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September - 1 
A heavy exchange of fire took place between the Police and Maoists at Kalrabera forest under Ghurabandha Police station in the Ghatshila sub-division. The East Singhbhum However, no casualty was reported from either side.
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A heavy exchange of fire took place between the Police and Maoists at Kalrabera forest under Ghurabandha Police station in the Ghatshila sub-division. The East Singhbhum However, no casualty was reported from either side.
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September - 1 
IANS reports that Alok Kumar, Circle Officer of Paki block in the Palamau District, who was abducted by the PLFI cadres on August 31, has been rescued, Police said on September 2 (today). He was rescued from the forest of Manatu block in the same Dis
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IANS reports that Alok Kumar, Circle Officer of Paki block in the Palamau District, who was abducted by the PLFI cadres on August 31, has been rescued, Police said on September 2 (today). He was rescued from the forest of Manatu block in the same District on September 1 at around 11.45pm, an unnamed Police officer said. According to sources, the extremists had demanded a ransom of INR 20 lakh.
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September - 1 
The Hindu reports that the Police on September 1 unearthed an arms dump of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Pamidipadu forest area of Guntur District. The recoveries included three VHF sets, two chargers, one directional mine,
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The Hindu reports that the Police on September 1 unearthed an arms dump of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Pamidipadu forest area of Guntur District. The recoveries included three VHF sets, two chargers, one directional mine, 50 detonators and Maoist literature.
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September - 1 
The Maoists resorted to barricading of roads by felling trees in the forest pockets of Khammam District as part of the two-day shutdown call given by them in the North Telangana Districts opposing the opencast mining by the Singareni collieries in th
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The Maoists resorted to barricading of roads by felling trees in the forest pockets of Khammam District as part of the two-day shutdown call given by them in the North Telangana Districts opposing the opencast mining by the Singareni collieries in the coal belt, large scale submergence by the Polavaram project and illegal damming in the upper stretches of Godavari River by the Government of Maharashtra. The shutdown, also backed by the Janashakti faction of the Communist party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-M-L Janashakti), however, evoked no response in the tribal pockets while life remained normal in the coal bet too. Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar said the elements who were involved in barricading the forest routes have been identified. He said some Maoists had come from across the inter-State border for creating the obstacles to the vehicular traffic in the forest pocket. By and large life was reportedly normal in Bhadrachalam, Palvancha and Kothagudem divisions.
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Two villagers were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Rajnandgaon District on September 1, accusing them of being Police informers, Police said, according to IANS. Some 50 extremists, including several women, cam
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Two villagers were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Rajnandgaon District on September 1, accusing them of being Police informers, Police said, according to IANS. Some 50 extremists, including several women, came to Bijepar village and killed the two villagers, in their late 20s, in front of the other people, Superintendent of Police Praveer Das said. Some villagers who tried to intervene were assaulted, he said, adding that Police have launched a drive in the forested stretches around the village to arrest the Maoists.
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September - 2 
About 60-armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the base office of SPML Road Construction Company under Chandramandi outpost of Chakai Police station, about 40 kilometers from the headquarters of Jamui District, at
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About 60-armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the base office of SPML Road Construction Company under Chandramandi outpost of Chakai Police station, about 40 kilometers from the headquarters of Jamui District, at around 11.30 pm and abducted eight of its security guards in Jamui District in the night of September 2, reported Times of India. Two of the guards, however, managed to escape during an encounter that later took place between the extremists and Police. The Maoists raided the SPML plant at Hariondhi village and damaged pay loaders and three trucks, the Additional Director General (Headquarters) Neelmani said. The Maoists also set ablaze six vans and damaged the store where construction materials were kept. Neelmani said though Special Task Force personnel, assisted by district-armed policemen, engaged the Maoists in an encounter for some time, the extremists managed to escape into the thick forest lining the Jamui-Chakai Road. During the exchange of fire between Police and Maoists that went on for about half an hour, two of the abducted guards managed to slip away. The other six were taken away by the Maoists, who threatened the company with dire consequences if it did not pay levy. The non-payment of levy demanded by the Maoists from the private firm owner was allegedly the reason for the attack, the officer added. Meanwhile, sources said SPML has suffered losses worth INR 2 crore in the Maoist attack. PTI reports that over 400 Maoists were involved in the attack.
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September - 2 
Another group of Maoists raided the house of a ration dealer and CPI-M supporter Lakshmikanta Das at Memul village in Salboni, 10 kilometers from Lalgarh. Das had fled home a month ago following threats from the extremists. While ransacking his house
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Another group of Maoists raided the house of a ration dealer and CPI-M supporter Lakshmikanta Das at Memul village in Salboni, 10 kilometers from Lalgarh. Das had fled home a month ago following threats from the extremists. While ransacking his house in the night of September 2, the Maoists found many ration cards and distributed them among the villagers.
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September - 2 
Bihar is likely to become the fourth State to have its own anti-terrorist squad (ATS), the blueprint for which has already been prepared, reports Telegraph. “The Bihar ATS will be armed with modern and latest weapon system after the home department a
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Bihar is likely to become the fourth State to have its own anti-terrorist squad (ATS), the blueprint for which has already been prepared, reports Telegraph. “The Bihar ATS will be armed with modern and latest weapon system after the home department approves it,” said an unnamed senior official. The Bihar ATS — to be headed by an officer of inspector-general rank — will have two deputy inspectors-general and four superintendents of police, says the blueprint. The ATS will have more than two dozen “operational units” within itself to deal with emergency situations. The squad will be raised from the existing personnel of Bihar Military Police and be specially trained to deal with sudden strikes. Currently, Bihar has a Special Task Force which deals with cases of organised crime and Maoist insurgency. Only Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh have an ATS.
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Bodies of four villagers killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered from a forest in the Aaded village of Bijapur District on September 4, reports PTI. The extremists had attacked Kandulnar, Gudipal and Aaded vil
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Bodies of four villagers killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered from a forest in the Aaded village of Bijapur District on September 4, reports PTI. The extremists had attacked Kandulnar, Gudipal and Aaded villages in the District on September 2 and had abducted four villagers, Anganpally Lakshmayya, Vasamchandru, Anganpally Buccha and Anganpally Jeetu, the Superintendent of Police Avinash Mohanty said. Villagers found their bodies in the forest and later reportedly informed the Police. While Buccha and Jeetu were shot dead, other bodies were found with throats slit. “Police had arrested two top Maoists from this area two months ago. The rebels suspected that the four were responsible for tipping the police off which led to the arrests,” said Avinash Mohanty, adds Times of India.
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September - 2 
The Chhattisgarh Government on September 2 placed a demand for grant of INR 94.22 crore from the Central Government to develop educational facilities in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected areas, ANI reports. According to State
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The Chhattisgarh Government on September 2 placed a demand for grant of INR 94.22 crore from the Central Government to develop educational facilities in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected areas, ANI reports. According to State Government sources, Chief Minister Raman Singh put the demand before the Union Tribal Affairs Minister Kantilal Bhuria. He also submitted details of assistance anticipated by the State Government to Bhuria, sources added. Singh informed Bhuria that Chhattisgarh needed central assistance mainly for construction of some 218 ashram schools (residential schools where all needs of the students will be looked after by the State Government), sources further added. Maoists have reportedly attacked many of the ashram schools in the Bastar region in the past claiming that they blow up the school complexes because they provided shelter to the forces involved in anti-Maoist operations. State Government is also reportedly looking for assistance to the programmes of job-oriented training to the unemployed tribal youths and constructing houses for the tribals.
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September - 2 
Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a village guard in the Pachmo village under the Mahuatand Police station in the Bokaro District in the morning of September 2. Police sources said the Maoists
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Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a village guard in the Pachmo village under the Mahuatand Police station in the Bokaro District in the morning of September 2. Police sources said the Maoists killed Ramdhani Ganju suspecting him to be a Police informer. The incident occurred when Ganju was attending a function in his village on the occasion of Karma Puja (religious worship). Approximately 100 armed Maoists held Ganju captive and took him to a nearby community building and later chopped off his neck. The Maoists also left behind pamphlets at the spot which said, "Jo mukhbiri karega, uska yehi halat hoga (Police informers would be dealt in a similar manner)." Police later recovered Ganju's body from the incident site.
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September - 2 
Times of India reports that villagers lynched a cadre of the People Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), at Konatoli village in the Gumla District in the night of September 2. He was a resident of Atar
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Times of India reports that villagers lynched a cadre of the People Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), at Konatoli village in the Gumla District in the night of September 2. He was a resident of Atariya village under Gumla town Police Station. Villagers attacked Dhoni with stone boulders and lynched him at Konatoli. No arms were found from the incident site, Police said. The identity of the deceased was ascertained in the afternoon of September 3 when two youths from his village identified him as Bhikhma Oraon alias Dhoni. The Police said his name figured in a number of cases, including that of murder, extortion and looting, in the Gumla and Ghaghra Police Station areas of the District.
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September - 3 
A ‘area commander’ of the breakaway faction of the erstwhile People's War Group (PWG), Binod Marandi, was arrested from a place under Sherghati Police Station in the Gaya District in the afternoon of September 3.
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A ‘area commander’ of the breakaway faction of the erstwhile People's War Group (PWG), Binod Marandi, was arrested from a place under Sherghati Police Station in the Gaya District in the afternoon of September 3.
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September - 3 
A farmer abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed at Gulambigha under Madanpur Police station of Aurangabad District on September 3, according to The Hindu. Armed Maoists had abducted two farmers, Yadunanandan Mehta and
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A farmer abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed at Gulambigha under Madanpur Police station of Aurangabad District on September 3, according to The Hindu. Armed Maoists had abducted two farmers, Yadunanandan Mehta and Balwant Mehta, from village Pagre under Madanpur Police station on September 1. Yadunandan’s body was recovered from a field from adjoining Gulambigha in the afternoon of September 3, sources said.
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Armed Maoists on September 3 exploded a landmine during an encounter with Police when the latter was trying to rescue the six abducted security guards of a private company in the Jamui District, reports PTI. As the Special Task Force and District Arm
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Armed Maoists on September 3 exploded a landmine during an encounter with Police when the latter was trying to rescue the six abducted security guards of a private company in the Jamui District, reports PTI. As the Special Task Force and District Armed Police continued search operations in the morning of September 3, the extremists hiding in dense forests fired on them and exploded a landmine at a place under Chakai Police station in the District, the Additional Director General of Police, Neelmani, said. A Police vehicle was partially damaged in the blast, he said, adding that three Maoists were arrested during the operation. As reported earlier, about 400-armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist attacked the base office of SPML Road Construction Company under Chandramandi outpost of Chakai Police station, about 40 kilometers from the headquarters of Jamui District, at around 11.30 pm and abducted eight of its security guards in Jamui District in the night of September 2. Two of the guards, however, managed to escape during an encounter that later took place between the extremists and Police.
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September - 3 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have threatened to blow up block offices in the Sundergarh District if the authorities failed to pay compensation to families in the Subdega and Balishankara area who had los
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have threatened to blow up block offices in the Sundergarh District if the authorities failed to pay compensation to families in the Subdega and Balishankara area who had lost lives and properties in elephant attacks. The block development officers of Subdega and Balishankara got the threat September 2 by post. Two letters written with red ink in English, Oriya and Sadri (local tribal language) have threatened the officials to pay compensation within September 5 to families in the blocks which lost their members, properties and crop in elephant attacks since 2006, officials said on September 3. The Maoists demanded INR 300,000 to families who lost their members in pachyderm attacks, INR 200,000 for those whose houses were completely damaged and INR 50,000 for half damaged and INR 30,000 for partially damaged houses.
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September - 3 
PTI reports that seven Naxalites (left-wing extremists) were arrested on September 3 after the Police overpowered them following an encounter at Matoli village in the Garwah District, Police said. "During the two-hour gun-battle with the Naxalites of
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PTI reports that seven Naxalites (left-wing extremists) were arrested on September 3 after the Police overpowered them following an encounter at Matoli village in the Garwah District, Police said. "During the two-hour gun-battle with the Naxalites of the Trititya Prastui Committee (TPC), 200 rounds were fired from both sides. There was no casualty on either side," said Superintendent of Police (SP) Saket Kumar Singh. Getting a tip-off that a group of TPC activists had congregated near the village, the Police team rushed to the spot around 4pm (IST), triggering the exchange of firing. 11 guns were recovered from their possession, the SP said. The TPC, a breakaway group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), has been engaged in extortion and loot in the area, the SP said.
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September - 4 
At least two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Police in the Ranchi District on September 4, reports Telegraph. A gun battle ensued between the two sides when the Maoists opened fire towards a Po
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At least two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Police in the Ranchi District on September 4, reports Telegraph. A gun battle ensued between the two sides when the Maoists opened fire towards a Police picket at Baruhatu forest in the Bundu Police Station area around 1.30am (IST). At least 700 rounds of bullets were fired from automatic and semi-automatic weapons during the encounter that continued for nearly three hours. Superintendent of Police (SP), Anup T. Mathew, confirmed the incident saying the Police forced the Maoists to retreat. “The rebels had opened fire from the hilly terrain side and wanted to damage the picket, which hinders their subversive activities. We killed at least two rebels,” Mathew said. He said the purpose of the attack was to divert the attention of the police who have intensified operations in other parts of Bundu.
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September - 4 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) damaged a mobile phone communication tower in MV 74 village and cut down trees to block some major roads in Malkangiri District in the night of September 4, reports The Hindu. According to s
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) damaged a mobile phone communication tower in MV 74 village and cut down trees to block some major roads in Malkangiri District in the night of September 4, reports The Hindu. According to sources, some armed CPI-Maoist cadres accompanied by their supporters attacked the communication tower. They also damaged the control room and generator room of the communication tower by a blast. The CPI-Maoist cadres did not injure any one during the attack, Police sources said. The CPI-Maoists and their supporters cut down trees at several places to block the Chitrakonda-Balimela road and the Chitrakonda-Sileru road.
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September - 4 
In another incident, an armed squad of the Maoists attacked an abandoned Police picket at Maniadih in the Tundi block (administrative unit), some 40 kilometers from the Dhanbad District headquarters. The insurgents planted two powerful can bombs arou
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In another incident, an armed squad of the Maoists attacked an abandoned Police picket at Maniadih in the Tundi block (administrative unit), some 40 kilometers from the Dhanbad District headquarters. The insurgents planted two powerful can bombs around 1am, destroying a major portion of the picket. They also opened fire and reportedly shouted slogans against the Police and the administration before leaving the spot. Talking to Telegraph, Deputy SP Burnwal said no one had sustained injuries in the incident.Returning from Maniadih, the extremists also attacked the Pokharia Police picket, engaging the Police in a 10-minute encounter before disappearing into the dense forests. Sources said losses incurred by the security establishment in the District are being pegged at INR 1500000.
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September - 5 
For the first time through banners and posters, CPI-Maoist threatened the teachers working in schools in remote areas of Malkangiri District. They intimidated the teachers to face their wrath if the Paramilitary Forces involved in anti-Naxal operatio
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For the first time through banners and posters, CPI-Maoist threatened the teachers working in schools in remote areas of Malkangiri District. They intimidated the teachers to face their wrath if the Paramilitary Forces involved in anti-Naxal operations camped in their schools. Through their posters, the CPI-Maoist cadres also opposed the establishment of Cobra Battalion in Koraput District. To create a support base in remote areas of the District, Maoists also expressed their support to the demand of Konda Reddy community to be included in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list of Orissa.
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September - 6 
According to the Police, an armed Maoist squad entered Chotopukuria village at around 3am (IST), called Satish outside of his home and took him to a desolate house before shooting him dead. Satish was a member of the Gana Pratirodh Committee (a group
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According to the Police, an armed Maoist squad entered Chotopukuria village at around 3am (IST), called Satish outside of his home and took him to a desolate house before shooting him dead. Satish was a member of the Gana Pratirodh Committee (a group formed by the CPI-M in the area to resist the Maoists). Meanwhile, another squad attacked Narendranath Mahato, another CPI-M in Jamboni. He was hit with sharp weapons.
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September - 6 September - 7
Five villagers were shot dead by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Pundigiri under Tamar block, 45 kilometers from Ranchi, Police said on September 7 (today), Hindustan Times reported. According to the Police, the Maoists raided Pun
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Five villagers were shot dead by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Pundigiri under Tamar block, 45 kilometers from Ranchi, Police said on September 7 (today), Hindustan Times reported. According to the Police, the Maoists raided Pundigiri village in the night of September 6 and abducted the five villagers and took them to a forest where they were shot dead. "Five people were abducted by the Maoist rebels late Sunday night and were shot dead," Jharkhand Police spokesperson S. N. Pradhan said. The bodies were recovered on September 7. "The killed people had Maoist background. The activists killed them on suspicion of passing information about their movement to police," added Pradhan. The victims include two students, adds PTI.
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September - 6 
Indian Express reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Satish Singh Sardar and Narendranath Mahato, in the Belpahari and Jamboni areas of W
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Indian Express reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Satish Singh Sardar and Narendranath Mahato, in the Belpahari and Jamboni areas of West Midnapore District in the morning of September 6. Meanwhile, two more unidentified bodies were found in the evening from Dherua in the same District.
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September - 6 
PTI reports that a suspected Naxalite (left wing extremist), identified as Raju alias Raj Mohan, who was operating in the State and adjoining Bihar, was arrested near Bewdar village in Sonbhadra District in the evening of September 6 with 20 gelatin
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PTI reports that a suspected Naxalite (left wing extremist), identified as Raju alias Raj Mohan, who was operating in the State and adjoining Bihar, was arrested near Bewdar village in Sonbhadra District in the evening of September 6 with 20 gelatin sticks, 10 detonators, a country-made revolver and cartridges. Police claimed that he confessed to have been an active member of Munna Vishwakarma group. Vishwakarma is a wanted Naxalite and he was allegedly going to meet the leader of his group at the time of his arrest.
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September - 6 
PTI reports that three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) involved in two murder cases and other violence, were arrested at Topadihi village under K Balang Police station in Sundergarh District in the night of September 6.The
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PTI reports that three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) involved in two murder cases and other violence, were arrested at Topadihi village under K Balang Police station in Sundergarh District in the night of September 6.The Maoists were captured by Security Force personnel when they were hiding in a forest near the village, the Police said, adding that all the three belonged to the village. They were reportedly involved in the killing of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions leader Rabi Oram and businessman Deonath Singh, sources said.
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September - 6 
The Hindu reports on September 6 that Singaboina Veerabhrahman alias Ramu, dalam (squad) ‘commander’ of the Communist party of India-Marxist Leninist- New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) operating in Tekulapalli area in the Khammam District was take
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The Hindu reports on September 6 that Singaboina Veerabhrahman alias Ramu, dalam (squad) ‘commander’ of the Communist party of India-Marxist Leninist- New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) operating in Tekulapalli area in the Khammam District was taken into Police custody, according to sources. They said that Ramu, who leads a dalam of some eight members, was involved in two murders and a number of cases related to extremist violence.
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September - 6 
Two persons from the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS)-Bandhugaon received serious injuries when the two factions of the CMAS – CMAS-Bandhugaon and CMAS-Narayanpatna blocks of Koraput District attacked each other on the road between Baunsput and Dasin
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Two persons from the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS)-Bandhugaon received serious injuries when the two factions of the CMAS – CMAS-Bandhugaon and CMAS-Narayanpatna blocks of Koraput District attacked each other on the road between Baunsput and Dasini in the Bandhugaon block (administrative unit) on September 6, reports The Hindu. According to sources, members from the CMAS-Bandhugaon were waiting with their traditional arms near Dasini, two kilometers from Bandhugaon, and people from CMAS Narayanpatna stood near Baunsput, five kilometers from Bandhugaon on the road towards Narayanpatna in the same block. The conflict between the two groups arose in connection with the attacks by members of CMAS-Bandhugaon on the houses of the supporters of CMAS,-Narayanpatna in the evening of September 5. Members of the CMAS-Bandhugaon had also abducted about 40 supporters of the CMAS Narayanpatna from Kabiribadi Panchayat (village level local self government institution) and kept them at Sarpali in Bandhugaon block as hostage so as to discuss the issue of limiting their activities across each other’s borders.Earlier, on September 3, the supporters of the Narayanpatna-CMAS had entered Bandhugaon and destroyed 14 lemon grass processing units. They had also forcefully taken over 400 acres of land on which lemon grass had been cultivated. But the CMAS-Bandhugaon activists had alleged that the land taken over by the CMAS-Narayanpatna activists was already taken over by them in the past. It had irked the Bandhugaon group.
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September - 6 
Vantala Jagannadh alias Naresh, 20, ‘deputy commander’ of the Gurthedu Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered before the Officer on Special Duty K.V. Mohana Rao at Narsipatnam in the Visakhapatnam
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Vantala Jagannadh alias Naresh, 20, ‘deputy commander’ of the Gurthedu Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered before the Officer on Special Duty K.V. Mohana Rao at Narsipatnam in the Visakhapatnam District on September 6. Naresh belongs to Valasapalli in Maredumillil mandal of East Godavari District. He was allegedly taken away by Maoists (then Naxalites) in 1993 from his village to help them find way. Since then he had not been sent back. After sometime, he had been trained as militia member and in the use of arms. A Police statement, quoting Naresh, said he was threatened that the Police would kill him if he went back to his village. In August 2005, he was promoted as dalam member and was given a .303 rifle. He was the security guard for the Andhra Orissa Border (AOB) East Division secretary Jagadish. He has been acting as ‘deputy commander’ of the Gurthedu LGS since February 2007 in which position he continued till July 2009. He was also East Division ‘A’ section ‘deputy commander’. Citing health reasons, he quit the dalam after informing the leaders.
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September - 7 
A group of armed Maoists, at least two of whom were carrying guns, was chased by nearly 40 villagers at Nepura village and three of them were caught. They were assaulted and handed over to Police. The Maoists reportedly came to target Durga Tudu (65)
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A group of armed Maoists, at least two of whom were carrying guns, was chased by nearly 40 villagers at Nepura village and three of them were caught. They were assaulted and handed over to Police. The Maoists reportedly came to target Durga Tudu (65), a former Legislator belonging to the CPI-M.
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September - 7 
An immediate grant of INR 150, 000, monthly stipends during training and even monetary incentives for surrender of weapons are all there for the asking for the banned Naxals (left wing extremists) under a surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy approved
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An immediate grant of INR 150, 000, monthly stipends during training and even monetary incentives for surrender of weapons are all there for the asking for the banned Naxals (left wing extremists) under a surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy approved by the Union Government on September 7, according to Times of India. An immediate grant of INR 150, 000 shall be kept in a bank in the name of surrendered extremist as a fixed deposit which may be withdrawn by him or her after completion of three years, subject to good behaviour to be certified by the authorities designated for this purpose by the States concerned. This money can also be utilised as collateral security/margin money against loans to be availed of by the surrendered extremist from any bank for self-employment. Persons eligible under the scheme may be imparted training in a trade/vocation of their liking or befitting their aptitude. They shall be paid a monthly stipend of INR 2,000 each for a maximum period of 36 months. However, if the surrendered extremist secures any employment in Government or any gainful self-employment, the monthly stipend will be discontinued. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also offered money incentives for surrender of weapons which include INR 15,000 for depositing one AK 47 or AK 56 or AK 74 Rifle. INR 25,000 will be given for each RPG/Sniper rifle, INR 3,000 for one Pistol/Revolver, INR 1,000 for a rocket, INR 3,000 for a Remote Control Device, INR 1,000 for IED, INR 3,000 for one mine, INR 20,000 for a SAM Missile and INR 10,000 for a Satellite Phone. The guidelines are applicable to those Naxals who surrender with or without arms. The policy for the Naxal-hit States announced was evolved by the MHA as part of a multi-pronged strategy to bring the extremists back into the mainstream in the backdrop of rising Naxal violence.
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September - 7 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons, Sajjad Khan and Dinesh Dusadh at Chutwag village in Latehar District in the afternoon of September 7, reports Times of India.
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons, Sajjad Khan and Dinesh Dusadh at Chutwag village in Latehar District in the afternoon of September 7, reports Times of India.
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September - 7 September - 8
Economic Times reports that one person, identified as Suresh Pindi, who was injured in a violent clash between Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) in Koraput Di
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Economic Times reports that one person, identified as Suresh Pindi, who was injured in a violent clash between Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) in Koraput District on September 7, succumbed to injuries on September 8.
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September - 7 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and abducted two others at Salbani near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on September 7. Superinte
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and abducted two others at Salbani near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on September 7. Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said armed Maoists entered Shyam Chalak's home at Keudi village and shot him dead from close range. Chalak was secretary of CPI-M branch office at Keudi village which was recently cleared off Maoists by the Police and Paramilitary Forces in a flush-out operation. Verma said one armed Maoist guerilla was arrested in connection with Chalak's murder
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September - 7 
PTI reports that Raju, the ‘deputy commander’ of the Bhansi guerilla squad, was killed by the Police during an operation near Raja Bangla village in Dantewada District on September 7, Superintendent of Police Amresh Mishra said. Four other Maoists, i
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PTI reports that Raju, the ‘deputy commander’ of the Bhansi guerilla squad, was killed by the Police during an operation near Raja Bangla village in Dantewada District on September 7, Superintendent of Police Amresh Mishra said. Four other Maoists, including a school student, were also arrested during the operation. Police had received information about a Maoist camp near Raja Bangla. "However, when the Police squad reached near the village, the Naxals opened fire on us and we retaliated. Raju was killed in the encounter," Mishra said. "After Raju was killed, his accomplices tried to flee but we managed to arrest them," he said. Police arrested Deva, Bheema, Radhe and Vinod. According to Mishra, Vinod is a school student, who was allegedly abducted from Jangla village by the Naxals.
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September - 7 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will soon have its own intelligence wing, Hindustan Times reported on September 7. “We have started the process,” said A.S. Gill, the CRPF Director-General, confirming the decision. The force will have 10 intel
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will soon have its own intelligence wing, Hindustan Times reported on September 7. “We have started the process,” said A.S. Gill, the CRPF Director-General, confirming the decision. The force will have 10 intelligence officers per battalion, attached to 150 of its battalions. The CRPF currently relies on State and Central agencies for intelligence inputs. The Home Ministry has also approved a proposal to add 38 new battalions to the force. In the revamp planned, the CRPF, which earlier worked to supplement the State Police and took directions from the latter, will now do so at an equal footing with the State Police in the Naxalite (left wing extremist) dominated States. “A coordinated offensive is needed to clear the areas where left wing extremists have built their bases,” said Gill.
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September - 7 
Two hardcore Maoists involved in the rampage in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) were arrested from an unspecified location and two locally-made guns were seized from them on September 7, reports Times of India. They were identified as Sushil Sanya
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Two hardcore Maoists involved in the rampage in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) were arrested from an unspecified location and two locally-made guns were seized from them on September 7, reports Times of India. They were identified as Sushil Sanya of Jharkhand and based in Keonjhar District's Kailadapada village and Paoles Hembrom of Mayurbhanj District's Golamunda village, sources said. Sanya masterminded the rampages in Meghasan, Chahala UBK (Upper-Barha-Kamuda) range and Dhudruchampa. The duo was involved in at least 16 other cases. Sanya, believed to be a hardcore Maoist, was active in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Dhenkanal and Angul Districts. Sanya and Tunu were arrested by one platoon of SOG, a group of District voluntary force and a team of 10 Police officers.
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September - 7 
Two other CPI-M leaders were abducted in retaliation by Maoists from Kadasole village near Lalgarh, hours after the arrest of a Maoist cadre, the Police said.
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Two other CPI-M leaders were abducted in retaliation by Maoists from Kadasole village near Lalgarh, hours after the arrest of a Maoist cadre, the Police said.
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September - 8 
Supporters of the Narayanpatna group of CMAS called off their rally at Laxmipur on September 8 to avoid any untoward situation, reports Express Buzz.
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Supporters of the Narayanpatna group of CMAS called off their rally at Laxmipur on September 8 to avoid any untoward situation, reports Express Buzz.
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September - 8 
The Narayanpatna group of the Maoist-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) is organising a tribal rally at Laxmipur on September 8 (today), official sources said.
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The Narayanpatna group of the Maoist-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) is organising a tribal rally at Laxmipur on September 8 (today), official sources said.
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September - 8 
Three Naxalites (left wing extremists) of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested after an encounter with the Police at Churugarha, about 70 kilometers from Ranchi
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Three Naxalites (left wing extremists) of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested after an encounter with the Police at Churugarha, about 70 kilometers from Ranchi, the Police said on September 8, reported PTI. The Police reached the spot after getting a tip-off that a group of JPC cadres had assembled at Churugarha to plot a crime in the night of September 7. The JPC cadres started firing as soon as they spotted the Police, triggering a two-hour long gun-battle before the Naxalites tried to flee. The police, however, chased and arrested three of them. Three rifles and some ammunition were seized from their possession, Senior Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar said. Over 150 bullets were fired by both the sides, he added and claimed that some of the Naxalites had suffered bullet wounds, but they managed to escape. “One of the three arrested Naxalites, identified as Raj Kumar Ganju, is a big catch for the police,” he added further. Ganju was allegedly involved in a number of cases.
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September - 9 
intelligence sources said that a large number of armed Naxalites (left wing extremists) have taken shelter in the Ghatshila sub-division. The Naxalites, reportedly from West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, have assembled on the hills of Ghurabandha to att
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intelligence sources said that a large number of armed Naxalites (left wing extremists) have taken shelter in the Ghatshila sub-division. The Naxalites, reportedly from West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, have assembled on the hills of Ghurabandha to attend a training camp in Jamshedpur. According to intelligence inputs, about 80 armed extremists were taking shelter at Pawadapahar, which is strategically located and is also considered a safe haven for Naxalites. Talking to Telegraph, the intelligence sources said that the Naxalite squads already have teams operating in Ghurabandha. “Two armed squads, led by Putu Munda and Kanhu Munda, operate in Ghurabandha. The strength of both squads is not more than 18. But those gathered at Pawadapahar are about 80 in number,” said a source. Intelligence reportedly alerted the District police about their presence. A week ago, the Police neutralised a training camp by conducting a special operation at Karlabera forest, under the jurisdiction of the Ghurabandha Police station. The Police team, led by East Singhbhum District Superintendent of Police Naveen Kumar Singh, had a fierce encounter with the extremists, who had set up five watch-towers and thatched houses to live in. The spot where the Naxalites have gathered is about two kilometres to the north-west of Karlabera. Some suspect that the extremists may have also sneaked into Pawadapahar from the Gorumahisani Police station area of bordering Mayurbhanj District in the State of Orissa. “Several maybe new recruits. But their frequent visits have made the area more sensitive,” said the intelligence source, who, claimed to have intimated the Police about heightened Naxalite activities in the Ghatshila sub-division and also in the Dalma region.
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September - 9 
The fast-track court II of Awdhesh Mal on September 9 found a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Shyam Sinku, guilty in an arms case and sentenced him to five years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI), Telegraph reports. Sinku, an ‘area com
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The fast-track court II of Awdhesh Mal on September 9 found a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Shyam Sinku, guilty in an arms case and sentenced him to five years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI), Telegraph reports. Sinku, an ‘area commander’ of the Ghurabandha region in the Ghatshila sub-division of the East Singhbhum District, was arrested from the same Police station area on June 26, 2006. On being interrogated, the Maoist revealed the address of a hideout in Dumaria. Police had raided the place and recovered two rifles, including a self-loading one. A case was registered against him under the arms act at the Dumaria Police station on the basis of an FIR lodged by then officer-in-charge Manoj Kumar Gupta. Sinku, a Kumardubi resident, had told the Police that he visited the steel city a number of times with his comrades. He also divulged secrets about the outfit’s operations in Ghatshila. Sinku, considered a hard-core extremist, was involved in many subversive activities in and around Ghatshila. In 2008, a Jamshedpur fast-track court had sentenced him to 10 years’ RI after he was found guilty of a murder attempt on the village headman of Kasiabera village. Sinku was the first extremist to be convicted in a court of law by the Jamshedpur civil court.
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September - 9 
Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured when they walked over a pressure bomb planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a thickly forested area of Bastar region on September 9, an unnamed official sa
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Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured when they walked over a pressure bomb planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a thickly forested area of Bastar region on September 9, an unnamed official said, according to IANS. The blast took place in the Jagargunda area of Bijapur District, about 450 kilometers south of Raipur.
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September - 10 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered about a dozen explosions blowing up railway tracks and at least four Government buildings in the Sundargarh District in the early morning of September 10 (today), reports Times of I
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered about a dozen explosions blowing up railway tracks and at least four Government buildings in the Sundargarh District in the early morning of September 10 (today), reports Times of India. The Maoists have called for a 24-hour shut-down in the District to demand release of 30 people, who were arrested on August 29 on the suspicion that they were Maoists. The extremists blasted railway tracks at around seven places between Bimlagarh and Patangi, Police said. They also blew up an abandoned Police station building at Kalta, another building where a CRPF camp was functioning earlier, a community centre and office building of the CITU, Police said, adding they also set ablaze a truck. Train services between Rourkela and Barsuan have been completely disrupted due to the blasts. The route is used mainly for transportation of raw materials to Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). Train services on the route had been disrupted for the last three days due to ongoing agitation by tribals demanding release of the 30 people branded as Maoists. So far there was no report about any casualty in the attacks carried out by the Maoists.
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September - 10 
Hindustan Times reports that around 20 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted five railway employees, including the stationmaster, from the Topadiha station in Sundergarh District early in the morning of September 10. It
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Hindustan Times reports that around 20 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted five railway employees, including the stationmaster, from the Topadiha station in Sundergarh District early in the morning of September 10. It was earlier reported that the Maoists had blown up railway tracks and triggered blasts at several places in the District.
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September - 10 
IANS reports that a local committee leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was shot dead by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) at Chingra locality under Sarenga Police station in the Bankura District in the e
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IANS reports that a local committee leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was shot dead by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) at Chingra locality under Sarenga Police station in the Bankura District in the evening of September 10, Police said. “Krishna Kundu, CPI-M’s Bikrampur local committee secretary, was killed by a group of Maoists ultras,” a senior officer of Sarenga Police station told IANS over phone. The incident took place when Kundu was returning to his home from a nearby market on his bicycle.
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September - 10 
PTI reports that the five railway employees, who were abducted by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Topadihi railway station in Sundergarh District on September 10, were released on September 11. After being abducted dur
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PTI reports that the five railway employees, who were abducted by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Topadihi railway station in Sundergarh District on September 10, were released on September 11. After being abducted during a series of attacks by Maoists in Bonai area of the District, they were believed to have been taken to a hideout in dense Saranda forest in the neighbouring State of Jharkhand, Police said.
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September - 10 
PTI reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, were killed in a Police encounter in the Dantewada District on September 10, Police said. A team of Central Reserve Police Force and District Force shot de
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PTI reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, were killed in a Police encounter in the Dantewada District on September 10, Police said. A team of Central Reserve Police Force and District Force shot dead the extremists in an encounter that took place in the forests of Banjepalli village, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Amresh Mishra said. The Maoists opened fire on Police Company when it was patrolling the area, he said, adding that the extremists were killed in the retaliatory action.
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September - 10 
Speaking at the passing out parade ceremony of first batch of Sub-Inspectors who undergone training at the Biju Patnaik State Police Academy Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed that the State Government will soon come up with a new Police Training
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Speaking at the passing out parade ceremony of first batch of Sub-Inspectors who undergone training at the Biju Patnaik State Police Academy Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed that the State Government will soon come up with a new Police Training Institute where one thousand personnel will be able to under go training every year, reports Orissadiary.com. The Chief Minister said five new India Reserve Battalions, four special security battalions are being established to take on Maoists.
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September - 10 September - 11
Times of India reports that Security Forces exchanged fire with a group of 50-60 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Bandih village at the foot of Ayodhya Hills near Kanthaljore forest in Purulia District in the early morn
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Times of India reports that Security Forces exchanged fire with a group of 50-60 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Bandih village at the foot of Ayodhya Hills near Kanthaljore forest in Purulia District in the early morning of September 11. The exchange of fire started at 1.30 am (IST) and lasted around 15 minutes, after which the Maoists fled towards Jharkhand. However, there were no casualties in the encounter. Few hours earlier, around 11.30 pm (IST) on September 10, the same Maoist group in military fatigue raided the house of a local leader of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Badan Paramanik, in Burudih village in the same District. Badan, whose name figures on the Maoist hitlist, has been staying away from home for some time. Failing to find him, the Maoists assaulted his son Goutam and wife Sabitri outside their home and warned that all of them would be killed if Badan did not quit the party immediately. They set ablaze to a haystack in the house before leaving. Further, the Maoists then went to the house of Chunnu Gorai, a well-heeled farmer, at the other end of the village and asked him to hand over his licensed gun. "As I refused to do so, they threatened to blow up my house using landmines. My wife then urged me to hand over the gun and I did so. The Maoists left, but only after hurling a few bombs outside our house in a bid to create panic among villagers," Gorai recalled.
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September - 11 
The Jharkhand Government will undertake a pilot project to construct helipads at Police stations in two Districts worst affected by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence, an official spokesperson said on September 11. "Under the p
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The Jharkhand Government will undertake a pilot project to construct helipads at Police stations in two Districts worst affected by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence, an official spokesperson said on September 11. "Under the project, helipads will be constructed at police stations in Palamau and Chatra Districts. These will be used for anti-Maoist operations," S.N. Pradhan, Jharkhand Police spokesperson, told IANS. An unnamed senior Police official, involved in anti-Maoist operations, said, "In Palamau and Chatra Districts, it is difficult to move in deep jungle areas as the Maoist rebels have planted landmines. The geographical terrain of both the districts favour the rebels. The construction of helipads will help in the movement of security forces." According to sources, Jharkhand Government could plan such helipads in other Districts also.
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September - 12 
A youth was killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Tunder village on September 12 after refusing to go along with them, ANI reported. “Maoists went to Tunder village and forced the village boys to go with them. They
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A youth was killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Tunder village on September 12 after refusing to go along with them, ANI reported. “Maoists went to Tunder village and forced the village boys to go with them. They could take two boys with them but the third one, Manglu, resisted. He did not want to go with them. In retaliation, the Maoists punished him by shooting at him. They took the rest of the boys for training,” said Bastar Superintendent of Police P. Sundar Raj. He further said that following a spate of incidents being reported from the area, the Police would initiate a campaign urging villagers to stand up against Maoists efforts to recruit village boys. “We appeal to villagers that if Maoists forcefully take their boys with them, the villagers must resist this collectively. We are starting a campaign to create awareness on this,” Raj added.
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September - 13 
Daijiworld reports that a group of cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) led by B. G. Krishamurty, comprising Mundagaru Lata, Hosagadde Prabha, Srimati and four other women cadres, threatened the villagers of Sheerlu village of S
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Daijiworld reports that a group of cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) led by B. G. Krishamurty, comprising Mundagaru Lata, Hosagadde Prabha, Srimati and four other women cadres, threatened the villagers of Sheerlu village of Sringeri taluk (revenue division) in Chikmagalur District with dire consequences when the Maoists had to retreat from the village due to stiff resistance offered by the villagers on September 13.
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September - 13 
The Maoists, too, organized a rally comprising villagers from Chilgora to Dherua. Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Verma said, "We know about the rally. We recovered two suspected landmines, but they turned out to be fake." Further, suspected Maoi
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The Maoists, too, organized a rally comprising villagers from Chilgora to Dherua. Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Verma said, "We know about the rally. We recovered two suspected landmines, but they turned out to be fake." Further, suspected Maoists also dug up a road at Baita, around 15 kilometres from Lalgarh affecting bus service between Jhargram and Midnapore via Dherua.
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September - 13 
Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Nazrul Hasan (35), in the Binpur area of West Midnapore District on Sep
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Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Nazrul Hasan (35), in the Binpur area of West Midnapore District on September 13. Around 10 Maoists came on three two-wheelers and shot Hasan dead from close range about 8.30pm (IST) while he was having tea at a local tea stall.
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September - 14 
A suspected cadre of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) slashed his throat with a shaving blade while in Police custody in Keonjhar District on September 14, reports Times of India. Police said the man, Anandi Juanga (32), tried to comm
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A suspected cadre of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) slashed his throat with a shaving blade while in Police custody in Keonjhar District on September 14, reports Times of India. Police said the man, Anandi Juanga (32), tried to commit suicide around noon while he was lodged with four other accused at the Police reserve in Keonjhar. Police, however, refused to divulge the reason behind the attempted suicide.
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September - 14 
Maoist leaders Jambri and Lambayya escaped when Police surrounded them at Mettaguda in the G.K. Veedhi mandal.
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Maoist leaders Jambri and Lambayya escaped when Police surrounded them at Mettaguda in the G.K. Veedhi mandal.
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September - 14 
Suspected cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze the houses of three leaders of ruling Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Chainpur and Kundalboni villages in West Midnapore District in the night of September 14
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Suspected cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze the houses of three leaders of ruling Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Chainpur and Kundalboni villages in West Midnapore District in the night of September 14, reports Times of India. The houses of Nitai Pal CPI-M's Dherua local committee member and teacher at Chandra High School and DYFI leader Manoj Pal in Chainpur were set ablaze. The Maoists had taken out a huge rally and attacked the CPI-M members' houses. There were no casualties. Maoists also set ablaze the house of CPI-M's Chandra local committee member Manik Mahapatra in Kundalboni. Manik had left the house two months ago.
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September - 14 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on September 14 looted a branch of the State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) in the Khammam District and decamped with about INR 10 lakh, Police said. About 40 people stormed into the SBH's Satyan
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on September 14 looted a branch of the State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) in the Khammam District and decamped with about INR 10 lakh, Police said. About 40 people stormed into the SBH's Satyanarayanpuram branch in the Cherla mandal (administrative division) of the District at about 2.30pm (IST) and took away INR 10 lakh in cash by threatening the cashier at gun point, Khammam District Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar told PTI over phone. We suspect that the robbers were Maoists who came from neighboring Chhattisgarh, he added. A group of nine Maoists barged into the bank and threatened the cashier to hand over the cash even as a group of another 30 waited outside the bank, the officer added. It was exactly not known how they fled away, he said, and added that the branch is located near a forest area bordering Chhattisgarh.
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September - 14 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is forging ties with insurgents in the northeast to increase their sphere of influence, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on September 14 while underlining that Maoist violence in the country was
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is forging ties with insurgents in the northeast to increase their sphere of influence, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on September 14 while underlining that Maoist violence in the country was on the rise, reports IANS. "In a bid to expand its influence it (Communist Party of India-Maoist) has been seeking alliance with secessionists and northeast insurgents... it is also lending support to their secessionist demands," Chidambaram said while inaugurating a three-day conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police organised by the Intelligence Bureau in New Delhi. Besides a marked increase in the violence spurred by the Maoists, the "greater sophistication" in the attacks to inflict greater damage was also of concern. "(The) Communist Party of India-Maoist besides targeting police, police informers and inimical forces is laying greater emphasis on targeting infrastructure like roads, bridges," Chidambaram said. The Home Minister spelt out the priority areas in the next five years -- a modern police act, mega city policing, upgradation of forensic science laboratory and prison reforms. The Telegraph quoted Chidambaram as saying, “The CPI (Maoist) has been keenly seeking ideological resonance and tactical understanding with Northeast insurgents and have begun to lend support to their secessionist ideology and demands.” The Home Minister said that the left wing extremism purports to be a radical form of communism and today, various groups adhering to this outdated ideology have their pockets of influence in 20 states across the country, adds Indian Express. "Over 2,000 Police station areas in 223 Districts in these States are partially or substantially affected by the menace," he added. Chidambaram said violence, the most visible aspect of Naxal menace, has been consistently witnessed in about 200 Police station areas of around 90 Districts in 13 States of these States. "Last year, a total of 1,591 incidents of Naxalite violence resulting in 721 killings were reported from 299 Police station areas of 87 Districts of 13 States," the Home Minister said adding this year 1,405 incidents of Naxal violence resulting in 580 killings have already been reported (upto August 27) from 355 Police stations in 78 districts in 11 states. He said the CPI-Maoist has also improved upon its military wares and operational tactics. Besides targeting the Police, alleged Police informers and so-called class enemies, it is laying greater emphasis on attacking economic and development infrastructure such as roads, bridges, railways, power and telecommunication networks, he said. "With increasing sophistication in fabrication and deployment of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), it has inflicted more casualties on the Security Forces," he said. As many as 80 Security Force personnel were killed in 53 landmine-based attacks by the CPI-Maoists in 2008, 123 Security Force personnel have lost their lives so far in 61 landmine-based Maoist actions this year. Altogether, 231 Security Force personnel were killed in Naxal violence in 2008 while 250 Security Force personnel have lost their lives this year, he said.
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September - 14 
The Hindu reports that Police unearthed an arms dump of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Cheekupanasa village in G. Madugula mandal (administrative unit) of the Visakhapatnam District on Orissa border. Two land mines, 3 pressure mi
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The Hindu reports that Police unearthed an arms dump of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Cheekupanasa village in G. Madugula mandal (administrative unit) of the Visakhapatnam District on Orissa border. Two land mines, 3 pressure mines, an AK 57 magazine, 4 gelatine sticks, 16 pins and 17 parts of grenades, etc. were found, according to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kartikeya.
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September - 14 
Three CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Nandu Ganju, Suresh Ganju and Mukesh Paswan, were arrested by the Jharkhand Police on September 14 from the Konka forest of Mccluskieganj, reported Ranchi Express. Police also recovered a single barrel country m
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Three CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Nandu Ganju, Suresh Ganju and Mukesh Paswan, were arrested by the Jharkhand Police on September 14 from the Konka forest of Mccluskieganj, reported Ranchi Express. Police also recovered a single barrel country made rifle, a country made pistol, Naxal (left wing extremism) literature, mobile phones and few live cartridges from the arrested Maoists. The arrestees were involved in several cases of loots, extortion, murder and many more reported at different Police stations in the State.
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September - 14 
Three workers of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), including a school teacher, were killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on September 14, reports PTI.
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Three workers of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), including a school teacher, were killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on September 14, reports PTI. Kartick Mahato (38), a temporary-teacher in Jamda High School at Belatikri in Lalgrah, was shot dead in the morning by six to seven motorcycle-borne Maoists after barging into the classroom when he was taking a class. They even took away his motorbike. A few minutes later, the CPI-M's Salbani Branch office local committee Secretary Sambhu Mahato was shot dead along with one of his associate Anadi Mahato while they were sitting in a roadside tea-stall at Burikarli by the Maoists, the Police said. While Sambhu, a resident of remote Guripal village, died on the spot, his associate died in a local hospital.
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September - 14 
Three workers of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), including a school teacher, were killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on September 14, reports PTI.Ka
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Three workers of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), including a school teacher, were killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on September 14, reports PTI.Kartick Mahato (38), a temporary-teacher in Jamda High School at Belatikri in Lalgrah, was shot dead in the morning by six to seven motorcycle-borne Maoists after barging into the classroom when he was taking a class. They even took away his motorbike. A few minutes later, the CPI-M's Salbani Branch office local committee Secretary Sambhu Mahato was shot dead along with one of his associate Anadi Mahato while they were sitting in a roadside tea-stall at Burikarli by the Maoists, the Police said. While Sambhu, a resident of remote Guripal village, died on the spot, his associate died in a local hospital.
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September - 15 
A hardcore Maoist who faces 30 murder cases was arrested along with four others from an area under Lalgarh Police station in the same District on September 15, reports Zee News. Sundar Mandi, the Maoist, was also allegedly involved in several abducti
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A hardcore Maoist who faces 30 murder cases was arrested along with four others from an area under Lalgarh Police station in the same District on September 15, reports Zee News. Sundar Mandi, the Maoist, was also allegedly involved in several abduction cases, including that of two Police constables from Lalgarh area on July 30. Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said Mandi is a member of the People's Guerrilla Association (PGA) of the Maoists and also a leader of the Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA).
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September - 15 
Admitting that the Government had "not achieved much success" in containing left wing extremism, which he described as the "gravest internal security threat", Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh pointed to the increasing influence of the Naxalites (le
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Admitting that the Government had "not achieved much success" in containing left wing extremism, which he described as the "gravest internal security threat", Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh pointed to the increasing influence of the Naxalites (left wing extremists) in vast swathes of India, reports Times of India. Addressing the annual conference of Directors-General and Inspectors-General of Police on the second day of the three-day event in New Delhi on September 15 he said, "I have consistently held that left wing extremism is, perhaps, the gravest internal security threat we face. We have not achieved as much success as we would have liked in containing it. It is a matter of concern that despite our efforts, the level of violence in the affected states continues to rise." "As I have stated before, dealing with left wing extremism requires a nuanced strategy - it cannot be treated simply as a law and order problem. Despite its sanguinary nature, the movement manages to retain the support of a section of the tribals and the poorest of the poor in many areas. It has influence among sizeable sections of civil society, the intelligentsia and the youth. It still retains a certain elan. All this adds to the complexity of the problem. I expect you to keep this in mind as you devise newer and better strategies to deal with the problem," the PM added. Unveiling his vision of a “new-age” Policeman who was more professional, better-motivated, suitably empowered and well-trained, the PM said such a Policeman would place greater emphasis on technology for investigation and other tasks, adds The Hindu. “Emphasis should be on capacity building from the Police station level itself, so that the Police is better equipped.” The Central and State Governments should take quick action to strengthen policing at the grass roots. The country needed a far higher number of Policemen to improve the present low ratio of 145 Policemen per lakh people. As a first move, urgent steps should be taken to fill the large number of vacancies at various levels, he said. “Each police station should aim at being self-sufficient and needs to be given the required resources in terms of anti-riot gear, better weapons, the nucleus of a mobile forensic unit and be connected to a networked criminal database management system.” The Prime Minister wanted every city to have a modern Police control room with digitised maps and said this could be done only by modernising the force. Emphasising the critical importance of training for policemen, he said that on average an officer was retrained only once in about 20 years. This was totally inadequate and must be rectified.
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September - 15 
PTI reports that armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on September 15 severely assaulted five farmers for cultivating their land at Kada village in the Palamau District, Police said. The extremists also destroyed paddy and pulse
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PTI reports that armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on September 15 severely assaulted five farmers for cultivating their land at Kada village in the Palamau District, Police said. The extremists also destroyed paddy and pulse which the farmers had planted. The Maoists had branded the five farmers as Police informers two years ago and ordered them not to cultivate the land located near the Sone river, Superintendent of Police Saket Kumar Singh said. Since then, the farmers, who together own about 10 acres of land, did not dare to visit their land for fear of Maoist attack, sources in the Husseinabad Police station said. However, they could not resist resuming ploughing following last week's rains in the face of severe drought in Jharkhand, the sources added.
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September - 15 
The Central Government is considering an amendment to the Land Acquisition Act to stop State Governments from acquiring land for private projects in the country’s 90 Districts worst hit by Naxal (left wing extremism) violence, according to South Asia
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The Central Government is considering an amendment to the Land Acquisition Act to stop State Governments from acquiring land for private projects in the country’s 90 Districts worst hit by Naxal (left wing extremism) violence, according to South Asian Observer. Violent backlashes in Singur, Nandigram and Lalgarh areas of West Bengal since 2007 over land acquisition by the State Government for private sector projects apparently led to the change in Government thinking. An expert group, headed by Chief Secretary K. M. Chandrasekhar, made it clear that land in the Naxal-affected areas could be acquired by the Government only for public welfare and national security. “The proposals need to be further revised to minimise displacement of people and secure the rights of the displaced,” the group said in its report. Although most of Naxal-affected districts are tribal-dominated areas, the present law does not restrict the Government from acquiring land for private investment.
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September - 15 
The Hindu reports that a militia member of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with the Police near Jaggaram village in the Kunavaram forest in Khammam District on September 15. Police said that special parties
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The Hindu reports that a militia member of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with the Police near Jaggaram village in the Kunavaram forest in Khammam District on September 15. Police said that special parties took up combing operations in the pocket following information about Maoist activities. While the dalam (squad) managed to escape, Madakam Bheemili, a Gothikoya youth from Chhattisgarh, was killed in the exchange of fire.
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September - 15 
The State Government alleged that the Centre had never provided it with adequate Central Para-Military Force (CPMF) and other logistics to fight insurgency. The State Government’s requests for more Central Force to tackle Naxal violence and other pro
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The State Government alleged that the Centre had never provided it with adequate Central Para-Military Force (CPMF) and other logistics to fight insurgency. The State Government’s requests for more Central Force to tackle Naxal violence and other problems were never met, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told media persons in Bhubaneswar while reacting to allegation of inaction in meaningfully tackling Maoist menace.
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September - 16 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was lynched when he and a colleague went to a village to extort money and threaten the residents in THE Segaisai village of West Singhbhum District, Police said, according to IANS. The incident occ
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was lynched when he and a colleague went to a village to extort money and threaten the residents in THE Segaisai village of West Singhbhum District, Police said, according to IANS. The incident occurred when the duo went there to collect money and threaten the villagers against helping the Police, officials said. Members of the Village Defence Committee (VDC) caught both the extremists and started assaulting them. While one of them managed to escape, the other was lynched, Police added. VDCs have been formed by Police to help in the fight against the extremists and to prevent them from spreading their ideology and terror.
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September - 16 
On September 16, two Naxalites (left wing extremists) were lynched by villagers at Itki situated on the outskirts of State capital Ranchi, The Hindu reports. Amit Gope and Aryan, cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India earlier known as Jhark
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On September 16, two Naxalites (left wing extremists) were lynched by villagers at Itki situated on the outskirts of State capital Ranchi, The Hindu reports. Amit Gope and Aryan, cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers had been demanding extortion from a postmaster, the Deputy Inspector General of Police, R. K. Mullick, said. When the duo again demanded extortion money from him on September 16, a group of villagers collected at the spot and lynched them.
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September - 16 
The left wing extremists are calling the shots in 40,000 square kilometres area in Naxal (left wing extremist) affected States where the Government has no control, a Parliamentary panel was informed by the Government on September 16, reports PTI. Hom
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The left wing extremists are calling the shots in 40,000 square kilometres area in Naxal (left wing extremist) affected States where the Government has no control, a Parliamentary panel was informed by the Government on September 16, reports PTI. Home secretary G. K. Pillai told the first meeting of Parliament's Standing Committee on Home Affairs that the Naxal problem is growing rapidly and needed urgent action. At the three-hour meeting the panel, headed by main opposition Bharatiya Janta Party leader M. Venkaiah Naidu, was briefed by the ministry officials about the overall internal security situation with particular focus on the Naxal menace.
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September - 17 
A combined team of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) and the Chhattisgarh Police killed at least 24 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Dantewada District, reports Telegraph. An assistant commandant of CoBRA), Manoranjan
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A combined team of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) and the Chhattisgarh Police killed at least 24 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Dantewada District, reports Telegraph. An assistant commandant of CoBRA), Manoranjan Singh, was also killed in the attack launched by the Security Force (SF) personnel since September 17-night. 10 dead bodies of the Maoists have been recovered so far, the report said. While four SF personnel sustained injuries, five others were said to be missing and a combing operation has been launched to search for them.
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September - 18 
According to the report, the SF personnel raided a Maoist camp located at Palachalam, 600 kilometres south of State capital Raipur, under Kisteram Police station area in the evening of September 17. Additional Director General of Police Girdhari Naya
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According to the report, the SF personnel raided a Maoist camp located at Palachalam, 600 kilometres south of State capital Raipur, under Kisteram Police station area in the evening of September 17. Additional Director General of Police Girdhari Nayak said that the SF personnel surrounded the area from all corners and then attacked the camp. The extremists retaliated and a gun battle ensued. Nayak added that 10 dead bodies of the extremist were recovered and the SF personnel destroyed an arms factory being run at the hideout. During the gunfire, the CoBRA assistant commandant was killed on the spot, while four personnel were injured. This was CoBRA’S, the elite anti-Naxal (left wing extremist) wing of the Central Reserve Police Force, maiden operation in Chhattisgarh and it involved some 600 personnel, so far the biggest movement of forces in any operation against the Naxalites in the State. Denying that the operation was a part of the Union Government’s larger plan of launching a massive anti-Naxalite operation across States, the Inspector General of Police (headquarters), R.K. Vij, told The Telegraph, “It was part of the State’s ongoing offensive against insurgency.”
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September - 18 
Eight persons, including suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were detained for interrogation after arms and ammunition seized from them during anti-Maoist operations in the District, Police said. "Eight persons from Ghur
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Eight persons, including suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were detained for interrogation after arms and ammunition seized from them during anti-Maoist operations in the District, Police said. "Eight persons from Ghuri village in Belatikri area in Lalgarh have been detained. We are interrogating them and if necessary, arrest some of them," West Midnapore Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said.
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September - 18 
Hindustan Times quoted Bastar region Inspector General of Police T. J. Longkumer as saying, “It is difficult to give the exact figure. But the casualties among Maoists are much higher than we initially believed.” The reports said that the SF personne
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Hindustan Times quoted Bastar region Inspector General of Police T. J. Longkumer as saying, “It is difficult to give the exact figure. But the casualties among Maoists are much higher than we initially believed.” The reports said that the SF personnel, comprising around 650 Policemen, on September 17 found and destroyed an arms manufacturing base of the Maoists as part of its Operation ‘Red Hunt’ in the Palachalma forests near the State’s border with Andhra Pradesh. On its way back on September 18, the team found and attacked another Maoist base. Two helicopters were used in the four-hour-long encounter. The assault was taken up on September 16 when the State Police and the CoBRA units moved into the forests on actionable inputs about a weapon-making unit set up by the Maoists near Botatang, a village north-east of Karigundam, adds The Hindu.
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September - 18 
In the morning of September 18, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel involved in combing operation had an exchange of fire with cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) inside forest near MV90 village under Kalimela Pol
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In the morning of September 18, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel involved in combing operation had an exchange of fire with cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) inside forest near MV90 village under Kalimela Police station of Malkangiri District, reports The Hindu. Meanwhile, security in the District was tightened in the wake of anti-Maoist operation going on in Chhattisgarh.
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September - 18 September - 19
The Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (Cobra) suffered its first biggest casualty after Security Force (SF) personnel recovered the bodies of five of its missing personnel on September 19, the days after the COBRA sneaked into a Communist Party
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The Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (Cobra) suffered its first biggest casualty after Security Force (SF) personnel recovered the bodies of five of its missing personnel on September 19, the days after the COBRA sneaked into a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout in Dantewada District and destroyed an arms factory, besides killing as many as 24 militants, according to Telegraph. Operation Green Hunt, on for the last 48 hours, has so far claimed six COBRA personnel, including Assistant Commandant Manoranjan Singh whose body was recovered on September 18. “After a massive search operation, Security personnel spotted the bodies of five missing COBRA personnel in the dense forests of Palachalam,” Inspector-General of Police (headquarters) R. K. Vij told. Among those killed were Assistant Commandant Rakesh Chaurasia, Sub-Inspector, a Head Constable and two Constables. With the death of six of its personnel in Operation Green Hunt, this would be first time that the Central Reserve Police Forces’s (CRPF) COBRA had suffered casualties while combing the forests of Chhattisgarh ever since the special unit was raised in August 2008 to fight CPI-Maoist militants. Along with the State Police, the COBRA personnel had launched a major offensive against Maoists by storming their hideout in Palachalam forests under Kisteram Police Station of Dantewada District. In the operation that was launched on September 18, at least 24 CPI-Maoist militants were shot dead by the SF personnel. The Police have recovered 10 dead bodies so far. An arms factory being run by the CPI-Maoist militants was also destroyed.
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September - 18 
The State Government has now decided to impart special training to the special task force (STF) created to take action against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports Times of India. The decision was taken to counter the increase in
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The State Government has now decided to impart special training to the special task force (STF) created to take action against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports Times of India. The decision was taken to counter the increase in Naxal attacks at Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Yavatmal and Nanded Districts. Additional Secretary (Home) Kailash Bilonikar issued a notification directing the Force One battalion (created speciallly to tackle terror attacks), to impart rigorous training to the STF at Wadachiwadi in Pune from September 1. The training centre would use the resources of the Unconventional Operation Training Centre.
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September - 18 
Thousands of people took out a rally at Dasmantpur in Koraput District, submitting a memorandum to the District Administration with a demand to take action against Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS, the Peasants, Labourers and Tribals Association) for
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Thousands of people took out a rally at Dasmantpur in Koraput District, submitting a memorandum to the District Administration with a demand to take action against Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS, the Peasants, Labourers and Tribals Association) for their alleged violent activities in the region.
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September - 18 
Times of India quoted an unnamed official as saying, "It is for the first time that the security forces could reach the Chinta Gufa forest area, considered to be a major Naxal hideout." Police sources in Chhattisgarh claimed that nearly 200 armed Nax
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Times of India quoted an unnamed official as saying, "It is for the first time that the security forces could reach the Chinta Gufa forest area, considered to be a major Naxal hideout." Police sources in Chhattisgarh claimed that nearly 200 armed Naxalites have been surrounded and combined Police forces are fast approaching a key Naxal hideout in the area.
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September - 18 
Times of India reports that Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Swadesh Hembram (28), a resident of Ramgarh in Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, was allegedly lynched by activists of ruling Communist Party of In
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Times of India reports that Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Swadesh Hembram (28), a resident of Ramgarh in Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, was allegedly lynched by activists of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on September 18. Local CPM leaders, though, denied that their men were involved in the lynching. Swadesh's relative, Subhas Hembram, was seriously injured in the beating when he tried to rescue.
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September - 19 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Manik Mandi and Ashok Mandi, residents of Tarafena village in Belpaharai near Lalgarh in West Midna
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Manik Mandi and Ashok Mandi, residents of Tarafena village in Belpaharai near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District in the night of September 19, reports Indian Express. The victims were members of Gana Pratirodh Manch, a mass organisation set up by the CPI-M to combat Maoists. According to the Police, armed Maoist squads called the duo out of their homes and beat them up. They dragged them to the centre of the village and slit their throats. Later, they shot in their heads. In a message to media persons, Maoist leader Bikash took the responsibility of the killings and said the duo was acting as Police informers.
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September - 19 
Four Maoists, who were suspected to have shot dead a school teacher, Kartick Mahato, in his classroom on September 14, were arrested in Lalgarh on September 19. Of the four, Lakshman Baskey, from whose house the other three were also arrested, is a m
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Four Maoists, who were suspected to have shot dead a school teacher, Kartick Mahato, in his classroom on September 14, were arrested in Lalgarh on September 19. Of the four, Lakshman Baskey, from whose house the other three were also arrested, is a member of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA). The three others arrested were Baskey’s son Rajendranath (18), his brother Ranjit (30), and Baburam Mandi (18), who is from Raipur in Bankura.
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September - 19 
In the night of September 19, the house of a local Rashtriya Janta Dal party leader was blown up at Chatra and a passenger jeep was set ablaze by the extremists in the Khunti District. Reports said five PLFI cadres intercepted a jeep near Chamri vill
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In the night of September 19, the house of a local Rashtriya Janta Dal party leader was blown up at Chatra and a passenger jeep was set ablaze by the extremists in the Khunti District. Reports said five PLFI cadres intercepted a jeep near Chamri village, forced the passengers to alight and set ablaze the vehicle.
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September - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants blew up a major portion of a community hall in the Burger Bazar locality of Bhandaria block in Garhwa District on September 19, according to Telegraph. However, no casualty was reported. Acc
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants blew up a major portion of a community hall in the Burger Bazar locality of Bhandaria block in Garhwa District on September 19, according to Telegraph. However, no casualty was reported. According to Garhwa District Police Chief Saket Kumar Singh, the incident occurred around 2am (IST).
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September - 19 
The Naxalites (left wing extremists) released six security guards of a private construction firm after holding them captive for more than 15 days in the Jamui District, Police said on September 19, according to Zeenews.com. The extremists freed the e
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The Naxalites (left wing extremists) released six security guards of a private construction firm after holding them captive for more than 15 days in the Jamui District, Police said on September 19, according to Zeenews.com. The extremists freed the employees of Subhash Project Marketing Limited (SPML) from different places in Patna, Jamui and Bhagalpur, on September 18, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Munger range) Amit Kumar said adding no arrests have been made so far. According to sources, the abducted employees were released after the Kolkata-based firm SPML met the extortion demand of the Naxalites. Kumar, however, denied such reports. As reported earlier, six security guards, D. N. Pandey, Sarvadeo Roy, Manish Kumar, Manbharan Singh, Hirman Paswan and Narayan Prasad, were abducted by over 400 extremists from SPML's plant at Hariondhi village in Jamui District on September 1. The Special Task Force and the District Armed Police had failed to rescue them in search operations in the forests of Jamui, official sources said.
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September - 20 
Four trucks were set ablaze by the cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known Jharkhand Liberations Tiger (JLT), at Aara Ghati in Khunti District on September 20, reports Times of India. The PLFI cadres stopped the trucks
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Four trucks were set ablaze by the cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known Jharkhand Liberations Tiger (JLT), at Aara Ghati in Khunti District on September 20, reports Times of India. The PLFI cadres stopped the trucks carrying coal tar and iron equipment and set them ablaze, Superintendent of Police (SP) Jatin Narwal said. The extremists set ablaze the trucks for ‘violating’ the outfit's 24-hour shut down call in Palamu division beginning August 19-midnight demanding the release of their ‘sub-zonal commander’ Laxmanji. Police sources said the PLFI cadres had stopped the truck drivers at midnight and asked them to follow their diktat. Jharkhand Police spokesman Inspector General of Police S. N. Pradhan said the drivers didn't listen and hence their trucks were set on fire. "According to our information, the PLFI members had warned the drivers not to ply their vehicles on Saturday night. As the drivers did not follow the outfit's diktat the vehicles were set ablaze at 7 am on Sunday," said Pradhan. The drivers and helpers were chased away.
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September - 20 
In another incident in the same night in the same District, a local Maoist leader Asit Sarkar (52) was killed by four unidentified persons at Sandhipur area under Garbeta Police Station, reports The Hindu. Asit Sarkar, a founder member of the Distric
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In another incident in the same night in the same District, a local Maoist leader Asit Sarkar (52) was killed by four unidentified persons at Sandhipur area under Garbeta Police Station, reports The Hindu. Asit Sarkar, a founder member of the District unit of the erstwhile People’s War Group (PWG) became a senior District leader of the CPI-Maoist after the outfit was formed following the merger of the PWG with the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) in September 2004.
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September - 20 
PTI reports that a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the PLFI, Shankar Yadav, who was the prime accused in the August 31 abduction of Alok Kumar, circle officer of Panki in the Latehar District, was arrested during a search operation in the District on Septem
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PTI reports that a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the PLFI, Shankar Yadav, who was the prime accused in the August 31 abduction of Alok Kumar, circle officer of Panki in the Latehar District, was arrested during a search operation in the District on September 20, the SP Kuldip Dwedi told reporters. He said that Kumar was later set free by the extremists on September 2. Dwedi added that a semi-automatic 9-mm pistol, magazines and live cartridges, two mobile sets and one motorcycle were seized from his possession. The Police official said Yadav was wanted in at least eight other cases including murder and arson.
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September - 20 
Taking the fight against left wing extremism to a new frontier, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought to actively involve the print media directly by issuing advertisements depicting “cold-blooded killings” of innocent citizens by Naxalites (
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Taking the fight against left wing extremism to a new frontier, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought to actively involve the print media directly by issuing advertisements depicting “cold-blooded killings” of innocent citizens by Naxalites (left wing extremists), The Hindu reports. The first in a series of advertisements appeared in all national dailies on September 20 which carried seven photographs of innocent women, men and children who were killed by Naxals over the past three years. In a bid to silence criticism regarding the authenticity and credibility of these photographs, all the victims have been identified and their villages and dates of killings have also been mentioned. The advertisements carry the tagline “Naxals are nothing, but cold-blooded murderers.” “These ads are an attempt to show to the newspaper readers who are more aware than others that Naxals are not wedded to any lofty ideology but carry out such killings in a routine manner to instil fear among people and terrorise them,” Home Ministry spokesperson Onkar Kedia said. “More such advertisements will be issued in all regional newspapers in the days to come. Senior officials of the Home Ministry have also previewed 25-minute-long films made on Naxalism and tribals and as part of the new strategy, these will be exhibited by the national network of Doordarshan and other electronic media,” the spokesperson said. The advertisements also mark a departure from the Government’s stand that Naxals were “misguided elements” who needed to be lured back into national mainstream. The advertisements were issued after Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram had a series of discussions with senior officials of his Ministry on thrashing out a new “media policy” to deal with the gravest danger to internal security.
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September - 20 
The Maoists killed Buddheswar Mandi (50), a resident of Kalapathar village in the Belpahari block, adjacent to Lalgarh on September 20. The victim was a member of the Gana Pratirodh Committee (People's Resistance Committee) set up with the support of
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The Maoists killed Buddheswar Mandi (50), a resident of Kalapathar village in the Belpahari block, adjacent to Lalgarh on September 20. The victim was a member of the Gana Pratirodh Committee (People's Resistance Committee) set up with the support of the CPI-M in December 2008 to resist Maoist activities in the region. Several Maoist leaflets were also found at the spot, the Police said. Maoist leader Bikas claimed responsibility for the killing.
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September - 20 September - 21
Times of India reports a rural reporter of Gajapati District Laxman Choudhury was arrested by the Police in the evening of September 20, for his links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Subsequently, members of the Berhampur Press
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Times of India reports a rural reporter of Gajapati District Laxman Choudhury was arrested by the Police in the evening of September 20, for his links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Subsequently, members of the Berhampur Press Club blocked the road on September 21, in protest against Laxman’s arrest. They also handed over a memorandum to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Southern Range, demanding his unconditional release. Meanwhile, the District Superintendent of Police (SP) Sanjeev Arora defending the Police action said, "According to a preliminary probe, report there was enough evidence against Chowdhury about his nexus with Maoists."
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September - 20 
Times of India reports that Police exchanged fire with Praja Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML-Praja Pratighatana) at Voddugudem village under Govindaraopet mandal (administrative unit) in Warangal District
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Times of India reports that Police exchanged fire with Praja Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML-Praja Pratighatana) at Voddugudem village under Govindaraopet mandal (administrative unit) in Warangal District on September 20. The incident happened when the Police went to the spot where some dalam (squad) members of the outfit were holding a meeting and asked them to surrender but the latter hurled a bomb at the Police. In retaliation, the Police fired at them, but the Naxalites, including Mohananna, State secretary of the outfit, managed to escape. Though nobody was injured, Police recovered nine kit bags and one locally-made revolver from the encounter site.
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September - 21 
According to Times of India, scores of armed cadres and militia of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a party office of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Enayetpur, 15 kilometres from Midnapore near Lalgarh in
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According to Times of India, scores of armed cadres and militia of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a party office of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Enayetpur, 15 kilometres from Midnapore near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District in the afternoon of September 21 triggering a gun battle that has so far left at least 15 people dead. Most of the dead are believed to be CPI-M workers. The Maoist gunmen are reportedly led by Koteswar Rao alias Kishan and Bikash. According to sources, about 200 CPI-M supporters had assembled at the Enayetpur party office over the last three weeks, apparently to stop the Maoist advance towards Midnapore town. Many of them had also taken shelter there, with the Maoists killing CPM men almost every day. On September 21, many of them had left to celebrate Eid festival. Only 50-odd CPI-M cadres held fort at the party office. In the afternoon, a 10,000-strong group of tribals, many of them carrying firearms, started marching towards the office, led by Kishan and Bikash. At 5pm (IST), the Maoist assault party started surrounding the building.
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September - 21 
Three persons were arrested with explosives, including 250 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and 400 detonators and 20 meter fuse wire, from Sarsedi village in Bara area of Allahabad District, State Home Department said, reports The Hindu. They were iden
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Three persons were arrested with explosives, including 250 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and 400 detonators and 20 meter fuse wire, from Sarsedi village in Bara area of Allahabad District, State Home Department said, reports The Hindu. They were identified as Sandeep Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar and Arjun Kori.
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September - 21 
Times of India reports that the special cell of Delhi Police arrested Kobad Gandhi, a politburo member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Bhikaji Cama area of Delhi on September 21. Kobad Gandhi was reportedly looking after the
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Times of India reports that the special cell of Delhi Police arrested Kobad Gandhi, a politburo member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Bhikaji Cama area of Delhi on September 21. Kobad Gandhi was reportedly looking after the central propaganda committee of the outfit. However, the Police refused to divulge more regarding the arrest. Kobad was produced before a duty magistrate at the Tis Hazari court who sent him to 14 days judicial custody.
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September - 22 
Three Tritiya Prasuti Committee (TPC) cadres were killed and three others arrested during a gun battle between the Police and the extremists in the Kumbha Begwari village of Hazaribagh District on September 22, reports Ranchi Express. The arrested ca
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Three Tritiya Prasuti Committee (TPC) cadres were killed and three others arrested during a gun battle between the Police and the extremists in the Kumbha Begwari village of Hazaribagh District on September 22, reports Ranchi Express. The arrested cadres were identified by Ram Kumar Ganju, Binay Munda, and Rajesh Munda. The deceased extremist, however, were not identified yet. The encounter started in the morning and lasted till evening and nearly 500 rounds of fires were exchanged from both sides. Police recovered some arms and five- six pairs of shoes and slippers from them.
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September - 23 
A newly floated armed extremist outfit, Shashtra Kranti Committee (SKC), raided a railway construction site in the Chatra District in the night of September 23 and set ablaze equipments worth more than a crore, reports Telegraph. A Calcutta (West Ben
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A newly floated armed extremist outfit, Shashtra Kranti Committee (SKC), raided a railway construction site in the Chatra District in the night of September 23 and set ablaze equipments worth more than a crore, reports Telegraph. A Calcutta (West Bengal)-based firm, Khazana Construction Company, has been entrusted with the task of laying railway tracks at Kahalari Pilara in the Simaria area of the District. Around 10pm (IST), a group of six gun-wielding men surrounded the site and asked employees to cease work. When the manager Hem Yadav protested, they overpowered him and tied his hands. Five workers were held at gunpoint. The extremists then emptied the petrol tank of a machine at the construction site and set ablaze several other equipments worth INR 1.25 crore. Before Escaping, they issued a warning and said no construction work should be carried on at the site without the permission of the SKC. The Superintendent of Police (SP) Narendra Kumar Singh said, “We have registered a complaint on the basis of company manager Hem Yadav’s statement. Raids are on to nab the culprits.” Villagers, meanwhile, said that the newly formed SKC had recently launched a poster campaign in Simaria. The messages warned local residents against paying levy to other extremist organisations operating in the area. The Hindu, however, quoted Police sources as saying that suspected Naxalites set ablaze several vehicles of a construction company on the border of Chatra and Hazaribagh Districts. Around 12 suspected activists of the newly formed Jharkhand Sanyukt Party, a Naxalite group, set ablaze three trucks and an identical number of earth movers at a place under Simaria Police station in the Chatra District in the night of September 23, the SP said.
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September - 23 
A woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sukarmani, was arrested by the Goilkera Police in the same District, Jha further added.
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A woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sukarmani, was arrested by the Goilkera Police in the same District, Jha further added.
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September - 23 
PTI reports that an encounter occurred between the Security Force (SF) personnel and the Naxalites (left wing extremists) at the Pandabir village of West Singhbhum District when the SFs were returning after attending a meeting with Gram Raksha Dal (v
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PTI reports that an encounter occurred between the Security Force (SF) personnel and the Naxalites (left wing extremists) at the Pandabir village of West Singhbhum District when the SFs were returning after attending a meeting with Gram Raksha Dal (village protection unit) on September 23. Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar Jha said that the SF personnel conducted raids in the village following a tip-off that a number of extremists have assembled there. The Naxalites started firing at the SF personnel, who retaliated. The extremist, however, managed to escape. The encounter lasted for a brief period and no report of any casualty or seizure was made, he added.
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September - 24 
At least 12 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed during a gun battle between the Chhattisgarh Police and the extremists in the Bijapur District on September 24, reports Express Buzz. Though the Police could not locate the d
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At least 12 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed during a gun battle between the Chhattisgarh Police and the extremists in the Bijapur District on September 24, reports Express Buzz. Though the Police could not locate the dead bodies of the slain extremists as they were carried away by their fellow cadres, they arrested two Maoists. None was injured from the Police side, the report added.Chhattisgarh Police sources told Express Buzz over the phone that 600 Police personnel, including the State Task Force and Special Police Officers from Dantewada, set off for the Maoist stronghold of Isulnar village in Bijapur two days ago on specific information about the presence of at least 200 Maoists (a company of the Maoists besides local militia). While combing, a Police party came under heavy fire from the Maoists. The other Police teams soon joined the shootout and a heavy firing ensued. "We fired around 2,000 rounds in reply to an almost equal number of rounds fired by the enemy," Police sources said, adding, that both sides maintained a distance of about 150 metres. They said they could see the Maoists carrying away the bodies of the dead. "We saw nine bodies being carried away but the number of deaths on their side could be more," sources added. The Police suspect that among those killed could be a section commander. The report added that the Maoists used two-inch mortars which are normally available with the Police or paramilitary forces.In addition, two Maoists, identified as Kursam Budru (35) and Kursum Mura (30), were arrested from the encounter site. Even as the gun battle was on, the extremists planted improvised explosive devices along the route which the Police later defused and recovered. Though the encounter came to an end by the evening of September 25, the Police treaded cautiously anticipating landmine attacks. "We found 50 kg explosives near Isulnar village," sources said, describing the two arrested extremist as hardcore who did not reveal anything before the Police.
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September - 24 
IANS reports that two activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Nemai Bishayi (60) and Samir Singha Mahapatra (50), were abducted and killed by cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Goalto
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IANS reports that two activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Nemai Bishayi (60) and Samir Singha Mahapatra (50), were abducted and killed by cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Goaltor area in West Midnapore District late in the night of September 23, Police said on September 24. Both the dead bodies were recovered from a nearby forest area in the morning of September 24.
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September - 24 
Maoist politburo member in charge of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa, Kishen alias Koteswar Rao told Economic Times on September 24 that they (Maoists) would not mind holding talks with the Government, but on three conditions. "We want the i
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Maoist politburo member in charge of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa, Kishen alias Koteswar Rao told Economic Times on September 24 that they (Maoists) would not mind holding talks with the Government, but on three conditions. "We want the immediate withdrawal of joint forces from Lalgarh and the entire Jangalmahal area, want unconditional release of 60-odd women who were arrested from Lalgarh and the release of those poor villagers who were implicated falsely in various criminal cases," Kishen said. The Maoist leader, however, ruled out the possibility of surrendering arms to pave the way for a dialogue with the State Government. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and CPI-M state secretary Biman Bose had earlier urged the Maoists to surrender arms and give up the path of killings to hold talks with the Government.
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September - 24 
PTI reports that two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), involved in the attack on forest rest houses and beat office in Similipal Tiger Reserve area, were arrested in Mayurbhanj District, Police said on September 24. The Mao
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PTI reports that two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), involved in the attack on forest rest houses and beat office in Similipal Tiger Reserve area, were arrested in Mayurbhanj District, Police said on September 24. The Maoists, identified as Chotrai Dhirua (42) and Bindira Samath (35), were arrested in separate operations in the Gudgudia range of Similipal forests, Additional Superintendent of Police Chintamani Panda said. Dhirua, who was involved in attacks on an inspection bungle and forest buildings, was arrested from Soharapata village, Panda said, adding the Maoist had also given shelter to another Maoist leader Sushil Sayaan, who was arrested recently from the District. Some Maoist literature, leaflets and other publicity materials were seized from Dhirua. Samath was involved in several offences including attacks on Meghasuni wireless centre, a forest range office and a forest beat house inside Similipal early this year, he said.
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September - 24 
Seven Naxalites, including a ‘zonal commander’, were arrested from Ranchi and Bokaro Districts on September 24, according to Telegraph. Threes extremists were arrested from Tamrana forest under Tamar Police station area on the outskirts of the state
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Seven Naxalites, including a ‘zonal commander’, were arrested from Ranchi and Bokaro Districts on September 24, according to Telegraph. Threes extremists were arrested from Tamrana forest under Tamar Police station area on the outskirts of the state capital Ranchi after a nightlong joint operation by the Security Forces. They were identified as Mahadeo Munda, the chief of Krantikari Kisan Committee, and his two aides Shanker Munda and Umesh Munda. The three were part of an 18-member Naxalite squad present in the forest. The other extremists reportedly manage to escape. They are members of Ram Mohan Singh Munda squad, Police said. Two firearms, seven rounds of live cartridges, 25 kilograms of power gel, a high-end explosive used for preparation of land mines and 10 detonators were recovered from the three extremists. On their information, Police found a land mine at a point between Lugtu and Taimara. Senior superintendent of Police, Ranchi, Praveen Kumar said that Mahadeo was one of the oldest and most experienced Naxalite leaders active in the Chalkad area of the District, which covers the forest range of Tamar, Arki and Bundu. “Mahadeo had trained dreaded Maoist leaders of the district, Kundan Pahan and Kishore Munda. He had joined the outfit in 1992 and has led several operations against police. He also played a key role in Naxalite attacks in the district,” Kumar added. In addition, three more extremists were arrested from Mahuatand village in the Gomia block, 70 kilometres from Bokaro steel city. They were identified as Kanchan Mahto, Reva Mahto and Maanjhu Mahto. Another extremist, identified as Manjkhu, was arrested up from Chatdiha village in the same block.
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September - 24 
The State Government urged the Central Government for more Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a dedicated chopper to tackle the Maoist menace. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi to press t
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The State Government urged the Central Government for more Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a dedicated chopper to tackle the Maoist menace. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi to press the demand. He asked for seven battalions of the CRPF and a helicopter for tackling the extremists in the state. He also said that the amount sanctioned for hiring the helicopter was not adequate. He demanded increase in grant under security related expenses from INR 240 million to INR 640 million.
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September - 25 
A person, identified as Ragunath Sao, was arrested on the charge of supplying firearms to THE Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the Rohtas District on September 25, Police said, according to The Hindu. Acting on a tip-off, Police raid
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A person, identified as Ragunath Sao, was arrested on the charge of supplying firearms to THE Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the Rohtas District on September 25, Police said, according to The Hindu. Acting on a tip-off, Police raided a house in the Nauhatta area and arrested Ragunath Sao, District Superintendent of Police Vikas Baibhav said.
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September - 25 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on September 25 that both development and maintenance of law and order would be his Government's twin approach to fight the Naxal (left wing extremism) menace gripping several parts of the country, according to Indi
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on September 25 that both development and maintenance of law and order would be his Government's twin approach to fight the Naxal (left wing extremism) menace gripping several parts of the country, according to Indian Express. "While a minimum enforcement of law and order is an essential pre-requisite, there should also be efforts for developing tribal and other under-developed areas," he told a press conference before wrapping up his two-day visit to Pittsburgh (Germany) to attend the G-20 summit. The Prime Minister's emphasis on twin-approach to address Naxal problem came a day after Home Minister P Chidambaram declared that the Army would not be used in fight against Naxals.
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September - 25 
PTI quoted Additional Director General of Police (Naxal) Ram Nivas as saying that there is possibility that nearly 12 Naxals are killed in the four-hour long fierce gun battle between the Police and the extremists near Isulnar village under Bijapur P
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PTI quoted Additional Director General of Police (Naxal) Ram Nivas as saying that there is possibility that nearly 12 Naxals are killed in the four-hour long fierce gun battle between the Police and the extremists near Isulnar village under Bijapur Police station. A joint operation by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Police was launched in the forests of the District, he added. "Seeing the CRPF jawans, the Naxals started firing which was retaliated by the security personnel. After the gun battle, which lasted for four hours, the Naxalites ran away," he further added. Though Police have not recovered any dead bodies, but the Security Force personnel have seen the Maoists dying during the encounter, Nivas said, adding two Maoists were arrested from the incident site.
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September - 25 
PTI reports that a security guard was shot dead by suspected Naxalites (left wing extremists) at Sindri village in the Khunti District on September 25. "Chowkidar (guard) Rajendra Mirdha was on duty near Grameen Bank when five Maoists shot him dead a
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PTI reports that a security guard was shot dead by suspected Naxalites (left wing extremists) at Sindri village in the Khunti District on September 25. "Chowkidar (guard) Rajendra Mirdha was on duty near Grameen Bank when five Maoists shot him dead and fled the spot," Superintendent of Police, Jatin Narwal told reporters. The dead body of the victim was found on the bank premises with a pamphlet lying next to him, adds Telegraph. In the pamphlet it was allegedly written that Mirdha was killed as he had helped Police in their operation against Naxalites in the Arki area. Police spokesperson and Inspector General (provision) S. N. Pradhan confirmed the incident but cited different reasons behind the killing. "The murder was the fallout of yesterday’s search operation carried out by the district Police in the area to destroy hideouts of Naxalites," he said.
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September - 25 
Speaking to Asian Age, Kishan claimed that they (the Maoists) have been able to establish control in nearly 5,000 villages in and around West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia in the ongoing battle with the Security Forces in West Bengal. "Maoists have
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Speaking to Asian Age, Kishan claimed that they (the Maoists) have been able to establish control in nearly 5,000 villages in and around West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia in the ongoing battle with the Security Forces in West Bengal. "Maoists have established people control in areas like Lalgarh, Goaltor, Shalboni, Belpahari, Balrampore, Sorega among others," he said. He mentioned that they now plan to "levy taxes" on any big companies operating or coming up in these areas. "Generally we levy between eight to 10 per cent taxes on the big companies operating in areas controlled by the Maoist government," Kishan revealed on the phone. Kishan claimed that in its protracted war against the State, the Maoists have established themselves strongly in at least 50 per cent of the Districts in Orissa, 60 per cent of the Districts in Chhattisgarh, 25 per cent in Bihar, 10 per cent in Maharashtra and 25 per cent in Andhra Pradesh. He claimed the Maoists still have a considerable presence in north Andhra.
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September - 25 
Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from an undisclosed spot in the Lalgarh area in West Midnapore District of West Bengal on September 25, Koteswar Rao alias Kishan, who is a member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Ma
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Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from an undisclosed spot in the Lalgarh area in West Midnapore District of West Bengal on September 25, Koteswar Rao alias Kishan, who is a member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), said, "The Centre and the West Bengal Government willing, our movement in Lalgarh on people’s behalf will continue for another three years or maybe even 30 years. The onus is on the Government to choose what it wants." He was responding to the State Government’s decision to seek additional Central forces to flush out Maoists from the Lalgarh region.
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September - 25 
The Police arrested 10 militia members of the Communist Party-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from G.K. Veedhi Police Station area in Visakhapatnam District on September 25 and on information given by them, recovered dumps at Cheedigondi, Yerragedda and Cheepuru
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The Police arrested 10 militia members of the Communist Party-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from G.K. Veedhi Police Station area in Visakhapatnam District on September 25 and on information given by them, recovered dumps at Cheedigondi, Yerragedda and Cheepurugondi villages. An empty shell of directional mine, a steel can containing 20 gelatine sticks, 36 detonators, an old hand grenade, electric wire bundles, red banner cloth, adhesive tins, medicines, marker pens, notebooks, letter pad, adhesive tins, etc. were found in the dumps.
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September - 25 
Visiting Naxalite (left wing extremist)-affected States, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on September 25 that the Army would not be involved in the offensive against Naxals, The Hindu reports. "There is no prop
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Visiting Naxalite (left wing extremist)-affected States, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on September 25 that the Army would not be involved in the offensive against Naxals, The Hindu reports. "There is no proposal to involve the Army in the anti-Naxal operations," said Chidambaram, who was in Ranchi to review the security situation in Jharkhand. He said it was a matter of concern that Jharkhand had become the "epicentre of left-wing extremism" along with Chhattisgarh. "Left-wing extremism is the gravest challenge to our way of life, our republic and our democracy," he said. "Our policy on left-wing extremism is very clear. There is no place for violence or so-called armed struggle for liberation in a republican, democratic form of government. They believe in armed liberation struggle. We reject that argument. So long any one indulges in violence, the State has to oppose and fight the group," he added. He said the Centre had made it clear at the recent Chief Ministers’ Conference in New Delhi that the so-called armed liberation struggle was unacceptable, and the Police would act against it. The Home Minister also said that Naxalites penetration into civil society is a serious impediment to anti-Naxal operations, adds Times of India. "But his would not stop the Government from taking action against the Maoists,'' he added. In reply to queries of media persons, Chidambaram said action would be taken against any politician found sheltering or patronising Naxalites. Naming Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh as the epicentres of Maoist activities, he said the menace, however, was restricted to six or seven Districts in Orissa. "Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are a major cause of concern in this regard even though the Governments have been able to rein in ultra-leftists to a great extent,'' he said, and added the Centre will provide full support, including adequate companies of para-military forces, to these States to fight the Naxalites. Chidambaram also said that fight against left-wing extremism would be a "long-drawn" fight. "It is a long drawn fight against Naxals (Maoists). The centre is totally supporting Chhattisgarh in its efforts to counter left wing extremism," he told reporters.
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September - 26 
Acting on a tip-off, Gaya Police seized a huge cache of explosives in the morning of September 26, according to Times of India. The items included 1,200 detonators, five gelatine sticks and 200 metres of wire. The recovery was made from a room at Bal
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Acting on a tip-off, Gaya Police seized a huge cache of explosives in the morning of September 26, according to Times of India. The items included 1,200 detonators, five gelatine sticks and 200 metres of wire. The recovery was made from a room at Balthar village under Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-dominated Barachatti Police station of Gaya District. Confirming the seizure, Gaya Superintendent of Police Sushil Khopde said one person, suspected of being a Maoist, has been arrested in this connection. Identified as Surindra Manjhi, he is said to be the caretaker of the room where the detonators were found under a heap of animal fodder.
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September - 26 
PTI reports that seven suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posing as labourers were detained by the State Police in the Shahdol District, officials said on September 27. "We picked up seven persons after they alighted
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PTI reports that seven suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posing as labourers were detained by the State Police in the Shahdol District, officials said on September 27. "We picked up seven persons after they alighted from a train following a tip off from our counterparts in Chhattisgarh," Shahdol Superintendent of Police (SP) Lakhanlal Ahirwar said. While four of them have admitted that they are Maoists, their three associates too have been found to be involved in the Maoist activities, he said.
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September - 26 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at the two sons of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) and tribal leader Baliram Kashyap from Bastar District on September 26, leaving one of them dead,
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at the two sons of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) and tribal leader Baliram Kashyap from Bastar District on September 26, leaving one of them dead, The Hindu reported. The victim’s brother sustained injuries in the shoulder when the Maoists fired at them in their ancestral village where the two siblings had gone to celebrate Durga Puja (religious festival). While Tansen, son of the BJP MP and tribal leader Baliram Kashyap, succumbed to his head injuries sustained in the attack in the Pairaguda village, his bother Dinesh was wounded in the shoulder, said Inspector-General of Police R. K. Vij. He said the two brothers had gone to their ancestral village for Durga Puja celebrations whey they were attacked by four assailants on bicycles, who managed to escape. It is suspected that the attack was carried out by the quick action group of the Maoists. Tansen was Chairman of the the Bhanpuri block (administrative division) panchayat (billage level local self government institution) while Dinesh is the chief of the District Cooperative Bank.
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September - 26 
The Hindu reports that Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), was arrested in an operation conducted by the State Police at Birkar village near Lalg
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The Hindu reports that Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), was arrested in an operation conducted by the State Police at Birkar village near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on September 26. He was arrested by Policemen who posed as journalists, according to eye witness accounts. Immediately after Mahato’s arrest, a landmine went off near Kantapahari (seven kilometres from Lalgarh) and another failed to explode at Kumarbandh. However, Superintendent Police (SP) Manoj Verma said none was injured in the incident. Eight persons were arrested in connection with the incidents, four of them suspected to be Maoists. The Maoists, meanwhile, have called for a 24-hour all-India shut down on October 3. Kishan, Polit Bureau member of the CPI-Maoist, threatened, “Unless Chhatradhar Mahato is released unconditionally, the entire Jangalmahal in five States [West Bengal, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Bihar] will be up in flames.”
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September - 26 September - 27
The Maoists abducted two constables of the State Armed Police, Sisirkanti Nag and Siteswarprasad Singh, from Tamajhuri in Belpahari, a place about 50 kilometres from Lalgarh in the night of September 26, demanding the release of Mahato, reports India
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The Maoists abducted two constables of the State Armed Police, Sisirkanti Nag and Siteswarprasad Singh, from Tamajhuri in Belpahari, a place about 50 kilometres from Lalgarh in the night of September 26, demanding the release of Mahato, reports Indian Express. The two constables were abducted when they were returning to their camp in Lalgarh aboard a public bus. The PCPA members later claimed that the duo had been abducted in protest against the arrest of Mahato. They also demanded his immediate release. “There is no doubt that Mahato is an important leader for the Maoists. They abducted two constables last night and demanded the release of Mahato. Moreover, the Maoists have called a bandh in protest against Mahato’s arrest,” said Manoj Verma, West Midnapore SP. Meanwhile, shops and business establishments remained closed after Maoists called for a shut down in the Lalgarh area on September 27.
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September - 26 
Times of India reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Katam Jaga (28), was arrested during an anti-Maoist operation in the Malkangiri District in the evening of September 26. "We were tipped off regard
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Times of India reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Katam Jaga (28), was arrested during an anti-Maoist operation in the Malkangiri District in the evening of September 26. "We were tipped off regarding Jaga's movement and he was arrested near Sudhakonda forests. We recovered a grenade from his possession," said Superintendent of Police (SP), Malkangiri, Satyabrata Bhoi. According to Bhoi, Jaga was on the Police wanted list since long for his involvement in a series of Maoist-related acts of violence, including the murder of Somnath Madkami, the Samdrudha Odisha candidate from Malkangiri Assembly seat, across Malkangiri over the last few months. "During interrogation, Jaga admitted to his involvement in the killing of Madkami. He has also confessed to the killing of a civilian on the suspicion of police informer at MV 79 in June. This apart, he was involved in several Naxal-related incidents in the district," the SP said. Police said Jaga belongs to the Motu Dalam (squad) of the CPI-Maoist.
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September - 27 
A top CPI-Maoist cadre was arrested from the Deo Police station areas of Aurangabad District, reported PTI. Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani said the Maoist has been identified as Sushil Bhuian. Bhuian was wanted in half
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A top CPI-Maoist cadre was arrested from the Deo Police station areas of Aurangabad District, reported PTI. Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani said the Maoist has been identified as Sushil Bhuian. Bhuian was wanted in half a dozen cases, including blasting of a community building, encounter with Police in Madanpur Police station area of the District.
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September - 27 
Chhatradhar Mahato, was produced before the Jhargram assistant chief judicial magistrate on September 27, along with eight suspected Maoists who were arrested from the Kantapahari and Kumarbandh areas on September 26, reports Times of India. Mahato w
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Chhatradhar Mahato, was produced before the Jhargram assistant chief judicial magistrate on September 27, along with eight suspected Maoists who were arrested from the Kantapahari and Kumarbandh areas on September 26, reports Times of India. Mahato was charged with sedition and remanded to five day Police custody. He faces charges under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
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September - 27 
With an aim to make State Police forces fully equipped to deal with growing challenges like terrorism and Naxalism (left wing extremism), the Centre has released INR 1,158 crore in the last fiscal, bulk of which was given to seven Naxalite affected
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With an aim to make State Police forces fully equipped to deal with growing challenges like terrorism and Naxalism (left wing extremism), the Centre has released INR 1,158 crore in the last fiscal, bulk of which was given to seven Naxalite affected and four insurgency prone States, reported Times of India. Naxal affected Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and West Bengal were given INR 372.37 crore while militancy-infested Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur were given INR 255.42 crore during 2008-09 under the Modernisation of Police Force scheme. The highest – INR 109.65 crore - has been given to Jammu and Kashmir. INR 83.83 crore has been given to Andhra Pradesh, INR 75.86 to Maharashtra, INR 69.85 crore to Jharkhand, INR 68.11 crore to Assam, INR 41 crore to Bihar and INR 26.54 crore to Chhattisgarh. The Centre also released INR 42.54 crore to Orissa, INR 38.42 crore to Nagaland, INR 39.23 crore to Manipur and INR 32.18 crore to West Bengal. Under the Government's Modernisation of Police Force scheme, the Home Ministry gives financial assistance to State Governments for procurement of weapons, purchase of vehicles, construction of residential and non-residential buildings and procurement of security/ surveillance/ communication or forensic science equipments.
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September - 28 
Economic Times reports that Police recovered firearms, including one SLR and three AK-47 rifles, from the Nandagiri rehabilitation centre in Kandhamal District during a raid on September 28 following the death of an inmate during illegal manufacturin
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Economic Times reports that Police recovered firearms, including one SLR and three AK-47 rifles, from the Nandagiri rehabilitation centre in Kandhamal District during a raid on September 28 following the death of an inmate during illegal manufacturing of crude bombs there. The arms were looted from the Nayagarh Police armoury during a raid by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on it in February 2008. Nandagiri rehabilitation centre was opened for giving shelter to riot-hit Christians in the aftermath of the killing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmananand Saraswati on August 23, 2008.
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September - 28 September - 29
IANS reports that five Naxalites (left wing extremists), including two top leaders, were arrested from two Districts in Jharkhand, Police said on September 29. Four People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tige
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IANS reports that five Naxalites (left wing extremists), including two top leaders, were arrested from two Districts in Jharkhand, Police said on September 29. Four People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), cadres were arrested in the night of September 28 from the Semara forest, which falls under Palkot Police station of Gumla District, around 145 kilometres from State capital Ranchi. The arrestees include Pahindra Gope, ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the group. Police also seized one double barrel gun, two country made pistols and live cartridges from the possession of the arrestees. In the Lathear District, Police arrested Ajay Ganju, ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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September - 28 
PTI reports that a disabled Police constable, Nagesh Payam (40) and his niece, Sunita (18), were killed by a group of nearly 25 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Kopela village of Gadchiroli District on September 28. T
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PTI reports that a disabled Police constable, Nagesh Payam (40) and his niece, Sunita (18), were killed by a group of nearly 25 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Kopela village of Gadchiroli District on September 28. The victims were visiting their native village. The official said the Maoists could have killed the constable suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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September - 28 
The assistant treasurer of the PCPA, Sukh Shanti Baske, who was arrested from the Lalgarh area on September 28, was brought to capital Kolkata for interrogation. Baske was also charged under several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Ac
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The assistant treasurer of the PCPA, Sukh Shanti Baske, who was arrested from the Lalgarh area on September 28, was brought to capital Kolkata for interrogation. Baske was also charged under several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
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September - 28 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from the Gangta forest area of Jamui District late the night of September 28, Police said on September 29, reports The Hindu. Jamui Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar Sing
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from the Gangta forest area of Jamui District late the night of September 28, Police said on September 29, reports The Hindu. Jamui Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar Singh said that on a tip off, a Police team raided Gangta forest area and arrested two Maoists - a man and a woman. The police also seized papers which confirmed their involvement with the extremist group.
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September - 29 
In a bid to check infiltration of Nepal-based Maoists along the India-Nepal border, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has started shifting its border outposts deep inside the dense forest areas of Shravasti and Balrampur Districts, reports Indian Express
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In a bid to check infiltration of Nepal-based Maoists along the India-Nepal border, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has started shifting its border outposts deep inside the dense forest areas of Shravasti and Balrampur Districts, reports Indian Express on September 30. The move comes in the wake of the June 21 incident when Maoists damaged some border pillars and hoisted their flags atop trees on the side of the Indian territory. “The decision was taken after a group of Nepal-based Maoists intruded into the Indian territory,” Deputy Inspector General (DIG) (Lucknow Frontier SSB Headquarters) Anil Agarwal told.
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September - 29 
In view of the growing Maoist threat in the State, the Government advised the companies using explosives for mining purposes to reduce the stock to a level sufficient for only 3-4 days, reports Business Standard.
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In view of the growing Maoist threat in the State, the Government advised the companies using explosives for mining purposes to reduce the stock to a level sufficient for only 3-4 days, reports Business Standard.
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September - 29 
PTI reports that the State Government on September 29 said it was contemplating to launch a joint offensive along with Central para-military forces against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in southern and western Districts of the Stat
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PTI reports that the State Government on September 29 said it was contemplating to launch a joint offensive along with Central para-military forces against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in southern and western Districts of the State. "Our Special Operations Group personnel have plans to launch a joint combing operation along with central forces against Maoists," Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told reporters in Bhubaneswar on his return from Delhi.
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September - 29 
Supporters of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), meanwhile, threatened to embark on a “blood-soaked movement shortly” in the Lalgarh area unless their leader, Chhatradhar Mahato, was unconditionally released. Speaking to The Hin
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Supporters of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), meanwhile, threatened to embark on a “blood-soaked movement shortly” in the Lalgarh area unless their leader, Chhatradhar Mahato, was unconditionally released. Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from Dharampur near Lalgarh, senior PCPA leader Asit Mahato said: “We have treaded the peaceful path of democratic movement for long. But when the State government has chosen the violent way, we will not sit back. Preparations for a blood-soaked movement are underway and we are mobilising the tribal population in the region for the same.” Mahato added that besides the 48-hour-shut down called by the PCPA in the Jangalmahal area (common name for forested areas in the region) from September 30, it was also contemplating calling an indefinite bandh (shut down) in the region unless their demand was met.
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September - 29 
The Hindu reports that the Security Forces and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) got engaged in a gun battle at Dahijuri in the West Midnapore District in the evening of September 29. However, no casualty was reported. The Su
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The Hindu reports that the Security Forces and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) got engaged in a gun battle at Dahijuri in the West Midnapore District in the evening of September 29. However, no casualty was reported. The Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma said apart from the incident of fire-exchange, one landmine was also detected and defused by the Police during the day.
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September - 29 
The State Government has decided to deploy 203 Police officers of special rank in the Naxal (left wing extremist)-infested Districts of Mirzapur and Sonebhadra, reports PTI. "As many as 203 officers of special rank would be deployed in the Naxal belt
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The State Government has decided to deploy 203 Police officers of special rank in the Naxal (left wing extremist)-infested Districts of Mirzapur and Sonebhadra, reports PTI. "As many as 203 officers of special rank would be deployed in the Naxal belt of Mirzapur and Sonebhadra districts. Besides, six companies of CRPF, 14 of PAC and about 2,500 police personnel would also be deployed in the Maoist-hit areas," Additional Director General (ADG) (Law and Order) Brij Lal told reporters.
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September - 30 
Earlier, the Naxalites had killed a villager at Koira village under Patamda Police station area on September 30. The East Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Naveen Kumar Singh said the Naxalites killed Dukhia suspecting him to be a Police informer l
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Earlier, the Naxalites had killed a villager at Koira village under Patamda Police station area on September 30. The East Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Naveen Kumar Singh said the Naxalites killed Dukhia suspecting him to be a Police informer like they killed villager Amar Singh Sardar at Koira hamlet five days ago. “The rebels are in an offensive mood and so are targeting innocent people. We have started combing operation,” he said.
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September - 30 October - 1
Times of India reports two persons were killed by the Naxalites (left wing extremists) in the Patamda block of the East Singhbhum District over the past 24 hours. They victims were, identified as Amar Singh Sardar and Bhola Singh, in the Koira and
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Times of India reports two persons were killed by the Naxalites (left wing extremists) in the Patamda block of the East Singhbhum District over the past 24 hours. They victims were, identified as Amar Singh Sardar and Bhola Singh, in the Koira and Kokhra villages of Patamda block. According to information, the Naxalites first shot dead Amar Singh in the night of September 30 and Bhola, brother of Supal Sardar, the vegetable vendor killed by the Naxalites months back, on October 1. The deceased were reported killed by the Naxalites allegedly for being Police informers. Police recovered the dead bodies later.
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September - 30 
Indian Express reports that cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed three members of the ruling Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Ranjia village under Shalboni Police Station area in West Midnapore District late in
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Indian Express reports that cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed three members of the ruling Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Ranjia village under Shalboni Police Station area in West Midnapore District late in the night of September 30. The dead bodies were recovered by the Police in the morning of October 1. The victims were identified as Anadi Mahato, Radhanath Mahato and Bhakti Mahato. Anadi was a local CPI-M leader and member of Lalgeria Gram Panchayat (village level local self Government institution). Radhanatah and Bhakti too were local CPI-M leaders.
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September - 30 
Speaking to Times of India from his hideout near Lalgarh, Chhatradhar Mahato, leader of the Maoist-backed Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) declared, "We, the sons of the soil, want the rights to the land, jungle and water of Jangalk
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Speaking to Times of India from his hideout near Lalgarh, Chhatradhar Mahato, leader of the Maoist-backed Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) declared, "We, the sons of the soil, want the rights to the land, jungle and water of Jangalkhand. We want total autonomy because our people and land should be ruled by us." He did not rule out the possibility of a statehood demand, saying, “We will soon set up a united ethnic platform to raise our demand for autonomy." This is the first time the PCPA leader has expressed a clear autonomy demand.
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September - 30 
Times of India reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on September 30 abducted a Police inspector (special branch) posted in the Khunti District. Inspector Francis Induwar was abducted when he had gone to a local m
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Times of India reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on September 30 abducted a Police inspector (special branch) posted in the Khunti District. Inspector Francis Induwar was abducted when he had gone to a local market at around 5.30pm (IST) to make house-hold purchases. The abductors, four in number, forcefully took the inspector with them, Police said. "The abductors were carrying weapons which prevented the officer or people present at the market to resist," said a Police officer. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ranchi Zone) R. K. Mallick said, "We suspected that the inspector was abducted by Maoists." The Khunti District Superintendent of Police, Jatin Marwal, who confirmed the incident, said six extremists, some of them posing as villagers, were involved in the operation, adds Telegraph. “We gathered from eyewitnesses that the rebels, who were carrying no weapons, surrounded him instantaneously. They then caught hold of him and dragged him away from the market place,” Marwal said.
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Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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