Three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday morning.
The gunfight erupted in the dense forest area of Indravati National Park during an anti-Naxalite operation led by a joint team of security personnel.
The District Reserve Guard (DRG) from Bijapur and Dantewada, Special Task Force (STF), and CoBRA battalions of the CRPF were actively involved in the operation, said Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj P.
Security forces recovered the bodies of the deceased Naxalites, along with a cache of weapons and explosives from the encounter site.
The operation in the region remains underway. This marks a milestone in the state’s counterinsurgency efforts, with 138 Naxalites neutralized this year alone, including 122 in the Bastar division, which encompasses Bijapur.
