Targeting leaders, intel, and drones: What's driving Naxalism to an end?
2 months ago

Targeting leaders, intel, and drones: What's driving Naxalism to an end?

India Today  

In one of the biggest anti-Naxal operations in recent times, a joint force of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and the CRPF eliminated at least 16 maoists on the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border in a three-day operation that continued until Tuesday. On September 3, 2024, security forces eliminated nine Maoists with a combined bounty of Rs 60 lakh in a major encounter along the Dantewada-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh. Security forces struck again in Telangana's Mulugu district, killing seven CPI members, including Kursam Mangu, alias Bhadru or Papanna, who carried a Rs 20 lakh bounty on December 2. Last week, security forces eliminated Bade Chokka Rao, the state committee secretary of the CPI in Telangana with a bounty of Rs 50 lakh on his head. Pratap Reddy, a senior Maoist leading the Odisha state committee and carrying a Rs 1 crore bounty, was killed in a major operation along with two women and 11 others on Tuesday.

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‘Maoists had gathered for tactical meeting when security forces surrounded them’
4 days, 9 hours ago

‘Maoists had gathered for tactical meeting when security forces surrounded them’

Hindustan Times  

RAIPUR: Maoists had gathered in Bijapur district’s remote forests for a tactical counter offensive campaign meeting when security forces surrounded them, leading to a gunfight that killed 26 of them, Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister Vijay Sharma said a day after 30 members of banned CPI were killed in two separate encounters in the Bastar region on Thursday. “Maoists had gathered …

Chhattisgarh: Bijapur encounter a major blow to Maoists' west Bastar division committee
4 days, 12 hours ago

Chhattisgarh: Bijapur encounter a major blow to Maoists' west Bastar division committee

Hindustan Times  

Bijapur, Security forces dealt a significant blow to the West Bastar Division Committee of Maoists, responsible for several attacks and spreading terror in the region, by killing 26 Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district a day before, a police officer said. Chhattisgarh: Bijapur encounter a major blow to Maoists' west Bastar division committee While 26 Naxalites were killed in Bijapur district, …

Twenty two Maoists killed in twin Bastar econuters
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5 days, 12 hours ago

Twenty two Maoists killed in twin Bastar econuters

The Hindu  

At least 22 Maoists and a security personnel were killed in two separate anti-Maoist operations in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Thursday. Of these, 18 were gunned down in a major encounter along the Bijapur-Dantewada border in South Bastar, said a senior police officer. Once the firing stopped, bodies of 18 Naxalites, along with a large quantity of arms …

Government schemes reach over 100 villages in Bastar with establishment of security camps: Sai
6 days, 7 hours ago

Government schemes reach over 100 villages in Bastar with establishment of security camps: Sai

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday said that establishment of security camps in remote areas in Leftwing insurgency- hit Bastar in Chhattisgarh has helped over 100 villages in the region get the government schemes. Mr. Sai who held discussion with Union home minister Amit Shah on the counterinsurgency measures being undertaken in Bastar to free the region of …

C’garh: Maoist commander, ‘involved’ in killing of more than 100 jawans, surrender along with Naxal wife, couple carry bounty of Rs 13 lakh
3 weeks, 1 day ago

C’garh: Maoist commander, ‘involved’ in killing of more than 100 jawans, surrender along with Naxal wife, couple carry bounty of Rs 13 lakh

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A ‘dreaded’ Maoist commander along with his Naxal wife has surrendered before police in Bijapur in south Bastar in Chhattisgarh, sources said on Monday. However, a spokesman of the Bastar police said Dinesh Modium, secretary of Gangaloor area committee functioning under the West Bastar Division of Maoists along with his wife Kala Tati, a member of Gangaloor area committee, …

4 women Maoists with ₹62 lakh bounty killed in Madhya Pradesh forest encounter
1 month ago

4 women Maoists with ₹62 lakh bounty killed in Madhya Pradesh forest encounter

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal/Jabalpur: Four female Maoists, including a commander and an area committee member from the Communist Party of India, carrying a combined bounty of over ₹60 lakh, were killed on Wednesday in a police encounter in Balaghat’s Ronda forest, Madhya Pradesh, police said. A search operation is underway in the forest after bloodstains were found, indicating that several of the 25 …

Bijapur Encounter: 5 of 31 Slain Maoists Identified, a Division Secretary Among Those Killed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bijapur Encounter: 5 of 31 Slain Maoists Identified, a Division Secretary Among Those Killed

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Five of 31 Maoists slain in Sunday’s encounter with security forces in a forest falling under Indravati National Park in Bijapur district in south Bastar of Chhattisgarh have been identified, police said on Monday. West Bastar Division secretary Hunga Karma, who was in the rank of divisional committee member carrying a bounty of Rs eight lakh, was among the …

Key Maoist military leader among 31 killed in Bijapur encounter: Police
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Key Maoist military leader among 31 killed in Bijapur encounter: Police

The Hindu  

Of the 31 Maoists gunned down by security forces in the National Park area of Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur on Sunday were members of the West Bastar Division, a sub-zonal military formation of Maoists, the police said on Monday. Addressing a press conference in Bijapur, the Inspector General of Police, P. Sundarraj, said Hunga Karma, the secretary or DVCM of the West …

31 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh gunfight, 2025 toll now 81
1 month, 2 weeks ago

31 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh gunfight, 2025 toll now 81

Hindustan Times  

Thirty-one Maoists and two security personnel were killed in a gunfight in the jungles of Indravati National Park in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday, police said, in the biggest ambush on Left Wing Extremists this year, which took the 2025 toll to 81. The strike followed an anti-Maoist operation by security forces which began on Friday, inspector general of police …

Modi govt sets 2026-deadline to end Maoist extremism, Budget 2025 allocates Rs 3,500 cr for security boost
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Modi govt sets 2026-deadline to end Maoist extremism, Budget 2025 allocates Rs 3,500 cr for security boost

Firstpost  

The allocation for security-related expenditure is considered significant in the wake of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s repeated statements that the Narendra Modi government has resolved to end Naxalism in the country by March 2026. PTI The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 3,481.27 crore for security-related expenditure and the Special Infrastructure Scheme for Left Wing Extremist areas as the …

C’garh: 12 of 16 slain Maoists in Gariaband encounter identified, cumulatively carry Rs 3.16 crore bounty
2 months ago

C’garh: 12 of 16 slain Maoists in Gariaband encounter identified, cumulatively carry Rs 3.16 crore bounty

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Twelve out of 16 Maoists slain in the nearly 70-hour-long encounter with the security forces in the Kulhadighat reserve forest under Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh in January 20-22 have been identified, police said on Friday. Central Committee member of the outlawed CPI Jayaram alias Chalapathi alias Pratap Ramachandra Reddy alias Appa Rao alias Ramu was among the 12 deceased …

Chalapathi’s death in encounter: A Major setback for Maoists in Andhra, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh
2 months ago

Chalapathi’s death in encounter: A Major setback for Maoists in Andhra, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The death of top Maoist leader Pratap Reddy Ramachandra Reddy, alias Jairam and Chalapathi, in a gun battle during a joint operation by the Odisha and Chhattisgarh police and the Central Reserve Police Force in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district on Monday night has come as a significant blow to Maoist operations across Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh. Khurania, stated, “Based …

Maoist with ₹1 crore bounty among 14 killed; Amit Shah says ‘Naxalism breathing its last’
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2 months ago

Maoist with ₹1 crore bounty among 14 killed; Amit Shah says ‘Naxalism breathing its last’

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday termed the encounter along Chhattisgarh-Odisha border where 14 Maoists, including a top leader of the CPI who was carrying a reward of ₹1 crore were killed, as “another mighty blow to Naxalism”. Amit Shah asserted the Narendra Modi government's resolve for a Maoist-free India and the joint efforts of the security forces to …

Senior Maoist leader Jairam Reddy, who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore, among 16 Naxals neutralised in Chhattisgarh
2 months ago

Senior Maoist leader Jairam Reddy, who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore, among 16 Naxals neutralised in Chhattisgarh

Op India  

Following the recovery of 14 Naxal bodies who were killed during an encounter with the security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district near the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, Inspector General of Raipur Zone Amresh Mishra stated that two additional bodies of Naxals were recovered, taking the tally to 16. According to a statement by IG Mishra, the security forces also recovered a large …

Maoist with ₹1,00,00,000 bounty among 14 killed in encounter at Chhattisgarh, Amit Shah describes it as ‘mighty blow’ to Maoism
2 months ago

Maoist with ₹1,00,00,000 bounty among 14 killed in encounter at Chhattisgarh, Amit Shah describes it as ‘mighty blow’ to Maoism

The Hindu  

At least fourteen Maoists have been killed along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha borderin an anti-Maoist operation conducted in Gariaband district, the police said on Tuesday. Describing it as “another mighty blow” to Maoism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said 14 Maoists were killed in a joint operation by the CRPF, SoG Odisha and Chhattisgarh Police along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. The …

Chhattisgarh encounter: 14 Maoists killed in security op, Amit Shah says ‘mighty blow’
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2 months ago

Chhattisgarh encounter: 14 Maoists killed in security op, Amit Shah says ‘mighty blow’

Hindustan Times  

At least 14 Maoists were killed in an encounter with Chhattisgarh Police in Gariaband district at state's border with Odisha on Tuesday, news agencies ANI and PTI quoted police as saying. Security personnel after an encounter with Maoists, in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh last week A Maoist carrying a bounty of ₹1 crore was also killed in the encounter, police …

Chhattisgarh police say 18 Maoists killed in Bijapur operation, up from earlier estimate of 12
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2 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh police say 18 Maoists killed in Bijapur operation, up from earlier estimate of 12

The Hindu  

The Chhattisgarh police on Saturday said that 18 Maoists — not 12, as initially announced — were killed in the South Bastar operation earlier this week, attributing the update to a press release in which the Maoists themselves conceded losing more members. Earlier, 12 bodies were recovered following the operation in the forests of Tumrel, Sigampalli, Pujarikanker, and Malempenta in …

Maoists admit Telangana unit chief among 18 dead
2 months, 1 week ago

Maoists admit Telangana unit chief among 18 dead

Hindustan Times  

The Maoist’s Telangana cadre chief is among 18 members killed in a fierce gunfight in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur on Thursday, the group said in a statement, confirming what police described as a major blow to the insurgency. On Saturday, the insurgents released a press note sayings among the dead was Bade Chokka Rao, also known as Damodar, the secretary of the …

CPI Maoists’ Telangana secretary Bade Damodar among Naxals killed in Bijapur encounter
2 months, 1 week ago

CPI Maoists’ Telangana secretary Bade Damodar among Naxals killed in Bijapur encounter

The Hindu  

In a major setback to the outlawed CPI in Telangana, party State committee secretary Bade Chokka Rao alias Damodar was killed in the exchange of fire with security forces in the forest of Bijapur district in South Bastar of Chhattisgarh on Thursday. According to a statement issued on Saturday by Communist Party of India South Bastar Divisional Committee secretary Ganga, …

C’garh: Maoist Involved in 2010 Tadmetla Massacre of 76 CRPF Jawans Surrender
2 months, 1 week ago

C’garh: Maoist Involved in 2010 Tadmetla Massacre of 76 CRPF Jawans Surrender

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A Maoist allegedly involved in the 2010 Tadmetla massacre of 76 CRPF jawans was among four Naxal who surrendered in Narayanpur under south Bastar in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. Gandhi Tati alias Arab alias Kamlesh was allegedly involved in the deadly Maoist ambush on security personnel on April 6, 2010, in Tadmetla in Sukma district in south Bastar in which …

Nine Maoists carrying cumulative bounty of ₹43 lakh surrender in Chhattisgarh
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nine Maoists carrying cumulative bounty of ₹43 lakh surrender in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

Nine hardcore Maoists, allegedly involved in attacks on security forces and carrying a cumulative bounty of ₹43 lakh, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Saturday, police said. The cadres, including two women, turned themselves in before senior officials from the police and Central Reserve Police Force here, citing disappointment with "hollow" and "inhuman" Maoist ideology and infighting within the outlawed …

Chhattisgarh: 57 top Maoist leaders neutralized, Naxal stronghold Abujhmad breached
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: 57 top Maoist leaders neutralized, Naxal stronghold Abujhmad breached

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: In the best ever counterinsurgency campaign in a year in the Leftwing extremism-hit Bastar in Chhattisgarh, security forces have neutralized 57 top Maoist leaders in 2024. Of the slain Maoists, 57 were top Maoist leaders, the highest number of senior leaders killed in a year in Bastar in the four-decade-long history of Leftwing extremism of the region, a senior …

Maoist Leader Among Seven Killed in Chhattisgarh Encounter
3 months, 1 week ago

Maoist Leader Among Seven Killed in Chhattisgarh Encounter

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Maoists’ west bureau secretary P Mohan Rao alias Ramchandra who carried a bounty of Rs 25 lakh was among seven ultras who were gunned down in an encounter with the security forces in south Abujhmad under Narayanpur district in south Bastar in Chhattisgarh on December 12, police said on Saturday. One of the deceased ultra has been identified as …

Chhattisgarh: Maoists attack security camp in Bastar, 5 Naxals carrying cumulative bounty of Rs 11 lakh surrender
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Maoists attack security camp in Bastar, 5 Naxals carrying cumulative bounty of Rs 11 lakh surrender

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Maoists attacked a security camp in Bijapur district under south Bastar in Chhattisgarh late on Thursday night, leading to fierce gunbattle between them, police said. The Maoist attack on the forward base camp at Gidpalli under Pamed police station came at around eight pm on Thursday leading to a heavy exchange of fire between the ultras and security personnel …

7 Naxals killed in encounter with security forces in Telangana's Mulugu
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

10 Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district
4 months ago

10 Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district

New Indian Express  

Raipur: At least ten cadres of banned outfit CPI were gunned down in an exchange of fire with the security forces at hilly forested terrain of Bhandarpadar-Korajuguda-Nagaram in an edgy district of Sukma, about 500 km south of Raipur on Friday. “On a specific tip-off about the presence of rebels belonging to the Konta and Kistaram Area Committee of Maoist …

2 Maoists killed in Bijapur encounter, says Chhattisgarh Police
4 months, 2 weeks ago

2 Maoists killed in Bijapur encounter, says Chhattisgarh Police

Hindustan Times  

RAIPUR: Two alleged Maoists were killed in a gunfight with a joint team of security personnel in south Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Friday, police said. Bastar District Inspector General of Police, Bastar range, Sunderraj P said the gunfight took place around 11am in a dense forest near the tri-junction of Usoor, Basaguda, and Pamed villages. “Once the exchange of fire …

Maoist Attack on Tribal Market Leaves 2 Police Constables Injured
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Maoist Attack on Tribal Market Leaves 2 Police Constables Injured

Deccan Chronicle  

Two security personnel were injured in a Maoist attack in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The attack took place in a tribal weekly market when two Chhattisgarh policemen were keeping vigil on movements of suspected Naxals in the Jagargunda weekly market. The Maoists, who were in civil dress, fled the spot along with the service rifles of the two cops after committing the …

17 militia members of CPI (Maoist) surrender before police in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitharama Raju district
5 months, 3 weeks ago

17 militia members of CPI (Maoist) surrender before police in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitharama Raju district

The Hindu  

Seventeen militia members of the Pedabayalu Area Committee of the banned CPI voluntarily surrendered before Amit Bardar, Superintendent of Police of Alluri Sitharama Raju district, on October 1. Addressing the media here, Mr. Amit Bardar said these militia members, who were allegedly involved in several offences in the Ginelakota, Landulu, and Injari areas, chose to leave the Maoist movement “disillusioned …

Chattisgarh: Female Maoist carrying Rs 13 lakh bounty surrenders
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Chattisgarh: Female Maoist carrying Rs 13 lakh bounty surrenders

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A female Maoist carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 13 lakh in three states on Saturday surrendered in Kabirdham in Chhattisgarh. Ranita alias Hidme Kawasi, who had served as member of Tanda-Malaukhand area committee under GRB -Rajnandgaon -Balaghat division of Maoists, surrendered before Kabirdham district superintendent of police Dr Abhishek Pallav. She carried a bounty of Rs three lakh …

MP: Maoist carrying Rs 14 lakh bounty gunned down
8 months, 2 weeks ago

MP: Maoist carrying Rs 14 lakh bounty gunned down

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: A suspected hardcore Maoist carrying a bounty of Rs 14 lakh was on Monday gunned down in Leftwing extremism-affected Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh, police said. Acting on specific intelligence inputs on the presence of armed Naxal cadres in the forest near Kotiya Tola village under Hatta police station limits in the district, a joint operation comprising personnel of …

6 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur carried reward of ₹38 lakh: Police
9 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
9 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 …

12 Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
10 months, 2 weeks ago

12 Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

Hindustan Times  

Bastar: Twelve Maoists were killed in gunfight with Chhattisgarh Police and security personnel in Bijapur district on Friday, officials aware of the matter said. Officials said that the gunfight took place in a forest near Pidia village under Gangaloor police station limits when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation. 12 bodies of Maoists have recovered …

Anti-Maoist ops have led to a drastic drop in insurgency: Amit Shah
11 months, 1 week ago

Anti-Maoist ops have led to a drastic drop in insurgency: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Action against Maoists has accelerated since the Bharatiya Janata Party formed the government in Chhattisgarh in December 2023 and the Centre will eliminate the rebels from the country soon, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday, a day after 29 insurgents were killed in an encounter with police and the Border Security Force in the eastern state. Union home …

Three more Maoists killed by security forces in Chhattisgarh
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Three more Maoists killed by security forces in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

Three suspected Maoists were on Saturday morning killed in an encounter by security forces in a dense forest in Bijapur district near the shared border of Chhattisgarh and Telangana, taking the number of insurgents killed thus far this year to 50, up from 22 in all of 2023, and indicting a significant surge in aggression — from both state forces …

Maoist-hit Bastar navigates rising hostility ahead of polls
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Maoist-hit Bastar navigates rising hostility ahead of polls

Hindustan Times  

Even as south Chhattisgarh’s Bastar has seen a significant uptick in aggression between security forces and Maoists in the first few months of 2024, with 19 alleged Maoists killed in the last week alone, both political parties and the administration are looking for ways to navigate the increased hostility with the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency scheduled to go to polls …

10 Maoists shot dead by security forces in Bijapur
11 months, 3 weeks ago

10 Maoists shot dead by security forces in Bijapur

Hindustan Times  

Ten Maoists were killed in a fierce gunbattle with security forces of both the CRPF and the Chhattisgarh Police in Bijapur district on Tuesday morning, taking the number of insurgents killed thus far this year to 47, up from 22 in all of 2023, and indicting a significant surge in aggression — from both state forces and the Maoists. Senior …

5 top Maoists killed in Jharkhand encounter
1 year, 11 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, …

AP police arrest top Maoist at Andhra-Odisha border
2 years, 1 month ago

AP police arrest top Maoist at Andhra-Odisha border

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: ASR district police on Tuesday arrested Maoist top gun Janumuri Srinubabu alias Sunil alias Rhino, the prime accused in the murder of then Araku MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao and former MLA Siveri Soma in 2018. Police claimed that Srinubabu, who is the divisional committee member of Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee of the banned outfit, has been arrested …

Maoist carrying Rs 1 Lakh bounty surrenders in Chhattisgarh's Sukma
2 years, 1 month ago

Maoist carrying Rs 1 Lakh bounty surrenders in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

India Today  

In a significant development on the Maoist's front, one Naxalite, who had a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma on Saturday. The Maoist, identified as Dudhi Budhra, surrendered before the CRPF officials and Chhattisgarh Police. Budhra said to have joined a Maoist group in 2018 and was involved in several naxal activities in Chintagupha …

Maoist ultra involved in killing of 30 policemen arrested in Jharkhand
3 years, 7 months ago

Maoist ultra involved in killing of 30 policemen arrested in Jharkhand

India TV News  

In a major success, security forces on Thursday arrested a senior leader of the CPI, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 15 lakh on his head and allegedly involved in the killing of 30 policemen, in Jharkhand''s Chatra district, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, personnel of the Chatra Police and the Central Reserve Police Force launched an …

NIA declares ₹7 lakh bounty on Maoist leader Madvi Hidma
3 years, 11 months ago

NIA declares ₹7 lakh bounty on Maoist leader Madvi Hidma

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency has declared a reward of ₹7 lakh for the arrest of Madvi Hidma, who heads the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army Battalion 1 of the Maoists, a lethally armed and trained unit of the banned group active in southern Chhattisgarh, one of the worst areas affected by Left Wing Extremism. Though the reward has been announced in …

People Like Maoist Commander Madvi Hidma Soon Become History: CRPF Chief on Bijapur Ambush
3 years, 11 months ago

People Like Maoist Commander Madvi Hidma Soon Become History: CRPF Chief on Bijapur Ambush

News 18  

People like notorious Maoist commander Madvi Hidma soon “become history”, Central Reserve Police Force chief Kuldiep Singh has told News18 in an interview, hinting at stepping up operations against the Naxalites who carried out a deadly attack on security forces in Chhattisgarh’s forests last week. Singh said a “plan is already in place” for the next stage of operations, stressing …

In Pursuit of a Shadow: Who is Maoist Leader Madvi Hidma, the Suspect in Bijapur Ambush?
3 years, 11 months ago

In Pursuit of a Shadow: Who is Maoist Leader Madvi Hidma, the Suspect in Bijapur Ambush?

News 18  

Lurking in the jungles of Dandakaranya, to many locals he is like a shadow without a body. There are no recent photographs of Madvi Hidma, believed to be around 40 years old, a tribal from Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, and the suspected mastermind of the April 3 Naxal ambush in the remote Tarrem area in which 22 security personnel were killed. …

Bijapur-Sukma attack led by new CPI Maoist leader Basava Raju: Report
3 years, 11 months ago

Bijapur-Sukma attack led by new CPI Maoist leader Basava Raju: Report

Op India  

An ambush by 400 Maoists which resulted in the martyrdom of 22 jawans in the Bijapur-Sukma district of Chhattisgarh was led by new CPI Maoist leader, Basava Raju, as per a News18 report. #EXCLUSIVE | New CPI Maoist Leader, Basava Raju executed the Sukma Attack and killed 22 jawans. This attack in which the Maoists used low-intensity IEDs and rocket …

Maoist commander who helped plan 2017 Sukma attack on CRPF jawans surrenders before Chhattisgarh Police
5 years, 6 months ago

Maoist commander who helped plan 2017 Sukma attack on CRPF jawans surrenders before Chhattisgarh Police

Firstpost  

Sudhir Korsa aka Prakash, a Maoist platoon commander, who was a part of the dreaded Battalion-1 of the banned CPI, and who helped plan the 2017 Sukma attack on CRPF jawans, surrendered before the Chhattisgarh Police in Bijapur district on Wednesday Sudhir Korsa aka Prakash, a Maoist platoon commander, who was a part of the dreaded Battalion-1 of the banned …

Maoist couple carrying Rs 8 lakh bounty surrenders in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem; duo handed over cash reward as immediate relief
5 years, 6 months ago

Maoist couple carrying Rs 8 lakh bounty surrenders in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem; duo handed over cash reward as immediate relief

Firstpost  

Bhadradri Kothagudem: A Maoist couple carrying a total bounty of Rs 8 lakh on their head, surrendered before Telangana police on Tuesday. The couple which gave up arms before Bhadradri Kothagudem police were carrying cash reward of Rs 4 lakh each on their heads. The man, identified as Sodi Narasimha Rao, a 30-year-old, surrendered before police along with his wife …

Four Maoists killed in ultra-Left Bastar as security forces intensify ops against insurgents ahead of Lok Sabha polls
5 years, 11 months ago

Four Maoists killed in ultra-Left Bastar as security forces intensify ops against insurgents ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Firstpost  

With a fortnight to go for the first phase of polling in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-hotbed Bastar, security forces have intensified their operations against the ultra-Left insurgents, killing four of them, including two women, on Tuesday With a fortnight to go for the first phase of polling on 11 April in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-hotbed Bastar region, the security forces — both central and …

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