Security forces in Chhattisgarh launched coordinated operations against Maoist insurgents, resulting in the deaths of eight to ten Maoists, including senior most leader Modem Balakrishna and leaders from the CPI (Maoist) Odisha State Committee. The encounter took place in Gariaband district.
Two security personnel were killed and another injured in a gunfight with members of the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC), a CPI (Maoist) splinter group, in Jharkhand’s Palamu district. The encounter broke out during an operation in Kedal village.
A CPI (Maoist) cadre was killed in an early morning gunfight with security forces during a search operation in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district. The encounter occurred in Souta area under Goilkera Police Station
Kothagudem police conducts awareness programmes in tribal hamlets, urging residents not to support Maoists and to prioritise education. Amid recent Maoist activity near Telangana-Chhattisgarh border, villagers asked to report suspicious individuals. Police also distributes mosquito nets and school supplies
Dismissing allegations made by the National State Civil Rights Commission that the Maoists were shot after they lost their consciousness, the DGP said it was complete misinformation.
Macherla Esobu was in-charge of the CPI (Maoist) Party central military and Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border. He was a DKSZC member and hails from Tekulagudem village of Kazipet mandal in Hanamkonda district
