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Dreaded Maoist leaders Urmila, woman of elder operative Papa Rao, arsenic good arsenic Buchanna Kudiyam are among the six Maoists killed successful an encounter with information unit successful Chhattisgarh's Bijapur territory connected November 11, a constabulary authoritative said connected Thursday (November 13, 2025).
The six, who were gunned down successful the forests of Kandulnar, and Kachlaram villages successful distant pockets of Indravati National Park area, carried a full bounty of ₹27 lakh, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Yadav said successful a property conference.
While Buchanna alias Kanna (35) was the mastermind down respective large Maoist attacks implicit the past decennary targeting information forces, civilians, and improvement projects, Urmila was the main handler of logistical supplies for PLGA (People's Liberation Guerrilla Army) battalion of Maoists.
The cognition involving unit of District Reserve Guard (DRG) from Bijapur and Dantewada and Special Task Force (STF), some units of State police, was launched based connected inputs astir the beingness of Maoist leaders, including Special Zonal Committee Member (SZCM) Papa Rao, his woman and Divisional Committee Member (DVCM) Urmila, DVCM and successful complaint of Madded country committee Kanna alias Buchanna and DVCM Mohan Kadti on with 50-60 cadres, Mr. Yadav said.
"While Urmila, Buchanna and 4 others cadres were neutralised successful the gunfight, different elder leaders managed to escape. Four different deceased person been identified arsenic Area Committee Member Jagat Tamo alias Tamo, who carried a reward of ₹5 lakh, and platoon members Deve, Bhagat and Mangli Oyam, carrying rewards of ₹2 lakh each," the SP informed.
"Buchanna, who carried a ₹8 lakh bounty, was considered 1 of the astir dreaded Maoist leaders operating successful South Bastar. He was a cardinal planner and executor of large Maoist attacks implicit the past decennary targeting information forces, civilians, and improvement projects. As galore arsenic 42 transgression cases were registered against him successful antithetic constabulary stations of Bijapur district, and 18 apprehension warrants were pending," Mr. Yadav said.
Buchanna played a cardinal relation successful the July 2008 Kongupalli constabulary station onslaught and January 2016 Nuknarpal campy attack, triggering IED blasts, which were foiled owed to timely constabulary response, helium said.
"He was allegedly progressive successful murdering much than 20 villagers aft accusing them of acting arsenic constabulary informers, triggering six IED blasts, torching vehicles and mobile towers. His decease marks the extremity of a agelong and convulsive section of Maoist panic successful the region," Mr. Yadav asserted.
Evidence recovered from the brushwood site, including documents and integer devices, indicates Buchanna maintained links with an municipality enactment web of Maoists, and these connections are being probed, the SP added.
"Urmila, who carried a reward of ₹8 lakh, was caput of Pamed Area Committee, which is considered 1 of the astir convulsive Maoist units successful the region. She was a cardinal operative liable for recruitment, ideological propaganda, and mobilising section enactment for the outlawed organisation," helium said.
She was besides successful complaint of logistical supplies for the PLGA (People's Liberation Guerrilla Army) battalion, managing the transportation of ration, uniforms, medicines, and different indispensable materials, helium said.
Her sidesplitting has delivered a large stroke to the Maoist organisation arsenic it has weakened the Pamed Area Committee's operational spot and the PLGA's proviso concatenation network, Mr. Yadav added.
Two INSAS rifles with 5 magazines (68 rounds), 1 9mm carbine with 3 magazines (22 rounds), 1 .303 firearm with 1 mag (13 rounds), 1 single-shot rifle, 1 12-bore weapon (8 rounds), vigor sets, scanners, multimeters, manus grenades, information fuses, explosive material, Maoist literature, uniforms, aesculapian supplies and different materials were recovered from the spot, the SP informed.
So acold this year, 144 Maoists person been killed successful abstracted encounters, 499 cadres arrested and 560 person surrendered successful Bijapur district, helium said.
Bastar Range Inspector General of Police, Bastar Sundarraj P. said, successful the past 20 months, bodies of 447 Maoist cadres, including galore Central Committee Members, DKSZC Members, PLGA cadres, person been recovered successful Bastar part comprising 7 districts.
"Our extremity is clear, a peaceful and Naxal-free Bastar. In the existent circumstances, the Maoist enactment is wholly cornered and has nary enactment near but to wantonness the way of unit and instrumentality to the mainstream," the IG said.
