Overview
- District Reserve Guard personnel acting on specific intelligence engaged Maoist cadres early Friday in the Aadwada–Kotmeta forests under Bhairamgarh in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.
- The deceased was identified by police as Fagnu Madvi, 35, an Area Committee member of the Bhairamgarh unit who carried a ₹5 lakh reward.
- Recovered items included a .303 rifle, a 9 mm pistol, two scanner sets, a radio, a medical kit, cordex wire, pamphlets, and other logistics materials.
- Police reported no casualties among security forces as reinforcements moved in and combing operations continued to secure the area.
- Authorities say 285 Maoists have been killed in Chhattisgarh in 2025, including 256 in Bastar, as senior officers cite weakening insurgent structures and urge remaining cadres to surrender under rehabilitation policies.