Four Naxalites, cop killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada
The Hindu
Four Naxalites killed in Chhattisgarh encounter, including DRG head constable; search operation ongoing in Bastar region.
Four Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, a senior police official said on Sunday (January 5, 2025).
A head constable of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was also killed in the face-off, he said.
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The gunfight broke out on Saturday evening at a forest in south Abujhmaad along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, the official said.
After the exchange of fire stopped late Saturday night, bodies of four Naxalites and automatic weapons, including AK-47 rifle and self loading rifle (SLR), were recovered from the spot, he said.
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DRG head constable Sannu Karam was also killed in the gunfight, the official said.
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