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C’garh: In a First, Wild Animal Killed in Naxal IED Blast in Dantewada Jungle; Bear Dies in Explosion, Cubs Starve

Raipur: A female wild bear was killed in an improvised explosive device explosion detonated by Maoists in a jungle in Dantewada district of south Bastar, Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday. “We learned about the incident through social media on Wednesday,” said Dantewada district Additional Superintendent of Police R. K. Burman. “The female wild bear stepped on the IED planted by …

Maoists Bastar Ied Dantewada Dantewada District

Forces Gun Down 7 Maoists in Bastar

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: The security forces on Thursday gunned down nearly seven Maoists in an encounter in south Abujhmad under Narayanpur district in Bastar. A senior police officer monitoring the counterinsurgency operation said that the encounter took place at around 3 am in the forest of south Abujhmad. According to the officer, a joint team of around 1,000 security personnel, mobilised from …

Maoists Maoist Operation Encounter Bastar Narayanpur South Abujhmad

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 …

Maoists Bastar Narayanpur

1 month, 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 …

Maoists Gunfight Took

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: Six Maoists gunned down in first major encounter since 2018

Hindustan Times

Six members of the Communist Party of India were killed in an encounter with security forces in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district bordering Chhattisgarh on Thursday, the police said. This was the first major encounter in Telangana since 2018; 10 Maoists were killed in an encounter in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district in March 2018. Barring these, there has been virtually no major …

Maoists Maoist Telangana District Chhattisgarh Security Forces Encounter

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Nine Maoists, including six women, killed in encounter with security forces

New Indian Express

RAIPUR: Nine Maoists, including six women cadres, were killed in an encounter with security forces at the Purangel-Andri forested hilly terrain along the inter-district border of Dantewada and Bijapur in south Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, according to Bastar police. Acting on specific intelligence about the presence of Maoists belonging to the West Bastar Division committee and the Peoples' Liberation Guerrilla Army …

Maoists Forces Security Forces Encounter Bastar Six Women

4 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 …

Security Maoists Maoist Areas Chhattisgarh Forces Bastar

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 Maoist Chhattisgarh Security Forces Dantewada Indravati

5 months ago

2 jawans killed, 4 injured in IED attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

Hindustan Times

Two personnel of the Special Task Force were killed and four others injured in an improvised explosive device attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday night, police said. 2 jawans killed, 4 injured in IED attack by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur The incident took place in the Tarrem area when a joint team of security personnel was returning …

Attack Maoists Force Chhattisgarh Security Forces Stf Ied

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 …

Maoists Killed Chhattisgarh Security Forces Stf Encounter Narayanpur

6 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh: 8 Maoists, one security personnel killed in encounter in Abujhmarh

Hindustan Times

At least 8 Maoists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Abujhmarh. The gunfight broke out this morning in the forest of Abhujmarh when a joint team of the security personnel from four districts – Narayanpur, Kanker, Dantewada and Kondagaon – was out on an anti-Naxal operation, PTI reported. The operation – involving the personnel of District …

Security Maoists District Chhattisgarh Security Personnel Security Forces Narayanpur

7 months ago

Seven Maoists gunned down in Chhattisgarh as forces continue offensive

Hindustan Times

Seven Maoists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in a forest in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, state police said on Thursday, taking the total number of deaths of alleged insurgents to 112 this year. The Bastar region, which includes seven districts -- Bastar, Dantewada, Sukma, Bijapur, and the nearby regions of Kondagaon and Narayanpur --- are where the …

Security Maoists Maoist Chhattisgarh Rai Forces Security Forces

7 months ago

Chhattisgarh: 7 Maoists killed in gunfight, 7 weapons seized, say police

Hindustan Times

Raipur: At least seven Maoists were killed in a gunfight in a forest near Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Thursday in a joint operation launched by the security forces and the police forces of Narayanpur, Bastar and Dantewada, officials aware of the matter said. The operation is being carried out in the Abujhmaad forest at the tri-junction of Narayanpur, Bastar and …

Maoists Forest Narayanpur Dantewada Chhattisgarh Operation

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Six Naxalites carrying total reward of Rs 36 lakh surrender in Sukma

India TV News

In a major achievement for the security forces, six Naxalites carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 36 lakh on their heads surrendered in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, an official said. Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan identified the six Naxalites as Dudhi Pojja and his wife Dudhi Pojje, Ayate Korsa alias Jayakka, Kawasi Muda, Karam Naranna alias …

Maoists Committee Chhattisgarh Sukma Six Naxalites Lakh Surrender Naxalites Carrying

7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Poll boycott' posters surface in Naxal-prone Jharkhand's Palamu seat, say police

India TV News

In some parts of Jharkhand’s Palamu Lok Sabha constituency, disturbing posters, allegedly put up by Naxalites, were noticed on Thursday. According to a senior officer, the posters were spotted on the wall of an Anganwadi centre in Haidernagar, a block under Hussainabad sub-division, which comes under Palamu Lok Sabha seat. He fought 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Palamu on party …

Lok Sabha Elections Jharkhand Maoists Lok Sabha Naxal Lok Sabha

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Emerging lessons from Bastar to counter Maoists

Hindustan Times

Bastar division in Chhattisgarh, the ground zero of Maoism, witnessed over 64 percent voter turnout in recently concluded polling on April 19. The defiance of Bastar's people to the Maoist diktat of boycotting elections and ruling dispensation's resolve to make democracy more accessible to the people of Bastar is a step forward towards improving the overall security situation. Also, since …

Security Maoists Bastar District

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Maoists brutally kill Congress leader in Dantewada

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: Maoists brutally killed a local Congress leader by slitting his throat in front of his family members in a village in Dantewada district under Bastar in Chhattisgarh, police said on Saturday. A group of suspected Maoists armed with sharp weapons stormed into the house of Joga Podium, former member of the local janpad panchayat, in the village of Potli …

Maoists Maoist Chhattisgarh

8 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh: 29 Maoists killed, three jawans injured in encounter in Kanker ahead of Lok Sabha Polls

India TV News

At least 29 Maoists were killed and at least three jawans also sustained injuries during an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Tuesday. The gunfight took place at around 2 pm in Hapatola forest between Binagunda and Koronar villages under Chhotebethiya police station limits, when a joint team of the Border Security Force and the state's District Reserve Guard was …

Security Personnel Lok Sabha Naxalites Maoist Naxal Naxalism

8 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 …

Maoists Maoist Chhattisgarh Security Forces Encounter Bastar 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 …

Maoists Killed Chhattisgarh Security Forces Encounter Bijapur

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 …

Maoists Dantewada

9 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh woman, caught in crossfire between cops and Maoists, injured

Hindustan Times

RAIPUR: A 44-year-old woman sustained a gunshot injury during a gunfight between security forces and Maoists in Bastar’s Bijapur district on Wednesday, police said. Police said the woman has been admitted to the Jagdalpur district hospital for treatment A police officer said the gunfight between armed Maoists and a joint team of security personnel took place at about 3pm in …

Maoists Maoist

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: 130-metre-long tunnel built by Maoists busted in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

Hindustan Times

Security forces in Maoist-affected Dantewada district have discovered a 130 metre-long tunnel built as an underground hideout. However, it can be used for other purposes including ambush trapping police force.” A video of the tunnel shared by the district police showed the access points to the tunnel were covered with mud and sticks. One can walk in that bunker and …

Maoists Maoist Tunnel Dantewada Hideout

10 months, 3 weeks ago

In Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada, cops find 130-metre long tunnel built by Maoists

Hindustan Times

RAIPUR: Security forces returning after a gunfight with Maoists on Tuesday spotted a 130 metre-long tunnel built as an underground hideout in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, people familiar with the matter said. The Dantewada Police released a video of the tunnel spotted by a DRG jawan returning after an operation Dantewada superintendent of police Gaurav Rai said the 10-foot deep tunnel …

Maoists Maoist Chhattisgarh Rai Tunnel Dantewada Bijapur

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C’garh: In a First, Wild Animal Killed in Naxal IED Blast in Dantewada Jungle; Bear Dies in Explosion, Cubs Starve

Forces Gun Down 7 Maoists in Bastar

Seven Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur

2 Maoists killed in Bijapur encounter, says Chhattisgarh Police

Telangana: Six Maoists gunned down in first major encounter since 2018

Chhattisgarh: Nine Maoists, including six women, killed in encounter with security forces

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

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

2 jawans killed, 4 injured in IED attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

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

Chhattisgarh: 8 Maoists, one security personnel killed in encounter in Abujhmarh

Seven Maoists gunned down in Chhattisgarh as forces continue offensive

Chhattisgarh: 7 Maoists killed in gunfight, 7 weapons seized, say police

Chhattisgarh: Six Naxalites carrying total reward of Rs 36 lakh surrender in Sukma

'Poll boycott' posters surface in Naxal-prone Jharkhand's Palamu seat, say police

Emerging lessons from Bastar to counter Maoists

Chhattisgarh: Maoists brutally kill Congress leader in Dantewada

Chhattisgarh: 29 Maoists killed, three jawans injured in encounter in Kanker ahead of Lok Sabha Polls

Three more Maoists killed by security forces in Chhattisgarh

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

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

Chhattisgarh woman, caught in crossfire between cops and Maoists, injured

Watch: 130-metre-long tunnel built by Maoists busted in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

In Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada, cops find 130-metre long tunnel built by Maoists