Maharashtra (Maoist Insurgency): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2006

According to Hindustan Times, six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with police personnel near Pendhri on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border in Gadchiroli district on January 1. The police subsequently recovered an 8 mm rifle, two 12 bore rifles, a large quantity of explosives and Maoist literature from the incident site. Read less...

According to Press Trust of India, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed an engineer from Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and assaulted one overseer near Jimmalgatta in the Gadhchiroli district on January 15. Police said Maoists stormed the BRO camp in Jimmalgatta and dragged out engineer M. Ganesh and beat him up with sticks, killing him on the spot. They also later beat up overseer Lala Swarup and looted some cash from the camp and burnt official records. Read less...

On January 20, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed and five others were wounded in an encounter with police personnel in the Dodi Tola forest at Attapalli Taluka of Gadchiroli district. Ten rifles, a box of gelatin and some Maoist literature were recovered from the incident site. Read less...

According to a delayed report, about 15 Maoists attacked a police check-post at Bonde village in the Gondia district on January 22. The Maoists escaped as the police opened fire in retaliation. Before attacking the check-post, the Maoists had set ablaze a country liquor shop at Kakodi under the Chichgarh Police Station. However, no casualties were reported in these attacks. Read less...

On January 24, Maoists burnt down a mobile relay unit section of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited at Korchi in the same district. Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police, Shirish Jain, said the Maoists set ablaze the mobile relay unit, cable unit, stabilizers and other electronic equipments. Read less...

On January 26, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set on fire furniture of a Public Works Department rest-house at Deovardha village in the Gadchiroli district. After setting ablaze the furniture, they unfurled black flags in protest against the Republic Day celebrations, police said. Maoists also unfurled black flags at Puronile and Anabkondi, both in the Kurkheda area of Gadchiroli district. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents Read less...