Overview
- Twelve suspected cadres were killed in Sukma and two in Bijapur after separate gunfights in forest areas triggered by search operations.
- District Reserve Guard teams launched the actions on specific intelligence inputs, with officials reporting no injuries to security personnel.
- Security forces recovered automatic weapons from the sites, including AK-47s, INSAS rifles and self-loading rifles.
- Police identified Konta area leader Vetti (Sachin) Mangdu among the dead, with officials also naming Hunga Madkam in the Bijapur recoveries.
- Combing operations continue as authorities withhold operational details for safety, noting the campaign follows a year that saw about 285 Maoists killed and targets set to eradicate the insurgency by late March.