DRG forces celebrate in front of bodies of slain Maoists

A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, drawing widespread criticism of the security personnel’s conduct. In the footage, they are seen shouting in celebration with rifles in hand, while some posed for photos seated among the bodies of the slain Maoists.

Kothagudem: District reserve guard (DRG) personnel celebrated in front of the bodies of Maoists killed in an encounter that took place two days ago in Chhattisgarh.

A video clip of the incident has gone viral on social media attracting critical views about the behaviour of the security personnel. The security personnel were seen making victory shouts holding rifles in their hands while some posed for photos sitting among the bodies of Maoists.

It might be recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah also hailed the encounter and vowed to eliminate Maoists by March 31, 2026. The encounter that took place in Abujhmad forests in Bastar region in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday attracted worldwide media attention as CPI (Maoist) Party Central Committee general secretary Namballa Keshav Rao alias Basava Raju was among the 27 Maoists killed in the encounter.

The DRG personnel of Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Kondagaon took part in the encounter. Different people’s organisations and Left parties demanded the government to order a judicial probe by a Supreme Court judge into the killing of Keshav Rao and 26 others in the encounter.