Chhattisgarh: Girl Maoist killed in anti-Maoist operation in Bijapur

Police stated that the physique of the deceased is but to recognized and a combing operation is happening.

Inspector Basic of Police, Bastar vary, Sunderaj O stated that the encounter passed off on Monday night time within the dense forests surrounding the Karregutta hills alongside the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border.

With this newest encounter, the entire variety of ladies Maoists killed within the space since April 21 has risen to 4. Safety forces recovered a .303 rifle from the encounter web site.

Earlier, on April 24, three ladies Naxalites had been gunned down in the identical area, and a big cache of weapons, explosives, and different supplies was seized.

The operation, described as one of many largest counter-insurgency missions in Bastar, includes round 24,000 personnel from numerous items, together with Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG), Bastar Fighters, Particular Job Drive (STF), the Central Reserve Police Drive (CRPF), and its elite CoBRA unit.

Authorities launched the offensive following intelligence inputs concerning the presence of high Maoist leaders, together with these from the Telangana state committee and the closely armed ‘battalion no 1’—thought to be the strongest army wing of the Maoists.

Based on police, the Karregutta hill vary serves as a stronghold for the battalion. Intelligence studies recommend that a number of senior cadres have been both killed or critically injured throughout the operation.

To date, lots of of Maoist hideouts and bunkers have been destroyed, and enormous portions of explosives, detonators, meals provides, and daily-use objects have been recovered.

Six safety personnel from STF, DRG, and CoBRA items sustained accidents in separate strain IED blast incidents however are reported to be out of hazard.