NEW DELHI:&nbsp;Indian security forces have killed 16 Maoist fighters, including a senior commander, in the eastern state of Jharkhand as authorities step up efforts to quash the long-running insurgency, reports AFP. More than 10,000 people have died in the decades-long rebellion waged by the guerrillas, who say they are fighting for the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/i-am-indian-last-words-of-a-24-yearold-stabbed-by-mob-in-india" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">rights of marginalized</a>&nbsp;indigenous people in resource-rich pockets of India. Six decades old&nbsp;New Delhi has launched an all-out campaign against the insurgents, also known as Naxalites after the village in the Himalayan foothills where the Maoist-inspired insurgency began nearly six decades ago, and vowed to end the rebellion by March 2026. Since 2024, more than 500 Maoist fighters&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/report-documents-209-minority-hate-crimes-across-india-during-november-2025" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">have been killed</a>, including some of the top commanders, according to government figures. The latest gunfight was reported from West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand state, Indian Home Minister&nbsp;Amit Shah said in a social media post late Thursday. Indian minister on Naxalism&nbsp;One of those killed was a &ldquo;notorious bounty-wanted Naxal Central Committee member&rdquo; named Patiram Manjhi, Shah said.&nbsp; He&nbsp;had a bounty of over $100,000 on his head. &quot;We are committed to eradicating Naxalism, which has been synonymous with fear and terror for decades, before March 31, 2026,&quot; he claimed.

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More than 10,000 people have died in the decades-long rebellion waged by the guerrillas, who say they are fighting for the rights of marginalized indigenous people in resource-rich pockets of India.

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Indian security forces kill 16 Maoist fighters