Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on September 16 that the fatalities caused due to Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) reduced by 25 per cent till August 15, 2020, as compared to the corresponding period of 2019, reports The Times of India. A total of 102 civilians and Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in incidents related to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence across the country till August 15, 2020, down from 137 reported in the same period in 2019. Sharing State-wise breakup of fatalities in LWE-linked violence, Reddy informed that Chhattisgarh accounted for nearly 62 per cent with 63 of the total 102 deaths across the country, followed by Jharkhand, 22 deaths; Maharashtra, reported 7 deaths; Odisha, 5 deaths; Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, 2 deaths each; and Madhya Pradesh, 1 death.