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Bijapur/Raipur (Chhattisgarh). In a major success for security forces in Bastar, as many as 20 Maoists have been neutralised in a major encounter in the forest area at the Bijapur-Dantewada border.
One personnel of the Bijapur District Reserve Guard was also got martyred during the gun-battle.
The security forces have recovered weapons and ammunition, while the encounter and search operations continue at the Bijapur-Dantewada border under the Gangaloor police station limit.
According to the preliminary inputs received, the gunfight broke at around 7 in the morning and said to be continuing. Earlier the police informed that two Maoists were gunned down during the encounter. The toll on the Maoist’s side is expected to rise further. So far, the bodies of 20 Maoists were recovered from the spot.
Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Vijay Sharma said “The government stands with the family of the martyred personnel. Another operation is being carried out at Kanker. It’s a big achievement for us”.
Meanwhile in another encounter that broke out between the forces and the ultras in Kanker district, as many as 4 Maoists were neutralised. The development has been confirmed by the senior officials of the police and more details of the encounter are still awaited.
Notably, over 90 Maoists have been killed in separate encounters between the forces and the extremists in this year alone.
In a related development, two security personnel were evacuated after an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Abujhmad area of Narayanpur district, police said on Thursday.
The blast caused dust and debris to enter the eyes of a jawan and an officer, both of whom were promptly evacuated for medical treatment.
