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Jharkhand (Maoist Insurgency): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2009
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November - 1 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a person and set ablaze a house in separate incidents in the Latehar District, Police said on November 1, reports Outlook. The Police recovered the bullet-riddled dead body of Surendra Nagasia from Mahuadand village in the morning. Th
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a person and set ablaze a house in separate incidents in the Latehar District, Police said on November 1, reports Outlook. The Police recovered the bullet-riddled dead body of Surendra Nagasia from Mahuadand village in the morning. The armed insurgents forcibly took away Nagasia from his home to Bota Chowk near the village at around 10.30pm on October 31 and fired two shots in his head, Police said. They left a note in which they accused Nagasia of raping a woman recently.
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November - 1 
The Police arrested five Naxalites (left-wing extremists), including a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPS), a rival group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Manjariyatoli village under Dumri Police station in the Gumla District in the night of November
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The Police arrested five Naxalites (left-wing extremists), including a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPS), a rival group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Manjariyatoli village under Dumri Police station in the Gumla District in the night of November 1, according to Times of India. A cache of arms and ammunition were also seized during the raid. One of those arrested was identified as Vishwanath Gaunjhu alias Bisheshanji, a TPC ‘sub-zonal commander’ of Lohardaga and a resident of Heshawar village in Latehar District. Gaunjhu was involved in as many as 10 criminal cases, including six cases lodged with the Balumath Police Station. The others were identified as armed squad members of the TPS, Mohamed Israfil Alam, Johnson Ekka, Sanjana Minz and Abhas Ekka, the Gumla Superintendent of Police (SP) Narendra Kumar Singh said on November 2. The SP said on getting a tip-off that the TPC members had arrived at Manjariyatoli to collect levy from someone, a Police team rushed to the village in the night of November 1 and laid a trap. All five TPC members were arrested without any encounter, the SP added. Police also recovered two .315 rifles, two country made pistols, some live cartridges, TPC letter pads, a diary containing the names of TPC members and other vital information about the outfit, mobile sets, pamphlets and other documents during the raid. Gaunjhu was involved in as many as 10 criminal cases, including six cases lodged with the Balumath Police Station, the SP said. Meanwhile, sources said that the TPC is trying to establish its network in Latehar, particularly in the Chainpur-Dumri area.
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November - 2 
ANI reports that Maoists put up posters in the Latehar District calling upon people to spurn the initiatives of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram. The posters, that had CP-Maoist written below, also asked the people to s
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ANI reports that Maoists put up posters in the Latehar District calling upon people to spurn the initiatives of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram. The posters, that had CP-Maoist written below, also asked the people to stay away from the democratic process. "We did not see who pasted these posters. The posters read ‘push back Sonia Gandhi and other leaders’," said Virendra, a local villager. The he first phase of the elections for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is scheduled to begin from November 25.
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November - 5 
IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres rebels blew up a school building in the Chatra District, Police said on November 6. The extremists blew up a middle school building at Asona village of Chatra late in the night of November 5. Around 20 to 25 Maoists blew up th
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IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres rebels blew up a school building in the Chatra District, Police said on November 6. The extremists blew up a middle school building at Asona village of Chatra late in the night of November 5. Around 20 to 25 Maoists blew up the school building by using detonators and explosives, an unnamed Police officer said. The officer said the insurgents blew up the building to prevent stay of Security Force personnel during the assembly polls scheduled this month and the next. The Maoists have blown up more than 30 school buildings in Jharkhand in the last five years, the report added.
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November - 5 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) expelled 10 of its cadres over poll participation in Jharkhand, reports Times of India. A spokesperson of the party's Bihar Jharkhand and North Chhattisgarh Area Sub-Committee, Gopal, said that 10 cadres have been expelled for indulging in anti-organi
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) expelled 10 of its cadres over poll participation in Jharkhand, reports Times of India. A spokesperson of the party's Bihar Jharkhand and North Chhattisgarh Area Sub-Committee, Gopal, said that 10 cadres have been expelled for indulging in anti-organizational work as well as for taking a keen interest in the upcoming election, which the Maoists have been opposing and boycotting altogether. Sources said this is the first ever occasion when the expulsion of as many as 10 Maoists has been announced.
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November - 8 
The Lohardaga Police were engaged in three gun battles with the Naxalites (left wing extremists) at three different places along the District's border with Latehar under the Kisko Police Station on November 8, Times of India reported. The Lohardaga Superintendent of Police (SP) Subodh Prasad, who l
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The Lohardaga Police were engaged in three gun battles with the Naxalites (left wing extremists) at three different places along the District's border with Latehar under the Kisko Police Station on November 8, Times of India reported. The Lohardaga Superintendent of Police (SP) Subodh Prasad, who led the Police in taking on cadres of the Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh Simant Committee (JCSC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), said the extremists were led by Sanjay Yadav. The SP said Police recovered three Motorola walkie-talkie sets and a transistor-type device whose function was not known. "After a Maoist-related incident at Navagarh village in the neighbouring Latehar district two days back, we despatched a team of District Armed Police and CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] personnel to the area led by Senha and Kisko police stations officer-in-charges – Police Constable Deogam and Sunil Kumar Tiwari - respectively. It was a preventive step to check the rebels from entering Lohardaga district. The police team detected rebels led by Sanjay Yadav trying enter the district near Siram village of Kisko block which resulted in the first encounter at Siram around noon," the SP added. It was then the joint CRPF and police team informed nearest police pickets at Makka and Richughuta and asked help of additional forces to surround the escaping Maoists. "I requested Latehar SP Kuldeep Dwiwedi to send his nearest forces and rushed towards the spot. I joined the police team from Richughuta police picket who had by then engaged the Maoists in the second encounter near Makka, while the third encounter with forces from the Makka police picket took place at a place between Makka and Peshrar," the SP further said. He said Police forces from both Lohardaga and Latehar were conducting search operations in their respective areas to arrest the Maoists who were on the run. There was no casualty on either side, the SP added.
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November - 9 
PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school building at Banbirua in the Latehar District, Superintendent of Police (SP), Kuldip Diwedi, said on November 10 (today). A group of armed Maoists stuffed dynamite and triggered the blast late in the night of N
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PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school building at Banbirua in the Latehar District, Superintendent of Police (SP), Kuldip Diwedi, said on November 10 (today). A group of armed Maoists stuffed dynamite and triggered the blast late in the night of November 9 in the school at Banbirua, the SP added. There is no loss of life in the incident, he added. Maoists blew up the structure to prevent the Security Forces from making it a make-shift camp during the ensuing 5-phase Legislative Assembly elections starting on November 25, the police added.
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November - 9 
PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school building at Kona village in the Latehar District, Police said on November 10. The school was blown up in the night of November 9 using detonators and explosives, a Police official said. As reported earlier anot
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PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school building at Kona village in the Latehar District, Police said on November 10. The school was blown up in the night of November 9 using detonators and explosives, a Police official said. As reported earlier another school was blown up in the Banbirua village in the same night. The extremists left behind pamphlets saying the buildings had been blown up to prevent the Security Forces from using them as make-shift camps during the forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections. The five-phase poll begins on November 25.
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November - 10 
Bihar Police personnel on November 10 seized 30,000 live cartridges of .315 bore, two AK-47 rifles, four INSAS rifles and huge quantity of explosives from a house in Bokaro, Bihar Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) U. S. Dutta said. Acting on a tip-off, the State Police sought hel
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Bihar Police personnel on November 10 seized 30,000 live cartridges of .315 bore, two AK-47 rifles, four INSAS rifles and huge quantity of explosives from a house in Bokaro, Bihar Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) U. S. Dutta said. Acting on a tip-off, the State Police sought help from the Jharkhand Police and raided a house in Sector 12 Bokaro and recovered the firearms and explosive, Dutta said.
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November - 10 
Fearing that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) would infiltrate the Districts bordering the State of Jharkhand during the Legislative Assembly Election in the state (Jharkhand), the Bihar Police are making all possible arrangements, reports Times of India. "This threat is not ruled ou
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Fearing that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) would infiltrate the Districts bordering the State of Jharkhand during the Legislative Assembly Election in the state (Jharkhand), the Bihar Police are making all possible arrangements, reports Times of India. "This threat is not ruled out and we have asked the Superintendents of Police of all Districts bordering Jharkhand to tighten vigil," said U. S. Dutt, Additional Director-General of Police (headquarters) on November 10. The State will become more vulnerable in the coming weeks as Bihar is sending five companies of paramilitary forces to the poll-bound State, he added. A similar threat is suspected by the Jharkhand Police, too, which feels that Maoists from Bihar may enter their territory.
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November - 12 
Armed Naxalites (Left Wing Extremists) set three earth-movers on fire at Kodaiburu forest in the West Singhbhum District in the night of November 12, Telegraph reported. About 25 extremists barged into the godown of a road construction department and set ablaze the vehicles after holding the workers
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Armed Naxalites (Left Wing Extremists) set three earth-movers on fire at Kodaiburu forest in the West Singhbhum District in the night of November 12, Telegraph reported. About 25 extremists barged into the godown of a road construction department and set ablaze the vehicles after holding the workers captive at a room in the godown. Eyewitnesses said the insurgents shouted slogans and left a handwritten paper on the spot before disappearing in the Kodaiburu forest. West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar Jha said the incident took place at 12.30am. He added, "A few days ago, the rebels demanded levy from Ashok Pradhan, the constructor of 12 kilometres road between Kedaiburu-Raghusai. Following the incident, Pradhan lodged an FIR with Sonua police station and this incident was the fallout."
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November - 12 
Times of India reports that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Ramchandra Singh, who was a member of the last Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, was abducted by a group of 25 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Manika in the Latehar District on November 12, Police sources said. Singh,
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Times of India reports that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Ramchandra Singh, who was a member of the last Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, was abducted by a group of 25 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Manika in the Latehar District on November 12, Police sources said. Singh, accompanied by six of his supporters, was returning home after attending a function when he was intercepted by his abductors. Police sources suspect that Maoists from the neighbouring State of Chhattisgarh abducted the RJD leader.
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November - 13 
If Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) halted their violence, the Government would respond in 72 hours and order a review of all corporate memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and south Bihar, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has promised, according t
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If Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) halted their violence, the Government would respond in 72 hours and order a review of all corporate memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and south Bihar, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has promised, according to Hindustan Times. Calling "Operation Green Hunt", a proposed armed offensive against Maoists, "a pure invention of the media", Chidambaram said, "There is no Operation Green Hunt. Name the officer who has said there is and I will take action against him." In an interview with Tehelk a magazine, Chidambaram said categorically, "I haven't seen a single paper or document in the home ministry with the phrase 'Operation Green Hunt'. It's a pure "invention of the media." He said the State Police, assisted by paramilitary forces and intelligence, would in the months ahead "reassert control over areas where, regrettably, the civil administration has lost control". The minister denied that the Government was calling in the Army or the Rashtriya Rifles to flush out Maoist guerrillas in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa. Asked why the Government was not taking tribals into confidence and isolating Maoists instead of raising a military offensive against them, Chidambaram said, "Instead of arguing over who is responsible for the violence or who should stop the violence, why don't the Maoists heed my appeal and say, 'yes, we will halt the violence and let us hear the home minister's response'." "Give me two or three days to respond, because I need to consult others in government, both at the Centre and the states. Once they say, they will halt the violence and they actually do, between their statement and my response which will surely come in about 72 hours," he added. "You will find that I am in a position to respond in a manner where violence can be ended once and for all and development can take place, and talks can also be held with the (Communist Party of India) CPI-Maoists. But the first step is for them to say, 'we halt the violence'," the Home Minister said in the interview to be published in its latest issue. Asked whether the Government was taking control of mineral-rich land and securing it for private companies through MoUs, he responded by saying, "The MoUs have been signed over a period of time with different governments, long before Maoist violence rose to this level. Nevertheless, I am prepared to request Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) to freeze the MoUs and order a comprehensive review of all MoUs that have been signed in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and south Bihar before deciding which MoUs should be implemented - with or without modification. I am prepared to request the prime minister to do that." He said he was ready to facilitate talks on forest rights, industrialisation, land acquisition and development with State Governments.
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November - 13 
Three labourers, including one Munshi, engaged in construction of Government building were abducted by suspected Naxalites in the night from Karuakala village in Garhwa. In this case hand of Maoists is suspected.
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Three labourers, including one Munshi, engaged in construction of Government building were abducted by suspected Naxalites in the night from Karuakala village in Garhwa. In this case hand of Maoists is suspected.
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November - 14 
An under-construction panchayat (village level local self government institution) building was blown up by suspected CPI-Maoist cadres at Dumbuli village in the West Singhbhum District, the SP Akhilesh Kumar Jha said on November 15. Around 30 extremists equipped with fire-arms blew up the building l
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An under-construction panchayat (village level local self government institution) building was blown up by suspected CPI-Maoist cadres at Dumbuli village in the West Singhbhum District, the SP Akhilesh Kumar Jha said on November 15. Around 30 extremists equipped with fire-arms blew up the building late in the night of November 14.
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November - 14 
In addition, Police on November 14 neutralised a base camp of the Maoists at Sarjamurmu forest located on the border of Angara and Namkum Police Stations in Ranchi District. The Maoists had, however, deserted the camp two days ago. The Police recovered some camouflaged fatigues, medicine packets, Ma
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In addition, Police on November 14 neutralised a base camp of the Maoists at Sarjamurmu forest located on the border of Angara and Namkum Police Stations in Ranchi District. The Maoists had, however, deserted the camp two days ago. The Police recovered some camouflaged fatigues, medicine packets, Maoist literature, books on jungle warfare tactics and a few maps from the camp located on a hillock about 40 metres in height. Earlier in the evening of November 13, the Police had arrested two women Maoists and a sympathizer who supplied provisions to the insurgents at their base camp. The supplier, Goverdhan Munda, was coming from the base camp along with the two women cadres, Sulochana Munda and Sangeeta Munda, when they were arrested. The three persons, who were on their way to Angara, told the Police that about 80 Maoists stayed at the base camp. Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Praveen Kumar said,” Sulochana Munda is the wife of Sanjay Pramanik alias Doctorji, the third-in-command of Platoon-39 of the CPI-Maoist. On the basis of revelations made by the arrested persons, the Police raided the base camp on Saturday." He added that Pramanik, who led a local guerrilla squad, a sub-group of Platoon-39, was wanted in connection with several high-profile cases executed by the CPI-Maoist in the past couple of years. "Pramanik earned the sobriquet of Doctorji since he was a para-medical staff and had been running a clinic at Bundu for the past two-and-a-half year. Later, he became an active member of the guerrilla squad," the SSP said. The SSP said that the arrested women cadres have given vital information to the Police about the whereabouts of the members of the guerrilla squad, adding, "We hope to make more arrests soon." Talking about the whereabouts of guerrilla squad leader Kundan Pahan, the SSP said that he (Pahan) managed to escape under the cover of darkness following a fierce encounter with the Police at Angara on October 25.
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November - 14 
The Lohardaga District Police on November 14 arrested a People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) activist, Santosh Pradhan, along with a locally-made pistol and four cartridges following a gun battle with the insurgents near Kalhepath village, according to Times of India. The PLFI activists were le
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The Lohardaga District Police on November 14 arrested a People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) activist, Santosh Pradhan, along with a locally-made pistol and four cartridges following a gun battle with the insurgents near Kalhepath village, according to Times of India. The PLFI activists were led by Surendra Oraon, charged in dozens of cases, including those of abduction and loot. A few years back, he had fled from Lohardaga prison. The SP Subodh Prasad said Senha Police had received a tip-off that PLFI cadres would go to collect levy from a brick kiln owner at Kalhepath. The PLFI activists opened fire on the cops. The Police retaliated but in order to save civilians in the way failed to arrest at least three insurgents, including Surendra Oraon. However, Santosh Pradhan of Senha was arrested.
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November - 15 
The Government will for the first time use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to detect Maoist hideouts in the dense forests and hilly terrain and monitor the movement of the insurgents to help ground forces carry out precision attacks, reports Times of India. The UAVs, with in-built camera and well-eq
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The Government will for the first time use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to detect Maoist hideouts in the dense forests and hilly terrain and monitor the movement of the insurgents to help ground forces carry out precision attacks, reports Times of India. The UAVs, with in-built camera and well-equipped data and video link, will gather and record information which will be shared among Security Forces engaged in anti-Maoist operations, especially in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Trials of these UAVs, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), were recently conducted in Hisar and Delhi while more trials will be conducted in the forests of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand soon. "We are satisfied with the UAV trials in Hisar and Delhi. If we are satisfied with the next stage of trials, we will take the help of UAVs in our operations against Naxals,'' an unnamed Union Home Ministry official said. The UAVs also provide flexible surveillance and reconnaissance capability with external payload, including weapons capability. "Since Maoists keep changing their movements, deployment of UAVs will certainly be an advantage for security forces,'' the official added. The anti-Naxal plan also includes INR 7,300 crore package for undertaking developmental works in areas cleared off the left-wing extremists, the report added.
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November - 16 
On November 16, the Maoists attacked a security camp at Khudisar under Dumri Police Station, where the Security Forces (SFs) were stationed for election duty. About 200 Maoists attacked the security camp and exchanged fire with the SFs. However, no one was injured. Vehicles of two election campaigne
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On November 16, the Maoists attacked a security camp at Khudisar under Dumri Police Station, where the Security Forces (SFs) were stationed for election duty. About 200 Maoists attacked the security camp and exchanged fire with the SFs. However, no one was injured. Vehicles of two election campaigners were also attacked and glass panes were damaged. The tyres of the cars were also punctured.
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November - 16 
PTI reports that the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel foiled a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack on their camp at Khudishar village in the Giridih District, Police said on November 16 (today). About 20 Maoists started firing from a vantage point at the BSF's make-shift camp in
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PTI reports that the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel foiled a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack on their camp at Khudishar village in the Giridih District, Police said on November 16 (today). About 20 Maoists started firing from a vantage point at the BSF's make-shift camp in the night of November 15, but a strong retaliatory action from the personnel forced the insurgents to retreat, the Superintendent of Police (SP) Ravikant Dhan said.
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November - 17 
An armed squad of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead one of their fellow cadres after calling him out from his home at Barudih village in the Nimdih block of Seraikela-Kharsawan District in the morning of November 17, Telegraph reports. Sources said at 1.30am, about 12 Maoist
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An armed squad of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead one of their fellow cadres after calling him out from his home at Barudih village in the Nimdih block of Seraikela-Kharsawan District in the morning of November 17, Telegraph reports. Sources said at 1.30am, about 12 Maoists turned up at 35-year old Shivraj Singh Sardar’s house and called him outside. Subsequently, two Maoists opened fire at him before escaping into nearby forests. Sardar is reported to have died on the spot. According to sources, Shivraj Singh Sardar was killed because of a dispute over levy collection. The Seraikela-Kharsawan District Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek, said the killing was carried out by the CPI-Maoist ‘area commander’ Arup Mochi’s squad that is active in Dalma, Patamda and Nimdih. “It is the same squad that had killed Naxalite leader and former MCC [Maoist Communist Centre] area commander Bhola Singh Sardar,” the SP said. A case against Mochi and others has been filed.
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November - 17 
The Maoists have issued an election boycott call at several places in and around the Dhanbad and Giridih Districts despite the fact that six Maoists leaders are contesting the Legislative Assembly elections, according to Times of India. They are also not allowing other candidates to campaign at Rajg
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The Maoists have issued an election boycott call at several places in and around the Dhanbad and Giridih Districts despite the fact that six Maoists leaders are contesting the Legislative Assembly elections, according to Times of India. They are also not allowing other candidates to campaign at Rajganj and Dumri in Dhanbad and Giridih Districts, respectively. Armed Maoists have issued a call to boycott the elections at Tealiya, Palma, Jatipur, Nawda, Bagaro, Harladih and Maniyadih villages of Dhanbad. The Maoist posters have demanded punishment to the Police officers committing atrocities on tribals and alleged that the Police provoke violence in many parts of Jharkhand. They also talked of corruption in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes in villages and asked the people to boycott the election.
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November - 17 
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel deployed on election duty in Jharkhand for tackling Maoist subversion have been asked not to consume water from wells and ponds as it could be laced with poison, reports Zee News. "We have specific intelligence inputs that water bodies might be poisoned b
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The Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel deployed on election duty in Jharkhand for tackling Maoist subversion have been asked not to consume water from wells and ponds as it could be laced with poison, reports Zee News. "We have specific intelligence inputs that water bodies might be poisoned by the ultras to cause harm to the para-military forces. Hence, we have asked our jawans to avoid drinking water from such points and be extra cautious," a RPF source said. About 40 companies of the RPF and Railway Special Protection Force personnel have been deployed for checking Maoist activities in Jharkhand. About 25,000 para-military personnel will be deployed for the five-phase Assembly elections in Jharkhand which are scheduled to be held in November and December 2009.
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November - 17 
Times of India reports that armed cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the evening of November 17 attacked a school building at Taliya near Barwadda Police Station of Dhanbad District and forced the teachers and students to leave the premises. The school was a temporary acco
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Times of India reports that armed cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the evening of November 17 attacked a school building at Taliya near Barwadda Police Station of Dhanbad District and forced the teachers and students to leave the premises. The school was a temporary accommodation for Security Forces (SFs) during the forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections. According to Police, Maoists entered Taliya Vansthali High School at 11.30pm and assaulted the night guard and cook of the hostel. They also assaulted a school teacher for allowing the SFs to take shelter for the election. The Maoists later put up posters asking people to boycott the elections and not allow the SFs to stay in the schools and colleges. Elections are farce, the posters said.
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November - 18 
In addition, the insurgents attacked another school building - Kendedih Middle School at Topchanci - in Dhanbad District and put up anti-election posters.
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In addition, the insurgents attacked another school building - Kendedih Middle School at Topchanci - in Dhanbad District and put up anti-election posters.
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November - 18 
Meanwhile, four suspected Maoists, one of whom is stated be an expert in bomb-making, were arrested in the Latehar District on November 18, PTI reports. "Subhas Sao of the CPI-Maoist is an expert in making can bombs. The police caught him at Hutar village along with two cans, pencil batteries and tw
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Meanwhile, four suspected Maoists, one of whom is stated be an expert in bomb-making, were arrested in the Latehar District on November 18, PTI reports. "Subhas Sao of the CPI-Maoist is an expert in making can bombs. The police caught him at Hutar village along with two cans, pencil batteries and two plastic jars required to make explosives," Superintendent of Police Kuldip Dwivedi told reporters in Latehar. A separate Police team arrested three activists of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee under Barwadih Police Station, he said, adding, that two guns and cartridges were seized from their possession.
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November - 19 
PTI reports that two passengers were killed and over 47 others injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up railway tracks in the night of November 19 in West Singhbhum District. Railway minister Mamata
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PTI reports that two passengers were killed and over 47 others injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up railway tracks in the night of November 19 in West Singhbhum District. Railway minister Mamata Banerjee said that the train comprised 10 coaches of which five derailed and three toppled over as also the engine. She said two bodies were found in a overturned bogie, while 47 passengers were injured. Six passengers were trapped in another capsized bogie. Three passengers have been rescued so far as rescuers were using gas cutters to gain entry to the coaches, three of which were badly damaged, Banerjee added. The blast occurred between Manohar and Posoita railway stations just in front of the engine of the train, some 20 minutes after a pilot engine had passed. Banerjee said, "Maoists blew up a portion of a railway track which caused the derailment. There were also three to four blasts nearby to deter rescuers." Superintendent of Police (rail) A. B. Homker said in Ranchi, "Railway staff and rescue teams have reached the spot, and are cutting open the bogies to rescue the injured passengers."
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November - 19 
Six Policemen, including the officer-in-charge (OC) of Gurabandha Police Station, were injured in a landmine blast triggered by the CPI-Maoist at Bhakad in East Singhbhum District. The Policemen were returning to the Police Station on an anti-landmine vehicle following regular patrolling in Naxal-hi
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Six Policemen, including the officer-in-charge (OC) of Gurabandha Police Station, were injured in a landmine blast triggered by the CPI-Maoist at Bhakad in East Singhbhum District. The Policemen were returning to the Police Station on an anti-landmine vehicle following regular patrolling in Naxal-hit areas when the landmine exploded injuring six of them, including Gurabandha Police Station OC Indu Bhusan Kumar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Ghatsila) Anup Birtheray said
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November - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a ration dealer in the Latehar District in the night of November 19, The Hindu reports. Latehar Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashwini Kumar said about 20 armed Maoists took the ration dealer Kedar Baitha, whom they suspected to be a
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a ration dealer in the Latehar District in the night of November 19, The Hindu reports. Latehar Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashwini Kumar said about 20 armed Maoists took the ration dealer Kedar Baitha, whom they suspected to be a Police informer, to Maruhao village and killed him.
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November - 20 
At least 20 residents of a village in West Singhbhum District were reported missing since November 19-night, official sources said. Block Development Officer Arvind Kumar Lal said the residents of Durgasahi village in the Goilkera Police Station area were all members of the Gram Raksha Samiti (villa
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At least 20 residents of a village in West Singhbhum District were reported missing since November 19-night, official sources said. Block Development Officer Arvind Kumar Lal said the residents of Durgasahi village in the Goilkera Police Station area were all members of the Gram Raksha Samiti (village guard committee) which guards the village from Maoist attacks. Intelligence sources said the persons were abducted by the Maoists.
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November - 20 
Following November 19 attack on a passenger train in Ghagra, the Maoists apologised saying it was carried out by ‘‘overzealous new recruits’’, Times of India reported. Samarji, ‘secretary’ of the Bihar-Jharkhand-Orissa regional committee of the CPI-Maoist, said on November 20, ‘‘Why should we kill
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Following November 19 attack on a passenger train in Ghagra, the Maoists apologised saying it was carried out by ‘‘overzealous new recruits’’, Times of India reported. Samarji, ‘secretary’ of the Bihar-Jharkhand-Orissa regional committee of the CPI-Maoist, said on November 20, ‘‘Why should we kill the common man for no reason? They are our assets as we bank on them for our movement and the movement is also meant for them only.’’ The party will ensure that common man is not targeted in future, he added. Talking to Times of India, Samarji said there was no plan to blow up the railway tracks initially and it was carried out by ‘‘overzealous’’ new recruits against whom the party would take appropriate action. As reported earlier, two passengers were killed and over 47 others injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after the CPI-Maoist cadres blew up railway tracks in the night of November 19 in West Singhbhum District.
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November - 20 
In the second incident, the Maoists planted a bomb in the conveyor belt in Kiribur mines, about 15 km from Meghatpur and 120 kilometres from Rourkela on the Jharkhand side, but it did not explode, the sources said. Police and CRPF personnel defused the bomb.
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In the second incident, the Maoists planted a bomb in the conveyor belt in Kiribur mines, about 15 km from Meghatpur and 120 kilometres from Rourkela on the Jharkhand side, but it did not explode, the sources said. Police and CRPF personnel defused the bomb.
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November - 20 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded a bomb in Meghatpur mine in Sundergarh District and planted another at Kiribur in Jharkhand on November 20 (today), both run by public sector SAIL along the Orissa-Jharkhand border. Senior officials in Kirbur told P
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded a bomb in Meghatpur mine in Sundergarh District and planted another at Kiribur in Jharkhand on November 20 (today), both run by public sector SAIL along the Orissa-Jharkhand border. Senior officials in Kirbur told PTI that a group of armed Maoists stormed into the loading point in Meghatpur mines on the Orissa side and exploded a bomb damaging the conveyor belt. Loading and unloading of iron ore was severely affected at Meghatpur mines under the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) as a result.
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November - 20 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded a bomb in Meghatpur mine in Sundergarh District and planted another at Kiribur in Jharkhand on November 20 (today), both run by public sector SAIL along the Orissa-Jharkhand border. Senior officials in Kirbur told P
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded a bomb in Meghatpur mine in Sundergarh District and planted another at Kiribur in Jharkhand on November 20 (today), both run by public sector SAIL along the Orissa-Jharkhand border. Senior officials in Kirbur told PTI that a group of armed Maoists stormed into the loading point in Meghatpur mines on the Orissa side and exploded a bomb damaging the conveyor belt. Loading and unloading of iron ore was severely affected at Meghatpur mines under the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) as a result. In the second incident, the Maoists planted a bomb in the conveyor belt in Kiribur mines, about 15 km from Meghatpur and 120 kilometres from Rourkela on the Jharkhand side, but it did not explode, the sources said. Police and CRPF personnel defused the bomb.
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November - 20 
The Maoist bandh (shut down) on November 20 reportedly paralysed rural life in the State. The shut down was called by the Maoists in protest against the recent arrest of their leader Ashok Mahato and upcoming assembly polls in the State. Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (Human Rig
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The Maoist bandh (shut down) on November 20 reportedly paralysed rural life in the State. The shut down was called by the Maoists in protest against the recent arrest of their leader Ashok Mahato and upcoming assembly polls in the State. Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (Human Rights) V. H. Deshmukh said the bandh was by and large peaceful except for the incidents that occurred before the bandh began.
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November - 21 
Elsewhere in the District, Police seized a huge cache of explosives from an area under Pratappur Police Station in the evening of November 21, Times of India reported. The Chatra SP D. B. Sharma said that the seizure was made when Police, during long-range patrolling, came across three persons carry
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Elsewhere in the District, Police seized a huge cache of explosives from an area under Pratappur Police Station in the evening of November 21, Times of India reported. The Chatra SP D. B. Sharma said that the seizure was made when Police, during long-range patrolling, came across three persons carrying sacks and wires at a jungle near Kalhibar village. When the Police personnel asked the men to stop, they escaped while leaving behind the sacks and wires, he said. On checking the sacks, Police recovered 10 kilograms ammonium nitrate, 110 detonators, 40-metres of fuse wire, 10 metres of electric wire and other equipment used for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Police had tip-off of that Maoists plan to create disturbances during the poll and intensive search and combing operations was launched in the area ahead of the polls, the SP added.
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November - 21 
Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken on November 21 said 27 new Police Stations will come up in the State soon at the cost of INR 30 crore. He further said as policy matter the Government had decided to obtain only useless land for construction of buildings for para-military forces in the S
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Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken on November 21 said 27 new Police Stations will come up in the State soon at the cost of INR 30 crore. He further said as policy matter the Government had decided to obtain only useless land for construction of buildings for para-military forces in the States.
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November - 21 
The Lohardaga District Police on November 21 arrested a Maoist, identified as Vardan Minz (45), son of one Tiyus Minz and resident of Narauli village under Bhandra Police Station. The Lohardaga SP Subodh Prasad said Minz was wanted in about a dozen Maoist-related cases in the District and adjoining
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The Lohardaga District Police on November 21 arrested a Maoist, identified as Vardan Minz (45), son of one Tiyus Minz and resident of Narauli village under Bhandra Police Station. The Lohardaga SP Subodh Prasad said Minz was wanted in about a dozen Maoist-related cases in the District and adjoining areas. At least eight cases, including the killing of a chowkidar (guard) on January 25, 2001, have pending against him at the Bhandra Police Station. One case each was reported to be pending against him in Lohardaga town and Sisai Police Station of Gumla District. The SP said Minz had shifted his base to Kolkata and was working there. "Acting on a tip off, we managed to arrest him when he came to meet his family," the SP added.
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four of their Maoist sympathisers were arrested on the border of Chatra and Hazaribgah for carrying arms and ammunition in the last 24 hours. Hazaribgah Sadar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Naushad Alam said the insurgents, arrested from Garukhurha village, near Itkhori, had four rifles and l
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four of their Maoist sympathisers were arrested on the border of Chatra and Hazaribgah for carrying arms and ammunition in the last 24 hours. Hazaribgah Sadar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Naushad Alam said the insurgents, arrested from Garukhurha village, near Itkhori, had four rifles and live cartridges in their possession. The consignment was meant for ‘sub-zonal commanders’ of the little-known Jharkhand Sanyukta Morcha, a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist. The group was travelling in an SUV that had a tampered number plate. DSP (rural) Sangeeta Kumari said Morcha chief Rampati Ganjhu had been arrested in Ranchi two years ago and sent to Chatra prison. Reorganising a team even from behind bars, Ganjhu ordered his men to supply arms to ‘sub-zonal commanders’ Nageshwar Ganjhu alias Nagji and Chamra Munda alias Sudhirji. Three of the arrested insurgents — identified as Ram Nandan Prasad, Sanjay Kumar and Awadh Kumar, all residents of Gaya — confessed that they had supplied bullets to Nagji and Sudhirji in the past, too. The DSP (rural) said the SUV belonged to the fourth, Santosh Kumar, who pleaded innocent. Earlier on November 22, Police arrested Mohammed Irshad, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s Bundu block president and his two associates, Sukhdeo Swansi and Haradhan Lohra, under the Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act, for supply of goods to the Maoists, Indian Express reported. They were allegedly involved in supplying explosives to the CPI-Maoist ‘zonal commander’ Kundan Pahan, whose area of influence lies in Bundu and Tamar block of Ranchi District. After a tip off, a Police team intercepted a Bolero (JH01R-4724) and took Irshad, Swansi and Lohra into custody after the search carried out by it led to recovery of goods including 20 flash guns of camera, one bundle of wire, two soldering equipments, more than two dozen Durocell batteries and one charger which were used in manufacturing of the land mines. According to the report the supplier was based in Ranchi. “We have already traced him and hope to arrest him soon,” a Police official said. “There is a large plan by terrorists to plant landmines…They use camera flashes, wires, switches, holders, batteries in landmines and then exploding them. There are also a large number of woollen clothes and shoes. An accomplice of terrorists along with his colleagues was taking the entire material to Bundu from Ranchi,” said Praveen Kumar, Superintendent of Police (Ranchi), adds ANI. Assembly elections are being held in Jharkhand in five phases beginning November 25.
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November - 22 
Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a Police driver were killed and six others injured in a twin landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Lapung village under Bishunpur Police Station of Gumla District on November 22, reports Times of India.
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Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a Police driver were killed and six others injured in a twin landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Lapung village under Bishunpur Police Station of Gumla District on November 22, reports Times of India. Sources said the landmines, connected in series, exploded simultaneously completely damaging the anti-landmine vehicle in which the Security Force personnel were travelling. While head constable Pramod Kumar Singh and Constable Arvind Sarkar of the CRPF (D-41 Battalion) died on the spot, District Police driver Prakash Minz, who was driving the anti-landmine vehicle, succumbed to his injuries later. The CRPF Deputy Inspector General Alok Raj said the blasts occurred when the CRPF personnel were on their way from Gumla town to Jorri village under Bishunpur Police Station following the blowing up of a primary health centre (PHC) at the village by Maoists late the night of November 21. "It appears that the Maoists lay in wait to ambush the security personnel after damaging the PHC," Raj added. A total of 14 security personnel, including the Police driver, were travelling in the vehicle when Maoist triggered the blasts. The intensity of the blasts were such that it threw the CRPF vehicle 10-feet in the air and created a huge crater at the spot. "Though security personnel were wearing protection gear, the impact of the explosions led to the death of three securitymen," Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (human rights) V. H. Deshmukh said. "The Maoists are trying to disrupt the poll process and even announced to boycott the polls. We have information that Maoists could disrupt the poll process and hence intensive anti-Maoist operations are being launched," he added. The D-41 battalion was earlier stationed in Bhopal had been deployed in Gumla District on November 16 for conduct of assembly elections scheduled on December 2. Assembly polls would be held in the State in five phases from November 27 to December 18. PTI reports that Maoists blew up a house of their former colleague at Charkakala village in the Chatra District, police said on November 21. A group of Maoists went to the residence of Nehal Khan, asked his family members to vacate the house and triggered a dynamite blast in the night of November 20, Superintendent of Police (SP) D. B. Sharma said. Khan was not at his house when the incident occurred. A note left by Maoists accused Khan of running away with their money.
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November - 23 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up three schools in Palamu and one in Giridih District in the night of November 23, reports Times of India. Maoists used dynamite to blow up a Government middle school and an aided high school at Dhakchha village in the Hariharganj b
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up three schools in Palamu and one in Giridih District in the night of November 23, reports Times of India. Maoists used dynamite to blow up a Government middle school and an aided high school at Dhakchha village in the Hariharganj block (administrative division) and a Government middle school at Koo-koo Kalan village in the Chhatarpur block of Palamu District. The Manjhladih Middle School at Dumri in the Giridih District was also blown up.
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November - 24 
According to another report, armed Maoists set ablaze an election vehicle of All Jharkhand Students' Union candidate Vinod Kumar at Jashpur, 15 kilometres from Giridih town, in the morning of November 24 after asking the occupants to run away and not to come again in the area.
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According to another report, armed Maoists set ablaze an election vehicle of All Jharkhand Students' Union candidate Vinod Kumar at Jashpur, 15 kilometres from Giridih town, in the morning of November 24 after asking the occupants to run away and not to come again in the area.
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November - 24 November - 25
The Maoists in the night of November 25 blew up a middle school, Anant Madhya Vidyala, at Pratappur in the Chatra District after placing dynamite in the rooms. The school was one of a cluster where voting was to take place on December 18 for the Assembly polls, the Police said. This was the fourth
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The Maoists in the night of November 25 blew up a middle school, Anant Madhya Vidyala, at Pratappur in the Chatra District after placing dynamite in the rooms. The school was one of a cluster where voting was to take place on December 18 for the Assembly polls, the Police said. This was the fourth school in three days to have been blown up by the Maoists in Jharkhand. On November 24 they had demolished two schools in Palamau District and one in Giridih District.
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November - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres carried out five powerful bomb blasts at Niro Madanpur hillocks in the Topchanchi block under the Tundi Assembly constituency of Dhanbad District on November 25, reports Telegraph. Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner Ajay Kumar said that no one was inj
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres carried out five powerful bomb blasts at Niro Madanpur hillocks in the Topchanchi block under the Tundi Assembly constituency of Dhanbad District on November 25, reports Telegraph. Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner Ajay Kumar said that no one was injured in the blasts that occurred in a hilly area, about two kilometres from residential areas, at around 1pm (IST). Dhanbad Superintendent of Police Suman Gupta added that it was a desperate attempt by the Maoists to disrupt the poll process. But they failed to do so.
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November - 26 
After the peaceful first phase elections in Jharkhand, the Maoists on November 26 renewed their call for poll boycott of the remaining four phases in the State, according to PTI. A press release to the effect was issued here by Gopal, the self-styled spokesman of the CPI-Maoist Jharkhand-Bihar-Chhat
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After the peaceful first phase elections in Jharkhand, the Maoists on November 26 renewed their call for poll boycott of the remaining four phases in the State, according to PTI. A press release to the effect was issued here by Gopal, the self-styled spokesman of the CPI-Maoist Jharkhand-Bihar-Chhattisgarh area committee. Posters calling for poll boycott were also found in Chatra's Pratappur area on November 26. The first phase of polls in Jharkhand was held on November 25 and the subsequent phases will be held on December 2, 8, 12 and 18. Polls for Latehar, Palamu and Chatra will be held in the last phase as per the schedule.
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November - 26 
Police recovered a landmine weighing 20 kilograms from a Maoist-hit region near the Tetair-More at Lapu village under the Bishunpur Police Station of Gumla District on November 26. The landmine was later deactivated. The Police recovered the landmine during a long-range patrol in a particular area w
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Police recovered a landmine weighing 20 kilograms from a Maoist-hit region near the Tetair-More at Lapu village under the Bishunpur Police Station of Gumla District on November 26. The landmine was later deactivated. The Police recovered the landmine during a long-range patrol in a particular area where the Maoists had triggered a landmine blast a few days ago, Gumla SP N. K. Singh said. The landmine was recovered from a place located about 18-19 kilometres away from the Bishunpur Police Station on the Jori-Jamti road, the SP added.
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November - 26 
PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on November 26 blew up a Police jeep, killing a Policeman and injuring four others at Jaranga village in the Khunti District. The Inspector-General of Police, V. Deshmukh, said the jeep overturned under the impact of the blast. He, h
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PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on November 26 blew up a Police jeep, killing a Policeman and injuring four others at Jaranga village in the Khunti District. The Inspector-General of Police, V. Deshmukh, said the jeep overturned under the impact of the blast. He, however, ruled out landmine causing the blast. Times of India adds that the jeep was escorting a bus full of Security Force personnel when the incident occurred at around 9am (IST). The bus was on its way to Arki from Tamar ahead of the second phase of polls in the Khunti Assembly constituency scheduled for December 2. Khunti Superintendent of Police (SP) A. V. Minz said the jeep was badly damaged. "The intensity of the blast was such that the vehicle was thrown several feet into the air and landed upside down in the jungle. The blast site is located about four km from the Arki Police station," he added
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November - 27 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have called for a 48-hour Jharkhand bandh ( shut down) from November 29 in protest against alleged atrocities inflicted by the Government on their sympathizers, Times of India reports. The Chotanagpur Zonal Committee spokesman of the Maoists, Samarji
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have called for a 48-hour Jharkhand bandh ( shut down) from November 29 in protest against alleged atrocities inflicted by the Government on their sympathizers, Times of India reports. The Chotanagpur Zonal Committee spokesman of the Maoists, Samarji, appealed to public and private entrepreneurs to suspend business operations for these days. The Maoist leader has also ‘advised’ people not to travel and use public transport. The spokesman also asked SAIL to either suspend all its business during the strike period or face consequences. He warned, "Our men, including Virendra alias Ashok, were picked up by Angaad and Salaki Police in West Singhbhum on October 23. 33 days have passed since, but we don't know where he is. The Government must come clean. If it doesn't, it should be ready for trouble. Meanwhile, West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar Jha said, "Since the bandh has been called during the elections, we are taking extra measures to ensure safety and security of men and material."
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November - 28 
Hours before a 48-hour bandh (general shut down) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jharkhand, the Maoists blew up a panchayat (village-level local self Government institution) hall and a school building in the Palamau District on November 28, according to The Hindu.
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Hours before a 48-hour bandh (general shut down) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jharkhand, the Maoists blew up a panchayat (village-level local self Government institution) hall and a school building in the Palamau District on November 28, according to The Hindu.
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November - 28 
Maoists blew up a room of the Mahubuang Railway Station in Simdega District. In addition, Maoists blew up the railway track between the Jageswar and Dania Stations in Bokaro District. In the night of November 28, the Maoists demolished two school buildings in the Palamu District.
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Maoists blew up a room of the Mahubuang Railway Station in Simdega District. In addition, Maoists blew up the railway track between the Jageswar and Dania Stations in Bokaro District. In the night of November 28, the Maoists demolished two school buildings in the Palamu District.
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November - 29 
In Palamau District, the Maoists destroyed two schools late in the night of November 29 at Kharagpur and Bhavwar villages, Police said. Maoists have blown up seven schools in the District over the weekend. They blew up five schools, besides a panchayat bhavan (building) on in the night of November 2
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In Palamau District, the Maoists destroyed two schools late in the night of November 29 at Kharagpur and Bhavwar villages, Police said. Maoists have blown up seven schools in the District over the weekend. They blew up five schools, besides a panchayat bhavan (building) on in the night of November 28. Separately, the Maoists disrupted movement of vehicles on the Daltonganj-Aurangabad Main Road from 10pm on November 29 to 10am on November 30 by felling three trees at Kanda. Also, during intensive patrolling, Security Forces recovered two landmines on November 29, each weighing 20 kilograms, planted beneath the Medininagar-Panki Road in Palamau, Police said.
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November - 29 
In the District, the Maoists blew up the house of RJD leader Chandrika Yadav in the Basisthnagar Police Station area at Jodi at around 11pm on November 29. About 100 armed Maoists surrounded the house and asked the family members to vacate the house, Superintendent of Police Jatin Narwal told report
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In the District, the Maoists blew up the house of RJD leader Chandrika Yadav in the Basisthnagar Police Station area at Jodi at around 11pm on November 29. About 100 armed Maoists surrounded the house and asked the family members to vacate the house, Superintendent of Police Jatin Narwal told reporters. The Maoists then packed dynamites in every room before triggering the blast, he said. The Maoists left notes warning against participation in the ensuing elections.
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November - 30 
On the second day of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh (general shut down), Chatra Additional Superintendent of Police Sunil Bhaskar escaped unhurt even as a series of attacks rocked several other Districts on November 30, reports Telegraph. Two among Bhaskar’s four bodyguards a
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On the second day of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh (general shut down), Chatra Additional Superintendent of Police Sunil Bhaskar escaped unhurt even as a series of attacks rocked several other Districts on November 30, reports Telegraph. Two among Bhaskar’s four bodyguards and a Police driver sustained injuries when the insurgents triggered a landmine blast at Kharwanari village under Hunterganj Police Station area of Chatra District at around 8.30am (IST). Bhaskar was on his way to Hunterganj from Pratappur. Sources said the Maoists took advantage of dense forest cover near the village, around 10 kilometres from Pratappur. Bhaskar survived the attack, as he was not reportedly in the vehicle that he usually used. “Bhaskar was sitting in an ordinary vehicle with his two bodyguards and a driver. He also asked the driver of the landmine-protected vehicle to follow him. He deputed two bodyguards in the landmine-protected vehicle. His strategy yielded result, as the extremists detonated the mines only after the ordinary vehicle crossed the danger zone,” a police officer said. “The anti-landmine vehicle driver, Mashi Kachhap, and my two bodyguards, Mukesh Mishra and Vikash Paswan, sustained injuries. They were airlifted and admitted to a private hospital in Ranchi,” Bhaskar said.
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November - 30 
PTI reports that Maoists shot at and injured two persons, blew up a culvert and set ablaze four vehicles at Chatra as they ended their two-day Jharkhand shutdown in the night of November 30. The Maoists opened fire on a truck injuring the driver and his helper at Bhuiandih in the Chatra District a l
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PTI reports that Maoists shot at and injured two persons, blew up a culvert and set ablaze four vehicles at Chatra as they ended their two-day Jharkhand shutdown in the night of November 30. The Maoists opened fire on a truck injuring the driver and his helper at Bhuiandih in the Chatra District a little before their shut-down ended, Superintendent of Police, D B Sharma, said on December 1. The insurgents also used explosives to blow up a culvert in the same village, disrupting traffic on the Chatra-Gaya route, besides setting ablaze four vehicles. The Maoists, who indulged in massive destruction of public property during the shutdown, were demanding production of their cadre Ashok Mahato before a court. The Police, however, have denied arresting any person by that name.
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November - 30 
The Maoists also blew up a culvert near Kasaribera village under Arki Police Station area in Khunti District at around 1.30am on November 30. In another incident in Khunti, Maoists blew up a school building at Sowde village under Rania Police Station area.
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The Maoists also blew up a culvert near Kasaribera village under Arki Police Station area in Khunti District at around 1.30am on November 30. In another incident in Khunti, Maoists blew up a school building at Sowde village under Rania Police Station area.
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November - 30 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken on November 28 expressed dissatisfaction over the intelligence network in Maoist-infested Jharkhand and renewed the Centre's call to the Maoists to sit for a dialogue, according to PTI. "There are loopholes in intelligence network in Jharkhand. It
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken on November 28 expressed dissatisfaction over the intelligence network in Maoist-infested Jharkhand and renewed the Centre's call to the Maoists to sit for a dialogue, according to PTI. "There are loopholes in intelligence network in Jharkhand. It should get more strength. The Centre will provide whatever needed to put in place a strong network," Maken told reporters. Stating that the Centre had directed that Policemen posted in interior areas be given incentives, he said the fight against the Maoists was not an overnight affair. Calling upon the Maoists to prefer ballot to bullet, he said "ballot brings lasting solutions while bullets only give a handful persons to impose their ideas on others. We have asked the state governments to initiate dialogue process if the rebels give up violence.”
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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