CRPF withdraws anti-Naxal battalion from Chhattisgarh for Manipur duties
The CRPF has withdrawn a battalion from anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh to deploy them in Manipur, marking the first such move since the government declared Naxalism ended in March 2026. The shift highlights the ongoing internal security challenges in Manipur.
Why it matters
This reflects a strategic reallocation of security resources from a pacified region to an area experiencing persistent ethnic violence.
New Delhi/Raipur The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has withdrawn a battalion of more than 1,000 personnel from the anti-Naxal operations theatre in Chhattisgarh and sent it to Manipur for deployment. The development marks the first such de-induction of any Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) unit following the Union government’s declaration that Naxalism in India ended in March 2026. Modi govt. ended Naxalism, paved way for tribal development: Kishan Reddy Modi govt. ended Naxalism, paved way for tribal development: Kishan Reddy Modi govt. ended Naxalism, paved way for tribal development: Kishan Reddy storyline 1 Companies (parts of a battalion) have been withdrawn temporarily for various internal security duties, such as the West Bengal elections, the Amarnath Yatra and the protests in Delhi. Officials told PTI that the battalion was based in the former Maoist hotbed of Sukma in the southern Bastar region of the central Indian State.
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