US EditionTwo Naxalites Killed in Encounter with Security Forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
- On Saturday , two Naxalites were killed in an encounter in Bijapur district, police and ANI reported.
- A joint team of security forces launched an anti-Naxalite search operation based on intelligence inputs in the forested, hilly northwestern region of Bijapur district, Bastar.
- Bastar Inspector General P Sundarraj said, `An exchange of fire is underway between Naxalites and security forces in the forest and hilly areas of the northwestern region of Bijapur district. More details awaited` as quoted by ANI, with weapons recovered at the scene.
- The Centre has set a deadline of March 31 to eliminate Left‑Wing Extremism, with Chhattisgarh seeing 14 Naxalites killed on January 3 and 285 killed last year.
- As many as 52 Naxalites, including 21 women, surrendered on Thursday in Bijapur district, with 49 cadres carrying a combined bounty of over Rs 1.41 crore and some holding Rs 8 lakh rewards.
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2 Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur; search on for elusive leader Papa Rao
Chhattisgarh encounter: The gunfight began on Saturday morning in the forested hills of north-western Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur after a joint team of security forces launched a search operation based on intelligence.
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The Economic TimesSenior Maoist among two killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh
Security forces eliminated two Naxalites in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. Senior cadre Dilip Bedja was among those killed in the encounter. The gunfight occurred during an anti-Naxalite operation in the forested hills. Security personnel from the Special Task Force, District Reserve Guard, and CoBRA were involved. Bodies of two Naxalites and AK-47 rifles were recovered.
Two Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh
Bijapur, Jan 17 (PTI) Two Naxalites were gunned down in an encounter with the security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday, police said. The gunfight broke out in the morning hours in the forested hills of the district’s northwest region, where a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxalite operation based […]
Security Forces Clash with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
Security Forces Clash with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur A confrontation has erupted between security forces and Maoists in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh as a result of an intelligence-driven search operation. The operation, coordinated by a joint security team, targeted the northwestern part of the state, according to Bastar's Inspector General P Sundarraj.Since the early hours, intermittent gunfire has been reported from the conflic…
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