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December - 1 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed landmine blast took place near a Police combing operation team in Pedabayalu in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on December 1, reports Business Standard. Police have launched a combing op
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed landmine blast took place near a Police combing operation team in Pedabayalu in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on December 1, reports Business Standard. Police have launched a combing operation to sanitise the area. However, no casualties have been reported in the incident.
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December - 1 
A Naxal (Left Wing Extremism)-backed landmine blast took place near a police combing operation team in Pedabayalu in Visakhapatnam District on December 1, reports Business Standard. No casualties have been reported. Police have launched a combing ope
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A Naxal (Left Wing Extremism)-backed landmine blast took place near a police combing operation team in Pedabayalu in Visakhapatnam District on December 1, reports Business Standard. No casualties have been reported. Police have launched a combing operation in the area.
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December - 1 
A woman Maoist was gunned down following an encounter that took place between the Maoists and the Security Forces (SFs) in Elengana forest in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on December 1, reports Pragativadi News. The slain Maoist, identified as Lax
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A woman Maoist was gunned down following an encounter that took place between the Maoists and the Security Forces (SFs) in Elengana forest in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on December 1, reports Pragativadi News. The slain Maoist, identified as Laxmi was carrying an award of INR 100,000 on her head. However, UNI adds that the deceased was identified as Shanti Mandavi (28) who owed allegiance to the Mahudpur Local Operations Squad (LOS) and hailed from Sadrapalof Sukma District.Following the encounter, security personnel also seized a gun and explosives from her possession.
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December - 2 
A 28-year-old farmer was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who accused him of being a ‘Police informer’ in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on December 2, reports The Week. The victim identified as Naresh Salame was sh
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A 28-year-old farmer was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who accused him of being a ‘Police informer’ in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on December 2, reports The Week. The victim identified as Naresh Salame was shot dead by a group of Maoists in Belgaon village under Kohka Police Station limits, Police said. Salame was watching television in his home when the Maoists barged in and dragged him on to the street outside and shot him, Police added.
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December - 2 
Maoists of Bastar division have put up banners to observer the ‘People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week’ from December 2 to 8, reports Pragativadi News on December 1. The Maoists have urged to oppose the public welfare schemes of the Governmen
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Maoists of Bastar division have put up banners to observer the ‘People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week’ from December 2 to 8, reports Pragativadi News on December 1. The Maoists have urged to oppose the public welfare schemes of the Government and pay homage to the slain members. On being informed, the Police reached the spot and recovered the posters and banners put up by the Maoist organisation.
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December - 2 
The first day of the ‘People’s Liberation Guerilla Army(PLGA) Week’ on December 2 passed off peacefully with no untoward incident being reported in the Visakhapatnam Agency in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, reports The Hindu. According to
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The first day of the ‘People’s Liberation Guerilla Army(PLGA) Week’ on December 2 passed off peacefully with no untoward incident being reported in the Visakhapatnam Agency in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, reports The Hindu. According to sources, movement of a Maoist contingent was noticed in the Gumma region in the cut-off area of Andhra Odisha Border (AOB). It reportedly held a meeting with the villagers. Before commencement of the ‘PLGA week’, Maoist posters surfaced in some interior parts of the AOB on November 30. Posters were found pasted in Nurmati, Madigaruvu and Bongaram in G. Madugula Mandal(administrative sub-division) on December 2 also. This apart, the Maoists triggered two landmine blasts simultaneously near Vandrangula village in Nurmati Panchayat (village level localself-Government institution)of G. Madugula Mandal in Visakhapatnam Agency on November 28 in which a constable of the CAP (combined action party) of Andhra Pradesh Police and a local tribal received minor injuries. The Maoists also detonated an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) near Injari in Pedabayalu Mandal on December 1.The ‘PLGA week’ is observed by the CPI-Maoist from December 2 to 8 to condemn the killing of three ‘central committee, CC members’ of the outfit -- Seelam Naresh, Nalla Adi Reddy and Yerramreddy Santosh Reddy -- by the Security Forces (SFs) in Koyyuru forest in Karimnagar District of Telangana (erstwhile Andhra Pradesh), on December 2, 1999.
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December - 3 
A team of District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested three cadres of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist,near Daltonganj - Ramkanda road under Ramkanda Police Station limits in Garhwa District
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A team of District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested three cadres of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist,near Daltonganj - Ramkanda road under Ramkanda Police Station limits in Garhwa District of Jharkhand late on December 3, reports The Pioneer. Police also recovered one country-made pistol, five live cartridges, three bikes and leaflets from their possession. The arrested JJMP cadres have been identified as Sheobrat Kumar Singh, Kameshwar Singh and Muslim Mansoori. The arrested cadres have confessed their involvement in recently carried out of two road roller burnt incidents took place in Bhandariya and Ramkanda Police Station area. The rollers were engaged in road construction in Naxal-affected area.
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December - 3 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a cash reward of INR 100,000 on her head surrendered before Police in Malkangiri District of Odisha on December 3, reports Odisha TV. According to Police, the Maoist identified as Id
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a cash reward of INR 100,000 on her head surrendered before Police in Malkangiri District of Odisha on December 3, reports Odisha TV. According to Police, the Maoist identified as Ide Maddi alias Jiwani (23), laid down arms before Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP), Jagmohan Meena. Reportedly Maddi had joined the CPI-Maoist in 2014 and was an active member of the Padia and Kalimela Dalam (armed squad). She was in the most-wanted list of the Police and involved in cases of attacking Police personnel and killing them. Madi had been working in Kalimela Area Committee of Malkangiri Division under Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist, SP, Meena said. Maddi said she left the Maoist group as she was harassed and tortured.
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December - 3 
Maoist cadres allegedly set ablaze a truck near a mineat Surajgarh in Etapalli tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on December 3, reports Devdiscourse News. The incident took place around 10.30 pm on December 2 in Hedri villag
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Maoist cadres allegedly set ablaze a truck near a mineat Surajgarh in Etapalli tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on December 3, reports Devdiscourse News. The incident took place around 10.30 pm on December 2 in Hedri village, located around10 kilometers from an iron ore mining site at Surajgarh in Etapalli tehsil of Gadchiroli, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mahendra Pandit said."The truck had broken down at the spot a few days back. The contractor concerned was asked to remove the vehicle, but it kept lying there," he said. The truck was partly burnt on December 2 night, he said, adding it was suspected to be the handiwork of Maoists.
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December - 3 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters, asking youths to join “the armed class struggle to liberate poor and downtrodden from the landlords”, were put up by the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the armed wing of the CPI-Ma
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters, asking youths to join “the armed class struggle to liberate poor and downtrodden from the landlords”, were put up by the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the armed wing of the CPI-Maoist, on the walls of the Government school at Guriya village in Imamganj in Gaya District of Bihar, reports Deccan Herald on December 3. The Maoists have sought applications especially from young boys and girls who intend to join the rebel group. The posters, put up by Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC) of the PLGA at Imamganj and Dumaria, have asked the youths, mostly college and school students (including girls), to submit their application between December 2 and January 2 and join the armed class struggle against oppressors. The CPI-Maoist has asked such “interested youths” to attend their foundation day celebrations on December 8. “This is arguably the first-of-its-kind incident where Maoists have put up posters in Gaya district for recruitment of rebels,” said City Superintendent of Police (SP) AK Singh.
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December - 4 
Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two of their former colleagues, Jallu and Bhima, who were working as police informers after surrendering, when the duo was visiting a weekly market in Pakhnar village in Bastar district on December 4
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Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two of their former colleagues, Jallu and Bhima, who were working as police informers after surrendering, when the duo was visiting a weekly market in Pakhnar village in Bastar district on December 4, reports News 18.
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December - 4 
Enforcement Directorate (ED), with the help of Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police, took possession of six plots of land worth INR 2.896 million owned by the close relatives of CPI-Maoist ‘commander’ Binay Yadavin Aurangabad District of Biharon
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Enforcement Directorate (ED), with the help of Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police, took possession of six plots of land worth INR 2.896 million owned by the close relatives of CPI-Maoist ‘commander’ Binay Yadavin Aurangabad District of Biharon December 4, report The Times of India. Sources said the ED would later take possession of his six vehicles, including SUV, worth INR 4.621 million. Binay had amassed these properties in the name of his relatives from the extortion ‘levy’ money collected from construction firms and traders in Bihar and Jharkhand. Binay is CPI-Maoist’s Madhya zone ‘commander’ consisting of Gaya and Aurangabad in Bihar and Chatra and Palamu in Jharkhand. He is also member of party’s Bihar Regional Committee. Binay carries a reward of INR 1.8 million of which INR 300,000 is declared by Bihar while INR 1.5 million is declared by Jharkhand Government. He is native of Deora village in Aurangabad. He is accused in around 60 Maoist cases of which 46 are lodged with different Police Stations in Bihar.
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December - 4 
Police arrested a self-proclaimed ‘zonal commander’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) identified as Kundan Yadav, carrying a reward of INR 1 million on his head and two other cadres under Amas Police Station limits in Gaya District of B
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Police arrested a self-proclaimed ‘zonal commander’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) identified as Kundan Yadav, carrying a reward of INR 1 million on his head and two other cadres under Amas Police Station limits in Gaya District of Bihar on December 4, reports UNI.Superintendent of Police (SP), Anil Kumar said dreaded Maoist Kundan Yadav aliasBrahamdeo Yadav alias Sahdeo Yadav and his two associates, identified as Lakhandeo Yadav and SantoshYadav, were arrested from the residence of Lakhandeo Yadav on the basis of specific intelligence input.He said that a motorcycle, INR 29,000 in cash and two mobile phones were recovered from their possession.Kundan, a native of Palamu District in Jharkhand was involved in various unlawful activities in Bihar and Jharkhand.
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December - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested four Left wing Extremists (LWEs) of the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from a forest in Latehar District on December 4 and recovered arms
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested four Left wing Extremists (LWEs) of the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from a forest in Latehar District on December 4 and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession, reports India.com.On the basis of a tip-off that four LWEs had gathered in Titir Mahua forest, the SFs carried out raids and arrested them, the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Latehar District, Prashant Anand, said.Two foreign-made rifles, 379 bullets and Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature were recovered from them, the SP said. The PLFI cadres were identified as Gulab Yadav, Rakesh Paswan, Ravi Yadav and Pawan Yadav, the SP added.
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December - 4 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in an apparent move to garner support of a major section of tribesmen in Nilambur region, has expressed solidarity with hundreds of labourers of Plantation Corporation Kerala Limited (PCK) in Nilambur
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in an apparent move to garner support of a major section of tribesmen in Nilambur region, has expressed solidarity with hundreds of labourers of Plantation Corporation Kerala Limited (PCK) in Nilambur in Malappuram District of Kerala, reports The Times of India on December 4.A four-member armed Maoist gang, which visited PCK office near Punchakkolli tribal colony on December 3 morning, distributed notices and posters expressing solidarity with the workers. A press note issued by the Nadukani area committee of the outfit has urged the labourers to launch protest against the anti-labour policy of the PCK management and Government. The organization alleged that workers were being forced to do over-time duty. It also asked the management to increase the daily wage from existing INR 391 to at least INR 800.A Police team which visited the area has identified that Malayali Maoist leader Soman was one among the gang which visited the PCK office, and suspected that Tamil Maoist leader Yogesh was also present.
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December - 5 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly killed a contractor and set ablaze his vehicle in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on December 5, reports The New Indian Express. The incident took place when the Madhya Pradesh Gove
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly killed a contractor and set ablaze his vehicle in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on December 5, reports The New Indian Express. The incident took place when the Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, who is also holding an additional charge for the Chhattisgarh State, was on a visit to Dantewada and Jagdalpur.The contractor identified as Ganesh Naidu, also the director of the Anna & Anna group in Bastar, was engaged with the Jindal group to carry out the survey work on the leased-out land having prospects of iron ore deposits in the District."Naidu was first called by the Maoists for discussion and later brutally hacked to death after organising a ‘jan adalat’(‘people’s court’, a euphemism for a Maoist kangaroo court). His vehicle, a bolero jeep, was set on fire. He was carrying out the survey-related works close to Kamalur," the Dantewada Police said.
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December - 6 
Amidst the observation of ‘People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week’, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released an audiotape and put up posters in two Districts of Odisha on December 6, reports Pragativadi News.An audiotape, rel
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Amidst the observation of ‘People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week’, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released an audiotape and put up posters in two Districts of Odisha on December 6, reports Pragativadi News.An audiotape, released by Bolangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund (BBM) division of the CPI-Maoist‘secretary’ Basant Kumar in BolangirDistrict of Odisha on December 6, extended support to the ongoing agitation for setting up of a permanent bench of the Orissa High Court in western Odisha.“We extend support to the agitation by the lawyers demanding HC bench in western Odisha. We also appeal people to observe PLGA week from December 2 to 8 and join us to strengthen the outfit,” urged the BBM division of CPI-Maoist, ‘secretary’, Basant through the audio tape, adds OdishaTV.
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December - 6 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a former comrade, Manku Potai (39), at a village in Narayanpur district on December 6, reports Times of India. The deceased was serving as a deputy sarpanch (deputy head of local decentralised admin
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a former comrade, Manku Potai (39), at a village in Narayanpur district on December 6, reports Times of India. The deceased was serving as a deputy sarpanch (deputy head of local decentralised administrative body).
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December - 6 
Jharkhand will add the names of 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres to the bounty list, reports The Sentinel Assamon December 6. “The names of the 20 Maoists have been sent to state Home Department for approval, after which they wi
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Jharkhand will add the names of 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres to the bounty list, reports The Sentinel Assamon December 6. “The names of the 20 Maoists have been sent to state Home Department for approval, after which they will be made public,” a Police official involved in anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operations, adding that the names include one of Prayag Manjhi who is carrying a reward of INR 10 million. Manjhi is a ‘central committee,CC member’ of theCPI-Maoist. Police have initiated the process to seize the properties of those to be added to the list. Earlier, the State Government had approved a list containing the names of 210 Maoists. The State Government announces the reward amount to get information about the Maoists so that they can be arrested.
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December - 6 
Posters were issued in the name of Gumma Area Committee of CPI-Maoist at Panasput and Gajal Mamudi Panchayats (village level localself-Government institutions)under Chitrakonda Block (administrative unit)in Malkangiri District of Odisha on December 6
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Posters were issued in the name of Gumma Area Committee of CPI-Maoist at Panasput and Gajal Mamudi Panchayats (village level localself-Government institutions)under Chitrakonda Block (administrative unit)in Malkangiri District of Odisha on December 6, reports Pragativadi News.In the posters, the Maoists urged the locals to observe the ‘PLGA week’. The Maoists have also issued a threat for the District officials to stay away from the upcoming elections in the District. Earlier on December 4, Gumma Area Committee of CPI-Maoist had put up posters at Hanumal village near Koraput-Malkangiri border in view of the ‘PLGA week’.
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December - 7 
One top Maoist identified as Basudev Swansi of Kocha Sindri from Arki was arrested by the SFs during a patrol in the forest of Hindridih. Initially, Swansi tried to fool the SFs with his false identity but on verification from the local people, he wa
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One top Maoist identified as Basudev Swansi of Kocha Sindri from Arki was arrested by the SFs during a patrol in the forest of Hindridih. Initially, Swansi tried to fool the SFs with his false identity but on verification from the local people, he was identified and arrested.
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December - 7 
Security Force (SF) personnel killed a Maoist cadre carrying a reward of INR 500,000 in an encounter at Muler village in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on December 7, reports UNI. Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Meena said, “Vijendra was kill
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Security Force (SF) personnel killed a Maoist cadre carrying a reward of INR 500,000 in an encounter at Muler village in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on December 7, reports UNI. Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Meena said, “Vijendra was killed in the course of an encounter on the Dantewada-Sukma district border.” Vijender was a ‘area committee member, ACM’ of the CPI-Maoist.
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December - 7 
Woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Padma alias Sathyamary (43) surrendered before the special court in Poonamallee taluk(revenue sub-division) in Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu on December 7, reports The Times of India. The
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Woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Padma alias Sathyamary (43) surrendered before the special court in Poonamallee taluk(revenue sub-division) in Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu on December 7, reports The Times of India. The Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) of the Andhra Pradesh Police arrested Padma near Chennimalai in Erode District while she was travelling in a train from Kerala to Hyderabad on July 3, 2017. She was released on bail a few months later, but she went missing.The court remanded Padma in judicial custody and they informed the internal security wing intelligence personnel about the surrender. The Tamil Nadu ‘Q’ branch sleuths’ intensified search for absconding Maoists resulted in the surrender of Padma, the wife of CPI-Maoist wing state ‘secretary’ J Vivek alias Kumar who was arrested from a hideout on May 19, 2012. Padma had escaped when a Police team arrested Vivek at Triplicane, when he came to attend his relative’s engagement function on May 19, 2012.Earlier, Padma was arrested by the Madhikonpalayam Police in 2002 for providing weapons training to a group of Maoists at Uthangarai in Krishnagiri District. She was booked under various sections of IPC and POTA.Padma, a native of PGSBH Colony at Gaddi Annaram in Hyderabad in Telangana, was evading arrest since 2010. She was finally arrested in Erode. She is part of the Maoists’ women’s empowerment wing and was a member of a CPI-Maoist "fact-finding team" in the Nandigram incident. Vivek, a diploma holder in technical engineering and an expert in arms, had shifted base to north India, sources said. Recently, he moved to Chennai in a bid to expand the Maoist base in southern Tamil Nadu, but his attempts were foiled by the Tamil Nadu Police.Vivek, who hails from Dindigul District, was providing arms training to Maoists in the forest areas of Periyakulam when they were surrounded in 2007, Police said.In the encounter that followed, some suspected Maoists were killed, but Vivek managed to escape. A lookout notice had been issued for him since then.
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December - 9 
a cadre belonging to the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, was arrested in Gumla District of Jharkhandon December 9, reports New Kerala. Akshya Kumar Singh, the PLFI cadre, was arrested from Pipal area of
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a cadre belonging to the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, was arrested in Gumla District of Jharkhandon December 9, reports New Kerala. Akshya Kumar Singh, the PLFI cadre, was arrested from Pipal area of GumlaDistrict by Khunti District Police, according to them. The Police seized a letter pad, a list of persons to be extorted, and manifesto of the PLFI. He was arrested while travelling in a bus, the Police added.
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December - 9 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) O Dilip Kiran in Chinturu Mandal (administrative sub-division) in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh on December 9, reports The N
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) O Dilip Kiran in Chinturu Mandal (administrative sub-division) in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh on December 9, reports The New Indian Express.The Maoist cadres, identified as Madakam Singaiha (33), Madakam Lachu (20) and Kovvasi Thoke (25), all hailing from Chinturu Mandal, were actively working with Sabari Area Committee since 2016. Disclosing details of the case, the DSP said the trio ran errands for other members of the group.They had threatened local contractors and businessmen, and extorted money from them.The rebels said their decision to surrender was over friendly-policing initiatives taken up at Chinturu, adding they joined the organisation as Government officials were apathetic towards the issues of tribals in the area.
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December - 10 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathiser was arrested for allegedly extorting money from a road construction contractor and funding the Maoists in Narayanpatna area in Koraput District of Odisha on December 10, reports Odisha TV.The
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathiser was arrested for allegedly extorting money from a road construction contractor and funding the Maoists in Narayanpatna area in Koraput District of Odisha on December 10, reports Odisha TV.The accused Maoist sympathiser has been identified as S Muralikrishnan, a contractor by profession.According to sources, a contractor Manoj Nayak, engaged in a road construction project in BorgiPanchayat (village level localself-Government institution)of the District, lodged a Police complaint accusing Muralikrishnan of demanding INR 3 million from him.Nayak also alleged that Muralikrishnan threatened him of dire consequences and punishment in ‘praja court’ (Jan Adalat/People’s/Kangaroo Court organized by the Maoists)if he refused to give him money.Police sources said the accused was also arrested earlier on the same charges.“Muralikrishnan was demanding money from Nayak for funding the Maoists. As per preliminary investigation, the accused had taken Rs 8 lakh and Rs 10 lakh from the contractor but this time, he was demanding Rs 30 lakh from him,” informed Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO)of Laxminpur, Tapan Narayan Rath.
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December - 10 
A hardcore Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] cadre of the Jharkhand Jana Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from a private clinic in Medininagar in Palamu District of Jharkhand on
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A hardcore Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] cadre of the Jharkhand Jana Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from a private clinic in Medininagar in Palamu District of Jharkhand on December 10, reports The Week.The JJMP cadre, identified as Sanjay Yadav, was undergoing treatment at the clinic, thePolice said.The Police carried out a raid at the clinic aftergetting a tip-off and arrested Yadav, Deputy Superintendent ofPolice (DSP) of PalamuDistrict, Surjeet Kumar, said.More than a dozen cases are pending against Yadav inLatehar, Garwah and Palamu, the DSP informed.
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December - 10 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly killed a tendu patta (leaves of the Diospyros Melonoxylon plant) supervisor by slitting his throat near Khobramenda village in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on December 10, reports Th
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly killed a tendu patta (leaves of the Diospyros Melonoxylon plant) supervisor by slitting his throat near Khobramenda village in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on December 10, reports The Times of India. The victim identified as Atmaram Pudo (55) was found dead near Khobramenda village temple in the north Gadchiroli.Sources in Gadchiroli Police said the Maoists had left behind a pamphlet on Pudo’s body claiming that he was a ‘Police informer’ and hence it was decided to eliminate him. Pudo worked as a supervisor at a tendu leaf collection center. A native of Khobramenda village, he was taken away from his residence late on December 9 evening by the Maoists.
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December - 10 
Disenchantment among Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre has led to more surrenders in 2018, official data from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) reveals, reports The New Indian Express on December 10. According to the media report, t
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Disenchantment among Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre has led to more surrenders in 2018, official data from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) reveals, reports The New Indian Express on December 10. According to the media report, the latest data shows that there have been more surrenders particularly from Bihar and Odisha, as the cadre is disenchanted with the ‘outside’ leadership. Most of the top leaders of Maoist outfits are from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.According to the data, a total of 391 Maoists have surrendered till August 2018, while the figure was 682 last year. In 2015, 570 Maoists had turned themselves in. This year, Chhattisgarh, at 221, recorded the highest number of Maoist rebels, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Odisha with 96 and 27 cadres, respectively.According to sources, corruption is also an issue that is behind the palpable sense of disillusionment in the Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] ranks. “The lower hierarchy of the organization feels that their higher-ups are using funds for their personal benefit,” a senior official in the Ministry said.Jharkhand is one of the States, which has seen the surrender of not only lower cadre but also top leaders like Kamlesh Ganjhu, who had a bounty of INR 2.5 million on his head, official records reveal. Inspector General (IG), Sanjay Latkar, in charge anti-Naxal operations by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), said, “One Maoist surrendering is more important than one Naxal killed, as those who surrender provide us information and clues about the organization. These leads have helped us recover several weapons, arrest Naxals and conduct successful encounters.”Security Forces, the Inspector General said, are also making conscious efforts to connect with families of the Maoists. “During our operations, we ask our personnel to repeatedly contact the family members of Naxals and have the kin persuade the cadres to turn themselves in. We ensure that their families are not harassed. Simultaneously, we launch an offensive against these groups. They are continuously forced to be on the run,” he said.
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December - 10 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze five vehicles involved in road construction work in Murpa Dabari village in the Saryu area under Garu Block (administrative sub-division) in Latehar District of Jharkhand on December 10, rep
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze five vehicles involved in road construction work in Murpa Dabari village in the Saryu area under Garu Block (administrative sub-division) in Latehar District of Jharkhand on December 10, reports Hindustan Times. The Maoists, numbering around 20, intercepted a convoy of earthmovers and tractors returning from the road construction project at Murpa Dabari village late on Monday evening. The Maoists then got the vehicles parked on one side of the road and set them on fire. Three earthmovers and two tractors were gutted. The drivers, cleaners and workers were let off, but not before they were thrashed. The motive for the attack is believed to be a demand for payment — a Maoist ‘levy’, so to speak, on development projects — which was not met.
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December - 11 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspected to have been planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) went off during a combing operation in the Chintagufa forests in Suk
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspected to have been planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) went off during a combing operation in the Chintagufa forests in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on December 11, reports The Telegraph. Sources said the CRPF’s No. 150 Battalion had been leading the combing operation around 2pm when the blast occurred in the forests, 390 kilometers from State capital, Raipur. The CRPF trooper identified as Sanjit Kumar Harijan (32), had joined the CRPF in 2006 and was posted in four months ago.
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December - 11 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Krishna Singh (40), surrendered before Superintendent of Police Palamu, Indrajeet Mahatha in Daltonganj of Palamu district on December 11, reports The Pioneer.
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Krishna Singh (40), surrendered before Superintendent of Police Palamu, Indrajeet Mahatha in Daltonganj of Palamu district on December 11, reports The Pioneer.
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December - 11 
A Maoist cadre identified as Krishna Singh (40), surrendered before SP, Indrajeet Mahatha at Daltonganj in Palamu District of Jharkhand on December 11, reports The Pioneer. Krishna, who hails from Koureeya village under Bishrampur Police Station, had
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A Maoist cadre identified as Krishna Singh (40), surrendered before SP, Indrajeet Mahatha at Daltonganj in Palamu District of Jharkhand on December 11, reports The Pioneer. Krishna, who hails from Koureeya village under Bishrampur Police Station, had joined extremism in 2005 and in 2016 he left it. His wife Phula Devi and one son (name withheld) who is a class 10 student of a Government school were present when he surrendered. SP, Mahatha said, “We are grateful to this woman who was very helpful and instrumental in motivating and convincing her husband to surrender.” The SP further added “It was this Saturday that she wrote to us informing us that her husband is ready to surrender. Our team just swung into action. We were following this case over the last one year. This woman did her best.”
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December - 11 
A Maoist cadre identified as Lakhraj Bhuiyan was arrested by Police from Jogeeya Sohree village under Lesliganj Police Station in Palamu District of Jharkhand on December 11, reports The Pioneer. Bhuiyan carried a reward of INR 100,000 on his head an
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A Maoist cadre identified as Lakhraj Bhuiyan was arrested by Police from Jogeeya Sohree village under Lesliganj Police Station in Palamu District of Jharkhand on December 11, reports The Pioneer. Bhuiyan carried a reward of INR 100,000 on his head and has just 2 cases against him in 2 Police Stations Lesliganj and Satbarwa, Superintendent of Police (SP), Indrajeet Mahatha said.
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December - 11 
Six cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, who had come to kill a person were arrested in Ranchi District of Jharkhand on December 11, reports New Kerala. Acting on a tip off, the Police launched
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Six cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, who had come to kill a person were arrested in Ranchi District of Jharkhand on December 11, reports New Kerala. Acting on a tip off, the Police launched a search operation and arrested the Maoists, Ashutosh Shekhar, Superintendent of Police (SP), said. The Maoists were travelling in a vehicle. Two pistols, live cartridges, Maoist literature and seven mobile phones were seized from them, he said. "During interrogation, the Maoists revealed that they had come to kill a person involved in the land business after taking a contract of Rs 1.50 lakh," Shekhar said.
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December - 12 
A Maoist was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) near Tarrem villagein Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on December 12, reports The Times of India. A cache of IEDs, frequently used by Maoists to target security personnel, was also recov
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A Maoist was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) near Tarrem villagein Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on December 12, reports The Times of India. A cache of IEDs, frequently used by Maoists to target security personnel, was also recovered from the encounter spot, a senior Police official said. Superintendent of Police (SP), Mohit Garg disclosed, acting on a tip-off that a group of 25 to 30 Maoists was trying to damage the Basaguda-Tarrem road by triggering a landmine blast, a joint team of the CRPF and local Police rushed to the spot. The security personnel were cordoning off a forest patch near Tarrem when Maoists fired at them, leading to the gun-battle between the two sides. After the encounter, the body of a Maoist and a muzzle loading gun were recovered from the spot, Garg said. Around 25 IEDs, Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature and other items were also seized from the site, he said. The identity of thekilledMaoistwas yet to be ascertained, he added.
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December - 13 
A ‘sub zonal commander’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from his village Giddi under Harihurganj Police Station in Palamu District of Jharkhand on December 13, reports The Pioneer. The ‘sub zonal commander’identified as M
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A ‘sub zonal commander’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested from his village Giddi under Harihurganj Police Station in Palamu District of Jharkhand on December 13, reports The Pioneer. The ‘sub zonal commander’identified as Mukhdev Yadavwas arrested during a joint search operation of Palamu Police and 134 battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)in the District, said Superintendent of Police (SP), Indrajeet Mahatha.Addressing media persons, the SP said that Yadav carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head and was very active in Bihar and Jharkhand especially in areas close to the border of Palamu with Bihar like Deo, Aurangabad, Madanpur, Dhibra etc.Yadav has 9 cases against him in Jharkhand while he has more than this number of cases in Bihar.
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December - 13 
The Bihar Government, on December 13, sanctioned a sum of INR 700 million for setting up 28 fortified Police Stations in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE]-infested Districts of the State, reports Business Standard.The decision was made at a State cabi
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The Bihar Government, on December 13, sanctioned a sum of INR 700 million for setting up 28 fortified Police Stations in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE]-infested Districts of the State, reports Business Standard.The decision was made at a State cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.Altogether 28 such Police Stations each costing INR 25 million would be built, Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Department, Upendra Pandey, said.The nod was also given for setting up visitors' room at 660 Police Stations across the State for which INR 341.7 million would be released, Pandey said.Replacement of discarded Police vehicles with new ones at a cost of INR 587.3 million was also decided.
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December - 13 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Police personnel have jointly busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout in Gumla District of Jharkhand on December 13, reports Business Standard. Acting on the intelligence inp
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Police personnel have jointly busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout in Gumla District of Jharkhand on December 13, reports Business Standard. Acting on the intelligence inputs, the 158 and 218 Battalions of CRPF and State Police unearthed a huge cache of arms and ammunition reportedly dumped by the CPI-Maoist cadres. Among the recovered weapons are 1 AKM assault rifle, one 12 bore double barrel gun, one .315 rifle, 2 pistols, one magazine of AKM assault rifle, 10 live rounds of AKM assault rifle, and 5 live rounds of 8MM. Also, 12 Gelatin sticks weighing approximately 1.25 Kilograms and 1.5 Kilograms of Ammonium Nitrate, 20 detonators, 10-metre safety fuse, and 2 steel containers have been recovered and confiscated from the hideout.
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December - 14 
Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Bharthipur village under Sakra Police Station area in Muzaffarpur District of Bihar late on December 14, reports UNI. The two Maoist cadres identified as Dharmendra Ram andS
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Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Bharthipur village under Sakra Police Station area in Muzaffarpur District of Bihar late on December 14, reports UNI. The two Maoist cadres identified as Dharmendra Ram andShatrughan Ram,involved in various unlawful activities, were arrested from their hideout on the basis of specific intelligence input, Police said.A mobile phone was recovered from theirpossession.
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December - 14 
Police has attached the property of a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Ugeshwar Yadav alias Yogeshwar Yadav in Dodi village in SerengdagPanchayat (village level localself-Government institution)underHarihurganjBlock (administrat
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Police has attached the property of a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Ugeshwar Yadav alias Yogeshwar Yadav in Dodi village in SerengdagPanchayat (village level localself-Government institution)underHarihurganjBlock (administrative unit) of Latehar District of Jharkhand on December 14, reports UNI.Police said that several cases are registered against the Maoist in different Police Station areas ofLatehar, however the property has been attached in connection with the FIR registered atBarwadih Police Station area.
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December - 14 
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) found two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres meant for its units that were on their way to establish a free medical camp in Kondagaon Districtof Chh
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The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) found two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres meant for its units that were on their way to establish a free medical camp in Kondagaon Districtof Chhattisgarh on December 14, reports The Tribune. An ITBP spokesperson said they had found twin pressure cooker IEDs weighing 5 kilograms each were near Churagaon in the District. ITBP said the IEDs were found and later safely destroyed.
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December - 14 
The Police were on high alert after a six-member group of suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, took out a march at Nalpathinal town near Thalapuzha in Wayanad District of Kerala on December 14 evening, reports The Hindu. The
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The Police were on high alert after a six-member group of suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, took out a march at Nalpathinal town near Thalapuzha in Wayanad District of Kerala on December 14 evening, reports The Hindu. The cadres disappeared after distributing pamphlets to villagers and pasted posters on the walls of a bus shelter. The posters said the death of a cooperative bank employee in the area was not a suicide but a murder and the culprit should be punished. The pamphlets revealed that the group belonged to the Kabani Dalam (armed squad) of the CPI-Maoist, the villagers said.
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December - 14 
The State Government this week granted sanction to prosecute five activists - Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Wilson, Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen and Mahesh Raut - arrested in the Elgar Parishad case on charges of sedition and waging war against India and suspe
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The State Government this week granted sanction to prosecute five activists - Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Wilson, Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen and Mahesh Raut - arrested in the Elgar Parishad case on charges of sedition and waging war against India and suspected links with Maoists among other charges of the Indian Penal Code, reports The Times of India on December 14.Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Swargate division, on December 13, filed the sanction order issued by Deputy Secretary (Governor’s office) Vijay Patil, on December 10, before the special court judge, K D Vadane, through public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar. The prosecutor said, “At the time of filing the chargesheet against the five activists and five others on the run, we had mentioned before the court that the investigation officer had submitted a report seeking permission of the government to prosecute the activists for committing a series of offences under Section 153 (A) of the Indian Penal Code among other charges. We had also mentioned that the sanction order would be filed at a later stage.”
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December - 15 
A 26-year-old Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 100,000 was arrested by a District Reserve Guard (DRG) patrol from Sonpur Camp in Tumeradi in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on December 15, reports UNI.Th
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A 26-year-old Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 100,000 was arrested by a District Reserve Guard (DRG) patrol from Sonpur Camp in Tumeradi in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on December 15, reports UNI.The Maoist was identified as Aayutram Mandavi who began fleeing on seeing the security personnel but was arrested.
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December - 15 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) poster was found pasted on a tree near Gunpur village under Thuamul Rampur Block (administrative unit) of Kalahandi District of Odisha on December 15, reports The New Indian Express. The Maoists have dem
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) poster was found pasted on a tree near Gunpur village under Thuamul Rampur Block (administrative unit) of Kalahandi District of Odisha on December 15, reports The New Indian Express. The Maoists have demanded the closure of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Gunpur and stopping the construction work on a Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road from Saisurni to Nakrundi.
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December - 15 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze five dumpers carrying coal from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)'s Pakri-Barwadih coal mining project at Kushumbha village under Katkumdag Police Station in Hazaribagh
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze five dumpers carrying coal from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)'s Pakri-Barwadih coal mining project at Kushumbha village under Katkumdag Police Station in Hazaribagh District of Jharkhand on December 15, reports PTI. Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Katkumdag Police Station, Ajit Kumar said the incident occurred when the vehicles were on its way to dump the coals in a railway siding in Kushumbha. Two empty dumpers were also set ablaze by the cadres at Kushumbha village, about 15 kilometers from district headquarter Hazaribagh, under Katkumdag Police Station.
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December - 15 
Two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Seraikela-Kharsawan District of Jharkhand on December 15, reports Devdiscourse News.The State Police had got information about
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Two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Seraikela-Kharsawan District of Jharkhand on December 15, reports Devdiscourse News.The State Police had got information about the movement of the Maoists in the area. A joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and State Police launched an operation in the area when the encounter took place at Gatilipi-Jomro village.Maoists managed to escape after the encounter.According to Police, one security person belonging to CoBRA(Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) was injured. Another trooper of the State Police sustained injuries in his leg.
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December - 17 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Kerala have called for active involvement in local issues to connect with the public and garner their support, reports The New Indian Express on December 18. A high-level meeting was held in Kozh
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Kerala have called for active involvement in local issues to connect with the public and garner their support, reports The New Indian Express on December 18. A high-level meeting was held in Kozhikode on December 17, attended by Chief Secretary Tom Jose, State Police Chief Loknath Behera and other senior officers, considering the gravity of the strategy mooted by the Maoists. The meeting decided to immediately take necessary measures to prevent the Maoists from strengthening their influence among the locals.Kannur Range Inspector General (IG), Balram Kumar Upadhyay said: “The meeting decided to take up development work in backward areas in Wayanad district on a war-footing. The work will focus on schools, roads, hospitals and electricity.”Two days back, a five-member armed group of Maoists visited Thalapuzha in Wayanad demanding legal action against the persons responsible in connection with alleged suicide of Thavinjal Service Cooperative bank employee P M AnilKumar. The group also threatened with public execution of those involved if justice was not delivered. The group also interacted with the public and pasted posters demanding action against former bank president P Vasu. According to a senior Police officer, the decision of Maoists to interfere in local issues is a matter of big concern for the State Government. “They are trying to play with the sentiments of the common man who always feel that justice is served only for the wealthy and powerful. If people start accepting the doctrines of the Maoists, situation is going to be really hard for the police as locals will start supporting them,” the officer said.
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December - 17 
Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP), DK Pandey expressed confidence that Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in Jharkhand is on its last legs and it would be wiped out soon, reports The Pioneer on December 17. He also claimed that the menace has been co
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Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP), DK Pandey expressed confidence that Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in Jharkhand is on its last legs and it would be wiped out soon, reports The Pioneer on December 17. He also claimed that the menace has been controlled 80 per cent and mentioned that the time is suitable for ending it. "Eighty percent of extremism here has been contained, curbed and finished. Extremism in Jharkhand is to be essentially understood and thought of in right context and not in any way outlandish one. Here its dimension is different,” said the DGP. He also cited an incident of arson which took place in Chatra District where four vehicles of NTPC were put on fire by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres last week. DGP said this arson was carried out by a group of Bihar led by Karu Yadav. Top Maoists’ leaders have pushed him in here to create disturbance. "Jharkhand police will abort their nefarious and evil designs. Our police have also re-drawn its strategy to checkmate and fail and foil the plan of the Maoists. They will be contained and their sinister designs will be smashed” added the DGP. He also said Maoists are making all out efforts to sneak in Jharkhand from Bihar and Odisha side of borders. "Some have come here too but our men are after them. Days are not far off when they will be neutralised them completely. We need to further tune in our intelligence. It has to be smart and pin pointed. It will render the lives of the Maoists further miserable as our police are reaching out in those areas which some time back were a forbidden one. Our foot steps are everywhere. Those outlaws too hear our sounds of boots,” said the DGP. “We seek people’s cooperation. We know Maoists base has eroded completely. They are not getting any big support from the people which they used to command in the past. I ask people to help police fighting these criminals with clinical precision,” he added.
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December - 19 
As many as 11 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from two districts in Bastar division of Chhattisgarh on December 19, reports BusinessStandard. While seven Maoist cadres were arrested from Bijapur District, four oth
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As many as 11 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from two districts in Bastar division of Chhattisgarh on December 19, reports BusinessStandard. While seven Maoist cadres were arrested from Bijapur District, four others arrested in Narayanpur District, a senior Police official said."In Bijapur, a joint team of CRPF's 168th battalion, District Reserve Guard (DRG) and local police had launched a search operation in the forest of Basaguda police station area to trace some Naxals wanted in separate cases, following inputs about their movements," he said.During the search, seven Maoists, identified as Oyam Masa (26), Oyam Budhru (38), Punem Dulla (36), Dodi Chhotu (25), Punema Somlu (30), Oyam Mangu (26) and Korsa Dinecch (18) were arrested, Police said.Of them, Masa was active as a member of ‘militia section commander’ of Maoists, while the remaining ones were lower-rung cadres, the Police said.Masa, Budhru and Dulla were allegedly involved in an attack on a Police team on January 1 this year in Basaguda area, in which one Special Task Force (STF) trooper was killed, he added.In a separate operation in Narayanpur District, four Maoists were arrested from a forest near Donderbeda village under Orchha Police Station limits by a joint team of DRG and STF, the official said.They were identified as Mugduram Gota (35), Sannu Ram (35), Somaru Ram Usendi (24) and Dhannuram Wadde (23), he added.The four were allegedly involved in attacks on Police patrolling party, Policesaid.
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December - 19 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a search operation near Orchha village under Orchha tehsil (revenue unit) in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on December 19, reports Odisha TV.During patrolling in the
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a search operation near Orchha village under Orchha tehsil (revenue unit) in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on December 19, reports Odisha TV.During patrolling in the area, a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) personnel arrested the Maoists, who upon seeing the Police, tried to flee.A First Information Report (FIR) was filed against all four and they were presented before a magistrate.During interrogation it was found that the arrested Maoists were involved in a shooting incident in June. The identities of the arrested Maoists are yet to be ascertained.
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December - 19 
Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre from Jilebia roundabout under Belhar Police Station limits in Banka District of Bihar on December 19, reports UNI.Police said that the Maoist cadre Deepak Rai alias Chhotu wasarrest
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Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre from Jilebia roundabout under Belhar Police Station limits in Banka District of Bihar on December 19, reports UNI.Police said that the Maoist cadre Deepak Rai alias Chhotu wasarrested during a raid conducted on the specific intelligence report. Police said that the arrested Maoist was involved in various unlawful activities in Banka, Jamuiand Munger Districts.
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December - 19 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Pedabayalu area committee dalam(armed squad) cadres along with Galikonda area committee militia member surrendered before Officer on Special Duty (OSD),B Krishna Rao at Visakha Agency in Visakhapatnam
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Pedabayalu area committee dalam(armed squad) cadres along with Galikonda area committee militia member surrendered before Officer on Special Duty (OSD),B Krishna Rao at Visakha Agency in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on December 19, reports The Hans India.The surrendered cadres were identified as Vantala Sailu alias Dhar, Pangi Chelliya alias Dharma Rao alias Abbi, and Pangi Prasad alias Kamesh. Vantalaworking as dalam member for Pedabayalu area committeehad worked for dalam since 2008-2014 as militia member and became dalam member. While, Abbi worked for Pedabayalu area committee as militia and dalam member during 2012-18, Kamesh worked as militia member for Galikonda area committee since 2006 to 2017 and was involved murder case at Gudem Kotthaveedi.
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December - 20 
A large number of tribal people from the interior villages of GK Veedhi and KoyyuruMandals(administrative sub-divisions) in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh on December 20, participated in a rally against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (
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A large number of tribal people from the interior villages of GK Veedhi and KoyyuruMandals(administrative sub-divisions) in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh on December 20, participated in a rally against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), demanding that the banned outfit stop interfering in the development activities in their region, especially construction of roads, reports The Hindu.About 200 villagers including women from Pedapadu, Kukumapudi, Nakkabandha, Eetharobbulu, Mallikarjunalu, Theemalabandha, Chinna Agraharam, Pedda Agraharam of GK Veedhi Mandal, Jerrigondhi, and Mandapalle, and a few other villagers from KoyyuruMandal, took part in the rally, which started from Kukumapudi to Theemalabandha, covering distance of about two kilometers.Holding placards and posters such as ‘We need roads,’ the tribal women said that the Maoists should allow the development in the Agency.
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December - 20 
anotherMaoist cadre was arrested from Shivganj locality inAurangabad District of Bihar in wee hours of December 20, reports UNI.Additional Police Superintendent (ASP), Rajesh Kumar Singh and Deputy Commandant of 153battalion of Central Reserve Police
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anotherMaoist cadre was arrested from Shivganj locality inAurangabad District of Bihar in wee hours of December 20, reports UNI.Additional Police Superintendent (ASP), Rajesh Kumar Singh and Deputy Commandant of 153battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sharavan Kumar, in joint media briefing, said that local Police and CRPFconducted raid jointly in Shivganj locality, leading to arrest of ‘sub-zonal commander’ of theCPI-Maoist. One revolver, few live cartridges and a cell phone were recovered fromthe possession of arrested Maoist, identified as Sunil, they added.Sunil was wanted since long in connection with several disruptive activitiesengineered by Maoists in Aurangabad and its adjoining Districts.During the interrogation, Sunil admitted that he was given responsibility of re-organising theMaoist outfit, he informed.
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December - 20 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a road construction camp and set ablaze a JCM Machine Goiguda-Bhejiguda Road in Patraput village under BandaGhati area in Khairaputtehsil(revenue unit) in Malkangiri District of Odis
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a road construction camp and set ablaze a JCM Machine Goiguda-Bhejiguda Road in Patraput village under BandaGhati area in Khairaputtehsil(revenue unit) in Malkangiri District of Odisha on December 20, reports Kalinga TV.As per the report, a group of unspecified number of heavily armed Maoists barged into the construction camp located along Goiguda-Bhejiguda Road under BandaGhati area late last night and resorting to sloganeering against the construction of the new road and claiming that the move is aimed at launching crackdown of Maoists, the rebels set ablaze the JCB which was being used in the work. Later, they left the spot with a note of warning to the workers engaged in the work.
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December - 21 
The body of Ramaiya, an SPO who was abducted by Maoists from Cherpal village in Bijapur District on May 18, was found thrown on the road.
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The body of Ramaiya, an SPO who was abducted by Maoists from Cherpal village in Bijapur District on May 18, was found thrown on the road.
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December - 21 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against five top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders of Bihar for laundering extortion money to the tune of over INR 35 million, reports The Pioneer on December 21. The charges
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against five top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders of Bihar for laundering extortion money to the tune of over INR 35 million, reports The Pioneer on December 21. The chargesheeted Maoists include Pradyuman Sharma (in-charge of Magadh Zone of CPI-Maoist), Sandeep Yadav (leader of CPI-Maoist), Binay Yadav (top ‘commander’ and active member of Bihar Regional Committee (BRC) of CPI-Maoist), MusafirSahni and Anil Ram (both top Maoist leaders of north Bihar) under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The ED has chargesheetedPradyuman Sharma and others and attached immovable properties with registered value of INR 28.5 million including JCB, SUVs and buses. The agency has attached properties worth INR 6.8 million of Sharma, assets worth INR 8.6 million of Sandeep Yadav, INR 5.414 million of MusafirSahni and assets of INR 7.7 million of Anil Ram and Binay Yadav.
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December - 22 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter in the Gidheshwar hills area under the Khaira Police Station in Jamui District on December 22 evening, reports The Times of India. One AK-47 rifle and one self-loading ri
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter in the Gidheshwar hills area under the Khaira Police Station in Jamui District on December 22 evening, reports The Times of India. One AK-47 rifle and one self-loading rifle (SLR) were alos recovered from the spot.
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December - 22 
Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre fromKargil roundabout under Chanan Police Station limits in Lakhisarai District of Bihar late on December 22, reports UNI.Police said here that the Maoist cadre identified as AnantY
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Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre fromKargil roundabout under Chanan Police Station limits in Lakhisarai District of Bihar late on December 22, reports UNI.Police said here that the Maoist cadre identified as AnantYadav was arrested on the basis of specific intelligence input.The arrestedMaoist was involved in various unlawful activities.
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December - 22 
the CPI-Maoist has questioned the organising of VisakhaUtsava by the State Government, reports The Hindu. In a letter released on December 22, the representative stated that the Government was spending over INR 35 million for the Utsava, when the Dis
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the CPI-Maoist has questioned the organising of VisakhaUtsava by the State Government, reports The Hindu. In a letter released on December 22, the representative stated that the Government was spending over INR 35 million for the Utsava, when the District is plagued with a number of problems. VisakhaUtsava is being organised from December 28 to 30.According to the letter, the Government should focus on these issues.
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December - 22 
The Madhapur Police on December 22 intercepted and arrested three men—Pavan, Chandra, and Venu, from nearby of ECIL [Electronic Corporation of India Limited] in Cherlapally in Medchal District of Telangana, and recovered Hawala [illegal money transac
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The Madhapur Police on December 22 intercepted and arrested three men—Pavan, Chandra, and Venu, from nearby of ECIL [Electronic Corporation of India Limited] in Cherlapally in Medchal District of Telangana, and recovered Hawala [illegal money transaction] money of worth INR 50 lakh from their possession, reports The Times of India. All three accused could not provide any document or justification of the source of the money. The Hawala money was handed over to the Income Tax [I-T] Department, said Madhapur’s Sub-Inspector [SI] B. Veera Prasad.
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December - 23 
The Chhattisgarh Police arrested the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)‘national coordinator’Nakka Venkat Raoalias Murthy Venkat Rao alias Saheb Venkat Rao (54), from Chabukkunni area in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on December 23,
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The Chhattisgarh Police arrested the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)‘national coordinator’Nakka Venkat Raoalias Murthy Venkat Rao alias Saheb Venkat Rao (54), from Chabukkunni area in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on December 23, reports Times Now. Durg Range Inspector General of Police (IGP) GP Singhinformed that Rao was in possession of 23 detonators, 1 mobile phone and Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature. The arrested Maoist was working as a senior technical officer in the Central Government National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) in Hyderabad of Telangana and is an explosive expert."Naxal National Coordinator NV Rao has been arrested in Rajnandgaon. 23 detonators, one mobile phone and Naxal literature was seized. He allegedly used his position as Senior Technical Officer in National Geophysical Research Institute to supply arms to Naxals," stated Singh in a press conference held at Durg Range Office.Rao, a resident of Kuttapeth Police Station in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh was arrested from Chabukkunni area of the Rajnandgaon district. During the interrogation, Rao revealed that he worked in the Naxalites' urban network and had come to deliver a detonator to a Deepak Teltumde, who was supposed to carry out a major operation in Rajnandgaon District.
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December - 23 
The District Police arrested a senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)identified as KorraKameswara Raofrom an unspecified location in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on December 23, reports The Hindu. Raowas involved in the murde
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The District Police arrested a senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)identified as KorraKameswara Raofrom an unspecified location in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on December 23, reports The Hindu. Raowas involved in the murders of Vanthala Satya Rao in 2015 and Suryam and Kishore 2017, in G. MadugulaMandal (administrative sub-division). He was also involved in triggering landmines in 2015 and in this year.Police recovered huge quantity of explosive material, wires and detonators from his possession.
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December - 23 
Three members of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)front organisation were arrested by Visakhapatnam District Police from their house located at Moula Ali Housing Board Colony in Hyderabad of Telangana on December 23, reports The Hindu.Th
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Three members of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)front organisation were arrested by Visakhapatnam District Police from their house located at Moula Ali Housing Board Colony in Hyderabad of Telangana on December 23, reports The Hindu.The arrested members identified as Aathmakuru Anusha (24), AathmakuruAnnapoorna (33) and Aathmakuru Bhavani (38)wereactive members of Telangana Praja Front, a separatist organisation.The three sisters were also active members of Maoist front organisation Chaitanya MahilaSangham (CMS). While Annapoorna is the ‘secretary’ of the organisation in Visakhapatnam, Bhavani has an active role in the Amara VeerulaBandhuMitrula Committee (AVBMC), another Maoist urban front, said the Police.According the Police Anusha, an urban educated girl, was motivated by her two older siblings to join the CPI-Maoist, and she was inducted into the dalam(armed squad) in December 2017, directly by AkkirajuHaragopalalias RK, who is one of the ‘Central Committee (CC) Memberand in-charge of Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) region. She was inducted somewhere in the interior parts of Visakha Agency. Police also recovered Maoist literature, some incriminating documents and posters from the house of the Anusha and her sisters. The arrestees were brought to Visakhapatnam on December 24.
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December - 24 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadre carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head was arrested from an unspecified location in Garwah District of Jharkhand on December 24, reports Devdiscourse News. Laldeo Bhuiyan, an ‘area commander’
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadre carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head was arrested from an unspecified location in Garwah District of Jharkhand on December 24, reports Devdiscourse News. Laldeo Bhuiyan, an ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, was arrested during a search operation launched by the District Armed Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Vijay Kumar, said.Bhuiyan, a resident of Aabun village under Panki Police Station inPalamuDistrict of the State, was wanted by Police in connection with several Maoist-related incidents in Palamu and Latehar Districts, Kumar said.
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The Jharkhand Police has arrested the mastermind behind the Chatra-based journalists’ killing, from Melur in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu on December 24, and brought him to Jharkhand on a transit remand on December 27, reports Hindustan Times. A Po
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The Jharkhand Police has arrested the mastermind behind the Chatra-based journalists’ killing, from Melur in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu on December 24, and brought him to Jharkhand on a transit remand on December 27, reports Hindustan Times. A Police team from Chatra District of Jharkhand arrested Pintu Singh aka Janardan Singh, an accused in Chandan Tiwari murder case from Madurai District in Tamil Nadu, after the Police was tipped off about his presence there. Following the murder of Chandan Tiwari, a journalist with a Hindi daily who was beaten to death on October 30 under the Pathalgada Police Station of Chatra District, the family members had named Pintu Singh, a conduit of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), and Prashant along with two others in the complaint lodged with the Police. The Police had earlier arrested three accused including Prashant, a hardcore TPC cadre in this connection while Pintu was absconding.
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December - 25 
An exchange of fire took place between Security Forces (SFs) and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near the Manabhanga dam under the Paikmal Police limits in Bargarh District of Odisha on December 25, reports The Pioneer. A j
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An exchange of fire took place between Security Forces (SFs) and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near the Manabhanga dam under the Paikmal Police limits in Bargarh District of Odisha on December 25, reports The Pioneer. A joint team of the District Voluntary Force (DVF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, while conducting a combing operation in the area, spotted a group of 10 to 12 Maoists near the dam. When the SFs told the Maoists to surrender, the latter opened fire at the Police team and in the retaliatory fire by the SFs, Maoist ‘commander’ Ravindra and his associate (whose identity could not be ascertained) reportedly sustained injuries. The Maoists later managed to escape. As many as 16 bullets, a sharp knife and several Maoist articles were seized from the spot, Padampur Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Laxminarayan Panda said.
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December - 26 
A sessions courton December 26, granted bail to five accused arrested for their links with Naxals [Left Wing Extremism, LWE], promoting their ideology, and targeting youths to join the outfit, reports The Asian Age. The accused had filed a bail appli
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A sessions courton December 26, granted bail to five accused arrested for their links with Naxals [Left Wing Extremism, LWE], promoting their ideology, and targeting youths to join the outfit, reports The Asian Age. The accused had filed a bail application after the Bombay High Court (HC) quashed the Sessions Court order granting an extension to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS)to file a charge-sheet. According to the accused, since the HC had set aside the extension, the charge-sheet could not be considered as filed within the stipulated period and the accused were entitled to default bail.The applicants’ lawyer Arif Siddiqui said that sessions Judge D.S. Deshmukh granted bail to Ajay Datrialias Krushna aliasVenugopalan, SatyanarayanRajaiyaKarilla, NarsaiyaLakshmaiyaZumupala, Shankar LingaiyaGunde, and Ravi RajjanaMarampelly on a personal bond of INR 50,000 each and one or two sureties of the same amount.The ATS claimed that the accused were actively involved in promoting the Naxal ideology, and were targeting youngsters to join their outfit. The ATS claimed to have recovered literature, banners and posters favouringNaxalism from them.
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December - 26 
an eight-member team of armed Maoists’ reached Periyahamlet underThalappuzha in Wayanad District of Kerala onDecember 26, reports Mathrubhumi.com. The group, including three women Maoist cadres came, to a shop owned by P SPhilip to buygroceries and l
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an eight-member team of armed Maoists’ reached Periyahamlet underThalappuzha in Wayanad District of Kerala onDecember 26, reports Mathrubhumi.com. The group, including three women Maoist cadres came, to a shop owned by P SPhilip to buygroceries and left the spot after distributing leaflets.
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December - 26 
Bihar Police foiled aNaxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] attack afterreceiving a tip-off from informers that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a largenumber were congregating in the forest for a meeting and arrests three Maoists
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Bihar Police foiled aNaxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] attack afterreceiving a tip-off from informers that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a largenumber were congregating in the forest for a meeting and arrests three Maoists in Gaya District of Bihar, reports ANI on December 26. The Police and Special Task Force (STF) personnel surrounded the area and carried out asearch operation.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Rajiv Kumar Mishra said that the ‘joint commander’of the Maoists of Chalho Zone, Vipin Sharmaalias Bhushan Sharma, was planning to carry out a majorincident in the area along with his armed group.A large number of weapons, ammunition have been recovered from the arrested Maoists. The identity of the other two Maoists is yet to be ascertained.
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December - 27 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) beat up the Mukhiya (village head) of BadgawanPanchayat(village level localself-government institution)and his son and also set their SUV on fire under Khukhra Police Station limits in Giridi
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) beat up the Mukhiya (village head) of BadgawanPanchayat(village level localself-government institution)and his son and also set their SUV on fire under Khukhra Police Station limits in GiridihDistrict of Jharkhand on December 27, reports UNI. A group of 50 Maoists assaulted GirjashankarMahto and his son Omprakash Mahto and later took away the keys of their SUV and set it on fire and fledfrom the spot, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Neeraj Singh said.
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December - 27 
Security Force (SF) personnel recovered a 20 kilograms landmine suspected to be planted by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Godda District of Jharkhand on December 27, reports Devdiscourse News. According to Police, t
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Security Force (SF) personnel recovered a 20 kilograms landmine suspected to be planted by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Godda District of Jharkhand on December 27, reports Devdiscourse News. According to Police, the Maoists had planted the landmine in Ghutipara village in the District, to target the SFs. The bomb was defused by the Anti Bomb Disposal unit of the State.
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December - 28 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)in Kerala are totally discarding mobile phones for communication to prevent investigating agencies to trace their locations or gather information, reports The New Indian Express on December 28
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)in Kerala are totally discarding mobile phones for communication to prevent investigating agencies to trace their locations or gather information, reports The New Indian Express on December 28. The special teams of Kerala Police have been combing four Districts (Wayanad, Palakkad, Kozhikode and Malappuram) for a while, and have not been able to track the details of the Maoist cadres though they have appeared in public with arms a couple of times.Police officers said that the insurgents have stopped using mobile phones or other digital communication devices with the clear intention of avoiding any sort of tracking by the enforcement agencies. “They are more into using conventional communication methods, such as using human couriers,” said a senior Police officer.Another intelligence officer said that the Maoists have gone back to using longhand notes for communication with their cells. A detailed analysis by agencies based on documents seized from Maoists had found the guidelines issued by the central leadership on the usage of mobile phones and internet. The cadres have been warned against carrying mobile phones or downloading any data using them. They have also been asked to access internet with great caution. All this to avoid the tracking of location by the investigating agencies.
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December - 28 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), has confiscated illegal property worth INR 150 million belonging to five top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bihar, reports India Blooms Newson December 29. The confiscated properties be
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED), has confiscated illegal property worth INR 150 million belonging to five top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bihar, reports India Blooms Newson December 29. The confiscated properties belonged to Pradyuman Sharma, Sandeep Yadav, Binay Yadav, Musafir Sahni and Anil Ram. The properties were located in places like Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Gaya, Aurangabad, Jehanabad, Ranchi in Jharkhand and Delhi. An ED official said, Sharma who carries a reward of INR 50,000 on his head faces 51 criminal cases pending against him. He is yet to be arrested. Likewise, Sandeep Yadav is wanted in as many as 88 criminal cases and carries a reward of INR 500,000 on his head. He is also absconding. Another absconding Maoist Binay Yadav carries a reward of INR 1.8 million on his head. The remaining two Maoists, however, are in jail.
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December - 28 
The State Government is worried over the exclusion of Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj Districts from the list of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected zones as the problem of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) is dynamic in nature, reports The Pioneer
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The State Government is worried over the exclusion of Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj Districts from the list of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected zones as the problem of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) is dynamic in nature, reports The Pioneer on December 29.With the Government of India excluding six Districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar from the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Districts, as these Districts are seen as “Maoist-free zones”, the State Government has expressed concern. Looking at the threat of Maoists, the State Home Department has requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to include both the Districts once again in the list. The MHA has excluded both the tribal zones, which was infested with Maoists earlier, however movement of Maoists are being occasionally reported in these neighbouring Districts of West Bengal. Maoists are moving from place to place and their movement is causing worry for the State Government, which has been facing the Maoists for quite some years. Due to shortage of Central Security Forces, deployment of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is not there in Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar though both are border zones. Only 16 battalions of Central Security Forces are deployed in the LWE affected areas of the State.
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December - 29 
The Police have decided to set up camps in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, after receiving complaints that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have compelled over a dozen families to leave their village in suspicion of them being
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The Police have decided to set up camps in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, after receiving complaints that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have compelled over a dozen families to leave their village in suspicion of them being ‘Police informers,’ reports NDTV on December 29.One of the victims told reporters in media: "They accused me of being a police informer and forced my family out of village, we had to leave all our belongings behind and move to our relative's place."According to the victim, he was under house arrest for the past three years. However, he had escaped the area to see his ailing wife, who was admitted to a hospital a few months back. He further told that when Maoists came to know of his escape, they took away his father and brother to investigate his whereabouts.Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallav said, "In the last six-eight months, we have conducted operations in the area, which have unsettled Naxals due to that they are threatening the villagers and forcing them to leave villages. We have filed two FIRs in relation to the case. Victims will be provided relief as per state schemes that are in place.We are planning to set up police camps to deal with Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] and bring peace in the region."
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December - 30 
The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead the uncle of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Member of Legislative Council (MLC), and set ablaze 10 vehicles in Aurangabad District of Bihar on December 30, reports Devdiscourse N
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The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead the uncle of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Member of Legislative Council (MLC), and set ablaze 10 vehicles in Aurangabad District of Bihar on December 30, reports Devdiscourse News. Superintendent of Police (SP), Satya Prakash said the Maoists attacked Sudi Bigaha village under Deo Police Station, during which a man identified as Narendra Singh (55) was shot dead. Singh is the uncle of Rajan Kumar Singh, a BJP MLC. According to the SP, the Maoists fired several rounds and set the 10 vehicles on fire, including three tractors parked at Narendra Singh's house. The Maoists also set a house belonging to one Dhananjay Singh, a dafadar with Deo Police Station, on fire located near Sudi Bigaha village, the SP said. After getting information about the Maoist attack, Security Forces (SFs) reached the village and exchanged fire with the Maoists, who then fled from the spot, SP, Prakash said.
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December - 31 
A number of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters demanding INR 2 million ex-gratia for tigress ‘Sundari’ attack victim Trinath Sahu’s family surfaced at different placesin Kalahandi District of Odisha December 31, reports Kalinga TV.T
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A number of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters demanding INR 2 million ex-gratia for tigress ‘Sundari’ attack victim Trinath Sahu’s family surfaced at different placesin Kalahandi District of Odisha December 31, reports Kalinga TV.The Maoist posters came to light after some locals in Deuli Sulia and Barengsara villages under Mohangiri Panchayat (village level localself-Government institution)came across those and intimated local Police.The posters released in the name of Odisha State Committee of CPI-Maoist demanded immediate relocation of tigress ‘Sundari’ from the Satkosia for the safety of the villagers living nearby. The Maoists also opposed the tiger relocation project of the Government by extending support to the agitating locals of Satkosia area on the issue.Criticising Angul Superintendent of Police (SP)for his alleged excess of agitating Satkosia residents during the protests, the Maoists demanded immediate action against him, in the posters.
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December - 31 
An Assistant Commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed during an anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation at Senjani in Khunti District of Jharkhand on December 31, reports Daily Excelsior.CRPF in a statement
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An Assistant Commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed during an anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation at Senjani in Khunti District of Jharkhand on December 31, reports Daily Excelsior.CRPF in a statement said, “On 31-12-2018, on receipt of Intelligence input from SP Khunti regarding the movement of extremists, a two-day operation was launched in the forest area of Senjani, PS Arki, District Khunti(Jharkhand). Two platoons of C/157 under command of Ghulam Jeelani Khan took up positions in the target area.At around 1800 hours, troops noticed a torchlight near the area where they had taken position. Anticipating contact with extremist, Ghulam Jeelani Khan along with a small team moved swiftly to place an ambush along the path where suspected extremists were supposed to move.Leading from front in the darkness, he was about to reach a dominating place to lay an ambush, when he came in contact with a live electric wire of 11000.”Having suffered serious injuries due to the electric shock, he was immediately evacuated to PHC Arki, where he was given first aid. “He was later shifted to District Hospital Khunti for better treatment but he succumbed to his injuries enroute,” CRPF said.
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December - 31 
Thunderbirds, Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] Anti-Terror Squad, Armed ForcesBattalion and local Police launched a joint operation called 'Operation Anaconda' to arrest the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Kerala, reportsManoram
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Thunderbirds, Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] Anti-Terror Squad, Armed ForcesBattalion and local Police launched a joint operation called 'Operation Anaconda' to arrest the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Kerala, reportsManoramaOnline. The state Director General of Police (DGP), Loknath Behera, told that the State Government had sought assistance from neighboring State units of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, but he did not disclose the number of the police team or the location of the search, to conduct the operation.Police intensified combing operations following reports that four suspected Maoists appeared at Ambayathod in Kannur District, who raised slogans and pasted posters.Maoists frequently made their presence in the forests of Wayanad, Kannur, Thrissur and Palakkad for the past four months.
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*Data till , March 27, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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