Overview

• The 21-day Operation Black Forest, the CRPF’s largest coordinated anti-Naxal mission, concluded on May 11, 2025, with 31 Maoists killed and 18 security personnel injured.
• Rolo, a two-year-old Belgian Shepherd trained to detect explosives, died on April 27 after being stung 200 times by bees during the operation in Korgotalu hills.
• The CRPF Director General has posthumously awarded Rolo a commendation medal, highlighting the sacrifices of canine units in counter-insurgency missions.
• The operation took place in the dense jungle of Korgotalu hills, a known Maoist hideout on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, featuring challenging terrain and environmental hazards.
• Injuries among security personnel included severe blast-related casualties, with some soldiers requiring leg amputations due to IED explosions.