Raipur/Bijapur: Three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in South Bastar area of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
He said two Naxalites were killed in Bijapur district, while another Naxal was killed in neighboring Sukma district.
In Bijapur, the firing took place in a forest near Jappemarka-Kamkanar village under Mirtur police station limits, where a team of the District Reserve Gwar (DRG) was on an anti-Naxal operation, an official said.
He said the operation was launched based on a tip-off about the presence of 10 to 15 armed Maoists in the area along with Pandaru, in-charge of the Maoists' West Bastar division supply team, and Joga, a member of the Bhairamagar area. Committee. ,
He said that after the guns fell silent, the DRG team recovered the bodies of two Naxalites and weapons, wireless sets, bags, Maoist uniforms, medicines and items of daily use from the spot. Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said that in another encounter, a Naxalite was killed by security forces on a forest hill near Belpocha village in Sukma district.
Based on inputs about the presence of Maoists in the forests of Belpocha Jinetong and Uskawaya villages, an anti-Naxal operation was launched on Friday night involving personnel of all units of the state police - DDR, Bastar Fighter and District Force. He said, they have called a bandh on 26th May.
Maoists have called for a bandh in Bastar region on May 26 to protest against alleged fake encounters.The SP said the firing took place between the two sides when the patrol team was near Belpocha. He said the patrol team later recovered the body of a Naxalite, weapons, a cache of explosives and Maoist-related material from the spot.
He said that the deceased cadre has not been identified yet and search operation is going on in the area.
With this incident, 116 Naxalites have been killed in separate encounters with security forces in the state this year.
On Thursday, seven Naxalites were killed in an encounter on the Narayanpur-Bijapu interdistrict border.
On May 10, 12 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapu, while on April 30, 10 Naxalites, including three women, were killed in a forest on the border of Narayanpur and Kanker districts.Police said that on April 16, 29, Naxalites were killed in an encounter in Kanke district of the state.
He said two Naxalites were killed in Bijapur district, while another Naxal was killed in neighboring Sukma district.
In Bijapur, the firing took place in a forest near Jappemarka-Kamkanar village under Mirtur police station limits, where a team of the District Reserve Gwar (DRG) was on an anti-Naxal operation, an official said.
He said the operation was launched based on a tip-off about the presence of 10 to 15 armed Maoists in the area along with Pandaru, in-charge of the Maoists' West Bastar division supply team, and Joga, a member of the Bhairamagar area. Committee. ,
He said that after the guns fell silent, the DRG team recovered the bodies of two Naxalites and weapons, wireless sets, bags, Maoist uniforms, medicines and items of daily use from the spot. Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said that in another encounter, a Naxalite was killed by security forces on a forest hill near Belpocha village in Sukma district.
Based on inputs about the presence of Maoists in the forests of Belpocha Jinetong and Uskawaya villages, an anti-Naxal operation was launched on Friday night involving personnel of all units of the state police - DDR, Bastar Fighter and District Force. He said, they have called a bandh on 26th May.
Maoists have called for a bandh in Bastar region on May 26 to protest against alleged fake encounters.The SP said the firing took place between the two sides when the patrol team was near Belpocha. He said the patrol team later recovered the body of a Naxalite, weapons, a cache of explosives and Maoist-related material from the spot.
He said that the deceased cadre has not been identified yet and search operation is going on in the area.
With this incident, 116 Naxalites have been killed in separate encounters with security forces in the state this year.
On Thursday, seven Naxalites were killed in an encounter on the Narayanpur-Bijapu interdistrict border.
On May 10, 12 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapu, while on April 30, 10 Naxalites, including three women, were killed in a forest on the border of Narayanpur and Kanker districts.Police said that on April 16, 29, Naxalites were killed in an encounter in Kanke district of the state.
