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[73] [74] [75] They also attacked anti-Maoist protesters, took hostages and killed those who opposed them. [76] [77] [78] Police men and security forces were targeted in ambushes using automatic weapons and improvised explosive devices. [79] In 2007, the Maoists killed Member of Parliament Sunil Mahato in Jharkhand and a local leader in Andhra ...
Indian soldiers have been battling Maoist rebels across several central and northern states since 1967, when the militants — also known as Naxalites — began fighting to demand more jobs, land ...
The 2024 Kanker clash was an encounter between cadres of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and Indian security forces in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. It was one of deadliest encounters for the rebels in the insurgency. [4]
The clash was successful for the Indian forces, who neutralised Milind Teltumbde, the ‘backbone’ of the Naxalite insurgency, at little cost. [2] As a result of this operation, along with many others, the Maoist insurgents have been losing influence, with Maoist violence subsiding by 77% from 2009 to 2011. [6]
Indian security forces killed 28 suspected Maoist rebels in a gunbattle in the central state of Chhattisgarh, police said on Friday. The rebels subscribe to a form of communism propagated by late ...
On 12 June 2009, at least 29 members of the Indian Police were killed [117] [118] in an ambush attack by Maoist rebels in Rajnandgaon, 90 km (56 mi) from Raipur (India's Chhattisgarh state). [ 119 ] On 15 February 2010, several of the guerrilla commanders of CPI (Maoist), all of whom are believed to be female, killed 24 personnel of the Eastern ...
The Maoists, who are active in several Indian states, say they are fighting for communist rule and greater rights for tribal people and the rural poor. Chandrakar's killing was condemned by Indian ...
The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency is an ongoing conflict [49] between Maoist groups known as Naxalites or Naxals, and the Indian government.It started with an armed uprising initiated in 1967 by a radical faction of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) led by Charu Majumdar, Kanu Sanyal, and Jangal Santhal.