On November 27, 2025, security forces from Basaguda police, District Reserve Guard (DRG), and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) demolished four Maoist “shaheed stambhs” in Bijapur district’s dense forests of Guttum and Nendra villages, Chhattisgarh, acting on precise intelligence. These concrete memorials, erected by CPI(Maoist) to honor slain cadres, intimidated villagers, fueled recruitment, and sustained ideological terror in south Bastar. The operation, part of intensified anti-Naxal drives amid recent surrenders like 41 cadres on November 26, signals eroding Maoist grip, bolsters state control, and advances India’s March 2026 Naxalism eradication goal from a strategic security lens. Villagers hailed the move, easing forced participation in insurgent events, as forces ramp up area domination without casualties.