Indian forces clash with Maoist rebels, five dead
- Four Maoists were gunned down during an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, as reported by Police Inspector-General P. Sunderraj.
- One police constable, Sannu Karam, died in the clash that occurred on January 5, 2025, while police recovered four bodies of Maoists and their weapons.
- The government has intensified efforts against Maoist insurgents, with over 200 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh in 2024, according to government figures.
- The insurgency, which has caused over 10,000 deaths since its inception, is expected to be quashed by early 2026, as stated by India's Interior Minister Amit Shah.
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Four Maoist rebels, one policeman killed in deadly forest clash in India
Indian security forces on Sunday battled with Maoist rebels in their forested heartland, police said, with at least four guerillas and one policeman killed. More than 10,000 people have died in the decades-long insurgency waged by Naxalite rebels, who say they are fighting for the rights of marginalised indigenous people in India’s resource-rich central regions. Government forces stepped up efforts last year to crush the long-running armed confl…
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