Government schemes reach over 100 villages in Bastar with establishment of security camps: Sai
3 days, 14 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 the Maoist influence, during his recent two-day visit to Delhi, said that 52 schemes of 70 government departments have now been implemented in these interior villages due to establishment of security camps in the remote Bastar. Around 52 schemes of 70 government departments have reached over 100 villages following the establishment of security camps”, he said. He said the new surrender police of the state government declared last week envisaged attractive financial incentives, educational aid and jobs for surrendered Naxals and their kin.

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Twenty two Maoists killed in twin Bastar econuters
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2 days, 19 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 …

C’garh: Maoist commander, ‘involved’ in killing of more than 100 jawans, surrender along with Naxal wife, couple carry bounty of Rs 13 lakh
2 weeks, 5 days 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, …

C’garh: 2 Maoists, including a woman, gunned down in Bastar encounter, weapons seized
3 weeks ago

C’garh: 2 Maoists, including a woman, gunned down in Bastar encounter, weapons seized

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Two suspected Maoists including a woman were on Saturday gunned down in an encounter with security forces in a forest in Sukma district under Bastar in Chhattisgarh, police said. The encounter took place in the jungle of Gundarajgudem under Kistaram police station, bordering Telangana, at around nine in the morning, Bastar range inspector general of police P Sunderraj told …

C’garh: Naxalism taking last breath, Leftwing insurgency-hit Bastar celebrating peace: Guv
3 weeks, 5 days ago

C’garh: Naxalism taking last breath, Leftwing insurgency-hit Bastar celebrating peace: Guv

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Chhattisgarh governor Ramen Deka on Monday said Naxalism is taking its last breath in the state due to the effective measures undertaken by the Vishnu Deo Sai government to end Maoist menace. In his opening address to the budget session of the state Assembly, Mr Deka said the efficient strategy of the state government has yielded rich dividends giving …

Key Maoist military leader among 31 killed in Bijapur encounter: Police
1 month, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

C’garh: Dialogue for Dialogue, Bullet for Bullet: Sai on His Naxal Policy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

C’garh: Dialogue for Dialogue, Bullet for Bullet: Sai on His Naxal Policy

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai has said that his government’s Naxal policy is based on the principle of ‘dialogue for dialogue, bullet for bullet’. It is ‘Boli ka jawab boli se, goli ka jawab goli se agree to talk, we are ready for a dialogue, otherwise your bullets will be answered with our bullets)’”, the chief minister said …

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 …

Naxalites Killed In Chhattisgarh's Bijapur Belonged To Maoists’ Strongest Armed Squad In Bastar
2 months ago

Naxalites Killed In Chhattisgarh's Bijapur Belonged To Maoists’ Strongest Armed Squad In Bastar

ABP News  

Bijapur, Jan 17 The 12 Naxalities neutralised in a fierce encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday were from the Maoist organisation’s strongest unit in the Bastar region, police said on Friday. Personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard from three districts, five battalions of CRPF’s elite jungle warfare unit CoBRA and the 229th battalion of the …

Security Forces Target Top-level Maoist Leaders in Bastar
2 months, 1 week ago

Security Forces Target Top-level Maoist Leaders in Bastar

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Security forces have targeted top-level Maoist leaders operating in the Leftwing insurgency-hit Bastar in Chhattisgarh to achieve the goal of ending Naxalism by March, 2026, a senior police officer said on Monday. “A hit-list of top-level Maoist leaders has been prepared to neutralize them either through surrender, arrest or elimination”, sources in the state intelligence bureau told this newspaper. …

Four Maoists Killed in Encounter in South Bastar
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Four Maoists Killed in Encounter in South Bastar

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Four Maoists including two women were on Sunday gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Abujhmad area under Narayanpur district in south Bastar of Chhattisgarh. The encounter took place in the core area of Maoists in the borders of the districts of Narayanpur and Dantewada in south Bastar, falling under Abujhmad, police said. A joint search operation …

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 …

After decades of bloodshed, two Chhattisgarh districts to shed LWE tag
3 months, 1 week ago

After decades of bloodshed, two Chhattisgarh districts to shed LWE tag

Hindustan Times  

When Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Union home minister Amit Shah last week, he had more than an invitation for the closing ceremony of Bastar Olympics. Sai told the home minister, according to top government officials, that two out of the seven districts in the Maoist-infested Bastar division — the Bastar district that houses the district headquarters of …

Bastar, Kondagaon Naxal-free; ops on in other areas: Chhattisgarh CM to Amit Shah
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bastar, Kondagaon Naxal-free; ops on in other areas: Chhattisgarh CM to Amit Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai has told Union Home Minister Amit Shah that the state's Bastar and Kondagaon districts, once infested by the Naxals, were completely free from the extremists and operations were on to wipe them out from other areas. The chief minister in a release said joint efforts by the state government and security forces have …

Chhattisgarh: 10 Naxals Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In Sukma
4 months ago

Chhattisgarh: 10 Naxals Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In Sukma

ABP News  

Ten Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's southern Sukma on Friday, said a senior police official. The security forces launched the operation based on inputs about the presence of Maoists belonging to Konta and Kistaram area committees of Naxalites on forested hills of Korajguda, Dantespuram, Nagaram and Bhandarpadar villages, Sundarraj said. Chhattigarh Chief Minister Vishnu …

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 …

5 Maoists killed in encounter in Abujhmad forest: Chhattisgarh Police
4 months ago

5 Maoists killed in encounter in Abujhmad forest: Chhattisgarh Police

Hindustan Times  

Five Maoists were killed and two security personnel sustained injuries in an encounter with security forces in Abujhmad forest on the borders of Kanker and Narayanpur districts of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said, adding that the combing operation is still going on. “Since 8am, a fierce encounter has been underway between the joint forces of the District Reserve Guard, Special …

New para military battalions to be deployed to counter Maoist violence in C’garh
7 months, 1 week ago

New para military battalions to be deployed to counter Maoist violence in C’garh

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: Chhattisgarh police will be deploying at least four new battalions of the paramilitary forces, around 2,800 personnel, in a couple of months in the war-zone Bastar region, officials familiar with the development said. One battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force consists of at least 700 personnel, which means around 2,800 personnel will be in this area in the …

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 …

Ten Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ten Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: In yet another encounter with the security personnel, as many as ten Maoists including three women fighters were killed in Tekmeta-Kakur forested terrain along the borders of Maoist-affected districts of Narayanpur and Kanker in south Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. The state Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma confirming the incident said that the forces have also recovered arms, explosives and ammunition …

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

Chhattisgarh: Kanker encounter video surfaces, security forces breach Naxal-den Abujhmad for first time
11 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Kanker encounter video surfaces, security forces breach Naxal-den Abujhmad for first time

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A day after 29 Maoists including two Naxal commanders were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in a forest in Kanker district under Bastar in Chhattisgarh, a video of the incident on Wednesday surfaced. The 7.08-minute-long video clip has captured the jawans advancing towards the Maoists’ camp in Hapatola jungle under Chhotebetiya police station while exchanging fire …

Amit Shah reacts to Chhattisgarh anti-Maoist operations: ‘Over 80 killed….’
11 months ago

Amit Shah reacts to Chhattisgarh anti-Maoist operations: ‘Over 80 killed….’

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday congratulated security personnel for the anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh's Kanker in which 29 Maoists were gunned down. "Ever since Modi ji became the prime minister, the BJP government has launched a continuous campaign against Naxalism and terrorism… We started setting up camps since 2014,” Amit Shah said. Union minister Amit Shah The home …

‘India will be completely Naxal-free’: Amit Shah after 29 Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh
11 months ago

‘India will be completely Naxal-free’: Amit Shah after 29 Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday congratulated the security forces after 29 Naxals were gunned down in Chhattisgarh's Kanker. Union home minister Amit Shah said the Modi government is determined to free the country from Naxal menace, "Today, a large number of Naxalites have been killed in the operation of security forces in Chhattisgarh. The gunbattle between the Naxals …

Maoist-hit Bastar navigates rising hostility ahead of polls
11 months, 2 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 …

Ending Maoist violence requires military action, and more
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ending Maoist violence requires military action, and more

Hindustan Times  

On April 2, 13 Maoists were killed in an encounter with the security agencies in the Bijapur district of Bastar division, Chhattisgarh. As per the South Asia Terrorism Portal, in the first three months of 2024 in Bijapur alone, there have been approximately 33 to 35 incidents related to Maoist violence. The government's approach is to deal with Maoism in …

Six Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Six Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

The Hindu  

“At least six alleged Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur on Wednesday morning,” police said. “The deceased include two women cadres and there is a possibility of more Maoists getting injured,” the police added. “The gunfight took place in the forest areas of Chikurbhatti and Pusbaka villages under Basaguda police station area, when a …

Security Camps, Roads & Local Outreach: Govt Pushes Ahead With Anti-Naxal Blueprint as Polls Near
1 year, 4 months ago

Security Camps, Roads & Local Outreach: Govt Pushes Ahead With Anti-Naxal Blueprint as Polls Near

News 18  

At the Injiram camp of CRPF in Konta, Chhattisgarh, a war room has been set up to brief the new recruits about the anti-Naxal strategy, map out the route taken by the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army, and to remind them about the losses the Naxals have inflicted. Three New Axis The three new anti-Naxal axis of security camps and road …

Morale of jawans high, anti-Naxal operation to go on: Baghel on Chhattisgarh Maoist attack
3 years, 11 months ago

Morale of jawans high, anti-Naxal operation to go on: Baghel on Chhattisgarh Maoist attack

India TV News  

In the wake of the deadly Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region that claimed the lives of 22 security personnel, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said the morale of jawans is high and the operation against Naxals will continue. "The area where the skirmish took place is considered a bastion of Naxals and we had planned to set up …

Demonetisation caused little disruption to Maoist economy in Bastar, extortion major source of funding
6 years, 7 months ago

Demonetisation caused little disruption to Maoist economy in Bastar, extortion major source of funding

Firstpost  

Forest produce and timber are another major sources of income for the Maoists in Bastar. Fund generating sources A surrendered Maoist, interviewed by Firstpost, revealed that besides taking money from villagers, labourers and tendu leaf pluckers as a ‘levy’ – often known as ‘protection money’, a significant chunk of funds comes from extortion from road and mining contractors, stone quarry …

Central forces move to push deeper into Naxal bastions in Chhattisgarh
6 years, 9 months ago

Central forces move to push deeper into Naxal bastions in Chhattisgarh

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Weeks after the home ministry removed 44 districts from the list of regions affected by left-wing extremism, the Central Reserve Police Force has decided to move deeper into Chhattisgarh’s uncharted Naxal territories. The central paramilitary force plans to set up 17 new camps across the Naxal-dominated districts of the state, according to documents reviewed by Mint. In some …

Revamped counter-insurgency plan bears fruits with the Maoist influence shrinking to a mere 58 districts
7 years, 1 month ago

Revamped counter-insurgency plan bears fruits with the Maoist influence shrinking to a mere 58 districts

Op India  

The Indian districts infested by the threat of Maoists have now shrunk down to 58, if reports are to be believed. This reduction in Maoist influence is being credited to a redrawn counter-insurgency plan which is backed by real time intelligence via the use of modern tech like drones. As per officials, senior Maoist leaders and informers are targeted via …

5 naxals gunned down in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district
8 years, 4 months ago

5 naxals gunned down in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Five naxals were gunned down by security forces in the jungles of Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district in Maoist hotbed Bastar, police said on Saturday. "The skirmish took place last night between a joint team of District Reserve Group and ultras in the jungles of Tuspal and Becha Kilam villages under Chhotedongar police station limits," Inspector General of Police, S R …

Naxals shift to IED, shun guerilla war: intelligence sources
8 years, 11 months ago

Naxals shift to IED, shun guerilla war: intelligence sources

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: In a tactical move to address the problems arising out of its shrinking cadre strength in the wake of large scale surrender of Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s conflict zone of Bastar, CPI has revised its strategy by choosing blast attacks over guerrilla warfare to target security forces, intelligence sources said on Thursday. “The key reason behind Maoists deciding to withdraw …

16 maoists in Chhattisgarh surrender bringing number of yielding rebels to 220 this year
10 years, 6 months ago

16 maoists in Chhattisgarh surrender bringing number of yielding rebels to 220 this year

Firstpost  

The outlawed Maoist movement in Bastar region continued to lose its lower rung cadres as 16 ultras surrendered in south Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday. Raipur: The outlawed Maoist movement in Bastar region continued to lose its lower rung cadres as 16 ultras surrendered in south Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday. Fourteen ultras, belonging to Kerlapal area committee of the …

Civilians killed in Bastar encounter, say Maoists
10 years, 7 months ago

Civilians killed in Bastar encounter, say Maoists

The Hindu  

The outlawed Communist Party of India has denied the claims of Chhattisgarh police that 11 Maoists were killed in an encounter in Ramaram village in Sukma district of Bastar on July 28. A press statement, issued by the South Bastar Divisional Committee of the CPI, claims that security forces “attacked” Ramaram village in the morning of July 28 and destroyed …

Govt must tackle naxal menace with specific strategies: Ramdev
11 years ago

Govt must tackle naxal menace with specific strategies: Ramdev

India TV News  

Kanpur: Condemning yesterday Maoist attack on security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, yoga guru Baba Ramdev said Naxal menace in the country should be tackled by the government using specific strategies. Firstly, we must know why these people take to arms and violence. This attack is evident of the chaos and inactivity of the government. yesterday's attack has not happened …

Maoist attack: Over 1,000 troops rushed to Bastar jungles
11 years, 9 months ago

Maoist attack: Over 1,000 troops rushed to Bastar jungles

India TV News  

Raipur, May 28: In the 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 …

Troops rushed to Bastar jungles to launch offensive against Maoists
11 years, 9 months ago

Troops rushed to Bastar jungles to launch offensive against Maoists

The Hindu  

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 …

Maoist bastions smashed in Bastar
15 years, 6 months ago

Maoist bastions smashed in Bastar

The Hindu  

The security forces in Chhattisgarh, despite “operational losses,” are jubilant at what they say is a strategic gain made in ‘Operation Greenhunt.’ The CoBRA unit has successfully taken control of pockets which had been the site of Maoist camps and congregations for many years. “Our forces could go to Singanmadugu, where some 24 naxalites were killed, for the first time …

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