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16 Maoists killed, 2 jawans injured in Chhattisgarh: Police

Bastar, Dantewada, Bijapur, Kanker, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, and Sukma in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division are known as the epicentre of Maoist insurgency

AK 47, INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) and other arms were recovered from the spot even as the identity of those killed was to be ascertained (HT Photo/ Representative photo)

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Updated on Mar 29, 2025 10:51 AM IST

ByRitesh Mishra

First mobile tower erected at remote CRPF base in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

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Published on Mar 16, 2025 12:59 PM IST

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65-year-old man allegedly killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma: Police

A police officer said that a police team was sent to the murder spot, and further details were being collected

With Monday’s incident, eight people have been killed by Maoists at separate locations so far this year in the state’s Bastar division. (Representational image)

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Published on Mar 04, 2025 08:36 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

CRPF personnel injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

The blast occurred near a CRPF camp under Jagargunda police station limits, bordering Dantewada district, during an ‘area domination and search’ operation by security personnel

Police said the CRPF personnel accidentally stepped on a pressure-activated IED planted by Maoists, triggering the blast. (Representational image)

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Published on Feb 11, 2025 05:56 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

The changing dynamics in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist heartland

The Chhattisgarh police claim that in the history of anti-Naxal operations in the state, 2024 was significant for troops in Bastar range on all crucial fronts.

The Chhattisgarh police claim that increasing operational and developmental reach in the otherwise deprived Maoist heartlands have turned the table around in the region.

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Published on Dec 29, 2024 03:14 PM IST

ByRitesh Mishra

2 jawans injured in gunfight with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma: Police

Police said that the injured soldiers, identified as commandos from the CRPF’s elite jungle warfare unit, CoBRA Battalion 206, were swiftly evacuated to a nearby medical facility

Sukma superintendent of police Kiran Chauhan said that the establishment of police camps in dense and remote forest areas has intensified operations against Maoists. (Representational image)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2024 01:32 PM IST

ByS Kareemuddin, Ritesh Mishra

Chhattisgarh: 10 Maoists killed in Sukma encounter, AK-47 rifles recovered

The encounter took place in the jungles of Korajuguda, Dantewada, Nagaram, and Bhandarpadar of Sukma district.

Maoist rebels train in a forest area. (AP File Photo)

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Updated on Nov 22, 2024 02:22 PM IST

ByRitesh Mishra

Chhattisgarh: 10 maoists killed in Sukma encounter, AK-47 rifles recovered

In Sukma district, security forces killed at least 10 Maoists during an encounter in the jungles.

The operation involved the District Reserve Guard and CRPF, recovering several weapons. (Representational image)(HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 22, 2024 12:05 PM IST

ByRitesh Mishra

Chhattisgarh: 19 Maoists arrested by joint team of security forces in Sukma

A Sukma police statement said 14 of the 19 arrests were made from areas under the Jagargunda police station

The arrests were made by a joint team of security fores that was conducting anti-naxal operations. (PTI FILE PHOTO)

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Updated on Oct 29, 2024 07:06 PM IST

ByS Kareemuddin

Man allegedly killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district: Police

With this incident, 52 persons have been killed by Maoists so far this year in separate places of Bastar division, comprising seven districts, according to police

The Sukma police said that an operation is on to nab the killers and combing operation in the nearby area is going on. (Representational image)

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Published on Oct 21, 2024 05:02 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Maoist killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma: Police

Police in a statement said that the gunfight took place on Monday night on a forested hill near Pamlur village under Bhejji police station

The operation was launched on Sunday night based on inputs about the presence of Maoists in the area. (Representational image)

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Published on Oct 08, 2024 06:13 PM IST

ByS Kareemuddin

Maoist killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

The encounter occurred in the jungles on a hill near Tumalpad village in Sukma district and police said the identity of the deceased Maoist is yet to be ascertained

Police said a weapon and a huge cache of Maoist-related material were recovered from the spot after the encounter. (Representational image)

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Updated on Sep 14, 2024 06:24 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

2 CoBRA jawans killed in IED attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

The incident took place around 3pm when the personnel were on road opening party (ROP) duty and were advancing from Silger camp towards Teklagudam.

The incident took place around 3pm when the personnel were advancing from Silger camp towards Teklagudam. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2024 12:03 AM IST

ByRitesh Mishra, Raipur

Fake currency notes printed by Maoists seized from Chhattisgarh forest: Police

Police said that this is the first time fake currency notes belonging to Maoists have been recovered from Chhattisgarh, which has been struggling with the menace for more than three decades

According to police, Maoists had been allegedly using the fake currency notes in weekly markets of interior areas of Bastar region and duping innocent tribals for a long time. (Representative Image)

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Published on Jun 23, 2024 07:07 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Chhattisgarh: Two women injured in IED blast in Sukma

The incident took place in the remote Bheemapuram village under Jagargunda police station limits on Sunday

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Published on May 27, 2024 01:33 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Suspected Maoist killed in encounter with security personnel in Sukma

The Chhattisgarh Police said that they have also recovered a Barrel Grenade Launcher (BGL) rifle and Maoist material from the spot

Police said that the identity of the deceased Maoist is yet to be ascertained and searching in the forest is still going on. (Representative Image)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2024 05:43 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Chhattisgarh: Maoist commander with a reward of ₹8 lakh surrenders in Sukma

Erra joined the Maoists in 2003 as a local organisation squad member and was elevated as the company commander of their PLGA battalion no. 1 in 2015

The Maoist surrendering before security forces on Monday. (Facebook photo)

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Published on Feb 27, 2024 10:25 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Chhattisgarh villagers protest against ‘fake’ encounter

A group of residents from 25 villages in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Monday staged a protest in Tadmetla village of the district alleging that security personnel killed two people in a “fake encounter” against Maoists

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Updated on Sep 12, 2023 12:37 AM IST

ByRitesh Mishra, Vikas Tiwari, Raipur/sukma

Tricolour to be hoisted in 6 villages of Chhattisgarh's Bastar, a first

Sukma and Bijapur are among seven districts in Bastar division, which has been battling the menace of Left Wing Extremism for the past three decades.

A roadside vendor sells tricolor flags at a traffic intersection ahead of India's Independence Day.(AP/Representative)

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Updated on Aug 15, 2023 05:28 AM IST

PTI | | Posted by Nisha Anand

Chhattisgarh: 2 Maoists carrying ₹11 lakh reward killed in encounter in Sukma

A team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and its elite unit Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) following specific inputs of Maoists presence in the village

According to a press statement released by Bastar police on Monday, the encounter took place around 5.30am in a forest near Danteshpuram village (File Photo)

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Updated on May 08, 2023 02:32 PM IST

ByS Kareemuddin, Ritesh Mishra

CRPF jawan kills 4, injures 3 colleagues in Chhattisgarh

Police said that the incident occurred at around 3:30 am in the camp of CRPF’s 50th battalion in Lingampalli village of Sukma district of Bastar region.

An injured Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel of 50 Battalion being admitted to a hospital after a jawan opened fire at the CRPF camp, in Sukma on Monday. (ANI Photo)(ANI)

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Updated on Nov 09, 2021 04:48 AM IST

ByS Kareemuddin, hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

CoBRA deputy commandant wounded in Bastar IED blast dies

Officials said the IED was planted by Maoists. It exploded when Vikas Kumar, along with a team, was out for anti-Maoist operations on Sunday

The IED blast took place at around 10am on Sunday at Kasaram Nala under Kishtaram Police station area in Chhattisgarh.(REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 14, 2020 11:27 AM IST

Raipur, Hindustan Times | ByRitesh Mishra

Spike in killings by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar raises questions

An IPS officer posted in one of seven districts of Bastar region said that Maoists are now not afraid of any public outcry over killings of civilians.

These killings are a matter of serious concern for both the senior police officials and human rights activists working in the Maoist-hit region. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 23, 2020 07:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Raipur | ByRitesh Mishra

CRPF jawan arrested on rape charges in Chhattisgarh after complaint from woman: Police

The jawan was posted in CRPF camp in Dubbakota area of South Sukma. The police said that they have launched an investigation.

The woman said that the incident took place on July 27. The CRPF jawan was arrested on Thursday.(Representative Photo)

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Updated on Jul 31, 2020 08:08 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Raipur | ByRitesh Mishra | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi

6 security personnel injured in encounter with Maoists in Chattisgarh

The gunfight took place in a forest in Chintagufa area, a senior police official here said.

Reinforcement was rushed to the spot, the police official said.(PTI (Image for representational purpose))

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Published on Mar 21, 2020 07:42 PM IST

Raipur | ByPress Trust of India

Two CoBRA jawans killed, four injured in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

The deputy inspector general (DIG) CRPF, Komal Sinha, informed that the encounter took place at around 10.30 am at a forest in Irapalli village on the border of Bijapur and Sukma districts in Bastar division when the security forces were out on a counter-insurgency operation.

Two jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) CoBRA were killed in an ongoing encounter in Bijapur district of Bastar division. (Representative Image)(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Feb 10, 2020 07:04 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Bastar | ByRitesh Mishra and S Kareemuddin

Chhattisgarh cops evacuate injured Maoist commander who laid their ambush

Madkam Hidma who carried a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on his head, is now undergoing treatment for gangrene that he contracted after he was injured about fortnight ago when he fell into a spike trap while laying an improvised explosive device.

A police team in Chhattisgarh trekked 12 km through jungles to carry an injured Maoist commander to a hospital in Dantewada on Sunday, a top police official said.

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Updated on Sep 02, 2019 08:46 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Raipur | ByRitesh Mishra

Cop brother hunts his Maoist sister in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district

Maoists enter Bastar from Konta, which borders Telangana and is one of the oldest Maoist bastions.

Kanni, 50, and Rama, 43, are brother and sister, and have found themselves on the opposite sides of the Maoist rebellion in Chhattisgarh.(Chhattisgarh police)

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Updated on Aug 08, 2019 08:17 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Konta (Sukma) | ByRitesh Mishra

Chhattisgarh police defuse IEDs planted on scarecrows near CRPF camp

Scarecrows dressed in black were placed very close to the CRPF camp to trick security forces into confusing them with Maoists and opening fire.

This is not the first time scarecrows have been used by Maoists to confuse security forces in south Bastar. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 23, 2019 07:05 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Raipur | ByRitesh Mishra

10 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, 12 arms recovered

The encounter started around 11am deep in a jungle in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district when a team of security forces reached the spot in the jungle where Maoists were being trained, officials said.

On November 11, 2018, nine Maoists were killed in an encounter in Sukma district of the state. Two jawans of district reserve guard were also killed in the encounter.(PTI/Picture for representation)

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Updated on Feb 07, 2019 02:18 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Raipur | ByHT Correspondent

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Bastar, Dantewada, Bijapur, Kanker, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, and Sukma in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division are known as the epicentre of Maoist insurgency

First mobile tower erected at remote CRPF base in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

A police officer said that a police team was sent to the murder spot, and further details were being collected

The blast occurred near a CRPF camp under Jagargunda police station limits, bordering Dantewada district, during an ‘area domination and search’ operation by security personnel

The Chhattisgarh police claim that in the history of anti-Naxal operations in the state, 2024 was significant for troops in Bastar range on all crucial fronts.

Police said that the injured soldiers, identified as commandos from the CRPF’s elite jungle warfare unit, CoBRA Battalion 206, were swiftly evacuated to a nearby medical facility

The encounter took place in the jungles of Korajuguda, Dantewada, Nagaram, and Bhandarpadar of Sukma district.

In Sukma district, security forces killed at least 10 Maoists during an encounter in the jungles.

A Sukma police statement said 14 of the 19 arrests were made from areas under the Jagargunda police station

With this incident, 52 persons have been killed by Maoists so far this year in separate places of Bastar division, comprising seven districts, according to police

Police in a statement said that the gunfight took place on Monday night on a forested hill near Pamlur village under Bhejji police station

The encounter occurred in the jungles on a hill near Tumalpad village in Sukma district and police said the identity of the deceased Maoist is yet to be ascertained

The incident took place around 3pm when the personnel were on road opening party (ROP) duty and were advancing from Silger camp towards Teklagudam.

Police said that this is the first time fake currency notes belonging to Maoists have been recovered from Chhattisgarh, which has been struggling with the menace for more than three decades

The incident took place in the remote Bheemapuram village under Jagargunda police station limits on Sunday

The Chhattisgarh Police said that they have also recovered a Barrel Grenade Launcher (BGL) rifle and Maoist material from the spot

Erra joined the Maoists in 2003 as a local organisation squad member and was elevated as the company commander of their PLGA battalion no. 1 in 2015

A group of residents from 25 villages in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Monday staged a protest in Tadmetla village of the district alleging that security personnel killed two people in a “fake encounter” against Maoists

Sukma and Bijapur are among seven districts in Bastar division, which has been battling the menace of Left Wing Extremism for the past three decades.

A team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and its elite unit Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) following specific inputs of Maoists presence in the village

Police said that the incident occurred at around 3:30 am in the camp of CRPF’s 50th battalion in Lingampalli village of Sukma district of Bastar region.

Officials said the IED was planted by Maoists. It exploded when Vikas Kumar, along with a team, was out for anti-Maoist operations on Sunday

An IPS officer posted in one of seven districts of Bastar region said that Maoists are now not afraid of any public outcry over killings of civilians.

The jawan was posted in CRPF camp in Dubbakota area of South Sukma. The police said that they have launched an investigation.

The gunfight took place in a forest in Chintagufa area, a senior police official here said.

The deputy inspector general (DIG) CRPF, Komal Sinha, informed that the encounter took place at around 10.30 am at a forest in Irapalli village on the border of Bijapur and Sukma districts in Bastar division when the security forces were out on a counter-insurgency operation.

Madkam Hidma who carried a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on his head, is now undergoing treatment for gangrene that he contracted after he was injured about fortnight ago when he fell into a spike trap while laying an improvised explosive device.

Maoists enter Bastar from Konta, which borders Telangana and is one of the oldest Maoist bastions.

Scarecrows dressed in black were placed very close to the CRPF camp to trick security forces into confusing them with Maoists and opening fire.

The encounter started around 11am deep in a jungle in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district when a team of security forces reached the spot in the jungle where Maoists were being trained, officials said.

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