A minimum of ten Naxalites had been killed on Friday in an encounter with safety forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, a senior police official mentioned.
Inspector Basic of Police (Bastar Vary) Sundarraj P said that the gunfight occurred within the morning in a forest space beneath Bhejji police station jurisdiction, whereas a joint group of safety personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation.
The operation was launched based mostly on inputs concerning the presence of Maoists belonging to Konta and Kistaram space committees of Naxalites on forested hills of Korajguda, Dantespuram, Nagaram and Bhandarpadar villages, he mentioned, PTI reported.
He additional said that the our bodies of 10 Naxalites have been recovered from the positioning thus far.
He additionally talked about {that a} cache of weapons, together with an INSAS rifle, an AK-47 rifle and a Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) was seized.
The search operation performed by the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Central Reserve Police Power (CRPF) is ongoing within the space, he added.
