India

220 Naxalites Killed During Modi 3.0, 219 in Last Five Years

Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister on Thursday hailed India’s achievement in combatting terrorism including Naxalism and Maoism. He pointed out that in the last five years, 219 were killed and during Modi 3.0 220 Naxalites have been killed in 2024 itself. He added, seven Naxalites were killed in an ongoing encounter.

“Today, action is taken on the basis of information… In the last 5 years, 219 Naxalites were killed and this year 220 Naxalites have been killed…7 Naxalites have been killed in the encounter and the encounter is still going on,” he said.

Earlier on Thursday, in a joint anti-Naxal operation involving the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and Special Task Force (STF), seven Naxalites were neutralized in intermittent encounters between the security forces and Naxalites. The bodies of seven uniformed Naxalites were recovered during the search operation.

A joint anti-Naxal operation involving DRG, CRPF, and STF from Narayanpur, Dantewada, Jagdalpur, and Kondagaon districts commenced on December 10, targeting South Abujhmad. According to Bastar Police, an exchange of fire between security forces and Naxalites has been underway since 3 am in the forest of Southern Abujhmad on the Dantewada-Narayanpur border.

“Exchange of fire between security forces and Naxalites underway since 3 am in the forest of Southern Abujhmad on Dantewada Narayanpur border,” Bastar Police said.

Inspector General (IG) of Bastar, P Sundarraj, said that the search operation is still underway, and detailed information will be shared after its conclusion.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai also lauded the efforts of the security forces. “An anti-Naxal operation was going on in which our security forces succeeded in killing 7 Naxalites. I salute their courage…,” he said.

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A Naxal was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district earlier on Wednesday. Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Yadav said that two District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel were injured after a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the area.

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