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. He and his brother played an important role in killing

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in 1999. He was a resident of

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located in

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on the border of

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. Nayeem was a leader of Maoist squad which was previously known as "naxalites of People's War" before turning himself in to authorities. Civil rights activists claim that after his surrender, Nayeem served as an informer to the police and helped in the elimination of other naxalites. Police deny this claim. Nayeem died in a gun battle with police in 2016.

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informed the

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in December 2016 that, after the death of Nayeemuddin, police arrested 124, registered 174 cases, and seized weapons and properties worth over . Rao further added Nayeem's gang was involved in 27 murder cases and its involvement was suspected in another 25 murder cases.

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