The People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) is a militant

Maoist Maoism, officially called Mao Zedong Thought by the Chinese Communist Party, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed to realise a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of Ch ...

outfits formed in 2007 in

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

. Earlier It was known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT) founded by Dinesh Gope a resident of

Khunti district Khunti district is one of the twenty-four districts in South Chotanagpur division of the Indian state of Jharkhand. The district of Khunti was carved out of Ranchi district on 12 September 2007. , it is the second least populous district of Jhark ...

in 2003. Later it renamed as PLFI. According to report, PLFI is responsible for around half of Maoist incident in Jharkhand and it's cadres are around 150-300. It's revenge is around Rs.1.5 billion by extortion per year. PLFI have been in clash with

Communist Party of India (Maoist) The Communist Party of India (Maoist) is a Marxism–Leninism–Maoism, Marxist–Leninist–Maoist banned Communism, communist political party and militant organization in India which aims to overthrow the "semi-colonial and semi-feudal In ...

with cadres of both groups have been involved in killing each other. Security forces have used it to counter CPI(Maoist). But due to this PLFI emerged as a major terror outfit in state.

History

In 2003, Dinesh Gope a resident of Lapa Morha Toli of Khunti district along with other raised Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT) a Maoist outfit to fight against the corruption and misgovernance in Independent India. He was inspired by

Subash Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose ( ; 23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945 * * * * * * * * *) was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Imperia ...

and

Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was a charismatic Indian revolutionary* * who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer * * in what was to be retaliation for the death of an Indian nationa ...

. It later renamed as PLFI in 2007. Several cadres of

joined PLFI. It detest to be clubbed with the Communist Party of India (Maoist), the main left-wing extremist group in India as it falsely promised a red revolution in

Naxalbari uprising Naxalbari uprising was an armed peasant revolt in 1967 in the Naxalbari block of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. It was mainly led by tribals and the radical communists leaders of Bengal and further developed in ...

. It aim to struggle within confine of constitution of India and get rid of corruption and misgovernance. PLFI have been clashed with CPI (Maoist) in Jharkhand. In September 2009, four cadres including Jairam Gope of PLFI were killed in clash with CPI (Maoist) in

Gumla district Gumla district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Gumla town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Etymology For centuries, the place was a meeting center for people from the hinterland who flocked ...

. Security forces have used it to counter CPI(Maoist). But due to this the PLFI emerged as major terror outfit in Jharkhand.

Timelines

*In September 2009, four cadres of PLFI including Jairam Gope were killed in clash with

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in Gumla district. *PLFI cadres killed Hardeep Singh in

Sundergarh district Sundargarh District is a district in the northwestern part of Odisha state in eastern India. Sundargarh district is bounded by Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh in the west, Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh in the North-West, Simdega district o ...

, Odisha over dispute of extortion of money in 2012. *PLFI cadres killed

AJSU All Jharkhand Students Union or AJSU PARTY is a state political party of Jharkhand state, India. AJSU PARTY was founded on June 22, 1986, modelled after All Assam Students Union. The founders of AJSU were disillusioned with the previous politica ...

leader Tileswar Sahu in

Hazaribagh Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a health resort and is also popular for Hazaribagh ...

in March 2014. *Mukesh Yadav, cadres of PLFI carrying reward of 2 lakh arrested in December 2016. *Jharkhand Police booked Dinesh Gope and seized his two plots and a flat in Ranchi in January 2017. *In June 2018, Ravindra Yadav a PLFI cadres arrested in Lohardaga. *In 2018, PLFI sub-zonal commander arrested for extortion of money from railway contractor in Latehar. *In January 2017, Jharkhand Police booked PLFI zonal commander Jidan Gudia and seized cars, two tractor and motorcycle. *In December 2017, Jharkhand Police booked PLFI sub-zonal commander Tilkeswar Gope and seized five SUVs and two buses. *In September 2020, Three member of PLFI arrested for demanding levy from coal exploration officials from

Patratu Patratu is a census town in the Patratu (community development block) in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Patratu is located at . It has an average elevation of 405 met ...

. * In May 2022, PLFI commander Laka Pahan killed in encounter with security forces in area under

Murhu Murhu is a village in the Murhu CD block in the Khunti Sadar subdivision of the Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Murhu is located at Area overview In the adjacent map the area shown is “undulating and co ...

police station.

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The Peoples' Liberation Front of India (PLFI) in Jharkhand
2003 establishments in India Communist militant groups Guerrilla organizations Left-wing militant groups in India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Organisations designated as terrorist by India

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