Narayanpur, March 31 (IANS) As a success for anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, a 26-year-old armed Maoist cadre surrendered before authorities in Narayanpur district on Tuesday. The youth, identified as Bijlu Mandavi, carried a reward of one lakh rupees on his head and belonged to the North-West Joint Sub-Zonal Bureau technical department of the outlawed CPI Maoist organisation. Mandavi, a resident of Tushwal Panchayat under Barsur Police Station in neighbouring Bijapur district, laid down …
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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…
Dantewada, March 5 (IANS) Security forces, engaged in a fierce encounter with Maoists, have neutralised an armed insurgent in dense forest-mountain terrain along the Dantewada-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh, police officials said on Thursday.The Maoist was identified as Rajesh Punem, an area committee member of the Bhairamgarh group, who carried a government reward of five lakh rupees.The body and recovered materials were safely transported back to Dantewada district headquarters following cauti…
Raipur/Dantewada, Feb 26 (IANS) In an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, security forces recovered two pressure cooker improvised explosive devices from a forested hill near Todma village and Tular Caves under Barsur Police Station jurisdiction on Thursday. The joint effort involved the District Reserve Guard of Dantewada and personnel from Barsur Police Station. Acting on specific intelligence received on Wednesday about Maoists planting IEDs in the forest areas of Todma…
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…
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 26 (IANS) At least 11 security personnel were injured when Maoists triggered multiple IED blasts in the Karregutta Hills area near the Bijapur-Telangana border in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, police officials said on Monday.The serial explosions on Sunday targeted a joint anti-Naxal operation team comprising personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) of Chhattisgarh Police and the elite CoBRA unit of the CRPF.Reports confirm that ten of the injured belong to the DRG, wh…
Raipur/Dantewada, Jan 25 (IANS) Three personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) of the Chhattisgarh Police were injured in two separate Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts on Sunday amid an ongoing anti-Maoist cordon and search operation in the rugged Karregutta hills. The incident unfolded on the border of Dantewada and Bijapur districts, a notorious Maoist stronghold known for its dense forests and difficult terrain. Acting on specific intelligence inputs regarding the presence of M…
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…