Last Updated:December 25, 2025, 15:16 IST Six Maoists, including CPI (Maoist) central committee member Ganesh Uike, were eliminated by security forces in Odisha’s Kandhamal district in the last two days. Union Home Minister Amit Shah Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed a ‘significant milestone’ in India’s anti-Naxalite mission after security teams carried out a joint operation in Odisha’s Kandhamal district that resulted in the killing of six Maoists during a two-day combing exercise. On Wednesday, two Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire in the Gumma forest area under the Belghar police station limits. On Thursday, four more Maoists – including CPI (Maoist) central committee member Ganesh Uike – were neutralised during another encounter in the Narig Jholla forest area under the Chakapad police station. “A significant milestone towards Naxal-free Bharat. In a major operation in Kandhmal, Odisha, 6 Naxalites, including Central Committee Member Ganesh Uike, have been neutralised so far,” Amit Shah wrote in a statement by the Home Minister’s Office. “With this major breakthrough, Odisha stands at the threshold of becoming completely …