Narayanpur

In a 124-hour operation in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, security forces killed three Maoists with a combined bounty of Rs 49 lakh. The encounter, which occurred in the dense Abujhmad forest, resulted in the recovery of automatic weapons, including an AK-47 and two self-loading rifles (SLRs).

Among the Maoists killed were Rupesh alias Shambha Gosai (Rs 25 lakh bounty), Jagdish alias Ramesh (Rs 16 lakh), and Sarita alias Basanti (Rs 8 lakh). Bastar IGP Sundarraj praised the operation’s success, dedicating it to martyred soldiers. He emphasized the government’s goal to eradicate Maoists by 2026 and urged them to surrender and reintegrate into society.