Chahttisgarh: Amit Shah hails security forces for major victory against Naxalites in Narayanpur

New Delhi [India], October 8 (HBTV): Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has lauded security forces for achieving a major victory against Naxalites in the Abujhmad region of Narayanpur, located along the Maharashtra–Chhattisgarh border.

In a post on X, Shah said, ‘Today, our security forces have achieved another major victory against the Naxalites. In the Abujhmad region of Narayanpur along the Maharashtra–Chhattisgarh border, our forces eliminated two Central Committee Member Naxal leaders — Kadari Satyanarayana Reddy alias Kosa and Katta Ramchandra Reddy. Both neutralised Naxal leaders had a bounty of INR 40 lakh each on their heads. Our security forces are systematically dismantling the top leadership of the Naxals, breaking the backbone of red terror.’

The two slain Naxal leaders, Katta Ramachandra Reddy and Kadri Satyanarayan Reddy, were killed in an encounter with security forces during an anti-Naxal operation in the dense forest area of Abujhmad.

Bastar Inspector General of Police P. Sundarraj said the operation followed intelligence inputs regarding the presence of Maoist cadres in the area. ‘Following intelligence about the presence of cadres from the banned Maoist organisation in the Abujhmad area of Narayanpur district near the Chhattisgarh–Maharashtra border, the security forces continued their operation. During the operation today, there were multiple encounters between Maoists and security forces,’ he said.

Sundarraj added that the bodies of two Maoists, along with an AK-47 rifle, an INSAS rifle, and other weapons and ammunition, were recovered from the site. ‘The security forces are continuing their ongoing anti-Naxal operations,’ he said, describing the encounter as a major blow to the Maoist organisation.

The killed Maoists were identified as Central Committee Members Raju Dada alias Katta Ramachandra Reddy (aged 63) and Kosa Dada alias Kadari Satyanarayana Reddy (aged 67), both residents of Karimnagar, Telangana. Each carried a reward of INR 40 lakh in Chhattisgarh.

Officials said that security forces also recovered a BGL launcher, a large quantity of explosives, Maoist literature, and other materials from the encounter site.

Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Robinson said that the operation was launched based on specific intelligence inputs regarding Maoist movement in the Abujhmad area. He noted that despite challenging terrain and adverse weather conditions, security forces in Bastar remain committed to eliminating Naxal influence in the region.

Both Raju Dada and Kosa Dada were active in the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee for over three decades and were key masterminds behind numerous violent incidents resulting in the deaths of security personnel and civilians, officials said. (ANI)