Changing the assumptions associated with operations during monsoon, security forces in insurgency-hit districts under Bastar division will be carrying out extensive operations in forest patches in rains, informed officials.
Special Intelligence Wing (SIW) of Odisha police killed three Maoists in an encounter between them and Naxals in Taparanga Reserve Forest under M. Rampur Police Station limits of Kalahandi district on Monday, said police.
Developmental works coupled with rehabilitation-cum-surrender policy of Chhattisgarh government are emerging as a wind of positive change in the worst insurgency-hit Bastar region and a significant example of this is naxal cadres are shunning the path of violence to join mainstream of the
Director General (DG) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Dr Sujoy Lal Thaosen visited Ranchi on Saturday and Sunday to inspect Central Training College (Telecom and Information Technology) and review the Anti-Naxal operations of the state.
The Special Operation Group (SOG) of Hawk Force also recovered AK 47, 315-rifle, various diaries and Naxalites literature from the spot. The two Naxals killed in the encounter were identified as Ganesh Mandavi (around 35 years), a resident of Gadhchirauli, Maharashtra and Rajesh (around 30 y
'Burha Pahar', which touches Chhattisgarh's Balrampur and Latehar as well as Jharkhand's Garhwa districts, was captured in a joint operation of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) general duty battalions, its Naxal specialised wing CoBRA, Jharkhand Police and Jharkhand Jaguar-- a special
Security forces were carrying out an anti-Naxal operation, and the encounter took place in a forest area under Mirtur Police Station limits in Bijapur district at around 07.30 am.
An exchange of fire occurred between the security forces and naxals between 7:30 am to 7:45 am today. The security forces also recovered weapons which include 303-rifle, 315-rifle and musket from the spot.