Chhattisgarh: 7 Maoists killed in encounter in Narayanpur; Weapons, explosives recovered
A huge quantity of weapons, ammunition and explosives including one AK 47 were also recovered from the encounter site. Read further on Dynamite News:
Narayanpur: Seven Maoists, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Abujhmad of Narayanpur-Kanker border area in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.
A huge quantity of weapons, ammunition and explosives including one AK 47 were also recovered from the encounter site, according to a top police official.
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Speaking on details of the ongoing encounter, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P Sundarraj said, "A joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) was out on an anti-Naxal operation on Monday night. The gunfight took place in the forest area located between village Tekmeta and Kakur at 6:00 am this morning," P Sundarraj said.
"Bodies of seven Maoists, including two women cadres, and a huge cache of weapons and explosives including one AK 47 were recovered from the spot", the IG said.
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"The identification of the dead Maoists is being done. The search operation is underway. More details are awaited," he further said. (with ANI inputs)