Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Three Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh encounter
On December 18, 2023, in a forest area of Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, three Maoists, including a woman, were killed in a fight with security forces.
The security team was on a mission to find Maoists in the area.
The fight started in the morning when the security team surrounded a hilly, forested area.
The police confirmed that the bodies of the deceased were recovered.
This incident is part of ongoing operations against Maoists in the region, with 284 Maoists killed in 2025 so far.
Additionally, 298 Maoists have surrendered in Narayanpur district alone this year, influenced by government campaigns and rehabilitation initiatives.
Three Maoists, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district.
The encounter took place in the morning on a forested hill under the Golapalli police station area.
A team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was conducting a search operation based on specific intelligence about the presence of Maoist cadres.
Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran G. Chavan confirmed the incident and the recovery of the bodies.
The incident is part of intensified anti-Naxal operations in the Bastar division, with 284 Maoists killed in 2025 so far.
- Who
- Three Maoists (including one woman) and security personnel
- What
- An encounter resulting in the deaths of three Maoists
- When
- December 18, 2023, in the morning
- Where
- Forested hill under Golapalli police station area, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh
- Why
- Security personnel were on a search operation based on specific intelligence about the presence of Maoist cadres
- Location
- Sukma district, Chhattisgarh
- Date
- December 18, 2023
- Casualties
- Three Maoists (including one woman)
- Security Personnel Involved
- District Reserve Guard (DRG)
- Operation Type
- Search operation
- Total Maoists Killed in 2025
- 284
- Maoists Surrendered in Narayanpur
- 298
- Surrender Incentive
- Rs 50,000
Sources
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