Three Maoists killed in encounter with police in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

Three Maoists killed in encounter with police in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

Three Maoists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Sunday (November 16, 2025), police said.

“The gunfight broke out in the forested hills of Bhejji and Chintagufa police station areas in the morning when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Maoists operation based on inputs about the presence of Maoist cadres in the region,” Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan told PTI.

“So far, three Maoists have been killed in the gunfight, and the operation is still underway,” SP Kiran Chavan said. With the latest action, 262 Maoists have been killed in encounters in Chhattisgarh so far this year.

“The intermittent exchange of fire lasted for a long time, following which bodies of three Maoists, including two women, were recovered from the spot,” he said.

A .303 rifle, Barrel Grenade Launchers (BGLs), other weapons, and explosives were also seized from the encounter site, the official said.

“The killed ultras were identified as area committee member Madvi Deva, CNM [Chetna Natya Mandli- a cultural outfit of Maoists] commander Podiam Gangi, and Kistaram area committee member Sodhi Gangi, both women,” Mr. Chavan said, adding they all carried a reward of ₹5 lakh each.

Mr. Deva, a sniper specialist and a dreaded member of the Konta area committee of Maoists, was involved in the murder of several innocent civilians, the official said.

Search operation was still underway in the adjoining areas, he added. Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj Pattilingam, said, “Maoism is now in its final stage in the Bastar region, and Maoist cadres have no option but to shun violence and embrace the government's rehabilitation policy.”

Of them, 233 were eliminated in the Bastar division, comprising seven districts, including Sukma, while 27 others were gunned down in Gariaband district, which falls in Raipur division. Two Maoists were killed in Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district in Durg division.

Published - November 16, 2025 11:07 am IST

Chhattisgarh / encounters / police / India

Source: TheHindu
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