8 months ago
Chhattisgarh Police Claim Upper Hand in Anti-Insurgency Push
The police in Chhattisgarh, India, say they are winning against the Maoists, who are like rebels.
The government has set a deadline to end this problem by March 2026.
In 2025, 256 Maoists were killed in fights, and over 1,500 gave up and surrendered.
The police chief, Mr. Sinha, said their soldiers are doing well and asked the Maoists to stop fighting and come back to normal life.
He believes the Maoist problem will soon be over.
Recently, 14 Maoists were killed in fights in Bijapur and Sukma districts, and many weapons were taken by the police.
The police are also helping the surrendered Maoists to start a new life.
Chhattisgarh police claim to have the upper hand in anti-insurgency operations.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah set a March 2026 deadline to eradicate Naxalism.
Police appeal to Maoists to surrender and return to the mainstream.
Morale of security forces is reported to be high.
In 2025, 256 Naxals were killed and over 1,500 surrendered in the Bastar division.
- Who
- Chhattisgarh Additional Director General of Police (Naxal operations) Vivekanand Sinha, Bastar Range Inspector General of Police P. Sundarraj, and Maoists
- What
- Anti-insurgency operations and appeal to Maoists to surrender
- Where
- Chhattisgarh, India, specifically Bastar division, Bijapur and Sukma districts
- When
- Less than three months left for the March 2026 deadline, 2025 marked a decisive turning point
- Why
- To eradicate Naxalism from India
Key facts
- Deadline for Eradication
- March 2026
- Union Home Minister
- Amit Shah
- Current Status
- Security forces have upper hand
- Appeal to Maoists
- Return to mainstream
- Maoist Morale
- Not explicitly stated
- Naxals Killed in 2025
- 256
- Naxals Surrendered in 2025
- Over 1,500
- Recent Encounters
- 14 Maoists killed in Bijapur and Sukma districts
- Weapons Recovered
- AK-47, INSAS rifles, and other graded weapons
Quotes
Vishnu Deo Sai
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
“Eliminating naxalism is not enough. We will have to take development in the areas freed from the Naxals. There are areas which hardly anyone visited earlier because of the rebels. Abujhmaad is spread over 5000 square kilometres, and there are no roads. Forget roads, even a survey of its villages was never done.”
theprint.in
“His mother comes to the health centre that we had set in his village. We tried to make his mother speak to him on a video call, urging him to drop weapons, but he refused and was killed by forces.”
theprint.in
Sources
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