- Title: Indian police say 97 Maoists killed in eastern Chhattisgarh state in 2025
- Date: 21st March 2025
- Summary: BIJAPUR, CHHATTISGARH, INDIA (MARCH 21, 2025) (ANI- No use India) VARIOUS OF RECOVERED BODIES OF MAOISTS VARIOUS OF RECOVERED ARMS AND AMMUNITION KEPT ON DISPLAY VARIOUS OF SECURITY PERSONNEL STANDING NEAR RECOVERED ARMS RECOVERED PROTECTIVE GEAR WORN BY MAOISTS RECOVERED ARMS ON DISPLAY (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) BASTAR INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE, SUNDARRAJ PATTILINGAM, SAYING:
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- Keywords: Bastar Bijapur Chhattisgarh Dantewada India Kanker Maoists Narayanpur ammunition arms bodies death guns killings police recovered resistance revolution
- Location: BIJAPUR, CHHATTISGARH, INDIA
- City: BIJAPUR, CHHATTISGARH, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA001M15EQTR
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- Story Text: Security forces in eastern India's Chhattisgarh state have killed at least 97 Maoists in the year 2025, senior police official Sundarraj Pattilingam, said on Friday (March 21).
Indian police gunned down at least 26 Maoists during a gun-battle in the early morning hours of the state's Bijapur and Kanker districts on Thursday (March 20).
The police recovered bodies of the Maoists and a huge cache of arms, including AK-47, SLRs (self-loading rifles) and other modern weapons from the gun-battle site.
Chhattisgarh and its neighbouring states in central and eastern India have been affected by a decades-long insurgency by Maoist rebels, although the areas they operate in have reduced significantly over the years.
The rebels subscribe to a form of communism propagated by late Chinese leader Mao Zedong, and have waged a guerrilla-style offensive against the government, leading to periodic clashes and casualties on both sides.
Maoists say they are fighting to give poor Indian farmers and landless labourers more control over their land and a greater claim to its minerals currently exploited by major mining companies. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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