Overview
- The operation followed Special Intelligence Wing inputs and deployed 20 SOG teams, two CRPF teams and one BSF team across the Chakapad–Rambha forest belt.
- On Thursday, four Maoists were found dead after multiple firefights in Kandhamal, with police confirming the identity of central committee member Ganesh Uike and verifying the other three, including two women.
- A separate SOG action on Wednesday in Gumma forest killed Bari alias Rakesh and Amrit, both from Chhattisgarh, who together carried Rs 23.65 lakh in rewards.
- Recoveries from the sites included two INSAS rifles, one .303 rifle, a revolver and a walkie-talkie set, with no casualties reported among security personnel.
- Combing operations continue in the area as the DGP terms the killings a major success and the Union home minister hails the results as a milestone toward the March 2026 Naxalism goal.