Under the anti-Naxal operation of Madhya Pradesh Police, the Special Operation Group (SOG) of Hawk Force killed two Naxalites in Supkhar forest area. DVCM (Division Committee Member) and Incharge, Coordination Team MMC Zone Naxalite Ganesh Madavi and ACM/Commander (Bhoramdev Area Committee-PL 2) Naxalite Rajesh have been killed, one AK-47 and one 315 rifle have been recovered said Inspector General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) Farid Shapu.
In view of the The People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week celebrated by Maoists from December 02 to December 08, today on November 30, 2022, on receipt of continuous intelligence of Naxalite activities in Supkhar forest area (Mandla and Kawardha, Chhattisgarh border) of Balaghat district in search of the Naxalites, the Hawkforce left to search at 1 in the night. Searching on the possible routes of Naxalites, the police party reached the naka of the forest department in the wee hours. The Naxalites fired indiscriminately on the police after spotting them and in reply counter firing was done by the police party in self-defence.
Shortly after the firing stopped, an intensive search operation was conducted by the police force, in which the bodies of two male Naxalites were recovered. The male Naxalite in uniform has been identified as DVCM (Division Committee Member) of GRB Division and in-charge, Coordination Team MMC Zone Ganesh Madavi aged about 35 years, resident of Police Station Gyerapatti, District Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh jointly announced a reward of Rs 29 lakhs on Ganesh.
The second Maoist has been identified as ACM/Commander (Bhoramdev Area Committee-PL 2) Rajesh, aged about 30 years, resident of West Bastar, Chhattisgarh. A reward of 14 lakhs was jointly announced by Madhya Pradesh Government, Maharashtra Government and Chhattisgarh Government on this.
Many criminal cases are registered against these two Maoists in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. This is the first time in Madhya Pradesh that five dreaded Maoists have been gunned down and modern automatic weapons seized in two big encounters within a span of five months.