Chhattisgarh: At least 8 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, police said.
The gunfight took place at around 6 am in a forest near Lendra village under Gangaloor police station area, when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P told PTI.
Personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force, Central Reserve Police Force and its elite unit Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) were involved in the operation, he said.
After the exchange of fire stopped, the bodies of four Naxalites along with a light machine gun and other weapons were recovered from the spot, he said.
Later four more bodies were found at the encounter site, the IG said, adding that search operation was still underway in the area.
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