Chhattisgarh: One maoist killed, encounter underway in Sukma-Dantewada border

One Maoist was killed on Dantewada and Sukma border in Chhattisgarh on Thursday, news agency ANI reported. The encounter is underway between the security forces and terrorists in the area. More details of the encounter are awaited.

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Encounter underway between security forces and naxals on Dantewada and Sukma border. 1 Naxal killed, more details awaited. #Chhattisgarh

— ANI (@ANI) November 29, 2018

Earlier on Monday, at least eight Maoists and two police personnel were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, the police said. The gunbattle took place at a forest in Kistaram area bordering Telangana when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Sukma’s Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena told PTI.

Eight bodies of Naxals have been found at the encounter spot, he said. Two District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel were also killed in the exchange of fire, the SP said, adding that reinforcements have been rushed to the spot.

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On Sunday, two Maoists were killed and a police personnel was injured in encounters in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur district, the police said.