In a major counter-insurgency success, top CPI (Maoist) Zonal Committee member Shakuntala Mahato alias Pushpa, carrying a ₹10 lakh bounty, surrendered with arms and ammunition before the Kolkata Police on Wednesday
At least 15 Maoists, including top leader Anal Da carrying a Rs 1 crore reward, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand’s Saranda forest. Officials said the operation is ongoing and termed it a major success.
A fierce encounter between security forces and Maoists continues in Jharkhand’s Saranda forest, West Singhbhum. Several Maoists, including a top leader with a Rs 50 lakh bounty, are reported killed, while search and anti-Naxalite operations remain ongoing