Two women Maoists killed in Narayanpur

At least two Maoists, both women, have been killed in an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur, said the police on Thursday (June 26, 2025).

Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P Sundarraj said that the operation was carried out in the Abujhmad area after the police received a tip off about the presence of a big cadre of Maoists’ Maad division. The operation was carried out jointly by District Reserve Guards  Narayanpur and Kondagaon and Special Task Force, he added.

“Bodies of two female Maoists recovered in an encounter between Naxalites and DRG STF joint force last evening [June 25],” said the IG. 

Since January 2024, more than 400 Maoists  have been gunned down by security forces in separate encounters in the State. Among the major encounters was the one in which CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju (70) was killed on May 21, also in Narayanpur district. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said during his recently concluded Chhattisgarh trip that anti Naxal operations would continue in monsoon this year.