A girl Maoist was killed in an encounter with safety forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district Monday morning.
The encounter started at 9 am, after safety forces obtained intelligence experiences in regards to the presence of purple rebels on the Dantewada-Bijapur border. Police have recovered an computerized INSAS rifle from the girl, officers mentioned.
This takes the entire variety of Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh this 12 months to 135 in comparison with 219 in 2024.
Firing remains to be underway, mentioned officers.
“We’ve additionally discovered explosives and supplies utilized by them. Search operations are occurring,” Dantewada Police Superintendent Gaurav Rai mentioned.
This comes amid an aggressive anti-insurgency push in Chhattisgarh after Union Residence Minister Amit Shah has introduced that the federal government goals to root out Left-Wing Extremism by March 2026. The variety of anti-Maoist operations have seen a serious uptick for the reason that begin of 2024, after the Vishnu Deo Sai’s Bharatiya Janata Social gathering authorities was voted to energy within the state.
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