The deadliest single encounter for Maoist rebels in 2025, killing 31 insurgents during a security operation in Chhattisgarh's Indravati National Park.
Key Facts
- Maoist rebels killed
- 31
- Security personnel killed
- 2
- Security personnel injured
- 2
- Security forces deployed
- approximately 650 personnel
- Date of clash
- February 9, 2025
- Location
- Indravati National Park, Bijapur, Chhattisgarh
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Indian security forces received intelligence reports indicating a large gathering of Maoist insurgents in the densely forested Indravati National Park in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. Acting on this information, authorities assembled a combined force of approximately 650 personnel to conduct a targeted counter-insurgency operation against the Naxalite rebels in the region.
On February 9, 2025, the combined security force entered the forested area and engaged Maoist insurgents in a gunfight. The clash resulted in the deaths of at least 31 Maoist rebels and two security personnel, with two additional security personnel wounded. It became the deadliest single encounter for Maoist rebels recorded in 2025.
Following the gunfight, security forces recovered multiple weapons from the site. The operation was considered a major blow to the Maoist insurgency in the region and marked the deadliest encounter against the rebels in 2025, reflecting continued Indian government efforts to suppress the long-running Naxalite insurgency in central India.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Side B
1 belligerent