India says that the Maoist rebel boss was killed in the “breakthrough” bubbles

Interior Minister Amit Shah says, Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, belongs to 27 rebels who were killed in an operation in the state of Chhattisgarh.

According to the interior minister of the country, the Indian armed forces killed the Maoist rebel chief and dozens of other fighters and described a decisive blow in a decades of conflict.

India has carried out a comprehensive offensive against the last remaining groups of the Naxalite rebellion, a fighter movement inspired far left, which began in 1967.

Amit Shah, Minister of Interior Affairs, announced on Wednesday that Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, belonged to 27 rebels that were killed by security forces in the state of Chhattisgarh in Central India.

Shah identified Rao as Secretary General of the forbidden Communist Party of the Indian Group and as a “top leader and backbone” of the Naxal movement.

“This is the first time in three decades of Bharat's [India’s] The fight against Naxalism that a general secretary guide was neutralized by our armed forces, ”he said.

“I welcome our brave security forces and agencies for this big breakthrough.”

Shah said that 54 people had been arrested in broader follow -up examinations and that another 84 defendant Naxalites had given up in the States of Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Maharashtra.

Vivekanand Sinha, the officer of the senior state police, said that an gun battle had taken place after secret service reports had pointed out the presence of “top -Maoist leaders” in the region.

A police command also died during the battle, said the local police officer P Sundarraj.

Chhattisgarh Prime Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said that the operations were mainly carried out by the special police of the district reserve Guard.

“I greet their bravery. We have appealed to the Maoists to arise. There is no need to repeat it further,” Sai was cited by the Times of India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was “proud of our armed forces for this remarkable success” and added that the government was “obliged to eliminate the threat from Maoism and to ensure a life of peace and progress”.

The rebel movement was named after the village of Naxalbari in the foothills of the Himalaya, where it began almost six decades ago.

More than 12,000 rebels, soldiers and civilians have died since a handful of villagers rose against their feudal Lords in 1967.

At its climax in the mid -2000s, the rebellion checked almost a third of the country and had an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 fighters.

According to the government data, Indian soldiers have killed at least 400 rebels since last year.

Last week the Indian security forces said that they had 31 Maoist rebels in what the government described as “greatest operation against Naxalism” in an area on the border of Chhattisgarh and Telangana.

Recently, 11 people identified as rebels were also killed by Indian troops in the states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

In February, security forces killed 11 fighters and killed another 30 in March.

Last month, the Maoists said they were ready for the dialogue when the government withdrew the security forces and stopped the ongoing offensive.

“In the interest of the people, our party is always ready for peace talks,” said Maoist's top body in an explanation.