Timeline of the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency

1960s-1990s

2000s

2010

Date Event Deaths
15 February Shilda camp attack. A Naxalite attack on a para military camp in West Bengal kills 24 para military personnel, with many more reported missing. 24+
18 February The Maoists dragged a doctor out from his house and shot him dead. The Maoists then threatened the villagers with dire consequences if they inform the police.[35] 1
18 February At least 12 villagers were killed and 12 injured in indiscriminate firing by the Maoists in Jamui district of Bihar. 25 village houses were also burned down.[36][37] 12+
20 February Maoists killed a village guard by slitting his throat.[38] 1
4 April 11 policemen were killed and ten wounded when rebels blew up a police bus in Orissa's Koraput district.[39] 11
6 April Dantewada ambush. Naxalite rebels killed 75 Indian paramilitary personnel and 1 state police constable in a series of attacks on security convoys in Dantewada district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.[40] The attack resulted in the biggest loss of life security forces have suffered since launching a large-scale offensive against the rebels.[40] 76
30 April 2 lorry drivers were dragged out from their truck and shot dead.[41] 2
2 May A 16-year old girl who fled the Maoist camp was allegedly raped by the Maoists.[42][43] -
8 May Eight Indian paramilitary troopers were killed when Naxalite rebels blew up a police vehicle in the central state of Chhattisgarh.[44] 8
16 May Six villagers were murdered by slitting their throats by the maoists.[45] 6
17 May 2010 Dantewada bus bombing 44
28 May 2010 Gyaneshwari Express derailment +150[46]
29 June 2010 Maoist attack in Narayanpur 26
8–10 July Maoist rebels carried out a series of attacks, including shootings and bombings across many numerous Indian states around the country, killing eleven. Six Naxalites were also killed by police[47][48] 11

2011

2012

Date Event Deaths
10 June A CRPF trooper was killed in a blast by Maoists in a forested area in Gaya.[50] 1
29 June 17 men, and one woman, suspected to be Naxalites, were killed in an encounter, and seven were arrested. 6 CRPF soldiers were injured.[51] 18
1 July 36 Maoist rebels were arrested in Vishakapatnam, including Lambayya, a Naxalite leader, with a bounty of Rs. 30,000 on his head.[52] -
18 Oct Six CRPF men were killed and eight personnel, including a deputy commandant, were injured in landmine blasts and gunbattle between the cops and the Maoists that followed the explosions during an anti-Naxal operation near Barha village under the Dumaria police station in Gaya district.[53] 6

2013

2014

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