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ThePrint · India · India declares the Maoist insurgency over; the Red Corridor is down to three districts
Profiles the IPS officers and CRPF commanders who ran Operation Kagar, detailing the intelligence overhaul, drone networks and 612 new police posts that broke the CPI(Maoist) command structure; names Misir Besara as the only remaining active politburo member.
“Misir Besara is the last Maoist politburo member still at large. Every other Central Committee member is dead, surrendered or arrested.”