow and arrow, axes and knives stormed into victim's house and murdered Dharmendra in front of his family," the official said. "Though the exact reason for the attack is yet to be ascertained, preliminary investigation suggests the ultras accused him of being a police informer," he said.
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December - 16 
Six Maoist cadres, including a ‘commander’surrendered in Kanker District on December 16, reportsTimes of India. The cadres, one of them a woman, turned up at the District Headquarters before Kanker, SP, ML Kotwani, citing disappointment w
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Six Maoist cadres, including a ‘commander’surrendered in Kanker District on December 16, reportsTimes of India. The cadres, one of them a woman, turned up at the District Headquarters before Kanker, SP, ML Kotwani, citing disappointment with 'hollow' CPI-Maoist ideology and violence. Those surrendered were identified as Bislal alias Sukhdev Hidko (28), Shamlal alias Kara Komra, Dhaniram Dugga, Budhram Kowasi (24), Mahesh Kumar (35), and the woman cadre Pushpa Anchla (24), said Kotwani.Of them, Sukhdev, ‘commander’ of Section B under Military Platoon no 33, is a key CPI-Maoist member in the region carrying a reward of INR 300,000, he said. While Pushpa was active as member of Chetna Natya Manch (CNM) - the cultural wing of CPI-Maoist, three others were Jan-militia members, the SP added.
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December - 16 
Three of Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres lodged in the Central Jail in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu, observed a day-long fast on December 16 to condemn the 'encounter' killing of two CPI-Maoist leaders near Nilam
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Three of Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres lodged in the Central Jail in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu, observed a day-long fast on December 16 to condemn the 'encounter' killing of two CPI-Maoist leaders near Nilambur in Kerala, reports The New Indian Express. The three inmates, Roopesh, Anoop and Veeramani refused to take breakfast and lunch to protest the killings, which they termed as a "planned encounter," jail sources said. However, two others, Shyna, wife of Roopesh and Kannan, who were arrested 18 months ago from Karumathampatti on the outskirts, did not participate in the hunger strike, they said.
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December - 16 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (MoSHA) Hansraj Gangaram Ahir blamed the Communist Party of India–Maoist (CPI-Maoist) for underdevelopment of tribals in the country while addressing media on December 16 in Ranchi District, reports, Tim
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (MoSHA) Hansraj Gangaram Ahir blamed the Communist Party of India–Maoist (CPI-Maoist) for underdevelopment of tribals in the country while addressing media on December 16 in Ranchi District, reports, Times of India. He was attending the concluding part of three-day workshop on "LWE Theatre - Interstate operations and coordination' hosted by the CRPF, Ahir said that the living standard of tribals in most parts of the country is around 150 years behind that of our modern cities. "The Maoists have not allowed development work to penetrate to the far flung hamlets," he accused reiterating his government's commitment to wipe out Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] of all forms from the country with full might."We don't want to use bullets against our own people and its better if they understand our language (Hum chahte hain ki goli nahi boli se baat bane) and get prepared to shun violence," he said. Ahir expressed disappointment over use of Central Auxiliary Police Forces (CAPF) for controlling Left Wing Extremism in different states. "If we are not compelled to use our forces within the mainland they can be engaged at the borders," he said. He took a stock of the situation prevailing in all ten states which includes Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh considered to be red corridor region of the country. "Our Central Minister Rajnath Singh has agreed to extend full cooperation in terms of financial support and assistance of the security forces in these states to ensure that the development work is not affected," he said. Ahir pointed finger to the fact that most of the Central Welfare schemes like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, extending loans under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna and Skill Development Programmes have failed to reach the tribal hamlets because of CPI- Maoist presence. "Construction of schools, health centres, railway, industry, irrigation projects and roads have also suffered because of presence of Maoists which has not just retarded government's effort for development but has deprived the tribals of facilities that they should enjoy as citizens of an independent nation," he said underlining the fact that everyone in the country has equal right to life and opportunities.
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December - 16 
West Bengal has set up a ‘State Bomb Centre’ to deal with all kinds of threats from bombs ranging from crude ones to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) mostly used by terror outfits and Maoist rebels, New Indian Express reports on Decemb
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West Bengal has set up a ‘State Bomb Centre’ to deal with all kinds of threats from bombs ranging from crude ones to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) mostly used by terror outfits and Maoist rebels, New Indian Express reports on December 17. “A variety of bombs were recovered from different parts of the State after the Burdwan blast. Lives of personnel of the State police were lost due to unsafe bomb disposal techniques. Hence, the CID sent a proposal to create an exclusive agency to deal with advanced bombs used by terror groups,” said a CID official.“Focus would be on IEDs that have repeatedly been used by terrorists in blasts in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Varanasi and by Maoists in central India and Jharkhand. The nature of blasts in foreign countries will also be studied by the centre,” said a CID official. “The State Bomb Centre will be in direct contact with the National Security Group (NSG). There would be continuous coordination with NSG for exchange of information to make the fight against terror foolproof. Officials from the centre will train State police officers to deal with bombs,” he added.
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December - 17 
A Maoist cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District on December 17 (today), reports The Times of India. The skirmish took place this morning (December 17) in forest of Metapal village under Gangaloor Police Statio
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A Maoist cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District on December 17 (today), reports The Times of India. The skirmish took place this morning (December 17) in forest of Metapal village under Gangaloor Police Station when a joint team of SFs was out on a counter-insurgency operation, said Bijapur, Superintendent of Police (SP), KL Dhruv. "A composite squad of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Reserve Group (DRG) had launched the operation in the interiors of Gangaloor, around 450 kms away from the state capital," he said. When the party was advancing through Metapal forest, they came under heavy fire from Maoists that led to a gunbattle between both the sides, the SP said. However, the ultras soon fled from the spot. During the search conducted later, body of a rebel and a 12-bore gun were recovered from the spot, the SP said adding that the identity of the deceased Maoist was being ascertained.
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December - 17 
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and District Police have arrested two hardcore Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] during a raid in Bhaluka Jungles of Jamui District on December 17, reports PTI. The Naxalites, arrested on December 17, are Pankaj Yadav, s
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Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and District Police have arrested two hardcore Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] during a raid in Bhaluka Jungles of Jamui District on December 17, reports PTI. The Naxalites, arrested on December 17, are Pankaj Yadav, self-styled ‘area commander’ of the outfit, and another hardcore Naxalite Bhola Yadav, Superintendent of Police (SP), Jayant Kant and SSB Commandant, M S Yadav told reporters during a joint press conference here on December 19. Pankaj Yadav is the resident of Abhaypur village under Piri Bazar Police Station area of Munger District while Bhola Yadav is the resident of Amarakh village under Jamui Police Station area of Jamui District, Jayant Kant said, adding that these Naxalites were arrested during a joint operation carried out by SSB and District Police. The Police seized two rifles, one automatic pistol, 305 shells of cartridge, two hand grenades, two mobile phones, one motorcycle and seven live bombs from their possession, the SP said. The twonaxalites were sent to Jamui Jail on December 18 after being interrogated.
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December - 17 
Three ‘landmines’ reportedly placed by Communist party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were found in East Godavari District on December 17, reports The Hindu. ‘Landmines’ were on the main road between Bhadrachalam and Raj
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Three ‘landmines’ reportedly placed by Communist party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were found in East Godavari District on December 17, reports The Hindu. ‘Landmines’ were on the main road between Bhadrachalam and Rajamahendravaram near Yedugurrallapalli in Chintur Mandal (administrative unit). The CPI-Maoist also hung banners to the trees near the village condemning the October 23 encounter on the Andhra-Odisha border in which 24 Maoists were killed. Chintur Circle Inspector (CI) Durgaprasad said they got information that some wires were jutting out near the village main road which was dug up on the both sides. The local Police apprised East Godavari Superintendent of Police (SP), M Ravi Prakash of the situation following which the SP directed the Police to cordon off the area and stop vehicular traffic and the bomb squad along with Greyhound Police from Kakinada diffused the land mines, adds The Hans India.
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December - 18 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District on December 18, reports The India Express. The skirmish took place when a joint team of security men from various Fo
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District on December 18, reports The India Express. The skirmish took place when a joint team of security men from various Forces was out on a combing operation in the interiors of Mirtur Police Station limits, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mohit Garg told PTI. Acting on inputs about the presence of CPI-Maoist in Hakwa and Hallur Village areas of Mirtur, a composite squad of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF), Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 199th Battalion and District Force, had launched the operation on December 17 towards the target area, the ASP said. On December 18, when the security personnel were cordoning-off a forested patch near Hakwa village, about 450 kilometres from Mirtur, the Maoists fired on them leading to a gun battle between the two sides, he said. However, the Maoistssoon escaped from the spot. During search, the body of a male Maoist cadre in ‘uniform’, a muzzle loading gun and other CPI-Maoist-related material were recovered from the spot, he said adding that the identity of the killed Maoist was being ascertained. “The police team is reported to be safe and approaching back their camp,” he added.
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December - 18 
A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Devilal Marandi, who carried a reward of INR 200,000, was arrested from his home at Haldipahari in Dumka District on December 18, reports Business Standard. He was involved in the killing of Pol
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A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Devilal Marandi, who carried a reward of INR 200,000, was arrested from his home at Haldipahari in Dumka District on December 18, reports Business Standard. He was involved in the killing of Police personnel including a Superintendent of Police (SP). Acting on a tip-off that Marandi alias Joseph Marandi was visiting his home, Security Forces (SFs) led by Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (Operations), Emanuel Baski raided the village and arrested him, SP, Prabhat Kumar said. Marandi was involved in several criminal cases, including killing of Pakur SP, Amarjeet Balihar, in an ambush in Shikaripara Police Station in 2013 and the officer-in-charge of Shikaripara Police Station Satanand Singh in September 2010 under the same Police Station limits, he said. A case was also pending against him in Pakur District in connection with Simaldhav encounter in 2013, the SP said, adding Marandi was an active member of Santal Paragana North sub-zone of CPI -Maoists.
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December - 18 
The Police Department, earlier this week, reached out to the residents of Kulithuraipatti and Nandhipuram in Bhavani Sagar limits of Erode District on December 18, reports The Hindu. The Police also handed over benefits as part of its efforts to prot
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The Police Department, earlier this week, reached out to the residents of Kulithuraipatti and Nandhipuram in Bhavani Sagar limits of Erode District on December 18, reports The Hindu. The Police also handed over benefits as part of its efforts to protect them from influence of Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)]. Superintendent of Police (SP), R. Sivakumar and other senior officials interacted with the residents and gave an assurance to liaise with the District Administration on their behalf for provision of basic amenities. The officials urged the residents to pass on information about suspicious looking persons immediately to the Police.
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Activist Gul Muhammed Nadeer, who was taken into custody from the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, on December 19, for his suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) links, was let off by the Aralam Police in Kannur Distric
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Activist Gul Muhammed Nadeer, who was taken into custody from the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, on December 19, for his suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) links, was let off by the Aralam Police in Kannur District on December 20, for want of ‘sufficient evidence’, reports The Hindu. He was taken into custody while he was visiting writer and theatre activist Kamal C. Chavara, who had been admitted to the hospital following uneasiness after his release by the Karunagapally Police who had detained him on a complaint of insulting the national anthem.
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December - 19 December - 20
Nine Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, were arrested from separate places in Bijapur District on December 19-20, reports The Daily Pioneer. Three of them were allegedly involved in the murder of a Police jawan in November 10. "
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Nine Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, were arrested from separate places in Bijapur District on December 19-20, reports The Daily Pioneer. Three of them were allegedly involved in the murder of a Police jawan in November 10. "While five insurgents were held from Kutru police station area last evening (December 19), four others were held today (December 20) from two different places under Bhairamgarh police station limits," according to Bijapur Superintendent of Police (SP), KL Dhruv. According to the Police, Sonsai alias Boti Yadav (30), Baman Kunjami (26) and Banaru Mandavi (28) had allegedly hacked to death Assistant Constable Rahul Raidu in Bhairamgarh Town with the help of their four associates. The Bhairamgarh Police was on their trail for around a month, he said, adding the four CPI-Maoists who were also involved in the murder are yet to be arrested. Another CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Aaytu alias Doba (26), was arrested from a separate place in Bhairamgarh. In another incident, a joint team of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and District Force rounded up five CPI-Maoists from Hurrenar village under Kutru Police Station limits during a search operation. They were allegedly involved in crimes like murder, attempt to murder, abduction and loot in the region, the officer said, adding further investigation is on.
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December - 19 
One Nadeer Gul Mohammed was detained by the Police for his suspected links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kozhikode District on December 19, reports The Hindu. The Police said they detained Nadeer as the Aralam Police in Kannur
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One Nadeer Gul Mohammed was detained by the Police for his suspected links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kozhikode District on December 19, reports The Hindu. The Police said they detained Nadeer as the Aralam Police in Kannur District had earlier registered a case against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for distributing Maoist pamphlets among Adivasi families. The Balussery native would be released into the custody of the Aralam Police for further investigation, the Police said.
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December - 19 
Police arrested two cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) splinter group, after a fierce gunbattle in a dense forest area of Herhanj in Latehar District on December 19, seizing, among others, a
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Police arrested two cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) splinter group, after a fierce gunbattle in a dense forest area of Herhanj in Latehar District on December 19, seizing, among others, an AK- 47 and an INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifle, two 3.3 and .315 guns and over 600 cartridges, reports The Telegraph. Preliminary inquiries suggest that the weapons had possibly been stolen from Police. Early this morning, Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP), Anoop Birtharay received a tip-off about a Tritiya Prastuti committee squad moving around in the dense forests of Herhanj, about 75 kilometres from the District headquarters and 175 kilometres from Ranchi. After verification, he formed special teams comprising the State Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to take them on from multiple directions. Police sources said the rebels were cooking a meal, when Police zeroed in on them. The rebels were the first to open fire after which the Police retaliated. Finally, the rebels started to flee, leaving behind some of their weapons and essentials. "The arrested rebels, Chhotu Thakur and Manoj Ganju, both around 25 years of age, are being brought to Latehar district headquarters. They are being interrogated. Around 35 rebels were present when the encounter began. No policeman has been injured in the operation," SP, Birtharay said.
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December - 20 
A People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘sub-zonal commander’ Lalit Baraik (30), wanted in 13 murder cases, surrendered before Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Kotwali, Bhola Prasad Singh in Khunti District on December 20, r
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A People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘sub-zonal commander’ Lalit Baraik (30), wanted in 13 murder cases, surrendered before Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Kotwali, Bhola Prasad Singh in Khunti District on December 20, reports The Telegraph. In Khunti, a PLFI poster, asking people to protest against the amendments in tenancy laws was seized from the outskirts. PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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December - 20 
A woman in northern Bihar was allegedly gang-raped by six Maoists as a punishment for refusing to join the outfit as a cadre in West Champaran District on December 20, reports The New India Express. The married woman, a resident of West Champaran Dis
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A woman in northern Bihar was allegedly gang-raped by six Maoists as a punishment for refusing to join the outfit as a cadre in West Champaran District on December 20, reports The New India Express. The married woman, a resident of West Champaran District was approached by six armed Maoists and asked her to join their outfit, said Police. When she refused to join the Maoist group she was allegedly gang-raped. “An FIR has been registered against six unidentified men. We are conducting raids to nab the culprits based on the victim’s allegations. The report of her medical examination is awaited,” said Umashankar Prasad, a sub-inspector at Kangli Police Station. Although it is not clear which Maoist outfit the culprits belonged to, Prasad said it appears that they were from what is known in the area as Democracy Party.
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December - 20 
Aiming to improve telecom network in 10Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected States, the Centre plans to install 2,700 additional mobile towers in these areas, reports India Today on December 21. The proposed 2,700 mobile towers will be installe
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Aiming to improve telecom network in 10Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected States, the Centre plans to install 2,700 additional mobile towers in these areas, reports India Today on December 21. The proposed 2,700 mobile towers will be installed in addition to the 2,199 towers recently installed in some of the worst Naxal-hit regions. "A proposal is being mooted for setting up of the new 2,700 mobile towers and we hope that the Union Cabinet will soon give its nod to it," a senior Government official said. The exact cost of the entire endeavour is not immediately known but the expenses will be borne by the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The towers will strengthen the telecom network resulting in increased mobile penetration in LWE-affected and other areas facing security challenges.106 Districts across 10 States have been identified by the Government as Naxal-affected. The States are: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
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December - 20 
Bihar Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in Patna District on December 20, reports Web India123. He was involved in attack on Security personnel and other unlawful activities from a bus stand under Jakkanpur Police S
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Bihar Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in Patna District on December 20, reports Web India123. He was involved in attack on Security personnel and other unlawful activities from a bus stand under Jakkanpur Police Station area. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Manu Maharaj said that the Police personnel cordoned off the bus stand on the information that a cadre of the CPI-Maoist, Mohammed Abdul aka Azad was loitering around the area. He said Police took the Maoist, attached with the ultra Left outfit`s Magadh Zone Central Committee (MZCC) into custody before he could make good his escape. Maharaj said Maoists under the leadership of Azad had attacked a Police team near Paliganj in the Patna District in 1996 and also strangulated a person identified as Rajdeo Yadav to death same year.
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December - 21 
District Police of Bokaro along with the CRPF found a haul of explosives stocked by the CPI-Maoist cadres in Goniyato in Jhumra foothills under Pek Police Station of Gomia Block in Bokaro District on December 21, reports Times of India. Superintenden
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District Police of Bokaro along with the CRPF found a haul of explosives stocked by the CPI-Maoist cadres in Goniyato in Jhumra foothills under Pek Police Station of Gomia Block in Bokaro District on December 21, reports Times of India. Superintendent of Police (SP), Y S Ramesh said that search operations were conducted following leads of Maoist movement in the jungle near Goniyato village, where they found a sack behind the bushes. The sack contained 101 gelatin gel packs and 10 electric detonators.
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December - 21 
Latehar Police, on December 21, seized INR 1.5 million in the banned currency notes, including INR 300,000 belonging to a self-styled ‘zonal commander’ of the CPI-Maoist in Latehar District, reports One India. The Latehar Police also arre
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Latehar Police, on December 21, seized INR 1.5 million in the banned currency notes, including INR 300,000 belonging to a self-styled ‘zonal commander’ of the CPI-Maoist in Latehar District, reports One India. The Latehar Police also arrested a bank manager in a raid at a bank in Balumath area. SP, Anoop Birtharay said the raid was conducted based on tip-off that the CPI-Maoist front-ranking leader Chotu Kherwar had deposited the old currency notes in his wife Lalitha Dev's account, allegedly in connivance with Branch Manager Chandan Kumar. Birtharay said Chandan had allegedly received INR 1.5 million in old from Chotu Kherwar alias Sujit Kherwar and had already deposited INR 12,000,000in 64 installments in Devi's account while INR 300,000 cash was yet to be deposited. The entire amount has been seized, the SP said, adding that Chandan has been arrested.
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December - 21 
People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘area commander’ Lalit Kumar Badaik of Bano surrendered before Kotwali Police in Simdega District on December 21, reports Daily Pioneer. An inter pass student from +2 Navodaya Vidyalaya in G
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People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘area commander’ Lalit Kumar Badaik of Bano surrendered before Kotwali Police in Simdega District on December 21, reports Daily Pioneer. An inter pass student from +2 Navodaya Vidyalaya in Gumla, Badaik joined the PLFI cadre in the year 2006 after he was sent to jail in a murder case. “After remaining there from 2006 to 2010, I decided to get into the mainstream again and was underground till now. During these years, I kept on moving from one place to another with my family and finally contacted a journalist who helped me to surrender before the Police today,” said Badaik. He also has a one and a half year child. Badaik, who used to carry AK-47 along with him, has more than 13 cases registered against him in various Police Stations in Simdega. “I am happy that my husband too will be able to lead a dignified life now but at the same time I would request the Government to provide some security for him,” Badaik’s wife, Mamta Devi said. Government must also pay attention to my husband, she added.
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December - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] in Latehar District on December 21, reports Business Standard. In a joint operation, Police of Latehar District and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel arr
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] in Latehar District on December 21, reports Business Standard. In a joint operation, Police of Latehar District and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel arrested the Naxals belonging to Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), and seized a cache of arms and ammunition from their possession. TPC is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) which was formed in 2002. They routinely call strikes, attack Government property and target politicians and Police.
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December - 22 
A person identified as G. Apparao, husband of Talagoluru Gram Panchayat’s Naib Sarpanch, was shot dead by the Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWEs)] at Munuguluwalsa village under Pottangi Police limits in Koraput District on December 22, reports
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A person identified as G. Apparao, husband of Talagoluru Gram Panchayat’s Naib Sarpanch, was shot dead by the Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWEs)] at Munuguluwalsa village under Pottangi Police limits in Koraput District on December 22, reports Odisha Sun Times. According to reports, a group of 10-15 Naxals called Apparao out of his home and had an exchange of words with him following which they fired at him killing him on the spot. The Naxals also torched two tractors and one van of Apparao before leaving the spot. The reason behind the killing was yet to be ascertained.
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December - 22 
five persons were arrested on December 22, for their alleged involvement in the murder of former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre T Anil Kumar alias Chandu at Upper Kanti village under Semiliguda Police limits of Koraput District on
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five persons were arrested on December 22, for their alleged involvement in the murder of former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre T Anil Kumar alias Chandu at Upper Kanti village under Semiliguda Police limits of Koraput District on December 14, reports The New Indian Express. The arrested are President of Sunabeda Tippers & Truck Owners Association Narendra Macha alias Mitu Kalia, his wife Jayanti Macha, son Amir Macha and his aides Madhu Tadingi and Biswanath Padhi.
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December - 22 
Two Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] aides were arrested from Dhamtari District and INR 350,000 cash in valid currencies and explosives were seized from on December 22, reportsPTI. “Naxal associates Tikeshwar and Bajrang were arrested from Gor
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Two Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] aides were arrested from Dhamtari District and INR 350,000 cash in valid currencies and explosives were seized from on December 22, reportsPTI. “Naxal associates Tikeshwar and Bajrang were arrested from Gorgaon and Rs 3.50 lakh cash and explosives including a 10 kg tiffin bomb, two gelatin sticks and five detonators were seized,” said Dhamtari Superintendent of Police (SP) Manish Sharma. The officer said the money belonged to Maoists and the duo got it exchanged for valid currencies. The cash included bills of Rs 2000, Rs 500, Rs 100 and Rs 50.
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December - 23 
A PLFI cadre was killed during an encounter with Police at Murhu in Khunti District on December 23, reports The Telegraph. A carbine, a .315 rifle, three 9mm pistols, several rounds of live cartridges, three mobile phones, two bikes and INR 4,500 cas
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A PLFI cadre was killed during an encounter with Police at Murhu in Khunti District on December 23, reports The Telegraph. A carbine, a .315 rifle, three 9mm pistols, several rounds of live cartridges, three mobile phones, two bikes and INR 4,500 cash were also recovered. Khunti SP, Ashwini Kumar Sinha said they got a tip-off that a PLFI squad, comprising ‘sub-zonal commander’s Prabhu Sahay and Pattu Nag, was moving in the forests in Murhu and Arki. After verifying the information, the SP formed special teams to corner the rebels from all sides. The rebel, Mahadeo Munda, was killed in exchange of fire. His body was recovered from the spot, which is located 40 kilometres from Khunti District headquarters. The other PLFI members managed to escape.
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December - 23 
Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres gunned down one Pravin Kandulna (24) after accusing him of sexually abusing village girls in Kolebira of Simdega District on December 23, reports The Telegraph. Armed rebels led by one Vijay Dang, who c
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Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres gunned down one Pravin Kandulna (24) after accusing him of sexually abusing village girls in Kolebira of Simdega District on December 23, reports The Telegraph. Armed rebels led by one Vijay Dang, who claimed to be the new PLFI ‘area commander’, forced the youth to come out of his home at Tutikel village, located 40 kilometres from Simdega District headquarters. They took him half a kilometre away and killed him. "Our preliminary inquiries suggest the PLFI executed this killing to regain their foothold in the area. No one has so far complained that Kandulna used to sexually exploit girls. However, our investigations are on. Search operations too have been intensified," said Simdega Superintendent of Police (SP), Rajeev Ranjan Singh. PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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December - 23 
Surrendered Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] Nilaguli Padmanabha (45) was produced before the court at Koppa tehsil (revenue unit) in Chikkamagaluru District on December 23, reports New Indian Express. Padmanabha was one of the four Naxals [Rizwana
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Surrendered Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] Nilaguli Padmanabha (45) was produced before the court at Koppa tehsil (revenue unit) in Chikkamagaluru District on December 23, reports New Indian Express. Padmanabha was one of the four Naxals [Rizwana Begum alias Kalpana (33), Bharati alias Deepa, and Raju alias Parashuram (40)] who had surrendered before the District Administration under Naxal Rehabilitation Package on November 15, 2016.
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December - 23 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze 69 trucks and three JCBs at Surjagad Lloyd Metal’s iron mine, barely five-kilometres from Hedri Police post in Gadchiroli District on December 23, reports Indian Express. Source
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze 69 trucks and three JCBs at Surjagad Lloyd Metal’s iron mine, barely five-kilometres from Hedri Police post in Gadchiroli District on December 23, reports Indian Express. Sources said that hundreds of Maoists descended upon the area around noon and they drove out around 300 labourers loading iron ore before setting the vehicles afire. Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Gadchiroli range, Shivaji Bodkhe insisted that the attack was not a reflection on Policing. “Though we have the Hedri police post 5 km away, on the other side is Abujmaad, where about 40 sq km area has no police presence and hence Maoists find it not so difficult.” He added that the number of attackers would hardly have been 10 to 15. “They drove the labourers away and then had no hurdle and must have gone on setting the vehicles afire one after the other.’’ Sources said that Maoists generally recce an area before targeting it, making sure that there is no Police movement. They then split into five-member groups for completing a task in the shortest possible time. “In Surjagad, they must have finished the task within 30 minutes, which means there must have been Maoists and militia members by hundreds on the spot,” said a source.
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December - 23 
The District Collector (DC) of Naxal[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected Kondagaon District in Chhattisgarh had received a letter threatening to kill him on December 23, reports Business Standard. The Collector Samir Bishnoi received the letter by pos
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The District Collector (DC) of Naxal[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected Kondagaon District in Chhattisgarh had received a letter threatening to kill him on December 23, reports Business Standard. The Collector Samir Bishnoi received the letter by post and the Police were conducting a probe in this regard, added Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Kondagaon Maheshwar Nag. The letter mentions among other things drive against illegal constructions in Kondagaon city and had 'Maowadi-Kondagaon Committee' written at the end. However Police suspect that some mischievous persons might have send the letter in the name of Naxals, Nag added.
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December - 24 
An alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District on December 24, reports The Hindu. The District’s Superintendent of Police (SP), Indira Kalyan Elesela, claime
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An alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District on December 24, reports The Hindu. The District’s Superintendent of Police (SP), Indira Kalyan Elesela, claimed the incident occurred around 10 a.m. in an exchange of fire between SFs and Maoists near Masalmedgu village. The identity of the body is yet to be ascertained.
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December - 25 
Poachers in Madhya Pradesh have an easy access to explosives of Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWEs)] in Balaghat and Seoni District, reports Times of India on December 26, 2016 .They have been using on a regular basis to kill endangered and protected
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Poachers in Madhya Pradesh have an easy access to explosives of Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWEs)] in Balaghat and Seoni District, reports Times of India on December 26, 2016 .They have been using on a regular basis to kill endangered and protected species of wild animals The shocker of surfaced during interrogation of members of a poaching syndicate, who have been arrested for killing three tigers, four leopards and 200 wild boars from forest areas of the state for witchcraft and consumption. The arrests were made in a joint operation by Madhya Pradesh Special Task Force (MPSTF) (forest) and sleuths from Balaghat and Seoni forest circles with the help of local Police. Officials seized 20 crude bombs from the possession of syndicate members. Crude bombs include explosive material laced with meat and rolled into balls, a bite of which can be fatal for a tiger or any other big cat. After three weeks of intense investigations, officials concluded poachers laced meat with explosives."Explosives are wrapped like a ball with thick paper and covered in intestine meat of a buffalo or a goat. Smell of meat attracts boars and other wild animals. When they bite, bomb explodes in their mouth killing them on the spot," said an official. These bombs were used for killing wild boars only, said the officer, adding they were getting black powder from core Naxal-hit areas.STF officials said Police have been informed about Naxal angle behind poaching syndicate. "We have got separate cases registered against these accused under the Explosives Act," said the officer. In all, 46 people have been arrested in eight cases so far.
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December - 25 
Raipur Police confiscated over INR 40 million on December 25 that they suspect belongs to the CPI-Maoist, reports Bihar Prabha. Police, Income Tax Department (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been carrying out raids across India to unearth u
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Raipur Police confiscated over INR 40 million on December 25 that they suspect belongs to the CPI-Maoist, reports Bihar Prabha. Police, Income Tax Department (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been carrying out raids across India to unearth unaccounted money since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to ban high currency notes of INR 500 and 1,000.
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December - 25 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Sukma District on December 25, reports India Today. A joint team of District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested Handa Ram Mandavi, Kawasi
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Sukma District on December 25, reports India Today. A joint team of District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested Handa Ram Mandavi, Kawasi Motu and Madkami Mangala in Tongpal Police Station limits following a tip-off, a senior Police official said. The arrested Naxals were suspected to be involved in murder and other offences, he said.
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December - 25 
The Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who have been camping in forests in the tri-junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka have shifted their camps to the Agali Forests in Palakkad District of Kerala, which is close to Annaikatt
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The Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who have been camping in forests in the tri-junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka have shifted their camps to the Agali Forests in Palakkad District of Kerala, which is close to Annaikatti near Coimbatore District, according to intelligence sources on December 25, reports New Indian Express. This follows the killing of two CPI-Maoist, Kuppu Deveraj and Ajitha, in an encounter with the Kerala police in Padukka village in the Nilambur forest division in Malappuram District of Kerala on November 24. The group now reportedly has 11 members, of who five are women .The tribals in the area have seen them with guns, sources told New Indian Express.“We have identified two of them — Manivasagam, a native of Dharmapuri, and Chandra, a native of Krishnagiri,” the sources added.Manivasagam has been absconding since 2008 and Chandra since 2002. Both were in an ultra-extremist organisation and later joined CPI -Maoist. Three to five members of the group often visit tribal villages in Pillur Dam area near Mettupalayam, from Agali via Mulli village by travelling through forests.“We have opened a permanent camp near Pillur dam to stop them from coming to the villages,” said a senior intelligence officer.In addition, the people in the tribal villages are being educated as part of the efforts to curb Maoist movement, said K Vijayakumar, Senior Security Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs.“After the encounter with the Maoists, we have strengthened the security forces in all the three states. In Tamil Nadu, there is Maoist movement in Coimbatore, Ooty and Gudalur. In Kerala, their movement has been found in five districts — Palakkad, Malappuram, Wayanad, Thrissur and Kannur. After four years of struggle, the present Maoist group in Kerala had laid a strong foundation,” he said. “Maoists are struggling for the rights of the tribal people. Though we may support their demands, we cannot accept their armed struggle, which is against democracy. We request them to return to the democratic path,” he added.
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December - 26 
Giridih Police arrested two Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) cadres, including its Chief Nageshwar Ganju, from a forest under Sariya Police Station in Giridih District on December 26, reports Times of India. The other person arrested has been ident
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Giridih Police arrested two Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) cadres, including its Chief Nageshwar Ganju, from a forest under Sariya Police Station in Giridih District on December 26, reports Times of India. The other person arrested has been identified as Purushottam Ganju, who was the ‘sub-zonal commander’ and a close aide of Ganju. Security Forces (SFs) also recovered three land mines (each weighing between 2-2.5 Kilograms), a JPC letter pad and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) literature from the cadres. Police said the duo was involved in at least 17 cases of levy collection, loot, dacoity and murders in Hazaribag and Chatra Districts. Ganju carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head, Police added. "Based on inputs that the two accused were planning to meet some local youths in Dhawaiya forests area, we arrested them," Superintendent of Police(SP), Abhishek B Variar said. The SP added that the arrest was considered to be a big achievement as the accused revealed valuable information on Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] activities. "The duo was nabbed while they were delivering a speech to lure villagers in their group. At least 25-30 youths managed to escape in the dark", Sariya-BagodarSub-Divisional Police Officer(SDPO), Deepak Kumar Sharma said. "During investigation, Ganju, said they were planning to expand their base in Giridih. Apart from local traders, their main target for levy collections and other criminal acts were contractors," Sharma added.JPC is a splinter group of CPI-Maoist.
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December - 26 
Hanamkonda Police arrested a person who was allegedly acting as a courier for Karimnagar, Khammam and Warangal (KKW) Region Secretary Damodhar in Warangal District on December 26, reports New Indian Express. A laptop, wall posters and revolutionary l
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Hanamkonda Police arrested a person who was allegedly acting as a courier for Karimnagar, Khammam and Warangal (KKW) Region Secretary Damodhar in Warangal District on December 26, reports New Indian Express. A laptop, wall posters and revolutionary literature was seized from the courier. Disclosing this to media persons, Hanamkonda Circle Inspector (CI) A Sampath Rao said that the courier, K Devender, was caught on a tip off on Mulgu Road. He came to the city to repair the laptop and was apprehended by the Police. Devender was earlier arrested in 2005 at Nagaram village in Bhupalpally District. After his release, he was living a normal life but when the Maoist platoon commander Anne Sridhar alias Santosh met him in 2013 and requested him to rejoin the organisation, he accepted the proposal and joined KKW region secretary Damodhar. Devender was produced before a court and sent to judicial custody.
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December - 26 
Kerala Police have found video clips from a pen-drive they recovered during their encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on December 26, reports India Today. The video clips seem to be the propaganda intended to influence the you
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Kerala Police have found video clips from a pen-drive they recovered during their encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on December 26, reports India Today. The video clips seem to be the propaganda intended to influence the youth. The main objective of the narrators in video seems to be to delegitimize the Electoral process. Kerala Police have found video clips from a pen-drive they recovered during their encounter with CPI-Maoists in Nilambur forest in November. The said clips are said to have been recorded before Assembly Elections in Kerala. In the video, the men and women in uniforms are all seen narrating stories on how political parties don't care about the common people and how elections are held to deceive them. They discuss how the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) is a party that bombs for votes and seats, how parties sell your drinking water to soft drink giants like Coco Cola, how Congress is a party that specialised in scams (solar, CWG, 2G) and that ever since the BJP came to power at the center, one is killed for eating beef or for loving someone outside one's caste and religion.
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December - 26 
Telangana’s Law Enforcement has received an intelligence input which has given them even more cause to be vigilant in Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected areas on December 26, reports New Indian Express. A Special Wing of State Police He
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Telangana’s Law Enforcement has received an intelligence input which has given them even more cause to be vigilant in Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected areas on December 26, reports New Indian Express. A Special Wing of State Police Headquarters would closely track the bullet proof vehicles of Superintendents of Police (SPs) through Global Positioning System (GPS). Personal Security Officers (PSOs) would be posted round the clock to the offices and residences of the SPs. What’s more, before visiting any interior places of the district, the SPs shall now have to communicate the tour schedule to the headquarters and submit a preliminary report to the state headquarters after finishing the tour. This is all part of the enhanced security measures to the SPs and SP rank officers working in Naxal affected districts in the state. Following the major encounter on the Andhra-Odisha-Border (AOB) in which 31 Maoists were killed, the Telangana Police officials have decided to enhance security given to SPs and their family members. Sources told New Indian Express that the higher officials are understood to have taken the decision to provide greater security to the SPs working in nearly six to ten districts of the state.In a meeting held recently, the higher officials have reviewed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in Telangana after the AOB encounter. The Counter Intelligence Cell (CIC) and State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) officials have reviewed the reportedly tense circumstances prevailing in districts affected by CPI-Maoist activities. People living in these places are still being influenced by the ideology of Left wing extremism outfits and the Police believe there is a cause of concern. “Additional forces would be placed round the clock at the SP’s offices and residences as a preventive measure in the wake of Malkangiri encounter,’’ a senior officer said. Higher officials have obtained inputs from the intelligence wing in connection with the LWE activities and its impact on the maintenance of law and order. Based on the Intelligence inputs, special security will be provided to SPs in Naxal affected areas.
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December - 26 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a villager by slitting his throat, beaten up four others severely and taken another villager into their custody in Malkangiri District on December 26, reports prameyanews7.com. According to info
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a villager by slitting his throat, beaten up four others severely and taken another villager into their custody in Malkangiri District on December 26, reports prameyanews7.com. According to information, about 40 Maoists entered Chandanguda village under the Kudumulugumma block and committed the acts late on December 26-night. The deceased was identified as Rabi Pujari and the abducted as Nanda Goliri of Andrapalli village in the cut-off area. Villagers of Andrapalli have been staying in Chandanguda in fear of Maoists for long, according to reports. Meanwhile, villagers of Chandanguda have strongly protested the Police inaction and blocked the Balimela-Jeypore route keeping the dead body on the road. According to them, Police were yet to move to the village even as they informed about the Maoists’ barbaric act in written soon after the incident.
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December - 26 
The Bastar Police arrested seven people from Andhra Pradesh inside the Chhattisgarh border in Sukma District and claimed that they belonged to Intellectual Wings of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) outfits on December 26, reports
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The Bastar Police arrested seven people from Andhra Pradesh inside the Chhattisgarh border in Sukma District and claimed that they belonged to Intellectual Wings of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) outfits on December 26, reports Hindustan Times. Police said they seized four motorcycles they were riding, demonetized currency with face value of INR 100,000, mobile phones and CPI-Maoist literature from their possession. All the arrested people were presented before a court after registering an FIR at Konta Police Station of Sukma District. The court sent them to judicial custody. “The accused were found with old currency notes and some important Naxal [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)]-related documents. They were arrested and booked and were produced in court,” said Indira Kalyan Elesela, Superintendent of Police(SP) of Sukma said. Elesela said those arrested included social activist Durga Prasad (36) of Hyderabad, R. Laxmaiyya (45), Secretary of Adivasi Tudem Dubba, Khammam, journalists B. Prabhakar Rao (52) and Rajendra Prasad (28) from Hyderabad, High Court advocates Ch Prabhakar Rao (48) and B. Ravindra Nath (42) Hyderabad and Mohammad Nazim (27), research scholar Osmania University. One of the arrested people - Ch. Prabhakar said the Police action was unwarranted because they were only civilians. Police claimed that both the journalists used to instigate the people while the advocates had enlarged support to the CPI-Maoists in encounters and the research scholar was propagating CPI-Maoist line of thinking. The seven men were booked under the Chhattisgarh Public Security Act (CSPA). The accused claimed they were rights activists on a fact-finding mission related to encounters and atrocities in Maoist-affected areas of Telangana and Chhattisgarh. Civil rights activists have slammed the Police for the arrest. “They left Hyderabad on December 24 and were detained on December 25 in Telangana. Later, Telangana Police handed over the team members to Chhattisgarh Police. They were human right activists and the citizen of India and the charges framed against them are unconstitutional,” said N Narayandeo, General Secretary of Civil Liberties Committee (CLC), Telangana. He said the committee has called for a massive protest on December 27 in Hyderabad.
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December - 27 
A team of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)'s 27th battalionarrested three Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], who were allegedly involved in raiding the Sundaram brick kiln at Marvapakar village on December 27, from Reva village in Muzaffarpur
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A team of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)'s 27th battalionarrested three Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], who were allegedly involved in raiding the Sundaram brick kiln at Marvapakar village on December 27, from Reva village in Muzaffarpur District on December 28, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 27 
Around two-dozen Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a brick kiln in Marvapakar village under Saraiya Police Station in Muzaffarpur District and set off two cylinder bombs, destroying the kiln before fleeing on December 27, r
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Around two-dozen Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a brick kiln in Marvapakar village under Saraiya Police Station in Muzaffarpur District and set off two cylinder bombs, destroying the kiln before fleeing on December 27, reports The Telegraph. The Maoists, equipped with sophisticated firearms, raided the Sundaram brick kiln owned by Tuntun Singh and caught hold of the kiln's caretaker, Jaggo Singh. They assaulted Jaggo at gunpoint. Other workers at the kiln fled sensing trouble. After setting off the cylinder bombs, the rebels fired in the air to intimidate residents. Fearing an influx of rebels, the residents too opened fire but the rebels left under cover of darkness. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (operations) Rana Brajesh reached the site with security personnel in the morning. Saraiya Police have recorded the statement of injured caretaker Jaggo and lodged an FIR against unidentified rebels. Police sources said the Maoists had demanded levy from kiln owner Tuntun. But Tuntun neither informed the Police nor paid the extortion money.
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December - 28 
As many as 12 Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], allegedly involved in an attack on Ranibodli Police outpost which killed 55 Police personnel on the intervening night of March 14-15, 2007, have been arrested in Bijapur District on December 28,
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As many as 12 Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], allegedly involved in an attack on Ranibodli Police outpost which killed 55 Police personnel on the intervening night of March 14-15, 2007, have been arrested in Bijapur District on December 28, reports Business Standard. The Naxalites, against whom warrants were pending, were arrested from various villages under Farsegarh and Kutru Police Stations last evening, Bijapur Superintendent of Police (SP), KL Dhruv said. A joint team of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and the District Police had launched a search-cum-area domination operation at Kuprel, Mukram, Kattur and Telmedri villages, around 450 kilometres from the State capital, during which the arrests were made acting on inputs from local informers, he added. Pandu Vejja (25), Samlu Podiami (25), Kursam Hiriya (22), Udde Chinna (35), Chinna Telam (26), Somlu Bedja (35), Lakhmu Venjam (30), Michha Chinna (30), Mahngu Tati (26), Mahadev Kartami (35), Baman Madvi (25) and Sukhram Tati (25) -- all active as platoon and jan-militia (lower-rung) members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) -- were arrested, said the SP. Among those arrested, Chinna Telam and Mahngu Tati were carrying a reward of INR 5,000 each on their heads while INR 3,000 was announced for the arrest of Mahadev, he added.
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December - 28 
One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was injured as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a patrol party in Bijapur District on December 27, reports Newsx.com. The Maoists detonated a pipe bomb when the CRPF 168 Ba
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One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was injured as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a patrol party in Bijapur District on December 27, reports Newsx.com. The Maoists detonated a pipe bomb when the CRPF 168 Battalion team was patrolling in Sarkeguda village, Superintendent of Police (SP), S.K. Dhruv said.
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December - 28 
The Cabinet on December 28, approved INR 117.24 billion for construction and upgradation of 5,412 kilometres of road and 126 bridges, including culverts, in the 44 Districts affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), reports The Times of India. These wor
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The Cabinet on December 28, approved INR 117.24 billion for construction and upgradation of 5,412 kilometres of road and 126 bridges, including culverts, in the 44 Districts affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), reports The Times of India. These works will be implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). They all will be weather roads, meaning the stretches will be concrete or bituminous roads. The roads to be taken up under the scheme would include District roads, village roads and upgradation of the existing major roads that are critical from the security point of view. Bridges up to a span of 100metres, critical from security angle, would also be funded on these roads.
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December - 28 
Two cadres belonging to Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) were arrested and arms and ammunition seized from Paharia forests of Katkamdag block, during a joint search by District Police and paramilitary forces in Hazaribagh District on December 28, r
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Two cadres belonging to Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) were arrested and arms and ammunition seized from Paharia forests of Katkamdag block, during a joint search by District Police and paramilitary forces in Hazaribagh District on December 28, reports The Telegraph. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) (Hazaribagh range) Upendra Kumar said that it was one of the biggest arms haul involving any extremist outfit in the District. The recovered arms were one AK-47, two self-loading rifles, one semi-automatic gun, one .315 rifle, 143 rounds of rifle bullets, 24 rounds of AK-47 bullets, nine magazines, three small bags, seven mobile phones and a few caps. The arrested duos have been identified as Prakash Yadav and Bablu Yadav. Sources said after the arrest of JPC supremo Nageshwar Ganjhu alias Nagji, and outfit 'commander’ Purushottam Ganjhu from Giridih on Sunday (December 25), Police came to know about the huge cache of arms in Paharia forests. The DIG said that the search was undertaken after Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and Police team, led by officers from Hazaribagh, Giridih and Chatra Districts, reached the spot yesterday evening. "They noticed suspicious movement inside the forests. When police gave a chase, many rebels - Dasrath Yadav, Baljeet, Ishwar Yadav, Khanan Yadav, Arun Yadav, Rewa Ganjhu and Suraj Ganjhu - managed to escape. But their associates, Prakash and Bablu, were caught," Kumar said. JPC pamphlets, mobile phones and two walkie-talkies were found on them. The duo admitted that they were hiding in the forest and kept the arms, wrapped in polythene, under the ground. "They led us to the spot," the DIG added. JPC is a splinter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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December - 29 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres assaulted a panchayat samiti (block-level local self government institution) member of Kudumuluguma in Malkangiri District and left him inside a forest on December 29, reports New Indian
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres assaulted a panchayat samiti (block-level local self government institution) member of Kudumuluguma in Malkangiri District and left him inside a forest on December 29, reports New Indian Express. A group of 20 armed CPI-Maoist cadres thronged Nakamamudi village and forcibly took away the samiti member, Madhav Sisa from his house to a nearby forest. They assaulted him severely and left Sisa in the forest in a critical condition. Some villagers rescued the samiti member and admitted him to the District Headquarters Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment now. His condition is stated to be critical.
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December - 29 
As six Naxalites, including a woman, surrendered in Bijapur District on December 29, reports India Today. Citing disappointment with "hollow" Maoist ideology, the Naxalites, two of them carrying cash reward on their heads, turned themselves
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As six Naxalites, including a woman, surrendered in Bijapur District on December 29, reports India Today. Citing disappointment with "hollow" Maoist ideology, the Naxalites, two of them carrying cash reward on their heads, turned themselves in before police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials at the District headquarters, a senior Police official said. Of them, the woman ultra - Hemla Munni alias Rambati (25) was a key member of military platoon number 16 of the CPI-Maoist and has been allegedly instrumental in executing several Naxal incidents in the region, he said, adding she was carrying a reward of INR 200,000 on her head. Similarly, Awapalli LOS (local operation squad) member Kakem Nagesh (23), who was among the surrendered, carried cash reward of INR 100,000 on his head, the official said. The four other Naxalites who turned themselves in were Shivram Hemla (25), Korsa Sannu (24), Ramesh Sodhi (25) and Raja Ram Kadati (40). The surrendered rebels were allegedly involved in various crimes including targeting security personnel, triggering blasts, damaging roads and others, he said.
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December - 29 
Two days after beating up a villager to death, a group of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead another villager of Sanyasiguda in Malkangiri District on December 29, reports odishatv.in. According to reports, the Maoist
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Two days after beating up a villager to death, a group of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead another villager of Sanyasiguda in Malkangiri District on December 29, reports odishatv.in. According to reports, the Maoists came to Sanyasiguda village of Andrapalli panchayat (village level local-self government institution) in Chitrakonda block in the early morning hours with Nanda Golari whom they had kept as hostage for two days. Later, they shot him dead in front of his house and fled the area. It may be mentioned that the Maoists had brutally killed Rabi Pujari of Chandanpur village under Kudumulgumma block on December 27 by beating him to death. Later, they went to Sanyasiguda village and abducted Nanda Golari.
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December - 30 
A petrol bunk owner was threatened to pay INR 300,000 as levy through a People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) poster in Palkot area of Gumla District on December 30, reports The Telegraph. The poster was pasted on the boundary wall of the bun
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A petrol bunk owner was threatened to pay INR 300,000 as levy through a People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) poster in Palkot area of Gumla District on December 30, reports The Telegraph. The poster was pasted on the boundary wall of the bunk. PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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December - 30 
As per the direction of Idukki Superintendent of Police (SP), A V George, the Idukki Special Branch submitted a detailed report about the presence of the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Edamalakudy in Idukki District, rep
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As per the direction of Idukki Superintendent of Police (SP), A V George, the Idukki Special Branch submitted a detailed report about the presence of the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Edamalakudy in Idukki District, reports Times of Indiaon December 31. The report points out that the Government should take necessary steps against intervention of the middlemen in the area. Some organizations are prompting tribals to hold protests against the Government. Some of the groups have already opened Facebook pages and were posting messages to encourage protests against the State Government. The report adds that the Government should assure all types of developmental activities at Edamalakudy, it should take steps to encourage agricultural development of the area, water stability and better treatment facility. The report has already been forwarded to the State Police Chief for further action.
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December - 30 
Raja Rai (50), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, surrendered to the District Police in Muzaffarpur District on December 30, The Telegraph reports. Rai was involved in loot and attack cases lodged with Sahebganj and Saraiya Police
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Raja Rai (50), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, surrendered to the District Police in Muzaffarpur District on December 30, The Telegraph reports. Rai was involved in loot and attack cases lodged with Sahebganj and Saraiya Police Stations in the District.
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December - 30 
The ongoing tribal agitation against eviction from forest areas in Kodagu District took an interesting turn on December 30 with the Karnataka Government suspecting the involvement of Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] and cadres from a Kerala-based
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The ongoing tribal agitation against eviction from forest areas in Kodagu District took an interesting turn on December 30 with the Karnataka Government suspecting the involvement of Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] and cadres from a Kerala-based organization that has figured in several terror-related probes, reports Times of India. Kodagu District in-charge Minister M R Seetharam told reporters on December 30 that Police reports clearly point to infiltration of Naxals into tribal pockets. Terror elements from Kerala too have joined them. These groups are instigating tribals in Kodagu District against moving out of the forests. The tribals are being provoked to reject the rehabilitation packages being rolled out by the State Government."
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December - 30 
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Police, in a joint operation on December 30, arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Subedar Mistry alias Toofani (45), after a raid in Korkati in Gaya District, reports The Telegraph. Subedar was
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The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Police, in a joint operation on December 30, arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Subedar Mistry alias Toofani (45), after a raid in Korkati in Gaya District, reports The Telegraph. Subedar was wanted in various cases.
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December - 31 
Director-General of Police (DGP), N. Sambasiva Rao has said that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)’s Under Ground (UGs) cadres has come down to all-time low in Andhra Pradesh, which was once a stronghold for the Naxalite [Left Wi
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Director-General of Police (DGP), N. Sambasiva Rao has said that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)’s Under Ground (UGs) cadres has come down to all-time low in Andhra Pradesh, which was once a stronghold for the Naxalite [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] movement in Vijayawada at Krishna District on December 31, reports The Hindu. “The Left Wing Extremism (LWE) ideology is losing relevance and the Andhra Pradesh Police has succeeded in controlling Naxalite activities in the State,” the DGP claimed in the year-ender press conference. According to DGP, Rao, 105 underground cadres of Naxals were operating in the State, of whom 45 are from Andhra Pradesh and 60 from outside. As many as 14 naxal-related incidents had been reported in the State this year as against 25 in 2015. “Naxalite movements are continuing in Visakhapatnam Rural, East Godavari and Vizianagaram Districts. But in Visakhapatnam Rural District, naxal activities were controlled well,” Rao said appreciating the Police for taking initiatives such as skill development programmes, sports and other activities. “During our tenure as Superintendents of Police (SPs) in the State, naxal movement used to be very high and many police personnel lost their lives in the fight against then People’s War Group (PWG). Due to the efforts of the Government, LWE has been controlled and tribal youth are not getting attracted towards Naxalism,” the DGP recalled. PWG is also known as Communist Party of India–Marxist-Leninist, (CPI-ML)
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December - 31 
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on December 31 said that terrorism and Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] which were heavily reliant on black money had been effectively neutralised thorough the Government’s demonetisation drive, reports The
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Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on December 31 said that terrorism and Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] which were heavily reliant on black money had been effectively neutralised thorough the Government’s demonetisation drive, reports The Indian Express. In his 43-minute address to the nation, he said “Terror, Naxalism, etc rely on black money. This one decision has attacked them. Many youth are shunning violence. We can prevent our children from joining the path of violence. The money that was outside the economic mainstream is back.” Thanking bank officials for working hard during demonetisation process, Prime Minister Modi said the decision will force the corrupt and black money hoarders to come into the economic mainstream.
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December - 31 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), who suffered a major blow in a recent encounter with Police at the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB), have allegedly targeted Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) N. Chandrababu Naidu and conducted a recce at
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), who suffered a major blow in a recent encounter with Police at the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB), have allegedly targeted Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) N. Chandrababu Naidu and conducted a recce at the A.P. Bhavan in New Delhi, reports The Hindu on December 31. “Officials of the Ministry of Home have alerted us over the threat to Mr. Naidu and we are coordinating with the Delhi Police on increasing security cover for him at the A.P. Bhavan,” Director General of Police (DGP) N. Sambasiva Rao said in Vijayawada on December 31. Intelligence sources said suspected Maoists conducted a ‘recce’ many times at the A.P. Bhavan, and the target might be the Chief Minister or other Ministers visiting the place. “We are on a high alert and are in contact with the Delhi Police. We will increase the security for Mr. Naidu, if necessary,” the DGP said. Police were trying to collect the photographs of those who conducted the ‘recce’ through CCTV footage, report said.
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*Data till , April 16, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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