Archive · 4 Jan 2026
14 Maoists Killed in Chhattisgarh Encounters
Early on Saturday, police officers in Chhattisgarh, India, found and fought some bad guys called Maoists in two different places.
They killed 14 Maoists in total.
The police found guns and other weapons at the fight spots.
The police are still looking around to make sure all the bad guys are gone.
Last year, the police killed 285 Maoists in similar fights.
The police are trying to make the area safe by stopping these bad guys.
14 Maoists were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Sukma and Bijapur districts of Chhattisgarh.
The encounters occurred during anti-Naxalite operations based on intelligence about the presence of Maoist cadres.
12 Maoists were killed in Sukma, including senior leaders Mangdu and the commander responsible for the killing of ASP Akash Girpunje.
2 Maoists were killed in Bijapur, with weapons including an SLR and a 12-bore rifle recovered.
The operations are part of an intensified anti-Naxal campaign, with 285 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh last year.
- Who
- Security forces (DRG) and Maoists
- What
- Gun battles between security forces and Maoists
- When
- Early hours of Saturday
- Where
- Sukma and Bijapur districts, Chhattisgarh
- Why
- Anti-Naxalite operations based on intelligence about the presence of Maoist cadres
- Location
- Sukma and Bijapur districts, Chhattisgarh
- Time of encounter
- Early hours of Saturday
- Security force involved
- District Reserve Guard (DRG)
- Maoists killed in Sukma
- 12
- Maoists killed in Bijapur
- 2
- Weapons recovered
- AK-47, INSAS rifle, SLR, 12-bore rifle, and other ammunition
- Notable Maoists killed
- Mangdu (Konta Area Committee secretary), Hunga Madkam
- Maoists killed last year
- 285
Sources
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