1999 Pisay village attack
1999 Pisay village attack The 1999 Pisay village attack was an armed confrontation in Pisay (also known as a tola of Chanda or Chanda Tola Pisay), a small village in Aurangabad district , Bihar , India , during the summer months of April, May, or June 1999. A group of approximately 500 Naxalites , including individuals from other states and local participants, attempted to overrun the village. Villagers, armed with a limited number of licensed firearms, organised a defence that lasted around six hours. The attack ended after police intervention, with casualties reported on both sides. Background Pisay is a small settlement, administratively counted as an extension of the nearby village of Chanda. It had no prior history of similar incidents. Local accounts indicate that suspicious movements were observed in the outer areas of the village in the days leading up to the attack. An elderly woman, whose house was located at the front corner of the village (technically the first house), no...
