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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Indian forces kill leader of Maoist insurgency in sweeping crackdown on rebels

File. Paramilitary forces patrol during a simulation exercise in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, on 16 March 2025 - (AFP via Getty)

Indian forces have killed top Maoist leader Nambala Keshava Rao in the central state of Chhattisgarh, home minister Amit Shah confirmed.

Rao, commonly known as Basavaraju, was the general secretary of the banned Communist Party of India Maoist, the most powerful Maoist insurgent group in the country.

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