Seven Maoists, including a top CPI (Maoist) leader from Telangana carrying a Rs.25 lakh reward, were killed in a four-day anti-Naxal operation along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, while one C-60 commando died of injuries sustained during the encounter.
In a major anti-Naxal operation, security forces neutralized 27 Maoists, including CPI-M General Secretary Basavaraju, marking an unprecedented breakthrough confirmed by Union Minister Amit Shah.