CRPF personnel’s file images | Image source: PTI
Officials said eight Maoists, including a highest member of the Longe Central Committee, were killed in an encounter with the CRPF’s Cobra Commando and the Bokaro district of Jharkhand.
They said the fire began around the Lugu Hills in the Lalpania region of the region.
20,999 Commando Decisive Operation (COBRA) forces operated with state police, with eight Maoists killed, an AK series rifle, three Insas rifles, an ego-rifle (SLR), eight state-made guns and a pistol were caught, as captured by officials.
Those killed include the Central Committee Member of Extreme Prayer Manjhi alias Vivek, the Special Regional Committee Member Arvind Yadav Avinash, the Regional Committee Member Sahebram Manjhi alias Rahul Manjhi, Mahesh Manjhi Manjhi Manjhi Alias ​​Mota, Talu, Talu, Ranju Manjhi, Dangaram, Gangaram, Dangaram and Mahesh.
Vivek has a bounty of Rs 1 crore, Arvind Yadav has a reward of Rs 2.5 crore and Sahebram Majhi has a reward of Rs 1 crore. Officials said they were booked by police in various violent cases.
They said that the Central Committee is the highest decision-making body organized by Maoist organizations.
They said no injuries have been reported among security personnel.
Cobra is a special jungle battle for CRPF.
The action is part of the coalition government’s announcement to eliminate Maoism from the country by March 2026.
In another development, Neighboring Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai will meet with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday evening (21 April 2025).
This year, more than 140 Maoists were shot and killed in a separate encounter in Chhattisgarh, and security officials have been called the “last bastion” of left-wing extremism (LWE) in the country.
publishing – April 21, 2025 at 11:57 am
