As of July 9, 162 Maoist deaths were reported in India in 2024.
Of these, 141 deaths were reported from Chhattisgarh alone.
This is among the highest number of casualties suffered by the extremists in the largely tribal State since the formation of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) in 2004
The Maoist deaths in 2024 are the highest since 2009, when 154 insurgents were killed.
That was also the year when the Indian government banned the group and launched a military offensive code-named ‘Operation Green Hunt’, involving the Central Reserve Police Force’s CoBRA force and the Chhattisgarh police in “search and comb” operations.
While the Maoists have suffered more casualties in recent years, the deaths of security force personnel have come down
In 2024, 14 security force personnel died in the insurgency.
The highest death toll of security forces (198) was recorded in 2007
The number of civilian deaths during the insurgency has also been at its lowest since 2014, when 23 people were killed in Maoist attacks.
The highest number of civilian deaths (184) were reported in 2006, largely in landmine attacks on vehicles or when they were caught in the crossfire between the Maoists and security forces.
The highest number of clashes between the Maoists and security forces this year took place in Bijapur district, south Chhattisgarh, resulting in 74 Maoist deaths
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