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  • 52 percent reduction in leftist extremism in Chhattisgarh, 589 villages liberated

    Leftist extremism in Chhattisgarh has declined by 52 percent in the last five years. This information has been given by Chhattisgarh government. During this period, 589 villages have been freed from leftist extremism in the last five years. This statement of Chhattisgarh government comes a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district, one of the seven districts of Naxal-affected Bastar division.

    A release issued by the Chhattisgarh government said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the state government is working with the idea of ​​’Garhbo Nava Chhattisgarh’ (creating a new Chhattisgarh) and is working on a three-pronged strategy of trust, security and development. Moving forward together. It said that the basic policing of the state has been successful in winning the trust of the public. It has been said that as a result of the zero tolerance policy of the state government, incidents of crime have been curbed.

    In the release issued by the Baghel government, it has been said that there has been a 52 percent decline in the incidents of Naxalite violence from 2018 to 2022. According to this, 314 schools which were closed for one and a half decade due to Naxalite violence have been reopened on the initiative of the CM. Additionally, 589 villages and more than 5.74 lakh people have been freed from the clutches of Naxalite violence during this period, the statement said.

    Crime against women also decreased

    A release issued by the Baghel government said that there has been a 40 percent decline in crimes against women in the state since 2019 compared to such incidents between 2015 and 2018. In a statement issued by the government, it has been said that to prevent crimes against women, separate women police stations have been established in four districts of the state, while special women cells are working in 455 police stations and posts.

    In a release issued by the Chhattisgarh government, it has been said that the state government has implemented Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act-2022 to ban gambling including online. It claims that Chhattisgarh is the only state which is returning money to people defrauded by fake chit fund companies.

  • Fierce encounter in Dantewada, 2 female Naxalites killed; One soldier injured in IED blast

    A fierce encounter took place this morning between security forces and Naxalites in Naxal-affected Dantewada district of Bastar division of Chhattisgarh. Soldiers have killed two women Naxalites in the encounter. Search operation is going on in the area.

    Bastar Range Inspector General of Police Sundarraj P. said that information was received about the presence of big Naxalite leaders in the forests of Nahari, Chhote Hidma and Dunginpara located in Aranpur police station area of ​​Dantewada district. After receiving the information, a joint team of DRG and Bastar fighters was sent to the spot for searching. During the searching today, the security forces reached Nahari forest. After this the soldiers started cordoning off the area. During this time the Naxalites caught sight of the soldiers. After this the Naxalites started firing indiscriminately on the soldiers. Seeing the attack taking place, the soldiers also took charge and retaliated. In this encounter, soldiers killed two women Naxalites.

    The police officer said that during this search operation, bodies of two female Naxalites along with one INSAS and one 12 bore rifle were recovered from the spot. Security forces are conducting search operations in the area. Many other Naxalites have fled from the spot. Women Naxalites are being identified.

    Meanwhile, a CRPF jawan Surendra Singh Tomar was injured in an IED blast by Naxalites on Aranpur Jagargunda road in Dantewada, whose treatment is going on in Dantewada hospital.