12 Naxalites Killed In Encounter In Chhattisgarh's Bijapur, 26 Eliminated This Month

The gunfight broke out at around 9 am in a forest of south Bijapur when a joint team of security personnel was out an anti-Naxalite operation. There was an exchange of fire lasted till late in evening

26 Naxalites have been gunned down in separate encounters in Chhattisgarh this month.

Source : ABPLIVE AI

As many as 12 Naxalites were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, a senior police official told news agency PTI.

The gunfight broke out at around 9 am in a forest of south Bijapur when a joint team of security personnel was out an anti-Naxalite operation. The exchange of fire lasted till late on Thursday evening.

The security forces included personnel belonging to the state police's District Reserve Guard (DRG) from three districts, five battalions of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action - an elite unit of the CRPF) and the 229th battalion of CRPF.

As per the preliminary information, twelve naxalites were killed in the gunfight. There has been no harm reported to security forces.

With the latest encoutner, 26 Naxalites have been gunned down in separate encounters in the state so far this month.

On January 12, five Maoists, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in the Madded police station area of Bijapur district. Last year, 219 Naxalites were neutralised by security forces in separate encounters in the state.