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Three Maoists belonging to the banned Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) were killed in an encounter with security forces in Gumla district on Wednesday. Weapons were seized from the site, while a search operation remains underway, police confirmed.

Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Monday. Security personnel seized an AK-47, explosives, and Maoist literature. With this action, 249 Naxalites have been killed in the state so far this year

Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Friday. This follows a major operation on Thursday in Gariaband where 10 Naxalites, including a top leader, were killed. Anti-Naxal operations continue across the State

An unidentified terrorist was killed and a soldier injured during an encounter in Kulgam’s Gudar forest on Monday. The gunfight broke out after security forces, acting on intelligence inputs, launched a joint search operation. The operation is still underway.

Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. The gunfight began Friday evening during a cordon and search operation. The identities and affiliations of the militants are being verified.

The troops launched the search operation based on intelligence inputs regarding the presence of Maoists in the south-western region of Bijapur district; weapons including INSAS and SLR rifles recovered

A female Maoist was killed in an encounter with DRG and BSF personnel in the forests of Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. The gunfight occurred during a search operation. Weapons were recovered and intermittent firing continued in the region. Identity remains unknown.

Aruna was the wife of slain Maoist Chalapathi, who played a key role in the bomb attack on AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in Alipiri forests in 2003

Anti-naxal operation launched based on information about the presence of Maoists near the newly opened Forward Operating Base at Kawande

A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, drawing widespread criticism of the security personnel's conduct. In the footage, they are seen shouting in celebration with rifles in hand, while some posed for photos seated among the bodies of the slain Maoists.

Security forces have recovered the bodies of 30 Naxalites along with a large number of AK-47 rifles and semi-automatic weapons.

Insas rifle and a barrel grenade launcher recovered from the encounter site in forest area of Bijapur district

Sources with Jammu and Kashmir Police told IANS that the exchange of fire took place when a team of security forces were busting a suspected terrorist hideout in the area. Security forces retaliated and opened fire after the terrorists fired a few shots

In a statement released to the media, Maoist South Bastar Divisional Committee secretary Ganga says Damodar died while fighting the 'fascist-Hindutva' forces

With this, 14 naxalites have been killed in separate encounters in the State in 2025, say officials

According to officials, the gunfight broke out in forest of south Abujhmaad along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of security personnel was carrying out an anti-naxalite operation

Two security forces personnel sustain injuries in the operation launched in the early hours of Thursday, say officials

The gunfight began at around 3 am at a forest in south Abujhmaad when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-naxalite operation

The police were also directed to allow the family members and relatives of the Maoists to see the bodies.

The Maoist Yellandu-Narsampet area committee commander Badru alias Papanna, was said to be among the dead. Police seized firearms from the encounter spot