Chhattisgarh:30 Naxalites killed in encounter in Bastar

As many as 30 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region on Friday (October 4), according to multiple Agency reports..

Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P told PTI over the phone that the gunfight broke out at around 1 p.m. in the forest between Thulthuli and Nendur villages in Abhujmaad on the Narayanpur-Dantewada inter-district border.

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He said personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) were involved in the operation. Bodies of 14 Naxalites along with a cache of weapons, including an AK-47 rifle and one SLR (self-loading rifle), have been recovered from the encounter spot so far, the official said.

So far this year, 171 Maoists have been gunned down by security forces in separate battles in the Bastar region, as per reports.

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The region comprises seven districts, including Dantewada and Narayanpur.

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(With Agency inputs)