One of the largest operations carried out by security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker in which 29 Naxalites were gunned down and huge quantities of arms and ammunition were also recovered. On the Kanker encounter, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "Yesterday, security forces achieved great success in Chhattisgarh. Ever since Modi ji became the Prime Minister, the BJP government has launched a continuous campaign against Naxalism and terrorism.” IG Bastar P Sundarraj said, "Yesterday, an encounter broke out between security forces and Naxalites which lasted for around 4 hours. Teams of DRG and BSF cordoned off the area and as a result, 29 bodies of CPI Maoists were recovered, out of which 15 were female and 14 were male. Arms and ammunition were recovered in large quantities from the spot. The autopsy of bodies of the Maoists are underway."
18 April,2024 12:03 PM IST
New revelations have been made in the Dantewada attack probe. It has been suspected that the improvised explosive device (IED) used to blow up the police vehicle was planted a day or two before the incident. Moreover, Dantewada ‘mastermind’ Jagdish Sodhi used ‘foxhole mechanism’ to plant the IEDs. The attack claimed the lives of 10 DFG personnel and a civilian.
30 April,2023 02:58 PM IST
On April 26, Naxal attack in Chattisgarh's Dantewada sent shockwaves across the nation. A day later, a heart-wrenching video describes the pain that such attacks inflict on families of jawans. DRG jawans, who were killed by high-intensity IED blast, left behind their loved ones in pain and agony. On Apr 27, last respects were paid and the mortal remains of soldiers were taken to their native villages for the last rites. The funeral ceremony of jawan Lakhmu Markam was filled with sorrow and pride. Markam's aggrieving wife even tried to offer herself on the funeral pyre of her husband instead of the braveheart. Hundreds of villagers gathered at his residence to pay their last respects. People raised slogans like "Shaheed Jawan Amar Rahe" during his antim yatra. His supreme sacrifice has made his entire village proud who were bidding him farewell with teary eyes. Villager Chetram Atami condoled the incident however he shared that the whole village is proud of him for sacrificing his life for the country.
28 April,2023 01:07 PM IST | Mumbai
Wreaths were laid on Thursday at the bodies of 10 police personnel and a civilian driver who died in a blast carried out by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. The Chief Minister lent his shoulder to the coffin of one of the jawans on way to a vehicle in which the bodies were being shifted to native places of the dead cops. Ten personnel, belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG), and a civilian driver were killed after Maoists blew up their Multi-Utility Vehicle (MUV) which was part of a convoy carrying security personnel in Aranpur police station area of Dantewada on Wednesday afternoon. After paying homage to the personnel who died in the Naxal attack on Wednesday, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said the sacrifices of the jawans will not go in vain and the fight against Maoists will be intensified.
27 April,2023 03:52 PM IST | Mumbai
Big moist attack happened in Chhattisgarh on April 26. Vehicle carrying DRG personnel and 10 Jawans were killed in a maoist attack. One driver who was carrying the security personnel was also killed in an IED blast. The incident took place in Dantewada. “Maoists won’t be spread,” said CM Bhagel after the attack. Home minister also contacted CM Bhagel. Combing operations are still underway in Chhattisgarh.
27 April,2023 11:46 AM IST | Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condemned the attack by Naxalites in Dantewada which killed 11 people, including 10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel. PM Modi said that the sacrifice of the security personnel will be remembered.
27 April,2023 11:34 AM IST | Mumbai
After 29 days in hostage Paolo Bosusco, held hostage by the Odisha unit of the Maoist party has been released. He will be handed over the police very soon. Video courtesy: NDTV
12 April,2012 05:04 PM IST
One policeman was killed and 12 were injured when Maoist rebels ambushed their mini-bus in Jharkhand on Tuesday night. The rebels launched another attack early on Wednesday, blasting a railway track and a bridge, police said. Video courtesy: NDTV
27 June,2012 10:24 AM IST
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a Maoist hideout and arrested three hardcore rebels in Jharkhand. Police also recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from the rebels in Khunti district. Video courtesy: ANI
16 June,2015 06:55 PM IST
A Maoist, wanted in multiple cases, was arrested in Jharkhand. According to police inspector Bipul Shukla, the accused Simon Soren, who is of 22 years, was working with Maoist groups for the past six years.
26 June,2015 12:39 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
