Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that security forces killed 31 notorious Naxalites in Kurgutatalu Hills (KGH) on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border in the biggest operation against Naxalism.
In a post on X, Shah said, “#Naxalfreebharat killed a historic success in the resolve of security forces, killing 31 infamous Naxalites in Kurgutatalu Hills (KGH) on the Chhattisgarh-Telungana border in the biggest operation against Naxalism.
Congratulating CRPF, STF and DRG soldiers on the success of the operation, Home Minister Shah said that security forces completed the biggest anti -Naxal operation in just 21 days.
“The hill on which the red terror once ruled, today Tricolar is flying with pride. Kurguttalu Hill PLGA Battalion 1, DKSZC, TSC and CRC had an integrated headquarters of big Naxal organizations, where Naxal training, strategies and weapons were not as well as this. The army in this operation.
Confirming the central government’s stance on Naxalism, the Home Minister said that India will be Naxal-free by 31 March 2026.
He said, “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji, we are firm to root out Naxalism. I once again assure the countrymen that India is sure to be Naxal-free by 31 March 2026,” he said.
Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Gyanendra Pratap Singh confirmed that 31 Naxalites were neutralized, which was identified 28.
“We are committed to fulfill the resolution made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to end Naxalism by 31 March, 2026. We have recovered 31 bodies (Naxalites), and it is a 1200 square kilometer area and we know that a large number of Naxalites has been neutralized. COBRA, CRPF, and Chhattisgarh Police included this operation,” CRPF DG SINGH said. (AI)
