Chhattisgarh: Security forces killed seven Maoist leaders in Bijapur

Anti-Naxal operations have been conducted in the national park area for the last three days. Read further on Dynamite News:

Bijapur: Security forces get success in killing seven Maoist leaders during anti-Naxal operations here in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

Anti-Naxal operations have been conducted in the national park area for the last three days. In this operation seven Naxalite bodies have been recovered after encounters at several places on 05, 06, and 07 June.

The bodies of Central Committee member Gautam alias Sudhakar and Telangana State Committee member Bhaskar are also included among the killed Naxalites.

Hardcore Maoists Surrender

In a significant development, 24 hardcore Maoists, carrying a total bounty of ₹87.5 lakh, surrendered before security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Friday. Among them, 20 Maoists had rewards ranging from ₹50,000 to ₹10 lakh announced for their capture.

The surrenders are seen as a positive outcome of the government's effective Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy-2025 and the 'Niyad Nella Naar Yojana'.

Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai tweeted that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the eradication of Left-Wing Extremism by March 2026 is certain. This surrender is a part of that decisive journey.

The Chief Minister added that Maoists are now realising that the path of violence leads to endless destruction. They are leaving the path of militancy and joining the mainstream. The state government is fully committed to the rehabilitation and reintegration of these surrendered Maoists.

Maoist Killed

Two suspected Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Latehar district of Jharkhand on Saturday.

One of those killed was Pappu Lohra, the chief of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad, a splinter group of the Communist Party of India (Maoist). The second person who was killed was Prabhat Ghanju, who was allegedly an associate of Lohra.

Lohra carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh, while Ghanju carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh.

Another suspected Maoist suffered a bullet injury during the gunfight, the newspaper quoted Jharkhand Police spokesperson and Inspector General (Operation) Amol Homkar as saying. The injured Maoist was arrested and subsequently taken to a hospital.

A security official was also also hit by a bullet during the operation. He has been shifted to Ranchi for treatment, the newspaper added.

The gunfight took place during a joint anti-Maoist operation carried out by the Central Reserve Police Force and the Jharkhand Police in a forest area under the Latehar Police Station limits.