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Kamala Sodi, a Maoist carrying a Rs 17 lakh bounty, surrendered before police in Chhattisgarh’s Khairagarh–Chhuikhadan–Gandai district. Officials said her surrender reflects growing success of the state’s rehabilitation policy encouraging rebels to abandon violence and rejoin society

Security forces destroyed a Maoist arms manufacturing facility in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, seizing 17 firearms and several weapon-making tools. The operation is part of intensified efforts to dismantle Naxal infrastructure and promote peace under the government’s rehabilitation policy

The Ministry of Home Affairs’ latest review shows Naxal-affected districts have reduced from 46 to 38, with only 11 now classified as Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected. Officials attribute the decline to coordinated security operations and developmental focus in key States

In Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, 27 Naxalites, including 10 women and 16 with bounties totaling ₹50 lakh, surrendered citing disillusionment with Maoist ideology. Officials credited government rehabilitation efforts and increasing security presence for encouraging the surrender, offering assistance and protection

Security forces destroyed a Maoist arms and explosives manufacturing facility in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district. Acting on intelligence inputs, a joint team of CoBRA and police seized weapons-making equipment and explosives, dealing a significant blow to Maoist operational capabilities

Personnel from the District Reserve Guards (DRG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) successfully engaged the Maoists, recovering a large cache of arms and ammunition, including automatic weapons such as INSAS and SLR rifles

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Multi Zone-I, S Chandrashekhar Reddy said 181 Maoists of different ranks had surrendered before the Telangana police from January 2024 till date

Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran G Chavan told media on Tuesday that Kalmu Hidma (65) was killed on Monday night with a knife at Pentapad village under Chintagufa police station limits,

Security forces for the first time recovered a huge cache of fake currency notes belonging to naxalites

According to Chhattisgarh police, the Naxal was killed during an exchange of fire that broke out between DRG jawans and the outlaws in the Burkalanka jungle area.

Three CRPF personnel, including two belonging to its specialised jungle warfare unit CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action), were killed and 15 others injured in the encounter near Tekalgudem village on Tuesday.

"Four suspects have been taken into custody and an intensive search of the surrounding area is being done by the CRPF, Cobra and District Force," the police added.

Two Naxalites, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh each on their head, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

Police identified them as Vetti Raja, commander of Chetna Natya Mandli (CNM), a cultural wing of Maoists, and Rava Soma, a militia member, he said.

The face-off took place around 9 am between Jagargunda and Kunded villages when a DRG team was out on a search operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told PTI.

Raipur: A Naxal, carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Friday, police said. The gunfight took place this morning in a forest near Bindrapani village when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) from neighbouring Dantewada district was […]

Sukma: Two Naxals involved in several incidents of violence and carrying a collective reward of Rs 3 lakh on their heads surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Friday, police said. They were identified as Madkam Jitendra alias Sanna and Gadpa Nagesh, Sukma Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma said. Madkam was the Maoists’ Military Platoon No-30 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Kothagudem: Posters demanding the Maoists to stop killing innocent villagers by planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the forests appeared in different villages of Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. The posters in the name of Mazdoor Sanghatan (Labour Organisation) were found tagged to trees at Ammapenta and nearby villages under the limits of Kistaram police station […]