Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces on Thursday morning in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, Bijapur Superintendent of Police (SP) Jitendra Yadav announced to the press today.
The firefight took place in a forested area along the Indravati River when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, the SP declared in his report.
According to the SP, the security forces had received reliable intelligence inputs concerning the presence and movement of Naxalites in the region. Acting on this information, teams of security personnel launched a search operation.
As the search operation began, a squad of Naxalites opened fire on the security personnel. The security forces retaliated, leading to an exchange of fire. Following the gun battle, the bodies of two uniformed Naxalites were recovered from the site of the encounter, the SP stated in his prepared remarks.
As per the SP’s statement, weapons and explosives were seized from the spot. The recovered items include a Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), an INSAS rifle, a 12-bore rifle, and a large quantity of ammunition and explosives.
The SP told the press that he suspected the Naxalites had gathered in the area to carry out a major attack on security forces.
Several other Naxalites are believed to have escaped by taking advantage of the dense forest. A search operation is still underway in the area, the SP said in conclusion.
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