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Two top Maoist leaders with total bounty of Rs 80 lakh killed in Chhattisgarh encounter, Amit Shah hails operation
Updated On: 22 September, 2025 07:45 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the operation as a “major victory” and reiterated the government’s stance to completely eliminate Naxalism by March 2026
The encounter occurred in the forests of Abhujmaad, close to the Maharashtra border. Representational Pic/File
Two top Maoist leaders, each carrying a bounty of Rs 40 lakh, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Monday, police officials said, reported the PTI.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the operation as a “major victory” and reiterated the government’s stance to completely eliminate Naxalism by March 2026.
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