Chhattisgarh Attacks

Two personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have been killed in action and two police personnel have been injured after an IED planted by Maoists exploded in Chhattisgarh.

A major IED blast was carried out on a Naxal patrol search operation in the Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.

A 65-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh's Korba district became the fifth victim of a savage attack by a wild elephant which had trampled four persons to death in separate incidents in the area over the last month, officials said on Saturday.

A 17-year-old girl's bravery and swift response saved her father's life in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur. As four armed men barged into her home and attacked her father, Sushila quickly responded and tackled them alone, managing to scare them away.

A 55-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district, forest department officials said on Thursday.

Two paramilitary soldiers were killed in action after the truck in which they were travelling was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma.

Fifteen Maoists, seven of them women, were arrested following an IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said on Tuesday.

Home Minister Amit Shah, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, reiterated the BJP's mission to eradicate left-wing extremism from India in one to two years.

Chhattisgarh Naxal encounter: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reiterated the government's commitment to making Chhattisgarh, and the entire country, "completely free of Maoists", labelling rebel fighters "the biggest enemy of development and peace"

Twenty-nine Maoists, including a senior rebel leader - Shankar Rao, who had a bounty of Rs 25 lakh on his head - were killed by security forces during an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Tuesday afternoon.

A Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) personnel was hacked to death by Maoistsat a village market in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur district on Sunday, police said.

A woman fought off a pack of hyenas and saved her husband from their attack in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district.

An Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), who was injured in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada on Thursday, succumbed to his injuries at AIIMS hospital in New Delhi, officials said.

Anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh have entered a new phase after the BJP came to power in the state in December last year.

A CoBRA commando who was injured in Tuesday's attack by Naxalites on security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region said his morale has not been affected, and he will soon return to the jungles to carry on the fight.

Two personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have been killed in action and two police personnel have been injured after an IED planted by Maoists exploded in Chhattisgarh.

A major IED blast was carried out on a Naxal patrol search operation in the Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.

A 65-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh's Korba district became the fifth victim of a savage attack by a wild elephant which had trampled four persons to death in separate incidents in the area over the last month, officials said on Saturday.

A 17-year-old girl's bravery and swift response saved her father's life in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur. As four armed men barged into her home and attacked her father, Sushila quickly responded and tackled them alone, managing to scare them away.

A 55-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district, forest department officials said on Thursday.

Two paramilitary soldiers were killed in action after the truck in which they were travelling was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma.

Fifteen Maoists, seven of them women, were arrested following an IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said on Tuesday.

Home Minister Amit Shah, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, reiterated the BJP's mission to eradicate left-wing extremism from India in one to two years.

Chhattisgarh Naxal encounter: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reiterated the government's commitment to making Chhattisgarh, and the entire country, "completely free of Maoists", labelling rebel fighters "the biggest enemy of development and peace"

Twenty-nine Maoists, including a senior rebel leader - Shankar Rao, who had a bounty of Rs 25 lakh on his head - were killed by security forces during an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Tuesday afternoon.

A Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) personnel was hacked to death by Maoistsat a village market in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur district on Sunday, police said.

A woman fought off a pack of hyenas and saved her husband from their attack in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district.

An Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), who was injured in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada on Thursday, succumbed to his injuries at AIIMS hospital in New Delhi, officials said.

Anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh have entered a new phase after the BJP came to power in the state in December last year.

A CoBRA commando who was injured in Tuesday's attack by Naxalites on security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region said his morale has not been affected, and he will soon return to the jungles to carry on the fight.