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Amit Shah Honors Forces After Abujhmad Operation Eliminates Top Maoist Commander

The meeting underscores the government’s use of precision operations alongside development outreach in its campaign to eradicate Naxalism by March 2026

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Overview

  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah met security officers at the Ministry of Home Affairs on June 7 to commend their roles in Operation Abujhmad
  • The three-week May 18–21 operation by Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guard units, CRPF and state STF in Boter village eliminated 27 Maoists, including CPI (Maoist) General Secretary Basavaraju
  • Security forces seized a significant cache of automatic rifles, grenades and wireless equipment, disrupting the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee’s command structure
  • Shah reaffirmed the Modi government’s goal to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism by March 31, 2026, and said he will soon travel to Chhattisgarh to personally honour frontline soldiers
  • The operation follows a sustained decline in Naxal-affected districts from 126 in 2013 to 18 by March 2025 and has coincided with increased insurgent surrenders, with 521 militants laying down arms this year