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