Dynamite News Naxal killed in Chhattisgarh encounter
A woman naxal was gunned down Tuesday in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district.
Rajnandgaon: A woman naxal was gunned down Tuesday in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district.
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The skirmish took place in the forest of Gatapar police station area bordering Madhya Pradesh, when a joint team of security forces from MP and Chhattisgarh was carrying out an anti-naxal operation, a senior police official said.
After the encounter got over, the body of a woman ultra and an automatic weapon were recovered from the spot, he said.
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Further details are awaited.
Since last few days, police have intensified anti-naxal operations in the forests falls on the tri-junction of Rajnandgaon, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) and Gondia (Maharashtra) in view of nexth month Lok Sabha elections.
On Monday evening, a CRPF jawan was killed and six others were injured in a Naxal attack in Dantewada district.
The attack took place at around 5 pm when a team of CRPF's 231st battalion was on an area domination operation from its Kamal post towards Kondapara village under the Aranapur police station area.
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Chhattisgarh will vote in three phases on April 11, April 18 and April 23.
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Voting in Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund and Kanker seats will be held on April 18. (PTI)