Odisha police and security forces in a major operation on Christmas day. CPI(Maoist) Central Committee member of IPC and chief commander of Maoist activities in Odisha Ganesh Uike Has been killed. On 69 year old Ganesh Uike Rs 1.1 crore There was a reward of Rs. Total in this encounter four maoists Killed, including two women cadres.
SOG, CRPF and BSF together did an encounter
Akhileshwar Singh, DIG of Naxal operations of Orissa Police, said, ‘Joint teams of Orissa’s special forces SOG, CRPF and BSF carried out the operation. Ganesh Uike’s encounter took place in the Rampa forest located on the border of Kandhamal district and Ganjam district of Orissa.
On the basis of intelligence received from the Special Intelligence Wing, the security forces had started a joint operation. Seeing the soldiers in the forest, the Naxalites started firing, to which the soldiers gave a befitting reply. Four Naxalites were killed after a heavy encounter. Two INSAS rifles and one .303 rifle were recovered from the encounter site.
Big blow to Maoists
Senior police officers called it a big blow to Maoist activities in Odisha. The central government has set a target to eliminate left-wing extremism from the entire country by March 2026. Under this aim, operations have been intensified in Odisha. Police said that combing operation is going on in the forest, so that the remaining cadres can be found.
