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16 civilians, including five children, were shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Amosi Bharen Diara village in the Khagaria District late in the night of October 1, a top Police official said on October 2, acc
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16 civilians, including five children, were shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Amosi Bharen Diara village in the Khagaria District late in the night of October 1, a top Police official said on October 2, according to Times of India. "Around 100 people, suspected to be Maoists, armed with automatic weapons attacked the village Amosi Bharen Diara and fired indiscriminately late last night, killing 11 men and 5 children on the spot," Inspector General (Operations) S. K. Bharadwaj said. According to Police, the cultivation on the disputed 30 bighas of land is said to be reason behind the attack on the victims belonging to backward caste. The Additional Deputy General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani said that the attack was carried out on the villagers by the suspected Maoists with the intention of grabbing the land. The victims, belonged to Amdaicharua village and had been living in the makeshift camps on the land for cultivation, he added. “Speaking to The Hindu, Neelmani, said, “Ten people have been arrested so far, including O.P. Mahto, whom we believe is the prime suspect.”
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October - 1 
Chhattisgarh Police shot dead two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Nalkathong forested area of Dantewada District in the evening of October 1, Police said. The gunfight occurred when a joint combing team of the District Forc
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Chhattisgarh Police shot dead two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Nalkathong forested area of Dantewada District in the evening of October 1, Police said. The gunfight occurred when a joint combing team of the District Force and Special Police Officers opened fire on a group of armed extremists. “The dead bodies of both the guerrillas were recovered from the encounter site along with 12 bore guns,” Amresh Mishra, Superintendent of Police (Dantewada) told IANS by phone. He said that nine people were also detained from the area and Police were interrogating them.
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October - 1 October - 2
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two leaders of the Jharkhand Janamukti Morcha (JJM) in the West Midnapore District, Times of India reports. While the JJM state president Panchanan Tudu (49) was dragged out of his house
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two leaders of the Jharkhand Janamukti Morcha (JJM) in the West Midnapore District, Times of India reports. While the JJM state president Panchanan Tudu (49) was dragged out of his house and shot dead at Panchiara near Dahijuri in Binpur in the night of October 1, his colleague Amalendu Patra (43) was shot dead down in the market at Kapgari village in the Jamboni Police station area at around 6.30pm (IST) on October 2. Besides being a JJM leader Tudu was also a member of the Gana Pratirodh Committee the organisation set up to counter the Maoists. The CPI-Maoist leader Bikash said, "We killed Tudu as he helped police by forming the Jharkhand Samanway Mancha."
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Times of India reports on October 1 that a carbine recovered from a betel leaf farm at Sonachura in Nandigram, close to the spot where the dead body of Trinamool Congress party leader Nishikanta Mondal was found, has finally been identified as the sa
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Times of India reports on October 1 that a carbine recovered from a betel leaf farm at Sonachura in Nandigram, close to the spot where the dead body of Trinamool Congress party leader Nishikanta Mondal was found, has finally been identified as the same weapon stolen by the Maoists from Security Force personnel when they shot at and burnt to death CPI-M leader Rabi Kar and his wife Anandamayee on December 31, 2005, in Purulia's Bhombragarh.
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Times of India reports that the Sonebhadra District Police arrested an ‘area commander’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Anil Thakur alias Baikunth in Maikaha area under Kone Police Station on October 1 after a brief gun
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Times of India reports that the Sonebhadra District Police arrested an ‘area commander’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Anil Thakur alias Baikunth in Maikaha area under Kone Police Station on October 1 after a brief gun battle. Other Maoist cadres, however, managed to escape. The Police recovered two container bombs, connecting wire, flash battery, a revolver, live cartridges and Maoist literature from the possession of Baikunth. Baikunth was mainly active in Bhavnathpur and Kharaundi area. According to Sonebhadra Superintendent of Police (SP) Pritindar Singh, Baikunth belonged to Raji village under Bhavnathpur Police Station in Garhwa District of Jharkhand. He was working under the ‘zonal commander’ Lalvrat Kole. The Police of Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh were searching him for his involvement in eight terrorist attacks. A cash reward of INR 2,500 was also announced on him by Uttar Pradesh Police.
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Birbal Oraon, the self-styled 'Deputy Section Commander' of the CPI-Maoist operating in Latehar, was arrested from a place in Latehar following a specific intelligence tip, said Latehar Police station officer-in-charge Ravikant Prasad, according to P
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Birbal Oraon, the self-styled 'Deputy Section Commander' of the CPI-Maoist operating in Latehar, was arrested from a place in Latehar following a specific intelligence tip, said Latehar Police station officer-in-charge Ravikant Prasad, according to PTI. During interrogation, Oraon had confessed to blowing up of two buildings housing a school and a health centre in April 2009, Prasad said. Oraon was allegedly a part of a guerrilla squad that gunned down five Policemen on July 29. "Oraon also admitted that he had made an abortive attempt to target a police van when he fitted a 100-kg bomb under a culvert at Podialana on March 19, 2009," the Police officer said.
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The CPI-Maoist has threatened to kill Chief Minister Nitish Kumar if two of their top leaders were not released from jail, official sources said on October 2, reported Hindustan Times. 'Dabloo', a Maoist leader, in a SMS from the mobile phone number
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The CPI-Maoist has threatened to kill Chief Minister Nitish Kumar if two of their top leaders were not released from jail, official sources said on October 2, reported Hindustan Times. 'Dabloo', a Maoist leader, in a SMS from the mobile phone number -- 09308670993 -- to a reporter of a private TV channel, claimed that there was a plan to kill the Chief Minister, State Home Department Principal Secretary Amir Subhani said. The message demanded the release of Maoist leaders 'Raviji' and Diren Singh. "Director General of Police Anand Shankar and IGP (Operations) S K Bhardwaj are probing the issue," Subhani said, adding, "We have tightened the security for the CM."
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IANS reports that two Policemen were wounded in a two-hour encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the forest of Bundu block (administrative division), 45 kilometres from State capital Ranchi, Police said on Octobe
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IANS reports that two Policemen were wounded in a two-hour encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the forest of Bundu block (administrative division), 45 kilometres from State capital Ranchi, Police said on October 4. An encounter took place at Madhukamdih village under Tamar Police Station in the Ranchi District on October 3 during a search operation launched to rescue the abducted Special Branch Inspector Francis Induwar, adds Times of India. Over 500 rounds of fire were exchanged between the two sides. The Security Forces (SFs) had rushed to the village on specific information that a Maoist squad had assembled near the native place of the CPI-Maoist ‘zonal commander’, Kundan Pahan. The Inspector General of Police, S. N. Pradhan, who is also the spokesperson of the Jharkhand Police, said a combing operation was launched on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoists in the area. "The security forces ultimately forced the Maoists to retreat," he added.
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October - 3 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a former ward member, Irma Salwan (50) of Tekalguda, after accusing him of being a Police informer in Malkangiri District on October 3, reports Times of India. "Salwan's throat had bee
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a former ward member, Irma Salwan (50) of Tekalguda, after accusing him of being a Police informer in Malkangiri District on October 3, reports Times of India. "Salwan's throat had been slit and he bled to death. Out of fear, the villagers had buried the body in the woods. We were able to recover it only on Sunday [October 4]," Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Satya Brata Bhoi said.
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October - 3 
In the night of October 3, a 60-year-old man was killed by the Maoists at an unspecified place as his son had joined the C-60 commando force in 2008.
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In the night of October 3, a 60-year-old man was killed by the Maoists at an unspecified place as his son had joined the C-60 commando force in 2008.
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On October 4, traffic resumed on the Malkangiri-Bhubaneswar road that had been blocked by the Maoists near Govindpally Ghat road on October 3 to enforce their bandh (shut down) call. "All road blockades put up by the Maoists have been lifted and road
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On October 4, traffic resumed on the Malkangiri-Bhubaneswar road that had been blocked by the Maoists near Govindpally Ghat road on October 3 to enforce their bandh (shut down) call. "All road blockades put up by the Maoists have been lifted and road connectivity has been normalized in the District," the SP said.
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October - 3 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a railway track in the West Singhbhum District at the Jharkhand-West Bengal border in the morning of October 3 (today), reported IANS. The extremists blew up the railway track near Maharesal ra
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a railway track in the West Singhbhum District at the Jharkhand-West Bengal border in the morning of October 3 (today), reported IANS. The extremists blew up the railway track near Maharesal railway station under Chakradhapur railway division at around 4.30am (IST). The Maoists have called for a nationwide strike on October 3 to protest the arrests of senior leaders Kobad Ghandy and Chhatradhar Mahato. They have demanded the release of the leaders.
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October - 3 
The Hindu reports that seven persons were arrested by the Police on October 3, for the attack on villagers by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Amosi Bharen Diara village in Khagaria District killing 16 people in the night of
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The Hindu reports that seven persons were arrested by the Police on October 3, for the attack on villagers by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Amosi Bharen Diara village in Khagaria District killing 16 people in the night of October 1. The suspected mastermind behind the attack, O.P. Shah, was among those arrested, the Police said.
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October - 4 
Hindustan Times reports that at least six cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed during an encounter with the Police at Tadgaon in Gadchiroli District on October 4. N.S. Jagtap, spokesperson for the Gadchiroli Police,
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Hindustan Times reports that at least six cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed during an encounter with the Police at Tadgaon in Gadchiroli District on October 4. N.S. Jagtap, spokesperson for the Gadchiroli Police, told Hindustan Times that no body had been recovered till late evening of October 4. But blood stains found at the place where the Maoists were holed up during the encounter indicated that at least six of them were either killed or seriously injured. “The injured (or dead) are suspected to have been removed by the fleeing Naxal group,” Jagtap said, adding that the combing of the area was in progress to track them down. He said there was no injury on the Police side as the information about the waiting Maoist ambush had been received in advance, enabling the Police to take proper guard during the encounter. The Police later recovered a 12-bore rifle, a claymore mine, eight detonators, two gelatin sticks, bundles of electrical wire (used to trigger mine blasts), and some literature and medicines, Jagtap said.
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October - 4 
PTI reports that about 30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up the Katingia Police outpost in the Kandhamal District in the night of October 4. However, no one was hurt. The Maoists also set ablaze documents there.
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PTI reports that about 30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up the Katingia Police outpost in the Kandhamal District in the night of October 4. However, no one was hurt. The Maoists also set ablaze documents there. Additional Police force could not reach the spot due to felling of tress on the road connecting Brahmanigaon area, official sources said.
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October - 4 
The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on October 4 reiterated the commitment of his Government to neutralise the Maoists and informed that a fresh operation against them would be launched from November 1 after successful completion of Operation
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The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on October 4 reiterated the commitment of his Government to neutralise the Maoists and informed that a fresh operation against them would be launched from November 1 after successful completion of Operation Green Hunt. However, he stressed the need to launch a co-ordinated offensive against the insurgents by the affected States, including Orissa, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh. He said the matter has been taken up with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a strategy would be worked out soon.
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October - 4 
The Maoists have demanded release of their senior leaders, including Kobad Ghandy, as a condition for freeing the abducted intelligence official, local media reports said on October 4. Samarji, claiming to be ‘secretary’ of South Chhotanagpur Committ
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The Maoists have demanded release of their senior leaders, including Kobad Ghandy, as a condition for freeing the abducted intelligence official, local media reports said on October 4. Samarji, claiming to be ‘secretary’ of South Chhotanagpur Committee of Jharkhand, called local Hindi newspapers late in the night of October 3 and said, "The abducted Police official of the intelligence department is in our custody. He is safe. He will be released after the arrested leaders - Kobad Ghandy, Chhatradhar Mahto and Chandra Bhushan Yadav - are released." "Do not torture relatives of Kundan Pahan and other people otherwise we will abduct family members of government officials," he added. Police suspect the role of the Kundan Pahan group - active in the border areas of Ranchi, Khuti and Jamshedpur Districts - in the abduction of the intelligence official. As reported earlier, a group of four Maoists had abducted the Special Branch Inspector from Hembrom market in Khunti District on September 30.
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October - 4 
The Superintendent of Police of West Midnapore District, Manoj Verma, said on October 4 that photographs and other incriminating evidence have been found revealing links between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Chhatradhar Mahato,
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The Superintendent of Police of West Midnapore District, Manoj Verma, said on October 4 that photographs and other incriminating evidence have been found revealing links between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) that led the agitation at Lalgarh and its adjoining areas, reports The Hindu. Details of the PCPA’s funding have also emerged in the course of the investigation.
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October - 5 
IANS reports that Police on October 5 claimed to have arrested a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Maoist ‘commander’ in capital Ranchi. The arrestee, whose identity the Police did not disclose immediately, was arrested from a colony
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IANS reports that Police on October 5 claimed to have arrested a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Maoist ‘commander’ in capital Ranchi. The arrestee, whose identity the Police did not disclose immediately, was arrested from a colony situated under Sukhdeonagar Police Station. Police said a Self-Loading Rifle and live cartridges were recovered from her possession.
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October - 6 
PTI reports that a young woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with the Police in Gadchiorli District on October 6. A group of Maoists opened indiscriminate firing at Police patrol party which retu
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PTI reports that a young woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with the Police in Gadchiorli District on October 6. A group of Maoists opened indiscriminate firing at Police patrol party which returned fire in the Pannemara forests near Murumgoan village of Dhanora taluka (administrative division). The exchange of fire lasted for about 30 minutes after which the Maoists escaped, Police said. Later the Police recovered the body of a woman Maoist aged between 17 to 19 years. Four locally-made rifles, one grenade and three bags were recovered from the incident site. Police also spotted blood stains at three to four places and suspect that some Maoists might have been injured or killed. However, there was no confirmation of this claim.
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October - 6 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has acknowledged that their cadres have carried out the beheading of the Police inspector Francis Induwar in Jharkhand on October 6. Speaking to Times Now, the Maoist politburo member Kishen admitted t
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has acknowledged that their cadres have carried out the beheading of the Police inspector Francis Induwar in Jharkhand on October 6. Speaking to Times Now, the Maoist politburo member Kishen admitted that his operatives on the ground beheaded Induwar, adding, that they will behead all their real enemies.
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October - 6 
The Jharkhand Police on October 6 (today) said they had found the decapitated dead body of the abducted Police Inspector Francis Enduwar, according to Indian Express. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, R. K. Malik, said Enduwar's headless body w
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The Jharkhand Police on October 6 (today) said they had found the decapitated dead body of the abducted Police Inspector Francis Enduwar, according to Indian Express. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, R. K. Malik, said Enduwar's headless body was found at around 9.15am on the Jamshedpur-Ranchi Highway with a note from the Maoists saying that they could expect more of the same treatment if their demands were not met. They claimed full responsibility for the killing of Enduwar. He confirmed that the Maoists had been demanding the release of two of their prominent leaders Kobad Ghandy and Chatrodhar Mahato, who have been arrested by security agencies in Delhi and West Bengal respectively. As reported earlier, the Police official was abducted on September 30. He said that the Maoists had offered to handover three of their cadres in exchange for the release of Enduwar. Enduwar's execution was carried out after the Government refused to release Ghandy.
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October - 6 
Times of India reports that a day after two persons were arrested from capital Kolkata, Vivekananda Kumar, a former leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and now with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Peo
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Times of India reports that a day after two persons were arrested from capital Kolkata, Vivekananda Kumar, a former leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and now with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), was arrested from Arsha in Purulia on October 6 for links with the Maoists. Besides, Police also sealed a press in Manicktala for publishing PCPA posters and leaflets and arrested its owner Sadananda Singh. Two members of human rights organization Bandi Mukti Committee, Ramesh Das and Bhanu Sarkar, were also detained. Swapan Dasgupta, the editor of magazine People's March, was also detained in the same evening.
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October - 7 
A cache of explosives, including 300 detonators and 400 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, kept for delivery to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered from a house in the Rohtas District on October 7. Acting on a tip-off,
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A cache of explosives, including 300 detonators and 400 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, kept for delivery to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered from a house in the Rohtas District on October 7. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided the house at Dhaudad village under Mufassil Police Station and recovered the explosives, Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters), Neelmani, told PTI. Besides 150 metres of wire used for detonators was also seized from the house, he said, adding, three persons, including two women, were also arrested in this connection. Police suspect that the explosives were to be used for exploding the Sasaram jail, where a large number of Maoists are lodged, adds Hindustan Times. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Vikas Vaibhav, said the explosives were recovered from an area adjacent to the District Prison. “We have arrested two women activists of the CPI (Maoist) with the cache of ammunitions. The recovery of such a huge quantity of explosives indicates towards a big plan of the Maoists. The raids are still continuing”, he added.
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October - 7 
Maoists beheaded one person, identified as Suresh Alami, at Kurkheda in the same District on October 7, suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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Maoists beheaded one person, identified as Suresh Alami, at Kurkheda in the same District on October 7, suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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October - 7 
Police arrested two suspected CPI-Maoist cadres from two different areas of Murshidabad District, Times of India reported on October 8. "We arrested Majid Sheikh, a resident of Gangadhari village in Nawda and Israil Sheikh of Garibpur village in Domk
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Police arrested two suspected CPI-Maoist cadres from two different areas of Murshidabad District, Times of India reported on October 8. "We arrested Majid Sheikh, a resident of Gangadhari village in Nawda and Israil Sheikh of Garibpur village in Domkal, three days ago for their direct involvement with the Maoists," said Murshidabad Superintendent of Police (SP) B. L. Meena, adding, "We have seized a firearm and two rounds of ammunition from Majid. Both of them are now in police custody." Majid was associated with Maoist activity in West Bengal and Jharkhand. "Police were on the lookout for him since long. Majid is accused of several murders and he was arrested a couple of times earlier," the SP added. He also said that Israil used to collect money for the Maoists. He used to work under a person known as Tajem, a senior Maoist functionary reportedly in charge of the Nawda, Hariharpara, Rejinagar areas in Murshidabad and a portion of Nadia. Israil was allegedly involved in extorting money from traders.
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October - 7 
Polit Bureau member of the CP-Maoist, Koteswar Molajella Rao alias Kishanji, said the arrest of Chhatradhar Mahato and a few others was a “ploy of the State Government to break the backbone of the people’s movement in the Lalgarh region.” Speaking to
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Polit Bureau member of the CP-Maoist, Koteswar Molajella Rao alias Kishanji, said the arrest of Chhatradhar Mahato and a few others was a “ploy of the State Government to break the backbone of the people’s movement in the Lalgarh region.” Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from his hideout in Lalgarh on October 7, Kishanji claimed that the Maoist movement and the PSBJC movement were “separate entities” and denied having met or even communicated with Mahato “at any point of time.”
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October - 7 
PTI reports that eight Maoists, including an ‘area commander’, were arrested from the East Champaran District. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided places under Patahi, Sarpa, Chiraiya, Kesaria and Ghorasahan Police stations and arrested Lal Babu Y
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PTI reports that eight Maoists, including an ‘area commander’, were arrested from the East Champaran District. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided places under Patahi, Sarpa, Chiraiya, Kesaria and Ghorasahan Police stations and arrested Lal Babu Yadav alias Shastri alias Doctorji, an ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, the SP Umesh Kumar said. Among others arrested were top Maoists Mukesh Ram alias Praveen, Naresh Ram, Chandrakishore Rai, Jagannath Sah, Sahai Sah, Mohammed Ishrail and Musafir Ram, the SP said. A locally-made pistol, two cartridges, INR 40,000 in cash, a cell phone and a diary were seized from them, he said. They were wanted in connection with several cases, including one related to an explosion at Madhuban five years ago, he added.
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October - 7 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) central committee member, Malla Raji Reddy, was released from the Cherlapally Central Prison on October 7 on bail, The Hindu reported. He was arrested in December 2007 in Kerala. He was charged with in
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) central committee member, Malla Raji Reddy, was released from the Cherlapally Central Prison on October 7 on bail, The Hindu reported. He was arrested in December 2007 in Kerala. He was charged with involvement in many criminal cases, including murders and five landmine blasts at different places.
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October - 7 
The Hindu reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a tractor and a trekker vehicle at Pindrakhuli, 14 kilometres from Lalgarh in the West Medinipur District, on October 7, after asking occupants to get off
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The Hindu reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a tractor and a trekker vehicle at Pindrakhuli, 14 kilometres from Lalgarh in the West Medinipur District, on October 7, after asking occupants to get off. The Security Force personnel, however, reached the spot soon after and doused the flames. No arrests were made in connection with the incident, the Police said.
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October - 7 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on October 7 that the Government was ready to hold a dialogue with the Maoists or their supporters provided they “abjure violence”, The Hindu reports “They [Maoists] use words like war and war of liberation. We
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on October 7 that the Government was ready to hold a dialogue with the Maoists or their supporters provided they “abjure violence”, The Hindu reports “They [Maoists] use words like war and war of liberation. We do not regard our confrontation with them as war. We do not wage war against our own people,” he said, adding, “Maoists should take the path of democracy. We will help the State governments discuss with the Maoists all the issues of neglect, corruption, development etc… But no development is possible with violence. No democracy can accept the theory of an armed rebellion. They should first abjure violence.” Times of India quoted the Home Minister as saying, "We have no option but to ask the security forces to engage them (Maoists), apprehend them. It (Maoist violence) has grown over last 10-12 years... As long as Naxalites do not abjure violence the security forces will confront them, engage them." The minister stressed that no foreign aid was being given to the Maoists to wage their movement. "There is no evidence of Naxalites getting money from abroad. They are able to raise money inside the country. But they also loot banks, kidnap and extort," he added. Asked about the Indian Air Force (IAF) seeking permission to fight back if the Maoists fire upon its helicopters and crew operating in the insurgency-affected areas, the Home Minister said the IAF would take adequate counter-measures. However, he refused to reveal any details. He informed that an IAF helicopter was fired at by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) a few weeks back in Chhattisgarh.
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October - 8 
A group of 30-35 Maoists set ablaze a gram panchayat (village-level local self government institution) office at Ramgarh in Kurkheda.
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A group of 30-35 Maoists set ablaze a gram panchayat (village-level local self government institution) office at Ramgarh in Kurkheda.
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October - 8 
Defence Minister A.K. Antony told journalists that the Ministry was still studying the Indian Air Force (IAF) request for opening fire on Naxalites in self-defence, if required. He clarified that the IAF proposal had not yet been put up before the CC
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Defence Minister A.K. Antony told journalists that the Ministry was still studying the Indian Air Force (IAF) request for opening fire on Naxalites in self-defence, if required. He clarified that the IAF proposal had not yet been put up before the CCS. "However, the Ministry doesn't want to enhance the role of the armed forces in the anti-Naxal operations more than what it is doing at present," Antony said, adds Times of India. Earlier in the day, the IAF chief P.V. Naik said the IAF would deploy its Garud Special Forces Commandos to man guns mounted on helicopters operating in the insurgency-affected areas. He also said the IAF Commandos will not do "Rambo-style" operations and that they would only be protecting the IAF assets, men and women deployed in the affected areas.
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October - 8 
PTI reports that Kishan, a Polit Bureau member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on October 8 rejected Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's call to the Maoists to abjure violence and take the path of democracy, saying there was no
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PTI reports that Kishan, a Polit Bureau member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on October 8 rejected Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's call to the Maoists to abjure violence and take the path of democracy, saying there was no question of giving up arms. Defending armed struggle, Kishan told PTI over phone from an undisclosed location in West Bengal that "There will be arms in the hands of the people's liberation army as long as the state uses arms to throttle the voice of the people."
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October - 8 
The Hindu reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed during an exchange of fire between Maoists and the Security Forces in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District on October 8. While the Police refused t
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The Hindu reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed during an exchange of fire between Maoists and the Security Forces in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District on October 8. While the Police refused to identify the person, the Maoists identified him as Marang.
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October - 8 
The Hindu reports that the Crime Branch of the Kerala Police believes that extremist outfits affiliated to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are carrying out clandestine operations in the tribal colonies of Wayanad District. A senior o
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The Hindu reports that the Crime Branch of the Kerala Police believes that extremist outfits affiliated to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are carrying out clandestine operations in the tribal colonies of Wayanad District. A senior officer said on October 8 that the Police were keeping a close watch on several tribal colonies based on intelligence inputs on activities of those organisations banned in the State. Recently, the Crime Branch arrested V.S. Sinoj (32), of Vadanappally in Thrissur District, from a tribal colony in Wayanad District on charges of attempting to propagate Maoist ideology among tribals and distribute material propagating the cause of the Maoist movement at Lalgarh and Nandigram in West Bengal. Based on a tip off, Sinoj was arrested from the Chekkadi colony at Pullppally on July 11. He was a State leader of the Revolutionary Peoples Front, which is affiliated to the CPI-Maoist. He had also admitted during interrogation that he had arrived in Wayanad District to spread Maoist ideology among the tribal population.
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October - 8 
The Maoists ransacked four houses belonging to local leaders of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist.
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The Maoists ransacked four houses belonging to local leaders of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist.
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October - 8 
Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed at least 18 Policemen, including Sub-Inspector C. S. Deshmukh, in an ambush in the dense forests near Laheri Police Station in Gadchiroli District on Octobe
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Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed at least 18 Policemen, including Sub-Inspector C. S. Deshmukh, in an ambush in the dense forests near Laheri Police Station in Gadchiroli District on October 8. The incident occurred when a 40 member Police party came under heavy fire from 150 to 200 Maoists at about 1pm (IST) when it was returning after undertaking search operations following intelligence inputs that Maoists had assembled in the area. District Collector Atul Patne told PTI, "As many as two platoons of BSF (50 personnel) and additional police force was rushed to the spot and they could manage to save the rest of the policemen caught in the heavy fire." Police sources said that about 15 Maoists were also killed in the gun battle.
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October - 8 
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on October 8 approved a new plan to counter Naxalites (left-wing extremists or Maoists), The Hindu reports. The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, cleared the plan, top Government sources said.
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The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on October 8 approved a new plan to counter Naxalites (left-wing extremists or Maoists), The Hindu reports. The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, cleared the plan, top Government sources said.
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October - 8 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a two-day shutdown in Bihar and Jharkhand from October 12 in protest against what it alleged was the Centre's effort to put down its campaign using paramilitary forces, Times of India re
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a two-day shutdown in Bihar and Jharkhand from October 12 in protest against what it alleged was the Centre's effort to put down its campaign using paramilitary forces, Times of India reported. The announcement was made through a press release by the spokesman of the Bihar-Jharkhand-Orissa-Chhattisgarh Special Committee, Gopal. The outfit has also been observing a protest-week from October 7 to 13, the release said.
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October - 9 
DNA reports that seven cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a ‘deputy commander’, one armed militia ‘commander’ and a ‘platoon member’, were arrested by Khammam District Police on October 9. The Police also recovered
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DNA reports that seven cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a ‘deputy commander’, one armed militia ‘commander’ and a ‘platoon member’, were arrested by Khammam District Police on October 9. The Police also recovered three landmines, two claymore mines, 50 kilograms of gelatin and 25 metre wire bundle from them. "The arrested are identified as K Chalamaiah, deputy commander of Chandranna Protection platoon, K Pullaiah, the armed ultra commander from Kurnapalli village of Charla mandal (amistrative unit) in Khammam District and D. Raghupathi," platoon member of KKW division, Bhadrachalam Assistant Superintendent of Police Raghunath Reddy told reporters. K. Pullaiah participated in the September 14 State Bank of Hyderabad robbery at Satyanarayanappuram in Charla mandal, the Police officer said adding "He was part of the forty-member Maoist group that committed about Rs 10 lakh robbery last month." Pullaiah is also involved in eleven offences including four murders in Charla Police Station limits in the past one-and-a-half years, Reddy said. The ‘deputy commander’ of Chandranna protection platoon K. Chalamaiah was with Dalam (squad) for five years and participated in 12 murders in Khammam and Warangal Districts besides in the neighbouring Chattisgarh State, the Police officer explained. The platoon member of KKW division D. Raghupathi participated in the triple murder in Tallagudem Police station limits in March 2009, he said. The Police also arrested four armed militia members of Burugupadu village, Reddy added.
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October - 9 
PTI reports that members of Maobadi Pratirodh Committee (Anti-Maoist Committee), an organisation led by ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), shot dead a cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Chakradhar Maha
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PTI reports that members of Maobadi Pratirodh Committee (Anti-Maoist Committee), an organisation led by ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), shot dead a cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Chakradhar Mahato, at Jidighat in West Midnapore District on October 9, Police said.
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October - 9 
PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up three culverts in the Aurangabad District on October 9, Police said. Around 50 Maoists planted dynamites in the culverts at Kachanpur, Bhedhna and Berhani villages and blasted
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PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up three culverts in the Aurangabad District on October 9, Police said. Around 50 Maoists planted dynamites in the culverts at Kachanpur, Bhedhna and Berhani villages and blasted them, police added. Police also said that the Maoists blew up the culverts over alleged non-payment of the extortion amount by the contractors constructing them in the District.
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October - 9 
The Hindu reports that the Maoists called a 48-hour-bandh (shut down) from October 12 in West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand in protest against the killing of a squad member by the Security Forces and cadres backed by the ruling CPI-M in the Lalgarh reg
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The Hindu reports that the Maoists called a 48-hour-bandh (shut down) from October 12 in West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand in protest against the killing of a squad member by the Security Forces and cadres backed by the ruling CPI-M in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District. The bandh was earlier called in Jharkhand and Bihar in protest against the Security Force operation in the Lalgarh region.
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October - 9 
The Maoists claimed responsibility for the murder of Trinamool Congress leader Nishikanta Mondal in Nandigram on September 22, alleging he was a Police informer. Underground Maoist leader Kishen told PTI from an undisclosed location that Mondal, panc
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The Maoists claimed responsibility for the murder of Trinamool Congress leader Nishikanta Mondal in Nandigram on September 22, alleging he was a Police informer. Underground Maoist leader Kishen told PTI from an undisclosed location that Mondal, panchayat pradhan (head of village level local self Government institution) at Sonachura in Nandigram, was killed because he was a Trinamool party leader and worked as a Police informer. "We have our base in Sonchaura in Nandigram, and Trinamool also has its base in the same area. Nishikanta was making negative propaganda and was not allowing us to function properly in the area. We had requested him many times but he refused to listen," Kishenji said.
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October - 9 
West Bengal Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh said that Maoists received foreign funds through a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) in the name of development. “The foreign funds were received by the Tribal Welfare Fund from an NGO for deve
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West Bengal Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh said that Maoists received foreign funds through a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) in the name of development. “The foreign funds were received by the Tribal Welfare Fund from an NGO for development purpose and a portion of this was diverted to the Maoists”, Singh told reporters at the State Secretariat. The DGP also said several foreign-made arms were recovered from Maoists at different places. Singh said different political parties had connections with the Lalgarh movement.
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October - 10 
An ‘area commander’ of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from near NTPC at Gamaharia in the Aurangabad District, The Hindu reports. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided a place near NTPC and arrested Rajendra Sing
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An ‘area commander’ of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from near NTPC at Gamaharia in the Aurangabad District, The Hindu reports. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided a place near NTPC and arrested Rajendra Singh on October 10, the Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters), Neelmani, said. One pistol, four live cartridges and a jeep were also seized, he added. The arrestee was allegedly involved in many cases relating to attack on Policemen and kidnapping for ransom and killings.
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October - 10 
The Union Government on October 10 dispatched 3,700 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel to arrest the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres responsible for killing 20 Policemen in Gadchiroli District on October 8, according to ANI. Pr
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The Union Government on October 10 dispatched 3,700 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel to arrest the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres responsible for killing 20 Policemen in Gadchiroli District on October 8, according to ANI. Presently, there are 3,300 personnel of the Maharashtra anti-Naxal force- the C-60 -and the central paramilitary force. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has already pressed two Mi17 copters for the joint operations being carried out by the Maharashtra and the Chhattisgarh Police.
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October - 11 
A day after Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee hinted that she was ready to mediate between the Maoists and Centre, Kishan, a politburo member of the CPI-Maoist, urged the minister to “make her stand clear” on the “state oppression” against triba
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A day after Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee hinted that she was ready to mediate between the Maoists and Centre, Kishan, a politburo member of the CPI-Maoist, urged the minister to “make her stand clear” on the “state oppression” against tribals in Junglemahal, reports The Statesman. “The proposal (mediating between Maoists and the Centre) is very good. But she (Mamata Banerjee) is a part of the UPA [United Progressive Alliance] that sent forces to Lalgarh. First, she has to make it clear whether she stands by the tribal people,” said Kishan from an undisclosed location.
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October - 11 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a former Prathigatana dalam (squad) ‘commander’, Ramlal, branding him a Police informer, in Yathnaram village of Mahamutharam mandal (administrative division) of Karimnagar District in
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a former Prathigatana dalam (squad) ‘commander’, Ramlal, branding him a Police informer, in Yathnaram village of Mahamutharam mandal (administrative division) of Karimnagar District in the night of October 11, reports The Hindu. Reports said three armed Maoists belonging to Mahadevpur area went to the Yathnaram village and woke up Ramlal and took him to the outskirts on the pretext of talking to him. At the village tank, the Maoists shot him dead by opening two rounds of fire. The Maoists left a note warning informers to mend their ways.
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October - 11 
PTI reports that suspected cadres and supporters of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a truck laden with sal (Shorea robusta) leaves in the Kotwali area of West Midnapore District on October 11. Police said a group of suspec
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PTI reports that suspected cadres and supporters of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a truck laden with sal (Shorea robusta) leaves in the Kotwali area of West Midnapore District on October 11. Police said a group of suspected Maoists stopped the truck at Nayagram under Kotwali area and asked the driver and helper to alight. They later set blaze the ablaze and retreated into the nearby forest. There was, however, no report of any casualty. Some reports suggested the Maoists also raised slogans demanding the release of tribal leader Chhatradhar Mahato, arrested from Lalgarh on September 26, but there was no official confirmation.
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October - 11 
Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai on October 11, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated that Naxalism is “the greatest internal security threat to our country” and asserted that the Government was taking adequate steps “to deal with the mena
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Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai on October 11, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated that Naxalism is “the greatest internal security threat to our country” and asserted that the Government was taking adequate steps “to deal with the menace.” Asked whether the Indian Air Force would undertake counter-offensive measures against Maoists, he said, “We are not in favour of using the armed forces… We have other instruments — the Police, the paramilitary forces — which are capable of tackling this menace.” He stressed, “We are ready to talk with any group whether in Jammu and Kashmir or in Naxal areas, provided they shed the path of violence.” He also drew attention to the reasons behind the growth of Naxalism. “The growth of Naxalism in central India obliges us to look at what causes this sense of alienation among certain sections of the community, especially the tribal community. It could be indicative of the deficiencies in the pace of development. We are looking at that aspect, but groups of individuals have no right to take law and order in their own hands. The designs of these groups are well-known and we will take effective measures to counter them. We will see positive developments.” He also said there was no particular evidence or intelligence that Naxalite groups received funding from abroad.
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October - 11 
The Naxalites (left-wing extremists) have killed more than 2,600 people, including civilians, in the last three years, reports PTI. The highest number of incidents of violence has taken place in the four worst-affected States - Chhattisgarh, Bihar, J
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The Naxalites (left-wing extremists) have killed more than 2,600 people, including civilians, in the last three years, reports PTI. The highest number of incidents of violence has taken place in the four worst-affected States - Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa - where 2,212 people lost their lives from January 2006 to August 2009. "We have witnessed more than 5,800 incidents of Naxal violence across the country during the period forcing the Government to announce a new strategy to deal with the menace which is growing at an alarming pace in many States," an unnamed home ministry official said. In Chhattisgarh, 388 people were killed by the Naxalites in 715 incidents in 2006. While 369 lost their lives in 2007, another 242 were killed in 2008. In 2009 till August, about 180 people lost their lives in the State. 124 people were killed by Naxalites in 2006 in Jharkhand, 157 people in 2007 while another 207 lost their lives in 2008. In 2009 till August, about 150 people were killed by the Maoist insurgents.
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October - 11 
About 12 armed Maoists set ablaze three trucks at around 1am in the Isri area of Giridih District and cut down trees to block road traffic on the Dumri-Giridih road, said the Giridih Superintendent of Police (SP) Ravi Kant Dhan. They also partially d
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About 12 armed Maoists set ablaze three trucks at around 1am in the Isri area of Giridih District and cut down trees to block road traffic on the Dumri-Giridih road, said the Giridih Superintendent of Police (SP) Ravi Kant Dhan. They also partially damaged a road bridge, which connects Dumri to the Grand Trunk Road, using explosives, the SP added.
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October - 12 
As part of the Government’s move to fight Maoists on a different plank, Jharkhand — which has been under President’s rule since January — has withdrawn over one lakh petty cases slapped on tribals under Forest Conservation Act. The move is aimed at w
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As part of the Government’s move to fight Maoists on a different plank, Jharkhand — which has been under President’s rule since January — has withdrawn over one lakh petty cases slapped on tribals under Forest Conservation Act. The move is aimed at winning the confidence of locals who provide massive support base for the Maoists. “The tribals are running from pillar to post in connection with these cases. So we reviewed the issue with the state government and advised it to withdraw the cases and they did it accordingly,” said a senior home ministry official, adding, “We hope that by withdrawing the cases, we would be able to win the goodwill of the tribals and they will help us in the fight against the Naxals.” He added, “… This is part of our strategy to deal with the Naxal problem by making the presence of governance felt at the ground level and thereby weeding out Maoist sympathisers who were drawn towards the extremists due to non-governance in several Naxal-affected states.” Sources said that other Naxal-affected States had also been asked to withdraw similar cases slapped against tribals. While some of the states had done so, others appeared to be willing to do so when the subject was broached with them during consultation meetings, they added.
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October - 12 
Hazaribagh SP Pankaj Kamboj said the Maoists partially damaged a road with explosives at Sardalo, bordering Bokaro District on October 12.
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Hazaribagh SP Pankaj Kamboj said the Maoists partially damaged a road with explosives at Sardalo, bordering Bokaro District on October 12.
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October - 12 
In Aurangabad District, the Maoists partially destroyed the tower of a private telecom company at Padaiya village. The extremists exploded bombs in which a portion of the tower collapsed, officials said. They also dug up roads near Amba in the same D
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In Aurangabad District, the Maoists partially destroyed the tower of a private telecom company at Padaiya village. The extremists exploded bombs in which a portion of the tower collapsed, officials said. They also dug up roads near Amba in the same District to disrupt movement of traffic.
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October - 12 
Patna Daily reports that Patna Police arrested two arms smugglers and recovered 2,340 live cartridges of different calibres. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vinit Vinayak said that the State Police had received information about some arms s
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Patna Daily reports that Patna Police arrested two arms smugglers and recovered 2,340 live cartridges of different calibres. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vinit Vinayak said that the State Police had received information about some arms suppliers passing through Patna to make a delivery to the Maoists in Nawada and other Maoist -infested areas to coincide with Diwali festival. During a vehicle check the Police, intercepted a vehicle with two men on Bhattacharya Road. Upon inspection, the Police recovered 2,340 cartridges of .315, .32, and 9 mm calibre carefully hidden in a secret chamber behind the car doors. The two men, who were identified as Mantu Sharma and Dhananjay Kumar, were taken into custody. According to the police report, the two men had come to Patna from New Delhi with intent to sell the ammunition to Maoist extremists in Nawada, Munger, Gaya, Jehanabad and Aurangabad Districts.
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October - 12 
Police Sub-Inspector, Habil Bara, allegedly tried to commit suicide inside his Police Station while being interrogated in the night of October 12 for his alleged links with Shyam Mahto, an ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, in the Kuchai area of Ser
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Police Sub-Inspector, Habil Bara, allegedly tried to commit suicide inside his Police Station while being interrogated in the night of October 12 for his alleged links with Shyam Mahto, an ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, in the Kuchai area of Seraikela-Kharsawan District, reported Telegraph. The Police had earlier in the day arrested two Maoists, identified as Feroj Singh Munda and Lakhan Sardar, from Kuchai. The Police had also seized a pair of whistles, rifle springs and Maoist literature from the two, who were on their way to hand them over to Mahto in Kuchai. During their interrogation, the duo had alleged that Habil Bara had links with Shyam Mahto and he was known to the other Maoists also. Bara was also privy to various “underhand dealings” with them, the duo added. The Seraikela-Kharsawan District Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek said, “When we summoned the sub-inspector to the Police station and began interrogating him about his (Maoist) links, he fell sick suddenly. Later, he had to be admitted to hospital,” Abhishek said, refusing to confirm or deny that it was a suicide attempt. The SP admitted the allegation that Bara, a resident of Roshanpur village in Sisai in Gumla, used to help the Maoists of Kuchai was serious. “Though initial reports suggest that Bara used to extend tacit support to Naxalites, we do not have any material evidence against him. Therefore, we will have to probe further,” the SP added.
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October - 12 
PTI reports that the joint anti-Maoist operations by Central Paramilitary Forces and Police in the State will continue with the Centre deciding to keep 17 companies of its forces stationed in the State. "My only demand was that the 17 companies (abou
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PTI reports that the joint anti-Maoist operations by Central Paramilitary Forces and Police in the State will continue with the Centre deciding to keep 17 companies of its forces stationed in the State. "My only demand was that the 17 companies (about 1,700 personnel) continue to remain stationed in the state and carry out the joint operations with the state police. The Home Minister (P Chidambaram) has accepted it," West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee told reporters. Further, he said that he agreed with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s comment that talks with the Maoists could take place only after they laid down arms, adds The Hindu.
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October - 12 
Reacting to the Centre’s move to initiate stern action to tackle the rising Maoist insurgency, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on October 12, “Naxalism was not only the problem of a particular State, but also of society as a whole.” Police action “f
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Reacting to the Centre’s move to initiate stern action to tackle the rising Maoist insurgency, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on October 12, “Naxalism was not only the problem of a particular State, but also of society as a whole.” Police action “formed only a limited part” of society’s response to the spectre of Red menace, he added, saying, “Naxalism is a problem that has to be dealt with jointly by the community, the State and Central Governments acting in harmonious coordination… We will saturate the Naxal-prone areas with development.”
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October - 12 
Security has been tightened across Bihar in view of the two-day shutdown called by the Maoists from October 12 (today) against the Union Government’s move to intensify anti-Maoist operations. Neelmani said all Police stations in the insurgency-affect
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Security has been tightened across Bihar in view of the two-day shutdown called by the Maoists from October 12 (today) against the Union Government’s move to intensify anti-Maoist operations. Neelmani said all Police stations in the insurgency-affected Districts would remain on a high alert.
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October - 12 
The armed Maoists raided and ransacked the house of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CP-M) Ghatbera Local Committee Secretary Chandan Singh Laya at Balarampur in Purulia District, reports PTI. They later set the house ablaze after failing to
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The armed Maoists raided and ransacked the house of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CP-M) Ghatbera Local Committee Secretary Chandan Singh Laya at Balarampur in Purulia District, reports PTI. They later set the house ablaze after failing to find him, Police said. The Maoist also shot at Chandrasekhar Singh, a member of the resistance committee, injuring him in the knee when they were attacked with bows and arrows by the village resistance committee.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on October 12 (today) blew up a stretch of railway track and set ablaze three trucks in Jharkhand as they began their two-day Jharkhand-Bihar shutdown on October 12-13. The shutdown is in protes
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on October 12 (today) blew up a stretch of railway track and set ablaze three trucks in Jharkhand as they began their two-day Jharkhand-Bihar shutdown on October 12-13. The shutdown is in protest against the Union Government’s move to intensify anti-Naxalite (left-wing extremist) operations. "They (Maoists) blew up a stretch of railway track around 2.30 am at Jharandih in the Coal belt Industrial Chord section in Dhanbad," Senior Public Relations Officer of the Dhanbad Rail Division, Amrendra Das, told PTI in Dhanbad. The Shaktipunj Express was held up due to blast, he added.
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October - 12 
The Maoists enforced the closure of hundreds of stone mining and crusher units situated in the vast stretch under Shikaripara block of Dumka District by putting up posters at various places in the Pindargarhia and Haripur Chowk, They warned the owner
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The Maoists enforced the closure of hundreds of stone mining and crusher units situated in the vast stretch under Shikaripara block of Dumka District by putting up posters at various places in the Pindargarhia and Haripur Chowk, They warned the owners of the stone mine and crusher units to support the shut down failing which they would have to face dire consequences.
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October - 12 
The Maoists exploded the telecom tower at Salaiya village in Aurangabad District on October 12. The Maoists also dug up a 15-metre stretch of a road at Chanda village, disrupting traffic between Deo and Dhibra. They left behind pamphlets, claiming re
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The Maoists exploded the telecom tower at Salaiya village in Aurangabad District on October 12. The Maoists also dug up a 15-metre stretch of a road at Chanda village, disrupting traffic between Deo and Dhibra. They left behind pamphlets, claiming responsibility for the incidents, official sources said.
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October - 12 
The Maoists have been observing a 48-hour shutdown beginning October 12 to protest the Union Government’s alleged efforts to put down their campaign by force.
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The Maoists have been observing a 48-hour shutdown beginning October 12 to protest the Union Government’s alleged efforts to put down their campaign by force.
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October - 12 
The Maoists raided a newly-built block office at Bandhu Bagicha under Chanan Police station in the same District and set ablaze important files and documents.
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The Maoists raided a newly-built block office at Bandhu Bagicha under Chanan Police station in the same District and set ablaze important files and documents.
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October - 12 
The State Government has received intelligence inputs that Maoists from neighbouring States have infiltrated into the State to foment trouble during voting for the Assembly elections, a senior Police official said, adds IANS.
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The State Government has received intelligence inputs that Maoists from neighbouring States have infiltrated into the State to foment trouble during voting for the Assembly elections, a senior Police official said, adds IANS.
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October - 12 
Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons in separate incidents at Binpur and Belpahari in West Midnapore District on October 12, the first day of the two-day bandh (shut down)
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Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons in separate incidents at Binpur and Belpahari in West Midnapore District on October 12, the first day of the two-day bandh (shut down) called by the Maoists. In the first incident, the bullet-riddled body of Kanai Murmu (44), a former gram panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) member of Jharkhand Party-Naren, was found beside a pond by local residents at Binpur's Salpatra. Murmu had been abducted from his home late on October 11. Murmu had joined the Gana Pratirodh Committee (an anti-Maoist Committee) and mobilized local youths against Maoists. In another incident at Belpahari's Madhupur, a group of six armed men killed Ananda Mahato (32) while he had gone to his field. Mahato used to be a Congress worker who later switched to Jharkhand Party-Aditya.
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October - 12 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Bhudhari Singh Baiga (40) and Kailash Baiga (35), were arrested along with two locally-made rifles while they were attending a local meeting of the outfit near Mataghat reg
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Bhudhari Singh Baiga (40) and Kailash Baiga (35), were arrested along with two locally-made rifles while they were attending a local meeting of the outfit near Mataghat region under Lanji Police Station in the Balaghat District on October 12, reports PTI. The Balaghat Superintendent of Police, H. C. Mishra, said some other persons at the meeting managed to escape. Mishra said these tribals of Balaghat District were members of the local Malajkhan Dalam (squad) and Police have been getting information about their activities for some time.
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October - 13 
Telegraph reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze three cellphone towers in the Banke Bazaar Police Station area of Gaya District on October 13. While two towers were set ablaze in Hussainganj village, the ot
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Telegraph reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze three cellphone towers in the Banke Bazaar Police Station area of Gaya District on October 13. While two towers were set ablaze in Hussainganj village, the other was set ablaze in Baltharwa. However, the Gaya District Superintendent of Police, Sushil Khopde, said only two towers were set ablaze - one each in Hussainganj and Baltharwa villages. According to reports, the extremists — numbering several dozens who carried sophisticated weapons — leisurely walked to the mobile phone towers, pumped oil out of the generators supplying power to the towers and poured the same oil all around before putting the equipment on fire.
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October - 13 
Hindustan Times reports that people in 22 polling stations in the Maoist-affected areas of the State, where poll officials could not reach on the polling day (October 13), will be given another opportunity to vote, the Chief Election Commissioner Nav
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Hindustan Times reports that people in 22 polling stations in the Maoist-affected areas of the State, where poll officials could not reach on the polling day (October 13), will be given another opportunity to vote, the Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla said in New Delhi. The Commission said the polling percentage in Maoist-affected Gadchiroli was 55 per cent and in adjoining Gondia it was 68 per cent.
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October - 13 
Over 100 Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres assembled at a block office building at Sangrampur in the Munger District and detonated dynamites blasting the construction in the morning of October 13 (today), officials said, according to
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Over 100 Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres assembled at a block office building at Sangrampur in the Munger District and detonated dynamites blasting the construction in the morning of October 13 (today), officials said, according to Times of India. Portions of the building collapsed in the powerful explosion which also destroyed furniture and gutted land revenue related documents. The Maoists also left pamphlets on the spot owning responsibility for the blast.
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October - 13 
Politburo member of the CPI-Maoist, Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, alleged on October 13 that the Bihar Police had arrested a Maoist ideologue and an agriculture scientist, Ravi Sharma, along with his wife on October 10. Sharma’s wife Anuradha was wor
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Politburo member of the CPI-Maoist, Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, alleged on October 13 that the Bihar Police had arrested a Maoist ideologue and an agriculture scientist, Ravi Sharma, along with his wife on October 10. Sharma’s wife Anuradha was working with the State Bank of India in Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, till recently, Kishan added. An unnamed senior Police officer confirmed that Ravi Sharma was arrested from a forest close to the Hazaribag National Park under Ichak Police Station on October 10, adds Times of India. Anuradha, chief of the Maoist women's wing Nari Mukti Sangh, Sharma was also arrested.
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October - 13 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed three Police personnel, including the security guard of senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Sudam Marandi, after a football match at Bandap village under Chandu
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed three Police personnel, including the security guard of senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Sudam Marandi, after a football match at Bandap village under Chandua Police Station in the Mayurbhanj District on October 13. Sudam Marandi, a former Member of Parliament, however, escaped unhurt, Police said. The Maoists attacked the Security Force personnel accompanying Marandi when they were leaving the tournament venue after distribution of prizes, Police said, adding that Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police Narayan Pradhan and two other Policemen were shot dead.
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October - 13 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire near Kasansur in Aheri block of Gadchiroli District shortly before polling commenced on October 13 (today). However, Security Forces did not return the fire as pa
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire near Kasansur in Aheri block of Gadchiroli District shortly before polling commenced on October 13 (today). However, Security Forces did not return the fire as part of a strategy since Maoists were not visible, Police said.
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October - 13 
PTI reports that two sympathisers of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Narayanan (32) and Chandru (28), were arrested while pasting posters relating to left-wing extremism in the Chikamagalur District on October 13.
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PTI reports that two sympathisers of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Narayanan (32) and Chandru (28), were arrested while pasting posters relating to left-wing extremism in the Chikamagalur District on October 13.
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October - 13 
Ranchi Express reports that two coal company officers of Amrapara in the Pakur District were shot dead by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, while they had gone for a morning walk, on October 13.
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Ranchi Express reports that two coal company officers of Amrapara in the Pakur District were shot dead by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, while they had gone for a morning walk, on October 13.
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October - 13 
The Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a school building in the Chatra District in the morning of October 13 (today), reports Times of India. "A group of armed Maoists packed dynamites inside the Nawadih Middle School and triggered t
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The Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a school building in the Chatra District in the morning of October 13 (today), reports Times of India. "A group of armed Maoists packed dynamites inside the Nawadih Middle School and triggered the blast, damaging its three rooms," Superintendent of Police (SP), D. B. Sharma, told reporters in Chatra. The Maoists have been observing a 48-hour shutdown beginning October 12 to protest the Union Government’s alleged efforts to put down their campaign by force.
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October - 13 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on October 13 opened fire on a pilgrims’ bus on G.T. Road at Isri in the Giridih District, injuring 12 passengers, reports Times of India. The extremists also lobbed a bomb on the bus which was
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on October 13 opened fire on a pilgrims’ bus on G.T. Road at Isri in the Giridih District, injuring 12 passengers, reports Times of India. The extremists also lobbed a bomb on the bus which was on way from Kolkata (capital of West Bengal) to Ajmer in Rajasthan.
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October - 13 
The Hindu reports that Maoists blew up a section of the rail track between Jogeshwar Bihar and Dania which resulted in damage to the overhead equipment. According to railway sources, a night patrolman had noticed a three-foot hole, presumably dug for
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The Hindu reports that Maoists blew up a section of the rail track between Jogeshwar Bihar and Dania which resulted in damage to the overhead equipment. According to railway sources, a night patrolman had noticed a three-foot hole, presumably dug for planting explosives, in the down track near the Karmabad station. Further, in the afternoon, a freight train was derailed near Mahua Milan in the Latehar District.
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October - 13 
The State Government on October 13 gave approval for raising 20 additional companies of the Jharkhand Jaguar, a special force of the Jharkhand Police constituted to tackle the Maoist insurgency, according to Times of India. The decision to raise addi
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The State Government on October 13 gave approval for raising 20 additional companies of the Jharkhand Jaguar, a special force of the Jharkhand Police constituted to tackle the Maoist insurgency, according to Times of India. The decision to raise additional companies was approved by the Advisory Council to Governor K. Sankaranarayanan as the State is under President's rule since January 19, 2009. Principal Secretary Aditya Swaroop said the Advisory Council approved recruitment of 22 officers each in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Inspector and Sub-Inspector. Besides, the force will have 53 assistant Sub-Inspectors, 145 junior Sub-Inspectors, 351 head Constables and 1,258 Constables. The Advisory Council also extended the age limit of woman Constable aspirants in the Jharkhand Police from 28 years to 30 years. As many as 20 companies of the Jharkhand Jaguar are currently deployed in the insurgency-affected areas of the State.
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October - 13 
Two MI-17 choppers and 450 troops were sent to Khamtala in the Gadchiroli District on October 13 to evacuate polling officers on duty, reports Times Now. The polling officers were struck in the post after being surrounded by cadres of the Communist P
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Two MI-17 choppers and 450 troops were sent to Khamtala in the Gadchiroli District on October 13 to evacuate polling officers on duty, reports Times Now. The polling officers were struck in the post after being surrounded by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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October - 15 
11 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers were arrested from Jakalkundi village under Kalimela Police Station in the Malkangiri District on October 15, reports The Hindu. According to Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Satyabrata
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11 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers were arrested from Jakalkundi village under Kalimela Police Station in the Malkangiri District on October 15, reports The Hindu. According to Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Satyabrata Bhoi, Police raided the village, situated at a distance of eight kilometres from Kalimela, to arrest a top Maoist who was hiding there. But a group of 11 tribals had allegedly accosted the Police with traditional arms like bows and arrows. Taking advantage of it, the Maoist leader allegedly managed to escape. Later, Police arrested the 11 sympathisers who had prevented the arrest.
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October - 15 
A court in national capital Delhi on October 15 sent Kobad Ghandy, a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), to 14 days of judicial custody, PTI reports. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sent 59-year-old Ghand
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A court in national capital Delhi on October 15 sent Kobad Ghandy, a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), to 14 days of judicial custody, PTI reports. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sent 59-year-old Ghandy to judicial custody till October 29 when he was produced before the court after the expiry of his Police custody. The court had on October 8 extended the Police remand of Ghandy by seven days to facilitate the Police to gather necessary evidence.
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October - 15 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at four polling stations in the Gadchiroli District where re-polling was completed on October 15, Police said, according to Times of India. The Maoists opened indiscriminate fi
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at four polling stations in the Gadchiroli District where re-polling was completed on October 15, Police said, according to Times of India. The Maoists opened indiscriminate fire at the Aeetalli polling station in the Kotni sub-district, said the Additional Superintendent of Police M. K. Sharma. "There were nearly 200 security personnel and we retaliated with firing in their direction. The attackers later withdrew from the area and polling was conducted peacefully," Sharma said. Later in the afternoon, the Maoists again started firing at the same polling station as the voting ended and the poll officials were preparing to leave. Sharma said the Security Forces returned fire and escorted the poll team to safety. Similar incidents of firing took place at polling stations in Burgi in Kotni sub-district, Tadgaon in Bhamragad sub-district and Korchi on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, Sharma added. Sharma said all the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and around 100 poll officials have been safely escorted by road or airlifted to the District headquarters. The Election Department had ordered re-polling in 22 polling stations in Aheri and Amori Assembly Constituencies. Legislative Assembly elections were held in Maharashtra on October 13.
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October - 15 
The CPI-Maoist on October 15 put up posters claiming responsibility for the killings of Dina Nath Saran, Executive Director of the Panem Coal Mine Project, and Senior Manager Sital Prasad while they were out on a walk on October 13, adds Telegraph. T
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The CPI-Maoist on October 15 put up posters claiming responsibility for the killings of Dina Nath Saran, Executive Director of the Panem Coal Mine Project, and Senior Manager Sital Prasad while they were out on a walk on October 13, adds Telegraph. The posters appeared in the Paharpur area under Amrapara and in the Gummamore and Kuscheera hamlets in Pakur and Gopikander administrative divisions in the Dumka District. The Pakur Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammed Neehal said the posters claimed the duo was killed because of their hostility towards villagers and the anti-people attitude of the Panem Coal Mines at Amrapara. The posters also asked villagers to keep away from the company.
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October - 15 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram clarified that helicopters will not be used for operations against the Maoists, Indian Express reports. "The helicopters will be primarily used for evacuation and transportation of security forces. They will not
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram clarified that helicopters will not be used for operations against the Maoists, Indian Express reports. "The helicopters will be primarily used for evacuation and transportation of security forces. They will not be used for any offensive action," he told reporters in Srinagar.
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October - 15 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on October 15 that the so-called armed liberation struggle of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has affected development efforts of the Government and private investors as they have been da
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on October 15 that the so-called armed liberation struggle of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has affected development efforts of the Government and private investors as they have been damaging infrastructure like railways and school buildings, according to PTI. "The so called armed liberation struggle, ostensibly meant to lead to betterment of the lives of the common citizen, especially the tribal people, has, in two days, set back development efforts of the government and private investors," the MHA said in a statement. The ministry said it would take many months to rebuild damaged roads, bridges, railway properties, telecom towers, block offices and school buildings and more resources would be provided for the purpose. Criticising the Maoist violence during their October 13-14 shutdown call, the MHA said the Maoists indulged in wanton killing and inflicted heavy damage on private and Government-owned infrastructural assets in 21 reported incidents, adds The Hindu. While 13 incidents were reported from Jharkhand, Bihar accounted for five incidents and three incidents were reported in West Bengal. As reported earlier, the Maoists had called for the shutdown in Jharkhand, Bihar and six Districts of West Bengal, to protest the alleged crackdown by the Security Forces.
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October - 15 
Times of India reports nine Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from the Bastar District, Police said on October 16. The arrests were made late in the night of October 15 at Babri Kokaobhata and Chamai villages of Bastar
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Times of India reports nine Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from the Bastar District, Police said on October 16. The arrests were made late in the night of October 15 at Babri Kokaobhata and Chamai villages of Bastar. "The arrested people were active members of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). We have recovered four pistols and Maoist literature from them," the Superintendent of Police (Bastar), P. Sundaraj, told reporters. He said the Police were interrogating them for their alleged role in several killings and robberies in the area. Police claim that the forested Bastar region spanning about 40,000 square kilometres is home to nearly 10,000 Maoist insurgents, who have access to rocket launchers and mortars apart from smaller firearms.
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October - 15 
Two Maoists, allegedly involved in the killing of Special Branch Inspector Francis Indwar, were arrested by the Ranchi Police on October 15, according to Times of India. Vikesh Das alias Vikeshji (22) and Sudhakarji (40) of Haramlohar under Tamar Pol
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Two Maoists, allegedly involved in the killing of Special Branch Inspector Francis Indwar, were arrested by the Ranchi Police on October 15, according to Times of India. Vikesh Das alias Vikeshji (22) and Sudhakarji (40) of Haramlohar under Tamar Police Station were arrested on their way home. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Praveen Kumar, said the duo has revealed the number of Maoists and the group involved in murdering the officer. "During interrogation, they have revealed that the group of Kishore Munda and six Maoists had brought Indwar to Raisa More by tractor and beheaded him at the order of their commander Kundan Pahan," he added. "Vital clues have been received by the arrest of the two active members of the squad, including the list of supporters and informers, especially those who played an important role in the kidnapping and murder of the slain cop," the SSP further said, adding, "Both the Maoists were named accused in the encounter that took place during the search for the slain inspector and the one that took place after the killing and they have even confirmed that two of their senior comrades have been shot. They have revealed that as police had launched an intensive combing-cum-search operation in the area to rescue the slain Policeman, these Maoists were continuously getting information about the movement from their sympathizers in each village and kept shifting their hostage from one place to another." Indwar was beheaded by the Maoists on October 6 after being abducted from Hembrom Bazaar under Arki Police Station on September 30.
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October - 16 
A top leader of the CPI-Maoist supported People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) was arrested from his Hooghly hideout in the night of October 16, reports Times of India. Police said Sibu Murmu was wanted for sedition and murder. Sibu, th
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A top leader of the CPI-Maoist supported People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) was arrested from his Hooghly hideout in the night of October 16, reports Times of India. Police said Sibu Murmu was wanted for sedition and murder. Sibu, the secretary of PCPA's Bankura wing, had been absconding since the Security Forces started operations in Jangalmahal in June 2009. Police said he was sheltered by his elder brother Shankar Murmu at the latter's residence at Dihibagnan Adibasipara in the Hooghly District. "In the past two months, we managed to nab at least 25 senior and influential leaders of the tribal outfit. It is a major setback for them," said an unnamed senior Police officer.
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October - 16 
The Bihar Government is revising its existing surrender and rehabilitation policy for the Maoists to make it more attractive to lure more insurgents from the CPI-Maoist to lay down arms and join the mainstream, Police officials said on October 16. Of
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The Bihar Government is revising its existing surrender and rehabilitation policy for the Maoists to make it more attractive to lure more insurgents from the CPI-Maoist to lay down arms and join the mainstream, Police officials said on October 16. Officials said the Government felt the growing need to revise its surrender policy following an alarming rise in incidents of Maoist violence in the recent months. “The new surrender policy will incorporate some facilities to those who shun violence and join the social mainstream”, the Director General of Police (DGP), Anand Shankar, said. “It (the policy) will be better attuned to needs and open to new idea”, the DGP added. The existing surrender policy provides for a financial support of INR 200000 and additional payment of INR 100000 if surrendered along with arms. It also provides for a monthly stipend of INR 3000 and free education to children but this has failed to attract the Maoists so far. In the last four years since this policy came into being, less than 200 Maoists have surrendered in Bihar.
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October - 17 
A makeshift structure, once used by the state irrigation department, was blown up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Bansua village near Sonua block (administrative division) in the West Singhbhum District in the night of O
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A makeshift structure, once used by the state irrigation department, was blown up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Bansua village near Sonua block (administrative division) in the West Singhbhum District in the night of October 17, reports Telegraph. Confirming the incident, West Singhbhum SP Akhilesh Kumar Jha said the structure had been put up six years ago, but was abandoned later. “The incident took place past midnight, but we only got to know of it early this morning. We immediately started long-range patrolling in Sonua and Goelkera jungles as well as combing operations in Bansua village to apprehend the rebels responsible,” Jha added. He also said that Police or paramilitary forces had never used the structure for anti-insurgency operations in Saranda or Sonua. He said the extremists might have blown up the structure anticipating its use by the Police in future. Further, an intelligence source said, “Right from the time the Naxalites entered Saranda forest nine years ago, they have blown up each and every forest guesthouse in the area. They wanted to ensure that the police or paramilitary forces did not use forest guesthouses or lodges to take shelter.”
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October - 17 
According to a delayed report, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) expelled Tukaram Rajaram Kerami, chairperson of Korchi Panchayat Samiti (local self government body) from his village Bellargondi in Gadchiroli District of Octo
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According to a delayed report, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) expelled Tukaram Rajaram Kerami, chairperson of Korchi Panchayat Samiti (local self government body) from his village Bellargondi in Gadchiroli District of October 17, Times of India reported. Police said a group of around 35 armed Maoists reached village Bellargondi late in the night and summoned a meeting of all villagers at the main square. Kerami along with all other family members were taken to the meeting place where Maoists announced a diktat of expulsion of Kerami family out of village on charges of allowing his son to join the Police forces.
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October - 17 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) made an unsuccessful bid to abduct a former Naxalite (left-wing extremist) of the Prathigatana group of the Communist Party of India- Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML-Prathigatana) in the Saravaipeta
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) made an unsuccessful bid to abduct a former Naxalite (left-wing extremist) of the Prathigatana group of the Communist Party of India- Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML-Prathigatana) in the Saravaipeta village under Mahadevpur mandal (administrative division) of Karimnagar District in the night of October 17. Reports said three Maoists went to the house of former Prathigatana dalam (squad) member Srinivas and demanded him to escort them into the forests. However, Srinivas is reported to have escaped under the cover of darkness with the support of villagers. Later, the Maoists left the village warning the Police informers to mend their ways.
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October - 17 
Mahendrakumar Narote (26) was dragged out of his house and killed by a group of Maoists in Kulbhatti village under Dhanora tehsil (revenue division) in the same District on October 17. The Maoists took him to nearby jungle and slit his throat with a
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Mahendrakumar Narote (26) was dragged out of his house and killed by a group of Maoists in Kulbhatti village under Dhanora tehsil (revenue division) in the same District on October 17. The Maoists took him to nearby jungle and slit his throat with a sharp weapon. Sources said that Narote was a painter and had come back to his village recently after a four-month stay in Chhattisgarh.
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October - 18 
More than 50 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have sneaked into Madhya Pradesh's insurgency-affected Balaghat District from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra after the Security Forces targeted them in the two States, the Balaghat
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More than 50 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have sneaked into Madhya Pradesh's insurgency-affected Balaghat District from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra after the Security Forces targeted them in the two States, the Balaghat Superintendent of Police, H. C. Mishra, told PTI. "We have received reports of over 50 Naxals entering the District," he stated.
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October - 18 
The Hindu reports that one person, identified as Sheetal Hembram, was hacked to death by unidentified assailants, suspected to be cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District late on October
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The Hindu reports that one person, identified as Sheetal Hembram, was hacked to death by unidentified assailants, suspected to be cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District late on October 18. Hembram had reportedly witnessed the murder of a member of the Jharkhand Party-Naren faction two months back and the Police suspect that Hembram was killed since he might have identified the assailants. The District’s Police Superintendent, Manoj Kumar Verma, told The Hindu over telephone on October 19, “Investigation has been initiated. Though prima facie it appears to be a Maoist killing, we are also not ruling out a political angle.”
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October - 18 
Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) stabbed to death Birju Kiranga (32) from Kothi village in the Etapalli division of Gadchiroli District in the midnight of October 18 alleging him of being a Police
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Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) stabbed to death Birju Kiranga (32) from Kothi village in the Etapalli division of Gadchiroli District in the midnight of October 18 alleging him of being a Police informer. Around 50 Maoists were involved in the killing, Police sources claimed.
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October - 19 
A businessman, identified as Mahendra Prasad Mittal, was killed by a Naxalite (left wing extremist) leader in Lohardaga District on October 19, reports Times of India. Police said on October 20 that the man who killed businessman Mahendra Prasad Mitt
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A businessman, identified as Mahendra Prasad Mittal, was killed by a Naxalite (left wing extremist) leader in Lohardaga District on October 19, reports Times of India. Police said on October 20 that the man who killed businessman Mahendra Prasad Mittal in Lohardaga on October 19 was Manjitji, an ‘area commander’ of the recently formed Chhattisgarh-Jharkhand Simant Committee (CJSC) – a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) - and a close aide of the CJSC chief Sanjay Yadav. "Mittal was shot dead by Manjit at his office. His brother Narendra said he did not have any threat to his life. But investigation has revealed that Mittal had been threatened a number of times by Manjit and his group," said Subodh Prasad, Lohardaga Superintendent of Police, adding, that Mittal and his business associates had never taken Police into confidence on such issues.
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October - 19 
A joint Police team of Dumka and Pakur Districts on October 19 arrested six persons in connection with the Maoist posters put up recently claiming the responsibility of killing two top-ranking officials of the Panem coal mine, reports Times of India.
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A joint Police team of Dumka and Pakur Districts on October 19 arrested six persons in connection with the Maoist posters put up recently claiming the responsibility of killing two top-ranking officials of the Panem coal mine, reports Times of India. In the posters put up at different places in the Amrapara and Gopikandar block (administrative division) areas a couple of days after the incident, the Maoists had taken the responsibility of killing the two Panem officials for their alleged role in exploiting the displaced persons where the coal mine is situated. The arrested persons were identified as Nandlal Bhagat, Bablu Bhagat and Gopin Murmu of Kuschira village under the Gopikandar police station of the District and Sunil Bhagat, Ganpati Rajak and Vrindavan Pandit of Amrapara. As reported earlier, the executive director of the Panem coal mine, D Saran, and assistant mining manager Sheetal Prasad, shot dead by the suspected Maoists on October 12 while they went for a morning walk.
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October - 19 
A local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Satya Ruidas, who was abducted by the Maoists on October 13 remained untraced. There were also incidents of houses of CPI-M supporters being ransacked and set ablaze by groups of
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A local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Satya Ruidas, who was abducted by the Maoists on October 13 remained untraced. There were also incidents of houses of CPI-M supporters being ransacked and set ablaze by groups of suspected Maoists.
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October - 19 
A suspected Maoist, Lakshiram Soren, was arrested from a forested area of Garbeta.
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A suspected Maoist, Lakshiram Soren, was arrested from a forested area of Garbeta.
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October - 19 
ANI reports that suspected Maoists have damaged scores of school buildings in Narayanpur. “Under Narayanpur district around 77 concrete buildings were either damaged or demolished. We are continuing schools in alternative buildings made of tin-shades
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ANI reports that suspected Maoists have damaged scores of school buildings in Narayanpur. “Under Narayanpur district around 77 concrete buildings were either damaged or demolished. We are continuing schools in alternative buildings made of tin-shades,” said H. R. Gourela, Deputy Commissioner of the Scheduled Tribe Welfare and Development Department of Narayanpur District. Maoists frequently made demand on the education department authorities to put with a percentage of resources given to them to improve the infrastructure of the schools, the report added.
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October - 19 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Uke Saraiah (60), husband of Ooke Sammakka, chief of the Lingala Panchayat (village-level local self-government institution) under Tadvai administrative division in Warangal District o
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Uke Saraiah (60), husband of Ooke Sammakka, chief of the Lingala Panchayat (village-level local self-government institution) under Tadvai administrative division in Warangal District on October 19, reports Express Buzz. Uke Saraiah was also a local leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). Eight armed Maoists came to Saraiah’s house at midnight and asked him to come out on the pretext of talking to him. They later assaulted him alleging that he has been informing Police about the movement of Maoists in and around the village. Later, they shot him dead.
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October - 19 
Police forces from Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh will be pooled together soon for joint operations to fight the Maoists in the border areas of the three States, said Maharashtra’s Police chief S. S Virk. “What is contemplated here is
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Police forces from Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh will be pooled together soon for joint operations to fight the Maoists in the border areas of the three States, said Maharashtra’s Police chief S. S Virk. “What is contemplated here is a joint operation, and I think we should see better operations in time to come,” Virk said at an Idea Exchange discussion organised by Indian Express in Mumbai on October 16, adding, that a specialised anti-Maoist training facility for the Maharashtra Police was also on the anvil and men were already being trained at the Greyhounds Academy in Andhra Pradesh. Virk said special emphasis is being placed on building expertise to fight the Maoists as the Maharashtra Police is at present not equipped for the job.
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October - 19 
The Bihar Inspector General of Police (Operations) K. S. Dwivedi told Indian Express that operations against the Maoists will intensify while tougher laws would be applied against those in custody. “We have enforced Unlawful Prevention Activities Pre
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The Bihar Inspector General of Police (Operations) K. S. Dwivedi told Indian Express that operations against the Maoists will intensify while tougher laws would be applied against those in custody. “We have enforced Unlawful Prevention Activities Prevention Act against ultras, ensuring five years’ jail for them. We will soon enforce Section 121 (waging war against the state) of the Indian Penal Code against them. They may well face sedition charges,” Dwivedi said. He added that Police treated Maoists as hardcore criminals and had been pressing for speedy trials against them. Of 274 Maoists facing trials since 2007, 10 have been awarded death sentence and 22 life sentence in the State, he stated. He also sought at least 20 extra battalions of the Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs) for anti-Maoist operations. At present, a 400-member Special Task Force, 23 companies of the Central Reserve Police Force, 16 Bihar Military Police battalions and 7,000 Special Auxiliary Police personnel, besides the usual Police forces, are tackling Maoists in the State.
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October - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have held up construction work at more than 350 road sites in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, an official said on October 19. “At least 350 road construction projects under Prime Minister's Rural Ro
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have held up construction work at more than 350 road sites in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, an official said on October 19. “At least 350 road construction projects under Prime Minister's Rural Roads Scheme were held up in Maoist violence-hit Bastar region, mainly in Dantewada, Bijapur and Kanker Districts. It is difficult to continue the work due to violence,” an official in the panchayat (village-level local self Government institution) and rural development department told IANS. The projects amounted to INR 10 billion. The contractors had told District Police authorities that they were finding it difficult to carry on construction work due to Maoist intervention. According to Police, the Maoists have set ablaze at least 65 vehicles in 2009 alone in Bastar that were engaged in road construction projects. Several officials and workers who were carrying out construction work were abducted by the extremists and set free only after they guaranteed not to return to work.
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October - 19 
The CPI-Maoist cadres set ablaze two vehicles of a local Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader at Kurund village in Latehar District, police said on October 20, according to PTI. A group of armed Maoists reached the house of JMM's Latehar District youth Pres
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The CPI-Maoist cadres set ablaze two vehicles of a local Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader at Kurund village in Latehar District, police said on October 20, according to PTI. A group of armed Maoists reached the house of JMM's Latehar District youth President Amrit Joi Kujur in the night of October 19 and used inflammable substance to set ablaze his tractor. Kujur, however, was not at home. The Maoists also took away his jeep to Gumla where they set it ablaze, sources said.
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October - 20 
Director-General of Police R.R. Girish Kumar admitted that there was “some spurt” in Maoists’ activities in the State and assured that Police were taking adequate steps to meet the threat. At a press conference in Hyderabad, he said some incidents ha
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Director-General of Police R.R. Girish Kumar admitted that there was “some spurt” in Maoists’ activities in the State and assured that Police were taking adequate steps to meet the threat. At a press conference in Hyderabad, he said some incidents had occurred and the Police were aware of the developments in north Telangana and on the borders of the neighbouring States.
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October - 20 
IANS reports that the armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on October 20 set ablaze two vehicles in a forested hamlet of Korchatola in Rajnandgaon District bordering Maharashtra, Police said. The vehicles belonged to a pri
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IANS reports that the armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on October 20 set ablaze two vehicles in a forested hamlet of Korchatola in Rajnandgaon District bordering Maharashtra, Police said. The vehicles belonged to a private contractor who was building a road under the Prime Minister’s Rural Roads Scheme.
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October - 20 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided Sankrail Police Station in West Midnapore District on October 20 and shot dead two Police officers and kidnapped the officer-in-charge of the Police Station. They also
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided Sankrail Police Station in West Midnapore District on October 20 and shot dead two Police officers and kidnapped the officer-in-charge of the Police Station. They also looted INR 923,000 from a bank located nearby. The Maoists numbering around 50, including some women, arrived in two groups on motorcycles and headed for the Police Station and the State Bank of India branch nearby, Police said. At the Police Station, they opened fire killing the second officer Dibakar Bhattacharya and abducted Officer-In-Charge Atindranath Dutta and an Assistant Sub-Inspector Swapan Roy, sources said. The body of Roy was later found from a swamp some distance away, they said, adding, the Maoists took away all the arms and ammunition at the Police Station. Times of India adds that the Maoists left behind posters demanding the release of the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Chhatradhar Mahato and withdrawal of Security Forces from Lalgarh. The CPI-Maoist politburo member, Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan, claimed responsibility for the strike. "The Police officer is in our custody. He will be killed if any attempt is made by security forces to follow our comrades," he said in a statement later.
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October - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) on October 20 recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from an Adivasi (tribal)-dominated area in Kokrajhar District, raising worries that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) could have infiltrated much deeper into
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Security Forces (SFs) on October 20 recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from an Adivasi (tribal)-dominated area in Kokrajhar District, raising worries that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) could have infiltrated much deeper into the region, according to Telegraph. The arms were found at Shoshanghutu near Mornai tea estate under Gossaigaon police station in the Kokrajhar District. Three persons, Amit Hembrum, Soreken Murmu and Tirthi Tudu, suspected to be members of the Santali Tiger Force (STF) were also arrested in this connection. The recovery includes one AK-47 series rifle, two Bulgarian-made 9 mm pistols, one 7.65 US-made pistol, one country-made carbine, a 15 kilograms improvised explosive devices (IED), 2 kilograms gunpowder, 120 live ammunition, six magazines and 28 gelatine sticks. “The Maoists are known to be trying to spread their wings in the state with the help of other Adivasi militants groups, including the STF”, said a senior Police official. As reported earlier, the STF had snatched two SLR rifles from Police personnel at Champa bazaar in Chirang District on October 12, 2009.
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October - 20 
Speaking to Times Now, Koteshwar Rao said the Maoists have launched their biggest ever offensive called Operation Venus in retaliation to the West Bengal Government's offensive against them. Rao also said they would arm people if the Government incre
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Speaking to Times Now, Koteshwar Rao said the Maoists have launched their biggest ever offensive called Operation Venus in retaliation to the West Bengal Government's offensive against them. Rao also said they would arm people if the Government increases its offensive.
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October - 20 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is forcibly conscripting children in southern Chhattisgarh and exhorting villagers to provide five boys or girls from every village to be recruited into their ranks, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is forcibly conscripting children in southern Chhattisgarh and exhorting villagers to provide five boys or girls from every village to be recruited into their ranks, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on October 20, according to IANS. "The information reveals the real face of Naxals (Maoists), who not only kill children but also put them in great danger by recruiting them in their armed squads to carry out their violent activities," a ministry statement said, adding, "The government condemns this despicable act on the part of Naxals and reiterates its commitment to control their diabolical activities."
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October - 20 
The Hindu reports that a 16-year-old girl, who was a militia member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), surrendered before the Superintendent of Police Vineet Brij Lal in Visakhapatnam on October 20. Pongi Sillo alias Lalita was give
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The Hindu reports that a 16-year-old girl, who was a militia member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), surrendered before the Superintendent of Police Vineet Brij Lal in Visakhapatnam on October 20. Pongi Sillo alias Lalita was given the name of Chinnari when she was with the Galikonda dalam (squad), belongs to the Kondu tribe and a native of Jerrela Kotturu in G. K. Veedhi mandal (administrative division) in the District.
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October - 20 
The Hindu reports that two persons were arrested from Berhampur railway station on October 20 by a Police team from Gajapati District for their alleged links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). A motorcycle with Andhra Pradesh regi
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The Hindu reports that two persons were arrested from Berhampur railway station on October 20 by a Police team from Gajapati District for their alleged links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). A motorcycle with Andhra Pradesh registration number was seized from them. The arrestees were identified as Sumant Majhi and Andreo Majhi of Lamdang village under Adaba Police Station in Gajapati District.
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October - 20 
The Union Government on October 20 reiterated that it is ready to start a process of holding dialogue with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) provided the outfit called a halt to violence, The Hindu reports. The Union Home Minister P. C
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The Union Government on October 20 reiterated that it is ready to start a process of holding dialogue with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) provided the outfit called a halt to violence, The Hindu reports. The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the Government would be willing to start a process “through which the State government[s] concerned and the Central government can hold talks with them [CPI-Maoist] on any issue that concerns them and the people they claim to represent.” He noted that the only hurdle in holding talks with the CPI -Maoist was the violence that stalked the areas in which they operated. He pointed out that recent statements made by the CPI-Maoist leaders Muppala Laxman Rao (Ganapathy) and Mallojula Koteshwar Rao (Kishenji) justified violence and armed struggle. He revealed that in 2009 alone, the CPI-Maoist had caused 183 violent attacks on economic targets, including railway tracks, telephone towers, power plants, mines, school buildings and panchayat (village level local self Government institution) bhavans (buildings). There were at least 21 acts of violence during the two-day shut down called by the Maoists on October 13-14, he added. The Government was also concerned about the real issues that affected people – food security, land and forest rights, education, health and justice, he pointed out. The Minister made the offer in a letter to the former Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) Speaker, Rabi Ray, who along with other members of civil society, under the banner of newly-launched Citizens Initiative for Peace, had urged the Government to begin a dialogue with the CPI-Maoist and stop the offensive against Naxalites (left-wing extremists) in some States.
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October - 20 
Three persons were killed and six others critically injured when the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked Rajpur village in the Chatra District in the early morning of October 20 (today). The dead, identified as Umesh Mali, he
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Three persons were killed and six others critically injured when the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked Rajpur village in the Chatra District in the early morning of October 20 (today). The dead, identified as Umesh Mali, head of a Sastra People's Morcha (SPM), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, Umesh Singh Bhokta, a local leader of the Lokjanshakti Party, and Ranjit Rajjak, were watching a cultural programme near Rajpur Middle School at around 2am (IST), when a group of armed Maoists fired on them, District Superintendent of Police Deo Bihari Sharma said. The condition of all the injured, including a Police driver, is stated to be critical, he said. Samay Live, however, put the death toll at four.
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October - 21 
According to the Gaya Superintendent of Police Sushil Khopde, the Police received a tip-off about extremists organising a training camp in the forests. The Security Forces were rushed to the forested area and a gun battle ensued. Khopde said though n
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According to the Gaya Superintendent of Police Sushil Khopde, the Police received a tip-off about extremists organising a training camp in the forests. The Security Forces were rushed to the forested area and a gun battle ensued. Khopde said though no actual count of ammunition was made, SFs are believed to have fired more than hundred rounds forcing the extremists to retreat. No casualty was reported on either side, he added.
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October - 21 
Earlier, assuring "total safety" of the abducted Police officer, Kishanji announced that Dutta will be treated like "any other prisoner-of-war" until the State Government accedes to the Maoist demands. Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from an und
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Earlier, assuring "total safety" of the abducted Police officer, Kishanji announced that Dutta will be treated like "any other prisoner-of-war" until the State Government accedes to the Maoist demands. Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from an undisclosed location in the District’s Lalgarh region on October 21, Kishanji said: "Since we are at war with the State, we have to abide by the rules of warfare and take hostages. But we will take care of Mr. Dutta and even welcome his father and wife to come and stay with him till the State Government makes up its mind." The Maoists have demanded the release of all the tribal women arrested by the Police over the last five months for suspected Maoist links, as well as the withdrawal of SFs from the District against the release of the Police officer.
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October - 21 
PTI reports that an action squad member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with Police in the Kompelli-Asnanpalli area of Warangal District late in the night of October 21. Two other extremists, however, ma
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PTI reports that an action squad member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with Police in the Kompelli-Asnanpalli area of Warangal District late in the night of October 21. Two other extremists, however, managed to escape. A 9 mm pistol was recovered from the incident site, a Police official said.
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October - 21 
PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a state-run primary school at Gerua village Banka District in the morning of October 21 (today). Over 100 extremists surrounded the building at around 2.30am and used dynamites
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PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a state-run primary school at Gerua village Banka District in the morning of October 21 (today). Over 100 extremists surrounded the building at around 2.30am and used dynamites to trigger the explosion, Police said. The roofs of the three-room school caved in due to the explosion. The school was adjacent to the Sangrampur block (administrative division) office which was blown up by the Maoists last week. The district administration had earlier planned to set up a Police post at the school, the report added.
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October - 21 
Telegraph reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and the Security Forces (SFs) exchanged fire in Barsudhi forest under the Barachatti Police Station area near Bihar-Jharkhand border, some 50 kilometres from Gaya
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Telegraph reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and the Security Forces (SFs) exchanged fire in Barsudhi forest under the Barachatti Police Station area near Bihar-Jharkhand border, some 50 kilometres from Gaya, in the morning of October 21. The encounter lasted for 90 minutes and the two sides reportedly fired several hundred rounds, with more than a hundred rounds being fired by the Policemen alone.
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October - 21 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on October 21 arrested three Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres after a gun battle in the Gaya District. Acting on a tip off, the CRPF troops began combing a forest under Barachatti Police stat
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on October 21 arrested three Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres after a gun battle in the Gaya District. Acting on a tip off, the CRPF troops began combing a forest under Barachatti Police station and an encounter followed soon after. "Three activists surrendered, who were hiding in the fields when we launched a search operation. On interrogation they confessed they had relations with Maoists and were helping them with arms and ammunition," said the CRPF Commandant Vijay Kumar. "We recovered huge quantity of items like wireless sets, explosives which had timer devices, ammunition and uniform," he added. As reported earlier, armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist and the Security Forces exchanged fire in Barsudhi forest under the Barachatti Police Station area near Bihar-Jharkhand border, some 50 kilometres from Gaya, in the morning of October 21.
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October - 21 
The Hindu reports that two top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Subhas Mambalaka (22) and Narasingha Mambalaka (25), were arrested from the dense forests of Bisamkatak area near the Halma village in Rayagada D
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The Hindu reports that two top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Subhas Mambalaka (22) and Narasingha Mambalaka (25), were arrested from the dense forests of Bisamkatak area near the Halma village in Rayagada District during combing operations on October 21. The Rayagada Superintendent of Police A. K. Singh said both of them were involved in the attack on the Dangasorada Police outpost in Rayagada District in 2007.
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October - 21 
The West Bengal Government said it was ready to negotiate with the Maoists if there was any concrete proposal from them for the release of Dutta after his family met Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, reports PTI. "The Government is ready to hol
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The West Bengal Government said it was ready to negotiate with the Maoists if there was any concrete proposal from them for the release of Dutta after his family met Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, reports PTI. "The Government is ready to hold negotiations with the Maoists if they give any concrete proposal. But all their conditions as told to the media cannot be accepted," Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborty told reporters. "We also have to keep in mind that the Maoists shot dead two Police officers at the Sankrail police station in cold blood, besides kidnapping the officer-in-charge (Atindranath Dutta)," he added.
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October - 22 
Express Buzz reports that the Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on October 22 ruled out any talks with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the prevailing condition, saying that he is not hopeful of any positive outcome from such a
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Express Buzz reports that the Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on October 22 ruled out any talks with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the prevailing condition, saying that he is not hopeful of any positive outcome from such a dialogue. The Maoists are following the path of violence not only in Orissa but also in other States, he noted. "Until they shun violence and follow law of the land, I cannot see how talks can take place," he told journalists after returning from a four-day visit to the national capital New Delhi. Naveen said that his Government was open to talks with the Maoists for the last several years "but they never came forward." "Not only in our State, now they are indulging in crime, murder and terrible acts in other parts of the country also," Patnaik said.
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October - 22 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) freed the abducted Police officer Atindranath Dutta in the Domohini forest near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District in the evening of October 22 in the presence of a group of jour
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) freed the abducted Police officer Atindranath Dutta in the Domohini forest near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District in the evening of October 22 in the presence of a group of journalists. The Maoists had abducted Dutta after attacking the Sankrail Police Station in West Midnapore District on October 20. The news of the Maoists’ decision to release Dutta was announced in the afternoon after 14 tribal women and nine men were granted conditional bail by the District Sessions Court in Midnapore. The Maoists were demanding the immediate release of all elderly tribal women arrested for suspected Maoist links in exchange for freeing Dutta. A group of journalists was taken to an undisclosed spot in the Domohini forest so that Dutta could be released before the media.
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October - 22 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on October 22 rejected the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishenji’s claim that the abducted West Bengal Police officer Atindranath Dutta (who has since been re
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on October 22 rejected the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishenji’s claim that the abducted West Bengal Police officer Atindranath Dutta (who has since been released) was a "prisoner of war", reports The Hindu. He, however, said the political view of the Naxalites (left-wing extremists) could be accommodated in a democratic system. "They are using words like PoW [Prisoner of War]. We reject that, [it is] unacceptable in a democratic and republic system. We can never accept the theory of an armed liberation struggle and of guerrilla war," he told journalists in Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand. "Let me assume that the CPI (Maoist) has a particular political view. That view can also be accommodated in the democratic system. So, within a democratic system, there are ways in which causes can be advocated and grievances redressed. But violence is no answer," he added. Asked how he differentiated between the Maoists and insurgents of the northeast and Jammu and Kashmir separatists, when all of them indulged in violence, he said the context should be understood. "One key difference is [while] others ask for secession or separate States, the Maoists are not asking for separate States."
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October - 22 
PTI reports that Security Forces (SFs) opened fire on cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who were to produce the abducted Police officer Atindranath Dutta before the media at Lakhanpur village in West Midnapore District in the
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PTI reports that Security Forces (SFs) opened fire on cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who were to produce the abducted Police officer Atindranath Dutta before the media at Lakhanpur village in West Midnapore District in the morning of October 22. The CPI-Maoist leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishenji told PTI that he has asked the SFs to stop the firing otherwise Dutta, the officer-in-charge of Sankrail Police Station who was abducted on October 20, would be beheaded.
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October - 23 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on October 23 reiterated the offer of talks to the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) if it gave up violence, reports The Hindu. "They have to abjure violence and then we can work out the process [of t
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on October 23 reiterated the offer of talks to the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) if it gave up violence, reports The Hindu. "They have to abjure violence and then we can work out the process [of talks] and we will advise the State governments to talk to them. But first they have to abjure violence," he said. On the grant of bail to suspected women Naxal (left wing extremist) cadres which finally led to Maoists releasing the abducted police officer, Atindranath Dutta on October 22, Chidambaram said: "This is a decision that West Bengal is competent to take. I am not required to advise the State government one way or the other." Further, he said the country was passing through a difficult phase in terms of cross-border terror, the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the northeast and left-wing extremism in various States. On terror funding, Chidambaram said the Government tracked three or four cases where suspicion had arisen of funds being used to finance terrorists, adding, "They are under investigation."
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October - 23 
PTI reports that three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) involved in many crimes including murder were arrested from forest areas under Gudari Police Station in Rayagada District on October 23 during a combing operation by th
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PTI reports that three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) involved in many crimes including murder were arrested from forest areas under Gudari Police Station in Rayagada District on October 23 during a combing operation by the Police, Superintendent of Police A. K. Singh told reporters in Rayagada. The trio belonging to Bansadhara committee of the Maoists was involved in a number of criminal offences, including murder, arson, violent attacks and loot and extortion, he said.
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October - 23 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted and killed two former cadres of a rival outfit, Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), at Chando village of Palamau District in the night of October 23, according to PTI. Sources said
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted and killed two former cadres of a rival outfit, Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), at Chando village of Palamau District in the night of October 23, according to PTI. Sources said that about 20 suspected Maoists abducted Pappu Singh and Mohammad Ansari from their houses and shot them on the outskirts of the village. The bodies were recovered this morning, Police said, adding a note left by the killers accused the duo of working as Police informers. Refuting the allegations, Police said Singh and Ansari were earlier cadres of another Naxal outfit, the TPC. The CPI-Maoist is engaged with a turf war with the TPC.
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October - 23 
Swami Arupananda, a Hindu cleric, claimed he received a letter from the Maoists, threatening to kill him like they killed the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, reports IANS.
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Swami Arupananda, a Hindu cleric, claimed he received a letter from the Maoists, threatening to kill him like they killed the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, reports IANS.
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October - 23 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has pledged support for another armed struggle by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka for an independent Eelam, Asian Tribune reported on October 23. A Website (thatstamil.oneindia
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has pledged support for another armed struggle by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka for an independent Eelam, Asian Tribune reported on October 23. A Website (thatstamil.oneindia.in) quoted the CPI-Maoist General Secretary Muppala Lakshmana Rao alias Ganapathi as having told a pro-Naxalite (left wing extremist) Website in an interview that the Eelam struggle has not died down with the killing of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, adding, "It is still alive and we shall support it with arms. The battle for Tamil Eelam is not lost yet. Eelam will blossom one day if all the (Tamil) groups come together and, with changed strategies, resume the struggle". He further said: "We shall smuggle in sophisticated arms in ultra-modern boats to the rebels to revive the armed struggle in Sri Lanka and nobody can stop us. We are formed groups for this". Admitting that the Eelam struggle has suffered a big setback, maybe a virtual defeat with the elimination of the LTTE, Ganapathi said, "The Eelam movement has now become rudderless, but the thirst for freedom has not died down among the Eelam Tamils". The Maoist leader also said, "We are not only willing to extend all help the Eelam Tamils achieve their independence but also guide leaders of resistance movements on how to achieve the goal of a Democratic People's Republic of Tamil Eelam". He denied having received any arms training from the LTTE and added, "but we always supported their struggle". He said "we did receive training from the renegades of the LTTE in the early 1980s, but not in recent times".
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October - 24 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram disclosed on October 24 that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was acquiring arms through Bangladesh, Myanmar and possibly Nepal, reports PTI. There was no evidence of any money flowing in from ab
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram disclosed on October 24 that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was acquiring arms through Bangladesh, Myanmar and possibly Nepal, reports PTI. There was no evidence of any money flowing in from abroad to the Maoists but "there is certainly evidence of weapons being smuggled from abroad through Myanmar or Bangladesh" and possibly Nepal, he stated.
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October - 24 
A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested during a Police raid at Akbatrpur market in the Rohtas District, the Superintendent of Police, Vikas Vaibhav, said on October 25, reports The Hindu. Acting on a tip off, Police
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A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested during a Police raid at Akbatrpur market in the Rohtas District, the Superintendent of Police, Vikas Vaibhav, said on October 25, reports The Hindu. Acting on a tip off, Police raided a house in the night of October 24 and arrested the extremist, he said. The arrestee later confessed to being involved in an encounter with the Police in the District in June 2009, Vaibhav added.
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October - 24 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) visited three villages - Koodlu in the Udupi District, Melugadde in Shimoga District and Uluvadi in the Sringeri taluk (administrative division) of Chikmagalur District - on October 24, repor
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) visited three villages - Koodlu in the Udupi District, Melugadde in Shimoga District and Uluvadi in the Sringeri taluk (administrative division) of Chikmagalur District - on October 24, reports Mangalorean.com. The Maoists sought support from the villagers and urged them not to inform the Police. A 22-member CPI-Maoist team visited nearly 20 houses. It is learnt that Vikram Gowda paid visit to Udupi District and B. G. Krishnamurthy to Chikmagalur District along with their team.
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October - 24 
PTI reports that two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), allegedly involved in the killing of 10 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the NALCO plant in Damanjodi in Koraput District in April 2009, were arrest
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PTI reports that two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), allegedly involved in the killing of 10 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the NALCO plant in Damanjodi in Koraput District in April 2009, were arrested from Rayagada District late in the night of October 24. The Maoists, identified as Tuda Jagaranka and Gahi Jagaranka, aged between 25 and 30 years, were arrested during combing operations by the elite anti-Naxal force Special Operation Group at Seriguda in the Gudari area, the Rayagada District Superintendent of Police A. K. Singh said.
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October - 25 
Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and four Security Force personnel were killed in separate attacks in three Districts of the Bastar region in southern Chhattisgarh on October 25, reports Hindustan Times. Four Central Indust
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Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and four Security Force personnel were killed in separate attacks in three Districts of the Bastar region in southern Chhattisgarh on October 25, reports Hindustan Times. Four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were killed and two critically injured in a landmine blast triggered by the Maoists in a hilly terrain in the Dantewada District. The Dantewada Police officials said the CISF personnel were travelling in a jeep when the insurgents detonated a landmine killing a sub-inspector, two head constables and a constable on the spot. The CISF personnel were deployed in Dantewada to guard a public sector unit and premier mining company, the National Mineral Development Corporation, from Maoist attacks. In two separate encounters in the forested terrain of Bijapur District, about 400 kilometres south of State capital Raipur, the Police shot dead at least four Maoists. The Bijapur Superintendent of Police, Avinash Mohanty, told Hindustan Times that a fierce gun-battle continued till the evening and the casualties suffered by the Maoists would be high. "We have recovered four bodies of Maoists so far. Two bullet-riddled bodies were dragged out from Basaguda and two from the Usoor area. There is no report of any casualty or injury inflicted on the cops," Mohanty said, adding, "It was due to the timely retaliation by the cops that we succeeded in killing the rebels." The Police also recovered some firearms and explosives. In another encounter in Kanker District, a woman Maoist was killed by the Police.
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October - 25 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and three others arrested during an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Jonha, about 40 kilometres from capital Ranchi, Police said on October 25, according to ANI. Followin
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and three others arrested during an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Jonha, about 40 kilometres from capital Ranchi, Police said on October 25, according to ANI. Following a tip off about Maoists’ movement taking place towards Purulia District in the neighbouring State of West Bengal, the SFs laid a trap by putting blockades at various places. "We had placed blockades at six places which were there continuously for the past 2 days. We were successful near Jonha area where following an encounter four Maoists were killed, though we have only found one body. The search operation is on to find rest of the Maoists. We have found three rifles, backpacks, their vehicle, a motorcycle and lot of ammunitions," said Praveen Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police (Ranchi). Police also confirmed of having arrested three Maoists.
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October - 25 
The West Bengal Government has identified 30 Police Stations in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts for immediate strengthening of security, reports Samaylive. A security net has also been thrown around the metropolis though it has no t
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The West Bengal Government has identified 30 Police Stations in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts for immediate strengthening of security, reports Samaylive. A security net has also been thrown around the metropolis though it has no threat perception, the Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen told reporters after attending an emergency meeting convened by the Chief Minister in capital Kolkata on October 25. "Fortification of the police stations, particularly under Jhargram Sub Division area, will be done with enhancement of manpower, alertness training and sophisticated arms for policemen," Sen said. A sum of INR 75 million had already been sanctioned for the purpose, Sen said, adding the decision was taken after the Chief Secretary had reviewed the attack on Sankrail Police Station the day before.
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October - 25 
Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are suspected to be regrouping in a big way in Andhra Pradesh. The top Maoist leadership is concentrating on reviving the movement particularly in North Telangana.
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Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are suspected to be regrouping in a big way in Andhra Pradesh. The top Maoist leadership is concentrating on reviving the movement particularly in North Telangana. Intelligence sources claim that there is increased movement in areas where the insurgents have sought refuge along the North Telangana forest border with Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Sources said the CPI-Maoist is planning to restore its strength in North Telangana by launching agitations against open cast mines of Singareni Collieries, an issue which is likely to have local support. Towards this end, the extremists have reactivated its frontal organisation, the Singareni Karmika Samakya, which has a strong presence among the coal miners.
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October - 25 
Times of India reports that the North Gadchiroli Gondia divisional committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has threatened to replicate the armed struggle of Lalgarh (West Bengal) in Gondia District in Maharashtra. A letter to th
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Times of India reports that the North Gadchiroli Gondia divisional committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has threatened to replicate the armed struggle of Lalgarh (West Bengal) in Gondia District in Maharashtra. A letter to this effect, issued by the committee secretary Anand Gedam, signifies that the Maoists were trying to gain support in areas of Tippagarh in Dhanora, Kurkheda, Korchi in northern Gadchiroli, Deori, Salekasa, Amgaon and adjacent areas in Gondia, Lanji and Baihar-Malajkhand in Balaghat District, parts of Rajnandgaon and Dongargaon in Chhattisgarh to step up their ‘armed revolution’.
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October - 26 
Central intelligence agencies have found fresh evidence of joint training camps and meetings conducted by the CPI-Maoist with the LTTE in the forests of south and central India, Times of India reports on October 26. The central intelligence has warne
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Central intelligence agencies have found fresh evidence of joint training camps and meetings conducted by the CPI-Maoist with the LTTE in the forests of south and central India, Times of India reports on October 26. The central intelligence has warned the States of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Orissa on the alleged intrusion of the LTTE into Indian territorial waters. According to sources, a well-trained 12-member group of the LTTE has recently sneaked into India to join hands with the Maoists. ‘‘They entered north coastal Andhra via Kerala after splitting into three groups, one of which is suspected to have found a safe haven in Vizianagaram area,’’ sources said. Sources also said the Maoists could take the help of LTTE for training their military wing, the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army.
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October - 26 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead Pratap Nayak (40), a member of Andharia gram Panchayat (village level local self government institution), at Chandra village under Binpur Police Station in West Mid
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead Pratap Nayak (40), a member of Andharia gram Panchayat (village level local self government institution), at Chandra village under Binpur Police Station in West Midnapore District while he was returning home. Nayak was a member of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a local trader in the interiors of Chhattisgarh, accusing him of being a Police informer, officials said on October 27 (today). The incident took place in the Bhopalpattanam area, more th
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a local trader in the interiors of Chhattisgarh, accusing him of being a Police informer, officials said on October 27 (today). The incident took place in the Bhopalpattanam area, more than 500 kilometres from State capital Raipur, in Bijapur District late in the night of October 26. A local hosiery shop owner, Sheikh Ahmed, 44, was abducted early this month and his dead body was recovered alongside a road in Bhopalpattanam area, Police officials told IANS. Police found some pamphlets at the incident site where the body was dumped which stated the trader was acting as a Police informer for several years. The deceased originally belonged to Sironcha locality in Maharashtra that shares a border with Bhopalpattanam. Police claim that cases of civilians being killed by Maoists on charges of being Police informers have been on the rise in Chhattisgarh in the recent months.
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October - 26 
The prime suspect behind the beheading of Special Intelligence branch inspector Francis Induwar, Kundan Pahan, might be among the four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), cadres injured in an encounter near Jonha, about 35 kilometres from S
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The prime suspect behind the beheading of Special Intelligence branch inspector Francis Induwar, Kundan Pahan, might be among the four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), cadres injured in an encounter near Jonha, about 35 kilometres from State capital Ranchi, reports ANI. "As per our information, Kundan Pahan is among the Maoists who were injured during the encounter that took place at Jonha near Angara yesterday," Senior Superintendent of Police, Praveen Kumar said on October 26. Pahan managed to escape, he said, adding he and his associates were trying to cross over borders when they were spotted. As many as four companies of paramilitary and police forces are scouring the forests of Ranchi and Khunti Districts to trace the injured or dead Maoists, Kumar added.
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October - 27 
An indefinite shutdown called by a pro-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) organisation affected normal life in five districts of Jharkhand on October 27, reports ANI. The shutdown was effective in Ranchi, Ramgarh, Gumla and Simdoga District
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An indefinite shutdown called by a pro-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) organisation affected normal life in five districts of Jharkhand on October 27, reports ANI. The shutdown was effective in Ranchi, Ramgarh, Gumla and Simdoga Districts. Vehicular traffic and the rail traffic were particularly affected.
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October - 27 
PTI reports that Maoists blew up two schools in the Giridih district in the early morning of October 27 (today). The Maoists packed explosives inside Upgraded Haridih School and Upgraded Dharpahari School, damaging the structures, Police said. There
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PTI reports that Maoists blew up two schools in the Giridih district in the early morning of October 27 (today). The Maoists packed explosives inside Upgraded Haridih School and Upgraded Dharpahari School, damaging the structures, Police said. There was no loss of life in the incident.
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October - 27 
Suspected cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a rival faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), abducted a Government official in the evening of October 27 from Hazaribgah District, reports Sify.com. According to Police
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Suspected cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a rival faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), abducted a Government official in the evening of October 27 from Hazaribgah District, reports Sify.com. According to Police, suspected TPC cadres abducted Nirmal Toppo, circle officer of Keredari block (administrative division) of Hazaribgah District, when he had gone to inspect development work in a rural area. "Keradari block circle officer Nirmal Toppo was returning to Hazaribagh after his office hours when a group of armed men stopped his vehicle between Keradari and Barkakana and abducted him and his driver. The driver was later freed," said Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kamboj, adds PTI.
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October - 27 
The Security Forces (SFs) on October 27 neutralised a training camp of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and destroyed their explosives in the Pesraha forest area of Munger District, reports Outlook. Acting on a tip-off, the SFs raided
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The Security Forces (SFs) on October 27 neutralised a training camp of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and destroyed their explosives in the Pesraha forest area of Munger District, reports Outlook. Acting on a tip-off, the SFs raided the forest and neutralised the training camp, the Additional Director General of Police (ADG, Headquarters), Neelmani, said. A truck-load of explosives, including detonators, gelatine fuse wires, besides uniform and generators kept in adjoining bunkers were also destroyed, he added. The ADG said that the SFs were engaged in an encounter with the Maoists for about half-an-hour, but the insurgents managed to escape into the forests.
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October - 27 
Times of India reports that armed cadres of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) as well as that of Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) laid siege to the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express at Banstala Railway Station,
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Times of India reports that armed cadres of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) as well as that of Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) laid siege to the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express at Banstala Railway Station, eight kilometres from Jhargram town in West Midnapore District, on October 27. The Security Forces rushing to the site for rescue operation were ambushed by the Maoists, triggering an encounter in which two PCPA men were killed and a Policeman was injured. After the gunfight, the PCPA cadres and the Maoists managed to escape. The Security Forces later reached the spot at 7.30pm (IST) and the train left an hour later. The PCPA cadres were demanding the release of Chhatradhar Mahato, the PCPA leader, who was arrested on September 26. Earlier at around 2:30pm, the Maoists held the train driver hostage and encircled the train for about five hours at Banstala. Some passengers were also injured in brick-batting. The driver and his assistant — initially taken to a building near the station — were later released.
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October - 28 
Police arrested an ‘area commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist, from Dugduga village under the Basia Police Station of the Gumla District in the night of October 28, reports Times of India.
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Police arrested an ‘area commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist, from Dugduga village under the Basia Police Station of the Gumla District in the night of October 28, reports Times of India. The Police also recovered a locally-made pistol and two cartridges of .303 bore from his possession. The Gumla District SP, N. K. Singh, said on October 29 that a joint team of the Basia and Kamdara Police stations arrested the insurgent, identified as Vijay Tete alias Vishalji, after being tipped off that he had visited his wife's home in the same village. Tete, who belongs to Dugduga village, had joined the outfit about three years ago and was a confidant of the PLFI chief Dinesh Gope. Tete was elevated to the rank of a ‘sub-zonal commander’ after the Basia Police arrested his predecessor Bhaiyaram Oraon from capital Ranchi recently. His area of operation extended up to Basia and Kamdara in Gumla, Karra in Khunti and Lapung in Ranchi District, the SP said, adding that Tete's squad was also active in some parts of Bihar, including Gaya. The SP said that Tete disclosed the names of his squad members during interrogation. Besides, the arrested PLFI cadre also gave an account of the weapons, which include two rifles, a semi-rifle, a gun and two pistols, possessed by his squad. The SP claimed that the PLFI is now on the verge of extinction with many of its top leaders already arrested.
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October - 28 
PTI reports that a day after the holding up of the Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express train by the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in West Bengal, the Orissa Government on October 28 iden
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PTI reports that a day after the holding up of the Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express train by the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in West Bengal, the Orissa Government on October 28 identified at least seven rail routes "vulnerable" to attacks by the insurgents, official sources said. The routes identified as "prone" to a Maoist attack are located mostly in the Koraput, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Jajpur, Keonjhar and Sundergarh Districts. These routes are: Rourkela-Bimalagah-Kiribur, Rourkela-Jariekela, Boinda-Jujumara, Tamka-Keonjhar, Rayagada-Koraput, Koraput-Gorapur and Rayagada-Jhimiripeta lines. The respective District Superintendent of Police has been directed to make adequate arrangements for passenger safety in consultation with the Railways, official sources said.
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October - 28 
PTI reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the house of a cadre for breaking away, the Latehar Police said on October 29. Armed Maoists went to the house of Chetanji at Gurgu village under Latehar Police Station a
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PTI reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the house of a cadre for breaking away, the Latehar Police said on October 29. Armed Maoists went to the house of Chetanji at Gurgu village under Latehar Police Station and asked his family members to leave, before setting it ablaze in the night of October 28, the Police said. Chetanji was the ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the CPI-Maoist before joining the Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh Simant Committee, a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist. The Latehar District Superintendent of Police (SP), Kuldeep Dwivedi, said that Jharkhand Chhattisgarh Seemant Prastuti Committee was commanded by a former CPI-Maoist cadre, adds Telegraph. "The outfit is active in the bordering area of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. It has been constituted by Sanjay Yadav, who left CPI-Maoist with his supporters six months ago," Dwivedi added.
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October - 28 
Rejecting Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee’s demand on October 27 for deployment of the Army in the Maoist insurgency-affected areas of West Bengal, the Defence Minister, A. K. Antony, said on October 28 that the use of armed forces for interna
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Rejecting Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee’s demand on October 27 for deployment of the Army in the Maoist insurgency-affected areas of West Bengal, the Defence Minister, A. K. Antony, said on October 28 that the use of armed forces for internal security was the "last resort". "Whether in West Bengal or any other area, our view is that employing armed forces for internal security should be the last, the very last resort, only when the other agencies have failed. Police and paramilitary have to deal with Naxalism," Antony said. He added that law and order issues should be handled by respective State Governments and ruled out talks with Maoists before they abjure violence.
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October - 28 
The Bihar Government plans to modify its existing surrender policy for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and make it more attractive by incorporating a rehabilitation policy for those willing to surrender, Indian Express reporte
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The Bihar Government plans to modify its existing surrender policy for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and make it more attractive by incorporating a rehabilitation policy for those willing to surrender, Indian Express reported on October 28. The Director General of Police, Anand Shankar, recently said that the surrender policy would be made more attractive. "The policy is being drafted for the state government's approval with suitable changes incorporating a rehabilitation package for the naxalites volunteering to surrender with arms", Shankar added. The rehabilitation package in the new policy, he said, would be made more attractive. The existing policy, official sources said, was a failure in attracting the Maoists in their strongholds of the Jehanabad, Gaya, Aurangabad and Jamui Districts. Statistics revealed that while 74 Maoists surrendered in 2005, the figure came down to 21 in 2006. The years 2007 and 2008 registered surrender of 21 and 29 insurgents respectively and till March 2009 only two Maoists had surrendered, official sources added.
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October - 28 
The CPI-Maoist Polit Bureau member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishan told The Hindu during a telephonic interview that the CPI-Maoist supported the PCPA’s cause and would provide supporters of the outfit strategic and military support to take on t
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The CPI-Maoist Polit Bureau member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishan told The Hindu during a telephonic interview that the CPI-Maoist supported the PCPA’s cause and would provide supporters of the outfit strategic and military support to take on the Security Forces.
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October - 28 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed an activist of the ruling Congress Party, K. Narasimhapur Reddy (40), at Konapur village in the Warangal District in the early morning on October 28. About 20 in
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed an activist of the ruling Congress Party, K. Narasimhapur Reddy (40), at Konapur village in the Warangal District in the early morning on October 28. About 20 insurgents, reportedly led by the Kothaguda ‘area secretary’ of the CPI-Maoist, reached Konapur in the midnight and asked Narasimhapur Reddy to follow them as they had something to talk to him. Later, they shot him dead outside his residence and escaped from the incident site. Reddy was a village committee secretary of the party. The Maoists branded him as a Police informer and killed him warning other villagers of same fate if they befriended the police. This is the third killing in Warangal District by the Maoists in a month. Speaking to The Hindu, Superintendent of Police Shah Nawaz Qasim said the Maoists reportedly killed the villager to avenge the killing of their ‘action team member’ in a recent encounter with the Police in Bhupalpalli mandal (administrative division). "We are alert about the movements of the armed squad. We will soon neutralise it," he said.
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October - 28 
Times of India reports that the Government of Karnataka will rehabilitate Maoists who are willing to lay down arms, according to Home Minister V. S. Acharya. At the inauguration of the Internal Security Wing office on October 28, Acharya confirmed th
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Times of India reports that the Government of Karnataka will rehabilitate Maoists who are willing to lay down arms, according to Home Minister V. S. Acharya. At the inauguration of the Internal Security Wing office on October 28, Acharya confirmed that the Government will help Maoists who want to surrender. According to him, Maoist activity in Karnataka is lower than in other parts of the country. "The Police are doing well to control sporadic incidents," he said.
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October - 28 
Warning that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sponsored violence was likely to escalate in the coming months as a retaliation to the yet to be launched offensive by the Union Government, the Government on October 28 said incidents of
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Warning that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sponsored violence was likely to escalate in the coming months as a retaliation to the yet to be launched offensive by the Union Government, the Government on October 28 said incidents of landmine explosions, ambushes and train blockages would increase, reports Times of India. The Union Home Secretary G. K. Pillai said as long as the Maoists had their one-point agenda of "so called armed revolution", they would continue to carry out incidents like the one on October 27 in West Bengal (Maoists laid siege to the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express train). "In the months to come, this is something I think the country should be prepared for," Pillai said. Describing the incident as nothing but a "publicity stunt", he said the entire operation was planned and executed by armed Maoists and not by the local outfit People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA). "This was an operation planned, operated and executed by the Maoists using the tribals as front," he said, adding the PCPA itself had lost its relevance.
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October - 29 
A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Rajnandgaon District, Police said on October 29, reports The Hindu. The SPO, Bisru Ram, was shot dead near a shop in Khadgaon. The shopkeep
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A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Rajnandgaon District, Police said on October 29, reports The Hindu. The SPO, Bisru Ram, was shot dead near a shop in Khadgaon. The shopkeeper was also injured in the incident, the Police added.
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October - 29 
According to The Hindu, the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has decided to call off its shutdown from October 29 (today). The PCPA has been demanding withdrawal of the Security Forces engaged in an operation to neutr
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According to The Hindu, the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has decided to call off its shutdown from October 29 (today). The PCPA has been demanding withdrawal of the Security Forces engaged in an operation to neutralise cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Lalgarh and surrounding region and the unconditional release of its convener Chattradhar Mahato.
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October - 29 
In the neighbouring Bankura District, Maoists slit the throat of TC supporter Ajit Das and threw his body into a pond at Sangroghat under Ingas Police Station.
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In the neighbouring Bankura District, Maoists slit the throat of TC supporter Ajit Das and threw his body into a pond at Sangroghat under Ingas Police Station.
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October - 29 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on October 29 that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence needed to be dealt with "in a holistic way", with a combination of security measures and administrative steps to end the alienation of the
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on October 29 that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence needed to be dealt with "in a holistic way", with a combination of security measures and administrative steps to end the alienation of the tribal people, Times of India reports. "We have to deal with it in a holistic way. Every state has to maintain and enforce law and order. Law and order is a precondition for any sustained social and economic development," Dr. Singh told reporters at the end of a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. "Having said that, I do recognise that in certain areas, particularly in areas where the tribal population is in large (numbers), there is alienation," he added. The Prime Minister said this could be because development activities may not be reaching the tribals, who are among the poorest of the poor in the country, adding, "We have to operate on two legs. We have to enforce and law and order. Simultaneously we have to pay attention to economic development."
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October - 29 October - 30
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office-bearer Jaisingh Manjhi, 40, and his two relatives in Dantewada District in the night of October 29, reports Telegraph. According to the P
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office-bearer Jaisingh Manjhi, 40, and his two relatives in Dantewada District in the night of October 29, reports Telegraph. According to the Police, approximately 60 heavily-armed extremists entered Manjhi’s home in the Chindgarh village at midnight. The extremists allegedly took Manjhi, his brother and nephew to a nearby field. "The rebels, it seems, slit the throats of Manji, his brother, Pileshwar, 37, and nephew Livir," said an unnamed Police officer in Dantewada. The villagers discovered the bodies in the field early in the morning of October 30. Pileshwar was a panchayat (village level local self Government institution) secretary in Kirkirpal village panchayat. Manji’s wife Jamuna is the vice-chairperson of Janpad panchayat and was in New Delhi for official work. "Guerrillas stormed into a village in Kikirpal under Sukma block (administrative division) and butchered three middle-aged people with sharp edged weapons,’ S. L. Baghel, Additional Superintendent of Police (Dantewada) told IANS.
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October - 29 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead two local leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TC), Jalad Baran Kar and Ashis Kar, calling them out of their homes at Bamundiha village under Belpahari Police Station in West Midnapore D
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead two local leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TC), Jalad Baran Kar and Ashis Kar, calling them out of their homes at Bamundiha village under Belpahari Police Station in West Midnapore District in the evening of October 29, Outlook reported.
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October - 29 
The Government is all set to launch a full-fledged anti-Maoist operation at three different locations considered junctions of insurgency-affected States, reports PTI. The areas which have been identified for the offensive are the tri-junctions of And
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The Government is all set to launch a full-fledged anti-Maoist operation at three different locations considered junctions of insurgency-affected States, reports PTI. The areas which have been identified for the offensive are the tri-junctions of Andhra Pradesh-Maharashtra- Chhattisgarh; Orissa-Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh and West Bengal- Jharkhand-Orissa. Union Home Ministry sources said that approximately 40,000 paramilitary force personnel will assist the respective State Police forces during these operations which will be launched soon. Almost 7,000 specially trained troops in jungle warfare are also part of the total strength of the central forces deployed for the task. The men and logistics are being transported to the respective destinations while additional reinforcement and helicopters would be stationed close to these operational areas, the sources added.
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October - 29 
West Singhbhum Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) involved in looting explosives from bordering Orissa’s Sundergarh District in July 2009 and defused a bomb they had planted on a road used by the Security Forces (SFs) co
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West Singhbhum Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) involved in looting explosives from bordering Orissa’s Sundergarh District in July 2009 and defused a bomb they had planted on a road used by the Security Forces (SFs) combing the Saranda forest, Telegraph reports. The two extremists were arrested in the night of October 29 from Thalkobad, around 80 kilometres from the District headquarters of Chaibasa, by the Police and Central Reserve Police Force who were on long range patrolling. The two later confessed they were members of the outlawed CPI-Maoist and were in platoon No. 22 of the outfit that was active in Saranda. The duo then took the Police to a spot on Karampada-Thalkobad Road in Jamboiburu where they had planted a powerful can bomb. The Police later defused the bomb. Following the arrest, the Police also recovered the cell-phone of sub-inspector Ajit Bardhan who was killed by Maoists when they ambushed the Police party escorting the truck carrying the explosives in July 2009. Confirming the arrests made after the two were brought to Jamboiburu in Saranda’s Manoharpur Police Station area, the West Singhbhum District Superintendent of Police (SP), Akhilesh Kumar Jha, said, "After Bardhan’s mobile phone was recovered, we interrogated the duo. They confessed to being involved in looting the explosives-laden truck in Rourkela." However, they could not reveal where the explosives had been taken by the Maoists. The SP said the Police believed the two arrested extremists, Gopal Munda and Etewa Oraon, could provide information about Maoists hiding in Saranda and elsewhere in West Singhbhum.
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October - 30 
15 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, involved in the killing of a Police officer and looting of firearms from Police Stations, surrendered in Rohtas District on October 30. The Maoists, who surrendered before the Police at Vikramga
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15 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, involved in the killing of a Police officer and looting of firearms from Police Stations, surrendered in Rohtas District on October 30. The Maoists, who surrendered before the Police at Vikramganj, were later sent to prison, Superintendent of Police Vikas Baibhav said. The arrestees confessed to their involvement in the killing of Deputy Superintendent of Police (SP) Akhilesh Prasad Singh in 2008 and cases related to loot of rifles from two Police Stations in the District recently, the SP added.
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October - 30 
Elsewhere in the District, suspected Maoist cadres looted around INR 400,000 from an irrigation department office in the afternoon of October 30, Police said. "Five motorcycle-borne Maoist rebels looted a state irrigation department office at Jhargra
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Elsewhere in the District, suspected Maoist cadres looted around INR 400,000 from an irrigation department office in the afternoon of October 30, Police said. "Five motorcycle-borne Maoist rebels looted a state irrigation department office at Jhargram sub-division this (Friday) afternoon," Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Surajit Kar Purakayastha said. He said one of the armed Maoists was caught by the locals and later handed over to Police. Four other Maoists escaped from the incident site along with the money.
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October - 30 
Maoist leader Ajay Kanu, who was the mastermind of 2005 Jehanabad jail break, was brought to Hazaribgah on October 30 and produced in the court of chief judicial magistrate B.N. Pandey in an arms and ammunition case. He was forwarded to Hazaribgah Ce
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Maoist leader Ajay Kanu, who was the mastermind of 2005 Jehanabad jail break, was brought to Hazaribgah on October 30 and produced in the court of chief judicial magistrate B.N. Pandey in an arms and ammunition case. He was forwarded to Hazaribgah Central Jail.
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October - 30 
Police arrested two persons for supplying arms and ammunition to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Bahraich District on October 30, reports IANS. '"One of the arrested, Arvind Mandal, is a native of Bihar and the other, Mohammad Shoai
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Police arrested two persons for supplying arms and ammunition to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Bahraich District on October 30, reports IANS. '"One of the arrested, Arvind Mandal, is a native of Bihar and the other, Mohammad Shoaib, is from Shrawasti District. The duo was caught with six high-quality country-made pistols and revolvers which they were going to supply to someone on the India-Nepal border," Bahraich's Additional Superintendent of Police V. P. Srivastava told IANS over phone. During interrogation, the two confessed to supplying illegal arms and ammunition to Maoists in India and Nepal, he added. "They also revealed that earlier this month, they delivered an assignment to a Nepalese Maoist area commander, Bheem," Srivastava said.
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October - 30 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on October 30 appealed to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to halt violence so that the Union Government could facilitate talks between them and the State Governments on issues of land, forests a
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on October 30 appealed to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to halt violence so that the Union Government could facilitate talks between them and the State Governments on issues of land, forests and employment, reports The Hindu. The Home Minister sought to make a distinction between halting violence and laying down arms which could happen in future. While referring to the CPI-Maoist belief in armed liberation struggle, he stressed that the offer was simple: halt violence and come for talks. "The violence must end. The Central and the State governments have a duty to end the violence. It is with that objective that we have made a simple and straight forward appeal to the CPI (Maoist): "Halt the violence." These are three simple words, and I do not see why they should be subjected to tortuous interpretation and analysis," he told journalists. Chidambaram added that once the Maoists ended violence, the Union Government would persuade the State Governments to talk to them on all matters, including their concerns over land acquisition, forest rights, industrialisation and development. He, however, said, "I regret to say that the response so far has been disappointing," adding, that talks could not be held in an atmosphere of rampant violence. He said if the Maoists were "serious champions of the poor," they should come forward for talks. He said that Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh had attempted to hold talks with the Maoists but the moves were "futile." Asked when the Centre would launch anti-Naxalite (left wing extremist) operations, he said the Cabinet Committee on Security decided to provide all help and assistance to the States affected by Naxalite violence. Chidambaram also revealed that there was no anti-Naxal operation called "Green Hunt" which had been launched by the Security Forces. "I do not know from where this name came. We will give all assistance to the States as per their request to combat the challenge posed by Maoists," he added. Replying to the question whether the Centre would ban the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), he said it was for the State Government to decide as the activities of the outfit are confined only to the State, adds Times of India. "We are open to provide help. West Bengal Government is competent ....The organisation is confined to West Bengal only," he added. The "most serious threats" to the internal security this month came from the Maoists, Chidambaram said releasing the ministry's report card for October. He also listed the incidents of violence unleashed by the Maoists.
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October - 30 
Three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by Security Forces during combing operation in Gudari area of Rayagada District on October 30, reports The Hindu.
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Three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by Security Forces during combing operation in Gudari area of Rayagada District on October 30, reports The Hindu.
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October - 30 
Within 24 hours of the Director-General of Police R.R. Girish Kumar’s visit to the Visakha Agency area, the CPI-Maoist blocked the Kothapalli-Pakalapalem road on the way to Sileru on October 30 and gave a call to the people to support the countrywide
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Within 24 hours of the Director-General of Police R.R. Girish Kumar’s visit to the Visakha Agency area, the CPI-Maoist blocked the Kothapalli-Pakalapalem road on the way to Sileru on October 30 and gave a call to the people to support the countrywide shutdown on November 4 and 5, for which the party has given a call. In the evening of October 30, the Maoists cut down trees and placed them on the road. They also dug up a hole near a culvert on the road, presumably to plant a landmine. Several handwritten posters were left at the place condemning the Government’s Operation Godavari to flush out Maoists and proposals for aerial bombing of Maoist strongholds. The posters were in the name of the Galikonda area committee.
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October - 31 
Another group of the CPI-Maoist cadres went to Sanjay Yadav's house in the night of October 31, asked his family members to vacate the house, doused it with inflammable substance before setting it ablaze, reported Outlook. Yadav, who was not at home,
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Another group of the CPI-Maoist cadres went to Sanjay Yadav's house in the night of October 31, asked his family members to vacate the house, doused it with inflammable substance before setting it ablaze, reported Outlook. Yadav, who was not at home, had recently broken away from the CPI-Maoist to join the Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh Simant Committee.
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October - 31 
Police claimed to have killed several Maoists in a five-hour encounter in the dense forests of Sarwaha in Hazaribgah in the night of October 31, The Hindu reports. The Security Forces are tracking blood stains to reach the fleeing Maoists, the SP Pan
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Police claimed to have killed several Maoists in a five-hour encounter in the dense forests of Sarwaha in Hazaribgah in the night of October 31, The Hindu reports. The Security Forces are tracking blood stains to reach the fleeing Maoists, the SP Pankaj Kamboj said on November 1.
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October - 31 
PTI reports that over 20 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including women, raided the house of Sunaram Tudu (35) at Rebana village under Daitary Police Station in Keonjhar District in the night of October 31 and lynched him
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PTI reports that over 20 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including women, raided the house of Sunaram Tudu (35) at Rebana village under Daitary Police Station in Keonjhar District in the night of October 31 and lynched him suspecting him to be a Police informer. The Maoists later assaulted another villager, identified as Trinath Mahanto, and abducted him. There is no trace of Mahanto as yet, the villagers said.
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October - 31 
PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at a private vehicle in the Aurangabad District in the night of October 31 injuring one person, said the Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani. The
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PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at a private vehicle in the Aurangabad District in the night of October 31 injuring one person, said the Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani. The Maoists first blew up a culvert using improvised explosive device and then fired at the vehicle at Rajbigha village injuring one person, Neelmani added. They were planning to attack a Police patrol vehicle but missed the target as the vehicle carrying the Policemen had passed through the area just minutes before.
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October - 31 
The battle against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) will be long drawn in Chhattisgarh but the Police will ensure there are no civilian casualties, said the Director General of Police (DGP) Vishwa Ranjan on October 31, according to IA
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The battle against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) will be long drawn in Chhattisgarh but the Police will ensure there are no civilian casualties, said the Director General of Police (DGP) Vishwa Ranjan on October 31, according to IANS. According to him, "Anti-Maoist operations will be long drawn in the State and Police will ensure no civilian casualty during the entire operation." He also dismissed as "Maoist propaganda against the police" that a large number of civilians, mainly the local tribal population in Bastar, will be killed in the anti-Maoist drive. "Nothing of this sort is going to happen. We will make selective attacks," he noted.
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October - 31 
Times of India reports that a villager was injured when a stray bullet hit him during an exchange of fire between Police and the Maoists at Daniya village situated on the foothill of Jhumra under Gomia block of the Bokaro District in the morning of O
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Times of India reports that a villager was injured when a stray bullet hit him during an exchange of fire between Police and the Maoists at Daniya village situated on the foothill of Jhumra under Gomia block of the Bokaro District in the morning of October 31. The Bokaro Superintendent of Police (SP), Saket Singh, said the Police are trying to ascertain whether Argaria is a villager or a Maoist. He said that the victim's presence at the spot has raised suspicion against him. The SP said that Security Force personnel from the District Police and the Central Reserve Police Force were conducting a search operation in the nearby forests when Maoists suddenly opened fire on them. "In retaliation, the security personnel opened 15 rounds of fire. The gun battle did not last for long as the Maoists retreated in haste," he added.
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