Raipur / New Delhi, May 15 -- Central and State security forces have eliminated at least 31 Naxals in a 21-day-long comprehensive operation carried out in dense forests around Karregutta hills on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the security forces have achieved a historic breakthrough in the resolve to make the country Naxal-free.

"I once again assure the countrymen that India is sure to be Naxal-free by March 31, 2026," said Shah. The Home Minister the Tricolour is now flying proudly in the hills on which red terror once reigned. Karregutta hills was the unified headquarters of big Naxal organisations such as People's Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) battalion No. 1, Dandakaranya Special Z...