RAIPUR: Security forces in an operation launched on Monday, September 23 have neutralised as many as three Maoists in an encounter in Abujhmaad region of Narayanpur district. The operation was launched following inputs of presence of Maoists in the area.
According to the details, the security team combing the area established contact with the Maoists near the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh interstate border at around 4 pm on Monday evening after the latter opened indiscriminate fire upon the forces to which the team retaliated heavily.
The gunfight which lasted for hours amid intermittent firing resulted in neutralisation of as many as three Maoist cadres including a female member of the banned outfit. The identity of those killed in the action are being ascertained.
The security team have also recovered arms and ammunition from the spot. The recovery includes of an AK-47 rifle, while search operation in the vicinity is still on.
Three Maoists, including a female rebel, killed in an encounter with security forces on the border of Chhattisgarh and #Maharashtra.
The encounter is going on since this evening in Abujhmad area of Narayanpur district of #Chhattisgarh.
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) September 23, 2024
Forces amped up operations in the Abujhmaad region
It must be noted that the security forces have intensified counter-insurgency operation in the Abujhmaad area of Narayanpur, a hotbed of Maoist insurgency adjacent to the Maharashtra border. The region for long has been considered home to the Maoist’s top rung leadership where the forces have carried out a number of successful operation lately.
This come amidst the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah in a recent visit to Chhattisgarh announced that the time has come to deal a decisive blow to the outlaws and the incumbent union government is working towards eradicating the Maoist insurgency from the country before March 2026.
Notably, continuous operations by the security forces in states like Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha have resulted in significant success for the forces in containing the spread of Maoist insurgency in the aforesaid states, once badly affected by the insurgency. It is believed that majority of the concentration of armed Maoist cadres is now confined to the state of Chhattisgarh only, which still believed to has a strong presence of armed Maoists, operating from the dense forest areas, particularly in Bastar division.
Significantly, the union government recently gave node to deployment of 4000 additional troops of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in separate Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) which have been established in the violence ridden areas of Bastar in recent few years. The development seen by many as an indication of major counter-operation of security forces against the outlaws in coming months.
