Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that security forces have achieved a significant victory against Naxalites, eliminating two top leaders, Katta Ramachandra Reddy and Kadri Satyanarayan Reddy, along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border. The operation took place in the Abujhmad region of Narayanpur, resulting in the recovery of weapons, explosives, and Maoist literature.