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January - 3 
SFs arrested a Maoist in Palamu District of Jharkhand on January 3, reports Times of India. Palamu, Superintendent of Police (SP), Inderjit Mahata said Police arrested a Maoist identified as Sudeshwar Bhuyan from a place under Manatu Police Station area, adding, Bhuyan was absconding for the last 15
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SFs arrested a Maoist in Palamu District of Jharkhand on January 3, reports Times of India. Palamu, Superintendent of Police (SP), Inderjit Mahata said Police arrested a Maoist identified as Sudeshwar Bhuyan from a place under Manatu Police Station area, adding, Bhuyan was absconding for the last 15-years.
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January - 5 
District Police arrested seven cadres of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti), who threatened a Government employee to pay INR 1.5 million, from Siddipet District of Telangana on January 5, reports The Hindu.Police said, a complaint was lodged on January 2 wit
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District Police arrested seven cadres of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti), who threatened a Government employee to pay INR 1.5 million, from Siddipet District of Telangana on January 5, reports The Hindu.Police said, a complaint was lodged on January 2 with Kuknoorpally Police by a person stating that he was directed to pay the amount and he agreed to pay only INR 50,000 for which the accused agreed and asked him to pay the amount to one MallaGoud.Police tracked the movements of Malla Goud and arrested the seven cadres, M. Lakshmi Narasimha, Y. Ramulu, V. Santosh, G. Mahender, D. Malla Goud, R. Rajashekar and A. Mallesham Goud. Police also seized .32 pistol, 35 live rounds, two magazines and five mobiles from their possession.
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January - 6 
District Police arrested an alleged Naxalite of Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti)armed group, identified as Vavilala Saikumar,from Kodimyala Mandal in Jagtial District in Telangana on January 6, reports The News Minute. The Police also seized .32 pistol,19 bull
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District Police arrested an alleged Naxalite of Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti)armed group, identified as Vavilala Saikumar,from Kodimyala Mandal in Jagtial District in Telangana on January 6, reports The News Minute. The Police also seized .32 pistol,19 bullets, two magazines and two cell phones from his possession.
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January - 6 
The Telangana Police arrested a leader of the Chandranna faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Chandranna),identified as Singaboyina Veerabhadram alias Ramanna, near Vennaram lake of Dornakal Mandal(administrative sub-division)in Bhadradri Kotha
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The Telangana Police arrested a leader of the Chandranna faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Chandranna),identified as Singaboyina Veerabhadram alias Ramanna, near Vennaram lake of Dornakal Mandal(administrative sub-division)in Bhadradri Kothagudem District Telangana on January 6, reports The News Minute.According to the Mahabubabad Police, Veerabhadram along with Ashoka, Bejjam Prathap and others came in plain clothes after hiding their guns near a lake. The Police statement said, Veerabhadram's group was talking with other members of the party about the upcoming Panchayat polls in the State. Circle Inspector (CI),Dornakal, J Shyam Sundar and Sub-Inspector (SI), Ravinder, along with a special party reached the spot, arrested Veerabhadram while seizing a bag. As per the information given by Veerabhadram, the Police recovered a Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), a magazine and 20 rounds of bullets.Along with rifles, the Police also seized some books which they claim are prohibited, and a laptop.
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January - 7 
A ‘zonal committee member’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), carrying a reward of INR one million on his head was arrested along with arms and ammunition from an area under Bhelwaghati Police Station limits in Giridih District of Jharkhand late on January 7, reports The Pioneer. The a
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A ‘zonal committee member’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), carrying a reward of INR one million on his head was arrested along with arms and ammunition from an area under Bhelwaghati Police Station limits in Giridih District of Jharkhand late on January 7, reports The Pioneer. The arrested cadre was identified as Darogi Yadav aliasBhupatialiasBahra, native of Paharpur village of Bhelwaghati Police Station of Giridih District, said Superintendent of Police (SP), Surendra Kumar Jha.Darogi Yadav was active member of the CPI-Maoist in Jamui in Bihar and Giridih in Jharkhand. He involved in collection of ‘levy’ (extortion money) from different parts of Giridih and Jamui, the Police official said.Police also recovered one Self Loading Rifle (SLR),263 no of cartridges,2 wireless sets,9 bags of explosives and 5 magazines from his possession.
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January - 8 
A joint team of Special Task Force (STF) and District Police arrested a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre from Semapurdiara (riverine belt) under Semapur Police outpost area in Katihar District of Bihar on January 8, reports UNI. Police said the Maoist identified as Gulsha
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A joint team of Special Task Force (STF) and District Police arrested a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre from Semapurdiara (riverine belt) under Semapur Police outpost area in Katihar District of Bihar on January 8, reports UNI. Police said the Maoist identified as Gulshan Kumar, a member of dreaded Mohan Thakur group was arrested from his hideout on the basis of specific intelligence input. A rifle and some live cartridges were recovered from the possession of Gulshan. The outlaw Mohan Thakur is presently lodged in Katihar divisional jail.
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January - 8 
Three Maoists, who were allegedly part of a squad involved in the October 2018 Nilawaya attack in which three Policemen and a Doordarshan cameraman were killed in Chhattisgarh, have been arrested from Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 8, reports Business Standard.The Maoists, identified
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Three Maoists, who were allegedly part of a squad involved in the October 2018 Nilawaya attack in which three Policemen and a Doordarshan cameraman were killed in Chhattisgarh, have been arrested from Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 8, reports Business Standard.The Maoists, identified as Raju (26), Bheema (33) and Gujja Barse (29), are members of the Jan militia platoon, a Police officer said."They were arrested on Tuesday (January 8) from Barrem village forest under Aranpur Police Station limits, around 400 kilometres from Raipur, by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s 111th battalion and local police on a tip-off," Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said.The trio were part of the Maoist squad that had attacked the Police personnel escorting a three-member team of the national broadcaster Doordarshan near Nilawaya village on October 30 last year, Pallava added.
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January - 11 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 300,000 on his head was arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 11, reports The New Indian Express. The arrested Maoist identified as ChainualiasChukla (24) was allegedly part of a Maoist team involved in
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 300,000 on his head was arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 11, reports The New Indian Express. The arrested Maoist identified as ChainualiasChukla (24) was allegedly part of a Maoist team involved in an attack in Aranpur area in which three Policemen and a Doordarshan cameraman were killed on October 30, 2018, a senior Police official said.Acting on a tip-off, he was arrested from Kuakonda Police Station limits by a joint team of the Police's Special Task Force (STF) and District Force on January 11, the official said.Chainu acted as "gunman" (guard) of a senior Maoist named Shyam who is a member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of the Maoists, he said.He also headed `press wing' (which is tasked with putting out pamphlets or statements for the media) of the Malangir Area Committee of the Maoists, the official added.He was also involved in the Burgum encounter in March 2017 where five Maoists and two Police personnel were killed, the official added.
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January - 11 
Police arrested two Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres,Yalam Bikshamaiah and Valva Kistaiah, at Tekulagudem in Bhadradri Kothagudem district on January 11, reports Telangana Today.
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Police arrested two Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres,Yalam Bikshamaiah and Valva Kistaiah, at Tekulagudem in Bhadradri Kothagudem district on January 11, reports Telangana Today.
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January - 12 
National Investigation Agency (NIA), arrested a key suspect in connection with the killing of a former Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator from Jharkhand over a decade ago, from Jojahatu village in Khunti Districtof Jharkhand on January 12,reports The Hindu.Bhajo Hari Singh Munda (48), accused of ki
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National Investigation Agency (NIA), arrested a key suspect in connection with the killing of a former Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator from Jharkhand over a decade ago, from Jojahatu village in Khunti Districtof Jharkhand on January 12,reports The Hindu.Bhajo Hari Singh Munda (48), accused of killing Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ramesh Munda, officials said.Bhajo Hari Singh had been absconding for a long time and a non-bailable warrant had been issued against him. He was chargesheeted last March, the NIA officials said.Ramesh Munda was killed, allegedly by the Maoists, when he was delivering a speech at a function in Bundu town in his Tamar Assembly constituency on July 9, 2008. His two bodyguards were also killed in the attack.
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January - 13 
A Maoist was arrested in Chitara village in Giridih District of Jharkhand on January 13, reports The Week. The Maoists identified as YodhoTudu was wanted in the killing of a Policeman during an encounter on March 30, 2009 near Merampahari of the District, said Bagodar Sub-Divisional Police Officer (
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A Maoist was arrested in Chitara village in Giridih District of Jharkhand on January 13, reports The Week. The Maoists identified as YodhoTudu was wanted in the killing of a Policeman during an encounter on March 30, 2009 near Merampahari of the District, said Bagodar Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Binod Mahto.
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January - 14 
A joint team of Special Task Force (STF) and District Police have arrested three Maoist cadres from Bariarpur village under Kajra Police Station limits in Lakhisarai District of Bihar on January 14, reports UNI.Police said that three Maoist cadres identified as Bhuto Mandal, Pramod Mandal and Devend
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A joint team of Special Task Force (STF) and District Police have arrested three Maoist cadres from Bariarpur village under Kajra Police Station limits in Lakhisarai District of Bihar on January 14, reports UNI.Police said that three Maoist cadres identified as Bhuto Mandal, Pramod Mandal and Devendra Mandal were arrested following a raid conducted under Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), operation, Pawan Kumar Upadhyaya. Police said that firearms were also seized from the arrested extremists.
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January - 15 
Police arrested seven persons for supporting Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in Kandhamal District of Odisha on January 15, reports The Pioneer. The arrestees were identified as Agasti Ghatal and Baidhar Mallick of Madikula village and Prafula Nayak, Prasanth Ghatal, Kambupan
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Police arrested seven persons for supporting Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in Kandhamal District of Odisha on January 15, reports The Pioneer. The arrestees were identified as Agasti Ghatal and Baidhar Mallick of Madikula village and Prafula Nayak, Prasanth Ghatal, Kambupani Behera, Balaram Behera and Simanchal Behera of Tikiripada village under the Sadar Police Station, informed Superintendent of Police (SP), Pratik Singh.The Police have arrested the accused on the complaint of contractor Prasana Swain. Recently, an employee of the contractor was killed and truck, tractor, bike, JCB, tank, road roller worth about INR 8 million were set ablaze by the Maoists.
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January - 16 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly set ablaze a bus after asking passengers to alight, in Kasoli village under Geedam tehsil (revenue unit) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 16, reports Devdiscourse News. Three Maoists were arrested in connection
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly set ablaze a bus after asking passengers to alight, in Kasoli village under Geedam tehsil (revenue unit) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 16, reports Devdiscourse News. Three Maoists were arrested in connection with the incident, Police said. "The bus carrying 14 passengers left for Chhindnar from Geedam this morning. When it reached Kasoli village, some armed Naxals waylaid it and asked the passengers, its driver and conductor to get down. They later set the vehicle on fire," Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallav said. They also thrashed the passengers, driver and conductor and snatched their mobile phones. The cadres escaped from the spot soon after, SP, Pallav said. Police chased the Maoists till Korgaon forest area under Barsoor Police Station limits. When the Police team reached the Korgaon forest area, the Maoists opened fire on them. However, Police opened a retaliatory firing and arrested three Maoists. Police have recovered one of the total 16 mobile phones robbed by the Maoists. The identities of the Maoists are yet to be established.
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January - 19 
Five Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] of a newly-formed outfit were arrested with arms and ammunition from an unspecified place between Bagodar and Saria Police Station limits in Giridih District of Jharkhand on January 19, reports The Week. Superintendent of Police (SP), Surendra Jha said tha
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Five Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] of a newly-formed outfit were arrested with arms and ammunition from an unspecified place between Bagodar and Saria Police Station limits in Giridih District of Jharkhand on January 19, reports The Week. Superintendent of Police (SP), Surendra Jha said that the five Naxalites were arrested following a tip-off that the LWEs had gathered between Bagodar and Saria Police Station of the District. One rifle, three other weapons, at least 24 dynamites, gelatin sticks and uniform were recovered from their possession, the SP said. SP, Jha said that the new Naxal outfit is active on the borders of Hazaribagh and Koderma Districts of the State and was involved in the killing of a contractor. The identities of the arrested LWEs are yet to be ascertained.
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January - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 500,000 on his head from Bade Gudra Surnar forest under the Kuakonda Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 21, reports The Pioneer. The Maoist identified as L
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 500,000 on his head from Bade Gudra Surnar forest under the Kuakonda Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 21, reports The Pioneer. The Maoist identified as Laxman Kartami alias Panda,‘President’ of Chetna Natya Mandali (CNM), the CPI-Maoist cultural wing, was reported to be involved in the Malewada blast incident on March 30, 2016, which killed seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)personnel, and also wanted for a number of crimes.Panda was active for a long time in the Katekalyan Area Committee.
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January - 23 
The Police neutralised a six-member pseudo Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] group that has been resorting to extortions and robbing from Kodakandla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Warangal District of Telangana on January 23, reports The Hans India. The arrested Naxal imposters were identifi
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The Police neutralised a six-member pseudo Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] group that has been resorting to extortions and robbing from Kodakandla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Warangal District of Telangana on January 23, reports The Hans India. The arrested Naxal imposters were identified as Islavath Shankar, Naraboina Mallesh, Gangapuram Swamy, Pittala Srinivas, Chiluri Paramesh, and Saripangi Viplav. On a tip-off, the Police detained Islavath Shankar, Mallesham and Swamy at Cheruvumundu thanda. The other three members were also arrested at Chennur village. Police also recovered three country-made guns, 10 rounds of ammunition, INR 556,000 in cash and 11 mobile phones from their possession Warangal Commissioner of Police, V Ravinder said that one of the accused Islavath Shankar, previously had links with the Naxals, formed a group and procured arms to extort money from people. Posing as Naxals, they threatened and took away the money from them.
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January - 23 
Delhi Police’s Special Cell arrested Raj Bahadur alias Raj Kishore (35) for allegedly supplying ammunition to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Arrah in Bhojpur District of Bihar on January 23, reports The Hans India. Raj Kishore, a resident of Kasap village in Arrah town, was c
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Delhi Police’s Special Cell arrested Raj Bahadur alias Raj Kishore (35) for allegedly supplying ammunition to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Arrah in Bhojpur District of Bihar on January 23, reports The Hans India. Raj Kishore, a resident of Kasap village in Arrah town, was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, Police said. The arrest was made after Police got a tip-off that Raj Kishore will visit one of his acquaintances in the Shiv Ganj Colony area of the Arrah city. Around 35 cartridges were recovered from his possession, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, P.S. Kushwaha said.
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January - 24 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple wanted in several Maoist-related incidents and carrying cash reward on their heads, were arrested from Madanwada area in Rajnandgaon District in Chhattisgarh on January 24, reports The Hans India. Acting on a specific input, the cadres identified
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple wanted in several Maoist-related incidents and carrying cash reward on their heads, were arrested from Madanwada area in Rajnandgaon District in Chhattisgarh on January 24, reports The Hans India. Acting on a specific input, the cadres identified as Letru alias Pawan (33) and his wife Shyama Korram alias Manki (30), were arrested by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) from Madanwada Police Station area, a senior Police official said. Letru, presently active as a member of East Bastar Division Committee, has been associated with the CPI-Maoist since 2006-07. “As many as 50 cases of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] incidents, including attacks on police teams, murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping and torching vehicles were registered against him in the police stations of Kondagaon and Bastar districts,” the officer said, adding the cadre was carrying a reward of INR 800,000 on his head. Similarly, his wife Shyama, a member of Bhanpuri Local Organisation Squad (LOS) of Maoists, was also wanted in at least 10 incidents of attacks on Police squads, triggering bomb blasts and murder, he said. She was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on her head, the officer added.
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January - 24 
Nagpur unit of State Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), arrested two arms dealers along with two hand-made pistols and 25 live cartridges when the duo reached Nagpur Railway Station by Barauni-Secunderabad express on January 24 midnight, reports The Times of India. The persons arrested have been identified
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Nagpur unit of State Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), arrested two arms dealers along with two hand-made pistols and 25 live cartridges when the duo reached Nagpur Railway Station by Barauni-Secunderabad express on January 24 midnight, reports The Times of India. The persons arrested have been identified as Swaroopsingh Jamun Singh (48) and Sanjay Khare (43) who were learnt to have procured the guns and bullets from Munger District in Bihar for allegedly supplying to cadres of CPI-Maoist whose catchment areas include Districts of Gadchiroli, Gondia, Chandrapur and parts of Yavatmal and Bhandara. Swaroopsingh and Khare were working at the instance of Chandrapur’s Ghugus-based coal mafia Shaikh Haji, said a senior official of the security unit.
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January - 28 
One Maoist was arrested from Lalghar at Tuti Jharna under Jageshwar Bihar Police Station limits in Bokaro District of Jharkhand on January 28, reports The Pioneer.Working on a tip-off a joint team of CRPF 26 Battalion and Bokaro Police arrested the rebel identified as Bihari Manjhi who was carrying
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One Maoist was arrested from Lalghar at Tuti Jharna under Jageshwar Bihar Police Station limits in Bokaro District of Jharkhand on January 28, reports The Pioneer.Working on a tip-off a joint team of CRPF 26 Battalion and Bokaro Police arrested the rebel identified as Bihari Manjhi who was carrying a cash award of INR 100,000on his head, said Kartik S,Bokaro, Superintendent of Police (SP).“Manjhi was arrested while extorting the ‘levy’ money from a road contractor at Tuti Jharna. During interrogation, he admitted that he worked for Mithilesh Singh group in the Jhumara hillocks regions. On the direction of Singh, he rushed to collect the ‘levy’ funds there,” added the SP.Dozens of the Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] violence cases have been registered at the different Police Station at Bokaro, Hazaribagh and Giridih Districts, Police said.
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A joint team of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) and State Police arrested two injured cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), during the search operation launched after the encounter in Tirla forest
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A joint team of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) and State Police arrested two injured cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), during the search operation launched after the encounter in Tirla forest under Murhu Police Station in Khunti District of Jharkhand on January 29, reports The Pioneer. Police officials informed that the operation was launched in the intervening night of January 28-29, following information about the presence of a squad led by PLFI’s Prabhu Sahay Bodra and Deet Nag. In the encounter the joint team of Security personnel killed five PLFI cadres in Tirla forest under Murhu Police Station in Khunti District. Among the slain Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] includes PLFI ‘area commander’ Prabhu Sahay Bodra, who carried a reward of INR 200,000 on his head. Later, Security Forces (SFs) also recovered two AK-47 rifles, AKM rifle, 303 rifle and pistol each, three country-made pistols, 263 cartridges, explosive materials, a wireless set and explosive materials from the encounter site. Addressing a joint Press conference, Additional Director General (ADG), Operation, ML Meena said Police have registered at least 31 cases related to various crimes including murder and arson against Prabhu Sahay and his squad.
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February - 2 
Pune city Police have arrested Anand Teltumbde in the Elgaar Parishad case for his alleged links with the CPI-Maoist, from the airport in Mumbai in the early hours of February 2 (today), reports The Indian Express. A special court in Pune had rejected Teltumbde’s anticipatory bail application on Feb
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Pune city Police have arrested Anand Teltumbde in the Elgaar Parishad case for his alleged links with the CPI-Maoist, from the airport in Mumbai in the early hours of February 2 (today), reports The Indian Express. A special court in Pune had rejected Teltumbde’s anticipatory bail application on February 1. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Shivaji Pawar confirmed Teltumbde’s arrest and said that he will be produced before the special court in Pune today (February 2).
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February - 5 
A ‘militia member’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), wanted in connection with three cases of Maoist violence, was arrested by the Police during a vehicle-checking drive at Kaliveru crossroads in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telan
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A ‘militia member’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), wanted in connection with three cases of Maoist violence, was arrested by the Police during a vehicle-checking drive at Kaliveru crossroads in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on February 5 morning, reports The Hindu.The Police identified the arrested person as Madakam Idumaiah (35), operating in Charla area bordering Chhattisgarh. Idumaiah, a native of Rallapuram in the same Mandal, was heading towards Charla town when a joint squad of local Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested him, Police said. Idumaiah was allegedly involved in a murder case and two other cases of Maoist violence under Charla Police Station limits.
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February - 7 
District Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia member identified as Dambaru Khila from Kodaikhal village in Koraput District of Odisha on February 7, reports The New Indian Express. Director General of Police (DGP) R P Sharma said,“Dambaru was a hardcore militia. Wh
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District Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia member identified as Dambaru Khila from Kodaikhal village in Koraput District of Odisha on February 7, reports The New Indian Express. Director General of Police (DGP) R P Sharma said,“Dambaru was a hardcore militia. Whether he was member of Nandapur Area Committee of CPI (Maoist) is being ascertained.”Dambaru was one among the Maoists involved in the twin murder case of KidariSarveswara Rao, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Siveru Soma, a former MLA, also belonging to TDP, near Livitiput village in Dumbrigudamandal (administrative sub-division) in the agency area of Visakhapatnam Districtof Andhra Pradesh on September 23, 2018.
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February - 10 
One person making threat calls to a local Congress leader by posing as a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested by the Daringbadi Police in Kandhamal District of Odisha, reports The Hindu on February 11.The Maoist imposter, identified as Biswanath Hawda Singh, a resid
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One person making threat calls to a local Congress leader by posing as a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested by the Daringbadi Police in Kandhamal District of Odisha, reports The Hindu on February 11.The Maoist imposter, identified as Biswanath Hawda Singh, a resident of Rahakia village, is said to be a supporter of Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of G. Udaygiri, Jacob Pradhan. The threat calls were allegedly made by Singh to the party president of zone no. 10 of Daringbadi block, Kaliprasad Mallik.The block president had started receiving threat calls purportedly from a Maoist leader named Sunil in the first week of February. As the caller threatened to kill him, Mallik had filed a complaint at the Daringbadi Police Station on February 7.
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February - 11 
Police arrested a militia member of Nandapur Area Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Apana Seda, from Balliyaguda village under Padwa Police Station limits in Koraput District of Odisha on February 11, reports Odisha Bytes. Superintendent of Police (SP), Kan
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Police arrested a militia member of Nandapur Area Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Apana Seda, from Balliyaguda village under Padwa Police Station limits in Koraput District of Odisha on February 11, reports Odisha Bytes. Superintendent of Police (SP), Kanwar Vishal Singh said that Apana was involved in the murder of Sarpanch(head of the Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution)of Hatibari Panchayat,Jagannath Khora in 2017. Reportedly, in the night on August 7, 2017, when 30-40 armed Maoists of the Srikakulam-Koraput Divisional Committee arrived at Hatibari village and asked Khora to accompany them to the outskirts of the village. Later, they killed him by slitting his throat. Later, they set fire to a jeep, a tractor, a motorcycle and damaged a car in the village.Before leaving the village, the Maoists left some posters wherein they had accused Jagannath of exploiting tribals of the Panchayat.
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February - 12 
Two suspected Maoist couriers carrying cash and ammunition were arrested in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on February 12, reports Devdiscourse.Mandra Nagesh (28) and Bhavesh Rao (31) were arrested from the Parpa Police Station area of Jagdalpur town, a senior Police official said.Acting on a speci
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Two suspected Maoist couriers carrying cash and ammunition were arrested in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on February 12, reports Devdiscourse.Mandra Nagesh (28) and Bhavesh Rao (31) were arrested from the Parpa Police Station area of Jagdalpur town, a senior Police official said.Acting on a specific tip-off, the two were intercepted near the old Sale tax Naka in the town, the officer said. INR 500,000 in cash and cartridges of INSAS, AK-47, .12 bore gun and 9 mm pistol were seized from their possession along with 25 detonators and four explosive sticks, the Police official added. The money and ammunition were meant to be supplied to the Maoists, the official claimed.Nagesh, a resident of Bijapur District, was earlier head of DandakaranyaKisaanMajdoorSangathan (DKMS), a Maoist front, in Madded area, the official said. At least seven Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE]-related cases were registered against him and he was in jail from 2013 to 2015, the official added.
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February - 14 
Police arrested two hardcore Maoists Shiv Bihari Rai and Ajit Kumar following a raid at Rani village under Sikarhatta Police Station in Bhojpur District of Bihar on February 14, reports The New Indian Express.Maoist leader Shyam Bihari Rai managed to flee during the raid.The arrested duo, who had be
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Police arrested two hardcore Maoists Shiv Bihari Rai and Ajit Kumar following a raid at Rani village under Sikarhatta Police Station in Bhojpur District of Bihar on February 14, reports The New Indian Express.Maoist leader Shyam Bihari Rai managed to flee during the raid.The arrested duo, who had been working for the banned Leftwing outfit Maoist Coordination Committee (MCC), were planning to carry out disruptive acts during the Lok Sabha(lower house of the Indian Parliament) polls, said Bhojpur Superintendent of Police (SP), Aditya Kumar.
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February - 16 
A joint team of Madhuwan Police and 154 battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Durga Tudu from Parasnath forest area near Virnagra village in Giridih District of Jharkhand on February 16, reports The Pioneer. Acco
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A joint team of Madhuwan Police and 154 battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Durga Tudu from Parasnath forest area near Virnagra village in Giridih District of Jharkhand on February 16, reports The Pioneer. According Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Niraj Kumar he is said to be the face of terror among the people of Giridih and Bokaro for the last 19 years. "Police also recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from his possession,” said Surendra Kumar Jha, Superintendent of Police (SP), Giridih. The list of recovered items includes 125 cartridges, Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature, audio cassette and photo album, he added. Durga Tudu belonging to Karmatard within limits of Khukhra Police Station was currently on remand by the Jharkhand Police after being arrested from Virnagra village in Giridih.
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February - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) on February 16 arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI- Maoist) cadre, Durga Soren alias Durga Dudhu, from the foothills of Parasnath Hills in Giridih District, reports UNI. Based on the information provided by the arrested cadre, SFs also destroyed two bunkers and a la
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Security Forces (SFs) on February 16 arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI- Maoist) cadre, Durga Soren alias Durga Dudhu, from the foothills of Parasnath Hills in Giridih District, reports UNI. Based on the information provided by the arrested cadre, SFs also destroyed two bunkers and a large number of cartridges and other explosive items were recovered
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February - 26 
Police arrested one dalam (armed squad) member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) Chandranna faction’s, Ashok dalam, and a courier from Mahabubabad District of Telangana on February 26, reports Telangana Today. Police also seized a 12 bore single ba
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Police arrested one dalam (armed squad) member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) Chandranna faction’s, Ashok dalam, and a courier from Mahabubabad District of Telangana on February 26, reports Telangana Today. Police also seized a 12 bore single barrel gun and revolutionary literature from their possession. Superintendent of Police (SP) N Koti Reddy stated that the arrested had been identified as BijjaRampratapalias Pratap, dalam member, involved in six offences including a murder, a native of Motlatimmapuram of BayyaramMandal (administrative sub-division), and the courier Daravath Harichand of Bhadruthanda village under Enkoor Mandal in Khammam District of the State.
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February - 27 
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was 'wanted' since several years for his involvement in a bomb blast case in Jharkhand and other criminal activities, from Ranodara village in Ahmedabad District of Gujarat on February 27, repor
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The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was 'wanted' since several years for his involvement in a bomb blast case in Jharkhand and other criminal activities, from Ranodara village in Ahmedabad District of Gujarat on February 27, reports DNA. The alleged Maoist, carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was living in Ahmedabad for the last five years. The ATS said in a release that Sitaram Manjhi (45), a native of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, was detained from Ranodara village of Ahmedabad's Daskroitaluka (revenue sub-division) following a tip-off about his involvement in various Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] activities in Jharkhand in the past. Manjhi admitted during questioning that he had joined KrantikariKisan Committee, a Naxal outfit in Jharkhand in 2004. Manjhi allegedly told the Police that he and his associates were arrested for their involvement in loot of two SLR rifles and cartridges during an attack on Angarpathra Railway Police Station in Dhanbad District of Jharkhand in 2009.
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March - 3 
A special team of Muzaffarpur Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Dhiraj Sahni from a village near Saraiya Block (administrative unit) of Muzaffarpur District of Bihar late on March 3, reports The Times of India. Muzaffarpur Senior Superintendent of Pol
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A special team of Muzaffarpur Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Dhiraj Sahni from a village near Saraiya Block (administrative unit) of Muzaffarpur District of Bihar late on March 3, reports The Times of India. Muzaffarpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Manoj Kumar said a team was set up to arrest Sahni after getting information about his movement in Saraiya and Vaishali areas. “He was arrested from a village under Saraiya police station area, 2km from neighbouring Vaishali police station,” he said. The SSP did not reveal the name of the village. He said Sahni was wanted in more than 10 cases of murder, collection of levy from businessmen, brick kiln owners and petrol pump owners. “He had demanded Rs 5 lakhs as levy from senior LJP (Lok Janshakti Party) leader Md Jamal, who owns a fuel station. He threatened Jamal to eliminate his entire family if he was not paid the amount. We were looking for him,” the SSP said.
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March - 6 
Aathmakuru Anusha (24), a reported member of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)frontal organisation who was arrested on December 23 last year (2018), was immediately re-arrested on March 6, after she walked out from the Visakhapatnam Central Jail on bail, reports The Hindu.Anusha was pro
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Aathmakuru Anusha (24), a reported member of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)frontal organisation who was arrested on December 23 last year (2018), was immediately re-arrested on March 6, after she walked out from the Visakhapatnam Central Jail on bail, reports The Hindu.Anusha was produced before the Additional Judicial First-Class Magistrate’s (AJFCM) court and was sent to remand till March 20.Police said she was re-arrested for cases that were registered at Pedabayalu Police Station and were pending trial. Giving details of the cases, Paderu Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) V.B. Rajkamal said that on October 11 last year (2018), Anusha was part of a Maoist team that planted landmines in Jundam forest area. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that Anusha and her two sisters Aathmakuru Annapoorna (33) and Aathmakuru Bhavani (38), were arrested by Visakhapatnam District Police from their house located at Moula Ali Housing Board Colony in Hyderabad of Telangana on December 23, 2018.
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March - 6 
Police arrested a Maoist sympathiser, identified as Lingaraj Azad, in connection with a case (28/17) registered at Lanjigarh Police Station in Kalahandi District on April 26, 2017, from Kandel area under Kesinga Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha on March 6, reports Pragativadi.According
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Police arrested a Maoist sympathiser, identified as Lingaraj Azad, in connection with a case (28/17) registered at Lanjigarh Police Station in Kalahandi District on April 26, 2017, from Kandel area under Kesinga Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha on March 6, reports Pragativadi.According to a press note released by the Odisha Police, Azadof Lalam village under Kalahandi Sadar Police limits, was one of the main overground activists who has been supporting the CPI-Maoist.He was also an activist of Niyamgiri Surakhya Samiti (NSS) and had organised meetings against bauxite mining in Niyamgiri area and mobilising leaders like Ladda Sikaka, Drenzu of Lakhpadar village and Dhadi Pussika of Gorta village in Rayagada District, and Krishna of Trilochanpur village in Kalahandi.Earlier, it is reported that Azad had also organised several rallies against the setting up of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Trilochanpur.
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March - 9 
Two alleged militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested after a brief chase by a joint team of Charla Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Kaliveru crossroad in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) under Bhadrachalam Agency in Bhadr
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Two alleged militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested after a brief chase by a joint team of Charla Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Kaliveru crossroad in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) under Bhadrachalam Agency in Bhadradri Kothagudem of Telangana on March 9, reports The Hindu. The arrested members were identified as Madakam Eswar (21), of Chennapuram village in Charla Mandal, and Kovvasi Rama (28), of Nimmalagudem village in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh. About 18 metres of olive-green cloth allegedly meant for supply to the Maoist rebels in the Dandakaranya region of Chhattisgarh was seized from their possession, Police said.
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March - 12 
Three Chhattisgarh-based alleged militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by the Police during an area domination exercise near Jangalapalli village on the border Mandal (administrative sub-division) of Charla of Bhadrachalam Agency in Bhadradri-Kothagudem Di
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Three Chhattisgarh-based alleged militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by the Police during an area domination exercise near Jangalapalli village on the border Mandal (administrative sub-division) of Charla of Bhadrachalam Agency in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on March 12, reports The Hindu.A cache of explosive material, including 20 gelatin sticks, 10 detonators, a 20-metre wire bundle was recovered from their possession, Police said.The Police identified the arrested militia members as SodiDudva(35), KalumaJoga(35), and Podium Bandi(30), all hailing from Sukma District of Chhattisgarh.With the arrest of the trio, the Police claimed to have thwarted an alleged plot by the rebels to plant explosive material to kill Police personnel during the latter’s combing operations in the Agency areas.
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March - 13 
Three cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in Gumla District of Jharkhand on March 13, reports ommcomnews.com."The guerrillas belonged to the banned Maoist group, People's Liberation Front of Indi
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Three cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in Gumla District of Jharkhand on March 13, reports ommcomnews.com."The guerrillas belonged to the banned Maoist group, People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI). Weapons have also been seized from them," Gumla Superintendent of Police (SP), Anjani Kumar Jha said. Police said on receiving information about the presence of the PLFI rebels, a team was constituted and a search operation was launched.Police also have seized one double barrel gun, one country made pistol, live cartridges and other material from the arrested rebels.
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March - 14 
The Dachepalli Police, on March 14,arrested two persons in connection with pasting of fake Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)letters on the walls of a Government Model School in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, reports The New Indian Express. According to Gurazala Deputy Superintendent o
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The Dachepalli Police, on March 14,arrested two persons in connection with pasting of fake Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)letters on the walls of a Government Model School in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, reports The New Indian Express. According to Gurazala Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Srihari Babu, one person identified as E Anjaneya Raju of Bhatrupalem was working as a software engineer in Singapore. He sent fake Maoist letters to his friend B Anil Naik through courier.Anil Naik pasted the letters on the walls of a Government Model School in Dachepalli on March 12. On a tip-off, the Police arrested Anjaneya Raju while he was trying to board Singapore flight at Gannavaram airport.
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March - 16 
In the other incident, two CPI-Maoist cadres identified as MangeshaliasHurraMajji (43) and MajjiChinna (38), were arrested from Rengawaya village under Bedre Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on March 16, reports The Pioneer. SF personnel were out on a search-cum-area dominat
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In the other incident, two CPI-Maoist cadres identified as MangeshaliasHurraMajji (43) and MajjiChinna (38), were arrested from Rengawaya village under Bedre Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on March 16, reports The Pioneer. SF personnel were out on a search-cum-area domination operation in the forests of Waynar, Kodepalli and Rengawaya villages in Bedre when they received a tip-off on the presence of the two Maoists in the area. Both the Maoists were wanted in cases of murder, loot and had been absconding since 2007.
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March - 17 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested after an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on March 17, reports Devdiscourse. The two Maoists were identified as JhatelMadvi (24) and Ware Mandavi (26), who were held from th
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested after an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on March 17, reports Devdiscourse. The two Maoists were identified as JhatelMadvi (24) and Ware Mandavi (26), who were held from the forest near Surnar village in Katekalyan Police Station limits, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said. "A patrolling team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), District Reserve Guard (DRG) and district force was combing Surnar when it came under Naxal fire. While the ultras fled following retaliatory fire from the forces, Madvi and Mandavi were nabbed," he said. "We have recovered a tiffin bomb, detonators, electric wire, Maoist literature from the two," he added.
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March - 18 
A fake currency printing unit was unearthed by the police in Parlakhemundi of Gajapati District of Odisha on March 18, reports The Hindu. Police suspect the unit was being used to print counterfeit notes to be distributed during the elections in the State. Two persons, one from Srikakulam District o
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A fake currency printing unit was unearthed by the police in Parlakhemundi of Gajapati District of Odisha on March 18, reports The Hindu. Police suspect the unit was being used to print counterfeit notes to be distributed during the elections in the State. Two persons, one from Srikakulam District of adjoining Andhra Pradesh and the other, a resident of Parlakhemundi were arrested from the spot. Another accused from Bihar managed to escape during the police raid.
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March - 18 
Mahabubabad ‘district committee member, (DCM)’ of the Rayala faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala), Penuka Venkanna alias Vikram was arrested by the Police in Mahabubabad District of Telangana on March 18, reports The Hindu. Superintende
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Mahabubabad ‘district committee member, (DCM)’ of the Rayala faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala), Penuka Venkanna alias Vikram was arrested by the Police in Mahabubabad District of Telangana on March 18, reports The Hindu. Superintendent of Police (SP), N. Koti Reddy said that they have recovered a country made gun, ten rounds of ammunition and revolutionary literature. The arrested Naxalite [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] Venkanna is a native of Jagannayakulagudem of Gudur Mandal (administrative sub-division) and joined the party in 1990, but later came out and looked after legal issues of the party from 1991. On Monday (March 18), the Gudur Police, acting on a tip-off, arrested him while he was going to collect money from contractors.
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March - 18 
Meanwhile, a huge haul of materials used by Maoists, including cordex wire and detonators, used intriggering IED blasts, was seized in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on March 18, and four persons were also arrested in this connection, reports The Week. The consignment,suspected to be meant for deli
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Meanwhile, a huge haul of materials used by Maoists, including cordex wire and detonators, used intriggering IED blasts, was seized in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on March 18, and four persons were also arrested in this connection, reports The Week. The consignment,suspected to be meant for delivery to Maoists, was recovered from the Nagarnar Police Station area late on March 17, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Bastar range, Vivekanand Sinha said. The four persons were arrested and a pick-up van and anSUV used by them for travelling and transporting the materials was also seized, IGP Sinha said.During checking of the pick-up van, 3,700 meters ofcordex wires, 30 bundles of safety fuse and 5,900 detonatorswere found in it, IGP Sinha added.Three of the arrestees were identified as Subal KumarChoudhury alias Subhi Babu (51) and Naveen Jani (27),residents of Nabarangpur in neighbouring Odisha, and ManojTiwari (49), a native of Jagdalpur in Bastar District, IGP Sinha said.The identity of the fourth accused was not disclosed,but he is also said to be a native of Odisha.During initial interrogation, the accused confessed tosupplying detonators to stone crusher owners and also Maoists,the IGP said."Cordex wire and detonators are used by Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] intriggering IED blasts. Naxals might have used these materialsto create disturbances during the Lok Sabha polls, but policehave foiled their plan," the IGP added.
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March - 20 
The Police arrested seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couriers and seized explosive material from them in Bhadradri Kothagudem District on March 20, reports Telangana Today. According to Cherla,Circle Inspector (CI), T Satyanarayana a team of Police and Central Reserve Police Force
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The Police arrested seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couriers and seized explosive material from them in Bhadradri Kothagudem District on March 20, reports Telangana Today. According to Cherla,Circle Inspector (CI), T Satyanarayana a team of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 141Bn personnel detained the seven Maoist couriers at Tativarigudem of Dummugudem Mandal (administrative sub-division)based on a tip off. During interrogation, they confessed that they were sympathisers of the Maoist outfit and were supplying explosive material to them and that they also supplied explosive material twice in December, 2018. The Police seized 10 explosive boosters, 10 electrical detonators and 300 metres of wire, besides an auto rickshaw from the accused. The arrested Maoist couriers were identified as Sonde Ravi (24), Kursam Murali (23), Thellam Nagaraju (23), Vukam Srinu (28), B Dhaman (34), K Jagadish (24), and Chinnababu (21).
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March - 26 
An explosive-laden truck was seized and its driver was arrested suspecting the consignment having links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kabirdham District of Chhattisgarh on March 26, reports News Nation. During checking of vehicles in view of Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian
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An explosive-laden truck was seized and its driver was arrested suspecting the consignment having links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kabirdham District of Chhattisgarh on March 26, reports News Nation. During checking of vehicles in view of Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) elections, the truck was intercepted in front of Kukdur Police Station late on Tuesday night, Superintendent of Police (SP), Lal Umed Singh said.A huge consignment of explosives, weighing 7.4 tons, was found in the vehicle, following which it was seized for non-compliance of safety standards during transportation through a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected area at night, he said.The seized items included 80 boxes (2,000 kilograms) of `Neo-Gel' explosive and 76 boxes (1,900 kilograms) of `Shakti Gel' explosive, he said.The truck driver, Rakesh Vaishnav (35), the native of Bhilwada in Rajasthan, allegedly told the Police that the consignment was being transported from a factory of Special Blast Limited, located at Pirda in Raipur District, to Jai MaaVindhyawasni Enterprises based in Allahabad (Prayagraj), Singh said.
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March - 26 
Meanwhile, Police arrested four Maoists sympathizers from the Raighar area Nabarangpur District of Odisha on March 26, reports Kalinga TV.Police also seized several posters, banners, which urged people to boycott the ensuing polls in the State, from the Maoist supporters. Besides, two bikes were als
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Meanwhile, Police arrested four Maoists sympathizers from the Raighar area Nabarangpur District of Odisha on March 26, reports Kalinga TV.Police also seized several posters, banners, which urged people to boycott the ensuing polls in the State, from the Maoist supporters. Besides, two bikes were also seized from their possessions.Nabarangpur Superintendent of Police (SP), Kusalkar Nitin Dagdu said, “The four Maoist supporters who have been identified as Pilaram Netam, Iswarilal Netam, Tikesh Netam and Sanjay Netam of Chhattisgarh were arrested due to the alertness of the District Police today. They were arrested while putting up the posters of CPI (Maoist) of Sita Nadi Area Committee of Chhattisgarh.”“During interrogation they revealed that they were putting up the Maoist posters in the area to create panic among the locals and to discourage them for not participating in the forthcoming election process,” he added.
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March - 29 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre belonging to Charla Local Organising Squad (LOS) of the CPI-Maoist, and four militia members of the CPI-Maoist were arrested at Kaliveru in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on March 29, when
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre belonging to Charla Local Organising Squad (LOS) of the CPI-Maoist, and four militia members of the CPI-Maoist were arrested at Kaliveru in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on March 29, when they were allegedly planning to conduct recce on the movement of political leaders and Police squads in a bid to carry out attacks on them ahead of the ensuing Lok Sabha election, reports The Hindu. During a vehicle checking drive by the Charla Police in coordination with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, five persons were spotted moving in a suspicious manner near Kaliveru cross roads early on March 29 morning. When the suspects allegedly tried to escape but the joint team managed to arrest them after a brief chase, Police said. The Police identified them as Charla LOS member Kovvasi Bheemaiah (30) and the remaining four as ‘Maoist militia’ (identity yet to be established) all hailing from Chennapuram village in Charla Mandal. Bheemaiah was involved in as many as 13 cases of Maoist violence, including three murder, seven attempts to murder and three other offences of damaging Government property, planting of land mines and directional mines in Bhadrachalam Agency, the District Police Chief said, adding that several cases were pending against the remaining four militia members.
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March - 30 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including a woman were arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on March 30, while they were allegedly planning to plant bombs to target security personnel during the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) polls, reports Busin
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including a woman were arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on March 30, while they were allegedly planning to plant bombs to target security personnel during the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) polls, reports Business Standard. Explosives, including a 'tiffin bomb' and three grenade-headed arrows were recovered from their possession, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said. Acting on specific information, a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force of the Police arrested BhimaPotam (23), AaytuAtra (25) and LachhiAtra (33), a woman, from Raja Bangla area on March 30, SP, Pallava said. All three were members of the 'jan militia' of the Maoists in Bhairamgarh area of neighbouring Bijapur District for the past several years, he added. Two bags containing a tiffin bomb (explosives packed in a tiffin box), a locally-made hand grenade, three 'arrow bombs' (arrows with grenades attached to the tip), three gelatin rods and an electronic detonator were recovered from them, he said. The trio revealed that their job was to keep a watch on the movement of Security Forces and plant explosives to target them during the coming Lok Sabha elections, Pallava added.
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March - 30 
Two cadres of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in Garhwa and Palamu Districts on March 30, reports Devdiscourse. Garwah, Superintendent of Police (SP), Shivani Tiwari said raids were conducted following a tip
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Two cadres of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in Garhwa and Palamu Districts on March 30, reports Devdiscourse. Garwah, Superintendent of Police (SP), Shivani Tiwari said raids were conducted following a tip-off that JJMP cadres were seen in the District. The outfits 'area commander' Ram Sundar Singh was arrested from Kurum village in Garhwa District. After interrogation of Singh, his associate Santosh Yadav was arrested from Satbarwa in neighbouringPalamu District, the SP said. A country-made pistol, four bullets and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature were seized from their possession, the SP added.
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March - 31 
Meanwhile, another two CPI-Maoist cadres, carrying a reward of INR 500,000 and INR 100,000 respectively on their heads, were arrested in Dhamtari District of Chhattisgarh on March 31, reports Business Standard. The two cadres were identified as AjitModiyam (24) and RamsuKunjam (22). They were arrest
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Meanwhile, another two CPI-Maoist cadres, carrying a reward of INR 500,000 and INR 100,000 respectively on their heads, were arrested in Dhamtari District of Chhattisgarh on March 31, reports Business Standard. The two cadres were identified as AjitModiyam (24) and RamsuKunjam (22). They were arrested by a team of DRG from a forest area under Khallari Police Station limits in the District, Police said. Three tiffin bombs, one muzzle loading gun, Maoist banners and posters in which they had urged people to boycott Lok Sabha polls were recovered from them, Police said. As many as 17 cases of Maoist-related incidents, including attacks on Police teams and murder, were registered against Modiyam who was active as Sitanadi ‘area commander’ of Maoists, carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head, the official said. Five Maoist-related cases were registered against Kunjam who was a member of Sitanadi area committee and was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, the Police said.
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April - 1 
A key Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and close aide of Maoist ‘commander’ MadviHidma, head of the Maoists 'Battalion-1', has been arrested in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District along with two couriers on April 1, reports Devdiscourse. S Soma (22), hailing from Chhattisgarh, who is wor
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A key Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and close aide of Maoist ‘commander’ MadviHidma, head of the Maoists 'Battalion-1', has been arrested in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District along with two couriers on April 1, reports Devdiscourse. S Soma (22), hailing from Chhattisgarh, who is working as a ‘deputy section commander’ in the headquarter platoon of the Hidma Battalion', used to maintain and monitor all supplies of explosive materials, guns and items used for grenade launchers, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District Superintendent of Police (SP), Sunil Dutt said. Soma, also a gunman of Hidma since 2014, had also participated in Maoists ambushes and firing on Police personnel and Paramilitary Forces in Chhattisgarh in which several of the personnel were martyred, the official said. "He (Soma) is a big catch. He has revealed the plans of the Battalion-1s movement, stay and the kind of weapons and ammunition they have besides their action plan. Two couriers MadiviUngaalias Santhosh of Palodi village in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh and Md. QadarYasinBaig of Laxminagaram in DummugudemMandal (administrative sub-division), who regularly supplied explosive material to the 'battalion', were arrested along with Bashar, a shop owner in Telangana, he said. Basha used to procure the explosive materials among other items, he added.
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April - 11 
Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) arrested four Maoists from Bedre area in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on April 11 (today), shortly before polling in the region, reports Times Now. Three country-made guns were also seized from their possession. The identity of the Maoists is yet to be establishe
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Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) arrested four Maoists from Bedre area in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on April 11 (today), shortly before polling in the region, reports Times Now. Three country-made guns were also seized from their possession. The identity of the Maoists is yet to be established.
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April - 19 
Three Maoist cadres were arrested during a search operation in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 19, reports Orissa Post. The lower-rung cadres were arrested from the forest of Dumampara-Tumakpal villages under Katekalyan Police Station limits when a joint team of District Reserve Guard (D
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Three Maoist cadres were arrested during a search operation in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 19, reports Orissa Post. The lower-rung cadres were arrested from the forest of Dumampara-Tumakpal villages under Katekalyan Police Station limits when a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force was out on a search operation, Dantewada SP, Abhishek Pallava said. Those arrested cadres were identified as Mangal Kunjam alias Shailesh (23), Budhram Madkami (25) and Waman Mandavi (33), all active as ‘Jan militia’ members in Katekalyan area, the SP said. Six electronic detonators, five gelatin rods, a bundle of electric wires and other Naxal-related material was recovered from them, he added. They were mainly tasked with arranging meetings of villagers for Naxals, putting up Maoist posters and banners, the SP added.
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April - 24 
Four cadres of the Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction of the Communist Party of India–Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML, Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction) were arrested and four weapons and ammunition were seized by the Police near a stream in Gundala Mandal in Bhadradri-KothagudemDistrict of Telangana on Apri
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Four cadres of the Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction of the Communist Party of India–Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML, Chandra Pulla Reddy Bata faction) were arrested and four weapons and ammunition were seized by the Police near a stream in Gundala Mandal in Bhadradri-KothagudemDistrict of Telangana on April 24, reports The Hindu.Acting on a tip-off, a Police team arrested the four-armed cadres while camping at a plantation abutting a local stream near Gundala. They were identified as MokallaSammaiahaliasNuthan(45), State ‘secretary’, CP (Bata) Kumar squad, P Iythaiah(30), dalam(armed squad) member, M Devaiah(22), dalam member, and M Rambai(38), dalam member, all belonging to Bhadradri-Kothagudem District, Police said.Superintendent of Police (SP), Sunil Dutt said the four were arrested while hatching a plan to extort money from local contractors.Sammaiah was involved in nine offences, including a double murder case, and several incidents of extortion, Dutt said. Weapons seized included one 8 mm rifle, two Smooth Bore Breech Loading (SBBL), one Bharmar gun, besides 90 rounds of ammunition.
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April - 27 
Meanwhile, Police arrested Maoist Jayram Khila from Talakandapali village under Padua Police limits in Koraput District of Odisha on April 27, reports Odisha TV. Khila was the member of Nandapur area committee of the CPI-Maoist.Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP), Kanwar Vishal Singh informed that
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Meanwhile, Police arrested Maoist Jayram Khila from Talakandapali village under Padua Police limits in Koraput District of Odisha on April 27, reports Odisha TV. Khila was the member of Nandapur area committee of the CPI-Maoist.Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP), Kanwar Vishal Singh informed that Khila was involved in several criminal cases including the killing of Hatibarisarpanch, Jagannath Khara, Telugu Desam Party (TDP)Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from Araku in Andhra Pradesh, Kidari Sarveswara Rao and the former legislator of the same constituency, Siveri Soma,near Livitiput village under Dumbriguda Police limitson September 23, 2018. A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will arrive in Koraput and take Khila on a remand to interrogate as we have intimated the central agency about his arrest and involvement in the murder of TDP leaders, added the SP.
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April - 29 
A Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre wanted in a number of criminal cases was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Muzaffarpur District of Bihar on April 29, reports The Week. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Manoj Kumar said the Maoist killed in the encounter w
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A Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre wanted in a number of criminal cases was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Muzaffarpur District of Bihar on April 29, reports The Week. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Manoj Kumar said the Maoist killed in the encounter was identified as Ramesh Paswan (45) and he was carrying a reward of INR 50,000 on his head and was wanted in a number of criminal cases including murder. Acting on a tip off that some Maoists may gather at a brick kiln in Khem Karna village, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Special Task Force (STF) personnel jointly raided the village. The Maoists fired at the SFs who retaliated and in the encounter that followed, one Maoist was killed while three were arrested, the SSP said. Police have seized one pistol, two empty cartridges and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature from the site of the encounter, he added.
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April - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested six cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman cadre from different Police limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 29, reportsPragativadi.Three Maoists were arrested from Aranpur area of the District, who were allegedly
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested six cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman cadre from different Police limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 29, reportsPragativadi.Three Maoists were arrested from Aranpur area of the District, who were allegedly involved in the Neelavaya attack in which Doordarshan cameraman from Odisha and threeSF personnel were killed in October, 2018, adds Newsonair. The identities of the arrested cadres are yet to be established. In the other incident, Police arrested three other Maoists from the weekly market at Geedam area of Dantewada District. Out of the six Maoists arrested in the last 24 hours, four had a reward of one lakh each on their head.
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April - 30 
A Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was carrying a reward of INR 500,000 on her head for her alleged involvement in attacking Security Forces (SFs) and killing villagers, was arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 30, reports The Pioneer. The Maoist, identified
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A Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was carrying a reward of INR 500,000 on her head for her alleged involvement in attacking Security Forces (SFs) and killing villagers, was arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 30, reports The Pioneer. The Maoist, identified as Kosi alias Mangli, is a member of the Malangir area committee of Maoists, a Police official said. She was arrested from Aranpur Police Station area by a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and local Police during a search operation. Kosi has been active in Barrem, Nilawaya, Potali, Nahadi and Kakadi villages of the District for the past several years, the official said. It is said she was allegedly involved in various deadly attacks on SFs and murder of villagers in the area.
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May - 3 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘couriers’ were arrested by a Police team during a search operation at Lenin Colony in Charla Mandal in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on May 3, reports The Hindu.The arrested duo was heading towards the thickly forested area bordering Chh
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘couriers’ were arrested by a Police team during a search operation at Lenin Colony in Charla Mandal in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on May 3, reports The Hindu.The arrested duo was heading towards the thickly forested area bordering Chhattisgarh to handover a consignment of olive-green uniform clothes to the Maoists when they were arrested, Police said. The identities of the duo are yet to be established.
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May - 3 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested following an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and the Maoists in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on May 3, reports The Pioneer. The duo was identified as Baman and Lakshman Vetti were arrested from the forest near Mangna
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested following an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and the Maoists in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on May 3, reports The Pioneer. The duo was identified as Baman and Lakshman Vetti were arrested from the forest near Mangnar village under Barsoor Police Station limits, Police said. Baman, a member of Maoist military platoon no. 16, had a reward of INR 200,000 on his head while Vetti, the head of ‘Janatana Sarkar’ (people’s government) squad, was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head. According to Police a patrolling team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) was out on a search operation in the interiors of Barsoor. Near Mangnar, the Police party came under Maoist fire prompting the SFs to retaliate, Police said. When the Maoists started to flee from the encounter in the face of heavy firing from the Police team, the two were arrested, a Police official said.
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May - 4 
Police arrested a member of the Rayala faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala)and seized an 8 mm riffle, 30 rounds of ammunition and a kit from him near Kodipunjulathanda on the outskirts of Gauraram village in BayyaramMandal(administrativ
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Police arrested a member of the Rayala faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala)and seized an 8 mm riffle, 30 rounds of ammunition and a kit from him near Kodipunjulathanda on the outskirts of Gauraram village in BayyaramMandal(administrative sub-division) in MahabubabadDistrict of Telangana on May 4, reports Telangana Today. The arrested Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] cadre has been identified as Sangepu Mahesh aliasSudheer of GajualGattu village underGudurMandalin theDistrict. Disclosing the details at a press conference at Bayyaram Police Station, MahabubabadSuperintendent of Police (SP), N Koti Reddy said that the Police had received information that CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala squad was meeting near Kodipunjulathanda to discuss plans to threaten the opponents in the first phase of the MPTC (Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies)/ZPTC (Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies) elections, which are scheduled for April 6, and see that their party candidates would win the seats.“Following this, I sent a special party to conduct combing in the area. Noticing this, the squad members had tried to escape from the scene. However, the police had nabbed (arrested) Mahesh with weapon,” the SP said.
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May - 4 
Three Maoists were arrested from separate places in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on May 4, reports NDTV. Hadma Madkam (22) and Deva Barse (21) were arrested near Barrevesa village, while Hidma Kawasi (25) was arrested in Kirandul Police Station area, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Ab
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Three Maoists were arrested from separate places in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on May 4, reports NDTV. Hadma Madkam (22) and Deva Barse (21) were arrested near Barrevesa village, while Hidma Kawasi (25) was arrested in Kirandul Police Station area, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said. Hidma was injured on his legs during an encounter with SFs on May 2 in the forest between Perpa and Madakamiras villages in Kirandul area, he said. A Maoist ‘commander’ Madvi Muiya was shot in that encounter, he added. Hidma, ‘commander’ of Malangir area committee's action team, was an expert in assembling and planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), the SP said, adding that he was carrying a reward of INR 800,000 on his head. Hadma and Deva, both ‘jan militia’ members of the outfit, were arrested by local Police when they were allegedly trying to put up put Maoist posters near Barrevesa, he said.
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May - 6 
Meanwhile, a joint team Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police arrested five Maoists fromdifferent places under Roshanganj Police Station area in Gaya District of Bihar late on May 6, report UNI.Superintendent of Police (SP), Sushil Kumar said, 159th battalion of CRPF arrested two e
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Meanwhile, a joint team Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police arrested five Maoists fromdifferent places under Roshanganj Police Station area in Gaya District of Bihar late on May 6, report UNI.Superintendent of Police (SP), Sushil Kumar said, 159th battalion of CRPF arrested two extremists of CPI-Maoist, identified as Santosh Yadav and Santosh Kumar near BaramMoriavillage under Roshanganj Police Station area and on the basis of their interrogation, three moreMaoists were arrested from different places under the same Police Station area. Three other arrested Maoists were identified as Sardar Yadav, Gopal Yadav and Indradev Yadav. SP, Kumar said all arrested Maoists were active members of CPI-Maoist and were involved in various unlawfulactivities under various Police Station areas in Gaya District.Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature, caps, equipment for triggering bomb explosion, two motorcycles and objectionablepamphlets were recovered from their possession, Police said.
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May - 10 
The District Police, on May 10, arrested two home guards,identified as Kilo Baburao (31) and M. Nageswara Rao (31), both residents of G.K. Veedhi mandal, working at the Andhra PradeshGenco facility in Sileru in Visakhapatnam Agency in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on charges of supporting
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The District Police, on May 10, arrested two home guards,identified as Kilo Baburao (31) and M. Nageswara Rao (31), both residents of G.K. Veedhi mandal, working at the Andhra PradeshGenco facility in Sileru in Visakhapatnam Agency in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on charges of supporting the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Hindu.According to Police, a team of personnel from G.K. Veedhi Police Station and Special Party, intercepted a bus near Lankapakalu Junction and the accused who were travelling in the bus allegedly tried to run after seeing the Police.The Police arrested them after a chase and reportedly recovered Maoist literature from the plastic bags the home guards were carrying with them.“Senior Maoist leaders Chalapathi and Naveen had allegedly influenced the home guards to support their cause and took their help for various reasons,” Chintapalli Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), S. Satish Kumar said.The arrested duos were allegedly passing information about movements of Police in Agency. The accused have been sent to remand.
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May - 14 
Meanwhile, a female Maoist, who was allegedly involved in different deadly attacks that claimed lives of nine Security Force (SF) personnel, was arrested following anencounter at a forested patch near Alparas village in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on May 14, reports The Pioneer.State Government
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Meanwhile, a female Maoist, who was allegedly involved in different deadly attacks that claimed lives of nine Security Force (SF) personnel, was arrested following anencounter at a forested patch near Alparas village in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on May 14, reports The Pioneer.State Government had declared a reward of INR 800,000 on her head, SP, KL Dhruv informed.“A team of Special Task Force (STF) personnel had launched an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation in the jungles of Koyalibeda police station, about 200 km south of state capital Raipur,” the SP said. The arrested Maoist was identified as FulobaialiasMahriNetam (28),‘deputy commander’ of Section B, Platoon 2 of Maoist Military company number 5, and resident of Kurushnar in Narayanpur District of the State.
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May - 16 
A female Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from a forested patch near Chintalnar village in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 16, reports The Pioneer. The arrested Maoist was identified as Sodi Peeso alias Anita (25), a resident of Chintalnar village under Puspal Po
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A female Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from a forested patch near Chintalnar village in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 16, reports The Pioneer. The arrested Maoist was identified as Sodi Peeso alias Anita (25), a resident of Chintalnar village under Puspal Police Station limits, and carried a reward of INR 500,000 on her head, a local Police officer said. She was arrested by a team of District Reserve Group (DRG) and District Police personnel during an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation cum area-domination exercise carried out in the forests of Chintalnar, Mundwal, Tulsi and Kirmitti, Police said. Peeso was inducted in the Naxal organization by the then Maoist ‘CNM (Chetna Natya Mandali) president’, Mangali in 2011. She was allegedly involved in killing of a resident of Chintalnar Dudhi Soni in 2017, apart from other serious criminal offences like, attacking Police party, illegally possessing of arms among others, Police claimed.
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May - 16 
The District Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and recovered levy amount of INR 100,000 from them at Bhandar village under Dhurki Police Station in Garhwa District of Jharkhand on May 16, reports The Pioneer. Police also recovered Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE
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The District Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and recovered levy amount of INR 100,000 from them at Bhandar village under Dhurki Police Station in Garhwa District of Jharkhand on May 16, reports The Pioneer. Police also recovered Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature, bike, cash memo, receipt etc. from their possession. According to Garhwa Superintendent of Police (SP), Shiwani Tiwari, acting on a tip off, the Police team led by Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Niraj Kumar arrested Naresh Bhuiya and Nijamuddin Ansari at village Bhandar under Dhurki Police Station. “Bhuiyan collects levy money gives it to zonal commander Mrityunjay Bhuiyan. And in return, he got 10 per cent commission. This recovered money is what he receives as commission," the SP added. Police had got information that two unknown people have been seen on the bike who are heading towards the Budha Pahad. Bhuiyan has history of Naxal activity. He has also been jailed for the Naxal Violence in 2010, the SP said.
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May - 17 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre allegedly involved in the killing of Bharatiya janata Party (BJP) Member of legislative Assembly (MLA) Bhima Mandavi and four Policemen in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack last month was arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre allegedly involved in the killing of Bharatiya janata Party (BJP) Member of legislative Assembly (MLA) Bhima Mandavi and four Policemen in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack last month was arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on May 17, reports The Hindu. The Maoist, identified as Jivan alias Hemla, carrying a reward of INR 500,000 on him, was arrested by local Police near Dantewada jail, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said.
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May - 19 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Sannu Ram Netam (45) and Sukhdhar (52), were arrested by a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force, near Mangnar village under Barsoor Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on May 19
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres identified as Sannu Ram Netam (45) and Sukhdhar (52), were arrested by a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force, near Mangnar village under Barsoor Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on May 19, reports Devdiscourse. "Four packets of cracker bombs, a Maoist banner, five posters containing a message of 'bandh' call given by the Naxals in the area on May 18, were recovered from the possession of the arrested cadres," a senior Police official said. Netam, who was acting as the head of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (DAKMS)- a frontal outfit of Maoists, was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, while Sukhdhar was working as of ‘Jan militia’ member, the official said. They were mainly tasked with arranging a meeting of villagers for Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs], putting up Maoist posters and banners, he added.
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May - 20 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Kawasi Masa (26), a ‘Jan militia commander’ and Kudmi Hadma (25), ‘Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangh (DKAMS) president’, ’were arrested from a hilly terrain area between Borpadar and Chikpal villages under Katekalyan Polic
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Kawasi Masa (26), a ‘Jan militia commander’ and Kudmi Hadma (25), ‘Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangh (DKAMS) president’, ’were arrested from a hilly terrain area between Borpadar and Chikpal villages under Katekalyan Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on May 20, reports The Pioneer. Both were residents of Marjum Bheemapara under Tongpal Police Station limits in the District. Both the arrested Maoists carried a cash reward of INR 100,000 each on their heads.
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May - 20 
Two Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti), were arrested by Sircilla Police,while they were trying to conduct a review meeting to strengthen Janashakti group cadre at Bypass road in Rajanna Siricilla District of Telanga
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Two Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti), were arrested by Sircilla Police,while they were trying to conduct a review meeting to strengthen Janashakti group cadre at Bypass road in Rajanna Siricilla District of Telangana on May 20, reportsThe Hans India.The two LWEs were identified as Manuka Kuntaiah (45), resident of Thippapur village in Vemulawada Mandal (administrative sub-division), and Nagunoori Ravi (30), resident of Ramannapet village in Thangallapalli Mandalof Rajanna Sircilla District. According to information, following the orders of Vishwanath, ‘State secretary’ of CPI-ML Janashakti, the two LWEs were conducting a review meeting to strengthen the party and to extort money from businesspeople and landlords present in the District. Coming to know about the Maoist meeting, Police rushed to the spot and arrested the two LWEs along with one country-made tamancha(country made gun) with 6 live 8 mm rounds from Kuntaiah and 6 live 8 mm rounds from Ravi. Kuntaiah was involved in the murder case of Suddala Prabhakar Rao and the case at present is under trial. Ravi, who was working as a car driver, got attracted by CPI-ML Janashakti ideology and has been working as a courier.
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May - 24 
A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was reportedly wanted in connection with the killing of two persons under Kistaram Police Station limits in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 24, was arrested by Security Forces (SFs), reports The Pioneer. According to Police, t
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A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was reportedly wanted in connection with the killing of two persons under Kistaram Police Station limits in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 24, was arrested by Security Forces (SFs), reports The Pioneer. According to Police, the Maoist was identified as VeetiSukka (21), a resident of Kistaram Police Station limits of the District. “Sukka was nabbed (arrested) by a team of Special Task Force (STF) and district police during a search operation in the jungle near Karimgunda village,” a Police officer said. Sukka was wanted in connection with the killing of PodiyamiMutta (40) and KakoLacchu (21). Both of them were abducted and killed by suspected armed Maoists a few months ago, Police added.
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May - 25 
Separately, Police arrested a Maoist cadre, who carried a cash award of INR 100,000 on his head in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 25, reports The Pioneer. A joint team of 227 CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) battalion and District Police while on a search operation, received intelligence i
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Separately, Police arrested a Maoist cadre, who carried a cash award of INR 100,000 on his head in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on May 25, reports The Pioneer. A joint team of 227 CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) battalion and District Police while on a search operation, received intelligence input from Tongpal Police Station about the presence of Maoists in a hilly terrain near Junglepara Marjum village. The team swung into action and arrested the Maoist identified as Mahavir Nag (25), a resident of Junglepara Marjum. “Mahavir was a member of Maoist Katekalyan LGS (Local Guerrilla Squad) and was involved in an attack on a police party in April 2016 in Tongpal where a jawan was killed and another was injured,” a local Police officer said.
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May - 27 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) near Aautpalli village under Basaguda Police Station area in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on May 27, reports The Pioneer. The arrested Maoists were identified as Kowasi Hunga (23) and K
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) near Aautpalli village under Basaguda Police Station area in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on May 27, reports The Pioneer. The arrested Maoists were identified as Kowasi Hunga (23) and Kartami Kosa (25) and four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered from their possession, a local Police official said. Acting on a specific input about a meeting of villagers was convened by Maoists in Lingagiri, Korsaguda and Aautpalli village in Basaguda, the combine squad of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)-an elite crack unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and local Police had launched an operation there, the Police official said. On sensing the presence of security personnel, the two Maoists tried to escape but they were arrested after a short chase, and four IEDs, couple of detonators, electric wire and switches were recovered from a bag one of them was carrying, he added. While Hunga was active as ‘Jan militia’ member, Kosa was working as Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangathan (DAKMS- a frontal wing of the Maoists), he said.
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May - 30 
The suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathiser, Shambhu Majhi who had fled the Seraikela Sadar Hospital on May 29 morning was arrested from a relative's house in Seraikela-Kharsawan District of Jharkhand on May 30, reports The Pioneer. Shambhu (20) was arrested from Simalbera
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The suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathiser, Shambhu Majhi who had fled the Seraikela Sadar Hospital on May 29 morning was arrested from a relative's house in Seraikela-Kharsawan District of Jharkhand on May 30, reports The Pioneer. Shambhu (20) was arrested from Simalbera village around 4 am. The accused is a resident of Jankipur in Seraikela and has sustained a deep wound in the waist. He is suspected to have been involved in the serial blasts taken place in Suru dam site at Kharsawan on May 20.
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June - 1 
Two lower-rung Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as SayabiWacham (24) and SomduMudma (25), who were allegedly involved in setting a bus on fire on Kutru-Bedre road on February 3, 2018, and presently active as ‘Jan Militia’ members of a Maoist outfit, were arrested by a
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Two lower-rung Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as SayabiWacham (24) and SomduMudma (25), who were allegedly involved in setting a bus on fire on Kutru-Bedre road on February 3, 2018, and presently active as ‘Jan Militia’ members of a Maoist outfit, were arrested by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) from the forest of Murkinar village under Bedre Police Station area in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on June 1, reports The Pioneer.The duo tried to flee after spotting the patrolling team near Murkinar, but were arrested after a short chase, a Police officer said.
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June - 2 
Police arrested a Maoist supporter, identified as Mustquim Mian a resident of Pundag village in Surguja District of Chhattisgarh, at Polpol village under Bhandariya Police Station in Garwah District of Jharkhand late on June 2, reports The Pioneer. On the hint of the arrested supporter, Police also
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Police arrested a Maoist supporter, identified as Mustquim Mian a resident of Pundag village in Surguja District of Chhattisgarh, at Polpol village under Bhandariya Police Station in Garwah District of Jharkhand late on June 2, reports The Pioneer. On the hint of the arrested supporter, Police also recovered an AK 47 rifle and 24 live cartridges, stolen from the Police. Notably, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Manoj Kumar Mahato said that the AK 47 rifle had been snatched from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in 2018 in an ambush in Khapari Mahua villagein Masturi Tehsil (revenue unit) in Bilaspur District of Chhattisgarh, where 6 security personnel were killed.
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June - 4 
Police on Monday arrested a hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathiser for his alleged involvement in a series of criminal cases in Malkangiri District of Odisha, report The Pioneer on June 4. The arrested cadre was identified as TrinathBhumia of Kotepali village under the Mat
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Police on Monday arrested a hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathiser for his alleged involvement in a series of criminal cases in Malkangiri District of Odisha, report The Pioneer on June 4. The arrested cadre was identified as TrinathBhumia of Kotepali village under the Mathili Police Station. According to Police, Bhumia was actively working for the CPI-Maoist outfit in Tulsi Hill range area under the Mathili Police Station. Bhumia is involved in many crimes carried out by Maoist rebels to trigger terror among the people. He is trained in planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), the Police added.
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June - 7 
A post-graduate student of Hyderabad-based Osmania University (OU) was arrested by the Laxmidevipalli Police on charges of acting as a courier to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Telangana State committee ‘secretary’ Haribhushan, near Kothagudem town in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of T
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A post-graduate student of Hyderabad-based Osmania University (OU) was arrested by the Laxmidevipalli Police on charges of acting as a courier to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Telangana State committee ‘secretary’ Haribhushan, near Kothagudem town in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on June 7, reports The Hindu.The Laxmidevipalli Police have claimed to have arrested Manda Ranjit Rao(40), a post graduate student of Osmania University, while he was travelling in a bus from Bhadrachalam to Kothagudem during a vehicle checking drive at Yellandu cross roads near the coal town based on a credible input.Police sources said a pen drive reportedly containing videos of the Maoist combat training programmes and revolutionary literature were seized from his possession.Ranjit is a native of Nayudupalem in AnumulaMandal(administrative sub-division) of Nalgonda District of the State and has been staying at his brother’s house at Meerpet in Hyderabad for the past few years, Police said.He was arrested while heading to Hyderabad while carrying some letters, revolutionary literature and a pen drive at the behest of Haribhushan, the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Rajesh Chandra said.
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June - 8 
A joint team of Bihar and Bokaro Police conducted a raid in a house at Sector 12 A, 3041, in Bokaro Steel City in Bokaro District of Jharkhand on June 8, and recovered laptops, Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature and other documents, reports The Pioneer. The raid was launched following the ar
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A joint team of Bihar and Bokaro Police conducted a raid in a house at Sector 12 A, 3041, in Bokaro Steel City in Bokaro District of Jharkhand on June 8, and recovered laptops, Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature and other documents, reports The Pioneer. The raid was launched following the arrest of Rupesh Kumar Singh along with his two associates Mithilesh Kumar and Mohammad Kalam at Dovi in Gaya District of Bihar on June 7, said Gayan Ranjan City DSP (Deputy Superintendent of Police), Bokaro. It is to be noted that an independent journalist identified as Rupesh Kumar Singh along with his two associates Mithilesh Kumar and Mohammad Kalam were arrested by Bihar Police with suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) link, in Dovi regionin Gaya District of Bihar on June 7, reports The Pioneer.The trio was arrested and huge quantity of explosives and Naxal literature was recovered from their car when they were on their way to Chakarbandha. As per the Police, they were on their way to deliver the explosives to the Naxals. 15 bundles of detonators (each has 25 electric detonators) have been recovered from their possession besides 32 pieces of gelatin rods. Police also recovered Naxal literature, three mobile and one memory chip from their possession.According toSherghati, DSP, Ravish Kumar, Rupesh who was arrested along with Mithilesh and Kalam were all residents of Ramgarh District of Jharkhand. The Police had information that Rupesh was delivering explosives for his erstwhile organisation Maoist Communist Centre (MCC),that had merged into CPI-Maoist. The Police upon checking the vehicle, found explosives in the car. Rupesh confessed working for MCC. He was also an Editor of a magazine ‘Lal Singh Mati’ published in Jharkhand, Police said.
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June - 9 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘militia commander’ involved in several attacks on Security Force (SF) personnel was arrested from the forest near Empur village in Pamed Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarhon June 9, reports The New Indian Express.Arjun Kunjam (27
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘militia commander’ involved in several attacks on Security Force (SF) personnel was arrested from the forest near Empur village in Pamed Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarhon June 9, reports The New Indian Express.Arjun Kunjam (27) was arrested by a joint team of the Black Panther, a specialised anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] unit of the State's Special Task Force (STF), and the District Police, a Police official said.Kunjam was involved in the killing of two SF personnel in the District on April 27, 2019, as well as in an attack which killed 12 troopers in Bijapur in 2007.He also participated in a raid on a grocery shop in Pamed in 2010 in which two troopers lost their lives, the Police official added.
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June - 9 
A key Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)leader identified as Kiran Kumar alias Kiran Dada (63), and his wife Narmada aliasAluri Krishna Kumari aliasSujathakka(60) from Andhra Pradesh were arrested by the Maharashtra Police from Secunderabadin Hyderabad District of Telangana on June 9, repo
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A key Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)leader identified as Kiran Kumar alias Kiran Dada (63), and his wife Narmada aliasAluri Krishna Kumari aliasSujathakka(60) from Andhra Pradesh were arrested by the Maharashtra Police from Secunderabadin Hyderabad District of Telangana on June 9, reports Telangana Today.Kiran is a member of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) and also in-charge of Gadchiroli Districtin Maharashtra, which is part of Dandakaranya region, was allegedly involved in the killing of at least 16 people, including 15 security personnel in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Gadchiroli District on May 1.The couple, working in Chhattisgarh, carried a reward of INR two million each, and both are ‘state committee members’ and were to be promoted to the Central committee, Police said.Kiran also the State committee member looked after ‘Prabhat’ magazine, a political organ of Maoist’s DKSZC apart from looking after propaganda unit, press and education, while, Narmada was a native of Gudivada town in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh.
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June - 13 
Police arrested a People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘area commander’ identified as Uday Veer Gope alias Chandu Orang, from Kharkha village under Gumla Police Station in Gumla District of Jharkhand late on June 13, reports Jagran.com. Chandu was involved in cases of killing and ‘levy’ (extort
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Police arrested a People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘area commander’ identified as Uday Veer Gope alias Chandu Orang, from Kharkha village under Gumla Police Station in Gumla District of Jharkhand late on June 13, reports Jagran.com. Chandu was involved in cases of killing and ‘levy’ (extortion) demand in Sisai, Ghaghra and Gumla area of the District.
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June - 13 
Police has arrested one Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadreat Dumari area under the same Police Station in Giridih District of Jharkhand on June 13, reports The Pioneer. Police also recovered few mobile sets from his possession. The arrested Maoist cadre identified as Sanjhalu (38), a
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Police has arrested one Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadreat Dumari area under the same Police Station in Giridih District of Jharkhand on June 13, reports The Pioneer. Police also recovered few mobile sets from his possession. The arrested Maoist cadre identified as Sanjhalu (38), a resident of Khejadikhalk village of the District, has been working for Ajay Mahto since 2012. He was wanted for the last seven years by the Giridih Police.
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June - 14 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as DilipHidami (22) and ParasramTulavi (28), were arrested by Police in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 14, for their alleged role behind the blast at Lendali Nullah near Jamburkhedavillage in Gadchiroli on May 1, reports
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as DilipHidami (22) and ParasramTulavi (28), were arrested by Police in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 14, for their alleged role behind the blast at Lendali Nullah near Jamburkhedavillage in Gadchiroli on May 1, reports The Times of India.Tulavi and Hidami, both residents of Lavhari, have been remanded to Police custody for 12 days after they were produced before the court on June 15. Police have seized substantial Maoists literature from the duo. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that at least 15 Security Force (SF) personnel of the C-60, the Maharashtra Police counter-insurgency commando unit, and one civilian driver were killed in an ambush by CPI-Maoist cadres by triggering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Dadapur Road near Lendali Nullah in Jamburkheda village under Kurkheda Police Station limits in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on May 1.
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June - 15 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) during a combing operation launched in the cut-off area under Chitrakonda Police limits in Malkangiri District of Odisha late on June 15, reports The New In
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) during a combing operation launched in the cut-off area under Chitrakonda Police limits in Malkangiri District of Odisha late on June 15, reports The New Indian Express.The BSF in a press note said, “The BSF team was attacked by unknown persons armed with sharp-edged weapons in order to get Chandan released but failed to do so. The BSF team able to swiftly move through the woods with the apprehended Maoist.”The arrested Maoist has been identified as Chandan alias Chandra Sisa (23) of Dhakadpadar village under Chitrakonda Police limits in the District.Chandan, who was actively working as a party member of Gumma unit of Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), had joined the banned outfit as a militia in 2014, and was involved in the killing of SukraMuduli of Arlimpada village and Amsi Kholo of Dhakadpadar in Chitrakonda Police limits in the District.
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June - 23 
Four sympathisers of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), suspected to be working as couriers for the Maoists, were arrested from Katapur Crossroads under Tadwai Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Mulugu District of Telangana on June 23, reports Business Standard. Based on specific
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Four sympathisers of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), suspected to be working as couriers for the Maoists, were arrested from Katapur Crossroads under Tadwai Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Mulugu District of Telangana on June 23, reports Business Standard. Based on specific information, a Police team arrested the four from Katapur Crossroads and recovered 20 gelatin sticks and eight detonators from their possession. The four arrestees, identified as Madakam Ramesh, Kurusam Rakesh, Madavi Kosal alias Kosa and Madakam Jogaiah of Kaushettyvai Gothi Koya Gudem, reportedly confessed to the Police that they were persuaded by senior Maoist leaders, who visited their hamlets, to strengthen the Maoist party and to keep a watch on the movement of Police besides supplying logistics to them. Police also claimed the four were in touch with CPI-Maoist Telangana State Committee leaders Haribushan, Damodar and a few others. The Maoist leaders met them in their village and requested them to support the party, Police said.
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June - 24 
Police arrested three more persons in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 24, in connection with the May 1, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in the District, in which 16 persons, including 15 Policemen, were killed, reports Devdiscourse. With the arrest of SomnathMadavi (38
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Police arrested three more persons in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 24, in connection with the May 1, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in the District, in which 16 persons, including 15 Policemen, were killed, reports Devdiscourse. With the arrest of SomnathMadavi (38), KisanHidami (42) and SakruGota (35) on June 23, the total number of persons in custody has risen to seven, Gadchiroli Police said in a release issued June 25.Madvi, KisanHidami and Gota were produced before court on June 24 which remanded them in Police custody till July 6. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that two CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as DilipHidami (22) and ParasramTulavi (28), were arrested by Police in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 14, for their alleged role behind the blast at LendaliNullah near Jamburkheda village in Gadchiroli on May 1, and a key CPI-Maoist leader identified as Kiran Kumar alias Kiran Dada (63), and his wife Narmada alias Aluri Krishna Kumari alias Sujathakka (60) from Andhra Pradesh were arrested by the Maharashtra Police from Secunderabad in Hyderabad District of Telangana on June 9, for their alleged involvement in the killing of at least 16 people, including 15 security personnel in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Gadchiroli District on May 1.
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June - 24 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested following an encounter between Police and Maoists at Mahindbara village under Manhar Police Station area in Vaishali District of June 24, reports UNI. Police said the arrested Maoist identified as Mohammed Ejaz was arrested after he g
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested following an encounter between Police and Maoists at Mahindbara village under Manhar Police Station area in Vaishali District of June 24, reports UNI. Police said the arrested Maoist identified as Mohammed Ejaz was arrested after he got injured in the encounter. Sources said Maoists started firing on Security Forces (SFs) when they latter raided their hideout at the village on the basis of specific intelligence input. Police also returned fire leaving Ejaz injured in the process and subsequently was arrested.
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June - 25 
Police arrested four militia members of Pedabayalu Area Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and seized one steel carriage, five kilograms explosive material, electrical detonator and wire bundle from their possession inVisakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on June 25, re
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Police arrested four militia members of Pedabayalu Area Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and seized one steel carriage, five kilograms explosive material, electrical detonator and wire bundle from their possession inVisakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on June 25, reports The Hindu.Officer on Special Duty (OSD) anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operations, B.Krishna Rao, said, four militia members of Pedabayalu Area Committee were arrested by the Police and sent them to remand.The arrested four were identified as E Chittbabu (25) Gunjuwada village, P Kotibabu (28) Injari village, GolluriModeswara Rao (25) and VantalaKameswra Rao of Gunnalova village in InjariPanchayat(village level localself-Government institution)in PedabayaluMandal (administrative sub-division).
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June - 27 
A hardcore Maoist, carrying a reward of INR 800,000 on his head, was arrested from a forest between Rawas and Amapani villages under NarharpurTehsil(revenue unit) in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on June 27, reports The Week.MuiwaaliasGagannaaliasDokra, a member of the Mainpur-Nuwapada Divisional
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A hardcore Maoist, carrying a reward of INR 800,000 on his head, was arrested from a forest between Rawas and Amapani villages under NarharpurTehsil(revenue unit) in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on June 27, reports The Week.MuiwaaliasGagannaaliasDokra, a member of the Mainpur-Nuwapada Divisional Committee of Maoists, was arrested by a team of the State Police's Special Intelligence Branch(SIB) from the forests of Rawas and Amapani villages, DIG, Sundarraj P said. Dokra, a native of Baswapur village in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, was allegedly involved in several incidents of murder, loot and torching of vehicles in Gariabandh and Dhamtari Districts of Chhattisgarh bordering Odisha, had been associated with the Naxal movement since the past 30 years, the DIG said. On June 18, Dokra’s wife Seema, a Sitanadi DivisionalCommittee Member (DVCM) and ‘secretary’ of the Sitanadi Area Committee of Maoist, was killed in an encounter with Special Task Force(STF) personnel in the Borai area of Dhamtari District, DIG, Sundarraj P said. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that a hardcore woman CPI-Maoist cadre carrying a cash reward of INR 800,000 on her head was killed in an encounter in Dhamtari District of Chhattisgarh on June 18, and the slain woman Maoist was identified as Seema, secretary and DVCM of Sitanadi area committee and carried a reward of INR 800,000 on her head.
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June - 28 
A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Aurangabad District of Bihar on June 28, reports UNI. Police said that CRPF and District Police in their joint operation arrested three Maoists from Navinagar
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A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Aurangabad District of Bihar on June 28, reports UNI. Police said that CRPF and District Police in their joint operation arrested three Maoists from Navinagar Police Station area on the basis of specific intelligence input. Sources said arrested Maoists had been identified as Satyendra Singh alias Shekhar, a native of Bairia village, Pappu Pal, a native of Singhpur and Ranvijay Singh of Gajhanda. A mobile phone and a diary were recovered from the spot.
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June - 30 
Gadchiroli Police arrested one electrical shop owner in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, in connection with the May 1, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in the District, in which 16 persons, including 15 Policemen, were killed, reports The Times of India on July 1. The arrestee
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Gadchiroli Police arrested one electrical shop owner in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, in connection with the May 1, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in the District, in which 16 persons, including 15 Policemen, were killed, reports The Times of India on July 1. The arrestee identified as Kailash Ramchandani (34), a native of Kurkheda, was produced before a court which remanded him in custody for 13 days for further interrogation. Ramchandani is the eighth person to be arrested in the case so far. “We arrested him on Saturday on the basis of interrogation of the seven accused persons arrested earlier,” Superintendent of Police (SP), Shailesh Balkawade said, adds The New Indian Express. He added, “He had supplied the blast material like wire, battery and switches.” Asked if he had supplied the material knowing that it was going to be used in blast, Balkawade said, “He was aware of that. That’s why we arrested him.” Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that Police arrested three more persons in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 24, in connection with the May 1, CPI-Maoist attack in the District, also, two CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Dilip Hidami (22) and Parasram Tulavi (28), were arrested by Police in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on June 14, for their alleged role behind the blast at Lendali Nullah near Jamburkheda village in Gadchiroli on May 1, and, a key CPI-Maoist leader identified as Kiran Kumar alias Kiran Dada (63), and his wife Narmada alias Aluri Krishna Kumari alias Sujathakka (60) from Andhra Pradesh were arrested by the Maharashtra Police from Secunderabad in Hyderabad District of Telangana on June 9, for their alleged involvement in the killing of at least 16 people, including 15 security personnel in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Gadchiroli District on May 1.
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June - 30 
The Maharashtra State Police on June 30, arrested a former leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) from Gadchiroli District, for allegedly sharing the Police's location with Maoists who later orchestrated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack on a Gadchiroli Police convoy on May 1, in w
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The Maharashtra State Police on June 30, arrested a former leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) from Gadchiroli District, for allegedly sharing the Police's location with Maoists who later orchestrated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack on a Gadchiroli Police convoy on May 1, in which 15 Policemen and a civilian were killed, reports Mid-Day. The arrested accused has been identified as Kailash Ramchandani, a former Tehsil unit president. He was arrested last week after another accused named him. An officer said that Ramchandani has confessed to passing on information to Maoists. His name first came up in the testimony of senior Maoist leader Appuganti Nirmal Kumar alias Narmadakka alias Narmada Didi (58), and her husband Rani Sathyanarayana alias Kiran alias Kiran Dada (70), who were arrested last month from Telangana. Narmada named him in her statement and spoke of his close proximity to Maoists. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported, at least 15 SF personnel of the C-60, the Maharashtra Police counter-insurgency commando unit, and one civilian driver were killed in an ambush by CPI-Maoist cadres by triggering an IED blast on Dadapur Road near Lendali Nullah in Jamburkheda village under Kurkheda Police Station limits in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on May 1.
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July - 1 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet in a Delhi court against six cadres of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, that allegedly extorted money from contractors to fund their illegal business and violent activities, reports The Pioneer on Ju
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet in a Delhi court against six cadres of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, that allegedly extorted money from contractors to fund their illegal business and violent activities, reports The Pioneer on July 2. A NIA spokesperson said the complaint, the second supplementary chargesheet, was filed before a special court on July 1, and it relates to purported terror financing activities of TPC in States affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE). Those chargesheeted include Kamlesh Ganjhu (34), Karampal Ganjhu, Amar Singh Bhokta (37), Gopal Singh Bhokta, Mukesh Ganjhu and Akramanji. While the first three have been arrested in the case, the rest are absconding.
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July - 2 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from Pipli village under Badgaon Police Station limits in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on July 2, reports Devdiscourse. Acting on a tip-off, the cadre identified as Sadaram Netam alias Suraj was arrested by a joint team of Border S
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from Pipli village under Badgaon Police Station limits in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on July 2, reports Devdiscourse. Acting on a tip-off, the cadre identified as Sadaram Netam alias Suraj was arrested by a joint team of Border Security Force (BSF) and District Force from Pipli village in the District, Police said. Netam, a member of military platoon no. 1 of the military company no. 6 of Maoist, was active in the CPI-Maoist since the past 15 years. He was allegedly involved in several Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] incidents of murder, attempt to murder and loot in the area and was carrying a reward of INR 200,000 on his head, the Police added.
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July - 3 
The Bengaluru Police of Karnataka on July 3, took custody of Varavara Rao, Telugu poet, activist and an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, in connection with the 2005 Tumkur Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] attack case, from the Yerawada Central Jail in Pune District of Maharashtra, reports The Pio
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The Bengaluru Police of Karnataka on July 3, took custody of Varavara Rao, Telugu poet, activist and an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, in connection with the 2005 Tumkur Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] attack case, from the Yerawada Central Jail in Pune District of Maharashtra, reports The Pioneer. Rao, accused of having a nexus with top fugitive Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operatives and of being actively involved in the procurement of arms and ammunition, recruitment of students and funding of Maoist activities, was arrested by Pune Police on August 28,2018 in the Elgar Parishad case along with activists Sudha Bhardwaj, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves and Gautam Navlakha. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported on February 11, 2005, that a senior leader of the CPI-Maoist, Naveen Prasad alias Vijay Dada, is suspected to have masterminded the attack on Police personnel in Pavagada Taluk (revenue division) of Tumkur District in Karnataka, in which six Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) personnel and a civilian were killed.
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July - 6 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Sikunu Sikaka of Mayabali village, was arrested by Police from the Niyamgiri mountain range in Rayagada District of Odisha on July 6, reports The Pioneer. Sikaka is said to be a cadre of the Bansadhara Ghumusar Nagavali division of CP
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Sikunu Sikaka of Mayabali village, was arrested by Police from the Niyamgiri mountain range in Rayagada District of Odisha on July 6, reports The Pioneer. Sikaka is said to be a cadre of the Bansadhara Ghumusar Nagavali division of CPI-Maoist. Acting on a tipoff, the Kalyansinghpur Police conducted a raid and arrested Sikaka. He was involved in the attack and vandalisation of a contractual camp on February 10, 2017, said Rayagada, Superintendent of Police (SP), Sarvana Vivek M. “Sikaka also actively took part in putting up Maoist posters and banners in the area and recruiting youths of the Dongria Kondh tribe of Niyamgiri hills into the organisation,” the SP, said. Besides, he was collecting money for the Red rebels and was providing logistic support to them, added the SP.
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July - 7 
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (UP-ATS) arrested a couple on suspected links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Shahpura Locality in Bhopal City in Bhopal District of Madhya Pradesh on July 7, reports The Week. Manish Shrivastava and his wife Varsha alias Anita, both hail
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The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (UP-ATS) arrested a couple on suspected links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Shahpura Locality in Bhopal City in Bhopal District of Madhya Pradesh on July 7, reports The Week. Manish Shrivastava and his wife Varsha alias Anita, both hailing from Machhlishahar in Jaunpur District of Uttar Pradesh, were allegedly using fake identities and other fake documents to reside at a rented accommodation in Bhopal, a statement by the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of UP-ATS, Asim Arun said. The UP-ATS statement said they were receiving intelligence on some people with Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] ideology engaging in ‘anti-national activities’ and based on this, eight persons were questioned in four places, including Bhopal. The UP-ATS also recovered some literature and electronic gadgets from the couple. In a statement, the Director General of Police (DGP) of Madhya Pradesh, V.K. Singh said suspected elements of Maoist ideologies have been found to stay in urban areas across India and this is likely one such instance. He said the UP-ATS will be taking requisite action about the couple arrested from Bhopal.
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July - 8 
Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Gua Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on July 8, reports The Pioneer. The arrested Maoists have been identified as Krishna Kerai (26) and Badega Sirka (28). Police also recovered a gun and a rifl
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Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Gua Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on July 8, reports The Pioneer. The arrested Maoists have been identified as Krishna Kerai (26) and Badega Sirka (28). Police also recovered a gun and a rifle from an adjoining forest in Gua after getting the information from the duo. "Acting on the tip off, we set up a team comprising OC, Gua police station, Bada Jamda police station and a company of CRPF jawans belonging to the 107 battalion. After moving to Badaraika village, we surrounded the entire village and subsequently raided the house of Kerai," said Superintendent of Police (SP), Indrajeet Mahatha. Mahatha stated that after taking Kerai into their custody, they interrogated him and during the interrogation, he revealed about another Maoist, Badega Sirka. "As per our investigation, Kerai was wanted in connection with about half-a-dozen Maoist-sponsored violence committed in Kiriburu and Jateya police station area in West Singhbhum. He revealed that he himself and Sirka had come home on leave from the rebel squad. He said they arrested Sirka (28) on the information given by Kerai. During interrogation, Kerai divulged that while returning home, the duo had hidden their firearms—a sten-gun and a rifle—in the forest on their way home. The Police led both Kerai and Sirka to the spot where the firearms had been concealed at the forest near the Badaraika village and recovered them.
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July - 12 
Khunti Police arrested five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and recovered two firearms as well as ammunition from Amto Village under Maranghada Police Station limits in Khunti District of Jharkhand on July 12, reports The Pioneer. Those arrested are identified as Sukhdeo Munda (2
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Khunti Police arrested five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and recovered two firearms as well as ammunition from Amto Village under Maranghada Police Station limits in Khunti District of Jharkhand on July 12, reports The Pioneer. Those arrested are identified as Sukhdeo Munda (21), Samir Nagar (20) Karm Singh Nagar (22), Nardeo Munda (19) and Kandra Munda (21) all of them are resident of Maranhada area. Acting on a tip off, a team of Police officials, led by Sub– Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Ashish Kumar Mahli and other Police official of the District Police undertook the operation successfully. The five Maoists were arrested while they were making plans to commit crime in Amto village with their other colleagues. The Police team recovered one country made pistol, some banners of the CPI-Maoist, a green coloured Apache motorcycle and some live cartridges.
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July - 13 
A joint team of Lakhisarai Police and Special Task Force (STF) arrested one person identified Dharo Koda alias Rajesh Koda (27), logistics and arms supplier to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Simratari Korasi village under Kajra Police Station limits in Lakhisarai District of Biha
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A joint team of Lakhisarai Police and Special Task Force (STF) arrested one person identified Dharo Koda alias Rajesh Koda (27), logistics and arms supplier to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Simratari Korasi village under Kajra Police Station limits in Lakhisarai District of Bihar on July 13, reports The Times of India. Lakhisarai Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Pawan Kumar Upadhayay said Dharo was a supplier of logistics required for daily use and arms and ammunition to Maoists in Lakhisarai District since at least last four years. The ASP said that one of the main responsibilities of Dharo apart from supplying logistics and arms and ammunition to his counterparts was to provide information about movement of security personnel in the area. ASP Chaudhary said that Dharo was in the cadre of Maoist leader Parvesh Da alias Anuj Da who is the in-charge of the East Bihar North West Jharkhand Special Area Committee (EBNWJSAC) of CPI-Maoist. Parvesh carries a reward of INR 500,000 declared by Bihar Government and INR 10 million declared by Jharkhand Government.
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July - 14 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman cadre, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on July 14, reports Odisha TV. The gun battle broke out in a forest near Gumiyapal village, located around 400 kilometres fro
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman cadre, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on July 14, reports Odisha TV. The gun battle broke out in a forest near Gumiyapal village, located around 400 kilometres from State capital, Raipur, when a District Reserve Guard (DRG) team was out on an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallav, said. During search of the encounter spot, bodies of two Maoist and two firearms – a .303 rifle and a muzzle-loading gun – were recovered, Pallava said. Those killed were identified as Deva and Mamgli alias Mui, who were active members of the Malangir area committee of Maoists and carried rewards of INR 500,000 each on their heads, he said. A suspected woman Maoist, identified as Kosi, was also arrested from the spot, Pallava said.
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July - 15 
A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested during a search operation carried out by a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police from Jagargunda in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on July 15, reports The Pioneer. According to Police, Hemla Sukka (
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A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested during a search operation carried out by a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police from Jagargunda in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on July 15, reports The Pioneer. According to Police, Hemla Sukka (21), a resident of Tekalguda village, Nayapara under Jagargunda Police Station limits was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Timelwada Ghati. Sukka was wanted in connection with a case registered with Chintagufa Police Station, Police said. As per the official data with the State Police department, so far in 2019 SFs have arrested 244 Maoists. In the same period 34 Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] were killed in encounters and 160 Naxals gave up arms being disenchanted with Maoist ideology.
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July - 16 
A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested during a search operation carried out by a team of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) and District Police near Pedaras weekly market in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on July 16, reports The Pioneer. According to Police the
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A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested during a search operation carried out by a team of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) and District Police near Pedaras weekly market in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on July 16, reports The Pioneer. According to Police the arrested Maoist was identified as Kawasi Budhra (22), a resident of Chhotegodam village under Kuknar Police Station limits in the District. Budhra was wanted in connection with a case registered with Kuknar Police Station, Police said.
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July - 17 
A wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 50,000 on his head was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) from Bareilly city in Bareilly District of Uttar Pradesh on July 17, reports The Pioneer. Kheem Singh was arrested from outside the Bar
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A wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 50,000 on his head was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) from Bareilly city in Bareilly District of Uttar Pradesh on July 17, reports The Pioneer. Kheem Singh was arrested from outside the Bareilly railway station on a specific information provided by Manish Srivastava, who was in custody for his alleged involvement in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] activities, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Asim Arun said. Singh, who hailed from Uttarakhand was on his way to Dhanbad to meet his fellow cadres, the IGP said, adding a country made pistol, cartridges, a pen drive, a knife and a wire cutter were recovered from his possession. Police said Singh was active in many farmers' agitations between 1983 and 2003, an active cadre of CPI-Maoist, and was wanted in a number of cases in Uttarakhand.
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July - 17 
The Visakhapatnam Rural Police arrested five militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Pedabayalu Area Committee, who were involved in number of offences, in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on July 17, reports The Hindu. The arrested militia members have been ident
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The Visakhapatnam Rural Police arrested five militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Pedabayalu Area Committee, who were involved in number of offences, in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on July 17, reports The Hindu. The arrested militia members have been identified as Vanthala Leevu (22), Ch. Nookaraju (22) and Pangi Kameswara Rao (20), V. Chanti Babu (27), and G. Nookaraju (25). While, Vanthala, Nookaraju and Pangi, all three were resident of Pedabayalu Mandal (administrative sub-division), Chanti Babu was a resident of Chintapalle Mandal, and Nookaraju was a resident of Koraput District in Odisha. According to Police, all the five arrestees have been working as militia members since 2014. Police said that these persons were acting as couriers for Maoists and would forcibly take members of the public to ‘Praja Courts’ (People’s/Kangaroo court held by the Maoist rebels). They also used to inform Maoists about the movement of Police.
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July - 19 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was involved in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in 2017, was arrested in Palamu District of Jharkhand on July 19, reports The Week. Arjun Yadav was arrested during a special operation in Naudihabajhar Police Station area of the Distri
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was involved in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in 2017, was arrested in Palamu District of Jharkhand on July 19, reports The Week. Arjun Yadav was arrested during a special operation in Naudihabajhar Police Station area of the District, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Sambhu Kumar Singh said. Arjun was one of the Maoists named in the FIR filed in the 2017 encounter case, Singh said. Yadav, during interrogation, confessed that he was involved in the gun battle with SFs two years ago, the SDPO added.
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July - 19 
A student of the Osmania University (OU) pursuing his M. Sc In Geo-Informatics was arrested by Bijapur Police of Chhattisgarh State on charges of having links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on July 19, reports Telangana Today. The arrested student, identified as Ugge Bharath (
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A student of the Osmania University (OU) pursuing his M. Sc In Geo-Informatics was arrested by Bijapur Police of Chhattisgarh State on charges of having links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on July 19, reports Telangana Today. The arrested student, identified as Ugge Bharath (34), had already completed his M. Tech in Energy Systems from OU, according to sources. Further, it is said that the Bijapur Police picked up Bharath, when he was allegedly trying to get into forest areas. Some Maoist literature was reportedly seized from his possession. Sources said Bharath played a crucial role in equipping the Maoist cadres in procurement and use of wireless communication sets. He was also instrumental in educating the Maoist cadres in intercepting the wireless communication network of the Security Forces (SFs) too. Bharath is a native of Manikyapur village near Bheemadeverapally Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Warangal District of Telangana and had completed his M. Tech in in 2014. He was a boarder of Hostel B on the OU campus as he was studying M. Sc in Geo-Informatics. He was also a close relative of a top Naxalite [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] leader Ugge Chandramouli, who was arrested in 2006, it was said. Bharath is alleged to have trained Maoist cadres in use of Very high frequency (VHF) communication and in refurbishing the wireless sets taken away by Maoists during raids on SFs.
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July - 19 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres,wanted for the killing of five Policemen in an attack in Seraikela-Kharsawan District of Jharkhand last month, were arrested from different parts of the District on July 19, reports The Week. Five Police personnel were killed and their weapons
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres,wanted for the killing of five Policemen in an attack in Seraikela-Kharsawan District of Jharkhand last month, were arrested from different parts of the District on July 19, reports The Week. Five Police personnel were killed and their weapons,ammunition and personal belongings looted in a Maoist attack at Kukru weekly haat (Market) under Tiruldih Police Station limits in the District on June 14, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kuldeep Dwivedi, said. Acting on tip-offs about sightings of the Maoist rebels of the Maharaj Pramanik squad of CPI-Maoist, a special Police team was formed and the raids to arrest them were launched, IGP said.The Police also seized two motorcycles used in the attack, mobile phones of the four, and Maoist booklets and posters, the IGP said.The mobile phone of one of the slain Police officer,Inspector Yudhister Mahto, was also recovered, he added. Dwivedi said top Maoist leaders of the area including Maharaj Pramanik had plotted the attack to kill the Policemen and loot their weapons. Those leaders are still at large.
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July - 24 
Eight ‘jan militia’(people’s army) members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on July 24, reports Devdiscourse.Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Rajesh Chandra said, they were arrested during a vehicle check in Cha
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Eight ‘jan militia’(people’s army) members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on July 24, reports Devdiscourse.Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Rajesh Chandra said, they were arrested during a vehicle check in Charla area July 24 evening following a chase when the ‘jan militia’ members, tried to flee after noticing a Police party. Police recovered 30 gelatin sticks and eight detonators from their possession. During questioning, they revealed that they belonged to Chhattisgarh, and had been working as ‘militia’ members for the CPI-Maoist for the past two years, the ASP added. The identities of the arrested ‘militia’ members are yet to be established.
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July - 24 
Meanwhile, a Naxalite[Left Wing Extremist, LWE] wanted in several cases was arrested in Latehar District of Jharkhand on July 24, reports Mid-Day. The arrested Naxalite is a self-styled ‘area commander’ of the Jharkhand JanamuktiParishad (JJMP), a splinter group of CPI-Maoist. Acting on a tip-off, a
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Meanwhile, a Naxalite[Left Wing Extremist, LWE] wanted in several cases was arrested in Latehar District of Jharkhand on July 24, reports Mid-Day. The arrested Naxalite is a self-styled ‘area commander’ of the Jharkhand JanamuktiParishad (JJMP), a splinter group of CPI-Maoist. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team raided a house in Chhipadohar village and arrested Kamlesh Singh alias Guddu alias Vishal (26).Cases were lodged against Singh for his involvement in an encounter with the Police in Kone village in Lateharlast year, setting of vehicles on fire in neighbouring Palamu District and assaulting people for extortion.
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July - 27 July - 28
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre involved in the killing of five Policemen in Seraikela-Kharsawan District on June 14, has been arrested from West Bengal on July 28, reports The Week. Getting a tip-off that Alamgir Ansari was hiding in neighbouring West Bengal, the special invest
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre involved in the killing of five Policemen in Seraikela-Kharsawan District on June 14, has been arrested from West Bengal on July 28, reports The Week. Getting a tip-off that Alamgir Ansari was hiding in neighbouring West Bengal, the special investigating team from Jharkhand arrested Ansari from Galasi Police Station area in East Bardhaman District of West Bengal on July 27 and brought him to Seraikela-Kharsawan District on July 28, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP), Kuldeep Dwivedi said. The DIGP said Ansari belongs to Seraikela-Kharsawan District and is a member of the Maoist squad of Maharaj Pramanik. Sunil Tudu, Budharam Mardi, Shriram Manjhi and Ramu Lohara had been arrested last week from different places in the District in connection with the killing of five Policemen at Kukoru Bazaar under Tiruldih Police Station in Seraikela-Kharsawan District on June 14.
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July - 31 
A ‘Maoist courier’ having direct links with a top ‘commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) military battalion based in south Bastar region of neighbouring Chhattisgarh was arrested by the Charla Police at R Kothagudem village in Bhadrachalam division in Bhadradri Kothagudem Di
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A ‘Maoist courier’ having direct links with a top ‘commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) military battalion based in south Bastar region of neighbouring Chhattisgarh was arrested by the Charla Police at R Kothagudem village in Bhadrachalam division in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on July 31, reports The Hindu. A joint team of local Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel arrested M. Nagaraju (42), a labourer of Charla town, while wandering in a suspicious manner near R Kothagudem village. On questioning, he confessed to acting as a ‘courier’ to some top Maoist leaders operating in the border Districts of adjoining Chhattisgarh, Police said. He has long been supplying groceries, medicines and explosive materials to the rebels through a network of Maoist militants, a Police press release said. He had allegedly managed to escape during a vehicle-checking operation by the Police at Kaliveru cross roads six days ago when a Police team arrested eight Maoist cadres along with explosive materials, the release added.
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July - 31 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) courier carrying arms and explosives to be supplied to Maoists was arrested in Kalahandi District of Odisha on July 31, reports Orissa Post. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team launched a special operation and arrested the Maoist courier near Bhawanipatn
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) courier carrying arms and explosives to be supplied to Maoists was arrested in Kalahandi District of Odisha on July 31, reports Orissa Post. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team launched a special operation and arrested the Maoist courier near Bhawanipatna when he was proceeding to deliver the explosives to Maoists, Kalahandi, Superintendent of Police (SP), B Gangadhar said. On search, a local made gun, 20 gelatin sticks, five electric detonators, electric wires and Maoist leaflets were seized from him, the SP said. Following his interrogation, it was found that he was engaged in movement of arms and ammunition and explosive materials to be delivered to the Maoists in their hideout, the SP said. This apart, the man used to pass information about movement of Security Forces (SFs) to the Maoists and supply them grocery and other articles, the SP added. The identity of the courier is yet to be established.
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July - 31 
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), in a joint operation with Special Task Force (STF) of State Police, arrested top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ Pradyuman Sharma's nephew Gaurav Sharma (19) and one Shahdeo Yadav (47) for their alleged involvement in transporting levy money fr
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The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), in a joint operation with Special Task Force (STF) of State Police, arrested top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ Pradyuman Sharma's nephew Gaurav Sharma (19) and one Shahdeo Yadav (47) for their alleged involvement in transporting levy money from Nawada District in Bihar on July 31, reports The Times of India. Security personnel also got some cellphone numbers from Gaurav through which Pradyuman was in touch with him. Pradyuman, the Magadh zone ‘commander’ of CPI-Maoist, is accused in at least 51 cases. He carries a reward of INR 50,000 on his head. In March last year, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had attached properties worth INR 6.8 million in the name of Pradyumna’s close family members. "Police seized Rs 2.47 lakh of levy money from Shahdeo's possession. The amount was collected from a person at Koderma in Jharkhand. When grilled, he named Gaurav to whom he was going to deliver the money," Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Kumar Alok said. Shahdeo is a native of Sampat Bigha under Sirdalla Police Station limits in Nawada District, while Gaurav is the son of Pradyumna’s brother-in-law and was presently studying in a college at Jehanabad. "Gaurav was arrested from Rajauli. A pen drive and a cellphone were seized from his possession. The pen drive contained Maoist literature and other documents," the ASP said, adding Gaurav also confessed to be in contact with the Maoist leader over cellphone.
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August - 1 
Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from two different Police Stations including Harihurganj Police Station and Panki Police Station in Palamu District of Jharkhand on August 1, reports The Pioneer. Acting on a tip off received by Superintendent of Police (SP), Aj
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Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from two different Police Stations including Harihurganj Police Station and Panki Police Station in Palamu District of Jharkhand on August 1, reports The Pioneer. Acting on a tip off received by Superintendent of Police (SP), Ajay Linda, Police arrested Jalabe Yadav alias Vinay Yadav who came to his brother-in-law’s house. A joint team of Palamu Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 134 battalion arrested Yadav. Linda said that Yadav was involved in several registered criminal cases including bomb blast at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) VD Ram’s election office under Harihurganj Police Station in Palamu in the recently-held Lok Sabha (Lower House of India’s Parliament) elections. Yadav was a resident of Gaya District in Bihar, he added. In another case, the SP said that Maoist, identified as Sonu Singh Kherwar alias Deepak Singh, was arrested from Panki Police Station area. “Sonu Singh joined the Maoist organisation in Kharwar 2011. However, he has been absconding from the organisation for the last two years. There are many cases registered against him at various police stations against Sonu,” said Linda.
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August - 1 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, were arrested from separate places in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on August 1, reports India Today. One of them, Madkami Hadma (24), carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was arrested from the Tongpal Police Stati
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, were arrested from separate places in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on August 1, reports India Today. One of them, Madkami Hadma (24), carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was arrested from the Tongpal Police Station limits by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs), Police said. Gelatin rod, wire and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] pamphlets were seized from the possession of Hadma, a resident of Katekalyan Police Station limits in neighbouring Dantewada District, the Police said. Hadma, who was active as a ‘militia commander’, was allegedly involved in attacks on SFs, the Police added. The woman Maoist, identified as Tati Bheeme (30), was arrested by a squad of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’s 74th battalion from Godelguda village under the Polampalli Police Station limits, Police said. Bheeme was a member of the training wing of Maoists, and two warrants were pending against Bheeme at the Polampalli Police Station in connection with Naxal-related incidents, Police added.
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August - 2 
The Police, on August 2, arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia member and a sympathiser for their alleged involvement in the recent murder of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Nalluri Srinivas Rao of Bestha Kotthur village of Charla Mandal (administrative sub-divisio
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The Police, on August 2, arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia member and a sympathiser for their alleged involvement in the recent murder of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Nalluri Srinivas Rao of Bestha Kotthur village of Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division), from Bhadrachalam agency in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana, reports Telangana Today. The Police were checking vehicles at Kaliveru Crossroads near Anjanapuram hillock and Peddamidisileru road, when the team spotted two persons moving suspiciously during the inspections, and on seeing the Police, the duo tried to escape, but the Police chased them and arrested them. On questioning, they identified themselves as Jeedigunta Sateesh of Bestha Kotthur and Sodi Unga of Kristarampadu of Charla Mandal. Sateesh is a militia member and Sodi Unga a sympathiser. They confessed to their involvement in the murder of Srinivas Rao, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Rajesh Chandra said, adding that two Maoist banners and 10 posters were seized from Sodi Unga. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported, Nalluri Srinivas Rao (40), a leader of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the ruling party in the neighbouring state of Telangana, was allegedly bludgeoned to death with a boulder by CPI-Maoist cadres at Puttapadu village in the Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on July 12, 2019. Srinivas was allegedly abducted by a 15-member Maoist team from his house in Bestha Kotthur village under Charla Mandal in the Bhadrachalam agency of Bhadradri-Kothagudem District on July 8.
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August - 3 
One cadre of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) was arrested following an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and the TPC, in the forests near to Dakra village in Latehar District of Jharkhand on August 3, reports Devdiscourse. During a search operation soon after the encounter, one TPC ca
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One cadre of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) was arrested following an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and the TPC, in the forests near to Dakra village in Latehar District of Jharkhand on August 3, reports Devdiscourse. During a search operation soon after the encounter, one TPC cadre was arrested. The SF personnel recovered one INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle, one semi-automatic rifle and one US-made automatic rifle, besides a large number of bullets from the encounter spot, Superintendent of Police (SP), Prasant Anand said. The TPC is engaged in extortion and threatening people over phone in the area and anti- Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation will be stepped up in the area, the SP said. TPC is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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August - 3 
Seraikela-Kharsawan Police on August 3 evening arrested three CPI-Maoist cadres involved in the Chandil sub-division's Khukru weekly market Maoist attack in which five Policemen were killed on the evening of June 14, reports The Pioneer. The Police arrested Joseph Purty alias Tipura (35), Lakhan Sar
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Seraikela-Kharsawan Police on August 3 evening arrested three CPI-Maoist cadres involved in the Chandil sub-division's Khukru weekly market Maoist attack in which five Policemen were killed on the evening of June 14, reports The Pioneer. The Police arrested Joseph Purty alias Tipura (35), Lakhan Sardar (32) and Enom Hassa Purty (29), all cadres belonging to the group of Maoist ‘commander’ Maharaj Pramanik. The Police have recovered three cell phones from them and also gathered information about the movement of Maoist ‘commander’ Maharaj Pramanik.
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August - 4 
One suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested by Police in a raid along with Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature, arms, ammunition, from a dump in Sirdala Police Station area in Nawada District of Bihar on August 4, reports New Kerala. The Police also recovere
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One suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested by Police in a raid along with Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature, arms, ammunition, from a dump in Sirdala Police Station area in Nawada District of Bihar on August 4, reports New Kerala. The Police also recovered four Improvised Explosion Devices (IEDs), one weighing 10 Kilograms and three of five Kilograms; one country-made pistol, 39 detonators, 43 INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle cartridges, four uniforms and three mobiles were recovered from a house. The identity of the arrested cadre is yet to be established.
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August - 5 
A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who according to Police is an expert in planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), was arrested during an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on August 5, reports The Pioneer. “A district
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A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who according to Police is an expert in planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), was arrested during an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on August 5, reports The Pioneer. “A district police party from Errabore police station had received input that a Maoist who is an expert in IED planting was spotted around Errabore weekly market,” a local Police official stated. Based on intelligence input, Kawasi Hunga (25), a Maoist ‘Jan militia’ (people’s army) member and resident of Bodagubali village Errabore was arrested, Sukma Police said. Hunga was involved in planting IED near Errabore weekly market, which was detected on July 21, 2019, Police informed.
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August - 5 
Six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a search operation by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local Police in the forests near Marjoom village under Katekalyan Police Station limits in Dantewada District in Chhattisgarh on August 5, reports India Toda
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Six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a search operation by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local Police in the forests near Marjoom village under Katekalyan Police Station limits in Dantewada District in Chhattisgarh on August 5, reports India Today. The arrested Maoists are identified as Pide Veko (25), Piso Kawasi (22), Payko Veko (26), Fagnu Madkami (30), Sanna Kudami (25) and Pojja Kudami (24), all ‘Jan militia’ (people’s army) members of the CPI-Maoist. "A tiffin bomb, electric wire, Maoist bags and commodities of daily use were recovered from them. They were involved in an encounter with security forces near Chikpal village on July 28 this year," a Police official said.
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August - 6 
A leader of an underground Dalam (armed squad) of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) was arrested from the forest area of Raigudem in the Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on August 6, reports Devdiscourse. D Sammaiah (50) was arrested in the
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A leader of an underground Dalam (armed squad) of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) was arrested from the forest area of Raigudem in the Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on August 6, reports Devdiscourse. D Sammaiah (50) was arrested in the forest area along with a .303 rifle along with ammunition, Police said. Superintendent of Police (SP), Sunil Dutt said, Sammaiah, wanted in 13 criminal cases in different Police Stations, was arrested while Police were searching for Dalam members who were involved in firing at a Police party in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District on July 31. In the firing, Linganna, state ‘secretary’ of the CPI-ML-New Democracy, and the ‘Commander’ of the Linganna faction, the underground group formed by him, was killed.
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August - 8 August - 11
On August 11, escaped Maoist Communist Party Manipur (MCPM) leader Sapamcha Kangleipak along two cadres of Kangleipak Communist Party - Peoples’ War Group (KCP- PWG) were arrested and brought back to Imphal in Imphal West District of Manipur, reports Nagaland Post. Kangleipak who had escaped from th
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On August 11, escaped Maoist Communist Party Manipur (MCPM) leader Sapamcha Kangleipak along two cadres of Kangleipak Communist Party - Peoples’ War Group (KCP- PWG) were arrested and brought back to Imphal in Imphal West District of Manipur, reports Nagaland Post. Kangleipak who had escaped from the security ward of JNIMS hospital, Imphal on the intervening night of December 28 and 29, 2008 was rearrested from Hardinge Road near Patna Junction of Bihar on August 8 along with two leaders of the (KCP-PWG) Wahengbam Thoi Luwang alias Thawai Lakpa and Kangabam Roshan. According to E pao Net, Kangleipal was previously detained under National Security Act (NSA) for seditious charge.
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August - 12 
A team of Special Task Force (STF) arrested two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including its self-proclaimed ‘commander’ and a woman cadre from Abhuchak village under Saraiya Police Station in Muzaffarpur District of Bihar late on August 12 night, reports The Times of In
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A team of Special Task Force (STF) arrested two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including its self-proclaimed ‘commander’ and a woman cadre from Abhuchak village under Saraiya Police Station in Muzaffarpur District of Bihar late on August 12 night, reports The Times of India. The arrested Maoists have been identified as Anil Baitha, resident of Gopalpur village in Vaishali District and Ragini of Fatehpur village under Kanti Police Station in Muzaffarpur District.Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Vimlesh chandra Jha said, “The duo were wanted in more than six cases. Baitha’s name has figured recently in a case pertaining to demand of levy from two construction companies engaged in laying new railway tracks on newly-created section between Hajipur and Sugauli under East Central Railways. Two separate FIR have been lodged with Saraiya police station in January and March this year against Baitha and his associates.”
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August - 14 
Two Policemen and a civilian disguised as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested for looting traders and passengers in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on August 14, reports Hindustan Times. Another Policeman, also part of the gang, is on the run and Police are raiding
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Two Policemen and a civilian disguised as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested for looting traders and passengers in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on August 14, reports Hindustan Times. Another Policeman, also part of the gang, is on the run and Police are raiding various spots to arrest him. The accused constables, Hirdu Ram Kumeti and Madhav Kuldeep, were arrested along with one civilian Dolendera Kumeti. The fourth one, Omkar Kumeti is on run. All the accused are from Kondagaon District and were active in the Bastar region for last one month.
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August - 16 
A Naxalite [Left Wing Extremist, LWE]of Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) was arrested by the Police in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on August 16, reports The Hans India. Superintendent of Police (SP), Sunil Dutt, informed that the arrestee
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A Naxalite [Left Wing Extremist, LWE]of Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) was arrested by the Police in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on August 16, reports The Hans India. Superintendent of Police (SP), Sunil Dutt, informed that the arrestee was identified as Madivi Ramesh alias Ravi of Palavagu of Mulugugudem under Kothagudem town Police Station limits. On a tip-off that CPI-ML-New Democracy's Azad dalam(armed squad) members were in the forests of Chinthakunta of Laxmidevipalli Mandal (administrative sub-division), the local Police and Special Police Party undertook the combing operations and arrested Ramesh and a firearm was recovered from his possession. However, dalam ‘commander’ Azad and its members escaped into the forests. The SP informed that Ramesh was involved in four criminal cases and he along with other dalam members used to extort money from businessmen and attack Police party.
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August - 19 
Two civilians were allegedly shot dead by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on suspicion of them being ‘police informers’ in Mananpur area under Chanan Police Station limits in Lakhisarai District of Bihar on August 19, reports New Kerala. Police, however, said the killing was carr
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Two civilians were allegedly shot dead by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on suspicion of them being ‘police informers’ in Mananpur area under Chanan Police Station limits in Lakhisarai District of Bihar on August 19, reports New Kerala. Police, however, said the killing was carried out on their refusal to pay ‘levy’ (extortion money) to the Maoists. Speaking to media, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Pawan Kumar Upadhyay said, "We got information about the murder of two people here. When reached the spot and saw the bodies, it suggests that the murder was committed by Naxals." The victims were identified as Madan Yadav (45), a former Maoist leader who had quit the outfit a few years ago, and his driver Chhotu Kumar (35) of Bhalui village in the District.
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August - 20 
Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from a forested hill near Tadpara village under the Chintagufa Police Station limits in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on August 20, reports Devdiscourse. A combined squad of the 206th battalion of CoBRA
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Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from a forested hill near Tadpara village under the Chintagufa Police Station limits in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on August 20, reports Devdiscourse. A combined squad of the 206th battalion of CoBRA (Commando Battalions for Resolute Action) - an elite unit of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) - and the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) involved in the operation, arrested Podiyam Pojja, Sodi Bhima, Sodi Rama, Hemla Deva, Sodi Deva, Podiyam Bandi and Sodi Bhima, all of them were active as lower-rung cadres and associated with ‘Jan Militia’ (people’s army) groups and the Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangathan (DAKMS), a front organisation of CPI-Maoist. All the arrested Maoists residents of Chintagufa, were allegedly involved in incidents like attacking Police teams, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosions and setting vehicles on fire engaged in construction works, among others.
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August - 22 
Police arrested five cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Simdega and Khunti Districts of Jharkhand on August 22, reports New Kerala. According to the Police, three PLFI cadres were arrested from Simdega D
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Police arrested five cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Simdega and Khunti Districts of Jharkhand on August 22, reports New Kerala. According to the Police, three PLFI cadres were arrested from Simdega District. Police seized two pistols from their possession. The identities of the rebels are yet to be established. In the other incident, two PLFI cadres were arrested from Khunti District. Police seized two pistols, cartridges, INR 24,000 in cash and Maoist literature from them. The identities of the rebels are yet to be established.
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August - 23 
Four cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from two places in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on August 23, reports Devdiscourse. Three cadres were arrested from Farspal Police Station limits, while the other one was arrested in Aranpur Police Station area, a Police
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Four cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from two places in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on August 23, reports Devdiscourse. Three cadres were arrested from Farspal Police Station limits, while the other one was arrested in Aranpur Police Station area, a Police official said. Acting on a specific input about the presence of some suspected Maoists at Kaccheghat on Farspal-Bhairamgarh road, a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and local Police raided the place and rounded up the trio, identified as Budhram alias Chhotu Oyam, Oyam Raju and Punem Sukhram (28), the Police official said. Budhram and Raju were active as Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) member and ‘Jan Militia Commander’ respectively, the Police official said, adding that they were carrying a reward of INR 100,000 each on their heads. The duo was allegedly involved in the incidents of attack on Police teams, damaging railway tracks and planting bombs in the area, he added.
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August - 23 
Nanda Kunjam (25), a Maoists' Local Organisation Squad (LOS) member, was arrested from the forest near Potali village under in Aranpur Police Station limits. Kunjam was also carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, Police said.
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Nanda Kunjam (25), a Maoists' Local Organisation Squad (LOS) member, was arrested from the forest near Potali village under in Aranpur Police Station limits. Kunjam was also carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, Police said.
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August - 26 
Kobad Ghandy (68), former 'Politburo member' of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was brought to Surat District of Gujarat from Jharkhand on August 26, and was arrested by Surat Police in connection with a case lodged in Kamrej Police Station limits in 2010, reports New Kerala. He was se
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Kobad Ghandy (68), former 'Politburo member' of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was brought to Surat District of Gujarat from Jharkhand on August 26, and was arrested by Surat Police in connection with a case lodged in Kamrej Police Station limits in 2010, reports New Kerala. He was sent to Surat on a transfer warrant. He will be produced at a court in the Surat District in relation with a sedition case. Kobad alias Salim alias Rajan alias Kishore alias Arvind Adi Ghandy is the 24th accused to be arrested in the case. Ghandy was earlier arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police in 2009. He was released on bail from Vishakhapatnam central prison in December 2017. However, he was re-arrested later by Jharkhand Police in 2017.
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August - 26 
The Police arrested three persons who were extorting money claiming to be members of Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy), underground Dalams (armed squad) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) party, under the Alapalli Police Station limits in Bh
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The Police arrested three persons who were extorting money claiming to be members of Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy), underground Dalams (armed squad) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) party, under the Alapalli Police Station limits in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on August 26, reports Telangana Today. Tekulapally Inspector of Police Nagaraju said the accused were identified as Komalla Narasimha Reddy of Warangal and Rayala Venkateswarlu of Konijerla in Khammam who had worked with CPI-ML-New Democracy in the past. They were extorting money from local traders for the past three years and several cases were booked against them. Another accused, Maidam Surender, who helped the duo, was also taken into custody.
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August - 27 
A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Gaya Police and local Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre at Shankardih village under Uphara Police Station limits in Aurangabad District of Bihar on August 27, reports UNI. CRPF deputy commandant Suman Saurabh sai
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A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Gaya Police and local Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre at Shankardih village under Uphara Police Station limits in Aurangabad District of Bihar on August 27, reports UNI. CRPF deputy commandant Suman Saurabh said that security personnel arrested the Maoist, identified as Videsh Sharma, from his residence at Shankardih village on the basis of specific intelligence input. He said that the arrested outlaw was a named accused in various cases of unlawful activities under Konch Police Station area in the District.
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August - 27 
A woman Maoist ‘deputy commander’ with a reward of INR 800,000 on her head was arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on August 27, reports Times Now. Kowasi Mangli (27) was arrested from the house of a relative in Mendoli village under Katekalyan Police Station limits, a local Police offici
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A woman Maoist ‘deputy commander’ with a reward of INR 800,000 on her head was arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on August 27, reports Times Now. Kowasi Mangli (27) was arrested from the house of a relative in Mendoli village under Katekalyan Police Station limits, a local Police official said. "Mangli is a native of Pakhnar area in neighbouring Bastar district. She is self-styled deputy commander of the Maoists' military platoon no 26 of Katekalyan area committee. She took part in encounters with security forces in Bastar and Dantewada," the Police official said. Her interrogation has provided vital information on 'military platoon 26' and it would help security forces demolish it, he added.
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August - 28 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, were arrested from separate places during an anti-insurgency operation carried out by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on August 28, reports The Pioneer. “One of them carried a reward of Rs 2 lakh (INR
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, were arrested from separate places during an anti-insurgency operation carried out by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on August 28, reports The Pioneer. “One of them carried a reward of Rs 2 lakh (INR 200,000) while the other carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh (INR 100,000) on their heads,” a local Police officer said. The male Maoist cadre was identified as Kunjam Deva (20), was arrested from Sannempenta village, while the woman cadre was identified as Komram Dharme (55), arrested from Amapenta village, under Kistaram Police Station limits located about 620 kilometers south of State capital Raipur. Kunjam was member of Maoist platoon number 8 and carried the reward of INR 200,000 on his head, while Komram was a member of Kisan Adivasi Majdoor Sangh (KAMS)- a Maoist frontal organization, and carried the reward of INR 100,000 on her head, Police said. Both the Maoists were wanted in connection with incidents like murder and abduction, Police added.
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August - 30 
Acting on specific tip-off Police arrested a cadre of the Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and seized arms, ammunition and pamphlets from him in Latehar District of Jharkhand on August 30, reports ANI."The Naxal, Jeevlal
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Acting on specific tip-off Police arrested a cadre of the Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and seized arms, ammunition and pamphlets from him in Latehar District of Jharkhand on August 30, reports ANI."The Naxal, Jeevlal Ganjhu (25 years) was arrested from the Bhagiya forest by a team of the Balumath Police station led by Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Om Prakash," Police said in a statement. Four country-made rifles, two carbines, live rounds of bullets and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature pamphlets were also seized by the Police.
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August - 31 
Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre from Kartaha Police outpost area in Vaishali District of Bihar August 31, reports UNI. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Suryakant Singh, said that the Maoist extremist identified as Ravindra Sahni was arrested from his hi
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Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre from Kartaha Police outpost area in Vaishali District of Bihar August 31, reports UNI. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Suryakant Singh, said that the Maoist extremist identified as Ravindra Sahni was arrested from his hideout at Rasulpur Dawoodpur village based on specific intelligence input. Sahni was active in Muzaffarpur and Vaishali Districts.
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September - 2 
A large number of detonators used for triggering Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts by cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were seized and four persons were detained in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on September 2, reports Outlook.The consignment of 50 detonators packed
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A large number of detonators used for triggering Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts by cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were seized and four persons were detained in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on September 2, reports Outlook.The consignment of 50 detonators packed in two bags, for possible Maoist use, was recovered from four persons travelling from Hyderabad to Katekalyan in a bus in the District, Dantewada, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said."Those detained belong to Gudse, a hyper-sensitive village in Katekalyan, around 400 kilometres from Raipur. We are probing from there they got the detonators and for whom it was intended," he said, adding arrests would be made as investigations progress. The by poll in Dantewada assembly seat, necessitated by the death of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Bhima Mandavi, in a Naxal attack in April this year, will be held on September 23.
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September - 3 
A joint team of Special Task Force (STF) and District Police arrested a dreaded Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre under Laraiyatarh Police Station area in Munger District of Bihar on September 3, reports UNI. The Maoist extremist identified as Gorelal Naiya was arrested from his hid
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A joint team of Special Task Force (STF) and District Police arrested a dreaded Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre under Laraiyatarh Police Station area in Munger District of Bihar on September 3, reports UNI. The Maoist extremist identified as Gorelal Naiya was arrested from his hideout atop a hillock on the basis of specific intelligence input. A double barrel gun, 16 live cartridges and 21 Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] pamphlets were recovered from his possession, Superintendent of Police (SP), Gaurav Mangala said.
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September - 4 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in separate incidents in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on September 4, reports The Times of India. In the first incident, a Maoist identified as Pandru Telam, president of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (DAKMS)
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in separate incidents in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on September 4, reports The Times of India. In the first incident, a Maoist identified as Pandru Telam, president of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (DAKMS) and carrying a bounty of INR 100,000 on his head was arrested from forests of Ketulnar in the Bijapur District. As per the police, execution of a permanent warrant against Telam is still pending. He had been absconding since long. Telam was produced in court for further legal processes, Police said.
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September - 4 
In the other incident, a 22-year-old woman Maoist who was involved in setting on fire of passenger bus and robbing of cash and mobile handsets from passengers in the month of November 2018, has been arrested from the Tekamtela village in Chhattisgarh District. The action was taken jointly by Usoor P
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In the other incident, a 22-year-old woman Maoist who was involved in setting on fire of passenger bus and robbing of cash and mobile handsets from passengers in the month of November 2018, has been arrested from the Tekamtela village in Chhattisgarh District. The action was taken jointly by Usoor Police and 229th battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The identity of the arrested Maoist is yet to be established.
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September - 6 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head was arrested by the Police in Ranchi District of Jharkhand on September 6, reports UNI. Briefing the press Palamu, Superintendent of Police (SP), Ajay Linda said that the arrested Maoist has been identi
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head was arrested by the Police in Ranchi District of Jharkhand on September 6, reports UNI. Briefing the press Palamu, Superintendent of Police (SP), Ajay Linda said that the arrested Maoist has been identified as Devvansh Yadav who was arrested from Ratu of Ranchi District following a tip-off. He said that eight cases are registered against the Maoist in Panki Police Station in Palamu District.
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September - 6 
A former cadre of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of CPI-Maoist, was arrested with a loaded desi Katta from Naudiha Police Station area in Palamu District of Jharkhand on September 6, reports UNI. The arrestee identified as Amarjeet Yadav alias Pramajeet Ji, was earlier associ
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A former cadre of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of CPI-Maoist, was arrested with a loaded desi Katta from Naudiha Police Station area in Palamu District of Jharkhand on September 6, reports UNI. The arrestee identified as Amarjeet Yadav alias Pramajeet Ji, was earlier associated with TPC, but he later formed his gang and indulged in the collection of levy and extortion. Amarjeet had served prison term on the previous occasion also, Police said.
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September - 6 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Force from Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on September 6, reports The Pioneer. Lakshmaiyya alias Lachhu Kattam (43) and woman cadre Chimma alias Chinnami Ka
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Force from Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on September 6, reports The Pioneer. Lakshmaiyya alias Lachhu Kattam (43) and woman cadre Chimma alias Chinnami Kattam (42) were arrested from a forest near Galgam village under Usoor Police Station limits, Police said. "They belong to the same family. They have confessed that they were part of the outlawed CPI (Maoist). They were named in a FIR in the kidnapping (abduction) and killing of two villagers in Usoor area in September last year," a Police official said.
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September - 9 
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres of Malkangiri District of Odisha, from Annavaram village under Sankhavaram Mandal (administrative sub-division) in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh on September 9, reports Odisha Bytes. The
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres of Malkangiri District of Odisha, from Annavaram village under Sankhavaram Mandal (administrative sub-division) in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh on September 9, reports Odisha Bytes. The arrested Maoists have been identified as Bantala Bonjibabu and Kora Sudru, both native of Ralegarh village in Malkangiri District. Acting on a tip-off, a team of BSF conducted a raid and arrested the Maoists, who during interrogation, confessed that they are members of the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the Maoists. The Police also seized two country-made guns from their possession.
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September - 9 
Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) from the forests of Bandaguda village in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on September 9, reports The Pioneer. A composite squad of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), its elite unit CoB
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Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) from the forests of Bandaguda village in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on September 9, reports The Pioneer. A composite squad of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), its elite unit CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) and local Police during a search operation in Bandaguda, Chipurbhati, Pusbaka and Pegdapalli villages, arrested the five Maoists, identified as Punem Budhram (32), Rakesh Potam (21), Oyam Sannu (30), Tati Sona (24) and Madvi Basant (27). While Budhram was active as the head of ‘Janatana Sarkar’ ('people's government' unit of Maoists) in Pegdapalli village, others were working as lower-rung cadres, a Police official said, adding that they were allegedly involved in various incidents of violence and loot.
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September - 13 
Four militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by the Police at R Kothagudem village of Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on September 13, reports Telangana Today. The arrested militia members were identi
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Four militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by the Police at R Kothagudem village of Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on September 13, reports Telangana Today. The arrested militia members were identified as Madivi Chittibabu, Madivi Kannaiah, Irpa Balakrishna and Madivi Balakrishna, all residents of Bodanelli village of Charla Mandal, and working as militia members for the past one year. During interrogation they revealed their identity. The Police recovered nearly 20 metres of olive-green cloth material from their possession.
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September - 13 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including an ‘area commander’, have been arrested from Garhwa District of Jharkhand on September 13, reports Devdiscourse. The arrested Maoists have been identified as Bharat Singh Kharwar alias Raja ji and Jainath Yadav, Superintendent
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including an ‘area commander’, have been arrested from Garhwa District of Jharkhand on September 13, reports Devdiscourse. The arrested Maoists have been identified as Bharat Singh Kharwar alias Raja ji and Jainath Yadav, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Garhwa District, Dilnawaz Ahmad, said. Both the Maoists, who have been absconding since 2001, are wanted in several cases, including a landmine blast near Musaharwa Baba under Aghaura Police Station of the District, the SP said. The arrestees also confessed that they were involved in looting a rifle from Bhavnathpur Police Station.
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September - 14 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested in a joint operation by local Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel from Harkund village under Bhelwaghati police station limits of Giridih district in Jharkhand on September 15 reports The Pioneer. Actin
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested in a joint operation by local Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel from Harkund village under Bhelwaghati police station limits of Giridih district in Jharkhand on September 15 reports The Pioneer. Acting on a tip off received by the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Deepak Kumar, the cadres, identified as Prem Soren and Sunil Marandi were arrested on their way “to visit a nearby construction company with an alleged intension of executing some serious crime and spreading Maoists propaganda”. The arrested cadres “were close associates of Sidhu Kandhu and were involved in collection of levy from different parts of Giridih and its surroundings districts”, the ASP said. The Security Forces (SFs) recovered explosives including one country made pistol, detonators, codex wire, one motorcycle and 59 cartridges from their possession. Further, the CRPF Assistant Commandant Ajay Kumar of the district said that both were involved in several incidents of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] violence in the region.
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September - 15 
Four cadres of Communist Party of India – Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from separate places in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on September 15, reports The New Indian Express. The Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Pallava of the district said, “The cadres were arrested while the Distric
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Four cadres of Communist Party of India – Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from separate places in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on September 15, reports The New Indian Express. The Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Pallava of the district said, “The cadres were arrested while the District Reserve Guard and Danteshwari Fighters, an all-woman anti-Naxal police unit, were carrying out a joint patrol”. Two of the cadres were arrested from a place within Farspal police station limits while the other two were arrested in Geedam and Katekalyan village in the district. In the first operation, the Security Forces (SFs) arrested Bhime Kowasi (20), a woman member of Mirtur LOS (Local Organisation Squad) with Rs 1 lakh reward on her head, and Ursa Mithu (20), a janmilitia member from Kachhe valley. 11 Maoist posters and a set of combat uniforms were seized from their possession. In a separate operation, “a woman janmilitia member Attami Shanti (18), was arrested from Geedam and Lakhma Podiyam (28) was arrested from Parcheli Bandipara road of Katekalyan village”, the SP added.
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September - 15 
Two cadres of Communist Party of India – Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from a hillock under Kiul police station limits in Lakhisarai district of Bihar on September 15, reports United News of India. According to the Superintendent of Police (SP) of the district Sushil Kumar, both were arrested fr
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Two cadres of Communist Party of India – Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from a hillock under Kiul police station limits in Lakhisarai district of Bihar on September 15, reports United News of India. According to the Superintendent of Police (SP) of the district Sushil Kumar, both were arrested from the hillock based on specific intelligence input that the Police received. The arrested cadres had been identified as Jaichand Yadav, belonging to Singhchak village under Kiul police station limits in the district and Dharmendra Koda, a native of Bangrawa village under Jamalpur police station area in Munger district.
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September - 16 
A cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested by Police near Dareikela-Bisra area in Sundargarh district of Odisha on September 16, reports Pragativadi. Acting on a tip-off on his movement in the Bisra for
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A cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested by Police near Dareikela-Bisra area in Sundargarh district of Odisha on September 16, reports Pragativadi. Acting on a tip-off on his movement in the Bisra forest range, the Police conducted a raid and arrested the cadre. The police seized one mouser pistol with two magazines and PLFI banners from his possession. The arrested cadre has been identified as Mahendra Champia of Kolmunda village in Sundargarh district. According to the police, Mahendra was working with PLFI leader Dinesh Gope of Jharkhand and was actively involved in murder cases and Maoist attacks across the state. He was operating activities in Bisra, Raiboga, Talsera and in Jharkhand-Odisha border and used to extort from businessmen in the bordering areas of Sundargarh and Jharkhand by brandishing guns. He was active since 2012 and as many as seven cases were registered against him.
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September - 16 
In a separate incident, a cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested during a raid at Karimandih village under Haidar Nagar Police station limits in Palamu District of Jharkhand on September 16 reports Th
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In a separate incident, a cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested during a raid at Karimandih village under Haidar Nagar Police station limits in Palamu District of Jharkhand on September 16 reports The Week. The cadre was identified as Mukesh Kumar Yadav alias Toofan, a resident of Lesli Police station area of the District. The Police recovered a rifle and a mobile phone from his possession. According to the District Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Linda, “Mukesh is a self-styled commander of the PLFI and is wanted in six Naxalite [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] related cases, and Police had been looking for him for the past four years”.
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September - 16 
Three suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested during a search operation from Kanhaiguda village in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on September 16 reports The Daily Pioneer. The arrested cadres were identified as Muchki Erra (27), Madvi Deva (22), both residents
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Three suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested during a search operation from Kanhaiguda village in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on September 16 reports The Daily Pioneer. The arrested cadres were identified as Muchki Erra (27), Madvi Deva (22), both residents of villages under Bhejji police station limits and Madvi Hidma (22), a resident of Errabore Police station limits. Electric detonators along with cordex wire and pencil cells were recovered from their possession. They were arrested in an area-domination exercise conducted by a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) of Chhattisgarh Police and 217 battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from Konta police station limits, about 475 km south of state capital Raipur. According to Police, “Muchki was a member of CPI-Maoist Dandakaranya Adiwasi Kisan Majdur Sangh (DAKMS), while Madvi Deva and Madvi Hidma were members of Maoist ‘Janmilita’ active in Kottecheru and Gerrapad regions of Sukma”.
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September - 17 
A wanted cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested in a joint operation by the state Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from Jajwaria village in Chatra District of Jharkhand on September 17 reports India TV. The Maoist was identified as Shekahra Ganju and
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A wanted cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested in a joint operation by the state Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from Jajwaria village in Chatra District of Jharkhand on September 17 reports India TV. The Maoist was identified as Shekahra Ganju and according to Police, he was carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head and was said to have been running a terror network in three Districts of the state.
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September - 19 
A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested during a raid in Latehar district of Jharkhand on September 19, reports Dev Discourse. The arrested cadre was identified as Jhaman Singh, brother of Sudhir Singh alias Kundan, a ‘self-styled commander’ of CPI-Maoist. Accordi
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A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested during a raid in Latehar district of Jharkhand on September 19, reports Dev Discourse. The arrested cadre was identified as Jhaman Singh, brother of Sudhir Singh alias Kundan, a ‘self-styled commander’ of CPI-Maoist. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Amarnath, the cadre was arrested when he was on his way to Bura Pahar to attend a meeting in Barwadih forest. Maoist literature and posters bearing anti- government messages were recovered from his possession. Also, a woman, who was with him, was released after interrogation, the DSP added.
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September - 20 
A wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested by Police from Checharia forest area in Giridih District of Jharkhand on September 20, reports The Pioneer. The arrested Maoist has been identified as Dhuma Soren, belonging to Dubedih village near Giridih-Bokaro border area, w
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A wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested by Police from Checharia forest area in Giridih District of Jharkhand on September 20, reports The Pioneer. The arrested Maoist has been identified as Dhuma Soren, belonging to Dubedih village near Giridih-Bokaro border area, was wanted in Security and Intelligence Services (SIS) vehicle blast in Pirtand Police Station limits, where two persons were killed, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Deepak Kumar said. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Niraj Kumar said that the arrested Maoist has admitted his involvement in SIS vehicle blast case and others related to Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] activities in and around Giridih and Dhanbad Districts.
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September - 22 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre injured in the exchange of fire on September 22 in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh was arrested from Gummirevulu village of the District following a combing operation by the Police on September 28, reports The Times of India. The ar
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre injured in the exchange of fire on September 22 in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh was arrested from Gummirevulu village of the District following a combing operation by the Police on September 28, reports The Times of India. The arrested cadre was identified as Sake Kalavati alias Bhavani (45), wife of a Maoist leader Jagan, native of Anathapur District and ‘Area Committee Member, ACM’ of Pedabayalu committee. According to the Superintendent of Police (SP) of East Godavari District, Adnan Nayeem Asmi, Kalavati was the senior Maoist and cadre of Jana Natya Mandali (JNM), a cultural wing of CPI-Maoist. The SP also revealed that Kalavati sustained injuries to her calf muscle in the exchange of fire that took place in Madigimullu GK Veedhi area in Visakhapatnam District on September 22. She was given shelter by the former Sarpanch (head of the Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution) Narayana Rao of Gummirevulu village, who was also reportedly arrested. “When the search party found her, her leg had swollen up, following which she has been admitted to the hospital in Rajamahendravaram and will be handed over to the Visakhapatnam Police soon where several cases are pending against her,” the SP further added.
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September - 24 
A wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Tejo Mandal, involved in several murders, extortion, and robbery cases, was arrested by the Bhelwaghati Police in Giridih District of Jharkhand on September 24, reports The Pioneer. After being tipped off that Tejo, was coming
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A wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Tejo Mandal, involved in several murders, extortion, and robbery cases, was arrested by the Bhelwaghati Police in Giridih District of Jharkhand on September 24, reports The Pioneer. After being tipped off that Tejo, was coming on his motorbike from unknown destination and was just reached near Gadi-Billi village, Police from Bhelwaghati, and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, in a joint operation on September 24 night, conducted a raid to arrest him, who had been evading arrest for the last three years. Police found cartridges, along with several Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] pamphlets, from Tejo's possession.
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September - 26 
Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was involved in blowing up house of a former Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) in Gaya District, from Dumaria Police Station limits in Gaya District of Bihar on September 26, reports UNI. Police said the Maoist identifie
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Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was involved in blowing up house of a former Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) in Gaya District, from Dumaria Police Station limits in Gaya District of Bihar on September 26, reports UNI. Police said the Maoist identified as Dinesh Singh Bhokta, a native of Kokana village in Chakarbandha Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under the same Police Station area, was arrested on the receipt of specific intelligence input. Police said the rebel was arrested on charges of blowing up house of former MLC Anuj Singh on March 27, 2019.
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October - 7 
Three cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Timla village under Maranhada Police Station limits of Khunti District in Jharkhand on October 7, reports The Telegraph. The arrested cadres were identified as Dharamveer Mahto alias Demka Mahto, Amarjeet Munda alias Som
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Three cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Timla village under Maranhada Police Station limits of Khunti District in Jharkhand on October 7, reports The Telegraph. The arrested cadres were identified as Dharamveer Mahto alias Demka Mahto, Amarjeet Munda alias Soma Munda and Karan Singh Munda. As per the sources, the trio used to operate between Maranhada and Arki Police Station limits of the District. The Police recovered a country-made pistol, 15 rounds of AK-47 cartridges and a Maoist banner from them. The arrests were made during a search operation that was launched by the District Police after they received intelligence inputs regarding the presence of the Maoists in the village. The Superintendent of Police (SP) of the District, Ashutosh Shekhar said, “The arrested Maoists were new recruits. Barring Dharamveer, who is wanted in several cases of murder, extortion and loot registered at various Police Stations of the District, the others don’t have a criminal background. Dharamveer had in July last year shot dead a villager called Soma Munda”. Further, a Police Official said, “The presence of Maoists in the area is a cause for concern. The arrests will send a strong message to the rebels who are trying to create nuisance before the Assembly elections”.
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October - 9 
The Nallakunta Police had registered cases against Telangana Vidyarthi Vedika (TVV) president, Maddileti for his alleged links with leaders of the banned CPI-Maoist and helping them recruit cadres in Hyderabad District of the State, reports The Times of India on October 10. According to sources, the
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The Nallakunta Police had registered cases against Telangana Vidyarthi Vedika (TVV) president, Maddileti for his alleged links with leaders of the banned CPI-Maoist and helping them recruit cadres in Hyderabad District of the State, reports The Times of India on October 10. According to sources, the Jogulamba Gadwal District Police arrested two TVV members, Naganna and Balram, a few days back from whom they received incriminating information regarding the relation they had with the Maoists. “During interrogation, Naganna and Balram confessed to have supplied valuable materials to the Maoist leaders and TVV president Maddileti. In their confession, they also mentioned that Maddileti used to give money to the Maoist leaders and the former used to meet Maoist central committee members from the State,” said Nallakunta Inspector K. Muralidhar. Following which on October 8, a team of around 40 members which included officials from Telangana Intelligence’s anti-naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB), Hyderabad Task Force and Jogulamba Gadwal District Police conducted a raid in the residence of Maddileti in Adikmet town of the District. However, Maddileti was not at this residence at the time. While declaring that TVV is a frontal organisation of banned CPI-Maoist, sources in Hyderabad Police said that they recovered a letter written by CPI-Maoist Telangana Secretary Haribhushan to Chaitanya Educational Institutions Chairman B. S. Rao and several other letters besides some naxal literature, a laptop, memory card, pen drives and other gadgets. The Police sources said, “Maddileti has been working as an over ground worker (OGW) of CPI-Maoist by using TVV as its front organisation. He has been organising different events in support of Maoists. Specifically with reference to the letter addressed to B.S. Rao by Haribhushan, it has to be verified whether it was written directly by Haribhushan or Maddileti written at his behest’’. Although the Nallakunta Police has registered cases against Maddileti, it is learnt that he is still absconding.
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October - 10 
A Dalam (armed squad) member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from a place near R. Kothagudem forest area between Chinthaguppa and Bodanelly villages in Cherla Mandal (administrative sub-division) of Bhadradri Kothagudem District in Telangana on October 10, reports Te
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A Dalam (armed squad) member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from a place near R. Kothagudem forest area between Chinthaguppa and Bodanelly villages in Cherla Mandal (administrative sub-division) of Bhadradri Kothagudem District in Telangana on October 10, reports Telangana Today. The arrested cadre was identified as Podiyam Jogaiah alias Pawan (20), a native of the said Mandal. The incident of arrest took place during a vehicle inspection conducted by the Cherla Police, Special Party and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 141 battalion ‘A’ Coy. The Police seized as many as 20 gelatin sticks from his possession. According to Police, he was serving as underground cadre and was a member of Cherla Dalam led by ‘commander’ Sodi Jogaiah. At the orders of CPI-Maoist high command, he went to Korakatpadu village, a border village in the District to collect the gelatin sticks from CPI-Maoist committee members. He was later on supposed to hand over the material to the Maoists in Cherla. The Police added that he was involved in the murder of a former TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) MPTC (Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies) member, Nalluri Srinivas earlier in July this year. Besides, he was also involved in the murder of one Irpa Venkateswarlu of Kurnapalli and blasting of directional mine at Chinthaguppa-Bodanelli forests, injuring a Special Party constable and other incidents.
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October - 10 
A day after the Nallakunta Police registered cases against TVV president Maddileti for his alleged links with CPI-Maoist, the Mahbubnagar Police with the help of Osmania University Police arrested one K. Jagan (37), a member of Virasam (an association of revolutionary writers) at Tarnaka area in the
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A day after the Nallakunta Police registered cases against TVV president Maddileti for his alleged links with CPI-Maoist, the Mahbubnagar Police with the help of Osmania University Police arrested one K. Jagan (37), a member of Virasam (an association of revolutionary writers) at Tarnaka area in the Hyderabad District of the State on October 10, reports The New Indian Express. Jagan has been working as an Assistant Professor in Osmania University on contract basis and is also an anti-uranium mining activist. He was arrested based on the confession of the two arrested TVV members - Balram and Naganna, as reported earlier. The duo had reportedly confessed that Jagan had connections with Maoists, following which the Mahbubnagar Police conducted raids in his residence. The Police found some naxal literature and other incriminatory material from his house.
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October - 11 
Nine Naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] sympathisers were arrested in the Jogulamba Gadwal District of Telangana on October 11, reports The Hans India. According to the report, the Jogulamba Gadwal Police arrested the sympathisers on charges of their involvement in various cases. The Police after rece
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Nine Naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] sympathisers were arrested in the Jogulamba Gadwal District of Telangana on October 11, reports The Hans India. According to the report, the Jogulamba Gadwal Police arrested the sympathisers on charges of their involvement in various cases. The Police after receiving a tip off laid a trap and arrested a ‘student leader’ – Naganna, resident of Yelukuru village of Maldakal Mandal (administrative sub-division) in the District. Similarly, the Police also arrested Jagan, editor of Student March publication. Apart from these two prominent Naxalite sympathisers, the Police had also arrested seven others and produced them before the Court. The Special Judge of the Court had directed the Police to send them to judicial remand. With this, the Police had shifted all the arrested persons to Mahbubnagar Police Station. "We have prepared the first information reports (FIR) of all the nine persons and shifted them to Mahbubnagar prison on remand," a Police Officer said.
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October - 11 
The Ramagundam Commissionerate Police on October 11 arrested three imposters of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Mancherial District of Telangana, reports Telangana Today. The Police seized a country made pistol, nine live bullets, three mobile phones and a motorbike from their poss
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The Ramagundam Commissionerate Police on October 11 arrested three imposters of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Mancherial District of Telangana, reports Telangana Today. The Police seized a country made pistol, nine live bullets, three mobile phones and a motorbike from their possession. The arrested imposters were identified as Thode Rajeshwar Reddy, a bakery owner and resident of Adarshanagar locality in Chennur of the District, Bomma Chandrasekhar Reddy, a financier and native of Manginapalli Village in Machilipatnam Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh and Naveen Reddy, an alumnus of NIT (National Institute of Technology) from Nelwai in Vemanapalli Mandal in Adilabad District of the State. They were arrested after their act was exposed when they sent a letter to Raj Kumar, a Sarpanch (head of the Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution) of Narva village in Jaipur Mandal in the District threatening to kill him, if he failed to pay Rs 5 lakh. The extortion was made towards Maoist party fund and for Maoists’ week-long celebrations with a bullet on behalf of Maoist Action Team ‘commander’ Ranadheer. The letter also explained his tour programme of the last 20 days. Besides, the fake Maoists made threatening phone calls to the Sarpanch. Following which Raj Kumar approached the Police who in turn began a probe into the case and nabbed the three. The Ramagundam Commissioner of Police V. Sathyanarayana said, the imposters were taken into custody when they were moving suspiciously at Chennur cross-roads in the town. The trio confessed to be indulging in extortion from realtors, contractors and businessmen using a country made weapon. They admitted that they had posed as Maoists and threatened realtors. They also revealed that they used to send a letter and bullet to their targets, posing as extremists, to extort money from them, Sathyanarayana said.
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October - 12 
A cadre of Rayala faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala) was arrested by Bayyaram Police in Mahabubabad District in Telangana on October 12, reports Telangana Today. The cadre has been identified as Gatti Veeranna alias Krishna, ‘district
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A cadre of Rayala faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala) was arrested by Bayyaram Police in Mahabubabad District in Telangana on October 12, reports Telangana Today. The cadre has been identified as Gatti Veeranna alias Krishna, ‘district committee member’ of the CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala group. According to the Superintendent of Police (SP), N. Koti Reddy, Veeranna had joined the outfit in 2003 in Chandranna’s faction. After working there till 2007 he was promoted to the rank of ‘commander’. Later, he surrendered to the Police in 2010. However, he rejoined the party with encouragement of Danasari Sammaiah alias Gopanna and worked in Bandari Ilaiah and Vikram Dalams (armed squads) before joining Rayala faction along with Warangal ‘district committee secretary’ Suryam from Pedda Chandranna faction. Krishna was involved in the attack on Police near Kodipunjula Thanda in Bayyaram Mandal (administrative sub-division) in the District and several other cases including extortions. “Presently, only Suryam and Burka Pratap are members of Rayala faction and Ashok is the only member of Pedda Chandranna faction. We appeal to all the members to surrender before the Police to join the mainstream of the society,” the SP added.
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October - 12 
A suspected cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) wanted in the killing of six Policemen has been arrested from Chakan area in Pune District of Maharashtra on October 12, reports The Indian Express. The arrested cadre has been identified as Akash Murmu alias Saheb Hansada, a native o
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A suspected cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) wanted in the killing of six Policemen has been arrested from Chakan area in Pune District of Maharashtra on October 12, reports The Indian Express. The arrested cadre has been identified as Akash Murmu alias Saheb Hansada, a native of Lakhanpur area in Dumka District of Jharkhand. He was arrested by a team of Dumka Police, with the help of Pimpri Chinchwad Police in the District. The Superintendent of Police (SP) of Dumka District, Y. S. Ramesh, said, “Akash’s name had cropped up during investigation into the murder of Amarjit Balihar, SP, Pakur District, during an ambush in 2013. We got information that he was in Pune. Our team with the help of local Police arrested Akash from Chakan area in Pune. He was working in a private company in Chakan. We suspect he was residing in Pune for the last couple of years. We brought him to Jharkhand for further investigation”. In 2013, Maoists ambushed a Police convoy, led by SP, Amarjit Balihar, while he was on the way to Pakur after holding a meeting in Dumka. Balihar, a 2003 batch IPS officer, known for his involvement in counter-insurgency operations, was killed along with five other Policemen in the attack.
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October - 12 
Two hardcore Maoists were arrested in Banka and Gaya Districts of the State on October 12, reports UNI. In the first incident, Police arrested a Maoist cadre, identified as Ravi Chaudhary near Badua dam under Belhar Police Station limits in Banka District. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Arvind G
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Two hardcore Maoists were arrested in Banka and Gaya Districts of the State on October 12, reports UNI. In the first incident, Police arrested a Maoist cadre, identified as Ravi Chaudhary near Badua dam under Belhar Police Station limits in Banka District. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Arvind Gupta said that the hardcore Maoist was arrested from his hideout near the dam based on specific intelligence input. The Police recovered a pistol, live cartridges, a vehicle and incriminating objects from his possession. He was involved in various unlawful activities and had already jail terms, the SP added. In the second incident, a joint team of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Gaya Police arrested a hardcore Maoist, identified as Kapil Yadav from his house at Bhusbhusia village under Dhobi Police Station limits in Gaya District. Police said the cadre was arrested based on specific intelligence input; also that he was involved in various unlawful activities and was absconding since long.
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October - 13 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre (25) was arrested with arms and ammunition following an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Maniyara forest area along the borders of Munger and Lakhisarai Districts in Bihar on October 13, reports Dev Discourse. The incident took place
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre (25) was arrested with arms and ammunition following an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Maniyara forest area along the borders of Munger and Lakhisarai Districts in Bihar on October 13, reports Dev Discourse. The incident took place during joint operations carried out by Cobra Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Special Task Force (STF) and District Police deep inside the forest. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Manu Maharaj said, around three to four Maoists might have been killed in the encounter in which 100 rounds of fire were exchanged from both sides, adding that, some ultras could also have been injured. The Maoists numbering around 100 used light machine gun (LMG) and rocket launchers in retaliation to the joint operations. While a search is still underway, Police arrested the cadre and seized AK-47 magazines, wireless sets and other belongings of the Maoists after the encounter, the DIG added.
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October - 13 
A woman cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who was injured during an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) on October 12 in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh, was arrested from the District on October 13, reports Daily Pioneer. The arrested cadre has been identified as Ka
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A woman cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who was injured during an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) on October 12 in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh, was arrested from the District on October 13, reports Daily Pioneer. The arrested cadre has been identified as Kamla alias Mate (20), a native of Jagargunda area in Sukma District, was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on her head. The Superintendent of Police (SP) of the District, Kamlochan Kashyap said, "Acting on a tip-off, we arrested Kamla, who had sustained two bullet injuries in the gun-battle with SFs on October 12 when a Maoist camp was destroyed on the hills of Sudiyal and Bukmarka villages in the District. We had information that some Maoists were injured in the encounter and were undergoing treatment in nearby villages". Earlier, SATP reported that a Maoist camp was busted by a team of SF personnel following an exchange of fire in the District on October 11. As per the initial reports, no one was injured in the incident; however, SFs recovered Pressure cooker Improvised Explosive Device (IED), walkie-talkie batteries, solar plates including Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature from the camp.
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October - 13 
Another hardcore Maoist, identified as Munshi Tudu was arrested by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jamui District Police from Batia forest under Chandramandi Police Station limits in Jamui district of Bihar on October 13, reports Indiablooms. The Deputy Superintendent of Poli
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Another hardcore Maoist, identified as Munshi Tudu was arrested by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jamui District Police from Batia forest under Chandramandi Police Station limits in Jamui district of Bihar on October 13, reports Indiablooms. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Jhajha town in the District, Bhaskar Ranjan said that the Maoist was arrested from his hideout in the forest on the basis of specific intelligence input. He also said that the cadre was involved in various cases of unlawful activities.
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October - 15 
The Jogulamba-Gadwal Police, on October 15, arrested Telangana Vidyarthi Vedika (TVV) president, Bandari Maddileti (30) and Telangana Praja Front (TPF) State vice-president, Nalamasi Krishna (38) from Banghlingampally area under Chikkapdpally Police Station limits in Hyderabad District of Telangana,
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The Jogulamba-Gadwal Police, on October 15, arrested Telangana Vidyarthi Vedika (TVV) president, Bandari Maddileti (30) and Telangana Praja Front (TPF) State vice-president, Nalamasi Krishna (38) from Banghlingampally area under Chikkapdpally Police Station limits in Hyderabad District of Telangana, reports Telangana Today. Both were arrested on charges of working for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). “The two were working for the Maoist party, supporting it in recruitment of cadre, party fund collection and various other activities organised by the party in urban areas,” Wanaparthy, Superintendent of Police (SP), K. Apoorva Rao said, adding that Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature, circulars and other incriminating material were seized from their possession. Maddileti and Krishna were arrested after a case was booked against them on October 9, under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by the Jogulamba-Gadwal District Police. The Police earlier carried out searches on the residence of Maddileti in Nallakunta in the State capital.
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October - 16 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) imposter was arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) for allegedly extorting money in the name of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] organisations from an area in Gaya District of Bihar on October 16, reports ANI. The imposter, identified as Vikas Kumar, wa
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) imposter was arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) for allegedly extorting money in the name of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] organisations from an area in Gaya District of Bihar on October 16, reports ANI. The imposter, identified as Vikas Kumar, was arrested by a team of the Rampur Police Station along with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action). The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of the District, Rajeev Mishra said, "We had received the info that people working with Naxals were coming to take levy from a contractor. A CRPF, CoBRA and Rampur Police team carried out the operation in which the imposter was arrested, and Rs 1.98 lakh was recovered from him, as against the amount of Rs 2.10 lakh given by the contractor". The SSP also said that "After the arrest, it came to notice that one person named Mandeep, who is a ‘sub-Zonal commander’, had been extorting money by forming his own chain of command separate from the Naxals. The prime Naxal organisation had no idea of the levy being taken from contractors or businessmen". The SSP further added that the parallel gang which was involved in the business of extorting money from businessmen had been active in the region since long.
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October - 18 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on October 18, arrested a woman absconding in a case relating to the seizure of cash pertaining to the operatives of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Delhi, reports Outlook India. The arrestee has been identified as Lalita Devi, wife of Chh
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on October 18, arrested a woman absconding in a case relating to the seizure of cash pertaining to the operatives of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Delhi, reports Outlook India. The arrestee has been identified as Lalita Devi, wife of Chhotu Kherwar – ‘regional commander’ of CPI-Maoist from Balumath area in Latehar District of Jharkhand. The NIA in a statement said, Lalita Devi is an accused in the case relating to the seizure of huge quantities of cash from the operatives of the CPI-Maoist and cash deposits in her name and her children. NIA had filed a charge sheet on September 14 last year against three arrested accused - Chandan Kumar, Santosh Oraon and Roshan Oraon, and two absconders -- Lalita Devi and her husband Chhotu Kherwar, the statement said. While, Kherwar is still absconding, as per the statement, the NIA investigation revealed that CPI-Maoist leaders and operatives were investing extorted money in Sahara Credit Co-operative Society and mutual funds. Also, cash worth INR 300,000 was seized from Kumar, besides recovery of receipts of the cash deposits to the tune of INR 1.2 million in the name of Lalita Devi. The seized amount was received by Kumar, manager of Sahara Credit Co-operative Society from Santosh and Roshan, the statement added.
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October - 19 
A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, carrying a cash reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was arrested during an anti-insurgency operation carried out by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on October 19, reports The Pioneer. “Kawasi Madda (37) the Preside
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A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, carrying a cash reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was arrested during an anti-insurgency operation carried out by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on October 19, reports The Pioneer. “Kawasi Madda (37) the President of Maoist CNM (Chetna Natya Mandali) was arrested near Pratapgiri village based on intelligence inputs,” Tongpal Police Station sub-inspector (SI) Vijay Patel informed. According to SI Patel, a joint team of District Police and 227 battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from Koyalabhatti camp arrested Madda during an anti-insurgency operation carried out about 400 kilometres south of State capital Raipur. The arrested Maoist, according to Police, used to place Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) for hurting SFs. One such IED had went off killing a man at village Tahkawada on April 18, 2017.
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October - 20 
Three cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested after an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) near Netikakler village under Bedre Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on October 20, reports Daily Pioneer. The arrested cadres have been identified
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Three cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested after an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) near Netikakler village under Bedre Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on October 20, reports Daily Pioneer. The arrested cadres have been identified as Lakhmu Poyam, Tokk alias Sukhram and Sadhu Majji. According to a Police Official, a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG), Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and local Police was out on an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] operation in the area. When the patrolling team was advancing through Netikakler, located around 450 km away from Raipur, a group of armed Maoists opened fire on SFs which led to a gunfight. Although the Maoists soon disappeared into dense forests, the SFs arrested the three Maoists along with two muzzle loading guns and a tiffin bomb from the spot.
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October - 20 
Two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been arrested in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on October 20, reports New Kerala. According to the Police, Maoists Anil Kumar and Dasari Suresh were arrested when they t
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Two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been arrested in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on October 20, reports New Kerala. According to the Police, Maoists Anil Kumar and Dasari Suresh were arrested when they tried to escape a vehicle checking drive at Poosa village in Charla Mandal. Anil Kumar is a junior advocate, an active worker in 'Telangana Vidyarthi Vedika' and is working as a courier man to Maoist Telangana Committee secretary Haribhushan, Superintendent of Police Sunil Dutt said. Dasari Suresh, the police said, is working with the CRPP, which is a part of the Maoist party. "Both activists were working together in urban areas and carrying out party activities," the Police said. Four party letterheads, letterheads of Moist leaders Haribhushan and Damodar, and three memory cards have been recovered from their possession.
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October - 21 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested at Bhalguhi village under Jhajha Police Station limits in Jamui District of Bihar on October 21, reports Dev Discourse. The arrested cadre has been identified as Vijay Yadav. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Inamul Haque Mengnoo sai
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested at Bhalguhi village under Jhajha Police Station limits in Jamui District of Bihar on October 21, reports Dev Discourse. The arrested cadre has been identified as Vijay Yadav. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Inamul Haque Mengnoo said, acting on a tip-off, a Police team raided the village and arrested the Maoist. On the basis of information provided by Yadav during interrogation, the Police seized one musket, two country-made pistols and three live cartridges from Bakhauri Bathan forests. The SP added that two other Maoists were arrested from different areas of the District; however, their identities are yet to be ascertained.
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October - 21 
Three persons were arrested for extorting money from locals by impersonating as cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) by Kakrigumma Police from three different areas in Koraput District of Odisha on October 21, reports The New Indian Express. The Superintendent of Police (SP) of
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Three persons were arrested for extorting money from locals by impersonating as cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) by Kakrigumma Police from three different areas in Koraput District of Odisha on October 21, reports The New Indian Express. The Superintendent of Police (SP) of Malkangiri District, Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo, said some criminal groups in the District are extorting money from people in the name of Maoists. Following extortion complaints from some PRI (Panchayati Raj Election) members and contractors, the SP formed a Special Police team which during investigation arrested the imposters - Sukhadev Mahanandia from Semiliguda Upar Sahi area, Shyama Mahanandia from Semliguda Tala Sahi area and Purna Tadingi of Upar Gumandi area in Narayanpatna village of the District. They had extorted lakhs of rupees in the name of Maoists in the last three years from people of Naryanpatna, Bandhugaon, Boipariguda, Semliguda and Pottangi areas in the District, the SP said, adding that the Police seized a country made rifle, Maoist letter pads, Maoist uniform and a mobile phone from them.
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October - 24 
Four persons posing as cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested on charges of extorting money from a Sarpanch (head of the Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution), in Kakarigumma under Laxmipur block of Koraput District of Odisha on October 24, reports
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Four persons posing as cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested on charges of extorting money from a Sarpanch (head of the Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution), in Kakarigumma under Laxmipur block of Koraput District of Odisha on October 24, reports Odisha Sun Times. Laxmipur Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ashwini Kumar Naik said, INR 30,000 cash, a mobile, Maoist posters, a country made gun and one motorcycle were seized from the possession of the fake Maoists. One of the four accused allegedly called up Bhitargada Sarpanch Shreedhara Jani on September 28 and demanded INR 100,000 for purchase of guns. The accused also put up two posters in Girliput village while issuing threatens to the Sarpanch. Fearing attack on him, the Sarpanch handed over INR 50,000 to the accused in Jholaguda forest on October 2. The Sarpanch, however, sought help from Police after the four Maoist imposters called up him asking for the remaining INR 50,000 on October 6. Based on the complaint, police registered a case and Police raided different places. Suspecting the involvement of one Gobind Jani of Uparkanti village under Semiliguda Block, Police detained him.
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October - 26 
A hardcore cadre of CPI-Maoist was arrested from Panari village under Charka Patthar Police Station limits in Jamui District of Bihar on October 26, reports UNI. The arrested cadre has been identified as Chhote Lal Marandi alias Hijju Murmu, a native of the said village in the District. According to
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A hardcore cadre of CPI-Maoist was arrested from Panari village under Charka Patthar Police Station limits in Jamui District of Bihar on October 26, reports UNI. The arrested cadre has been identified as Chhote Lal Marandi alias Hijju Murmu, a native of the said village in the District. According to reports, a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local Police arrested the Maoist on the basis of specific intelligence input. Chhote Lal was involved in the murder of one Reetlal Yadav, a native of Khalari village under Khaira Police Station limits in the District.
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October - 29 
Khunti District Police raided Chutia area in Ranchi District of Jharkhand on October 29, and arrested a People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadre, identified as Harihar Mahto alias Harihar Sahu who has a bounty of INR 200,000 on his head, reports The Pioneer. Police recovered two pistols and h
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Khunti District Police raided Chutia area in Ranchi District of Jharkhand on October 29, and arrested a People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadre, identified as Harihar Mahto alias Harihar Sahu who has a bounty of INR 200,000 on his head, reports The Pioneer. Police recovered two pistols and half dozen cartridges from Mahto. Khunti Superintendent of Police, Ashutosh Shekhar said that Harihar is a hardcore rebel belonging to PLFI. “Mahto, a resident of Karra Police Station of Khunti district was hiding at Chutia area in Ranchi. Karra Police raided the area on late Tuesday night with the help of Chutia Police team and arrested him. PLFI is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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November - 1 
Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) workers have been arrested for allegedly being sympathisers of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Pantheerankavu area in Kozhikode District of Kerala, reports The Times of India. Allan Shuhaib and Thaha Fasal were taken by Police from Pa
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Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) workers have been arrested for allegedly being sympathisers of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Pantheerankavu area in Kozhikode District of Kerala, reports The Times of India. Allan Shuhaib and Thaha Fasal were taken by Police from Pantheerankavu late on November 1. According to Police, a patrolling party confronted three persons under suspicious circumstances. One of them fled on seeing the Police, leaving a bag behind that contained Maoist literature. Allan and Thaha were taken into custody and their houses raided.
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November - 3 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police from Lakra forest area under Chandramandih Police Station limits in Jamui District of Bihar on November 3, reports UNI. According to Superintendent of Police (
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police from Lakra forest area under Chandramandih Police Station limits in Jamui District of Bihar on November 3, reports UNI. According to Superintendent of Police (SP), Inamul Ul-Haq Menganoo, the cadre identified as Kailash Rajak, a self-proclaimed ‘sub zonal commander’ of CPI-Maoist was arrested on the basis of specific intelligence input. He was involved in various unlawful activities. The Security Forces (SFs) recovered one rifle and magazine from his possession.
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November - 9 
A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) trainer was detained by a Tamil Nadu Special Task Force (STF) team at Chembukarai village near Anaikatti in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu on November 9, reports The New Indian Express. The arrestee identified as Deepak alias Chandu, an arm
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A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) trainer was detained by a Tamil Nadu Special Task Force (STF) team at Chembukarai village near Anaikatti in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu on November 9, reports The New Indian Express. The arrestee identified as Deepak alias Chandu, an arms trainer of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) the armed wing of the CPI-Maoist. The STF has been conducting a combing operation in the West Zone to look into any Maoist infiltration following the recent Kerala Police firing in Attappady forest. STF officials said that the Maoist, Deepak, from Chhattisgarh, works on the frontlines of the PLGA to set up a base of Bhavani Dalam (armed squad) in tri-junction forest area, spread over Karnataka-Kerala-Tamil Nadu (KKT) forest boundaries.
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November - 9 
A wanted Maoist was arrested from Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on November 9, reports The Pioneer. Hapka Sannu was arrested from his native village Cherkanti when a joint team of Security Forces (SFs), comprising personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s 85th battalion and local Pol
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A wanted Maoist was arrested from Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on November 9, reports The Pioneer. Hapka Sannu was arrested from his native village Cherkanti when a joint team of Security Forces (SFs), comprising personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s 85th battalion and local Police, was out on an area domination operation, a local Police official said. When the security personnel were near Cherkanti, they received inputs about Sannu's presence in the village following which they encircled the area, he said. "Sannu was wanted in connection with some incidents of killing in the area," the official said, adding that he was being interrogated.
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November - 12 
A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple, identified as Narla Ravi Sharma (54) and Bellapu Anuradha (56), who were taking shelter in the city, were arrested by Rachakonda Police in Hyderabad City in Hyderabad District of Telangana on November 12, reports The New Indian Express. Poli
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple, identified as Narla Ravi Sharma (54) and Bellapu Anuradha (56), who were taking shelter in the city, were arrested by Rachakonda Police in Hyderabad City in Hyderabad District of Telangana on November 12, reports The New Indian Express. Police seized incriminating Maoist literature and three laptops, pen drives and memory cards and correspondence with the Maoists, from their house at Mansoorabad, where they have been staying since June this year. Sharma was considered to be an expert in military tactics in the Maoist circles. Police said that the couple were associated with Maoist activities in the State while staying in the city and are involved in several unlawful activities. The Maoist couple, ex-State Committee Members (SCM), were arrested by Hazaribagh Police in Jharkhand, in October 2009, for allegedly running Maoist outfit in Bihar and Jharkhand. The couple who were out on bail, initially stayed in an apartment in Bagh Amberpet and later shifted to Mansoorabad, adds The Hindu.
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November - 12 
Bisra Police on November 12, arrested three cadres of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), from Bisra area in Sundargarh District of Odisha, reports Orissa Post. The arrested cadres have been identified as Pawan Tanibading (24), Samuel Soy Murmu (22) and Rajesh Birua (45). According to Police,
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Bisra Police on November 12, arrested three cadres of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), from Bisra area in Sundargarh District of Odisha, reports Orissa Post. The arrested cadres have been identified as Pawan Tanibading (24), Samuel Soy Murmu (22) and Rajesh Birua (45). According to Police, they were identified as active members of PLFI and were working under PLFI head Dinesh Gope and ‘area commander’ Sanschar Soren of Jharkhand. They were operating in the boarding areas of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha since 2016. Acting on a tip-off about a gathering of some persons at Bhalulata, a team of Bisra Police reached the spot and laid a trap. The Police eventually managed to arrest the accused trio at Bisra Petrol Pump. Two pistols, two live ammunitions, one sharp weapon were found from their possession of the accused cadres.
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November - 12 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, identified as Laluram Veko (20) and Lekam Budhri (20), were arrested from Tumnar forest area in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on November 12, reports Yahoo News. Veko was carrying a reward of INR 200,000 on his head. Se
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, identified as Laluram Veko (20) and Lekam Budhri (20), were arrested from Tumnar forest area in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on November 12, reports Yahoo News. Veko was carrying a reward of INR 200,000 on his head. Security Forces (SFs) had received a tip-off that the duo were planning to attack Police personnel in the area, a local Police official said. Veko was a member of platoon number 16 under the Indravati Area Committee of Maoists, while Lekam Budhri was a member of the rebels' cultural front, Chetna Natya Mandali (CNM), the Police official added. The two were allegedly involved in an attack on Police at Bhairamgarh in Bijapur District last year and looting of a public transport bus between Kasoli and Chhindnar in January this year, he said.
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November - 16 
Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre from a house near Sheetala Asthan Mandir under Tilka Manjhi Police Station limits in Bhagalpur District of Bihar on November 16, reports UNI. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ashish Bharti said that an extremist of CPI-Maoist
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Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre from a house near Sheetala Asthan Mandir under Tilka Manjhi Police Station limits in Bhagalpur District of Bihar on November 16, reports UNI. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ashish Bharti said that an extremist of CPI-Maoist identified as Ranjan Bind was arrested from the house of one Babloo Yadav on the basis of specific intelligence input. He said the arrested Maoist is a native of Sanha village under Kharagpur Police Station area in Munger District of the State. SSP, Bharti said a loaded pistol was recovered from his possession. Nearly 12 cases of unlawful activities were lodged against the Maoist at various Police Stations in Munger and Jamui Districts.
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November - 17 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on November 17, reports The Pioneer. Baman Mandavi (27) and Hidma Podiyami (26), both jan-militia (people’s army) members, were arrested from the forest near Nadenar v
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on November 17, reports The Pioneer. Baman Mandavi (27) and Hidma Podiyami (26), both jan-militia (people’s army) members, were arrested from the forest near Nadenar village under Katekalyan Police Station limits, around 70 kilometres from State capital, Raipur, on November 17 evening, a local Police official said. "Based on their interrogation, a tiffin bomb planted by them to harm security forces was recovered from the area along with a detonator and an electric wire," the official said. "Their job involves arranging ration for senior ultras and keeping an eye on the movement of security forces. The duo was also allegedly involved in planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and iron spikes to target security personnel," the official explained.
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November - 19 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, were arrested by a team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local Police from a field near Polampalli village under Basaguda Police Station limits in Bijapur District Chhattisgarh on November 19, reports The Pio
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, were arrested by a team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local Police from a field near Polampalli village under Basaguda Police Station limits in Bijapur District Chhattisgarh on November 19, reports The Pioneer. The three Maoists were identified as Podiyam Nagesh (26), Kadti Chandaiyya (45) and Madvi Mase (22). "They were involved in Naxal incidents, including loot and murder. They have confessed to being part of the outlawed movement," a local senior Police official informed.
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November - 21 
A Chhattisgarh native working as a courier for Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) underground faction was arrested by Police in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telengana on November 21, reports Telangana Today. The Naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE], identi
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A Chhattisgarh native working as a courier for Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) underground faction was arrested by Police in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telengana on November 21, reports Telangana Today. The Naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE], identified as Sodi Gangaiah of Komatipalli of Usoor in Chhattisgarh, migrated to Laxmidevipalli in Bhadradri Kothagudem District 15 years back and was engaged in agriculture. Ramanna dalam (armed squad) of New Democracy contacted him in 2012 seeking to supply essential commodities, medicines and other material. One year back, the members of Ramanna dalam handed over a firearm to him and asked him to hide it and that they would take it back when required. He hid the firearm in his house. He was taken into custody when he was moving around suspiciously in Gattumalla forests, carrying a bag. During interrogation, he told the Police that he had a firearm in the bag and was going to nearby forest to bury it there, Laxmidevipalli CI (circle inspector) of Police, Ashok, said. Gangaiah was booked under relevant sections and was remanded to judicial custody.
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