Two more Maoists killed on second day of operation in Bijapur; toll rises to six: Police

A time aft 4 Maoists were killed successful an brushwood with information forces successful Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, 2 much Maoist cadres were neutralised during the aforesaid cognition successful the portion connected Sunday (January 18, 2026), said police.

The latest speech of occurrence occurred successful the greeting successful the forested hills of the district’s northwestern region, wherever a associated squad of information forces has been conducting an anti-Maoist operation, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Yadav said.

Four Maoists were killed during the aforesaid cognition connected Saturday (January 17, 2025). They were identified arsenic elder cadre Dilip Vedja, who was a divisional committee member, country committee members Madvi Kosa and Lakkhi Madkam, and enactment subordinate Radha Metta.

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All 4 were progressive successful the National Park Area Committee of the Maoists, the SP said.

The individuality of the 2 Maoists killed connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) is yet to beryllium ascertained, helium added.

Personnel from the Special Task Force (STF) and District Reserve Guard (DRG), some constabulary units, and CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action), an elite radical of the CRPF, are progressive successful the operation.

The cognition was launched connected Saturday (January 17, 2026) pursuing circumstantial quality astir the beingness of Vedja and different equipped cadres successful the area.

Six weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, an INSAS rifle, a carbine and a .303 rifle, person been recovered from the brushwood sites. Search operations are continuing successful the region, the authoritative said.

With this operation, astatine slightest 20 Maoists person been killed successful abstracted encounters successful the authorities truthful acold this year.

On January 3, a full of 14 Maoists were gunned down successful 2 encounters successful the Bastar region, which comprises 7 districts, including Bijapur.

Last year, 285 Maoists were killed successful encounters with information forces successful the State. The Centre has acceptable the deadline of March 31, 2026, to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism from the country.