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Kothagudem: A Maoist couple, ranked commander and deputy commander, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP) Sunil Dutt here on Friday. The surrendered naxals were Basaguda/Jegurukonda section commander, Vemula Nanga alias Three and his wife Podium Adami alias Manjula, both of Thimmapuram village in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, a statement from the SP’s office said. Nanga […]

The latest incident took place on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday in Ketulnar village under Kutru police station limits, Inspector General, Bastar Range, Sundarraj P said.

Kothagudem: Superintendent of Police (SP) Sunil Dutt has handed over financial assistance to five Maoists who recently surrendered to the police in the district. The SP handed over cash cheques each worth Rs 1 lakh as the immediate relief and for rehabilitation of the naxals. Area Committee Member and BK-EG Division Secretary Azad’s Guard Commander, […]

Sukma: As many as 44 Naxals including nine women cadres surrendered before police at a village in the Chintalnar area of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, said police. The Naxals surrendered themselves before Sukma Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma at the police camp in Karigundam. SP Sharma said that one of them was carrying […]

Bijapur: Naxals set ablaze two vehicles and a machine parked at a stone crushing plant in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a police official said on Thursday. They also threatened employees at the unit to stop the work during the incident on Wednesday, he said. The plant is located in Murdonda village under Awapalli police station limits, […]

Chhattisgarh: Two women Naxals carrying cash reward killed in encounter in Dantewada. Dantewada, Dec 18 (PTI) Two women Naxals, collectively carrying Rs 6 lakh cash reward, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Saturday, an official said. The gunfight took place around 5.30 am in a forest near Gonderas […]

The incident took place on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday near Korka village of Balaghat, they said.

According to reports, the Maoists put up a banner on the loco in connection with the Central India bandh it had called for on Saturday in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh.

Kothagudem: Police arrested seven Maoist militia members, including a minor, in Kurnapalli forests of Cherla mandal in the district on Monday. ASP Dr Vineeth G said that Cherla police and CRPF personnel spotted the militia members and caught them when they tried to escape. At the directions of Maoist Cherla Area Committee secretary Aruna, they […]

The gun battle took place this morning at Dhanora in the Gyarahbatti forest area in the district, located over 920 km away from Mumbai, when a police team was conducting a search operation, he said.

Karimnagar: In a statement that doesn’t augur well for Telangana politics, TPCC president A Revanth Reddy waded into controversy on Sunday when, in the course of criticising the TRS government, he said Naxal presence in the State at this juncture may have proved to be beneficial to the State. “In the past, we felt that […]

The gunfight took place at around 8 am in a forest near Gompad and Kanhaiguda villages under Konta police station limits, over 450 km from the state capital Raipur

In a statement here, the SP said the surrendered naxals were identified as Gattupalli Suresh and Bodika Bheemaiah alias Bheemanna of Kamalapuram in Cherla mandal in the district

The incident took place at around 7.30 am near Ghotiya village under Malewadhi police station limits, located around 400 km from the state capital Raipur.

The police received information that the Cherla local organisaition squad (LOS) and battalion action team was moving near Kurnapalli- Bodhenalli area to commit offence.

The skirmish took place on Aamdai Ghati (valley) under Chhotedongar police station limits when a Road Opening Party (ROP) of the ITBP's 45th battalion was out on patrolling duty.

As per preliminary information, some unidentified Naxals abducted the victim from his house on Sunday night and later killed him with sharp weapons.

The police appealed to Maoists party members not to give in to pressure from their leaders and surrender before the government to join the social mainstream.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Chintoor Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Kadar Basha informed that Naxals had planned to extort the said money from 'Beedi contractors'.

According to Sandip Patil, DIG, Gadchiroli, the operation was a huge success for Maharashtra Police and there is a possibility that more Naxals were wiped out in the encounter