Overview

• A joint team of CRPF and district security forces engaged Maoists in a forest near Motipani village in Gariaband on May 2–3, 2025.
• Yogesh Kosra, a divisional committee member and Maoist commander, was killed in the encounter; he had an Rs 8 lakh bounty on his head.
• The encounter lasted approximately 30 minutes, with Maoists retreating into the forest after the exchange of fire.
• Security forces recovered a self-loading rifle, explosives, and other Maoist materials during post-encounter searches.
• This marks the 146th Maoist fatality in Chhattisgarh this year, including 129 in the Bastar region; no security personnel were injured.