Published: 10 September 2025The FederalGeneral
10 Naxalites Including Top CPI(Maoist) Leader Killed in Gariaband, Chhattisgarh Encounter
Security forces killed 10 Naxalites, including Central Committee member Modem Balakrishna who carried a ₹1 crore bounty, in an encounter in Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh on September 11, 2025. The operation, over 180 km from Raipur, was a joint effort by CRPF's CoBRA commandos, Chhattisgarh Police, and District Reserve Guard (DRG).
Ten weapons were recovered from the encounter site. The Chhattisgarh Deputy CM hailed the operation as a major blow to the Maoist insurgency. A later February 2026 report put the 2025 total at around 285 Maoists killed, reflecting intensified anti-Naxal operations across the Red Corridor states.
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Q: Assess the significance of the Gariaband encounter of 11 September 2025 for India's strategy against left-wing extremism in the Red Corridor.
Answer (50 words):
CRPF's CoBRA commandos, Chhattisgarh Police and the District Reserve Guard killed ten Maoists, including Central Committee member Modem Balakrishna who carried a one-crore bounty, over 180 km from Raipur. With 248 cadres neutralised in 2025, sustained intelligence-driven operations signal a decisive phase in dismantling CPI (Maoist) leadership structures.
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In the encounter at Gariaband, Chhattisgarh on September 11, 2025, how many Naxalites were killed?
Explanation · Correct answer CSecurity forces killed 10 Naxalites including Central Committee member Modem Balakrishna (₹1 crore bounty) in Gariaband district. The joint operation involved CRPF's CoBRA commandos, Chhattisgarh Police, and District Reserve Guard (DRG).
Frequently asked questions
What happened in the Gariaband Chhattisgarh Naxal encounter?
**Security forces killed 10 Naxalites including Central Committee member Modem Balakrishna (₹1 crore bounty) in Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh on September 11**. 10 Naxalites including a top CPI(Maoist) leader were killed in a security forces encounter in Gariaband, Chhattisgarh.
How many Naxalites were killed in the Gariaband Chhattisgarh encounter?
**10 Naxalites were killed in the Gariaband encounter**, including a top CPI(Maoist) leader. **Joint operation by CRPF's CoBRA commandos, Chhattisgarh Police, and District Reserve Guard (DRG)**
Who are CPI(Maoist) and what is their ideology?
**CPI(Maoist) is India's main Naxalite organisation** following Marxist-Leninist-Maoist ideology, conducting armed insurgency in central India. **Ten weapons recovered from the encounter site**
What is the significance of neutralising top CPI(Maoist) leaders?
**With this, 248 Naxalites have been killed in 2025 so far, reflecting intensified anti-Naxal operations across Red Corridor states**. Eliminating top Naxal leadership disrupts command structures, demoralises cadres, and accelerates the decline of the Maoist insurgency.
What is India's anti-Naxal strategy and how is it achieving success?
**Security forces killed 10 Naxalites, including Central Committee member Modem Balakrishna who carried a ₹1 crore bounty, in an encounter in Gariaband district**. India combines security operations, infrastructure development, and surrender policies to address both the security and development dimensions of Naxalism.
