Overview

• Joint forces from the STF, DRG and CRPF engaged Maoist cadres in Sukma’s forest near the Dantewada border after actionable intelligence prompted Monday’s sweep.
• A senior Maoist, identified as a Kerlapal Area Committee member carrying a ₹5 lakh bounty, was fatally shot during Tuesday’s encounter.
• Three DRG jawans sustained injuries from a pressure IED planted by Maoists and have been evacuated to higher medical centres in stable condition.
• Security teams recovered a large stockpile of weapons, ammunition and explosive materials at the encounter site, enhancing ongoing counter-insurgency efforts.
• Tuesday’s clash raised Chhattisgarh’s Maoist death toll to 226 this year as part of the state’s Operation Sankalp drive.