While Kumeti carried a cash reward of Rs 16 lakh on his head, his wife Halami carried a bounty of Rs 3 lakh, the police official said.
The Chattisgarh officials said that the gunbattle killed at least four to six ultras but the rest of the group were able to drag the injured or dead inside the forests so no bodies were recovered from the site.
“The strategy of trust, development and security has started yielding successful results and brought down Naxalite activities to a great extent,” Baghel said.
On the occasion of the 77th Independence Day, six villages located in the Bastar region of Chattisgarh will be witnessing the hoisting of the national flag for the first time tomorrow since 1947.
According to a release issued by the police headquarters here, Arvind Bhuiyan alias Mukhiya ji, a self-styled zonal commander, was arrested from Sohail police station area of Gaya on the intervening night of Monday and...
Dhurva Dharmaiyya, a resident of Aaipenta village under Ilmidi police station limits, was found dead by some locals on a hill on Monday, a senior police official said.
Gaddar's real name was Gummadi Vittal Rao. At one point, he was an icon among Naxalites and has been known for his work on human rights.
He identified the three as 'jan militia' members Paraski Hidma, Podiam Soma and Vetti Sukka, all residents of Bheji area in the district.
According to Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavhan, the encounter took place this morning near Regadgatta village under Earrabor police station limits...
Two-three Naxalites also received bullet injuries in the gun fight which took place at around 8 pm on Sunday in Bijapur, located around 400 km from the state...
The corpse of the man was discovered in a field in Turenar, within the Tarrem police station's jurisdiction in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.
As per the primary probe, one of the deceased was identified as Bitlu Madavi, a commander of Perimili Dalam, while two others were identified as Vasu of...
A high alert has been sounded in all seven districts of the Naxal-hit Bastar division in Chhattisgarh after a deadly attack by Naxalites claimed the lives of...
"An improvised explosive device was found in the Pillur jungle and was defused. We have recovered explosives, detonators, Naxalite uniforms, literature,...
Two Naxalites were caught in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district with explosives while they were planning to target security personnel. The police received a tip-off...
The arrested lower-rung Naxalite cadres were active as the Local Organisation Squad (LOS) and Militia members under the Indravati Area Committee of the...
The trio were involved in arson, planting explosives to target security forces and other violent incidents in the area, he added.
The trio were taken inside a nearby forest, where Naxalites murdered Dodi and handed over the body to two others with a pamphlet suggesting he was acting as a...
Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were injured in a pressure IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Tuesday morning while on a road security...
An assistant platoon commander was killed by an IED planted by Naxalites during a security operation in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, while ensuring safety...
When the patrolling team was cordoning off the forest area near Kottalendra, an exchange of fire broke out between the two sides, he said. After they found the...
Thuge was on Monday nabbed by Maharashtra's Gadchiroli police from Hyderabad in Telangana, where he was working as watchman in a local security firm, he said....
The Naxalites left behind a few pamphlets near Alami’s body that claimed he worked as a police informer and promoted the Bodhghat dam project for money, the...
Three Naxalites were apprehended from Polampalli police station area in Sukma district in the early hours of Friday when they were allegedly trying to plant an...
Kuldeep Ganju alias Tuilu (25), a close aide of top Maoist Misir Besra alias Sagar Ji, laid down his .303 rifle before Superintendent of Police Ashutosh...
