Raipur/Narayanpur, Feb 5 (IANS) In a decisive strike against armed Left Wing Extremism in Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmad region, Narayanpur district police and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) recovered a substantial cache of equipment from a hidden Maoist weapons manufacturing dump on Thursday, dealing a major blow to the insurgents’ logistical capabilities.Acting on reliable intelligence inputs about a concealed stockpile in the Korsakodo-Pangud-Kandulpar area under Sonpur police station limits, the …
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Raipur, Feb 4 (IANS) In a significant anti-Maoist success, a joint team of Narayanpur Police and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) recovered a cache of materials used by Naxalites for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during a search operation in the dense forests of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh on Monday (February 2). The recovered items were carefully seized, documented in a formal seizure memo, and safely transported to Orchha police station for further examination and evi…
Raipur/Bijapur, Jan 29 (IANS) The security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district engaged in a fierce encounter with Maoists in the southern part of the region on Thursday, recovering the bodies of two insurgents along with a cache of weapons and ammunition as operations continued into the afternoon.According to officials, the District Reserve Guard team launched a search operation in South Bastar based on specific intelligence about the presence of armed Maoist cadres. Intermittent exchange …
Raipur/Bijapur, Jan 29 (IANS) The security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district successfully thwarted a major Maoist attempt to target personnel and vehicles by recovering and destroying two powerful improvised explosive devices on Thursday. A joint team comprising the District Reserve Guard of Bijapur, personnel from Ilmidi police station, members of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force 9th Battalion, and the Bomb Disposal Squad from Bijapur conducted a search and demining operation in the Ilmidi-…
Raipur/Dhamtari, Jan 23 (IANS) In a significant setback to the Maoist movement in Chhattisgarh, nine active Naxalites, including several senior leaders, surrendered before the police in Dhamtari district on Friday. The mass surrender, which took place in the presence of senior officials, marks one of the largest simultaneous surrenders in the region in recent times and is expected to yield crucial intelligence on Maoist operations.The surrender event was held at the Dhamtari police headquarters,…
Raipur/Bijapur, Jan 23 (IANS) In a harrowing incident highlighting the persistent threat of Maoist activities in Chhattisgarh’s conflict zones, a 30-year-old man sustained severe injuries after triggering a pressure-activated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Maoists in the remote Lankapalli forest area of Bijapur district on Friday. The victim, identified as Raju Modiyami, stepped on the hidden explosive while navigating the dense woodland, possibly while gathering forest produce or …
Raipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Two persons remained missing even after 18 hours of the tragic boat accident in the Indravati river that claimed the lives of a mother and her newborn child in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.Two others remained missing after a small boat capsized in strong currents in Bhairamgarh region of Bastar division on Wednesday evening. Two survivors were rescued alive with assistance from local villagers and safely taken back to Bodga village.The woman’s husband and a child fro…
Raipur/Bijapur, Jan 21 (IANS) Maoists struck terror in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district by brutally murdering a former sarpanch, reigniting fear among villagers in this Maoist-affected region of the Bastar division, an official said on Wednesday.The victim, identified as Bhima Madkam (also known as Madakam), a resident of Kanchal village aged around 35-40, was shot dead in his agricultural field at Kaurgatta village under the Pamed police station area.Eyewitnesses reported that armed Maoists ambu…
Raipur/Bijapur, Jan 5 (IANS) A 15-year-old villager sustained severe leg injuries on Monday morning after stepping on a pressure-activated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) allegedly planted by Maoists in the forested area between Lendra and Korcholi villages in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. The victim, Ram Potam, son of the late Lachhu Potam and a resident of Korcholi Nadipara village under Gangalur police station, had ventured into the forest early in the day when the blast occurred.The exp…
Raipur/Bijapur, Dec 23 (IANS) In a significant victory against Left-Wing Extremism, security forces have unearthed a major illegal dump concealed by Maoists in the dense forests of Karregutta Hills, under Usur police station in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police officials said. The intensive operation, involving joint teams from the District Force, elite COBRA-204 battalion, and CRPF-196, resulted in the recovery of critical weapons repair equipment, materials for manufacturing Barrel Grena…