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New Delhi, May 21
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauded the landmark achievement of security forces that have succeeded in eliminating top naxal leader Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju.
HM Shah stated that in an operation in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, security forces have neutralized 27 dreaded Maoists, including Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, the general secretary of CPI-Maoist, topmost leader, and the backbone of the Naxal movement.
This is the first time in three decades of Bharat's battle against Naxalism that a general secretary-ranked leader has been neutralized by our forces. I applaud our brave security forces and agencies for this major breakthrough.
He added that after completion of Operation Black Forest, 54 Naxalites have been arrested and 84 Naxalites have surrendered in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Maharashtra.
The Modi government is resolved to eliminate Naxalism before the 31st of March 2026, ge further stated.
