Tarrem: Security forces have demolished five memorials allegedly linked to Maoist insurgents during coordinated operations in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. The action is part of an intensified campaign against Maoism in the South Bastar region.
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The operations were conducted across multiple police station jurisdictions, including Tarrem and Usur, with joint teams from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and its elite CoBRA units taking part.
Within the Tarrem police station limits, security personnel located and dismantled a memorial structure in the Mandimarka forest area. In the Usur area, four more memorials were removed, two in the Marudhabaka forests by CRPF and CoBRA teams, and two others in the Paurguda and Singanapalli forest regions by another CRPF contingent.
Memorials erected by Maoist groups are generally built to commemorate slain leaders and cadres. According to officials, these structures function not only as tributes but also as ideological symbols and potential recruitment tools in remote vanvasi regions. By dismantling them, security forces seek to counter the narrative of martyrdom and curb the psychological influence insurgents exert over local communities.
The latest action follows similar operations in recent days. On February 13, security personnel in Bijapur reportedly neutralised improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and demolished additional Maoist memorials, including one dedicated to Nambala Keshava Rao, alias Basavaraju, the former general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), who was killed in an encounter in 2025.
Authorities said improvised explosive devices were also neutralised in the Awapalli–Murdanda and Gangaloor areas, where explosives had allegedly been planted to target security vehicles. In addition, memorial structures located in forested stretches such as Todka–Korcholi and Peddakorma were dismantled as part of the operation.
The Chhattisgarh government, led by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, has intensified anti-Maoist operations in keeping with Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s pledge to eliminate Maoism from the state by March 2026.
Bijapur, located in the Bastar division, continues to be among the worst-affected districts, owing to its dense forest cover and sizable tribal population. Security officials say insurgent groups have long exploited local grievances related to land rights and development to sustain their foothold in the region. Police added that search operations, area domination exercises, and regular patrols are ongoing as forces aim to maintain sustained pressure on Maoist networks active in South Bastar.
