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Chhattisgarh: Maoist killed in encounter in Sukma, 3 security personnel injured
Chhattisgarh: Maoist killed in encounter in Sukma, 3 security personnel injured

Hindustan Times

time29-07-2025

  • Hindustan Times

Chhattisgarh: Maoist killed in encounter in Sukma, 3 security personnel injured

RAIPUR: A Maoist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Tuesday, while three security personnel sustained injuries in a pressure IED blast planted by Maoists during the operation, police said. The Chhattisgarh police said that the gunfight broke out in the forest along the Sukma-Dantewada inter-district border during a joint anti-Maoist operation. (Representational image) Police in a statement said that the gunfight broke out in the forest along the Sukma-Dantewada inter-district border during a joint anti-Maoist operation. The operation had been launched on Monday based on intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoists in the region. Personnel from the Special Task Force (STF), District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are involved in the ongoing operation, the statement added. Inspector general of police, Bastar range , Sunderraj P said that during the search following the encounter, the body of a male Maoist was recovered along with a large cache of arms, ammunition, explosives, and other daily-use items. ' We are yet to identify the deceased Maoist,' the IG said. Three DRG personnel were injured when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Maoists detonated during the operation. 'The injured have been safely evacuated and are being referred to higher medical centres for advanced treatment. Their condition is stable and out of danger,' the IG said. The IG further added that the operation is still underway and further details, including the exact location, cannot be disclosed at this stage to ensure the safety of personnel involved. With this latest encounter, the number of Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh this year has risen to 226. Of these, 208 were killed in the Bastar division, which comprises the districts of Bijapur, Bastar, Kanker, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Sukma, and Dantewada.

Woman cadre killed by special forces in Chhattisgarh's anti-Maoist operation
Woman cadre killed by special forces in Chhattisgarh's anti-Maoist operation

New Indian Express

time06-05-2025

  • Politics
  • New Indian Express

Woman cadre killed by special forces in Chhattisgarh's anti-Maoist operation

RAIPUR: A woman Maoist in uniform was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Bijapur's south-west forested border area adjoining Telangana, Bastar police said on Tuesday. Three women Naxalites were earlier killed in an exchange of fire with security forces on April 24. So far, four bodies, all women cadres of banned CPI (Maoists), besides several weapons have been recovered during the ongoing 'decisive' inter-state operation involving more than 10,000 security personnel over the past 12 days, as troops continue to march cautiously ahead towards a lesser-known Karregutta forested hills, believed to be a crucial safe haven for Maoist leaders including their top commanders. 'Based on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoists along the south-west border areas of Bijapur district, a joint team of security forces comprising personnel from District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), CRPF and its elite Cobra force is out on an anti-Maoist campaign. During the operation underway, an encounter took place between the forces and the Maoists. The body of a woman Maoist and a rifle were recovered from the scene,' said Sunderraj P, Bastar range inspector general of police.

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