The exchange of fire broke out in the early hours when a joint team conducting a search operation came face to face with the Maoists. Officials said the gun battle lasted for a brief period before the extremists retreated into the dense terrain.
Police officials said that following an encounter on January 17-18, the bodies of six Naxals were recovered.
It was also decided to provide a compassionate appointment to his younger brother, Ankit Sharma, in the post of Sub Inspector in the district police force.
Digvijaya Singh shared the video of tribal activist Soni Sori, in which she raised questions on the timeline of events provided by the police regarding the encounter and Hidma’s killing.
The joint operation, carried out by the Special Task Force (STF), CoBRA commandos, and the E-30 unit, underscores the mounting pressure on Maoist networks in the state’s insurgency-hit belt.
Lauding the operation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reaffirmed the Centre’s commitment to eradicating Naxalism from the country by March 31, 2026.
The gun-battle took place near Keshkutul village under the Bhairamgarh police station area when a joint team of the CRPF's 199th battalion and local police was out on an area domination operation
