- By Yashashvi Tak
- Thu, 08 May 2025 04:28 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Three police personnel were killed in a landmine blast planted by Naxals in Wezeedu village of Mulugu district in Telangana early hours on Thursday.
Further information on the incident is awaited.
On Wednesday morning, at least 22 Naxals were killed in an ongoing encounter near Keregutta Hills in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, police reported. A police official confirmed that the clash is still ongoing in the area, which lies along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, as part of 'Mission Sankalp.'
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai also confirmed the deaths, stating that a major anti-Naxal operation has been ongoing in the region for several days.
"For many days, anti-naxal operations have been going on near Karegutta Hills on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border. Till now, more than 22 bodies of Naxals have been found there," CM Sai said.
Meanwhile, a Naxalite was killed and a .303 rifle was recovered during an encounter with security forces in the forested border area of Bijapur district on Tuesday.
The gunfight occurred on May 5 in the dense jungles along Bijapur's southwestern border. After the exchange of fire, security forces recovered the body of a female Maoist, wearing a uniform, along with a .303 rifle from the encounter site, officials confirmed.
According to an official statement, traces found at the site suggest a strong likelihood that several other Naxals may have been killed or injured in the operation.
On April 28, a total of 24 Naxalites, including 14 with a combined reward of Rs 28.50 lakhs, surrendered to the police."14 Naxalites with a total reward of Rs 28.50 lakh surrendered, and a total of 24 Naxalites surrendered in Bijapur," Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police Chandrakant Governa said.
"Since January 1, 2025, 213 Naxalites involved in several incidents have been arrested, 203 Naxalites have surrendered, and a total of 90 Naxalites have been killed in different encounters in the district," he added. All the Naxalites who surrendered and reintegrated into society were provided with a cheque of Rs 50,000 each as an incentive.