18 Maoists were killed by security forces during a clash in Bijapur, Chattisgarh on Thursday, March 20. Firing between the two groups has been going on since 7 am, during which one DRG jawan died.
A joint team had been deployed under the Gangalur police station in the border areas of Bijapur and Dantewada districts as part of an anti-Maoist operation. Clashes and search operations to find more bodies in the area are still underway.
Along with the bodies of the Maoists, a large cache of weapons and ammunitions was also found at the site of the encounter.
Bodies of four more Maoists were found after a gunfight in another part of the Kanker district in the state.
