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West Bengal (Maoist Insurgency): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2009
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December - 1 
Handwritten Maoist posters were found at the BD Market area, and the walls of adjacent Bidhan Nagar Government School in Salt Lake locality in the evening of December 1, reports Times of India. The Director General of State Police Bhupinder Singh on December 3 conceded that the Maoist menace had rai
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Handwritten Maoist posters were found at the BD Market area, and the walls of adjacent Bidhan Nagar Government School in Salt Lake locality in the evening of December 1, reports Times of India. The Director General of State Police Bhupinder Singh on December 3 conceded that the Maoist menace had raised manifold in West Bengal in the last ten years.
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December - 1 
One Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, Chandrip Singh, was injured in an exchange of fire with Maoists in a jungle near Pirakulli at Salboni in the district.
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One Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, Chandrip Singh, was injured in an exchange of fire with Maoists in a jungle near Pirakulli at Salboni in the district.
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December - 1 
PTI reports that the beheaded body of a school teacher, abducted by a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was found near Goaltore in West Midnapore District on December 1, Police sources said. The teacher, Satya Kinkar Hansda, of Sirisboni village, who had been warned by the M
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PTI reports that the beheaded body of a school teacher, abducted by a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was found near Goaltore in West Midnapore District on December 1, Police sources said. The teacher, Satya Kinkar Hansda, of Sirisboni village, who had been warned by the Maoists for being a member of Gana Pratirodh Committee (a group formed by the ruling CPI-M to resist the Maoists), was abducted by an armed cadre the night before and his decapitated body was found in a nearby jungle in the next morning, they said.
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December - 1 
The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) has called for a 120-hour bandh (general shut down) in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia from Decemebr 1 (today) demanding an end to police patrolling for two weeks. The PCAPA spokesperson Asit Mahato said the Central-state joint forces
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The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) has called for a 120-hour bandh (general shut down) in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia from Decemebr 1 (today) demanding an end to police patrolling for two weeks. The PCAPA spokesperson Asit Mahato said the Central-state joint forces should stop patrolling for two weeks so that the farmers and locals could harvest their crops. The PCAPA also requested the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres not to attack the Police for the next two weeks to improve the prevailing situation. According to Mahato, they requested Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen through media a few days ago to withdraw Police patrolling for the next two weeks. The PCAPA had fixed November 30-evening as the deadline for Sen to respond but he did not. Mahato said this is the time for harvesting and farmers store crops for next four-five months. The Central-state joint forces, he alleged, often arrest farmers from paddy fields and many are injured in the cross-fire between Security Forces and the Maoists. According to Mahato, the PCAPA has formally requested the Maoists restrain themselves for the next 15 days but there was no assurance from the latter. N S Nigam, the District Magistrate of West Midnapore said the PCAPA had not informed him on their bandh to be observed from tomorrow.
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December - 2 
PTI reports that among the suggestions given by the team from the Union Home ministry to the administration in West Bengal on December 2 was the upgrading of technology and an increase in the strength of the Police. "They suggested introduction of better technology for gathering more information in
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PTI reports that among the suggestions given by the team from the Union Home ministry to the administration in West Bengal on December 2 was the upgrading of technology and an increase in the strength of the Police. "They suggested introduction of better technology for gathering more information in Maoist-affected areas and increased manpower in the Police force," State Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said at the conclusion of the two-day visit by the team, which did not visit trouble spots in the State, but met top officials from nine violence-affected districts in Kolkata, the State capital. "Modern technology introduced in other Maoist-hit states yielded better results," Sen said. The team, which had three meetings with top state officials in the last two days, also called for improved coordination among police stations in Maoist-affected districts.
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December - 2 
the West Midnapore District administration shifted SFs from only a single school in Lalgarh, though Advocate General Bolai Roy had assured the Calcutta High Court that it would vacate at least two schools by December 2, reports Indian Express. One company of forces was shifted from Gohamidanga High
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the West Midnapore District administration shifted SFs from only a single school in Lalgarh, though Advocate General Bolai Roy had assured the Calcutta High Court that it would vacate at least two schools by December 2, reports Indian Express. One company of forces was shifted from Gohamidanga High School, which had been occupied since July 1. After hearing a Public Interest Litigation on November 24, the Calcutta High Court had directed the State Government to vacate all the schools where Police camps had been set up to accommodate the Central-State joint forces. According to Roy, State Government had occupied 22 educational institutions between June to September at Binpur, Lalgarh, Salboni and Goaltore blocks in different phases to accommodate 4,100 personnel of the Central-State joint forces to carry out Police operation against Maoists outfits.
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December - 3 
A truck and a car were set on fire on National Highway 6 on the fourth day of a five-day bandh (shut down) called by the PCPA. Police have not been able to identify those responsible for the incident, but suspect that PCPA supporters were involved.
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A truck and a car were set on fire on National Highway 6 on the fourth day of a five-day bandh (shut down) called by the PCPA. Police have not been able to identify those responsible for the incident, but suspect that PCPA supporters were involved.
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December - 3 
On December 3, the additional chief judicial magistrate’s court at Jhargram acquitted Chhatradhar Mahato, convenor of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), on charges of "waging war against the State." Mahato has been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention
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On December 3, the additional chief judicial magistrate’s court at Jhargram acquitted Chhatradhar Mahato, convenor of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), on charges of "waging war against the State." Mahato has been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, besides being implicated for other criminal offences, and is presently in prison.
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December - 3 
The Hindu reports that six companies of the Border Security Force (BSF) were withdrawn from the Maoist violence-affected areas in southwest West Bengal for deployment in the remaining three phases of the Assembly elections in Jharkhand, even as Security Forces (SFs) and the Maoists engaged in a seve
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The Hindu reports that six companies of the Border Security Force (BSF) were withdrawn from the Maoist violence-affected areas in southwest West Bengal for deployment in the remaining three phases of the Assembly elections in Jharkhand, even as Security Forces (SFs) and the Maoists engaged in a seven-hour-long gun battle in the forests near Dherua near Lalgarh in the State’s West Midnapore District on December 3. “At about 10 in the morning a landmine was discovered near Dherua, after which they [Maoists] started firing at us and we had to return their fire,” said Manoj Verma, the West Midnapore Superintendent of Police. There were no causalities, but the exchange of fire lasted until 5 p.m. (IST), Manoj Verma said.
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December - 3 
The withdrawn six BSF companies would be replaced by the State’s Indian Reserve Battalion. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) would continue to be deployed in Paschim Medinipur, Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh said here.
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The withdrawn six BSF companies would be replaced by the State’s Indian Reserve Battalion. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) would continue to be deployed in Paschim Medinipur, Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh said here.
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December - 4 
Policeman was injured in a landmine explosion at Ramgarh. Police suspect that the blast was triggered by the Maoists.
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Policeman was injured in a landmine explosion at Ramgarh. Police suspect that the blast was triggered by the Maoists.
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December - 4 
The Hindu reports that a group of armed men, suspected to be cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), abducted three persons, identified as Neemai Singh, Phani Singh and Bagrai Soren, from their homes in Simulpal village under Belpahari Police Station area of West Midnapore District b
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The Hindu reports that a group of armed men, suspected to be cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), abducted three persons, identified as Neemai Singh, Phani Singh and Bagrai Soren, from their homes in Simulpal village under Belpahari Police Station area of West Midnapore District before on December 4 and took them to the near by forest area and killed them. The bullet-ridden dead bodies of the victims were found on the outskirts of the village in the morning. Two of the victims - Neemai Singh and Phani Singh - were reportedly actively associated with the Gana Pratirodh Committee, a local resistance group that has been campaigning against the Maoists.
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December - 6 
The State Police arrested a Maoist leader, the first since Maoists launched their movement in Bengal in November 2008, Hindustan Times reports. In the night of December 6, the Security Forces arrested Raju Adak (30), believed to be behind the Maoist insurgence in Purnapani, a pocket of the Maoists
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The State Police arrested a Maoist leader, the first since Maoists launched their movement in Bengal in November 2008, Hindustan Times reports. In the night of December 6, the Security Forces arrested Raju Adak (30), believed to be behind the Maoist insurgence in Purnapani, a pocket of the Maoists near Lalgarh. According to sources, Adak had led the team that killed two Police officers in Sankrail Police Station in West Midnapore on October 20.
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December - 7 
After a gap of a month, fugitive Maoist politburo member Kishen attended an open gathering in Jangalmahal on December 2 to observe the foundation day of the People’s Liberation Group Army (PLGA). Another Maoist activist, Rakesh, leader of the West Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa border regional committee al
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After a gap of a month, fugitive Maoist politburo member Kishen attended an open gathering in Jangalmahal on December 2 to observe the foundation day of the People’s Liberation Group Army (PLGA). Another Maoist activist, Rakesh, leader of the West Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa border regional committee also attended the function along with the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Jangalmahal, Bikash.
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December - 7 
Economic Times on December 7 reports that after a gap of a month, fugitive Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) politburo member Kishan attended an open gathering in Jangalmahal on December 2 to observe the foundation day of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA). Another Maoist acti
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Economic Times on December 7 reports that after a gap of a month, fugitive Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) politburo member Kishan attended an open gathering in Jangalmahal on December 2 to observe the foundation day of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA). Another Maoist activist, Rakesh, leader of the West Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa border regional committee also attended the function along with the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Jangalmahal, Bikash. The gathering was held amid tight security provided by PLGA activists who had surrounded the area with sophisticated arms and weapons to prevent the joint forces from attempting to foil the function and arrest top Maoist leaders like Kishan. It is, however, not clear whether Kishan is staying at Jangalmahal or left the place after attending the function there on December 2. The function was attended by the inhabitants at least 50 villages in the region.
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December - 7 
In a separate incident, the extremists set ablaze a pick-up van in the same District. Sources said the Naxals set ablaze the vehicle as it was plying during the five-day shutdown called by the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA). The PCAPA had called for the shutdown in the District
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In a separate incident, the extremists set ablaze a pick-up van in the same District. Sources said the Naxals set ablaze the vehicle as it was plying during the five-day shutdown called by the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA). The PCAPA had called for the shutdown in the Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia, demanding a 15-day halt to the anti-Maoist operations in view of the harvesting season.
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December - 7 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activist in the West Midnapore District on December 7, Police said, according to IBN. The body of Sanatan Pratihar (44) was found near a forest in the Pingboni area. "The rebels a
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activist in the West Midnapore District on December 7, Police said, according to IBN. The body of Sanatan Pratihar (44) was found near a forest in the Pingboni area. "The rebels also torched the house of another District CPI-M leader at Shalboni region this (Monday) morning," Police said.
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December - 9 
On December 9, the Maoists shot dead a supporter of the CPI-Marxist and injured another person in the Belpahari Police Station area near Lalgarh. A group of Maoists shot at Subal Mahato and Suresh Murmu at Chirakuti village and the former died on the spot, Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma told T
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On December 9, the Maoists shot dead a supporter of the CPI-Marxist and injured another person in the Belpahari Police Station area near Lalgarh. A group of Maoists shot at Subal Mahato and Suresh Murmu at Chirakuti village and the former died on the spot, Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma told The Hindu over the phone. Mahato was involved in the Government’s local water supply scheme, District Magistrate N. S. Nigam said. At a rally in Kolkata, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said Maoists had killed 70 supporters of the Left parties in the region in the recent past.
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December - 9 
The Maoists blew up an office of the forest department at Jhitka in Lalgarh area using a landmine.
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The Maoists blew up an office of the forest department at Jhitka in Lalgarh area using a landmine.
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December - 10 
IANS reports that Police exchanged gunfire with a group of cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Satpati village in West Midnapore District in the night of December 10. While Police said no one was injured, a union minister of the Trinamool Congress, Mukul Roy, claimed one pe
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IANS reports that Police exchanged gunfire with a group of cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Satpati village in West Midnapore District in the night of December 10. While Police said no one was injured, a union minister of the Trinamool Congress, Mukul Roy, claimed one person was killed and six others injured in the gunbattle. An officer manning the control room told IANS that around 40-50 Maoists attacked the Pirakata outpost under Salboni police station around 8 p.m. “The police returned the fire. But there are no reports of any injury,” the officer said.
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December - 10 
PTI reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) workers at Sebaytan village in the West Midnapore District in the morning of December 10 (today). The three deceased identified as, Bijay Mahto, Manik Mahto a
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PTI reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) workers at Sebaytan village in the West Midnapore District in the morning of December 10 (today). The three deceased identified as, Bijay Mahto, Manik Mahto and Brihaspati Mahto, were called out from their homes in the village under Jhargram Police Station at about 1.30am (IST) and gunned down, Police said. The bodies were found this morning in front of a college with a note that the three were given the "extreme punishment by people's verdict" as they were 'Police informers', they said.
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December - 11 
A local leader of the CPI-Marxist was killed and several other party supporters were reportedly injured at Parulia village in Salboni sub-division following a gun battle between suspected Maoists and members of the Gana Pratirodh Committee that was set up last year to resist Maoist activities.
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A local leader of the CPI-Marxist was killed and several other party supporters were reportedly injured at Parulia village in Salboni sub-division following a gun battle between suspected Maoists and members of the Gana Pratirodh Committee that was set up last year to resist Maoist activities.
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December - 11 
A supporter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC) was shot dead and five other PSBJC supporters suffered bullet injuries in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in front of the Satpati camp in the Lalgarh area of West Midnap
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A supporter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC) was shot dead and five other PSBJC supporters suffered bullet injuries in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in front of the Satpati camp in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on December 11, according to The Hindu. Though the name of the victim, Tilak Tudu, was confirmed by the Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Kumar Verma, the identities as well as the exact number of the injured could not be established till later in the day. According to the PSBJC spokesperson Asit Mahato, the SF personnel opened fire on villagers in the evening of December 10 when the latter protested against alleged high-handedness of the SFs. "Several CPI (M) cadres, dressed as security force personnel, have taken shelter at the Satpati camp. They were misbehaving with the local residents when the villagers protested…one of our supporters, Biplab Betal, was killed on the spot as the forces started firing at the local crowd and five more were injured," Mahato told The Hindu over phone from the Lalgarh region. The SP Verma, however, denied that the Police had opened fire at first and claimed that the SFs retaliated only when suspected Maoists in the crowd fired at the camp. Further, the PSBJC leadership called for a gherao of the Satpati camp in protest against incident of its supporters being fired at. Elaborate security arrangements were made around the Satpati camp to avoid any more untoward incident. The PSBJC supporters put up blockades on the road connecting Lalgarh with Midnapore town with felled tress at several places. There were also reports of torching of houses of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) supporters at some places late by suspected Maoists. Meanwhile, the PSBJC called for a bandh (shut down) in the three Maoist-affected Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia on December 12 (today).
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December - 11 
IANS reports that Police on December 11 arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from West Bengal for allegedly attacking Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Orissa unit chief Sudam Marandi, authorities said. "We have arrested two Maoists involved in the attack on Sudam Marandi on O
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IANS reports that Police on December 11 arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from West Bengal for allegedly attacking Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Orissa unit chief Sudam Marandi, authorities said. "We have arrested two Maoists involved in the attack on Sudam Marandi on October 13. They have been arrested from Gopiballav Police Station areas of West Bengal. Prime suspect Lossor Tudu along with his accomplice Jasai Soren have been arrested," Mayurbhanj’s Superintendent of Police Dayal Gangwar said. A weapon and few live bullets were recovered from them. An unnamed Police officer said four Maoists were earlier arrested in this connection. Marandi had escaped unhurt when the Maoists attacked him when he came out of a football field at Pandab village of Mayurbhanj District. Three of his Police guards were killed in the attack.
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December - 11 December - 12
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted one Trilok Tudu, a student of the Gorbeta College and member of the Students Federation of India, while he was returning to his village on December 11, reports The Hindu. His dead was found at Paraulia in the Lalgarh region of We
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted one Trilok Tudu, a student of the Gorbeta College and member of the Students Federation of India, while he was returning to his village on December 11, reports The Hindu. His dead was found at Paraulia in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District in the night of December 12, Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said.
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December - 11 
There was a brief spell of gunfight between the SFs and the Maoists in the forest adjacent to the Pirakata outpost, 16 kilometres from Lalgarh.
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There was a brief spell of gunfight between the SFs and the Maoists in the forest adjacent to the Pirakata outpost, 16 kilometres from Lalgarh.
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December - 12 
A Trinamool Congress member, Amjad Ali (50), was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Bhagawanpur in the Bhangar area of South 24 Parganas District, on December 12, according to Times of India. Five-six persons attacked Amjad Ali with sharp weapons when he was returning h
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A Trinamool Congress member, Amjad Ali (50), was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Bhagawanpur in the Bhangar area of South 24 Parganas District, on December 12, according to Times of India. Five-six persons attacked Amjad Ali with sharp weapons when he was returning home from his party office in the evening. Ali died on way to the hospital. Criticising the CPI-Maoist for "unleashing politics of killing and violence", Union minister of State for shipping Mukul Roy appealed to his party workers "not to be provoked by CPI-Maoist's tactics".
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December - 12 
On December 12, a demand for autonomy for three tribal-dominated Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia in West Bengal was made by a top Maoist leader, who also justified the Gorkhaland statehood issue. The Maoist politburo member Kishen told PTI from an undisclosed location, "We demand au
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On December 12, a demand for autonomy for three tribal-dominated Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia in West Bengal was made by a top Maoist leader, who also justified the Gorkhaland statehood issue. The Maoist politburo member Kishen told PTI from an undisclosed location, "We demand autonomy for the three districts on the lines of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council." He alleged that the West Bengal Government had denied the legitimate rights of the people of the Districts, adding, "We demand autonomy to protect the language, culture and religious beliefs of tribals." Asked if he meant statehood, he replied, "the people of the three districts are not yet prepared for statehood." Queried if it was part of the demand for a 'greater Jharkhand', Kishen said, "That demand is no longer relevant. The scenario has changed. Moreover the formation of Jharkhand has not solved any problem.”
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December - 13 
Cadres of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze two goods-loaded trucks on fire on National Highway 6, for violating the bandh (shut down) called by them in three Districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, reports Indian Express. The truck was heading towards Kha
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Cadres of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze two goods-loaded trucks on fire on National Highway 6, for violating the bandh (shut down) called by them in three Districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, reports Indian Express. The truck was heading towards Kharagpur. Another truck was burnt on State highway 9 near Salboni by the PCAPA supporters. The truck was heading towards Jhargram from Lodhashuli. Asit Mahato, convener of PCPA, said: “The trucks were set on fire as they did not comply with the will of the people by going against the bandh call.” The bandh had been called to protest against the police firing on PCPA supporters at Satpati near Lalgarh on Thursday [December 10] night, in which one PCPA activist was killed. A senior Police officer, meanwhile, said a mine had been recovered from Dharampur near Lalgarh.
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December - 13 
PTI reports that suspected Maoists killed a former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) in the same District. The dead body of Dinabandhu Soren, who was missing from his home in Dharampur since December 12, was found by the joint forces in the forests of Kadamdiha in Lalgarh on December 13
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PTI reports that suspected Maoists killed a former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) in the same District. The dead body of Dinabandhu Soren, who was missing from his home in Dharampur since December 12, was found by the joint forces in the forests of Kadamdiha in Lalgarh on December 13, a senior District Police Officer said, adding, Dinabandhu was killed on suspicion of being a Police informer.
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December - 13 
Two personnel of the joint Security Forces (SFs) were injured when the Maoists exploded two landmines -- one at Pirakata and the other at Maldiha in Lalgarh.
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Two personnel of the joint Security Forces (SFs) were injured when the Maoists exploded two landmines -- one at Pirakata and the other at Maldiha in Lalgarh.
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December - 16 
A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Chunaram Murmu, was arrested by the Police following a brief gun battle between the Security Forces and the extremists at Parulia village in the Salboni sub-division of West Midnapore District on December 16, reports The Hindu.
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A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Chunaram Murmu, was arrested by the Police following a brief gun battle between the Security Forces and the extremists at Parulia village in the Salboni sub-division of West Midnapore District on December 16, reports The Hindu.
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December - 16 
Farmers in West Midnapore District may not have to repay their crop loans, Hindustan Times reported. The Maoists have announced a waiver. This is the first time the extremists have announced such a decision. “Several peasants who took crop loans over the last two years have suffered losses. So, we h
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Farmers in West Midnapore District may not have to repay their crop loans, Hindustan Times reported. The Maoists have announced a waiver. This is the first time the extremists have announced such a decision. “Several peasants who took crop loans over the last two years have suffered losses. So, we have decided that they don’t have to pay back their loans,” said a moist politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishen. “Moreover, no agricultural cooperative, bank or private money lender will be allowed to charge more than two per cent interest on loans they advance to peasants this year,” he added. Cooperative and public sector banks usually charge seven per cent interest on agricultural loans. Private moneylenders charge much more – between three per cent and five per cent a month. “If anybody, be it from public sector banks or private moneylender tries to squeeze money out of the farmers, he will be branded a people’s enemy and tried in a people’s court,” Kishen threatened. Kishen claimed that farmers have suffered losses and that “no one is in a position to repay the loans. Since the government did nothing, it was left to us to give relief”. These “courts” usually hand out the death penalty to those who defy their writ. “We will look into the matter and take action if anybody lodges a complaint,” said the West Midnapore District SP.
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December - 16 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres late on December 10 ransacked and looted a forest beat office on the periphery of the Jhitka forest near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District, reports The Hindu. But most of the looted materials were returned to the office employees on Decemb
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres late on December 10 ransacked and looted a forest beat office on the periphery of the Jhitka forest near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District, reports The Hindu. But most of the looted materials were returned to the office employees on December 16. According to Vinod Kumar Yadav, Conservator of Forest (Western Range), the Maoists have apologised for the incident and even asserted that forest department officials would not be harassed in future.
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December - 16 
The situation in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District, it is feared, could take a bad turn from December 18 with the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) threatening to launch an indefinite violent movement. The PCPA leadership has issued a 24-hour-deadline to the Police for
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The situation in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District, it is feared, could take a bad turn from December 18 with the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) threatening to launch an indefinite violent movement. The PCPA leadership has issued a 24-hour-deadline to the Police for producing in court two of their supporters who were allegedly detained earlier this month, failing which they would be “forced to begin a violent movement in the three Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia.” The PCPA supporters, Raju Adak and Joydeb Bera, were allegedly picked up by the Lalgarh Police late on December 6 and could not be traced by their family members since. “We fear that both the men have been killed in police custody. Though the inspector-in-charge of the Lalgarh thana has assured us to produce them in court on December 24, we are not convinced,” Asit Mahato, spokesperson of the PCPA told The Hindu over telephone on December 16. Mahato added: “We demand their production in court within the next 24 hours. If they fail to do so, the PSBJC supporters will set ablaze any vehicle that plies in the three districts from December 18. We will have no alternative.” The Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Kumar Verma, however, said that the two persons were not in Police custody. “They were not picked up by the police in the first place. I have spoken to the inspector-in-charge of Lalgarh thana and he said that the police have not promised any production date…maybe this is one of the tactics adopted by the Maoists in order to create unrest,” Verma alleged.
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December - 17 
Three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activists were killed in two separate incidents while several vehicles and properties were ransacked and set ablaze by suspected Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District since December 17,
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Three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activists were killed in two separate incidents while several vehicles and properties were ransacked and set ablaze by suspected Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District since December 17, reports The Hindu. The bullet-riddled dead bodies of Anil Chalak and Dayal Chalak, both residents of Chandra village near Lalgarh, were found at Bandhgora near Jhargram town on December 18. Another resident of the same village, Ganesh Hansda, was also found in a critical condition with wounds inflicted by sharp weapons. All the three persons were abducted from their homes in the evening of December 17. While all three of them were members of the CPI-Marxist, Anil Chalak was also a former panchayat (village level local self Government institution) President and Hansda was a current panchayat member.
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December - 18 
The dead body of another CPI-Marxist supporter, Amar Patra, was found at Baita village near Lalgarh on December 18. He, too, was abducted and shot dead. Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma said that the Maoists’ role was primarily suspected in the killing. The violence coincided with the firs
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The dead body of another CPI-Marxist supporter, Amar Patra, was found at Baita village near Lalgarh on December 18. He, too, was abducted and shot dead. Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma said that the Maoists’ role was primarily suspected in the killing. The violence coincided with the first day of the indefinite blockade called by the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA). The PCPA also called for a two-day-bandh (shut down) on December 28 and 29 in protest against the assault on tribal women by the Security Force personnel.
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December - 19 
The Maoists launched a brutal assault on a zoo in Jhargram town in the night of December 19, firing indiscriminately into deer and black buck enclosures, setting fire to animal cages, burning hundreds of birds and beating the beat officer and forest guards, according to Times of India. The actual to
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The Maoists launched a brutal assault on a zoo in Jhargram town in the night of December 19, firing indiscriminately into deer and black buck enclosures, setting fire to animal cages, burning hundreds of birds and beating the beat officer and forest guards, according to Times of India. The actual toll is still being assessed, but two black bucks are confirmed dead and hundreds of birds burnt to ashes. Forest department officials are now scrambling to save an elephant herd that is headed in the direction. The attack on the zoo, just two kilometres from Jhargram, could be a strategic move because it connects the town with Jharkhand via Banstala and Manikpara. Once Maoists have access to it, they can easily reach Jharkhand.
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December - 19 December - 20
Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activists were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the West Midnapore District on December 20, Police said, reports PTI. The dead bodies of two CP-Marxist workers Jyotidranath Mahato and Manik Midha, who along with f
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Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activists were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the West Midnapore District on December 20, Police said, reports PTI. The dead bodies of two CP-Marxist workers Jyotidranath Mahato and Manik Midha, who along with four others were abducted by Maoists late in the night of December 19 from Balodhoba village, were found dead on December 20 at Lauria village near Manikpara, they said. The whereabouts of the other two persons abducted by the Maoists from Balodhaba village was not known, they added.
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December - 19 
Two trucks and a forest beat office were set ablaze by suspected Maoists in the West Midnapore district on December 19. Police said the two trucks were set ablaze on the National Highway 6 near Gajasul and a forest beat office at Sankhahar under Jhargram Police Station.
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Two trucks and a forest beat office were set ablaze by suspected Maoists in the West Midnapore district on December 19. Police said the two trucks were set ablaze on the National Highway 6 near Gajasul and a forest beat office at Sankhahar under Jhargram Police Station.
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December - 20 
Telegraph reports that two suspected Maoists were shot dead by the Security Forces near Jhargram during a gun battle that injured at least seven villagers caught in the crossfire. The Police identified the slain duo as Santu Mahato, 26, and Kajol Mahato, 22. The People’s Committee against Police Atr
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Telegraph reports that two suspected Maoists were shot dead by the Security Forces near Jhargram during a gun battle that injured at least seven villagers caught in the crossfire. The Police identified the slain duo as Santu Mahato, 26, and Kajol Mahato, 22. The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities, meanwhile, said they were its leaders, “killed when the police fired indiscriminately at villagers”. Santu’s body has been retrieved but Kajol’s was lying deeper in the Boira forest. During a patrol along a State Highway that connects Kharagpur with Jhargram, the joint forces learnt that mines had been planted near Boira. Two companies (around 200 personnel) went there with a bomb squad and defused two improvised devices at around 3pm (IST). 15 minutes after the force had picked up two men on suspicion that they may have planted the mines, 500 villagers surrounded them protesting arrests. The Maoists opened fire from an adjoining forest, a Police official said, adding, “The Maoists tried to put the villagers in the line of fire. Shots rang out as we started lobbing tear-gas shells to drive the villagers away.” The encounter on the fringes of Boira forest, 12 kilometres from Jhargram town, started around 3.30pm and continued till 9pm.
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December - 20 
Two Policemen were abducted by Maoists from Tehgoria under Salboni Police Station at around 10am on December 20, the Police said, adding that a massive search operation was launched to rescue the policemen, reports PTI.
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Two Policemen were abducted by Maoists from Tehgoria under Salboni Police Station at around 10am on December 20, the Police said, adding that a massive search operation was launched to rescue the policemen, reports PTI.
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December - 21 
Later, a contingent of Security Force (SF) personnel was dispatched from the Binpur thana (Police Station) on receiving news of the attack. The Maoists, however, had set up a booby trap on the way to Dahijuri from Binpur by planting a directional improvised explosive device on the way at Andharia. I
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Later, a contingent of Security Force (SF) personnel was dispatched from the Binpur thana (Police Station) on receiving news of the attack. The Maoists, however, had set up a booby trap on the way to Dahijuri from Binpur by planting a directional improvised explosive device on the way at Andharia. It was set off while the SFs were approaching the spot, injuring four personnel, including the Inspector-In-Charge of the Police Station, the Police said. Another contingent of forces was also dispatched from Jhargram, along with a fire-tending machine, but could not reach the spot fearing the presence of more landmines on the way. The SFs finally reached the spot in the morning of December 22.
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December - 21 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) ransacked and set ablaze the houses of two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) leaders at Dahijuri village in the West Midnapore District in the eve
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) ransacked and set ablaze the houses of two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) leaders at Dahijuri village in the West Midnapore District in the evening of December 21. According to Police, a large group of PCPA cadres and several armed Maoists attacked the house of Amiyo Sengupta, a member of the CPI-M’s district committee, at Dahijuri. Though Sengupta was not at home at the time, his wife, three daughters and grand-daughter were present. The extremists ransacked the house and later set it on fire. Unable to get out of the house, the women took refuge on the roof of the three-storied-building to escape the fire raging on the ground floor. The Police said the extremists also attacked the neighbouring house of local CPI-Marxist leader Avijit Singha and set it ablaze. The family, however, managed to flee.
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December - 21 
Two CPI-Marxist workers who were believed to have been killed by the Maoists returned home on December 21, reports Times of India. Gopal Mahato and Khagen Mahato, residents of Shabardanga in Jhargram, said they were hiding in neighbouring Dubhkundi after they learnt of the alleged Maoist threat to t
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Two CPI-Marxist workers who were believed to have been killed by the Maoists returned home on December 21, reports Times of India. Gopal Mahato and Khagen Mahato, residents of Shabardanga in Jhargram, said they were hiding in neighbouring Dubhkundi after they learnt of the alleged Maoist threat to their lives in the afternoon of December 20. Confirming the return of the duo, CPI-Marxist district secretariat member Dahareswar Sen said, "We feared the Maoists had killed Gopal and Khagen Mahato. The Maoists had organized a 'people's court' against them and their mobiles were also switched off. We came to know on Monday that they were alive." However, Kishan had earlier claimed responsibility for the "murder" of Gopal and Khagen saying they killed the duo to avenge the death of two villagers in firing by the joint forces.
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December - 22 
A Jalpaiguri court on December 22 acquitted 13 Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants as the prosecution failed to prove the charges brought against them, reports Telegraph.
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A Jalpaiguri court on December 22 acquitted 13 Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants as the prosecution failed to prove the charges brought against them, reports Telegraph.
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December - 22 
Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan said over phone, "We are not shifting base anywhere. We are always with the people, according to Times of India. We will stand by the people anywhere." Claiming the support of the people of Jhargram, Kishan said, "The Government should know that they
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Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan said over phone, "We are not shifting base anywhere. We are always with the people, according to Times of India. We will stand by the people anywhere." Claiming the support of the people of Jhargram, Kishan said, "The Government should know that they cannot control us or the people through force." Challenging the joint forces, he said, "We are at war with the state and have our own strategy. The government is well equipped with police, central force and intelligence network. Let them catch us." Kishan also said that the violent incidents taking place in and around Jhargram for the past two weeks was “the beginning of realising a long-term goal to turn Jhargram into a liberated zone,” adds The Hindu.
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December - 22 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have apparently been shifting base from their strongholds in Lalgarh and Belpahari in the last two months, with killings and violence increasingly taking place in Jhargram subdivision, 40 kilometers away in the West Midnapore District, reports PTI. Po
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have apparently been shifting base from their strongholds in Lalgarh and Belpahari in the last two months, with killings and violence increasingly taking place in Jhargram subdivision, 40 kilometers away in the West Midnapore District, reports PTI. Police sources attribute this to the strong Security Force (SF) presence in Belpahari and Lalgarh. There are seven camps of the joint SFs in the Lalgarh and nine in Belpahari while there are only three camps in Jhargram and one in Jamboni. Quoting statistics, the sources said, that around 50 Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) local leaders and supporters were killed around Jhargram in the last two months, while there was no casualty in Lalgarh, considered a Maoist stronghold and which had been wrested by the joint forces earlier 2009. "As there are many camps of the joint forces in and around Belpahari and Lalgarh, Maoists are not able to operate there and are shifting to areas around Jhargram," an unnamed senior Police officer said. Asked why Jhargram, the officer said Jhargram's proximity to Jharkhand was one of the main reasons, adding, "Maoist can slip away into Jharkhand easily after committing a crime and it involves time and legal problems for the West Bengal Police to follow them across the border."
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December - 22 
The Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan justified the attacks, saying they were “spontaneous outbursts of people who have been refused their rights and freedom for years and are continuously subjected to atrocities by the Security Forces.”
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The Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan justified the attacks, saying they were “spontaneous outbursts of people who have been refused their rights and freedom for years and are continuously subjected to atrocities by the Security Forces.”
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December - 22 December - 23
Three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) party workers were found dead in the Junglemahal area of West Midnapore District on December 23, Indian Express reported. Habul Patra, a cable operator and CPI-Marxist worker, was dragged out of his home at Bamal village in Lalgarh by the Communis
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Three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) party workers were found dead in the Junglemahal area of West Midnapore District on December 23, Indian Express reported. Habul Patra, a cable operator and CPI-Marxist worker, was dragged out of his home at Bamal village in Lalgarh by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the night of December 22. His dead body was found near his residence. Separately, a CPI-Marxist zonal committee member of Gopiballabhpur in Lalgarh was allegedly killed by Maoists in the night of December 23. Prabir Dandaput, 48, was returning to his home when Maoists fired at him. In addition, the bullet-ridden dead body of Sadhan Mahato, another CPI-Marxist member, was found at Damakata village in Salboni earlier in the day. While he was returning from a local tea stall, he was surrounded by a group of 10-12 armed extremists. As Mahato tried to flee, the Maoists shot fire at him. The incident took place very close to Pirakata Police camp. Mahato was forced to leave his home several months ago fearing Maoist onslaught and had returned Salboni on December 22.The Maoists had put up posters near the bodies stating that they were punished for being Police informer. “The incident is supposed to be the handiwork of the Maoists,” said West Midnapore Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma.
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December - 23 
One Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM, Aditya) leader was shot dead and another critically injured by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Belpahari in the West Midnapore District in the night of December 23, reports Indian Express. Around 12.30am (IST), a group of 10-15 Maoists stor
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One Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM, Aditya) leader was shot dead and another critically injured by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Belpahari in the West Midnapore District in the night of December 23, reports Indian Express. Around 12.30am (IST), a group of 10-15 Maoists stormed into the house of 50-year-old Biswanath Murmu at Sakhabhanga village. Murmu was dragged out of his house in front of his family members. Later Murmu’s bullet-ridden dead body was found near his residence. A couple of months back, Murmu’s son Karan had also been killed by Maoists. Karan was a popular leader of the JMM (Aditya).
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December - 23 
The Maoist-backed People’s Committee Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze a truck near Dhosra village while they were on their way to Jhargram where they had gone to ransack the Parihati Range office. The PCPA activist ransacked and set ablaze the houses of two CPI-Marxist party workers at Goaltore.
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The Maoist-backed People’s Committee Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze a truck near Dhosra village while they were on their way to Jhargram where they had gone to ransack the Parihati Range office. The PCPA activist ransacked and set ablaze the houses of two CPI-Marxist party workers at Goaltore. The first day of the PCPA-sponsored two-day bandh (shut down) paralysed life in the Junglemahal area on 23 with shops, educational institutions remaining closed.
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December - 23 
The West Bengal Cabinet approved a decision to set up a special directorate to oversee security and implement measures against terror on December 23, reports The Hindu. The directorate, which would work under the Home Department, will be headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Police. It would engag
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The West Bengal Cabinet approved a decision to set up a special directorate to oversee security and implement measures against terror on December 23, reports The Hindu. The directorate, which would work under the Home Department, will be headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Police. It would engage more than 480 Police Personnel. It would also oversee security arrangements for VIPs and VVIPs. It was also decided to increase the strength of Police Personnel and improve the infrastructure in the Police Stations affected by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in the three south-western Districts, Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta said. It was decided that 3,224 new posts would be created in various Departments, including Home and Health. Another 150 posts lying vacant would be filled up, Dasgupta said. Nearly 1,200 personnel would be added to the existing forces in 21 Police Stations in the Districts of West Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia. They would be provided with more vehicles.
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December - 24 
The Maoists shot at Durga Soren (48), a zonal committee leader of the JMM (Aditya). Soren was also called out of his house in the midnight of December 24 and Maoists pumped bullets into him. Additional Superintendent of Police (Jhargram) Murlidhar said, "We have been informed that one bullet-ridden
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The Maoists shot at Durga Soren (48), a zonal committee leader of the JMM (Aditya). Soren was also called out of his house in the midnight of December 24 and Maoists pumped bullets into him. Additional Superintendent of Police (Jhargram) Murlidhar said, "We have been informed that one bullet-ridden body has been found in Simulpal. We have sent forces to the area."
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December - 25 
A Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activist Biswanath Kundu was abducted allegedly by the Maoists. A missing complaint has been lodged with the Goaltore Police Station.
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A Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activist Biswanath Kundu was abducted allegedly by the Maoists. A missing complaint has been lodged with the Goaltore Police Station.
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December - 25 
Following reports that Maoists may be shifting base from Lalgarh to Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore, the State Government has decided to send an additional company of Central Paramilitary Forces to Jhargram. After sporadic incidents of violence in Jhargram recently, including the torching of
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Following reports that Maoists may be shifting base from Lalgarh to Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore, the State Government has decided to send an additional company of Central Paramilitary Forces to Jhargram. After sporadic incidents of violence in Jhargram recently, including the torching of the deer park and setting ablaze sponge iron units followed by an attack on CPI-Marxist district committee leader Amiya Sengupta’s house, the State Government has decided to boost the reinforce the strength of paramilitary forces in the area.
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December - 26 
A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) leader was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Barikul in the Bankura District on December 26, PTI reported. Rameshwar Murmu, the local committee secretary of the CPI-Marxist, was forcibly taken away from his
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A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) leader was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Barikul in the Bankura District on December 26, PTI reported. Rameshwar Murmu, the local committee secretary of the CPI-Marxist, was forcibly taken away from his residence at Bhulagara in the morning by an armed group of 15, who pushed aside his wife and son, saying Murmu deserved to be killed for his "anti-people activities." Shortly later the family heard gunshots and Murmu's dead body was recovered by Security Forces from a nearby forest. Police suspected Maoists, active in the belt, could be behind the attack but the identity of the attackers was still being probed.
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December - 26 
IANS reports that suspected Maoists ransacked and set abalze a forest beat office, after assaulting its employees at Sarenga in the Bankura District in the night of December 26, Police said on December 26. Police added that the extremists also threatened the employees with dire consequences if they
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IANS reports that suspected Maoists ransacked and set abalze a forest beat office, after assaulting its employees at Sarenga in the Bankura District in the night of December 26, Police said on December 26. Police added that the extremists also threatened the employees with dire consequences if they returned to work there. A group of 100 extremists set ablaze files and documents before escaping. This is the third attack on a forest beat office by the Maoists in December. The Maoists are active in areas under 30 Police Stations in Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia Districts of the State.
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December - 26 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have given a 24-hour bandh call in five states on January 2 alleging that Communist Party of India-Marxist activist on December 26 fired at a Christmas tribal fair near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, reports Times of India. "Maoists has called th
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have given a 24-hour bandh call in five states on January 2 alleging that Communist Party of India-Marxist activist on December 26 fired at a Christmas tribal fair near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, reports Times of India. "Maoists has called the bandh on January 2 in West Bengal, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar to protest the unprovoked firing on villagers at Binpur," Maoist politburo member Kishan said on December 26. He claimed that two persons were killed and four others were injured in the firing at the fair. District Magistrate, Narayan Swarup Nigam confirmed the firing, but it was yet to be ascertained, if there was any casualty. He said that four hardcore Maoists were arrested in this connection. Earlier, a spokesman of People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) spearheading the campaign against alleged Police action on villagers and gave a 24-hour bandh call on December 27 in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts of West Bengal to protest the "unprovoked firing" at the fair.
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December - 27 
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on December 27 admitted that it was difficult to track down Maoist politburo member Kishan despite his regular phone calls to prominent people, including State bureaucrats, reported PTI. "We can identify the (mobile) tower but it is difficult to pin-point his l
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Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on December 27 admitted that it was difficult to track down Maoist politburo member Kishan despite his regular phone calls to prominent people, including State bureaucrats, reported PTI. "We can identify the (mobile) tower but it is difficult to pin-point his location in that area," he told reporters when asked about Kishan’s reported phone call to State's Principal Secretary (Environment) Madan Lal Meena to protest about polluting mines. Bhattacharjee said the Maoist leader was talking to "hundreds of journalists every day" but despite this, it was difficult to catch him. He also said, "We are facing some problems in getting to the deep forest areas or villages in the interior places where the Maoists are operating from. However, we have cleared main roads, police stations, shops and markets." Noting that Jungalmahal was one area where security operations were facing problems, he said, "We are in discussion with other (neighbouring) states".
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December - 27 
Hundreds of Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) supporters ransacked and set ablaze the house of a local leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) at Radhanagar near Jhargram town in the West Midnapore District in the evening of December 27, The Hindu reported. Whil
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Hundreds of Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) supporters ransacked and set ablaze the house of a local leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) at Radhanagar near Jhargram town in the West Midnapore District in the evening of December 27, The Hindu reported. While the CPI-Marxist leader, Manoranjan Pal and his family managed to escape, their house was ransacked and set ablaze. Several PCPA supporters in the crowd reportedly carried sophisticated fire arms, the Police said corroborating local reports. The Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma told The Hindu that the report that some persons in the crowd were carrying firearms “proved once more” that the PCPA and the Maoists are “similar entities with different faces.”
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December - 28 
Indian Express reports that top Police officials of the State on December 28 said that the Maoist politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan’s mobility, apart from lack of local support, made it difficult to arrest him. While Kishan continues to be in West Bengal, as per the location of his cell ph
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Indian Express reports that top Police officials of the State on December 28 said that the Maoist politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan’s mobility, apart from lack of local support, made it difficult to arrest him. While Kishan continues to be in West Bengal, as per the location of his cell phone that is being tapped by the Police, the closest the forces came to arrest him was on the morning of October 23, hours before abducted Police officer Atindranath Dutta was to be released. Orders had come from the top to abandon the raid at the time as Dutta’s life was at stake. West Bengal Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh acknowledged that Kishan is in the State, and that “there were a number of reasons” he still hadn’t been caught despite their best efforts. The special task force is hunting for Kishan.
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December - 28 
The indefinite blockade called by the PCPA in the three Districts of Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore entered the 11th day on December 28, while the outfit also called a 48-hour-bandh in the three Districts from December 28 in protest against alleged Police excesses during combing operations. The
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The indefinite blockade called by the PCPA in the three Districts of Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore entered the 11th day on December 28, while the outfit also called a 48-hour-bandh in the three Districts from December 28 in protest against alleged Police excesses during combing operations. The blockades and bandhs have taken a toll on normal life in the areas adjacent to the forests in the three Districts even as it had little impact on the urban areas. Vehicular movement on a stretch of the National Highway 6 and State Highway 9, between Midnapore town and Jhargram, has virtually stopped following the setting ablaze of four vehicles in the first two days of the indefinite blockade. This had seriously impacted the supply of essential commodities.
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December - 29 
After Maoist politburo memebr Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan’s recent phone call to state environment secretary M. L. Meena complaining about pollution allegedly caused by sponge iron factories, the West Bengal Government cautioned officials against speaking to any leader of outlawed organisations. "Why
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After Maoist politburo memebr Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan’s recent phone call to state environment secretary M. L. Meena complaining about pollution allegedly caused by sponge iron factories, the West Bengal Government cautioned officials against speaking to any leader of outlawed organisations. "Why should any of our officers talk to Kishenji? We don't need discussion with any leader of an outlawed organisations like CPI (Maoist)," home secretary Ardhendu Sen told reporters. To another question, Sen said the whereabouts of outlawed leaders could not be pinpointed by mobile towers. "This is wrong. Then, the Centre could send high tech towers to all naxalite affected states to detect whereabouts of leaders of outlawed organisations," he said.
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December - 29 
During the 12-day blockade, PCPA supporters ransacked and set ablaze several forest department offices, including a mini zoo at Jhargram. A mob shot dead two rare species of blackbuck and carried away the carcass. Several rare birds were also feared charred to death. Many vehicles were also set abla
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During the 12-day blockade, PCPA supporters ransacked and set ablaze several forest department offices, including a mini zoo at Jhargram. A mob shot dead two rare species of blackbuck and carried away the carcass. Several rare birds were also feared charred to death. Many vehicles were also set ablaze for defiance of the blockade. Several persons, mostly supporters of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, were killed during this time.
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December - 29 
PTI reports that the West Bengal Government on December 29 said it was working with Jharkhand to launch joint operations against Maoists in both states. Joint operations were being planned by both states, Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborti said, ruling out the possibility of deployment of Army
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PTI reports that the West Bengal Government on December 29 said it was working with Jharkhand to launch joint operations against Maoists in both states. Joint operations were being planned by both states, Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborti said, ruling out the possibility of deployment of Army in Maoist-affected areas in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purlia Districts. He said the joint forces operating in the area would remain there and the nine companies of central paramilitary forces which were dispatched to Jharkhand for the assembly elections would return soon. Chakraborti said the situation in the three Districts was improving. "Law and order situation has improved a lot in Purulia and West Midnapore," he noted.
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December - 29 
The Peoples’ Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) on December 29 announced that the blockade in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts, called by the outfit since December 18, would be relaxed from December 31. Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from Lalgrah, PCPA spokesperson Asit Ma
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The Peoples’ Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) on December 29 announced that the blockade in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts, called by the outfit since December 18, would be relaxed from December 31. Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from Lalgrah, PCPA spokesperson Asit Mahato said, “The festival season of the tribal people is approaching. Potato farmers also need to sell their harvest. So we decided to relax the blockade for the time being.” Mahato also denied that the protest was called off in the face of local’s resentment, saying, “We have people’s support and we have relaxed the blockade for their sake. We can resume it any moment if the security forces harass the people again.”
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December - 30 
Passengers of the New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Express had a narrow escape in the morning of December 30 (today) as suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres removed the connectors between two tracks on a 400 metre stretch near Gidni station in West Bengal just before the train was
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Passengers of the New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Express had a narrow escape in the morning of December 30 (today) as suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres removed the connectors between two tracks on a 400 metre stretch near Gidni station in West Bengal just before the train was to cross the area, reports Times of India. Patrolling railway men detected a group of people removing the pandoral clips, connectors between two tracks, and trying to bend the line near Gidni at around 1.15am (IST), a South Eastern Railway Spokesman said. They immediately informed railway authorities at Gidni station following which movement of trains was stopped. Train movement was restored after six hours, the spokesman said.
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December - 30 
PTI reports that suspected People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) activists set ablaze three trucks on a highway near West Midnapore District on December 30, Police said. A group of unidentified persons, suspected to be members of PCPA's armed wing Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia, set ablaze th
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PTI reports that suspected People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) activists set ablaze three trucks on a highway near West Midnapore District on December 30, Police said. A group of unidentified persons, suspected to be members of PCPA's armed wing Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia, set ablaze the Jharkhand-bound trucks carrying iron rods and potatoes on the national highway at Mohanpur, about 98 km from Jhagram, in the District, they said. No arrest has been made so far in the case, Police added.
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December - 30 
The supporters of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) squatted on the railway tracks in the Kharagpur-Adra division in the evening of December 30 leading to disruption of train services for hours, The Hindu reports. According to the South Eastern Railway authorities
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The supporters of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) squatted on the railway tracks in the Kharagpur-Adra division in the evening of December 30 leading to disruption of train services for hours, The Hindu reports. According to the South Eastern Railway authorities, around 250 PCPA supporters squatted on the railway tracks, piled stone chips on the tracks and removed pandrol clips (device to hold the track and the concrete sleeper together) between the Midnapore and Godapiyashal stations to observe ‘martyrs day’ in the evening of December 30.
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December - 30 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram expressed concerns over the "pretty depressing" situation in Lalgarh, reported Indian Express. "I am disappointed over the Lalgarh situation...The situation is pretty depressing...despite adequate number (of) Central paramilitary forces (being) sent to them in
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram expressed concerns over the "pretty depressing" situation in Lalgarh, reported Indian Express. "I am disappointed over the Lalgarh situation...The situation is pretty depressing...despite adequate number (of) Central paramilitary forces (being) sent to them in June 2009, the West Bengal Government has not been able to contain the problem," Chidambaram said.
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December - 30 December - 31
Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) supporters were killed by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Belpahari near the Lalgarh area in West Midnapore District late on December 30, reported The Hindu. The victims, Konaram Singh and Ananda Singh, were abducted
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Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) supporters were killed by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Belpahari near the Lalgarh area in West Midnapore District late on December 30, reported The Hindu. The victims, Konaram Singh and Ananda Singh, were abducted from their homes at the Balichua village in the night of December 30. Their bullet-riddled dead bodies were found nearby on December 31. The Maoists left some posters near the dead bodies wherein it was stated that the duo had been punished for being Police informers and for supporting the anti-Maoist Gana Pratirodh Committee (Mass Resistance Committee), the Police said, adds Times of India.
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December - 31 
The PCPA on December 30 said indefinite road blockade demanding release of its two arrested members, which began on December 18 in the Junglemahal – Maoist-affected Districts of Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia-- will end on December 31 (today).
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The PCPA on December 30 said indefinite road blockade demanding release of its two arrested members, which began on December 18 in the Junglemahal – Maoist-affected Districts of Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia-- will end on December 31 (today).
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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