Union Home Minister Amit Shah urged Naxalites to surrender, promising rehabilitation. He aims to eradicate Naxalism in Chhattisgarh by March 31, 2026, believing this will end the nationwide threat. Shah praised Chhattisgarh’s rehabilitation policies and highlighted efforts against organized crime and narcotics.
Two policemen were injured in a brazen attack by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Sunday morning. The attack, which occurred during a weekly market in Jagargunda village, highlights the ongoing security challenges posed by the Maoist insurgency in the region.
A fierce encounter between security forces and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region has resulted in the death of at least seven Naxals. The encounter, which is still ongoing, took place in the Abhujmaad forest, located on the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts. Security personnel have recovered seven bodies and a large cache of weapons from the site. The encounter follows the discovery of a Naxalite camp in the Sukma district, where security forces unearthed a huge cache of explosives and other materials.
Security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, a known Naxalite stronghold, have recovered three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Maoists. The discovery comes after a series of incidents highlighting the ongoing Naxal activity in the region, including the alleged killing of a school teacher suspected of being a police informer.
A joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killed nine Maoists in an ongoing encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district. The operation, which began on Tuesday morning, resulted in the recovery of a large quantity of weapons, including several rifles. This brings the total number of Naxalites killed by security forces in Chhattisgarh this year to 154.
Two members of the Central Reserve Police Force’s CoBRA unit were killed when Naxalites detonated an improvised explosive device in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Sunday. The incident occurred near Timmapuram village, targeting a truck carrying security personnel on patrol duty. A separate encounter between security forces and Naxalites is also underway in the area.
Eight Naxalites were killed in a gun battle with security forces in a forest along the Narayanpur-Bijapur inter-district border in Chhattisgarh. The encounter began on Thursday and continued into Friday morning. Security forces recovered eight weapons, including arms and ammunition, from the slain Naxalites. This brings the total number of Naxalite fatalities in the state to 113 so far this year in separate encounters with security forces.
In a major crackdown, two naxalites were killed in an exchange of fire between the outlawed CPI (Maoist) and security forces in Odisha’s Boudh district. The incident occurred in the Parhel Reserve Forest under Kantamal police station on April 25, when left-wing extremists launched indiscriminate fire on patrolling personnel of the Special Operation Group, a special anti-naxal force. The security forces retaliated, resulting in the deaths of two naxalites. The deceased have not yet been identified, and a massive combing operation is underway to apprehend any fleeing naxals. According to Odisha’s Additional Director General of Police (Operation), arms grenades and other articles were recovered from the forest, and the operation is ongoing.
In a significant development, 18 Naxalites, including a militia platoon section commander and three women, have laid down their arms in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The surrendered individuals were identified as Hidma Oyam, the Hurrepal Panchayat Militia Platoon section commander, Sambati Oyam, a deputy commander of HPMP, Gangi Madkam, vice president of Kakadi Panchayat Krantikari Mahila Adivasi Sangthan, and Hungi Oyam, a member of the cultural wing of CPI (Maoists).
