Five Naxalites were killed after they opened fire at security forces during an anti-naxal operation in Koparshi forest area in Maharashtra, Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police (SP) said on Monday.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker and former Chief Minister Raman Singh stated on Sunday that the state government and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are committed to completely eradicating Naxalism in the coming year.
Meanwhile, the condition of two Narayanpur district police officials injured during an encounter with Naxals on Saturday is improving, the Inspector General of Police (IG) in Bastar Range of Chhattisgarh said.
During a search operation on October 19 carried out in jointly by ITBP and Narayanpur police, Naxals attacked the ITBP Patrolling team and carried out a major IED blast.
Two Indian Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), jawans, who were injured in an IED blast executed by naxals, succumbed to their injuries and two jawans of Narayanpur district Police injured in the incident on Saturday, according to the Narayanpur district Police.
As per the statement issued by Dantewada police, 38 naxals were killed in an encounter with security personnel inside the forest of village Nendur and Thulthuli near the Dantewada-Narayanpur border. The eliminated naxals were collectively carrying a cash reward of Rs 2.62 crore.
Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar on Thursday challenged Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray for a debate on the Dharavi Redevelopment Project and said that the latter has become the "spokesperson for the urban naxals."
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge sharply rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that Congress is controlled by "Urban Naxals" and accused the BJP of being a party of terrorists responsible for lynchings and heinous crimes against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and tribals.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday expressed his happiness after 31 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with police in the Narayanpur-Dantewada border.
Police have recovered LMG, AK 47, SLR, INSAD and Calibre.303 Rifles and other weapons were recovered in the Chhattisgarh Naxals encounter, in which 31 Naxals were killed by the security personnel.
Launching a scathing attack against Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that it is the most dishonest and corrupt party in the country. He further said that they looters of land, abuse women, and support urban naxals. The PM warned the people, saying that if we get div