According to officials, the exchange of gunfire between security forces and Naxalites occurred two to three times since morning, but all soldiers remain safe and secure.
Sharing details of the ongoing exchange of fire, a police officer informed that a joint security team from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Special Task Force (STF) were involved in the operation.
hhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday slammed Congress for calling the biggest-ever encounter of 29 Naxalites in Kanker district in the state as a "fake operation."
One Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Keshkutul area of Bhairamgarh in the Bijapur district on Sunday, Chhattisgarh Police said.
Days after 29 Naxalites were killed in an encounter, Bastar Inspector General of Police (IG) P Sundarraj said on Friday that people are reaching the polling booths with full enthusiasm and confidence in the region as three-layer cordon security arrangements have been made in the area.
"All the Naxalites killed in the operation (in Kanker) were hardcore Naxals. A huge amount of arms and ammunition have been recovered from them. Their post-mortem is going on; it may take time.The government is open for talks and discussion, as we want peace in Bastar at any cost," he told A
A day after 29 Naxalites were killed in a major encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh, Bastar Inspector General of Police (IG) P Sundarraj said on Wednesday that 71 naxals have been gunned down till date since January, and the fight against naxals is at the "deciding step."
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai lauded the DRG and BSF personnel for their successful operation after 29 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kanker district on Tuesday and termed it a "big achievement."
Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the security forces for the encounter operation in Chhattisgarh in which 29 Naxalites were killed and said that the government is determined to free the country of this menace.
Two security personnel sustained injuries after an encounter broke out between the police and Naxalites in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.
The temple in Kerlapenda village which housed the deities of Lord Ram, Sita Mata and Laxman, was shut down after a Naxal attack in 2003. The Naxalites ordered villagers to stop offering prayers at the temple. The fear of Naxalites was so strong that villagers stopped coming to the temple exc