30 ‘Maoists’ killed in twin Bastar encounters in Chhattisgarh
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Raipur: In one of the deadliest anti-Maoist operations this year, security forces gunned down at least 30 alleged Maoists in two separate encounters in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, March 20.
According to senior police officials, 26 Maoists were killed along the Bijapur-Dantewada boundary in South Bastar during a combing operation carried out by a joint team of security personnel in the Gangaloor police station area. The operation began early in the morning and continued into the afternoon. Following the encounter, the bodies of 26 Maoists were recovered along with a significant cache of arms and ammunition. A jawan of the Bijapur District Reserve Guard (DRG) lost his life during the operation.
In a separate incident, four Maoists were killed in an encounter along the Kanker-Narayanpur border in North Bastar. This operation was conducted jointly by the DRG and the Border Security Force (BSF).
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai hailed the encounters as a "major success" in the ongoing efforts to eliminate Left-Wing Extremism.
“Today our soldiers have achieved another big success in the direction of ‘Naxal Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’. The Modi government is moving forward with a ruthless approach and a zero-tolerance policy against Maoists who refuse to surrender,” Mr. Shah posted on X.
Chief Minister Sai expressed condolences over the death of the DRG jawan and reaffirmed the State’s commitment to eradicating Naxalism. “Operations will continue until Chhattisgarh is completely free from this menace,” he said.
The twin encounters have pushed the total number of Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh this year past 100, signaling an intensification of the anti-Maoist campaign.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
