In Chhattisgarh, at least seven Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces today. A joint team of CRPF, Special task force and District Reserve Guard-DRG was on a search operation in south Aboojhmaad area of Narayanpur district after receiving intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoists in the area.
During the search operation, an encounter took place this morning, in which seven Maoists were killed. The security forces have recovered the bodies of the killed Maoists. Exchange of fire and search operation was still going on in the area.
As the search campaign moved ahead, an encounter resulted at around 3 am on November 12 after the Maoists opened fire on the forces who came close to their location. So far, seven bodies of Maoists have been recovered from the encounter site during a search operation”, said a police officer in Bastar.
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah scheduled to visit Bastar on a two-day trip from 15 December, had earlier reiterated ‘the fight against the Maoists is in its final stage’ while declaring that the country will be free from the Maoist problem by March 2026.
