Crore-Bounty Naxalite Ganesh Uike Killed: Hideout Reveals Network's Reality

• Naxalite commander Ganesh Uike, with a crore-plus bounty, was killed in a joint operation by security forces near the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border.
• A video from the encounter site shows his deserted hideout in dense forests, revealing scattered belongings and temporary camps.
• Uike was a Central Committee member of CPI (Maoist) and had been active in the Dandakaranya region for three decades.
• The operation involved joint teams of Odisha SOG, CRPF, and BSF, acting on special intelligence inputs.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed it as a major success towards a Naxal-free India, while IG Sundarraj P called it a severe blow to the Naxal network.

Why It Matters: Killing of crore-bounty Naxalite Ganesh Uike and discovery of his hideout is a major blow to Naxalism.