Mahato arrested, Maoists call nationwide shutdown Oct 3September 26th, 2009 LALGARH - Tribal leader Chhattradhar Mahato, chief of a Maoist-backed group at the forefront of a violent agitation in this trouble-torn belt of West Bengal, was arrested Saturday. Mahato, leader of the People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA), was nabbed from Birkara near the headquarters of Lalgarh block of West Midnapur district, Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Surajit Kar Purkayastha told IANS.
Orissa wants more forces, chopper to tackle MaoistsSeptember 24th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Thursday urged the central government for more paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a dedicated chopper to tackle the Maoist menace. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday met union Home Minister P.
Three Maoist rebels held in OrissaSeptember 7th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Three Maoist rebels were arrested in Orissa Monday in two separate incidents, police said. "Mala Madakami, who claims to be the area commander of Vansadhara division of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested during a combing operation by police in the southern district of Malkangiri," a police officer said.
Two Maoists killed in West BengalSeptember 2nd, 2009 KOLKATA - Two Maoists were killed in a gun battle with security forces in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said Wednesday. The shooting took place when a joint patrol of central paramilitary forces and the state police were marching in the forest area of Kadashol.
Maoists threaten Orissa ministerAugust 21st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoist rebels have threatened to blow up the residence of Orissa Finance Minister Prafulla Ghadei and kill his son, police said Friday. The letter was received at the office of Orissa Mining Corporation at Jajpur Thursday.
Maoists blow up forest office in OrissaAugust 20th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoists Thursday blew up a forest range office in Orissa's Sundergarh district, police said. About 30 rebels, in two vehicles, came to the office at Tamra under the Banki police station around 2 p.m.
Maoists threaten to kill Orissa district police chiefAugust 17th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoists in Orissa have threatened to kill a top district police official for allegedly arresting innocent people after branding them as rebels, an official said Monday. The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said in a press release that its rebels would kill some police officials posted in Rayagada district, including the District Superintendent of Police Ashish Kumar Singh.
Three Maoists killed in gunfight with police in OrissaAugust 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least three Maoists were killed Wednesday in a gunfight with police in Orissa's Rayagada district, officials said. A joint team of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh police fatally shot the militants in a forested area under Chandili police station, about 45 km from the district headquarter of Rayagada, Ashish Kumar Singh, district superintendent of police, told IANS.
Maoists kill 2 policemen in OrissaJuly 30th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Suspected Maoists killed two policemen in Keonjhar district of Orissa on Thursday. The bodies of Assistant Sub-Inspector Muralidhar Bastia and home guard Hadibandhu Mahanta were found near Brahmanipal police outpost, where they were posted.
Maoists abduct policeman in West BengalJuly 24th, 2009 KOLKATA - A police official was abducted by a group of suspected Maoists Friday evening in the troubled Lalgarh region of West Bengal, following which a gun battle ensued between the rebels and security personnel, police said. "We came to know that a policeman was abducted by a group of Maoists in Lalgarh-Ramgarh region.
Centre not helping Orissa counter Maoists: PatnaikJuly 21st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday blamed the central government for not helping the state in countering the Maoists effectively. "There is not enough central assistance to counter the Naxalites (Maoists) in our state effectively," Patnaik said replying to an adjournment motion moved by the opposition in the state assembly on growing Maoist activities in the state.
Navin Patnaik seeks Central support to check Maoists in OrissaJune 26th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik has said that he will discuss with Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram about the state's needs to check Maoists activities.
Maoists fire on security personnel in OrissaApril 16th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Continuing their day-long violence aiming to stall the electoral process, Maoists opened fire on security personnel returning from polling duty in Orissa's Malkangiri district Thursday evening, police said. Security personnel were returning on foot from polling duty in Kalimela area of Malkangiri when Maoists started firing on them.
Maoists block roads in Orissa, call for poll boycottApril 15th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoists Wednesday felled trees, dug up roads in three districts of Orissa to create hurdles for the poll officials in the run-up to the first phase of elections Thursday, police said. The Maoists have called for a complete boycott of the polls.
Maoists destroy Panchayat office in OrissaFebruary 8th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoists Monday destroyed an office of a village council in Orissa's Malkangiri district, the police said. The rebels entered Badigata village, some 700 km from here and destroyed over 60 percent of the building using pick axes, shovels and crowbars, inspector-in-charge of the Kalimela police station P.K.
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