Among those killed was Jayaram alias Chalapati, a senior member of the central committee, the highest decision-making body of the Maoists, with a bounty of ₹1 crore on his head, Gariaband Superintendent of Police Nikhil Rakhecha told The Hindu

Chhattisgarh, Jan 20: Twelve more Maoists were killed in a gunfight between security personnel and left-wing extremists along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border on Tuesday, bringing the total number of Maoists killed in the ongoing operation to 14, police said. The joint operation, carried out by the police forces of Odisha and Chhattisgarh along with the CRPF, […]

The operations were being conducted by the police forces of Odisha and Chhattisgarh and CRPF.

At least 14 Maoists, including six women, have been killed in the ongoing encounter with the security personnel in Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh since last week as the search operation continues,...