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Jharkhand (Maoist Insurgency): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2012
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January - 1 
The Telegraph reports that a Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Ganesh Lohra, a member of Guddu Singh squad of the outfit, and three of his aides were arrested from a rented house in Pandra under Sukhdevnagar Police Station on the outskirts of Ranchi District in the ni
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The Telegraph reports that a Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Ganesh Lohra, a member of Guddu Singh squad of the outfit, and three of his aides were arrested from a rented house in Pandra under Sukhdevnagar Police Station on the outskirts of Ranchi District in the night of January 1. The three aides were identified as Mukeshan Soni, Satyendra Kumar and Abhishek Anand. The Police recovered a bike, a four-wheeler and a mobile phone from their possession. “Lohra was a part of the 70-member Maoist squad that killed a CoBRA jawan in an encounter at Sonua in Chaibasa on December 21,” Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Saket Kumar Singh said. “Soni, with the help of Anand and Kumar, had brought Lohra to the city in a car on December 31 on the directions of Prasadji. A compounder was expected to treat Lohra for a bullet trapped in his right arm, but before they could arrange for that, we arrested him. We will get him treated in custody,” the SSP said. He added that Soni was the same person who had directed Maoists to open fire at the police station in Rania, in the outskirts of the district, six months ago. “Maoists had fired at the police station from Soni’s house, which is just across the road. Soni used to work as a courier and medical facilitator for the Maoists,” he added.
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January - 2 
two additional Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalions, earmarked for the Saranda forest area that was freed from over 10 years of Maoist dominance in a month-long offensive last August, will take guard in February. At present, three battalions of Paramilitary troopers are already stationed i
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two additional Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalions, earmarked for the Saranda forest area that was freed from over 10 years of Maoist dominance in a month-long offensive last August, will take guard in February. At present, three battalions of Paramilitary troopers are already stationed in Saranda. Deputy inspector-general (DIG), CRPF, Bhanu Pratap Singh said, “Though the basic idea behind deployment of more CRPF jawans in Saranda is to bolster the security apparatus in the area that had been home to Maoists for about a decade, the troopers will also have to perform a major role. They will have to provide full security cover to official machinery that will be stationed in the forest under the Centre’s integrated action plan (IAP),” Singh said.
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January - 3 
a joint operation of the Khunti Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) led to the recovery of 40 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by suspected Maoists on a non-tarred road between Bhandra- Jilenga forests in the District, the Police said, reports IANS. The Police uneart
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a joint operation of the Khunti Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) led to the recovery of 40 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by suspected Maoists on a non-tarred road between Bhandra- Jilenga forests in the District, the Police said, reports IANS. The Police unearthed the IED and recovered around 200 meters of wire connected to it.
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January - 3 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres beheaded one youth, identified as Sukhram Munda, at Gamaria Raja Bazaar under Adki Police Station limits in Khunti District on January 3 after branding him as a ‘Police informer’, reports Hindustan Times. "The headless body was recovered near a riv
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres beheaded one youth, identified as Sukhram Munda, at Gamaria Raja Bazaar under Adki Police Station limits in Khunti District on January 3 after branding him as a ‘Police informer’, reports Hindustan Times. "The headless body was recovered near a river bridge at Gamaria Raja Bazaar and the victim's head was found after a search of the area during the day," Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) AK Sinha said. A leaflet left by the Maoists read that similar would be the fate of Police "informers", SDPO Sinha said.
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January - 5 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Balram Sahu alias David (30), who was arrested near Jamui Railway Station in Bihar on January 3 was brought back to the jail in Ranchi District on January 5, reports India Express. Sahu, one of the six under trials who had escaped from a prison in
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Balram Sahu alias David (30), who was arrested near Jamui Railway Station in Bihar on January 3 was brought back to the jail in Ranchi District on January 5, reports India Express. Sahu, one of the six under trials who had escaped from a prison in Saraikela District in 2011, is an accused in half-a-dozen cases, including robbery of INR 50 million and two kilogram gold from an ICICI van and murder of two State Government functionaries, Deputy Superintendent of Police Pramod Kumar and Minister Ramesh Singh Munda. David has reportedly told the Police that he had paid INR 700, 000 as bribe to the jail staff to escape from the prison. He is also learnt to have told the Police that after the jailbreak, he had been shuttling between Jamui and Moktama in Bihar.
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January - 6 
Several posters written in red, blue and green ink were pasted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at public places and Government offices in Dandai and Chinia areas of Garhwa District in the night of January 6 asking the villagers, Government officials and newly elected panch
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Several posters written in red, blue and green ink were pasted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at public places and Government offices in Dandai and Chinia areas of Garhwa District in the night of January 6 asking the villagers, Government officials and newly elected panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) representatives to change their modus operandi, reports The Times of India. A day before [January 5], the Maoists also posted similar posters on the walls of Ranka and Ramkanda block (administrative division) offices, Ranka market, passenger shed, pramukh office and Udaypur bazaar of Ramkanda block. The posters also warned the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) to stop its activities. However, Police removed all the posters. Garhwa Superintendent of Police Michael Raj S said, "We have information that Maoists have been active in some parts of the district in a bid to consolidate their support base." Police are aware of the recent activities of the Maoists.
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January - 9 
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Gurusaran Nayak escaped a bid on his life when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired indiscriminately a few metres away from his car near Harta village in West Singhbhum District on January 9, reports DNA. The legi
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Gurusaran Nayak escaped a bid on his life when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired indiscriminately a few metres away from his car near Harta village in West Singhbhum District on January 9, reports DNA. The legislator was returning after inaugurating the chief minister's Kanyadan Yojana at Harta Middle School in the District when the incident took place. "I was the target of the Maoists, but I am safe," Nayak said when contacted.
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January - 10 
according to Palamu Superintendent of Police A T Mathew, Forces will not be withdrawn from Palamu for the Uttar Pradesh polls, which will have no impact on the ongoing operations against the Maoists, reports The Times of India. "We expect some forces of Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) to be taken out f
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according to Palamu Superintendent of Police A T Mathew, Forces will not be withdrawn from Palamu for the Uttar Pradesh polls, which will have no impact on the ongoing operations against the Maoists, reports The Times of India. "We expect some forces of Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) to be taken out from here for UP polls, but this will not come in the way of anti-Maoist operations here," he said on January 9. However, JAP personnel have been moved out of Jharkhand to Manipur for assembly election in the north-eastern states slated to be held in February. "Palamu division shares its borders with Chandauli and Sonebhadra in UP, where there is a heavy presence of Maoists," said the CRPF DIG adding that extremism in these places was on the wane.
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January - 10 
during a special operation carried out by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police at Hunterganj locality in Chatra District, a CPI-Maoist 'sub-zonal commander', identified as Madanji alias Tiwariji alias Basudeb Bhuyan, was arrested, reports IBN Live. Chatra SP Anup Birtheray sai
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during a special operation carried out by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police at Hunterganj locality in Chatra District, a CPI-Maoist 'sub-zonal commander', identified as Madanji alias Tiwariji alias Basudeb Bhuyan, was arrested, reports IBN Live. Chatra SP Anup Birtheray said Madanji was wanted in about ten cases. A rifle, a pistol and 20 detonators were recovered from him.
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January - 10 
In a path-breaking measure, the Union Government has decided to involve missionary groups of various hues in taking its programmes to the people in areas affected by Naxalite [Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] activities, reports The Hindu. Apart from giving the green signal to engage Ramakrishna Mission A
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In a path-breaking measure, the Union Government has decided to involve missionary groups of various hues in taking its programmes to the people in areas affected by Naxalite [Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] activities, reports The Hindu. Apart from giving the green signal to engage Ramakrishna Mission Ashram in Narainpur District in Chhattisgarh, which the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claims to be a liberated zone, Union Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh has decided to engage the services of Catholic bishops to spearhead development activities among the tribals of Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, three States affected by LWE activities. In a letter to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Ramesh has given his clearance for an INR 230 million proposal of the ashram to undertake various activities in the Maoist-affected District. According to Ramesh, the ashram is the only group working in Narainpur District since its inception in 1985 while the Government has been unable to make its presence felt.
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January - 10 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked an excavation site owned by Panem Coal Mines Limited at Katahaldih in Amrapara in Pakur District and killed a security guard on January 10, reports The Telegraph. According to reports, over two dozen Maoists armed with sophisticated fi
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked an excavation site owned by Panem Coal Mines Limited at Katahaldih in Amrapara in Pakur District and killed a security guard on January 10, reports The Telegraph. According to reports, over two dozen Maoists armed with sophisticated firearms and traditional weapons stormed the coal excavation site around 4pm (local time), firing indiscriminately on security guards posted there. One of the guards, Pramod Yadav, was killed in the firing while at least four others sustained bullet injuries. Before leaving, the Maoists set ablaze an earthmover, though company sources said three vehicles had been burnt. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vinay Kumar Pandey confirmed Yadav’s death, but refused to comment on the condition of the others. “So far, we have been told that one guard was killed in the firing, but we have no information about the injured,” the DIG said, adding that Pakur Superintendent of Police Mayur Patel had rushed to the spot with forces.
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January - 11 
a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team arrested Gambhir Singh Bhumij (38), an armed Maoist and active Maoist propagandist from Indurbati village in Patamda Police Station area in East Singhbhum District, reports The Telegraph. The Police recovered his katta, a country-made pistol from his posses
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a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team arrested Gambhir Singh Bhumij (38), an armed Maoist and active Maoist propagandist from Indurbati village in Patamda Police Station area in East Singhbhum District, reports The Telegraph. The Police recovered his katta, a country-made pistol from his possession, East Singhbhum SSP Akhilesh Kumar Jha said. “We nabbed one of them, who turned out to be Bhumij. Interrogation revealed that he was a resident of Amjore village in Patamda and was attached to the Ayodhya Pahad squad in Balrampur block in Purulia District of West Bengal,” CRPF’s Battalion VII commanding officer Sanjay Kumar Singh said, adding rebels operated simultaneously in Dalma-Patamda, Ayodhya Pahad and Dampara.
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January - 11 
a group of 15 railway employees cleaning railway tracks found a can bomb weighing 20 kilogram on the line at Banaso between Jarangdih and Bokaro Thermal stations in Bokaro District. Bokaro SP Kuldeep Dwivedi said, "The bomb weighed 20 kilogram. We have launched a search in the area after the recover
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a group of 15 railway employees cleaning railway tracks found a can bomb weighing 20 kilogram on the line at Banaso between Jarangdih and Bokaro Thermal stations in Bokaro District. Bokaro SP Kuldeep Dwivedi said, "The bomb weighed 20 kilogram. We have launched a search in the area after the recovery of the bomb. No other bomb was found." The place where the bomb was found falls under the Coal India Cord section in Dhanbad division through which many passenger and goods trains pass everyday. Fortunately, the bomb was old and did not explode. "The bomb was possibly planted by the Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] in 2009 at the spot where a landmine blast was triggered by the Maoists during the Red bandh (shutdown strike). The wires attached to the bomb were damaged. However, we have defused the bomb," a Police officer said.
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January - 11 
The Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead Makheran Ganju, a former ‘area commander’ of the outfit, in Chatra District on January 11, for quitting the outfit. The bullet-riddled body was recovered at Roshan village of the District along with a M
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The Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead Makheran Ganju, a former ‘area commander’ of the outfit, in Chatra District on January 11, for quitting the outfit. The bullet-riddled body was recovered at Roshan village of the District along with a Maoist note.
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January - 12 
a close associate of top Maoist ‘commander’ Kundan Pahan, identified as Chattan Singh, was arrested along with his girl friend Aitwari alias Shanuntala from Ruragdih village under Tamar Police Station in Ranchi District on January 12, reports Ranchi Express. Giving the information Senior Superintend
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a close associate of top Maoist ‘commander’ Kundan Pahan, identified as Chattan Singh, was arrested along with his girl friend Aitwari alias Shanuntala from Ruragdih village under Tamar Police Station in Ranchi District on January 12, reports Ranchi Express. Giving the information Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Ranchi S.K. Singh said that Chattan Singh is involved in the killing of a former Member of Legislative Assembly, the bank van loot and many other criminal incidents.
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January - 12 
Amidst speculations about the possible dates and venues of the tenth Congress of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), sources said the Maoists have begun their secret conclave at a place in Saraikela District, bordering the State’s capital Ranchi, reports The Indian Express. There have
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Amidst speculations about the possible dates and venues of the tenth Congress of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), sources said the Maoists have begun their secret conclave at a place in Saraikela District, bordering the State’s capital Ranchi, reports The Indian Express. There have been various reports about the meeting scheduled to be held this month. While earlier reports said it would be held in Jharkhand, some reports said it was scheduled to take place in their Abujhmad stronghold in Chhattisgarh. Sources said “the meet began in Saraikela District from January 12.” The ninth CPI-Maoist Congress was also held in Jharkhand.
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January - 14 
The Maoist sub-zonal ‘commander’ Kundan Pahan, who was wanted by the Police in more than two dozen cases including the murder of former state Welfare Minister Ramesh Singh Munda in July 2008 and the loot of INR 5 crore of the ICICI Bank in May 2008, and was injured in an encounter in Saranda forest
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The Maoist sub-zonal ‘commander’ Kundan Pahan, who was wanted by the Police in more than two dozen cases including the murder of former state Welfare Minister Ramesh Singh Munda in July 2008 and the loot of INR 5 crore of the ICICI Bank in May 2008, and was injured in an encounter in Saranda forest of West Singhbhum District on December 21, 2011 was identified on January 14, reported The Times of India. Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Saket Kumar Singh said that they came to know about this when two close accomplices of Pahan were arrested from Tamar area in Ranchi, during an early morning raid on January 12. The two Maoists have been identified as Sukhlal Munda alias Suresh Munda alias Badaku alias Chattan and Etwari alias Vidramani alias Shakuntala alias Suku from Hurugdih village.
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January - 15 
An injured Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre died in a hospital in Jamshedpur a few hours after his arrest from an area under Gurabandha Police Station in West Singhbhum on January 15, reports IBN Live. Gulach Munda, an accused in the abduction of a block development officer in 2010
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An injured Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre died in a hospital in Jamshedpur a few hours after his arrest from an area under Gurabandha Police Station in West Singhbhum on January 15, reports IBN Live. Gulach Munda, an accused in the abduction of a block development officer in 2010 besides 15 other offences, died in the M G M Hospital. Munda sustained injury while he was trying to escape from the clutches of the Police.
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from separate places during anti-Maoist operations in Latehar and Bokaro Districts on January 15-16, reports The Hindu. The two arrestees are identified as ‘area commander' Janaki Mahato and Maoist cadre Moti
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from separate places during anti-Maoist operations in Latehar and Bokaro Districts on January 15-16, reports The Hindu. The two arrestees are identified as ‘area commander' Janaki Mahato and Maoist cadre Moti Mahato from villages situated near Jhumra foothills, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Prasant Karn said. As many as seven Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) were recovered at Barwadih in Latehar District during search operation. Besides four IEDS, the SFs recovered 500 grams of gun powder, 15 metre black wire, 20 kg ammonium nitrate, a double barrel gun and one country-made gun, the ASP said.
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January - 16 
An armed group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), shot dead a cadre of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), identified as Avdhesh Yadav (45), in Palamu District in the night of January 16, reports Ranchi Express. The slain TPC cadre was a resident of Jhargada village under Hussainabad
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An armed group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), shot dead a cadre of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), identified as Avdhesh Yadav (45), in Palamu District in the night of January 16, reports Ranchi Express. The slain TPC cadre was a resident of Jhargada village under Hussainabad subdivision of the District.
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January - 16 
One person was killed and another got injured when Security Forces allegedly fired at their car after they ignored a warning to stop for checking during a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) State-wide bandh (shutdown strike) in Palamu District on January 16, reports IBN Live. "The CRPF an
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One person was killed and another got injured when Security Forces allegedly fired at their car after they ignored a warning to stop for checking during a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) State-wide bandh (shutdown strike) in Palamu District on January 16, reports IBN Live. "The CRPF and the District Police who were patrolling after the Maoists called a state wide shutdown last night [January 16] opened fire on the car after the occupants ignored their call to stop for checking at Sultani Ghati," Superintendent of Police (SP) Anup T Mathew said. "Dara Singh alias Devendra Singh, who was driving the car, died in the car while Ajit Singh suffered bullet wounds and was referred to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi," the SP said. The duo hailed from Jangop village in Aurangabad District in Bihar, Mathew said and added they were returning home when the incident happened.
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January - 17 
East Singhbhum Police launched a massive combing operation at Ghurabandha in Ghatshila on January 17 following intelligence inputs on infiltration of armed Maoists from West Bengal, reports The Telegraph. According to intelligence sources, an armed squad of Maoists from West Midnapore District in We
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East Singhbhum Police launched a massive combing operation at Ghurabandha in Ghatshila on January 17 following intelligence inputs on infiltration of armed Maoists from West Bengal, reports The Telegraph. According to intelligence sources, an armed squad of Maoists from West Midnapore District in West Bengal had taken shelter at Kudian and Hariyan pahads, in Ghurabandha. During the combing operation at the hillocks in Ghurabandha, Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers rounded up a suspected Maoist from Gian village. The Police refused to disclose the name of the villager. A senior officer said the armed Maoists, reportedly hiding in the hilly terrain, might have given Police the slip and sneaked into Odisha while the combing operation was on. Five companies of CRPF, besides two of JAP, took part in the operation that began at around 6am and lasted for over 12 hours. East Singhbhum Senior Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar Jha said that though the intelligence network had recently alerted the forces on the movement of Maoist ‘area commander’ (Ghurabandha) Kanhu Singh Munda and his assistant Puttu Singh Munda, information on the fresh infiltration of the rebels prompted them to launch the operation.
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January - 17 
the teaching fraternity in Latehar District held a sit-in rally on January 17 to protest the frequent abductions of teachers in the State, reports newstrackindia.com quoting ANI. Interacting with media persons, teachers said that often abducted teachers are tortured and threatened by Maoists which h
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the teaching fraternity in Latehar District held a sit-in rally on January 17 to protest the frequent abductions of teachers in the State, reports newstrackindia.com quoting ANI. Interacting with media persons, teachers said that often abducted teachers are tortured and threatened by Maoists which has created a fear in the mind of the entire teaching fraternity in the region. "Teachers are often abducted by Maoists in forest areas and brutally beaten, tortured and threatened. Maoists also say that if we tell anything to media or state authorities, they would kill us. We are scared about our existence," said Ramesh Kumar, a primary teacher.
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January - 17 
work on setting up as many as 21 CRPF camps, as a part of the Saranda Action Plan, a development initiative in West Singhbhum, is yet to start, awaiting clearance from the forest department, while the state is yet to form a Saranda Development Authority as advocated by Union Rural Development Minist
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work on setting up as many as 21 CRPF camps, as a part of the Saranda Action Plan, a development initiative in West Singhbhum, is yet to start, awaiting clearance from the forest department, while the state is yet to form a Saranda Development Authority as advocated by Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh after visiting the forest early December, 2011, reports The Telegraph. Moreover, two additional CRPF battalions that came from Jammu & Kashmir have not been deployed in Saranda for lack of infrastructure support. Currently, these battalions are undergoing training at a jungle warfare school in Netarhat (Latehar) and at Hazaribagh Districts.
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January - 18 
A day after seven unidentified bodies were recovered in the afternoon of January 18 from near Gagra village in Khunti District, the Police identified the victims and ruled out Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) involvement, reports The Telegraph. The dead are identified as Akash Hassa (20)
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A day after seven unidentified bodies were recovered in the afternoon of January 18 from near Gagra village in Khunti District, the Police identified the victims and ruled out Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) involvement, reports The Telegraph. The dead are identified as Akash Hassa (20), Puno Hassa (21), Fudu Hassa (20), Kande Munda (22), Redan Munda (50), Teknath Munda (38), and Fagu Munda (20). Khunti Superintendent of Police M. Tamil Vanan said “After primary investigations, we are 99 per cent sure that the rebels did not orchestrate the killings. Personal rivalry appears to be the main motive.” However, Vanan refused to divulge further, saying that “the matter is still under investigation
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January - 18 
security arrangement has been beefed up in view of the 24-hour bandh (shut down strike) in Ghatshila sub-division in East Singhbhum District called by the Maoists from midnight of January 18, the first bandh after night train services resumed in the Tata-Kharagpur-Rourkela section of South Eastern R
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security arrangement has been beefed up in view of the 24-hour bandh (shut down strike) in Ghatshila sub-division in East Singhbhum District called by the Maoists from midnight of January 18, the first bandh after night train services resumed in the Tata-Kharagpur-Rourkela section of South Eastern Railway, reports IBN Live. The bandh call has been given in protest against the killing of a Maoist, Gulach Munda, on January 15. The services resumed on January 12, which had remain suspended since the Jnaneswari Express derailment incident near Jhargram, in West Bengal on May 28 2010.
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January - 18 
The Indian Express reports that seven unidentified bodies were recovered in the afternoon of January 18 from near Gagra village in Khunti District following a tip-off from the residents of the village, the Police said. The deceased were all men, aged 20-30 years, except one who was aged over 50, the
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The Indian Express reports that seven unidentified bodies were recovered in the afternoon of January 18 from near Gagra village in Khunti District following a tip-off from the residents of the village, the Police said. The deceased were all men, aged 20-30 years, except one who was aged over 50, the Police said. The cause of their death was not known, said Tamil Vanan, Khunti Superintendent of Police, but there was speculation over involvement of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), since the area has a strong Naxal (Left-Wing Extremism) presence. “The Maoists identified them as police informers and killed them,” said a villager on condition of anonymity.
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January - 19 
the daylong Maoist bandh (shutdown strike) in Ghatshila subdivision in East Singhbhum District evoked mixed response on January 19, reports The Times of India. Amid heightened security arrangements in six blocks of the subdivision, the bandh witnessed mixed response with commercial establishments an
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the daylong Maoist bandh (shutdown strike) in Ghatshila subdivision in East Singhbhum District evoked mixed response on January 19, reports The Times of India. Amid heightened security arrangements in six blocks of the subdivision, the bandh witnessed mixed response with commercial establishments and markets in Ghatshila, Musabani, Gorabandha and Dhalbhumgarh blocks, which remained closed for a large part of the day. However, in Baharagora and Chakuliya, the effect of bandh was relatively less with markets reporting brisk business. Transportation was largely affected with passenger buses scheduled for Jamshedpur, Chaibasa, Musabani, Seraikela, among other routes, remaining off the road for the day.
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January - 20 
Stepping up the deployment of Security Forces (SFs) in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-belt, the Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) has given its nod for additional deployment of 7,000 personnel in the inter-State border areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Maharashtra, reports Decc
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Stepping up the deployment of Security Forces (SFs) in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-belt, the Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) has given its nod for additional deployment of 7,000 personnel in the inter-State border areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Maharashtra, reports Deccan Chronicle. The additional personnel will be deployed from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF). The MHA held a high-level meeting with top officials of the four States on January 20 and gave the sanction for deployment of additional forces.
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January - 21 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast to blow up an armoured vehicle, killing 13 Police personnel on board in a forest of Garhwa District bordering Chhattisgarh, on January 21, reports The Telegraph. Led by Officer-in Charge of Bhandaria Police Station Rajbali C
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast to blow up an armoured vehicle, killing 13 Police personnel on board in a forest of Garhwa District bordering Chhattisgarh, on January 21, reports The Telegraph. Led by Officer-in Charge of Bhandaria Police Station Rajbali Chowdhary, troopers of VII battalion of Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) were accompanying local Block Development Officer (BDO) Vasudev Prasad and Garhwa zilla parishad (district level local self government institution) chairperson Shushma Mehta, who were on way to Bargarh village in separate cars to resolve a dispute over a health centre due to which villagers were observing a shutdown. Vasudev, whose vehicle was ahead of the armoured van carrying the Policemen, survived the attack. “Thirteen Policemen, including Officer-in Charge of Bhandaria Police Station, have died. The rebels took away 11 INSAS rifles, one SLR and two AK 47 rifles from the Security Forces,” said State Police spokesperson and Inspector General (Provision) RK Mallick, adds Daily Pioneer. Mehta and her bodyguard were kept hostage for some time, while they were passing by the spot. Later, Maoists released Mehta after snatching the pistol of her bodyguard. According to information as many as 50 – 60 armed Maoists were involved in the attack that lasted for nearly 30 minutes. Chief Minister Arjun Munda, who was in Gumla, said the Maoists attack was an act of cowardice. “They killed innocent Policemen by planning an ambush. So far reports of 13 deaths have been confirmed,” he said.
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January - 22 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have listed, the immediate halt to the security offensive and withdrawal of Security Forces from Saryu, Kone, Oraiya and other areas in Latehar, Palamu and Garhwa Districts, as pre-conditions for the release of hostages, reports Daily Pioneer. Garhwa
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have listed, the immediate halt to the security offensive and withdrawal of Security Forces from Saryu, Kone, Oraiya and other areas in Latehar, Palamu and Garhwa Districts, as pre-conditions for the release of hostages, reports Daily Pioneer. Garhwa zilla parishad (district level local self government institution) chairperson Sushma Mehta, Akhtar Ansari [State Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) Liberation member], her bodyguard Suresh Ram and driver Mehboob Ansari were abducted on January 21 after a landmine blast that killed 13 Policemen. “First stop harassing the poor in the name of a security offensive against us and remove security build-up in these areas. We will consider their release only after that,” said Maoist spokesperson Sudhir. “We are in touch with our Chhattisgarh counterparts. Borders have been sealed. We are working on specific intelligence input to trace these four who are being held captive by the Maoists,” said Director General of Police (DGP) GS Rath. Further, India Today reports that local journalist Satish Kumar Sinha was also abducted. However, they released Sinha after two hours of captivity and after holding a press conference in his presence. Earlier, according to Daily Pioneer reports it was reported that ‘Mehta and her bodyguard were kept hostage for some time, while they were passing by the spot. Later, Maoists released Mehta after snatching the pistol of her bodyguard’.
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January - 23 
in a letter written to the Chief Minister Arjun Munda, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of Jharkhand Government in combating Maoists, reports The Telegraph. The letter, according to sources, also contained an advisory pointing to the possibili
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in a letter written to the Chief Minister Arjun Munda, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of Jharkhand Government in combating Maoists, reports The Telegraph. The letter, according to sources, also contained an advisory pointing to the possibility of Maoist-engineered attacks on Police vehicles. The State Government played down the importance and timing of the letter, saying such communications was being sent to States regularly. “The Union Home Ministry letter was nothing unusual. It followed Chidambaram’s assessment of Maoist violence at a meeting with the State Government in November 2011. We had reacted to his worries at the meeting,” Munda said. Chidambaram pointed out Jharkhand had not been able to prevent rampant extortion by, and violence among, Maoist splinter groups.
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January - 23 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an explosion in the forest area along the Jharkhand- Chhattisgarh border in Garhwa District on January 23, reports IBN Live. "There was an explosion in the forests. Nothing happened," Garhwa Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael S Raj
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an explosion in the forest area along the Jharkhand- Chhattisgarh border in Garhwa District on January 23, reports IBN Live. "There was an explosion in the forests. Nothing happened," Garhwa Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael S Raj said. The explosion took place somewhere in the forests at Chatia-Matgari, 20 Kilometres away from Bariganwa forest. Search operation by the Security Forces continued in the forests in the District, according to sources in Bhandaria Police Station of the District.
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January - 24 
later during the day, one Sudhir, who claimed to be the Maoist spokesperson, informed over telephone in Latehar that the Maoists had released zilla parishad (District level local self-Government institution) chairperson Sushma Mehta and two other abducted persons in the morning of January 24. He sai
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later during the day, one Sudhir, who claimed to be the Maoist spokesperson, informed over telephone in Latehar that the Maoists had released zilla parishad (District level local self-Government institution) chairperson Sushma Mehta and two other abducted persons in the morning of January 24. He said they would reach Garhwa by the evening. Mehta, her driver Mehboob Ansari and Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) Liberation leader Akhtar Ansari reached the office of the SP. “We pleaded with the Maoists to free my security guard Constable Suresh Ram [too]. But they said they would release him after two days,” Mehta claimed before the media in Garwah on her return from the four-day long “Maoist captivity”. However, in his telephone call to the media in Latehar, Sudhir said the security guard would be freed only after the shifting of three base camps set up at Sarju, Orya and Kone in Latehar District. He also demanded the end of Police operations against his fellow cadres.
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January - 24 
the Garhwa District committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) has called a bandh (general shutdown strike) on January 24 to protest the Police failure to trace zilla parishad (district level local self government institution) chairperson Sushma Mehta, and three others, 48 h
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the Garhwa District committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) has called a bandh (general shutdown strike) on January 24 to protest the Police failure to trace zilla parishad (district level local self government institution) chairperson Sushma Mehta, and three others, 48 hours after they were abducted from Lalmatia by Maoists, reports The Times of India. SFs are yet to know about the whereabouts of the four.
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January - 24 
The Police arrested two persons, including a village sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution), for their alleged involvement in the landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on January 21 that claimed 13 lives, in Garhwa District on Januar
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The Police arrested two persons, including a village sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution), for their alleged involvement in the landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on January 21 that claimed 13 lives, in Garhwa District on January 24, reports The Hindu. “Bargarh village sarpanch Ramdas Minz and his aide Fida Hussain were arrested after we got evidence against them. They are charged under various Sections, like murder and criminal conspiracy,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael S. Raj said. The arrests were made after interrogation of at least six people, including the arrested persons.
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January - 25 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed their former cadre at Jangi-giri in Giridih District on January 25, reports IBN Live. The cadre, identified as Khublal Mandal, recently released from jail after completion of his two-year jail term, was taken away to Jaridih and sh
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed their former cadre at Jangi-giri in Giridih District on January 25, reports IBN Live. The cadre, identified as Khublal Mandal, recently released from jail after completion of his two-year jail term, was taken away to Jaridih and shot dead by the Maoists. His dead body was recovered in the morning of January 26, the Police said.
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January - 26 
Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi urged CPI-Maoist to shut violence, reports The Times of India. Taking part in the 63rd Republic Day celebrations in Ranchi, the Governor hoisted the national flag and asked the CPI-Maoist to join the mainstream of the society. Chief Minister Arjun Munda hoisted the
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Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi urged CPI-Maoist to shut violence, reports The Times of India. Taking part in the 63rd Republic Day celebrations in Ranchi, the Governor hoisted the national flag and asked the CPI-Maoist to join the mainstream of the society. Chief Minister Arjun Munda hoisted the tricolour in the State's second capital Dumka.
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January - 26 
the Police averted a possible CPI-Maoist attack in the State on the Republic Day with the recovery of 32 landmines from a forest in Latehar District on January 26, reports Zee News. The landmines, each weighing five kilograms, were planted in a row in Laap forest in the District, some 130 kilometres
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the Police averted a possible CPI-Maoist attack in the State on the Republic Day with the recovery of 32 landmines from a forest in Latehar District on January 26, reports Zee News. The landmines, each weighing five kilograms, were planted in a row in Laap forest in the District, some 130 kilometres from State capital Ranchi. An unnamed Police officer said the landmines were planted beneath an unpaved road used by Police vehicles.
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January - 27 
A Policeman, Constable Amitabh Barla, was killed and his friend was seriously injured after suspected cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire on them at a marriage party in a Ranchi village in Ranch
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A Policeman, Constable Amitabh Barla, was killed and his friend was seriously injured after suspected cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire on them at a marriage party in a Ranchi village in Ranchi District in the night of January 27, reports The Times of India. Constable Amitabh Barla died on the spot after being shot from close range. Superintendent of Police (SP) (rural) Asim Vikrant Minj said that it was because of "personal rivalry" that Barla was attacked by suspected PLFI cadres. Barla is known to have links with the Jitendra Nayak gang active in the region before joining the Police Force in 2009. "He was a member of the nexus led by Nayak and worked against the Jainath Sahu gang," Minj said.
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January - 27 
Maoist splinter group, the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), on January 27 hoisted an inverted national flag in Palamu District to mark their protest as the country celebrated the 63rd Republic Day, reports Newstrack India. Cadres of the JPC chose the occasion to raise protest against Government a
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Maoist splinter group, the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), on January 27 hoisted an inverted national flag in Palamu District to mark their protest as the country celebrated the 63rd Republic Day, reports Newstrack India. Cadres of the JPC chose the occasion to raise protest against Government apathy by hoisting two national flags, one of which was inverted. "We would have had jobs had we reaped the benefits of freedom. We would not have been compelled to choose the path of violence. Maoists are hoisting black flags. So we are respecting the tricolour flag and rejecting the black flag, all children in the area are hoisting the tricolour," said Avinash, a JPC leader.
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January - 27 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at a make-shift camp of the Security Forces (SFs), triggering a gun battle at Barwadih in Latehar District on January 27, reports IBN Live. However, there was no report of any loss of life, Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) Kranti Kum
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at a make-shift camp of the Security Forces (SFs), triggering a gun battle at Barwadih in Latehar District on January 27, reports IBN Live. However, there was no report of any loss of life, Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) Kranti Kumar said, adding the two sides were exchanging fire intermittently. The encounter followed a special drive launched by the District Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the stronghold areas of the Maoists in Maoist-infested parts of the District, Kumar said
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January - 28 
Anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations were halted for a day on January 28 in the hope that the ultras would release abducted Policeman Sunesh Ram, who has not returned home after the January 22, 2012 landmine blast in Jharkhand's Garhwa District, reports DNA India. The operati
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Anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations were halted for a day on January 28 in the hope that the ultras would release abducted Policeman Sunesh Ram, who has not returned home after the January 22, 2012 landmine blast in Jharkhand's Garhwa District, reports DNA India. The operations were halted for a day after Ram's family made a request on the basis of media reports that he would be released if they were halted, Garhwa Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael S Raj told the reporters in Garhwa. The anti-Maoist operations were launched in Garhwa, Palamau and Latehar Districts after 13 Policemen were killed in a landmine blast near Bariganwa forests. The rank of Ram, who was posted with the Garhwa District Police, has not been disclosed. He was deputed as a security guard to Garhwa Zilla Parishad chairperson Susma Mehta. Ram was accompanying her and two others to Bargarh. All of them were were abducted by Maoists after the landmine explosion. The left-wing guerrillas had told local media in Latehar that they would release them if the operations against them were halted and three base camps situated in Latehar removed.
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January - 28 
the Ranchi Police arrested six PLFI cadres, including PLFI ‘leader’ Aditya Kumar Gope from Pandra Bazar in the District on January 28. Gope was wanted in a number of cases registered with the Gumla Police; antecedents of his aides are yet to be verified. "We suspect all five members of his group - M
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the Ranchi Police arrested six PLFI cadres, including PLFI ‘leader’ Aditya Kumar Gope from Pandra Bazar in the District on January 28. Gope was wanted in a number of cases registered with the Gumla Police; antecedents of his aides are yet to be verified. "We suspect all five members of his group - Mantu Kumar Singh, Kundan Kumar Chandravanshi, Rahul Dayal, Vishal Kumar and Nadim Ansari -to have links with the PLFI," said city SP Ranjit Prasad. Gope was identified as a wanted criminal who was released on bail recently," Prasad said. The Police recovered one SUV and one stolen motorcycle from their possession.
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January - 29 
five Maoists surrendered before the Khunti Police in Khunti District. Khunti Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ashwini Kumar said that Maoist Ranjit Bodra and PLFI cadre Sundar Pahan alias Nageshwar were in contact with Khunti SP Tamil Vanan and were convinced to surrender with two Maoists - Rohi
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five Maoists surrendered before the Khunti Police in Khunti District. Khunti Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ashwini Kumar said that Maoist Ranjit Bodra and PLFI cadre Sundar Pahan alias Nageshwar were in contact with Khunti SP Tamil Vanan and were convinced to surrender with two Maoists - Rohit Oraon and Narua Tirky of Nagri - whereas PLFI activist Arjun Singh surrendered with Pahan who was accused in many cases of arson, abduction and killing. Pahan was designated as area commander of the banned PLFI. The Naxalites also surrendered four single barrel guns, one 9mm pistol, live cartridges and five landmines weighing between 15-20 kilogrammes. Kumar said that all five cadres who surrendered before the Khunti Police would be entitled for compensation under the State Government's surrender policy.
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January - 30 
The Central Government on January 30 admitted that execution of road projects in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-hit States has been delayed and only 730 kilometres of the proposed 5,477 kilometres highways network could be completed so far, reports IBN Live. "So far, work in 730 kilometres length
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The Central Government on January 30 admitted that execution of road projects in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-hit States has been delayed and only 730 kilometres of the proposed 5,477 kilometres highways network could be completed so far, reports IBN Live. "So far, work in 730 kilometres length has been completed. There has been poor response from contractors for works in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha," an official statement by the Road Transport and Highways Ministry said. The Government had approved a programme for development of 5,477 kilometres roads in 34 LWE affected District in eight States at an estimated cost of INR 73 billion, the statement said. The completion period of the projects vary from one to three years. However, it added that it has relaxed the eligibility criteria for the contractors to encourage larger participation and at present work is underway on 140 projects entailing an investment of INR 44.28 billion in affected States.
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January - 30 
The Security Forces (SFs) recovered a landmine under the road from Manoharpur to Digha in West Singhbhum District, the venue of Union Rural Development (URD) Minister Jairam Ramesh’s visit on January 30, reports The Times of India. The landmine weighing around 15 kilograms was placed at the centre o
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The Security Forces (SFs) recovered a landmine under the road from Manoharpur to Digha in West Singhbhum District, the venue of Union Rural Development (URD) Minister Jairam Ramesh’s visit on January 30, reports The Times of India. The landmine weighing around 15 kilograms was placed at the centre of the road, around 3.5 kilometres away from the venue in Salai village.
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January - 30 
URD Minister Ramesh released funds of INR 2.5 billion rupees for ‘Saranda Action Plan’ (SAP), adds newsonair.nic.in. The Action Plan which was prepared after recovering the area from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in 2011, targets 900 square kilometres of the Saranda forest range i
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URD Minister Ramesh released funds of INR 2.5 billion rupees for ‘Saranda Action Plan’ (SAP), adds newsonair.nic.in. The Action Plan which was prepared after recovering the area from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in 2011, targets 900 square kilometres of the Saranda forest range in West Singhbhum District of the State. Speaking to the media, Ramesh said that Maoists will be defeated with development, security and political participations of the people.
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January - 31 
Police recovered 150 double detonator boosters, which are used in exploding landmine blasts, near Koradag-Tolsandih village under Bundu Police Station in Ranchi District. The Police also recovered two country-made revolvers, one pistol, a gun and one 15 kilogrammes can bomb from there, the Police s
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Police recovered 150 double detonator boosters, which are used in exploding landmine blasts, near Koradag-Tolsandih village under Bundu Police Station in Ranchi District. The Police also recovered two country-made revolvers, one pistol, a gun and one 15 kilogrammes can bomb from there, the Police said
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January - 31 
Zee News reports that the Security Forces (SFs) on January 31 neutralised a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bunker and a training camp in Latehar District, the Police said. Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) Kranti Kumar said the bunker and the training camp were neutralised during s
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Zee News reports that the Security Forces (SFs) on January 31 neutralised a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bunker and a training camp in Latehar District, the Police said. Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) Kranti Kumar said the bunker and the training camp were neutralised during search operation by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Police near Lawarnuri village under Barwadih Police Station. The SFs recovered explosives and other materials from there, SP Kranti Kumar added
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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