Massive Crackdown On Naxals In 21 Days: 31 Killed Near Chhattisgarh-Telangana Border

In one of the vital vital crackdowns on Naxals within the nation’s historical past, safety forces performed a large coordinated operation alongside the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border between April 21 and May 11, 2025, which ended in the neutralisation of 31 Maoists, together with 16 ladies, with none casualties a number of the safety workforce.

The venture, centred within the Karreguttalu Hill (KGH) area—lengthy considered a stronghold of Naxalite process—used to be carried out by means of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Special Task Force (STF), District Reserve Guard (DRG), and state police forces.

The safety forces additionally completed some other primary leap forward in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit districts. CoBRA commandos and Chhattisgarh Police arrested 22 infamous Naxals throughout an operation in Bijapur. Meanwhile, within the Sukma district, 33 Naxalites surrendered. 

Regarding the entire removal of naxals, the govt. unlock stated, “the government of India is committed to completely eliminate Naxalism by 31st March 2026, since Naxalism is seen as the biggest obstacle in the development of remote areas and tribal villages, as it prevents education, healthcare, connectivity, banking, and postal services from reaching these villages.”

History

Originating from the 1967 Naxalbari motion in West Bengal, the Maoist insurgency unfold around the “Red Corridor,” impacting states like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Maharashtra, Kerala, and extra. While claiming to champion tribal and marginalised rights, the insurgents depend on armed violence, extortion, destruction of public infrastructure, and the pressured recruitment of civilians, together with kids, undermining their mentioned purpose.

Naxal violence, which reached its height with 1,936 incidents in 2010, dropped to 374 in 2024, 81 consistent with cent aid. The general choice of deaths, together with civilians and safety forces, additionally declined by means of 85 consistent with cent throughout this era, from 1,005 in 2010 to 150 in 2024.