2024 Kanker clash

2024 Kanker clash
Part of the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency

The location of Kanker district.
Date16 April 2024
Location
Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, India
Result

Security Force victory

  • Maoist activity greatly suppressed
Belligerents
Communist Party of India (Maoist)  India
Commanders and leaders
Shankar Rao  †
Vinod Gawde †
Lalitha †[1]		 Unknown
Units involved
Unknown Border Security Force
District Reserve Guard
Strength
29+ Unknown
Casualties and losses
29 killed[2] 3 injured[3]

The 2024 Kanker clash was an encounter between cadres of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and Indian security forces in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. It was one of deadliest encounters for the rebels in the insurgency.[4]

  1. ^ "3 'Senior Commanders' Among 29 Maoists Killed In Bastar". Times of India. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Top Maoist Leader Among At Least 29 Killed In Big Chhattisgarh Encounter". NDTV. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Top Maoist Leader Among At Least 29 Killed In Big Chhattisgarh Encounter". NDTV. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Top Maoist Leader Among At Least 29 Killed In Big Chhattisgarh Encounter". NDTV. Retrieved 16 April 2024.