CoBRA commando, Maoist die in Sukma operation

• A CoBRA commando and a Maoist were killed during an anti-Naxal operation in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.

• The operation continued until evening, following the shooting down of 27 Maoists, including Nambala Keshav Rao, the general secretary of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist).

• The operation was initiated after a joint team of personnel from the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), the District Reserve Guard, and the Special Task Force was tipped off about the presence of Maoists in the Tumrel area.

• The operation resulted in the recovery of the body of one Maoist, weapons, and Maoist material.

• Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai praised the operation as a significant blow to Naxalism.

• Basavraju was awarded a collective reward of ₹3.25 crore, including a ₹1-crore bounty announced by the Chhattisgarh government and ₹1 crore by the Union Home Ministry.