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Chhattisgarh: Intense Battle Claims One Jawan, Eight Maoists

June 15, 2024, 4:02 pm

A security personnel and eight Maoists were killed in a clash in Chhattisgarh Narayanpur district on Saturday. The fight started in the deep forests of Abujhmad on June 12, spanning areas like Kutul, Farasbeda, and Kodtameta. This operation was a joint effort by District Reserve Guards and Special Task Force members from Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Kanker, and Dantewada districts, supported by the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) 53rd Corps.

During the engagement, intermittent firing persisted for three days, leading to casualties on both sides. The jawan who lost his life, was hit by a bullet and later on succumbed to his injuries. Meanwhile, two others are recovering after sustaining injuries.

The security personnels also seize certain weapons during the operation which included INSAS rifle,303 rifle, Barel Grenade Launcher.

This encounter marks a significant development in the ongoing anti-Maoist efforts in Chhatisgarh, as authorities continue to intensify their operations against insurgent activities.

Chhattisgarh: Two Jawans Injured in Dantewada Naxal IED Blast

March 23, 2024, 11:45 am

Two soldiers sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the Naxal-infested area of Dantewada, as revealed by the district’s superintendent of police on Saturday.

The blast occurred within the Kirandul police station vicinity during a anti-Naxal operation on Saturday, as stated by the Dantewada Superintendent of Police.

Further updates are awaited.

PM Modi: First phase of voting in Chhattisgarh busted Congress party’s balloon of lies

November 13, 2023, 3:13 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, lauded the electorate for the first phase of voting on November 7, declaring it had burst the “balloon of lies” propagated by the Congress. He urged the people of Chhattisgarh not to trust the incumbent Congress party, emphasising that the first phase’s results had set the stage for the departure of the “Kakka” from the government, referring to a significant Congress leader.

PM Modi accused Congress of focusing on looting Chhattisgarh rather than its development. He highlighted the BJP’s commitment to the state’s welfare, citing the construction of 4 crore ‘pucca’ houses for the poor in the last decade. In contrast, he criticised the Congress government for obstructing projects like the ‘Gramin Awas Yojana’ meant for public welfare.

The Prime Minister affirmed that Chhattisgarh, created by the BJP, would only witness progress under the party’s governance. Urging the public to spread the word that Modi had reached Mahasamund, he reinforced the BJP’s sacred relationship with the people.

Chhattisgarh is holding elections in two stages, with the first ending on November 7. The remaining 70 seats will be voted for on November 17, with the results expected on December 3.

Encounter Erupts Between Special Task Force and Naxals in Orchha, Chhattisgarh

November 7, 2023, 2:29 pm

An encounter between the Special Task Force (STF) personnel and Naxals erupted in the forest area near Orchha police station in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Fortunately, the STF personnel remained unharmed as the Naxals retreated during the encounter. Security forces are currently conducting a search of the area. Officials emphasized that the information circulating on social media about Naxals surrounding polling booths is inaccurate, and voting is proceeding as scheduled.

With voting for the first phase in Chhattisgarh polls underway, the Naxals fired at District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel deployed for an outer cordon around 2 kilometres away from Banda polling station on Tuesday morning, police officials said. “Security forces retaliated and the firing from Naxals’ side stopped after 10 minutes,” the police stated. Meanwhile, all jawans are safe, and voting continues, they added.

In a separate incident earlier on Tuesday, a Central Police Reserve Force (CRPF) jawan was injured in an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) blast triggered by Naxals in the Tondamarka area of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh. The jawan was deployed for election duty at the time of the explosion.

Chhattisgarh, with its 90-member legislative assembly, is undergoing elections in two phases, with the second phase scheduled for November 17. Of the 20 constituencies currently undergoing polling in the state, 12 are located in the Bastar division, including areas affected by Naxal activity. Voting is taking place in districts like Bastar, Dantewada, Kanker, Kabeerdham, and Rajnandgaon.

The final step in this electoral process, the counting of votes, is set for December 3, after which the composition of the new legislative assembly will be determined.

“Chhattisgarh Prepares for First Phase of Polls on Upcoming Tuesday”

November 6, 2023, 4:37 pm

The first phase of polling for the 2023 Assembly elections is set to take place in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. With 20 constituencies and a 90-member house, the state prepares for a significant electoral event split into two phases. Most seats are concentrated in Naxal-affected belts, including Bastar, Dantewada, Kanker, Kabeerdham, and Rajnandgaon.

The electoral landscape features prominent figures like former Chief Minister Raman Singh contesting from Rajnandgaon and State Minister Kawasi Lakhma from Konta.

In the 2018 elections, the Congress secured 17 of the 20 Phase 1 seats, while the BJP claimed 2 and Ajit Jogi’s party won 1 seat. This year, Congress replaced six sitting MLAs, introducing Savita Mandavi, the wife of late MLA Manoj Mandavi, in the Bahnupratappur seat.

According to the Election Commission of India, a total of 2,03,80,079 crore voters, including 19,839 service voters, will be able to exercise their franchise in the election to the 90-member assembly. Based on the data released by the poll body, there are also 1,60,955 voters with disabilities and 790 voters of any gender in the state. Chhattisgarh has 2,63,829 voters between the ages of 18 and 19. With 223 candidates vying for the 20 seats, the Election Commission has set up 5,304 voting booths for 40,78,681 voters, including 19,93,937 male and 20,84,675 female voters.

Notably, 13 of the 20 seats in this phase are reserved for SC/STs, reflecting the broader allocation of 29 seats for Scheduled Tribes and 10 for Scheduled Castes across the state.

To ensure a fair election, extensive security measures have been deployed, especially in Naxal-affected areas, with the Central Armed Police Forces reinforcing local authorities. Drones will monitor some polling centers.

The electoral process anticipates the counting of votes on December 3.

Chhattisgarh: 2 women Naxals killed in an encounter

September 20, 2023, 6:25 pm

Officials say two women Naxalites were killed in an exchange of fire with District Reserve Guards (DRG) in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada on Wednesday.

Dantewada DRG teams were launched from Nahadi Chhattisgarh Armed Forces (CAF) on the basis of information of the presence of senior Darbha Divisional cadres in the Nagaram-Poro Hirma woods along the Dantewa-Sukma Interdistrict border, according to officials.
According to IG Bastar, P Sundarraj, there was an exchange of fire between Maoists and Dantewada DRG at 7:00 a.m.

During the search, the dead bodies of two female naxal cadres, as well as one INSAS gun and one 12-bore weapon, were discovered, he claimed. In September, two Naxalites were killed in a shootout with police in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district.

According to officials, the DRG Sukma and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 223 Corps performed a joint operation. The location yielded a 12-bore double barrel rifle and a pistol.

SP Sukma Kiran Chavan said, “Based on the intelligence report of the presence of 10 to 12 Naxalites of Jagargunda Area Committee in the forests of Tadmetla and Duled under Chintagufa police station, District Sukma, a joint force of DRG and CRPF 223 was dispatched to the said places as part of the anti-Naxal operation.”

Chhattisgarh: CRPF personnel injured in blast in Sukma

September 20, 2023, 12:15 pm

According to officials, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) from the 231 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) suffered minor injuries in an explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along the Kamarguda-Jagargunda road in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, as reported by Inspector General Bastar P Sundarraj.

“The treatment of the injured ASI is underway and no major injuries have occurred to anyone else,” IG Sundarraj added. More details in the matter awaited.

Chhattisgarh: Liquor businessman, others booked for abduction

April 16, 2023, 3:50 pm

On Sunday, A liquor businessman and others have been booked for allegedly holding a man hostage and forcing him to withdraw a case against them in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district, as per the officials statement.

Amolak Singh Bhatia – a liquor businessman, along with Prince Bhatia, Sona Bhatia, Bablu Bhatia and others, have been booked under sections 365, 384, and 120B of IPC. The action was taken on the basis of a complaint, as per the source information.

According to Kotwali Station House Officer (SHO) Rupak Sharma, an inquiry was started, and after the investigation’s conclusions, police filed a case. The officer claims that the alleged perpetrators kidnapped the victim and compelled him to drop a lawsuit he had filed.

Bemetara violence in Chhattisgarh: VHP calls State Bandh today, urges shop closures

April 10, 2023, 10:53 am

Workers of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and other organisations have urged people to close their businesses on Monday in response to a Statewide ‘bandh’ call issued by the VHP and other organisations in response to violence in Chhattisgarh’s Bemetara district. On Saturday, 22-year-old, Bhuneswar Sahu, was killed in a clash between two groups in the Biranpur village. Three police personnel were also injured in the incident. Raipur Additional Superintendent of Police Abhishek Maheshwari said, “Today a bandh has been called by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal. An additional police force has also been deployed in all police stations. More than 400 police officers have been deployed in all the police stations, Extra patrolling is also being done.”
“We’ve got information that they plan to hold a ‘chakka jam’ at three to four locations. We will try to disperse them as soon as possible,” the police official said. The decision for a ‘bandh,’ according to BJP district president Jayanti Patel, was necessary due to the violence in the state. He stated that the BJP supports the bandh call.
Indira Kalyan Elesela, the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Bemetara, stated yesterday, “In light of yesterday’s incident, a bandh has been declared for tomorrow. We’re prepared for this. We hope that everything remains calm.”
“We are completely prepared. The crowd has been kept under control by placing barricades in strategic locations “He went on to say. Earlier on Sunday, State BJP spokesperson Kedar Gupta said, “Bharatiya Janata Party will join the Chhattisgarh bandh called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad over the incident in Bemetara that resulted in the death of one youth and the bandh will be held on Monday.”
” The incident took place in Saja Vidhansabha. There were continuously eight cases of love jihad in that area and Sahu Samaj was creating public awareness that Love Jihad is a crime”, Gupta said.
He also alleged conspiracy behind the youth’s murder and the government was supporting the accused.
Meanwhile, amid heavy police deployment and imposition of Section 144 in the area, the last rites of Bhuneswar Sahu, was performed on Sunday. According to preliminary information, a fight broke out between two groups of children in Biranpur village on Saturday (April 8), and tensions subsequently escalated, leading to a clash between members of the two groups.
Police have arrested 11 people in connection with the violence and are conducting an investigation.

Naxal couple carrying cash reward of Rs 8 lakh, arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

March 3, 2023, 11:31 am

Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 3 : A joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force (DF) arrested a Naxal couple carrying a cash reward on their heads in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Sukma district following an encounter, a police officer said.
After an encounter that took place in the limits of Gadiras police station, the security personnel arrested a Naxal couple, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kiran Chouhan, elaborating that the cadres were carrying cash rewards on their heads. The arrested Naxal cadres were identified as Muchaki Hidma and Kunjam Kosi, the officer said, elaborating that Hidma was carrying a cash reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head while Kosi was carrying a bounty of Rs 2 lakh.
From the possession of the arrested couple, the team has recovered six electric detonators, five gelatine rods, wire, batteries, Naxal banners-posters and other materials, the officer elaborated.
According to the officer, Hidma was associated with the banned organisation in 2015 as a member of Chetna Natya Mandali (cultural wing of Naxals), active as a member of platoon-25 under the Malger area committee from 2015 to 2017, and in 2018, he was elevated as deputy commander of military platoon-24.
Similarly, he was allegedly indulged in exploding the vehicle ferrying security personnel in Dantewada in 2016, where seven jawans were killed.
After the attack, ultras looted the AK-47 of a soldier. Moreover, he was allegedly involved in the attack that killed seven jawans in the Kirandul area in Dantewada in 2018.
Investigation revealed that Kosi had joined the banned organisation as ‘Bal Sangham’ in 2013 and was eventually elevated as a member of military platoon-31 under the Kanger valley area committee, said the officer, elaborating that she was involved in separate incidents that took place in the district.

Chhattisgarh : Bus rams into stationary truck in Korba, seven dies, several injuries

September 12, 2022, 1:34 pm

In the Korba region of Chhattisgarh on Monday, a bus rammed into a stationary truck, resulting in seven fatalities and three injuries, according to the police.

Santosh Singh, the superintendent of police in Korba, stated in a statement that the incident happened near Madai Ghat, which is a police station in Bango, at around 4 a.m.

The bus was carrying the passengers from Korba to Raipur.

According to the police, the bus driver crashed into the truck as he tried to avoid hitting a car travelling in the opposite direction. According to the SP, the driver was arrested following the incident.

Three passengers on the bus were injured, while seven others died instantly.

Bhupesh Baghel, the chief minister of Chhattisgarh, expressed his sorrow over the occurrence and gave officials orders to tend to the injured.