The fierce firefight that broke out on Tuesday ended on Wednesday, the security forces informed through an official release, adding that the toll on the Naxal side could mount further as many more are believed to be injured and are still not accounted for.
Seven people who suffocated to death after a fire broke out at a clothing shop in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district belonged to the same family, informed the police on Wednesday.
Four Naxals were gunned down and some weapons were recovered from their possession during an encounter that broke out between the Leftwing outlaws and security forces in the Bijapur district on Tuesday.
A Naxalite was killed and a weapon recovered from his possesion after an encounter broke out during the Leftwing outlaws and security forces in the Bijapur district on Tuesday.
According to Fire Officer, Chandra Naik, "The fire broke out in cotton packing godown in Attapur due to a short circuit in the intervening night of March 31 and April 1. Two fire tenders reached the spot and conducted dousing operations for four hours."