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The gun battle occurred within the forest close to Chilparas village underneath the Koyalibeda police station space. (PTI File Picture)
The id of the deceased is but to be ascertained, and a search operation is underway within the space, police mentioned
A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with the safety forces in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Saturday, police mentioned. The gun battle occurred within the forest close to Chilparas village underneath the Koyalibeda police station space, the place a joint group of safety personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, Kanker Superintendent of Police Indira Kalyan Elesela mentioned.
The District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Border Safety Drive (BSF) had been concerned within the operation, he mentioned. After the weapons fell silent, the physique of a Naxalite, together with a weapon and explosive supplies, had been recovered from the spot, the official mentioned.
The id of the deceased is but to be ascertained, and a search operation is underway within the space, he mentioned. In the meantime, the police have established the id of two Naxalites killed in an encounter with the police in Bijapur district on Friday, one other officer mentioned.
The deceased Naxalites Suresh Muhanda (30) and Sannu Muhanda (20) had been residents of Hingmeta village the place the gunfight occurred, he mentioned. Suresh labored with the Indravati space committee of Maoists for 10 years and was energetic as a militia commander, whereas Sannu had joined the outlawed outfit 5 years in the past and was a militia member, the official mentioned.
