Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India] Six Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar on Friday, police said.
He said there was an encounter between police forces and People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PGLA) Military Company No. 06.
The killed Naxalites include a People's Party Committee member, a Deputy Commander, two party members of Company No. 06 and an Area Committee member of Bayanar area. The joint inter-district anti-Naxal operation was conducted in Amdai Area Committee area of East Bastar division.
The joint operation involved the District Reserve Guard and 45th Battalion Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Central Reserve Police Force forces from Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Dantewada, Bastar district.
Police said that two .303 rifles, one 315 bore rifle, one barrel grenade launcher, three 12 bore rifles along with a large quantity of explosives and other Naxalite daily useful material were recovered from the spot.He said that a large number of other Naxalites are also likely to be injured or killed in the encounter.
Describing the encounter, police said that on June 6, a joint force was dispatched on information about the presence of Maoist cadres of East Bastar Division and PLGA Company No. 06 in the border areas of District Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bastar. And Kondagaon.
Police had received intelligence about the presence of Naxalites in village Mungodi, Gobel, Gubum, Aderbeda, Vattekal and Chhotetondebeda area of Amadai Area Committee area of East Bastar Division. To verify the information, on the intervening night of June 6 and June 7, Narayanpur DRG. Nine teams, eight DRG teams from Dantewada, four teams from district Bastar DRG, two DRG teams from district Kodangav and a combined force of ITBP 45th battalion were deployed. CRPF 195 battalion left for village Mungadi, Gobel, Aderbeda, Irpanar, Vattekal area for anti-Naxal operation.
During the operation, on June 7 at around 3 pm, Naxalites opened indiscriminate firing in the forests of Bhatabeda-Batchekal and Chhotetonbeda with the intention of killing the security forces and looting their weapons.
The police party immediately took charge of the position and called for surrender, but the Naxalites ignored the call for surrender and started firing in large quantities. The police party took up position on the spot in self-defense and retaliated by firing. After this, intermittent encounters continued throughout the day with different teams.He said, similarly in 2024, a total of 399 Maoists have surrendered before the government to join the mainstream of the society. In a press conference held at Triveni complex regarding the encounter with Naxalites of East Bastar division, Inspector General of Police Bastar Range Sundarraj P. , Deputy Inspector General of Police Dantewada Kamlochan Kashyap, Superintendent of Police Bastar Shalabh Sinha, Superintendent of Police Narayanpur Prabhat Kumar, Superintendent of Police Dantewada Gaurav Rai, senior officers of ITBP and CRPF were present.
He said there was an encounter between police forces and People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PGLA) Military Company No. 06.
The killed Naxalites include a People's Party Committee member, a Deputy Commander, two party members of Company No. 06 and an Area Committee member of Bayanar area. The joint inter-district anti-Naxal operation was conducted in Amdai Area Committee area of East Bastar division.
The joint operation involved the District Reserve Guard and 45th Battalion Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Central Reserve Police Force forces from Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Dantewada, Bastar district.
Police said that two .303 rifles, one 315 bore rifle, one barrel grenade launcher, three 12 bore rifles along with a large quantity of explosives and other Naxalite daily useful material were recovered from the spot.He said that a large number of other Naxalites are also likely to be injured or killed in the encounter.
Describing the encounter, police said that on June 6, a joint force was dispatched on information about the presence of Maoist cadres of East Bastar Division and PLGA Company No. 06 in the border areas of District Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bastar. And Kondagaon.
Police had received intelligence about the presence of Naxalites in village Mungodi, Gobel, Gubum, Aderbeda, Vattekal and Chhotetondebeda area of Amadai Area Committee area of East Bastar Division. To verify the information, on the intervening night of June 6 and June 7, Narayanpur DRG. Nine teams, eight DRG teams from Dantewada, four teams from district Bastar DRG, two DRG teams from district Kodangav and a combined force of ITBP 45th battalion were deployed. CRPF 195 battalion left for village Mungadi, Gobel, Aderbeda, Irpanar, Vattekal area for anti-Naxal operation.
During the operation, on June 7 at around 3 pm, Naxalites opened indiscriminate firing in the forests of Bhatabeda-Batchekal and Chhotetonbeda with the intention of killing the security forces and looting their weapons.
The police party immediately took charge of the position and called for surrender, but the Naxalites ignored the call for surrender and started firing in large quantities. The police party took up position on the spot in self-defense and retaliated by firing. After this, intermittent encounters continued throughout the day with different teams.He said, similarly in 2024, a total of 399 Maoists have surrendered before the government to join the mainstream of the society. In a press conference held at Triveni complex regarding the encounter with Naxalites of East Bastar division, Inspector General of Police Bastar Range Sundarraj P. , Deputy Inspector General of Police Dantewada Kamlochan Kashyap, Superintendent of Police Bastar Shalabh Sinha, Superintendent of Police Narayanpur Prabhat Kumar, Superintendent of Police Dantewada Gaurav Rai, senior officers of ITBP and CRPF were present.
