Gadchiroli encounter: Over 100 Naxals fired bullets on C-60 commandos ignoring surrender appeal
Zee News
The Gadchiroli SP said when C-60 commandos came under fire on Saturday morning, they appealed to the Naxals to stop gunfire and surrender.
Mumbai/Nagpur: As many as 100 Naxals fired indiscriminately at C-60 commandos and jawans of the Special Action Team (SAT) from their sophisticated weapons in the Mardintola forest in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra disregarding the appeal to surrender on Saturday morning.
According to police, the fierce encounter ended around 3:30 PM on Saturday after almost 10 hours, resulting in the killing of the most wanted Naxalite, Milind Teltumbade and 25 other rebels. Police said the ultras had gathered in large numbers in the forest to plan "subversive" activities against security personnel ahead of the Naxal week.
According to the police, the killing of Milind Teltumbde, carrying a bounty of Rs 50 lakh, has delivered a huge blow to the banned movement in the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh (MMC) zone, DIG, Gadchiroli Range, Sandip Patil said.
