A Naxalite was killed on Saturday in an encounter with safety forces close to Tumalpad village within the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police mentioned, including, the conflict occurred early within the morning within the dense jungle on a hill, inside the Chintagufa police station space.
The encounter occurred whereas a joint group of safety personnel was conducting an anti-Naxalite operation, Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan mentioned, PTI reported.
The operation concerned personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Bastar Fighters, each items of the state police and district drive, he mentioned.
He added that after the alternate of fireside stopped, the physique of the Naxalite was recovered together with a weapon and a big cache of Maoist-related supplies from the positioning.
“The id of the deceased Naxalite is but to be ascertained and a search operation remains to be underway within the space,” he added.
With this incident, safety forces have now killed a complete of 154 Naxalites in separate encounters throughout the Bastar division this yr. This area consists of seven districts, together with Sukma, police mentioned.
