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.
Security forces recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during search and area domination operations in the Lunkhongjang Ridges, under New Keithelmanbi Police Station in Manipur's Kangpokpi District. It was conducted to bolster security in vulnerable hill and valley regions.
The security forces gunned down 12 Maoist insurgents in an intense day-long encounter near the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border on Thursday. The joint operation involved over 1,500 personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG), COBRA units and the CRPF, targeting Maoist strongholds in the tri-junction of Dantewada, Bijapur, and Sukma districts.
In a series of intelligence-based joint operations, security forces in Manipur recovered 19 weapons, ammunition, and other war-like stores from areas affected by ethnic strife. The operations, carried out by the Assam Rifles in coordination with the Manipur Police, targeted several districts, including Thoubal, Kangpokpi, Churachandpur, and Kakching.
Security forces in Chhattisgarh neutralised four Maoists in a fierce gunfight in the dense Abujhmad forests along the Dantewada-Narayanpur border late Saturday night.
During these operations, a significant cache of explosives and related materials was uncovered in Lesiang village, Churachandpur district.
