Eight naxalites were killed in an ongoing encounter with security personnel, which started yesterday in the border area of Narayanpur and Bijapur districts in Chhattisgarh.
Seven Naxalites were killed on Thursday in an ongoing encounter with security personnel in the border area of Narayanpur and Bijapur districts in Chhattisgarh, police said.
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma appealed to the Naxals to join the mainstream and find solutions through talks with the government. His appeal came hours after 12 Naxalites were killed in an encounter in Bijapur on Friday.
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.
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."
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."