Maoist

Sonu and Devuji who belong to the senior leadership of CPI (M) have a bounty of Rs 1 crore on each of them.

The slain terrorists have been identified as Lalu Lohara, Chhotu Oraon, and Sujit Oraon. Gumla SP Haris Bin Zaman confirmed this. Lalu Lohara and Chhotu Oraon, both carrying a reward of five lakh rupees, made this police action even more significant.

In a purported statement, the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist), expressed readiness to give up arms and asked the Central government to announce a one-month ceasefire and pause the ongoing anti-Naxal operations

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Vijay Sharma have criticised opposition Vice President candidate Justice B. Sudershan Reddy.

Two young teachers were killed by Maoists in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, on suspicion of being police informers. With this, the civilian death toll in Maoist violence in 2025 has reached 25, exposing the ongoing threat to development in Bastar.

CM Fadnavis highlighted that around 64 left-wing organisations are currently active in Maharashtra, which is the highest number across all states.

Ironically, the Maoist party which the supports armed revolution, accused the government of having a mindset that celebrates taking of human life

Among 16 Naxals neutralized in Chhattisgarh is the senior Maoist leader Jairam alias Chalapati, who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore.

Speaking to media on the encounter of Maoists in Telangana, Mulugu Superintendent of Police (SP) Shabarish said, "Seven Maoists died in a police encounter in the Eturnagaram forest area." Media reports suggested that search operations were conducted in the area following the encounter.

Sundaraj P, IGP, Bastar confirmed the operation and revealed that the District Reserve Guard (DRG) team and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team were part of it.