Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday met the family of Akash Rao Giripunje, a senior police officer who was died in action following an IED blast triggered by Naxalites, during his visit to Nava Raipur in Chhattisgarh, reported ANI.

In a post shared on X, Shah wrote, “Today, I met the family members of senior police officer Akash Rao Giripunje, who was martyred in the fight against Naxalism in Nava Raipur. The Modi government is moving forward in the direction of paying tribute to all the immortal martyrs by making India free of Naxalism by 31 March 2026.”

Earlier in the day, while addressing a gathering at the inauguration ceremony of the Chhattisgarh i-Hub, Shah reaffirmed the Centre’s commitment to completely eliminate Naxalism within the next two years, ANI reported.