Overview
- Separate encounters in Sukma and Bijapur followed specific inputs, with firefights starting around 5 am in Bijapur and later in Sukma.
- Police recovered 12 bodies in Sukma and two in Bijapur and said search and clearance at the sites are still under way with locations withheld for security.
- Senior cadres were among the dead, including Konta area leader Sachin (Vetti) Mangdu and Hunga or Madvi Hitesh, with further identifications pending.
- A cache of AK-47, INSAS and self-loading rifles was seized, and authorities reported no casualties among security personnel.
- Police said the Sukma action struck the Konta area committee leadership, aligning with intensified operations to curb Left-wing extremism.