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

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January - 1	The Year 2019 will be challenging for the Odisha Police as many important events including the General Elections are scheduled to be held, said Director General of Police (DGP), Rajendra Prasad Sharma on January 1, reports Pragativadi News.DGP Sharma said that anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremist, LWE] op Read more... The Year 2019 will be challenging for the Odisha Police as many important events including the General Elections are scheduled to be held, said Director General of Police (DGP), Rajendra Prasad Sharma on January 1, reports Pragativadi News.DGP Sharma said that anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremist, LWE] operations will be also intensified in the insurgent-hit areas of the State. The Police personnel will be imparted special training in this regard. Read less...
January - 5	Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a guard of a road construction firm at Patiamba under Phulbani Sadar Police Station limits, suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’, in Kandhamal District of Odisha on January 5, reports NDTV. Police said the Maoists also set abla Read more... Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a guard of a road construction firm at Patiamba under Phulbani Sadar Police Station limits, suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’, in Kandhamal District of Odisha on January 5, reports NDTV. Police said the Maoists also set ablaze three tractors, a road roller and a truck at the construction site. The construction of the road was being carried out under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) scheme.The Maoists then took the guard identified as, Rabindra Mallick, to the nearby forest and then shot him dead, Police added. Police said the Maoists put up leaflets near the site that mentioned that the attack was carried out by the Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division of the CPI-Maoist. Read less...
January - 14	A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 400,000 on her head surrendered before Border Security Force (BSF) and District Police in Malkangiri District of Odisha on January 14, reports The New Indian Express.The Maoist, identified as Debe Madhi alias Shanti Read more... A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre carrying a reward of INR 400,000 on her head surrendered before Border Security Force (BSF) and District Police in Malkangiri District of Odisha on January 14, reports The New Indian Express.The Maoist, identified as Debe Madhi alias Shanti of Chintalwada in Malkangiri District, was the ‘area committee member (ACM)’ of Gumma in Gajapati District since 2012 and surrendered before Commandant of 144 Battalion, BSF, Balimela, and Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP). SP, Jagmohan Meena said Shanti had joined Kalimela Dalam(armed squad) of the Maoists in 2008 and was involved in at least 18 offences including six murders. Madhi was the member of Kalimela Local Organisation Squad (LOS) from 2008 to 2011. Read less...
January - 15	Police arrested seven persons for supporting Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in Kandhamal District of Odisha on January 15, reports The Pioneer. The arrestees were identified as Agasti Ghatal and Baidhar Mallick of Madikula village and Prafula Nayak, Prasanth Ghatal, Kambupan Read more... Police arrested seven persons for supporting Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in Kandhamal District of Odisha on January 15, reports The Pioneer. The arrestees were identified as Agasti Ghatal and Baidhar Mallick of Madikula village and Prafula Nayak, Prasanth Ghatal, Kambupani Behera, Balaram Behera and Simanchal Behera of Tikiripada village under the Sadar Police Station, informed Superintendent of Police (SP), Pratik Singh.The Police have arrested the accused on the complaint of contractor Prasana Swain. Recently, an employee of the contractor was killed and truck, tractor, bike, JCB, tank, road roller worth about INR 8 million were set ablaze by the Maoists. Read less...
January - 18	Maoists unveiled a martyrs’ pillar in ‘Swabhiman Anchala’ at Ralegada village in Malkangiri District, on the first day of their week-long ‘Bharat bandh’(all India shutdown strike) on January 18, reports The New Indian Express. A public meeting was also organised by the rebels in the village located Read more... Maoists unveiled a martyrs’ pillar in ‘Swabhiman Anchala’ at Ralegada village in Malkangiri District, on the first day of their week-long ‘Bharat bandh’(all India shutdown strike) on January 18, reports The New Indian Express. A public meeting was also organised by the rebels in the village located under Panasput Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution). In the meeting, they urged local youths to join the outfit to fight against the injustice being meted out to them. They criticised the State and Central Governments for intensifying combing operation in the area. Sources said hundreds of people from different villages under ‘Swabhiman Anchala’ attended the meeting. Before unveiling the martyrs’ pillar, villagers took out a rally which went around the village. Read less...
January - 20	A group of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) damaged a portion of the iron ore slurry pipeline of the Essar Steel near Digha Janbai village under Ralegada Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution)in the ‘cut-off’ areas of Chitrakonda block in Malkangi Read more... A group of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) damaged a portion of the iron ore slurry pipeline of the Essar Steel near Digha Janbai village under Ralegada Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution)in the ‘cut-off’ areas of Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri District of Odisha late on January 20, reports Odishabytes.com. According to reports, a group of armed Maoists barged into the village near the plant and damaged the pipeline at some place with the help of crowbars and hacksaw blades. Work in the plant has been stopped as the supply of iron ore slurry to Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) via Chhattisgarh has been disrupted due to the damage in the pipelines. Read less...
January - 24	Posters were put up by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at several places in Bolangir and Malkangiri Districts of Odisha on January 24 (today), ahead of their call for ‘Bharat bandh’ (all India shutdown strike) from January 25 to January 31, reports Odisha TV. In Bolangir, the pos Read more... Posters were put up by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at several places in Bolangir and Malkangiri Districts of Odisha on January 24 (today), ahead of their call for ‘Bharat bandh’ (all India shutdown strike) from January 25 to January 31, reports Odisha TV. In Bolangir, the posters were found in Karlamal village under Khaprakhole Block (administrative unit). The group have called for ‘Bharat bandh’ protesting against the oppressive policies of the Centre and the Odisha Government.The ‘Bolangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund, (BBM) division’ of Maoists group reportedly pasted the posters announcing the bandh and have sought support from the people. Similar posters seeking support for the nation-wide bandh were also found at Sarukabandh in Chitrakonda of Malkangiri District. The posters urged the people to observe the seven-day bandh from January 25 till January 31. Read less...
January - 25	A top leader of the CPI-Maoist, Ramana, denied the outfits involvement in the recent damage to the iron ore slurry pipeline of Essar Steel near Digha Janbai village in Ralegada Panchayat in the ‘cut-off areas’ of Chitrakonda Block (administrative sub-division) in Malkangiri District, reports Odisha Read more... A top leader of the CPI-Maoist, Ramana, denied the outfits involvement in the recent damage to the iron ore slurry pipeline of Essar Steel near Digha Janbai village in Ralegada Panchayat in the ‘cut-off areas’ of Chitrakonda Block (administrative sub-division) in Malkangiri District, reports Odisha Bytes on January 26. According to earlier reports, a group of suspected Maoists had damaged to the iron ore slurry pipeline of Essar Steel near Digha Janbai village on January 20. Read less...
January - 27	A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Andhra Kanhar aka Raul, carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Prateek Singh in Kandhamal District on January 27, reports Ommcomnews.com. Read more... A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Andhra Kanhar aka Raul, carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Prateek Singh in Kandhamal District on January 27, reports Ommcomnews.com. Read less...
January - 28	A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set a passenger bus on fire near Mundaguda village under Maithili Police Station limits in Malkangiri District of Odisha late January 28, reports Kalinga TV. However, no casualty was reported.According to reports, a private bus was on it Read more... A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set a passenger bus on fire near Mundaguda village under Maithili Police Station limits in Malkangiri District of Odisha late January 28, reports Kalinga TV. However, no casualty was reported.According to reports, a private bus was on its way to Motu from Kamarapali when a group of 20-25 armed Maoists intercepted the vehicle at Mundaguda late in the night and asked the passengers to get down from the bus, and then thrashed the driver, conductor and the helper of the bus for plying the vehicle during the ‘Protest Week’. Later, the rebels set the bus on fire and fled from the spot. Meanwhile, the District Voluntary Force (DVF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel launched a joint combing operation to track down the Maoists. Read less...
January - 31	Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded a landmine by the side of the State Highway near Chatikona village under Bissamcuttack Police Station limits in Rayagada District of Odisha on January 31, reports The New Indian Express. The landmine exploded when a truck was passin Read more... Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exploded a landmine by the side of the State Highway near Chatikona village under Bissamcuttack Police Station limits in Rayagada District of Odisha on January 31, reports The New Indian Express. The landmine exploded when a truck was passing through the area. However, there were no reports of any casualty in the incident. Later, Police recovered an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED), a battery and electrical wires from the spot. Read less...
January - 31	Observing the last day of ‘Martyrs’ Week’ as ‘Bharat bandh’ (all-India general shutdown strike), Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres resorted to arson and road blockades at several places across Odisha on January 31, reports Pragativadi News. in Kalahandi District, Maoists set ablaze Read more... Observing the last day of ‘Martyrs’ Week’ as ‘Bharat bandh’ (all-India general shutdown strike), Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres resorted to arson and road blockades at several places across Odisha on January 31, reports Pragativadi News. in Kalahandi District, Maoists set ablaze a JCB machine that was engaged at a road construction site. The rebels also blocked roads near Kandughati under Madanpur Rampur Police Station limits in the District by felling trees. The Maoists also disrupted vehicular movement by blocking the Bhawanipatna-Rayagada road and put up posters at several places. Kalahandi Police have seized the posters and have initiated a probe, Police said. In Kandhamal District, the rebels have put up posters and banners and also blocked the Baliguda-Daringbadi road by felling standing trees near Pakaladami Ghat. In Malkangiri District, vehicular traffic has been affected as the Maoists blocked the busy Malkangiri-Jeypore road. Commuters faced a harrowing time as buses and other vehicles were left stranded on both sides of the road. Through the banners and posters, the Maoists urged people to extend their support to the bandh. Maoist observed ‘Martyr’s Week’ from January 25-31 in the State and called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on January 31, against various anti-people policies of both the Centre and the State. Read less...

*Data till , November 16, 2019

Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

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