As many as 16 Naxals, including four carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 18 lakh on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur on Tuesday, officials said.
Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, polling teams have left for Naxal-hit regions in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, through MI-17 Chopper. Anurag Pandey, Bijapur Collector and Jitendra Yadav, Bijapur SP, assured of a peaceful voting process and safe environment for the election officials and voters.
Three more bodies of Naxals were recovered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday morning, a day after an encounter with security forces there.
A 30-year-old woman Naxalite, who was allegedly involved in violent incidents against security forces and carried a reward of Rs 6 lakh, was arrested by the Gadchirotheli Police in Maharashtra on Monday.
A 6-month-old girl was killed and her mother was hurt in a firing between security forces and Naxalites in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, on Monday, which also left two District Reserve Guard jawans injured, an official said.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday registered a chargesheet against 6 more naxals in the 2021 Bijapur attack case which led to the deaths of 22 security personnel.
The force also recovered a rifle from the killed Naxal. The Naxal was identified as Kamlu (25), a resident of Bijapur (Chhattisgarh). He was an active member of TADA Dedekasa Dalam and had a bounty of Rs 14 lakhs on his head.
Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Bijapur district which is often in the news for incidents such as IED blasts, ambushes, encounters, and other naxal-related activities, is undergoing a remarkable transformation in the realm of sports. Two teenagers from the district have had the honor of repres
A District Reserve Guard constable was injured after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxals blasted in Bijapur district on Friday, an official statement said.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Saturday recovered 3 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) after defusing the explosive planted by the Maoists.