In a significant blow to Naxal insurgency, 30 Naxals were neutralized by security forces during a large-scale anti-insurgency operation conducted in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on March 20. Unfortunately, the clash also resulted in the loss of one brave jawan from the Bijapur District Reserve Guard.

This high-stakes encounter follows last week’s development where 17 Naxalites voluntarily surrendered in the same region, marking a continued crackdown on extremist activities, police confirmed.