Naxal Maoist Insurgency

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Chhattisgarh: 12 Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Bijapur



https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...-security-forces-bijapur-101739079727272.html
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Some sad news. 2 security personnel lost their lives in the encounter.

Two security personnel were killed, and two others sustained injuries in an encounter with Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday. Security forces also killed 12 Naxalites during the encounter.

A senior police official told PTI that one of two security personnel killed belonged to the state police's District Reserve Guard and the other from the Special Task Force.
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The injured security personnel are reported to be out of danger and are being shifted to a higher medical center for better treatment. Additional forces have been dispatched as reinforcements, and a search operation is ongoing in the area.
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https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...apur-12-naxals-gunned-down-2677116-2025-02-09
 

Police recover surveillance drone in Bastar ‘Naxal dump’
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Confirming the development, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj said the drone was recovered on Sunday in Sukma district’s Gundrajgudem jungle. “A police team had gone to the area after receiving information about the presence of Maoists. While they did not encounter any Naxal, they came across a dump [collection of articles used by Naxals] they had left behind and the drone was a part of it,” said Mr. Sundarraj.
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Mr. Sundarraj added that the recovered drone did not have any payload capacity and had a range to operate in a radius of 3 km. “It is primarily the kind of drone that is used for photography and videography in weddings and similar functions. This also means that it is not a prohibited item and relatively easier to procure,” said Mr. Sundarraj.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...rone-in-bastar-naxal-dump/article69262954.ece
 

Chhattisgarh: 'Seven naxals surrender...,' says Sukma SP Kiran G Chava
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In a significant development in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, seven Naxals have surrendered. Sukma SP Kiran G Chava said, “Inspired by the anti-Naxal campaigns being run by the district police and CRPF, 7 Naxals have surrendered (in Sukma district). The cadre of battalion number 1, which we consider (Madvi) Hidma's battalion, has surrendered... Those who have surrendered have been guards or commanders of a big cadre... The seven naxals, who had a reward of Rs 32 lakh on their head, surrendered after being influenced by progressive works like the government's Niyad Nellnar Yojana, safety camps, and the development works in the district
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...iran-g-chava/videoshow/118630518.cms?from=mdr
 

NIA Arrests Top Leader Of Naxal Frontal Organisation​

NIA said in a statement that the arrested Raghu Midiyami's outfit has been engaged in collection, storage and disbursal of funds for CPI (Maoist).​


A top leader of a frontal organisation linked to the banned CPI(Maoist) has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency, according to a statement issued on Friday.

Raghu Midiyami, a leader of Moolwasi Bachao Manch (MBM), was taken into custody by the NIA on Thursday in connection with its probe into the Chhattisgarh terror funding case.

MBM is also banned by the Chhattisgarh government.

"The outfit has been engaged in collection, storage and disbursal of funds for CPI (Maoist) to further their anti-India agenda. NIA probes revealed that Raghu Midiyami was the nodal person for the distribution of the funds at the local level for staging and sustaining CPI(Maoist)-led protests," said the statement issued by the probe agency.
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Subsequent investigations revealed Midiyami to be a leader of MBM, it said.

The Chhattisgarh Police in November 2023 arrested two accused in the case that was taken over by NIA in February last year.

Police had recovered Rs 6 lakh cash from the arrested duo who were members/ over-ground workers of MBM, the statement said.
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https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!bharat/nia-top-leader-of-naxal-frontal-organisation-enn25022804218
 
Two Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

The latest encounter takes the number of Maoists killed in the conflict-hit Bastar region to 67 in the first 60 days of the year, translating to an average of more than one casualty per day.
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Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said the blood stains and dragging marks at the encounter site indicated the possibility of more Maoists being injured or killed, and a search operation was under way in the surrounding areas.
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...ists-in-chhattisgarh/article69278054.ece/amp/
 
With a stranglehold on Naxals in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and with NDA governments in these states as well as Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, the so called 'Red Corridor' has been broken.

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This has allowed for :
  • More cooperation between central and state agencies
  • Grassroots level targeted delivery of welfare schemes
  • Better connect with tribals
  • FOBs/camps (48 hours to establish) near the vicinity of police stations
  • Better bush bashing and ground level penetration
  • Drone and satellite imagery matching with human intelligence
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Outliers

Anyone looking at the map can figure out that Naxals can't go to :
  • North East
- Except Mizoram, all states are under NDA. Manipur is under President's Rule (center). No direct link to NE insurgents or Myanmar's Chin rebel groups.

- Per capita income and urbanization is lower however terrain is hostile and supply chains are difficult to maintain. People have different features and tribal militant groups are hostile to outsiders.
  • North and West
- Indian military formations are heavily concentrated at the border regions post 2020 standoff with China and these states have a military/nationalist bent in their farmsteads.

- Per capita income and urbanization is moderate however these states have a much higher Hindu nationalist bent which is anathema to atheist Maoist ideology.
  • South
- Except Kerala where ideological clashes (Marxist vs Maoist) belie any cooperation, rest of the states despite terrain have much better policing and can thus resist naxalism better (Grey Hounds).

- Per capita income and urbanization is highest and these states are the core of all technical institutions (DRDO, HAL, BARC, ADA, etc) which won't allow for any Pol Pot style Maoist ideology.


Threats

This means that Maoists can only move to 2 (maybe three states depending on Assembly Elections).
  • West Bengal (Unlikely)
- Mamata kicked out Maoists in 2011 from Jangalmahal and will readily help central forces crush any upstart Maoists fleeing from Chhattisgarh to safeguard her hold of power.
- If NDA comes to power in West Bengal, situation will go from bad to worse for any Maoists.

- CPM will have ideological clashes (Marxist vs Maoist) and will crush any Maoists with fervor.
  • Bihar (Highly Doubtful)
- NDA is likely to win in October-November 2025 and in any government, JDU will probably be the kingmaker or the main partner.

- For the same reasons as Mamata, Nitish will support the central government, whether in alliance or opposition to drive out Naxals .
  • Jharkhand (Likely)
- Maoists fleeing from Chhattisgarh could attempt to regroup in Jharkhand which is under JMM rule.

- Tribal identities, heavy forestation and terrain are opportunities for the Naxals.

- Active presence of Naxals in interior regions. Naxals have a violent history of operating in this state.

- Lack of cooperation from state government hampering operations.
 
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