Overview

• Approximately 200 C-60 commandos, led by Additional SP M. Ramesh, conducted the operation based on intelligence about a Maoist hideout near Kawande.
• A two-hour gunfight erupted across three locations on May 12, with Maoists firing on security forces who retaliated strongly.
• Recovered items include an automatic INSAS rifle, a single-shot rifle, live ammunition, detonators, a radio, three backpacks, and a large cache of Maoist literature.
• The Maoist camp was completely destroyed during the operation to disrupt insurgent infrastructure in the region.
• Authorities suspect potential casualties among Maoists, with evidence suggesting injured or deceased cadres may have been removed by their comrades.