Eight Naxalites Killed in Last 72 Hours by Security Forces in Chattisgarh
8 Naxalites were shot dead in last 72 hours in Chattisgarh by Security forces.
Raipur: In an ongoing offensive against Naxalites in the Narayanpur-Bijapur-Dantewada Area of Chhattisgarh, security forces have gunned down eight Naxals in the last 72 hours. Seven of them were killed on Thursday, while one was shot dead today.
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#WATCH | Chhattisgarh: 8 Naxalites killed in the last 72 hours in an encounter with security forces in the border area of Narayanpur-Bijapur-Dantewada. Large quantities of weapons have been recovered. pic.twitter.com/bY5GqRUsB3
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The security personnel in response of an intelligence alert launched a coordinated search operation in the area with Re joint teams comprising District Reserve Guards (DRG) from Narayanpur, Dantewada, and Bastar, along with Special Task Force (STF) personnel. However, during the return journey of the police team on Friday they were ambushed by Naxal insurgents, initiating a gun battle.
Despite the surprise attack, STF personnel retaliated with counter-firing. Following the exchange of gunfire, the security forces conducted a thorough search operation in the area. As a result, the body of a Naxal cadre clad in combat attire and weapons were recovered. The search operation in the naxal-prone area is underway. Further details are awaited.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai congratulated the security forces saying that his government was committed to fighting against Naxalism.
Naxal Encounter Earlier This Week
Seven Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in a forest along Narayanpur-Bijapur inter-district border in Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said.
The gunfight broke out around 11 am when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation and the intermittent firing was still underway, Narayanpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Prabhat Kumar said.
Seven Naxalites in “Maoist uniform” have been gunned down in the exchange of fire so far, said the SP.
The operation, involving personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard from Dantewada, Narayanpur and Bastar districts, Bastar Fighters and Special Task Force – all units of state police – was launched based on inputs about the presence of cadres from Maoists’ Indravati Area Committee and Platoon No. 16, he said.
Altogether seven firearms have been recovered from the encounter site, he said. The operation is still underway and further details were awaited, he added. With this incident, 112 Naxalites have been killed so far this year in separate encounters with security forces in the state.
Ten Naxalites, including three women, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in a forest along the border of Narayanpur and Kanker districts on April 30. On April 16, security forces had gunned down 29 Naxalites during an exchange of fire in Kanker district, according to police.
On May 10, they said, 12 Naxalites were eliminated in a gunbattle with security personnel near Pidia village in Bijapur district. However, local villagers and activists had claimed that those killed near Pidia were not Naxalites and that the encounter was staged.
(Inputs from agencies)
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