Six Maoists killed in Telangana; Two cops injured

Six Maoists were killed and two security personnel injured in an encounter with police in Telangana's Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Thursday morning, according to police. One of the security personnel was critical and undergoing treatment, the police said.

"An encounter broke out between police and Maoists in Telangana's Bhadradri Kothagudem district this morning," said Bhadradri Kothagudem district SP Rohit Raj.

On the previous day, bodies of six Maoists killed in an encounter with security personnel were brought to the mortuary of Dantewada District Hospital in Chhattisgarh. Security forces had killed these Maoists during an operation in the forest at Dantewada-Bijapur on Tuesday.


Last month, Union home minister Amit Shah had said, "Left-wing extremism will be completely eradicated from the country before March 2026.... Modi government has worked to instil confidence among the people."