Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:40am on 21 May 2025,Wednesday India Global
Security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district killed 27 Maoists, including top leader Basavaraju, the CPI (Maoist) general secretary. The encounter lasted over 72 hours in the dense Abujhmad forests, a known Maoist stronghold. Basavaraju, active since the 1970s, had a ₹1.5 crore bounty on his head. Union Home Minister Amit Shah called it a landmark victory against Naxalism. This follows Operation Black Forest, which led to the arrest of 54 Naxalites and surrender of 84 others in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Maharashtra, significantly weakening the insurgency. (PC: Hindustan Times)
