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Chhattisgarh: 14 Naxals Killed in 2 Separate Encounters with Security Forces

Security forces killed 14 Maoists in two Bastar encounters, seizing assault rifles and strengthening control over Naxalite activities, with over 500 rebels killed in Chhattisgarh since 2024.

  • On Jan 03, 2026, Indian security forces killed 14 Maoists in two separate encounters in Sukma and Bijapur districts of Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.
  • Launching search operations after intelligence, DRG teams moved into southern Bastar and Bijapur to target armed Maoists during search-and-clear operations.
  • Contact was established around 5:00 AM and intermittent exchanges of fire continued for several hours, with authorities recovering 12 Maoists in Sukma, including Mangtu, two in Bijapur including Hunga Madkam, and weapons like AK-47s, INSAS, and SLR rifles.
  • Amid 2025 security gains in the Bastar Range, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, P Sundarraj said operations dismantled top Maoist leadership, recovered large weapons, and aided rehabilitation of senior cadres.
  • The Naxalite rebellion once had an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 fighters, but has been dramatically weakened in recent years, with more than 500 Maoist rebels killed since 2024, authorities said.
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ABP News broke the news in India on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
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