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Hindustan Times
09-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
3 police commandos killed in combing ops
Hyderabad Three commandos belonging to the Greyhounds, the elite anti-extremist wing of the Telangana Police, were killed and three others sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion triggered by Maoists at Venkatapuram village in Mulug district, bordering Chhattisgarh, on Thursday, officers aware of the matter said. The incident took place in the dense forest areas of Penugolu gutta hills, which form part of the Karreguttalu hillocks of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, they added. According to preliminary reports, the Greyhounds teams were engaged in a combing operation in the dense forests of Venkatapuram, following reports that some Maoist cadres were regrouping in Venkatapuram-Vajedu forest area. The deceased were identified as Reserve Sub-Inspector (RSI) Ranadheer and constables Sandeep and Pawan Kalyan. 'Their bodies have been shifted to MGM Hospital Mortuary in Warangal for post-mortem examination,' a police officer in Mulug district said requesting anonymity. Senior police officers, including Telangana director general of police (DGP) Anjani Kumar and Greyhounds director general (DG) Stephen Raveendra, arrived at the hospital to pay their respects, the officer added. A few weeks ago, pamphlets were found in the surrounding villages of Venkatapuram, in which Maoists warned of planting landmines around the hill ranges to prevent security forces from combing the area, he said. 'As the Greyhound forces were checking for landmines in the forests and working to neutralise the explosives, the Maoists blew up one of the IEDs planted there, resulting in the deaths of the three personnel and injuries to three others. Simultaneously, an exchange of fire broke out between the Maoists and the Greyhounds personnel, following which the Maoists retreated into the forests,' the official said. 'High-level meetings were held to assess the security situation and adapt the strategy in the region,' the official added. The incident occurred under Wazeedu police station limits in the district at around 6 am when the police teams comprising Mulugu police and Greyhounds units were engaged in combing operations in the area, police to Director General of Police (DGP) Jitender, the armed cadres of banned CPI (Maoist) had planted Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the forest areas under Venkatapuram, Wazeedu and Perur police station limits of Mulugu Maoists had issued a statement recently that they had planted bombs in the area and warned 'Adivasis' and others against moving around in the unearth the IEDs planted by Maoists, the police personnel had started combing the area from May 7 night and trying to diffuse explosives from Thursday morning, Jitender said. While the Nugur forest area located around four kms northeast of Penugolu village, falling under Wazeedu Police station limits was being searched, a group of 35-40 banned CPI (Maoist) extremists, including women armed with deadly weapons waiting in ambush, triggered landmines from a distance followed by heavy gunfire targeting the patrol and search party, the DGP said in a firing by armed Maoists continued indiscriminately with an intention to kill the police personnel, the DGP said adding the Maoists stopped firing and ran away when the police personnel shot at them in the incident, three commandos of Greyhounds sustained firearm injuries and died, he said.
Hans India
09-05-2025
- Hans India
Warangal: 3 Greyhounds killed in landmine blast
Warangal: Three commandos of Telangana's elite anti-Maoist force Greyhounds were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Mulugu district bordering Chhattisgarh on Thursday. The incident occurred in the forest area on the border of Venkapuram mandal when the Greyhound commandos were engaged in combing operations. Two constables and one Sub-Inspector rank commandos died on the spot. The police shifted their bodies to MGM Hospital, Warangal, for autopsy. The deceased were identified as Sub-Inspector Ranadheer and constables Sandeep and Pawan Kalyan. This marks the first fatalities of the year for Telangana Police in anti-Maoist operations. Greyhounds personnel were engaged in combing operations in the Wajedu area as part of a routine area domination exercise. The incident did not take place during any intended operation and was not related to the ongoing anti-Maoist operation by security forces in Chhattisgarh near the Telangana border, police said. According to police, the banned CPI-Maoist had planted IEDs near Veerabhadravaram-Tadapala hillocks in the Wajedu-Perur forest zone in Mulugu district. Mulugu and its adjacent Bhadradri Kothagudem district are considered Maoist-affected regions. Telangana Police is on high alert in these districts in view of the ongoing operations in Chhattisgarh. Telangana Police are also assisting the police of the neighbouring state in the ongoing operation. Meanwhile, there are reports of five police personnel from Telangana losing their lives in the encounter with Maoists in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh near the Telangana border on Thursday. Telangana Police have not yet confirmed the fatalities. Eight Maoists were also reportedly killed in the encounter. The incident took place in Karregutta hills located on the border of Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. As many as 22 Maoists were killed in the encounter with the security forces in the area on Wednesday. The anti-Maoist operation launched last month involves about 20,000 personnel and is being led by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in conjunction with units of the Chhattisgarh Police.
Hindustan Times
08-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Telangana: 3 Greyhound commandos killed, 3 injured in IED blast in Mulugu dist
Hyderabad: Three Greyhound commandos, part of Telangana police's anti-Maoist unit, were killed and three others injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in Venkatapuram village in Mulugu district, close to the Chhattisgarh border, on Thursday morning, police said. The police suspect that the IED was planted by Maoists because they had allegedly left messages on pamphlets in Venkatapuram and neighbouring villages that landmines had been planted in the area to prevent security forces from carrying out combing operations. 'As Greyhound forces were checking for landmines in the forests and working to neutralise the explosives, the Maoists blew up one of the IEDs planted there, resulting in the killing of there personnel and injuries to three others. Simultaneously, an exchange of fire broke out between the Maoists and the Greyhounds personnel for some time, before the Maoists retreated into the forests,' a police officer said. Also read: 'Maoists had gathered for tactical meeting when security forces surrounded them' The deceased have been identified as reserve sub-inspector (RSI) Ranadheer and constables Sandeep and Pawan Kalyan. 'Their bodies have been shifted to MGM Hospital mortuary in Warangal for postmortem,' a police officer from Mulugu district said. Senior police officers, including Telangana director general of police (DGP) Anjani Kumar and Greyhounds DG Stephen Raveendra, visited the hospital to pay their respects to the deceased. Also Read: SC hands over disputed land in Telangana to anti-Maoist force According to preliminary reports, Greyhounds teams were engaged in a combing operation in the forests of Venkatapuram, following intelligence that Maoist cadres were regrouping in the area. This came after a fierce encounter in the Karreguttalu forests of bordering Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, which resulted in the death of 22 Maoists.
