Chhattisgarh: Security forces kill eight Maoists in Bijapur district, say police
The operation is still under way in a forest along the border of Bijapur and Dantewada districts.
Security forces killed eight Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district during an encounter on Thursday. It is still under way, reported ANI.
The encounter took place at around 6am in a forest near Timinar and Pusnar villages along the border of Bijapur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of District Reserve Guard and Special Task Force was out on an anti-Maoist operation, Deputy Inspector General of Police P Sundarraj said, according to PTI.
Chhattisgarh: 7 bodies of naxals, including 3 females, recovered this morning from Timenar forest area, near Dantewada-Bijapur border, following encounter with team of District Reserve Guard&STF. 2 INSAS rifles, two .303 rifles&one 12 bore rifle also recovered. Encounter underway
— ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2018
The security forces were cordoning off forest areas in Timinar and Pusnar villages when a gunfight broke out with the Maoists. “After the guns fell silent, bodies of seven Maoists, including three women, were recovered from the spot,” Sundarraj said. Another body was later recovered as well.
Security forces also recovered rifles and guns from the site of the encounter.