Overview

• At a ceremony in New Delhi, Shah felicitated CRPF, Chhattisgarh Police, DRG and CoBRA personnel involved in the Karreguttalu/Kereguttalu hills operation, with Chhattisgarh’s chief minister in attendance.
• Officials describe the offensive as a roughly three‑week push in April–May, with claims ranging from 27 to 31 Maoists killed and the elimination of CPI(Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju.
• Security forces say they destroyed a major base camp, disrupted supply lines, recovered arms and IEDs, and dismantled weapon‑making units, with some accounts reporting no casualties to the forces.
• Shah restated the pledge to make India Naxal‑free by March 31, 2026 and said the government will not rest until all militants surrender, are apprehended or are eliminated, while promising support for injured personnel and families of the fallen.
• Separately, Minister of State Bandi Sanjay inaugurated ₹36 crore in new CoBRA training infrastructure in Karnataka and police reported 20 Naxalite surrenders in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma under rehabilitation schemes.