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Jharkhand Timeline 2015
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Incidents
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January 1
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Police busted an arms factory
of the PLFI at Jaldega in Simdega District.
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January 2
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar
Das said it was really unfortunate that even after over six decades
of Independence the poor villagers were deprived of basic amenities
including water, road, electricity etc. He attributed "administrative
failure" as a major cause behind Naxalism and assured to
provide development-oriented schemes and good governance in the
State.
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January 6 |
Two suspected Naxals, identified
as Surendra Surin alias Dela and Simran Surin were killed
by CPI-Maoist cadres allegedly over a dispute regarding sharing
of levy at Kadamdiha in West Singhbhum District.
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January 8 |
Security Forces in Jharkhand launched
an "all-out operation" against PLFI. Though Police did not disclose
the details, they said "Operation Karo II" will continue throughout
January, 2015.
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January 9 |
In September 2014 the State Police
had launched 'Operation Karo-I' in which 50 PLFI rebels were arrested
while two were killed in Simdega District. "In the two-month long
operation over six encounters with the PLFI took place and huge
cache of arms was recovered," said a Police officer.
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January 10 |
The chief of JPC, identified as
Guddu Ganjhu (50), was killed at Birhu village under Simaria Police
Station limits in Chatra District. Police suspect one of his aides
killed him out of a power struggle within JPC to take over the
extremist outfit.
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January 12 |
Three suspected CPI-Maoist cadres
were killed during a three hour long encounter with SFs at Bukar
village under Chauparan Police Station area in Hazaribag District.
An 'area commander' of the PLFI
identified as Sonaram Sundi was arrested from Badlagya village
in West Singhbhum District.
Jharkhand stands to get road and
bridge infrastructure worth INR 6.4 billion from the Centre's
Road Requirement Plan (RRP), an ambitious strategy to combat Naxalism-
by linking remote areas that serve as LWE hideouts.
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January 13 |
The Bokaro Police and the 26th
battalion of the CRPF recovered a powerful cane-bomb planted on
a railway track under the Gomia Police Station of the District.
The cane-bomb was detected and defused by an anti-bomb squad.
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January 14 |
A self-styled 'area commander'
of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee-2 and one of his close aides
were arrested from Barkakhad village under Chainpur Police Station
limits of Palamau District.
Jharkhand Police arrested two
PLFI cadres from Rangamati village under Muffasil Police Station
in West Singhbhum District.
Indicating a tough stance of the
newly-installed government in Jharkhand when it comes to tackling
LWE, Chief Secretary Sajal Chakarabarty said that the fight against
LWE is like war and promised to end all LWE activities in three
months' time. He was speaking at a press conference organised
at the Police Headquarters in Ranchi. He said "There is no time
to surrender now. That train has left the station. If you want
to get in, run and try." "In three months, there will be no active
Naxal activity here. For me, the best Naxalite is a dead Naxalite,"
he added.
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January 15 |
A CPI-Maoist cadre, identified
as Laldeep Singh Kharwar, and three PLFI cadres active in Latehar,
Garhwa and Khunti District surrendered at Dhurwa Police Headquarters
in Ranchi District coinciding with the visit of K. Vijay Kumar,
Senior Security Adviser of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. |
January 16 |
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar
Das said his Government will "rise to the challenge" posed by
insurgents and "decimate extremism and CPI-Maoist violence in
the state within six months".
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January 18 |
A CPI-Maoist cadre, identified
as Joru, was killed during an encounter with SFs in Ghatsila Sub-Division
of East Singhbhum District. A Police officer who is the bodyguard
of ASP was also injured. A pistol and five live cartridges were
recovered from his possession.
The Maoists called for a bandh
in Jharkhand and Bihar in protest against the death of its cadres
who were killed during an encounter in Hazaribagh District on
January 12. The shutdown had an impact in Latehar District where
no public transport or heavy vehicles were seen plying on National
Highway 75 and 99.
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January 20 |
Suspected CPI-Maoist cadres have
killed two persons, including a SPO, near Bundu in Ranchi District.
"One of them was a SPO," Ranchi SSP Prabhat Kumar said.
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January 21 |
Police Constable, Dukhiya Murmu
(30), who was critically injured in an encounter with the Naxals
at Musabani in East Singhbhum District on January 18 succumbed
to his injury at the Tata Main Hospital.
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January 22 |
CPI-Maoist-hit Khunti District
was inspected by DGP, Rajeev Kumar along with his officials. Anti-Maoist
operation has been continuing in the District for the last couple
of days. He also decided to sharpen anti-Maoist operation in other
Districts of Jharkhand.
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January 23 |
SFs arrested a CPI-Maoist 'zonal
commander' identified as Madan Rai in Giridih District. A country-made
pistol and live cartridges were also seized from his possession.
Three armed extremists, reportedly
belonging to PLFI barged into Kurumkela upgraded middle school
under Kurdeg Police Station in Simdega District on the Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh
border and tried to abduct a school teacher at gunpoint, creating
panic among students on the campus.
CPI-Maoist killed an 18-year-old
girl at a village in Khunti District. Police said the body of
Birsi Kumari (18) was found by neighbours with two bullet wounds
on January 24 at Kitahatu village. Local residents said the girl
paid with her life for being a Police informer, but the Police
deny the claim.
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January 26 |
Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed
urged the CPI-Maoist cadres to shun violence, join the mainstream
and help the State move forward on the path of development, which
has been elusive for 14 years since it was bifurcated from Bihar.
In his Republic Day address at the historic Morhabadi field Governor
Ahmed said "Left Wing Extremism is a big challenge for both the
State and the country. The State Government has put tough measures
in place to deal with the extremists, besides working for development
in the Red-hit areas. People who have deviated from the mainstream
should now realize that war is not a solution."
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January 28 |
A CPI-Maoist self-styled 'zonal
commander' was arrested in Garhwa District of Jharkhand. SP Sudhir
Kumar Jha said that the Maoist, identified as Jagdish Budhayadav,
was arrested from Kulhi village under Bandharia Police Station
limits following a tip-off. A country-made pistol, four bullets
and INR 1.34 lakh cash were recovered from his possession.
Acting on a tip-off, Police arrested
a Naxal 'commander', identified as Prakash Kerketta alias
Arvind - in Ranchi District of Jharkhand. The LWE was involved
in at least 15 cases including murder and extortion. He had launched
a separate outfit named Jharkhand Gram Raksha Dal. A country
made carbine, gun, bullets and motorcycle were also recovered
from him.
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January 29 |
A CPI-Maoist, cadre identified
as Sunil Ganju who was arrested under POTA in 2004, was sentenced
to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by a Special Court in Ranchi
of Jharkhand.
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January 30 |
A senior cadre of the CPI-Maoist
regional military commission identified as Jairam alias
Nagender alias Arun alias Mochhu and his accomplice Bhupender
Yadav were arrested at Manandohar in Palamu District of Jharkhand.
Police recovered one eight round revolver from the possession
of Jairam.
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January 31 |
The decomposed body of a 'sub-zonal
commander' of the PLFI, a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, who
was killed by a young member of the rebel outfit on the night
of January 16, was recovered from Sauka forest in Itki, around
25km from Ranchi District headquarters of Jharkhand. Bikas Oraon
(18) had crushed Samdhad aka Maulvi, to death with a stone in
his sleep because the PLFI leader was not willing to let him go
so that he could appear for his matriculation examination. Police
came to know this after arresting Bikas, a resident of Gadri village
in Bero who joined the PLFI some three months ago. They found
four fire weapons and 68 live cartridges from his possession.
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February 2 |
CRPF DG Prakash Mishra said the
red zone [Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested
region] is steadily shrinking in Bihar and Jharkhand. It has been
possible because the CRPF personnel are not only carrying out
operations against Maoists but also helping the common man in
many other ways, like distributing essentials such as woolen clothes,
utensils etc and enabling them to get their Aadhaar cards.
Jharkhand Governor Dr Syed Ahmed
said that the problem of Naxalism can be easily curbed
with development of the State. Holding a high level meeting with
State Government officials at Raj Bhawan in Ranchi, ahead of the
Governors' meeting chaired by President of India on February 11-12,
the Governor asked the officials to take on the Naxal
problem as a challenge and work for development of the State.
SF personnel detected and defused
a powerful can-bomb in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand. Following
a tip-off, the SFs comprising CRPF personnel and District Police
Force, detected the bomb on Tiriposi-Bitkilsoya road while on
patrol, SP, N K Singh said.
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February 5 |
Some hand written threatening
posters of the CPI-Maoist appeared in parts of Chhatarpur in Palamu
District.
A 'platoon commander' of the CPI-Maoist
was arrested from Jolbigha under Pratappur Police Station area
of Chatra District. The Maoist has been identified as Mahendra
Yadav. A country made pistol, four live cartridges, four mobile
phones, various sim-cards and INR 6,5000 in cash along with Maoist
literature have been recovered from his possession. SP Surendra
Kumar Jha said that Yadav was arrested during a joint raid conducted
by the district police, CRPF personnel and troopers of the CoBRA
Battalion. The Maoist is also the mastermind of the 'technical
cell' of the Maoists, the SP said.
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February 6 |
Eighteen can bombs, each weighing
between 15 to 20 kilograms, suspected to be planted by the CPI-Maoist
underneath a kaccha road have been recovered in Khunti District.
Khunti District Police force
arrested one ultra belonging to the PLFI from Karra Police Station
in Khunti District.
In a security review meeting chaired
by chief secretary Rajiv Gauba at the CRPF headquarters, he intimated
officers of the Government's plan to wipe out CPI-Maoist within
six months. To ensure the same, development and security measures
would soon be undertaken in rebel-hit areas, he said.
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February 7 |
A CPI-Maoist 'area commander',
identified as Navin alias Upendra Paswan and two of his
accomplices, Kanda Vishwakarma and Lofar Chaki, were arrested
by SFs from Porahat forest under West Singhbhum District. Paswan
was the 'area commander' of Chatarapur in Palamau District. Two
pistols, some live cartridges and a vehicle were seized from them.
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February 8 |
A CPI-Maoist cadre, identified
as Anil Singh, surrendered before the DGP Rajeev Kumar at a function
in Rania of Khunti District. He also deposited a carbine and a
rifle before DGP Kumar.
DGP Rajeev Kumar has said that
the State Police will recruitment 10,000 Policemen and officers
to further enhance the Policing in Jharkhand.
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February 10 |
The Dumka District Administration
and Police destroyed poppy crop planted over a stretch of 150
acres in CPI-Maoist-affected villages under Shikaripara Police
Station limits of the District. Acting on a tip off, SP Anup T
Mathew and SDO Sudhir Kumar along with Police force destroyed
poppy crop planted illegally in Hirapur and Dhobaghati village
of the District.
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February 12 |
Train services in the Gomoh-Gaya
section of the East Central Railway were disrupted as suspected
CPI-Maoist cadres blew up railway tracks during the Jharkhand
bandh called by them to protest the amendment in Land Acquisition
Act. The track was blown up on the Jamunia river bridge between
Gomoh-Telo stations under Dhanbad division of East Central Railway.
The bandh had a mixed response
in the mineral-rich Kolhan region comprised of East and West Singhbhum
and Seraikela-Kharswan Districts. While shops and market in Maoist-stronghold
areas were closed, road traffic was also thin, Police said.
The CPI-Maoist called for a bandh
in five states, including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, on February
20 to protest the anti-people's activities of the State and Central
governments. In a press release, the Maoists' Central Regional
Bureau 'spokesperson' Pratap accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Telangana
CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao as well as the CMs of Chhattisgarh, Odisha
and Maharashtra of implementing destructive and anti-people policies.
He said the bandh would be observed for 24 hours but emergency
services would be exempted.
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February 14 |
CRPF organised a health camp in
Maoist affected villages of Latehar District. CRPF personnel,
as a part of civic action programme, distributed free medicines
and utensils to the poor.
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February 16 |
Palamu District Police have confirmed
the arrest of a hardcore CPI-Maoist cadre, who was allegedly involved
in several anti-government operations. A joint operation was launched
by the State Police and CRPF to arrest him. "We have arrested
an active Maoist named Nanhuram alias Panchua. He is accused
of landmine blast on the car of Additional Superintendent of Police,
Ronald Hansda, and firing on him in 2012. He was absconding since
then," said Palamu District SP Mayur Patel.
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February 17 |
TPC cadres shot dead one of their
colleagues identified as Pradip Mehta in Pipra village of Palamau
District. A group of TPC cadres arrived in a village and dragged
Mehta out of his house before shooting him dead near his house,
SP, Mayur Patel said. A Police team went to the area and recovered
the body on February 18, he said.
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February 18 |
Security personnel recovered four
landmines from Kelkargarh-Dwarika Road in Palamau District of
Jharkhand. The recovery was made when the district police force
and Jaguar personnel were on a poppy-destroying campaign in the
area, SP Mayur Patel said. The security personnel stumbled upon
an exposed wire during their operation and launched a search in
the vicinity, he said, adding that they spotted four landmines
including three connected in a series.
A Maoist identified as Gura Nag
alias DK who was among a group of 15 prisoners to have escaped
from outside Chaibasa Divisional Jail on December 9, 2014 surrendered
before West Singhbhum Police of Jharkhand.
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February 19 |
Two persons allegedly carrying
cash to hand over to the PLFI were arrested in Khunti District
of Jharkhand, a senior Police officer said. Police have arrested
Tinku Kumar and Manoj Lugun when they were on their way on a motorcycle
to handed over the money collected as levy to the PLFI sub-zonal
'Commander' Jidan Gudia, Superintendent of Police, Anis Gupta
said. The arrest was made on Ranchi-Khunti road under Khunti police
station in Maoist-hit Khunti district, he said. The Police also
seized INR 1.562 million allegedly collected as levy, he said
adding it was yet to be ascertained from whom the money was collected.
Jharkhand Police have asked for
a contingent of 5,000 CRPF personnel to help them destroy 12 Maoist
camps across the State. Most of the 12 camps are mostly situated
in forested hills, which the forces consider impregnable and do
not dare to venture into.
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February 20 |
Police detained a suspect after
finding over 35 bombs, 500 detonators, around one dozen bombs
(some semi-prepared), one laptop, two hard discs, and several
CPI-Maoist utility items after an encounter at Latehar-Gumla District
borders. However, almost 100 Maoists including central committee
member Arvindji, managed to escape during the encounter. Around
100 Maoists were crossing from Latehar to West Singhbhum's Saranda
forest via Gumla when SF personnel engaged them in an encounter.
"The encounter continued for hours from midnight after which the
Maoists escaped leaving behind a huge quantity of materials,"
said a Police officer.
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February 22 |
Security Force personnel recovered
explosives planted under a culvert near Penk-Kanchkiro within
the Nawadih Police Station limits in Bokaro District of Jharkhand,
a senior police officer said. The recovery was made when the security
personnel were on an anti-naxal operation in the Maoist-stronghold
area, Superintendent of Police, A Vijayalaxmi said. She said the
security personnel spotted a 10 kg can-bomb planted under a culvert,
which was recovered and defused.
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February 23 |
A CRPF team discovered a large
amount of explosives and ammunition near a village situated in
Jhumra of Gomia block in Bokaro District. Although Maoists seem
to have deserted Jhumra, their arms and ammunition are still being
recovered from different spots across the jungles by a CRPF 26
battalion team, headed by commandant, Sanjay Kumar. The search
team, while scouring the jungle, discovered a steel trunk containing
explosives and weapons, after being tipped off about the Maoist
hideout.
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March 1 |
A CPI-Maoist supporter and supplier
of explosives, identified as Karamdayal Munda, was arrested by
Lohardaga Police. SP Manoj Ratan Chothe has said "Under the leadership
of SDPO AS Rijwi and police force, CRPF, a search operation was
conducted on Sunday. Police arrested Karamdayal Munda, the Maoist
supporter and the supplier of explosives who was in Badi village
of Senha block." During interrogation, the supplier told the Police
that he had kept some explosives near a Anganbadi centre. Police
found 175 pieces of detonators, 25 metre cortex wire, a pressure
cooker and 34 pieces of large sized canes. The SP added "Munda
used to supply explosives to the Maoists for a long time especially
to Madan and Nakul Yadav. During election hours he supplied them
rice and eatables."
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March 2 |
Jharkhand Police recovered cache
of arms and ammunition from Murpa forest under Mahuatand Police
Station in Bokaro District of Jharkhand. Acting on a tip off,
the District Police launched a massive search operation and recovered
two SLR, three Masket Rifles, one 3.9 bore rifle, three 303 bore
rifle, 400 live cartridges including 362 live cartridges of 7.6
bore, a flash light, wires, mobiles phone and Maoist literature,
SP, A Vijayalaxmi said.
SFs stumbled upon and recovered
a powerful can-bomb in Murhu-Arki border in Khunti District. The
recovery was made when the SFs comprising of Khunti District Police
and 60 Battalion of CRPF from adjoining West Singhbhum District
stumbled upon an open wire, District SP Anish Gupta said. The
explosive weighed 50 kg. The bomb was suspected to have been planted
by PLFI - a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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March 6 |
Intelligence inputs coming from
CRPF and IB have suggested that the growing alienation among tribal
population in various CPI-Maoist strongholds in Odisha, Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh and parts of Bihar and Maharashtra has forced CPI-Maoist
to order a study of socioeconomic impact of the central development
schemes. The study has been ordered by the Eastern Regional Bureau
of CPI-Maoist that supervises Maoist activities in Bihar, Jharkhand,
West Bengal, Assam, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and North Chhattisgarh,
sources said. The ERB has asked various state committees to undertake
detailed study in villages and circulated a 19 column detailed
pro-forma to be duly filled up by the surveyors. "The CPI (Maoist)
has noted that if it has to spread and further revolution in the
agrarian areas, it has to review its tactics in the light of socio-political
and economic impact of the development schemes that have been
there in the rural and tribal areas for the last two decades,"
said sources.
In their internal communications,
the Maoist's have blamed these programmes for weaning away village
level activists as they got involved in various contractual works
associated with these schemes. Besides initiatives like Rs. 2
per kg rice for poor and Saranda action plan succeeded in misguiding
some of its active cadres and sowed seeds of discord among them,
the intelligence inputs note. The confiscated documents also suggest
that some Maoist leaders lament the lack of maturity on part of
some of its senior leadership for being unaware of changing ground
realities and need for a comprehensive survey from a Marxist perspective.
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March 8 |
Kuldip Yadav, 'area commander'
of the TPC was killed by the Maoists in Palamu District. The body
of Yadav was found near Dobatiya More on NH 98 under Harihurganj
Police Station. Kuldip was abducted by the Maoists from Koolhaiya
Village on March 7, when he had gone to his maternal uncle's village.
Chhaterpur DSP Sameer Tirkey confirmed the killing of the TPC
'area commander' by the Maoists. The DSP also confirmed the recovery
of hand written letter by the Maoists at the spot claiming responsibility
for gunning down the 'commander', saying he was shot dead to avenge
the killing of 11 Naxalite cadres namely Jaiker, Praful, Prayas,
Jitender, Albert, Danish, Tapos, Niraj, Ramesh, Hansraj and Baleshwar,
at Lakarbandha in Chatra District on March 27-28, 2013.
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March 11 |
CPI-Maoist perpetrated violence
has declined in the country from 1,000 killings during 2008, 2009
and 2010 to about 300-odd now, K. Vijay Kumar, Special Security
Adviser, the UMHA, said in VIT University in Vellore. "This is
a sign that two-third violence has come down. But that does not
mean that they (Maoists) are incapable of causing hiccups and
giving surprises," he said. He further said there were two to
three Maoist-affected States that were being concentrated upon.
"Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand contribute about 30 per cent each
that is two-third in the country. The Governments are trying to
tighten efforts here," he pointed out.
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March 13 |
Suspected CPI-Maoist cadres attacked
a site of Dhibra mica mines under Lokaynayanpur Police Station
limits of Giridih District and killed the manager, identified
as Shyam Rout (35), and injured his aide and thrashed all the
10 labourers. "They torched two vehicles and warned them of more
attacks if they do not stop the work. It appears that the Maoists
had sought levy from the contractor. An investigation has been
launched into the case," DSP headquarters Vijay Ashish Kujur said.
A CPI-Maoist cadre was killed
and four others were injured during an encounter with SFs at Sargaon
village in Gumla District. Unconfirmed reports, however, said
four more Maoists were killed but Police did not confirm the report.
ASP, operations, Pawan Kumar Singh, and SDPO Mohammad Arshi led
two teams of forces to Sargaon village in Chainpur near Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh
border after Police got information that top Maoist leader Deokumar
Singh alias Arvindji was holding a meeting with his core
team in the hills. "Maoists started firing at our team when they
approached the hills. Our forces launched a far stronger retaliatory
fire which killed one and injured at least four of them," said
CRPF IG RK Mishra. "We have seized one rifle, a hand grenade,
150 live cartridges, huge quantity of food grain and several utensils
from the Maoist camp," said Lohardaga SP Manoj Ratan, who is in-charge
of Gumla.
Jharkhand Jaguar troopers and
CRPF personnel busted two artificial bunkers of Maoists on Jhumra
Hill in Gomia block of Bokaro District. Jharkhand Police seized
grenades, live cartridges, can bombs and other items hidden by
the Maoist in the forest. Commenting on the matter, Bokaro SP
A. Vijaylaxmi said they launched a search operation following
intelligence inputs about movement of a Maoist squad headed by
its leader, Santosh Mahto. "We have recovered two hand grenades,
10 kilograms cane bomb, live cartridges of AK-47 and Insas rifles
besides naxal literature," said Vijaylaxmi.
One PLFI cadre, identified as
Janeshwar Gope, surrendered before Khunti District Police. Gope
was wanted in more than eight cases including cases of murder
and kidnapping.
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March 14 |
A PLFI cadre, identified as Imanuel
Hembrom, was arrested in Simdega District. The Police found two
rifles and six bullets from his possession.
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March 16 |
Three Naxal were arrested
from Saomarangbeda village under Arki Police Station limits in
Khunti District. SP Anish Gupta said security personnel consisting
of CRPF and District Armed Police were on an anti-LWE 'Operation
Kaaro' in the District when they arrested the trio. The three
have been identified as Sohrai Munda, who was carrying a reward
of INR 200000 on his head, Vinoo Munda and Dasai Munda, the SP
said. A rifle, six cartridges and LWE literatures were seized
from their possession.
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March 18 |
A senior CPI-Maoist cadre, identified
as Yogendra Mishra, a 'sub-zonal commander', was arrested when
he was going back to the forest after getting treatment of his
leg in Lohardaga District. SP Manoj Ratan said he was arrested
in the forest under Kisko Police Station of the District.
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March 19 |
Acting on a tip-off, the SFs recovered
a powerful can-bomb from Saranda forest area in West Singhbhum
District. The SFs comprising CRPF and District Armed Police Force
launched a massive search operation in a village near Karampada
and spotted the can-bomb planted underneath a kucha road,
said SP Michael S Raj. The SP said the explosive weighed 30 kg
and was planted to target the security personnel.
Eight miscreants including four
cadres of TPC were arrested from Ghato area of Ramgarh District.
SP M Tamilvanan said the arrested TPC cadres were allegedly involved
in the attack on Tata Steel's West Bokaro colliery site on the
intervening night of March 16-17. Five mobile phones and two motorcycles
have been seized from them, Tamilvanan said.
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March 21 |
The cadres of the PLFI set ablaze
two construction machines in the middle of the night in Latehar
District. The machines were being used by the local administration
to construct a new road. "This whole incident has been attributed
to the PLFI. They had demanded levy. We got information that around
seven-eight members had burnt down two machines which were being
used to make the roads. We have also recovered a letter in which
the PLFI has claimed responsibility," said Sub-Divisional Police
Officer (SDPO) of Latehar, Roshan Gudia.
Three members of a family, identified
as Balkishore Shahdeo, Jal Kishore Shahdeo and Pramod, have been
killed allegedly by the CPI-Maoist cadres at Murmu village in
Lohardaga District. The family was on a hunting trip when they
were kidnapped from Sahedpat village. Their bodies were found
early on March 22 morning near Marayan forest under the Jowang
Police Station limits. Maoist sources claimed they were killed
because they were police informers. "The Shahdeos resisted Left-Wing
Extremists since they entered the area in 1991," said Lohardaga
SP Manoj Ratan Chothe. The Shahdeos were landowners and of royal
lineage, which made them a target for the Maoists.
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March 24 |
Three cadres belonging to TPC
including 'sub-zonal commander' Karanji alias Rakesh Kumar
Chandrawansi, were arrested in Chatra District. One pistol, five
live cartridges, two mobile phones and two SIM cards were found
in their possession.
Police arrested two Maoists in
raids conducted at two different places in Gomia and Petarwar
blocks in Bokaro District. Police have also recovered INR 60,000
cash from the possession of one, which is most likely levy money
collected by him from the people of the area. SP A Vijaylaxmi
said Police first arrested Rati Ram Manjhi, a resident of Mahuataad
area of Gomia, when he had gone to collect levy from businessmen
in Petarwar. Later, Police jointly with CRPF arrested another
Maoist identified as Tulsi Marandi from Mahuataad area in the
District.
Police arrested one of the top
CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as David Marandi from Amrapara Police
Station area of Pakur District. Marandi, a native of Junju Village,
under Gopikandar Police Station of neighbouring Dumka District
of Jharkhand has been involved in four cases including the killing
of Sister Valsa, a Christian nun, who was involved in anti-displacement
movement against Panem coal mining company and was brutally killed
at Pachuara village in November 2012. Pakur SP Anup Birthary said,
"David Marandi has been one of the active members of the armed
squad of the CPI-Maoist active in Pakur and other parts of Santhal
Pargana who used to provide strategic support to rebels."
The State cabinet recommended
a steep hike in compensation to Maoists who will surrender in
Jharkhand. Members of CPI-Maoist politburo, special area committee
and regional bureau would now get a whopping INR 2.5 million when
they surrender, INR 1.3 million more than the Rs 1.2 million that
the cabinet had recommended last week. The cabinet revised compensation
for CPI-Maoist regional committee members for surrender as well.
Earlier, it had recommended INR 700,000 for regional committee
member, now they will get INR 1.5 million. Zonal committee members
would now get INR 1 million while members of sub-zonal committee
will get INR 500,000, cabinet secretary N N Pandey announced on
March 24.
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March 25 |
Two sympathisers of the PLFI were
hacked to death by suspected cadres of the CPI-Maoist in Sonua
Police Station area in West Singhbhum District. A group of 15
armed Maoists dragged the victims, identified as Lakhan Bala (27)
and Jaimati Borja (29), out of their houses in Gurdri village
around 10pm and latter killed them on a village road. West Singhbhum
SP Michael Raj said, "The place of occurrence is located in a
dense jungle. So, we are yet to get a detailed report on the murders,"
he said. The SP added Maoist pamphlets were found at the scene
of murders, which suggested involvement of Maoists.
Bokaro District Police arrested
a CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Rati Ram Manjhi, when he had
gone to collect levy from a businessmen in Petarwar area of the
District. Sources said that acting on a tip-off, a Police team
headed by DSP Bermo Manoj Rai raided Petarwar area and arrested
Manjhi. Police personnel found INR 60,000 cash from his possession.
Bokaro District Police arrested
another Maoist, identified as Tulsi Marandi, at Mahuataad area
under Gomia block in Bokaro District.
Three TPC cadres, including a
'sub-zonal commander' identified as Karanji alias Rakesh Kumar
Chandrawansi were arrested in Chatra District. One pistol, five
live cartridges, two mobile phones and two SIM cards were found
from their possession. TPC is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
A day after the cabinet's decision
to increase compensation to Maoists who surrender, Bimal Gudia
alias Pandey Gudia alias Tibu Gudia, a CPI-Maoist cadre, surrendered
at State Police Headquarters in Ranchi. Gudia has been a member
of the South Chhotanagpur zonal committee's 'secretary' Anmol
Da's squad and was also part of the 2014 Chiabasa jail break.
Gudia said he surrendered because of exploitation among the Maoists.
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March 26 |
Two men attacked three employees
of Shivam Road and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd at Machadiha in Ghatshila
in East Singhbhum District. The armed men, who came on a tractor
around 1.30 am, first fired at Bapi (27), a driver posted at the
camp-office. Then, the duo barged into the camp and shot at Anjani
Ilu (37), the manager of the company, and attacked Mukesh Kumar
(40), a supervisor, with an iron rod. While Bapi sustained the
injury in his left arm, Ilu took the bullet in his chest. Mukesh
sustained serious head injuries.
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March 28 |
Two CPI-Maoist cadres were killed,
while a woman cadre was injured during an encounter with the SFs
near the jungles under Sadar Police Station in Latehar District.
The woman cadre was arrested and admitted to a hospital, SP Ajay
Linda said. The bodies of the two dead Maoists were recovered
from the spot, he said.
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March 29 |
Jharkhand Police have decided
to provide free medical treatment to CPI-Maoist cadres injured
in encounters with SFs and are calling the new initiative 'Operation
Nai Disha'. DGP DK Pandey said that Police and paramilitary forces
involved in anti-Maoist operations have been instructed to take
care of injured Maoists. A dedicated team should be there who
will make medical arrangements. "They are our own people but someone
has misguided them. I hope the humanitarian gesture will have
an impact on them (the Maoists) and help them reform," Inspector
General of Police (IG), Human Rights, MS Bhatia said. Lalmuni
Kumari, the woman Maoist cadre who was injured in March 28 encounter,
was shifted to Ranchi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). Instead
of going by road, the Police decided to use a chopper to save
time, the DGP said.
Police identified the two Maoists
who were killed in an encounter in Latehar District. Latehar SP
Ajay Linda said one was 'sub-zonal commander' Sakindra Yadav alias
Tufan and his aide Balkeshwar Oraon.
The Home Department, under Chief
Minister Raghubar Das, has directed Police to create a network
of SITs under Jharkhand Jaguar, to fast-track and streamline the
probe of Naxal LWE-related incidents so that they stand
in a court of law. The 12 SITs will be in place by May 2015, said
an internal Police communiqué. State DGP DK Pandey and ADG, Operations,
Anil Palta will centrally monitor the District/range SITs at Ranchi
Headquarters. Till February 2015, as many as 1,223 Naxal-related
cases are under investigations across 24 districts. Coupled with
this, Home Department sources are also dissatisfied with the low
rate of convictions, an outcome of a vicious cycle of an overburdened
Police force failing to file watertight cases. The internal Police
communiqué, extensively quotes from the Home Department's observations
in writing, including "work pressure at the field level" led to
inadequate attention paid to rebel-related cases. "Chargesheets
filed often don't stand scrutiny in courts even if culprits are
apprehended. They are released from jail and they rejoin ranks
of extremists which is wastage of precious resources of the government,"
the document reads. This observation holds true as only a few
day ago, a Special Prevention Of Terrorism Act (POTA) court in
Ranchi had given the benefit of doubt to jailed Maoist Sunil Ganjhu,
an accused in an attack on a convoy of JD(U) leader Gautam Sagar
Rana. In its communication to Police, the Home Department had
strongly castigated the "little or no attention" paid to initiating
action under Prevention of Money Laundering Act and other central
and state acts, chasing the money trail and finding out sources
of weapons and explosives and activities with interstate ramifications.
Now, each SIT will conduct in-depth investigations of LWE-related
cases using forensic and scientific tools of investigation. They
will look into the attachment of property of the accused, the
proceeds from extortion, detection of the money trail, recovered
arms and ammunition as well as explosives. In Ranchi alone, there
are 52 pending LWE cases till February, 2015. The situation worsens
in the interiors. Palamau reports an astounding 112 pending cases,
Garhwa 56, Latehar 89, Chaibasa 101, Khunti 140 and Chatra. Gumla,
Simdega and Lohardaga together have 183 pending cases. Hazaribagh,
Koderma, Ramgarh and Giridih together have 215 pending cases.
Bokaro, Dhanbad and Railway Dhanbad has 72 unsolved cases.
Bus owners in Jharkhand have suspended
their operations in the wake of assaults and extortions by Maoist
cadres. Maoists have been regularly extorting money from bus drivers
in several Districts of the State with authorities failing to
take any action.
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March 30 |
CPI-Maoist cadres are "trafficking"
children from Districts like Latehar, Gumla and Lohardaga of Jharkhand
and forcing them to join the outfit. The Police based their inference
on statements given by injured Maoist cadre Lalmuni Kumari, who
is being treated at RIMS, Ranchi.
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April 1 |
A JPC cadre was killed and two
more cadres were injured in an encounter with rival TPC at Panki
village in Palamu District of Jharkhand. Jharkhand Police spokesperson
Anurag Gupta said Police have found the extremist's body and launched
a search operation for the injured. JPC and TPC are splinter groups
of the CPI-Maoist.
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April 2 |
A hardcore arrested CPI-Maoist
cadre, identified as Jamesh Murmu, was referred to the RIMS in
Ranchi when he consumed something soon after being produced in
a court in Dumka District of Jharkhand, a Central Jail official
said. Murmu, who was booked under various sections of IPC including
murder and was incarcerated in the Dumka Central Jail since August
2011, was taken for production in the court of District Judge
Virendra Pratap Singh.
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April 3 |
A CPI-Maoist 'zonal commander'
was lynched by villagers near Rongo Village under Manoharpur Police
Station in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand. SP Michael Raj
S said the lynched Maoist, identified as Johnson Ganju, was a
resident of Hazaribagh but had been operating in Saranda forest
of the District for long. Ganju allegedly went to meet his lady
love in Rongo village when the villagers, angry with his extortion
and other misdeeds, surrounded him and beat him to death with
stones and bows and arrow, he said. A country-made pistol, two
live cartridges, one empty cartridge and three mobile phones were
recovered from his possession.
JSJMM, a breakaway faction of
the CPI-Maoist, set ablaze two coal-loaded trucks and damaged
another at a railway siding near Tori station in Latehar District
of Jharkhand. The rebels opened fire at the approaching Police
personnel from Chandwa Police Station, who arrived at the spot.
But, the rebels retreated as the Policemen retaliated. No casualty
was reported from any side. However, before leaving the spot,
the rebels left behind a handbill, asking officials of Balaji
Transport to heed to their demands.
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April 4 |
Police arrested a CPI-Maoist cadre,
Suresh Oraon alias Suryash, from near his residence located
in Ambajhariya in Angara area in the outskirts of Ranchi District
of Jharkhand. The arrested militant was wanted in two cases including
the murder of a Police informer.
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April 10 |
Nicholas Pahan (30), an area commander
of PLFI, a breakaway faction of CPI Maoist, was killed in an encounter
with security forces at Kunjla village under Murhu Police Station
in Khunti District of Jharkhand. Pahan was in-charge of PLFI activities
in Murhu, Torpa and Khunti blocks from where he collected levies
from contractors to fund the outfit's war against the State. Police
also arrested one of the extremists who laid down arms during
the gun-battle. A Police search party found four pistols and a
huge cache of live cartridges at the site later.
Two CPI Maoist cadres, identified
as Paw Pahan and Jogar Munda, were arrested by SF personnel during
a search operation in the Sigma village under Arki Police Station
in Khunti District of Jharkhand. One country-made pistol and nine
live cartridges were recovered from their possession.
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April 11 |
District Police arrested a 19-year-old
CPI-Maoist leader, Manoratnam Soren alias Tunna Soren,
after conducting a raid near Koyataad Railway Crossing of Dumri
Vihar, under Gomia Police Station in Bokaro District of Jharkhand.
He used to work as a messenger for top leaders of the outfit across
states. Police found Maoist literature and INR 18,300 cash from
his possession. The cash recovered from him was collected as levy
from the people of the area. SP Bokaro, A Vijaylaxmi said that
Soren was a big catch as he was involved in many Maoist incidents
in Gola, Hazaribagh, Parasnath and Jamui. Soren has high contacts
with the Maoists who are active in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and
other regions. He is closed to top Maoist leader, Ganapathi and
other leaders. Sources said that Soren is also a member of technical
cell of the outfit. He was carrying a confidential letter sent
by Maoist 'commanders' Anal Da and Kishan Da of Luggu Hill for
Maoist leader Karan Da in Saranda, when the Police caught him.
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April 15 |
Exchange of fire took place between
Police and CPI-Maoist cadres in Chelwa forest area, situated at
the border of Katkamsandi and Katkamdag blocks of Hazaribagh District
of Jharkhand. Officially, Hazaribagh Police is not saying anything
yet but according to sources, they have seized a fire weapon and
some pithoos from the encounter site and interrogation is going
on of a suspect whom they have brought with them from the forest.
Police and JPC, a breakaway faction
of the CPI-Maoist, exchanged gunfire for several hours in the
forests of Amjora in Hazaribagh District of Jharkhand. Following
a tip-off regarding the presence of around 30 JPC ultras at a
particular spot a Police team moved to forest. Upon arrival of
the Police at the forest, the ultras opened fire on them, triggering
a gun battle in which more than 150 rounds were fired between
both the parties. However, no casualties were reported from the
either side. The rebels retreated deep into the forest leaving
behind 'uniforms', medicines and diaries containing names of local
contractors who were to be targeted for extortion.
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April 16 |
Jharkhand Police produced senior
Maoist leader, Shiv Prasad Singh alias Rohitji alias Ritlal alias
Pawanji before media after he was arrested from Patratu under
Pithoria Police Station (Ranchi District). Rohitji, known to be
a member of BJSAC since formation of CPI-Maoist in 2004 carries
a reward of INR 2.5 million in Jharkhand whereas he is also learnt
to be in the most wanted list of Bihar Police with a separate
cash reward of INR 1 million in his name.
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April 17 |
A 30-year-old man was found bludgeoned
to death at Machh Bhandar in Ghatshila subdivision of East Singhbhum
District of Jharkhand triggering suspicion that the murder might
be a handiwork of CPI-Maoist. The victim is yet to be identified.
The body was lying near an under-construction canal over Subarnarekha
River in the Ghurabandha Police Station area. Boulders used to
bludgeon him were also found near the murder spot along with some
Maoist posters calling for a hike in wages of kendu leaves
collectors. However, Police cannot be sure of the rebel hand as
of now, as the posters can be old.
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April 19 |
Police arrested Rijus Ekka alias
Khakha, a member of the CPI-Maoist area committee, from Bagicha
Toli in Tupudana in Jagannathpur on the outskirts of Ranchi District
of Jharkhand. Khakha was wanted in several Maoist-related cases.
Banned Naxalite literatures, one mobile phone and two SIM cards
were recovered from his possession.
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April 22 |
Protesting over the arrest of
SAC member Shiv Prasad Singh alias Rohit ji in Jharkhand
and ten others from different parts of Bihar during the last one
week, CPI-Maoist have given a call for Bihar and Jharkhand bandh
from April 26.
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April 23 |
Two powerful can bombs were recovered
from Goelkera Police Station area of West Singhbhum District of
Jharkhand, fuelling suspicion that CPI-Maoist might have planted
the explosives to cause damages to SF personnel during their six-day
Jharkhand bandh from April 26. The bombs, weighing around
25kg each, were found buried beneath the ground at Pandwa village
along a path frequently used by Police and Paramilitary Forces.
Beside the can bombs, Police found six mortars, cartridges of
303 rifles and 9mm pistols, empty cartridges, medicines, accounts
books, Naxalite literature and haversacks from under the earth.
Hazaribagh Police arrested Asha
Kiran, women 'wing commander' of the CPI-Maoist from the jungle
of Aulaunja village of Katkamsandi block of Hazaribagh District
of Jharkhand. Police also arrested a local doctor who was treating
her. After the arrest, the Police admitted her to sadar hospital
in Hazaribagh. Asha is accused in 20 cases in Hazaribagh, Chatra,
Gaya and Bokaro District since 2006.
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April 25 |
Around 70 to 80 armed CPI-Maoist
cadres stormed into Pasiya village under Chak panchayat
in Manatu block in Palamu District of Jharkhand and set ablaze
the equipment of a cell phone tower. The Maoists also set ablaze
a tractor-cum-trolley and assaulted the driver of the tractor
Dineshwar Ram.
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April 27 |
The five day (April 26 - 30) Naxal
bandh evoked an effective response in Kolhan Division (East
Singhbhum, Seraikella-Kharsawan and West Singhbhum) Districts
of Jharkhand on its second day. The Paramilitary Forces had removed
the posters during patrolling the area. Shops and business establishments
were closed in Ghatshila and other townships under Ghatshila sub-division
of East Singhbhum District since the morning. The bandh
was also effective in Chaibasa, Chakradharpur. Barring Ghatshila
and its periphery the three Districts of the division namely East
and West Singhbhum and Seraikella-Kharsawan remained incident
free.
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April 29 |
A cadre of the PLFI, a splinter
group of the CPI-Maoist, was arrested from his house at McCluskieganj
in Hutap in Khelari block in Ranchi District. SP (rural) Raj Kumar
Lakra said acting on a tip-off, they arrested Shyam Lohra (35)
with a country made pistol and eight rounds of ammunition from
Hutap. Active in Khelari and McCluskieganj, Lohra, who worked
for top PLFI leaders Varun and Kargil, was wanted in five cases.
Armed cadres of the CPI-Maoist
set ablaze six dumpers engaged in construction of a 30km village
road at Churchu block in Hazaribagh District, causing a loss of
over INR 10 million. Sources said that Maoists had been demanding
levy from officials of Bhardwaj Constructions for the past six
months.
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May 2 |
Two PLFI cadres, identified as
Birsa Munda and Durgal Hasa alias Tiring, were arrested
by Police from Dandih village in Khunti District. A country-made
SLR rifle and four rounds of ammunition were recovered from their
possession. PLFI is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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May 3 |
The cadres of CPI-Maoist blew
up a bridge on Dhordhorwa river situated in Bedam panchayat
of Churchu block in Hazaribagh District. A group of Maoists reached
Julmi village and started searching some villagers, who according
to them were 'police informers'. When they failed to do so, they
set ablaze two houses in that village. After coming out of the
village, they stayed near the bridge over Dhordhorwa river.
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May 5 |
A top CPI-Maoist cadre, identified
as Kunwar Yadav alias Waseerji, 40, member of the CPI-Maoist's
East Bihar North Jharkhand Simant Regional Committee, carrying
INR 1.5 million cash reward on his head, was arrested from Bathuakura
village under Bhelwaghati Police Station limits in Giridih District.
The SFs raided the village on intelligence inputs.
A couple, identified as Deepeshwar
Mehta and Dhaneshwari Devi, allegedly involved in illegal trade
and supply of explosives to CPI-Maoist, were killed in an explosion
under Padma Police Station area in Hazaribagh District. The explosion
was so strong that the two were blown into pieces. The incident
took place when they were carrying explosives and other inflammable
items into the forest for the Maoists.
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May 6 |
A CoBRA personnel, identified
as AK Tripathy, sustained injuries in an encounter between security
personnel and Maoists in Riarda forest under Arki Police Station
of Khunti District. The encounter began in the morning and was
reported to be on as the security personnel surrounded some Maoists
in the forest, said DIG, Ranchi, Arun Kumar Singh. Several rounds
have been fired from both sides after the encounter began as soon
as the joint anti-Naxal LWE operation commenced in the bordering
areas of Khunti-West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharswan Districts,
he said.
A CPI-Maoist squad allegedly killed
a villager, identified as Ravindra Ganjhu, of Lakarmanda village
under Kunda Police Station limits in Chatra District after dubbing
him an 'informer' of Police and of rebel splinter group TPC. The
Maoists took Ganjhu away from his house and slit his throat.
Upendra Oraon, a cadre of the
SJMM, a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, was arrested from a
house in Latehar District. SP Ajay Linda said Oraon had set ablaze
tools and equipment kept for construction of a bridge over Auranga
River in 2014.
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May 7 |
Acting on a tip-off, Simdega District
Police arrested a PLFI 'area commander' from Bano Police Station
area of Ranchi District. A country made pistol, cartridges, mobile
phones and items of daily use were recovered from Kuldeep Nayak,
who was later produced at the Simdega District Court.
In a late night raid, Police recovered
a truckload of explosives from a godown in Tupudana locality in
Ranchi Block in Ranchi District. The raid was conducted by Tupudana
Police station in-charge, Ranjit Sinha, who seized a huge cache
of explosives from the spot. Among the items recovered were seven
bags of ammonium nitrate, five carton detonators, 20 cartons of
power gel, 1500 gelatin wire, several fuse wire and codex wire.
City SP Jaya Roy said, "As no one has been arrested so far, police
are yet to find out as to who were the explosives meant for."
SFs launched a major search operation
in Khunti District, a day after Maoists shot at a CoBRA personnel
in the District. Four teams of CoBRA personnel and some personnel
from the elite Jharkhand Jaguar were deployed to help the group
of SF personnel already at work in the Kuchai forest in the District.
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May 9 |
Police arrested a CPI-Maoist 'sub-zonal
commander' Ashok Yadav and a hardcore cadre Bhiklal Dangi in Chatra
District. Yadav, a resident of Barachatti Police Station of Bihar,
was currently in-charge of Koleshwari zone of the area. Chatra
SP Surendra Kumar Jha said that Police had received information
that a CPI-Maoist squad was likely to visit villages Silwar, Kolva,
Ektara and Bhalva. The purpose of this visit was to have an encounter
with TPC men who were also going to visit that area. After getting
the information the Police team started surveillance and on the
arrival of the Maoists the Police team tried to stop them and
while chasing the Police party finally caught 'sub zonal commander'
Ashok Yadav. In the interim, the Simariya Police arrested hardcore
Maoist Dangi from the forest area in the District.
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May 11 |
PLFI leader Dinesh Gope (33) in
an interview has said the group's "philanthropic work" is making
it popular among the neglected tribes and the group has 7000-8000
cadres across the country, including Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar
and West Bengal. Gope said the PLFI was talking to tea garden
labourers to extend its base to Assam after having spread to Uttarakhand
and Haryana. He also claimed his cadres were in Sri Lanka, Mauritius,
China and Nepal for talks with "like-minded organisations". He
further claimed a major chunk of the "levy" they collect from
contractors, businessmen and mine owners - the amount is estimated
to run into several crores - goes into a slew of "welfare programmes"
that help them connect with the people. The PLFI claimed it is
running at least 16 residential schools in Jharkhand, as well
as one school each in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. They have also
48 acres of land in Bihar to set up educational institutions.
PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist
(CPI-Maoist).
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May 13 |
Heavily armed CPI-Maoist cadres
attacked a coalfield office killing one person and injuring several
others in Latehar District. The incident took place between 9.00
am and 10.00 am as the Maoists attacked everyone who were present
at the office of CCL, a subsidiary of CIL. The Maoists also destroyed
chairs, computers as well as the documents of the office. "The
Maoists fired around 10 rounds and beat up workers of Central
Coalfields Limited (CCL). During the firing, a driver got hit;
he was taken to the hospital but died during treatment," said
Station House Officer, Ajay Kumar.
Meanwhile, some villagers in Gumla
District have been united to tackle the growing menace of Maoists
following numerous efforts by them to recruit school children
into their camps. As many as 300 people from several villages
across the District are holding meetings to counter the Maoists.
The villagers said that Police have also assured help.
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May 18 |
Acting on a tip off, the Bokaro
District Police and CRPF personnel arrested a CPI-Maoist 'sub-zonal
commander' of Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee, identified
as Rohit Marandi alias Rohit Manjhi, carrying INR 500,000 reward
on his head, from Kashitand forest under Gomia block in Bokaro
District. Following his interrogation, a LMG and other explosives
were recovered in another forest at Ulanz village under Katkamsandi
block near Hazaribagh-Chatra District borders. The LMG was snatched
from the CRPF in 2001 in an ambush in Churchu block of Hazaribagh
District where 11 troopers were killed. Hazaribagh Police is also
interrogating Rohit in Bokaro.
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May 19 |
Acting on a tip off, the Jharkhand
Police arrested six TPC cadres from Ramgarh District and another
Naxal from Bokaro District. Three 315 bore bullets and four mobile
phones were seized from their possession.
Village dwellers around Dalma
Wildlife Sanctuary in West Singhbhum District sought paramilitary
cover against CPI-Maoist atrocities and demanded compensation
for those killed by the Maoists since 2009. Close to 1100 people
from hamlets under Patamda and Nimdih Police Stations in West
Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan Districts that border the neighboring
West Bengal state took out a rally in Ranchi. The protestors attempted
to gherao the Chief Minister's residence in Kanke Road but were
halted by Police barricades before the Governor's House. Armed
with bows and arrows, axes and bamboos, the protestors held banners
that read "No atrocities in the name of Marx, Engels and revolution.
Get out of Jharkhand".
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May 20 |
Armed Maoist cadres set ablaze
two Hywa trucks, one JCB, one road roller and a tractor deployed
in a road construction work at Parswar village under Bhandariya
Police Station limits in Garhwa District. The Maoists also badly
assaulted caretaker Arjun Yadav and Surendra Gupta. According
to Police, about 30 to 35 armed Maoists reached Parswar village
and set ablaze the machines and dragged the caretakers out from
their houses before badly assaulting them. Later, they reached
at Changiya tola of the village and set ablaze road roller and
a tractor there. The Maoists left the place after threatening
not to start the construction work, which is being conducted by
PRA constructions.
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May 21 |
A huge cache of ammunition was
recovered from Palkot area in Gumla District following an encounter
with CPI-Maoist cadres. Acting on a tip-off that Maoist 'sub-zonal
commander' Dipakji was camping in the dense forests of Palkot,
special teams, comprising State Police personnel and CRPF personnel,
were formed to corner the squad from all sides. As the SFs neared
the forests, the Maoists opened fire. The SFs also retaliated,
forcing the Maoists to flee, leaving behind a huge quantity of
ammunition.
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May 22 |
The Jharkhand High Court asked
the Central Government to extend necessary assistance, both financial
and human resources to the State for the development of the 21
CPI-Maoist-affected Districts. A division bench comprising Chief
Justice Virendra Singh and Justice PP Bhatt delivered the order
in connection with the kidnapping of 35 children by Maoists in
Gumla District in which the Chief Justice in his motion, treated
news published in a vernacular daily on April 22 as PIL and notices
were issued to the Central and State officials. In his affidavit,
Jharkhand DGP DK Pandey submitted that 21 anti-Maoist operations
spread over 98 days have been conducted in Gumla District to free
the kidnapped children during which five children were rescued.
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June 1 |
A CPI-Maoist cadre, identified
as Ishwar Dayal Mahto, was arrested in Bundu forests of Ranchi
District even as another Maoist managed to escape. Police recovered
a 9mm loaded pistol from him. He belonged to the Kundan Pahan
squad of the CPI-Maoist.
The Bokaro Police recovered and
defused a 20 kg can bomb on Sarubera-Palamu main road in Bokaro
District.
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June 3 |
Jharkhand Police are fighting
the CPI-Maoist and other LWE groups without adequate personnel
to gather intelligence inputs. The Department's Special Branch,
the Central Intelligence Wing, does not have enough manpower to
monitor movement of the Maoists. The Special Branch has over 1,250
vacant posts (2500 total strength) across board, including the
crucial posts of Sub-Inspectors who gather intelligence on the
ground. The posts of IG, DIG and SP (establishment), in the Special
Branch are vacant for a long time. "The vacancy at the crucial
posts definitely takes a toll on the efficiency of the branch.
A few officers are doing the job of many," ADG, operations and
Police Spokesperson S.N. Pradhan said.
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June 6 |
A TPC 'area commander' identified
as Virendra Baitha was arrested from Kitasoti village under Sadar
Police Station limits of Garhwa District. Police recovered a country
made pistol, three cartridges, a luxury SUV, INR 41,150, a gold
chain, mobile phones and a passbook with deposits worth INR 700,000
from his possession. Confirming the arrest, Garhwa SP Priyadarshi
Alok said, "Virendra Baitha is a millionaire." Baitha owns many
trucks and several stone crusher units operating in different
parts of Garhwa District, added the SP.
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June 9 |
Twelve CPI-Maoist cadres were
killed in an encounter with the Palamau District Police and a
team of CoBRA personnel in Palamau District. "The encounter took
place in Bakoria village, about 140 kilometre from Ranchi. All
the bodies have been recovered," said District SP Mayur Patel.
The cadres belonged to the 'dasta' (firing squad) of Maoist 'zonal
commander' RK alias doctor, ADGP SN Pradhan said.
Ranchi District Police beefed
up the security of Ranchi archbishop Telesphore Placidus Toppo
of the Roman Catholic Church following a threat letter he got
from PLFI seeking INR 50 million as extortion, failing which he
would be killed. A self-styled PLFI 'zonal commander' of Jharkhand
West Bengal region, Raj Kujur, sent the letter to the Cardinal
house with a deadline of 15 days for the payment.
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June 10 |
A villager, identified as Christopher
Giddh (35), was killed during an encounter between the SFs and
the CPI-Maoist cadres at Katkahi forest under Chainpur block in
Gumla District. Arun Kumar Singh, DIG, Ranchi Range said "The
civilian was not on the side of the Maoists during the encounter.
It seems that a stray bullet from the Maoists side hit him." The
SFs also arrested a CPI-Maoist 'zonal commander' identified as
Ashok Kumar alias Prasad Lakra and two of his associates from
the encounter site.
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June 11 |
CPI-Maoist has claimed in a letter,
sent to a vernacular daily in Ranchi that the June 9, 2015 Palamu
District encounter in which 11 'active Maoist cadres' and a 'zonal
commander' were killed is fake. In the letter, the CPI-Maoist
Spokesperson Gopal Ji claimed that the cadres killed belonged
to the JJMP which is a CPI-Maoist splinter group.
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June 12 |
SFs recovered 100 kilograms of
explosives in Gumla District. The place of recovery was near the
residence of CPI-Maoist 'sub-zonal commander' Prasad Lakra alias
Ashok, who was arrested from a Gumla village on June 11.
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June 15 |
Acting on tip off, the Police
conducted a raid on a CPI-Maoist hideout and arrested three 'hardcore'
Maoists, identified as Diwakar Pakar Munda, Umakant Pakar Munda
and Mohammad Afsal Aalam, in Khunti District. Police also recovered
a huge cache of arms and ammunition, which was reportedly looted
by the Maoists in 2008.
A joint team of local Police
and CRPF personnel arrested three cadres of the PLFI from their
hideout in Gumla District.
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June 16 |
An encounter between the SFs and
cadres of the CPI-Maoist in the bordering area of Palamau and
Latehar Districts led to recovery of large quantity of detonators
and live cartridges.
Police detained the driver of
a SUV and recovered detonators from several sacks in the car near
Jermundi Police Station in Dumka District.
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June 17 |
Twenty-one IEDs were recovered
from Mahuatoli forest in Chainpur in Gumla District.
Koderma Police arrested two CPI-Maoist
cadres, identified as Kedar Yadav and Santosh Yadav, from Satgawan
in Hazaribagh District.
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June 21 |
The CPI-Maoist cadres have put
up posters in Lohardaga and East Singhbhum Districts declaring
bandh in Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh in protest against
the encounter in Palamu District of Jharkhand on June 9, 2015.
Lohardaga SP Manoj Ratan said the posters have been seized. "We
should hold a people's court and punish those (members of rival
extremist organizations like Jharkhand Prastuti Committee and
Tritiya Prastuti Committee) working for the Police," one poster
read. State Police Spokesperson S.N. Pradhan said Police have
received intelligence inputs about Maoists calling a 24-hour bandh.
"Elaborate security arrangement will be in place during the bandh,"
Pradhan added.
Suspected Maoist, identified as
Arvind Gope, was arrested from Narkela in Gumla District for demanding
an extortion amount of INR 150,000 from a teacher.
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June 22 |
Around 25 CPI-Maoist cadres under
Mithileshji's dalam allegedly blew up the bridge over Konar
river in Churchu block, 50 kilometres from District headquarters
of Hazaribagh District, ahead of their bandh call on June
23. The Maoists issued a bandh diktat for Jharkhand, Bihar
and Chhattisgarh to protest against the recent Palamau encounter.
Three cadres of the PLFI identified
as Sanika Oreya alias Chita alias More Oreya, Soma
Salukad alias Sandu Salukud, and Godapuran, were arrested
from an under-construction building of the tourism department
in Jojodih under Tamar Police Station in Ranchi District.
Two PLFI cadres, identified as
Karam Singh Munda and Karan Hasa Purty, were arrested from Raboli
village under Murhu Police Station limits in Khunti District.
Security personnel arrested two
PLFI sympathisers, identified as Dasrath Kujjur and Dilip Nayak,
under Karra Police Station limits of Khunti District.
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June 23 |
The CPI-Maoist cadres blew up
a stretch of the railway track between Chhipadohar and Barwadih
stations derailing three bogies and the engine of Palamu Express
in Latehar District.
About a dozen of posters, purportedly
pasted by Maoists, were found in the heart of Chaibasa, headquarters
of West Singhbhum District. The Police have removed all the posters
pasted in and around the Kolhan University and nearby Tata College
under Muffasil Police Station.
A day-long bandh called
by the Maoists crippled normal life in Jharkhand, as vehicles
remained off the roads and shops closed.
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June 25 |
A CPI-Maoist cadre, identified
as Seemant Soren (22), who was allegedly involved in several violent
incidents including the killing of Pakur District SP Amarjeet
Balihar in 2013, was arrested from Chatupara locality of Dumka
District.
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July 3
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A former CPI-Maoist cadre, identified
as Bijay Singh, was arrested by the Nawajaipur Police in Palamu
District. Confirming this, the DSP H L Ravi said the arrest was
made when this ex-Maoist was flaunting his illicit weapon to frighten
the second party in a disputed land.
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July 8 |
Three CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested
by SFs in Latehar District. The arrested trio - Umesh Yadav, Srinath
Singh alias Santosh and Ashish Kumar Singh - were arrested during
a joint operation by the Jharkhand STF and a team of Latehar District
Police.
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July 10 |
The cadres of the CPI-Maoist blew
up three government buildings in Chainpur in Giridih District
of Jharkhand.
Police arrested a Maoist area
commander named Baleshwar Yadav at Jolha Bigha village under Pratappur
Police Station near the Jharkhand-Bihar border in Chatra District.
Chatra SP Surendra Jha said "Yadav has been a Maoist ideologue
for some years. He had told his leaders that he was medically
unfit and couldn't carry guns." Yadav is reportedly attached to
the cultural and political wing of the CPI-Maoist.
Jharkhand Police has claimed that
confessions by an arrested PLFI cadre led to the seizure of explosives
weighing about 100kg in Patna. A senior Police officer said Thomas
Soy, a PLFI rebel arrested on charges of extortion in Ranchi on
July 7, had given leads about the explosives hidden in a private
hostel in Patna.
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July 11 |
Police and the CRPF have launched
a joint operation to break the financial resources of the Maoists
in East Singhbhum District who collect levy from contractors in
the area. The SF personnel arrested two Maoist supporters carrying
cash collected from a contractor in the form of levy to hand over
to Maoist leader Ranjit Pal alias Rahul, who was the prime
accused in the killing of JMM MP Sunil Mahato.
A wanted rebel of PLFI, identified
as Bikram Gope alias Barud Gope (35), was arrested from
Dhenatoli village under Kolebira Police Station in Simdega District.
Barud is said to be close to PLFI founder and chief Dinesh Gope.
Two of his aides were also arrested along with Barud when a Police
team raided Dhenatoli village where a group of five PLFI rebels
were holding a meeting. While two of them managed to escape from
the camp, three others were held.
Ranchi District Police arrested
three members of TPC, who were arrested at Subhash Nagar under
Khalari Police Station. The Police had information that the three
of them were moving somewhere to collect levy and Police raided.
Gopal Ganjhu alias Nirbhayji (33), Sanesh Kumar (36), and
Sankar Ganjhu (25) worked together in TPC.
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July 12 |
SFs recovered a seven kilogram
pipe bomb planted under the Ghori Ghat Main road in Chatra District.
On a tip off, CRPF and the District Police personnel launched
a search and recovered the explosive. It was apparently planted
by CPI-Maoist to target security forces, from the arterial road
passing through Jolhatetaria village, SP Surendra Kumar Jha said.
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July 15 |
At least 20 villagers were beaten
up by TPC cadres in Bendi village of Koderma District for refusing
to serve food.
Senior CPI-Maoist leaders put
sharpshooters on the job to gun down a former journalist in Gumla
District to avenge his apparent role in putting a Maoist 'zonal
commander' behind bars in June, 2015, the Jharkhand Police said
after the arrest of three youths. Interrogations of the youths,
Md Nasir, Md Azad and Md Azim, revealed that Maoists believed
Satish Tiwary, the journalist turned-farmer, was the prime mover
behind the arrest of Prasad Lakra, a 'zonal commander'. The murder
of Tiwary, who was also believed to have facilitated the arrest
of another Maoist with INR One million rewards on his head some
years earlier when he was working for a vernacular daily, was
planned meticulously. The three youths revealed they had been
deputed to keep track of Tiwary's movements and kill him. Allegedly,
a Maoist 'area commander', who identified himself as Birbal, had
given the trio "mobile phones and other logistical support" to
keep tabs on Tiwari and then kill him.
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July 16 |
Three Maoist sympathisers were
arrested with explosives in Derang valley under Ghatsila Sub-division
of East Singhbhum District. Acting on a tip off, the District
Police and the CPRF jointly launched a search operation and arrested
two persons transporting six pieces of detonators, one kg each
of promotional explosives and aluminium IED component near Derang
under Dalbhumgarh Police Station, SSP, Anoop T Mathew said. SSP
Mathew added the explosives were being transported to a squad
headed by Maoist leader Kanu Munda from another squad led by Madan
Mahato, who has been operating in Chakulia and areas bordering
West Bengal. The two arrested persons have been identified as
Khela Baske and Mangal Baske.
Bokaro District SP of Jharkhand
A. Vijayalaxmi shot off letters to all 32 OICs of the District
to keep a close watch on outfits promoting Naxalism in
the garb of NGOs, 24 hours after State Police Headquarters in
Ranchi received a list of 17 such active organisations in Jharkhand.
The UMHA has listed 66 organisations operational across the country,
which try and indoctrinate rural and urban youths, farmers, labourers,
daily wage labourers, the displaced, and women with the LWE ideology,
stoking feelings of deprivation and resentment against the government
and the law of the land. Among them, 17 are actively functional
in Jharkhand. They include known and not-so-known ones, such as
Bharat Navyug Sabha, Communist Yuva League, Democratic Students'
Union, Jharkhand Mazdoor Kisan Sangram Parishad, Jharkhand Awam,
Jharkhand Mukti Mancha, Jharkhand Liberation Front, Krantikari
Kisan Committee, Krantikari Budhijeevi Manch, Mazdoor Sangathan
Samiti, Nari Mukti Sangh, Nari Mukti Sangram Samiti, Revolutionary
Democratic Front, Revolutionary Students' League, Shramik Sangharsh
Morcha, Operation Green Hunt Virodhi Nagrik Manch and Visthapit
Virodhi Jan Vikas Andolan.
A CPI-Maoist cadre, identified
as Kaleshwar Mahto, considered close to Kundan Pahan, was arrested
from Chowka in Saraikela-Kharsawan District.
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July 18 |
A wanted Maoist, who was involved
in the killing of SP Amarjit Balihar near Kathikund in Pakur District
on July 2, 2013, was arrested during a raid in his native village
under Ramgarh Police Station in Dumka District.
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July 19 |
An encounter took place between
SF personnel and JJMP cadres in Palamau District but there was
no report of any Police casualty.
Four suspected Maoist cadres,
including two women cadres, were arrested from different parts
of Jharkhand. The women Maoists were identified as Pooja Kumari
and Bahumuni Kumari. "The two have been active in the CPI (Maoist)
for a long time. It is not clear if they hold some position or
rank within the Maoist organization or serve as 'dasta' (squad)
members. The process is on to find out their whereabouts," Hazaribagh
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Upendra Prasad informed.
A suspected Maoist cadre, identified
as Buddhan Murmu (40), a resident of Betibandh village under Tesapuli
panchayat in Pirtand block in Giridih District was arrested
in connection with a blast in a government building at Chainpur
on July 10, 2015, said Giridih SP Kuldeep Dwivedi.
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July 19 |
Two women cadres of the CPI-Maoist
were arrested from a hospital in Ramgarh District headquarters
town. The duo - Bahumuni Kumari (20) and Pooja Kumari (16) - were
active in Bokaro District of Jharkhand, alleged that they were
raped by the outfit's 'regional committee member' Santoshda and
his two aides.
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July 20 |
200 'commandos' trained in jungle
warfare have been deployed at Rajabagh on Koderma-Nawada inter-junction
for the last month to secure the Jharkhand-Bihar border ahead
of the upcoming assembly election in Bihar. The deployment is
part of a pre-poll security exercise to open a forward camp on
the Bihar border before the assembly polls.
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July 21 |
The Jharkhand State Government
came out with an exhaustive list of wanted rebels owing allegiance
to the CPI-Maoist and its breakaway faction, PLFI, announcing
a total reward money of INR 86.9 million for their arrests. Of
the 73 names declared, 16 are in the ranks of 'central committee
secretary', 'special area committee' member and 'regional bureau'
member and carry a reward of INR 2.5 million each; 13 are in the
ranks of 'regional committee' members INR 1.5 million each; 15
in the ranks of 'zonal committee' member INR 1 million each; 14
in the ranks of 'sub-zonal committee' member INR 400,000 each;
nine in the rank of 'area committee' commander INR 200,000 each;
and two as squad members INR 100,000 each. There are four more,
who have been either arrested or killed. PLFI supremo Dinesh Gope,
a resident of Khunti District who has successfully raised a parallel
organisation on the lines of CPI-Maoist in Khunti, Simdega and
Gumla, also falls in the INR 2.5 million reward category. Dreaded
Naxalite Kundan Pahan appears as a 'regional committee' member
of the CPI-Maoist with a reward of INR 1.5 million on his head.
His brother Shyam Pahan's name features as a 'sub-zonal commander',
carrying a reward of INR 500,000. Jharkhand ADG of Police S.N.
Pradhan told that they had forwarded a proposal to the state government
to award INR 10 million to anyone providing information leading
to the arrest of any politburo member of the CPI-Maoist.
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July 23 |
Police seized huge cache of explosives
and arrested two men in connection with the case in Dumka District.
The accused have been identified as Pathiya Ansari and Tayyab
Ansari. The accused had been hiding the explosives in their houses.
Police carried out a raid after receiving a tip-off on July 23
about explosives being stocked in two houses. Preliminary investigations
have revealed the explosives were manufactured in Nagpur city
and were procured by the accused from West Bengal.
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July 24 |
Maoists set ablaze 30 vehicles
of the CCL engaged in mining work in Bokaro District. More than
100 Maoists raided the CCL project site at Bermo area in the District.
After thrashing the security men and asking them to leave, Maoists
set the vehicles on fire.
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July 25 |
A CPI-Maoist leader, identified
as Sylvester Minz, a Zonal/Area Committee member, who was carrying
a reward of INR 1.5 million on his head, was killed in an encounter
with Police in Gumla District, while another was arrested in the
District. Minz was shot dead in the encounter at a place under
Chenpur Police Station, SP Bhimsen Tuti said. Acting on a tip-off
that a group of Maoists have gathered at a village, Police surrounded
the area between 5 AM and 6 AM. Witnessing the approaching force,
the rebels fired upon the Police personnel triggering the gun
battle, he said. A 'Sub-zonal Commander' Dilbar, carrying INR
500,000 on his head, was arrested after the encounter, the SP
said.
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July 26 |
Chatra District Police arrested
a 'deputy platoon commander' of the CPI-Maoist, identified as
Puranchand Yadav alias Pandu. Pandu was in the team of
Kauleshwari zone regional commander Indal Bhokta. After interrogating
the detained extremists, Chatra Police unearthed IEDs planted
in the area. Three country-made rifles, a rifle with three magazines,
17 live cartridges, 16 detonators, two pouches, a pithoo and some
medicines have also been recovered.
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July 27 |
Cadres of the CPI-Maoist blew
up a panchayat bhavan in Pachmo on the foothills
of Jhumra in Gomia block of Bokaro District. The bhavan
used to be a Police post earlier.
Jharkhand Government increased
the cash rewards for information on four functionaries of the
CPI-Maoist from INR 2.5 million to INR 10 million. The Maoist
leaders carrying the cash reward on their head include Arvindji
alias Dev Kumar Singh (50), Misir Besra (52), Prashant
Bose (61) and Vivek Chandra Yadav.
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July 29 |
A CPI-Maoist cadre, identified
as Megnath (47) alias Shankar Paswan alias Shambhu,
who had served as an 'area commander' of CPI-Maoist and is now
a 'sub-zonal commander', surrendered before Jharkhand Police at
the office of Chatra District SP S.K. Jha.
In Hazaribagh District, acting
on a tip-off, Police managed to arrest JPC 'supremo' Vivek and
his associate Ajay Mahto from Bendi forests in Katkamdag. "Vivek
took the charge of JPC after his boss Guddu Ganjhu was murdered
in December last year. We have recovered one 9mm pistol, four
live bullets, two mobile handsets and Rs 5,000 from him. We will
interrogate him," said Hazaribagh District SP Akhilesh Kumar Jha.
State Police Department removed
the ASP Operations, two Inspectors and an OIC, posted at different
Police Stations under the Bermo Sub-Division of Bokaro District,
owing to their alleged incompetence in giving a befitting reply
to the CPI-Maoist cadres, who torched 24 trucks engaged in the
Khasmahal project of Central Coalfields Limited on July 24.
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August 3 |
Acting on a tip-off, Police arrested
three Naxalites in Hazaribagh District.
Five panchayats under CPI-Maoist-hit
Manatu Police Station limits of Palamau District will be linked
to development programme under Palamau Development Act Plan. Deputy
Commissioner K. Srinivasan said development activities would be
undertaken in education, health, road and other sectors at a cost
of INR 1000 million in the current fiscal.
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August 4
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Police arrested three CPI-Maoist
cadres from Khunti District.
A CPI-Maoist squad led by ‘area
commander’ Kanhu Ram Munda lured away three girls aged between
17 to 19 years from Jiyan and Maheshpur villages under Gurabandha
Police Station limits in East Singhbhum District.
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August 5
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CPI-Maoist called for Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand and Bihar bandh on August 6 in protest against
an alleged fake encounter of their regional member, identified
as Dr. Shivnandan Bhagat alias Sylvester Minz in Jharkhand
on July 25, 2015.
CRPF and Police teams launched
a drive to arrest wanted Maoists, a day before the bandh
call to protest the Police encounter in Jharkhand. Red alert was
sounded in East Champaran District and Police conducted combing
operations to flush out Maoists from areas on the Indo-Nepal border.
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August 6
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During their 24-hour long bandh,
the CPI-Maoist cadres blew up two mobile phone towers near Tisia
village of Kisko block in Lohardaga District.
The 24 hour long bandh
call given by the Maoists to register protest against alleged
Police excesses in Jharkhand evoked limited response in Magadh
division. The bandh impact was felt in Dumaria, Imamganj,
Banke Bazar and Raushanganj Police Station areas of Gaya District
and part of Madanpur, Deo and some other areas of Aurangabad District,
say reports reaching the divisional headquarters.
Large quantity of explosives including
detonators was recovered from the Kochang jungle in Khunti District.
SF personnel comprising CRPF and District Armed Force stumbled
upon the explosives weighing 140 kg including detonators during
combing operation. The operation was launched in view of a bandh
called by the CPI-Maoist protesting recent arrest of a leader
of the rebels. The SFs also recovered 15 pieces of boosters.
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August 8
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110 landmines planted by suspected
Naxalites across three villages in a row in Palamau District were
recovered by SF personnel. "The 110 landmines were connected
in a series covering Talghati, Matoli and Icchak villages along
Panki and Balumath road," DIG Police, Palamau Range, Saket
Kumar Singh said. The distance between each explosive was five
to ten feet and five of the landmines weighed about 50 kg.
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August 8-9
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Security personnel recovered around
400 IEDs during a search operation in Latehar and Palamu Districts.
State Police Spokesperson S.N. Pradhan said "250 IEDs were
recovered on Sunday and 162 on Saturday in Maoist-dominated forested
areas in Latehar and Palamu."
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August 10 |
A powerful landmine planted by
suspected CPI-Maoist cadres was found from underneath Shyamsunderpur
- Gorbandha road in Ghatsila Sub-division of East Singhbhum District.
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August 11 |
A huge cache of explosives allegedly
hidden by PLFI was found in a liquor shop in Tupudana area on
the outskirts of Ranchi District. The explosives had 26 detonators;
12 kg power gel, a few bullets, and 20 kg urea apart from Maoist
fatigues and literature.
Armed cadres of PLFI attacked
an under-construction model school at Pahantoili under Burmu Police
Station near Ranchi, Ranchi District. The extremists also set
ablaze several construction vehicles at the site. The motive behind
the attack was to extort money from the contractor, Ranchi rural
SP Raj Kumar Lakra said. During initial investigation, Police
found that rebels were led by PLFI leader Sultanji who is responsible
for areas in Burmu.
Two CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested
at Janupuri more under Murhu Police Station in Khunti District.
Luxman Munda and Jura Hasa are in their 20s and have been working
for the Maoists for a few years. One rifle and 10 bullets were
found from them. The Police also recovered two bikes.
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August 18 |
A Policeman and an AK-47-toting
CPI-Maoist 'area commander' were killed while Ranchi SSP Prabhat
Kumar, two of his men and two other Maoists were injured in an
encounter under Murhu Police Station limits in Khunti District.
Commenting on the encounter State DGP DK Pandey said "Chandan
was part of the infamous Kundan Pahan group. We recovered an AK-47
rifle and six loaded magazines from him."
A 'sub-zonal commander' of the
CPI-Maoist, Pradip Yadav, was arrested with arms and ammunition
from Kanda village under Bisrampur Police Station in Palamau District.
Yadav was arrested when he was waiting for his squad member to
join him in the night, said Dy. SP Hiralal Ravi. A country-made
revolver, five live cartridges, a mobile phone, six sim cards
of different companies were seized from him, he said adding Yadav
has disclosed vital information about the outfit's activities
and name and address of 31 Maoists operating in the Districts.
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August 19 |
The Jharkhand State Government
decided to confer gallantry award on Ranchi SSP Prabhat Kumar,
his bodyguard, Faizal, and driver Rumul Sawaiya for their role
in August 18 encounter with Maoists in Khunti District. While
Kumar and Faizal were injured, Sawaiya died on the spot. The Government
also decided to recommend Kumar's name for President's medal,
besides giving a out-of-turn promotion to Faizal. It offered a
job to the widow of Sawaiya and allotted the house he was staying
in to his family.
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August 20 |
Two CPI-Maoist cadres, allegedly
involved in the August 18 encounter in which Ranchi SSP was injured,
were arrested from Seraikela-Kharswan District. SP Indrajeet Mahatha
said Mangru Munda alias Arjun Munda, who was the body guard
of 'area commander' Kundan Pahan and 36-year-old Sombari Mundari
were arrested during a checking drive from Kharswan.
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August 21 |
SFs recovered a five kilogram
IED on Kohaiya-Ramkheta road from Kolhaiya forest under Rajpur
Police Station area in Chatra District. They recovered it acting
on a tip off provided by an arrested CPI-Maoist, identified as
Nagina.
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August 23 |
A 'sub-zonal commander' of the
CPI-Maoist, identified as Pradip Yadav, was arrested with arms
and ammunition from Kanda village under Bisrampur Police Station
area in Palamau District.
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August 28 |
Two cadres of the PLFI-a splinter
group of the CPI-Maoist, were killed in an encounter with the
SF personnel during an anti-Naxal operation in Madhatu village
under Arki Police Station in Khunti District.
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September 3 |
Two powerful IEDs were recovered
during a joint anti-CPI-Maoist operation in Chengde village under
Rania Police Station of Khunti District.
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September 4 |
A Constable of CoBRA was injured
in an encounter with CPI-Maoist cadres under Baresarh Police Station
limits in Latehar District. Acting on intelligence inputs that
a group of Maoists led by its top leader Arvindji have gathered
in the area State Police with CoBRA troopers undertook the anti-Maoist
operation in Budha forest region.
Maoist cadres have distributed
pamphlets to build support for their protest against the State
Government over the Parasnath Action Plan in the next few days.
"We were informed about the distribution of pamphlets through
sources. Police were directed to verify claims. Appropriate action
will be taken", said Giridih DSP Vijay A Kujur.
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September 6 |
A 25-year-old member of the PLFI,
who was wanted in the March 30 Patna apartment blast case, was
arrested from a hospital in Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand.
Investigating officers believe that Sonu was mastermind of the
blast.
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September 14 |
Five LWEs belonging to JJMP were
arrested in Chhaterpur Police Station area of Palamu District.
SFs seized two 315 bore country made rifles, three 315 bore country
made guns, 25 rounds of cartridges, five pads of JJMP, five uniforms
and four pouches from the arrested extremists.
Latehar SP Anup Birthare claimed
that four Maoist cadres have been killed in a SF operation in
Latehar District. The Police also claim to have unearthed the
hideout of CPI-Maoist 'central committee member' Arvindji.
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September 15 |
According to Jharkhand Government's
cabinet decision that amended the surrender policy, secretaries
and members of the central committees and politburo of the CPI-Maoist
will get INR 10 million on surrender, a raise from INR 2.5 million.
However, the Police still don't have a count on the number of
top-rung extremist leaders operating in the state. The amount
would be the same for all central committee and politburo members,
said Jharkhand Police spokesperson SN Pradhan.
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September 17 |
SF personnel busted a CPI-Maoist
hideout at Tekri hillock, bordering West Bengal, following a fierce
encounter under Ghatsila Sub-division of East Singhbhum District.
The security personnel have recovered a six-round loaded 303 Rifle
looted from the Police in the past, a pistol, gelatin sticks,
explosives including bomb making material, camera flash, daily
core items, daily core items of women, dairy and Maoist literatures
from the camp, among others, SSP, Anoop T Mathew said.
A top CPI-Maoist cadre, identified
as Maheshi Yadav alias Banarsi alias Raghubansh,
wanted in Bihar and Jharkhand especially in the border region,
surrendered before Jharkhand DGP D.K. Pandey in Chatra District.
Commenting on his surrender Jharkhand Police Spokesperson S.N.
Pradhan said "He was the zonal commander of Kauleshwari zone which
is spread across Chatra, Gaya, and Palamu districts on the border.
It is considered one of the strongest zones in the two states."
He carried reward of INR 500,000 on his head.
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September 18 |
A PLFI cadre, identified as Jitendra
Mahto, was arrested from Hatia locality in Ranchi District. A
pistol and live cartridges were recovered from his possession.
The CPI-Maoist cadres have killed
a civilian, identified as Rupesh Chandra Gope (40), at Badagudru
village under Jatia Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District.
Michael S. Raj, SP, West Singhbhum District said "Yes, Rupesh
was close with the Police, creating an impression among the rebels
that he was a Police informer. The rebels have killed the man,
suspecting him to be the informer."
The para-military forces and the
Maoists were engaged in an encounter at Tikri forest in Burudih
under Ghatshila Police Station area of East Singhbhum District.
The security personnel recovered a rifle, a pistol, gelatin sticks,
explosives including bomb making material, and Maoist literature
from the encounter spot.
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September 20 |
A suspected CPI-Maoist cadre,
who was wanted in many cases in Bihar's Rohtas District, was arrested
during a joint raid in Chatra District of Jharkhand. Sadar police
station in-charge Ashok Ram said Santosh Bhuiya was living in
a rented accommodation in Marwari muhalla in Chatra town area.
A team of Bihar and Chatra Police personnel was tracing his mobile
number and later raided the locality.
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September 24 |
Two PLFI cadres were arrested
in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand. 100 kg of explosives
and 25 mobile phones were recovered from them.
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September 27 |
The CPI-Maoist cadres set ablaze
a poclain machine used in construction of a bridge in Palamu District
of Jharkhand. The Maoists also beat up the labourers.
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September 29 |
CPI-Maoist cadres beheaded a civilian,
identified as Nimai Goswami (40), at Nawatard area on Giridih-Tundi
road under Taratard Police Station area of Giridih District, branding
him as a 'Police informer.'
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October 7 |
Two CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested
during a search operation by a joint team of Police and CRPF personnel
in Tuti Jharna area of Luggu Hill under Mahuataad Police Station
in Bokaro District of Jharkhand. The accused includes a woman
and her brother-in-law, said the Police. They were active members
of the squad under Maoist 'commander' Santosh Mahto, said Kumar.
"The accused, identified by police as Hiralal Tuddu and Surajmuni,
confessed to their involvement in the attack launched on police
personnel ahead of Lok Sabha polls in 14," said Kumar.
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October 8 |
CPI-Maoist cadres killed a 20-year-girl,
identified as Sanjeeta Kumari, whose blood-stained body was found
near the hills of Gumla in Jharkhand. Kumari, who also went by
the name of Guddi, was lured into the outlaw group when she was
11 by a neighbour and transformed from a cook into a crack shot,
serving under the Maoist banner for eight years, before she decided
to return to mainstream.
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October 9 |
Nagar Untari Police of Garhwa
District of Jharkhand arrested former 'sub-zonal commander' of
CPI-Maoist, identified as Sanjay Singh Kharwar alias Chhotu
Kharwar for allegedly planning to steal the famous gold idol of
Radha Krishna from Banshidhar temple at Nagar Untari, SDPO Manish
Kumar said. Police also seized a pistol and two cartridges from
his possession. Others involved in the loot plot are absconding,
said SDPO Kumar.
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October 10 |
Two troopers of the SSB were killed
when CPI-Maoist cadres attacked a joint team of SSB and District
armed Police conducting a special operation near Katahaldih under
Sundar Pahari Police Station of Godda District of Jharkhand. Police
spokesperson S N Pradhan said that Police have recovered one SLR
left behind by the Maoists. "The Maoists ran away as security
forces retaliated with force. They have also suffered heavy injuries,"
he said. No dead body of Maoist has, however, been recovered so
far.
CPI-Maoist cadres blew up a Government
middle school at Srendag under Herhunj Police Station limits in
Latehar District. Maoists numbering 20 to 25 used multiple landmines
to bring down three of the five rooms of the school. The Maoists
were led by Sarwanji.
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October 14 |
The Police and para-military forces
had a fierce encounter with an armed squad of CPI-Maoist at Joheragora
jungle under Tamar Police Station area in Ranchi District bordering
Seraikela-Kharsawan District.
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October 19 |
SFs arrested five CPI-Maoist cadres
in a raid in the jungle between villages Johohatu-Chandor in Khunti
District.
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October 25 |
Bokaro District Police in a joint
operation with the CRPF arrested a CPI-Maoist cadre and recovered
cash INR 50,000 and pistol from his possession at Tilya village
under Mahuataad Police Station limits in Bokaro District. The
arrested Maoist has been identified as Jaleshwar Mahto alias
Jale. Mahto used to work as a levy collection agent for the Maoists
in the area. He has joined the Maoist outfit seven years ago.
"During Police interrogation Mahto revealed vital information
about the people from whom Maoists used to collect levy. Mahto
confessed that he collected the cash as levy from a contractor
and was carrying to deliver it to Maoist commander Santosh Mahto,
when police nabbed him," said Neeraj Kumar, Deputy Superintendent
of Police, Bermo.
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October 27 |
Bokaro District Police along with
CRPF's 26th battalion unearthed a CPI-Maoist mini gun factory
at Dakasadam under Mahuatand Police Station limits in Bokaro District
of Jharkhand. Two Maoists, identified as Kannu Prajapati and Talo
Manjhi, were arrested. Police recovered arms and ammunition from
them, said Y.S. Ramesh, SP, Bokaro.
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October 28 |
In an encounter with the CPI-Maoist
in Dharmashala-Satgharwa forest of Simdega District of Jharkhand,
SFs recovered several salwar suits along with other articles
of day to day use. "The encounter took place early in the morning
during a routine LRP in the jungles of Dharamshala. As the rebels
spotted Police movement from a distant height, they started firing
on the Security Forces and after a brief encounter, they succeeded
in running away in different directions," said Simdega SP, Rajiv
Ranjan.
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November 4 |
A 'sub-zonal commander' of the
PLFI, identified as Ranjit Toppo (30), was arrested on a tip-off
from Thethaitanger area in Simdega District. Toppo was released
from Simdega divisional jail on provisional bail in June this
year. But he didn't mend his ways thereafter and continued his
association with the rebel outfit.
Wife of senior politburo member
Kisan Da, Sheela di was arrested from Tenughat jail gate in Bokaro
District, immediately after being released on bail granted to
her by Jharkhand High Court.
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November 12 |
A CPI-Maoist cadre with a bounty
of INR 500,000 was arrested from Maithan in Dhanbad District of
Jharkhand. He was the 'sub-zonal commander' of the CPI-Maoist
in Bhakpa and the right hand of notorious Maoist Nakul Yadav.
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November 13 |
Amid heightened security for first
phase of panchayat elections in Jharkhand, CPI-Maoist cadres
set ablaze two trucks at Kolbhanga under Manoharpur Police limits
in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand. Sources said a group
of about 35 Maoists intercepted some trucks carrying minerals
from Chiria mines. The Maoists set ablaze the trucks after asking
the truck crew to vacate the vehicles. Two trucks were totally
gutted and one damaged partially. Crew of at least 22 other trucks
fled from the spot leaving behind the vehicles. However, Police
said "In the absence of any poster, we are not sure which Maoist
group is involved".
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November 20 |
A crude bomb suspected to be planted
by the CPI-Maoist exploded at a food outlet in Deoghar District.
The blast occurred at the cash counter of a hotel located near
the Jama Masjid area.
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November 22 |
Suspected cadres of the CPI-Maoist
set ablaze four vehicles engaged in road construction work in
Kuchai under Kuchai Police Station of Seraikela-Kharswan District.
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November 30 |
Acting on intelligence inputs
a joint team of Jharkhand Police personnel and CRPF troopers arrested
a man and seized a bag with INR 2.2 million from his possession
at Tandwa in Chatra District of Jharkhand. Police said the money
was meant for Maoist 'zonal commander' Manohar Ganjhu. Binod Ganjhu,
who was allegedly delivering the money, was in an SUV. Police
said he has confessed to his Maoist links.
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December 3 |
Ahead of the third phase of panchayat
elections, the CPI-Maoist cadres set ablaze a bus at Posa locality
under Panki Police Station limits in Palamau District of Jharkhand.
Around a dozen CPI-Maoist cadres intercepted the bus on its way
to Medininagar from Ranchi and asked the passengers and driver
to get down before they poured petroleum products and set it ablaze,
said DIG, Palamau, Saket Kumar Singh. The incident has occurred
barely two days before the third phase of the four phase Panchayat
elections.
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December 9 |
A civilian from Nellore District
of Andhra Pradesh, identified as Venka Reddy (52), was killed
by the CPI-Maoist cadres in the forests of Jharkhand. Venka Reddy
was reportedly working as a site manager for a contractor who
was carrying out canal construction works in Jamshedpur area.
He was first kidnapped, along with another person, and taken into
the deep forests. When Venka Reddy refused to give the phone numbers
of the contractor, Maoists allegedly shot him dead. His body was
later abandoned in the jungles. The other person was later freed.
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December 10 |
The CPI-Maoist continued with
its poster war against panchayati raj elections in the rural pockets
of Pirtand and Dumri blocks of Giridih District despite the State
Police launching anti-Maoist operations in many Districts. Three
Maoist-hit blocks of the district, including Pirtand, Dumri and
Bagodar will vote in the fourth and last phase of the panchayat
election on December 12. Apart from protesting against the ongoing
anti-Maoist operations, Maoists have asked villagers to stay away
from polling.
A self-styled 'zonal commander'
of TPC, identified as Prabhatji alias Babia alias
Turi alias Shankar, was arrested in Ramgarh District. Police
said they found two 9mm pistols, 15 cartridges, 17 mobile phone
sets, sim cards, fake voter ID cards and pan cards and INR 40,500
cash of INR 1,000 and 500 notes.
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December 13 |
A suspected CPI-Maoist cadre,
identified as Basudeo Oraon (35), was killed while planting an
IED at Anegada village under Bagru Police Station limits in Peshrar
block of Lohardaga District. The incident has occurred ahead of
the December 14 State Assembly by-elections in Lohardaga District.
Suspected Naxalites abducted
a stone crusher plant owner from Chowka in Seraikela-Kharsawan
District. The victim Pawan Sahu (42) was returning home in a car
from Jamshedpur around 10 pm, when he was taken hostage.
Hazaribagh Police arrested a hardcore
CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Budhan Ageria (45), from his residence
in Ramgarh District. He was wanted in about a dozen cases lodged
in different Police Stations of Hazaribagh and Ramgarh Districts.
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December 14 |
Barring a few Maoist dominated
pockets where Maoist fear kept many voters away from polling booths,
a large number of people turned out to vote in the Lohardaga Assembly
by-election which reported an overall 66.29 percent voter turnout.
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December 16 |
An alleged arms supplier was arrested
soon after he got off Jansatabdi Express at Badajamda station
in West Singhbhum District, said SP Michael Raj S. The SP added
10 wireless sets and Maoist literature were recovered from his
possession, identified as Bhaskar Chakraborty, who was coming
from Kolkata on the Howrah-Barbil Jansatabdi Express. Chakraborty
allegedly used to supply the material and arms to the Maoists
in Saranda forest of the District, the SP said.
A 'sub-zonal commander' of TPC,
identified as Sohrai Mochi alias Harinder ji alias Birsa
ji, was remanded in judicial custody on December 17, after being
arrested in Palamu's Harya village under Manatu Police Station
area. He was earlier with the CPI-Maoist, but left it in 2008
to join TPC and rose through the ranks to become its 'subzonal
commander'. He has more than 12 cases pending against him. TPC
is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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December 17 |
Jharkhand Police killed a PLFI
'area commander', identified as Dinesh Sahu (28), in an encounter,
at Bandha village under Tupudana block in Ranchi District wanted
in at least 29 cases in Khunti District. Khunti SP Anish Gupta
said "He (Sahu) was wanted in several cases of rape, murder and
extortion. Reacting on a tip-off by one of our informers, we found
him and shot him dead." Four of Sahu's accomplices, however, managed
to escape. A massive search operation has been launched to apprehend
them, said Ranchi SSP Prabhat Kumar. Arms and ammunition were
recovered from Sahu, Kumar said, adding that a detailed seizure
list was being prepared.
Jharkhand State Government has
identified 13 extremely Naxal-hit regions in the State
for their all round development. Basic services would be provided,
besides generating self-employment and strengthening of the administrative
system, Rural Development Minister Nilkanth Singh Munda said.
Apart from rural development department, there would be coordination
with departments like water resources, tourism, health services,
education and public distribution, the minister said. Commissioners
have been given special powers to execute works in these areas,
he said.
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December 20 |
Two more Districts of Santhal Pargana -
Godda and Jamtara - have been included in the list of the LWE
affected Districts of Jharkhand. Baring Sahebganj, rest of the
five Districts of the Santhal Pargana division have officially
been recognized as Maoist-hit with three Districts - Dumka, Pakur
and Deoghar - already falling under this category.
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December 26 |
Cache of arms and explosives hidden by the CPI-Maoist
were recovered by CRPF personnel near Tilaya-Dania road of Jhumra
hill under Mahuatard Police Station limits in Bokaro District.
The explosives included a cylinder bomb of 30 kg, four cane bombs
of 10 kg each, 10 pieces of detonators, one local made pistol
and Maoist literature during the operation, said Y.S. Ramesh,
SP Bokaro.
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December 27 |
More than 100 Maoist cadres assembled near Kachho
and Pipradih forest areas in Bokaro District and held a meeting
with the villagers to win the trust of the people. Sources said
the Maoists are worried over loosing local support.
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December 29 |
A joint team of CRPF and State Police, who was
searching for a CPI-Maoist 'zonal commander' exchanged fire with
a group of "heavily armed" Maoists near Koleshwari hills on the
Jharkhand-Bihar border. Chatra SP S.K. Jha said around 100 Maoists
fired at the group of security personnel who were advancing towards
Bihar. "The forces retaliated strongly. It forced the rebels to
run away to avoid casualty," he added. The gun-battle lasted for
half-an-hour but none of the security personnel or Maoists was
hit, said CRPF's Jharkhand IG Rakesh Kumar Mishra. The team had
information that Maoist leader Uma Bhokta alias Endalji
was hiding in the densely forested Koleshwari between Chatra and
Gaya District in Bihar.
A 'sub-zonal commander' and an 'area commander'
of the CPI-Maoist, each carrying a cash award of INR 500,000 on
his head and involved in the 2013 'belly bomb attack' in Latehar
District, surrendered before the State DGP D.K. Pandey in Ranchi
District. While Koyal-Sankh 'sub-zonal commander' Gajendra Sao
(28), alias Gajju, surrendered with a rifle and a pistol,
Manika-Herhanj 'area commander' Kuldeep Mehta (30) deposited a
rifle.
The Jharkhand Police has said that as many as
37 dreaded Naxalites in the rank of 'area commander' and
above were arrested during the anti-LWE operation during 2015.
"This was an outstanding year with arrests of more than 400 Naxalites,
recovery of huge amount of explosives and weapons and (the police)
lost no weapon," ADGP (Operation) S.N. Pradhan said. These were
the biggest achievements during the last 10 years, he added. Twenty-eight
LWEs were killed as against four Policemen during anti-LWE operations
in 2015, he said. Asserting that LWE violence would be nearly
wiped out in the next two-three years through sustained operations,
Pradhan said the year saw the Police targeting the top and middle
level leaders in the Maoist ranks through arrests or their neutralization.
The mounting pressure hit hard on the Maoists as they lost on
cadres while new cadres did not join them, he added.
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December 30 |
A 19-year-old youth who was a suspected CPI-Maoist
cadre committed suicide at the Ghatshila Police Station in lock-up
in the wee hours. The deceased was identified as Ramesh Mahali
alias Bhuchan, a resident of Shyamsundarpur in Ghatshila
sub-division of East Singhbhum District. According to information,
Bhuchan was one of the three accused who had killed Venket Reddy
(40), site in-charge of a construction company, at Shyamsundarpur
forest after kidnapping him from Kharkasoli, a canal construction
site along Subernarekha river in Shyamsundarpur on December 8.
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Source:Compiled from news reports and
are provisional.
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