22 Naxalites neutralized in two encounters in Chhattisgarh
The anti-Naxal operation was carried out by a joint team comprising personnel from the DRG, Special Task Force (STF), and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
New Delhi, March 20
The security forces neutralized 22 Naxalites in two separate encounters in Chhattisgarh.
The anti-Naxal operation was carried out by a joint team comprising personnel from the DRG, Special Task Force (STF), and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
The operations took place in the districts of Bijapur and Kanker, resulting in the death of one Chhattisgarh District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan.
In the first and larger encounter, eighteen Naxalites and one police jawan were killed in the dense forest area along the Bijapur-Dantewada border in Gangaloor. The encounter began early in the morning at around 7 am, and continued for several hours with heavy firing exchanged from both sides.
The police informed that bodies of 18 Naxalites have been recovered from the encounter site. A large cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives was also seized.
In a separate operation in Kanker district, four Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire near village Koroskodo in Chhotebethiya. Security forces were conducting combing operations when they came under attack and retaliated strongly, officials further stated.
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