The drone attack is stated to have taken place around 3 a.m. on Monday (April 19) on a rebel camp between Bothalanka and Palagudem in Bijapur district in Bastar forest areas of Chhattisgarh.
The naxals appealed to para-military, Chhattisgarh police and Indian jawans not to take part in the anti-naxal operation, 'Prahar' but to quit their jobs, join and support the people's movement to defeat the operation 'Samadan-Prahar'
Expressing shock at the killing of Central paramilitary force members by Maoists during the weekend, the Chief Minister condoled their death on Monday.
The incident occurred between Dhaulai and Pallinar at Kadenar area in Narayanpur district when the jawans were returning to Mandoda after conducting combing operations in the forests
The party's Telangana State Committee official Spokesperson Jagan, in a statement released to the media here on Wednesday, said CPI (Maoist) Party was supporting the nation-wide strike called by the farmers' unions.
A police official on Saturday said an operation was carried out by the security forces against the Maoists on Friday in the border areas of Aurangabad and Gaya districts.
Police took up combing operation in Pamunuru forest area on Monday and found some armed men planting explosives with intention to kill police personnel
ASP Shabarish P informed the media persons at Manugur that during vehicle inspections at Janampet spotted two persons moving suspiciously and without proper vehicle documents
In a statement, Cherla police stated that the arrested persons were identified as Madakam Kesa and Karatam Srinu of Ramachandrapuram village of Cherla mandal
TS DGP said the police had successfully foiled the desperate attempts by Maoists to regain a foothold in the State, besides ensuring that all the festivals passed off peacefully