{"id":15167,"date":"2025-01-05T03:55:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T03:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=15167"},"modified":"2025-01-05T03:55:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T03:55:45","slug":"4-maoists-gunned-down-1-security-personnel-dies-in-chhattisgarh-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=15167","title":{"rendered":"4 Maoists Gunned Down, 1 Security Personnel Dies In Chhattisgarh Encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At least four Maoists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/more-tourists-will-go-to-bastar-than-kashmir-if-amit-shah-in-chhattisgarh-7255976\" target=\"_blank\">Chhattisgarh&#8217;s Bastar region<\/a>, an official said today.<\/p>\n<p>A head constable of the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Sannu Karam, died in the face-off, which broke out on Saturday evening at a forest in south Abujhmaad along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts.<\/p>\n<p>The encounter began when a joint team of security personnel was out on an <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/amit-shah-warns-maoists-says-lay-down-arms-and-surrender-else-6607188\" target=\"_blank\">anti-Maoist operation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the exchange of fire stopped late Saturday night, bodies of four Maoists and automatic weapons, including AK-47 rifle and self loading rifle (SLR), were recovered from the spot.<\/p>\n<p>A search operation is underway in the area.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Over 200 Maoists Killed In 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>More than 200 Maoists were killed by security forces in Chhattisgarh in 2024\u00a0with Union Home Minister <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/amit-shah-meets-surrendered-maoists-says-i-am-the-happiest-person-today-7258730\" target=\"_blank\">Amit Shah<\/a> vowing to eradicate them by March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Among 219 Maoists killed last year, 217 were from the Bastar region, which comprises Bastar, Dantewada, Kanker, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Kondagaon and Sukma districts.<\/p>\n<p>Over 800 Maoists\u00a0were also arrested, while about 802 laid down their arms.<\/p>\n<p>About <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/amit-shah-in-bastar-amit-shahs-assurance-to-families-of-jawans-killed-in-anti-maoist-ops-7262384\" target=\"_blank\">18 security personnel lost their lives in the fight against Maoists<\/a> in 2024, while the number of civilians killed in Maoist violence stood at 65.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bA head constable of the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Sannu Karam, died in the face-off, which broke out on Saturday evening.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least four Maoists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh&#8217;s Bastar region, an 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