Raipur/Bijapur, Feb 14 (IANS) In a concerted effort to curb Maoist influence in the sensitive South Bastar region, security forces on Saturday conducted joint operations across multiple police station areas in Bijapur district, resulting in the demolition of five memorials erected by Maoists.The operation marks another step in the ongoing anti-Maoist campaign aimed at dismantling insurgent propaganda and psychological hold over local communities.According to the police officials, the actions wer…
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Raipur/Bijapur, Feb 12 (IANS) Security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday carried out anti-Maoist operations during which they detected and destroyed improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and demolished memorial structures allegedly built by Maoists to honour their deceased leaders.In one operation, a joint team from the Awapalli police station and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalions was engaged in demining duty along the Awapalli-Murdanda road. Around three kilometre…
Balaghat, Feb 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Monday that the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) has been eradicated from the state, and it could only happen because of the sacrifices and exceptional bravery of security forces, who made it possible even before the deadline set by the Union government. The Chief Minister made this statement while addressing a ceremonial event organised to give out-of-turn promotions to 60 Hawk Force personnel, who had displayed exceptional brave…
Raipur, Feb 8 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that Maoist ideology is the main reason for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in the country, asserting that this destructive ideology has ruined the lives of three generations of tribals living across several states, including Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.The Home Minister said that Maoist ideology forced innocent tribals to take up arms and created a false narrative that Naxalism emerged because of a “lack of development” and “…
Raipur/Narayanpur, Jan 7 (IANS) In a significant blow to Naxalite influence in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Bastar region, Narayanpur Police, in collaboration with personnel from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), demolished a massive monument erected by Maoists in Farsgaon village, located in the Kutul area that is long considered a key epicentre of illegal Naxalite activities.The operation was launched under the ongoing ‘Maad Bachao (Save Maad)’ anti-Naxal campaign, a joint initiative by …
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 (IANS) Following the surrender of 19 Maoists on Friday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Odisha has achieved a breakthrough in the national mission to eliminate Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and build a Naxal-free India. Taking to his X handle, CM Majhi wrote, “Today, Odisha has achieved a breakthrough in the national mission to eliminate Left Wing Extremism and build a Naxal-free India. Working towards the development of Odisha while ensuring the safety and security of ev…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) A hardcore underground woman cadre of the banned CPI (Maoist) organisation on Thursday surrendered before the Koraput police in Odisha.The surrendered woman Maoist, identified as Mamata Podiami alias Mamita and Soni, is a resident of Bijapur district in neighbouring Chhattisgarh. She was an ACM (Area Committee Member)-ranked cadre of the CPI (Maoist).With the surrender of Mamata, the Odisha Police on Thursday declared Koraput district, one of the worst-affected district…
Raipur/Bijapur, Feb 5 (IANS) Security forces achieved a significant breakthrough in their anti-Maoist campaign in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, when a joint operation resulted in the killing of a key Maoist leader in the forested and hilly terrain under Tarrem police station limits in the southern part of the district.Acting on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of South Bastar Division Divisional Committee Member (DVCM) Udham Singh and other armed cadres, teams fro…
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 …
Raipur/Sukma, Jan 30 (IANS) In a fresh boost to operations against Maoists in Bastar, four Naxalites, including two women, carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 8 lakh on their heads, surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Friday. The cadres, affiliated with the Kistaram area committee of the banned CPI (Maoist)’s south Bastar division, laid down arms under the state government’s ‘Poona Margem’ initiative, which emphasises rehabilitation and social reintegrat…