Three naxalist🥀es were killed after an encounter broke out between them and the security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on January 9.
Confirming thಌe death of the Naxalites, state Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said the security forces have achieved success in the anti-Naxal operation in Sukma.
So far, bodies of three Naxalites have been recovered aꦑnd the search operation is still underway, Sharma, who holds the Home portfolio, told reporters in Raipur.
The gunfight started in the morning in a forest along the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, the official said.
Personnel belonging to the District💦 Reserve Guard, Special Task Force and CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action- an elite unit of CRPF) were involved in the operation, he said.
With this, nine Naxalites have been killed in separate encounters in the state so far thiℱs year.
Anti-Naxal Operations In The Past
In the past few months, ꩵthe state has seen clashes between security forces and Naxalites.
On January 3, a Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Ga𒁃riaband district, which falls in Raipur division.
The state’s Bastar region saw two battles in the last three months. Firstly on January 5, four Naxalites were killed in an enco🐠unter witꦡh security forces in the region.
A head constable of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was also killed in the face-off, he said. Th🐠e gunfight broke in a forest in south Abujhmaad along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation.
After the exchangeꦐ of fire stopped late Saturday night, bodies of four Naxalites and automatic weapons, including AK-47 rifle and self loading rifle (SLR), were recovered from the spot, he said.
The encounter broke out around 8 am🔴 in a forest in north Abujhmad along the border of Narayanpurꦡ and Kanker districts. The operation involved personnel belonging to the Border Security Force (BSF), District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF).
During a three-day anti-Naxa൩l operation by security forces in A🍌bujhmad on the border of Narayanpur-Dantewada-Bijapur districts which concluded on January 6, five Naxalites, including two women, were killed.
In 2024, 219 Naxalites were neutraliseဣd by secu🐈rity forces in separate encounters in the state.
With inputs from PTI.
