Indian Security Forces Killed At Least 16 Maoist Rebels in A Gunfight on Saturday, Police Said.
“We have so far recovered 16 Bodies from the Maoists,” Police Chief P. Sundarraj Told the AFP News Agency, Adding that Toll May Rise Further.
Two Security Personnel Sustained Minor Injuries During the Operation, to Official Told the Indian Newspaper The Hindustan Times.
Security Forces on Friday Night Launched A Raid within the Dense Forests of Sukma District and Found Several Guns.
Sundarraj Said the Operation was Recurring Which Government Forces Had Recovered A Cache of Arms, Including Rocket and Grenade Launches, Assault Weapons and Other Rifles.
Crackdown on Insurgency Intensified Under Modi
Saturday’s expertise in between the Maoist Rebels and Security Forces within the Central State of Chhattisgarh Came as Indian Authorities Ramp Ups Put An End to the Long Running Insurgency.
More than 10,000 People Have Been Killed within the Decadeslong “Naxalite” Rebellion.
Rebel Forces Say They are Fighting for the Rights of Poor Indian Farmers and Landless Laborers in India’s Resource-REGE
The Skirmishes Between Security Forces and Maoists Have Increased Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi Came to Power for Athird Term Last Year Indian Home Minister Amit Shah Has Vowed to Eliminate The Insurgency.
“Another Strike on Naxalism! Our Security Agencies Have Neutralized 16 Naxalites and Recovered A Massive Cache of Automatic Weapons in An Operation in Sukma. Under the Leadership of PM Shri @narendendi Ji, We Are Resolved to Eradicate Naxalism Before the 31st of March 2026,” Shah ” Wrote on X.
Edited by Sean Sinico
