BSF Jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who was in the custody of Pakistan Rangers since April 23 and was later repatriated to India on May 14, arrived in Kolkata on Friday.
The District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans celebrated the operation, in which 27 naxals were neutralised, including the general secretary of the banned Maoist organisation, Basavaraju.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai emphasised that ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come to power, the security forces have been fighting "strongly" against Naxalism.
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday congratulated security forces for the successful operation in Narayanpur, where 27 Naxals were killed in an encounter, including top CPI-Maoist leader Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju.
An encounter is underway between security forces and Naxals in the forest area of Abujmad in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, police officials said on Wednesday.
Among the three injured jawans, one is an assistant commandant of the CRPF identified as Subir Kumar Mandal while two others include Suresh Bhagat and Chandlal Hansda are jawans of the Chaibasa Police.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday visited forward locations of Baramulla and lauded army and BSF jawans for their valour in Operation Sindoor.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised ITBP jawans for climbing Mount Makalu, the world's fifth highest peak. They planted the Indian flag and removed 150 kg of garbage, inspired by PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Shah applauded their courage and commitment in a tweet.
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari met the family members of BSF Jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who had been in Pakistan Rangers' custody since April 23, 2025, and was repatriated to India on Wednesday.