Maoists

12 Maoists, 3 DRG personnel killed in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur in gunfight

At least 12 Maoists and three personnel of the state police's special unit District Reserve Guard (DRG) have been killed today in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.

Madvi Hidma killed: How top Maoist commander, who evaded security forces for years, was killed in 4 hours

Madvi Hidma, the commander of the Maoists Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion 1, was killed by security forces in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday (November 18) morning, along with his wife and four others. The Maoist leader, a tribal born in a remote village in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, is believed to be behind at least 26 attacks on security forces over the years. He carried a bounty exceeding Rs 1 crore but remained out of the forces’ bounds until now

Madvi Hidma: The key cases that made him India’s most wanted Maoist

Hidma—also known by aliases like “Deva” and “Hidmalu”—led the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion No. 1, the Maoists’ most lethal fighting force

Top Maoist commander Madvi Hidma among 6 killed in Andhra Pradesh’s forests

Sources have said that Maoist 'commander' Madvi Hidma has been killed in the dense Pullagandi forests at the tri-junction of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana. He was among the most wanted Maoists.

‘Naxalism on its last legs’: Amit Shah declares Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmarh, North Bastar as Naxal-free

After the latest round of surrenders by Maoist leaders and cadres, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has declared Abujhmarh and North Bastar areas of Chhattisgarh as free of Maoism.

Top Maoist leader Mallojula Venugopal Rao ‘Sonu’ surrenders in Maharashtra

Top Maoist leader Mallojula Venugopal Rao 'Sonu' has surrendered along with 60 cadres in Maharashtra. The surrender has come weeks after he issued a statement on behalf of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) to shun arms and enter into peace talks with the government.

Maoists seek peace: Who is Abhay, the man behind the ceasefire offer?

In a letter signed by Abhay, the nom de guerre of top Maoist leader Mallojula Venugal Rao, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) has offered to give up armed insurgency and sought peace talks with the government. He is a member of the CPI (M) Politburo, the top body that runs the organisation.

Maoists offer giving up armed insurgency, seek ceasefire & peace talks with Centre

In a statement, the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) has offered a ceasefire and sought peace talks with the government. The CPI (M) has said it has decided to give up armed insurgency and adopt mainstream politics.

Naxal leader Basava Raju killed in encounter. Is this the end of the Maoist movement?

Basava Raju, aka Nambala Keshava Rao, the leader of the Maoist movement, was killed alongside 26 other Naxals by security forces in Chhattisgarh. Raju, the general secretary of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), was killed in the dense forests of Abhujmad. But who was he? And what does his death mean for the future of the movement?

Biggest anti-Maoist operations of the year along Telangana-Chhattisgarh border, 26 insurgents killed

Twenty-six Maoists were killed in an operation by security forces along the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border. This is being viewed as the biggest anti-Maoist campaign of 2025.