One jawan was killed and two others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Naxalites in the National Park area of Bijapur district on Monday, a police official said.
Two villagers were allegedly killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district under the Tarrem police station area on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, police said.
During the first fortnight of June 2025, security forces in the National Park Area of Bijapur District conducted a series of intensive anti-Maoist operations. Following exchanges of fire between security personnel and Maoist cadres, the bodies of seven Maoists were recovered.
An encounter is underway between joint security forces and Naxals in the National Park area of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, according to Bastar Inspector General of Police, P Sundarraj.
Earlier on Wednesday, at least 22 naxals were killed in an ongoing encounter near the Keregutta Hills in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, police said.
A woman Naxalite was killed and a .303 rifle recovered during an encounter between security forces and Naxalite in the forested border area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, officials said on Tuesday.
Two security personnel were injured during an anti-Maoist operation conducted by a joint security team in the Gangalur police station limits of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday.