{"id":300240,"date":"2025-06-10T21:37:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=300240"},"modified":"2025-06-10T21:37:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:07:59","slug":"2006-image-shared-as-adivasi-killed-in-chhattisgarh-and-lebelled-as-naxals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2006-image-shared-as-adivasi-killed-in-chhattisgarh-and-lebelled-as-naxals\/","title":{"rendered":"2006 image from Odisha linked to recent anti-naxal operation in Chhattisgarh"},"content":{"rendered":"

The central government, along with the administration in Chhattisgarh, has intensified its crackdown against Naxalism with its latest ‘Operation Kagar’. In the first four months of 2025, 197 Maoists<\/a> have been killed, according to government data. This follows\u00a0Union home minister Amit Shah<\/a>‘s pledge last year to make India Naxalism-free by March 31, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Amidst this, on social media, a picture showing a row of women sitting next to burnt pyres covered in white was widely shared with claims that it is from Chhattisgarh. Those sharing it said <\/span>it was sad that despite having Droupadi Murmu, a tribal woman, as the country’s President, over 400 innocent tribals in Chhattisgarh were labelled as Naxals (Maoists) and killed over the last six months. Additionally, they also questioned why India could not have peace talks with its own citizens when it can do so with terror groups and Pakistan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chhattisgarh has a fraught history with Naxalism and state action. Tribals in Chhattisgarh have, on several occasions, accused security forces of killing innocent villagers in fake encounters. (Examples here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Coming back to the viral image. Many shared the photo on Facebook with similar claims.<\/span>\u00a0(<\/span>Archives 1<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> 2<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> 3<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n