Troops rushed to Bastar jungles to launch offensive against Maoists
In wake of the deadly Maoist attack on the Congress Parivartan rally in Chhattishgarh, more than 1,000 security personnel have been pumped into the jungles of the naxal-infested Bastar region for a major offensive against the ultras. “Over thousand security men are on a combing operation in the region after the attack on Congress leaders,” Director General of Police Ramniwas said on Monday. Heavily armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district on Saturday, killing 27 people including State Congress Chief Nand Kumar Patel, senior leader Mahendra Karma and ex-MLA Uday Mudliyar besides leaving 36 others injured including former Union Minister VC Shukla. On the missing security personnel, the DGP said, “A police jawan Pawan Kindro is missing and search is on for him in the jungles.” According to police sources, so far security forces have recovered 24 bodies from Jiram valley of Darbha block where attack had taken place.
Sukma attack: Centre tells forces to target Naxal leaders, prepares a ‘hit list’
Discover Related
From the India Today archives (2015) | The manufactured Maoists
The battle for Maoist stronghold Abujhmad
Suspected Maoist killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh: Police
Woman Naxal with Rs 25 lakh bounty killed in Chhattisgarh encounter
50 Maoists surrender in Bijapur ahead of PM Modi’s Chhattisgarh visit
Naxals Come Out Of Hiding To Get Rations, Shot Dead By Security Forces
3 Naxals Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In Chhattisgarh
Three Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh
J&K: Security forces bust terrorist hideout in Sanglan forest
Hiranagar encounter: No fresh exchange of fire with terrorists
IED alert sounded as threat spikes with new camps in core areas
2 Maoists, soldier killed in Bijapur forests: Chhattisgarh police
30 Naxals killed, jawan dead during separate encounters in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai presents PM Modi roadmap for Bastar development
Cadre held, bunkers destroyed, weapons seized by Assam Rifles, police in Manipur
4 Maoists Killed in MP Encounter Near Chhattisgarh Border
Four women Maoists killed in encounter with MP police in Balaghat forests
CRPF creates new operations base in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist stronghold
Bijapur encounter: 28 of 31 slain Maoists identified, 17 of them senior Naxal cadres