After Basavaraju, another jolt to maoists: Sudhakar killed
Security forces killed top Maoist leader Gautam alias Sudhakar in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. Gautam carried a reward of Rs 40 lakh. He was a Central Committee Member. He was responsible for violence and radicalizing youth. This is a major blow to Maoist leadership in Dandakaranya region. Security forces recovered an AK-47 and explosives.
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After CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao's (70) killing, another top Maoist and senior Central Committee Member (CCM), Gautam alias Sudhakar , carrying a reward of Rs 40 lakh, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, officials have said.Chhattisgarh police said Gautam was a senior Maoist leader responsible for various violent incidents that resulted in the deaths of many innocent tribal civilians and the martyrdom of security personnel. Moreover, as the in-charge of the Maoist ideological training school (RePOS), Gautam was involved in misleading and radicalising the youth with violent and anti-national ideologies, they added.The death of Gautam marks a major success for the security forces and is a significant blow to the Maoist leadership, particularly in the Dandakaranya region. His neutralisation is expected to cause a considerable setback to the already weakening strength of the banned and outlawed Maoist organisation, according to Bastar cops.The reward on Gautam may increase as police from adjoining states are yet to collect information and the reward amount on Gautam. Chhattisgarh police said that the exchange of fire broke out in the forest of Indravati National Park area when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation based on inputs about the presence of senior cadres. An AK-47 rifle, along with a large quantity of other explosive material, arms, and ammunition, were also recovered during the search."After the neutralisation of CPI Maoist general secretary Basavaraju on May 21, 2025, this marks another severe blow to the banned and outlawed Maoist outfit across the country. A joint team of STF, DRG, and CoBRA was launched for the search operation in the National Park area of Bijapur district. In 2025 so far, the dead bodies of 186 Maoist cadres have been recovered in the Bastar Range," Bastar police said in a statement on Thursday.Intelligence inputs indicated the presence of CCM Gautam alias Sudhakar, along with Telangana State Committee Member Bandi Prakash, Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee Member Pappa Rao, and several other armed Maoist cadres in the area.During 2024-2025, more than 403 Maoist cadres have been neutralised and their bodies recovered in the Bastar Range following multiple encounters between Maoists and security forces, police said.
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