Clash is going on between police and Naxalites in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. Jawans have killed 10 naxalites. Three automatic weapons were also recovered from the spot. Also, intermittent firing continues in the forest from both sides. The case is of Margji police station area. From January 1 to November 22, 207 Naxalites have been killed.
Bastar IG Sundarraj P said that 10 dead bodies of Naxalites have been found so far in this encounter. Other weapons including AK-47, INSAS and SLR have also been recovered from the spot. Sukma SP Kiran Chavan has said that this is a big success. On the go. More information will be available when they return.
Naxalites entered CG through Odisha
Security forces received information that Naxalites had gathered in the humid forest. After this, jawans were sent, where an encounter took place with the Naxalites. A day ago, a large number of Naxalites entered the CG border from Odisha. Meanwhile, there was an encounter with the Odisha Police. In which one Naxalite was killed and one jawan was injured. After this Chhattisgarh force was on alert.
Jawans seized a large number of Naxal materials in Gariaband.
The encounter took place on Thursday in Gariaband near Odisha
A police-Naxalite encounter also took place on Thursday in the Udanti sanctuary forest near Odisha and Gariaband. On receiving information about the presence of Naxalites, the Gariaband police launched a joint search operation. About 200 personnel from Gariaband DRG, Cobra 207 Battalion, Odisha SOG, CRPF 211 and 65 Battalion were involved in this operation.
As soon as they reached the forests of Amad, the Naxalites started firing. The jawans also gave a jaw-dropping reply. The Naxalites who were heavily attacked by the jawans fled. Police have seized a large quantity of single shot rifle, Naxalite literature, warm clothes and daily use items from the hideout of Naxalites.
related to Naxalite encounter in Chhattisgarh
1. 189 Naxalites killed in 309 days: 96 encounters in Chhattisgarh; 207 weapons like AK-47, SLR, INSAS were recovered
A total of 96 encounters between police and Naxalites have taken place in Chhattisgarh's Bastar from January 1 to November 5 this year. In these 309 days, the police have killed a total of 189 Naxalites in encounters in different districts.
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