Raipur, June 22 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday met the family members of senior police officer Akash Rao Giripunje in Chhattisgarh's Nava Raipur, who was martyred in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Naxalites.

In a post on X, Shah wrote, "Today, I met the family members of senior police officer Akash Rao Giripunje, who was martyred in the fight against Naxalism in Nava Raipur (Chhattisgarh). The Modi government is moving forward in the direction of paying tribute to all the immortal martyrs by making India free of naxalism by March 31, 2026."

Earlier in the day, Amit Shah, who was on a visit to Chhattisgarh, reiterated the commitment of the Indian government to weed out Naxalism by March 31, 2026. He a...