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A week before the 31st March deadline, the last remaining Maoists Papa Rao and Sukru surrender with their associates and weapons

OpIndia Staff - 25 March, 2026

Sukru was the most wanted Maoist in Odisha. He had a reward of Rs 55 lakh. Papa Rao another senior commander had Rs 25 lakh bounty.

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14 Maoists killed in first 2 encounters of the year in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma and Bijapur, including leaders of Konta area committee

OpIndia Staff - 3 January, 2026

In another major blow to left-wing extremism at the start of the new year, security forces neutralised 14 Maoists in two separate gun battles...

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Three Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district

OpIndia Staff - 18 December, 2025

In Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, security forces killed at least three Maoists in a gunfight near Golapalli Police Station after a tip-off. The DRG operation continues with weapons recovered. This follows 18 Maoists killed earlier this month near Bijapur-Dantewada, with over 470 down in Bastar since 2024.

Madhya Pradesh: 10 Naxals with 2.36 crore total reward on them surrender in presence of CM Mohan Yadav, multiple assault rifles, detonators recovered

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2025

According to officials, the ten cadres who turned themselves in belonged to the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist).

Crime

Delhi police opposes bail of ‘anti-pollution’ protestors who glorified slain Maoist Madvi Hidma, informs court about video evidence linking accused to Naxalite group

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2025

On Saturday (29th November), the police told the court that they had found new video evidence that connected these students to a radical group linked with Naxalites.

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What is ‘The Himkhand’, the leftist organisation using ‘pollution’ as a cover to incite violence and glorify Maoists and the role played by urban...

Dibakar Dutta - 24 November, 2025

Urban naxals in India are now weaponising climate change and environmental activism to promote left-wing extremism and undermine the nation's sovreignity and territorial integrity.

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Who are the Urban Naxals behind the Delhi Protest: bsCEM which believes ‘Naxalbari is the only way’, Ravjot Kaur who hailed Hidma and other...

Rukma Rathore - 24 November, 2025

bsCEM has been advocating for Maoists on a regular basis, praising them as revolutionaries and victims of the Indian state.

Opinions

How Urban Naxals are using ‘pollution’ as a ruse to drum up sympathy for Madvi Hidma, just like Islamists used CAA as a ruse...

Rukma Rathore - 24 November, 2025

Anti pollution protests in Delhi turned into a show of strength by Urban Naxals when protestors used chilli powder, lionised Madvi Hidma

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Ganja in the Eastern Ghats, poppy in Manipur: How illegal cultivation of narcotics has been a major money source for Naxals and other violent...

Rukma Rathore - 21 November, 2025

On 17th November, 41 acres of illicit poppy production was wiped out in Manipur's Tengnoupal and Kangpokpi districts. A joined team identified and uprooted the crops during the day-long operation which was conducted in the Khudei Khullen hill range under Tengnoupal Police Station.

Crime