New Delhi, April 21 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday lauded security forces for neutralising eight Naxals in Jharkhand's Bokaro and said that the march to eliminate Naxalism continues unabated.

"Our march to eliminate Naxalism continues unabated. Today, security forces achieved another significant success in the ongoing operation to uproot Naxalism. In an encounter at Lugu Hills in Bokaro, Jharkhand, 8 Maoists were neutralised, including a top-level naxal leader, Vivek, who carried a reward of Rs 1 crore, and two other notorious Naxalites. The operation is being continued. Applaud our security forces," the Home Minister's Office posted on X.

Jharkhand DGP Anurag Gupta said that in a joint operation by Jharkhand Jaguar, police ...