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March - 1 
The Giridih Police in a joint operation with the 154th Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered two powerful can bombs following a raid conducted on a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bunker near Dhibra forest area under Dumari Polic
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The Giridih Police in a joint operation with the 154th Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered two powerful can bombs following a raid conducted on a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bunker near Dhibra forest area under Dumari Police Station in Giridih District of Jharkhand on March 1, reports The Pioneer. According to Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Dumari, Niraj Kumar, while conducting search operations at Dhibra, the team raided a small artificial bunker of a Maoists located village near Dhibra and recovered two 10 kg powerful can bombs and others materials. The can bombs were about to blast but fortunately, there were detected and defused in time by anti-bomb squad. The items indicated that they were kept there only a few days ago, he added. However, no arrest could be made as the cane bombs and other explosives found dumped, said Kumar.
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March - 1 
The Jharkhand State Cabinet, on March 1, approved infrastructure projects of INR 1.8 billion to strengthen Police networks in the Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) affected Districts in State, reports The Pioneer. The funds will be used under the Special Inf
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The Jharkhand State Cabinet, on March 1, approved infrastructure projects of INR 1.8 billion to strengthen Police networks in the Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) affected Districts in State, reports The Pioneer. The funds will be used under the Special Infrastructure Projects, which is Centre-State projects with Centre bearing 60 per cent of total projects cost, while the State will bear 40 per cent of the project cost. The Special Infrastructure Scheme, provide crucial infrastructure requirements that are critical to the policing and security needs in the field. State Cabinet Coordination department secretary SKG Rahate said, “The Special Infrastructure Projects will have three components, Special Task Force (STF), Special Intelligence Bureau and construction of fortified police stations. The main focus will be on improve security, policing and strengthening of intelligence in LWE districts.” For strengthening STF operations INR 450 million has been sanctioned, INR 111.2 million has been sanctioned for improving intelligence network in these areas; also, INR 1.32 billion will be used for construction of 54 fortified Police Stations falling under LWE Districts.
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March - 3 
134 battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered a cylinder bomb from a drain in Palamu District of Jharkhand on March 3, reports The Pioneer.The bomb, police suspect, was made by one of the Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) outfits in Jhar
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134 battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered a cylinder bomb from a drain in Palamu District of Jharkhand on March 3, reports The Pioneer.The bomb, police suspect, was made by one of the Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) outfits in Jharkhand to carry out a major attack on the forces in the District.
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March - 3 
A special team of Muzaffarpur Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Dhiraj Sahni from a village near Saraiya Block (administrative unit) of Muzaffarpur District of Bihar late on March 3, reports The Times
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A special team of Muzaffarpur Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Dhiraj Sahni from a village near Saraiya Block (administrative unit) of Muzaffarpur District of Bihar late on March 3, reports The Times of India. Muzaffarpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Manoj Kumar said a team was set up to arrest Sahni after getting information about his movement in Saraiya and Vaishali areas. “He was arrested from a village under Saraiya police station area, 2km from neighbouring Vaishali police station,” he said. The SSP did not reveal the name of the village. He said Sahni was wanted in more than 10 cases of murder, collection of levy from businessmen, brick kiln owners and petrol pump owners. “He had demanded Rs 5 lakhs as levy from senior LJP (Lok Janshakti Party) leader Md Jamal, who owns a fuel station. He threatened Jamal to eliminate his entire family if he was not paid the amount. We were looking for him,” the SSP said.
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March - 3 
Cadres of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and cadres of the CPI-Maoist reportedly clashed in Barkani village under Sadar Police Station in Gumla District of Jharkhand on Ma
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Cadres of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and cadres of the CPI-Maoist reportedly clashed in Barkani village under Sadar Police Station in Gumla District of Jharkhand on March 3, reports The Pioneer.Gumla Superintendent of Police (SP), Ashwini Kumar Sinha said, “Our sources have informed that members of the JJMP and the CPI (Maoist) have clashed at Barkani village. We are trying to confirm the incident.” However, there were no reports of any casualties in the turf clash.
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March - 3 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as GoindaGagrai (32) along with his wife Shanti Kandulna (30), also a cadre, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP) Chandan Kumar Jha, at Chaibasa in West Singhbhum District of J
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as GoindaGagrai (32) along with his wife Shanti Kandulna (30), also a cadre, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP) Chandan Kumar Jha, at Chaibasa in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on March 3, reports Hindustan Times. The Police had announced a bounty of INR 100,000 on each of them. Gagrai had joined the CPI-Maoist in 2014, while Kandulna became active in the same squad, led by hardcore Maoist Anmol Da aliasLalchandHembrom, since joining in 2010.
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March - 3 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Charla-Sabari Area Committee in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana has called upon women to fight against ‘oppression’ unleashed by imperialist, feudal and patriarchal forces against women and
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Charla-Sabari Area Committee in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana has called upon women to fight against ‘oppression’ unleashed by imperialist, feudal and patriarchal forces against women and end unabated ‘gender-based violence’ in society, reports The Hindu on March 4. A statement purportedly issued by the ‘Area Committee Secretary’ Sharada said women’s emancipation and gender equality can be achieved only through social change and the New Democratic Revolution. She alleged that the ruling classes have reduced the International Women’s Day celebrations to mere conduct of Rangoli and other competitions and have restrained women from fighting for their rights. She expressed serious concern over the unabated instances of violence against women in various parts of the country, she further alleged that the State and Central governments have failed in curbing crimes against women and children. She exhorted women to draw inspiration from the great women activists on the occasion of the ensuing International Women’s Day and wage a relentless fight to end all forms of gender-based violence in society.
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March - 5 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) poster was found at Kamalapuram village of Manuguru Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on March 5, reports Telangana Today.The poster was found pasted on t
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) poster was found at Kamalapuram village of Manuguru Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on March 5, reports Telangana Today.The poster was found pasted on the wall of an Anganwadi center at the village. The CPI-Maoist has demanded curbing of illegal sand mining by tractor owners and want steps to protect public from a company called Sivakameswari Group.
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March - 5 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 5 submitted chargesheet against six persons in a special court in Patna (Bihar) in the AK-47 smuggling case, reports Times of India. Chargesheeted individuals areMohammarShamsherAlam, Mohammad Niyazur Rahm
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 5 submitted chargesheet against six persons in a special court in Patna (Bihar) in the AK-47 smuggling case, reports Times of India. Chargesheeted individuals areMohammarShamsherAlam, Mohammad Niyazur Rahman, Mohammad Imran Alam, Mohammad Irfan Alam, Rizwana Begum and Purushottam Lal Rajak. Niyazur and Puroshottam were once posted as armourers at COD. Niyazur was arrested from Bagdogra in West Bengal where he was working as a guard at the field ammunition depot of Indian Army. Total 21 AK-47 rifles, smuggled from Central Ordnance Depot (COD) at Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), were recovered from different places in Munger (Bihar) since August 29, 2018. The rifles were meant for supply to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and criminals in and outside Bihar. At least 30 persons have been arrested in this connection so far.
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March - 5 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a dead body of a Left Wing Extremist, (LWE) cadre belonging to the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Barkani forest area under Katri Panchay
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a dead body of a Left Wing Extremist, (LWE) cadre belonging to the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Barkani forest area under Katri Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) in Gumla District of Jharkhand on March 5, reports The Times of India. Police said they are not able to identify the body yet but said he belonged to the JJMP, an LWE outfit, and was killed by Maoist cadres during a turf war in the Barkani forest. The two groups fought for three hours late on Sunday (March 3) after about 50 Maoist cadres led by their ‘sub-zonal commander ’Buddheshwar Oraon and 20 JJMP cadres under their leader Sukar Oraon came face to face in the forest.When the SFs rushed to the spot, but both squads had fled by then.Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that cadres of the JJMP and cadres of the CPI-Maoist reportedly clashed in Barkani village under Sadar Police Station in Gumla District of Jharkhand on March 3.
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)leader identified as C. P. Jaleel was killed in a gunfire between Maoists and Thunderbolt Force near a private resort at Lakkidi located near the forested locality of Vythiri in Wayanad District of Kerala
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)leader identified as C. P. Jaleel was killed in a gunfire between Maoists and Thunderbolt Force near a private resort at Lakkidi located near the forested locality of Vythiri in Wayanad District of Kerala on March 6, reports Mathrubhumi. Two Police officers also were injured during the encounter.The incident took place late on March 6 by 9.30 at night. A group of five armed Maoists reached near the resort.Police and Thunderbolt had camped at the area as they received information that Maoists are likely to arrive there.As explained by the Police, Maoists arrived near the resort by 9 pm and asked money from the people in the resort. Following this, encounter started and gunfire continued till the wee hours of Thursday (March 7) morning. Police and Thunderbolt have intensified searchin the area during which the slain body of Jaleel was recovered near the resort itself.The presence of armed Maoists was confirmed in various places in the District earlier. The Police had confirmed that Maoists arrived at Vythiri, Sugandhagiri and Amba areas days ago.
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March - 6 
Aathmakuru Anusha (24), a reported member of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)frontal organisation who was arrested on December 23 last year (2018), was immediately re-arrested on March 6, after she walked out from the Visakhapatnam Cent
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Aathmakuru Anusha (24), a reported member of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)frontal organisation who was arrested on December 23 last year (2018), was immediately re-arrested on March 6, after she walked out from the Visakhapatnam Central Jail on bail, reports The Hindu.Anusha was produced before the Additional Judicial First-Class Magistrate’s (AJFCM) court and was sent to remand till March 20.Police said she was re-arrested for cases that were registered at Pedabayalu Police Station and were pending trial. Giving details of the cases, Paderu Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) V.B. Rajkamal said that on October 11 last year (2018), Anusha was part of a Maoist team that planted landmines in Jundam forest area. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that Anusha and her two sisters Aathmakuru Annapoorna (33) and Aathmakuru Bhavani (38), were arrested by Visakhapatnam District Police from their house located at Moula Ali Housing Board Colony in Hyderabad of Telangana on December 23, 2018.
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March - 6 
Police arrested a Maoist sympathiser, identified as Lingaraj Azad, in connection with a case (28/17) registered at Lanjigarh Police Station in Kalahandi District on April 26, 2017, from Kandel area under Kesinga Police limits in Kalahandi District of
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Police arrested a Maoist sympathiser, identified as Lingaraj Azad, in connection with a case (28/17) registered at Lanjigarh Police Station in Kalahandi District on April 26, 2017, from Kandel area under Kesinga Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha on March 6, reports Pragativadi.According to a press note released by the Odisha Police, Azadof Lalam village under Kalahandi Sadar Police limits, was one of the main overground activists who has been supporting the CPI-Maoist.He was also an activist of Niyamgiri Surakhya Samiti (NSS) and had organised meetings against bauxite mining in Niyamgiri area and mobilising leaders like Ladda Sikaka, Drenzu of Lakhpadar village and Dhadi Pussika of Gorta village in Rayagada District, and Krishna of Trilochanpur village in Kalahandi.Earlier, it is reported that Azad had also organised several rallies against the setting up of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Trilochanpur.
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March - 7 
A joint team of State Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killed three cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), during an encounter at Bundu Village under Keredar
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A joint team of State Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killed three cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), during an encounter at Bundu Village under Keredari Police Station limits in Hazaribagh District of Jharkhand on March 7, reports The Pioneer. Acting upon a tip off from intelligence sources, the 190 battalion of the CRPF and Chatra Police conducted the encounter under Keredari Police limits of the District, around 85 kilometers North West of State Capital, Ranchi. The Security Forces (SFs) recovered an AK-47, two Automated Machine Guns from the encounter site.The identities of the slain TPC extremists were yet to be established.
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March - 7 
Two women Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before the Police at the district headquarters of Koraput District of Odisha on March 7, reports Odisha Bytes.The two women Maoists, identified as Sukanti alias Penti Madhi and
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Two women Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before the Police at the district headquarters of Koraput District of Odisha on March 7, reports Odisha Bytes.The two women Maoists, identified as Sukanti alias Penti Madhi and Sangita Khillo, laid down their arms in presence of Director General of Police (DGP) RP Sharma.A member of the Gumma Area Committee, Sukanti was an active armed cadre of the CPI-Maoist since 2003 and involved in 21 offences, including Gamphakonda blast, Sudhakonda blast, ransacking of Podia Outpost in Malkangiri District. She was carrying a cash reward of INR 400,000 on her head.Sangita was also an armed cadre of Gumma Area committee and involved in six offences. She was carrying a cash reward of INR 200,000 on her head.
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March - 8 
A 20-year-old man was killed when a pressure bomb planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres went off at a place around one kilometers away from Bhejji Police Station in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on March 8, reports Devdiscou
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A 20-year-old man was killed when a pressure bomb planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres went off at a place around one kilometers away from Bhejji Police Station in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on March 8, reports Devdiscourse. The victim was identified as Sodhi Dula, a resident of nearby Bodhrajpadar village, Police said. As per the preliminary information, Maoists had thrown some pamphlets along the Bhejji-Elarmadgu road.Dula, who was passing by, tried to pick up the pamphlets when he accidentally stepped on the pressure bomb, which the Maoists had planted to target the Security Forces (SFs), the Police said.
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March - 8 
A hardcore Maoist, who was wanted in connection with different Maoist-related subversive activities that killed around 31 Police personnel, surrendered before Police in Sukma District on March 8, reports The Pioneer.Madkam Arjun who carried a cash re
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A hardcore Maoist, who was wanted in connection with different Maoist-related subversive activities that killed around 31 Police personnel, surrendered before Police in Sukma District on March 8, reports The Pioneer.Madkam Arjun who carried a cash reward of INR 800,000 on his head, laid his arms before Sukma Superintendent of Police (SP), Jitendra Shukla. According to Police, Arjun had joined a Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] outfit in 1998 as a ‘Bal Sangham’ (children squad) member and was active in South Bastar for past 18 years.He was in-charge of South Bastar Division of the Chetna Natya Mandali (CNM), a cultural wing of the Maoists. In 2001, he was appointed as a member of the CPI-Maoist. Due to his efforts in strengthening the organisation, he was promoted to higher posts, Police said.Arjun writes poems, plays and speeches, Police added.
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March - 8 
A woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) with a reward of INR 500,000 on her head surrendered to Police in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on March 8, reports The New Indian Express. Sarita alias Rekha Mandavi was active
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A woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) with a reward of INR 500,000 on her head surrendered to Police in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on March 8, reports The New Indian Express. Sarita alias Rekha Mandavi was active as an "urban operative" of the Maoists in Nagpur in neighbouring Maharashtra, Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police (SP), Kamlochan Kashyap said. "She has been part of the Maoists' Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh (MMC) Zone led by its Central Committee member Dipak alias Milind Teltumbde. She worked as a guard of Teltumde till 2018. She has been involved in at least eight Naxal operations against the police," Kashyap said. "She was later made a member of the coordination committee of the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] central committee and sent to Nagpur to work as an urban operative," the SP added.
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March - 8 
Nearly 12,000 women formed an eight kilometres-long human chain by joining hands on International Women’s Day, defying Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threats, to protest against the atrocities of the Maoists in Gadchiroli District of Ma
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Nearly 12,000 women formed an eight kilometres-long human chain by joining hands on International Women’s Day, defying Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threats, to protest against the atrocities of the Maoists in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on March 8, reports The Times of India. The women even raised anti slogans and vowed to fight back the Maoists. The human chain, titled as ‘adivasimahilavikassakhli’ (chain of development for tribal woman), stretched between Indira Gandhi Chowk to Parade Ground at Police headquarters and later extended till the Potegaon Road after the number of participants swelled.
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March - 8 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) held a meeting near the Bejingi forest region in the cut-off area of the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) under the Chitrakonda Police Station limits in Malkangiri District of Odisha on March 8, reports The
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) held a meeting near the Bejingi forest region in the cut-off area of the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) under the Chitrakonda Police Station limits in Malkangiri District of Odisha on March 8, reports The Hindu. More than 1,500 tribals from the neighbouring region attended the meet. While one source said Gajarla Ravi, secretary of the AOBSZC (Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee), addressed it, another said it was organised and addressed by the militia members but the cadres were present nearby. The Maoists focused on the alleged illegal arrests post the killing of Araku Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Kidari Sarveswara Rao and former MLA Siveri Soma on September 23, 2018, near Livitiput village in Dumbriguda Mandal in Visakhapatnam agency of Andhra Pradesh. The Maoists appealed to the tribals to maintain unity and resist the illegal arrests and detentions. They emphasised that the Maoists had already owned up the responsibility for the killings and through an official communication said the operation was undertaken by an action squad of the PLGA (People’s Liberation Guerilla Army). Still the police were illegally detaining innocent tribals creating a fear psychosis among them.
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March - 8 
Two tiffin bombs, planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres targeting Security Forces (SFs) combing the area, were found under culverts of State Highway near Dangarbanka area under Bissamcuttack Police limits in Rayagada District
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Two tiffin bombs, planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres targeting Security Forces (SFs) combing the area, were found under culverts of State Highway near Dangarbanka area under Bissamcuttack Police limits in Rayagada District of Odisha on March 8, reports The New Indian Express.The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel detected wires laid under two culverts and immediately intimated the bomb squad, which later traced the tiffin bombs of which one was defused and the other blasted.Police and SFs intensified patrolling following the incident.
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March - 9 
A joint team of District Reserve Guards (DRG), District Police, Chhattisgarh Armed Forces (CAF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Hawk Force from Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) unearthed the four Maoist dumps from a forested patch under Gatapar Polic
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A joint team of District Reserve Guards (DRG), District Police, Chhattisgarh Armed Forces (CAF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Hawk Force from Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) unearthed the four Maoist dumps from a forested patch under Gatapar Police Station limits in Rajnandgaon District on March 9, reports The Pioneer. Dumps were uncovered on the basis of information provided by surrendered Maoist Kumar Sai alias Pahad and Banti alias Vivek alias Aryan, Police said. “Pressure cookers, steel jars, walkie-talkie, radio, battery, items used to create remote bombs and other commodities of daily use that were buried inside four 500 liters plastic tanks were recovered,” the SP said.
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March - 9 March - 10
The suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres released the station master and points man of Hendegir station under East Central Division who were abducted by the Maoists late March 9 night were released on March 10 morning after t
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The suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres released the station master and points man of Hendegir station under East Central Division who were abducted by the Maoists late March 9 night were released on March 10 morning after the alleged abductors let them go with a warning for early payment of pending ‘levy’ (extortion money) dues, reports The Times of India.According to information, station manager Rajiv Kumar and points man Santosh were kidnapped (abducted) by six unidentified suspected Maoists from Hendegir station on gun point while they were coming out of the panel room at the station at around 12.45am. They were later on let free near Hurhuri village in Ratu block in Ranchi District of Jharkhand, around 50 kilometres from the place of incident.
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March - 9 
Two alleged militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested after a brief chase by a joint team of Charla Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Kaliveru crossroad in Charla Mandal (administrativ
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Two alleged militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested after a brief chase by a joint team of Charla Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Kaliveru crossroad in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) under Bhadrachalam Agency in Bhadradri Kothagudem of Telangana on March 9, reports The Hindu. The arrested members were identified as Madakam Eswar (21), of Chennapuram village in Charla Mandal, and Kovvasi Rama (28), of Nimmalagudem village in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh. About 18 metres of olive-green cloth allegedly meant for supply to the Maoist rebels in the Dandakaranya region of Chhattisgarh was seized from their possession, Police said.
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March - 10 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a civilian, identified as Yugendra Meshram, in Dholdongri village in Kurkheda Tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on March 10, reports The Times of India on March 19. The inc
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a civilian, identified as Yugendra Meshram, in Dholdongri village in Kurkheda Tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on March 10, reports The Times of India on March 19. The incident came to light when hundreds of students from Jawaharlal Nehru Municipal School and Rampur Primary School in Gadchiroli took out a silent march on March 18, to flay the killing of their teacher Yugendra by the Maoists. Yugendra was a teacher with Jawaharlal Nehru Municipal School in Gadchiroli, while his wife works as a health worker on contract basis in Botekasa in Korchi tehsil. Meshram had gone to meet his wife when he was captured by the Maoists and was killed.
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March - 10 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters urging the local residents to protect the nearby forests have been spotted at some places of Raighar Block in Nabarangpur/Nawarangpur District of Odisha on March 10, reports Pragativadi.Through the
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters urging the local residents to protect the nearby forests have been spotted at some places of Raighar Block in Nabarangpur/Nawarangpur District of Odisha on March 10, reports Pragativadi.Through the poster, the CPI-Maoist has asked the people to protect the jungle and warned that those who would cut trees will be severed with hands. Similarly, the Maoist rebels have threatened to award death punishment to the prime accused involved in the cutting of trees.The posters have been reportedly issued by the Sitanadi Area Committee of the CPI-Maoist.
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March - 10 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted a Police sub-Inspector (PSI) and his school teacher-friend from Rewali village under Aranpur Police Station area in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on March 11, reports The Wee
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted a Police sub-Inspector (PSI) and his school teacher-friend from Rewali village under Aranpur Police Station area in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on March 11, reports The Week. The incident occurred on March 10 when PSI Lalit Kashyap had gone to reportedly consume liquor with his friend Jaisingh Kureti, a contractual teacher in a Government school there, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Pallava said. Kashyap, who is part of the District Police, is posted at the camp of `C' company of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s 111th battalion in Sameli village under Kuwakonda Tehsil (revenue unit) of the District for coordination between local Police and Paramilitary personnel in anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operations, SP, Pallava said. An armed group of Maoists stormed the village and took the PSI and Kureti along with them, SP, Pallava added. After being alerted about the incident, security personnel immediately launched a combing operation in nearby forests to trace the duo, SP, Pallava said.
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March - 11 
A group of suspected cadres of the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), set ablaze a road roller engaged in construction work at Sanramloi village under Bisra tehsil (revenue
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A group of suspected cadres of the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), set ablaze a road roller engaged in construction work at Sanramloi village under Bisra tehsil (revenue unit) in Sundargarh District of Odisha on March 11, reports The Pioneer. Bisra Police reached the spot and recovered a letter which issued threat to the road contractor.
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March - 11 
Armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly killed a civilian, identified as Gupta Swain, in Kukurkund village under Maithili Police limits in Malkangiri District of Odisha on March 11, reports Odisha Bytes. Swain, is related
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Armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly killed a civilian, identified as Gupta Swain, in Kukurkund village under Maithili Police limits in Malkangiri District of Odisha on March 11, reports Odisha Bytes. Swain, is related to a contractor who had bagged the tender for construction of a road from Kukurkund to Temrupalli under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). Police said armed Maoists barged into Kukurkund village in the afternoon. They took out diesel from a JCB machine and set it on fire. They also set ablaze a truck near the contractor’s camp. The Maoists went inside a camp and assaulted labourers there. They then dragged Swain out and shot him dead. Before fleeing, the Maoists left some posters voicing their protest against construction of the road. They alleged the Government was constructing the road to loot minerals from the area. According to the posters, the violence was carried out by the Bastar Divisional Committee of CPI-Maoist. Combing operations have been intensified along the Malkangiri-Chhattisgarh border following the incident.
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March - 11 
At least 15 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been killed and 59 arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) in Jharkhand so far this year, Chief Electoral Officer of Jharkhand said on March 11, reports New Kerala. "A large-scale ope
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At least 15 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been killed and 59 arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) in Jharkhand so far this year, Chief Electoral Officer of Jharkhand said on March 11, reports New Kerala. "A large-scale operation has been launched to hold free and fair elections in the state. The Jharkhand Police, along with the central paramilitary forces, have launched a special drive in the state. In the last two months, 18 encounters have taken place between the security forces and the Maoists in which 15 Maoist guerrillas have been killed and 59 have been arrested," L. Khiyante, Chief Electoral Officer of Jharkhand, said. He also said, "To ensure safety and security during the Lok Sabha [Lower House of the Indian Parliament] elections, the operation against the Maoists and the criminals will continue in cooperation with the bordering states.” He also added, “In the last two months, the state police and the paramilitary forces have recovered 14 regular rifles, including SLRs, 40 country made weapons, 3,447 live cartridges, 151 landmines/IEDs, 942.5 kg explosives, 4,800 gelatin sticks, 5,238 detonators and Rs 2.88 lakh in cash."
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March - 11 
Maoist sympathiser, Lingaraj Azad, convener of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti (NSS), who was arrested from Kandel area under Kesinga Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha on March 6, was granted bail by a local court in Kalahandi District on March
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Maoist sympathiser, Lingaraj Azad, convener of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti (NSS), who was arrested from Kandel area under Kesinga Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha on March 6, was granted bail by a local court in Kalahandi District on March 11, reports The Hindu. “We are happy that Mr. Azad, who was arrested on flimsy grounds, will be released from jail,” said activist Prafulla Samantaray, who met Governor Ganeshi Lal to seek his intervention on the police and administration’s “illogical” actions. Azad had been charged for leading a demonstration outside the Vedanta alumina refinery at Lanjigarh on the foothills of Niyamgiri in April 2017 and for a demonstration outside the India Reserve Battalion camp at Trilochanpur village last month. The activist was earlier granted bail in the Lanjigarh case while the court granted him bail in the Trilochanpur case on March 11. It is to be noted that South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had earlier reported that Police arrested a Maoist sympathiser, identified as Lingaraj Azad, in connection with a case (28/17) registered at Lanjigarh Police Station in Kalahandi District on April 26, 2017, from Kandel area under Kesinga Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha on March 6.
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March - 11 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres released the Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) and his teacher friend, who were abducted by them (Maoists) on March 10 from Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, late on March 11, reports The Pioneer. “P
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres released the Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) and his teacher friend, who were abducted by them (Maoists) on March 10 from Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, late on March 11, reports The Pioneer. “PSI Lalit Kashyap and teacher JaisinghKureti were released late on Monday night and they safely reached the CRPF’s Sameli camp on Tuesday morning,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Dantewada Abhishek Pallava said. Reportedly, a group of 40-50 armed Maoists led by ‘militia commander’ Deva had stormed the village and took away the PSI and the teacher with them. Meanwhile, Maoists also tried to trap Security Forces (SFs) by spreading false information that they had killed the abducted PSI. But the SFs took all the necessary precautionary measures while searching for their whereabouts in the forest area, SP, Pallava added. "Due to mounting pressure from local public representatives and villagers, Naxals had to free the policeman and teacher on Monday late night," the SP said.
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March - 12 
During anti-Naxal[Left Wing extremism, LWE] operations, a pipe bomb and some electric detonators were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dump in Naktighati forest region in Rajnandgaon District of C
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During anti-Naxal[Left Wing extremism, LWE] operations, a pipe bomb and some electric detonators were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dump in Naktighati forest region in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on March 12, reports Devdiscourse. The seizure also includes firecrackers, Maoist bags, uniforms, medical kits and other Naxal-related items, Police said.The recovery was made in Naktighati forest, which falls on the tri-junction ofRajnandgaon, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) and Gondia (Maharashtra) under Gatapar Police Station limits, around 170 km from State capital, Raipur, Police added. Based on the input provided by a surrendered Maoist, a joint team of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF), District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force unearthed two drums in the forest containing a pipe bomb, ten electric detonators and other materials, including a huge quantity of firecrackers, the Police said.Police suspect the cache was hidden by Darrekasa area committee of Maoists, which is active on Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, he added.
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March - 12 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a huge quantity of ammunition and explosives suspected to be hidden by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from a village in Dumka District of Jharkhand on March 12, reports Mid-Day. A total of 104
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a huge quantity of ammunition and explosives suspected to be hidden by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from a village in Dumka District of Jharkhand on March 12, reports Mid-Day. A total of 104 live cartridges of 7.62 bore rifle, 393 cartridges of .303 rifle, one magazine of a carbine, a walkie-talkie and 100 kilograms of explosives were seized from Suklatola village inside a forest area under Kathikund Police Station limits in the District. The explosives hidden in a container were meant to target security personnel, Superintendent of Police (SP), Y S Ramesh said. Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literatures and diaries were also recovered from the spot, SP added.
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March - 12 
Supreme Court, on March 12, gave eight weeks to the Bombay High Court (HC) to decide on a petition filed by Bhima Koregaon accused Gautam Navlakha questioning the Maharashtra Police FIR that linked him with the CPI-Maoist, reports DNA. Facing charges
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Supreme Court, on March 12, gave eight weeks to the Bombay High Court (HC) to decide on a petition filed by Bhima Koregaon accused Gautam Navlakha questioning the Maharashtra Police FIR that linked him with the CPI-Maoist, reports DNA. Facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, (UAPA) Navlakha's petition remained pending in HC since October 5, 2018 as separate proceedings against him were pending before the Supreme Court as well.
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March - 12 
Three Chhattisgarh-based alleged militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by the Police during an area domination exercise near Jangalapalli village on the border Mandal (administrative sub-division) of Charla
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Three Chhattisgarh-based alleged militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by the Police during an area domination exercise near Jangalapalli village on the border Mandal (administrative sub-division) of Charla of Bhadrachalam Agency in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on March 12, reports The Hindu.A cache of explosive material, including 20 gelatin sticks, 10 detonators, a 20-metre wire bundle was recovered from their possession, Police said.The Police identified the arrested militia members as SodiDudva(35), KalumaJoga(35), and Podium Bandi(30), all hailing from Sukma District of Chhattisgarh.With the arrest of the trio, the Police claimed to have thwarted an alleged plot by the rebels to plant explosive material to kill Police personnel during the latter’s combing operations in the Agency areas.
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March - 12 
Two letters were allegedly written by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threatening Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)s and leaders, found at Dachepalli of Palnadu in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh on March 12
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Two letters were allegedly written by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threatening Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)s and leaders, found at Dachepalli of Palnadu in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh on March 12, reports The New Indian Express. Locals found the letters pasted on the wall of a Government Model School in Dachepalli of Palnadu region in the District and informed the Police. The letters were released in the name of Palnadu Regional Committee of the CPI-Maoist. The letter read, “We have given a final opportunity to Srinivasa Rao, who was organising sport events to divert public attention from his illegal businesses, including mining. It is time the MLA sought a public apology and stop the illegal practices in Guruzala.” The Maoists also warned that they will be forced to take extreme measures like in the case of Araku MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao if he continued his illegal businesses. Meanwhile, in another letter they warned that corruption must end in allotting houses to the eligible beneficiaries.
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March - 13 
A woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an exchange of fire between the Maoists and Security Force (SF) personnel inside Sirla forest near Tumudibandha in Kandhamal District of Odisha on March 13, reports The H
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A woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an exchange of fire between the Maoists and Security Force (SF) personnel inside Sirla forest near Tumudibandha in Kandhamal District of Odisha on March 13, reports The Hindu. Along with the slain body of the Maoist cadre, four guns, three grenades, one landmine and other items were also seized from the encounter spot. According to Additional Director General (Operations) R.P. Koche, acting on a tip-off about a secret Maoist camp operating in the area, Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel and District Voluntary Force (DVF) had started a joint operation in the region.The identity of the dead Maoist has not been ascertained yet.
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March - 13 
about 600 companies of paramilitary and State Auxiliary Forces would be deployed across polling booths in Jharkhand during the upcoming elections, reports Hindustan Times on March 13.Additional Director General (operations) Ashish Batra said that 30%
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about 600 companies of paramilitary and State Auxiliary Forces would be deployed across polling booths in Jharkhand during the upcoming elections, reports Hindustan Times on March 13.Additional Director General (operations) Ashish Batra said that 30% of the forces would be deployed in “very sensitive” booths, while 25% would be positioned across “sensitive” polling pockets. The rest of the additional forces would be deployed in the remaining areas, he said. The Forces include the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP), and a Special Task Force (STF) named Jharkhand Jaguar (JJ). Voting would be conducted in the Maoist-affected areas from 7am to 3pm, he added.As per the Police, 13 Districts — Khunti, Gumla, Latehar, Simdega, Bokaro, West Singhbhum, Ranchi, Dumka, Giridih, Palamu, Garhwa, Chatra, and Lohardaga — are categorised as “most sensitive” during the elections. The “sensitive” Districts are Seraikela-Kharsawan, East Singhbhum, Hazaribagh, Dhanbad, and Godda. The Districts of Ramgarh, Pakur, Jamtara, and Koderma are categorised as “less sensitive” areas. Deoghar and Sahebganj Districts have not witnessed Maoist activities recently, said Police officials.
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March - 13 
Ahead of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) and Assembly elections in Odisha, cadres of the CPI-Maoist have urged people to boycott the polls, reports Odisha Bytes. In several posters and banners found in Parampanga-Sukingia area un
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Ahead of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) and Assembly elections in Odisha, cadres of the CPI-Maoist have urged people to boycott the polls, reports Odisha Bytes. In several posters and banners found in Parampanga-Sukingia area under Baliguda Block (administrative sub-division) of Kandhamal District on March 13, the Baghuna Divisional Committee of the CPI-Maoist urged people to boycott Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, reject brokers and corrupt Government officials and to let revolutionary leaders form the Government.
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March - 13 
As many as 29 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will soon arrive in the State for handling law and order during the General Elections, reports The New Indian Express on March 14. The State Government had sought 150 companies of CAPF from
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As many as 29 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will soon arrive in the State for handling law and order during the General Elections, reports The New Indian Express on March 14. The State Government had sought 150 companies of CAPF from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to ensure smooth conduct of the elections. Senior Police officers said the above requisition was made as the State expected the polls to be held in two phases as was the case in 2014. However, the Centre announced to conduct the Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) and Assembly elections in four phases (April 11, 18, 23 and 29) in the State. “We were earlier expecting that the elections will be conducted in two phases. However, since the number of constituencies going to polls in four phases will be less as compared to two phases, 150 companies of CAPF are unlikely to be provided to Odisha,” a senior Police officer said.
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March - 13 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and Security Forces (SFs) exchanged fire inside Hatibari forest under Nandapur Police limits in Koraput District of Odisha on March 13, reports Odisha Bytes.Sources said the rebels opened fire at th
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and Security Forces (SFs) exchanged fire inside Hatibari forest under Nandapur Police limits in Koraput District of Odisha on March 13, reports Odisha Bytes.Sources said the rebels opened fire at the SF personnel when they were carrying out a combing operation. The Maoists began fleeing when the SFs returned fire. However, no casualties were reported from either side in the encounter.
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March - 13 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, on March 13, set ablaze four road construction vehicles in Puske Village in Etapalli Taluka(revenue sub-division) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports UNI. According to reports, the Maois
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, on March 13, set ablaze four road construction vehicles in Puske Village in Etapalli Taluka(revenue sub-division) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports UNI. According to reports, the Maoists were against the road being constructed between the Etapalli toGatta road.The construction work had started around five days back. The Maoists stormed the houses of the villagers and intimidated them to demand immediate suspension of the project. Later, they set four road construction vehicles on fire so as to impede the work and terrorise the villagers.
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March - 13 
Pune Police told the Bombay High Court, on March 13, that activists Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves, accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case, are senior cadres of the CPI-Maoist, reports The Hindu.Justice P.N. Deshmukh was hearing the bail applications
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Pune Police told the Bombay High Court, on March 13, that activists Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves, accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case, are senior cadres of the CPI-Maoist, reports The Hindu.Justice P.N. Deshmukh was hearing the bail applications of Ferreira and Gonsalves. They stated in their pleas that they were falsely implicated in the case and added as accused despite not being named in the FIR. They said that they were neither present at the Elgar Parishad nor involved in organising the event.The court will hear both the applications on April 5.
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March - 13 
Three cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in Gumla District of Jharkhand on March 13, reports ommcomnews.com."The guerrillas belonged to the bann
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Three cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in Gumla District of Jharkhand on March 13, reports ommcomnews.com."The guerrillas belonged to the banned Maoist group, People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI). Weapons have also been seized from them," Gumla Superintendent of Police (SP), Anjani Kumar Jha said. Police said on receiving information about the presence of the PLFI rebels, a team was constituted and a search operation was launched.Police also have seized one double barrel gun, one country made pistol, live cartridges and other material from the arrested rebels.
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March - 13 
Three days after the announcement of Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) poll schedule, Police on March 13, recovered Maoist banners asking locals to boycott the general elections in Gariyaband District of Chhattisgarh, reports Devdiscour
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Three days after the announcement of Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) poll schedule, Police on March 13, recovered Maoist banners asking locals to boycott the general elections in Gariyaband District of Chhattisgarh, reports Devdiscourse. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sukhnandan Rathore said, Naxal banners were put up at a bus stop in Rasela village under Piparchhedi Police Station limits of the District located along Odisha border.In the banners, Odisha state committee of the CPI-Maoist has given a call to boycott the Lok Sabha elections, he said. "After being informed about it, a Police team was rushed to the village, located around 125 kilometres from the capital Raipur, and removed the banners," he added.
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March - 14 
A huge cache of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-related materials, including items used in making home-made bombs, was recovered following an exchange of fire between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists near Amlidar village in the Bhoramde
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A huge cache of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-related materials, including items used in making home-made bombs, was recovered following an exchange of fire between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists near Amlidar village in the Bhoramdeo wildlife sanctuary area in Kabirdham District of Chhattisgarh on March 14, reports The Week.Acting on a specific tip-off, the combine squad of theSpecial Task Force (STF), the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF)and the District Force had launched the operation in theinteriors of Bhoramdeo bordering Madhya Pradesh, DeputyInspector General of Police (DIGP), Durg range, Ratanlal Dangi said.When the patrolling team was cordoning off forests around Amlidar, located around 150 kilometres from the state capitalRaipur, a group of armed rebels opened fire on them, prompting SFs to retaliate, the DIGP said.Maoists soon fled into deep forests taking advantage of rough terrain, Dangi said. During search, a huge cache of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE]-related materials,including commodities of daily use, a pressure cooker used inmaking IEDs (improvised explosive devices), ration items and medicines were recovered from the spot, he added."Bloodstains were found at the spot indicating some ultras may have been injured or killed in the gun-battle", the DIG said."No harm was reported to security forces in the action," he added.
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March - 14 
The Dachepalli Police, on March 14,arrested two persons in connection with pasting of fake Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)letters on the walls of a Government Model School in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, reports The New Indian Expr
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The Dachepalli Police, on March 14,arrested two persons in connection with pasting of fake Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)letters on the walls of a Government Model School in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, reports The New Indian Express. According to Gurazala Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Srihari Babu, one person identified as E Anjaneya Raju of Bhatrupalem was working as a software engineer in Singapore. He sent fake Maoist letters to his friend B Anil Naik through courier.Anil Naik pasted the letters on the walls of a Government Model School in Dachepalli on March 12. On a tip-off, the Police arrested Anjaneya Raju while he was trying to board Singapore flight at Gannavaram airport.
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March - 15 
Several posters, purportedly pasted by Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagabali divisional committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were found at four places in Niyamgiri region under Kalyansinghpur block in Rayagada District of Odisha on M
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Several posters, purportedly pasted by Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagabali divisional committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were found at four places in Niyamgiri region under Kalyansinghpur block in Rayagada District of Odisha on March 15, reports Odisha TV. Besides condemning the anti-people policies of both the Centre and State Government, the Maoist rebels also opposed the arrest of Niyamgiri Suraksha Manch (NSM) convener, Lingaraj Azad in the posters. Earlier, four Maoist posters were found in the same region on February 28. Through the leaflets, the Maoists then had opposed the State Government’s alleged attempts to suppress the Save Niyamgiri campaign.
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March - 15 
Three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including two carrying cash rewards on their heads, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Mohit Garg at his office in the district headquarters in Narayanpur District of Ch
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Three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including two carrying cash rewards on their heads, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Mohit Garg at his office in the district headquarters in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on March 15, reports Devdiscourse. Of the three, Sondhar Kashyap (30), who was a member of supply team of military platoon no. 16 of Maoists, was carrying a reward of INR 300,000 on his head, and active in the area since 2011, Garg said. Another cadre, Pandru Usendi (25), a LOS (local organisation squad) member, was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, the SP said. The third surrendered Maoist was identified as Sudru Kashyap (25), a militia member, he added. In their statements, the Maoists cited disappointment with "hollow" Maoist ideology for their decision to surrender.
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March - 16 
In the other incident, two CPI-Maoist cadres identified as MangeshaliasHurraMajji (43) and MajjiChinna (38), were arrested from Rengawaya village under Bedre Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on March 16, reports The Pioneer.
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In the other incident, two CPI-Maoist cadres identified as MangeshaliasHurraMajji (43) and MajjiChinna (38), were arrested from Rengawaya village under Bedre Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on March 16, reports The Pioneer. SF personnel were out on a search-cum-area domination operation in the forests of Waynar, Kodepalli and Rengawaya villages in Bedre when they received a tip-off on the presence of the two Maoists in the area. Both the Maoists were wanted in cases of murder, loot and had been absconding since 2007.
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March - 16 
Two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an alleged encounter near Pedakodapalli village in PedabayaluMandal (administrative sub-division) in the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) region of Visakha Agency in Visakhapa
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Two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an alleged encounter near Pedakodapalli village in PedabayaluMandal (administrative sub-division) in the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) region of Visakha Agency in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on March 16, reports The Hindu. According to Superintendent of Police (SP), Visakhapatnam, AttadaBabujee, two parties of Greyhounds, the anti-Maoist Special Force of the Andhra Pradesh Police, and a few personnel from the 198 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were on a routine combing operation in the region. At around 12.30 a.m. a 20-member patrolling team of the Maoists from the Pedabayalu Area Committee opened fire at the Security Forces (SFs), Babujee said. The SFs retaliated and after the firing subsided, the Police team found two bodies reportedly belonging to the Maoists and recovered two country-made weapons, he claimed. One CRPF trooper was also injured in the exchange of fire. According to sources, the Maoist party comprised Dalam (armed squad) members and armed militia from neighbouring villages. The duo killed in the exchange of fire are identified as SideriAnnayya Dora (35) of Pedamamidi village and BattiBushanam (54) of Pedakodapalli village.
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March - 17 
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp and seized Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature and explosives from the spot in the forest area under Kotagarh Police limits in Kandhamal
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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp and seized Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature and explosives from the spot in the forest area under Kotagarh Police limits in Kandhamal District of Odisha on March 17, reports The New Indian Express. Acting on an intelligence input, CRPF personnel raided the camp in Radhahatitedu Hillock. Around a dozen Maoists were present in the camp and were planning to attack Security Forces (SFs) engaged in anti-Maoist operations. However, the Maoists managed to flee from the spot leaving behind articles like detonators, gelatine sticks and tiffin bombs. Combing operation has been intensified to flush out the Maoists, said a senior Police officer.
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March - 17 
Meanwhile, in a related incident in Gajapati District, personnel of the District Volunteer Force (DVF) recovered a tiffin bomb and country-made gun from a forest under Adaba Police limits on March 17, reports The New Indian Express. Adaba Inspector i
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Meanwhile, in a related incident in Gajapati District, personnel of the District Volunteer Force (DVF) recovered a tiffin bomb and country-made gun from a forest under Adaba Police limits on March 17, reports The New Indian Express. Adaba Inspector in Charge (IIC) AjayaBarik said a team of DVF, during an area domination operation, recovered the tiffin bomb from an area located between Paniganda and Toranipani village of Mohana Block. A Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) reached the spot and defused the tiffin bomb, Barik added.
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March - 17 
Separately, Maoist posters resurfaced at Kandi Banda near Daringbadi in Kandhamal District of Odisha on March 17, reports Orissa Post. The Odisha Committee of CPI-Maoist has urged people to boycott the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament)
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Separately, Maoist posters resurfaced at Kandi Banda near Daringbadi in Kandhamal District of Odisha on March 17, reports Orissa Post. The Odisha Committee of CPI-Maoist has urged people to boycott the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) and Assembly elections through the posters. They have also asked people to root out treacherous leaders, multinational companies, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as the parties have not carried out any developmental work in the District. The people have been told that if leaders come asking for votes then they should be forced to face the Jan Adalat (People’s court). The posters also said that the people can form the ‘BiplabiGana Committee’ because revolutionists can also form the Government.
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March - 17 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested after an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on March 17, reports Devdiscourse. The two Maoists were identified as JhatelMadvi
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested after an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on March 17, reports Devdiscourse. The two Maoists were identified as JhatelMadvi (24) and Ware Mandavi (26), who were held from the forest near Surnar village in Katekalyan Police Station limits, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said. "A patrolling team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), District Reserve Guard (DRG) and district force was combing Surnar when it came under Naxal fire. While the ultras fled following retaliatory fire from the forces, Madvi and Mandavi were nabbed," he said. "We have recovered a tiffin bomb, detonators, electric wire, Maoist literature from the two," he added.
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March - 18 
A fake currency printing unit was unearthed by the police in Parlakhemundi of Gajapati District of Odisha on March 18, reports The Hindu. Police suspect the unit was being used to print counterfeit notes to be distributed during the elections in the
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A fake currency printing unit was unearthed by the police in Parlakhemundi of Gajapati District of Odisha on March 18, reports The Hindu. Police suspect the unit was being used to print counterfeit notes to be distributed during the elections in the State. Two persons, one from Srikakulam District of adjoining Andhra Pradesh and the other, a resident of Parlakhemundi were arrested from the spot. Another accused from Bihar managed to escape during the police raid.
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March - 18 
An encounter between Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and troops of 205 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) resulted in killing of one Maoist cadre near a forest area under Rajauli subdivision in Nawada District of Bihar
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An encounter between Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and troops of 205 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) resulted in killing of one Maoist cadre near a forest area under Rajauli subdivision in Nawada District of Bihar early on March 18 (today), reports India.com. However, the Security Forces (SFs) have not suffered any casualty in the encounter. The identity of the slain Maoist is yet to be established and more details are still awaited as intermittent firing is still underway at the time of reporting.
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March - 18 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres ambushed a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol party killing a trooper and injuring six others in Kondapara forest region under Aranpur Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattis
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres ambushed a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol party killing a trooper and injuring six others in Kondapara forest region under Aranpur Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarhon March 18, reports The Times of India. According to sources, a team from 231 Battalion was conducting a search operation around noon in Aranpur when Maoists ambushed them with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast and a hail of bullets. The encounter took place near Kondapara and Kamalpur CRPF posts, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said. The slain CRPF trooper was identified as Head constable Sashikant Tiwari, and the injured were identified as Praveen Kumar Singh, G Muthu Krishnan, Hari Krishnan, Sumit Kumar, Jitendra Singh Tomar and Pandav Kumar.Maoists have called for a boycott of the Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) elections and have strung up banners warning people not to vote. Dantewada District falls under the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, which will go to the polls on April 11 in the first phase of General Elections.Chhattisgarh has 11 Lok Sabha seats and they will vote in three phases on April 11, 18 and 23.
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March - 18 
Mahabubabad ‘district committee member, (DCM)’ of the Rayala faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala), Penuka Venkanna alias Vikram was arrested by the Police in Mahabubabad District of Tela
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Mahabubabad ‘district committee member, (DCM)’ of the Rayala faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala), Penuka Venkanna alias Vikram was arrested by the Police in Mahabubabad District of Telangana on March 18, reports The Hindu. Superintendent of Police (SP), N. Koti Reddy said that they have recovered a country made gun, ten rounds of ammunition and revolutionary literature. The arrested Naxalite [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] Venkanna is a native of Jagannayakulagudem of Gudur Mandal (administrative sub-division) and joined the party in 1990, but later came out and looked after legal issues of the party from 1991. On Monday (March 18), the Gudur Police, acting on a tip-off, arrested him while he was going to collect money from contractors.
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March - 18 
Meanwhile, a huge haul of materials used by Maoists, including cordex wire and detonators, used intriggering IED blasts, was seized in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on March 18, and four persons were also arrested in this connection, reports The We
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Meanwhile, a huge haul of materials used by Maoists, including cordex wire and detonators, used intriggering IED blasts, was seized in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on March 18, and four persons were also arrested in this connection, reports The Week. The consignment,suspected to be meant for delivery to Maoists, was recovered from the Nagarnar Police Station area late on March 17, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Bastar range, Vivekanand Sinha said. The four persons were arrested and a pick-up van and anSUV used by them for travelling and transporting the materials was also seized, IGP Sinha said.During checking of the pick-up van, 3,700 meters ofcordex wires, 30 bundles of safety fuse and 5,900 detonatorswere found in it, IGP Sinha added.Three of the arrestees were identified as Subal KumarChoudhury alias Subhi Babu (51) and Naveen Jani (27),residents of Nabarangpur in neighbouring Odisha, and ManojTiwari (49), a native of Jagdalpur in Bastar District, IGP Sinha said.The identity of the fourth accused was not disclosed,but he is also said to be a native of Odisha.During initial interrogation, the accused confessed tosupplying detonators to stone crusher owners and also Maoists,the IGP said."Cordex wire and detonators are used by Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] intriggering IED blasts. Naxals might have used these materialsto create disturbances during the Lok Sabha polls, but policehave foiled their plan," the IGP added.
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March - 18 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre killed in an encounter with personnel from Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’sCommando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)battalion and the district armed police in a forest near Chordiha vil
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre killed in an encounter with personnel from Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’sCommando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)battalion and the district armed police in a forest near Chordiha village under Rajauli Police Station in Nawada District of Bihar early on March 18, was identified as Karu Angeri, a close associate of ‘zonal commander’ Pradyuman Sharma, reports The Times of India on March 19.Police also recovered one rifle and some edible items along with the dead body of the Maoist from the encounter spot.
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March - 19 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in a brief encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the forest region under Gatapar Police Station area in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on March 19, reports The Pioneer. The
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in a brief encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the forest region under Gatapar Police Station area in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on March 19, reports The Pioneer. The encounter took place in the forest area bordering Madhya Pradesh (MP), when a joint team of SFs from MP and Chhattisgarh was carrying out an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation. After the encounter got over, the dead body of a woman Maoist, identified as Jamuna alias Sagan Bai (45), carrying a reward of INR 800,000, and an automatic weapon were recovered from the encounter site. Jamuna accused in the murder of Madhya Pradesh Minister Likhiram Kawre in Balaghat District of MP on December 16, 1999, was the Tanda ‘area committee secretary,’ and was active on the MP-Chhattisgarh border, adds The Times of India. "Jamuna, a native of Balaghat in MP, was a divisional committee member-rank cadre," Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police (SP), Kamlochan Kashyap said, adding that a reward of INR 800,000, was announced by the Chhattisgarh Government for her arrest, and over 30 Naxal-related cases were pending against Jamuna in Rajnandgaon District alone. It is useful to note here that since last few days, Police have intensified anti-Naxal operations in the forests that fall on the tri-junction of Rajnandgaon, Balaghat (MP) and Gondia (Maharashtra) in view of Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) elections. Chhattisgarh will vote in three phases for 11 Lok Sabha seats on April 11, April 18 and April 23. Voting in Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund and Kanker seats will be held on April 18.
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March - 19 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters urging people not bring back the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in power have been put by Maoist groups at Banke Bazar area of Imamganj assembly constituency of Gaya District of Bihar on March 19, re
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters urging people not bring back the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in power have been put by Maoist groups at Banke Bazar area of Imamganj assembly constituency of Gaya District of Bihar on March 19, reports Hindustan Times. The Maoists have exhorted people, especially from the weaker sections, to oppose Prime Minister (PM), Narendra Modi and stop his party from coming back to power. Gaya Police have seized the posters and have intensified search operations to arrest the Maoists. This is the second instance of Maoists putting posters, urging people to defeat PM Narendra Modi, after the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) elections were announced. Last week, similar posters surfaced at Jamui, asking people to ensure that BJP does not come to power for a second term. Police sources said that Maoist groups are angered over the drive launched against them by the Central Forces.
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March - 20 
At least nine persons were injured after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a civilian vehicle using an improvised explosive device (IED) on a road between Pedakodapalli and Naimed villages under the Naimed Police Station are
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At least nine persons were injured after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a civilian vehicle using an improvised explosive device (IED) on a road between Pedakodapalli and Naimed villages under the Naimed Police Station area in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on March 20, reports Business Standard.The victims Sinni Aalam (26), Gitanjali Avalam (22), Tulsi Avalam (32), Mangali (22), Nikita Avalam (25), Ankit Avalam (5), Dhaniram Korsa (26), Rajaram (37) and Gutta (45), were heading towards neighbouring Dantewada District in an SUV to visit a fair, “Fagun Mela”, a summer festival, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP), anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation, Sundarraj P said, adding the vehicle driver, identified as Rajaram, was critically injured.Police suspected that the Maoists might have planned to target the Security Forces (SFs) whose movement has been intensified in view of the Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) elections 2019, but mistakenly attacked the civilian vehicle. It is to be noted that Elections to all the 11 seats in Chhattisgarh will be held in three phases on April 11, 18 and 23.
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March - 20 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters purportedly put up by the cadres urging people to boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) and Assembly polls in the State were found in Niyamgiri area of Rayagada Distr
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters purportedly put up by the cadres urging people to boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) and Assembly polls in the State were found in Niyamgiri area of Rayagada District of Odisha on March 20, reports Odisha TV.According to reports, the Bansadhara-Ghumusar divisional committee of the CPI-Maoist have put up the posters in front of ‘Dangaria Kandha Unnayana’ office at Parasali Panchayat (village level localself-Government institution)under Kalyansinghpur Block (administrative unit)of the District.Besides, the Maoist rebels have also threatened to declare bandh(general shutdown) at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi District and Kalyansinghpur, Muniguda, Bissamcuttack in Rayagada District during the first phase polls.
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Meanwhile, days after a school teacher was killed by the Maoists in Gadchiroli District, the rebels (Maoists) have issued a letter calling it a mistake, the Police claimed on March 21, reports The New Indian Express.Yogendra Meshram was killed becaus
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Meanwhile, days after a school teacher was killed by the Maoists in Gadchiroli District, the rebels (Maoists) have issued a letter calling it a mistake, the Police claimed on March 21, reports The New Indian Express.Yogendra Meshram was killed because he was suspected to be a Policeman but he was "innocent", the purported letter said. Meshram, teacher at a municipal school at Korchi, was shot dead by Maoists at Kombda Bajar on March 10.Local people had protested the killing vehemently, said Shailesh Balkawade, Superintendent of Police (SP), `Pawan', who is a ‘divisional commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, issued an apology letter which was circulated on March 20, he said.The letter, addressed to Meshram's family, said Maoists killed him as he was wrongly thought to be a Policeman due to "intelligence failure", the SP said.Maoists apologized to the family for the killing, the letter added. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that CPI-Maoist cadres killed a civilian, identified asYugendra Meshram, in Dholdongri village in Kurkheda Tehsil(revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on March 10.
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March - 20 
The Police arrested seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couriers and seized explosive material from them in Bhadradri Kothagudem District on March 20, reports Telangana Today. According to Cherla,Circle Inspector (CI), T Satyanarayana
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The Police arrested seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couriers and seized explosive material from them in Bhadradri Kothagudem District on March 20, reports Telangana Today. According to Cherla,Circle Inspector (CI), T Satyanarayana a team of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 141Bn personnel detained the seven Maoist couriers at Tativarigudem of Dummugudem Mandal (administrative sub-division)based on a tip off. During interrogation, they confessed that they were sympathisers of the Maoist outfit and were supplying explosive material to them and that they also supplied explosive material twice in December, 2018. The Police seized 10 explosive boosters, 10 electrical detonators and 300 metres of wire, besides an auto rickshaw from the accused. The arrested Maoist couriers were identified as Sonde Ravi (24), Kursam Murali (23), Thellam Nagaraju (23), Vukam Srinu (28), B Dhaman (34), K Jagadish (24), and Chinnababu (21).
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March - 21 
The cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exchanged fire with Police in a forest area in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on March 21, reports Business Standard.The encounter broke out around 5.20 am in Vasamundi forestunder Etapal
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The cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exchanged fire with Police in a forest area in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on March 21, reports Business Standard.The encounter broke out around 5.20 am in Vasamundi forestunder Etapalli area when a team of Quick Response Team (QRT) of Gadchiroli Police was carrying out an anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation, an official release said.The Maoists opened fire on the Police team and fled when the latter retaliated, the release said.While there were no reports of casualties on either side, a 2.5 kilograms Improvised Explosive Device (IED), one kilogram of gunpowder, two live detonators and Naxal literature were seized from the place, the Police release added.
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March - 21 
Two members of a family were killed and two others sustained injuries after cadres of the Peoples’ Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), barged into their house in Turundu village unde
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Two members of a family were killed and two others sustained injuries after cadres of the Peoples’ Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), barged into their house in Turundu village underKamdara Police Station in Gumla District of Jharkhand, and opened fire hours after Holi festivities concluded on March 21, reports The Pioneer.Ramvilas Gope and Laxman Lohra died on the spot, while Gope’s wife, Lilavati Devi and her son Tulsi Kumar sustained critical injuries, Superintendent of Police (SP), Anjani Kumar Jha, said.Devi told the Police that there was no rivalry between her family and the PLFI cadres, however, Police, suspect that refusal in payment of ‘levy’(extortion amount) might be a probable reason for the attack.
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March - 23 
Weapons and explosives were seized from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout in Palamu District of Jharkhandon March 23, reports New Kerala.Based on an intelligence input, a joint team of the State Police and Central Reserve Police
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Weapons and explosives were seized from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout in Palamu District of Jharkhandon March 23, reports New Kerala.Based on an intelligence input, a joint team of the State Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) carried out a search at Donra forest area under Pipra Police Stationlimits of Palamu, and recovered two rifles, two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) weighing five kilograms each, four detonators, two hand grenades, 200 metres electric wire, 30 kilograms ammonium nitrate, 10 uniforms and other things.The explosives were stored by the Maoists for disrupting the Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) polls, Police said.
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March - 24 
Meanwhile, Subhashree Panda, wife of jailed CPI-Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda; and Sangram Mohanty, son of Dandapani Mohanty, who is alleged to be a leading sympathiser of Left-Wing Extremists (LWE), have been made candidates from the Ranapur Assemb
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Meanwhile, Subhashree Panda, wife of jailed CPI-Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda; and Sangram Mohanty, son of Dandapani Mohanty, who is alleged to be a leading sympathiser of Left-Wing Extremists (LWE), have been made candidates from the Ranapur Assembly constituency in Nayagarh and Surada in Ganjam District respectively, reports The Hindu on March 24.The Congress released the list of candidates for the Assembly elections in Odisha late on March 22. Both candidates are facing trials on charges of aiding the CPI-Maoist. They have each spent over two years in jail at different points in time.
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March - 24 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) put up posters calling upon people to boycott the coming Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) election, on the roadside at Lenin Colony in Charla Mandal (administrative s
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) put up posters calling upon people to boycott the coming Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) election, on the roadside at Lenin Colony in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in BhadradriKothagudem District of Telangana on March 24, reports The Hindu.A bunch of Maoist posters and a red-coloured banner in the name of the CPI-Maoist reportedly surfaced on the outskirts of Lenin Colony in the border Mandalof the District.The banner and posters read: “Boycott the Lok Sabha elections in protest against the undemocratic and fascist regimes. Make the New Democratic Revolution a success.”
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March - 24 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have issued a ‘death threat’ against the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)’s Daspalla Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) candidate, Ramesh Behera, and threatened to blow up Daspalla, Nuagaon and Gan
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have issued a ‘death threat’ against the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)’s Daspalla Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) candidate, Ramesh Behera, and threatened to blow up Daspalla, Nuagaon and Gania Police Stations and Nayagarh court between March 25 and April 10, in Nayagarh District of Odishaon March 24, reports Odisha Bytes.Residents found a poster, undersigned by the CPI-Maoist, pasted on the boundary wall of Kuanria Deer Park under Daspalla Police Station limits on March 24 morning and informed Police.The posters were seized by the Police and are investigating the authenticity of the posters and the veracity of the threats.
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March - 24 
The Anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] Force (ANF) and Police have carried outcombing operations in the border areas of Kodagu District of Karnataka on March 24, reports Deccan Herald.A combing operation was recently carried out at Kutta, Talacauve
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The Anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] Force (ANF) and Police have carried outcombing operations in the border areas of Kodagu District of Karnataka on March 24, reports Deccan Herald.A combing operation was recently carried out at Kutta, Talacauvery, Brahmagiri, Srimangala and Irpu, in order to search for Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres said to have been hiding in the District. Since the last two days, the ANF is carrying out searches in Pushpagiri and Subrahmanya Ghat regions.Teams of 100 personnel each have been into the operation.High alert is maintained in the regions where the movement of Maoists was reported. The ANF also haskept an eye on Kaluru, Mandalpatti, Kalmakaru and Kadmakallu villages.
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March - 25 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp was busted by Security Forces (SFs) in KondagaonDistrict of Chhattisgarh on March 25, reports Business Standard. The operation on the camp located in the dense forest near Tuswal village under Marda
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp was busted by Security Forces (SFs) in KondagaonDistrict of Chhattisgarh on March 25, reports Business Standard. The operation on the camp located in the dense forest near Tuswal village under Mardapal Police Station limits was carried out Monday by a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF) and District Force personnel, Police said.The Naxals fled when the security forces entered the camp. We have recovered 30 locally-made grenades, one pipe bomb, four bundles of wire, a packet of splinters used in air guns, Maoist literatureand pamphlets, English, Hindi and Telugu dictionaries, stationery, mobile chargers among other things, the Police said.
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March - 25 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were sighted again in Wayanad District of Kerala, reports The Hindu on March 26. Five armed suspected Maoists, including two women, reached Makkimala town near Thalappuzha in Thavinjal Panchayat (vi
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were sighted again in Wayanad District of Kerala, reports The Hindu on March 26. Five armed suspected Maoists, including two women, reached Makkimala town near Thalappuzha in Thavinjal Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) in Wayanad District around 8 p.m. on March 24, introducing themselves as Maoists, Police said. They spent nearly 30 minutes in the town by shouting slogans and pasted posters on walls of the town. They interacted with nearly 15 villagers who were present in the town, the sources said. They shook hands with the villagers but not allowed to take photographs on mobile phones. The militants told them that they were the Kabani Dalam (armed squad) members of Western Ghats committee of the CPI-Maoist. They said they would retaliate against the planned murder of C. P. Jaleel. The encounter was fake and the incident was fabricated by the Police, they added. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that a CPI-Maoist leader identified as C. P. Jaleel was killed in a gunfire between Maoists and Thunderbolt Force near a private resort at Lakkidi located near the forested locality of Vythiri in Wayanad District of Kerala on March 6, 2019.
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March - 25 
The Bihar Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have issued a poll boycott diktat and given a series of reasons in an attempt to highlight the failures of the Government, reports The Times of Ind
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The Bihar Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have issued a poll boycott diktat and given a series of reasons in an attempt to highlight the failures of the Government, reports The Times of India on March 26. In a two-page letter sent to The Times of India, BJSAC spokesperson, Azaad, said, “Poll boycott is the only tool that would pave the way for establishment of pro-people neo-democratic government in the state and the country.”
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March - 25 
The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court in Maharashtra, on March 25, rejected GN Saibaba’s bail plea finding no merit in it, reports The Times of India. The bench also noted that he’s an active member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
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The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court in Maharashtra, on March 25, rejected GN Saibaba’s bail plea finding no merit in it, reports The Times of India. The bench also noted that he’s an active member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and its frontal organization Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF), which is engaged in anti-national activities against the Government. The Delhi University professor had applied for bail on medical grounds citing his deteriorating health condition and his 90 per cent disability. While dismissing Saibaba’s claims, a division bench comprising justices Pradeep Deshmukh and Rohit Deo held that the Nagpur Central Jail authorities provided medical aid to him right from the day of his arrest on March 7, 2017. The bench noted that he was taken to Super Specialty Hospital (SSH) and the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) as and when he complained of uneasiness. The verdict was pronounced in-chamber just after the lunch hours, as both the judges were sitting in different benches.
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March - 26 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp was busted during a special combing operation in Kansar Reserve Forest in Deogarh District of Odisha on March 26, reports Odisha Bytes.Sources said the 12th battalion of the Central Reserve Police F
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp was busted during a special combing operation in Kansar Reserve Forest in Deogarh District of Odisha on March 26, reports Odisha Bytes.Sources said the 12th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) conducted the combing operation and seized several explosive materials, including 43 commercial electric detonators, 50m electric wire, battery, radio, 45 gelatin sticks and Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature from the camp.
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March - 26 
A special court in Poonamallee in Chennai in Poonamallee taluk of the Tiruvallur District in Tamil Nadu,on March 26, convicted and sentenced four cadres of the erstwhile Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), a banned outfit presently merged with the Communi
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A special court in Poonamallee in Chennai in Poonamallee taluk of the Tiruvallur District in Tamil Nadu,on March 26, convicted and sentenced four cadres of the erstwhile Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), a banned outfit presently merged with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), to life imprisonment for killing Thali Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution)union chairman Venkatesan in 2002, reports The Hindu.According to prosecution, on May 8, 2002 at 9.45 a.m, 13 persons came in a jeep to the Thali bus stand and attacked Venkatesan, lobbing country-made bombs at him and others. Two of the accused opened fire at him and slit his neck with a sword.Krishnappa, Narayanappa, Nagappa and Minor Krose alias Venkatagiri were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, finding them guilty of murder, criminal conspiracy and rioting, besides possession of deadly weapons.
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March - 26 
An explosive-laden truck was seized and its driver was arrested suspecting the consignment having links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kabirdham District of Chhattisgarh on March 26, reports News Nation. During checking of vehic
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An explosive-laden truck was seized and its driver was arrested suspecting the consignment having links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kabirdham District of Chhattisgarh on March 26, reports News Nation. During checking of vehicles in view of Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) elections, the truck was intercepted in front of Kukdur Police Station late on Tuesday night, Superintendent of Police (SP), Lal Umed Singh said.A huge consignment of explosives, weighing 7.4 tons, was found in the vehicle, following which it was seized for non-compliance of safety standards during transportation through a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected area at night, he said.The seized items included 80 boxes (2,000 kilograms) of `Neo-Gel' explosive and 76 boxes (1,900 kilograms) of `Shakti Gel' explosive, he said.The truck driver, Rakesh Vaishnav (35), the native of Bhilwada in Rajasthan, allegedly told the Police that the consignment was being transported from a factory of Special Blast Limited, located at Pirda in Raipur District, to Jai MaaVindhyawasni Enterprises based in Allahabad (Prayagraj), Singh said.
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March - 26 
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (CM), Bhupesh Baghel has said that the solution to the State’s Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] problem was not bullet, underscoring that his Government would prefer dialogues with all stake holders to solve the problem, r
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (CM), Bhupesh Baghel has said that the solution to the State’s Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] problem was not bullet, underscoring that his Government would prefer dialogues with all stake holders to solve the problem, reports The Pioneer on March 26. Efforts would be made to find an amicable solution to the Maoist problem after the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) elections, the CM announced. CM, Baghel was addressing a public meeting at Jagdalpur city in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on March 25, launching poll campaign for the Bastar Lok Sabha seat where polling will be held in the first phase of elections on April 11. Notably, Elections to all the 11 seats in Chhattisgarh will be held in three phases on April 11, 18 and 23.
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March - 26 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) near Karkanguda village in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on March 26 (today), reports India Today. SFs recover bodies of four Maoist
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) near Karkanguda village in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on March 26 (today), reports India Today. SFs recover bodies of four Maoists along with one INSAS rifle and two .303 rifles from the spot. Deputy Inspector General (DIGP), anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operations (ANO), Sundarraj P said the encounter took place around 6 am in a forest in the Chintalnar Police Station area, when an elite unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was cordoning off the forest area near Karkanguda village, around 500 kilometres away from the State capital, Raipur, when a group of Maoists started firing on them, followed by an encounter in which four Maoists were killed. The identities of the slain Maoists are yet to be established.
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March - 26 
Meanwhile, Police arrested four Maoists sympathizers from the Raighar area Nabarangpur District of Odisha on March 26, reports Kalinga TV.Police also seized several posters, banners, which urged people to boycott the ensuing polls in the State, from
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Meanwhile, Police arrested four Maoists sympathizers from the Raighar area Nabarangpur District of Odisha on March 26, reports Kalinga TV.Police also seized several posters, banners, which urged people to boycott the ensuing polls in the State, from the Maoist supporters. Besides, two bikes were also seized from their possessions.Nabarangpur Superintendent of Police (SP), Kusalkar Nitin Dagdu said, “The four Maoist supporters who have been identified as Pilaram Netam, Iswarilal Netam, Tikesh Netam and Sanjay Netam of Chhattisgarh were arrested due to the alertness of the District Police today. They were arrested while putting up the posters of CPI (Maoist) of Sita Nadi Area Committee of Chhattisgarh.”“During interrogation they revealed that they were putting up the Maoist posters in the area to create panic among the locals and to discourage them for not participating in the forthcoming election process,” he added.
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March - 26 
Separately, Maoist posters were found in Barabandha Panchayat (village level localself-Government institution)under Rampur Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha on March 26, reports Odisha Sun Times.The posters allegedly put up by KKBN (Kandh
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Separately, Maoist posters were found in Barabandha Panchayat (village level localself-Government institution)under Rampur Police limits in Kalahandi District of Odisha on March 26, reports Odisha Sun Times.The posters allegedly put up by KKBN (Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh) division of CPI-Maoist, appealed people to boycott the ensuing Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) and Assembly elections.Through the poster, the CPI-Maoist also threatened the Kalahandi Superintendent of Police (SP) to kill ‘police informers’ in coming days. On receiving information, the Police reached the spot and seized the posters.
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March - 26 
The Gadchiroli Police, on March 26, thwarted a major attack on Security Forces (SFs) and Government vehicles by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), with the recovery of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), containing four kilograms of
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The Gadchiroli Police, on March 26, thwarted a major attack on Security Forces (SFs) and Government vehicles by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), with the recovery of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), containing four kilograms of explosives, which was planted below a small road bridge in the interior areas in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports India Today.The explosion was thwarted after the Police acted on a tip-off. Soon after, teams of BDDS (Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad) reached the spot and disabled the IED.There were intelligence inputs that the Maoists, under the leadership ‘Central Committee (CC) chief’ of CPI-Maoist, Basavaraju, could launch a major attack on the SFs in the District.
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March - 27 
As many as 10 Maoists,who were active in militia groups and Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (DAKMS), a Maoist front, surrendered before the officials of 217th battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Station House Officer
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As many as 10 Maoists,who were active in militia groups and Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (DAKMS), a Maoist front, surrendered before the officials of 217th battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Station House Officer (SHO) of Balengtong Police Station in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on March 27, reports The New Indian Express. According to the Sukma Police those who surrendered were earlier involved in planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), operating human intelligence network for the Maoists and some of them engagedin exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs).“Disillusioned and frustrated with the Maoist hollow ideology and willing to return to the mainstream, they have decided to shun violence and surrendered before the police”, the Police said. The identities of the surrendered Maoists are yet to be established.
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March - 27 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the residence of Anuj Kumar Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and a former Member of Legislative Council (MLC), with dynamite, demanding a boycott of the upcoming Lok Sabha(Lower
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the residence of Anuj Kumar Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and a former Member of Legislative Council (MLC), with dynamite, demanding a boycott of the upcoming Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) election, in Dumaria Block (administrative unit) in Gaya District of Bihar late on March 27, reports Zee News.The front wall of Singh's house was reduced to rubble while a major portion of the structure inside the housesuffered extensive damage as well. However, there were no reports of any casualties in the blast.The Maoists also put up a poster on the house after the explosion in which they demanded that the upcoming Lok Sabha election should be boycotted.
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March - 27 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters were put up in as many as 100 spots,including in the district headquarters town of Nuapada, intimidating voters in the Nuapada District of Odisha, reports The Times of India on March 28. In the po
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters were put up in as many as 100 spots,including in the district headquarters town of Nuapada, intimidating voters in the Nuapada District of Odisha, reports The Times of India on March 28. In the posters, the Maoists have tried to dissuade voters from turning up for the elections. “Lok Sabha aurVidhan Sabha chunav ka bahiskarkaro (boycott the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Odisha),” said a Maoist poster.The Maoists have also tried to terrorise voters by planting live wires used in detonators. Some posters say that bombs have been planted. This was aimed at creating an atmosphere of fear in the District, Police said. Police suspect the banners, posters and wall writings were the handiwork of Chhattisgarh-based cadres of the outfit.Superintendent of Police (SP), (Nuapada) Smith Parmar said besides Nuapada, several places in Sunabeda village had seen such posters. “Nuapada town and the villages on the periphery also have Red posters. On getting information, we sent forces to clear them. We also took precaution to recover the wires planted by the rebels in different places, but they turned out to be just wires. No explosives have been found,” Parmar said.
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March - 27 
Maoists, who until now restricted themselves to communicating through pamphlets, letters and press releases on paper, appear to be gravitating towards communication through social media, reports The Indian Express on March 28.In its latest release fo
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Maoists, who until now restricted themselves to communicating through pamphlets, letters and press releases on paper, appear to be gravitating towards communication through social media, reports The Indian Express on March 28.In its latest release following the killing of four People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) militants during an encounter with CRPF’s Commando Battalion for resolute Action (CoBRA) commandos in Chintalnar area of Sukma District in Bastar Division, the CPI-Maoist released an audio clip with a message by its ‘chief’ of South Bastar divisional committee, Vikas.The message, released on March 27, is being spread through WhatsApp (social media).In the four-minute clip, Vikas calls on the intelligentsia and the media to demand a judicial inquiry into the encounter. “It is good for us operationally, (since) it has the potential to generate intelligence inputs,” the officer said.
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March - 27 
Meanwhile, two of the four slain Maoists recovered in the Sukma District encounter on March 26, have thus far been identified as Doodhi Hidma, and Ayte, both members of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA)-1, military battalion number one of
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Meanwhile, two of the four slain Maoists recovered in the Sukma District encounter on March 26, have thus far been identified as Doodhi Hidma, and Ayte, both members of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA)-1, military battalion number one of the Maoists and carried a reward of INR 800,000 against them, reports The Indian Express on March 27. The identity of the other two dead bodies are yet to be established. Apart from the dead bodies’SFs had recovered one INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle, two 303 rifles, one bharmar and other explosives.“This is an area which is on the border of Sukma and Bijapur and is the core area of military battalion number one. An encounter like this shows the courage of our security forces,” a press release issued by the State Police said.
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March - 27 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has set up an exclusive Left Wing Extremism (LWE) cell to effectively deal with cases related to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the country, reports Telangana Today on March 28. Twenty-two new
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has set up an exclusive Left Wing Extremism (LWE) cell to effectively deal with cases related to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the country, reports Telangana Today on March 28. Twenty-two new posts have also been sanctioned for the LWE cell along with 75 posts for NIA headquarters in New Delhi to increase efficiency of NIA, sources said. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been reviewing from time to time the manpower, financial and infrastructure requirements of NIA and necessary requirements were met as early as possible. Since its inception on January 19, 2009 and till date (March 27, 2019), the Central Government has entrusted 249 cases to NIA for investigation. Of them, 25 were related to Maoist activities. Out of 25, eight cases were registered in Jharkhand while four in Bihar and two each in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Odisha.
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March - 29 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre belonging to Charla Local Organising Squad (LOS) of the CPI-Maoist, and four militia members of the CPI-Maoist were arrested at Kaliveru in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri-
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre belonging to Charla Local Organising Squad (LOS) of the CPI-Maoist, and four militia members of the CPI-Maoist were arrested at Kaliveru in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on March 29, when they were allegedly planning to conduct recce on the movement of political leaders and Police squads in a bid to carry out attacks on them ahead of the ensuing Lok Sabha election, reports The Hindu. During a vehicle checking drive by the Charla Police in coordination with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, five persons were spotted moving in a suspicious manner near Kaliveru cross roads early on March 29 morning. When the suspects allegedly tried to escape but the joint team managed to arrest them after a brief chase, Police said. The Police identified them as Charla LOS member Kovvasi Bheemaiah (30) and the remaining four as ‘Maoist militia’ (identity yet to be established) all hailing from Chennapuram village in Charla Mandal. Bheemaiah was involved in as many as 13 cases of Maoist violence, including three murder, seven attempts to murder and three other offences of damaging Government property, planting of land mines and directional mines in Bhadrachalam Agency, the District Police Chief said, adding that several cases were pending against the remaining four militia members.
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March - 30 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has given a call for ‘Magadh Bandh’ (general shutdown in Magadh) on April 2 when Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will address a rally at Gandhi Maidan in Gaya District of Bihar, reports Business Standard
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has given a call for ‘Magadh Bandh’ (general shutdown in Magadh) on April 2 when Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will address a rally at Gandhi Maidan in Gaya District of Bihar, reports Business Standard on March 30. The bandh call has been given to unitedly oppose the ‘Operation Green Hunt’ and ‘Mission SAMADHAN’, CPI-Maoist spokesman Manas said in a leaflet. The CPI-Maoist spokesman also claimed responsibility for blowing up Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and ex-Member of Legislative Council (MLC), Anuj Kumar Singh’s house at Bodhibigaha under Dumaria Police Station limits in Gaya District on March 27. The Maoists had called for the boycott of Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) election and threatened the villagers (of Bodhibigaha) with dire consequences if they failed to ensure a complete boycott of the General Election in the Magadh region.
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March - 30 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including a woman were arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on March 30, while they were allegedly planning to plant bombs to target security personnel during the Lok Sabha (Lower Ho
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including a woman were arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on March 30, while they were allegedly planning to plant bombs to target security personnel during the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) polls, reports Business Standard. Explosives, including a 'tiffin bomb' and three grenade-headed arrows were recovered from their possession, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said. Acting on specific information, a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force of the Police arrested BhimaPotam (23), AaytuAtra (25) and LachhiAtra (33), a woman, from Raja Bangla area on March 30, SP, Pallava said. All three were members of the 'jan militia' of the Maoists in Bhairamgarh area of neighbouring Bijapur District for the past several years, he added. Two bags containing a tiffin bomb (explosives packed in a tiffin box), a locally-made hand grenade, three 'arrow bombs' (arrows with grenades attached to the tip), three gelatin rods and an electronic detonator were recovered from them, he said. The trio revealed that their job was to keep a watch on the movement of Security Forces and plant explosives to target them during the coming Lok Sabha elections, Pallava added.
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March - 30 
Two cadres of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in Garhwa and Palamu Districts on March 30, reports Devdiscourse. Garwah, Superintendent of Police (SP), Shivan
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Two cadres of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in Garhwa and Palamu Districts on March 30, reports Devdiscourse. Garwah, Superintendent of Police (SP), Shivani Tiwari said raids were conducted following a tip-off that JJMP cadres were seen in the District. The outfits 'area commander' Ram Sundar Singh was arrested from Kurum village in Garhwa District. After interrogation of Singh, his associate Santosh Yadav was arrested from Satbarwa in neighbouringPalamu District, the SP said. A country-made pistol, four bullets and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] literature were seized from their possession, the SP added.
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March - 31 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Siju Kanhar alias Pinky, has surrendered to the District Police in Kandhamal District of Odisha on March 31, reports The Pioneer. Siju, a resident of Jargisaru village under Su
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Siju Kanhar alias Pinky, has surrendered to the District Police in Kandhamal District of Odisha on March 31, reports The Pioneer. Siju, a resident of Jargisaru village under Sumalbandha Gram Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) in Phiringia block, she had joined the Kalahandi-Kandhamal-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) Division of the CPI-Maoist on November 16, 2016, and was involved in the case of setting ablaze Sudrukumpa contractor camp under Khajuripada Police Station two months back. Siju was carrying a cash award of INR 100,000 on her head.
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March - 31 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters appeared in many places in Thrissur city of Thrissur District of Kerala on March 31, reports The Hindu. The posters, which were found demand the arrest of killers of C.P. Jaleel, who was killed in
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters appeared in many places in Thrissur city of Thrissur District of Kerala on March 31, reports The Hindu. The posters, which were found demand the arrest of killers of C.P. Jaleel, who was killed in an alleged encounter with the Police in Wayanad District on March 6. The posters also demand that the Thunderbolt, the Commando Force created to counter possible terror strikes, be disbanded. The posters were found near the Kerala SahityaAkademi, Town Hall, and Swaraj Round. Two mobile phone numbers have also been given on the posters, appeared in the name of PurogamanaPrasthanam. The posters carry photographs of Jaleel and call him a ‘martyr’.
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March - 31 
Meanwhile, another two CPI-Maoist cadres, carrying a reward of INR 500,000 and INR 100,000 respectively on their heads, were arrested in Dhamtari District of Chhattisgarh on March 31, reports Business Standard. The two cadres were identified as AjitM
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Meanwhile, another two CPI-Maoist cadres, carrying a reward of INR 500,000 and INR 100,000 respectively on their heads, were arrested in Dhamtari District of Chhattisgarh on March 31, reports Business Standard. The two cadres were identified as AjitModiyam (24) and RamsuKunjam (22). They were arrested by a team of DRG from a forest area under Khallari Police Station limits in the District, Police said. Three tiffin bombs, one muzzle loading gun, Maoist banners and posters in which they had urged people to boycott Lok Sabha polls were recovered from them, Police said. As many as 17 cases of Maoist-related incidents, including attacks on Police teams and murder, were registered against Modiyam who was active as Sitanadi ‘area commander’ of Maoists, carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head, the official said. Five Maoist-related cases were registered against Kunjam who was a member of Sitanadi area committee and was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, the Police said.
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March - 31 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a bandh (general shutdown) on April 5 in the Visakha Agency in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh in protest against the alleged killing of two tribal farmers by the anti-Naxal For
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a bandh (general shutdown) on April 5 in the Visakha Agency in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh in protest against the alleged killing of two tribal farmers by the anti-Naxal Force, the Greyhounds, reports The Hindu on April 1. According to the Maoists, the two villagers were innocent farmers and not its members as claimed by the security forces. Batti Bhushanam (52) and SidaariJamadhar (30) were reportedly killed on March 15 near Buradamamidi village in the PedakodapalliPanchayat (village level local self-Government institution) of the Pedabayalu Mandal (administrative sub-division) in the District. In a letter released on March 30, the Maoists also claimed that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government was using repressive tactics through the Security Forces (SFs) to exploit the natural resources in the tribal areas. The letter, addressed by MKVB (Malkangiri-Koraput-Visakhapatnam Border) Division secretary Kailasam, said the SFs were arresting and torturing innocent tribals and destroying their crops and livestock. Kailasam also said the Opposition parties were not condemning the repressive tactics and this indicated that they were hand in glove with the State Government. It is to be noted that earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported, two suspected CPI-Maoist cadres were killed in an alleged encounter near Pedakodapalli village in Pedabayalu Mandal in the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) region of Visakha Agency in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on March 16.
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*Data till , March 27, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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