Hyderabad, April 10 (IANS) As many as 42 cadres of CPI (Maoist), including People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) Battalion Commander Sodi Malla alias Keshal, surrendered before Telangana Police on Friday, along with 36 firearms and 800 grams of gold. The Maoists who surrendered before Director General of Police (DGP) B. Shivdhar Reddy include 21 cadres of PLGA, 11 cadres of Telangana State Committee (TSC) and 10 cadres of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC).Barring an Area Committe…
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Ranchi, April 3 (IANS) Banned CPI-Maoist’s senior Politburo member, Prashant Bose, alias ‘Kishan Da’, died at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi after his health deteriorated on Friday, officials said. He was over 80.Bose, who was lodged in Seraikela Jail, complained of severe breathing difficulties early Friday morning. Around 6 a.m., he was rushed under tight security to the RIMS, where a team of doctors began treatment.However, his condition failed to improve, and…
Raipur/Kanker, April 2 (IANS) The sustained campaign against Left-Wing Extremism in Chhattisgarh received another boost as the wave of Naxalite surrenders continued in Kanker district. On Thursday, Ramko Mandavi, the personal security guard of the most-wanted Naxalite leader Rupi, surrendered before security forces.Officials said the search operation to nab Rupi is still underway in the dense forests of the region.This development comes just a day after two hardcore Naxalites from the Koilibeda …
Raipur/New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) With Union Home Minister Amit Shah declaring that India has effectively achieved a Naxal-free status by meeting the government’s self-imposed deadline of March 31, a significant breakthrough has been marked for the country, which was previously seen as a prolonged conflict that earlier governments found challenging to address.When HM Shah addressed the Lok Sabha on the issue on March 30, the country was face-to-face with a reality. What was once dismissed as a…
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) Telangana’s Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy on Monday appealed to the underground leaders and cadres of the CPI (Maoist) party to lay down arms and join the national mainstream. The police chief urged the leaders and cadres of the banned organisation to renounce violence, lay down their arms, and join the democratic mainstream to lead safe and dignified lives.Recalling the earlier appeal made by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, the DGP, in a statement, …
Amaravati, March 30 (IANS) Senior Maoist leader Chelluri Narayana Rao alias Suresh, a member of CPI-Maoist’s Central Committee and Secretary of Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee, along with eight other cadres, surrendered before Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday.Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta produced the surrendered Maoists before the media here.A native of the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, Narayana Rao worked in the CPI-Maoist party for about 36 years in variou…
Raipur/Sukma, March 29 (IANS) One Maoist cadre was neutralised in an encounter with security forces in the forested hilly terrain under the Polampalli Police Station area of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh on Sunday.The operation was launched by the District Reserve Guard (DRG) team of Sukma based on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoists in the region.Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said that the DRG team initiated a search operation in the dense forest. During th…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The gravest mistake one can make about Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in India is to treat it as a permanent social fact. Insurgencies often present themselves as historical inevitabilities. They claim to speak for the neglected, derive legitimacy from grievance, and then convert that grievance into a theory of destiny. For years, CPI (Maoist) attempted precisely that in large parts of central and eastern India. It claimed to be the authentic political voice of deprivation….
Raipur, March 24 (IANS) Security forces have delivered a crippling blow to the Naxalite movement in 2025, with official figures revealing massive gains in the fight against left-wing extremism across central and eastern India. The data paints a picture of a rapidly weakening Maoist outfit, marked by heavy losses in encounters, mass surrenders, and the elimination of key leadership. According to the latest statistics received from police and security personnel, they engaged in 99 fierce en…
Bhubaneswar, March 24 (IANS) In a major blow to Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) activities in Odisha, top Maoist leader and State Committee member Sukru, along with four other Naxals, surrendered before Kandhamal Police, informed Sanjeeb Panda, ADG (Anti-Naxal Operations), Odisha Police on Tuesday. The Maoist leader Sukru, who carried a reward of Rs 55 lakh, has been one of the most wanted CPI (Maoist) cadres from the state.”Sukru, along with four other Naxals, surrendered before the Kandhamal police …