India, April 28 -- By Tanmay Sakalley

Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 28 (ANI): The anti-Naxal operation, which is in its eighth day, is being carried out across a large 800 square km area near the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, including the Karegutta hills, as per a senior police official. More than 24,000 personnel from Chhattisgarh and central forces are taking part in the mission, either directly or indirectly.

The main objective of the operation is to free the area from the control of several Naxal groups, including the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), Telangana State Committee (TSC), People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion No. 1, CRC Company, and other Maoist formations. These groups have been using ...