Salwa Judum ( meaning " Peace March " or " Purification Hunt " in Gondi language ) was a militia that was mobilised and deployed as part of anti-insurgency operations in Chhattisgarh , India , aimed at countering Naxalite violence in the region . The militia , consisting of local tribal youth , received support and training from the Chhattisgarh state government . It has been outlawed and banned by a Supreme Court court order , but continues to exist in the form of Armed Auxiliary Forces , District Reserve Group and other vigilante groups . On 25 May 2013 , its founder Mahendra Karma , who had become a senior Congress party leader was killed in a Naxalite attack along with other party members in Darbha Valley of Chhattisgarh , 400 km south of Raipur and 50 km from Jagdalpur
a Naxalite attack
2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley
Salwa Judum