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July - 1 
Express Buzz reports that the State Secretary of the Praja Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML Praja Pratighatana), Sudhakar alias Ashok, was killed in an encounter with the Police in the Eturunagaram forests
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Express Buzz reports that the State Secretary of the Praja Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML Praja Pratighatana), Sudhakar alias Ashok, was killed in an encounter with the Police in the Eturunagaram forests near Bhupathipur village in Warangal District on July 1. Another Naxalite (left-wing extremist) was also killed but his identity is yet to be established. Police recovered one SLR and a 0.8 mm rifle from the incident site. The District Superintendent of Police V. C. Sajjanar said a special Police party ran into the Praja Pratighatana Naxalites during a combing operation. “The police asked them to surrender but they didn’t heed the warning and fired at them. In the retaliatory fire, two of the Naxalites, including Ashok, were killed while the rest escaped,” Sajjanar told reporters. Ashok was from Bayyaram village in Khammam District and had been associated with the Praja Pratighatana for the last 10 years.
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July - 1 
IANS reports cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Pando Bhima, an activist of the Salwa Judum (anti-Maoist vigilante group), in Dantewada District in the morning of July 1. Pando Bhima, who lived at a relief camp in Dorn
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IANS reports cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Pando Bhima, an activist of the Salwa Judum (anti-Maoist vigilante group), in Dantewada District in the morning of July 1. Pando Bhima, who lived at a relief camp in Dornapal village, was killed while he was going to his village in the forest interiors, some 4 km away from the camp, Police said.
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July - 1 
Security Forces on July 1 retook Dharampur in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District, as the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres offered no resistance, reports The Hindu. The Security Forces in their 10 kilometres advance to Dhar
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Security Forces on July 1 retook Dharampur in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District, as the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres offered no resistance, reports The Hindu. The Security Forces in their 10 kilometres advance to Dharampur only found felled trees at a number of places which were cleared by the payloaders accompanying the 10 companies, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Midnapore Range), Praveen Kumar, told reporters.
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July - 1 
Six Maoists were arrested from a forested stretch in Narayanpur District when a joint team of the District Police and the Special Task Force encircled a meeting venue of the Maoists, Deputy Inspector General of Police Pawan Deo said. Police recovered
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Six Maoists were arrested from a forested stretch in Narayanpur District when a joint team of the District Police and the Special Task Force encircled a meeting venue of the Maoists, Deputy Inspector General of Police Pawan Deo said. Police recovered two guns, six detonators, a huge stock of wires being used in making landmines and some Maoist uniforms, the officer said.
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July - 1 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted five businessmen of Alamanda village in the Bandhugaon block of Koraput District in the night of June 30 and released them by 2.30 p.m. on July 1. According to
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted five businessmen of Alamanda village in the Bandhugaon block of Koraput District in the night of June 30 and released them by 2.30 p.m. on July 1. According to sources, about 40 Maoists entered the houses of P. Nandikeswar Rao, Oddi Mohan Rao, Judhistira Patro, Natraj, V. Santosh and former Sarpanch (president) of the Panchayat (village level self Government institution), S. Sasibhusan Rao. Later, the Maoists took all the businessmen to the nearby forest.
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July - 2 
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said that Chhatradhar Mahato has provided an open forum for Maoist activity in Lalgarh by forming the Sangram Committee (People’s Committee against Police Atrocities). Participating in a budget discussion on his
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Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said that Chhatradhar Mahato has provided an open forum for Maoist activity in Lalgarh by forming the Sangram Committee (People’s Committee against Police Atrocities). Participating in a budget discussion on his department (Home and Personnel Administrative Reforms) in the Legislative Assembly, Bhattacharjee said: "Formally his name might not be on the [Maoist] organisation’s list, but by forming the Sangram Committee, he has provided an open-forum for Maoist activity in Lalgarh and its surrounding areas." He further said that the sources of strength and support for the Maoists were in Jharkhand where they have two training camps. "Where are their arms, their explosives coming from?" Bhattacharjee asked saying that the Maoists had seized the opportunity provided by Jharkhand.
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July - 2 
PTI reports that the Union Home Ministry has decided to finalise a plan for sustained operations against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) by September-end. The Centre has decided to give approval for the work plans under the Security
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PTI reports that the Union Home Ministry has decided to finalise a plan for sustained operations against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) by September-end. The Centre has decided to give approval for the work plans under the Security Related Expenditure scheme for left wing extremism-affected States - Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa - for the current fiscal by July 15, according to the Home Ministry’s Action Plan II released in New Delhi on July 2. Advance funds related to the scheme will be given to the nine States by the end of July. The Centre has also set a target of July 15 for the finalisation of guidelines and issue orders for revised surrender/ rehabilitation packages for the left-wing extremists. By the middle of July, authorization for the appointment of 6666 Special Police Officers in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh for 2009-10 will be issued, the Action Plan II said.
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July - 2 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered two simultaneous landmine explosions near a Police checkpoint at the entrance to Lalgarh in West Midnapore District in the morning of July 2. However, no one
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered two simultaneous landmine explosions near a Police checkpoint at the entrance to Lalgarh in West Midnapore District in the morning of July 2. However, no one was injured in the incident.
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July - 2 
West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said in capital Kolkata that more than 100 Maoists were still hiding in Lalgarh’s forests and many of them are well-equipped with advanced arms and ammunition, Hindustan Times reports. "According our informatio
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West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said in capital Kolkata that more than 100 Maoists were still hiding in Lalgarh’s forests and many of them are well-equipped with advanced arms and ammunition, Hindustan Times reports. "According our information, more than 100 Maoists are hiding in West Midnapore's Lalgarh and many of them are well-equipped with fire weapons," Sen told reporters.
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July - 3 
Times of India reports that four cadres, including a woman, of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Ghatberakerua under Balarampur Police Station in the Purulia District in the night of July 3. These Maoists were squad
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Times of India reports that four cadres, including a woman, of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Ghatberakerua under Balarampur Police Station in the Purulia District in the night of July 3. These Maoists were squad trainers, State Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said on July 4. They were carrying pistols, landmine accessories and Maoist literature.
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July - 4 
Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has called for a shutdown across the three Districts of Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia on July 8, reports Times of India. PCPA spokesperson Chhatradhar Mahato said on July 4 that
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Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has called for a shutdown across the three Districts of Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia on July 8, reports Times of India. PCPA spokesperson Chhatradhar Mahato said on July 4 that the shutdown has been called to protest the arrest of 30 PCPA workers, the warrant issued against him and the harassment of city intellectuals, who went to Lalgarh during the joint operations.
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July - 4 
S.N. Pradhan, the Inspector-General of Police (Operations), said the Jharkhand Police will soon have, among other things, assault rifles with night vision in its armoury to take on Maoists as part of the ongoing Police modernisation programme.
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S.N. Pradhan, the Inspector-General of Police (Operations), said the Jharkhand Police will soon have, among other things, assault rifles with night vision in its armoury to take on Maoists as part of the ongoing Police modernisation programme.
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July - 4 
Security Forces arrested a suspected CPI-Maoist linkman, identified as Lal Mohan Murmu, from the Jhitka forests near the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District, reports IANS.
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Security Forces arrested a suspected CPI-Maoist linkman, identified as Lal Mohan Murmu, from the Jhitka forests near the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District, reports IANS.
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July - 4 
Six hardcore left-wing extremists belonging to the Jharkhand Badshah group were arrested from several remote villages in Sundargarh District during raids on their hideouts on July 4, Police said, reported PTI. The extremists were operating in Raibaga
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Six hardcore left-wing extremists belonging to the Jharkhand Badshah group were arrested from several remote villages in Sundargarh District during raids on their hideouts on July 4, Police said, reported PTI. The extremists were operating in Raibaga, Biramitrapur, Hatibari and Rajgangpur Police limits.
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July - 4 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) extort up to INR 300 crore every year in Chhattisgarh from traders of forest products, transporters and iron ore mining firms, said the Chief Minister Raman Singh, The Hindu reported on July 5. "Maoist
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) extort up to INR 300 crore every year in Chhattisgarh from traders of forest products, transporters and iron ore mining firms, said the Chief Minister Raman Singh, The Hindu reported on July 5. "Maoists extort at least Rs.250-300 crore (Rs.2.5-3 billion) annually and their extortion business runs from the state's southern tip of Bastar to the northern Surguja district," Singh told IANS. "They mainly extort money from traders of 'tendu' leaves, iron ore mining firms, small and big contractors and transporters," he added. Tendu leaves, which are used to make bidis (leaf-rolled cigarettes), are one of the most important forest products of the Bastar region, which is considered a hub of the Maoist insurgency. "The traders, businessmen, contractors and others who pay extortion money hardly have the courage to report it to the police because of the fear of Maoists and their own business interests in the region," said Singh.
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July - 4 
The Hindu reports that a hardcore cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Somnath, was killed in an encounter with the Police at Koramba forest in the Ramgarh block of Dumka District in the night of July 4. Acting on
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The Hindu reports that a hardcore cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Somnath, was killed in an encounter with the Police at Koramba forest in the Ramgarh block of Dumka District in the night of July 4. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team reached Koramba to flush out the Maoists but the Maoists started firing at the Police party, Superintendent of Police Arun Kumar Singh said. Somnath was killed in retaliatory action. An SLR rifle was found from the incident site.
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), who had hijacked two buses with eight persons on July 4 and subsequently released the abducted persons, set ablaze the buses in the Chakrabandha forest under Dumaria P
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), who had hijacked two buses with eight persons on July 4 and subsequently released the abducted persons, set ablaze the buses in the Chakrabandha forest under Dumaria Police Station in Gaya District on July 5.
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July - 4 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Mata Tiria and Abhiram Adeya, involved in the attack on the Similipal sanctuary about three months ago, were arrested from Lambugada under Jashipur Police Station in Mayurb
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Mata Tiria and Abhiram Adeya, involved in the attack on the Similipal sanctuary about three months ago, were arrested from Lambugada under Jashipur Police Station in Mayurbhanj District by the Special Operation Group of the Orissa Police.
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July - 5 
According to Times of India, the sub-zonal ‘platoon commander’ of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), Sanjay Yadav, parted ways with the outfit along with his trusted lieutenants. Sources claimed that Sanjay quit the PLGA due to his growin
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According to Times of India, the sub-zonal ‘platoon commander’ of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), Sanjay Yadav, parted ways with the outfit along with his trusted lieutenants. Sources claimed that Sanjay quit the PLGA due to his growing differences with the outfit's ‘zonal commander’ Nakul Yadav. However, he has not yet announced his decision to either form a separate outfit or join hands with any other outfit.
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July - 6 
A ‘commander’ of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Rajdev alias Chattan Singh, committed suicide by consuming poison in his house at his native village Manpur in the Surguja District on July 6, IANS reports.
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A ‘commander’ of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Rajdev alias Chattan Singh, committed suicide by consuming poison in his house at his native village Manpur in the Surguja District on July 6, IANS reports.
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July - 6 
A dozen Maoists, who had allegedly planned to blow up the Bishnugarh Police picket at Dudhmania in Hazaribag District, were arrested, Police said on July 7. After a tip-off, Security Forces rushed to the NH-100 and arrested them in the night of July
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A dozen Maoists, who had allegedly planned to blow up the Bishnugarh Police picket at Dudhmania in Hazaribag District, were arrested, Police said on July 7. After a tip-off, Security Forces rushed to the NH-100 and arrested them in the night of July 6, District Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kamboj said. The Maoists, who had deployed teenage villagers, asked them to keep a watch on Police movement while the seniors execute their plot by laying landmines near the Police picket, he said. "To divert police attention, the Maoists also decided to loot the SBI [State bank of India] Banaso branch on the same route," he said.
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July - 6 
Express Buzz reports that three Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before the Deputy Inspector General of Police (South West), Sanjeev Panda, at the Rayagada District Police office on July 6. They were identified as Trina
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Express Buzz reports that three Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before the Deputy Inspector General of Police (South West), Sanjeev Panda, at the Rayagada District Police office on July 6. They were identified as Trinath Srambhutika alias Murali alias Raju (25) and A. Prakash Kimbaka alias Bata Kimbaka (25), both from Khandikapadar village under Gudari Police limits, and Krishna Kudkaka (25) of Jigdibhota village under Gudari Police limits in the District. Police said the three were active area committee members of Bansadhara division since 2001 and Trinath was also the ‘commander’ of Chandrapuram Dalam since 2006. Sanjeev Panda said the three were involved in a number of incidents.
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July - 6 
PTI reports that two cadres of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were shot dead in an encounter with the Police in the Narayanpur District on July 6. "Two Naxalites including their commander Jairam were killed in an encounter near Chin
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PTI reports that two cadres of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were shot dead in an encounter with the Police in the Narayanpur District on July 6. "Two Naxalites including their commander Jairam were killed in an encounter near Chinari village of Narayanpur district," the Additional Director General of Police, Pawan Dev, said. He added that pipe bombs, weapons, and detonators were recovered from the slain Maoists.
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July - 6 
Sambalpur District Police arrested a hardcore Maoist, identified as David, from Jarang village under Jujumura Police limits and seized a licensed 12 bore rifle on an unspecified date. The rifle is believed to be that of the Sarpanch (village council
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Sambalpur District Police arrested a hardcore Maoist, identified as David, from Jarang village under Jujumura Police limits and seized a licensed 12 bore rifle on an unspecified date. The rifle is believed to be that of the Sarpanch (village council chief) of Tampergarh who was hacked to death by the Maoists in January 2003. While the District Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar Singh confirmed the arrest he refused to divulge further details.
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July - 6 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Pidika Mohan Rao of Konda Tikarpada village in Korpaut District in the night of July 6. His body was found on the main road near Edugumvalasa, 10 kilomete
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Pidika Mohan Rao of Konda Tikarpada village in Korpaut District in the night of July 6. His body was found on the main road near Edugumvalasa, 10 kilometers from the village. The Maoists in a letter - signed by Daya, secretary of the Srikakulam-Koraput Joint Division of the outfit - found tied to the body of Mohan branded him a Police informer. The Maoists mentioned that Mohan was killed for allegedly providing vital information to the Police on the Maoist movement in Kauribadi, Borigi and other parts of Bandhugaon and Narayanpatna blocks to the Deputy Superintendent of Police at Narayanpatna in Orissa and Parvatipuram in the neighbouring State of Andhra Pradesh. Mohan was the sixth person killed by Maoists in the last six months in the region after Kanta Rao of Alamanda, Bhogi Ramesh of Kattulpeta, Kunja Mandingi of Pachingi, Siba Hareka of Borigi and Patro Khosla of Bagam.
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July - 7 
According to PTI, Kalijit Ganjhu alias SP, chief of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway Maoist faction, was arrested late in the night of July 7 at a check-post at Sila on the National Highway 100 (Hazaribagh-Chatra Road) in Chatra Di
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According to PTI, Kalijit Ganjhu alias SP, chief of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway Maoist faction, was arrested late in the night of July 7 at a check-post at Sila on the National Highway 100 (Hazaribagh-Chatra Road) in Chatra District. Kalijit was sitting on the pillion of a two wheeler en route to the jungle when he was arrested. The outfit, mainly operating in the Hazaribagh and Chatra Districts, had been making extortion demands to contractors engaged in the construction of the Koderma--Hazaribagh-Barkakana-Ranchi railway line of the East Central Railway.
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July - 7 
India Express reports that the country has witnessed a total of 1,128 incidents of Maoist (left-wing extremist) violence till June 30, 2009 which left 455 civilians and Security Force personnel dead. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha
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India Express reports that the country has witnessed a total of 1,128 incidents of Maoist (left-wing extremist) violence till June 30, 2009 which left 455 civilians and Security Force personnel dead. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament), the Union Minister of State for Home, Ajay Maken, said there has been an increased level of Maoist violence in various States of the country. "There has been increased level of naxal violence especially in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, Maharashtra and West Bengal," Maken said. He said a total of 107 Maoists were killed and 861 arrested during the same period. Replying to a question if the Centre has urged States to deploy their own Security Forces to control violence in various parts of the country, including Lalgarh in West Bengal, Maken said concerned States take appropriate action to deal with left-wing extremism. He also said the Centre supplements their efforts in several way and listed the deployment of Central Paramilitary Forces, Combat Battalion for Resolute Action, setting of Counter insurgency and Anti Terrorism schools, modernisation and upgradation of State Police and intelligence sharing among others. Maken also listed reimbursement of security-related expenditure, filling up of critical infrastructure gaps under the scheme of Special Infrastructure in Left wing extremism affected States, assistance in community policing and civil actions besides other steps as assistance being provided to States.
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July - 7 
Telegraph reports that Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, speaking in the Lok Sabha on July 7, suggested that “clearing out” the Maoist-held areas was the Government’s first priority in the fight against the insurgency. Development is not possible a
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Telegraph reports that Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, speaking in the Lok Sabha on July 7, suggested that “clearing out” the Maoist-held areas was the Government’s first priority in the fight against the insurgency. Development is not possible as long as the Maoists held sway over these areas, Chidambaram said.
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July - 7 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead one Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, Pitambar Kumar Singh, in his house at Ninder the Latehar District in the night of July 7. Singh, who was post
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead one Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, Pitambar Kumar Singh, in his house at Ninder the Latehar District in the night of July 7. Singh, who was posted at the Ghatsila sub-division in East Singhbhum District, was reportedly on leave.
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July - 7 
Times of India has reported that on July 7 a 13-year-old sympathiser of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Baburm Kisku, was arrested on an unspecified date from Khadimba village in the Dumka District.
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Times of India has reported that on July 7 a 13-year-old sympathiser of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Baburm Kisku, was arrested on an unspecified date from Khadimba village in the Dumka District.
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July - 7 
Two Maoist sympathisers were arrested from the Gandhi Nagar area of capital Ranchi following a raid conducted by the Special Task Force (STF) in the night of July 7, reports Times of India. The duo, identified as Sanjay Kumar Singh alias Manoj Kumar
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Two Maoist sympathisers were arrested from the Gandhi Nagar area of capital Ranchi following a raid conducted by the Special Task Force (STF) in the night of July 7, reports Times of India. The duo, identified as Sanjay Kumar Singh alias Manoj Kumar Singh and his wife Uma Minz, stayed in a rented house. Singh, who posed as a transporter, used to give shelter to Maoists and his guests included sub-zonal ‘commander’ Uday Ganjhu. The STF recovered a huge quantity of ammunition, explosives, left-wing extremist literature, films, compact discs, a computer, chargeable battery, blank audio cassettes and two multi-utility vehicles during the raid. The seized explosives included four kilograms of ammonium nitrate and 403 live cartridges. Police sources said the couple admitted during interrogation that the house in which they had been staying for the last one and a half years was taken on rent by Ganjhu.
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July - 8 
According to Indian Express, a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, Kartik Deb Singho, was arrested from a relative’s house in the Manikpara Police Station area of Jhargram in West Midnapore District on July 8 and has been charged with waging war a
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According to Indian Express, a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, Kartik Deb Singho, was arrested from a relative’s house in the Manikpara Police Station area of Jhargram in West Midnapore District on July 8 and has been charged with waging war against the Government of India. Singho was later produced in a court, which remanded him in Police custody for 10 days. The West Midnapore Superintendent of Police, Manoj Verma, said there are specific cases against Singho, adding, “He was arrested as he is accused of Maoist activities in the area and has links with Maoists squads. There are specific cases against him.”
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July - 8 
According to Times of India, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) issued a fresh threat to the staff of Maharani Transport, the biggest transport company of south Bihar, and passengers warning them against traveling in buses owned by the
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According to Times of India, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) issued a fresh threat to the staff of Maharani Transport, the biggest transport company of south Bihar, and passengers warning them against traveling in buses owned by the transport firm. The fresh threat has come in the form of posters issued by the zonal committee of the outfit. The posters have been put up in several parts of the Sherghati subdivision in Gaya District. The posters were seen on July 8.
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July - 8 
The Hindu reports that the Union Government on July 8 said intelligence inputs suggest Maoist activity in Delhi, Punjab and Uttarakhand. "As per available inputs, certain Maoist activities have come to notice in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
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The Hindu reports that the Union Government on July 8 said intelligence inputs suggest Maoist activity in Delhi, Punjab and Uttarakhand. "As per available inputs, certain Maoist activities have come to notice in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand," the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Maken, said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament). He, however, said there were no reports of Maoist violence in these areas.
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July - 9 
According to Zee News, two persons, including a serving Special Police Officer (SPO), were killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bijapur District, Police said on July 9. "Mukesh Kudiyam, serving Special Police Office
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According to Zee News, two persons, including a serving Special Police Officer (SPO), were killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bijapur District, Police said on July 9. "Mukesh Kudiyam, serving Special Police Officer and former SPO Suresh Chapdi were killed by the Naxals with a sharp-edged weapon at Usoor village in the district," the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Pawan Dev, said. Kudiyam of Usoor Police station went to Chapdi's house when the extremists attacked them and slit their throat with a sharp-edged weapon, Dev added.
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July - 9 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) launched a poster campaign at Chakulia town in the Ghatshila sub-division of East Singhbhum District on July 9 triggering a fresh panic among residents, reports Telegraph. Posters were seen in the hear
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) launched a poster campaign at Chakulia town in the Ghatshila sub-division of East Singhbhum District on July 9 triggering a fresh panic among residents, reports Telegraph. Posters were seen in the heart of Chakulia town, on walls of a temple and the panchayat office. More than issuing warnings, the posters reportedly appealed to owners of rice mills and detergent factories to pay up a minimum wage of INR 100 to daily-wage labourers.
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July - 9 
Threatening to launch a “greater movement” within a couple of days unless the West Bengal Government withdraws the joint security forces from Lalgarh, the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) convener Chhatradhar Mahato warned it again
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Threatening to launch a “greater movement” within a couple of days unless the West Bengal Government withdraws the joint security forces from Lalgarh, the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) convener Chhatradhar Mahato warned it against “any more arrests of innocent people in the name of a Maoist flush-out,” reports The Hindu.
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July - 10 
According to Telegraph, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) squad led by Madan Mahto, which was active in Lalgarh in bordering West Midnapore District of West Bengal, has crossed over to Ghatshila in East Singhbhum District. Intelligence s
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According to Telegraph, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) squad led by Madan Mahto, which was active in Lalgarh in bordering West Midnapore District of West Bengal, has crossed over to Ghatshila in East Singhbhum District. Intelligence sources revealed that the 16-member squad is operating within 20 kilometres radius of Ghatshila town. The Maoists, mostly hailing from Belpahari area in West Midnapore’s Jhargram sub-division are reported to have taken shelter in villages like Jhanti Jharna, Basadera and Dainmari — all in dense forest without any motorable road — under Ghatshila Police Station area near the Bengal border.
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July - 10 
According to The Hindu, a large number of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including women, blew up the forest beat office in Paniganda in Adaba area of Gajapati District in the early hours of July 10 after dragging o
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According to The Hindu, a large number of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including women, blew up the forest beat office in Paniganda in Adaba area of Gajapati District in the early hours of July 10 after dragging out the guard and tying him. A villager who arrived at the spot out of curiosity after hearing the noise sustained minor injuries. The Maoists had called for a State-wide shut down on July 10. Inspector-in-Charge of Adaba Police station N. Kero said that the Maoists blew up the building using powerful explosives. The shut down had little impact in urban centres and evoked mixed response in rural areas amid closure of shops and thin traffic.
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July - 10 
According to The Hindu, two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist were killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) at Shirsha village, 25 kilometres from Lalgarh in Paschim Medinipur District on July 10.
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According to The Hindu, two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist were killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) at Shirsha village, 25 kilometres from Lalgarh in Paschim Medinipur District on July 10. A squad of around 50 armed CPI-Maoist cadres, including seven women, reportedly held a procession and a kangaroo court in the village, along with several cadres of the CPI-Maoist -backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC). 12 villagers, who are also CPI (M) supporters, were summoned to the court by the Maoists. The two persons sentenced to death were local CPI-Marxist leader Gurucharan Mahato and Baren Mahato, a CPI-Marxist supporter and local ration dealer. The rest were brutally assaulted and forced to quit the party. “The Maoists have claimed responsibility for the killings. We are conducting raids in several places in search of the assailants,” Manoj Kumar Verma, District Superintendent of Police, told from Midnapur.
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July - 11 
IANS reports that three persons, identified as Babban Pandey, Yamuna Prasad and Ashwini Kumar, were arrested from Fusro in the Bokaro District on July 11 for selling arms and explosives to the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Ac
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IANS reports that three persons, identified as Babban Pandey, Yamuna Prasad and Ashwini Kumar, were arrested from Fusro in the Bokaro District on July 11 for selling arms and explosives to the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). According to Police, Babban Pandey was arrested at Fusro railway station in the morning of July 11 when he arrived from Kolkata, capital of West Bengal, and 2,000 pieces of components for hand grenades were seized from him. Acting on information revealed by him, the others were arrested from Fusro market. Police said the three men were working for CPI-Maoist leader Navin Majhi.
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July - 11 
The Hindu reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ransacked the house of Sudarshan Das, a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), at Nimal village near Lalgrah in the West Midnapore D
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The Hindu reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ransacked the house of Sudarshan Das, a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), at Nimal village near Lalgrah in the West Midnapore District on July 11. "They came, threw away all utensils, set my house on fire and beat me because I failed to tell the whereabouts of my son," Sudarshan's father Rakhhari Das said.
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July - 12 
According to Express Buzz, Police arrested Sinoj alias Ramesan, a cadre of the Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF), a frontal organisation of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from the Chekadi colony at Pulpally in Wayanad Distri
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According to Express Buzz, Police arrested Sinoj alias Ramesan, a cadre of the Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF), a frontal organisation of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from the Chekadi colony at Pulpally in Wayanad District on July 12. The Police also recovered three propaganda CDs, a booklet on Lalgarh and some literature related to Maoists in Nepal. Sinoj was produced in the Judicial First Class Magistrate’s court at Sulthan Batheri which remanded him in judicial custody. Sinoj, who hails from Talikkulam in the Thrissur District, was arrested from a tribal colony following a tip-off. The colony was reportedly under Police watch for sometime following information that Maoists were ‘concentrating’ on the area.
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July - 12 
Jharkhand Government which adopted an aggressive strategy to promote tourism has said the Maoist problem in the State has been blown out of proportion and tourists were not harmed by the leftwing extremists. "It has been made out as if entire Jharkha
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Jharkhand Government which adopted an aggressive strategy to promote tourism has said the Maoist problem in the State has been blown out of proportion and tourists were not harmed by the leftwing extremists. "It has been made out as if entire Jharkhand is infested with Maoists. Not all the tourist destinations in the state are affected by the menace. A negative image has been sought to be created about Jharkhand. Tourists have not been harmed by the ultras," Jharkhand Tourism Secretary Arun Kumarr Singh told newsmen in Kolkata.
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On July 12, cadres of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed 36 Police personnel, including a Superintendent of Police (SP), in two incidents in the Rajnandgaon District, reports Times of India. An encounter in a third place,
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On July 12, cadres of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed 36 Police personnel, including a Superintendent of Police (SP), in two incidents in the Rajnandgaon District, reports Times of India. An encounter in a third place, Sitagaon, was still going on. While the bodies of 36 Police personnel, including that of SP Vinod Kumar Chaubey have been found, the Security Forces’ toll could rise once search operations resume on July 13 (today). ‘‘There was heavy firing on the police party,’’ said Inspector General of Police Mukesh Gupta. ‘‘The firing occurred in two phases. First, they killed policemen in a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Kerkatta village and then, they targeted the SP when he arrived with reinforcements. We are finding bodies everywhere. The more we look, the more bodies we see." Rajnandgaon (Kawardha), which happens to be Chief Minister Raman Singh’s Legislative Assembly constituency, is 68 kilometers from Raipur, the State capital.
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July - 12 
On July 12, over 40 Maoists attacked Jogibigha village under Pratappur Police Station area in Chatra District on the Jharkhand-Bihar border and seriously injured one Moinuddin Khan, reports Times of India. Chatra Superintendent of Police (SP) Narenda
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On July 12, over 40 Maoists attacked Jogibigha village under Pratappur Police Station area in Chatra District on the Jharkhand-Bihar border and seriously injured one Moinuddin Khan, reports Times of India. Chatra Superintendent of Police (SP) Narendar Kumar Singh said the Maoists surrounded the village and pulled out Khan from his house and shot him in the leg. According to sources, the Maoists attacked the village and shot at Khan who was luckily saved after the villagers retaliated with traditional weapons. No one else was injured as the Maoists retreated after the villagers retaliated, the sources said.
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July - 13 
Maoists also detonated a landmine that damaged a portion of an under-construction community hall at Barabazaar in the neighbouring Purulia District in the night of July 13. Eyewitnesses said around 20-25 Maoists raided the community hall and left beh
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Maoists also detonated a landmine that damaged a portion of an under-construction community hall at Barabazaar in the neighbouring Purulia District in the night of July 13. Eyewitnesses said around 20-25 Maoists raided the community hall and left behind posters eulogising their ideology.
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July - 13 
Security Forces arrested a suspected Maoist, Sambhu alias Salil Lohar, from Bikrampur under Sarenga Police Station in the neighbouring District of Bankura on July 13. Police claimed Lohar was involved in planting a landmine between Kargil junction an
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Security Forces arrested a suspected Maoist, Sambhu alias Salil Lohar, from Bikrampur under Sarenga Police Station in the neighbouring District of Bankura on July 13. Police claimed Lohar was involved in planting a landmine between Kargil junction and Baliapal a few days back.
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July - 13 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a camp of the Security Forces at Dharampur, about 15 kilometers from Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District, in the night of July 13. The Maoists reportedly fi
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a camp of the Security Forces at Dharampur, about 15 kilometers from Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District, in the night of July 13. The Maoists reportedly fired about 20 rounds, the Inspector General of Police (Western range), Kuldip Singh, said. Subsequent to retaliatory action by the SFs, the Maoists retreated. District Magistrate N.S. Nigam said no casualty has been reported on either side.
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July - 13 
Union Government is reported to have rushed additional troops to Rajnandgaon. "A battalion strength (around 1,000 men) of the force is being sent to the spot to begin combing operations and sanitise the area. Six companies (comprising 600 men) have b
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Union Government is reported to have rushed additional troops to Rajnandgaon. "A battalion strength (around 1,000 men) of the force is being sent to the spot to begin combing operations and sanitise the area. Six companies (comprising 600 men) have been sent initially," a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer said.
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July - 14 
A hardcore cadre of the banned CPI-Maoist, identified as Suresh Oraon, who is active in Chhattisgarh, was arrested from Chainpur Chowk in Gumla District on July 14, reports Times of India. In Suresh Oraon's possession, Police found 10 mobile chargers
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A hardcore cadre of the banned CPI-Maoist, identified as Suresh Oraon, who is active in Chhattisgarh, was arrested from Chainpur Chowk in Gumla District on July 14, reports Times of India. In Suresh Oraon's possession, Police found 10 mobile chargers, one mobile set, one FM radio set, a long list of telephone numbers of 700 persons, including those of Maoist ‘commanders’ and arms suppliers. He had joined the CPI-Maoist in 2004.
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July - 14 
In a bid to counter Left-wing extremism in an effective manner, the Chhattisgarh Government has appointed senior Police officer Ramnivas as the Additional Inspector General of Police (Naxal Operations), official sources said, The Hindu reports. The G
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In a bid to counter Left-wing extremism in an effective manner, the Chhattisgarh Government has appointed senior Police officer Ramnivas as the Additional Inspector General of Police (Naxal Operations), official sources said, The Hindu reports. The Government created this new post after the Maoist attack in Rajnandgaon District on July 12.
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July - 14 
Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Orissa, said that he has no hesitation in having a dialogue with the Maoists if they eschew violence and agree for talks within the ambit of the Constitution, reports Express Buzz. Replying to question in the Leg
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Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Orissa, said that he has no hesitation in having a dialogue with the Maoists if they eschew violence and agree for talks within the ambit of the Constitution, reports Express Buzz. Replying to question in the Legislative Assembly on July 14, Patnaik said the ongoing activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are not conducive for talks. The State Government had announced its readiness for talks with them in the past, but there was no response, he said. Answering another question, the Chief Minister said INR 4.2808 billion had been spent under the modernisation of State Police forces scheme during 2000-01 and 2008-09. He added that the balance amount of INR 131.5 million will be spent.
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July - 14 
Police on July 14 seized a consignment of sophisticated communication devices, binoculars and bullet-proof jackets which were to be delivered to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres operating in Bihar and Jharkhand was seized from
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Police on July 14 seized a consignment of sophisticated communication devices, binoculars and bullet-proof jackets which were to be delivered to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres operating in Bihar and Jharkhand was seized from Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand, reports Times of India. Two persons were arrested in this connection from Daltonganj (Jharkhand) and the national capital New Delhi. The communication gadgets were transhipped from Delhi by Air India cargo, booked by a Jharkhand-based contractor, Naresh Sharma, against the name of his staff. The consignment was to be received from the Air India office at Pradhan Tower on Mahatma Gandhi road in Ranchi. While Naresh was arrested from Daltonganj in Palamu District, the supplier of the devices, identified as Praveen Sharma, was arrested in Delhi by the Special Cell of Delhi Police based on information provided by Ranchi Police. Police also seized a bullet-proof jacket from Naresh's possession. The jacket along with the consignment was to be delivered to the CPI-Maoist central committee member Sandeepji. The seized items include 60 Motorolla walkie talkie sets, 60 headphones, chargers, 3.6 volt 54 batteries, 10 Sony compact transistors, two world radio transistors, six mini cassette recorders most of them made in Japan and China.
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July - 14 
PTI reports that the Government has conceded that the coming together of Left-wing extremist groups posed a "formidable challenge" but expressed its resolve to fight the menace by deploying additional forces under a comprehensive plan. The Annual Rep
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PTI reports that the Government has conceded that the coming together of Left-wing extremist groups posed a "formidable challenge" but expressed its resolve to fight the menace by deploying additional forces under a comprehensive plan. The Annual Report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for 2008-09 also said nearly 87 per cent Naxalite (Left-wing extremist) violence is accounted for by the four worst-affected States - Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa. The report said the coming together of major groups like People’s War Group and Maoist Communist Centre under a single banner has been accompanied by growing militarisation in their organisation and tactics, thus creating a "formidable challenge", it said. There were 1,591 incidents of Maoist violence in which 721 persons were killed in 2008 compared to 1,567 incidents which left 696 dead in 2007. “Left-wing extremist violence registered an increase of 3.4 per cent over the previous year. The four worst affected states accounted for 86.39 per cent of total incidents of Naxal violence in 2008," the report added.
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July - 14 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on July 14, reports IANS. The bodies of the two CPI-M work
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on July 14, reports IANS. The bodies of the two CPI-M workers - Swapan Debsingha and Tarini Mahato - were found near a ditch in the forest area of Memul under Salboni Police Station, Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Raj Kanojia told IANS in capital Kolkata. Armed Maoists had abducted the duo in the night of July 13.
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July - 15 
According to ANI, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a JCB excavator, an earthmoving machine, at Niyamatpur in Gaya District on July 15. Police said the insurgents torched the excavator machine when they did not fin
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According to ANI, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a JCB excavator, an earthmoving machine, at Niyamatpur in Gaya District on July 15. Police said the insurgents torched the excavator machine when they did not find anybody around.
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July - 15 
According to DNA, the Maoist action squad members who held sway over Lalgarh for nine long months were residents of West Bengal and Jharkhand, but the operation was masterminded by Nepal-based members of the underground Coordination Committee of Maoi
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According to DNA, the Maoist action squad members who held sway over Lalgarh for nine long months were residents of West Bengal and Jharkhand, but the operation was masterminded by Nepal-based members of the underground Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organisations of South Asia (CCOMPOSA). This was ascertained after the Intelligence branch of the West Bengal Police intercepted mobile phone calls between the CCOMPOSA and action squad members during 'Operation Lalgarh'. It further said that a team of around 200 CCOMPOSA members set up bases in the jungles of Jharkhand and Bastar in Chhattisgarh to monitor the activity in Lalgarh.
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July - 15 
According to IANS, 29 Policemen have been suspended in Chhattisgarh for refusing jungle warfare training, an official said on July 15. The suspended Policemen - all constables - were posted in Janjgir-Champa District and had been ordered to go for tr
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According to IANS, 29 Policemen have been suspended in Chhattisgarh for refusing jungle warfare training, an official said on July 15. The suspended Policemen - all constables - were posted in Janjgir-Champa District and had been ordered to go for training at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker District.
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July - 15 
On July 15, the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram admitted that the problem of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) had been underestimated for several years allowing the Maoists to spread their wings, reports Times of India. Replying to questions in the Rajya
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On July 15, the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram admitted that the problem of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) had been underestimated for several years allowing the Maoists to spread their wings, reports Times of India. Replying to questions in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) Chidambaram said, "Regrettably, for many years, we did not assess the LWE challenge correctly. I think we underestimated the challenge. Left wing extremists have extended their areas of influence. They have entrenched themselves. Today they pose a grave challenge to the State.” The Home Minister told the Rajya Sabha that the Government would pursue a two-pronged approach to deal with the problem - first a police action to secure the ground and follow it up with development work, The Hindu reported. Securing the ground was necessary as development works had become Maoists’ targets - they were blowing up communication towers, destroying school buildings and planting mines to prevent laying of roads, he pointed out. The minister, acknowledging the ability of Maoists' to launch military-style attacks and overwhelm police detachments, said the Government had now appointed a military advisor to help out in operational matters. "Plans are being drawn up in close consultation with State governments... we have also appointed a military advisor (Brigadier D S Dadwal)." Brigadier Dadwal, a senior Army officer who was serving as Deputy General Officer Commanding (GOC) with the 11 Infantry Division, will be responsible for coordination of Police forces. He was appointed in February 2009 mainly for advising security agencies on specialised training but is also expected to help out in operational procedures. When asked about the status of Salwa Judum (the anti-Maoist vigilante movement) in Chhattisgarh, Chidambaram said, "We are not in favour of non-State players taking on extremists. That could be a political party... that could be Salwa Judum or any other organisation. We are for States dealing with Left-wing extremists." Chidambaram said he had personally visited all the affected States and was in regular touch with the Chief Ministers concerned to finalise a plan. A meeting of the Chief Ministers of the affected States would be held next month, according to The Hindu.
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July - 15 
The Hindu reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead Gangaram Mahato (45), the Purulia District committee leader of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), at Burrabazaar near Purulia on July 15,
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The Hindu reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead Gangaram Mahato (45), the Purulia District committee leader of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), at Burrabazaar near Purulia on July 15, a day after two CPI-M activists were killed by the Maoists at Salboni in West Midnapore District. The Police said an eight-member motorbike-borne gang of Maoists shot at Gangaram Mahato, who was returning from the market on his motorcycle, from a point blank range at Burrabazaar, killing him on the spot. Mahato was reportedly on the hit-list of the Maoists, the Police said.
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July - 15 
Two days after attacking the Dharampur camp of the Security Forces, the Maoists again raided the same camp in the night of July 15 besides another at Andharjora in Lalgarh region in West Midnapore District, Police said. The encounter is still continu
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Two days after attacking the Dharampur camp of the Security Forces, the Maoists again raided the same camp in the night of July 15 besides another at Andharjora in Lalgarh region in West Midnapore District, Police said. The encounter is still continuing and casualty, if any, was not known, the sources said.
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July - 16 
According to IANS, a ‘commander’ of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway faction of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Raman, was arrested from Burkunda area of Ramgarh District on July 16. Raman had
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According to IANS, a ‘commander’ of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway faction of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Raman, was arrested from Burkunda area of Ramgarh District on July 16. Raman had come to the Burkunda area to extort money, Police said. Incriminating documents, including Maoist literature, were recovered from Raman, Police added. Raman was wanted in more than a dozen cases.
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July - 16 
Concerned over the rise in Naxalite (Left Wing Extremism) activities in East Singhbhum District, the Police have decided to improve the security infrastructure at six Police Stations in the Ghatshila sub-division and Patamda. New well-equipped buildi
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Concerned over the rise in Naxalite (Left Wing Extremism) activities in East Singhbhum District, the Police have decided to improve the security infrastructure at six Police Stations in the Ghatshila sub-division and Patamda. New well-equipped buildings would come up at Patamda, Dhalbhumgarh, Ghatshila, Dumaria, Baharagora and Jadugora Police Stations, in addition to the existing buildings that were primitive and dilapidated. The new buildings would house barracks, interrogation rooms, computers and wireless rooms, besides watchtowers, a generator room and rooms for accommodating senior Police officials.
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July - 16 
PTI reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) looted an explosive-laden vehicle and abducted a Sub-Inspector of Police on July 16 by firing at a Police van at Champajharan under Koida Police Station in the Sunderga
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PTI reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) looted an explosive-laden vehicle and abducted a Sub-Inspector of Police on July 16 by firing at a Police van at Champajharan under Koida Police Station in the Sundergarh District. Diptesh Patnaik, the District Superintendent of Police, said that over 80 Maoists looted the private vehicle on its way to Koida from Rourkela with the explosives meant for mining activities after firing at its driver. The Maoists then fired indiscriminately at a Police van which was escorting it and abducted Ajit Bardhan, Sub-Inspector of Koida Police Station. Koida is a Maoist-prone area near Jharkhand. The driver of the private vehicle is reported to have sustained bullet injuries.
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July - 16 
The annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs for 2008-09 says that a total of 3338 persons were killed in 7806 incidents of Maoist (Left Wing Extremism) violence in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Ori
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The annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs for 2008-09 says that a total of 3338 persons were killed in 7806 incidents of Maoist (Left Wing Extremism) violence in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Karnataka from 2004 to 2008, Times of India reported. The total number of casualties increased to 3823 till July 13, 2009. The country witnessed the killing of 566 persons in Maoist violence in 2004; 677 in 2005; 678 in 2006; 696 in 2007 and 721 in 2008. The year 2009 has so far reported the killings of 485 persons, including 230 Security Force personnel. The annual report said the highest casualties during the period (2004-08) were in Chhattisgarh where a total of 1,250 people lost their lives in 2,654 incidents. The State saw 242 deaths in 2008, 369 deaths in 2007 and 388 in 2006. Maoist violence claimed 776 lives in Jharkhand, one of the worst affected States, in the last five years. In 2008 alone, the State witnessed 207 deaths from 484 incidents of violence. Altogether, 452 people lost their lives in Bihar in 915 incidents in the last five years. In 2008, there were 73 deaths in 164 incidents of Maoist violence in Bihar while in 2007, 67 deaths in 135 incidents were reported. Andhra Pradesh witnessed 420 deaths in 1,252 incidents in the last five years. There was less violence in the State in 2008 - 46 deaths in 92 incidents - in comparison to 2005 when there were 208 deaths in 535 incidents, the MHA report said. The Maoist violence claimed 149 lives in Orissa in 291 incidents that took place between 2004 and 2008. Incidentally, 101 deaths had taken place in 2008 alone in 103 incidents. While West Bengal witnessed 71 deaths in 115 incidents, there were 35 Maoist related deaths in Uttar Pradesh and 18 deaths in Karnataka.
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According to IANS, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two persons in two separate incidents in Giridih and Gumla Districts after branding them as Police informers, Police said. According to Police, the CPI-Maoist cadres ki
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According to IANS, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two persons in two separate incidents in Giridih and Gumla Districts after branding them as Police informers, Police said. According to Police, the CPI-Maoist cadres killed Manoj Sao by slitting his throat in the night of July 17. Manoj reportedly ran a shop and hotel at Pirtand block of Giridih District. A pamphlet branding Manoj as Police informer and a rapist was left near his body found in the morning of July 18 near Chachondo village of Giridih District, around 190 kilometers from capital Ranchi.
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July - 17 
According to The Hindu, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the Police outpost at Katingia in the Kandhamal District in the night of July 17. The Maoists set ablaze a bike, documents and furniture kept at the Police ou
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According to The Hindu, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the Police outpost at Katingia in the Kandhamal District in the night of July 17. The Maoists set ablaze a bike, documents and furniture kept at the Police outpost and also destroyed the VHF set kept there. In addition, they also exploded a landmine to destroy a newly constructed building in the premises of the Police outpost. However, the three Policemen on duty during the attack were not harmed though they were overpowered. The report added that most of the Maoists rounded up the Katingia village not to let anyone go out to pass on message about the attack. Around 10 armed Maoists reached the outpost to overpower the Policemen and to trigger the explosion. Before escaping, the Maoists also blocked the Jhinjiriguda-Katingia road by cutting down trees.
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July - 17 
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper Abdul Rafiq was killed in a landmine explosion during the combing operations to rescue Sub-Inspector Ajit Bardhan at a place between Chandiposh and Jharbeda.
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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper Abdul Rafiq was killed in a landmine explosion during the combing operations to rescue Sub-Inspector Ajit Bardhan at a place between Chandiposh and Jharbeda.
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July - 17 
CPI-Maoist called for a shutdown on July 22, immediately after the shutdown by the PCPA ends, in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal in protest against the price hike of petrol, potato and essential commodities.
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CPI-Maoist called for a shutdown on July 22, immediately after the shutdown by the PCPA ends, in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal in protest against the price hike of petrol, potato and essential commodities.
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July - 17 
Home secretary J.B. Tubid told Telegraph that Jharkhand will get the services of two helicopters, preferably Dhruv, from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for anti-Maoist surveillance and rescue operations. He said the State could expect the s
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Home secretary J.B. Tubid told Telegraph that Jharkhand will get the services of two helicopters, preferably Dhruv, from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for anti-Maoist surveillance and rescue operations. He said the State could expect the services by the end of July 2009. “There will be no problem for anti-rebel operations in the future,” Tubid added. Sources said the helicopters would be stationed at Ranchi Airport and used exclusively for policing.
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July - 17 
Indian Express reports that the body of Sub-Inspector of Police, Ajit Bardhan, who was abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on July 16, was recovered during combing operations at Jharbeda in a dense forest of Chandiposh
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Indian Express reports that the body of Sub-Inspector of Police, Ajit Bardhan, who was abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on July 16, was recovered during combing operations at Jharbeda in a dense forest of Chandiposh In Sundergarh District in the morning of July 17.
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July - 17 
Police on July 17 recovered landmine, weighing 20-kilograms, which was planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres under a bridge on the outskirts of capital Ranchi on July 17, reports IANS. According to Police, a search team w
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Police on July 17 recovered landmine, weighing 20-kilograms, which was planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres under a bridge on the outskirts of capital Ranchi on July 17, reports IANS. According to Police, a search team was sent to the spot following an intelligence tip-off and it found the landmine near the Ganghat railway station, around 30 kilometres from Ranchi. The bomb disposal team later successfully defused the landmine.
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July - 17 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) gave call for a 72-hour shutdown in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts from July 19 to protest the month-long operation and all
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) gave call for a 72-hour shutdown in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts from July 19 to protest the month-long operation and alleged torture of innocent villagers at its core committee meeting near Lalgarh on July 17, reports Times of India.
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July - 17 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on July 17 held meetings with chiefs of two paramilitary forces – the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF) -- and discussed their preparedness in the Maoist-affected States. Home Minis
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on July 17 held meetings with chiefs of two paramilitary forces – the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF) -- and discussed their preparedness in the Maoist-affected States. Home Ministry sources said Chidambaram had separate meetings with the CRPF Director General A. S. Gill and BSF chief M. L. Kumawat and discussed with them operational issues of the two forces. The meetings came two days after Chidambaram’s declaration that a joint action plan was being drawn up in the Maoist-affected States. “Today they (Naxalites) pose a grave challenge ... We are preparing to take on the challenge. Details cannot be disclosed now,” he said. Around 35,000 personnel of the CRPF are now engaged in anti-Maoist operations mostly in the worst-affected Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Bihar. The Centre is also planning to deploy BSF personnel in operations against the Maoists.
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July - 18 
A Special Task Force recovered a huge cache of explosives from the storeroom of a construction firm in Giridih District on information provided by one Firdaus, Telegraph reported. Referring to the incident, the Giridih Superintendent of Police, A.V.
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A Special Task Force recovered a huge cache of explosives from the storeroom of a construction firm in Giridih District on information provided by one Firdaus, Telegraph reported. Referring to the incident, the Giridih Superintendent of Police, A.V. Minz, said the raid, conducted in the night of July 18 at Progressive Construction Limited (PCL) in Bagoder, yielded 1,964 kilograms of gelatin and 15,000 meters of fuse wire. An unnamed Bagoder Police station officer said the explosives were stored in more than 50 boxes inside the room. The storekeeper, identified as Mahesh Madela, was arrested in this connection. “PCL officials said the explosives were to be used for making roads. But they could furnish papers for just 450 kilograms of gelatin and 1,500 metres fuse wire. They also showed four invoices of the same date,” Minz said. A.V. Minz added that Firduas had confessed his links with the Kundan Pahan squad. Earlier, Police in capital Ranchi arrested Firdaus, a 40-year-old resident of Hindpiri, in the evening of July 18 along with a 9-mm pistol, two mobile phones, four SIM cards and INR 2,400. The Superintendent of Police (city), A. Vijayalaxmi, said Firdaus had confessed to his association with cadres of the CPI-Maoist and had provided the Police vital clues on explosives stored in Giridih. “Firdaus is an explosives supplier active in the Bundu and Tamar areas of the district. Besides explosives, he also supplied shoes and uniforms purchased from city stores,” she added.
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July - 18 
A woman Naxalite (left-wing extremist) belonging to the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) surrendered before the Vizianagaram District Superintendent of Police (SP), Y Gangadhar, on July 18, reports Times of India. According to the P
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A woman Naxalite (left-wing extremist) belonging to the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) surrendered before the Vizianagaram District Superintendent of Police (SP), Y Gangadhar, on July 18, reports Times of India. According to the Police, Chokkari Krishnaveni alias Santhi alias Swarupa alias Pedda Santhi of Srikakulam District decided to come over-ground because of health problems and ideological differences with the party leaders. The Police claimed Krishanaveni was a senior member in the Srikakulam division committee and was recently made a member of the Special Zonal Committee. She is a native of Palasapuram village in Srikakulam. It was Krishnaveni's uncle Gangaram alias Shankar alias Komma who reportedly inducted her into the People's War Group in 1993. Gangaram was killed in an encounter with the Police near Gummalakshmipuram in 2008.
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July - 18 
Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the CPI-Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC), has called for a 72-hour shut down in the three CPI-Maoist-hit Districts of Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia from July 19.
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Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the CPI-Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC), has called for a 72-hour shut down in the three CPI-Maoist-hit Districts of Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia from July 19.
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July - 18 
In Gumla District, the CPI-Maoist cadres killed a teacher by crushing his head with heavy stones. He was also accused of being a Police informer.
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In Gumla District, the CPI-Maoist cadres killed a teacher by crushing his head with heavy stones. He was also accused of being a Police informer.
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July - 18 
On July 18, a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Andharishol, 20 kilometers from Lalgarh, reports The Hindu. Jaladhar Mahato, a resident of Jh
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On July 18, a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Andharishol, 20 kilometers from Lalgarh, reports The Hindu. Jaladhar Mahato, a resident of Jhargram, was a member of the CPI-M’s Jhargram zonal committee.
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July - 18 
Police in Gajapati District arrested three persons for illegal possession of explosives. They were arrested from the Minigam village under Kasinagar Police station in the morning of July 18. The arrested persons were identified as N. Narayan Rao, Das
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Police in Gajapati District arrested three persons for illegal possession of explosives. They were arrested from the Minigam village under Kasinagar Police station in the morning of July 18. The arrested persons were identified as N. Narayan Rao, Dasima Gamang and Sinia Raita. According to Gajapati Superintendent of Police, Sanjiv Arora, 200 electronic detonators, 12 packets of detonator caps, three bundles of fuse wire and 10 kilograms of urea was seized from them. These persons are suspected to have kept the explosives illegally for use in a stone quarry near their village. But investigation and interrogation of arrested persons was on to ascertain whether they had any links with any other miscreants or not.
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July - 19 
According to PTI, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the killing of an abducted Police officer in the Sundergarh District of Orissa, arguing they were forced to commit the act to protest the Centre's decision
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According to PTI, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the killing of an abducted Police officer in the Sundergarh District of Orissa, arguing they were forced to commit the act to protest the Centre's decision to ban the organisation. In a message to the branch office of an Oriya daily in Rourkela in the night of July 19, the Chhotanagpur 'zonal commander' of the Maoists, Samar, claimed responsibility for the killing of Sub-Inspector Ajit Bardhan after abducting him from Champajharan in the District on July 16.
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July - 19 
According to Times of India, Maoists in Lalgarh forced 19 activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) to quit the party on July 19. Soon after announcing that the 19 CPI-M members have voluntarily quit their party, the PCPA took
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According to Times of India, Maoists in Lalgarh forced 19 activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) to quit the party on July 19. Soon after announcing that the 19 CPI-M members have voluntarily quit their party, the PCPA took out a huge rally near Dharampur which was also attended by several Maoists.
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July - 19 
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on July 19 rejected reports that a spurt in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence in the State was basically due to a failure of the intelligence network, IANS reported. Referring to the Raj
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on July 19 rejected reports that a spurt in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence in the State was basically due to a failure of the intelligence network, IANS reported. Referring to the Rajnandgaon District incident where Maoists killed 29 Policemen in an ambush on July 12, he said the Chhattisgarh Police had prior information of a possible attack in the District but they suffered casualties as it was a “well coordinated flash attack” by the CPI-Maoist. “Maoists would be given a befitting reply,” he added.
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July - 19 
IANS reports that eight Naxalites (left-wing extremists) were arrested at three places in Jharkhand on July 19, Police said. Four Naxalites belonging to the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT)
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IANS reports that eight Naxalites (left-wing extremists) were arrested at three places in Jharkhand on July 19, Police said. Four Naxalites belonging to the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), were arrested in Ramgarh District following a tip-off. Those arrested include two ‘area commanders’ of the PLFI, using the aliases of Cobra and Tiger, who were wanted in more than a dozen cases, Police added. Police also seized two revolvers, live cartridges, computers, three mobile phones and Maoist literature from the arrested cadres.
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July - 19 
In Gumla, Police arrested Chhota Gope, an ‘area commander’ of the PLFI, along with a revolver.
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In Gumla, Police arrested Chhota Gope, an ‘area commander’ of the PLFI, along with a revolver.
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July - 19 
Railway Protection Force (RPF) Director General Ranjit Sinha said the RPF will have its own commando force to counter threats from militants and Maoist insurgents, reported PTI. The proposed commando force would be deployed in States like Jammu and K
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Railway Protection Force (RPF) Director General Ranjit Sinha said the RPF will have its own commando force to counter threats from militants and Maoist insurgents, reported PTI. The proposed commando force would be deployed in States like Jammu and Kashmir, North-East region and the Maoist-affected areas, he told media persons in the evening of July 18. "The Railways, of late, had become the soft target of the Naxals in Orissa and Chhattisgarh. This is one of the reasons why we are raising the Commando Force," he added. The commando personnel would be trained at the Central Reserve Police Force Training Centre at Silchar. Services of the Army and the Commando force of Andhra Pradesh would also be utilised for training the new force.
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July - 19 
Suspected Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres beheaded a man and took away his head leaving the body near Koleng Nawadih village of Gumla District, Police said on July 19, reports PTI. The body was later found by the villagers.
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Suspected Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres beheaded a man and took away his head leaving the body near Koleng Nawadih village of Gumla District, Police said on July 19, reports PTI. The body was later found by the villagers.
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July - 19 
The Government is actively considering setting up brigade headquarters or Army cantonments in the interior areas of Maoist-affected States, Indian Express reported on July 20. Government sources told Indian Express that the new military cantonments w
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The Government is actively considering setting up brigade headquarters or Army cantonments in the interior areas of Maoist-affected States, Indian Express reported on July 20. Government sources told Indian Express that the new military cantonments would act as a deterrent and there are plans that these brigade-size formations would also train paramilitary forces before their induction in anti-Maoist operations. Situated inside the Maoist-dominated areas, these cantonments would have an advance landing ground that could be used for troop deployment by air in the event of operations. The Union Home Ministry has already discussed these plans with the Defence Ministry and the two are at present working on locations of new cantonments to be set up in the Maoist-affected States. While Ranchi, the Jharkhand capita, already has an Army division headquarters, there are plans to have brigade-level headquarters in Koraput (Orissa) and Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh).
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July - 19 
Three CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested from the Latehar District.
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Three CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested from the Latehar District.
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July - 20 
A gun-battle was reported between Police and cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in the forests near Chirudih village of Barkagaon, some 47 kilometers from the Ha
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A gun-battle was reported between Police and cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in the forests near Chirudih village of Barkagaon, some 47 kilometers from the Hazaribagh District headquarters in the night of July 20, reports Telegraph. Though no casualty was reported the Police recovered a wireless set, five mobile phones, 143 cartridges and files containing names of persons who had paid ‘levy’ to the JPC. The extremists, however, reportedly managed to escape. According to sources, the Barkagaon Police had received a tip-off regarding JPC members holding a meeting inside the Chirudih forests after dark. Accordingly, a team led by officer in charge of the Barkagaon Police station, Gopal Krishna, and assistant sub-inspectors K.K. Pathak and J.P. Marandi, reached the spot around 12.30 am. Sources said the extremists became aware of the Police presence and began to fire indiscriminately. Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kamboj said the Police fired 10 rounds and the insurgents 15 rounds before the encounter ended. “There were about 10 to 15 rebels at the spot. They managed to escape under the cover of darkness. Otherwise, we would have surely managed to kill or arrest them,” Kamboj added.
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July - 20 
Hundreds of PCPA supporters and students were baton-charged at Gohumidanga High School near Dharampur in Lalgarh area when they held a demonstration to protest the institute being used as a camp by the SFs. Approximately 16 people was injured in the
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Hundreds of PCPA supporters and students were baton-charged at Gohumidanga High School near Dharampur in Lalgarh area when they held a demonstration to protest the institute being used as a camp by the SFs. Approximately 16 people was injured in the baton-charge.
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July - 20 
PTI reports that a landmine exploded at a jungle in Bankisole in West Midnapore District on July 20 even as Security Forces (SFs) combed 43 villages on the second day of the three-day shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist
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PTI reports that a landmine exploded at a jungle in Bankisole in West Midnapore District on July 20 even as Security Forces (SFs) combed 43 villages on the second day of the three-day shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA). However, no casualty was reported in the blast.
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July - 20 
Stating that there has been steady decrease in the crime graph in the State, Bihar Government on July 20 said it would strengthen policing to combat Maoist insurgency and constitute an Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) to tackle terrorism, PTI reported. "Hi
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Stating that there has been steady decrease in the crime graph in the State, Bihar Government on July 20 said it would strengthen policing to combat Maoist insurgency and constitute an Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) to tackle terrorism, PTI reported. "Highest allocation of INR 2,557 crore for the year 2009-10 has been made for good governance and for better policing... There has been steady decline in the crime graph in recent years," Water Resources Development Vijendra Prasad Yadav told State Legislative Council. The minister in-charge of home department said the Government was committed to provide better policing to combat the Maoists, adds Zee News. To strengthen the force, the Government has increased the number of State Auxiliary Police (SAP) force from 5000 in 2006 to 11500 considering its better performance particularly in tackling the Naxalites, Yadav added. The minister said that 712 newly appointed sub-inspectors' have completed their training and 10311 constables had already been recruited and the process to recruit 12877 constables were on. To tackle Maoists, the Government has started 'Aapki Sarkar Aapke Dwar' scheme (Government at your doorstep) in seven Maoist-affected Districts of Patna, Gaya, Jehanabad, Rohtas, Munger, West Champaran and East Champaran under which development and welfare schemes were initiated. The State Government has prepared an outline to constitute the ATS on the lines of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. To impart better and modern training to the Police, the Government has initiated the process to set up a modern Police training centre (Bihar Police Academy) at Rajgir in Nalanda District, Yadav said. The Government also wanted to establish a model Police Station in every District (a total of 40) for the Government had cleared INR 1.12 crore for every such station, he said. The minister said that Government had sanctioned a contingency fund of INR 25,000 for Police stations in urban areas, INR 15,000 for such stations situated in Maoist-affected area and INR 10,000 for other stations.
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July - 20 
The Jharkhand unit of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has warned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Minister of Home Affairs P. Chidambaram and the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi against
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The Jharkhand unit of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has warned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Minister of Home Affairs P. Chidambaram and the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi against ‘‘dreaming to wipe out Naxalites from the country’’, saying if they don’t give up on their bid, all three would be eliminated, according to Times of India. The threat was issued through a letter originating in Garhwa District and is now in circulation in State capital Ranchi. Dated July 20 and numbered 25, the letter is signed by one Anupji “on behalf of Ghatshila sub-zonal committee.” The letter-head reads, “CPI (Maoist), Jharkhand State Central Committee” and is not addressed to anyone in particular. “Chidambaram says Naxalites would be wiped out... He should stop daydreaming or else he would be given death punishment,” the letter reads and dares him to come to the “land of Jharkhand” and see that “Naxalites are not clay toys.” The letter also threatens Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, saying, "Both the PM and Sonia Gandhi will meet a fate like former prime minister, late Rajiv Gandhi," adds Indian Express. It asked all Congress legislators, both from the Parliament and Assembly, to quit within a week or face “death warrants.” However, the Superintendent of Police in East Singhbhum District, Navin Kumar Singh, said "I have not come across such a committee as of now," when asked whether Anupji operated in Ghatsilla sub-division which falls under East Singhbhum. "The letter could be fictitious and was found by someone in Balumath in Latehar District and was released in Garwah District in Jharkhand," he added. "The CPI (Maoist) is desperate after it was termed as a terrorist outfit. It just wants to gain mileage by issuing such press releases," another Police official involved in anti-Maoist operation in Jharkhand said, added Times of India.
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July - 21 
A bandh (shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bihar to protest against rising prices of essential commodities began in the night of July 21 with the extremists blowing up a house of their rival Revolutionary Communi
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A bandh (shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bihar to protest against rising prices of essential commodities began in the night of July 21 with the extremists blowing up a house of their rival Revolutionary Communist Centre (RCC) ‘commander’ Vinod Marandi, according to PTI. As the bandh began, over 100 Maoists raided Diha village near Gaya and blew Marandi’s house in the same night.
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July - 21 
According to PTI, the Maoists have called a 24-hour bandh (shutdown) in Jharkhand from the midnight of July 21 in protest against price rise. The CPI-Maoist Jharkhand State Central Committee gave the bandh call in a faxed message to the media late in
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According to PTI, the Maoists have called a 24-hour bandh (shutdown) in Jharkhand from the midnight of July 21 in protest against price rise. The CPI-Maoist Jharkhand State Central Committee gave the bandh call in a faxed message to the media late in the night of July 20.
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July - 21 
Replying to an adjournment motion on Naxalite (left-wing extremist) activities in the State Assembly, the Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on July 21 blamed the Union Government for the State not being able to contain the Maoist insurgency, repor
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Replying to an adjournment motion on Naxalite (left-wing extremist) activities in the State Assembly, the Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on July 21 blamed the Union Government for the State not being able to contain the Maoist insurgency, reports Economic Times. “As I have said earlier, there is not enough central assistance to counter Naxalites in the state effectively. Among the various requests, which I have made to the ministry of home affairs, I would like to mention our need for four battalions of central paramilitary forces on a long-term basis and three more for short-term engagement to control the menace. Our request for dedicated helicopter also has not been acceded to. Central forces have been withdrawn from the communally sensitive District of Kandhamal against my repeated requests to retain them. Kandhamal also has Naxal problems,” Patnaik said. Describing the insurgency as pan-India, the Chief Minister said, “As the nature of Naxal incidents would indicate, Naxalism is not an isolated problem. Since it is a menace of national magnitude and has inter-state ramifications, development in one state has an impact on development in neighboring states. It has to be addressed only through a coordinated approach of the central and State Governments”. On the State Government’s action, Patnaik disclosed that some 59 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including top cadres, have been captured and eight Maoists have been killed in different encounters. Responding to some Congress legislators concern over media reports of the warning by the Orissa Police Association of non-cooperation, Patnaik clarified that some suggestions to effectively combat the Maoists given by the association like fortification of Police Stations, provision of barrack facilities and also imparting suitable training to the Policemen have been implemented to a large extent.
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July - 22 
A Maoist, identified as Dharmendra Yadav, was arrested from the Barachati Police station area in Gaya in the morning of July 22, the Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani said. All Police stations have been put on alert, he sa
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A Maoist, identified as Dharmendra Yadav, was arrested from the Barachati Police station area in Gaya in the morning of July 22, the Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani said. All Police stations have been put on alert, he said, adding patrolling has been intensified in vulnerable pockets in Patna, Gaya, Jehanabad, Nawada, Aurangabad, Kaimur,Rohtas, Banka, Munger, Lakhisarai and Jamui Districts. Railway tracks were also being patrolled.
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July - 22 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Fagu Baskey, at Madhupur village under Belpahari Police Station in West Midnapore District of West Bengal on July 22
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Fagu Baskey, at Madhupur village under Belpahari Police Station in West Midnapore District of West Bengal on July 22, minutes after he returned to his village following six months in hiding. A man who identified himself as Maoist leader Rakesh claimed responsibility for the murder. Baskey, a branch committee secretary of the CPI-M in Madhupur village, had fled home after suspected Maoist action squad member Nikhil Mahato was arrested. “After the arrest, the Maoists had issued death threats to Baskey for allegedly tipping off the police. He spent the past six months at the CPM office in Belpahari town, about 10 kilometers away,” a Police officer said.
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July - 22 
Maoists' call for a day's strike affected several areas of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts of West Bengal, but no untoward incident was reported, according to PTI.
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Maoists' call for a day's strike affected several areas of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts of West Bengal, but no untoward incident was reported, according to PTI.
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July - 22 
Police on July 22 claimed that six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces that led to neutralizing of three CPI-Maoist camps in the Simdega District, reports PTI. The encounter began i
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Police on July 22 claimed that six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces that led to neutralizing of three CPI-Maoist camps in the Simdega District, reports PTI. The encounter began in the morning as personnel of the newly formed Jharkhand Jaguar Force (JJF) led by Kolibira Police station in-charge N. K. Sinha raided three Maoist camps near Khareganja village, about 90 kilometers from State capital Ranchi. The JJF personnel observed six Naxalites falling to their bullets and the extremists dragging them away, Simdega Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Kumar, told reporters. He said a Naxalite was also arrested after the encounter, but no dead body was recovered from the incident site. Police recovered eight guns, a pistol, nine detonators, including one electric detonator, eight mobile handsets, seven rucksacks, a gas cylinder and several cartridges from the camps. “The encounter began at 1.30pm and continued till 3pm. As many as 1,000 rounds was fired from both sides. Fortunately, no personnel were injured. We recovered five 0.315 rifle, three double-barrel guns, one police pistol, 150 rounds of cartridges, a detonator, a magnetic compass, a walkie-talkie and seven mobile phones, besides crockery and a map of Jharkhand from the spot,” the SP was quoted as saying by Telegraph.
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July - 22 
The bandh (shutdown) called by the CPI-Maoist against price rise evoked mixed response in rural Jharkhand, reports PTI. In the Latehar, Palamau, Khunti, East and West Singhbhum Districts, the bandh was reported to be total while the shutdown call had
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The bandh (shutdown) called by the CPI-Maoist against price rise evoked mixed response in rural Jharkhand, reports PTI. In the Latehar, Palamau, Khunti, East and West Singhbhum Districts, the bandh was reported to be total while the shutdown call had no effect in the Santhal Pargana region comprising six Districts. Mineral transport was affected as truckers went off the road. While life in urban areas remained normal, it came to standstill in the Maoist-dominated rural areas of Giridih, Garhwa, Palamu, Latehar and Chatra Districts, adds Times of India.
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July - 22 
The Centre has asked the States to crack down on the manufacture of illegal arms and ammunition, some of which are falling into the hands of militants and Naxalites, the Union Minister for Home Affairs P. Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House
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The Centre has asked the States to crack down on the manufacture of illegal arms and ammunition, some of which are falling into the hands of militants and Naxalites, the Union Minister for Home Affairs P. Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on July 22, according to The Hindu. Replying to questions, he said, “We have asked State governments to take strict action against illegal arms and ammunition. In our assessment, there are factories where arms and ammunition are manufactured illegally. However, States have not communicated the action they have taken.” He added said the Centre had shared some information with the States. The illegal arms and ammunition were being sold to Naxalites and militants. “Militants have access to illegal arms, and loot armouries. It is a grave problem, and we will address it seriously.” Chidambaram said he was not aware of illegal arms and ammunition being manufactured in the Northeast but pointed out that arms are smuggled from across the border. He, however, did not name the countries from where arms were smuggled to militants in Northeast. The Home Minster also said that risk-based allowance was sanctioned for paramilitary personnel deployed in the Naxal-hit areas on a par with the Army. The Government was trying to resolve the differences over the quantum. “The matter has been referred to the Department of Expenditure of the Finance Ministry, and I am sure we will get a positive response,” he informed. The special allowances for the paramilitary personnel were worked out on the basis of the hardship and risk involved, besides the stress factor. Currently, over 37,000 Central Reserve Police Force personnel are deployed in Naxal-affected states.
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July - 22 
Zee News reports that two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Surendra Vekwara (19) and his wife Ruby (18), surrendered before the Rayagada Police on July 22 expressing a desire to return to the mainstream, Polic
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Zee News reports that two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Surendra Vekwara (19) and his wife Ruby (18), surrendered before the Rayagada Police on July 22 expressing a desire to return to the mainstream, Police said. The couple who hail from Gudari area of Rayagada District admitted their involvement in several incidents, including the killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Laxmanananda Saraswati (August 2008), Nayagarh armoury raid (February 2008) and many other incidents, Superintendent of Police A. K. Singh told reporters. They were active in Rayagada. The couple decided to give up the path of violence and return to the mainstream as they were disenchanted with the Maoist activities, Police said.
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July - 23 
ANI reports that Naxalites (left-wing extremists) extort funds meant for the development of schools in Jharkhand. According to the report, Naxalites are demanding money from schools from the grants received by them from the Government. In Latehar, th
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ANI reports that Naxalites (left-wing extremists) extort funds meant for the development of schools in Jharkhand. According to the report, Naxalites are demanding money from schools from the grants received by them from the Government. In Latehar, they demanded INR 50000 as ‘levy’ from a school and threatened dire consequences in case they were not paid the demanded amount. The Naxalites reportedly want to get a share of the INR 6.3 million funds allocated for construction and development of the school by the Government. The principal and members of the village education committee have been threatened not to spend funds. “A letter ordering closure of the school has been written to the Head, President and Headmaster of the school. Besides they have been directed to send INR 50,000 (to Naxalites),” said the headmistress of the Government Secondary School, Sinjo, in Latehar.
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July - 23 
The Hindu reports that on July 23, supporters of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) armed with traditional weapons ransacked the house of a local committee member of the ruling
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The Hindu reports that on July 23, supporters of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) armed with traditional weapons ransacked the house of a local committee member of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Pirrakhuli, 10 kilometers from Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, for allegedly informing the Police about the PCPA. However Madan Mahato, who had received several threats from PCPA supporters as well as the Maoists for his party affiliation, fled from his home before the attackers arrived.
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July - 23 
The Padma Police on July 23 raided the house of one Sunil Kumar Mehta in the Chameli forest and seized a large quantity of explosives, reports Times of India. Briefing the media, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarters), Naushad Alam, said the
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The Padma Police on July 23 raided the house of one Sunil Kumar Mehta in the Chameli forest and seized a large quantity of explosives, reports Times of India. Briefing the media, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarters), Naushad Alam, said the seized explosives include 10 pieces of power gel, 15 pieces of electric detonator, a 100-metre safety fuse and about 15 kilograms of ammonium nitrate. The raid was conducted under the leadership of Padma Police Station officer in-charge Devdas Yadav, he added. Alam said that Mehta did not have any licence for possessing the explosives. He also said that anti-social elements purchase explosive materials for carrying out illegal mining in stone quarries and pass on the same to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who are quite active in the Padma forest. Alam also said that the Police had seized a large amount of explosives during the 2009 parliamentary elections. These materials were supposed to be used by the Maoists to create disturbances during the elections, he added.
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July - 23 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Trinath Brekwada and Purna Brekwada, were arrested from Uradi village of Bisamkatak block of Rayagada District in the night of July 23, reports The Hindu. The duo joined th
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Trinath Brekwada and Purna Brekwada, were arrested from Uradi village of Bisamkatak block of Rayagada District in the night of July 23, reports The Hindu. The duo joined the outfit in 2004 and were active members of the Bansadhara Division. They were involved in several cases of Maoist violence in Rayagada District, including the attack on the Dengasorada Police Outpost in 2006. They were also in-charge of the Chasi Mulia Samity, the frontal organization of the CPI-Maoist in Rayagada District. They were close to Uday and Azad, two top leaders of the Basadara Division. According to the report, Uday has been arrested earlier by Police in the Rayagada District.
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July - 24 
A group of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) abducted a Police officer and two others at Pirrakhuli, 14 kilometers from Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, on July
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A group of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) abducted a Police officer and two others at Pirrakhuli, 14 kilometers from Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, on July 24, reports The Hindu. Though the other two persons were later released, the Police officer was held hostage. The Maoists hijacked a water tanker on its way from the Pirakata base camp to the Bhimpur base camp with Assistant Sub-Inspector Dipak Pramanik onboard, along with the driver Banamali Mahato and the cleaner Santosh Mahato. The tanker was taken to the dense Bankishole forest and set ablaze. All the three abducted were badly assaulted. Police is yet to trace Pramanik who is suspected to have been taken by the Maoists to their stronghold in the dense forests adjoining Dharampur.
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July - 24 
A heavy exchange of gunfire between the Security Forces and the Maoists was reported from Kantapahari later in the evening. The Security Forces have reportedly set up a base camp there.
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A heavy exchange of gunfire between the Security Forces and the Maoists was reported from Kantapahari later in the evening. The Security Forces have reportedly set up a base camp there.
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July - 24 
During a debate on budgetary demand for the Home department in the Legislative Assembly on July 24, the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed that the State Government would recruit 3000 Special Police Officers (SPOs) and 4000 home guards in coming
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During a debate on budgetary demand for the Home department in the Legislative Assembly on July 24, the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed that the State Government would recruit 3000 Special Police Officers (SPOs) and 4000 home guards in coming days, reports Orissadiary.com. The Government has also increased the salary of home guards from INR 90 to INR 110 per day. As per the new guidelines, the home guards would work for 300 days in a year. Earlier the timeframe stood at 220 days.
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July - 24 
Times of India reported on July 24 that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) urged tribals who are living in Kudremukh National Park area in Chikmagalur District to take up their traditional weapons to fight the State Government and to pr
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Times of India reported on July 24 that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) urged tribals who are living in Kudremukh National Park area in Chikmagalur District to take up their traditional weapons to fight the State Government and to protect themselves from eviction. In a letter sent to newspaper offices, the Maoist Area Committee member Kamala said until now the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was spreading just religious communalism to oppress minorities but now it has assumed a fascist face and started training guns on farmers, tribals and workers.
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July - 25 
Personnel of the West Bengal Police and the par-military Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a joint operation to flush out Maoists in Purulia District on July 25. It is part of the simultaneous security operations that the West Bengal and J
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Personnel of the West Bengal Police and the par-military Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a joint operation to flush out Maoists in Purulia District on July 25. It is part of the simultaneous security operations that the West Bengal and Jharkhand Police had agreed upon at a joint meeting held in Jharkhand on July 8.
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July - 25 
Police and the Special Task Force (STF) in a joint operation arrested four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gaya District and recovered 200 live cartridges and three cellular phones from them on July 25, reports ANI. The arreste
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Police and the Special Task Force (STF) in a joint operation arrested four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gaya District and recovered 200 live cartridges and three cellular phones from them on July 25, reports ANI. The arrestees were identified as Ramadha Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Ram Janam and Parshuram, whom the Police described as being active cadres of the Moist Communist Centre. The four CPI-Maoists cadres were arrested when they were reportedly waiting to deliver the consignment of cartridges, Police said. "We had gone there (at the destination to exchange arms), stopped our vehicle, our friends took time to reach the place. We were calling them, but got caught by the Police," said one of the arrested CPI-Maoists, Umesh Yadav.
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July - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on July 25 released the Policeman they abducted on July 24 at Pirrakhuli, 14 kilometers from Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, reports The Hindu. In a press statement issued later, CPI-Maoist
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on July 25 released the Policeman they abducted on July 24 at Pirrakhuli, 14 kilometers from Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, reports The Hindu. In a press statement issued later, CPI-Maoist leader Bikash stated that “the policeman was released following discussions with local people, media and intellectuals.”
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July - 26 
At least 18 people from Bhatiguda, Nagiaguda, Podapadar and Bankuli in the Boipariguda block were detained by the Koraput District Police on July 26, reports The Hindu. According to sources, the Police was interrogating them suspecting their involvem
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At least 18 people from Bhatiguda, Nagiaguda, Podapadar and Bankuli in the Boipariguda block were detained by the Koraput District Police on July 26, reports The Hindu. According to sources, the Police was interrogating them suspecting their involvement in the June 7, 2009 Boipariguda Police Station blast by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres.
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July - 26 
Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including a Sub-Inspector (SI), were killed and three others injured in a landmine explosion triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Dantewada District on July 26
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Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including a Sub-Inspector (SI), were killed and three others injured in a landmine explosion triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Dantewada District on July 26, Police said, according to The Hindu. "The incident occurred when the CRPF jawans were returning to Barsur village from routine patrolling during the weekly market at Geedam village," the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Pawan Dev, told PTI. The Maoists blew up the Police van in which the troopers were travelling, he added. Of the five killed, one is a Sub-Inspector (SI) and the rest are Constables. While two of the victims were identified as SI Naresh Kumar Yadav and Constable Jayant Rai, the remaining constables are yet to be identified, Dev added.
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July - 26 
Over 26 Policemen escaped any untoward incident when they got off a truck carrying their belongings and weekly ration before the CPI-Maoist cadres intercepted it at Polampalli village near Konta in the Dantewada district.
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Over 26 Policemen escaped any untoward incident when they got off a truck carrying their belongings and weekly ration before the CPI-Maoist cadres intercepted it at Polampalli village near Konta in the Dantewada district.
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July - 26 
Police and paramilitary forces have intensified long-range patrolling (LRP) at Nimdih and Chandil after Police found Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters declaring death to those found selling liquor and marijuana at these two places
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Police and paramilitary forces have intensified long-range patrolling (LRP) at Nimdih and Chandil after Police found Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters declaring death to those found selling liquor and marijuana at these two places in Seraikela-Kharsawan, reports Telegraph. Police began LRP at Chaliama and Fadengda forests that borders the Purulia District of West Bengal, the report said, adding, six posters were found on the walls of primary schools and post offices in Chaliama and Fadengda while the Police were conducting a combing operation in these two areas. The Seraikela-Kharsawan Superintendent of Police (SP) Sheetal Oraon confirmed reports of the fresh poster campaign at Chaliama and Fadenga villages. “In the posters rebels have threatened those who sell liquor and marijuana to quit the practice or face death. We are conducting a probe into the matter and are trying to ensure that no harm comes to the people,” she said. She added that the LRP have been intensified at most places sensing that Maoists must be keeping a vigil on the villagers. Three months ago, the Maoists had killed a man in Fadengda suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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July - 26 
The Maoists were reportedly felling trees in some areas of Bastar and digging up roads in the Rajnandgaon District.
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The Maoists were reportedly felling trees in some areas of Bastar and digging up roads in the Rajnandgaon District.
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July - 27 
According to DNA, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has come up with a proposal to promote games like volleyball, football, hockey and cricket in all the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Districts to wean the youth away from Maoists.
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According to DNA, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has come up with a proposal to promote games like volleyball, football, hockey and cricket in all the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Districts to wean the youth away from Maoists. "INR 200,000 would be given to every tribal dominated District to distribute sports kits and organise sports events," Patnaik said.
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July - 27 
Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded the house of a village chief at Nadaura in the Gurua Police station of Gaya District, the Police said on July 28 (today), reports The Hindu. Around 50 Maoists raided the villag
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Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded the house of a village chief at Nadaura in the Gurua Police station of Gaya District, the Police said on July 28 (today), reports The Hindu. Around 50 Maoists raided the village in the night of July 27 and detonated a dynamite to blow up the house of Rajendra Yadav after getting it vacated by the occupants, Police sources added. However, no casualty was reported.
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July - 27 
Indian Express reports that the death toll in the July 26 landmine attack triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Dantewada District has risen to six with one more constable succumbing to injuries on July 27, Police said.
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Indian Express reports that the death toll in the July 26 landmine attack triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Dantewada District has risen to six with one more constable succumbing to injuries on July 27, Police said. As reported earlier, five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including a Sub-Inspector, were killed and three others were injured in a landmine explosion triggered by the Maoists. The incident occurred when the CRPF personnel were returning to Barsur village from routine patrolling during the weekly market at Geedam village.
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July - 27 
The growing influence of the Maoists over the last few years has reportedly led to an increase in the attacks on economic targets in the affected States across India. Public and private sector industries, particularly in sectors like power, mining, r
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The growing influence of the Maoists over the last few years has reportedly led to an increase in the attacks on economic targets in the affected States across India. Public and private sector industries, particularly in sectors like power, mining, railways and communication, have borne the brunt of CPI-Maoist attacks, and increasingly so since 2006, Economic Times reported. According to data compiled by the Union Home Ministry, the Maoist strikes on economic targets have progressively increased from 71 in 2006 to 80 in 2007, 109 in 2008 and 56 in the first half of 2009. Among these, communication towers were the most targeted in 2009, having seen 26 attacks between January 1 and June 30. Railways came second with 15 extremist strikes so far in 2009 on its infrastructure and properties across Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal. Economic targets (10) in the first six months of 2009 included the NMDC mines, Gramin Sadak Nirman Yojana works, Essar Pipelines in Chhattisgarh; Essar Pipelines in Orissa and Solar plates in Bihar. This is higher than the total five Maoist-related incidents against economic targets in the whole of 2008 and eight in 2007.
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July - 28 
About a dozen armed cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway faction of CPI-Maoist abducted one Aditya Sahu (30) from Champi village under the Kuru Police station in the Lohardaga District at around 8pm. Sources said the armed JP
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About a dozen armed cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway faction of CPI-Maoist abducted one Aditya Sahu (30) from Champi village under the Kuru Police station in the Lohardaga District at around 8pm. Sources said the armed JPC cadres led by "commander" Pradeep Ganjhu abducted Aditya from his grocery shop at Champi Chowk. Sources said one Mukesh Sahu was actually the target of the JPC men, but as he managed to escape the militants abducted Aditya instead. This is the second incident of abduction within six days at Champi village. On July 23, a teacher Savitri Kumari's son Manoj Chaoudhury alias Mannu was abducted from his residence. However he was rescued by the Police within three days.
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July - 28 
According to Times of India, the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) activists, allegedly from the Mahadev faction, killed a Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) worker, identified as Ananda Das, and injured two other at Takimar
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According to Times of India, the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) activists, allegedly from the Mahadev faction, killed a Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) worker, identified as Ananda Das, and injured two other at Takimari village in Rajganj in Jalpaiguri Distrist for refusing to respond to a bandh (shut down) called by the Naxalites (Left Wing Extremist). Ananda Das (32), Jatan Roy (32) and Sudhanshu Biswas (28) were sitting at a tea stall when seven CPI-ML cadres tried to shut it down forcibly. When the trio resisted, the Naxalites hacked them with sharp weapons. Ananda died on the way to hospital. Later, a Police team arrested three men from Baikunthapur forest, the report added.
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July - 28 
High alert has been sounded across the State following intelligence inputs suggesting major strikes by the Maoists during "martyrs' week” that began on July 28. Banners and posters were spotted in different Districts of the State, including East and
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High alert has been sounded across the State following intelligence inputs suggesting major strikes by the Maoists during "martyrs' week” that began on July 28. Banners and posters were spotted in different Districts of the State, including East and West Singhbhum, Bokaro, Latehar, Gumla and Simdega, asking the people to observe "martyrs' week" and remember the sacrifices of Maoist leaders. "These posters and banners have come to our notice. They could be a trap...The Maoists can ambush police parties when they go to remove the them," said Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (provision) S. N. Pradhan. The IG said police have received inputs on Maoist mobilization in some areas and their plans to carry out big attacks there. "We are trying to thwart any major strike by the Maoists and for that, every SP is being instructed to act accordingly," said Pradhan. Fear of Maoist attacks during martyrs' week" has crippled mineral transportation in the State. Every year, the rebels observe Martyrs' Week from July 28 to August 3.
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July - 28 
Security Forces in the State are on a high alert in the Maoist-infested Districts in the wake of the outfit observing a ‘martyrs’ week’ starting from July 28 (today). Posters and banners of the Maoists calling locals to take part in the ‘martyrs’ wee
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Security Forces in the State are on a high alert in the Maoist-infested Districts in the wake of the outfit observing a ‘martyrs’ week’ starting from July 28 (today). Posters and banners of the Maoists calling locals to take part in the ‘martyrs’ week’ have come up in remote areas of Kalimela and MV 79 areas of Malkangiri District. In the Rayagada District, CPI-Maoist posters and banners for the ‘martyrs’ week’ were found in the Gudari and Chadrapur areas.
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July - 28 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the house of a farmer, Amiruddin Ansari, at Hriday Toli village under the Kisko Police station in the Lohardaga District at around 4am (IST) on July 28, reported Times of India.
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the house of a farmer, Amiruddin Ansari, at Hriday Toli village under the Kisko Police station in the Lohardaga District at around 4am (IST) on July 28, reported Times of India. Villagers, however, doused the fire which gutted fodder kept in two rooms of the house. "No one saw who set the house on fire. But we have reasons to suspect MCC's hand in the incident," Amiruddin said. He said that about 15 days ago, the Maoist Communist Centre had sent him a letter demanding a sum of INR 2 lakh and five SIM cards. Besides, the extremists also sought a monthly payment of INR 5000. He also received several threat calls from a number 9504097082. The caller even inquired about his son’s Naushad Hussain's arrival. He said that his son, who is in Army, had recently come home on leave. Amiruddin said that the caller had asked him to deposit the levy and the SIM cards in the village school. The caller had also informed him about two fellow villagers who make a monthly payment of INR 5000 to the outfit through the school. Kisko police station in-charge Sunil Kumar Tiwari, however, said Police is scanning the contents of the letter, adding, "It seems that the letter has been issued either by some enemies of Amiruddin or by the local criminals."
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July - 28 
The Communist party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at a Police camp at Ramkrishna High School in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District late in the night of July 28, reports Statesman. The Police retaliated by firing several ro
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The Communist party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at a Police camp at Ramkrishna High School in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District late in the night of July 28, reports Statesman. The Police retaliated by firing several rounds and the gun battle continued for about an hour. However, there were no reports of any casualties.
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July - 28 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up two mobile phone towers of different private operators at Padmagiri and Tandapali in the Malkangiri District on July 28 even as security was tightened in the St
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up two mobile phone towers of different private operators at Padmagiri and Tandapali in the Malkangiri District on July 28 even as security was tightened in the State in view of 'martyrs week' being observed by the Maoists from July 28, the Police said. Normal life was affected in Kalimela, Motu, MV-79 and Padia areas of the District where shops and business establishments remained closed and vehicular movement came to a halt as the 'martyrs week' called by Maoists began.
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July - 29 
IANS reports that heavily armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired several rounds on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in the Bastar region in the night of July 29, Police sources said. The Maoists fired several rounds
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IANS reports that heavily armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired several rounds on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in the Bastar region in the night of July 29, Police sources said. The Maoists fired several rounds twice at the checkpost at Keshkutul village under Bhairamgarh locality in the Bijapur District at around 9pm. The CRPF personnel returned fire. However, no casualty was reported in the incident.
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July - 29 
Indo Asian News Service reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on July 29 (today) shot dead a panchayat (village-level local self Government institution) head in the Muzaffarpur District as he refused to pay levy t
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Indo Asian News Service reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on July 29 (today) shot dead a panchayat (village-level local self Government institution) head in the Muzaffarpur District as he refused to pay levy to the extremists, Police said. The victim, identified as Premchand, head of Paigampur panchayat, was killed outside his residence by a group of armed Maoist cadres at Dera Chowk in Minapur block, an unnamed Police officer said. The village head had been demanding security from the State Government fearing a threat to his life. He also had sought help from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by appealing in the local dailies a few months ago. Earlier, Premchand's brother was killed by the Maoists who have been demanding levy from the rich people of Minapur.
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July - 29 
Suspected cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) killed two Policemen, identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police Muralidhar Bastia and home guard Hadibandhu Mahanta, near Brahmanipal Police outpost in the Keonjhar District
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Suspected cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) killed two Policemen, identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police Muralidhar Bastia and home guard Hadibandhu Mahanta, near Brahmanipal Police outpost in the Keonjhar District on July 29, Police said, according to IANS. The bullet ridden dead bodies of the slain Policemen were found in the evening near a place around five kilometres away from the Police outpost. “We suspect the hand of Maoists in the crime,” an unnamed senior District Police official said.
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July - 29 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Maken, informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on July 29 that Jharkhand alone accounts for over one third of the Naxalite (left-wing extremist) violence witnessed by the country in 2009. In
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Maken, informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on July 29 that Jharkhand alone accounts for over one third of the Naxalite (left-wing extremist) violence witnessed by the country in 2009. In a written reply to the Upper House, Maken said as many as 395 incidents of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacks were reported from Jharkhand till July 23, 2009, while in 2008, the number was 484. The country has witnessed a total of 1,217 incidents of Maoist violence so far in 2009, claiming 508 lives, including that of 233 Security Force personnel. A total of 107 insurgents were killed in the same period. Maken also said the state had, from time to time, appealed to the Maoists to abjure violence and hold talks with the administration on any issue that are of concern to them. “However, the Centre does not have any information whether the State is now engaged in any talks with the rebels,” he added. The Union Minister also said no proposal of holding direct talks with the Maoists is under consideration of the Central Government.
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July - 30 
137 Policemen have been killed while 197 rifles and 6,342 rounds of ammunition were looted by the Maoists at different places in Bihar since January 1, 2003, the Energy Minister Vijendra Yadav said on July 30, according to PTI. Replying on behalf of
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137 Policemen have been killed while 197 rifles and 6,342 rounds of ammunition were looted by the Maoists at different places in Bihar since January 1, 2003, the Energy Minister Vijendra Yadav said on July 30, according to PTI. Replying on behalf of the State Government in the Legislative Assembly, Yadav said that according to figures compiled by the Bihar Police, 137 Policemen lost their lives in violence perpetrated by the Maoists between January 1, 2003 and May 31, 2009. Asserting that the State Government was firm in its resolve to contain the Maoist activities, he said vacancies in 210 posts for sub-inspectors, inspectors and deputy superintendents to be deployed in the Maoist-affected areas would be filled soon. Further, the Special Auxilliary Police (SAP) personnel were also engaged in tackling the Maoists. Steps have also been taken for recruitment of over 6,500 SAP personnel on contract to engage them in Police operations against the insurgents, he added.
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July - 30 
A self-styled ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the little known Jharkhand People’ Liberation Elam (JPLE), a breakaway faction of the People Liberation Front of India (PLFI) which was earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), was arrested from a vil
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A self-styled ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the little known Jharkhand People’ Liberation Elam (JPLE), a breakaway faction of the People Liberation Front of India (PLFI) which was earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), was arrested from a village in the Burmu Police station area in the morning of July 30, reports Telegraph. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Anand T. Mathew, said Police intercepted the Sanjay Yadav at Belwari around 7am (IST) while he was returning with a levy of INR 5000 from a contractor, Batu Mahto. A locally-made pistol and cartridges were also recovered from Sanjay’s possession. Mathew said Sanjay Yadav, active in Burmu, Chanho, Mandar, Peeparwar and adjoining areas, was collecting levy from the colliery contractors. He had also been arrested in connection with a murder case in 2007, but released on bail from the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi a year ago. “We had been looking for Yadav. He had fire on contractor Batu Mahto on July 26 and on the police at Taranga village in Chanho the next night,” the SP said. The JPLE was formed seven months ago with 10-12 former PLFI members, the report added.
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July - 30 
According to PTI, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead Sagar Masanta, a local committee member of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), and abducted five other party members in West Midnapore District on
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According to PTI, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead Sagar Masanta, a local committee member of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), and abducted five other party members in West Midnapore District on July 30. The Police said Sagar Masanta, a resident of Patharpara village at Goaltore in the Lalgarh Police Station area, was found dead and his body was recovered from the field near the village. Five other CPI-M members - Arun Mahato, Amal Mahato and Brahmanya Singha Roy from Salboni village in the Lalgarh Police station area and Sailen Deb Sinha and Anadi Deb Sinha from Kalaimuri village - were abducted from their homes.
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July - 30 
Maoists abducted two Policemen, Sabbir Molla and Kanchan Bauri, Assistant Sub-inspectors of the State Armed Police and members of the joint forces engaged in anti-Maoists operations in Lalgarh, while they were returning to their camp in Dharampur. Th
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Maoists abducted two Policemen, Sabbir Molla and Kanchan Bauri, Assistant Sub-inspectors of the State Armed Police and members of the joint forces engaged in anti-Maoists operations in Lalgarh, while they were returning to their camp in Dharampur. This is the second incident of abduction of Policemen by the Maoists in a week in Lalgarh.
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July - 30 
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on July 30 granted conditional bail to a top leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Janashakti lodged in the Cherlapalli jail in capital Hyderabad, reports PTI. Kura Devender alias Amar (47), the Janas
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court on July 30 granted conditional bail to a top leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Janashakti lodged in the Cherlapalli jail in capital Hyderabad, reports PTI. Kura Devender alias Amar (47), the Janashakti group State secretary, was arrested by Police from Pune in the State of Maharashtra in April 2008 and was incarcerated in Cherlapalli jail on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
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July - 31 
About 5000 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel are to be deployed along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) infested States in a move to flush out the insurgents, according to Zee News. S
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About 5000 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel are to be deployed along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) infested States in a move to flush out the insurgents, according to Zee News. Sources said that five BSF battalions will be deployed in the States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Maharashtra. "Around 5,000 men, drawn from various frontiers of the BSF will de deployed for anti-Naxal operations in five states by September last," official sources said. When asked for a confirmation, the BSF Director General, M. L. Kumawat, said, "BSF has earlier played a leading role in anti-Naxal operations. We may go to Naxal hit areas whenever ordered."
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July - 31 
In the wake of a spate of Maoist attacks in the recent months, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said on July 31 that new Police stations and check posts will be created at several places and personnel will be given modern arms and equipmen
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In the wake of a spate of Maoist attacks in the recent months, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said on July 31 that new Police stations and check posts will be created at several places and personnel will be given modern arms and equipment. Special attention will be given on the modernisation of the Police with the help of information and technology, the Chief Minister said. Apart from raising the confidence level among the Security Force (SF) personnel, they will be provided with additional night vision binoculars, bulletproof jackets and other equipment, Raman Singh told reporters after a meeting with the State’s Home Minister Nanki Ram Kanwar and senior officials at the Police headquarters in Raipur. Announcing more recruitment of Police officers in the ranks of Sub Divisional Police Officer and Station House Officer, the Chief Minister said officials have been instructed to work with better coordination with those SF personnel deployed in the insurgency-affected areas.
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July - 31 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) and Security Forces (SFs) exchanged fire at Bhulageria near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District on July 31 where an anti-Maoist operation is in progress. Some people were
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) and Security Forces (SFs) exchanged fire at Bhulageria near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District on July 31 where an anti-Maoist operation is in progress. Some people were injured in the firing at Bhulageria, Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen told reporters in capital Kolkata, adding though there were reports about two Maoists getting killed in the Police firing, they were yet to be confirmed. Police said the Maoists fired at the SF personnel prompting the troops to retaliate. One of the injured was identified as Laxmikant Soren, unconfirmed reports said.
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July - 31 
Two persons, including a Special Police Officer (SPO), were killed in attacks by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bijapur District, Police said on July 31. The Maoists killed SPO Padam Sarju and a villager, Varge Munna, using sharp
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Two persons, including a Special Police Officer (SPO), were killed in attacks by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bijapur District, Police said on July 31. The Maoists killed SPO Padam Sarju and a villager, Varge Munna, using sharp weapons in separate incidents on July 30, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Pavan Dev told PTI. Sarju, who was visiting Muchler village under Farsegadh station area, was attacked by a group of 10 armed Maoists after they learnt about his whereabouts. In another incident, the insurgents hacked Munna to death when he went to his village Koter for some personal work, the DIG added. Munna was reportedly living in the Cherpal rescue camp.
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*Data till , May 11, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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