Odisha (Maoist Insurgency): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2023

On January 20, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) stuck posters in bus-stand in Koraput District of Odisha, seeking information about the whereabouts of four hardcore inter-State Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, identified as Jalumari Srinu Babu alias Sunil, Khilo Ranju alias Chhati, Gajarala Ravi alias Ganesh alias Uday, and Meturu Jaga Rao, reports The Pioneer. The NIA has also announced INR 1 million prize money on Gajarala Ravi’s head, INR 500,000 prize each on Jalumari Srinu and Meturu Jaga Rao. It has announced INR 300,000 prize money on Khilo Ranju. The NIA has a case registered against the four Maoist in connection with a murder of a Border Security Force (BSF) officer in 2012. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) with the help of Odisha Police arrested wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Ranju Khillo aka Chanti aka Bishant aka Bingshanta (40) from Swabhiman Anchal (erstwhile cut-off region) in Malkangiri District of Odisha on January 24, reports sambadenglish.com. Chanti, son of Manju Khillo from Kadaguma village under Chitrakonda Police limits of the District, was suspectedly involved in 2012 Border Security Force (BSF) Commandant JR Kashwan death case. In 2012, NIA had registered a case (No-RC-02/2012/NIA/DLI arising out of Chitrakonda PS case (No-07/2012, dated 10.02.2012 regarding Maoist attack on the BSF officers killing at least four. Earlier, South Asia terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported the Maoist attack on February 10, 2012, in which four personnel of the BSF including a Commandant were killed in an ambush by the cadres of the CPI-Maoist in Malkangiri District. It is pertinent to mention, Chanti was arrested by Police in 2013, and was released on bail in 2018. But he was absconding since then and did not appear before the court in connection with different cases. The NIA had registered a case against him and had launched a manhunt to arrest him, adds Odisha Bytes. A reward of INR 300,000 on Chanti was announced and his posters put up at different places in the district. Acting on reliable information on January 24, the NIA team arrested him with the help of local Police. Read less...

Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by Police from the Hatigaon Forest area under the Raighar Police Station in Nabarangpur District of Odisha on January 24, reports The Pioneer. South-Western Range Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Rajesh Pandit said the Maoists were identified as Poje Mandavi alias Anita (25), a native of Sukma District in Chhattisgarh, and Samudra Bagh (32), a resident of Nuapada District in Odisha. Both were members of Mainpur Nuapada Division of the CPI-Maoist. DIG, Pandit said the duo was involved in many cases of violence in Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi and neighbouring Chhattisgarh. Anita had joined the Maoist fold in 2010 and was working as a party member of Bodchatia Local Organisation Squad (LOS) before joining the Mainpur-Nuapada Division. She was influenced by Bal Sanghatan under Ungi. She was promoted as ‘area committee member (ACM)’ in 2020 and has been active since 2013. Bagh had joined the Maoists in 2017 and has been active from then as a 'militia' (people's army of the Maoists) member of the Mainpur-Nuapada Division. He provided information and other inputs to the ultras. Bagh was also providing medicines and other essential articles to the rebels, Police said. Read less...

The Odisha Police busted an ammunition dump suspected to have been used by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) for illegal manufacturing and repair of weapons in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected Malkangiri District, reports The Statesman on January 26. The Police said explosives and arms were seized from the ammunition dump site at Tulsi Pahad under Mathili Police limits in Malkangiri District. The dumped ammunition, including Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), was intended to target civilians and Police forces, said a senior Police official. “On the basis of specific information received, an intensive search and area domination was conducted by Malkangiri Police in Jajbhata area (Tulsi Pahad) between Kirmiti and Katuapadar villages, resulting in uncover of one major Maoist dump”, Police said. Read less...

Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, surrendered before the Police in Swabhiman Anchal in Malkangiri District of Odisha on January 26, reports daijiworld.com. The surrendered Maoists are identified as Manoj alias Mati Madhi (24), Pandu Kabasi (27) and Aite Karttami (21), and each of them carrying a cash reward of INR 100,000 on their heads, were active members of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of the CPI-Maoist. The three surrendered Maoists are residents of Daldali village under the Mathili Police Station of Malkangiri District. "Maoist activities have been reduced substantially in Malkangiri district. Three cadre Maoists surrendered before us today," said Director of Intelligence Sanjeeb Panda. Read less...

Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters have again surfaced in Sinapalli area of Nuapada District of Odisha on January 31, reports ommcomnews.com. The posters, on white paper written in green ink, which have been pasted on the gate of the Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) office and forest board on the roadside of Nangalboard carry the name of Mainpur-Nuapada Division of the outlawed CPI-Maoist. Read less...