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New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Chhattisgarh government to preserve the body of top Maoist commander Katha Ramchandra Reddy, who was killed in an alleged fake police encounter in Narayanpur district. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A G Masih said the body should not be buried or cremated till the high court decides the plea alleging a fake encounter and seeking an investigation into the matter. "Till such time the high court decides the petition, the bod ...Read More >
Security forces killed two top Maoist leaders in Chhattisgarh. Katta Ramchandra Reddy and Kadri Satyanarayan Reddy had huge bounties on their heads. The operation occurred on the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border. Recent operations have eliminated several key Maoist figures. The government aims to eradicate Naxalism by March 2026. Weapons were recovered from the encounter site. The two members of the central committee of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) killed on Monday in Chhattisgar ...Read More >
New Delhi: Ahead of the March 2026 deadline, the CRPF and Jharkhand Police on Monday killed three top Naxal leaders in Hazaribagh. The trio carried rewards totalling ₹1.35 cr. Those killed have been identified as Sahadev Soren, a central committee member carrying a bounty of ₹1 crore; Raghunath Hembram, a special area committee member with a reward of ₹25 lakh; and Virsen Ganjhu, a zonal committee member with a ₹10 lakh reward. Their deaths have further reduced the central committee of the bann ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that Naxalism has been completely eradicated from the Bokaro region in northern Jharkhand with the elimination of three top Maoists, including a 'commander' who was carrying a reward of Rs one crore. The three Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Monday morning, police said. Shah said a joint team of the CRPF's Cobra Battalion and the state police has achieved a major success in the an ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that Naxalism has been completely eradicated from the Bokaro region in northern Jharkhand with the elimination of three top Maoists, including a 'commander' who was carrying a reward of Rs 1 crore. The three Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Monday morning, police said. Shah said a joint team of the CRPF's Cobra Battalion and the state police has achieved a major succe ...Read More >
HAZARIBAG: In a major success for a joint team of Hazaribag and Giridih police, assisted by jawans of the COBRA battalion on Monday morning, three top Maoists, including Rs 1 crore-bounty-holder Sahdev Soren, were killed in an encounter in the dense forest of Pantitri under Gorhar police station limits.A police official said Hazaribag police and central security forces achieved a major breakthrough in the ongoing anti-Naxal operations with the killing of three wanted Maoists, including Central C ...Read More >
New Delhi: Two alleged were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday, according to the police. The gun battle took place in the morning in a forest of south-west region of the district, bordering Telangana, when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Maoist operation, a police official said. After the exchange of fire stopped, the bodies of two Maoists, weapons, including a .303 rifle, and explosives were recovered from the encounter site, he said, adding tha ...Read More >
RANCHI: In yet another achievement for the second consecutive day, three Maoists, including Shahdeo Soren with a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head, were eliminated during an encounter with police in Jharkhand. The incident took place early in the morning in the Pantitary Forests under Girhor police station in Hazaribagh. Sahdev Soren alias Parvesh was a member of the central committee of the CPI (Maoists). According to police sources, they had been looking for him for a long time. A joint team o ...Read More >
Security forces also recovered several weapons, including an AK-47, from the site. The encounter is still underway, with forces combing the area for more rebels. At least three Naxalites, carrying a combined reward of Rs 1.35 crore, were gunned down during an encounter in the Pati Piri forest of Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, police said Monday. Superintendent of Police Anjani Anjan identified the slain Naxalites as Sahdev Soren alias Parvesh, a Central Committee member with a Rs 1 crore bou ...Read More >
Hazaribag: A top leader of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) was among three killed in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Monday morning. The body of Sahadev Soren, who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore, was recovered along with two others in the Pantitri forest after an exchange of fire. Arms and ammunition were seized and the search is continuing for other Maoists, the police said. "An encounter broke out in the Pantitri forest under the Gorhar police sta ...Read More >
Hazaribagh (Jharkhand): Atleast 3 Naxalites, carrying a combined bounty of Rs 1.35 crore, were neutralised in the Pati Piri forest of Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, Superintendent of Police Anjani Anjan informed on Monday. About The Encounter According to the Hazaribagh SP, Sahdev Soren (alias) Parvesh, a member of the Central Committee, carried a reward of Rs 1 crore. Another neutralised member, Raghunath Hembram, was a member of the Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee and carried a rew ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Senior Maoist leader Pothula Padmavathi, who remained underground for 43 years, surrendered before Director General of Police Dr Jitender on Saturday. The 62-year-old, also known by aliases Kalpana, Mynakka and Sujatha, hails from Jogulamba Gadwal district and was a Central Committee Member of the CPI (Maoist). Married to senior Maoist leader Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji, who was killed in West Bengal in 2011, Padmavathi carried a cash reward of '25 lakh. The amount was han ...Read More >
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 14 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI Maoist) Central Committee Member Sujatha aka Kalpana surrendered to the state police, marking a serious blow to the Maoist movement in the Dandakaranya region, confirmed officials. Bastar Inspector General of Police (IGP) P Sundarrai stated that the member arrested surrendered before the Telangana Police on September 13, carrying a reward of Rs 40 lakh, and had been wanted in more than 70 criminal cases across seve ...Read More >
Hyderabad: With Maoist influence steadily declining across Telangana, police officials have categorically rejected calls for new peace talks, describing such demands as a stalling strategy aimed at self-preservation. The police top brass maintains that past experiences with Maoist negotiations yielded little tangible progress and that the current focus is on encouraging surrenders and facilitating rehabilitation rather than reinitiating talks. The remarks came in the wake of the surrender of Pot ...Read More >
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 14 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI Maoist) Central Committee Member Sujatha aka Kalpana surrendered to the state police, marking a serious blow to the Maoist movement in the Dandakaranya region, confirmed officials. Bastar Inspector General of Police (IGP) P Sundarrai stated that the member arrested surrendered before the Telangana Police on September 13, carrying a reward of Rs 40 lakh, and had been wanted in more than 70 criminal cases across seve ...Read More >
Raipur: The surrender of senior Maoist commander Sujatha alias Kalpana, a Central Committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist) organization in Telangana, marks a serious blow to the Maoist movement in the Dandakaranya (Bastar) region of Chhattisgarh, said Bastar police. "As one of the senior-most leaders of the Maoist outfit, Sujatha's decision to surrender reflects the deep crisis of confidence that the Maoist ranks are facing in recent times," a police statement on Saturday said.Bastar range In ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 13 (PTI) CPI (Maoist) Central Committee member Pothula Padmavati surrendered before the Telangana police here. Padmavati (62) alias Sujatha, wife of late Maoist leader Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, has cited health reasons for coming out of CPI (Maoist). She also wanted to join the mainstream in view of the government policies and support, Telangana DGP Jitender told reporters here. Padmavati, who been underground since the last 43 years, had served as incharge of 'Jan ...Read More >
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India] September 13 (ANI): Two Naxalites, each carrying a bounty of Rs 8 lakh, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday morning, police said. According to officials, acting on credible intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoists in the southwestern region of Bijapur, a search operation was launched by a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG). The operation led to an exchange of fire on the morning of September ...Read More >
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India] September 13 (ANI): Two Naxalites, each carrying a bounty of Rs 8 lakh, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh Bijapur district on Friday morning, police said. According to officials, acting on credible intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoists in the southwestern region of Bijapur, a search operation was launched by a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG). The operation led to an exchange of fire on the morning of September 12 ...Read More >
Bijapur: The two Maoists killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district a day ago carried a cumulative bounty of Rs 16 lakh, police said on Saturday. Hidma Podiyam (34) and Munna Madkam (25), members of military platoon no. 1 of the outlawed CPI (Maoists), were neutralised in a gunfight with a team of the District Reserve Guard in the forest of the south-west region of the district on Friday, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar Yadav said. He said ...Read More >
Bijapur, Sep 13 (PTI) The two Naxalites killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district a day ago carried a cumulative bounty of Rs 16 lakh, police said on Saturday. Hidma Podiyam (34) and Munna Madkam (25), members of military platoon no. 1 of the outlawed CPI (Maoists), were neutralised in a gunfight with a team of the District Reserve Guard in the forest of the south-west region of the district on Friday, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar Yadav ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant blow to banned CPI (Maoist), security forces on Thursday claimed to have killed 10 Maoists, including central committee member, Manoj alias Modem Balakrishna, in Gariyaband district of Chhattisgarh. With various aliases, Manoj was the CCM and in-charge western bureau under Odisha State Committee (OSC) of CPI (Maoist). Wanted by the state police, Manoj was a native of district Warangal and studied Intermediate in Malakpet Jr. College, Hyderabad, from 1981-83, accordin ...Read More >
Security forces killed at least ten Naxalites in Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh. The encounter occurred during an anti-Naxalite operation. Modem Balakrishna, a senior CPI (Maoist) leader, is likely among the dead. The operation involved STF, CoBRA, and state police units. This year, 241 Naxalites have been killed in Chhattisgarh. Operations were launched based on intelligence about Naxalite movements. At least 10 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's ...Read More >
Gariaband (Chhattisgarh), Sep 12 (PTI) The 10 Naxalites killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district a day ago, carried a cumulative bounty of Rs 5.25 crore, police officials said on Friday. In one of the major strikes on Naxalites, security forces gunned down Modem Balakrishna alias Manoj, a Central Committee Member (CCM) of the banned outfit carrying a reward of Rs 1.80 crore, and nine other cadres during a fierce encounter on the hills of Rajadera-Matal ...Read More >
RAIPUR: The banned CPI (Maoists) has admitted in a statement that 357 of its cadres, including 136 women, have been killed across India in the past year. The statement issued by the party's top Central Committee marks one of the largest single-year losses in recent history for the insurgent group.The development comes ahead of Maoists' annual "Martyrs' Week" to be observed from July 28 to August 3. The statement, released in the form of a 24-page booklet in English and Gondi languages, outlines ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday met and felicitated officers of the Chhattisgarh Police who played a key role in the recent anti-Naxal operations in Bijapur and Narayanpur that led to the elimination of top CPI(Maoist) leader Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju and 57 others.On X later, Shah said, "Met the officers who played a crucial role in the recent anti-Naxal operations and congratulated them on the historic success of these operations. I am eager to meet the brave jawans wh ...Read More >
Security forces killed top Maoist leader Gautam alias Sudhakar in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. Gautam carried a reward of Rs 40 lakh. He was a Central Committee Member. He was responsible for violence and radicalizing youth. This is a major blow to Maoist leadership in Dandakaranya region. Security forces recovered an AK-47 and explosives.After CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao's (70) killing, another top Maoist and senior Central Committee Member (CCM), Gautam alias Sudhakar ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The bodies of seven Maoists in the ongoing combing operations and gunfight inside the Indravati National Park of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh were recovered on Saturday, June 7. After the killing of Communist Party of India (Maoist) central committee member Narasimha Chalam alias Sudhakar on June 5, another top leader and special zonal committee member of the Telangana state committee, Mylarapu Adelu alias Bhaskar, was gunned down on June 6. He was carrying a bounty of Rs 45 lakh ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Civil society groups have raised certain pertinent concerns amid the ongoing anti-Maoist operations being carried out by the security forces in the area that has come to be known as the Red Corridor. Several senior Maoist leaders are known to have fallen during the recent weeks. This includes top leader Basava Raju alias Keshav Rao who was reportedly killed in an exchange of fire in May. On Thursday, Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) Sudhakar and Tela ...Read More >
Raipur, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five Maoists were killed in two encounters with security forces in an ongoing operation in the Indravati National Park area of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police officials said on Saturday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has hailed the success and expressed his wish to meet the brave soldiers who are engaged in anti-Maoist mission. With the latest casualties, seven Maoists, including top leaders Sudhakar and Bhaskar, were neutralised in the operation in the ...Read More >
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