Maoist killed in Sukma; IG urges surrender before March 31 deadline

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With this incident, 27 Maoists person  been killed successful  abstracted  encounters successful  Chhattisgarh truthful  acold   this year. File

With this incident, 27 Maoists person been killed successful abstracted encounters successful Chhattisgarh truthful acold this year. File | Photo Credit: ANI

The Maoist carried a bounty of ₹5 lakh connected his head, accidental police

A Maoist carrying a reward of ₹5 lakh has been killed successful an ongoing brushwood with the information forces successful Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, said the constabulary connected Sunday.

Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said that connected the ground of quality astir the beingness of Maoists successful the wood hills nether the Polampalli constabulary presumption country of Sukma district, the Sukma District Reserve Guard (DRG) squad started a hunt operation.

During the operation, intermittent firing took spot betwixt the DRG squad and the Maoists since Sunday morning, said Mr. Chavan, adding that connected searching the brushwood site, the assemblage of 1 antheral Maoist on with his limb was recovered. The Maoist was aboriginal identified arsenic Muchaki Kailash who was wanted for civilian killings, attacks, and conspiracy to transportation retired IED blasts and was carrying a reward of ₹5 lakh, said Mr. Chavan.

Following the encounter, Inspector-General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj said that the accidental for surrender and rehabilitation for Maoist cadres was present successful its last stages and they had precise constricted clip near to avail it. The Union Home Ministry has acceptable March 31 arsenic the deadline to bring Maoist activities down to zero.

Published - March 29, 2026 06:07 p.m. IST

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