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April - 1 
A top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from Belduria village of Rohtas District early on April 1, reported The Hindu. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team raided a place and arrested Dinesh Yadav, wanted in connect
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A top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from Belduria village of Rohtas District early on April 1, reported The Hindu. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team raided a place and arrested Dinesh Yadav, wanted in connection with several cases relating to Maoist operations in the area, the Police said. Yadav was close associate of Maoist leader Munna Vishwakarma, the Police added.
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April - 1 
An anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation, codenamed “Maad”, “Kilam” and “Podku,” was carried on in the Abujhmad forests, considered to be the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) headquarters, during March 5-20, reported The Hindu.
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An anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation, codenamed “Maad”, “Kilam” and “Podku,” was carried on in the Abujhmad forests, considered to be the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) headquarters, during March 5-20, reported The Hindu. Armed with modern equipment and with a British-era survey map of the forest, 3,000 troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), other Paramilitary Forces and State Police entered from three sides — Narayanpur-Gadchiroli (Maad) with point of contact at Jatwar in the heart of the jungle, Bhairamgarh-Matwara (Podku) and Mardapal-Chotedonger (Kilam) and carried on the combing operation in the forests spread over 4,000 sq km in the State. Inspector General (Operations) in Chhattisgarh, Pankaj Singh said that 33 Maoist cadres were arrested during the operation. The operation began on March 5 and continued till March 20.
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April - 1 
Divya alias Santhi alias Wallasi (26), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ was arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers from near Chitrakonda in Janbai area of Malkangiri District on April 1, reported The Times of India
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Divya alias Santhi alias Wallasi (26), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ was arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers from near Chitrakonda in Janbai area of Malkangiri District on April 1, reported The Times of India. A laptop, believed to contain information on the movements of Maoists, a diary containing phone numbers of various leaders and a 9mm pistol were recovered from Divya who was a member of the women's organisational team, later serving as a member of the local organisation squad (LOS). Divya belongs to Tokalla in Koyyuru mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District. She was assigned to provide security to Andhra Odisha Border AOB special zonal secretary Modem Balakrishna alias Bhaskar. Later, she was made member of the Galikonda 'area committee, one of the strongest committees in east division. Divya was allegedly involved in the abduction of former Malkangiri District collector R. Vineel Krishna in February 2011 and was also allegedly involved in the killing of 38 Police personnel [including 36 Greyhounds personnel of Andhra Pradesh] on a motorised vessel in the Balimela reservoir June 29, 2008. Divya is married to ‘area committee member’ Julumuri Chinnayya alias Anand.
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Elsewhere, Liberal Democratic Council of Misingland (LDCM), a Mising tribal militant formation, has decided to support the movement of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), All Assam Student Union (AASU), Asom Jatiyatabadi Juba Chatra Parishad (AJ
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Elsewhere, Liberal Democratic Council of Misingland (LDCM), a Mising tribal militant formation, has decided to support the movement of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), All Assam Student Union (AASU), Asom Jatiyatabadi Juba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), Takan Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) and other indigenous organizations against the Lower Subansiri Hydropower Project in Arunachal Pradesh, reports The Sentinel. These revelations came following the arrest of ‘chairman’ of the LDCM, Rupam Patir alias Ruhan Patir alias Abhijit Doley on March 29 from near Darrang College in Tezpur town in Sonitpur District. LDCM has more than 500 militants spreading across Dhemaji and Lakhimpur Districts.
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In addition, three SF personnel received minor injuries and two grocery shops and a godown were badly damaged in a bomb blast triggered by suspected ULFA-ATF militants at Doomdooma daily market in Tinsukia District, reports The Telegraph.
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In addition, three SF personnel received minor injuries and two grocery shops and a godown were badly damaged in a bomb blast triggered by suspected ULFA-ATF militants at Doomdooma daily market in Tinsukia District, reports The Telegraph.
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Meanwhile, addressing a function in Raipur District, Chief Minister Raman Singh said, "It (Maoist violence) is an international conspiracy that in areas, where there are mines, minerals and precious natural resources are found, they are finding ways
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Meanwhile, addressing a function in Raipur District, Chief Minister Raman Singh said, "It (Maoist violence) is an international conspiracy that in areas, where there are mines, minerals and precious natural resources are found, they are finding ways to spread instability and terror to deviate the country from the main stream, so that the country becomes economically weak and is not able to make use of those resources," reports The Times of India. "The red corridor, which we talk about in the Indian map, is economically rich corridor but they are trying to weaken the country and locals are being used as scapegoats," he added. "The arms, which are available with them (Maoists), are neither made in Bastar or Chhattisgarh or Maharashtra. They are connected with the international terrorism and these are the main centers of their survival. There focus is to make this country instable and to recruit poor and illiterate people into their groups," Singh added. Singh also unveiled a book on Maoist movement.
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April - 1 
Meanwhile, the Government refuted Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahudin's claim of withdrawing his cadres from the Kashmir Valley and called it as the outfit's diversionary tactics. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials said that there was
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Meanwhile, the Government refuted Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahudin's claim of withdrawing his cadres from the Kashmir Valley and called it as the outfit's diversionary tactics. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials said that there was definite report that the HM cadres were very much "alive and kicking" in the Valley, looking for opportunity to strike big if security personnel lower their guards.
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Replying to another question, Chidambaram said that Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought amendments in the controversial Armed Forced Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and the proposal is pending before the Cabinet Committee on Security, adds Daily Exc
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Replying to another question, Chidambaram said that Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought amendments in the controversial Armed Forced Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and the proposal is pending before the Cabinet Committee on Security, adds Daily Excelsior. "The view of Home Ministry is that three amendments should be made to the AFSPA. That is pending with the Cabinet Committee on Security", he said.
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Salahudin, in an interview to Times of India on April 1, claimed that the outfit had withdrawn its cadres to border areas after massive protests that rocked the Valley between 2008 and 10.
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Salahudin, in an interview to Times of India on April 1, claimed that the outfit had withdrawn its cadres to border areas after massive protests that rocked the Valley between 2008 and 10.
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Security Forces (SFs) on April 1 destroyed a hideout of the militants and recovered a large quantity of explosive devices, arms and ammunition at village Dugadaa in Kishtwar District, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries made from the hideout included
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Security Forces (SFs) on April 1 destroyed a hideout of the militants and recovered a large quantity of explosive devices, arms and ammunition at village Dugadaa in Kishtwar District, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries made from the hideout included one Light Machine Gun (LMG) with two magazines and 300 rounds, one Pakistan made Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) with five grenades, two Chinese stun grenades, 300 rounds of PIKA gun, one round of RPG, one 12 bore muzzle loading rifles and a large quantity of ration items.
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April - 1 
Separately, Police arrested a computer engineer with links to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for allegedly “planning and executing” the car bomb explosion near Bijbehara town in Anantnag District on March 22 that left his accomplice, Mohammad Abbas Dar, d
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Separately, Police arrested a computer engineer with links to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for allegedly “planning and executing” the car bomb explosion near Bijbehara town in Anantnag District on March 22 that left his accomplice, Mohammad Abbas Dar, dead and 20 others injured, The Hindu reports. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Iqbal Bhat alias Mudasir from Awantipora town. The IED was prepared by Bhat in the Junglenar area of Awantipora. Investigations revealed that Dar, who was working as an overground worker for militants seven years ago but had been lying low till recently, was an accomplice of Bhat and got killed when he went to check the IED after it did not explode with the mobile phone trigger. Senior Superintendent of Police (Anantnag) R.K. Jalla said, “They had tried to explode the IED twice using the mobile phone detonator which failed. Dar went to check the battery connection of the device, which exploded due to his fiddling.” Jalla said Dar was working for the LeT and he had brought the IED-laden vehicle to the spot. He said the module was working under the command of Lateef Kachru, a ‘commander’ in the Awantipora area.
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April - 1 
Separately, Tinsukia District Administration has suggested a multi-pronged strategy to crack down on illegitimate coal trade especially in Margarita Subdivision, which Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is now reportedly eyeing, besides mil
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Separately, Tinsukia District Administration has suggested a multi-pronged strategy to crack down on illegitimate coal trade especially in Margarita Subdivision, which Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is now reportedly eyeing, besides militant groups like the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) and ULFA, to create what is called “slush funds” to carry out subversive activity. The steps include deployment of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Assam Industrial Security Force (AISF) to safeguard Coal India Ltd (CIL) properties. Besides setting up of a composite verification point at Jagun, this will have staff from Police, sales tax, forest, and excise and transport department besides CIL.
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April - 1 
The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 1 arrested two militants of Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), identified as Abhigyan Bora and Mridul Kumar Phukan, from an unspecified location, in connection w
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The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 1 arrested two militants of Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), identified as Abhigyan Bora and Mridul Kumar Phukan, from an unspecified location, in connection with the bomb blast at Doomdooma in Tinsukia District on March 31.
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April - 1 
The Shillong Times reports that the Assam Rifles arrested a suspected arms dealer identified as Obed Kamei (24), a resident of Tamenglong District of Manipur, with a pistol and two magazines at Nui Colony, Burma Camp in Dimapur District. The arrestee
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The Shillong Times reports that the Assam Rifles arrested a suspected arms dealer identified as Obed Kamei (24), a resident of Tamenglong District of Manipur, with a pistol and two magazines at Nui Colony, Burma Camp in Dimapur District. The arrestee along with the recovered item was handed over to East Police Station, Dimapur.
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April - 1 
The Shillong Times reports that the State Government is verifying reports of split in the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) which is currently under a tripartite ceasefire agreement with the Union Government and the Government of Meghalaya. Sta
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The Shillong Times reports that the State Government is verifying reports of split in the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) which is currently under a tripartite ceasefire agreement with the Union Government and the Government of Meghalaya. State Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh, on April 1, said that the Government is not aware of any split in the ANVC as yet. On March 30, it was reported that ANVC has finally split which may have an impact on the peace process.
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The Shillong Times reports that ULFA-ATF has denounced anti-China protests by Tibetan refugees (on march 10) in the State and urged the people of the State not to allow such anti-China activities, as there was need for a powerful friend like China fo
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The Shillong Times reports that ULFA-ATF has denounced anti-China protests by Tibetan refugees (on march 10) in the State and urged the people of the State not to allow such anti-China activities, as there was need for a powerful friend like China for the ULFA to lead the struggle of the people to a just conclusion.
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April - 1 
Times of India on April 2 reports that India has agreed to a Paris-based Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) revised recommendation on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism that could have a bearing on its relations with Iran. As per
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Times of India on April 2 reports that India has agreed to a Paris-based Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) revised recommendation on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism that could have a bearing on its relations with Iran. As per the revised recommendations, which being a member of the FATF India is party to, the group has called for targeted financial sanctions against those which are responsible for proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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April - 1 
Times of India reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a cadre of the Naga National Council (NNC), identified as Khapwang Mema, from Deomali in Tirap District on April 1. An amount INR 15,600 and an extortion note addressed to market officials of
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Times of India reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a cadre of the Naga National Council (NNC), identified as Khapwang Mema, from Deomali in Tirap District on April 1. An amount INR 15,600 and an extortion note addressed to market officials of Deomali on the letterhead of NNC was also found in his possession. Mema was carrying out extortion in the town for the last couple of weeks. He had also threatened the locals with dire consequences if they fail to give him the ransom, an Assam Rifles communiqué said.
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April - 1 
Worried over the massive flow of hawala money to Kashmir separatists, some individuals, militant ‘commanders’ and organisations, supporting the cause of militancy, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has assigned the task to block illegal financ
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Worried over the massive flow of hawala money to Kashmir separatists, some individuals, militant ‘commanders’ and organisations, supporting the cause of militancy, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has assigned the task to block illegal financial channels of militants to a high level expert committee comprising top brass of Intelligence Bureau, Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Department, security agencies involved in operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Director General of Police (DGP), reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said that it was not only Ghulam Nabi Fai, the head of Kashmir American Council (KAC), who has been sentenced to two years jail term by a Virginia Court in United States, but many other individuals and organisations, which had funded the terror network in Jammu and Kashmir using different modus operandi. "Though the hawala channels involving businessmen of New Delhi, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh and some other States were used commonly to provide funds to separatist leaders, terror outfits, various other individuals and their organisations, the worrisome factor for the security and Intelligence agencies had been the use of banking transactions for funding militancy. Numerous instances have come to the fore wherein the hawala money reached Kashmir through banking transactions, not directly but from New Delhi. The transactions had been made from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and various European nations by some individuals and organisations,” sources said. Police and Intelligence agencies have discovered that hawala money running into hundreds of crores of rupees has been diverted to Kashmir not only from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia but various European nations through banking transactions and private routes over the past few years.
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April - 2 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested on April 2 at Nauhatta in Rohtas District, reported IBN Live. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided a hideout in Bishunpur village and arrested Arjun Chandravanshi, Superintendent of
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested on April 2 at Nauhatta in Rohtas District, reported IBN Live. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided a hideout in Bishunpur village and arrested Arjun Chandravanshi, Superintendent of Police (SP) Manu Maharaj said. Chandravanshi was wanted in about 18 cases, including a landmine blast near Dabua crossing in 2002 in which several Policemen were killed, Maharaj said.
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April - 2 
A former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was gunned down by cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist, on April 2, in Duko village under Ghaghra Police Station in Gumla District,
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A former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was gunned down by cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist, on April 2, in Duko village under Ghaghra Police Station in Gumla District, reports The Times of India. According to Police, Pradeep Oraon (35), formerly with CPI-Maoist, who later joined PLFI, was shot dead by three PLFI cadres led by ‘area commander’ Sukra Oraon, as Pradeep Oraon had formed his own group after parting ways with PLFI some time ago.
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April - 2 
According to information available with the SFs, at least two batches of new recruits of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the State have already completed training, reports The Assam Tribune. The training for the first batch was
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According to information available with the SFs, at least two batches of new recruits of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the State have already completed training, reports The Assam Tribune. The training for the first batch was reportedly provided by National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-I-M) somewhere along the India-Myanmar border area. The second batch was trained in Jharkhand. Those who received training have already returned to Assam. Further, one member from the State has already been inducted into the Central committee of the CPI-Maoist to give a boost to the activities of the groups in Assam.
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April - 2 
Barely an hour after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released an audio-tape saying hostage Italian national Paolo Bosusco would not be released till their demands are met, the State Government and Maoist-nominated mediators resumed negot
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Barely an hour after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released an audio-tape saying hostage Italian national Paolo Bosusco would not be released till their demands are met, the State Government and Maoist-nominated mediators resumed negotiations on April 2, reports The Indian Express. Earlier in the day, the new audio-tape released by Sabyasachi Panda, secretary of the CPI-Maoist Odisha State Organising Committee, demanded that the 36 people whose names have been given to the Government should be released forthwith. “We need a signed declaration from the government regarding the acceptance of our demands. Only then we will release the hostage,” he said. Panda said the Government was dragging its feet and planning to send Security Forces to Kandhamal. “If that happens, the government would be responsible for the consequences,” he warned.
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April - 2 
Daily Bhaskar reports that three suspected activists of Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), including its local module chief Abu Faisal alias Doctor, were presented for identification by Bhopal Police at an Indore Court on April 2. The arrested
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Daily Bhaskar reports that three suspected activists of Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), including its local module chief Abu Faisal alias Doctor, were presented for identification by Bhopal Police at an Indore Court on April 2. The arrested extremists, including SIMI head Abu Faisal, Ejajuddin and Ikrar Sheikh alias Guddu, underwent identification in connection with their arrest in 2006 at hotel Vaadi in Chhoti Gwaltoli Police Station area. They were attending a meeting of activists from SIMI.
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April - 2 
Daily Excelsior reports that a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker, constructed at the onset of militancy in 1991 in old city area of Srinagar, was removed on April 2. The bunker was removed from Gudoodbagh area of the old city on Nai Sarak an
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Daily Excelsior reports that a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker, constructed at the onset of militancy in 1991 in old city area of Srinagar, was removed on April 2. The bunker was removed from Gudoodbagh area of the old city on Nai Sarak and CRPF is planning to remove two more security pickets from old city. The CRPF started reducing bunkers from Srinagar in 2010 after improvement in the security situation in Srinagar city. More than 40 CRPF bunkers were removed from the city so far since 2010.
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April - 2 
Further, security has been intensified security in all five upper Assam Districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat to prevent any kind of untoward incident by ULFA-ATF, reports The Times of India. "Security forces are maintainin
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Further, security has been intensified security in all five upper Assam Districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat to prevent any kind of untoward incident by ULFA-ATF, reports The Times of India. "Security forces are maintaining vigil and frisking is on in all strategic areas. Some additional forces have also been deployed in the border areas of Jorhat, Golaghat and Sivasagar. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Sivasagar District Lamhao Dungel said, "We have got some intelligence inputs that ULFA is planning to target upper Assam to carry out subversive activities to make its presence felt ahead of its foundation day. There is a possibility of targeting Hindi-speaking people and we are paying special attention to it. We are also regularly carrying out checking and border patrolling in the district to prevent untoward incidents. The border outposts have also been directed to remain alert to thwart any kind of militant activities."
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April - 2 
In addition, SFs arrested two more suspected ULFA-ATF militants from Kakopathar in Tinsukia District following the earlier reported encounter in which one suspected ULFA-ATF militant was killed and four others were arrested, reports The Sentinel.
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In addition, SFs arrested two more suspected ULFA-ATF militants from Kakopathar in Tinsukia District following the earlier reported encounter in which one suspected ULFA-ATF militant was killed and four others were arrested, reports The Sentinel.
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April - 2 
Kanglaonline reports that National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a ‘captain’ of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as Beckon alias Arnold, on April 2 from Siliguri in West Bengal. According to a source, he is related with the
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Kanglaonline reports that National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a ‘captain’ of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as Beckon alias Arnold, on April 2 from Siliguri in West Bengal. According to a source, he is related with the supply of arms for the outfit.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, Director General of Police (DGP) Jayanta Narayan Choudhury said that ULFA-ATF could carry out attack in the State on the run up to its raising day on April 7. "As they are trying to create panic in the run up to April 7, the police and the
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Meanwhile, Director General of Police (DGP) Jayanta Narayan Choudhury said that ULFA-ATF could carry out attack in the State on the run up to its raising day on April 7. "As they are trying to create panic in the run up to April 7, the police and the security forces have been placed in vulnerable areas to thwart their design", DGP Choudhury said. Choudhury also said, "Besides Sibsagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Jorhat in upper Assam, the ULFA cadre may also resort to violence in lower Assam districts of Darrang and Goalpara." Recent events, he said, have pointed to the growing nexus between the ULFA and CPI-Maoists. He further said, "The bomb that exploded in Doomdooma town in Tinsukia district on Saturday night was inside a tiffin box but the involvement of Maoists in the incident cannot be ruled out". The DGP said that while top ULFA-ATF leader Dristi Rajkhowa was currently holed up in Goalpara District bordering Meghalaya, two militants Babul and Pradeep Gogoi are active in upper Assam.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 2 disclosed that Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, particularly Indore, is a major transit point for converting Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) through labour contractors, reports Daily Bhaskar.
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Meanwhile, National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 2 disclosed that Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, particularly Indore, is a major transit point for converting Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) through labour contractors, reports Daily Bhaskar. The breakthrough came during interrogation of Imran Manzoor and Jenab Hasan of Kairana in Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh). They were arrested by NIA near Chandini Chowk area in New Delhi on March 28 and FICN worth INR 985,000 were recovered from them.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, SFs arrested a militant belonging to Noyan faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Noyon) from Guwahati city, reports The Times of India. Identified as Haomom Seiles Chandra alias Boy (44), of Seha Rd in Imphal, he is the ‘central commi
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Meanwhile, SFs arrested a militant belonging to Noyan faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Noyon) from Guwahati city, reports The Times of India. Identified as Haomom Seiles Chandra alias Boy (44), of Seha Rd in Imphal, he is the ‘central committee’ member and the ‘revenue officer’ of the outfit.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, State Government said that it will devise a comprehensive policy to conduct on-the-spot Police recruitment drives in deserving and unrepresented areas of the State. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has indicated that such a policy will be made
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Meanwhile, State Government said that it will devise a comprehensive policy to conduct on-the-spot Police recruitment drives in deserving and unrepresented areas of the State. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has indicated that such a policy will be made, Minister for Rural Development and Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Sagar said while replying to discussions on a resolution in the Legislative Assembly. He refuted allegations that the Government has been holding Police recruitment rallies in selected areas and said that all of these will get their dues.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, the apex body of the Yimchungru community, Yimchungru Tribal Council (YTC), appealed to all the Naga militant factions under Yimchungru region not to move around in “uniform or with arms and other sophisticated weapon” within its jurisdict
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Meanwhile, the apex body of the Yimchungru community, Yimchungru Tribal Council (YTC), appealed to all the Naga militant factions under Yimchungru region not to move around in “uniform or with arms and other sophisticated weapon” within its jurisdiction so as to create a congenial peaceful atmosphere, reports Nagaland Post. It also reminded the factions to strictly adhere to Eastern Nagaland People's Organization (ENPO) resolution to cease all forms of hostility, killings, abductions, threat and other unwanted activities in the society.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, the Gadchiroli Police said that the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] dalam (squad) ‘commanders’ manage to raise around INR 50 million to INR 70 million every year by means of extortion and other such activities, reports The Asian Age. The
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Meanwhile, the Gadchiroli Police said that the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] dalam (squad) ‘commanders’ manage to raise around INR 50 million to INR 70 million every year by means of extortion and other such activities, reports The Asian Age. The main source of funds for the Naxals in Gadchiroli is extorting money from the contractors dealing in tendu leaves, which are used for making beedis, and is one of the major produces of the District. Another target was the road contractors. “Naxalites extort money from the road contractors, who have to pay them, as they either threaten to stall construction of roads or set their machinery on fire. The Naxals raise INR 3 million to INR 4 million every year through this,” said an unnamed senior officer of the Naxal cell. Discussing the fund trail, the Police sources told The Asian Age that Kosa Reddy, the ‘secretary’ of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DSZC), retains some of the money needed for the functioning of the dalams, and then hands over the rest of the sum to the Central Committee chief Mallojula Venugopal, who is the head of planning and finance for activities in four States.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, the Meghalaya Government will soon communicate to ANVC on a mechanism which does not come into conflict either with the State Government or with the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), while finalising the outfit’s demand for t
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Meanwhile, the Meghalaya Government will soon communicate to ANVC on a mechanism which does not come into conflict either with the State Government or with the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), while finalising the outfit’s demand for the formation of a Garoland Autonomous Council (GAC), reports The Telegraph. Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said, “We are working out a mechanism and the same will be presented to the ANVC soon to get their feedback,” Sangma said. The ANVC, in its memorandum related to the formation of GAC, had made it clear that the outfit’s demand, if fulfilled, would be different from the existing GHADC, as there will be direct funding from the Centre for the new autonomous body as demanded by them. Another proposal by the ANVC is that senior Government officials will be appointed under GAC to supervise the administration to maintain transparency and accountability.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, the State Government sanctioned an amount of INR 10.4 million for rehabilitation of 26 surrendered militants in Bandipora District, reports Indian Express. "Rs 1.04 crore [INR 10.4 million] has been sanctioned in favour of 26 surrendered m
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Meanwhile, the State Government sanctioned an amount of INR 10.4 million for rehabilitation of 26 surrendered militants in Bandipora District, reports Indian Express. "Rs 1.04 crore [INR 10.4 million] has been sanctioned in favour of 26 surrendered militants for their rehabilitation in district Bandipora during the last financial year," District Magistrate of Bandipora, Manzoor Ahmad Lone, said at a review meeting on April 2. Lone said the administration also sanctioned an ex-gratia relief of Rs 31.6 million in favour of 79 cases of militancy-related deaths and damage to property in the District during the same period. "The amount included Rupees one lakh [INR 100,000] each, sanctioned in favour of 23 death cases related to militancy incidents," he said.
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April - 2 
Meanwhile, there was uproar in the State Legislative Assembly over the safety of abducted Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka. Hikaka represents Laxmipur constituency. Quoting local dailies, MLA Amar Satpathy alleged that he was ill.
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Meanwhile, there was uproar in the State Legislative Assembly over the safety of abducted Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka. Hikaka represents Laxmipur constituency. Quoting local dailies, MLA Amar Satpathy alleged that he was ill.
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April - 2 
Nagaland Post reports that with six hostages abducted by militants in Mizoram untraced for a week, border fencing along the India-Bangladesh border has been stopped, officials said on April 2. “The Mizoram Armed Police, BSF (Border Security Force) an
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Nagaland Post reports that with six hostages abducted by militants in Mizoram untraced for a week, border fencing along the India-Bangladesh border has been stopped, officials said on April 2. “The Mizoram Armed Police, BSF (Border Security Force) and Police are continuing their combing operation to locate the captives,” a Mizoram home department official told reporters in Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram. He said the BSF had sought help from Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) fearing the hostages may have been taken across the border by the abductors. A manager and five supervisors of a Guwahati-based company were abducted by heavily-armed militants on March 26 from their work shed at Bunghmum in Lunglei District in southwestern Mizoram, 200 kilometers south of Aizawl. India is erecting a fence and putting flood lights along the 4,095-km India-Bangladesh border to check militants and crime and to curb infiltration.
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April - 2 
Security Forces (SFs) neutralized a militant hideout and seized a cache of arms and ammunition at Balkul Zaloora forest in the Sopore area of Baramulla District, a Police spokesman said on April 2, reports Hindustan Times. The recoveries included on
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Security Forces (SFs) neutralized a militant hideout and seized a cache of arms and ammunition at Balkul Zaloora forest in the Sopore area of Baramulla District, a Police spokesman said on April 2, reports Hindustan Times. The recoveries included one AK-47 rifle, one shotgun with magazine, two pistols, two UBGL and four magazines.
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April - 2 
Separately, Security Forces in Meghalaya have been put on alert especially in Meghalaya-Assam border ahead of United Liberation Front of Assam’s (ULFA) raising day on April 7, top Police officers said on April 2, reports The Shillong Times. The alert
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Separately, Security Forces in Meghalaya have been put on alert especially in Meghalaya-Assam border ahead of United Liberation Front of Assam’s (ULFA) raising day on April 7, top Police officers said on April 2, reports The Shillong Times. The alert came in the wake of the report that a top leader of the Anti-Talk Faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF), Dristi Rajkhowa, is currently being holed up in between Goalpara District of Assam and East Garo Hills District of Meghalaya.
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April - 2 
Separately, the Maoist-affected tribal Districts of Koraput and Rayagada have imposed a ban on the entry of foreign nationals into the Districts, reports Indian Express. On April 2, the Koraput administration imposed a ban on the entry of foreigners
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Separately, the Maoist-affected tribal Districts of Koraput and Rayagada have imposed a ban on the entry of foreign nationals into the Districts, reports Indian Express. On April 2, the Koraput administration imposed a ban on the entry of foreigners to the District. Koraput District Collector Sachin Jadhav in a letter to all tour operators said the administration “consciously decided to stop all movements of foreign nationals in the District, particularly the primitive tribal group areas in the light of the recent unfortunate events of abduction of foreign nationals in our State, for an indefinite period of time”. Last week, the Rayagada administration imposed similar restrictions on the entry of foreign tourists into the tribal-dominated District. Jadhav in his letter said the administration would reassess the security situation and take a call on the issue of regulating the movement of foreign nationals.
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April - 2 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two persons in Joganguda village under Aheri tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on April 2, on suspicion of being Police informers, reported The Times of India. The victim
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two persons in Joganguda village under Aheri tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on April 2, on suspicion of being Police informers, reported The Times of India. The victims were identified as deputy sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Bapu Yenka (60) and Arjana Talandi (55). According to reports, the duo Yenka and Talandi were member of Mahatma Gandhi Tanta Mukti Mohim (dispute-free village scheme) of the village and worked in coordination with the Police to settle the disputes of villagers. Maoists had reportedly warned them to refrain being close to the Police.
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April - 2 
The Hindu reports that for the second time in the last five days (previously on March 31), Pakistani nationals have been held for intruding into Indian territorial waters off the Okha coast in Jamnagar District. 14 Pakistanis, seven each aboard two f
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The Hindu reports that for the second time in the last five days (previously on March 31), Pakistani nationals have been held for intruding into Indian territorial waters off the Okha coast in Jamnagar District. 14 Pakistanis, seven each aboard two fishing boats Al-Usmani and Al-Razzaq, were arrested by the Coast Guard on April 2. On seeing the Coast Guard patrol vessel Mirabai, the Pakistani boats tried to escape but were soon caught, official sources said.
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April - 2 
The Shillong Times reports that the breakaway faction of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) has warned the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to restrain from causing more damages to already battered Garo society. In an emailed statement i
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The Shillong Times reports that the breakaway faction of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) has warned the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to restrain from causing more damages to already battered Garo society. In an emailed statement issued on April 2, the ‘personal secretary’ to Mokus Marak (leader of the breakaway faction), Nado R. Marak said, “The GNLA is even demanding money from Garo officers and doctors.” While refusing to call them as the anti-talk faction of the outfit, Marak said that they are not against dialogue “as ultimately negotiation is the only way to find solution to any problem.”
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April - 2 
The Shillong Times reports that the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) operating from Bangladesh were behind the abduction of six executives of the Assam-based Anupam Bricks and Concrete Industries (ABCI) from south Mizoram, the Police said
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The Shillong Times reports that the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) operating from Bangladesh were behind the abduction of six executives of the Assam-based Anupam Bricks and Concrete Industries (ABCI) from south Mizoram, the Police said on April 2. A senior Police official said they had proof that the NLFT militants operating from Bangladesh were responsible for the abduction. “We suspect that the militants had kept the hostages were in their hideout in Bangladesh,” he said. However, no ransom demand was received by the ABCI or the State Government and the NLFT was yet to claim responsibility for the abduction. Six executives of the ABCI, engaged in construction of Indo-Bangladesh border fencing were abducted by an armed group of militants on March 26.
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April - 2 
The Tamil Nadu Police on April 2 denied as "totally baseless" a Sri Lankan media report that some 150 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were being trained in the State, reports Dajiworld. Director General of Police (DGP) K. Ramanujam ass
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The Tamil Nadu Police on April 2 denied as "totally baseless" a Sri Lankan media report that some 150 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were being trained in the State, reports Dajiworld. Director General of Police (DGP) K. Ramanujam asserted that there was no place for militants and extremist organisations in the State. Ramanujam said: "There are no such training camps in Tamil Nadu. The report is totally baseless. Any LTTE activist identified is lodged in a special camp. There is therefore no question of any training camps functioning or being allowed to function in Tamil Nadu."
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April - 2 
The Telegraph reports that Naga youth, on April 2, asked the Government to ‘rein in’ militants who are unleashing terror in the State in the name of Naga nationalism. Fed up with fratricidal killings between the Naga militant groups that have claimed
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The Telegraph reports that Naga youth, on April 2, asked the Government to ‘rein in’ militants who are unleashing terror in the State in the name of Naga nationalism. Fed up with fratricidal killings between the Naga militant groups that have claimed hundreds of innocent lives, besides unabated extortions, abductions and ransom calls by the militants, thousands of peace-loving Naga youths took to the streets of Kohima (District) urging the Government to take steps. The rally, which was organised by the Angami Youth Organisation (AYO), was supported by several other Naga organisations. They submitted a memorandum to home minister Imkong L. Imchen, asking the Government to prevail over those who had defied the voice of the people. It also demanded that all factions/militants strictly adhere to the ceasefire ground rules, and that militants be evicted from civilian areas.
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April - 2 
The Telegraph reports that SFs on April 2 arrested a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) linkman, identified as Ribul Ali (28), from Paikan under Krishnai Police Station of Goalpara District. SFs recovered one 7.62 mm pistol, one round of ammunition
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The Telegraph reports that SFs on April 2 arrested a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) linkman, identified as Ribul Ali (28), from Paikan under Krishnai Police Station of Goalpara District. SFs recovered one 7.62 mm pistol, one round of ammunition and INR 100,000 from Ali.
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April - 2 
Times of India on April 3 reports that an under trial prisoner of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) managed to escape while he was on his way for a court hearing in Bhatinda in Punjab. The prisoner, Baljinder Singh, had been lodged in Tihar Jail and
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Times of India on April 3 reports that an under trial prisoner of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) managed to escape while he was on his way for a court hearing in Bhatinda in Punjab. The prisoner, Baljinder Singh, had been lodged in Tihar Jail and was on his way to Bhatinda in the custody of Delhi Police officials.
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April - 2 
Times of India reports that Pune Police has served notices on cadres of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), following a notification issued by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal [UAPA] at New Delhi declaring SIMI as an unlawful
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Times of India reports that Pune Police has served notices on cadres of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), following a notification issued by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal [UAPA] at New Delhi declaring SIMI as an unlawful association. The Central Government, under section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1963, declared SIMI as an unlawful association on February 3, 2012.
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April - 2 
Twocircles.net quoting IANS reported that several Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were injured in an encounter with Paramilitary Forces on April 2 in a remote forest area in Bastar region, the Police said. The exchange of fire bro
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Twocircles.net quoting IANS reported that several Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were injured in an encounter with Paramilitary Forces on April 2 in a remote forest area in Bastar region, the Police said. The exchange of fire broke out past midnight and ended after four hours when armed Maoists opened fire on a Border Security Force (BSF) camp at Bhanupratappur area in Kanker District, some 300 kilometres from State capital Raipur. "The gunfight went on for about four hours and the jawans at the BSF's 41 battalion camp retaliated strongly. Several Maoists received bullet wounds and their colleagues dragged the bodies deep into the forest,'' sources in Raipur at the Police headquarters told IANS. However, the source added that no BSF personnel were injured in the attack.
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April - 3 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter during a joint operation by Central Reserve Police Force, Special Operations Group, Keonjhar and Angul Police near Mundatopa village within Kanjipani Police limits in Keo
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter during a joint operation by Central Reserve Police Force, Special Operations Group, Keonjhar and Angul Police near Mundatopa village within Kanjipani Police limits in Keonjhar District on April 3, reported The Times of India. The Maoist is yet to be identified. Police have recovered three guns, three kitbags, tiffin box, posters and leaflets from his possession.
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April - 3 
A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and self-proclaimed ‘area commander’ of Jamui-Banka zone, Heera Yadav (40), surrendered before the Police in Giridih District on April 3, reported The Times of India. Yadav surrendered along with a r
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and self-proclaimed ‘area commander’ of Jamui-Banka zone, Heera Yadav (40), surrendered before the Police in Giridih District on April 3, reported The Times of India. Yadav surrendered along with a rifle, ten cartridges and some money in cash. Yadav, the son of Bachhu Yadav of Thansinghdih village, had recently been given the assignment and responsibility of Chanchal zone. The area comprises Giridih's Deori, Tisri, Lokainayanpur and Gawna; Kodarma's Satgawan and Markaccho, Kaaukol of Nawada District; and Khaira and Sono of Jamui in Bihar. Yadav had joined the Maoist fold in 2003.
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from Khatwari village under Khaira Police Station area in Jamui District late in the night of April 3, news.webindia123.com reported quoting UNI. Superintendent of Police Upendra K
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from Khatwari village under Khaira Police Station area in Jamui District late in the night of April 3, news.webindia123.com reported quoting UNI. Superintendent of Police Upendra Kumar Sharma said that acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted at a hideout in Khatwari village, leading to arrest of the top Maoist, identified as Mohan Rai. Wires used for landmine explosion, INR 25,000 in cash and several other incriminating articles were recovered from his possession, Sharma said. Mohan was wanted in connection with several disruptive activities engineered by Maoists including attack on Tarari Police Station of Giridih District in neighbouring Jharkhand State, Sharma added.
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April - 3 
Daily Excelsior reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 3 recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition from a hideout of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, Qari Zubair, at village Tanki, about six kilometers from Banihal town in Ramban Di
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Daily Excelsior reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 3 recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition from a hideout of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, Qari Zubair, at village Tanki, about six kilometers from Banihal town in Ramban District. Recoveries made from the hideout included three single barrel rifles, one pistol with folding butt, one pistol magazine, 1386 rounds of AK ammunition, 495 rounds of PIKA ammunition, seven UBGL grenades, four radio sets, 12 meters cordex and six electric detonators. Zubair was killed in February 2011.
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April - 3 
In addition, SFs arrested one militant each of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and UNLF from Keinou village area of Bishnupur District on April 3. While the PLA militant was identified as ‘Lance Corporal’ Premjit alias Zauglem, the UNLF militant w
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In addition, SFs arrested one militant each of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and UNLF from Keinou village area of Bishnupur District on April 3. While the PLA militant was identified as ‘Lance Corporal’ Premjit alias Zauglem, the UNLF militant was identified as as ‘Lance Corporal’ Soibam Inatombi alias Saranacha.
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April - 3 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two suspected Maoist Communist Party-Manipur (MCP-M) militants, identified as Leichonbam Dhanabir alias Dhana alias Evai and his wife Tongbram ningol Leichonbam ongbi Binarani alias Eche, from
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two suspected Maoist Communist Party-Manipur (MCP-M) militants, identified as Leichonbam Dhanabir alias Dhana alias Evai and his wife Tongbram ningol Leichonbam ongbi Binarani alias Eche, from Kadangband Part I in Imphal West District on April 3. Two Improvised Explosive Device (IED) fitted inside empty tin cans - one weighing two kilograms and the other weighing two and half kilograms -, seven Neogel-90 explosives, five cordex detonators, one electric detonator with a one meter long wire and another detonator without wire was recovered from them. According to a Police source, the two were arrested following disclosure from the two MCP-M militants arrested on March 31 from Lairenkabi in the District.
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April - 3 
Meanwhile, an ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Sanyasi Pujari alias Pravin, surrendered before the Police in Malkangiri District on April 3, reported The Hindu. Pujari was one of the bodyguards of former Andhra Odisha Border Special
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Meanwhile, an ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Sanyasi Pujari alias Pravin, surrendered before the Police in Malkangiri District on April 3, reported The Hindu. Pujari was one of the bodyguards of former Andhra Odisha Border Special Zone Committee (AOBSZC) ‘secretary’ Modem Balakrishna alias Bhaskar. Pujari was part of the Papuluru Dalam (squad) of the CPI-Maoist since past six years which is active in the cut-off area of Chitrakonda reservoir and orchestrated the Kalimela Police Station attack in 2001, killing of one Sub Inspector of Police in Chopdola in Andhra Pradesh and Tekguda encounter. Pujari hails from Doliput village of Ralegada panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under Chitrakonda Police Station limits and had joined the Maoists more than a decade ago.
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April - 3 
Meanwhile, suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants abducted an inter-District bus driver, identified as Muhammad Abdul Nazeer, from Henbung in Senapati District on April 2 at around 8:30pm.
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Meanwhile, suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants abducted an inter-District bus driver, identified as Muhammad Abdul Nazeer, from Henbung in Senapati District on April 2 at around 8:30pm.
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April - 3 
Meanwhile, the Central Government has given clear indications to Pro-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) that it is ready to admit all its demands in principle, which includes constitutional amendments and giving more powers t
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Meanwhile, the Central Government has given clear indications to Pro-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) that it is ready to admit all its demands in principle, which includes constitutional amendments and giving more powers to the State on the lines of Jammu & Kashmir under Article 370 of Indian constitution. The ULFA-PTF leadership, though, remains skeptic about Indian Parliament giving the nod to the desired amendment.
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April - 3 
Meanwhile, the Maoists fixed April 5 as the deadline for the Naveen Patnaik Government to fulfil their demands to secure the release of ruling Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka who was abducted on March 24, reports The Hindu. Further, in anothe
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Meanwhile, the Maoists fixed April 5 as the deadline for the Naveen Patnaik Government to fulfil their demands to secure the release of ruling Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka who was abducted on March 24, reports The Hindu. Further, in another letter that was received by media in Koraput along with a letter from the Maoists, Hikaka reiterated his appeal to the Chief Minister (CM) to fulfil the Maoists' demands to release the innocent tribals for his safe release. In a hand written letter, Hikaka said that the Government was not concerned about his life as he was a tribal. Urging the CM to resolve the issue immediately to enable him work for the welfare of the people of his constituency, Hikaka said that if needed he would resign from his post as legislator. Daily Pioneer adds that the Andhra-Odisha border Maoists who abducted Hikaka issued a audio tape declaring April 5 as deadline for release of the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) leaders and members incarcerated in jails under fabricated charges in lieu of Hikaka's safe release. In audio tape Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee ‘secretary’ Chandra Mauli said the Maoists have announced a unilateral ceasefire and urged the Government to call a halt to all operations against the Maoists. The tape said, "We will release the MLA in our custody if the false cases slapped against leaders of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) in Koraput and Malkangiri districts are withdrawn and they are released. This demand must be met by April 5. We assure the Government, our friends will not cause any law and order situation once they are released. We hope the Government will treat the matter with sympathy." On appointment of mediators, the tape said, "There have been proposals of appointment of mediators. We have already made it clear that we will not involve any mediators." On the other hand, the negotiation for the release of Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo was scheduled to continue on April 4 (today). Paolo has been in the hands of a different group of Maoists since March 14.
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April - 3 
Meanwhile, the State Government is assessing the impact, of the US announcement of a USD10 million bounty on Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, on the situation in the State. “We will assess the situation and see what impact it would h
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Meanwhile, the State Government is assessing the impact, of the US announcement of a USD10 million bounty on Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, on the situation in the State. “We will assess the situation and see what impact it would have (on Kashmir)…and accordingly try to find out (what it augers for the state),” Nasir Aslam Wani, Minister of State for Home told DNA. The decision has come at a time when LeT has changed its strategy and shifted control and command structure to Rawalpindi and the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), in a bid to directly control and guide the militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). An unnamed Police officer said, “Mostly, the [LeT] commanders based in Pakistan use latest technology like SKPE and VOIP to communicate with their men in J&K. Everything is being guided from across the LoC and the foot soldiers just go by their commands.” The officer added that LeT is now hesitant to designate their ‘commanders’ by ranks because, once they nominate the chief or deputy, Security Forces go after them. “To avoid further losses they are not designating the commander though some of them in the flock are locally called ameer,” he further added.
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April - 3 
Nagaland Post reports that the collective leadership of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah, left Dimapur for New Delhi on April 3 for another round of talks with the Government of Indi
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Nagaland Post reports that the collective leadership of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah, left Dimapur for New Delhi on April 3 for another round of talks with the Government of India (GoI). Before the departure, Muivah said, “We are waiting for a final response from the GoI. Our history is unique and our solution should also be based on the uniqueness of Naga history”. The collective leadership also said that the exact dates for the talks have not been fixed yet. Both Swu and Muivah met Home Minister P Chidambaram in December 2011 and discussed with him the peace process to find an amicable solution to the Naga issue.
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April - 3 
The death toll in the landmine blast triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Pushtola village under Dhanora Police Station in Gadchiroli District on March 27 went up to 13 after a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troope
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The death toll in the landmine blast triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Pushtola village under Dhanora Police Station in Gadchiroli District on March 27 went up to 13 after a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper died in a private hospital in Nagpur in the night of April 3, reports The Hindu.
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April - 3 
The Hindu reports that arrested Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi's bail plea was rejected on April 3 by a court in Delhi which noted that the case material submitted by the Delhi Police Special Cell showed prima facie that Kazmi “had a role to pl
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The Hindu reports that arrested Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi's bail plea was rejected on April 3 by a court in Delhi which noted that the case material submitted by the Delhi Police Special Cell showed prima facie that Kazmi “had a role to play” in the terror strike that left an Israeli diplomat seriously injured when a blast ripped through the car she was travelling in on February 13, 2012. Further, the bail order said evidence pointed to Kazmi being in “touch with some of the terrorists who had planned the strike in three countries simultaneously
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April - 3 
The Sentinel reports SFs on April 3 arrested two ULFA-ATF linkmen from the Bokota Nemuguri area of Sivasagar District on charges of extortion. They served an extortion note of INR 200,000 to one Jadav Dihingia of Nongolamora area of Sivasagar, recent
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The Sentinel reports SFs on April 3 arrested two ULFA-ATF linkmen from the Bokota Nemuguri area of Sivasagar District on charges of extortion. They served an extortion note of INR 200,000 to one Jadav Dihingia of Nongolamora area of Sivasagar, recently. The arrested persons were identified as Bolin Gogoi (33) of Naginimora and Ramen Bhumij (19) of Amguri. SFs maintained that Bolin is close to the outfit’s ‘sergent major’ Raktajit Hazarika. Ramen is suspected to be involved in the grenade explosion at Demow Police Station on March 27.
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April - 3 
The Shillong Times reports that Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on April 3 admitted that several Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) cadres had skipped the attention of the then Government when the ceasefire agreement (cfa) was signed with the outfit
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The Shillong Times reports that Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on April 3 admitted that several Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) cadres had skipped the attention of the then Government when the ceasefire agreement (cfa) was signed with the outfit in July 2004. Referring to the reported split in the ANVC, Sangma said, “There were deficiencies and the ceasefire process was not done properly.” He added the breakaway faction of the ANVC is that group which remained at large and was never a part of the talks when the outfit and the Government entered into a tripartite peace agreement. “It came to the notice of the Government last year (2011) that there is still an armed group which did not come overground,” he observed. The breakaway faction of the ANVC has claimed that they were not made part of the CFA by their leaders. The State Government has already taken up the matter with the Home Minister P Chidambaram. As reported earlier, a breakaway faction of the ANVC has surfaced with Mokust Marak as its head. Around 300 cadres have reportedly gone back to jungle.
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April - 3 
The Telegraph reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Ram Kewal alias Guddu Oraon, was arrested on April 3 following an encounter near Patwadh village under Chopan Police Station limits in Sonbhadra District.
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The Telegraph reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Ram Kewal alias Guddu Oraon, was arrested on April 3 following an encounter near Patwadh village under Chopan Police Station limits in Sonbhadra District. According to reports, Sonbhadra Police reached the village after getting a tip off regarding the presence of Maoist ‘commander’ Munna Vishwakarma and his associates. Guddu who had taken shelter in this village tried to escape and was arrested along with a country-made revolver and live cartridges. Police said that Guddu belonged to Bhabhua District in Bihar and was operating with ‘commander’ Munna Vishwakarma. Guddu was involved in 11 criminal cases registered in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and other States. The Police had announced a cash reward of INR 5,000 on him.
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April - 3 
The Times of India reports that Manipur based militants are tying up with the Guwahati based criminal groups to earn money and mixing up with the local Manipuri population. According to Police, while the militants are providing arms and ammunition to
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The Times of India reports that Manipur based militants are tying up with the Guwahati based criminal groups to earn money and mixing up with the local Manipuri population. According to Police, while the militants are providing arms and ammunition to local gangs of vehicle lifters, robbers and drug smugglers, the gangs share their ill-gotten gains with the militants in return. The People's Liberation Army (PLA), People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) are some of the Manipur based militant outfits that are presently active in the City.
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April - 3 
The Union Government on April 3 released an additional amount of INR 11.23 billion for constructing roads under a central scheme in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected Districts in six States including West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkh
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The Union Government on April 3 released an additional amount of INR 11.23 billion for constructing roads under a central scheme in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected Districts in six States including West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh, reports IBN Live. Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has written to Chief Ministers of these States informing them about the allocation of additional amount under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for constructing roads in rural areas of Naxal-hit Districts. Odisha has been given the highest allocation of INR 3.48 billion, followed by Andhra Pradesh with INR 2.65 billion, West Bengal with INR 1.80 billion, Jharkhand with INR 1.15 billion, Chhattisgarh with INR 1.11 billion and Bihar INR 1.04 billion, under the rural road scheme.
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April - 3 
Union Home Minister (UHM) P. Chidambaram on April 3 said that Pakistan has enough evidence to detain 26/11 mastermind and Jama’at ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, reports Zee News. “India had shared enough dossiers with Pakistan on JuD found
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Union Home Minister (UHM) P. Chidambaram on April 3 said that Pakistan has enough evidence to detain 26/11 mastermind and Jama’at ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, reports Zee News. “India had shared enough dossiers with Pakistan on JuD founder Hafiz Saeed’s anti-India activities”, Chidambaram said talking to reporters in New Delhi. UHM Chidambaram said that India had handed over a complete dossier on Saeed, including compact discs containing his anti-India speeches and sought his voice samples. “Pakistan had offered to give Saeed's voice sample to India but later reneged on the promise”, Chidambaram added. “There is enough material to detain and integrate him. We have consistently pressed for his arrest and interrogation. Pakistan was in denial mode”, Chidambaram said adding “Pakistan government is not doing its duty.”
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April - 4 
A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pandu Panki Ray (22), was arrested from Sundergarh District on April 4, reported Daily Pioneer. Superintendent of Police (SP) Himanshu Lal said the Police arrested Pandu, while h
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pandu Panki Ray (22), was arrested from Sundergarh District on April 4, reported Daily Pioneer. Superintendent of Police (SP) Himanshu Lal said the Police arrested Pandu, while he and his three accomplices were planting landmine in Kapura forest road to prevent Police operation groups to proceed to the area. While Pandu was arrested by the Police, three others escaped. The Police recovered a landmine weighing about 15 kilograms along with wires from the site. Pandu has confessed his involvement in Maoist activities in K Balang Police limit from where Police seized nine landmines, one clamour mine on December 13, 2009 and also confessed his involvement in the killing of Koida Police Station's Sub-Inspector Ajit Bardhan. Pandu is a native of Nuagaon Purantoly under Saraikela Police limit in West Singhbhum District of neighbouring Jharkhand.
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April - 4 
A trial court in Delhi on April 4 extended the interim bail of a man who was arrested by Police on suspicion of being an Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agent who had come to India with the motive to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, repor
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A trial court in Delhi on April 4 extended the interim bail of a man who was arrested by Police on suspicion of being an Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agent who had come to India with the motive to kill Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, reports Times of India. The court gave the accused three more days to produce more evidence to prove his innocence. Police had claimed that Imran and his wife Soofia were pushed into India from ISI’s launch pads in Nepal to attack Modi and other terror targets in the state.
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April - 4 
Bill to amend Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) was among the 11 bills passed by the State Legislative Assembly on April 4, reports Daily Excelsior. As per the amendment in Jammu and Kashmir PSA 1978, no person below the age of 18 can be arre
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Bill to amend Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) was among the 11 bills passed by the State Legislative Assembly on April 4, reports Daily Excelsior. As per the amendment in Jammu and Kashmir PSA 1978, no person below the age of 18 can be arrested.
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April - 4 
M Sanjeev Singh, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper of the CRPF’s 26th Battalion, was injured during an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Bouwa Pahari in Dongapani vi
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M Sanjeev Singh, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper of the CRPF’s 26th Battalion, was injured during an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Bouwa Pahari in Dongapani village under Tundi Police Station in Dhanbad District on April 4, reports IBN Live. The Maoists opened fire when they spotted the CRPF and the District Police personnel at the place, five kilometres away from Tundi Police Station, and an encounter ensued, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) R N Sharma said. The SFs had gone to the spot early in the morning after getting a tip-off about Maoists presence.
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April - 4 
Meanwhile, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council (DHAC) demanded that the State Government to look at the tourism potential of Dima Hasao District and create a mechanism to engage the surrendered militants in the tourism industry. The number of surrendered m
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Meanwhile, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council (DHAC) demanded that the State Government to look at the tourism potential of Dima Hasao District and create a mechanism to engage the surrendered militants in the tourism industry. The number of surrendered militants in Dima Hasao District is more than 1,300.
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April - 4 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided an apartment at the Janakpuri area of New Delhi on the suspicion that Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) ‘publicity secretary’ Arunoday Asom was in that apartment, The Sentinel
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided an apartment at the Janakpuri area of New Delhi on the suspicion that Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) ‘publicity secretary’ Arunoday Asom was in that apartment, The Sentinel reported on April 4. The apartment was said to be empty at the time of the raid. A person with the name of Aditya Baruah had rented the apartment. Baruah is a student of a private engineering institute in Delhi.
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on April 4 said his Government had decided to facilitate the release of as many as 27 persons to secure the freedom of Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka and Italian tour operator Paolo Bosusco from the Commu
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on April 4 said his Government had decided to facilitate the release of as many as 27 persons to secure the freedom of Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka and Italian tour operator Paolo Bosusco from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reported The Hindu. Making a statement in the State Legislative Assembly, Patnaik said that in the case of Hikaka, the Government had decided to facilitate the release of 15 members of the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) and also eight Maoists from Koraput and Malkangiri jails. Four other Maoists are to be released in lieu of Paolo Bosusco. While the Maoist group headed by Sabyasachi Panda, the CPI-Maoist Odisha State Organizing Committee (OSOC) secretary, abducted Italian tour operator Paolo Bosusco along with Claudio Colangelo on March 14, another faction of the Maoists abducted Jhina Hikaka on March 24. As reported earlier, Colangelo was released on March 25.
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April - 4 
Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant belonging to City Meitei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-City Meitei) from Top Khewa Bazar area in Imphal East District on April 4. The arrested militant has been identi
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Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant belonging to City Meitei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-City Meitei) from Top Khewa Bazar area in Imphal East District on April 4. The arrested militant has been identified as Ningthoujam Surjakanta alias Nanao alias Tutua Singh (30).The arrested militant was reportedly involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials, businessmen, etc, as well as in the transportation of arms and ammunition, and providing shelter to cadres of the KCP group.
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April - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) on April 4 arrested five-suspected extortionist belonging to Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), including a woman, from Sonari town in Sivasagar District, reports The Times of India. The Police sai
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Security Forces (SFs) on April 4 arrested five-suspected extortionist belonging to Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), including a woman, from Sonari town in Sivasagar District, reports The Times of India. The Police said the five demanded money, over phones, from several government officials, doctors and businessmen using the name of ULFA in the last week. The arrested persons, residents of Sonari area, were identified as Horen Gogoi, Suren Saikia, Ajit Saikia, Boby Saikia and Dilip Raut.
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April - 4 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted a forest guard and three others from Amjhari village under Sono Police Station in Jamui District on April 4, reports Indian Express. The incident came to light on April 6 when the Maois
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted a forest guard and three others from Amjhari village under Sono Police Station in Jamui District on April 4, reports Indian Express. The incident came to light on April 6 when the Maoists called up the forest guard Naresh Singh’s son for ransom of INR one million.
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April - 4 
The Gurazala Police arrested three Left Wing Extremists (LWEs), identified as Mohan alias Prakash, Jathavatu Krishna Naik and Challa Ramalingeswara Rao, belonging to the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti), from a
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The Gurazala Police arrested three Left Wing Extremists (LWEs), identified as Mohan alias Prakash, Jathavatu Krishna Naik and Challa Ramalingeswara Rao, belonging to the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti), from a place in Karampudi mandal (administrative unit) in Guntur District on April 4, reports The Hindu. Mohan, a top cadre, was said to be on a mission to find out about the informers. He was discussing with two cadres hailing from Pidguralla and Morjampadu near the Karampudi temple, when the Police arrested them. The Police recovered a tapancha (locally made fire arm) and a live cartridge from their possession.
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April - 4 
The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant on April 4 from Wabagai Kadaichit of Thoubal District. The militant was identified as ‘corporal’ Akoijam Jilagamba Singh alias Angacha
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The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant on April 4 from Wabagai Kadaichit of Thoubal District. The militant was identified as ‘corporal’ Akoijam Jilagamba Singh alias Angacha (31). One .9 mm Pistol with magazine was recovered from him
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April - 4 
The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 4 arrested five militants belonging to Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF), a Mizoram based militant formation, at Baigunchherra in North Tripura District. The militants were identified as Pra
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The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 4 arrested five militants belonging to Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF), a Mizoram based militant formation, at Baigunchherra in North Tripura District. The militants were identified as Pradip Piter (28), Juam Jhara Bru (28), Psamani Bru (28), Routijoy Reang (26) and Karanjoy Reang (22). SFs recovered two locally made guns, one pistol and two revolvers from them.
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April - 4 
The Telegraph reports that Union Home Ministry (UMHA) warned the Northeast States of Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh about probable attacks by Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) around April 7. A UMHA release on A
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The Telegraph reports that Union Home Ministry (UMHA) warned the Northeast States of Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh about probable attacks by Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) around April 7. A UMHA release on April 4 stated that the Centre also has inputs that Barua’s ‘boys’ may impose blockades or create a law and order situation in the area. His leaders have directed cadres to execute plans to create disturbances and disrupt normal life in the region. It further stated, “We have information about possible trouble in Goalpara and Dibrugarh.” ULFA celebrates its foundation day on April 7.
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April - 4 
The Times of India reports that Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki said on April 4 that the Union Home Ministry has approved the demand for deployment of 2,000 additional Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) in the State to maintain law and ord
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The Times of India reports that Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki said on April 4 that the Union Home Ministry has approved the demand for deployment of 2,000 additional Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) in the State to maintain law and order.
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April - 4 
Times of India reports Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 4 said those unleashing terrorism against India should be punished. He was referring to the United State announcement of a USD10 million bounty for 26/11 (November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror a
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Times of India reports Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 4 said those unleashing terrorism against India should be punished. He was referring to the United State announcement of a USD10 million bounty for 26/11 (November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks) mastermind Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed.
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April - 4 
Times of India reports that Baljinder Singh, the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist, who had jumped off a moving train in front of the snoring cops on March 30, while being brought to Bhatinda (Punjab) for a court hearing, has 47 criminal ca
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Times of India reports that Baljinder Singh, the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist, who had jumped off a moving train in front of the snoring cops on March 30, while being brought to Bhatinda (Punjab) for a court hearing, has 47 criminal cases, including of murder and robbery pending against him. Most of the criminal cases registered against him are in Punjab and the rest in Haryana and Delhi.
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April - 5 
A constable of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), Satya Prakash Deswal, succumbed to bullet injuries and Jharkhand Jaguar havildar Sanjay Paswan was injured in an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) deep insid
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A constable of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), Satya Prakash Deswal, succumbed to bullet injuries and Jharkhand Jaguar havildar Sanjay Paswan was injured in an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) deep inside the forest in Labhar picket under Burwadih Police Station in Latehar District on April 5, reports The Hindu. A Police chopper that was sent to rescue the injured Policemen was forced to return after the Maoists retaliated with gun fire. Sources said the chopper could not land because of firing. After sometime, another chopper was pressed into operation that landed in Palamu and brought the injured Policemen from there, who were in turn ferried to Palamu through road after being rescued from the encounter site. Deswal, however, died on way. Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) Kranti Kumar Garhdesi said that a joint team of CoBRA, Jharkhand Jaguar and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ventured into the Karamdeeh forests bordering Chhattisgarh and was caught in a sudden firing unleashed by the Maoists. The encounter that started early in the morning and lasted for around three hours resulted in casualties on both sides. Garhdesi said the Policemen and villagers on spot noticed Maoists carrying their dead and injured associates away. "We have not been able to recover any bodies but were told by local people that they saw at least six bodies being carried on backs by rest of the Maoists into the deep forests," he said
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April - 5 
Aadesh Pal, a Special Task Force (STF) trooper was killed in an exchange of fire with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gandharpada forest area in Sukma District on April 5, reports Zee News. Police suspect that at least five Mao
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Aadesh Pal, a Special Task Force (STF) trooper was killed in an exchange of fire with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gandharpada forest area in Sukma District on April 5, reports Zee News. Police suspect that at least five Maoists were also killed in the encounter, Sukma District Superintendent of Police Abhishek Shandilya said. Police, however, have not recovered a single body of Maoists from the spot.
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April - 5 
DNA reports that the Prime Minister’s special envoy, Satinder K Lamba, said Delhi that while India appreciated the efforts of the Bangladesh Government of taking actions against the elements inimical to India, there was a need to do more, including f
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DNA reports that the Prime Minister’s special envoy, Satinder K Lamba, said Delhi that while India appreciated the efforts of the Bangladesh Government of taking actions against the elements inimical to India, there was a need to do more, including finalising the extradition treaty. Lamba said some of the terrorist groups and their associated agencies continue to have their hideouts and the network of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) in Bangladesh. Noting that three security related agreements have already been signed between the countries, he hoped that the extradition treaty will be finalised soon to complete the process of putting in place the framework for cooperation on security related matters
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April - 5 
Five Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Kramhoora forest area of Handwara in Kupwara District on April 5, reports Daily Excelsior. Superintendent of Police (SP, Handwara), Choudery Aslam
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Five Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Kramhoora forest area of Handwara in Kupwara District on April 5, reports Daily Excelsior. Superintendent of Police (SP, Handwara), Choudery Aslam said that SFs launched a joint operation early in the morning in the Kramhoora forests. The SP said that during the operation militants fired upon the SFs resulting in a fierce encounter that lasted for several hours. The identity of the militants is being ascertained; he said adding that five AK rifles were recovered from the dead militants. The SP said that firing has stopped but the operation is going on and it may continue tomorrow (April 6, today) also as the SFs apprehend that there are few more militants in the area. The SP said that the five militants killed today were part of the same group which was killed on March 28. The SP said that these militants were operating from the forests at least for last one year. He said that SFs were planning operation against the militants operating in these dense forests for last few months. He said that around 15 LeT militants were still operating in the Rajwar forests that have dense vegetation and it gave ample cover to the militants.
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April - 5 
Meanwhile, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has zeroed in on Pakistan's role behind the ploy to destabilize the Indian economy, reports Times of India on April 6. It has also claimed that West Bengal is the main transit point of the FICN consignm
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Meanwhile, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has zeroed in on Pakistan's role behind the ploy to destabilize the Indian economy, reports Times of India on April 6. It has also claimed that West Bengal is the main transit point of the FICN consignments. In January this year, following synchronized operations along with different state agencies and Border Security Force (BSF), NIA held 14 persons including Morgen Hossain and Rakib Seikh from Jamshedtola in Malda District of West Bengal, from whom it got specific evidence to back its claims that all the fake notes circulated in India were printed in Pakistan and smuggled through Bangladesh and Nepal. With the leads extracted from the duo, NIA rounded up two more persons - Imran and Jenab on March 28 this year - and seized fake notes of INR 985,000. Both were key operatives of the racket and hail from Muzaffarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh. Their interrogation revealed that one Iqbal Kana, another Muzaffarnagar native, is one of the main liaison persons receiving the consignments from one Mohammad Ashraf in Dubai.
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April - 5 
Meanwhile, SFs arrested one hardcore KPLT militant at Habaigaon near Boithalangso in Karbi Anglong District. The militant has been identified as Komolsing Kro (30) alias Dulal Kro, reports The Sentinel. SFs recovered one .9mm pistol with seven live b
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Meanwhile, SFs arrested one hardcore KPLT militant at Habaigaon near Boithalangso in Karbi Anglong District. The militant has been identified as Komolsing Kro (30) alias Dulal Kro, reports The Sentinel. SFs recovered one .9mm pistol with seven live bullets, two SIM cards and one mobile set from him.
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April - 5 
Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police Viresh Prabhu said that the Police have so far arrested five persons in connection with the blast case. They hail from Pushtola and Bhapda villages in Gadchiroli District.
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Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police Viresh Prabhu said that the Police have so far arrested five persons in connection with the blast case. They hail from Pushtola and Bhapda villages in Gadchiroli District.
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April - 5 
Meanwhile, suspected Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants abducted at least eight workers engaged in construction work at Rongbong Ghat locality, under Santipur in Karbi Anglong District on April 5, reports Nagaland Post. Earlier, the num
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Meanwhile, suspected Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants abducted at least eight workers engaged in construction work at Rongbong Ghat locality, under Santipur in Karbi Anglong District on April 5, reports Nagaland Post. Earlier, the number of reported abductees was said to be three.
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April - 5 
Meanwhile, the armed cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a splinter group of CPI-Maoist, set ablaze two bauxite trucks on fire at Modsirwa on Kisko-Richughuta road in Lohardaga District on April 4. One of the drivers was also assaulted.
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Meanwhile, the armed cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a splinter group of CPI-Maoist, set ablaze two bauxite trucks on fire at Modsirwa on Kisko-Richughuta road in Lohardaga District on April 4. One of the drivers was also assaulted. In a handwritten pamphlet, one Samir of JPC has claimed responsibility for setting the trucks on fire. The pamphlet said the main objective was to warn the transport company since the transport of bauxite is one of the sources of levy for the Naxalite [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] groups active in the area.
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April - 5 
Meanwhile, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has successfully used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to pick up ground conversation and movement of Maoist cadres in terrains of Chhattisgarh. According to sources, a special squad of the anti-Naxal
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Meanwhile, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has successfully used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to pick up ground conversation and movement of Maoist cadres in terrains of Chhattisgarh. According to sources, a special squad of the anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] force recently undertook an operation in the forests of Narayanpur District during which a UAV was not only able to pick up real-time imagery of movement of Maoists but also relayed the conversation among them. The images gathered by the UAV are much better than what is available on Google map and Terra explorer, sources said adding the Android phones are giving us good information about the inhabited areas.
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April - 5 
Meanwhile, Tipila Hesa (17), a Maoist cadre, surrendered before the Police in Jajpur District on April 5, reports The Times of India. Hesa was involved in the attack on Daitari Police Station, abduction of a Police Officer, Umesh Marandi, and several
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Meanwhile, Tipila Hesa (17), a Maoist cadre, surrendered before the Police in Jajpur District on April 5, reports The Times of India. Hesa was involved in the attack on Daitari Police Station, abduction of a Police Officer, Umesh Marandi, and several other Maoist-related crimes in Jajpur and Keonjhar Districts.
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April - 5 
Nagaland Post reports that the long-awaited repatriation of 36,000 Bru refugees, who have been staying for the past 15 years in camps in Tripura after being displaced from their villages in Mizoram, would resume from April 26, Union Home Minister P.
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Nagaland Post reports that the long-awaited repatriation of 36,000 Bru refugees, who have been staying for the past 15 years in camps in Tripura after being displaced from their villages in Mizoram, would resume from April 26, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on April 5. “The Mizoram government has identified 669 families, comprising around 3,350 refugees, to be repatriated between April 26 and May 15,” the home minister said. He further said, “Both the chief ministers of Mizoram and Tripura are committed to the repatriation process. The refugees would have to leave the camps in Tripura and come back to their original villages in Mizoram as a part of the repatriation process.” Chidambaram warned against any attempt to disrupt the process. Chidambaram, who arrived in Mizoram on April 4 for discussions on resuming the repatriation of refugees, held meetings with Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, senior officials and Bru tribal leaders to finalise the modalities for repatriation of the migrants.
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April - 5 
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on April 5 announced the names of 27 persons whose release the Government will facilitate through legal steps to ensure the release of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka and It
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on April 5 announced the names of 27 persons whose release the Government will facilitate through legal steps to ensure the release of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka and Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo from the hands of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Of the 27 persons, the Government will facilitate the release of 15 members of the Maoist-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) and eight Maoists from different jails for the release of Hikaka, and four others for the release of Paolo. The four persons who would be released for securing Paolo's freedom include Subhashree Das alias Mili Panda, wife of Sabyasachi Panda, ‘secretary’ of the Odisha State Organising Committee of CPI-Maoist. Making the statement in the State Assembly, Patnaik said the Government made this gesture on humane grounds. He expressed hope that the Maoists would reciprocate and release Hikaka and Paolo immediately. Meanwhile, the Maoists have extended the deadline for the Odisha Government to meet their demands till April 7 for the release of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka. Earlier, the deadline was April 5.
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April - 5 
Separately, SFs will start focusing on Goalpara District bordering Garo hills Districts of Meghalaya where Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) under the leadership of Drishti Rajkhowa and collaboration with Garo National
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Separately, SFs will start focusing on Goalpara District bordering Garo hills Districts of Meghalaya where Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) under the leadership of Drishti Rajkhowa and collaboration with Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) have stepped up their activities, reports The Telegraph
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April - 5 
The Hindu on April 6 reports that India has sent an arrest warrant for Masoud Sedaghatzadeh, arrested in connection with the attempted bombing in Bangkok (Thailand) on February 14, to Malaysian authorities requesting for his production before a Delhi
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The Hindu on April 6 reports that India has sent an arrest warrant for Masoud Sedaghatzadeh, arrested in connection with the attempted bombing in Bangkok (Thailand) on February 14, to Malaysian authorities requesting for his production before a Delhi court to unravel the conspiracy behind the attack on an Israeli diplomat’s car in Delhi on February 13. Malaysian authorities through diplomatic channels were handed over the warrant with a plea that a proper extradition request would be sent after completion of all legal formalities, official sources said. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Vinod Yadav issued the warrant against the Iranian national on March 17 after Special Cell of Delhi Police alleged that he was also involved in the conspiracy of the blast on February 13 in Delhi. The Interpol has also issued a Red Corner Notice against him. The request quotes the in-principle agreement between India and Malaysia to establish a mechanism for cooperation on counter-terrorism. While both countries have an Extradition Treaty ratified in February 2011, they are in the process of signing a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters
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April - 5 
The Nagaland Post reports that Suspected Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants abducted three construction workers engaged in the work-site at Rongbong Ghat locality, under Santipur Police Station in Karbi Anglong District on April 5.
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The Nagaland Post reports that Suspected Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants abducted three construction workers engaged in the work-site at Rongbong Ghat locality, under Santipur Police Station in Karbi Anglong District on April 5.
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April - 5 
The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed four Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, who were involved in setting ablaze 14 coal-laden trucks recently, at Mongpangro near Keragalram village near Mendipathar in East Garo Hills
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The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed four Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, who were involved in setting ablaze 14 coal-laden trucks recently, at Mongpangro near Keragalram village near Mendipathar in East Garo Hills on April 5. However, some other militants in the group managed to escape. SFs could identify only three dead militants as Jenny Momin, Pilliport Momin and Rikjeng Marak. SFs recovered an AK-47 rifle from the encounter site.
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April - 5 
The Telegraph reports that two Anti-talk faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) were arrested in a joint operation by the army and Police from Fakiragram in Kokrajhar District on April 5.
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The Telegraph reports that two Anti-talk faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) were arrested in a joint operation by the army and Police from Fakiragram in Kokrajhar District on April 5.
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April - 5 
Times of India on April 6 reports that the recent arrest of a Vietnamese woman in possession of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth INR 9.8 in Kathmandu (Nepal) on April 3 has become a cause for concern for Indian intelligence agencies, revealing
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Times of India on April 6 reports that the recent arrest of a Vietnamese woman in possession of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth INR 9.8 in Kathmandu (Nepal) on April 3 has become a cause for concern for Indian intelligence agencies, revealing that Pakistan is pumping in FICN through Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia rather than the traditional routes of Bangladesh and Dubai. As part of the tactical switch, Pakistan is also using nationals of the South-east Asian countries to avoid detection. The plot for India's economic subversion is suspected of being executed through Mumbai underworld as several dons from Mumbai are now holed up in various South-east Asian nations. Even Dawood Ibrahim has a wide network of operatives spanning Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. Sitting in Karachi (Pakistan), he controls a major share of over $2.5 million FICN racket in India. Sources said the notes are of very high quality, and match with other consignments coming from Pakistan seized earlier.
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April - 6 
At least 20 people including six Policemen were injured in clashes that broke out in Baramulla town of Baramulla District in the afternoon of April 6 after protesters pelted stones on the Baramulla Police Station, reports Daily Excelsior. The protest
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At least 20 people including six Policemen were injured in clashes that broke out in Baramulla town of Baramulla District in the afternoon of April 6 after protesters pelted stones on the Baramulla Police Station, reports Daily Excelsior. The protests broke out after the chairman of the hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, addressed a gathering in the Main Chowk of the town. Some of the people from the gathering attacked the police station Baramulla with stones resulting in the ding dog battles between Police and the stone pelting protesters. Around six Policemen were injured in the stone pelting while Police resorted to baton charging and tear-smoke shelling at the protesters. At least 14 protesters were injured as Police chased them in the township. The protests and clashes spread to other areas of the town like Tehsil point, Tanga Adda, Khawaja Bagh Adda, Cement Bridge, Bata Gali and Kiraya Park.
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April - 6 
Earlier, on April 6, General Officer Commanding of XV Corps, Lieutenant General S A Hasnain said that due to the void created by the successful anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir, infiltration from across the LoC is expected to gain momen
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Earlier, on April 6, General Officer Commanding of XV Corps, Lieutenant General S A Hasnain said that due to the void created by the successful anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir, infiltration from across the LoC is expected to gain momentum in the coming days, reports ANI. "Due to the vacuum created in North Kashmir by our successful operations in the region since June last year-in regions like Sopar, Handwara, Lolab, Trehgam-that vacuum would force the militants from across the Line of Control (LoC) into the region and those militants are expected to come in the next few days. We are prepared and I sure they are very eager to come," said Hasnain. He also added that the even after the killing of 10 militants in the span of a week, a large cell was still active in Handwara region of (Kupwara District) Jammu and Kashmir. "A lot of militants are still active in this region. It would be assumed that after eliminating 10 militants, the activities would be subdued but it is the fact. The movement of militants has been contained but they are here in sufficient numbers to be able to create some problem," added Hasnain.
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April - 6 
Elsewhere, terming People's Democratic Party (PDP) non co-operative over revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), National Conference (NC) senior leader and Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar today said that Omar Abdullah led
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Elsewhere, terming People's Democratic Party (PDP) non co-operative over revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), National Conference (NC) senior leader and Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar today said that Omar Abdullah led Coalition Government is committed to revoke AFSPA. Addressing party workers at Nawaz Subha, the National Conference senior leader said that more security bunkers would be removed from Srinagar city for easy movement of common people. He said that National Conference led coalition Government will take all the stake holders including security agencies into confidence over revocation of AFSPA.
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April - 6 
In another incident, six employees of a Garo hills-based coal exporter were abducted by GNLA from Gausapara coal export point, 35 kilometres from Baghmara, the headquarters of South Garo Hills District. South Garo Hills superintendent of Police M.K.
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In another incident, six employees of a Garo hills-based coal exporter were abducted by GNLA from Gausapara coal export point, 35 kilometres from Baghmara, the headquarters of South Garo Hills District. South Garo Hills superintendent of Police M.K. Singh said two GNLA cadres came at 1 am to Gasuapara, close to the Bangladesh border, and abducted six employees of the coal exporter, Henning Sangma. The abducted employees have been identified as Biswajit Majumdar, Ashish Jaiswal, Birendra Yadav, Mahendra Yadav, Chandreswar Rai and Rohit Sharma. The Police said the GNLA militants have demanded no ransom from the coal exporter. Singh termed the abduction as a desperate act.
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April - 6 
In the other incident, SFs arrested two more persons identified as Ranjit Teron alias Pradip and Dakiram Tokbi alias Jiten Tokbi from near ASEB colony under Diphu Police Station at around 7 pm. They were charged with possessing unaccounted money of I
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In the other incident, SFs arrested two more persons identified as Ranjit Teron alias Pradip and Dakiram Tokbi alias Jiten Tokbi from near ASEB colony under Diphu Police Station at around 7 pm. They were charged with possessing unaccounted money of INR 3500, 000 meant for giving it to KPLT.
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April - 6 
Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on April 6 denied reports that it had invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against Naquee Ahmed Wasi Ahmed Sheikh, Nadeem Ahmed Ashfaq Sheikh, Haroon Rashid Naik and Delhi-based hawal
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Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on April 6 denied reports that it had invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against Naquee Ahmed Wasi Ahmed Sheikh, Nadeem Ahmed Ashfaq Sheikh, Haroon Rashid Naik and Delhi-based hawala operator Kanwar Nain Pathrija, arrested in connection with the July 13, 2011 triple bomb blasts case in Mumbai, reports The Hindu. An unnamed senior ATS official said that the media report of the four being booked under sections of the MCOCA is not true. All the four are now lodged in the Arthur Road prison. The Mumbai Blasts were triggered in the Dadar Kabutarkhana, Zaveri bazaar and Opera House areas and they killed 27 and injured 127 persons.
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April - 6 
Meanwhile, Army said that killing of five Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in North Kashmir's Zachaldara forests of Rajwar area is a major success for the Security Forces (SFs) and apprehended that militants may try to infiltrate in the coming months
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Meanwhile, Army said that killing of five Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in North Kashmir's Zachaldara forests of Rajwar area is a major success for the Security Forces (SFs) and apprehended that militants may try to infiltrate in the coming months to fill the void created in their ranks due to successful operations. General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15th Corps Lieutenant General S A Hasnain while interacting with the media at Handwara about the operation said: "We have eliminated 10 militants over the recent days and it has created a void among the militant ranks. There will be attempts from the other side during the coming months to fill it." He dismissed the report that the killed militants were infiltrators, saying they were active in the forest area. He said the group was probably in the area to receive infiltrators and guide them into the hinterland of Kashmir valley.
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April - 6 
Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) arrested four people in two separate incidents in Diphu (District) area, who were involved in illegal supply of arms and money to Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants, reports The Sentinel. One incident to
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Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) arrested four people in two separate incidents in Diphu (District) area, who were involved in illegal supply of arms and money to Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants, reports The Sentinel. One incident took place at Mentilla and another at near ASEB colony under Diphu Police Station. The arrested persons from Mentilla were women cadres of the disbanded United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) group. The arrested former cadres were identified as Rubina Teronpi,and Samphri Englengpi. One .9 MM pistols (Italian Made) were recovered from them.
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April - 6 
Meanwhile, the breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) said they would raise the demand for a greater Garoland and also go for a separate truce with the Government. Nado R. Marak, personal secretary to Mokus Marak, the ‘commande
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Meanwhile, the breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) said they would raise the demand for a greater Garoland and also go for a separate truce with the Government. Nado R. Marak, personal secretary to Mokus Marak, the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the breakaway faction said, “The group will still aspire for a greater Garoland and we would like to come to a separate truce with the government.” The original demand of the ANVC was for greater Garoland, which includes all the three Districts of Garo hills, and Garo-dominated areas of West Khasi Hills as well as Goalpara and Kamrup Districts in Assam. Nado said the split in ANVC took place in July 2004, when a section of the ANVC leaders, including Sohan D. Shira, the current ‘commander-in-chief’ of the GNLA, signed a ceasefire agreement and came over ground. “After disowning the breakaway group, the leaders of the ANVC went on denying the presence of ANVC (breakaway), and they are also unwilling to accept our existence,” Nado added.
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April - 6 
Sabyasachi Panda, the ‘secretary’ of Odisha State Organising Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) rejected the Odisha Government's swap offer for the release of Italian national Paolo Bosusco, reports The Hindu. In an audio m
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Sabyasachi Panda, the ‘secretary’ of Odisha State Organising Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) rejected the Odisha Government's swap offer for the release of Italian national Paolo Bosusco, reports The Hindu. In an audio message, Panda threatened to take the extreme step, if the Government failed to make a written commitment by April 9 on the fulfilment of the various demands made by him. In the message, Panda also criticised the Government by terming the ongoing negotiations between the Government officials and mediators, B.D. Sharma and Dandapani Mohanty a farce. The Government is also uncertain over the release of Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka as the group of Maoists who had taken him hostage did not respond to the Government's offer to facilitate release of 23 persons to secure his release.
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April - 6 
Separately, the All Cachar Karimganj Hailakandi Students Association (ACKHSA) has lambasted the reports of the existence of Maoists forces in southern Assam valley and in Assam University, Silchar in particular, reports The Times of India.
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Separately, the All Cachar Karimganj Hailakandi Students Association (ACKHSA) has lambasted the reports of the existence of Maoists forces in southern Assam valley and in Assam University, Silchar in particular, reports The Times of India.
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April - 6 
Separately, unidentified militants carried out a grenade attack at Humhama area on the outskirts of the Srinagar on the Srinagar airport road at 10 pm in the night. However, there was no damage done in the explosion
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Separately, unidentified militants carried out a grenade attack at Humhama area on the outskirts of the Srinagar on the Srinagar airport road at 10 pm in the night. However, there was no damage done in the explosion
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April - 6 
The Sangai Express reports that People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) has refuted the claim made by Assam Police that the militant outfits of Manipur have links with local criminals of Guwahati (Assam). Clarifying that PREPAK has never
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The Sangai Express reports that People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) has refuted the claim made by Assam Police that the militant outfits of Manipur have links with local criminals of Guwahati (Assam). Clarifying that PREPAK has never established its base in Assam, the statement claimed that the allegation of Assam Police was baseless and unfounded.
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April - 6 
The Security Forces (SFs) recovered four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), including three cylinder bombs, during search operations in Latehar District on April 6, reports The Times of India. The operation was launched in the District's Barwadih a
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The Security Forces (SFs) recovered four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), including three cylinder bombs, during search operations in Latehar District on April 6, reports The Times of India. The operation was launched in the District's Barwadih and Sarju area following an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 5 in which one SF personnel was killed and another was injured.
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April - 6 
The Telegraph reports that an eight year old girl, Pyara Begum, a victim of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) terror attack on April 5, succumbed to her injuries on April 6. West Garo Hills deputy commissioner Pravin Bakshi said that in retaliatio
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The Telegraph reports that an eight year old girl, Pyara Begum, a victim of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) terror attack on April 5, succumbed to her injuries on April 6. West Garo Hills deputy commissioner Pravin Bakshi said that in retaliation to the killing of four GNLA cadres on April 5, a group of suspected GNLA militants hurled two hand grenades at 8.15 pm on the same day at a residential area at Lokaichar near Kaliachar, around 70 kilometers (km) from Tura injuring the girl.
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April - 7 
A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from Harinchara area under Tamulpur Police Station in Baksa District by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers on April 7, reports The Telegraph. According to Police, SSB troopers from Paharp
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A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from Harinchara area under Tamulpur Police Station in Baksa District by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers on April 7, reports The Telegraph. According to Police, SSB troopers from Paharpur came across the IED weighing 3 kilograms on the road between Kauli and Harinchara while on patrol on the ‘Raising Day' of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
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April - 7 
About 16.5 ton of ammonium nitrate was recovered by mining department officials from Pachna village in Sheikhpura District on April 7, reported The Times of India. On a tip off, the officials raided a house and recovered 330 bags of the explosive mat
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About 16.5 ton of ammonium nitrate was recovered by mining department officials from Pachna village in Sheikhpura District on April 7, reported The Times of India. On a tip off, the officials raided a house and recovered 330 bags of the explosive material. The value of the explosive was estimated to be INR 1.1 million.
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April - 7 
Elsewhere, National Investigating Agency (NIA) special court based in Guwahati on March 7 remanded arrested People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Arnold Singh alias Bekon, in the NIA’s custody for 10 days. Singh was arrested from Sil
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Elsewhere, National Investigating Agency (NIA) special court based in Guwahati on March 7 remanded arrested People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Arnold Singh alias Bekon, in the NIA’s custody for 10 days. Singh was arrested from Siliguri in West Bengal on April 2, reports The Telegraph. Arnold Singh is also a member of the PLA’s ‘external affairs’ wing. Singh was the leader of a four-member team that imparted arms training to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) guerrillas in Saranda forest in Jharkhand from September 11 to November 20 in 2010.
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April - 7 
Meanwhile, four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including Bihari Sao, a ‘self-styled commander’ were arrested during a search operation following a tip-off from a forested area in Gaya District on April 7, reported Daily Bhaskar.
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Meanwhile, four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including Bihari Sao, a ‘self-styled commander’ were arrested during a search operation following a tip-off from a forested area in Gaya District on April 7, reported Daily Bhaskar. The four were wanted in connection with several cases in Bihar and Jharkhand and Sao carried a cash reward of INR 25, 000 on his head. Three country-made pistol and five live cartridges were recovered from their possession.
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April - 7 
Meanwhile, in a major decision aimed at exposing separatists, individuals, NGOs and other organisations supporting United States based Kashmir separatist Sayyid Ghulam Nabi alias Fai, a resident of Soibugh, Badgam, the State Government constituted a
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Meanwhile, in a major decision aimed at exposing separatists, individuals, NGOs and other organisations supporting United States based Kashmir separatist Sayyid Ghulam Nabi alias Fai, a resident of Soibugh, Badgam, the State Government constituted a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to investigate all pending cases against Fai and unearth identity of persons, who had received hawala money from different channels at the behest of separatist leader.
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April - 7 
Separately, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit Jammu and Kashmir on April 10 to discuss preparedness of the State Police and Paramilitary Forces ahead of the 'crucial' summer that is being looked upon as a 'test' period for the Omar Abdull
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Separately, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit Jammu and Kashmir on April 10 to discuss preparedness of the State Police and Paramilitary Forces ahead of the 'crucial' summer that is being looked upon as a 'test' period for the Omar Abdullah Government if it wants withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from certain peaceful Districts, reports The Times of India.
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April - 7 
The Hindu reports that the judicial custody of journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi, suspected of involvement in the terror attack targeting an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi, has been extended up to April 21. His counsel expressed unhappiness with a
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The Hindu reports that the judicial custody of journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi, suspected of involvement in the terror attack targeting an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi, has been extended up to April 21. His counsel expressed unhappiness with a reply filed by Delhi Police in response to his demand that the investigating agency place before the court the names of officers. The reply did not name any officers; instead it said only the Special Team entrusted with the case had interrogated Kazmi. Counsel had earlier alleged that the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad was also interrogating Kazmi though his custody was given to Delhi Police.
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April - 7 
The Indian Navy is all set to commission its first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) squadron on the East Coast at Uchipuli near Ramanathapuram soon, reports The Hindu. It is considered a significant step towards strengthening maritime surveillance and r
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The Indian Navy is all set to commission its first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) squadron on the East Coast at Uchipuli near Ramanathapuram soon, reports The Hindu. It is considered a significant step towards strengthening maritime surveillance and reconnaissance in Palk Strait, Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay off the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh coast. The commissioning of the UAV squadron near Rameswaram assumes significance not only due to its close proximity to Sri Lanka but also due to the strategic importance of the region. It has been christened INAS 344 and it will be operated from INS Parundu, a naval air station. It will be the third UAV squadron of the Navy.
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April - 7 
The personnel of 60th Rashtriya Rifles and Kandi Police thwarted a major plot by the militants to carry out terror strike with the recovery of a large quantity of explosive material, arms and ammunition from a hideout at Jaran Wali forest area under
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The personnel of 60th Rashtriya Rifles and Kandi Police thwarted a major plot by the militants to carry out terror strike with the recovery of a large quantity of explosive material, arms and ammunition from a hideout at Jaran Wali forest area under Kandi Police Station in Rajouri District on April 7, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries included one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), 12 UBGL grenades, one Chinese pistol with 90 rounds, 241 AK rounds, half kg RDX, 44 Pika rounds, 14 Chinese grenades, 1000 Global Positioning System (GPS), one I Com set, three AK magazines, one Motorola set, 12 detonators, three maps and 10 meters IED wire. Hideout of the militants was also busted, official sources said.
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April - 8 
Further hardening its stand, Sabyasachi Panda, ‘secretary’ of the Odisha State Organising Committee of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on April 8 asked the State Government to clarify the names of his followers to be released in exchang
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Further hardening its stand, Sabyasachi Panda, ‘secretary’ of the Odisha State Organising Committee of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on April 8 asked the State Government to clarify the names of his followers to be released in exchange for abducted Italian tour operator Paolo Basusco, reports The Indian Express. The fresh audio tape by Panda followed a day after the Government claimed to have reached a pact over Basusco, agreeing to free five of the six whose release had been sought by the Maoists.
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April - 8 
Further, AOBSZC spokesperson Jagabandhu sent a letter to the Government late on April 8 demanding that all Maoists in the list in exchange for the MLA's freedom should be released in Balipeta village of Koraput District by April 10. “There should not
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Further, AOBSZC spokesperson Jagabandhu sent a letter to the Government late on April 8 demanding that all Maoists in the list in exchange for the MLA's freedom should be released in Balipeta village of Koraput District by April 10. “There should not be any police or intelligence personnel present,” the letter says.
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April - 8 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a cadre of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as ‘sergeant’ Wahengbam dorendra, at Ningthangbam under Jiribam Police station in Imphal East District on April 8. One pistol and two live
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a cadre of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as ‘sergeant’ Wahengbam dorendra, at Ningthangbam under Jiribam Police station in Imphal East District on April 8. One pistol and two live rounds were recovered from the house of the cadre.
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April - 8 
Meanwhile, six coal export company workers who had been abducted by GNLA from Gasuapara in South Garo Hills District on April 6 have been released. The six were released unharmed from a forest hideout in the morning of April 8 and has since been brou
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Meanwhile, six coal export company workers who had been abducted by GNLA from Gasuapara in South Garo Hills District on April 6 have been released. The six were released unharmed from a forest hideout in the morning of April 8 and has since been brought to Baghmara safely. Police do not rule out the payment of ransom for their early release.
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April - 8 
Meanwhile, the United Committee Manipur (UCM) and the All Manipur United Clubs’ Organisation (AMUCO) have warned both the Government of India and the State Government against offering any greater autonomous council to National Socialist Council of Na
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Meanwhile, the United Committee Manipur (UCM) and the All Manipur United Clubs’ Organisation (AMUCO) have warned both the Government of India and the State Government against offering any greater autonomous council to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) on the soil of Manipur, reports The Sangai Express. Quoting a report published recently in the Guwahati based Seven Sisters’ Post, UCM and AMUCO warned that New Delhi’s design to offer greater autonomy or autonomous council to NSCN-IM in place of supra state body was unacceptable. The statement also listed a number of criminal activities committed by NSCN-IM on the soil of Manipur in total violation of the ceasefire ground rules.
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April - 8 
Meanwhile, though Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced the release of 15 activists of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) and eight Maoists (including two hardcore Andhra Maoist) in exchange for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assemb
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Meanwhile, though Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced the release of 15 activists of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) and eight Maoists (including two hardcore Andhra Maoist) in exchange for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka, the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), which holds Hikaka hostage, has demanded the release of five more Maoists and their sympathisers, including Chenda Bhushanam alias Ghasi. Senior policemen in-charge of anti-Maoist operations in Odisha say under no circumstances can Ghasi be released. “Ghasi is more powerful than 10 Sabyasachi Pandas together. He is that dangerous,” said a senior Police official.
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April - 8 
Pro-Talks Faction of the ULFA (ULFA-PTF) leaders led by its ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa left for New Delhi on April 8 to hold the third round of talks with the Central Government on April 9, reports The Sentinel. The delegation is likely to meet Uni
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Pro-Talks Faction of the ULFA (ULFA-PTF) leaders led by its ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa left for New Delhi on April 8 to hold the third round of talks with the Central Government on April 9, reports The Sentinel. The delegation is likely to meet Union Home Secretary RK Singh and other senior Union Home Ministry (UMHA) officials. Other members of the delegation are Raju Baruah, Chitraban Hazarika, Pranati Deka and Mithinga Daimary.
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April - 8 
Separately, more than 38,000 declared foreigners from Bangladesh in the State are yet to be deported, said Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [border] Umesh Kumar, reports The Times of India. ADG Kumar heads the State Police border wing resp
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Separately, more than 38,000 declared foreigners from Bangladesh in the State are yet to be deported, said Additional Director General of Police (ADG) [border] Umesh Kumar, reports The Times of India. ADG Kumar heads the State Police border wing responsible for detecting and deporting illegal immigrants. According to State Police (border) records, Nagaon District has the highest number of such declared foreigners at 10,574, while there are no such persons in two Districts of Baksa, Chirang.
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April - 8 
The Government on April 8 today expanded the Special Investigating Team (SIT), constituted on April 7, to investigate links, hawala transactions, terror funding and other activities of Kashmiri American Council (KAC) founder-chairman, Sayyid Ghulam N
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The Government on April 8 today expanded the Special Investigating Team (SIT), constituted on April 7, to investigate links, hawala transactions, terror funding and other activities of Kashmiri American Council (KAC) founder-chairman, Sayyid Ghulam Nabi Fai, by adding two more senior members to it including one from the Intelligence wing of State Police and another from prosecution, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that the Intelligence officer would share information gathered by Intelligence agencies of other States and the Central agencies about Fai’s network in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the country while the prosecution officer would assess extent of involvement of the accused and evidence against them. "The SIT would interrogate all those persons, whose names have figured during questioning of Fai in the United States and all those, who had been in frequent touch with him in the United States’’, sources said. They added that the SIT has been asked to gather details from all Intelligence agencies of the country mainly the Intelligence Bureau pertaining to links of Fai. Sources said in addition to unraveling the nexus of Fai’s agents in Jammu and Kashmir, the SIT has also been asked to go into details of cases registered against Fai, including a Public Safety Act (PSA) warrant pending against him. The PSA warrant had been issued against Fai in 1980 by the then Deputy Commissioner, Badgam for his involvement in anti-national activities. However, Fai had deserted Kashmir after issuance of PSA warrant against him in 1980 and settled in Saudi Arabia for sometime before finally settling in the United States, where he had floated KAC. Fai was recently sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Virginia court in the United States.
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April - 8 
The Shillong Times reports that Security Forces (SFs), on April 8, stormed a major hideout of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in which the outfit’s ‘chief’ Sohan D Shira was holed up leading to a 15 minutes heavy exchange of fire in the fore
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The Shillong Times reports that Security Forces (SFs), on April 8, stormed a major hideout of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in which the outfit’s ‘chief’ Sohan D Shira was holed up leading to a 15 minutes heavy exchange of fire in the forests of Bawegre village, 10 kilometers from the East Garo Hills District headquarters in the morning, following intelligence reports of militant movement. Shira managed to escaped but left behind a huge number of highly explosive rocket propelled grenades. The SFs recovered 66 live RPG shells neatly packed and concealed in one of the three camp tents set up in the forest.
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April - 8 
The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) militant, identified as Bobit Rabha alias Calendar, at Medhikona under Dhupdhara Police Station of Goalpara District
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The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) militant, identified as Bobit Rabha alias Calendar, at Medhikona under Dhupdhara Police Station of Goalpara District on April 8.The militant is suspected to be behind the blast on a Tura-bound BSF convoy on March 31 in the same District.
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April - 8 
The Times of India reports that Somali pirates held hostage the families of 17 Indians, who were among a crew of 22 on MT Royal Grace, a Nigeria-bound oil tanker, captured off the coast of Oman on March 4. Manu Chauhan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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The Times of India reports that Somali pirates held hostage the families of 17 Indians, who were among a crew of 22 on MT Royal Grace, a Nigeria-bound oil tanker, captured off the coast of Oman on March 4. Manu Chauhan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of East India Shipping Agency which recruited five of the Indian crew members, told The Times of India the ship's Dubai-based owners, Oyster Cargo and Shipping Company, had informed the Government's DG (shipping) and was also keeping families of the crew members updated. Talks were continuing between the East India Shipping Agency and Somali pirates for the release of the firm's crew. According to reports, apart from the Indians, the ship had three Nigerians and one Pakistani and Bangladeshi national each. With this, Somali pirates are now holding 21 vessels and have 289 hostages.
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April - 8 
The Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), attacked the project site of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCI
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The Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), attacked the project site of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) at Jargaon village under Bero Police Station in Ranchi District on April 8 and set ablaze three heavy machines, including an earthmover, after assaulting the workers on duty. The cause of the attack was explained in a letter written by one Jetha of Rajdhani zonal committee of the PLFI, allegedly left at the site, saying that work there was started without the permission of the PLFI.
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April - 9 
Also, the East Garo Hills administration suspects that Brutush Momin (the bodyguard of GNLA Sohan D Shira), who suffered serious bullet injuries during heavy exchange of fire with the Police on April 8, must have died, reports The Shillong Times.
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Also, the East Garo Hills administration suspects that Brutush Momin (the bodyguard of GNLA Sohan D Shira), who suffered serious bullet injuries during heavy exchange of fire with the Police on April 8, must have died, reports The Shillong Times.
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April - 9 
ANI reports that the Special Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF, Jammu and Kashmir), Anirudh Uppal, said there was a decline in militant activities in Jammu and Kashmir, but the problem is yet to be completely resolved. "Every yea
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ANI reports that the Special Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF, Jammu and Kashmir), Anirudh Uppal, said there was a decline in militant activities in Jammu and Kashmir, but the problem is yet to be completely resolved. "Every year Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing a decrease in militancy but this does not mean that it has ended completely. Incidents like encounters or bomb blasts have not been completely wiped from the region," said Uppal.
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April - 9 
Army on April 9 arrested a Pakistani national on the Line of Control (LoC) at Salhutri in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. The arrestee, identified as Mohammad Sharief, a resident of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) wa
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Army on April 9 arrested a Pakistani national on the Line of Control (LoC) at Salhutri in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. The arrestee, identified as Mohammad Sharief, a resident of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) was intercepted and arrested as soon as he crossed into the Indian side from the LoC.
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April - 9 
Asserting that terror infrastructure across the border is intact and militants are operating there, Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda said on April 7 that there is no change in the intention of Pakistan to continue terrorism in the State
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Asserting that terror infrastructure across the border is intact and militants are operating there, Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda said on April 7 that there is no change in the intention of Pakistan to continue terrorism in the State. "There are different figures of different agencies as far as terrorist camps, launching pads and militants (operating across the border) are concerned. But launching pads are there, militants and their training camps are still there. The intention in the capability of our neighbouring country (Pakistan) to continue terrorism in our State—that continues.” As far as infiltration is concerned, he said the reports are that there is no change in the intention—whether it is training camps or launching pads, adding, "there is no report of successful infiltration with us in the entire State." He further said that "this year militancy-related incidents have decreased. In the first three months of 2012, 26 militancy-related incidents took place as compared to 48 last year, showing a 45 percent overall decrease". Khoda said there was 47 percent dip in militancy during first three months of 2011, as compared to the same period in 2010. Civilian killings this year [2012] have decreased by 50 percent and there was no killing of Security Force or Police personnel this year [2012] as compared to last year’s [2011] figure of three troopers, the DGP said. To another question about the number of militants operating in the State, he said "our figures suggest they are in the range of 85-90". "The presence of militants is decreasing in the State due to better operational capabilities of the forces and we are sure that we will be able to ensure peace in the summer", Khoda said. Answering a question about stone-pelters being brought under the ambit of youth clubs set up by Police, the DGP said "we do not discriminate for sports activities. The focus is on youth. We have got positive results in those areas where we have set up youth clubs. Those areas witnessed peace. We will open more youth clubs and the focus this time would be those areas, which were not attended to last year including that of Jammu.”
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April - 9 
Following the finding of suspected training centres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Karnataka in March 2012, the Tamil Nadu Police, including Special Task Force (STF), Q branch and District Police, have launched a combing operation
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Following the finding of suspected training centres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Karnataka in March 2012, the Tamil Nadu Police, including Special Task Force (STF), Q branch and District Police, have launched a combing operation in the Western Ghats, reports The Deccan Chronicle. Police teams from 12 Districts are involved in the combing operation in the hilly terrain. “There is no specific information about the presence of Maoist training centres in the forest areas. But we don’t want to take any chance,” a senior Police Officer said. The State Police had busted a Maoist training camp in Theni hills in July 2007 after the locals alerted them about the presence of the camp. The State Police are now conducting the combing operation after the Police found a suspected training camp in Dharamsalai and Chickmagalur. “Some pro-Tamil handbills were seized from the spot. So, it triggered suspicion that such groups could be working in Tamil Nadu,” Police sources said.
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April - 9 
Further, Police and paramilitary forces have intensified the hunt for Sohan D Shira and other militants of the outfit a day after they escaped a raid by SFs at their camp in East Garo Hills district on April 8, reports The Times of India.
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Further, Police and paramilitary forces have intensified the hunt for Sohan D Shira and other militants of the outfit a day after they escaped a raid by SFs at their camp in East Garo Hills district on April 8, reports The Times of India.
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April - 9 
Further, the Orissa Police Association (OPA) has threatened to go on strike if any hardcore Maoists are released in a swap deal. “If the government does release anyone, the Policemen in Maoist areas would not do their duty,” said Sawarmal Sharma, pre
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Further, the Orissa Police Association (OPA) has threatened to go on strike if any hardcore Maoists are released in a swap deal. “If the government does release anyone, the Policemen in Maoist areas would not do their duty,” said Sawarmal Sharma, president of OPA. However, Chief Secretary B K Patnaik said that the Government has sought opinion of the Police on whether the fresh demands made by the Maoists could be met.
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April - 9 
India is now deploying naval spy drones on the Tamil Nadu coast to detect terror as well as conventional threats emanating from sea in real-time, reported The Times of India. Earlier it was deployed in Kerala and Gujarat. The new naval Unmanned Aeria
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India is now deploying naval spy drones on the Tamil Nadu coast to detect terror as well as conventional threats emanating from sea in real-time, reported The Times of India. Earlier it was deployed in Kerala and Gujarat. The new naval Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) squadron, named ‘INAS 344’, with a mix of Israeli Searcher and Heron drones, will be formally commissioned at the Parundu air station in Tamil Nadu on April 11.
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April - 9 
Kanglaonline reports that the United Revolutionary Front (URF), on April 9, said the people of Manipur should understand the living standard of the State and learn to live on their own by improving their work culture according to one’s skill, occupat
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Kanglaonline reports that the United Revolutionary Front (URF), on April 9, said the people of Manipur should understand the living standard of the State and learn to live on their own by improving their work culture according to one’s skill, occupation and experience and give up the idea of economic dependence. URF in a statement signed by its secretary, information and publicity AK Pibarel said it is not right to let the outsiders claim ownership of all the professional works in the State and that the indigenous people should be the right owners of Manipur and its markets including all kinds of occupations or professions. The URF has decided to ban import of agricultural and tobacco products to Manipur from other States, adds The Times of India.
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April - 9 
Meanwhile, a contingent of about 50 Police comprising of District Force (DF) and the Special Task Force (STF) arrested four Maoists in Sukma District during a combing operation in a forest area.
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Meanwhile, a contingent of about 50 Police comprising of District Force (DF) and the Special Task Force (STF) arrested four Maoists in Sukma District during a combing operation in a forest area.
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April - 9 
Meanwhile, a day after Security Forces (SFs) busted Garo National Liberation Army’s (GNLA) “commander-in-chief” Sohan D. Shira’s camp in East Garo Hills, Meghalaya Police claimed that they have obtained several information regarding Shira’s activitie
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Meanwhile, a day after Security Forces (SFs) busted Garo National Liberation Army’s (GNLA) “commander-in-chief” Sohan D. Shira’s camp in East Garo Hills, Meghalaya Police claimed that they have obtained several information regarding Shira’s activities from within his outfit. The Telegraph quotes Ramachandran as saying, “At present there is a rift between senior cadres of the GNLA not because of any ideological difference, but because of share of money being collected”.
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April - 9 
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah noting that dividends of peace in the shape of revival of economic activities and tourism are now visible on the ground across Jammu and Kashmir, cautioned the people against elements "bent upon creating wedge"
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Meanwhile, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah noting that dividends of peace in the shape of revival of economic activities and tourism are now visible on the ground across Jammu and Kashmir, cautioned the people against elements "bent upon creating wedge" between various sections of society, IBN Live reports. Omar stressed that peace is pre-requisite to create stability and address issues amicably. "We have seen the desperation and destruction caused by disturbance and violence. We have also seen the benefits of prevailing peace in the state since last year," he said asking the people to contribute in maintaining tranquility so that the state moves on the road to progress and prosperity firmly.
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April - 9 
Meanwhile, Gauhati High Court (HC) extended the interim bail period of Black Widow (BW) ‘chairman’ Jewel Gorlosa and ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai by more than three months, reports The Times of India. This time, the HC extended the bail until
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Meanwhile, Gauhati High Court (HC) extended the interim bail period of Black Widow (BW) ‘chairman’ Jewel Gorlosa and ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai by more than three months, reports The Times of India. This time, the HC extended the bail until July 17 this year. In August 2011, the duo was first released on six months interim bail, which expired in January 2012. Later, the HC extended it for two months.
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April - 9 
Meanwhile, more than 1,000 tribals of Narayanpatna block organised a rally under the banner of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) demanding that all CMAS activists lodged in Koraput jail be released forthwith.
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Meanwhile, more than 1,000 tribals of Narayanpatna block organised a rally under the banner of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) demanding that all CMAS activists lodged in Koraput jail be released forthwith.
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April - 9 
Meanwhile, Palamu Inspector General (IG) Deepak K Verma said that the anti-Maoist operation, code named ‘Operation Octopus’, launched since April 4 in Latehar District would continue, reports The Times of India. However, he refused to divulge any det
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Meanwhile, Palamu Inspector General (IG) Deepak K Verma said that the anti-Maoist operation, code named ‘Operation Octopus’, launched since April 4 in Latehar District would continue, reports The Times of India. However, he refused to divulge any detail about the duration and the areas that would be covered under Operation ‘Octopus’.
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April - 9 
Meanwhile, SFs arrested a Hills Tiger Force (HTF) militant, identified as Topu Khongsai alias Iron Kuki, from Khongsai near Haflong in Dima Hasao District on April 9, reports Nagaland Post. SFs recovered one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighin
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Meanwhile, SFs arrested a Hills Tiger Force (HTF) militant, identified as Topu Khongsai alias Iron Kuki, from Khongsai near Haflong in Dima Hasao District on April 9, reports Nagaland Post. SFs recovered one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around 1.5 kilograms, mobile sets, 14 SIM cards and incrementing documents. Sankar Swargairy officer in charge (OC) of Haflong Police Station said that Topu was actively associated with the HTF and involved in the grenade attack of Molhoi village on March 31.
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April - 9 
Meanwhile, State Home Minister Gaikhangam has brushed aside the report about New Delhi’s offer for Supra State body or any similar arrangement to appease National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) as nothing but a pipedream, reports
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Meanwhile, State Home Minister Gaikhangam has brushed aside the report about New Delhi’s offer for Supra State body or any similar arrangement to appease National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) as nothing but a pipedream, reports The Sangai Express.
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April - 9 
Nagaland Post reports that Naga National Council (NNC), on April 9, appealed to ‘warring groups’ to stop killing each other “in the name of the nation and God”. In a statement, NNC ‘chairman’ N K Assumi said in the name of the “nation, you have kille
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Nagaland Post reports that Naga National Council (NNC), on April 9, appealed to ‘warring groups’ to stop killing each other “in the name of the nation and God”. In a statement, NNC ‘chairman’ N K Assumi said in the name of the “nation, you have killed own brothers” and “thousands of brave soldiers” have been lost.
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April - 9 
One of the accused in the 13/7 Mumbai serial blasts made an application before the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court on April 9, seeking a retraction of his confession, reported The Times of India. In March, alleged Indian Muja
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One of the accused in the 13/7 Mumbai serial blasts made an application before the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court on April 9, seeking a retraction of his confession, reported The Times of India. In March, alleged Indian Mujahideen operative Nadeem Sheikh's confession was recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code before a magistrate. However, he told the court that his confession was taken under duress and it was not done voluntarily.
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April - 9 
One person, identified as Shiekh Zahidur Rahman, was arrested on April 9 and remanded in Police custody till April 19 in connection with an explosion in the Metiabruz area in Kolkata which claimed two lives in the evening of April 8, reports The Hind
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One person, identified as Shiekh Zahidur Rahman, was arrested on April 9 and remanded in Police custody till April 19 in connection with an explosion in the Metiabruz area in Kolkata which claimed two lives in the evening of April 8, reports The Hindu. Rahman was arrested for allegedly stocking bombs on the ground floor of the building. The Police are looking for three promoters of the building, the building's developer Munna and two of his aides Kalim Ansari and Haroon, who are absconding after the incident, adds The Times of India.
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April - 9 
Separately, a Maoist, identified as Bhagirathi alias Nagesh, was arrested by Police in Adaba Police Station area under Rayagada District during a combing operation, when a passenger vehicle was being searched. Bhagirathi, a resident of Podersingh vil
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Separately, a Maoist, identified as Bhagirathi alias Nagesh, was arrested by Police in Adaba Police Station area under Rayagada District during a combing operation, when a passenger vehicle was being searched. Bhagirathi, a resident of Podersingh village under Kenduguda Police limits in the District, had been involved in many Maoist incidents since 2002. After he suffered chronic joint pain, he had temporarily retired and was undergoing medical treatment.
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April - 9 
Seven Security Force (SF) personnel, engaged in anti- Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations, sustained bullet injuries at Chemo Sanya forest under the Bhandaria Police Station in Garhwa District on April 9, reported The Telegraph.
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Seven Security Force (SF) personnel, engaged in anti- Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations, sustained bullet injuries at Chemo Sanya forest under the Bhandaria Police Station in Garhwa District on April 9, reported The Telegraph. While Police claimed that it was an encounter, sources said the SF personnel, belonging to Jharkhand Jaguar and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’s Combat battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), were caught off guard when the Maoists mounted a sudden attack during a joint operation in the bordering area of Latehar and Garhwa.
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April - 9 
The Andhra Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), which has kept Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka hostage, on April 9 wrote a letter to his wife to re
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The Andhra Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), which has kept Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka hostage, on April 9 wrote a letter to his wife to reach Blipeta village in Narayanpatna block of Koraput District on April 10 along with 30 prisoners to pave the way for his release, reports The Indian Express. The letter also said that two Maoist-nominated mediators — B D Sharma and Dandapani Mohanty who mediated for the release of Italian tour operator Paolo Bosusco — be present at the meeting with Koraput-based lawyer Nihar Ranjan Patnaik.
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April - 9 
The Assam Tribune reports that leaders of the Pro-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) as well as Government termed the peace talks held on April 9 as successful. About the issues, which figured in the talks, the Union Home Sec
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The Assam Tribune reports that leaders of the Pro-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) as well as Government termed the peace talks held on April 9 as successful. About the issues, which figured in the talks, the Union Home Secretary, R.K.Singh said that the ULFA-PTF team raised issues like “safeguard” to the indigenous people of Assam but a detailed discussion on it and issues like Centre-State relations would be taken up in the next round of dialogue. Also discussed were adherence to ground rules, signed by both sides, surrender of arms and ammunition and a total halt of operations by Security Forces against the ULFA-PTF. The next rounds of talks are likely in May-June this year. The Shillong Times adds that Central Government has responded ‘positively’ to the appeal of the ULFA-PTF for extradition of the ULFA’s ‘general secretary’ Anup Chetia who is now lodged in a jail in Bangladesh.
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April - 9 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted a tribal youth from his native Toropi village in Kanker District and shot him dead on April 9, reported newstrackindia.com quoting IANS. The Police are yet to identify the youth, whom t
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted a tribal youth from his native Toropi village in Kanker District and shot him dead on April 9, reported newstrackindia.com quoting IANS. The Police are yet to identify the youth, whom the Maoists shot dead on charges of spying for local Police.
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April - 9 
The Maharashtra Police on April 9 arrested a villager from Pakenjur near Kanker in Chhattisgarh, suspected to be the supplier of the battery that was used in the landmine that killed 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Gadchiroli Dist
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The Maharashtra Police on April 9 arrested a villager from Pakenjur near Kanker in Chhattisgarh, suspected to be the supplier of the battery that was used in the landmine that killed 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Gadchiroli District on March 26, reported Indian Express. He has said that he was approached by two strangers on March 15, who asked him to show the battery of his tractor and asked him to get a similar one and deposit it at a tea shop in Gadchiroli. He claimed that he got an advance payment for the job.
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April - 9 
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on April 9 said the overall security situation in the State was "stable" but had the potential of "deteriorating" at a very short notice. In its annual report (released on April 9), the ministry said the need of the hour
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The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on April 9 said the overall security situation in the State was "stable" but had the potential of "deteriorating" at a very short notice. In its annual report (released on April 9), the ministry said the need of the hour was to consolidate the gains in the improved situation. "The security situation in J&K has been stable in 2011 with an overall reduction in violence. However, it has the potential to deteriorate at short notice. The Pakistan-terrorist-separatist nexus continues their attempts to foment trouble with an aim to internationalize the Kashmir issue," the MoD said. It noted that 56 cases of ceasefire violation took place along the LoC in 2011
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April - 9 
The Sangai Express reports that Imphal West District commandos arrested one female cadre of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) from her residence in the District on April 9. Identifying the arrested woman as RK Landhoni Devi (57), the Superintendant of P
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The Sangai Express reports that Imphal West District commandos arrested one female cadre of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) from her residence in the District on April 9. Identifying the arrested woman as RK Landhoni Devi (57), the Superintendant of Police (SP) said, Landhoni disclosed of working under one ‘Lieutenant’ Kanan Devi, a women wing ‘commander’ of PLA for the last one year. Two mobile handsets and INR 20,000 have reportedly been recovered from her possession.
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April - 9 
The Shillong Times reports that the State Government, on April 9, asserted that it is ready to hold talks with the breakaway faction of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC). The State Chief Secretary WMS Pariat informed that the State Governme
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The Shillong Times reports that the State Government, on April 9, asserted that it is ready to hold talks with the breakaway faction of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC). The State Chief Secretary WMS Pariat informed that the State Government has already received feeler from this oufit for talks with the Government. However, according to Pariat, a meeting will be convened shortly to explore whether they should be brought under the ambit of previous tripartite peace agreement or to have separate truce pact. Nado R. Marak, who is the personal secretary to Mokus Marak, the ‘commander in chief’ of the breakaway outfit had said that the group would aspire for Greater Garoland and reiterated the need to have a separate truce agreement with the Government. Earlier, the breakaway faction had alleged that they were not included in the peace process by the senior leaders of the outfit. The Chief Secretary said the Government was also ascertaining what went wrong while signing the tripartite agreement with the Garo rebel group in 2004. Agreeing to the views of Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, the Chief Secretary said it was the Centre which had initiated the move to sign the ceasefire agreement with the ANVC and the State was just a signatory.
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April - 10 
A Pakistani national, identified as Mohd Tanveer, was arrested when he infiltrated into the Indian Territory via Indo-Pak International Border in Pargwal area of Akhnoor sector in Jammu District in the night of April 10, reports Daily Excelsior. "Arm
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A Pakistani national, identified as Mohd Tanveer, was arrested when he infiltrated into the Indian Territory via Indo-Pak International Border in Pargwal area of Akhnoor sector in Jammu District in the night of April 10, reports Daily Excelsior. "Army troops late last night arrested a Pakistani national while he crossed over to this side from forward Hamirpur village," official sources said.
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April - 10 
Also, a suspected cadre of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), identified as one Langhu Wartungam, who came for extortion at Thangmeiband Sinam Leikai, was detained by local people who handed him over to Police on April 10. One
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Also, a suspected cadre of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), identified as one Langhu Wartungam, who came for extortion at Thangmeiband Sinam Leikai, was detained by local people who handed him over to Police on April 10. One mobile phone handset, four SIM cards and one extortion note of NSCN-K were seized from his possession.
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April - 10 
Assam Rifles (AR) claimed to have arrested two “tax collectors”, identified as Chisho Sumi and Anandju Sangtam, near Dhansiri Bridge at Burma Camp in Dimapur District at around 5.15pm on April 10 while they were allegedly collecting money from truck
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Assam Rifles (AR) claimed to have arrested two “tax collectors”, identified as Chisho Sumi and Anandju Sangtam, near Dhansiri Bridge at Burma Camp in Dimapur District at around 5.15pm on April 10 while they were allegedly collecting money from truck drivers, reports Nagaland Post. The AR personnel recovered illegal tax collection receipts along with “authority letters” from all the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) factions. AR claimed, the duo disclosed they worked on “commission basis” for all factions. However, the Dimapur District Truck Drivers Union (DDTDU) has dismissed the AR claim, saying the two arrested persons were in no way connected to any factions
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April - 10 
At least 40 crude bombs were recovered from a passenger train in Guntakal railway junction in Anantapur District on April 10, reports The Times of India. While the crude bombs did not explode, it caused some tension among the passengers. The crude bo
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At least 40 crude bombs were recovered from a passenger train in Guntakal railway junction in Anantapur District on April 10, reports The Times of India. While the crude bombs did not explode, it caused some tension among the passengers. The crude bombs were found by a woman worker from a bogie of Tirupati-Guntakal passenger which arrived at the junction at 10 am. The train was hauled to the yard for maintenance works when the worker found a parcel containing the bombs and immediately alerted the higher authorities.
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April - 10 
Daily Pioneer reports that one suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, allegedly involved in the blasts at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore during an IPL match in April 17, 2010, was arrested from Metiabruz-Garden rich area in Kolkata by a te
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Daily Pioneer reports that one suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, allegedly involved in the blasts at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore during an IPL match in April 17, 2010, was arrested from Metiabruz-Garden rich area in Kolkata by a team Karnataka Police on April 10. The IM operative, identified as Kamal Hassan alias Bilal (24), was arrested during a manhunt to arrest blast mastermind Yasin Bhatkal, City Police Commissioner Jyothiprakash Mirji said. Hassan, a native of Bihar, was sent to Bangalore and produced before the jurisdictional magistrate and was remanded in Police custody, Mirji said.
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April - 10 
Elsewhere, the Anti-Talk Faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) has called a dawn-to-dusk Assam bandh (General strike) on April 20 to protest the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the State, reports The Sentinel.
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Elsewhere, the Anti-Talk Faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) has called a dawn-to-dusk Assam bandh (General strike) on April 20 to protest the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the State, reports The Sentinel.
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April - 10 
Four persons including Naresh Singh, a forest guard who were abducted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from near Batia forest under Sono Police Station on April 4, have been released on April 10, reports Zee News. Sing
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Four persons including Naresh Singh, a forest guard who were abducted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from near Batia forest under Sono Police Station on April 4, have been released on April 10, reports Zee News. Singh and the labourers - Abul Ansari, Chotu Ansari and Mumtaz Ansari - were released in Chhabadi forest in Jamui District in the wee hours of April 10, Police sources said.
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April - 10 
Meanwhile, a woman identified as Takhelambam Rajeshwari Devi who is also the President of All Manipur Meira Paibi (torch-bearer) Association was arrested by a team of Imphal West commandos from Lamshang area on April 10. She was said to have disclose
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Meanwhile, a woman identified as Takhelambam Rajeshwari Devi who is also the President of All Manipur Meira Paibi (torch-bearer) Association was arrested by a team of Imphal West commandos from Lamshang area on April 10. She was said to have disclosed that she was sent to Kangchup/Lamshang area to mobilise the public for offering floral tribute to the deceased PLA cadres at Cheiraoching on April 13 under the direction of one ‘Sergeant’ Tesu of PLA.
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April - 10 
Meanwhile, according to official statistics, about 80 bunkers, mostly from Srinagar, were removed in 2011. In 2012, there are plans to remove 25 more. 1,600 security bunkers have been erected in the State since 1990.
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Meanwhile, according to official statistics, about 80 bunkers, mostly from Srinagar, were removed in 2011. In 2012, there are plans to remove 25 more. 1,600 security bunkers have been erected in the State since 1990.
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April - 10 
Meanwhile, as the deadline set by Maoists ended in the evening of April 10, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to the abductors to release Italian citizen Bosusco Paolo and legislator Jhina Hikaka unharmed and without delay. Patnaik said certain
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Meanwhile, as the deadline set by Maoists ended in the evening of April 10, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to the abductors to release Italian citizen Bosusco Paolo and legislator Jhina Hikaka unharmed and without delay. Patnaik said certain legal procedures had to be followed to facilitate the release of 27 prisoners demanded by the Maoists.
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April - 10 
Subhashree Panda, wife of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sabyasachi Panda who is holding an Italian tourist as hostage, got acquitted by the a Fast Track Court in Rayagada District in a case pending against her on April 10, repor
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Subhashree Panda, wife of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Sabyasachi Panda who is holding an Italian tourist as hostage, got acquitted by the a Fast Track Court in Rayagada District in a case pending against her on April 10, reports The Hindu. She was in Gunupur jail since past five months as an accused of 2003 Kutinguda encounter between police and Maoists in Gudari block of Rayagada district. The Fast Track Court acquitted her due to lack of evidence.
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April - 10 
The Hindu reports that disillusioned with party ideology, a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti) of Odisha surrendered before the Karimnagar District Police in Karimnagar on April 10 along with fou
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The Hindu reports that disillusioned with party ideology, a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti) of Odisha surrendered before the Karimnagar District Police in Karimnagar on April 10 along with four weapons, ammunition and INR 311, 000 in cash. Superintendent of Police (SP), V. Ravinder, and Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Vikramjeet Duggal told reporters that the surrendered LWE, Nakka Vijay alias Jeevan (29), a native of Baddenapalli village of Sircilla mandal (administrative unit) in Karimnagar District, joined the party in 2004.
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April - 10 
The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres from Meitei Lamkhai in Imphal West District on April 10. The arrested cadres have been identified as Moirangthem Helendro, Khundrakpam Sanjit a
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The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres from Meitei Lamkhai in Imphal West District on April 10. The arrested cadres have been identified as Moirangthem Helendro, Khundrakpam Sanjit and Yumkhaibam Rishikanta. The trio disclosed that they were working under one Biken of PLA from the first week of March 2012. They were assigned to extort money from the offices of Imphal Municipal Council (IMC), Education Directorate, etc for party fund as instructed by Biken. Three mobile phone handsets and three voters’ identity cards were recovered and seized from their possession.
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April - 10 
The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 10 arrested National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA) militant, identified as Stephen Tudu, from Grahampur in Kokrajhar District. Tudu had been involved in the regular extortion and other illegal
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The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 10 arrested National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA) militant, identified as Stephen Tudu, from Grahampur in Kokrajhar District. Tudu had been involved in the regular extortion and other illegal activities in the area. SFs recovered one Italian made 7.65mm pistol, three live bullets and one magazine. NSLA is an offshoot of Adivasi People's Army (APA).
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April - 10 
The Shillong Times reports that toughening its stand, the State Government on April 10 served a week’s ultimatum to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to surrender with arms before the Government or else ‘force’ would be used against them. The
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The Shillong Times reports that toughening its stand, the State Government on April 10 served a week’s ultimatum to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to surrender with arms before the Government or else ‘force’ would be used against them. The ultimatum was served following Police reports that a large number of youngsters were presently at the camp of the GNLA apart from few armed militants, the Director General of Police (DGP) N Ramachandran said. Maintaining that GNLA was armed with sophisticated weapons, Ramachandran said that the Police would be compelled to use lethal weapons against the militant outfit. “We have been exercising utmost restraint while carrying out operations against the GNLA militants to avoid collateral damage and civilian casualties,” the DGP said. He said that the Police forces also know that the ‘respectable’ citizens are engaged in collecting money on behalf of the militant group as agents and middlemen, adds The Sentinel. What is most damaging is that the militant group has been recruiting innocent youngsters and destroying their lives, added the DGP.
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April - 10 
the Special Investigating Team (SIT), constituted by the State Government to probe the links of head of Kashmiri American Council (KAC) Ghulam Nabi Fai in Jammu and Kashmir and outside the State and hawala (money-transfer system) funding made by him
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the Special Investigating Team (SIT), constituted by the State Government to probe the links of head of Kashmiri American Council (KAC) Ghulam Nabi Fai in Jammu and Kashmir and outside the State and hawala (money-transfer system) funding made by him to terror outfits, separatists, NGOs, journalists, intellectuals and other organisations, has been asked to complete its findings and recommendations within one month period. The SIT has been directed to expedite its probe in the aftermath of a directive from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that all facts and figures pertaining to Fai and his agents should be made available to it at the earliest. The directive had been issued on April 10.
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April - 10 
The Times of India reports that the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on April 10 said his ministry has suggested three amendments to the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), and that these will be taken up for consideration by the
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The Times of India reports that the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on April 10 said his ministry has suggested three amendments to the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), and that these will be taken up for consideration by the Cabinet committee on Security (CCS) soon. While, reviewing security in Jammu and Kashmir, Chidambaram said, "Once the decision is taken we will announce it." He did not elaborate what the amendments are but it may be pertinent to recall that J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had said he will seek revocation of AFSPA in at least four Districts apart from reduction of troops in the State from the Home Minister.
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April - 10 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on April 10 said that Interlocutors’ report on Jammu and Kashmir would be taken up with the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) first before being made public, reports Daily Excelsior. “The report would be taken
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on April 10 said that Interlocutors’ report on Jammu and Kashmir would be taken up with the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) first before being made public, reports Daily Excelsior. “The report would be taken up with the CCS and then made public for debate and discussion,” the Home Minister said. The three Interlocutors, appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in October 2010, had submitted their report to Chidambaram on October 12, 2011. He also said that his Ministry has proposed three amendments in Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which would be placed before CCS for implementation wherever AFSPA was applicable if they were cleared by the CCS. “If the amendments were approved by the CCS, they would be implemented wherever AFSPA was applicable’’, he said. The amendments proposed by the MHA in AFSPA included making it mandatory for armed forces to take arrest warrants in advance before conducting searches for arrests of any person, taking away the power of the armed forces to open firing causing deaths and setting up of a Grievance Redressal Cell. At present, AFSPA was applicable in Jammu and Kashmir and most of the North Eastern States.
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April - 10 
Tripura Times reports that Bangladesh has agreed to allow erection of barbed wire fencing on Zero-Line of Indo-Bangladesh international border in some patches of Tripura. "Following India's request, Bangladesh government has agreed to allow construct
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Tripura Times reports that Bangladesh has agreed to allow erection of barbed wire fencing on Zero-Line of Indo-Bangladesh international border in some patches of Tripura. "Following India's request, Bangladesh government has agreed to allow construction of fencing on Zero-Line in some parts of the state," State Home Secretary Manoj Kumar on April 10 said. Kumar further said that fencing in 5 km in Sabroom sub-division of South Tripura District, which was stopped for quite long time following objections from Bangladesh Border Guards (BBG) would be started soon. While fencing on Zero-Line at Mohanpur in West Tripura District and Kailashahar in newly formed Unakoti District has almost been completed, he said, work in Kamalasagar in Sipahijala District and Belonia in South Tripura District would be started with the agreement of Bangladesh Government.
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April - 11 
a group of family members of Maoist-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) activists who are in jail gathered at Balipeta in Narayanpatna block of Koraput District on April 11 to sit on indefinite dharna (Strike) demanding the release of the latter
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a group of family members of Maoist-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) activists who are in jail gathered at Balipeta in Narayanpatna block of Koraput District on April 11 to sit on indefinite dharna (Strike) demanding the release of the latter. The agitators, mostly women, said they came to the place with the hope that their jailed relatives would get released at the spot. It may be noted that earlier Maoists had declared that they would release the abducted legislator Hikaka at the spot if the jailed CMAS activists and others were released by the Government there. The declared deadline for it was April 10 evening. But till now the jailed CMAS activists have not been released.
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April - 11 
eight construction workers, abducted by suspected Karbi Peoples’ Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants from Karbi Anglong District, were released on April 11. The workers were abducted on April 5. Zee News adds that the workers were released near a fore
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eight construction workers, abducted by suspected Karbi Peoples’ Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants from Karbi Anglong District, were released on April 11. The workers were abducted on April 5. Zee News adds that the workers were released near a forested area near Behori outpost under Santipur Police Station in the District.
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April - 11 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 11 recovered and later disused a Chinese made hand grenade from the approach road of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Gynae ward and Forensic department in Imphal West District at
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 11 recovered and later disused a Chinese made hand grenade from the approach road of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Gynae ward and Forensic department in Imphal West District at around 3pm.
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April - 11 
Maoists reportedly blew up a bridge at a forested stretch between Amabeda and Ghanora in Kanker District, just before State Forest Minister Vikram Usendi's convoy was scheduled to go to Amabeda, reports The Times of India. According to police officia
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Maoists reportedly blew up a bridge at a forested stretch between Amabeda and Ghanora in Kanker District, just before State Forest Minister Vikram Usendi's convoy was scheduled to go to Amabeda, reports The Times of India. According to police officials in Kanker, the incident took place around 10am under Amabeda Police Station area, in which no causalities were reported.
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April - 11 
SFs arrested a cadre of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Heikrujam Joychandra Singh, on April 10 from Pheidinga Bridge, reports The Sangai Express. He disclosed that he was a cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Commun
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SFs arrested a cadre of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Heikrujam Joychandra Singh, on April 10 from Pheidinga Bridge, reports The Sangai Express. He disclosed that he was a cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-MC) before he defected to the PLA. He is also said to have disclosed that he is working in the ‘finance section’ of the PLA.
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April - 11 
Six suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in connection with the landmine blast near Gadchiroli District which had claimed the lives of 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on March 27, reports Outloo
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Six suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in connection with the landmine blast near Gadchiroli District which had claimed the lives of 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on March 27, reports Outlook India. Those arrested were identified as Motiram Naitam, Suresh Atla, Shalik Naitam, Parimal Mistry and Kamal Biswas. One of the six was a minor. With this, the number of persons arrested for the attack has gone up to 11. As reported earlier, five persons were arrested on April 6.
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April - 11 
spokesperson for Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC), Torik Marak has confirmed that he deserted the mother organization (pro truce ANVC) and joined the breakaway faction of ANVC (ANVC-B). In a statement, Marak said he did not want to be known b
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spokesperson for Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC), Torik Marak has confirmed that he deserted the mother organization (pro truce ANVC) and joined the breakaway faction of ANVC (ANVC-B). In a statement, Marak said he did not want to be known by the name of Torik any longer, which was used when he was with the ANVC that is currently under ceasefire. Torik Marak alias Rimpu Bernard Marak was one of the main leaders of the ANVC, and recently the outfit had issued a week’s ultimatum to him to get back to the organization after he went ‘missing’. Marak also made it clear that he would not go back to the ANVC, but would remain with ANVC-B and pledged support to their ‘commander-in-chief’ Mokus Marak. He also said since the cadres had reposed faith in him, he would take up a new responsibility. Though Marak did not speak about the new responsibility, sources indicated that he was likely to be the ‘chairman’ of the breakaway group.
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April - 11 
Suspected cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on April 11 set ablaze three vehicles, including two passenger jeeps and one tractor, near Binda village under Mu
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Suspected cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), on April 11 set ablaze three vehicles, including two passenger jeeps and one tractor, near Binda village under Murhu Police Station of Khunti District, reports The Times of India. Khunti Superintendent of Police (SP) Venu Tamilvanan said the extremists led by ‘area commander’ Munna stopped two passenger jeeps in the morning and ordered the passengers to alight. Once the passengers got down they set the vehicles afire. "The passengers overheard the rebels telling the drivers that this was their punishment for plying vehicles on a strike day," said the SP.
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April - 11 
the ANVC-B has issued a strong warning against the supporters of the GNLA, reports The Sentinel. Warning the supporters of the GNLA, ‘joint secretary’ of the ANVC-B, Rangdo R Marak stated that the warning is against all the patrons of the GNLA. “We w
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the ANVC-B has issued a strong warning against the supporters of the GNLA, reports The Sentinel. Warning the supporters of the GNLA, ‘joint secretary’ of the ANVC-B, Rangdo R Marak stated that the warning is against all the patrons of the GNLA. “We will take strong action against all who host, support, give financial aid and provide assistance to GNLA,” stated Marak adding that this goes to all politicians, businessmen, Nokmas, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and individuals who are using GNLA as a tool for their own interest and exploiting the Garo society and resources of the land. The threat came days after the pro truce ANVC headed by Jerome Momin and Dilash Marak were reported to be lethargic in countering the GNLA. The GNLA, under the leadership of Sohan D Shira, deserted ANVC leader, have issued frequent threats to the ANVC.
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April - 11 
the Border Security Force (BSF) Helicopter which was fired upon by the CPI-Maoist cadres on April 5 has been grounded now as it was damaged in the firing, reports The Indian Express. The advance light helicopter — Dhruv — used by the Central Reserve
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the Border Security Force (BSF) Helicopter which was fired upon by the CPI-Maoist cadres on April 5 has been grounded now as it was damaged in the firing, reports The Indian Express. The advance light helicopter — Dhruv — used by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in anti-Maoist operations, which was flying from Latehar to Ranchi with two injured Security Force (SF) personnel, had landed safely though. “I have noticed two bullet marks. It seems one bullet hit it at one point and came out from the other side,” an unnamed senior CRPF officer said. As reported earlier, an encounter had taken place between Maoists and the SFs in Latehar District on April 5.
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April - 11 
The Madras High Court on April 11 reserved orders on petitions seeking of lifting the ban on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in India, reports The Times of India. The Government of India banned the LTTE by an order dated May 14, 2010, and the
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The Madras High Court on April 11 reserved orders on petitions seeking of lifting the ban on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in India, reports The Times of India. The Government of India banned the LTTE by an order dated May 14, 2010, and the matter was referred to a statutory panel headed by a High Court judge, Justice Vikramjit Sen for ratification. In November 2010, the tribunal rejected the pleas of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko Gopalaswamy and others, on the ground that no member of the banned organization had challenged the ban. Justice Sen had said: "Indian soil is being used for unlawful activities propelled by the remnant cadres of the LTTE. There is sufficient material to declare the LTTE as unlawful association as contemplated under the Prevention of Unlawful Activities Act. Illegal immigration of LTTE cadres through coastal areas, smuggling of narcotics to raise funds and supply of fuel and explosives from the Indian soil are all evidence of the active presence of LTTE in India." The present petitions were directed against the tribunal's finding.
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April - 11 
The Telegraph reports that a day after Meghalaya Police issued a week’s ultimatum to Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to end violence and surrender, the outfit said on April 11 that it would attack Police outposts and target the non-indigenous pe
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The Telegraph reports that a day after Meghalaya Police issued a week’s ultimatum to Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to end violence and surrender, the outfit said on April 11 that it would attack Police outposts and target the non-indigenous people if Police went ahead with their plan of attacking their camps. In a statement issued to the media, the GNLA ‘political secretary’ Bikdot Nikjang Marak said: “If the government goes ahead with the plan, then similar action against non-indigenous people in Garo hills will be initiated by us.” The GNLA further warned that if the Government continued to deploy more central Security Forces, including the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Border Security Force (BSF), to hunt for GNLA cadres, the outfit would not hesitate to attack the non-indigenous people.
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April - 11 
The Telegraph reports that a fortnight before 669 Bru (Reang) refugees are to repatriate from Tripura to Mizoram on April 26, the bone of contention is the Mizo Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) proposal to have 1995 as the cut-off year. Politica
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The Telegraph reports that a fortnight before 669 Bru (Reang) refugees are to repatriate from Tripura to Mizoram on April 26, the bone of contention is the Mizo Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) proposal to have 1995 as the cut-off year. Political parties and NGOs like the Young Mizo Association (YMA) are insisting that only those refugees whose names appear in the 1995 electoral rolls should be allowed to return. “There will be no violence and we will welcome those refugees whose names are there in the 1995 rolls and their children,” former YMA president Lalchununga said over phone from Aizawl. “They are not our enemies after all, but the Union Home Ministry should agree to this cut-off date,” he added
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April - 11 
The Tiruppur North Police had taken into possession fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worh INR 20,000 which was found along with the cash remittance made by a person at a private sector bank in Tiruppur District on April 11, reports The Hindu. Polic
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The Tiruppur North Police had taken into possession fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worh INR 20,000 which was found along with the cash remittance made by a person at a private sector bank in Tiruppur District on April 11, reports The Hindu. Police sources said that the person who made the remittance at the bank as well as another person who work as a cashier in a private finance company was being interrogated.
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April - 11 
Two women, T Koteswari (55), and her daughter Subba Rao (30), both construction labourers of Tekulaboru village in Kunavaram mandal (administrative division) in Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh, were reportedly killed in a Communist Party of India-
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Two women, T Koteswari (55), and her daughter Subba Rao (30), both construction labourers of Tekulaboru village in Kunavaram mandal (administrative division) in Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh, were reportedly killed in a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) -Police cross-fire near Timilwada under Chintaguppa Police Station limits in Sukma District on April 11, reports The Hindu. Sources said that a group of heavily armed Maoists launched an attack on the base camp of Police personnel in the early hours of the day. The Police personnel manning the base camp also returned fire. The women were reported killed in the cross-fire.
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April - 12 
according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) annual report (2011-12), during the year 2011 Kashmir Valley was free of any major law and order disturbance of the nature seen in 2010, reports Greater Kashmir. “From January to December 2011 infiltrat
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according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) annual report (2011-12), during the year 2011 Kashmir Valley was free of any major law and order disturbance of the nature seen in 2010, reports Greater Kashmir. “From January to December 2011 infiltration attempts have shown downward trend compared to the corresponding year of 2010. The number of infiltration attempts from Jan-Dec 2011 is 247 compared to 489 during the same period in 2010, a decline of 49.5 per cent,” it states. “In 2004, 537 infiltration attempts were reported followed 597 bids in 2005. Nearly 573 attempts were carried out in 2006 and in 2007 as many as 535 attempts were reported. In 2008 at least 342 attempts were carried out with 485 bids in the year 2009. At least 489 attempts were reported in 2010 while as rate in 2011 decreased to 247,” the report added. The Central Government in coordination with State Government had adopted a multi-pronged approach to stop cross-border infiltration by adopting various strategies. “The strategies include strengthening of border management and multi-tiered and multimodal deployment along international border and Line of Control [LoC].” According to the report other strategies include: “Construction of border fencing, improved technology, weapons and equipments for forces, improved intelligence and operational coordination; and synergizing intelligence flow to check infiltration and pro-active action against militants within the state.” The report further said that Central Government has spent INR 35.83 billion in Jammu and Kashmir for security related expenditure from 1989 to 2011.
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April - 12 
addressing the Coast Guard Investiture Ceremony at the Coast Guard District Headquarters in Fort Kochi on April 11, Defence Minister A K Antony said, “Peace and security have a direct relation with trade and economy. Post 26/11, the government has pa
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addressing the Coast Guard Investiture Ceremony at the Coast Guard District Headquarters in Fort Kochi on April 11, Defence Minister A K Antony said, “Peace and security have a direct relation with trade and economy. Post 26/11, the government has paid particular attention to enhance the coastal security and strengthening the capacity of the Coast Guard,” and added that efforts are on to doubling the capacity of Coast Guard. “Ship construction and aircraft production are time-consuming processes. The Coast Guard has 68 ships and boats and 52 aircraft. We are trying our best to ensure these capacities are nearly doubled in a few years,” he added. The Centre has approved setting up of 18 coastal Police Stations in two phases in Kerala to strengthen coastal security, he said, and added these would be equipped with fast interceptor boats and function on the concept of ‘Hub and Spoke’.
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April - 12 
Daily Excelsior reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 12 neutralized a militant hideout and recovered a consignment of explosive material from village Rangawali in the Sabjian area of Poonch District. Recoveries made from the hideout included s
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Daily Excelsior reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 12 neutralized a militant hideout and recovered a consignment of explosive material from village Rangawali in the Sabjian area of Poonch District. Recoveries made from the hideout included six Chinese grenades, six shells of Rocket Projectile Gun (RPG), 12 PIKA rounds, 50 AK rounds, four detonators with wire, one medical kit, two bags and two Pakistan made cigarette packets.
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April - 12 
Expired tank ammunition from a Central Ordnance Depot in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) has landed in the hands of Naxalites [Left-Wing Extremists] who are capable of recycling them for launching attacks on Security Forces, reports IBN Live. Documents acc
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Expired tank ammunition from a Central Ordnance Depot in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) has landed in the hands of Naxalites [Left-Wing Extremists] who are capable of recycling them for launching attacks on Security Forces, reports IBN Live. Documents accessed by Express Buzz reveal that the Army has initiated disciplinary proceedings against Lieutenant Colonel SC Pandey, who was posted in the Central Ordnance Depot (COD), Jabalpur, on charges of selling unserviceable T-72 tank ammunition on the sly to a scrap dealer in Agra in November 2011. These 125 mm Fin Stabilized Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot (FSAPDS) ammunition has found its way into the hands of Naxals operating in Jharkhand — a fact revealed by a witness during the Summary of Evidence. The FSAPDS ammunition is considered to be the most lethal kinetic-energy cartridge, capable of destroying all known armoured tanks. It is also capable of enhancing the fire power of the T-72 tank. As a senior serving officer pointed out, the expired ammunition sold to the scrap dealer cannot be fired using a gun barrel by the Naxals, but they can make high-intensity IEDs with it, that can easily destroy a small tank.
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April - 12 
GNLA cadres attacked the sub-divisional Police officer of Dadengre civil sub-division, Brono Sangma at around 4 pm at Mrongre in West Garo Hills. However, no one was injured in the attack.
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GNLA cadres attacked the sub-divisional Police officer of Dadengre civil sub-division, Brono Sangma at around 4 pm at Mrongre in West Garo Hills. However, no one was injured in the attack.
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April - 12 
In a joint operation, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local Police, arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Naresh Paswan, with arms and ammunition from near Jhanda chowk in East Champaran D
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In a joint operation, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local Police, arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Naresh Paswan, with arms and ammunition from near Jhanda chowk in East Champaran District on April 12, reports Zee News. A pistol, two magazines and five ammunitions were seized from his possession. Paswan was wanted in at least six cases of murder and Maoist violence in the District.
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April - 12 
Nagaland Post reports that a new militant outfit, the United Peoples’ Democratic Front (UPDF) on April 12 threatened those involved in the illegal trade of coal, timber and stone from Lohit and Changlang Districts. Police said, the threat is meant to
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Nagaland Post reports that a new militant outfit, the United Peoples’ Democratic Front (UPDF) on April 12 threatened those involved in the illegal trade of coal, timber and stone from Lohit and Changlang Districts. Police said, the threat is meant to extort money from traders. The outfit is headed by Sumona Munlang, once a trusted sharpshooter of Dawood Ibrahim’s gang, Police said. Munlang sought to attain an Autonomous District Council (ADC) by clubbing together some areas of Lohit and Changlang Districts through armed struggle. A senior Police official said Munlang started the group with about 12 cadres, but it now has around 70 members. ‘Besides, the outfit has been extorting money from traders in the two districts,’ the official said. He said Munlang was arrested in 2002 by Arunachal Pradesh police but managed to escape and went to Mumbai later. In Mumbai, he joined the Dawood’s gang and worked for them for a few years. ‘He came back to Arunachal Pradesh in 2010 and started the UPDF,’ the official said adding some cadres of the lesser known militant outfit - Tai-Khamti Liberation Front (TKLF) also joined the group.
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April - 12 
Nagaland Post reports that Chang region (Tuensang District) of Naga National Council/ Federal Government of Nagaland (NNC/FGN) has issued termination order to 12 cadres for “misusing power”, “misappropriation” and “misbehavior and non- cooperation” w
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Nagaland Post reports that Chang region (Tuensang District) of Naga National Council/ Federal Government of Nagaland (NNC/FGN) has issued termination order to 12 cadres for “misusing power”, “misappropriation” and “misbehavior and non- cooperation” with Chang region authorities. NNC/FGN Chang region further informed public that the region would not hold any responsibility if any untoward incident happens to these terminated cadres.
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April - 12 
National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) leadership is believed to have conveyed the State Congress leaders to press the Union Government for expediting the ongoing talks over the long protracted “Indo-Naga political issue.” Naga
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National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) leadership is believed to have conveyed the State Congress leaders to press the Union Government for expediting the ongoing talks over the long protracted “Indo-Naga political issue.” Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) members led by its president S.I Jamir met NSCN-IM ‘chairman’ Isak Chishi Swu and ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah on April 11 in New Delhi and deliberated on the progress of talks between the Centre and NSCN-IM.
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April - 12 
NSCN-Khole-Kitovi on April 12 in a statement directed all its “national workers” both civil and military setup to “totally stay away” from interfering in any disputes, issues and problems in internal village level, “among clans, communities etc. in a
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NSCN-Khole-Kitovi on April 12 in a statement directed all its “national workers” both civil and military setup to “totally stay away” from interfering in any disputes, issues and problems in internal village level, “among clans, communities etc. in and around Nagaland”.
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April - 12 
Security Forces raided a house in Phungreitang West in Ukhrul District and seized a country made pistol in the night of April 12, reports Nagaland Post. Sources said the illegal arms belong to one Ngashanpam Haorei of Khamasom Khayangkho village, wh
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Security Forces raided a house in Phungreitang West in Ukhrul District and seized a country made pistol in the night of April 12, reports Nagaland Post. Sources said the illegal arms belong to one Ngashanpam Haorei of Khamasom Khayangkho village, who reportedly had a deal with some miscreants.
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April - 12 
SFs denied ULFA-ATF claim that one SFs personnel was killed in the encounter, which took place on April 8 at Bolbola under Dhupdhara Police Station of Goalpara District, reports The Assam Tribune.
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SFs denied ULFA-ATF claim that one SFs personnel was killed in the encounter, which took place on April 8 at Bolbola under Dhupdhara Police Station of Goalpara District, reports The Assam Tribune.
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April - 12 
suspected militants belonging to Anti-Talks fraction of United Liberation front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) exploded a grenade at remote Bordumsa area in Tinsukia District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, reports Nagaland Post.
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suspected militants belonging to Anti-Talks fraction of United Liberation front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) exploded a grenade at remote Bordumsa area in Tinsukia District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, reports Nagaland Post.
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April - 12 
the GNLA sponsored bandh (shut down strike) in protest against the recent (April 5) killing of four of its cadres paralysed normal life in Garo Hills.
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the GNLA sponsored bandh (shut down strike) in protest against the recent (April 5) killing of four of its cadres paralysed normal life in Garo Hills.
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April - 12 
The Indian Coast Guard commissioned its third coastal station in Lakshadweep and Minicoy islands, as part of its effort to strengthen coastal defence network and to tackle piracy on April 12, reports IBN Live. "The station would be instrumental in mo
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The Indian Coast Guard commissioned its third coastal station in Lakshadweep and Minicoy islands, as part of its effort to strengthen coastal defence network and to tackle piracy on April 12, reports IBN Live. "The station would be instrumental in monitoring sea-lanes of communication passing close to the islands, undertake surveillance in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and also prevent maritime crimes such as piracy and poaching of maritime resources," Coast Guard officials said.
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April - 12 
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on April 12 decided to set the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists] to probe and dismantle their supply of weapons and communication devices, reports Hindustan Times. The MHA order
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on April 12 decided to set the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists] to probe and dismantle their supply of weapons and communication devices, reports Hindustan Times. The MHA ordered the NIA to take over its first anti-Naxal case when it decided to transfer investigations into the arrest of Sadanala Ramakrishna alias RK, the Warangal regional engineering college alumnus who headed the technical committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Ramakrishna, who had gone underground 34 years ago - was arrested in Kolkata by a joint team of Kolkata Police and Grey Hounds from Andhra Pradesh on February 29.
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April - 12 
The Odisha State Organising Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has finally released Italian hostage Paolo Bosusco who was in their captivity since March 14, reports The Times of India. The Maoists released Paolo in Mohona v
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The Odisha State Organising Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has finally released Italian hostage Paolo Bosusco who was in their captivity since March 14, reports The Times of India. The Maoists released Paolo in Mohona village in Gajapati District on April 12 (today). However, the fate of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Jhina Hikaka who has been in the captivity of Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist since March 24 remains uncertain as the Maoists refused to release him unless their demands were met.
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April - 12 
The panel of Interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has out rightly rejected the options of autonomy, self-rule and Azadi (freedom), Daily Excelsior reported. Asserting that a pure and simple return to the pre-1953 situation would create a dangerou
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The panel of Interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has out rightly rejected the options of autonomy, self-rule and Azadi (freedom), Daily Excelsior reported. Asserting that a pure and simple return to the pre-1953 situation would create a dangerous constitutional vacuum in the relationship between the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir, the report has recommended "case-by-case review of all Central laws and Articles of the Constitution of India extended to the State" since 1952. It has proposed setting up of a Constitutional Committee that would review the applicability of Central statutes extended to J&K after the July 1952 Delhi Agreement. "The Constitutional Committee should be future-oriented and it should conduct its review solely on the basis of the powers the State needs to address the political, economic, social and cultural interests, concerns, grievances and aspirations of the people in all the three regions—Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, and all the sub-regions", the report said, adding "the Committee will also need to reflect on the quantum of legislative, financial and administrative powers that the State Government should delegate to the three regions at all levels of governance". The review process — once ratified by Parliament and the State legislature — would eventually end the extension by Presidential order of further Central laws to the State. About harmonization of relations across the Line of Control (LoC), the report noted that no permanent solution can be achieved unless it applies to those parts of the former princely State that are now under Pakistani administration. "Any attempt at harmonization of Centre-State relations and devolution of powers at the regional, district and panchayat/municipality levels across the LoC, therefore, will necessitate wide-ranging constitutional change in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. If agreed, such harmonization will permit the development of joint institutions across the LoC for development, resource generation and other common matters," the report said while recommending that these issues should be discussed with the representatives on the other side of the LoC.
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April - 12 
The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered the body of Jaydev Rabha on April 12 at Khaksi Ghagri in Goalpara District near the State border with Meghalaya. Suspected Garo national Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres had abducted Jaydev Rabha
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The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered the body of Jaydev Rabha on April 12 at Khaksi Ghagri in Goalpara District near the State border with Meghalaya. Suspected Garo national Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres had abducted Jaydev Rabha along with Dr Partha Sarathi Hazarika, Rupak Mahanta and Diganta Nandi when they were coming to Goalpara from Dudhnoi in the same District on March 4. Later, GNLA militants released Dr Partha Sarathi and Diganta Nandi on March 13.
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April - 12 
The Telegraph on April 12 reports that top militant belonging to the Manipur based United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Laurembam Iwanthaba alias N. Nanao Singh, has jumped bail and fled to Myanmar by giving Assam Police a slip. The report states
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The Telegraph on April 12 reports that top militant belonging to the Manipur based United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Laurembam Iwanthaba alias N. Nanao Singh, has jumped bail and fled to Myanmar by giving Assam Police a slip. The report states that Nanao Singh was able to hide his real identity from the State Police. Notably, Singh is on the wanted list of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and currently believed to be hiding somewhere in Myanmar. Singh was arrested by Guwahati City Police from a rented house in Panbazar area of the city on October 12, 2010.
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April - 12 
The Telegraph reports that the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), on April 12, made attempts to target non-indigenous people and Police personnel in the Garo Hills in retaliation to the statement of Meghalaya Police that they would attack the outf
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The Telegraph reports that the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), on April 12, made attempts to target non-indigenous people and Police personnel in the Garo Hills in retaliation to the statement of Meghalaya Police that they would attack the outfit’s camps within a week. In the first incident, GNLA cadres tried to set ablaze a few houses belonging to non-indigenous people at Nangalbibibra in South Garo Hills in the morning, but the timely intervention of Police foiled the attempt. Police also claimed that two militants were injured when Police fired at the cadres, who were trying to shoot a non-indigenous trader at Nangalbibibra.
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April - 12 
The Times of India reports that as a part of its carrot-and-stick policy in the fight against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Karnataka, Director General of Police, DGP, A R Infant on April 12 said the that the Maoist surre
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The Times of India reports that as a part of its carrot-and-stick policy in the fight against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Karnataka, Director General of Police, DGP, A R Infant on April 12 said the that the Maoist surrender package would be made more attractive to enable misguided youths rejoin social mainstream. "While three Naxalites have made use of the policy so far, there are feelers that a few more are on the verge of surrendering arms and coming back to society," Infant said without specifying the numbers. On the proposal to have a permanent force to take on Maoists instead of the current ad-hoc arrangement of taking officers and personnel from Police units on deputation to Anti Naxal Force (ANF), Infant said, "The proposal is still under the consideration of the government." Observing that a permanent force will require huge financial sanction for about 543 officers and personnel, Infant added, "ANF in its present form will continue and can't be disbanded.”
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April - 12 
The Times of India reports that State Government has asked all eight District Superintendents of Police (SPs) on April 12 to strengthen Security in all sensitive locations following intelligence inputs on regrouping of Biswamohan faction of National
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The Times of India reports that State Government has asked all eight District Superintendents of Police (SPs) on April 12 to strengthen Security in all sensitive locations following intelligence inputs on regrouping of Biswamohan faction of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT-BM) militants. The report indicated that a huge cache of arms has reached NLFT-BM through Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN). The report states that the arms consignment with 27 heavy firearms from China had been received by NLFT-BM recently. Further, as many as 27 surrendered militants have reportedly returned to the outfit. According to latest statistics, NLFT-BM has strength of 127 militants.
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April - 12 
The Times of India reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze four tractors and three trolleys in Keshori tehsil of Gondia District on April 12. Around 50 Maoists intercepted four tractors and three trolley
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The Times of India reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze four tractors and three trolleys in Keshori tehsil of Gondia District on April 12. Around 50 Maoists intercepted four tractors and three trolleys in the forest patch between Rajoli and Keshori and set them afire. The vehicles belonged to some residents of Tadgaon and Junewani of Arjuni-Morgaon tehsil and Navegaon Bandh
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April - 13 
, the 2012 annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs said that despite several confidence building measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan at different levels, the latter continued to support and sponsor terrorism in the border State and the l
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, the 2012 annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs said that despite several confidence building measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan at different levels, the latter continued to support and sponsor terrorism in the border State and the levels of terrorist violence is inextricably linked to the levels of successful infiltration from across the border. "The levels of terrorist violence and encounters in the hinterland of J&K are inextricably linked to the levels of successful infiltration from across the border", says the report. However, the report further elaborates that SFs maintained better domination along the LoC and with the result the levels of infiltration had come down considerably. "This had a direct bearing on the situation in the Valley and levels of incidents of terrorist violence had declined from 488 in year 2010 to 340 in 2011". The Government of India in tandem with the State Government has adopted a multi-pronged approach to contain cross border infiltration, which, inter-alia includes strengthening of border management and multi-tiered and multi-modal deployment along the International Border / LoC and near the ever changing infiltration routes, construction of border fencing. Appreciating efforts of the State Government in conducting Panchayat elections, the MHA report says, "the 17 phase Panchayat elections, which were conducted after nearly two decades were landmark elections and overall, the elections were peaceful". In 2011, there was a perceptible decline in the number of terrorist incidents and civilian and SFs casualties compared to the last year. The year witnessed a 30% decrease in the number of terrorist incidents and 34% and 52% decrease in civilian and SFs fatalities respectively to the year 2010. Since the inception of militancy in J&K, 13,846 civilians and 4807 SF personnel have lost their lives. The number of SFs killed declined from 69 in 2010 to 33 in 2011 while the number of terrorist killed declined from 232 in 2010 to 100 in 2011. One hundred terrorists were also neutralized during the year 2011.
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April - 13 
A father-son duo was injured when a grenade lobbed by some unidentified militants exploded outside their shop near Ompora railway station in Budgam District in the evening of April 13, Police said on April 14, reports Hindustan Times
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A father-son duo was injured when a grenade lobbed by some unidentified militants exploded outside their shop near Ompora railway station in Budgam District in the evening of April 13, Police said on April 14, reports Hindustan Times
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April - 13 
As many as 11 occupants of an ambulance, including six children among others, had a providential escape when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire at the vehicle in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on April 11, reports
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As many as 11 occupants of an ambulance, including six children among others, had a providential escape when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire at the vehicle in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on April 11, reports Zee News. The ambulance carrying the children was going from Chintagupha to Dorpanal village for urgent medical treatment.
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April - 13 
Assam Rifles detained five Myanmar nationals entering Manipur territory without valid documents and handed over to the Tengnoupal Police of Chandel District on April 13. They are identified as Ngamlen (19), Lamkhangmang (32), Dongsei (23), Mangkhanth
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Assam Rifles detained five Myanmar nationals entering Manipur territory without valid documents and handed over to the Tengnoupal Police of Chandel District on April 13. They are identified as Ngamlen (19), Lamkhangmang (32), Dongsei (23), Mangkhanthang (29) and Ningjalen (19), all residents of Khumounom in Tamu District of Myanmar.
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April - 13 
DNA reports that a special Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court on April 13 granted permission to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to question the four accused, arrested for their alleged role in the Mumbai blasts of July 1
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DNA reports that a special Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court on April 13 granted permission to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to question the four accused, arrested for their alleged role in the Mumbai blasts of July 13, 2011, in connection with the blast outside Delhi High Court in September, 2011.
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April - 13 
Kanglaonline reports that a 54-year-old man identified as Mesang Angkha was shot dead by suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants at Chandokpokpi under Chandel Police station on April 13.
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Kanglaonline reports that a 54-year-old man identified as Mesang Angkha was shot dead by suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants at Chandokpokpi under Chandel Police station on April 13.
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April - 13 
Nagaland Post reports that Assam Rifles (AR) arrested 13 National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres along with one .9mm Pistol, one .22 Rifle, more than 3000 rounds ammo of various weapons, detonators and large amount of comm
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Nagaland Post reports that Assam Rifles (AR) arrested 13 National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres along with one .9mm Pistol, one .22 Rifle, more than 3000 rounds ammo of various weapons, detonators and large amount of communication and surveillance equipments in an operation at Chumukedima ward No. 1 in Dimapur District on April 13. The militants had set up a temporary hideout in the vicinity of a house belonging to one ‘Colonel’ Yaritiva Lotha of NSCN-IM, who is presently said to be residing at Hebron Camp. It was reported that the cadres were using the safehouse for transit and storing the weapons and ammunition for short duration meant for further supply to other parts of the State. AR cordoned the house and searched the area while the cadres panicked and attempted to flee. In the process, the fleeing cadres were arrested. AR in a statement said the operation incorporated humanitarian facets to act within existing cease fire ground rules, however “law breakers” were arrested to maintain peace in Nagaland.
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April - 13 
Police arrested Jetha Lorenz Toppo, a ‘self-styled zonal commander’ of People Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Ranchi District on April 13, reports The Times of India. Toppo wa
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Police arrested Jetha Lorenz Toppo, a ‘self-styled zonal commander’ of People Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Ranchi District on April 13, reports The Times of India. Toppo was wanted in over a dozen cases of arson, loot and murder. The Police recovered a carbine from his possession.
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April - 13 
Police unearthed a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) manufacturing unit in Vijay Vihar Phase-II on the outskirts of New Delhi and arrested one 42-year-old woman, identified as Alka Grover, on April 13, reports The Hindu. During the raid Police claime
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Police unearthed a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) manufacturing unit in Vijay Vihar Phase-II on the outskirts of New Delhi and arrested one 42-year-old woman, identified as Alka Grover, on April 13, reports The Hindu. During the raid Police claimed to have recovered FICNs of more than INR 25,000 in various denominations. A desktop, a keyboard and a printer allegedly used to print the FICN were also recovered during the raid.
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April - 13 
Security Forces (SFs) on April 13 neutralised a militant hideout at Chirdoori village in Lolab area of the Kupwara District near the Line of Control (LoC) and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, reports Daily Excelsior. One AK rifle, four
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Security Forces (SFs) on April 13 neutralised a militant hideout at Chirdoori village in Lolab area of the Kupwara District near the Line of Control (LoC) and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, reports Daily Excelsior. One AK rifle, four AK magazines, one pistol with magazine, one hand grenade and one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) switch were also recovered from hideout. The other recoveries include two anti-personnel mines, two fuse mines, 12 detonators, two IEDs, 1.5 kg of explosives, 23 kg of urea and 1 m of cordex wire. The recoveries comes after the SFs tightened vigil along the LoC following reports that the militants across in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are desperate to infiltrate following the killing of their top commanders and their depleting numbers in Kashmir valley.
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April - 13 
The East Singhbhum District Police on April 13 recovered posters and banners, allegedly put up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), demanding hike in tendu leaves procurement rate and support to the two-day bandh (shut down strike) ca
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The East Singhbhum District Police on April 13 recovered posters and banners, allegedly put up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), demanding hike in tendu leaves procurement rate and support to the two-day bandh (shut down strike) call given by CPI-Maoist in the bordering areas of three States, Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand from April 14 midnight, reports The Times of India. The posters and banners were found in two different Police Station areas of Ghatshila Sub-Division - Chakulia and Dhalbhumgarh.
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April - 13 
The Economic Times reports that addressing at the inauguration of a modern Integrated Check Post (ICP) along the India-Pakistan border at Attari in Punjab on April 13, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram vowed to stamp down heavily on those carrying F
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The Economic Times reports that addressing at the inauguration of a modern Integrated Check Post (ICP) along the India-Pakistan border at Attari in Punjab on April 13, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram vowed to stamp down heavily on those carrying Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and indulge in smuggling of drugs from across the border.
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April - 13 
The Imphal Free Press reports that the United Revolutionary Front (URF) has announced an “ordinance” on all non-locals living in Manipur as part of its economic policy for the indigenous people recently taken up by the militant outfit. The front has
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The Imphal Free Press reports that the United Revolutionary Front (URF) has announced an “ordinance” on all non-locals living in Manipur as part of its economic policy for the indigenous people recently taken up by the militant outfit. The front has announced a 15- point ordinance as the first phase, a statement signed by URF information and publicity secretary, AK Pibarel said. Every possible step will be taken up against the non-locals in Manipur under the ordinance. According to the ordinance, the URF will impose a monthly tax on all the non-indigenous people without considering the period of their settlement in Manipur. URF also appealed the people to extend support to the ordinance imposed by the outfit and warned that stringent action will be initiated against those who try to stand against it.
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April - 13 
The Indian Express reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) action squad killed Raju alias Kewalrao Atkamwar (42), a prominent Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, and injured Prashant Kukkalwar, also an NCP worker, barely 300
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The Indian Express reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) action squad killed Raju alias Kewalrao Atkamwar (42), a prominent Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, and injured Prashant Kukkalwar, also an NCP worker, barely 300 metres from the Police Station of Etapalli town in Gadchiroli District on April 13. According to sources, said Atkamwar, former member of Gadchiroli Zilla Parishad (district level local self-Government institution) and former Chairman of Etapalli Panchayat Samiti (block level local self-Government institution), was on the Maoist hit-list for his proximity to Police.
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April - 13 
The Telegraph reports that a Police commando and a 12-year-old girl, identified as Donamya Marak, were injured in an encounter with the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants at Adokgre village near Chokpot in South Garo Hills on April 13. A
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The Telegraph reports that a Police commando and a 12-year-old girl, identified as Donamya Marak, were injured in an encounter with the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants at Adokgre village near Chokpot in South Garo Hills on April 13. A GNLA militant was also seriously injured in the encounter. The militants ambushed the Police team around 8.30 am. The Police have not disclosed the name of the injured commando because of Security reasons. The Police said the group which fired at the Police team was led by the outfit’s southern ‘commander’, Baichung Momin from Chokpot in South Garo Hills. The GNLA has also stepped up extortion activities in all the three Districts of Garo hills. The Police have warned businessmen and traders not to cooperate with the GNLA.
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April - 14 
a militant belonging to Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA–ATF), identified as ‘lance corporal’ Suraj Gogoi alias Anurag Asom (Baruah), surrendered before SFs in Tinsukia on April 14, reports The Sentinel. He handed over one
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a militant belonging to Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA–ATF), identified as ‘lance corporal’ Suraj Gogoi alias Anurag Asom (Baruah), surrendered before SFs in Tinsukia on April 14, reports The Sentinel. He handed over one AK-81 assault rifle with one magazine filled with 20 live rounds and one Chinese Bottle Grenade to the SFs.
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April - 14 
Daily Excelsior reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 14 neutralized a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) hideout in Saad forest area of Gool in Ramban District of Jammu and Kashmir. SFs recovered one AK rifle, two rusted UBGL grenades, four AK magazines, 1
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Daily Excelsior reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 14 neutralized a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) hideout in Saad forest area of Gool in Ramban District of Jammu and Kashmir. SFs recovered one AK rifle, two rusted UBGL grenades, four AK magazines, 141 AK ammunition, 47 fired AK cases, three UBGL grenades, one Chinese grenade, two hand grenades, one I Com radio set, one I Com antenna, one CIV made radio antenna, one television remote, four diaries written in Urdu, two letter heads of LeT outfit, four empty wallets, one Nokia mobile battery, two meters electric wire and one lighter from the hideout.
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April - 14 
the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), on April 14, celebrated its 32nd anniversary and greeted the people on the occasion even as three factions of the group have decided to unite together and work under a single umbrella, reports Kanglaonline.
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the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), on April 14, celebrated its 32nd anniversary and greeted the people on the occasion even as three factions of the group have decided to unite together and work under a single umbrella, reports Kanglaonline.
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April - 14 
The Rajnandgaon District Police on April 14 arrested four persons, including a city-based arms dealer-cum-petty contractor, near Farhad chowk in Manpur for their alleged act of procuring arms and ammunitions for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (C
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The Rajnandgaon District Police on April 14 arrested four persons, including a city-based arms dealer-cum-petty contractor, near Farhad chowk in Manpur for their alleged act of procuring arms and ammunitions for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Times of India. A US-made sophisticated pistol and INR 400,000 in cash were among the materials seized. Mohammed Irfan Mohammed Samad, a resident of Rose Colony in city, was arrested along with Mohammed Ahmad Qureshi, Tilak Goyal, and Deepak Talukdar. Irfan was earlier arrested by Saoner Police and quizzed by Nagpur crime branch too. Though Chhattisgarh Police have identified him as a petty contractor of roads, local Police labelled him an arms dealer. A section of the security agencies also claimed that Irfan was linked to senior Maoist leaders whom he supplied arms and ammunition. A native of Betul in Madhya Pradesh, Irfan had migrated to city a few years ago and became rich within a short time
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April - 15 
a pro-Maoist poster was found pasted on the rear side of the board of Samasta Solapur Bazaar Rickshaw Stand in Pune District on April 15, reports Daily Bhaskar. The poster read in Marathi, “Fight for the release of Maoist revolutionaries who are inca
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a pro-Maoist poster was found pasted on the rear side of the board of Samasta Solapur Bazaar Rickshaw Stand in Pune District on April 15, reports Daily Bhaskar. The poster read in Marathi, “Fight for the release of Maoist revolutionaries who are incarcerated. The corrupt, brutal, ruling classes who are foreign agents are criminals for the Indian masses. The government does not have any right to jail them.” The poster demanded that comrades Kobad Gandhi, Vijay, Vikram, Madalal, Mahesh, Bhanu and Angela should be released without any conditions. It called for a bandh (shutdown strike) in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The posters were that of CPI-Maoist Maharashtra State Committee.
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April - 15 
bringing factionalism among Maoists to the fore, Nikhil, spokesman of Bansadhara Division Committee of CPI-Maoist in his letters to the media said, “They [Telugu cadres] torture Oriya cadres, reports The Indian Express. They give poor food, torn unif
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bringing factionalism among Maoists to the fore, Nikhil, spokesman of Bansadhara Division Committee of CPI-Maoist in his letters to the media said, “They [Telugu cadres] torture Oriya cadres, reports The Indian Express. They give poor food, torn uniforms and damaged shoes to Oriya cadres.” He alleged that Telugu and Chhattisgarh cadres had killed Oriya Maoist Rabi two months ago in the forest near Kerubadi in Kandhamal District when he opposed the discrimination.
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April - 15 
Hindustan Times reports Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) in Odisha on April 15 set April 18 as the date for the State Government to meet their demands for the release of abducted Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member for Legislative Assembly (MLA
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Hindustan Times reports Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) in Odisha on April 15 set April 18 as the date for the State Government to meet their demands for the release of abducted Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member for Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka. Hikaka was abducted from Koraput on March 24. The CPI-Maoist has demanded the release of 29 prisoners.
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April - 15 
Hindustan Times reports that raising concern over mounting casualties of Security Forces (SFs) in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-hit areas, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has told States that the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI
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Hindustan Times reports that raising concern over mounting casualties of Security Forces (SFs) in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-hit areas, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has told States that the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had not only retained their battle capabilities over the past few years but had also extensively militarised. The UMHA assessment of the Naxal situation was shared with the States ahead of conference of Chief Ministers on Internal Security on April 16. It added the movement was poised to not only consolidate in its strongholds but also grow in affected areas unless countered with “resolute and sustained action”.
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April - 15 
India has sent a formal request to Morocco for examination and recording of statement of Faiza Outalha, estranged wife of Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley, to get more evidence against him as well as Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saee
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India has sent a formal request to Morocco for examination and recording of statement of Faiza Outalha, estranged wife of Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley, to get more evidence against him as well as Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, reports Daily Excelsior. The Letters Rogatory was sent to Indian Mission in Rabat, the Moroccan capital city, which was passed on to Moroccan Foreign and Cooperation Ministry requesting access to Outalha to record her statement, official sources said. The sources said Outalha could give crucial evidence in nailing the lies of Saeed, who has been attempting to throw a veil over his terror activities under the garb of being associated with humanitarian activities of Jamaat-ul-Dawa (JuD). The request was passed following approval of a plea of National Investigation Agency (NIA) for seeking cooperation of Moroccan authorities in recording her statement, which was also likely to be annexed with the production warrant for Headley to be sent soon as the special court of H S Sharma has sought his appearance on May 31.
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April - 15 
Kanglaonline reports that, Security Forces (SFs) recovered one hand grenade with detonator from Uchepokpi in Thoubla District on April 15. The recovery was handed over to Lilong Police.
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Kanglaonline reports that, Security Forces (SFs) recovered one hand grenade with detonator from Uchepokpi in Thoubla District on April 15. The recovery was handed over to Lilong Police.
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April - 15 
Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three militants belonging to Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-I-M) including a ‘town commander’ and two linkmen from Boro Haflong area of Haflong town in Dima Hasao
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Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three militants belonging to Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-I-M) including a ‘town commander’ and two linkmen from Boro Haflong area of Haflong town in Dima Hasao District on April 15. The ‘town commander’ has been identified as Kisolungra Zemi. The other two linkmen have been identified as Husaming Zemi and Isameting Newme. SFs recovered one .9 mm pistol, 2 Chinese grenades, 14 live .9 mm ammunitions, 2 mobile handsets with SIM card and a demand note of NSCN-I-M from them. According to a highly placed Police officer bases in Haflong, “the hardcore cadre has been nabbed while investigating a case of extortion, where NKC Projects Pvt. Limited, operating from Haflong was involved; the outfit demanded 30 lakhs [INR 3 million] from this private firm”.
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April - 15 
NDTV reports that the Delhi Police told a court in New Delhi that a consignment of over INR 11.8 million fake Indian currency notes (FICN), seized by it in the month of January, had been sent from Pakistan at the behest of its intelligence agency and
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NDTV reports that the Delhi Police told a court in New Delhi that a consignment of over INR 11.8 million fake Indian currency notes (FICN), seized by it in the month of January, had been sent from Pakistan at the behest of its intelligence agency and banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to destabilise the Indian economy. The Police made this claim in its charge sheet, filed in the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav and indicting five Indians, arrested along with the FICN consignment on January 12. The seizure of the counterfeit notes with a face value of over INR 11.8 million, concealed in 33 cloth bundles and loaded in two tempos, was made from near a godown at Dabri in West Delhi. The Police have named Zeeshan Khan, a resident of Dabri, Ash Mohammad of Uttar Pradesh, Ghulam Ahmed, Yakoob Ali and Mohd Rafiq from Jammu and Kashmir as accused. All of them are presently in judicial custody.
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April - 15 
News24online.com quoting PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze five vehicles of a private road construction company at Dumri Buzurg village under Nayagaon Police Station in Saran District on April 15. De
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News24online.com quoting PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze five vehicles of a private road construction company at Dumri Buzurg village under Nayagaon Police Station in Saran District on April 15. Deputy Inspector General (Saran Range), Alok Kumar said around 15 armed Maoists raided the office of the private road construction firm and set ablaze four dumpers and another vehicle parked there. Kumar said non-payment of levy demanded by the Maoists from the owner of the firm was probably the reason behind the incident.
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April - 15 
normal life was paralyzed in the Pampore area of Pulwama District on April 15 following stone pelting by a group of protesters on the Police after the latter carried out nocturnal raids in the town during the past two days. The protesters on the Srin
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normal life was paralyzed in the Pampore area of Pulwama District on April 15 following stone pelting by a group of protesters on the Police after the latter carried out nocturnal raids in the town during the past two days. The protesters on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway were dispersed by the Security Forces, Daily Excelsior reported.
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April - 15 
On April 15, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin described India-Pakistan "peace plan" as an attempt to "freeze the Kashmir issue" and asked Kashmiri separatists to be united against this "conspiracy" for "isolating Kashmiris".
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On April 15, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin described India-Pakistan "peace plan" as an attempt to "freeze the Kashmir issue" and asked Kashmiri separatists to be united against this "conspiracy" for "isolating Kashmiris".
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April - 15 
Paolo Bosusco, who was held hostage by Odisha State Organizing Committee (OSOC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, is said to have revealed vital information about Sabyasachi Panda, the secretary of OSOC, reports The Times of India. Paolo estima
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Paolo Bosusco, who was held hostage by Odisha State Organizing Committee (OSOC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, is said to have revealed vital information about Sabyasachi Panda, the secretary of OSOC, reports The Times of India. Paolo estimated Panda has just about 20 cadres, including 10 women, each armed with a gun. The unit has one VHF set, one walky-talky, two tiffin bombs, one laptop with data card and one generator. He described the OSOC leader as "sick". "He regularly takes medicines. I don't know what they were," Paolo told the Police. "They change their places frequently and never stay in villages. They prefer hill tops with streams nearby. I too travelled with them from one place to the other," a source quoted the Italian as saying. Paolo said he slept with others in the jungle one night when Panda woke up everyone and asked them to "lie down quietly". That was the time when members of "another group" reportedly came searching for them, a police source said. The former hostage even remembered the names of the Maoist cadres and identified pictures the Police showed him. Paolo's statement corroborated messages received earlier that one Suresh, a unit commander belonging to Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), along with about 30 cadres had been scouting for Panda through the tribal hamlets located in inaccessible regions. OSOC is said to have fallen out with the AOBSZC.
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April - 15 
Security Forces (SFs) on April 15 raided a house premise at Bura Gaon Jabaka under Sonari Police Station in Sivasagar District used by militants of Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), reports The Sentinel. SFs recovered
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Security Forces (SFs) on April 15 raided a house premise at Bura Gaon Jabaka under Sonari Police Station in Sivasagar District used by militants of Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), reports The Sentinel. SFs recovered bomb making equipments, gelatin sticks, tarpaulin, one timer watch, some medicines and two extortion notes belonging to the banned outfit. The militant however managed to escape. The owner of the house, Dehiram Arandhara, is being interrogated. Sivasagar Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Lamhao Doungel, in this regard, said, “A group 5-10 ULFA cadres [ULFA-ATF] had entered the State a few days back, to carry out subversive activities. The group was led by senior leader of the outfit, Pradip Gogoi”.
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April - 15 
SFs arrested a PREPAK cadre, identified as Laishram Nanao alias Biken Singh, from Nongada Thongkhong on April 15.
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SFs arrested a PREPAK cadre, identified as Laishram Nanao alias Biken Singh, from Nongada Thongkhong on April 15.
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April - 15 
the Dileep Padgaonkar-led panel of Interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir has supported the proposals to repeal or amend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and suggested that Defence Ministry should respond positively to the issue rather than ne
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the Dileep Padgaonkar-led panel of Interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir has supported the proposals to repeal or amend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and suggested that Defence Ministry should respond positively to the issue rather than negatively. The panel has also recommended the framing of a Judicial Commission for identification of all the bodies in the unmarked graves in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. About the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) proposed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the report said, "even if justice cannot be provided for all victims of violence, if some of those guilty of human rights abuses, including militants, were to ask forgiveness from the families of their victims, it would provide closure for many".
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April - 15 
The Indian Express reports that the Cyber Crime Cell of Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have uncovered a network of youths who used social networking sites to foment trouble in the State during the last few years. “We have identified the persons
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The Indian Express reports that the Cyber Crime Cell of Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have uncovered a network of youths who used social networking sites to foment trouble in the State during the last few years. “We have identified the persons who have been indulging in trouble mongering over the past couple of years by using the social networking sites,” Inspector General of Police (Kashmir Zone) S M Sahai said. Some of the youths have already been questioned, but no arrest has been made so far in the case. Police sources said investigators had identified 24 persons who were operating over a dozen “anti-national pages”. Sources, however, said four youths, most of them in their early 20s and hailing from Srinagar city, have been questioned in this regard till now. They were operating pages like ‘Freedom of Dawn’, ‘Balai Khuda’, ‘Aalov’ and ‘We love Syed Ali Shah Geelani’ on Facebook, which allegedly supported separatist agenda and stone-pelting incidents during the summer unrest of 2010. In fact, these pages had become reliable sources of information about incidents during the five months of unrest that year as Internet users from various parts of the Valley posted latest events on these pages, they claimed. Anti-national pages being operated from abroad, including in UK, US, Pakistan and the UAE, have been tracked down.
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April - 15 
the Jammu and Kashmir Police is providing commando training to a selected group of constables, according to IBN Live. 942 constables are undergoing the basic training course of commandos in the Commando Training Centre at Lethpore in Kashmir Valley,
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the Jammu and Kashmir Police is providing commando training to a selected group of constables, according to IBN Live. 942 constables are undergoing the basic training course of commandos in the Commando Training Centre at Lethpore in Kashmir Valley, officials of the centre said on April 15.
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April - 15 
The Times of India reports that both fencing and flood lighting projects along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Tripura have been affected severely due to the delay caused by adverse weather condition and non-availability of support service from concern
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The Times of India reports that both fencing and flood lighting projects along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Tripura have been affected severely due to the delay caused by adverse weather condition and non-availability of support service from concerned departments. Installation of floodlights on the entire 4,095-kilometer stretch of the Indo-Bangladesh border, including 856- kilometer in the State and 2,840 kilometer in Northeast is targeted to be completed this year [2012]. A Border Security Force (BSF) report said that floodlighting for 132 kilometer is ready for installation in the western border of the State but Tripura State Electricity Corporation Ltd (TSECL) has provided power connection only for 34 kilometer so far. In the State, fencing was scheduled to be completed by March 2011 but almost 22 per cent of the border with Bangladesh in the state is left unfenced, the progress report said. However, State ‘chief secretary’ Dr S K Panda in this regard maintained that non-availability of allocated fund from Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in time is the reason for the delayed work.
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April - 15 
The Times of India reports that the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers shot dead an unidentified intruder along the India-Pakistan international border in the Dera Baba Nanak sector of Punjab, an unnamed official said on April 15. BSF Deputy Inspec
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The Times of India reports that the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers shot dead an unidentified intruder along the India-Pakistan international border in the Dera Baba Nanak sector of Punjab, an unnamed official said on April 15. BSF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) PS Bains said that a pistol of Chinese make, eight cartridges and three SIM cards of Pakistani mobile companies were recovered from the intruder.
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April - 15 
The Times of India reports that the Centre has accepted Odisha's demand to include four more Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Districts under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, official sources said on April 15. The S
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The Times of India reports that the Centre has accepted Odisha's demand to include four more Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Districts under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, official sources said on April 15. The State Government had demanded inclusion of Nuapada, Bolangir, Bargarh and Kalahandi Districts under SRE scheme. "The Centre has recently sent us a communique stating that the four districts would be covered under SRE," an unnamed official source said. This follows a report of the Union Home Ministry on Maoist activities, in which it has categorized Odisha as "severely affected" alongside Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar. With the latest inclusion, 19 out of 30 Districts in Odisha would benefit under the SRE scheme, official sources said.
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April - 15 
the two-day bandh (shutdown strike) called by the CPI-Maoist in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha affected the State’s public transport, reports Daily Pioneer. The bandh was called to demand 20 per cent increase in the rate of kendu leaves.
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the two-day bandh (shutdown strike) called by the CPI-Maoist in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha affected the State’s public transport, reports Daily Pioneer. The bandh was called to demand 20 per cent increase in the rate of kendu leaves.
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April - 16 
Addressing the Chief Minister’s conference on internal security, Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh on April 16 expressed concern over the abduction and extortion activities in Northeastern region, reports The Assam Tribune. The PM said, “The situati
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Addressing the Chief Minister’s conference on internal security, Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh on April 16 expressed concern over the abduction and extortion activities in Northeastern region, reports The Assam Tribune. The PM said, “The situation in some of our North Eastern States has, however, remained complex. There was some improvement in terms of incidents of violence, but there is no question that much remains to be done to restore calm and eliminate extortion, kidnapping and other crimes by militant or extremist groups on the pretext of ethnic identity.” He cautioned, “The pilferage of development funds by militant groups is hurting our efforts to improve the lives of the people of the the region. Inter-factional clashes, such as those in Tirap and Changlang, are another source of insecurity”.
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April - 16 
Army Chief General V K Singh said AFSPA was a 'functional requirement' for the armed forces in certain areas. "Everyone knows what our view is on this subject. It is based on functional requirement and how the army is supposed to be in a particular a
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Army Chief General V K Singh said AFSPA was a 'functional requirement' for the armed forces in certain areas. "Everyone knows what our view is on this subject. It is based on functional requirement and how the army is supposed to be in a particular area," he stated.
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April - 16 
Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi in the conference said, “Illegal coal trade originating in bordering area of neighboring states transits through Assam and is fast becoming a major source of funding for different militant outfits,” Gogoi said adding
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Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi in the conference said, “Illegal coal trade originating in bordering area of neighboring states transits through Assam and is fast becoming a major source of funding for different militant outfits,” Gogoi said adding, “Dimapur in particular has emerged as a centre for illegal arms trade and shelter for criminals and militants.” On the inflow of fake Indian currency Notes (FICN) Gogoi said, “The fake currency is being pushed into the country through the Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal borders. Hence, special focus is kept on districts along these international borders”.
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April - 16 
asserting that main purpose of the cease-fire between the Government of India (GoI) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) was to facilitate for a purposeful political dialogue, the NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), on April 16, urged GoI and
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asserting that main purpose of the cease-fire between the Government of India (GoI) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) was to facilitate for a purposeful political dialogue, the NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), on April 16, urged GoI and its machineries to respect the cease-fire “whole-heartedly.” In a statement, the NSCN-IM “kilonser” (minister) A.Z.Jami said its serious concern was towards a sincere and meaningful political dialogue rather than “interpretations” of the cease-fire ground rules (CFGRs).
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April - 16 
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on April 16 said that security situation in the State has improved, reports Daily Excelsior. He informed that there was a constant decline of more than 30 per cent of militancy related incidents as compared to 2010. Again
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on April 16 said that security situation in the State has improved, reports Daily Excelsior. He informed that there was a constant decline of more than 30 per cent of militancy related incidents as compared to 2010. Against the 488 terrorist-related incidents in the year 2010, there were only 340 such incidents in 2011 and as against 47 civilians killed in 2010, 31 civilians were killed during 2011. “About 45.26 per cent decline has been registered in Net Infiltration during 2011. The Net Infiltration during 2010 was 95 as against 52 in 2011," he added. Underscoring the need for enhancing honorarium of Special Police Officials (SPOs), the Chief Minister said that SPOs have been playing an important role in assisting the Police in fighting militancy in the State. He declared, "As many as 12 battalions of BSF [Border Security Force] and CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] have been withdrawn from the state since 2009. 24 bunkers are being removed from Srinagar city in the coming months in addition to the 39 bunkers which have already been removed". He stressed that reconciliation and dialogue will always remain the best medium for seeking a solution to all contentious issues. "I am hopeful that peace dividends achieved in the year 2011 will continue to percolate to the people, and usher in a new era of peace and development in the State," he said. The Chief Minister spoke about Rehabilitation Policy announced in 2010 and said that 1034 applications have been received from the parents and relatives of the prospective returnees under the Policy. "Of these, 67 cases have been recommended in high level committee meetings. A decision on these is required to be taken at the earliest", he said. On cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade between two sides of Kashmir, Omar said, "There is a need for restoration of telephonic links between Jammu and Kashmir and PoK and putting in place a proper institutional arrangement by replacing the current barter system of trade which will also address the security concerns". Speaking on the issue of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), he said he was of the firm belief that the Act had played a useful role in providing much-needed legal protection to the Army and paramilitary forces while dealing with insurgency. "However, now that there is a distinct change in the security environment in the State, there is a good case for reviewing the continuation of AFSPA. I am not advocating the withdrawal of AFSPA from districts and areas which are still infested with militancy, but a beginning can be made by withdrawing AFSPA from areas and districts which are not affected by the insurgent and terrorist activities." He also sought a proper mechanism for surrender and rehabilitation of militants currently camping in Pakistan-controlled territory. He flagged that off late, some youth were using Nepal route to return to their homes, adds DNA. He expressed fear that they may again join militancy, in the absence of any proper mechanism. Sources in State Government say around 65 youth have returned using Nepal route. Amongst these, reports say, at least five from Sopore region have re-joined militancy.
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April - 16 
Deccan Chronicle reports that nearly a dozen persons were injured when around 60-70 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres wreaked their vengeance on the Dorla tribe population of Maraiguda village in Sukma District, bordering Andhra Pra
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Deccan Chronicle reports that nearly a dozen persons were injured when around 60-70 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres wreaked their vengeance on the Dorla tribe population of Maraiguda village in Sukma District, bordering Andhra Pradesh, by allegedly molesting women, assaulting elders, and setting ablaze houses for not handing over to them Salwa Judum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) leader in the night of April 16. The Maoist attack continued for about five hours, leaving nearly a dozen people, including five women, injured. Local sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) and former Salwa Judum leader Haka Mara, who was the Maoists’ target, lodged a complaint with Maraiguda Police Station in the night of April 16 narrating tortures by the Maoists on the villagers, Konta Sub-Divisional Officer of Police A. Khalko told the reporters on April 18.
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April - 16 
Hindustan Times reports that the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) on April 16 directed Ambala sessions judge to conduct retrial of former Jagraon Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gurcharan Singh Pherurai and his brother Gurmail Singh in 2002 f
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Hindustan Times reports that the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) on April 16 directed Ambala sessions judge to conduct retrial of former Jagraon Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gurcharan Singh Pherurai and his brother Gurmail Singh in 2002 fake Indian currency note (FICN) seizure case, setting aside their acquittal orders and complete it within four months. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Mahesh Grover in its order found the trial against the two "wholly vitiated".
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April - 16 
Manipur Chief Minister, O. Ibobi Singh said that if the border areas particularly with Myanmar are effectively monitored and guarded, militancy in the Northeast will “fade away”. Singh said, “We have been consistently and repeatedly drawing attention
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Manipur Chief Minister, O. Ibobi Singh said that if the border areas particularly with Myanmar are effectively monitored and guarded, militancy in the Northeast will “fade away”. Singh said, “We have been consistently and repeatedly drawing attention of the Government of India to the dire need to effectively guard the India-Myanmar border. We are happy to learn that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has finalized a proposal to construct 4,585 kilometers of roads, 113 helipads and 2 helicopter bases along the Indo-Myanmar border.
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April - 16 
Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) is all set to sign a bilateral cease-fire with the Myanmar Government in the later part of April, 2012. NSCN-K sources revealed that top leaders from the outfit have
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Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) is all set to sign a bilateral cease-fire with the Myanmar Government in the later part of April, 2012. NSCN-K sources revealed that top leaders from the outfit have left for its Council Headquarters (CHQ) located in Myanmar where a meeting will be held on April 20 to work out strategies and modalities for setting up ceasefire ground rules with the Myanmar Government. ‘Chairman’ S.S Khaplang, who will also attend the proposed meeting at CHQ, will be attended among others by senior leaders--Kughalu Mulatonu and Wangtin Naga. The outfit will also discuss setting up of offices in Nagaland State and in Myanmar as well. This development comes in the wake of NSCN-Khole-Kitovi led by “general” Khole and Kitovi Zhimomi, who have all the while alleged S.S Khaplang of being more concerned with politics in Myanmar than in Nagaland. Incidentally, NSCN-K will ink further extension of cease-fire with the Government of India which was signed April 28 2011 and sources said the modalities of cease-fire agreement with the Myanmar Government also will be completed before April 28.
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April - 16 
Nagaland Post reports that on April 12 Black Widow (BW) militants abducted one person, identified as Rahul Warisa, from Haflong town and subsequently killed him at Natun quarry, near Disa Giding village in Dima Hasao District. The abduction and killi
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Nagaland Post reports that on April 12 Black Widow (BW) militants abducted one person, identified as Rahul Warisa, from Haflong town and subsequently killed him at Natun quarry, near Disa Giding village in Dima Hasao District. The abduction and killing was committed by five militants - Dkhai Dimasa, Daorat Dimasa, Dakoa Dimasa, Berma Dimasa and Loten Dimasa - on the instruction of BW ‘Deputy Chairman’,Phifran Dimasa. Phifran Dimasa was later booked on abduction and murder charge of Rahul Warisa on April 16 by Haflong police. Phifran in his confessional statement revealed that Rahul Warisa used to obtain huge sum of money under duress from various quarters in the name of BW including from Government contractors
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April - 16 
Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces, on April 16, arrested four persons for carrying arms. Police around 8pm intercepted one auto rickshaw and on frisking the passengers recovered one country made pistol along with five live rounds. The arrest
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Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces, on April 16, arrested four persons for carrying arms. Police around 8pm intercepted one auto rickshaw and on frisking the passengers recovered one country made pistol along with five live rounds. The arrestees were identified as Kevika Sumi, Kito Sumi, Vekugha Sumi and Mughato Sumi.
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April - 16 
NSCN-Khole-Kitovi said it has “totally banned” all forms of gambling in public places and weekend market places in both urban and rural areas of Nagaland.
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NSCN-Khole-Kitovi said it has “totally banned” all forms of gambling in public places and weekend market places in both urban and rural areas of Nagaland.
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April - 16 
Posters, purportedly put up by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), on April 16 asked panchs (member of village level local self Government Institution, Panchayat) and sarpanchs (head of Panchayat) in villages of Pulwama District to resign from their post with
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Posters, purportedly put up by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), on April 16 asked panchs (member of village level local self Government Institution, Panchayat) and sarpanchs (head of Panchayat) in villages of Pulwama District to resign from their post within a week's time, reports Times of India. Written in Urdu, the posters said, "Panchs and sarpanchs will be responsible if they don't obey and put in their papers."
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April - 16 
Quoting PTI, oneindia.in reports that Left-wing Extremism (LWE) is steadily increasing in the five Districts of Karnataka, Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said on April 16 demanding support from the Centre in training and provision of infrastructur
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Quoting PTI, oneindia.in reports that Left-wing Extremism (LWE) is steadily increasing in the five Districts of Karnataka, Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said on April 16 demanding support from the Centre in training and provision of infrastructure to tackle it. "The grand plan of left-wing organisations to infiltrate and expand their activities to infiltrate and expand their activities in the states sharing the Western Ghats is well known to the central government. As part of this plan, Naxal activities in the five Western Ghats' districts of Karnataka are steadily increasing," he said.
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April - 16 
Ranchi Express reports that speaking at the Chief Minister’s meeting on internal security chaired by Prime Minister in New Delhi on April 16 CM Arjun Munda asked the Central Government to bear a portion of the cost of modernization of Jharkhand Polic
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Ranchi Express reports that speaking at the Chief Minister’s meeting on internal security chaired by Prime Minister in New Delhi on April 16 CM Arjun Munda asked the Central Government to bear a portion of the cost of modernization of Jharkhand Police to help it effectively tackle Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] in the state. Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has agreed to give Jharkhand two Indian Air Force choppers to combat LWE in Jharkhand.
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April - 16 
Seeking to highlight the efficacy of the policies pursued by the Congress Government since 2004 to end the problem of left-wing extremism (LWE), Chief Minister, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, on April 16 claimed that the number of Communist Party of India-Ma
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Seeking to highlight the efficacy of the policies pursued by the Congress Government since 2004 to end the problem of left-wing extremism (LWE), Chief Minister, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, on April 16 claimed that the number of Communist Party of India-Maoist( CPI-Maoist) cadres in the State had dwindled to mere 150 from 1,100 eight years ago, reports The Hindu.
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April - 16 
SFs arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Laishram Bobo alias Suresh Meitei, from Khurai Lamlong in Imphal East District on April 16 at around 9:45am
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SFs arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Laishram Bobo alias Suresh Meitei, from Khurai Lamlong in Imphal East District on April 16 at around 9:45am
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April - 16 
Speaking at Chief Minister's conference on internal security in New Delhi on April 16, P. Chidambaram cautioned the state heads against letting the figures on Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism] violence give them “a false sense of assurance”, reports Hindus
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Speaking at Chief Minister's conference on internal security in New Delhi on April 16, P. Chidambaram cautioned the state heads against letting the figures on Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism] violence give them “a false sense of assurance”, reports Hindustan Times. “The decline in... casualties among civilians and security forces in Naxal-affected districts may give a false sense of assurance, but that is not the true picture,” he said. The Home Minister dubbed Naxals as “the most formidable internal security challenge” as they were getting increasingly systematic by the day in their attacks against Security Forces. Chidambaram stated that Assam was emerging as the new theatre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities, and there were reports of the rebels linking up with insurgent groups in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. He did not quote specific statistics because they had been circulated ahead of the meeting. Chidambaram acknowledged that the outcome of bold forays into Red territory by security forces had been sub-optimal, and conceded that the government’s “capacity to execute development plans is not commensurate with the nature of the challenge”. The Home Minister — who was instrumental in devising the Integrated Action Plan that provides additional funds for development in Naxal-affected districts — said: “Still, we do not have the upper hand because there are not enough police stations, not enough men, weapons and vehicles; not enough infrastructures for the CAPFs; not enough roads; not enough presence of the civil administration.”
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April - 16 
Speaking at the meeting of Chief Ministers in New Delhi on April 16, Chief Minister Arjun Munda demanded a special development package for Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit Latehar and Garhwa Districts in the line of ongoing Centre-spo
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Speaking at the meeting of Chief Ministers in New Delhi on April 16, Chief Minister Arjun Munda demanded a special development package for Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit Latehar and Garhwa Districts in the line of ongoing Centre-sponsored Saranda Development Plan, reports The Times of India. "Only development of remote areas can help fight the menace and this is the reason I asked for special development package for Garhwa and Latehar like Saranda in West Singhbhum," said Munda. The Union Government has provided INR 2.25 billion for development of the Saranda region
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April - 16 
The Times of India reports that addressing at the annual conference of Chief Ministers on internal security in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 16 favoured joint and coordinated efforts to deal with challenges of terrorism whatever i
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The Times of India reports that addressing at the annual conference of Chief Ministers on internal security in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 16 favoured joint and coordinated efforts to deal with challenges of terrorism whatever its origin, whether internal or external. "There is no question that the burden of the fight against terrorism falls largely on the states' machinery. The Centre is ready to work with the states to put in place strong and effective institutional mechanisms to tackle this problem," he said.
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April - 16 
The Times of India reports that Riyaz Bhatkal, the founder of the terror group Indian Mujahideen (IM), allegedly obtained a passport under the alias of Shahrukh Khan from Ranchi on January 21, 2010, intelligence sources said. "The Intelligence Bureau
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The Times of India reports that Riyaz Bhatkal, the founder of the terror group Indian Mujahideen (IM), allegedly obtained a passport under the alias of Shahrukh Khan from Ranchi on January 21, 2010, intelligence sources said. "The Intelligence Bureau had flashed an alert to airports across the globe about Riyaz Bhatkal carrying a passport with the alias of Shahrukh Khan," sources said. Riyaz is suspected of having several passports bearing different names. He has travelled to Dubai and Pakistan several times from Indian airports as well as from Nepal, sources said. Intelligence officers are checking whether Riyaz had used the Ranchi passport while flying abroad. "Every time Riyaz flies abroad, he uses a different passport," they said.
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April - 16 
The Times of India reports that speaking at the Chief Ministers' conference on internal security in New Delhi on April 16, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said Chinese are disputing Indian territorial claims regarding Barahoti in Chamoli Di
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The Times of India reports that speaking at the Chief Ministers' conference on internal security in New Delhi on April 16, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said Chinese are disputing Indian territorial claims regarding Barahoti in Chamoli District. He said at least 37 incursions of Chinese forces have been reported during the last five years in Uttarakhand, which has a 350 kilometres long border with China. "There have been several reported incursions by Chinese patrol parties into Indian territory in this area: six times in 2006, twice in 2007, ten times in 2008, eleven times in 2009, five times in 2010 and thrice in 2011," he said.
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April - 16 
the ULFA-ATF has called a State bandh (general shutdown) on April 20, the day Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is scheduled to visit Guwahati to attend the State Assembly’s platinum jubilee celebrations and a programme at B Barooah Cancer Institute.
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the ULFA-ATF has called a State bandh (general shutdown) on April 20, the day Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is scheduled to visit Guwahati to attend the State Assembly’s platinum jubilee celebrations and a programme at B Barooah Cancer Institute.
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April - 16 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on April 16 while addressing Chief Minister’s conference on internal security said that in the Northeastern states, nearly all major insurgent groups were in talks with the Centre and was confident that there would
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on April 16 while addressing Chief Minister’s conference on internal security said that in the Northeastern states, nearly all major insurgent groups were in talks with the Centre and was confident that there would further be improvement in the region, reports Nagaland Post.
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April - 17 
A Delhi court on April 17 commenced the trial of a close aide of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Ghulam Mohd Bhat, and three others, for allegedly running a hawala (illegal money transfer) racket to fund H
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A Delhi court on April 17 commenced the trial of a close aide of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Ghulam Mohd Bhat, and three others, for allegedly running a hawala (illegal money transfer) racket to fund Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The three other accused include Mohammad Siddiq Ganai, Ghulam Jeelani Liloo and Farooq Ahmed Dagga. The court had framed charges against all the four accused under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on March 3, 2012. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2011 had filed the charge sheet against the four, indicting them for procuring over INR 45.7 million from Pakistan through hawala channels within three years after 2008 for funding the terrorist activities in the Valley. Detailing their modus operandi, the NIA had said Ganai developed a close relationship with Delhi-based Raj Kumar and his brother-in-law Rajeev Nankani and motivated them to collect money on their behalf from hawala operatives in New Delhi. "Between November 2008 to October 2010, Raj Kumar alone collected Rs 2.25 crore [INR 22.5 million] in various instalments from hawala operators here," the charge sheet had said. The Special Cell of Delhi Police on January 22, 2011, had arrested Srinagar-based lawyer Bhat, Ganai, Liloo and Dagga from J&K on a tip-off that they were carrying hawala money, allegedly meant for the HM. It had also recovered INR 2.12 million 1 from them.
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April - 17 
A group of about 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres held a meeting at Kanimohuli village in Suliapada tehsil (revenue unit) in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha, located at the West Bengal-Jharkhand border, a few days back to reorgani
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A group of about 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres held a meeting at Kanimohuli village in Suliapada tehsil (revenue unit) in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha, located at the West Bengal-Jharkhand border, a few days back to reorganise themselves, reports The Economic Times. Sources said Maoist leaders like Akash and Bikash had attended the meeting along with some local leaders of the CPI-Maoist. Intelligence agencies have informed the West Bengal Government about this development and it is learnt that the State Government is considering proposals to launch joint operations in Maoist-infested Jangalmahal
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April - 17 
A top Army commander on April 17 asked Security Forces, intelligence agencies and civil administration to remain alert, warning that militants may disrupt peace in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Bhaskar. "There is a need to remain alert in view of
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A top Army commander on April 17 asked Security Forces, intelligence agencies and civil administration to remain alert, warning that militants may disrupt peace in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Bhaskar. "There is a need to remain alert in view of recent developments, since there is a possibility of terrorists attempting to disrupt peace in the region," General Officer Commanding White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General AS Nandal said. The General said, "The downward trend in terrorism was attributable to the high degree of domination and effectiveness achieved by all security agencies in the state. This should not, however, lull us into complacency, as the intentions of terrorists cannot be predicted, while their infrastructure across the LoC [Line of Control] continues to be intact."
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April - 17 
Arnold alias Bekkon, ‘captain’ of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was sent to Guwahati Central Jail (Assam) on April 17, reports Kanglaonline. Arnold was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 2, 2012, from Siliguri in West Bengal an
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Arnold alias Bekkon, ‘captain’ of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was sent to Guwahati Central Jail (Assam) on April 17, reports Kanglaonline. Arnold was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 2, 2012, from Siliguri in West Bengal and had been under the custody of the investigating agency since then. However, PLA had claimed that Arnold was a deserter
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April - 17 
Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi said that extortions and kidnappings in Assam are not alarming compared to some of the other north eastern States referring to the Manmohan Singh’s address at the CMs’ Conference in Delhi on April 16, reports The Assam
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Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi said that extortions and kidnappings in Assam are not alarming compared to some of the other north eastern States referring to the Manmohan Singh’s address at the CMs’ Conference in Delhi on April 16, reports The Assam Tribune. Gogoi said the State Government has been trying to curb the illegal activities of the militant and ex-militant groups in State. In addition, State Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmah said that ULFA issue would be resolved in the near future, but the threat by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was a matter of concern for the State, reports The Sentinel.
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April - 17 
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has stressed on the need of strengthening the international border for better management against the challenges of terrorism, reports Nagaland Post. “Some of the militant groups still have their camps across the internatio
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Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has stressed on the need of strengthening the international border for better management against the challenges of terrorism, reports Nagaland Post. “Some of the militant groups still have their camps across the international border and the militant outfits have been not only taking shelter across the border but also smuggling in arms, ammunition and explosive devices,” he said. Deliberating at the annual conference of Chief Ministers on Internal Security conference in New Delhi, Sangma also informed that the operations against the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants have entered a crucial phase and the State police have been able to achieve several successes in the fight against militancy in the State.
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April - 17 
conveying appreciation to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘president’ S.S. Khaplang for “tireless efforts” rendered for “peace truce” with Myanmar Government to end the decades old conflict to forge out a solution to the Naga
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conveying appreciation to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘president’ S.S. Khaplang for “tireless efforts” rendered for “peace truce” with Myanmar Government to end the decades old conflict to forge out a solution to the Naga political problem in Myanmar, the NSCN-Khole-Kitovi on April 17 however said it expected that Nagas of Nagaland be left “free of troubles and harassment” in terms of “taxations or whatsoever is our presumption and expectation from our Naga brothers from Myanmar.” Maintaining that it would extend all possible help towards the suffering of Naga brothers living in Myanmar, NSCN-Khole-Kitovi expressed hope that Nagas of Myanmar would “create no more problems or confusion” towards the political destiny of Nagaland. “The political fate of Nagas of Nagaland should be left to the people of Nagaland,” stated NSCN-Khole-Kitovi, adding that the “political destiny of Nagas of Myanmar should be left to his Excellency the president S.S Khaplang, NSCN (K)”.
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April - 17 
Deccan Chronicle reports that Central intelligence agencies in a very specific report have said that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is now pressuring the contractors working in areas under their domination to supply them with arms a
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Deccan Chronicle reports that Central intelligence agencies in a very specific report have said that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is now pressuring the contractors working in areas under their domination to supply them with arms and ammunition instead of protection money. The intelligence note adds that the problem is rampant particularly in States like Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar. “Recently there have been instances in these states where contractors involved in infrastructure projects in Maoist-dominated areas have been caught with weapons, including sophisticated rifles and bullets. Detailed interrogation of the suspects revealed that the arms were meant for the Naxals [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)],’’ the note states.
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April - 17 
India has asked Morocco to extradite Faiza Outalha, the estranged wife of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, David Coleman Headley, the mastermind of November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attack (also known as 26/11), as she is believed to have information a
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India has asked Morocco to extradite Faiza Outalha, the estranged wife of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, David Coleman Headley, the mastermind of November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attack (also known as 26/11), as she is believed to have information and answers to key questions related to the incident, reports Outlook. In an interview to Chicago's WLS-TV/DT, Outalha said that she told the US authorities about the possibility of such an attack, but she was not taken seriously. "So I went to them and I then started saying stuff, I said he's going to bomb everything, he's a criminal. They didn't bother," Outalha told the news channel.
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April - 17 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Yumnam Kanhai Meetei alias Kiran Kumar alias Nanao, from the house of Konthoujam Jateshor Singh of Lamphel Awang Khu
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Yumnam Kanhai Meetei alias Kiran Kumar alias Nanao, from the house of Konthoujam Jateshor Singh of Lamphel Awang Khunou in Imphal West District at around 5:10am on April 17, a Police statement said. Kanhai Meetei disclosed that he joined PREPAK in the year 2010 under the command of ‘Sergeant Major’ Sanjoy Singh. Further he disclosed that he was earlier arrested by Imphal East commandos in the month of December 2011. After release on bail, he again joined the group. According to his statement he began working for CorCom (Coordination Committee of seven valley based militant group), under one Abujam Lamphel alias Puremba of Changangei, ‘Second Lieutenant’ of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), in recruiting youths for militant groups. It has also stated that recently they recruited one Aheibam Johnson (16) and handed over to a group for basic training. On follow up action, Abujam Lamphel Singh was also arrested on the same day at about 6.20am from his residence.
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April - 17 
Nagaland Post reports that Anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) on April 17 reiterated its call for a bandh (General Shutdown) on April 20 to protest against the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the State
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Nagaland Post reports that Anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) on April 17 reiterated its call for a bandh (General Shutdown) on April 20 to protest against the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the State
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April - 17 
Nagaland Post reports that Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on April 17 reiterated the need for an early settlement of the Naga political issue which could pave the way for a faster pace of development. He said the Nagas had gone through so much t
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Nagaland Post reports that Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on April 17 reiterated the need for an early settlement of the Naga political issue which could pave the way for a faster pace of development. He said the Nagas had gone through so much tough times where “thousands of people killed, raped and molested because of the Naga political struggle.”
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April - 17 
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will revise the procedure for authentication of currency notes by banks before it goes to customers, reports The Economic Times. The move is aimed at curbing the hazard of increasing number of counterfeit currencies in
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will revise the procedure for authentication of currency notes by banks before it goes to customers, reports The Economic Times. The move is aimed at curbing the hazard of increasing number of counterfeit currencies in circulation. "Banks are advised to streamline their system in a manner which will make them bear the risk of counterfeit bank notes rather than the common man who unknowingly comes in possession of such notes," RBI said in its Annual Monetary Policy statement. The number of counterfeit notes in circulation has risen to 4, 30, 000 in 2010-11 from 3, 89, 000 in 2008-09, according to RBI data, even as the number of such fake notes at RBI's vault has declined to 45,235 notes from 52,620.
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April - 17 
The Sangai Express reports that three teenage boys are suspected to have been taken away by militant groups for recruitment. It is reported that three boys who went out from their homes in the morning of April 7 went missing since the day from Sairem
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The Sangai Express reports that three teenage boys are suspected to have been taken away by militant groups for recruitment. It is reported that three boys who went out from their homes in the morning of April 7 went missing since the day from Sairem village under Lamsang Police Station of Imphal West District. Sources identified the missing boys as Chanam Ajoynao alias Shantikumar (15), Sorai-sham Naothoibi (15) and Sapam Suran (15). Speaking to media persons on April 17, mothers of the three missing boys pleaded that their sons be returned to them if they were taken away by any militant group.
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April - 17 
The Telegraph reports that the former Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) spokesperson Torik Jangning Marak, who assumed charge as the ‘chairman’ of the breakaway faction of ANVC (ANVC-B) and took the name of Rimpu N. Marak, on April 17, said th
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The Telegraph reports that the former Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) spokesperson Torik Jangning Marak, who assumed charge as the ‘chairman’ of the breakaway faction of ANVC (ANVC-B) and took the name of Rimpu N. Marak, on April 17, said the outfit was still awaiting a positive response from the Meghalaya Government for dialogue. “We are waiting for an official communication from the state government so that a meeting can be held with the government representatives at the earliest,” Marak said over phone from an undisclosed location. “The talks will be held within the framework of the Constitution and what we are looking at is the need to empower Garos living within the state and people residing in other Garo-dominated areas outside the state,” he added.
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April - 17 
The Times of India reports that an attempt by the Anti-Talk Faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-ATF) to trigger at least two blasts in Guwahati, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit on April 20, has been foiled and three milit
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The Times of India reports that an attempt by the Anti-Talk Faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-ATF) to trigger at least two blasts in Guwahati, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit on April 20, has been foiled and three militants were arrested on April 17, Tinsukia District Police claimed. Police said they arrested three militants, including a woman identified as Paban Das, Jaya Boro and Ganesh Das from the District while they were on their way to Guwahati and recovered two grenades from their possession. Tinsukia Superintendent of Police (SP) P P Singh said that Paban Das was assigned by the top brass of the ULFA-ATF to bring the grenades to Guwahati and trigger blasts ahead of the Prime Minister's visit. "The three have also confessed that they were being coordinated by Babul Gogoi, a senior leader of ULFA's anti-talk faction," Singh added.
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April - 17 
The Times of India reports that the two-day Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh (shutdown strike) called to raise procurement price of kendu leaves - used to make beedi - affected life in rural areas Jharkhand, especially in bordering
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The Times of India reports that the two-day Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh (shutdown strike) called to raise procurement price of kendu leaves - used to make beedi - affected life in rural areas Jharkhand, especially in bordering areas of West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. All shops and business establishments in rural areas of East and West Singhbhum, Ranchi, Lohardaga, Gumla and Simdega remained closed during the day and no transporter dared to ply his vehicle fearing backlash by the Maoists. Jharkhand Police spokesman Inspector General R K Mallik termed the bandh "peaceful" as no untoward incident was reported in any part of the State. The Maoists had called a two-day bandh that ended at April 16 midnight in the three States – Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.
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April - 18 
a gun battle broke out between troops of Assam Rifles and cadres of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), armed wing of Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), at Zou Khunou village of Singhat Sub-Division, Churachandpur District on April 18, reports The Sanga
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a gun battle broke out between troops of Assam Rifles and cadres of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), armed wing of Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), at Zou Khunou village of Singhat Sub-Division, Churachandpur District on April 18, reports The Sangai Express. The encounter that lasted for 15-20 minutes occurred at around 11.30am when the militants attacked the Army patrol party firing uninterrupted gunshots. No casualties were reported in both the incidents. The PLA, however, claimed three troopers might have been killed or injured in the gun fight.
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April - 18 
a retired Army officer approached the Supreme Court on April 18 to restrain the Odisha Government from meeting the Maoists' demands. Major-General (retd.) Gagandeep Bakshi pleaded that the Government be restrained from releasing the Naxals (Left Wing
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a retired Army officer approached the Supreme Court on April 18 to restrain the Odisha Government from meeting the Maoists' demands. Major-General (retd.) Gagandeep Bakshi pleaded that the Government be restrained from releasing the Naxals (Left Wing Extremists) as they had been captured by Security Forces while putting their lives at stake.
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April - 18 
Cadres of the Venkatapuram area committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) of allegedly killed one U. Guravaiah (23), branding him a Police informer, near Pedamidisileru village in Charla mandal (administrative unit) of Khammam Dis
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Cadres of the Venkatapuram area committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) of allegedly killed one U. Guravaiah (23), branding him a Police informer, near Pedamidisileru village in Charla mandal (administrative unit) of Khammam District on April 18. Venkatapuram CircIe Inspector K. R. K. Prasad Rao said a case was registered against the Maoist’s Venkatapuram area committee cadres.
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April - 18 
Kangalonline reports that militants lobbed a Chinese hand grenade at the residence of the Chief Engineer Minor Irrigation at Tera Sapam Leirak in Imphal West District on April 18.
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Kangalonline reports that militants lobbed a Chinese hand grenade at the residence of the Chief Engineer Minor Irrigation at Tera Sapam Leirak in Imphal West District on April 18.
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April - 18 
Security Forces arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as Yendrenbam Akupi alias Boitomba alias Ibohal, in Wangjing area of Thoubal District on April 18. One .9 mm Pistol along with magazine and three live rounds were
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Security Forces arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as Yendrenbam Akupi alias Boitomba alias Ibohal, in Wangjing area of Thoubal District on April 18. One .9 mm Pistol along with magazine and three live rounds were recovered from his possession.
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April - 18 
the 13 names the State Government announced on April 18 against whom cases would be withdrawn in exchange of the MLA's release didn't have the names of Linga and Gananath Patra, adviser of CMAS who is now in jail. This has fuelled speculation that th
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the 13 names the State Government announced on April 18 against whom cases would be withdrawn in exchange of the MLA's release didn't have the names of Linga and Gananath Patra, adviser of CMAS who is now in jail. This has fuelled speculation that the Maoists may delay Hikaka's release by a few days. As reported earlier, Hikaka was abducted on March 24, 2012.
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April - 18 
The Hindu reports that one more person, identified as Vinod alias Amit (33), was arrested on April 18 at the instance of his woman accomplice, Alka Grover (42), who was arrested on April 13, in connection with the unearthing of a unit printing fake I
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The Hindu reports that one more person, identified as Vinod alias Amit (33), was arrested on April 18 at the instance of his woman accomplice, Alka Grover (42), who was arrested on April 13, in connection with the unearthing of a unit printing fake Indian currency note (FICN) in Vijay Vihar Phase-II on the outskirts of New Delhi. The Police claim to have recovered INR 3, 51, 000 in FICN with the arrest. The notes seized are in denomination of INR 500 and INR 100, the Police said. “Vinod revealed during interrogation that he along with his accomplices printed fake notes at the house belonging to Alka in Vijay Vihar Phase-II. The notes were supplied in Punjab and Haryana,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) B S Jaiswal.
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April - 18 
The key accused in the September 7, 2011, Delhi High Court blast is willing to turn approver and has sought the trial court’s permission for it, reports Daily Excelsior. Amir Abbas Dev, a resident of Kishtwar District in Jammu, charge sheeted by the
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The key accused in the September 7, 2011, Delhi High Court blast is willing to turn approver and has sought the trial court’s permission for it, reports Daily Excelsior. Amir Abbas Dev, a resident of Kishtwar District in Jammu, charge sheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his alleged role in the bomb blast case, has moved the court of District Judge H S Sharma saying that he should be made an approver in the case.
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April - 18 
The Odisha Government on April 18 agreed to withdraw cases against as many as 13 persons, including a few Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, to secure the release of abducted legislator Jhina Hikaka, reports The Hindu. The State Gov
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The Odisha Government on April 18 agreed to withdraw cases against as many as 13 persons, including a few Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, to secure the release of abducted legislator Jhina Hikaka, reports The Hindu. The State Government bowed to the demands of the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist after the abductors said they had no faith in it and the fate of Hikaka would be decided in “a people's court” on April 19 (today). In a fresh message to the media, the Maoists said they had already extended the deadline four times so far and there would be no further extension. The deadline ended on April 18. The State Government had on April 17 given an assurance that steps would be taken for withdrawal of cases pending against 25 persons if the hostage was released by the evening of April 18. As reported earlier, Hikaka was abducted on March 24, 2012.
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April - 18 
The Times of India reported that the investigation into the July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blast case (also known as 13/7) revealed that the two Pakistani bombers staying in Byculla's Habib Apartments used as many as 18 SIM cards and six handsets. Polic
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The Times of India reported that the investigation into the July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blast case (also known as 13/7) revealed that the two Pakistani bombers staying in Byculla's Habib Apartments used as many as 18 SIM cards and six handsets. Police sources from the Kalachowkie unit of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) said that two suspected 13/7 bombers-who have been identified in court documents as 'A' and 'B', but are believed to be Pakistanis named Waqqas and Tabrez-were provided 18 SIM cards by co-accused Naqi Ahmed. "We suspected that the bombers changed SIM cards to avoid telephonic surveillance during their stay in Mumbai. We are still collecting the call records of these SIM cards," an unnamed Police official said.
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April - 18 
Two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) troopers were injured when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at a CISF vehicle at the Panchpatmali bauxite mining hills in Damanjodi in Koraput District on April 18,
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Two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) troopers were injured when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at a CISF vehicle at the Panchpatmali bauxite mining hills in Damanjodi in Koraput District on April 18, reports The Times of India. "We recovered at least seven empty bullet cases from the spot. The bullets were fired from either an AK 47 or a 303 gun. Two bullets hit two CISF personnel present in the vehicle," DIG Soumendra Priyadarshi said.
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April - 19 
a businessman, identified as Konaj Kumar Dey from West Karbi Anglong, was abducted by suspected Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants, reports Nagaland Post. According to Kheroni Police, four armed militants entered the hardwire store in
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a businessman, identified as Konaj Kumar Dey from West Karbi Anglong, was abducted by suspected Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants, reports Nagaland Post. According to Kheroni Police, four armed militants entered the hardwire store in the guise of shoppers and engaged in argument with the owner, Dey, after which they took him at gun point and blindfolded him with a towel in a car. Kheroni Police later traced the vehicle near Ghilani village Donkamukam area and found 28 live bullets of AK 47, one magazine, one combat belt, a black Jacket and the towel used for blindfolding Kumar Dey. No progress has been made by Police in tracing the businessman till the time of filing this report.
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April - 19 
a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) document says Maoists are working in close association with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur, which also has a base in Myanmar. "The Maoists have been found carrying Chinese-made arms, but we do not know
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a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) document says Maoists are working in close association with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur, which also has a base in Myanmar. "The Maoists have been found carrying Chinese-made arms, but we do not know yet whether they procured the weapons directly from China or were supplied arms by north-eastern militant outfits," the source said.
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April - 19 
another explosion took place at the Bhajau-Longpotia railway tracks in Sivasagar District on the same day. There were no reports of casualties in both the incidents.
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another explosion took place at the Bhajau-Longpotia railway tracks in Sivasagar District on the same day. There were no reports of casualties in both the incidents.
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April - 19 
Assam Tribune reports that Pro-Talk Faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) ‘Chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, on April 19 asserted that the ULFA-PTF was opposed to the bandh (shut down strike) call given by the ULFA-ATF in protest against Prime Minister Manmohan Sing
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Assam Tribune reports that Pro-Talk Faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) ‘Chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, on April 19 asserted that the ULFA-PTF was opposed to the bandh (shut down strike) call given by the ULFA-ATF in protest against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s scheduled day-long visit on April 20 (today). “The Centre has honoured its commitment for talks with the outfit to resolve the long-standing issues and we are opposed to the bandh in protest against the Prime Minister’s visit,” Rajkhowa said. ULFA anti-talk faction has called a 12 hour bandh beginning from 5am on April 20 in protest against the Prime Minister’s day-long visit to Guwahati.
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April - 19 
Daily Pioneer reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres involved in the killing of a Special Police Officer (SPO) were arrested from Badraiya forest in West Singhbhum District on April 19, a senior Police official said. A
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Daily Pioneer reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres involved in the killing of a Special Police Officer (SPO) were arrested from Badraiya forest in West Singhbhum District on April 19, a senior Police official said. Acting on a tip-off, the District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched an operation in the forest and arrested a Maoist, Superintendent of Police (SP) Arun Kumar Singh said. His interrogation led to the arrest of two more Maoists, he added. The Security Force personnel also recovered a 30 kilogram claymore mine planted beneath a kutcha road in the forest, SP Singh added. Singh said all three were involved in the killing of SPO Sushil Aian in Chotanagra in February 2012.
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April - 19 
despite strong protest by the people, another child soldier recruitment case surfaced in Manipur on April 19 with the family of a missing boy alleging that their child was in the custody of a militant group. Twelve-year-old Aribam Johnson in Imphal W
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despite strong protest by the people, another child soldier recruitment case surfaced in Manipur on April 19 with the family of a missing boy alleging that their child was in the custody of a militant group. Twelve-year-old Aribam Johnson in Imphal West District went missing on April 8. Following a complaint lodged by the family, Lamphel Police of Imphal West District arrested two persons, identified as Yumnam Kanhai and Abujam Lamphel (alleged child soldiers recruiters), during its investigation into the case. The missing child is yet to be traced.
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April - 19 
Eastern Naga Students’ Association (ENSA) welcomed the NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) proposed “bilateral cease-fire” to bring an end to the decades old conflict and work out a solution to the Naga political issue in Myanmar Naga areas through peaceful means
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Eastern Naga Students’ Association (ENSA) welcomed the NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) proposed “bilateral cease-fire” to bring an end to the decades old conflict and work out a solution to the Naga political issue in Myanmar Naga areas through peaceful means, reports Nagaland Post.
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April - 19 
Kanglaonline reports that an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) suspected to be planted by militants exploded outside the post of Border Security Force (BSF) at Litanpokpi under Thoubal Police station on April 19. No casualty was reported in the blas
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Kanglaonline reports that an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) suspected to be planted by militants exploded outside the post of Border Security Force (BSF) at Litanpokpi under Thoubal Police station on April 19. No casualty was reported in the blast. Another IED was also recovered at a short distance of about 8 meters from the post. It is believed that the two IEDs were planted by militants. Meanwhile, a source has said that Police have arrested a militant suspected to be involved in the planting of the IEDs.
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April - 19 
On April 19, two persons were arrested for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) to the face value of INR 300,000 and were remanded to judicial custody, reports IBN Live. Purushotham Soni and Ayal Raj were arrested from the Central railway st
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On April 19, two persons were arrested for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) to the face value of INR 300,000 and were remanded to judicial custody, reports IBN Live. Purushotham Soni and Ayal Raj were arrested from the Central railway station in Chennai (Tamil Nadu). They were found to have procured the FICN from a person named Lal Mohammed of Malda District in West Bengal.
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April - 19 
Police in Neelampalli village of Mahadevpur mandal in Karimnagar District arrested two CPI-Maoist cadres during a regular vehicle checking on April 19, reports The Hindu. The arrestees were identified as V. Shekhar (30) and K. Shyamsundar (27), a for
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Police in Neelampalli village of Mahadevpur mandal in Karimnagar District arrested two CPI-Maoist cadres during a regular vehicle checking on April 19, reports The Hindu. The arrestees were identified as V. Shekhar (30) and K. Shyamsundar (27), a former deputy dalam (action squad) ‘commander’ and now working as active militant and native of Bhoorgudem, according to Kataram Circle Inspector, A Ramulu.
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April - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested one cadre of the KK Nganba faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-KK Nganba), identified as Waikhom Ashakumar Singh alias Abungo, from near the polo ground western side in Imphal West District on April 19 at about 1
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested one cadre of the KK Nganba faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-KK Nganba), identified as Waikhom Ashakumar Singh alias Abungo, from near the polo ground western side in Imphal West District on April 19 at about 11:20 am, reports Kanglaonline. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in the year 2011 through one Pari of finance section of KCP-KK Nganba. Further he disclosed that he was assigned to serve demand letters, extortion of money etc. for party fund. One demand letter of KCP along with one envelope and one Chinese mobile hand set were seized from his possession. Also, one cadre of Paikhomba faction of KCP (KCP-Paikhomba), identified as Sorokhaibam Inaocha Singh, was arrested from near Babu dukan, Patsoi Bazar on the same day. He disclosed that he is working under the command of one Paikhomba of KCP-Paikhomba. Two numbers of demand letters KCP were seized from his possession.
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April - 19 
suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militant, identified as Nijut Dangaria, was arrested by the army from Kakapathar in Tinsukia District on April 19, reports The Telegraph.
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suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militant, identified as Nijut Dangaria, was arrested by the army from Kakapathar in Tinsukia District on April 19, reports The Telegraph.
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April - 19 
the Additional District Judge (Fast track) Dilip Kumar Mishra of Jeypore granted bail to Rabi Tadangi arrested for his involvement in a 2009 loot case in Narayanpatna Police Station area, taking the total number of CMAS activists released (since Apri
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the Additional District Judge (Fast track) Dilip Kumar Mishra of Jeypore granted bail to Rabi Tadangi arrested for his involvement in a 2009 loot case in Narayanpatna Police Station area, taking the total number of CMAS activists released (since April 17, 2012) on bail to five. Earlier on April 17 and April 18, the court had granted bail to Argu Sirika, Dora Hontal, Dhana Hontal and Wadeka Walsi.
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April - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) trooper in Gadchiroli District on April 19, reports The Hindu. Ramkobal Ramdavar Pandey (50) of the SRPF group IV, Nagpur, was on escort duty and ac
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) trooper in Gadchiroli District on April 19, reports The Hindu. Ramkobal Ramdavar Pandey (50) of the SRPF group IV, Nagpur, was on escort duty and accompanying an ailing colleague to a local health centre at Fulbodi Gatta village in Dhanora tehsil (revenue unit) when a group of Maoists opened fired at him, killing him on the spot. Pandey, a native of Hingna village in Nagpur District, was posted at SRPF camp at Fulbodi Gatta.
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April - 19 
the Gajapati District and session’s court rejected the fresh bail petition filed by Maoist leader Arati Majhi, reports The Hindu. Arati was one of the Maoists whose release was demanded in exchange of abducted (now released) Italian Paolo Bosusco. Ar
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the Gajapati District and session’s court rejected the fresh bail petition filed by Maoist leader Arati Majhi, reports The Hindu. Arati was one of the Maoists whose release was demanded in exchange of abducted (now released) Italian Paolo Bosusco. Arati was arrested on February 10, 2010. She is now lodged in Berhampur circle jail. Bosusco was abducted on March 14, 2012 and later released on April 12, 2012.
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April - 19 
the Maoists began their praja court (people's court) on April 19 to decide whether or not to release abducted Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka. Sources said the court was held at a place about 2 kilometres from
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the Maoists began their praja court (people's court) on April 19 to decide whether or not to release abducted Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka. Sources said the court was held at a place about 2 kilometres from Balipeta in Narayanpatna area in the District. The sources said the Maoists had all but decided to leave Hikaka, but they were waiting for Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) leader Nachika Linga to reach there. Linga didn't want to join the Maoist praja court as he had earlier denied having any links either with the extremists or abducting the MLA.
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April - 19 
The Sangai Express reports that the third congress of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) was held from March 13 to 30 and during the congress a 10 member central committee has been elected. In addition, the third congress unanimously elected N Oken a
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The Sangai Express reports that the third congress of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) was held from March 13 to 30 and during the congress a 10 member central committee has been elected. In addition, the third congress unanimously elected N Oken as ‘Chairman’, K Korouhanba as ‘General Secretary’ and A Yaiphaba as ‘Publicity and Research Secretary’.
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April - 19 
The Sentinel reports that a powerful grenade blast occurred at a power station at Kalakhuwa under Bhogdoi Police station in Jorhat District in the evening of April 19. The Anti-Talk Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) is suspected t
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The Sentinel reports that a powerful grenade blast occurred at a power station at Kalakhuwa under Bhogdoi Police station in Jorhat District in the evening of April 19. The Anti-Talk Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) is suspected to be behind the blast. Police, however, denied this and said that a ‘technical fault’ caused the explosion.
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April - 19 
The Shillong Times reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested six cadres of National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khole/Kitovi (NSCN-Khole/Kitovi) faction after they busted a camp of the militant group in general area of Nuton Basti in Dimapur on
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The Shillong Times reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested six cadres of National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khole/Kitovi (NSCN-Khole/Kitovi) faction after they busted a camp of the militant group in general area of Nuton Basti in Dimapur on April 19. They were arrested along with one AK 56 assault Rifle, 74 live rounds of 7.62mm AK, two live rounds of 7.65 mm, two live rounds of .22 mm, with tax collection receipts and various incriminating documents. The Assam Rifles source then stated that these cadres were in Dimapur town to carry out extortion and coordinate security and movement of ‘senior officials’ of NSCN-Khole/Kitovi.
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April - 19 
the Supreme Court (SC) wanted to know “what was happening” in the Odisha Maoist hostage crisis reported Indian Express. The Centre told the SC it had “no idea”, while the Odisha Government, the primary respondent in a public interest petition seeking
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the Supreme Court (SC) wanted to know “what was happening” in the Odisha Maoist hostage crisis reported Indian Express. The Centre told the SC it had “no idea”, while the Odisha Government, the primary respondent in a public interest petition seeking to prevent it from succumbing to the “blackmail tactics” of Maoists, was not represented.
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April - 19 
The Telegraph reports that Police shot dead a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadre during an encounter with a group of militants at Maidugiitim, around 40 kilometers from Baghmara in South Garo Hills on April 19. According to Police, around six
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The Telegraph reports that Police shot dead a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadre during an encounter with a group of militants at Maidugiitim, around 40 kilometers from Baghmara in South Garo Hills on April 19. According to Police, around six GNLA cadres fired at a Police team at around 5.30 pm compelling the Police to retaliate. In the exchange of fire, a GNLA cadre, who is yet to be identified, was killed and a live grenade was recovered from him.
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April - 19 
The Times of India reports that the Saran District Police on April 19 arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Vijay Ram and Dhaneshwar Manjhi, from Dariyapur village in connection with setting ablaze of five ve
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The Times of India reports that the Saran District Police on April 19 arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Vijay Ram and Dhaneshwar Manjhi, from Dariyapur village in connection with setting ablaze of five vehicles including four dumpers of a private construction firm, Madukan Construction Private Limited, at Dumri Buzurg village under Nayagaon Police Station in the District in the night of April 13. According to Police sources in Chapra, a pistol and 18 live cartridges were recovered from them.
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April - 19 
Times of India reports that militants in Meghalaya are following routes used by herds of wild elephants to cross the international border between the State and Bangladesh and avoiding Security Forces. This "new trend" was detected by the Border Secur
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Times of India reports that militants in Meghalaya are following routes used by herds of wild elephants to cross the international border between the State and Bangladesh and avoiding Security Forces. This "new trend" was detected by the Border Security Force (BSF) recently in the difficult terrains along the 190 kilometers stretch of unfenced border in the Garo Hills. Sudesh Kumar, Inspector General of the BSF (Meghalya-Assam Frontier) said several militant outfits, including the Anti-Talk Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and others, used the local population as guides while following elephants that move about freely across the international border. "The locals as well as the militants know that the security forces will not come in the way of the pachyderms and so they take advantage to move in and out of the country using the routes taken by them," Kumar said. "The locals guide the militants by trailing the herds," he added.
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April - 19 
Times of India reports that security agencies believe tha the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is making inroads into the North-East to gain access to the arms market in the neighbouring Yunan province of China and not with the aim of exp
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Times of India reports that security agencies believe tha the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is making inroads into the North-East to gain access to the arms market in the neighbouring Yunan province of China and not with the aim of expanding their base. "The Maoists are in the north-eastern region for long-term strategic reasons. Militant outfits in the north-east are already procuring arms from the Yunan province, Myanmar and Southeast Asian countries. The source of illegal arms in Yunan province is mainly a Beijing-based arms manufacturing company, Norinco, which has its unit in Yunan," a source said, adding, that the Centre has raised concern with China and Myanmar regarding smuggling of arms through their territories.
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April - 20 
an over two-decade old bunker of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at city centre in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar was removed as part of Government's programme to make Srinagar city bunker free. A small number of CRPF and Police personnel will, h
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an over two-decade old bunker of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at city centre in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar was removed as part of Government's programme to make Srinagar city bunker free. A small number of CRPF and Police personnel will, however, remain in the bunker for the security of the place. A mobile bunker of Police will look after the security of the city centre. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had announced earlier this week to remove 24 more Security Forces' pickets from Srinagar city in coming months. Inspector General (CRPF) Ravi Prakesh Meharda said that the Government had removed 43 pickets, out of which the Lal Chowk picket was the 43rd, from across the valley so far. "We have already moved out three battalions of CRPF from Kashmir valley and more would move out at the end of this summer," the IG said.
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April - 20 
another ULFA cadre, identified as Farooq Islam, was arrested from Laluk Kachordubi under Laluk Police station, reports The Sentinel. About 18 live cartridges along with heavy arms and ammunition were recovered from him. Farooq, who hailed from North
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another ULFA cadre, identified as Farooq Islam, was arrested from Laluk Kachordubi under Laluk Police station, reports The Sentinel. About 18 live cartridges along with heavy arms and ammunition were recovered from him. Farooq, who hailed from North Lakhimpur joined the outfit in 2008 and had undergone training in Bangladesh.
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April - 20 
Assam Tribune reports that the ‘general secretary’ of the Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT), Nilip Enghi and four other members of the outfit were killed on the spot and one got serious bullet injuries during an encounter with the Security Force
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Assam Tribune reports that the ‘general secretary’ of the Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT), Nilip Enghi and four other members of the outfit were killed on the spot and one got serious bullet injuries during an encounter with the Security Forces on the hill track of the Harlong Woti of Borpung under the Chowkihola Police Station in East Karbi Anglong District on April 20, Police source revealed. As per reports received, the body of Enghi has been identified by the operation team. The identities of the injured member and other slain militants have not been ascertained as yet. One AK 56 riffle, one .9mm carbine, one 9mm pistol, one 12bore pistol, one UBGL gun, a wireless set, two DVD players, one TV set, five dry batteries and two mobile sets were recovered from them.
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April - 20 
Deccan Chronicle reported on April 20 that credible information developed over the last few months by field operatives of Central intelligence agencies in the Northeast, Bangladesh and Burma has confirmed that the Anti-Talk Faction of United Liberati
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Deccan Chronicle reported on April 20 that credible information developed over the last few months by field operatives of Central intelligence agencies in the Northeast, Bangladesh and Burma has confirmed that the Anti-Talk Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) top ‘commander’ Paresh Baruah is now using his terror network to smuggle narcotics into India. Baruah and his trusted aides, the report adds, are being helped by two important Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agents, Khwaja Sultan Malik and Qalil Ahmed, who are operating out of Bangladesh. Both Malik and Ahmed also have close links with drug cartels in Southeast Asia who are smuggling narcotics into India through the porous Indo-Bangladesh border with the ULFA’s help. The report states, “The ULFA is not only helping drug cartels use India as a transit point but also pumping narcotics into the country for local consumption.’’ The report further reveals that the terror outfit is using its formidable network in the Northeast for narcotic smuggling as it has yielded them high returns. The ULFA has been taking both money and arms in return for helping the drug syndicates. “As India is an important transit point in the Golden Triangle of narcotic smuggling, involvement of terror groups in India in this business is an extremely dangerous trend,” adds the report. Baruah, who is now believed to be shuttling between Burma and Bangladesh, saw narcotic smuggling as a quick and easy way to rake in money to fund his terror machinery.
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April - 20 
In the wee hours of April 20, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a site where works were being undertaken under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) near Pendajam under Semiliguda Police Station limits in Koraput
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In the wee hours of April 20, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a site where works were being undertaken under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) near Pendajam under Semiliguda Police Station limits in Koraput District, reports The Hindu. According to sources, the Maoists set ablaze and damaged two road rollers, one tipper, one excavator and a motorcycle. Earlier in the night, they had blocked several roads connecting Narayanpatna block with the outside world. The roads had not been cleared till evening. The Narayanpatna-Laxmipur road was blocked at several places by the Maoists by felling trees and digging up the road. The Narayanpatna-Bandhugaon-Parvatipuram road was blocked near Bagam square. The Narayanpatna-Podapadar road was blocked near Podapadar. The security forces, fearing an ambush, are treading warily. Local people, afraid of inviting the wrath of the Maoists, are not coming forward to clear road blockades.
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April - 20 
India requested the US to extradite Tahawwur Rana and grant it access for a second time to Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, both of them jailed in America on terror charges, reports The Telegraph. Both of them
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India requested the US to extradite Tahawwur Rana and grant it access for a second time to Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, both of them jailed in America on terror charges, reports The Telegraph. Both of them are accused of helping the LeT plot the 2008 Mumbai attacks. India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charge sheeted Headley and Rana. But sources said there was little hope of getting Headley, a double agent jailed after plea bargaining, extradited.
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April - 20 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two United National Liberation Front (UNLF) suspects, identified as Longjam Tomchou and Khaidem Mani, along with one country made .32 pistol from Ningthempam in Jiribam area of Imphal East Dist
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two United National Liberation Front (UNLF) suspects, identified as Longjam Tomchou and Khaidem Mani, along with one country made .32 pistol from Ningthempam in Jiribam area of Imphal East District on April 20.
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April - 20 
Militants on April 20 shot dead an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Jammu and Kashmir Police in the old city area of Srinagar, report Daily Excelsior. The ASI was on duty in Daresh Kadal area of the city when he was fired upon by pistol borne militan
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Militants on April 20 shot dead an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Jammu and Kashmir Police in the old city area of Srinagar, report Daily Excelsior. The ASI was on duty in Daresh Kadal area of the city when he was fired upon by pistol borne militants. Islamic Front, a lesser known militant organization, has claimed responsibility for the attack and has threatened more attacks on Police. Police, however, suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) hand behind the killing.
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April - 20 
normal life was severely affected due to the 12-hour dawn-to- dusk Assam bandh (shutdown strike) called by Anti-Talks Faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF), in protest against the visit of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 20, reports The Shillong Tim
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normal life was severely affected due to the 12-hour dawn-to- dusk Assam bandh (shutdown strike) called by Anti-Talks Faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF), in protest against the visit of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 20, reports The Shillong Times.
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April - 20 
on April 20 SFs arrested a woman cadre of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Sapam Chonbi alias Premabati, allegedly involved in the recruitment of children from Sairenkhul under Lamshang Police Station. She reportedly
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on April 20 SFs arrested a woman cadre of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Sapam Chonbi alias Premabati, allegedly involved in the recruitment of children from Sairenkhul under Lamshang Police Station. She reportedly admitted her involvement in the recruitment of children for PREPAK from Sairenkhul area. A mobile handset was seized from her possession. On April 17, three minor boys from Sairerenkhul were reportedly recruited by a valley based insurgent group.
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April - 20 
Police arrested ‘divisional commander’ of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM)-south Kashmir, identified as Latif Ahmed Dar alias Massod Saini who was mastermind behind last month's IED blast in Bijbehara (March 22, 2012) in Anantnag District in the night of on A
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Police arrested ‘divisional commander’ of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM)-south Kashmir, identified as Latif Ahmed Dar alias Massod Saini who was mastermind behind last month's IED blast in Bijbehara (March 22, 2012) in Anantnag District in the night of on April 20, reports Daily Excelsior. He was arrested from Litter area of Pulwama District. Superintendent of Police (SP) Pulwama, Amit Kumar, said that an AK-47 rifle, three AK magazines, one pistol, one grenade, more than 100 kilogrammes of RDX, over 1100 PCBs, circuit wires, chargers and triggers were recovered from his possession.
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April - 20 
SFs also arrested one cadre of the Kangleipak Communist Party-United Revolutionary Front (KCP-URF), identified as Laishram Raghumani alias Indra Meitei, from Kwakeithel bazar in Imphal West District on April 20. He disclosed that he is working under
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SFs also arrested one cadre of the Kangleipak Communist Party-United Revolutionary Front (KCP-URF), identified as Laishram Raghumani alias Indra Meitei, from Kwakeithel bazar in Imphal West District on April 20. He disclosed that he is working under one Nawang of KCP-URF since last six months. He was assigned to serve demand letters and extortion of huge amount of money from the bazaar areas and also to transfer the extorted money to one Nawang of KCP-URF. One mobile handset was seized from him
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April - 20 
SFs arrested two cadres of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Khangembam Madan Singh and Salam Brajakumar alias BK Singh, from Singjamei Super Market. Madan disclosed that he is working under the command of Suraj alias Manglem of PLA, for
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SFs arrested two cadres of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Khangembam Madan Singh and Salam Brajakumar alias BK Singh, from Singjamei Super Market. Madan disclosed that he is working under the command of Suraj alias Manglem of PLA, for last three years and he is distributing family maintenance money and their frontal organization monthly expenditure. He further confessed that he is working as secretary of 38 clubs Apunba Sangai Forum also disclosing that the Forum is the frontal organization of PLA and working under its guidance. One mobile handset and a sum of INR 11,000 were seized from him.
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April - 20 
the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist who have been holding Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka hostage since March 24, on April 20 said they would organise a ‘people's court' on April 25 to take a final decision on h
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the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist who have been holding Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka hostage since March 24, on April 20 said they would organise a ‘people's court' on April 25 to take a final decision on his release, reports The Hindu. In a communication issued to the media, the Maoists rejected the Naveen Patnaik Government's decision to withdraw cases against 13 persons and facilitate the release of another 12 persons on bail. The Maoists insisted that the Government accept their demand for withdrawal of cases against 29 persons. They also reiterated their demand for halt to ‘Operation Green Hunt’, withdrawal of Security Forces from tribal areas and release of tribals who had been jailed for alleged links with Maoists.
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April - 20 
The Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exchanged fire in Panjalbetta of Kuthlur village in Belthangady taluk (revenue division) in Dakshina Kannada District on April 20 during routine combing operati
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The Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exchanged fire in Panjalbetta of Kuthlur village in Belthangady taluk (revenue division) in Dakshina Kannada District on April 20 during routine combing operations by the ANF, Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) C.H. Pratap Reddy told The Hindu. The Maoist group allegedly opened fire on the ANF team, who retaliated. The Maoist group then escaped, he said. No one was injured.
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April - 20 
The Hindu reports that the Assam Government, on April 20, requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to include seven Districts of the State under the Integrated Action Plan to counter Maoist activities so that the growing trend of left-wing extremism w
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The Hindu reports that the Assam Government, on April 20, requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to include seven Districts of the State under the Integrated Action Plan to counter Maoist activities so that the growing trend of left-wing extremism was contained before it became a menace. In a memorandum submitted by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to the Prime Minister, the State Government said Maoist activities were increasing in Assam, particularly in the upper Districts, because of their strategic location. Singh was also urged to deploy at least 125 companies of Central paramilitary forces to counter the activities of both insurgent groups and Maoists. Presently there were only 97 companies of Central forces. Besides, the State government requested the Prime Minister to consider grant of a special allocation under the 12th plan for funding a INR 3000-crore housing scheme for all State police personnel over the next five years.
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April - 20 
The Indian Express reports that a charge sheet filed by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police states that fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth INR 22.4 million, which were recovered from Dabri area of Southwest Delhi on January 12, 2012, had reache
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The Indian Express reports that a charge sheet filed by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police states that fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth INR 22.4 million, which were recovered from Dabri area of Southwest Delhi on January 12, 2012, had reached the city through the trade route on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Police said the consignment was brought to Delhi, hidden in cloth bundles, via the Sampark Kranti Express train which originates in Udhampur in J&K.
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April - 20 
The Indian Express reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a former dalam (squad) ‘commander’ of the outfit at Arewada village in Bhamragarh tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on April 20. Pawan Bhalav
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The Indian Express reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a former dalam (squad) ‘commander’ of the outfit at Arewada village in Bhamragarh tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on April 20. Pawan Bhalavi (50) was going to his field when the Maoists shot him dead, Superintendent of Police Veeresh Prabhu said. Pawan was ‘commander’ of Salekasa Dalam in Gondia District until he was arrested in 1992. He settled down at Arewada after his release in 1999.
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April - 20 
The Sangai Express reports that a powerful bomb was found at the gate of a private residence of Public Works Department (PWD) contractor, Akoijam Sanjit at Naharup Pangong Makhong under Porompat Police station in Imphal East District on April 20. It
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The Sangai Express reports that a powerful bomb was found at the gate of a private residence of Public Works Department (PWD) contractor, Akoijam Sanjit at Naharup Pangong Makhong under Porompat Police station in Imphal East District on April 20. It is suspected that the explosive was left there in the night of April 19.
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April - 20 
the Security Forces (SFs) arrested Maoist leader Bitka Marandi alias Bitka Manjhi from Harli forest in Churchu tehsil (revenue unit) in Hazaribagh District late in the night of April 20. "The Maoist was arrested while he was talking to his chief Char
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the Security Forces (SFs) arrested Maoist leader Bitka Marandi alias Bitka Manjhi from Harli forest in Churchu tehsil (revenue unit) in Hazaribagh District late in the night of April 20. "The Maoist was arrested while he was talking to his chief Charlis, the self-styled area commander of Hazaribag, Bokaro and Giridih districts of Jharkhand," Deputy Superintendent of Police Satyendra Singh said. Manjhi was wanted by Police for killing 13 SF personnel including 11 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers in 2001.
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April - 20 
The Times of India reports that increased cooperation between India and the US on detection and tracking of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) is likely with terror funding, cyber crime, intelligence sharing being discussed between Union Home Secretar
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The Times of India reports that increased cooperation between India and the US on detection and tracking of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) is likely with terror funding, cyber crime, intelligence sharing being discussed between Union Home Secretary R K Singh and US Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security Jane Holl Lute in New Delhi on April 20. While both sides remained tight-lipped on the details of the day-long discussion, sources said that the US and India were likely to share technical know-how and intelligence on the detection of bulk smuggling of FICN. According to a recent confidential Government report, four in every 1,000 currency notes in circulation in India are fake amounting to as much as INR 32 billion in 2010. The white paper on the status of FICN, prepared jointly by the Intelligence Bureau, Research & Analysis Wing, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Central Bureau of Investigation had expressed concern on the trend saying it was seriously affecting the credibility of the rupee as legal tender. FICN that flowed into India in 2010 from abroad were in the range of INR 15 billion- INR 17 billion, the white paper said.
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April - 20 
The Times of India reports that two persons, identified as Mohammed Abdul Aleem alias Arshad (24) and Abdul Muqtadeer alias Imran (25), residents of Borabanda, were arrested by the city Police for allegedly possessing INR 180, 000 fake Indian currenc
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The Times of India reports that two persons, identified as Mohammed Abdul Aleem alias Arshad (24) and Abdul Muqtadeer alias Imran (25), residents of Borabanda, were arrested by the city Police for allegedly possessing INR 180, 000 fake Indian currency note (FICN) at Tolichowki in Hyderabad District on April 20. "The two accused were found at Sha Ghouse hotel on Friday under suspicious circumstances. On interrogation, they disclosed that they are into the business of circulating fake currency. We recovered 190 notes of INR 500 denomination while 85 notes are of INR 1,000 denomination,'' Langar Houz inspector NB Ratnam said.
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April - 20 
Three persons, including two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) local leaders, were killed when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a powerful landmine blast on the convoy of BJP Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Mahesh Gagda i
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Three persons, including two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) local leaders, were killed when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a powerful landmine blast on the convoy of BJP Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Mahesh Gagda in Bijapur District on April 20, reports The Times of India. The Maoists blew up one of the eight vehicles of the convoy in a forested area in Pegrapalli in the District resulting in the killing of Purshottam Thakur, the BJP District unit vice president, Mahesh Pujari, another key local BJP leader and Ashwani Sharma, the vehicle driver. One person is also reported to be seriously injured in the attack. "Bijapur legislator Mahesh Gagda and Bijapur District collector Rajat Kumar who were travelling in the convoy are safe though the Maoists seem to have triggered the blast to target them," Ramniwas, Additional Director General of Police (Maoist operation), said.
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April - 21 
A Delhi court on April 21, acquitted a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Mukhtar Ahmed Khan, arrested for allegedly planning to execute bomb blasts, reports Deccan Herald. He was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police in
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A Delhi court on April 21, acquitted a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Mukhtar Ahmed Khan, arrested for allegedly planning to execute bomb blasts, reports Deccan Herald. He was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police in June12, 2007 from Azadpur Sabzi Mandi in north Delhi with 1.5 kilograms of RDX, a timer and two detonators. According to the prosecution, he had come to Delhi at the behest of LeT ‘commander’ Abu Alqama based in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Prosecution had also alleged the explosives recovered from him were meant to cause bomb blasts in Delhi at the behest of the LeT commander and that Mukhtar was supposed to hand over the explosives to another LeT operative in Delhi before taking the bus to Lahore (Pakistan).
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April - 21 
Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three cadres of Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), identified as Baba Gogoi, Bogen Moran and Babul Baruah, after an encounter near Doomduma in Tinsukia District
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Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three cadres of Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), identified as Baba Gogoi, Bogen Moran and Babul Baruah, after an encounter near Doomduma in Tinsukia District on April 21. Gogoi and Moran sustained injuries during the exchange of fire. SFs recovered a pistol from the trio.
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April - 21 
Police arrested one of the prime accused, identified as Ajoy Gogoi in the April 19 railway track blast that occurred in Sivasagar District on April 21, reports The Telegraph. He is the brother of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant Akon G
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Police arrested one of the prime accused, identified as Ajoy Gogoi in the April 19 railway track blast that occurred in Sivasagar District on April 21, reports The Telegraph. He is the brother of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant Akon Gogoi alias Pradip Asom, who provided logistical support to the ULFA militants for carrying the attack. Ajoy was arrested from his native Hauphau village under Sapekhati Police station in Sivasagar District. The Police said though Ajoy was not a member of the outfit, he had been maintaining close links with his brother and had helped the latter in carrying out the blast.
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April - 21 
SFs arrested a cadre of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Meisnam Korouhanba Luwang alias Korou, from Keishamthong Bridge on April 21. He disclosed that he is working under one Hussain of PLA since the last five months and he had exto
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SFs arrested a cadre of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Meisnam Korouhanba Luwang alias Korou, from Keishamthong Bridge on April 21. He disclosed that he is working under one Hussain of PLA since the last five months and he had extorted money from various Government departments as well as businessmen and transferred the same to Hussain of PLA for party fund. One mobile handset and INR 90,000 were seized from his possession.
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April - 21 
SFs arrested one ‘sergeant major’ of UNLF, identified as Angom Premjit alias Athouba alias Raju, from Jiribam bazar on April 21 along with one 9mm pistol and a live round.
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SFs arrested one ‘sergeant major’ of UNLF, identified as Angom Premjit alias Athouba alias Raju, from Jiribam bazar on April 21 along with one 9mm pistol and a live round.
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April - 21 
The cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abdcuted the collector of Sukma District in Chhattisgarh before killing two of his bodyguards on April 21, reports Times of India. The collector, Alex Paul Menon, was meeting a group of villa
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The cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abdcuted the collector of Sukma District in Chhattisgarh before killing two of his bodyguards on April 21, reports Times of India. The collector, Alex Paul Menon, was meeting a group of villagers for a Government outreach programme. Menon was tracked by the CPI-Maoist as he reached Manjipara village in tribal Bastar region, according to the Police. It is suspected that the rebels have taken the collector deep inside the forests of Kerlapal (Dantewada District), some of which are suspected to be heavily mined by the CPI-Maoist.
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April - 21 
The Shillong Times reports that the breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B), in an open statement, warned that it would not allow any collection from traders in Garo Hills, saying that it indirectly contributes to inflated pric
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The Shillong Times reports that the breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B), in an open statement, warned that it would not allow any collection from traders in Garo Hills, saying that it indirectly contributes to inflated prices of essential commodities. In a statement issued to the press on April 21, Akimbri R Marak, ‘personal secretary to chairman’ ANVC-B, said that the high price of essential commodities has its roots in various taxes imposed by various organizations and also because of monopoly of goods.
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April - 21 
The Telegraph reports that security has been beefed up in the hill district of Karbi Anglong following fears of retaliation by Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants after five militants of the outfit were killed in an encounter on April 2
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The Telegraph reports that security has been beefed up in the hill district of Karbi Anglong following fears of retaliation by Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants after five militants of the outfit were killed in an encounter on April 20. KPLT ‘chairman’ Bidisarpo Tungjang on April 21 threatened to launch a series of attacks on Security Force (SF) personnel, Police Stations and public places to avenge the killing of the outfit’s senior most cadres. As reported earlier, the ‘general secretary’ of the KPLT, Nilip Enghi and four other cadres of the outfit were killed on the spot and one got serious bullet injuries during an encounter with the SFs on the hill track of the Harlong Woti of Borpung under the Chowkihola Police Station in East Karbi Anglong District on April 20.
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April - 21 
The Times of India reports that an armed group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze 10 vehicles belonging to a private construction company and held 14 of its employees hostage for sometime in Bandguda in Giridih Dist
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The Times of India reports that an armed group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze 10 vehicles belonging to a private construction company and held 14 of its employees hostage for sometime in Bandguda in Giridih District on April 21. According to Mufassil Police Station officer-in-charge Ravindra Prasad Singh, about 15 armed Maoists entered the makeshift office of the construction company late at night and held hostage 14 members of the staff, including guards, drivers and cooks, for a few hours and also poured cans of petrol on two dumpers, two earthmover machines, a pick-up van and five other vehicles engaged in the construction of the 27-km Dumir-Giridih road and set them on fire. The construction company had earlier been asked by the Maoists to pay levy in order to continue with their work in the area.
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April - 22 
Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) uploaded videos propagating its cause and a recitation asking Pro-Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) ‘Chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa to pull out of the peace process on an internet site. The
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Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) uploaded videos propagating its cause and a recitation asking Pro-Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) ‘Chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa to pull out of the peace process on an internet site. The visuals in the two songs show ULFA-ATF leader Paresh Baruah mingling with his cadres in the group's known base in Myanmar. The videos also show the group's armory. The recitation is an appeal to Rajkhowa "not to commit the mistake (of joining the peace process), which "Prafulla Kumar Mahanta [former Chief Minister of the State and student leader] and Bhrigu Kumar Phukan [former State Home Minister and Student leader] had started." The video aims to remind Rajkhowa that it was under his orders that ULFA cadres have sacrificed their lives to join the outfit and he could not let them down now.
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April - 22 
Armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze three tractors at a brick kiln at Sahajadpur village in Vaishali District on April 22, reports IBN Live. Around 25 Maoists raided the brick kiln and assaulted the labourers before s
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Armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze three tractors at a brick kiln at Sahajadpur village in Vaishali District on April 22, reports IBN Live. Around 25 Maoists raided the brick kiln and assaulted the labourers before setting ablaze the tractors, sources said.
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April - 22 
Chief Minister Arjun Munda on April 22 laid the foundation stone for a building to house the 40th Battalion of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Sukuruhutu, on the outskirts of Ranchi, reports IBN Live. Making its presence in Jharkhand for the fir
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Chief Minister Arjun Munda on April 22 laid the foundation stone for a building to house the 40th Battalion of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Sukuruhutu, on the outskirts of Ranchi, reports IBN Live. Making its presence in Jharkhand for the first time, the ITBP building and campus would spread over 78 acres and have barracks for troopers, training facilities, family quarters, officers' mess and office complex. The new location of ITBP would help providing logistic and administrative support to units/formations of the ITBP in North-East and Maoist-affected states, an ITBP release said.
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April - 22 
four militants belonging to the Ranjan Daimari faction National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) surrendered their arms in the presence of Deputy Commissioner of Udalguri District, reports Assam Times. The militants were identified as, Biraj Ba
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four militants belonging to the Ranjan Daimari faction National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) surrendered their arms in the presence of Deputy Commissioner of Udalguri District, reports Assam Times. The militants were identified as, Biraj Basumatary (22), Naresh Basumatary (21), Umesh Basumatary (20) and Tarun Narzary. The militant deposited four hand grenades, four live cartridges, four fuses, one magazine of pistol and a 9mm pistol. The militants Biraj and Naresh were trained in Myanmar and belonged to the 35th training batch of the outfit, while Umesh and Tarun were trained in Bangladesh.
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April - 22 
Indian Express reports Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Yasin Malik on April 22 said his Front will make efforts to get the Kashmir issue resolved "without the help of Pakistan". "We feel that the issue is being sidelined despite the
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Indian Express reports Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Yasin Malik on April 22 said his Front will make efforts to get the Kashmir issue resolved "without the help of Pakistan". "We feel that the issue is being sidelined despite the fact that the guns have been dropped and people are resorting to peaceful protests to raise the issue... We will make efforts to get it resolved without the help of Pakistan," he contended.
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April - 22 
Nagaland Post reports that two cadres of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi), identified as ‘Lieutenant’ Engo Konyak and ‘2nd Lieutenant’ Shannau Konyak, were killed by NSCN-K cadres in at the junction of Phushumi
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Nagaland Post reports that two cadres of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi), identified as ‘Lieutenant’ Engo Konyak and ‘2nd Lieutenant’ Shannau Konyak, were killed by NSCN-K cadres in at the junction of Phushumi village near V.K. town under Zunheboto District.
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April - 22 
NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has once again reiterated that there could be no “reconciliation” at the expense of sovereignty stating that it (sovereignty) was not a “mere traditional concept”.
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NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has once again reiterated that there could be no “reconciliation” at the expense of sovereignty stating that it (sovereignty) was not a “mere traditional concept”.
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April - 22 
NSCN-Khole-Kitovi on April 22 reiterated that the “Indo-Naga” political solution demanded practical solution with clear opinion and “will of the people”. Stating that ambiguity and inconsistent politics have failed the Nagas for many years, it said
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NSCN-Khole-Kitovi on April 22 reiterated that the “Indo-Naga” political solution demanded practical solution with clear opinion and “will of the people”. Stating that ambiguity and inconsistent politics have failed the Nagas for many years, it said that “Indo-Naga” political struggle has entered a more practical zone with NSCN-Khole-Kitovi making necessary preparations to consult all strata of Naga society to pursue the “realistic political solution” that was acceptable to Naga people. They also made it clear that S.S Khaplang, who was “impeached and expelled from NSCN on June 7, 2011”, was reportedly in touch with the junta backed Myanmar Government to seek some sort of autonomy under its constitution, “has lost all legitimacy” in western Naga homeland.
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April - 22 
Police on April 22 arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Masood Ahmad Geelani and Zahoor Ahmad, along with INR 45,000 from Laribal in the Handwara area of Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. Police s
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Police on April 22 arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Masood Ahmad Geelani and Zahoor Ahmad, along with INR 45,000 from Laribal in the Handwara area of Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that the money was supposed to be delivered to militants in Bandipora and Srinagar area.
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April - 22 
SFs arrested a suspected ULFA-ATF militant, Purna Lahon, in Sivsagar District for alleged involvement in the bomb blasts on railway tracks in the District on April 19.
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SFs arrested a suspected ULFA-ATF militant, Purna Lahon, in Sivsagar District for alleged involvement in the bomb blasts on railway tracks in the District on April 19.
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April - 22 
SFs arrested one cadre of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), identified as Laimayum Imei alias Khingba, at Samaram Mamang Leikai in Thoubal District on April 22.
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SFs arrested one cadre of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), identified as Laimayum Imei alias Khingba, at Samaram Mamang Leikai in Thoubal District on April 22.
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April - 22 
SFs on April 22 arrested two tribal militants belonging to Barak Valley Plains Tribal Front (BVPTF) from remote Rangkhal Basti locality near Dullavcherra in Karimganj District, reports The Times of India. The duo was identified as 'commandant' of BVP
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SFs on April 22 arrested two tribal militants belonging to Barak Valley Plains Tribal Front (BVPTF) from remote Rangkhal Basti locality near Dullavcherra in Karimganj District, reports The Times of India. The duo was identified as 'commandant' of BVPTF Samir Tripura (22) and 'president' of BVPTF Krishna Mohan Tripura (24). BVPTF is a little-known outfit operating in the area. The Sentinel adds that BVPTF was behind the abduction of a former bank employee Manorajan Das Banik on March 24 and in causing serious injury to a daily labour, Subrata Nath, of Nivea area in the District.
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April - 22 
State Director General of Police (DGP) Jayanta Narayan Chaudhary on April 22 said that there were reports of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) trying to make their presence felt and spread panic in the tea belt of Barak valley Districts, r
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State Director General of Police (DGP) Jayanta Narayan Chaudhary on April 22 said that there were reports of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) trying to make their presence felt and spread panic in the tea belt of Barak valley Districts, reports The Times of India.
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April - 22 
The Police arrested a militant, Hafizullah Malik, in village Arwani Bijbehara in Anantnag District in the evening of April 22, reports Daily Excelsior. Malik had infiltrated back recently via Nepal Border on a fake passport after being trained in ill
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The Police arrested a militant, Hafizullah Malik, in village Arwani Bijbehara in Anantnag District in the evening of April 22, reports Daily Excelsior. Malik had infiltrated back recently via Nepal Border on a fake passport after being trained in illegal arms.
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April - 22 
The South Bastar Divisional Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released an audio tape, demanding the release of their eight top Maoists: Markam Gopanna alias Satyam Reddy, Nirmal Akka alias Vijay Laxmi, Devpal Chandrashekha
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The South Bastar Divisional Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released an audio tape, demanding the release of their eight top Maoists: Markam Gopanna alias Satyam Reddy, Nirmal Akka alias Vijay Laxmi, Devpal Chandrashekhar Reddy, Shantipriya Reddy, Meena Choudhari, Korsa Sunny, Markam Sunny and Asit Kumar Sen within 72 hours to secure the release of Alex Menon, District Magistrate of Sukma District, reports The Times of India. The Maoists also want anti-Naxal Operation Green Hunt to be cancelled, Security Forces (SFs) to be withdrawn from the region and individuals falsely implicated in Maoist cases should be released from jails. The Maoists have put up a deadline of April 25 before the Government, after which, they would take a decision about the abducted Collector in a Jan Adalat (people’s court), the Police said. As reported earlier, Menon was abducted on April 21, 2012.
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April - 22 
The Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Chamru Kulle Joi (40) of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), in Gardewada village under Et
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The Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Chamru Kulle Joi (40) of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), in Gardewada village under Etapalli tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District on April 22. Sources claimed that the Maoists abducted Joi and shot him dead. His body was recovered on Gardewada-Mardakuhi road, 10 kilometres from Gatta Police outpost.
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April - 22 
three missing teenage boys from Sairemkhul Polangshoi village under Lamsang police station in Imphal West District who were suspected to have been abducted were found at Moreh on April 22, reports The Sangai Express. The three boys said that they lef
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three missing teenage boys from Sairemkhul Polangshoi village under Lamsang police station in Imphal West District who were suspected to have been abducted were found at Moreh on April 22, reports The Sangai Express. The three boys said that they left their homes to join an armed outfit on their own will but were told to go back as they were too young. One Soraisham Ingo of the same locality coaxed them to join a militant outfit by promising money and mobile phones. Ingo who took the three boys is now in Police custody. Also, concerned with the recent spurt in the disappearances/kidnappings of young boys by armed elements, State Home Minister, Gaikhangam noted that some armed elements had been luring young students with money and other goods with the intention of recruiting them as child soldiers.
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April - 22 
Times of India reports that the Centre on April 22 decided to depute Jammu and Kashmir Police along with Sashastra Seema Bal personnel to help identify Kashmiri militants using the Indo-Nepal border to re-enter the Valley and former militants will be
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Times of India reports that the Centre on April 22 decided to depute Jammu and Kashmir Police along with Sashastra Seema Bal personnel to help identify Kashmiri militants using the Indo-Nepal border to re-enter the Valley and former militants will be assisting them in this task. Report said that the Jammu and Kashmir Government will soon deploy former militants as "spotters" along the India-Nepal border to stop infiltration. The personnel, besides being deployed at 15 points from where the people from India and Nepal enter, will also be part of patrolling parties to man areas used for illegal infiltration, the sources said. The State Government announced the Rehabilitation Policy in 2010, under which former militants, who crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) between 1989 and 2009, were being considered for safe return. Government identified four entry points – Poonch-Rawalakote (Poonch), Uri-Muzaffarabad (Uri), Wagah (Punjab) and Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, from where the youth, given clearance, can enter the State. However, during the past few months, there were some cases detected of militants holed up in PoK entering the Valley through Nepal and claiming they had returned according to the 2010 policy. Some of these youth were later found involved in militant activities. In fact, the Indo-Nepal border has been increasingly used as an entry route ever since the announcement of the Rehabilitation Policy in 2010. Notably, while favouring a mechanism to ensure safe return of former militants to the State to facilitate their transition for leading peaceful lives, rejoining the national mainstream and contributing towards peace, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had said that there are reports that some youth are using Nepal route for returning to Jammu and Kashmir. "There is a growing concern about the possibility of the recycling of the surrendered and released militants as well as these prospective returnees from PoK. This needs attention of the Government," Omar had said.
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April - 23 
10 French tourists, detained in Nawada District for violating visa rules, were deported from Bihar in the morning of April 23, reports Indian Express. They were sent to New Delhi from where they will have to catch the first flight home. The Police su
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10 French tourists, detained in Nawada District for violating visa rules, were deported from Bihar in the morning of April 23, reports Indian Express. They were sent to New Delhi from where they will have to catch the first flight home. The Police suspected the tourists had been working for a Maoist-sympathiser voluntary group, claiming to be working for rights of the landless people. The tourists, who had come to Bihar on April 18, were detained as they entered Nawada from Jamui on April 21.
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April - 23 
A leader of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), a frontal organisation of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the West Midnapore District on April 23, reports The Hindu. T
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A leader of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), a frontal organisation of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the West Midnapore District on April 23, reports The Hindu. The bullet- ridden body of Mangal Mahato was found in the morning near Banstala railway station in the Jhargram sub-division of the District. According to the Police, Mahato had been charged with murder, abduction and sedition. He was arrested in April 2010 and was later granted bail in October 2011. After his release he was not actively involved in any ultra left activity but Police sources said that he was a Maoist link- man.
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April - 23 
According to the Piracy Bill introduced in Parliament on April 23, pirates arrested by the Navy or the Coast Guard on the high seas or in India's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which stretches to 200 nautical miles from the coast, could face even the
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According to the Piracy Bill introduced in Parliament on April 23, pirates arrested by the Navy or the Coast Guard on the high seas or in India's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which stretches to 200 nautical miles from the coast, could face even the death penalty, reports The Times of India. "Piracy has spread well into the Arabian Sea, around 1,100 nautical miles from Somalia's coast. Piracy is estimated to have become a USD 12 billion sophisticated global industry, with deepening links with terrorism," said an official. The new bill seeks to address piracy related problems by defining what constitutes piracy, setting up designated sessions courts for speedy trials and providing for extradition and laying down stringent punishment.
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April - 23 
all the 32 detained Adivasis (tribals) of Chhattisgarh were produced before the executive magistrate in Kusumanchi mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District by the local Police on April 23 and later let off. Kusumanchi Police took the 32 Adiva
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all the 32 detained Adivasis (tribals) of Chhattisgarh were produced before the executive magistrate in Kusumanchi mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District by the local Police on April 23 and later let off. Kusumanchi Police took the 32 Adivasis, including seven women and five girls, into preventive custody while they were travelling in a bus from Bhadrachalam to Hyderabad to participate in the Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF) meeting on April 22. G Satyam, who was accompanying the Adivasis, has been arrested under Section 8 of Andhra Pradesh Public Security Act. Revolutionary literature of the banned CPI- Maoist was seized from his possession.
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April - 23 
An all-party meeting held in Raipur on April 23 to discuss proposals to secure the release of abducted Sukma District Magistrate, Alex P. Menon, concluded with the Chhattisgarh Government calling off Security Force (SF) operations in Bastar and agree
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An all-party meeting held in Raipur on April 23 to discuss proposals to secure the release of abducted Sukma District Magistrate, Alex P. Menon, concluded with the Chhattisgarh Government calling off Security Force (SF) operations in Bastar and agreeing to negotiate with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Hindu. As reported earlier, Menon was abducted on April 21, 2012. Later in the night, Maoists named three mediators – Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan, former National SC/ST Commission chairperson B D Sharma and President of All India Adivasi Mahasabha Manish Kunjam - for negotiations. In a statement, the Maoists also termed Menon’s health as critical and asked the mediators to bring medicines along with them. They said only the three persons named by them will be allowed to negotiate in Tarmetla village and asked them to accept the invitation to act as mediators. However, Prashant Bhushan and Manish Kunjam have declined to mediate, adds DNA.
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April - 23 
Assam Tribune quoting PTI reports that Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi on April 23 admitted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) “have made some headway” in the State and sought the Central Government’s economic and technical assistance to we
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Assam Tribune quoting PTI reports that Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi on April 23 admitted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) “have made some headway” in the State and sought the Central Government’s economic and technical assistance to wean away youths from CPI-Maoist. “To defeat them (Maoist) we need schemes to generate employment among youths not only in Maoist affected districts but all backward and rural areas. I have apprised the Prime Minister about the issue and sought his help”, Gogoi added.
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April - 23 
Assam Tribune reports that Mizo families displaced from Sakhan range in Tripura due to “intimidation” from Bru community in 1998 would be rehabilitated soon starting from this week. Mamit Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rodney L Ralte on April 23 said that
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Assam Tribune reports that Mizo families displaced from Sakhan range in Tripura due to “intimidation” from Bru community in 1998 would be rehabilitated soon starting from this week. Mamit Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rodney L Ralte on April 23 said that 83 Mizo families who migrated to Mizoram would be given rehabilitation by the Mizoram Government while 25 families who had returned to Tripura would be given rehabilitation by the Tripura Government. He said that 34 families who have submitted reports to the Mamit DC’s office and who have been verified would be rehabilitated during this week at the rate of INR 1050000 per family.
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April - 23 
Imphal West District Police commandos arrested a cadre of the Progressive faction of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro), identified as Thokchom Budhachandra alias Mobi, on April 22 at from his residence. He disclosed that he is w
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Imphal West District Police commandos arrested a cadre of the Progressive faction of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro), identified as Thokchom Budhachandra alias Mobi, on April 22 at from his residence. He disclosed that he is working under the command of ‘commander’ Deban alias Khamba of PREPAK-Pro for the last four years. Two mobile handsets were seized from his possession.
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April - 23 
In another incident, Maoists set ablaze a forest vehicle and assaulted the forest labourers in Talwada village on Bhamragarh-Allapalli road in Aheri tehsil in the District on April 23. Sources claimed that Maoists reached the spot in the forest where
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In another incident, Maoists set ablaze a forest vehicle and assaulted the forest labourers in Talwada village on Bhamragarh-Allapalli road in Aheri tehsil in the District on April 23. Sources claimed that Maoists reached the spot in the forest where labourers were busy loading vehicles with wood. They assaulted the labourers and set ablaze the vehicle with its fuel. The Maoists also left a pamphlet at the site urging the forest employees and the labourers to discontinue their work of clearing and cutting the jungle or face dreadful consequences. Police officials in Gadchiroli, however, denied of any knowledge of the incident.
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April - 23 
Installation of floodlights on the Indo-Bangladesh border in Dhubri District, sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in 2006 is yet to be completed, reports The Telegraph. The report quoting a source in the border stated that even th
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Installation of floodlights on the Indo-Bangladesh border in Dhubri District, sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in 2006 is yet to be completed, reports The Telegraph. The report quoting a source in the border stated that even the barbed wire fencing project, which started in 2007-2008 in the Moslabari and Mantrirchar areas of the District has not been completed yet. The District shares 134 kilometers border with Bangladesh of which 77.3 kilometers is land border and 56.7 kilometers is riverine.
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April - 23 
Khalil Ahmed, an aide of Dawood Ibrahim, was acquitted on April 23 by the Delhi High Court in a case of alleged attempt to extort money from a businessman in Delhi, reports The Times of India. He was booked under a stringent anti-organised crime law.
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Khalil Ahmed, an aide of Dawood Ibrahim, was acquitted on April 23 by the Delhi High Court in a case of alleged attempt to extort money from a businessman in Delhi, reports The Times of India. He was booked under a stringent anti-organised crime law. Justice Suresh Kait dismissed the Police plea and upheld the trial court's order absolving Khalil of the charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) for running an organised crime syndicate.
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April - 23 
Nagaland Post reports that suspected militants planted a hand grenade at the entrance gate of Director of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) official quarter at RIMS in Imphal West District on April 23. Police as well as family of the dire
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Nagaland Post reports that suspected militants planted a hand grenade at the entrance gate of Director of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) official quarter at RIMS in Imphal West District on April 23. Police as well as family of the director suspected the hands of the militant group who has been repeatedly planting bombs at the RIMS hospital campus.
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April - 23 
Police on April 23 arrested former Congress Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) member Isha Hoque Ali from Dhulian ferryghat in Murshidabad District and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) amounting to INR 200,000, accor
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Police on April 23 arrested former Congress Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) member Isha Hoque Ali from Dhulian ferryghat in Murshidabad District and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) amounting to INR 200,000, according to The Times of India. The accused confessed to Police that he got the currencies with INR 1,000 denomination from Bangladesh. Murshidabad District Police suspect the racketeers have shifted their route from Lalgola and Jalangi (both in Murshidabad District) border to Malda District. A central intelligence officer said, "These fake currency rackets are controlled mainly by ISI agents. They are procuring such fresh fake currencies either from Bangladesh or Nepal.
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April - 23 
Police on April 23 said that two militants, Mohammad Lateef Pir alias Mushtaq Ahmad Latrum and Barkat Rasool alias Shoaib, who had crossed over to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 1990's for arms training returned to Kashmir via Nepal along with wi
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Police on April 23 said that two militants, Mohammad Lateef Pir alias Mushtaq Ahmad Latrum and Barkat Rasool alias Shoaib, who had crossed over to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 1990's for arms training returned to Kashmir via Nepal along with wives and children. They have surrendered before the Police at Bomai Police Station in the Sopore area of Baramulla District.
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April - 23 
SFs arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as Ningthoujam Houburemba alias from Kumbi Uyung Makhong of Bishnupur District, reports The Sangai Express.
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SFs arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as Ningthoujam Houburemba alias from Kumbi Uyung Makhong of Bishnupur District, reports The Sangai Express.
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April - 23 
Shillong Times reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 23 arrested a person in an unspecified location on National Highway (NH) - 44 and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 11,000 from his possession.
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Shillong Times reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 23 arrested a person in an unspecified location on National Highway (NH) - 44 and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 11,000 from his possession.
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April - 23 
Tamil Nadu is free of any extremist menace, especially Naxalism, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said in the State Assembly on April 23, reports The Hindu. She stated, “We have no fear of Naxals or extremists at all here and we are head and shoulders
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Tamil Nadu is free of any extremist menace, especially Naxalism, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said in the State Assembly on April 23, reports The Hindu. She stated, “We have no fear of Naxals or extremists at all here and we are head and shoulders above all other States in the country in this regard”.
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April - 23 
the Bihar Government will install satellite phones at 85 places in Maoist and flood-affected Districts for better communication in times of emergency, reports Daily Bhaskar. An official of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) said satellite phones wil
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the Bihar Government will install satellite phones at 85 places in Maoist and flood-affected Districts for better communication in times of emergency, reports Daily Bhaskar. An official of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) said satellite phones will be installed soon after equipment arrives in Patna.
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April - 23 
the Central Forensic Science Laboratory has identified trinitrotoluene (TNT) as the explosive material used in the attack. Sources say TNT has not been used widely by terrorists in India earlier. "It is a material which is usually used by military an
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the Central Forensic Science Laboratory has identified trinitrotoluene (TNT) as the explosive material used in the attack. Sources say TNT has not been used widely by terrorists in India earlier. "It is a material which is usually used by military and armed forces. There are few blasts in India where traces of TNT have been found. Terror groups in India mostly use RDX, PETN, ammonium nitrate or potassium chlorate," said an unnamed senior officer.
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April - 23 
the fourth phase of repatriation of Bru refugees from the six relief camps in North Tripura district would commence from April 26, he said, adding that the modalities for the resumption of repatriation, stalled since June 2011, were worked out in his
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the fourth phase of repatriation of Bru refugees from the six relief camps in North Tripura district would commence from April 26, he said, adding that the modalities for the resumption of repatriation, stalled since June 2011, were worked out in his meeting with the DC of North Tripura District on April 21. “It was agreed that the houses of those repatriated in the relief camps would be dismantled as soon as the refugees reach Mizoram,” he added.
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April - 23 
The Hindu reports that the Gajapati District and Session Court in Paralakhemundi on April 23 granted bail to eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including Arati Majhi (22), in the two cases related to burning of Odisha State Ro
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The Hindu reports that the Gajapati District and Session Court in Paralakhemundi on April 23 granted bail to eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including Arati Majhi (22), in the two cases related to burning of Odisha State Road Transport Corporation bus and damaging a mobile communication tower at Raipanka in Gajapati District in 2009. Arati was one of the Maoists whose release was demanded in exchange of abducted (now released) Italian Paolo Bosusco. Arati was arrested on February 10, 2010. She is now lodged in Berhampur circle jail. Bosusco was abducted on March 14, 2012 and later released on April 12, 2012. The others who got the bail were Jacob Majhi, Shyam Majhi, L. Majhi, Babula Behera Dalai, Patra Majhi, Manu Majhi and Gisya Pradhan. But none of them would get released from jail. “Arati still has six more cases pending against her in which she has not received bail. Similarly the other seven also have several more cases pending against them”, Upendra Nayak, the legal counsel of Arati and the other seven said.
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April - 23 
The investigators feel that the attack on an Israeli diplomat, Tal Yehoshua Koren, on February 13, 2012, in New Delhi was carried out by Tevhid-Selam-Quds, an organization that is being handled out of Iran, according to The Times of India. "Its opera
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The investigators feel that the attack on an Israeli diplomat, Tal Yehoshua Koren, on February 13, 2012, in New Delhi was carried out by Tevhid-Selam-Quds, an organization that is being handled out of Iran, according to The Times of India. "Its operatives are trained and equipped with weapons, ammunition and explosives, especially in handling of TNT and C4," said a source. The group has a history of carrying out terrorist attacks on Israel in other countries like those in Turkey, including the murder of Israeli security officer Ehud Sadan. Police has identified three Iranians, Houshang Afshar Irani, Mohammad Reza Abolghasemi and Seyed Ali Mahdian Sadr, allegedly involved in bombing of diplomat Tal Yehoshua Koren's car.
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April - 23 
the Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) is short staffed, says report. This has caused problem and delay in the investigation and analysis of DNA samples in many important cases, including the 13/7 blasts case. Anti-terrorism squad (ATS) officer
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the Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) is short staffed, says report. This has caused problem and delay in the investigation and analysis of DNA samples in many important cases, including the 13/7 blasts case. Anti-terrorism squad (ATS) officers, who are probing the serial blasts, had collected tooth brush, towels, computer discs, hair and clothes from the flat in Habib Apartment in Byculla in Mumbai (Maharashtra), where the two suspected Pakistani bombers, Waqqas and Tabrez stayed before and after the blasts. Kalina FSL had around 350 personnel till February, 2012 when the contract of 150 staff was over. Sources say the work is delayed due to shortage of manpower. The Kalina and Nagpur FSL receive around 800-1,000 cases to test samples every year.
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April - 23 
the PREPAK has denied any connection whatsoever between the outfit and Sapam Chonbi alias Premabati who was arrested from Sairem Khul in Imphal West District on April 20 for her involvement in recruitment of under aged youths for militant outfits. Th
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the PREPAK has denied any connection whatsoever between the outfit and Sapam Chonbi alias Premabati who was arrested from Sairem Khul in Imphal West District on April 20 for her involvement in recruitment of under aged youths for militant outfits. They also maintained that PREPAK never recruited under aged youth.
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April - 23 
The Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) on April 23 said that Madan Singh and S Brajakumar who were arrested on April 19 from Singjamei Super Market do not belong to its armed wing PLA.
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The Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) on April 23 said that Madan Singh and S Brajakumar who were arrested on April 19 from Singjamei Super Market do not belong to its armed wing PLA.
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April - 23 
The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 23 night arrested one militant belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) from a village near Ai River under Dhaligaon Police Station in Chirang Dist
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The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 23 night arrested one militant belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) from a village near Ai River under Dhaligaon Police Station in Chirang District. The militant was identified as Raja Narzary (22).
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April - 23 
The Shillong Times reports that the breakaway faction of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) has denied sharing any information regarding activities of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and rival ANVC faction with Police. In an emailed s
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The Shillong Times reports that the breakaway faction of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) has denied sharing any information regarding activities of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and rival ANVC faction with Police. In an emailed statement on April 23, the ‘personal security’ to the ‘chairman’, ANVC-B Akimbri R. Marak said, “We have no connection with police either in information sharing or in operations.” While calling upon the GNLA to stop the blame game, the ANVC-B asserted that “pulling a trigger is not a solution.”
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April - 23 
Three Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] cadres, including two belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), surrendered in Warangal District on April 23, reports The Hindu. The surrendered Maoist cadres include ‘deputy commander’
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Three Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] cadres, including two belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), surrendered in Warangal District on April 23, reports The Hindu. The surrendered Maoist cadres include ‘deputy commander’ of Sironcha dalam (South Gadchiroli division of Maharashtra), Pasham Swaroopa (22), and Agaboina Sambaiah (24), member of Singanna dalam that operates in Narasampet and Kothaguda areas. The third member, Gosula Raju, belongs to Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) had been underground since 2009. He worked with the Suryam dalam in Kothaguda area.
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April - 23 
two persons, identified as Jitendra Gupta and Imesh Yadav were arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch with FICN amounting to INR 4.854 million on April 23 from Siddharth Nagar transit camp area in Goregaon (West) in Mumbai, reports dnaindia.com. The duo
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two persons, identified as Jitendra Gupta and Imesh Yadav were arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch with FICN amounting to INR 4.854 million on April 23 from Siddharth Nagar transit camp area in Goregaon (West) in Mumbai, reports dnaindia.com. The duo was planning to set up a full-fledged fake currency printing factory in Mumbai. The Police recovered fake notes of INR 100, INR 500 and INR 1,000 denominations, a high-quality printer, sparkle pens and bundles of blank papers from their hideout.
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April - 23 
Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Akhilesh Yadav said on April 23, that a regional centre of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will be opened soon in the State capital, Lucknow, reports The Hindu. It will be the third, after Hyderabad (And
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Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Akhilesh Yadav said on April 23, that a regional centre of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will be opened soon in the State capital, Lucknow, reports The Hindu. It will be the third, after Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Guwahati (Assam). NIA Director-General S.N. Sinha met CM and apprised him of the desirability of opening a regional centre here. According to an official spokesman, CM said the centre would help in keeping a vigil on anti-national activities in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. The proposed centre's sphere of activities and the area to be covered by it are yet to be defined, but sources said its focus would be on the Naxalite-affected regions of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh, particularly the area where UP had a common border with Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. Mirzapur, Chandauli and Sonbhadra Districts of UP bordering Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are the Naxal-affected regions in the State.
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April - 24 
A designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court in Jaipur (capital city of Rajasthan) on April 24, awarded 15 years of rigorous imprisonment to Pakistan-trained militant Jalees Ansari and 20 years rigorous imprisonment
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A designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court in Jaipur (capital city of Rajasthan) on April 24, awarded 15 years of rigorous imprisonment to Pakistan-trained militant Jalees Ansari and 20 years rigorous imprisonment to his aide Abrar Rehmat Ansari in the 1993 tiffin box blasts case in Jaipur (September 30, 1992), reports The Times of India. Two other accused Mohammad Jamal Alvi and Habib Ahmad have been acquitted. The case relates to three low profile blasts that took place in Manak Chowk, Jalupura and in Sadar Police station area in Jaipur. These bombs were kept in tiffin boxes and tied to bicycles. A boy was injured in the blast. The court held both the accused guilty under different sections of TADA and the Explosives Act. In its 263 page judgment, it also upheld the view that the blasts were the result of conspiracy by Jalees and his accomplice after the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh).
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April - 24 
A group of 20 to 25 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including four women, allegedly set ablaze a JCB machine in a bid to stop the construction of a 13 kilometres road stretch under the Prime Minister Gramin Sadak Yojna at Gaighat
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A group of 20 to 25 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including four women, allegedly set ablaze a JCB machine in a bid to stop the construction of a 13 kilometres road stretch under the Prime Minister Gramin Sadak Yojna at Gaighat under Hatta Police Station in Balaghat District on April 24, reports The Times of India. The Maoists left behind a pamphlet stating that Ganpath Patel, the contractor hired for the construction of road, was a Police mole and had betrayed people. The leaflet stated that the cutting of trees for road construction was prohibited as the Maoists were against development works in forest, Balaghat Inspector General of Police (IGP) U R Netam said.
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April - 24 
A total of 137 people have been killed in 461 incidents of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-violence in 2012, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on April 24, reports IBN Live. The maximum number of causalities have been reported in Jharkhand (68),
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A total of 137 people have been killed in 461 incidents of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-violence in 2012, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on April 24, reports IBN Live. The maximum number of causalities have been reported in Jharkhand (68), followed by Chhattisgarh (22), Maharashtra (20), Odisha (16), Bihar (10) and Andhra Pradesh (1), till April 15, 2012. "The number of incidents of (naxal-related) violence has declined, whereas the number of consequential deaths has remained almost at par compared to the corresponding period of 2011," Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh told Lok Sabha in a written reply. During the same period in 2011, Maoist violence had claimed 136 lives. A total of 461 incidents of Naxal violence, as compared to 538 in 2011, were reported during the same period in the nine Naxal-affected States which also include Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. Singh, in a separate reply, said that a total of 75 battalions (about 75,000 personnel) of Central Security Forces have been deployed in these States in this regard. "During last six months (from November 2011 to April 15 this year, 74 number of Security Forces have been killed by CPI (Maoist) in the country, out of which 14 have been killed in Maharashtra," Singh said.
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April - 24 
another bomb exploded at the residence of Keisham Romi, an Executive Engineer of Minor Irrigation at Tera Khuraijam Leikai. No one was however injured in the bomb attack
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another bomb exploded at the residence of Keisham Romi, an Executive Engineer of Minor Irrigation at Tera Khuraijam Leikai. No one was however injured in the bomb attack
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April - 24 
In a major breakthrough in the Kashmir terror recruitment case involving Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) ‘southern commandant’, Thadiyantavide Nazeer, the Police arrested two militants who “extorted money” from people to fight the case of the culprits, repor
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In a major breakthrough in the Kashmir terror recruitment case involving Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) ‘southern commandant’, Thadiyantavide Nazeer, the Police arrested two militants who “extorted money” from people to fight the case of the culprits, reports Deccan Chronicle. The two, identified as Shahraz (27) and Muneer (25), were arrested in Puthiyatheru of Kannur District on April 24. According to circle inspector P. Sukumaran, they forcibly collected around INR 1.5 million from various places, adds The Hindu.
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April - 24 
Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), on April 24, said NSCN-Khole-Kitovi’s “espousal” of Eastern (Myanmar) and Western Nagaland (India) was another ideology for further partitioning Naga areas rather t
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Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), on April 24, said NSCN-Khole-Kitovi’s “espousal” of Eastern (Myanmar) and Western Nagaland (India) was another ideology for further partitioning Naga areas rather than “dismantling” the arbitrary imposed “artificial boundaries” by Myanmar and India. It stated that NSCN-K would pursue the cherished goal of the Nagas without any “biasness, preferences or territorial limitations”. It also stated that Khole-Kitovi had chosen their path “(Nagas of Nagaland)” and the NSCN-K would “neither interfere nor question” their choices since it had “nothing to do with” the pursuits of Naga political goal.
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April - 24 
NDTV reported that abducted Sukma District collector Alex Paul Menon is "safe" but being an asthma patient, he needs medicines, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres said on April 24 night and proposed the name of human rights activ
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NDTV reported that abducted Sukma District collector Alex Paul Menon is "safe" but being an asthma patient, he needs medicines, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres said on April 24 night and proposed the name of human rights activist and academic Professor Hargopal as another mediator for talks with the Chhattisgarh Government. The issue can be discussed if the State Government comes forward and takes an initiative, the Maoists said in Bastar District. The Maoists also stuck to their April 25 deadline (today) set to the Government to meet their demands in exchange for the freedom of Menon, a 2006-batch IAS officer, who was abducted on April 21.
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April - 24 
on behalf of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), its ‘Chairman’ N Oken has greeted all the people of Kangleipak (Manipur) as well as the revolutionary groups of the region and CorCom, (coordinating committee of seven militant outfits) members on the
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on behalf of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), its ‘Chairman’ N Oken has greeted all the people of Kangleipak (Manipur) as well as the revolutionary groups of the region and CorCom, (coordinating committee of seven militant outfits) members on the occasion of the outfit’s 18th raising day which falls on April 25 (today). In a press statement issued in connection with the raising day anniversary, N Oken conceded that both the revolutionary movement and the social movement have been going in reverse gear which has lost people’s support to an alarming level.
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April - 24 
Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants killed a villager in remote Rohanpara village under Purakhasia region of West Garo Hills District on April 24 suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants killed a villager in remote Rohanpara village under Purakhasia region of West Garo Hills District on April 24 suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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April - 24 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed Rainu Juru Kowse (40), deputy sarpanch (deputy head of gram panchayat, village level local self-Government institution) of Wangeturi gram panchayat in Todgatta village under Gatta Police
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed Rainu Juru Kowse (40), deputy sarpanch (deputy head of gram panchayat, village level local self-Government institution) of Wangeturi gram panchayat in Todgatta village under Gatta Police outpost in Gadchiroli District on April 24, reports The Times of India. The Maoists dragged Kowse out of his house and killed him in the village square.
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April - 24 
The People's Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement on April 24 met Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) joint secretary (Northeast), Sambhu Singh in New Delhi to discuss the status of the ongoing peace talks between the Central Government and
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The People's Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement on April 24 met Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) joint secretary (Northeast), Sambhu Singh in New Delhi to discuss the status of the ongoing peace talks between the Central Government and Pro-Talks faction of NDFB (NDFB-PTF). "After a detailed discussion on the progress of NDFB (Progressive) [NDFB-PTF] peace talks, the MHA official told us that the government is all set to give an amicable solution based on the separate state demand through a give- and-take policy. The MHA joint secretary urged us to convey to NDFB (Progressive) leadership that it, too, should follow the policy and extend cooperation for a solution," convener of the joint action committee, B Baglary,
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April - 24 
The Sangai Express reports that two persons, identified as Nongthombam Jayanta and Sorokhaibam Naoba, sustained injuries when a hand grenade exploded near the residence of Jiban at Lamphel Sanakeithel in Imphal West District on April 24. It has been
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The Sangai Express reports that two persons, identified as Nongthombam Jayanta and Sorokhaibam Naoba, sustained injuries when a hand grenade exploded near the residence of Jiban at Lamphel Sanakeithel in Imphal West District on April 24. It has been reported that Jiban and his wife Modhubala had received threats on April 22 from an armed group.
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April - 24 
The Telegraph reports that even after the lapse of five months since United People’s Democratic Solidarity’s (UPDS) Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with the Central and the Assam Government crucial aspects of the accord is yet to be implemented. UPDS
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The Telegraph reports that even after the lapse of five months since United People’s Democratic Solidarity’s (UPDS) Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with the Central and the Assam Government crucial aspects of the accord is yet to be implemented. UPDS on November 25, 2011 signed tripartite MoS with the Central and Assam Government. The crucial aspects of the MoS include the change the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) to Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council (KAATC) by amending the sixth schedule of the Indian Constitution. Further, to divide the KAAC into four administrative Districts. In addition, a monitoring committing that was to be formed and led by a Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of home affairs (UMHA) to oversee implementation of the MoS is still not in place although the UPDS claims it has sent a list of its nominees to the Government. Since the committee has not been formed, the INR 3.5 billion [INR 350-crore] economic package is also not being implemented.
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April - 24 
The Telegraph reports that Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) N. Ramachandran, on April 24, said there are indications that some teenagers who were lodged in Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) camps have returned home. On April 10, the DGP
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The Telegraph reports that Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) N. Ramachandran, on April 24, said there are indications that some teenagers who were lodged in Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) camps have returned home. On April 10, the DGP had set a week’s deadline to attack the camps of GNLA if the teenagers were not released by the militant outfit. At least 120 teenagers were recruited by the GNLA to assist the cadres in the camps. The teenagers carry out menial jobs in the camps. The DGP said the primary intention of setting a deadline to the GNLA was not aimed at large scale surrender of the cadres. “Our intention was to get back the teenagers from the GNLA camps,” the DGP said. The State Police asserted that operations against the GNLA will continue, adds The Shillong Times. The statement came on the eve GNLA’s proposed 72-hour bandh (shut down strike) in Ampati and Selsella area in West Garo Hills District from April 25 (today). The GNLA earlier gave a three-day deadline to the Government to withdraw its forces engaged in counter-insurgency operations. According to Ramachandran, their demand for the withdrawal of security forces clearly indicates that the outfit is under tremendous pressure.
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April - 25 
A total of 102 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir have taken place since 2010, the Government said on April 25, reports Hindustan Times. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament), Defense Min
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A total of 102 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir have taken place since 2010, the Government said on April 25, reports Hindustan Times. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament), Defense Minister AK Antony said 44 cases of ceasefire violations along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir were registered in 2010. While there were 51 cases in 2011, seven such instances have come to notice this year [2012], he informed. Two Army personnel and one Border Security Force (BSF) soldier died in these violations in 2010, he said. "All activities across LoC are continuously monitored. Measures like strengthening of defenses, deployment/redeployment of troops, infrastructure development and military modernization are factored into our plans," he said.
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April - 25 
Airport customs officials of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai (Maharashtra) on April 25, arrested a naval captain of Saudi Arabia, identified as Mohammed Bandar (31) for smuggling in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face v
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Airport customs officials of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai (Maharashtra) on April 25, arrested a naval captain of Saudi Arabia, identified as Mohammed Bandar (31) for smuggling in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 45,000 , reports The Times of India. Officials said Bandar had obtained it from an authorized money dealer in Saudi Arabia. He was caught when he tried to pass off it as genuine at a pre-paid taxi counter. The incident has brought to focus the issue of granting bail to those arrested under the Customs Act and Central Excise Act.
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April - 25 
Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma accused the GNLA of resorting to desperate attempts by calling a 72-hour bandh in parts of Garo Hills to pressurize the State Government to call off the operation against the militant formation.
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Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma accused the GNLA of resorting to desperate attempts by calling a 72-hour bandh in parts of Garo Hills to pressurize the State Government to call off the operation against the militant formation.
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April - 25 
Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai on April 25 said the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) had taken up the matter of the abduction of six construction workers from Mizoram by National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants with the Bangladesh
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Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai on April 25 said the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) had taken up the matter of the abduction of six construction workers from Mizoram by National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants with the Bangladesh Home ministry, reports The Shillong Times. Six executives of the Assam-based Anupam Bricks and Concrete Industries (ABCI), undertaking construction of Indo-Bangladesh border fencing, were abducted by armed NLFT militants from their camp near Mauzam village in the Mizoram -Bangladesh border Lunglei District on March 26.
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April - 25 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested one alleged Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Thokchom Ningthem alias Sanatomba, in Pukhao Khabam Leikai, Lamlai in Imphal East District on April 25. He was later handed over
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested one alleged Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Thokchom Ningthem alias Sanatomba, in Pukhao Khabam Leikai, Lamlai in Imphal East District on April 25. He was later handed over to the Police.
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April - 25 
locals caught a KYKL militant identified as Thingam Robert Meitei who was trying to deliver a demand letter to the Principal of St Anthony School located near Paomai colony, Sangakpham.
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locals caught a KYKL militant identified as Thingam Robert Meitei who was trying to deliver a demand letter to the Principal of St Anthony School located near Paomai colony, Sangakpham.
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April - 25 
Nagaland Post reports Naga Hoho (NH) [Apex body of Naga tribes] on April 25 expressed its desire that the ongoing cease-fire between Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Government of India (GoI) which was listed to “expir
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Nagaland Post reports Naga Hoho (NH) [Apex body of Naga tribes] on April 25 expressed its desire that the ongoing cease-fire between Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Government of India (GoI) which was listed to “expire” on April 28 be extended. NH has also lauded the NSCN-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) leadership and Government of India for bringing “an end” the stalemate over the violation of cease-fire ground rules (CFGR) by Assam Rifles on April 19 by handing over of seized arms by “both the parties by respecting each other” towards upholding peace.
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April - 25 
Raju Gedam, a C-60 commando was injured in an encounter with Maoists inside Nalgonda forests along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, under Bhamragad tehsil (revenue unit), in Gadchiroli District. On receiving a tip-off about a Maoist camp, C-60 co
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Raju Gedam, a C-60 commando was injured in an encounter with Maoists inside Nalgonda forests along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, under Bhamragad tehsil (revenue unit), in Gadchiroli District. On receiving a tip-off about a Maoist camp, C-60 commandos launched a combing operation in the area. The Maoists triggered a mine blast in which Raju Gedam was injured. Following the blast at around 5pm gun-battle broke out between C-60 Forces and the Maoists which lasted for around 25 minutes. During the search operation, SFs found out multiple blood stains in the area suggesting that a few Maoists might have been injured too. Two claymore mines, a pipe-bomb, wire, detonator and other material used by the Maoists were recovered from the encounter site.
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April - 25 
Security Forces arrested an ‘Sergeant Major’ of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as A Athouba, with arms from near Jiri Bazar in Imphal East District on April 25, reports The Sangai Express. A .9 pistol with one live round of ammun
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Security Forces arrested an ‘Sergeant Major’ of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as A Athouba, with arms from near Jiri Bazar in Imphal East District on April 25, reports The Sangai Express. A .9 pistol with one live round of ammunition was recovered from his possession.
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April - 25 
SFs on April 25 arrested one linkman of Muslim United Liberation Tiger of Assam (MULTA), identified as Mozibar Rahman (25), from Boruar Vita village in Dhubri District. One .9 mm pistol and five rounds live cartridges have been recovered from the mil
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SFs on April 25 arrested one linkman of Muslim United Liberation Tiger of Assam (MULTA), identified as Mozibar Rahman (25), from Boruar Vita village in Dhubri District. One .9 mm pistol and five rounds live cartridges have been recovered from the militant.
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April - 25 
State Government has indicated that it will not rush into signing any memorandum of settlement with the Black Widow (BW) /Jewel Garlosa faction of Dima Halam Daogah (DHD-J), reports Times of India quoting sources involved with the peace process. The
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State Government has indicated that it will not rush into signing any memorandum of settlement with the Black Widow (BW) /Jewel Garlosa faction of Dima Halam Daogah (DHD-J), reports Times of India quoting sources involved with the peace process. The basis of the move is that it will be difficult to accommodate the justified demands of the Nunisa faction of DHD (DHD-N), which is in a ceasefire since 2003, if it went ahead with its agreement only with the BW group.
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April - 25 
suspected GNLA militants open fire on a civilian vehicle, going from Mancachar in Assam towards Baghmara in South Garo Hills District, at Sibbari area in South Garo Hills District. No casualty was reported.
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suspected GNLA militants open fire on a civilian vehicle, going from Mancachar in Assam towards Baghmara in South Garo Hills District, at Sibbari area in South Garo Hills District. No casualty was reported.
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April - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two of their former cadres who had surrendered in 2006, in Dhanora tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on April 25, reports The Times of India. The victims have been identified a
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two of their former cadres who had surrendered in 2006, in Dhanora tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on April 25, reports The Times of India. The victims have been identified as Devrao Usendi (37) and Ramsai Narote (45). Their dead bodies were found on the Markegaon-Sawargaon road, close to the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border, around 95-km away from Gadchiroli District Headquarters. Usendi was the former head of the Markegaon area Sangam while Narote was one of the cadres of the Maoist people’s militia in Markegaon before giving up arms.
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April - 25 
The Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament), on April 25, has been informed in a written reply by Minister of State for Home, Jitendra Singh that 458 lives were lost in terror attacks in Mumbai (Maharashtra) since 2000, according to Indian Express.
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The Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament), on April 25, has been informed in a written reply by Minister of State for Home, Jitendra Singh that 458 lives were lost in terror attacks in Mumbai (Maharashtra) since 2000, according to Indian Express. To another question, Singh said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley along with nine others, including two officers of Pakistan, in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai attack case.
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April - 25 
The Times of India reports that the Maoists have abducted at least 12 villagers. However, Superintendent of Police (SP) S Veeresh Prabhu denied any abduction.
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The Times of India reports that the Maoists have abducted at least 12 villagers. However, Superintendent of Police (SP) S Veeresh Prabhu denied any abduction.
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April - 26 
A constable of Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) of Andhra Police, Pangi Appanna, was shot dead by Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Paderu in Visakhapatnam District on April 26, reports The Hindu. Reportedly, the Maoists had als
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A constable of Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) of Andhra Police, Pangi Appanna, was shot dead by Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Paderu in Visakhapatnam District on April 26, reports The Hindu. Reportedly, the Maoists had also made an attempt on his life four years ago.
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April - 26 
A secret Intelligence Bureau (IB) report suggests that apart from the regular weapons the cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) Maoists are normally associated with, they now have facilities to manufacture parts for even complex sys
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A secret Intelligence Bureau (IB) report suggests that apart from the regular weapons the cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) Maoists are normally associated with, they now have facilities to manufacture parts for even complex systems like grenade and rocket launchers, reports India Today. The IB report also establishes that the Maoists are aided in their efforts to build modern weapons by the Chinese intelligence. Revelations of the supremely concealed Maoist war factories were spelt out in great detail by captured Maoist mastermind Sadnala Ramakrishna, who was apprehended on March 1 in Kolkata. The Maoist leader has provided agencies details of the weapon manufacturing and maintenance industry the Maoists have built up in the forests. The Maoists have seven such arms factories, which they call Technical Research Arms Manufacturing Unit (TRAM). These units are manned by 15 scientists who oversee production and supply of weapons and systems to the Maoist cadres. From rocket launchers to grenade launchers and from assault rifles to mortars, the Maoists have ramped up their self-reliance making it less necessary to seek weapons from outside. The Maoists even have bank accounts, fronted by aliases and used with impunity to pay hardware companies in Mumbai and Kolkata for essential nuts and bolts that cannot be made in the jungles. The secret report also indicates the spreading of the movement to the North East region, where assistance from China has only helped in the terror linkages. The IB report establishes that Chinese intelligence units have been training, arming and funding the Maoists to help them wage a violent and seemingly inexorable war against India. It reveals how Maoists have been training in Nagaland, funded by the Chinese. It shows how certain Maoist units are now being given encrypted wireless communication devices. The report reveals that China has been organising the Maoists and militant groups from Jammu and Kashmir and the North East region into a single war-fighting machine to hit Indian states. The report also makes specific warnings pointing to how Chinese intelligence agency has been pushing Manipur-based militant outfit -- People Liberation Army (PLA) -- which it funds into a cooperative arrangement with Maoists and Kashmiri terror groups. The report also suggests that the country should probably get used to the abductions of VIPs by the Naxals.
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April - 26 
A total of 88 people were abducted and 11 of them killed in six of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected States till April 17 this year, parliament was informed on April 26, reports newstrackindia.com quoting IANS. In a written re
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A total of 88 people were abducted and 11 of them killed in six of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected States till April 17 this year, parliament was informed on April 26, reports newstrackindia.com quoting IANS. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said the maximum cases were reported in Jharkhand (31 abducted, two killed) and Chhattisgarh (29 abducted and three of them killed). The six States are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Odisha. However, no incidents have been reported from another four Maoist-affected States - Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka - so far till April 17 this year. According to the minister, 2009 witnessed 380 people being abducted and 93 of them getting killed while 490 were abducted and 113 killed the following year. In 2011, 329 were kidnapped and 64 killed in all the ten States.
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April - 26 
According to IBN Live Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on April 26 said the Government will soon bring a legislation to provide Constitutional status to panchayats (village level local self Government institutions). "In order to do away with all rumours
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According to IBN Live Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on April 26 said the Government will soon bring a legislation to provide Constitutional status to panchayats (village level local self Government institutions). "In order to do away with all rumours and speculations being circulated by some people regarding the establishment of a powerful panchayat system in the state, we will provide constitutional guarantee to the powers conferred on the panchayats," Omar said. A relevant legislation in this regard will be brought into force, he said. Services of 14 Government departments have been conferred to panchayats besides providing financial support of Rs 40 crores [INR 400 million].
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April - 26 
Gauhati High Court (HC) ordered the Director-General of the National Investigating Agency (NIA), the solicitor-general of India, the advocate-general of the State and the State home commissioner to appear personally before it to explain the circumsta
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Gauhati High Court (HC) ordered the Director-General of the National Investigating Agency (NIA), the solicitor-general of India, the advocate-general of the State and the State home commissioner to appear personally before it to explain the circumstances and grounds on which they decided not to object to the bail petitions of the Dima Halim Daogah-Jewel Garlosa (DHD-J) / Black Widow (BW) ‘chairman’ Jewel Garlosa and ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai, reports The Telegraph. The HC pronounced the order during the hearing of a bail petition filed by Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, who was denied bail by NIA in the same case.
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April - 26 
In the wake of the recent standoff between National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and Assam Rifles (AR) at the outfit's Hebron camp in Dimapur (Nagaland) and its subsequent ramifications, State Home Minister Gaikhangam on Apri
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In the wake of the recent standoff between National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and Assam Rifles (AR) at the outfit's Hebron camp in Dimapur (Nagaland) and its subsequent ramifications, State Home Minister Gaikhangam on April 26 said the State Government does not recognize any official camp of NSCN-IM in Manipur, reports The Times of India. He added that he will ask the Centre, which is holding talks with the outfit, to dismantle any such designated camps of the outfit if it exists in the State.
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April - 26 
India successfully launched 'All-Weather' Surveillance Satellite on April 26, reports Voice of America. The satellite is called RISAT-1, which stands for "radar imaging satellite”. The satellite will have a certain amount of relevance in the strategi
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India successfully launched 'All-Weather' Surveillance Satellite on April 26, reports Voice of America. The satellite is called RISAT-1, which stands for "radar imaging satellite”. The satellite will have a certain amount of relevance in the strategic sector, too, because it will allow India to monitor the troop movements or infiltration, terrorist organizations, which are operating from deeply forested areas
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April - 26 
Jammu and Kashmir Police registered a case against All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, charging him with attempt to murder and stone-pelting, India Today reported on April 26. Geelani had gone to North Kashmir
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Jammu and Kashmir Police registered a case against All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, charging him with attempt to murder and stone-pelting, India Today reported on April 26. Geelani had gone to North Kashmir on April 6, where he addressed a gathering after offering Friday prayers. The Police First Information report (FIR) said that during his speech, Geelani "provoked and instigated people against the State". "Soon after the Friday prayers, Geelani and his close confidantes addressed a gathering of around 500 people. They provoked people against the State and their speech was anti-State," the Police said. According to the Police, Geelani stated: "Indian occupation of Jammu and Kashmir is illegal and we will continue with our struggle for freedom." "He has been booked under section 307 for an attempt to murder a Policeman and section 336 for involvement in stone-pelting," Police said. The Police said his speech caused hatred among masses against the State. An unnamed senior official informed that the case has been filed about a particular incident in which a Policeman was assaulted that day and the mob pelted stones. Since then Geelani has not been allowed to address any gathering. Geelani, who arrived in Kashmir in March after three-month stay in New Delhi, had gone to Baramulla on April 6 to address people, adds Hindustan Times.
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April - 26 
Kanglaonline reports an intending candidate of the Lairenkabi Kadangban Gram Panchayat (village level local self Government institution) election, identified as Nungleppam Bobby alias Bobbit, was allegedly abducted by armed militants while he was ret
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Kanglaonline reports an intending candidate of the Lairenkabi Kadangban Gram Panchayat (village level local self Government institution) election, identified as Nungleppam Bobby alias Bobbit, was allegedly abducted by armed militants while he was returning home along with his wife on April 26 at around 8:50 pm at Kadangban Part I under Lamsang Police Station in Imphal West District. His whereabouts still remains unknown.
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April - 26 
Kanglaonline reports that a powerful Chinese hand grenade was found in front of V-Electro Point at Kwakeithel Thokchom Leikai under Imphal Police station in the early morning of April 26. The bomb was retrieved by a team of bomb experts and later def
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Kanglaonline reports that a powerful Chinese hand grenade was found in front of V-Electro Point at Kwakeithel Thokchom Leikai under Imphal Police station in the early morning of April 26. The bomb was retrieved by a team of bomb experts and later defused it at a safe location.
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April - 26 
Kanglaonline reports that an unidentified militant outfit claimed responsibility for the abduction of Takhellambam Rahul Singh, a class VII student of Don Bosco High School, Chingmeirong and demanded INR 300,000 as ransom from the school authorities
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Kanglaonline reports that an unidentified militant outfit claimed responsibility for the abduction of Takhellambam Rahul Singh, a class VII student of Don Bosco High School, Chingmeirong and demanded INR 300,000 as ransom from the school authorities for the safe release of the boy. T Rahul (12) had gone missing since April 21 on the way from his school to his boarding. Some student organizations claim the hand of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) in the abduction.
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April - 26 
Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi’s (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) cease-fire supervisory board (CFSB) supervisor C. Singson while leaving for Delhi for the extension of cease-fire agreement between the outfit and Go
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Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi’s (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) cease-fire supervisory board (CFSB) supervisor C. Singson while leaving for Delhi for the extension of cease-fire agreement between the outfit and Government of India which expires on April 28 said that the latter was “very positive” for the proposed peace talks between the two parties. While not divulging the details, CFSB supervisor said that the “whole thing” was on process adding that “things” were “going in the right direction. Six CFSB members led by its supervisor would be holding a meeting on April 27 (today) 2 p.m. for the extension of cease-fire.
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April - 26 
Police arrested three youths from Chunnambuthara town in Palakkad District of Kerala with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of face value of INR 846,000 with 1000 and 500 denominations brought in a car from Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) to Thrissur on April
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Police arrested three youths from Chunnambuthara town in Palakkad District of Kerala with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of face value of INR 846,000 with 1000 and 500 denominations brought in a car from Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) to Thrissur on April 26, reports The Hindu. The three arrested persons have been identified as Prasad (37), M.K. Joy (43) and Manoj (38).
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April - 26 
Six persons were injured when a crude bomb concealed in Kavilasi riverine area near Parsauni village of Madhubani District exploded on April 26, according to Post.Jagran.com.
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Six persons were injured when a crude bomb concealed in Kavilasi riverine area near Parsauni village of Madhubani District exploded on April 26, according to Post.Jagran.com.
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April - 26 
Talks that will ink the crucial bilateral cease-fire agreement between National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Myanmar Government on the long drawn Naga-Myanmar political issue was reported to have started on April 26 at “Khamti”
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Talks that will ink the crucial bilateral cease-fire agreement between National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Myanmar Government on the long drawn Naga-Myanmar political issue was reported to have started on April 26 at “Khamti” town in Myanmar located beyond the borders of India, reports Nagaland Post. The source informed that NSCN-K chairman S.S. Khaplang is not attending the meeting at Khamti but senior leaders Kughalu Mulatonu, Wangtin Naga and P. Tikhak are representing the group at the meeting being held with Myanmar representatives. The source also confirmed Khaplang’s move to appoint an emissary to negotiate on his behalf during political talks with Myanmar. Besides working out strategies and modalities for setting up cease-fire ground rules, the meeting will also deliberate on NSCN-K’s proposal.
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April - 26 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres released Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka in the forests of Narayanpatna in Koraput District on early in the morning of April 26 (Today), reports Zee News.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres released Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka in the forests of Narayanpatna in Koraput District on early in the morning of April 26 (Today), reports Zee News. Hikaka was abducted by the Maoists on March 24 near Toyapet in Koraput District, while he was returning home to Laxmipur from Semiliguda. A statement from Aruna, Andhra-Odisha Special Border Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) leader, on April 25 said that the decision to free the MLA had been taken at a ‘Praja (people's) court’ organised by the Maoists in Narayanpatna area of the District on April 25. Aruna, in her taped statement released to media houses, said the MLA had given a written undertaking in the Praja court that he would resign from the assembly after being set free
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April - 26 
The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing approximately five kilograms, suspected to have beeen planted by Anti-Talks Faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), at
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The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing approximately five kilograms, suspected to have beeen planted by Anti-Talks Faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), at Kakojan village under Filobari Police Station in Tinsukia District on April 26. Militants had planted the IED in front of the house of Ramesh Prasad, an owner of a small tea garden.
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April - 26 
The Shillong Times reports that suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants triggered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast targeting at a truck of Policemen which narrowly missed them Chokpot region of South Garo Hills on A
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The Shillong Times reports that suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants triggered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast targeting at a truck of Policemen which narrowly missed them Chokpot region of South Garo Hills on April 26. The incident happened when a large group of armed Policemen returning to Tura after conduct of anti-insurgency operations were targeted by the GNLA militants who detonated the explosive hidden on the side of a road culvert at Daji Tesakgre village, just 3 kilometres from Chokpot between 3:30 and 4 pm. The militants, suspected to be led by ‘area commander’ Baichung Momin, laid the trap for the Police truck but the explosion took place just before the truck crossed the culvert. As soon as the blast occurred there was exchange of fire as the militants who were hiding up in the nearby hills tried to attack the Police personnel who also responded with heavy firing forcing the militants to flee. No casualties were reported from either side.
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April - 26 
The Times of India reports that repatriation of Bru refugees residing in Tripura to Mizoram has been held up, with the Bru refugees refusing to go back to their parent State on April 27. Two members team of the Mizoram government, accompanied by Trip
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The Times of India reports that repatriation of Bru refugees residing in Tripura to Mizoram has been held up, with the Bru refugees refusing to go back to their parent State on April 27. Two members team of the Mizoram government, accompanied by Tripura State officials, arrived in Thamshapara camp in Kanchanpur (North Tripura District) early in the morning but the refugees refused to leave for Mizoram. As per the decision of the Union ministry of home Affairs (UMHA) and the Mizoram Government, 141 Bru refugees were scheduled to be repatriated to three selected villages in western Mizoram. Refugees did not cite any specific reason for their refusal to go back to their homeland except that they were happy living in the refugee camps and satisfied with the amenities there.
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April - 26 
The Times of India reports that SG Kawadgade, the tehsildar (revenue official) of Bhamragarh tehsil (revenue unit) was abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gadchiroli District, a source in the Gadchiroli District Adm
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The Times of India reports that SG Kawadgade, the tehsildar (revenue official) of Bhamragarh tehsil (revenue unit) was abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gadchiroli District, a source in the Gadchiroli District Administration said on April 26. However, Kawadgade was released after being held for a day. The incident happened last week. Kawadgade himself played down the incident. The tehsildar invited the wrath of the Maoists for seeking details for a Government scheme. The Maoists had warned Kawadgade twice before abducting him forcefully.
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April - 26 
Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh said that the repeated abductions and killings by the CPI-Maoist is part of the Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign (TCOC) launched by the outfit in March, reports The Asian Age.
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Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh said that the repeated abductions and killings by the CPI-Maoist is part of the Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign (TCOC) launched by the outfit in March, reports The Asian Age.
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April - 27 
A suspect, identified as Mehmood Khan, was arrested for circulating nine Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 1000 denomination in Satha Bazaar area of Indore on April 27, reports Daily Bhaskar. The matter came to fore when he approached Bank of
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A suspect, identified as Mehmood Khan, was arrested for circulating nine Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 1000 denomination in Satha Bazaar area of Indore on April 27, reports Daily Bhaskar. The matter came to fore when he approached Bank of India branch in Satha bazaar area to deposit some currency notes into his account, Sarafa Police station in-charge B.S. Tomar told.
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April - 27 
cease-fire agreement (CFA) between the GoI and NSCN-K could not be extended. NSCN-K on April 27 said that it would not “continue bilateral cease-fire” with the GoI at the “dictation” of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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cease-fire agreement (CFA) between the GoI and NSCN-K could not be extended. NSCN-K on April 27 said that it would not “continue bilateral cease-fire” with the GoI at the “dictation” of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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April - 27 
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on April 27 that gun has lost its relevance in the present scenario when the people were desiring for peace and it would be better for those holding the gun to give it up and join the process of talks, reports Daily
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on April 27 that gun has lost its relevance in the present scenario when the people were desiring for peace and it would be better for those holding the gun to give it up and join the process of talks, reports Daily Excelsior. He assured the people that the State Government would continue to make efforts for restoration of permanent peace in the State in which gun would automatically become irrelevant. He also said that his Government would continue to pursue with the Central Government the political resolution of Kashmir problem. “Political solution to Kashmir problem was and will always remain a priority for the National Conference. We are committed to find a solution to Kashmir problem. However, at the same time, we don’t want development of the State to suffer at any cost. We want the State to march towards peace and prosperity’’, Omar added
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April - 27 
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers on April 27 arrested a passenger who arrived by an Emirates flight from Dubai and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 4. Million from him at Rajiv Gandhi International Ai
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Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers on April 27 arrested a passenger who arrived by an Emirates flight from Dubai and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 4. Million from him at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), reports IBN Live. Officials did not disclose the identity of the accused. This is the first big haul of this kind at Hyderabad airport, the DRI release said. "The accused, who is being questioned, had made trips to Dubai in the past for the same purpose," the release added.
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April - 27 
IBNS reports that suspected militants set ablaze two trucks at Fulertal of Lakhipur sub division in Cachar District on April 27. Security Forces launched a search operation in the bordering area.
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IBNS reports that suspected militants set ablaze two trucks at Fulertal of Lakhipur sub division in Cachar District on April 27. Security Forces launched a search operation in the bordering area.
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April - 27 
India has told Myanmar to ask NSCN-K to stop helping other Indian militant groups, reports The Telegraph.
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India has told Myanmar to ask NSCN-K to stop helping other Indian militant groups, reports The Telegraph.
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April - 27 
Nagaland Post reports that the Government of India (GoI) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) signed a fresh cease-fire agreement on April 27 in Delhi. NSCN-Khole-Kitovi’s cease-fire supervisory board (CFSB) sup
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Nagaland Post reports that the Government of India (GoI) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) signed a fresh cease-fire agreement on April 27 in Delhi. NSCN-Khole-Kitovi’s cease-fire supervisory board (CFSB) supervisor C Singson confirmed that his group has signed fresh cease-fire with Government of India for a period of one year. Singson said that initially it was only “verbally” declared that cease-fire was extended to both NSCN-Khole-Kitovi and NSCN-K by GoI creating confusion among the Nagas as NSCN-K kept on “claiming” that cease-fire was between just the GoI and them NSCN-K.
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April - 27 
Nirmala alias Nande Sodi (30), ‘deputy Commander’ of Paplur and Kalimela dalam (squad), surrendered before the Deputy Inspector General of Police (South-Western Range), Sunabeda, Soumendra Priyadarshi at Malkangiri District on April 27, reports Oriss
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Nirmala alias Nande Sodi (30), ‘deputy Commander’ of Paplur and Kalimela dalam (squad), surrendered before the Deputy Inspector General of Police (South-Western Range), Sunabeda, Soumendra Priyadarshi at Malkangiri District on April 27, reports Orissadiary.com. Nirmala, native of Kurup village in the District, reportedly worked for nearly 10 years for the CPI-Maoist. Nirmala also handed over her country-made pistol and a .303 rifle to the Police.
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April - 27 
NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) joint council has said Naga people were “concerned” on the proposed talks between NSCN-K and the Myanmar military junta, saying all Nagas were inseparable parts of the whole and ‘Nagalim’ embraces all their Naga ancestral d
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NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) joint council has said Naga people were “concerned” on the proposed talks between NSCN-K and the Myanmar military junta, saying all Nagas were inseparable parts of the whole and ‘Nagalim’ embraces all their Naga ancestral domains. According to NSCN-IM leaders it was under the legitimate leadership of Isak and Muivah that had declared “unilateral ceasefire” with the Myanmar Government years ago. Notably, the Khaplang group has signed a truce with the Myanmar Government on April 12, adds Kanglaonline. Top leaders of the NSCN-Khaplang had left Nagaland for Yangon few days before the signing of the truce, according to a report.
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April - 27 
the designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court acquitted pro-talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘Vice-president’ Pradip Gogoi along with surrendered ULFA mili
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the designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court acquitted pro-talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘Vice-president’ Pradip Gogoi along with surrendered ULFA militant Munin Nobis of the murder charge of a Guwahati city based businessperson, Giridharilal Harlalka, on grounds of lack of evidence, reports Times of India. Harlalka was killed in 1998 in Fancy Bazar area of Guwahati city by ULFA. Anti-Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF) ‘Vice-president’ Paresh Baruah and ULFA ‘General Secretary’ Anup Chetia alias Golap Barua are also accused in the case.
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April - 27 
The Madhya Pradesh Police Headquarters (PHQ) deployed two teams of Special Armed Force (SAF) to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested Balaghat District in view of increased Maoist activities in the region, reports post.jagran.com.
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The Madhya Pradesh Police Headquarters (PHQ) deployed two teams of Special Armed Force (SAF) to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested Balaghat District in view of increased Maoist activities in the region, reports post.jagran.com. Inspector-General of Police Anvesh Mangalam has also been sent to deal with the situation there as he has worked as Inspector General of Police in Balaghat for some time.
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April - 27 
the NSCN-IM refuted the Indian intelligence bureau reports about Chinese funding Maoists in the North East including Nagaland, reports Nagaland Post. Maintaining that it cannot comment on Maoists’ activities or presence in the other States, the NSCN-
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the NSCN-IM refuted the Indian intelligence bureau reports about Chinese funding Maoists in the North East including Nagaland, reports Nagaland Post. Maintaining that it cannot comment on Maoists’ activities or presence in the other States, the NSCN-IM, however, said in Nagaland, if there be any activities or presence as alleged, it was “certainly the creation of Assam Government and India.”
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April - 27 
The State Police raided a camp belonging to Sabyasachi Panda, secretary of the Odisha State Organizing Committee (OSOC) of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Sorada area in Ganjam District, reports The Times of India. Two women Maoists
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The State Police raided a camp belonging to Sabyasachi Panda, secretary of the Odisha State Organizing Committee (OSOC) of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Sorada area in Ganjam District, reports The Times of India. Two women Maoists had engaged some locals to carry a generator and rice bags when Police swooped on them, Police sources said, adding, exchange of fire took place close to the Maoist camp. "We are not sure about casualty or injury to the extremists, but we have seized the generator and some other items," an unnamed Police official said.
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April - 27 
The Telegraph reports that Bru refugees were unwilling to return to their villages without a written agreement guaranteeing security, livelihood and other facilities from the Centre and the Mizoram Government. Earlier, on April 26 refugees had refuse
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The Telegraph reports that Bru refugees were unwilling to return to their villages without a written agreement guaranteeing security, livelihood and other facilities from the Centre and the Mizoram Government. Earlier, on April 26 refugees had refused to return from their camps at Kanchanpur in Tripura to Mizoram.
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April - 27 
The Telegraph reports that Meghalaya Police on April 27 arrested a Police Constable, identified as Alex Grahambel Marak, for his alleged links with Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA). The special weapons and tactics team (SWAT) of the Meghalaya Pol
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The Telegraph reports that Meghalaya Police on April 27 arrested a Police Constable, identified as Alex Grahambel Marak, for his alleged links with Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA). The special weapons and tactics team (SWAT) of the Meghalaya Police arrested Marak from his place of posting at Bholaganj, around 75 kilometers from Shillong in East Khasi Hills District. The Police also seized 10 GNLA demand notes, three cell phones, four SIM cards, two pen drives and other incriminating documents from his possession. They are investigating the ways in which Marak helped the GNLA to expand its activities.
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April - 27 
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on April 27 stated that the perpetrators of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) should be brought to justice according to Oman Tribune. He stated, “All perpetrators of
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United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on April 27 stated that the perpetrators of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) should be brought to justice according to Oman Tribune. He stated, “All perpetrators of this crime should be brought to justice as soon as possible,” adding, He also said that India and Pakistan should continue their dialogue on regional security and peace to enable “better, improved relations” between them. He said that “terrorism cannot be justified by stating any reasons or justifications” for it. He further said, “It (terrorism) must be eliminated and the UN will continue to lead this campaign”. Noting that a joint fight against terrorism was “important”, he said the international community should be “united” in this effort, as it “is not possible for a single country” to tackle the issue. The UN secretary general also asked India and Pakistan to continue with their peace dialogue, saying it is “significant” for both regional and global peace, even as he slammed terrorism and called for bringing to justice the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks.
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April - 28 
A joint Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) team comprising of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh Police on April 28 arrested a Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, identified as Anwar Hazi (40), in Indore reports Zee News. Anwar was a close associate
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A joint Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) team comprising of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh Police on April 28 arrested a Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, identified as Anwar Hazi (40), in Indore reports Zee News. Anwar was a close associate of Abrar, who is in custody in Aurangabad (Maharashtra), the Police said.
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April - 28 
Deccan Chronicle reports that a three-member Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) group led by CPI (Maoist) ‘South Bastar Regional Committee secretary’ Ramana, alias Ravulu Srinivas, reportedly held talks with their two interlocutors in Tadme
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Deccan Chronicle reports that a three-member Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) group led by CPI (Maoist) ‘South Bastar Regional Committee secretary’ Ramana, alias Ravulu Srinivas, reportedly held talks with their two interlocutors in Tadmetla forest, in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada District, on April 28 night to decide the fate of Sukma District collector Alex Paul Menon, in Naxal captivity. Alex Paul Menon is in CPI-Maoist custody since April 21.
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April - 28 
GNLA also announced another 300-hour bandh from May 7 if the Government still did not respond to its demand. GNLA ‘political secretary’ Bikdot Nikjang Marak said the fresh announcement of the 300-hour bandh in Garo hills was because of the adamant st
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GNLA also announced another 300-hour bandh from May 7 if the Government still did not respond to its demand. GNLA ‘political secretary’ Bikdot Nikjang Marak said the fresh announcement of the 300-hour bandh in Garo hills was because of the adamant stand of the State Government.
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April - 28 
IBN Live reports that a dozen inter-state buses plying from Rourkela to Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh remained suspended in the wake of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-48-hour bandh (shutdown strike) beginning on April 28-midnigh
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IBN Live reports that a dozen inter-state buses plying from Rourkela to Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh remained suspended in the wake of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-48-hour bandh (shutdown strike) beginning on April 28-midnight. There was, however, little or no impact at the vulnerable areas of Sundargarh District, close to Saranda forest in Jharkhand.
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April - 28 
Increasing Talibanisation of Pakistan and shifting of terror focus from Af-Pak region would pose a serious security threat to India in the next two years, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne said on April 28, reports Times of India. "If
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Increasing Talibanisation of Pakistan and shifting of terror focus from Af-Pak region would pose a serious security threat to India in the next two years, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne said on April 28, reports Times of India. "If the American troops and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) withdraw from Afghanistan as planned, 2013-14 are going to be crucial watershed years for India as far as the security of our western border is concerned," Browne hinted. Noting that the emergence of Pakistani Taliban and Punjabi Taliban would pose a real threat to India, Browne said if the situation in the Af-Pak region deteriorated after the allied forces withdraw, these (Taliban) elements may shift close to the Wagah border. "Our fear is that we may have these forces very close to the Wagah border to deal with because the focal point of al-Qaida and Taliban has dramatically shifted very fast from Afghanistan to Af-Pak border and North West Frontier Province to the heart of Pakistan," Browne said. The Air Chief said the game-plan of Taliban forces and terror elements in Af-Pak region was to target Kashmir after "liberating" Kabul from allied forces. "It is Kabul now we are dealing with. The moment we resolve that, we will take over the next phase to liberate Kashmir from Jammu & Kashmir state," Browne quoted JuD chief Hafeez Mohammad Saeed as saying.
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April - 28 
NSCN-Khole-Kitovi on April 28 said that senior functionary member and ‘vice chairman’ of the NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K), identified as Khoba Phom, “in an act of exhibiting the spirit of Nationalism, and to strengthen the Indo-Naga political issue”, along
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NSCN-Khole-Kitovi on April 28 said that senior functionary member and ‘vice chairman’ of the NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K), identified as Khoba Phom, “in an act of exhibiting the spirit of Nationalism, and to strengthen the Indo-Naga political issue”, along with nine others joined its group, reports Nagaland Post. The newly joined members opined that the need of the hour for the Naga people was to reconcile and embrace together unconditionally.
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April - 28 
Police on April 28 recovered a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) weighing five kilograms planted by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels inside a culvert in South Garo Hills bordering Bangladesh, Nagaland Post.
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Police on April 28 recovered a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) weighing five kilograms planted by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels inside a culvert in South Garo Hills bordering Bangladesh, Nagaland Post.
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April - 28 
several church bodies in the Garo hills region have expressed concern over the string of bandhs called by the GNLA and asked the outfit to desist from this form of agitation. They also urged the Government to call the GNLA for talks.
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several church bodies in the Garo hills region have expressed concern over the string of bandhs called by the GNLA and asked the outfit to desist from this form of agitation. They also urged the Government to call the GNLA for talks.
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April - 28 
SFs arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and United People`s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK), identified as Taj Uddin alias Abungo (27) and Abdul Rahman alias Abocha (20), respectively in Ward No. 5 of Moreh town in
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SFs arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and United People`s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK), identified as Taj Uddin alias Abungo (27) and Abdul Rahman alias Abocha (20), respectively in Ward No. 5 of Moreh town in Chandel District on April 28. One Lathod live ammunition and five 7.62 mm live rounds were recovered from them.
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April - 28 
State Police announced a cash reward of INR one million for information on “commander-in-chief” of GNLA, Sohan D. Shira. Police also released a list offering cash rewards from INR 50,000 to INR one million “for information on the presence or movement
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State Police announced a cash reward of INR one million for information on “commander-in-chief” of GNLA, Sohan D. Shira. Police also released a list offering cash rewards from INR 50,000 to INR one million “for information on the presence or movement of GNLA militants” as part of their effort to end the terror unleashed by the outfit’s cadres in the three districts of Garo hills and adjoining areas. Other GNLA leaders in the list include “deputy commander-in-chief” Rupanto R. Marak, former Police constable Savio R. Marak who operates in Hahim/Aradonga region and Baichung Ch. Momin who looks after the GNLA’s activities in Chokpot.
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April - 28 
the Dima Halim Daogah-Nunisa (DHD-Nunisa) on April 28 threatened to stop all ongoing work of national projects in Dima Hasao District, reports Times of India. The DHD-N has called for a work halt of all projects for 36 hours from 5am on May 8 to 5pm
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the Dima Halim Daogah-Nunisa (DHD-Nunisa) on April 28 threatened to stop all ongoing work of national projects in Dima Hasao District, reports Times of India. The DHD-N has called for a work halt of all projects for 36 hours from 5am on May 8 to 5pm on May 9 in protest against the Government's "delaying tactics" to initiate peace talks with the outfit. "Initially, the DHD will move against all national projects going on in "Dimaland territory" (Dima Hasao) to stop all construction and other administrative activities of Silchar-Saurastra East-West Corridor project under National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Lumding-Silchar broad gauge conversion under Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) and all activities of ONGC and Neepco. Therefore, the DHD has appealed to authorities of NHAI, NFR, ONGC and Neepco to stop all activities for 36 hours in Dima Hasao region on May 8 and 9," said DHD ‘chief public relations officer’ Mondol Chandra Langthasa. DHD-N is under ceasefire with State and Central Government since 2003.
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April - 28 
The Sangai Express reports N Kitovi Zhimomi ‘general secretary’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) on April 28 said his cadres would abide by the ceasefire ground rules, but would not deposit arms before fi
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The Sangai Express reports N Kitovi Zhimomi ‘general secretary’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) on April 28 said his cadres would abide by the ceasefire ground rules, but would not deposit arms before final negotiations/agreements. As reported earlier, NSCN-Khole-Kitovi signed cease-fire with the Government of India on April 27. The ceasefire is effective from April 28, 2012 for a period of one year.
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April - 28 
The Sangai Express reports that a suspected militant, identified as Titol Marak, extorting money from drivers of coal laden trucks was shot dead by the Meghalaya Police on the National Highway, 62, in East Garo Hills District on April 28. Three guns
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The Sangai Express reports that a suspected militant, identified as Titol Marak, extorting money from drivers of coal laden trucks was shot dead by the Meghalaya Police on the National Highway, 62, in East Garo Hills District on April 28. Three guns were found from him.
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April - 28 
The Sentinel reports that Mizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana on April 28 said that preparations to receive the next batch of Bru refugees were being made in case some of the refugees might agree to return to Mizoram from Tripura relief camps. Only o
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The Sentinel reports that Mizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana on April 28 said that preparations to receive the next batch of Bru refugees were being made in case some of the refugees might agree to return to Mizoram from Tripura relief camps. Only one family, out of 141 families expected to be repatriated from Hamsapara relief camp on April 26, returned on that day to Mizoram. “We want all the bona fide residents of Mizoram to return,” he said, adding that the Government and the people of Mizoram welcome them. He, however, expressed opinion that influenced by some anti-repatriation leaders, the refugees were not willing to return to Mizoram and created problems by making lame excuses.
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April - 28 
The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 28 arrested four militants belonging to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) from the Garchuk area in Guwahati city. GNLA cadres were identified as DS Sangma (55), SSG Momin (35), Salgra G
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The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on April 28 arrested four militants belonging to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) from the Garchuk area in Guwahati city. GNLA cadres were identified as DS Sangma (55), SSG Momin (35), Salgra G Momin (21) and Alichum Sangtam (26). One AK-56 rifle, one HK rifle, live ammunitions and incriminating documents were recovered from the militants’ possession.
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April - 28 
The Telegraph reports that a suspected Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) linkman, Bogen Moran, (26), succumbed to his injuries at Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh, in the night of April 28. As reported ea
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The Telegraph reports that a suspected Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) linkman, Bogen Moran, (26), succumbed to his injuries at Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh, in the night of April 28. As reported earlier, Moran was injured during an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) on April 21 at Kordoiguri under Doomdooma Police Station in Tinsukia District.
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April - 28 
The Telegraph reports that Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on April 28 announced a series of bandhs in the Garo hills to protest against deployment of Security Forces (SFs) for counter insurgency operations. GNLA has announced a 144-hour bandh (
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The Telegraph reports that Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on April 28 announced a series of bandhs in the Garo hills to protest against deployment of Security Forces (SFs) for counter insurgency operations. GNLA has announced a 144-hour bandh (General Strike) from 6am of Monday (April 30) to 6am of May 5 in the three Garo hills Districts.
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April - 28 
three cadres of SK Thadou faction of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA-SK Thadou) faction were arrested at Vangai Chungpao village in Tipaimukh subdivision of Churachandpur District. The arrested cadres were identified as ‘Deputy Commander in Chief
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three cadres of SK Thadou faction of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA-SK Thadou) faction were arrested at Vangai Chungpao village in Tipaimukh subdivision of Churachandpur District. The arrested cadres were identified as ‘Deputy Commander in Chief’ Max Kuki, ‘Sergeant Major’ Melson and one Haopu Kuki. One pistol along with one live round were recovered from their possession
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April - 29 
12-hour-long bandh (general strike) on April 29 in the Dima Hasao District called by the Indigenous Peoples Front (IPF) passed off peacefully, reports IBN Live. The bandh had been called to protest against the renaming of the erstwhile North Cachar H
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12-hour-long bandh (general strike) on April 29 in the Dima Hasao District called by the Indigenous Peoples Front (IPF) passed off peacefully, reports IBN Live. The bandh had been called to protest against the renaming of the erstwhile North Cachar Hills District as the Dima Hasao. Bandh coincided with the 61st foundation day celebrations of the District Autonomous Council.
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April - 29 
A huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from Safapora-Kralgund forest range in Handwara area of Kupwara District on April 29, reports Daily Excelsior. "The recoveries included a Chinese Pistol, four under barrel grenade launchers (UBGL), tw
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A huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from Safapora-Kralgund forest range in Handwara area of Kupwara District on April 29, reports Daily Excelsior. "The recoveries included a Chinese Pistol, four under barrel grenade launchers (UBGL), two Pistol Magazines, two PIKA magazines, two Improvised Explosive Device (IED) standard boxes, three radio sets with Antenna, two Circuit IEDs, nine rounds of PIKA gun, 210 rounds of AK-47 rifle and a Pouch," said Police officials. "The forest range of Handwara in Kupwara has seen some of the bloodiest encounters and recently there were at least two major encounters in which around 10 militants were killed. Since the militants are on run we suspect that they have left behind the arms and ammunition. A manhunt has been launched to arrest the militants and we are hopeful that the operation would be successful very soon," added the Police. No arrests were made so far.
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April - 29 
A Police team of the Bishnugarh Police Station arrested a top Maoist cadre, identified as Shiv Charan Manjhi, along with arms in Hazaribag District late on April 29, reports The Times of India. Manjhi, wanted in 15 cases, including Police encounters,
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A Police team of the Bishnugarh Police Station arrested a top Maoist cadre, identified as Shiv Charan Manjhi, along with arms in Hazaribag District late on April 29, reports The Times of India. Manjhi, wanted in 15 cases, including Police encounters, was released from the Hazaribag Central jail recently, after completion of his previous term, SP Pankaj Kamboj said. However, immediately after release, he started indulging in anti-social activities like threatening local people with dire. Acting on a tip-off, the Police team conducted raids in the dense forests near Konar Dam and arrested Manjhi. Maoist literature, posters and arms, including revolver, six live cartridges, was recovered from him.
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April - 29 
acting on a tip off, a Police team from adjoining Purnia District raided a hideout and arrested Mahesh Yadav, a CPI-Maoist ‘area commander’ in Katihar District, reports Outlook India. Yadav, a native of a village under Tekapatti Police Station area i
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acting on a tip off, a Police team from adjoining Purnia District raided a hideout and arrested Mahesh Yadav, a CPI-Maoist ‘area commander’ in Katihar District, reports Outlook India. Yadav, a native of a village under Tekapatti Police Station area in the District was wanted in five cases of murder, extortion and arson in Purnia and Katihar Districts, Superintendent of Police Lalan Mohan Prasad said.
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April - 29 
Acting on a tip-off from central intelligence agencies, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Uttar Pradesh Police intercepted and detained 40 persons including 11 males, seven females and 22 children while entering into India from Nepal at the Sonau
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Acting on a tip-off from central intelligence agencies, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Uttar Pradesh Police intercepted and detained 40 persons including 11 males, seven females and 22 children while entering into India from Nepal at the Sonauli border in Maharajganj District in the morning of April 29, reports Times of India. None of them were found with any documents that could help in verification of their identity. Uttar Pradesh Police sources, however, said that credentials of nine of the adult males have been verified as natives of Jammu and Kashmir. Investigating agencies suspect that some of them had probably undergone arms training in Pakistan and were now shifting with their families to Kashmir possibly as a part of a major terror design.
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April - 29 
Cadres of the Palle Madi dalam (squad) of the Maoists shot dead a villager in Rajnandgaon District on April 29.
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Cadres of the Palle Madi dalam (squad) of the Maoists shot dead a villager in Rajnandgaon District on April 29.
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has ‘blamed’ Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) Head Constable K. Appanna, who was shot dead at Paderu on April 26 for converting Girijan youths into informers with inducement of money and undermining the r
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has ‘blamed’ Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) Head Constable K. Appanna, who was shot dead at Paderu on April 26 for converting Girijan youths into informers with inducement of money and undermining the revolution. In two separate press releases, it has also charged the Government with continuing illegal mining for semi-precious stones and the deaths of Girijans in the accidents at the mines. The ‘secretary’ of the east division of the CPI-Maoist Andhra-Orissa border area Committee, Ganesh, sent the press releases to reporters at Paderu late on April 29 and Chintapalli on April 30.
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April - 29 
First Arunachal Scouts battalion arrived in the State on April 29 to take charge two years after its formation. Arunachal Scouts is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army with specialization in mountain warfare and was raised to defend India's borde
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First Arunachal Scouts battalion arrived in the State on April 29 to take charge two years after its formation. Arunachal Scouts is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army with specialization in mountain warfare and was raised to defend India's border with Tibet in Arunachal Pradesh. The proposal to raise the Arunachal Scouts battalion was proposed in 2008. The Union Cabinet approved the proposal in 2009 and the battalion was raised in 2010.
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April - 29 
Kamrup chief judicial magistrate remanded four militants of the Meghalaya-based Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to eight-day Police custody for interrogation, reports The Telegraph. The four militants were arrested on April 28 in the outskirts o
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Kamrup chief judicial magistrate remanded four militants of the Meghalaya-based Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to eight-day Police custody for interrogation, reports The Telegraph. The four militants were arrested on April 28 in the outskirts of Guwahati City.
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April - 29 
Kanglaonline reports that unidentified militants lobbed a powerful hand grenade which exploded outside the residential gate of an Assistant Engineer of ZEO in Thoubal at Tekcham Leikai under Thoubal Police Station on April 29.
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Kanglaonline reports that unidentified militants lobbed a powerful hand grenade which exploded outside the residential gate of an Assistant Engineer of ZEO in Thoubal at Tekcham Leikai under Thoubal Police Station on April 29.
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April - 29 
Kerala Government wants the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to continue in the context of its continued presence in the State despite the ban, according to Daily Bhaskar. The report prepared by the Internal Security Wing to be submit
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Kerala Government wants the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to continue in the context of its continued presence in the State despite the ban, according to Daily Bhaskar. The report prepared by the Internal Security Wing to be submitted to the tribunal handling matters related with SIMI, headed by Justice V.K. Shali, says that though the Police had not come across incidents of secret meetings or training camps as had happened before 2008, several raids had yielded pamphlets and other materials. State Power Minister Aryadan Muhammad, on April 29, said that operatives of extremist organisations had been infiltrating into certain mainstream political parties. “These are very dangerous organisations,” he said. He further commented, “I can name these organisations. They are the NDF (presently Popular Front of India), SDPI… then SIMI… Most of these organisations come under the Jama’at-e-Islami,” he added. According to intelligence agencies, the preliminary plans of most of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terror attacks carried out in Indian cities in 2008 were prepared at the SIMI camp held at Panayikkulam near Kochi (Kerala) on August 15, 2006. SIMI had also held a training camp at Vagamon hill resorts in Idukki District in December 2007 in preparation for terror strikes.
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April - 29 
Police on April 29 rejected the demand of GNLA to stop operations against them and reiterated that anti-insurgency operations against the militant group would be intensified, reports The Telegraph.
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Police on April 29 rejected the demand of GNLA to stop operations against them and reiterated that anti-insurgency operations against the militant group would be intensified, reports The Telegraph.
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April - 29 
reacting to the reports of delay in the extension of cease-fire between the Government of India and NSCN-K, Nagaland Government on April 29 appealed to the Centre to further extend the cease-fire between the two entities. N. Kitovi Zhimomi ato kilons
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reacting to the reports of delay in the extension of cease-fire between the Government of India and NSCN-K, Nagaland Government on April 29 appealed to the Centre to further extend the cease-fire between the two entities. N. Kitovi Zhimomi ato kilonser (prime minister) of the NSCN-Khole-Kitovi has also urged New Delhi to extend the cease fire for the sake of peace and tranquility in Nagaland.
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April - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) raided a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp near Paniamba in Asurabandha panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under Sorada Police Station in Ganjam District and recovered arms and ammunition
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Security Forces (SFs) raided a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp near Paniamba in Asurabandha panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under Sorada Police Station in Ganjam District and recovered arms and ammunition, reports The Hindu. According to Ganjam Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Pandit, a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel located the Maoist camp in the morning of April 27, when they could find a ‘sentry’ of Maoists sitting on a hillock in the area. The items recovered from the spot included a generator, Maoist propaganda material, clothing handbook of Maoists, bullet proof jacket, food materials like rice, dal stored in drums, water jerkins, anti-malaria medicines, intravenous fluids like glucose saline, petrol, blood testing kits etc. Presence of generator and laptop hinted that Sabyasachi Panda, the secretary of Odisha State Organising Committee (OSOC) of the CPI-Maoist was present at the spot. Pornographic CDs, contraceptives, and pregnancy test kits were among the items recovered.
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April - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered six can bombs from Kanani forest in Kharagpur Police Station area of Munger District on April 29, reports post.jagran.com. The SFs also detained three persons on suspicion of being Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered six can bombs from Kanani forest in Kharagpur Police Station area of Munger District on April 29, reports post.jagran.com. The SFs also detained three persons on suspicion of being Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres. Acting on a report based on electronic surveillance and parallel phone tracking device that around 200 Maoists have gathered at Kanani forests, the SFs launched a combing operation and recovered six can bombs and detained three suspected Maoists from Banaili forest enroute to Kanani forests, Police sources said.
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April - 29 
SFs arrested seven Bangladeshis, identified as Sabir Ahmed, Jamal Ahmed, Yunus Ahmed, Salam Ahmed, Maqbul Khan, Jamal Hussain and Rahim Uddin, and a Myanmarese agent, Robert Langmai, on April 29 from Rangirkhari area in Silchar of Cachar District, re
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SFs arrested seven Bangladeshis, identified as Sabir Ahmed, Jamal Ahmed, Yunus Ahmed, Salam Ahmed, Maqbul Khan, Jamal Hussain and Rahim Uddin, and a Myanmarese agent, Robert Langmai, on April 29 from Rangirkhari area in Silchar of Cachar District, reports The Sentinel. The Bangladesh citizens are from different villages of Commila District.
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April - 29 
SFs have once again stepped up searches for three most wanted militants in Kishtwar District, who remained elusive even after more than seven months of being declared as wanted in a powerful blast outside Delhi High Court on September 7, 2011. The th
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SFs have once again stepped up searches for three most wanted militants in Kishtwar District, who remained elusive even after more than seven months of being declared as wanted in a powerful blast outside Delhi High Court on September 7, 2011. The three militants, identified as Shakeer Ahmed alias Chotta Haafiz, Aamir Kamal alias Kamran and Junaid Akram Malik, all residents of Kishtwar, are wanted by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) and carry head money of INR 1 million each. Another militant, Mohammad Shaffi, who was being searched in upper reaches of Kishtwar though not being involved in Delhi blast, was reportedly accompanying the wanted trio, sources said. As reported earlier, three militants from Kishtwar have already been arrested by the NIA and Kishtwar Police in connection with Delhi blast. However, sources said, the three militants of Kishtwar and two Pakistanis still remained untraced. While three Kishtwar militants were involved in conspiracy, the Pakistanis had transport and planted explosive device triggering blast on the morning of September 7, 2011.
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April - 29 
SFs recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing five kilograms from Titkuri village in Rangiya in Kamrup (Rural) District on April 29, reports The Sentinel.
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SFs recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing five kilograms from Titkuri village in Rangiya in Kamrup (Rural) District on April 29, reports The Sentinel.
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April - 29 
six Superintendents of Police (SP) in the State are facing Maoist threat, reports The Times of India. While two SPs have been threatened for not attending the Maoists' (Kangaroo) courts, the other four are on the hit list for launching operation agai
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six Superintendents of Police (SP) in the State are facing Maoist threat, reports The Times of India. While two SPs have been threatened for not attending the Maoists' (Kangaroo) courts, the other four are on the hit list for launching operation against the CPI-Maoist. The SPs who are facing Maoist threat are: Jamui SP Upendra Sharma, Banka SP Vikas Barman, Gaya SP Vinay Kumar, Gopalganj SP Nitasha Guria, East Champaran SP Ganesh Kumar and Rohtas SP Manu Maharaj.
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April - 29 
suspected militants exploded a hand grenade at a house near Border security Forces (BSF) Post at Wangjing in Thoubal District, reports The Sangai Express.
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suspected militants exploded a hand grenade at a house near Border security Forces (BSF) Post at Wangjing in Thoubal District, reports The Sangai Express.
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April - 29 
suspected militants placed a hand grenade at the residential gate of one Takhellambam Mangi, an executing engineer at the Manipur Pollution Control Board at Uripok Takhellambam Leikai.
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suspected militants placed a hand grenade at the residential gate of one Takhellambam Mangi, an executing engineer at the Manipur Pollution Control Board at Uripok Takhellambam Leikai.
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April - 29 
The Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) on April 29 gave an ultimatum to Pro-talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa to return to “active duty” within three months The Assam Tribune quoting PTI repor
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The Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) on April 29 gave an ultimatum to Pro-talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa to return to “active duty” within three months The Assam Tribune quoting PTI reported. ULFA-ATF ‘Assistant Information and Publicity Secretary’ Arunudoy Asom said that in case of failure to comply with the deadline, the outfit would be forced to change its leadership. ULFA-ATF also accused Arabinda Rajkhowa of compromising with the outfit’s ideals
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April - 29 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decided to terminate over two dozen ex-Army men it had recently hired for carrying out special counter-landmine operations in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] hotbeds, after their performance was found to
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decided to terminate over two dozen ex-Army men it had recently hired for carrying out special counter-landmine operations in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] hotbeds, after their performance was found to be "below standard" in neutralizing explosive devices, reports The Times of India. The force, created an institute in Pune in Maharashtra to train its men in identifying, neutralizing and combating Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and landmines under the tutelage of the experts from the Army-run College of Military Training. Many CRPF commanders in these areas said these personnel should be replaced by force troopers who are being trained at the Institute of IED Management in Pune.
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April - 29 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a private carrier on the Allapalli-Etapalli road near Tondel village in Aheri taluka (administrative unit) of Gadchiroli District on April 29, reports The Times of India. The vehicle
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a private carrier on the Allapalli-Etapalli road near Tondel village in Aheri taluka (administrative unit) of Gadchiroli District on April 29, reports The Times of India. The vehicle was carrying teakwood and was engaged in the forest department's work. The Maoists have been ‘asking’ the forest department to stop felling trees.
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April - 29 
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has got information regarding Pakistan intelligence agencies smuggling Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) from Dubai and Middle East into Andhra Pradesh, according to Asian Age. Earlier, FICN used to be pum
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has got information regarding Pakistan intelligence agencies smuggling Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) from Dubai and Middle East into Andhra Pradesh, according to Asian Age. Earlier, FICN used to be pumped in from Dubai, but Hyderabad has suddenly become the new point for injecting counterfeit currency. After Bangladesh, Dubai has become the latest hub for High Quality FICN. According to official sources, “In the year 2010-2011, FICN worth Rs. 35 crore [INR 350 milion] were seized. Pakistan is behind this”.
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April - 29 
The Maharashtra Government on April 29 urged the United Nations (UN) for an early adoption of the draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism (CCIT), according to The Times of India. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan requested UN secreta
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The Maharashtra Government on April 29 urged the United Nations (UN) for an early adoption of the draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism (CCIT), according to The Times of India. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan requested UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon to push for the draft pending with the UN General Assembly since 1996, when it was first moved by India with the idea of evolving a legal framework and a coordinated response to tackle the menace of terrorism worldwide. Chavan further said, "Continuing terror strikes in Mumbai and elsewhere in the world is a reminder that there is an urgent need to adopt this draft to evolve a global system or agency to tackle this menace”.
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April - 29 
The Sentinel reports that Assam Rifles personnel arrested four United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) cadres, identified Lamlai Chowai alias Babu, Dipankan Chakma alias Pinti, Kina Marak and Arun Chakma, from Manabum area in Changlang District of Aru
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The Sentinel reports that Assam Rifles personnel arrested four United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) cadres, identified Lamlai Chowai alias Babu, Dipankan Chakma alias Pinti, Kina Marak and Arun Chakma, from Manabum area in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh. The militants were arrested from Maitri Village under Diyun Police Station, where they had taken shelter in the house of a Chakma widow. The cadres visited the village to serve extortion note to a local businessmen in the area and had forcibly taken shelter in the house. Two US made 7.65 mm Pistols, one .22 mm Chinese made Pistol and ammunition were recovered from the militants. UPDF is involved in extortion and kidnapping and other illegal activities in Namsai and adjoining areas. The group is believed to have strong linkages with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
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April - 29 
The Times of India reports that India and Afghanistan are looking to revamp their intelligence sharing system after the recent multiple strikes by Taliban in Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan on April 15, 2012. Government officials said the two co
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The Times of India reports that India and Afghanistan are looking to revamp their intelligence sharing system after the recent multiple strikes by Taliban in Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan on April 15, 2012. Government officials said the two countries have decided to shun the practice of sharing intelligence through "routine'' letters and will instead focus on transferring intelligence inputs immediately. According to an unnamed Indian official, "Our ambassador in Kabul has already been asked by Krishna to share details promptly with Afghan authorities and ensure follow up action to avert any disaster. He will take up the matter again with the Afghanistan foreign minister when he discusses security issues”.
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April - 29 
The Union Government is planning to install 2,200 mobile towers in nine Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected States to overcome 'connectivity' problems by the end of this year, reports The Times of India. Public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limi
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The Union Government is planning to install 2,200 mobile towers in nine Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected States to overcome 'connectivity' problems by the end of this year, reports The Times of India. Public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will implement this plan in remote inaccessible areas in Red zones in consultation with States and Central Security Forces. "Union Home Ministry has already written to the Department of Telecommunication. The towers will be set up near establishments of Security Forces, Police Stations or other secured locations as the Maoists have often been targeting such towers in the past," said an unnamed official. He said the proposal would soon be submitted before the Union Cabinet for approval. Sources said that around 200 telephone exchanges/towers have been attacked by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the past five years.
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April - 29 
Times of India reports that after building close links with Anti-Talk Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) are developing contacts in the neighbouring Nagaland and procuring sophisticated arms fr
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Times of India reports that after building close links with Anti-Talk Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) are developing contacts in the neighbouring Nagaland and procuring sophisticated arms from Naga militant groups, who route the weapons via Guwahati (Assam), making it more difficult for the city Police to intercept them. Intelligence sources confirmed that GNLA is buying lightweight assault rifles and guns as well as ammunition from various agents backed by NSCN. "They are purchasing Heckler & Koch assault rifles, something not even available for many of our security forces. They are also buying Austria-made Glock guns from the grey markets of Dimapur. These high range guns are light in weight and are now the favourite for ultras," said the source. According to the source, the Nagaland-based outfits are getting these arms from Myanmar and some Chinese agents. "They buy an assault rifle for around Rs 8 lakh [INR 800,000] and a sophisticated pistol for Rs 4-5 lakh [INR 400,000-500,000]. They also arrange for agents to act as carriers to deliver the consignments," said the source, adding that in many cases the transit is also via Mizoram. Paid handsomely, the carriers bring these arms in secret chambers of vehicles and drive through Assam to reach Meghalaya.
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April - 29 
Zee News reports that normal life was partially hit in Vizianagaram District on April 29 the first day of two-day bandh (shutdown strike), April 29-30, called by the Korukonda area committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the
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Zee News reports that normal life was partially hit in Vizianagaram District on April 29 the first day of two-day bandh (shutdown strike), April 29-30, called by the Korukonda area committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) area. The committee had given a call for the bandh demanding suspension of the Operation Green Hunt. RTC buses remained off the road in Maoist-infested areas like GK Veedhi, Paderu, Munchingput, Chintapalli, G Madugula and Koyyuru in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and parts of Koraput and Malkangiri Districts in Odisha. Transport services were suspended during night and all the shops and private offices remained closed. The bandh had no impact in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts. Paderu was the worst-affected as the area observed bandh on April 27 and April 28 also.
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April - 30 
103 cadres belonging to several militant outfits operating in the State and its neighboring areas surrendered before the Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh on April 30 during a ceremony at Mantripukhri in Imphal West District along with their weapons. The
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103 cadres belonging to several militant outfits operating in the State and its neighboring areas surrendered before the Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh on April 30 during a ceremony at Mantripukhri in Imphal West District along with their weapons. The militants who surrendered include 22 cadres of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), 20 of People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), nine of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), 14 of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), eight of Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF), 10 of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), nine of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), four of United Naga People’s Council (UNPC), two of National Socialist Council of Nagaland--Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), one each of NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K), United People`s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) and Kom Rem People’s Army (KRPA) and two Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF).
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April - 30 
144-hours long bandh (shutdown strike) called by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) commenced at 6am on April 30 in the entire Garo hills region. Details are awaited.
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144-hours long bandh (shutdown strike) called by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) commenced at 6am on April 30 in the entire Garo hills region. Details are awaited.
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April - 30 
A ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Mohit alias Manoj Yadav, was arrested from Matauli village in Palamu District on April 30. Superintendent of Police (SP) Anup T Mathew said on subsequent inter
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A ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Mohit alias Manoj Yadav, was arrested from Matauli village in Palamu District on April 30. Superintendent of Police (SP) Anup T Mathew said on subsequent interrogation of Yadav, the Police recovered 105 live cartridges and a landmine weighing 10 kilograms. Yadav, resident of Barachatti Police Station area in Gaya District of Bihar, had spent two years in jail in Chatra in Jharkhand and started operating in Palamu and Aurangabad in Bihar after his release in 2011. Yadav was wanted in various Maoist related incidents including blowing up of Hariharganj block (administrative division) office, Saraidih encounter and setting ablaze vehicles in Chainpur, Mathew added.
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April - 30 
A court in Delhi on April 30 took cognisance of the charge sheet filed against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Politburo member Kobad Ghandy by Delhi Police indicting him of offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA),
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A court in Delhi on April 30 took cognisance of the charge sheet filed against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Politburo member Kobad Ghandy by Delhi Police indicting him of offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), reports The Hindu. Ghandy was discharged of UAPA charges by a Sessions court on March 28 owing to a defective prosecution sanction obtained by Delhi Police. Following this, the Delhi Police filed a fresh charge sheet before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav. On April 30, Yadav took cognisance of the charge sheet for offences punishable under Sections 20 and 38 (membership of terrorist organisation and furthering its activities) of the UAPA. With this, Ghandy's case will again be put up for arguments on charge in a Sessions court. Ghandy has been accused of trying to set up a base for the CPI-Maoist in Delhi.
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April - 30 
A group of six ULFA-PTF militants entered the Bihu function in Bongaigaon District and assaulted a boy named Kanuwa Singha (25), Sator Singha (30) and Kalu Singha (35) on the pretext that the boy was consuming alcohol in the function and the other
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A group of six ULFA-PTF militants entered the Bihu function in Bongaigaon District and assaulted a boy named Kanuwa Singha (25), Sator Singha (30) and Kalu Singha (35) on the pretext that the boy was consuming alcohol in the function and the other two were running a temporary wine shop in the Bihu function premises.
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April - 30 
A Pakistani intruder was shot dead on April 30 by women constables of Border Security Force (BSF) near Dera Baba Nanak Sector in Gurdaspur District of Punjab, while he was trying to sneak into the Indian Territory, reports newsoneindia.in. "Two women
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A Pakistani intruder was shot dead on April 30 by women constables of Border Security Force (BSF) near Dera Baba Nanak Sector in Gurdaspur District of Punjab, while he was trying to sneak into the Indian Territory, reports newsoneindia.in. "Two women BSF personnel of 74 Battalion noticed the movement nearby barbed wire on the border and they challenged the intruder to surrender as he was illegally trying to sneak into the Indian Territory from the Pakistan side," Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, BSF) P. S. Bains said. BSF recovered a mobile phone SIM belonging to a Pakistan mobile operator from his possession, but his identity was yet to be ascertained
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April - 30 
A Saudi national, identified as Bandar Mohammed Ureb (32), captain of a merchant vessel, was arrested for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with the face value of INR 45,000 on April 30, in Mumbai (Maharashtra), reports The Times of India
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A Saudi national, identified as Bandar Mohammed Ureb (32), captain of a merchant vessel, was arrested for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with the face value of INR 45,000 on April 30, in Mumbai (Maharashtra), reports The Times of India. Ureb arrived India from Jeddah. He claimed to have got the FICN from a forex centre at the Jeddah airport.
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April - 30 
A team from People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) killed Appanna, the press release said. Ganesh said Appanna had actively supported combing operations against the Galikonda and Korukonda dalams (action squads) and made the Police arrest several
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A team from People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) killed Appanna, the press release said. Ganesh said Appanna had actively supported combing operations against the Galikonda and Korukonda dalams (action squads) and made the Police arrest several innocent farmers in spite of being a Girijan himself. In the other press release, Ganesh alleged that the Manyam Pituri Sena, Adivasi Mahila Sangham, Rythu Coolie Sangham and other wings of the party could successfully put an end to the illegal mining of semi-precious stones in some areas but Tribal Welfare Minister P. Balaraju, his follower Meesala Subbanna of Narsipatnam and their henchmen were encouraging the activity.
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April - 30 
He said the central government would make it clear that fighting terrorism was a shared responsibility of both Central as well as State Governments, adds The Times of India. Chidambaram said the Government must think about this when it was not facing
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He said the central government would make it clear that fighting terrorism was a shared responsibility of both Central as well as State Governments, adds The Times of India. Chidambaram said the Government must think about this when it was not facing an actual hostage situation. "I think the home secretary has sounded out his counterparts in the states that we should have a hostage policy but that can be taken up only when the current hostage situation (in Chhattisgarh) is resolved," he said. He further said, "At least in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, anti-Naxal operations have slowed down or put on hold pending the resolution of the hostage situation. When there is a hostage situation, certainly some things slow down."
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April - 30 
In the District, around 12 armed Maoists set ablaze four vehicles under Khandgaon Police Station on April 30. SP Rajiv Shukla said that the Maoists set ablaze one JCB Machine, one Faber Machine, one water tanker and one tractor working under the Prad
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In the District, around 12 armed Maoists set ablaze four vehicles under Khandgaon Police Station on April 30. SP Rajiv Shukla said that the Maoists set ablaze one JCB Machine, one Faber Machine, one water tanker and one tractor working under the Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojana by the RK Construction. The Maoists left pamphlets to oppose the Government and appealed the people to observe May Day [May 1].
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April - 30 
India commissioned its first full-fledged naval base, INS Dweeprakshak, at Kavaratti in Lakshadweep on April, reports IBN Live. The base will be commanded by Captain S. M. Hanchinal, who will also function as Naval Officer-in-Charge Lakshadweep and M
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India commissioned its first full-fledged naval base, INS Dweeprakshak, at Kavaratti in Lakshadweep on April, reports IBN Live. The base will be commanded by Captain S. M. Hanchinal, who will also function as Naval Officer-in-Charge Lakshadweep and Minicoy. Southern Naval Commander Vice Admiral K.N. Sushil said, "Lakshadweep islands form the maritime frontiers of our country on the western side. Commissioning of a full-fledged Naval Base is another milestone in the commitment of Indian Navy to maintain effective coastal surveillance and defence capability”. Admiral Sushil further said the radar stations and other surveillance measures have also been put in place for monitoring the shipping traffic and intelligence gathering.
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April - 30 
Karnataka Minister for Social Welfare, Narayana Swamy, said on April 30 that all efforts would be made by the State Government to declare Udupi and Dakshina Kannada as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) free Districts by 2013. Swamy said th
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Karnataka Minister for Social Welfare, Narayana Swamy, said on April 30 that all efforts would be made by the State Government to declare Udupi and Dakshina Kannada as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) free Districts by 2013. Swamy said the Government would respond to the problems of Dalits in the Maoist affected areas. This would help the youth in these areas to shun Maoist influence and join the mainstream.
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April - 30 
Lbotel is LeT's exclusive VoIP that runs on GPRS (mobile data service on 2G or 3G cellular communication system) and was created by LeT's own tech team. The group began recruiting technicians, engineers and information technology executives almost a
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Lbotel is LeT's exclusive VoIP that runs on GPRS (mobile data service on 2G or 3G cellular communication system) and was created by LeT's own tech team. The group began recruiting technicians, engineers and information technology executives almost a decade ago to intensify its operations across India. "There may not be more than 50-odd Lashkar men. Yet, they are a threat because they have the ability to strike in the Valley or other parts of the country. We need to catch up with the technology to hunt them down," said an unnamed senior J&K Police officer.
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April - 30 
LeT ‘supreme commander’ of operations, Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, who is in a Rawalpindi jail (Pakistan), has been networking using a private VoIP on his smart phone with LeT militants. According to intelligence source, "Lakhvi's compound serves as Lashk
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LeT ‘supreme commander’ of operations, Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, who is in a Rawalpindi jail (Pakistan), has been networking using a private VoIP on his smart phone with LeT militants. According to intelligence source, "Lakhvi's compound serves as Lashkar's alternative headquarters," It was his imprisonment, sources said, that stopped LeT militants from using emails and phones and restrict communication to VoIP.
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April - 30 
Rahul, a class seven student of Don Bosco, Chingmeirong who was allegedly abducted by a KCP on April 21 was released on April 30 at Chandel District.
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Rahul, a class seven student of Don Bosco, Chingmeirong who was allegedly abducted by a KCP on April 21 was released on April 30 at Chandel District.
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April - 30 
Sarju, 132 kilometres from the State capital, has remained a “liberated zone” for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). The SADAP encompasses four blocks, 12 panchayats (village level local self-Government institution) and 12,000 families
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Sarju, 132 kilometres from the State capital, has remained a “liberated zone” for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). The SADAP encompasses four blocks, 12 panchayats (village level local self-Government institution) and 12,000 families. To combat extremism in the area, rural connectivity should improve and this has been proposed under the plan, the Minister said. Ramesh said the plan would take two years to complete and cost Rs. 4,500 crore [INR 45 billion]. It will involve better rural electrification, promotion of educational facilities, strengthening of anganwadi centres, and the building of roads, houses, rural markets and community centres. An area of 15,000 square kilometres will be covered, compared to 900 square kilometres under the Saranda Action Plan.
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April - 30 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a linkman of the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), identified as Jintu Dulakakhoria, on April 30 in Tinsukia District for his alleged role in the March 31 bomb blast at the daily market i
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a linkman of the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), identified as Jintu Dulakakhoria, on April 30 in Tinsukia District for his alleged role in the March 31 bomb blast at the daily market in Doomdooma where three Police personnel were injured. Following revelations made by the militant, the SFs recovered 21 detonators, four grenades, three packets of explosives, one remote control, three electric circuits and six electric conductors, from the compound of the house of Tikheswar Hazarika at Bordumsa in the same District.
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April - 30 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested four members of Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) in Udalguri District on April 30. The arrested persons include ‘area commander’ Laiman Boro. SFs recovered two pistols, four hand
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested four members of Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) in Udalguri District on April 30. The arrested persons include ‘area commander’ Laiman Boro. SFs recovered two pistols, four hand grenades, live ammunition and spare magazines and extortion pads from them.
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April - 30 
Senior intelligence sources in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) said that Muridke (Lahore) based LeT known for using technology more than any other terror group in Kashmir, has its own private VoIP, Ibotel, to communicate with its cadres in Pakistan and J&K.
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Senior intelligence sources in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) said that Muridke (Lahore) based LeT known for using technology more than any other terror group in Kashmir, has its own private VoIP, Ibotel, to communicate with its cadres in Pakistan and J&K.
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April - 30 
State Fisheries Director Nandkumar Verlekar said around 10,000-odd fishermen living along the Goa shoreline will be given biometric identity cards, which contain all relevant information about them in a coded format, Hindustan Times reported on April
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State Fisheries Director Nandkumar Verlekar said around 10,000-odd fishermen living along the Goa shoreline will be given biometric identity cards, which contain all relevant information about them in a coded format, Hindustan Times reported on April 30. "The cards would be distributed within a fortnight," he said, adding all fishermen in Goa have been covered under the project. The project was envisaged after the sea-borne terror attack of November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack (26/11).
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April - 30 
Talking about the fencing on the indo-Bangladesh, he said that 10 kilometres of fencing and three kilometres of road works were completed under phase II of the project and nine kilometres of fencing were replaced under phase III of the project. Poles
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Talking about the fencing on the indo-Bangladesh, he said that 10 kilometres of fencing and three kilometres of road works were completed under phase II of the project and nine kilometres of fencing were replaced under phase III of the project. Poles for floodlighting were erected on a length of 10 kilometres and cables were laid on 10-kilometers stretch during the month.
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April - 30 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 30 killed three villagers whom they had abducted a week back from Tadkoli village in Bijapur District, reports Daily Chhattisgarh. The trio's bodies were found in Cherpe forest with thr
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 30 killed three villagers whom they had abducted a week back from Tadkoli village in Bijapur District, reports Daily Chhattisgarh. The trio's bodies were found in Cherpe forest with throats slashed. The Maoists accused them of being Salwa Judum (anti-Maoist vigilante group) members, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajendra Narayan Das said.
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April - 30 
The increasing use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for communication, and its impenetrability, is increasing concern for Indian intelligence, according to The Times of India. "Earlier, we could intercept conversations
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The increasing use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for communication, and its impenetrability, is increasing concern for Indian intelligence, according to The Times of India. "Earlier, we could intercept conversations on phone or locate Lashkar cadres based on their IP addresses through their emails. But now we're finding it tough to gather intelligence because Lashkar men hold audio or video conferences using private VoIP," said unnamed intelligence sources.
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April - 30 
The meeting between representatives of Government of India (GoI) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) leaders for extension of ceasefire scheduled on April 30 in Delhi has been postponed to May 1 (today) as more NSCN-K leaders
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The meeting between representatives of Government of India (GoI) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) leaders for extension of ceasefire scheduled on April 30 in Delhi has been postponed to May 1 (today) as more NSCN-K leaders are expected to arrive in Delhi to attend the meeting. NSCN-K sources said the minor differences between the GoI and NSCN-K have been ironed out in a meeting held on April 28. The five member NSCN-K team presently in Delhi included their Cease-fire Supervisory Board (CFSB) supervisor Lincoln, kilonser (minister) Hokato Vushe, CFSB secretary Khekahoto, deputy kilonser Veduta Chakhesang and Nika Yeptho.
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April - 30 
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on April 30 named Maharashtra based Khair-e-Ummat Trust as one of the fronts/pseudonymous organisations of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), The Hindu reports. The MHA’s “background note on the Student Isla
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on April 30 named Maharashtra based Khair-e-Ummat Trust as one of the fronts/pseudonymous organisations of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), The Hindu reports. The MHA’s “background note on the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI),” mentions four more organisations as being SIMI ‘fronts' at the national level Tahreek-e-Ehyaa-e-Ummat (TEU), Tehreek-Talaba-e-Arabia (TTA), Tahrik Tahaffuz-e-Shaaire Islam (TTSI) and Wahdat-e-Islami. The MHA has not banned these groups.
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April - 30 
The prospects for the release of the abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon brightened, when the Chhattisgarh Government and interlocutors for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the night of April 30 hammered out an agreem
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The prospects for the release of the abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon brightened, when the Chhattisgarh Government and interlocutors for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the night of April 30 hammered out an agreement to constitute a high-power official committee to examine the cases of all prisoners (with a focus on tribals) in the State and to expedite their release, reports The Hindu. Appealing for the release of the Collector at a press conference in Raipur, the interlocutors - B.D. Sharma and G. Haragopal - said the committee would become operational within an hour of Menon being freed. The panel will be headed by retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Nirmala Buch and the members will be Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar, Home Secretary N. K. Aswal, and DG Anil M. Navaney.
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April - 30 
The report, 'Securing Our Cyber Frontiers', by Nasscom and Data Security Council of India (DSCI) suggested setting up a national structure for cyber security, which would clearly define the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders. It has also reco
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The report, 'Securing Our Cyber Frontiers', by Nasscom and Data Security Council of India (DSCI) suggested setting up a national structure for cyber security, which would clearly define the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders. It has also recommended establishing a National Threat Intelligence Centre, which would integrate all existing information sources.
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April - 30 
The surrendered weapons include nine AK rifles, one M-16 rifle, one M-21, three Lathode, one 7.62mm rifle, 25 .9mm CMG, four 303 Rif/Bolt Action rifle, 47 numbers of 9mm pistols, 10 7.65mm Pistols and two 7.62 pistols.
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The surrendered weapons include nine AK rifles, one M-16 rifle, one M-21, three Lathode, one 7.62mm rifle, 25 .9mm CMG, four 303 Rif/Bolt Action rifle, 47 numbers of 9mm pistols, 10 7.65mm Pistols and two 7.62 pistols.
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April - 30 
Twenty-seven suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a joint combing operation at Bhim Bandh forest in Munger District on April 30, reports post.jagran.com. The Special Task Force of Bihar Police and Central
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Twenty-seven suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a joint combing operation at Bhim Bandh forest in Munger District on April 30, reports post.jagran.com. The Special Task Force of Bihar Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel besides District Armed Police personnel carried out the joint combing operations, Superintendent of Police Kanan said.
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April - 30 
Union Home Minister (UHM) P. Chidambaram denied that negotiations with Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Central Government were in danger even as the ceasefire agreement renewal is yet to be done. Notably, NSCN-K cease
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Union Home Minister (UHM) P. Chidambaram denied that negotiations with Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Central Government were in danger even as the ceasefire agreement renewal is yet to be done. Notably, NSCN-K ceasefire with Central Government expired on April 28.
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April - 30 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on April 30 said National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) would have helped in dealing with the recent hostage situations, reports The Hindu. He said that he did not know if the proposed anti-terror body would come
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on April 30 said National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) would have helped in dealing with the recent hostage situations, reports The Hindu. He said that he did not know if the proposed anti-terror body would come up or not but if it did, it should be allowed to build capacity and lay out its own standard operating procedures (SOPs) and gain experience. He was replying to a question on whether the NCTC would have been of some help to the Government in dealing with the hostage situations — such as the abduction of Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon in Chhattisgarh and the two others in Odisha.
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April - 30 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on April 30 that law enforcement agencies need to quickly scale up capacity to fight cyber crime as dimensions of security problem increase manifold in the online space, reports The Times of India. "We have tak
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on April 30 that law enforcement agencies need to quickly scale up capacity to fight cyber crime as dimensions of security problem increase manifold in the online space, reports The Times of India. "We have taken numerous steps to protect the physical infrastructure...I think all that we have done to protect the infrastructure in the physical space seems to be a lighter task than when we face threats that have been outlined in the cyber space," Chidambaram said while launching a report on cyber security prepared by software industry body Nasscom.
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April - 30 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram while referring to the last round of tripartite talks with Pro-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) held on April 9 stated that the process would be slow as the leaders of ULFA-PTF are treadin
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram while referring to the last round of tripartite talks with Pro-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) held on April 9 stated that the process would be slow as the leaders of ULFA-PTF are treading very cautiously. Chidambaram said, “The Home Secretary held the talks and he has reported to me that it is making progress but it will be slow progress because there is an anti-talk faction. So the pro-talk leaders are proceeding with great caution”. The Central Government and ULFA-PTF leaders have so far held three rounds of formal dialogue and substantive discussions on the charter of demands submitted by the outfit are yet to begin.
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April - 30 
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on April 30 said development and security were integral to each other, like strands in a single fabric, reports The Hindu. He was speaking in the context of the proposed Sarju Area Development Action Pla
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Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on April 30 said development and security were integral to each other, like strands in a single fabric, reports The Hindu. He was speaking in the context of the proposed Sarju Area Development Action Plan (SADAP) in Latehar District of Jharkhand, which is similar to the Saranda Action Plan (SAP) that was started six months ago in the West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand to combat the extremist menace in the region. “In two months' time, two roads were constructed under the SAP, and by the end of June, 24 CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] camps will be established in those areas...Because of the successful response in Saranda, the State government has requested the Centre for approval for a similar project in the Sarju area which is now a hideout for CPI [Maoist],” he said, analysing proposals put forward by the State Government to reach out to poor tribal people in Latehar District.
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*Data till , April 30, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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