According to Kanker Superintendent of Police Nikhil Rakhecha, a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and other security forces had set out on a combing operation in the dense forests of Koylibeda.
In line with the target set by the Centre, the Naxal activities will be completely wiped out across the county by the brave dedicated security forces by March 31 next, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated on Friday.
The exchange of fire broke out in the early hours when a joint team conducting a search operation came face to face with the Maoists. Officials said the gun battle lasted for a brief period before the extremists retreated into the dense terrain.
The surrender ceremony was held at the Sukma Superintendent of Police’s office under the state government’s rehabilitation framework. Officials described the development as a clear indication of a gradual shift on the ground, driven by sustained security pressure and expanded administrative outreach in remote forested regions.
The fake claims also stated that more than 10 soldiers were killed, while several others, including senior officials, have sustained critical injuries.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Unified Headquarters (UHQ) in Srinagar to review the current security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the arrangements for the upcoming annual Amarnath pilgrimage.
There was no report of any drone incursion or cross-border shelling in Jammu and Kashmir during the night intervening May 11 and 12 as people rose to a peaceful morning on Monday, but the security forces maintained the vigil.
In a major breakthrough in Jharkhand’s protracted war against Maoist insurgency, security forces in the early hours of Monday neutralised eight Maoists, including the elusive rebel commander known as Prayag alias Vivek, carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head.
J&K DGP Nalin Prabhat on Sunday reviewed the operational preparedness of security forces in the South Kashmir Range.
Security forces apprehended two active cadres of banned militant outfits in separate operations in Manipur and recovered a cache of arms, ammunition, and tactical equipment from their possession.
