As many as six naxals were killed in an encounter on Wednesday with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.
IG Bastar P Sundarraj said, “Six naxal bodies, including one female, have been recovered after an exchange of fire in the forest area near Chikurbatti-Pusbhaka jungle in Bijapur district.”
Bastar Range IG Sundarraj said, “The encounter took place near Talperu river close to Chikurbatti area under Basaguda police station.”
IG said that a joint team of CoBRA-an elite unit of CRPF, CRPF’s 229th battalion and DRG were involved in the gunfight with insurgents of PLGA’s platoon-10 near Talperu river.
He further stated that during search, the security personnel have recovered the bodies of six naxals. Of six naxals, one was a female cadre, the officer added.
During the search, the team had recovered arms and ammunition along with other material of daily use. The area falls under the jurisdiction of the Basaguda police station.
Further details are awaited as the search operation is still underway.
Earlier on 23 March, two jawans were injured in an IED blast in the Naxal stronghold of Dantewada. The explosion took place in the Kirandul police station area during an anti-Naxal operation on Saturday, the Dantewada SP said.
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