History of Naxalite-Maoist Attacks from 2000

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History Naxalite-Maoist Attacks from 2000

2000

In February 2005 the CPI (Maoist) killed 7 policemen, a civilian and injured many more during a mass

attack on a school building in Venkatammanahalli village,Pavgada,Tumkur, Karnataka.[3][4]

On

August 17, 2005, the government ofAndhra Pradesh outlawed the Communist Party of India (Maoist)

and various mass organizations close to it, and began to arrest suspected members and

sympathizers days afterwards. The arrested included former emissaries at the peace talks of 2004.

In August 2005 Maoists kidnapped from the Dantewada district of the state ofChhattisgarh. This

follows violent incidents in 2004 in the same region when 50 policemen and about 300 villagers were

killed in the Dantewada district and over 50,000 villagers were staying in relief camps out of fear from

Maoists.[5]

On 13 November 2005 CPI (Maoist) fighters stunned authorities by attackingJ ehanabadin Bihar,

freeing 250 captured comrades and taking twenty imprisoned right wing paramilitaries captive,executing their leader. They also detonated several bombs in the town.

[6]A prison guard was also

reported killed.

On February 28, 2006 the Maoists attacked several anti-Maoist protesters in Erraboru village in

Chhattisgarh using landmines, killing 25 people.[7]

On March 24, 2006 over 500 heavily armed rebels attacked police camps in Orissas Udayagiri town

of Gajapati district, freeing 40 prisoners from the sub-jail.[8]

On J uly 16, 2006 the Maoists attacked a relief camp in the Dantewada district where several villagers

were kidnapped. The death toll was 29.[9]

On October 18, 2006 women belonging to the Maoist guerrilla forces blasted four government

buildings in the Bastar region ofChhattisgarh. On the day before, over a dozen armed cadres of the

group, with support from male colleagues, blocked traffic on the Antagarh-Koylibera Road in the

Kanker district, near the city ofRaipur. They also detonated explosives inside four buildings, including

two schools, in Kanker.[10]

This incident occurred two days after a major leader of the party's

operations in Orissa andAndhra Pradesh, Kone Kedandam, surrendered to authorities in the town

ofSrikakulam.[11]

On December 2, 2006 the BBC reported that at least 14 Indian policemen had been killed by Maoists

in a landmine ambush near the town of Bokaro, 80 miles from Ranchi, the capital of the State of

J harkhand.[12]

On March 4, 2007 Maoist shot dead a member of the parliament (Sunil Mahato) of theJ harkhand

Mukti Morcha (J MM) party fromJ harkhand state.[13]

On March 5, 2007 Maoist shot dead a local Congress leader (Prakash, a member of the local Mandal

Praja Parishad (MPP)) in Andhra Pradesh while he was inspecting a road construction project in

Mahabubnagar district.[14]

However, police reportedly believe that political rivals of Mahato, including

organized criminal groups, may have been behind the assassination.[15]

On March 15, 2007 an attack happened in the rebel stronghold area ofDantewada, in Chhattisgarh

state. Fifty-four persons, including 15 personnel of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force, were killed in an

offensive by 300 to 350 CPI (Maoist) cadres on a police base camp in the Bastar region in the early


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hours of Thursday. The remaining victims were tribal youths ofSalwa Judum, designated as Special

Police Officers (SPOs) and roped in to combat the Maoists. Eleven people were injured. The attack,

which lasted nearly two-and-a-half hours, was spearheaded by the "State Military Commission

(Maoist)", consisting of about 100 armed Naxalites.[16]

On February 16, 2008 a group of 50 rebels armed with bombs and firearms, including women cadres,

raided a police training school, police station and armoury in Orissa killing 12 police and leaving 4wounded. Before launching the attack, the Naxals announced that they would not harm the public as

their target was the police.[8]

On J une 29, 2008 CPI(M) forces attacked a boat on the Balimela reservoir in Orissa carrying 4 anti-

Naxalite police and 60 Greyhound commandos. The boat sunk, killing 38 troops, while 26

survived.[17][18][19]

The bodies of a total of 38 Greyhound commandos and police personnel were found

after a two week long search. They are still looking for 40 missing weapons.[20]

The attack came just

months after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy stated that the elite commando

force, which is the highest paid in the entire country, should have their operations expanded

throughout all affected regions and that "things are more or less under control. Every now and then,

they (Maoists) indulge in high-profile attacks but that is just to show their token presence".[21]

On J uly 16, 2008 a landmine hit a police van in Malkangiri district, killing 21 policemen.[22]

On April 13, 2009 10 paramilitary troops were killed in eastern Orissa when Maoists attacked a

bauxite mine in the Koraput district.[23]

On May 22, 2009 Naxalite guerrillas ambushed a police party, after luring it into the jungles of

Gadchiroli district to investigate a roadblock, killing 16 policemen.[24]

On J une 10, 2009 Nine policemen including paramilitary jawans and a CRPF officer were killed in a

Naxalite attack while on routine patrol in what is considered to be a rebel-stronghold area deep in the

Saranda jungle. Sudhir Kumar Jha, superintendent of police said: "As Naxalites are aware of the

topography and knew that the convoy would have to return through the same spot, they had planted

a powerful can-bomb and ambushed the police vehicle."[25]

On J une 13, 2009 Naxalites launched two daylight attacks in and around a small town close to

Bokaro, killing 10 policemen and injuring several others using landmines and bombs. Two Naxalite

guerrillas were also injured.[26]

On J une 16, 2009 4 policemen were killed and 2 others seriously injured when Maoists ambushed

them at Beherakhand in Palamau district. Reportedly the guerrillas were waiting inside the deep

jungles and started firing indiscriminately as the policemen went past them, killing four of them on the

spot.[27]

On J une 16, 2009 at least 11 police officers were killed in a landmine attack followed by shooting

between police and suspected Maoist rebels. 7 rebels were also killed in the gunfire.[28]

On J une 23, 2009 during a 48 hourBandh orchestrated by the Naxalites in protest against intensified

paramilitary activity in Langargh a group of motorcycle borne armed Naxal rebels opened fire at theLakhisarai district court premises in Bihar and freed four of their comrades. One of the four rescued

was Ghaskar Marandi, who is the zonal commander of Ranchi.[29]

On the same day the Indian

government banned the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Many including the Left Front oppose the

ban arguing that "there is a requirement to bring all such outfits back into the mainstream

politically."[30]

On J uly 12, 2009 at least 29 members of the Indian Police were killed in an ambush attack by Maoist

rebels in Chhattisgarh. (seeRajnandgaon ambush)


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On September 19, 2009, in a fierce gun battle between the CoBRA, and CRPF, against the naxals,

over 50 naxals were killed and around 200 captured. 20 soldiers were reported missing.[31]

On October 6, 2009 the body of a policeman, kidnapped a week before by Maoist rebels

inJ harkhand, was found.[32]

On October 8, 2009 at least 17 members of the Indian Police, including a top commander, were killed

in an ambush attack by Maoist rebels inMaharashtra. The fighting started after a group of Maoists

attacked a police station in Gadchiroli district.[33]

On November 11, 2009, India launched a massive military offensive, codenamed Operation Green

Hunt, deploying 50,000 soldiers. The operation is planned to last two years, with the objectives of

rooting out insurgents and bringing stability to the regions. The Operation had been planned since

October 9, 2009.[34][35]

2010 [edit]

Date Event Deaths

February

15

Shilda camp attack. A Naxalite attack on a para military camp in West Bengal kills 24

para military personnel, with many more reported missing.24+

February

18

The Maoists dragged a doctor out from his house and shot him dead. The Maoists

then threatened the villagers with dire consequences if they inform the police.[36]

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February

18

At least 12 villagers were killed and 12 injured in indiscriminate firing by the Maoists in

J amui district of Bihar. 25 village houses were also burned down.[37][38] 12+

February

20Maoists killed a village guard by slitting his throat.

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April 411 policemen were killed and ten wounded when rebels blew up a police bus in

Orissa's Koraput district.[40]

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April 6

Dantewada ambush. Naxalite rebels killed 75 Indian paramilitary personnel and 1

state police constable in a series of attacks on security convoys in Dantewada

district in the central Indian state ofChattisgarh.[41]

The attack resulted in the biggest

loss of life security forces have suffered since launching a large-scale offensive

against the rebels.[41]

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Date Event Deaths

April 30 2 lorry drivers were dragged out from their truck and shot dead.[42]

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May 2 A 16 year old girl who fled the Maoist camp was allegedly raped by the Maoists.[43][44]

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May 8Eight Indian paramilitary troopers were killed when Naxalite rebels blew up a police

vehicle in the central state ofChhattisgarh.[45]

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May 16 Six villagers were murdered by slitting their throats by the maoists.[46]

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May 17 2010 Dantewada bus bombing 44

May 28 2010 Gyaneshwari Express derailment +150[47]

J une 29 2010 Maoist attack in Narayanpur 26

J uly 8

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Maoist rebels carried out a series of attacks, including shootings and bombings across

many numerous Indian states around the country, killing eleven. Six Naxalites were

also killed by police[48][49]

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2011 [edit]

On November 24, Maoist leader, Kishenji, killed by CRPF in a 30 minute encounter, alongside six

other Naxals.[50]

2012 [edit]

Date Event Deaths

J une

10A CRPF trooper was killed in a blast by Maoists in a forested area in Gaya.

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Date Event Deaths

J une

29

17 men, and one woman, suspected to be Naxalites, were killed in an encounter, and

seven were arrested. 6 CRPF soldiers were injured.[52]18

J uly 136 Maoist rebels were arrested in Vishakapatnam, including Lambayya, a Naxalite

leader, with a bounty of Rs. 30,000 on his head.[53]

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Oct 18

Six CRPF men were killed and eight personnel, including a deputy commandant, were

injured in landmine blasts and gunbattle between the cops and the Maoists that followed

the explosions during an anti-Naxal operation near Barha village under the Dumaria

police station in Gaya district.[54]

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2013 [edit]

25 May 2013: 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valleyresulted in the deaths of around 25 Indian National

Congress leaders including the former state minister Mahendra Karma and the Chhattisgarh

Congress chiefNand Kumar Patel.[55]

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