The upper Maoist Basavaraju, 26 others were killed in the Chhattisgarh encounter. Bharat News

New Delhi/Raipur: CPI (Maoist) chief Nambala Keshav Rao, aka Basavraju – Mastermind of some of the deadliest Maoist attacks in the country – an intelligence operated by the District Reserve Guard (DRG) of the State Police was killed in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh on Wednesday in an intelligence -based operation.Twenty -six other Maoists were also abolished. A huge race of modern weapons and explosives was recovered. A DRG man was killed in an encounter that broke into the botter village and the forests of Lekawada.In addition to being a founding member of the outfit, the merger of People’s War (PWG) and MCC in 2004, 70 -year -old Basavaraju was part of his top decision making/strategists body such as Polit Bureau, Central Committee and Central Military Commission. He worked with extreme secret, in the Abujamadh region and only a few times on a handful of occasions.

Nia and various state government will reshuffle the cumulative reward of more than Rs 10 crore declared by the state government, will reshuffle between separate ‘fighter areas’ and will act as a bridge between cadre and brass. A trained engineer, he would often be part of ambush. Not surprisingly, his body was found next to the AK -47.Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed his death and referred to him as the “backbone of the Naxalite movement”. A senior Intel official told TOI, “The outfit is now headless.” Basavaraju was a ‘ops’ man, was vouched for excessive violence Although the Maoists had recently done Hemoshing, the combats with security forces lost hundreds of their cadre and many of their top members, Basavaraju’s death would rank as one of the most serious explosions.“The Modi government has resolved to abolish Naxalism before 31 March, 2026,” Shah said for success, appreciating the “brave” security forces and agencies. He said that after the completion of the 21-day operation Black Forest on May 11, 54 Naxalites were arrested and 84 surrendered in Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Maharashtra. The PM also welcomed the “remarkable success”. “Our government is committed to ending the threat of Maoism and ensuring a life of peace and progress for our people,” he posted on X.It was also celebrated by Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Dev Sai. “Bound to follow more surrender,” he explained toi, appreciating DRG personnel for his bravery. The DRG, which consists of a large extent surrendered Maoists, takes advantage of being familiar with the Abujamadh area as well as the operational strategy of the Naxalite. Basavaraju, an engineer and an alumnus of REC (now NIT), Warangal had a ‘operating’ person who believed in a military -style attack, understood technology and proposed proposer of extreme violence. The planned attacks under it were fatal, along with Hidma, who leads PLGA Battalion No. 1, executed them in a T, former CRPF DG’s Vijay Kumar told TOI. The news of Basavaraju’s murder started roaming in the morning. Confirmation came after hardworking verification and was immediately celebrated. A senior official involved in the operation said, “We have found it, this is.”Deputy CM and Home Minister Vijay Sharma said that the operation lasted for 72 hours. It was before the detailed plan in 15 days before the state police confirmed the presence of Basavaraju in the Abujmarah orkha area of ​​Abujmarah. According to a police officer, he collected inputs from the Andhra Pradesh Police and surrendered to the cadres at zero in Basavaraju. The police came to know that Basavaraju was one of a group of top Maoist officials at the camp in Abujamarh, protected by the hardcore PLGA cadres and members of the senior Marh Division. Once their camp was located, the DRG teams exited four districts – Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Kondagan.Gunfights in a patch of dense forest, approximately 15–20 km from the Acha. The guns fell silent on Wednesday when the Maoists broke and retreated. A police statement said that several other senior level Maoist cadres were either killed or seriously injured in the encounter. The soldiers will take 24 hours to return, and more details will then be known.