Overview

• The operation, involving over 10,000 personnel from Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and paramilitary forces, is targeting the PLGA battalion No. 1 in the Karreguttalu forests.
• Three Maoists, including women cadres, have been confirmed killed, with intelligence suggesting more casualties among the 500 insurgents believed to be holed up.
• Top Maoist commanders, including Mandvi Hidma and Damodar, are reportedly trapped as forces cut off supply routes and deploy drones and helicopters for surveillance.
• The outlawed CPI (Maoist) has issued a statement urging a halt to the operation and proposing peace talks, but no official response has been made by authorities.
• The challenging terrain, extreme heat, and booby-trapped areas have not deterred security forces, who remain focused on dismantling the Maoist stronghold.