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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
TopicCPI (Maoist)

Topic: CPI (Maoist)

Chhattisgarh Police kill 2 more members of Maoists’ top-decision making body in Abujmarh encounter

Police kill 2 leaders active in Maoist fortress Dandakaranya for 3 decades. Killings come week after 2 more central committee members were killed in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. 

13 yrs after he escaped custody, Maoist central committee member Sahadev Soren killed in encounter

Soren, wanted for his role in 2005 killing of IPS officer posted in Bihar's Munger and escape from police custody in 2012, was killed in encounter in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh Monday morning.

Security forces eliminate Bala Krishna, 6th Maoist central committee member killed this year

Also known by his aliases Bhaskar and Manoj, Bala Krishna was among 10 Maoist cadres killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district Thursday.

A ‘ruthless approach’ is fine for terrorists. For Maoists, it must be tempered with empathy

It is fine to talk of a ruthless approach when you are dealing with terrorists. However, when you are dealing with your own people, strictness must be tempered with empathy.

5 brothers, 4 of them Maoists. Ravi’s encounter marks end of Gajarla family ties to CPI (Maoist)

Gajarla Ravi alias Uday ‘used to put up posters, run errands for Maoists since age 7’. At the time of his death, he was senior-most Maoist leader in Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border areas.

Andhra Greyhounds kill Maoist central committee member Gajarla Ravi, 5th top leader killed this yr

Along with Gajarla Ravi alias Uday, Andhra Pradesh Greyhounds also killed Aruna, a senior Maoist leader in Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee & wife of slain Maoist Chalapathi.

Sudhakar was last of 3 top Maoist leaders who took part in failed 2004 peace talks with Andhra govt

After few rounds of productive negotiations, talks were called off by Maoists in January 2005 on grounds of continued operations by Andhra Pradesh’s Greyhounds force against the group.

Security forces kill top Maoist leader Sudhakar in Bijapur, 4th to be eliminated this year

Sudhakar’s death comes just a fortnight after security forces eliminated CPI (Maoist) chief Basavaraju. Earlier, top leaders Chalapathi and Prayag Manjhi were also killed.

Citing precedent, Bastar IG says CPI (Maoist) unlikely to get new gen secy after Basavaraju

The IG's assertions, made in an interview with ThePrint, come 10 days after security forces killed Basavaraju & 26 other Maoists in a 3-day encounter in Abujmarh.

Abujhmarh op shut Basavaraju chapter of Maoist insurgency. How homegrown DRG gave forces edge

Among these are former Maoists who brought to the table their knowledge about unit within the armed wing of CPI (Maoist) responsible for protecting top leaders including Basavaraju.

On Camera

India’s Ashram Industrial Complex is being held up by three pillars

Babas fill a gap in society—the dignity and sense of belonging, however illusory, that organised religion has failed to provide so many Indians.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.