Raipur, June 24 (IANS) Security forces have achieved a major success in their anti-Naxal operations with the recovery of weapons and other significant materials from a Naxal dump in the dense jungle-hilly terrain of village Amatola under Chotebethiya police station in Kanker district, officials said on Wednesday.The joint team comprising District Police, Border Security Force, and Bomb Disposal Squad conducted an intensive search operation in the border areas, maintaining high vigilance to count…
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Kanker (Chhattisgarh), June 12 (IANS) In a tragic incident, a deputy sarpanch and two other villagers were killed, while five others sustained injuries after lightning struck a tree under which they had taken shelter during a sudden downpour in Kalgav village of Antagarh block in Kanker district on Friday.The deceased have been identified as Manraj Patel, the deputy sarpanch of the village, along with Santosh Patel and Prakash Patel, all residents of Kalgav.The injured include five women, one of…
Kanker (Chhattisgarh), May 2 (IANS) Three jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED), allegedly planted earlier by Maoists, detonated during a demining operation in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police officials said. The incident occurred after a security team was deployed in the border areas of Kanker and Narayanpur districts to carry out demining, area domination and search operations, officials said.According to the police,…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) In a major development, security forces neutralised a top female Naxalite leader in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district. The deceased has been identified as Rupi, an Area Committee Member (ACM) in the Naxalite hierarchy.A bounty of Rs 5 lakh had been announced on her head.The encounter took place in the Chhotebethiya area, where police and Naxalites exchanged fire, resulting in her death in the encounter. Kanker Superintendent of Police Nikhil Rakhecha con…
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, March 31 (IANS) Residents of Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district have welcomed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent remarks on the decline of Naxalism (Maoism), expressing relief over improved security conditions and optimism about development in the Bastar region.Speaking to IANS, several locals said that the situation has undergone a significant transformation compared to the past, when fear and restrictions dominated daily life due to Maoist activities.A resident noted that Maoism is…
Raipur/Kanker, March 31 (IANS) With just hours left for the Central government’s ambitious deadline to make India completely “Naxal-free”, two more Maoists laid down their arms in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Tuesday. The surrenders have added fresh momentum to the ongoing campaign against Left-Wing Extremism, even as security forces continue aggressive operations in the remaining pockets.The two Naxals, identified as “Hidme” and “Shankar’’, surrendered before the police i…