Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday welcomed the neutralisation of six CPI (Maoist) cadres by security forces, saying the state's sustained efforts to tackle left-wing extremism have achieved significant success.
Uike, who carried a bounty of Rs 1.1 crore on his head and was the chief of the banned outfit in Odisha, was neutralised in Kandhamal district in the security forces' operation that started on Wednesday night and concluded on Thursday morning. He was a key leader in the banned CPI (Maoist
A total of 22 naxals surrendered before Odisha Police in Malkanagiri on Tuesday, marking another success in the central government's effort to curb Left-Wing Extremism and restore lasting peace in the region.
Bastar IG P Sundarraj said that Maoist cadres who had previously taken the path of violence for one reason or another are now transforming and joining the mainstream of society.
The wanted accused, both members of the banned CPI (Maoist) terrorist organisation, have been identified as Raghu alias Pratap alias Irpa alias Muddella alias Sailu of district Nizamabad, Telangana, and Shankar Mahaka of district Gadchiroli, Maharashtra.
Police said the surrendered cadres included leaders of Company Platoon Committee Member and Divisional Committee Member ranks, indicating a significant erosion of the Maoist group's organisational strength and leadership credibility. Along with the cadres, twenty-four firearms and a large
The surrender took place under the state government's rehabilitation initiative titled "Poona Margham: Punarvas Se Punarjeevan" (Return to the Mainstream: Social Reintegration through Rehabilitation), which focuses on reintegrating former extremists and welfare-based measures. Officials s
"Two CRPF personnel were seriously injured in separate IED explosions occurred on Sunday afternoon during an anti-Maoist operation in Jharkhand's Saranda forest. The injured are from CRPF's CoBRA unit," sources told ANI.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday has chargesheeted 11 accused in a case relating to a loot of around 4,000 kg of explosives by armed cadres of the CPI (Maoist) terror organisation during transportation to a stone quarry in Odisha's Rourkela district, according to an of
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday searched the rented accommodation of a key suspect in Haryana's Rohtak area in a case relating to attempts by the CPI (Maoist) or naxal terror organisation to re-energise its influence in the Northern Region Bureau (NRB).
Delhi Police has alleged that the accused persons participated in a protest and during the protest, slogans were raised in support of Maoist Madvi Hidma.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday applauded the security forces for fighting against Naxalism within the last two years, under the administration of the BJP government, after 12 Naxals surrendered and laid down their weapons before the security forces in Rajnandgaon to