Hunt on for Maoists, police death toll 17October 9th, 2009 NAGPUR - More than 300 security personnel Friday hunted for Maoists who massacred 17 policemen after ambushing them in a jungle strip in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district. The bodies of the slain policemen were brought to Gadchiroli town for state honours before they are handed over to their families for the final rites, even as Chief Minister Ashok Chavan vowed to crush the Maoists.
Seven killed as troopers hit Maoist hideouts in ChhattisgarhSeptember 18th, 2009 RAIPUR - A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer and at least six Maoists were killed Friday as hundreds of security personnel launched operations against the guerrillas across Chhattisgarh's Bastar region. Gunfights broke out in thickly forested stretches in Bastar's Dantewada district, about 450 km south of the capital Raipur, described as India's worst Maoist-hit district.
Two Maoists shot dead by CRPFSeptember 17th, 2009 RAIPUR - Troopers of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) early Thursday gunned down two Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said. The rebels were shot dead in a forested hilly stretch in the interiors of Bijapur
district, some 450 km south of here, an official at the police headquarters here told IANS.
Two CRPF troopers wounded in Maoist bomb blastSeptember 9th, 2009 RAIPUR - Two troopers of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were critically injured Wednesday when they walked over a pressure bomb planted by Maoists in a thickly forested area of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh, an official said. The blast took place in Jagargunda of Bijapur district, about 450 km south of here.
5 CRPF troopers injured in Jammu and KashmirAugust 31st, 2009 SRINAGAR - Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured Monday after separatist guerrillas struck in two separate localities of this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital. The guerrillas hurled a grenade at a CRPF bunker in Batmaloo area, barely 150 metres from the high-security Civil Secretariat, leaving injured seven people - four civilians and three para-military troopers.
Maoists open fire on paramilitary post in ChhattisgarhJuly 29th, 2009 RAIPUR - Heavily armed Maoists fired several rounds on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in Chhattisgarh Wednesday night in restive Bastar region, police sources said. Maoists fired several rounds twice at the check post at Keshkutul village under Bhairamgarh locality in Bijapur district at around 9 p.m.
CRPF toll in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack rises to sixJuly 27th, 2009 RAIPUR - The casualty in the landmine blast triggered by Maoists rose to six Monday with four more bodies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel found. The blast had been triggerred Sunday in the state's restive Dantewada district.
Six troopers injured in Chhattisgarh Maoist ambushJuly 26th, 2009 RAIPUR - Maoists guerrillas ambushed a team of paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Sunday in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, injuring at least six troopers. The attack took place in violence-hit Dantewada district when a vehicle carrying eight CRPF personnel ran over a powerful land mine, Pawan Deo, deputy inspector general police, told IANS.
Maoist landmine kills two troopers in Chhattisgarh (Second Lead)July 26th, 2009 RAIPUR - Two troopers were killed and four injured late Sunday when Maoist guerrillas ambushed two paramilitary vehicles and triggered a powerful landmine blast in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said. Over two dozen Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were in the vehicles when a landmine hit one of them and damaged its front portion in Dantewada district, some 350 km south of capital Raipur, said Deputy Inspector General Pawan Deo.
Maoist blast injures six troopers in ChhattisgarhJuly 26th, 2009 RAIPUR - At least six troopers were injured Sunday when Maoist guerrillas triggered a landmine targeting two paramilitary vehicles in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said. Over two dozen Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were in the vehicles but the landmine damaged only the front portion of one of the vehicles in Dantewada district, some 350 km south of capital Raipur, late in the evening.
Orissa police demand modern equipment to fight MaoistsJuly 18th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa police personnel deployed in anti-Maoist operations are upset with the state government for not meeting their long-pending demands for modern equipment to tackle the rebels and have threatened "non-cooperation". "The Maoists continue kill us at will almost in all parts of the state.
Three troopers injured in Kashmir grenade blastJune 27th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Three paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured when militants hurled a grenade at them in Jehangir Chowk in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Saturday, police said. "The grenade exploded, injuring three CRPF jawans (troopers).
12 cops killed in Chhattisgarh landmine blastJune 21st, 2009 RAIPUR - In a meticulously planned attack, Maoist insurgents blew up a truck carrying over 40 security personnel in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bastar region late Saturday evening, killing 12 troopers. Seven rebels were also killed by security forces.
Five troopers die as CRPF truck hits Maoist landmineJune 20th, 2009 RAIPUR - Five paramilitary troopers were killed and at least 11 injured Saturday evening when the truck in which they were travelling hit a landmine planted by suspected Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, a police officer said. The blast occurred in a thickly forested stretch of Tongapal in Dantewada district, some 500 km south of here, when an 40-member search squad of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men and District Force (DF) was on its way back to its base camp.
Casualties feared as CRPF truck hits Maoist landmine: PoliceJune 20th, 2009 RAIPUR - Casualties are feared as a truck carrying several paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Chhattisgarhs restive Bastar region hit a landmine planted by suspected Maoists Saturday evening, injuring 11, a police officer said. The blast occurred in a thickly forested stretch of Tongapal in Dantewada district, some 500 km south of here, when an over 40-member search squad of CRPF men and District Force (DF) was on its way back to its base camp.
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