Chattisgarh: Bodies of 9 Naxals killed in encounter brought to mortuary of Dantewada District Hospital

Dantewada (Chattisgarh [India], September 4 (ANI): The bodies of the 9 Naxals killed in the encounter with security personnel were brought to the mortuary of Dantewada District Hospital in Chattisgarh on Wednesday.
The security forces killed these 9 naxals during an encounter operation in the forest at the Dantewada-Bijapur on Tuesday.
Dantewada SP Gaurav Rai said large numbers of SLR rifles, .303 Rifles and .315 Bore rifles were recovered from the Naxals. All security force personnel involved in the operation were safe.
After the encounter, Chattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday saluted the bravery of soldiers and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party has been fighting with Naxalism since it came to power and soon it will be wiped out.
"The BJP has been fighting with naxalism since it came to power. Our soldiers are fighting and we salute their bravery. 9 Naxalites have been killed and we salute our forces. Naxalism is shrinking and soon it will be wiped out," CM Sai told ANI.
In a post on X, the Chhattisgarh CM said that the government's fight against Naxalism will continue until that is eradicated.
"So far, 9 Naxalites have been reported killed in an encounter between a joint team of DRG and CRPF in the border area of Dantewada and Bijapur districts. Along with this, news has also been received about the arrest of 13 active Maoists by security forces in Bijapur district. Certainly, this is a big success for the security forces. I salute and congratulate all the security officers and soldiers involved in this operation for their bravery. Our fight will continue until Naxalism is era dictated" he posted on X.
Chhattisgarh Deputy CM and Home Minister Vijay Sharma said that the whole Bastar is moving towards peace and on the way to development.
"It was a joint operation of DRG and CRPF. In the Bijapur and Dantewada region, 9 Naxalites have been killed in a search operation. This is the strength of the soldiers, and the whole Bastar is moving towards peace and on the way to development," Sharma said. (ANI)