Chhattisgarh encounter: Maoists release CRPF commando after five days

Rakeshwar Singh Manhas had gone missing after an encounter between the security forces and the Maoists on April 3.

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· Apr 08, 2021 · 07:24 pm

Maoists claim missing CRPF officer in their captivity, demand appointment of mediators for release

The police are looking into the authenticity of the statement.

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· Apr 07, 2021 · 08:57 am

Chhattisgarh encounter: Maoists say fight not against security forces, question Amit Shah’s comments

The home minister had said that the counter-insurgency operation will be intensified to take it to a ‘logical end’ after the death of 22 security personnel.

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· Apr 06, 2021 · 06:39 pm

Chhattisgarh encounter: Missing CRPF officer suspected to have been abducted by Maoists, say police

Two local journalists in Chhattisgarh reportedly received phone calls from Maoists, informing them about the CoBra member’s abduction.

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· Apr 06, 2021 · 11:38 am

Chhattisgarh encounter: ‘Incompetently executed,’ says Rahul Gandhi after CRPF denies intel failure

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government was determined to take the ‘ongoing fight against the unrest created by naxals to its logical conclusion’.

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· Apr 05, 2021 · 04:01 pm

Chhattisgarh encounter: Walked into a trap laid by 400 Maoists, say injured security personnel

Officials pointed to intelligence failure, saying there were ‘clear signs that the Maoists know we are listening to their code’.

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· Apr 05, 2021 · 12:52 pm

Chhattisgarh: 22 security personnel killed in encounter with Maoists in Bijapur

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that both sides have suffered casualties.

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· Apr 04, 2021 · 12:09 pm

Chhattisgarh: 5 security forces personnel killed in encounter with alleged Maoists in Bijapur

Two suspected Naxalites were also killed in the operation.

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· Apr 03, 2021 · 06:05 pm

Chhattisgarh: One CRPF officer killed after IED explodes in attack by suspected Maoists

Seven personnel of the same unit received injuries but are now out of danger.

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· Nov 29, 2020 · 07:41 am

Chhattisgarh: CRPF soldier injured in IED blast in Bijapur district, say police

Maoists are suspected to be behind the attack. The incident occurred near Tarrem village in Basaguda police station area.

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· Nov 22, 2019 · 11:59 am

Jharkhand: Suspected Maoists kill five security personnel in Seraikela district

The attackers also looted weapons from the personnel.

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· Jun 14, 2019 · 08:41 pm

Gadchiroli: As Maoists kill 16, Maharashtra sees its worst attack on security personnel in a decade

The attacks come in the middle of an election season in which the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has made national security the focus of its campaign.

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· May 01, 2019 · 07:33 pm