Operation Lalgarh

Operation Lalgarh
Part of Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Date17th - 29th June 2009
Location22°35′N 87°03′E / 22.58°N 87.05°E / 22.58; 87.05
Lalghar
Location of Lalghar

Operation Lalgarh was an armed operation in India against the Maoists who have been active in organising an armed tribal movement alongside a group called the People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA). The operation is organised by the police and security forces in Lalgarh, Jhargram, West Bengal to restore law and order in the area and flush out the Maoists. The area of operation is said to be expanded to 18 police stations in the three Maoist-affected districts of Paschim Medinipur (include newly splitted Jhargram), Bankura and Purulia.