The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency is part of an ongoing conflict between Left-wing extremist groups and the Indian government.[1] The insurgency started after the 1967 Naxalbari uprising and the subsequent split of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leading to the creation of a Marxist–Leninist faction.[2] The faction splintered into various groups supportive of Maoist ideology, claiming to fight a rural rebellion and people's war against the government.[3]
The armed wing of the Maoists is called the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army.[4][5] They have conducted multiple attacks on the security forces and government workers.[6] The influence zone of the Naxalites is called the red corridor, which consists of about 25 districts in Central and East India in 2021.[7][8][9] The insurgency reached its peak in the late 2000s with almost 180 affected districts and has been on the decline since then due to the counter-insurgency actions and development plans formulated by the Government.[10] Naxalite organisations and groups have been declared as terrorist organisations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of India (1967).[11][12]
1960s-1970s
edit- Early 1967: A faction of the Communist Party led by Charu Majumdar called the "Siliguri group", gave calls for the initiation of armed struggle in the Naxalbari region in West Bengal and many peasant cells were created in response.[13][14]
- 3 March 1967: A few peasant workers seized a plot of land from its jotedar (owner) and harvested the crops.[15]
- 18 May 1967: The Siliguri Kishan Sabha, of which Jangal Santhal was the president, declared their support for the movement initiated by Kanu Sanyal, and their readiness to adopt armed struggle to redistribute land to the landless.[16]
- 25 May 1967: In Naxalbari, a sharecropper of tribal background, who had been given land by the courts under the tenancy laws, was attacked by the previous landlord's men. The peasants fought back and when the police arrived, they were ambushed by a group led by Santhal, and a police inspector was killed. In retaliation, the police opened fire killing ten people.[17][18]
- November 1967: A group led by Sushital Ray Chowdhury organised the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (AICCCR).[19]
- 22 April 1969: The foundation of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (CPI-ML) was declared by Kanu Sanyal at a mass meeting in Calcutta.[20]
- 1971: Satyanarayan Singh revolted against the leadership and split the CPI-ML into two, forming a separate provisional committee.[21] The Naxalites gained presence among the radical sections of the student movement in Calcutta.[22]
- 1971-72: The Government of West Bengal instituted counter-measures against the Naxalites.[18] With the support of the Indian Government, Operation Steeplechase was launched with the aid of the paramilitary forces of the Indian Armed Forces, which resulted in the killing and imprisoning of suspected Naxalites and their cadres, including senior leaders.[23][24]
- 16 July 1972: Majumdar was arrested by West Bengal Police.[25]
- 28 July 1972: Majumdar died in police custody.[26]
- December 1972: The CPI-ML split into further factions such as the Mahadev Mukherjee faction and the CPI-ML Liberation.[27] The original party fractured into more than 40 separate small groups.[28]
- 4 July 1975: The Indian government banned 27 organisations which included majority of the factions of the CPI-ML and other similar parties.[21]
1980s-1990s
edit- 22 April 1980: The People's War Group faction of the CML party was founded by Kondapalli Seetharamaiah.[29]
- 1985: Naxalites began ambushing police forces and killed a sub-inspector of police in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh. In response, a special task force called the Greyhounds was formed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.[30]
- Late 1980s: The Naxal insurgency spread to various parts of Andhra Pradesha and Odisha. The government initiated a variety of counterinsurgency measures and rehabilitation programmes for captured Naxalites.[31][32]
- 12 February 1992: Bara massacre : About 38 people belonging to the land owning Bhumihar community were killed by the group in Bara village in Gaya district, Bihar.[33]
- 1 December 1997: Ranvir Sena, a militia acting for the landlords, killed 58 people, mostly Dalits, in the Laxmanpur Bathe village in Arwal district in Bihar.[34]
- 18 March 1999: About 34 people belonging to the Bhumihar community were killed by the Naxalites in Senari village in Jehanabad district, Bihar.[35]
2000s
edit2000-2004
edit- 2000-2002: An estimated 1168 people were killed including 271 members of the security forces and 467 rebels in the fighting between the Naxalites and the government forces.[36]
- 2 December 2000: The armed wing of the Maoists called the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army was founded.[37]
- 10 September 2002: Rafiganj train wreck: At least 130 people were killed when the Howrah Rajdhani Express derailed on a bridge over the Dhave River in Rafiganj, Bihar due to sabotage by Naxalites.[38]
- 1 October 2003: The Naxalites attacked a convoy of then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu en route to Tirumala, in which the Chief Minister was injured.[39]
- 2003: In response, the Andhra Pradesh government embarked on a rapid modernisation of its police force and up-gradation of its technical and operational capabilities to fight the insurgents.[40][36] Nearly 246 insurgents were killed during the year.[36]
- 18 May 2004: 2004 Lahsuna massacre: Four people were killed by Maoists at Lahsuna village in Bihar.[41]
- 21 September 2004: The CPI-Maoist was founded through the merger of the People's War Group, and the Maoist Communist Centre of India.[42]
2005
edit- January: Peace talks between the Andhra Pradesh state government and the Maoists broke down after the government did not agree to the release of prisoners and redistribution of land.[43]
- 12 February: The Maoists killed six policemen, a civilian and injured many during a mass attack on a school building in Venkatammanahalli village in Tumkur district, Karnataka.[44]
- 17 August: The government of Andhra Pradesh outlawed the CPI-Maoist party and other affiliated organisations and arrested suspected members and sympathizers of the group.[45][46]
- 13 November: Maoists attacked government facilities and detonated several bombs in Jehanabad in Bihar. They took 20 Indian paramilitary members as prisoners and executed their leader.[47] A prison guard was killed and more than 340 prisoners were freed during the attack on the district prison.[48][49]
2006
edit- 28 February: Maoists attacked anti-Maoist protesters in Erraboru village in Chhattisgarh using landmines and killed 25 people.[50]
- 24 March: More than 500 armed rebels attacked police camps in Udayagiri in Gajapati district, Orissa and freed 40 prisoners from the jail.[51]
- 16 July: Maoists attacked a relief camp in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh and kidnapped several villagers after killing about 29 people.[52]
- 17-18 October: Maoist forces blocked traffic on the Antagarh–Koylibera Road in Kanker district near Raipur in Chhattisgarh. They also detonated explosives inside four government buildings, including two schools.[53]
- 2 December: At least 14 policemen were killed by Maoists in a landmine ambush near Bokaro, Jharkhand.[54]
2007
edit- 4 March: Sunil Mahato, a Member of Parliament belonging to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, was shot dead by suspected Maoists.[55] The Jharkhand Police suspected that organised criminal groups hired by the political rivals of Mahato might have been involved in the assassination.[56]
- 5 March: Maoists killed Komati Prakash, a local Indian National Congress leader in Andhra Pradesh while he was inspecting a road construction project in Mahabubnagar district.[57]
- 15 March: In an attack 300 to 350 armed Maoists, 54 people including 15 armed force personnel were killed in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh state. The remaining victims were tribal youths of Salwa Judum, a counter militia organisation.[58]
- November: Maoists were involved with local groups in the protest against the establishment of Special Economic Zones and Police recovered weapons belonging to the Maoists.[59] The involvement saw more than 650 deaths during the year including 218 were civilians, 234 security personnel and 195 militants.[36]
2008
edit- 6 February: Then Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy stated "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".[60]
- 16 February: A group of 50 Naxals armed with bombs and firearms, raided a police training school, police station and armoury in Orissa and killed 12 police personnel. Before launching the attack, the Naxals announced that the public would not be harmed as their target was the police.[51]
- 29 June: Maoist forces attacked a boat on the Balimela reservoir in Orissa carrying four anti-Naxalite police and 60 Greyhound commandos. The boat sunk resulting in the deaths of 38 troops.[61][62][63] The bodies of were found after a two-week searchand the weapons were missing.[64]
- 16 July: A landmine killed 21 policemen in Malkangiri district, Orissa.[65]
2009
edit- February: The Indian government announced a nationwide initiative called the Integrated Action Plan for broad coordinated operations aimed at combatting and undermining support for the Naxalites in selected states. The plan included funding for grass-roots economic development projects in the affected areas and increased special police funding for containment and reduction of Naxalite influence.[66][67]
- 13 April: Ten paramilitary troops were killed in eastern Orissa when Maoists attacked a bauxite mine in the Koraput district.[68]
- 22 May: Naxalites ambushed a police party in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra after they ventured into the forests to investigate a roadblock, which resulted in the deaths of 16 policemen.[69]
- 10 June: Nine policemen including a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer were killed in a Naxalite attack while on routine patrol in Saranda, West Bengal. Superintendent of police Sudhir Kumar Jha 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."[70]
- 12 June: About 29 police personnel including the Superintendent of Police of Rajnandgaon district Vinod Chaubey were killed in a Maoist attack.[71]
- 13 June: Naxalites launched two attacks near Bokaro, killing 10 policemen and injuring several others using landmines and bombs. Two Naxalite were also injured in the attacks.[72]
- 16 June: Four policemen were killed and two others seriously injured when Maoists ambushed a patrol party at Beherakhand in Palamau district, Jharkhand.[73]
- 16 June: 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.[74]
- 23 June: Naxalites called for a two-day bandh against intensified paramilitary activity and a group of motorcycle borne armed Naxalites opened fire at the Lakhisarai district court premises in Bihar and freed four prisoners.[75] The Indian government banned the CPI-Maoist, which was opposed by the Left Front in West Bengal arguing that "there is a requirement to bring all such outfits back into the mainstream politically."[76]
- 12 July: Rajnandgaon ambush: At least 29 members of the police were killed in an ambush attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh.[77]
- 15 September: Then Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that the Maoists had growing appeal and added that the dealing with left-wing extremism requires a different strategy and approach rather than a simple law and order problem.[78]
- 19 September: More than 50 Naxals were killed and 200 were captured after a gun battle between the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action, and the naxals, with over 20 soldiers were reported missing.[79]
- 6 October: The body of a policeman, kidnapped a week before by Maoists in Jharkhand, was found.[80]
- 8 October: At least 17 members of the police including a top commander, were killed in an ambush attack by Maoists in Maharashtra. The fighting started after a group of Maoists attacked a police station in Gadchiroli district.[81]
- 11 November: The Indian government launched a massive military offensive, code named Operation Green Hunt and planned to deploy nearly 50,000 soldiers over two years, with the objectives of eliminating Naxal insurgents and bringing stability to the regions.[82]
2010s
edit2010
edit- 15 February: Silda camp attack: A Naxalite attack on a para-military camp in West Bengal resulted in the deaths of 24 paramilitary personnel of the Eastern Frontier Rifles.[83]
- 18 February: The Maoists shot a civilian doctor in Chakulia, Jharkhand after suspecting him to be a police informer and threatened the villagers with consequences if they inform the police.[84] At least 12 villagers were killed, another 12 injured and 25 houses were burnt down in indiscriminate firing by the Maoists in Jamui district of Bihar.[85][86]
- 4 April: About 11 policemen were killed and ten wounded when rebels blew up a police bus in Orissa's Koraput district.[87]
- 6 April: Dantewada ambush: Naxalites killed 75 CRPF personnel and one state police constable in a series of attacks on security convoys in Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh. This was the biggest single day loss for the security forces in the anti Naxal operations.[88]
- 30 April: Two lorry drivers were shot dead in Jharkhand.[89]
- 2 May: A 16 year-old girl who fled the Maoist camp was allegedly raped by the Maoists.[90][91]
- 8 May: Eight Indian paramilitary personnel were killed when Naxalites blew up a police vehicle in Chhattisgarh.[92]
- 16 May: Six villagers were murdered by slitting their throats by the Maoists.[93]
- 17 May: 2010 Dantewada bus bombing: A Naxal landmine destroyed a bus in Dantewada district, killing 44 people including several Special Police Officers (SPOs) and civilians.[94]
- 29 June: Naxals blew up a bus on Dantewda-Sukhma road in Chhattisgarh, killing 15 policemen and 20 civilians. At least 26 CRPF personnel were killed in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh.[95]
- 8–10 July: Naxalites carried out a series of attacks, including shootings and bombings across Indian states, killing eleven people. Six Naxalites were also killed by the police in response.[96][97]
- 28 May: Jnaneswari Express train derailment: At least 148 people were killed when the Jnaneshwari Express train traveling from Kolkata to Mumbai derailed in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal. The police alleged that the Naxalites caused the derailment by removing a 46 cm (18 in) piece of track, which was denied by the Naxalites.[98][99]
- 29 June: At least 26 policemen were killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh.[100]
- 26 August: Karnataka was removed from the list of Naxal-affected states.[101]
- 29 August: A joint team of Borer Security Force (BSF) and district police was attacked by the rebels in Bhuski village in Chhattisgarh. Five security personnel including three BSF personnel were killed in the ambush.[102]
- 29-30 August: Naxalites ambushed a joint paramilitary and police team in Bihar and killed ten people. Four personnel were taken as prisoners and more than 35 automatic rifles were robbed from the state forces.[103][104] The Naxalites later freed three of the policemen after their family members met with Naxal leader Kishenji.[105]
- 12 September: Naxalites killed three policemen and took four more hostage in an ambush in Chhattisgarh. The four policemen were later released after the appeal of the family members and promise to leave the police force.[106][107]
- 28 September: The The Times of India release a poll stating that 58% of people surveyed in Andhra Pradesh had a positive perception about Naxalism, and only 19% were against it.[108]
- 5 October: Naxalites killed four police officers in a market in Maharashtra.[109]
- 7 October: An attempt to derail the Triveni express train from Singrauli to Bareilly, by sabotaging the tracks, was foiled.[110][111]
- 8 October: Naxalites triggered a landmine in the border area between Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. The attack killed three Indo-Tibetan Border Police, wounded two more and destroyed a military jeep.[112]
2011
edit- 2 January: The Government of Madhya Pradesh claimed that the Naxal insurgency has reduced in the state and attributed its success to the rural development schemes.[113]
- 24 May: Naxalites killed ten policemen including a senior officer in Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh.[114]
- June: Nearly 43 police personnel were killed in various attacks by the Naxalites.[115]
- 5 July: Government announced that the number of Naxal-affected areas were reduced to 83 districts across nine states.[116]
- 21 July: Naxalites blew up a bridge in Chattisgarh, killing four people and wounding five others. The attack happened when the Congress party chief of the state Nand Kumar Patel was returning from a party function.[117]
- 24 November: Maoist leader Kishenji was killed by CRPF in an encounter, alongside six other Naxals.[118]
2012
edit- March–April: Naxalites kidnapped two Italian citizens and a Member of the Legislative Assembly Jhin Hikkain in Orissa with a demand to release the prisoners lodged in jails. They were released in stages over the next month after negotiations between the government and the kidnappers.[119]
- 27 March: An explosion killed 15 Indian policemen in Maharashtra.[119]
- 10 June: A CRPF trooper was killed in a blast by Maoists in a forested area in Gaya.[120]
- 29 June: About 18 suspected Naxalites were killed in an encounter, and seven more were arrested in Chhattisgarh. Six CRPF soldiers were injured in the clashes.[121]
- 1 July: In Visakhapatnam, 36 Maoists were arrested including Lambayya, who had a ₹30,000 (US$360) bounty on his head.[122]
- 18 October: Six CRPF men were killed and eight personnel, including a deputy commandant, were injured in landmine blasts and subsequent gunbattle between the cops and the Naxalites near Barha village in Gaya district, Bihar.[123]
2013
edit- 25 May: 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley: A Naxal attack in Chattisgarh resulted in the deaths of 24 Indian National Congress leaders including the former state minister Mahendra Karma and the Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel.[124]
- 2 June: At least five policemen including the Superintendent of Police were killed in an attack near Pakur in Jharkhand.[125]
- 3 December: Seven policemen were killed in Aurangabad district, Bihar when their vehicle was blown up in a landmine blast.[126][127][128]
2014
edit- 28 February: Six police personnel were killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh.[129]
- 11 March: 2014 Chhattisgarh attack: Sixteen people, including 11 CRPF personnel, four policemen and a civilian were killed in an ambush in a forested area of Gheeram Ghati in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.[130][131]
- 14 April: Four CRPF personnel were killed in an ambush near Kirandul in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh.[132]
- 11 May: Seven police personnel were killed in a landmine blast in the forests of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.[133]
- 1 December 2014: About 14 CRPF personnel were killed and 12 were injured in Sukma district in Chattisgarh.[134]
2015
edit- 11 April: Seven special task force personnel were killed in a Maoist ambush near Kankerlanka in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh.[135][136]
- 12 April: One BSF personnel was killed in a Maoist attack near Bande in Kanker, Chhattisgarh.[137]
- 13 April: Five police personnel were killed in a Maoist attack near Kirandul in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh.[138]
2016
edit- 21 May: Three Naxals were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region in May.[139]
- 13 June: Madkam Hidme, an Adivasi woman from Sukma district, was found dead with multiple injuries. The police claimed that she was a Naxal, who was wanted in various killings and had a ₹0.1 million (US$1,200) bounty on her head and that she was killed in a police encounter. Her family members and tribal activists claimed that Hidme was dragged out of her home by men dressed in police uniforms, which was refuted by the police.[140]
- 24 October: About 24 Naxalites were killed by Andhra Pradesh Greyhounds forces in an encounter that took place near Chitrakonda on Andhra-Odisha border.[141]
- 24 November: Three Naxalites including Kappu Devaraj were killed near Karulai in an encounter with Kerala Police.[142] In Jharkhand, six Naxalites were killed in a gun battle with the CRPF and various arms and ammunition including 600 bullets of various calibre, 12 IEDs, an INSAS rifle, an SLR, a carbine and three other guns were recovered.[143]
- 6 December: A CRPF trooper was killed and another wounded as Maoists set off Improvised Explosive Device blasts and fired in three separate places in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district.[144]
2017
edit- 10 January: At least four Naxalites including a woman and a police officer were killed in a gun battle between the rebels and security forces.[145]
- 18 January: At least two women and a minor girl were killed while four others injured by a landmine suspected to have been laid by the Naxalites.[146]
- 23 January: Naxalites set fire to least 15 vehicles and machines engaged in road construction works in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.[147]
- 1 February: At least eight policemen were killed in a land mine blast suspected to have been carried out by Naxalites in Koraput region, Odisha.[148]
- 8 March: Four Naxalites including a zonal commander were killed in a gunbattle with the security forces in Banskatwa forest area in Bihar's Gaya district.[149]
- 11 March: Suspected Naxalites killed 11 paramilitary personnel and injured three police officers in Chhattisgarh after ambushing their convoy.[150]
- 22 March: Six suspected Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.
- 24 April: 2017 Sukma attack: Naxalites ambushed a group of CRPF officers who were guarding road workers in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. At least 25 soldiers were killed and seven others were critically injured in the attack.[151][152][153]
- 26 April: An exchange of fire took place between the police and Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district.[154]
2018
edit- 2 January: A CRPF personnel was killed after being shot in the head during an exchange of fire with the Naxalites at Chakarbandha on the border of Gaya and Aurangabad districts in Bihar.[155]
- 6 January: Naxalites gunned down the village sarpanch of Chindugarh village near Koleng in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh.[156]
- 20 January: A policeman was injured after Naxalites triggered an IED near a market in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.[157]
- 24 January: Four police personnel, including two sub:inspectors, were killed and seven others injured in a gun:fight with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district.[158]
- 11 February: A reserve guard was killed when a pressure bomb planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.[159]
- 18 February: Two personnel of the Chhattisgarh police and a civilian were killed and six others injured in a gunfight with the Naxalites at Bhejji in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh. The security forces killed one Naxalite in another incident at Errabore.[160][161]
- 25 February: Two Chhattisgarh Armed Force personnel, including an assistant platoon commander, were injured in a blast carried out by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.[162]
- 26 February: Three security personnel were injured in an encounter with Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.[163]
- 1 March: An encounter between Naxalites and the police resulted in the deaths of 12 Naxalites including the Telangana Naxalite secretary, and one Greyhounds constable in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.[164]
- 6 March: An encounter with Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district killed two BSF personnel.[165]
- 6 March: Naxalites shot dead a former police officer and burned three buses in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district.[166]
- 13 March: 2018 Sukma attack: A Naxalite IED killed nine CRPF soldiers in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district.[167][168]
- 26 March: Odisha police killed four Naxalites in a shootout in Odisha's Koraput district.[169]
- 26 March: A Naxalite IED explosion injured one CRPF officer in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district.[170]
- 3 April: A shootout between Naxalites and the police resulted in the deaths of three Naxalites in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district.[171]
- 9 April: A bomb allegedly planted by the Naxalites killed two policemen and injured five civilians in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.[172]
- 22-24 April: About 37 Naxalites were killed in a three day fight with the police in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district.[173][174]
- 27 April: Seven Naxalites were killed in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district by the security forces.[175]
- 6 May: Naxalites opened fire on security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, resulting in the death of a police constable and injury of a civilian.[176]
- 13 May: An encounter between the Naxalites and the police resulted in the death of two Naxalites in Odisha's Bolangir district.[177]
- 20 May: Six policemen were killed by a roadside bomb planted by the Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.[178]
- 26 May: Naxalites killed two people in Bihar's Buxar district on suspicion of being police informers.[179]
- 23 September: Naxalites killed Telugu Desam Party Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Kidari Sarveswara Rao and former member Siveri Soma in Araku Valley.[180]
2019
edit- 8 March: A Naxal was killed in an encounter with the Kerala police at Wayanad.[181]
- 1 May: Gadchiroli Naxal bombing: About 16 policemen were killed in a bombing carried out by the Naxalites in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra.[182]
- 14 June: Naxalites killed five police personnel in weekly market in Saraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.[183]
- 28 October: Kerala Police's Thunderbolts team gunned down three Maoists in an encounter in the Attappadi hills region of Palakkad. Another member was killed a day later when the police team went to inspect the encounter site.[184]
- 23 November: Naxals opened fire on a patrol van killing a police personnel and three home guards in Latehar, Jharkhand.[185]
2020s
edit2020
edit- 8 February: Two CRPF personnel were killed in an attack by the Naxalites in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.[186]
- 21 March: About 17 security personnel including 12 reserve guards and five special task force of the Chhattisgarh Police were killed in an ambush in Sukma district's Elmaguda forest during a security operation against the Naxalites. The Naxalites further wounded 15 personnel and robbed them of their weapons.[187][188]
- 19 August: In Chattisgarh, ten villagers including a 12 year old girl, were assaulted by the Naxalites with the medical reports indicating bruises on their backs and thighs.[189]
- 28 November: A security force personnel was killed and nine were injured in an IED attack by the Naxalites in Sukma, Chhatisgarh.[190][191]
2021
edit- 3 April: 2021 Sukma–Bijapur attack: About 22 security force personnel including 14 policemen and seven CRPF personnel were killed in an ambush along the border of Bijapur and Sukma districts in southern Chhattisgarh. One CRPF personnel was taken captive by the Naxalites.[192][193][194]
- 23 March: Five people were killed and 13 others injured when a bus carrying over 20 security personnel was attacked by the Naxalites using an IED in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh.[195][196][197]
- 13 November: About 26 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with the Maharashtra Police at Mardintola forest near Korchi in Gadchiroli district. Milind Teltumbde, a member of the CPI (Maoist) central committee, was amongst the dead.[198]
2022
edit- 4 January: Maoists attacked Gurucharan Nayak, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA of Manoharpur, in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. Nayak escaped unhurt but two of his bodyguards were killed and their AK-47 rifles were looted.[199]
- 2 September: Two Maoists were killed in an encounter by the security forces in Saraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand.[200]
- 26 November: Four Naxalites including two women cadres, were killed by security personnel in Bastar division of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. Weapons such as rifles and explosives were also seized.[201]
2023
edit- 5 February: Three armed Maoists killed BJP leader Neelkanth Kakkem in Chhattisgarh.[202]
- 11 February: In a second attack within a week in the state of Chhattisgarh, Deputy Chief of BJP of Naraynpura district was shot dead outside his home by two assailants suspected to be Maoists.[203]
- 29 March: Two police informants were killed by Naxal rebels in Sukma District, Chhattisgarh.[204]
- 3 April: Five Maoists were killed in Chatra, Jharkhand. The Maoists called for a bandh in Bihar and Jharkhand on April 14 and 15 as a protest against the killing of their members.[205]
- 26 April: 2023 Dantewada bombing: Ten members of the reserve guard and a driver were killed in an IED blast near Aranpur in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.[206]
- 24 July: Two Naxalites surrendered to the police in Maharashtra.[207]
- 29 July: A firefight erupted in Suka district between the security personnel and the Naxalites, however no casualties were reported.[208]
- 4 August: Two Maoists surrendered to the police forces in Sukma region, Chhattisgarh.[209]
- 22 October: Two Maoists were killed in clashes with the police forces in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh.[210]
- 8 November: Two Naxalites were captured and their weapons were seized after a firefight with the Kerala police special force in Wayanad district, Kerala.[211]
- 13 November: A firefight ensued between the Thunderbolt special forces and Maoists in Kannur district, Kerala. Police reports suggested that two rebels were injured in the attack and after a month, it was confirmed by the Maoists that a female rebel member of their group died due to the injuries sustained in that incident.[212]
- 14 December: Maharashtra Police killed two Maoists including Durgesh Watti, who played a major role in planning the blast that killed 15 police personnel in 2019.[213]
- 24 December: Three Maoists were killed in a firefight between the Maoists and the Chhattisgarh Police near Dabbakunna village in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.[214]
2024
edit- 10 January: A Maoist cadre, who had a ₹0.1 million (US$1,200) bounty on her head, surrendered to the authorities in Odisha.[215]
- 13 January: A Maoist was killed by the security forces in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.[216]
- 20 January: Three Maoists including two women cadres, were killed in an encounter by the police in Bastar, Chhattisgarh.[217]
- 29 January: A Maoist who was arrested for his involvement in an IED blast that killed 11 security personnel last year, died due to bad health hours after arrest.[218]
- 30 January: Three CRPF personnel, including two commandos of its elite jungle warfare unit were killed, and 14 others were injured in a Naxalite attack in the Tekulagudem village on the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts in Chhattisgarh. It was reported by the police that six Maoists have been killed while the Maoists stated that the two members of their group were killed in the encounter.[219][220][221]
- 1 February: A Maoist couple surrendered to the police in Mulugu district, Telangana. According to the police, both had a bounty of ₹0.2 million (US$2,400) on their heads.[222]
- 3 February: Two Maoists were killed in an encounter with the police in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh.[223] On the same day, a Maoist was shot dead and another was injured by the security forces in Kandhamal district, Odisha.[224]
- 6 February: Two female Maoist cadres surrendered to the Odisha Police in the Boudh district.[225]
- 7 February: Two security personnel were killed in a firefight with the Maoists in Bairio forest between Sadar and Basisthnagar Jori police station areas in Jharkhand.[226]
- 8 February: A Maoist with an ₹0.8 million (US$9,600) bounty on his head, was killed in an encounter in Sukma-Dantewada border in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district.[227]
- 12 February: A Maoist zonal commander carrying a bounty of ₹1 million (US$12,000) surrendered before the police in Jharkhand's Latehar district.[228]
- 18 February: A Chhattisgarh police officer was killed by Maoists in Bijapur district of Bastar.[229]
- 19 February: A Maoist carrying a ₹0.5 million (US$6,000) bounty was arrested in Kannur district, Kerala after being on the run for almost two decades.[230]
- 20 February: Two Maoists surrendered to the police in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.[231]
- 23 February: Two Maoists, including a zonal commander affiliated with the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad, a splinter group of CPI (Maoist), surrendered to the security forces in Latehar district, Jharkhand.[232]
- 25 February: Three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district.[233] The families of the killed claimed that the encounter was fake and they were not Naxalites but the police asserted that they were Naxalites.[234] On the same day, a Maoist with a ₹0.6 million (US$7,200) bounty on her head was arrested by police from a forest along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border.[235]
- 26 February: A Chhattisgarh police personnel was killed in an IED blast in Bijapur district.[236]
- 27 February: Four Maoists were killed in a clash with the security forces in Bijapur district, Chattisgarh.[237]
- 1 March: A local BJP Leader was attacked and killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur.[238]
- 2 March: A Maoist member surrendered to the Bhadradri Kothagudem district police and in another incident, the police arrested a militia deputy commander in Telangana.[239]
- 3 March: A Maoist local commander and a security personnel were killed in an encounter in Hidur Forest area in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh.[240]
- 7 March: A BJP worker was killed by the Maoists in Bastar, Chattisgarh.[241]
- 10 March: A Maoist belonging to the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee was killed while several others were injured and three of them arrested during a gunfight with the security forces at Ureej forest under in Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.[242]
- 11 March: A Maoist was killed and a security personnel was injured in an encounter in Bijapur, Chattisgarh.[243]
- 15 March: Two Maoists were killed in a clash with security forces in Bijapur, Chattisgarh.[244]
- 19 March: Four Maoists including two high ranking members were killed in a clash with the special forces of Maharashtra police. Police said that the Maoists were trying to cross from Telangana to Maharashtra for a possible attack during the 2024 Indian general elections.[245] On the same day, two Maoists were killed in an encounter including a women's cadre with security forces in Dantewada district, Chattisgarh.[246]
- 26 March: Three villagers of Besugada village were killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.[247]
- 27 March: Six Maoists including two women were killed in a firefight with the security personnel in forests of Chikurbhatti and Pusbaka villages in Basaguda area, Bastar.[248]
- 1 April: Two Maoists including a senior leader were killed in encounter with the police in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh.[249]
- 2 April: About 13 Maoists were killed in a gunfight with the security forces in a forest near Lendra village in Bijapur district, Chattisgarh.[250][251]
- 6 April: Three Maoists were killed in an encounter with police in Chattisgarh.[252]
- 7 April: A Maoist, who was injured in an elephant attack, surrendered to the police in Kannur district, Kerala.[253]
- 16 April: 2024 Kanker clash: About 29 Maoists were killed and three security personnel were injured in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district.[254]
- 21 April: A Maoist was shot dead by security forces in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.[255]
- 22 April: Six Maoists including three women surrendered to the police in Visakhapatnam.[256]
- 25 April: Two Maoists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Parhel reserve forest area of Boudh district, Odisha.[257]
- 26 April: About 18 Moists including three women surrendered to the CRPF in Dantewada, Chattisgarh.[258]
- 30 April: About 10 Maoists were killed and weapons were seized in a clash with the police in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district.[259]
- 11 May: In a major encounter between Maoists and security forces about 12 Maoists were killed and 2 security personnel injured in Bijapur district, Chattisgarh.[260]
- 13 May: About 14 Maoists having cumulative bounty of more than ₹4.1 million (US$49,000) were arrested by police in Bijapur district, Chattisgarh.[261] On the same day, three Maoists including two females were killed in an encounter with security forces in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.[262]
- 14 May: About 30 Maoists surrendered to the security forces in Bijapur district, Chattisgarh. Later they stated that they were disappointed in the hollow ideology of the Maoists and the constant mistreatment by their commanders as the reason for their surrender.[263]
- 18 May: A Maoist having a ₹0.11 million (US$1,300) bounty was shot dead by the security forces in Sukma district, Chattisgarh.[264]
- 20 May: A security personnel was injured in an encounter with Maoists in Odisha's Nuapada district.[265]
- 21 May: Ten Maoists were arrested in a security operation in Sukma district, Chattisgarh.[266]
- 23 May: Seven Maoists were killed and their weapons seized in an operation in the border of Narayanpur-Bijapur in south Chhattisgarh.[267] On the same day, a Maoist commander was killed in a joint operation by the Jharkhand Police and the CRPF in Saranda forest, Jharkhand.[268]
- 24 May: A woman Maoist was killed in an encounter in Dantewada district, Chattisgarh.[269]
- 25 May: A Maoist was shot dead by security forces in an encounter in Belpchcha village in Sukma district and two Maoists were killed in Jammemarka and Kamkanaar villages in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.[270][271]
- 26 May: About 33 Maoists having a cumulative bounty of ₹0.5 million (US$6,000) surrendered to the security forces in Bijapur district, Chattisgarh.The surrendered cadres stated that they were disappointed in the hollow ideology of Maoists and want to return to normal life.[272]
- 29 May: Two Maoists were killed in an encounter by the security forces in Bijapur district, Chattisgarh.[273]
- 7 June: Six Maoists belonging to the PLGA and having a cumulative bounty of ₹3.8 million (US$46,000) were killed in an encounter with the security personnel in Narayanpur district, Chattisgarh. Three Security personnel were injured in the incident.[274][275]
- 15 June: Eight Maoists and one security personnel were killed in a clash between Maoists and security forces in forest of Abhujmarh, Chattisgarh.[276]
- 17 June: Five Maoists including a zonal commander were killed and another two arrested during an operation by the CRPF in Saranda forest in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.[277][278]
- 23 June: Two security personnel were killed in an IED blast in Sukma district, Chattisgarh.[279]
- 29 June: About 12 Maoists including two women surrendered to the CRPF in Bijapur district, Chattisgarh. The surrendered cadres reported that they were disappointed in the ideologies of Maoism and wanted to return to normal life.[280]
- 30 June: Four Maoists were arrested by police in Palamu district, Jharkhand.[281]
- 1 July: Nine Maoists including four cadres who were involved in the attack that killed two security force personnel were arrested by police in Sukma district, Chattisgarh.[282]
- 2 July: Five Maoists carrying a cumulative bounty of ₹4 million (US$48,000) were killed and three others arrested in an encounter with the security forces and arms were recovered in Narayanpur district, Chattisgarh.[283][284]
- 5 July: A Maoist commander who was involved in the deaths of more than 86 CRPF personnel and four civilians, was arrested by the police in Andhra Pradesh.[285]
- 6 July: Five Maoists surrendered to the CRPF in Sukma district, Chattisgarh.[286]
- 8 July: A Maoist carrying a ₹1.4 million (US$17,000) bounty was killed in an operation by security forces in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh.[287]
- 9 July: A women Maoist was killed in an encounter by security forces in Kanker district, Chattisgarh.[288]
- 17 July: About 12 Maoists were killed and seven automatic weapons seized in an encounter with the Gadchiroli police along the Maharashtra–Chattisgarh border.[289]
- 18 July: Two security personnel were killed and four injured in an IED blast in Bijapur district, Chattisgarh.[290]
- 20 July: A Maoist was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Sukma district, Chattisgarh.[291]
- 26 July: A Maoist was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Damarathogu-Alligudem forest area, Telangana.[292]
- 29 July: Two Naxalite were arrested in Shoranur and Kochi in Kerala.[293]
- 2 August: A senior Maoist leader was arrested in Kerala.[294]
- 10 August: A Maoist was killed by the security forces in Dantewada district, Chattisgarh.[295]
- 21 August: A female Maoist was killed by her own cadre after she was accusied of collaborating with the police.[296]
- 26 August: About 25 Maoists with a cumulative bounty of ₹2.8 million (US$34,000), surrendered to the security forces in Bijapur district, Chattisgarh.[297]
- 29 August: Three women Maoists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Narayanpur district, Chattisgarh.[298]
- 3 September: Nine Maoists were killed including Macherla Esobu, who had a bounty of ₹2.5 million (US$30,000) and weapons including multiple rifles were seized in Dantewada district, Chattisgarh.[299]
- 5 September: Six Maoists were killed and two security personnel were injured and weapons were seized in Karakagudem forest area in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, Telangana.[300]
- 14 September: A Maoist was killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Sukma district, Chattisgarh.[301]
- 24 September: Three Maoists including a woman were killed in an encounter in Narayanpur district, Chattisgarh. The deceased Maoists included had a combined bounty of more than ₹4 million (US$48,000) on their heads.[302][303]
- 4 October: 2024 Abujhmarh clash: 38 Maoists were killed and weapons were captured in the Abujhmarh forest area on the Narayanpur-Dantewada border in Chhattisgarh.[304]
- 8 October: A maoist was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Sukma district, Chattisgarh.[305]
- 19 October: Two Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel were killed in an IED blast triggered by the Maoists in Narayanpur district, Chattisgarh.[306]
- 21 October: Five Maoists were killed in a firefight with security forces in Gadchiroli forest area near the Maharashtra–Chattisgarh border.[307]
- 25 October: A Maoist was killed by the security forces in Kandhamal district, Odisha.[308]
- 9 November: Three Maoists were killed and weapons were seized following an encounter with the security forces in Bijapur district, Chattisgarh.[309]
- 16 November: Five Maoists were killed and two security personnel injured in an encounter in Abujhmad forest on the borders of Kanker and Narayanpur districts, Chattisgarh.[310]
- 19 November: A Senior Maoist commander named Vikram Gowda was killed in an operation in Hebri Kabvinale in Udupi district, Karnataka.[311]
- 21 November: A Maoist was killed and a soldier injured in exchange of fire in Jinelguda forest bordering Chhattisgarh and Odisha.[312]
- 21 November: Two civilians were killed by Maoists on the Suspicion of being police informers in Mulug district, Telangana.[313]
- 22 November: 10 Maoists were killed and weapons seized in an encounter by security forces in Sukma district, Chattisgarh.[314]
Casualties by year
editYear | Incidents | Deaths | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilians | Security Forces | Maoists | Not Specified | Total | ||
2000 | 116 | 94 | 40 | 135 | 9 | 278 |
2001 | 199 | 130 | 116 | 169 | 44 | 459 |
2002 | 182 | 123 | 115 | 163 | 30 | 431 |
2003 | 319 | 193 | 114 | 246 | 30 | 583 |
2004 | 127 | 89 | 82 | 87 | 22 | 280 |
2005 | 343 | 259 | 147 | 282 | 24 | 712 |
2006 | 248 | 249 | 128 | 343 | 14 | 734 |
2007 | 274 | 218 | 234 | 195 | 25 | 672 |
2008 | 246 | 184 | 215 | 228 | 19 | 646 |
2009 | 407 | 368 | 319 | 314 | 12 | 1013 |
2010 | 481 | 630 | 267 | 265 | 18 | 1180 |
2011 | 302 | 259 | 137 | 210 | 0 | 606 |
2012 | 235 | 156 | 96 | 125 | 1 | 378 |
2013 | 186 | 164 | 103 | 151 | 0 | 418 |
2014 | 185 | 127 | 98 | 121 | 4 | 350 |
2015 | 171 | 90 | 56 | 110 | 0 | 256 |
2016 | 263 | 122 | 62 | 250 | 0 | 434 |
2017 | 200 | 107 | 76 | 152 | 0 | 335 |
2018 | 218 | 108 | 73 | 231 | 0 | 412 |
2019 | 176 | 99 | 49 | 154 | 0 | 302 |
2020 | 138 | 61 | 44 | 134 | 0 | 239 |
2021 | 124 | 58 | 51 | 128 | 0 | 237 |
2022 | 107 | 53 | 15 | 66 | 0 | 134 |
2023 | 113 | 61 | 31 | 57 | 0 | 149 |
2024 | 145 | 68 | 23 | 278 | 0 | 369 |
Total | 5505 | 4070 | 2689 | 4525 | 252 | 11523 |
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