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Four Maoist Operatives Killed in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli
- Security forces killed four Maoist operatives on May 23, 2025, during a joint operation in Gadchiroli district along Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border.
- The operation began on May 22 based on credible intelligence about Maoist presence near the recently established Kawande Forward Operating Base.
- Over 300 commandos from the C-60 unit and CRPF launched the offensive in difficult conditions, leading to a two-hour firefight along the Indravati riverbank.
- Security forces recovered four bodies, including two women and commander Sannu Masa Pungati, and seized multiple weapons and Maoist propaganda material from the site.
- The encounter marks a major blow to Maoist operations in the area and comes shortly after a related action in nearby Chhattisgarh that resulted in the deaths of 27 Maoists just two days prior.
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Four Maoist operatives killed in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli
The encounter took place along the Maharastra-Chhattisgarh border barely 25 km from the site where 27 Maoists were killed in an encounter two days ago; in another encounter in Sukma district, a Maoist operative was killed by the security forces
Maharashtra: Four naxals killed in gunfight with security forces in Gadchiroli
In a major joint anti-Maoist operation, four naxals were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border in Gadchiroli district, a senior official confirmed on Friday. The encounter took place during a meticulously planned operation led by the elite C-60 commando unit of the Maharashtra Police, in coordination with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The operation began Thursday afternoon based o…
2 Maoists killed in separate encounters in Sukma, Bijapur | DH NEWS, DH Latest News, Latest News, death, India, NEWS, Defence, Crime ,
Two armed members of the CPI (Maoist) were killed in separate encounters with security forces in the Maoist-affected districts of Sukma and Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, according to police. The operations were launched based on intelligence inputs, leading to intense gunfights with Maoist cadres. Bastar police confirmed the deaths on Saturday, noting that the incidents occurred in areas long troubled by Maoist insurgency. In Sukma, a joint team of D…
Indian troops kill four Maoists in Maharashtra - Kashmir Media Service
Mumbai: Indian troops killed four individuals, whom they claimed were Maoists, during an encounter in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district today. According to Kashmir Media Service, police officials said the gunfight occurred near Kawande village, close to the Indravati River, during a joint operation carried out by Indian paramilitary and police forces. The operation was reportedly launched a day earlier following intelligence inputs about Maoist …
Four Naxals killed in encounter in Gadchiroli district
Nagpur: In a joint operation, police’s special commando unit C-60 and the CRPF killed four Naxals in an encounter along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border in Gadchiroli district on Friday, a senior official said. The official, in a statement, informed that based on credible intelligence inputs about the presence of Naxal formations on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border near a recently opened FOB (Forward Operating Base) in Kawande area, an ope…
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