Hailing safety forces for his or her profitable anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma and Dantewada districts, the place 16 Maoists had been eradicated, Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah reiterated the Modi authorities’s resolve, which requires the eradication of Naxalism earlier than March 31, 2026.

“One other strike on Naxalism! Our safety businesses have neutralized 16 Naxalites and recovered an enormous cache of computerized weapons in an operation in Sukma. Below the management of PM Shri @narendramodi Ji, we’re resolved to eradicate Naxalism earlier than March 31, 2026. My enchantment to these with arms is that weapons and violence can not deliver change; solely peace and growth can,” Shah stated.

One other strike on Naxalism!

Our safety businesses have neutralised 16 Naxalites and recovered an enormous cache of computerized weapons in an operation in Sukma.

Below the management of PM Shri @narendramodi Ji, we’re resolved to eradicate Naxalism earlier than the thirty first of March 2026.…
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 29, 2025

On Saturday, safety forces carried out an operation throughout the morning hours within the Upampalli space beneath the Keralapal police station jurisdiction. Personnel from the District Reserve Guards (DRG) and the Central Reserve Police Power (CRPF) efficiently engaged the Maoists, recovering a big cache of arms and ammunition, together with computerized weapons reminiscent of INSAS and SLR rifles.

A number of high-profile Maoist leaders had been amongst these killed, information company IANS reported, citing sources. “An intensive search might be carried out as soon as the operation concludes, which can present readability on the extent of harm inflicted on the Maoists,” a police official stated. The variety of Maoist casualties might rise because the state of affairs turns into clearer. This operation is a part of a sequence of intensified actions in opposition to Maoists within the Bastar area.

Earlier, on March 20, safety forces carried out two main encounters within the Bastar division. The primary, on the Bijapur-Dantewada border, resulted within the elimination of 26 Maoists, although a DRG jawan was martyred. The second, on the Kanker-Narayanpur border, led to the deaths of 4 Maoists.

On March 25, safety forces neutralized three Maoists, together with Sudhir alias Sudhakar, who had a bounty of Rs 25 lakh on his head. In complete, 49 Maoists have been killed in March alone.

Amit Shah had beforehand visited Raipur and Jagdalpur in August and December 2024, warning Maoists to give up their arms. He reiterated that the federal government stays dedicated to eliminating Naxalism, stating that any try at violence might be met with decisive motion by safety forces.

(With company inputs)