The eastern Indian state of West Bengal is on high alert a day after a senior Maoist rebel leader was killed in a gunbattle there. Koteswar Rao, known as Kishenji, was reportedly shot dead Thursday during a gunbattle in a forest in the West Midnapore district. He was wanted for the killing of at least […]

Indian officials say a top commander of the country’s Maoist rebels has been killed in eastern India. Koteswar Rao, known as Kishenji, was reportedly shot dead Thursday during a gunbattle in a forest in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal. Rao was wanted for the killing of a number of police officers. Indian Home […]

Police in eastern India say Maoist rebels have abducted 15 workers who were engaged in a bridge construction project. Local authorities say about 50 armed rebels stormed the construction company’s office in Bihar state on Tuesday, taking away laborers. The company is building a bridge in the area. Police say an extensive search operation was […]

Suspected Maoist rebels have killed six Indian police officers in central India. Friday’s attack took place in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, one of the states worst affected by the Maoist insurgency. Police say at least three other officers were wounded when the rebels opened fire on 16 policemen traveling on motorcycles. The police officers […]

Indian security forces raided a Maoist camp in the eastern state of Jharkhand Monday, arresting three rebels and recovering a large cache of weapons. Local police said the raid, which was part of a three-day “Operation Thunder,” took place near Garhwa, a dense forest area located near the border with Chhattisgarh state. The weapons cache […]

A senior Indian official says left-wing extremism is the “most violent movement” in the country. Home Minister P. Chidambaram says the government plans to increase security personnel to combat the violence carried out by Naxalite, or Maoist, insurgent groups. He spoke Tuesday in New Delhi to officials from more than 60 districts affected by violent […]

Police say suspected Maoist rebels have killed 11 police officers in eastern India. Friday’s attack took place in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh state. Police say security personnel were ambushed by Maoists as they patrolled the area. At least five rebels were killed in the ensuing gunfight. While Maoist rebels have infiltrated more than 20 […]

A politician in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh says at least seven Congress Party workers were killed when Maoist rebels attacked his convoy. Chhattisgarh Congress Party leader Nand Kumar Patel told reporters Wednesday that his convoy of some 20 vehicles was attacked in a roadside explosion that missed his vehicle but destroyed those behind him. […]

Amnesty International is urging authorities in India’s Chhattisgarh state to immediately comply with a Supreme Court decision to disband and disarm anti-Maoist militias. The rights group said Thursday the court’s ruling this week banning government-backed civil militias in the eastern state is a landmark step in protecting indigenous and other local communities from ongoing human […]