Week-Long Operation Against Maoists Intensifies On Chhattisgarh-Telangana Border, Three Naxals Killed So Far

Three Maoists have been gunned down and three jawans injured so far during an intense week-long anti-Maoist operation centered around the Karregutta hills on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, Indian Express reported.

On the seventh day of the massive operation, a senior police officer was quoted as saying by IE, "A few Naxals are hiding, a few are roaming, a few are fleeing and a few are planning to fight. Our troops are not heading back. They are holding the area and will continue the operations."

Officials believe the number of Maoists killed could be higher than confirmed figures.

Security personnel discovered a large natural cave, suspected to have been used by Maoists as a hideout. Additionally, a substantial concealed pit, covered with bamboo, plastic sheets, soil and grass, containing Maoist materials, was unearthed.

"The recoveries from these sites are being documented and seized. At the end of the search operation, the details will be disclosed," an official stated.

On Sunday, a jawan from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) sustained minor injuries from an improvised explosive device (IED) believed to have been planted by Battalion 1 of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), regarded as the Maoists' most dangerous unit.

"Today, one jawan from Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), an elite force of the CRPF, sustained a minor injury due to an IED blast impact. But he is quite okay and recovering well," another officer confirmed.

Previously, a Special Task Force (STF) jawan and a District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan had also been injured.

The operations, which commenced on 21 April, involved around 7,000 personnel from central and state forces.

Officials noted that persistent security pressure over the past year has confined Maoists to the Karregutta hills, with police camps established across the Bastar region to eliminate longstanding security gaps.

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