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

Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, the Police said, reports NDTV on January 5. The Maoist cadres carried a total cash reward of INR 31.50 lakh on their heads. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead three villagers on suspicion that they were passing on tip-offs to Police that led to a massive anti-Maoist operation that left 40 Maoists dead in Boriya encounter on the intervening night of April 22 and April 23, 2018, in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on January 22, reports The Hitavada. The trio was murdered by a group of around 150 armed Maoists from Chhattisgarh who entered Kasansoor village near Kosfundi phata in Bhamragad taluka (revenue sub-division) of the District. The Maoists abducted six villagers namely Dalsu Devu Pungati, Munshi Gahe Madavi, Vinu Devu Talandi, Malu Dhogo Madavi, Kanna Rainu Madavi, and Lalsu Kudyeti. On January 22, Maoists threw dead bodies of three of the six abducted tribals near Kosfundi diversion on Tadgaon-Bhamragarh road. The bodies were identified to be of Malu Madavi, Kanna Madavi, and Lalsu Kudyeti. Also, some Maoist pamphlets were recovered from the spot. These pamphlets stated that CPI-Maoist would be carrying out a campaign against ‘Samadhan’ anti-Maoist initiative of the Central Government, from January 25 to January 31. It also carried an appeal for villagers to observe ‘Bharat Bandh’ (all India shut down) on January 31. Read less...

Nagpur unit of State Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), arrested two arms dealers along with two hand-made pistols and 25 live cartridges when the duo reached Nagpur Railway Station by Barauni-Secunderabad express on January 24 midnight, reports The Times of India. The persons arrested have been identified as Swaroopsingh Jamun Singh (48) and Sanjay Khare (43) who were learnt to have procured the guns and bullets from Munger District in Bihar for allegedly supplying to cadres of CPI-Maoist whose catchment areas include Districts of Gadchiroli, Gondia, Chandrapur and parts of Yavatmal and Bhandara. Swaroopsingh and Khare were working at the instance of Chandrapur’s Ghugus-based coal mafia Shaikh Haji, said a senior official of the security unit. Read less...

Maoists erected banners and posters across several places in Gadchiroli District, condemning the incumbent National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, The Times of India on January 26. It’s also learnt that the Maoists blocked vehicular traffic on some routes in Bhamragarh tehsil by felling trees. Banners and posters were also found within a few kilometres of Police headquarters at Gadchiroli. Read less...

Police, in an encounter, killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in Gadchiroli district on January 25, reports Indian Express. Briefing reporters on the same, Superintendent of Police (SP) Shailesh Balkawde in this regard said, “We had information on the possible presence of some senior cadres near Hiker village in the Gatta-Jambia area. During a search operation, an encounter broke out with the naxals around 12.30 pm which lasted for about 45 minutes. Later, a body was found at the spot.” Read less...

A villager ,Sansay Tanu Beig (32), who was abducted by a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres over suspicion of being a ‘Police informer’, was found dead in Jaravandi village under Etapalli tehsil(revenue unit) Gadchiroli District on January 27, reports Dev0000discourse News. The victim was abducted late on January 26. Read less...

A villager, identified as Wale Vanja Kudyami, who was abducted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres over suspicion of being a ‘Police informer’, was found dead at Pengunda Phata under Bhamragad taluka (revenue sub-division) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on January 30, morning, reports Devdiscourse News. Kudyami was abducted by Maoists along with his wife seven days ago, but the latter was subsequently freed, Police said. A note was found near his body, which says Kudyami was killed on suspicion that he was a ‘Police informer’, and the rebels are observing 'Martyrs' Week' till January 31. It is to be noted that the Maoists had abducted six villagers from the District on January 22, of which three were subsequently killed on the same day. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set on fire seven vehicles at two different places in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on January 30 evening, reports The Times of India. The incidents, took place on the eve of ‘Bharat bandh’ (general shutdown strike) called by the Maoists, shows their intent to keep the tribals away from development, a senior Police officer said. A truck was set on fire at a place between Purada and Bedgaon in Kurkheda Taluka (revenue sub-division) of north Gadchiroli. Some banners and pamphlets of north Gadchiroli division committee of the Maoists were also found at the place. The Maoists had also blocked traffic on Korchi-Kurkheda road by felling trees. The road was later re-opened by Security Forces (SFs) on January 31. Read less...

Gadchiroli Police on January 30, took custody of activist-poet-writer P Varavara Rao and activist-lawyer Surendra Gadling from Pune’s Yerawada Central Jail authorities in connection with an Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case related to the 2016 Maoist attack at Surajgarh, reports The Times of India January 31. Rao and Gadling were lodged in Yerawada Central Jail following their arrests in the Elgar Parishad case on June 6, 2018, being probed by the Pune Police. A senior Police officer associated with the Elgar probe confirmed the development and said a team of the Gadchiroli Police had approached the special UAPA court in Pune with a transfer warrant issued by the special UAPA court in Gadchiroli for producing Rao and Gadling there in connection with the Surajgarh case. Read less...

Maoists set ablaze two JCB machines and four tractors at Jumgaon, which is around seven kilometres away from Potegaon in Gadchiroli Taluka. The vehicles were parked on a road near the village when a group of armed rebels targeted them. The Maoists had also left the place strewn with banners and pamphlets. Read less...

Maoists set ablaze vehicles in Gadchiroli District early on January 31, reports India Today. Also, security has been beefed up in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] affected areas in the District, in the wake of a bandh (general shutdown strike) call by the CPI-Maoist on January 31, against a central Government scheme. Read less...