The Inspector General (IG) of Bastar Range in Chhattisgarh, P Sundarraj, on Wednesday said that the joint operation that killed 27 naxals, including CPI-M General Secretary Basavaraju, was carried out by District Reserve Guard (DRG) teams from Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur, and Kondagaon
An encounter is underway between security forces and Naxals in the forest area of Abujmad in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, police officials said on Wednesday.
The security forces under the DRG area had gone on an anti-Maoist operation in the areas of Geedam police station of the Dantewada district and Bhairamgarh police station of Bijapur border villages - Nelgoda, Akeli and Belnar.
The exchange of fire began following a joint anti-Naxal operation launched by the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Friday.
The Police personnel on Friday paid tribute to Raju Oyam, District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan, who sacrificed his life in the line of duty during an encounter with the Naxals in the Bijapur-Dantewada area.
"Search operations had been going on in the area of Gangaloor, in between Bijapur and Dantewada. So far, the bodies of 18 Naxalites have been recovered, and one of our DRG jawan Raju has also been martyred. The entire government stands with the family, may God give them strength," the Chh
According to Sukma Police, acting on intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoists in the Kistaram area, a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and CoBRA forces launched an anti-Naxal operation on February 28.
Inspector General (IG) Bastar P Sundarraj said, "The joint team of district force and DRG had departed from Chhotedongar police station when the explosion occurred around 1.45 pm on Friday."