<p>Balaghat (MP): Four Naxalites, including three women, were killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest area of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said.</p>.<p>A grenade launcher, a self-loading rifle (SLR), two .315 bore rifles, other weapons and material were also recovered from the site, he said.</p>.Three Naxalites with Rs 19 lakh bounty surrender in Narayanpur district.<p>In a post on X, the CM said, "Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and Union Home Minister Amit Shah ji, the state has achieved a major success in the campaign to eradicate Naxalism by March 2026." </p><p>"One male and three female armed Naxalites have been killed in an encounter during a joint operation of Hawkforce, District Force and CRPF in the forests of Pachmadar and Katejhiriya," he said.</p>.<p>The search operation, in which a large number of police officers and jawans are engaged, is still underway, he said while congratulating the police force for eliminating the Naxalites.</p>.Three persons injured as IED planted by Naxalites explodes in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur.<p>"Hearty congratulations to our indomitable, courageous soldiers and senior police officers of the state for this success," CM Yadav added.</p>.<p>Talking to PTI over the phone, Balaghat Zone Inspector General of Police Sanjay Kumar said efforts to identify the deceased Naxalites were on.</p>.Historic breakthrough in anti-Naxal ops; India sure to be Naxal-free by March 31, 2026: Amit Shah.<p>The operation against the Naxalites is still on, he said from the spot located in the Roopjhar police station limits, about 40 km by road from the district headquarters.</p>.<p>The operation was launched following intelligence inputs about their movement received last evening, he said.</p>.<p>Balaghat is a Maoist-affected district in the state and shares a border with Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.</p>
<p>Balaghat (MP): Four Naxalites, including three women, were killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest area of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said.</p>.<p>A grenade launcher, a self-loading rifle (SLR), two .315 bore rifles, other weapons and material were also recovered from the site, he said.</p>.Three Naxalites with Rs 19 lakh bounty surrender in Narayanpur district.<p>In a post on X, the CM said, "Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and Union Home Minister Amit Shah ji, the state has achieved a major success in the campaign to eradicate Naxalism by March 2026." </p><p>"One male and three female armed Naxalites have been killed in an encounter during a joint operation of Hawkforce, District Force and CRPF in the forests of Pachmadar and Katejhiriya," he said.</p>.<p>The search operation, in which a large number of police officers and jawans are engaged, is still underway, he said while congratulating the police force for eliminating the Naxalites.</p>.Three persons injured as IED planted by Naxalites explodes in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur.<p>"Hearty congratulations to our indomitable, courageous soldiers and senior police officers of the state for this success," CM Yadav added.</p>.<p>Talking to PTI over the phone, Balaghat Zone Inspector General of Police Sanjay Kumar said efforts to identify the deceased Naxalites were on.</p>.Historic breakthrough in anti-Naxal ops; India sure to be Naxal-free by March 31, 2026: Amit Shah.<p>The operation against the Naxalites is still on, he said from the spot located in the Roopjhar police station limits, about 40 km by road from the district headquarters.</p>.<p>The operation was launched following intelligence inputs about their movement received last evening, he said.</p>.<p>Balaghat is a Maoist-affected district in the state and shares a border with Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.</p>