The encounter between Naxalites and security forces went on for nearly 12 hours, during which three District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans were killed in action.
A wreath-laying ceremony was held at Bijapur police line for District Reserve Guard (DRG) Bijapur Head Constable Monu Vadadi, Constable Dukaru Gonde and jawan Ramesh Sodhi, who laid down their lives during Wednesday's encounter with the Maoists.
A total of 12 Maoists have been killed in an exchange of fire during an anti-Naxal operation along the Bijapur-Dantewada border in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, officials said on Wednesday.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Bijapur Jitendra Yadav said a joint search operation was launched in the West Bastar Division area by teams of District Reserve Guard (DRG) Dantewada-Bijapur, STF, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), during
In a major breakthrough against Left-Wing Extremism, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has completed a year-long strategic expansion into the dense and previously inaccessible Abujhmad region of Chhattisgarh, sealing what is believed to be the last major interstate movement corridor u
Hidma is responsible for at least 26 deadly attacks, including the 2017 Sukma attack and 2013 Jhiram Valley massacre in which 27 people, including prominent Congress leaders from Chhatigarah, were killed. He was also involved in the 2010 Dantewada attack, which resulted in the killing of
"The Maoists were identified as Divisional Committee member Kanna, who is in charge of the Central Area Committee, and other Area Committee member Jagat, and other party members, Mangali, and Bhagat; thus, a total of six Maoists have been identified...," IG Sundarraj briefed the reporters
IG Bastar P Sundarraj on Tuesday said that they were hopeful to fulfil their goal to make Chhattisgarh naxal-free by March 31, 2026, and in the last 20 months, more than 2200 naxals joined the mainstream.
"They (Naxalites) have given up arms and accepted the constitution. The conditions have changed. In Bijapur's Chikkapali village, after seven decades, electricity came. In a village of Abujhmarh, after independence, a school is being built. Tiranga has replaced the red flag," PM Modi said