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West Bengal (Maoist Insurgency): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2010
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January - 1 January - 2
A school teacher, also a CPI-Marxist supporter, was allegedly tricked by an acquaintance who took him inside a forest where a waiting group of armed Maoists shot at him but he managed to escape by feigning dead, Police said on January 2, The Hindu reports. The incident occurred in the Belpahari area
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A school teacher, also a CPI-Marxist supporter, was allegedly tricked by an acquaintance who took him inside a forest where a waiting group of armed Maoists shot at him but he managed to escape by feigning dead, Police said on January 2, The Hindu reports. The incident occurred in the Belpahari area in the night of January 1. Meanwhile, suspected Maoists set ablaze a Police vehicle, being towed by a breakdown van, at Jamtalgara forest area under Belpahari Police Station in the night of January 1.
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January - 1 
In addition, the CPI-Maoist cadres who had killed one Bhagbat Singh (52), a local leader of the ruling CPI-M, in a village in the West Midnapore District, about 15 kilometres from the Orissa border on January 1 also ransacked a liquor shop in the area and looted INR two lakh , a senior Police office
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In addition, the CPI-Maoist cadres who had killed one Bhagbat Singh (52), a local leader of the ruling CPI-M, in a village in the West Midnapore District, about 15 kilometres from the Orissa border on January 1 also ransacked a liquor shop in the area and looted INR two lakh , a senior Police officer said.
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January - 1 
Maoists denied responsibility for removing clips from railway track near Gidni station in West Bengal early December 30 which might have led to a major train disaster had the sabotage not been detected by alert railway men.
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Maoists denied responsibility for removing clips from railway track near Gidni station in West Bengal early December 30 which might have led to a major train disaster had the sabotage not been detected by alert railway men.
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January - 1 
PTI reports that two persons, suspected to be Maoists, were arrested on January 1 from a village in Birbhum District in connection with recent landmine blasts in neighbouring West Midnapore District, Police said. Rakhahari Ruidas and Kajol Pramanik, hailing from Maoists-affected Ghatsila in West Mid
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PTI reports that two persons, suspected to be Maoists, were arrested on January 1 from a village in Birbhum District in connection with recent landmine blasts in neighbouring West Midnapore District, Police said. Rakhahari Ruidas and Kajol Pramanik, hailing from Maoists-affected Ghatsila in West Midnapore, were arrested from Purba Borkola village, they said, adding the duo would be produced before a court at Dubrajpur near here for transit remand.
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January - 1 
Telegraph reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Bhagbat Singh (52), a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), in a village in the West Midnapore District, about 15 kilometres from the Orissa border on January 1. Police said Bhagba
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Telegraph reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Bhagbat Singh (52), a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), in a village in the West Midnapore District, about 15 kilometres from the Orissa border on January 1. Police said Bhagbat Singh was having his dinner when a gang stormed into his house and shot him point blank. Singh was the secretary of the CPI-M’s Kamalapukuria local committee. This is the first time that Maoists have struck in the Nayagram area, about 130 kilometres from Lalgarh.
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January - 1 
The Maoists have called for a bandh on January 3 in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh to protest alleged Police atrocities and violation of human rights and price rise. An alert has been sounded in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia fearing violence during the b
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The Maoists have called for a bandh on January 3 in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh to protest alleged Police atrocities and violation of human rights and price rise. An alert has been sounded in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia fearing violence during the bandh.
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January - 2 
Also, at around 11.30am (IST), a PCPA squad of nearly 20 to 25 rode into the centre of the Midnapore town at Tantigeria on 10 motorbikes, fired in the air and set ablaze two tractors and a truck of the Food Corporation of India which carried wheat, Indian Express reported. The Police reached the spo
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Also, at around 11.30am (IST), a PCPA squad of nearly 20 to 25 rode into the centre of the Midnapore town at Tantigeria on 10 motorbikes, fired in the air and set ablaze two tractors and a truck of the Food Corporation of India which carried wheat, Indian Express reported. The Police reached the spot after almost two hours later. The place is barely one-and-a-half kilometres from the District Police headquarters, said sources. They also disrupted railway services. The Maoist leader Bikas called up local media channels claiming responsibility for the incident. “They were our men,” he said.
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January - 2 
IANS reported that at least two suspected Maoists were killed and one was injured in a gun battle with Police in Lalgarh on January 2.
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IANS reported that at least two suspected Maoists were killed and one was injured in a gun battle with Police in Lalgarh on January 2.
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January - 2 
IANS reported that keeping the Maoist protest that began January 2 in view, a high alert was sounded in the State and several trains were either cancelled or diverted for the safety of passengers, official sources said. The Maoists called for the strike in Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Chhattisgarh an
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IANS reported that keeping the Maoist protest that began January 2 in view, a high alert was sounded in the State and several trains were either cancelled or diverted for the safety of passengers, official sources said. The Maoists called for the strike in Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
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January - 2 
In the same District, Maoists cadres and cadres of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze three trucks at Goaltore on January 2, reports Indian Express. According to the Police, a 200-strong mob blocked the road at Bulanpur village under Goaltore Police Station in the mor
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In the same District, Maoists cadres and cadres of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze three trucks at Goaltore on January 2, reports Indian Express. According to the Police, a 200-strong mob blocked the road at Bulanpur village under Goaltore Police Station in the morning. They stopped three trucks and set them ablaze after forcing out the drivers. West Midnapore Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Verma said a large contingent of Police has been deployed. Verma also said two women were seriously injured at Kehsi village in the same area in crossfire between the joint forces and Maoists.
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January - 2 
On January 2, the Maoists shot dead two CPI-Marxist members at Belapahari after trying them in a 'kangaroo' court on charges of providing information to the Police. Kunaram Singha, 45 and Ananda Singha, 42, both residents of Balichua village, were called out of their homes by some armed persons and
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On January 2, the Maoists shot dead two CPI-Marxist members at Belapahari after trying them in a 'kangaroo' court on charges of providing information to the Police. Kunaram Singha, 45 and Ananda Singha, 42, both residents of Balichua village, were called out of their homes by some armed persons and taken to the forest before being shot dead. Also, in continuing arson in the District, the PCPA cadres on January 3 set ablaze to three trucks at Amlasole and Bulanpur in protest against alleged attack on 'innocent tribals' by the Police.
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January - 2 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) cadres were killed on January 2 at Joynagar near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District after Security Forces opened fire on a PCPA rally, reports Times of India. Bijoy Mahato (38), Bhola Mahato
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) cadres were killed on January 2 at Joynagar near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District after Security Forces opened fire on a PCPA rally, reports Times of India. Bijoy Mahato (38), Bhola Mahato (43) and another PCPA cadre died on the spot. The Security Forces (SFs) recovered the dead bodies from the stretch between Joynagar and Chhenraboni village in Lalgarh. Trouble broke out in the afternoon when Police got information that armed Maoist cadres were forcing villagers of Radhanagar, Sevayatan and Baita to join the rally. Telegraph adds that when a 200-strong SF approached Joynagar village, nearly 1,000 people blocked their path. “The Maoists used the villagers as shields and hid themselves behind,” said Superintendent of police Manoj Verma. While being surrounded, officers saw through binoculars extremists with AK-47s in the village. When the Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, the Maoists started firing. After the firing stopped at 5pm, Bijoy Mahato (24) and Bhola Mahato (43), were found dead. Rakhal Rana (45) died later. The Police said they were “wanted” Maoists. Meanwhile, Indian Express quoting Police sources put the death toll at five. “We have recovered three bodies, but we believe at least five Maoists have been killed,” said Manoj Verma.
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January - 2 
Train services in the Kharagpur-Tatanagar route of South-Eastern railway were disrupted on January 2 after a landmine hoax created panic in West Midnapore District, reports PTI. A pilot train and a team of joint SFs rushed to a spot near Jhargram railway station after a driver of the Howrah-bound Sa
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Train services in the Kharagpur-Tatanagar route of South-Eastern railway were disrupted on January 2 after a landmine hoax created panic in West Midnapore District, reports PTI. A pilot train and a team of joint SFs rushed to a spot near Jhargram railway station after a driver of the Howrah-bound Sambalpur Express noticed some banners and a tiffin-box with wires spread out lying on the railway tracks, Police said. An inspection by the bomb-disposal squad revealed the absence of any explosives. Police said that this was a ploy by the Maoists to create panic, as a result of which several local trains in the route were cancelled while long-distance trains got delayed.
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January - 3 January - 4
A supporter of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) was killed by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on January 3, The Hindu reported. The victim, Bapi Bakhli, was an active CPI-Marxist supporter till six months
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A supporter of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) was killed by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on January 3, The Hindu reported. The victim, Bapi Bakhli, was an active CPI-Marxist supporter till six months ago when he dissociated himself from the party in the face of Maoist threat. He was abducted from his shop at the Pirakata market in the evening of January 3. His bullet-riddled dead body was found a few metres away in the morning of January 4. According to District Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma, Maoist leaflets accusing Bakhli of being a Police informer were found at the spot. “Prima facie the murder was the handiwork of Maoists; yet we are probing all angles,” Verma said over telephone. In addition, several Maoist leaflets demanding punishment in ‘people’s court’ for those allegedly responsible for the massacre at Chhoto Angaria in West Midnapore District on January 4, 2001 were found on January 4 on the Midnapore-Lalgarh road.
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January - 3 
Nearly 100 people have been killed by Maoists in Lalgarh-Jhargram area in the last three months of 2009, raising serious concerns in the Home Ministry, reports Indian Express. The Ministry officials said the West Bengal Government seems to have failed to tackle the extremists despite having sufficie
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Nearly 100 people have been killed by Maoists in Lalgarh-Jhargram area in the last three months of 2009, raising serious concerns in the Home Ministry, reports Indian Express. The Ministry officials said the West Bengal Government seems to have failed to tackle the extremists despite having sufficient paramilitary forces. Officials said incidents of murder of political workers, ironically most of them belonging to ruling CPI-Marxist, and innocent villagers by terming them as “police informers” and Policemen, have become common in the 150-km area in West Midnapore district. “The situation in Lalgarh-Jhargram area is very disturbing. The Maoists have been killing people at will and it seems there is no one to check them,” a senior official said. Burning houses, setting fire on vehicles, rampant extortion, destroying office buildings, bridges and other infrastructure have been going on freely. Despite having around 2,500 Central paramilitary personnel and adequate number of local police force, the state government has failed to tackle the Naxals. “I am disappointed over the Lalgarh situation...The situation is pretty depressing...despite adequate number (of) Central paramilitary forces (being) sent to them in June 2009, the West Bengal government has not been able to contain the problem,” the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said. The Maoists have recently published a document claiming that they killed 270 security men and lost 232 men between July 2008 and September 2009.
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January - 3 
PTI reports that two brothers were among three persons killed by suspected Maoists in the West Midnapore District, Police said on January 3. Around 40 persons, suspected to be Maoists, stormed into the house of one Anath Singh (40) and Siteshwar Singh, 35, at Shyamnagar village in Belpahari and chop
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PTI reports that two brothers were among three persons killed by suspected Maoists in the West Midnapore District, Police said on January 3. Around 40 persons, suspected to be Maoists, stormed into the house of one Anath Singh (40) and Siteshwar Singh, 35, at Shyamnagar village in Belpahari and chopped off their heads in the night of January 2, they said. The Police recovered the dead bodies in the morning of January 3. In another incident, a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activist Jhantu Patra, a resident of Bamal village in Lalgarh, was shot dead allegedly by Maoists in the night of December 2, the Police said. With these cases, the total number of killings in the District has now gone up to 65 since December.
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January - 4 
Illegal firearms were recovered from a BSNL telephone exchange in Tiljala on the eastern fringe of Kolkata late in the night of January 4. Acting on a tip-off, a special team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) raided the exchange and seized seven rifles. The exchange was later sealed on
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Illegal firearms were recovered from a BSNL telephone exchange in Tiljala on the eastern fringe of Kolkata late in the night of January 4. Acting on a tip-off, a special team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) raided the exchange and seized seven rifles. The exchange was later sealed on January 5. "Four security guards, belonging to a private security agency, have been arrested," said Annuj Sharma, Special Inspector General of CID. According to a senior CID officer, the guards — Golam Ambia Sheikh, Sheikh Jahangir, Bapi Sheikh and Abdul Hossain Sheikh — are residents of Burdwan District. The security agency — Inter-State Security Agency — had started operating a few months ago at Garfa in south Kolkata. According to CID sources, Golam Ambia Sheikh is the kingpin of the racket. The accused used to sell illegal arms at the rate of INR 35,000 to 40,000. "The accused used to have fake licences prepared in Nagaland, Bhagalpur [Bihar] and Patna. After forging licences, they purchased firearms from the city and stored them in the BSNL exchange offices," an officer said. "The accused were produced in the Alipore court today. As per initial investigation, it seems the four are from the same family. They may have links with Maoists," an officer said. The incident has prompted the CID to crack down on private security agencies in Kolkata. "We have information that several of them deal in illegal arms," said a senior officer.
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January - 4 
The dead body of a CPI-Marxist supporter Shankar was recovered from Burishol on January 4, Indian Express reports.
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The dead body of a CPI-Marxist supporter Shankar was recovered from Burishol on January 4, Indian Express reports.
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January - 4 
The West Bengal Police is set to strike at the Maoists once again. Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh has gone to Lalgarh to assess the situation. “Something is being planned but we cannot divulge any information,” the DGP told Indian Express.
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The West Bengal Police is set to strike at the Maoists once again. Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh has gone to Lalgarh to assess the situation. “Something is being planned but we cannot divulge any information,” the DGP told Indian Express.
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January - 6 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) member in the Bankura District, reported IANS. The body was found in the morning of January 7 by local residents. According to Police, Haren Baske, 40, was abducted by a group of peo
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) member in the Bankura District, reported IANS. The body was found in the morning of January 7 by local residents. According to Police, Haren Baske, 40, was abducted by a group of people late in the night of January 6 and taken to the nearby Surirtari near Ranibandh under Barikul Police Station, where he was shot dead. Local residents said a group of 50 Maoists had barged into Baske’s house and taken him away with them, as he was a CPI-Marxist activist.
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January - 6 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres raided the forest beat office at Gapiballavpur block (administrative division) in the West Midnapore District in the night of January 6 and looted cash from the employees, reports Indian Express. According to Police, a group of 20-25 arme
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres raided the forest beat office at Gapiballavpur block (administrative division) in the West Midnapore District in the night of January 6 and looted cash from the employees, reports Indian Express. According to Police, a group of 20-25 armed Maoists entered Kamlashole forest beat office, which is 10 kilometres from the Orissa border. They ransacked the beat office and allegedly looted INR 36,000 from four employees. They also looted traditional weapons used by the tribals which were seized by the forest guards, Police said. The Maoists also allegedly assaulted the forest guard.
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January - 6 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested States, including Jharkhand and Maharashtra, have set up a Special Task Force (STF) in their bid to jointly tackle the Maoist problem, Director General of Police of West Bengal Bhupinder Singh told PTI. West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattis
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested States, including Jharkhand and Maharashtra, have set up a Special Task Force (STF) in their bid to jointly tackle the Maoist problem, Director General of Police of West Bengal Bhupinder Singh told PTI. West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and some other Maoist-hit States have selected 30 officers for the STF to deal with the Maoist problem, he said. The 30 selected officers had undergone a month-long training programme at Ghatsila in Jharkhand. Some foreign army officials, who have experience in tackling guerrilla warfare, also imparted them training, the Police officer said. Of the 30 officers selected for the task force, four are from West Bengal, the officer said, adding, "The force would be named soon and it will be pressed into action as and when the training programme is completed."
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January - 7 
A joint operation against Maoists was launched in West Bengal on January 7 with Police forces of West Bengal and Orissa launching a major ground offensive against the Maoists at Gapiballavpur in West Midnapore District, reported Indian Express. Four companies of armed Police of Bengal and Orissa lau
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A joint operation against Maoists was launched in West Bengal on January 7 with Police forces of West Bengal and Orissa launching a major ground offensive against the Maoists at Gapiballavpur in West Midnapore District, reported Indian Express. Four companies of armed Police of Bengal and Orissa launched the operation at 1pm (IST) at Gapiballavpur, which borders Mayurbhanj District of Orissa. This is the first joint operation of West Bengal Police with forces of another State to curb the Maoists. "A lot of exchange of fire took place between us and the Maoists who triggered landmine blasts too. However, there have been no casualties or injuries on either side nor has there been any arrest. We will continue with our operation and such joint operations will continue," Manoj Verma, Superintendent of Police (West Midnapore) told The Indian Express. Earlier, Mayurbhanj Deputy Inspector General and his counterpart in West Bengal met in Midnapore on January 6 to discuss the operation. The Bengal Government had proposed a similar joint operation with Jharkhand too and is waiting for a response. The Bengal Government has also written to the central Government to send 5-6 companies of Central Para Military Forces to replenish the existing forces. The central Government had taken away some forces from for the elections in Jharkhand.
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January - 7 
Times of India reports that the State will have a new centre for raising a Combined Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) force of 1,000 personnel, which will come up in Salboni. The Central reserve Police Force will soon take possession of the 140-acre land from the West Bengal Government for setti
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Times of India reports that the State will have a new centre for raising a Combined Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) force of 1,000 personnel, which will come up in Salboni. The Central reserve Police Force will soon take possession of the 140-acre land from the West Bengal Government for setting up the Centre. At present, four CoBRA teams each comprising 45 personnel are deployed in Lalgarh.
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January - 7 January - 8
Two persons were killed in Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on January 7 by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Hindu. With this, the total number of killings attributed to Maoists in the region in 2010 reached 12. A large group of armed assailants held a people
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Two persons were killed in Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on January 7 by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Hindu. With this, the total number of killings attributed to Maoists in the region in 2010 reached 12. A large group of armed assailants held a people’s court at the Muraboni village near Jhargram town late on January 7. According to Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma, the victims, Nirmal Nayek and Mohfuz Ali Khondkar, were called out of their homes by a group to attend the meeting. Their bullet-riddled dead bodies were found at a spot near their homes early on January 8, Verma said. He said several Maoist posters claiming that the victims were miscreants backed by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) and Police informers were found at the spot. While Maoists accused the victims to be backed by CPI-Marxist the family members reportedly claimed them to be supporters of Trinamool Congress party.
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January - 8 
Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) and 151 inmates at the Midnapore Central Correctional Home began a fast-unto-death on January 8, demanding withdrawal of all cases on charges of their links with the Maoists and those under the Unlawful Activitie
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Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) and 151 inmates at the Midnapore Central Correctional Home began a fast-unto-death on January 8, demanding withdrawal of all cases on charges of their links with the Maoists and those under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Mahato was produced at the Jhargram court along with seven others including Sukhshanti Baskey, treasurer of the PCPA, and Raja Sarkhel and Prasun Mukherjee, two social activists who were charged with helping the Maoists in fundraising. They were charged under sections of the UAPA, Indian Penal Code, Explosive Substances Act and the Arms Act.
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January - 8 
West Bengal Government said the Police and intelligence agencies have got information about Maoist leader Kishan hiding in the State and he is likely to be arrested soon, reports PTI. "Kishenji has been operating in 'jungle mahal' (West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts). The police and intel
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West Bengal Government said the Police and intelligence agencies have got information about Maoist leader Kishan hiding in the State and he is likely to be arrested soon, reports PTI. "Kishenji has been operating in 'jungle mahal' (West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts). The police and intelligence agencies have got information about him and he will be arrested soon," Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen told reporters. He said the Police and joint forces operating in 'jungle mahal' have arrested 40 Maoist leaders and cadre so far.
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January - 9 
The Security Forces on January 9 recovered 120 landmines besides firearms and other weapons in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District. Besides 120 directional landmines, 28 firearms, 61 sharp weapons, detonators, wires, and large quantity of bomb-making material were seized during the raid at a
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The Security Forces on January 9 recovered 120 landmines besides firearms and other weapons in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District. Besides 120 directional landmines, 28 firearms, 61 sharp weapons, detonators, wires, and large quantity of bomb-making material were seized during the raid at a house in Jamda locality, Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said. Though Police had a tip off about five persons, having Maoist links, holed up in the house, they could not be arrested. Maoist literature and handwritten posters were also found in the rooms of the house.
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January - 9 
The State Government has sent one of the three companies of its Armed Police — who received commando training from the Punjab Police at Patiala — to Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore Districts. The force joined the Midnapore Police Lines on January 9, said Vivek Sahai, Inspector General (State Arm
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The State Government has sent one of the three companies of its Armed Police — who received commando training from the Punjab Police at Patiala — to Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore Districts. The force joined the Midnapore Police Lines on January 9, said Vivek Sahai, Inspector General (State Armed Police). The State Police have decided to press into service a specialised force of 300 commandoes. Of them, 100 commandos will be sent to West Midnapore. The highly trained outfit has been likened to the “Greyhound” of Andhra Pradesh Police.
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January - 10 
West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said that CPI-Maoist politburo member leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan, who is operating in Junglemahal; comprising Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia would be captured soon. "Kishanji is operating in jungle mahal. The police and intelligence ag
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West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said that CPI-Maoist politburo member leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan, who is operating in Junglemahal; comprising Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia would be captured soon. "Kishanji is operating in jungle mahal. The police and intelligence agencies have information about his tactics," Sen said, adding, Police were collecting more information on the Maoist leader. The Police and joint forces in were successful in arresting 40 Maoist leaders and guerrillas from Junglemahal area. Sen, meanwhile, said "the state will require at least 8 to 10 more companies of central forces, in addition to 11 companies, to deal with Maoists.
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January - 11 
Director General of Police (DGP) Bhupinder Singh said, “We need more companies of paramilitary forces to control the situation in these [Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore] Districts. We will ask for 10 companies of CPMFs during tomorrow’s [January 12] meeting. The situation in the State will also
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Director General of Police (DGP) Bhupinder Singh said, “We need more companies of paramilitary forces to control the situation in these [Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore] Districts. We will ask for 10 companies of CPMFs during tomorrow’s [January 12] meeting. The situation in the State will also be discussed.” Earlier, six companies of the Border Security Force (BSF) had been withdrawn from the State to be deployed in Jharkhand for the assembly elections. There, however, was no replacement for the 420 personnel who had been stationed in the Lalgarh-Jhargram areas of West Midnapore District. The DGP, added, “We have proposed to have a SIB-like intelligence wing in the state dedicated to collect information on Naxals. In the proposal, we wanted a sanction from the Centre to form a full-fledged force like Greyhounds here as well. We will raise the issue in tomorrow’s meeting.”
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January - 11 
PTI reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) leader in the Simlapal area of Bankura District, Police said on January 11 (today). The Maoists shot dead Biswanath Dutta (60) in a nearby forest in the night of Jan
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PTI reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) leader in the Simlapal area of Bankura District, Police said on January 11 (today). The Maoists shot dead Biswanath Dutta (60) in a nearby forest in the night of January 10 after calling him out of his home at Jambani village, Police added. Dutta was a member of a CPI-Marxist local committee. Police recovered the dead body from the forest in the morning of January 11.
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January - 11 
The West Bengal Government will ask for additional Central Para Military Forces (CPMFs) for combating the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace in the State, Chief Secretary A.M. Chakraborti said on January 11, reported The Hindu. He said, “We will talk about additional forces as well
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The West Bengal Government will ask for additional Central Para Military Forces (CPMFs) for combating the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace in the State, Chief Secretary A.M. Chakraborti said on January 11, reported The Hindu. He said, “We will talk about additional forces as well as a few other things—I will say a few more things.” On the need for a joint operation with the three other States affected by Maoist activity, he said, “West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have a common corridor through which joint action could be conducted. No State can eradicate the menace in isolation.”
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January - 13 
Determined to spoil the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s rally at Jhargram in West Midnapore District on January 15, the leadership of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) is not ruling out the possibility of violence d
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Determined to spoil the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s rally at Jhargram in West Midnapore District on January 15, the leadership of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) is not ruling out the possibility of violence during the meeting, reported The Hindu. The PCPA has already issued a diktat to the local tribal population against participating in the rally. This is being seen as a reply by the Maoists and the PCPA to Banerjee’s demand to deploy the Army in the region to tackle the Maoist menace. Speaking to The Hindu on January 13 over telephone from the Lalgarh region, spokesperson of the PCPA Asit Mahato said, “How does Ms. Banerjee expect the people of the region to listen to her at the rally, when she is asking for deployment of the army against the same? It is a publicity stunt on her part to brighten her party’s prospects in the forthcoming State Assembly elections. But the people of Jangalmahal are not going to be pawns in her political game.” Asked if the PCPA would use force to thwart the rally, he said: “Though we do not have any such plans, but we cannot give any assurances if agitated people do something on the spur of the moment. Ms. Banerjee and the State government are speaking in the same tone these days.”
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January - 14 
The CID also said it has unearthed a major arms racket involved in acquiring illegal firearms through private security agencies using forged licences and then selling them off to several militant groups in North Bengal and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Left Wing Extremism-affec
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The CID also said it has unearthed a major arms racket involved in acquiring illegal firearms through private security agencies using forged licences and then selling them off to several militant groups in North Bengal and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Left Wing Extremism-affected Districts of the State. It also found that miscreants used Government establishments as safe haven for stacking their illegal arms. The CID came to know this after its officials seized illegal firearms from a BSNL telephone exchange in Tiljala on January 5 followed by a similar recovery of arms cache from the water treatment plant of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) at Palta on January 9. “This business has been going on for a long time and the Government offices have become the store houses for these illegal arms. We have reports that the arms have been passed on to several militant groups, including Maoists, operating in Bengal,” said an unnamed senior CID officer. “We are investigating it. But at present, we are concentrating on seizure of illegal arms,” the officer added. At present, the CID is conducting several raids in different parts of the state, and till date 53 illegal guns and forged licences have been unearthed from various Government establishments. Five people have been arrested.
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January - 14 
The CID has also recovered more than 50 licences, which were forged from different parts of the country, including Jammu and Kashmir, Bhagalpur and Munger in Bihar, and Kohima in Nagaland. According to Soumen Mitro, Inspector General (II), CID, the racket is involved in procuring arms from several d
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The CID has also recovered more than 50 licences, which were forged from different parts of the country, including Jammu and Kashmir, Bhagalpur and Munger in Bihar, and Kohima in Nagaland. According to Soumen Mitro, Inspector General (II), CID, the racket is involved in procuring arms from several dealers in Kolkata and getting their licences forged from various places. “We are trying to find where the arms are going,” Mitro added.
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January - 14 
The West Bengal State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on January 14 in a raid in Asansol seized 36 guns with fake licences from a Government office of coalmines, reported Indian Express. “A big racket is operating in the State. Apart from arms, we have seized several fake licenses of ex-army
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The West Bengal State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on January 14 in a raid in Asansol seized 36 guns with fake licences from a Government office of coalmines, reported Indian Express. “A big racket is operating in the State. Apart from arms, we have seized several fake licenses of ex-army men and ex-BSF [Border Security Force] personnel,” said Raj Kanojia Additional Director General, CID. At several Government premises, the gunmen of security agencies were found carrying illegal arms, he said, adding, “The private security agency officials are moving freely with illegal arms. This is an alarming condition.”
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January - 18 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoaist) spokesperson and member of the party's central committee Azad warned that Maoists will surely go on the counter-offensive with the Centre cracking down on Maoists in West Bengal and other affected States. In an interview to Times of India he said, “O
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoaist) spokesperson and member of the party's central committee Azad warned that Maoists will surely go on the counter-offensive with the Centre cracking down on Maoists in West Bengal and other affected States. In an interview to Times of India he said, “Our war will expand to wider areas, mobilise wider masses, and will also gather new momentum and get new dynamism.”
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January - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities has called for a 12-hour bandh (general shut down) in three Maoist-affected Districts of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore on January 19 (today) to protest against the alleged killing of two of the
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities has called for a 12-hour bandh (general shut down) in three Maoist-affected Districts of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore on January 19 (today) to protest against the alleged killing of two of their supporters by joint-security forces. The PCPA vice-president Santosh Patra told PTI over phone that a PCPA supporter Kajal Soren was allegedly shot dead by joint-forces on January 15 and his wife Sabitri Soren was then raped and killed when she went to lodge a protest against the killing. "In protest against this illegal killing and brutal rape and murder, we call for a 12-hour bandh in three districts namely Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore on Tuesday [January 19]," Patra said. Patra alleged Kajal and Sabitri, residents of Goaltore in Jhargram sub-division of West Midnapore District, were leading a demonstration for the withdrawal of joint-forces from Lalgarh when security men opened fire killing Kajal and injuring five others.
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January - 20 
A laptop and a large cache of arms were recovered in a raid on a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp in a forest area near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District on January 20. The find included guns, landmines and camouflage clothing. The two-day operation, which involved several inci
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A laptop and a large cache of arms were recovered in a raid on a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp in a forest area near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District on January 20. The find included guns, landmines and camouflage clothing. The two-day operation, which involved several incidents of exchange of fire between the Maoists and Security Forces (SFs), was conducted on the basis of information received from some close associates of Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan, Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma told The Hindu over telephone. A hearing aid was also among the items recovered, he said. Meanwhile, the SFs are trying to ascertain whether the laptop belonged to Kishan.
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January - 24 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishan wrote to Union Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee on January 24 that it wouldn’t be possible for the Maoists to give up arms and sit for talks. “The CPI (Maoist) will never agree to abandon arms before talks, be it with
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishan wrote to Union Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee on January 24 that it wouldn’t be possible for the Maoists to give up arms and sit for talks. “The CPI (Maoist) will never agree to abandon arms before talks, be it with the Centre, the state government or any political party. Maoists don’t believe in parliamentary politics,” Kishan said in the letter, released to the media. The communication follows the Railway Minister’s appeal to the Maoists at a January 15 rally in West Midnapore’s Jhargram to “shun violence and give up arms”. “I appeal to you with folded hands to shun violence and give up arms. I can even touch your feet. But for god’s sake, start negotiations,” she had said.
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January - 25 
A supporter of the Communist Party of India–Marxist was shot dead by suspected Maoists in the Salboni region of West Midnapore District late on January 25. Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma said Bapi Rana was abducted from his home at Deulkunda in Salboni. His bullet-riddled dead body was f
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A supporter of the Communist Party of India–Marxist was shot dead by suspected Maoists in the Salboni region of West Midnapore District late on January 25. Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma said Bapi Rana was abducted from his home at Deulkunda in Salboni. His bullet-riddled dead body was found in an adjoining forest.
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January - 25 
Ajoy Pande, one of the two Indian Reserve Battalion constables, who were suspected to have been abducted by the Maoists during the attack on the Police camp at Shatnala-Majgeria on January 25, returned to Barikul Police Station near the camp on January 27, reported The Telegraph. He found his way ba
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Ajoy Pande, one of the two Indian Reserve Battalion constables, who were suspected to have been abducted by the Maoists during the attack on the Police camp at Shatnala-Majgeria on January 25, returned to Barikul Police Station near the camp on January 27, reported The Telegraph. He found his way back to the camp 32 hours later, after shedding his uniform to hide his identity.
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January - 25 January - 26
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres raided a Police camp at Satnala in the Barikul region of Bankura District on January 25, abducting two Policemen and snatching firearms from the camp, reported The Hindu. The body of one of the abducted Policemen was later found near the
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres raided a Police camp at Satnala in the Barikul region of Bankura District on January 25, abducting two Policemen and snatching firearms from the camp, reported The Hindu. The body of one of the abducted Policemen was later found near the camp on January 26. Superintendent of Police Vishal Garg said a large group of militants, armed with sophisticated weapons, raided the camp, taking the personnel by surprise. They opened fire indiscriminately, injuring four personnel. Then they snatched an AK-47 rifle and a self-loading rifle from the Policemen. “When the policemen retaliated, the group fled from the spot, but took away two constables with them,” he added. The bullet-riddled dead body of Constable Sanjay Ghosh was found in a forest near the camp, while the other Policeman, Ajay Pande, remained untraced. Garg said a massive search was under way.
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January - 26 January - 27
ANI reported that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a Trinamool Congress worker near Jhargram in West Midnapore District on January 27. The dead body of 26-year-old Rishi Dolai was recovered from the Barokuria ghat (river bed) on the Kangsabati River. On the eve
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ANI reported that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a Trinamool Congress worker near Jhargram in West Midnapore District on January 27. The dead body of 26-year-old Rishi Dolai was recovered from the Barokuria ghat (river bed) on the Kangsabati River. On the evening of January 26, over 20 Maoists surrounded Dolai's house at Manikpara village and took him at gunpoint to the riverside and shot him dead. Dolai was said to be an aide of S. K. Mintu Ali, a local Trinamool Congress leader. Ali was earlier killed by Maoists on January 7.
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January - 27 
A suspected CPI-Maoist cadre was killed by the Police in an encounter in the hilly terrain of Belpahari in West Midnapore District, reported The Telegraph. The Police claimed that he was from the same group that had killed a Policeman in the Barikul area of Bankura District on January 25. Following
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A suspected CPI-Maoist cadre was killed by the Police in an encounter in the hilly terrain of Belpahari in West Midnapore District, reported The Telegraph. The Police claimed that he was from the same group that had killed a Policeman in the Barikul area of Bankura District on January 25. Following a tip-off that the group had crossed over from Bankura, the Police rushed to the place. As 100 Policemen approached Talpakuria village at around 9am, the Maoists opened fire at them from the forest. “Over 250 rounds were fired in all and the Maoists retreated towards Laljal near the Jharkhand border,” said District Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Verma. Later, the dead body of a suspected Maoist was found along with four improvised explosive devices, a .303 rifle and 10 cartridges. Indian Express quoted the SP as saying,” Acting on intelligence input, we began operation at Talpukuria village in Belpahari at 8.30 am. A Maoist ‘commander’ was shot dead. We have his body. We also arrested 11 villagers, of which six are members of the Maoists squad. The rest are from the PCPA [People's Committee against Police Atrocities] who helped the Maoists.”
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January - 27 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) leader Ranjit Hembram in Bankura on January 27, reported Times of India. Police suspect Hembram, a Sarenga zonal committee member, was abducted by Maoists in the evening of January 27and
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) leader Ranjit Hembram in Bankura on January 27, reported Times of India. Police suspect Hembram, a Sarenga zonal committee member, was abducted by Maoists in the evening of January 27and shot dead soon after. The Police recovered the bullet-riddled dead body of Hembram from Sarenga forest in Bankura on January 27. Two suspected Maoists have also been arrested.
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January - 27 
The Maoists set ablaze Chandabila gram panchayat (village level local self Government institution) office and one Police outpost in the night of January 27.
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The Maoists set ablaze Chandabila gram panchayat (village level local self Government institution) office and one Police outpost in the night of January 27.
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January - 28 
According to The Hindu, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has convened a two day meeting of Chief Ministers and key officials of four eastern States of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa and Bihar, hit by Left Wing Extremist activities. The meeting is scheduled to be held on February 9 at the Writer’s
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According to The Hindu, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has convened a two day meeting of Chief Ministers and key officials of four eastern States of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa and Bihar, hit by Left Wing Extremist activities. The meeting is scheduled to be held on February 9 at the Writer’s Buildings (the State Secretariat), West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said.
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January - 29 
State Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said only Lalgarh is of concern at the moment, reported Times of India on January 30. Asked if the Government was worried about the political clashes, he said: "Some problems are there, but over the past few weeks, there haven't been many such incidents. Other than
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State Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said only Lalgarh is of concern at the moment, reported Times of India on January 30. Asked if the Government was worried about the political clashes, he said: "Some problems are there, but over the past few weeks, there haven't been many such incidents. Other than Lalgarh, nothing is of concern," Sen said.
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January - 29 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) cadre at Salboni in the West Midnapore District in the night of January 29 while injuring two others, The Hindu reports. According to the Superintendent of Police, three armed Maoist
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) cadre at Salboni in the West Midnapore District in the night of January 29 while injuring two others, The Hindu reports. According to the Superintendent of Police, three armed Maoists arrived at a primary school in Dhanshol village and asked for Shibu Mahato who is a CPI-Marxist supporter. “When the villagers refused to hand over Mr. Mahato, the assailants started firing indiscriminately,” he added.
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January - 29 
The State Government cleared INR 27 crore for the combat force on January 28, but more is required, officials said. The State is sending recruits for this new unit to Orissa and Punjab for commando training. Three companies have already been sent to the Punjab Police commando school at Bahadurpur fo
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The State Government cleared INR 27 crore for the combat force on January 28, but more is required, officials said. The State is sending recruits for this new unit to Orissa and Punjab for commando training. Three companies have already been sent to the Punjab Police commando school at Bahadurpur for a three-month course. "Some more will be sent to the Special Operation Group's training centre at Bhubaneswar," an official said.
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January - 31 
10 Police personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, were injured during an exchange of fire between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Purulia District on January 31, reported The Hindu. According to the Police, SFs were conducting combing
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10 Police personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, were injured during an exchange of fire between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Purulia District on January 31, reported The Hindu. According to the Police, SFs were conducting combing operations in forests near Kumbra village in Bandwan Police Station area when they encountered People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) supporters and Maoists who were conducting a meeting. The Maoists allegedly opened fire at the SFs behind the cover of women supporters. The SFs returned fire and tried to disperse the crowd firing tear-gas shells. There were reports that some Maoists and villagers were also injured in the incident. PTI added that three Maoists were injured. According to Times of India, 24 villagers were arrested for the violence, said the Superintendent of Police Rajesh Yadav.
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January - 31 
According to The Outlook, the decomposed dead body of Maruti Wagare, a trooper of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) missing since January 23 was found from a sack on January 31 near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District, Police said. His automatic rifle was found near the dead body dumped in
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According to The Outlook, the decomposed dead body of Maruti Wagare, a trooper of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) missing since January 23 was found from a sack on January 31 near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District, Police said. His automatic rifle was found near the dead body dumped in a bush at Salbani.
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*Data till , March 27, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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