31 Naxalites, 2 cops killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

Indian forces eliminate 31 Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh

In a major operation against the Left Wing Extremism, security forces gunned down 31 Naxalites during a fierce encounter in Chhattisgarh‘s Bijapur district on Sunday. Two security personnel were also killed and many others were injured in the face-off. More than 650 security personnel entered the Indravati National Park area from different sides and eliminated 31 Naxalites in their den, Chhattisgarh’s Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said.

Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said the end of Naxalism in the country and the State is certain. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the State will get rid of Naxalism by March 2026, he added. With this incident, 81 Naxalites have been gunned down by security forces in separate encounters in Chhattisgarh so far this year.

Responding to the operation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Naxals will be eradicated by March 31, 2026, and no citizen of the country has to lose his life due to it. “I also reiterate my resolve that before 31 March 2026, we will completely eradicate Naxalism from the country so that no citizen of the country has to lose his life due to it,” he wrote on ‘X’ in Hindi.

नक्सल मुक्त भारत बनाने की दिशा में सुरक्षा बलों ने छत्तीसगढ़ के बीजापुर में बड़ी सफलता हासिल की है। इस ऑपरेशन में 31 नक्सलियों को ढेर करने के साथ ही भारी मात्रा में हथियार और विस्फोटक सामग्री भी बरामद की गयी है।

मानवता विरोधी नक्सलवाद को समाप्त करने में आज हमने अपने दो बहादुर…

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 9, 2025

The latest gunfight took place at a forest in the Indravati National Park area in the morning when a joint team of personnel from different security forces was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj P said. Personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), and Bastar Fighters, all units of the state police, were involved in the operation, he said.

“So far, bodies of 31 Naxalites clad in ‘uniform‘ have been recovered from the encounter site. Besides, a huge cache of weapons, including AK-47, INSAS, SLR and .303 rifles and Barrel Grenade Launchers (BGL), and explosives have also been seized from the site,” the official said. Two security personnel, one belonging to the state DRG and the other from the STF, were killed in the gunfight and two others suffered injuries, he said.

The two injured jawans, reported to be out of danger, were being airlifted to a better medical facility for treatment, he said. Reinforcement has been rushed to the spot and a search operation is still underway in the area, he added. Security forces have been continuously getting success in this direction and moving rapidly towards achieving the goal. The end of Naxalism, which is like “cancer”, from the country and the state is certain, he said in a statement.

“The sacrifice of our soldiers will not go in vain. I pray to God for the departed souls to rest in peace and provide strength to the bereaved families, and for the speedy recovery of the injured jawans,” Chief Minister Sai said.

Hailing the security forces, Deputy CM Vijay Sharma said the national park area in Bijapur was considered a safe haven for Naxalites, where more than 650 security personnel entered from different sides and eliminated 31 Naxalites in their den. All the deceased Naxalites were clad in uniform and automated weapons were recovered from them, he told reporters.

“The IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) laid (by Naxalites) on the path of development of Bastar will be cleared and we are working with full commitment to ensure basic amenities like schools, hospitals, water, road, anganwadis (government-run women and child care centres) and mobile towers reach the entire region,” he said.

Out of the 81 Naxalites gunned down in the state so far this year, 65 were killed in the Bastar division comprising seven districts, including Bijapur. Last year, 219 Naxalites were neutralized by security forces in separate encounters in Chhattisgarh, according to police. On October 4 last year, 38 Naxalites were killed following an encounter in the Abhujmaad area along the Narayanpur-Dantewada inter-district border in the Bastar region.

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