Naxalites Influence

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Naxalites influence and dominance have spreads across the country. The number of districts af-fected by Naxalism has leapfrogged from 55 in 2003 to 195 in 2009 resulting in over one-third of Indian territory dominated by Naxalites (as per one estimate over 40,000 sq km in the country is dominated by Naxalites). The Naxalites infested area is also referred as Red Corridor . Following map shows areas under different level of Naxalites Influence.

An analysis of the number of Naxalites related incidents indicates that threat has been gradually growing up in the affected states. Please refer to chart 2 and 3 for Naxalites related incidents from 2004 to 2008 in Naxalites affected states.

The graph above shows the number of Naxalites related incidents from 2004 to 2008 in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Orissa. In Andhra Pradesh, where security forces have been successful in beating back Naxalites, the Naxalites related inci-dents have been on the decline from 2006. In other states the situation either remain constant or on the rise. Chhattisgarh is the worst Naxalites affected state in the country, followed by Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, Maharashtra and West Bengal.

Urban Penetration

The threat from Naxalites has been gradually growing up in the urban areas. Naxalites are believed to be in the process of establishing bases composed of sleeper cells and frontal organizations, in and around Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune. As per media sources the ninth Unity Congress of CPI (Maoists) held in February 2007 had resolved to take their struggle into urban areas. Similarly documents seized in Chhattisgarh revealed that Naxalites are expanding in urban areas by building frontal organizations...

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...y at-tempt to infiltrate any protests or agitations or demonstrations that take place against the govern-ment in urban areas. As per security analyst Naxalites played a significant role in causing distur-bances in places like Nandigram and Singur in West Bengal.

Bank Robbery – Naxalites have also been targeting banks to fund their activities. There have been several incidents of bank robbery in Naxalites infested areas. Please refer to text box below for in-stances of bank robberies in one of the Naxalites infested states of India.

Attacks and Killings – Naxalites are involved in attacks on police forces and killing of police inform-ers, politicians, landowners, and local businessmen. They are also involved in kidnapping for ransom activities. Priority targets for kidnapping are rich landlords, local businessmen, senior police officer, and local politicians.

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