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  27 Maoists surrender before police in Ranchi in big win for govt's anti-naxal operation

  India | May 21, 2026 14:43 IST

  The ultras, belonging to the banned CPI (Maoist), laid down arms before senior officers of the Jharkhand Police, Jharkhand Jaguar and the CRPF, among other units, they said.

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  Four Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh

  India | April 17, 2026 16:53 IST

  SDPO of Barkagaon, Pawan Kumar, said, "Four Maoists have been killed in the gunfight. Their identities are being established." No security personnel were injured in the operation, he said.

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  26 Naxals with Rs 64 lakh collective bounty surrender in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

  chhattisgarh | January 07, 2026 15:39 IST

  Among the remaining surrenderees, three carried rewards of Rs 5 lakh each, one had a bounty of Rs 3 lakh, another Rs 2 lakh, and three cadres carried rewards of Rs 1 lakh each.

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  34 Naxals, including 26 collectively carrying reward of Rs 84 lakh, surrender in Chhattisgarh

  India | December 16, 2025 18:11 IST

  The key cadres include Pandru Punem (45), Rukni Hemla (25), Deva Uika (22), Ramlal Poyam (27) and Motu Punem (21), all carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh each.

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  10 Naxals carrying collective reward of Rs 33 lakh surrender in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district

  India | December 12, 2025 17:39 IST

  Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj Pattilingam said in the last 11 months at least 1,514 Maoists have laid down their arms in Bastar region.

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  Two Naxals carrying collective bounties of Rs 43 lakh surrender before security forces in MP

  Madhya Pradesh | December 11, 2025 16:28 IST

  While Deepak, a resident of Palagondi in the district, carried a reward of Rs 29 lakh, there was a bounty of Rs 14 lakh on Rohit. Both are keen to return to the mainstream, the official said.

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  Maoist Hidma posters at Delhi pollution protest spark outrage; 22 held for chilli spray on cops

  Delhi | November 24, 2025 13:00 IST

  Madvi Hidma masterminded several deadly ambushes on security forces, evaded multiple operations, led the Maoists’ South Bastar operations wing, and trained new guerrilla recruits. His killing last week is seen as a major win for anti-Naxal forces.

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  Day after Madvi Hidma's elimination, seven Naxals killed in fresh Andhra Pradesh encounter

  India | November 19, 2025 10:54 IST

  Police said three women Maoists were among the dead even as the identification process is going on and one person was identified as Meturi Jokha Rao alias Shankar.

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  21 Maoist cadres, including 13 women, surrender with weapons in Chhattisgarh's Kanker

  chhattisgarh | October 26, 2025 17:59 IST

  They handed over three AK-47s, two INSAS rifles, four SLR rifles, six .303 rifles, two single-shot rifles and a Barrel Grenade Launcher (BGL).

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  Maoist 'bombmaker' behind 2000 attack on Chandrababu Naidu among 170 Naxal to surrender today

  India | October 17, 2025 7:56 IST

  As many as 170 Maoists surrendered in Chhattisgarh on Thursday. Today, Takkalappalli Vasudeva Rao alias Rupesh (known as the group’s bombmaker) and DKZC Maad division in‑charge Ranita, will formally lay down arms before Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishu Deo Sai.

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  266 Maoists arrested, 32 killed, 30 surrendered in Jharkhand till September end, say police

  India | October 14, 2025 16:55 IST

  Police said at least 157 firearms, including 58 weapons looted from the police, 11,950 cartridges, 18,884 detonators, 394.5 kg of explosives and 228 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were seized and 37 Maoist bunkers were also destroyed in the last nine months.

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  Naxal killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur, 248 Naxals have been killed so far this year

  India | September 22, 2025 13:03 IST

  Naxal killed in Chhattisgarh: Police said the body of a male Naxalite was recovered from the spot, and the intermittent exchange of fire was still underway.

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  Naxal commander with Rs 10 lakh bounty killed in encounter in Jharkhand's Chaibasa

  Jharkhand | September 07, 2025 12:54 IST

  An encounter between Maoists and security forces took place in the morning. A body was recovered during a subsequent search operation.

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  Two security personnel killed, one injured in gunfight with Maoists in Jharkhand

  India | September 04, 2025 8:53 IST

  The encounter between security forces and members of the proscribed Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) broke out around 12.30 am in the Kedal village under the Manatu Police Station limits, police said.

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  Give up arms or face action: Amit Shah rules out talks with Maoists

  India | June 29, 2025 18:46 IST

  Addressing a rally in Nizamabad, Telangana, after inaugurating the National Headquarters of the Turmeric Board, Shah declared that the government will not hold talks with those continuing to bear weapons.

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  Naxal leader Bhaskar, who carried reward of Rs 45 lakh, killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

  chhattisgarh | June 06, 2025 23:43 IST

  Police said Bhaskar, a resident of Adilabad district in Telangana, was the secretary of the Mancherial-Komarambheem (MKB) division of the TSC of Maoists and carried a reward of Rs 25 lakhs in Chhattisgarh and Rs 20 lakhs in Telangana.

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  Maoist commander killed, another injured in gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand

  Jharkhand | May 27, 2025 9:12 IST

  The encounter between security forces and Maoists broke out near the Sitachuan area between Mohammadganj and Hydernagar police station limits late on Monday.

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  Maoist with Rs 5 lakh bounty killed in encounter in Jharkhand's Latehar

  Jharkhand | May 26, 2025 11:16 IST

  The encounter between security forces and the Maoists took place on Sunday night in a forest near Dauna, falling under the Mauhadand Police Station limits.

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  Operation Kagar: Know all about 50-hr-long mission that killed 27 Naxals, including Basavaraju

  chhattisgarh | May 22, 2025 12:11 IST

  Operation Kagar: The Inspector General of Bastar Range in Chhattisgarh, P Sundarraj said CPI (Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju, who was killed in an encounter on Wednesday, had an active role in the planning of many Naxalite attacks on security forces.

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  Telangana Police arrests 20 Naxals members, seize large cache of weapons in Mulugu

  Hyderabad | May 17, 2025 23:52 IST

  Telangana police have arrested 20 Maoists, seized a large cache of weapons, and disrupted their operations following a successful intelligence-driven crackdown and the success of Operation Black Forest along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border.