Maoist Leader Dead

A video shot by a security personnel shows a glimpse of what it took to carry out Chhattisgarh's biggest anti-Maoist operation, which left 29 rebels dead. The dead Maoists included a senior leader, Shankar Rao, who had a bounty of Rs 25 lakh.

A local leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was shot dead by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday, a police official said.

A local BJP leader was shot dead by suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Friday evening, police said.

The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed Chhattisgarh government's plea against Judicial Commission's refusal to examine additional witnesses in the 2013 Jheeram Ghati naxal attack that killed 29 people, including leaders of the state Congress unit.

The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear on September 29 the plea of Chhattisgarh government against the refusal for examining of additional witnesses by the Judicial Commission set up to probe the 2013 Jheeram Ghati naxal attack in which in which 29 people, including leaders of state Congress, were killed.

A top Maoist leader, who was at the helm of Naxal activities in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region and carried a reward of Rs 40 lakh on his head, has died of a heart attack, a senior police said on Tuesday.

A Maoist, allegedly involved in the IED explosion that killed BJP legislator Bhima Mandavi and four other was shot dead by security forces in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada today, the police said.

After Maoists shot dead the uncle of a BJP legislator in Bihar's Aurangabad and torched several vehicles on Saturday, pamphlets were left behind in the town, 148 km from Patna. The pamphlets had allegations that the politician and his cousin were paid a total of Rs. 7crore after the notes ban two years ago to exchange banned notes and that they had...

48 hours after an Andhra Pradesh lawmaker and a ruling Telugu Desam Party leader were shot dead by Maoists in Visakhapatnam district, the police have released two small video clips which show the lawmaker's car being surrounded by Maoists.

An Andhra Pradesh lawmaker and a ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader were shot dead by Maoists in Visakhapatnam district. The daylight killings today triggered violence in the area and furious locals set police stations on fire in Dumbri Guda and Araku. A lot of files were burnt and furniture was damaged in the vandalism, police said.

Suspected Maoists shot dead a district-level leader of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and his cousin, who is a panchayat poll candidate, in Dumaria police station area of Gaya district this evening, police said.

Security forces gunned down a dreaded woman Maoist leader, carrying a cash reward of Rs.6 lakh on her head, in a gun-battle in the thick forests of Bhamragad, an official said today.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today attacked the BJP government in Chhattisgarh for its failure to act against the Maoists responsible for killing many Congress leaders in a deadly attack on May 25.

Senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma's PSO, who was critically injured in the deadly naxal attack in Bastar, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Raipur on Saturday, taking the death toll in the tragedy to 25.

A week after the deadly Maoist ambush of a convoy of cars carrying top leaders of the Congress in Chhattisgarh, an initial forensic report is out. It pieces together the two hours of horror on the evening of Saturday last on the narrow highway 221 in the state.

A video shot by a security personnel shows a glimpse of what it took to carry out Chhattisgarh's biggest anti-Maoist operation, which left 29 rebels dead. The dead Maoists included a senior leader, Shankar Rao, who had a bounty of Rs 25 lakh.

A local leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was shot dead by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday, a police official said.

A local BJP leader was shot dead by suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Friday evening, police said.

The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed Chhattisgarh government's plea against Judicial Commission's refusal to examine additional witnesses in the 2013 Jheeram Ghati naxal attack that killed 29 people, including leaders of the state Congress unit.

The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear on September 29 the plea of Chhattisgarh government against the refusal for examining of additional witnesses by the Judicial Commission set up to probe the 2013 Jheeram Ghati naxal attack in which in which 29 people, including leaders of state Congress, were killed.

A top Maoist leader, who was at the helm of Naxal activities in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region and carried a reward of Rs 40 lakh on his head, has died of a heart attack, a senior police said on Tuesday.

A Maoist, allegedly involved in the IED explosion that killed BJP legislator Bhima Mandavi and four other was shot dead by security forces in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada today, the police said.

After Maoists shot dead the uncle of a BJP legislator in Bihar's Aurangabad and torched several vehicles on Saturday, pamphlets were left behind in the town, 148 km from Patna. The pamphlets had allegations that the politician and his cousin were paid a total of Rs. 7crore after the notes ban two years ago to exchange banned notes and that they had...

48 hours after an Andhra Pradesh lawmaker and a ruling Telugu Desam Party leader were shot dead by Maoists in Visakhapatnam district, the police have released two small video clips which show the lawmaker's car being surrounded by Maoists.

An Andhra Pradesh lawmaker and a ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader were shot dead by Maoists in Visakhapatnam district. The daylight killings today triggered violence in the area and furious locals set police stations on fire in Dumbri Guda and Araku. A lot of files were burnt and furniture was damaged in the vandalism, police said.

Suspected Maoists shot dead a district-level leader of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and his cousin, who is a panchayat poll candidate, in Dumaria police station area of Gaya district this evening, police said.

Security forces gunned down a dreaded woman Maoist leader, carrying a cash reward of Rs.6 lakh on her head, in a gun-battle in the thick forests of Bhamragad, an official said today.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today attacked the BJP government in Chhattisgarh for its failure to act against the Maoists responsible for killing many Congress leaders in a deadly attack on May 25.

Senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma's PSO, who was critically injured in the deadly naxal attack in Bastar, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Raipur on Saturday, taking the death toll in the tragedy to 25.

A week after the deadly Maoist ambush of a convoy of cars carrying top leaders of the Congress in Chhattisgarh, an initial forensic report is out. It pieces together the two hours of horror on the evening of Saturday last on the narrow highway 221 in the state.