The 21-day Operation Black Forest along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border is the ‘beginning of the end of Naxalism’, according to CRPF chief GP Singh.read moreCentral Reserve Police Force (CRPF) chief GP Singh has dubbed the anti-Naxal operation ‘Black Forest’ as the “the beginning of the end of Left-Wing extremism”, according to The Times of India.The Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) is how the Union government formally calls the Naxalite or the Maoist insurgency. Singh’s remark comes after Union Home Minister Amit Shah set March 31, 2026, as the deadline for eliminating Naxalism from the country.The 21-day operation in Karregattalu Hills on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border has been dubbed as the largest-ever anti-Naxal operation.STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADUnder the operation that concluded on May 11, the security forces took control of Karreguttalu Hills area, which had earlier been under the exclusive control of Maoists. The operation involved around 26,000 security personnel from CRPF and state police forces.More from India
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Operation Black Forest marks ‘beginning of end of Naxalism’, says CRPF chief
