14 Maoists Killed in Joint Operation with Chattisgarh in an EOF early morning of 21 Jan 2025
Bhubaneswar ; 14 Maoists Killed in Joint Operation with Chattisgarh in an EOF early morning of 21 Jan 2025. It may be recalled that since the night of January 19, there were intelligence inputs about the presence of a large number of Maoists in the Kularighat reserve forest of Chhattisgarh, just 5 km from the border of Nuapada district of Odisha.
A joint inter-state operation was launched by Odisha and Chhattisgarh police and CRPF personnel in the border areas of Nuapada district of Odisha and Gariabandh district of Chhattisgarh on night of 19.1.2025
Two Maoist Cadres (women) were neutralised in the operation on dated 20.1.2025. Large quantity of fire arms, ammunition and IEDs including 1 SLRwere recovered by the security forces on 20.1.2025
In continuation to above, in the ongoing operation, 12 More Maoists have been killed during late night and early morning EOF with SOG Team during the ongoing joint inter state operation on early morning of 21 Jan 2025. Number of Maoist casualties may increase. Arms and ammunition have been seized in massive amount.
A massive search operation is underway by the police in the area.
In years 2024, 6 Maoists were killed, 8 have been arrested and 24 Maoists have surrendered In 2025, till date, 14 Maoists have been been killed in Joint Interstate operations with Chattisgarh Police and CAPF
