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India Today
28-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Did Chhattisgarh deny Basavaraju, 6 other Maoists last rites in native Andhra, Telangana?
On the evening of May 26, the Chhattisgarh police, armed with an order from an executive magistrate in Narayanpur district, cremated top Maoist leader Basavaraju and six of his associates killed in a gun-battle with the forces in the doing so, the police had denied family members the bodies of the insurgents for the last rites. The family members have questioned this as well as the different protocol exercised for the other insurgents, who were from May 21, 27 Maoists, including their top boss Basavaraju, were gunned down in a security operation in the jungles of Kudmel Jetlur in Abujhmadh in Narayanpur. Their bodies were brought to Narayanpur town, the district family members of the deceased Maoists began arriving the next day onwards to claim the bodies. Of these Maoists, Basavaraju and Jangu Naveen were from Andhra Pradesh while the others were from Telangana. The police apparently handed over the bodies of 20 Maoists from Chhattisgarh to their families but not of the remaining insurgents from Andhra and Telangana to their kin.A Chhattisgarh police statement said the family of one of the Maoists, Kosi, was concerned about spread of infection from the days-old corpse and had asked the police to do the cremation in May 27, Basavaraju's elder brother N. Dileshwar Rao told media outlet Dainik Bhaskar that his family had gone to Narayanpur to bring the body to their village for the last rites. Rao claimed the Chhattisgarh police initially told them to collect the body but then refused to hand it over. Subsequently, the family is claimed to have been questioned by the Andhra Pradesh police about the visit to Chhattisgarh police claimed the bodies could not be handed over as claims had not been made for them. 'Twenty bodies were handed over to family members after verifying the claims. For the remaining bodies, no legal claim was made, so the bodies were cremated in Narayanpur on the orders of an executive magistrate,' said Narayanpur additional superintendent of police Aishwarya Chandrakar in a was the cremation of Maoists from Andhra and Telangana not allowed in their native places? During the security operation a few weeks ago in the Karreguta Hills, on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, voices had emerged from within the Telangana civil society questioning the operation and demanding that it be stopped because it was targeting tribal people. Twenty-two Maoists are said to have been killed in the operation, which involved mobilisation of around 20,000 security personnel. Sources said the questioning of the Karreguta operation could be the reason the Chhattisgarh police were wary and had denied some Maoists' family members their who was general secretary of the CPI (Maoist), carried a bounty of over Rs 2 crore on his head. His death is being described as a body blow to Maoist insurgency, which is targeted by the Centre for elimination by next to India Today MagazineMust Watch
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
27 Maoists killed carried total bounty of 12.3 cr; 25, including 12 women, were for Basavaraju's protection
Representational AI image NEW DELHI: The 27 Naxalites killed in Wednesday's anti-Maoist operation in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh — including top CPI (Maoist) leader Nambala Keshava Rao alias Basavaraju — carried a total bounty of over Rs 12.3 crore, which is likely to be distributed among personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) who executed the operation. Among the 27 Maoist cadres neutralised — all now identified — 15 were men and 12 women. As many as 25 were part of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army's (PLGA) Company No.7, the dedicated armed wing of CPI (Maoist) that handles protection of top central committee leaders like Basavaraju and former general secretary Mupalla Laxman Rao alias Ganapathy. 'PLGA Company No.7 is estimated to have a total strength of 60. Of these, 25 were in Basavaraju's security detail. All the 25, including 12 women cadres, one of whom was deputy commander of Company No.7, were neutralised on Wednesday,' a top intelligence officer told TOI. The large women's component in PLGA units is not unusual. Among the 31 Maoists killed in the operation at Karregutta Hills on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, 16 were women, most of them part of CPI (Maoist)'s most lethal armed wing, the PLGA Battalion No.1. The women guerrillas go through the same rigorous training as their male counterparts, their tough bodies and steely resolve easing their transition into brutal sharp-shooters. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Undo There was one important casualty in the Narayanpur operation other than Basavaraju. Jangu Naveen alias Madhu, a senior leader of the Dandkaranya Zone Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), who was likely heading the CPI (Maoist) central committee secretariat, was with Basavaraju when they were challenged by DRG personnel. Hailing from Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, Naveen, 45, was secretary to central committee and central regional bureau (CRB). While Basavaraju carried a total reward of Rs 10 crore, announced by NIA and various state govts, Jangu Naveen had a bounty of Rs 25 lakh. A Rs 10 lakh reward each was declared against four other senior cadres — Sangeeta, Bhoomika, Company No.7 commander Roshan and his deputy Somli. All four were Company Party Company (CYPC) members. The remaining 21 members — all from PLGA Company No.7 — carried a reward of Rs 8 lakh each, with their total bounty adding up to Rs 1.7 crore. 'Since this was exclusively a DRG operation, the bounties declared on the 27 killed Maoists will be split among the DRG personnel who were part of it. This will follow the due process, which includes a magisterial inquiry. Since the operation was in Chhattisgarh, the state DGP may write to the other state govts to give the rewards declared by them, to the DRG personnel,' Bastar IG P Sundarraj told TOI. The age profile of the 26 Maoists killed with Basavaraju show that 15 of them were less than 25 years old, with the youngest being a woman barely 20 years of age. Only five of the 26 Maoists eliminated in Narayanpur hailed from Andhra Pradesh or Telangana; the rest were all from Chhattisgarh, hailing from Bijapur, Sukma, Indravati, West Bastar, South Bastar and Narayanpur.
India Today
22-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Maoist commander with Rs 25 lakh bounty among 30 Naxals killed in encounter
Militant commander Yasanna alias Jangu Naveen, who carried a reward of Rs 25 lakh, was also among the 30 Naxalites killed in an encounter with the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Abujhmad region on Wednesday.A member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZCM), Jangu Naveen, also identified as Sajja Venkat Nageshwar Rao, hailed from Prakasam district in Andhra by multiple aliases, including Rajanna and Madhu, Yasanna, 60, was a key strategist within the Maoist hierarchy and operated as a senior member of the South Zonal The Chhattisgarh government had declared a bounty of Rs 25 lakh on him due to his involvement in several high-profile attacks and leadership within the extremist death is being seen as a major breakthrough for the security forces and a significant blow to the Maoist command structure in the Dandakaranya region. Official confirmation and further details about the encounter are expected from the authorities 'Operation Kagar', the operation was launched on May 19 by joint District Reserve Guard (DRG) teams of Chhattisgarh Police, supported by the Special Task Force (STF) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The operation culminated in a massive 50-hour-long encounter that left over 30 Naxalites officials recovered a significant cache of arms, ammunition, and strategic documents from the site, calling it a serious blow to the Naxal logistical and command structure in central inputs from Imran KhanMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Chhattisgarh
