Overview

• Security forces recovered the bodies of seven Maoist insurgents after heavy exchanges of fire in Bijapur’s National Park area during early June operations.
• Among the dead were Gautam alias Sudhakar, a CPI (Maoist) Central Committee member, and Bhaskar Rao, a State Committee member.
• Authorities identified one casualty as Mahesh Kodiyam, a primary school cook assistant whose family disputes his alleged Maoist ties and whose case is now under impartial police investigation.
• Local Maoist units executed two civilians suspected of informing for security forces, including a surrendered cadre, in villages under Pamed police station jurisdiction.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to arrive in Raipur to oversee ongoing counterinsurgency efforts as the government aims to eradicate Naxalism by March 2026.