New Delhi, Sept 22 (UNI) Home Minister Amit Shah today lauded the security forces for their successful operation in the Abujhmad region of Narayanpur near the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, in which two top Naxal leaders — Central Committee members Katta Ramachandra Reddy and Kadri Satyanarayan Reddy — were eliminated.
In a post on X, Shah said the operation marks a continued success in the government’s efforts to dismantle the top leadership of the Naxals.
“Today our security forces have achieved another major victory against the Naxalites. In the Abujhmad region of Narayanpur along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, our forces eliminated two Central Committee Member Naxal leaders – Katta Ramachandra Reddy and Kadri Satyanarayan Reddy. Our security forces are systematically dismantling the top leadership of the Naxals, breaking the backbone of red terror,” he added.
Notably, two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Abujhmad region of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.
Following the encounter, the bodies of both Naxalites were recovered. An AK-47 rifle along with other weapons, a large quantity of explosive materials, Maoist literature and daily-use items were also seized from the site of the encounter.
