The Supreme Court on Monday issued a split verdict on a case involving the burial rights of a Christian man seeking to bury his father in their native village in Chhattisgarh's Bastar.
Speaking to ANI about the South Bastar naxal encounter, IG Bastar P Sundarraj said, "Bodies of 12 Naxalites including 5 women, were recovered after the encounter that took place at 9 pm, between security forces and Naxalites on January 16."
According to Bastar Inspector General (IG) Sundarraj P, the jawans were returning from a joint operation of Dantewada, Narayanpur and Bijapur police when the blast occurred.
Police have arrested the main suspect in journalist Mukesh Chandrakar's murder case. The suspect had been on the run since the crime and has now been detained, an official said.
Four Naxals were killed during a joint anti-Naxal search operation in the South Abujmarh forest area at the Narayanpur-Dantewada district border of Chhattisgarh, according to Inspector General of Bastar, P Sundarraj.
Four Naxals were killed during a joint anti-Naxal search operation in the South Abujmarh forest area at the Narayanpur-Dantewada district border of Chhattisgarh, according to Inspector General of Bastar, P Sundarraj.
The search for a Bijapur-based journalist, who had been missing since January 1, ended tragically when his body was found in a septic tank on the premises of a private contractor in the district on Friday, police said.
The journalist, identified as Mukesh Chandrakar, had been actively covering Naxal incidents and was brutally murdered before being dumped into the septic tank.
Purvarti village of Sukma, located in the Bastar region of Chhatisgarh, is infamous for being the home of top Maoist leaders and heightened Naxalite activities.
The 'Bastar Olympics' is an annual event held by the Chhattisgarh Sports and Youth Welfare Department, meant to help the youth and other victims of naxal activities showcase their sports talent.