"There was an exchange of fire between Maoists and security forces in the Basaguda-Pamed-Usor tri-junction area of Bijapur district. Security forces are fine; any damage to naxals would be clear only after the completion of search operations," Inspector General Bastar P Sundarraj said.
The Chaibasa Police in a joint operation with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Jharkhand Jaguar and BDS recovered seven IEDs planted by naxals from under the limits of the Tonto police station area for the second consecutive day.
Interrogation of arrested self-styled supremo of People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), Dinesh Gope, has led the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to seize a huge cache of ammunition delivered in Bihar two years ago.
A woman naxal cadre was apprehended on Saturday after an exchange of fire between Naxals and Border Security Force (BSF) troops near Urpanjhur in Kanker, said the officials.
The unfortunate incident that took place on 25 May 2013, still hounds those who are left partially disabled after the incident or carrying bullet marks on their bodies.
Two jawans of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) force from 202 Battalion got injured after an encounter with the Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur.
According to the Superintendent of Police, Shalabh Kumar Sinha, in a joint operation of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Border Security Force (BSF), three Naxals were arrested, out of which two of them carry a reward of Rs eight lakhs each on their arrest.
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.