Top Naxal Commander Among 10 Killed in Jharkhand Encounter by CRPF Special Unit

• Ten Naxals, including a senior cadre with a Rs 1 crore bounty, were killed in West Singhbhum's Saranda forest.
• The encounter took place in Saranda forest's Kumdi in the Kiriburu police station area, Jharkhand.
• This operation is a significant achievement against Naxalism in the long-time militant stronghold of Saranda forest.
• Anti-Naxal operations are frequent in West Singhbhum's Saranda region, which borders Odisha.
• A large-scale anti-Naxal operation is ongoing in the Saranda forest, covering Jharkhand’s Samta region and Odisha’s Kiriburu.

Why It Matters: Security forces achieved a major victory against Naxals in Jharkhand, eliminating a top commander and nine others.