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Security Forces Eliminate Maoist in Chhattisgarh Encounter

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Security forces have eliminated a Maoist in a fierce encounter in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, officials said, amidst a massive anti-insurgency operation in the state. The operation is part of the Centre's efforts to meet its March 2026 deadline to eliminate Left-Wing Extremism. The joint team of Sukma District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force, and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action undertook the operation after receiving intelligence reports on the presence of Maoists in the area.

Key Takeaways:

  • A Maoist was killed in an encounter with security forces in the jungles of Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Thursday evening.
  • The operation is part of a massive anti-insurgency push in the state, aimed at meeting the central government's March 2026 deadline to eliminate Left-Wing Extremism.
  • The joint team of Sukma District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force, and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action undertook the operation after receiving intelligence reports on the presence of Maoists in the area.
  • The encounter broke out at 6 pm under the Kistaram police station, which is located towards the Bijapur district and Telangana state.
  • This is the second encounter in the Sukma-Bijapur area on Thursday, following another encounter that saw the deaths of a jawan of the CoBRA Battalion 210 as well as a Maoist.
  • Two more security personnel were injured in the encounter.
  • The operation comes a day after a 27 Maoists were killed in a major encounter in the state's Abujhmad region.
  • Among the significant casualties in that operation was Nambala Keshava Rao alias Basava Raju, the 70-year-old chief of CPI (Maoist).
  • The security forces have hailed the operation as successful, claiming that it has broken up the Maoist's dreaded Battalion 1 of its armed People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA).
  • A total of 17 jawans have been killed in Naxal violence since the beginning of this year.
  • The anti-insurgency push has also led to a total of 202 Maoists being killed - 185 of which were in Bastar alone.

Statistics:

  • 1 Maoist killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Thursday evening.
  • 17 jawans killed in Naxal violence since the beginning of this year.
  • 202 Maoists killed - 185 of which were in Bastar alone.
  • 27 Maoists killed in a major encounter in the state's Abujhmad region on Wednesday.
  • 2 security personnel injured in the encounter in Sukma-Bijapur area on Thursday.

Sources:

  • Officials from Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan
  • Indian Express Online Media Services Pvt. Ltd., distributed by Contify.com (2025)

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