Nilotpal, Superintendent of Police, Gadchiroli, said that credible information was received on the night of August 15 about the presence of the Naxalite camp of Sandra LOS (Local Organisation Squad) and other formations in north of Bhopalpatnam in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district along the bo
Police said that at around 5 PM, CPI Maoist cadres fired three rounds of BGL targeting the troops from the outskirts of the Hiroli and Dumripalanar jungle.
The jawan from District Reserve Group (DRG) Dantewada identified as Ajay Mandawi suffered minor injuries as he got hit by a pressure IED near Kurush while he was on his way back from a Naxalite camp.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Saturday recovered 3 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) after defusing the explosive planted by the Maoists.
"There was an exchange of fire between Maoists and security forces in the Basaguda-Pamed-Usor tri-junction area of Bijapur district. Security forces are fine; any damage to naxals would be clear only after the completion of search operations," Inspector General Bastar P Sundarraj said.
The arrested persons were allegedly en route to deposit the Rs 2,000 notes in the bank. RBI had recently decided to withdraw Rs 2000 currency notes from circulation, however, they will continue to remain as legal tender.
Two jawans of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) force from 202 Battalion got injured after an encounter with the Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur.
According to the police, explosives, detonators, Maoist uniforms, literature, medicines, chargers, tools, and materials of daily use have been recovered from the camp.
According to the police, a team of security personnel were out on an area domination exercise on Monday morning from Mirtur police station and when they reached a forest patch between Temenar and Etepal, the officer accidentally stepped over an IED placed by the Naxals resulting in an explos