Lal Sena

Lal Sena
लाल सेना
Active1974–1976[1] Traces of activity till 1990s[2]
AllegianceCPI(ML) Liberation
TypeArmed Guerrilla Squad
RoleLand Seizure from the landlords, Guerrilla warfare

Lal Sena (1974–1990,[1][3] Hindi: लाल सेना, English: Red Army) was an organised armed militia of CPIML Liberation in northeastern India, across the terrains of central Bihar, north-west of today's Jharkhand, and a few districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh. It was formed mainly by lower caste (middle and lower class) peasantry and landless labourers.

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  3. ^ Rammohan, E.N. (2012–2013). "The Naxalite Maoist Insurgency". Studies in International Strategic Issues. XIV (III & Vol. XV No. I). Archived from the original on 12 May 2018.