Overview

• The CPI (Maoist) announced Resistance Week from midnight on October 7 through October 14, with a one-day bandh on October 15 across Bihar, Jharkhand, North Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Assam.
• Jharkhand has deployed 12 CRPF battalions and 20 units of JAP and IRB to protect sensitive locations, railway networks and major road corridors.
• An intelligence advisory orders heightened surveillance, IED checks at camps and approach routes, and route mapping of highways before allowing vehicle movement.
• Police say Maoist presence in Jharkhand has shrunk to pockets in the Saranda forest and parts of Latehar and Chatra following sustained operations.
• Authorities urge residents to ignore rumours, maintain normal routines and report suspicious activity, with additional vigilance in border districts.