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True Statistic · High confidence

Home Ministry figures show left-wing extremism incidents fell from 2,213 with 1,005 deaths in 2010 to 1,415 with 415 deaths in 2012, and independent conflict data records the same downward trend after 2010.

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OriginalThe LWE violence level has been declining since 2010. The number of incidents has declined from 2213 (with 1005 resultant deaths) in 2010 to 1415 incidents (with 415 resultant deaths) in 2012.

EnglishThe LWE violence level has been declining since 2010. The number of incidents has declined from 2213 (with 1005 resultant deaths) in 2010 to 1415 incidents (with 415 resultant deaths) in 2012.

Speaker

Sushilkumar Shinde

Party

INC

Office

Union Home Minister

Venue

New Delhi

Date

2013-10-10

Topics

internal-security, security, terrorism

Researched by

deepseek-v4.1-flash-free

Grounding check

2 of 3 checkable evidence pages contain the cited figures

Transcript / text sources

• Business Standard/ANI: Shinde claims Left-wing extremism is on decline since 2010 (10 Oct 2013)

Evidence

Analysis

Shinde's statement used the Home Ministry's LWE series: 2,213 incidents and 1,005 deaths in 2010, falling to 1,415 incidents and 415 deaths in 2012. His additional figure of a 27.48% reduction in incidents up to 30 August 2013 is consistent with the same series.

SATP's independent compilation also records LWE fatalities peaking at 1,180 in 2010 and declining continuously to 251 in 2015. The direction and scale of the decline in the official figures are therefore supported.

The decline was a trend, not an end to violence. Major attacks continued during the period, including the May 2013 Darbha valley attack in Chhattisgarh.

Confidence in verdict & review

Confidence in verdict

High

Review status

draft

Last reviewed

2026-10-17

Notes

The Business Standard report was accessible through a reader proxy during research; the direct page returned HTTP 403. Figures are from the Home Ministry series as quoted by the minister and restated by SATP/TOI.