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December - 1 
A Communist Party of India-Marxist worker, Domala Biksham of Edduguralla Pallai village, was abducted by Maoists who took him to Banda forests in Chhattisgarh and assaulted him. He was later let off after being warned to refrain from assisting the po
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A Communist Party of India-Marxist worker, Domala Biksham of Edduguralla Pallai village, was abducted by Maoists who took him to Banda forests in Chhattisgarh and assaulted him. He was later let off after being warned to refrain from assisting the police.
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A former National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Vikashe Zhimo, was shot at and wounded by two unidentified militants at Notun Basti junction in Dimapur on December 1, reports Nagaland Post. Police recovered three live rou
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A former National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Vikashe Zhimo, was shot at and wounded by two unidentified militants at Notun Basti junction in Dimapur on December 1, reports Nagaland Post. Police recovered three live rounds and one fired bullet of M20 pistol from the incident site.
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December - 1 
At least 14 youths were abducted by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres from the Ninu village under Wakka circle of Tirap district in November 2008, as part of its ongoing recruitment drive, according to Nagaland P
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At least 14 youths were abducted by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres from the Ninu village under Wakka circle of Tirap district in November 2008, as part of its ongoing recruitment drive, according to Nagaland Post. The report added that a local man of Ninu village, suspected to be a NSCN-IM cadre, had recruited 16 youths from the village, besides two from Longsom area, three from Bera area and one from Konsa area in the district, with a target to recruit 50 youths from Khonsa, Longding and Kanubari circles. However, the report mentioned that the district administration was not sure whether the youths were abducted or they voluntarily joined the outfit. Meanwhile, the NSCN-IM militants also engaged in extortion by employing local persons in the area.
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At least three persons, including a child, were killed and 30 others injured in a bomb blast suspected to have been triggered by the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) outfit in a passenger train at Diphu railway station in the
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At least three persons, including a child, were killed and 30 others injured in a bomb blast suspected to have been triggered by the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) outfit in a passenger train at Diphu railway station in the Karbi Anglong district on December 1, reports The Hindu. According to police sources, the bomb was kept inside coach number 8209 of 901 Lumding-Tinsukia passenger train. The bomb exploded at around 8am (IST) as the train entered Diphu railway station. While no one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, an intelligence official said the KLNLF is a suspect.
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IANS reports that five cadres of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested from the forest areas under Bero block of Ranchi district on December 1. They were holdin
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IANS reports that five cadres of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested from the forest areas under Bero block of Ranchi district on December 1. They were holding a meeting when the security forces raided their hideout. Two 9 mm pistols, two revolvers, more than 100 live cartridges, Maoist literature and a motor bike were recovered from the extremists.
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NPCC on December 1 decided to suspend the ongoing barbed wire fencing work in the remote areas of Dhalai district bordering Chittagong in Bangladesh due to security reasons, reports Assam Tribune. The NPCC has already taken up the security-related pr
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NPCC on December 1 decided to suspend the ongoing barbed wire fencing work in the remote areas of Dhalai district bordering Chittagong in Bangladesh due to security reasons, reports Assam Tribune. The NPCC has already taken up the security-related problems being faced by its employees in executing the ongoing project with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
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On December 1, two tribals, identified as Killo Sanu and Battula Rama Rao, were killed and their houses looted by around 30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Meduru village of Chintapalli mandal (administrative unit)
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On December 1, two tribals, identified as Killo Sanu and Battula Rama Rao, were killed and their houses looted by around 30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Meduru village of Chintapalli mandal (administrative unit) in the Visakhapatnam district, Times of India reported. The Maoists had reportedly branded the tribals as police informers. They also warned other tribals of serious consequences if they support the police.
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One bullet ridden dead body of an unidentified tribal youth was recovered from the ambush point at Wadukcherra in the Dhalai district on December 1, where three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and a National Project Construction Corporation (NP
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One bullet ridden dead body of an unidentified tribal youth was recovered from the ambush point at Wadukcherra in the Dhalai district on December 1, where three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and a National Project Construction Corporation (NPCC) supervisor were killed by the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants on November 29, reports Tripurainfo. The security force personnel also recovered one pair of electric wire measuring about 52 cubits, two pencil batteries (made in Bangladesh), 14 empty cartridges of AK-47 and nine empty cartridges of SLR, one safety lever of China-made hand grenade and two splinters of improvised explosive device near the dead body.
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Police arrested a person, Abdul Salam, with two detonators and some explosives during a search operation in the Hailakandi district on December 1-night.
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Police arrested a person, Abdul Salam, with two detonators and some explosives during a search operation in the Hailakandi district on December 1-night.
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Security forces neutralized a militant hideout and recovered a cache of of arms and ammunition during routine search operations in the Ahangar forest area of Rajouri district on December 1, Daily Excelsior reported. The seizure included one mouser pi
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Security forces neutralized a militant hideout and recovered a cache of of arms and ammunition during routine search operations in the Ahangar forest area of Rajouri district on December 1, Daily Excelsior reported. The seizure included one mouser pistol, five Chinese hand grenades, five UBGL grenades, three RPG rounds and AK 47 rounds. However no arrest has been made in this connection so far.
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suspected CPI-Maoist cadres hijacked a truck loaded with ammonium nitrate on December 1 from the Ramgarh district, reports The Telegraph. According to police, the truck carrying 24 tonnes of ammonium nitrate was on its way to an explosives factory at
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suspected CPI-Maoist cadres hijacked a truck loaded with ammonium nitrate on December 1 from the Ramgarh district, reports The Telegraph. According to police, the truck carrying 24 tonnes of ammonium nitrate was on its way to an explosives factory at Gomia in Bokaro district from a chemical factory in Chhattisgarh.
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The High Commissioner of Pakistan in India, Shahid Malik, was called to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi on December 1-evening and served a demarche which asked Islamabad to take "strong action" against those responsible for the Mu
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The High Commissioner of Pakistan in India, Shahid Malik, was called to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi on December 1-evening and served a demarche which asked Islamabad to take "strong action" against those responsible for the Mumbai terrorist attacks, according to The Hindu. Malik was informed that the Mumbai attacks were carried out by elements in Pakistan and told that Islamabad’s actions "needed to match the sentiments expressed by its leadership that it wishes to have a qualitatively new relationship with India," said MEA spokesperson Vishnu Prakash.
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The Midnapore West district police on December 1 withdrew two police camps from the Lalgarh Ramakrishna High School and Lalgarh Saradamoni Girls’ High School, reports The Statesman. The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities, a body formed by t
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The Midnapore West district police on December 1 withdrew two police camps from the Lalgarh Ramakrishna High School and Lalgarh Saradamoni Girls’ High School, reports The Statesman. The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities, a body formed by the tribals, had given a deadline of 24 hours to the Lalgarh police on November 30 to remove the camps. Earlier 13 police camps set up in the area had to be removed on November 10. Meanwhile, on the basis of complaints lodged with the district administration by the affected tribal women, the State Government has ordered an inquiry into their alleged torture by the Police.
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The Pioneer reports that posters by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were detected on walls and culverts in Rental Colony, Jagannath Vihar and Khandagiri area of Bhubaneswar, the State capital. These posters threatened supporters of t
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The Pioneer reports that posters by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were detected on walls and culverts in Rental Colony, Jagannath Vihar and Khandagiri area of Bhubaneswar, the State capital. These posters threatened supporters of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a Hindu extremist group, with dire consequences.
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The US intelligence agencies had warned India "twice" about a potential maritime attack on Mumbai at least a month before the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, according to Indian Express. "The United States warned the Indian Government about a potential
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The US intelligence agencies had warned India "twice" about a potential maritime attack on Mumbai at least a month before the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, according to Indian Express. "The United States warned the Indian Government about a potential maritime attack against Mumbai at least a month before last week's massacre in the country's financial capital," the CNN quoted a US counter-terrorism official as saying. The American network quoted the official as saying that the warning was issued not once but "twice". A second Government source told ABCnews.com that specific locations, including the Taj Hotel, were listed in the US warning. "US intelligence indicated that a group might enter the country by water and launch an attack on Mumbai, said the official, who refused to be identified due to the ongoing investigation into the attacks and the sensitivity of the information," the CNN mentioned. Indian intelligence officials were quoted by ABCnews.com as saying that on November 18 they intercepted a satellite phone call to a number in Pakistan known to be used by a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) leader. The Indian intercept also revealed a possible "sea-borne attack", it said, citing officials.
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The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on December 1 asked for full cooperation from Pakistan with the investigation into the Mumbai terrorist attacks, saying they represented a "critical moment" in the new civilian Government's efforts to wrest
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The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on December 1 asked for full cooperation from Pakistan with the investigation into the Mumbai terrorist attacks, saying they represented a "critical moment" in the new civilian Government's efforts to wrest control of Pakistan's security services. Rice said she did not want to "jump to conclusions", but made it clear during a visit to London on December 1 that she expected Islamabad would have to answer for the attacks which left nearly 200 people dead. Rice, who is due to arrive in India on December 3, urged the Union Government to focus on the investigation of the attacks, and to avoid actions that might have "unintended consequences", such as troop manoeuvres. Rice made clear she believed the time had come for the Pakistan's Government to make sure that different parts of its security apparatus were not pursuing separate agendas. "Everyone knows that you don't have day one with a military government and day two with a civilian government," Rice said.
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Thoubal district police commandos arrested one KYKL cadre, Bomcha alias Bobo alias Amujao, from Wabagai Tera Pishak on December 1.
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Thoubal district police commandos arrested one KYKL cadre, Bomcha alias Bobo alias Amujao, from Wabagai Tera Pishak on December 1.
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Three Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres were arrested by Meghalaya Police during a search operation at a temporary camp of the outfit in a village near Borsora in the West Khasi Hills district on December 1-morning, according to S
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Three Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres were arrested by Meghalaya Police during a search operation at a temporary camp of the outfit in a village near Borsora in the West Khasi Hills district on December 1-morning, according to Shillong Times. They were identified as Monstar Marwein, Kyrmenskhem Thongni and Spiderman Kharbani. They joined the HNLC in 2003 and entered Meghalaya from Bangladesh on November 13 to carry out extortion drives in the coal belt areas of West Khasi Hills. Police seized a revolver, some demand notes and mobile phones from the trio.
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Three suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres were shot dead by a combined team of Thoubal district police and personnel of Assam Rifles during an encounter at Yairipok Pechi Junction under Yairipok police station on December 1-evening, rep
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Three suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres were shot dead by a combined team of Thoubal district police and personnel of Assam Rifles during an encounter at Yairipok Pechi Junction under Yairipok police station on December 1-evening, reports Imphal Free Press. One .32 pistol with three live rounds, one 9mm pistol with four live rounds and one Chinese hand grenade were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 1 
Times of India reports that soon after the MEA served the demarche to Pakistan's envoy, Islamabad responded in a similar manner. Pakistan Foreign Secretary, Salman Bashir, summoned Indian High Commissioner, Satyabrata Pal, in Islamabad to give a "res
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Times of India reports that soon after the MEA served the demarche to Pakistan's envoy, Islamabad responded in a similar manner. Pakistan Foreign Secretary, Salman Bashir, summoned Indian High Commissioner, Satyabrata Pal, in Islamabad to give a "response" to the Indian demarche, rejecting New Delhi's contention.
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December - 1 
West Midnapore police superintendent R. K. Singh told IANS that a large number of people, mostly supporters of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities, ransacked the office of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist at Belatikri in Lalga
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West Midnapore police superintendent R. K. Singh told IANS that a large number of people, mostly supporters of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities, ransacked the office of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist at Belatikri in Lalgarh and then set it ablaze. However, no one was injured in the incident.
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December - 2 
5.5 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 20 detonators and 18 metres of fuse wire were recovered from Tangaon along the Assam-Meghalaya border under Mancachar police station of Dhubri district on the same day. Police sources said five suspected couriers of
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5.5 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 20 detonators and 18 metres of fuse wire were recovered from Tangaon along the Assam-Meghalaya border under Mancachar police station of Dhubri district on the same day. Police sources said five suspected couriers of the explosives were arrested from Tangaon near Mancachar town. They were identified as Mozibor Rahman, Moinul Hoque, Kalam Ali, Sahizul Hoque and Azabor Mondal. An intelligence source said the consignment of the explosives was brought from Bangladesh.
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December - 2 
A clash was reported between unidentified militants at Notun Basti in Dimapur on December 2, according to Nagaland Post. Police recovered two 7.65 empty shells and one AK- 47 live round from the incident site.
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A clash was reported between unidentified militants at Notun Basti in Dimapur on December 2, according to Nagaland Post. Police recovered two 7.65 empty shells and one AK- 47 live round from the incident site.
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December - 2 
A four-member squad of Thrissur district police arrested two National Development Front (NDF) cadres, identified as Pappali Thechalveettil Naushad and Thekkekattil Majeed, at Mangalamkunnu near Thrissur on December 2, reports The Hindu.
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A four-member squad of Thrissur district police arrested two National Development Front (NDF) cadres, identified as Pappali Thechalveettil Naushad and Thekkekattil Majeed, at Mangalamkunnu near Thrissur on December 2, reports The Hindu.
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December - 2 
A group of surrendered militants of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) abducted an active militant of the outfit, M. Mwkthang, when he came to Kokrajhar town to repair his motorbike on December 2-morning, Telegraph reported. Police, how
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A group of surrendered militants of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) abducted an active militant of the outfit, M. Mwkthang, when he came to Kokrajhar town to repair his motorbike on December 2-morning, Telegraph reported. Police, however, later rescued the militant.
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December - 2 
A Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militant shot dead a Hindi-speaking tempo driver and his cousin at Dolamora in Karbi Anglong district on December 2-morning, according to Telegraph. Two victims were identified as Ram Kumar S
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A Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militant shot dead a Hindi-speaking tempo driver and his cousin at Dolamora in Karbi Anglong district on December 2-morning, according to Telegraph. Two victims were identified as Ram Kumar Sonar and Ruma Sonar. Police recovered several spent cartridges of AK-47 rifle from the attack site.
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December - 2 
According to The Hindu, a total of 56 persons were killed in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), the first target of Mumbai’s terrorist attacks on November 26. Railway officials said that of the 98 people injured, 48 were grievously hurt. While 3
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According to The Hindu, a total of 56 persons were killed in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), the first target of Mumbai’s terrorist attacks on November 26. Railway officials said that of the 98 people injured, 48 were grievously hurt. While 32 people were killed in the Oberoi and Trident hotels, the Taj Mahal Hotel has so far not released any official figures of the number of people killed. Three Jewish people lost their lives in the Nariman House siege and two people were killed and two injured in a taxi blast at Vile Parle. 10 persons were killed at Leopold Café in Colaba. 26 foreigners were also killed in the attack.
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December - 2 
According to The Hindu, India has asked Pakistan to take action against three terrorists identified as Mohammed Hafiz Saeed, the founder chief of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the Mumbai underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, believed to be living in Pakistan, and
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According to The Hindu, India has asked Pakistan to take action against three terrorists identified as Mohammed Hafiz Saeed, the founder chief of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the Mumbai underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, believed to be living in Pakistan, and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chie Maulana Masood Azhar, a Pakistan national freed from an Indian prison in exchange for passengers on a hijacked Indian Airlines plane in December 1999. Official sources said Saeed is one of three individuals in a list of 20 against whom India demanded immediate action by Pakistan.
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December - 2 
An independent candidate from Kupwara Assembly constituency, which went to polls on November 30 in the third phase, escaped a militant attempt on his life. Official sources said militants attacked Gulzar Ahmad Lone at his residence in Awoora in Kupwa
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An independent candidate from Kupwara Assembly constituency, which went to polls on November 30 in the third phase, escaped a militant attempt on his life. Official sources said militants attacked Gulzar Ahmad Lone at his residence in Awoora in Kupwara with automatic weapons. However, the guards posted there retaliated. While no loss of life was reported, the militants managed to escape from the incident site.
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December - 2 
Elsewhere in the State, security forces recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives during a search in Androot forests under the jurisdiction of Chingus police post in Rajouri district. Inspector General of Police (Jammu), K. Rajend
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Elsewhere in the State, security forces recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives during a search in Androot forests under the jurisdiction of Chingus police post in Rajouri district. Inspector General of Police (Jammu), K. Rajendra, said the seizure include two AK-56 rifles with 554 rounds and three magazines, one pistol with 10 rounds and one magazine, one Alinco wireless set, 18 hand grenades, two kg RDX, one pouch, one Army dress and some medicines.
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December - 2 
Further, a grenade explosion took place near the house of one Abdul Ahad Tantray at Fatehpora in Baramulla without causing any damage.
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Further, a grenade explosion took place near the house of one Abdul Ahad Tantray at Fatehpora in Baramulla without causing any damage.
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December - 2 
In addition, the Central Reserve Police Force personnel of Dhemaji district arrested a pseudo ULFA cadre, Raju Sonowal of Baligaon village near Dhemaji town, reports Sentinel. Sonowal pretended to be a ULFA linkman and is involved in extortion cases.
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In addition, the Central Reserve Police Force personnel of Dhemaji district arrested a pseudo ULFA cadre, Raju Sonowal of Baligaon village near Dhemaji town, reports Sentinel. Sonowal pretended to be a ULFA linkman and is involved in extortion cases. A locally made revolver and three live ammunitions were also recovered from the incident site.
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December - 2 
Maoists have given a general shutdown call on December 5 and 6 in the Gajapati district, protesting against police firing in the tribal-dominated village of Kutuniganda on November 23.
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Maoists have given a general shutdown call on December 5 and 6 in the Gajapati district, protesting against police firing in the tribal-dominated village of Kutuniganda on November 23.
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December - 2 
Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor confirmed on December 2 that the 10 terrorists who were involved in the multiple terrorist attacks had sailed in a merchant vessel from Karachi in Pakistan on the high seas, before boarding a hijacked fishing b
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Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor confirmed on December 2 that the 10 terrorists who were involved in the multiple terrorist attacks had sailed in a merchant vessel from Karachi in Pakistan on the high seas, before boarding a hijacked fishing boat named Kuber, reports The Hindu. After being closer to Mumbai, the group left the trawler and took an inflatable rubber dinghy, and landed at Budhwar Park near Cuffe Parade. Each group carried timer-controlled improvised explosive devices (IED) and each of the terrorists was armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle and a pistol, said the Police Commissioner. He also added that each of them carried between INR 2,000 and INR 5,000 in cash, and some foreign currency which might have been seized from the hostages. The attackers used a global positioning system (GPS) to chart their course. After reaching Mumbai, the militants used mobile phones fitted with Indian SIM cards, which were reportedly bought from Kolkata and Delhi. That helped them to communicate with their controllers through a voice-over-Internet connection, said Gafoor.
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December - 2 
Normal life was affected in several blocks of Malkangiri district with the beginning of Communist Party of India-Maoist’s (CPI-Maoist) People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week from December 2-morning, reports The Pioneer. Maoists have reportedl
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Normal life was affected in several blocks of Malkangiri district with the beginning of Communist Party of India-Maoist’s (CPI-Maoist) People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week from December 2-morning, reports The Pioneer. Maoists have reportedly put up banners and posters in several localities in the district urging people to join their movement to fight corruption and exploitation. Areas under three police stations- Kalimela, MV-79 and Motu- have been most affected.
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December - 2 
On December 2, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ‘banned’ the export of rice or paddy outside Manipur with effect from December 12, to stop the alleged growing of cash crop.
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On December 2, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ‘banned’ the export of rice or paddy outside Manipur with effect from December 12, to stop the alleged growing of cash crop.
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December - 2 
Security forces arrested a Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militant, identified as Abdul Rafique, from Khagorijan village under Thelamara police station in the Sonitpur district, according to Assam Tribune. An AK-47 rifle was also re
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Security forces arrested a Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militant, identified as Abdul Rafique, from Khagorijan village under Thelamara police station in the Sonitpur district, according to Assam Tribune. An AK-47 rifle was also recovered from his possession.
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December - 2 
Seven Pakistani nationals, who claimed they were fishermen, were detained and their fishing trawler was seized by the Indian Coast Guard in the Jakhau port in Gujarat on December 2. A Coast Guard spokesman said the boat "Al Rafiq" was intercepted whe
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Seven Pakistani nationals, who claimed they were fishermen, were detained and their fishing trawler was seized by the Indian Coast Guard in the Jakhau port in Gujarat on December 2. A Coast Guard spokesman said the boat "Al Rafiq" was intercepted when the men were found fishing deep inside Indian territorial waters.
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December - 2 
Shillong Times quoting police source reports that the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) is carrying out an extortion drive with support from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) in the coal belt areas of West Khasi H
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Shillong Times quoting police source reports that the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) is carrying out an extortion drive with support from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) in the coal belt areas of West Khasi Hills and East Garo Hills. According to police sources, the activities of ANVC and NSCN-IM are at their peak during the winter season as this is the period when a large quantity of coal is exported to Bangladesh resulting in a huge business transaction. "The ANVC and NSCN (IM) equally share the extorted amount," police sources stated.
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December - 2 
The weapons and grenades used by the 10 terrorists who attacked Mumbai on November 26 were same as the ones used in the December 2001 Parliament attack in New Delhi, claimed investigators, Indian Express reported on December 3. Investigators said tha
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The weapons and grenades used by the 10 terrorists who attacked Mumbai on November 26 were same as the ones used in the December 2001 Parliament attack in New Delhi, claimed investigators, Indian Express reported on December 3. Investigators said that most of the grenades have their source in Pakistan and some were from the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) in Wah city in the north of Pakistan’s Punjab province. This place was reportedly also the source of grenades and explosives used in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, the 2001 Parliament attack and attack on India embassy in Kabul in 2008. One of the grenades recovered from Mumbai, bears the name ‘EN ARGES’ in bold letters, followed by ‘Spl HG 64’ and the serial number 7-93-003. The Arges brand name belongs to Rheinmetall Waffe Munition, an Austrian company, and the grenades are manufactured by POF under license for use by the Pakistan Army. Similar grenades were recovered from terrorists involved in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, the 2001 Parliament attack and on the three militants shot dead while trying to attack the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters in Nagpur in June 2006. The automatic pistols are also manufactured in Pakistan, with one of them bearing, in bold letters, the name "Diamond" followed by the manufacturer’s name, "Nedi Frontier Arms Co." Below it are engravings which read "Peshawar Cal 30" and "7341 NFAC." The AK-47 assault rifles used by the terrorists in Mumbai were manufactured in Russia. One rifle recovered has the trademark symbol of a triangle with an arrow inside it, representing the Izhevsk factory in Izhevsk city, capital of the Udmurt Republic in western Russia, where Mikhail Kalashnikov designed the rifle.
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December - 2 
Thoubal district police arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Tantanga Korouphu Yaima Maring alias Korungkhul, from Wangjing Bazar on December 2, according to Sangai Express.
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Thoubal district police arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Tantanga Korouphu Yaima Maring alias Korungkhul, from Wangjing Bazar on December 2, according to Sangai Express.
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December - 2 
Troops of Assam Rifles arrested one UNLF cadre, Irengbam Dharmendra Singh, from Samaram Shabal Leikai Kakching in the Thoubal district on December 2.
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Troops of Assam Rifles arrested one UNLF cadre, Irengbam Dharmendra Singh, from Samaram Shabal Leikai Kakching in the Thoubal district on December 2.
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December - 2 
Two bombs were recovered from the ruling Congress party office at Dokmoka and a bus passengers’ shed under Hauraghat police station. The police said both the bombs were planted by suspected Karbi militants.
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Two bombs were recovered from the ruling Congress party office at Dokmoka and a bus passengers’ shed under Hauraghat police station. The police said both the bombs were planted by suspected Karbi militants.
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December - 2 
Two persons, identified as Uttam Adhikary and Ranjit Ray, were injured when the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants fired upon them in a tea stall at Dolgaon under Gossaigaon police station in the Kokrajhar district on December 2-evening
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Two persons, identified as Uttam Adhikary and Ranjit Ray, were injured when the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants fired upon them in a tea stall at Dolgaon under Gossaigaon police station in the Kokrajhar district on December 2-evening, reports Sentinel.
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December - 2 
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a close associate of the Congress rebel candidate, Ghulam Rasool Kar, and wounded one more of his associates at Sopore in Baramulla district on December 2, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said an unidentified
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Unidentified gunmen shot dead a close associate of the Congress rebel candidate, Ghulam Rasool Kar, and wounded one more of his associates at Sopore in Baramulla district on December 2, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said an unidentified gunman appeared in Now Hamam locality of Sopore town and fired upon the retired lecturer, Bashir Ahmed Kababi, near his house at 2015 hours, killing him on the spot. Earlier at 1915 hours, an unidentified gunman shot at and injured Farooq Ahmed Pandit. Even as officials suspect it the involvement of separatist militants, reports said that Kar was suspecting the hand of a rival candidate behind the twin shootout.
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December - 3 
A Naxalite (left-wing extremist), identified as B. Badru alias Sanjeev of Govindaraopet mandal (administrative unit), belonging to the Praja Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist- Leninist (CPI-ML) was killed in an encounter wi
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A Naxalite (left-wing extremist), identified as B. Badru alias Sanjeev of Govindaraopet mandal (administrative unit), belonging to the Praja Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist- Leninist (CPI-ML) was killed in an encounter with the police in Gangaram forest area of Kothaguda mandal in Warangal district on December 3, The Hindu reported. A cache of arms including two 8 mm rifles, one Springfield rifle and one .30 carbine was recovered by the police from the vehicle he was travelling in.
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December - 3 
A police search party was attacked by militants with automatic weapons at Ganderbal. However, the militants managed to escape and no one was injured in the encounter.
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A police search party was attacked by militants with automatic weapons at Ganderbal. However, the militants managed to escape and no one was injured in the encounter.
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December - 3 
A senior cadre of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), identified as Marshal Roy Kharkongor alias Bah Arol, surrendered before Umkiang police at Jowai in the Jaintia Hills district on December 3, according to Shillong Times. During the
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A senior cadre of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), identified as Marshal Roy Kharkongor alias Bah Arol, surrendered before Umkiang police at Jowai in the Jaintia Hills district on December 3, according to Shillong Times. During the course of his interrogation, Marshal confessed that he had joined HNLC in 2001 and had completed three months training at Chittagong in Bangladesh. He was a resident of Madanriting in capital Shillong. He further disclosed that the group of five cadres had entered Jaintia Hills through Hingaria village bordering Bangladesh and had halted at Umsona-Raja for about two weeks. Marshal, finding an opportunity, deserted his fellow cadres and surrendered before the police.
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December - 3 
A suspected terrorist involved in the May 18, 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, identified as Vikar Ahmed, and his accomplice, identified as Amjad, and two others escaped after open firing at a three member police team, who tried to arrest them near the
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A suspected terrorist involved in the May 18, 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, identified as Vikar Ahmed, and his accomplice, identified as Amjad, and two others escaped after open firing at a three member police team, who tried to arrest them near the crowded Indira Seva Sadan cross road in the Santoshnagar area of capital Hyderabad on December 3, reports The Hindu. When cornered inside a public telephone booth, Vikar and Amjad opened fire at the policemen with 9-mm locally-made pistols, injuring head Constable Guru Ram Raju and another policeman, Mohammad Jaffar. The terrorists possessing firearms suggested that they could be plotting a major attack but their targets and plans could not be ascertained, police said.
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December - 3 
About 68 percent polling was reported in the eight polling booths across the four assembly constituencies, including the Maoist affected Keshkal and Antagarh constituencies that went for re-polling on December 3, reports Zee News. As reported earlier
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About 68 percent polling was reported in the eight polling booths across the four assembly constituencies, including the Maoist affected Keshkal and Antagarh constituencies that went for re-polling on December 3, reports Zee News. As reported earlier, re-polling in these eight booths had been ordered after they had recorded “excess voting”.
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December - 3 
According to The Hindu, India issued a strict warning to Pakistan on December 3 that it was “determined to take strongest” possible steps to ensure that there was no repetition of incidents like the Mumbai terrorist attacks. “We are determined to tak
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According to The Hindu, India issued a strict warning to Pakistan on December 3 that it was “determined to take strongest” possible steps to ensure that there was no repetition of incidents like the Mumbai terrorist attacks. “We are determined to take the strongest possible measures to ensure that there is no repetition of such acts,” said External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee while addressing the third conference of Latin American Studies Council of Asia and Oceania in New Delhi. He termed the attacks as “perhaps the most vicious in the history of independent India,” and public opinion in the country was demanding concrete action and hoped that Pakistan would take “immediate action.” He said India expected Pakistan to honour its “solemn commitments” not to permit the use of its territory for terrorism against her neighbour. “We expect Pakistan to honour its solemn commitments not to permit the use of its territory for terrorism against India,” Mukherjee added. India has blamed the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for the Mumbai attacks. Besides seeking “strong action” against “elements from Pakistan” linked to the attacks, New Delhi has asked Islamabad to hand over 20 most wanted criminals and terrorists, including LeT chief Hafiz Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, which was rejected by Pakistan.
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December - 3 
According to the sources in Uttar Pradesh Home Ministry, explosives meant for mining activities in the State are being diverted to Naxalites (left-wing extremists) to carry out strikes in the other States, PTI reported. "A large number of recoveries
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According to the sources in Uttar Pradesh Home Ministry, explosives meant for mining activities in the State are being diverted to Naxalites (left-wing extremists) to carry out strikes in the other States, PTI reported. "A large number of recoveries of explosives from the Naxalite-infested districts of Chandauli, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra and other parts of the State have revealed that the Naxalites are exploiting their links with the people involved in mining activities to carry out strikes in other states," a senior Home Ministry official told. According to the report, this year till November, 34348 detonators, 3226 electric detonators, 700 kilograms of explosive, 43 gelatin rods, 1,883 safety fuses, 32.76 tonnes of ammonium nitrate and 200 explosive rods were recovered from different parts of the State. Most of the recoveries were from the Naxalite-affected Chandauli, Mirzapur and Sonebhadra districts, which are also known for mining activities. While 30,000 detonators and 3,100 electric detonators were recovered from Chandauli, over 32 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, 54 detonators and 20 electronic detonators were recovered from Sonebhadra. From Mirzapur 2.6 quintal of ammonium nitrate, 1373 detonators, 100 electric detonators were recovered.
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December - 3 
Another poster by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) saying 'we are in the city' has appeared in Acharya Vihar under Sahid Nagar police station in capital Bhubaneswar on December 3, even as combing operations in the Chandka- Damapada Re
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Another poster by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) saying 'we are in the city' has appeared in Acharya Vihar under Sahid Nagar police station in capital Bhubaneswar on December 3, even as combing operations in the Chandka- Damapada Reserve Forest and the adjacent villages has intensified, reports The Pioneer.
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December - 3 
Bail pleas of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties’ (PUCL) national Vice-President, Vinayak Sen, and another member of the organisation, Piyush Guha, who were arrested on charges of aiding the CPI-Maoist cadres, were rejected by the Chhattisgarh Hi
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Bail pleas of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties’ (PUCL) national Vice-President, Vinayak Sen, and another member of the organisation, Piyush Guha, who were arrested on charges of aiding the CPI-Maoist cadres, were rejected by the Chhattisgarh High Court (HC) on December 3, reports Indlaw News. As reported earlier, Sen and Guha were arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2006, for their alleged links with Maoists. Sen was charged with delivering messages of jailed CPI-Maoist leader Nayaran Sanyal to Guha. The hearing in the case against them was continuing in the Raipur district court. Earlier, also both had submitted a bail plea in 2007, which was subsequently rejected by the HC as well as the Supreme Court.
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December - 3 
Defence Minister A.K. Antony on December 3 warned the armed forces of possible terrorist attacks from airborne platforms similar to the ‘9/11’ attacks in the US, at a meeting with the three services chiefs and defence officials in New Delhi, reports
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Defence Minister A.K. Antony on December 3 warned the armed forces of possible terrorist attacks from airborne platforms similar to the ‘9/11’ attacks in the US, at a meeting with the three services chiefs and defence officials in New Delhi, reports The Hindu. The meeting, attended by Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major and Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor and Defence Secretary Vijay Singh, also reviewed the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan in the wake of reports that its army was on a “high alert” following the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Antony asked them to be prepared to counter the threat of terrorists from the air and prevent a repeat of World Trade Center-type attacks carried out by the al Qaeda. He called for greater co-ordination among all security and intelligence agencies so as to make the intelligence inputs actionable. Antony, sources said, worked out measures with the armed forces for tightening security and vigil along the LoC to prevent infiltration of terrorists through land, as “Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) is known to be an important area for recruitment and training of terrorists.”
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December - 3 
Eight kilograms of RDX, fitted with a timer, was recovered by the bomb squad near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) in Mumbai on December 3, reports The Hindu. “The RDX was recovered from a room near the CST where a lot of luggage left behind by
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Eight kilograms of RDX, fitted with a timer, was recovered by the bomb squad near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) in Mumbai on December 3, reports The Hindu. “The RDX was recovered from a room near the CST where a lot of luggage left behind by passengers in last Wednesday’s attacks was stored. Many people came to claim the luggage. Today, our workers, while moving the luggage saw a haversack. Since it was heavy, they got suspicious. We called the bomb squad and they defused the explosive device,” Railway Police Commissioner A.K. Sharma said. He added that the RDX was planted by the terrorists who attacked the station on November 26. Meanwhile, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Rakesh Maria, said the explosives were in two sets -one of four kilogram each.
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December - 3 
Elsewhere in the State, security forces recovered a consignment of explosives and ammunition during a search operation at village Behota in the Doda district. The consignment, concealed in a natural hideout, include 10 kg RDX, two magazines of Self L
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Elsewhere in the State, security forces recovered a consignment of explosives and ammunition during a search operation at village Behota in the Doda district. The consignment, concealed in a natural hideout, include 10 kg RDX, two magazines of Self Loading Rifle, one stove, one radio set and some ration items.
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December - 3 
Further, two militants, who entered India through Nepal, were also arrested from Pulwama district. John Mohammad Bhat of Quimoh village in Kulgam and Showkat Ahmad Wani of Lolipora village of Pattan, who were trained in Pakistan, were arrested by sec
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Further, two militants, who entered India through Nepal, were also arrested from Pulwama district. John Mohammad Bhat of Quimoh village in Kulgam and Showkat Ahmad Wani of Lolipora village of Pattan, who were trained in Pakistan, were arrested by security forces during frisking near a bus stand in Pulwama town. Preliminary investigations revealed that the duo entered India via Nepal on November 26. Two Pakistani passports and two Pakistani identity cards were recovered from their possession.
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December - 3 
Meanwhile, on December 3, airports in Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai was put on a high security alert in the wake of intelligence warnings that terrorists of Pakistan or Afghanistan origin may strike these airports by this weekend ahead of the annivers
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Meanwhile, on December 3, airports in Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai was put on a high security alert in the wake of intelligence warnings that terrorists of Pakistan or Afghanistan origin may strike these airports by this weekend ahead of the anniversary of demolition of Babri mosque, reports Times of India. Intelligence reports suggest that several suspected terrorists have infiltrated into the country to carry out strikes in leading airports. Major airports across the country, especially those in the western region, have been on high alert and extra vigil for the past few days following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
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December - 3 
More than 1200 Special Police Officers (SPO), part of the Salwa Judum (the anti-Maoist vigilante movement) have been removed from their services in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected south Bastar region in the last six months,
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More than 1200 Special Police Officers (SPO), part of the Salwa Judum (the anti-Maoist vigilante movement) have been removed from their services in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected south Bastar region in the last six months, reports The Pioneer. The SPOs were reportedly involved in intelligence collection, guarding Government-maintained relief camps and assist security forces during operations in remote forested hilly regions. "While some of the SPOs were removed on the charges of indiscipline, many left their jobs as they got employment as shiksha karmis (educational volunteers)," said Rahul Sharma, Superintendent of Police in Dantewada.
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December - 3 
On December 3, the security forces neutralized a militant hideout in the Dharmsal forest area of Rajouri district and recovered some arms and ammunition, Daily Excelsior reported. While the militants had managed to escape before the raid, the troops
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On December 3, the security forces neutralized a militant hideout in the Dharmsal forest area of Rajouri district and recovered some arms and ammunition, Daily Excelsior reported. While the militants had managed to escape before the raid, the troops recovered four AK magazines, two wireless sets, one pistol magazine, one UBGL shell, four pouches, one jacket, AK rounds 276, 20 pistol rounds, Pica rounds five, wireless set battery one, three UBGL grenades, one compass, two fencing cutters, Rs 1450 in Pak currency, four watches, two caps and some dry fruits.
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December - 3 
One National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militant, identified as Surjyaram Reang, surrendered before Major R.K. Saha of Assam Rifles at Kakracherra of Mungiakami police station in the West Tripura district. He deposited 32 bullets and some inc
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One National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militant, identified as Surjyaram Reang, surrendered before Major R.K. Saha of Assam Rifles at Kakracherra of Mungiakami police station in the West Tripura district. He deposited 32 bullets and some incriminating papers of NLFT militants.
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December - 3 December - 4
Pheiroijam Okenjeet, son of the Manipur Health Minister, Ph. Parijat, who was abducted by cadres of Wanglen Khuman faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) from his residence at Nongada Makha Leikai under Lamlai police station in the Imphal Ea
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Pheiroijam Okenjeet, son of the Manipur Health Minister, Ph. Parijat, who was abducted by cadres of Wanglen Khuman faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) from his residence at Nongada Makha Leikai under Lamlai police station in the Imphal East district on December 3-evening, was rescued by the security forces during an operation conducted at Bongjang village under Seikul police station in the Thoubal district on December 4-morning. The abduction was apparently connected with a monetary demand by the outfit.
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December - 3 
Security forces arrested a self-styled battalion commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Qari Ismail, a resident of Pakistan, was arrested by police in the capital Srinagar after a chase from Sopore, Daily Excelsior reported. Two Chinese grenades, o
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Security forces arrested a self-styled battalion commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Qari Ismail, a resident of Pakistan, was arrested by police in the capital Srinagar after a chase from Sopore, Daily Excelsior reported. Two Chinese grenades, one rifle grenade and 22 live rounds of AK 47 were recovered from his possession.
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December - 3 
The Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), which was made weak during the military operations in Bhutan in December 2003, has started regrouping with active support from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), reported Telegraph. Ramanath Roy, o
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The Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), which was made weak during the military operations in Bhutan in December 2003, has started regrouping with active support from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), reported Telegraph. Ramanath Roy, one of the two militants arrested at Baxirhat in the Cooch Bihar district in September 2008, confessed during interrogation that the outfit, in a desperate attempt to renew its activity, have resumed training at the Chittagong hill tracts in Bangladesh with active help from ULFA.
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December - 3 
Three All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militants, identified as Sailen Debbarma, Dherendra Debbarma and Manoj Debbarma, surrendered before the Tripura State Rifles and Assam Rifles personnel at Nandibairagibari of Champak Nagar police station in the We
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Three All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militants, identified as Sailen Debbarma, Dherendra Debbarma and Manoj Debbarma, surrendered before the Tripura State Rifles and Assam Rifles personnel at Nandibairagibari of Champak Nagar police station in the West Tripura district on December 3, reports Tripuratimes. They deposited one AK-56 rifle with three magazines and 90 bullets.
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December - 3 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as K Indrasen and S Ravinder, were arrested by the police during a routine vehicle checking at Huzurabad town in the Karimnagar district on December 3. Two bombs and some gela
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as K Indrasen and S Ravinder, were arrested by the police during a routine vehicle checking at Huzurabad town in the Karimnagar district on December 3. Two bombs and some gelatin sticks were recovered from their possession. The duo had previously handed over extortion money of INR 590,000 to the Maoists and was also giving shelter to the Maoists.
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December - 4 
50 detonators and other explosive material were seized by police from a passenger bus at Mohana in the Gajapati district during search of a passenger bus on December 4-evening, reports The Hindu.
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50 detonators and other explosive material were seized by police from a passenger bus at Mohana in the Gajapati district during search of a passenger bus on December 4-evening, reports The Hindu.
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December - 4 
A 26-year-old labourer, identified as Inode Das, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Pub Athiabari Saukati Suba under Borbori police station in the Baksa district on December 4, reports Telegraph.
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A 26-year-old labourer, identified as Inode Das, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Pub Athiabari Saukati Suba under Borbori police station in the Baksa district on December 4, reports Telegraph.
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December - 4 
A counter-insurgency operation against militants belonging to the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) was intensified following the recent blast on a passenger train in Diphu Railway station on December 3, sources said. Operation
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A counter-insurgency operation against militants belonging to the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) was intensified following the recent blast on a passenger train in Diphu Railway station on December 3, sources said. Operations by the police, Army, Border Security Force and Central Reserve Police Force personnel have been intensified after the blast on the passenger train, in which four persons were killed and more than 30 others sustained injuries.
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December - 4 
A Madhya Pradesh court on December 4 handed over an alleged terrorist, identified as Qayimuddin alias Musa alias Rizwan, wanted in connection with the July 26 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts, to the Anti-Terrorism Squad of Gujarat Police, reports The Hi
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A Madhya Pradesh court on December 4 handed over an alleged terrorist, identified as Qayimuddin alias Musa alias Rizwan, wanted in connection with the July 26 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts, to the Anti-Terrorism Squad of Gujarat Police, reports The Hindu. Rizwan was reportedly arrested on November 10 from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.
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December - 4 
A poster pasted in a Government school in Kalimela in Malkangiri district threatens to blow it up.
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A poster pasted in a Government school in Kalimela in Malkangiri district threatens to blow it up.
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December - 4 
A school teacher, identified as Mohammed Doulat, was shot dead by suspected militants at Samurou Laiphrakpam Konjil under Wangoi police station in the Imphal West district on December 4, reports Imphal Free Press.
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A school teacher, identified as Mohammed Doulat, was shot dead by suspected militants at Samurou Laiphrakpam Konjil under Wangoi police station in the Imphal West district on December 4, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 4 
A suspected People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre was shot dead by a team of Thoubal district police commandos and personnel of the 32 Assam Rifles at Waithou Tangjeng village under Thoubal police station on December 4-morning. While other mi
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A suspected People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre was shot dead by a team of Thoubal district police commandos and personnel of the 32 Assam Rifles at Waithou Tangjeng village under Thoubal police station on December 4-morning. While other militants managed to escape from the encounter site, an M-20 rifle with three live rounds and one hand grenade were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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December - 4 
A sympathiser of another militant group, identified as Wangremsem Tangkhul alias Aboi, was also arrested from New Checkon crossing on December 4-evening. Five rounds of ammunition were recovered from his possession. He confessed during interrogation
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A sympathiser of another militant group, identified as Wangremsem Tangkhul alias Aboi, was also arrested from New Checkon crossing on December 4-evening. Five rounds of ammunition were recovered from his possession. He confessed during interrogation that he was sent to Checkon to collect ammunition from a supplier.
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December - 4 
According to The Hindu, the Government has proof of the involvement of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, in the multiple terrorist attacks in Mumbai but it will not level a public accusation because the ensui
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According to The Hindu, the Government has proof of the involvement of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, in the multiple terrorist attacks in Mumbai but it will not level a public accusation because the ensuing tension in bilateral relations would play into the hands of those responsible for the incidents, unidentified authoritative sources claimed in New Delhi on December 4. These sources said investigators had "the names of the handlers and trainers from Pakistan, the locations where the training was held, and some of their communication through Voice over Internet Protocol have addresses that have been used by known ISI people before."
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December - 4 
Activists of the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) captured one M.P. Phan, a ‘Captain’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), along with six milligrams of brown sugar when he tried to sell the drugs to one H
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Activists of the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) captured one M.P. Phan, a ‘Captain’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), along with six milligrams of brown sugar when he tried to sell the drugs to one Habibur Rahman of Namtola under Sonari police station in the Sivasagar district, reports Assam Tribune. The duo was later handed over to the Sonari police.
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December - 4 
Apart from the allotment of INR Five billion to each of the States affected by activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the Union Government has allotted INR 13 billion for the creation of Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (
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Apart from the allotment of INR Five billion to each of the States affected by activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the Union Government has allotted INR 13 billion for the creation of Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) units of the para-military Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to man the international border with Nepal and Bihar’s border with Jharkhand, reports Bihar Times. The Union Minister of State for Home, Shakeel Ahmed, reportedly said that two bases for the COBRA units would be set up at Muzaffarpur and Gaya in Bihar.
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December - 4 
Assam Rifles personnel shot dead a suspected militant during an encounter at Andro junction in the Imphal East district on December 4-evening, reports Imphal Free Press. While another militant managed to escape from the encounter site, one 7.62 mm pi
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Assam Rifles personnel shot dead a suspected militant during an encounter at Andro junction in the Imphal East district on December 4-evening, reports Imphal Free Press. While another militant managed to escape from the encounter site, one 7.62 mm pistol with magazine loaded with two live rounds were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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December - 4 
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that a Counter-Insurgency Battalion for Resolute Action battalion of the para-military Central Reserve Police Force would be stationed in the district headquarters of Koraput for anti-Maoist operations.
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that a Counter-Insurgency Battalion for Resolute Action battalion of the para-military Central Reserve Police Force would be stationed in the district headquarters of Koraput for anti-Maoist operations.
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December - 4 
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the probe into the October 30 serial blasts in Assam has established the involvement of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). During a press conference, h
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the probe into the October 30 serial blasts in Assam has established the involvement of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). During a press conference, he said, "We have evidence up to the level of ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah and NDFB ‘supremo’ Ranjan Daimary. But to get to the real brains behind the blasts, we need Central assistance, as we cannot go to the neighbouring countries where the ULFA and NDFB are having bases." Gogoi further said that the State’s militant outfits operating from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Myanmar had become "pawns in the hands of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and other forces" inimical to the State’s and country’s interests.
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December - 4 
Elaborate security arrangements are being made for the fourth phase of elections on December 7, with as many as 140 companies of Central forces being deployed in militancy-hit Udhampur and Reasi districts. "Security forces have launched a major sanit
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Elaborate security arrangements are being made for the fourth phase of elections on December 7, with as many as 140 companies of Central forces being deployed in militancy-hit Udhampur and Reasi districts. "Security forces have launched a major sanitising exercise in hilly, remote and sensitive areas of Udhampur and Reasi districts to ensure peaceful polling," defence sources said. Giving details, a police official said that 70 companies of Central forces each would be deployed in two districts.
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December - 4 
Election authorities on December 4 said that 68.22 per cent polling was recorded in the third phase of election in five Assembly segments of Kupwara district after final compilation of the figures, The Hindu reported. "With reference to the presiding
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Election authorities on December 4 said that 68.22 per cent polling was recorded in the third phase of election in five Assembly segments of Kupwara district after final compilation of the figures, The Hindu reported. "With reference to the presiding officers diaries of the five Assembly segment of Kupwara district, which went to polls on November 30 in third phase of elections in the State was recorded as 68.22 per cent," an official statement said. Giving further details, it said that 80.41 per cent of votes were cast in Karnah segment followed by 75.47 per cent in Handwara, 68.46 per cent in Lolab, 62.60 per cent in Kupwara and 61.46 per cent in Langate segment.
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December - 4 
Investigations into the Mumbai terrorist attacks have revealed that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives based in Bangladesh were involved in organising the attacks, CNN-IBN reported. Sources said the former Bangladesh head of the LeT arranged for logist
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Investigations into the Mumbai terrorist attacks have revealed that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives based in Bangladesh were involved in organising the attacks, CNN-IBN reported. Sources said the former Bangladesh head of the LeT arranged for logistical support to the 10 Pakistan-trained terrorists who attacked Mumbai on November 26. Faisal Nayeem, deported to Pakistan in 2006 under American pressure, was the LeT's commander in Dhaka. Sources investigating the attack claim that Faisal got in touch with LeT's present Bangladesh head, Imran Mian, to arrange SIM cards for the terrorists who carried out the Mumbai attacks. During his stay in Bangladesh, Nayeem had set up an intricate network of agents which allowed him to take Indian youth to Pakistan via Bangladesh. They were trained in Pakistani terror camps and then pushed into India. Faisal told Bangladeshi investigators that he had coordinated several fidayeen (suicide squad) attacks during his stay in Bangladesh including the attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters in Nagpur in 2004 and a Border Security Force post in Hyderabad in 2005.
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December - 4 
Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) claimed responsibility for setting ablaze a Imphal-Moreh bound vehicle near Moreh gate No. 2 in the Chandel district on December 2 morning, for allegedly carrying a tobacco consignment. The vehicle was owned by a person
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Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) claimed responsibility for setting ablaze a Imphal-Moreh bound vehicle near Moreh gate No. 2 in the Chandel district on December 2 morning, for allegedly carrying a tobacco consignment. The vehicle was owned by a person belonging to the Kuki community.
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December - 4 
On December 4, a group of four to five armed Naxalites (left-wing extremists) visited Kabbinale village in the Udupi district in the wee hours of December 4, reports Daiji World. The group reportedly woke up a fair price shop owner and asked him to p
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On December 4, a group of four to five armed Naxalites (left-wing extremists) visited Kabbinale village in the Udupi district in the wee hours of December 4, reports Daiji World. The group reportedly woke up a fair price shop owner and asked him to provide them with three quintals of rice. The shop owner was also threatened if the demand is not fulfilled.
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December - 4 
Sambada reports that the Chandpur police outpost in Nayagarh district received a phone call in the wee hours of December 4 threatening to blow up the outpost and the Ranpur police station in 72 hours. The caller reportedly identified himself to be Sa
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Sambada reports that the Chandpur police outpost in Nayagarh district received a phone call in the wee hours of December 4 threatening to blow up the outpost and the Ranpur police station in 72 hours. The caller reportedly identified himself to be Sabyasachi Panda. Some locals claimed to have seen Sabyasachi Panda, who is expected to take over as head of the Central Committee of the CPI-Maoist, travelling in a vehicle in Ostapara-Jangia road.
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December - 4 
Telegraph quoting the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) sources reports that peace talks between the Union Government and the outfit, which was supposed to be held in Hague, would instead take place in Amsterdam, capital of
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Telegraph quoting the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) sources reports that peace talks between the Union Government and the outfit, which was supposed to be held in Hague, would instead take place in Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands, from December 7 to 9.
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December - 4 
The Midnapore West district police released four activists of the People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities on December 4, arrested earlier for digging up the State Highway 9 at Kalaboni in Jhargram in exchange for two top West Midnapore district
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The Midnapore West district police released four activists of the People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities on December 4, arrested earlier for digging up the State Highway 9 at Kalaboni in Jhargram in exchange for two top West Midnapore district officials who were taken hostage by the Committee after its activists were arrested, reports Times of India. The day before, a police party assaulted the activists of the Committee who were digging up the highway and were dumping tree trunks in the area.
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December - 4 
United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed that three barracks of the 12 Assam Rifles located at Nambisha village of Ukhrul district were destroyed in an attack by its armed wing, the Manipur People’s Army (MPA), on November 27, according to San
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United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed that three barracks of the 12 Assam Rifles located at Nambisha village of Ukhrul district were destroyed in an attack by its armed wing, the Manipur People’s Army (MPA), on November 27, according to Sangai Express.
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December - 5 
A suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Nijam Uddin, was arrested by troops based at Labak on December 5 from Badri Bridge on National Highway -53 under Lakhipur police station in the Cachar district, according to Sentinel. He belo
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A suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Nijam Uddin, was arrested by troops based at Labak on December 5 from Badri Bridge on National Highway -53 under Lakhipur police station in the Cachar district, according to Sentinel. He belongs to the part-ii of Algapur village under Silchar police station.
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December - 5 
A team of Imphal East district police arrested a Kuki National Front (KNF) cadre, Paolun Khongsai, from New Checkon December 5. He belonged to Lhangjeng village at Leitop in the Senapati district. One demand letter of the KNF-Zogam was recovered from
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A team of Imphal East district police arrested a Kuki National Front (KNF) cadre, Paolun Khongsai, from New Checkon December 5. He belonged to Lhangjeng village at Leitop in the Senapati district. One demand letter of the KNF-Zogam was recovered from his possession.
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December - 5 
An United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) bomb expert and ‘lieutenant’ of its ‘709 battalion’, identified as Tapan Rai, was shot dead in an encounter with a joint team of the army and police at Belguri in Kokrajhar district on December 5, according t
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An United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) bomb expert and ‘lieutenant’ of its ‘709 battalion’, identified as Tapan Rai, was shot dead in an encounter with a joint team of the army and police at Belguri in Kokrajhar district on December 5, according to Telegraph. One AK-47 rifle with two magazines of 16 rounds of live ammunition was recovered from his possession.
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December - 5 
Cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed five policemen in Khunti district and decamped with their weapons on December 5-afternoon, reports Indian Express. The incident occurred around 2.15 pm near Rahe village under Sonahatu
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Cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed five policemen in Khunti district and decamped with their weapons on December 5-afternoon, reports Indian Express. The incident occurred around 2.15 pm near Rahe village under Sonahatu block, 30 km from Tamar in Khunti district, when the policemen were returning on foot after patrolling in the morning when the Maoists ambushed them. “They opened indiscriminate firing, leaving them no scope to retaliate,” said Director General of Police V. D. Ram who was supervising the combing operation in the area. However, The Telegraph reports that in a first of its kind attack, some 25 Maoists, all in plain clothes and hiding in shops, pounced on the policemen as they walked back to the Rahe police outpost. “At least five Maoists attacked each jawan. The jawans were dragged to different spots in the market, stabbed and shot. We are not sure whether the Maoists used the jawans’ Insas rifles or if they had brought their own guns,” Senior Superintendent of Police, M.S. Bhatia, said.
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December - 5 
Dokmoka police recovered a handmade bomb in front of a namghar (prayer hall) at Parakhowa village under Howraghat police station in the Karbi Anglong district, reports Assam Tribune.
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Dokmoka police recovered a handmade bomb in front of a namghar (prayer hall) at Parakhowa village under Howraghat police station in the Karbi Anglong district, reports Assam Tribune.
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December - 5 
Normal life was affected in the Kandhamal, Gajapati and Rayagada districts of south Orissa on December 5, the first day of the two-day shutdown call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in protest against the killing of a civilia
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Normal life was affected in the Kandhamal, Gajapati and Rayagada districts of south Orissa on December 5, the first day of the two-day shutdown call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in protest against the killing of a civilian of Kutuniganda village in Gajapati district by the Central Reserve Police Force personnel on November 22, The Hindu reported.
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December - 5 
On December 5, the Kolkata Police arrested two more terrorists, identified as Tausif Rehman and Mukhtar Ahmed, from different locations in connection with the November 26 Mumbai multiple terrorist attack, reports Times of India. While Tausif was arre
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On December 5, the Kolkata Police arrested two more terrorists, identified as Tausif Rehman and Mukhtar Ahmed, from different locations in connection with the November 26 Mumbai multiple terrorist attack, reports Times of India. While Tausif was arrested from West Bengal, Mukhtar, who was a constable in Jammu and Kashmir Police, was arrested from the same State. Both Tausif and Mukhtar were reportedly linked to the SIM cards used by the terrorists who attacked Mumbai.
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December - 5 
SFs also neutralised a KLNLF camp at Langchitung under Dokmoka police station in the Karbi Anglong district, reports Assam Tribune.
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SFs also neutralised a KLNLF camp at Langchitung under Dokmoka police station in the Karbi Anglong district, reports Assam Tribune.
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The cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted four personnel of the Orissa State Armed Police (OSAP) from Chitrakonda area in the state's southern district of Malkangiri on December 5-evening and released them on December 6 afte
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The cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted four personnel of the Orissa State Armed Police (OSAP) from Chitrakonda area in the state's southern district of Malkangiri on December 5-evening and released them on December 6 after holding them hostage for about 18 hours, reports The Hindu. The District Superintendent of Police Satyabrata Bhoi said that the policemen were returning from Chitrakonda market to their camp at Janbai under Papermetla police station area, about 80 km from Malkangiri when the Maoists abducted them. Following the incident, combing operation and patrolling by security forces have been intensified in the entire area, which border Andhra Pradesh, to track down the Maoists, police said.
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December - 5 
The Patna police seized a big cache of ammunition of various calibre and arrested five persons engaged in clandestine supply of these to Naxalites (left-wing extremists) in late December 5-night, reports Times of India. Senior superintendent of polic
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The Patna police seized a big cache of ammunition of various calibre and arrested five persons engaged in clandestine supply of these to Naxalites (left-wing extremists) in late December 5-night, reports Times of India. Senior superintendent of police Amit Kumar said that the police intercepted three vehicles at the Zero Mile near Mahatma Gandhi bridge over the Ganga and seized 500 cartridges of .315 calibre rifles, 400 of .32 pistols and 11 rounds of 12 bore shotgun, besides one 9 mm pistol with an additional magazine. The inter-state gang was involved in supplying weapons and ammunition to various Naxalite (left-wing extremist) outfits, including Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), and Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC).
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December - 5 
The residents of Kodompokpi village under Nambol police station in the Bishnupur district captured two cadres of an unspecified valley based militant group, when they were attempting to deliver a demand letter at the residence of Toijam Kanta, pradha
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The residents of Kodompokpi village under Nambol police station in the Bishnupur district captured two cadres of an unspecified valley based militant group, when they were attempting to deliver a demand letter at the residence of Toijam Kanta, pradhan (chief) of the Kodompokpi gram panchayat (village level local self-government institution) on December 5- morning. They were later arrested by the Police.
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December - 5 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the police near Pamalvaia village in the Bijapur area of Dantewada district on December 5, Zee News reported. The encounter took place when the Maoists were tryi
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the police near Pamalvaia village in the Bijapur area of Dantewada district on December 5, Zee News reported. The encounter took place when the Maoists were trying to attack the Chhattisgarh Armed Police Force camp.
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December - 5 
Two of the senior most commanders of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), who are both believed to be Pakistani nationals, were shot dead in a fierce gunbattle with Police and Army in Lolab valley of Kupwara district in late December 5-night, reports Daily Ex
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Two of the senior most commanders of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), who are both believed to be Pakistani nationals, were shot dead in a fierce gunbattle with Police and Army in Lolab valley of Kupwara district in late December 5-night, reports Daily Excelsior. With the help of residents, they were identified as Harkat-ul-Mujahideen's "Divisional Commander" for North Kashmir, Najeebullah alias Doctor and "District Commander" for Lolab, Islam alias Ustad. Identification from independent sources was not possible. Both had been active in Kupwara district in the last more than five years. They were allegedly involved in a number of attacks on armed forces, including incidents of grenade throwing.
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December - 5 
Unidentified persons lobbed a hand grenade on the National Conference leader and contesting candidate Mustafa Kamal's rally in Tangmarg on December 5, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said it fell close to the intended target but failed to
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Unidentified persons lobbed a hand grenade on the National Conference leader and contesting candidate Mustafa Kamal's rally in Tangmarg on December 5, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said it fell close to the intended target but failed to explode.
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December - 6 
A hand grenade was planted by suspected militants at the residence of the chief engineer of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Mohammed Ajij Khan, at Keikhu Awang Leika on December 6-morning, reports Imphal Free Press. Later, a team of the
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A hand grenade was planted by suspected militants at the residence of the chief engineer of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Mohammed Ajij Khan, at Keikhu Awang Leika on December 6-morning, reports Imphal Free Press. Later, a team of the Imphal East district police personnel defused the grenade.
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December - 6 
An ULFA cadre, identified as Haresh Patmont alias Jyoti Patmont, was killed in an encounter with security forces (SFs) at Gujarating in the Charaideo subdivision of Sivasagar district. SFs also arrested another ULFA cadre, Kiron Jyoti Gogoi, and reco
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An ULFA cadre, identified as Haresh Patmont alias Jyoti Patmont, was killed in an encounter with security forces (SFs) at Gujarating in the Charaideo subdivision of Sivasagar district. SFs also arrested another ULFA cadre, Kiron Jyoti Gogoi, and recovered two 9mm pistol, one grenade, three magazines, one mobile phone, 15 live ammunition and INR 45,000 from the encounter site.
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December - 6 
Earlier in the day, the police recovered a live bomb from near the office of the Autonomous State Demand Committee in Diphu town, which was later defused.
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Earlier in the day, the police recovered a live bomb from near the office of the Autonomous State Demand Committee in Diphu town, which was later defused.
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December - 6 
Eight Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants, identified as Minder Tisso, Temson Terang, Solman Phangso, John Hanse, Khonsing Singhner, Dhaniram Rongpi alias Mangalsing Rongpi, Kamsing Tisso and Lingdok Ronghang, surrender
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Eight Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants, identified as Minder Tisso, Temson Terang, Solman Phangso, John Hanse, Khonsing Singhner, Dhaniram Rongpi alias Mangalsing Rongpi, Kamsing Tisso and Lingdok Ronghang, surrendered before the Red Horns Division of the Army at Jagiroad in the Morigaon District. They also deposited three AK-56 rifles, one 9mm pistol and a cache of ammunition.
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December - 6 
In a separate incident, a hardcore militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was shot dead in a joint operation by police, Army and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) while his Pakistani associate was injured at village Joura under the jurisdiction o
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In a separate incident, a hardcore militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was shot dead in a joint operation by police, Army and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) while his Pakistani associate was injured at village Joura under the jurisdiction of Gandoh police station in Doda district in the morning of December 6. However, the injured militant managed to escape. The slain militant was identified as Nadeem Hussain alias Umer son of Manzoor Ahmed Bhat, a resident of Joura. His associate, who managed to escape, was identified as Saifullah, a Pakistani. Recoveries made from the scene of encounter include one AK-47 rifle with one magazine, 30 rounds, one pouch and one mobile telephone.
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December - 6 
In another incident, the Huzurabad circle police arrested a cadre of CPI-Maoist identified as Gaddam Rajanarsu alias Raju (26) from his native Dandepalli village. He revealed to the police that the Maoists were planning to conduct a major offence on
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In another incident, the Huzurabad circle police arrested a cadre of CPI-Maoist identified as Gaddam Rajanarsu alias Raju (26) from his native Dandepalli village. He revealed to the police that the Maoists were planning to conduct a major offence on the eve of general elections.
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December - 6 
In another search operation in Marhot, troops of Rashtriya Rifles recovered a consignment of explosive devices and destroyed a hide-out of the militants. Recoveries include three hand grenades, six UBGL grenades, 20 AGL grenades, eight rounds of RPG
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In another search operation in Marhot, troops of Rashtriya Rifles recovered a consignment of explosive devices and destroyed a hide-out of the militants. Recoveries include three hand grenades, six UBGL grenades, 20 AGL grenades, eight rounds of RPG and miscellaneous stores.
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December - 6 
Nine persons, including two children, were injured in a bomb blast at a marketplace near Kheroni village in central Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on December 6-evening, reports The Hindu. Police suspect the hand of the extremist outfit Karbi Longri
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Nine persons, including two children, were injured in a bomb blast at a marketplace near Kheroni village in central Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on December 6-evening, reports The Hindu. Police suspect the hand of the extremist outfit Karbi Longri N.C. Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) behind the blast. The condition of one of the injured was stated to be critical. The blast coincided with the KLNLF’s foundation day. It was the second blast suspected to have been triggered by the KLNLF in the past five days since the indefinite economic blockade called by the outfit began on December 2.
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December - 6 
The KLNLF announced that the ongoing economic blockade in the district will continue without any respite and if the authorities don’t comply with the demand of the organization before long, it will go for a Karbi Anglong bandh (strike) for an indefin
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The KLNLF announced that the ongoing economic blockade in the district will continue without any respite and if the authorities don’t comply with the demand of the organization before long, it will go for a Karbi Anglong bandh (strike) for an indefinite period. R. Dera, ‘publicity secretary’ of the KLNLF, informed the media over phone that militants who laid down their arms before the army on December 6 at Jagiroad were not members of the outfit.
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December - 6 
The Pioneer reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on December 6-night pasted posters and banners at several places in Bermo and Nawadih blocks under the Nawadih and Gandhi Nagar police station to observe a week long foundation
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The Pioneer reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on December 6-night pasted posters and banners at several places in Bermo and Nawadih blocks under the Nawadih and Gandhi Nagar police station to observe a week long foundation day of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) to commemorate the sacrifices of their leaders throughout the country.
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December - 6 
Three militia commanders of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), wanted in different cases in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, were arrested by the police at Dummugudem in Khammam on December 6, according to the Bhadrachalam Deputy Su
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Three militia commanders of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), wanted in different cases in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, were arrested by the police at Dummugudem in Khammam on December 6, according to the Bhadrachalam Deputy Superintendent of Police Sashidhar Raju. The three were involved in a Maoist ambush that left 12 policemen dead in Gollapalli police station limits and attack on police in Maraiguda police station limits.
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December - 6 
Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces personnel of Assam Police and 316 Field Regiment of the Army at Kurkarigaon under Kakotibari police station in the Sivasagar district on December 6,
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Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces personnel of Assam Police and 316 Field Regiment of the Army at Kurkarigaon under Kakotibari police station in the Sivasagar district on December 6, according to Sentinel. One of those killed was identified as Biraj Changmai. An AK-47 rifle and one 9mm pistol were recovered from the encounter site.
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December - 6 
Unidentified persons lobbed a hand grenade on the residence of an Independent candidate, namely Ghulam Mohammad Wathori, at Wathora on Srinagar-Chadoura Road. Sources said that it exploded outside the targeted house and caused damage to one of the ca
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Unidentified persons lobbed a hand grenade on the residence of an Independent candidate, namely Ghulam Mohammad Wathori, at Wathora on Srinagar-Chadoura Road. Sources said that it exploded outside the targeted house and caused damage to one of the candidate's campaigning vehicles. Two persons sustained minor injuries.
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December - 7 
A civilian, identified as Keshav Yadiyal, brother of the general secretary of the district unit of the Janata Dal (Secular) Jagadish Yadiyal, was shot dead and his jeep was burnt by a group of suspected Naxalites (left-wing extremist) at Yedageri ne
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A civilian, identified as Keshav Yadiyal, brother of the general secretary of the district unit of the Janata Dal (Secular) Jagadish Yadiyal, was shot dead and his jeep was burnt by a group of suspected Naxalites (left-wing extremist) at Yedageri near Hallihole village in the Udupi district on December 7, The Hindu reported. According to Mangalorean.com Yadiyal’s wife and son were also assaulted by the Naxalites at their house in this village. The Naxalites had previously asked the family to give them huge amount of food grains and money, which was denied.
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December - 7 
A joint team of Chhattisgarh and Palamau District Police in Jharkhand arrested a lawyer, Satyendra Kumar Choubey, near the divisional jail in Daltonganj when he went to meet a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Vikas alias Baleshwar l
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A joint team of Chhattisgarh and Palamau District Police in Jharkhand arrested a lawyer, Satyendra Kumar Choubey, near the divisional jail in Daltonganj when he went to meet a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Vikas alias Baleshwar lodged in the jail. The lawyer, a resident of Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh, was accused of giving shelter to Naxalites (left-wing extremists). He was also providing legal help to Vikas. Superintendent of Police of Palamau District, Dipak Kumar Verma, said the lawyer had contacts with national-level leaders of various Maoist groups.
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December - 7 
A large number of posters threatening the mafia, police, forest officials and the State have appeared in most of the villages along the Orissa-Jharkhand border, reports The Pioneer. The posters carry the name of Krantikari Kisan Committee. One such p
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A large number of posters threatening the mafia, police, forest officials and the State have appeared in most of the villages along the Orissa-Jharkhand border, reports The Pioneer. The posters carry the name of Krantikari Kisan Committee. One such poster was reportedly found pasted on a wall of Bisra police station in the Sundergarh district.
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December - 7 
A person, identified as Zamlianpau, was killed by suspected militants at Kamdou Veng in the Churachandpur district on December 7, according to Sangai Express.
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A person, identified as Zamlianpau, was killed by suspected militants at Kamdou Veng in the Churachandpur district on December 7, according to Sangai Express.
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December - 7 
A Special Operations Team (SOT) constable, R.D. Sangma, and the 'commander-in-chief' of the Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF), Kimrey K. Sangma, were killed during an encounter between police and militants at Damit village near Shahlang in the W
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A Special Operations Team (SOT) constable, R.D. Sangma, and the 'commander-in-chief' of the Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF), Kimrey K. Sangma, were killed during an encounter between police and militants at Damit village near Shahlang in the West Khasi Hills district on December 7-morning, according to Shillong Times. While an AK-47 assault rifle and some ammunition were recovered, other militants managed to escape from the encounter site.
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December - 7 
A United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as ‘private’ Thingom Angouba Singh, was arrested by the AR personnel at Kakching Khunou under Waikhong Police Station in the Thoubal District in the evening of December 7.
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A United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as ‘private’ Thingom Angouba Singh, was arrested by the AR personnel at Kakching Khunou under Waikhong Police Station in the Thoubal District in the evening of December 7.
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December - 7 
According to Times of India, around 100 children, in the age group of 10 to 18, fled to the neighbouring villages of Sileru, Koraput, Jaipore and Viskhapatnam as the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is forcefully recruiting child soldiers
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According to Times of India, around 100 children, in the age group of 10 to 18, fled to the neighbouring villages of Sileru, Koraput, Jaipore and Viskhapatnam as the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is forcefully recruiting child soldiers in the areas adjacent to the Andhra Pradesh and Orissa border. The Maoists have specifically targeted Pappuluru, Kappatotti, Naguluru, Tarigetta, Chintagunnal, Kuntawada, Sanyasiguda, Nimmalapadu, Doraguda, Gassiguda and Allurukota villages located near G K Veedhi mandal (administrative division) for their recruitment drive. The CPI-Maoist’s Malkangiri division has also decided to fill up the vacant slots in the platoons and area committees as they are worried over the depleting cadre strength. The Maoists have threatened villagers and asked them to send a minimum of 10 children from each panchayat (village-level self-government institution) to join them. "If the parents ignore their call, the Maoists swoop on the villages in the night and take away kids,'' the report said. The report also said that the Maoists have been imparting training to children to collect information on the police, handle sophisticated weapons and plant mines. "The young recruits are also engaged to collect intelligence inputs on police stations, deliver messages and procure food,'' a police officer involved in anti-Naxal operations said. Almost 90 percent of the members of the cultural outfits of Maoist wings are below 16 years, the report added.
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December - 7 
In another incident, Maoists stopped a bus traveling from Sorada in the Ganajm District to Katingia near Salimagochha and wrote slogans on the bus threatening to kill anyone supporting the Sangh Parivar (a Hindu right-wing group) in the area. Some of
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In another incident, Maoists stopped a bus traveling from Sorada in the Ganajm District to Katingia near Salimagochha and wrote slogans on the bus threatening to kill anyone supporting the Sangh Parivar (a Hindu right-wing group) in the area. Some of the slogans were also against the State Government. They did not harm the passengers and allowed the bus to travel to its destination.
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December - 7 
In the fourth phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on December 7, an estimated 55 per cent turnout has been recorded for 18 seats (12 in Kashmir Valley and six in Jammu) in four districts amid stray violence, The Hindu reported. Sporadic
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In the fourth phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on December 7, an estimated 55 per cent turnout has been recorded for 18 seats (12 in Kashmir Valley and six in Jammu) in four districts amid stray violence, The Hindu reported. Sporadic clashes between anti-poll protesters and security forces occurred at a few places while there was a grenade explosion at Sopore, but none was killed. The voting was spread over Baramulla, Udhampur, Budgam and Reasi districts. Gool Arnas, once the operational hub of the militants in lower Pirpanchal ranges, recorded a very high turnout (70 per cent), while Sopore, the home town of breakaway Hurriyat faction leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, had the lowest turnout of 14 per cent. As per tentative data, 55 per cent electorate in Baramulla, Budgam, Udhampur and Reasi districts cast their votes, Chief Electoral Officer B.R. Sharma said.
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December - 7 
Police in State capital Bhubaneswar arrested four persons, including Lenin Kumar, editor of an Oriya magazine, for their alleged links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on December 7, reports The Hindu. Police authorities, however
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Police in State capital Bhubaneswar arrested four persons, including Lenin Kumar, editor of an Oriya magazine, for their alleged links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on December 7, reports The Hindu. Police authorities, however, did not explain the charges brought against the detainees.
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December - 7 
Rajiv Kumar, the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Dumaria in Gaya district, has not been able to attend office for more than three months due to the fear of an attack by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Telegraph reported on Decemb
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Rajiv Kumar, the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Dumaria in Gaya district, has not been able to attend office for more than three months due to the fear of an attack by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Telegraph reported on December 7. Kumar, who had survived an ambush on August 9, has been functioning from the divisional headquarters.
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December - 7 
SFs arrested a Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militant, identified as Hafizur Rahman, from Bhomrabil under Gossaigaon police station in the Kokrajhar district on December 7, reports Telegraph. A pistol was recovered from his possess
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SFs arrested a Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militant, identified as Hafizur Rahman, from Bhomrabil under Gossaigaon police station in the Kokrajhar district on December 7, reports Telegraph. A pistol was recovered from his possession.
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December - 7 
The Hindu reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres conducted a raid on the house of a landlord Vantala Lohit at Rattaguda under the Chitrakonda police station in the Malkangiri District, bordering Andhra Pradesh on
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The Hindu reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres conducted a raid on the house of a landlord Vantala Lohit at Rattaguda under the Chitrakonda police station in the Malkangiri District, bordering Andhra Pradesh on December 7. They took away some gold ornaments and cash from the house.
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December - 7 
The Imphal East district police arrested one cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Sagolsem Bimol Singh, from Yaingangpokpi area on December 7-afternoon. He was reportedly involved in the Decembe
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The Imphal East district police arrested one cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Sagolsem Bimol Singh, from Yaingangpokpi area on December 7-afternoon. He was reportedly involved in the December 3-abduction of the son of Manipur Health and Family Welfare Minister Ph. Parijat from his residence at Nonagada village for ransom.
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December - 7 
The Observer, a London based newspaper, reported on December 7 that it had established that Mohammad Ajmal Amir, the terrorist arrested during the Mumbai attacks, came from Faridkot village in the Okara district of Pakistan, according to The Hindu. T
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The Observer, a London based newspaper, reported on December 7 that it had established that Mohammad Ajmal Amir, the terrorist arrested during the Mumbai attacks, came from Faridkot village in the Okara district of Pakistan, according to The Hindu. The report indicated that the he is the son of Mohammed Amir Iman, contradicting Pakistani denials that its nationals were involved in the Mumbai terrorist attacks. The British newspaper said its investigation had confirmed that Ajmal Amir had lived in the village but had been away for about four years, returning once a year to meet his family. In what it described as a “crucial a piece of evidence”, about Ajmal’s native origins, it said names of his father, Mohammed Amir, and mother, Noor, appeared on the village’s electoral list along with their identity card numbers 3530121767339 and 3530157035058 respectively. “That seems to be the last piece of the jigsaw. A man called Amir and his wife, Noor, do live in Faridkot, official records show. They have a son called Ajmal,” it stated.
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December - 7 
The Telegraph reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire at a police patrol party late on December 7 in Chowka in Seraikela-Kharsawan District. According to police sources, the Maoists riding a motorcycle open
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The Telegraph reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire at a police patrol party late on December 7 in Chowka in Seraikela-Kharsawan District. According to police sources, the Maoists riding a motorcycle opened fire at the patrol team and sped away towards Palgam jungle in Chowka under the Chandil police station area.
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December - 7 
The tribal population of Lalgarh area suspended their agitation on December 7 after signing an agreement with the administration, reports The Telegraph. The decision by the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities followed a three-hour meeting wi
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The tribal population of Lalgarh area suspended their agitation on December 7 after signing an agreement with the administration, reports The Telegraph. The decision by the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities followed a three-hour meeting with the administration. Officials at the meeting said the committee had agreed to call off the agitation after an agreement on 10 issues. Meanwhile, Committee leader Chhatradhar Mahato said, “The administration did not meet our main demand: the SP will have to visit our area and apologise for the police excesses on the tribals of Lalgarh after the Salboni blast (on November 2). We are giving the administration time till December 14 to meet that demand.”
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December - 7 
Unidentified assailants killed Ganouri Turi (30) at Khuddisar village under Dumri Police station in the Giridih District in the morning of December 7. Police sources said Ganouri was earlier associated with the Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCCI)
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Unidentified assailants killed Ganouri Turi (30) at Khuddisar village under Dumri Police station in the Giridih District in the morning of December 7. Police sources said Ganouri was earlier associated with the Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCCI) as an area commander and was commanding the Western Dumri region.
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December - 7 
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that the Pakistani establishment has had historic ties with the LeT, Dawn reported. In an interview to CNN on December 7, Rice read out a charge-sheet against the LeT, spelling out the reasons for takin
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that the Pakistani establishment has had historic ties with the LeT, Dawn reported. In an interview to CNN on December 7, Rice read out a charge-sheet against the LeT, spelling out the reasons for taking action against the group which, she said, was not only involved in the Mumbai attacks but also moved in "the same circles" as al Qaeda. "Well, there have been historic ties. There’s no doubt about that," said Rice when asked if LeT leaders were trained and supported by Pakistani intelligence agencies.
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December - 8 
A powerful time-bomb was recovered at Bazarbasti Jamuna Irrigation Canal Road near Bakaliaghat town in the Karbi Anglong District on December 8, reports Sentinel.
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A powerful time-bomb was recovered at Bazarbasti Jamuna Irrigation Canal Road near Bakaliaghat town in the Karbi Anglong District on December 8, reports Sentinel.
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December - 8 
A team of Thoubal district police commandos shot dead five suspected People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres at Langathel Thongkhong under Kakching police station on December 8, reports Imphal Free Press. Two AK-47 rifles along wit
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A team of Thoubal district police commandos shot dead five suspected People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres at Langathel Thongkhong under Kakching police station on December 8, reports Imphal Free Press. Two AK-47 rifles along with several live rounds, one lethod gun and two hand grenades were recovered from the slain militants.
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December - 8 
According to Daily Excelsior, the personal security officer (PSO) of an Independent candidate, Shiraz Ahmed, contesting from Doda Assembly segment, was shot at and injured by the militants at Bhagwa under the jurisdiction of Dessa police station in D
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According to Daily Excelsior, the personal security officer (PSO) of an Independent candidate, Shiraz Ahmed, contesting from Doda Assembly segment, was shot at and injured by the militants at Bhagwa under the jurisdiction of Dessa police station in Doda district on December 8-night. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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December - 8 
According to The Hindu, the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is backed by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, which reportedly shared intelligence with the outfit and provided protection to it in the No
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According to The Hindu, the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is backed by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, which reportedly shared intelligence with the outfit and provided protection to it in the November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks, New York Times reported on December 8. American intelligence and counterterrorism officials were quoted by the daily as saying that the LeT has quietly gained strength in recent years with the assistance of ISI, which has allowed the group to train and raise money while other militants have been under siege.
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December - 8 
AR personnel arrested one cadre of the Azad faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as ‘finance secretary’ Mohammed Waris Ali alias Sana, and a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Arunjit alias Naobi, from Yairipok bazaar
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AR personnel arrested one cadre of the Azad faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as ‘finance secretary’ Mohammed Waris Ali alias Sana, and a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Arunjit alias Naobi, from Yairipok bazaar.
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December - 8 
Army launched an operation in Sivasagar to neutralise the ‘B Company’ of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)’s ‘28 battalion’ and liberate Upper Assam from the clutches of the outfit, according to Telegraph. Army source said the operations were la
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Army launched an operation in Sivasagar to neutralise the ‘B Company’ of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)’s ‘28 battalion’ and liberate Upper Assam from the clutches of the outfit, according to Telegraph. Army source said the operations were launched mid last week after authorities sent orders that no leniency be shown to ‘B company’ till its militants agree to a truce like the ‘Alpha and Charlie companies’, which declared a cease-fire in June 2008.
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December - 8 
Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Jarbom Gamlin on December 8 said a State-level core group was constituted for proper co-ordination between the administration, army and other intelligence agencies to flush out militants operating in the State and foil
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Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Jarbom Gamlin on December 8 said a State-level core group was constituted for proper co-ordination between the administration, army and other intelligence agencies to flush out militants operating in the State and foil attacks by jihadi elements. "The state government has formed a state-level core group under the guidelines of the ministry of home affairs on the lines of the Unified Command of Assam and Jammu and Kashmir to tackle all forms of terror in the state," he said. "The idea is to improve co-ordination among the machinery, from the government to all security forces that include the army and the police. The decision was taken to flush out NSCN and Ulfa militants operating in Tirap, Changlang and Lohit districts of the state, bordering Myanmar, Nagaland and Assam. Besides, our forces had been put on high alert to thwart any possible attack from jihadi elements in the state," Gamlin told. Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu is to head the 13-member core group.
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December - 8 
Imphal West District Police commandos arrested a cadre of the Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Yumkham Yaiphaba alias Aditya alias Maku Singh, from near the Khuman Lampak main stadium gate on December 8. He confessed that he was ask
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Imphal West District Police commandos arrested a cadre of the Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Yumkham Yaiphaba alias Aditya alias Maku Singh, from near the Khuman Lampak main stadium gate on December 8. He confessed that he was asked to serve demand letters to Numaligarh Refinery Limited oil pump at Mantripukhri area and others for the outfit.
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December - 8 
Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) withdrew its indefinite economic and road blockade, which has been on in the North Cachar Hills district since December 2. KLNLF chief P. Dili said the temporary withdrawal is due to a request
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Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) withdrew its indefinite economic and road blockade, which has been on in the North Cachar Hills district since December 2. KLNLF chief P. Dili said the temporary withdrawal is due to a request from different social and political organisations of Karbi Anglong, which want an end to the crisis for the greater interest of development of the region.
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December - 8 
On December 8, 15 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before the Superintendent of Police, Akun Sabharwal, and Additional Superintendent of Police Navin Gulati at Narsipatnam in the Visakhapatnam district, The Hindu report
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On December 8, 15 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before the Superintendent of Police, Akun Sabharwal, and Additional Superintendent of Police Navin Gulati at Narsipatnam in the Visakhapatnam district, The Hindu reported. Among them were three dalam (squad) commanders, one dalam member and 11 militia members. The extremists are natives of Kothapalli, Peddrugondi, Boddalagondi, Atchampalli, Gillagondi and Kannerusilpa villages in the G.K. Veedhi mandal (administrative unit).
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December - 8 
Security forces arrested one person, Sontosh Malakar, from his residence at Alisinga Natun Basti under Lanka police station in the Nagaon district on December 8, reports Assam Tribune. Police recovered some explosive materials from his residence. Pol
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Security forces arrested one person, Sontosh Malakar, from his residence at Alisinga Natun Basti under Lanka police station in the Nagaon district on December 8, reports Assam Tribune. Police recovered some explosive materials from his residence. Police sources informed that the materials seized look similar to the materials used in the bomb that exploded at Forest Bazaar on December 6 in which nine persons were wounded.
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December - 8 
Suspected militants exploded a bomb at the office complex of Tata Motors at Ghari Lamhang under Lamphel police station in the Imphal West district.
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Suspected militants exploded a bomb at the office complex of Tata Motors at Ghari Lamhang under Lamphel police station in the Imphal West district.
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December - 8 
The Assam Rifles (AR) personnel arrested three militants belonging to the Wanglen Khuman faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Onsoling, Nanao and Bimol, from Laikot, Semul and Samasang under Lamlai Police Station in the Imph
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The Assam Rifles (AR) personnel arrested three militants belonging to the Wanglen Khuman faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Onsoling, Nanao and Bimol, from Laikot, Semul and Samasang under Lamlai Police Station in the Imphal East District in the evening of December 8. Another cadre of the same faction was arrested from Taretkhul village.
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December - 8 
Three persons, including two truck drivers and a People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, were injured during an encounter between militants and Police at Langathel Thongkhong in the Thoubal District in the evening of December 8.
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Three persons, including two truck drivers and a People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, were injured during an encounter between militants and Police at Langathel Thongkhong in the Thoubal District in the evening of December 8. As reported earlier, five PREPAK cadres were killed in the same encounter.
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December - 8 
Two National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants, identified as Njeihingpe Pame and Jekey Riame, were arrested by a joint team of Police and Assam Rifles from Boro Haflong in the North Cachar Hills District in the night of Dec
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Two National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants, identified as Njeihingpe Pame and Jekey Riame, were arrested by a joint team of Police and Assam Rifles from Boro Haflong in the North Cachar Hills District in the night of December 8, according to Telegraph. One M-16 rifle and 20 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the arrested militants.
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December - 9 
All the oil depots of Manipur would remain closed form December 9 (today) in protest against the monetary demands by suspected militants, reports Sentinel. Suspected militants had reportedly placed a bomb at an oil depot at Sagolband in Imphal. There
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All the oil depots of Manipur would remain closed form December 9 (today) in protest against the monetary demands by suspected militants, reports Sentinel. Suspected militants had reportedly placed a bomb at an oil depot at Sagolband in Imphal. There had also been frequent harassment of and intimidation to the owners of oil depots.
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December - 9 
Assam Government on December 9 announced a monetary package to rehabilitate and sustain the pro-peace United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cease-fire group, reports Telegraph. The package will be funded from both the central and the state Governmen
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Assam Government on December 9 announced a monetary package to rehabilitate and sustain the pro-peace United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cease-fire group, reports Telegraph. The package will be funded from both the central and the state Government fund in the initial phase so that time is not wasted in getting clearance. The group had asked for INR 3,000 for an unmarried cadre and INR 5,000 for a married cadre. The Centre now gives a consolidated stipend of INR 2,000 per month to a cadre in cease-fire period. Pro-peace leaders Mrinal Hazarika and Jiten Dutta welcomed this decision and termed it as positive.
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December - 9 
Further, around 15 Kuki National Front (KNF) cadres abducted Rengmeithang Kom, chief of Thayong village in the Senapati District, from his residence in the night of December 9 and demanded a sum of INR 100000 as a ‘fine’ for not attending a meeting o
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Further, around 15 Kuki National Front (KNF) cadres abducted Rengmeithang Kom, chief of Thayong village in the Senapati District, from his residence in the night of December 9 and demanded a sum of INR 100000 as a ‘fine’ for not attending a meeting of village chiefs of the area. Later, he was released after a ransom payment of INR 80,000 in the morning of December 10.
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December - 9 
Government on December 9 urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to declare the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa, a front organisation of the Pakistan-based LeT, as a terrorist outfit. India and the U.S. have said that the LeT and its leaders were involved
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Government on December 9 urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to declare the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa, a front organisation of the Pakistan-based LeT, as a terrorist outfit. India and the U.S. have said that the LeT and its leaders were involved in the Mumbai attack. "The Jama’at-ud-Da’awa and other such organisations need to be proscribed internationally and effective sanctions imposed against them," the Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed told the 15-member UNSC, which held a debate on ‘Threats to international peace and security cause by terrorists."
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December - 9 
On December 9, a team of Imphal East District Police personnel arrested one cadre of the Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Mohammed Abirkhan, from Palace Gate on December 9, reports Imphal Free Press. Another KCP cadre, Laishram Kaor
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On December 9, a team of Imphal East District Police personnel arrested one cadre of the Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Mohammed Abirkhan, from Palace Gate on December 9, reports Imphal Free Press. Another KCP cadre, Laishram Kaoren alias Kaoba, was arrested from Palace Gate on the same day. Kaoba reportedly joined the outfit in March 2007 and he was involved in extortion.
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December - 9 
On December 9, the All Manipur Petroleum Product Dealers' Association closed all oil pumps in the State and organised a one-day sit-in-protest at the Keishampat junction in the Imphal West District against the various threats, attacks and monetary de
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On December 9, the All Manipur Petroleum Product Dealers' Association closed all oil pumps in the State and organised a one-day sit-in-protest at the Keishampat junction in the Imphal West District against the various threats, attacks and monetary demands meted out by militants on them.
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December - 9 
On December 9, the Third Judicial Magistrate First Class Court in Mangalore remanded four persons, identified as Mohammed Ali, his son Javed Ali of Mukkacherri, Ullal, Mohammed Noushad of Subashnagar in Mangalore and Ahmed Bava Abubakkar from Haleyan
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On December 9, the Third Judicial Magistrate First Class Court in Mangalore remanded four persons, identified as Mohammed Ali, his son Javed Ali of Mukkacherri, Ullal, Mohammed Noushad of Subashnagar in Mangalore and Ahmed Bava Abubakkar from Haleyangady, who were accused of being involved in terrorist activities, to judicial custody for 15 days, reports The Hindu. They had been arrested on October 3 and kept in the custody of central crime branch police (Bangalore).
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December - 9 
Security agencies investigating the multiple terrorist attacks in Mumbai said on December 9 that payments for a voice-over-Internet protocol (VOIP) service used by the terrorists were made from Karachi, reports The Hindu. Investigators have found tha
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Security agencies investigating the multiple terrorist attacks in Mumbai said on December 9 that payments for a voice-over-Internet protocol (VOIP) service used by the terrorists were made from Karachi, reports The Hindu. Investigators have found that an unidentified individual using false identification papers, made a payment of $ 290 to the VOIP service (Vox Phone) through an office of the Western Union money-transfer in Karachi. The Mumbai Police intercepted calls made by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists who attacked Mumbai to two VOIP numbers from six Indian mobile phone numbers. The e-mail, which said the attack was intended to avenge atrocities on Muslims in India, was reportedly generated on Hindi language voice-recognition software and sent to Indian newsrooms from a Lahore-based server.
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December - 9 
The Hindu reports that thousands of people gathered at tribal-dominated Belpahari area of West Bengal on December 9 to protest against the activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the region. "Nearly 10,000 people, mostly tri
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The Hindu reports that thousands of people gathered at tribal-dominated Belpahari area of West Bengal on December 9 to protest against the activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the region. "Nearly 10,000 people, mostly tribals, gathered at Bhulabheda area of Belpahari to protest against the growing Maoist terror in the District. They held a public meeting where many tribal representatives said they would not give any food and shelter to the Maoist rebels," West Midnapore district Police Superintendent R.K. Singh told IANS by telephone.
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December - 9 
The Imphal West District Police arrested one KCP cadre, Salam George alias Naoba, from RIMS road near Sky Hospital, according to Sangai Express. He confessed that he joined the outfit in November 2008. He was asked to serve demand letters to cement a
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The Imphal West District Police arrested one KCP cadre, Salam George alias Naoba, from RIMS road near Sky Hospital, according to Sangai Express. He confessed that he joined the outfit in November 2008. He was asked to serve demand letters to cement and iron shops located at Singjamei Chingamakha areas. One demand note of 500000 addressed to person, identified as Thiyam Hemberton, was recovered from his possession.
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December - 9 
The Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said in Malappuram that the Government plans to 5000 recruit more Police personnel, reports The Hindu. He said the Police will make full use of modern technology and will equip to meet any terrorist thre
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The Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said in Malappuram that the Government plans to 5000 recruit more Police personnel, reports The Hindu. He said the Police will make full use of modern technology and will equip to meet any terrorist threat. The Public Service Commission will be asked to make the appointments and the proposed Indian Reserve Battalion would have its headquarters at Pandikkad in the Malappuram District. There would be 1,200 personnel and two battalions from them would be given commando training, he added.
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December - 9 
The Mumbai Police on December 9 released the names, hometown and identification of nine terrorists, who were involved in the November 26 multiple terrorist attacks, reports Times of India. They were identified as Hafiz Arshad alias Bada Abdul Rehaman
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The Mumbai Police on December 9 released the names, hometown and identification of nine terrorists, who were involved in the November 26 multiple terrorist attacks, reports Times of India. They were identified as Hafiz Arshad alias Bada Abdul Rehaman from Multan, Javed alias Abu Ali from Okara district, Shoaib alias Abu Soheb from Narowal in Sialkot, Nazeer alias Abu Umed and Nasir alias Abu Umar from Faisalabad, Babar Imran alias Abu Akasha from Multan, Abdul Rehaman alias Abdul Rehaman Chota from Arafwala in Multan Road, Fahad Ullah alias Abu Fahad from Dipalpur taluka (administrative division) in Okara and Ismail Khan alias Abu Ismail from Dera Ismail Khan district in the North-West Frontier Province, all belonging to Pakistan. An unidentified official said the information is based on the interrogation of the arrested terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab’ (Iman) alias Abu Mujahid, who learnt about others while travelling by boat to Mumbai.
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December - 9 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Khaplang (NSCN-K) alleged that its khapur (tax collector), Theja Kent Rengma, was killed by the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants at Tsosinyu village in the Kohima
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Khaplang (NSCN-K) alleged that its khapur (tax collector), Theja Kent Rengma, was killed by the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants at Tsosinyu village in the Kohima District, according to Nagaland Post.
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December - 9 
The Pioneer reports that on December 9, over 50 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and 15 kilograms of highly powerful explosives along with several dozens of Police uniforms and 2500 posters belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) w
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The Pioneer reports that on December 9, over 50 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and 15 kilograms of highly powerful explosives along with several dozens of Police uniforms and 2500 posters belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered from Dinara in the Jhumra hillocks, about 145 kilometres from Bokaro steel city, by the para-military Central Reserve Police force (CRPF). The Jhumra hillocks is regarded a Maoist stronghold.
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December - 9 
Times of India quoting intelligence sources reported that a sizeable number of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres with arms and ammunition have crossed over from Chhattisgarh to Maharashtra. This is intended at strengthening the depl
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Times of India quoting intelligence sources reported that a sizeable number of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres with arms and ammunition have crossed over from Chhattisgarh to Maharashtra. This is intended at strengthening the depleted Maharashtra dalams (squads), which are facing acute manpower crisis. "At present, they have no strength of manpower after two mass surrenders, encounters and arrests to conduct any major operation targeting Police stations or other establishments. Maoists have no other option but to attack soft targets in remote villages. In fact, the local dalams have come under threat of existence due to drying up of manpower pool and other resources", said Rajesh Pradhan, Superintendent of Police of Gadchiroli District in Maharashtra. A week-long intelligence-based joint anti-Maoist combing operation by the Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh Police had been conducted recently in the inter-State border areas, the report added.
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December - 10 
A 200-strong militia of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the outpost under Muniguda Police station, 100 kilometres from District headquarters Rayagada, in the night of December 10. The Policeman, who rushed to the spot from M
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A 200-strong militia of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the outpost under Muniguda Police station, 100 kilometres from District headquarters Rayagada, in the night of December 10. The Policeman, who rushed to the spot from Muniguda next morning, stepped on the landmine planted by the Maoists.
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December - 10 
A Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) commander belonging to the Janashakti faction of the Sircilla region in Karimnagar District, identified as Malyala Rajesh alias Johnson, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police, Y. Gangadha
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A Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) commander belonging to the Janashakti faction of the Sircilla region in Karimnagar District, identified as Malyala Rajesh alias Johnson, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police, Y. Gangadhar, along with locally manufactured .32 and 8 mm revolvers and some live rounds on December 10, The Hindu reported. Gangadhar revealed that he was forced to join the extremist movement at the instigation of Janashakti State secretary Yadanna.
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December - 10 
A soldier of the Rashtriya Rifles was injured in an encounter with the militants at Chatru in Kishtwar District on December 10, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said troops intercepted a group of two to three militants at Chatru and engaged
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A soldier of the Rashtriya Rifles was injured in an encounter with the militants at Chatru in Kishtwar District on December 10, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said troops intercepted a group of two to three militants at Chatru and engaged them in an encounter which continued for two hours. In heavy exchange of firing, a soldier, identified as Dina Karan, was wounded. The militants, however, managed to escape from the incident site.
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December - 10 
A trooper of the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) was injured in a landmine blast on December 11 at the Dangasorada Police outpost in Rayagada District, reports The Hindu.
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A trooper of the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) was injured in a landmine blast on December 11 at the Dangasorada Police outpost in Rayagada District, reports The Hindu.
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December - 10 
According to Daijiworld, on December 10, the Udupi District Police and ANF personnel intensified combing operations following the killing of Keshav Yadiyal, a resident of Yedageri on December 7.
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According to Daijiworld, on December 10, the Udupi District Police and ANF personnel intensified combing operations following the killing of Keshav Yadiyal, a resident of Yedageri on December 7.
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December - 10 
Meanwhile, a weapons dump of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was unearthed by the Police during a search operation at Damaratogu forest of Gundala Police station in the Khammam District.
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Meanwhile, a weapons dump of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was unearthed by the Police during a search operation at Damaratogu forest of Gundala Police station in the Khammam District.
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December - 10 
Pakistan’s permanent representative to United Nations Security Council, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, in remarks to a special session of the Security Council in New York on December 10 denied his country’s involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks in an
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Pakistan’s permanent representative to United Nations Security Council, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, in remarks to a special session of the Security Council in New York on December 10 denied his country’s involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks in any way. He said that he was "a bit surprised by the strong denouement of the Indian statement." Pakistan was itself subject to terrorist attacks, and had taken action against extremist groups which sought to destroy the peace of the country and its neighbours, he added.
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December - 10 
Separately, an improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from a cinema hall in Ambari village of Goalpara District when a film show was in progress, reports Telegraph. An Army bomb disposal squad from the Red Horn division later neutralised the
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Separately, an improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from a cinema hall in Ambari village of Goalpara District when a film show was in progress, reports Telegraph. An Army bomb disposal squad from the Red Horn division later neutralised the explosive.
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December - 10 
Separately, two engineers of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Ng. Robindro Singh and Y. Sujeet Singh, were abducted by militants belonging to the Ibungo Ngangom faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) from Robindro’s residence at K
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Separately, two engineers of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Ng. Robindro Singh and Y. Sujeet Singh, were abducted by militants belonging to the Ibungo Ngangom faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) from Robindro’s residence at Khurai in the Imphal East District on December 9, reports Telegraph. The abductors on December 10 demanded ransom of INR 30 million from the institute by December 12 for the safe release of its employees. The militants threatened to kill them in case of non-payment of the ransom.
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December - 10 
The interrogation of Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman, the only terrorist arrested during the Mumbai multiple terrorist attacks, has named those who trained the terrorists, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Rakesh Maria, told journalists on December 10,
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The interrogation of Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman, the only terrorist arrested during the Mumbai multiple terrorist attacks, has named those who trained the terrorists, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Rakesh Maria, told journalists on December 10, reports The Hindu. While Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi, Abu Hamza, Kahfa and Hafiz Saeed were among the trainers, the Police is still verifying the details of others, Maria added, saying, the names of the chieftains were yet to be identified. He also said the training was imparted under the Lashkar banner and Ajmal was "quite clear that it [the attack] was a Lashkar operation." Ajmal has delineated specific roles played by the four. Lakhvi planned the whole operation and even "bid farewell to the 10 terrorists before they left Karachi for Mumbai on November 22." The ship al-Hussaini, which carried the terrorists for some 12 nautical miles before they hijacked the trawler Kuber to come to the Mumbai coast, belonged to Lakhvi who was present during the training. Hamza, involved in the 2005 terrorist attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, imparted "advanced training" in weapons and hand grenades, and maritime training. Hafiz provided moral support and "he spoke to them and motivated them". The fourth trainer "Kahfa was with the group right through the training." He was the "course coordinator" and "shepherded" the attackers. The three-month training was conducted somewhere in Azizabad in Karachi, informed Maria. Kahfa and Hamza showed photos of various target locations to the attackers during the training.
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December - 10 
The Tamil Nadu Police on December 10 refuted media reports about possible intrusion of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres in the State following the discovery of some boats with bullet marks along the Rameswaram coast recently, according
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The Tamil Nadu Police on December 10 refuted media reports about possible intrusion of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres in the State following the discovery of some boats with bullet marks along the Rameswaram coast recently, according to Times of India. The Ramanathapuram Superintendent of Police said investigation had revealed that six boats had been recently washed ashore of which three had bullet marks. "A thorough investigation conducted along with the sister agencies revealed that the boats had apparently drifted from Sri Lanka due to the recent cyclone. They were not being used for any activity subversive to the nation's security, as reported in certain sections of the media," he said in a statement in Chennai. As reported earlier, six boats, some with bullet marks and blood stains, were found abandoned off Rameswaram and Nagapattinam coasts on December 5, while three more abandoned boats were found drifting in the coast on December 5 raising suspicion among officials that the LTTE militants were sneaking into Tamil Nadu.
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December - 10 
Three officials of the Khadi and Village Industries Board, Ningthoubam Brojen Singh Thongam Birgopal and Beekeeping Fieldman Chungkhosei Haokip, were abducted by suspected cadres of an unspecified Kuki militant outfit from K Bungjang village in the C
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Three officials of the Khadi and Village Industries Board, Ningthoubam Brojen Singh Thongam Birgopal and Beekeeping Fieldman Chungkhosei Haokip, were abducted by suspected cadres of an unspecified Kuki militant outfit from K Bungjang village in the Churachandpur District in the morning of December 10, according to Sangai Express. An unofficial report late evening said that the officials were released.
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December - 10 
Times of India quoting intelligence agencies reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is trying to abduct some politicians during the winter session of the State Legislative Assembly, starting from December 15. Intelligence input
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Times of India quoting intelligence agencies reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is trying to abduct some politicians during the winter session of the State Legislative Assembly, starting from December 15. Intelligence inputs received indicate that the abduction of ministers or influential Members of Legislative Assembly could be made to ensure release of arrested senior Maoists.
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December - 10 
Two women cadres of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Bandita alias Karabi Phukan of Mahmora Bhalukoni under Kakotibari Police station and Satyama Bailung alias Niharika a.k.a. Mamu of Timou Dabakhatia under Kakotibari Police
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Two women cadres of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Bandita alias Karabi Phukan of Mahmora Bhalukoni under Kakotibari Police station and Satyama Bailung alias Niharika a.k.a. Mamu of Timou Dabakhatia under Kakotibari Police Station, were arrested by Mathurapur Police of Charaideo subdivision in the Sivasagar District on December 10, according to Assam Tribune.
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December - 11 
Addressing the Lok Sabha (Lower house of Parliament) on December 11, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the Government would introduce a set of Bills to strengthen the legal provisions on prevention, investigation, prosecution and punishment of
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Addressing the Lok Sabha (Lower house of Parliament) on December 11, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the Government would introduce a set of Bills to strengthen the legal provisions on prevention, investigation, prosecution and punishment of terrorist acts. One Bill pertains to the setting up of a National Investigation Agency and another to an amendment to the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2002. Making a statement on the November 26 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, he said the Government would take certain hard decisions and prepare the country to face the challenge of terrorism. The Home Minister also said the Government has decided to locate National Security Guard (NSG) units in a few regional hubs. The armed forces’ commando units would also be drawn on to create more regional hubs until a decision was taken to locate NSG units in those hubs too. Outlining some decisions taken to enhance security in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, he said gaps in intelligence gathering had been identified and steps were being taken to provide advanced technical equipment to agencies. Other decisions include the raising of India Reserve Battalions in a number of States with Central assistance and setting up of 20 counter-insurgency and anti-terrorism schools in different parts of the country for training commando units of the State police. Chidambaram said that the Mumbai attacks had also brought into sharp focus the vulnerability of the country’s 7,500-km-long coastline. A coastal security scheme, approved in January 2005, was being reviewed and it would be integrated into a larger security system. The Government has also decided to create a Coastal Command for supervision and coordination of maritime security.
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December - 11 
Another landmine blast was also reported near Pandrakhal on Dangasorada-Chandrapur road in the evening at a spot where Maoists had blocked the road by felling trees. No one was injured in the second blast.
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Another landmine blast was also reported near Pandrakhal on Dangasorada-Chandrapur road in the evening at a spot where Maoists had blocked the road by felling trees. No one was injured in the second blast.
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December - 11 
Meanwhile, Ajmal is to be produced in a court on December 11 (today). Police have registered 12 offences against him in connection with the attacks.
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Meanwhile, Ajmal is to be produced in a court on December 11 (today). Police have registered 12 offences against him in connection with the attacks.
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December - 11 
On December 11, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre arrested during the multiple terrorist attacks in Mumbai on November 26, was remanded to police custody till December 24 in the case of killing of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) ch
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On December 11, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre arrested during the multiple terrorist attacks in Mumbai on November 26, was remanded to police custody till December 24 in the case of killing of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief, Hemant Karkare, senior Inspector Vijay Salaskar and Additional Commissioner of Police Ashok Khamte, reports The Hindu. This is the second case in which Ajmal has been remanded to police custody.
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December - 11 
Police arrested two cadres of the CPI-Maoist, including militia commander Madivi Rammurthy and a cadre identified as Podiam Saraih, at Venkatapuram in the Khammam District on December 11, reports The Hindu. Both of them were accused in the murder of
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Police arrested two cadres of the CPI-Maoist, including militia commander Madivi Rammurthy and a cadre identified as Podiam Saraih, at Venkatapuram in the Khammam District on December 11, reports The Hindu. Both of them were accused in the murder of a political activist of the Communist Party of India-Marxist.
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December - 11 
PTI, quoting Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), reports that the CPI-Maoist have forcibly recruited children into their ranks and created a special squad of minors in Chhattisgarh. "As per the information available, in Chhattisgarh, Maoists have c
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PTI, quoting Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), reports that the CPI-Maoist have forcibly recruited children into their ranks and created a special squad of minors in Chhattisgarh. "As per the information available, in Chhattisgarh, Maoists have constituted special squad of minors," Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament). "The State Government has banned 'Krantikari Adivasi Balak Sang', an organisation of minor child soldiers created by the Maoists," he added. Separately, he also said the Maoists are trying to expand their activities to northern States like Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.
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December - 11 
Suspected Maoist activities have been reported from Melusunka village of Hosanagar taluk (revenue division) in the Shimoga District on December 11. The extremists reportedly looted food grain of the villagers and threatened them not to inform the Pol
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Suspected Maoist activities have been reported from Melusunka village of Hosanagar taluk (revenue division) in the Shimoga District on December 11. The extremists reportedly looted food grain of the villagers and threatened them not to inform the Police about the incident. Later, the Anti-Naxal Force personnel carried out a combing operation in the area.
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December - 11 
Suspected Naxalites (left-wing extremists) killed a resident of Konsasimertoli village in the Gumla District of Jharkhand on December 11, reports The Hindu.
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Suspected Naxalites (left-wing extremists) killed a resident of Konsasimertoli village in the Gumla District of Jharkhand on December 11, reports The Hindu.
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December - 11 
The militants of Black Widow (BW) outfit stormed Haflong sub-jail near Haflong Police station in the North Cachar Hills District and freed three of their fellow militants on December 11, reports Assam Tribune. The three who escaped were identified as
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The militants of Black Widow (BW) outfit stormed Haflong sub-jail near Haflong Police station in the North Cachar Hills District and freed three of their fellow militants on December 11, reports Assam Tribune. The three who escaped were identified as Daku Dimasa, Daniel Dimasa and Nalo Dimasa. According to Police sources, "a group of about seven BW cadres threw grenades and fired at the jail at around 5.25 a.m. in the morning and then stormed the jail to take away their three members". The jailor Lunlet Lhoubum was arrested for interrogation.
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December - 11 
The personnel of 172 field regiment of Red Horns Division arrested a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, Babul Deka alias Pulok Deka, from the Udalguri District.
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The personnel of 172 field regiment of Red Horns Division arrested a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, Babul Deka alias Pulok Deka, from the Udalguri District.
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December - 11 
The Telegraph reports that Sudhir Mandi, a tribal leader who had played a leading role in an anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) protest in Belpahari on December 9, was shot dead on December 11 at Jordanga in the West Midnapore District
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The Telegraph reports that Sudhir Mandi, a tribal leader who had played a leading role in an anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) protest in Belpahari on December 9, was shot dead on December 11 at Jordanga in the West Midnapore District. "A week ago, Maoists had asked Mandi to dissociate himself from the Bharat Jakat Majhi Marwa, which organised Tuesday (December 9)’s meeting. Mandi refused to do so," said a District leader of the Jharkhand Janmukti Morcha.
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December - 11 
To check the terrorist threats from sea, the Directorate-General of Shipping (DGS) said on December 11 that the Government is planning to track smaller ships within 1,000 nautical miles using satellites, The Hindu reports. The plan comes in the wake
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To check the terrorist threats from sea, the Directorate-General of Shipping (DGS) said on December 11 that the Government is planning to track smaller ships within 1,000 nautical miles using satellites, The Hindu reports. The plan comes in the wake of the November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks in which the terrorists took the sea route from Pakistan. The facility, called Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT), is to be set up at the DGS headquarters in Mumbai. It will monitor the movement of ships of under 300 tonnage. In collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation, the LRIT would be operational in a few months. Ships with suspicious movements would be immediately reported to the Navy or the Coast Guard.
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December - 11 
Troops recovered six kilograms of explosives in a compartment of the Tezpur-Rangapara passenger train at Borgan railway station in the Sonitpur District, reports The Hindu.
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Troops recovered six kilograms of explosives in a compartment of the Tezpur-Rangapara passenger train at Borgan railway station in the Sonitpur District, reports The Hindu.
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December - 11 
Two unidentified cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter during a search operation by the Police in the Kandulnar-Adhed forest areas of Bijapur District on December 11, The Hindu reported. A cache of arm
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Two unidentified cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter during a search operation by the Police in the Kandulnar-Adhed forest areas of Bijapur District on December 11, The Hindu reported. A cache of arms and ammunition, including two loaded pistols, two hand grenades was recovered from the slain Maoists.
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December - 12 
A woman was killed and two of her family members were injured when militants opened fire on them at Sarsee Kukras village in Khalaini of Doda District in the night of December 12, according to Daily Excelsior. The slain woman was identified as Haleem
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A woman was killed and two of her family members were injured when militants opened fire on them at Sarsee Kukras village in Khalaini of Doda District in the night of December 12, according to Daily Excelsior. The slain woman was identified as Haleema Begum.
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December - 12 
According to Telegraph, in two incidents, cadres of the CPI-Maoist shot dead four villagers each in the Giridih and Gumla Districts on December 12. In Gumla’s Kurkura village under Kamdara Police station limits, some 70 kilometres from the State capi
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According to Telegraph, in two incidents, cadres of the CPI-Maoist shot dead four villagers each in the Giridih and Gumla Districts on December 12. In Gumla’s Kurkura village under Kamdara Police station limits, some 70 kilometres from the State capital Ranchi, four persons were killed. According to Police reports, around seven armed Maoists entered the village around 7.45pm (IST) and shot dead Sufal, Jiten, Uday and another person not identified yet.
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December - 12 
Further, an improvised explosive device which was suspected to be planted by militants along the Interactive Voice Response system connecting Kumbi and Thanga Lawai under Kumbi Police Station in the Bishnupur District was recovered and later defused
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Further, an improvised explosive device which was suspected to be planted by militants along the Interactive Voice Response system connecting Kumbi and Thanga Lawai under Kumbi Police Station in the Bishnupur District was recovered and later defused by the Assam Rifles personnel on December 12.
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December - 12 
In Giridih district, around 8.30pm, Maoists killed three persons, identified as Gulab Ansari, Mansoor Ansari and Matin Ansari, in Dudhania village under Pirtand Police station limits, around 150 kilometres from Ranchi. According to the villagers, the
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In Giridih district, around 8.30pm, Maoists killed three persons, identified as Gulab Ansari, Mansoor Ansari and Matin Ansari, in Dudhania village under Pirtand Police station limits, around 150 kilometres from Ranchi. According to the villagers, the Maoists believed them to be Police informers. Another person, identified as Keshar Yadav, was shot dead near the Chaki railway station under Saria Police station limits in the district. Earlier it was reported that six villagers were killed in the above two incidents.
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December - 12 
One National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militant, identified as Toksingh Reang of Teliamura sub-division, surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Kakracherra under Mungiakami Police Station in the West Tripura District on December 12, accordin
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One National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militant, identified as Toksingh Reang of Teliamura sub-division, surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Kakracherra under Mungiakami Police Station in the West Tripura District on December 12, according to Tripura Times. He deposited 20 bullets during the time of surrender.
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December - 12 
Police arrested a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant and his female associate from Assar in the Doda District when they were heading towards Jammu on the same night. They were identified as Latief Gujjar alias Fighter and Rashida Begum. Police recovere
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Police arrested a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant and his female associate from Assar in the Doda District when they were heading towards Jammu on the same night. They were identified as Latief Gujjar alias Fighter and Rashida Begum. Police recovered one AK rifle, some rounds and explosives from the possession of Latief Gujjar.
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December - 12 
The Telegraph reports that two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were lynched on December 12 at an unspecified location after villagers retaliated when they were threatened with levies.
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The Telegraph reports that two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were lynched on December 12 at an unspecified location after villagers retaliated when they were threatened with levies.
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December - 13 
A combined force of the Imphal East District Police Commandos and personnel of the 32 Assam Rifles shot dead a suspected militant at the foothills of Awan Ching under Irilbung Police Station on December 13. While other militants managed to escape fro
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A combined force of the Imphal East District Police Commandos and personnel of the 32 Assam Rifles shot dead a suspected militant at the foothills of Awan Ching under Irilbung Police Station on December 13. While other militants managed to escape from the encounter site, one Llama Spain made 9-mm pistol loaded with five live rounds were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 13 
A team of Imphal East District Police personnel arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Yambem Raj Singh alias Momocha, from Lamlong Bazaar on December 13, according to Sangai Express. He confessed during interrogation that he joined the K
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A team of Imphal East District Police personnel arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Yambem Raj Singh alias Momocha, from Lamlong Bazaar on December 13, according to Sangai Express. He confessed during interrogation that he joined the KYKL in July 2008 and was engaged in extortion activity. On the same day, a team of Imphal East Police also arrested a Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militant, Lisham Premjit alias P.K. Meetei, from Palace Compound. He disclosed that he recently joined KCP and was engaged in transportation of arms and ammunition.
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December - 13 
A telecom exchange of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and a communication tower belonging to the Reliance Communications were destroyed by armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Kapsi in the Kanker District on the nig
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A telecom exchange of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and a communication tower belonging to the Reliance Communications were destroyed by armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Kapsi in the Kanker District on the night December 13, reports Business Standard. More than 100 heavily-armed Maoists kept the villagers at Kapsi hostage at gun-point for three hours and later set the telecom exchange and the communication tower on fire. The fire severely damaged the BSNL exchange and heavy equipments of Reliance Communications. Before leaving the village, Maoists felled two trees which disconnected the 33 KV main power supply line plunging 300 villages into darkness, the report added.
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December - 13 
An owner of a meat shop, Maharabam Rajen, was shot dead by unidentified militants at his residential courtyard in Awang Sekmai Khunou under Sekmai Police Station in the Imphal West District on December 13, reports Imphal Free Press.
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An owner of a meat shop, Maharabam Rajen, was shot dead by unidentified militants at his residential courtyard in Awang Sekmai Khunou under Sekmai Police Station in the Imphal West District on December 13, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 13 
The Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Jharkhand abducted six villagers suspected of being police informers and killed them in a forest, reports Reuters. "Maoist rebels killed the villagers on suspicion of being police informers,
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The Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Jharkhand abducted six villagers suspected of being police informers and killed them in a forest, reports Reuters. "Maoist rebels killed the villagers on suspicion of being police informers," said Satya Narayan Pradhan, a Police spokesman. He said Maoists had accused one of the victims of tipping off Police ahead of a raid on their hideout. The victim's father had been arrested in November 2008 and charged with supplying explosives and detonators to the insurgents, he added.
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December - 14 
A 250-strong group of Maoists looted and then blew up the ancestral house of Satyanand Bhotka, a former minister and a legislator from Chatra, in Kari village of the Hazaribag District on December 14. According to local sources, armed Maoists entered
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A 250-strong group of Maoists looted and then blew up the ancestral house of Satyanand Bhotka, a former minister and a legislator from Chatra, in Kari village of the Hazaribag District on December 14. According to local sources, armed Maoists entered the village and confronted Bigan Ganjhu, a cousin of Bhokta, outside their ancestral house. They assaulted Ganjhu and forced him to call out his family members, asking them to open the door. After rendering the family hostage, Maoists looted clothes, cash and ornaments and later planted bombs in the house.
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December - 14 
A combined team of the Imphal East District Police and personnel of 32 Assam Rifles arrested one cadre from the Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Mohammed Dilson Hussain alias Dickson, from Lamlong Bazaar on December 14. He confessed
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A combined team of the Imphal East District Police and personnel of 32 Assam Rifles arrested one cadre from the Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Mohammed Dilson Hussain alias Dickson, from Lamlong Bazaar on December 14. He confessed that he joined the faction in May 2008 and was engaged in extortion activity. On the same day, another team of Imphal East Police personnel arrested one People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militant, identified as Mohammed Warish, from Kshetrigao. One copy of a publication Lamjing Meira, published by the publicity cell of the outfit, was recovered from his possession.
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December - 14 
A hijacked passenger bus along with the driver and a few occupants was rescued by troops of the 12 Maratha Light Infantry and the Assam Rifles from the confinement of the militants in the Nambol area of Bishnupur District in the night of December 14.
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A hijacked passenger bus along with the driver and a few occupants was rescued by troops of the 12 Maratha Light Infantry and the Assam Rifles from the confinement of the militants in the Nambol area of Bishnupur District in the night of December 14.
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December - 14 
A local leader of the Meira Paibi (women torch bearer) association, Seram Ongbi Shanti, was shot dead by six suspected militants at her residence at Nongren Mayai Leikai under Lamlai Police Station in the Imphal East District on December 14, reports
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A local leader of the Meira Paibi (women torch bearer) association, Seram Ongbi Shanti, was shot dead by six suspected militants at her residence at Nongren Mayai Leikai under Lamlai Police Station in the Imphal East District on December 14, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 14 
A non-local scrap collector was also shot dead by unidentified militants at Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai under Lamphel Police Station in the Imphal West District on December 14. Two empty cases of 9-mm ammunition were recovered by the Police fr
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A non-local scrap collector was also shot dead by unidentified militants at Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai under Lamphel Police Station in the Imphal West District on December 14. Two empty cases of 9-mm ammunition were recovered by the Police from the incident site.
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December - 14 
According to The Hindu, Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, is emerging as the hub of a new generation of home-grown Indian extremists who are recruited by an underground jihadi network by exploiting “sectarian tensions” in the city, reported Sunda
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According to The Hindu, Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, is emerging as the hub of a new generation of home-grown Indian extremists who are recruited by an underground jihadi network by exploiting “sectarian tensions” in the city, reported Sunday Telegraph, a British newspaper, on December 14 quoting Indian Police sources. The daily said that dozens of young Muslims had disappeared from the city and were suspected to have gone to Pakistan to be trained by terrorist groups. Hyderabad Police Commissioner Prasada Rao was quoted as saying that “We have tried to establish where they have gone, but we just don’t know. We know they have gone to other places, either Indian states or abroad. We are checking but the parents will not let us in on what’s going on.” Meanwhile, the report claimed that the police accused two local movements Darsgah Jihad-o-Shahadath and Tehreek Tahfooz Shaer-e-Islam of acting as “feeder” groups for militants seeking to recruit jihadi.
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December - 14 
Express Buzz quoting the ‘Q’ branch of Tamil Nadu Police said the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Andhra Pradesh are entering Tamil Nadu and are spreading out to various Districts to engage in sabotage activities. It is also reporte
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Express Buzz quoting the ‘Q’ branch of Tamil Nadu Police said the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Andhra Pradesh are entering Tamil Nadu and are spreading out to various Districts to engage in sabotage activities. It is also reported that many Maoists had entered Virudhunagar District and were luring students to join their movement. They were also offering financial assistance to poor students. Some Maoists were reportedly roaming at the Virudhunagar railway station and were questioned by the Police, the report added. The Police, meanwhile, have set up check posts at Virudhunagar, Varamanagunda, Doddamanju, Peddamugalalam in a bid to prevent the Maoists from entering the State.
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December - 14 
Imphal East District Police arrested a People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Amakcham Naocha Singh, from Kongba Kshetri Leikai on December 14. On the same day, Police also arrested another PREPAK cadre, Thangshabam Landan Singh,
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Imphal East District Police arrested a People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Amakcham Naocha Singh, from Kongba Kshetri Leikai on December 14. On the same day, Police also arrested another PREPAK cadre, Thangshabam Landan Singh, from Wangkhei Tokpam Leikai.
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December - 14 
Imphal West District Police arrested two PREPAK cadres, identified as Thokchom Robert alias Zumbi and Laishram Gunamani Singh alias Guru, from Moirangkhom Shougaijam Leirak on December 14. One 9-mm pistol with one magazine and four live rounds of amm
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Imphal West District Police arrested two PREPAK cadres, identified as Thokchom Robert alias Zumbi and Laishram Gunamani Singh alias Guru, from Moirangkhom Shougaijam Leirak on December 14. One 9-mm pistol with one magazine and four live rounds of ammunition were recovered from the possession of Thokchom.
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December - 14 
On December 14, The Hindu reported that the Communist Party of Maoists (CPI-Maoists) have formed specialised small fighting units comprising children in the age group of eight to 13 years and many of whom have been "kidnapped or forcibly recruited",
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On December 14, The Hindu reported that the Communist Party of Maoists (CPI-Maoists) have formed specialised small fighting units comprising children in the age group of eight to 13 years and many of whom have been "kidnapped or forcibly recruited", said Chhattisgarh Police. “Maoists adopted this strategy after the tribal population started resisting them since they were attacking their way of life and culture," told Vishwaranjan, the Director General of Police. He said the recruitment of children by Maoists has been proved from the pictures distributed by the outfit apart from intelligence inputs.
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December - 14 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reopened investigations into the 2006 Nanded blast, reports The Hindu. The decision was taken after some leads emerged during the investigations into the Malegaon case in which 11 people, including Lt. Co
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reopened investigations into the 2006 Nanded blast, reports The Hindu. The decision was taken after some leads emerged during the investigations into the Malegaon case in which 11 people, including Lt. Col Shrikant Purohit, have been arrested. “We have reopened the Nanded investigations,” CBI Director Ashwani Kumar told PTI in New Delhi on December 14.
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December - 14 
The Orissa Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on December 14 arrested four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly involved in the murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, a leader of the Hindu extremist group Vishwa Hindu P
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The Orissa Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on December 14 arrested four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly involved in the murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, a leader of the Hindu extremist group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and four others, from Kotagarh block of Kandhamal District, reports Indian Express. “An SOG drive has been on for the past four days to flush out the Maoists. All the people arrested today hatched the conspiracy and took part in the killing. More people will be arrested in the next few days,” said an unnamed CID official.
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December - 14 
Two cadres of the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura, identified as Ukhil Mani Reang and Mandiram Reang, surrendered before Officer-in-Charge of the Kanchanpur Police Station in North Tripura District on December
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Two cadres of the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura, identified as Ukhil Mani Reang and Mandiram Reang, surrendered before Officer-in-Charge of the Kanchanpur Police Station in North Tripura District on December 14, according to Tripura Times.
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December - 15 
Government of India set a deadline until December 16 for the Assam Government to furnish all case details relating to the serial bomb blasts in the State, and the Centre proposed to complete all formalities of handing over the case to the Central Bur
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Government of India set a deadline until December 16 for the Assam Government to furnish all case details relating to the serial bomb blasts in the State, and the Centre proposed to complete all formalities of handing over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation by December 18.
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December - 15 
Imphal West District Police arrested four People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres from Singjamei bazaar on December 15. They were identified as Huiningsupham Bonthe alias Bogen, Sanjenbam Herojit alias Ibung, Chingabam Bisho Meitei and Nahakpam Loken a
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Imphal West District Police arrested four People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres from Singjamei bazaar on December 15. They were identified as Huiningsupham Bonthe alias Bogen, Sanjenbam Herojit alias Ibung, Chingabam Bisho Meitei and Nahakpam Loken alias Lokendro. A vehicle and three mobile handsets along with a SIM card were recovered from their possession.
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December - 15 
On December 15, 2008, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), held its general assembly meeting at Serfanguri designated camp in Kokrajhar District and elected B. Sungthagra alias Dhiren Boro as the new ‘president’ of the outfit, reports Te
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On December 15, 2008, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), held its general assembly meeting at Serfanguri designated camp in Kokrajhar District and elected B. Sungthagra alias Dhiren Boro as the new ‘president’ of the outfit, reports Telegraph. B. Sungthagra was previously the ‘vice-president’ of the outfit. He had been arrested in Gangtok, capital of the State of Sikkim, on January 1, 2003 and was later released in 2008. He replaced Ranjan Daimary alias D. R. Nabla, who is based in Bangladesh. While security agencies described the election as a split in the outfit, NDFB sources denied any such development. Meanwhile, the report quoted some sources as saying that the October 30 serial bomb blasts were triggered by the NDFB cadres at the behest of Ranjan Daimary by keeping the local leadership out of the loop. The report further added that December 15 general assembly meeting of the outfit was held for the first time since the one held in Bhutan in 2001. The meeting was chaired by NDFB ‘speaker’ B. Benga and was attended by top leaders, including the outfit’s ‘general secretary’ Govinda Basumatary. Further, the newly elected ‘president’ said the outfit would "directly or indirectly" take part in the next Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) elections. "We are ready to start talks with the Centre and are committed to peace," he added.
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December - 15 
The Union Cabinet on December 15 approved the proposal for setting up a National Investigation Agency (NIA) and also decided to amend the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, to arm itself with new tough anti-terror laws and create a machinery
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The Union Cabinet on December 15 approved the proposal for setting up a National Investigation Agency (NIA) and also decided to amend the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, to arm itself with new tough anti-terror laws and create a machinery to probe terrorism-related crimes, reports The Hindu. The NIA is expected to have powers to suo motu take up cases related to terrorist violence. Sources indicated that a minor amendment to the National Security Act could be introduced to enlarge its scope to include terrorism-related crimes and amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention), Act could include provisions to set up special courts with stringent provisions for bail, shifting the onus of proof to the accused and a time-bound trial on a day-to-day basis which should be conducted and completed by the same judge. At its meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Cabinet also approved a proposal to amend the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Act. Sources said this amendment had become necessary to extend security cover to vital installations in the private sector, including oil refineries. After the meeting, the Government issued a brief press note which said that the relevant Bills would be introduced soon in Parliament.
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December - 15 
Times of India reports that there was a mixed response to the general shut-down call given by the Maoists at Pakhanjoor in the Kanker District on December 15. The call was given in protest against the killing of two CPI-Maoist cadres in an encounter
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Times of India reports that there was a mixed response to the general shut-down call given by the Maoists at Pakhanjoor in the Kanker District on December 15. The call was given in protest against the killing of two CPI-Maoist cadres in an encounter by the Police in the hills of Hulmeta of the same District on December 11. Maoists have described the slain cadres as civilians.
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December - 15 
Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered and later defused by the troops on the forest tracks at Molcham-Tuileng in Chandel District on December 15, reports Imphal Free Press.
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Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered and later defused by the troops on the forest tracks at Molcham-Tuileng in Chandel District on December 15, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 15 
Union Government asked Bangladesh to desist from allowing militants of the Northeast region and Islamist groups like the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) to operate from its territory.
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Union Government asked Bangladesh to desist from allowing militants of the Northeast region and Islamist groups like the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) to operate from its territory.
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December - 15 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram warned Bangladesh not to allow terrorist outfits from India to carry out anti-India operations from its territory. While speaking in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament), he said, “The Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Hu
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram warned Bangladesh not to allow terrorist outfits from India to carry out anti-India operations from its territory. While speaking in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament), he said, “The Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) of Bangladesh had perpetrated the October 30 Asom serial blasts in which ULFA and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were also involved,” adding, most of the insurgent groups operating from the Northeast, including the ULFA, are based in Bangladesh. The Government had intelligence inputs that the ULFA and other insurgent groups in the Northeast have been working with the Bangladeshi terrorist outfit HuJI, the Home Minister added.
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December - 16 
According to Assam Tribune, 38 militants belonging to different militant outfits of the North East, including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K), Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Libe
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According to Assam Tribune, 38 militants belonging to different militant outfits of the North East, including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K), Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), surrendered before Major General Jatinder Singh, General Officer in-Command of 2 Mountain Division, at its headquarter in Dinjan of Tinsukia District on December 16. Out of these, 16 were from ‘B’ company of ‘28th Battalion’ of ULFA, seven from ‘C’ company of ‘28th Battalion’ of ULFA, four from its headquarter, seven from NSCN-K and remaining four from KLNLF. Among the surrendered, there were two female cadres of ULFA. The surrendered militants handed over 35 weapons, including pistols, revolvers, rifles, and a cache of ammunition.
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December - 16 
According to Sentinel, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) after revamping its office-bearers with B. Sungthagra alias Dhiren Boro as chairman at its general assembly meet at Serfanguri in the Kokrajhar District on December 15, the outfi
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According to Sentinel, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) after revamping its office-bearers with B. Sungthagra alias Dhiren Boro as chairman at its general assembly meet at Serfanguri in the Kokrajhar District on December 15, the outfit’s ‘general secretary’ Gobinda Basumatary on December 16 said, “Ranjan Daimary has not been removed. He is the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the NDFB, and we are ready to listen to his advice even today.”
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December - 16 
Fishing trawlers off Kochi coast in Kerala are reportedly selling diesel to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agents at the mid sea for exorbitant rates, according to Express Buzz. Confirming that there were certain reports of diesel pilfer
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Fishing trawlers off Kochi coast in Kerala are reportedly selling diesel to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agents at the mid sea for exorbitant rates, according to Express Buzz. Confirming that there were certain reports of diesel pilferage at the mid sea by the fishermen to the LTTE, an unnamed official of the Fisheries Enforcement Department said their duty was very much confined to checking the registration of the trawlers. Another unnamed official of the coastal base station in Kochi, which undertakes patrolling up to 12 nautical miles off coast, said they had come across fishing boats fitted with additional overhead tanks filled with diesel. He said though the patrolling team had impounded various boats, they get away saying that they required more fuel to be in sea for more number of days. “A mechanism should be in place to check the quantity of diesel consumed by the boats, other wise they will keep on illegally selling the government-subsidised diesel to third parties,” he said, adding that the majority of the crew in the fishing boats were from Tamil Nadu.
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December - 16 
IANS reports that Jivan Manjhi, a sub zonal commander of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from Upper Ghat area in the Bokaro District in the night of December 16. Manjhi was involved in Maoist activity for the last ten y
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IANS reports that Jivan Manjhi, a sub zonal commander of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from Upper Ghat area in the Bokaro District in the night of December 16. Manjhi was involved in Maoist activity for the last ten years in Jhumra hills of Bokaro district.
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December - 16 
IANS reports that two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were shot dead on December 16 in a forested stretch of Narayanpur District in the Bastar region after a brief gun battle with Security Forces. Police sources also said s
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IANS reports that two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were shot dead on December 16 in a forested stretch of Narayanpur District in the Bastar region after a brief gun battle with Security Forces. Police sources also said several other injured Maoists managed to escape into the nearby forested area. A hand grenade and a loaded gun were recovered from the slain Maoists.
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December - 16 
On December 16, the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) court remanded Malegaon blast case suspect, identified as Ajay Rahirkar, to Police custody till December 20 in connection with the September 29 Malegaon bomb blasts, reports The
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On December 16, the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) court remanded Malegaon blast case suspect, identified as Ajay Rahirkar, to Police custody till December 20 in connection with the September 29 Malegaon bomb blasts, reports The Hindu. 10 other suspects were given judicial custody till December 29, said public prosecutor Rohini Salian.
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December - 16 
Separately, two ULFA militants, identified as Shibo Chetia and Rupantar Gogoi, were arrested by the Army personnel from Cheleng village and Balipara Gaon respectively under Naharkatia Police station in the Dibrugarh District on December 15, reports S
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Separately, two ULFA militants, identified as Shibo Chetia and Rupantar Gogoi, were arrested by the Army personnel from Cheleng village and Balipara Gaon respectively under Naharkatia Police station in the Dibrugarh District on December 15, reports Sentinel. One pistol and six rounds of ammunition were recovered from them.
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December - 16 
The Coastal Security Group plans to set up additional check-posts and out-posts along the 38 kilometres long coast of the Pudukottai District in Tamil Nadu to ensure tighter vigil and better security, reports The Hindu. Two check-posts are being cons
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The Coastal Security Group plans to set up additional check-posts and out-posts along the 38 kilometres long coast of the Pudukottai District in Tamil Nadu to ensure tighter vigil and better security, reports The Hindu. Two check-posts are being constructed at Kaarakottai and Semakottai, about 80 kilometres from Pudukottai, at an expenditure of INR 600000 each. These would be an additional facility for the personnel manning marine Police stations at Manamelkudi and Tirupunavasal respectively.
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December - 16 
The Government on December 16 introduced two Bills in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament): one to set up a National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the other to amend the law to bring in more stringent provisions to deal with terrorist crimes, a
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The Government on December 16 introduced two Bills in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament): one to set up a National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the other to amend the law to bring in more stringent provisions to deal with terrorist crimes, according to The Hindu. The NIA Bill 2008 and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2008 were moved by Home Minister P. Chidambaram. The Cabinet had approved them on December 15. The NIA, in a concurrent jurisdiction framework, will take up cases under specific Acts for investigation. It will have provisions for setting up of special courts which will have hearings on a day-to-day basis. A case pending in a special court can be transferred to any such court. The superintendence of the agency shall vest with the Centre. It empowers the Central Government to decide what constitutes terror and investigate such attacks in any part of the country covering offences, including challenge to country’s sovereignty and integrity, bomb blasts, hijacking of aircraft and ships and attacks on nuclear facilities. The NIA Bill says there has been an innumerable terrorist attacks, not only in the militancy and insurgency affected areas and regions affected by left-wing extremism, but also in the form of attacks and bomb blasts in major cities. A large number of such incidents were found to have complex inter-State and international linkages and possible connection with activities such as smuggling or arms, drugs, pushing in and circulation of fake Indian currency and infiltration. “Keeping all these in view, it has for long been felt that there is need for setting up an Agency at the Central level for investigation of offences related to terrorism and certain other Acts, which have national ramifications,” the Bill said. Notwithstanding law and order being a State subject, NIA officers above the rank of sub-inspector will have special powers to pursue and investigate any terror offence. The amendment bill, among other aspects, has deterrent provisions such as detention without bail for up to 180 days and the enhanced penalty of life imprisonment for those involved in terrorism.
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December - 16 
The Telegraph reports that Latehar District Police arrested a Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Naveen alias Chotu Das alias Satish, one of the conspirators behind the Jehanabad jailbreak case, from the Sartand forest area, around 12
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The Telegraph reports that Latehar District Police arrested a Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Naveen alias Chotu Das alias Satish, one of the conspirators behind the Jehanabad jailbreak case, from the Sartand forest area, around 120 kilometres from State capital Ranchi on December 16. Latehar District Superintendent of Police, Ravikant Dhan, said the Maoist was heading towards Kurjrum on a motorbike to join the Kisan Bachao Rally, a protest movement of farmers. Some pamphlets and Maoist literature were recovered from his possession.
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December - 16 
The Union Government clarified on December 16 that it had no dialogue with the self-styled ‘28th Battalion’ of the ULFA so far, reports Assam Tribune. According to the Government of Assam, two companies of ‘28th Battalion’ announced a unilateral ceas
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The Union Government clarified on December 16 that it had no dialogue with the self-styled ‘28th Battalion’ of the ULFA so far, reports Assam Tribune. According to the Government of Assam, two companies of ‘28th Battalion’ announced a unilateral cease-fire on June 24. Cadres of these two companies are staying in the designated camps set up by the State Government, said Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Radhika V. Selvi, in reply to a question by Narayan Chandra Borkataky in Parliament.
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December - 17 
Two top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, including ‘commander’ Rayees Kachroo who had escaped from Police custody at Pulwama District court in November 2008, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Shopian District on December 1
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Two top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, including ‘commander’ Rayees Kachroo who had escaped from Police custody at Pulwama District court in November 2008, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Shopian District on December 17, Daily Excelsior reported. Kachroo and another militant, Abdul Rashid Ganaie alias Ishfaq, were killed in a joint operation by Police and Army at Mailura village in Zainapora area, a Police spokesman said. He said acting on specific information, Police and Rashtriya Rifles personnel cordoned off village Mailura and started conducting searches. During search operations, the militants opened indiscriminate fire on the SF personnel and in the ensuing encounter, the duo was shot dead. Kachroo, an IED expert, was arrested in 2007 along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition. Police sources said Kachroo was involved in more than 40 killings.
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December - 17 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted two brothers, identified as Rajesh and Sunil Yadav, at gun point from their house in the Sevai village under Barachatti Police station of Gaya District on December 17-night, rep
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted two brothers, identified as Rajesh and Sunil Yadav, at gun point from their house in the Sevai village under Barachatti Police station of Gaya District on December 17-night, reports IANS. Some villagers told Police officials both brothers were abducted on suspicion of belonging to a rival Maoist outfit.
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December - 17 
A Police constable, identified as Abdul Karim, was injured when a group of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hurled grenades at Mallecharvu Police station in the Nalgonda District on December 17, Daily News and Analysis
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A Police constable, identified as Abdul Karim, was injured when a group of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hurled grenades at Mallecharvu Police station in the Nalgonda District on December 17, Daily News and Analysis reported. Police suspect that the Bellamkonda dalam (squad) members might have carried out the attack. Meanwhile, IANS adds that 10 to 12 CPI-Maoist cadres attacked the Police Station and the adjoining residential quarters in Kodad mandal (administrative unit). However, the Maoists managed to escape when the Police personnel repulsed the attack.
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December - 17 
According to Zee News, on December 17, around 50 to 60 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided Sewai village in the Gaya District and abducted two cadres of the rival Sashashtra People's Morcha.
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According to Zee News, on December 17, around 50 to 60 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided Sewai village in the Gaya District and abducted two cadres of the rival Sashashtra People's Morcha.
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December - 17 
An executive engineer in the Public Works Department, Chanambam Biren, who was reportedly abducted by some armed persons, identifying themselves as cadres of a faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), from his residence at Khongman Zone-II in
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An executive engineer in the Public Works Department, Chanambam Biren, who was reportedly abducted by some armed persons, identifying themselves as cadres of a faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), from his residence at Khongman Zone-II in the Imphal East District in the evening of December 12, was released at Sangakpham area in the evening of December 17 after five days of captivity, according to Sangai Express. Biren’s family members informed that he was brought blindfolded before being set free.
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December - 17 
Border Security Force arrested two Dimasa National Liberation Front (DNLF) militants in North Cachar hills District while they were on an extortion drive in Haflong, reports Sentinel. The duo was identified as Parthojit Thaosen and Babesh Naiding. Fi
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Border Security Force arrested two Dimasa National Liberation Front (DNLF) militants in North Cachar hills District while they were on an extortion drive in Haflong, reports Sentinel. The duo was identified as Parthojit Thaosen and Babesh Naiding. Five rounds of ammunition, one mobile phone, a DNLF notepad and four rubber seals bearing the print of the DNLF NC Hills commander, DNLF Umrangsoo commander and the Haflong commander were recovered from their possession.
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December - 17 
Guwahati City Police arrested four Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) militants, identified as Moirenthen Somarandra Meithei, Ramen Singh, Jogender Singh, and Moirenthen Nauchasingh, from the Jorabat area in Kamrup District on December 17, while they were
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Guwahati City Police arrested four Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) militants, identified as Moirenthen Somarandra Meithei, Ramen Singh, Jogender Singh, and Moirenthen Nauchasingh, from the Jorabat area in Kamrup District on December 17, while they were on their way to Shillong, capital of Meghalaya, reports Telegraph. All of them belong to Bishnupur area in the Imphal East District of Manipur. The Police also rescued two persons, Premjeet Singh and Chamba Singh, who were abducted by the militants from Behorbari under Baisistha Police station of Guwahati a few days back.
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December - 17 
In addition, one Mazibur Rahman alias Majib of Muslimpatty under Hojai Police Station in the Nagaon District was arrested by the Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Hojai, Dharmendra Das, for his involvement in selling arms to militant outfits an
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In addition, one Mazibur Rahman alias Majib of Muslimpatty under Hojai Police Station in the Nagaon District was arrested by the Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Hojai, Dharmendra Das, for his involvement in selling arms to militant outfits and other criminal organisations, reports Assam Tribune. According to information received from the SDPO, “Mazibur Rahman is involved in selling arms to extremist groups and has clandestine links with Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), Dima Halim Daogah (DHD), anti-social elements and also linked to various criminal activities. The SDPO further informed that Rahman was a most wanted criminal and absconding for a long time. He was in Saudi Arabia in between 1992-94 and Mumbai for some years.”
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December - 17 
Meanwhile, five of the 11 criminals arrested by Gumla Police in the State of Jharkhand nearly a month ago in connection with the abduction of Sitaram Narsaria, a local trader, were identified as the cadres of the All Adivasi National Liberation Army
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Meanwhile, five of the 11 criminals arrested by Gumla Police in the State of Jharkhand nearly a month ago in connection with the abduction of Sitaram Narsaria, a local trader, were identified as the cadres of the All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA), an outfit operating in Assam. Assam Police personnel met the Gumla District (Jharkhand) Superintendent of Police, Baljit Singh, and showed him photographs of the AANLA members wanted in more than 100 cases of murder and abduction in Assam. According to Police spokesman, S.N. Pradhan, Magra Oroan alias Nirmal Tirkey alias David, the AANLA commander-in-chief and a resident of Devidpur village in the Golaghat District of Assam, was the mastermind of the outfit. He is the brain behind the explosion on Rajdhani Express train on December 13, 2007 at Chungajan under Sarupathar Police station of Assam in which five passengers were killed. Pradhan said the four others were John Kujur alias Deepak Kumar of Golaghat, Munna Nayak, a resident of Sonitpur, Rauni Lakra of Sivasagar and Arjun Oroan alias Motu, a resident of Nalbari.
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December - 17 
Meanwhile, the sixth and penultimate phase of elections in the Anantnag and Kulgam Districts in Kashmir Valley and in the Districts of Ramban, Doda and Kishtwar in Jammu region on December 17 was by and large peaceful as no major untoward incident wa
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Meanwhile, the sixth and penultimate phase of elections in the Anantnag and Kulgam Districts in Kashmir Valley and in the Districts of Ramban, Doda and Kishtwar in Jammu region on December 17 was by and large peaceful as no major untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the two Districts, The Hindu reported. An approximate 63 percent voter turnout was reported. Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Masud Samoon told reporters in Srinagar that the election was "peaceful" in the Kashmir Valley "except for stray incidents" in Anantnag. The final phase of the polling is due on December 24, and all the votes will be counted on December 28.
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December - 17 
Pakistan's High Commissioner in New Delhi, Shahid Malik, said during a TV interview on December 17 that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar is not under house arrest, reports Times of India. "We are looking for him. He is not under ho
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Pakistan's High Commissioner in New Delhi, Shahid Malik, said during a TV interview on December 17 that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar is not under house arrest, reports Times of India. "We are looking for him. He is not under house arrest. As far as I know, it (news reports of Azhar's house arrest) is wrong. He is not in Pakistan... We don't know where he is,'' said Malik in response to a question on why Pakistan had not handed him over to India.
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December - 17 
Ranjit Singh, a commander of the Jharkhand Jan Sangharsh Mukti Morcha, was arrested from Rakahat village in Latehar District, some 140 kilometres from the State capital Ranchi, early in the morning of December 17. Singh was wanted in more than 20 cas
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Ranjit Singh, a commander of the Jharkhand Jan Sangharsh Mukti Morcha, was arrested from Rakahat village in Latehar District, some 140 kilometres from the State capital Ranchi, early in the morning of December 17. Singh was wanted in more than 20 cases related to murder, abduction and extortion, the Police said. The Police seized one carbine gun, one pistol, 124 live cartridges and three mobile phones from his possession.
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December - 17 
Separately, two CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Jailal Manjhi and Rudal Manjhi, residents of Rampur village in the East Champaran District, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police, N. H. Khan, on December 17, The Hindu reported.
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Separately, two CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Jailal Manjhi and Rudal Manjhi, residents of Rampur village in the East Champaran District, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police, N. H. Khan, on December 17, The Hindu reported.
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December - 17 
Telegraph reports that the NDFB is running an extortion racket in the area along the Golaghat-Nagaland border, taking advantage of the disputed border area restrictions. “The NDFB cadres are operating freely in these areas and are involved in several
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Telegraph reports that the NDFB is running an extortion racket in the area along the Golaghat-Nagaland border, taking advantage of the disputed border area restrictions. “The NDFB cadres are operating freely in these areas and are involved in several extortion and kidnapping cases,” Golaghat District Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar said.
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December - 17 
The Government on December 17 disclosed that the perpetrators of all recent terror bombings — including those allegedly carried out by locals — had links with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Times of India reported. Disclosing it in res
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The Government on December 17 disclosed that the perpetrators of all recent terror bombings — including those allegedly carried out by locals — had links with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Times of India reported. Disclosing it in response to a question in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament), the Union Minister of State for Home, Sriprakash Jaiswal, said: "Inquiries and investigations into various acts of terrorism in the recent past have indicated linkages of elements involved in terrorist incidents in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Delhi with ISI." He further said: "Linkages between the ISI and various terror groups based in Pakistan, and operating in India, are well known and well documented through revelations by terrorists apprehended and investigations from time to time."
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December - 17 
The Imphal West District Police and the 12th Maratha Light Infantry arrested two People's Liberation Army (PLA) and one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants from Patsoi Kiyam area on December 17. While two PLA cadres were identified as T
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The Imphal West District Police and the 12th Maratha Light Infantry arrested two People's Liberation Army (PLA) and one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants from Patsoi Kiyam area on December 17. While two PLA cadres were identified as Thangjam Samananda alias Dinesh and Sorokhaibam Inaoton alias Nojen alias Sanjit, the UNLF cadre was identified as Khongbantabam Lanboi alias Echen. The PLA cadres confessed that they had joined the outfit in 2003 and 2004 respectively. The UNLF cadre, on the other hand, said that he had joined the outfit in January 2002.
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December - 17 
The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on December 17 passed the National Investigation Agency Bill, 2008, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Amendment Bill, 2008, by a voice vote, according to Times of India. The House rejected amendmen
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The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on December 17 passed the National Investigation Agency Bill, 2008, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Amendment Bill, 2008, by a voice vote, according to Times of India. The House rejected amendments moved by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) party and the bills were passed by broad unanimity and would be taken up by the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on December 18 (today). Meanwhile, The Hindu reports that Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram replying to a six-hour debate said a meeting of Chief Ministers would be convened in Lok Sabha on January 6, 2009 to hold further discussions on the steps to be taken to tackle terrorism.
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December - 17 
The Samaja reports that at least 500 youths are being trained by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at four training camps located in the dense forests of Kalimela and Motu area of Malkangiri District, in the border area of Bhanjanagar
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The Samaja reports that at least 500 youths are being trained by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at four training camps located in the dense forests of Kalimela and Motu area of Malkangiri District, in the border area of Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district and Raikia in Kandhamal District, in the Mohna-Adaba area of Gajapati District and Bishra area of Sundargarh District. It is believed that trainers are from Chhattisgarh.
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December - 17 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on December 17 that the Salwa Judum (anti-Maoist vigilante movement) backed by the Chhattisgarh Government could not perform the duties of law and order in the Com
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on December 17 that the Salwa Judum (anti-Maoist vigilante movement) backed by the Chhattisgarh Government could not perform the duties of law and order in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected areas, reports The Pioneer. He said law and order could not be left to “non-State actors” but that it would take a final view on this only after the Supreme Court ruled on the issue, adding, "I am not in favour of non-State actors taking the law into their own hands."
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December - 17 
Thoubal District Police arrested two cadres of the Noyon faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) on the same day. They were identified as ‘sergeant’ Nongthombam Shyamjai Singh and Naorem Johnson Singh alias Romen.
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Thoubal District Police arrested two cadres of the Noyon faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) on the same day. They were identified as ‘sergeant’ Nongthombam Shyamjai Singh and Naorem Johnson Singh alias Romen.
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December - 18 
A deputy commander of the Janashakti faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML-Janashakti), identified as Badavath Bhaskar alias Bharath, belonging to the Medak-Kamareddy area, was captured by the villagers and later handed ove
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A deputy commander of the Janashakti faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML-Janashakti), identified as Badavath Bhaskar alias Bharath, belonging to the Medak-Kamareddy area, was captured by the villagers and later handed over to the Domakonda Police in the Nizamabad District on December 18, The Hindu reported. While two of his associates managed to escape, one revolver and five live bullets were recovered from his possession.
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December - 18 
A surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, identified as Kamal Brahma, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Simlabazar Behguri in the Baksa District in the morning of December 18, according to Assam Tribune.
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A surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, identified as Kamal Brahma, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Simlabazar Behguri in the Baksa District in the morning of December 18, according to Assam Tribune.
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December - 18 
According to the report of a commission of inquiry instituted by the Orissa Government, frontal organisations of the Maoists support extensive cultivation of ganja (marijuana) in the remote inaccessible hilly terrains of the State, reports The States
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According to the report of a commission of inquiry instituted by the Orissa Government, frontal organisations of the Maoists support extensive cultivation of ganja (marijuana) in the remote inaccessible hilly terrains of the State, reports The Statesman. Apana Naidu, a native of Andhra Pradesh, is said to be the kingpin of the trade. The illegal ganja is transported from Chitrakonda-Gobindpali-Ramgiri area to Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The second route for such consignments is via Kalimela-Malkangiri-Jeypore, Kalahandi, Bargarh to Raipur of Chhattisgarh while the third route is from Koraput to Bhawanipatna to Bargarh.
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December - 18 
Army personnel arrested one ULFA link man, identified as Memera Mech, in the night of December 18 at Jakripoduli village under Haloating Police Station in the Sivasagar District. Two hand made grenades were recovered from the possession of the captur
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Army personnel arrested one ULFA link man, identified as Memera Mech, in the night of December 18 at Jakripoduli village under Haloating Police Station in the Sivasagar District. Two hand made grenades were recovered from the possession of the captured linkman.
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December - 18 
Army personnel arrested two Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants, identified as Manas Das alias Manu and Biswajit Sarkar, from Gossaigaon in the Kokrajhar District, reports Telegraph. A 9-mm pistol, two magazines, five rounds of live ammu
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Army personnel arrested two Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants, identified as Manas Das alias Manu and Biswajit Sarkar, from Gossaigaon in the Kokrajhar District, reports Telegraph. A 9-mm pistol, two magazines, five rounds of live ammunition, 310 grams of brown sugar, two cell phones, a Permanent Account Number card and diaries were recovered from their possession.
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December - 18 
Daily News and Analysis, quoting the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), reports that with an average destruction of four mobile towers in every month and highest number of 14 in Bihar and Chhattisgarh, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoi
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Daily News and Analysis, quoting the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), reports that with an average destruction of four mobile towers in every month and highest number of 14 in Bihar and Chhattisgarh, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are now targeting the communication networks in their operational areas. "At least 43 mobile phone towers were destroyed in six states, i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa by the Maoists till November this year," an unnamed MHA official said, adding, "The Naxals (left-wing extremists) are targeting the mobile phone towers as they believe that communication network is being frequently used by the Security agencies and their informers to launch operations against the Maoists." The report also said that in 2007, only six towers, including three in Chhattisgarh, two in Orissa and one in Maharashtra were destroyed by the Maoists. Just five such towers were attacked by the Maoists in 2006 which includes two in Andhra Pradesh and one each in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. In 2005, altogether eight mobile phone towers were destroyed by the Maoists of which five were located in Andhra Pradesh, two in Chhattisgarh and one in Maharashtra.
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December - 18 
In its first charge sheet in the case relating to the September 13 Delhi serial blasts, the Delhi Police said on December 17 that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) was responsible for the attacks across the country, and it has three wings named as Sahabuddi
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In its first charge sheet in the case relating to the September 13 Delhi serial blasts, the Delhi Police said on December 17 that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) was responsible for the attacks across the country, and it has three wings named as Sahabuddin Brigade (for attacks in south India), Mohammad Gaznavi Brigade (for attacks in north India) and Shaheed-Al-Zarkavi Brigade (for attacks on VVIPs), Indian Express reported. While members of the first group were arrested by the Mumbai Police, Atif Ameen, who was killed in the Jamia Nagar encounter in Delhi, headed the Gaznavi group. The Shaheed-Al-Zarkavi is reported to be the Fidayeen (suicide squad), group, members of which are still at large. The charge sheet said the IM, responsible for blasts in Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Uttar Pradesh, has links with escaped terrorists who are operating from Pakistan. According to the charge sheet, Atif was also given command of the Fidayeen group after he successfully carried out the blasts in Ahmedabad on July 27.
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December - 18 
Meanwhile, encounters were reported between Orissa Police personnel and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in two separate places along the Orissa-Jharkhand border area. However, no casualty was reported from either side. Subsequ
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Meanwhile, encounters were reported between Orissa Police personnel and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in two separate places along the Orissa-Jharkhand border area. However, no casualty was reported from either side. Subsequently, a high alert was declared in the area.
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December - 18 
Parliament on December 18 gave its approval for the setting up of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Bill, 2008, reports The Hindu. The Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) unanimously p
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Parliament on December 18 gave its approval for the setting up of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Bill, 2008, reports The Hindu. The Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) unanimously passed the Bills by voice vote in the evening of December 18. The bills were earlier passed in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on December 17.
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December - 18 
Sambad reports that a split has occurred in the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Orissa. A parallel Maoist organisation, identified as IDGA, would be formed on January 3, 2009. Some cadr
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Sambad reports that a split has occurred in the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Orissa. A parallel Maoist organisation, identified as IDGA, would be formed on January 3, 2009. Some cadres of the PLGA belonging to the Hindu community have defected in protest against the killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati. The rebel group is led by ‘M-2’ (a secret name). ‘M-2’ has reportedly emerged as the principal rival of Sabyasachi Panda, the Orissa chief of CPI-Maoist. Some posters released by ‘M-2’ in the Raikia area of Kandhamal District claims that the CPI-Maoist under Panda’s leadership has deviated from ‘class struggle’ towards communal fight in lure of money from the Christian missionaries.
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December - 18 
Some Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI–ML) cadres allegedly took away standing crops from the ceiling surplus lands of Bisamcuttack block of the Rayagada District, creating a tense situation between the party cadres and the landowners, r
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Some Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI–ML) cadres allegedly took away standing crops from the ceiling surplus lands of Bisamcuttack block of the Rayagada District, creating a tense situation between the party cadres and the landowners, reports The Statesman.
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December - 18 
State Government has asked the Police to try the 30 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who were involved in the failed assassination attempt on former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on October 1, 2003 at Alipur, under provision
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State Government has asked the Police to try the 30 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who were involved in the failed assassination attempt on former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on October 1, 2003 at Alipur, under provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Explosive Substances Act instead of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, which was repealed in 2004.
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December - 18 
The Bodo groups, including the ex- Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT), asked NDFB to quit Karbi Anglong by December 25, because of its involvement in different illegal activities, reports Sentinel. In a press meeting held at Langhing Tiniali library hall,
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The Bodo groups, including the ex- Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT), asked NDFB to quit Karbi Anglong by December 25, because of its involvement in different illegal activities, reports Sentinel. In a press meeting held at Langhing Tiniali library hall, leaders of the Bodo group alleged that instead of staying in their respective designated camps, the NDFB cadres under cease-fire were committing criminal activities like extortion and abduction in the Karbi Anglong District.
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December - 18 
The India Reserve Battalion (IRB) trooper injured in a landmine blast on December 11 at the Dangasorada Police outpost in Rayagada District, succumbed to his injuries on December 18 in a hospital in Vishakhapatnam, reports Dharitri.
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The India Reserve Battalion (IRB) trooper injured in a landmine blast on December 11 at the Dangasorada Police outpost in Rayagada District, succumbed to his injuries on December 18 in a hospital in Vishakhapatnam, reports Dharitri.
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December - 18 
The Mumbai Police on December 18 took custody of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, identified as Fahim Ansari and Mohammad Sabahuddin, till December 31 in connection with the Mumbai multiple terrorist attacks of November 26, reports The Hindu. Deven B
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The Mumbai Police on December 18 took custody of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, identified as Fahim Ansari and Mohammad Sabahuddin, till December 31 in connection with the Mumbai multiple terrorist attacks of November 26, reports The Hindu. Deven Bharti, Additional Commissioner of Police, said the Police took the two “on suspicion”. He also added that the Police had to investigate if they were in possession of any CD, allegedly used to show target locations. Police said the interrogation of Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman, who was arrested during the Mumbai attack, revealed that he was shown a CD with pictures of target locations. Ansari had reportedly carried out recces in Mumbai, which included the Gateway of India area and the Trident-Oberoi hotel. The Uttar Pradesh (UP) police had arrested Ansari and Sabahuddin on January 1, 2008, in a case relating to the attack on the Central Reserve Police Force camp in Rampur in UP. Sabahuddin was also involved in the attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, capital of Karnataka, on December 29, 2005.
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December - 18 
The recent spate of abductions of Government officials for ransom demanded by various militants groups in Manipur was discussed in a meeting of the Unified Command held on December 18. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and a
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The recent spate of abductions of Government officials for ransom demanded by various militants groups in Manipur was discussed in a meeting of the Unified Command held on December 18. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and attended by representatives of the Army, Assam Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, Police and intelligence agencies.
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December - 18 
The Subsidiary Intelligence Branch (SIB) of West Bengal said on December 18 that an eight-member team, including Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) terrorists from Pakistan and Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) cadres, has sneaked into the State
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The Subsidiary Intelligence Branch (SIB) of West Bengal said on December 18 that an eight-member team, including Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) terrorists from Pakistan and Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) cadres, has sneaked into the State through the Bangladesh border, reports Times of India. According to the SIB, the group left their hideout in Bangladesh on December 15. They had taken shelter in the house of Haider Ali, a Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadre of Bangar, in the Ranisankhoil area of north Bangladesh. Intelligence agents have found that the group paid INR 2000 as rent per day for their stay in Haidar's house. Two HuJI leaders from Pakistan, Alimuddin Quraishi and Jaimuddin Ali, apparently led the group from Ranisankhoil to help them cross the border. They are learnt to be carrying a considerable amount of fake cash, arms and ammunition and set out with the plan to cross the border at Maheshgaon or Hemtabad, near Raigunj in North Dinajpur. An unidentified source said that these groups are "consistently" planning attacks in Kolkata and another location in south Bengal, and even in Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri.
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Two more top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a ‘tehsil commander’, were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) in an encounter at village Kairni in the Bharat area of Doda District on the morning of December 19, Daily Excelsior reported. With
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Two more top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a ‘tehsil commander’, were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) in an encounter at village Kairni in the Bharat area of Doda District on the morning of December 19, Daily Excelsior reported. With this, the death toll in two operations during the last two days has increased to five, including four LeT commanders and an Army soldier. A Special Police Officer, Rakesh Kumar, was wounded in the operation on December 19. Senior Superintendent of Police (Doda), Prabhat Singh, said SFs, who had launched a search operation at Kairni on December 18 and shot dead a ‘deputy divisional commander’ of the LeT, Mohammed Iqbal Malik alias Abu Umair, resumed the search the next morning. The militants, who had slipped into Kairni forests, were pursued in the morning and finally engaged in a gun-battle by a joint team of police, Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force. In the over two hour long encounter, the two remaining militants were killed, Prabhat Singh said. The duo was identified as Mohammed Ashraf, a ‘tehsil commander’, and Nawaz Ahmed Mir alias Abu Murshid. Recoveries made from the slain militants include three AK-56 rifles, four magazines, 76 rounds, eight grenades, one radio set, two mobile telephones and some incriminating documents.
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December - 19 
Further, the third round of trilateral talks on the Suspension of Operations between the Kuki militants, Union Government and the State Government was held in capital Imphal on December 19, according to Imphal Free Press. In the meeting, six more des
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Further, the third round of trilateral talks on the Suspension of Operations between the Kuki militants, Union Government and the State Government was held in capital Imphal on December 19, according to Imphal Free Press. In the meeting, six more designated camps located in the Churachandpur District were recognised for the militants, who were represented by two umbrella organizations, identified as Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United Peoples Front (UPF). Meanwhile, Telegraph reports that the joint monitoring group in the meeting issued “strong instructions” to 19 tribal militant groups to refrain from abduction and other unlawful activities.
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December - 19 
In another joint operation carried out by Army and police, an unidentified LeT ‘commander’ and a Territorial Army soldier were killed at village Kairni in the Bharat area of Doda District. Sources said a ‘deputy divisional commander’ of the LeT outfi
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In another joint operation carried out by Army and police, an unidentified LeT ‘commander’ and a Territorial Army soldier were killed at village Kairni in the Bharat area of Doda District. Sources said a ‘deputy divisional commander’ of the LeT outfit, Iqbal Malik alias Abu Umeir, and his two associates were trapped by the troops at Kairni. In the initial round of cross-firing, the unidentified LeT commander and an Army soldier were killed while two militants were still holed-up in the area. The troops were, till last reports came in, searching for the two remaining militants, including Abu Umeir. Identity of slain militant has not been established so far. One AK rifle and some ammunition have been recovered from him.
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December - 19 
Khammam Police has reportedly launched a new programme titled ‘Agyatham Nunchi Swescha’ (freedom from the underground) aimed at bringing back left-wing extremists to the mainstream.
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Khammam Police has reportedly launched a new programme titled ‘Agyatham Nunchi Swescha’ (freedom from the underground) aimed at bringing back left-wing extremists to the mainstream.
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December - 19 
Manipur Works Minister K. Ranjit while inaugurating Sugnu Police Station stated that many militant groups in Manipur have been indulging in abduction of people, including Government officials, for ransom, according to Sangai Express. However, when th
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Manipur Works Minister K. Ranjit while inaugurating Sugnu Police Station stated that many militant groups in Manipur have been indulging in abduction of people, including Government officials, for ransom, according to Sangai Express. However, when the public demanded to know identity of the armed groups responsible for such abduction, they were being threatened, said the Minister. He also mentioned that indifferent attitude of the Security Forces towards the abduction and other violent acts by the militants have further compounded the difficulties of the common people.
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December - 19 
On December 19, Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan told presspersons in capital Thiruvananthapuram that 66 Police Stations in coastal areas would be equipped to strengthen its coastal security in collaboration with fishermen, in view of the i
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On December 19, Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan told presspersons in capital Thiruvananthapuram that 66 Police Stations in coastal areas would be equipped to strengthen its coastal security in collaboration with fishermen, in view of the increased threats from terrorists, reports The Hindu. Though the Centre had sanctioned eight coastal Police stations to Kerala earlier, they had not taken off for want of boats and other facilities. Accordingly, the first coastal Police station would start functioning at Neendakara in Kollam District soon. The Minister added that the Government was also working to provide special identification marks for boats and canoes operating from Kerala coast so that they could be easily distinguished, and registration of boats had already been made compulsory.
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December - 19 
One United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, Mahesh Bora alias Biman Bora, was arrested at his village Nahorani under Jengraimukh Police Station in the Jorhat District on December 19, reports Assam Tribune.
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One United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, Mahesh Bora alias Biman Bora, was arrested at his village Nahorani under Jengraimukh Police Station in the Jorhat District on December 19, reports Assam Tribune.
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December - 19 
Police in the Doda District killed two top militant commanders of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, including Saifullah Qari, a Pakistani, in two gun-battles at Krara and Bharat on December 19, Daily Excelsior reported. A trooper of Territorial Army
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Police in the Doda District killed two top militant commanders of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, including Saifullah Qari, a Pakistani, in two gun-battles at Krara and Bharat on December 19, Daily Excelsior reported. A trooper of Territorial Army was also killed in one of the incidents. Senior Superintendent of Police (Doda), Prabhat Singh, said a Police team cordoned off village Amritgarh under the jurisdiction of Krara police post after receiving information that Saifullah Qari along with his two bodyguards had sneaked into the area. In the ensuing encounter that lasted for more than two hours, Saifullah Qari, an ‘assistant divisional commander’, was killed. However, two bodyguards of Qari, who was involved in a series of subversive activities across Doda and Kishtwar Districts during last several years, managed to escape during the encounter. One AK-47 rifle, three magazines, two diaries, one mobile telephone and a radio set were recovered from the incident site.
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December - 19 
Separately, a suspected CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Suresh Paswan, was arrested by the Police during a search operation at Raghunath village in the Gaya District on December 19-night, The Hindu reported. A cache of arms, including five detonators
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Separately, a suspected CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Suresh Paswan, was arrested by the Police during a search operation at Raghunath village in the Gaya District on December 19-night, The Hindu reported. A cache of arms, including five detonators, two carbines and a locally-made rifle was recovered from his possession. Times of India reported that other members of the Maoist squad led by sub-zonal commander Surindra Ravidas had managed to escape before the Police arrived.
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December - 19 
Seven left-wing extremists, including two women cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and five cadres of the Janashakti faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML), surrendered before the Superintendent of P
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Seven left-wing extremists, including two women cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and five cadres of the Janashakti faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML), surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP) Mahesh M. Bhagwat in the Khammam District on December 19, reports The Hindu. The CPI-Maoist cadres were identified as Vagaboina Anasurya alias Vasanta, wanted in connection with a killing in Chhattisgarh and Soyam Venkata Lakshmi alias Venkatamma alias Aruna, a member of the Kukunoor Local Organised Squad of the CPI-Maoist. The CPI-ML cadres were identified as Enumula Naresh alias Nagesh, Molkam Suresh, Uke Nirosha and Keesara Sammmaiah, Setti Vinoda alias Swapna
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December - 19 
The Military Council (MC) faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) served a threat of ‘capital punishment’ to seven persons residing at Kwakta village in the Bishnupur District for their alleged involvement in drugs smuggling and subsequent violence
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The Military Council (MC) faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) served a threat of ‘capital punishment’ to seven persons residing at Kwakta village in the Bishnupur District for their alleged involvement in drugs smuggling and subsequent violence at same village in the night of December 16, involving KNF cadres and villagers resulting in the death of two persons and injury of four others.
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December - 19 
Three pamphlets, containing a threat to kill senior management officials if wages of the employees are not revised, were put up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at the Bhillai Steel Plant premises of the Steel Authority of
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Three pamphlets, containing a threat to kill senior management officials if wages of the employees are not revised, were put up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at the Bhillai Steel Plant premises of the Steel Authority of India Limited in Durg District, reports Economic Times. The pamphlets read, “Do justice with the employees this time or two-four senior officials would be killed.”
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December - 19 
Two area commanders of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Kashi Yadav and Vinay Marandi, were arrested from Hazaribagh District on December 19, reports IANS. While Kashi Yadav was arrested from Mahutand village, Marandi w
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Two area commanders of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Kashi Yadav and Vinay Marandi, were arrested from Hazaribagh District on December 19, reports IANS. While Kashi Yadav was arrested from Mahutand village, Marandi was arrested from an area bordering Giridih District. Police seized two revolvers, live cartridges and Maoist literature from them. Kashi Yadav was wanted in more than a dozen cases by the Police.
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December - 20 
Also, two more suspected militants were shot dead by a team of Imphal West District Police Commandos during another encounter at Nongthan Ban under Sekmai Police Station in the same evening. While other militants managed to escape from the encounter
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Also, two more suspected militants were shot dead by a team of Imphal West District Police Commandos during another encounter at Nongthan Ban under Sekmai Police Station in the same evening. While other militants managed to escape from the encounter site taking advantage of the darkness, Police recovered one carbine with magazine loaded with five live rounds and two Chinese hand grenades from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 20 
Chief Minister Shibu Soren refuted charges that he prevailed upon the Police to release three most wanted left-wing extremists who had been arrested following an Intelligence tip-off. A Police sub-inspector, who was part of the team that arrested the
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Chief Minister Shibu Soren refuted charges that he prevailed upon the Police to release three most wanted left-wing extremists who had been arrested following an Intelligence tip-off. A Police sub-inspector, who was part of the team that arrested the extremists, had told the media earlier that extremists belonging to the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT) were released after the administration asked them to do so. “We were asked to free these men who were associates of Kundan Pahan, a dreaded Maoist. We were not ready to release them”, he told Indian Express. The three JLT extremists were arrested in Tamar on December 13. Two of the extremists were identified as Shayam, brother of Pahan, a CPI-Maoist commander-turned-founder of the JLT and Ranju Singh Munda, a sharp shooter of the outfit.
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December - 20 
Dharitri reports that local residents caught hold of four persons demanding money and paddy in the name of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Belangiwada area under Kalimela Police Station in Malkangiri District on December 20 and later
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Dharitri reports that local residents caught hold of four persons demanding money and paddy in the name of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Belangiwada area under Kalimela Police Station in Malkangiri District on December 20 and later handed them over to the Maoists.
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December - 20 
Elsewhere in the same District, troops of the 20 Assam Rifles arrested two United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres, Laishakam Pathoi Singh and Akoijam Ibomcha Singh, from a vehicle at Bongyang under Tengnoupal Police Station on December 20. On
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Elsewhere in the same District, troops of the 20 Assam Rifles arrested two United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres, Laishakam Pathoi Singh and Akoijam Ibomcha Singh, from a vehicle at Bongyang under Tengnoupal Police Station on December 20. One RPG launcher, one RPG rocket, 10 chargers for RPG rockets, 11 Chinese grenades, 38 lethod bombs, 2035 assorted ammunition, 1960 numbers of 5.56 ammunition, two AK magazines and 14 magazines of M-16 were recovered from their possession.
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December - 20 
Further, militants also hurled a grenade at the residence of the Director of the State Social Welfare Department, Achom Nabachandra Singh, at Keishamthong in the Imphal West District in the night of December 20, according to Telegraph. However, no on
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Further, militants also hurled a grenade at the residence of the Director of the State Social Welfare Department, Achom Nabachandra Singh, at Keishamthong in the Imphal West District in the night of December 20, according to Telegraph. However, no one was injured in the attack.
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December - 20 
Government took a host of measures, including acquisition of ships, installation of radars and setting up of new coast guard stations, to strengthen security of coastal areas in a high-level meeting to review the Security of coastal areas in New Delh
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Government took a host of measures, including acquisition of ships, installation of radars and setting up of new coast guard stations, to strengthen security of coastal areas in a high-level meeting to review the Security of coastal areas in New Delhi on December 20, reports Indian Express. “Defence Minister A. K. Antony cleared several proposals which will help in improving the Security along our coastline,” unidentified Defence Ministry officials said, adding, "Defence Minister cleared the proposal for global acquisition of cutting-edge equipment and interceptor boats on a fast-track basis, so that arrangements for increasing security of Indian waters can be done as early as possible”. To augment Coast Guard's surveillance capabilities, the Government also approved the acquisition of hi-tech equipment. Besides the Coast Guard, which have a fleet of 70 small and big vessels, was allowed to lease and hire ships from the global market. It was also decided during the meeting to set up nine coast guard stations in addition to the existing 13 for better coverage of the country's 7,500 km-long coastline. The major decision was taken during the meeting was to install radars to fill in the coverage-gap along the coastal line on both the sea-boards. "The Government has decided to provide complete radar coverage to both the eastern and the western sea boards so that there is no scope left for intrusion from both sides," the source added. Defence Ministry will be working in consultation with the Shipping Ministry to complete the project, and the decision comes in the wake of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in one its reports, pointing out that due to lack of assets, there were huge gaps left in the radar coverage along the coastal boundaries.
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December - 20 
In addition, the Kannur Police also arrested a militant, identified as Sheneej, from Anayidukku for suspected links to a gang recruiting cadres from Kerala for terrorist outfits in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Police suspected that She
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In addition, the Kannur Police also arrested a militant, identified as Sheneej, from Anayidukku for suspected links to a gang recruiting cadres from Kerala for terrorist outfits in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Police suspected that Sheneej had a close association with persons from Kerala having links with the Jammu and Kashmir-based terrorist outfits, Deputy Superintendent of Police, V. K. Akbar, said. Nine persons have so far been arrested from Kerala for suspected links with terrorist outfits in Jammu and Kashmir. However, the alleged mastermind, identified as T. Naseer, and his close accomplice, identified as Ibrahim Moulavi, is still at large. Meanwhile, Sheneej was produced before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Thalassery on the same day and remanded to judicial custody till January 3, 2009.
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December - 20 
Sentinel quoting Meghalaya Police source reports that a Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) sympathiser, Pilot Shylla, was arrested from Brishyrnot village of Jaintia Hills District in the night of December 20. “An SBBL gun was also recove
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Sentinel quoting Meghalaya Police source reports that a Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) sympathiser, Pilot Shylla, was arrested from Brishyrnot village of Jaintia Hills District in the night of December 20. “An SBBL gun was also recovered from his possession,” police added. Shylla confessed to have supported the militant outfit by providing information about the movement of Police in Jaintia Hills.
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December - 20 
Suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a school teacher, identified as Sobhan Tuddu (34), at Kashiabera in the Ghurabandha Police station area of East Singhbhum District on December 20, reports The Telegraph. District
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Suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a school teacher, identified as Sobhan Tuddu (34), at Kashiabera in the Ghurabandha Police station area of East Singhbhum District on December 20, reports The Telegraph. District Superintendent of Police, Naveen Kumar Singh, said Tuddu, a resident of Bagbera village, was killed apparently because the Maoists suspected him to be associated with the anti-Naxalite outfit, Nagrik Suraksha Samiti.
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December - 20 
The Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) of the Union Government decided to finalise the process for issue of identity cards to around 1745 cadres of Kuki militant groups out of a total of 2519 Kuki militants proposed for official identification by the Gover
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The Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) of the Union Government decided to finalise the process for issue of identity cards to around 1745 cadres of Kuki militant groups out of a total of 2519 Kuki militants proposed for official identification by the Government during the meeting held between the JMG and leaders of the Kuki militant groups under Suspension of Operation on December 19.
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December - 20 
The Kannur Police during a search operation recovered four powerful locally-made bombs from a plot at Kavumbhagam near Thalassery on December 20, reports The Hindu.
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The Kannur Police during a search operation recovered four powerful locally-made bombs from a plot at Kavumbhagam near Thalassery on December 20, reports The Hindu.
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December - 20 
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested a Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, identified as Amir Talha from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh (UP), from platform number three at Nagpur station on December 20, reports Times of India.
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested a Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadre, identified as Amir Talha from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh (UP), from platform number three at Nagpur station on December 20, reports Times of India. One .32mm pistol (inscribed ENGALA D982610) and five bullets were recovered from his possession. Talha is the son of Amir Rashidi Madni, who heads an ulema council in Azamgarh, and is also believed to have been arrested in connection with SIMI activities in the past. Talha, who was reportedly in close touch with the Indian Mujahideen (IM) that executed the serial blasts in New Delhi on September 13, was produced before a Nagpur court and has been remanded in Police custody till January 3, 2009.
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December - 20 
Troops of the 8 Assam Rifles recovered one M-16 rifle with magazine, 32 live rounds of M-16, one AK LMG with magazine, 65 live rounds of AK LMG, one pistol 9-mm with magazine, six live rounds of 9mm, two grenades and one Kenwood radio set from the Ne
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Troops of the 8 Assam Rifles recovered one M-16 rifle with magazine, 32 live rounds of M-16, one AK LMG with magazine, 65 live rounds of AK LMG, one pistol 9-mm with magazine, six live rounds of 9mm, two grenades and one Kenwood radio set from the New Chajol area in the Chandel District along the India-Myanmar border on December 20, reports Imphal Free Press. The arms and ammunition were reportedly kept in two bags.
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December - 20 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, belonging to Jharkhand and Bihar, were arrested by the Police at Gharauli of Kotwali Police station in the Sonebhadra District on December 20, reports PTI. Two locally-made guns and cartridges
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, belonging to Jharkhand and Bihar, were arrested by the Police at Gharauli of Kotwali Police station in the Sonebhadra District on December 20, reports PTI. Two locally-made guns and cartridges along with Maoist literature were recovered from the possession of the arrested extremists.
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December - 20 
Two suspected militants were shot dead by a combined force of Imphal West District Police Commandos and personnel of 23 Assam Rifles during an encounter at Isikha Chingjil under Imphal West Police Station in the evening of December 20, reports Imphal
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Two suspected militants were shot dead by a combined force of Imphal West District Police Commandos and personnel of 23 Assam Rifles during an encounter at Isikha Chingjil under Imphal West Police Station in the evening of December 20, reports Imphal Free Press. A 9-mm pistol and one Chinese hand grenade were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 21 
A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Ramashish Yadav, was arrested by the Police during a search operation at Kumarubigha village of Jehanabad District on December 21, Samaylive.com reported. Yadav was wanted for
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A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Ramashish Yadav, was arrested by the Police during a search operation at Kumarubigha village of Jehanabad District on December 21, Samaylive.com reported. Yadav was wanted for his involvement in several cases of murder and kidnapping, including the killing of four dalits (backward caste) at Barmachak village under Kalpa Police station in 2000.
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December - 21 
A Chinese hand grenade was exploded by suspected militants at the south eastern side of the complex of the Governor’s House in capital Imphal in the evening of December 21. However, no casualty was reported. The Lanheiba Meitei group of the Military
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A Chinese hand grenade was exploded by suspected militants at the south eastern side of the complex of the Governor’s House in capital Imphal in the evening of December 21. However, no casualty was reported. The Lanheiba Meitei group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) subsequently claimed responsibility for the attack.
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December - 21 
According to Times of India, the Quick Reaction Teams (QRT) of Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF) were deployed to step up Security along the borders in the Western Sector in Rajasthan. These measures were taken following reports that Pakistan ha
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According to Times of India, the Quick Reaction Teams (QRT) of Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF) were deployed to step up Security along the borders in the Western Sector in Rajasthan. These measures were taken following reports that Pakistan has deployed its forces along its border. Unidentified IAF sources said that security around places of strategic importance has been stepped up and more radars and QRTs have been deployed along the India-Pakistan border. The sources said that Air commandos have been deployed to ward off any possible retaliatory attack, adding the entire border and its adjoining areas have been sanitised and the security situation reviewed. The commandos have also been deployed at borders (mainly at air-strips) in Jaisalmer and Barmer (Rajasthan) and Bhuj (Gujarat). Additional hangars and runways have also been prepared and all the radars have been put on high alert to keep a watch on any suspected movements along the border.
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December - 21 
Foiling a major terrorist plot by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in Jammu, the Jammu Police, on a specific input given by the Intelligence Bureau from New Delhi, arrested three Pakistani militants from a Hotel on December 21, Daily Excelsior reported. Sou
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Foiling a major terrorist plot by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in Jammu, the Jammu Police, on a specific input given by the Intelligence Bureau from New Delhi, arrested three Pakistani militants from a Hotel on December 21, Daily Excelsior reported. Sources confirmed that all three arrested militants were Pakistanis, who had entered the capital City with a major terror plot probably on the pattern of Mumbai. Reports said Police was in search of over-ground workers of the militants, who had to provide logistic support to the militants to carry out attacks in the City, most likely a day before the Assembly elections on December 24.
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December - 21 
IANS reports that a group of about 30 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) entered the house of one Saluka Hembram (65), a former Sarpanch (president of village level local self-government institution) at Salkodihi village in th
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IANS reports that a group of about 30 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) entered the house of one Saluka Hembram (65), a former Sarpanch (president of village level local self-government institution) at Salkodihi village in the Keonjhar District, late in the night of December 21 and killed him. Police have reportedly seized some Maoist leaflets from the incident site.
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December - 21 
In a separate operation, the Police arrested a senior Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militant linked to the Faizabad and Varanasi blasts in Uttar Pradesh. Sohail Ahmed, a resident of Chatroo in Kishtwar, is said to be involved in the Faizabad and V
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In a separate operation, the Police arrested a senior Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militant linked to the Faizabad and Varanasi blasts in Uttar Pradesh. Sohail Ahmed, a resident of Chatroo in Kishtwar, is said to be involved in the Faizabad and Varanasi blasts along with his predecessor Sabba, who was killed by Police in Kishtwar few months back.
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December - 21 
The ‘general secretary’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Golap Barua alias Anup Chetia, has moved the United Nations for refugee status and political asylum in a safe country once he is out of Bangladesh jail where he is now under trial
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The ‘general secretary’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Golap Barua alias Anup Chetia, has moved the United Nations for refugee status and political asylum in a safe country once he is out of Bangladesh jail where he is now under trial, reports Shillong Times. The ULFA mouthpiece ‘Swadhinata (Freedom)’ in its latest issue which has been made available through the Internet, informed that Anup Chetia, now lodged in a Bangladesh jail, has moved the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee through its Bangladesh office for political asylum and refugee status in a safe country as he fears ‘danger to his life’ once out from the jail.
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December - 21 
The lone arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant involved in the November 26 multiple terrorist attacks, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman ‘Kasab’, was interrogated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials for over nine hours in Mumbai on Decemb
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The lone arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant involved in the November 26 multiple terrorist attacks, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman ‘Kasab’, was interrogated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials for over nine hours in Mumbai on December 21, reports The Hindu.
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December - 21 
The State Government has launched a special drive to recruit tribals into Police in areas affected by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence to bring them into the mainstream, reports ANI. Authorities in Rayagada District said that abo
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The State Government has launched a special drive to recruit tribals into Police in areas affected by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence to bring them into the mainstream, reports ANI. Authorities in Rayagada District said that about 2,000 tribal youth would be recruited in the State Police Force during the drive.
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December - 21 
Three All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militants were killed in an encounter with a joint team of Police and Army on the banks of the Bharla River under Panery Police Station in the Udalguri District on December 21, reports Shillong Times
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Three All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militants were killed in an encounter with a joint team of Police and Army on the banks of the Bharla River under Panery Police Station in the Udalguri District on December 21, reports Shillong Times. Two USA-made 9MM pistols, one Bulgarian-made .9 MM pistol and one Australian-made hand grenade were recovered from the slain militants, adds Assam Tribune.
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December - 21 
Two suspected cadres belonging to a valley based militant outfit were shot dead by troops of the 29 Assam Rifles during an encounter at Narum Ching under Tengnoupal Police Station in the Chandel District in the afternoon of December 21, reports Imph
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Two suspected cadres belonging to a valley based militant outfit were shot dead by troops of the 29 Assam Rifles during an encounter at Narum Ching under Tengnoupal Police Station in the Chandel District in the afternoon of December 21, reports Imphal Free Press. A lethod gun with two live rounds of lethod shells and four Chinese hand grenades were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 22 
A combined force of the Imphal West District Police and personnel of Maratha Light Infantry shot dead a suspected militant at Tabungkhong Mayai Leikai under Patsoi Police Station on December 22. While some other militants managed to escape from the i
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A combined force of the Imphal West District Police and personnel of Maratha Light Infantry shot dead a suspected militant at Tabungkhong Mayai Leikai under Patsoi Police Station on December 22. While some other militants managed to escape from the incident site, a 9-mm pistol along with three live rounds was recovered from the slain militant’s possession
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December - 22 
A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of 29 Assam Rifles and a team of Imphal West District Police during an encounter between Maklang and Kamrang under Lamshang Police Station in the evening of December 22.
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A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of 29 Assam Rifles and a team of Imphal West District Police during an encounter between Maklang and Kamrang under Lamshang Police Station in the evening of December 22.
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December - 22 
A team of Imphal West District Police shot dead one suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Mohammed Tajuddin, at Lilong Kaira Khul in the morning of December 22. While the other militants managed to escape from the encounter site, a
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A team of Imphal West District Police shot dead one suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Mohammed Tajuddin, at Lilong Kaira Khul in the morning of December 22. While the other militants managed to escape from the encounter site, a 9-mm pistol along with two live rounds was recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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December - 22 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed one person, identified as Aparti Yadav, in Bhandaria block of Garwah District on December 22 suspecting him to be a Police informer, reports Indopia.
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed one person, identified as Aparti Yadav, in Bhandaria block of Garwah District on December 22 suspecting him to be a Police informer, reports Indopia.
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December - 22 
Manipur unit of the Assam Oil Corporation Contractual Labour Union at Sekmai in the Imphal West District said due to threats from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), the bulk of LPG tankers had suspended services from De
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Manipur unit of the Assam Oil Corporation Contractual Labour Union at Sekmai in the Imphal West District said due to threats from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), the bulk of LPG tankers had suspended services from December 10, according to Telegraph. The filling of cylinders also stopped with effect from December 16, not only triggering a cooking gas scarcity but also depriving the labourers of their daily earnings. “We are feeding our families by working here. As we do not have any work after the NSCN (I-M) threat, our families may face starvation,” the labourers said. “We appeal to the Government in Imphal and Delhi to intervene and solve the impasse so that we can resume work,” the president of the Imphal chapter of the Assam Oil Corporation Contractual Labour Union, S. Joy Singh, and its general secretary Y. Indrajit Singh said in a joint statement on December 22.
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December - 22 
Meanwhile, three statues and a martyrs’ memorial pillar were inaugurated at Mandimera village in the Gajapati District on December 22 by supporters of left-wing extremism from Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.
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Meanwhile, three statues and a martyrs’ memorial pillar were inaugurated at Mandimera village in the Gajapati District on December 22 by supporters of left-wing extremism from Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.
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December - 22 
On December 22, the Union Government decided to establish new bases of the counter-terror force National Security Guards (NSG) in four metropolitan cities - Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad, reports The Hindu. “Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and C
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On December 22, the Union Government decided to establish new bases of the counter-terror force National Security Guards (NSG) in four metropolitan cities - Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad, reports The Hindu. “Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai are the four places that have been identified to establish the new NSG hubs. These hubs will be manned by the existing force of NSG as of now,” Director General of NSG, J.K. Dutt, told reporters, after meeting Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta in New Delhi.
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December - 22 
Police and para-military forces came across more than a dozen posters in the Murathakra panchayat area under Ghurabandha Police station in East Singhbhum District. The posters, apparently put up by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), warned
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Police and para-military forces came across more than a dozen posters in the Murathakra panchayat area under Ghurabandha Police station in East Singhbhum District. The posters, apparently put up by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), warned the Nagarik Suraksha Samiti (NSS), an anti-Maoist outfit, with dire consequences if it fostered ties with the Majhi Marwa Sangathan of Bengal.
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December - 22 
Separately, a school teacher, identified as Moirangthem Ibocha, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Samurou Naorem leikai under Wangoi Police Station of Imphal West in the evening of December 22.
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Separately, a school teacher, identified as Moirangthem Ibocha, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Samurou Naorem leikai under Wangoi Police Station of Imphal West in the evening of December 22.
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December - 22 
Telegraph quoting the Security Forces (SFs) reported on December 22 that some cadres of the ‘A’ and ‘C’ companies of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)’s ‘28th battalion’ had gone “missing” from their designated camps in upper Assam. SF sour
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Telegraph quoting the Security Forces (SFs) reported on December 22 that some cadres of the ‘A’ and ‘C’ companies of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)’s ‘28th battalion’ had gone “missing” from their designated camps in upper Assam. SF sources said they were perturbed over the development accompanied by reports that these cadres may have actually returned to the outfit after remaining silent for the past six months. The ‘28th battalion’ had earlier declared a unilateral cease-fire in June 2008. According to official records, there are 133 cadres belonging to the ‘A’ and the ‘C’ company of the ‘28th battalion’ of the ULFA lodged in the four Government-run designated camps at Sadiya, Kakopathar, Moran and Nalbari. But the source said the recent head counts revealed that a few cadres were missing from the camps. A leader of the pro-peace group, Jiten Dutta, while accepting that some amount of frustration is bound to creep in among a section of the cadres, denied that some of them have fled and re-joined the outfit. A central intelligence official based in upper Assam said, “Some other cadres, too, are planning to return to the outfit frustrated over the slow progress of the peace process.” Inputs from local sources indicated that the outfit has begun a fresh recruitment in all the three upper Assam Districts of Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat. There are also some attempts to recruit fresh members from Tinsukia and Dibrugarh Districts and from Dhemaji and Lakhimpur Districts. Simultaneously, the outfit has also started extortion once again, the official added.
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December - 22 
Two days ahead of the seventh and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, militants on December 22 killed two soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force and fled with their service rifles in Baramulla district, PTI reported. Milita
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Two days ahead of the seventh and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, militants on December 22 killed two soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force and fled with their service rifles in Baramulla district, PTI reported. Militants shot dead constables Inderjeet Singh and S. S. Budhria from a point blank range in Iqbal Market near the main bus stand in Sopore town, official sources said. No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. Eight constituencies of Srinagar district along with 13 assembly constituencies of Jammu and Samba districts are going to polls in the final phase on December 24.
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December - 22 
Two Police constables, identified as Totan Seth and Chinmoiy Mondal, were killed and another constable was injured when around 20 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a Police camp at Berada in the Purulia Distric
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Two Police constables, identified as Totan Seth and Chinmoiy Mondal, were killed and another constable was injured when around 20 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a Police camp at Berada in the Purulia District on December 22, The Hindu reports. The Maoists managed to escape with three rifles.
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December - 22 
Two unidentified militants were shot dead by troops of the 57th Mountain Division near Irengbam village in Bishnupur District on December 22, reports Imphal Free Press. A 9-mm pistol with magazine, one Chinese hand grenade, four live rounds, three fi
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Two unidentified militants were shot dead by troops of the 57th Mountain Division near Irengbam village in Bishnupur District on December 22, reports Imphal Free Press. A 9-mm pistol with magazine, one Chinese hand grenade, four live rounds, three fired cases and one extortion note belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was recovered from the encounter site.
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December - 22 
Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres were shot dead and a woman cadre wounded in an encounter with a joint team of East Garo Hills District Police and Kumaon Regiment personnel at Gambil Apel in the night of December 22, according to Shi
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Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres were shot dead and a woman cadre wounded in an encounter with a joint team of East Garo Hills District Police and Kumaon Regiment personnel at Gambil Apel in the night of December 22, according to Shillong Times. The slain ULFA cadres were identified as A.K. Barman Rabha and Bikash Majumdar, both hailing from Assam. The wounded woman cadre, identified as Teji Mala Rabha, was arrested after the encounter. However, eight other ULFA cadres managed to escape from the encounter site. An AK-66 rifle, five magazines, 173 rounds of ammunition, a hand grenade, a mobile phone, five demand notes and other objectionable documents were recovered from the incident site. Police later arrested two ULFA sympathisers, Lebison A. Sangma and Laban C.H. Momin, from Gambil Apel.
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December - 23 
A suspected People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre was shot dead by a combined team of Imphal West District Police and personnel of Assam Rifles during an encounter between Heinoubok and Sadokpam under Lamphel Police Station on Dec
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A suspected People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre was shot dead by a combined team of Imphal West District Police and personnel of Assam Rifles during an encounter between Heinoubok and Sadokpam under Lamphel Police Station on December 23, reports Imphal Free Press. A 9-mm pistol along with a hand grenade was recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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December - 23 
Five persons were killed by unidentified assailants in the Raidih Police station area of Maoist-affected Gumla District on December 23 (today), reports The Hindu. The District Superintendent of Police, Baljeet Singh, said only after investigations th
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Five persons were killed by unidentified assailants in the Raidih Police station area of Maoist-affected Gumla District on December 23 (today), reports The Hindu. The District Superintendent of Police, Baljeet Singh, said only after investigations the Police would be able to ascertain which group or who were behind the killings.
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December - 23 
On December 23, the United States of America reportedly endorsed the evidence gathered by Indian agencies about the Involvement of Pakistan's state actors in the multiple terrorist attack in Mumbai, reports Times of India. Top US intelligence officia
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On December 23, the United States of America reportedly endorsed the evidence gathered by Indian agencies about the Involvement of Pakistan's state actors in the multiple terrorist attack in Mumbai, reports Times of India. Top US intelligence official John Michel McConell is learnt to have expressed complete satisfaction with the strength of India's case against Pakistan based on Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) examination of call records of satellite and cellular phones used by Mumbai attackers and their Pakistan-based handlers. McConell confirmed that one of the numbers logged on the satellite phone, the terrorists used while navigating their way to Mumbai belonged to a known Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist identified as Abu Al Qama. The FBI is mandated to take the probe to the logical culmination, which will include charging the names of LeT leaders and their collaborators in Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence, that come up in the probe. "We are committed to get to the bottom of this case," US officials told their Indian counterparts during their interaction spread over 48 hours.
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December - 23 
Separately, a passenger vehicle plying from Imphal to Pukhao was hijacked by Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) cadres at Ikou village under Sawombung Police Station in the Imphal East District in the morning of December 23. The driver of the vehicle, ide
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Separately, a passenger vehicle plying from Imphal to Pukhao was hijacked by Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) cadres at Ikou village under Sawombung Police Station in the Imphal East District in the morning of December 23. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Pukhrihongbam Jiban, was abducted by two cadres of the outfit and kept in confinement. He was assaulted and later released after being given INR 1000 for treatment in the same evening. People in Sagolmang and Pukhao complained about the monetary demands made by the KRA to the local residents.
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December - 23 
The Imphal West District Police arrested two KCP militants, identified as Laishram Nanao and Okram Amit alias Aboi alias Jetlee, from Kongpal Chanam Leikai on December 23, according to Sangai Express.
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The Imphal West District Police arrested two KCP militants, identified as Laishram Nanao and Okram Amit alias Aboi alias Jetlee, from Kongpal Chanam Leikai on December 23, according to Sangai Express.
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December - 23 
The Parliament on December 23 passed the Information Technology (Amendment) Bill that provides for imprisonment, which could extend to life term, for those indulging in cyber terrorism with the intent of threatening the unity, integrity, security or
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The Parliament on December 23 passed the Information Technology (Amendment) Bill that provides for imprisonment, which could extend to life term, for those indulging in cyber terrorism with the intent of threatening the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of the country or striking terror in the people, reports The Hindu.
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December - 23 
The Udhampur District Police arrested two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants during a search operation at village Thanowa in the night of December 23, according to Daily Excelsior. A large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from their posse
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The Udhampur District Police arrested two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants during a search operation at village Thanowa in the night of December 23, according to Daily Excelsior. A large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from their possession at Neel Top in Banihal. They were identified as Bashir Ahmed Lohar alias Bilal alias Rafiq and Ashiq Hussain alias Shameem. Both militants were planning to carry out a terror strike in Udhampur town, said the Deputy Inspector General of Udhampur Range Alok Puri, adding that the terror plot was foiled. He said Bashir Ahmed was an ‘area commander’ of the HM outfit and was trained in Pakistan and Afghanistan from 1991 to 1993. He was an improvised explosive device (IED) expert. His brother, Ghulam Hassan, was also a Pakistan trained militant and was later killed by Security Forces. Ashiq Hussain, a local militant, was reportedly a close associate of Bashir Lohar.
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December - 23 
The Union Government on December 23 said insurgent groups in the northeastern States receive logistics support and training from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, PTI reported. In a written reply to Lok S
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The Union Government on December 23 said insurgent groups in the northeastern States receive logistics support and training from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, PTI reported. In a written reply to Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament), Minister of State for Home Affairs Radhika V. Selvi said the Centre receives inputs about ISI involvement in the northeastern States from time to time. "Inputs received from time to time indicate that some underground/insurgent groups operating in the northeastern States have links with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and that the ISI is providing assistance to them by way of logistic support and training etc," she said. Answering a question about the total number of ISI agents arrested in the region during the last three years, she said one ISI operative was arrested for espionage in Assam in 2005 along with five persons suspected to be accomplices.
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December - 23 
Troops of 32 Assam Rifles arrested a United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, Waikhem Sotar Meitei, and a cadre of the United Socialist Revolutionary Army, identified as Kamthelal, from Waiphei village under Yairipok Police Station in the Tho
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Troops of 32 Assam Rifles arrested a United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, Waikhem Sotar Meitei, and a cadre of the United Socialist Revolutionary Army, identified as Kamthelal, from Waiphei village under Yairipok Police Station in the Thoubal District on December 23, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 23 
Two cadres belonging to the Janashakti faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML), who fled from the scene when villagers caught hold the Party squad commander Bharath during their attack on a petrol station at the Domakonda ma
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Two cadres belonging to the Janashakti faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML), who fled from the scene when villagers caught hold the Party squad commander Bharath during their attack on a petrol station at the Domakonda mandal (administrative unit) headquarter on December 18, were arrested by the Domakonda Police in Nizamabad District on December 23, The Hindu reported. The duo was identified as squad commander of Kamareddy, Chetyal Lakshmipathi, and squad member Naskal Ramesh.
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December - 23 
Unidentified militants shot dead a senior tea executive in Corramore tea estate located along India-Bhutan border under Harisinga Police Station in the Udalguri District on December 23, according to Shillong Times. A tea industry source informed that
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Unidentified militants shot dead a senior tea executive in Corramore tea estate located along India-Bhutan border under Harisinga Police Station in the Udalguri District on December 23, according to Shillong Times. A tea industry source informed that Deputy Manager Gautom Kotoky of Corramore Tea Estate owned by McLeod & Russell Group of Companies was on duty when the incident took place. His body was later found in the area while his motorcycle was left abandoned.
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December - 23 
United Committee Manipur has drawn the attention of the Manipur Government and concerned authorities to the monetary demands being made by various Kuki militants who are part of the Suspension of Operation agreement with the Government.
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United Committee Manipur has drawn the attention of the Manipur Government and concerned authorities to the monetary demands being made by various Kuki militants who are part of the Suspension of Operation agreement with the Government.
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December - 24 
A low-intensity bomb exploded on the rail tracks near Bokajan of Karbi Anglong District in the night of December 24, five minutes after the Dibrugarh-bound Rajdhani Express train crossed the near by Khatkhati station, according to Telegraph. The rai
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A low-intensity bomb exploded on the rail tracks near Bokajan of Karbi Anglong District in the night of December 24, five minutes after the Dibrugarh-bound Rajdhani Express train crossed the near by Khatkhati station, according to Telegraph. The rail track was partially damaged in the explosion. The bomb is suspected to have been planted by the All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA), purportedly to avenge the recent arrest of its ‘commander-in-chief’ Nirmal Tirkey in Jharkhand.
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December - 24 
A team of Imphal East District Police arrested a Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadre, Saikhom Amarjit, from Koirengei on December 24.
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A team of Imphal East District Police arrested a Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadre, Saikhom Amarjit, from Koirengei on December 24.
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December - 24 
According to The Hindu, defying calls from the secessionist leadership, a large number of people exercised their franchise on December 24 in the final phase of elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. The voter turnout in Srinagar district’s 10 c
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According to The Hindu, defying calls from the secessionist leadership, a large number of people exercised their franchise on December 24 in the final phase of elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. The voter turnout in Srinagar district’s 10 constituencies was estimated at over 20 per cent by the State Election Commission authorities. Sonawar, one of two constituencies chosen by the former Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, for his re-election bid, saw more than 34 per cent of voters exercising their franchise, up from 3.06 per cent six years ago. The other constituency, Ganderbal, saw a rise from 7.12 per cent to over 27 per cent. Elsewhere in Srinagar, Batamaloo, which saw four per cent of its voters exercising their franchise in 2002, witnessed 18 per cent turnout. In Khanyar, it rose from over four per cent to 15 per cent. The turnout in 13 constituencies of the Jammu and Samba districts exceeded 60 per cent. Government sources said the high turnout was facilitated by the success of the Security Forces in preventing terrorist attacks.
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December - 24 
Meanwhile, the Union Government has extended the Suspension of Operations agreement with the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) for a year till December 31, 2009. According to official sources, the extension follows a tripartite meeting among representatives of
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Meanwhile, the Union Government has extended the Suspension of Operations agreement with the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) for a year till December 31, 2009. According to official sources, the extension follows a tripartite meeting among representatives of the Centre, Assam Government and the DHD.
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December - 24 
Police on December 25 arrested four All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militants in connection with the bomb blast on railway tracks at Matipul in the Karbi Anglong district on December 24, according to Telegraph.
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Police on December 25 arrested four All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militants in connection with the bomb blast on railway tracks at Matipul in the Karbi Anglong district on December 24, according to Telegraph.
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December - 24 
Security Forces arrested two armed persons at village Kaporpora in the Udalguri District on December 24. They were identified as Ornap Basumatary of Jal Thang Para village in the Baska District and Dipak Basumatary of Darogasuba village in the Udalgu
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Security Forces arrested two armed persons at village Kaporpora in the Udalguri District on December 24. They were identified as Ornap Basumatary of Jal Thang Para village in the Baska District and Dipak Basumatary of Darogasuba village in the Udalguri District. Two Italy-made 7.65mm pistols, two magazines and four live rounds of cartridges were recovered from their possession.
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December - 24 
Separately, a time bomb was found near the Machkhowa Assam State Transport Corporation bus stand in Guwahati on December 24, reports Sentinel.
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Separately, a time bomb was found near the Machkhowa Assam State Transport Corporation bus stand in Guwahati on December 24, reports Sentinel.
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December - 24 
The Iboton Modern School at Wangoi in a press release said that somebody calling himself as Meiraba and claiming to be the Thoubal ‘division in-charge’ of the Military Council (MC) faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) served a demand note
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The Iboton Modern School at Wangoi in a press release said that somebody calling himself as Meiraba and claiming to be the Thoubal ‘division in-charge’ of the Military Council (MC) faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) served a demand note of INR 200000 to the school through its ailing secretary Y. Megha Singh and the school warden, reports Imphal Free Press. The release added that militants in the evening of December 24 also collected INR 8,100 from the secretary and the warden, saying that was the percentage cut from the salaries of the teachers and staff of the school. They also collected seven mobile phone handsets belonging to the family of the secretary and teachers of the school. The unidentified militants asked the school authorities to be present whenever the group called them for ‘questioning’, saying they would be inspecting all schools in the State before the ensuing metric examinations, and would as a warning be ‘awarding capital punishment’ to some teachers. The school was also told to publicise the intent of the group in local dailies for a few days continuously on threats of dire consequences for non-compliance. Meanwhile, an unidentified caller claiming to be a cadre of the KCP-MC informed media persons that the matter had nothing with the outfit and it would be hunting down the imposters.
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December - 24 
The steps taken by Security Forces (SFs) to check infiltration of militants into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border and Line of Control (LoC) have been effective as the number of militants operating in the State has dropped to below 1,000 for t
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The steps taken by Security Forces (SFs) to check infiltration of militants into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border and Line of Control (LoC) have been effective as the number of militants operating in the State has dropped to below 1,000 for the first time since the eruption of militancy in early 1990s, Daily Excelsior reported. "The measures taken along the Line of Control and International Border has resulted in lesser number of militants infiltrating into the State. There have been casualties among the infiltrators which means the efficiency in preventing infiltration has improved," Director General of Police (DGP), Kuldeep Khoda, told reporters at the year-end briefing on security situation in the State. The DGP said the number of active militants in the State had for the first time dropped below 1,000 and in fact was around 800 as per information coming from various security agencies. "There are around 577 local militants and 231 foreigners operating in the State. These are figures based on information from various agencies working on the ground," he said. The Police chief said the situation had improved considerably since 2007 as the number of militancy-related incidents came down to three digits for the first time since eruption of militancy. "We had less than 700 militancy related incidents during the current year which is a 40 per cent drop compared to the number of incidents that have taken place last year," he said. "The number of civilians killed in militancy related incidents this year was just 89 which is below the three digit figure for the first time as well. Last year 164 civilians were killed while the highest number of civilians killed in such incidents was in 1996 when 1413 persons lost their lives," he stated. The DGP also said SFs were successful in neutralizing 102 top ranking commanders of militants in the State during 2008 while the casualties among the SFs dropped considerably. "As many as 85 Security Forces personnel laid down their lives while combating militancy in the State in 2008 while 685 were killed in 2001 which was the highest since 1990," he added. Efforts were on to push militants into Jammu and Kashmir through the LoC and International Border while Nepal and Bangladesh routes were also being used, Khoda said adding preventing infiltration will remain a challenge before the Security Forces in near future. The DGP said conduct of the Assembly elections in the State was a massive exercise for Police and other SFs who ensured one of the most peaceful elections in the State so far. He said the success of SFs against the militants during the elections had resulted in increase in voter turnout. "46 militants and commanders, some of them very prominent, were killed during the election and it was noticed that the voter turnout in these areas, where they were operating, improved after the militants were killed," he added. The DGP added that while 48 office bearers and political leaders, including a Minister, were killed during campaigning in 2002 elections, there was no such killing in this year's polls, although seven civilians and six SF personnel were killed during the electioneering process.
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December - 24 
Troops of Assam Rifles arrested one suspected cadre of the Azad faction of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammed Maskur, from Wangkhem village under Yairipok Police Station in the Thoubal District on December 24. Two dem
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Troops of Assam Rifles arrested one suspected cadre of the Azad faction of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammed Maskur, from Wangkhem village under Yairipok Police Station in the Thoubal District on December 24. Two demand letters were recovered from his possession.
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December - 25 
A cadre of the Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Wahengbam Bijen Singh, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Thambalkhong Bridge on December 25. A .32 pistol with two live rounds was recovered from his possession.
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A cadre of the Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Wahengbam Bijen Singh, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Thambalkhong Bridge on December 25. A .32 pistol with two live rounds was recovered from his possession.
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December - 25 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, Thoudam Sonik Mangang, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Uripok Bachaspati Leikai on December 25.
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, Thoudam Sonik Mangang, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Uripok Bachaspati Leikai on December 25.
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December - 25 
A KYKL insurgent, Thangjam Prabin Singh, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Soibam Leikai on December 25.
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A KYKL insurgent, Thangjam Prabin Singh, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Soibam Leikai on December 25.
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December - 25 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons in the Govindpur village of Gumla District on December 25, reports Telegraph.
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons in the Govindpur village of Gumla District on December 25, reports Telegraph.
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December - 25 
Chief Minister Shibu Soren said the State Government was willing to hold talks and ready to share power with the Maoists for a lasting solution, adding, ” The State Government has initiated steps to bring the misguided youths back into the mainstream
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Chief Minister Shibu Soren said the State Government was willing to hold talks and ready to share power with the Maoists for a lasting solution, adding, ” The State Government has initiated steps to bring the misguided youths back into the mainstream and announce a surrender policy."
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December - 25 
Elsewhere, a suspected militant belonging to an unidentified Naga group, identified as Diventho, was arrested from Manja in the Karbi Anglong District on December 25, reports Sentinel. Three 7.6mm pistols and six magazines were also recovered from hi
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Elsewhere, a suspected militant belonging to an unidentified Naga group, identified as Diventho, was arrested from Manja in the Karbi Anglong District on December 25, reports Sentinel. Three 7.6mm pistols and six magazines were also recovered from his possession. According to sources, Diventho has been supplying arms to militant outfits like the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) and Black Widow (BW).
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December - 25 
In a separate incident in the same District, Maoists shot dead an ex-Army man, identified as Augustine Ekka (50), and his son, James (20), at Srinagar village. Sources said the Maoists suspected the father-son duo to be Police informers.
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In a separate incident in the same District, Maoists shot dead an ex-Army man, identified as Augustine Ekka (50), and his son, James (20), at Srinagar village. Sources said the Maoists suspected the father-son duo to be Police informers.
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December - 25 
One Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel, identified as Ganesh Singh, was shot dead while a woman passenger and another GRP personnel were injured when at least 30 suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a c
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One Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel, identified as Ganesh Singh, was shot dead while a woman passenger and another GRP personnel were injured when at least 30 suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a coach of the Bhagalpur-Muzaffarpur Inter-City Express between Abhoypur and Kajra stations in the Munger District on December 25-afternoon, reports The Telegraph. The assailants also snatched away four assault rifles, a carbine and several rounds of ammunition by overpowering the GRP personnel.
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December - 25 
Police and Maoists exchanged several rounds of fire in the Chichikala forest region of Katkamsandi Police station area in the Hazaribagh District. Though unofficial reports claimed that six Maoists were killed in the firing, Superintendent of Police
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Police and Maoists exchanged several rounds of fire in the Chichikala forest region of Katkamsandi Police station area in the Hazaribagh District. Though unofficial reports claimed that six Maoists were killed in the firing, Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kamboj did not confirm it. “There was a gun battle between our men and extremists, but we did not recover a single body from the site,” he said.
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December - 25 
PTI quoted the Director General of Police (DGP), D. N. Gautam, as saying that in 75 cases of CPI-Maoist attacks, 42 civilians were killed during 2008. 14 Maoists and 20 Policemen were also killed in encounters between Police and Maoists. The Bihar Po
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PTI quoted the Director General of Police (DGP), D. N. Gautam, as saying that in 75 cases of CPI-Maoist attacks, 42 civilians were killed during 2008. 14 Maoists and 20 Policemen were also killed in encounters between Police and Maoists. The Bihar Police have also arrested 442 Maoists, including 43 area/zonal commanders. The Police also recovered 132 firearms, of which 18 were looted earlier, and 17,098 cartridges from the extremists.
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December - 25 
Separately, another BW militant was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel at Khepre region in the Karbi Anglong District in the morning of December 25. An AK-series rifle, 30 rounds of ammunition and a wireless set were recovered from the encounter
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Separately, another BW militant was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel at Khepre region in the Karbi Anglong District in the morning of December 25. An AK-series rifle, 30 rounds of ammunition and a wireless set were recovered from the encounter site.
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December - 25 
The Basistha Police arrested two surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres, identified as Dharani Rabha and Madan Das, along with four extortionists, identified as Biju Kalita alias Pappu, Gokul Bora, Gagan Das and Tapan Das, fr
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The Basistha Police arrested two surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres, identified as Dharani Rabha and Madan Das, along with four extortionists, identified as Biju Kalita alias Pappu, Gokul Bora, Gagan Das and Tapan Das, from Lokhara area of Guwahati on December 25, reports Sentinel. They had allegedly come to collect money from a businessman of the locality.
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December - 25 
The Hindu on December 25 reported that an Indian national, P. Vasu alias Simon of Brahmagundam in the Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu has been abducted by the Taliban militants in Afghanistan. Vasu reportedly went to Afghanistan 11 months ago to wo
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The Hindu on December 25 reported that an Indian national, P. Vasu alias Simon of Brahmagundam in the Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu has been abducted by the Taliban militants in Afghanistan. Vasu reportedly went to Afghanistan 11 months ago to work with an Italian company. The abductors had allegedly demanded a ransom of $ 350,000 to be paid in the next couple of days. Simon was kidnapped along with at least two more workers of the company, believed to be Nepal nationals, at Herath in Afghanistan on October 13, adds Indian Express.
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December - 25 
Two People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants, Kshetrimayum Manihar Singh and Nongmaithem Raghumani Singh, were arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Kakching Moirangthem Leikai on December 25.
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Two People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants, Kshetrimayum Manihar Singh and Nongmaithem Raghumani Singh, were arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Kakching Moirangthem Leikai on December 25.
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December - 26 
A combined team of Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles arrested a cadre of the City Meitei group of the KCP, identified as Moirangthem Sanjoy Singh alias Inao alias Hao Inao, during a search operation at Tentha village on December 26. Later, an
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A combined team of Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles arrested a cadre of the City Meitei group of the KCP, identified as Moirangthem Sanjoy Singh alias Inao alias Hao Inao, during a search operation at Tentha village on December 26. Later, an AK-56 rifle, 29 rounds of AK ammunition and eight lethod bombs were recovered from a hideout following his confession.
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December - 26 
A surrendered militant was shot dead by the militants in the Marwah area of Kishtwar District on December 26, Daily Excelsior reported. He has been identified as Talib Hussain, a resident of Satarwagon village in the Marwah area. Official sources sai
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A surrendered militant was shot dead by the militants in the Marwah area of Kishtwar District on December 26, Daily Excelsior reported. He has been identified as Talib Hussain, a resident of Satarwagon village in the Marwah area. Official sources said Talib Hussain was abducted by the militants from Satarwagon when he was on way to his house. Later, he was killed in the adjacent forest area.
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December - 26 
A suspected cadre of the Lanheiba group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was shot dead by a combined force of Imphal West District Police and troops of Assam Rifle during an encounter at Chingnongkok under Lamla
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A suspected cadre of the Lanheiba group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was shot dead by a combined force of Imphal West District Police and troops of Assam Rifle during an encounter at Chingnongkok under Lamlai Police Station on December 26, according to Sangai Express. One 9-mm pistol and a hand grenade were recovered from his possession.
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December - 26 
According to Assam Tribune, Police on December 26 recovered a bomb, weighing 14 kilograms, kept inside a suitcase by suspected militants at New Dudhnoi station in the Goalpara District.
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According to Assam Tribune, Police on December 26 recovered a bomb, weighing 14 kilograms, kept inside a suitcase by suspected militants at New Dudhnoi station in the Goalpara District.
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December - 26 
Announcing that Gour Chakrabarty (70) would be the spokesperson of the outfit, the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said it would openly hold meetings under the outfit’s own banner instead of clandestinely issuing press releases and pamp
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Announcing that Gour Chakrabarty (70) would be the spokesperson of the outfit, the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said it would openly hold meetings under the outfit’s own banner instead of clandestinely issuing press releases and pamphlets to media representatives, reports Telegraph. Although not banned in West Bengal, the CPI-Maoist has so far been operating as an underground outfit for fear of its members being arrested.
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December - 26 
Another encounter between a combined force of Bishnupur District Police and Assam Rifles troops and suspected militants was reported from Thangalawai Mamang Patton.
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Another encounter between a combined force of Bishnupur District Police and Assam Rifles troops and suspected militants was reported from Thangalawai Mamang Patton.
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December - 26 
Further, 12 bombs, two each in six containers, were recovered from an iron ore laden goods train in the premises of a steel plant in capital Raipur on December 26, Indian Express reported. According to the Inspector General of Police, Y. K. S. Thakur
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Further, 12 bombs, two each in six containers, were recovered from an iron ore laden goods train in the premises of a steel plant in capital Raipur on December 26, Indian Express reported. According to the Inspector General of Police, Y. K. S. Thakur, the ore was brought from Orissa. "We are also looking into the possible Maoist and terrorist angle and are working on all leads available so far," he added. According to the Additional Director General of Police, Girdhari Nayak, “These bombs are 105-mm in size and experts from the ordnance factory in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh have been called to examine and defuse them,” reports IANS.
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December - 26 
Further, Army personnel recovered an improvised explosive device weighing five kilograms from the Daily Bazaar in Guwahati.
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Further, Army personnel recovered an improvised explosive device weighing five kilograms from the Daily Bazaar in Guwahati.
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December - 26 
In another incident, a Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the International Border at Chak Faquira in Samba sector in the morning of December 26. Official sources said the intruder started running back
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In another incident, a Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the International Border at Chak Faquira in Samba sector in the morning of December 26. Official sources said the intruder started running back after his movement was observed by the Security Forces (SFs) and he was asked to surrender. Consequently, the SFs opened firing killing him on the spot. His identity has not been ascertained so far.
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December - 26 
Intelligence sources reported on December 26 that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence, was planning to explode bombs in major towns of West Bengal including the capital Kolkata, reports Express Buzz. Sources in the
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Intelligence sources reported on December 26 that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence, was planning to explode bombs in major towns of West Bengal including the capital Kolkata, reports Express Buzz. Sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) confirmed that a group of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) terrorists has made repeated attempts to enter India recently from Bangladesh. "There is a possibility that some HuJI terrorists have already crossed over with arms and ammunition and are heading to team up with Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), Indian insurgent group, to carry out lethal terror strikes in West Bengal during end-December and early January," sources said.
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December - 26 
KLNLF warned the Assam Government and the Karbi Autonomous Council that it should not be held responsible for any violence against Hindi-speaking community in the days ahead, reports Assam Tribune.
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KLNLF warned the Assam Government and the Karbi Autonomous Council that it should not be held responsible for any violence against Hindi-speaking community in the days ahead, reports Assam Tribune.
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December - 26 
Manipur Government is to approach the Cease-fire Monitoring Cell to break the impasse caused by the ‘imposition of godown tax’ on LPG stockists by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the subsequent refusal of the tank
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Manipur Government is to approach the Cease-fire Monitoring Cell to break the impasse caused by the ‘imposition of godown tax’ on LPG stockists by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the subsequent refusal of the tankers to procure gas from Assam.
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December - 26 
Meanwhile, Udhampur District Police recovered one AK rifle, six magazines, 140 rounds, one wireless set, one hand grenade and a satellite telephone from a hideout disclosed by two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, arrested recently by the police fro
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Meanwhile, Udhampur District Police recovered one AK rifle, six magazines, 140 rounds, one wireless set, one hand grenade and a satellite telephone from a hideout disclosed by two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, arrested recently by the police from Upper Thanowa in Udhampur.
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December - 26 
On December 26, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh, said that a long-term action plan was needed on security and development to address the Communist Party of Maoist (CPI-Maoist) insurgency, The Pioneer reported. According to him, "Chhat
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On December 26, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh, said that a long-term action plan was needed on security and development to address the Communist Party of Maoist (CPI-Maoist) insurgency, The Pioneer reported. According to him, "Chhattisgarh is viewed as a model State in the country in handling Maoist insurgency which is a national problem. A long-term action plan to boost Security in the troubled areas and also their overall development can produce a lasting solution to the menace." While referring to Salwa Judum (the anti-Maoist vigilante movement) launched in June 2005, he said "Salwa Judum is a self-inspired people's peace initiative; it's not a Government-sponsored movement. Chhattisgarh Government is just providing Security to villagers involved in the movement."
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December - 26 
On December 26, the Imphal East District Police recovered incriminating documents, including demand notes and press releases of the KCP, from a typewriting and computer training institute at Kongba Bazaar, reports Imphal Free Press. The owner of the
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On December 26, the Imphal East District Police recovered incriminating documents, including demand notes and press releases of the KCP, from a typewriting and computer training institute at Kongba Bazaar, reports Imphal Free Press. The owner of the shop, Konghoujam Baleshwar Singh, was arrested from the incident site.
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December - 26 
Police on December 26 arrested one more All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militant, identified as Sanjay Bhengra, from Baghjan area in the Karbi Anglong District, in connection with the bomb blast on railway tracks at Matipul of the same D
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Police on December 26 arrested one more All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militant, identified as Sanjay Bhengra, from Baghjan area in the Karbi Anglong District, in connection with the bomb blast on railway tracks at Matipul of the same District on December 24, reports Telegraph.
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December - 26 
Shillong Times quoting a report published in Kathmandu Post, a leading daily of Nepal, reports that a team of Indian Army was currently in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu in search of Jewel Gorlosa, a leader of the Black Widow, which is active in Assa
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Shillong Times quoting a report published in Kathmandu Post, a leading daily of Nepal, reports that a team of Indian Army was currently in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu in search of Jewel Gorlosa, a leader of the Black Widow, which is active in Assam. However, the Indian Embassy on December 24 denied the claims, the report added. According to the report published on December 17, there is information that Gorlosa had married a Nepali woman and has been staying as a hotel owner in Thamel or somewhere else in the Kathmandu.
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December - 26 
The Government Railway Police (GRP) on December 26 launched a massive manhunt for cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the forest areas of Munger District in the wake of the attack on the Bhagalpur-Muzaffarpur Jansewa Express
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The Government Railway Police (GRP) on December 26 launched a massive manhunt for cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the forest areas of Munger District in the wake of the attack on the Bhagalpur-Muzaffarpur Jansewa Express near Abhaipur station on December 25 in which two GRP constables were killed, reports Times of India. As reported earlier, one GRP personnel was killed in the incident.
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December - 26 
The Tamil Nadu Director General of Police, K. P. Jain, said on December 26 that the Police have identified Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Dindigul and Theni Districts as the possible Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected areas, reported The
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The Tamil Nadu Director General of Police, K. P. Jain, said on December 26 that the Police have identified Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Dindigul and Theni Districts as the possible Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected areas, reported The Hindu. However, the Police has successfully foiled their attempts to get a foothold in Tamil Nadu, the DGP added, saying, "We are aware that CPI-Maoist are making attempts to sneak into these Districts. But we are proactive and would prevent any such move."
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December - 27 
A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Chipenthung Ezung, was shot at and wounded by around five unidentified militants in the Notun Bosti area of Dimapur District on December 27, according to Nagaland Post.
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A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Chipenthung Ezung, was shot at and wounded by around five unidentified militants in the Notun Bosti area of Dimapur District on December 27, according to Nagaland Post.
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December - 27 
A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police Commandos and the 21 Assam Rifles during an encounter on the Tejpur road near Angangching under Kakching Police Station on December 27, reports Imphal Free Press. W
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A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police Commandos and the 21 Assam Rifles during an encounter on the Tejpur road near Angangching under Kakching Police Station on December 27, reports Imphal Free Press. While two other militants managed to escape, a foreign made hand grenade and one .36 HE grenade were recovered from the encounter site.
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December - 27 
According to Telegraph, 19 United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres surrendered and joined the pro-talks group at Kakopathar camp in the Tinsukia District on December 27. Eight of the cadres were from the outfit’s ‘28th battalion’ headquarters b
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According to Telegraph, 19 United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres surrendered and joined the pro-talks group at Kakopathar camp in the Tinsukia District on December 27. Eight of the cadres were from the outfit’s ‘28th battalion’ headquarters based in Myanmar. They laid down weapons, including rocket-propelled gun, a light machine gun and a universal machine gun. “Most of the cadres lodged at the camps in Myanmar are uncertain about their future. That is why we chose to get out of the camps and join the pro-talks group,” Dipankar Dutta, one of the cadres, said. “We have been planning the escape since we came know about the peace process,” another cadre, Parashmoni Rajkhowa, said.
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December - 27 
Army on December 27 neutralised a militant hide-out and recovered a huge quantity of arms and explosives, including RDX, from Khyon forests in the Kalakote area of Rajouri District, reports Daily Excelsior. The recovery included 2.5 kilograms of RDX,
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Army on December 27 neutralised a militant hide-out and recovered a huge quantity of arms and explosives, including RDX, from Khyon forests in the Kalakote area of Rajouri District, reports Daily Excelsior. The recovery included 2.5 kilograms of RDX, five Chinese grenades, one-kg gun powder, two improvised explosive device (IED) sticks, 59 AK rounds, two AK magazines, 8 Chinese rounds of pistol and other explosives.
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December - 27 
Assam Rifles personnel recovered 25 bullets of AK series rifle and 20 rounds of bullets of SLR from Baigon Singh Para under Mungiakami Police Station in the West Tripura District on December 27, according to Tripura Times.
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Assam Rifles personnel recovered 25 bullets of AK series rifle and 20 rounds of bullets of SLR from Baigon Singh Para under Mungiakami Police Station in the West Tripura District on December 27, according to Tripura Times.
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December - 27 
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said on December 27 that the State Government would continue to support Salwa Judum (the anti-Maoist vigilante movement) against the CPI-Maoist, adding, ''Bastar model of mass movement against ultras should be
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said on December 27 that the State Government would continue to support Salwa Judum (the anti-Maoist vigilante movement) against the CPI-Maoist, adding, ''Bastar model of mass movement against ultras should be adopted in other areas facing insurgency.'' He also said the Government was only providing protection to those villagers fighting against the militants and it would continue to discharge its responsibility.
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December - 27 
Imphal West District Police Commandos arrested a female cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) near the Cheirap Court in Uripok. A demand letter relating to the outfit and four live rounds of .45 ammunition we
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Imphal West District Police Commandos arrested a female cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) near the Cheirap Court in Uripok. A demand letter relating to the outfit and four live rounds of .45 ammunition were recovered from her possession.
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December - 27 
In addition, a KYKL cadre, Wahengbam Ronal alias Malem, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Lamlong bazaar on December 27. Wahengbam confessed during interrogation that he joined the outfit in December 2006 and received training in M
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In addition, a KYKL cadre, Wahengbam Ronal alias Malem, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Lamlong bazaar on December 27. Wahengbam confessed during interrogation that he joined the outfit in December 2006 and received training in Myanmar.
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December - 27 
On December 27, a trial court in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh convicted nine cadres of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to two years imprisonment and imposed a fine of INR 500 on each for promoting communal hatred, Times of India re
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On December 27, a trial court in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh convicted nine cadres of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to two years imprisonment and imposed a fine of INR 500 on each for promoting communal hatred, Times of India reports. Police had arrested them in July 2006 for their alleged links with the SIMI and booked them under various sections of the India Penal Code, mostly dealing with treason.
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December - 27 
Police arrested a suspected person from village Batau in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Chandauli District on December 27, reports The Hindu. A cache of arms and ammunition, including 500 detonators and 50 kg ammonium nitra
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Police arrested a suspected person from village Batau in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Chandauli District on December 27, reports The Hindu. A cache of arms and ammunition, including 500 detonators and 50 kg ammonium nitrate, was recovered from his possession.
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December - 27 
Police arrested four cadres of the Birsa Commando Force (BCF) who were involved in setting fire to a bus near Monabari Tea Estate under Dhekiajuli Police Station in the Sonitpur District on December 27 during the Assam bandh (shut down). They were id
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Police arrested four cadres of the Birsa Commando Force (BCF) who were involved in setting fire to a bus near Monabari Tea Estate under Dhekiajuli Police Station in the Sonitpur District on December 27 during the Assam bandh (shut down). They were identified as self-styled Lt Sarai Orang, Sudhasan Horo, Silas Barla and Biman Kujur, who hails from Barpeta District, adds Telegraph.
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December - 27 
Separately, two constables of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured when unidentified CPI-Maoist cadres opened fire on a combined force of the CRPF and the Narayanpur District Police engaged in a joint search operation near Chameli hil
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Separately, two constables of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured when unidentified CPI-Maoist cadres opened fire on a combined force of the CRPF and the Narayanpur District Police engaged in a joint search operation near Chameli hills under Chotedonger Police Station in the morning of December 27, reports PTI.
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December - 27 
The Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a record-keeper of a Self Help Group federation, Pobitra Khosla, at Bagam village under Narayanpatna Police Station in the Koraput District on December 27, reports Express Buzz. Khosla wa
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The Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a record-keeper of a Self Help Group federation, Pobitra Khosla, at Bagam village under Narayanpatna Police Station in the Koraput District on December 27, reports Express Buzz. Khosla was coordinating with different women’s groups of Narayanpatna and was on the CPI-Maoist hit list for his liaison with Government officials.
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December - 28 
A Black Widow (BW) militant, identified as ‘lance corporal’ Jon Sing Dimasa, was shot dead by Security Force personnel at a militant camp at Intangi under Kaladisha Kachari Basti in the North Cachar Hills District on Assam-Nagaland border on December
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A Black Widow (BW) militant, identified as ‘lance corporal’ Jon Sing Dimasa, was shot dead by Security Force personnel at a militant camp at Intangi under Kaladisha Kachari Basti in the North Cachar Hills District on Assam-Nagaland border on December 28, according to Telegraph. Troops seized an AK-47 assault rifle, some ammunition and a wireless set from the camp. The other militants, however, managed to escape into the adjoining dense forest.
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December - 28 
A People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Wangkhem Saratchandra Singh alias Chandra, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police at Wangbal on December 28
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A People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Wangkhem Saratchandra Singh alias Chandra, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police at Wangbal on December 28
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December - 28 
A school teacher, a villager and one Special Police Officer (SPO) were killed and five persons injured when about 50 armed cadres, including some women, of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened indiscriminate fire at a weekly market
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A school teacher, a villager and one Special Police Officer (SPO) were killed and five persons injured when about 50 armed cadres, including some women, of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened indiscriminate fire at a weekly market in Kokrapara of Bijapur District on December 28, IANS reported.
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December - 28 
A senior ‘commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Chimat Rai alias Kishan Rai, who was wanted in over 24 cases of murder, dacoity, loot and extremist violence in Bihar and Jharkhand, was arrested by the Police du
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A senior ‘commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Chimat Rai alias Kishan Rai, who was wanted in over 24 cases of murder, dacoity, loot and extremist violence in Bihar and Jharkhand, was arrested by the Police during a search operation at Gauradih village under Ishipur Police Station of Bhagalpur District on December 28-night, The Hindu reported. A resident of Dighi village in Mehrama Police Station limits of Godda District of Jharkhand, Chimat is also a member of the Shantipal group and in-charge of the underground outfit for Godda and Sahebganj Districts, adds Times of India. Rai's wife has also been detained by the Police.
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December - 28 
According to Telegraph, Police on December 28 arrested two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres, including a woman, who were allegedly involved in the October 30 serial bomb blasts in Assam. Superintendent of Police in the Goalpara Dis
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According to Telegraph, Police on December 28 arrested two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres, including a woman, who were allegedly involved in the October 30 serial bomb blasts in Assam. Superintendent of Police in the Goalpara District, Akhilesh Singh, said the duo was among six persons arrested on December 27 in connection with an extortion case from Soulmari of the same District. Singh said interrogation of the arrested persons led to the revelation that Aghai Basumatary, a ‘sergeant’, and Jayanti Brhama, a ‘sergeant majors’, were involved in the bomb blasts. “Aghai had actually assembled the bomb that was placed in Ganeshguri,” said Singh, adding that Jayanti was “indirectly” involved in the Kokrajhar and Barpeta Road bomb blasts. Aghai had confessed that the instructions to carry out the blasts had come from NDFB leader Ranjan Daimary with whom he was close, Singh said. Aghai told the Police that he was handed over the materials for making the bomb in Guwahati by another person. Aghai is an expert in handling explosives. Both Aghai and Jayanti had undergone training in Bangladesh and Bhutan, Singh added.
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December - 28 
According to The Hindu, the Praja Rajyam party inducted 250 former cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) as its grassroots-level cadres at Perecherla on the outskirts of Guntur city on December 28.
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According to The Hindu, the Praja Rajyam party inducted 250 former cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) as its grassroots-level cadres at Perecherla on the outskirts of Guntur city on December 28.
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December - 28 
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has claimed that Maoist insurgency is contained in the State and has attributed this to the stable Government which has taken up several development and welfare programmes.
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has claimed that Maoist insurgency is contained in the State and has attributed this to the stable Government which has taken up several development and welfare programmes.
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December - 28 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) on December 28 submitted a charge sheet against 12 persons for their alleged involvement in the Agartala serial blasts on October 1, reports Assam Tribune. The investigation revealed that the All Tripura Tiger For
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) on December 28 submitted a charge sheet against 12 persons for their alleged involvement in the Agartala serial blasts on October 1, reports Assam Tribune. The investigation revealed that the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) had carried out the serial blasts. Of the accused, Dinesh Debbarma, Bikash Debbarma, Sachindra Debbarma, Kumariya Debbarma, Santanu Chowdhury, Budhi Debbarma and Amal Acharjee are in judicial custody. Five others, including four of them identified as Satyaranjan Debbarma, Jagadish Debbarma, Rajendra Debbarma and Baman Debbarma, are still at large. All the accused persons were charged under Sections 326, 307, 427 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Arms Act.
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December - 28 
Elsewhere in the region, a day after Ranjan Daimary alias D.R. Nabla issued a statement claiming to be the ‘chairman’ of the NDFB, the outfit’s ‘publicity and information secretary’ S. Sanjarang on December 28 said in a press release that B. Sungthag
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Elsewhere in the region, a day after Ranjan Daimary alias D.R. Nabla issued a statement claiming to be the ‘chairman’ of the NDFB, the outfit’s ‘publicity and information secretary’ S. Sanjarang on December 28 said in a press release that B. Sungthagra alias Dhiren Boro was its ‘president’, confirming the rift within the outfit, reports Sentinel. On December 27, in an e-mail to the media, Daimary said: “I am still the chairman of the NDFB, and I will continue my efforts for the self-determination of the Boros. The NDFB- Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) clash is over, and as such I request the ex-BLT cadres not to target the NDFB cadres. I have also ordered the NDFB cadres not to target any ex-BLT members,” Daimary added.
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December - 28 
Further, a team of Bishnupur District Police was attacked by unidentified militants at Kwakta, according to Sangai Express. Police sources informed that the commando team retaliated. However, no casualty was reported from the incident site.
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Further, a team of Bishnupur District Police was attacked by unidentified militants at Kwakta, according to Sangai Express. Police sources informed that the commando team retaliated. However, no casualty was reported from the incident site.
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December - 28 
In addition, Police also arrested another NDFB militant, Santrwb Sangma, who belonged to Dhubri District. The three have been remanded to police custody for five days. The other three arrested persons, Biplab Das, Jogen Rabha and Narayan Boro, were r
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In addition, Police also arrested another NDFB militant, Santrwb Sangma, who belonged to Dhubri District. The three have been remanded to police custody for five days. The other three arrested persons, Biplab Das, Jogen Rabha and Narayan Boro, were remanded in judicial custody. These three are linkmen of the NDFB.
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December - 28 
Meanwhile, the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) which comprises cadres and leaders of the ‘Alfa’ and ‘Charlie’ companies of the outfit’s ‘28th battalion’ has set December 31 as the deadline for the top leaders of the ou
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Meanwhile, the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) which comprises cadres and leaders of the ‘Alfa’ and ‘Charlie’ companies of the outfit’s ‘28th battalion’ has set December 31 as the deadline for the top leaders of the outfit to take a decision to hold a dialogue with the Government of India, reports Shillong Times.
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December - 28 
Police recovered a powerful bomb half-buried in a road near the Kharkai river in the Ranchi District on December 28, reports The Telegraph.
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Police recovered a powerful bomb half-buried in a road near the Kharkai river in the Ranchi District on December 28, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 28 
Separately, a People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) militant, Mohammed Sanayai, was arrested by the AR troops from Singga under Yairipok Police Station in the Thoubal District on December 28
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Separately, a People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) militant, Mohammed Sanayai, was arrested by the AR troops from Singga under Yairipok Police Station in the Thoubal District on December 28
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December - 28 
Separately, a suspected militant was shot dead by AR troops during another encounter near Joujang village under Moreh Police Station in the Chandel District on the same day. A .38 revolver with magazine and four live rounds were recovered from the po
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Separately, a suspected militant was shot dead by AR troops during another encounter near Joujang village under Moreh Police Station in the Chandel District on the same day. A .38 revolver with magazine and four live rounds were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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December - 28 
The Hindu reports that three villagers carrying food for Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres sustained bullet injury when they were attacked by them mistaking them as Policemen at Nawajaipur in the Palamu District on December 26.
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The Hindu reports that three villagers carrying food for Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres sustained bullet injury when they were attacked by them mistaking them as Policemen at Nawajaipur in the Palamu District on December 26.
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December - 28 
The National Conference (NC) on December 28 emerged the single largest party as the results of the just-concluded elections in Jammu and Kashmir were announced, The Hindu reported. The NC secured 28 seats (20 in Kashmir, six in Jammu and two in Kargi
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The National Conference (NC) on December 28 emerged the single largest party as the results of the just-concluded elections in Jammu and Kashmir were announced, The Hindu reported. The NC secured 28 seats (20 in Kashmir, six in Jammu and two in Kargil), while the People’s Democratic Party was second with 21 seats (19 in Kashmir and 2 in Jammu). The Congress party was victorious in 17 seats (13 from Jammu region, three from Kashmir and one from Leh) and the Bharatiya Janata Party in 11 constituencies. The National Panthers Party won three seats and the Communist Party of India-Marxist, the People’s Democratic Front and the Democratic Party (Nationalist) one each. Independents won in four constituencies. Forty-four seats is the majority mark in the 87-strong House.
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December - 28 
The Statesman reports that Police at Raghunathpur in the Jagatsinghpur District have submitted charge sheets against 18 Maoists. Of them, six have been arrested and 12 are still at large. Of the six arrested, Raghunathpur Police had arrested five and
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The Statesman reports that Police at Raghunathpur in the Jagatsinghpur District have submitted charge sheets against 18 Maoists. Of them, six have been arrested and 12 are still at large. Of the six arrested, Raghunathpur Police had arrested five and Riamal Police of Deogarh District had arrested another Maoist from Erasama area few months ago.
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December - 28 
The Tamil Nadu Police on December 28 arrested an alleged supplier of explosives to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Amir Anthony Paranthaman of Vavuniya (Sri Lanka), near Tambaram bus stand in capital Chennai and seized 500 kilograms of a
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The Tamil Nadu Police on December 28 arrested an alleged supplier of explosives to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Amir Anthony Paranthaman of Vavuniya (Sri Lanka), near Tambaram bus stand in capital Chennai and seized 500 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, eight Global Positioning System devices, three satellite phones and two Global System for Mobile repeater sets from his possession, reports Express Buzz. During interrogation, Paranthaman admitted that LTTE militants had asked him to collect material sent from Switzerland and dispatch them to Sri Lanka on a boat from Rameswaram. He revealed that based on the instructions from the LTTE cadres, Kannan and Prakash, Paranthaman collected these materials from one Rome alias Johnson and Suganthan of Switzerland.
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December - 28 
Two suspected cadres of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were shot dead by a combined force of Manipur Police and personnel of the Assam Rifles (AR) during an encounter on the banks of the Leimakhong River under La
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Two suspected cadres of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were shot dead by a combined force of Manipur Police and personnel of the Assam Rifles (AR) during an encounter on the banks of the Leimakhong River under Lamlai Police Station in the Imphal East District on December 28, reports Imphal Free Press. A 9-mm pistol, a .38 revolver with some live round and a motorcycle were recovered from the encounter site.
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December - 29 
15 boys of Class XII of the Kanan Devi Memorial School who attempted to assault a teacher of the school and assaulted the driver of a school bus, when the latter tried to intervene, were summoned by the ‘Joint Task Force for Human Resource’ of the Ka
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15 boys of Class XII of the Kanan Devi Memorial School who attempted to assault a teacher of the school and assaulted the driver of a school bus, when the latter tried to intervene, were summoned by the ‘Joint Task Force for Human Resource’ of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and were whipped as ‘punishment’ before the media at an unspecified place in the Thoubal District on December 29, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 29 
A senior militant of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Hasmut Ali alias Jahangir Ali, surrendered before the East Garo Hills District Police at Bajengdoba in the morning of December 29, according to Shillong Times. He laid dow
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A senior militant of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Hasmut Ali alias Jahangir Ali, surrendered before the East Garo Hills District Police at Bajengdoba in the morning of December 29, according to Shillong Times. He laid down an AK-81 assault rifle, a hand grenade, three magazines and 71 rounds of AK ammunition. The militant was trained at several ULFA camps in Bangladesh bordering Garo Hills, and was made a ‘lance corporal of the 109 battalion’ of the outfit. He belonged to the 2006 batch of ULFA militants. The report adds that the ULFA has time and again been using the Garo Hills area for safe passage to and fro Bangladesh.
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December - 29 
A suspected cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as M.M. Taslim, was shot dead by a combined force of Imphal West District Police and troops of Assam Rifles (AR) during an encounter near Catholic S
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A suspected cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as M.M. Taslim, was shot dead by a combined force of Imphal West District Police and troops of Assam Rifles (AR) during an encounter near Catholic School under Singjamei Police Station on December 29, according to Sangai Express. While the other militants managed to escape, a locally made carbine, one magazine with three live rounds, one .36 hand grenade and two packs of plastic explosive were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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December - 29 
A suspected Madanna dalam (squad) cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed while five others managed to escape during an encounter with Police in the forests of Charla in the Khammam District on December 29, The Hindu repo
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A suspected Madanna dalam (squad) cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed while five others managed to escape during an encounter with Police in the forests of Charla in the Khammam District on December 29, The Hindu reported. Superintendent of Police Mahesh Bhagwat said the Maoist was carrying a claymore mine, a grenade and wire-bundle.
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December - 29 
Another suspected cadre of the Military Council faction of the KCP was shot dead by a combined force of Imphal East District Police and AR personnel during a separate encounter at Napetpalli under Lamlai Police Station in the same evening. A 9-mm pis
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Another suspected cadre of the Military Council faction of the KCP was shot dead by a combined force of Imphal East District Police and AR personnel during a separate encounter at Napetpalli under Lamlai Police Station in the same evening. A 9-mm pistol, three live rounds of ammunition and a note pad were recovered from his possession.
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December - 29 
Further, on December 29, the Special Police Officers (SPOs) protested at Manipur Police Training Centre at Pangei in the Imphal East District against the alleged failure of the State Government to come out with a definite stand on the SPOs from Heiro
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Further, on December 29, the Special Police Officers (SPOs) protested at Manipur Police Training Centre at Pangei in the Imphal East District against the alleged failure of the State Government to come out with a definite stand on the SPOs from Heirok in the Thoubal District even after completion of 7-month long training.
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December - 29 
In an effort to tighten security at the sea-front, the Government held a high-level meeting on coastal security in New Delhi on December 29 and took stock of the measures to plug loopholes in this route, reports Indian Express. The meeting was attend
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In an effort to tighten security at the sea-front, the Government held a high-level meeting on coastal security in New Delhi on December 29 and took stock of the measures to plug loopholes in this route, reports Indian Express. The meeting was attended by the National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan, Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta, Boarder Security Force Director General M. L. Kumawat and representatives of the Navy and Coast Guards had a detailed discussion on the situation along the coastline and the steps being taken to beef up security in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. "The Home Ministry reviewed the coordination among central security agencies; state Police, the Navy and the Coast Guard. The meeting had a threadbare discussion about the security requirements, including fast-moving vessels and sophisticated naval equipment to protect Indian waters," a Ministry of Home Affaires (MHA) official said.
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December - 29 
Meanwhile, three Maoist ‘commanders’ were arrested on December 29, IANS reported. According to Police, Ajay Yadav alias Nanduji, a sub-zonal commander of the CPI-Maoist, was arrested from Charaki village in Chatra district. The other two were arreste
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Meanwhile, three Maoist ‘commanders’ were arrested on December 29, IANS reported. According to Police, Ajay Yadav alias Nanduji, a sub-zonal commander of the CPI-Maoist, was arrested from Charaki village in Chatra district. The other two were arrested from Badigaha village of the same district. One of them was identified as Jamuna alias Jethan Paswan, a zonal commander of the Kisan Krantikari Committee, a frontal organization of the CPI-Maoist. Police have seized two revolvers, live cartridges and Maoist literature from the arrested Maoists.
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December - 29 
Separately, a head constable of the Bijapur District Police was killed when Maoists attacked a Police team in the Gangloor area.
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Separately, a head constable of the Bijapur District Police was killed when Maoists attacked a Police team in the Gangloor area.
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December - 29 
The Additional Sessions Judge of Mumbai, R.G. Avachat, on December 29 extended the judicial custody of 11 Malegaon blast suspects till January 6, 2009, reports The Hindu.
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The Additional Sessions Judge of Mumbai, R.G. Avachat, on December 29 extended the judicial custody of 11 Malegaon blast suspects till January 6, 2009, reports The Hindu.
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December - 29 
The bullet-ridden dead body of Nityalal Kemprai, an auto-rickshaw driver who was reportedly missing since December 27, was handed over to Haflong Police by troops of the Sikh Regiment on December 29, reports Sentinel. Nityalal was reportedly killed i
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The bullet-ridden dead body of Nityalal Kemprai, an auto-rickshaw driver who was reportedly missing since December 27, was handed over to Haflong Police by troops of the Sikh Regiment on December 29, reports Sentinel. Nityalal was reportedly killed in an encounter with the Army at Govinbasti, 16 kilometres from Haflong in the North Cachar Hills District, on December 29. The Army claimed that the slain youth was a cadre of the Black Widow (BW). A Chinese hand grenade, a rifle, a radio set and six rounds of live cartridges were recovered from his possession.
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December - 29 
Two unidentified cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed during an encounter with the Police in a thickly forested area of Santoshpur in the Bijapur District on December 29, reports The Hindu. Later, the Police recovere
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Two unidentified cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed during an encounter with the Police in a thickly forested area of Santoshpur in the Bijapur District on December 29, reports The Hindu. Later, the Police recovered a hand grenade and two bombs from the encounter site.
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December - 30 
A 30-year-old Sri Lankan national was arrested in Chennai by Police on charges of attempting to smuggle communication equipments to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to PTI. The youth, identified as Dileepan, was arrested in the
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A 30-year-old Sri Lankan national was arrested in Chennai by Police on charges of attempting to smuggle communication equipments to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to PTI. The youth, identified as Dileepan, was arrested in the night of December 30 along with three satellite phones meant for the LTTE. Dileepan was a supporter of the LTTE and had come to the city to handover the satellite phones to a contact. According to Police, Dileepan had left Sri Lanka a few years back and was employed in a bakery in Switzerland from where he had come to India recently. Earlier, on December 27, one Antony was arrested in the city along with satellite phones, GPS equipment and ammonium nitrate in his possession.
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December - 30 
A combined force of Imphal East District Police and personnel of the Assam Rifles shot dead the ‘army chief and commander of highway task force’ of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Akoijam Shyambi alias Kokai Meitei, during an enco
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A combined force of Imphal East District Police and personnel of the Assam Rifles shot dead the ‘army chief and commander of highway task force’ of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Akoijam Shyambi alias Kokai Meitei, during an encounter near Koirengei Lai Haraopham on December 30, according to Sangai Express. The encounter took place when Kokai was returning from outside Manipur to hold a meeting in the Koirengei area. While two other militants managed to escape from the encounter site, a 9-mm pistol loaded with four live rounds of ammunition was recovered from the possession of the slain militant. Police further said that the slain militant could be the chief of the outfit.
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December - 30 
A joint patrolling party of the India Reserve Battalion and Police on December 30 arrested a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as ‘second lieutenant’ Inaka Achumi, near a temple at Thilixu village in the Dimap
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A joint patrolling party of the India Reserve Battalion and Police on December 30 arrested a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as ‘second lieutenant’ Inaka Achumi, near a temple at Thilixu village in the Dimapur District, for possession of illegal arms and ammunition, according to Nagaland Post. A .32 locally made pistol along with one live round was recovered from his possession.
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December - 30 
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from Hatigaon area of Guwahati in the Kamrup District in the morning of December 30, reports Assam Tribune. The IED was planted in a distemper can, according to Police sources.
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from Hatigaon area of Guwahati in the Kamrup District in the morning of December 30, reports Assam Tribune. The IED was planted in a distemper can, according to Police sources.
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December - 30 
Assam Rifles personnel also arrested a PULF coordinator, Abdul Rahim, during a search operation at Saivom village under Tengnoupal Police Station on December 30. While he belonged to Manipur, he was staying at Tamu in Myanmar. He confessed that he ha
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Assam Rifles personnel also arrested a PULF coordinator, Abdul Rahim, during a search operation at Saivom village under Tengnoupal Police Station on December 30. While he belonged to Manipur, he was staying at Tamu in Myanmar. He confessed that he had visited New Delhi, Sahranpur, and the Deoband campus of Jalialabad in Uttar Pradesh to coordinate militant activities. He returned to Myanmar to get weapons for the PULF.
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December - 30 
Dili, ‘chairman’ of KLNLF/KNPR, mentioned in a press release that the KLNLF does not want sovereign status or secession from India but wants Hemprak Kangthim (self-rule) within the ambit of the Indian Constitution.
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Dili, ‘chairman’ of KLNLF/KNPR, mentioned in a press release that the KLNLF does not want sovereign status or secession from India but wants Hemprak Kangthim (self-rule) within the ambit of the Indian Constitution.
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December - 30 
Elsewhere in the region, the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) and its armed wing the Karbi Longri North Cachar People’s Resistance (KNPR) declared a unilateral cease-fire for two months beginning from January 1, 2009 to March
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Elsewhere in the region, the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) and its armed wing the Karbi Longri North Cachar People’s Resistance (KNPR) declared a unilateral cease-fire for two months beginning from January 1, 2009 to March 1, 2009, on December 30, reports Assam Tribune. P.
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December - 30 
Imphal East District Police arrested a KYKL cadre, Mongjam Kiranjit alias Boy, from Kongba crossing on December 30.
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Imphal East District Police arrested a KYKL cadre, Mongjam Kiranjit alias Boy, from Kongba crossing on December 30.
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December - 30 
In addition, the Karimnagar District Superintendent of Police, Y. Gangadhar, said the CPI-Maoist activities had considerably declined for the fourth consecutive year in Karimnagar due to the people friendly policies initiated by the Police. The extre
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In addition, the Karimnagar District Superintendent of Police, Y. Gangadhar, said the CPI-Maoist activities had considerably declined for the fourth consecutive year in Karimnagar due to the people friendly policies initiated by the Police. The extremists are reportedly on the run from the District to the neighbouring State of Chhattisgarh. In 2008, the extremists had killed four persons branding them as informers and damaged a bus and a private cellular phone tower in the Mahamutharam mandal. Three extremists were killed in encounters with the Police. The Police arrested 73 Maoists during the year, including the CPI-Maoist Chhattisgarh Muded area divisional committee member Velpula Rajesh Kumra alias Tirupati, and his wife and dalam (squad) member Ramadevi, and Janashakti central committee member Kura Devanna alias Amar. Around 15 extremists, including seven Maoists from Chhattisgarh region, had surrendered before the Police. In the first week of December, the Police had arrested some Maoists and thwarted their attempts to revive the party in the District. He also said Police had recovered 13 weapons including one Springfield rifle, two revolvers, four tapanchas, three pistols and one Self Loading Rifle and 150 live and empty rounds of ammunition of various weapons. The Police also recovered 27 soap bombs, six tiffin bombs, four clipping bombs during 2008.
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December - 30 
India has expressed disappointment over the slow implementation of devolution package in Sri Lanka, Doordarshan News Website reported. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the implementation of the report by a committee on devolution of p
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India has expressed disappointment over the slow implementation of devolution package in Sri Lanka, Doordarshan News Website reported. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the implementation of the report by a committee on devolution of powers is the 'ultimate solution' to the ethnic crisis in the island, adding, "Some steps have been taken with regard to polls. Elections in some provisional councils have taken place but the process has to be expedited." Stressing that India is of the view that the decades-old ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka has to be resolved not militarily, but through dialogue and the framework which was built up in the 1987 (Indo-Sri Lanka or the Rajiv Gandhi-Jayawardene) agreement, he said, "Implementation of the report of the high-powered committee for devolution to address the legitimate aspirations of the ethnic minorities in Sri Lanka, of course, without affecting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country is the ultimate solution." Sri Lanka had formed an All-Party Representatives Committee, which also had members from Tamil parties, which submitted its interim recommendations to the Sri Lankan President on the issue of devolving powers in January 2008. Meanwhile, the committee working out devolution of powers for Northern Sri Lanka has intensified its works for submitting the final report, adds South Asian Media Net.
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December - 30 
Meanwhile, the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the BCF, Birsing Munda, warned that the outfit might pull out of the bilateral cease-fire after the Government’s crackdown on its cadres following the December 27 bus burning incident in Sonitpur District.
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Meanwhile, the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the BCF, Birsing Munda, warned that the outfit might pull out of the bilateral cease-fire after the Government’s crackdown on its cadres following the December 27 bus burning incident in Sonitpur District.
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December - 30 
Six dumps of illegal arms and ammunition, including 312 kilograms of gelatine sticks, 30 detonators, 170 coupling bombs and 60 rounds of ammunitions belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and three arms hidden by the Praja Prat
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Six dumps of illegal arms and ammunition, including 312 kilograms of gelatine sticks, 30 detonators, 170 coupling bombs and 60 rounds of ammunitions belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and three arms hidden by the Praja Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML), were recovered by the Warangal District Police on December 30, The Hindu reported. These arms and ammunition were recovered during a search operation in the Tadvai, Kothaguda and Chityal mandals (administrative units) and major recoveries were made at Velishala hills in Chityal and the Kothaguda forest, Times of India added. The Superintendent of Police, V.C. Sajjanar, said the Maoists were procuring gelatine sticks from Lalapur village in Uttar Pradesh, adding, "We would track down the transport and supplier network soon." Meanwhile, The Hindu quoted Sajjanar as saying that there could be about 125 people from the District working for various left-wing extremist groups while about 15 were still operating in the forest areas of the District. He also said that during 2008, the District Police recovered arms and ammunition on a massive scale which include 26 rifles, 18 pistols, five revolvers, five tapanchas (locally made fire-arm) and one gun. The seizure included 2,170 rounds of ammunition, 383 kilograms of gelatine sticks, 217 bombs, 83 detonators, seven landmines, four grenades and one binocular.
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December - 30 
The Hindu reports that a top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, identified as Nandu Yadav, was arrested during an anti-Maoist operation by para-military forces near Cat village under Manatu Police station in the Palamau District on
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The Hindu reports that a top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, identified as Nandu Yadav, was arrested during an anti-Maoist operation by para-military forces near Cat village under Manatu Police station in the Palamau District on December 30. Nandu was wanted in at least 14 cases, including the attack on the motorcade of Health Minister Bhanu Pratap Sahi in which one trooper was killed.
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December - 30 
The Imphal West District Police arrested a cadre of the Azad faction of the PULF, identified as Mohammed Korimayum Riyas alias Masud, from Major Khul. He confessed during interrogation that he was asked to collect INR 35,000 from one Mohammed Hassimb
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The Imphal West District Police arrested a cadre of the Azad faction of the PULF, identified as Mohammed Korimayum Riyas alias Masud, from Major Khul. He confessed during interrogation that he was asked to collect INR 35,000 from one Mohammed Hassimbi of Yairipok and INR 8000 from tablet supplier for party fund. Six live rounds of .43 ammunition and one two wheeler without registration number were recovered from his possession.
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December - 30 
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a cadre of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), identified as Hussain Shabbir Meheruddin Gangavli, in Pune on December 30, reports The Hindu. He was a resident of Karnataka. He was arrested for possession o
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a cadre of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), identified as Hussain Shabbir Meheruddin Gangavli, in Pune on December 30, reports The Hindu. He was a resident of Karnataka. He was arrested for possession of fake currency, said ATS chief K.P. Raghuvanshi, adding “So far no link with IM has emerged. He is being questioned.”
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December - 30 
The Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on December 30 announced a two-member panel, headed by ex-Arunachal Pradesh Governor R.D. Pradhan, to probe the November 26 Mumbai multiple terrorist attacks, reports Times of India. The committee will subm
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The Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on December 30 announced a two-member panel, headed by ex-Arunachal Pradesh Governor R.D. Pradhan, to probe the November 26 Mumbai multiple terrorist attacks, reports Times of India. The committee will submit its report within two months and all the concerned officers would come under the purview of the probe and the committee had the power to summon any officer for the investigation, Chavan told reporters. "This probe will find out whether there were any lapses in handling the situation. The Government will take further action on basis of the panel's report," he added.
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December - 30 
The Mumbai Police said on December 30 that Imran Shehzad alias Ajay of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), who was allegedly involved in the attack on the Central Reserve Police Force camp at Rampur in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on January 1, 2008 is suspected
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The Mumbai Police said on December 30 that Imran Shehzad alias Ajay of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), who was allegedly involved in the attack on the Central Reserve Police Force camp at Rampur in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on January 1, 2008 is suspected of have given logistical support to the Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab in the November 26 Mumbai attack, Times of India reported. Mumbai Police sought a production warrant of Imran, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist, from the Esplanade metropolitan magistrate's court.
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December - 30 
The US Technological Intelligence Unit has alerted Indian security agencies about a possibility of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) carrying out an airborne attack on the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Viraat, Times of India reports on December 31 (today). The air
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The US Technological Intelligence Unit has alerted Indian security agencies about a possibility of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) carrying out an airborne attack on the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Viraat, Times of India reports on December 31 (today). The aircraft career Viraat is currently undergoing repairs at the Cochin shipyard in Kerala, where its security cover has been beefed up after the alert. Intelligence reports through surveillance of internet traffic uncovered the LeT plot to target INS Viraat. "On the 23rd night I noticed on some national channel about threat by aircraft to INS Viraat , which is berthed at Kochi ...No ship can come towards the INS Viraat till about 150 to 200 yards," said V.G. Markam, Deputy Commandant of the Central Industrial Security Force in Kochi.
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December - 30 
Troops of Assam Rifles arrested a cadre of the Umar Farooq faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), Mohammed Daulat Khan alias Dewan, from near Singga between Thoubal and Yairipok on December 30. Four demand letters were recovered from
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Troops of Assam Rifles arrested a cadre of the Umar Farooq faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), Mohammed Daulat Khan alias Dewan, from near Singga between Thoubal and Yairipok on December 30. Four demand letters were recovered from his possession.
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December - 30 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has requested the Chief Ministers of nine Maoist affected States, i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra, to attend an exclusive meeti
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has requested the Chief Ministers of nine Maoist affected States, i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra, to attend an exclusive meeting on the problem of left-wing extremism on January 7, 2009, Times of India reported.
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December - 31 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) hideout was neutralized when an encounter took place between militants and a combined team of the Army and the Bishnupur District Police at Tharopat in Ngaikhong Mamang Leikai of Loktak lake area on December 31, repor
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) hideout was neutralized when an encounter took place between militants and a combined team of the Army and the Bishnupur District Police at Tharopat in Ngaikhong Mamang Leikai of Loktak lake area on December 31, reports Imphal Free Press. Army sources said automatic weapons, assorted ammunition, explosives, landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), Chinese grenades and propaganda material including pamphlets and CDs were recovered. The recoveries included two AK-56 rifles, 12 AK magazines, 174 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, 177 rounds of AK-56 ammunition, 50 rounds of .22 ball ammunition, 20 UBGL grenades, 15 anti-personnel mines, one Chinese grenade, eight sets of combat uniform, one television, one generator, six gas cylinders, IED material and explosives, ruck sacks and pouches along with other war like stores and three country boats.
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December - 31 
A Penna Ahobilam dalam (squad) commander of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Pujari Peddanna alias Chalapati alias Adi, native of Venkatammanahalli village of Pavagada taluk (revenue unit) in Karnataka and allegedly inv
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A Penna Ahobilam dalam (squad) commander of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Pujari Peddanna alias Chalapati alias Adi, native of Venkatammanahalli village of Pavagada taluk (revenue unit) in Karnataka and allegedly involved in several violent incidents including murders, robberies, attacks, was arrested by the Police in the Anantapur District on December 31, The Hindu reported. Peddanna was associated with Maoist activities for over a decade and went underground for the past two years. Towards the end of 2006, he developed differences with the party leadership. He was also trying to secure weapons through some sources at Pamidi and Garladinne mandals and attempting to re-organise the party in Uravakonda and Ramagiri areas.
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December - 31 
According to The Samaja, Police have arrested two officials of the Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology of Gunapur in the Rayagada District while they were going to pay a ‘donation’ of INR 1.2 million to the Communist Party of India-Maoist
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According to The Samaja, Police have arrested two officials of the Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology of Gunapur in the Rayagada District while they were going to pay a ‘donation’ of INR 1.2 million to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). The Police have seized the cash. Later, the bail applications of the arrested persons were cancelled, adds Sambad.
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December - 31 
Five left-wing extremists, including a cadre of the CPI-Maoist, and a senior cadre of Khammam and Warangal Districts belonging to the Praja Pratighatna faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML), identified as Godavari Loya, s
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Five left-wing extremists, including a cadre of the CPI-Maoist, and a senior cadre of Khammam and Warangal Districts belonging to the Praja Pratighatna faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML), identified as Godavari Loya, surrendered before the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Warangal range), Ramlakshman, and Khammam Superintendent of Police, Mahesh M. Bhagwat, on December 31. One of the surrendered extremists, identified as Made Krishna, laid down his weapons, including 8 mm rifle and 78 live ammunition, to the DIG.
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December - 31 
IANS quoted a Police official, Arvind Rao, as saying that the Maoist violence has touched the lowest ebb ever in Andhra Pradesh with 30 percent decline in extremist activities during 2008. Though the State's elite anti-Maoist force Greyhounds lost it
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IANS quoted a Police official, Arvind Rao, as saying that the Maoist violence has touched the lowest ebb ever in Andhra Pradesh with 30 percent decline in extremist activities during 2008. Though the State's elite anti-Maoist force Greyhounds lost its 38 personnel in a major ambush by Maoists in neighbouring Orissa, the Andhra Pradesh Police managed to keep the Maoist activity in check through intensive combing operations. While 45 civilians were killed in Maoist violence in 2008 compared to 44 in 2007, the number of incidents has come down from 132 in 2007 to 94 in 2008. Rao also said 36 Maoists, including seven State committee members of the outlawed CPI-Maoist, and seven dalam commanders, were killed in 27 gun battles with the Police. The report adds that 392 extremists, including one State committee member and five dalam commanders, were arrested and 193 extremists and one central committee member had surrendered in 2008. Maoist violence reportedly saw a 42 percent decline in 2007. The Maoist movement has further weakened with the killing of several top leaders in gun battles with the Police during last couple of years, it added. Police said the CPI-Maoist cadre strength has come down by nearly 50 percent, from 850 to approximately 400.
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December - 31 
IANS reports that five cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were arrested from a house in Laxminagar colony under Sukhdeonagar Police Station in the Ranchi District on December 31. According to the Police, they belong to Palamau Di
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IANS reports that five cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were arrested from a house in Laxminagar colony under Sukhdeonagar Police Station in the Ranchi District on December 31. According to the Police, they belong to Palamau District and had bought arms and propagated the Maoist agenda in rural areas of the State.
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December - 31 
Imphal East District Police arrested a woman cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Moirangthem Thaba Devi, from JN Hospital on December 31, according to Sangai Express. She confessed during inter
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Imphal East District Police arrested a woman cadre of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Moirangthem Thaba Devi, from JN Hospital on December 31, according to Sangai Express. She confessed during interrogation that she was asked to look after some ailing KCP cadres and to arrange food and shelter.
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December - 31 
On December 31, a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official of Southern Sector, P. Mallana Goud, said that training for the special anti-Naxal (left-wing extremist) Force, Commando Battalions for Resolute Action (COBRA), comprising ten batt
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On December 31, a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official of Southern Sector, P. Mallana Goud, said that training for the special anti-Naxal (left-wing extremist) Force, Commando Battalions for Resolute Action (COBRA), comprising ten battalions from the CRPF will begin by April of 2009 and it would be functional in one year's period, Zee News reported. He said, "Persons (trainer of trainers) who have to train the forces are already trained with the help of local Greyhounds, an elite anti-Naxal force in Andhra Pradesh.”
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December - 31 
President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil gave her assent to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Bill and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Bill in New Delhi on December 31, reports The Hindu. The Bills were passed by Parlia
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President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil gave her assent to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Bill and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Bill in New Delhi on December 31, reports The Hindu. The Bills were passed by Parliament in the last session that ended on December 23, 2008. “The regulations have come into effect as we speak now,” Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said at a press conference in New Delhi on December 31.
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December - 31 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) for the first time confessed that they are using children in their ‘Army schools’ and using them as "ears and eyes" of the revolutionaries, according to India Today. A booklet of Maoist publication, ‘S
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) for the first time confessed that they are using children in their ‘Army schools’ and using them as "ears and eyes" of the revolutionaries, according to India Today. A booklet of Maoist publication, ‘Salwa Julum and its Aftermath’, says, "They (the children) learn to read and write, sing revolutionary songs, and often become the ears and eyes of the party in the villages." The booklet, which has been published by Radical Publications in Kolkata, is not freely available but distributed among cadres and sympathisers. It reads: "One of the major changes that are observable is the self-confidence of the children. They are organised into Bal Sangams and take up tasks that help them develop their initiative and leadership qualities from a very young age." The booklet is silent on whether the Maoists are also building a Kishore Vahini as reported in some newspapers.
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December - 31 
The Mumbai Police on December 31 booked Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested during the November 26 multiple terrorist attacks, under Customs Act, Foreigners Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in addition
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The Mumbai Police on December 31 booked Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested during the November 26 multiple terrorist attacks, under Customs Act, Foreigners Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in addition to sections of the Indian Penal Code, reports The Hindu. “Ajmal has been booked under Customs Act, Foreigners Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in addition to sections of Indian Penal Code applied on him,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Rakesh Maria, said.
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December - 31 
The Union Home Ministry stated in its year-end review on December 31 that during 2008 (data till November), terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir were down by 39 percent, killings of civilians by 41 percent and of Security Forces by 31 percent ove
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The Union Home Ministry stated in its year-end review on December 31 that during 2008 (data till November), terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir were down by 39 percent, killings of civilians by 41 percent and of Security Forces by 31 percent over the corresponding period of 2007. The level of infiltration across the Line of Control/International Border has also seen a decline, the ministry said.
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December - 31 
The year-end review report published by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on December 31, 2008 says that "the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence during the year 2008 remained at the same level as compared to last year in ter
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The year-end review report published by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on December 31, 2008 says that "the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence during the year 2008 remained at the same level as compared to last year in terms of number of incidents and casualties of Security Forces. Till November, the number of incidents of violence by Maoists and Police/civilian casualties were 1,435 and 658 as compared to 1,420 and 636 for the corresponding period of the year 2007," IANS reported. The report also said over INR 600 million has been released to eight focus Districts of the country - Gaya and Aurangabad in Bihar, Dantewada and Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, Khammam in Andhra Pradesh, Malkangiri and Raigarh in Orissa and Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh – under the Special Infrastructure Scheme in affected States, adds Bihar Times.
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December - 31 
Times of India quoting the US daily Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and the UK daily The Times reports that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander, identified as Shah, confessed that the outfit had planned the Mumbai multiple terrorist attacks. Shah was arres
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Times of India quoting the US daily Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and the UK daily The Times reports that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander, identified as Shah, confessed that the outfit had planned the Mumbai multiple terrorist attacks. Shah was arrested along with another senior LeT cadre, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, following a crackdown on the LeT's front organisation, the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa, in Pakistan. The WSJ quoted an unnamed Pakistani official as saying that Shah confessed before Pakistani interrogators, “He spoke with the attackers during the rampage to give them advice and keep them focused”.
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December - 31 
Times of India reports that authorities received three e-mail threats from the Deccan Mujahideen outfit to attack the celebration of Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (Indian Diaspora Day) scheduled to be held in Chennai from January 7-9, 2009. The emails were
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Times of India reports that authorities received three e-mail threats from the Deccan Mujahideen outfit to attack the celebration of Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (Indian Diaspora Day) scheduled to be held in Chennai from January 7-9, 2009. The emails were traced to Saudi Arabia. The threats against the celebration were sent using an e-mail identity,
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. The Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is to be attended by 1500 delegates, including President of India Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, several Union Ministers and State Chief Ministers besides representatives from various countries.
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December - 31 
Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, Fahim Ansari and Mohammad Sabahuddin, were remanded to judicial custody till January 12 in connection with the multiple terrorist attacks. The two had earlier been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for carryin
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Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, Fahim Ansari and Mohammad Sabahuddin, were remanded to judicial custody till January 12 in connection with the multiple terrorist attacks. The two had earlier been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for carrying out an attack on the CRPF Group Centre in Rampur on January 1, 2008.
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December - 31 
With the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) making their presence felt in more than half of the 18 Districts in Chhattisgarh, year 2008 saw large scale CPI-Maoist related violence, reports India Today. Out of a total of 212 people killed, 1
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With the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) making their presence felt in more than half of the 18 Districts in Chhattisgarh, year 2008 saw large scale CPI-Maoist related violence, reports India Today. Out of a total of 212 people killed, 131 were civilians. 63 Police Personnel, 14 Special Police Officers and one secret Policeman were also killed by the CPI-Maoist. The Maoists also lost 52 of their cadres. The Hindu, quoting the Director General of Police (DGP), Vishawa Ranjan, reports that about 15,000 armed women Maoists operate in Chhattisgarh and they form a significant chunk of the insurgents engaged in a bitter battle with the State machinery. According to the DGP, "Some 30 percent of the total 50,000 armed rebels, or 15,000, are female insurgents, who actively participate in carrying out major strikes against civilians and Police forces," adding, "Roughly 10,000 highly militarised insurgents are present in Chhattisgarh, backed by another at least armed 35,000-40,000 cadre who carry multiple weapons." The group of women rebels also known as Krantikari Adivasi Mahila Sangh is a frontal unit of the outlawed CPI-Maoist and plays a key role in all major strikes, the report said, adding, Police officials and experts say hundreds of thousands of minor girls have been forcibly recruited to Maoist ranks as combatants. "Earlier, the militants were taking away one boy or girl from each family when they had total command in the interiors but now their recruitment efforts are facing resistance as people are not rallying behind them," said the Police chief, claiming, "… Maoists had just stepped in and were trying to win over local tribal population by taking up their issues and beating up forest guards but at that time, there were not many killings. Police made serious attempts after 2004 to counter Maoists and have now pushed them on the backfoot."
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*Data till , May 03, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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