Security forces neutralise 27 Maoists including CPI (Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju in Narayanpur
Security forces neutralised 27 Maoists, including CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju, in an operation in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh on 21 May 2025, the Union Home Minister said.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on 21 May 2025 that security forces had neutralised 27 Maoists in an operation in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, including Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju, the general secretary of the CPI (Maoist). According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, this was the first time in three decades of operations against Naxalism that a general secretary-ranked leader had been neutralised. The Ministry also said that after the completion of Operation Black Forest, 54 Naxalites had been arrested and 84 had surrendered in Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Maharashtra.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 21 May 2025, Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh
- Maoists neutralised
- 27
- Leader
- Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju, CPI (Maoist) general secretary
- Significance (MHA)
- First general secretary-rank leader neutralised in three decades
- After Operation Black Forest
- 54 arrested, 84 surrendered (Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Maharashtra)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In which district was CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju neutralised by security forces on 21 May 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh
The operation took place in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh.
Consider the following statements about the Narayanpur operation of 21 May 2025: 1. 27 Maoists were neutralised in the operation. 2. According to MHA, it was the first time in three decades that a general secretary-ranked Maoist leader was neutralised. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Ministry of Home Affairs.