Tag: Maoist

Kandhamal: Fresh Maoist posters and banners surfaced at Kandibanda village along National Highway-59 between Daringbadi and Baliguda in Kandhamal district on Sunday. The Baghuna divisional committee of the CPI (Maoist) has urged people to boycott upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the State. The rebels have also appealed people to form a ‘government of […]

Rayagada: Posters purportedly put up by Maoists urging people to boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the State were found in Niyamgiri area of Rayagada district today. According to reports, the Basadhara-Ghumusar divisional committee of the CPI (Maoists) have put up the posters in front of ‘Dangaria Kandha Unnayana’ office at Parasali […]

Bhopal: A dreaded woman Maoist leader accused in the murder of Madhya Pradesh minister Likhiram Kawre in 1999 has been gunned down in Chhattisgarh, police said. Jamuna, 45, carried a reward of Rs 18.50 lakh. She was killed at Bhave in Chhattisgarh in an encounter with the security forces, a police statement said on Wednesday. Kawre, […]

Sukma (Chhattisgarh): Four Maoists were killed on Tuesday in a gun battle with a special unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, said the paramilitary unit. The gunfight began around 6 a.m. when a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit, was on a search mission in deep forested […]

Bhubaneswar: The BSF has called on people living in Maoist-affected areas of Odisha to cast their votes without fear, claiming that their participation will send a “clear message” to the extremists that violence and intimidation will no longer be accepted in the state. Election in 147 Assembly seats and 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha […]

Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas blew up three building of the forest department in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Friday, police said. The Maoists first blew up two quarters of forest guards, each constructed at a cost of Rs 30 lakh, before blasting a third building in the Kuira forest area. No one was injured in the […]

Bargarh/Bolangir/Ganjam:  With the end of high-voltage campaigning for the 2nd phase polls today, polling officers and security personnel have begun preparations to ensure smooth conduct of the elections in the upcoming phase. In the 2nd phase, polling will take place in Aska, Kandhamal, Sundergarh, Bargarh and Bolangir Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly constituencies under […]

Kandhamal: In a major success for Kandhamal Police ahead of the second phase 2019 polls in the parliamentary constituency tomorrow, Bharat Kanhar, a hardcore Maoist carrying cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, surrendered before the SP here on Tuesday. According to sources, Bharat Kanhar has been an active member of KKBN Division […]

Phulbani: Ahead of the second phase polls, Maoists unleashed terror in Kandhamal district in Odisha by targeting a polling party vehicle. Police confirmed that the polling staffs in the vehicle are safe. As per reports, a polling party was on its way to Mugunipadar booth under Phiringia Police limits when a group of Maoists stopped […]

Chhattisgarh: Days after the killing of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi in a deadly Maoist attack in Dantewada, one of the masterminds of the ambush, Madvi Muyya, was killed in a shootout with Chhattisgarh Police in the district on Thursday morning, police said. The 30-year-old Maoist’s body was recovered from Kirandul area where he was killed in […]

Bhubaneswar: At least five Maoists, including three women, were gunned down in an encounter with security personnel in Koraput district of Odisha on Wednesday, a senior police officer said. The encounter took place in a forest under Padua police station limits in the morning when personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG) and District Voluntary […]

Malkangiri: At least two jawans of Special Operations Group (SOG) sustained critical injuries in a landmine explosion reportedly triggered by Maoists in Malkangiri district today. According to reports, the blast took place at Bogapadar hill under Mathili Police limits of the district when a team of SOG jawans were conducting a combing operation based on […]

Bhawanipatna: Opposing road construction, the red rebels Tuesday night allegedly torched vehicles at Nuamunda village under Madanpur Rampur police limits of Kalahandi district. Sources said that a group of 30-40 armed Maoists came to the village late last night and torched five tractors, two JCB machines and a mixture machine engaged in construction of road […]

Dantewada: A Naxal allegedly involved in the killing of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and four policemen in an IED attack last month, was Friday arrested in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, police said. The rebel, identified as Jivan alias Hemla, carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, was apprehended by local police near […]

Malkangri: During a joint operation by the Police and BSF personnel, a Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head was arrested in Malkangiri on Sunday. The arrested red rebel has been identified as Chandra Sisa alias Chandan. According to sources, Chandan was nabbed following the joint operation in the Swabhiman Anchal […]