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Naxalite rebellion

Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Date 18 May 1967 (1967-05-18)present
(50 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location India (Red corridor)
Status Ongoing
Belligerents

 India


Right-wing paramilitary groups:

Naxalites:

Supported by:
CPN (Maoist)
NPA

CIC (until 1977)
Commanders and leaders

India Pranay Sahay
(Chief of Police)
IndiaK. Vijay Kumar
(Former Chief of the Special Task Force; 1975–2012)


Mahendra Karma 
(Leader of Salwa Judum)
Brahmeshwar Singh 
(Leader of Ranvir Sena)
Ganapathy
Anand
Kosa
Ankit Pandey
Kishenji 
Sabyasachi Panda (caught)
Prashant Bose(caught)
Yalavarthi Naveen Babu 
Narmada Akka 
Shamsher Singh Sheri 
Strength
Central Reserve Police Force: 80,000 10,000–20,000 fighters (2009–2010 estimate)
10,000–40,000 regular members and 50,000–100,000 militia members (2010 estimate)
6,500–9,500 insurgents (2013 estimate)
Casualties and losses
Since 1997 : 2,260-3,423 killed Since 1997 : 3,340-3,979 killed
Since 1997 :
6,006-8,022 civilians killed

Since 1996 : 12,769-14,261 killed overall

 India

Right-wing paramilitary groups:

Naxalites:

Supported by:
CPN (Maoist)
NPA

India Pranay Sahay
(Chief of Police)
IndiaK. Vijay Kumar
(Former Chief of the Special Task Force; 1975–2012)


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