Chhattisgarh: Seven Naxalites, Including Two Top Leaders, Killed In Three-Day Operation In Bijapur

Seven Naxalites, together with two high-ranking leaders, have been killed in a significant anti-Naxal operation carried out by way of safety forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district between June 5 and 7, officers stated on Saturday.

According to officers, the operation, led collectively by way of the Special Task Force (STF), District Reserve Guard (DRG), and the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) within the dense wooded area area of the National Park house, additionally resulted within the seizure of a big cache of palms, ammunition, and communique apparatus.

Inspector General (IG) of Police, Bastar Range, P Sundarraj, stated that to this point, a complete of 7 our bodies of Naxal cadres had been recovered by way of safety forces all through the continuing anti-Naxal operations within the National Park house of Bijapur district. These come with the our bodies of Central Committee Member Gautam @ Sudhakar and Bhaskar, a Telangana State Committee Member.

“It is worth mentioning that, as part of the continued anti-Naxal operations in the National Park area of Bijapur district, a total of 7 Naxal bodies have been recovered following multiple encounters that took place on the 5th, 6th, and 7th of June 2025,” he added.

The safety forces carried out a couple of encounters with Maoists within the dense wooded area terrain of the National Park house over 3 consecutive days.

During the combing and seek operations that adopted the encounters, they recovered a big cache of palms and ammunition, together with two AK-47 rifles, magazines, and communique units from the come upon websites.

Efforts are underway to establish the id of the 5 final deceased Naxals.

“Search and area domination operations are still ongoing in the surrounding forested terrain. A few of the security personnel suffered injuries due to snake bites, honey bee stings, dehydration and other operational injuries. They are being provided with appropriate medical attention. Right now, their condition is normal and out of danger,” added the IG.

According to legitimate information, 186 Maoists had been killed in counter-insurgency operations around the Bastar Range in 2025 to this point. Between 2024 and 2025, over 403 Maoists had been neutralised within the area following sustained anti-Naxal efforts.

Commenting at the fresh luck, Chhattisgarh Speaker Raman Singh referred to the time limit set by way of Union Home Minister Amit Shah for getting rid of naxalism and stated, “Union Home Minister Amit Shah has also set a deadline that naxalism will be eliminated from India by 2026. The police are also working with full force, and we will get 100 per cent success.”