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March - 10 
A joint team of state police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) defused three powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Dumri thana area of Giridih District on March 10, reports The Telegraph. The IEDs, each weighing over 20 kilograms, were suspected to be planted by the Communist Party o
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A joint team of state police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) defused three powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Dumri thana area of Giridih District on March 10, reports The Telegraph. The IEDs, each weighing over 20 kilograms, were suspected to be planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), under the Pirtand - Madhuban road to ambush a Police patrolling team, which is being frequented by Security Forces (SFs) regularly to carry out search operations. Superintendent of Police (SP), Surendra Kumar Jha led a special team and defused the explosives.
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March - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), codex wire, 243 pieces of gelatin sticks, two bundles of electrical wire, Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] literature and fifty bullets of Self Loading Rifle (SLR) from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dump duri
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), codex wire, 243 pieces of gelatin sticks, two bundles of electrical wire, Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] literature and fifty bullets of Self Loading Rifle (SLR) from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dump during a joint operation at Lugu Hill area in Bokaro District, reports News18 on March 12.
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March - 13 
In a separate incident, four CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Deepak, Jogindra, Chotu and Urmila, were arrested in Palamu District on March 13, in a joint operation by Jharkhand Police and the CRPF, reports The New Indian Express.
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In a separate incident, four CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Deepak, Jogindra, Chotu and Urmila, were arrested in Palamu District on March 13, in a joint operation by Jharkhand Police and the CRPF, reports The New Indian Express.
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March - 13 
Meanwhile, SFs busted a CPI-Maoist bomb making factory in the foothills of Parashnath Hills at Dholkata village in Giridih District on March 13, reports India Today. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered two containers of explosives weighing 20 kilograms each and other substances, said C
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Meanwhile, SFs busted a CPI-Maoist bomb making factory in the foothills of Parashnath Hills at Dholkata village in Giridih District on March 13, reports India Today. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered two containers of explosives weighing 20 kilograms each and other substances, said CRPF Inspector General (IG), Sanjay Anand Latekar.
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March - 14 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead two persons, identified as Geeta Munda and Etwa Munda, in Mairamjanga village in Seraikela-Kharsawan District on March 14, reportsBusiness Standard. According to the Police, Maoists dragged Geeta, a former Panchayat Samitipanchayat samiti
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead two persons, identified as Geeta Munda and Etwa Munda, in Mairamjanga village in Seraikela-Kharsawan District on March 14, reportsBusiness Standard. According to the Police, Maoists dragged Geeta, a former Panchayat Samitipanchayat samiti (block-level local self government institution) member, and Etwa from their houses in Mairamjanga village of the District to a jungle where they were shot. The Maoists left a pamphlet terming the two as ‘Police informers’ and also set ablaze their two-wheeler.
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March - 15 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including one carrying a INR 500,000 reward on his head, were arrested from Kharagpur village in Palamau District on March 15, reports Business Standard. Acting on a tip-off, the State Police arrested the Maoists from Kharagpur village in a j
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including one carrying a INR 500,000 reward on his head, were arrested from Kharagpur village in Palamau District on March 15, reports Business Standard. Acting on a tip-off, the State Police arrested the Maoists from Kharagpur village in a joint operation with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The reward carrying Maoist Deepak Ganjhu was arrested along with Yogendra Bhuiya and two minors, including a girl, whose identity is yet to be ascertained. Police seized two INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifles, two regular rifles, 45 live cartridges, INR 50,140 in cash and Maoist literature.
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March - 15 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a 80 kilogram landmine, suspected to be planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres underneath Barajamda-Kiriburu road in Barajamda Police Station area of West Singhbhum District on March 15, reports Business Standard. The landmine was recovered dur
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a 80 kilogram landmine, suspected to be planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres underneath Barajamda-Kiriburu road in Barajamda Police Station area of West Singhbhum District on March 15, reports Business Standard. The landmine was recovered during anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation and defused by Bomb Disposal Squad, said Superintendent of Police (SP), Mayur Patel.
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March - 15 
Separately, a powerful landmine was recovered from below a paved road which passes through the CPI-Maoist-infested Saranda forest in West Singhbhum District on March 15, reports New Indian Express. As per reports, a foot patrol party of the Jharkhand Police and CRPF detected the landmine weighing ar
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Separately, a powerful landmine was recovered from below a paved road which passes through the CPI-Maoist-infested Saranda forest in West Singhbhum District on March 15, reports New Indian Express. As per reports, a foot patrol party of the Jharkhand Police and CRPF detected the landmine weighing around 80 kilograms in the middle of Badjamda-Kiriburu road near Sedal Gate under Kiriburu Police limits of the District. While walking down the road, the SF personnel saw hidden electric wires alongside the road and trailing the wires; the bomb disposal squad detected the landmine and safely defused it.
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March - 18 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable and immovable properties, valued at INR 6.8 million, of two top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, brothers Pradumn Sharma alias Kundanji and Pramod Sharma alias Prabhakarji, reports Business Standard on March 19. The agency at
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable and immovable properties, valued at INR 6.8 million, of two top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, brothers Pradumn Sharma alias Kundanji and Pramod Sharma alias Prabhakarji, reports Business Standard on March 19. The agency attached the properties of the Sharma brothers under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following more than 67 FIRs against them. Pradumn is in-Charge of Magadh zone of Special Area Committee of Bihar-Jharkhand while Pramod is the ‘Secretary’ of Banawar Sub-Area Zonal Committee of the CPI-Maoist. During investigation, the ED said it has identified proceeds of crime of more than Rs 2 crore which has been laundered in several bank accounts and invested in immovable assets held in the name of family members of Pradumn and Pramod. "Out of the total amount, properties valued at Rs 68 lakh have been attached," an ED official said. Giving details an ED official said, "We have attached immovable properties worth Rs 67,16,134 of Pramod and his family. Of these one plot worth Rs 117,169 is in the name of Pramod, a house worth Rs 3,547,800, six plots worth Rs 2,662,090 in the name of his wife Shanti Devi, one plot worth Rs 389,575 in the name of his sons Barun and Tarun." A motor cycle worth Rs 72,793 registered in the name of Barun has also been attached along with the available balance in the accounts of Pramod, his wife, and son, the official said, adding, some Chennai-based steel companies have facilitated INR 2.5 million to Pramod for the admission of his daughter Puja Kumari into a prominent medical college. "Puja used to fly by flight frequently. Even for recording her statement at ED office, she travelled by flight," the officials said. Further, ED has gathered information that INR 4 million have been deposited in cash in several bank accounts, INR 6.7 miliion invested in purchase of immovable properties and construction of house and INR 2 million spent towards coaching of his sons and daughter. As per ED information, Pradumn has laundered his illegal wealth with the help of certain contractors and businessman. The ED has gathered that several contractors are collecting ‘levy’ and laundering on his behalf and they are also being investigated.
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March - 20 
Meanwhile, the Palamu division bandh(general shutdown strike) called by the CPI-Maoist cadres, on March 20, protesting against the killing of five of their men by the Security Forces (SFs) in Chattarpur Police Station area, badly hit normal life in the rural areas of the division, reports UNI. Long
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Meanwhile, the Palamu division bandh(general shutdown strike) called by the CPI-Maoist cadres, on March 20, protesting against the killing of five of their men by the Security Forces (SFs) in Chattarpur Police Station area, badly hit normal life in the rural areas of the division, reports UNI. Long distance vehicle on Daltoganj-rani road and Daltonganj-Aurangabad road remained off the road while only few short distance vehicles operated. As the day moved ahead the roads wore a complete deserted look.
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March - 20 
Separately, the CPI-Maoist has given a call for a statewide bandh on March 29 to protest against alleged Police atrocities, including 'sexual torture', in the anti-Maoist operations in Giridih earlier this month, reports The Telegraph on March 21. Essential services such as hospitals, ambula
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Separately, the CPI-Maoist has given a call for a statewide bandh on March 29 to protest against alleged Police atrocities, including 'sexual torture', in the anti-Maoist operations in Giridih earlier this month, reports The Telegraph on March 21. Essential services such as hospitals, ambulances, milk supply, mass media and schools have been exempt from this bandh, said CPI-Maoist Jharkhand Regional Committee ‘spokesman’ Aman through a communiqué, circulated via social media. Aman alleged the Police gave out misinformation on arrested persons and seizures made during the raid in Banpur village in Pirtand thana area of Giridih District on March 5. He also alleged that the Police sexually abused women and assaulted innocent villagers during the raid. "On March 5, based on a tip-off, large contingents of armed police surrounding the village since early morning on March 5. Our comrades decided not to retaliate since it could have led to loss of innocent lives. They hid their arms, ammunition and belongings, including Rs 25 lakh [INR 2.5 million] cash in the village, and left in the guise of civilians," read the Maoist spokesperson's release.
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March - 21 
According to sources of Security Forces (SFs), Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'A category' and 'Central Committee (CC) member' identified as Arvindji alias Dev Kumar Singh alias Nishant have died of a heart attack in the jungles of Budha Pahad in Jharkhand,
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According to sources of Security Forces (SFs), Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'A category' and 'Central Committee (CC) member' identified as Arvindji alias Dev Kumar Singh alias Nishant have died of a heart attack in the jungles of Budha Pahad in Jharkhand, bordering Chhattisgarh on March 21, reports The New Indian Express. He carried a reward of INR 15 million on his head declared by Police forces of Jharkhand and Bihar. He was suffering from several diseases, including diabetes, and involved with number of killings and attacks on SFs including the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Arvindji, hailed from Jehanabad District of Bihar, was active in the Palamu, Garhwa and Chatra Districts of Jharkhand. He is considered an expert in inter-District Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations; SFs had found that Maoists from other states used to seek Arvindji's suggestions on operations against the SFs and other tasks. SFs reported Arvindji moving in the Budha Pahar area and other jungle patches in the state on horseback for years and several times, he escaped by a whisker as SFs closed in on him. According to unconfirmed reports, Arvindji wife, Prabhavati Devi left Jehanabad shortly after the reports of his death.
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March - 22 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Nemchand Mahto alias Saketji alias Sanjeevji, carrying a reward of INR 1 million on his head was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in Giridih District, reports Deccan Chronicle on March 23. The Police recovered one AK-47 rifle, live ca
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Nemchand Mahto alias Saketji alias Sanjeevji, carrying a reward of INR 1 million on his head was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in Giridih District, reports Deccan Chronicle on March 23. The Police recovered one AK-47 rifle, live cartridges, four magazines, walkie talkie and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] literature from the arrested CPI-Maoist cadre. Mahto was wanted in many cases and Police had been tracing him for long time.
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March - 22 
Jharkhand Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Sonwa Tuddu alias Phulchand Tuddu alias Rajesh Santhal alias Harish alias Prabhakar Tuddu (46), ‘special area committee’ member of CPI-Maoist and his wife Mugli Murmu alias Sunita aliasSantosh
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Jharkhand Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Sonwa Tuddu alias Phulchand Tuddu alias Rajesh Santhal alias Harish alias Prabhakar Tuddu (46), ‘special area committee’ member of CPI-Maoist and his wife Mugli Murmu alias Sunita aliasSantoshi alias Ankita (38), ‘state committee’ member of Nari Mukti Sangh(NMS), the frontal women's wing of the CPI-Maoist near a clinic at Dhanbad District on March 22, reports The Telegraph. Sonwa had a reward of INR 2.5 million on his head and was wanted in 22 cases of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] violence in Saranda-Chaibasa District, including attacks on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Police, and was also on the radar of Police in Chhattisgarh, Bengal, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha for his rebel activities. He hailed from Maniadih at Tundi block in Dhanbad District. Ankita hailed from Pirtand of Giridih District, joined the CPI-Maoist at age 12, carrying reward of INR 1.5 million on her head for orchestrating attacks on Police pickets. Manoj Ratan Chothe, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) said Sonwa Tuddu joined the Maoist organisation in 1991-92 when he was around 20. He was active in Tundi and Pirtand till 1996-97 before shifting to Bundu in Ranchi region. In 2001, he was given responsibility to expand Maoist organisation in Saranda in 2001 and became a member of its special area committee in 2007. Ankita was active in Parasnath and Dumka, before shifting to Saranda where she met and married Sonwa in 2006. She is also a nominated member of the CPI-Maoist’s Jharkhand Regional Committee.
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at two branches of the investment firm identified as Vikas Mutual Benefit Nidhi Limited in Ranchi District on March 23 and March 24, reports The Telegraph. NIA alleged that the firm had received Maoist terror fund investments in its various schemes
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at two branches of the investment firm identified as Vikas Mutual Benefit Nidhi Limited in Ranchi District on March 23 and March 24, reports The Telegraph. NIA alleged that the firm had received Maoist terror fund investments in its various schemes. Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘zonal commander’ identified as Chhotu Kharwar alias Sujit allegedly invested INR 1.5 million in Hesal and Bero branches of the firm in Ranchi after demonetisation in December 2016.NIA seized laptops, CPUs, a pen drive and incriminating documents pertaining to financial transactions by Kharwar through his associates. The agency had swung into action following disclosures made by Kharwar's aides Santosh and Roshan Oraon, both of whom were arrested by Police on March 21.
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March - 28 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two persons accusing them of being ‘Police informers’ under Churchu Police Station area in Hazaribagh District late on March 28, reports UNI. Police sources said that late last night (March 28) Shyamlal Mahto and Ghanashyam Mahto
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two persons accusing them of being ‘Police informers’ under Churchu Police Station area in Hazaribagh District late on March 28, reports UNI. Police sources said that late last night (March 28) Shyamlal Mahto and Ghanashyam Mahto, both in their thirties were forcibly taken from their homes located at Ango Nawadih village by an armed squad of the CPI-Maoist to the nearby forest and later they were shot dead on the charges of being ‘Police informers’. Police said, later body of one of the victim’s was tied to a tree near in the village.
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March - 29 
Two persons, including an engineer, were shot dead by suspected cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Ranchi District on March 30, reports The Quint. Police said unidentified suspected PLFI cadres raided
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Two persons, including an engineer, were shot dead by suspected cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Ranchi District on March 30, reports The Quint. Police said unidentified suspected PLFI cadres raided the camp office of a contractor involved in railway work at Chete village under Nagari Police Station and fired on those present there. Of the three persons who sustained bullet injuries, two of them died, identified as engineer Vishal Reddy and Munshi Prahalad Singh Rathod. Reddy was a native of Karnataka while Rathod hailed from Madhya Pradesh. The injured person’s identity is yet to be ascertained. Police said it suspected that refusal to pay a ‘levy’ to the outfit could have led to the killings. Police further said it also suspected PLFI outfit since it could be in retaliation to the killing of two PLFI cadres in a gun battle with Security Forces (SFs) in Khuti District on March 29.
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March - 29 
Meanwhile, CPI-Maoist cadres killed a villager in Goelkera Police Station limit of West Singhbhum District, during Jharkhand bandh (general shutdown strike) on March 29 called by the Maoists in protest against alleged Police atrocity, reports New Indian Express. The villager was killed on the suspic
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Meanwhile, CPI-Maoist cadres killed a villager in Goelkera Police Station limit of West Singhbhum District, during Jharkhand bandh (general shutdown strike) on March 29 called by the Maoists in protest against alleged Police atrocity, reports New Indian Express. The villager was killed on the suspicion of being a ‘Police informer’, though the Police rejected the charge. The villager's two-wheeler was also set on fire. The identity of the villager is yet to be ascertained.
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March - 29 
Separately, two cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, were killed in an encounter in Regre Bagichatoli under Karra Police Station in Khunti District on March 29, reports New Indian Express. Acting on a tip-off that some cadres of the PLFI ha
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Separately, two cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, were killed in an encounter in Regre Bagichatoli under Karra Police Station in Khunti District on March 29, reports New Indian Express. Acting on a tip-off that some cadres of the PLFI have assembled in the village, a joint team of Ranchi and Khunti District Police rushed to the spot, Khunti, Superintendent of Police (SP), Ashwini Kumar Sinha said. Police recovered two fire-arms and a motorcycle from the spot. The identities of the rebels are yet to be ascertained.
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March - 31 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ identified as Deepak Oraon (39) alias Prakash alias Sandeep , carrying a reward of INR 1 million on his head, surrendered before the Jharkhand Police in Ranchi District on March 31, reports The New Indian Express. He was considered
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ identified as Deepak Oraon (39) alias Prakash alias Sandeep , carrying a reward of INR 1 million on his head, surrendered before the Jharkhand Police in Ranchi District on March 31, reports The New Indian Express. He was considered a close aide of CPI-Maoist ‘Politburo member’ Sudhakaran and living with ‘Category A’ CPI-Maoistcommanders Sudhakaran and Arvindjee in the Budha Pahar hills of Garhwa and Latehar Districts. He was wanted in dozens of cases of Maoist violence in Lohardaga, Latehar and Gumla Districts, Oraon surrendered himself along with firearms he owned before Additional Director-General (ADG)(Ranchi range) Amol Venukant Homkar. Oraon was handed INR 50,000 in cash as per the Jharkhand government’s surrender policy for Maoists and also a cheque of INR 1 million.Oraon reportedly told police that Sudhakaran had left Budha Pahar a few weeks ago and is currently living in border areas of Latehar, Lohardaga and Gumla Districts.Oraon is a resident of Tato village in Lohardaga District. He was wanted in the murder of a Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP) at Serengdag in Lohardaga District on September 19, 2016. The surrenders of Maoists are a result of the rising Police crackdown on their activities in south Chotanagpur area. CPI-Maoistcommanders and cadres are being arrested and their safe havens are being destroyed regularly, said Homkar.
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