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India says Maoist rebel chief killed in ‘breakthrough’ blow

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India says Maoist rebel chief killed in ‘breakthrough’ blow

Author: Al Jazeera
\ Published on: 21/05/2025 | 00:00:00

AI Summary:
\ India has been waging an all-out offensive against the last remaining groups of the Naxalite rebellion. Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, was among 27 rebels killed by security forces in central India’s Chhattisgarh state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was "proud of our forces for this remarkable success" The rebel movement was named after the village of Naxalbari in the foothills of the Himalayas. More than 12,000 rebels, soldiers and civilians have died since a handful of villagers rose up against their feudal lords there in 1967.

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