CPI (Maoist) trying to expand to new areas: MHA

The CPI (Maoist), a major Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) organisation responsible for most incidents of violence, has been making efforts to expand to new areas along inter-state borders, albeit "without any significant success," reveals the annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

However, the annual report for 2023-2024 mentions that the geographical spread of LWE has also been shrinking considerably.

As per the report, LWE violence was reported from 171 police stations (PSs) in 42 districts in 2023 as compared to 328 PSs in 76 districts in 2013.

"The arc of violence has been considerably restricted with just 25 districts accounting for 91 per cent of the LWE violence."

The CPI (Maoist) continues to be the most potent among the various LWE outfits in the country and accounted for more than 90 per cent of total violent incidents and 95 per cent of resultant deaths, it says.