Senior Maoist Leader Renuka aka Banu Killed in Chhattisgarh Encounter

Security forces neutralized the CPI (Maoist) state zonal committee member during an ongoing operation in Dantewada, recovering an Insas rifle at the site.

Renuka aka Banu, a senior Maoist leader and state zonal committee member, was killed in a security operation in Dantewada on March 31, 2025.
The encounter occurred at approximately 9am in a forested area along the Dantewada-Bijapur border.
An Insas rifle was recovered from the site, highlighting the operational capabilities of the Maoist insurgents.
This development follows the killing of 18 Maoists, including 11 female cadres, in Sukma and Bijapur just two days earlier.
Search operations remain ongoing in the region as part of the government’s intensified efforts to dismantle Maoist networks by 2026.