Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:04pm on 21 May 2025,Wednesday India
On May 21, 2025, Indian security forces achieved a major breakthrough by killing 27 Maoists, including Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, the general secretary of the CPI (Maoist), in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district. Basavaraju, with a ₹1.5 crore bounty, was behind major attacks like the 2010 Dantewada and 2013 Jheeram Ghati massacres. PM Narendra Modi praised the forces, reaffirming commitment to end Maoism. Union Home Minister Amit Shah called it the first elimination of a Maoist general secretary in three decades. The 50-hour operation in Abujhmarh forests marks a significant blow to Naxal influence in the region. (PC: ANI)
