New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday lauded security forces for neutralising eight Naxals in Jharkhand’s Bokaro and said that the march to eliminate Naxalism continues unabated.
“Our march to eliminate Naxalism continues unabated. Today, security forces achieved another significant success in the ongoing operation to uproot Naxalism. In an encounter at Lugu Hills in Bokaro, Jharkhand, 8 Maoists were neutralised, including a top-level naxal leader, Vivek, who carried a reward of Rs 1 crore, and two other notorious Naxalites. The operation is being continued. Applaud our security forces,” the Home Minister’s Office posted on X.
Jharkhand DGP Anurag Gupta said that in a joint operation by Jharkhand Jaguar, police and CRPF, eight Naxals were killed
“Today, our security forces have neutralised 8 Maoists. We have recovered arms, including four INSAS and one SLR. Three top Naxalites, Vivek alias Prayag Majhi, Arvind Yadav and Sahebram Majhi have been killed. The operation was carried out by the JJ (Jharkhand Jaguar), police and CRPF. The first exchange of fire took place at 5.30 am. The encounter went on for 1.5-2 hours,” the Jharkhand DGP said.
He further said that those who are active Naxalites should surrender and come to the mainstream as soon as possible.
“Today, we have every detail and location of every Naxalite in our state. This is a warning to those who are still roaming around with weapons. They must surrender because we are aware of each and every detail and their whereabouts. They should surrender if they want peace and have the benefits of Jharkhand’s surrender policy,” he added. (ANI)
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