AK-47 Rifles, SLR-INSAS Carbines Recovered: IG Bastar After 27 Naxals Including Top Leader Killed

NARAYANPUR: The Inspector General (IG) of Bastar Range in Chhattisgarh, P Sundarraj, on Wednesday stated that the joint operation that killed 27 naxals, together with CPI-M General Secretary Basavaraju, used to be performed through District Reserve Guard (DRG) groups from Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur, and Kondagaon. Sundarraj additional added that the stumble upon came about within the Abujmarh house, a identified Naxal stronghold, following intelligence inputs in regards to the presence of senior Maoist leaders.

Speaking to ANI, IG Bastar P Sundarraj stated, “In the border area of Bijapur, Narayanpur and Dantewada, in the Abujmarh area, we had information of the presence of banned and illegal organisation CPI-M’s General Secretary Basavaraju alias BR Dada and other senior cadres of the organisation. DRG teams of Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Kondagaon were dispatched. During the operation, since 7-8 am this morning, our DRG teams had an encounter with Naxalites quite a number of times. After the encounter, during a search of the area, bodies of 27 naxals were recovered, including the body of CPI-M General Secretary Basavaraju.”

He stated that AK-47 rifles, SLR-INSAS carbines, and different palms and ammunition in heavy numbers had been recovered. One DRG jawan used to be martyred and a number of other others had been injured within the operation, which additionally resulted in the restoration of a big cache of palms and ammunition. “AK-47 rifles, SLR-INSAS carbines, and other arms and ammunition in heavy numbers were recovered. One DRG jawan was martyred in the operation. The injured jawans are undergoing treatment and are out of danger. Search operation at the encounter site is ongoing,” Sundarraj stated.

Earlier within the day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that safety forces have neutralised 27 dreaded Maoists, together with Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, General Secretary of CPI-Maoist, in an operation in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district and lauded the main step forward. In a submit on X, he stated that that is the primary time in 3 many years of India’s combat towards Naxalism {that a} General Secretary-ranked chief has been neutralised through the protection forces.

Noting that Basavaraju used to be the spine of the Naxal motion, Amit Shah stated that 54 Naxalites had been arrested and that 84 Naxalites have surrendered in Chhattisgarh, after the finishing touch of Operation Black Forest. Amit Shah stated that the Modi govt has resolved to do away with Naxalism prior to March 31 subsequent 12 months.

“A landmark achievement in the battle to eliminate Naxalism. Today, in an operation in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, our security forces have neutralised 27 dreaded Maoists, including Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, the general secretary of CPI-Maoist, topmost leader, and the backbone of the Naxal movement,” he stated in a submit on X.

“This is the first time in three decades of Bharat’s battle against Naxalism that a General Secretary-ranked leader has been neutralised by our forces. I applaud our brave security forces and agencies for this major breakthrough. Also glad to share that after completion of Operation Black Forest, 54 Naxalites have been arrested and 84 Naxalites have surrendered in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Maharashtra. The Modi government is resolved to eliminate Naxalism before the March 31. 2026,” he added.

Earlier on Wednesday, an stumble upon broke out between safety forces and Naxals within the woodland house of Abujhmad in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district.

Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao asserted that the protection forces are running “diligently” to make Bastar Naxal-free through March 2026. “After the formation of our government in the state, a programme is running to make Bastar Naxal-free. In Narayanpur, more than two dozen Naxalites have been killed in an encounter. Our security forces are working diligently so that by March 2026, Bastar becomes Naxal-free,” Arun Sao instructed ANI.

The Deputy Chief Minister showed that one soldier used to be injured all the way through the stumble upon. Security forces carried out ‘Operation Black Forest’ to wreck the spine of Naxals close to Karreguttalu Hill (KGH) on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border.