Six Maoists killed in Bijapur encounter

At slightest six Maoists were killed successful an cognition successful Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur territory connected Tuesday (November 11, 2025), said police.

Arms and ammunition were recovered from the spot successful the National Park country of Bijapur, and the cognition had not been called disconnected till 7 p.m, they said.

Around 10 a.m., intermittent speech of occurrence began betwixt the Maoists and a associated squad of the District Reserve Guard and the Special Task Force successful the wood area.

During the hunt cognition aboriginal successful the day, the bodies of six Maoists, automatic weapons (INSAS), Sten guns, .303 rifles, different weapons, and explosives were recovered, said Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Yadav.

Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj said that since the cognition was inactive on, the determination of the encounter, the fig of information forces involved, and different accusation cannot beryllium shared to guarantee the information of the unit connected the ground. He added that further teams of information forces person been deployed successful the surrounding areas to encircle different absconding Maoist cadres.

Mr. Sundarraj described the latest cognition arsenic a important achievement, 1 that volition pb to the implicit eradication of Maoist insurgency, and commended the bravery of the forces.

Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai congratulated the forces and called the cognition a “decisive step” towards fulfilling the committedness of eliminating Maoism from the State by March 31, 2026.

“Under the enactment of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, a resoluteness has been made to destruct Naxalism from the state and the authorities by March 31, 2026. This cognition marks different decisive measurement toward fulfilling that commitment. The Government of Chhattisgarh is advancing this ngo with afloat dedication and determination,” a connection issued by the authorities said.

In a abstracted brushwood successful Bijapur, an alleged Maoist was injured and captured alive, said a constabulary statement.

According to numbers shared by the police, 259 Maoists person been gunned down successful the State this twelvemonth truthful far. Of those, 230 person been killed successful the Bastar region, that includes 7 districts including Bijapur. Of the remaining 29, 27 were killed successful Gariaband territory adjoining Bastar. 

In a related development, the State’s Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma released videos of the mothers of 2 apical Maoists commanders Hidma and Barse Deva successful which the 2 women tin beryllium heard appealing to their sons to laic down arms and instrumentality home. Showing the videos to the media, the Minister reiterated the government’s entreaty to Maoists to surrender.

The Congress, however, criticised the determination calling it a governmental propaganda.