Raipur/Hyderabad, Jan. 4 -- Security forces gunned down 14 Maoists, including senior cadres Vetti Mangdu and Madvi Hitesh, alias Hunga, during twin encounters in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, officials familiar with the matter said on Saturday, dealing a decisive blow to Left Wing Extremism (LWE) just months ahead of the Union government's deadline to eliminate Naxalism from the country by March 31, 2026. According to officials familiar with the matter, 12 Maoists, including five women, were killed in Sukma district, while two others were gunned down in the adjoining Bijapur district during early morning operations on Saturday. Personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG), a specialised unit of the state police, were involved in both opera...