Naxals killed in gunfight with CoBRA commandos in Jharkhand | Ranchi News

NEW DELHI: In a confrontation with CoBRA commandos of CRPF, four Naxalites were gunned down in Bokaro district on Monday.
The gunfight occurred at approximately 5.30 am in the Lugu Hills within the Lalpania region of the district. During the operation conducted by the 209 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), four Naxals were neutralised.
The forces recovered an INSAS rifle and a self-loading rifle from the site. Officials reported that the exchange of gunfire continues between the security forces and the Naxals.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) maintains CoBRA as its dedicated jungle warfare division.
17 Maoists killed in separate encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
In a separate incident, 17 Maoists were killed in an encounter in the forests of Sukma district in Bastar division of Chhattisgarh on March 29, 2025. Four security personnel—three from the DRG force and a CRPF personnel—sustained minor injuries in the encounter, and their condition is stated to be stable.
The toll of Naxals killed this year touches 132 in Chhattisgarh. The development comes a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bilaspur district in the state.
There are 11 women cadres and a senior-rank Maoist commander among those killed, and security forces have recovered a large cache of firearms from the encounter site.
Hailing the success of security forces, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said, “Another strike on Naxalism! Our security agencies have neutralized 17 Naxalites and recovered a massive cache of automatic weapons in the operation in Sukma. Under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi ji, we have resolved to eradicated Naxalism before Mar 31, 2026.”
Shah further made an appeal to Naxalites, “My appeal to those with arms is that weapons and violence cannot bring change: only peace and development can.”