Archive · 17 Dec 2025

335 Left-wing extremists killed, 2,167 surrendered in 2025: Centre

335 Left-wing extremists killed, 2,167 surrendered in 2025: Centre

The Indian government told Parliament that in 2025, 335 Left-wing extremists were killed and 2,167 surrendered.

Since 2014, over 1,800 have been killed, more than 16,000 arrested, and nearly 9,600 have surrendered.

The government has spent billions of rupees to fight these extremists and plans to end Maoism by March 2026.

Some people, like civil rights groups, say that some of these killings might not be true and could be fake.

The most affected areas are in Chhattisgarh.

Some families say that people the police say are extremists are actually just regular people.

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