Forces to set up 88 new bases in Maoist-hit areas
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2 months ago

Forces to set up 88 new bases in Maoist-hit areas

Hindustan Times  

Security forces involved in anti-Maoist operations are planning to open 88 new forward operating bases deep inside the jungles this year, people familiar with the development said, as the Union government’s March 31, 2026 deadline to eliminate Left Wing Extremism from the country nears. Once operationalised, the total number of security FOBs or camps in core areas previously dominated by Maoists will increase to around 380. In the first 22 days this year, security forces have carried four major anti-LWE operations, neutralising 48 Maoists, including their senior commanders. Since August last year, Union home minister Amit Shah has taken several meetings with the top brass of central and Chhattisgarh security forces, directing them to free the entire region of Naxals.

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30 Maoists killed in twin Chhattisgarh encounters
6 days, 3 hours ago

30 Maoists killed in twin Chhattisgarh encounters

Hindustan Times  

At least 30 Maoists and a policeman were killed in twin encounters in the Bijapur and Kanker districts of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, officers aware of the matter said — action that takes the number of rebels killed in the state this year across the 100-mark amid an uptick in anti-Left Wing Extremism operations. The Bijapur gunfight broke out at around …

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 …

DC Edit | Maoists are fewer now, but still remain a threat
2 months ago

DC Edit | Maoists are fewer now, but still remain a threat

Deccan Chronicle  

That the security forces have been unrelenting in their fight against the banned Communist Party of India has been reflected in the reports of the series of encounters and loss of life on both the sides in 2025, and the latest is the one in which the cops gunned down 14 Maoists including a top-ranking leader of the organisation. As …

Extra security camps to be established to tackle Maoists
2 months ago

Extra security camps to be established to tackle Maoists

The Hindu  

As part of a continued offensive against the Maoists, the Central security forces and police aim to establish 88 additional security camps in Left Wing Extremism affected States this year, a senior Home Ministry official said on Tuesday. The official added that since 2019, a total of 290 security camps have been set up in the LWE affected States, mostly …

Amit Shah chairs high-level meet on anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh
7 months ago

Amit Shah chairs high-level meet on anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah chaired an inter-state coordination meeting of states affected by Naxal violence on Saturday in Chhattisgarh, as the Centre is aiming to end the reign of red ultras in the next one year. The high-level meeting is being attended by the Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai, including the dy CM and Union ministers …

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 …

Anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh intensified since Nov 2023: Police data
1 year, 2 months ago

Anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh intensified since Nov 2023: Police data

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: Anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh have increased since November 2023, and it were the highest in November and December last year, according to state police data. “More troops of security forces will be deployed in Bastar in the coming months and emphasised anti-Maoist operations will increase post-Lok Sabha Elections in 2024,” the officer said. A second security officer posted in …

Chhattisgarh govt eyes more voter participation in areas now freed of Maoists
1 year, 5 months ago

Chhattisgarh govt eyes more voter participation in areas now freed of Maoists

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Security forces have freed a total area of almost 4,350 sq km in Chhattisgarh from Maoist control in the last two years, enabling the state government to take measures to encourage voter participation and the Election Commission of India to set up 1,000 more polling booths for this year’s assembly elections, officials aware of the details said. Security …

Govt plans national centre to coordinate ops against LWEs; first time since 1989, incidents of Maoist violence below 500
5 years, 5 months ago

Govt plans national centre to coordinate ops against LWEs; first time since 1989, incidents of Maoist violence below 500

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Since the situation has significantly improved this year with effective tackling of Left Wing Extremism, the government is planning to create a National Coordination Centre which will function as a databank on Maoists’ core strongholds and cadres, and act as a synergy point for intelligence gathering and anti-Maoist operations. The documents noted that first time since 1989, the …

Devastating impact on Maoists, but be prepared for revenge attacks
6 years, 11 months ago

Devastating impact on Maoists, but be prepared for revenge attacks

Hindustan Times  

At least 37 Maoists were killed in two separate encounters in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on April 22 and 23. Gadchiroli has been the epicentre of Maoist violence in Maharashtra and, at its peak in 2009, according to the South Asia Terrorism Portal database, at least 86 fatalities were registered in the district, including 52 security force personnel, 23 Maoists …

Maoists have mass base of 2 lakh men and 10,000 guns: Intelligence branch
7 years, 9 months ago

Maoists have mass base of 2 lakh men and 10,000 guns: Intelligence branch

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Maoists still have a mass base of two lakh cadres spread over 35 districts and possess nearly 10,000 firearms, 4,000 of them company-made and the rest countrymade, according to a report of the Special Intelligence Branch, the anti-Maoist wing of the Telangana State police. In the report, which is available with this newspaper, the police alleged that the Maoists …

Deaths in Maoist violence go up in 2016, reveals official data
8 years ago

Deaths in Maoist violence go up in 2016, reveals official data

Firstpost  

The number of security personnel and civilians killed in Naxal-violence hit areas has increased in 2016 and the number of Maoist surrendering had doubled during this period as compared to the previous year. New Delhi: The number of security personnel and civilians killed in Naxal-violence hit areas has increased in 2016 and the number of Maoist surrendering had doubled during …

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