Overview
- Police say the three‑day, three‑night Gadchiroli push began February 3 near Phodewada with 14 C‑60 units, later reinforced by four C‑60 teams and a CRPF Quick Action Team.
- Seven bodies were recovered, including Loketi Chander Rao alias Prabhakar, who carried a ₹25 lakh reward; three AK‑47s, one SLR and one .303 rifle were seized.
- C‑60 commando Deepak Chinna Madavi died of gunshot wounds sustained during the operation, while fellow commando Joga Madavi was injured and is reported stable.
- In Bastar division, 51 cadres surrendered in Bijapur and Sukma with a collective ₹1.61 crore bounty, handing over AK‑47s, SLRs, an INSAS, BGLs and explosives, with ₹50,000 immediate assistance to each.
- In Odisha, 15 Maoists in Rayagada—two state committee members among them—surrendered with 14 firearms and ₹1.98 crore in declared rewards, while four more laid down arms in Kandhamal under state rehabilitation schemes.