Top Maoist Ranadev Killed in Encounter
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Top Maoist Ranadev Killed in Encounter

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal:Top Maoist leader Macherla Esobu alias Jagan alias Dada Ranadev was killed in an encounter at Dantewada in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Ranadev, who worked as central military in-charge and border in-charge of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in the banned Maoist organization, was a native of Tekula Gudem village in Kazipet mandal of Hanamkonda district. Dantewada superintendent of police Gaurav Rai said Ranadev was the one among nine-armed uniformed Maoists who were killed in a police-naxalite encounter in the forests of Lohegaon, Purangel and Andhra border areas of Dantewada district. The family members of Ranadev were informed that the body of the Maoist would be brought to Tekula Gudem from Chhattisgarh to perform his last rites on Thursday.

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Seven Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur
1 week, 5 days ago

Seven Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: At least seven cadres of outlawed CPI in uniform were gunned down by security forces in a fierce encounter along the inter-district borders of Narayanpur-Dantewada in Abujhmad area, south Chhattisgarh on Thursday. “Based on specific input about the presence of Maoists in the south Abujhmad region, a joint team of District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force and Central Reserve …

Maoist killed, two security personnel injured in Bijapur gunfight
1 week, 6 days ago

Maoist killed, two security personnel injured in Bijapur gunfight

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: A suspected Maoist was killed in a gunfight with security personnel in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday, police said in a statement. Security forces patrol a Maoist infested area Two security personnel were injured in an improvised explosive device blast triggered by the Maoists. “A District Reserve Guard team was conducting an anti-Naxal operation in the area based on …

11 Maoists Killed in Three Encounters in Past Eight Months
3 weeks ago

11 Maoists Killed in Three Encounters in Past Eight Months

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: In the last eight months, three encounters took place between the members of the Maoists and police officials, killing 11 members of the outlawed organisation. Those dead included 35-year-old Kursam Mangu alias Bhadru alias Papanna, secretary and Telangana state committee member, and Eturnagaram-Mahadevpur area commander identified as 45-year-old Agolapu Mallaiah alias Madhu. In January 2022, three members of the …

7 Naxals killed in encounter with security forces in Telangana's Mulugu
3 weeks, 1 day ago

7 Naxals killed in encounter with security forces in Telangana's Mulugu

India Today  

Seven Maoists, including a senior commander, were killed during an encounter by the Telangana police in the Chalpaka forests of Mulugu district early this morning. The encounter comes a week after the Maoists killed two tribal men, Uika Ramesh, secretary of Peruru Gram Panchayat, and Uika Arjun, suspecting them of being police informers. Acting on intelligence inputs, a police task …

Key Maoist leader among 7 killed in Telangana encounter
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Key Maoist leader among 7 killed in Telangana encounter

Hindustan Times  

Seven members of the banned CPI, including a senior leader carrying a ₹20 lakh reward, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Mulugu district of Telangana on Sunday, the deadliest such firefight in the state in several years. Among the dead was Telangana state committee member Kursam Mangu, 35, also known as Bhadru or Papanna, from Cheramangi village …

7 Maoists killed in Telangana's Mulugu district in first major encounter in recent years
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

7 Maoists killed in Telangana's Mulugu district in first major encounter in recent years

Hindustan Times  

Security forces killed seven maoists in an encounter in Telangana's Mulugu district on Sunday morning, a week after two tribal men were murdered on suspicion of being police informers in the area. Six other Maoists killed in the encounter were identified as 43-year-old Egolapu Mallaiah, 22-year-old Mussaki Deval, 23-year-old Mussaki Jamuna, 25-year-old Jai Singh, 22-year-old Kishore, and 23-year-old Kamesh. First …

Maoists kill two on suspicion of being police informers in T’gana: Cops
1 month ago

Maoists kill two on suspicion of being police informers in T’gana: Cops

Hindustan Times  

Maoists allegedly hacked to death two men in Mulug district of Telangana over suspicions that they working as police informers, police said on Friday. Maoists kill two on suspicion of being police informers in T’gana: Cops According to officials, the incident took place at the Penugolu village in the district near the state’s border with Chhattisgarh. The letters alleged that …

6 Maoists killed in gunfight with police in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district
3 months, 2 weeks ago

6 Maoists killed in gunfight with police in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district

The Hindu  

The CPI Bhadradri-Kothagudem Alluri Sitarama Raju divisional committee suffered a major blow on Thursday when six of its cadres were killed in an exchange of fire with the police in the forest area near Mothe village in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district. The police recovered five weapons, including two AK 47 rifles, one each SLR and.303 rifles and one pistol, as …

Chhattisgarh: Suspected Maoist killed in gunfight with security forces in Dantewada
4 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh: Suspected Maoist killed in gunfight with security forces in Dantewada

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: A suspected Maoist was killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada, police said on Sunday. “One Maoist was killed when a team of District Reserve Guard and Bastar Fighters launched a search operation crossing the Indravati river,” said Gaurav Rai, superintendent of police, Dantewada. Rai said that despite heavy rainfall, the DRG and Bastar Fighters …

Maoists planning to regroup and rework strategies in Western Ghats
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Maoists planning to regroup and rework strategies in Western Ghats

New Indian Express  

KOZHIKODE: CPI, which has suffered huge setbacks after a series of arrests and encounter killings, is unlikely to wind up its activities in the Western Ghats. The Western Ghats Special Zonal Committee of the Maoists was formed in 2011 with areas coming under Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Maoist central committee member Kuppu Devaraj, who was coordinating the party work …

12 Maoists gunned down in encounter with police in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli
5 months ago

12 Maoists gunned down in encounter with police in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli

Hindustan Times  

Twelve Maoists, including a senior commander, were killed in an encounter with the Maharashtra Police in Gadchiroli on Wednesday, with two personnel suffering bullet injuries, officials close to the development said, adding that both officers are out of danger. Senior police officers said that the exchange of fire between the Maoists and the C-60, the unit of the Maharashtra Police …

4 Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand, 2 arrested: Police
6 months, 1 week ago

4 Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand, 2 arrested: Police

Hindustan Times  

Four members of outlawed CPI, including a female Maoist, were killed in a gunfight with joint security forces of the district police, Central Reserve Police Force and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action battalions inside Saranda forest in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand on Monday morning, police said. “Our joint forces have gunned down four Maoists, including a Maoist zonal commander, …

6 of 8 Maoists killed in Narayanpur encounter identified: Chhattisgarh police
6 months, 1 week ago

6 of 8 Maoists killed in Narayanpur encounter identified: Chhattisgarh police

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh police on Sunday identified six Maoists among the eight who were killed in Saturday’s encounter in Narayanpur district, officials said on Saturday. We have recovered one INSAS rifle, two pieces of 303 rifle, three pieces of 315 bore rifle, one BGL launcher along with a large quantity of explosives and other daily useful materials from the spot,” the …

8 Maoists, 1 security personnel killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur
6 months, 1 week ago

8 Maoists, 1 security personnel killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur

Hindustan Times  

Eight Maoists and a police constable were killed in a gun fight that lasted for over 24 hours between security forces and rebels in dense forest in Narayanpur district on Saturday, police said, adding that two others were injured. “The gunfight started on Saturday morning in the forest of Abhujmad when a joint team of the security personnel from four …

6 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur carried reward of ₹38 lakh: Police
6 months, 2 weeks ago

6 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur carried reward of ₹38 lakh: Police

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: Six Maoists who were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Friday have been identified as senior cadres and carried a cumulative cash reward of Rs.38 lakh on their heads, police said on Saturday. A statement released by Bastar police claimed that the deceased cadres belonged to Maoists’ People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army military company …

C’garh : 5 Maoists killed in encounter in Abujhmad under Bastar, 3 jawans injured
6 months, 2 weeks ago

C’garh : 5 Maoists killed in encounter in Abujhmad under Bastar, 3 jawans injured

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Five Maoists were on Friday gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Abujhmad area under Bastar in Chhattisgarh. In the biggest ever strike against Maoists by security forces in Bastar, 29 Naxals were killed in Kanker district on April 16. On April 30, ten Maoists including three women cadres were gunned down in an encounter with security …

3 Maoists, including 2 women, killed in encounter in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli
7 months, 1 week ago

3 Maoists, including 2 women, killed in encounter in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli

Hindustan Times  

Three suspected Maoists, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest area in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, bordering Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, on Monday, police said. The Superintendent of Police, Neelotpal, said that based on intelligence indicating the presence of members of the banned CPI group, specifically the Perimili Dalam, planning their Tactical Counter Offensive …

Chhattisgarh police identify 2 out of 29 Maoists killed in Kanker encounter
8 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh police identify 2 out of 29 Maoists killed in Kanker encounter

Hindustan Times  

A day after 29 Maoists were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces, the police on Wednesday identified two of them, both divisional committee members of North Bastar Division of CPI, officials said. “The rest of the Maoists could be from the Partapur area committee of CPI and from the People’s Liberation of Guerrilla Army,” a senior police official …

29 Maoists killed in major anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Kanker
8 months, 1 week ago

29 Maoists killed in major anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Kanker

Hindustan Times  

At least 29 Maoists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, police said on Tuesday. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the BSF in conjunction with the District Reserve Guard launched a joint operation in the Binagunda area under the jurisdiction of Chotebetiya police station in Kanker, the central police force said in a statement. Read: …

3 Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
8 months, 2 weeks ago

3 Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

Hindustan Times  

Three suspected Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district bordering Telangana on Saturday, a senior police official said. Police said that the encounter took place in Pujari Kanker forest along the interstate border when a team of Greyhounds, Telangana’s elite anti-Naxal force, was out on an operation. Earlier this week, at least 13 Maoists …

Chhattisgarh: 2 Maoists, including woman cadre, killed in encounter in Dantewada
9 months ago

Chhattisgarh: 2 Maoists, including woman cadre, killed in encounter in Dantewada

Hindustan Times  

Two suspected Maoists, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security forces in the jungles of Dantewada in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, said police. Dantewada superintendent of police Gaurav Rai, in a statement said that the gunfight took place in a forest near Purangel village of Gampur area under Kirandul police station. “We had specific input about the presence …

Chhattisgarh: Three Maoists killed in encounter with police in Dantewada
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Three Maoists killed in encounter with police in Dantewada

Hindustan Times  

Three Maoists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bastar’s Dantewada district on Sunday, the Chhattisgarh Police said. The encounter took place on a hill near Dabbakunna village under Katekalyan police station area in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district. Inspector general of police, Bastar range, Sunderaj P said that an encounter took place on a hill near Dabbakunna village under …

Chhattisgarh villagers protest death of 2 in Tadmetla, say they weren’t Maoists
1 year, 3 months ago

Chhattisgarh villagers protest death of 2 in Tadmetla, say they weren’t Maoists

Hindustan Times  

RAIPUR/SUKMA: A week after Chhattisgarh police claimed to have killed two Maoists in an encounter with security forces in Bastar’s Sukma district, the villagers on Monday alleged that the deceased were villagers and not Maoists. Villagers, however, insisted that Sodhi Deva and Rava Deva were not Maoists but were close friends on their way home Hundreds of people from 25 …

3 Maoists killed in encounter with Odisha intelligence personnel in Kalahandi
1 year, 7 months ago

3 Maoists killed in encounter with Odisha intelligence personnel in Kalahandi

Hindustan Times  

At least three Maoists, including a senior cadre, were killed while a deputy superintendent of police -rank officer sustained injuries in an encounter with security personnel of the state intelligence wing in Odisha’s Kalahandi district in the wee hours of Tuesday. The encounter with Maoists happened in Taperenga-Ludengad forest under Madanpur Rampur police station area of Kalahandi bordering Kandhamal district …

5 top Maoists killed in Jharkhand encounter
1 year, 8 months ago

5 top Maoists killed in Jharkhand encounter

Hindustan Times  

Five top Maoists, including two who were carrying a reward of ₹25 lakh each on their head, were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Monday, police said. The five members were identified as Gautam Paswan, Ajit Oraon alias Charlis, Amar Ganjhu, Ajay Yadav alias Nandu and Sujit Bhuyian. With these Maoists being neutralised, …

Chhattisgarh: Maoist carrying reward of ₹5 lakh killed in encounter with police
2 years, 5 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Maoist carrying reward of ₹5 lakh killed in encounter with police

Hindustan Times  

A Maoist carrying a reward of ₹5 lakh on his head was gunned down by Chhattisgarh police in an encounter in Bastar’s Sukma district on Friday, police said. The Maoist, Kamlesh was a member of Malenger Area Committee of Darbha Division of CPI, police said. “On Friday, at around 10am, an exchange of fire took place between Maoist and jawans …

3 Maoists killed in encounter in MP’s Balaghat
2 years, 6 months ago

3 Maoists killed in encounter in MP’s Balaghat

Hindustan Times  

Three hardcore Maoists were killed in an encounter in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, police said. The Maoists were identified as Visatar Dalam divisional committee member Nagesh and area committee members Manoj and Rame. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a gallantry award and out of turn promotions for the policemen involved in the incident. According …

13 Maoists killed by forces in Gadchiroli encounter
3 years, 7 months ago

13 Maoists killed by forces in Gadchiroli encounter

Hindustan Times  

At least 15 Maoists, including seven women, were killed in an encounter with Gadchiroli Police in a forest area between Potegaon and Rajoli in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Friday, officials said. Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Wadse Patil along with top police officials addresses a press conference regarding the encounter of 13 naxals by C60 commandos at Paidi forest near …

5 suspected Maoists killed in an encounter in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli
3 years, 8 months ago

5 suspected Maoists killed in an encounter in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli

Hindustan Times  

At least five suspected Maoists, including two women, were gunned down in an exchange of fire with police in Khobramendha jungle under Kurkheda tehsil in Gadchiroli district, bordering Chhattisgarh, approximately 350km from Nagpur on Monday morning. Deputy inspector general police, Gadchiroli range, Sandip Patil said that the Kurkheda police station had received a tip off regarding the presence of several …

Two Maoists Killed in Gunfight with Security Personnel in Odisha
4 years ago

Two Maoists Killed in Gunfight with Security Personnel in Odisha

News 18  

Two Maoists, including a woman, were killed in an exchange of fire between security personnel and the Naxalites in Odisha's Malkangiri district on Sunday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Special Operation Group personnel launched a combing operation in Gajalmamudi area of Swabhiman Anchal, a remote part of the district, earlier in the day, DGP Abhay told …

Two Maoists killed in encounter at Mulugu in Telangana
4 years, 2 months ago

Two Maoists killed in encounter at Mulugu in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Two Maoists were reported killed in an encounter with the police in Mangapet mandal of Mulugu district on Sunday. Police said a special party and Greyhounds forces who were combing the area came across the Maoists at the Musalammagutta forest area. Confirming that the encounter had taken place, Mulugu superintendent of police Sangramsingh G. Patil said the police had …

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