A Maoist was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in the Budanai reserve forest area of Odisha's Kandhamal district on Friday, police said.
As per the statement issued by Dantewada police, 38 naxals were killed in an encounter with security personnel inside the forest of village Nendur and Thulthuli near the Dantewada-Narayanpur border. The eliminated naxals were collectively carrying a cash reward of Rs 2.62 crore.
The encounter, which is still underway, has resulted in the recovery of the bodies of all seven deceased Naxals, along with a large cache of weapons like the AK 47 and SLR.
Mohammad Zahid alias Sonu, a criminal wanted in connection with the murders of two Railway Protection Force (RPF) constables, was killed in an encounter with a joint team from the Special Task Force (STF) Unit Noida in Ghazipur on Monday.
Three naxals, two males and one female, were killed in an encounter with security forces in the forest of Abujhmad at Chhattisgarh - Maharashtra border areas, Narayanpur police said on Monday.
One member of a gang that was behind the robbery of jewellery in Haridwar has been killed in an encounter with the Uttarakhand police personnel, said the police.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday saluted the bravery of soldiers for killing 9 Naxals in the border area of Dantewada and Bijapur districts and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is fighting with Naxalism since it came to power and soon it will be wiped out.