4 Naxalites and one head constable of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) had been killed in the course of the encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar area, a senior police official mentioned on Sunday.
A gunfight erupted on Saturday night in a forest in south Abujhmaad, close to the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts, throughout an anti-Naxalite operation by a joint crew of safety personnel, in line with officers.
Following the change of fireside late Saturday evening, the our bodies of 4 Naxalites and automated weapons, together with an AK-47 rifle and a self-loading rifle (SLR), had been recovered from the scene, officers reported.
DRG head constable Sannu Karam was additionally killed within the gunfight, the official mentioned.
Search operation was nonetheless underway within the space, he added.
(With PTI inputs)
