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November - 1 
The Police arrested five Naxalites (left-wing extremists), including a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPS), a rival group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Manjariyatoli village under Dumri Police stati
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The Police arrested five Naxalites (left-wing extremists), including a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPS), a rival group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Manjariyatoli village under Dumri Police station in the Gumla District in the night of November 1, according to Times of India. A cache of arms and ammunition were also seized during the raid. One of those arrested was identified as Vishwanath Gaunjhu alias Bisheshanji, a TPC ‘sub-zonal commander’ of Lohardaga and a resident of Heshawar village in Latehar District. Gaunjhu was involved in as many as 10 criminal cases, including six cases lodged with the Balumath Police Station. The others were identified as armed squad members of the TPS, Mohamed Israfil Alam, Johnson Ekka, Sanjana Minz and Abhas Ekka, the Gumla Superintendent of Police (SP) Narendra Kumar Singh said on November 2. The SP said on getting a tip-off that the TPC members had arrived at Manjariyatoli to collect levy from someone, a Police team rushed to the village in the night of November 1 and laid a trap. All five TPC members were arrested without any encounter, the SP added. Police also recovered two .315 rifles, two country made pistols, some live cartridges, TPC letter pads, a diary containing the names of TPC members and other vital information about the outfit, mobile sets, pamphlets and other documents during the raid. Gaunjhu was involved in as many as 10 criminal cases, including six cases lodged with the Balumath Police Station, the SP said. Meanwhile, sources said that the TPC is trying to establish its network in Latehar, particularly in the Chainpur-Dumri area.
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November - 1 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with the Police in the Kodavatancha village of Warangal District on October 31, reports The Hindu. According to sources, the District ‘action team commander’ M
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with the Police in the Kodavatancha village of Warangal District on October 31, reports The Hindu. According to sources, the District ‘action team commander’ Manthani Raju alias Daya and Nuneti Venkatesh alias Srinath alias Naveen were killed in the encounter in the cotton fields at around 2.30 pm (IST). Daya belonged to Jangedu village of Bhupalpalli mandal (administrative Unit) and had been underground from 1994. He was carrying a head money of INR 500,000. Action team member Venkatesh alias Srinath belonged to Pedakomatipalli village in Mogullapalli mandal. He earlier worked in the Praja Prathighatana outfit and after surrendering to the Police, he subsequently joined the CPI-Maoist in 2003. The Police recovered one 9mm carbine and one sten gun from the encounter site.
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November - 1 
A local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was shot dead at Salboni near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District in the evening of November 1, reports The Hindu. Former pradhan (head) of the gram panchayat (village level loc
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A local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was shot dead at Salboni near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District in the evening of November 1, reports The Hindu. Former pradhan (head) of the gram panchayat (village level local self government institution), Anil Mahato, was forced out of his residence at gunpoint by a group of persons. He was then taken to the grounds of a local school where he was shot dead, said the District Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma. Commenting on the progress of the Security Forces in the area, Verma said 18 persons had been arrested on November 1, mostly supporters of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities, he added.
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November - 1 
A top CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Balabhadra Madhi (30), was arrested on November 1 in the Malkangiri District, reports Outlook. The Superintendent of Police Satyabrata Bhoi said Madhi was arrested during a combing operation by the CRPF and SOG i
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A top CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Balabhadra Madhi (30), was arrested on November 1 in the Malkangiri District, reports Outlook. The Superintendent of Police Satyabrata Bhoi said Madhi was arrested during a combing operation by the CRPF and SOG in Salimarikuanda forest in Kalimela area while moving in a suspicious manner. During interrogation, it was found that Madhi is an ‘area commander’ of the Maoists.
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November - 1 
The Balimela-Chitrakonda road which connects Andhra Pradesh with Orissa has been blocked by the Maoists putting boulders and felling trees near Chidrakonda Ghat in protest against the planned anti-Maoist operation of the Government. As a result, Chit
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The Balimela-Chitrakonda road which connects Andhra Pradesh with Orissa has been blocked by the Maoists putting boulders and felling trees near Chidrakonda Ghat in protest against the planned anti-Maoist operation of the Government. As a result, Chitrakonda remained cut off from the District headquarter town since November 1, Police said.
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November - 1 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a person and set ablaze a house in separate incidents in the Latehar District, Police said on November 1, reports Outlook. The Police recovered the bullet-riddled dead body of Surendra
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a person and set ablaze a house in separate incidents in the Latehar District, Police said on November 1, reports Outlook. The Police recovered the bullet-riddled dead body of Surendra Nagasia from Mahuadand village in the morning. The armed insurgents forcibly took away Nagasia from his home to Bota Chowk near the village at around 10.30pm on October 31 and fired two shots in his head, Police said. They left a note in which they accused Nagasia of raping a woman recently.
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November - 2 
ANI reports that Maoists put up posters in the Latehar District calling upon people to spurn the initiatives of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram. The posters, that had C
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ANI reports that Maoists put up posters in the Latehar District calling upon people to spurn the initiatives of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram. The posters, that had CP-Maoist written below, also asked the people to stay away from the democratic process. "We did not see who pasted these posters. The posters read ‘push back Sonia Gandhi and other leaders’," said Virendra, a local villager. The he first phase of the elections for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is scheduled to begin from November 25.
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November - 2 
PTI reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and their eight suspected accomplices were arrested from Rukunpura village in the Gaya District on November 2, Police said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the Special Task For
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PTI reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and their eight suspected accomplices were arrested from Rukunpura village in the Gaya District on November 2, Police said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the Special Task Force of the Bihar Police raided the village where the extremists were hiding, and arrested them, the Superintendent of Police S. Khopde said. Two locally-made pistols and 10 live cartridges were recovered from their possession, he added. Out of the 11 arrested, three were Maoists according to the records and were involved in several offences. The criminal records of eight others are being examined, he added.
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November - 2 
Several rounds of ammunition were fired in a two-hour-long encounter between Police and Maoists at a forest near Kondajam village in Rayagada District early on November 2, reports Times of India. There was no report of casualties. "Quite a few rebels
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Several rounds of ammunition were fired in a two-hour-long encounter between Police and Maoists at a forest near Kondajam village in Rayagada District early on November 2, reports Times of India. There was no report of casualties. "Quite a few rebels were injured during the encounter," said a Police officer. The encounter took place when a special action team of the Maoists, who included cadres from Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, came face to face with a team of the Special Operation Group (SOG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
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November - 2 
The Union Government has no proposal before it to deploy the Army to check the Communist Party of India-Maoist’s (CPI-Maoist) activities in some States, Defence Minister A. K. Antony said on November 2, The Hindu reports. "The role of the Army is dif
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The Union Government has no proposal before it to deploy the Army to check the Communist Party of India-Maoist’s (CPI-Maoist) activities in some States, Defence Minister A. K. Antony said on November 2, The Hindu reports. "The role of the Army is different. The last resort is to use the Army for internal security measures. The Government does not intend to use it against the Maoists," Antony stated. He also said that the violence perpetrated by the Maoists would be dealt with firmly. The Minister further noted that Maoists were operating in West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa, and checking the extremist activities was a big challenge for these States.
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A statement, dated November 3, was released by the CPI-Maoist central committee member and party spokesperson Azad on November 4 ruling out accepting the demand that they must end violence, said, “An agreement could be reached on by both sides on a c
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A statement, dated November 3, was released by the CPI-Maoist central committee member and party spokesperson Azad on November 4 ruling out accepting the demand that they must end violence, said, “An agreement could be reached on by both sides on a ceasefire if Manmohan Singh [Prime Minister] and P. Chidambaram [Union Home Minister] give up their irrational, illogical and absurd stand that Maoists should abjure violence.'' “Asking Maoists to lay down arms as a pre-condition for talks shows the utter ignorance of Manmohan Singh and P Chidambaram regarding historical and socio-economic factors that gave rise to the Maoist movement,'' the statement added. "The party made it clear that laying down arms means a betrayal of people. We have taken up arms for defence of peoples' rights and for achieving their liberation from exploitation and oppression," the statement further said. The Maoists also demanded for stopping "illegal abductions" of Maoists and suspected supporters of the extremists, halt to "torture and murder" of unarmed people, instruction to Security Forces to desist from "raping women in Maoist-dominated areas", halting destruction of property, withdrawal of police and paramilitary camps from interior areas and disbandment of vigilante efforts like Salwa Judum. The Maoists also asked for a repeal of laws like Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), Chhattisgarh Special Powers Act, Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) etc.
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November - 3 
Earlier on November 3, the CPI-Maoist had, in a formal statement, offered a cease-fire if the Government dropped it’s pre-condition that the insurgents lay down arms and abjure violence.
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Earlier on November 3, the CPI-Maoist had, in a formal statement, offered a cease-fire if the Government dropped it’s pre-condition that the insurgents lay down arms and abjure violence.
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November - 4 
Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a road bridge at Rohe village in the Gaya District, Police said on November 5, according to Times of India. Around 50 Maoists assembled in the village in the night of November
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Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a road bridge at Rohe village in the Gaya District, Police said on November 5, according to Times of India. Around 50 Maoists assembled in the village in the night of November 4 and detonated dynamites to blow up the bridge. The road link to Imamganj bazar was severed as a result.
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November - 4 
PTI reports that Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres following an encounter in the Bijapur District. The insurgents opened fire at a patrol party in the forested area near Kamkanar village in the night of November
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PTI reports that Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres following an encounter in the Bijapur District. The insurgents opened fire at a patrol party in the forested area near Kamkanar village in the night of November 4, Avinash Mohanty, Superintendent of Police (Bijapur) told PTI. With the Police retaliating, the extremists escaped from the incident site and were subsequently arrested. Some Naxal literature was also recovered, the Police added.
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November - 5 
DNA reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Purna Murmu, involved in several criminal cases including murder was arrested from Ghasisahi under Ghasipura Police Station in Keonjhar District on November 5
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DNA reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Purna Murmu, involved in several criminal cases including murder was arrested from Ghasisahi under Ghasipura Police Station in Keonjhar District on November 5. The Maoist was spotted by the Police at a function for distribution of land "pattas" to tribals, Police said.
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November - 5 
IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres rebels blew up a school building in the Chatra District, Police said on November 6. The extremists blew up a middle school building at Asona village of Chatra late in the night
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IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres rebels blew up a school building in the Chatra District, Police said on November 6. The extremists blew up a middle school building at Asona village of Chatra late in the night of November 5. Around 20 to 25 Maoists blew up the school building by using detonators and explosives, an unnamed Police officer said. The officer said the insurgents blew up the building to prevent stay of Security Force personnel during the assembly polls scheduled this month and the next. The Maoists have blown up more than 30 school buildings in Jharkhand in the last five years, the report added.
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November - 5 
PTI reports that normal life was affected in southern parts of Orissa on November 5 following the shut down call of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who set ablaze two trucks in Sundargarh District. About 15 Maoists stopped two trucks
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PTI reports that normal life was affected in southern parts of Orissa on November 5 following the shut down call of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who set ablaze two trucks in Sundargarh District. About 15 Maoists stopped two trucks in Anandpur village on old Ranchi road near Orissa-Jharkhand border and asked the driver and helper to step out and set the two vehicles ablaze, Police said.
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November - 5 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) expelled 10 of its cadres over poll participation in Jharkhand, reports Times of India. A spokesperson of the party's Bihar Jharkhand and North Chhattisgarh Area Sub-Committee, Gopal, said that 10 cadr
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) expelled 10 of its cadres over poll participation in Jharkhand, reports Times of India. A spokesperson of the party's Bihar Jharkhand and North Chhattisgarh Area Sub-Committee, Gopal, said that 10 cadres have been expelled for indulging in anti-organizational work as well as for taking a keen interest in the upcoming election, which the Maoists have been opposing and boycotting altogether. Sources said this is the first ever occasion when the expulsion of as many as 10 Maoists has been announced.
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November - 5 
Former Inspector in-Charge of Kotgarh Police Station in Kandhamal District H. K. Pradhan told Justice S. C. Mohapatra, probing the killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Laxamananda Saraswati and the violence thereafter that "Maoists might hav
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Former Inspector in-Charge of Kotgarh Police Station in Kandhamal District H. K. Pradhan told Justice S. C. Mohapatra, probing the killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Laxamananda Saraswati and the violence thereafter that "Maoists might have killed Saraswati to get the support of Christians," reports Times of India.
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November - 5 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishen on November 5 said that the extremists were ready for talks “if there was cease-fire on both sides” and withdrawal of the deployed paramilitary forces withdra
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishen on November 5 said that the extremists were ready for talks “if there was cease-fire on both sides” and withdrawal of the deployed paramilitary forces withdrawn deployed in from the Naxal (left wing extremism)l-hit States, reports The Hindu. “The process of talks with the Central Government can only begin if there is cease-fire on both sides,” Kishen said. When asked to comment on the Centre’s condition that the Maoists should abjure violence and only then it was ready to sit across the table, Kishen told PTI over phone, “The Centre is killing innocent people in the name of tackling the Maoists and it is they are asking us to abjure violence, which is ridiculous.” He said the Centre would have to withdraw the paramilitary forces from the seven States — Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal — and treat the problems of the tribals in a sympathetic way. “Also, both the Centre and the State Governments will have to apologise to the tribals for the prolonged atrocity meted out to them and the consequent suffering from the time of Independence,” Kishen added. Asked what should be the nature of the apology, he said without elaborating, “They will have to come to the tribals and apologise.” Reminded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had on November 4 referred to the systematic exploitation and social, economic abuse of the tribals over the years while emphasising on change of ways of dealing with them in the battle to win their hearts, Kishen said, “It is nothing, but an eyewash.”
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November - 5 
The Hindu reports that six companies of the Central Security Forces arrived at Midnapore town of West Midnapore District on November 5 from where they were despatched to different parts of Lalgarh region to join in the operation to flush out the Maoi
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The Hindu reports that six companies of the Central Security Forces arrived at Midnapore town of West Midnapore District on November 5 from where they were despatched to different parts of Lalgarh region to join in the operation to flush out the Maoists. The six companies will be in addition to the 17 companies of Central forces, including the Central Reserve Police Force and the Border Security Force, as well as two units of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) already stationed in the region since June. Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma told The Hindu over telephone that with the arrival of additional troops, an intensified operation against the Maoists will be launched shortly in close coordination with the police in Jharkhand and Orissa.
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November - 5 
Two top Maoists were arrested from Aurangabad District in the morning of November 5, police sources said, The Hindu reports. Acting on a tip-off, Police raided Khaira village under Deora Police station and arrested Dharmender alias Mintu and Kamlesh
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Two top Maoists were arrested from Aurangabad District in the morning of November 5, police sources said, The Hindu reports. Acting on a tip-off, Police raided Khaira village under Deora Police station and arrested Dharmender alias Mintu and Kamlesh Kahar, sources added. The arrestees were wanted in connection with the recent blasting of road bridges during the recent shutdown by the Maoists in Bihar.
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November - 6 
Hindustan Times reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed three persons in the forests of Kushbani under Binpur-I block (administrative division) in the West Midnapore District in the night of November 6, suspecti
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Hindustan Times reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed three persons in the forests of Kushbani under Binpur-I block (administrative division) in the West Midnapore District in the night of November 6, suspecting them to be Police informers. The bodies of Lakshmi Das, Manoranjan and Joyram, apparently in their twenties and thirties, were found lying on the state highway connecting Jhargram and Belpahari. Posters of the CPI-Maoist were found near the dead bodies. The feet of one of the bodies were tied with a rope. "They have been given the ultimate punishment for being police informers," claimed one of the posters.
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November - 6 
Sources in Orissa police said that Maoists are now engaged in building a new corridor from Andhra Pradesh to Chhattisgarh via southern Orissa districts of Koraput and Malkangiri, reports Times of India. The planned corridor starts in Andhra Pradesh,
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Sources in Orissa police said that Maoists are now engaged in building a new corridor from Andhra Pradesh to Chhattisgarh via southern Orissa districts of Koraput and Malkangiri, reports Times of India. The planned corridor starts in Andhra Pradesh, crosses the Orissa border at Narayanpatna in Koraput District, passes through Pottangi and Machkund in the same District before meeting Mudulipada and Mathili in Malkangiri District along the Orissa-Chhattisgarh border. "Maoists have almost through with their job. We have also reports of the rebels organising camps near Mudulipada, but are unable to confirm it,'' a top Police officer involved in anti-insurgency operations said on condition of anonymity.
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November - 6 
The Centre has not undertaken any operation against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and it is only assisting State Governments in their counter-insurgency measures, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on November 6, Times of
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The Centre has not undertaken any operation against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and it is only assisting State Governments in their counter-insurgency measures, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on November 6, Times of India reports. "There is no operation. Operation is your invention. State governments are carrying out all the (counter) insurgency measures against Naxalites. Wherever necessary the Central government is providing assistance by way of central paramilitary forces, intelligence sharing and technical help. State police is responsible for maintaining law and order. Operation Green hunt is purely an invention of the media," he told reporters in Hyderabad. Asked about the Maoist politburo member Kisen’s statement that the Maoists were willing to hold talks on the condition that there was cease-fire, Chidambaram said he has not seen any such statement. Replying to the reported links between the Maoists and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), he said the so-called links were only reported in the media. "I have not seen any written statement or a document. I cannot comment on what is broadcast by the media," he added.
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November - 6 
Villagers on November 6 began an indefinite blockade of a national highway at Silipunji near Rourkela in Sundergarh District demanding release of 30 people, who were arrested for allegedly having links with Maoists, reports PTI. About 500 villagers o
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Villagers on November 6 began an indefinite blockade of a national highway at Silipunji near Rourkela in Sundergarh District demanding release of 30 people, who were arrested for allegedly having links with Maoists, reports PTI. About 500 villagers of Chandiposh, Mundatola and Silipunji under Bonai sub-division of Sundargarh district, led by Birmitrapur MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) George Tirkey, sat on a dharna (sit-in) claiming that the Police had arrested innocent villagers branding them as Maoists. They blocked NH-23 linking Rourkela and Bhubaneswar via Talcher by felling trees leaving hundreds of vehicles, mostly trucks, stranded. Thirty people from three villages were arrested on August 27 on charges of having links with the Maoists, who had abducted Ajit Bardhan, sub-inspector of Koida police station, on July 16.
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November - 7 
IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a primary school building in the Dantewada District, Police said on November 7. Some 80-100 Maoists set explosives inside a primary school building in Phulpar village i
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IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a primary school building in the Dantewada District, Police said on November 7. Some 80-100 Maoists set explosives inside a primary school building in Phulpar village in the night of November 6 and destroyed a major portion, officials at the police headquarters in Raipur said. Education department officials said that Maoists over the past two years had set ablaze 80 school buildings in Dantewada and Bijapur Districts. Police said they have recovered leaflets from Maoist dominated areas in recent months in which the insurgents said they are targeting school and hospital buildings in Bastar region as these provide shelter to Security Force personnel for anti-Maoist operations.
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November - 7 
Maoists killed an activist of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Nabakumar Singh, at Gohaldanga village about 25 kilometres from the circuit house in Midnapore town where the Chief Minister was staying in the night of November 7, re
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Maoists killed an activist of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Nabakumar Singh, at Gohaldanga village about 25 kilometres from the circuit house in Midnapore town where the Chief Minister was staying in the night of November 7, reports Telegraph. Nabakumar had fled his home with several other activists in the wake of a Maoist strike in the area three months ago but had returned a fortnight ago for the potato-sowing season.
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November - 7 
PTI reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Muda Kabasi, a key suspect in the murder of a village head, was arrested by the personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operation Group (
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PTI reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Muda Kabasi, a key suspect in the murder of a village head, was arrested by the personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) from Lachhipuram village forest in Malkangiri District on November 7. Kabasi (35), who was suspected to be involved in the killing of the head of Binayakpur, Banda Reddy, seven months ago, confessed to having been associated with the CPI-Maoist for the past four years, District Superintendent of Police (SP) Satyabrata Bhoi said. The Police also seized some pamphlets from the extremist.
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November - 8 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was shot dead by his companion following a dispute over distribution of extortion money in the forests of Dudhapaniya in Munger District, Police said on November 8, reports The Hindu. The Deputy Su
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was shot dead by his companion following a dispute over distribution of extortion money in the forests of Dudhapaniya in Munger District, Police said on November 8, reports The Hindu. The Deputy Superintendent of Police A. Chandra said the Maoist, who was shot dead by his own group member, has been identified as Rasik Yadav, a resident of Tilwariya village of the District. The Police official also said that Yadav was killed for defalcating the money collected from private companies engaged in road construction works and the farmers for allowing them to till their lands falling in the Maoist areas.
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November - 8 
Police unearthed a landmine and detonator, planted on the BG-Kashidihi road close to Orissa-Jharkhand border in Mayurbhanj District. The landmine was unearthed by Police after being tipped off by locals, a senior Police officer said. "About 20 kg exp
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Police unearthed a landmine and detonator, planted on the BG-Kashidihi road close to Orissa-Jharkhand border in Mayurbhanj District. The landmine was unearthed by Police after being tipped off by locals, a senior Police officer said. "About 20 kg explosives, detonators and wire used for triggering the blast were recovered," the officer said. The Maoists had put up posters and leaflets in the area some days ago.
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November - 8 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed four Security personnel of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) and looted their arms near a Police camp close to a school in Gidhni Bazaar area under Jamboni Police Stat
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed four Security personnel of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) and looted their arms near a Police camp close to a school in Gidhni Bazaar area under Jamboni Police Station in West Midnapore District on November 8. Kuldip Singh, Inspector General (Western Range), said the EFR personnel were attacked when they were patrolling the area. The incident took place at around 5.30pm (IST) after the Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and senior State Government officials left West Midnapore District for Kolkata after a two-day visit, Police said. Meanwhile, claiming responsibility for the killing of four EFR personnel, the CPI-Maoist politburo member Koteshar Rao alias Kishan dared the West Bengal and Central governments to deploy as much forces as they wanted in the West Midnapore District. "We have killed the four jawans as they tortured innocent school children who had taken out a rally in the area yesterday demanding the educational institutions be vacated by joint security forces and their classes resume at the earliest," Kishan told PTI from an undisclosed destination. Earlier, visiting the Naxal-hit West Midnapore District, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on November 8 said the State Government is ready to start a fresh operation against Maoists, as he ruled out talks with them till they surrendered their arms and abjured violence.
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November - 8 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is likely to launch a massive operation against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) along Andhra Pradesh’s border with Orissa, reports Times of India. According to sources, the paramilitary force i
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is likely to launch a massive operation against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) along Andhra Pradesh’s border with Orissa, reports Times of India. According to sources, the paramilitary force is inquiring about helipad facilities for its troops to land at various places on Andhra Pradesh-Orissa and Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border. Highly placed sources said top CRPF officials took complete details about the helipad facilities in Khammam, East Godavari and the three north coastal districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam from local authorities. ‘‘The choppers may come in handy for supply of arms, ammunition and food for the commandoes,’’ a senior officer involved in anti-Naxal operations said.
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November - 8 
The Government on November 8 reiterated its stand that talks with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) could begin only if the insurgents abjured violence and said that paramilitary forces would not fire at the Maoists unless they were fi
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The Government on November 8 reiterated its stand that talks with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) could begin only if the insurgents abjured violence and said that paramilitary forces would not fire at the Maoists unless they were fired upon, reports Times of India. The Union Home secretary G K Pillai said that Security Forces, during their anti-Maoist operations, would not fire at anybody unless they were fired upon. “Strategy is very simple, security forces will go to a particular area and clear. Civil administration will follow. But if the civil administration is targeted, there will be a reaction,” he said while addressing a conference organised by the South Asian Free Media Association. Responding to calls from civil society to begin a dialogue process with the Maoists, Pillai said if the Maoists abjured violence, there was a possibility for dialogue. Further, he said that China might be a source of small arms for Naxalites (left wing extremists) who may be procuring them through smugglers. "Chinese are big smugglers... suppliers of small arms. I am sure that the Maoists also get them," Pillai said when asked if the Naxals had links with China. He, however, made it clear that the Government had no information that the Maoists had any links with China except getting arms. "I do not think so, except getting arms," he added. Pillai did not elaborate on the exact source of the Chinese arms. The Union Home Secretary also said that Indian Maoists were not importing Maoists or arms from Nepal. “I don’t think anybody is importing Maoists,” he said. Pillai, however, admitted to “contacts between” the Nepali and Indian Maoists. “We have no evidence on either side that any arm or anything has been given…it still is a home-grown movement,” he said, commenting on Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s earlier remark that the Indian Maoists were “possibly” acquiring arms from Nepal. Pillai underlined the differences between the Maoists of India and Nepal. “One has opted for parliamentary democracy in Nepal, the other has not. The Indian Maoists are still talking of armed revolution, so there’s a fundamental difference in their ideologies.”
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November - 8 
The Lohardaga Police were engaged in three gun battles with the Naxalites (left wing extremists) at three different places along the District's border with Latehar under the Kisko Police Station on November 8, Times of India reported. The Lohardaga
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The Lohardaga Police were engaged in three gun battles with the Naxalites (left wing extremists) at three different places along the District's border with Latehar under the Kisko Police Station on November 8, Times of India reported. The Lohardaga Superintendent of Police (SP) Subodh Prasad, who led the Police in taking on cadres of the Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh Simant Committee (JCSC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), said the extremists were led by Sanjay Yadav. The SP said Police recovered three Motorola walkie-talkie sets and a transistor-type device whose function was not known. "After a Maoist-related incident at Navagarh village in the neighbouring Latehar district two days back, we despatched a team of District Armed Police and CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] personnel to the area led by Senha and Kisko police stations officer-in-charges – Police Constable Deogam and Sunil Kumar Tiwari - respectively. It was a preventive step to check the rebels from entering Lohardaga district. The police team detected rebels led by Sanjay Yadav trying enter the district near Siram village of Kisko block which resulted in the first encounter at Siram around noon," the SP added. It was then the joint CRPF and police team informed nearest police pickets at Makka and Richughuta and asked help of additional forces to surround the escaping Maoists. "I requested Latehar SP Kuldeep Dwiwedi to send his nearest forces and rushed towards the spot. I joined the police team from Richughuta police picket who had by then engaged the Maoists in the second encounter near Makka, while the third encounter with forces from the Makka police picket took place at a place between Makka and Peshrar," the SP further said. He said Police forces from both Lohardaga and Latehar were conducting search operations in their respective areas to arrest the Maoists who were on the run. There was no casualty on either side, the SP added.
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The West Bengal Government on November 10 dismantled the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) camp at Gidhni near the Bengal-Jhargram border where a Maoist squad shot dead four of its personnel on November 8, reports Indian Express. The remaining 23 personn
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The West Bengal Government on November 10 dismantled the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) camp at Gidhni near the Bengal-Jhargram border where a Maoist squad shot dead four of its personnel on November 8, reports Indian Express. The remaining 23 personnel at the EFR camp were withdrawn to the barracks largely because the attack has broken the morale of the force, senior officials said. Security threat was also cited as the reason behind the move.
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November - 9 
PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school building at Kona village in the Latehar District, Police said on November 10. The school was blown up in the night of November 9 using detonators and explosives
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PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school building at Kona village in the Latehar District, Police said on November 10. The school was blown up in the night of November 9 using detonators and explosives, a Police official said. As reported earlier another school was blown up in the Banbirua village in the same night. The extremists left behind pamphlets saying the buildings had been blown up to prevent the Security Forces from using them as make-shift camps during the forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections. The five-phase poll begins on November 25.
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November - 9 
Recognising that the Maoist insurgency-related violence could cripple India as a growing economic power, the corporate sector has proposed deeper international cooperation and private sector involvement in securing domestic and international borders,
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Recognising that the Maoist insurgency-related violence could cripple India as a growing economic power, the corporate sector has proposed deeper international cooperation and private sector involvement in securing domestic and international borders, according to Times of India. The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) taskforce report on national security and terrorism released on November 9 stressed on strengthening the Intelligence Bureau and preventing its misuse for political ends, developing human intelligence, revamping coastal security and involving the private sector in fighting terrorism. The Maoists may pose a graver threat to India's economic power, potentially more damaging to Indian companies, foreign investors and the state than pollution, crumbling infrastructure or political gridlock, the report said. "The growing Maoist insurgency over large swathes of the mineral-rich countryside could soon hurt some industrial investment plans. Just when India needs to ramp up its industrial machine to lock in growth and when foreign companies are joining the party -- Naxalites are clashing with mining and steel companies essential to India's long-term success,'' the report said. There was growing concern over the widening reach of Maoists as they operated in 30% of India, up from 9% in 2002, the report said. The terror groups have already begun operating on the edge of industrialised Maharashtra. "They (Naxalites) are planning to penetrate India's major cities, and are looking to encircle urban centres, find sympathy among students and the unemployed and create armed, secret, self-defence squads that will execute orders,'' it added. The report suggested that a vulnerability assessment be done and investments made in foolproof security. Outlining implications for India's economic growth, the report said such attacks were sending a signal that India was not in control of its territory and the "investment climate'' was worsening. The other reason for sounding the alarm stems from the increasingly close proximity between the corporate world and the forest domain of the Maoists.
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November - 9 
The Hindu reports that Jagannath Mahato, a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) as well as a former president of the Garmal village Panchayat (village level local self government institution), was shot at by cadres of t
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The Hindu reports that Jagannath Mahato, a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) as well as a former president of the Garmal village Panchayat (village level local self government institution), was shot at by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) while he was on his way home in the Salboni area in West Midnapore District on November 9. His condition was reported to be critical, the District Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma said.
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November - 10 
Fearing that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) would infiltrate the Districts bordering the State of Jharkhand during the Legislative Assembly Election in the state (Jharkhand), the Bihar Police are making all possible arrangements, re
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Fearing that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) would infiltrate the Districts bordering the State of Jharkhand during the Legislative Assembly Election in the state (Jharkhand), the Bihar Police are making all possible arrangements, reports Times of India. "This threat is not ruled out and we have asked the Superintendents of Police of all Districts bordering Jharkhand to tighten vigil," said U. S. Dutt, Additional Director-General of Police (headquarters) on November 10. The State will become more vulnerable in the coming weeks as Bihar is sending five companies of paramilitary forces to the poll-bound State, he added. A similar threat is suspected by the Jharkhand Police, too, which feels that Maoists from Bihar may enter their territory.
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November - 10 
Maoist-backed tribals abducted two sweepers attached to the Security Forces engaged in anti-Maoist operations in the West Midnapore District, but released one of them after a few hours, reports PTI. Ramswarup Hela and Rajendra Hela were posted at the
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Maoist-backed tribals abducted two sweepers attached to the Security Forces engaged in anti-Maoist operations in the West Midnapore District, but released one of them after a few hours, reports PTI. Ramswarup Hela and Rajendra Hela were posted at the Dharampore camp. "They are not jawans, but they are part of the joint forces definitely," the Inspector General of Police (Law and Order), Surajit Kar Purokayanstha, said. Rajendra Hela was released about 10.30 pm. CPI-Maoist leader Kishan told PTI over phone that they were abducted by 'the people' and handed over to them. "They are now our prisoners of war." He was freed as his mother was hospitalised, Kishan said. "Rajendra Hela was on way to the camp as we have heard," a senior District Police officer said. However, Ramswarup Hela is still in captivity.
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November - 10 
Maoists released two sweepers of the SFs they had abducted on November 10 in West Midnapore District, Police said. "Yes, they have both returned," said a senior District Police officer.
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Maoists released two sweepers of the SFs they had abducted on November 10 in West Midnapore District, Police said. "Yes, they have both returned," said a senior District Police officer.
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November - 10 
Police detained four people for questioning after the seizure of a huge consignment of explosives and chemicals, suspected to be meant for the Maoists, a police official said on November 10, IANS reported. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (cent
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Police detained four people for questioning after the seizure of a huge consignment of explosives and chemicals, suspected to be meant for the Maoists, a police official said on November 10, IANS reported. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (central range), Jitendra Kumar, said that four people have been detained and Police are trying to trace the route of the consignment, seized on October 7 and 8 in Patna. As reported earlier Police seized 900 kilograms of explosives - 600 kilograms on November 8 and 300 kilograms on November 7 - as well as 18 bags of explosives powder on November 8 from a house in a residential locality in Bhootnath Road. Besides, 300 bottles of chemicals for preparing improvised explosive devices (IEDs), 7,221 live cartridges, 50 detonators, parts for making 14 carbines and Maoist literature were also seized. Police suspect that the consignment was for supply to Maoists in Bihar and Jharkhand.
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November - 10 
Police sources said nearly 70 action squad members of the CPI-Maoist have sneaked into the North Telangana region from Chhattisgarh in the wake of the proposed Operation Green Hunt by the Police at Abujmad in Chhattisgarh and Operation Godavari in th
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Police sources said nearly 70 action squad members of the CPI-Maoist have sneaked into the North Telangana region from Chhattisgarh in the wake of the proposed Operation Green Hunt by the Police at Abujmad in Chhattisgarh and Operation Godavari in the Andhra-Orissa border. "The Maoists have strategically moved to shift focus from Chhattisgarh operation. But the state police is fully geared up to thwart their designs," a District Police official said. Sources said the Maoists, in league with members of the Janashakti group, are trying to regroup in a big way and take the movement forward in the Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Warangal Districts. "The Maoists are visiting interior villages to meet sympathisers, while Janashakti leaders are holding meetings with beedi workers and women group members," a source said.
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November - 10 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed four persons and critically injured another in the Pandrotala village of Rayagada District in the night of November 10, suspecting them to be Police informers, Police
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed four persons and critically injured another in the Pandrotala village of Rayagada District in the night of November 10, suspecting them to be Police informers, Police sources said on November 11. Around 50 Maoists armed with guns, axes and other sharp weapons struck the village killing three persons and causing injuries to two others. One of the wounded, admitted to the District headquarter hospital, succumbed to injuries later, while the condition of one person undergoing treatment continued to be serious, hospital sources said. The victims were called out of their houses and attacked by the Maoists who opened fire and also used sharp edged weapons. The Maoists also put up a poster in the village claiming that they targeted people who allegedly gave information to Police and exploited tribals.
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November - 10 
Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and a Policeman was seriously injured in an encounter in the forests of Tetemdagu, about 18 kilometers from Kistaram in the Dantewada District on November 10, reports PTI. The Dant
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Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and a Policeman was seriously injured in an encounter in the forests of Tetemdagu, about 18 kilometers from Kistaram in the Dantewada District on November 10, reports PTI. The Dantewada Superintendent of Police, Amresh Kumar Mishra, told Telegraph that the encounter took place at around 9am (IST) He added, “The jawans (personnel) of District Police and special Police officers were on a regular patrol and search operation in and around the area when the rebels camping in the thickly-forested pocket opened fire. The number of rebels is not known,” adding, the Security Force (SF) personnel retaliated killing seven insurgents. The slain extremists who were in uniform were not identified yet, the officer added. Two rifles, locally-made pistols, Maoist uniforms and a large quantity of explosives and detonators were recovered from the incident site. The SF personnel were returning after a three-day anti-Maoist operation in the area, adds Indian Express.
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November - 10 
The CPI-Maoist politburo member Kishen said on November 10 that the Maoists are ready for a cease-fire with the Government, but they will not accept the Centre's demand to abjure violence, according to Times of India. Reacting to Union Home Secretary
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The CPI-Maoist politburo member Kishen said on November 10 that the Maoists are ready for a cease-fire with the Government, but they will not accept the Centre's demand to abjure violence, according to Times of India. Reacting to Union Home Secretary G. K. Pillai's statement that there was a possibility for dialogue with the Maoists if they abjured violence, Kishen told PTI over phone that "Abjuring violence is not on our agenda. We believe in armed struggle." However, if the Government took the initiative the Maoists were ready for a cease-fire, he added, saying, "The government can initiate a ceasefire unilaterally. We are also ready to declare a ceasefire. We can fix some modalities and after which we can declare ceasefire. If the government is honest and really willing to speak with us then we will co-operate." "We ask the Government to come out with a concrete proposal. We will work on that." Kishen added. When told that Pillai had said if Maoists abjured violence and start dialogue, operations against them would stop, Kishen said "They are trying to impose certain things on us which we will never accept. They have not accepted our conditions and are speaking unilaterally. They need to ask us and then only the real environment of a dialogue can be created."
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November - 10 
The Hindu reports that Soyam Shyam Rao alias Dev Rao, a 43-year-old tribal ‘deputy commander’ of the Mangi dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), surrendered before the Adilabad District Superintendent of Police, P. Promod
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The Hindu reports that Soyam Shyam Rao alias Dev Rao, a 43-year-old tribal ‘deputy commander’ of the Mangi dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), surrendered before the Adilabad District Superintendent of Police, P. Promod Kumar, at Bellampally on November 10. He had worked in the dalam since 2004 during which he had operated under ‘commander’ Ganesh and later with the CPI-Maoist Adilabad District committee member (DCM) Padmakka in the Chennur-Sirpur area. He had sustained an injury in the knee during the 2006 Kairiguda encounter in which Padmakka was killed. Subsequently he was sent back to the Mangi dalam where he worked with DCM Mylarapu Bhaskar alias Adellu. He also worked in the State of Chhattisgarh in the Maoist military platoon until June 2009 before returning to Mangi and surrendering himself to the Police. Besides the Kairiguda encounter he was also active in Gadchiroli in the State of Maharashtra and Pudhari Kanker in Chhattisgarh. He cited disillusionment with party ideology among other reasons for his surrender.
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November - 10 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on November 10 that control over the Maoist insurgency-affected areas would be regained in the next two to three years, reports Indian Express. "I am confident that in a period of two to three years we will
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on November 10 that control over the Maoist insurgency-affected areas would be regained in the next two to three years, reports Indian Express. "I am confident that in a period of two to three years we will be able to gain total control over these (Naxal-infested) areas," he said in an interactive session at the India Economic Summit. Chidambaram said since he took over as the Home Minister, the States have got involved in tackling the insurgency and "there is now co-coordinated action against the CPI-Maoist [Communist Party of India-Maoist]". The CPI-Maoist believe in armed liberation struggle and want to expand their area of influence, he said, adding that a democratic republican Government cannot allow this. "We have to assert our authority," the Home Minister said. Chidambaram said it was wrong to think that India was more vulnerable in the "crosshairs of many groups" and asserted "we have the capacity to thwart any attack should there be any attack". He said the Government has the capacity to contain the insurgency in a "swift and decisive manner". Noting that states are now taking counter-insurgency measures against the Maoists, he said, "we have had significant successes and we have suffered some casualties too". Chidambaram said the Government had also offered to hold talks with the Maoists provided they abjured violence. He sought to assure the business community about the security situation in the country saying "We are no more vulnerable than any other country in the world.”
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November - 10 
The Union Home Ministry on November 10 denied that its official had said that the Chinese Government was supplying arms to Indian Maoists and clarified that he meant the weapons were being supplied by smugglers from that country. The Union Home Secre
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The Union Home Ministry on November 10 denied that its official had said that the Chinese Government was supplying arms to Indian Maoists and clarified that he meant the weapons were being supplied by smugglers from that country. The Union Home Secretary G. K. Pillai was "not quoted correctly", a press statement from the ministry said. Speaking to reporters On November 8, Pillai had said "Chinese are large suppliers of small arms and I am sure the Maoists get it from them", without elaborating whether the rebels were getting arms from Chinese smugglers or official agencies. "In this connection, it is clarified that the secretary while speaking to newsmen here last Sunday simply conveyed that small arms made in China had been illegally brought by arms smugglers to India and supplied to Maoist groups. This observation was based on facts. At no point did the secretary say that the Chinese government was involved in the supply of arms to Maoists," the statement said.
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November - 10 
In another incident near the MV-77 village, Maoists ransacked the rest-shed of a construction company early in the morning. The company was involved in the construction of rural roads in the area. They did not injure any worker. It was an effort of t
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In another incident near the MV-77 village, Maoists ransacked the rest-shed of a construction company early in the morning. The company was involved in the construction of rural roads in the area. They did not injure any worker. It was an effort of the Maoists to hinder the construction of roads to the hinterland, Police sources said.
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November - 10 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a bridge over a rivulet triggering a landmine in MV-77 village under Kalimela Police Station area in Malkangiri District on November 10 in an apparent bid to disrupt
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a bridge over a rivulet triggering a landmine in MV-77 village under Kalimela Police Station area in Malkangiri District on November 10 in an apparent bid to disrupt movement of Security Forces ahead of the proposed anti-Maoist operation. The newly-constructed bridge was yet to be fully operational. Though no one was injured in the incident, road communication was affected in the insurgency-affected area where a offensive is proposed to be launched shortly against the Maoists, Police said.
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November - 11 
Three Police personnel were injured in a landmine explosion triggered by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Fulbodi Gatta village under Dhanora division of Gadchiroli District on November 11, reports Times of India. The b
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Three Police personnel were injured in a landmine explosion triggered by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Fulbodi Gatta village under Dhanora division of Gadchiroli District on November 11, reports Times of India. The blast severely damaged the Tata Sumo vehicle in which the Policemen were travelling. However, the three Police personnel fortunately escaped with minor injuries, Police claimed.
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November - 11 
IANS reports that Security Forces (SFs) on November 11 fought a long-drawn gun battle with the Maoists in the West Midnapore District while Police fired tear gas shells to quell an agitation by tribals. The central paramilitary troops and armed Polic
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IANS reports that Security Forces (SFs) on November 11 fought a long-drawn gun battle with the Maoists in the West Midnapore District while Police fired tear gas shells to quell an agitation by tribals. The central paramilitary troops and armed Police personnel from the State, conducting a joint operation to flush out cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Lalgarh, faced a volley of fire from the Maoists in the jungle area of Laxmanpur in the morning. The troops fired back and the gun battle continued for 90 minutes.
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Supporters of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) took out a huge rally in Jhargram town in protest against alleged atrocities by the SFs. They were armed with bows and arrows and other traditional tribal weapons. “W
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Supporters of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) took out a huge rally in Jhargram town in protest against alleged atrocities by the SFs. They were armed with bows and arrows and other traditional tribal weapons. “We had to fire tear gas shells after a baton charge failed to disperse the mob which was armed and had violated section 144 (prohibitory orders banning the assembly of more than four people) in force there,” District Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma told IANS. 10 people were arrested. The PCPA later called a 72-hour shutdown in West Midnapore District from November 12 (today).
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November - 11 
The Maoists have for the first time indicated that they could use civilians in the war against the Government, Indian Express reports. Giving an insight into their battle strategy, the Maoists have said they would not fight a “positional war” against
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The Maoists have for the first time indicated that they could use civilians in the war against the Government, Indian Express reports. Giving an insight into their battle strategy, the Maoists have said they would not fight a “positional war” against a superior force and would instead employ guerilla warfare tactics. Coming out with details about its operations, the Maoists have insisted that they enjoy “massive mass support” and claimed that a “handful of guerillas” had repulsed a massive joint operation by the Central forces in Dantewada District in September by “relying on the sea of people in which we swam like fish”. And they plan to use the local population in the future also to thwart more such attacks from Security Forces. “All our plans, policies, strategy and tactics will be based entirely on the active involvement of the vast masses of people in this war of self-defense. The enemy class cannot decimate us without decimating the entire population in regions we control,” CPI-Maoist leader Azad, who is also the spokesperson of the group’s central committee, said in an interview with The Indian Express. Almost reciprocating the Centre in discussing their detailed fighting strategy, Azad said the Maoists would never get into a head-to-head war with the “superior” Government forces, like the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had done in Sri Lanka, for fear of being aerially bombarded. “Until the time we reach a decisive stage in our war, we will not fight a positional war in a small area against a superior force that is likely to resort to aerial bombardment if needed. We can fight the mightiest enemy by properly adhering to the principles of guerilla warfare. We will hit the enemy when and where it is convenient to us and not when and where he provokes us,” he added.
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November - 11 
The Patna Police shifted the Gaurichak Police Station, which was located in a remote area, to a community hall adjacent to the National Highway here for security reasons. According to official sources in the Police headquarters in Patna, the Police s
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The Patna Police shifted the Gaurichak Police Station, which was located in a remote area, to a community hall adjacent to the National Highway here for security reasons. According to official sources in the Police headquarters in Patna, the Police station was shifted following intelligence reports warning that police stations situated in deserted places could be attacked by the Maoists.
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November - 11 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on November 11 that the Centre would be prepared to talk if the Communist Party of India-Moist (CPI-Maoist) “abjured" violence even if they did not lay down arms, reports Times of India. "(We will talk) if
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on November 11 that the Centre would be prepared to talk if the Communist Party of India-Moist (CPI-Maoist) “abjured" violence even if they did not lay down arms, reports Times of India. "(We will talk) if the Maoists abjure violence. I have not said that if they lay down arms. I am too realistic to know that they will not do so. If they abjure violence, we will talk to them about all issues," he said at the India Economic Summit. The minister also asserted that the Government had the capacity to contain the Maoist insurgency and said control over insurgency-affected areas would be regained in the next two to three years. Taking a step forward towards the Government's willingness to start the process of dialogue with the Maoists, he indicated that the Government was not insisting on laying down arms if they abjured violence.
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November - 12 
The Hindu reports that the 72-hour bandh (shutdown) called by the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) in the Jhargram sub-division of West Midnapore District began on November 12, with its supporters setting a pick-up va
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The Hindu reports that the 72-hour bandh (shutdown) called by the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) in the Jhargram sub-division of West Midnapore District began on November 12, with its supporters setting a pick-up van afire at Sapdhara near Jhargram. Police sources said one villager suffered a bullet injury in a fierce gunfight between the Security Forces (SFs) and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Bakshi in the Kotwali area of the Lalgarh region. The bandh was called to protest against the alleged highhandedness of the SFs towards PCPA supporters at a rally staged in front of the office of Jhargram’s Sub-Divisional Officer. Protesters set ablaze the van early in the day and left posters demanding withdrawal of the central SFs from the region and an immediate release of all PCPA leaders, including its chief Chhatradhar Mahato. The Sub-Divisional Officer, P. Ulganathan, said the sub-division witnessed a “complete shutdown, though there was no incident other than the torching of the van.”
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November - 12 
Times Now reports that the Karnataka Government has launched a major offensive against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kudremukh in Chickmagalur District, after intelligence inputs suggested Maoist activity in the State. Karnataka
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Times Now reports that the Karnataka Government has launched a major offensive against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kudremukh in Chickmagalur District, after intelligence inputs suggested Maoist activity in the State. Karnataka Police personnel are reportedly on the move to flush out Maoists hiding in the forests of Kudremukh, Mangalore and Udupi. The operation is a massive three day search carried out to sanitise the region. This is for the first time that such an intensive combing operation has been launched.
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November - 12 
Times of India reports that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Ramchandra Singh, who was a member of the last Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, was abducted by a group of 25 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Manika in the Latehar Di
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Times of India reports that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Ramchandra Singh, who was a member of the last Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, was abducted by a group of 25 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Manika in the Latehar District on November 12, Police sources said. Singh, accompanied by six of his supporters, was returning home after attending a function when he was intercepted by his abductors. Police sources suspect that Maoists from the neighbouring State of Chhattisgarh abducted the RJD leader.
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November - 12 
PTI reports that three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including an officer, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the MV-66 village area of Malkangiri District on No
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PTI reports that three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including an officer, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the MV-66 village area of Malkangiri District on November 13. The blast took place when a van carrying the CRPF personnel was on its way from Kalimela to Gompagunda probably to pick up ration, the Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Satyabrata Bhoi said. The landmine was planted at a culvert and exploded when the van passed over it, he said. CRPF Deputy Commandant Bhupinder Singh was among the three slain CRPF personnel. The attack is believed to be part of the Maoist strategy to restrict movement of the Security Forces ahead of their proposed offensive in the region.
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November - 13 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a cloth shop at Saraiya Bazaar Chowk under Belsand sub-division in the Sitamarhi District in the evening of November 13, Times of India reports. They also threatened the shopkeepe
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a cloth shop at Saraiya Bazaar Chowk under Belsand sub-division in the Sitamarhi District in the evening of November 13, Times of India reports. They also threatened the shopkeeper and set ablaze his motorcycle in an apparent bid to collect levy.
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November - 13 
IANS reports that as many as 16 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in the Narayanpur District on November 13, Police said. The village level cadres, who are bracketed as 'Sangham members', were picked up from
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IANS reports that as many as 16 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in the Narayanpur District on November 13, Police said. The village level cadres, who are bracketed as 'Sangham members', were picked up from two different locations in Narayanpur District, officials at the Police headquarters said.
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November - 13 
If Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) halted their violence, the Government would respond in 72 hours and order a review of all corporate memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and south Bihar, the Union Home
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If Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) halted their violence, the Government would respond in 72 hours and order a review of all corporate memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and south Bihar, the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has promised, according to Hindustan Times. Calling "Operation Green Hunt", a proposed armed offensive against Maoists, "a pure invention of the media", Chidambaram said, "There is no Operation Green Hunt. Name the officer who has said there is and I will take action against him." In an interview with Tehelk a magazine, Chidambaram said categorically, "I haven't seen a single paper or document in the home ministry with the phrase 'Operation Green Hunt'. It's a pure "invention of the media." He said the State Police, assisted by paramilitary forces and intelligence, would in the months ahead "reassert control over areas where, regrettably, the civil administration has lost control". The minister denied that the Government was calling in the Army or the Rashtriya Rifles to flush out Maoist guerrillas in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa. Asked why the Government was not taking tribals into confidence and isolating Maoists instead of raising a military offensive against them, Chidambaram said, "Instead of arguing over who is responsible for the violence or who should stop the violence, why don't the Maoists heed my appeal and say, 'yes, we will halt the violence and let us hear the home minister's response'." "Give me two or three days to respond, because I need to consult others in government, both at the Centre and the states. Once they say, they will halt the violence and they actually do, between their statement and my response which will surely come in about 72 hours," he added. "You will find that I am in a position to respond in a manner where violence can be ended once and for all and development can take place, and talks can also be held with the (Communist Party of India) CPI-Maoists. But the first step is for them to say, 'we halt the violence'," the Home Minister said in the interview to be published in its latest issue. Asked whether the Government was taking control of mineral-rich land and securing it for private companies through MoUs, he responded by saying, "The MoUs have been signed over a period of time with different governments, long before Maoist violence rose to this level. Nevertheless, I am prepared to request Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) to freeze the MoUs and order a comprehensive review of all MoUs that have been signed in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and south Bihar before deciding which MoUs should be implemented - with or without modification. I am prepared to request the prime minister to do that." He said he was ready to facilitate talks on forest rights, industrialisation, land acquisition and development with State Governments.
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November - 13 
PTI reports that the Orissa Government on November 13 decided to seek a joint anti-Maoist operation soon in consultation with the Centre. "Union Home Secretary G K Pillai is coming here on November 20. We will take up the matter with him and seek an
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PTI reports that the Orissa Government on November 13 decided to seek a joint anti-Maoist operation soon in consultation with the Centre. "Union Home Secretary G K Pillai is coming here on November 20. We will take up the matter with him and seek an early special operation against Maoists," Chief Secretary T K Mishra said after a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
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November - 13 
The Patna Police arrested Subodh Singh, who is wanted in connection with the recovery of a haul of explosives besides rifles and cartridges from Patna and Gaya in Bihar and Ranchi, Hazaribgah and Bokaro in Jharkhand during successive raids earlier th
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The Patna Police arrested Subodh Singh, who is wanted in connection with the recovery of a haul of explosives besides rifles and cartridges from Patna and Gaya in Bihar and Ranchi, Hazaribgah and Bokaro in Jharkhand during successive raids earlier this month. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Vineet Vinayak said on November 14 that Subodh, son of Rabindra Singh, and his wife were arrested from a house at Ramnagari under Rajeev Nagar Police station in the night of November 13. A pistol, 650 rounds of cartridges, SIM cards, fake driving licences, PAN and identity cards and Naxalite literature were seized from the place. Subodh later led the Police to a house in F sector under Kankerbagh Police Station from where three automatic rifles, 720 live cartridges, CDs and Maoist literature were seized. The rifles were kept in the cabinet of a book shelf, Vinayak said. Quoting neighbours, the SSP said the house had been taken on rent by one Prince alias Rakesh Ranjan for the last four years. Subodh, in collusion with Prince, used to stock the explosives, arms and ammunition there and transport the stuff as and when demanded by the Naxalites, he said. On the basis of confessions made by Subodh, Police also seized six vehicles of a travel agency owned by Prabhat Singh, a resident of road number 11 of Ashok Nagar. From Prabhat's house, Police seized another Ambassador car, which had in its boot a special cavity. 275 cartridges of different makes were recovered from that cavity, Vinayak said. Police have also seized five VIP beacon lights, nameplates of some senior officials of the income-tax department, CDs and Maoist literature from Prabhat's house. Prabhat, who used to supply vehicles to ferry Maoists and explosives to various places, the SSP said, adding that Police were on the lookout for Prince and Prabhat. Telegraph adds that Police also arrested three associates of Subodh for allegedly supplying arms to Maoists. Over 250 cartridges made in China and Pakistan was found concealed under the seat of an Ambassador car seized from Subodh’s transport agency. Some of the seizures in Patna, Gaya and Bokaro in the past week have thrown up Chinese hand-grenades that look like “peeled coconuts”. The Police said these are a “hot favourite” with the Maoists. The Maoists were also said to be “in possession” of hundreds of pistols made in China and even Pakistan, the Police added. Pistols of Pakistani make and magazines were recovered from two suspected Maoists picked up recently from Khagaria District in Bihar. Guns made in Bihar’s Munger, a centre of illegal arms factories for three decades, are also suspected to have reached Maoists.
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November - 13 
Three labourers, including one Munshi, engaged in construction of Government building were abducted by suspected Naxalites in the night from Karuakala village in Garhwa. In this case hand of Maoists is suspected.
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Three labourers, including one Munshi, engaged in construction of Government building were abducted by suspected Naxalites in the night from Karuakala village in Garhwa. In this case hand of Maoists is suspected.
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November - 14 
According to Indian Express, the Maoist posters threatening to eliminate Rohtas SP to avenge the killing of their (Maoists) leader Kamlesh Choudhary in an encounter were found pasted on the walls at Nauhatta, Chutia, Panduka and Parharia in the Rohta
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According to Indian Express, the Maoist posters threatening to eliminate Rohtas SP to avenge the killing of their (Maoists) leader Kamlesh Choudhary in an encounter were found pasted on the walls at Nauhatta, Chutia, Panduka and Parharia in the Rohtas District. Kamlesh Choudhary alias Vijay was killed in an encounter with the Police in Uttar Pradesh on November 9, official sources said adding, the Maoists hold the SP responsible for the killing.
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November - 14 
In addition, Police on November 14 neutralised a base camp of the Maoists at Sarjamurmu forest located on the border of Angara and Namkum Police Stations in Ranchi District. The Maoists had, however, deserted the camp two days ago. The Police recover
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In addition, Police on November 14 neutralised a base camp of the Maoists at Sarjamurmu forest located on the border of Angara and Namkum Police Stations in Ranchi District. The Maoists had, however, deserted the camp two days ago. The Police recovered some camouflaged fatigues, medicine packets, Maoist literature, books on jungle warfare tactics and a few maps from the camp located on a hillock about 40 metres in height. Earlier in the evening of November 13, the Police had arrested two women Maoists and a sympathizer who supplied provisions to the insurgents at their base camp. The supplier, Goverdhan Munda, was coming from the base camp along with the two women cadres, Sulochana Munda and Sangeeta Munda, when they were arrested. The three persons, who were on their way to Angara, told the Police that about 80 Maoists stayed at the base camp. Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Praveen Kumar said,” Sulochana Munda is the wife of Sanjay Pramanik alias Doctorji, the third-in-command of Platoon-39 of the CPI-Maoist. On the basis of revelations made by the arrested persons, the Police raided the base camp on Saturday." He added that Pramanik, who led a local guerrilla squad, a sub-group of Platoon-39, was wanted in connection with several high-profile cases executed by the CPI-Maoist in the past couple of years. "Pramanik earned the sobriquet of Doctorji since he was a para-medical staff and had been running a clinic at Bundu for the past two-and-a-half year. Later, he became an active member of the guerrilla squad," the SSP said. The SSP said that the arrested women cadres have given vital information to the Police about the whereabouts of the members of the guerrilla squad, adding, "We hope to make more arrests soon." Talking about the whereabouts of guerrilla squad leader Kundan Pahan, the SSP said that he (Pahan) managed to escape under the cover of darkness following a fierce encounter with the Police at Angara on October 25.
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November - 14 
An under-construction panchayat (village level local self government institution) building was blown up by suspected CPI-Maoist cadres at Dumbuli village in the West Singhbhum District, the SP Akhilesh Kumar Jha said on November 15. Around 30 extremi
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An under-construction panchayat (village level local self government institution) building was blown up by suspected CPI-Maoist cadres at Dumbuli village in the West Singhbhum District, the SP Akhilesh Kumar Jha said on November 15. Around 30 extremists equipped with fire-arms blew up the building late in the night of November 14.
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November - 15 
Hindustan Times reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are present outside the national capital Delhi. “Around Delhi, there is some Naxal [Maoist] presence in Faridabad,” said a confidential document. Sources in the D
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Hindustan Times reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are present outside the national capital Delhi. “Around Delhi, there is some Naxal [Maoist] presence in Faridabad,” said a confidential document. Sources in the Delhi Police confirmed there was a “clear and present danger” from the Maoists and they were closely coordinating with other agencies on this front. “Available intelligence inputs, however, indicate that as of now their capability to strike in Delhi in a big way is lacking,” said the report.
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November - 15 
PTI reports that four suspected Maoists were arrested and a large quantity of chemicals and explosive materials meant for making bombs were seized in Munger District on November 15. "Three packets, weighing one kg each containing gelatine sticks, one
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PTI reports that four suspected Maoists were arrested and a large quantity of chemicals and explosive materials meant for making bombs were seized in Munger District on November 15. "Three packets, weighing one kg each containing gelatine sticks, one kg potassium chlorate, 145 detonators and a hand grenade were seized from the houses of two hardcore Maoists last night in Banvarsha village," the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Ashok Kumar said. He also said a hundred detonators bore the mark of Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd, Hyderabad and the rest were having the mark of Rajasthan Explosives and Chemicals Ltd, Dholpur. Four Maoists - Ashok Paswan, Manoj Paswan, Tuntun Kumar and Ishwar Sah - were arrested and three others managed to escape, Kumar added. Times of India adds that the owner of the car, from which huge quantity of explosives was seized in Patna recently, was arrested on November 15 from a village under the Haveli Kharagpur Police Station in Munger District. Haveli Kharagpur Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) K. Chandra said acting on a tip-off, Police raided the house of Ashok Paswan and arrested him. Ashok's brother Manoj Paswan and car driver Tuntun Shah, both residents of village Gowadda under the Haveli Kharagpur Police Station, were also arrested. Chandra said the three arrested persons are top cadres of the Maoists. The car was used by Ashok to carry firearms and explosives. The explosives were stored at the house of one Ishwar Shah, resident of village Vanvarsha under the Nayaramnagar Police Station in Munger. Police also arrested Ishwar and his two associates, who are also top cadres of the Maoists. The SDPO said the arrested persons have admitted that they were involved in the murder of a contractor of Haveli Kharagpur and two other influential persons of the sub-division in 2008-09. The consignment of explosive material, which was seized from Kankerbagh Police Station area of the state Capital Patna on November 7, was to be delivered to the Naxals operating in Munger, adds Hindustan Times.
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November - 15 
PTI reports that the Chhattisgarh Police killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and arrested eight others on November 15. The Maoist was killed in the Markanar village of Kanker District in an encounter, Superintendent of Police
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PTI reports that the Chhattisgarh Police killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and arrested eight others on November 15. The Maoist was killed in the Markanar village of Kanker District in an encounter, Superintendent of Police Ajay Yadav said, adding that some Maoist literature was recovered from the incident site.
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November - 15 
PTI reports that the Maoists have increased the 'levy' taken from traders and locals to meet the rise in prices of arms and ammunition procured by them to fight the Security Forces. Documents seized by the central security agencies in some of the rec
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PTI reports that the Maoists have increased the 'levy' taken from traders and locals to meet the rise in prices of arms and ammunition procured by them to fight the Security Forces. Documents seized by the central security agencies in some of the recent counter-insurgency operations suggest that the levy, which is usually between five to ten per cent of the income, has been increased by about two per cent. This, sources said, could be primarily because either the central leadership of the CPI-Maoist has felt the need for more income or it could also be the handiwork of smaller units of the Maoists trying to make extra money. The 'levy', a kind of commission or protection money charged from businessmen and others in the insurgency-affected areas, earns the Maoists annual revenue of over INR 1,500 crore.
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November - 16 
Meanwhile, at least 30 kilograms of improvised explosive devices buried by suspected Maoists were recovered from Madanwara forest in the Rajnandgaon District, Police said. “We suspect that more such bombs are buried in the area with a purpose to hit
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Meanwhile, at least 30 kilograms of improvised explosive devices buried by suspected Maoists were recovered from Madanwara forest in the Rajnandgaon District, Police said. “We suspect that more such bombs are buried in the area with a purpose to hit Policemen. Our search parties are combing the area with the help of experts to recover such bombs,” Praveer Das, the Rajnandgaon District Superintendent of Police, told IANS.
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November - 16 
Meanwhile, the NDFB has announced its support to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports Sentinel. “I would like to greet and congratulate the Maoists who are fighting for their legitimate rights and also extend all help to them in
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Meanwhile, the NDFB has announced its support to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports Sentinel. “I would like to greet and congratulate the Maoists who are fighting for their legitimate rights and also extend all help to them in their fight against the ruling cliques,” the NDFB ‘chairman’ D. R. Nabla said in a statement e-mailed to IANS.
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November - 16 
On November 16, the Maoists attacked a security camp at Khudisar under Dumri Police Station, where the Security Forces (SFs) were stationed for election duty. About 200 Maoists attacked the security camp and exchanged fire with the SFs. However, no o
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On November 16, the Maoists attacked a security camp at Khudisar under Dumri Police Station, where the Security Forces (SFs) were stationed for election duty. About 200 Maoists attacked the security camp and exchanged fire with the SFs. However, no one was injured. Vehicles of two election campaigners were also attacked and glass panes were damaged. The tyres of the cars were also punctured.
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November - 16 
PTI reports that the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel foiled a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack on their camp at Khudishar village in the Giridih District, Police said on November 16 (today). About 20 Maoists started firing fr
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PTI reports that the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel foiled a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack on their camp at Khudishar village in the Giridih District, Police said on November 16 (today). About 20 Maoists started firing from a vantage point at the BSF's make-shift camp in the night of November 15, but a strong retaliatory action from the personnel forced the insurgents to retreat, the Superintendent of Police (SP) Ravikant Dhan said.
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November - 16 
The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted five activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) from Lalgeria village near Jhargram in the West Midnapore District late on Nove
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The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted five activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) from Lalgeria village near Jhargram in the West Midnapore District late on November 15. While three persons were released early on November 16, the others remained untraced. The abducted persons, Joydeb Mahato, Bijoy Mahato, Ganesh Mahato, Ajit Mahato and Khudiram Mudi, were tried in a “people’s court” held by the Maoists in the village. According to Joydeb, Bijoy and Ganesh, who were released, a woman squad member of the Maoists was in charge of the kangaroo court, where she accused the five of corruption, Police sources said. Sources said an operation was launched in search of the missing men in the Nuniakundri forest adjoining Lalgeria. “No body has been recovered throughout the day though the released persons claimed that the Maoists had killed the remaining two. Blood patches were found at a spot, however,” a senior Police official told The Hindu.
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November - 16 
Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze the Halewara panchayat (village level local self-government institution) office in the Etapalli Division of Gadchiroli District around midnight on Novem
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Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze the Halewara panchayat (village level local self-government institution) office in the Etapalli Division of Gadchiroli District around midnight on November 16. Police sources said around 35 armed Maoists reached the panchayat office and vandalized the office furniture and set ablaze all the documents in the building. The Police claimed a loss to the tune of INR 30,000 in the incident.
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November - 16 
Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a village chowkidar (guard) by slitting his throat at Badaki Hathia village in the Munger District on November 16, reports The Hindu. Around 50 Maoists raided the village, captur
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Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a village chowkidar (guard) by slitting his throat at Badaki Hathia village in the Munger District on November 16, reports The Hindu. Around 50 Maoists raided the village, captured the chowkidar and took him to an isolated place and killed him, the Police said.
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November - 17 
An armed squad of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead one of their fellow cadres after calling him out from his home at Barudih village in the Nimdih block of Seraikela-Kharsawan District in the morning of November 17, Telegrap
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An armed squad of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead one of their fellow cadres after calling him out from his home at Barudih village in the Nimdih block of Seraikela-Kharsawan District in the morning of November 17, Telegraph reports. Sources said at 1.30am, about 12 Maoists turned up at 35-year old Shivraj Singh Sardar’s house and called him outside. Subsequently, two Maoists opened fire at him before escaping into nearby forests. Sardar is reported to have died on the spot. According to sources, Shivraj Singh Sardar was killed because of a dispute over levy collection. The Seraikela-Kharsawan District Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek, said the killing was carried out by the CPI-Maoist ‘area commander’ Arup Mochi’s squad that is active in Dalma, Patamda and Nimdih. “It is the same squad that had killed Naxalite leader and former MCC [Maoist Communist Centre] area commander Bhola Singh Sardar,” the SP said. A case against Mochi and others has been filed.
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November - 17 
Banned in February 2008, People's March, mouthpiece of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), is back in print this month, reports Hindustan Times. "The Press Registrar Appellate Board has allowed me to come out with the magazine once agai
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Banned in February 2008, People's March, mouthpiece of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), is back in print this month, reports Hindustan Times. "The Press Registrar Appellate Board has allowed me to come out with the magazine once again. The first issue has been published in November," said the editor P. Govinda Kutty from his residence in Ernakulam in the State of Kerala. The Press Council of India has been assigned, since 1979, the responsibility of functioning as an appellate board for registration of newspapers and magazines. Kutty had appealed to the board against the ban and after nine months, the board allowed the publication of People's March from August 7, 2009. "But none was ready to print the magazine. It took me more than two months to find an alternative printer. I could bring out the magazine only in November… People can now subscribe to the magazine," Kutty said. Kutty was arrested on December 19, 2007, about two months before the ban on his magazine. The Police raided his residence and seized computers, mobile phones and copies of People's March. But he was released after a few months.
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November - 17 
IANS reported that Chief Minister Raman Singh on November 17 criticised the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) for spreading rumours in the Bastar region that the Police would target all those who failed to produce photo-identity cards. “I
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IANS reported that Chief Minister Raman Singh on November 17 criticised the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) for spreading rumours in the Bastar region that the Police would target all those who failed to produce photo-identity cards. “I appeal to people not to fall prey to such Maoist tactics and no one needs to panic about photo I-cards,” he stated. The Chief Minister was reacting to reports that panic-stricken tribals in the Bastar region have been frantically reaching photo studios as they believe they will be branded as Maoists and killed by the Security Forces unless they produce photo-identity cards.
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November - 17 
The Hindu reports that the Adilabad First Additional Session Judge, S. Venkata Ramanaiah, on November 17 acquitted a top CPI-Maoist leader, Tusharkanti Bhattacharya, in the Tapalpur murder case of November 1976. Tusharkanti Bhattacharya, who was arre
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The Hindu reports that the Adilabad First Additional Session Judge, S. Venkata Ramanaiah, on November 17 acquitted a top CPI-Maoist leader, Tusharkanti Bhattacharya, in the Tapalpur murder case of November 1976. Tusharkanti Bhattacharya, who was arrested from the State of Bihar in September 2008, was one of the prime accused in the case and was the only one who had evaded arrest for 32 years.
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November - 17 
The Maoists have issued an election boycott call at several places in and around the Dhanbad and Giridih Districts despite the fact that six Maoists leaders are contesting the Legislative Assembly elections, according to Times of India. They are also
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The Maoists have issued an election boycott call at several places in and around the Dhanbad and Giridih Districts despite the fact that six Maoists leaders are contesting the Legislative Assembly elections, according to Times of India. They are also not allowing other candidates to campaign at Rajganj and Dumri in Dhanbad and Giridih Districts, respectively. Armed Maoists have issued a call to boycott the elections at Tealiya, Palma, Jatipur, Nawda, Bagaro, Harladih and Maniyadih villages of Dhanbad. The Maoist posters have demanded punishment to the Police officers committing atrocities on tribals and alleged that the Police provoke violence in many parts of Jharkhand. They also talked of corruption in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes in villages and asked the people to boycott the election.
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November - 17 
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel deployed on election duty in Jharkhand for tackling Maoist subversion have been asked not to consume water from wells and ponds as it could be laced with poison, reports Zee News. "We have specific intelli
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The Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel deployed on election duty in Jharkhand for tackling Maoist subversion have been asked not to consume water from wells and ponds as it could be laced with poison, reports Zee News. "We have specific intelligence inputs that water bodies might be poisoned by the ultras to cause harm to the para-military forces. Hence, we have asked our jawans to avoid drinking water from such points and be extra cautious," a RPF source said. About 40 companies of the RPF and Railway Special Protection Force personnel have been deployed for checking Maoist activities in Jharkhand. About 25,000 para-military personnel will be deployed for the five-phase Assembly elections in Jharkhand which are scheduled to be held in November and December 2009.
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November - 17 
Times of India reports that armed cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the evening of November 17 attacked a school building at Taliya near Barwadda Police Station of Dhanbad District and forced the teachers and students to l
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Times of India reports that armed cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the evening of November 17 attacked a school building at Taliya near Barwadda Police Station of Dhanbad District and forced the teachers and students to leave the premises. The school was a temporary accommodation for Security Forces (SFs) during the forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections. According to Police, Maoists entered Taliya Vansthali High School at 11.30pm and assaulted the night guard and cook of the hostel. They also assaulted a school teacher for allowing the SFs to take shelter for the election. The Maoists later put up posters asking people to boycott the elections and not allow the SFs to stay in the schools and colleges. Elections are farce, the posters said.
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November - 18 
A former ward member of the Sunabeda Panchayat (village level local self Government institution), Chandar Singh Barge (60), was shot dead by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) inside the Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary in Nuapada
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A former ward member of the Sunabeda Panchayat (village level local self Government institution), Chandar Singh Barge (60), was shot dead by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) inside the Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary in Nuapada District on November 18, reports Express Buzz. The Maoists left behind a poster which stated that Barge was punished for refusing to toe their line. It is suspected that Chhattisgarh-based Maoists are involved in the killing as the sanctuary is located along the Orissa-Chhattisgarh border. Barge was reportedly close to forest officials and was a member of the forest committee at the panchayat level. He was reportedly targeted by the Maoists for his role in facilitating development projects inside the sanctuary and his proximity with forest officials.
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November - 18 
Following seizures of huge cache of arms and explosives in Patna, Gaya, Munger and Bokaro (Jharkhand) by the Bihar Police in recent weeks, the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has threatened to carry out bloody reprisals against the kin o
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Following seizures of huge cache of arms and explosives in Patna, Gaya, Munger and Bokaro (Jharkhand) by the Bihar Police in recent weeks, the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has threatened to carry out bloody reprisals against the kin of officers, ministers and politicians, reports Times of India. A two-page statement issued on November 18 in the name of Gopal, spokesperson of the Bihar-Jharkhand-Orissa and Chhattisgarh Special Area Committee of the CPI-Maoist, said the arms and explosives seized by the Police were all basically meant to protect the defenceless people against the fresh wave of State repression. "Putting national sovereignty to ransom, the UPA [United Progressive Alliance] Government at the Centre was playing second fiddle to imperialist masters led by the USA and the Indian masses are groaning under the yoke of a thoroughly degenerated politician-police-bureaucrat nexus", it said. Charging the Bihar Police with letting loose a reign of repression against the kin of a top Maoist leader Arvind Kumar and his aide Subodh Kumar at Shukulchak village in Jehanabad, it said if the repressive action against them is not stopped forthwith, its People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) are ready to give a befitting reply. Regarding the recovery from the houses of Prabhat and Prince located in Patna, it stated it is a "white lie" as both of them are earning their livelihood on their own and have absolutely nothing to do with the CPI-Maoist. The CPI-Maoist warned "if police feel elated at the recent seizures, they should also prepare themselves mentally to shed tears sooner than expected".
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November - 18 
IANS reports that two persons were found shot dead near a forest area in the West Midnapore District on November 18 and Police said they suspected that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had killed them. "We’ve got reports tha
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IANS reports that two persons were found shot dead near a forest area in the West Midnapore District on November 18 and Police said they suspected that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had killed them. "We’ve got reports that two bodies were found near Mohanpur area in Lodhashuli forest region this [November 18] morning. We’ve already sent our teams to the spot," West Midnapore Superintendent of Police M. K. Verma told IANS. "We assume that both of them were killed by suspected Maoist guerrillas," he said, adding, "The identity of the two is not yet known."
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November - 18 
In addition, the insurgents attacked another school building - Kendedih Middle School at Topchanci - in Dhanbad District and put up anti-election posters.
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In addition, the insurgents attacked another school building - Kendedih Middle School at Topchanci - in Dhanbad District and put up anti-election posters.
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November - 18 
Meanwhile, four suspected Maoists, one of whom is stated be an expert in bomb-making, were arrested in the Latehar District on November 18, PTI reports. "Subhas Sao of the CPI-Maoist is an expert in making can bombs. The police caught him at Hutar vi
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Meanwhile, four suspected Maoists, one of whom is stated be an expert in bomb-making, were arrested in the Latehar District on November 18, PTI reports. "Subhas Sao of the CPI-Maoist is an expert in making can bombs. The police caught him at Hutar village along with two cans, pencil batteries and two plastic jars required to make explosives," Superintendent of Police Kuldip Dwivedi told reporters in Latehar. A separate Police team arrested three activists of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee under Barwadih Police Station, he said, adding, that two guns and cartridges were seized from their possession.
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November - 18 
Meanwhile, the Maoist backed-People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) convenor Chhatradhar Mahato, who was arrested on September 26, 2009, was accused in a fresh case on November 18 for helping the Maoists during a gun battle with the Secu
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Meanwhile, the Maoist backed-People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) convenor Chhatradhar Mahato, who was arrested on September 26, 2009, was accused in a fresh case on November 18 for helping the Maoists during a gun battle with the Security Forces in West Bengal.
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November - 19 
A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Nagarjuna Reddy (30), was shot dead by a Police combing party in an encounter at Billalagutta near Veligallu reservoir in Galiveedu mandal (administrative division) in the Kadapa District e
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A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Nagarjuna Reddy (30), was shot dead by a Police combing party in an encounter at Billalagutta near Veligallu reservoir in Galiveedu mandal (administrative division) in the Kadapa District early in the morning of November 19, reports The Hindu. The deceased belonged to Medikurthi village in Chittoor district. Police recovered two 0.38 revolvers, three bullets, three tin bombs, a kit bag, four SIM cards from the encounter site. The Maoists opened fire at a Police party which was combing the area and Police returned fire in retaliation. Nagarajuna Reddy was killed while two others managed to escape, the Police said.
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November - 19 
A Policeman was killed and five others critically injured in a landmine blast by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Maker police station in Saran District on November 19, reports Indian Express. Saran Superintendent of Police Mi
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A Policeman was killed and five others critically injured in a landmine blast by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Maker police station in Saran District on November 19, reports Indian Express. Saran Superintendent of Police Mithilesh Kumar said the blast occurred in the afternoon when the head of Maker block Guddu Sharma was on way to his office, 75 kilometres from capital Patna. Due to the blast, his vehicle was blown to pieces and Sharma's bodyguard was killed on the spot, he said. The five injured, including Sharma and his driver, were rushed to Hospital, Kumar added.
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November - 19 
PTI reports that two passengers were killed and over 47 others injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up railway tracks in the night of November 19 in
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PTI reports that two passengers were killed and over 47 others injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up railway tracks in the night of November 19 in West Singhbhum District. Railway minister Mamata Banerjee said that the train comprised 10 coaches of which five derailed and three toppled over as also the engine. She said two bodies were found in a overturned bogie, while 47 passengers were injured. Six passengers were trapped in another capsized bogie. Three passengers have been rescued so far as rescuers were using gas cutters to gain entry to the coaches, three of which were badly damaged, Banerjee added. The blast occurred between Manohar and Posoita railway stations just in front of the engine of the train, some 20 minutes after a pilot engine had passed. Banerjee said, "Maoists blew up a portion of a railway track which caused the derailment. There were also three to four blasts nearby to deter rescuers." Superintendent of Police (rail) A. B. Homker said in Ranchi, "Railway staff and rescue teams have reached the spot, and are cutting open the bogies to rescue the injured passengers."
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November - 19 
Six Policemen, including the officer-in-charge (OC) of Gurabandha Police Station, were injured in a landmine blast triggered by the CPI-Maoist at Bhakad in East Singhbhum District. The Policemen were returning to the Police Station on an anti-landmin
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Six Policemen, including the officer-in-charge (OC) of Gurabandha Police Station, were injured in a landmine blast triggered by the CPI-Maoist at Bhakad in East Singhbhum District. The Policemen were returning to the Police Station on an anti-landmine vehicle following regular patrolling in Naxal-hit areas when the landmine exploded injuring six of them, including Gurabandha Police Station OC Indu Bhusan Kumar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Ghatsila) Anup Birtheray said
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November - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a ration dealer in the Latehar District in the night of November 19, The Hindu reports. Latehar Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashwini Kumar said about 20 armed Maoists took the ratio
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a ration dealer in the Latehar District in the night of November 19, The Hindu reports. Latehar Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashwini Kumar said about 20 armed Maoists took the ration dealer Kedar Baitha, whom they suspected to be a Police informer, to Maruhao village and killed him.
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November - 19 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead Nagi Reddy (40), an engineer-contractor from Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on November 19, apparently as a warning
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead Nagi Reddy (40), an engineer-contractor from Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on November 19, apparently as a warning against executing any development work in this district. Having obtained a contract from the Maharashtra Government, Nagi Reddy was laying a 3-km-long road connecting Mahawada and Dudhnala villages. Nagi Reddy, who had settled down in Dhanora about 20 years ago, was expecting a lorry load of cement at the work site at about 10.30 a.m. when a band of 20 to 30 Maoistss arrived at the spot and shot him at point blank range.
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November - 19 
Three persons were killed and two others injured in a bomb blast at a village in the Rajnandgaon District in the night of November 19. A group of five villagers were going to a paddy field when they found a container on the way. As they tried to open
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Three persons were killed and two others injured in a bomb blast at a village in the Rajnandgaon District in the night of November 19. A group of five villagers were going to a paddy field when they found a container on the way. As they tried to open it, the explosion took place, leaving three of them dead, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Rajnandgaon range), A. D. Gautam, told PTI over phone. Gautam did not rule out the possibility of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) behind the blast.
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November - 19 
Union Government interlocutor for peace talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) P. C. Haldar said he would first hold a discussion with the Assam Government over the issue, reports Assam Tribune. Two top ULFA leaders Chitrabon Hazarika
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Union Government interlocutor for peace talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) P. C. Haldar said he would first hold a discussion with the Assam Government over the issue, reports Assam Tribune. Two top ULFA leaders Chitrabon Hazarika and Sashadhar Choudhury, who had surrendered to the Border Security Force on November 6 in Tripura, have expressed their willingness for talks. They had also said that ULFA ‘Chairman’ Arvind Rajkhowa would shortly issue a statement to this effect. Further, the ULFA has set up bases in China and other foreign countries with the help of money extorted in the State, two senior ULFA leaders, Chitrabon Hazarika and Sashadhar Choudhury, have told Police during interrogations, reports Sentinel. ULFA “foreign secretary” Sasha Choudhury and “finance secretary” Chitraban Hazarika, now in Police remand since November 6, 2009, told interrogators that apart from Bangladesh they have bases in China and other foreign countries. “Millions of rupees have been extorted from Assam and transferred to ULFA leaders in Bangladesh, China and other countries where they have established hideouts,” the Special Operations Unit (SOU) of Assam Police quoted the two leaders as confessing. Several foreign agencies and NGOs provided logistic assistance to the ULFA leaders in foreign countries. The interrogation report was submitted to the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Guwahati. In addition, Sashadhar Choudhury and Chitrabon Hazarika also confessed that their 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah is not only procuring arms from Chinese manufacturers but also selling them to militant outfits such as National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). This revelation by two top ULFA leaders has corroborated what Union home secretary G.K. Pillai had hinted about two weeks ago on November 8, 2008 in New Delhi. Pillai said that "Chinese are big smugglers... suppliers of small arms. I am sure that the CPI-Maoist also gets them."
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November - 20 
Following November 19 attack on a passenger train in Ghagra, the Maoists apologised saying it was carried out by ‘‘overzealous new recruits’’, Times of India reported. Samarji, ‘secretary’ of the Bihar-Jharkhand-Orissa regional committee of the CPI-
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Following November 19 attack on a passenger train in Ghagra, the Maoists apologised saying it was carried out by ‘‘overzealous new recruits’’, Times of India reported. Samarji, ‘secretary’ of the Bihar-Jharkhand-Orissa regional committee of the CPI-Maoist, said on November 20, ‘‘Why should we kill the common man for no reason? They are our assets as we bank on them for our movement and the movement is also meant for them only.’’ The party will ensure that common man is not targeted in future, he added. Talking to Times of India, Samarji said there was no plan to blow up the railway tracks initially and it was carried out by ‘‘overzealous’’ new recruits against whom the party would take appropriate action. As reported earlier, two passengers were killed and over 47 others injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after the CPI-Maoist cadres blew up railway tracks in the night of November 19 in West Singhbhum District.
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November - 20 
In the second incident, the Maoists planted a bomb in the conveyor belt in Kiribur mines, about 15 km from Meghatpur and 120 kilometres from Rourkela on the Jharkhand side, but it did not explode, the sources said. Police and CRPF personnel defused t
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In the second incident, the Maoists planted a bomb in the conveyor belt in Kiribur mines, about 15 km from Meghatpur and 120 kilometres from Rourkela on the Jharkhand side, but it did not explode, the sources said. Police and CRPF personnel defused the bomb.
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November - 20 
On November 20, two Maoists were arrested in the night of November 20 in connection with November 19 landmine explosion near Maker block in Saran District in which two persons were killed and four others, including Maker Block (administrative divis
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On November 20, two Maoists were arrested in the night of November 20 in connection with November 19 landmine explosion near Maker block in Saran District in which two persons were killed and four others, including Maker Block (administrative division) Head Mukesh Sharma, who was the main target of the Maoists, sustained injuries, reports Times of India . Siwan SP Amit Kumar Jain, also in charge of Saran District at present, on November 21 said the arrested cadres were identified as Arun Kumar Rai alias Arun Ji alias Rakesh, an active member of the North Bihar West Zonal Committee of the CPI-Maoist and Amarendra Kumar Bhagat alias Amar Ji. While Rai was arrested from Karnpura village under Dighwara Police Station of Saran, Bhagat was arrested from Jagdishpur Dhano village under Paru Police Station in the Muzaffarpur District. Bhagat said he was in charge of collecting INR 1 lakh per month as levy from road construction contractor Chadda and Chadda. The Maoists have admitted to their involvement in the explosion, said Jain, adding that the plan to kill Sharma was chalked out at a meeting in Lakhna village of Saran District on November 13. It was presided over by ‘area commander’ Ram Pukar Mahto alias Rajan Ji alias Pandey of Karia Madhuban village in the East Champaran District.
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November - 20 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded a bomb in Meghatpur mine in Sundergarh District and planted another at Kiribur in Jharkhand on November 20 (today), both run by public sector SAIL along the Orissa-J
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded a bomb in Meghatpur mine in Sundergarh District and planted another at Kiribur in Jharkhand on November 20 (today), both run by public sector SAIL along the Orissa-Jharkhand border. Senior officials in Kirbur told PTI that a group of armed Maoists stormed into the loading point in Meghatpur mines on the Orissa side and exploded a bomb damaging the conveyor belt. Loading and unloading of iron ore was severely affected at Meghatpur mines under the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) as a result.
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November - 20 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded a bomb in Meghatpur mine in Sundergarh District and planted another at Kiribur in Jharkhand on November 20 (today), both run by public sector SAIL along the Orissa-J
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded a bomb in Meghatpur mine in Sundergarh District and planted another at Kiribur in Jharkhand on November 20 (today), both run by public sector SAIL along the Orissa-Jharkhand border. Senior officials in Kirbur told PTI that a group of armed Maoists stormed into the loading point in Meghatpur mines on the Orissa side and exploded a bomb damaging the conveyor belt. Loading and unloading of iron ore was severely affected at Meghatpur mines under the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) as a result. In the second incident, the Maoists planted a bomb in the conveyor belt in Kiribur mines, about 15 km from Meghatpur and 120 kilometres from Rourkela on the Jharkhand side, but it did not explode, the sources said. Police and CRPF personnel defused the bomb.
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November - 20 
The Police arrested three suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bangalore on November 20, reports Express Buzz. The arrestees were identified as Asha, Devendrappa alias Vishnu and Geetha alias Gangamma. Mahesh alias Kiran (
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The Police arrested three suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bangalore on November 20, reports Express Buzz. The arrestees were identified as Asha, Devendrappa alias Vishnu and Geetha alias Gangamma. Mahesh alias Kiran (31), a native of Raichur who had been residing in Bangalore, was arrested at the KSRTC bus stand on November 19. On interrogation, he had revealed that he was a member of the CPI-Maoist and ‘state secretary’ of Karnataka Janandolana Samithi. Based on his disclosure and on inputs from Andhra Pradesh Police, a joint raid was conducted by Karnataka Anti-Terrorist Cell and Shimoga Police at Muddamma Badavane, Chikkabanavara in Bangalore and the three were arrested. Devendrappa, a law dropout, had been active as a student leader and organised the students through Pragathipara Vidyarthi Kendra. He later joined the ‘central committee’ of the Maoist movement as a member. Devendrappa was also involved in the Panchavati Colony movement organized by Parvathi, who had been killed in the Idu encounter. Police said he had narrowly escaped during that encounter. He also worked in Vimukti, a magazine edited by Saketh Rajan, who was killed in the Menasinahadya encounter. Asha studied at Sahyadri College and Kuvempu University and was active in theatre.
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November - 20 
The Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai on November 20 ruled out military action against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who he described as “terrorists”, reports IANS. “The Maoist organization itself is a terrorist organization. Every
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The Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai on November 20 ruled out military action against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who he described as “terrorists”, reports IANS. “The Maoist organization itself is a terrorist organization. Every act of the Maoist is a violent act and terrorist act. They always attack soft targets like schools, panchayat buildings, telephone towers,” Pillai said in response to a query on whether Maoists had started attacking soft targets. He, however, ruled out military action against the leftwing extremists and aerial attacks on Maoists. “Our main aim is to restore civilian administration in the Maoist-affected areas and provide basic facilities in those areas. But we have never said that we will take military action against them,” Pillai added. He also stressed on coordinated effort among states to counter the red menace. Referring to his earlier comment that the insurgents were getting arms from the Chinese, Pillai said, “What I said was that they are getting Chinese arms, though not from the Chinese government sources. Arms for the Maoists are also coming from Myanmar and Bangladesh and neighbouring countries.”
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November - 20 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) were killed when Police opened fire on them to prevent arms loot at the Narayanpatna Police Station of Koraput District in the afternoon of Novemb
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) were killed when Police opened fire on them to prevent arms loot at the Narayanpatna Police Station of Koraput District in the afternoon of November 20, reports The Hindu. Inspector in charge of the Narayanpatna Police Station, Jagabandhu Sahu, also received a bullet while trying to save the fire arms from the activists of CMAS. One of the two CMAS cadres killed in the Police firing was identified as K. Singhana. The identity of the other was yet to be ascertained. Koraput District Collector Gadadhar Parida said the firing occurred around 2.45 pm (IST). Some 300 CMAS cadres had gheraoed the Police Station demanding removal of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel from the area. They were opposed to the combing operation of Security Force personnel against the Maoists. It was alleged that they also entered into a scuffle with the CRPF personnel posted near the Police Station. Some CMAS members broke open the lock of the main gate of the Police Station and rushed inside. They tried to snatch an AK47 and an SLR rifle held by the sentries of the Police Station and run away. During this tussle to snatch the firearm, one rifle went off and the bullet hit the inspector in charge of the Police Station in his leg. The sentries posted on the rooftop of the Police Station fired at the persons who were trying to escape snatching the firearms. As per initial reports more than 20 rounds were fired. Two of the CMAS activists died on the spot. Before this incident, insurgents had cut down trees to block the Bandhugaon-Narayanpatna road since morning.
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November - 21 
Chhattisgarh Police is not prepared to face the guerrilla war waged by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Chief Minister Raman Singh on November 21 said and emphasized the need for two-pronged integrated action plan to tackle the menac
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Chhattisgarh Police is not prepared to face the guerrilla war waged by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Chief Minister Raman Singh on November 21 said and emphasized the need for two-pronged integrated action plan to tackle the menace in the country, according to Indian Express. The Chhattisgarh Government has started a training college for the State Police, he added. "The integrated action plan should be formulated jointly by the Centre and the Maoist-hit states and besides combing operations, it should include all-round development including improvement of infrastructure in the areas badly hit by the menace", he further said. The Government should provide land to villagers, develop it for agriculture and provide facilities, he said, adding a surrender policy should also be formed to bring the Maoists back into the mainstream of the society.
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November - 21 
Elsewhere in the District, Police seized a huge cache of explosives from an area under Pratappur Police Station in the evening of November 21, Times of India reported. The Chatra SP D. B. Sharma said that the seizure was made when Police, during long
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Elsewhere in the District, Police seized a huge cache of explosives from an area under Pratappur Police Station in the evening of November 21, Times of India reported. The Chatra SP D. B. Sharma said that the seizure was made when Police, during long-range patrolling, came across three persons carrying sacks and wires at a jungle near Kalhibar village. When the Police personnel asked the men to stop, they escaped while leaving behind the sacks and wires, he said. On checking the sacks, Police recovered 10 kilograms ammonium nitrate, 110 detonators, 40-metres of fuse wire, 10 metres of electric wire and other equipment used for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Police had tip-off of that Maoists plan to create disturbances during the poll and intensive search and combing operations was launched in the area ahead of the polls, the SP added.
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November - 21 
The Lohardaga District Police on November 21 arrested a Maoist, identified as Vardan Minz (45), son of one Tiyus Minz and resident of Narauli village under Bhandra Police Station. The Lohardaga SP Subodh Prasad said Minz was wanted in about a dozen M
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The Lohardaga District Police on November 21 arrested a Maoist, identified as Vardan Minz (45), son of one Tiyus Minz and resident of Narauli village under Bhandra Police Station. The Lohardaga SP Subodh Prasad said Minz was wanted in about a dozen Maoist-related cases in the District and adjoining areas. At least eight cases, including the killing of a chowkidar (guard) on January 25, 2001, have pending against him at the Bhandra Police Station. One case each was reported to be pending against him in Lohardaga town and Sisai Police Station of Gumla District. The SP said Minz had shifted his base to Kolkata and was working there. "Acting on a tip off, we managed to arrest him when he came to meet his family," the SP added.
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November - 22 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District in the night of November 22, The Hindu reports. A group of insurgent
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District in the night of November 22, The Hindu reports. A group of insurgents stormed into the house of Tapan Mahato, a resident of Shirshi near Jhargram, and dragged him out. His bullet-riddled body was found on the National Highway 9, some distance away from his house. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Manoj Kumar Verma, told The Hindu on November 23 that CPI-Maoist leaflets found strewn around the body claimed that Mahato was “given ‘capital punishment’ as he was involved in espionage for the police.”
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four of their Maoist sympathisers were arrested on the border of Chatra and Hazaribgah for carrying arms and ammunition in the last 24 hours. Hazaribgah Sadar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Naushad Alam said the insurgents, arrested from Garuk
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four of their Maoist sympathisers were arrested on the border of Chatra and Hazaribgah for carrying arms and ammunition in the last 24 hours. Hazaribgah Sadar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Naushad Alam said the insurgents, arrested from Garukhurha village, near Itkhori, had four rifles and live cartridges in their possession. The consignment was meant for ‘sub-zonal commanders’ of the little-known Jharkhand Sanyukta Morcha, a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist. The group was travelling in an SUV that had a tampered number plate. DSP (rural) Sangeeta Kumari said Morcha chief Rampati Ganjhu had been arrested in Ranchi two years ago and sent to Chatra prison. Reorganising a team even from behind bars, Ganjhu ordered his men to supply arms to ‘sub-zonal commanders’ Nageshwar Ganjhu alias Nagji and Chamra Munda alias Sudhirji. Three of the arrested insurgents — identified as Ram Nandan Prasad, Sanjay Kumar and Awadh Kumar, all residents of Gaya — confessed that they had supplied bullets to Nagji and Sudhirji in the past, too. The DSP (rural) said the SUV belonged to the fourth, Santosh Kumar, who pleaded innocent. Earlier on November 22, Police arrested Mohammed Irshad, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s Bundu block president and his two associates, Sukhdeo Swansi and Haradhan Lohra, under the Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act, for supply of goods to the Maoists, Indian Express reported. They were allegedly involved in supplying explosives to the CPI-Maoist ‘zonal commander’ Kundan Pahan, whose area of influence lies in Bundu and Tamar block of Ranchi District. After a tip off, a Police team intercepted a Bolero (JH01R-4724) and took Irshad, Swansi and Lohra into custody after the search carried out by it led to recovery of goods including 20 flash guns of camera, one bundle of wire, two soldering equipments, more than two dozen Durocell batteries and one charger which were used in manufacturing of the land mines. According to the report the supplier was based in Ranchi. “We have already traced him and hope to arrest him soon,” a Police official said. “There is a large plan by terrorists to plant landmines…They use camera flashes, wires, switches, holders, batteries in landmines and then exploding them. There are also a large number of woollen clothes and shoes. An accomplice of terrorists along with his colleagues was taking the entire material to Bundu from Ranchi,” said Praveen Kumar, Superintendent of Police (Ranchi), adds ANI. Assembly elections are being held in Jharkhand in five phases beginning November 25.
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November - 22 
PTI reports that a forest department bamboo depot was allegedly set afire by a group of 10-12 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Alapalli taluka (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District in the morning of November
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PTI reports that a forest department bamboo depot was allegedly set afire by a group of 10-12 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Alapalli taluka (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District in the morning of November 22, Police said. The extent of losses could not be known immediately, they said.
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November - 22 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Kishan outsmarted the Security Forces in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District and sneaked into neighbouring State of Jharkhand a few days ago, Police officers tracking his phone
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Kishan outsmarted the Security Forces in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District and sneaked into neighbouring State of Jharkhand a few days ago, Police officers tracking his phone said, blaming the terrain for his escape, according to Telegraph. “This is the first time he has left the area in six months. We were monitoring his cell phone and those of others in touch with him. The problem was in sealing the Bengal-Jharkhand border. There are hundreds of routes through dense forests and keeping an eye on all of them is impossible,” said an unnamed officer overseeing the Lalgarh operations. Kishan apparently left with 50 others who are part of his three-tier security ring. Rajiv Kumar, special additional commissioner in charge of the Police Operation in Lalgarh, said, “We know Kishanji has crossed over to Jharkhand. He is camping there.” Another officer admitted it was not possible to seal the routes. “We had intensified vigil along the metalled road between Jhargram in West Midnapore and Bandwan in Purulia. We knew Kishanji would have to cross this 70km stretch. But in reality, cordoning off such a long stretch, most of it in dense forests, is not possible,” he said.
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November - 22 
The Union Government is open for holding talks with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and is not even asking the outfit to lay down arms, said Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken on November 22, reports Hindustan Times.
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The Union Government is open for holding talks with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and is not even asking the outfit to lay down arms, said Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken on November 22, reports Hindustan Times. "The Centre is ready for talks. We don't even ask them to lay down their arms. But they should shun violence before coming up for dialogue," Maken said, adding, the Maoists should take the opportunity to settle issues. Maken also said the Police were being modernised and efforts were on to train them in jungle warfare. "Two of the six CoBRA [Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)] battalions are ready and the third will take guard by March next," he added.
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November - 22 
Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a Police driver were killed and six others injured in a twin landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Lapung village under Bishunpur Police Station of Guml
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Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a Police driver were killed and six others injured in a twin landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Lapung village under Bishunpur Police Station of Gumla District on November 22, reports Times of India. Sources said the landmines, connected in series, exploded simultaneously completely damaging the anti-landmine vehicle in which the Security Force personnel were travelling. While head constable Pramod Kumar Singh and Constable Arvind Sarkar of the CRPF (D-41 Battalion) died on the spot, District Police driver Prakash Minz, who was driving the anti-landmine vehicle, succumbed to his injuries later. The CRPF Deputy Inspector General Alok Raj said the blasts occurred when the CRPF personnel were on their way from Gumla town to Jorri village under Bishunpur Police Station following the blowing up of a primary health centre (PHC) at the village by Maoists late the night of November 21. "It appears that the Maoists lay in wait to ambush the security personnel after damaging the PHC," Raj added. A total of 14 security personnel, including the Police driver, were travelling in the vehicle when Maoist triggered the blasts. The intensity of the blasts were such that it threw the CRPF vehicle 10-feet in the air and created a huge crater at the spot. "Though security personnel were wearing protection gear, the impact of the explosions led to the death of three securitymen," Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (human rights) V. H. Deshmukh said. "The Maoists are trying to disrupt the poll process and even announced to boycott the polls. We have information that Maoists could disrupt the poll process and hence intensive anti-Maoist operations are being launched," he added. The D-41 battalion was earlier stationed in Bhopal had been deployed in Gumla District on November 16 for conduct of assembly elections scheduled on December 2. Assembly polls would be held in the State in five phases from November 27 to December 18. PTI reports that Maoists blew up a house of their former colleague at Charkakala village in the Chatra District, police said on November 21. A group of Maoists went to the residence of Nehal Khan, asked his family members to vacate the house and triggered a dynamite blast in the night of November 20, Superintendent of Police (SP) D. B. Sharma said. Khan was not at his house when the incident occurred. A note left by Maoists accused Khan of running away with their money.
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November - 22 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from Aurangabad District, Police said on November 22, The Hindu reported. Superintendent of Police (SP) Nishant Tiwari said that the two Maoists, identified as Surendra Yadav and R
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from Aurangabad District, Police said on November 22, The Hindu reported. Superintendent of Police (SP) Nishant Tiwari said that the two Maoists, identified as Surendra Yadav and Ramesh Pal, were wanted by the District Police for exploding over half a dozen culverts and small bridges in the District during the past one month by triggering landmine blasts. Tiwari also said the two were being interrogated and hoped that they would provide vital clues to the Police about Maoist activities in the District.
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November - 23 
On November 23, Policemen conducting a search operation in the Maoist insurgency-affected area exchanged fire with activists of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) outfit in Koraput District, repo
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On November 23, Policemen conducting a search operation in the Maoist insurgency-affected area exchanged fire with activists of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) outfit in Koraput District, reports PTI. "Some persons opened fire on a Police team, which was conducting search operation in Narayanpatna area," Superintendent of Police of Koraput District, Deepak Kumar, said. The Police retaliated but none was injured in the firing, he added. The incident occurred three days after two members of the CMAS were killed when Police opened fire to prevent them from looting arms from a Police Station in Narayanpatna on November 20.
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November - 23 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up three schools in Palamu and one in Giridih District in the night of November 23, reports Times of India. Maoists used dynamite to blow up a Government middle school and an aided hi
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up three schools in Palamu and one in Giridih District in the night of November 23, reports Times of India. Maoists used dynamite to blow up a Government middle school and an aided high school at Dhakchha village in the Hariharganj block (administrative division) and a Government middle school at Koo-koo Kalan village in the Chhatarpur block of Palamu District. The Manjhladih Middle School at Dumri in the Giridih District was also blown up.
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November - 23 
There were reports of an exchange of fire between the Maoists and Security Forces at several locations on November 23. Landmines, hand-made rocket launchers and explosives were recovered after the gunfight, though none could be arrested, the SP added
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There were reports of an exchange of fire between the Maoists and Security Forces at several locations on November 23. Landmines, hand-made rocket launchers and explosives were recovered after the gunfight, though none could be arrested, the SP added.
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November - 24 
A CRPF trooper was critically injured in a bomb blast in the Dantewada District. The trooper, who was member of a Police combing team, was injured when he stepped on a pressure bomb planted in a thickly forested pocket, some 500 kilometres south of S
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A CRPF trooper was critically injured in a bomb blast in the Dantewada District. The trooper, who was member of a Police combing team, was injured when he stepped on a pressure bomb planted in a thickly forested pocket, some 500 kilometres south of State capital Raipur. “
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November - 24 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a road contractor in the Gadchiroli District, Police said on November 25, PTI reports. The Maoists in the night of November 24 killed one Umesh Bhiwapure, 30, in the Malewada area
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a road contractor in the Gadchiroli District, Police said on November 25, PTI reports. The Maoists in the night of November 24 killed one Umesh Bhiwapure, 30, in the Malewada area under Kurkheda taluka (revenue division) of Gadchiroli District. Umesh's throat was slit and bullets fired at him, Police added. The Maoists suspected him to be a Police informer.
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November - 24 
A search team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Police Officers killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in the Bijapur District on November 24, reports IANS. Police recovered some ammunition and Maoist literature
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A search team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Police Officers killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in the Bijapur District on November 24, reports IANS. Police recovered some ammunition and Maoist literature from the hideout where the insurgent was killed.
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November - 24 
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said that the West Bengal Government will pay a special allowance to Police personnel who operate in Maoist-infested areas. “The Police are operating in difficult times. In north Bengal, there is the threat of c
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Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said that the West Bengal Government will pay a special allowance to Police personnel who operate in Maoist-infested areas. “The Police are operating in difficult times. In north Bengal, there is the threat of certain separatist forces; in south Bengal, there are 21 thanas (police stations) spread across the Districts of West Medinapore, Bankura and Purulia where they have to counter terrorist activities [by Maoists] almost on a daily basis,” he added. Steps were being taken to increase the firepower of the Police as well as induct more personnel, “or else we will be in difficulty,” the Chief Minister said. He said though the functioning of civil administration had been hampered by Maoist activity, it was the Police who directly faced the threat from extremists. “I had gone to West Medinapore District for a better understanding of the situation and discussed issues with senior Police officials there,” he further said.
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November - 24 
PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a Government building near the Kharakpur sub-divisional office in Munger District in the night of November 24. Over 55 persons assembled at the building and exploded it with dy
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PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a Government building near the Kharakpur sub-divisional office in Munger District in the night of November 24. Over 55 persons assembled at the building and exploded it with dynamites and escaped.
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November - 24 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead two leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and critically injured another person in the Lalgarh area of West Medinapore District in two separate incidents on Nov
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead two leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and critically injured another person in the Lalgarh area of West Medinapore District in two separate incidents on November 24, reports The Hindu.
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The Maoists in the night of November 25 blew up a middle school, Anant Madhya Vidyala, at Pratappur in the Chatra District after placing dynamite in the rooms. The school was one of a cluster where voting was to take place on December 18 for the Asse
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The Maoists in the night of November 25 blew up a middle school, Anant Madhya Vidyala, at Pratappur in the Chatra District after placing dynamite in the rooms. The school was one of a cluster where voting was to take place on December 18 for the Assembly polls, the Police said. This was the fourth school in three days to have been blown up by the Maoists in Jharkhand. On November 24 they had demolished two schools in Palamau District and one in Giridih District.
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November - 24 
The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) celebrating its 45th ‘raising day’ in Imphal on November 24 stated, "The UNLF believes that there is a common interest in the fight against the Indian state by the CPI(Maoist) and the liberation struggles o
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The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) celebrating its 45th ‘raising day’ in Imphal on November 24 stated, "The UNLF believes that there is a common interest in the fight against the Indian state by the CPI(Maoist) and the liberation struggles of Manipur and the (Northeastern) region. The UNLF shall actively pursue a policy of mutual help and support with the Indian revolution through the CPI (Maoist)," according to Indian Express.
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November - 24 
Times of India reports that the huge cache of explosives, seized by Bihar Police from different parts of the State and Jharkhand during the past few days, was mostly pushed into the State from Avadi in Pune and Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. This was
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Times of India reports that the huge cache of explosives, seized by Bihar Police from different parts of the State and Jharkhand during the past few days, was mostly pushed into the State from Avadi in Pune and Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. This was disclosed to interrogators by the four persons who were arrested in Rohtas following seizure of a large quantity of ammonium nitrate. Police said the arrested persons later confessed that the chemical was to be sent to Medinapore in West Bengal and Jharkhand where Maoists were to use it to enforce their poll boycott call. Assembly elections are being held in Jharkhand in five phases beginning November 25. Over one lakh kilograms of ammonium nitrate was recovered from Patna, Gaya, Rohtas, and Bokaro (Jharkhand) following raids which started on November 7, 2009. "For the last three years, not even a gram of ammonium nitrate was supplied to Rohtas by the Government for use as fertiliser," a senior police officer said and added that seizure of gelatine sticks gave further credence to their belief that it was to be used for nefarious purposes. Ammonium nitrate, if mixed with diesel and triggered with gelatine sticks, can cause huge explosion. "It is a good substance for making effective explosive devices," the Police officer said. Patna Senior SP Vineet Vinayak said the explosive materials were to be distributed in Maoists-hit Districts of Bihar and Jharkhand. Further, police is still searching from where are the Maoists getting .315 bore and 12 bore cartridges, a large number of which too were seized in raids. "These are obsolete bores, neither being produced nor in use by Police or Army anywhere in the country," said Additional Director General of Police (HQ) U. S. Dutt. Police speculate these ammunitions might have been pilfered from army go downs, adding, "We are working on this theory."
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November - 24 
According to another report, armed Maoists set ablaze an election vehicle of All Jharkhand Students' Union candidate Vinod Kumar at Jashpur, 15 kilometres from Giridih town, in the morning of November 24 after asking the occupants to run away and not
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According to another report, armed Maoists set ablaze an election vehicle of All Jharkhand Students' Union candidate Vinod Kumar at Jashpur, 15 kilometres from Giridih town, in the morning of November 24 after asking the occupants to run away and not to come again in the area.
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November - 25 
Mohammed Hussain alias Sudhakar, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) central committee member was produced in Adilabad court on November 25 in connection with the case related to his fleeing from Adilabad sub jail in 1988, reports The Hind
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Mohammed Hussain alias Sudhakar, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) central committee member was produced in Adilabad court on November 25 in connection with the case related to his fleeing from Adilabad sub jail in 1988, reports The Hindu.
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November - 25 
Security has been tightened in three Districts of South Orissa following the appearance of posters put up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), warning the Police against alleged atrocities committed by them, according to PTI. The Poli
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Security has been tightened in three Districts of South Orissa following the appearance of posters put up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), warning the Police against alleged atrocities committed by them, according to PTI. The Police said additional armed Police force was deployed in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal Districts as the posters were found in public places like the panchayat (village level local self government institution) office and the bazaar (market), besides being pasted on passenger buses. All posters and leaflets have been seized and their genuineness is being verified, Police said. They speak about alleged atrocities committed by the Police on tribals in the past in places like Kalinga Nagar in Jajpur District and Maikancha and Mandrabaju areas of Kandhamal District. The posters were found in large numbers in Baragada, situated near dense forests, in Ganjam District.
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November - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres carried out five powerful bomb blasts at Niro Madanpur hillocks in the Topchanchi block under the Tundi Assembly constituency of Dhanbad District on November 25, reports Telegraph. Dhanbad Deput
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres carried out five powerful bomb blasts at Niro Madanpur hillocks in the Topchanchi block under the Tundi Assembly constituency of Dhanbad District on November 25, reports Telegraph. Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner Ajay Kumar said that no one was injured in the blasts that occurred in a hilly area, about two kilometres from residential areas, at around 1pm (IST). Dhanbad Superintendent of Police Suman Gupta added that it was a desperate attempt by the Maoists to disrupt the poll process. But they failed to do so.
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November - 25 
The Hindu reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze six vehicles belonging to the Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) at its open cast mine site at Dorli village in the Tiryani mandal (administrative di
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The Hindu reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze six vehicles belonging to the Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) at its open cast mine site at Dorli village in the Tiryani mandal (administrative division) of Adilabad District in the night of November 25. According to Bellampally Deputy Superintendent of Police V. Bhaskar Rao, 40 armed Maoists came to the mine site between 10.30 and 11pm (IST) and asked the third shift personnel present near the vehicles to move away. They then set ablaze the vehicles, including a lubricating van, a diesel bowser, a water tanker and a lorry and two jeeps that were hired by the SCCL management. The incident comes after a lapse of more than four-and-half years of Maoist violence in the Adilabad District.
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November - 25 
Two Maoists were arrested by the Special Task Force of State Police from Nimidih village in Aurangabad District on November 25, police said. Acting on a tip-off, Police raided a house at the village and arrested Shankar Yadav and Suraj Singh, both wa
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Two Maoists were arrested by the Special Task Force of State Police from Nimidih village in Aurangabad District on November 25, police said. Acting on a tip-off, Police raided a house at the village and arrested Shankar Yadav and Suraj Singh, both wanted in connection with several operations carried out by the CPI-Maoist, police sources said.
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November - 26 
After the peaceful first phase elections in Jharkhand, the Maoists on November 26 renewed their call for poll boycott of the remaining four phases in the State, according to PTI. A press release to the effect was issued here by Gopal, the self-styled
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After the peaceful first phase elections in Jharkhand, the Maoists on November 26 renewed their call for poll boycott of the remaining four phases in the State, according to PTI. A press release to the effect was issued here by Gopal, the self-styled spokesman of the CPI-Maoist Jharkhand-Bihar-Chhattisgarh area committee. Posters calling for poll boycott were also found in Chatra's Pratappur area on November 26. The first phase of polls in Jharkhand was held on November 25 and the subsequent phases will be held on December 2, 8, 12 and 18. Polls for Latehar, Palamu and Chatra will be held in the last phase as per the schedule.
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November - 26 
An Orissa Police team arrived to Patna to interrogate an alleged arms supplier of the Maoists, police said on November 26, according to IANS. Subodh Singh alias Subhas Singh was arrested in Patna 10 days ago after Police seized huge consignments of e
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An Orissa Police team arrived to Patna to interrogate an alleged arms supplier of the Maoists, police said on November 26, according to IANS. Subodh Singh alias Subhas Singh was arrested in Patna 10 days ago after Police seized huge consignments of explosive materials and firearms this month. Orissa Police suspect that Singh allegedly supplied explosives to the Maoists who attacked a Police Station in Orissa in April 2008 killing eight Policemen. “Orissa Police is likely to interrogate Singh here Thursday,” a police official told IANS.
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November - 26 
Five persons, suspected to be associated with Maoists, were arrested and sophisticated weapons seized from them in Patna District on November 26, Police said, reported PTI. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Special Task Force of Bihar Police raided a pl
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Five persons, suspected to be associated with Maoists, were arrested and sophisticated weapons seized from them in Patna District on November 26, Police said, reported PTI. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Special Task Force of Bihar Police raided a place in the Bakhtiarpur town, about 150 kilometres from Patna, and arrested the persons. An AK-47, two magazines, five hand grenades and several live cartridges were recovered from their possession, Police added. The arrested were suspected to be involved in supplying firearms to the Maoists, Police further said.
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November - 26 
Police recovered a landmine weighing 20 kilograms from a Maoist-hit region near the Tetair-More at Lapu village under the Bishunpur Police Station of Gumla District on November 26. The landmine was later deactivated. The Police recovered the landmine
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Police recovered a landmine weighing 20 kilograms from a Maoist-hit region near the Tetair-More at Lapu village under the Bishunpur Police Station of Gumla District on November 26. The landmine was later deactivated. The Police recovered the landmine during a long-range patrol in a particular area where the Maoists had triggered a landmine blast a few days ago, Gumla SP N. K. Singh said. The landmine was recovered from a place located about 18-19 kilometres away from the Bishunpur Police Station on the Jori-Jamti road, the SP added.
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November - 26 
PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on November 26 blew up a Police jeep, killing a Policeman and injuring four others at Jaranga village in the Khunti District. The Inspector-General of Police, V. Deshmukh, said the je
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PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on November 26 blew up a Police jeep, killing a Policeman and injuring four others at Jaranga village in the Khunti District. The Inspector-General of Police, V. Deshmukh, said the jeep overturned under the impact of the blast. He, however, ruled out landmine causing the blast. Times of India adds that the jeep was escorting a bus full of Security Force personnel when the incident occurred at around 9am (IST). The bus was on its way to Arki from Tamar ahead of the second phase of polls in the Khunti Assembly constituency scheduled for December 2. Khunti Superintendent of Police (SP) A. V. Minz said the jeep was badly damaged. "The intensity of the blast was such that the vehicle was thrown several feet into the air and landed upside down in the jungle. The blast site is located about four km from the Arki Police station," he added
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November - 26 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot at a school teacher and a member of the non-teaching staff of a school at Baghmundi in the Purulia District on November 26, killing the teacher on the spot and critically injuring the
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot at a school teacher and a member of the non-teaching staff of a school at Baghmundi in the Purulia District on November 26, killing the teacher on the spot and critically injuring the other person, The Hindu reported. The victims, Subimal Mahato and Shankar Laya, were returning home from Ranga High School on a motorcycle when they were accosted by a group of insurgents who fired at them. Additional Superintendent of Police, C. Sudhakar, told The Hindu over telephone from Purulia, “The case is under investigation. Though we are probing every other possibility, involvement of the Maoists is not ruled out.” The area is located near the Ayodhya Hill, believed to be a strong Maoist base.
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November - 26 
Suspected Maoists shot at former zilla parishad (district council) member and Jharkhand Jana Mukti Morcha leader Ashutosh Mahato near Machhkandna in the Belpahari area of West Medinapore District in the morning of November 26. Mahato was travelling t
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Suspected Maoists shot at former zilla parishad (district council) member and Jharkhand Jana Mukti Morcha leader Ashutosh Mahato near Machhkandna in the Belpahari area of West Medinapore District in the morning of November 26. Mahato was travelling to Belpahari on a bicycle when four insurgents suddenly emerged from a forest and shot at him. Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said, "According to primary investigation, Mahato was shot at by Maoists."
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November - 26 
The Police recovered powerful can and cylinder bombs planted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres under the road near Purushottampur in Gaya District on November 26, The Hindu reports. Acting on a tip-off, Police searched
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The Police recovered powerful can and cylinder bombs planted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres under the road near Purushottampur in Gaya District on November 26, The Hindu reports. Acting on a tip-off, Police searched the road and recovered one 8-kilogrmas can bomb and a 12 kilograms cylinder bomb, besides several metres of wire. However, none was arrested, the Police said.
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November - 27 
A businessman was shot dead by the Maoists in the Lalgarh area.
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A businessman was shot dead by the Maoists in the Lalgarh area.
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November - 27 
A day-long shutdown called by the CPI-Maoist on November 27 in Dhamtari and Raipur Districts hit normal life as people preferred to stay at home fearing violence, officials said. The strike was called to protest arrest of two Maoist leaders in the St
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A day-long shutdown called by the CPI-Maoist on November 27 in Dhamtari and Raipur Districts hit normal life as people preferred to stay at home fearing violence, officials said. The strike was called to protest arrest of two Maoist leaders in the State November 8. The insurgents put wooden logs on roads in forested areas of Mainpur, Gariaband, Devbhog in Raipur District and Nagri and Sihaba areas in Dhamtari District to block vehicles. All schools, banks, hospitals and Government offices in the interiors of these two Districts were shut, officials added.
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November - 27 
A Delhi court on November 27 issued a production warrant against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Kobad Ghandy who is in custody of Andhra Pradesh Police in connection with a case registered against him in Karimnagar Dist
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A Delhi court on November 27 issued a production warrant against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Kobad Ghandy who is in custody of Andhra Pradesh Police in connection with a case registered against him in Karimnagar District in 2008, reported PTI. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sought presence of Ghandy before the court on December 11. Ghandy was handed over to the Andhra Pradesh Police on November 18 as he was facing charges there under the Explosive Substances Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the case. Ghandy has been booked for various charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after his arrest here on September 20.
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November - 27 November - 28
Armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up two school buildings in the Gaya District, Police said on November 28, reports PTI. About 200 insuregnts surrounded State-run primary schools at Sonedaha and Latua late in the night o
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Armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up two school buildings in the Gaya District, Police said on November 28, reports PTI. About 200 insuregnts surrounded State-run primary schools at Sonedaha and Latua late in the night of November 27 and blew up the buildings by detonating dynamites, they said.
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November - 27 
IANS reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed and seven others arrested after a gun battle with the Security Forces in the Dantewada District on November 27, officials said. A team of paramilitary Central Reserve
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IANS reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed and seven others arrested after a gun battle with the Security Forces in the Dantewada District on November 27, officials said. A team of paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and State Police exchanged gunfire with Maoists at Hiroli in which one extremist was killed and seven arrested, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Amresh Mishra told IANS over phone. Police also recovered one 12 bore gun, three landmines and Maoist literature from the arrested insurgents.
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November - 27 
PTI reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two Policemen by triggering a landmine blast near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District on November 27. The insurgents triggered a landmine blast when some members
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PTI reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two Policemen by triggering a landmine blast near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District on November 27. The insurgents triggered a landmine blast when some members of joint Security Forces (SFs) were walking from Pirakata Police camp to a forest near Burisole for an operation, Police said. The Maoists also fired at the patrolling party just after the explosion, following which the SFs forces retaliated. "Two security men, Alok Mondal and Srimanta Banerjee, of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) were fatally injured in the landmine explosion. The duo was rushed to Midnapore Medical College and Hospital where they were declared brought dead," West Midnapore Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma told PTI over phone. The condition of three others was serious, he said. Local Police put the number of injured to eight.
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November - 27 
Suspected Maoists shot dead a local Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader in the same District, Police said on November 28 (today), reports IANS. According to in the sources, the incident took place in Jhargram Sub-Division’s Jitushol area
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Suspected Maoists shot dead a local Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader in the same District, Police said on November 28 (today), reports IANS. According to in the sources, the incident took place in Jhargram Sub-Division’s Jitushol area in the night of November 27 when a group of insurgents killed Karuna Mahato. “Mahato was a CPI-M gram panchayat (village council) member in Shalboni region. The Maoist ultras called Mahato from his residence late Friday night and took him to a nearby forest. He was found dead this (Saturday) morning on National Highway-9 near Kalaboni forest region,” a District Police officer said. Police also recovered a few Maoist posters from the spot which claimed Mahato was a Police informer
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November - 27 
Telegraph reports that the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a deputy forest ranger after abducting him in the night of November 27 from Deobhog in Raipur District. According to Police sources, the victim had been identified
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Telegraph reports that the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a deputy forest ranger after abducting him in the night of November 27 from Deobhog in Raipur District. According to Police sources, the victim had been identified as Gokul Tandi, who was posted in Indagaon forest range of Deobhog development block. Around 11.30pm (IST) on November 27, he received a phone call that a group was illegally cutting trees in the forests. Tandi, along with four forest guards, started for the spot. “As they entered the forests, about 12-15 armed Maoists intercepted them and took them into custody,” Deobhog Police Officer T.R. Nagwanshi said. They released the guards after threatening not to inform the Police and took the official into dense forest. Local villagers, Nagwanshi said, in the morning of November 28 discovered the body in the forest and informed the Police. Since the Police feared ambush, a team of forest employees and villagers were sent to the spot to bring the body. The body bore severe assault mark, as the insurgents brutally bashed the forest official with guns and lathis till he succumbed to his injuries. No bullet mark was found, he added.
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November - 27 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have called for a 48-hour Jharkhand bandh ( shut down) from November 29 in protest against alleged atrocities inflicted by the Government on their sympathizers, Times of India reports. The Chotanagpur
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have called for a 48-hour Jharkhand bandh ( shut down) from November 29 in protest against alleged atrocities inflicted by the Government on their sympathizers, Times of India reports. The Chotanagpur Zonal Committee spokesman of the Maoists, Samarji, appealed to public and private entrepreneurs to suspend business operations for these days. The Maoist leader has also ‘advised’ people not to travel and use public transport. The spokesman also asked SAIL to either suspend all its business during the strike period or face consequences. He warned, "Our men, including Virendra alias Ashok, were picked up by Angaad and Salaki Police in West Singhbhum on October 23. 33 days have passed since, but we don't know where he is. The Government must come clean. If it doesn't, it should be ready for trouble. Meanwhile, West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Kumar Jha said, "Since the bandh has been called during the elections, we are taking extra measures to ensure safety and security of men and material."
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November - 28 
Hours before a 48-hour bandh (general shut down) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jharkhand, the Maoists blew up a panchayat (village-level local self Government institution) hall and a school building in the Palamau Dist
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Hours before a 48-hour bandh (general shut down) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jharkhand, the Maoists blew up a panchayat (village-level local self Government institution) hall and a school building in the Palamau District on November 28, according to The Hindu.
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November - 28 
Maoists blew up a room of the Mahubuang Railway Station in Simdega District. In addition, Maoists blew up the railway track between the Jageswar and Dania Stations in Bokaro District. In the night of November 28, the Maoists demolished two school bui
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Maoists blew up a room of the Mahubuang Railway Station in Simdega District. In addition, Maoists blew up the railway track between the Jageswar and Dania Stations in Bokaro District. In the night of November 28, the Maoists demolished two school buildings in the Palamu District.
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November - 28 
Renewing the call for dialogue, a Maoist leader on November 28 said the central and West Bengal Governments should stop the anti-Maoist operations in West Midnapore and begin talks to resolve the problem. "At this moment, the people want a solution t
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Renewing the call for dialogue, a Maoist leader on November 28 said the central and West Bengal Governments should stop the anti-Maoist operations in West Midnapore and begin talks to resolve the problem. "At this moment, the people want a solution through dialogue," Maoist leader Bikash said. He claimed that resistance was continuing since the central and State Governments did not show willingness for peace by accepting demands for release of those arrested in West Midnapore. On the two Policemen killed on November 27 at Burisole in the District, he said they had died in a 'counter attack' by the people and the Maoists.
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November - 29 
Another person was killed and an under-construction police barrack was destroyed allegedly by Maoists in two separate incidents in the Kanker District, police said on December 1, according to Times of India. Accusing one Najuk Ram Koracha of being a
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Another person was killed and an under-construction police barrack was destroyed allegedly by Maoists in two separate incidents in the Kanker District, police said on December 1, according to Times of India. Accusing one Najuk Ram Koracha of being a Police informer, the Maoists dragged him out of his home in Thudhud village in the night of November 29, Inspector General of Police R. K. Vij said. His body was recovered by villagers the next day with his throat slit, he added.
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November - 29 
In Palamau District, the Maoists destroyed two schools late in the night of November 29 at Kharagpur and Bhavwar villages, Police said. Maoists have blown up seven schools in the District over the weekend. They blew up five schools, besides a panchay
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In Palamau District, the Maoists destroyed two schools late in the night of November 29 at Kharagpur and Bhavwar villages, Police said. Maoists have blown up seven schools in the District over the weekend. They blew up five schools, besides a panchayat bhavan (building) on in the night of November 28. Separately, the Maoists disrupted movement of vehicles on the Daltonganj-Aurangabad Main Road from 10pm on November 29 to 10am on November 30 by felling three trees at Kanda. Also, during intensive patrolling, Security Forces recovered two landmines on November 29, each weighing 20 kilograms, planted beneath the Medininagar-Panki Road in Palamau, Police said.
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November - 29 
In the District, the Maoists blew up the house of RJD leader Chandrika Yadav in the Basisthnagar Police Station area at Jodi at around 11pm on November 29. About 100 armed Maoists surrounded the house and asked the family members to vacate the house,
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In the District, the Maoists blew up the house of RJD leader Chandrika Yadav in the Basisthnagar Police Station area at Jodi at around 11pm on November 29. About 100 armed Maoists surrounded the house and asked the family members to vacate the house, Superintendent of Police Jatin Narwal told reporters. The Maoists then packed dynamites in every room before triggering the blast, he said. The Maoists left notes warning against participation in the ensuing elections.
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November - 29 
The bullet-ridden dead body of a person, suspected to have been killed by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was found in the Lalgarh area of West Medinapore District on November 29 taking the death toll in the region over the past thr
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The bullet-ridden dead body of a person, suspected to have been killed by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was found in the Lalgarh area of West Medinapore District on November 29 taking the death toll in the region over the past three days to six even as incidents of exchange of fire between Maoists and Security Forces took place at several places in the morning hours, according to The Hindu. Villagers found the body of Dhanpati Murmu, District Secretary of the Jharkhand Party, on the outskirts of Khasjungle village early in the morning, Manoj Verma, District Superintendent of Police, told The Hindu over telephone.
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November - 29 
The Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) annually extort up to INR 2,000 crore (INR 20,000 million) across India, mostly targeting iron and coal mining companies, infrastructure project contractors and tendu patta (leaves of Diospyros melono
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The Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) annually extort up to INR 2,000 crore (INR 20,000 million) across India, mostly targeting iron and coal mining companies, infrastructure project contractors and tendu patta (leaves of Diospyros melonoxylon) businessmen, says Chhattisgarh Director General of Police (DGP) Vishwa Ranjan. "The per year extortion earnings of Maoists is up to Rs 2,000 crore, with Jharkhand being the top contributor," Ranjan, a former additional Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), told IANS in an interview. "This is a 'guesstimate' based on cash books and other vital papers recovered by Police from Maoists in recent months." Ranjan said a major chunk of the extortion money comes from iron ore and coal businessmen, contractors of roads and other infrastructure projects who have business activities in areas infested by Maoist rebels and tendu patta businessmen. Tendu patta is the leaf used for making 'bidis' or leaf-rolled cigarettes, a business worth millions in the Bastar region. "Around 20 percent of the amount extorted is siphoned off by grassroots Maoist cadres who pass on the remaining 80 percent to the top leadership of the banned CPI-Maoist," claimed the DGP. "The CPI-Maoist uses the extortion amount for smuggling ammunition even from some foreign countries, party meetings, boosting urban network and to care for a vast publication section, including a set of experts who manage the Maoist website, plus funding its legal cell that takes care of court cases against thousands of jailed Maoists across the country." He also denied reports that the Security Forces would carry out aerial attacks on Maoist bases in the state. "The forces would not make aerial attacks in Chhattisgarh as Maoist areas are so thickly forested that you can't spot the ground from the air," he said. "There will be no aerial pounding on Maoist bases in Bastar, choppers will be used mainly for evacuation and taking out injured cops to hospital from the battle zone," the officer added.
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November - 29 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the night of November 29 damaged an excavator used for laying a village road under Pradhan Mantri Gramya Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) near Daringbadi in the Kandhamal District. Accordi
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the night of November 29 damaged an excavator used for laying a village road under Pradhan Mantri Gramya Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) near Daringbadi in the Kandhamal District. According to sources, some 15 armed Maoists tried to set ablaze the excavator near Danekbadi village at a distance of 15 kilometres from Daringbadi. The excavator was being used for construction of the Danekbadi-Padenketa road under PMGSY. Maoists are opposed to construction of roads to interior areas.
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November - 29 
The SFs arrested 15 persons from a house in Jangdibalsa of Bandhugaon block bordering Narayanpatna on November 28. Superintendent of Police (SP) Deepak Kumar Chouhan on November 29 said out of the arrested persons five were suspected to be hardcore M
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The SFs arrested 15 persons from a house in Jangdibalsa of Bandhugaon block bordering Narayanpatna on November 28. Superintendent of Police (SP) Deepak Kumar Chouhan on November 29 said out of the arrested persons five were suspected to be hardcore Maoist cadres. Chouhan said that while most of the arrested persons were localites, two of them -- Tapan Mishra and Padmanav Sahu -- were from outside the District. According to him, the duo was staying at the Maoist camp that was raided. The SFs had acted on specific intelligence to conduct the raid. While most persons related to the camp had escaped, Police had managed to detain some, he said. Police had released the innocent villagers after preliminary enquiry and interrogation. 15 persons with Maoist links were arrested. The SP also displayed the articles and arms of Maoists seized during the raid. During the raid, 68 pairs of Maoist uniforms, six SMC guns, five SBBL guns, approximately six kilograms of gun powder, 10 electrical detonators, camera flash, wire, a wireless communication set, four rounds of ball ammunitions, banners, posters and literatures were seized. The SP said the evidences found from the spot linked Chasi Mulai Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) with the Maoists. Some of the arrested persons were also part of the CMAS. The seizure of SMC guns from the Maoist camp was a cause of concern as these guns are used for mass destruction, Chouhan added.
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November - 30 
Four Maoists from neighbouring State of West Bengal, allegedly involved in a recent attack on JMM leader Sudama Marandi, were arrested on November 30 from Mayurbhanj District. "The ultras were picked up during a combing operation in Bisusola forest i
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Four Maoists from neighbouring State of West Bengal, allegedly involved in a recent attack on JMM leader Sudama Marandi, were arrested on November 30 from Mayurbhanj District. "The ultras were picked up during a combing operation in Bisusola forest in Suliapada police station area near West Bengal border," Superintendent of Police, Mayurbhanj, Dayal Gangwar told PTI. The arrestees identified as Jagat Soren (20), Rohia Soren (20), Bhujaram soren (20) and Tharahari Soren (25), were residents of Patharneta village in Gopiballabhpur Police Station area of West Bengal, he said. "Preliminary investigation and interrogation showed they were involved in several incidents of violence including the attack on JMM leader Sudama Marandi on October 13 near here," he added. Though Marandi escaped unhurt, an assistant sub-inspector of Police and two personnel of Special Operation Group (SOG) were killed in the attack, the Police said.
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November - 30 
IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two of their cadre on November 30, accusing them of spying for Police. The incident took place in Gangloor area in Bijapur District of the Bastar region. The youths - Ra
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IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two of their cadre on November 30, accusing them of spying for Police. The incident took place in Gangloor area in Bijapur District of the Bastar region. The youths - Ramu and Ramesh - whom Police had arrested last week but later managed to escape from custody, were killed by Maoists in a forested area, officials at Police headquarters said.
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November - 30 
Maoists in the Malkangiri District threatened the youths to refrain from joining the Police force and to resist combing operations by the Security Forces (SFs). These posters are seen in Kalimela, Bhejangwada, MV-79, Motu, Chitrakonda and Govindpalli
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Maoists in the Malkangiri District threatened the youths to refrain from joining the Police force and to resist combing operations by the Security Forces (SFs). These posters are seen in Kalimela, Bhejangwada, MV-79, Motu, Chitrakonda and Govindpalli areas. Maoists called upon the people to cooperate to make their Peoples’ Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week celebration a success. The posters and leaflets also demanded removal of personnel of the CRPF and CoBRA battalion from Maoist-infested areas. According to citizens of Malkangiri, usually the District gets gripped by panic of possible violence by Maoists during the PLGA week starting December 2.
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November - 30 
On the second day of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh (general shut down), Chatra Additional Superintendent of Police Sunil Bhaskar escaped unhurt even as a series of attacks rocked several other Districts on November 30, report
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On the second day of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh (general shut down), Chatra Additional Superintendent of Police Sunil Bhaskar escaped unhurt even as a series of attacks rocked several other Districts on November 30, reports Telegraph. Two among Bhaskar’s four bodyguards and a Police driver sustained injuries when the insurgents triggered a landmine blast at Kharwanari village under Hunterganj Police Station area of Chatra District at around 8.30am (IST). Bhaskar was on his way to Hunterganj from Pratappur. Sources said the Maoists took advantage of dense forest cover near the village, around 10 kilometres from Pratappur. Bhaskar survived the attack, as he was not reportedly in the vehicle that he usually used. “Bhaskar was sitting in an ordinary vehicle with his two bodyguards and a driver. He also asked the driver of the landmine-protected vehicle to follow him. He deputed two bodyguards in the landmine-protected vehicle. His strategy yielded result, as the extremists detonated the mines only after the ordinary vehicle crossed the danger zone,” a police officer said. “The anti-landmine vehicle driver, Mashi Kachhap, and my two bodyguards, Mukesh Mishra and Vikash Paswan, sustained injuries. They were airlifted and admitted to a private hospital in Ranchi,” Bhaskar said.
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November - 30 
PTI reports that Maoists shot at and injured two persons, blew up a culvert and set ablaze four vehicles at Chatra as they ended their two-day Jharkhand shutdown in the night of November 30. The Maoists opened fire on a truck injuring the driver and
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PTI reports that Maoists shot at and injured two persons, blew up a culvert and set ablaze four vehicles at Chatra as they ended their two-day Jharkhand shutdown in the night of November 30. The Maoists opened fire on a truck injuring the driver and his helper at Bhuiandih in the Chatra District a little before their shut-down ended, Superintendent of Police, D B Sharma, said on December 1. The insurgents also used explosives to blow up a culvert in the same village, disrupting traffic on the Chatra-Gaya route, besides setting ablaze four vehicles. The Maoists, who indulged in massive destruction of public property during the shutdown, were demanding production of their cadre Ashok Mahato before a court. The Police, however, have denied arresting any person by that name.
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November - 30 
The Hindu reports that Koyyuru Police arrested one armed and six basic militia members, including a woman, of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on November 30. Vantala Sattibabu (22) who is with the Maoists since he was 10 years old, w
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The Hindu reports that Koyyuru Police arrested one armed and six basic militia members, including a woman, of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on November 30. Vantala Sattibabu (22) who is with the Maoists since he was 10 years old, was the armed militia member arrested. The arrests took place at Thotachilaka and Billupalem villages in Koyyur mandal of Visakhapatnam District.
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November - 30 
The Hindu reports that nine armed cadres, including three women, of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set on fire a tractor and a chip mixing machine, which were being used in laying a road near Lakshmipuram in Munchingput mandal (admi
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The Hindu reports that nine armed cadres, including three women, of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set on fire a tractor and a chip mixing machine, which were being used in laying a road near Lakshmipuram in Munchingput mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District in the night of November 30. The incident happened a day before the Maoists commenced their annual week-long People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army formation celebrations. The Maoists left some pamphlets and a banner at the site urging people to make the celebrations a success. They burned down the vehicle and equipment, belonging to a private contractor, in protest against the “firing by police against innocent tribals at Pydipalli in Pedabayalu mandal on November 22 and other incidents in which the tribals were killed, the Maoists mentioned.
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November - 30 
Weeks before the Government launches one of its biggest offensives against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the extremists have welcomed it saying this will strengthen their movement in tribal areas, reports Daily News and Analysis (
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Weeks before the Government launches one of its biggest offensives against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the extremists have welcomed it saying this will strengthen their movement in tribal areas, reports Daily News and Analysis (DNA). The Maoists believe that the Government's stand is responsible for their success in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. "The more destruction they (Security Forces) cause, the faster will our people's army grow and our guerrilla war spread to other parts of the country. Thanks to the Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh, our war has achieved in four years what would have taken two decades. Now, thanks to Home Minister P. Chidambaram, our war will expand to wider areas, mobilise more people and gather momentum," said Azad, the spokesperson of the CPI-Maoist in a document made available to DNA. "Maoism teaches us that self-preservation is possible only through war. You cannot defend yourself against a powerful and extremely cruel enemy by submitting to him meekly. You have to choose the appropriate method to fight a relatively superior and powerful enemy and only by this can you ensure the preservation of your forces," he said. Targeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram for not doing enough for the tribals of mineral-rich areas, the Maoist leadership says the Government is only interested in these areas because of resources but is doing nothing to develop them. The insurgents are clear there's no question of getting down to talks if laying down arms is a pre-condition. "Never, not even in our dreams can we think of laying down arms. We have taken up arms to defend the rights of people and to liberate them exploitation and oppression. Laying down arms would be betraying the m," Azad said. "We may lose some forces in this brutal offensive by the enemy. But you must keep in mind that when the people's war began we had only a handful of committed cadre. Today, it has grown into a big mass movement with a people army and a countrywide presence. Even if we lose some forces, we will rebuild the movement as we are now doing in Andhra Pradesh. You will see the results of our underground work soon," added Azad. Hinting at more attacks against Policemen, Maoists said they have asked their cadre not to use brutal tactics such as those used on Francis Induvar, the slain Policeman from Jharkhand
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