Chhattisgarh: 8 Maoists Killed in Encounter With Security Forces in Bijapur

Chhattisgarh: Security forces in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, Saturday, killed eight Naxals.

"Eight naxals were killed in an ongoing encounter between security forces and Naxals in the jungle under Gangaloor police station limit [in Bijapur]," police officials told news agency ANI.

It said that search operations are underway.

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Bijapur police had previously claimed that fire exchanges were happening between the Naxals and security forces in a jungle under Gangaloor Police Station.

On Saturday, around 8.30 am, a gunfight broke out between the Naxals and the joint forces when they were on anti-Naxal operations in the forest, as reported by a senior police officer to the PTI reporter.

“More details were awaited as the operation was still underway,” he said.

"Personnel of the District Reserve Guard and Special Task Force of the state police along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and its elite unit CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) were involved in the operation," the official said.

The operation on Friday was based on information regarding the movement of cadres of the "West Bastar" division of Maoists regarding an area, he added.

Earlier on Friday, ten Naxalites, five with a composite reward of ₹6 lakh on their heads, had formally surrendered in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, police said.

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Who were those 10 naxalites?

Arjun Madkam alias Arjun Genne (20) was Niyamgiri area committee member under the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) division of the banned CPI (Maoist) and carried a reward of ₹2 lakh on his head, an official said.

Hadma Tati alias Morli (38) was vice president of the Palaguda Revolutionary Party Committee (RPC) Jantana Sarkar and he used to head Chetna Natya Mandli-a cultural wing of the Maoists, the official added.

Hunga Madvi alias Pedda (42) was head of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangathan (DAKMS) while Bhima Madvi alias Nandu Bhima (34) and Nanda Madkam alias Kayar Nanda (45) were presidents of Jantana Sarkar of Errapalli and Palaguda RPCs, respectively.

"Tati, Madvi, Bhima and Nanda carried rewards of ₹1 lakh each. Dula Madvi alias Bodda was the Palaguda RPC Jantana Sarkar member and headed the agriculture wing. The other four were lower rung cadres," the official said.

Police have noted that in 2025, 23 Naxalites surrendered in Bijapur district while 46 were arrested and 17 were eliminated.

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