New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- In another big anti-Naxal move to root out the base of the outfit, the security forces have launched 'Operation Black Forest 2' on Karreguttalu hills in Chhattisgarh, top security force sources said.

Korreguttalu hillocks were the strategic strongholds of Naxals on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border. The top leadership of Naxal formations and the technical division were present at these hillocks, taking advantage of natural obstacles.

Based on the inputs, a multi-party sustained operation 'Black forest' was launched with effect from April 21 2025, to May 11, 2025, wherein 31 Maoists were killed, and 35 weapons, 450 Improvised Explosive Devices, 818 BGL shells, 10 BGL round 103 detonators and other items were recover...