The encounter, which began around 12:30 p.m., saw armed Maoists engaged in a confrontation with the security forces. These Maoists are part of the banned Maoist organisations operating in the region.
In a groundbreaking development, the Jal Jeevan Mission has brought clean drinking water to the Naxal-affected Chunchuna village in Balrampur, Chhattisgarh, the first time since Independence.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested two overground workers (OGWs) of the banned CPI (Maoist) terrorist organization in connection with the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly election Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast case.
In a significant turnaround, as many as 29 naxals of the Kutul Area Committee in Chhattisgarh surrendered before Narayanpur SP Prabhat Kumar on Wednesday, officials said.
Security forces clash with naxals in Chaibasa, Jharkhand. Body of 1 naxal recovered, two INSAS rifles seized. Operation and search continue, with more injuries reported among the naxals.
Security forces have neutralized 16 Naxalites during an encounter in the Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh near the Odisha border on January 21, an official said.
The Jharkhand Police, in collaboration with the 209 CoBRA battalion and armed with precise intelligence from the Intelligence Bureau and local authorities, successfully executed a decisive operation that resulted in the recovery of three firearms.
According to Gariaband Superintendent of Police (SP) Nikhil Rakhecha, the encounter was underway in the middle forest of Kulhadighat Bhabadighi hill, under Mainpur police station area.
Following an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district, Sunil Khemka, Managing Director of Shree Narayana Hospital, confirmed that one soldier sustained a bullet wound to the left hip joint and is undergoing further tests.
Following the recovery of 14 Naxal bodies who were killed during an encounter with the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district near the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, Inspector General of Raipur Zone Amresh Mishra stated that two additional bodies of Naxals were recovered, takin
In a major development, more than 14 Naxals were killed during a joint anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district, where the security forces were able to kill a member of the Naxalite Central Committee, Jairam alias Chalpati, who had a reward of one crore on his head, the G