Raipur/Bijapur, Feb 14 (NationPress) In a strategic initiative to combat Maoist dominance in the volatile South Bastar region, security forces executed coordinated operations across several police station jurisdictions in Bijapur district on Saturday, leading to the destruction of five memorials established by Maoists.

This operation represents a significant advancement in the ongoing anti-Maoist campaign, designed to dismantle insurgent propaganda and their psychological influence over local populations.

According to police officials, these actions are part of robust and comprehensive measures against the Maoist factions.

Within the Tarrem police station jurisdiction, a collaborative team composed of CRPF battalions identified and dismantled one such memorial in the Mandimarka forest area, adhering strictly to established security protocols.

In the Usur police station area, the operations yielded considerable success with the demolition of four memorials overall.

A combined force of a CRPF battalion and Cobra battalion demolished two structures in the Marudhabaka forests, while another team from the CRPF battalion destroyed two additional structures in the forested regions of Paurguda and Singanapalli.

These memorials, typically erected to honor deceased Maoist leaders and cadres, stand as emblems of rebel ideology and serve as recruitment tools in remote tribal locales.

By eliminating them, security personnel aim to disrupt the narrative of martyrdom propagated by the insurgents, thereby undermining their influence over vulnerable communities.

Officials further indicated that this achievement contributes to diminishing Maoist propaganda in the South Bastar area, with forces continuing search, area control, and patrolling activities to maintain pressure. This latest operation follows a trend of heightened anti-Naxal actions in the region.

Just a day prior, on February 13, reports revealed that security forces in Bijapur neutralized improvised explosive devices and dismantled additional Maoist memorials, including one honoring Nambala Keshava Rao, also known as Basavaraju, the former general secretary of the CPI-Maoist, who was killed in a 2025 encounter.

Similar operations were noted in areas such as Awapalli-Murdanda and Gangaloor, where IEDs intended to target security vehicles were neutralized, and memorials in forested regions like Todka-Korcholi and Peddakorma were also destroyed.

The Chhattisgarh government, led by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, has intensified its efforts to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism by March 2026, as pledged by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Bijapur, which is part of the Bastar division, continues to be a hotspot for Maoist activities due to its dense forests and tribal demographics, where insurgents capitalize on grievances related to land rights and development.