US EditionIndia Corners Maoist Rebels After Decades-Long Struggle
- Indian security forces killed at least 27 Maoist rebels, including general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao, on Wednesday in a gunfight near the Narayanpur-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh.
- The encounter followed last month's launch of Operation Black Forest, aimed at eliminating Left Wing Extremism by March 2026, with security forces acting on intelligence about senior Maoist presence.
- The operation involved the CRPF's specialized CoBRA unit and the Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guard and Special Task Force, with an Indian Air Force helicopter used for evacuating injured personnel.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the elimination of Rao as a significant milestone in the effort to eradicate Naxalism, highlighting that it was the first time in 30 years that a leader of general secretary rank had been taken down in the ongoing conflict.
- This event marks a significant development in India’s counter-insurgency efforts but also prompted demands from the Communist Party of India for an independent inquiry into alleged extrajudicial killings.
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India says it killed longtime Maoist rebel leader
The NewsThe killing of a longstanding Maoist leader in India sparked hopes a decades-long insurgency may soon be quashed. New Delhi said it had killed 27 rebels including Nambala Keshava Rao, the leader of the Naxalite movement that has claimed thousands of lives since the 1970s. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year announced an effort to eradicate the insurgency, which at its 2008-2009 peak, was active in 20 Indian states, a counterter…
CoBRA commando, Naxal killed in ongoing operation in Chhattisgarh's Sukma
A CoBRA commando of the CRPF and a Naxalite were killed on Thursday during an ongoing anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, according to officials. The operation is underway in the Tumrel village area and is being led by the 210th battalion of the CRPF’s CoBRA unit, with support from the Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF), they said. Unconfirmed reports suggest that another CoBRA com…
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