Tag: Sukma

Naxal militia commander Sodi Deva alias Prakash was apprehended from the jungles of Palodi village under Kistaram police station limits during a search operation on Friday, the official said.

They added that the rebels were influenced with the state government's naxal rehabilitation programme, called 'Puna Narkom' which means new dawn.

Bhubaneswar: With Sukma attack that killed 25 CRPF men still raw in mind, a recent video showing a ‘guerrilla training’ camp of the extremist group has put the security forces on tenterhooks. The video footage, source of which is yet to be ascertained, shows young cadres being rigorously trained by the group’s warfare experts. It […]

Bhubaneswar: Three Maoists, among whom two are reportedly from Odisha, were nabbed in a search operation by Special Operational Group (SOG) held in a forest of neighbouring Chhattisgarh’s Sukuma area. As per sources, they have been identified as Kuasi Hadma, Ramnath Nag, and Bucha Dhurba among whom Ramnath and Bucha are believed to be from […]

Bhubaneswar: The Director General of Police (DGP) K.B. Singh on Tuesday asserted that the security forces are on high alert along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border to prevent the influx of Maoist cadres in Odisha. An elite anti-Maoist Special Operation Group (SOG), District Voluntary Force (DVF) and jawans of the CRPF and the BSF have been deployed […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Ministry of Home Affairs fixing a meeting on May 8, two days after the deadliest Naxal encounter in Sukma of Chhattisgarh in which 25 security personnel were killed, Odisha police has intensified its operation and sealed the border areas apprehending influx of rebels from the bordering State. Director General of Police Kunwar […]

Bhubaneswar: The Malkangiri police on Tuesday sounded a high-alert in Odisha-Chhattisgarh border following the death of 25 CRPF jawans in a deadly ambush by naxalites in Sukma district of neighbouring Chhattisgarh yesterday. Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Mitrabhanu Mohapatra informed this to media this morning. “We have sounded high-alert in the border area. Also the […]

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: The Canadian national, whose reported missing and possible abduction news had shaken the State once again after the March 2012 abduction of two Italian nationals by Maoists in Kandhamal district, has been brought to Sukma today. The Sukma Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena said John was located by police at Punampali village in the […]

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: The Canadian national, who went missing in the forest close to the inter-state border of Odisha and Chhattisgarh, is reportedly safe at Kistaram village of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh. Superintendent of Police, Sukma, Abhishek Meena on Tuesday informed that the police have traced the Canadian’s whereabouts and reasserted that he is present in an […]

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: A Canadian national is suspected to have been abducted from a forest in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh bordering Malkangiri of Odisha. The foreign national, John, went on a bike ride into the forest. He had come to Chhattisgarh from Mumbai since March 14. Police have launched massive search operation to trace him. Police said […]

New Delhi: The Chhattisgarh government on Monday opposed in the Supreme Court a plea for a CBI inquiry into the killing of 15 alleged Maoists by security forces in Sukma district on August 6, terming it bogus. Appearing for the state, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi disputed the claims of the petitioner NGO and told the […]

Sukma (Chhattisgarh): Two CRPF troopers were injured when Maoist rebels triggered an IED (improvised explosive device) on Thursday in Chattisgarh’s Sukma district. According to Central Reserve Police Force officials, the blast that took place at 7.45 a.m., was targeted at the troops of 206 Cobra Battalion who were on a routine operation in the area. […]

Thane: In a warm philanthropic gesture, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi has decided to donate 25 flats to the families of the troopers killed in last month’s Maoist attacks in Sukma. While four flats have already been allotted, another 21 are being reserved in a housing complex constructed by his company, Karrm Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd, at their […]

Raipur: A hardcore woman Naxal, who was carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on her head, was gunned down by security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, police said. The skirmish took place in the evening in a forest near Chitalnar and Dondipadar villages under Pushpal police station limits in which Military […]

Raipur: At least 14 naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district today, police said. The gun-battle took place this morning in a forest area in south Sukma, around 500 km from Raipur, Deputy Inspector General (anti-naxal operations) Sundarraj P told PTI. “So far, bodies of 14 naxals have been […]