Attacks by Maoists in the past 2 months

Courtesy: CNN IBN
S.No. Incident Date Venue Death Toll
  1. 1.
Landmine Explosion May 28, 2010 (Friday) Jharkhand 1 Policeman killed
2. Derailment of Howrah-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari Super Deluxe Express May 28, 2010 – Friday Night 1.30 am Running between Khemasoli and Sardiya stations 80 killed/ over 200 injured
3 Opened fire – 50 armed Maoists opened fire May 22, 2010 – late Saturday Night Pachpanpar Village near Masaurih in Rural Patna 2 civilians – Mukesh Yadav & his mother
4 Set Ram Bazaar in inferno – 100 Maoists attacked May 21, 2010 – Night Ramban bazaar of Sheohar district 4 civilians killed
5 Twin Explosions in West Bengal May 19, 2010 West Bengal -Between Pingboni and Ramgarh areas under Lalgarh police station 5 Paramilitary troopers/ 2 injured
6 Bus blown up in State Higway May 17, 2010 State Highway 35 special police officers (SPOs) and civilians killed/ 15 SPOs & 1 civilian severely injured/ 25 civilians with minor injuries
7 A youth Congress leader (Hemant Bage) shot dead & burnt May 17, 2010 Simdega district of Jharkhand 1 Politician killed
8 Maoists blew up a bus in a forested stretch in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada May 17, 2010 – 4.30pm On the Dantewada-Sukma Road in Dantewada district, about 450 km south of Raipur At least 15 policemen and 20 civilians died (The bus was carrying around 50 people, including 25 Special Police Officers). Casualty not sure.
9 6 people killed on charges of spying May 16, 2010 Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh 6 civilians killed
10 CPM cadre shot dead May 13/ 14, 2010 Purulia district 1 Politician killed
11 5 CPM workers from West Midnapore May 13, 2010 – Late night Shilda EFR camp – West Midnapore 5 kidnapped – 4 killed & 1 escaped
12 4 CPI-M supporters killed for spying May 13, 2010 On the state highway at Belpahari near Lalgarh in West Midnapore district Ashok Ahir, Swapan Ahir, Sanatan Ahir and Nazrul Mir were shot dead
13 Bullet proof truck blown by landmine May 8, 2010 Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh (Pedakodepal village on National Highway 16, 14 km away from the district headquarters in Bijapur) 8 jawans killed/ 13 injured
14 2 Buses torched in Bihar’s Saran district May 6, 2010 Bihar’s Saran district – near a village under Maker police station No casualty reported
15 40 Maoist guerrillas murdered a tribal man on charge of spying April 22, 2010 – Night Dantewada district – Bhusaras village, about 40 km south of state capital Raipur 35-year-old Marwi Manoj beaten up severely before throat was slit
16 Maoists opened fire on 4 separate CRPF camps in quick succession April 6, 2010 Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh – Chintangufa 75 CRPF men and 1 policeman were killed
17 Powerful Landmine blow up April 4, 2010 Koraput district, Orissa 10 SPOs killed/ 16 injured

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