Naxalite killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security personnel in the forests along the border of Dhamatri and Gariaband districts in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said.

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The gunfight occurred in the afternoon when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) from Dhamtari was out on an anti-Naxalite operation along the inter-district border, Dhamtari Superintendent of Police Anjneya Varshney said.

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After the exchange of fire stopped, the body of a Naxalite was recovered from the spot, located more than 150 km from the capital Raipur, he said.

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