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Maoist’s best leader was killed with the Indian security forces in the Central State of Chhattisgar.
Nashabala Keshava Rao, who is also known for several pseudonym, including Basavarazh, was among the 27 rebels who died on Wednesday, Interior Minister Amita Shah said. One police officer was reportedly killed in battles.
According to Shah, for the first time in three decades, Maoist Rao’s experience was killed by government forces.
In the part of the Chhattisgarha, the rebels saw perennial rebels who said their governments had been neglected for decades. The Indian government promised to cease its uprising by the end of March 2026.
Rao, a training engineer, was the Secretary General of the Indian Communist Party (Maoist) group. It was on the most sought -off list of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) – India to combat law enforcement terrorism.
Vivekanand Sing, a senior police officer in Chhattisgarh, said he died near Rao and others in Narajanpur, after the senior leaders of the Maoists were in the area.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X that “proud of our forces for this excellent success.”
Meanwhile, the Communist Party of India condemned the murder and called for an independent investigation.
Last month, the Indian government launched a large -scale military operation – known as the black forest – focusing on the group.
On Wednesday, Shah said that 54 insurgents had been arrested so far, and 84 surrendered in the States of Chhattisgar, Telangan and Maharashtra.
The operation was launched after the Maoists said they were ready to negotiate with the government when it stopped the offensive and withdrew their troops. Chhattisgarha’s representatives said any dialogue should be unconditional.
Maoists are inspired by the Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong. Their uprising began in West Bengal in the late 1960s and has since spread to more than a third of 600 districts of India.
The rebels control the large areas of several states in the “red corridor”, which stretches from northeast to Central India.
Recent military and police offensives have in recent years pushed the rebels to their forest strongholds, and the violence level has fallen.
But the clashes between the force and the rebels are still common, and dozens of people every year.
According to the government, about 287 insurgents were killed by security forces – the vast majority in Chhattisgarh. More than 10,000 people have been thought to have been killed since the 1960s.
