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India Gazette
39 minutes ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
Security forces engage in encounter with Naxalites in Jharkhand's Jhariakela
Jhariakela (Jharkhand) [India], May 31 (ANI): The security forces engaged in an encounter with members of banned Naxalite organisation CPI (Maoist) at around 12 PM on May 30. The encounter occurred in the hilly/forest areas of Vangram Tirilposi under Jhariakela Police Station in Jharkhand, a press release said. During the encounter, seeing the security forces gaining an upper hand, the Naxalites fled from the incident spot by taking advantage of the forests and mountains. Explosives and other daily-use items were recovered and seized by the security forces during the search operation. Recently, the Indian forces conducted a major anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur, eliminating 27 Naxals, which included top commander Basavaraju. Basavaraju, the general secretary of CPI (Maoist), has been involved in Naxalite activities for the past 40-45 years and has been involved in more than 200 Naxalite activities. Meanwhile, Naxal activity in Bastar and many regions of India has 'reduced significantly' as a result of carrying out operations against the banned and 'illegal' CPI-M outfit, a police official said on Wednesday. Inspector General (IG) of police, Bastar, P Sundarraj told ANI, 'As a result of carrying out operations against the banned and illegal CPI-M outfit, Naxal activity in Bastar and many regions of India has reduced significantly... 4 districts of Bastar sub-division, Bijapur, Sukma, Narayanpur, and Kanker were identified as the most affected LWE districts... 6 districts of Chhattisgarh, including Bastar, Dhamtari, and Rajnandgaon, will be specially monitored by us for any kind of resurgence'. The IG stated that most of the districts in Chhattisgarh are seeing a drop in naxal activity. 'In the country, only 18 districts are Naxal-affected and 28 districts are included in the list of districts of maximum thrust... District of maximum thrust means that naxal activity in the district has reduced to a great extent, but strict observations are still required... Most of the districts in Chhattisgarh are seeing a drop in naxal activity...,' he said. (ANI)
Time of India
an hour ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Security forces engage in encounter with Naxalites in Jharkhand's Jhariakela
Security forces in Jharkhand engaged in an encounter with CPI (Maoist) Naxalites, who fled into the forests. Explosives were recovered during the search. This follows a major anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh that eliminated 27 Naxals, including top commander Basavaraju. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The security forces engaged in an encounter with members of banned Naxalite organisation CPI (Maoist) at around 12 PM on May 30. The encounter occurred in the hilly/forest areas of Vangram Tirilposi under Jhariakela Police Station in Jharkhand, a press release the encounter, seeing the security forces gaining an upper hand, the Naxalites fled from the incident spot by taking advantage of the forests and and other daily-use items were recovered and seized by the security forces during the search the Indian forces conducted a major anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur, eliminating 27 Naxals, which included top commander the general secretary of CPI (Maoist), has been involved in Naxalite activities for the past 40-45 years and has been involved in more than 200 Naxalite Naxal activity in Bastar and many regions of India has "reduced significantly" as a result of carrying out operations against the banned and "illegal" CPI-M outfit, a police official said on General (IG) of police, Bastar, P Sundarraj told ANI, "As a result of carrying out operations against the banned and illegal CPI-M outfit, Naxal activity in Bastar and many regions of India has reduced significantly... 4 districts of Bastar sub-division, Bijapur, Sukma, Narayanpur, and Kanker were identified as the most affected LWE districts... 6 districts of Chhattisgarh, including Bastar, Dhamtari, and Rajnandgaon, will be specially monitored by us for any kind of resurgence".The IG stated that most of the districts in Chhattisgarh are seeing a drop in naxal activity."In the country, only 18 districts are Naxal-affected and 28 districts are included in the list of districts of maximum thrust... District of maximum thrust means that naxal activity in the district has reduced to a great extent, but strict observations are still required... Most of the districts in Chhattisgarh are seeing a drop in naxal activity...," he said.
India Today
10 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
Jawan injured in Naxal encounter in Jharkhand, cache of explosives recovered in Ops
A fierce encounter broke out between the police and Naxalites in Jharkhand, leaving one personnel injured. Following the clash, the security forces recovered a cache of explosive materials, Naxalite uniforms, and other items from the encounter confrontation took place in the Saranda forest of West Singhbum district in the encounter, Naxalites carried an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) blast, resulting in injuries to Sunil Kumar of the COBRA 209 battalion. He was immediately rushed to a hospital for Despite the intensity of the attack, the police retaliated with heavy firing, after which, the Naxalites to sources, the cache of explosives looted on the Odisha-Jharkhand border in recent days has been recovered by Jharkhand Police in Tirilposi as the Naxalites kept firing at the security Singhbhum Superintendent of Police (SP) Rakesh Ranjan confirmed the incident and stated that a search operation is still underway in the police recovered a large quantity of explosives during the encounter, which were looted by the Naxals near the Jharkhand-Odisha border. The Naxalites had attacked and looted a truck containing four tons of explosives from Banka mines in Odisha near the Jharkhand Director General of Police himself camped in Rourkela for two days to investigate the incident by the Maoists. Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is also investigating the to a press release by the police, top leaders of the CPI Maoist Naxalite organisation — Misir Besra, Anmol, Mochhu, Anal, Asim Mandal, Ajay Mahato, Sangen Angaria, Ashwin, Pintu Lohra, Chandan Lohra, Amit Dansda alias Upton, Jaykant, and Rapa Munda — are active with their squad members. These Naxalite leaders may carry out destructive incidents in the view of this, the police have intensified the search operation in the area. In this operation, besides the Chaibasa police, jawans from CoBRA, Jharkhand Jaguar, and CRPF are continuously conducting search operations in the forested and hilly week, as many as 30 Naxals were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Chhattisgarh. These included top Naxal leader Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavraj, who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore, sources Watch
New Indian Express
20 hours ago
- New Indian Express
Three injured, including teen, as Naxal-planted IED explodes in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
BIJAPUR: Three persons, including a teenage boy, were injured on Friday when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said. The incident took place around 9 am near Bandepara village under Madded police station limits, a police official here said. As per preliminary information, Gote Joga (45), Badde Sunil (20) and Vivek Dodhi (17), all residents of Dampaya village in the area, were walking to Bandepara for some work when they came in contact with a pressure IED. The IED blew up, causing serious injuries to their legs and faces, he said. After learning about the incident, the authorities sent an ambulance to the spot, and efforts are being made to shift the victims to the hospital, the official said. Maoists often plant IEDs along roads, dirt tracks and in forests to target security personnel during patrolling in interior pockets of the Bastar region, comprising seven districts, including Bijapur. Several civilians have fallen prey to such traps in Bastar, police said.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
5k kg explosives looted by 40-50 suspected Maoists near CG-Odisha border
Raipur: A security alert has been issued in across Bastar division, along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border, after a van carrying 5,000 kilograms of industrial explosives was looted by a group of 40-50 armed men, believed to be Maoists, on Tuesday evening. The explosives, packed in 200 cartons of 25 kg each, were en-route to a stone quarry in Baing, Sundargarh district, near Jharkhand border, when the attack took place. According to a senior officer posted in Bastar, the initial reports suggests that the van carrying explosive reached near Balang police station near Rourkela in Odisha when the armed group intercepted the vehicle. The driver was held at gunpoint along with labourers present at the site. The assailants forced the workers to reload the explosives into the van, then abducted the driver and drove the vehicle into a nearby forest, where more suspects were waiting. The explosives were offloaded deep inside the jungle. The driver was later released unharmed and returned to alert the warehouse manager. The driver alleged that the attackers identified themselves as "forest people" or Naxalites, and they were armed. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo The officer told TOI that the incident warns the volume of stolen explosives is too much to go unnoticed and anticipated the loot may be part of a larger plot against security forces or public infrastructure. "Though it's not sure if they were Maoists who looted yet, the loot is an indication of extreme seriousness. Rourkela police are investigating the matter and Chhattisgarh police have sounded an alert in Bastar. It they were Maoists, and get the explosives transported then it can be used against security personnel. We have activated our resources, cordoned off the borders and sensitive areas and keeping vigilance. It usually takes time to move such explosives and comes in breaks and in scattered way," the officer said. IED blast incidents in Bastar are common that have led to deadly attacks and hundreds of casualties of security personnel and civilians. Only in Jan 2025, eight DRG jawans were killed in Bijapur when their vehicle was blown up in an IED attack triggered by Maoists. Meanwhile, since Jashpur is only 200 kms from Odisha's jurisdiction where the incident took place, police are on alert in northern parts of Chhattisgarh as well, and additional patrol units have been pressed on job. Jashpur SSP Shashimohan Singh said that barricading and border surveillance have been intensified. "All police stations have been put on alert, and patrolling has been increased," he said. Surveillance has been heightened across Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Jharkhand. SECURITY ALERT ISSUED
