Overview
- Security forces launched the operation on August 25 with about 20 C-60 commando teams and two CRPF Quick Action Teams led by Additional SP (Operations) M. Ramesh.
- An intermittent exchange of fire lasting nearly eight hours left three women and one man dead, with teams moving in despite heavy rain in the Bhamragad region.
- Troops recovered an SLR, two INSAS rifles and a .303 rifle, along with 92 live rounds, three walkie-talkies, Maoist literature and other items from the site.
- Gadchiroli police identified the deceased as Malu Pada, Kranti alias Jamuna Rainu Halami, Jyoti Kunjam and Mangi Madkam, stating they carried a total reward of ₹14 lakh and held ranks including PPCM and PM.
- Combing operations continue in the forest, as parallel drives report 30 cadres surrendering in Bijapur with immediate ₹50,000 assistance under state policy and 314 surrenders in Kothagudem over eight months under Operation Cheyutha.