The operation was launched on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) when, on the basis of inputs, a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) set out on the operation. Photo: Special Arrangement
Two senior Maoists carrying a total reward of at least ₹35 lakh between them were gunned down by the security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district on Wednesday (August 13, 2025), said the police.
District Superintendent of Police Y.P. Singh said Vijay Reddy and Lokesh Salame were killed in an anti-Maoist operation conducted along the Banda Pahad hill under the Madanwada police station area.
Mr. Singh said Reddy was a member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee of Maoists and carried a bounty of ₹25 lakh, while Salame, a divisional committee member, was carrying a reward of ₹10 lakh on his head. He said Reddy was also carrying rewards in neighbouring States, including Maharashtra, and details of the same were being verified. “Reddy was indulged in Maoist activities in the RKB (Rajnandgaon Kanker Border) division of the Maoists,” Mr. Singh added.
The operation was launched on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) when, on the basis of inputs, a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) set out on the operation, while the exchange of fire took place on Wednesday (August 13, 2025). The area where the gunfight took place borders Maharashtra and is close to the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region.
After Wednesday’s (August 13, 2025) action, 229 Maoists have been killed in separate encounters in Chhattisgarh so far this year, according to updated figures shared by the police.
Published – August 13, 2025 11:21 pm IST
