Odisha (Maoist Insurgency): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2022

The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dump along with five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other Maoist-related items near Korhigandi village in Swabhimaan Anchal in Malkangiri District of Odisha on January 7, reports ommcomnews.com. According to reports, an operation team of the newly established Company Operating Base (COB) Ghanabeda/09 Bn recovered the IEDs, later on, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) of BSF, cordoned the area and destroyed the IEDs in situ, thwarting a possible threat to the operating Security Forces in the region. Read less...

Odisha Police with the help of Security Force (SF) personnel busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp and seized a huge cache of explosive materials and other Maoist items in dense forest area near Chhattisgarh border under Komna Police limits in Nuapada District of Odisha on January 12, reports sambadenglish.com. Sources said an exchange of fire took place between the SF personnel and the ultras inside the forest last night (January 12), however, the Maoists later managed to fled the spot. Nuapada Police said, “Acting on Intelligence input regarding camping of a large number of CPI Maoists in dense forest area near Odisha-Chhattisgarh border to carry out various anti-security forces strategies and other subversive activities, an anti-Naxal operation was launched by combined security forces of SOG [Special Operations Group], DVF [District Voluntary Force] and CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] on January 7.” At around 8.45 am on January 9, when the commandos of SOG and DVF were conducting search operation in the forest area of Sunabeda Reserve Forest, around 50 to 60 armed Maoists opened indiscriminate fire at the security forces. The team retaliated in self-defense. Again on January 10, a combined team of SOG, DVF and CRPF was sent to that area for reinforcement, informed the cops. During search operation at about 9.45 am on January 12, armed Maoists again opened fire at the SFs and the latter retaliated, following which the Maoists fled the area. During a search operation, the combined SFs recovered several explosive and Maoist materials, including G.I. wire, tarpaulin, codex wire and a battery (12 V Big). Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a civilian identified as Ananda in Kerimiti village under Mahupadar Block (administrative unit) in Malkangiri District of Odisha on January 15, reports Kalinga TV. According to reports, a ‘Praja Court’ (people's court held by Maoists) organized by the extremist group has awarded the death penalty to Ananda, who was called upon and taken captive by the Maoists on January 13, and later on, he was allegedly beaten black and blue on January 14 by the Maoists and awarded death sentence on January 15. Subsequently, Ananda was then burnt alive said sources. Read less...

A huge quantity of explosives, suspected to be left behind by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was found in Malkangiri District of Odisha on January 14, reports India Today. During a combing operation in Swabhiman Anchal (erstwhile cut-off region) on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border, personnel of the Special Operation Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) detected the dump of explosive materials in a forest near Maribeda and Nademanjari villages in Jodamba Police Station area, Superintendent of Police (SP), Nitesh Wadhwan said. Among the materials found were four tiffin bombs and 20 web belts, he said. Besides, 19 jungle caps and a large number of medicines were also found, he added. It is suspected that the Maoists fled the area, leaving behind the explosives, due to the combing operation, the officer said. "We are suspecting that these explosives belonged to Maoist cadres of AOBSZC (Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee) and were intended to be used against civilians and security forces," he said. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have allegedly set ablaze a truck at a road construction site in Budaguda village under Kalyansingpur Police limits in Rayagada District of Odisha on January 21, reports ommcomnews.com. Reportedly, the truck had been deployed by a company engaged in the construction on National Highway 45. Two banners of CPI-Maoist have also been put up near the construction site threatening politicians starting from ward members to ministers. Read less...

Security Force (SF) personnel seized and defused a huge cache of explosives allegedly planted by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the Swabhiman Anchal (earlier known as cutoff area) in Malkangiri District of Odisha on January 25, reports Odisha TV. Acting on reliable information, troopers of Border Security Force (BSF) at Ghanabeda and the District Police personnel conducted a joint operation and recovered seven Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and explosives concealed under stone piles near the villages of Sadaram, Sanyasiguda and Totaguda. The seized items included steel container IED (approx. five kilograms), four steel container IED (approx. - two kilograms), brass container IED (approx. one kilogram), brass container IED (approx. 500 grams), other powdered explosive-500 grams, brass gas welding stove and other materials. All the IEDs were safely defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) at the site, an official release said. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters and banners were found along the Biju Expressway near Bhuliabandh village under Paikamal Block (administrative unit) in Bargarh District of Odisha, reports ommcomnews.com on February 1. In the banners, the Bargarh-Bolangir-Mahasamund (BBM) Division of the outlawed CPI-Maoist has urged the people to boycott Panchayat (village level local-self-Government institution) elections. Police seized the banners and have launched an investigation. The Odisha Panchayat polls will be held in five phases between February 16 and 24, and the counting of vote will be held on February 26, 27 and 28. Read less...