'More extortionists than rebels': Scribes brush off Maoist statement expressing regret for attack on DD cameraman
6 years, 4 months ago

'More extortionists than rebels': Scribes brush off Maoist statement expressing regret for attack on DD cameraman

Firstpost  

Those living in the Maoist-hotbed of Basta remember that prior to Sahu, two local scribes were brutally murdered by Maoists in 2013 On Tuesday, Doordarshan cameraman Achyutanand Sahu was shot dead by Maoists while on assignment in Chhattisgarh. We never kill journalists on purpose.” However, those living in the Maoist-hotbed of Bastar remember that prior to the killing of Sahu, two local scribes were brutally murdered by Maoists in 2013. In 2013, they killed two local scribes after dubbing them ‘police informers’ in 2013.” In undivided Madhya Pradesh, when the Naxals affiliated to People’s War Group were trying to establish their foothold in Bastar’s Dandakaranya forests, they contacted journalists to tell their side of the story. pic.twitter.com/bAoEQ8ScaS — ANI November 2, 2018 ‘Anti-development agenda’ “Basically, Maoists are anti-development,” said counter-terrorism analyst Anil Kamboj. Anyone questioning Naxals or writing against them or that’s not suiting them—be it journalists, who the Maoists claim are ‘friends’—is the enemy.”

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Top news of the day:22 Maoists killed in twin Bastar encounters; Elon Musk’s X sues Union Government over alleged censorship and IT Act violations, and others
1 week, 4 days ago

Top news of the day:22 Maoists killed in twin Bastar encounters; Elon Musk’s X sues Union Government over alleged censorship and IT Act violations, and others

The Hindu  

Elon Musk’s X sues Union Government over alleged censorship and IT Act violations Social media giant ‘X’, owned by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, on Thursday filed a lawsuit in the Karnataka High Court against the Government of India, challenging what it called unlawful content regulation and arbitrary censorship. CM Fadnavis meets Bill Gates, discusses use of AI in agriculture, health …

Chhattisgarh: Maoists Brutally Kill Relative of Ex-MLA in Bastar
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Chhattisgarh: Maoists Brutally Kill Relative of Ex-MLA in Bastar

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Maoists brutally killed a 65-year-old tribal, close relative of an ex-MLA, by slitting his throat in a village in Sukma district under south Bastar of Chhattisgarh, police said. Around half-a-dozen Maoists armed with sharp weapons barged into the house of one Kalmu Hidma in the village of Pentagad under Chintagufa police station late on Monday night and dragged him …

Maoist kill man for being ‘police informer’ in Gadchiroli
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Maoist kill man for being ‘police informer’ in Gadchiroli

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maoists allegedly killed a man in Gadchiroli accusing him of being a police informer. According to the police, 45-year-old Sukhram Madavi was strangled to death and a pamphlet recovered near the victim’s body claimed he had assisted the police in establishing new camps and had been providing sensitive information to them. A police official said, “This is the first …

8 Maoists killed in gunfight in Bastar; weapons recovered
1 month, 4 weeks ago

8 Maoists killed in gunfight in Bastar; weapons recovered

Hindustan Times  

Security forces shot dead at least eight Maoists in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, officials aware of the matter said — taking the number of rebels killed in the state this year to 55 amid an uptick in anti-Left Wing Extremism operations. Last year, security forces killed 219 Maoists in the state, much higher than the 22 killed …

Maoists kill Chhattisgarh villager accusing him of being police informer: Cops
2 months ago

Maoists kill Chhattisgarh villager accusing him of being police informer: Cops

Hindustan Times  

RAIPUR: The Maoists allegedly killed a 41-year-old man accusing him of being a police informer in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday evening, police said on Monday. According to police, continuous anti-Naxal operations in the district have pushed Maoists on the defensive, with security forces establishing camps in their core areas and reducing their stronghold. On January 16, Maoists allegedly killed …

Maoists kill villager in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
2 months ago

Maoists kill villager in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

The Hindu  

“Maoists have killed a 41-year-old man in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, claiming he was leaking information about the outlawed movement,” police said on Monday, January 27, 2025. “As per preliminary information, unidentified Maoists attacked Bhadru Sodhi, a resident of Keshamundi Village under Bhairamgarh police station limits, with an axe at his house on Sunday evening following which he died on the …

3 villagers allegedly killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur: Police
3 months, 1 week ago

3 villagers allegedly killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur: Police

Hindustan Times  

The Maoists have allegedly killed three villagers in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district in the last 48 hours accusing them of being police informers, officials familiar with the matter said on Monday. According to police, in the first incident on Sunday, Mukesh Hemla, 32, a resident of Kammaknar village, had gone to the local bazaar when he was allegedly abducted by unidentified …

C'garh: Maoists kill Anganwadi assistant accusing her of being police informer
3 months, 3 weeks ago

C'garh: Maoists kill Anganwadi assistant accusing her of being police informer

Hindustan Times  

An Anganwadi assistant was allegedly killed by Maoists accusing her of being a police informer in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Saturday. Police said some unidentified Maoists barged inside the house of the Anganwadi assistant and strangled her to death in front of her family. Police claimed that some unidentified Maoists barged inside the house of Laxmi Padam in …

Bijapur encounter faked, say Maoists; police deny charge
1 year ago

Bijapur encounter faked, say Maoists; police deny charge

Hindustan Times  

Two days after six Maoists were killed in an alleged encounter in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, the banned Communist Party of India on Friday claimed there was no gunfight and the victims were caught and killed in a “fake” encounter, a claim denied by the police force. “On March 27, 2024, in the village of Chipurmati, Bijapur district, our two …

2 villagers, including ex-deputy sarpanch, killed by Maoists in Bastar and Sukma
2 years ago

2 villagers, including ex-deputy sarpanch, killed by Maoists in Bastar and Sukma

Hindustan Times  

Two villagers, including a former deputy sarpanch, were allegedly killed by Maoists in two separate incidents in two districts of Bastar division, officials said. The first incident took place in Narayanpur district where a person was killed on Tuesday night while another villager was killed in Sukma district. A native of Jhara village, a former deputy sarpanch, was strangled to …

Three cops killed in encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma
2 years, 1 month ago

Three cops killed in encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

The Hindu  

Three police personnel, including an assistant sub inspector, were killed in an encounter with suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma, nearly 400 km away from Capital Raipur, on Saturday, February 25, 2023. The deceased – ASI Ramuram Nag and constables Kunjam Joga and Vanjam Bheema – were in their thirties and members of the District Reserve Group, a locally raised counter-insurgency …

Maoists release statements claiming only 3 of cadre killed in Sukma encounter, say police version incorrect
5 years ago

Maoists release statements claiming only 3 of cadre killed in Sukma encounter, say police version incorrect

Firstpost  

As a proof of their claim, they have issued photos of the three Maoists killed along with their names, area of operation and villages they belonged to Rebutting the Chhattisgarh police’s claim that a large number of Maoists have been eliminated in the fierce gun-battle that took place on 21 March, the Naxals – in a first – issued a …

Narendra Modi meets relatives of Doordarshan scribe killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada
6 years, 2 months ago

Narendra Modi meets relatives of Doordarshan scribe killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

Firstpost  

Sahu, along with three police personnel, was killed in an ambush in Dantewada district, a Maoist hotbed in the heavily forested central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Balangir : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met the parents of Doordarshan cameraman Achyutanand Sahu who was killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district in October, 2018. The prime minister offered condolences to …

Maoists shoot dead road building camp watchman in Odisha, burn vehicles
6 years, 2 months ago

Maoists shoot dead road building camp watchman in Odisha, burn vehicles

Hindustan Times  

In their first-ever attack in 2019, armed Maoists shot dead a watchman at a road building contractor’s camp in Odisha’s Kandhamal district and set fire to several construction vehicles late Saturday night, police said. Maoists shot dead a watchman at a road building contractor’s camp in Odisha’s Kandhamal, shot dead its watchman, and set several construction vehicles on fire. Kandhamal …

'No intention of targeting media,' say Maoists responsible for Dantewada attack
6 years, 4 months ago

'No intention of targeting media,' say Maoists responsible for Dantewada attack

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: The outlawed CPI Friday claimed responsibility for the October 30 attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district in which a Doordarshan camera-person and three policemen were killed, but said it did not intend to target the media. The statement, which was shared by news agency ANI, read: DD Cameraman Achyuta Nanda Sahu was killed after being caught in the ambush and …

Dantewada attack: Maoists say had no intention of targeting media, but warn press, election officials to stay away from conflict areas
6 years, 4 months ago

Dantewada attack: Maoists say had no intention of targeting media, but warn press, election officials to stay away from conflict areas

Firstpost  

The Maoists on Friday released a statement on the Dantewada attack that killed a Doordarshan cameraman and two policemen, stating that “Doordarshan cameraman Achutyanand Sahu was killed after being caught in the ambush and we had no intention of targeting the media.” The Communist Party of India on Friday released a statement on the Dantewada attack that killed a Doordarshan …

Dantewada maoist attack: Police reject naxals' claim of not killing DD Cameraman 'intentionally'
6 years, 4 months ago

Dantewada maoist attack: Police reject naxals' claim of not killing DD Cameraman 'intentionally'

India TV News  

Dismissing the claims made by naxals on killing of DD Cameraman, Dantewada SP Abhishek Pallav said multiple bullet wounds and skull fractures on the martyred cameraman in no ways indicates it was by mistake. Naxals on Friday had released a statement on Dantewada attack, saying 'DD Cameraman Achutyanand Sahu was killed after being caught in the ambush and they had …

Maoist attacks must not deter the State from improving the lives of tribals
6 years, 5 months ago

Maoist attacks must not deter the State from improving the lives of tribals

Hindustan Times  

Elections are always a tense affair in Chhattisgarh because of the presence of Maoists in parts of the state. On Tuesday, a Doordarshan cameraperson and two policemen were killed in a Maoist ambush in the tribal-dominated state’s Dantewada district. Last week, four Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed and two more injured after Maoists used a powerful IED to …

Chhattisgarh: 2 policemen, DD cameraperson killed in deadly Maoist attack in Dantewada
6 years, 5 months ago

Chhattisgarh: 2 policemen, DD cameraperson killed in deadly Maoist attack in Dantewada

India TV News  

Deadly Maoist attack in naxal-affected Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday led to the killing of two policemen and a cameraperson of Doordarshan. Two naxals were also believed to be killed in retaliatory action by the security forces after the ambush in a forest area near Nilawaya village, around 450 kms from here, the police said. A three-member team of …

Maoists kill 2 TDP MLAs in Andhra Pradesh's Araku Valley: 'It could have been a message for Centre for arresting Varavara Rao'
6 years, 6 months ago

Maoists kill 2 TDP MLAs in Andhra Pradesh's Araku Valley: 'It could have been a message for Centre for arresting Varavara Rao'

Firstpost  

A large number of Maoists allegedly took part in the shooting of TDP leaders K Sarveswara Rao and Siveri Soma in Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam. Two leaders of the Telugu Desam Party, sitting MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao and former legislator Siveri Soma, were shot dead allegedly by Communist Party of India members in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam district on …

Maoists blow up culvert in Bhadrachalam Agency, seek ‘revenge’ against security forces
6 years, 10 months ago

Maoists blow up culvert in Bhadrachalam Agency, seek ‘revenge’ against security forces

Op India  

In a recent incident, The Maoists have again resorted to violence in Bhadrachalam-Charla highway near Telangana-Chattisgarh border. An ex-journalist named Raosaheb Dokhe has called for revenge and urged Naxal forces to kill 400 policemen in responce to the neutralisation their ‘comrades’. In his post uploaded on his Facebook page late on Saturday afternoon, Pune-based Raosaheb Dokhe dubbed the twin anti-Naxal …

Police arrest 12 Maoists accused of killing 11 tribals after branding them as police informants
7 years, 3 months ago

Police arrest 12 Maoists accused of killing 11 tribals after branding them as police informants

Op India  

In a major breakthrough, the police in Odisha’s Malkangiri district have arrested 12 Maoists accused of killing 11 tribals, who they branded as police informants, a charge which the police have denied. The counter-insurgency operation named ‘Prahaar’ was conducted by Central Reserve Police Force, Commando Battalion for Resolute Action and Special Task Force of Chhattisgarh Police and District Reserve Guard …

Gauri Lankesh Murder: SIT Nowhere Near Identifying the Killer
7 years, 6 months ago

Gauri Lankesh Murder: SIT Nowhere Near Identifying the Killer

The Quint  

An analysis of the contents of Gauri’s laptop, emails and other papers recovered from her bungalow have revealed that there were “murmurs of unhappiness in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India, especially with the surrender of a Naxalite Noor Zulfikar and more recently of another small batch of ultra-left wing rebels in Chikamagalur”, sources said. These “communications …

Maoists allegedly threaten to kill Legal Rights activists for targeting ‘their own’ activists
7 years, 10 months ago

Maoists allegedly threaten to kill Legal Rights activists for targeting ‘their own’ activists

Op India  

Legal Rights Observatory is an activist group which reportedly uses legal measures to take on people and organizations which they believe are indulged in anti-national works. The alleged warrant further stated that the Legal Rights Observatory people while sitting inside the RSS headquarters in Nagpur were defaming Comrade Nalini Sundar, Comrade Kavita Krishnan and Comrade Bela Bhatia. The alleged warrant …

Jharkhand Police kills 12 Maoists in an encounter in Palamu
9 years, 9 months ago

Jharkhand Police kills 12 Maoists in an encounter in Palamu

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Twelve Maoist rebels have been killed in a gunbattle with police in a forest in an eastern Indian state known as a rebel stronghold, officers said Tuesday. Police said Monday’s attack was their biggest clash with the rebels in the state in more than a year, after Maoists ambushed a police vehicle there in April 2014 and killed …

Civilians killed in Bastar encounter, say Maoists
10 years, 7 months ago

Civilians killed in Bastar encounter, say Maoists

The Hindu  

The outlawed Communist Party of India has denied the claims of Chhattisgarh police that 11 Maoists were killed in an encounter in Ramaram village in Sukma district of Bastar on July 28. A press statement, issued by the South Bastar Divisional Committee of the CPI, claims that security forces “attacked” Ramaram village in the morning of July 28 and destroyed …

Naxal attack an "act of terror": govt
10 years, 11 months ago

Naxal attack an "act of terror": govt

India TV News  

Naxal attack an "act of terror": govt New Delhi: Government today termed the killing of poll and security personnel by Naxals in Chhattisgarh as an “act of terror” and attempt to disrupt the democratic process.“The CPI have killed poor teachers and other New Delhi: Government today termed the killing of poll and security personnel by Naxals in Chhattisgarh as an …

Maoists exploited police lapse in Sukma
11 years ago

Maoists exploited police lapse in Sukma

The Hindu  

March 12, 2014 11:57 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 08:22 pm IST - Kolkata: With security forces deviating from the standard operating procedure, the Maoists took advantage of the lapse in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, meticulously planning, over the past few weeks, Tuesday’s attack that killed 16 police personnel. As the rebels surrounded the forces and started firing, the first …

Maoists claim responsibility for killing Bastar journalist
11 years, 3 months ago

Maoists claim responsibility for killing Bastar journalist

The Hindu  

The outlawed Communist Party of India – Maoist has claimed responsibility for killing senior Bastar journalist Sai Reddy. In a statement, the powerful South Regional Committee of the Maoists has alleged that Mr. Reddy closely worked with the police to dislodge CPI-Maoist in south Bastar. “He introduced several young men of Basaguda to Salwa Judum and also played a key …

Bastar journalists decide to boycott Maoists
11 years, 3 months ago

Bastar journalists decide to boycott Maoists

The Hindu  

In response to the December 6 >killing of journalist Sai Reddy, about 200 journalists, mostly from the seven districts of Bastar in Chhattisgarh, have decided to boycott news related to Maoists. They have violated the agreement, and we must stop releasing their publicity materials immediately,” said Ganesh Mishra, one of the conveners of the meeting The meeting was organised within …

Maoists shoot dead two in Odisha
11 years, 4 months ago

Maoists shoot dead two in Odisha

Firstpost  

Maoists shot dead two persons in Odisha’s Malkangiri district suspecting them to be police informers even as a bandh was being observed by the ultras today demanding withdrawal of security forces and halt to anti-Naxal operations. Malkangiri : Maoists shot dead two persons in Odisha’s Malkangiri district suspecting them to be police informers even as a bandh was being observed …

10 Maoists killed in group clash in Jharkhand
12 years ago

10 Maoists killed in group clash in Jharkhand

India TV News  

Ranchi, Mar 29: A breakaway faction of ultras shot dead ten Maoists and claimed to have taken as many hostage during a firefight which continued till the small hours of Thursday in Jharkhand's Chatra district. Security forces rushed to the jungles near Lakramanda village after getting information about the gunfight between the Maoists and members of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee …

Maoists posters announce 'death sentence' for four
12 years, 8 months ago

Maoists posters announce 'death sentence' for four

India TV News  

Munger, Jul 5: Maoists put up posters in several villages in Bihar's Munger district announcing ‘death sentence' for four persons, including a mukhiya and their eviction from the villages apparently for their failure to abide by the ultras' diktats. The Maoists pasted posters at Bangalwa, Jatkutia and Sakhaul villages under Dharhara police station announcing ‘death sentence' to the mukhiya of …

Maoists Allege Kishenji Was Killed In Fake Encounter
13 years, 4 months ago

Maoists Allege Kishenji Was Killed In Fake Encounter

India TV News  

Kolkata, Nov 25: The Maoists today demanded an independent probe into the circumstances leading to the death of their top leader Kishenji in West Midnapore district. Alleging that Kishenji was killed in a fake encounter at Burisole jungle, the Maoists have called for a two-day bandh in West Bengal from November 26. Asked what made him allege that Kishenji was …

Maoist murder mystery reveals tensions within the party
13 years, 9 months ago

Maoist murder mystery reveals tensions within the party

The Hindu  

The rumours began along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border and rippled outwards through the forested hills. “There have been some problems in Gadchiroli,” said Gudsa Usendi in a recent telephone conversation, “Last year the party initiated a rectification campaign across all Maoist divisions and in Gadchiroli in particular. A plenary meeting organized last year, there was extensive self-criticism sessions amongst the cadres.” …

Maoists Massacre 7 Forward Bloc Supporters In Bengal
14 years, 3 months ago

Maoists Massacre 7 Forward Bloc Supporters In Bengal

India TV News  

Purulia, West Bengal, Dec 17: Maoists today shot dead seven Forward Bloc workers at Jhalda in Purulia district on suspicion that they acted as police informers. All seven between the age group of 40 to 50 years, were picked up from their homes at about two AM and shot from close range in a field at hilly Baghbinda village in …

Maoists Free Abducted Chhattisgarh Cops
14 years, 5 months ago

Maoists Free Abducted Chhattisgarh Cops

India TV News  

Raipur, Sep 29 : Maoists tonight freed the four abducted policemen in a dense forest of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district after keeping them hostage for 12 days, a senior police officer said today. "All four cops have been freed and handed over to local mediapersons who had been mediating for their release", Dantewada district's Senior Superintendent of Police S R P …

Top Maoist, CRPF Commando Among 7 Killed In W Bengal Encounter
14 years, 8 months ago

Top Maoist, CRPF Commando Among 7 Killed In W Bengal Encounter

India TV News  

West Midnapore : In a blow to the Maoists, one of their top leaders was killed along with five other Naxals after a night-long encounter with security forces at Motera jungle in the district which also left a CRPF commando dead. Acting on an intelligence tip-off, special teams of CRPF and anti-Naxal force SAF conducted an operation in the dense …

We'll keep targeting security forces: Maoists
14 years, 8 months ago

We'll keep targeting security forces: Maoists

The Hindu  

The outlawed Communist Party of India on Thursday vowed to keep targeting security forces to avenge what it said were atrocities on locals. “We will continue to hit hard security personnel because their atrocities on local innocent people are continuing,” Gudsa Usendi, spokesperson of the Maoists' frontal unit, DK Special Zonal Committee, told a news channel in Chhattisgarh from an …

Maoists kill five near Lalgarh
14 years, 10 months ago

Maoists kill five near Lalgarh

The Hindu  

Four Communist Party of India supporters and a party worker were on Friday shot dead by Maoists after they suspected them to be police informers and their bodies dumped on the highway at West Midnapore and Purulia districts, police said. Ashok Ahir, Swapan Ahir, Sanatan Ahir and Nazrul Mir were shot dead from point blank range early Friday for being …

'Democratically incorrect' Maoist war
15 years, 4 months ago

'Democratically incorrect' Maoist war

The Hindu  

Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal figure prominently in the list of Maoist-hit States in the country. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury Maoists claim they fight for the tribals in Central India to save their land and lives. Image: Maoist leader Kishanji interacts with the media before releasing the kidnapped police officer Atindranath Dutta at Bholagara village in West Bengal. Photo: …

CD revealing deadly Naxalite tactics seized
15 years, 5 months ago

CD revealing deadly Naxalite tactics seized

Hindustan Times  

A Maoist kangaroo court handing down death sentences, beheaded bodies of those sentenced, the Maoist big chief and his deputy addressing the “party congress”, armed hordes of Lalgarh saluting their “martyrs” and an authentic Maoist wedding — HT is in possession of a CD containing these and other never-seen-before images of Maoists in their hideouts. Among the clips in the …

Maoists kill two in Bengal, call shutdown in five states
15 years, 7 months ago

Maoists kill two in Bengal, call shutdown in five states

The Hindu  

Two people were killed by suspected Maoist rebels in a tribal-dominated West Bengal district even as the security forces are gearing up to combat the two-day shutdown called by the Left extremists from Monday in the state. The Communist Party of India-Maoist called for a two-day shutdown in five eastern Indian states - West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh …

Maoists killed two in West Bengal
15 years, 7 months ago

Maoists killed two in West Bengal

The Hindu  

Maoists have shot dead two people in West Midnapore allegedly because they were working against the rebels, police said on Sunday. “Two people, Karan Murmu and Lal Murmu, were killed by suspected Maoists at Shankhabhanga area of Belpahari forest region late last night,” West Midnapore Police Superintendent M.K Verma told IANS. The state government had launched a massive security operation …

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