NEW DELHI: At least four Naxalites were killed in an encounter with police in Maharashtra 's Gadchiroli district on Monday. The exchange of fire broke out in the area bordering Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh.
A C60 commando team of Gadchiroli police and a CRPF team carried out the operation, an official told news agency PTI.
In May this year, three Maoists , including two females, were killed in an encounter.
A month later, at least 12 members of outlawed Maoist outfit People's Liberation Guerrilla Army ( PLGA ) were shot dead in Gadchiroli in a six-hour operation, involving 200 police commandos airdropped into the dense Wandoli forests near the Chhattisgarh border amid torrential rain.
The forces fired more than 2,000 rounds during the gunfight - one of the most intense in recent decades against Maoist insurgents.
The operation was a blow for PLGA in north Gadchiroli as its divisional committee member and Tippagarh dalam chief Laxman Atram, the commander of PLGA in the region, was killed.Sarita Parsa, a woman Maoist and Chatgaon committee member, was among the deceased.
The commandos faced severe weather conditions, including five flooded nullahs, to reach the PLGA camp. The operation, led by DSP Vishal Nagargoje, was crucial as anti-mine combat vehicles were rendered immobile due to the floods.
In the past 10 years, 85 per cent of Left-wing extremists' strength in Chhattisgarh and 14 top CPI (Maoist) leaders across the country have been eliminated, home minister Amit Shah said on October 7, enlisting the support of Naxal-hit states for a final blow to end Left-wing extremism (LWE) by March 2026 and enable locals to taste the fruits of development blocked by ultras.
A C60 commando team of Gadchiroli police and a CRPF team carried out the operation, an official told news agency PTI.
In May this year, three Maoists , including two females, were killed in an encounter.
A month later, at least 12 members of outlawed Maoist outfit People's Liberation Guerrilla Army ( PLGA ) were shot dead in Gadchiroli in a six-hour operation, involving 200 police commandos airdropped into the dense Wandoli forests near the Chhattisgarh border amid torrential rain.
The forces fired more than 2,000 rounds during the gunfight - one of the most intense in recent decades against Maoist insurgents.
The operation was a blow for PLGA in north Gadchiroli as its divisional committee member and Tippagarh dalam chief Laxman Atram, the commander of PLGA in the region, was killed.Sarita Parsa, a woman Maoist and Chatgaon committee member, was among the deceased.
The commandos faced severe weather conditions, including five flooded nullahs, to reach the PLGA camp. The operation, led by DSP Vishal Nagargoje, was crucial as anti-mine combat vehicles were rendered immobile due to the floods.
In the past 10 years, 85 per cent of Left-wing extremists' strength in Chhattisgarh and 14 top CPI (Maoist) leaders across the country have been eliminated, home minister Amit Shah said on October 7, enlisting the support of Naxal-hit states for a final blow to end Left-wing extremism (LWE) by March 2026 and enable locals to taste the fruits of development blocked by ultras.
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