Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:31pm on 22 May 2025,Thursday International
Twenty-five Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur were members of the elite protection unit guarding CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju, officials confirmed. Basavaraju and another top leader, Jangua Naveen, died in a fierce gunfight during a major anti-Maoist operation in Bastar. The slain rebels belonged to PLGA’s Company 7, responsible for the safety of senior leaders. Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai hailed the strike as a historic win, calling Basavaraju’s death the “last nail in the coffin of Naxalism.” Security forces have neutralized over 400 Maoists in the last 18 months as part of intensified operations. (PC: AFP)
