Raipur/Bijapur, Feb 5 (IANS) Security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district engaged in a fierce encounter with armed Maoists in the southern forested region on Thursday, highlighting the ongoing efforts to curb left-wing extremism in the Bastar area.The operation began based on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoist cadres in the South Bijapur zone.Joint teams, including personnel from the District Reserve Guard and other specialised units, launched a search mission that l…
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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/Bijapur Jan 24 (IANS) In a heartbreaking end to a prolonged search in the remote Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, rescue teams recovered the final body on Saturday from the Indravati River. The last victim, 70-year-old Bhado, was found entangled in thick bushes along the riverbank about a kilometer downstream from the accident site. The day before, the body of 25-year-old Sunita Kawasi was located around 500 meters from the mishap spot, concluding an intensive operation hampered by stron…
Raipur/Bijapur, Jan 24 (IANS) In a major success for security forces combating left-wing extremism in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a joint operation on Saturday led to the recovery of a significant cache of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and Maoist supplies hidden in dense forest areas.The action took place in the rugged terrain between Bandepara and Neelamadgu villages, falling under the jurisdiction of the Madded police station.Acting on specific intelligence inputs, teams comprisin…
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 19 (IANS) Police have identified all Maoists who were neutralised during a two-day operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.Addressing a press conference, senior police officials said security forces neutralised six Maoists, including four women, in an encounter that took place over two days, beginning Saturday in the forested and hilly terrain under Bhopalpatnam and Farsegarh police station limits, within the National Park area.The bodies of the six Maoists were recovere…
Raipur/Bijapur, Jan 19 (IANS) A tragedy struck the Kasturipad village in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh when a young villager lost his life after stepping on a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the Maoists. “The victim, identified as 20-year-old Ayata Kuhrami, son of Budhra Kuhrami, had gone to the forest area near his village when the incident occurred,” police officials said. The deadly device exploded as he unknowingly stepped on it, causing severe injuries to both his l…