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Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh has pointed fingers at some State Governments saying they lack “commitment’’ in fighting the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threat, reports Deccan Chronicle. According to him, in these States, the local
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Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh has pointed fingers at some State Governments saying they lack “commitment’’ in fighting the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threat, reports Deccan Chronicle. According to him, in these States, the local Police is not taking the “initiative’’. Speaking before a Parliamentary Panel about the problems being faced in “tackling the menace of Naxalism’’ in April, Singh said that he wants to be “frank’’ while making his observations. “The operations, in which our forces (Central forces) are engaged, are very difficult for our forces for a number of reasons. Again, I will be very frank. Our forces go to the state, they are from outside. It is the state police force which has local knowledge and local intelligence which is supposed to have the ground-level intelligence; they are supposed to know the situation on the ground. They are supposed to have sources in the rural areas to find out as to where these armed groups are. The Central Armed Police Forces are supposed to assist them. Unfortunately, we find that in some states, I will not say all states, this is happening, but in some states this is not happening,” he said.
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May - 1 
A zilla parishad (district level local self-Government institution) member and five panchayat samiti (village level local self-Government institution) members in the Maoist affected Bhamragarh tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District submitted th
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A zilla parishad (district level local self-Government institution) member and five panchayat samiti (village level local self-Government institution) members in the Maoist affected Bhamragarh tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District submitted their resignations on May 1, citing threats from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). “Four members of Bhamragadh’s panchayat samiti, including the chairman and the deputy chairman, resigned on Tuesday morning. A woman member of the zilla parishad also resigned after receiving threats to her life from the Naxals,” said Ravidas Raut, former corporator in the District. According to Raut, ironically, the resignations were tendered even as Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil, who is also the guardian minister of the Gadchiroli District, was briefing the media that such resignations would not be accepted by the Government. The panchayat members who resigned are Gangaram Bhandekar, Vijay Kudyani, Subrato Haldar, Khushal Madavi and Bharat Zhade. The Congress’ zilla parishad member from Nelgunda Arewada sector of the Bhamragarh area Madni Bogami also resigned from her post. Earlier last week, several representatives of political parties too had tendered their resignations.
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May - 1 
Another 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Districts will get additional central fund from the Home ministry under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme that aims to build Police capacity to fight the CPI-Maoist. Though thes
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Another 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Districts will get additional central fund from the Home ministry under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme that aims to build Police capacity to fight the CPI-Maoist. Though these 20 Districts are least affected by Maoist violence, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recently included them in the list -- expanding it from 83 to 103 -- to develop them as 'buffer' between severely Maoist affected Districts and those that are unaffected by their presence.
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May - 1 
Maximum seven out of 20 such Districts are in Bihar followed by four each in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, three in Jharkhand and one each in Maharashtra and West Bengal. The new Districts included, under the scheme, in Bihar are Muzaffarpur, Sheohar, Vai
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Maximum seven out of 20 such Districts are in Bihar followed by four each in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, three in Jharkhand and one each in Maharashtra and West Bengal. The new Districts included, under the scheme, in Bihar are Muzaffarpur, Sheohar, Vaishali, Banka, Lakhisarai, Begusarai and Khagaria. In Chhattisgarh, the new Districts are Dhamtari, Gariyaband, Balod and Mahasamund. The scheme has been extended to Jharkhand in Dumka, Deoghar and Pakur Districts and to Maharashtra's Aheri. It has been extended to Odisha's Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bargarh and Bolangir and West Bengal's Birbhum Districts.
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May - 2 
Two Policemen were killed and four others injured when a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened indiscriminate firing on a Police van in Dantewada District on May 2, reports Zee News. Additional Director General of Police
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Two Policemen were killed and four others injured when a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened indiscriminate firing on a Police van in Dantewada District on May 2, reports Zee News. Additional Director General of Police (Naxal operations) Ram Niwas said that Maoists attacked the Police team while they were on a patrol in the Bacheli area during the weekly market, killing two personnel. The Policemen also fired in retaliation but the Maoists managed to escape, Niwas said.
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May - 2 
About 40 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are estimated to be active in the State, according to the Director General of Police (DGP) A?R?Infant, reports Deccan Herald. He said that there were reports of Maoists from other St
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About 40 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are estimated to be active in the State, according to the Director General of Police (DGP) A R Infant, reports Deccan Herald. He said that there were reports of Maoists from other States operating in Karnataka. “It is true that hand bills with Tamil text were found during anti-naxal operations. However, there is no authentic information on the activities of ultras from other states in Karnataka or their nexus with those from our State,” he said.
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May - 2 
In the first incident, two villagers, identified as Gobardhan Pande (20) and Kailash Agrawal (31), were killed at Luhasingha village near Patnagarh in Bolangir District in the night of May 2. Police said Kailash was the owner of a Mahua flower godown
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In the first incident, two villagers, identified as Gobardhan Pande (20) and Kailash Agrawal (31), were killed at Luhasingha village near Patnagarh in Bolangir District in the night of May 2. Police said Kailash was the owner of a Mahua flower godown where Gobardhan was working as a night watchman. After killing the duo, the Maoists took away around hundred bags of chahar (minor forest produce) from the godown.
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In the other attack, a group of armed Maoists killed Balaram Naik (35), a marginal farmer at Tentuligumma, suspecting him to be a Police informer at Tentuligumma under Boipariguda block (administrative division) in Koraput District. "The Maoists took
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In the other attack, a group of armed Maoists killed Balaram Naik (35), a marginal farmer at Tentuligumma, suspecting him to be a Police informer at Tentuligumma under Boipariguda block (administrative division) in Koraput District. "The Maoists took Naik with them in the night and on the day after, locals spotted the bullet-riddled body of Naik lying in a pool of blood, about 2 km from the village," a source at Boipariguda said. A letter recovered from the incident site stated that Naik was ‘punished’ as he was working as a Police informer and was passing information to Police regarding the movement of the Maoists in the area. However, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Jeypore Utkal Ranjan Das said, "The victim was neither our informer nor we have ever received any information from him. Most of the time the Maoists kill civilians to settle scores and label them as Police informers to escape the ire of villagers."
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May - 2 
Union Home Minister (UHM) P. Chidambaram on May 2 renewed the offer for peace talks with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) if they abjure violence during the period of the talks, The Times of India reports. "I make the offer once again
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Union Home Minister (UHM) P. Chidambaram on May 2 renewed the offer for peace talks with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) if they abjure violence during the period of the talks, The Times of India reports. "I make the offer once again. Government is willing to talk to the CPI Maoists provided they abjure violence during the period of the talks," Chidambaram said in the Lok Sabha. Chidambaram said the Maoists were very clear about their objectives to overthrow parliamentary democracy through an armed rebellion and seize power through the barrel of the gun. "They (Maoists) are not unclear as we are unclear about them ... They know their goals and they know their objectives. We are the ones who are misunderstanding their goals and objectives," he noted.
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May - 3 
A 12-day hostage crisis ended after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon in the evening of May 3, reports The Hindu. The Maoists handed him over to their interlocutors G. Haragopal and B.D. Sa
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A 12-day hostage crisis ended after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon in the evening of May 3, reports The Hindu. The Maoists handed him over to their interlocutors G. Haragopal and B.D. Sarma, who flew a Government helicopter to Chintalnar and rode motorcycles deep inside Bastar forests. Menon was abducted near Manjhipara village in Sukma District on April 21.
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May - 3 
A former ‘squad commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sandeep Mishra, was arrested by the Police from Nagfeni on NH-23 in Gumla District on April 3, reports The Times of India. Mishra was wanted in 14 cases, in
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A former ‘squad commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sandeep Mishra, was arrested by the Police from Nagfeni on NH-23 in Gumla District on April 3, reports The Times of India. Mishra was wanted in 14 cases, including murder, extortion and extremism since 2001. Mishra, a resident of Baghima Tipsatoli under Palkot Police Station in the District is a graduate and an expert in handling computers, who joined CPI-Maoist in 2001 and remained a part of the outfit till 2009, Superintendent of Police (SP) Jatin Narwal, said. The SP added, despite parting with the organization he was in regular touch with Maoist leaders Buddheshwar Oraon and Vishwanath. He was a good orator at the Maoist Jan Adalats (people’s court), Narwal said, adding that the District Police in 2011 had proposed a reward of INR 100,000 on his arrest.
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May - 3 
A two-day conference of Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs), which concluded here on May 3, revolved around Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) and how to stop those making further inroads in the State, reports Th
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A two-day conference of Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs), which concluded here on May 3, revolved around Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) and how to stop those making further inroads in the State, reports The Times of India. Adopting the Central Government policy against Left Wing Extremists (LWE) that believes in a holistic long-term plan in security, development, ensuring rights of local communities, improving governance and perception management, chief minister Tarun Gogoi told the DCs and SPs, "The deputy commissioners and superintendents of police must be more responsive towards the needs of people and they should make more field visits to feel the pulse of the people which will help them to redress their grievances, thereby taking the administration to the doorsteps of people."
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May - 3 
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh pitched for a national hostage policy in which a swap deal is not an option even if involves abduction of the head of a Government.
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh pitched for a national hostage policy in which a swap deal is not an option even if involves abduction of the head of a Government.
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May - 3 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed three persons in two separate incidents in Bolangir and Koraput Districts, the Police said on May 3.
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed three persons in two separate incidents in Bolangir and Koraput Districts, the Police said on May 3.
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May - 3 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has a clear idea and strategy and would not resort to indiscriminate kidnappings, the party's ‘east division secretary’ Ganesh has said, reports The Hindu. “We know whom to kidnap but the reason and ot
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has a clear idea and strategy and would not resort to indiscriminate kidnappings, the party's ‘east division secretary’ Ganesh has said, reports The Hindu. “We know whom to kidnap but the reason and other details cannot be disclosed since it is party's strategy and an internal matter,” the Maoist party leader told some journalists at an interior place in Visakhapatnam District on May 3. Every kidnapping incident has a purpose and a reason, he asserted. All kidnappings were done by different State branches of the party, he said. The party would not kidnap every State Government official, Ganesh said. He said that the Project Officer of Integrated Tribal Development Authority (ITDA)-Paderu, K. Srikanth Prabhakar had visited interior villages Busiputtu and Kannavaram, the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) of Paderu and other officials too were going on tours to interior villages sometimes but they were not kidnapped. “We are asking the officials to visit interior areas and solve people's problems bogey. We are very clear that everyone must be provided with education, drinking water and medical care. We will not interfere in these areas,” Ganesh said.
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May - 3 
The Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Sudarshan Bhuian alias Gupta, during a combing operation in Karbandaria forests in Rohtas District on May 3, reports post.jagran.com. Gupta, a native of a village
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The Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Sudarshan Bhuian alias Gupta, during a combing operation in Karbandaria forests in Rohtas District on May 3, reports post.jagran.com. Gupta, a native of a village under Dhibra Police Station area of Aurangabad District, was wanted to the Police in several incidents of Maoist violence including the firing on Policemen in Taradih village during 2010 assembly polls and attack on the Border Security Force camp in Dansha village in 2009, Superintendent of Police (SP) Manu Maharaj said.
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May - 3 
The Supreme Court on May 3 has finally refused to order any judicial inquiry or a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged fake encounter killings of top CPI-Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and a Delhi journalist Hemch
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The Supreme Court on May 3 has finally refused to order any judicial inquiry or a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged fake encounter killings of top CPI-Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and a Delhi journalist Hemchandra Pandey. The bench declared that he was killed in a genuine encounter with the Andhra Pradesh Police on the night of July 1, 2010. The PIL was filed by the widow of the journalist, Bineeta Pandey, seeking an independent probe into the case.
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May - 4 
A Chhattisgarh court on May 4 rejected the bail application of two women cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who the Maoists wanted to be released in exchange for Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon, reports The Indian Express. Rej
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A Chhattisgarh court on May 4 rejected the bail application of two women cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who the Maoists wanted to be released in exchange for Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon, reports The Indian Express. Rejecting the bail pleas of Meena Choudhary and Malti alias Shantipriya Reddy, Additional Sessions Judge B P Varma said since their crime appears to be serious in nature, they could not be granted bail.
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May - 4 
A hardcore cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), who supplied arms to other extremists, has been arrested by the Special Task Force of Kolkata Police, sources said on May 4, reports Zee News. Ajay Chanda, known as Jhulan in Maois
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A hardcore cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), who supplied arms to other extremists, has been arrested by the Special Task Force of Kolkata Police, sources said on May 4, reports Zee News. Ajay Chanda, known as Jhulan in Maoist circles, was caught from Esplanade bus stand a few days ago, after which a city court remanded him to police custody for 14 days. During interrogation, Ajay who hails from Burdwan District, admitted that he had links with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and was a key man in bringing arms for Maoist activities from outside. STF sources said based on leads from his statement, they have raided many places in the city and adjoining areas to seize laptops, hard disks, documents and cash worth INR 53,000.
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May - 4 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Sini Sai (50), who happened to be a former Sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) of Gobaraghati Gram Panchayat (village level local self-Government
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Sini Sai (50), who happened to be a former Sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) of Gobaraghati Gram Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under Kalinga Nagar Police Station in Jajpur District, allegedly involved in the killing of security men and many crimes, was arrested from the dense forest bordering Jajpur and Keonjhar areas on May 4, reports Orissadiary.com. Sini was involved in the attack on Daitari Police Station, abduction of a Police officer Umesh Marandi and other crimes and violence in Jajpur and Keonjhar Districts.
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May - 4 
Prasant Majhi alias Susanta (22), the personal bodyguard of top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda alias Sunil, since 2007, surrendered before the local Police in Gajapati District. Susanta, a school dropout from Guluba village in the District, joined th
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Prasant Majhi alias Susanta (22), the personal bodyguard of top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda alias Sunil, since 2007, surrendered before the local Police in Gajapati District. Susanta, a school dropout from Guluba village in the District, joined the Maoists in 2005, in his teens. Initially, he worked as a courier and later went on to become one of the most trusted members of the outfit, eventually getting the job of Panda's bodyguard. Susanta underwent training in at least six camps in Gajapati and Kandhamal District in jungle warfare and handling of weapons like INSAS rifle, AK-47, sten gun and 9mm pistol.
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May - 4 
Sensing the grave threat from a possible Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) presence, the Kerala Forest Department has begun identifying the vulnerable pockets in the state, reports IBN Live. “Preliminary discussions have been carried out w
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Sensing the grave threat from a possible Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) presence, the Kerala Forest Department has begun identifying the vulnerable pockets in the state, reports IBN Live. “Preliminary discussions have been carried out with the Police Department in this regard. Already there are co-ordinated efforts between the Forest and Police Departments for data collection,” pointed out Raja Varma, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests. As part of the data collection, the officials have been asked to monitor any strange activity inside the forests. The department has already begun identifying vulnerable pockets inside the forests, particularly in those regions where Kerala shares boundaries with the neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. A detailed operation plan will be prepared only after another round of discussions with the Police officials.
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May - 4 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a contractor in Malkangiri Village-55 (MV-55) area within Kalimela Police limits in Malkangiri District on May 4, reports The Times of India. Villagers found the dead body of Subalo Sil (
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a contractor in Malkangiri Village-55 (MV-55) area within Kalimela Police limits in Malkangiri District on May 4, reports The Times of India. Villagers found the dead body of Subalo Sil (48), on the canal embankment near Saplur Chowk, a few metres from MV-55. Sil, who was undertaking repair work of canal embankments and village roads, belonged to nearby MV 55 village was earlier warned by the Maoists through posters pasted on the canal embankment asking him not to undertake repair works without their permission.
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May - 4 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two persons, identified as Madhukar Kapgate (40) and Vinayak Lombare (45), in Kurkheda tehsil (administrative unit) in Gadchiroli District on May 4, reports The Times of India. Sources in
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two persons, identified as Madhukar Kapgate (40) and Vinayak Lombare (45), in Kurkheda tehsil (administrative unit) in Gadchiroli District on May 4, reports The Times of India. Sources in Gadchiroli claimed that Kapgate, native of Kurkheda, was an insurance agent, while Lombare from Jambhulghat village worked for him. Kapgate had taken Lombare with him for some work on May 3 morning and since then both of them had gone missing. Their bodies were recovered on Sindesur turning on Palasgad-Charbhatti road under Purada Police Station in the morning of May 4. Maoist pamphlets alleging them of being police informers were recovered from the spot.
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May - 4 
The Union Government is planning to seek the cooperation of States in formulating a national policy to deal with hostage crisis in the backdrop of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) taking hostages in Odisha and Chhattisgarh and Chief Minis
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The Union Government is planning to seek the cooperation of States in formulating a national policy to deal with hostage crisis in the backdrop of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) taking hostages in Odisha and Chhattisgarh and Chief Minister Raman Singh demanding such a policy, reports Business Standard. The Home Ministry is planning to write all States to put forward their views on formulating a hostage policy and Standard Operating Procedures to deal with any hostage situation, official sources said on May 4.
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May - 4 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) mediators on May 4 virtually contested Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh’s denial of any swap deal with Maoists to secure Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon’s release from Maoist custody, s
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) mediators on May 4 virtually contested Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh’s denial of any swap deal with Maoists to secure Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon’s release from Maoist custody, saying that “there was an understanding to release 3 Maoists” in exchange of Menon’s freedom, reports The Hindu. “There was an understanding between the government and we that at least three out of eight Maoist leaders, figured in the first list of Maoist demands, must be released before the collector walked free. The Naxals, who held Mr Menon hostage, wanted withdrawal of all cases against these three particular Maoists,” Maoist mediators Hargopal and B.D. Sharma told reporters. As reported earlier, Alex Paul Menon was abducted on April 21 and released later on May 3.
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May - 4 
Two Gadchiroli zilla parishad (ZP) (district level local self-Government institution) members from Etapalli tehsil - Karu Rapanji and Geeta Hichami - submitted their resignations in wake of ultimatum by the Maoists to every elected representative of
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Two Gadchiroli zilla parishad (ZP) (district level local self-Government institution) members from Etapalli tehsil - Karu Rapanji and Geeta Hichami - submitted their resignations in wake of ultimatum by the Maoists to every elected representative of civic bodies and office bearers of the political parties. Sources said that Hichami was also taken away into the forest by the Maoists but later released.
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May - 5 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Gadi Rambabu, ‘deputy commander’ of Peddapalli Area Committee was arrested on May 5 from the outskirts of Chinnaboyanpalli village in Eturunagaram area of Warangal District, Additional Senior Sup
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Gadi Rambabu, ‘deputy commander’ of Peddapalli Area Committee was arrested on May 5 from the outskirts of Chinnaboyanpalli village in Eturunagaram area of Warangal District, Additional Senior Superintendent of Police (ASSP) Senthil Kumar said. 20 rounds of ammunition were also seized from his possession. He was carrying an award of INR 50,000 on his head and was also allegedly involved in the killing of AP Rayons Factory Deputy Manager Ramakrishna in May 2011, Police said.
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May - 5 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has managed to consolidate its position considerably during the suspension of the armed operations against them in the wake of certain recent high profile kidnappings, reports Deccan Chronicle. Most of
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has managed to consolidate its position considerably during the suspension of the armed operations against them in the wake of certain recent high profile kidnappings, reports Deccan Chronicle. Most of these gains have been made in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. This has been revealed in a classified report, in possession of Deccan Chronicle, sent out by the Central intelligence agencies last week to Maoist-infested States. The report further goes on to add that even the intelligence gathering mechanism came to a halt in view of the kidnappings. Importantly, according to the secret note, the Maoists used this period — when Security Forces were not on their trail — to lay out a vast network of landmines.
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May - 5 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is getting ready to declare a guerrilla zone in south India, reports The Times of India. It includes the tribal areas in the Western Ghats in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The group has already ale
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is getting ready to declare a guerrilla zone in south India, reports The Times of India. It includes the tribal areas in the Western Ghats in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The group has already alerted its over-ground cadre in these States of the possible 'police repression' in the event of a sensational action that would mark the declaration of the guerrilla zone. Sources said the declaration had been delayed following an encounter between the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) and the Maoists at Belthangady in Karnataka on March 10, 2012. The ANF recovered large quantity of arms and ammunition, besides Maoist literature in Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil from the camp in Belthangady after the encounter. It is learnt that ANF also seized detailed maps of the area of the proposed guerrilla zone from the camp. This exposed the Maoists' plans, forcing them to delay the declaration of the guerrilla zone.
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May - 5 
The Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) on May 5 slammed the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in a statement, calling it anti-people, fascist and tyrannical, reported The Times of India. Charging that it has been formed on the "advi
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The Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) on May 5 slammed the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in a statement, calling it anti-people, fascist and tyrannical, reported The Times of India. Charging that it has been formed on the "advice and guidance of United States (US) imperialists", the statement released by Abhay, spokesperson of the Maoist Central Committee, says the NCTC proposal "would make the Home Minister an unopposed emperor of internal security".
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May - 5 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested Chhabila Sahni alias Mushar Sahni, an ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from a hideout under Mufassil Police Station area in East Champaran District on May 5.
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested Chhabila Sahni alias Mushar Sahni, an ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from a hideout under Mufassil Police Station area in East Champaran District on May 5.
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May - 5 
The statement goes on to say, "All the Intelligence Agencies would be put under NCTC. This would tear the veil of even the namesake federalism written in the constitution and would give full powers to the Centre. It would control and coordinate all c
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The statement goes on to say, "All the Intelligence Agencies would be put under NCTC. This would tear the veil of even the namesake federalism written in the constitution and would give full powers to the Centre. It would control and coordinate all counter-terrorist operations. Functionaries of the state Government (including Police) must provide information, documents and reports to NCTC. The Defence and Finance Ministries are also supposed to depute their representatives to NCTC."
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May - 5 
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said on May 5 that his Ministry had decided to prepare and implement a special plan for the development of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested tribal regions of Malkangiri District of O
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Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said on May 5 that his Ministry had decided to prepare and implement a special plan for the development of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested tribal regions of Malkangiri District of Odisha and Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, reports The Hindu. Addressing a press conference Ramesh said the plan would be ready for implementation in three months, and construction of bridges, roads and water supply facilities would be taken up over two years. The special plan for Malkangiri-Sukma would be prepared on the lines of special plans already being implemented in the Saranda and Sarju areas in Jharkhand.
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May - 6 
Deputy inspector general (DIG) of coal belt region, Laxman Prasad Singh, and his Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) counterpart, Rajeev Ranjan, on May 6 conducted aerial surveillance of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit Jhumra hills w
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Deputy inspector general (DIG) of coal belt region, Laxman Prasad Singh, and his Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) counterpart, Rajeev Ranjan, on May 6 conducted aerial surveillance of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit Jhumra hills where Security Force personnel have recently launched Operation Thunder in search of Maoists, reports The Times of India. This was the third day of the anti-Maoist search operation in the area led by Bokaro Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Dwivedi under Gomia block. More than 1,000 district police personnel, Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) and CRPF personnel have been pressed into action to carry out the operation.
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May - 6 
SFs on May 6 arrested a suspected Maoist, Naresh alias Moinul Hussain, from Dhirenpara in Guwahati city. Naresh hails from Mancachar in Dhubri District, reports The Sentinel. He has reportedly received arms training in Bihar and Jharkhand.
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SFs on May 6 arrested a suspected Maoist, Naresh alias Moinul Hussain, from Dhirenpara in Guwahati city. Naresh hails from Mancachar in Dhubri District, reports The Sentinel. He has reportedly received arms training in Bihar and Jharkhand.
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May - 7 
A ‘deputy commander’ of central regional committee of Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), Section 1 of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Ramesh alias Raiman Pangi (28), surrendered in presence of Deput
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A ‘deputy commander’ of central regional committee of Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), Section 1 of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Ramesh alias Raiman Pangi (28), surrendered in presence of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Soumendra Priyadarshi and Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Aniruddha Singh in Malkangiri District on May 7, reports Outlook India. Ramesh, who had joined the organisation about 10 years ago and involved in operations in Odisha and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, said he decided to snap ties with Maoists after being ill-treated, humiliated and looked down upon by cadres from Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Ramesh was wanted in several cases, including attack on Police Stations and explosions.
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May - 7 
A ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from Golpatthar in Gaya District on May 7, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided a hide out and arrested Amrit alias Ajay and seized a country
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A ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from Golpatthar in Gaya District on May 7, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided a hide out and arrested Amrit alias Ajay and seized a country-made pistol from his possession, Superintendent of Police, City, Babu Ram said. Ajay was wanted in over 36 cases of Maoist violence in Bihar and Jharkhand, he added.
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May - 7 
A Maoist, identified as Inderadeo Prasad, was arrested by the Police from Ujhilpur village in Rajepur Police Station in East Champaran District, reports Samaylive. A Police team raided a house at the village and arrested Prasad along with firearms, A
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A Maoist, identified as Inderadeo Prasad, was arrested by the Police from Ujhilpur village in Rajepur Police Station in East Champaran District, reports Samaylive. A Police team raided a house at the village and arrested Prasad along with firearms, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP, Operation) Sanjay Kumar Singh said. Inderadeo was wanted in connection with several murder cases in the District, the ASP added.
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May - 7 
Centre has decided to handover major incidents perpetrated by the Naxals [left Wing Extremists] to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) “for a swift probe and to bring the culprits to book in time”. The move to handover the Naxal attack cases is a
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Centre has decided to handover major incidents perpetrated by the Naxals [left Wing Extremists] to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) “for a swift probe and to bring the culprits to book in time”. The move to handover the Naxal attack cases is aimed at expediting probe against Naxal leaders. The Naxal cases, according to senior NIA officials, lined up for probe by the agency include arrest of Communist Party of India (CPI-Maoist) technical committee head Ramakrishna Sadanala, four of his accomplices and seizure of weapons from Kolkata (West Bengal), murder of Border Security Force (BSF) Commandant in Odisha and the Gadchiroli incident in Maharashtra in which 12 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and 29 injured in an IED explosion on March 27, 2012. In addition, the killing of BSF commandant, second in command and two other personnel in a landmine blast in Malkangiri District on February 10 by the Maoists is being entrusted to the NIA at the request of the Odisha Government.
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May - 7 
Ghanashyam Koreti, the head of the Istari village in Deori tehsil (revenue unit) in Gondia District, was abducted from his residence on May 7 by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Times of India. However, Police a
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Ghanashyam Koreti, the head of the Istari village in Deori tehsil (revenue unit) in Gondia District, was abducted from his residence on May 7 by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Times of India. However, Police are still clueless about his whereabouts.
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May - 7 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Police a little before noon, tied his hands and legs and shot him dead under a tree in Nuapada District on May 8, reports The Times of India. E
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Police a little before noon, tied his hands and legs and shot him dead under a tree in Nuapada District on May 8, reports The Times of India. Enquiries revealed that Krupa Ram Majhi, ASI of Dharmabandha Police outpost, on a motorcycle, was escorting a water tanker to a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Goudha near Sunabeda sanctuary when the incident took place. Just about two km from the camp, the Maoists first blank-fired. As the ASI stopped his two-wheeler they surrounded him. While some took him away to the forest at gun point, others in the group detached the tractor hauling the water tanker, pulled it to the forest and set it ablaze. The Maoists, however, did not harm Constable Debnarayan Sahoo accompanying Majhi. As they vanished into the forest, Sahoo fled from the place and informed local villagers and authorities about the incident. Later the dead body of Majhi was recovered by the Police from a neighbouring forest in the sanctuary. Police suspect that the incident was the handiwork of the Maoists' Mainpur division, headed by one Sujatha, which operates in Nuapada and bordering Districts of Chhattisgarh.
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May - 7 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are trying to strengthen the lower Assam leading committee, reports The Assam Tribune. The report quoted sources saying that the political wing of the Maoists in Bongaigaon District about a mont
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are trying to strengthen the lower Assam leading committee, reports The Assam Tribune. The report quoted sources saying that the political wing of the Maoists in Bongaigaon District about a month back organized a meeting and two Maoist leaders from outside the region attended the meeting. Further, sources said that though some Bodo groups were also invited to attend the meeting, they refused to do so. The reason being that that most of the Bodo groups have serious ideological difference with the Maoist groups and it is unlikely that any Bodo group would extend help to the CPI-Maoist.
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May - 7 
The Supreme Court on May 7 suspended the life sentence of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Narayan Sanyal (78), held guilty of committing sedition by a Chhattisgarh court in 2010, and granted bail to him, reported The Asi
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The Supreme Court on May 7 suspended the life sentence of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Narayan Sanyal (78), held guilty of committing sedition by a Chhattisgarh court in 2010, and granted bail to him, reported The Asian Age. A bench of justices G. S. Singhvi and S. J. Mukhopadhaya gave bail to Sanyal, considering his age and the fact that he has already spent over six years in jail since his arrest in 2006. The bench said the concerned trial court would impose the condition to its satisfaction for Sanyal's release on bail.
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May - 8 
Acting on a tip-off that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were purchasing bulk SIM cards from a gang of miscreants on fake identification proofs, crime branch of Lucknow Police on May 8 busted a SIM supplying racket, arresting tw
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Acting on a tip-off that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were purchasing bulk SIM cards from a gang of miscreants on fake identification proofs, crime branch of Lucknow Police on May 8 busted a SIM supplying racket, arresting two persons. The crime branch sleuths also recovered over three-dozen activated SIM cards and 82 customer application forms from their possession. The arrested persons were identified as Ram Kumar Kannaujia, a resident of Bazaarkhala Police Station area and Kapil Dixit, a resident of Alambagh Police Station area. It was only a couple of days back that inspector at crime branch Sanjay Rai received a tip-off from the Maoist affected areas of Bihar and UP that CPI-Maoist cadres were purchasing SIM cards on fake IDs from a few miscreants in Lucknow. The cops said that around 375 fake IDs were also recovered from the possession of the two miscreants.
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May - 8 
In a joint anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) drive the Security Force (SF) personnel of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are engaged in an encounter with the Maoists near Latu village in Latehar District of Jharkhand, bordering Chhattisgarh
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In a joint anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) drive the Security Force (SF) personnel of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are engaged in an encounter with the Maoists near Latu village in Latehar District of Jharkhand, bordering Chhattisgarh and the state's Garhwa District, Police sources said on May 8, reports The Times of India. "The intermittent encounter is still on. Security personnel from Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand's Latehar and Garwah Districts are involved in the encounter," Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) B K Sharma said.
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May - 8 
SFs are also strategically closing in on major Maoist hideouts in parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha, where inter-State operations are on in coordination with the local Police, Director General of Police, CRPF, K. Vijay Kumar said.
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SFs are also strategically closing in on major Maoist hideouts in parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha, where inter-State operations are on in coordination with the local Police, Director General of Police, CRPF, K. Vijay Kumar said.
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May - 8 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh in a written reply to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) on May 8, 2012, sais, "According to current estimates, the strength of the hard-core Naxals in the country is around 8,600. In
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh in a written reply to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) on May 8, 2012, sais, "According to current estimates, the strength of the hard-core Naxals in the country is around 8,600. In addition, there are around 38,000 'jan militia', who carry rudimentary arms and also provide logistic support to the core group of the People Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) of the CPI (Maoist) [Communist Party of India-Maoist,”.
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May - 9 
"The CPI (Maoist) is making forays into Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu under the supervision of its South West Regional Bureau and is planning to link the Western Ghats to the Eastern Ghats through these states," Minister of State for Home Affairs
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"The CPI (Maoist) is making forays into Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu under the supervision of its South West Regional Bureau and is planning to link the Western Ghats to the Eastern Ghats through these states," Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament), reports The Times of India. Government agencies have recently found that CPI Maoist cadres are engaged in efforts to establish a forest route from Wayanad district in Kerala to Mysore district of Karnataka. Singh said the central government had sensitized the governments of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in this regard and had advised them to take "necessary preventive and pre-emptive measures to foil the efforts of the CPI -Maoist,"
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May - 9 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and one Police commando got injured in an encounter at Deupani Borgura Mising Baskati gaon (Village) in Sadiya Sub-division in Tinsukia District on May 9. The slain Maoists were ide
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and one Police commando got injured in an encounter at Deupani Borgura Mising Baskati gaon (Village) in Sadiya Sub-division in Tinsukia District on May 9. The slain Maoists were identified as Siddhartha Buragohain, Rajeev Gogoi alias Medang, Arup Chetia alias Iyan and Kamala Gogoi. Siddhartha Buragohain is the ‘second-in-command’ of the armed wing of the CPI-Maoist in the State. The injured Police commando has been identified as Achinta Das (24). The Police recovered two AK-47 rifles, an AK-57 rifle, three hand grenades, five mobile handsets, several SIM cards and a huge amount of ammunition from the encounter site. Aditya Bora, another Maoist, who jumped bail and has since gone underground, is the ‘commander’.
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May - 9 
Subhash Walke, a self-styled ‘deputy commander’ of Potegaon dalam (squad) of the CPI-Maoist, suspected to be involved in the Pushtola blast, was arrested in Gadchiroli District by Security Forces during an operation on May 9, reports The Times of In
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Subhash Walke, a self-styled ‘deputy commander’ of Potegaon dalam (squad) of the CPI-Maoist, suspected to be involved in the Pushtola blast, was arrested in Gadchiroli District by Security Forces during an operation on May 9, reports The Times of India. Walke was involved in a number of cases related to Maoist violence in Gadchiroli, and was prominently involved in the Pushtola blast that claimed the lives of 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers of paramilitary force in March 27, Police said. Apart from the Pushtola blast, it has come to fore that Walke was also part of the Maoist team that had eliminated 15 Policemen at Markegaon and another 16 at Hatti Gota in 2009. Walke was working with the dalam for the last three years, Police added.
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May - 9 
The joint team of Police and forest officials, which combed the Nilambur forest region in Malappuram on May 7 and M ay 8 following reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were present in the State's forests, returned to
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The joint team of Police and forest officials, which combed the Nilambur forest region in Malappuram on May 7 and M ay 8 following reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were present in the State's forests, returned to its base without being able to confirm their presence in the region, reports The Times of India. The operation had started from Vazhikadavu and Karulai forest regions. A joint team of senior officials will comb the same region next week. In a similar exercise last May, Kerala police, forest department officials and Tamil Nadu Police combed the forest regions of Nilambur and Gudallur. The findings of the Police team which investigated the case related to the arrest of two Maoist operatives from Nilambur in 2010, had underscored the fact that Maoists, who are planning to extend their activities to more parts south India including Kerala, are widely exploiting the poor living conditions of the tribals.
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May - 9 
The Police recovered one kg RDX, 45 grenades, two rifles and two can bombs from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout in a forest area near Bagadhsawa village in Banka District on May 9, reports IBN Live. Acting on a tip-off, the sep
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The Police recovered one kg RDX, 45 grenades, two rifles and two can bombs from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout in a forest area near Bagadhsawa village in Banka District on May 9, reports IBN Live. Acting on a tip-off, the separate teams of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Special Task Force (STF) and District Police launched a combing operation and recovered the explosives and the arms besides some empty cartridges from the forest under the Belhar Police Station, Superintendent of Police Vikas Burman said, adding the Maoists, however, manage to flee.
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May - 9 
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on May 9 said that the Government will start consultations on framing a “uniform hostage policy”, reports The Indian Express. He said, “I have advised Home Ministry officials to have consultations with states on a un
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Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on May 9 said that the Government will start consultations on framing a “uniform hostage policy”, reports The Indian Express. He said, “I have advised Home Ministry officials to have consultations with states on a uniform hostage policy.” His comments came in the backdrop of the release of abducted Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon in Chhattisgarh and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka in Odisha. In both the cases, the release was possible after mediation with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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May - 10 
A ‘deputy commander’ of the Galikonda dalam (squad) of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Pangi Aasu (32) of Mandapalli village of Koyyuru mandal in Visakhapatnam District, surrendered before the Police in East Godavari District, reports The Hindu. Distri
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A ‘deputy commander’ of the Galikonda dalam (squad) of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Pangi Aasu (32) of Mandapalli village of Koyyuru mandal in Visakhapatnam District, surrendered before the Police in East Godavari District, reports The Hindu. District Superintendent of Police C.M. Trivikram Varma said joined the mainstream as he had not been keeping well. He carried a cash reward of INR 50,000 on head. In a related development, Police recovered a huge dump from Dadalikawada hamlet of Ramachandrapuram.
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May - 10 
A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pradeep Kumar Singh, was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch in Rohini on May 10, reports The Hindu. The Police claim to have recovered a loaded 7.65 mm pistol, and two liv
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pradeep Kumar Singh, was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch in Rohini on May 10, reports The Hindu. The Police claim to have recovered a loaded 7.65 mm pistol, and two live cartridges, from his possession. Pradeep, a resident of Latehar in Jharkhand, was wanted in connection with an attack on a Police team in Lohardaga in 2000, in which Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Singh was shot dead. He then fled to Punjab, and remained in hiding for more than five years. At present, he held the position of an ideologue and recruiter to preach Maoist ideology, and motivate the youngsters for the Maoist cause, the Police said.
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May - 10 
Identity of those shot dead in the May 10 encounter at Luvvasingi area in G Madugula mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District is yet to be established. Rural Superintendent of Police (SP) G Srinivas said, "We do not know whether they we
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Identity of those shot dead in the May 10 encounter at Luvvasingi area in G Madugula mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District is yet to be established. Rural Superintendent of Police (SP) G Srinivas said, "We do not know whether they were villagers, associates of the Maoists or militia men. An inquiry into the incident has been ordered," he said.
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May - 10 
Naxals (Left-Wing Extremists) have now virtually gained control over illicit mining of not just coal but also minerals, including the cash-rich iron ore, across States of their dominance, reports Deccan Chronicle. The annual turnover from this illega
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Naxals (Left-Wing Extremists) have now virtually gained control over illicit mining of not just coal but also minerals, including the cash-rich iron ore, across States of their dominance, reports Deccan Chronicle. The annual turnover from this illegal trade, that runs into hundreds of crores, is being pumped into financing the armed operations of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). This revelation has been made in a recent Intelligence Bureau report sent to the key central ministries and Naxal-infested States in an attempt to sensitise them against the growing financial clout of the Maoists through this illicit means. The Central intelligence agencies had cautioned the various stakeholders almost two-years ago also about the growing influence of Naxals in illegal coal mining.
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May - 10 
The body of Ghanshyam Koreti, sarpanch (head of Panchayat, village level local self government institution) of Istari village in Deori tehsil (revenue unit) of Gondia District, who was abducted from his residence on May 7 by the Communist Party of In
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The body of Ghanshyam Koreti, sarpanch (head of Panchayat, village level local self government institution) of Istari village in Deori tehsil (revenue unit) of Gondia District, who was abducted from his residence on May 7 by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was found near the tank of village Dhamni Tola on May 10. Koreti was prosecuted in 2010 for allegedly misappropriating funds received for water supply scheme of the village.
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May - 10 
The Maoists held a people's court in Mukkunur village of Mahadevpur forest area in Karimnagar District, opened fire at a former Sarpanch (head of Panchayat, village level local self government institution), assaulted another public representative and
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The Maoists held a people's court in Mukkunur village of Mahadevpur forest area in Karimnagar District, opened fire at a former Sarpanch (head of Panchayat, village level local self government institution), assaulted another public representative and abducted a surrendered Maoist, reports India Today. According to the Karimnagar Police, the Maoists entered the village late on May 9 and dragged former Sarpanch Venkatswamy and former block member Chinnappa. They held a people's court till the early hours of May 10 and declared that both of them were acting as informers for the Police. They assaulted the public representatives severely. As Venkatswamy tried to flee the spot, the Maoists fired 20 rounds at him, injuring him. They left the village into the nearby forests at the dawn raising slogans. They also ‘took’ along with them a surrendered Maoist, Narender.
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May - 10 
Two armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an exchange of fire in the Luvasingi forest area in G. Madugula mandal (administrative unit) in Visakha Agency in Visakhapatnam District on May 10, reports The Hindu.
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Two armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an exchange of fire in the Luvasingi forest area in G. Madugula mandal (administrative unit) in Visakha Agency in Visakhapatnam District on May 10, reports The Hindu. According to reports, the Police moved into the Luvasingi forest area around 8am on information that a group of about 70 Maoists was present in the forests. The Maoists fired at the Police who retaliated. The exchange of fire lasted three to four hours, according to unconfirmed reports. Later, the Police found bodies of two suspects, aged around 25 years. A tapancha and a bucketful of grenades were found near the bodies. They could be members of the armed militia of the Maoist outfit or members of the Korukonda area committee which is active in that area, Police said. Fifteen kit bags were recovered from the area where the exchange of fire took place.
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May - 11 
12-armed suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on May 11 entered Kheranibari village, neighbouring Deupani Borgura Nepali Baskati gaon, in Tinsukia District wearing Army and Police uniforms, and entered three houses on the pretext of
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12-armed suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on May 11 entered Kheranibari village, neighbouring Deupani Borgura Nepali Baskati gaon, in Tinsukia District wearing Army and Police uniforms, and entered three houses on the pretext of searching for militants and escaped with over INR 200,000 including gold ornament.
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May - 11 
A contractor, Jami Rajendra Prasad (40), from Narayanpatna block in Koraput District was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Gechela under Laxmipur Police Station on Narayanpatna-Laxmipur road on May 11, reports The Hindu
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A contractor, Jami Rajendra Prasad (40), from Narayanpatna block in Koraput District was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Gechela under Laxmipur Police Station on Narayanpatna-Laxmipur road on May 11, reports The Hindu. According to Police, Prasad came to Gechela to supervise some road renovation work he had taken up. The Maoists also left some posters at the spot owning up to the murder. Through the posters they alleged that the murdered contractor was a Police informer and he was also helping the Police.
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May - 11 
A hardcore Maoist, Narendra Bridika (32), was arrested in Muniguda Police Station area in Rayagada District during a raid by a joint team of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on a meeting spot of Maoists at Belundi village. Two country-m
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A hardcore Maoist, Narendra Bridika (32), was arrested in Muniguda Police Station area in Rayagada District during a raid by a joint team of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on a meeting spot of Maoists at Belundi village. Two country-made SBML guns and some posters opposing anti-Maoist operations were seized. Bridika is an active member of Bansadhara division of the Odisha State Organising Committee of the CPI-Maoist. He used to be personal bodyguard of D. Keshav Rao alias Azad, a Maoist leader who has surrendered. According to Police sources, at present he was working as an associate of Maoist ‘commander’ Nikhil.
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May - 11 
Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Chaitu Naitam (22), a member of Platoon Dalam (squad) in Gadchiroli District on May 11, reported IBN Live. Naitam had earlier worked in Kurkheda, Korchi and Khobramen
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Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Chaitu Naitam (22), a member of Platoon Dalam (squad) in Gadchiroli District on May 11, reported IBN Live. Naitam had earlier worked in Kurkheda, Korchi and Khobramendha dalam, the Police said. According to Police, Naitam was involved in a number of incidents of Maoist violence in the District.
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May - 11 
Police claimed to have arrested a suspected woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Rebati Nayak, from a forest in Naktideula area in Sambalpur District on an unspecified date, reports The Hindu. Police sources
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Police claimed to have arrested a suspected woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Rebati Nayak, from a forest in Naktideula area in Sambalpur District on an unspecified date, reports The Hindu. Police sources said Rebati is an active cadre of Sambalpur-Deogarh-Sundargarh Zonal committee of CPI-Maoist. A cadre of the outfit since 2003, Rebati has 18 non-bailable warrants pending against her in Sambalpur and Deogarh District. Her husband Bimba Bhoi is also an influential cadre in the same ‘Zonal committee’.
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May - 11 
Twenty-five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including an ‘area commander’, surrendered before the Police in Munger District on May 11, reports DNA. The cadres gave up themselves before the Commissioner of Munger SM Raju among oth
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Twenty-five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including an ‘area commander’, surrendered before the Police in Munger District on May 11, reports DNA. The cadres gave up themselves before the Commissioner of Munger SM Raju among other officials. DIG, Munger range, AK Ambedkar was also present at that time of the Maoist surrender.
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May - 12 
Responding to media queries on May 12, chief minister Naveen Patnaik sought to underplay the Centre's observation on spread of Maoist activity in the State, reports The Times of India. "The allegations are not correct. We will give a reply to the Uni
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Responding to media queries on May 12, chief minister Naveen Patnaik sought to underplay the Centre's observation on spread of Maoist activity in the State, reports The Times of India. "The allegations are not correct. We will give a reply to the Union government on Monday [May 14]," he said. Official sources said the Government is now preparing a detailed rebuttal to be sent soon.
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May - 12 
Union Home Minister (UHM) P. Chidambaram on May 12 asked the Arunachal Pradesh Government to be on guard against Maoists who are reported to have already achieved “minimal presence” along the state’s boundary with Assam. Talking to reporters after a
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Union Home Minister (UHM) P. Chidambaram on May 12 asked the Arunachal Pradesh Government to be on guard against Maoists who are reported to have already achieved “minimal presence” along the state’s boundary with Assam. Talking to reporters after a meeting with chief minister Nabam Tuki and his cabinet colleagues, top Police officials and bureaucrats to review the State’s security scenario, the UHM said, “There is minimal presence of CPI (Maoist) cadres along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh boundary. Assam has been doing its part against the Maoist rebels and I have asked the Arunachal Pradesh chief minister to keep the pressure on so that the rebels cannot get a foothold in the peaceful state. ”Sources said Tuki had sought the Centre’s help to counter Maoists as well as the trouble created by two factions of NSCN in parts of the state.
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May - 13 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘sub-zonal commander’, carrying a prize of INR 25,000 on his head, was arrested by Police in Balrampur District on May 13, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, Police cordoned off the Chandan Nagar vil
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘sub-zonal commander’, carrying a prize of INR 25,000 on his head, was arrested by Police in Balrampur District on May 13, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, Police cordoned off the Chandan Nagar village in Balrampur and arrested Tunesh Lakda, a ‘sub-zonal commander’. Lakda, hailing from Jharkhand, was wanted in several cases of murder and other serious offences, the Police said.
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May - 13 
A contractor, identified as Suklal Sarkar, was injured when suspected Maoists shot at him in Pankhajur area on May 13.
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A contractor, identified as Suklal Sarkar, was injured when suspected Maoists shot at him in Pankhajur area on May 13.
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May - 13 
In another incident in Dornapal area in the same District, Maoists abducted Mochaki Kacche, a trader.
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In another incident in Dornapal area in the same District, Maoists abducted Mochaki Kacche, a trader.
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May - 13 
Meanwhile, the Maoists have given a bandh (shut down strike) call in Koraput District on May 16. The Koraput-Srikakulam divisional committee of the CPI-Maoist has given the bandh call. The Maoist division functions under the Andhra-Odisha Border Spec
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Meanwhile, the Maoists have given a bandh (shut down strike) call in Koraput District on May 16. The Koraput-Srikakulam divisional committee of the CPI-Maoist has given the bandh call. The Maoist division functions under the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC). Daya alias Chemmala Krishnamurthi, ‘secretary’ of Koraput-Srikakulam divisional committee, has sent a letter to newsmen in Koraput District regarding the bandh call. It may be noted that Daya was the key element behind abduction of the Laxmipur Biju Janata Dal Member of Legislative Assembly Jhina Hikaka in Koraput District on March 24. Through the letter written in Telugu, Daya has informed that this bandh call is given to protest against National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and anti-Maoist operations like Operation Green Hunt. Maoists are also demanding withdrawal of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from Narayanpatna area of Koraput District.
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May - 13 
Seven persons, including six troopers of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and a civilian driver, were killed in an ambush by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Dantewada District on May 13, reports The Times of Ind
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Seven persons, including six troopers of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and a civilian driver, were killed in an ambush by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Dantewada District on May 13, reports The Times of India. The troopers, including a head constable and five constables, were on patrol duty guarding the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) facility in Kirandul when armed Maoists ambushed their vehicle with heavy gunfire at around 9:30pm. Additional Director General of Police (anti-naxal operations) Ram Niwas said that an unknown number of troopers are reportedly injured in the ambush and are being rescued from the spot. Official sources said that five AK-47 rifles, one INSAS gun and a large quantity of ammunition belonging to the CISF were looted by the Maoists after they killed the troopers.
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May - 13 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on May 13 said unlawful activities of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) will not be tolerated in the northeast, reports Times of India. "There will be no compromise with Maoists trying to destabilize peac
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on May 13 said unlawful activities of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) will not be tolerated in the northeast, reports Times of India. "There will be no compromise with Maoists trying to destabilize peace in the region and police have been instructed to take action," Chidambaram said, adding, "There is no reason to allow such elements in the region to create disturbance." State Governments in the region have been instructed to deal with such elements firmly. He added further that there was minimal presence of Maoists in the region.
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May - 14 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at Mothugudem Sub Inspector, Srinivas, and two constables near Kothur village in Chintur mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District adjoining Konta block in Chhattisgarh while
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at Mothugudem Sub Inspector, Srinivas, and two constables near Kothur village in Chintur mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District adjoining Konta block in Chhattisgarh while the Policemen were proceeding to Edugurallapalli in an autorickshaw on May 14, reports The Hindu. While Srinivas had a narrow escape, Ramesh, a constable of the Mothugudem Police Station, sustained a bullet wound. The Maoists were digging up the Boddugudem-Pothuru main road near Kothur when the incident occurred.
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May - 14 
Around 150 Maoists set ablaze the forest depot near Jimalgatta village. They set 1,075 pieces of chopped wood on fire. Forest department has estimated the loss of around INR one million in the arson.
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Around 150 Maoists set ablaze the forest depot near Jimalgatta village. They set 1,075 pieces of chopped wood on fire. Forest department has estimated the loss of around INR one million in the arson.
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May - 14 
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on May 14 said that a Special Police Task Force would soon be formed as one of the two steps to tackle the growing Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) problem in the State, reports The Sentinel. The other step is u
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on May 14 said that a Special Police Task Force would soon be formed as one of the two steps to tackle the growing Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) problem in the State, reports The Sentinel. The other step is ushering development in the backward regions of the State. The Telegraph adds Gogoi said that the force would be on the lines of the Special Task Force constituted by the other Maoist-infested states in the country. He said a senior State Police Official of the rank of the Additional Director-General of Police would head the Special unit. “There is a difference between dealing with the Maoists and insurgents. We do not want the present counter-insurgency operation under the Unified Command structure to be launched against the Naxalities in the state,” he said. Shillong Times quoted Tarun Gogoi as saying that State Government has ordered probe into the recent incidents of youths from certain districts going missing.
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May - 14 
General Officer Commanding of Tezpur based 4th Corps Lieutenant General Shakti Gurung said that the Army has no hard evidence of Maoists trying to expand their base in Assam but admitted their existence in the State. “Whether these elements have ente
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General Officer Commanding of Tezpur based 4th Corps Lieutenant General Shakti Gurung said that the Army has no hard evidence of Maoists trying to expand their base in Assam but admitted their existence in the State. “Whether these elements have entered the state to propagate the Maoist ideology or explore new routes for the supply of arms and ammunition needs to be examined,” he said.
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May - 14 
In the night of May 14, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres beheaded a villager, Ramlal Kayam, at Kudaburu under Sonua Police Station in West Singhbhum District dubbing him a Police informer, reports IBN Live. The Maoists left beh
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In the night of May 14, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres beheaded a villager, Ramlal Kayam, at Kudaburu under Sonua Police Station in West Singhbhum District dubbing him a Police informer, reports IBN Live. The Maoists left behind posters warning villagers against helping the Police.
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May - 14 
Maoist activities had also come down in Districts such as Keonjhar, Jajpur, Dhenkanal and Mayurbhanj, Praharaj claimed in his letter. In the Districts of Sambalpur, Deogarh and Sundargarh, the activities of the Maoists had also shown a decline, Praha
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Maoist activities had also come down in Districts such as Keonjhar, Jajpur, Dhenkanal and Mayurbhanj, Praharaj claimed in his letter. In the Districts of Sambalpur, Deogarh and Sundargarh, the activities of the Maoists had also shown a decline, Praharaj said. Stating that Maoists activities had decreased in the Districts bordering Jharkhand, Praharaj said that anti-Maoist operations had been stepped up in Narayanpatna area of Koraput District, certain areas of Kandhamal, Nuapada, Bolangir and Bargarh Districts where Maoist activities had remained a cause for concern. Praharaj informed that from 2011 to May this year as many as 197 Maoists had been arrested in the State and 60 Maoists had surrendered in different Districts. While 23 Maoists were killed in encounters in the State in 2011, four Maoists had been killed by May this year.
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May - 14 
Palamu District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested Satender Paswan (29), a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at a house in Polpol village in Palamu District on May 14, reports The Times of
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Palamu District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested Satender Paswan (29), a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at a house in Polpol village in Palamu District on May 14, reports The Times of India. Paswan is an accused in 18 cases of murder, kidnapping, arson, destroying public utility system like telephone towers in the District. The Security Forces recovered a country-made revolver of 315 bore from him.
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May - 14 
Sukma District Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Secretary, Mochaki Joga, was abducted when he was returning home by a private bus in the evening of May 14, reports The Indian Express. The Maoists stopped the bus on the way and took away Joga.
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Sukma District Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Secretary, Mochaki Joga, was abducted when he was returning home by a private bus in the evening of May 14, reports The Indian Express. The Maoists stopped the bus on the way and took away Joga.
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May - 14 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres made an attempt to blew up a forest section officer's quarters at Sitanagaram in Dummugudem mandal (administrative unit) of Khammam District on May 14, reports The Hindu. According to sources, t
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres made an attempt to blew up a forest section officer's quarters at Sitanagaram in Dummugudem mandal (administrative unit) of Khammam District on May 14, reports The Hindu. According to sources, the Maoists, mainly comprising militia members, went to the quarters of the forest section officer, Kurasam Rajulu, abutting the Bhadrachalam-Charla main road at Sitanagaram around 2am. The Maoists accusing him of harassing Adivasis (tribals) assaulted him with rifle butts. After throwing his belongings outside the quarters, the Maoists planted two tiffin-carriers containing explosive material inside the quarters. They then set-off the bombs. One of them went off causing partial damage to the building.
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May - 14 
The DGP further claimed that the State Police had intensified anti-Maoist operations in close coordination with the Central paramilitary forces engaged in the task of fighting the Left wing extremists in the State. Despite the State facing a shortage
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The DGP further claimed that the State Police had intensified anti-Maoist operations in close coordination with the Central paramilitary forces engaged in the task of fighting the Left wing extremists in the State. Despite the State facing a shortage of young Indian Police Service (IPS) officials, the Superintendents of Police of Maoist-affected Districts are leading the anti-Maoist operations, Praharaj said. Informing the Centre that a meeting of the unified command was held in Bhubaneswar on May 11 to review the progress in the anti-Maoist operations, Praharaj said that the situation would improve further in the coming days.
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May - 14 
The State Government on May 14 refuted the Centre's charge that it had failed to check the growth of Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in the State saying that it had been successful in bringing improvement in the situation, rep
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The State Government on May 14 refuted the Centre's charge that it had failed to check the growth of Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in the State saying that it had been successful in bringing improvement in the situation, reports The Hindu. In a letter sent to the Union Home Ministry, State Director General of Police (DGP) Manmohan Praharaj said while the situation had shown improvement in Malkangiri District, the Police have been able to control the situation in Gajapati and Rayagada District.
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May - 14 
Three persons, including two politicians, were allegedly abducted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the night of May 14, from two different villages in Aheri tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District, reports The Times of I
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Three persons, including two politicians, were allegedly abducted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the night of May 14, from two different villages in Aheri tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District, reports The Times of India. Sources in Gadchiroli informed that group of Maoists took ex-zilla parishad (district level local self-Government institution) member Ramanayya Yadawar and ex-sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Pullayya Veladi from Jimalgatta village into the forests. Similarly there are reports of abduction of a civilian Bapu Durgam from Malagudam village in same tehsil. Official spokesperson of Police in Gadchiroli, however, denied of having such reports.
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May - 15 
A trooper of the District Voluntary Force (DVF), Ajay Kumar Sahoo, was killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) during a joint combing operation by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Special Operation Group (SOG) and DVF at Bi
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A trooper of the District Voluntary Force (DVF), Ajay Kumar Sahoo, was killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) during a joint combing operation by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Special Operation Group (SOG) and DVF at Birikala reserve forest under Nayakote Police Station in Keonjhar District on May 15, reports IBN Live. The area is on the Keonjhar-Angul border, sources said.
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May - 15 
Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Dilip Kumar Sinha, posted at Bande Police Station, was shot dead by Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Kanker District on May 14.
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Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Dilip Kumar Sinha, posted at Bande Police Station, was shot dead by Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Kanker District on May 14.
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May - 15 
Mobile phone services were disrupted in the areas around Gondia after the Maoists set ablaze the tower at Jamakado late on May 15. “There was an arson attack on the gram panchayat office of Toyagondi at around 4am. The naxals burnt documents in the o
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Mobile phone services were disrupted in the areas around Gondia after the Maoists set ablaze the tower at Jamakado late on May 15. “There was an arson attack on the gram panchayat office of Toyagondi at around 4am. The naxals burnt documents in the office,” Gondia Superintendent of Police Chandrakishor Meena said.
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May - 15 
Six Policemen were injured, two of them critically, in an encounter with the Maoists at Chindgarh in Sukma District early in the day. The Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police Surjan Ram Bhagat said that the Maoists targeted the Police party whic
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Six Policemen were injured, two of them critically, in an encounter with the Maoists at Chindgarh in Sukma District early in the day. The Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police Surjan Ram Bhagat said that the Maoists targeted the Police party which was on a search operation. They detonated couple of landmine blasts and opened fire on the force.
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May - 15 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has asked the State Governments of the North East region to take all necessary steps to prevent the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) groups from establishing their roots in the region, reports The Ass
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has asked the State Governments of the North East region to take all necessary steps to prevent the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) groups from establishing their roots in the region, reports The Assam Tribune. The report quoting states that the Central Government would send additional a force to deal with Maoists only if it is felt necessary. Further, UMHA is of the view that at present, the strength of the armed groups of the Maoists in the North East is not much and the State Police forces are fully capable of dealing with the situation.
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May - 16 
A labourer working at a road construction site was nailed to a bridge allegedly by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Balaghat District on May 16, reports The Times of India. The labourer, Sunil Bawre (26), was sleeping in
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A labourer working at a road construction site was nailed to a bridge allegedly by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Balaghat District on May 16, reports The Times of India. The labourer, Sunil Bawre (26), was sleeping in his shack when a group of armed Maoists stormed the labourers' colony at Kundekata village near the construction site. They threatened labourers of dire consequences if they built the road and the bridge. Before leaving Maoist cadres forced Bawre to the bridge under construction and nailed him. On the bridge, the Maoists allegedly stuffed a piece of bamboo into Bawre's mouth before nailing him. Bawre was bleeding profusely when he was rescued by the contractor seven hours later. The project is part of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) scheme.
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May - 16 
Adilabad Police on May 16 recovered a huge dump belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the Mangi-Dongapalli forest in Adilabad District, reports The Hindu. The dump consists of three kilograms of gun powder including two k
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Adilabad Police on May 16 recovered a huge dump belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the Mangi-Dongapalli forest in Adilabad District, reports The Hindu. The dump consists of three kilograms of gun powder including two kilograms of black variety, 40 rounds of high-velocity bullets, 36 empty rounds of 9mm pistol, an empty grenade, 31 electrical detonators, one kilogram of air-gun balls, three high-explosive wire bundles and six electrical wire bundles, two 12mm bore ammunition and three fillers, 50 grenade safety-pins, huge cache of literature including 200 Telugu books and 20 English books related with revolutionary philosophy, 20 dairies and five area maps besides, two video, seven audio cassettes and two batteries.
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May - 16 
An instance of a foreigner extending support to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and its front organisations has come to notice, the Government said on May 16, reports Zee News. Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh told t
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An instance of a foreigner extending support to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and its front organisations has come to notice, the Government said on May 16, reports Zee News. Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Parliament) that one Jan Myrdal, a pro-Maoist Swedish author, had visited India in January 2012 and attended pro-CPI-Maoist conventions in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ludhiana and Delhi.
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May - 16 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two villagers in Bijapur District on May 16 suspecting them to be Police informers.
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two villagers in Bijapur District on May 16 suspecting them to be Police informers.
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May - 16 
In Gadchiroli, there was no damage to property, but the Maoists blocked roads. “They had placed wooden logs and rocks on the road to block traffic near Malewada road. They also put up banners and posters at various places. Traffic was disrupted for a
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In Gadchiroli, there was no damage to property, but the Maoists blocked roads. “They had placed wooden logs and rocks on the road to block traffic near Malewada road. They also put up banners and posters at various places. Traffic was disrupted for about two hours in the morning, but the Police parties went to the affected areas and cleared the roads. We also removed the posters and banners,” Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Viresh Prabhu said
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May - 16 
Normal life in the urban areas remained unaffected in East and West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan Districts during the Bharat bandh (All India shutdown strike) called by the Maoists on May 16, reports IBN Live. In Maoist dominated Manoharpur, Ban
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Normal life in the urban areas remained unaffected in East and West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan Districts during the Bharat bandh (All India shutdown strike) called by the Maoists on May 16, reports IBN Live. In Maoist dominated Manoharpur, Bandgaon, Sonua, Goilkera in West Singhbhum and Dumaria, Ghorabandha, Chakulia in East Singhbhum and Nimdih and Chowka in Seraikela-Kharsawan District a majority of shops and markets downed shutters, official sources said. Long distance buses remained off the roads while mining in West Singhbhum was badly affected, the sources said. No untoward incident was reported, they said. The bandh was called to demand immediate halt to Operation Green Hunt.
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May - 16 
Normal life was affected in interior parts of Bastar region due to the Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) call given on May 16. The CPI-Maoist had given a call for Bharat bandh against the presence of Army in Bastar and the anti-Maoist operati
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Normal life was affected in interior parts of Bastar region due to the Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) call given on May 16. The CPI-Maoist had given a call for Bharat bandh against the presence of Army in Bastar and the anti-Maoist operations by the Security Forces.
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May - 16 
Singh said CPI-Maoist has developed close fraternal ties with many insurgent groups in the Northeast especially Revolutionary People’s Front/ People’s Liberation Army (RPF/PLA) of Manipur and the outfit has trans-border linkages with certain groups.
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Singh said CPI-Maoist has developed close fraternal ties with many insurgent groups in the Northeast especially Revolutionary People’s Front/ People’s Liberation Army (RPF/PLA) of Manipur and the outfit has trans-border linkages with certain groups. "The government is closely monitoring the situation. Such issues are regularly taken up with the countries concerned at the diplomatic level," he said.
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May - 16 
Singh said Myrdal supported CPI-Maoist ideology of armed struggle against the state and spoke at length in a seminar in Delhi on the topic -- Let's stand against the Indian state's war on people, organised by Forum Against War on People, a front orga
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Singh said Myrdal supported CPI-Maoist ideology of armed struggle against the state and spoke at length in a seminar in Delhi on the topic -- Let's stand against the Indian state's war on people, organised by Forum Against War on People, a front organisation of CPI-Maoist. "Mr Jan Myrdal during his stay in India advised CPI (Maoist) to garner support from the middle-class in India by focusing on propaganda against security forces and highlighting human rights issues," the Minister added.
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May - 16 
The Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had its impact in some pockets of south Odisha on May 16, reports The Hindu. Vehicular traffic was partially affected in Maoist-affected Dist
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The Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had its impact in some pockets of south Odisha on May 16, reports The Hindu. Vehicular traffic was partially affected in Maoist-affected Districts of south Odisha. But its impact was hardly seen on normal life except a few pockets. As a precautionary measure the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) suspended its bus services in the Maoist-affected areas.
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May - 16 
The Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on May 16 turned violent in Gondia and Gadchiroli Districts after the Maoists set ablaze a mobile tower of the BSNL, vandalised a gram panchayat
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The Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on May 16 turned violent in Gondia and Gadchiroli Districts after the Maoists set ablaze a mobile tower of the BSNL, vandalised a gram panchayat (village level local self government institution) office, blocked roads and put up banners and posters at some place, Police said.
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May - 16 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the main railway tracks between New Delhi-Howrah route on May 17, reports news24online.com. According to information, Maoists attacked on railway track near Gurap Railway station in Hoog
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the main railway tracks between New Delhi-Howrah route on May 17, reports news24online.com. According to information, Maoists attacked on railway track near Gurap Railway station in Hooghly District during wee hours. This has affected movements of train.
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May - 16 
The Maoists blocked vehicular movement by dumping huge branches of trees on the Charla-Bhadrachalam main road near Devarapalli village in Charla mandal (administrative unit) of Khammam District as part of the nation-wide bandh called by the banned ou
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The Maoists blocked vehicular movement by dumping huge branches of trees on the Charla-Bhadrachalam main road near Devarapalli village in Charla mandal (administrative unit) of Khammam District as part of the nation-wide bandh called by the banned outfit on May 16. The Maoists raised slogans denouncing Operation Green Hunt before leaving the spot. Another group of Maoists reportedly felled trees on the Venkatapuram-Charla highway near Alubaka village in the wee hours of the day. Traffic on the highway was disrupted for some time.
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May - 16 
The Maoists felled trees and tied banners in support of their nation-wide bandh (shut down strike) on May 16 (today) against the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and the ongoing “Operation Green Hunt”. They retreated into the forest
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The Maoists felled trees and tied banners in support of their nation-wide bandh (shut down strike) on May 16 (today) against the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and the ongoing “Operation Green Hunt”. They retreated into the forest after the incident. A case was registered against the members of the Sabari Dalam (squad), said Police.
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May - 16 
The minister said CPI-Maoist had a number of front organisations active in many States and it resorted to over ground activities to mobilise support. "It has also been noticed that when CPI (Maoist) activists are arrested in different parts of India,
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The minister said CPI-Maoist had a number of front organisations active in many States and it resorted to over ground activities to mobilise support. "It has also been noticed that when CPI (Maoist) activists are arrested in different parts of India, a concerted campaign is launched by sending hundreds of identical email, many of them originating from foreign countries. Some of these front organisations clandestinely receiving foreign funds cannot be ruled out," he further said.
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May - 16 
There is no direct evidence to suggest that foreigners were engaged in an organised way to help CPI-Maoist through NGOs in India, he said.
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There is no direct evidence to suggest that foreigners were engaged in an organised way to help CPI-Maoist through NGOs in India, he said.
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May - 16 
Top Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, including one Moina Dohotiya are actively involved in the outfit's expansion into the northeast, reports Times of India. The report quotes a source within the security establishment as saying,
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Top Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, including one Moina Dohotiya are actively involved in the outfit's expansion into the northeast, reports Times of India. The report quotes a source within the security establishment as saying, "There are about 100 listed cadres and they have three carbines, a couple of .315 rifles and pistols, few grenades and one M16 rifle. In the middle and lower Assam regions, they are probably at a very nascent stage. We have not observed any Maoist activity in these places". The source further said, “The Maoists have so far recruited youths from the state and few Khamti boys from Arunachal Pradesh. However, unlike Jharkhand, there is just a sprinkling of Adivasi youths here. There are couple of youths from Goalpara and Kamrup district but the majority are from Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Golaghat districts and many from Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts".
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May - 17 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked Chhattisgarh Women and Child Welfare Minister Lata Usendi's house in Sargipalpara in Kondagaon District on May 17 and killed a Policeman on guard, reports The Times of India. Arou
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked Chhattisgarh Women and Child Welfare Minister Lata Usendi's house in Sargipalpara in Kondagaon District on May 17 and killed a Policeman on guard, reports The Times of India. Around 8 pm, two men came on a motorcycle and fired at Ratanlal Netam (25) of the District Police standing guard in front of Usendi's house. They shot the solitary guard from close range, snatched his INSAS rifle and rode away without resistance. Police suspect it is the handiwork of the Maoists' East Bastar Divisional Committee.
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May - 17 
The Gajapati District and Sessions Court in Paralakhemundi acquitted woman Maoist Arati Majhi (22) in the case related to burning of Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) buses at Raipanka in Gajapati District on December 28, 2009, reports
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The Gajapati District and Sessions Court in Paralakhemundi acquitted woman Maoist Arati Majhi (22) in the case related to burning of Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) buses at Raipanka in Gajapati District on December 28, 2009, reports The Hindu. Five others identified as Babula Behera Dalai, Lazor Majhi, Shyam Majhi, Manas Majhi, and Jacob Majhi were also acquitted in the same case.
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May - 17 
The Mumbai Sessions Court on May 17 rejected the bail of seven alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including five women accused of Maoist activities, reports Zee News. Angelina Sontakke, Sushma Ramteke, Nandini Bhagat, Jyothi
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The Mumbai Sessions Court on May 17 rejected the bail of seven alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including five women accused of Maoist activities, reports Zee News. Angelina Sontakke, Sushma Ramteke, Nandini Bhagat, Jyothi Chorghe, Anuradha Sonule, Siddharth Bhosale and Dhawale Dangle had all filed a bail saying that there is no case in connection with them and evidence is fabricated. However, special public prosecutor Rohini Salian told the court that a compact disc recovered from them is a clinching evidence against them. "The CD contained footage where 15 CRPF men were killed and the naxal group was celebrating it," Salian said.
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May - 17 
Three powerful tiffin bombs planted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were detected by Security Force personnel engaged in combing operations in the Dharambandha area in Nuapada District on May 17, reported Zee News. Th
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Three powerful tiffin bombs planted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were detected by Security Force personnel engaged in combing operations in the Dharambandha area in Nuapada District on May 17, reported Zee News. The personnel from the District Voluntary Force and the elite Special Operation Group stumbled upon the explosives, each weighing six kilograms and kept in separate containers, buried on the road between Bharuamunda and Lodra while carrying out the operation, about 20 kilometres from the District.
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May - 18 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Tupakula Ramanjaneyamma alias Santhi, a leader of the Andhra-Orissa Border (AOB) carrying a head money of INR 500,000, was arrested near Kondramutla village in Ipur mandal (administrative unit) i
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Tupakula Ramanjaneyamma alias Santhi, a leader of the Andhra-Orissa Border (AOB) carrying a head money of INR 500,000, was arrested near Kondramutla village in Ipur mandal (administrative unit) in the late hours of March 18 in Guntur District. She was later moved to Vinukonda town where she is being interrogated by the Police in connection with several cases. Santhi, who was shifted to AOB by the Maoist leadership, had been ailing for some time.
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May - 18 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres released three villagers, who were abducted on May 14, at Jimalgatta in Aheri Taluka (administrative unit) in Gadchiroli District on May 18, reports The Times of India. Sources said, prior to the re
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres released three villagers, who were abducted on May 14, at Jimalgatta in Aheri Taluka (administrative unit) in Gadchiroli District on May 18, reports The Times of India. Sources said, prior to the release of Pullayya Veladi, ex-sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) of Jimalgatta, Ramanayya Yadawar, ex-zilla parishad (district level local self-Government institution) member and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) activist, and Vyankati Medhi, member of gram panchayat, around 200 Maoists conducted a Jan Adalat (Kangaroo Court) in the afternoon of the day. Over 1000 villagers, journalists, members of Panchayat Samiti (block level local self-Government institution); Jimalgatta gram panchayat and others attended the Jan Adalat.
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May - 18 
Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and seized a pistol from him from Srirampur village in Saran District, reports Hindustan Times. Acting on a tip off, the Police arrested the Maoist on May 18 when he was going to de
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Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and seized a pistol from him from Srirampur village in Saran District, reports Hindustan Times. Acting on a tip off, the Police arrested the Maoist on May 18 when he was going to deliver a letter demanding levy of INR 800,000, Deputy Superintendent of Police Dilnawaz Ahmed said. Besides a pistol, Maoist literature were seized from the Maoist who is wanted in four cases in Muzaffarpur, Saran and East Champaran Districts.
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May - 18 
The Police arrested a person, identified as Amar Singh Bhalavi, associate of Dilip alias Guha, ‘Commander’ of Guerrilla Dalam (armed squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Borki forest area under Roopjhar Police Station in
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The Police arrested a person, identified as Amar Singh Bhalavi, associate of Dilip alias Guha, ‘Commander’ of Guerrilla Dalam (armed squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Borki forest area under Roopjhar Police Station in Balaghat District on May 18, reports Business Standard. According to Police Sources, they had received a tip-off that Dilip was going to visit Borki forest last night, following which Police raided the area. However, instead of Dilip, Police arrested Bhalavi from the forest along with items like food grains, edible oil, bathing soap and a Maoist banner. During the interrogation, Bhalavi revealed that Dilip had already paid him to buy these items and had asked him to come to the forest, Police said.
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May - 19 
Maoists on May 19 attacked a Police constable, identified as Tribhuvan Netaam, near Chintagufa Police camp in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh leaving him injured.
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Maoists on May 19 attacked a Police constable, identified as Tribhuvan Netaam, near Chintagufa Police camp in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh leaving him injured.
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May - 19 
Sabyasachi Panda, the secretary of the Odisha State Organising Committee (OSOC) of the CPI-Maoist, on May 20 threatened of "revolutionary violence" if the State Government continues to attack the Maoists, reports The Times of India. In a fresh audio
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Sabyasachi Panda, the secretary of the Odisha State Organising Committee (OSOC) of the CPI-Maoist, on May 20 threatened of "revolutionary violence" if the State Government continues to attack the Maoists, reports The Times of India. In a fresh audio tape circulated to media houses, Panda alleged the State Government has not fulfilled its promises to secure the release of Italian nationals Claudio Colangelo (on March 25) and Bosusco Paolo (on April 12), who he had abducted from Kandhamal-Ganjam region on March 14.
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May - 19 
Three motorcycle-borne Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres of the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) shot a contractor dead at Khairaput in the Mudulipada Police Station limits of Malkangiri District on May 19, repo
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Three motorcycle-borne Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres of the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) shot a contractor dead at Khairaput in the Mudulipada Police Station limits of Malkangiri District on May 19, reports The Hindu. The deceased was identified as Budra Dhangada Majhi (38). In a hand written letter, left behind at the spot, the Maoists claimed that the deceased was a Police informer and was also involved in exploitation of labourers employed by him.
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May - 20 
A postgraduate in social work, he hails from Banka District in Bihar and was currently working as a member of sub-committee on political education. Police said Nanduji was engaged in training new recruits in various parts of Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha
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A postgraduate in social work, he hails from Banka District in Bihar and was currently working as a member of sub-committee on political education. Police said Nanduji was engaged in training new recruits in various parts of Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha and Chhattisgrah. From 2003 onwards, he has worked with many senior Maoists like Kishanji, Prashant Bose and Misir Besra, Anal Da, Motilal Soren alias Rajuji and Sunil Manjhi, Baidyanath Tiwary alias Bhagwan Da, Amlesh Manjhi alias Prawesh Manjhi and Chiragji.
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May - 20 
A principal aide of late Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji was arrested from Ranchi railway station on May 20, reports The Times of India. The arrested Maoist has been identified as Nanduji ali
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A principal aide of late Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji was arrested from Ranchi railway station on May 20, reports The Times of India. The arrested Maoist has been identified as Nanduji alias Ramdas, who has worked as a secretary in Jammui zone and as a member of Bihar-Jharkhand-Odisha-North-Chhatisgrah special area committee.
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May - 20 
In a thick forest near Jimulgatta in Aheri tehsil (revenue unit), around 160 kilometres from Gadchiroli town, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) organized a massive jan adalat (kangaroo court) last week, The Times of India reported on M
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In a thick forest near Jimulgatta in Aheri tehsil (revenue unit), around 160 kilometres from Gadchiroli town, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) organized a massive jan adalat (kangaroo court) last week, The Times of India reported on May 21. The jan adalat's location was within 10 kilometres of Jimulgatta sub-police station. It was learnt that Aheri-Jimulgatta area committee ‘commander’ Shankar Anna, South Gadchiroli division committee Bhaskar Hichami alias Prabhakar, and ‘platoon commander’ and divisional committee member Laxman led the proceedings, comprising 250-300 Maoists.
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May - 20 
The ‘Q' branch of Tamil Nadu Police arrested J. Vivek alias Balan (46), State secretary of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Shenoy Nagar on May 19, reports The Hindu. However, Padma alias Sathyamary (37), who belongs to the wome
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The ‘Q' branch of Tamil Nadu Police arrested J. Vivek alias Balan (46), State secretary of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Shenoy Nagar on May 19, reports The Hindu. However, Padma alias Sathyamary (37), who belongs to the women's empowerment wing of the CPI-Maoist and an accomplice of Vivek managed to escape. Padma was last apprehended by police in 2008. “Padma was on her way to West Bengal as part of a fact finding team. She was nabbed by police then. After that incident, there has been no news about her,” added the police source. Vivek was allegedly involved in arms training organised by the Maoists in Periyakulam, Theni District in 2007. He has now been remanded to custody.
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May - 21 
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on May 21 reiterated his appeal to the Left wing extremists to shun the path of violence and return to the social mainstream, reports The Hindu. Patnaik said the misguided youths who had taken the path of violence should
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on May 21 reiterated his appeal to the Left wing extremists to shun the path of violence and return to the social mainstream, reports The Hindu. Patnaik said the misguided youths who had taken the path of violence should surrender and take benefit of the new rehabilitation policy. Patnaik's appeal came a day after Sabyasachi Panda, secretary of the Odisha State Organising Committee (OSOC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) warned of revolutionary violence.
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May - 21 
Clearance of forests in Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism]-hit areas to effectively combat the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hiding in these regions has led to a decrease in the overall green cover in the country, the Lok Sabha (Lower house o
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Clearance of forests in Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism]-hit areas to effectively combat the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hiding in these regions has led to a decrease in the overall green cover in the country, the Lok Sabha (Lower house of the Parliament) was informed on May 21, reports IBN Live. Environment and Forest Minister Jayanthi Natarajan accepted in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour that there has been a "marginal decrease" in the forest cover in the country due to cutting down of trees in the Naxal-affected areas.
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May - 21 
Five suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Turkwalia village in Rohtas District, Police said. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided the village and captured the associates of Rajesh Sharma alias Toof
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Five suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Turkwalia village in Rohtas District, Police said. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided the village and captured the associates of Rajesh Sharma alias Toofanji, superintendent of police Manu Maharaj said.Two country-made pistols, five cartridges and three mobile phones were seized from them, he said.
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May - 21 
It emerged from a closed-door meeting chaired by Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and attended by senior officials of the ministry, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and heads of central paramilitary forces that India is fighting a losing battle against
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It emerged from a closed-door meeting chaired by Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and attended by senior officials of the ministry, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and heads of central paramilitary forces that India is fighting a losing battle against Naxalism, urgent measures are required to turn the tide, and the attitude of some state chief ministers is not helpful in anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations, reports India Today. Home secretary R.K. Singh was also present at meeting, held last week.
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May - 21 
Jharkhand Police recovered a cache of arms, including two guns, 32 bullets, four cell phones and 14 SIM cards of various networks from People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres after a shootout on May 21, reports Newstrack India quoting ANI. P
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Jharkhand Police recovered a cache of arms, including two guns, 32 bullets, four cell phones and 14 SIM cards of various networks from People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres after a shootout on May 21, reports Newstrack India quoting ANI. PLFI is a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). The shootout started when Police personnel raided a meeting place of the outfit near Karra village in Khunti District.
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May - 21 
Submitting documentary evidence for the first time on the nexus between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and northeast insurgent outfits, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 21 filed a chargesheet against three members of t
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Submitting documentary evidence for the first time on the nexus between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and northeast insurgent outfits, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 21 filed a chargesheet against three members of the Manipur-based People's Liberation Army (PLA) for allegedly training the Maoists and supplying them arms, ammunition and sophisticated Chinese communication devices.
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May - 21 
The Special Task Force (STF) troopers on May 21 arrested a hardcore ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Ram Dahin Sao, from Virar area in Mumbai, reports The Times of India. He was carrying a reward of
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The Special Task Force (STF) troopers on May 21 arrested a hardcore ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Ram Dahin Sao, from Virar area in Mumbai, reports The Times of India. He was carrying a reward of INR 25,000 on his head. According to sources, Ram Dahin used to operate in Tekari and Konch (both in Gaya District) and Uphara in Aurangabad District.
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May - 22 
A constable, Dhan Singh Thakur, was killed on the spot and his colleague, Hemla Dhasru, sustained serious injuries on May 22 as a "pressure bomb", planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres went off near helipad in Bijapur Dis
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A constable, Dhan Singh Thakur, was killed on the spot and his colleague, Hemla Dhasru, sustained serious injuries on May 22 as a "pressure bomb", planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres went off near helipad in Bijapur District headquarters.
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May - 22 
A Maoist cadre, identified as Santosh Vishwakarma, of Tali village was arrested by the Police from an area under Bhawnathpur Police Station in the Garhwa District. Vishwakarma was the right hand of Maoist ‘zonal commander’ Munna Vishwakarma. He was w
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A Maoist cadre, identified as Santosh Vishwakarma, of Tali village was arrested by the Police from an area under Bhawnathpur Police Station in the Garhwa District. Vishwakarma was the right hand of Maoist ‘zonal commander’ Munna Vishwakarma. He was wanted in three cases in Bhawnathpur that included killing of a watchman.
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May - 22 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Mita Paltasingh alias Sunita, was arrested during a joint combing operation by personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and elite Special Operations Group (SOG) fro
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Mita Paltasingh alias Sunita, was arrested during a joint combing operation by personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and elite Special Operations Group (SOG) from Kutiguda village under Kotagarh Police Station in Kandhamal District on May 22, reports The Hindu. Some Maoist literature was seized from her possession.
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May - 22 
demanding 32 per cent reservation for tribals in Government jobs and unemployment allowance, Maoists have appealed to youths to boycott the Army recruitment rally to be held in Kanker District from May 28 to June 2, reports The Indian Express. In an
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demanding 32 per cent reservation for tribals in Government jobs and unemployment allowance, Maoists have appealed to youths to boycott the Army recruitment rally to be held in Kanker District from May 28 to June 2, reports The Indian Express. In an SMS to The Indian Express on May 22, Uday, secretary of North Regional Committee of the CPI-Maoist said: “CPI (Maoist) calls upon all unemployed youths of Bastar and Chhattisgarh to boycott the Army recruitment rally. I also appeal the youths not to join the police, the paramilitary forces and the military.” “I appeal to youths to come forward and form militant groups, organise massive struggle, demanding respectable jobs, immediate implementation of 32 per cent reservation to Adivasis, fill up the existing vacancies of all departments with local youths and provide unemployment allowance equal to that of the minimum wages to all registered unemployed persons,” he said.
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May - 22 
Maoists have stopped the construction works of the road on Rukki valley in Ghaghra block of Gumla District for over two months ago, despite the project has the backing of 25 villages located in the area. Residents of this hinterland face a lot of dif
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Maoists have stopped the construction works of the road on Rukki valley in Ghaghra block of Gumla District for over two months ago, despite the project has the backing of 25 villages located in the area. Residents of this hinterland face a lot of difficulty in absence of a proper road.
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May - 22 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly whisked away two youths from the interior village of Dongala Jaggaram in Chintur mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District in the midnight of May 21 for questioning in con
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly whisked away two youths from the interior village of Dongala Jaggaram in Chintur mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District in the midnight of May 21 for questioning in connection with the whereabouts of one of their “targets”, reports The Hindu. According to sources, the suspected Maoists let them off after questioning late in the evening of May 22. Suspected Maoists had shot dead a former Naxalite suspecting him to be a police informer at Bojjiguppa village in Bhadrachalam rural mandal in the night of May 20.
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May - 22 
Two Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) were arrested by the Police from two different places in Garhwa District on May 22, reports The Times of India. Sanjit Singh alias Sujit Singh alias Jamuna Singh, an ‘area commander’ of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC)
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Two Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) were arrested by the Police from two different places in Garhwa District on May 22, reports The Times of India. Sanjit Singh alias Sujit Singh alias Jamuna Singh, an ‘area commander’ of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from Nagar Untari in Garhwa District. Police recovered a 315 bore pistol and four cartridges from Sanjit Singh. On the basis of his statement, Police recovered a country-made rifle, a police uniform, pittu and two cell phones from his house located at Bulka village. "Sanjit has been a terror in Dhurki, Meral, Dandai, Chinia and Garhwa. He had 15 to 20 rebels under him who used to collect money from the contractors of road construction and Tendu leaf contractors. Sanjit was arrested from Bishunpura village of Nagar Untari police station. He was for long been wanted by the police in several cases," Garhwa Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael Raj S said. He was also accused of demanding ransom from big business men. Three cases were pending against him in Nagar Untari and Dhurki Police Stations.
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May - 23 
A group of about 25 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Deba Bagaranga (40), the husband of sitting sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) at Hanumanthpur village in Chandrapur block of
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A group of about 25 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Deba Bagaranga (40), the husband of sitting sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) at Hanumanthpur village in Chandrapur block of Rayagada District on May 23, reports The Hindu. Deba was also the former panchayat samiti (block level local self-Government institution) member of the area. According to the Police, Deba was dragged out of the house and taken away to some distance where he was shot dead. Maoists left the spot leaving behind a hand-written poster alleging that Deba was a Police informer. The killing was carried out by Bansadhara Division of CPI-Maoist headed by Nikhil alias Niranjan Rout.
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May - 23 
Ajay Chanda alias Jhulun alias Raj, a close aide of senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, who was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on April 24 from the Esplanade area of the city, has been handed over
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Ajay Chanda alias Jhulun alias Raj, a close aide of senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, who was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on April 24 from the Esplanade area of the city, has been handed over to the authorities of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), senior officials of the STF said on May 23. Chanda was closely associated with politburo member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji who was killed in an encounter with the Police in the Jangalmahal area of the State on November 24, 2011.
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May - 23 
Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including those who were part of the security ring around the slain Politburo member Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, laid down their arms before senior officials of the State Police at Jhargram
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Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including those who were part of the security ring around the slain Politburo member Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, laid down their arms before senior officials of the State Police at Jhargram in West Midnapore District on May 23, reports The Indian Express. According to senior police officers, the Maoists who surrendered were all close to Kishanji and had remained active in the Jhargram area even after the Maoist leader was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Burisole forest of Jhargram on November 24. Jagannath Soren alias Hero who served as bodyguard to Kishanji was the first to lay down his arms, followed by six others who were part of various Maoist squads in the District. Among the arms surrendered were a 5.56 Insas Rifle and .315 and .303 rifles and country-made firearms with more than a hundred rounds of ammunition. Over the past year, since the Trinamool Congress-led government came to power in the State, 23 Maoists have surrendered.
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May - 23 
The Maoists released two of the three public representatives on May 21, whom they had abducted on May 19 in Gadchiroli District, reported Outlook India. The village sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Jawaharlal Ledhiya
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The Maoists released two of the three public representatives on May 21, whom they had abducted on May 19 in Gadchiroli District, reported Outlook India. The village sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Jawaharlal Ledhiya from Murumgaon and Murari Halami from Pannemara were set free on Murumgaon-Sawargaon road in the District, villagers said. However, the whereabouts of the third hostage Meatarsing Usendi, former Deputy Chairman of Dhanora panchayat samiti (block level local self-Government institution) who too was abducted by the Maoists were still not known.
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May - 23 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and arrested two women Maoists during an encounter near Pourvel village in Gadchiroli District on May 23, reports The Times of India. The slain Maoist, Rahul Dhurve
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and arrested two women Maoists during an encounter near Pourvel village in Gadchiroli District on May 23, reports The Times of India. The slain Maoist, Rahul Dhurve alias Dinesh, was part of the Maoist’s Potegaon Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS). The two arrested women Maoists have been identified as Vanita Dhurve alias Shushila, and Lacchi Gawde alias Nimmi. According to Police information, Vanita was a member of the Chatgaon LGS and Lacchi belonged to Company no. 4. One .315 rifle and 41 live rounds were recovered from Rahul while the women cadres had 12-bore rifles with them. Around 32 rounds of ammunition were also recovered from the women cadres.
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May - 24 
Munna Vishwakarma, a self-styled ‘zonal commander’ of Sone Ganga Vindhyachal Zonal Committee (SGVZC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested by the Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) following a gunbattle aft
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Munna Vishwakarma, a self-styled ‘zonal commander’ of Sone Ganga Vindhyachal Zonal Committee (SGVZC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested by the Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) following a gunbattle after receiving a tip-off about his presence in the Kanch forest area of Sonebhadra District on May 24, reports Zee News. Another Maoist leader, identified as Ajit Kole alias Harishankar alias Abhishek, was also arrested, Sonebhadra Superintendent of Police Sri Krishna said. A large quantity of arms and ammunition including, four rifles, two pistols and a walkie-talkie set, has been recovered, Police said.
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May - 24 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a bandh (shutdown strike) in Andhra-Odisha border on May 30 protesting implementation of globalization policies of Central and State Governments, reports The times of India. In a press r
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a bandh (shutdown strike) in Andhra-Odisha border on May 30 protesting implementation of globalization policies of Central and State Governments, reports The times of India. In a press release, Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) ‘secretary’ Chandra Mouli said that the rulers were neglecting the implementation of 1/70 Act in the scheduled area. He alleged that 300 Member of Parliaments (MPs) and 70% of the ministers became millionaires and that the worth of the assets of top 100 richest persons in the country is USD 241 billion.
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May - 25 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two women of the Kalinga Nagar division of the CPI-Maoist, surrendered in Keonjhar District on May 25, reports The Times of India. The arrestees have been identified as Sambari Munda
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two women of the Kalinga Nagar division of the CPI-Maoist, surrendered in Keonjhar District on May 25, reports The Times of India. The arrestees have been identified as Sambari Munda (18) of Rebana village under Daitari Police limits, Rambati Hembram (20) of Asanbahali village under Ghasipura Police limits, Aiban Tiu (20) of Panga village under Telkoi Police limits and Dharani (22) of Tungurubahali village under Telkoi Police limits. Sambari surrendered with a gun and 18 rounds of bullets in the presence of Deputy Inspector General of Police (western range) Y K Jethwa and Superintendent of Police (Keonjhar) Ashish Kumar Singh.
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May - 25 
Police busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout under Manpur tehsil (revenue unit) in Rajnandgaon District on May 25 and seized a cache of illegal arms including crude rockets, capable of launching high-intensity attacks, reports
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Police busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout under Manpur tehsil (revenue unit) in Rajnandgaon District on May 25 and seized a cache of illegal arms including crude rockets, capable of launching high-intensity attacks, reports post.jagran.com. The Police also recovered several guns, bullets, cell phones and 14 calling cards of various networks. Speaking to media persons, Ramnivas, the Additional Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh said, "The crude rocket is generally used for attacks. They are very effective, and if somebody is attacked, casualty will take place for sure."
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May - 26 
A group of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a JCB machine and a tipper at Yermanar village in Aheri tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District late in the night of May 26, reported The Times of India. These vehic
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A group of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a JCB machine and a tipper at Yermanar village in Aheri tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District late in the night of May 26, reported The Times of India. These vehicles were deployed on construction work of Government ashram school.
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May - 26 
A self-style ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist was arrested from Bhadoa village in Rajiganj Police Station in Aurangabad District, reports Daily Bhaskar. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided a place and arrested the Maoist leader Sunil Sonar wante
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A self-style ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist was arrested from Bhadoa village in Rajiganj Police Station in Aurangabad District, reports Daily Bhaskar. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided a place and arrested the Maoist leader Sunil Sonar wanted in connection with several Maoist operations, Police sources said. His aide Madan Barahi was also taken into the custody, Police sources said. One country made carbine and 29 live cartridges were seized from them.
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May - 26 
Launching an operation against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the mining belt of Jharkhand, Security Forces on May 26, arrested seven suspected cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the C
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Launching an operation against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the mining belt of Jharkhand, Security Forces on May 26, arrested seven suspected cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist in Ranchi, reports Indian Express. The Police said the arrested PLFI cadres operated in and around the open cast mines of the Central Coalfields in Khelari near Ranchi and were wanted in more than half a dozen cases of murder, arson, illegal possession of arms. Senior Superintendent of Police, Ranchi, Saket Kumar said the arrested cadres include Kargil Yadav, identified as ‘zonal commander’ of the outfit, who was out on bail.
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May - 26 
Security Forces and Police killed a suspected woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) of a central guerrilla squad (CGS) after seven hours of cross firing at Dadri plateau forest area under Bithli Chowki near Bamni village on
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Security Forces and Police killed a suspected woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) of a central guerrilla squad (CGS) after seven hours of cross firing at Dadri plateau forest area under Bithli Chowki near Bamni village on Balaghat District on May 26, reports Daily Bhaskar. The body of the slain Maoist was recovered with a .315 bore rifle and some Maoist literature from the site.
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May - 26 
Seven can bombs and a cylinder bomb were seized by the Police from Bakhshudi hill during the anti- Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation in Gaya District on May 26, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Central Reser
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Seven can bombs and a cylinder bomb were seized by the Police from Bakhshudi hill during the anti- Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation in Gaya District on May 26, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Armed Police (DAP) personnel raided the hills and recovered the cane bombs and cylinder bomb. Police had on My 25, recovered 56 detonators and two regular pistols from the place, they said.
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May - 26 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on May 26 demanded INR five million from the manager of the rail factory project Sanjay Kumar Singh under Dariyapur Police Station in Saran District, reports post.jagran.com. According to Deputy
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on May 26 demanded INR five million from the manager of the rail factory project Sanjay Kumar Singh under Dariyapur Police Station in Saran District, reports post.jagran.com. According to Deputy Inspector General of Police (Saran range) Alok Kumar said the project manager had lodged a complaint with Dariyapur Police Station in this regard. Singh claimed to have received two letters from the outfit on May 7 and a telephone call on May 23 threatening to kill him if he did not pay the money.
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May - 26 
The Intelligence sleuths identified the woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre killed in an encounter near Bamni village under Roopjhar Police Station in Balaghat District in Madhya Pradesh on May 26, and revealed her name as Leelaw
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The Intelligence sleuths identified the woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre killed in an encounter near Bamni village under Roopjhar Police Station in Balaghat District in Madhya Pradesh on May 26, and revealed her name as Leelawati, a resident of Rashimetta village under Roopjhar Police Station, reports Daily Bhaskar. According to the sources, Leelawati had joined the Maoists after the death of her parents in 2007 and had moved to Maharashtra’s Devri Dalam (armed squad). Leelawati was present along with Dilip Guha, ‘commander’ of local guerrilla squad (LGS), in a meeting with around 25 to 30 other cadres when Police entered the forest. As soon as the Maoists spotted the Police, they started firing indiscriminately. The Security Forces returned the fire in which Leelawati was killed on the spot.
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May - 27 
A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspected to have been planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres was recovered on May 27 by Security Forces in Jaranga village in Khunti District, reports IBN Live. The IED, weighi
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A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspected to have been planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres was recovered on May 27 by Security Forces in Jaranga village in Khunti District, reports IBN Live. The IED, weighing 25 kilograms, was found hidden during routine search at a spot falling under Adki Police Station, Superintendent of Police M Tamilvanan said. The explosive was later defused, he added.
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May - 27 
Ahead of their proposed 24-hour bandh (shutdown strike) on May 30, Maoist supporters held a meeting at Gumphakonda in Kalimela Police Station limits in the District. Tribal people armed with their traditional weapons attended the meeting. Maoists of
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Ahead of their proposed 24-hour bandh (shutdown strike) on May 30, Maoist supporters held a meeting at Gumphakonda in Kalimela Police Station limits in the District. Tribal people armed with their traditional weapons attended the meeting. Maoists of Andhra-Odisha Special Border Zonal Committee (AOSBZC) have given the bandh call in its area of operation in both Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, in protest against non-fulfillment of a host of their demands, including a halt in Operation Green Hunt and withdrawal of Central Forces from the area.
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May - 27 
It was with this focus that Ramakrishna replaced Kishanji in the party hierarchy and was entrusted with spreading Maoist activity in eastern India. "There is information that CPI (Maoist) has earmarked about Rs 200 crore [INR 2 billion] for weaponry
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It was with this focus that Ramakrishna replaced Kishanji in the party hierarchy and was entrusted with spreading Maoist activity in eastern India. "There is information that CPI (Maoist) has earmarked about Rs 200 crore [INR 2 billion] for weaponry and ammunition. We are trying to verify this," an officer privy to investigation details said.
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May - 27 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the activities of the arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sadanala Ramakrishna alias RK, the chief of the outfit's Technical Research and Arms Management Unit, b
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the activities of the arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sadanala Ramakrishna alias RK, the chief of the outfit's Technical Research and Arms Management Unit, believes that the Maoists may have already managed to send over 6,000 rocket launchers to Chhattisgarh, reports The Times of India. The agency found evidence that in his seven-month clandestine stay in Kolkata, RK, the trained engineer from Warangal spent close to INR 20 million manufacturing ultra-low cost rocket launchers whose designs and assembling techniques were formulated by him.
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May - 27 
Three personnel of the Special Operation Group (SOG) were injured in a landmine blast by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Kanaguda under Kalimela Police Station in Malkangiri District on May 27, reports The Hindu. An exchange of
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Three personnel of the Special Operation Group (SOG) were injured in a landmine blast by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Kanaguda under Kalimela Police Station in Malkangiri District on May 27, reports The Hindu. An exchange of fire also occurred at the spot between the Security Forces and Maoists after the landmine blast. Union Rural Development (URD) Minister Jairam Ramesh is scheduled to visit the District on May 28 (today) to review different developmental programmes and meet the newly-elected representatives of local self-Government body members.
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May - 28 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'sub-zonal commander', identified as Tej Bahadur alias Tejwa, surrendered with arms to Police at the District collectorate in Sasaram, the administrative headquarters of Rohtas District, on May 28, repor
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'sub-zonal commander', identified as Tej Bahadur alias Tejwa, surrendered with arms to Police at the District collectorate in Sasaram, the administrative headquarters of Rohtas District, on May 28, reports Zee News. Tejwa operated as 'sub-zonal commander' of Sone-Ganga and Vindhyachal area. He also surrendered one INSAS rifle, 124 cartridges and nine magazines, Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said.
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May - 28 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze two collection centres (Paharighars) of 'kendu' leaf in Khariar kendu leaf division in Nuapada District on May 28, reports Zee News. Slogan shouting Maoists raided the 'Paharighars' o
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze two collection centres (Paharighars) of 'kendu' leaf in Khariar kendu leaf division in Nuapada District on May 28, reports Zee News. Slogan shouting Maoists raided the 'Paharighars' one after another, asked people to leave the place and set them on fire, the sources said. However, no one was harmed. While leaving the place, they claimed to be Maoists of Bargarh-Bolangir and Mahasamund division of the CPI-Maoist, and put up posters nearby which demanded upward revision of wages to kendu leaf pluckers.
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May - 29 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader was arrested in Gaya District on May 29, reports IBN Live. Acting on a tip-off, a Special Task Force of Bihar Police raided a place and arrested the Maoist, identified as Ram Pravesh Yadav alias V
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader was arrested in Gaya District on May 29, reports IBN Live. Acting on a tip-off, a Special Task Force of Bihar Police raided a place and arrested the Maoist, identified as Ram Pravesh Yadav alias Vikas Yadav, Inspector General (operation) Amit Kumar said. Yadav was working for Maoist organisation Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist and was active under Paraiya and Guraru Police Station areas of the District. The IG said Yadav was involved in more than a dozen Maoist-related incidents.
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May - 29 
A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion and Bishnugarh Police team arrested a CPI-Maoist cadre suspected to be Navin Manjhi alias Banshi, the most wanted Maoist ‘commander’ of the Jinga zone in the dense Gidhania forest under Bi
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A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion and Bishnugarh Police team arrested a CPI-Maoist cadre suspected to be Navin Manjhi alias Banshi, the most wanted Maoist ‘commander’ of the Jinga zone in the dense Gidhania forest under Bishnugarh Police Station in Hazaribagh District, reports The Times of India. Manjhi carried a reward of INR 500, 000 on his head and was involved in more than 100 Maoist related violence in the state.
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May - 29 
Chhattisgarh Government has banned for a year the two breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist); the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) and Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), for their alleged involvement in Naxal act
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Chhattisgarh Government has banned for a year the two breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist); the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) and Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), for their alleged involvement in Naxal activities, sources said on May 29, reports punjabnewsline.com quoting PTI. The State Government under the Chhattisgarh Special Public Safety Act, 2005 has banned these organisations through a notification from immediate effect for a year, they said. According to sources, the State Home Department has said that if any office-bearers of these organisations want to go into appeal against the ban, they can do so before the Advisory Board of the Chhattisgarh High Court in Bilaspur on June 12 by remaining present in person.
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May - 29 
Chief Minister Arjun Munda approved the proposal of the State Home Department to announce reward on 10 Maoist leaders operating in the State. The reward money ranges from INR 300, 000 to INR 500, 000 on each Maoist depending on his involvement in ill
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Chief Minister Arjun Munda approved the proposal of the State Home Department to announce reward on 10 Maoist leaders operating in the State. The reward money ranges from INR 300, 000 to INR 500, 000 on each Maoist depending on his involvement in illegal activities. The 10 Maoists on whom the Government announced the reward include two ‘zonal commanders’ and three ‘sub-zonal commanders’. The ‘zonal commanders’ carrying a reward of INR 500, 000 each are Sushil Bhuiyan and Indel Yadav. The three ‘sub-zonal commanders’ with INR 300, 000 reward each are Satyendra Paswan, Pramod Paswan and Vinod Yadav.
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May - 29 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has raised its armed wing in the State by the name of Revolutionary People’s Guerrilla Army, reports The Assam Tribune. According to reports, two central committee members of the CPI-Maoist recently visite
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has raised its armed wing in the State by the name of Revolutionary People’s Guerrilla Army, reports The Assam Tribune. According to reports, two central committee members of the CPI-Maoist recently visited the State to monitor the expansion of the militant group. Deccan Chronicle quoted security sources as saying that those two central committee members are Sunil and Deepak Roy visited Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The news report states that CPI-Maoist has extended its cadre strength in Assam to more than 100, authoritative. Further, CPI-Maoist has acquired weapons of AK series, carbines, rifles, pistols and grenade launchers. The report further adds that the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) in Manipur provided arms training to Maoist cadres.
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May - 29 
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to send an additional 4,000 paramilitary personnel to Chhattisgarh, to strengthen anti-Naxal [Left Wing extremism (LWE)] operations being carried out jointly by the Centre and the State Government, repor
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to send an additional 4,000 paramilitary personnel to Chhattisgarh, to strengthen anti-Naxal [Left Wing extremism (LWE)] operations being carried out jointly by the Centre and the State Government, reports The Hindu. The move follows Union Home Secretary R. K. Singh's visit to the state capital, Raipur, on May 29. The Centre currently has 26 battalions (approximately 1,000 personnel per battalion) of paramilitary forces in Chhattisgarh that are assisting the State Police Forces in dealing with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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May - 29 
The Police arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers from an area under Mahadevpur Police Station in Karimnagar District on May 29, reports The Hindu. The arrestees are identified V. Shekhar (30) of Neelampalli village
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The Police arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers from an area under Mahadevpur Police Station in Karimnagar District on May 29, reports The Hindu. The arrestees are identified V. Shekhar (30) of Neelampalli village and A. Satyanarayana (20) and T. Prasada Rao (37) of Mukunuru village of Mahadevpur mandal (administrative unit) were directly, involved in the attack on former Congress elected representatives in Mukunuru village of the mandal in the District on May 9. The trio were also charged for aiding the Maoists and working as cover organisation members of the party.
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May - 29 
The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader after ambushing a group of Maoists in a forest in Chopan area of Sonebhadra District on May 29, reports twocircles.net quoting IANS. The Maoist leader identified
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The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader after ambushing a group of Maoists in a forest in Chopan area of Sonebhadra District on May 29, reports twocircles.net quoting IANS. The Maoist leader identified as Lalvrat Kol alias Kamalji carried an award of INR 100, 000 on his head. A carbine and ammunition were seized from his possession.
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May - 29 
Three Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWEs)] were arrested by the Police from Palamu and Hazaribagh District in the State on May 29. Ranvidar Bhuinya, ‘zonal commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communi
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Three Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWEs)] were arrested by the Police from Palamu and Hazaribagh District in the State on May 29. Ranvidar Bhuinya, ‘zonal commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and his associate were arrested from Daltonganj in Palamu District on May 29, reports Daily Bhaskar. Police said that Bhuinya was wanted in more than 12 criminal cases. Bhuinya worked with the CPI-Maoist and later joined the PLFI. Two country made pistols were also seized from the Maoists.
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May - 29 
Union Home Secretary R.K Singh has claimed that the Central Government has been successful in restricting the network of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) insurgents, reports newstrackindia.com. Talking to reporters after meeting Chhattisg
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Union Home Secretary R.K Singh has claimed that the Central Government has been successful in restricting the network of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) insurgents, reports newstrackindia.com. Talking to reporters after meeting Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh in Raipur, Singh said that Security Forces in tandem with State Police have managed to root Maoists out of their strongholds. “All the places where they used to feel safe, we have taken those places under our control. We have thrown them out from several strongholds. So, their network is not increasing but contracting instead. We have restricted their reach in the region and we are sure this will further come down," Singh added.
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May - 30 
Cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee-1 (TPC-1) set ablaze 65 sacks of kendu leaves worth INR 100,000 in Hetla village in Latehar District on May 30, reports IBN Live. TPC-1 is a breakaway group of TPC, which in turn is a breakaway faction of the
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Cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee-1 (TPC-1) set ablaze 65 sacks of kendu leaves worth INR 100,000 in Hetla village in Latehar District on May 30, reports IBN Live. TPC-1 is a breakaway group of TPC, which in turn is a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). The cadres of the TPC-1 took responsibility by leaving a leaflet on the spot; the sources said and added the consignment belonged to a contractor, who refused to pay extortion.
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May - 30 
Police and Paramilitary Forces during a joint operation against Maoists in Gumla District arrested a Maoist identified as Gauri Shankar Pandey. Police officials also seized large quantities of arms, ammunitions and ration from his possession.
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Police and Paramilitary Forces during a joint operation against Maoists in Gumla District arrested a Maoist identified as Gauri Shankar Pandey. Police officials also seized large quantities of arms, ammunitions and ration from his possession.
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May - 30 
Police arrested a Maoist sympathizer, Janeshwar Yadav, and recovered INR 8, 78, 000from his possession in Chiniya Police Station limits in Garhwa District, reports The Times of India. He had collected the money from tendu leaf contractors. Garhwa Sup
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Police arrested a Maoist sympathizer, Janeshwar Yadav, and recovered INR 8, 78, 000from his possession in Chiniya Police Station limits in Garhwa District, reports The Times of India. He had collected the money from tendu leaf contractors. Garhwa Superintendent of Police Michael Raj S said that Police also recovered 10 detonators and a good number of Maoist literature from him.
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May - 30 
The AOBSZC gave the bandh call in its area of operation in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to protest against the anti-Maoist operations and deployment of paramilitary forces in Maoist-affected areas.
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The AOBSZC gave the bandh call in its area of operation in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to protest against the anti-Maoist operations and deployment of paramilitary forces in Maoist-affected areas.
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May - 30 
The bandh (shutdown strike) call given by the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had its impact only in a few pockets of Malkangiri and Koraput Districts on May 30, reports The Hindu.
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The bandh (shutdown strike) call given by the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had its impact only in a few pockets of Malkangiri and Koraput Districts on May 30, reports The Hindu. According to the Police, no untoward incident was reported from any area till afternoon. In Malkangiri District there was no impact of the bandh at the District headquarters town. Bandh affected normal life in some extreme remote Maoist-affected pockets of the District such as Kalimela, Motu, Padia, Malkangiri Village (MV-79), Chitrakonda, Vejangwada, and Gumphakonda areas. Small passenger vehicle operators did not dare to come out on roads in these areas. Shops remained closed in Padia, Motu, Chitrakonda, and Gumphakonda areas.
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May - 30 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze three tractors being used in Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road work from Lathore to Dholmandal at Halanbhata village in Tureikela block (administrative division) in Bolang
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze three tractors being used in Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road work from Lathore to Dholmandal at Halanbhata village in Tureikela block (administrative division) in Bolangir District of Odisha in the night of May 30, reports IBN Live. The Maoists left behind posters where they claimed to be members of Bolangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund divisional committee and directed the contractors to stop works on various roads and bridges. “When labourers are migrating to other States in search of work, executing road and bridge works using machines serves no purpose,” a poster read. The Maoists also warned the contractors of dire consequences if they went ahead with the work
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May - 30 
The Uttar Pradesh Police on May 30 said after the recent arrest of two hardcore Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE), no Naxal gang is operating in the state now, reports post.jagran.com. "After the arrest of Munna Vishwakarma and Lalvrat Kol in Sonb
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The Uttar Pradesh Police on May 30 said after the recent arrest of two hardcore Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE), no Naxal gang is operating in the state now, reports post.jagran.com. "After the arrest of Munna Vishwakarma and Lalvrat Kol in Sonbhadra in the past fortnight, no naxal gang is operating in the state now," Director General of Police (DGP) A C Sharma told reporters in Lucknow. He said besides the Intelligence Bureau, the State Intelligence and the Police, investigating agencies of Jharkhand and Bihar had interrogated the two Naxals. "During their interrogation, the Police have got to know about arms-suppliers and shelter-providers to these naxals," Sharma said. No naxal gang is operating in the state now, the DGP said.
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May - 31 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Kesab Bhimadika, wanted for murder and other crime was arrested during an operation on the outskirts of Narayanpatna in Koraput District on May 31, reports Business Standard. "He is
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Kesab Bhimadika, wanted for murder and other crime was arrested during an operation on the outskirts of Narayanpatna in Koraput District on May 31, reports Business Standard. "He is wanted in five cases, including three murders, under Narayanpatna police limits. He was also involved in attacking the Narayanpatna police station in 2009," Koraput Superintendent of Police, Awinash Kumar said.
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May - 31 
Police intercepted a consignment and recovered cash worth INR 1.48 million at Panki in Palamu District of Jharkhand in the evening of May 31, reports The Times of India. The money was to be handed over to a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist
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Police intercepted a consignment and recovered cash worth INR 1.48 million at Panki in Palamu District of Jharkhand in the evening of May 31, reports The Times of India. The money was to be handed over to a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Manoj Ganjhu. Sources said two persons identified as Ram Jatan Yadav and Shailender Singh have been arrested and one pistol of 7.65 bore was recovered from one of them. Police also seized a white car.
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May - 31 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a cache of arms and explosive from Bagjhapa village in Kolaboni area in Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore District on May 31, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip off, the Forces raided the village, and dug out from
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a cache of arms and explosive from Bagjhapa village in Kolaboni area in Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore District on May 31, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip off, the Forces raided the village, and dug out from a field 17 landmines, 12 detonators, 33 kilogrammes explosives, 9 socket bombs, two pistols and 30 live cartridges, suspected to be hidden by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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May - 31 
Sitaram Manjhi alias Sitaram Soren (40), the president of Jharkhand Mukti Manch, a frontal organization of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and his close aide Mehboob Ansari alias Karu Ansari (38) were arrested by a joint team of Central
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Sitaram Manjhi alias Sitaram Soren (40), the president of Jharkhand Mukti Manch, a frontal organization of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and his close aide Mehboob Ansari alias Karu Ansari (38) were arrested by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police from a roadside hotel at Goniyato village in Gomia tehsil (revenue unit) in Bokaro District on May 31, reports The Telegraph. Sources said Manjhi and Ansari were residents of Barsabeda and Kacho villages in Nawadih Police Station area. Both were in the Maoist fold for over 10 years. The rebels were involved in over two dozen cases of violence in Bokaro and Hazaribagh, including a landmine blast that killed eight Special Task Force troopers at Sarubeda, five kilometres from Nawadih, on June 12, 2009.
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