Internal Security
Chhattisgarh police claim upper hand as Maoist commander surrenders
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Two major encounters in Chhattisgarh killed 14 Maoists, while top commander Barsa Deva surrendered in Telangana, prompting state police to claim the upper hand against Naxalism. Additional DGP Vivekanand Sinha stated that the Naxal problem will end before the March 2026 deadline. Telangana police view the surrender as crippling the Maoist military wing.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's state audit office has sharply criticized the rising number of civil servants, financial burdens, and deficiencies in police storage of seized drugs in its recently published 2026 annual report. President Martina Johannsen calls for a review of beaming practices. Interior Minister Christian Pegel (SPD) plans to supplement the rules.