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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.
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.
"The identification of the dead Maoists is being done. The search operation is underway. More details are awaited," he further said. (with ANI inputs)