Bijapur, June 21 -- Security forces carried out a major operation against Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district during the first half of June 2025, resulting in the deaths of seven Maoists following a series of fierce encounters in the National Park area, police said on Saturday.

Among those killed were two high-ranking leaders of the CPI (Maoist), marking a significant blow to the banned outfit, they said.

According to an official release, during the first fortnight of June 2025, security forces in the National Park Area of Bijapur District conducted a series of intensive anti-Maoist operations. Following exchanges of fire between security personnel and Maoist cadres, the bodies of seven Maoists were recovered.

Among th...