Chhattisgarh (Maoist Insurgency): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2019

Date	Incidents
January - 8	Three Maoists, who were allegedly part of a squad involved in the October 2018 Nilawaya attack in which three Policemen and a Doordarshan cameraman were killed in Chhattisgarh, have been arrested from Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 8, reports Business Standard.The Maoists, identified Read more... Three Maoists, who were allegedly part of a squad involved in the October 2018 Nilawaya attack in which three Policemen and a Doordarshan cameraman were killed in Chhattisgarh, have been arrested from Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 8, reports Business Standard.The Maoists, identified as Raju (26), Bheema (33) and Gujja Barse (29), are members of the Jan militia platoon, a Police officer said."They were arrested on Tuesday (January 8) from Barrem village forest under Aranpur Police Station limits, around 400 kilometres from Raipur, by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s 111th battalion and local police on a tip-off," Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava said.The trio were part of the Maoist squad that had attacked the Police personnel escorting a three-member team of the national broadcaster Doordarshan near Nilawaya village on October 30 last year, Pallava added. Read less...
January - 9	A 40-year-old villager was allegedly killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on suspicion of being a ‘Police informer’in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on January 9, reports India.com.The body of the victim identified as Suresh Hupendi was found dumped on the outskirts of his Read more... A 40-year-old villager was allegedly killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on suspicion of being a ‘Police informer’in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on January 9, reports India.com.The body of the victim identified as Suresh Hupendi was found dumped on the outskirts of his village Niche Kamta under Amabeda Police Station limits this morning, a senior Police officer said. Police said, a group of Maoists stormed into the house of Hupendi on January 8 evening and forcibly took him along with them and later his dead body was found on the outskirts of the village.A Maoist banner recovered from the spot branded the deceased as a “Police informer”. Read less...
January - 11	A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 300,000 on his head was arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 11, reports The New Indian Express. The arrested Maoist identified as ChainualiasChukla (24) was allegedly part of a Maoist team involved in Read more... A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 300,000 on his head was arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 11, reports The New Indian Express. The arrested Maoist identified as ChainualiasChukla (24) was allegedly part of a Maoist team involved in an attack in Aranpur area in which three Policemen and a Doordarshan cameraman were killed on October 30, 2018, a senior Police official said.Acting on a tip-off, he was arrested from Kuakonda Police Station limits by a joint team of the Police's Special Task Force (STF) and District Force on January 11, the official said.Chainu acted as "gunman" (guard) of a senior Maoist named Shyam who is a member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of the Maoists, he said.He also headed `press wing' (which is tasked with putting out pamphlets or statements for the media) of the Malangir Area Committee of the Maoists, the official added.He was also involved in the Burgum encounter in March 2017 where five Maoists and two Police personnel were killed, the official added. Read less...
January - 16	A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly set ablaze a bus after asking passengers to alight, in Kasoli village under Geedam tehsil (revenue unit) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 16, reports Devdiscourse News. Three Maoists were arrested in connection Read more... A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly set ablaze a bus after asking passengers to alight, in Kasoli village under Geedam tehsil (revenue unit) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 16, reports Devdiscourse News. Three Maoists were arrested in connection with the incident, Police said. "The bus carrying 14 passengers left for Chhindnar from Geedam this morning. When it reached Kasoli village, some armed Naxals waylaid it and asked the passengers, its driver and conductor to get down. They later set the vehicle on fire," Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallav said. They also thrashed the passengers, driver and conductor and snatched their mobile phones. The cadres escaped from the spot soon after, SP, Pallav said. Police chased the Maoists till Korgaon forest area under Barsoor Police Station limits. When the Police team reached the Korgaon forest area, the Maoists opened fire on them. However, Police opened a retaliatory firing and arrested three Maoists. Police have recovered one of the total 16 mobile phones robbed by the Maoists. The identities of the Maoists are yet to be established. Read less...
January - 17	The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have now started recruiting girl students in their team, as per a woman Maoist arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, reports DBpost.com on January 17. Maoist Anita Piyam was arrested after a bus was set on fire on January 16. She revealed th Read more... The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have now started recruiting girl students in their team, as per a woman Maoist arrested in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, reports DBpost.com on January 17. Maoist Anita Piyam was arrested after a bus was set on fire on January 16. She revealed that Maoists are eyeing all the girls studying in schools and staying in hostels, ashrams etc. Piyam disclosed that the girls studying at the ashrams and hostels are giving up studies and joining their outfits. Piyam, a member of the Bhairamgarh Area Committee and resident of Belnar, said that she has studied till Class 4 at the Nelasnar Kanya Ashram. After she quit her studies, she started working in a brick kiln along with her parents and came in contact with Maoist ‘commander’ Sonaru. He included her in the Maoist group. She has been working for the Maoist organisation for the last one year. Piyam further said four-five other girls of the ashram had joined the CPI-Maoist. All of them are working for the Maoists after quitting the studies. Piyam said, not only Nelasnar, but girls of other hostels and ashrams are being lured to join the Maoists. Some of these girls are receiving weapon and firearm training. Read less...
January - 18	Security Forces (SFs) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) neutralised a camp of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) during a joint operation with Chhattisgarh Police near Bhave village under Chhuikhadan Tehsil (revenue unit) in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on January 18, re Read more... Security Forces (SFs) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) neutralised a camp of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) during a joint operation with Chhattisgarh Police near Bhave village under Chhuikhadan Tehsil (revenue unit) in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on January 18, reports Newkerala.com.The 40th Battalion of ITBP along with State Police had a brief encounter with the Maoists around Bhave and Lachanna area near to the Tanda river. According to the Police, the SFs came under fire when the team was on the area domination. The Maoists also exploded an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) followed by heavy small arms fire on the SFs to deter them. A claymore mine and two pressure cooker IEDs were also recovered from the encounter site. However, no casualties have been reported from either side in the incident. It is believed that Jamuna, the local Tanda ‘area committee member', (ACM) of the CPI-Maoist was heading the group of 25-40 Maoists when it was neutralised by the SFs. Read less...
January - 21	Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 500,000 on his head from Bade Gudra Surnar forest under the Kuakonda Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 21, reports The Pioneer. The Maoist identified as L Read more... Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 500,000 on his head from Bade Gudra Surnar forest under the Kuakonda Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 21, reports The Pioneer. The Maoist identified as Laxman Kartami alias Panda,‘President’ of Chetna Natya Mandali (CNM), the CPI-Maoist cultural wing, was reported to be involved in the Malewada blast incident on March 30, 2016, which killed seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)personnel, and also wanted for a number of crimes.Panda was active for a long time in the Katekalyan Area Committee. Read less...
January - 23	An encounter broke out between Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and the Security Forces (SFs) near Bukhmarka in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on January 23 (today), reports Zee News. The operation was jointly launched by Special Task Force (STF) and District Reserve Guards Read more... An encounter broke out between Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and the Security Forces (SFs) near Bukhmarka in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on January 23 (today), reports Zee News. The operation was jointly launched by Special Task Force (STF) and District Reserve Guards (DRG) teams. However, there were no report of any casualties at the time of writing. Read less...
January - 23	The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered three Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts and then exchanged fire with a joint team of Special Task Force (STF), District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force, which was out on a search operation in the forest region under Mohl Read more... The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered three Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts and then exchanged fire with a joint team of Special Task Force (STF), District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force, which was out on a search operation in the forest region under Mohla Police Station limits in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on January 23, reportsDevdiscourse News. However, there were no reports of any injury to either side in the encounter, Police said."When the security forces were advancing through forest between Sudiyal and Bukhmarka villages, located around 150 kms away from capital Raipur, Naxals [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] triggered three improvised explosive device (IED) blasts and opened indiscriminate fire on them that led to a fierce gun-battle," a senior Police official said.During a search of the spot, a pressure cooker IED bomb, 300-metre wire, huge quantity of Maoist literature, medical kits, bags, ration materials and utensils were recovered from the encounter spot. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that an encounter broke out between CPI-Maoist cadres and the Security Forces (SFs)near Bukhmarka in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on January 23. Read less...
January - 24	A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple wanted in several Maoist-related incidents and carrying cash reward on their heads, were arrested from Madanwada area in Rajnandgaon District in Chhattisgarh on January 24, reports The Hans India. Acting on a specific input, the cadres identified Read more... A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple wanted in several Maoist-related incidents and carrying cash reward on their heads, were arrested from Madanwada area in Rajnandgaon District in Chhattisgarh on January 24, reports The Hans India. Acting on a specific input, the cadres identified as Letru alias Pawan (33) and his wife Shyama Korram alias Manki (30), were arrested by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) from Madanwada Police Station area, a senior Police official said. Letru, presently active as a member of East Bastar Division Committee, has been associated with the CPI-Maoist since 2006-07. “As many as 50 cases of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] incidents, including attacks on police teams, murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping and torching vehicles were registered against him in the police stations of Kondagaon and Bastar districts,” the officer said, adding the cadre was carrying a reward of INR 800,000 on his head. Similarly, his wife Shyama, a member of Bhanpuri Local Organisation Squad (LOS) of Maoists, was also wanted in at least 10 incidents of attacks on Police squads, triggering bomb blasts and murder, he said. She was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on her head, the officer added. Read less...
January - 25	Chhattisgarh and Odisha Police in a joint operation gunned down a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, yet to be identified, at Tulsi Dongri in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, reports The Times of India on January 26. Substantial material was also seized from the place of encoun Read more... Chhattisgarh and Odisha Police in a joint operation gunned down a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, yet to be identified, at Tulsi Dongri in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, reports The Times of India on January 26. Substantial material was also seized from the place of encounter. Read less...
January - 29	Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, attacked a vehicle carrying supplies for Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Abhanpur in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 29, reports The Asian Age. The driver of the vehicle was injured when he was hit by two arrows shot Read more... Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, attacked a vehicle carrying supplies for Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Abhanpur in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on January 29, reports The Asian Age. The driver of the vehicle was injured when he was hit by two arrows shot by the Maoists targeting him, a senior Police officer in Bastar said. The vehicle was carrying supplies for CRPF personnel to their camps in Kondapara, Kondasawali and Kamal post in the area. Later, the local Police along with CRPF personnel launched a combing operation in the area, Police said. Read less...

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