New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on May 14 said that security forces killed 31 notorious Naxalites (Maoists) in the Kurraguttalu or the Karregutta Hills (KGH) on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border in the biggest ever operation against Maoists.
In a post on X, Shah said, “Achieving a historic breakthrough in the resolve of #NaxalFreeBharat security forces killed 31 notorious Maoists in the Kurraguttalu Hills (KGH) on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border in the biggest ever operation against Naxalism (Maoism).”
Congratulating the CRPF, STF and DRG soldiers on successful completion of the operation, Home Minister Shah said that the security forces completed the biggest anti-Maoist operation in just 21 days.
“The hill on which the red terror once reigned, today the tricolour is flying proudly. Kurraguttalu hill was the unified headquarters of big Maoist organisations like PLGA Battalion 1, DKSZC, TSC & CRC, where along with Maoist training, strategies and weapons were also developed. Our security forces completed this biggest anti-Maoist operation in just 21 days and I am extremely happy that there was not a single casualty in the security forces in this operation. I congratulate our CRPF, STF and DRG soldiers who faced the Maoists with their bravery and courage even in bad weather and inaccessible mountainous area. The whole country is proud of you,” Home Minister Shah said.
#NaxalFreeBharat के संकल्प में एक ऐतिहासिक सफलता प्राप्त करते हुए सुरक्षा बलों ने नक्सलवाद के विरुद्ध अब तक के सबसे बड़े ऑपरेशन में छत्तीसगढ़-तेलंगाना सीमा के कुर्रगुट्टालू पहाड़ (KGH) पर 31 कुख्यात नक्सलियों को मार गिराया।
जिस पहाड़ पर कभी लाल आतंक का राज था, वहाँ आज शान से…
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 14, 2025
Home Minister reaffirmed the Union Government’s stance on Maoism, saying that India will be free of Maoist terror by 31 March 2026.
“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, we are determined to root out Maoism. I once again assure the countrymen that India is sure to be Naxal-free by 31 March 2026,” he said.
Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Gyanendra Pratap Singh, confirmed that 31 Maoists were neutralised, with 28 identified.
“We are committed to fulfilling the resolve taken by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to end Maoism by March 31, 2026. We have recovered 31 bodies (of Maoists), and it is an area of 1200 square kilometres and we have information that a larger number of Maoists have been neutralised. Out of the 31 Maoists who have been neutralised, 28 have been identified. The operation was named Operation Black Forest, the teams of Cobra, CRPF, and Chhattisgarh police were involved in this operation,” CRPF DG Singh said.
#WATCH | Bijapur, Chhattisgarh | Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Gyanendra Pratap Singh says, "We are committed to fulfilling the resolve taken by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to end naxalism by 31st March 2026…We have recovered 31 bodies (of… https://t.co/7H3bZVlvwt pic.twitter.com/mSSsLQTnHg
— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2025
Pointing out the recovery made during the operation, the DG underscored that “such a large recovery has never happened in any operation”. He further added “that this is a big achievement for the forces”.
Notably the operation was launched on April 21 on the basis of credible intelligence received by the security forces. The security forces during the operation has seized 35 weapons from the Maoist alongside recovering 450 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and 889 BGL shells.
(With inputs from ANI)
