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17-year-old Pawan Kalyan wanted to become a naxalite but Chiranjeevi stopped him by saying this: ‘Want to pick up gun’

17-year-old Pawan Kalyan wanted to become a naxalite but Chiranjeevi stopped him by saying this: ‘Want to pick up gun’

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Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister and actor Pawan Kalyan almost chose a different career path before his brother veered him away from it. On the ANI podcast with Smita Prakash, the actor-politician admitted that he had almost joined Naxalism and had even attended a few jana sabhas (public meetings) before deciding not to venture into it. Chiranjeevi veered Pawan Kalyan away from getting into naxalism. 17-year-old Pawan Kalyan wanted to become a naxal Pawan spoke on the podcast about how enraged he was by the state of affairs in the world. Stating that he was an 80s teenager, he stated that the South African apartheid, the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) movement in Sri Lanka, which had repercussions in Chennai, Cold War reflections, unrest in a unified Germany, Khalistani militancy and more were having an effect on him. “I even entertained getting into the Naxalites. One point in time, when I was in my late teens, yes. Yes, I wanted to pick up the gun. That’s when my brother pushed me into something more …

Naxalite carrying ₹5 lakh bounty killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh| India News

Naxalite carrying ₹5 lakh bounty killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh| India News

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Dantewada, A Naxalite carrying a reward of ₹5 lakh on his head was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, police said on Thursday. Naxalite carrying ₹5 lakh bounty killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh The gunfight took place on Wednesday night in forested hills under the Geedam police station area when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard and Bastar Fighters, both units of the state police, was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Gaurav Rai said. Police received inputs on March 3 that Naxalites were reportedly concealing weapons and other materials in the forested hill region between Gumalnar, Girsapara and Nelgoda villages in the Geedam area bordering Bijapur district. Based on the tip, the operation was launched, he said. When the patrolling team was cordoning off the forest hills, 8-10 Naxalites belonging to the Bhairamgarh Area Committee of the Maoist organisation began firing indiscriminately from their automatic weapons, triggering an exchange, he said. Taking advantage of the dense forest, hilly terrain and darkness, …

Naxal With Rs 1 Crore Bounty Killed In Jharkhand, Amit Shah Says ‘Committed To Eradicate…’ | India News

Naxal With Rs 1 Crore Bounty Killed In Jharkhand, Amit Shah Says ‘Committed To Eradicate…’ | India News

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Last Updated:January 22, 2026, 21:10 IST Amit Shah hails the killing of Anal alias Patiram Manjhi and 15 Naxalites in West Singhbhum as a major anti-Naxal success, urging others to abandon violence and join development. Union Home Minister Amit Shah (PTI) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah said that the killing of ‘Anal alias Patiram Manjhi’, a notorious Naxalite Central Committee member carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore, along with 15 other Naxalites in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum, marks a major success in the anti-Naxal operation. In a post on X, the Union Home Minister said, “Today, in West Singhbhum, the ongoing joint operation by CRPF and Jharkhand Police has achieved a major success in the campaign to make the region free of Naxals through encounters, with the neutralisation of the notorious bounty-wanted Naxal Central Committee member ‘Anal alias Patiram Manjhi’ worth Rs 1 crore and 15 other Naxals so far.” He further said, “We are committed to eradicating Naxalism, which has been synonymous with fear and terror for decades, before March 31, …

Naxalite shot dead in encounter with security forces in Chattisgarh

Naxalite shot dead in encounter with security forces in Chattisgarh

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A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh`s Sukma district on Tuesday, a police official said. The exchange of fire broke out in the morning on a forested hill under Errabor police station limits when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation based on inputs about the presence of Maoist cadres in the area, he said. So far, the body of one Naxalite has been recovered from the spot, he said. An intermittent gunfight was underway, and further details were awaited, he added. On Sunday, three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in the forested hills of Bhejji and Chintagufa police station areas of Sukma. With the latest action, 263 Naxalites have been killed in encounters in Chhattisgarh so far this year. Of them, 234 were eliminated in the Bastar division, comprising seven districts, including Sukma, while 27 others were gunned down in Gariaband district, which falls in the Raipur division. Two Naxalites were killed in Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district in Durg division. This story …

24 Naxalites, Including 11 Women, Surrender During Anti-Maoist Operation In Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

24 Naxalites, Including 11 Women, Surrender During Anti-Maoist Operation In Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

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Last Updated:April 28, 2025, 22:56 IST According to an official, with this surrender, 203 Naxalites have so far laid down arms the district, while 90 have been killed and 213 arrested. Security forces launched a massive anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh (ANI/Representative image) Twenty-four Naxalites, including 14 with a total reward of Rs 28.50 lakh on their heads, surrendered in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Monday, a police official said. The surrender comes amid a massive anti-Naxal operation involving around 24,000 security personnel underway on hills of Bijapur bordering Telangana since April 21. The surrendered Naxalites include 11 women, the official said. “They cited disappointment with the inhuman Maoist ideology, atrocities on local tribals by ultras and growing differences within the outlawed outfit. They are also impressed by ’Niyad Nellanar’ (your good village) scheme of the state government aimed at facilitating development works in remote villages around security camps,” Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar Yadav said. “The surrendered cadres belong to different formations of east Bastar division, Partapur area committee and west Bastar division of …

Naxalite with Rs 7 lakh reward on his head surrenders in Gondia

Naxalite with Rs 7 lakh reward on his head surrenders in Gondia

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A Naxalite with a reward of Rs 7 lakh on his head surrendered in Maharashtra`s Gondia, a police official said on Friday, reported the PTI. Deva alias Arjun alias Rakesh Sumdo Mudam (27) was part of the Malajkhand `dalam` and Pamed `platoon` number 9 of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist), the official said. “He laid down arms on Thursday in front of Collector Prajit Nair, Superintendent of Police Gorakh Bhamre and Additional SP Nityanand Jha. He was part of the outlawed movement since 2014 when he just a teen and served in the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh zone of the Naxalites,” the official said, according to the PTI. Deva was involved in firing cases in Tipagarh in Gadchiroli, Jhilmili Kashibehra Bakarkatta in Chhattisgarh`s Rajnandgaon as well as other incidents of Naxal violence and attacks on security forces, the official informed. Senior Naxal leader Prabhakar Rao, carrying Rs 25 lakh bounty, arrested in Chhattisgarh Meanwhile, in an another incident, earlier this week, a senior Naxalite leader, carrying a reward of Rs 25 lakh on his head, …

Two Naxalite surrendered in Gadchiroli with a combined reward of Rs 8 lakh

Two Naxalite surrendered in Gadchiroli with a combined reward of Rs 8 lakh

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Two Naxalites carrying a combined bounty of Rs 8 lakh surrendered before the security forces in Maharashtra`s Gadchiroli district, police said on Saturday, PTI reported. As per PTI, Ramasu Poyam also known as Narsingh (55), a native of Gadchiroli, and Ramesh Kunjam known as Govind (25), a native of Narayanpur in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, surrendered before the Gadchiroli police and the Central Reserve Police Force on Friday, police stated in a release. According to the statement, Poyam, who had a Rs 6 lakh bounty, was recruited as a member of the Tipagadh LOS in 1992 and has been the area committee member (ACM) for Kutul and Nelnar LOS since 2010. Poyam has 12 cases to his name, including six encounters, five murders and an offence of dacoity, police said, PTI reported. In 2019, Kunjam joined the militia with a bounty of Rs 2 lakh. He joined the Kutul LOS in 2021 after being recruited as a member of the Chetna Natya Manch (CNM) in 2020, they said. The duo surrendered due to the Gadchiroli police`s aggressive …

A fight to the finish | Anti-Maoist operations

A fight to the finish | Anti-Maoist operations

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It had been a lazy overcast afternoon in Dantewada in Bastar division, south Chhattisgarh, when sudd­enly the police lines, home to the District Reserve Guard (DRG), buzzes with activity. The local commander asks the troops—formations that have both boys and girls, and which are increasingly called the “tip of the spear” owing to their successes in the fight against Maoism—to get ready for a briefing. And so they do, gathering together their checked weapons, issued ammunition and hurriedly packing rucksacks with ready-to-eat rations, first-aid kits and spare clothes—not to mention body bags. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Naxalism Will Be Wiped Out From India By March 2026: Amit Shah

Naxalism Will Be Wiped Out From India By March 2026: Amit Shah

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Jharkhand Elections are set to take place in two phases on November 13 and 20 (File) Ranchi: Attacking the Hemant Soren-led JMM coalition for “fuelling Naxalism,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government will eliminate the menace from the face of the country by March 2026. Amit Shah expressed confidence that the NDA would form the government in Jharkhand, claiming it would win at least 52 out of 81 assembly seats based on the calculations from the recently held Lok Sabha elections. “It is time to oust the anti-Dalit, anti-tribal, anti-poor, and anti-youth Hemant government from Jharkhand, which is fuelling Naxalism for petty political gains,” he said while addressing a rally in Simaria, Chatra district. “We uprooted the menace from Jharkhand during the last five years, and now the Prime Minister Modi-led Centre will wipe out Naxalism from India by March 2026.” Accusing the Soren government of devouring funds meant for poor and tribals, he said the BJP once voted to power will put all corrupt …

Naxal victim families to meet Home Minister Amit Shah on CM Vishnu Deo Sai’s initiative – India TV

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Image Source : PTI Naxal victim families to meet Home Minister today on the initiative of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai. On the initiative of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, around 70 families from the Naxal-affected Bastar region are set to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday at 3:30 pm at the home minister’s residence. This significant meeting aims to address the grievances and challenges faced by these families, who have suffered greatly due to the Naxal violence. The delegation will be accompanied by members of the Bastar Peace Committee, who will help present the families’ concerns to the government. Chief Minister Sai has expressed deep sensitivity towards the plight of these individuals. During a recent visit to Bastar, he met with the victims, listened to their stories, and assured them of the government’s commitment to taking concrete steps to ensure justice. Families impacted by Naxal violence, many of whom have lost loved ones or witnessed severe injuries, are expected to urge the government for strict action against Naxalism during their meeting …