Chhattisgarh: Over 26 naxals killed in encounter with security forces in Narayanpur
PTC News Desk: More than 26 naxals have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur, confirmed Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma. He added that some big names are believed to to have been killed in the encounter.
A massive anti-Naxal operation was earlier underway in the forested Abujhmad region of Narayanpur district, where an encounter broke out between Naxals and District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans, a police official said.
The operation began on Wednesday morning in the forested Abujhmad area, involved DRG personnel from Narayanpur, Bijapur and Dantewada districts. Security forces reportedly surrounded top Naxal leaders in the exchange.
Naxalites opened fire as District Reserve Guard units from four districts carried out an operation in the area, acting on intelligence reports about the presence of top Maoist leaders from the Mad division, according to an official.
This incident follows a recent encounter, just two weeks ago, in which 15 Naxals were killed by security forces in the forests of Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, near the Karregutta Hills close to the Telangana border.
- PTC NEWS
