Satyanarayan PattnaikKoraput: Rayagada Police recovered a cache of firearms, ammunition and Maoist logistics from a concealed dump inside the Raghubari Reserve Forest under Ambadala police limits, dealing another blow to the banned CPI (Maoist)’s efforts to regroup in the region.“Our sustained anti-Maoist operations, backed by actionable intelligence obtained from recently surrendered Maoist cadres, have once…
Daltonganj: A zonal commander of the banned CPI (Maoist), identified as Baijnath Singh alias Chandan Kharwar, 52, was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment by a Latehar court on Friday, police said.Additional district and sessions judge (first) also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Singh. He was sentenced in a case registered in 2023…
Hyderabad: Security cover of nearly 300 persons, including incumbent director-general of police (DGP) CV Anand and several former DGPs, was downgraded in the backdrop of the eradication of CPI Maoist threat. As part of the move, police will withdraw bulletproof (BP)cars, reduce the number of gunmen and other security personnel of the protectees based on…
NIA files chargesheet against Gade Innaiah for alleged Maoist links Hyderabad: After six months of investigation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a chargesheet against Gade Innaiah for allegedly instigating people to support the banned CPI (Maoist).“In the chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court at Nampally, Hyderabad, Gade Innaiah (Gade Inna Reddy)…
Kolkata: A wanted female Maoist operative — an active member of the Dalma Squad Platoon 22 and with strong links to one of the country’s most wanted insurgent commanders, Mishir Besra — surrendered before Kolkata Police, commissioner Ajay Nand announced on Wednesday.Identified as Sakuntala Mahato, who operated under aliases including Pushpa, Pari and Barsha, was…
Berhampur: Security forces have seized a huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives from a Maoist dump in the forest areas in Kandhamal district’s Baliguda police station limits, police said on Thursday.“Acting on information obtained from surrendered Maoists, a multi-party operation was carried out in Gangapadar, Kodamaha, Pajimaha, Tengeri and Balimaha areas by the Special…
The Union Home Minister’s announcement on achieving the goal of “Naxal Mukt Bharat” by March 31, 2026, signalled more than political intent. It reflected the confidence and willingness to take one of its longest and largest internal security challenges headlong. This goal has been nearly achieved, largely because of security measures. The challenge now is…
