DRG jawans who gunned down top Maoist leader Nambala Keshava Rao alias Basavaraju, with a combined bounty of ₹3.5 crore, were honoured with a grand civic reception in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. Greeted with tilak and cheers, the jawans danced to Bastariya folk tunes as celebrations carried on despite heavy rain, marking a historic victory against Naxalism.