Chhattisgarh: Two Naxalites killed in Sukma encounter
Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter that broke out between the jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Naxals in the Bheji area of Chhattisgarh's Sukma district
Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter that broke out between the jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Naxals in the Bheji area of Chhattisgarh's Sukma district
The bodies of 17 security personnel, who had been reported missing last Saturday, have been recovered from the jungles in the state’s ever so volatile Sukma district in the Bastar region.
Officials called it the biggest Maoist attack on security forces since the attack in Sukma in 2017 when 24 CRPF personnel, part of a road opening party, were killed.
In a gun battle which lasted for about two-and-a-half hours when around 250 ultras, who were heavily armed , ambushed the patrolling teams when they reached near Minpa village forests, leaving 15 personnel injured, according to Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P.
According to police, Maoist in remote villages of Bastar had recently put up posters calling for a boycott of the panchayat polls.
The operation was initiated after specific intelligence inputs were received by the security forces regarding the hideout of Naxal Bhaskar who is one of the masterminds of May 1 attack on police personnel.
The gunbattle took place at a forest in Kistaram area bordering Telangana, around 500 km from here when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation.
At least 14 Naxals have been killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma on Monday.
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