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April - 1 
Meanwhile, addressing a function in Raipur District, Chief Minister Raman Singh said, "It (Maoist violence) is an international conspiracy that in areas, where there are mines, minerals and precious natural resources are found, they are finding ways
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Meanwhile, addressing a function in Raipur District, Chief Minister Raman Singh said, "It (Maoist violence) is an international conspiracy that in areas, where there are mines, minerals and precious natural resources are found, they are finding ways to spread instability and terror to deviate the country from the main stream, so that the country becomes economically weak and is not able to make use of those resources," reports The Times of India. "The red corridor, which we talk about in the Indian map, is economically rich corridor but they are trying to weaken the country and locals are being used as scapegoats," he added. "The arms, which are available with them (Maoists), are neither made in Bastar or Chhattisgarh or Maharashtra. They are connected with the international terrorism and these are the main centers of their survival. There focus is to make this country instable and to recruit poor and illiterate people into their groups," Singh added. Singh also unveiled a book on Maoist movement.
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April - 1 
Separately, Tinsukia District Administration has suggested a multi-pronged strategy to crack down on illegitimate coal trade especially in Margarita Subdivision, which Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is now reportedly eyeing, besides mil
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Separately, Tinsukia District Administration has suggested a multi-pronged strategy to crack down on illegitimate coal trade especially in Margarita Subdivision, which Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is now reportedly eyeing, besides militant groups like the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) and ULFA, to create what is called “slush funds” to carry out subversive activity. The steps include deployment of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Assam Industrial Security Force (AISF) to safeguard Coal India Ltd (CIL) properties. Besides setting up of a composite verification point at Jagun, this will have staff from Police, sales tax, forest, and excise and transport department besides CIL.
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April - 1 
A top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from Belduria village of Rohtas District early on April 1, reported The Hindu. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team raided a place and arrested Dinesh Yadav, wanted in connect
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A top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from Belduria village of Rohtas District early on April 1, reported The Hindu. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team raided a place and arrested Dinesh Yadav, wanted in connection with several cases relating to Maoist operations in the area, the Police said. Yadav was close associate of Maoist leader Munna Vishwakarma, the Police added.
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April - 1 
An anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation, codenamed “Maad”, “Kilam” and “Podku,” was carried on in the Abujhmad forests, considered to be the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) headquarters, during March 5-20, reported The Hindu.
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An anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation, codenamed “Maad”, “Kilam” and “Podku,” was carried on in the Abujhmad forests, considered to be the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) headquarters, during March 5-20, reported The Hindu. Armed with modern equipment and with a British-era survey map of the forest, 3,000 troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), other Paramilitary Forces and State Police entered from three sides — Narayanpur-Gadchiroli (Maad) with point of contact at Jatwar in the heart of the jungle, Bhairamgarh-Matwara (Podku) and Mardapal-Chotedonger (Kilam) and carried on the combing operation in the forests spread over 4,000 sq km in the State. Inspector General (Operations) in Chhattisgarh, Pankaj Singh said that 33 Maoist cadres were arrested during the operation. The operation began on March 5 and continued till March 20.
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April - 1 
Divya alias Santhi alias Wallasi (26), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ was arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers from near Chitrakonda in Janbai area of Malkangiri District on April 1, reported The Times of India
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Divya alias Santhi alias Wallasi (26), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ was arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers from near Chitrakonda in Janbai area of Malkangiri District on April 1, reported The Times of India. A laptop, believed to contain information on the movements of Maoists, a diary containing phone numbers of various leaders and a 9mm pistol were recovered from Divya who was a member of the women's organisational team, later serving as a member of the local organisation squad (LOS). Divya belongs to Tokalla in Koyyuru mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District. She was assigned to provide security to Andhra Odisha Border AOB special zonal secretary Modem Balakrishna alias Bhaskar. Later, she was made member of the Galikonda 'area committee, one of the strongest committees in east division. Divya was allegedly involved in the abduction of former Malkangiri District collector R. Vineel Krishna in February 2011 and was also allegedly involved in the killing of 38 Police personnel [including 36 Greyhounds personnel of Andhra Pradesh] on a motorised vessel in the Balimela reservoir June 29, 2008. Divya is married to ‘area committee member’ Julumuri Chinnayya alias Anand.
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April - 2 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested on April 2 at Nauhatta in Rohtas District, reported IBN Live. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided a hideout in Bishunpur village and arrested Arjun Chandravanshi, Superintendent of
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested on April 2 at Nauhatta in Rohtas District, reported IBN Live. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided a hideout in Bishunpur village and arrested Arjun Chandravanshi, Superintendent of Police (SP) Manu Maharaj said. Chandravanshi was wanted in about 18 cases, including a landmine blast near Dabua crossing in 2002 in which several Policemen were killed, Maharaj said.
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April - 2 
A former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was gunned down by cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist, on April 2, in Duko village under Ghaghra Police Station in Gumla District,
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A former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was gunned down by cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist, on April 2, in Duko village under Ghaghra Police Station in Gumla District, reports The Times of India. According to Police, Pradeep Oraon (35), formerly with CPI-Maoist, who later joined PLFI, was shot dead by three PLFI cadres led by ‘area commander’ Sukra Oraon, as Pradeep Oraon had formed his own group after parting ways with PLFI some time ago.
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April - 2 
According to information available with the SFs, at least two batches of new recruits of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the State have already completed training, reports The Assam Tribune. The training for the first batch was
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According to information available with the SFs, at least two batches of new recruits of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the State have already completed training, reports The Assam Tribune. The training for the first batch was reportedly provided by National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-I-M) somewhere along the India-Myanmar border area. The second batch was trained in Jharkhand. Those who received training have already returned to Assam. Further, one member from the State has already been inducted into the Central committee of the CPI-Maoist to give a boost to the activities of the groups in Assam.
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April - 2 
Barely an hour after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released an audio-tape saying hostage Italian national Paolo Bosusco would not be released till their demands are met, the State Government and Maoist-nominated mediators resumed negot
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Barely an hour after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released an audio-tape saying hostage Italian national Paolo Bosusco would not be released till their demands are met, the State Government and Maoist-nominated mediators resumed negotiations on April 2, reports The Indian Express. Earlier in the day, the new audio-tape released by Sabyasachi Panda, secretary of the CPI-Maoist Odisha State Organising Committee, demanded that the 36 people whose names have been given to the Government should be released forthwith. “We need a signed declaration from the government regarding the acceptance of our demands. Only then we will release the hostage,” he said. Panda said the Government was dragging its feet and planning to send Security Forces to Kandhamal. “If that happens, the government would be responsible for the consequences,” he warned.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, Director General of Police (DGP) Jayanta Narayan Choudhury said that ULFA-ATF could carry out attack in the State on the run up to its raising day on April 7. "As they are trying to create panic in the run up to April 7, the police and the
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Meanwhile, Director General of Police (DGP) Jayanta Narayan Choudhury said that ULFA-ATF could carry out attack in the State on the run up to its raising day on April 7. "As they are trying to create panic in the run up to April 7, the police and the security forces have been placed in vulnerable areas to thwart their design", DGP Choudhury said. Choudhury also said, "Besides Sibsagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Jorhat in upper Assam, the ULFA cadre may also resort to violence in lower Assam districts of Darrang and Goalpara." Recent events, he said, have pointed to the growing nexus between the ULFA and CPI-Maoists. He further said, "The bomb that exploded in Doomdooma town in Tinsukia district on Saturday night was inside a tiffin box but the involvement of Maoists in the incident cannot be ruled out". The DGP said that while top ULFA-ATF leader Dristi Rajkhowa was currently holed up in Goalpara District bordering Meghalaya, two militants Babul and Pradeep Gogoi are active in upper Assam.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, the Gadchiroli Police said that the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] dalam (squad) ‘commanders’ manage to raise around INR 50 million to INR 70 million every year by means of extortion and other such activities, reports The Asian Age. The
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Meanwhile, the Gadchiroli Police said that the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] dalam (squad) ‘commanders’ manage to raise around INR 50 million to INR 70 million every year by means of extortion and other such activities, reports The Asian Age. The main source of funds for the Naxals in Gadchiroli is extorting money from the contractors dealing in tendu leaves, which are used for making beedis, and is one of the major produces of the District. Another target was the road contractors. “Naxalites extort money from the road contractors, who have to pay them, as they either threaten to stall construction of roads or set their machinery on fire. The Naxals raise INR 3 million to INR 4 million every year through this,” said an unnamed senior officer of the Naxal cell. Discussing the fund trail, the Police sources told The Asian Age that Kosa Reddy, the ‘secretary’ of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DSZC), retains some of the money needed for the functioning of the dalams, and then hands over the rest of the sum to the Central Committee chief Mallojula Venugopal, who is the head of planning and finance for activities in four States.
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April - 2 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two persons in Joganguda village under Aheri tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on April 2, on suspicion of being Police informers, reported The Times of India. The victim
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two persons in Joganguda village under Aheri tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on April 2, on suspicion of being Police informers, reported The Times of India. The victims were identified as deputy sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Bapu Yenka (60) and Arjana Talandi (55). According to reports, the duo Yenka and Talandi were member of Mahatma Gandhi Tanta Mukti Mohim (dispute-free village scheme) of the village and worked in coordination with the Police to settle the disputes of villagers. Maoists had reportedly warned them to refrain being close to the Police.
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April - 2 
Twocircles.net quoting IANS reported that several Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were injured in an encounter with Paramilitary Forces on April 2 in a remote forest area in Bastar region, the Police said. The exchange of fire bro
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Twocircles.net quoting IANS reported that several Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were injured in an encounter with Paramilitary Forces on April 2 in a remote forest area in Bastar region, the Police said. The exchange of fire broke out past midnight and ended after four hours when armed Maoists opened fire on a Border Security Force (BSF) camp at Bhanupratappur area in Kanker District, some 300 kilometres from State capital Raipur. "The gunfight went on for about four hours and the jawans at the BSF's 41 battalion camp retaliated strongly. Several Maoists received bullet wounds and their colleagues dragged the bodies deep into the forest,'' sources in Raipur at the Police headquarters told IANS. However, the source added that no BSF personnel were injured in the attack.
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April - 3 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter during a joint operation by Central Reserve Police Force, Special Operations Group, Keonjhar and Angul Police near Mundatopa village within Kanjipani Police limits in Keo
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter during a joint operation by Central Reserve Police Force, Special Operations Group, Keonjhar and Angul Police near Mundatopa village within Kanjipani Police limits in Keonjhar District on April 3, reported The Times of India. The Maoist is yet to be identified. Police have recovered three guns, three kitbags, tiffin box, posters and leaflets from his possession.
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April - 3 
A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and self-proclaimed ‘area commander’ of Jamui-Banka zone, Heera Yadav (40), surrendered before the Police in Giridih District on April 3, reported The Times of India. Yadav surrendered along with a r
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and self-proclaimed ‘area commander’ of Jamui-Banka zone, Heera Yadav (40), surrendered before the Police in Giridih District on April 3, reported The Times of India. Yadav surrendered along with a rifle, ten cartridges and some money in cash. Yadav, the son of Bachhu Yadav of Thansinghdih village, had recently been given the assignment and responsibility of Chanchal zone. The area comprises Giridih's Deori, Tisri, Lokainayanpur and Gawna; Kodarma's Satgawan and Markaccho, Kaaukol of Nawada District; and Khaira and Sono of Jamui in Bihar. Yadav had joined the Maoist fold in 2003.
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April - 3 
A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from Khatwari village under Khaira Police Station area in Jamui District late in the night of April 3, news.webindia123.com reported quoting UNI. Superintendent of Police Upendra K
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from Khatwari village under Khaira Police Station area in Jamui District late in the night of April 3, news.webindia123.com reported quoting UNI. Superintendent of Police Upendra Kumar Sharma said that acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted at a hideout in Khatwari village, leading to arrest of the top Maoist, identified as Mohan Rai. Wires used for landmine explosion, INR 25,000 in cash and several other incriminating articles were recovered from his possession, Sharma said. Mohan was wanted in connection with several disruptive activities engineered by Maoists including attack on Tarari Police Station of Giridih District in neighbouring Jharkhand State, Sharma added.
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April - 3 
Meanwhile, an ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Sanyasi Pujari alias Pravin, surrendered before the Police in Malkangiri District on April 3, reported The Hindu. Pujari was one of the bodyguards of former Andhra Odisha Border Special
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Meanwhile, an ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Sanyasi Pujari alias Pravin, surrendered before the Police in Malkangiri District on April 3, reported The Hindu. Pujari was one of the bodyguards of former Andhra Odisha Border Special Zone Committee (AOBSZC) ‘secretary’ Modem Balakrishna alias Bhaskar. Pujari was part of the Papuluru Dalam (squad) of the CPI-Maoist since past six years which is active in the cut-off area of Chitrakonda reservoir and orchestrated the Kalimela Police Station attack in 2001, killing of one Sub Inspector of Police in Chopdola in Andhra Pradesh and Tekguda encounter. Pujari hails from Doliput village of Ralegada panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under Chitrakonda Police Station limits and had joined the Maoists more than a decade ago.
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April - 3 
Meanwhile, the Maoists fixed April 5 as the deadline for the Naveen Patnaik Government to fulfil their demands to secure the release of ruling Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka who was abducted on March 24, reports The Hindu. Further, in anothe
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Meanwhile, the Maoists fixed April 5 as the deadline for the Naveen Patnaik Government to fulfil their demands to secure the release of ruling Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka who was abducted on March 24, reports The Hindu. Further, in another letter that was received by media in Koraput along with a letter from the Maoists, Hikaka reiterated his appeal to the Chief Minister (CM) to fulfil the Maoists' demands to release the innocent tribals for his safe release. In a hand written letter, Hikaka said that the Government was not concerned about his life as he was a tribal. Urging the CM to resolve the issue immediately to enable him work for the welfare of the people of his constituency, Hikaka said that if needed he would resign from his post as legislator. Daily Pioneer adds that the Andhra-Odisha border Maoists who abducted Hikaka issued a audio tape declaring April 5 as deadline for release of the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) leaders and members incarcerated in jails under fabricated charges in lieu of Hikaka's safe release. In audio tape Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee ‘secretary’ Chandra Mauli said the Maoists have announced a unilateral ceasefire and urged the Government to call a halt to all operations against the Maoists. The tape said, "We will release the MLA in our custody if the false cases slapped against leaders of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) in Koraput and Malkangiri districts are withdrawn and they are released. This demand must be met by April 5. We assure the Government, our friends will not cause any law and order situation once they are released. We hope the Government will treat the matter with sympathy." On appointment of mediators, the tape said, "There have been proposals of appointment of mediators. We have already made it clear that we will not involve any mediators." On the other hand, the negotiation for the release of Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo was scheduled to continue on April 4 (today). Paolo has been in the hands of a different group of Maoists since March 14.
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April - 3 
The death toll in the landmine blast triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Pushtola village under Dhanora Police Station in Gadchiroli District on March 27 went up to 13 after a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troope
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The death toll in the landmine blast triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Pushtola village under Dhanora Police Station in Gadchiroli District on March 27 went up to 13 after a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper died in a private hospital in Nagpur in the night of April 3, reports The Hindu.
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April - 3 
The Telegraph reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Ram Kewal alias Guddu Oraon, was arrested on April 3 following an encounter near Patwadh village under Chopan Police Station limits in Sonbhadra District.
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The Telegraph reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Ram Kewal alias Guddu Oraon, was arrested on April 3 following an encounter near Patwadh village under Chopan Police Station limits in Sonbhadra District. According to reports, Sonbhadra Police reached the village after getting a tip off regarding the presence of Maoist ‘commander’ Munna Vishwakarma and his associates. Guddu who had taken shelter in this village tried to escape and was arrested along with a country-made revolver and live cartridges. Police said that Guddu belonged to Bhabhua District in Bihar and was operating with ‘commander’ Munna Vishwakarma. Guddu was involved in 11 criminal cases registered in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and other States. The Police had announced a cash reward of INR 5,000 on him.
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April - 4 
A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pandu Panki Ray (22), was arrested from Sundergarh District on April 4, reported Daily Pioneer. Superintendent of Police (SP) Himanshu Lal said the Police arrested Pandu, while h
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pandu Panki Ray (22), was arrested from Sundergarh District on April 4, reported Daily Pioneer. Superintendent of Police (SP) Himanshu Lal said the Police arrested Pandu, while he and his three accomplices were planting landmine in Kapura forest road to prevent Police operation groups to proceed to the area. While Pandu was arrested by the Police, three others escaped. The Police recovered a landmine weighing about 15 kilograms along with wires from the site. Pandu has confessed his involvement in Maoist activities in K Balang Police limit from where Police seized nine landmines, one clamour mine on December 13, 2009 and also confessed his involvement in the killing of Koida Police Station's Sub-Inspector Ajit Bardhan. Pandu is a native of Nuagaon Purantoly under Saraikela Police limit in West Singhbhum District of neighbouring Jharkhand.
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April - 4 
M Sanjeev Singh, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper of the CRPF’s 26th Battalion, was injured during an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Bouwa Pahari in Dongapani vi
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M Sanjeev Singh, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper of the CRPF’s 26th Battalion, was injured during an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Bouwa Pahari in Dongapani village under Tundi Police Station in Dhanbad District on April 4, reports IBN Live. The Maoists opened fire when they spotted the CRPF and the District Police personnel at the place, five kilometres away from Tundi Police Station, and an encounter ensued, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) R N Sharma said. The SFs had gone to the spot early in the morning after getting a tip-off about Maoists presence.
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April - 4 
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on April 4 said his Government had decided to facilitate the release of as many as 27 persons to secure the freedom of Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka and Italian tour operator Paolo Bosusco from the Commu
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on April 4 said his Government had decided to facilitate the release of as many as 27 persons to secure the freedom of Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka and Italian tour operator Paolo Bosusco from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reported The Hindu. Making a statement in the State Legislative Assembly, Patnaik said that in the case of Hikaka, the Government had decided to facilitate the release of 15 members of the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) and also eight Maoists from Koraput and Malkangiri jails. Four other Maoists are to be released in lieu of Paolo Bosusco. While the Maoist group headed by Sabyasachi Panda, the CPI-Maoist Odisha State Organizing Committee (OSOC) secretary, abducted Italian tour operator Paolo Bosusco along with Claudio Colangelo on March 14, another faction of the Maoists abducted Jhina Hikaka on March 24. As reported earlier, Colangelo was released on March 25.
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April - 4 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted a forest guard and three others from Amjhari village under Sono Police Station in Jamui District on April 4, reports Indian Express. The incident came to light on April 6 when the Maois
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted a forest guard and three others from Amjhari village under Sono Police Station in Jamui District on April 4, reports Indian Express. The incident came to light on April 6 when the Maoists called up the forest guard Naresh Singh’s son for ransom of INR one million.
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April - 5 
A constable of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), Satya Prakash Deswal, succumbed to bullet injuries and Jharkhand Jaguar havildar Sanjay Paswan was injured in an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) deep insid
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A constable of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), Satya Prakash Deswal, succumbed to bullet injuries and Jharkhand Jaguar havildar Sanjay Paswan was injured in an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) deep inside the forest in Labhar picket under Burwadih Police Station in Latehar District on April 5, reports The Hindu. A Police chopper that was sent to rescue the injured Policemen was forced to return after the Maoists retaliated with gun fire. Sources said the chopper could not land because of firing. After sometime, another chopper was pressed into operation that landed in Palamu and brought the injured Policemen from there, who were in turn ferried to Palamu through road after being rescued from the encounter site. Deswal, however, died on way. Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) Kranti Kumar Garhdesi said that a joint team of CoBRA, Jharkhand Jaguar and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ventured into the Karamdeeh forests bordering Chhattisgarh and was caught in a sudden firing unleashed by the Maoists. The encounter that started early in the morning and lasted for around three hours resulted in casualties on both sides. Garhdesi said the Policemen and villagers on spot noticed Maoists carrying their dead and injured associates away. "We have not been able to recover any bodies but were told by local people that they saw at least six bodies being carried on backs by rest of the Maoists into the deep forests," he said
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April - 5 
Aadesh Pal, a Special Task Force (STF) trooper was killed in an exchange of fire with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gandharpada forest area in Sukma District on April 5, reports Zee News. Police suspect that at least five Mao
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Aadesh Pal, a Special Task Force (STF) trooper was killed in an exchange of fire with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gandharpada forest area in Sukma District on April 5, reports Zee News. Police suspect that at least five Maoists were also killed in the encounter, Sukma District Superintendent of Police Abhishek Shandilya said. Police, however, have not recovered a single body of Maoists from the spot.
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April - 5 
Meanwhile, the armed cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a splinter group of CPI-Maoist, set ablaze two bauxite trucks on fire at Modsirwa on Kisko-Richughuta road in Lohardaga District on April 4. One of the drivers was also assaulted.
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Meanwhile, the armed cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a splinter group of CPI-Maoist, set ablaze two bauxite trucks on fire at Modsirwa on Kisko-Richughuta road in Lohardaga District on April 4. One of the drivers was also assaulted. In a handwritten pamphlet, one Samir of JPC has claimed responsibility for setting the trucks on fire. The pamphlet said the main objective was to warn the transport company since the transport of bauxite is one of the sources of levy for the Naxalite [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] groups active in the area.
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April - 5 
Meanwhile, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has successfully used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to pick up ground conversation and movement of Maoist cadres in terrains of Chhattisgarh. According to sources, a special squad of the anti-Naxal
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Meanwhile, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has successfully used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to pick up ground conversation and movement of Maoist cadres in terrains of Chhattisgarh. According to sources, a special squad of the anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] force recently undertook an operation in the forests of Narayanpur District during which a UAV was not only able to pick up real-time imagery of movement of Maoists but also relayed the conversation among them. The images gathered by the UAV are much better than what is available on Google map and Terra explorer, sources said adding the Android phones are giving us good information about the inhabited areas.
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April - 5 
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on April 5 announced the names of 27 persons whose release the Government will facilitate through legal steps to ensure the release of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka and It
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on April 5 announced the names of 27 persons whose release the Government will facilitate through legal steps to ensure the release of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka and Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo from the hands of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Of the 27 persons, the Government will facilitate the release of 15 members of the Maoist-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) and eight Maoists from different jails for the release of Hikaka, and four others for the release of Paolo. The four persons who would be released for securing Paolo's freedom include Subhashree Das alias Mili Panda, wife of Sabyasachi Panda, ‘secretary’ of the Odisha State Organising Committee of CPI-Maoist. Making the statement in the State Assembly, Patnaik said the Government made this gesture on humane grounds. He expressed hope that the Maoists would reciprocate and release Hikaka and Paolo immediately. Meanwhile, the Maoists have extended the deadline for the Odisha Government to meet their demands till April 7 for the release of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka. Earlier, the deadline was April 5.
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April - 5 
Meanwhile, Tipila Hesa (17), a Maoist cadre, surrendered before the Police in Jajpur District on April 5, reports The Times of India. Hesa was involved in the attack on Daitari Police Station, abduction of a Police Officer, Umesh Marandi, and several
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Meanwhile, Tipila Hesa (17), a Maoist cadre, surrendered before the Police in Jajpur District on April 5, reports The Times of India. Hesa was involved in the attack on Daitari Police Station, abduction of a Police Officer, Umesh Marandi, and several other Maoist-related crimes in Jajpur and Keonjhar Districts.
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April - 6 
Sabyasachi Panda, the ‘secretary’ of Odisha State Organising Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) rejected the Odisha Government's swap offer for the release of Italian national Paolo Bosusco, reports The Hindu. In an audio m
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Sabyasachi Panda, the ‘secretary’ of Odisha State Organising Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) rejected the Odisha Government's swap offer for the release of Italian national Paolo Bosusco, reports The Hindu. In an audio message, Panda threatened to take the extreme step, if the Government failed to make a written commitment by April 9 on the fulfilment of the various demands made by him. In the message, Panda also criticised the Government by terming the ongoing negotiations between the Government officials and mediators, B.D. Sharma and Dandapani Mohanty a farce. The Government is also uncertain over the release of Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka as the group of Maoists who had taken him hostage did not respond to the Government's offer to facilitate release of 23 persons to secure his release.
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April - 6 
Separately, the All Cachar Karimganj Hailakandi Students Association (ACKHSA) has lambasted the reports of the existence of Maoists forces in southern Assam valley and in Assam University, Silchar in particular, reports The Times of India.
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Separately, the All Cachar Karimganj Hailakandi Students Association (ACKHSA) has lambasted the reports of the existence of Maoists forces in southern Assam valley and in Assam University, Silchar in particular, reports The Times of India.
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April - 6 
The Security Forces (SFs) recovered four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), including three cylinder bombs, during search operations in Latehar District on April 6, reports The Times of India. The operation was launched in the District's Barwadih a
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The Security Forces (SFs) recovered four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), including three cylinder bombs, during search operations in Latehar District on April 6, reports The Times of India. The operation was launched in the District's Barwadih and Sarju area following an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 5 in which one SF personnel was killed and another was injured.
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April - 7 
Elsewhere, National Investigating Agency (NIA) special court based in Guwahati on March 7 remanded arrested People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Arnold Singh alias Bekon, in the NIA’s custody for 10 days. Singh was arrested from Sil
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Elsewhere, National Investigating Agency (NIA) special court based in Guwahati on March 7 remanded arrested People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Arnold Singh alias Bekon, in the NIA’s custody for 10 days. Singh was arrested from Siliguri in West Bengal on April 2, reports The Telegraph. Arnold Singh is also a member of the PLA’s ‘external affairs’ wing. Singh was the leader of a four-member team that imparted arms training to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) guerrillas in Saranda forest in Jharkhand from September 11 to November 20 in 2010.
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April - 7 
Meanwhile, four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including Bihari Sao, a ‘self-styled commander’ were arrested during a search operation following a tip-off from a forested area in Gaya District on April 7, reported Daily Bhaskar.
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Meanwhile, four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including Bihari Sao, a ‘self-styled commander’ were arrested during a search operation following a tip-off from a forested area in Gaya District on April 7, reported Daily Bhaskar. The four were wanted in connection with several cases in Bihar and Jharkhand and Sao carried a cash reward of INR 25, 000 on his head. Three country-made pistol and five live cartridges were recovered from their possession.
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April - 8 
Further hardening its stand, Sabyasachi Panda, ‘secretary’ of the Odisha State Organising Committee of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on April 8 asked the State Government to clarify the names of his followers to be released in exchang
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Further hardening its stand, Sabyasachi Panda, ‘secretary’ of the Odisha State Organising Committee of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on April 8 asked the State Government to clarify the names of his followers to be released in exchange for abducted Italian tour operator Paolo Basusco, reports The Indian Express. The fresh audio tape by Panda followed a day after the Government claimed to have reached a pact over Basusco, agreeing to free five of the six whose release had been sought by the Maoists.
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April - 8 
Further, AOBSZC spokesperson Jagabandhu sent a letter to the Government late on April 8 demanding that all Maoists in the list in exchange for the MLA's freedom should be released in Balipeta village of Koraput District by April 10. “There should not
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Further, AOBSZC spokesperson Jagabandhu sent a letter to the Government late on April 8 demanding that all Maoists in the list in exchange for the MLA's freedom should be released in Balipeta village of Koraput District by April 10. “There should not be any police or intelligence personnel present,” the letter says.
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April - 8 
Meanwhile, though Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced the release of 15 activists of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) and eight Maoists (including two hardcore Andhra Maoist) in exchange for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assemb
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Meanwhile, though Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced the release of 15 activists of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) and eight Maoists (including two hardcore Andhra Maoist) in exchange for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka, the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), which holds Hikaka hostage, has demanded the release of five more Maoists and their sympathisers, including Chenda Bhushanam alias Ghasi. Senior policemen in-charge of anti-Maoist operations in Odisha say under no circumstances can Ghasi be released. “Ghasi is more powerful than 10 Sabyasachi Pandas together. He is that dangerous,” said a senior Police official.
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April - 8 
The Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), attacked the project site of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCI
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The Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), attacked the project site of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) at Jargaon village under Bero Police Station in Ranchi District on April 8 and set ablaze three heavy machines, including an earthmover, after assaulting the workers on duty. The cause of the attack was explained in a letter written by one Jetha of Rajdhani zonal committee of the PLFI, allegedly left at the site, saying that work there was started without the permission of the PLFI.
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April - 9 
Following the finding of suspected training centres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Karnataka in March 2012, the Tamil Nadu Police, including Special Task Force (STF), Q branch and District Police, have launched a combing operation
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Following the finding of suspected training centres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Karnataka in March 2012, the Tamil Nadu Police, including Special Task Force (STF), Q branch and District Police, have launched a combing operation in the Western Ghats, reports The Deccan Chronicle. Police teams from 12 Districts are involved in the combing operation in the hilly terrain. “There is no specific information about the presence of Maoist training centres in the forest areas. But we don’t want to take any chance,” a senior Police Officer said. The State Police had busted a Maoist training camp in Theni hills in July 2007 after the locals alerted them about the presence of the camp. The State Police are now conducting the combing operation after the Police found a suspected training camp in Dharamsalai and Chickmagalur. “Some pro-Tamil handbills were seized from the spot. So, it triggered suspicion that such groups could be working in Tamil Nadu,” Police sources said.
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April - 9 
Further, the Orissa Police Association (OPA) has threatened to go on strike if any hardcore Maoists are released in a swap deal. “If the government does release anyone, the Policemen in Maoist areas would not do their duty,” said Sawarmal Sharma, pre
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Further, the Orissa Police Association (OPA) has threatened to go on strike if any hardcore Maoists are released in a swap deal. “If the government does release anyone, the Policemen in Maoist areas would not do their duty,” said Sawarmal Sharma, president of OPA. However, Chief Secretary B K Patnaik said that the Government has sought opinion of the Police on whether the fresh demands made by the Maoists could be met.
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April - 9 
Meanwhile, a contingent of about 50 Police comprising of District Force (DF) and the Special Task Force (STF) arrested four Maoists in Sukma District during a combing operation in a forest area.
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Meanwhile, a contingent of about 50 Police comprising of District Force (DF) and the Special Task Force (STF) arrested four Maoists in Sukma District during a combing operation in a forest area.
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April - 9 
Separately, a Maoist, identified as Bhagirathi alias Nagesh, was arrested by Police in Adaba Police Station area under Rayagada District during a combing operation, when a passenger vehicle was being searched. Bhagirathi, a resident of Podersingh vil
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Separately, a Maoist, identified as Bhagirathi alias Nagesh, was arrested by Police in Adaba Police Station area under Rayagada District during a combing operation, when a passenger vehicle was being searched. Bhagirathi, a resident of Podersingh village under Kenduguda Police limits in the District, had been involved in many Maoist incidents since 2002. After he suffered chronic joint pain, he had temporarily retired and was undergoing medical treatment.
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April - 9 
Seven Security Force (SF) personnel, engaged in anti- Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations, sustained bullet injuries at Chemo Sanya forest under the Bhandaria Police Station in Garhwa District on April 9, reported The Telegraph.
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Seven Security Force (SF) personnel, engaged in anti- Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations, sustained bullet injuries at Chemo Sanya forest under the Bhandaria Police Station in Garhwa District on April 9, reported The Telegraph. While Police claimed that it was an encounter, sources said the SF personnel, belonging to Jharkhand Jaguar and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’s Combat battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), were caught off guard when the Maoists mounted a sudden attack during a joint operation in the bordering area of Latehar and Garhwa.
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April - 9 
The Andhra Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), which has kept Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka hostage, on April 9 wrote a letter to his wife to re
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The Andhra Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), which has kept Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka hostage, on April 9 wrote a letter to his wife to reach Blipeta village in Narayanpatna block of Koraput District on April 10 along with 30 prisoners to pave the way for his release, reports The Indian Express. The letter also said that two Maoist-nominated mediators — B D Sharma and Dandapani Mohanty who mediated for the release of Italian tour operator Paolo Bosusco — be present at the meeting with Koraput-based lawyer Nihar Ranjan Patnaik.
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April - 9 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted a tribal youth from his native Toropi village in Kanker District and shot him dead on April 9, reported newstrackindia.com quoting IANS. The Police are yet to identify the youth, whom t
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted a tribal youth from his native Toropi village in Kanker District and shot him dead on April 9, reported newstrackindia.com quoting IANS. The Police are yet to identify the youth, whom the Maoists shot dead on charges of spying for local Police.
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April - 10 
Four persons including Naresh Singh, a forest guard who were abducted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from near Batia forest under Sono Police Station on April 4, have been released on April 10, reports Zee News. Sing
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Four persons including Naresh Singh, a forest guard who were abducted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from near Batia forest under Sono Police Station on April 4, have been released on April 10, reports Zee News. Singh and the labourers - Abul Ansari, Chotu Ansari and Mumtaz Ansari - were released in Chhabadi forest in Jamui District in the wee hours of April 10, Police sources said.
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April - 10 
Meanwhile, as the deadline set by Maoists ended in the evening of April 10, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to the abductors to release Italian citizen Bosusco Paolo and legislator Jhina Hikaka unharmed and without delay. Patnaik said certain
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Meanwhile, as the deadline set by Maoists ended in the evening of April 10, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to the abductors to release Italian citizen Bosusco Paolo and legislator Jhina Hikaka unharmed and without delay. Patnaik said certain legal procedures had to be followed to facilitate the release of 27 prisoners demanded by the Maoists.
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April - 10 
Subhashree Panda, wife of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sabyasachi Panda who is holding an Italian tourist as hostage, got acquitted by the a Fast Track Court in Rayagada District in a case pending against her on April 10, repor
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Subhashree Panda, wife of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sabyasachi Panda who is holding an Italian tourist as hostage, got acquitted by the a Fast Track Court in Rayagada District in a case pending against her on April 10, reports The Hindu. She was in Gunupur jail since past five months as an accused of 2003 Kutinguda encounter between police and Maoists in Gudari block of Rayagada district. The Fast Track Court acquitted her due to lack of evidence.
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April - 11 
Maoists reportedly blew up a bridge at a forested stretch between Amabeda and Ghanora in Kanker District, just before State Forest Minister Vikram Usendi's convoy was scheduled to go to Amabeda, reports The Times of India. According to police officia
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Maoists reportedly blew up a bridge at a forested stretch between Amabeda and Ghanora in Kanker District, just before State Forest Minister Vikram Usendi's convoy was scheduled to go to Amabeda, reports The Times of India. According to police officials in Kanker, the incident took place around 10am under Amabeda Police Station area, in which no causalities were reported.
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April - 11 
Suspected cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on April 11 set ablaze three vehicles, including two passenger jeeps and one tractor, near Binda village under Mu
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Suspected cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on April 11 set ablaze three vehicles, including two passenger jeeps and one tractor, near Binda village under Murhu Police Station of Khunti District, reports The Times of India. Khunti Superintendent of Police (SP) Venu Tamilvanan said the extremists led by ‘area commander’ Munna stopped two passenger jeeps in the morning and ordered the passengers to alight. Once the passengers got down they set the vehicles afire. "The passengers overheard the rebels telling the drivers that this was their punishment for plying vehicles on a strike day," said the SP.
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April - 11 
the Border Security Force (BSF) Helicopter which was fired upon by the CPI-Maoist cadres on April 5 has been grounded now as it was damaged in the firing, reports The Indian Express. The advance light helicopter — Dhruv — used by the Central Reserve
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the Border Security Force (BSF) Helicopter which was fired upon by the CPI-Maoist cadres on April 5 has been grounded now as it was damaged in the firing, reports The Indian Express. The advance light helicopter — Dhruv — used by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in anti-Maoist operations, which was flying from Latehar to Ranchi with two injured Security Force (SF) personnel, had landed safely though. “I have noticed two bullet marks. It seems one bullet hit it at one point and came out from the other side,” an unnamed senior CRPF officer said. As reported earlier, an encounter had taken place between Maoists and the SFs in Latehar District on April 5.
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April - 11 
Two women, T Koteswari (55), and her daughter Subba Rao (30), both construction labourers of Tekulaboru village in Kunavaram mandal (administrative division) in Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh, were reportedly killed in a Communist Party of India-
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Two women, T Koteswari (55), and her daughter Subba Rao (30), both construction labourers of Tekulaboru village in Kunavaram mandal (administrative division) in Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh, were reportedly killed in a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) -Police cross-fire near Timilwada under Chintaguppa Police Station limits in Sukma District on April 11, reports The Hindu. Sources said that a group of heavily armed Maoists launched an attack on the base camp of Police personnel in the early hours of the day. The Police personnel manning the base camp also returned fire. The women were reported killed in the cross-fire.
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April - 11 
Six suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in connection with the landmine blast near Gadchiroli District which had claimed the lives of 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on March 27, reports Outloo
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Six suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in connection with the landmine blast near Gadchiroli District which had claimed the lives of 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on March 27, reports Outlook India. Those arrested were identified as Motiram Naitam, Suresh Atla, Shalik Naitam, Parimal Mistry and Kamal Biswas. One of the six was a minor. With this, the number of persons arrested for the attack has gone up to 11. As reported earlier, five persons were arrested on April 6.
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April - 12 
Expired tank ammunition from a Central Ordnance Depot in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) has landed in the hands of Naxalites [Left-Wing Extremists] who are capable of recycling them for launching attacks on Security Forces, reports IBN Live. Documents acc
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Expired tank ammunition from a Central Ordnance Depot in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) has landed in the hands of Naxalites [Left-Wing Extremists] who are capable of recycling them for launching attacks on Security Forces, reports IBN Live. Documents accessed by Express Buzz reveal that the Army has initiated disciplinary proceedings against Lieutenant Colonel SC Pandey, who was posted in the Central Ordnance Depot (COD), Jabalpur, on charges of selling unserviceable T-72 tank ammunition on the sly to a scrap dealer in Agra in November 2011. These 125 mm Fin Stabilized Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot (FSAPDS) ammunition has found its way into the hands of Naxals operating in Jharkhand — a fact revealed by a witness during the Summary of Evidence. The FSAPDS ammunition is considered to be the most lethal kinetic-energy cartridge, capable of destroying all known armoured tanks. It is also capable of enhancing the fire power of the T-72 tank. As a senior serving officer pointed out, the expired ammunition sold to the scrap dealer cannot be fired using a gun barrel by the Naxals, but they can make high-intensity IEDs with it, that can easily destroy a small tank.
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April - 12 
In a joint operation, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local Police, arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Naresh Paswan, with arms and ammunition from near Jhanda chowk in East Champaran D
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In a joint operation, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local Police, arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Naresh Paswan, with arms and ammunition from near Jhanda chowk in East Champaran District on April 12, reports Zee News. A pistol, two magazines and five ammunitions were seized from his possession. Paswan was wanted in at least six cases of murder and Maoist violence in the District.
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April - 12 
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on April 12 decided to set the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists] to probe and dismantle their supply of weapons and communication devices, reports Hindustan Times. The MHA order
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on April 12 decided to set the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists] to probe and dismantle their supply of weapons and communication devices, reports Hindustan Times. The MHA ordered the NIA to take over its first anti-Naxal case when it decided to transfer investigations into the arrest of Sadanala Ramakrishna alias RK, the Warangal regional engineering college alumnus who headed the technical committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Ramakrishna, who had gone underground 34 years ago - was arrested in Kolkata by a joint team of Kolkata Police and Grey Hounds from Andhra Pradesh on February 29.
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April - 12 
The Odisha State Organising Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has finally released Italian hostage Paolo Bosusco who was in their captivity since March 14, reports The Times of India. The Maoists released Paolo in Mohona v
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The Odisha State Organising Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has finally released Italian hostage Paolo Bosusco who was in their captivity since March 14, reports The Times of India. The Maoists released Paolo in Mohona village in Gajapati District on April 12 (today). However, the fate of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Jhina Hikaka who has been in the captivity of Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist since March 24 remains uncertain as the Maoists refused to release him unless their demands were met.
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April - 12 
The Times of India reports that as a part of its carrot-and-stick policy in the fight against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Karnataka, Director General of Police, DGP, A R Infant on April 12 said the that the Maoist surre
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The Times of India reports that as a part of its carrot-and-stick policy in the fight against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Karnataka, Director General of Police, DGP, A R Infant on April 12 said the that the Maoist surrender package would be made more attractive to enable misguided youths rejoin social mainstream. "While three Naxalites have made use of the policy so far, there are feelers that a few more are on the verge of surrendering arms and coming back to society," Infant said without specifying the numbers. On the proposal to have a permanent force to take on Maoists instead of the current ad-hoc arrangement of taking officers and personnel from Police units on deputation to Anti Naxal Force (ANF), Infant said, "The proposal is still under the consideration of the government." Observing that a permanent force will require huge financial sanction for about 543 officers and personnel, Infant added, "ANF in its present form will continue and can't be disbanded.”
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April - 12 
The Times of India reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze four tractors and three trolleys in Keshori tehsil of Gondia District on April 12. Around 50 Maoists intercepted four tractors and three trolley
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The Times of India reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze four tractors and three trolleys in Keshori tehsil of Gondia District on April 12. Around 50 Maoists intercepted four tractors and three trolleys in the forest patch between Rajoli and Keshori and set them afire. The vehicles belonged to some residents of Tadgaon and Junewani of Arjuni-Morgaon tehsil and Navegaon Bandh
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April - 13 
As many as 11 occupants of an ambulance, including six children among others, had a providential escape when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire at the vehicle in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on April 11, reports
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As many as 11 occupants of an ambulance, including six children among others, had a providential escape when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire at the vehicle in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on April 11, reports Zee News. The ambulance carrying the children was going from Chintagupha to Dorpanal village for urgent medical treatment.
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April - 13 
Police arrested Jetha Lorenz Toppo, a ‘self-styled zonal commander’ of People Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Ranchi District on April 13, reports The Times of India. Toppo wa
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Police arrested Jetha Lorenz Toppo, a ‘self-styled zonal commander’ of People Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Ranchi District on April 13, reports The Times of India. Toppo was wanted in over a dozen cases of arson, loot and murder. The Police recovered a carbine from his possession.
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April - 13 
The East Singhbhum District Police on April 13 recovered posters and banners, allegedly put up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), demanding hike in tendu leaves procurement rate and support to the two-day bandh (shut down strike) ca
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The East Singhbhum District Police on April 13 recovered posters and banners, allegedly put up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), demanding hike in tendu leaves procurement rate and support to the two-day bandh (shut down strike) call given by CPI-Maoist in the bordering areas of three States, Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand from April 14 midnight, reports The Times of India. The posters and banners were found in two different Police Station areas of Ghatshila Sub-Division - Chakulia and Dhalbhumgarh.
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April - 13 
The Indian Express reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) action squad killed Raju alias Kewalrao Atkamwar (42), a prominent Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, and injured Prashant Kukkalwar, also an NCP worker, barely 300
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The Indian Express reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) action squad killed Raju alias Kewalrao Atkamwar (42), a prominent Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, and injured Prashant Kukkalwar, also an NCP worker, barely 300 metres from the Police Station of Etapalli town in Gadchiroli District on April 13. According to sources, said Atkamwar, former member of Gadchiroli Zilla Parishad (district level local self-Government institution) and former Chairman of Etapalli Panchayat Samiti (block level local self-Government institution), was on the Maoist hit-list for his proximity to Police.
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April - 14 
The Rajnandgaon District Police on April 14 arrested four persons, including a city-based arms dealer-cum-petty contractor, near Farhad chowk in Manpur for their alleged act of procuring arms and ammunitions for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (C
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The Rajnandgaon District Police on April 14 arrested four persons, including a city-based arms dealer-cum-petty contractor, near Farhad chowk in Manpur for their alleged act of procuring arms and ammunitions for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Times of India. A US-made sophisticated pistol and INR 400,000 in cash were among the materials seized. Mohammed Irfan Mohammed Samad, a resident of Rose Colony in city, was arrested along with Mohammed Ahmad Qureshi, Tilak Goyal, and Deepak Talukdar. Irfan was earlier arrested by Saoner Police and quizzed by Nagpur crime branch too. Though Chhattisgarh Police have identified him as a petty contractor of roads, local Police labelled him an arms dealer. A section of the security agencies also claimed that Irfan was linked to senior Maoist leaders whom he supplied arms and ammunition. A native of Betul in Madhya Pradesh, Irfan had migrated to city a few years ago and became rich within a short time
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April - 15 
a pro-Maoist poster was found pasted on the rear side of the board of Samasta Solapur Bazaar Rickshaw Stand in Pune District on April 15, reports Daily Bhaskar. The poster read in Marathi, “Fight for the release of Maoist revolutionaries who are inca
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a pro-Maoist poster was found pasted on the rear side of the board of Samasta Solapur Bazaar Rickshaw Stand in Pune District on April 15, reports Daily Bhaskar. The poster read in Marathi, “Fight for the release of Maoist revolutionaries who are incarcerated. The corrupt, brutal, ruling classes who are foreign agents are criminals for the Indian masses. The government does not have any right to jail them.” The poster demanded that comrades Kobad Gandhi, Vijay, Vikram, Madalal, Mahesh, Bhanu and Angela should be released without any conditions. It called for a bandh (shutdown strike) in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The posters were that of CPI-Maoist Maharashtra State Committee.
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April - 15 
bringing factionalism among Maoists to the fore, Nikhil, spokesman of Bansadhara Division Committee of CPI-Maoist in his letters to the media said, “They [Telugu cadres] torture Oriya cadres, reports The Indian Express. They give poor food, torn unif
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bringing factionalism among Maoists to the fore, Nikhil, spokesman of Bansadhara Division Committee of CPI-Maoist in his letters to the media said, “They [Telugu cadres] torture Oriya cadres, reports The Indian Express. They give poor food, torn uniforms and damaged shoes to Oriya cadres.” He alleged that Telugu and Chhattisgarh cadres had killed Oriya Maoist Rabi two months ago in the forest near Kerubadi in Kandhamal District when he opposed the discrimination.
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April - 15 
Hindustan Times reports that raising concern over mounting casualties of Security Forces (SFs) in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-hit areas, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has told States that the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI
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Hindustan Times reports that raising concern over mounting casualties of Security Forces (SFs) in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-hit areas, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has told States that the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had not only retained their battle capabilities over the past few years but had also extensively militarised. The UMHA assessment of the Naxal situation was shared with the States ahead of conference of Chief Ministers on Internal Security on April 16. It added the movement was poised to not only consolidate in its strongholds but also grow in affected areas unless countered with “resolute and sustained action”.
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April - 15 
News24online.com quoting PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze five vehicles of a private road construction company at Dumri Buzurg village under Nayagaon Police Station in Saran District on April 15. De
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News24online.com quoting PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze five vehicles of a private road construction company at Dumri Buzurg village under Nayagaon Police Station in Saran District on April 15. Deputy Inspector General (Saran Range), Alok Kumar said around 15 armed Maoists raided the office of the private road construction firm and set ablaze four dumpers and another vehicle parked there. Kumar said non-payment of levy demanded by the Maoists from the owner of the firm was probably the reason behind the incident.
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April - 15 
Paolo Bosusco, who was held hostage by Odisha State Organizing Committee (OSOC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, is said to have revealed vital information about Sabyasachi Panda, the secretary of OSOC, reports The Times of India. Paolo estima
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Paolo Bosusco, who was held hostage by Odisha State Organizing Committee (OSOC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, is said to have revealed vital information about Sabyasachi Panda, the secretary of OSOC, reports The Times of India. Paolo estimated Panda has just about 20 cadres, including 10 women, each armed with a gun. The unit has one VHF set, one walky-talky, two tiffin bombs, one laptop with data card and one generator. He described the OSOC leader as "sick". "He regularly takes medicines. I don't know what they were," Paolo told the Police. "They change their places frequently and never stay in villages. They prefer hill tops with streams nearby. I too travelled with them from one place to the other," a source quoted the Italian as saying. Paolo said he slept with others in the jungle one night when Panda woke up everyone and asked them to "lie down quietly". That was the time when members of "another group" reportedly came searching for them, a police source said. The former hostage even remembered the names of the Maoist cadres and identified pictures the Police showed him. Paolo's statement corroborated messages received earlier that one Suresh, a unit commander belonging to Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), along with about 30 cadres had been scouting for Panda through the tribal hamlets located in inaccessible regions. OSOC is said to have fallen out with the AOBSZC.
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April - 15 
The Times of India reports that the Centre has accepted Odisha's demand to include four more Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Districts under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, official sources said on April 15. The S
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The Times of India reports that the Centre has accepted Odisha's demand to include four more Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Districts under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, official sources said on April 15. The State Government had demanded inclusion of Nuapada, Bolangir, Bargarh and Kalahandi Districts under SRE scheme. "The Centre has recently sent us a communique stating that the four districts would be covered under SRE," an unnamed official source said. This follows a report of the Union Home Ministry on Maoist activities, in which it has categorized Odisha as "severely affected" alongside Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar. With the latest inclusion, 19 out of 30 Districts in Odisha would benefit under the SRE scheme, official sources said.
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April - 15 
the two-day bandh (shutdown strike) called by the CPI-Maoist in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha affected the State’s public transport, reports Daily Pioneer. The bandh was called to demand 20 per cent increase in the rate of kendu leaves.
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the two-day bandh (shutdown strike) called by the CPI-Maoist in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha affected the State’s public transport, reports Daily Pioneer. The bandh was called to demand 20 per cent increase in the rate of kendu leaves.
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April - 16 
Deccan Chronicle reports that nearly a dozen persons were injured when around 60-70 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres wreaked their vengeance on the Dorla tribe population of Maraiguda village in Sukma District, bordering Andhra Pra
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Deccan Chronicle reports that nearly a dozen persons were injured when around 60-70 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres wreaked their vengeance on the Dorla tribe population of Maraiguda village in Sukma District, bordering Andhra Pradesh, by allegedly molesting women, assaulting elders, and setting ablaze houses for not handing over to them Salwa Judum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) leader in the night of April 16. The Maoist attack continued for about five hours, leaving nearly a dozen people, including five women, injured. Local sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) and former Salwa Judum leader Haka Mara, who was the Maoists’ target, lodged a complaint with Maraiguda Police Station in the night of April 16 narrating tortures by the Maoists on the villagers, Konta Sub-Divisional Officer of Police A. Khalko told the reporters on April 18.
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April - 16 
Quoting PTI, oneindia.in reports that Left-wing Extremism (LWE) is steadily increasing in the five Districts of Karnataka, Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said on April 16 demanding support from the Centre in training and provision of infrastructur
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Quoting PTI, oneindia.in reports that Left-wing Extremism (LWE) is steadily increasing in the five Districts of Karnataka, Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said on April 16 demanding support from the Centre in training and provision of infrastructure to tackle it. "The grand plan of left-wing organisations to infiltrate and expand their activities to infiltrate and expand their activities in the states sharing the Western Ghats is well known to the central government. As part of this plan, Naxal activities in the five Western Ghats' districts of Karnataka are steadily increasing," he said.
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April - 16 
Ranchi Express reports that speaking at the Chief Minister’s meeting on internal security chaired by Prime Minister in New Delhi on April 16 CM Arjun Munda asked the Central Government to bear a portion of the cost of modernization of Jharkhand Polic
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Ranchi Express reports that speaking at the Chief Minister’s meeting on internal security chaired by Prime Minister in New Delhi on April 16 CM Arjun Munda asked the Central Government to bear a portion of the cost of modernization of Jharkhand Police to help it effectively tackle Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] in the state. Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has agreed to give Jharkhand two Indian Air Force choppers to combat LWE in Jharkhand.
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April - 16 
Seeking to highlight the efficacy of the policies pursued by the Congress Government since 2004 to end the problem of left-wing extremism (LWE), Chief Minister, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, on April 16 claimed that the number of Communist Party of India-Ma
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Seeking to highlight the efficacy of the policies pursued by the Congress Government since 2004 to end the problem of left-wing extremism (LWE), Chief Minister, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, on April 16 claimed that the number of Communist Party of India-Maoist( CPI-Maoist) cadres in the State had dwindled to mere 150 from 1,100 eight years ago, reports The Hindu.
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April - 16 
Speaking at Chief Minister's conference on internal security in New Delhi on April 16, P. Chidambaram cautioned the state heads against letting the figures on Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism] violence give them “a false sense of assurance”, reports Hindus
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Speaking at Chief Minister's conference on internal security in New Delhi on April 16, P. Chidambaram cautioned the state heads against letting the figures on Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism] violence give them “a false sense of assurance”, reports Hindustan Times. “The decline in... casualties among civilians and security forces in Naxal-affected districts may give a false sense of assurance, but that is not the true picture,” he said. The Home Minister dubbed Naxals as “the most formidable internal security challenge” as they were getting increasingly systematic by the day in their attacks against Security Forces. Chidambaram stated that Assam was emerging as the new theatre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities, and there were reports of the rebels linking up with insurgent groups in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. He did not quote specific statistics because they had been circulated ahead of the meeting. Chidambaram acknowledged that the outcome of bold forays into Red territory by security forces had been sub-optimal, and conceded that the government’s “capacity to execute development plans is not commensurate with the nature of the challenge”. The Home Minister — who was instrumental in devising the Integrated Action Plan that provides additional funds for development in Naxal-affected districts — said: “Still, we do not have the upper hand because there are not enough police stations, not enough men, weapons and vehicles; not enough infrastructures for the CAPFs; not enough roads; not enough presence of the civil administration.”
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April - 17 
A group of about 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres held a meeting at Kanimohuli village in Suliapada tehsil (revenue unit) in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha, located at the West Bengal-Jharkhand border, a few days back to reorgani
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A group of about 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres held a meeting at Kanimohuli village in Suliapada tehsil (revenue unit) in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha, located at the West Bengal-Jharkhand border, a few days back to reorganise themselves, reports The Economic Times. Sources said Maoist leaders like Akash and Bikash had attended the meeting along with some local leaders of the CPI-Maoist. Intelligence agencies have informed the West Bengal Government about this development and it is learnt that the State Government is considering proposals to launch joint operations in Maoist-infested Jangalmahal
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April - 17 
Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi said that extortions and kidnappings in Assam are not alarming compared to some of the other north eastern States referring to the Manmohan Singh’s address at the CMs’ Conference in Delhi on April 16, reports The Assam
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Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi said that extortions and kidnappings in Assam are not alarming compared to some of the other north eastern States referring to the Manmohan Singh’s address at the CMs’ Conference in Delhi on April 16, reports The Assam Tribune. Gogoi said the State Government has been trying to curb the illegal activities of the militant and ex-militant groups in State. In addition, State Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmah said that ULFA issue would be resolved in the near future, but the threat by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was a matter of concern for the State, reports The Sentinel.
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April - 17 
Deccan Chronicle reports that Central intelligence agencies in a very specific report have said that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is now pressuring the contractors working in areas under their domination to supply them with arms a
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Deccan Chronicle reports that Central intelligence agencies in a very specific report have said that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is now pressuring the contractors working in areas under their domination to supply them with arms and ammunition instead of protection money. The intelligence note adds that the problem is rampant particularly in States like Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar. “Recently there have been instances in these states where contractors involved in infrastructure projects in Maoist-dominated areas have been caught with weapons, including sophisticated rifles and bullets. Detailed interrogation of the suspects revealed that the arms were meant for the Naxals [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)],’’ the note states.
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April - 17 
The Times of India reports that the two-day Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh (shutdown strike) called to raise procurement price of kendu leaves - used to make beedi - affected life in rural areas Jharkhand, especially in bordering
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The Times of India reports that the two-day Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh (shutdown strike) called to raise procurement price of kendu leaves - used to make beedi - affected life in rural areas Jharkhand, especially in bordering areas of West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. All shops and business establishments in rural areas of East and West Singhbhum, Ranchi, Lohardaga, Gumla and Simdega remained closed during the day and no transporter dared to ply his vehicle fearing backlash by the Maoists. Jharkhand Police spokesman Inspector General R K Mallik termed the bandh "peaceful" as no untoward incident was reported in any part of the State. The Maoists had called a two-day bandh that ended at April 16 midnight in the three States – Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.
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April - 18 
a retired Army officer approached the Supreme Court on April 18 to restrain the Odisha Government from meeting the Maoists' demands. Major-General (retd.) Gagandeep Bakshi pleaded that the Government be restrained from releasing the Naxals (Left Wing
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a retired Army officer approached the Supreme Court on April 18 to restrain the Odisha Government from meeting the Maoists' demands. Major-General (retd.) Gagandeep Bakshi pleaded that the Government be restrained from releasing the Naxals (Left Wing Extremists) as they had been captured by Security Forces while putting their lives at stake.
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April - 18 
Cadres of the Venkatapuram area committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) of allegedly killed one U. Guravaiah (23), branding him a Police informer, near Pedamidisileru village in Charla mandal (administrative unit) of Khammam Dis
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Cadres of the Venkatapuram area committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) of allegedly killed one U. Guravaiah (23), branding him a Police informer, near Pedamidisileru village in Charla mandal (administrative unit) of Khammam District on April 18. Venkatapuram CircIe Inspector K. R. K. Prasad Rao said a case was registered against the Maoist’s Venkatapuram area committee cadres.
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April - 18 
The Odisha Government on April 18 agreed to withdraw cases against as many as 13 persons, including a few Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, to secure the release of abducted legislator Jhina Hikaka, reports The Hindu. The State Gov
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The Odisha Government on April 18 agreed to withdraw cases against as many as 13 persons, including a few Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, to secure the release of abducted legislator Jhina Hikaka, reports The Hindu. The State Government bowed to the demands of the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist after the abductors said they had no faith in it and the fate of Hikaka would be decided in “a people's court” on April 19 (today). In a fresh message to the media, the Maoists said they had already extended the deadline four times so far and there would be no further extension. The deadline ended on April 18. The State Government had on April 17 given an assurance that steps would be taken for withdrawal of cases pending against 25 persons if the hostage was released by the evening of April 18. As reported earlier, Hikaka was abducted on March 24, 2012.
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April - 18 
Two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) troopers were injured when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at a CISF vehicle at the Panchpatmali bauxite mining hills in Damanjodi in Koraput District on April 18,
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Two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) troopers were injured when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at a CISF vehicle at the Panchpatmali bauxite mining hills in Damanjodi in Koraput District on April 18, reports The Times of India. "We recovered at least seven empty bullet cases from the spot. The bullets were fired from either an AK 47 or a 303 gun. Two bullets hit two CISF personnel present in the vehicle," DIG Soumendra Priyadarshi said.
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April - 19 
a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) document says Maoists are working in close association with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur, which also has a base in Myanmar. "The Maoists have been found carrying Chinese-made arms, but we do not know
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a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) document says Maoists are working in close association with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur, which also has a base in Myanmar. "The Maoists have been found carrying Chinese-made arms, but we do not know yet whether they procured the weapons directly from China or were supplied arms by north-eastern militant outfits," the source said.
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April - 19 
Daily Pioneer reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres involved in the killing of a Special Police Officer (SPO) were arrested from Badraiya forest in West Singhbhum District on April 19, a senior Police official said. A
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Daily Pioneer reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres involved in the killing of a Special Police Officer (SPO) were arrested from Badraiya forest in West Singhbhum District on April 19, a senior Police official said. Acting on a tip-off, the District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched an operation in the forest and arrested a Maoist, Superintendent of Police (SP) Arun Kumar Singh said. His interrogation led to the arrest of two more Maoists, he added. The Security Force personnel also recovered a 30 kilogram claymore mine planted beneath a kutcha road in the forest, SP Singh added. Singh said all three were involved in the killing of SPO Sushil Aian in Chotanagra in February 2012.
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April - 19 
Police in Neelampalli village of Mahadevpur mandal in Karimnagar District arrested two CPI-Maoist cadres during a regular vehicle checking on April 19, reports The Hindu. The arrestees were identified as V. Shekhar (30) and K. Shyamsundar (27), a for
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Police in Neelampalli village of Mahadevpur mandal in Karimnagar District arrested two CPI-Maoist cadres during a regular vehicle checking on April 19, reports The Hindu. The arrestees were identified as V. Shekhar (30) and K. Shyamsundar (27), a former deputy dalam (action squad) ‘commander’ and now working as active militant and native of Bhoorgudem, according to Kataram Circle Inspector, A Ramulu.
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April - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) trooper in Gadchiroli District on April 19, reports The Hindu. Ramkobal Ramdavar Pandey (50) of the SRPF group IV, Nagpur, was on escort duty and ac
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) trooper in Gadchiroli District on April 19, reports The Hindu. Ramkobal Ramdavar Pandey (50) of the SRPF group IV, Nagpur, was on escort duty and accompanying an ailing colleague to a local health centre at Fulbodi Gatta village in Dhanora tehsil (revenue unit) when a group of Maoists opened fired at him, killing him on the spot. Pandey, a native of Hingna village in Nagpur District, was posted at SRPF camp at Fulbodi Gatta.
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April - 19 
the Gajapati District and session’s court rejected the fresh bail petition filed by Maoist leader Arati Majhi, reports The Hindu. Arati was one of the Maoists whose release was demanded in exchange of abducted (now released) Italian Paolo Bosusco. Ar
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the Gajapati District and session’s court rejected the fresh bail petition filed by Maoist leader Arati Majhi, reports The Hindu. Arati was one of the Maoists whose release was demanded in exchange of abducted (now released) Italian Paolo Bosusco. Arati was arrested on February 10, 2010. She is now lodged in Berhampur circle jail. Bosusco was abducted on March 14, 2012 and later released on April 12, 2012.
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April - 19 
the Supreme Court (SC) wanted to know “what was happening” in the Odisha Maoist hostage crisis reported Indian Express. The Centre told the SC it had “no idea”, while the Odisha Government, the primary respondent in a public interest petition seeking
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the Supreme Court (SC) wanted to know “what was happening” in the Odisha Maoist hostage crisis reported Indian Express. The Centre told the SC it had “no idea”, while the Odisha Government, the primary respondent in a public interest petition seeking to prevent it from succumbing to the “blackmail tactics” of Maoists, was not represented.
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April - 19 
The Times of India reports that the Saran District Police on April 19 arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Vijay Ram and Dhaneshwar Manjhi, from Dariyapur village in connection with setting ablaze of five ve
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The Times of India reports that the Saran District Police on April 19 arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Vijay Ram and Dhaneshwar Manjhi, from Dariyapur village in connection with setting ablaze of five vehicles including four dumpers of a private construction firm, Madukan Construction Private Limited, at Dumri Buzurg village under Nayagaon Police Station in the District in the night of April 13. According to Police sources in Chapra, a pistol and 18 live cartridges were recovered from them.
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April - 19 
Times of India reports that security agencies believe tha the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is making inroads into the North-East to gain access to the arms market in the neighbouring Yunan province of China and not with the aim of exp
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Times of India reports that security agencies believe tha the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is making inroads into the North-East to gain access to the arms market in the neighbouring Yunan province of China and not with the aim of expanding their base. "The Maoists are in the north-eastern region for long-term strategic reasons. Militant outfits in the north-east are already procuring arms from the Yunan province, Myanmar and Southeast Asian countries. The source of illegal arms in Yunan province is mainly a Beijing-based arms manufacturing company, Norinco, which has its unit in Yunan," a source said, adding, that the Centre has raised concern with China and Myanmar regarding smuggling of arms through their territories.
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April - 20 
In the wee hours of April 20, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a site where works were being undertaken under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) near Pendajam under Semiliguda Police Station limits in Koraput
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In the wee hours of April 20, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a site where works were being undertaken under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) near Pendajam under Semiliguda Police Station limits in Koraput District, reports The Hindu. According to sources, the Maoists set ablaze and damaged two road rollers, one tipper, one excavator and a motorcycle. Earlier in the night, they had blocked several roads connecting Narayanpatna block with the outside world. The roads had not been cleared till evening. The Narayanpatna-Laxmipur road was blocked at several places by the Maoists by felling trees and digging up the road. The Narayanpatna-Bandhugaon-Parvatipuram road was blocked near Bagam square. The Narayanpatna-Podapadar road was blocked near Podapadar. The security forces, fearing an ambush, are treading warily. Local people, afraid of inviting the wrath of the Maoists, are not coming forward to clear road blockades.
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April - 20 
the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist who have been holding Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka hostage since March 24, on April 20 said they would organise a ‘people's court' on April 25 to take a final decision on h
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the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist who have been holding Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka hostage since March 24, on April 20 said they would organise a ‘people's court' on April 25 to take a final decision on his release, reports The Hindu. In a communication issued to the media, the Maoists rejected the Naveen Patnaik Government's decision to withdraw cases against 13 persons and facilitate the release of another 12 persons on bail. The Maoists insisted that the Government accept their demand for withdrawal of cases against 29 persons. They also reiterated their demand for halt to ‘Operation Green Hunt’, withdrawal of Security Forces from tribal areas and release of tribals who had been jailed for alleged links with Maoists.
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April - 20 
The Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exchanged fire in Panjalbetta of Kuthlur village in Belthangady taluk (revenue division) in Dakshina Kannada District on April 20 during routine combing operati
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The Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exchanged fire in Panjalbetta of Kuthlur village in Belthangady taluk (revenue division) in Dakshina Kannada District on April 20 during routine combing operations by the ANF, Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) C.H. Pratap Reddy told The Hindu. The Maoist group allegedly opened fire on the ANF team, who retaliated. The Maoist group then escaped, he said. No one was injured.
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April - 20 
The Hindu reports that the Assam Government, on April 20, requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to include seven Districts of the State under the Integrated Action Plan to counter Maoist activities so that the growing trend of left-wing extremism w
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The Hindu reports that the Assam Government, on April 20, requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to include seven Districts of the State under the Integrated Action Plan to counter Maoist activities so that the growing trend of left-wing extremism was contained before it became a menace. In a memorandum submitted by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to the Prime Minister, the State Government said Maoist activities were increasing in Assam, particularly in the upper Districts, because of their strategic location. Singh was also urged to deploy at least 125 companies of Central paramilitary forces to counter the activities of both insurgent groups and Maoists. Presently there were only 97 companies of Central forces. Besides, the State government requested the Prime Minister to consider grant of a special allocation under the 12th plan for funding a INR 3000-crore housing scheme for all State police personnel over the next five years.
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April - 20 
The Indian Express reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a former dalam (squad) ‘commander’ of the outfit at Arewada village in Bhamragarh tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on April 20. Pawan Bhalav
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The Indian Express reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a former dalam (squad) ‘commander’ of the outfit at Arewada village in Bhamragarh tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on April 20. Pawan Bhalavi (50) was going to his field when the Maoists shot him dead, Superintendent of Police Veeresh Prabhu said. Pawan was ‘commander’ of Salekasa Dalam in Gondia District until he was arrested in 1992. He settled down at Arewada after his release in 1999.
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April - 20 
Three persons, including two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) local leaders, were killed when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a powerful landmine blast on the convoy of BJP Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Mahesh Gagda i
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Three persons, including two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) local leaders, were killed when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a powerful landmine blast on the convoy of BJP Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Mahesh Gagda in Bijapur District on April 20, reports The Times of India. The Maoists blew up one of the eight vehicles of the convoy in a forested area in Pegrapalli in the District resulting in the killing of Purshottam Thakur, the BJP District unit vice president, Mahesh Pujari, another key local BJP leader and Ashwani Sharma, the vehicle driver. One person is also reported to be seriously injured in the attack. "Bijapur legislator Mahesh Gagda and Bijapur District collector Rajat Kumar who were travelling in the convoy are safe though the Maoists seem to have triggered the blast to target them," Ramniwas, Additional Director General of Police (Maoist operation), said.
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April - 21 
The cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abdcuted the collector of Sukma District in Chhattisgarh before killing two of his bodyguards on April 21, reports Times of India. The collector, Alex Paul Menon, was meeting a group of villa
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The cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abdcuted the collector of Sukma District in Chhattisgarh before killing two of his bodyguards on April 21, reports Times of India. The collector, Alex Paul Menon, was meeting a group of villagers for a Government outreach programme. Menon was tracked by the CPI-Maoist as he reached Manjipara village in tribal Bastar region, according to the Police. It is suspected that the rebels have taken the collector deep inside the forests of Kerlapal (Dantewada District), some of which are suspected to be heavily mined by the CPI-Maoist.
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April - 21 
The Times of India reports that an armed group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze 10 vehicles belonging to a private construction company and held 14 of its employees hostage for sometime in Bandguda in Giridih Dist
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The Times of India reports that an armed group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze 10 vehicles belonging to a private construction company and held 14 of its employees hostage for sometime in Bandguda in Giridih District on April 21. According to Mufassil Police Station officer-in-charge Ravindra Prasad Singh, about 15 armed Maoists entered the makeshift office of the construction company late at night and held hostage 14 members of the staff, including guards, drivers and cooks, for a few hours and also poured cans of petrol on two dumpers, two earthmover machines, a pick-up van and five other vehicles engaged in the construction of the 27-km Dumir-Giridih road and set them on fire. The construction company had earlier been asked by the Maoists to pay levy in order to continue with their work in the area.
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April - 22 
Armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze three tractors at a brick kiln at Sahajadpur village in Vaishali District on April 22, reports IBN Live. Around 25 Maoists raided the brick kiln and assaulted the labourers before s
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Armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze three tractors at a brick kiln at Sahajadpur village in Vaishali District on April 22, reports IBN Live. Around 25 Maoists raided the brick kiln and assaulted the labourers before setting ablaze the tractors, sources said.
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April - 22 
State Director General of Police (DGP) Jayanta Narayan Chaudhary on April 22 said that there were reports of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) trying to make their presence felt and spread panic in the tea belt of Barak valley Districts, r
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State Director General of Police (DGP) Jayanta Narayan Chaudhary on April 22 said that there were reports of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) trying to make their presence felt and spread panic in the tea belt of Barak valley Districts, reports The Times of India.
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April - 22 
The South Bastar Divisional Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released an audio tape, demanding the release of their eight top Maoists: Markam Gopanna alias Satyam Reddy, Nirmal Akka alias Vijay Laxmi, Devpal Chandrashekha
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The South Bastar Divisional Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released an audio tape, demanding the release of their eight top Maoists: Markam Gopanna alias Satyam Reddy, Nirmal Akka alias Vijay Laxmi, Devpal Chandrashekhar Reddy, Shantipriya Reddy, Meena Choudhari, Korsa Sunny, Markam Sunny and Asit Kumar Sen within 72 hours to secure the release of Alex Menon, District Magistrate of Sukma District, reports The Times of India. The Maoists also want anti-Naxal Operation Green Hunt to be cancelled, Security Forces (SFs) to be withdrawn from the region and individuals falsely implicated in Maoist cases should be released from jails. The Maoists have put up a deadline of April 25 before the Government, after which, they would take a decision about the abducted Collector in a Jan Adalat (people’s court), the Police said. As reported earlier, Menon was abducted on April 21, 2012.
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April - 22 
The Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Chamru Kulle Joi (40) of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), in Gardewada village under Et
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The Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Chamru Kulle Joi (40) of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), in Gardewada village under Etapalli tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District on April 22. Sources claimed that the Maoists abducted Joi and shot him dead. His body was recovered on Gardewada-Mardakuhi road, 10 kilometres from Gatta Police outpost.
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April - 23 
10 French tourists, detained in Nawada District for violating visa rules, were deported from Bihar in the morning of April 23, reports Indian Express. They were sent to New Delhi from where they will have to catch the first flight home. The Police su
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10 French tourists, detained in Nawada District for violating visa rules, were deported from Bihar in the morning of April 23, reports Indian Express. They were sent to New Delhi from where they will have to catch the first flight home. The Police suspected the tourists had been working for a Maoist-sympathiser voluntary group, claiming to be working for rights of the landless people. The tourists, who had come to Bihar on April 18, were detained as they entered Nawada from Jamui on April 21.
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April - 23 
A leader of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), a frontal organisation of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the West Midnapore District on April 23, reports The Hindu. T
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A leader of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), a frontal organisation of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the West Midnapore District on April 23, reports The Hindu. The bullet- ridden body of Mangal Mahato was found in the morning near Banstala railway station in the Jhargram sub-division of the District. According to the Police, Mahato had been charged with murder, abduction and sedition. He was arrested in April 2010 and was later granted bail in October 2011. After his release he was not actively involved in any ultra left activity but Police sources said that he was a Maoist link- man.
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April - 23 
all the 32 detained Adivasis (tribals) of Chhattisgarh were produced before the executive magistrate in Kusumanchi mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District by the local Police on April 23 and later let off. Kusumanchi Police took the 32 Adiva
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all the 32 detained Adivasis (tribals) of Chhattisgarh were produced before the executive magistrate in Kusumanchi mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District by the local Police on April 23 and later let off. Kusumanchi Police took the 32 Adivasis, including seven women and five girls, into preventive custody while they were travelling in a bus from Bhadrachalam to Hyderabad to participate in the Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF) meeting on April 22. G Satyam, who was accompanying the Adivasis, has been arrested under Section 8 of Andhra Pradesh Public Security Act. Revolutionary literature of the banned CPI- Maoist was seized from his possession.
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April - 23 
An all-party meeting held in Raipur on April 23 to discuss proposals to secure the release of abducted Sukma District Magistrate, Alex P. Menon, concluded with the Chhattisgarh Government calling off Security Force (SF) operations in Bastar and agree
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An all-party meeting held in Raipur on April 23 to discuss proposals to secure the release of abducted Sukma District Magistrate, Alex P. Menon, concluded with the Chhattisgarh Government calling off Security Force (SF) operations in Bastar and agreeing to negotiate with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Hindu. As reported earlier, Menon was abducted on April 21, 2012. Later in the night, Maoists named three mediators – Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan, former National SC/ST Commission chairperson B D Sharma and President of All India Adivasi Mahasabha Manish Kunjam - for negotiations. In a statement, the Maoists also termed Menon’s health as critical and asked the mediators to bring medicines along with them. They said only the three persons named by them will be allowed to negotiate in Tarmetla village and asked them to accept the invitation to act as mediators. However, Prashant Bhushan and Manish Kunjam have declined to mediate, adds DNA.
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April - 23 
Assam Tribune quoting PTI reports that Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi on April 23 admitted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) “have made some headway” in the State and sought the Central Government’s economic and technical assistance to we
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Assam Tribune quoting PTI reports that Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi on April 23 admitted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) “have made some headway” in the State and sought the Central Government’s economic and technical assistance to wean away youths from CPI-Maoist. “To defeat them (Maoist) we need schemes to generate employment among youths not only in Maoist affected districts but all backward and rural areas. I have apprised the Prime Minister about the issue and sought his help”, Gogoi added.
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April - 23 
In another incident, Maoists set ablaze a forest vehicle and assaulted the forest labourers in Talwada village on Bhamragarh-Allapalli road in Aheri tehsil in the District on April 23. Sources claimed that Maoists reached the spot in the forest where
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In another incident, Maoists set ablaze a forest vehicle and assaulted the forest labourers in Talwada village on Bhamragarh-Allapalli road in Aheri tehsil in the District on April 23. Sources claimed that Maoists reached the spot in the forest where labourers were busy loading vehicles with wood. They assaulted the labourers and set ablaze the vehicle with its fuel. The Maoists also left a pamphlet at the site urging the forest employees and the labourers to discontinue their work of clearing and cutting the jungle or face dreadful consequences. Police officials in Gadchiroli, however, denied of any knowledge of the incident.
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April - 23 
Tamil Nadu is free of any extremist menace, especially Naxalism, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said in the State Assembly on April 23, reports The Hindu. She stated, “We have no fear of Naxals or extremists at all here and we are head and shoulders
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Tamil Nadu is free of any extremist menace, especially Naxalism, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said in the State Assembly on April 23, reports The Hindu. She stated, “We have no fear of Naxals or extremists at all here and we are head and shoulders above all other States in the country in this regard”.
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April - 23 
the Bihar Government will install satellite phones at 85 places in Maoist and flood-affected Districts for better communication in times of emergency, reports Daily Bhaskar. An official of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) said satellite phones wil
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the Bihar Government will install satellite phones at 85 places in Maoist and flood-affected Districts for better communication in times of emergency, reports Daily Bhaskar. An official of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) said satellite phones will be installed soon after equipment arrives in Patna.
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April - 23 
The Hindu reports that the Gajapati District and Session Court in Paralakhemundi on April 23 granted bail to eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including Arati Majhi (22), in the two cases related to burning of Odisha State Ro
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The Hindu reports that the Gajapati District and Session Court in Paralakhemundi on April 23 granted bail to eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including Arati Majhi (22), in the two cases related to burning of Odisha State Road Transport Corporation bus and damaging a mobile communication tower at Raipanka in Gajapati District in 2009. Arati was one of the Maoists whose release was demanded in exchange of abducted (now released) Italian Paolo Bosusco. Arati was arrested on February 10, 2010. She is now lodged in Berhampur circle jail. Bosusco was abducted on March 14, 2012 and later released on April 12, 2012. The others who got the bail were Jacob Majhi, Shyam Majhi, L. Majhi, Babula Behera Dalai, Patra Majhi, Manu Majhi and Gisya Pradhan. But none of them would get released from jail. “Arati still has six more cases pending against her in which she has not received bail. Similarly the other seven also have several more cases pending against them”, Upendra Nayak, the legal counsel of Arati and the other seven said.
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April - 23 
Three Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] cadres, including two belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), surrendered in Warangal District on April 23, reports The Hindu. The surrendered Maoist cadres include ‘deputy commander’
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Three Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] cadres, including two belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), surrendered in Warangal District on April 23, reports The Hindu. The surrendered Maoist cadres include ‘deputy commander’ of Sironcha dalam (South Gadchiroli division of Maharashtra), Pasham Swaroopa (22), and Agaboina Sambaiah (24), member of Singanna dalam that operates in Narasampet and Kothaguda areas. The third member, Gosula Raju, belongs to Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) had been underground since 2009. He worked with the Suryam dalam in Kothaguda area.
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April - 23 
Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Akhilesh Yadav said on April 23, that a regional centre of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will be opened soon in the State capital, Lucknow, reports The Hindu. It will be the third, after Hyderabad (And
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Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Akhilesh Yadav said on April 23, that a regional centre of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will be opened soon in the State capital, Lucknow, reports The Hindu. It will be the third, after Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Guwahati (Assam). NIA Director-General S.N. Sinha met CM and apprised him of the desirability of opening a regional centre here. According to an official spokesman, CM said the centre would help in keeping a vigil on anti-national activities in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. The proposed centre's sphere of activities and the area to be covered by it are yet to be defined, but sources said its focus would be on the Naxalite-affected regions of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh, particularly the area where UP had a common border with Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. Mirzapur, Chandauli and Sonbhadra Districts of UP bordering Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are the Naxal-affected regions in the State.
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April - 24 
A group of 20 to 25 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including four women, allegedly set ablaze a JCB machine in a bid to stop the construction of a 13 kilometres road stretch under the Prime Minister Gramin Sadak Yojna at Gaighat
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A group of 20 to 25 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including four women, allegedly set ablaze a JCB machine in a bid to stop the construction of a 13 kilometres road stretch under the Prime Minister Gramin Sadak Yojna at Gaighat under Hatta Police Station in Balaghat District on April 24, reports The Times of India. The Maoists left behind a pamphlet stating that Ganpath Patel, the contractor hired for the construction of road, was a Police mole and had betrayed people. The leaflet stated that the cutting of trees for road construction was prohibited as the Maoists were against development works in forest, Balaghat Inspector General of Police (IGP) U R Netam said.
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April - 24 
NDTV reported that abducted Sukma District collector Alex Paul Menon is "safe" but being an asthma patient, he needs medicines, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres said on April 24 night and proposed the name of human rights activ
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NDTV reported that abducted Sukma District collector Alex Paul Menon is "safe" but being an asthma patient, he needs medicines, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres said on April 24 night and proposed the name of human rights activist and academic Professor Hargopal as another mediator for talks with the Chhattisgarh Government. The issue can be discussed if the State Government comes forward and takes an initiative, the Maoists said in Bastar District. The Maoists also stuck to their April 25 deadline (today) set to the Government to meet their demands in exchange for the freedom of Menon, a 2006-batch IAS officer, who was abducted on April 21.
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April - 24 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed Rainu Juru Kowse (40), deputy sarpanch (deputy head of gram panchayat, village level local self-Government institution) of Wangeturi gram panchayat in Todgatta village under Gatta Police
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed Rainu Juru Kowse (40), deputy sarpanch (deputy head of gram panchayat, village level local self-Government institution) of Wangeturi gram panchayat in Todgatta village under Gatta Police outpost in Gadchiroli District on April 24, reports The Times of India. The Maoists dragged Kowse out of his house and killed him in the village square.
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April - 25 
Raju Gedam, a C-60 commando was injured in an encounter with Maoists inside Nalgonda forests along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, under Bhamragad tehsil (revenue unit), in Gadchiroli District. On receiving a tip-off about a Maoist camp, C-60 co
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Raju Gedam, a C-60 commando was injured in an encounter with Maoists inside Nalgonda forests along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, under Bhamragad tehsil (revenue unit), in Gadchiroli District. On receiving a tip-off about a Maoist camp, C-60 commandos launched a combing operation in the area. The Maoists triggered a mine blast in which Raju Gedam was injured. Following the blast at around 5pm gun-battle broke out between C-60 Forces and the Maoists which lasted for around 25 minutes. During the search operation, SFs found out multiple blood stains in the area suggesting that a few Maoists might have been injured too. Two claymore mines, a pipe-bomb, wire, detonator and other material used by the Maoists were recovered from the encounter site.
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April - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two of their former cadres who had surrendered in 2006, in Dhanora tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on April 25, reports The Times of India. The victims have been identified a
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two of their former cadres who had surrendered in 2006, in Dhanora tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on April 25, reports The Times of India. The victims have been identified as Devrao Usendi (37) and Ramsai Narote (45). Their dead bodies were found on the Markegaon-Sawargaon road, close to the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border, around 95-km away from Gadchiroli District Headquarters. Usendi was the former head of the Markegaon area Sangam while Narote was one of the cadres of the Maoist people’s militia in Markegaon before giving up arms.
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April - 25 
The Times of India reports that the Maoists have abducted at least 12 villagers. However, Superintendent of Police (SP) S Veeresh Prabhu denied any abduction.
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The Times of India reports that the Maoists have abducted at least 12 villagers. However, Superintendent of Police (SP) S Veeresh Prabhu denied any abduction.
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April - 26 
A constable of Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) of Andhra Police, Pangi Appanna, was shot dead by Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Paderu in Visakhapatnam District on April 26, reports The Hindu. Reportedly, the Maoists had als
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A constable of Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) of Andhra Police, Pangi Appanna, was shot dead by Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Paderu in Visakhapatnam District on April 26, reports The Hindu. Reportedly, the Maoists had also made an attempt on his life four years ago.
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April - 26 
A secret Intelligence Bureau (IB) report suggests that apart from the regular weapons the cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) Maoists are normally associated with, they now have facilities to manufacture parts for even complex sys
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A secret Intelligence Bureau (IB) report suggests that apart from the regular weapons the cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) Maoists are normally associated with, they now have facilities to manufacture parts for even complex systems like grenade and rocket launchers, reports India Today. The IB report also establishes that the Maoists are aided in their efforts to build modern weapons by the Chinese intelligence. Revelations of the supremely concealed Maoist war factories were spelt out in great detail by captured Maoist mastermind Sadnala Ramakrishna, who was apprehended on March 1 in Kolkata. The Maoist leader has provided agencies details of the weapon manufacturing and maintenance industry the Maoists have built up in the forests. The Maoists have seven such arms factories, which they call Technical Research Arms Manufacturing Unit (TRAM). These units are manned by 15 scientists who oversee production and supply of weapons and systems to the Maoist cadres. From rocket launchers to grenade launchers and from assault rifles to mortars, the Maoists have ramped up their self-reliance making it less necessary to seek weapons from outside. The Maoists even have bank accounts, fronted by aliases and used with impunity to pay hardware companies in Mumbai and Kolkata for essential nuts and bolts that cannot be made in the jungles. The secret report also indicates the spreading of the movement to the North East region, where assistance from China has only helped in the terror linkages. The IB report establishes that Chinese intelligence units have been training, arming and funding the Maoists to help them wage a violent and seemingly inexorable war against India. It reveals how Maoists have been training in Nagaland, funded by the Chinese. It shows how certain Maoist units are now being given encrypted wireless communication devices. The report reveals that China has been organising the Maoists and militant groups from Jammu and Kashmir and the North East region into a single war-fighting machine to hit Indian states. The report also makes specific warnings pointing to how Chinese intelligence agency has been pushing Manipur-based militant outfit -- People Liberation Army (PLA) -- which it funds into a cooperative arrangement with Maoists and Kashmiri terror groups. The report also suggests that the country should probably get used to the abductions of VIPs by the Naxals.
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April - 26 
A total of 88 people were abducted and 11 of them killed in six of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected States till April 17 this year, parliament was informed on April 26, reports newstrackindia.com quoting IANS. In a written re
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A total of 88 people were abducted and 11 of them killed in six of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected States till April 17 this year, parliament was informed on April 26, reports newstrackindia.com quoting IANS. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said the maximum cases were reported in Jharkhand (31 abducted, two killed) and Chhattisgarh (29 abducted and three of them killed). The six States are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Odisha. However, no incidents have been reported from another four Maoist-affected States - Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka - so far till April 17 this year. According to the minister, 2009 witnessed 380 people being abducted and 93 of them getting killed while 490 were abducted and 113 killed the following year. In 2011, 329 were kidnapped and 64 killed in all the ten States.
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April - 26 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres released Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka in the forests of Narayanpatna in Koraput District on early in the morning of April 26 (Today), reports Zee News.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres released Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka in the forests of Narayanpatna in Koraput District on early in the morning of April 26 (Today), reports Zee News. Hikaka was abducted by the Maoists on March 24 near Toyapet in Koraput District, while he was returning home to Laxmipur from Semiliguda. A statement from Aruna, Andhra-Odisha Special Border Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) leader, on April 25 said that the decision to free the MLA had been taken at a ‘Praja (people's) court’ organised by the Maoists in Narayanpatna area of the District on April 25. Aruna, in her taped statement released to media houses, said the MLA had given a written undertaking in the Praja court that he would resign from the assembly after being set free
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April - 26 
The Times of India reports that SG Kawadgade, the tehsildar (revenue official) of Bhamragarh tehsil (revenue unit) was abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gadchiroli District, a source in the Gadchiroli District Adm
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The Times of India reports that SG Kawadgade, the tehsildar (revenue official) of Bhamragarh tehsil (revenue unit) was abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gadchiroli District, a source in the Gadchiroli District Administration said on April 26. However, Kawadgade was released after being held for a day. The incident happened last week. Kawadgade himself played down the incident. The tehsildar invited the wrath of the Maoists for seeking details for a Government scheme. The Maoists had warned Kawadgade twice before abducting him forcefully.
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April - 26 
Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh said that the repeated abductions and killings by the CPI-Maoist is part of the Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign (TCOC) launched by the outfit in March, reports The Asian Age.
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Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh said that the repeated abductions and killings by the CPI-Maoist is part of the Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign (TCOC) launched by the outfit in March, reports The Asian Age.
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April - 27 
Nirmala alias Nande Sodi (30), ‘deputy Commander’ of Paplur and Kalimela dalam (squad), surrendered before the Deputy Inspector General of Police (South-Western Range), Sunabeda, Soumendra Priyadarshi at Malkangiri District on April 27, reports Oriss
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Nirmala alias Nande Sodi (30), ‘deputy Commander’ of Paplur and Kalimela dalam (squad), surrendered before the Deputy Inspector General of Police (South-Western Range), Sunabeda, Soumendra Priyadarshi at Malkangiri District on April 27, reports Orissadiary.com. Nirmala, native of Kurup village in the District, reportedly worked for nearly 10 years for the CPI-Maoist. Nirmala also handed over her country-made pistol and a .303 rifle to the Police.
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April - 27 
The Madhya Pradesh Police Headquarters (PHQ) deployed two teams of Special Armed Force (SAF) to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested Balaghat District in view of increased Maoist activities in the region, reports post.jagran.com.
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The Madhya Pradesh Police Headquarters (PHQ) deployed two teams of Special Armed Force (SAF) to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested Balaghat District in view of increased Maoist activities in the region, reports post.jagran.com. Inspector-General of Police Anvesh Mangalam has also been sent to deal with the situation there as he has worked as Inspector General of Police in Balaghat for some time.
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April - 27 
the NSCN-IM refuted the Indian intelligence bureau reports about Chinese funding Maoists in the North East including Nagaland, reports Nagaland Post. Maintaining that it cannot comment on Maoists’ activities or presence in the other States, the NSCN-
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the NSCN-IM refuted the Indian intelligence bureau reports about Chinese funding Maoists in the North East including Nagaland, reports Nagaland Post. Maintaining that it cannot comment on Maoists’ activities or presence in the other States, the NSCN-IM, however, said in Nagaland, if there be any activities or presence as alleged, it was “certainly the creation of Assam Government and India.”
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April - 27 
The State Police raided a camp belonging to Sabyasachi Panda, secretary of the Odisha State Organizing Committee (OSOC) of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Sorada area in Ganjam District, reports The Times of India. Two women Maoists
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The State Police raided a camp belonging to Sabyasachi Panda, secretary of the Odisha State Organizing Committee (OSOC) of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Sorada area in Ganjam District, reports The Times of India. Two women Maoists had engaged some locals to carry a generator and rice bags when Police swooped on them, Police sources said, adding, exchange of fire took place close to the Maoist camp. "We are not sure about casualty or injury to the extremists, but we have seized the generator and some other items," an unnamed Police official said.
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April - 28 
Deccan Chronicle reports that a three-member Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) group led by CPI (Maoist) ‘South Bastar Regional Committee secretary’ Ramana, alias Ravulu Srinivas, reportedly held talks with their two interlocutors in Tadme
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Deccan Chronicle reports that a three-member Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) group led by CPI (Maoist) ‘South Bastar Regional Committee secretary’ Ramana, alias Ravulu Srinivas, reportedly held talks with their two interlocutors in Tadmetla forest, in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada District, on April 28 night to decide the fate of Sukma District collector Alex Paul Menon, in Naxal captivity. Alex Paul Menon is in CPI-Maoist custody since April 21.
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April - 28 
IBN Live reports that a dozen inter-state buses plying from Rourkela to Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh remained suspended in the wake of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-48-hour bandh (shutdown strike) beginning on April 28-midnigh
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IBN Live reports that a dozen inter-state buses plying from Rourkela to Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh remained suspended in the wake of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-48-hour bandh (shutdown strike) beginning on April 28-midnight. There was, however, little or no impact at the vulnerable areas of Sundargarh District, close to Saranda forest in Jharkhand.
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April - 28 
The Telegraph reports that Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on April 28 announced a series of bandhs in the Garo hills to protest against deployment of Security Forces (SFs) for counter insurgency operations. GNLA has announced a 144-hour bandh (
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The Telegraph reports that Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on April 28 announced a series of bandhs in the Garo hills to protest against deployment of Security Forces (SFs) for counter insurgency operations. GNLA has announced a 144-hour bandh (General Strike) from 6am of Monday (April 30) to 6am of May 5 in the three Garo hills Districts.
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April - 29 
A Police team of the Bishnugarh Police Station arrested a top Maoist cadre, identified as Shiv Charan Manjhi, along with arms in Hazaribag District late on April 29, reports The Times of India. Manjhi, wanted in 15 cases, including Police encounters,
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A Police team of the Bishnugarh Police Station arrested a top Maoist cadre, identified as Shiv Charan Manjhi, along with arms in Hazaribag District late on April 29, reports The Times of India. Manjhi, wanted in 15 cases, including Police encounters, was released from the Hazaribag Central jail recently, after completion of his previous term, SP Pankaj Kamboj said. However, immediately after release, he started indulging in anti-social activities like threatening local people with dire. Acting on a tip-off, the Police team conducted raids in the dense forests near Konar Dam and arrested Manjhi. Maoist literature, posters and arms, including revolver, six live cartridges, was recovered from him.
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April - 29 
acting on a tip off, a Police team from adjoining Purnia District raided a hideout and arrested Mahesh Yadav, a CPI-Maoist ‘area commander’ in Katihar District, reports Outlook India. Yadav, a native of a village under Tekapatti Police Station area i
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acting on a tip off, a Police team from adjoining Purnia District raided a hideout and arrested Mahesh Yadav, a CPI-Maoist ‘area commander’ in Katihar District, reports Outlook India. Yadav, a native of a village under Tekapatti Police Station area in the District was wanted in five cases of murder, extortion and arson in Purnia and Katihar Districts, Superintendent of Police Lalan Mohan Prasad said.
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has ‘blamed’ Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) Head Constable K. Appanna, who was shot dead at Paderu on April 26 for converting Girijan youths into informers with inducement of money and undermining the r
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has ‘blamed’ Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) Head Constable K. Appanna, who was shot dead at Paderu on April 26 for converting Girijan youths into informers with inducement of money and undermining the revolution. In two separate press releases, it has also charged the Government with continuing illegal mining for semi-precious stones and the deaths of Girijans in the accidents at the mines. The ‘secretary’ of the east division of the CPI-Maoist Andhra-Orissa border area Committee, Ganesh, sent the press releases to reporters at Paderu late on April 29 and Chintapalli on April 30.
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April - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) raided a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp near Paniamba in Asurabandha panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under Sorada Police Station in Ganjam District and recovered arms and ammunition
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Security Forces (SFs) raided a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp near Paniamba in Asurabandha panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under Sorada Police Station in Ganjam District and recovered arms and ammunition, reports The Hindu. According to Ganjam Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Pandit, a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel located the Maoist camp in the morning of April 27, when they could find a ‘sentry’ of Maoists sitting on a hillock in the area. The items recovered from the spot included a generator, Maoist propaganda material, clothing handbook of Maoists, bullet proof jacket, food materials like rice, dal stored in drums, water jerkins, anti-malaria medicines, intravenous fluids like glucose saline, petrol, blood testing kits etc. Presence of generator and laptop hinted that Sabyasachi Panda, the secretary of Odisha State Organising Committee (OSOC) of the CPI-Maoist was present at the spot. Pornographic CDs, contraceptives, and pregnancy test kits were among the items recovered.
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April - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered six can bombs from Kanani forest in Kharagpur Police Station area of Munger District on April 29, reports post.jagran.com. The SFs also detained three persons on suspicion of being Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered six can bombs from Kanani forest in Kharagpur Police Station area of Munger District on April 29, reports post.jagran.com. The SFs also detained three persons on suspicion of being Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres. Acting on a report based on electronic surveillance and parallel phone tracking device that around 200 Maoists have gathered at Kanani forests, the SFs launched a combing operation and recovered six can bombs and detained three suspected Maoists from Banaili forest enroute to Kanani forests, Police sources said.
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April - 29 
six Superintendents of Police (SP) in the State are facing Maoist threat, reports The Times of India. While two SPs have been threatened for not attending the Maoists' (Kangaroo) courts, the other four are on the hit list for launching operation agai
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six Superintendents of Police (SP) in the State are facing Maoist threat, reports The Times of India. While two SPs have been threatened for not attending the Maoists' (Kangaroo) courts, the other four are on the hit list for launching operation against the CPI-Maoist. The SPs who are facing Maoist threat are: Jamui SP Upendra Sharma, Banka SP Vikas Barman, Gaya SP Vinay Kumar, Gopalganj SP Nitasha Guria, East Champaran SP Ganesh Kumar and Rohtas SP Manu Maharaj.
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April - 29 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decided to terminate over two dozen ex-Army men it had recently hired for carrying out special counter-landmine operations in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] hotbeds, after their performance was found to
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decided to terminate over two dozen ex-Army men it had recently hired for carrying out special counter-landmine operations in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] hotbeds, after their performance was found to be "below standard" in neutralizing explosive devices, reports The Times of India. The force, created an institute in Pune in Maharashtra to train its men in identifying, neutralizing and combating Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and landmines under the tutelage of the experts from the Army-run College of Military Training. Many CRPF commanders in these areas said these personnel should be replaced by force troopers who are being trained at the Institute of IED Management in Pune.
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April - 29 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a private carrier on the Allapalli-Etapalli road near Tondel village in Aheri taluka (administrative unit) of Gadchiroli District on April 29, reports The Times of India. The vehicle
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a private carrier on the Allapalli-Etapalli road near Tondel village in Aheri taluka (administrative unit) of Gadchiroli District on April 29, reports The Times of India. The vehicle was carrying teakwood and was engaged in the forest department's work. The Maoists have been ‘asking’ the forest department to stop felling trees.
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April - 29 
The Union Government is planning to install 2,200 mobile towers in nine Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected States to overcome 'connectivity' problems by the end of this year, reports The Times of India. Public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limi
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The Union Government is planning to install 2,200 mobile towers in nine Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected States to overcome 'connectivity' problems by the end of this year, reports The Times of India. Public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will implement this plan in remote inaccessible areas in Red zones in consultation with States and Central Security Forces. "Union Home Ministry has already written to the Department of Telecommunication. The towers will be set up near establishments of Security Forces, Police Stations or other secured locations as the Maoists have often been targeting such towers in the past," said an unnamed official. He said the proposal would soon be submitted before the Union Cabinet for approval. Sources said that around 200 telephone exchanges/towers have been attacked by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the past five years.
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April - 30 
A ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Mohit alias Manoj Yadav, was arrested from Matauli village in Palamu District on April 30. Superintendent of Police (SP) Anup T Mathew said on subsequent inter
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A ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Mohit alias Manoj Yadav, was arrested from Matauli village in Palamu District on April 30. Superintendent of Police (SP) Anup T Mathew said on subsequent interrogation of Yadav, the Police recovered 105 live cartridges and a landmine weighing 10 kilograms. Yadav, resident of Barachatti Police Station area in Gaya District of Bihar, had spent two years in jail in Chatra in Jharkhand and started operating in Palamu and Aurangabad in Bihar after his release in 2011. Yadav was wanted in various Maoist related incidents including blowing up of Hariharganj block (administrative division) office, Saraidih encounter and setting ablaze vehicles in Chainpur, Mathew added.
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April - 30 
A court in Delhi on April 30 took cognisance of the charge sheet filed against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Politburo member Kobad Ghandy by Delhi Police indicting him of offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA),
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A court in Delhi on April 30 took cognisance of the charge sheet filed against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Politburo member Kobad Ghandy by Delhi Police indicting him of offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), reports The Hindu. Ghandy was discharged of UAPA charges by a Sessions court on March 28 owing to a defective prosecution sanction obtained by Delhi Police. Following this, the Delhi Police filed a fresh charge sheet before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav. On April 30, Yadav took cognisance of the charge sheet for offences punishable under Sections 20 and 38 (membership of terrorist organisation and furthering its activities) of the UAPA. With this, Ghandy's case will again be put up for arguments on charge in a Sessions court. Ghandy has been accused of trying to set up a base for the CPI-Maoist in Delhi.
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April - 30 
Karnataka Minister for Social Welfare, Narayana Swamy, said on April 30 that all efforts would be made by the State Government to declare Udupi and Dakshina Kannada as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) free Districts by 2013. Swamy said th
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Karnataka Minister for Social Welfare, Narayana Swamy, said on April 30 that all efforts would be made by the State Government to declare Udupi and Dakshina Kannada as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) free Districts by 2013. Swamy said the Government would respond to the problems of Dalits in the Maoist affected areas. This would help the youth in these areas to shun Maoist influence and join the mainstream.
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April - 30 
Sarju, 132 kilometres from the State capital, has remained a “liberated zone” for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). The SADAP encompasses four blocks, 12 panchayats (village level local self-Government institution) and 12,000 families
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Sarju, 132 kilometres from the State capital, has remained a “liberated zone” for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). The SADAP encompasses four blocks, 12 panchayats (village level local self-Government institution) and 12,000 families. To combat extremism in the area, rural connectivity should improve and this has been proposed under the plan, the Minister said. Ramesh said the plan would take two years to complete and cost Rs. 4,500 crore [INR 45 billion]. It will involve better rural electrification, promotion of educational facilities, strengthening of anganwadi centres, and the building of roads, houses, rural markets and community centres. An area of 15,000 square kilometres will be covered, compared to 900 square kilometres under the Saranda Action Plan.
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April - 30 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 30 killed three villagers whom they had abducted a week back from Tadkoli village in Bijapur District, reports Daily Chhattisgarh. The trio's bodies were found in Cherpe forest with thr
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 30 killed three villagers whom they had abducted a week back from Tadkoli village in Bijapur District, reports Daily Chhattisgarh. The trio's bodies were found in Cherpe forest with throats slashed. The Maoists accused them of being Salwa Judum (anti-Maoist vigilante group) members, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajendra Narayan Das said.
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April - 30 
The prospects for the release of the abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon brightened, when the Chhattisgarh Government and interlocutors for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the night of April 30 hammered out an agreem
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The prospects for the release of the abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon brightened, when the Chhattisgarh Government and interlocutors for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the night of April 30 hammered out an agreement to constitute a high-power official committee to examine the cases of all prisoners (with a focus on tribals) in the State and to expedite their release, reports The Hindu. Appealing for the release of the Collector at a press conference in Raipur, the interlocutors - B.D. Sharma and G. Haragopal - said the committee would become operational within an hour of Menon being freed. The panel will be headed by retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Nirmala Buch and the members will be Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar, Home Secretary N. K. Aswal, and DG Anil M. Navaney.
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Twenty-seven suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a joint combing operation at Bhim Bandh forest in Munger District on April 30, reports post.jagran.com. The Special Task Force of Bihar Police and Central
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Twenty-seven suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a joint combing operation at Bhim Bandh forest in Munger District on April 30, reports post.jagran.com. The Special Task Force of Bihar Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel besides District Armed Police personnel carried out the joint combing operations, Superintendent of Police Kanan said.
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Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on April 30 said development and security were integral to each other, like strands in a single fabric, reports The Hindu. He was speaking in the context of the proposed Sarju Area Development Action Pla
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Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on April 30 said development and security were integral to each other, like strands in a single fabric, reports The Hindu. He was speaking in the context of the proposed Sarju Area Development Action Plan (SADAP) in Latehar District of Jharkhand, which is similar to the Saranda Action Plan (SAP) that was started six months ago in the West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand to combat the extremist menace in the region. “In two months' time, two roads were constructed under the SAP, and by the end of June, 24 CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] camps will be established in those areas...Because of the successful response in Saranda, the State government has requested the Centre for approval for a similar project in the Sarju area which is now a hideout for CPI [Maoist],” he said, analysing proposals put forward by the State Government to reach out to poor tribal people in Latehar District.
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