SAA event in Maharashtra, Fodevada, Gadchiroli District area, India on Thu 5th February 2026

Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been killed and a C-60 jawan, Deepak Chinna Madavi (38), a resident of Damrancha in Aheri, who was injured succumbed to his injuries during an encounter between Police and Maoists in the forests of the Fodevada area under Bhamragad taluka (revenue division) in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on February 5, reports Lokmat Times. Another jawan, Joga Madavi, a resident of Kishtyapalli, suffered bullet injuries. The dead bodies of the Maoists were found at the scene, along with an AK-47 rifle and one SLR.  Efforts to identify the slain Maoists are still ongoing. Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police (SP) Neelotpal said, “Operation is ongoing deep into Abujhmad on Narayanpur border for the past three days for the last remaining cadres. Search operations will continue in the area.”