As many as 22 Naxalites were killed by security forces in two separate operations in Bijapur and Kanker districts of Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday. During the encounter, which took place in the forest area at the Bijapur-Dantewada border, the forces neutralized 18 Maoists, Inspector General (IG) Bastar P. Sundarraj said.
One personnel of the Bijapur District Reserve Guard also lost his life during the encounter, police further stated. According to the police, the encounter got underway from 7 am today. In the other encounter at the Kanker-Narayanpur border area, security forces killed four Naxalites near the village of Koroskodo in the police station area of Chhotebethiya, Inspector General (IG) Bastar P. Sundarraj said.
The security forces have also recovered automatic weapons while the intermittent firing still continues, police added. The search operations in both areas are underway, police added.
Last week, as many as 17 Naxalites surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a police officer said. Bijapur Superintendent of Police (SP) Jitendra Kumar Yadav told reporters, “Today, 17 Naxalites have surrendered in Bijapur district. All the surrendered Naxalites were active in different capacities in the Gangaloor area committee of the outlawed Maoist organization.”
In February, a total of 18 Naxalites were arrested, and explosives were recovered from them in an operation carried out by security forces in three different locations in the Bijapur district. According to the police, 10 Naxalites were arrested from the forests of Gunjeperti in the Usur police station area, along with explosives. Seven were arrested from the forests of Rajpenta in the Basaguda police station area, along with explosives.
Additionally, a joint operation by the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Bhairamgarh Police Station led to the arrest of one Maoist with explosives.
Bureau Report
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