West Bengal (Maoist Insurgency): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2008

On January 1, the headless body of Sisir Chatterjee, a zonal committee member of ruling CPI-Marxist, was recovered from the Mangalkot area of Burdwan district, according to IANS. Police claimed that the Maoists are involved in the killing. Read less...

Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a local level leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Besra village in the Purulia district on January 1-night, according to Times of India. Read less...

In another incident, a group of 20 Maoists raided the house of Abinash Kumar, a ration dealer at Jugidihi village in the Purulia district, and took away a double-barrel gun, a motorbike and a cell phone, reports Telegraph. The Maoists then raided two more houses before setting ablaze the house of a local committee member of the ruling CPI-Marxist in an adjoining village. Read less...

Telegraph reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead Ramprasad Mondal, a local committee member of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and a primary teacher, in Madhabpur village under Chapra police station of Nadia district, on January 2. "The murder is the handiwork of Maoists. Police movement is difficult in the area because of poor road links. The Maoists are taking advantage of that to strengthen their base in Chapra," Nadia district Superintendent of Police, H.K. Kusumakar, said. Around 50 printed leaflets found at the incident site warned villagers against testifying in cases pending against the Maoists. Some posters also warned the villagers against co-operating with the police. Read less...