UDHAMPUR: An ITBP battalion deployed in Chhattisgarh, which killed two senior Naxal commanders and initiated welfare schemes to engage with locals in line with the Centre's resolve to end Naxalism by March 2026, was adjudged the best anti-Maoist operations unit of the force on Thursday.

The 27th Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) battalion is based in the Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district of Chhattisgarh, adjoining Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district.

It was recognised for eliminating two senior Naxal commanders -- state zonal committee member Vijay Reddy and Rajnandgaon Kanker Border (RKB) division secretary Lokesh Salame -- during a fierce encounter that took place in August this year.

The battalion, over the last two years, also led operations that resulted in the killing of nine t

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