Indian forces kill Maoist leader with US$120,000 bounty along with two female fighters in Odisha shootout.

Indian forces kill Maoist leader with US$120,000 bounty along with two female fighters in Odisha shootout.

BHUBANESWAR (India), Dec 26 — Indian security forces killed senior Maoist commander Ganesh Uike, who had a US$120,000 bounty, along with three other fighters, including two women, in a raid in Odisha, police said.

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December 26, 2025

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BHUBANESWAR (India), Dec 26 — Indian security forces killed senior Maoist commander Ganesh Uike, who had a US$120,000 bounty, along with three other fighters, including two women, in a raid in Odisha, police said.

The Kandhamal district gunfight followed a tip-off about Uike’s location. No security personnel were harmed, and the identities of the other rebels are being verified. Two Maoist fighters were also killed in the state on Wednesday.

India has been intensifying its crackdown on the Naxalite rebellion, which once controlled about a third of the country, killing over 500 rebels since 2024. — AFP

An Indian army soldier keeps vigil from a bunker at the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India May 20, 2025. Indian security forces killed a senior Maoist rebel commander and three other fighters including two women in a raid yesterday, police said, as authorities push a major offensive against the guerrillas. — AFP pic

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