Chhattisgarh (Maoist Insurgency): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2021

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January - 3	A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Somlu Kashyap (40), wanted for attacks on Security Forces (SFs) was arrested from a forest near Kokodipara village under Mirtoor Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 3, reports The Pioneer. Kashyap he Read more... A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Somlu Kashyap (40), wanted for attacks on Security Forces (SFs) was arrested from a forest near Kokodipara village under Mirtoor Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 3, reports The Pioneer. Kashyap headed the Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangthan (DAKMS), a frontal wing of the Maoists, and was involved in six incidents including the killing of two SFs near Cherli village in 2017 and an Assistant Constable in 2018. Read less...
January - 3	A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Punem Binda (48), carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was arrested from Marudbaka village under Usoor Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 3, reports The Pioneer. Binda was head of the ‘Dandakaran Read more... A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Punem Binda (48), carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was arrested from Marudbaka village under Usoor Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 3, reports The Pioneer. Binda was head of the ‘Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangthan (DAKMS)’, a front outfit of CPI-Maoist, and was involved in six incidents between 2006 and 2018 including attacks on Police teams, kidnapping of civilians, loot and damage to public property. Read less...
January - 5	A joint team of Security Forces (SFs) comprising District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action(CoBRA) neutralised a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp in the forests of Itwar-Lendravillage in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on Janua Read more... A joint team of Security Forces (SFs) comprising District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action(CoBRA) neutralised a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp in the forests of Itwar-Lendravillage in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 5, reports The Pioneer. The SFs recovered a cache of arms and ammunition including a rifle, a wireless set, a detonator, a tiffin bomb, Maoist uniform, a bag, crackers, items of daily use materials and banned literature from the camp. Read less...
January - 5	An exchange of fire took place between the Security Forces (SFs) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at a forested area of Hirmagunda village under Gangaloor Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 5, reports Outlook. A joint team of the Central Reser Read more... An exchange of fire took place between the Security Forces (SFs) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at a forested area of Hirmagunda village under Gangaloor Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 5, reports Outlook. A joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), its elite unit CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) and the District Force was out on an anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation in the area when a group of armed rebels opened fire, prompting the SFs to retaliate. While no casualties were reported in the gun-battle, the SFs recovered a single-barrel muzzle loading (SBML) gun, a couple of bows and arrows and a cache of materials of daily use from the spot. Read less...
January - 7	14 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials at Kirandul Police Station in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 7, reports The Times of India. They were disappointed with the ‘hollow Maoist ideology’ and w Read more... 14 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials at Kirandul Police Station in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 7, reports The Times of India. They were disappointed with the ‘hollow Maoist ideology’ and were encouraged by the ‘Lon Varratu’ (return to your home) campaign of the District Police. Among the surrendered cadres, Baman Midiami (35), ‘head’ of the Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (DAKMS) – a Maoist front, and ‘militia commander’ Raju Midiami (30) were carrying rewards of INR 100,000 each on their heads, while others were active lower-rung cadres. Read less...
January - 12	Three cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Alam Bamo (24), ‘deputy commander’ of the action team, Modiam Sundar (27), a member of the action team squad, and Madkam Motu (28), a member of the supply team,surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District of Read more... Three cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Alam Bamo (24), ‘deputy commander’ of the action team, Modiam Sundar (27), a member of the action team squad, and Madkam Motu (28), a member of the supply team,surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 12, reports Hindustan Times.The cadres were active in ‘Basaguda-Jagargunda area committee’ of Maoists, and were allegedly involved in several attacks on SFsas well as on civilians in the District. They turned themselves, citing disappointment with the ‘hollow’ Maoist ideology and atrocities committed by senior cadres of the CPI-Maoist. Read less...
January - 13	A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’, identified as Hidma Muchaki, carrying a reward of INR 500,000 on his head was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in a forest between Chikpal and Marjum villages in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 13, repo Read more... A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’, identified as Hidma Muchaki, carrying a reward of INR 500,000 on his head was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in a forest between Chikpal and Marjum villages in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 13, reports The Pioneer. The gunfight broke out when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) was on an anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation in the area.After the exchange of fire, the body of the slain Maoist was recovered along with a 9 mm pistol from the spot. Muchakiwas an active member of the ‘Katekalyan Area Committee’ of Maoists and was involved in several incidents. Read less...
January - 14	The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a former Sarpanch (head of the Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution), identified as Mainu Ram Salam (47) after accusing him of being a ‘Police informer’ in Pardoni village under Manpur Police Station limits in Rajna Read more... The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a former Sarpanch (head of the Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution), identified as Mainu Ram Salam (47) after accusing him of being a ‘Police informer’ in Pardoni village under Manpur Police Station limits in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on January 14, reports The Times of India. About 25 armed Maoists barged into his house in the said village, dragged him out and brutally assaulted him to death. Police later recovered his body dumped on the outskirts of the village along with Maoist pamphlets which accused the deceased of being a ‘Police informer’. Read less...
January - 16	A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Saybo alias Ranu, carrying a cash reward of INR 800,000 on his head was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in a forested area between Kutru and Ketulnar under Kutur Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Read more... A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Saybo alias Ranu, carrying a cash reward of INR 800,000 on his head was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in a forested area between Kutru and Ketulnar under Kutur Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 16, reports The Pioneer. A joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Police launched a combing operation in the said area. On seeing the SFs, Maoists opened fire resulting in a gun-battle in which the Maoist was killed. Ranu was a‘commander’ of the Maoists’ Farsegarh Action Squad and ‘Deputy Commander’ of Farsegarh LOS (Local Operating Squad). Pistol rounds, arrow bombs and daily use items were recovered from the spot. Read less...
January - 18	Eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including a woman, surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 18, reports The Pioneer. The Maoists laid down their arms under the ‘Lon Varratu’ (Return to your home/village) campaign of the Distr Read more... Eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including a woman, surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 18, reports The Pioneer. The Maoists laid down their arms under the ‘Lon Varratu’ (Return to your home/village) campaign of the District Police. Of the eight, Suresh Oyami (20) was active as a member of Platoon No 13 under ‘Bhairamgarh Area Committee’ of the Maoists and carried a reward of INR 200,000 on his head. Three others – Jogi Madvi (19), Pradip alias Pandru Kovasi (20) and Sule Kawasi (35), carried rewards of INR 100,000 each. The other four (identity not reported) were part of CPI-Maoist’s lower hierarchy. “All of them were involved in attacks on police teams, planting explosives and damaging government property, including railway tracks, and killings of civilians in Dantewada and Bijapur Districts,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Pallava said. Read less...
January - 18	Police arrested two women Maoists, identified as Korsa Mase alias Shanti (24) and Sunita Karam (20) in separate incidents in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 18, reports Outlook.While Shanti was arrested from her native place Padeda under Gangaloor Police Station limits, Sunita was arrest Read more... Police arrested two women Maoists, identified as Korsa Mase alias Shanti (24) and Sunita Karam (20) in separate incidents in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 18, reports Outlook.While Shanti was arrested from her native place Padeda under Gangaloor Police Station limits, Sunita was arrested from Cherla road under Pamed Police Station limits in the District. Shanti, a member of company no.1 of the ‘Mad division’ of Maoists and carrying a reward of INR 800,000 on her head, was allegedly involved in several Maoist incidents, including attacks on Police and damaging public property. Sunita was the ‘head’ of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangathan (DAKMS) – a frontal wing of Maoists and carried a reward of INR 100,000 on her head. Read less...
January - 19	A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in a forested area under Tarrem Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 19, reports NDTV. While the Maoist was shot dead by the SFs, a Distric Read more... A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in a forested area under Tarrem Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 19, reports NDTV. While the Maoist was shot dead by the SFs, a District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel was injured after he invertedly stepped on an Improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the rebels during the operation. “Multiple gunfights took place between SFs and Maoists in the forests under the said Police Station around 450 kilometers away from capital Raipur. The team included personnel from DRG, Special Task Force (STF), Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Force,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sundarraj P said adding that “following one of the encounters, the body of a Maoist was found from the spot while DRG assistant constable Jogeshwar Paikra suffered injuries in an IED blast.” The SFs also recovered a 12 bore gun, uniforms, IED, Maoist literature, etc. from the site. The identity of the slain Maoist is yet to be ascertained. Read less...
January - 20	A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 30 kilograms planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres was recovered in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 20, reports Outlook. During a de-mining exercise, a team from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recov Read more... A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 30 kilograms planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres was recovered in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 20, reports Outlook. During a de-mining exercise, a team from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered the explosive which was packed in a big plastic container, planted beneath the dirt track, on the under-construction Aranpur-Nilawaya Road under Aranpur Police Station limits in the District. The IED was safely defused later by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS). Read less...
January - 22	Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Kawasi Masa (30) and Muchaki Budhra (30) were arrested following an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in a forest between Dhanikortha and Kormagondi villages in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on January 22, reports Outl Read more... Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Kawasi Masa (30) and Muchaki Budhra (30) were arrested following an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in a forest between Dhanikortha and Kormagondi villages in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on January 22, reports Outlook. When a patrolling team comprising District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was cordoning off the forest it came under fire by the Maoists. After a brief exchange of fire, two cadres were arrested while others managed to escape taking advantage of the dense forest. A 5-kg tiffin bomb, five detonators, a Maoist uniform and other materials were recovered from the possession of the two arrested cadres. Read less...
January - 24	On January 24, a Deputy Sarpanch (head of the Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution), identified as Bajaram Korram, was killed by Maoists in Kermapal village in Kondagaon District of Chhattisgarh, reports Hindustan Times. Around a dozen Maoists reached the village, strangled him Read more... On January 24, a Deputy Sarpanch (head of the Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution), identified as Bajaram Korram, was killed by Maoists in Kermapal village in Kondagaon District of Chhattisgarh, reports Hindustan Times. Around a dozen Maoists reached the village, strangled him to death and fled into the forests. Read less...
January - 25	Suspected Maoists killed a contractor, identified as Dharmendra Garg, near Koter village in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 25, reports Hindustan Times. Read more... Suspected Maoists killed a contractor, identified as Dharmendra Garg, near Koter village in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on January 25, reports Hindustan Times. Read less...
January - 26	24 cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 26, reports Hindustan Times. Among them, 12 were women cadres, including three, carrying a reward of INR 300,000 on their heads. The cadres were fed-up Read more... 24 cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 26, reports Hindustan Times. Among them, 12 were women cadres, including three, carrying a reward of INR 300,000 on their heads. The cadres were fed-up with the ‘hollow Maoist ideology’ and surrendered themselves under the ‘Lon Varratu’ (local Gondi dialect meaning - ‘Return Home’) scheme, of the District Police. “Total 24 Maoist cadres have surrendered on the Republic Day and most of them were lower-ranked cadres of the CPI-Maoist. Some important cadres include, Aaytu Muchaki (31), head of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (DAKMS), Baman Denga Sodhi (40) and Kamli Madkam (32), who were carrying a reward of INR 100,000 each on their heads,” said the Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava. Read less...
January - 26	Two villagers identified as – Ramsay Gadve (30) and Inder Sai Mandavi (75), were abducted and later killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on suspicion of being ‘Police informers’ at the Kohka Police Station limits in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on January 26, reports Read more... Two villagers identified as – Ramsay Gadve (30) and Inder Sai Mandavi (75), were abducted and later killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on suspicion of being ‘Police informers’ at the Kohka Police Station limits in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on January 26, reports The News Indian Express. Ramsay was picked up by the Maoists later found dead in the Merapani area in the District. The second victim, Mandavi was beaten to death. Earlier, the Maoists had thrown pamphlets to exert their ideology in the area and said that many of the villagers are their informers. Read less...
January - 28	A constable of the District Reserve Guard (DRG), identified as Somdu Ram Poyam alias Mallesh, was hacked to death with sharp weapons by the cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kotrapal village under Jangla Police Station limits in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on January 28, Read more... A constable of the District Reserve Guard (DRG), identified as Somdu Ram Poyam alias Mallesh, was hacked to death with sharp weapons by the cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kotrapal village under Jangla Police Station limits in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on January 28, reports The Pioneer. The Maoists also set his body on fire after assaulting and hacking him to death. Poyam was a surrendered Maoist, who had joined the DRG after giving up arms in 2014. He had gone to meet his relatives in the village where the Maoists killed him brutally in front of his family. Read less...
January - 28	Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (CM) Bhupesh Baghel on January 28 said that the Naxals (Left Wing Extremists, LWEs) are on backfoot in the State, reports Outlook. The CM was speaking to reporters after chairing a meeting of the ‘unified command’ – which comprises State and Central officials to review th Read more... Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (CM) Bhupesh Baghel on January 28 said that the Naxals (Left Wing Extremists, LWEs) are on backfoot in the State, reports Outlook. The CM was speaking to reporters after chairing a meeting of the ‘unified command’ – which comprises State and Central officials to review the security situation and development works in Naxal-affected areas of the State. He said that the three-pronged strategy of "trust, development and security" in the State has helped in pushing Naxals on defensive. Read less...
January - 30	Sixteen Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, two of them carrying cash rewards on their heads, surrendered to the Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 30, reports The Pioneer. The lower rung cadres who were active in Bacheli Read more... Sixteen Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, two of them carrying cash rewards on their heads, surrendered to the Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 30, reports The Pioneer. The lower rung cadres who were active in Bacheli and Kirandul areas and surrendered in Kirandul town citing they were impressed by the rehabilitation of their former colleagues, Dantewada, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said. With this, 288 Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] have so far given up violence in the district under the 'Lon Varratu' (Return to your home) campaign, launched in June last year, Pallava said. Of the 16, Madkam Hurra (28), a Maoist ‘militia commander’, and Hunga Barsa (35), head of the local unit of the Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangathan (DAKMS), carried rewards of INR 100,000 each on their heads, Pallava added. 14 among the surrendered belonged to Madakamiras village. All the 16 were given immediate assistance of Rs 10,000 and will get facilities further as per the government's surrender and rehabilitation policy, the officer said. Read less...
January - 30	A Police constable was killed and a civilian injured in a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on January 30, reports The Pioneer. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Bastar, Sundarraj P said, the attack occurred when the constable identified as Suklu Read more... A Police constable was killed and a civilian injured in a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on January 30, reports The Pioneer. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Bastar, Sundarraj P said, the attack occurred when the constable identified as Suklu Dugga was in Partappur village weekly market’s Murga Bazar at Sariyapara locality. In the attack, a villager, Murga Ram Tandi, also received a bullet injury in his hand. Read less...
January - 30	An ambulance driver, identified as Jairam Usendi (35), was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on suspicion of being a ‘Police informer’ in Tekanar village in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on January 30, reports The Pioneer. The incident took place when Usendi went to Read more... An ambulance driver, identified as Jairam Usendi (35), was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on suspicion of being a ‘Police informer’ in Tekanar village in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on January 30, reports The Pioneer. The incident took place when Usendi went to a local market in the village along with his brother. A group of armed Maoists surrounded them and attacked Usendi with sticks and sharp-edged weapons. Usendi died on the spot, while his brother managed to escape into a nearby forest. The rebels accused Usendi of acting as a ‘Police informer’ before killing him. Read less...

*Data till , April 18, 2021

Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

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