2025 Abujhmarh clash

2025 Abujhmarh clash
Part of the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
Date21 May 2025
Location
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Communist Party of India (Maoist) India
Commanders and leaders
Nambala Keshava Rao  Unknown
Units involved
PLGA District Reserve Guard
Strength
35 100+
Casualties and losses
28 killed 1 Killed
1 injured

The 2025 Abujhmarh clash was an encounter between Communist Party of India (Maoist) and Indian security forces in the Abujhmarh forest area in Chhattisgarh, India. It was among the deadliest clashes in the recent history of the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency in India. The Maoist leader Nambala Keshava Rao, having a combined bounty of ₹3.5 Crore (around US$410,000), was killed in the encounter.