Odisha (Maoist Insurgency): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2020

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January - 2	The cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a tribal man after branding him a ‘Police informer’ at Burdamaha village of Latingia panchayat (village level local self-government institution) under K. Nuagaon tehsil (revenue unit) in Kandhamal District of Odisha on January 2, r Read more... The cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a tribal man after branding him a ‘Police informer’ at Burdamaha village of Latingia panchayat (village level local self-government institution) under K. Nuagaon tehsil (revenue unit) in Kandhamal District of Odisha on January 2, reports The New Indian Express. The deceased has been identified as Ranjan Digal, a resident of Mardudi village within Baliguda Police Station limits in the District. As per the sources, a group of about 8 to 12 armed Maoists reached the village in late hours of the night and broke into his house and dragged Ranjan out. The Maoists took him to a local school and shot him dead. The Maoists also left posters near his body in which the Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division of the CPI-Maoist claimed responsibility of the killing. The posters also said that Ranjan was killed as he worked as ‘Police informer’. Read less...
January - 5	Two tiffin bombs, suspected to have been planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered in Sarguli area of Saraguli village at Raighar block in Nabarangpur District of Odisha on January 5, reports Orissa Diary. According to the report, a local youth while passing through the Read more... Two tiffin bombs, suspected to have been planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered in Sarguli area of Saraguli village at Raighar block in Nabarangpur District of Odisha on January 5, reports Orissa Diary. According to the report, a local youth while passing through the road in the said area noticed two suspected bombs laying on the roadside. Following which he informed the local Police, who rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area. The bomb disposal squad of Border Security Force (BSF) arrived at the spot on the following day and took the two bombs to a secluded place and defused them. Read less...
January - 12 January - 14	A tribal family of Katuapadar village under Mathili Block (administrative unit) in Malkangiri District of Odisha, left their home on January 14, to save their lives after cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) assaulted one of the family members on January 12, reports The Pioneer. Ac Read more... A tribal family of Katuapadar village under Mathili Block (administrative unit) in Malkangiri District of Odisha, left their home on January 14, to save their lives after cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) assaulted one of the family members on January 12, reports The Pioneer. According to the report, Ganga Madi, a resident of the village had been assaulted by a group of Maoists on suspicion of being a ‘police informer’. The rebels conducted a ‘Praja Court’ (people’s court, organized by the Maoists) and thrashed Ganga brutally. They also threatened him of dire consequences if he does not leave the village along with his family. Fearing further attack, Ganga along with his family abandoned the village. Read less...
January - 16	Security Forces (SFs) destroyed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp in Pujariguda forest at Bonda Ghat area in Malkangiri District of Odisha on January 16, reports Odishabytes. As per the report, a joint team of the District Voluntary Force (DVF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) pe Read more... Security Forces (SFs) destroyed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp in Pujariguda forest at Bonda Ghat area in Malkangiri District of Odisha on January 16, reports Odishabytes. As per the report, a joint team of the District Voluntary Force (DVF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel conducted a search operation on January 13 on the basis of the intelligence input about Maoists having set up a camp inside the forest. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo said, “During the search operation on January 16, the Maoists hiding inside the forest suddenly opened fire on us. An exchange of fire ensued and the Maoists fled the area. The security personnel later busted a camp inside the forest and seized several articles. A fresh search operation has begun in the forest to track down the rebels.” Read less...
January - 18	An exchange of fire took place between cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Security Forces (SFs) in the Sumerbandh area under Phiringia Police Station limits in Kandhamal District of Odisha on January 18, reports The Pioneer. On receiving inputs about the presence of Maoists o Read more... An exchange of fire took place between cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Security Forces (SFs) in the Sumerbandh area under Phiringia Police Station limits in Kandhamal District of Odisha on January 18, reports The Pioneer. On receiving inputs about the presence of Maoists of the KKBN (Kalahandi-Kandhamal-Boudh-Nayagarh) Division in the forest, Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel launched a combing operation. But spotting the SOG personnel, the Maoists opened fire, to which the police retaliated leading to a gun-battle. However, there were no reports of any casualties from both sides. Following the gunfight, the SFs destroyed a Maoist camp and have launched a combing operation in the area to trace the fleeing Maoists. Read less...
January - 21	A woman cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Adme Madkami (22), carrying a cash reward of INR 200,000 on her head, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Rishikesh D. Khilari in Malkangiri District of Odisha on January 21, reports The Pioneer. Madkami was a Read more... A woman cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Adme Madkami (22), carrying a cash reward of INR 200,000 on her head, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Rishikesh D. Khilari in Malkangiri District of Odisha on January 21, reports The Pioneer. Madkami was a resident of Mathili area in the District and had joined the CPI-Maoist around five years ago. She was an active member of ‘Darbha Division’ of CPI-Maoist. She was wanted by the Police in six cases in the District, including three involving the murder of civilians. The SP said, Madkami had realised the futility of violence, and wanted to quit the organisation. She was also disappointed with the treatment meted out to the women cadres by the Maoist leaders, the SP added. Read less...
January - 22	A group of over 60 cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a construction site, assaulted two of its workers and set ablaze two JCB machines, a roller and a mixture machine engaged in road construction work near Gumma village under Kalyansinghpur Block (administrative unit) i Read more... A group of over 60 cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a construction site, assaulted two of its workers and set ablaze two JCB machines, a roller and a mixture machine engaged in road construction work near Gumma village under Kalyansinghpur Block (administrative unit) in Rayagada District of Odisha on January 22, reports The Pioneer. As per the report, the Rural Development Department has taken up a road construction project worth INR 100 million from Naringtoli village to Gumma village in the District. After the attack, the Maoists left posters, bearing the name of the ‘Rayagada Area Committee’ (RAC) of CPI-Maoist. The posters alleged that the road is being constructed to facilitate the entry of Vedanta Mining Company into the Niyamagiri forests in the State and forcibly suppress the movement of tribals against bauxite mining. It also read that those people would be punished in the ‘Jan Adalats’ (People’s court, hold by CPI-Maoists) if they supported handing over Niyamagiri to the Vedanta Company. Read less...

*Data till , January 25, 2020

Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

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