36 Maoists have been killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh right now (File)
New Delhi:
Thirty-six Maoists have been shot lifeless by safety forces in a forest alongside the Narayanpur-Dantewada border in Chhattisgarh right now, in an enormous success for the forces in latest occasions, sources stated.
The District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Special Task Force (STF) started the anti-Maoist operation yesterday, and phone occurred at 12.30 pm right now, sources stated, including the encounter is happening.
Several assault rifles together with AK collection and different weapons have been recovered, sources stated.
Following intelligence reviews of a big Maoist presence, separate groups within the joint operation have been despatched yesterday to villages in Govel, Nendur and Thulthuli below Orcha and Barsur police stations. They launched combing operations in these villages.
The encounter broke out at midday right now within the forests close to Nendur-Thulthuli. Using excessive warning, the safety forces are pursuing a number of remaining Maoists who’ve retreated deeper into the forest, sources stated.
This encounter marks one of many largest successes for the safety forces of their struggle towards the Maoist insurgency in Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo stated it was an enormous operation and congratulated the safety forces.
“Naxalism is taking its final breath… Naxalism is actually going to be eradicated from the state… Union Home Minister Amit Shah has visited the state twice in 9 months concerning this and he has resolved to finish Naxalism by March 2026,” Mr Deo stated.