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Chaibasa: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) injured a CoBRA 205 battalion jawan during an anti-Maoist operation in the Saranda Forest on Monday. Official sources stated that the incident occurred while security forces conducted a search operation near Chaibasa. The jawan triggered a pressure-activated IED that Maoist insurgents had planted, which set off a powerful explosion. The blast seriously injured the soldier, prompting his immediate evacuation from the site. Authorities later airlift ...Read More >
Chaibasa, Apr 6 (PTI) A jawan of CRPF's CoBRA battalion was injured when an IED planted by CPI (Maoists) exploded in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, a police officer said on Monday. The incident occurred when a joint anti-Maoist operation was going on in Saranda forest under the Chotanagra police station limit, Superintendent of Police Amit Renu told PTI. In the course of the operation, the SP said an IED, planted by CPI (Maoists), exploded, injuring a jawan of CoBra battalion Manoj Kumar ...Read More >
Eradication of Maoism needed only a strong will, which the Narendra Modi government has, and the Congress, in contrast, not only allowed Maoist violence to proliferate but the growth of urban Naxals also took place under their watch, Union Minister Amit Shah said today. Responding to the debate in the Lok Sabha on eradication of Left-wing terror -- the government's deadline for which ends tomorrow -- Shah said the Maoist violence has cost the lives of 20,000 young people and affected 120 millio ...Read More >
New Delhi (IANS): Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, criticized the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 on Thursday. He cited the case of CRPF Assistant Commandant Ajay Malik of Jharkhand to highlight stalled career progression and the denial of leadership roles for non-IPS officers within the CAPF. Assistant Commandant Ajay Malik, an officer of the elite 209 CoBRA Battalion, lost a leg in a Maoist IED blast in Jharkhand after more than 15 yea ...Read More >
Raipur/Bijapur, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an incident highlighting the persistent threat of Naxalite tactics in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, two commandos from the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit have sustained minor injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast. The explosion occurred on Monday in the dense forests of the Pillur-Kandlaparti area under Farsegarh police station limits in Bijapur district, a known Naxal-af ...Read More >
Raipur: In an incident highlighting the persistent threat of Naxalite tactics in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, two commandos from the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit have sustained minor injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast. Details The explosion occurred on Monday in the dense forests of the Pillur-Kandlaparti area under Farsegarh police station limits in Bijapur district, a known Naxal-affected zone. A joint t ...Read More >
Two CoBRA personnel were injured in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur during a search operation. They are stable. Earlier, seven Maoists were killed in an encounter. Meanwhile, the ITBP has sealed a major Naxal corridor in Abujhmad. Two personnel of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) sustained minor injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Pillur Kandlaparti area of Bijapur district on Monday, police said. Add Asianet Newsable as a Preferred Source The in ...Read More >
Two CRPF CoBRA jawans sustained severe injuries in twin Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts in Jamshedpur's Saranda forest. The explosions occurred during a combing operation in Baliba village, West Singhbhum district. Both injured jawans were airlifted to Ranchi for treatment. Maoists are suspected to have planted the mines, posing a significant threat to security forces, villagers, and wildlife. Jamshedpur: Two CoBRA jawans of the CRPF 209 battalion were severely wounded in an improvised ...Read More >
Ranchi, Dec 15 (PTI) A CRPF personnel, critically injured in an IED blast in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, was airlifted to Delhi on Monday for better treatment, an official said. Ranchi police created a special 'green corridor' for the ambulance to transport the personnel from the hospital to the airport, he said. He is one of the two jawans of a CoBRA battalion who sustained severe injuries in separate IED blasts during an anti-Maoist operation in the Saranda forest on Sunday. "One j ...Read More >
Bijapur: The total number of Maoists killed in an encounter with security forces in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh now stands at 18, officials have confirmed. Searches are being carried out to locate more bodies, if any. Three District Reserve Guard personnel also laid down their lives in the operation that lasted nearly 24 hours between Wednesday and Thursday. While 12 bodies of the Naxalites were recovered on Wednesday, six were found a day later. According to the police, 16 of the sla ...Read More >
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Oct 13 (PTI) Three personnel of the Special Task Force (STF) were injured when a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Monday, police said. The incident took place at a forest in Kandlaparti village under Bhopalpatnam police station area when a team of STF, a unit of the state police, was out on an area domination operation, a police official said. The security personnel inadvertently came in conta ...Read More >
RAIPUR: Security forces in Bijapur district arrested two wanted Maoist operatives, including a senior divisional committee member (DVCM) carrying a bounty of ₹8 lakh and a Janatana Sarkar member with a ₹1 lakh reward.On September 25, a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) Bijapur, Basaguda police station, and CoBRA 210 battalion carried out an operation in the forests of Polampalli, leading to the arrest of Mallaesh Kunjam (40), in Bijapur.Kunjam, a DVCM of the Jagargunda Area Committee ...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 >
DALTONGANJ/NAGPUR: A 38-year-old commander of TPSC, a CPI (Maoist) splinter group, carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand's Palamu Sunday. Mukhdev Yadav, alias Toofan, was involved in the killing of two cops in Keydaal jungle on Sept 3.On Saturday, notorious Maoist Shankar Mahaka (32), carrying a Rs 2 lakh bounty, was arrested in Tekameta jungle in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli. Mahaka, wanted by NIA for a civilian's murder in 2023, was scouting f ...Read More >
Hazaribagh, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major blow to the Maoist insurgency, three Maoists, including top leader Sahadev Soren alias Pravesh, who carried a bounty of Rs one crore, were killed during a joint operation by police and security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district on Monday. The encounter took place around 6 a.m. in the Panitiri jungle under Girhor police station limits, close to the Bokaro-Giridih border. Security forces recovered the bodies of Soren and two other Maoists fol ...Read More >
DALTONGANJ/NAGPUR: A 38-year-old commander of TPSC, a CPI (Maoist) splinter group, carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand's Palamu Sunday. Mukhdev Yadav, alias Toofan, was involved in the killing of two cops in Keydaal jungle on Sept 3.On Saturday, notorious Maoist Shankar Mahaka (32), carrying a Rs 2 lakh bounty, was arrested in Tekameta jungle in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli. Mahaka, wanted by NIA for a civilian's murder in 2023, was scouting f ...Read More >
Gariyaband (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 12 (ANI): Deepak Kumar, Commandant of the CRPF's 207 Battalion of CoBRA, on Friday said the elimination of 10 naxals in an encounter in Gariyaband district was the result of strong coordination between the Chhattisgarh Police and CoBRA battalion, despite the challenges posed by the terrain The operation was carried out jointly by the 207 Battalion of CoBRA and the Chhattisgarh Police, who also recovered the bodies and weapons of the slain extremists, ...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 >
New Delhi: Leaders of the 24 party I.N.D.I.A. bloc met virtually on Saturday to finalise their strategy for the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which begins on Monday. They agreed to focus on eight priority issues, while reserving the option to raise additional local concerns as they arise. Among the key issues identified are Pahalgam terror attack and the Centre's response, Operation Sindoor and US President Donald Trump's claim that he brokered an India Pakistan cease fire ("five jets were sho ...Read More >
A fierce gunfight erupted between security forces and Maoists in the Birhordera forest of Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Wednesday morning, resulting in casualties on both sides. During the encounter, security forces successfully neutralized two Maoists. Tragically, a jawan from the CRPF's CoBRA battalion also lost his life in the exchange of fire, prompting an ongoing search operation in the area. Two Maoists and a CRPF jawan were killed in a gunfight in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Wednesda ...Read More >
Ranchi: Chief minister Hemant Soren on Friday urged Union home minister Amit Shah waive off Centre's dues, amounting to Rs 13,299.69 crore, which has accumulated in lieu of deployment of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Jharkhand for anti-extremist operations over the years. Notably, the centre has asked the state to pay the amount which has accrued since CRPF was deployed by centre for the operations in Jharkhand.A statement issued by the state information and public relations department ...Read More >
Bokaro: A joint team of CoBRA 209 battalion of the CRPF and district police on Saturday recovered a cache of arms and explosives during a search operation in the dense Kashitand forest in Gomia block of the district. Bokaro SP Bokaro Harvinder Singh, said among the recovered items were one SLR rifle, 20 live cartridges, one SLR magazine, one INSAS magazine, two bundles of codex wire, and one detonator. "The cache seems to have been abandoned by the Maoists," he said. Notably, security personnel ...Read More >
Bokaro (Jharkhand) [India], July 16 (ANI): The Security forces in a joint operation neutralised a Sub-Zonal Naxal Commander in an early morning encounter in the forest area of Bokaro district in Jharkhand, officials said on Wednesday. According to officials, the operation, which began around 6:30 AM, was carried out jointly by the 209 CoBRA unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Police. The slain Naxal, who was killed during an exchange of fire, has been identified as Ku ...Read More >
Bijapur: Security forces have killed a notorious Naxalite sniper during an encounter in the National Park area here in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said. The slain Naxalite has been identified as Sodhi Kanna, deputy commander of Company No. 02 of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion No. 01, who carried a bounty of Rs 8 lakh. Kanna was known to be a close associate of senior Naxal leader Madvi Hidma and was linked to major attacks in the Tekalgudiyam area and on the Dharma ...Read More >
RAIPUR: The Maoist killed in an encounter by security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday, was identified as top rank deputy commander and sniper of PLGA battalion number 1, who carried a cash reward of Rs eight lakh on his head. Police confirmed that Kanna had a notorious record in the region. A native of Tekulgudium located on Bijapur borders, he had been involved in multiple major attacks. He was also known to be a close associate of Maoist central committee member Madvi Hid ...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 >
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