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RAIPUR: Declaring March 31 a "historic" and "unforgettable" day for Chhattisgarh, deputy chief minister and home minister Vijay Sharma on Tuesday claimed that armed Naxalism had come to an end in the state, capping what he described as the collapse of a five-decade insurgency in just two years.Addressing the media in Raipur, Sharma said the armed Maoist structure in Chhattisgarh had been dismantled and that only a small number of scattered cadres remained, mostly without weapons. The declaration ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah, saying he accomplished a miracle in the Lok Sabha when he "raved and ranted for 90 minutes" without once using his favourite word of abuse. The opposition party also stressed the continuity in the anti-Naxal strategy and operations over the past two decades, and asserted that the Saranda Action Plan in the rich forest areas of Jharkhand, launched in October 2011, was a "decisive turning point. The Congress's assertions ...Read More >
Raipur : As many as 44 Maoist cadres surrendered across the Bastar region in four districts on Tuesday, police said. Authorities reiterated their appeal to the remaining Maoist cadres to abandon violence and join the mainstream, noting the limited window to avail rehabilitation benefits as the Union government's deadline to eliminate left wing extremism (LWE) ends on Tuesday. In Bijapur, 25 Maoists, including 12 women, laid down arms under the 'Puna Margem (new way) - Rehabilitation to Renewal ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Mar 31 (PTI) Asserting that Left Wing Extremism (LWE) no longer poses a threat in the state, Odisha Police on Tuesday said the surrender window for the remaining Maoists has been closed with the deadline ending on March 31. Additional Director General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) Sanjeeb Panda said only a handful of Maoists remain active in Kandhamal district, and security forces will now focus on eliminating them. "Only about eight to nine Maoists are left in Kandhamal distr ...Read More >
DANTEWADA: Indian police displayed large caches of seized arms and ammunition on Tuesday. The display came a day after officials declared the end of the six-decade-long Maoist insurgency. The haul in Bastar's Dantewada district ranged from crude mortars to carbine rifles looted from security forces. Officials said the display signalled that remaining rebels were "joining the mainstream". Five former insurgents were presented copies of India's constitution during the event. Bastar police chief ...Read More >
A 19-year-old woman Maoist, Mogdi Honhaga, surrendered before the police in Odisha's Rourkela, Odisha, on Monday. A resident of West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand, she had been actively associated with the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and had played an active role in its operations. Her decision to surrender in a neighbouring state, despite being from Jharkhand, is being seen as an important signal by security agencies. Honhaga comes from Marang Panga village in West Singhbhum. She came ...Read More >
Rourkela: A day after state director general of police Y B Khurania appealed to the Maoists to surrender before the centre's deadline of March 31, a 19-year-old woman rebel surrendered before Rourkela police on Monday.Mongri Hunanga, a member of the local guerrilla squad of the CPI(Maoist)'s South Chotanagra division, hails from Holomuli village under Chotanagra police station in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district.Police said her village lies inside the Saranda Reserve Forest, an area frequentl ...Read More >
Raipur, Mar 31 (PTI) Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday asserted Chhattisgarh was now "free" of Naxalism and described March 31, the deadline set by the Centre to eradicate Maoism, as a "historic" day for the state, which was once a hotbed of the violent movement. Targeting the Opposition Congress, Sai alleged that during the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', party leader Rahul Gandhi had shared the stage with Naxalites at several locations. Speaking on sidelines of a programme in Raipur, the CM than ...Read More >
Raipur, Mar 31 (PTI) Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of making false claims regarding the action taken against Naxals during the previous Congress government in the state. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, however, accused Baghel of speaking lies and said he was trying to cover up his government's failure. Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Shah declared that the country has become free from Naxals wit ...Read More >
Indian security forces, including reserve guards seen in this 2025 photograph, in Bastar, have been battling Maoist fighters for decades India's decades-old Maoist insurgency has been effectively defeated, fulfilling a long-standing deadline to "eradicate" the movement after a sustained military offensive, officials said Monday. Home Minster Amit Shah told parliament that India was "free" of the rebels, known as the Naxals, with only final steps of military operations remaining. The nearly si ...Read More >
Odisha's top cop reports a significant number of Maoist surrenders, highlighting the state's efforts to combat Naxalism and encourage rebels to return to mainstream society. Photograph: ANI PhotoKey Points77 Maoists have surrendered to Odisha police between January 2025 and March 2025.23 Maoists from Odisha surrendered to police in neighbouring Chhattisgarh during the same period.27 Maoists have been killed in encounters with security forces in Odisha since January 2025.Odisha DGP appeals to re ...Read More >
Raipur/Dantewada, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five Maoist cadres, including four women, associated with the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee surrendered before security forces in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. The surrender event was held at the Police Lines in Karli under the Puna Margem initiative, aimed at rehabilitation and mainstreaming of former extremists. Police officials said, the cadres laid down arms and returned to social mainstream, citing the declining strength ...Read More >
New Delhi: BJP MP, Gulam Ali Khatana on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress, accusing it of "exploiting and dividing" the tribal population in the country. His remarks follows a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while addressing a debate on Naxalism, declared in the Lok Sabha that India has virtually become Naxal-free, with the dreaded Maoist central and state leadership structures almost completely eliminated just a day before the government's self-imposed deadline of March 31, 2026. Kh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah, saying he accomplished a miracle in the Lok Sabha when he "raved and ranted for 90 minutes" without once using his favourite word of abuse. The opposition party also stressed the continuity in the anti-Naxal strategy and operations over the past two decades, and asserted that the Saranda Action Plan in the rich forest areas of Jharkhand, launched in October 2011, was a "decisive turning point The Congress' ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that several of its leaders had links with Maoists and Left-Wing Extremists (LWE). He claimed that some Congress figures had even interacted with such groups, calling it deeply ironic given the party's public stance against extremism. Rijiju told IANS that during the tenure of Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council, there were individuals associated with Left-Wing ex ...Read More >
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta on Monday declared that the state is Maoist-free, a day before the Centre's deadline. He attributed this to the surrender on March 30, of nine Maoists, including Chelluri Narayana Rao (56), alias 'Suresh', a member of the Maoist party's Central Committee, and Secretary of the AOB (Andhra-Odisha Border) Special Zonal Committee. Gupta remarked that the chapter on Maoists in the state has effectively come to a close. Spe ...Read More >
Raipur/Kanker, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) With just hours left for the Central government's ambitious deadline to make India completely "Naxal-free", two more Maoists laid down their arms in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Tuesday. The surrenders have added fresh momentum to the ongoing campaign against Left-Wing Extremism, even as security forces continue aggressive operations in the remaining pockets. The two Naxals, identified as "Hidme" and "Shankar'', surrendered before the police in Kan ...Read More >
Lucknow, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ministers in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday welcomed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's announcement that India has virtually become Maoist-free, stating that the central and state-level leadership structures of the insurgent movement have been almost entirely dismantled just ahead of the government's self-imposed deadline of March 31. The leaders expressed gratitude to the Centre for its sustained and proactive efforts to curb Maoist activity across the country, sayin ...Read More >
Kanker (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 31 (ANI): In a significant development, a total of 11 Maoists renounced violence and decided to join the mainstream over the past week, police officials said. On Tuesday, two more Maoists opted to abandon armed struggle and embrace the path of peace, according to officials. Also Read | Ashok Kharat Case: 150 Women Exploited via Spiked Drinks and Hypnosis; Congress Makes Wife-Swapping Allegations. The Maoists who surrendered today for rehabilitation have be ...Read More >
Kanker (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 31 (ANI): In a significant development, a total of 11 Maoists renounced violence and decided to join the mainstream over the past week, police officials said. On Tuesday, two more Maoists opted to abandon armed struggle and embrace the path of peace, according to officials. The Maoists who surrendered today for rehabilitation have been identified as PPCM Shankar and PM Hidma Dodi. They also handed over an AK-47 during the surrender process. According to of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah, saying he accomplished a miracle in the Lok Sabha when he "raved and ranted for 90 minutes" without once using his favourite word of abuse. The opposition party's dig came a day after Shah declared that the country has become free from Naxals, with the apex body of the Maoists and their central structure almost completely dismantled. He also accused the Congress of doing "nothing" to end the long spell of violence perpe ...Read More >
BASTAR (India), March 31 -- India yesterday declared the country free of the Maoist insurgency, fulfilling a long-standing deadline to defeat the decades-long rebellion. Home Minster Amit Shah told parliament India was "free" of the rebels, known as Naxals. "I can say it openly, that we have become Naxal-free -- there is no hesitation in saying this," Shah told parliament, adding that "once the entire operation is completed, I will also inform the country." India in the last two years stepped ...Read More >
Telangana Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy on Monday (March 30) appealed to CPI (Maoist) party leaders and cadres operating underground to abandon violence, surrender their weapons and join the democratic mainstream to lead a safe and dignified life. Referring to an earlier appeal by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, he said those currently in hiding should return to society and live peacefully with their families. He said that over the past two years, 721 underground Maoist cadres ...Read More >
Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 31 (ANI): Anti-Naxal activist and social worker Farooq Ali hailed the "Naxal Mukt Bharat" initiative, calling the March 31, 2026, deadline set by Centre to end Naxalism in the country as "effective." Speaking to ANI on Monday, Ali highlighted that Naxalism in Chhattisgarh's Bastar felt like a "parallel government" operating for the past 50 years, adding that there were "doubts" about whether such a goal could be achieved or not due to staunch opponents of Nax ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta on Monday declared Andhra Pradesh Naxal-free, stating the menace has ended with nine AOBSZC members surrendering before police. Central Committee Member (CCM) and secretary of AOBSZC Chelluri Narayana Rao alias Suresh, along with eight cadres belonging to the AOB Special Zonal, Area and Divisional Committees, laid down their arms and joined the public mainstream. The surrendered cadres handed over their weapons to the police, mark ...Read More >
Addressing reporters after a half-yearly conference with senior officials of the force, Fadnavis said, "Those who have served a minimum three years in the C-60 force that combats Naxalites will get a medal. The decision was taken today." The conference reviewed implementation of new penal codes, technological adaptations and reforms discussed earlier at the DG-IG conference chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said. In the DG-IG conference, states were given 106 action points and Maharas ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that personnel serving in the state police's specialised anti-Naxal unit C-60 will be honoured with medals. Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, also ordered complete digitisation of processes -- from filing FIRs to chargesheets -- and directed officials to take measures to improve conviction rates and adopt advanced technology in policing. Addressing reporters after a half-yearly conference with senior police offici ...Read More >
India's multi-pronged strategy of combining security operations with rehabilitation and development initiatives is proving effective in curbing the long-standing Naxalite insurgency, leading to significant surrenders and a weakening of the movement. IMAGE: A view of 108 Maoists surrendering with weapons, cash, and gold before the police in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, March 11, 2026. Photograph: ANI Photo Key Points Over 10,000 Maoists have surrendered in the last decade due to increased security p ...Read More >
BASTAR: India on Monday declared the country free of the Maoist insurgency, fulfilling a long-standing deadline to defeat the decades-long rebellion. Home Minister Amit Shah told parliament India was "free" of the rebels, known as Naxals. "I can say it openly, that we have become Naxal-free -- there is no hesitation in saying this," Shah told parliament, adding that "once the entire operation is completed, I will also inform the country." India in the last two years stepped up its campaign agai ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 31 (ANI): Telangana state Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy on Monday made a heartfelt appeal to the underground leaders and cadres of the CPI (Maoist) party to renounce violence, lay down their arms, and join the democratic mainstream to lead safe and dignified lives, as stated in the press release. Recalling the earlier appeal made by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, the DGP urged them to come out of the underground, return to their famili ...Read More >
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