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India Today
14-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Four Naxals killed in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat during encounter, arms recovered
In a major encounter with security forces, four Naxals were shot dead in the Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday as all efforts are on to wipe out the Naxalites from the country. The deceased included one male and three female naxalites. A cache of arms was also seized from them. The operation is still underway despite heavy rains in the region. advertisement This marks the highest number of naxalites being killed in Madhya Pradesh so far in a year. The earlier high was six in a year. However, the Madhya Pradesh Police has touched the double-figure mark in just five and a half months. India's decades-long battle against left-wing extremism is entering its final stage, with security agencies confirming a near-complete dismantling of the Communist Party of India (Maoist)'s to Bastar IG Sundarraj Pattilingam, only four Politburo members and 18 Central Committee members remain active, most of whom are either in hiding or too old to operate this year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had outlined his government's multi-pronged strategy to entirely eliminate the threat of Naxals in India by March 2026. Must Watch
India Today
11-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Naxalism nears collapse as only 4 Politburo, 18 Central Committee members left
India's decades-long battle against Left-Wing Extremism is entering its final stage, with security agencies confirming a near-complete dismantling of the Communist Party of India (Maoist)'s leadership. According to Bastar IG Sundarraj Pattilingam, only four Politburo members and 18 Central Committee members remain active, most of whom are either in hiding or too old to operate effectively."The Maoist movement is in its final days. Their leadership is disjointed and demoralised. Only 300 armed cadres remain in the Dandakaranya zone who must surrender or prepare for a decisive war," Sundarraj Central Committee, typically the highest decision-making body, has not convened in years due to security pressures. In its absence, the Politburo assumes charge. According to former DGP and naxal expert RK Vij, these bodies once drove strategy through a three-pronged model: the Party, the Army, and the United Front. But that structure is now on the verge of collapse. The four remaining Politburo members include Muppala Lakshmana Rao alias Ganapathi, Thippiri Tirupathi alias Devuji, Mallojula Venugopal alias Sonu, and Misir Besra alias Sunirmal. Eighteen others continue as Central Committee members, including high-profile figures like Madari Hidma, the field commander behind multiple deadly deaths of leaders such as Basavaraju, Bhaskar, and Sudhakar have further dismantled the group's core. 'The ideological vacuum is glaring. Maoist leadership has shifted from revolutionary rhetoric to criminality,' Vij said, noting that only around 20 members remain in the Dandakaranya decline is not just ideological but territorial. Areas like Abujhmaad - once Maoist strongholds - are now seeing roads, mobile towers, and security camps. Villages like Kohkameta and Puvarti are no longer data indicate a massive crackdown between 2023 and May 2025. Over 2,25,000 Maoists were arrested, 4,41,000 surrendered, and nearly 1,19,000 were neutralized. More than 6,699 security personnel were killed, and 1,12,000 injured in over 4,499 encounters. Forces seized 2,200 AK-47 rifles, over 2,21,000 country-made weapons, and dismantled nearly 5,53,000 explosives and 184 major development efforts have also transformed the region. More than 115,000 Maoist camps have been destroyed, 6,66,677 km of roads built, and 1,16,677 villages connected to the mainstream."The fight isn't over until the ideology is rejected in every corner. But this is the closest we've come to ending the insurgency," said Watch
Express Tribune
21-03-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Indian forces kill 30 Maoist rebels
Indian forces killed at least 30 Maoist rebels Thursday in one of the deadliest jungle clashes since the government ramped up efforts to crush the long-running insurgency. More than 10,000 people have been killed in the decades-long "Naxalite" rebellion, whose members say they are fighting for the rights of marginalised people in India's resource-rich central regions. An Indian paramilitary soldier was also killed in one of two separate skirmishes that broke out in central Chhattisgarh state, both of which carried on through the day, according to police. Bastar Inspector General of Police Sundarraj Pattilingam told AFP that the soldier had been killed during a skirmish that broke out in Bijapur district, where 26 guerrillas had also been killed. Another four rebels were killed in a separate clash in the state's south. Searches at both battle sites saw security forces recovering caches of arms and ammunition from both areas. "The (Narendra) Modi government is moving forward with a ruthless approach against Naxalites and is adopting a zero tolerance policy against those Naxalites who are not surrendering," interior minister Amit Shah wrote on social media platform X. The rebels, known as Naxalites after the district where their armed campaign began in 1967, were inspired by the Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong.
Express Tribune
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Indian forces kill at least 30 Maoist rebels in deadly jungle clash
Listen to article Indian forces killed at least 30 Maoist rebels Thursday in one of the deadliest jungle clashes since the government ramped up efforts to crush the long-running insurgency. More than 10,000 people have been killed in the decades-long 'Naxalite' rebellion, whose members say they are fighting for the rights of marginalised people in India's resource-rich central regions. An Indian paramilitary soldier was also killed in one of two separate skirmishes that broke out in central Chhattisgarh state, both of which carried on through the day, according to police. Bastar Inspector General of Police Sundarraj Pattilingam told AFP that the soldier had been killed during a skirmish that broke out in Bijapur district, where 26 guerrillas had also been killed. Another four rebels were killed in a separate clash in the state's south. Searches at both battle sites saw security forces recovering caches of arms and ammunition from both areas. 'The (Narendra) Modi government is moving forward with a ruthless approach against Naxalites and is adopting a zero tolerance policy against those Naxalites who are not surrendering,' interior minister Amit Shah wrote on social media platform X. The rebels, known as Naxalites after the district where their armed campaign began in 1967, were inspired by the Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong. Shah has repeatedly vowed that India's government would crush the remnants of the rebellion by the end of March next year. A crackdown by security forces killed around 287 rebels last year, an overwhelming majority of them in Chhattisgarh, according to government data. More than 80 Maoists had already been killed so far this year, according to a tally on Sunday by the Press Trust of India news agency. The Maoists demand land, jobs and a share of the region's immense natural resources for local residents. They made inroads in a number of remote communities across India's east and south, and the movement gained in strength and numbers until the early 2000s. New Delhi then deployed tens of thousands of troops in a stretch of territory known as the 'Red Corridor'. The conflict has also seen scores of deadly attacks on government forces. A roadside bomb killed at least nine Indian troops in January.
Khaleej Times
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
Indian forces kill 30 Maoist rebels, one soldier dead
Indian forces killed at least 30 Maoist rebels on Thursday in one of the deadliest jungle clashes since the government ramped up efforts to crush the long-running insurgency. More than 10,000 people have been killed in the decades-long "Naxalite" rebellion, whose members say they are fighting for the rights of marginalised people in India's resource-rich central regions. An Indian paramilitary soldier was also killed in one of two separate skirmishes that broke out in central Chhattisgarh state, both of which carried on through the day, according to police. Bastar Inspector General of Police Sundarraj Pattilingam told AFP that the soldier had been killed during a skirmish that broke out in Bijapur district, where 26 guerrillas had also been killed. Another four rebels were killed in a separate clash in the state's south. Searches at both battle sites saw security forces recovering caches of arms and ammunition from both areas. "The (Narendra) Modi government is moving forward with a ruthless approach against Naxalites and is adopting a zero tolerance policy against those Naxalites who are not surrendering," interior minister Amit Shah wrote on social media platform X. The rebels, known as Naxalites after the district where their armed campaign began in 1967, were inspired by the Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong. Shah has repeatedly vowed that India's government would crush the remnants of the rebellion by the end of March next year. A crackdown by security forces killed around 287 rebels last year, an overwhelming majority of them in Chhattisgarh, according to government data. More than 80 Maoists had already been killed so far this year, according to a tally on Sunday by the Press Trust of India news agency. The Maoists demand land, jobs and a share of the region's immense natural resources for local residents. They made inroads in a number of remote communities across India's east and south, and the movement gained in strength and numbers until the early 2000s. New Delhi then deployed tens of thousands of troops in a stretch of territory known as the "Red Corridor". The conflict has also seen scores of deadly attacks on government forces. A roadside bomb killed at least nine Indian troops in January.
