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Two security personnel were also injured in the exchange of fire that took place in Indravati National Park in the district. Bodies of 12 uniformed Maoists have been recovered so far from the encounter site, police said.

Unga and Sukki left the Maoist party and surrendered before the police, realising that Maoists lost the tribal's support

The police on Wednesday have recovered a large number of arms and ammunition as well.

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

The IED blast at Ambeli village in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district claimed lives of eight DRG personnel and a driver

The incident took place near Ambeli village under Kutru police station limits in the district when a vehicle carrying security personnel was passing through the road in the naxal-affected area.

According to reports, the villager, Nagaraju, who went into the forest to collect firewood, accidentally stepped on a pressure bomb and it went off, injuring him

Four naxals and a policeman were killed in an exchange of fire in Abuzmaad area of Bastar. The gun fight is still continuing.

Among those arrested were one Special Area Committee (SAC) member, two zonal commanders, six sub-zonal commanders, and six area commanders

Podium Mangu alias Devender of Bijapur district, Sodi Pojji alias Chiluka and Madivi Somidi alias Ramya of Sukuma district in Chhattisgarh were each given a cash cheque worth Rs 4 lakh along with Madakam Adime alias Anusha of Cherla mandal in Kothagudem district.

Though the statement in the beginning said the five villagers were killed by security forces, it later stated that the villagers were missing and suspected to be killed.

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

To commemorate ‘Koyyuru encounter’, the naxalites announced formation of People’s Liberation Army on Dec 2, 2000

Maoists have killed two villagers accusing them of being police informants

CPI (Maoist) spokesperson Jagan alleged that during its one year rule, the Congress government had forsaken its election promises and suppressed the fundamental rights of people.

Says the government is committed to rooting out the evil of terrorism by following a zero-tolerance policy against it

SP B Rohith Raju informed that Cherla LOS commander, Sodi Pojji alias Chiluka and Manugur LGS commander, Madavi Somidi alias Ramya of Bhadradri Kothagudem-Alluri Sitaramaraju divisional committee (BK-ASR) were the surrendered naxals

The unsigned statement released to the media late on Sunday night claimed that 35 Maoist cadres were killed in the encounter in the forests between Gowadi, Bondos-Thulthuli on the borders of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts on October 4. The statement contained the names of 35 cadres reportedly killed during the counter.

Union Home Minister to review security situation of naxal-affected States with the Chief Ministers of eight States on Monday

According to sources, no casualties reported on either side; police launch intensive combing operation in forests following the attack