Bijapur :- 3 Naxalites have been killed in an encounter between police and Naxalites in Bijapur district. Automatic weapons have been recovered from the incident site. Intermittent firing is still going on. Bijapur SP Jitendra Yadav has confirmed the encounter. The incident took place in Bandepara area of Madded area.
It is being told that the Maoists of the National Park Area Committee have been surrounded by the soldiers since Sunday morning. Some of the Naxalites who are reported to have been killed are from DVCM (Divisional Committee Member) cadre. There is a reward of Rs 8 lakh on Naxalites of this cadre in Chhattisgarh.
Bodies of 03 uniformed Maoists recovered so far in National Park encounter
Automatic weapon and other weapons, explosive materials and Naxal material recovered from the encounter site.
Dead Naxalites are being identified
Search operation continues
In the anti-Naxal search operation, on 11.01.2025, on the intelligence of the presence of Maoists in the forests under the National Park area of district Bijapur, the security force team had left for the anti-Maoist operation.
During the operation, intermittent encounter is going on between the security forces and Naxalites from today morning, 12/01/2025.
So far, bodies of three uniformed Maoists have been recovered during the search.
Automatic weapon and other weapons, explosive materials and Naxal material were recovered from the encounter site.
The dead Naxalites are being identified.
Search operation is going on.
Detailed information will be released separately after the completion of the campaign.